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We at Antisocial Records are happy to announce our first release 'Don't Play Games'
Being babies of the 80's but children of the 90's, we spent many hours in our room
playing 90's Video Games, therefore we were heavily influenced by their soundtracks. So we've selected the very best soundtracks to give a facelift and these are the results.


The first track, 'Silkie vs Joss Ryan' - Sub Castle, is a reimagination of a song from the 'Super Mario World' soundtrack. Next up is 'Silkie -FF7' which samples the
'Final Fantasy 7' Fighting Theme. And, last but not least we have, 'Silkie - Sonic Boom' which takes on the Guile Theme from 'Street Fighter 2'.

Emotional Response returns to Dusseldorf with a compilation of the music emanating out of the Diskant label over some 7 EPs between 2009-2014. Featuring the productions of The Durian Brothers, Harmonious Thelonious and Don't DJ, their unique polyrhythmic percussive sound of the label is highlighted across this special double album.

Releasing this collection of works of the Diskant label is special as it was the discovery of Disk01 on the wall of Honest Jons store back in 2009 that was one of the prime influences in the creation of Emotional Response. Obscure, rhythmic music like no other was matched in striking artwork, presented on screen-printed sleeves that caught the imagination.

Since then a lot has become known about Dusseldorf's music scene. DJs, artists and labels like Musiccargo, Wolf Muller, Lena Wilikens, Tolouse Low-Trax, Themes From Great Cities, Vladimir Ivkovic, Kunstopf, B.A.R and more have all deservedly reached out beyond the original meeting and melting pot that is the Salon Des Amateurs to become names to watch.

With so much interest centered on this cultural hive, it is only right that the Diskant collective of musicians is now viewed and their music appraised for how ground breaking and influential it has been on the Cities unique musical perspective.

Born out of the early years of the Salon (check online for suitable live clips), the label was set up as a vehicle for the music and member's music of The Durian Brothers. Florian Meyer (Don't DJ), Stefan Schwander (Harmonious Thelonious) and Marc Matter. Coming together from their own music backgrounds to explore a new experimental polyrhythmic para-funk via distorted electronics. Using specially prepared turntables, hypnotic rhythmic patterns, noise and sequencing they have created a dense and fuzzy excess that over four sides of vinyl is here now presented as a retrospective, but not an end, to highlight their unique sound.

Narratives Music returns after 6 months with the first of a new wave of music for 2016.Blocks and Escher present Narratives 011 and a new artist to the label.

This debut from Concealed Identity offers a beautiful and hard hitting double A Side which conjures up visions and tales truly fitting of the track titles and the Narratives Music camp.

First aired on Friction's BBC Radio 1 show, the lush and warm Levanter, has been a fixture in Blocks and Escher sets for months and moved dancefloors across Europe in 2015. A true example of beautiful agression.

The flip side, Calavera, is a different beast entirely. Equally as musical as Levanter, trumpets and guitars introduce the listener to this piece of music but the introduction of the bass reveals a very different and contrasting side to the artist.

Calavera has grabbed the attention of DJ's across the Drum and Bass scene, championed by the Metalheadz camp and finding its way into the highest calibre DJ's sets.

Les Disques du Crepuscule presents Space & Time, a brand new album by Deux Filles, the reclusive arthouse duo comprising Colin Lloyd-Tucker and Simon Fisher Turner, aka Gemini Forque and Claudine Coule.
The fictive French girls released two high-regarded albums of ambience and found sound at the dawn of the 1980s. More recently both Silence & Wisdom and Double Happiness drew praise from Richard King in his book Original Rockers for their 'dreamlike solemnity immersed in a cloud of echo from which incorporeal voices emerged then retreated with unnerving suddenness' and 'music sounding as if borrowed from a chamber piece and re-scored for an ethereal ensemble of recorded whispers and ticking clocks.'
Since the girls' first aural stirrings Simon Fisher Turner has become a prolific soundtrack composer (Caravagio, Blue, The Epic of Everest), as well as finding cult pop success as The King of Luxemburg. Alongside a string of eclectic solo releases, Colin Lloyd-Tucker's vocal and production credits include work with Kate Bush, The The and Sweet Dreamer.
Space & Time sees Deux Filles reunited after 33 and a third years of silence, recorded on a musical Grand Tour which took in France, England, Scotland, Nicaragua and Japan. Now, as then, fellow travellers include Matt Johnson (The The), Anni Hogan (Marc Almond) and The Elysian Quartet, as well as Paddy Bush, Maggie Ronson and David Coulter.
Vinyl version is a limited edition of 500 and contains digital download coupon and printed inner bag.

This is THAT tune. You've heard it being battered by My Nu Leng, Om Unit, Alix Perez, Ivy Lab, Chimpo, Hatcha, Mista Jam, dBridge, Rockwell, Fracture, Dub Phizix, Barely Legal, Sam Binga, l the list goes on. One of the biggest tracks out there.

With his debut album 'Once Smitten', London newcomer Elliott Power explores genre-defying sounds of club-savvy soul, UK bass and paranoid trip-hop - echoing the history of era defining label Mo'Wax and the forward thinking spirit of Marathon Artists.



Constructed alongside Elliott's NuBrain cohort Dorian Lutz, it is an ethereal journey through the underbelly of his native city, regaling tales of dark corners, shady characters and riotous nights, all set against luscious arrangements and driving rhythms.

Grab a Function Dubz release for some raw Jungle Dnb with soul.
Award winning reggae artist Y.T. will assist Digital with selecting the right vocalists forFDUBZ so expect some seasoned talented artists right here!

Zion - Digital:

We kick off with a solo track from Digital. 'Zion' is heavily influenced by reggae and has a powerful Jungle feel to it.
With support from Dj's like Bryan Gee, Jumping Jack Frost, Spirit, Storm, Nomineand DJ Marky shows Zion kicks off hard in the clubs which is what we want atFunction Dubz.

Bad Bwoy Talk:

'Bad Bwoy Talk' features talented reggae artist YT who featured on Prodigy's Gold selling album 'The Day Is My Enemy'.

YT keeps busy with successful reggae label 'Sativa Records' which has released massive tracks like 'Wicked Act' and 'England Story'

Jahtari and Scotch Bonnet artist Solo Banton hits the track with his strong distinctive voice that would bless any dnb or reggae track.

Limited Edition smokey grey Coloured 12" Vinyl, housed in a custom DSCI4 sleeve.

The new album from long time veteran's Gridlok and Prolix has done nothing short of shatter the mold. By using Kickstarter to successfully raise over thirteen thousand dollars, PROJECT TRENDKILL has broken new ground. Not only has this record shown the strength of crowd-sourced funding, but the music has also left an undeniable mark on the scene.

Brutal beats, grungy aesthetics, no-frills, no-nonsense, straight to your guts drum and bass music, designed to disturb dance-floors across the globe. Tested and approved by all the usual suspects, from 'Revenge' appearing on DJ Friction's BBC program as Friction's Fire, to Crissy Criss premiering 'Riot' as his Ace of Clubs. In the clubs it's being battered by everyone from Andy C to Doc Scott and Pendulum to Noisia. Several tracks have already seen exposure on the licensing front also with 2 tunes being used on Andy C's new Nightlife 6 mix compilation as well as UKF showcasing 'Riot'. Drum & Bass Arena have
picked up a tune for their next CD and MTV is scheduling placement into several of their reality shows.

Step up, strap in, this is gonna be a dirty ride....

'18 Cool Obscure Vinyl Rarities From Belgium's Golden Past!'

Edition of 500 copies on splashing 2 coloured vinyl, in luxury full colour cover with many pictures and 2-sided info sheet.

At this point, James Clements aka ASC is clearly in an entire musical realm of his own. With critically acclaimed releases for prominent & well respected ambient, techno, and electronica labels, everything James produces continues to resonate with the most progressive minds in the electronic music scene.

Having cut his production teeth on what was known as 'intelligent drum and bass', James went on to dismantle the very framework of 170 bpm musical creation and re-assemble it into a new adventurous, spacious design which would eventually morph into what became known as 'Autonomic'. Providing the very first album for Instra:mental's 'Nonplus' label (his 6th as ASC), James entered into a flurry of songwriting form that would continue to evolve as he became frighteningly prolific, spreading his unique approach effortlessly across tempo's and non tempo's to re affirm his powerful singularity in a field of music dominated by copyists and recycled ideas.

2015 brings us to his 12th album as ASC and second for Samurai Red Seal. Following on from 2012's 'Out Of Sync', 'Imagine The Future' is the 170 bpm Sci Fi dream-state LP we always hoped ASC would make. An enveloping futuristic sound environment, 'Imagine The Future' conjures images of parallel worlds, much like the Blade Runner movie and soundtrack did for us all in the early 80's and into the 90's.

In November of last year I closed up my studio in Berlin to embark on a 3 month journey with my family primarily to Chile where my wife is from with several other stops across Latin America. Having just completed the production process for the box set of my first 3 ~scape albums on one hand, and looking toward the upcoming work on what will be my 10th artist album, the trip provided a unique opportunity to take stock of where I've been as an artist and what I wanted to say in the next chapter of this process. Due to the extensive travel schedule and few hours I would have for music making each day, I limited myself technically to focusing on collecting field recordings and renewing my interest in free form software synthesis experiments with no consideration of how they may later fit into a traditional song context. These limitations created a framework in which I spent the first few hours of each day creating what affectionately came to be known as the daily drone. While this in and of itself provided a wealth of inspiration and a reconfirmed that deep, patient listening is as an important part of my creative process, the tragic death of my father in law in an accident in mid December would ultimately lend these exercises an entirely new level of gravitas. The death of a loved one brings with it a full spectrum of powerful emotions and inescapable reflections of both one's self, place in the world, and ultimately one's own mortality. As such, what began as a collection of daily musical exercises was suddenly transformed into a virtual space for my own quiet contemplations. Music offers a singularly powerful opportunity for catharsis beyond any written word. It is my hope that others may find similar room for reflection amongst these humble drones.' Deadbeat, March 2015

Electro-pop pioneers Junior Boys return with 'Big Black Coat' their first album in 5 years. The Canadian dancefloor innovators return with their boldest record to date. 'Big Black Coat' is a slick, soulful, synth-pop record fusing their illustrious trademark production with their love for R&B, soul and pop music.

