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Fémina channels blissed out, harmony-soaked soul music with a purpose. Lyrically poignant with hip hop and Latin influences, 'Perlas & Conchas' is the group's third album proper and unlike previous long players, is primarily an electronic statement, recorded and produced by British producer and musician Quantic - the first ever creation at his Selva Studios in New York - and features Iggy Pop.
 
Made up of Clara Miglioli and the two Trucco sisters, Sofia and Clara, the group's roots are in San Martín de los Andes in the Patagonian mountains, where they grew up together sharing a love of '90s hip-hop imported from the US - as well as the occasional Spanish-speaking rapper from Mexico or Spain. They took a musical side-step when Clara Trucco joined, and began drawing more from vocal harmonies and playing live instruments - a process that led them toward their unique style: a combination of soul, hip-hop and traditional Latin American music.
 The title 'Perlas & Conchas' translates to 'Pearls and Shells', a reference to the process through which a pearl is created: a speck of dirt, encased in a shell, turned into an object of wonder. They want to do the same thing with their music: to take dark, difficult situations and tun them into positivity.

The latest from the Galdoors stable: Cafe Nostalgia takes off, a pumping slab of bubbling bleeps and bass with creeping pads to chew on as you go. Conclusions Like Curtains keeps up the pace on the B-side - driving arpeggiator-tech with FM tweaks and washes taking it deeper. Looped-up rounds off, with layers of restless, twittering snippets wrapping you up in a wigged out groove. One-to-watch from Junes on his own imprint.

62 minute live set recorded at Circus Osaka, Japan in June 2018. Comprising of mostly unreleased and never to be released Overmono material.

It took a while before it was this. It was a place to find clothes made by people lost in a minefield of ideas who liked to party. It was a place for temporary visions that turned out to happen and were then forgotten. It was always a place to find a new circle of friends. A place for expression where the throttle had been loosened and we all careered into the next day and the day after that. We all need to meet in the flesh away from the pixels and connect our first thoughts. Somewhere to ruffle our own feathers and take off on a phantom flight. It has been all this and it still is. Only now there is a record label to try and actually document a little of all of that. Welcome to Sameheads.

This record is a morsel from the community. Novo Line, Twoonky, Kruton, Kris Baha and Antoni Maovvi and Balance Crew aka Dane Close & L. Zylberberg. Six acts whose sweat is in the carpet and who all owe more than seven euros to the place for one reason or another. Six songs that electrify a new way to no wave. Don't forget, this a mince based dish. Enjoy.

J R Seaton aka Call Super

After the acclaimed double album on Organic Analogue, Aleks is back again with a Sci-Fi banger called 'ground control' on a very limited Deeptrax pressing. Heavenly septic breaks over big analogue rhythms, starting with the trippy rave vocals over massive beats, 'NYM' is delivering for the packed floors. One that should always stay in your bag!

DPTX 014 is limited to 300 copies all uniquely colored with a black label and black sleeves. Pressed at their own pressing plant Deepgrooves on 180gr vinyl!

In the wake of a spread of releases Urulu arrives, the latest convert to the Kalahari Oyster Cult. 'Transworld' is the American artist's first gift to the diety. The track physically jitters into life as broken beats and classic samples give rise to an elusive melody of spaced out synthlines and expansive arcs. Shapes are a central theme of the EP, like the exotic curves, playful percussion and full bodied bass of 'Precinct 9.' Urulu toys with assumed structures, nowhere is this more evident than in the bizarre and brilliant medley of bleeps, honks, squeaks and bold beats that make up 'Groove Therapy.' Trippy samples introduce 'Precinct 9 (Extremix),' a final psychedelic trip of Technicolor trance to bring the listener back from a journey known as Ex-Terrestrial.

For that new split EP, we welcome two producers who like to surpass the usual frames of electronic music's styles. Melancholic jungle, gloomy electro, slo-mo hardcore, revolutionary trance, emphatic breakbeat... AAAA and Soul Edifice invite you to a direct trip from Mexico to Paris - welcome on board !

Seb Zito is one of the essential pillars of the FUSE London crew and his productions always pack plenty of attitude. Drawing inspiration from rave records of the 90s, he returns to the label with The Source EP, a no nonsense two tracker.

The title track is razor sharp starting with a solid kick and a skippy pads before meandering through breakbeat at halftime. The One heads down a deeper road, but still pays homage to classic rave with a propulsive, low-slung bassline and soaring, dizzying pads remerging post-breakdown with a series of breakneck claps. Another great release from this great talent!

Released on CD by Aurora Borealis back in 2010, we're overjoyed to finally see this on vinyl.
- limited edition of 300 copies - 180g black vinyl - reverse board heavyweight sleeve - includes download code and printed insert - mastered for vinyl by James Plotkin - cut at The Carvery, London
An ode to the Lovecraftian lore of Shub Niggurath, 'Black Goat of the Woods' was conceived as "the soundtrack from some lost low budget horror movie, rediscovered on an old and faded VHS cassette found mouldering in a deserted house in the depths of the woods".
The one man project of J.R Moore, Black Mountain Transmitter has released several albums, all to great critical acclaim, and the quality of his work speaks volumes. The original AB 'Black Goat of The Woods' CD version was the first official release and a reissue of the long sold out and much sought after limited CDr.
On describing the recording, Moore said: "The music was certainly very much influenced by that certain breed of 70s horror films. Things like the soundtrack to the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", Giuliano Sorgini's atmospheres in "Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue"; Carl Zittrer's soundscapes in "Deranged", "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things" and "Dead Of Night", and of course people like Fabio Frizzi in Italian horror and the BBCs Radiophonic Workshop's electronic sounds in something like "The Stone Tape" and countless creepy old TV productions..."
An excellent, macabre and psychedelic release that spans electronica, soundtracks and experimental genres in its 40 minute playing time, 'Black Goat of the Woods' pays perfect homage to the dark denizen of the nocturnal glades, and is a true paean to backwoods horror.

Goldie - 'These guys are at the top of their game, Mako the Philosopher!'Break - 'One of the best labels in dnb, very happy to be involved'
Lenzman - 'Great record'
Ulterior Motive - 'Lovely tunes'
Spectrasoul - 'The quality is always super high'
* UM020 is a milestone which brings label regular Break into the fold once again. Side A is an energetic beast, whilst retaining funk and non pop non plastic approach.

* Side B is Break experimenting with time signatures. Stripped back and bass heavy, its the perfect symmetry to the flip.

* Break rarely releases a tune, let alone a 12' on labels other than his own these days so it is an honour and privilege to be able to share this music with you.

As this one thumps along - the dreamy synths, sweet acid lines and rolling hi-hats drive through the horizon. Perfect for a time in the soft sunshine or a moment of love on a dark dancefloor. A2. Clouded Remorse Darkness incoming. The acid lines draw up hypnotizing, eerie energy. But the driving kick and raining hi-hats will keep you moving through the storm until the clouds will clear. B1. Long Distance The deep, melodic pads will soothe your soul. Soft bells and synths bring up memories and gently lift you. B2. Mind Gap Light hearted and grounding, the bright pads and steady kick of this acid house track keeps it chugging along in a dream of melodies.

It's my great pleasure to announce the second release on LFT, and my debut record as my birth name, Jordon Alexander, 'THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER'.

These songs were written over the last couple months of what was one of, if not the most turbulent, formative and important years of my life. These songs are about self-discovery, who I am and who I want to be.

I thought they were the perfect introduction to all the new material I have coming in 2019, as Mall Grab, and Jordon Alexander.

'More Than I Ever Thought I Could' is an electro-esque excursion which has been serving as a last track in many of my sets and I've been waiting to share since it was recorded. The b side 'The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter' named after Carson Mcullers' 1940 novel, samples the film adaptation and is a melancholy instrumental journey recalling endless hours spent daydreaming looking out train and car windows around the globe.

A doctor by day and a musician by night, Leon x Leon has been producing songs in his
Parisian home studio since 2013, where house, italo-disco and boogie are mixing. When he
was younger, he was immersed in music by taking jazz drum lessons at the conservatory,
and especially by seeing his father, a sound engineer, who had been building his own
synthesizers since the 1970s. As a tribute, he used one of these unique synthesizers on a
title of the disc.
After a remarkable remix of Cerrone's "Funk Makossa" and several tracks on various from
'Red Laser Disco', he released his project My Solar Brass on the same English label in
2017. Organizer of many Parisian parties, he also participated in the founding of the
publishing label 'Good Plus". With the release of Rokanbo on Cracki Records, Leon x
Leon signs a mature EP with the influence of different styles.
The first eponymous title is a manifesto mixing Acid, House and Zouk. As soon as we
launch the track, the pop & acid 80's sounds takes us to another world... A UFO from the
Islands! The other parts of the EP don't leave us in the lurch! 'Formant Sweep' delivers a
soft and groovy bass that responds to an endless, spatial synthetic takeoff. On 'Red
Footpath', the harder kick cleverly blends with an atmospheric blanket and a bright, lively
flute solo straight from an abandoned piece of bamboo on a deserted beach. After that,
'Jungle Juice' lets a crazy keyboard solo resonate in the middle of tropical fauna and flora,
and finally on 'Horizon', the EP ends in beauty with an airy atmosphere. This last piece
sounds like a beautiful sunset at the end of a long summer day.
Through all these tracks, Rokanbo EP offers us a clever contrast between synthetic notes
and the warmth of tropical groove, and places our gaze towards the horizon, seeking the
groove to disturb its line on the infinite sea.

- 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
- INCLUDES INSERT
- LEGENDARY 1983 DEBUT-ALBUM
- LIMITED EDITION OF 1.500 NUMBERED COPIES ON RED VINYL

With Sympathy is the debut album by Ministry, released in 1983. Ministry's members at the time being Alain Jourgensen and Stephen George. The album could be considered more synth pop and new wave in comparison to the harder Industrial heavy metal style the band developed later on albums like Twitch and The Land Of Rape And Honey. Jourgensen's fake English accent was an homage to the new wave bands he loved at the time. Three singles were pulled from the album: 'Work For Love', 'I Wanted to Tell Her' and 'Revenge', the latter of which got a video.

With Sympathy is available as a limited edition of 1.500 individually numbered copies on red vinyl.

Mazy Fly, the second full-length by the Bay Area artist SPELLLING, explores the tension between the thrill of exploring the unknown and the terror of imminent destruction. Chrystia Cabral spent the summer of 2018 in her Berkeley studio reflecting on the thresholds of human progress and longing for a new and better tomorrow. She was struck by the way the same technologies that have given humans the ability to achieve utopian dreams of discovery have also brought the world to the precipice of dystopic global devastation. Despite the darkness of this reality, Mazy Fly is defiantly optimistic. It is a celestial voyage into the unknown, piloted by Cabral.

Each song on Mazy Fly enshrines distinct sentiments within this imagined voyage, from the deeply personal ('Hard to Please Reprise') to the cosmic (aliens travel to Earth to hear music on 'Real Fun'). 'Haunted Water' is an intensely heavy song about the memories of colonial violence that haunt the historical slave ship routes of the Middle Passage. 'Under the Sun' is a cosmic prayer for good

Mazy Fly, the second full-length by the Bay Area artist SPELLLING, explores the tension between the thrill of exploring the unknown and the terror of imminent destruction. Chrystia Cabral spent the summer of 2018 in her Berkeley studio reflecting on the thresholds of human progress and longing for a new and better tomorrow. She was struck by the way the same technologies that have given humans the ability to achieve utopian dreams of discovery have also brought the world to the precipice of dystopic global devastation. Despite the darkness of this reality, Mazy Fly is defiantly optimistic. It is a celestial voyage into the unknown, piloted by Cabral.

