11:68PM returns to What If It Works with a 4-track EP dubbed wide screen narrow mind.
You were handed a myriad of tools before, but these are designed as perception devices discerning between simulation and reality. Even if you can't tell the difference you might sense it. Confront yourself with what you are handed, a sonic cross section of sun drenched synth contours and sub surface movements. This is a real-time report on inner screen time, carved out of the depths of the human mind.
11:68PM's second runny faced outing on What If It Works is pure technology for a reality that does not yet exist, you must decide for yourself how to proceed.
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11 Years Voodoo Down Records celebrates a decade-plus milestone of music from the titular label, which was launched by three friends in Brooklyn in late 2012 and later split across both sides of the Atlantic.
Their 17th vinyl release is their first double 12”, compiling tracks from a selection of the artists that helped them hone their sound: STL, who featured on the first release on the label; October, a recurring favorite who came out of a techno hiatus to cut demos for this release; Tobias., who first appeared on the label in 2015; JXTPS, the recent roster addition from Melbourne; MadderModes, the Manchester duo who debuted on the Empirical Evidence EP; and as always, the label founders themselves: L’estasi Dell’oro, 12 x 12, and N’conduit.
These tracks run the gamut of sounds that have been a staple of the label over the years: upbeat drone techno from L’estasi Dell’oro leading off the release with “Get GOO ing”, dusty dub techno courtesy of STL on “Dungeon CeLL”, head-trip hypnotic techno from Tobias. on “Public Eye”, downtempo melodic from 12 x 12, punchy peak-time techno from JXTPS and N’conduit, and a raw acid techno groover from October.
This release celebrates a decade plus of music on the label. It also marks the return of STL, Tobias., and October to the label with all original material. October coming off a long hiatus, and will follow up with a mini-album later on the label.
The first 2x12” compilation released on the label, and along with the release we will be adding the label’s back catalog on major digital streaming platforms.
Touring by 12 x 12 and L’estasi Dell’oro planned in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia during the last weeks of 2024, and in LA, NYC, Denver following later in the year.
DRIFT. Is British-Italian producer Nathalia Bruno, releasing music under the guise since 2015. Her 'techno-pop' EPs 'Black Devotion' and 'Genderland' released with Avant! records were the first explorations in finding the sound of DRIFT. but as the name suggests, is in constant flux. In 2020 'Symbiosis' the debut record was released on Hamburg's Tapete Records, an assemblage of lo-fi futurism reflecting on the breakdown of communication and interaction Nathalia felt was increasing around her. Channelling classic industrial electronica, haunting melodies, using samples, field recordings and curated sound as a 'canvas to rewire the vision of the future as colourful and old, ceremonial and rust beaten. A shrine like ornament and clinical machine language plaited together.'. In 2022 DRIFT. Self released 'The nature of things', a 30 minute piece entitled 'CTRL/ Algorhythm of love' written and produced for designer Mona Cordes' 'Cellusion' show for London fashion week. "_a journey into the dark heart of the dancefloor. The glimmering bass-heavy trance of its opening section could be classic Underworld, while its ambient center is genuinely Eno-esque. And then it all kicks off again as a Berlin school style banger. It's terrific" says Electronic Sound Magazine. This year, 2023 will give birth to DRIFT.'s second album released with God Unknown records '11 points In Time' written for and based on disappeared artist Rosi Crucci, compiled of sounds/field recordings recorded onto cassettes found in the attic of the home she last lived at, interpreted into song using some of her poetry and journal entries of what was happening in the world around her, attempting to finally give Rosi a voice. PRESS Louder Than War album review 'Symbiosis' (2020) "...blends passion with precision to create a tapestry of machine-made sounds that are bursting with ideas and filled with emotion. "We live in times where nothing means nothing," she sings on Visualise The Invisible. "And nothing is true." Never more so than now...Over the course of its ten tracks, Symbiosis draws from pretty much every strand of electronic music throughout its 50-year history" Shindig Magazine review 'Symbiosis' 2020 "A brilliant, fascinating album" Post Punk Magazine review 'Symbiosis' 2020 "is an exercise in disjointed meditation, a trip through the doors of the spirit lodge and inner workings of the human psyche." Pop Matters Review 'Symbiosis' 2020 "...One track in particular, "In Orbit", speaks to this new disturbing unknown we are creating. A distorted, three-note death knell drives it as repeated knocking seems to come from a dank tunnel. If it sounds bleak, it's likely also to be therapeutic and finds common ground with the entrancing industrial thud of Throbbing Gristle or Third Eye Foundation..."
