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After the first Secret Weapons release 10 years ago the series is about to continue with 12 more magnificent tracks coming on 3 LPs.

Whether that conjures connotations of an early morning fight, too much indulgence or poor flash photography, we've all had many red eye experiences in our lifetimes. And we're about to get a hell of a lot more as Guti blesses us with his own take on affairs...

'Red Eye' is the second track from Guti's highly anticipated album 'The Year Of The Conga'. The first ever artist album to drop on The Martinez Brothers' Cuttin' Headz imprint, the LP captures Guti's return to his roots. A raw, honest document of straight up percussive, hypnotic house grooves, the album took root in Japan and was largely developed during his time in the Dominican Republic jungle, sampling native instruments. Everything about it; the rhythms, the instrumentation, the warmth and soul are Guti down to his deepest dancefloor DNA.

'Red Eye' sums this spirit up perfectly. Following the inaugural album single 'So Dope', once again we're taken deep inside the Argentinian's psyche with rolling beats, a lolloping low-riding bassline and an evocative spoken word woven deep into the hip-slinking mix. The remixes hit the spot, too...

Close friend and techno ally Loco Dice steps up first with an absolute missile of a mix. A heady, driving affair loaded and coded with a powerful bumping bottom end hook, it's a hearty nod to the sound Loco Dice championed over 10 years ago. But, as always with the Desolat don, things take a turn for the trippy, just when you least expect it. Romanian roustabout Priku also delivers something very special; stripped-back to a lithe naked groove and honed with restraint and subtlety, without realising, Priku has captured the essence of Guti's whole album and where his heart, mind and soul are at right now.... Deep in the spirit of a conga rhythm.

Stay tuned for more Conga communiques as the release, the heat and the expectations build up into 2019.

Original press release 1996: âThese tracks will not appear on any other Future 3 release in the future - except of course if someone should get the idea of releasing a ''Rarities'' album in 25 yearsâ time or so.❠Not quite 25, but more than 20 years after its release the ''The Boy from West Bronx'' is now reissued in a contemporary context with remixes by Ãrhusâ finest: Central, Ti (DJ Sports) and C.K! Released in 1996 on seminal Danish label April Records âThe Boy from West Bronx❠is a timeless breakbeat classic, which along with other Future 3 releases came to define the forefront of Danish electronic music in the late nineties. Up to this day the trio have had a huge influence on the contemporary Danish electronic scene, releasing music together as Future 3 and System and individually as Dub Tractor (Anders Remmer), Acustic (Jesper Skaaning) and Opiate (Thomas Knak).

Man Power's Me Me Me signs up long-time friend Ian Blevins for his long overdue label debut. Blevins's originals are backed by stellar remixes from Austin Ato and Kiwi.

Blevins hails from the North East of England and has released on ESP Institute, Futureboogie, Not An Animal and Culprit. The prolific producer was a long time resident of the legendary We Love Space in Ibiza and is an enduring favourite on the UK scene with plenty of musical tricks up his sleeves.

'Both tracks on offer showcase the mongrel sound that I hear coming out of the North East region,' Says Man Power. 'Partly tough, partly playful, not simply techno, not simply house, and certainly nowhere near the most common contraction of the two words.'

Innovative opener 'The Serpent' is a suitably snaking, slithering groove with acid twitches, rubbery drums and raw percussive energy. It pings about in dynamic fashion and really keeps you on edge. First up to remix, Austin Ato makes his return to the label after his huge 'The Sound Of' EP in summer 2018 and gives further credence to Man Power's suspicion of his impending super stardom. He takes the 'The Serpent' on a luscious and deep trajectory that would make Larry Heard proud.

The second standout original is 'Unse', a dark stomper with cosmic rays that strike right to the heart of the dance floor. It's menacing and absorbing music that is steely and unlike anything else. To remix is 17 Steps regular Kiwi, who is responsible for two of Man Power's favourite tracks of 2018. Here he continues his run of astounding form while taking 'Unse' in a tougher and more robust direction that will really make you sweat.

As ever this is a brilliant and stylistically diverse package from Me Me Me.