Each song on Mazy Fly enshrines distinct sentiments within this imagined voyage, from the deeply personal ('Hard to Please Reprise') to the cosmic (aliens travel to Earth to hear music on 'Real Fun'). 'Haunted Water' is an intensely heavy song about the memories of colonial violence that haunt the historical slave ship routes of the Middle Passage. 'Under the Sun' is a cosmic prayer for good

'Sleep my angel, my child, see how the city spreads.' Under Franz Treichler's wings, huge, breathtaking panoramas unfurl like beautiful dreamscapes on the edge of sleep. A weightless dream that is both comforting and blackened with darkness. A return to known land, whose topography has been modified by time and age. Three human beings in the matrix of Data Mirage Tangram, the new Young Gods album.

Eight years without a studio album. The gods may have eternity on their side, it was about time they followed up on Everybody Knows and addressed the period of artistic confusion - in Treichler's own words - that followed Al Comet's departure and his replacement with the original god, Cesare Pizzi. The subsequent tour which focused on the Swiss band's first two albums, could have ended in a deadlock. Instead, it brought a breath of fresh air to the trio, revitalised by this return to their roots. Rock and electro avant-gardists are not known for their backward-looking attitude. Still, thirty years of uninterrupted activity, celebrated with the publication of an 800page book in 2017, could only strengthen the gods' will to write a new chapter to their already impressive history.

Data Mirage Tangram was born in a basement amidst people. Franz Treichler (lyrics, guitar, electronics), Cesare Pizzi (sampling, electronics) and Bernard Trontin (drums, percussion) accepted Cully Jazz's invitation to set up on the stage of the THBBC wine cellar

The second release on AF Trax, again with all profits being donated to Hope Not Hate, is the debut from Al Jerry who has the following to say -

I was initially picturing Al as an ambivalent character trying to evoke in his music deep issues and emotions related to Middle Eastern cultures, but not without a certain self-depreciating sense of humour and a questionable taste for stereotypical arabesque harmonies.

On a personal level, I'm from a family who is half-French, half-Armenian (from Turkey). I grew up with this sort of historical ambivalence in mind, born and bred in the relatively untroubled French culture but not completely oblivious (how could I) of the troubled past of my modern Armenian ancestry who had experienced the first genocide of the 20th century - which as you may know some people and countries still deny its very existence as we speak now in 2018. So, instead of doing something purely on my personal history and origins, I just wanted to celebrate/acknowledge the modern history of the both fascinating and chaotic Middle Eastern cultures.

When I introduced that vague idea of a project/alias to B with an early version of Sana'a Riots, he got instantly into it. The hybrid feel of the project really allowed us to experiment and mess around with odd tonalities and enthused solos. It was the first time for both of us that we manage to collaborate on an EP with someone else. We had never tried something together before and it actually turned out to be a lot of fun. More to come from Al then :)

AF Trax = Against Fascism Trax and is a new label project instituted by JD Twitch/Optimo Music. Its aim is to make a musical and cultural protest in opposition of rising far right politics and ideology in the world. Encouraging artists to make music intended to interrogate these toxic ideas, and with all label profits donated to Hope Not which campaigns to counter racism and fascism. Against Fascism Trax's intent is to provoke conversation, inform and financially support the opposition to fascist thinking. Its simple idea is that we must do something more than just talking. The moral thing to do is to act

BNJMN presents Body Reflections Pt.2 - the second step in his new, subdued and intricate sonic direction.
The highly textured ambient dance music that characterized the first chapter released earlier this year seamlessly continues onto this new reference.
Each track on the EP introduces symmetry and rhythm in the form of organic percussion. Whether lethargic and ethereal, blanketed with discordant melodies and arcing synth lines, or, more dance-oriented - with sophisticated interplays of percussive elements looping over soft harmonies.
Body Reflections Pt.2 is deeply illustrative of BNJMN's affinity for creating nuanced and delicately balanced layers, and a culmination of his vast experience.

BOMB!!!!!
* The first release from the mysterious old 90's drum n bass warriors operating under a new guise alongside Technical Itch on production duties.
* 90s vibes but with modern production standards.
* If you know that era of drum n bass you will undoubtedly know who they are but their identity will remain strictly confidential.
* Wishing to remain anonymous in todays often fake and overly narcissistic scene, Brakken have chosen to remain locked in the studio, shrouded in mystery.
* DJ performances by members if the Tech Itch Recordings crew but not the producers themselves.
* Press / Promotion: Club and radio play from many DnB DJs will special support from many of the scenes founders.

An ethereal, unresolved presence fading into the stereo field, Hilja breathes into life with a haunted synth line and self-sampling vocal hook that instantly creates an enchanted space. Hilja is the debut album by Glasgow-based musician Maria Rossi aka Cucina Povera. Named after a style of southern Italian traditional cooking associated with precarity and making-do, a philosophy of simplicity and stoicism that applies perfectly to the spare but beautiful music Rossi experiments with. Hilja's marriage of minimal synth, field recordings and the hymnal dexterity of Rossi's vocal performances creates a new language, sometimes literally, to be spoken in some mythological Fourth World we've yet to create.

Originally from Finland, Rossi brings an acute sense of space, surroundings, and practicality to her working practice, with each composition often relying on a limited sound palette to create deeply affecting messages which transcend language. Cucina Povera's power is to communicate purely, often down to the solo-choir nature of Rossi's multi-layered voice, an achingly beautiful instrument which has seems to have an innate spirituality in its grain. The tension between the means and the end is at the heart of Cucina Povera, the invocation of a kind of secular spirituality at times using nothing but Rossi's voice. Indeed there's almost a Dogme-like purity to the arrangements: Elektra is a soothing song based around the lapping waves of Rossi's wordless backing vocals and a simple field recording of stones knocked together. Kehoitus is completely a cappella, a haunted fairytale told in glossolalia, evoking a quasi-religious experience with very little.

For music often minimal and simple there's a boldness that belies Hilja's status as a debut. Rossi allows each word, each sound and rhythm to exist in its own space, finding its own relationship with its surroundings. Mesika¨mmenen Veisu is perhaps the most ecclesiastical sounding composition here; burbling water trickles below a virtuoso vocal, with incredible arrangements in several registers undulating above. A meditation to relieve hunger and restriction, it's a perfect summing up of Hilja, a music ambient but completely earthed, finding enchantment in what you have to hand, the realism of magic, the magic of realism.

Jonas Kopp and Tresor have shared a bright and prosperous musical relationship for some years now, propelled further forward with Photon Belt.

Following Jonas' debut album Beyond the Hypnosis in 2014, accompanied by the Red Plented EP (2014) and the HHH EP (2015), the Argentinian artist delivers a new full-length to the Berlin's legendary imprint which will release on May 5th on double vinyl and digital formats.

This new opus is dedicated to a cosmic phenomenon our solar system experiences every 11,000 years. The photon belt is a band of intense light energy into which our star and its planets moves into for a duration of about 2,000 years. As part of the Pledian star group, our sun circles around the star named Alcyon, itself located at all times in the photon belt. Other stars, including ours, move in and out of it for varying periods of time, depending on their orbit.

Our way into the belt has already begun and will continue over the next five years. The result Mankind in its darkest hour paralleled with consciousness rising to further dimensions.

Expect a thoughtful and mature labor from Jonas Kopp's mesmerizing 10-track journey, on which the Argentine's contemporary methods in production meet traditional techno constituents. Throughout the album, different sidereal interludes arch over to his Telluric Lines side project, which he presented at the 2016 edition of the Berlin Atonal festival.
Crucial titles such as 'Galactic Core', 'Aile', the eponymous 'Photon Belt' and '5D World' are set to leave a large footprint in the continuous sequence of electronic music.

Mit ZEBRE präsentiert der in Graz lebende Künstler Nick Acorne am 8. Februar 2019 sein Debütalbum. Die elf Songs zeigen ein vielschichtiges Elektro Jazz Album mit Hang zum Experimentellen. Klassische Pianokompositionen verweben sich mit groovelastigen Drumpartien und geheimnisvollen Vocalsamples. Gekonnt werden dabei anspruchsvolle Arrangements versteckt und Genregrenzen spielerisch ausgelotet. Thematisch verfolgt die Platte - auch aufgrund ihrer verschiendsprachiger Texte - nicht immer einfach auszumachende Motive, wohl aber grundlegende Fragen des künstlerischen Schaffens, deren Wichtigkeit und Absurdität. ZEBRE ist ein ausgereiftes und eklektisches Erstlingswerk auf hohem kompositorischen Level. Der Anspruch Acornes nach emotionalem Ausdruck und Freiheit durch musikalisches Schaffen spiegelt sich auf ZEBRE in traumhaften, surrealistischen Klangbildern wieder.

A product of the seemingly endless supply of talented Bristol-based up-and-comers, Phaction joins the Metalheadz family with a highly anticipated 4 track EP.

Delivered in style, the Hard Truth EP touches on various corners of drum and bass with Phaction not failing to showcase a deluge of sounds. The addition of Riya, who as always flawlessly asserts her vocal talents, only works to complete a highly accomplished debut Metalheadz release.

Arrow is a piano album - the sound of Hebden Bridge on a Saturday afternoon, embellished with wisps of Glasgow. Recorded especially for Preserved Sound in Hebden Bridge, "Arrow" is sound of Richard Youngs alone at the piano, embellished with light drums and an old organ. This collection of solo improvisations is all about capturing the moment - that piano and that afternoon in Hebden Bridge.

'I sat down at the piano and just played,' says Richard. 'No preconceptions, nothing worked out. I wasn't trying to achieve anything other than to enjoy playing the piano.There was also an organ in the room, so there are touches of that. I then took these back to Glasgow and knocked it into shape - a few overdubs, nothing drastic.'

Richard Youngs - organ, percussion, piano, synth, tape, voice

Robin Hayward (b. 1969 in Brighton, England) is a tuba player and composer based in Berlin. Since the 1990s, he has been concerning himself with experimental and radical playing techniques on brass instruments, initially through the discovery of the "noise-valve", later through development of the first fully microtonal tuba in 2009. In 2012, he invented the Hayward Tuning Vine as an interface for exploring the harmonic space implicit within the instrument, which exists both as a software version and as a physical prototype. Hayward's microtonal tuba and, on some occasions, the tuning vine have appeared on numerous recordings with various ensembles, e.g. Tonaliens - who have released a double LP on Edition Telemark in 2017 -, Chora(s)san Time-Court Mirage, and Microtub.

"Words of Paradise" is a 2016 recording performed by Zinc & Copper, Hayward's long-running brass chamber ensemble, featuring himself on tuba and tuning vine, Hilary Jeffery on trombone, and Elena Kakaliagou on horn. The piece was inspired by the ideas of 16th-century Dutch linguist Johannes Goropius Becanus, who thought he had shown the Flemish dialect Brabantic to be the original language spoken in Paradise. Observing Brabantic to have a higher proportion of single-syllable words compared to other languages, he reasoned that as the first language must have been the simplest, all languages must be derived from it. The composition draws on the sound of 13 single-syllable words that Becanus used to support his theories. Using half-valve and muting techniques, the inflections of speech and vowel sounds are imitated on the brass instruments, to which the Hayward Tuning Vine is played as a harmonic reference.

LP Picture Disc replicating the multi-coloured circular scores of the horn and trombone parts of "Words of Paradise", housed in a black die-cut sleeve with liner notes on the rear side.