Including soundtracks of : Meikyū Jiin Dababa / Exciting Billiard / GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon / Arumana no Kiseki
- A1: Blackest Eyes
- A2: Harridan
- A3: Of The New Day
- B1: Rats Return
- B2: Even Less
- B3: Drown With Me
- C1: Dignity
- C2: Sound Of Muzak
- C3: Last Chance To Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled
- D1: Chimera’s Wreck
- D2: Fear Of A Blank Planet
- E1: Buying New Soul
- E2: Walk The Plank
- E3: Sentimental
- F1: Anesthetize
- G1: Herd Culling
- G2: I Drive The Hearse
- G3: Sleep Together
- H1: Collapse The Light Into Earth
- H2: Halo
- H3: Trains
Closure/Continuation Live dokumentiert eindrucksvoll die triumphale Rückkehr von Porcupine Tree auf die Bühne. Der Live-Mitschnitt, der am 7. November 2022 im 17.000 Zuschauer fassenden Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam aufgenommen wurde, versetzt den Zuhörer/Zuschauer für die Dauer der Show mitten auf die Bühne, wo psychotrope Visuals hinter der Band explodieren. Porcupine Tree spielen indes ein Set von Songs der Superlative, das - um Steven Wilsons Worte zu verwenden - "keine Hits" enthält, und doch wird jeder wie eine Hymne aus einem alternativen Universum aufgenommen wird. Closure/Continuation Live enthält Live-Aufnahmen eines Großteils des Reunion-Albums von 2022 (einschließlich der Singles „Harridan“ und „Of The New Day“) sowie Klassiker wie „Trains“, „Fear Of A Blank Planet“ und „Anesthetize“.
“Recorded over just three days, with little more than two takes making up each tune, the album is an exercise in the immediate, capturing both Kilbey and his accompanying musicians performing tracks while they’re still fresh. The result is one of the most pure records you’ll find anywhere. From the opening notes of “Poppy Byron”, it’s apparent that Kilbey has delivered something transcendental; something that only someone with a musical dexterity and vision like he can provide. Serving as a musical kaleidoscope of sorts, the album switches genres frequently, shifting between the mandolin-driven sweetness of “Josephine”, the ’60s-inspired psychedelia of “Woman Number Nine”, and the hazy, dream-like nature of “Lillian in Cerulean Blue”. Meanwhile, the lyrics stay true to the concept of the title, with each track focusing on a feminine subject, whether it be via lyrics about Mary Shelley watching SBS in Mandarin on “Poppy Byron”, the story of evil witch “Doris McAllister”, or “Birdeen”, which, a press release notes, focuses on a greedy lorikeet with a sweet tooth. As Kilbey himself notes, Eleven Women is far from perfect record by any means, but in much the same way that even iconic renaissance painting have notable flaws, therein lies the beauty of this.” Tyler Jenke, Rolling Stone Australia A 01 Poppy Byron 02 Woman Number 9 03 Josephine 04 Sheba Chiba 05 Birdeen 06 Lillian In Cerulean Blue B 07 Queen Of Spades 08 Baby Poe 09 Doris McAllister 10 Where Gloria Meets Rachel 11 Think Of You (for Jessie Bellette)
- A1: Roberto Pregadio – First Time Three 3 11
- A2: Soul's Soul*– Angelus 4 07
- A3: Orchestra Mustang*– Undertown 3 04
- A4: Genius – Bermilyia Avenue 4 04
- A5: Gianni Marchetti – Disposta A Tutto 2 41
- B1: I Raffazzonati* – Maria Schneider 4 13
- B2: Brooklyn Bridge Group – Take Me To New York 3 17
- B3: Hugh Bullen – Sunshine Train 3 49
- B4: Carlo Cordara E I Waterloo*– Un Uomo Che Lavora 3 22
- B5: Las Chakachas*– Super Cat 2 39
- C1: Le Streghe – Kapua Pele Ea 3 44
- C2: Ninety (2) – African Flute 3 57
- C3: Lara Saint Paul – The Voodoo Lady 5 15
- C4: Ivano Fossati / Oscar Prudente*– Tema Del Lupo
- D1: Sandro Brugnolini / Luigi Malatesta*– Afro Free 3 31
- D2: Doriano Saracino – Josie's Theme 3 16
- D3: Enzo Scoppa – Guida Sicura 2 48
- D4: Gino Marinacci – Meeting 3 24
- D5: Shirley Bunnie Foy – The Gypsy - Gershwin Medley - Summertime
Disciples bringt eine Neuauflage des modernen Detroit-Elektro-Klassikers des enigmatischen Projekts NRSB-11 heraus, das in erster Linie eine Zusammenarbeit zwischen Gerald Donald (Drexciya, Dooplereffekt, Arpanet, Japanese Telecom) und DJ Stingray 313 (Urban Tribe, offizieller Drexciya-Tour-DJ, gefeierter Solokünstler) ist. Ursprünglich 2013 als limitierte Auflage auf dem belgischen Label WéMè erschienen, war ihr einziges Album 'Commodified' schnell vergriffen und erfreut sich seitdem großer Beliebtheit, derzeit steht es auf 1.783 Discogs-Suchlisten. Die erste Reissue erscheint als CD mit 3 Bonustrack (NRSB-11 EP aus 2012) und als Clear-Vinyl-2LP-Edition, bei der das Original-Cover im Siebdruckverfahren auf eine PVC-Außenhülle gedruckt wurde, mit den beiden Vinyl-Discs in transparenten Poly-Innentaschen.
In the spring of 2011, MGMT was approached by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York to create a wholly unique live music experience in conjunction with the Maurizio Cattelan retrospective All, which opened that autumn. The group performed the original music at the Nov. 10, 2011 private opening, and again the following night for the public debut. Titled 11- 11-11 in honor of that date, the music will finally be released on all streaming platforms on 11- 11-22, the 11th anniversary of the hour-long, one-off concerts.
Revealed a few seasons ago thanks to the abrasive potential of their riffs, the French duo Bandit Bandit consisting of Maëva & Hugo imposes its musical genre, as well as an insolent ease to handle the French language, which one can hear in their amazing first album, 11:11.