The man behind Workshop and Out To Lunch famously takes his time to make electronic productions that are, in turn, out of time. Over the course of his career he's released tracks that could have been made yesterday, years ago, or a decade into the future. with Avenue 66 he's found a leftfield home that celebrates pure creativity, that embraces the liminal, the weird and the sublime. Light Surfing fits all of these descriptors.

The double-LP rewards deep, repeated listening. There's plenty to unpack, but those who cherish the murky bangers that have been Lowtec's stock and trade will find plenty to love. "Boy With The Broken Glasses" weaves a subtle, dancehall-inflected riddim into hazy ambient house, while the closer, "Burnt Toast," is the latest example of Kuhn's uncanny ability to perfectly fit a soulful vocal sample into an alien dance floor soundscape.

Unexpected moments of sideways beauty also unfurl across the four sides. The two-part "Light Surfing" is one of Lowtec's most evocative suites to a date-its mournful string soundtrack is the album's recurring, longing motif. Elsewhere, as on "Mynthenquai," Kuhn applies avant-garde strategies to his synth leads, taking us on head-spinning melodic journeys.

Light Surfing is a masterful balancing act between dream states and machine-like efficiency, the experimental and functional, precision and spontanaeity. Lowtec could have only gotten here by taking his time.

Next up on Ruff Stuff Music Ltd are 4 killer, heavily stomping tracks on the boundaries between house and techno. Untitled05 is a new and fresh evolution of the label, bringing to life a solid sound with warm and intense atmospheres, including a magic remix by Dj Honesty. 'Inside The Storm' opens side A with an imposing groove and hypnotic stabs, definitely flashing for the dancefloor. Dj Honesty's remix with its unique groove and the samples manipulation, goes in a deeper direction but still strong and energetic. The B side is full of surprises with 'Mistake' a track with a raw sound featuring incessant 909 toms, piano stabs and vocals that definitely recall the vibrations of the 90's.'A Home With No Air' represents the true soul of Ruff Stuff, a warm house track with female voices, stabs and a fabulous organ that will transport listeners to another dimension.Just put the needle on, push play and dance! Vinyl only, limited copies.

We will start shipping the ADE special 12 inch on Young Marco's Safe Trip from next week, this includes 2 sampler cuts that have not appeared on any of the previous 'Welcome To Paradise' compilations !

This is a special release... Sometimes you just feel right about it... O'girl is Ellinor Jackson P, hailing from Karlskrona - Sweden. Her experiments with freeware on different devices turned up to be a real good Lo-Fi production... And yes! The original tracks has this feeling of a bad mp3 copy, so the Lo-Fi sound you hear at the snippets is aswell on the vinyl too... If you're looking for a high end house 12" dont buy this. If you're looking for something special then you might have a listen to this. A side is the two original tracks and on the B side there is two remixes / edits by VILLA ABO. ==A VERY LIMITED PRESS==

P funked infused Pumped up hooky Indie House two tracker vinyl only release...
If you want know to who the legendary in demand producer is please bribe your sales rep & all will be revealed (Possibly)

1x each customer!

Four new tracks, offering various perspectives on Dukwa's taste for squeezing that last bit of juice out of a sample that brings to mind Carl Craig's Paperclip People project and Thomas Bangalters Trax On Da Rocks series.His devil may care one take approach to recording his tracks always ensures you're in for some wildness - stray frequencies, the random attack of the 303, extra heavy kicks all play a role here.
However making grayscale festival fodder house is not Dukwas thing. This is music made on raw intuition and a timely reminder that house and techno in 2018 can still be fun and full of surprises if you put your back into it.

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

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

Lucas Welle hits us from all angles here. We've got the title track which is straight up Detroit, the vocal work and moody chords are second to none. Then a collab with label owner Jamie Trench sees a more disco tinged affair. Horns, groove, bass lines and all round good times cover the b sides, this is one for the PARTY.

limited repress !

We are back bla bla bla 4 tracker EP bla bla bla Tech Support 'Spring Edits' bla bla bla and played by bla bla

vinyl only

Brand new label based in Florence comes with an astonishing second release. This time they bring the sound from the talented The Cyclist. A very distinct sounds, psychedelic synth warbles meet the jacking electro beats. Exploring what the talented Irish producer can do with different beats overladen with those warm synth tones that we can't really live without.