Tresor Records is fortunate enough to be sitting on a catalogue of past releases that no other label in electronic music would turn down. Three of the finest in this collection were albums contributed by Surgeon, Basictonalvocabulary', Balance' and Force + Form' all originally came out on the Berlin institution between 1997 and 1999.

Surgeon's inimitable combination of Detroit techno and post-industrial sounds emanating from his British homeland found its fullest expression in these masterful trio of releases on Tresor.

The Balance Remakes 12' accompanied Surgeon's second Tresor album in 1998, with additional Versions as well as a remix by long-time Birmingham collaborator Mick Harris.

The latest EP on Tresor Records comes from reduction luminary Terrence Dixon.

Detroit's most puzzling genius debuted on the label in 2000 with his first ever full length work - From The Far Future. It took over a decade for its sequel to follow - From The Far Future Pt.2 released in 2012 to great public acclaim.

This year, Terrence Dixon prepared a matchless four track EP, going ever further in his very own tenor of collided electronics and mesmerizing tones. Words can simply not describe.

Zinging, absolutey deadly 7 Track EP from Mica Levi on her return to DDS, featuring three tracks with Tirzah (including the much sought-after Go), plus a Demdike Stare Edit.

DDS render a precious haul of Tirzah / Mica Levi zingersl, ramped up by Demdike Stare's dextrous edit of I Dare You to chase up 2014's acclaimed Feeling Romantic Feeling Tropical Feeling Ill LP for mutant dancefloors and sun-kissed headphone journeys.

Smitten by the hugely addictive, brilliantly slippery 2-step twister on Go (there's been a video online for this track since 2011) Demdike suggested the cut for release on DDS, and were subsequently privileged to peruse the unique space-time folds and dance/pop sampledelia of Mica's archive. As they also found out whilst compiling her last solo LP; it's a deeply rewarding experience to explore the Mica's output: immersing themselves in her peerless world of refractive colours, sawn-off textures and teasing arrangements.

They've emerged with a joyously unhinged party-ready EP, traversing the mercurial 2-step viscosity of Mica & Tirzah's Go, to their addictively sticky ohrwurm, Dare You, and the free cosmic pop whorl of trip6love, before taking in the clanking ragga jag of More Red with Brother May, a.k.a. the London-based MC who voiced Mica's Fact Mix 444 in 2014.

The cherry on top is a crucial Demdike edit of I Dare You, an extended serve of the original. Jus so good...

William Engelen (born 1964 in Weert, The Netherlands) is a sound and visual artist living and working in Berlin. After having studied visual arts, his focus shifted over time from solely visual to multi-disciplinary works that oscillate between sound and visual arts, between exhibition and performance, and incorporate installational, sculptural and compositional elements. He now considers himself a conceptual artist who works with sound. Many of his works are site-specific and have been presented and performed in museums, galleries, concert halls, private apartments, parks, urban spaces, a.o. Unlike other sound artists, Engelen does not primarily try to make a space sound, but rather to develop works that resonate and reflect the specific surroundings where they are presented.

"Today, the organ has played beautifully again" (2018) is Engelen's second LP release after "Partitur Belval" in 2016. The piece was written for his solo exhibition "Heute hat die Orgel wieder schön gespielt" at Kunsthalle Osnabrück in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Kunsthalle building was once a Dominican monastery which, in 1713, became home to a pipe organ made by the famous Klausing workshop in Herford. In 1819, after the monastery had been secularized, the organ was moved to St. Matthäus church in Melle where it continues to be played to the present day. For the exhibition, Engelen decided to virtually bring back the organ to its original place. The piece was performed first for an audience at St. Mätthaus church on October 14th, 2018, then turned into an 8-channel sound installation for the Kunsthalle exhibition from November 2018 to January 2019. During the rehearsals and the concert, video recordings were made that were compiled into a 2-channel work. The fourth iteration of the piece is this double LP album, recorded in the night of October 18th, 2018, and presented in a full-colour gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves. Co-released by Kunsthalle Osnabrück and Edition Telemark.

"The air supply for this historic instrument can either be pumped by a motor or by sheer force, literally by stepping or pressing on the large bellows. Together with Stephan Lutermann, the church's regular organist, I explored and pushed the sonic boundaries and possibilities of the Klausing organ - from the barely audible to the astonishingly raucous. While Stephan played the console, I served as the so-called calcant, or bellows blower, and in this role could decide the length and force of the air supply. Only four of the twelve parts are played with the help of the motor." - William Engelen

Merzbow, Nyantora and Duenn's 3 Rensa trio churn up Grade A+ improvisations for Entr'acte with the first vinyl edition of their 'Redrum' recordings.

Leading on from Nyantora & Duenn's collaboration on the '086-087 Area' CD for Entr'acte in 2017, on 'Redrum' introduces Merzbow as a vital, variable catalyst in their next venture for Antwerp's finest. Recorded at Red BullStudios in Tokyo on 3rd August 2017 over the course of three hours, the results are edited for length in six parts to reveal a deeply uncanny intuition and amorphous nature to the trio's music.

It's maybe not what you might come to expect from a record involving Merzbow. Tempered by his collaborators' leanings towards sound art and electronics, they triangulate a steady but swirling mid ground where free jazz notions collapse into noise and industrial musicks. We're not entirely sure why each track bears one of their names after the title, i.e. 'Redrum Session 1.1 Merzbow' or 'Redrum Session 2.1 Duenn', as we were under the impression each track is a collaboration. But never mind, as the results each smudge space-time in fascinating new ways, from the oxidised electro-acoustic fulminations of the first, thru the spheric ceramic roil of the 2nd, to arcing space rock-outs in the 3rd and 4th, thru to abyssal black hole sonics in the 5th, and an exhilarating transition from pummelling percussion and noise squall to vaporised conclusions of the 6th.

Since releasing his Caboclo EP on Big In Japan in May (support from Dom Sirvini Wah Wah 45s, BBC Radio 3 The Late Junction, Mixmag, Trax Magazine, and more), Lagartijeando (pronounced 'Lagar - ti - eh - hando') has packed in a European tour including sets at Fusion, Melt, The Yard (with Tim Garcia), Le Mellotron & more.

Synonymous with pushing the Latin electronic scene forwards with contemporaries Nicola Cruz and Chancha Via Circuito, he signed to ZZK records (Nicola Cruz) in '09 and went on to release on Waxploitaton (Gnarles Barkley), Wonderwheel (Nickodemus) where his album was in the Bandcamp top 100 albums of 2017.

Lagartijeando has now produced a very special EP with a choir from an indigenous tribe called Coro Qom Chelaalapi. The choir formed as a means of passing down their culture to future generations in the absence of any formal records. They have been declared a living cultural heritage by UNESCO.

Blending traditional songs with brooding beats and big grooves, The Revisión EP is a unique and special collaboration exploring the tribe's rich musical heritage with contemporary production.

The original songs have a mythology and their bespoke instruments have deep significances. The nivike is a single string violin (representing the sounds made by a jaguar sharpening its claws on a tree trunk) and was used as a form of communication to contact loved ones or to find love amongst the mountain dwellers.

Track 1 - Antiguos Dueños De Las Flechas (Ancient Owner Of Arrows); the dark brooding bass and haunting vocals tell the sad story of the Spanish conquistadores destroying local tribes' agriculture & way of life.

Track 2 - Lapacho - Lagartijeando lays down a big groove to accompany the choirs' infectious vocals. It is about a tree that when in bloom signifies the start of marriage season.

Track 3 - Zorro Zagas is about a fictitious character who takes advantage of other people. A rambling beat and the playful nivike are a reminder to the young not to take advantage of their fellow tribesmen.

Track 4 - Inti Che Remix - gives Antiguos Duesos De Las Flechas a minimal, bass heavy make-over that wouldn't be out of place on the Drive movie soundtrack.

Track 5 - Klik & Frik Remix (who have previously released on Waxploitation) have produced a down-tempo dreamscape around the choirs' vocals.

Track 6 - Ohxala Remix switches things up on Zorro Zagas and turns it into a deep house stomper.

The following electronic soundscape features music from Eduardo De La Calle, Brendon Moeller, Tobias. and Mike Dehnert. All profits generated from this record will be donated to the Oceanic Preservation Society.

Never released before: on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the GRM, the composer François Bayle introduces us to some of his unpublished archives:
"Electrucs !" (1974) composed on a 1970's Synthi AKS synthesizer like an imaginary oundtrack

Kreidler Feiert Das 10-jährige Jubiläum Ihres Wegweisenden 2009er Albums "mosaik 2014" (platte Der Ausgabe Spex #322/2009) Mit Einer Neu Gemasterten Wiederveröffentlichung. Die Neuauflage Der Platte Enthält Eine Aktualisierte Trackliste Und Wird Auf 140g Weißes Vinyl Gepresst.

Mosaik 2014 - So Soll Es Klingen. Arrangements, Die Sich Richtig Anfühlen - Ohne Dass Ich Sie Nachzeichnen Könnte, Weil Alle Linien Doch Zu Sehr Ineinander Verwoben Sind, Weil Das Album Zur Hauptsache In Einer Woche Live Aufgenommen Wurde. Diese Platte Hat Von Allem Mehr. Mehr Rhythmus, Schlagzeug, Perkussion. Mehr Keyboards, Besser Noch: Synthesizer - Sounds, Die Sofort Da Sind, Sich Nicht Abweisen Lassen, Etwas Von Einem Wollen, Und Doch Ein Großes Geheimnis Bewahren. Mehr Seltsame Loops, Mehr Elektronikgewitter. Aber Alles Der Einen Idee Untergeordnet: Die Beste Kreidler Platte Aller Kreidler Platten Zu Werden. In Einer Direktheit Zum Punktkommen Und Doch Freiräume Lassen. Sehnsüchte, Trost Und Erfüllung: Große Gefühle Eben.

Mosaik 2014 - Musik, Die Das 21. Jahrhundert Außen Vorlässt, Musik, Die Schnörkellos Vom 20. Zum 22. Jahrhundert Hinübergleitet. Musik Im Hier Und Jetzt. Und Für Morgen.

NON Worldwide co-founder Nkisi rolls out an instant modern classic with '7 Directions' for UIQ. A masterful debut album informed by African Cosmology and Congolese rhythms, it's aesthetically comparable with music ranging from Æ's 'Incunabula' to The Connection Machine's 'Painless', Lee
Gamble hyperprisms and William Bennett's Cut Hands, but ultimately it's peerless in the (hyper)modern field...
Specifically referencing the writings of Kongo scholar Dr Kimbwandende Kia Bunseki Fu-Kiau and the African Cosmology of the Bantu-Kongo, '7 Directions' is offered as a gateway to hallucinatory mindstates via aerobic mysticism. Ultimately it is focussed on the idea that rhythm has the capacity to modulate and experiment with conditions of perception, and to disrupt predetermined expectations, and does so in the belief that new movements of energy can determine collective behaviour and generate new possibilities for knowledge production and dissemination - perhaps even supposing rhythm's potential for premonitory pattern recognition.
We fully concur with Nkisi's notions about dance music's potential for transferring and conveying energy, both negative/ecstatic, abstract/intuitive, so it's a rare pleasure to hear her limn those ideas so beautifully, effectively and open-endedly thru '7 Directions'. In each part she inimitably unlocks and retunes the body's rhythmic anticipation with breathless batteries of incredible polyrhythms that arguably make the majority of Western dance styles sound like rote line dance music for folk with little imagination in their bones.
In each direction Nkisi's drums writhe and rattle in a simultaneously ancient/futuristic style - ancient because they explicitly reference percussive traditions way older than Western
civilization, and futuristic because they've never been presented in this way before, alloyed with cosmic synth pads that draw lines from Detroit to the Lowlands and back to source, way out in the
cosmos. But rather than closed systems for study and analysis, Nkisi's trax feel like living, bristling organisms or virulent systems that only become activated with user participation, where those
ideas can begin to take root, grow and mutate via kinesis.
Even if you don't dance in public and save '7 Directions' for your living room/bedroom/holosphere, listeners will get the best out of this album by putting something in themselves, by shutting their
eyes and dancing with it.