In 2019 came the first show, the first music video, the first studio session. The name "Bandit Bandit" was born during a photo shoot with a friend, in a desert landscape, wearing scarves, boots and pistols. As for the repetition of Bandit, it is to better underline the duality of the project which, very quickly, found its own public, thanks to tracks as striking as "Maux", the first french-written one, and an imagination which incites the press to nickname them the Bonnie & Clyde of rock.
After two electrifying EPs, "Bandit Bandi"t and "Tachycardie", the duet needed to "explore further than the rock-genre itself" on a 11:11 produced by Azzedine Djelil (Rita Mitsouko, Catherine Ringer, Minuit, Lulu Van Trapp...). This first album mixes music genres, investigates pop music with all its amplitude, as a guiding thread between raw rock and the more sophisticated alternative style. Until now self-centered and cathartic, the texts of Bandit Bandit remain intimate on 11:11 while proving to be political, freed from prudishness, playing with words. Their unrestrained music resonates loudly throughout this album with a devouring desire as insatiable as contagious.
"11:11", frist album. Includes "Toxique Exit", "Si j' avais su " & " La marée ". Available on Cd & Vinyl.
ReRelease des 2022er Albums auf schwarzem Vinyl
CRO liebt das kreative Chaos und den Kosmos, der daraus entstehen kann. Wer einen Blick auf das Œuvre des 32-Jährigen in den letzten Wochen, Monaten und Jahren wirft, dem wird nicht entgehen, dass
die eine Berufsbezeichnung „Musiker“ für CRO längst zu kurz greift. Jeder „Rahmen“ – für CRO zu klein.
Gut, er war schon immer ein Künstler, dessen Werk einzig Resultat eines ausgeprägten und grenzenlosen Freiheitsdrangsist.
Zwei Alben in weniger als zwei Jahren. Schwindelerregender kreativer Output. Ausverkaufte Tour vor über 140.000 Zuschauer:innen. Design, Ausstellungen, NFTs. Unglaubliche Taktung.
Und trotz all des Tempos immer wieder ein großes Thema bei CRO: Zeit! Bewusst Sein. Auf „TRIP“ und dem jetzt anstehenden Nachfolger „11:11“. Zwei Alben. Zwei musikalische „Gedankengemälde“ quasi. Introspektion. Nachdenken. Fühlen. Die eigene Position ausloten. Im Chaos dieser Welt und im eigenen. Die eigenen Pole finden. Vergegenwärtigen. Sich justieren, den Boden spüren. Den Punkt, von dem aus immer wieder Neubeginn startet, definieren: 11:11 Die Ziffer „1“, als Symbol für Neubeginn. Als Ausgangspunkt für neue Kreisläufe und Beziehungen. Zu anderen, zu sich selbst, zum Ganzen. Antennen auf Empfang. Das Dauerrauschen ausblenden. Auch
zwischenmenschlich.
- A1: The Loop Digga: Sounds Of The Studio - Prelude
- A2: The Professionals - Madlib & Oh No: Hold Up
- A3: The Loop Digga: Handmade Hustle (Instrumental)
- A4: The Professionals: Start Sumthin' - 93033 (Feat. Roc C)
- A5: Guilty Simpson: Thoughs Of An Old Flame •
- A6: The Loop Digga: Minze - Come Closer
- A7: Madlib: Louder - Blast Your Radio Theme
- B1: The Loop Digga: The Ride - Nightcoastin' (Instrumental)
- B2: A.g.: O.g. Pt. 1 (Whirlwind Mix)
- B3: Oh No: O.g. Pt. 2 (Underwater Mix)
- B4: Frank Nitt: Stageridin' (First Demo Double Image Mix)
- B5: The Loop Digga: Love/Hate (Instrumental)
- B6: Strong Arm Steady: Loose Girl (Electronic Drunk Demon Version)
- C1: The Loop Digga: Smoke Break - Whodat?
- C2: Supreme Team - Madlib & Karriem Riggins: Interview #4080
- C3: The Loop Digga: Embryo Thought (Instrumental)
- C4: The Loop Digga: The Adventures Of Soul Bra And Docta Dic'em Pts. 1 And 2 C5. Med & Poke: Cheaters - Episode #3
- D1: The Loop Digga: Interliberation Interlude
- D2: The Loop Digga: Mic Check - Smoke Break Ii
- D3: Lmd: Real Talk
- D4: The Loop Digga: The Sound Of Champions (Instrumental)
- D5: Strong Arm Steady: Charlie Hustle
- D6: The Loop Digga: Girls - Prelude
- D7: The Loop Digga: Same •
- D8: Med: Snakes 101
- D9: J Rocc: Girls
- D10: J Rocc: Uh - Outro
Reissue! In 2010, Madlib launched an ambitious series of releases known as the Madlib Medicine Show, which allowed the prolific producer to release new material on a monthly basis. The series touched on all the genres Madlib digs, and that’s just about any genre you can consider - from Jazz to Rock, Soul to Disco, myriad African musics, Brazilian and Reggae. On the 11th installment in series Madlib returned to his hip hop roots with Low Budget High-Fi Music. Featuring a run-down of regular Madlib collaborators who provide the Beat Konducta’s foil, it also included a hint of what was meant to come on the never-realized second Jaylib album, with a previously unreleased J Dilla collaboration.