His album debut - Timez Are Weird These Days' was one the most exciting releases of 2011; shortly after, the Trinidad born US rapper and producer appeared on the biggest music- and lifestyle magazines including Spin, the NME, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Vogue, Maxim, Village Voice, GQ and even the New York Times.
Now Theophilus is taking it one (dance)step further and is dropping the next dancefloor-bomb: He had his funky track 'Wine & Chocolates' remixed by no other than the hip Berlin/Cologne DJ/Producer-Duo andhim - they refined the song to a dancefloor smasher that sounds like a mixture between funk, pop, electro and house. It will soon be released under Warner Music's own dancelabel Bitclap. The track proved to be a huge success in the clubs. Within seconds of it coming on people flocked to the dancefloor. Andhim are considered to be some of the best mixers out there and in the past have mixed songs for Oliver Koletzki, Monika Kruse, Super Flu and many others. They are currently regarded as one of the hottest choices to spin live DJ sets !

Yes, One Hundred! Wow! Morris Audio's 100th release is a milestone for one of the most productive labels from Switzerland.
Morris Audio started 18 years ago, the sublabel Morris Audio Citysport 15 years ago. With a total of more than 150 releases, the labels have been making their marks by presenting different types of electronic music, from techno to minimal to deep house with everything in established producers and youngsters, Morris Audio has an impressive artist roaster.
Remember the likes of Dub Taylor, Jackmate, Hakan Lidbo, Burnski, Till von Sein, Kris Wadsworth, Iron Curtis, Oli Furness, Dash Dude, Tom Ellis & Leif or Brame just to name a few The label has been ''club and home entertainment'' for years and we celebrate this 100th release with two parts of well crafted tech/house tunes.Part 2 is "global house" and features Zito Mowa (South Africa), homeboy Shaka (Switzerland), and Morris lads Souichiro Masutomi (Japan) and Italia 90 (UK).

Local Talk are proud to announce the first artist EP of 2019, 'Basic Knowledge' by producer extraordinaire Boddhi Satva, showcasing his unique quality and musicianship.

Basic Knowledge comes with two mixes.
First up is the 00's mix, a near-epic track, riddled with emotion and deepness, certain to cause more than just a few goosebumps. The key stabs and strings makes this one of the deepest cuts of house we've heard in a minute.

On the flip 'Together' is another elegantly realised stylistic track where all the moving chords are exposed and pushed to the front. A grand tour through the deep-rooted rhythms with a minimal yet spiritual sound.
Last but not least is the 90's mix of Basic Knowledge. It takes all the ingredients from the A side mix and infuses it with more jack, together with the kicks, snares and the swollen bassline.

Kick off this new label only vinyl by Bress Underground!! the first release with four tracks from House to Raw House Music, with love!

This is the first release of RISE Music by the South African born Floyd Lavine. He invited Pablo Fierro and David Mayer to contribute their remixes. RISE Music is a platform to showcase and define new African House Music. If you want to go fast, travel alone. If you want to go far, travel together. That's the spirit of RISE. It is building musical bridges between Africa and the rest of the world. RISE is about unity in diversity.

Original Press Release 1996: Âthese Tracks Will Not Appear On Any Other Future 3 Release In The Future - Except Of Course If Someone Should Get The Idea Of Releasing A ''rarities'' Album In 25 Yearsâ Time Or So.â❠Not Quite 25, But More Than 20 Years After Its Release The ''the Boy From West Bronx'' Is Now Reissued In A Contemporary Context With Remixes By Ãrhusâ Finest: Central, Ti (dj Sports) And C.k! Released In 1996 On Seminal Danish Label April Records Âthe Boy From West Bronxâ❠Is A Timeless Breakbeat Classic, Which Along With Other Future 3 Releases Came To Define The Forefront Of Danish Electronic Music In The Late Nineties. Up To This Day The Trio Have Had A Huge Influence On The Contemporary Danish Electronic Scene, Releasing Music Together As Future 3 And System And Individually As Dub Tractor (anders Remmer), Acustic (jesper Skaaning) And Opiate (thomas Knak).

Collecting orders for repress

Geeeman is delivering 3 shit hot tracks rooted in the early 90's Chicago school and restyled into 3 banging tracks for the freaks!