Italian arcade electro superstars Mat 101 are back with this LP of lost recordings from the vaults on Cyber Dance Records. Back in the late 90s when electro was first being resurrected and transformed into a more European dark psychedelic style Mat 101 were at the forefront of the revolution, taking inspiration from the pure electro sounds of the arcade games of their youth and representing the classic Italian sound in new and unexpectedly brilliant ways. Their legacy was immense, spawning Jollymusic, Pigna People, Raiders Of The Lost Arp and Francisco (among many other projects) and inspiring subsequent generations of electro wannabes with how to do it properly ever since. This LP brings together their lost recordings, some intended for a second LP that never was, along with live cuts and rarities as well as other unreleased material. However the album is in no way merely a random collection of lost bits and pieces - what is surprising is how fresh, finished and naturally flowing the record sounds, so much so that it really would have made a worthy follow up to their classic 1999 'Goodbye Mum!' first album. The breadth of sound on the records, from the gently hypnotising strains of 'Marble Madness' and the blissful climax of 'Gloria Gloria' to the intense electro jamming of 'Commando' and the progressive rave monster 'Toys Around', is truly stunning. And with dancefloor anthems like 'Falling Down Suite' and 'Musicadambiente' thrown into the mix too the release is essential ammunition for both DJ activists and armchair-listeners alike.

That's the name which is used by the complete body inked cousins Sigi Aigner and Didi Bruckmayr for their
outstanding performances on Club Dance-parties, Festivals, Free-parties and weddings in the Home- and Foreign-
Countries since more than two years. At their shows they use deep bass-lines, demanding beats, gentle hooklines
and raging 3-D objects. The large sized Mr. State-opera-chorister Aigner and the dwarfish Universal-bush-leaguer
Dr. Bruckmayr also are known for their benedictional work with the performance-group Fuckhead; for them they
count as finded minds. Mussurunga is a frowing suburb of the brazilian provincial capital Salvador da Bahia, which Aigner and Bruckmay vistied job related. While one of them waited without success for a date in Mussurunga and spent all the spondulix which was meant for the taxi, the other one worked very hard in the regional beach-bars on artistic concepts. The result of this jobshare is, among other things, the present EP.

FURTHER 100! - Deluxe LP w 180g Vinyl Printed inner sleeve and offset printed insert sheet (poster) with liner notes - MP3 Download Fact Mag: Fans of austere and superbly crafted techno may be familiar with Nuel through his 00s Aquaplano Sessions with fellow Italian artist Donato Dozzy, which were deservedly reissued a couple of years ago on Spectrum Spools. - 2nd album after his 2011 debut on Further 'Trance Mutation' and his first new music in 5 years

For the past few years Rabit (aka Houston, Texas based producer Eric Burton) has sent shockwaves through the underground via a series of acclaimed 12' and EP releases, building an increasingly bold and challenging discography. He's been at the center of some of the most exciting, emerging electronic communities, sharing ties with both the Berlin based, dance deconstructionists of Janus (Lotic, M.E.S.H.) and with UK based grime experimentalists like Mumdance and Logos.

With the release of Communion, the follow up to his acclaimed EP (and Tri Angle debut) Baptizm, Rabit shows no signs of letting up. As a sound designer Rabit has continued to push himself into new and compelling territories, reshaping various 'club' sounds into something alien and unpredictable, but with the release of this album he's heavily politicized his music in a way he'd only hinted at before.

The deeply personal aspect of his creative process, and what has been described as an ' intangible something ' in his music, resonates with listeners on a gut level, both pushing and pulling the listener into a world of destruction and rebirth. 'Communion' is a complex, disorientating album, and one that feels especially timely considering it was primarily inspired by issues relating to sexuality, gender, ownership of our natural bodies, societal and governmental injustices, and media manipulations, the discussion of which have been so prevalent of late. Consequently 'Communion' runs the full gamut of emotions; confusion and bewilderment transforming into anger and confrontation, finally ending up in a place of possible hope; the sound of earthly chains on the soul being broken.

Limited to only 250 copies on 140g black vinyl
* Lauded by those in the know, this wildly underrated producer comes to the fore with his finest release to date.

* With a quality distinction lesser heard in today's musical landscape, Dopamine EP encapsulates a fierce yet introspective rolling energy that has been championed by Ingredients Records from the off.

* Letting the tunes do the talking, the low-key and somewhat mysterious Response has collated a body of material in Dopamine EP that will undoubtedly speak volumes to fans of the Ingredients back catalogue.

* This is purely and simply great music - Enjoy.

AIDAN BAKER (NADJA, B/B/S/) joins forces with IDKLANG aka MARKUS STEINKELLNER for two epic instrumentals, melting ambient, drone and krautrock into a psychedelic trip of pure beauty.

For years now AIDAN BAKER has proved himself one of the most productive and versatile artists when it's about postrock, drone or ambient. Since his beginnings in the early millennium, the guitarist has released numerous albums with his duo NADJA, CAUDAL, B/B/S/, solo and in various collaborations with artists like TIM HECKER, THISQUIETARMY or TROUM, documented on labels such as ALIEN8, IMPORTANT or MIASMAH. "In The Red Room" presents BAKER, currently living in Berlin, in a duo constellation with IDKLANG aka MARKUS STEINKELLNER (guitar), member of JAKUZI'S ATTEMPT and ARKTIS/AIR, who in the past has besides his own projects worked with ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE, AVA MENDOZA or EUGENE S. ROBINSON (OXBOW). With their guitars and effects the two create a gentle, yet uncanny ambience that unfolds in two epic pieces, each clocking in at around 20 minutes. As often with BAKER's music, "In The Red Room" transgresses genres and instead melts their diverse elements into one: ambient's detailed sound design is paired with drone's experimental guitar approach and krautrock's repetition for a psychedelic excursion of pure beauty.

Another monster Italo Disco Classic on Fonogrammi Particolari !
The release is strictly limited to 300 12' vinyls, 150 colored copies plus 150 classic black vinyls.

HR011. Digitally saturated bass music with dark overtones and industrial-level aggression. First release by Milan-based producer Stefano K. Testa AKA Noumeno.

Limited edition of 100 tapes + insert, packed in silver plastic bags.

Whirling Hall of Knives is a collaboration between Trensmat founders Magnetize and The Last Sound.

Harsh smouldering circuits and eruptions of panicky white noise have a profoundly unsettling quality, a sense of gnawing paranoia but interspersed with moments of almost euphoric epiphany, as if in the grip of an unshakeable 4am psychosis a growing sense that the door will be kicked in at any second and the world outside will come pouring in. Psyche electronics of a particularly greasy and grime-flecked hue...

The remix comes courtesy of Downwards duo, Talker. The American duo of Karl Meier and Jon Krohn (a.k.a Stave) turn in a heavyweight version of 'Vacuulum' on the flip..

DER DRITTE RAUM is a super project at constant altitude flight. Releasing music on labels such as Harthouse and Cocoon since the early ninetees DER DRITTE RAUM has established a name for high quality electronic music and a live show you will never forget.

With the launch of his White Material label in New York 2012, Dj Richard started releasing a line of the most stunning works by Galcher Lustwerk, Young Male, Morgan Louis and himself.
Alongside a collaboration with Carsten Jost for the Lawrence "Films And Windows Remixes" the Dial Records crew deeply fell in love with the works of Dj Richard and vice versa the request to release his debut album here caused enthusiastic encounter.
After his contribution for Dial's 15 Years compilation and almost two years of production, it is here: Dj Richard - Grind ! A tribute to what contemporary club music and enthusiastic sound experiments should be about: exaltation and addiction. This is what Dj Richard's club sets feel like- an incredible sound seduction, another dimension- Grind might be the essence of it all.

In tandem with Sub Pop's deluxe CD and double-LP reissue of Dntel's landmark Life Is Full of Possibilities album, we proudly present a pair of brand spanking new remixes of 'Anywhere Anyone' pressed with utmost care on a DJ-friendly, limited-edition 12" single. Remix work on one side is by Silent Servant & Regis of the Berlin techno collective Sandwell District—both techno veterans who also collaborate under the name Sandra Electronics. The flipside contains a remix by MIA/Radiohead collaborator Pearson Sound, aka dubstep producer Ramadanman, who has been hailed by such

modern tastemakers as Pitchfork, FactMag and Little White Earbuds

Adapt to surroundings. Escape one clear definition. Work in multiple contexts. Fluctuate like the perfect blend. Serve several purposes. For Signal Life's seventh EP and a relaunch of the label, we are off our socks to present FANG LILIES. Who the fuck is Fang Lilies Built for multiple purposes, dance floor hybrids to use the term, the four songs on Fang Lilies' first Chameleon Crystals EP approach modern genre-bender dance music from various angles. Futuristic as fuck, a chameleon crystal is a biomimetic innovation in which the surface of an object can be made to adapt to its surroundings by switching the arrangement of multifaceted crystals. The forward looking reference in the name of Fang Lilies' freshman EP sets the tone for both Fang Lilies as a project (art imitates science that imitates life) and for this first part of the two-part release (second part is set to come out as Signal Life #10). What it sounds like The overall sound, characterized by pulverized synths from the grime world, drum machine rhythms predating your predominant Dirty South sound banks, and strobe seizure syncopations, adapts to its surroundings. The lean-coated synths of the lead track Echelon flow seamlessly into both the liquid ambiences of Atmospheric Oceans, the fringe techno drive of BK Stomp and the Memphis x London mesh of Color Crop. Music and more. Like all Signal Life releases, Chameleon Crystals vol. 1 is curated as an audiovisual whole, packed in an imposing color sleeve shot by Finnish fashion photographer Mikko Ryhänen, creative directed by Matti Pentikäinen (Twwth). In addition to the record, the package also includes a video for Echelon directed and produced by awarded director Taito Kawata of Cocoa, and set for release September 1st, 2015. Series business. Signal Life releases music in curated series' of five EP's, each built with a strong audiovisual concept. The ongoing second series, #6 - #10, will be completed and exhibited together in a gallery context early 2016.

As one third of the founding trio of revered Cologne imprint Magazine, JENS-UWE BEYER has become an obvious choice for any adept of open-minded electronic music, both through releases such as the one-track-one-hour manifesto "Red Book" (Magazine 008), several contributions to our Pop Ambient compilation series or inspired remixes for Barnt, Dream Weapons and others. Besides this being the same mastermind as the one behind the ongoing Popnoname brand, you wouldn't expect upcoming THE EMISSARY to actually be a debut - but it is, for it's the very first time that we're treated to a full-length offering under the artist's real name.

all art has to be combined with the notion of outlast. this can be only realized when the energies of the expenditure do not disappear and get stored in the creation. to get this creative process started, an artist needs to open himself to the world collapsing upon him.