Musicians Julien Sénélas, Jérôme Vassereau and illustrator and visual artist Soia, present a new version of »In C«, Terry Riley’s seminal work. An electronic and visual reinterpretation of this ever- evolving composition with two modular synthesizers and a graphic transposition of the original score.
Composed by Terry Riley, in 1964, »In C« is considered to be a founding work of the minimalist movement. In this interpretation, instead of employing eleven acoustic instruments like in the 1968 most famous version, Vassereau and Sénélas, utilize eleven oscillators, from two modular synthesizers while Soia displays an alphabet of shapes, representing the 53 musical cells that make up »In C«. An electronic and visual reimagining of a composition considered to be the most accessible and generous in contemporary music.
THE big record... Full oldchool crews from The Olstad Sound System, the Cirkus Alien... But all these with Sirius & 4Q with their House & their Electro nawaday skills ! For a change and an open mind selecta !!!!!
Crazy record !!!
Kevin McCormick's unreleased bedroom studio tape material (1982-1984). Moods similar to Durutti Column, Woo, Crosby’s spacey moments, and Boards Of Canada’s nostalgia.
Following the release of Light Patterns in 1982, Kevin recorded a series of songs onto tape that explored the sonic possibilities of a solitary guitarist. Shedding the acoustic sound of his previous effort, he adopted a swelling electric palette to apply his moods to. These recordings are a shift in direction to a sparse and ambient style, and their hazy, repetitive movements create room for evocative melodies.
Kevin fills a deficiency of guitar-forward music with his minimalistic approach that is somewhere in the space between ambient, rock, jazz, and avant-garde. On Sticklebacks, he casts away the morning elegance of Light Patterns and leans further into the introverted feelings of the small hours. It is a nascent springtime journey that shows just what Kevin is capable of with six strings.
Drumcode’s beloved A-Sides compilation makes a welcome return after a two-year absence, with a mammoth 25-track feast covering every shade of the techno spectrum split across seven, 12 inch parts. The project was devised in 2012 as a way of showcasing the wealth of strong material Adam Beyer receives each year, which due to Drumcode’s busy release schedule, might not otherwise find a home on the label. Since then, it’s grown to become an essential fixture on the techno release schedule and a marker for where the genre stands in any given year.
For part two, Veerus steps up first with ‘Lights On Me’ a magnetic vocal driven techno warper. Flip it to the B to find Ramiro Lopez unleashing ‘Yo Mas’ a hypnotising, acid-laced weapon with deft vocal samples.
Anna Reusch closes out proceedings with ‘Deeper’, a heads-down, synth stacked heavy hitter.
- A1: #1
- A2: Get You Back Ft Maassai
- A3: War Ft Hprizm X Funkstörung
- A4: Stop Wars
- A5: Lost My House In France (N Yama Type Beat)
- A6: Rosenheim Cops Arriving (N Yama Type Beat)
- B1: I Went Left Ft Hprizm
- B2: 247 Turmoil Interlude
- B3: Majesty Ft Coppe
- B4: There Were Times Ft Anothr
- B5: Flâner Ft Her Tree
- C1: Consume Land Flea Market
- C2: 83128 Halfing (N Yama Type Beat)
- C3: Crime Drift (N Yama Type Beat)
- C4: Ingozi Ft Silo Inf3Rnx
- C5: Someone Killed Indiana Jones Rip (N Yama Type Beat)
- D1: Neon Soul Ft Taprikk Sweezee
- D2: Unpopular Nostalgia
- D3: At 7Am (N Yama Type Beat)
- D4: Countryside
Welcome to the "Consume Land Flea Market". This is the atmospheric setting and at the same time the luminous title of the debut album of young producer Noayama. "It centers on the contradiction between turbo-capitalist consumerism and the desire for vintage stuff in all kinds of shapes and colors to escape reality for a bit. I think it's quite a nice and suitable metaphor for the position my generation is in right now" says the 21-year-old producer, musician and interdisciplinary artist.
On about 40 minutes, Noah Berger, who grew up near Munich, spans a wide musical arc with his alter ego Noayama. He combines Hip Hop aesthetics with playful Electronica and acts skillfully in the interstices of Pop. Hints of 70s Funk hedonism, Old-School House vibes and modern J-pop sensibilities can also be found on "Consume Land Flea Market." The binding agent of the album is Noayama's "Punk Attitude" which comes through clearly on his tracks and beats and is an elementary part of his producer DNA. "I just like to drift, it's very central to the way I work" adds Noah.
Just as important for him are intergenerational collaborations, which adorn his debut work in numerous ways. An illustrious round of artists is therefore represented on CLFM. It starts with young female rap artist Maassai from the New York underground scene who can be heard on the pulsating opener "Get You Back". Also from N.Y.C is Hprizm, a member of the legendary avant-garde rap group Anti-Pop Consortium, who is featured on the dark and gritty "I Went Left" and the bouncer "War." Funkstörung is also involved here. Not too much of a coincidence as Noah has been encouraged since his teenage days by his father Michael Fakesch, one half of the Glitch-hop pioneers who became famous in the late 90s. With "The Legendary Godmother of Japanese Electronica" Coppe' on "Majesty" and the German singer-songwriter her tree on the song "Flâner", introverted pieces have also found their place on CLFM. In addition multilingual verses with Silo Inf3rnx from the townships in Gugulethu on "Ingozi" and on top "the homies from the neighborhood" Anothr and Taprikk Sweezee who give the album further facets through their contribution.