Emotional Response is delighted to present elsewhere LVI. The 4th of soFa's compilation series, this double LP takes us to the darker side of the elsewhere ouvre, via another 12 artist / 12 track travelogue.

With certain future-retro feelings, this is club music for the open minded. An album that roams from dreamy ambient territories to rhythmic patterns - internationalism for the adventurous DJ.

Rusty slow-mo bangers and post-industrial synth-wave kidnap the listener to a dystopic and shady wasteland. Elements of ethnic folk, vintage vocoders and Gamelan samples all united on one homogeneous selection.

With artists now known to welcoming new brethren, this is an audio trip to leave reality behind. Exotic, hypnotic, tactile, trance-inducing meditations, washed down with a spoonful of magick.

After the roaring success of last years 'Route Zero EP', headlined by the 2017 anthem 'Low Blow', we're delighted to be welcoming Benny L back to Metalheadz for his debut main label release.

One of the biggest names to emerge from drum and bass in the last few years, Benny L has conjured up a scintillating EP crammed full of his own unique sounds, well and truly carrying on from where his last Metalheadz appearance left off.

Volume #1 of this classic series repressed
Remastered from original Digital Masters

Cut & Repressed in the UK as part of an ongoing project by the Music Preservation Society to preserve Old School classics and keep them available for future generations.

The legendary DJ Trax (Moving Shadow) returns to Tempo Records with four diverse & energetic Drum & Bass Jungle cuts of the highest quality. On A2 'No Name' we have live drums played by Kj Sawka (Pendulum). This release comes as a limited 140g crystal clear vinyl pressing with full artwork sleeve + white glossy inner sleeve, including a mp3 download voucher + a free poster/inlay and all tracks mastered by Stuart Hawkes of Metropolis Mastering London. Special note: only 100 posters/inserts will be signed & numbered by dj trax himself

- Originally released in 1974 on BRC Records (Brunswick
Records Corporation)
- This is rare and in demand LP proudly reissued by
Demon Records on 180g Heavyweight LP with original
artwork and printed inner sleeve
- Key tracks include; 'Loose Hips', 'Get Satisfied', 'Blood
Donors Needed (Give All You Can)' and 'Give It Up'

* 180g Vinyl cut at D&M including CD and DOWNLOAD CODE! *

** played by Steve Barker, BBC Radio Lancashire, ON THE WIRE, 1.12.2018 **

*** interview and exclusive mix etc radio, WNUR FM, Chicago, 4.1.2019 ***

** interview & airplay of the whole album @ OE1, ORF - Zeitton Extended 3rd of february 2019 **

In his latest composition, DOLOMITE DUB, the Vienna-based South Tyrolean sound artist Ulrich Troyer presents his perceptions of a several-day high alpine hike across the Dolomites transformed into a soundscape.

The more than 40 minute track DOLOMITE DUB leads the listeners through this landscape of heights transgressing different moods - in which autobiographical memories flash up as well.

Subsequently to the experimental dub trilogySongs for Williamand the EPDeadlock Versions, a cooperation with Vin Gordon and Didi Kern, DOLOMITE DUB features besides Didi Kern on drums & percussion, Susanna Gartmayer on contra-alto clarinet and Juergen Berlakovich on bass, both long-time ensemble members of the joint project "The Vegetable Orchestra".

Vaal announces the release of debut album 'Nosferatu' via new label Pale Blue Dot.

A dark, cinematic triumph, title track 'Nosferatu' was the first song to be released from the record, following a huge few years of touring and underground releases, including one of 2016's most ubiquitous tracks 'Wander To Hell' and 'Monument' on Afterlife.

Vaal has established a sterling reputation as one of the key members of the Afterlife family. Steadily cultivating a strong identity and sound, merging a crossover of techno and breaks, traces of 'Bachian' melodies and UK rave culture.

Two years after the milestone SOMEWHERE compilations, Something Happening Somewhere is commemorating the times that have passed, returning with a new chapter in the series. Selecting unique pieces of artists known and less known, the SOMEWHERE series continue their sound based confessional. Telling unheard stories, exposing unseen surfaces and unheard sounds.
SOMEWHERE III is set to be released as two vinyl samplers, with a selection of the tracks featured in the full digital compilations, which will feature four extra digital only tracks. A host of familiar SoHaSo figures make an appearance, but there is also room for new faces like Aril Brikha, KAAP, Ripperton in his stunning collab with Love over Entropy, Equus, Tracey and Mulder. Every artist on this SOMEWHERE III compilation is expressing their unique experience through sound waves, telling stories and uncovering a piece of themselves. There are things radiating in the violet fog, waiting to be discovered. Journeys that are worth making, but will not necessarily provide any more answers. Something is happening somewhere, once again.
Love over Entropy teaming up with Ripperton, could we wish for more It felt like a dream team combo before we even heard the resulting beauty of Saints de Glace. Inspired by those last nightly frosts of spring days in May, it sounds exactly like those contrasting temperatures and feelings. Down tempo organic grooves and a drifting melody that ebbs in and out of consciousness provide disparity with the glimmering pads that lure in the night air waiting to catch you off guard.
Equus' Ash picks up the pace with a track that was first released on Soma back in 1996, which we felt the need to give new live. Providing a Detroit like chord sequence and a simple but effective groove to accompany, it has a sense of urgency and shares the allure of classy dance floor material. Arik Brikha's disco fueled Eat The Heart feels like driving furiously along an electronic highway, the vibe and thrust imparting perfect sunbathed festival material. Filtered samples, driving arpeggios and house chord stabs, all the necessary ingredients are there to propel you towards a dimension far away from here.
A rolling bassline motif creates the fierce backbone for Tracey's Phase 1, as echo feedback waves in and out with phasing noise providing the necessary movement. The repetition and capitol Funk combined with subdued Juno pads and a hypnotizing melody turn the closing of the second SOMEWHERE IIII sampler into an effective dance floor weapon.

The brilliant DOMENIQUE DUMONT's second long player for Antinote Paris. TIP!
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August 2018: It's already been three years since Domenique Dumont made its entrance in the music world with a debut EP named Comme Ca. Despite a seemingly very quiet musical activity (the opening song to Antinote's compilation Five Years Of Loving Notes was the only song released by the band in 3 years) a few things have changed in-between these two summers: Domenique Dumont is no more the mysterious lone French producer we introduced last time but a Latvian duo, Arturs Liepins and Anete Stuce, which has been collaborating with 'an enigmatic French artist whose existence cannot be confirmed nor denied' (sorry, but it sounds like there's still some mystery in the air, and, again, we're just as clueless as you might be), the duo have been touring live and, most importantly, they kept on broadening their musical palette experimenting in a definitely pop field. Eight of these experiments are now tied together in Miniatures de Auto Rhythm.

The record probably begins where Comme Ca ended: frantic but light drum programing backbones a solar and slightly melancholic melody on Le Début De La Fin ('the beginning of the end'). However, the scope gets enlarged as soon as one reaches the second tune, Quasi Quasi, or Quand, on the flip side, perhaps the most overtly pop-rock oriented song on the record with its Mediterranean guitar and emotional bridge.

The road towards the apex of the record, Le Soleil Dans Le Monde, is a narrow and windy one, punctuated by toy instrumentals like Ono Mambo Haiku or the Donkey Kong Country-friendly Message Of The Diving Bird; however it never departs from its original tongue-in-cheek attitude. It's quite pleasant to imagine these eight 'miniatures' as field recordings from an enchanted world of pop music designed by some Pierre & Gilles' disciples - or are there
musical interpretations of half-mechanical, half-organic creations from a certain Otto Rhiesem (who might have inhabited the Locus Solus villa) There might be no definitive answers to this second set of riddles by Domenique Dumont.

Mannequin Records is proud to present a trilogy of reissues from the avantgarde Italian-born producer Doris Norton, "Norton Computer For Peace" (1983), "Personal Computer" (1984), "Artificial Intellingence" (1985).

Apple's first music "endorsement" (later IBM consultant) and early Roland affiliate, Doris Norton is one of the most important women pioneer in the use of synths and in the early electro / computer music.

While the beat-oriented style of Norton's music aligns her with such global fellow-travelers as Yellow Magic Orchestra and Kraftwerk, her championing of the personal computer as a tool for self-sufficient musical creativity also connects her to more artsy musicians such as Pietro Grossi, Laurie Spiegel, and the League of Automatic Music Composers. Norton's predilection for the bright, glossy timbres of early digital instruments also recalls Hubert Bognermayr and Harald Zuschrader's bizarre 1982 one-off Erdenklang.

1 year after "Personal Computer", Doris Norton released 'Artificial Intelligence' (previous title: From Art-Physiol to Artificial Intelligence, changed before publishing) in 1985, setting a step up in her deep electronic music research and innovation.

Wrapped in soul, blending poetry and polyrhythms, the music of Hiatus Kaiyote is in a lane all by itself. The Grammy-nominated four-piece band is set to return to stereos with their new album Choose Your Weapon.The 18-track, 70-minute odyssey from the Melbourne, Australia-based band takes listeners on a journey through the group's self-created ecosystem, populated with songs each embodying its own mini-cinematic sonic soundscape.

Wrapped in soul, blending poetry and polyrhythms, the music of Hiatus Kaiyote is in a lane all by itself. The Grammy-nominated four-piece band returns to stereos worldwide with their new album Choose Your Weapon.

The 18-track, 70-minute odyssey from the Melbourne, Australia-based band takes listeners on a journey through the group's self-created ecosystem, populated with songs each embodying its own mini-cinematic sonic soundscape. The album is the hotly anticipated follow-up to their celebrated 2013 debut album Tawk Tomahawk [MOVLP923]. Look for the band to tour across the globe in 2015.

Fans have already gotten a taste of what's to come on Choose Your Weapon by way of their December 2014 EP, By Fire, which featured three of the album's 18 tracks. ""By Fire" is a burial song," says frontwoman Nai Palm, about the personal track. "It discusses the creative and destructive forces of fire and uses this element as a reference point to express about my father passing away in a house fire."

After a career spanning more than 25 years John Beltran lands on the Belgian De:tuned label with the long-awaited follow-up album to his widely acclaimed classic 90s masterpiece "Ten Days of Blue". On "Moth" Beltran opens his heart by combining melody, emotion and soul with infectious grooves. As such he lays down the definitive and timeless Detroit sound with a clear nod to the early innovators. From 4/4 dance floor burners to tribal shufflers and ambient interludes, "Moth" is a well-balanced journey full of blissful atmosphere for both the mind and feet.
The matching artwork was designed by the talented Plastica from Spain. Matt Colton took care of the mastering duties to ensure the highest playback quality. The album will be released as a 180 gr vinyl double pack. A separate digital release will also be available from all the usual digital shops.
De:tuned would like to thank John and everyone that has been involved in the making of this wonderful album. Stay tuned!