'a day in the life' - the brand-new ambient and beyond album by lawrence, confirms this assumption - yet no world really collapsed on the dj and producer from hamburg. instead his emotional perception danced upon friendship and wanderlust and he put together twelve tracks for an album dedicated to his long lasting relation to toshiya kawasaki, man of action behind labels like mule musiq, endless flight and mule electronic, and the artist stefan marx.

besides co-running the label dial and the mathew gallery in berlin lawrence is constantly releasing music on his own labels and befriended platforms like smallville records. furthermore the north german regularly contributes to kawasaki's imprints mule musiq and electronic. just recently he dropped the ep 'blue mountain' on mule musiq - a deep emotional foretaste of what 'a day in the life' delivers on album length.

the music he shares on his latest long player isn't linked to a special place or event. he mostly produced it up-road on his dj trips around the globe including toshiya's homeland japan. back in his cosy backyard studio in hamburg he finished all musical pieces and mixed them down with a lot of joy.

they are listening to great track names like "nowhere is a place" or "lost in joy", which allow in combination with the lovingly detailed sounds imaginative mind games. in terms of style ambient calls the tune and opens the genre into the wide open with the very own musical and emotive language of lawrence.

a track like 'nowhere is a place' spreads smoothly twisted spectral vibes with blurring sounds that could easily originate from alienated instruments like a damaru or a conch horn. lawrence himself keeps it secret and let the music speak for itself. sometimes soft sizzling noise slides under gentle balanced ambient air like in the track 'the visit'.

in other arrangements he let the chords dance with cute smacking electronic glimpses or odd slow-motion melodies remind on the work of hans-joachim roedelius and his love for the gentle swing.

all compositions float and sound like the improvisations of a virtuoso who has forgotten his virtuosity in order to drown real deep in his creations. for lawrence the album is 'a triple buddy record' as not only his emotional content is included in the finished product. also his friends stefan marx - who is in charge for the artwork - and mule musiq head toshiya kawasaki have been profoundly involved in the outcome.

'since ten years the three of us work together. the record shows this very nicely in terms of our love for ambient music and cover artwork. the cover shows stefan's sublet apartment in nyc - also a very ambient place.
the idea for the record emerged out of a sudden inspiration and this fits prefect to the way how toshiya runs a label where sharing a good natural wine is more important than marketing.'

lawrence confesses about the genesis of 'a day in the life' and its emotional content. it is a weightless one where all feelings are stored supremely in what you can hear, see and hold in hand. and they are not made for them alone. they are there to share.

Murcof's debut album, Martes, is a true masterpiece of contemporary electronic music; an album still in demand years after its original release
Originally released in May 2002, with just 1,550 copies pressed on vinyl at the time, this is one of the label's most hard-to-find releases, and has seen copies changing hands for up to $100
This special triple vinyl reissue of the album adds the original Murcof tracks from the subsequent Utopía EP plus three rarities from the Martes era
New cover art combines elements from the original Martes and Utopía artwork
Reissue limited to just 700 copies on black vinyl
Vinyl comes packaged with a CD of the original 9-track Martes album

Red Vinyl +DL. POWER GLOVE are an Australian duo described from their bio as "two lawyers sent back from the streets of future, post apocalyptic Los Angeles 2043. With a touch of romance and a on of trouble, we're gonna get there...any way we can" and named after a 1980's 'Nintendo video game controller accessory'. The media and press have compared them to artists such as Kavinsky, College, John Carpenter and Daft Punk (primarily the TRON soundtrack). The mighty Power Glove make a speedy return to Invada after their EP I was released in April as part of Record Store Day. Much like 2014's Far Cry 3 soundtrack, this sold out instantly and was one of RSD's most sought after releases. Invada are proud to present Power Glove's 7 track follow up - 'EP II' This new record features the incredible 'Motorcycle Cop' and PG's remix of The Fauns' '4AM'

Plasma Audio have been on a roll this year. They've racked up releases from the likes of Icicle, Safire, Rido, Proxima, Cursa, Kolectiv and Survey and now they've got a heavy remix single from the mighty Alix Perez. Sabre's track Yoga came out on Plasma in 2014 to critical acclaim and now it's got a whole new lease of life, courtesy of Mr. Perez, with two new versions.

Both remixes have manage hold on to plenty of the original's wonkiness. The Club Mix creeps along with an irregular pace. Buzzing synths call out and reply to each other in a conversation, which builds up an abstract sonic landscape that bulges and swells as the track continues. The Warped mix brings more space to the track's reinterpretation resulting in a more dubbed out feel accentuating the tracks sense of pace.

Japanese composer and prodcer Susumu Yokota's much-loved third album for The Leaf Label, licensed from his own Skintone label and originally released in September 2000
Sakura ('cherry blossoms') was one of the label's first significant successes, achieving tens of thousands of sales worldwide almost entirely by word of mouth
Leaf released six Yokota albums in all, between 1999 and 2002
The album takes on a new significance in light of Yokota's passing in March 2015. There have been heartfelt tributes to his work from all corners of the music world
Initially released on vinyl in an edition of only 1000 copies, the LP has been out of print for many years and is much in demand
This reissue, including the album on CD, is limited to just 600 copies on black vinyl

Williams (aka Ollie Twist) have spent the last 3 years travelling back and forth to Ghana to work with musicians from around the country who have come to make up The Busy Twist family.
The lead track 'Friday Night' showcases the two older members of the family Yaga Yo and Daniel who take the lead vocals in a typical West African highlife style with a song about money grabbing women and men's willingness to hand over the cash. On the flip, 'Auntie Fatty,' Malaika, a singer and toaster from Northern Ghana adds a different flavour on the same rhythm. East London producer DrumTalk rounds it off with a signature remix bringing in elements of Detroit techno and old-school analogue house music.

ToiToiToi* is the operating name of one Sebastian Counts, also based in Berlin - although this identity is uncertain too. All that we really know is that this is the musical side-project of a well- respected conceptual artist who is happy to be subsumed into the anonymity of Ghost Box's imaginary world.

Two witty, electronic diversions featuring squashy plasticine synthesizers, spectral voices of blurred origin, and haphazard percussion (likely to appeal to fans of Roj).

Lovely additions to the Other Voices series from an artist who's sure to be appearing on Ghost Box again soon.

* "Toi toi toi" as German speakers and opera fans will know, is a traditional wish of good luck, equivalent to "break a leg". Pronounced "toy- toy-toy".

Vinyl Only - 12" with deluxe clear PVC vinyl sleeve in neon print Short info: Broken, bass driven, robotic grooves.

Deep drum and bass label Audio Plants Recordings presents: SND - Everlasting EP 12"
New light and magical sound from the Russian drum & bass producer SND. Three tracks created by mixing soulful drum and bass sound and a new sound called 170 bpm electronica. Three romantic stories that could be easily completed by the listener with his own emotional experience. This music is for the intelligent ones, who dare to stand out from the crowd.
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The long-expected vinyl release of the Ukrainian producer Nikolay Shvets, also known for his releases on Blu Mar Ten and Sync:Safir. Fascinating and sincere music filled with natural beauty. Both tracks will once again make a listener wonder about the versatility of the autonomic 170 bmp subgenre.
"Away" reflects the sensuality of human emotions and produces a good response after the first seconds. "Atmos" is filled with eternity and leisure time streaming, expertly contained in a rhythm foundation. The track fully exposes itself after a few playbacks and stays in your mind with the roar of the ocean waves, the moan of the wind and the shining of stars.
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Dark analog bass, old vinyl click, elements of jungle breaks and adventurous synths of "Forgotten Tones". Metronomic rhythm, howling wind, echo, drops of water and the cold, soothing vocal of Kiyomi and Hidden Element pads from "I See The Light" in autonomic sound remix. Classical eurodance tracks samples, heavy 4x4 beat and sawing synthesizer pads of house track named Who we are
All of this conceptual and limited vinyl only release that includes a journey into the unique world that combines past, present and future.

Yoiking is the ancient chanting practise of the Sami People - the indigenous peoples on the top of Europe. Yoiking originates from time immemorial - legend tells that it was the faires and elves of the arctic lands that gave yoiks to the Sami People. Yoiking was an important element of the religious rituals in pre-christian times and has survived both christianity, imperialism and the fact that Sami areas were confiscated by the states of the north, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Russia.

Ánde Somby is deeply rooted into the yoik tradition. He comes from the eastern part of the north Sami areas and in the tundra tradition of the reindeer herders and from the valley tradition of arctic farmers. His yoiking is both quite technical as well as melodic - Somby is at the same time an innovative yoiker. All the 3 pieces on side A are his compositions. His signature as a yoiker is an expressive style performed on the borders of the human voice.

The title of the work refers to the fact that the migratory birds that have made it to the arctic for their breeding season are an important part of the record. With the assistance of a local crow they break the arctic silence by singing and calling. The title also makes a more subtle reference to the sound flying from the echoing mountains.

The project itself has three inspirations, the yoiks were given to the humans from the fairies and elves. This gives an emphasis on that yoiks are of the earth. The second inspiration is that there is a war against fairies and elves going on, in Norway that war was waged by the national poet Henrik Wergeland in the song Nisser og Dverge and has continued with stripping the earth of its soul and giving free license to aggressive exploitation. The emphasis is asking the fairies and elves if they still are doing good. The third inspiration is the European myth about Narcissus and Echo, Echo does not find her love as Narcissus rejects her, but she is given an eternal voice. Yoik and Echo meet in this work as echo yoiks along together with the underground energies.

The recordings are made by Chris Watson the world famous sound artist and the leading field recorder. The recordings took place in Kvalnes Lofoten mid June in 2014 in a moment while the arctic winds had a little rest. Chris Watson has also done the post production. A K Dolven took the photos for the project and has been instrumental in developing the concept. Thanks also to Tony Myatt.

Artwork & design by Philip Marshall.

* Kapsize lower their drawbridge for the 1st time in 2016 to unleash 'Knights of Ren', the EP from Bristolian duo Asa & Sorrow.

* 'Island Wave' opens the release and uses a sonic palette reminiscent of vintage era Joker production. Simultaneously tough and breezy, the riddim undulates as the titles suggests and displays the duo's ability to evoke emotions, of childlike hope and wonder as they explore a genre dominated by a macho aesthetic.

* The following cuts are crafted more pointedly to serve as dance floor weapons. With 'Barbaric' serving as a screw face engager and the title track 'Knights of Ren' coming straight out of Plasticman set before Richie Hawtin had him change his name to Plastician. Lemz and Hi5 Ghost jump on the remix to anchor the release pulling the riddim into a proud grime banger.

* This is the second Kapsize release from Asa & Sorrow who were last seen flying the flag with the 'Legendary EP'. The duo continue to make waves in the grime community and beyond, fast building a rep as ones to watch from the new generation of grime producers. Their hit rate earned Asa a recent guest mix on Logan Sama's BBC 1xtra show.

* All Kapsize releases are carefully selected by legendary producer/DJ, Joker who road tests each cut in the worlds greatest raves before giving them the rubber stamp.

3 track 12"release from Biome, on new label Kaizen. Mastered At Metropolis

iDEAL and Börft pay tribute to their pal Joel Brindefalk 1975-2013) with the posthumous issue of a long-lost tape of concrète noise created in 1992 during a wavey weekend with his mates, Joachim Nordwall, Christian Topac and Johan Petersson. In making these recordings available for the first time, the closely-related labels reveal another side to Brindefalk's known catalogue of '90s techno and warmer electronic dub stuff, one much more likely to broach black metal tropes and discomfiting concrète than anything warm or friendly.From the chaotic scramble of its opening couplet, the tape cuts into what sounds like a free astral jazz jam captured in bristling lo-fi, before flinging us back into the abyss with a druggy passage of hoary howls streaked with traffic noises.It gets no less wigged-out on the flip, serving as proper ear floss across four paper-cut-raw pieces of choked electronics, clattering hip hop cut-ups, and what could almost be the sound of an ogre doing the dishes.