Noayama combines elements and working methods of the last five decades in a relaxed manner and bundles them into a genuine piece of work. Emblematic of this approach is the choice of features. So is the gear he uses. He incorporates old synths (Roland Jupiter 8, Nordlead) and drum machines (Roland 808, Roland 909) with playful ease with common software tools. It's also pretty convenient that he's currently studying Digital Arts at the Kunstuni Linz. In fact, his semester project is the visualization of his own album which means that every single track and every interlude gets its own video. Well, Noayama is just a gambler.
Drumcode’s beloved A-Sides compilation makes a welcome return after a two-year absence, with a mammoth 25-track feast covering every shade of the techno spectrum split across seven, 12 inch parts. The project was devised in 2012 as a way of showcasing the wealth of strong material Adam Beyer receives each year, which due to Drumcode’s busy release schedule, might not otherwise find a home on the label. Since then, it’s grown to become an essential fixture on the techno release schedule and a marker for where the genre stands in any given year.
For part 1, Layton Giordani & HI-LO take you down the ‘Rabbit Hole’ on the A side, an epic synth storming techno workout that twists and turns as it pulls you in deeper. On the B, Charles D hits with ‘Traction’ a full-frontal powerhouse that expertly builds the tension before unleashing a gigantic drop ready made to do damage on the biggest systems out there.
Drumcode’s beloved A-Sides compilation makes a welcome return after a two-year absence, with a mammoth 25-track feast covering every shade of the techno spectrum split across seven, 12 inch parts. The project was devised in 2012 as a way of showcasing the wealth of strong material Adam Beyer receives each year, which due to Drumcode’s busy release schedule, might not otherwise find a home on the label. Since then, it’s grown to become an essential fixture on the techno release schedule and a marker for where the genre stands in any given year.
For part four, Nicolas Taboada cranks the dial on ‘Circles’ melding breakbeats with modulated vocal samples and underlying techno power, as BEC hits with ‘Vibration’ a ferocious, siren signalling rocket.
On the flip, Avision’s ‘Find Myself’ leads listeners into a state of hypnosis with warped vocal refrains, storming kicks and rising synths. Closing out the EP Cosmic Boys unleash a robot wielding, trance flavoured whirlwind.
18 Jahre werden es 2023 bei den 4 Freunden von Kärbholz aus dem beschaulichen Ruppichteroth.
Da wird sich ein mancher denken, irgendwann müsse sich der Verschleiß doch bemerkbar machen. Mitnichten.
Auf Kapitel 11: „Barrikaden“ hört Ihr 11 Stücke. Songs, die mal im kleinen, mal im großen Gewand Geschichten aus dem Leben erzählen.
Hier ist mehr "Killswitch Engage" drin als "Hosen". Das macht es schwer, die Songs in Schubladen zu pressen.
KÄRBHOLZ - Kapitel 11: „Barrikaden“ ist eine gut 40 minütige, musikalische Reise durch die verschiedenen Ecken des Kärbholz-Kosmos, ohne sich dabei aber jemals selbst zu verlieren. Ein Album, das seine musikalische Komplexität meist erst auf den zweiten Blick verrät, einen am Ende wohlig zurücklässt und erneut auf Entdeckungsreise schickt.
Erneut standen den vier Jungs das Produzententeam Eike Freese (Chameleon Studios) und Alexander Dietz (Heaven Shall Burn, Chemical Burn Studios) zur Seite.
Drumcode’s beloved A-Sides compilation makes a welcome return after a two-year absence, with a mammoth 25-track feast covering every shade of the techno spectrum split across seven, 12 inch parts. The project was devised in 2012 as a way of showcasing the wealth of strong material Adam Beyer receives each year, which due to Drumcode’s busy release schedule, might not otherwise find a home on the label. Since then, it’s grown to become an essential fixture on the techno release schedule and a marker for where the genre stands in any given year.
No holds barred for part 7's opener from A.D.H.S. – Razor, acid arps and monster synthwork a plenty, before an oscillating peaktime stormer courtesy of Julian Jeweil – Pulsation. Flip it for Marco Faraone’s ever intensifying head spinner ‘Dream’ before Gary Beck closes it out with a swirling warning call ‘Ship Went Down’.
Drumcode’s beloved A-Sides compilation makes a welcome return after a two-year absence, with a mammoth 25-track feast covering every shade of the techno spectrum split across seven, 12 inch parts. The project was devised in 2012 as a way of showcasing the wealth of strong material Adam Beyer receives each year, which due to Drumcode’s busy release schedule, might not otherwise find a home on the label. Since then, it’s grown to become an essential fixture on the techno release schedule and a marker for where the genre stands in any given year.
Leading the A side on part 5, an immersive journey through the depths of techno, courtesy of Juliet Fox via ‘Evolution of Thinking’. Up next, Thomas Hoffknecht lets loose a captivating warper, ‘Break Free’. On the B side Timmo goes full throttle with ‘Community Tool’ as Andres Campo matches the pace with the unshakable beast ‘Cyclops’.