One of the best kept secrets of Chicago house music is this amazing deep raw track of Harmony Funk

Mysterious hand stamped white label business for JEZZA001 from the equally elusive Jeremy Vibes.

DJ Feedback:

James Zabiela - 'Phil is a dude. Nice one.'

Moon Boots - 'feeling both of these, esp #2!'

Catz 'n Dogz 'really cool !!'

laurent garnier 'PHIL is the one'

Justin Robertson'dig phil'

Holly Lester 'Phil is the one for me, thanks :)'

Black Loops 'Hall of fame is good :)'

Krywald & Farrer 'Hall of fame is cool'

Irvine Welsh 'Loving this. Big fun.'

Jimpster - 'Hall Of Fame grooves HARD! Love it.'

severino panzetta - 'FUN'

Christophe - 'WICKED AND WILD!!'

Jim & Alex (Boogie Cafe Records) - 'nice work , love an elusive release !'

Dairmount (RWAV Show Monthly) - 'Great tools!'

mr shiver (Fabric/ East village/Supper Club/London town) - 'OLd skool rap house'

sam (KLSbookings / klsbookings.de) - 'classy'

MEAT - 'Phil made it!'

Raphael Hofman - 'Such good vibes! Like it a lot and will play it!'

Mark Archer (Altern-8) - 'Nice filtery bizznizz'

dubble d/moodymanc - 'Diggin Phil thanks!'

Gabriel I - Tenampa Recordings - 'will definetely be playing this out. thank you!'

Alex Pasternak - Brooklyn, NY / BANANAS! - 'hard late night jammer'

Space is most definitely the place as far as the latest vinyl adventure from us here at Future Reactions is concerned. With galactic references aplenty, futuristic soundscapes and more than a hint of interstellar travel on the Analog Core EP, the only thing missing is an astronaut suit.

Manning the controls of this otherworldly craft is José Rico, a key figure in theMadrid underground scene through his associations with the Downbeat and Freebeat labels, who blasts off with the raw emotional electronica of Orion.

That man Rico also features alongside the much-vaunted Leonid (Dolly/Sistrum/Statik Entertainment) under their joint studio guise of Cygnuss. Having made their debut on Freebeat earlier this year with the well-received long player Night Drive, the duo are on a mission here to warm-up the dance-floor with their house-not-house rocket Journey To Outertape.

Hailing from Buenos Aires but with a sensibility rooted in Chicago and Detroit, Diego Perrisson caught the attention of the more discerning ears as co-owner of the short-lived but not-forgotten label Monochromatic. Turning heads once again with his new venture, Fundamental Sounds, Perrisson captains a smooth touchdown with the cultured deepness of Restless Ride.

Think about the early house mid 80's scene, and the talent of two stellar producers like Arthur Russell and Bob Blank who don't need any introduction. Timeless underground tune.

Having already debuted two huge singles this year from their forthcoming new album - the smash hit UK #1 'These Days' ft. Jess Glyne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen, currently the biggest-selling record of 2018 in the UK, and 'Let Me Live' (prod. with Major Lazer) ft. Anne Marie and Mr. Eazi - Rudimental have now announced the full tracklist and esteemed list of collaborators on 'Toast To Our Differences'.

With much of their summer spent on tour, as well as overseeing a coveted weekly residency at Ibiza Rocks that saw special guests like Anne-Marie, J Hus, Not3s, David Rodigan & more join them on the island, the band have also been working hard on putting final touches to an album that thoughtfully joins the dots between their remarkable, hit-making pedigree and ability to discover and nurture exciting new talent via their Major Toms label hub.

Written as an emphatic celebration of difference and a coming together of cultures, styles and sounds, 'Toast To Our Differences' is the product of the band's past three years of work and boasts an extraordinary list of collaborators that can now be revealed in full. Tom Walker turns in a stunning vocal on catchy, wholesome ballad, 'Walk Alone', emerging vocalists like Maleek Berry and RAYE come together on the sparkling '1x1' and rising singer-songwriter Dan Caplen shines on #1 smash, 'These Days', alongside Jess Glynne and Macklemore. Latest album single 'Let Me Live' also features vocals from Ladysmith Black Mambazo, an incomparable x5 time Grammy-winning South African male choral group, and hotly-tipped soul singer, Yebba, who has been heavily co-signed by global stars like Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith.