High quality weirdo political pop from MB Jones (Jee Jee Band, EM Records) - sparse, quirky and strange with English and Korean vocals. TIP!
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Recorded in Busan, Republic of Korea by former US special agent MB Jones, ROK Spy documents both his stay in a country on the verge of a nuclear conflict and his mission there (for obvious confidential reasons, the purpose of this mission is only to be referred to in an elusive way). While most of his personal belongings have disappeared - or, more likely, been destroyed - we are very thankful for the safe receipt of a USB stick containing 7 songs recorded in Autumn 2017, alongside a drawing and a few handwritten notes. We are proud to now be able to share these with you.

In order to do so, we hastily came up with a label. The circumstances under which it was born lead us into calling it Drama'. This release is DRAMA1.

The content of this LP is a seemingly disparate set of pop-not-pop tunes, flirting with dance music on songs like the apocalyptical disco Nuclear War or the bizarre and mind puzzling boogie Pusan Perimeter. Though it is quite hard to put words on MB Jones's productions (one may accurately call it an oddball' of a record), his musical testimony may sit somewhere in-between Holger Czukay's most narrative pieces and Arthur Russel's most cheerful moments, sharing with these two brilliant musicians a genuine feeling of intimacy emanating from each second of his songs. The only thing that may be said without a doubt is that these 7 songs are the product of someone whose ear has been attentive and receptive to all sorts of contemporary musical genres (from trap to experimental electronic music and EDM).

It's still not clear whether the cryptic lyrics evoke situations which already occurred, whether they are oracles, some insider's warnings or whether they are the product of a mind in a hallucinatory state. On Poison Pill - the closing song - he is particularly ambiguous : the CIA bought me a trip / I put the tab under my lip / They want to build a shopping mall / On the DMZ wall'. We'll leave the interpretation to you'

PAM & Zaltan

Estimated shipping date: 18.01.2019

In 2012 Important Records released a historic 12 CD box set compiling much of Pauline Oliveros' early and unreleased electronic work. Reverberations 1 is the first release in an ongoing series dedicated to releasing the entire 12 CD box set on vinyl.

Organized chronologically by studio (here: Pauline Oliveros Home Electronic Music Studio, 1961 & San Francisco Tape Music Center, 1964-1966), the complete Reverberations not only documents Pauline's earliest electronic music but it also functions as an early history of electronic music itself.

Pauline Oliveros, composer, performer and humanitarian was an important pioneer in American Music. Acclaimed internationally, for four decades she explored found, forging new ground for herself and others. Through improvisation, electronic music, ritual, teaching and meditation she has created a body of work with such breadth of vision that it profoundly effects those who experience it and it eludes many who try to write about it.

In partnership with the Pauline Oliveros Trust, Imprec will be releasing essential titles from Pauline Oliveros' catalog on vinyl including the complete Reverberations box set, Tara's Room, Sounding/Way (with Guy Klucevsek) and many more.

"On some level, music, sound consciousness and religion are all one, and she would seem to be very close to that level." John Rockwell

"Through Pauline Oliveros and Deep Listening, I now know what harmony is. It's about the pleasure of making music." John Cage

British producer Ross From Friends aka Felix Clary Weatherall is the newest signing to Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder family. The 24 year old has a fistful of releases under his belt, the distillation of myriad influences from hip-hop cut 'n' paste culture, 80s Eurobeat, Hi-NRG and Italo into lithe, irresistible, raw dancefloor trax. He made his debut on Breaker Breaker in 2015, followed by outings on Lobster Theremin and sister imprint Distant Hawaii, Lone's Magicwire and recently: Molten Jets.

'It's honestly an absolute rush to sign to Brainfeeder,' he explains. 'It has always been pushing such a forward thinking sound, one that constantly grabs my attention with every release. I put these 4 tracks together with Brainfeeder in mind, I wanted to explore the music that I've been developing over the past 7 years as Ross From Friends whilst trying to explore the explosive sound that the label is best known for.'

Up first, 'John Cage' encapsulates both his desire to experiment but also maintain a sense of fun. 'It originally began life as a tune for this goofy hip-hop project that me and my pal Guy from back home always do when he's in London,' explains Felix. 'I'd be making the beat and he raps. It's always a refreshing approach making tracks in that atmosphere because we're both always on such a spontaneous tip. When I'm making music alone, I'm obsessive and everything takes hours, whereas with Guy, we'd try and get as many tracks finished as possible in like a few hours. That's him freestyling a relaxation tape in the intro.'

Limited edition black vinyl 12' housed in an uncoated white board sleeve with product sticker.

Although Itta (Vocals, Harmonium) and Marqido (Analog Synthesizers) have been regular fixtures in Seoul's experimental music community for years, the vinyl release of Spiritual reflects the growing international recognition of their singular sound, described by The Wire as 'meditative synthesized vistas.' Spiritual certainly embodies the meditative element of their music, layering hypnotic modular synth with Indian harmonium drone and Itta's transcendental vocals. This is more than functional music for the metaphysically curious, however. Perhaps more than any of their previous releases, Spiritual offers an open accessibility, owing at least partly to the channeling of krautrock-influenced rhythms. Tracks like 'Luft' and 'Morgen Tempel' wouldn't sound out of place in any DJ set with kraut or psychedelic leanings, while 'Barabonda' and 'Dodeuri' dig deep into a more meditative place, serving as perfect expressions of the album's title and intent. Fans of Neu!, Kraftwerk, Laraaji or Klaus Schulze might find themselves in a comfortable yet unexplored place.

Spiritual was originally released in 2017 as a limited-edition cassette of 250 copies, produced in collaboration with Seendosi, an arts enterprise in Seoul Euljiro district, the city's heart of printing, packaging and electronics manufacturing. The cassette sold out within a year of its production, prompting Extra Noir, who had previously released Tengger's 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' on their Extra Noir Vol. 1 compilation, to propose reissuing Spiritual on vinyl. Working with Seendosi once again, the result is a beautifully produced piece of work. Closely attentive to the band's vision, the gatefold sleeve features rich landscape motifs that evoke Tengger's commitment to earthly travel and the less accessible places beyond. Pressed onto clear vinyl, the design of Spiritual has been carefully constructed to reflect the entirely unique music within: heavy ephemerality, dense transcendence and grounded wanderlust.

Born in 1977, Thomas Mahmoud is a Berlin based cross-disciplinary artist - musician, sound designer, performer, author and radioplay producer.

Since stepping down as the singer with Cologne based band Von Spar (L'age d'or, Tomlab), he has pursued his interests in deconstructing sounds, using analogue and digital tools to work with textures and field recordings. His installation and sound design work is renowned, not least his 48-hour opera with the Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop or his work with choreographer Kat Válastur at the Onassis Cultural Center in Athens.

Many musicians eras­e mis­takes - sta­tic pro­duced by tan­gled wires between the instru­ment and the ampli­fier painstak­ingly fil­tered-out, the ran­dom record­ing mis­takes deleted and corrected, until every­thing is pleas­antly plain. Oth­ers work with the waste of these pro­ce­dures, with the dis­pens­able, the sonic trash. This is how Mahmoud works. He lis­tens closely and grabs the hiss and the hum, not the tone, of a thick bass string. He samples the breath­ing, not the voice, of his favourite singers.

A collaborator by instinct, Mahmoud has worked with the likes of Can Khan Oral, Michael Wertmüller, Mouse on Mars, Birds Of Death, Jammin' Unit, Dr Walker, Marcus Schmickler and many more. "Univorm" is his most recent multimedia project, in collaboration with visual artist Stefan Fähler.

LIONSPRINTCOMPLETEINTENTHOUSANDPRACTICESTHUSCOMEONE 'A mysterious box arrived at the office labelled 'Tsho-Drong Zimpo'. Inside were incense sticks, a bubble wrapped DAT tape with a telephone number on it. We lit the sticks, ran the DAT and a call was made immediately.'

'In the summer of 2017, Kees Berkers (Baby Galaxy, YAYAYA) & Yves Lennertz (Bounty Island) started writing and recording songs in a ballet school in a remote village atthe foot of the Plateau of Doenrade near Alpaca Mountain. Being avid record collectors, with both members having a collection spanning almost every musical era and genre, details from many different genres seep through in their music.

Using South East Asian music from the 60 ´s and 70 ´s as a main inspiration, whilst also bringing their individual musical backgrounds and interests to the table, the recording spree resulted in a remarkable set of songs mixing world music, disco, funk and electronic music.'

On Its First Various Ep, The French Label Cymatique Records Opens A Gate
Through Time And Space. Go Back To The 90's With A² Acid Jams And Glide
Through Them With Rukka's And Robin Dupont's Modern Touch.

Infernal Sounds brings forth the lucky number 13 with a bone-crunching EP from Bristol's finest, Chad Dubz. Having already enjoyed a successful run of releases during 2018, he steps up with a variety of tracks showcasing the hidden depths to his productions, bridging the gap between dubstep and grime, eloquently.

If All The People Took Acid, we wouldnt get much done. FaltyDLs second release on his own imprint Blueberry Records. And it sees him going back to basics.
Dance floor bubbling lead track If All The People Took Acid jacks you directly into an updated ACID soundscape. The tune also gets remix treatment from the inimitable Octo Octa, taking the acid squelching to an even higher level. Both sample someone
explaining their experience with acid from a 1960s documentary on Acid and its effects on the brain.
Flesh Of Acid & Scream Acid are both designed to catch you off guard on the dance floor, perhaps even terrify you. Its an energy thing, we believe clubs should be both safe and electrifying at the same time. That feeling of entering a club and not knowing
what the night will hold its the same feeling you got as a kid when you climbed a tree to high and thought, shit I might not make it down. But you always did, you always did.
EP comes housed in a beautiful sleeve designed by longtime FaltyDL collaborator, Tom Simon.

A Mesmerizing Trip From Krautland Through Electronic Fields To Hypnotonia.exploring The Textures Of Haunting Melodies, Lucious Dreamscapes And Tribal, Dancefloor-ready Beats. After Their Highly Acclaimed Debut Album gim Klanggartenh (on Bigamo . Label Of Frank Wiedemann / Ame), This Is Fred Und Lunafs Next Fascinating Step In Their gelektrokraut/krautelektroh Series.

Who Are Fred Und Luna
"fred Und Luna" Are Two Mannequins Living In A Fashion Boutique In Karlsruhe, Germany. They Serve As Muse For Musician, Lector, Poet And Photo/video Maker Rainer Buchmüller.

Inspired By His Doll Friends And His Love For German Electronic Music Of The Past Decades, Rainer Buchmüller Under The Alias fred Und Luna' Produces His Self-created Genres Elektrokraut And Krautelektro: Both A Modern Combination Of Repetitive Rhythms, Beautiful Melodies, Electronic Soundscapes And Elements From The Krautrock Era.

Under The Name Of ariston Baton' Rainer Buchmüller Also Writes And Performs Sound Poems And Concrete Poetry. On Live Events And Especially On Exhibitions Ariston Baton Is Joining fred Und Luna' And Rainer Buchmüller's Third Identity vizudaru Nono', Who Is Contributing Video And Photo Projections. Together They Form The So Called equipe Nadaphysique'. The Next Exhibition Featuring All Three Named Personalities Will Take Place End Of October 2018 At Rockomotives Festival, Vendôme/france.

A Brief History Of Fred Und Luna
Having Previously Released The Ep glück Auf' On The Scottish Label Optimo Music And Being Remixed By Prins Thomas For The Berlin Label Innervisions, The Year 2017 Saw Fred Und Luna Feature Their Debut Album im Klanggarten' On Frank Wiedemann's (âme, Howling) Newly-founded Label Bigamo Musik.