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Adrian Borland and Graham Bailey might be better known as members of legendary post-punk group The Sound, but the two were childhood friends and had been playing together even earlier in The Outsiders, and continued their deep musical rapport as a duo, creating these intense and engaging songs as Second Layer at the same time as their higher profile band output.
Combining their early recordings, including the 1979 Flesh As Property EP and 1980 State Of Emergency EP, Courts Or Wars takes its title from the first song that served as the pair’s introduction to listeners. Right from the beginning you are enveloped in what The Quietus described as, “a monochrome worldview morbidly obsessed with the dehumanizing effect of war, nuclear weapon annihilation, and the fracturing and negation of the self within an increasingly distorted and technologically mediated society.” Where The Sound fit snugly next to Echo And The Bunnymen, Second Layer had far more in common with the pulsing menace of Suicide.
Borland’s familiar vocals and sense of melody hold a connection to his other songwriting, but within these songs he takes far more risks in his guitar work to suit the subject matter. What really drives everything is Bailey’s propulsive bedrock, formed by his homemade pre-drum machine rhythm generators, creating an innovative mechanical approach that somehow inserts a jittery neurotic touch that merges perfectly with his electronic layers driven by the wasp synth, various unique effects boxes or tape loops. Adding in Bailey’s own distinctive bass playing, the results feel personal and experimental, pointed and harsh, while also bracingly accessible and covered in dark manic energy.
Over forty years later, these recordings feel shockingly appropriate. In painting a bleak reality and frightening future, there is real desperate beauty here.
Oslo-based four-piece Legs 11 return to Beatservice Records with their third studio album, serving seven beguiling tracks on the delightfully off-kilter 'Welcome Home'.
Comprising of deviant players Sigmund Floyd, Torstein Dyrnes, Nils Tveten, and Audun Severin Eftevåg, Legs 11 have been Beatservice mainstays since making their label debut back in 2016. Fusing a disparate blend of esoteric sounds that include synth-pop, post-punk, new wave, house and more, the quartet journey from the murkiest depths into the pop-leaning stratosphere, taking in all manner of mind-altering detours along the way. Throughout their production journey, they've revelled in the unexpected, and 'Welcome Home' masterfully continues this aberrant trajectory.
Kicking things off in energetic mood, the new wave swagger of 'Flawless Logistics' dives deep into late-night rave abandon, Unhinged vocals and throbbing synth bass drive the cut through a futurist landscape of stripped rhythms and sinister tones before an atmospheric sax solo rises in to augment the searing lyrical message. Casting a critical eye on consumer-driven culture and mercenary musical forms, the vital composition is at once an unmissable social commentary and an irresistibly floor-filling groove.
Next, the glistening synths and sing-along vocals of 'Coup' saunter over bouncing bass notes and crisp machine drums. Acid licks rise in to add thrust to the club-primed groove while brooding pads and sultry spoken words meander through the sonic space. Elegantly sashaying into post-punk swirls, the hallucinatory swagger of 'Sax Consensual' bursts with theatrics. Seductive dart across the hyper-atmospheric backing track of pointed instrumentation, with glassy synths and fizzing drums joined by an evocative sax solo to vividly conjure late-night moods.
'Into The Darkness' bubbles with sinister intent, as striking bass and stripped rhythms charge through nocturnal synths, the serrated vocals purposefully projecting through the powerfully vivid subterranean mist. Maintaining the floor-focused tempo, 'This Is Your Home' sees sleazy vocals soar across an alien landscape. Distorted toms drive the groove as mysterious swirls and metallic textures fizz across the off-world horizon. Growling bass arrives alongside a searing sax lead as the endlessly-morphing rhythm undulates and evolves.
'The Crawley Within' sees darkly suggestive vocals enveloped by ominous synths and snarling acid licks, the determined rhythm steering the sparsely-woven instrumentation across alien topography as sensual whispers permeate the groove as the music undulates to an aberrant climax. Finally, completing a strikingly coherent collection, 'fuckboi' brims with attitude, with unhinged synths joined by growling rhythm guitar as the erotically-charged vocals project the steamiest of post-club invitations.
This is entirely unique work from Legs 11. Deviant, potent, and fiercely energetic, each track is propulsive enough to ignite dancefloors while embodied with more than enough profundity for headphone immersion. Utterly compelling.
Now available on vinyl, Live At Twist & Shout is a live EP from the former
Drive-By Trucker and his backing band, The 400 Unit
Recorded at a Twist & Shout in- store, the EP serves as a significant artifact
documenting the nascent stage of Isbell's solo career and includes standout
tracks "Outfit," "Goddamn Lonely Love" and a cover of Van Morrison's "Into The
Mystic."
