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London-based producer, visual artist and NTS Radio host Kit Grill has announced a new 5-track EP, titled Westway and set for release on 7th October via his own Primary Colours imprint. The EP will be available digitally along with a limited run of 200 vinyl copies designed by Alex Sullivan, with cover photography by Grill and an accompanying video by London director Laurie Lynch.

Westway draws on Grill's personal experiences of living in a cityscape and echoes the industrial, fast-paced and repetitive rhythm of his home city, London. The EP was recorded over the course of several months from early 2015 to February of this year, the propulsive beats and driving, shimmering synthwork across tracks like 'Distance' and 'Street Runner' inspired by and echoing the Brutalist beauty of the capital, culminating in the euphoric, widescreen string flourishes of closing track 'Stairway'.

Kit Grill's output spans across music, photography, painting and video. After graduating from Chelsea College of Art and Design, he spent the next two years experimenting with sound and studying music. In 2013 he released his first EP Expressions on Primary Colours, and later that year a full studio album Mirror Image was released through the GetMe! label.

The Independent hailed Grill a minimalist master' and he saw further praise from the likes of Boiler Room, XLR8R and Jacques Greene, who told Dummy, "If I had to compare Kit Grill to other artists, the more musical side of Steve Reich's work and Koreless immediately come to mind. But I'd rather simply enjoy his music as this one solid argument for minimalism amongst all that busy noise." Grill produced a video to accompany the track 'Velodrome' using found footage from the 1980 Moscow Olympics, which gained widespread recognition.

The Europe EP was released in 2015 with original artwork by Grill, followed by Paradise, which showcased a new direction in sound, mixing '80s new wave with modern classical influences. The breadth of influences across his own productions is something Kit explores in his monthly Sunday show on NTS, playing an eclectic range of music from around the world including jazz, avant garde, modern classical, ambient, techno, house, new wave, disco and everything in-between.

Following his stunning box set on Fundamental Records, Ed Upton aka DMX Krew makes his third outing on CPU, increasingly becoming home for his darker side.

Space Cucumbers contains a wealth of expression with Italo disco arpeggiators, seldom heard time signatures, Hi-NRG, and bass heavy electro funk. Featuring the usual aquatic tendencies mixed with echoes of darkwave. Vintage analogue strings, overdriven acid and Upton's favourite drum machine all make an appearance riding on his signature funk laced arrangements.

Peripheral Minimal is proud to announce the forthcoming album, 'Aus Den Anti-Imperialistischen Tagebu¨chern', by In Namen Des Volkes.

INDV is the brainchild of Hamburg resident Matthias Schuster (also of Bal Pare, Das Institut,Geisterfahrer and others), and creates a more heavy-weight style of Minimal Synth in the spirit of D.A.F., or even early Front 242. The tracks were taken directly off cassettes and reworked with added vocals, whilst maintaining the original 80s recording techniques of 4-track and purely analogue instrumentation, strictly no plug-ins or digitalism here!

Matthias has been actively producing complex synthetic sounds since the late 1970s, having released seminal albums and singles on respected labels such as, Plastic Frog, Minimal Wave and Medical Records. His passion for all things analogue seems to be irrepressible, devoting a considerable amount of time to myriad projects each with their own unique qualities and sonics. He musically switches from Neue Deutsche Welle stylings, to Minimal Synth and proto-EBM with great dexterity and a rare continuing dedication.

The album is presented in a luxurious digipak and limited to 300 copies. Recorded between 1980 - 2015. Artwork by Kilgore Trout.

immer noch ganz groß !!!

Dame-Music is opening 2016 with fresh cuts straight out of The Jaydes live performance pressed on wax for the pleasure of your ears.
While touring and performing their live show in some of the most renowned clubs and festivals in the world, Bloody Mary and Attan took the time to lock themselves in their Berlin lab to sharpen and create some new unreleased beats and loops to spice up and enhance the unexpected effect of their show.
Witnessing the enthusiasm and the positive response of the crowd while building these pieces into tracks on stage, the heartwarmed duo decided to go back in studio and record these sections one by one.
The result of these recordings is an uplifting four tracks EP floating between acid lines and stabbing synth chords that the two producer have the secret.
Combine to their energetic signature rhythmics you'll quickly find yourself taping on the beat as the tunes evolves into insane club anthems. Be ready for no rest.