Tour de force rapper Stefflon Don and BBC Sound Poll winner Ray BLK make waves on the powerful 'Scared Of Love', Rita Ora excels on the sleek, shimmering 'Summer Love' and enigmatic rapper Kojey Radical and Kabaka Pyramid spar on 'No Pain', further showcasing the breadth and diversity of talent Rudimental showcase right across 'Toast To Our Differences'. Further features on the album include (in alphabetical order); Chronixx, Eli Ingram, Hak Baker, Maverick Sabre, OLIVIA, Protoje, Shungudzo, Kevin Garrett & Raphaella.

Four slabs of no nonsense, bassline-driven rollers. ST, our favourite son and the first release on our 'slow to grow' label is back for 004. An extension beyond the deep excursions of 001, if you caught that you may know what to expect, if not... think 3am at 'Racket on a quality biscuit with the bass bins shaking. If you've never been to 'Mad Racket' then we suggest you visit sometime +++ two head-bent remixes in the form of locked grooves on each side from our other love, Jon Watts (Jon & Hugh - OTIS002). Cause life is cyclical xx

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

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

Deep Minimal tracks by Asper Bothrops

It's a rare thing for two labels to come together to release a track, but KMS Records and Feel My Bicep have done exactly that.

Vision Of Love' was produced by two London based, Belfast-born blogger-production-DJ duo,
Matt McBriar and Andy Ferguson. Matt and Andy need little by way of introduction. Their 'Feel My Bicep blog" is the go-to place for tastemakers world-wide for lost and forgotten disco/Chicago house/Detroit techno/Italo edits and everything in-between. Their remix track record has also been excellent with them stamping their distinguished sound upon works from Blondes, Toby Tobias, Chamboche, Blood Orange, Cosmic Kids and many more for labels such as Domino, Wolf Music and Tusk. Will Saul then snapped them up for his label Aus, with a collaborative EP including tracks 'You' and 'Don't', which hit number one on Juno and caused the Beatport charts some bother. Then in September 2012, Feel My Bicep, (the label) launched with the highly sought after track 'Vision Of Love.' It turns out that Matt and Andy had found an old Inner City track named 'Good Love' (originally written by Kevin Saunderson and Ann Saunderson back in 2000) and naively, they sampled a section of the song and created their new track around Paris's vocal. Feel My Bicep, then released the track on vinyl only, as a limited pressing.

Matt and Andy explained 'like many house producers, when sketching down ideas and jamming in the studio, we sometimes roll through acapellas to find any little vocals snippets that work well over beats we've done. In one particular instance we stumbled across an Inner City acapella 'Good Love' that really worked with a piano riff. We titled the track 'Vision Of Love' and released it as a, limited pressing, vinyl release. In our naivete, we figured that we'd sell a few 12's and no one would really take any notice... Then, much to our surprise the track started getting played on radio 1 and getting a lot of interest. We then realised that we would have to sort out a deal with Kevin, as the sample's owner. Thankfully, he was very understanding about the whole thing and we worked out a deal to give him and Ann the credit that's due. So, while we're sticking to our original plan to keep that entire EP as vinyl only, Kevin's label (KMS Records), are releasing 'Vision Of Love' as a digital single'.

At the time of doing this Press Release, Ann Saunderson said..."It's amazing to know that a song that I co-wrote in the year 2000 is still influencing a whole new generation of people today. Having a song with a 'bit of muscle' never hurt anyoneJ... Good Luck with this one Bicep"

Kevin had this to add... 'Inner City and myself (Kevin Saunderson) have a long history of influencing people and the music scene with our songs. Especially with our vocal tracks and a track that was written by myself and Ann, way back in 2000 (for Inner City), is no exception. The track in question is "Good Love". At the end of last year I heard the track 'Vision Of Love' and I instantly recognized that the sample was taken from 'Good Love'. I thought, wow, that's "Good Love' and it works really well over that piano. There was some really good music happening, it had a nice sound to it and it was just perfect. I knew the artist was Bicep, so I thought let me try and reach out to these guys, to see if they would be up for letting me release the record, digitally. I could give it some exposure and we can have a win/win situation for everyone. So, we made contact with the label, we worked out a deal and here we are now!! KMS is about to release the track. It's very catchy and very hooky and that's a part of my soul, always. It doesn't always have to be just musical, both vocals and melodies have been very important to some of the biggest tracks that I've ever created'.

