{"product_id":"ws008","title":"*PRE-ORDER* THE MAGUS PROJECT \u0026 SUBMERSE 'PARADOX' 12\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBorn out of a shared pop-up studio on the 5th floor of an Omotesandō shopping mall, “Paradox” is the rousing result of a compelling musical collaboration between two British-born, Tokyo-based producers: The Magus Project (Rhythm King \/ The White Label, Silk Road Sounds, WhatSonic?) and Submerse (Hooversound, Future Retro, Straight Up Breakbeat, Breaker Breaker).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\n  \u003caudio id=\"audio\" preload=\"none\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n    \u003csource src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/7317\/4665\/files\/WS008-A1.mp3\" data-track-number=\"1\"\u003e\n    \u003csource src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/7317\/4665\/files\/WS008-B1.mp3\" data-track-number=\"2\"\u003e\n    Your browser does not support HTML5 audio.\n  \u003c\/source\u003e\u003c\/audio\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"player\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"large-toggle-btn\"\u003e\n      \u003ci class=\"large-play-btn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"screen-reader-text\"\u003eLarge toggle button\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"info-box\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"track-info-box\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"track-title-text\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"audio-time\"\u003e\n          \u003cspan class=\"current-time\"\u003e00:00\u003c\/span\u003e \/\n          \u003cspan class=\"duration\"\u003e00:00\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n      \u003cdiv class=\"progress-box\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"progress-cell\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv class=\"progress\"\u003e\n            \u003cdiv class=\"progress-buffer\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv class=\"progress-indicator\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"controls-box\"\u003e\n      \u003ci class=\"previous-track-btn disabled\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"screen-reader-text\"\u003ePrevious track button\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n      \u003ci class=\"next-track-btn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"screen-reader-text\"\u003eNext track button\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"play-list\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"play-list-row\" data-track-row=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"small-toggle-btn\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"small-play-btn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"screen-reader-text\"\u003eSmall toggle button\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track-number\"\u003eA1.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track-title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca class=\"playlist-track\" href=\"#\" data-play-track=\"1\"\u003eTHE MAGUS PROJECT 'PARA'\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"play-list-row\" data-track-row=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"small-toggle-btn\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"small-play-btn\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"screen-reader-text\"\u003eSmall toggle button\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track-number\"\u003eB1.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"track-title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca class=\"playlist-track\" href=\"#\" data-play-track=\"2\"\u003eSUBMERSE 'DOX'\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also marks a collaborative first between The Magus Project’s own WhatSonic? label and Yeti Out’s imprint, Silk Road Sounds.\n\nThe archetypal DIY split-single approach — two individual artists offering a track each across a single release — is magnificently elevated in this case by a powerful connective force, in the guise of a shared rhythm spanning Paradox’s non-identical-twin tracks; a relentless pulse that, uniquely, allows either track to be mixed effortlessly into the other, bridging the transition between 126 and 168 bpm or vice versa.\n\nDifferent speeds, different tracks, identical pulse: making the bpm matter and, well, not matter all at once: a kind of Schrödinger’s tempo, a thought-experiment in sonic form, an either\/or\/both of genre-spanning stylistic enquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCat # \u003cstrong\u003eWS008\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForthcoming: 5th Jun 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WhatSonic? \/ Silk Road Sounds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56228652548475,"sku":"WS008","price":16.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/7317\/4665\/files\/ws008.jpg?v=1777561952","url":"https:\/\/planetwax.net\/products\/ws008","provider":"Planet Wax","version":"1.0","type":"link"}