70-ies Tangential Electro-Pop

Neville Watson makes his DBA debut proper after appearing on Special Editions in 2013 with four rave-ready belters. Coming fresh from releases for ASOK's Scenery label and Craig Richards' The Nothing Special, Watson continues to explore the house sound of the UK, replete with bleeps, acid yells and basslines.

Amongst the track titles some will also note a tongue in cheek tribute to the UK's least popular export, the Great British Douchebag. Gym-goers will be familiar with the Creatine quaffing, equipment-hogging lovers of fake tan who've forgotten to train their legs. Just remember though, underneath the stench of cheap aftershave and alcopops, these young men just want to dance like the rest of us.

Midwest style assortment of dance tracks from the Magnotron camp f/ Fat Ribz, JC3, Dretraxx & Psalm, & Motwon. Quirky stuff w/ some chiptune, atmospheric tech-house, jackin, & minimal shuffle house.

'Came Home From Work And Your House Was Missing' is the debut EP from label boss Aschof Mal (aka Jay Caston) - contributing a range of raw, melodic techno and electro formed out of the palette he developed during his time as a buyer for Chicago's Gramaphone Records.

For Sonar Kollektiv the 12inch series Based On Misunderstandings is something like a testing ground for new projects, sounds and trends of aesthetics. RüBA KPØ is not a veteran's hard rock line-up like the name might suggest, but a four-headed hydra that patched things up in 2009 to turn everything upside down we always thought we knew about club music. A prime release on King Sound Music in 2013 targeted a first direction, now the gloves are taken off.We Are World' is a true challenge for any listening habit without losing any catchiness though. A downright minimalistic techno track with an extra overwhelming bassline and a mad acid arpeggio is carried by a whimsical, pastoral choir into heaven. A concept captivating in the original version incredibly. The remixes by Simbad and Eddy & Dus urge the mischief of this composition to even riskier places. At the end of the day is this 4-track EP keeping everybody on their toes and one will wonder once again: Is this all just a misunderstanding or is this after all the sound of the future

BREAKBOT carries on his funky quest with 'You Should Know' from his album By Your Side, a reservoir of hit songs of perfect sunny sweetness to put a bit of summer in your speakers (after 'Fantasy", 'One Out of Two' and 'Baby I'm Yours"). Since 2012 when his album came out and he started his world tour, Thibaut Berlan aka BREAKBOT has played in the world's best festivals and venues and has comfortably gathered 200 000 Facebook fans, 45 000 Twitter followers and a total of over 15 million views of his main videos, thus creating a funky, good-humored, happy community across the planet. 'You Should Know' is a funky love song in the Breakbot tradition, supported by remixes by Busy P & Boston Bun, Homework & Le Bain, The Swiss and Le Family Club. These remixes go from modern house to retro-futuristic disco and will keep you smiling and grooving in these sometimes troubled times.

"D55 is the project of Violet and Photonz aka NEGENTROPY; DJs, producers and co-founders of Radio Quantica This real-life couple share their home studio and inspire one another to create music. Together they have created an universe that not only comprises their bright-eyed sonic adventures in dance music but also a love for the unknown, cosmic knowledge and the matters of the soul. They have realised that when they work together, they easily embrace an important piece of happiness-unlocking info: one should not taken oneself too seriously."

FlexiWave is proud to present #17, a 12" EP by scottish techno don Neil Landstrumm. Under the name Die Fly Die he produces more SynthWave like tracks. 6 tracks of obscure electronic master pieces.

Anders Enges interest in modular synthesizers comes from a desire to shut down conscious decisions about form and to focus on rhythm and timbre. This does however not land in traditional techno but rather in a riff-oriented style, the riff being both rhythm and "melody" and also a morphing entity in the music. Drums and percussion attempt to follow this entity, while maintaining a link to the dance music pulse. The resulting style makes for a hybrid timewarped experience of travelling a parallell electronic music reality, a brooding technoid that grooves.