No remixes have been commissioned on 'Vision Of Love', but KMS is very lucky and very happy to announce that none other than Carl Craig himself, has graciously submitted a 'c2 Edit' and a 'c2 Bonus Edit', to make this a very special release indeed.
So here we go... here it is... "Vision Of Love" by Bicep

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

"After a deceptively quite 2017, Especial picks up the pace pace by welcoming back the peroxide, youth filled Fairplay (re)version and a 2nd EP of old-skool-meets-the-new-school flavoured House and Breaks to lock, jock and spin.

After the criminally overlooked 'How Do You Like Me Now' EP - how is Classic Version not a...classic...version - Junior gets back on the (lino) floor. The EP starts with a look north to the 'other city of 7 hills' that birthed a Warp'd British retake on House in his bleep-dub ode, End Of Love. The autobiographical title belies a forward approach with his trademark echobox kick'n'hats underpinning uplifting keys and nodding bleep finger solo.

Who to join the party then, than another man of mystery, Roy Of The Ravers. After his debut EP on sister label Emotional Response became a most played from Aphex et al, it is only right bring him to E'Special. His brooding, hoover rush Remix 1 heightens the vibes with a heads down bleeping half-steppa. Righteous!

The flip is given over to Junior's roots, bringing the hip-hopper back with the anthemic The Shazsquatch Goes Back Into The Woods. No shoc(k) horror here, just more upwardly mobile breakbeat meets UK techno licks. You can hear Fairplay at one with man and machine, pushing a sound that looks back but most definitely goes forward with 'Sunrise' on the mind.

To close is the swagger of EP title cut, Faxes From The Future. Hair of the (black) dog fuses a swinging break with proto-dub-meets-Giallo stylings to rework the senses and say, now is (still) the time!

A return to making the noise while keeping tongue planted firmly in cheek. What are u like Top. Buzz."

Photonz returns to UTTU with an EP of 4 cosmik house cuts, namaste!

After a brief wander 'round the garden, Chilean-born Ricardo Tobar returns to the ESP Institute bearing earthly delights. With 2017's Liturgia, he introduced his creative point-of-view—instantly substantiating a sense of rhythm that was deliberately complex yet slightly rough around the edges, while touching upon his musical origins from the guitar-driven corners of psychedelia— however with his debut 2xLP Continuidad, he leaves us gobsmacked and seeking shelter as he leaps from dancefloor comforts and descends into absolute chaos (in more ways than one). Emotionally, the artist has crossed all previously self-imposed and subconscious thresholds, putting his true imagination on display and exposing an unwavering attraction to all things loud, orgasmic and transcendent. He's not subtly hinting at a fetish, but opening his arms wide with conviction, abandoning genre taboos and personally inviting everyone to join his enchanted caravan. Sonically, his appetite for intensity is clear throughout—epic chord changes, ascending peaks in arrangement, accumulating layers of grit that build into impenetrable blankets of distortion and feedback—a kind of aural hedonism that translates visually into the potent video abstractions our Mario Hugo has summoned for the album's packaging. This might all sound like a warning for Hurricane Ricardo, but fear not, listeners will still find some security in the album's rhythmic underpinnings, and although this foray into primitive, ritualistic bang-the-drum percussion is significantly more dangerous than his previous programming, its the imperfection in his passionate studio performances that imbue Continuidad with something remarkably human.

