Ploy announces new label, Deaf Test

Ploy has announced the first release on his newly minted label Deaf Test, new EP 'Rayhana'.

The three-tracker will be the debut on the DJ and producer's, real name Sam Smith, brand new label - and will see him delving into broken beats and vocal-led production.

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Smith is still riding on the success of 2020 album ‘Unlit Signals’, boasting releases on Timedance, Hemlock, Hessle Audio and L.I.E.S.

Ploy said on the launch on his new label: “it’s a vehicle for my personal output now. I have more club-focused music on the way, and I’ll be exploring meaningful collaborations too. The name is due to me being deaf in one ear from an early age.”

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Deaf Test is also the name of his new club night, first debuted at Venue MOT Unit 18 in London in August - the new concept saw all supporting DJs kept secret until the night, "[I want to] build a party that isn’t reliant on headliners to shift tickets," he said.

"[But instead] is based on trust in quality, with a regular community that come regardless of knowing who’s playing.”

'Rayhana' is out November 19, you can pre-order here and check out the track list and title track 'Rayhana' below.

Track list:

1. ‘Rayhana’

2. ‘Dark Lavis’

3. '5G Bats’

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