Future classic! Rerelease of the highly sought after original version with stunning remixes by Palms Trax and Massimiliano Pagliara.

Originally released on YORE in 2008 after a hiatus in Brussels. AFRO, JAZZ, FUNK and TECH all contribute to this 4-on-the-floor 4-piece. Heavy on the chords, basslines and percussion. Classic ALTON MILLER with a whole lot of deepness!

WOLF return with a second EP from rising Dutch star, Frits Wentink. Fresh from remixing FCL, Frits steps up here with three late number house stompers.

The EP is rounded off with the latest WOLF recruit, Ishmael, who adds his trademark sound to Geeses.

Aussie rare groove ensemble Kerbside Collection's second album of instrumental funk and jazz grooves "Trash Or Treasure" (released May 2015) gets the remix, rework and re-use treatment with a variety of re-interpretations with everything from downtempo hip- hop/neo-soul and dusty analogue lounge beats, to fuzzy, Balearic electronic club workouts and even some broken beat flavours.Kicking off this limited edition 12" vinyl, AV artist/DJ/Producer Sampology lights up the sitar disco vibes of "Strawberry Fields" taking the track into sizzling Balearic, club work-out territory with added afro percussion, squelchy wobbles and effects, perfect for summer festivals and hazy end-of-night vibes. Vinnie Laduce's follows with his cruisy vocoder and lo-fi indie beats reconstruction of "Shake 'n' Bake", while another local Brisbane producer TwoDee (who also appears on "Mind the Curb" remixed) delivers an eighties, electro break flavoured re-work of 'Rabbit Hole'.Side B starts JNBO (The Cactus Channel bass player) and his unique wonky, analogue and quirky touch to the title track for a fuzzed out, analogue electronics burner for fans of Floating Points, Cro Magnon, Dabrye and Dimlite (bounced to tape no-less for added bump!). Closing in on this special vinyl is Kerbside's drummer Paprika who takes the coastal groove of 'Bogangar' to the afro side with his 'Mountain Air Afro- dub', recreating a low slung, Tony Allen styled afrobeat groove with added melodic movements and dubby effects, while he adds another remix taking "Trash Or Treasure" into future jazz/broken beat territory with added percussion, moog bass and a surprise heavy change up at the end, almost reflective of some classic Fat Freddy's Drop!

Four slabs of distortion-laced acid, electro, and techno from LSE founder R Gamble. Featuring an excellent remix by Diagonal / Spectrum Spools affiliate Prostitutes. Cover .
artwork by Jenna Westra. Mastered by Dietrich Schoenemann. 12" vinyl available in May 2016. Limited to 300 copies

Spearheaded by Shir Khan, Berlin label Exploited Recordings is pleased to announce 'Shir Khan Presents: Dancing & Romancing', a compilation album featuring some of the best music over the last five years from the label's most exciting artists.

'Dancing & Romancing' will be released as a double CD and triple vinyl - with many Exploited label classics appearing for the first time on wax. The third limited Vinyl (450 copies) will be released October 24th. Make your pre-oder quick as these will sell out just the moment they fly in.


SHIR KHAN PRESENTS DANCING & ROMANCING (VINYL III OF III) (VINYL ONLY)

Praised by the likes of Bjorn Torske, Pete Herbert, Prins Thomas, Lindstrom and Todd Terje, 'Mambo' by Slovenian Igor Skafar aka Ichisan is going to be the second release on the Japan Catune imprint.