After a brief wander 'round the garden, Chilean-born Ricardo Tobar returns to the ESP Institute bearing earthly delights. With 2017's Liturgia, he introduced his creative point-of-view—instantly substantiating a sense of rhythm that was deliberately complex yet slightly rough around the edges, while touching upon his musical origins from the guitar-driven corners of psychedelia— however with his debut 2xLP Continuidad, he leaves us gobsmacked and seeking shelter as he leaps from dancefloor comforts and descends into absolute chaos (in more ways than one). Emotionally, the artist has crossed all previously self-imposed and subconscious thresholds, putting his true imagination on display and exposing an unwavering attraction to all things loud, orgasmic and transcendent. He's not subtly hinting at a fetish, but opening his arms wide with conviction, abandoning genre taboos and personally inviting everyone to join his enchanted caravan. Sonically, his appetite for intensity is clear throughout—epic chord changes, ascending peaks in arrangement, accumulating layers of grit that build into impenetrable blankets of distortion and feedback—a kind of aural hedonism that translates visually into the potent video abstractions our Mario Hugo has summoned for the album's packaging. This follow-up single surrounding the Continuidad album boasts the dirty little secret Bailemix of album track Recife—we wont go as far as uttering the 'T' word, but this is unbridled merciless tops-off festival gear for the massive. The flipside is another exclusive non-album cut Cuatro Meses De Verano, a rhythmic build-up that breaks into a low-slung funky stomper, Tobar's idea of a warm-up weapon.

Welcome to 'Ruffy's Island', the brand new interactive game that's blowing minds and causing online pandemonium not seen before, oh, at least Poke´mon Go!

Three levels to conquer, each sound tracked by killer Ruf Dug tracks! And a bonus 'level' on 'Ruffy's Island' comes in the form of a remix from the in form Sharif Laffrey.

Futureboogie proudly partner up for the audio extravaganza. The wistful funk of 'Boat Party' leads you through the first level, its melodic chops and jubilant mood advancing you to stage two with ease.

'Techno Cave' guides the shoot-em-up activities in the cave, with its bold, brassy bass, sparse synths and rapid tempo. Find the 'Easter Egg' that is the Sharif Laffrey Nightwork Remix and you'll be in for a real delight, as the Detroit mainstay ramps it up over ten tantalising minutes with a truly exceptional version.

Make it to the 'Abandoned Pyramid' and you're clearly a professional. Ruf Dug leads you on a tropical excursion through this mystical land, with deft piano play and meditative pads. What lies ahead on the fourth level, we will have to wait and see......

New kid Felix Leifur made quiet a stir with his debut release on Dirt Crew last year. The Icelandic juggernaut comes from the striving Reykjavik music scene and is working closely with the "Lagaffe Tales" guys on building a new northern House empire. Since his debut he's been working hard on creating a more varied vision of his unique lo slung hip hop approach to house music. With this EP he offers six new outings that have one thing in common, very warm and moody sounds ranging from Disco through jazz and hip hop. We're certain that he will continue to further cement his name in the coming years and we're looking forward to working with him on plenty of exciting projects. Opening with "Eyelids", Felix delivers a rough, deep and dark house cut with broken beats, warped piano loops and twisted sampling throughout. "Classy" has a smoky jazz feeling, kept tight with clever beat programming while evolving around a catchy sax motif. Our personal fav is the title track, "In General", a stunning broken beat house jam, smooth and loose, with swirling keys and a funk flavoured bass. The B-side begins with "Midwinter", a dance floor gem on a straight up junket. It's deep, forward moving and bass driven, much like his track "Feels Like" that featured on our Deep Love compilation in 2016. Yet another highlight for us is "Apollo", there's not many records out there that sound quite like this, thoroughly warped and contorted, depraved strings and a hypnotising Rhodes arc and strain until the bass drops and it all falls in place - Psychedelic beauty! He closes with "Mine", a dope lo fi hip hop beat that casually wraps our ears, an ice cold soul infused piece.

La Fleur releases her new EP 'Right Behind You' via her own Power Plant imprint. The EP includes two tracks, 'Circadian', and the title track 'Right Behind You' - both showcasing La Fleur's in-demand brand of groovy, vocal techno. The EP release marks the end of La Fleur's busiest summer on record. A residency at Hot Since 82's Labyrinth parties at Pacha in Ibiza, touring Brazil with the Watergate crew and remixing their new single from the mighty Sasha have lead to it being a season to remember. The title track, 'Right Behind You', features vocals from Austrian vocalist/songwriter Lula, who is best known for her distinctive work on Danny Tenaglia club classics like La Fleur favourite 'Read My Lips'. La Fleur said: Lula's voice is special and distinct. Hearing her unique way of vocalising on favourite tracks of mine from back in the day (like Tenaglia's '98 single 'Read My Lips' for example), I just felt I had to reach out to her. Creating 'Right Behind You' was a labour of love and we spent months working on it until we finally got to the definitive version.