After The First Editions Of Both The Ep And Lp Being Sold Out Quickly, Live Shows In Germany, France And England Followed As Well As Remixes For Peter Pardeike (connaisseur Recordings) And A Common Release With Trikk On Innervisions, Among Others. A Team-up With Achim Treu (ufo Hawaii) Resulted In Several Remixes For International Musicians.

On Tour With Fred Und Luna (the Luna Principle)
On Live Shows, Fred Und Luna Are Represented By Rainer Buchmüller As Fred And A Luna Spontaneously Chosen From Local Musicians, Friends Or Someone From The Audience, Making Every Show A Surprise And A Unique Performance.

Previous Lunas Include Keyboard Players, Drummers, Djs, Guitarists, Rappers, Poets, Saxophonists, Trumpeters, Violinists, Complete Bands, A Musical Saw Player, An Opera Singer And Many More. Watch Out: The Next Luna Could Be You!

Fred Und Luna News
In January 2019 Fred Und Luna Will Release Their New Album im Tiefenrausch', Mixed By Achim Treu, Followed By The 4 Track Ep im Tanzrausch' Mixed By Jan Krause (beanfield), Both On Compost

Rinse-FM-DJ Kode9 startete 2004 das Hyperdub-Label, das sich schnell zu einer innovativen Brutstätte für UK Bass-Sounds des Post-Milleniums entwickelte. Kode9 selbst veröffentlichte drei Alben, mehrere Mixsampler, sowie Tracks/EPs u.a. bei Rephlex, Warp, Domino und Soul Jazz. Einer der außergewöhnlichsten und profiliertesten Hpyerdub-Künstler ist zweifellos der enigmatische Burial, der mit seinen zeitlosen Meisterwerken "Burial" (2006) und "Untrue" (2007) neue Massstäbe in der zeitgenössischen elektronischen Musik setzte. Gemeinsam erstellen die beiden Koryphäen einen 74-minütigen, hypnotischen Trip, dessen 37 Tracks mit verwirrend vielen Tempiwechseln bis in die obskursten Ecken vordringen. Die Künstler stammen aus Afrika, China, Südamerika, Japan, aber auch Europa und USA. Der atemberaubende Mix deckt eine Vielzahl an Genres von Gqom, Juke und Foodwork bis Trance, Jungle und Grime, sowie jede Menge Material, das nicht kategorisiert werden kann, ab, und klingt, als ob er aus einer Box aus unbekannten Mixtapes zusammengesetzt wurde, die irgendwo in der Gosse gefunden wurden. Ein gebührenden Finale einer ikonischen CD-Serie!

Standout One of a Kind 8LP Box Set + USB + Slipmat!
Includes the full recent 'Underground Sound Sucide' Album first time ever on physical format / on 4 LP
featured collaborations with artists like Just Blaze, Neneh Cherry, Miss Kittin, Chris Liebing and Giggs amongst others
and 4 Remix 12" by the Who is Who of Current Electronic Music.
Nightmares On Wax , Henrik Schwarz, Kerri Chandler, Kenny Dope, Jimmy Edgar, Chris Liebing, Rob Hood , Timo Maas, Martin Buttrich, Pulshar and Many More!

Plus USB Stick and Slipmat. = 8LP , USB, Slipmate, BOX !

Chapter five. London based Teffa returns to Cue Line Records with a large five track EP. The piece has been crafted with a clear mission that evolves throughout the tracks by a well-balanced progressive expression. The style is raw and dirty yet with a rich profoundness. The EP features a collaborative track with Berrik (US) and a remix of the title track by Gaze ill (DK), both bringing an extra touch to Teffa's brilliant Faulty Line EP. An outstanding piece, made as a heavyweight 180 grams 12" vinyl.

Aaron Martin's album "A Room Now Empty" sees him returning to the memory-based recordings of previous albums such as "Almond", "River Water" and "Chautauqua", where layered meanings in the music and titles don't allow a single clear-cut reading of the music.

'A Room Now Empty is similar to the concept of Day Has Ended where Christoph Berg and I created music to encompass the passing of a day, but stretched out for the passing of a lifetime or at least a portion of a lifetime,' says Aaron.

Using cello, electric guitar, bass, roll up piano, banjo, concertina, acoustic guitar, voice, ukulele, singing bowls and lap steel, "A Room Now Empty" keeps the same intimacy and directness of Aaron's previous albums, with a slightly more processed sound creating distance within the music.

All music by Aaron Martin: cello, electric guitar, bass, roll up piano, banjo, concertina, acoustic guitar, voice, ukulele, singing bowls, lap steel

Silent Figure with Landscape LIX by øjeRum

The raw jacking sexiness of Ghetto House has always played a big role in the Killekill universe. So it's high time to put out our first release which goes that direction. Italian Andrew Soul is an artist we have been watching for a while already. When he sent the demo with the extremely raw and dirty tunes that you find on the A-side of this 12, the decision was easy: Killer stuff which makes you bounce immediately - We want to put this out!
The B-side comes from Dirtbox, who is also one half of Snuff Crew and therefore has been part of the Killekill family for a while already. Actually almost from the start. Being the musical wizard he is, he can not only make house and acid music and anything else you could think of, but also class A Ghetto House. Maybe even more classic than Andrew Soul's side but ranging from the percussive style of SMMFD and Work That to the raw energy of Fukk it is definitely in no way less original.
Shake dat ass!

BELLADONNA GRAVE is a new solo project from L.A, California. Past august 2018 has been released 2 mindblowing albums at the same time, 'Behind Despair' and 'Spiritual Death'. This double EP put together the best of the best of those majestic works. At ORACULO RECORDS we strongly think that we are more than probably in front of the cold synth / electronic record of the year. It arrives on ultra deluxe 2×12 EP format and produced in a ONE-OFF truly ultra extra limited edition of 200 copies lacquered pressed on 180 gr. high quality solid black vinyl, including inner big postcard with tracklist and a POSTER of BELLADONNA GRAVE's scan/copy based art. All tracks have been specially remastered for LONG CUT vinyl by Eric Van Wonterghem.

Collecting orders for repress

Upbeats, Neonlight and Pythius with the release of 'Until The World Ends' - a four-track, collaborative EP with NZ duo State Of Mind. To be released on march 19th on vinyl via their genre-defining Blackout imprint, it marks an exciting start to 2015.

Lead track 'Ego' immediately sets the tone with growling bass lines and punchy synth-stabs that underpin dark, techy atmospherics and vocal loops.

Second track 'Until The World Ends' proves once again both acts' enduring versatility - kicking off with a bass-heavy dubstep tones complimented by vocal duties from State Of Mind's fellow New Zealander PNC, before switching to a manic, intelligently structured groove for the remainder.

'Bad' opens with progressive percussion and softly-worked synths that move euphorically to a pounding drum break, whilst fourth track 'Jack Nicholson', featuring an imitable sample of the man himself, is a bass-fuelled shockwave of a track. Final track.

Black Sun Empire have built a reputation for curating their own brand of dark, neurofunk-inspired drum & bass over the past 12 months and this collaboration with long term accomplices State Of Mind - whom released their latest album 'Eat The Rich' via the label earlier this year - feeds into the hype surrounding Blackout as the label looks ahead to 2015.

Cube is the prolific and chimeric nom de plume of one Adam Keith, formidable tape experimentalist and artist / abraser currently operating in Oakland, California's vibrant subterranea. After countless cassette releases, 2016's well-received My Cube LP and a tenure in no-wave faction Mansion, Keith reaffirms Cube's pledge with Decoy Street - his second album and the most developed work he has made under any guise to date.

Opener "In This House" serves as the ideal introduction to Cube: cellular interference, colliding circuitry, metal-on-metal grind and simplistic guitar distortion meet a towering and damaged beat. While "Habit" merges downtempo and industrial touchstones via layers of heavily treated vocals, "Sanctuary" tilts further towards propulsion - a dark treatise on discomfort, yet contagious enough to charm DIY and post-punk devotees.

Released on W.25TH, Superior Viaduct's sub-label for contemporary bands, Decoy Street is recommended for fans of Prurient, Puce Mary and Alan Vega.

This Is The Second Release On Young Imprint Turnland. Dusa - Open Road Ep Is Picturing The Ups And Downs Of A Fictional Road Trip Through Wanderlust, Anxiety And Nostalgia In Five Snapshots.

Multi-platinum selling Australian alt-electro pioneers Empire Of The Sun (Luke Steele & Nick Littlemore) celebrate the tenth anniversary of their multiple-ARIA-award winning debut album 'Walking On A Dream' with the release of a limited edition vinyl product on Captiol Records/EMI Music Australia, the first vinyl release of the album in over three years. The product includes:

A gatefold, 180 gram heavyweight vinyl of Walking On A Dream on transparent blood orange vinyl.

The original artwork from the initial 2009 vinyl release.

A unique code to download the previously unreleased track 'Chrysalis'.

Produced By Tim Green (the Former Guitarist Of Punk Iconoclasts
Nation Of Ulysses, Who Has Worked With Sleater-kinney, Bikini Kill,
Joanna Newsom And Jawbreaker, Among Others), 'post Earth' Is A
Call To Arms, Interspersed With Frustration And Hope.
'it Wasn't Intentional To Write A Politically Charged Record,' Says
Bassist Amy Allen, Who Constitutes Feels With Laena Geronimo
(guitar/vocals), Shannon Lay (guitar/vocals) And Michael Perry
Rudes (drums). 'but The Way The World Is Functioning Right Now
Made It Impossible To Write About Anything Else. We All Need To
Figure It Out; We're Running Out Of Time. The Golden Age Is Over.'
Maybe Feels Did Not Start Their Second Album With A Conceptual
Agenda But They Definitely Intended To Speak Out: 'if You Have Any
Kind Of Platform, You Should Use It For Good,' Lay States. Geronimo
Continues, 'if Our Wildest Dreams Came True, The Album Would
Sound Exciting To People While Also Inspiring Awareness And Action
Against Hate, Prejudice, Greed, The Destruction Of Our
Environment... Apathy's Not Cool And Toppling Oppression Could Be
Fun If We Do It Together!'
With A Steadfast Proportion Of Heavy And Light, Post Earth Never
Completely Wallows In Despair: Disillusionment Is Met With A Heady
Helping Of Defiance; Hard Work Battles Against Apathy; And There
Are Even References To The Simpsons, Courtesy Of Superfan Lay.
Feels Also Strike A Perfect Balance Musically Between Noise And
Energy, Breath And Space With A Mix Of Angular, Interweaving
Guitars, Lush Vocal Harmonies, Heavy Bass And Pummeling Drums -
At Times Hearty And Loud And At Others Stunningly Harmonic And
Calm. These Newly Emphasized Dynamics Highlight The Subtler,
Weirder, And Sonically Interesting Elements Of 'post Earth' And
Allowed The Four Friends (who Have Played Intermittently In Bands
Together Since High School) Room For Experimentation.
Lp Includes Digital Download Code.

After a musical break of ten years, Franck Sarrio celebrates his great return on RADIO MARS with four original tracks half way between Electro and Techno genres. For his new EP on French label, hopefully the second of a long series, the Clermont-Ferrand based artist delivers a funky and cosmic trip of his typical trademark. Alternating between cerebral and epic dance floor cuts of pure anthology, 'Army Of Robots' deploys an impressive musical weaponry whose crystal clear and robotic sound will not leave you indifferent.