Despite having deep roots within the club scene as a acclaimed producer, remixer and busy DJ, Kasper Bjørke has in the past years been focusing his own album productions on song oriented compositions, suitable for home listening rather than the dance floor. The DJs and ravers have been kept busy with remixes of his original versions - but for this new release, Kasper turns his own full attention to the business of making people move. 'Fountain of Youth' is a mini-LP drawing on Kaspers 15 years immersed in club culture and inspired by some of the genres he plays in his own DJ sets around the world, house, classic electro, post disco and techno. It's exceptionally executed, a masterclass in exquisite sound and production - and a innate knowledge of dance floor dynamics. 'Cloud 9' is the haunting and melancholic 808 breakbeat infused lead single (which features Urdur on the vocal version, known from the Icelandic collective GusGus) - an intoxicating 90s vocal house music tribute, that will surely both provide euphoric moments on the club floors and warm the hearts of radio audiences alike. Cloud 9 is released accompanied by luminary remixes from Gerd Janson (Running Back), Marvin & Guy (Hivern Discs) and Weval (Kompakt). 'Klint' is a throbbing and fun jam that conjures up memories of post disco and itchy italo. 'Rays' draws on a dreamy, descending synth theme, 808 patterns and a thick, punchy low end. 'Zenith (feat. Null & Void)' with its distinct, distorted and glitchy modular synth anthem, is a perfect afterburner for the later hours or in that 2 am party transition phase. 'Köln' has Kasper showing his deep love for the German techno capital, with a trippy percussive groove that builds into a futuristic ride topped by a simple, synthetic string theme.

Notwist, Tied & Tickled Trio, Lali Puna, 13 & God - Markus Acher definiert sein Musikuniversum
bekanntermaßen bandübergreifend. Was aber nur die Wenigsten wissen: im Nebenprojekt Rayon seit zwei
Jahrzehnten auch solo. Auf seinem Album "A Beat Of Silence" präsentiert Acher hypnotisch-verschachtelte
und minimalistisch arrangierte Instrumentalwelten. Wie der Titel bereits vermuten lässt, spielen dabei die
Leerstellen zwischen den einzelnen Tönen eine entscheidende Rolle: Es sind Melodien, Loops und
Arpeggios, die sich in die Höhe schrauben, die scheinbar gegenläufig sind und dabei doch so ineinander zu
Taktkombinationen verschränkt, dass einem schwindlig werden kann. Einen zentralen Faktor stellen in
diesem Kontext javanesische Gamelan-Klänge dar, deren Ensemble von Metallophon- und BambusflötenSchichtungen in etliche Richtungen zugleich anhebt und dabei doch ein aufbrausendes, schwirrendes
Ganzes bleibt, etwa wie eine Formation von Sperlingen. Wie die meisten Aufnahmen von Rayon gleicht auch
"A Beat Of Silence" dem Soundtrack zu einem verschollenen Dokumentarfilm, in dem schemenhafte,
verstaubte Archivbilder von Städten zu sehen sind, die im Zeitraffer entstehen und wieder vergehen. Das
Album erscheint als CD sowie auf 500 Exemplare limitierte LP.

Synths Versus Me is a prolific duo formed by Vanessa Asbert and Nico Cabañas. They already put out a bunch of releases edited by Oráculo Records. Minimal Synth, EBM and Cold Wave from Lloret de Mar (Spain).

This 12' EP (ltd. 300 copies) includes two brand new tracks and two exclusive remixes. The original version of 1987' is an atomic bomb of pure vintage EBM in the vein of Signal Aout 42 and Front 242. The remix done by Dirk Da Davo from The Neon Judgement keeps the feeling of the track but adding some drums, guitar samplers and sequences trademarked by this Belgian legend. On the b-side there is the original mix of Aimless Device', an electro-pop tune with catchy melodies, analogic bass lines and female voices. The remix prepared for this track by the new american sensation Boy Harsher is a surefire dancefloor full of hypnotic beats and dark atmospheres. All tracks remastered by Eric Van Wonterghem at Prodam Studios (Berlin).