117 continues the Forbidden Codes series with another stacked line-up of the finest breakbeat producers from around the world.

First up is this limited edition 10"vinyl sampler featuring talent from the United Kingdom and Australia. DJ Future & Eric Electric take us back to a time when the rave scene was emerging in the early 90's and fully refresh the sound with 'Fantasy' a tribute to the true essence of the music with haunting strings, smashing beats and uplifting vocals.

With the same passion Tactical Aspect present 'Interference' pushing that outdoor rave sound with an intense first drop leading into tear out amen beats that paint a vibe of classic early party's such as Fantazia,
Perception and Raindance. This sampler is setting the pace for what will be a immense 30 track compilation, taking us back to the golden era of DNB, and setting the tempo for 2016 and beyond.

Coming in a luxurious box with hard cover on canvas like a painting, this new Cinedelic production rediscovers 3 rare 70s gems of Maestro Egisto Macchi. Born in Grosseto, Macchi studied in Rome composition, piano, violin and singing with, among others, Roman Vlad and Hermann Scherchen, and Human Physiology at the Università La Sapienza. Since the late fifties Macchi has been active in organizing music, in collaboration with a group of musicians (Franco Evangelisti, Domenico Guaccero, Daniele Paris), to whom he was bound by strong friendship. Along with Dominic Guaccero, Daniele Paris and Antonino Titone, he was among the editors of the magazine "Ordini", which appeared in 1959. With Bertoncini, Bortolotti, Clementi, De Blasio, Evangelists, Guaccero, Paris, Pennisi, Franco Nonnis, Macchi founded in 1960 the Association of New Consonance, on whose board he has repeatedly been a part, also holding the position of President from 1980 to 1982 and in 1989. Following the ANC was the dawn of the activities of Settimane Internazionali di Nuova Musica of Palermo. After giving life with Domenico Guaccero to the Teatro Musicale di Roma, Macchi was one of the founders of Studio R7 - an electronic laboratory for experimental music born in Rome in 1967. In the same year he was one of the members of the Gruppo d'Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza founded in 1964 by Franco Evangelisti. Macchi's time in the 70s was mainly dedicated to experimentations in library music and film scores. Among the most noteworthy soundtracks he made at the time were for the label AYNA, which gave him full artistic freedom. From that catalogue, Cinedelic is reissuing together the LP PITTURA CONTEMPORANEA (CONTEMPORARY PAINTING) and the double LP PITTURA MODERNA 1 & 2 (MODERN PAINTING 1 & 2) released in 1975. Remastered from the original master tapes in a hard-shell case with canvas cover / 3 LP. Limited Numbered Deluxe Edition of 600 copies.

Marching Church, formerly an outlet for the mostly solo musical experiments of Elias Bender Rønnenfelt (Iceage, Vår), metamorphosed into a full band during the sessions for a 2014 LP on Sacred Bones, This World Is Not Enough. The installation of a permanent supporting cast of collaborators did nothing to tame the project's wild spirit, and that record was an eclectic, eccentric mix of post-punk, improv, soul music, and more. With Coming Down: Sessions in April, Marching Church reaches even further afield, backing an intensely personal A-side with a fully instrumental 21-minute free jazz odyssey.

It's an excerpt from a two-hour long improv session,' Rønnenfelt said of the track. Which I guess was an attempt at playing jazz music, though no one involved had any experience playing jazz.'

Reissue des legendären On-U-Sound Klassikers der Missing Brazilians von 1984, der mit seiner rhythmischen Kollision aus Noise, Dub und Elektro der Musikwelt den Atem raubte. Vocals von Shara Nelson (später Massive Attack) und Annie Anxiety (Crass Records). Neu geschnitten im Berliner Dubplates & Mastering Studio für noch wuchtigere Bässe. Schwarzes Vinyl inkl. Poster und Downloadcard mit zusätzlichem Bonustrack "Ace Of Wands (unreleased extended mix)".

Stunningly beautiful, poignant music from Bila¯d al-Sha¯m — 'the countries of Damascus', known nowadays as Syria, Lebanon and Palestine — including performances from the very first recording sessions in the region. The legendary, moody Beirut singer Bu¯lus Sulba¯n is here — some historians have him singing before Egypt's Pasha Ibra¯hi¯m Ba¯sha¯ during his military campaign in Syria, in 1841 — and Hasi¯ba Moshe¯h, Jewish 'nightingale of the Damascene gardens'. Thurayya¯ Qaddu¯ra from Jerusalem; Yu¯suf Ta¯j, a folk singer from Mount-Lebanon; Farjalla¯h Baida¯, cousin to the founders of Baidaphon Records... Musical directors like the lutist Qa¯sim Abu¯ Jami¯l al-Durzi¯ and the violinist Antu¯n al-Shawwa¯ (followed by his son Sa¯mi¯); such virtuosi as the qanun-players Nakhleh Ilya¯s al-Matarji¯ and Ya'qu¯b Ghaza¯la, and lutist Sali¯m 'Awad. Even at the time, notwithstanding such brilliance, public music-making was frowned upon as morally demeaning, especially for women. Musical venues were generally dodgy. Sulba¯n once cut short a wedding performance for the Beiruti posh, after just one song, he was so disgusted with his audience. 'If I had to tell you about the catcalls,' one commentator wrote about the musical theatre of the time, 'the stomping of feet, the sound of sticks hitting the ground, the noise of the water-pipes, the teeth cracking watermelon seeds and pistachio nuts, the screams of the waiters, and the clinking of arak glasses on the tables, I would need to go on and on and on...'

Rounding off 2015 for DEEP MEDi

* Sigma have announced their new single featuring Ella Henderson: 'Glitterball'. The release follows the worldwide hits 'Changing' (featuring Paloma Faith), 'Higher' (featuring Labrinth), and 'Nobody To Love', their first No.1 single that gained them two BRITs nominations.

* Earlier this year, Sigma (aka Cameron Edwards and Joe Lenzie) unveiled their new live show in Australia and New
Zealand, returning to the UK for a sold out debut live tour that hit London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Brighton. The
pair also recently performed at this year's BAFTAs, following December's performances at the BBC Music Awards, and
the Christmas Day edition of Top Of The Pops.

* Currently in the midst of a riotous festival season, Sigma's forthcoming shows include Glastonbury, BBC Radio 1's
Big Weekend, Hideout, EDC, T In The Park, Creamfields, Pukkelpop, V Festival, and many more, plus dates across
the Ibiza season at Together at Amnesia, and Ibiza Rocks.

* Since the release of her debut, million-selling single 'Ghost', Ella Henderson has received two BRITs nominations for
Best British Female and Best British Single, and seen her debut album 'Chapter One' hit No.1 in the UK and reach
Platinum status. Ella has since released three further smash hit singles including 'Glow', 'Yours' and the recent 'Mirror
Man'. In the US, her album hit No.11 on the Billboard charts with 'Ghost' selling over a million copies. Ella will embark on
her debut headline UK tour for October and November, with two dates at the iconic London O2 Shepherds Bush
Empire.

* With 'Glitterball', Sigma have once again teamed up with UK songwriting giant, Wayne Hector (with whom they made
'Changing' and 'Higher').

* Sigma were the only group in 2014 to have back-to-back No.1 singles in the form of 'Nobody To Love' and
'Changing' (featuring Paloma Faith), with both shifting over 100,000 copies in their first week. Sigma have now sold
1.75 million singles worldwide in just 10 months, gone Platinum twice in the UK ('NTL' and 'Changing') and Gold
for 'Changing' in Germany, and Benelux, and Platinum in Australia and New Zealand ('NTL').

Sheffield DJ/Producer Louis 'Taiko' Robson has consistently agitated the boundaries of dubstep music, manipulating eclectic influences in to his productions with bold, original arrangements, intricate percussion, experimental instrumentation and unforgettable subs, and he's not held back with ALBION002.

Title track Splinted dons the A Side of the release and sets the standard high with its heavy sub, percussive melody, and string lead. Robson has taken inspiration from contemporary orchestral composers such as Terry Riley and Steve Reich initiating the creation of the drums and percussion, which add a rich analogue sound to the track, and with that an almighty atmosphere. Folk-like scratchy strings take the lead which is a theme set for the EP and highlights Taiko's tenacity for sound design and disregard for convention. Each eclectic element of the track compliments the next resulting in a guttural, energetic dance floor cut, with dark undertones making the listener feel agitated or anxious. A pulse raiser strictly for sound system use.

Over on the flip side, starting with the outer, Taiko offers a much warmer vibe throughout Fractal, flexing another experimental set of instrumentation, this time round building rhythm with an accordion sample. An enormous rolling sub bass instantly becomes dominant after the short intro and meticulous percussion exaggerates the astounding impact from the drums. In the break expect a much murkier tone with a grimey string sample leading to the second drop. Robson achieves a certain level of feel-good whilst maintaining a dark and aggressive tone in his unmistakably raw track.

Nickel takes the inner side on the flip, following form to the prior with its accordion sample adding a distorted guitar drone for the melodic intro. The acoustic instrumentation couples up with irregular drum work solidifying the EP's 'live' aesthetic, whilst maintaining a dance floor orientation. Tonnes of energy meets masses of bass, Nickel is a recommended set opener and a great close to the EP.

Fresh for 2016 comes a brand new 7" from Montreal based producer Poirier. Taken from his forthcoming album "Migration", "Jump" is his take on the classic dancehall sound of the 90s and features a bonafide legend from that era, NYC's very own Red Fox. In the producer's own words: "I wanted to reference the 90's dancehall vibe, but with a modern feel of my own. After I'd made the beat, Red Fox instantly came to my mind - because he IS that sound, that voice!".
Road-tested on his recent global DJ tours, the track is an instant dancefloor mover with its punchy bottom heavy production providing the perfect setting for Red Fox to do his thing. Available on 7" vinyl from 29th January, plus a couple of killer remixes for the digital package, keep your eyes out for this one!

