Milès Borghese’s Direct Styles lands on Neptune Discs, meditative dub techno

Neptune Discs, the Edinburgh-based label, released Milès Borghese’s Direct Styles as a five-track digital package on March 6, 2026. The label and artist position the record as “a meditative, dub-inflected set that sits between dub techno, tech-house and minimalist club music,” a description echoed in the release copy and promotional blurbs.

The release runs 32 minutes and 24 seconds across five tracks, with precise timings listed on the Bandcamp page: “Direct Styles” at 06:09, “Dark Plan” at 07:04, “Climber” at 05:45, “Parapluie (With Pipo Renault)” at 06:01, and “Substance” at 07:25. “Parapluie” is explicitly credited as a collaboration “With Pipo Renault.” One source flags “Digi Exclusive - Substance,” indicating the 07:25 cut may be a digital-only bonus on this release.

Neptune Discs’ Bandcamp listing shows the release among its catalogue and uses a track-side mapping in one snippet: “a1 Direct Styles, a2 Dark Plan, b1 Climber, b2 Parapluie (with Pipo Renault).” A catalogue-like code, JD002, appears adjacent to the release title in another source: “Milès Borghese 'Direct Styles' (JD002) by Neptune Discs.” That same source also uses the phrase “up next on Jupiter’s Depth.” The relationship between JD002, Jupiter’s Depth, and Neptune Discs is not defined in the provided material and remains to be confirmed.

Milès Borghese’s profile on the release page references previous work: “Following a run of standout releases on 9FINITY and Squid Recordings, among others, we’re thrilled to welcome that alien modern club sound to the label,” copy that places this EP in the context of prior 9FINITY and Squid Recordings outings. Neptune Discs’ Bandcamp page also lists catalogue neighbours, including Harrison BDP - So What (JD001), ND031 Various Artists - Neptune Discs Vol.11, Younger Than Me - Vato Loco and Tifra - Caledonia (w/ Blu:sh Remix), showing the label’s existing roster and archival releases.

Bandcamp distribution details are explicit: the page promises “Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of” listed releases and notes it “Excludes subscriber-only releases.” The Bandcamp UI captured in the listing shows purchasing options such as “buy track,” “Send as Gift,” “Share / Embed,” and a bundle price entry, “Buy Digital Discography £81.60 GBP or more (75% OFF).” The scraped page also displays a roster of listener avatars and usernames — sterling, Alex Li, kevinsmuggles, Moodymann_NL, Archie Hamilton and others — but no play or sales figures were present in the capture.

A SoundCloud-derived snippet in the source material recorded playback errors and client messages verbatim: “JavaScript is disabled, You need to enable JavaScript to use SoundCloud,” and “Your current browser isn't compatible with SoundCloud. Please download one of our supported browsers. Need help? Sorry! Something went wrong Is your network connection unstable or browser outdated?” Those messages suggest some platform-level access issues were encountered when the release was surfaced via SoundCloud links in source material.

Direct Styles lands as a compact statement in the meditative dub techno space, with the Pipo Renault collaboration and the “Digi Exclusive - Substance” notation as the release’s immediate talking points. Remaining verification items include the artist name orthography, Milès versus Miles Borghese, the formal meaning of JD002 and the Jupiter’s Depth mention, and whether Substance is strictly a digital exclusive; those specifics should be confirmed with Neptune Discs or the artist for press and booking accuracy.