Mit dem Album "OstWest" komplettiert das Berliner Elektronik-Kraut-Dub-Trio Automat eine bemerkenswerte
Trilogie. Während sich das 2014 erschienene Debüt "Automat" thematisch um die vier Berliner Flughäfen
rankte, lotete "PlusMinus" (2015) die Möglichkeiten der Klangmaschinen und Effektgeräte des Dub aus, um
hypnotische Weltraumklänge zu erzeugen. "OstWest" ist eine musikalische Interpretation der aktuellen
gesellschaftlichen Situation, die durch die vielen Neuankömmlinge in Deutschland entstanden ist.
Hintergrund: Die Albumaufnahmen fanden 2015 in den "Candy Bomber"-Studios auf dem ehemaligen
Berliner Flughafen Tempelhof statt, also auf dem Höhepunkt der Flüchtlingskrise. Für die Band bedeutete das
eine unmittelbare Nachbarschaft zu Tausenden Flüchtlingen aus dem Nahen Osten und Afrika, die in den
einstigen Hangars direkt unter dem Studio eine provisorische Unterkunft gefunden hatten. Wie bereits bei den
beiden Vorgängern bilden auch auf "OstWest" eine Reihe atmosphärisch dichter und rhythmischer
Meditationen die Grundlage für flirrende Elektronikklänge und basslastige Rhythmen. Dennoch wirkt
"OstWest" druckvoller, die "krautige" Dynamik der Band kommt mehr zur Geltung und beschert den Stücken
einen amtlichen Groove.

2013 unterschrieb Christine Owman bei Glitterhouse und veröffentlichte dort die beiden Alben "Queen Of The
Underground" und "Little Beast". Deren Einflüsse reichten von Post-Rock, Psychedelic, Grunge, Punk und
New Wave bis hin zu Klassik. Owman tourte bereits weltweit mit Künstlern wie SoKo, Wovenhand, Robert
Plant oder Vånna Inget. "When On Fire" produzierte die Musikerin selbst. Auf dem Album kreierte sie eine
dichotome Mischung aus verträumten Sounds, verzerrten Effekten, jeder Menge Hall und Noise, kombiniert
mit unbefangenen, intelligenten Lyrics. Geschichten über Träume, Ängste, Albträume und Dunkelheit - aber
auch Hoffnung: "Interpretations of darkness but with an empowering strength that conveys hope and almost
makes you feel safe in the dark underground", sagt Owman über ihre Texte. "When On Fire" klingt dunkel
und rau, aber auch sinnlich und luftig, hinterlässt eindrucksvolle Bilder im Kopf der Hörer, die, hypnotisiert von
Owmans Stimme, ihr in ihre eigene Welt folgen, in der Kontraste und Gegensätze, Träume und Realität
miteinander verschmelzen: "My music starts from the darkest underground, surfaces the ground into a
mesmerizing cloud of mist and continues reaching for the open sky. Empowering, sensual, dark, dreamy and
raw all at once." Als Gastmusiker finden sich auf "When On Fire" Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, Queensof the Stone Age), SoKo, Karolina Engdahl (Vånna Inget, True Moon) und Erika Rosén (Swim)

REPRESSED !!
One of the first releases in a series of limited represses on colored vinyl for the 20th anniversary of MATHEMATICS! ANALOGOUS DOOM's classic EP featuring 5 tracks of Detroit and Berlin-fetishizing techno and electro. This one will probably be out of print again very quick!!!

Powell recently announced his debut album 'Sport' via e-mail to fans. Billboards featuring the producer's email address appeared in London and New York and fans got in touch seeking details about his next record. Now he's made a proper announcement.
Emerging five years ago with little announce but an instantly strong aesthetic both musically and design-wise, Powell's sound immediately stood out in a world of producers making techno that sound took its cues from post-punk, turning the style on its head he made post-punk that had techno ideals.Sport' is an album that sounds like the perfect snapshot of his eclectic DJ sets and live gigs, Melon Magic NTS shows and the Diagonal imprint he co-runs with Jamie Williams (home to the releases from the likes of EVOL, Russell Haswell and Not Waving).On the subject of 'Sport': I called it that because I wanted it to be fun and playful, hence the games we've been having via these billboards,' Powell wrote in an email to one fan. People think of my music in certain terms I think, but I don't agree with them most of the time.
Also, like sport, I think of this record as being something for mind and body. I mean, you're shit at sport if you don't bring both things to it, so yeah, the music is physical and you can dance to it, but I also want to drag people's brains along for the ride too.
It's not a techno record, a dance album, a 'no-wave techno' thing, whatever the fuck that is. It's just the sound of what goes in my head.Vocals on 'Frankie (feat. Frankie)' are by Jonnine Standish. Jonnine is a musician and visual artist best known as one-half of the lauded minimal electronic duo HTRK.
LP format includes digital download code.