During the last three years a new name has been making waves at Ostgut Ton and Berghain: Berlin born, raised and based producer Kobosil made his debut with a remix of Barker & Baumecker's Silo' (Ostgut Ton, 2013), completely unknown at the time, he has quickly earned his stripes as a DJ on the club's main floor, eventually becoming a resident at Berghain. Following up on five subsequent 12" releases and Kobosil's first live sets, his debut album sees him covering yet new ground in the form of a full length release. Titled We Grow, You Decline the eleven new pieces dare you to readjust your perception of Kobosil's previous releases and invite you to listen carefully - in a more quiet environment than the usual dancefloor setting. We Grow, You Decline marks a swerve from club-contextual tracks towards a more musical, multilayered song format, but it's worth mentioning that the album is not a reinvention of Kobosil's past production efforts. There have always been distinct hints of his fondness for more abstract, non-dancefloor rhythms, discomforting sounds and mindful listening in his young discography - most notably Plant 5', Less' (RK3, 2013), Herschel' (Unterton 05, 2013), There' (MDR 10, 2014), Head' (RK1, 2014) and most recently Athtar' (O-TON 91, 2015).
With his debut album Kobosil delves even deeper into Ambient and Industrial soundscapes. Drawing influences from Musique Concrète via Electronic Body Music towards present-day Techno, the tracks combine gritty textures with melodic hints and contrasting bleak off-beat rhythms with Drone passages. This album doesn't cater for certain expectations and the opening title Telling The Truth' is already leading astray, its steadily increasing synth pulse and constant crackle don't culminate in a maximalist floor pleaser but segue into the field-recording-led Dub Techno cut To See Land' and the hissing melancholy of Reflection'.
"The Exploring Mountain' follows this vibe by asynchronously intertwining a hollow kick drum with organic percussion and distant bells. This piece serves as the album's first predetermined breaking point. Its final kicks anticipate Kobosil shifting his focus towards a more Techno led middle section in form of the hypnotic Aim For Target' with its slow but steady build-up and subtle, swirling melody.

Meandering, brittle harmonies first introduced to the Kobosil sound on his recent 91 EP ( Avernian', Ostgut Ton, 2015) also find their way into The Living Ritual', topped with his trademark kick drum, alienated percussion and a beguiling synth layer towards the end both tracks would suit Berghain's main room perfectly, but in the album's context they simply form one of many layers.

We Grow, You Decline adds new aesthetics to the Berliner's production style by conveying a certain darkness and distance while keeping some easy and gentle touch. Underneath the delicate, crackling surface of songs such as When I Speak' and the aforementioned To See Land' there are distant voices to be heard, while they're more prominently featured in the throbbing, atmospheric Eihwaz' and the robotic pulse of You Answered With Love', the human element is kept restrained and unfathomable inside some tense moods. With "They Looked On" Kobosil unchains the listener during the overright inute-spanning, culminating last track and the hovering suspense that is prevalent throughout the album is dispersed into a warm, hazy horizon.

We Grow, You Decline is a bold statement from Kobosil's growing musical repertoire and a reflection of his multi-faceted artistic development by expressing his own artistic voice without ingratiation in the form of conformity. Music, bright like a smile and dark as the soul.

New EP from Jimpster and Kuniyuki Takahashi coming early December on Japanese label Sound Of Speed. It's most definitely a jazz thing!

* Mister Woo is a composite techno-hybrid supergroup that has been forged against a harsh maritime backdrop of Portsmouth, UK. Following Aristotle's philosophy 'the sum is greater than its parts' the core members of Reset Robot, Jon Gurd and Tom Powell cast aside their professional careers to concentrate on the emotive outlet and gnarled production machine that is Mister Woo.


* As a complex blend of established producers, sound engineers and multi-instrumentalists, the trio, bound by location, deliver a series of audio-visual works based on ground breaking production, perfectionism and exceptional electronic music. Mister Woo Black Eyes EP is released on 11/12/15


* Black Eyes is the signature track from the EP and kicks off proceedings with an infectious fret- driven undertone. Powell's swirling vox add further hypnotic draw reminiscent of early Lemon Jelly or Karl Hyde. A refreshing un-quantized approach assists in building a heavy 4/4 neck-breaker of a groove. The whole composition oozes simplicity and constraint, with Powell's parting aberration delivering the mood for the whole EP "You don't know day until you've felt the night'. Afterlife is the dystopian bridge track that NIN wish they had wrote, using a droney guitar riff and angst- laden licks the track has tungsten running through its arteries. The trio manage to avoid vocals on this occasion instead delivering a pressure cooker atmosphere that churns through chromatic patterns until the very last chord is hammered out. Divy completes the offering with a contagious Bristolian trip-hop vibe that again delivers in the spine-snapping department.


* Completing the EP, Alan Fitzpatrick graces 'Black Eyes' with his aptly named "Loft Rocker Rework'. Abundant use of intensifying modular rumbling and Lenky-esque african claps herald a herculean build. Respite is offered briefly through a heavily filtered sample of Powell's original vocal but only momentarily until were forced back into the oppressive cauldron and caustic environment that Fitzpatrick has sustained.

* Tectonic label boss Pinch returns to home territory with his latest tales from the darkside. Hard, uncompromising beats, sculpted for twisted dancefloors.

* Lead track 'Screamer' sees recent collaborator and grime-legend, Riko Dan, pick up the mic to voice Pinch's industrial garage style rhythm, true to terror-form. Complementing the darkside sonics, Riko's savage delivery threatens from the offset, with no let-up, no sign of weakness. Not for the faint hearted.

* Flip for 'No Justice', seeing Pinch on solo production duties providing a sub-heavy pounding rhythm, twisting an almost ragga style beat in dark dub territory. Police sirens wail around calamitous thunder and atmospherics before the beat pounds in. Second drop brings warped basslines to the forefront, pushing things further down the rabbit hole.

* Screamer * has been played on BBC Radio 1 on the Benji B show, also featured on Mary-Anne Hobbs' 6 Music show. DJ support from the likes of Mumdance, Loefah & many more.

Special follow up release to pole´s album "WALD" - limited to 300 copies. - remix by the international highly acclaimed swedish electronic music producer Peder Mannerfelt - removable 7 inch star, which allows to create the original big 7 inch hole.
A Limited 7" release by POLE including a remix by PEDER MANNERFELT! After his album "WALD" pole releases a version of his track "Lurch" which was available as bonus download track in Japan only. The flip side includes an exceptional stripped to the bones remix by Peder Mannerfelt (Roll The Dice, Subliminal Kid) Limited to 300 copies!

The Invariants are back with a new record in similar fashion. Synths to mess with the mind, hypnotising drums to stimulate the body. The A side features a jam in two parts supplemented by two acid filled cuts on the second side.

More than just an album: The Castle Life project has been an amazing adventure.For three months, Jerome Meyer AKA Von D, moved his whole studio and lived everyday at the Chateau Éphemère'.There, Von D had found the ideal place to experiment and produce an album far from the digital-based world so prevalent nowadays. Completely focused and fully immersed, Von Dizzle wanted to give this album a human, hand-crafted and tailor-made dimension. Castle Life is a concept album based on a rigorous analogue production process.With careful, attentive listening, you can sense the warmth and discover the charms of the sound being processed through many old-school analogue gear: spring reverbs, analogue tape delays, Valve EQs, compressors and a big old analogue mixing desk that Von D had the pleasure of manipulating live on recordings, and in the process, brought back the 'the old Dub way of mixing to modern-day music.'The castle's intimate walls have born witness to many comings together and myriad special shared moments:
Phephe and the legendary Murray Man, both coming from Birmingham, UK, stayed at the castle whilst they recording their vocals straight in Von D's Studio. Producers likeStepz and Niveau Zero had also come to Von D's artistic abode at the castle to carry out real collaborative work.
In addition, many esteemed jazz musicians of great talent whom Von D grew up with had passed through the studio: soprano saxophone player Matthieu Asserre, trumpets, trombones, electric guitars, electric bass, palmas (Spanish hand percussion), toy pianos, analogue synths. Swindle has also given his digital blessings to one of the tracks with his trademark Jazz Funk keyboard skills.
Such sessions have given birth to an authentic and rich musical body of work.
As for those who couldn't make it to the castle such as Mc Fats, Pupajim andFlatmate, these collaborations are without a doubt the fruits of a real musical and human relationship.
Von Dizzle gives the album's ten tracks a unique vibe through the passion and precision of a real orchestral conductor.

Castle Life LP oscillates genres seamlessly and in total freedom. It encompasses soul, digital reggae, dub and bass music, making it a rare, golden piece of music that is authentic and unassuming, as well as maintaining a warm, fresh and up-to-date sound.

Two awesome Channel 1 singles repressed for the first time ever since their original releases 30+ years.

Its been a long time coming but Jubei is back on Metalheadz with 5 tracks of unmistakeable quality

* a) Congo
If there is one thing that you expect from Jubei, its absolute clinical rolling funk. This is the perfect example of that. An instant favourite at Headz HQ, Congo has been doing lots of damage in the hands of those who were lucky enough to have it.

* b1) Paragon (Feat. Rumour)
Rumour is a vocalist discovered by Jubei in a listening session and instantly drafted in for the EP, his voice has a lot of character and Jubei nails the execution of the vocal against the gliding track.

* b2) Out of Sight (Feat. Tyrone)
Written alongside 1/3 of Chroma Tyrone, the track is a break led roll out, the stab chops and changes its way throughout, whilst the drums retain maximum energy

* We pleased to welcome Riya to the Spearhead family with the first single from her forthcoming debut LP 'Sublimation'.
* First up Villem & McLeod step up on production duty and take it back to that original Bristol bass sound that Roni Size & Represent established.

* Dynamite MC himself guests with a cheeky head nod to the tune that made the sound so big in the first place.

* Break steps up for his first Spearhead production and lays down his trademark heavyweight sound with Riya's vocals to create a peak time banger.

* Look out for the debut album from Riya this summer on Spearhead Records which will also feature production from Hybrid Minds, Total Science, Villem & McLeod and more...

* Support from Friction, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, John B, Nu:Tone, DJ Marky, Technimatic, Total Science and a whole load more...

Auf CD1 gibt es 99 Sound-Effekte aus den Bereichen Auto, Bauarbeiten,
Luftfahrt, Schifffahrt, Sport etc.
Weitere 99 Sound-Effekte aus den Bereichen Natur und Tiere gibt es auf CD2.
Optimal zur Nachbearbeitung von selbst erstellten Videoaufnahmen. Große
Auswahl an verschiedenen Sound-Effekten.


TRACKLIST
CD 1
SOUND EFFECTS
CD 2
SOUND EFFECTS

* A purveyor of the spectrum's deeper end, re-known for an ever quality output, we're pleased to present the 2nd album from Zero T, entitled 'Golden Section', coming on Dispatch this Autumn.

* Taking its name from a classical mathematic formula (illustrated on the album's artwork), Zero T explores the science and maths behind beauty; the factors and stimuli that govern our perception of balance, harmony and beauty in nature, art, architecture and composition.

* Exploring intrinsic reactions to music and how discerning elements can balance against one another, Zero T ventures into the senses across the album; from the mesmerising nostalgia of 'Macushla' and dubbed out roller 'Everything Must Change', to dancefloor poised punishers 'Good For Nothing' and 'Wolf Tone'.

* Each featuring 3 specially selected tracks from the album, parts 1 and 2 are split between elegantly arranged solo jaunts, such as 'Late Nite Movies' and more technically focused collaborations. Linking up with Fierce on the unrelenting, yet, mischievously sampled 'Cross It', Zero T also joins fellow Dubliner Beta 2, with two industrial workouts, including harsh stomper, yet groove driven 'Cairo'.