Having made his first Dark-wave and industrial steps on mythic Bunker imprint in 2003, then inaugurated with 'Secret Industry' the first outing of his own FSS label in 2005, Franck returns today to an powerful electro tinted with Detroit influences (Dopplereffekt, Aux 88, Cybotron). The author of essential 'Robotic Invasion EP' on RADIO MARS in 2008 also appeared on various compilations including 'SOM compilation' and 'SOM compilation 5' from the mighty Solar One Music run by Nico Jagiella along with Robert Witschakowski aka The Exaltics.

Traveling without moving, at the speed of thought!

Debut release by newcomer Glyn Hendry on Overmono's Poly Kicks label.

Hailing from Nuneaton, England, Kevin Harrison recorded both solo and collaboratively throughout the late '70s and early '80s. While his early recordings would come out in hyper-limited editions or go unreleased for decades, Inscrutably Obvious remains his sole LP - a lost gem of Britian's '80s cassette culture and DIY bedroom aesthetics.

Originally released in 1981, Inscrutably Obvious covers a lot of ground on its seventeen inscrutable tracks - from analog synth workouts to mutated disco and shimmering guitar improvisations. The album maintains a late-night vibe, filtered through a post-punk lens.

Harrison clearly wears his influences on his sleeve - major debts are paid to Brian Eno, Robert Fripp and Manuel Gottsching - yet finds his own unique voice, combining quirky instrumentals and surrealist sensibilities.

This first-time reissue is recommended for fans of Chris & Cosey, Cupol and The Normal. Inscrutably Obvious sounds as fresh today as it must have nearly 40 years ago.

Japanese producer The Future Eve - known for his minimalist, synthesised pieces under the moniker Tomo Akikawabaya such as The Castle (1984), reissued alongside other works on New York's Minimal Wave Records as The Invitation of The Dead in 2015 - has announced a landmark collaboration spanning continents and planes of existence. Going under the new name of The Future Eve, he has worked together with the legendary Robert Wyatt to create an electronic journey of sound.

'02.03' is a prototype of 'Tom Hay's Fox' on Robert Wyatt's 2003 album Cuckooland.
the album mastered by Taylor Dupree (12K).
the limited double vinyl edition has printed artwork on insert and innersleeve,
outer sleeve with gloss UV varnish include download code.
also including '02.02' for vinyl only track.

Featuring Justin Bieber, MØ, Travis Scott, Ariana Grande, Quavo, Nicki Minaj, Sean Paul and many more, Essentials highlights Major Lazer's reach across the globe, and the vast range of their influences and influence to date.
With standouts as wide-ranging as 'Jah No Partial,' with its sample of heritage Jamaican artist Joh7nny Osbourne, to features from the world's biggest pop stars, to the now legendary Flosstradamus remix of 'Original Don,' to their Latin Grammy nomination for 'Sua Cara,' which was one of the biggest video launches in YouTube's history. Also including their recent collaboration with African artists like Burna Boy, Babes Wodumo, Mr. Eazi and Kizz Daniel, Essentials showcases Major Lazer's unique positioning and singular talent for transcending borders and genre.
Essentials features a brand new release, 'Blow That Smoke' featuring Tove Love, plus their biggest hits to date, 'Lean On' (the first independent track to hit #1 on U.S. Top 40 radio) and 'Cold Water,' two of the most streamed songs of all time on Spotify. Beyond their many accolades, Major Lazer's storied career has been marked by constant reinvention that has shaped the sound today's pop.
With three albums under their belt—2009's 7Guns Don't Kill People...Lazers Do, 2013's Free The Universe and 2015's Peace is the Mission—the band continues to tour the world over, including a groundbreaking 400,000 person show in Havana, Cuba as chronicled in the 2017 documentary Give Me Future, multiple trips to Pakistan, a just-wrapped tour of Africa and beyond. Major Lazer's mission—to make the world smaller by making the party bigger—continues to grow worldwide. A highly anticipated fourth album is on the way, with much more to come from Major Lazer in 2019.
Fans will recognize longtime collaborator Ferry Gouw's work on the cover, featuring hand drawn portraits of Diplo, Walshy Fire and Jillionaire, plus featured artists and friends from throughout their discography, as well as a reappearance of the Major Lazer cartoon.
Major Lazer Essentials follows the band's new Afrobeats Mixtape and a recent tour of Africa with stops in South Africa, Malawi, Kenya and Uganda. While in Africa, Major Lazer visited the VETPAW (Veterans Empowered to Protect African Wildlife) headquarters to participate in anti-poaching missions alongside veterans and learn more about ways to combat poaching in South Africa and beyond. Learn more and donate here.

CD1
1. Blow That Smoke (feat. Tove Lo)
2. Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake)
3. Cold Water (feat. Justin Bieber & MØ)
4. Light It Up (feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG) Remix
5. Know No Better (feat. Travis Scott, Camila Cabello & Quavo)
6. Sua Cara (feat. Anitta & Pabllo Vittar)
7. Watch Out For This (Bumaye) feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green
8. Powerful (feat. Ellie Goulding & Tarrus Riley)
9. Pon De Floor (feat. Vybz Kartel)
10. Hold The Line (feat. Mr. Lex & Santigold)
11. Keep It Goin' Louder (feat. Nina Sky & Ricky Blaze)
12. All My Love (feat. Ariana Grande & Machel Montano) Remix

CD2
1. Original Don (feat. The Partysquad) Flosstradamus Remix
2. Get Free (feat. Amber Coffman)
3. Run Up (feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR & Nicki Minaj)
4. Jah No Partial (feat. Flux Pavilion)
5. Be Together (feat. Wild Belle)
6. Bubble Butt (feat. Bruno Mars, Tyga & Mystic)
7. Jet Blue Jet (feat. Leftside, GTA, Razz & Biggy)
8. Come On To Me (feat. Sean Paul)
9. Boom (feat. MOTi, Ty Dolla $ign, Wizkid & Kranium)
10. Orkant/Balance Pon It (feat. Babes Wodumo & Taranchyla)
11. Loyal (feat. Kizz Daniel & Kranium)
12. All My Life (feat. Burna Boy)
13. Tied Up (feat. Mr. Eazi, RAYE & Jake Gosling)

Tatu Metsätähti And Tatu Peltonen Formed Their Electro Duo Mr Velcro Fastener In The Small Town Of Turku, Finland Back In 1995. In 1999, After A Couple Of Twelve Inches, They Released Their First Full Length Album 'lucky Bastards Living Up North' On I220, Which Was Well Noted (not Only For Its Hyper Colourful Cover Art By The Designers Republic). The Album Took The Duo Touring In Europe And Overseas, And Led To Further Releases On Labels Like Stars-music, Ali B's Air Recordings, Solina Records, Cyber Dance And Of Course Billy Nasty's Electrix, As Well As Remixes For The Likes Of Hardfloor, Marco Carola, Dk8, Transparent Sound And Aux88.

Returning To Electrix With Their Third Full Ep For The Label (and A Gap Of 13 Years!) They Have Delivered Their Own Unique And Recognizable Electro Sound With Two New Cuts. 'a Monster In Two Worlds' With Its Electro-funk Sound, Classic Vocoded Vocals And Grinding Groove Is A Perfect Opener, While 'bakteriofag' (bacteriophage In English) Like Its Name, Creeps Up Like A Virus, Infecting The Senses With Its Crisp And Shining Melody.

Additionally, There's Remixes Of 'a Monster In Two Worlds' From Silicon Scally (carl Finlow In His Electro Guise) And M-twelve (the New Moniker Recently Launched By Billy Nasty And Surface's Nick Dunton) To Complete The Line-up.

Bearing traces from his earlier synth ambient project Sansernes Rus as well as his previous engagement in the danish noise and techno scene, this debut EP operates on the fringes of percussive techno, melodic ambient, and bass music with nods to several other styles including IDM and millenium trance. In other words Safe Following Distance' reflects a very adventurous approach to music making, offering four individually strong tracks out of which each one draws upon inspiration from different genres while contributing to an overall aesthetic perspective.

Just over a year after the release of sophomore
album 'Origin And Echo', Snow Palms return with a
powerful two-track release - almost 18 minutes of
music in total.
'Everything Ascending' sees Snow Palms mainstay
David Sheppard's signature glinting electronics and
crystalline glockenspiels augmented by modular
synths, tapes, piano and soaring vocal flights. Over
ten minutes in length, this is an undulating,
inexorably unfurling odyssey, oscillating seamlessly
between passages of mesmeric electronic pulse,
choral-enhanced minimalism and immersive,
gamelan-like ambience.
While there may be echoes of Kaitlyn Aurelia
Smith, Steve Reich and Midori Takada's Mkwaju
Ensemble along the way, ultimately, 'Everything
Ascending' proffers a uniquely rapturous sonic
realm that is pure Snow Palms.
'Circling', meanwhile, is a bold orchestral
reimagining of one of the highlights from 'Origin
And Echo'. A response to their own remix of 'Cycle
12' by fellow Village Green artist and renowned
film music arranger/orchestrator Matt Dunkley, this
is a brilliant repositioning of Snow Palms' music in
the emotion-soaked cinematic idiom.

World-renowned Irish American group The Gloaming return with their highly anticipated third studio album.

The Gloaming is four master musicians and one singer, seemingly suspended in time as their music unfurls around them, its tendrils reaching out into every nook and cranny of the room.

It's undoubtedly Irish music - with violinists Martin Hayes and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, guitarist Dennis Cahill and Iarla Ó Lionáird, one of the greatest contemporary Sean-nós singers. However, it's also more than that: pianist and producer Thomas Bartlett steers the music towards a place where modernity and the old world become one. The heart of The Gloaming remains but there are touches throughout that signal its points of difference.

Words and Music is a rare and sought-after album by artist Tom Phillips (b. 1937). Fueled by painting, opera, and concrete poetry, this LP was originally published by the king, Hansjörg Mayer, in 1975 (this LP has never been repressed).

Most are familiar with Tom Phillips' "After Raphael" painting used on the cover of Brian Eno's Another Green World LP, along with the television series he made with director Peter Greenaway, A TV Dante (1990). However, Tom's crowning achievement is his art-book A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel. A reworked version of the obscure book, A Human Document, by W.H. Mallock, each page laboriously painted and collaged over. Spools of text are re-discovered from the original book, stitching together a new story surrounding the protagonist, Toge. Six editions have been published from between 1970 and 2017, each with different texts and paintings imagined. Phillips' work has the air of forlorn fantasy to it ... a designed romance.

The first side of Words and Music contains four chamber works grown from impressionistic and graphic scores. A lovely flavor of British experimental composition à la Cornelius Cardew (with whom Phillips collaborated in the Scratch Orchestra). Tom's music incorporates touchstones of visual art: in his Irma opera, a band of voice colors wash over slides of chamber melodies; in "Ornamentik," (commissioned by Stuart Dempster) acoustic and electronic instruments are played as extended shapes along a piece of paper. The piano piece "Lesbia Waltz" augments sheet music, cut-up measure by measure, placed and replaced.

The second side of the LP holds readings from his famed book, A Humument. Recited by Tom, whose chestnut voice perfectly carries the stanzas of bizarre, romantic poetry. Dancing between discoveries and meanings with gentle blood and ink soaking on each word.

* Following A String Of Releases On His Own Manband Label, Toma Kami Lands On Livity Sound With A Fresh Two Track 12' Contrasting The Zippy Percussive Groove Of 'sharp Tool' With The Gurgling Vibrations Of 'land Of The Insane'.

* Established In 2011, Livity Sound Is A Frontrunning Label In Uk Electronic Music. Since Its Inception, Peverelist's Imprint Has Dedicated Itself To Releasing Innovative Music, Eschewing Existing Forms And Forging Its Own Stylistic Path.