- A1: Maluma 11 Pm 2:56
- A2: Maluma Hp 3:04
- A3: Maluma Feat. Ricky Martin No Se Me Quita 3:39
- A4: Maluma Feat. Ozuna Dispuesto 2:42
- B1: Maluma Feat. Nicky Jam No Puedo Olvidarte 3:11
- B2: Maluma Me Enamoré De Ti 3:19
- B3: Maluma Feat. Zion & Lennox Extrañándote 3:45
- B4: Maluma Shhh (Calla') 2:57
- C1: Maluma Dinero Tiene Cualquiera 3:26
- C2: Maluma Feat. Madonna Soltera 3:08
- C3: Maluma Te Quiero 3:49
- C4: Maluma Feat. Sech Instinto Natural 3:14
- D1: Maluma Feat. Ty Dolla $Ign Tu Vecina 3:19
- D2: Maluma Feat. Chencho Corleone La Flaca 2:40
- D3: Maluma Feat. Farina Puesto Pa' Ti 3:24
- D4: Maluma Déjale Saber 3:17
Mit mehreren Milliarden Streams auf seinem Konto ist Maluma ein herausragender Künstler der Latin-Szene auf der ganzen Welt. Endlich veröffentlicht Maluma seine 6 Studioalben auf Vinyl
11:11 is the debut album by Regina Spektor that was originally released in July of 2001.
The album was self-released on CD and sold at Spektor's early shows, but it is now long out of print. Now being released again on CD, the album will also for the first time be available on vinyl.
- A1: Mari Norleen - Knock Me A Kiss
- A2: Jack Carson Combo - Wildwood Jc
- A3: John Lemons Quartet - Ain't It The Truth
- A4: Macy & Company - Sixteen Tons
- A5: Jimmy Wilkins Orchestra - Snatchin' It Back
- B1: Rosie & Eddie - Undun
- B2: Vince Mance Trio - Big Boy
- B3: Junkyard Angels - See How You Are
- B4: Phil Palumbo & Pals - Sidewinder
- B5: Dianne Elliott - When He Speaks
- C1: Rudy Gutierrez & Orchestra - Viva Tirado
- C2: Bill Beau Trio - Blue Jamaica
- C3: Al Duncan - Bawana Jinde
- C4: Sleepy Carrethers - The Creeper
- D1: Reunion - A Brighter Day
- D2: Antelon - Real Life
- D3: Harry Hann - Syrene
- D4: Natral Ridum - Breezy
- E1: Al White & The Hi-Liters - Noise With The Boys
- F1: Al White & The Hi-Liters - Thread The Needle
MOVEMENTS Vol.11 – A bag full of rare rhythm & blues, mod-jazz, soul, and mid 70s funk.
Side A starts with rhythm & blues and jazz from the 1960s. The first three tracks were pulled from hopelessly obscure 7" singles. Macy & Company are responsible for the first 'aha' moment. Their version of "Sixteen Tons" would have certainly astouned even Tennessee Ernie Ford. A truely fantastic version indeed! "Snatchin' It Back" completes the first side with a furious bigband jazz cut.
Side B is all about mod-jazz. "Undun" is just like "Big Boy" a sure-shot for any dancefloor. Rare Groove DJs will have a lot of fun spinning these tunes in a club. Admittedly, the next one is a strange cut. "See How You Are" was recorded on a whim when they two composers were spontaneously pulled into a studio. High time for 'aha' effect #2. Many bands have tried their hands on a cover version of the Lee Morgan jazz classic, one of them being Mr. Palumbo. Listen closely to Dianne Elliott's contribution as it is a highlight for sure despite the fact von Frau Elliott.
Side C begins with 'aha' effect #3 and a fantastic cover version of Gerald Wilson's "Viva Tirado". "Blue Jamaica", is the second track on Movements 11 were a vibraphone is the lead instrument. "Bawana Jinde" is a wild, wailing blast of percussive instrumental explosion while "The Creeper" is the perfect choice to finish this side.
Side D is reserved for proper 1970s funk. The flip side of Reunion's sole 45rpm single was included on a previous Tramp compilation album. "A Brighter Day" has not been compiled yet. "Real Life", "Syrene" and "Breezy" are all prime examples how mid 70s funk has to sound . A dream for B-Boys and B-Girls.
Those of you who have been enjoying the detective work of the people behind the label over the past 18 years know that the Movements series can be easily considered as the flagship compilation series on Tramp. So, after having listened to the entire selection of this brand new volume we sincerely hope that we will have achieved our aim to surprise, delight, and enlighten you once again!
SIT, Atree, Andy Catana & Elias and a guy - who does not want to show off - representing the 11 years Do Easy Records compilation. We did not want to do 10 years like everybody else, so we did a 11 years one, which comes out two years late - Do Easy. Thanks to all artists for amazing 20 releases.
- A1: David Nyman - Hopes & Dreams
- A2: David Nyman - A Neon Glow Lights The Way
- A3: Insaneintherain - Welcome To Va-11 Hall-A
- A4: Every Day Is Night
- A5: Neon District
- A6: Dusk
- A7: Strictly Business
- B1: Drive Me Wild
- B2: Commencing Simulation
- B3: Good For Health, Bad For Education
- B4: Who Was I?
- B5: Troubling News
- B6: Heart Of The City
- B7: A New Frontier
- B8: A Gaze That Invited Disaster
- C1: A Rene
- C2: Skyline
- C3: Better Luck Next Time
- C4: Jc Elton's
- C5: A City That Never Sleeps
- C6: Friendly Conversation
- C7: Follow The Trail
- C8: Snowfall (Senzafine Remix)
- D1: Digital Drive
- D2: A Star Pierces The Darkness
- D3: Glitch City
- D4: Safe Haven
- D5: Shine Spark (Feat Adriana Figueroa)
- D6: Shine Spark (Instrumental)
- D7: Every Day Is Night
- E1: Synthestitch
- E2: All Systems, Go!