*Utilizing the technical apparatus to investigate a long adopted term, Zero T carefully maps out the indices to deliver a classic, all-encompassing long player that evokes the senses in numerous ways.

* 2016 marks the start of a new alias from some very accomplished producers- Craggz and Parallel Forces.

*NoNo
The first track on the EP is NoNo, a stepping big bass monster with classic Headz samples as accents for the trainspotters out there! The track twists, turns and switches with its drum patterns and the bass opens up to keep the screwface crew wanting more to the last breath of tune.

* Air (feat. Rumour)
This is Rumour's second appearance with the Headz camp, the first being on Jubei's True Form EP.
He lends his individual emotion led vocal to the dark and driving track. It's an introspective track from Battery that works both as a listening piece and a dancefloor track.

*Hornsey Dub
Archetypal breakbeats and a disgusting bassline is the order of the day with the last track on the release. MethXX013 is a huge start to the Battery story, it's a varied release that has something for everyone and we're very excited to see what the rest of the year holds.

Neue Maxi der österreichischen Produzentin Clara Moto nach ihrem Debütalbum "Polyamour" in 2010, ebenfalls auf Infiné. Die vier neuen Tracks variieren zwischen Post-Dubstep, Balearic-Techno und cineastischen Soundtrack-Klangwelten. Sehr interessant ist ihr Cover von Chris Isaaks "Wicked Game" mit dem Griechen Lee Burton und seiner Vocalpartnerin Mimu on vocals. Clara Motos neues Album "Blue Distance" ist für November 2013 angekündigt.

The third Eye, as per — intrepid, ecstatic, off-grid wandering, one-sided, etched discs resplendent in hand-painted sleeves. Epic, this time... drenched, dazed, debauched... with Sly, Prince and Marvin amongst its guiding stars. Refreshing, very limited. Support from Benji B, Gilles Peterson and NTS.

The new PERIHEL series on Karlrecords kicks off with previously unreleased material by GRM member GUY REIBEL, one of the most enigmatic figures of 20th century's electronic avant-garde. Limited edition 180gr LP (500 items) incl. DL code and liner notes by REINHOLD FRIEDL (ZEITKRATZER).

GUY REIBEL (born 1936) is one of the most enigmatic figures in the post-war electronic music scene. He started out with a double qualification: he first became an engineer and then studied composition with OLIVIER MESSIAEN in Paris, the teacher of KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN, IANNIS XENAKIS, FRANCOIS BAYLE, to name just a few...,

PIERRE SCHAEFFER, the director of the GRM (GROUPE DE RECHERCHES MUSICALES at Radio France), very soon offered him to edit and work out the famous Solfège-3LP-Box that was the practical part of his theoretical manifest "Traite des objets musicaux" and to codirect the class for electroacoustic music at the National Music Conservatory.

During that period REIBEL worked intensively in the studios of the GRM. He did not only compose some milestones of electronic music, he also developed a very music-based theory of electronic music: he included his ideas of musical gesture and game theory already in the sixties long before anybody else discussed those issues.

Conflicts with other members of the GRM made REIBEL leave the group (though he was for long time considered to be SCHAEFFER's successor as the director of GRM) - instead, REIBEL toured the world as conductor of his newly founded GROUPE VOCALE DE FRANCE (who realized the first complete recordings of LIGETI's choir-work) and also took over a director's position at Radio France. Meanwhile his electronic music almost disappeared (there were only two or three LPs available on the early GRM series, later just one CD) and in some ways he became the Trotzki of the GRM who was removed from the acoustic photos of the group.

"Douze Inventions ..., " has been digitised at the GRM studios in december 2014 and is now finally being released for the very first time - a milestone in electronic music and a perfect example for REIBEL's musical austerity: very defined and limited musical material results in concentrated and dense forms. The unusually vital character of the music is also due to his use of hybrid sound production: he very often combined amplitude envelopes of acoustic sounds and noises (especially and very often of polysteron) on synthetic electronic sounds. A few of the pieces are even played at least partly live: TM+, the legendary first live-electronic French group, was founded in 1977 by three of REIBEL's students: DENIS DEFOUR, LAURENT CUNIOT and YANN GESLIN. They were almost the first purely electronic group that also toured Europe extensively with their analogue synthesizers.

This album documents how GUY REIBEL succeeded to compose a music that combines the density and purity of electronic music with an unbelievable sound sensuousness. A real listening experience, here released for the very first time as LP and DL!

For years now HANNO LEICHTMANN has been one of the most prolific protagonists of Berlin's electronic music scene and beyond: as experimental percussionist and electronic artist LEICHTMANN has released several albums under his real name, aliases such as STATIC and THE VULVA STRING QUARTET or in bands like GROUPSHOW (with JAN JELINEK and ANDREW PEKLER) or DENSELAND (with DAVID MOSS and HANNES STROBL) on labels like CCO, KARAOKE KALK, M=MINIMAL, DEKORDER and STAUBGOLD. LEICHTMANN also composed and produced the soundtrack to CHRISTOPH SCHLINGENSIEF's "The African Twintowers" (the DVD will finally be released this summer , 5 years after SCHLINGENSIEF's tragic death). Besides his musical work, LEICHTMANN also curates conceptual music festivals, like "My Favourite Thing" in 2008 and "Letra/Tone" in 2014. In 2013 he released "Minimal Studies" where he started building tracks mainly by using super short loops from various sample sources. When asked to contribute to TAPEWORM's ongoing tape series, he browsed the remaining 30+ remaining cassettes of his once huge collection, took little snippets of favourite songs, ran them through a modular synthesizer system and created about 40 short pieces, all about 1m30s long. LEICHTMANN: "They are highly influenced by and, at the same time, a hommage to: JOHN OSWALD's "Plunderphonics", STOCK, HAUSEN & WALKMAN's "Me" 7inch and above all YASUAKI SHIMIZU's "Music for Commercials"." Originally released in a limited tape edition (200 items), "Unfinished Portrait Of Youth Today" is now available on LP for the first time - including 6 bonus tracks that were previously unreleased. The artwork was provided by STEPHAN MATHIEU and CARO MIKALEF, the tracks especially mastered for vinyl by KASSIAN TROYER.

Invisible Inc's second release comes courtesy of synthesizer krautrock maestros Higamos Hogamos.This EP's influences are clear: early John Carpenter in his darkest, seediest hour, Amon Duul II in heavy pagan-trance mode, the psychedelic sounds of garage rock all topped off with a heavy dose of jacking synthesizer funk.Higamos Hogamos is the brainchild of Steve Webster who, assisted by a revolving core of similarly minded musicians, released an LP and a flurry of 12's on J. Saul Kane's now defunct DC Recordings. These were followed up by a succession of outstanding but highly limited and obscure CDRs both under the Higamos Hogamos banner and then later by offshoot project Spacerocks (who featured on the first Invisible Inc EP). Limited to only 300 vinyl copies, this EP hopes to re-address the balance between obscurity and underground cool and get some of this great music out of the ether on on to your decks! Here's what's they say:

Laurent Garnier : "superb vibes , superb atmospheres , deep funky music. This is a beautiful album al round- Will play of course"
Graeme Reedie (Silicone Soul): 'great stuff folks , love it all :o) ' (will chart)
Orde Slam (Soma/Paragraph): 'love this - quality quality - great stuff guys - respect - Orde'
Paul Loraine: 'Step into the Lucid world of two of the best producers in the world right now! 10/10 this is orignal and I love it' (will chart)"
+ support by Dubfire, Seth Troxler, Luciano, Hernan Cattaneo, Ivan Smagghe & many more

As the world catches on to the music and live performances of Klartraum duo Nadja Lind & Helmut Ebritsch, the pair look to the release of their deep yet wonderfully eclectic second album 'Secret moon'...

Berlin based Nadja Lind & Helmut Ebritsch have been working together for over five years now, but it is in the last twelve months that the duo's Klartraum project has really come to prominence. Both Nadja & Helmut have a solid musical history recording for the likes of Darkroom Dubs, Soma & Morris Audio yet it is through their shared musical output that they have really captured the imagination, producing deep and moving electronic music that fuses elements of techno, house and electronica.

Out of the studio the duo have taken their sound on the road, performing as Klartraum live at London's Fabric, the infamous Ukrainian festival Kazantip and Goa's renowned Shanti club to rave reviews and rapturous response. In the coming months they will also be appearing at dates in Australia and across Europe.

'Secret Moon' is a rich and diverse collection of tracks that reflect Klartraum's journey since the release of their debut LP, 'Evolution' in 2011. From the opening atmospheric ambient recording of 'Berlin Intro' it's clear that this is not to be a straight-laced 'club' album but rather a body of work that ebbs and flows through styles and sounds with little regard for genre. Downtempo cuts such as the breakbeat based 'Something Wrong' or the off kilter 'Universe' add a depth and variety to the mix yet Klartraum's production skill and musical sensibilities work to make the album work as a whole. There is a deep hypnotizing feel to this whole album, keeping you locked into the experience as the album progresses. Tracks such as the epic 'Secret Moon' and the sublime 'Sell Your Soul' have an almost cinematic feel to them; drawn out, spacious and mesmerizing. Klartraum's 2011 debut was a real achievement but 'Secret Moon' takes things to the next level with a strength and energy that is tempered with an audible maturity of production.

Nadja Lind & Helmut Ebritsch have their own way of creating music, making much of both their spiritual leanings and their hands of approach to 'jamming' out tracks live. Whatever it is that drives them it certainly works, for Klartraum are rapidly becoming an act that cannot ignored, making great music and taking it to the world via their passionate live performance. Long may it last

Mit "Aurora" ist dem mexikanischen Sänger Lengualerta ein Langspieler gelungen, bei dem kritisch-
engagierte Texte stilsicher und erstaunlich frisch auf mitreißende Sounds treffen. Bereits seit zehn Jahren ist
Lengualerta künstlerisch aktiv und macht dabei auf die Missstände in seiner Heimat aufmerksam und legt den
Finger in die Wunden des Systems - wortgewaltig und unverblümt. Neben unzähligen Konzerten in seiner
Heimat war er schon auf Bühnen in Südamerika, Kanada und Europa zu sehen. Dort gelang es ihm stets,
einen bleibenden Eindruck zu hinterlassen. Charakteristisch für Lengualerta ist die Verknüpfung von Reggae
mit lateinamerikanischen Protestliedern und südamerikanischen Genres wie etwa Cumbia. Ein weitgefasstes
Spektrum, das Lengualerta als Kosmopolit und Grenzgänger ausweist. Auch bei der Auswahl seiner Riddims
ist der ganze Erdball vertreten. Neben seinem Hausproduzenten Dukas (Bungalo Dub) sind auf "Aurora"
beispielsweise auch Produktionen von Ganjaman, Ingo Rheinbay (Pow Pow), Twilight Circus und Seeed am
Start.