Bastard Jazz is proud to present the next installment of our long running Tempo Dreams compilation series. As with previous volumes of the compilation, we've tapped an established artist that we're big fans of to shine a light on their personal favorite producers, and compile an album up of all unreleased music from emerging & underrated young talent. And with Volume 5, we're happy to welcome in the Los Angeles based but globetrotting selection of Free The Robots.

Rooted in Santa Ana, CA, Chris Alfaro aka Free the Robots has spent over a decade taking his craft to audiences around the globe. Known as one of the pioneering artists to come out of LA's infamous beat movement, the energy and technical skill behind his live performances have landed him among the greats, sharing stages with Dj Shadow, Prefuse 73, Flying Lotus, to Afrika Bambaataa. Crafting stories to tell with his ever-evolving solo project Free the Robots, he has always had the ability to jump in and out of other worlds inspiring a unique signature sound that hints at jazz, psych, electronic, and hip hop, while remaining un-genre-fiable.

Staying almost permanently on the road, Chris has come across an array of artists and scenes around the world. Different tours and temporary living situations have landed him in the middle of both the DIY underground and more mainstream clubs and stages. Some artists he's connected with have either kept it proudly local or breached international borders. Underrated, unknown, or already on the brink; these are just a few of the people that have crossed paths with Free The Robots. He's chosen these songs as a representation of some of the vibes that inspire his music: Jazz, Psychedelia, Dirtwave, Beats, and a little bit of Future Funk make up Volume 5 of his Tempo Dreams series.

As with all previous volumes, the compiler has produced a track exclusively for the album, which Chris delivers in the bass heavy, South East Asian vibes of "Nasi Goreng" (also available on a limited edition 7" with another unreleased FTR track). Other producers included on the album include Mophono, Never Ending Echo, Kuromoji, RSI-MSK, The Breathing Effect, Cazal Organism, Lefto, Chubby Boss, Caliph8, TITLE, Nois IV, The Heavy Twelves, Mu. and Markey Funk.

36's music is often associated with and influenced by the futuristic, cyberpunk side of ambient music. His ability to transport and portray new worlds evident through his 2016 album for ASIP, 'The Infinity Room', or any of his self-released works. It's of no surprise then to see his return to ASIP take this exploration one-step further. However, instead of the more obvious themes that come with cyberpunk, such as technological fetishism or vapid aesthetics, Dennis has decided to focus on the isolation of individuals, using (and often abusing) technology as a means of escapism - a side of cyberpunk that often goes unnoticed when it comes to the musical depictions that come with it. Fade To Grey reflects on current social paradigms, where social media has become a weak substitute for human interaction. Rather than bringing people together, it often makes us feel lonelier than ever. As evident in the album's artwork, technology is shown to be far from benign. The soft, gentle elegance of watercolor is juxtaposed by the violent splatters of machinery. Every vice has its price. Considering the landscape of our own world right now, where a handful of companies control everything we consume, where convenience is more important than privacy, where personal choice is pre-determined by algorithms analyzing our behavior, and where the internet has become a battleground for influence and propaganda... It's not a stretch of the imagination to believe we're already witnessing our very own dystopia.

ASC & Sam KDC's seminal ambient masterpiece from 2012 finally gets the wax treatment. There has been high demand for a vinyl reissue of Decayed Society, so without further delay, the time is now.

LIMITED! Standard wallet with gold foil detail, heavyweight black vinyl, printed inner and print insert with gold foil detail, shrink, sticker

'So that you might hear me' was recorded at several studios in Seattle with the producer Phil Ek (The Shins, Fleet Foxes, Father John Misty) and was mixed by Craig Silvey (Arcade Fire, Metronomy).

A need for connection lies at the heart of the band's third album. Both bold and exposed, intimate yet expansive, the first two tracks are a perfect example of this: 'Fuel On The Fire' pulses and blossoms from the visceral throb of drum machine beats and electric guitars into an orchestral beauty that showcases the more electronic side of the band. This is juxtaposed with the bewitching 'Blankets Of Sorrow" that demonstrates the more intimate Bear's Den sound and explores themes of familial love and of trying to reach someone who can no longer be reached. With the band beloved by their fans for the way their songs have woven themselves into the fabric of some of the most bittersweet chapters of their lives, 'So that you might hear me' continues in that vein, pairing soaring melodies with poignant and at times unsettlingly personal lyricism.

So that you might hear me' is the follow-up to 2014's 'Islands', which earned them an Ivor Novello nomination, and 2016's more expansive 'Red Earth & Pouring Rain', which reached number six in the UK chart. The band have sold almost 500,000 records over the course of their career, with 'Red Earth & Pouring Rain' seeing them cap four years of non-stop touring selling a total of 100,000 tickets across Europe which included two glorious sold-out homecoming shows at Brixton Academy and Hammersmith Apollo.
'So that you might hear me' will be released on 26th April on Communion Records.

Das Duo Boy Harsher Aus Northampton, Massachusetts Gibt Es Seit 2014 Und Sie Verbinden Düstere Dance-beats, 80er-jahre-versatzstücke Mit Sehr Ätherischen Vocals Und Schaffen So Eine Unheimliche, Intensive Und Fesselnde Klangwelt.
Nach Ihren Ersten Ep&album-veröffentlichungen "lesser Man (diverse Pressungen 2014 - 2018, Soft Science / Nachtaufnahmen / Aufnahme + Wiedergabe / Nude Club) Und "yr Body Is Nothing" (diverse Pressungen 2016 - 2018, Dka Records / Nude Club), Ist - careful Nun Der Nächste Schritt - Vielleicht Noch Einen Schritt Weiter In Richtung Dunkelheit.

Augustus Muller Entwickelt Den Unterbau Der Tracks Aus Präzisen Und Kraftvollen Beats (die Irgendwie Nach Damals Klingen, Aber Von Heute Stammen) Und Schleift Darüber Noch Sägende Synthies, Während Jae Matthews Dazu Haucht, Schreit Und Singt. Diese Kathartischen Aber Auch Magnetisierenden Tracks Wurden Innerhalb Kurzer Zeit Zu Hits Eines Real Existierenden Untergrunds. Das Album - careful Wurde Hauptsächlich In Massachusetts Geschrieben, Mit Einer Handvoll Synthesizern Und Einem Laptop. Für Muller Ist Ein Minimales Set-up Sehr Bedeutend In Diesem Prozess. Gemischt Wurde In Italien Mit Maurizio Baggio Von La Distilleria Studio.

Boy Harsher Haben Sich Über Die Letzten Jahre Bereits Eine Sehr Treue Untergrundgemeinde Er- Und Zu Beginn Des Jahres Eine Triumphale, Restlos Ausverkaufte Tour Durch Europa Gespielt. Es Folgte Eine Weitere Tour Durch Europa Und Zwei Us-touren, U.a. Mit The Soft Moon. Im Frühjahr Folgt Die Eigene Headline-tour Durch Europa.

Ken Oath slip on their moon shoes for a joint venture with Freda & Jackson, pressing up four cuts that will have you slipping the surly bonds of earth and dancing in the skies. Loaded with basslines heavier than a neutron star and well-chopped breaks, produced with a dubwise ear for space, this is some of the duo's finest material yet 'Kendama' is the heaviest cut here, a deep psychedelic outing that's swathed in an foggy haze. Abstracted digi-flutes and koto plucks are paired with a skull-boring bassline and exacting breakbeat dissection, adding some levity to the leaden heaviness of the track's bass-weight. 'Cubone' slows but retains the hallucinatory haze that coils around all these trackers. Thudding bass anchors the floating drones and glitches, while percussion snakes through the track, building, like smoke slowly filling a room. The steady build is transportive, to the point where you hear the final echo tail trailing out into silence, and wonder how that all time dissipated Flipping over the record, 'Platform 22' is where you'll find the two of them at their loosest. Submerged vibraphone melodies and swirling voices play over a bassline that sounds like its descending the stairs, boisterous and half-drunk, to culminate in an orgiastic percussion frenzy at the end. Spacious and dubwise, 'Noggin' is a tellingly heady closer. Samples are set adrift across the track as they are dubbed-out and dissolved into smears of sound. There's a buoyancy to the whole piece, a pleasant weightlessness that keeps you floating after the final notes fade out. One time for ya mind.

Following 1 or 2 small run / mailorder lathe cuts, Polytechnic Youth follow it's hugely successful 'Popcorn Lung' label compilation LP, with it's first full length of the new year, and man... this one is just wonderful! A mighty record to kick off what promises to be another hugely productive, constantly busy year for the Crouch End based synth label.

PY often likes to quote the artist directly in it's press releases, and this one is no exception. Gabe's own words, more than adequately explaining the path leading to this killer set for 2019; 'It feels a little ridiculous to pretend that the person introducing you to Gabe Knox is some kind of bigwig press agent and not just Gabe Knox himself, so let me, Gabe Knox, tell you a little about myself in that hopes that you'll give my music a listen.

In 2014, after years of moderate success as a local musician and club DJ in Toronto, Canada, I looked at my collection of barely functioning analogue synths and drum machines and said to myself 'Instead of trying to unsuccessfully make music you think other people will like, why don't you make something that you'd actually want to listen to for once' I wanted to make music that had the drive shaft of Neu!, the punishing low end of King Tubby, the interleaved melodic lines of Vince Clarke, the melancholic, otherworldly whimsy of Raymond Scott and Delia Derbyshire, the hypnotic drone of Spacemen 3, and the analogue intimacy of Le Car. I wanted to bring the euphoria and hypnosis of dance music to the rock kids, and the energy and excitement of rock music to the dance kids.

This was going to be a tough sell in the clique-y Toronto music scene, so I figured the best way to get the music out there would be by recording when I can and self-releasing a steady stream of EPs online. They would all be a series, a snapshot of the evolution of that initial idea. ABC represents a compilation of the best songs of the first three EPs, subtly remixed and remastered to best suit vinyl. I hope you love listening to it as much as I loved making it.'

This really is a remarkable record. Displaying all the PY traits of icy cool blasts of minimal synth, motorik grooves, melodic pop via passing nods to early mute and sky records. Never before did label head Dom think he'd get the chance to namecheck 2 musical heroes from wildly differing poles -Vince Clarke and Spacemen 3- into one LP PR sheet, so he's understandably excited for this one's release!

250 copies on yellow wax in hand numbered, reverse board sleeves. Sure to go real quick....

First release on Infiltrate, 4 tracks on a electro techno tip.

Following a run of sought-after releases on cassette from artists including Anthony Naples, Xvarr and E Ruscha V, Good Morning Tapes switch to vinyl for their latest (and first with HJ).

By Mahbunzi Nahgo Pihndi ("All the Healing Green Leaves of the Forest') aka Brian Close, one half of New York avant-garde duo Georgia:

'This record is an extension of a foray into trance ritual music. It is structured as a companion for film, meditation, vision seeking & sound rest.

It is by nature a nature worship record, combining acoustic percussive improvisation, sensory foley, vocalized staccatos, and a specific brew of physical / metaphysical sound relations... mind hush / thought flush / spirit rush / sun rise.

Inspired by an initiation ceremony of the Bwiti / Fang people of Gabon. This collection relays a fragmented branch of timings of this ceremony and proposes other paths for the sacred (Mougongo) instrument.

Recoded + Restructured + Reflected as a time capsule, with fullest respect / blessings to breeze the Bwiti understandings through the current climate.

Proceeds of this record will be donated to Tata-Yo (Nganga), Ebando.'