Obwohl das Berliner, aus T.Raumschmiere (Marco Haas) und Schieres (Ulli Bomans) bestehende NoiseProjekt Shrubbn!! schon fast 20 Jahre auf dem Buckel hat, stellt "Europa" nach "Echos" von 2012 erst das zweite Album dar. Klar, Shrubbn!! ist für die beiden neben Soloaktivitäten, Labelarbeit und Kunstmachen ein
reines Neben-, um nicht zu sagen Liebhaberprojekt, das immer mal wieder auf Eis gelegt wird, um dann mit einem musikalischen Update reanimiert zu werden. Glich "Echos" einem echogetränkten, beängstigenden und haltlosen Fall durch Raum und Zeit, fühlt sich "Europa" geradezu warm, traumtänzerisch und beständig an. Jedes der 14 Stücke trägt den Titel einer europäischen Stadt wie "Hull" oder "Valladolid". Was die Städte
verbindet: sie haben einen klingenden Namen. Deshalb bekommen wir auch einige völlig unbekannte
Ortschaften zu hören, zum Beispiel "Elk", "Lom", "Eskilstuna", "Freistritz an der Gail" oder "Anenii Noi". Der Clou dabei: Haas und Bomans haben keinen persönlichen Bezug zu den Orten, sie ließen sich bei ihren Kompositionen allein durch den Klang inspirieren. Was bestens funktioniert hat, die Resultate überzeugen auf ganzer Linie. Und es spricht für die Qualität des Albums, dass man dabei keinen der Titel kennen muss. Wer
denkt bei "Nea Koroni" schon an Alpentäler und Kuhglocken

Seventh editizione for this hit series. Again is a collaboration between Gülbahar Kültür (WDR Funkhaus Europe / Radio Bremen) and Johannes Heretsch aka Louie Prima (Radio Corax Halle / Electro Swing Revolution Radio Berlin).

Chord memory house and wobbly-jawed electro on masked man DJ Après Ski's classy debut run.

DEXT Recordings is a brand new label kicking off with an EP from dubspeeka complete with remixes from Apple Pips boss Appleblim and Aus artist Komon and it's a bit of a Bristol affair.

dubspeeka, the elusive Bristol based producer who has released on Oliver Huntemann's Ideal Audio, Waveform and has remixed for Evolution, is sure to become big news in 2014, especially once the world gets to hear this new EP.

Opening track 'Leaving Home' is a dark and broody affair with thick basslines, eerie pitch shifted voices lurking in shadows and plenty of spangled synths wrapping around it from start to finish. 'Special Occasion' is then a fulsome, swaggering house track. The drums are bulky, the percussion is crisp and the chords rattle with plenty of menace.

Next up, 'Creature Funk' again fuses elements of house and bass into a skipping track that sways to and fro as siren like tones survey the bleak horizon. It's arresting, strangely funky stuff that sound like little else.

Komon & Appleblim have teamed up many times before now, for both remixes and originals, and here the pair refix 'Creature Funk' into a nimble, supple bit of grainy but bulky techno that skips and scrapes with a real late night and underground swagger.
Komon then remixes 'Leaving Home' on his own and turns it into a reflective and pensive bit of house with nicely shaped synths off in the distance as infectious percussive slices churn out a pattern in the foreground.

dubspeeka's production is fresh and filled with plenty of personality and all three tracks here are likely to become seriously highly rated weapons for DJs in the know in the coming months.

ustice are a French electronic music duo consisting of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay. The band's debut album † was released in June 2007 to critical acclaim. The album was later nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album and came in at number 15 on Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2007 and number 18 on Blender's "25 Best Albums of 2007" list.The band's remix of the MGMT song "Electric Feel" won the Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording in 2009.
The band released its second album "Audio, Video, Disco" in 2011.