A bit of soulful amen action coming from the Fokuz Recordings camp. Even though it's winter we're pushing forward sizzling summer sounds (we don't care)! After the succes of the ''Always Your Lover EP'' early 2014, up-and-comers Macca & Loz Contreras deliver two outstanding rollers with Players Ways / Honey Sugar. Great sounds from two producers on the rise.

Red Disco. Songs for russian Thanatos.
A debut album by one of the most promising
post-soviet bands of the last decade from Voronezh.
Special vinyl edition limited to 320 copies.

Das Debütalbum "The Ashen Tang" von Royce Wood Junior erschien bereits am 19.06.2015, doch nun legt der Londoner Produzent, Songwriter und Multiinstrumentalist mit einer Deluxe-Version seines Albums nach. Am 29.01.2016 erscheint "The Ashen Tang" in einer neuen Version via 37 Adventures, die drei neue Tracks enthalten wird: "Ophelia", "Love Is A Lonely Town" und "Don't Wanna Lose You". Funk, Soul, R&B und Pop - eine Mischung, die Royce Wood Junior gekonnt auf seinem Album zu verbinden weiß.

Bristol-based sound artist and producer Sophia Loizou blew us away in 2014 with the release of Chrysalis, a staggering release exploring the conflict between nature and technology & the space between natural and synthetic sounds, themes very much close to our heart here. We're happy to present Sophia's sterling follow up Singulacra where she builds on that framework and presents her most ambitious offering to date.

Ghostly remnants of hardcore & early jungle percolate throughout, fragments of radio transmissions seep in and out through tape based processes & spectral processing leaving us in a hauntingly beautiful landscape filled with both solidity & disintegration made up of transformative and accelerated changing states.

Bringing back the times of pirate radio, seemingly like lost transmissions from beyond the grave, providing a sense of intimacy and familiarity during our full speed acceleration towards unknown futures.

Singulacra explores our anxieties surrounding technological utopias while retaining an emphasis on nurturing human value when facing inhuman forces, our presently debated potential loss of human 'essence' amidst technological progress towards artificial intelligence.

New York City's experimental duo TALIBAM! team up with fluxus artist / electronic avant-gardist YASUNAO TONE and trombonist SAM KULIK for a confrontational sonic attack, fired by an array of analog synths and other electronic devices.

About the album:

"Bringing together the most calamitous materials from their home planets of Noise, glitch, and free improvisation, TONE and TALIBAM! are at once the likeliest and unlikeliest of conspirators. Despite making his home in New York since 1971, TONE's foundational electronic work harkens back to his early days in revolutionary Japanese avant-garde collectives Group ONGAKU and HI RED CENTER, and resonates with his groundbreaking deconstructions of digital CD sound in the 1980s. Meanwhile in the post-art worlds of millennial Brooklyn, TALIBAM! have cranked out their own absurd, profane and unclassifiable improvisational style, bringing their provocations around the world, and proficiently mediating jazz, rock, and hip-hop along the way, trombonist SAM KULIK brings an acoustic element to the mix that invokes the live sonic mixes of MUSICA ELETTRONICA VIVA. In their collaboration "Double Automatism", they forge a confrontational new alliance in the transnational history of experimental sound, with the noisiest consequences imaginable."

(David Novak, author of "Japanoise: Music at the Edge of Circulation")

The idea for "Double Automatism" was born in 2012 when TALIBAM! and SAM KULIK were invited to interpret YASUNAO TONE's graphic scores and game pieces as part of the Japan 1955-70 avantgarde exhibition at the Museum Of Modern Art in NYC where they met the fluxus / electronic artist and immediately developed a mutual affinity for each other. Six months later the trio invited TONE (born 1935) for a recording session - KULIK on trombone, MATT MOTTEL on hisRoland Alpha Juno 1 analogue synth, KEVIN SHEA (also drummer in MOSTLY OTHER PEOPLE DO THE KILLING) on electronic MIDI mallet percussion and TONE using his self-developed MP3 Deviations on his notebook. The 2 epic pieces on "Double Automatism" not only continue TALIBAM!'s enduring explorations of new musical territory beyond genre-limitations, the album is also a forceful testimony of TONE's unique artistry that was documented by recent collaborations with RUSSELL HASWELL or FLORIAN HECKER (all on EDITIONS MEGO) and solo works on TZADIK or ASPHODEL.

Third collaboration between KEIJI HAINO, one of the most prolific artists of the Japanese experimental / noise scene, and the critically acclaimed ensemble ZEITKRATZER who enthuse with stunning interpretations of STOCKHAUSEN compositions. 180gr-LP on KARLRECORDS.

When KEIJI HAINO heard ZEITKRATZER rehearse for their Stockhausen performance at the Ruhrtriennale festival he spontaneously decided to join the group for that part of the programm too (HAINO was initially invited for what was released as ZEITKRATZER + KEIJI HAINO: Live At Jahrhunderthalle Bochum). Here too HAINO, one of the most prolific artists of the Japanese experimental / noise scene, focuses on his voice while ZEITKRATZER create the instrumental environment applying their extended techniques of amplification and unique skills as musicians. Once again the ensemble proves its outstanding quality that has gained them high reputation with recordings of such diverse artists / composers like THROBBING GRISTLE, CARSTEN NICOLAI (ALVA NOTO), LOU REED's "Metal Machine Music" or JOHN CAGE and ALVIN LUCIER. "Aus Den Sieben Tagen" delivers 5 pieces of STOCKHAUSEN's collection of in total 15 text compositions that he had written in may 1968 in reaction to a personal crisis and which the great renovator of 20th century music characterized as "intuitive music" - music primarily played by intuition rather than the intellect of the performer(s) where not one single note is defined. Which gives the musicians much space for interpretation - ZEITKRATZER and KEIJI HAINO demonstrate impressively that they know how to use this freedom!

Zeitkratzer, directed by Reinhold Friedl

Frank Gratkowski / clarinet, Hild Sofie Tafjord / french horn, Hilary Jeffery / trombone,Reinhold Friedl / piano,Maurice de Martin / drums, percussion,Marc Weiser / acoustic noise,Burkhard Schlothauer / violin,Anton Lukoszevieze / violoncello,Ulrich Phillipp / doublebass

+ Keiji Haino / voice

The illusive Black Pearl imprint returns to wax with a massive 3 track release that is guaranteed to crush dance floors and radio waves worldwide.

Trust us, these are platinum cuts featuring fresh interpretations of chart topping modern, and classic reggae tracks with proper D&B, HipHop and Jungle flavors.

First off, Noble flips Jamaican superstar Chronixx' "Odd Ras" into a rolling D&B anthem with a conscious message, proper 808 subs and hi-energy bashment breakdowns.

The 0-100 Remix of the same track blends Chronixx' perfect vocals effortlessly withTdot producer 40's club killing beat that took the 6 God to the top of the Hip-Hop charts.

On the flip, Reggae and Jungle lovers will absolutely love Channel 2's refix of the crown prince of Reggae's golden vocal masterpiece 'Let me love you." Rolling breaks, massive subs and perfection in detailing makes this remix an instant crowd pleaser and Jungle anthem. Three massive cuts available on 12" vinyl that are guaranteed to please a variety of music lovers worldwide. Watch out for more of these underground anthems on Black Pearl in 2015 and beyond.

After the path-setting METHOD OF DEFIANCE album INAMORATA where he brought together cutting-edge drum&bass producers (Paradox, Enduser, Submerged, Black Sun Empire a.o.) and avantgarde / jazz masters such as John Zorn, Craig Taborn, Herbie Hancock or Toshinori Kondo the visionary, versatile pioneer LASWELL picked out some of his combatants for an audacious follow-up. Young finnish FANU's syncopated rhythms and sharp breaks prove him the Art Blakey of drum&bass, his feverish beats are an ideal playground for Laswell's growling, hard-driven yet funky bass attacks. NowJazz trumpet players NILS PETTER MOLVAER and GRAHAM HAYNES accentuate the album's psychotic heat, while P-funk keyboard wizard BERNIE WORRELL takes care this meeting of musical masters called LOGDE is a solid weapon for the dance floor!

All titles and the ancient alchemist signs of the excellent artwork by John Brown refer to the fraternal organisations of freemasonry and their lodges.

Upon first glance, one could be forgiven for wondering which is the artist and which is the title of this album.
Memphis' Larry Gimmer' Nicholson still remains a great unknown today, despite his having orbited the periphery of the city's music scene since the early '60s, playing with artists ranging from Furry Lewis to William Eggleston and influencing a young Chris Bell (Big Star). Fusing classical and folk music, the sound Gimmer created for Christopher Idylls was evocative and unusual, its chiming guitars recalling the music of centuries past while also-when recorded in 1968-being quite desperately ahead of its time.

The album was recorded with Terry Manning (Big Star, Led Zeppelin), who describes its creator as one of the world's most enigmatic people. I don't know how many people really knew him because he was such a private person, a 'full of love' person, who had a dark side as well.' The six compositions that comprise Christopher Idylls were composed out west, Manning believes, while overlooking the Pacific Ocean. They were laid down in 1968 in four weeks of intimate sessions at Ardent Studios that saw Gimmer experiment by feeding acoustic guitars through delay pedals, layering and layering the sound live-one of the first examples of electronic repeat being used as part of the music.

The album was supposed to be the first full-length LP release on Ardent Records, but there were understandable concerns about the size of audience that might be waiting for a curious instrumental album such as this. Meanwhile, Gimmer put blocks in the road himself: he didn't like the original mixes or the sleeve and eventually decided he didn't want the album released at all. He got his way but, Manning argues, the influence of those chiming guitars can be heard in the sounds floating out of Memphis in the decades that followed-especially in Big Star.

Having personally played it to luminaries including Jimmy Page, Manning was frustrated he couldn't get the album to a wider audience. It was one of the best things I've been associated with-and it still is,' he says. It was Manning who finally convinced Nicholson to release the album on CD in 1994 and who was talking about recording more with him when Gimmer passed away at just 54 years old in 2000. Now available on vinyl, it's Gimmer's time to chime-and shine-again.

Meeting by Chance is a solo project of Marcin
Cichy co-creator of the legendary Polish duo Skalpel
(Ninja Tunes), one of the most important talents from
Poland to come into the international limelight.
Marcin considers "Inside Out" as his solo debut
album, despite numerous previous albums in
collaboration with other artists. Marcin felt it was now
the right time to sum up his own ideas and share
them. Musically you will find an eclectic blend of
jazz, leftfield, and ambient.
Marcin, always a very careful observer, took
inspiration for Meeting By Chance from a sequence
photography by Duane Michals entitled "Chance
Meeting" comprising of six photos of two passing
strangers. The sequence has no definite end but
rather a pregnant pause, and this combined with
freeze-frame creates a space. This gave Marcin the
idea for music that fills this space with a magical and
dreamy soundscape filled with creative, sublime
sensitivity, giving both the composer and listeners a
brief portal away from hectic reality.
Meeting by Chance also takes its influence from a
chance meeting with three female vocalists who are
featured throughout the entire album. Ayuko and
Mayuko (recording for Japanese label FLAU)
and Magda added a unique and intimate feel to the
project. Dominik Tarabinski's photo on the cover
gave some flesh to this spacious productions bones.