- E3: Umemoto
- E4: Meet The Staff
- E5: Neo Avatar
- E6: Tense
- F1: Base Of The Titans
- F2: Dawn Approaches
- F3: Calicomp 1.1 Startup
- F4: Calicomp 1.1 Shutdown
- F5: Spirit Potion
- F6: March Of The White Knights
- F7: Out Of Orbit
- F8: Transition I
- F9: Transition Ii
- G1: Through The Storm, We Will Find A Way
- G2: An Alternate Reality
- G3: Showtime!
- G4: Another Satisfied Customer
- G5: Where Do I Go From Here?
- G6: Will You Remember Me?
- G7: Everything Will Be Okay
- G8: Your Love Is A Drug (Feat Adriana Figueroa)
- H1: Metropolis
- H2: Karmotrine Dream
- H3: Your Love Is A Drug
- H4: Underground Club
- H5: Go! Go! Streaming-Chan!
- H6: Base Of The Titans (Sage Remix)
- H7: Lifebeat Of Lilim (Feat Adriana Figueroa)
- H8: Lifebeat Of Lilim (Instrumental)
- H9: Truth
- I1: Nighttime Maneuvers
- I2: Those Who Dwell In Shadows
- I3: The Girl With The Iron Heart
- I4: With Renewed Hope, We Continue Forward
- I5: The Answer Lies Within
- I6: Last Call
- I7: Final Result
- J1: You've Got Me
- J2: Snowfall
- J3: Reminiscence
- J4: Believe In Me Who Believes In You
- J5: Until We Meet Again
- J6: Every Day Is Night
Somewhere between a fever dream and dancefloor. Between the sinister rhythms of the depths and gasping for breath barely above the surface. Stilness, covered with waves of dub and slowly emerging, yet full-fledged harmonies. Mazewski's sophomore record on Warsaw's Brutaż is about something profoundly human and oh how that feature mutates! This EP is dedicated to all the people struggling with addictions and those who help them to see their inner light.
Mastered and cut by Tim Xavier at Manmade Mastering
Design and cover by Aleksandra Grünholz (Studio Chaotyczne)
- A1: L A. Rockz (Egyptian Lover Remix)
- A2: I Am Nuklear
- A3: Doctorz Of Crime
- A4: Marz Rover
- A5: Comming Up From Underground
- A6: 808 Plague
- A7: Git Up On Dis!!
- A8: Fuck All Ya
- B1: The Train Ride To Coconino
- B2: Mexaniko
- B3: Everlastin' Bass
- B4: Back Up Off My Tip
- B5: Compton
- B6: Whats Up With The Music?
- B7: Nuklear Prophet
- B8: Solar Winds
- B9: The Mars Goblin
Hailing from downtown Los Angeles, Nuklear Prophet, aka Erik Villalpando, is heavily influenced by West Coast Hip Hop and Electro. Winning multiple DJ awards, including 3x World Records DJ Competition under his DJ Dope-E alias, Villalpando cites his inspiration as coming from some of the most influential Los Angeles DJs of his childhood, including Tony G, DJ Joe Cooley, Julio G, and DJ Aladdin.
With releases on Urban Connections, Abseits Recordings, Diffuse Reality and Bass Agenda Recordings as Nuklear Prophet, the LA-based DJ/producer readies his full-length album 'Prophecies 11:21' for Utrecht-based U-Trax. Formed of an eclectic and energetic collection of gems mined from his overwhelming archive, the album takes in genres such as Electro, Hip Hop, Footwork, Juke, and beyond.
Leading the release is the 808 luminary Egyptian Lover's remix of 'L.A. Rockz', featured on the recently released 'L.A. Rockz' EP, kicking off the LP with his trademark 808-infused sound. A nod to Detroit-flavoured Electro is presented via the dark and brooding tracks 'Nuklear Prophet' and 'Compton', with the lighter atmospherics of the genre covered on 'Solar Winds'. The pounding electro killer '808 Plague' sounds like it came straight from the sewers of The Hague.
'Everlastin' Bass', 'Back Up Off My Tip', and 'The Train Ride To Coconino' offer Footwork inspired bangers, with the latter previously featured on the Legowelt curated U-Trax compilation 'U R Here!' earlier this year.
Moving across a spectrum of tempos, styles, and moods across the album, exemplified on the sluggish trip-hop of 'The Mars Goblin', Nuklear Prophet expertly touches on a range of bass-driven genres, displaying his widespread influences and knack for hard-hitting production throughout.
Kobe JT showcases his sonic malleability on TINWHITE011: a tight 4-track EP which guides its listener assertively around the scene-defining avenues of UKG, from melodic garage house to dark two-step swings.
Blissful piano chords, vocal chops and skipping house rhythm imbue the opening track, "All I Do" with a soulful, uplifting groove. Equally as driven by melody, "Next DJ" makes room for more dynamic lower-ends as Kobe teams up with Northern force, The Phat Controlla, to deliver a club-ready speed garage banger.
The record's second half exposes the darker underbelly of Kobe's sound: hostile sub groans shade the stripped-back stepper "Lost In The Club" whilst the fragmented vocals on "Hope" lends the EP's full-bodied closer with an uneasy intensity.








