Turquoise vinyl in new 2016 Die-cut logo jacket. Paradox Music kicks off the new year with another b-boy cruncher from Paradox.

'Breaker' continues where PM029's 'Rockdown' left off with its 90's Hip-hop samples and vocals. Queen Latifah, Black Sheep and LL Cool J are all present here andParadox ties them together with its infections 'Ooh, Cmon' raw drum loop. Bass drones and further breaks cement the break-dj sounds of 'Breaker'. It's b-boy culture people.

Paradox drops the tempo to 132 bpm for 'Kickdat' - an ode to Eric B & Rakim. Head nodding breaks with deep subs accompany live scratches from Esoteric Music partnerNucleus showcasing the b-boy's turntable skills. Ripping up wax as they say.

Prayer has released music on Zomby's Cult Music records and on Warp Records as part of the Duo Kollaps. His music has been picked up by a wide spectrum of dj's from Benji B to Diplo. He is a classically trained musician who uses brooding melodies to drive his tumes forward. Prayer is founding member of Grade10 and he has recently done mixes for Ninja Tune's Solidsteel radio and he has appeared on RinseFM and RinseFrance as well as Radar Radio and NTS Radio. Prayer has also worked with the Tate with their mixtape series and recently he was asked to choose his top midnight hour tracks for Dummy magazine.

The Beneath EP has been well recieved in the music press and it got 9/10 in Mixmag, the highest mark they have given, it has been featured in Dummy magazine, Clash Magazine, Crack Magazine and the EP was premiered in XlR8R and Running was streamed via I.D magazine. The video for Hope was featured on Wonderland Magazine and the EP has been picked up lots of other smaller blogs and websites. It got two seperate blog posts on Hypem and clothing retailer Wellgosh also did a small feature on the record.

The third incarnation of the legendary Krautrock project Kluster/Cluster expands their audience with contemplative, mature and intelligent electronic music.

2015 has been a busy year for Soul Intent. Relocating from Nottingham to Bromley, releasing "The Fruit Club EP" on Lossless in March, his "Wanna Fight EP" dropped on Klute's Commercial Suicide in August, the sci-fi themed "Replicant" marked Lossless Music's first digital only release in October and his "Late Night Sleaze EP" has been awarded Mixmag's 'DnB Tune of the Month' (Nov'15 issue). On top of all this Alex is about to launch two (yes two!!) sub-labels for Lossless Music. The first of these is Exkursions. Exkursions will cater for the deeper, more experimental side of dnb & electronic music. Though concentrating it's tempo focus around the 170 mark Exkursions will also be taking explorations down into slower soundscapes. The first release is a 3 tracker from Soul Intent and the tracks have already turned the heads of respected selectors including Doc Scott, Presha, Loxy and Logistics. We won't say much for than that, we'll let the music do the talking.

Our representatives will make you wait. Soon you will feel pleasure in passing water. You will know that you are reaching climax. Tight Pants is the manager in charge and has excellent facilities for your private parts. Please note ladies are not allowed to have babies in the bar. Thank you for your coming. Inside Limited edition poster - Vinyl only

Datastreams formed via the merging of spin ½ wavefunctions, refracted through myriad unit spheres in momentum space. Alternative visionz divined by Lost Trax.

MANIMAL GROUP is excited to announce the sequel to YOKO ONO'S critically acclaimed 2007 collaboration record Yes, I'm A Witch (Astralwerks).
Yes, I'm A Witch Too features new collaborations and remixes pairing ONO with Death Cab For Cutie, Peter, Bjorn and John, Sparks, tUnE-yArDs, MiikeSnow, CiboMatto, Portugal The Man and more.

REINHOLD FRIEDL and his ensemble ZEITKRATZER perform "Kore", a hommage to the French-Greek composer IANNIS XENAKIS. 180gr-LP incl. DL code on KARLRECORDS.

"Kore" is a natural advancement of REINHOLD FRIEDL's earlier composition "Xenakis (a)live!" (released 2007 on ASPHODEL) - a homage to the French-Greek composer IANNIS XENAKIS. The piece is conceived for nine amplified instruments demonstrating ZEITKRATZER's well established tradition of instrumental amplification (e.g. the early collaborations with ZBIGNIEW KARKOWSKI or MERZBOW and more recently with WILLIAM BENNETT of WHITEHOUSE) where playing amplified does not only mean making things louder, it also entails having a microscopic view of sound in which acoustic microsounds appear in a completely new context. The references to seminal XENAKIS' tape compositions like "Persepolis" or "La Legende d'Er" are audible in the materials and textures, densities and sound masses performed by ZEITKRATZER, taking it to new areas of physical qualities that create a huge sonic architecture. Recorded live January 2013 during KLUB KATARAKT festival in Hamburg, "Kore" adds a stunning new chapter to ZEITKRATZER's audacious catalogue and a new sort of intensities to contemporary chamber music.

The zeitkratzer line-up includes FRANK GRATKOWSKI, who won the German SWR Jazz prize , the Norwegian French horn player HILD SOFIE TAFJORD (also known for her noise duo with MAJA RATKJE), the British trombone player HILARY JEFFERY, who toured a.o. with JIMI TENOR, MARC WEISER (cofounder of the Club Transmediale Festival in Berlin) and bass player MARTIN HEINZE from the BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. RASHAD BECKER was responsible for sound and recording.

zeitkratzer, directed by Reinhold Friedl

Frank Gratkowski / clarinet, Hild Sofie Tafjord / french horn, Hilary Jeffery / trombone,Reinhold Friedl / piano, Marc Weiser / guitar,Maurice de Martin / drums, percussion,Burkhard Schlothauer / violin,Anton Lukoszevieze / violoncello, Martin Heinze / doublebass

Recorded by Rashad Becker, mixed and mastered by Ralf Meinz

*Newseries from the Swamp81 stable*

3 track EP from Benton on limited edition 180gm vinyl. Mastered at Metropolis. Artwork by Will Bankhead.

Limited to 500 LP+ Download Card. Chief and Deheb join forces to bring you Leaf', a full-length instrumental album showcasing the seamless result of two deft beatmakers merging their individual signatures into a unified craft. Both artists each have a long history in beat-making, Chief and´Deheb have worked alongside but never together, and to share a task that's usually tackled by one seemed like a challenge and a new thrill to the two. The use of samples taken from original Brazilian music in the two producers' collections was the starting point for the creation of 'Leaf'. Using the gorgeous textures and atypical sounds to fashion an atmosphere rather than make a typical beats album with over-used long samples was the end goal. The result of this synthesis between two seasoned beatmakers' flair is an elaborate, slow-paced and subtle collection of instrumentals that materializes each contributor's ideas into a solid and distinctive new identity. A collection of eleven laid back instrumental pieces that submerge you in a lavishly soulful atmosphere, Leaf' is yet another must-have contribution from the Feelin' stable to the beats scene. For fans of: Savath & Savalas, Jneiro Jarel, Madlib,... S

Skam Records are very proud to release an album of unheard tracks from one of our very first artists and it feels good to have him back home.

Jega has always provided his own slant on the genre, with warm standout melodies and his always edgy solid beats driving it all. Its good to hear his machines working again after all these years.

Jega returns with a selection of the year before his seminal first release (Ska006). A collection of unreleased tracks from 1995, recorded live to Cassette Tape and DAT, and gathered 20 years later to form "1995".

This album provides a glimpse into the fledgling electronic music scene of the 90's.

Jega has released three albums on PLANET MU.

Arriving on Phantasy in April 2015, Arc is the debut EP from Kamera, a singular new artist creating unique and vital electronic music within it's own form and context. A four track introduction to an already expansive sound, Arc relates as much to the boundary pushing experimentation of the likes of Autechre or Sabres of Paradise as it does to any open minded, contemporary dancefloor.

Minimal Wave is pleased to announce a second release by Belgian favorites Linear Movement.
The collection entitled 'The Linear Way' marks our 59th release on Minimal Wave and continues our celebration of 10 years as a label. The album is a collection of warm melodic electronic pop songs that have for the most part remained unreleased until now. Linear Movement is Belgian mastermind Peter Bonne (A Split-Second, Twilight Ritual, Autumn) joined by Peter Koutstaal, and Lieve Van Steerteghem contributing vocals on the final track. The songs 'The Linear Way' and 'Don't Try To Trick Me' appeared on the exquisite Pulse Music cassette (released by the Micrart Group in 1983) while the rest were never officially released. Our last collection of Linear Movement material entitled On the Screen came out in 2008 and is now long sold out. We're very excited to present this special archival album and finally make these tracks available. The Linear Way LP will be presented in a heavy quality full color printed sleeve, pressed as a limited edition of 999 copies on 180 gram pink vinyl, and released in mid-October. Digital release to follow. Vinyl pre-order now available, here.

Cracks In The Surface is the product of a globetrotter. Straddling the lines between cult techno, krautrock and synth-punk, it expands the confines of contemporary club, electronic, and experimental musics in the process. Luebs strikes a variety of tones, from resounding and bright to somber and resolute. Inspired by the experience of losing connections with friends and loved ones, Cracks contains as many steps as missteps. Hard-hitting, insistent rhythms fracture and refracture, establishing new funks and unconventional shuffles, while bursts of analog noise bring a level of severity to the polish.

3rd album from French composer sound designer Ocoeur.
PR by Tailored Communication
Limited Grey and White Vinyl
Select shows throughout Europe in Spring 2016
Has shared the stage with the likes of Fennesz, µZiq, Arovane and Kangding Ray
Reversed is the fourth album from French composer / sound designer Franck Zaragoza and his ever-expressive Ocoeur nom de plume. The opening swell and passionate piano that precedes it sets the tone for what could very well be Zaragoza's most personally ardent set of compositions to date.

Zaragoza thoughtfully augments his modern solo piano compositions with creative, some might even say organic, sound design and meticulous melancholic string harmonies. Reversed is without a doubt a truly personal listening experience meant to be absorbed again and again.

3rd album from French composer sound designer Ocoeur.
PR by Tailored Communication
Limited Grey and White Vinyl
Select shows throughout Europe in Spring 2016
Has shared the stage with the likes of Fennesz, µZiq, Arovane and Kangding Ray
Reversed is the fourth album from French composer / sound designer Franck Zaragoza and his ever-expressive Ocoeur nom de plume. The opening swell and passionate piano that precedes it sets the tone for what could very well be Zaragoza's most personally ardent set of compositions to date.

Zaragoza thoughtfully augments his modern solo piano compositions with creative, some might even say organic, sound design and meticulous melancholic string harmonies. Reversed is without a doubt a truly personal listening experience meant to be absorbed again and again.