House News

Regular label contributor, Sergiu Juravle AKA Weith goes the long distance with Sanity Rituals.

Across 5 tracks, the EP explores a rich palette of sounds mixing taut, acidic basslines with electronica soundscapes.

150 copies.

SUZI is the new label from Cleveland, the Brussels-based artist behind releases on Kalahari Oyster Cult, ESP Institute and Hivern Discs. The label’s inaugural release unites contributions of 4 artists, with a common ground of techy, playfully modern-sounding tracks with a serious edge and a decent amount of bleeps.


Vivod label boss Ali Renault serves up this rather moody ep in memory of his late friend, Pete Mangalore of Human Shield fame. The five tracker kicks off with Northdown Acid, a brooding sprawl with elements of Italo and acid combined to beautiful effect. The amusingly titled Imminent Salad follows with its jacking strut groove, laden with lush pads. Peter Summoning breaks up the ep with its simple ambient suggestion. On the flip things get going again with slo mo stomper Forbidden Mind before title track Nawce Blizzard closes with it’s electro style hypnosis. Finally we’re left with an infinite cat purring locked groove to send you to sleep. Great ep from start to finish. All copies come with a free Peter plectrum and vivod sticker Only 280 for the world so don’t miss out!

Krokakai, an emergent Glaswegian producer with a penchant for hardware – largely using an MPC2000XL, SH09, MS20 Mini, TT-303, Roland Alpha Juno and other trusted tools – he’s already turned heads on labels such as Invisible Inc and PowerStation Records. Right here he lays down the label’s parameters with four unique, far-reaching escapades.

limited re-press of this summer anthem in the original sleeve !!! who is playing afro medusa ~~ check this one !! contains a remix by junior jack !!!

In the early hours of one morning in 1996, Asad Rizvi (aka Silverlining) and Wiggle's Nathan Coles found themselves marooned on the planet Wrong. They had crossed paths at many of the infamous raves that shaped London's underground house sound, and opted to take controls at the cockpit of a Brixton studio that, in a single night, yielded 'System Error'. The two Right Wrongans were hence born.

Their first release, 'Not Quite Right EP', rocked dance-floors from San Francisco to Tokyo in a short space of time. 'System Error' was further celebrated on Danny Tenaglia's legendary 'Athens' CD. Interest has again been sparked by numerous DJs such as Petre Inspirescu and Ricardo Villalobos playing the track at gigs around Europe during the Summer of 2018. Yet, prices have inflated way beyond accessibility to mortal buyers, and hence this reissue has been chosen to inaugurate a brand new imprinted called Neotropiq. The single has been backed by the devastatingly groovy 'Straight Ahead Then Take the Next Wrong'. Order with haste, as this one is going to go!

Glasgow label Silver Dollar Club return with their second release, this time by local talent and friend Krokokai, titled "Strange Behaviour". Four tracks of tripped-out dub beats and squelchy acid treats to take you on an odyssey to the outer reaches.

A record made to make you sweat. Whether on a big sound system in the club or on your headphones in the gym, these beats will your make your body rock. 6 tracks of wet snares, hard kicks and deep basslines, 2 of them spiced up with hot vocals will test your stamina.

192 GmbH presents Cesare Muraca's debut EP "To Other Shores". For this first release, the Italian producer delivers an electro-infused melancholic journey oscillating between techno and house. 300 reptilian-friendly copies.

It's time for another Master of Italian House Mr. Leo Rosi. The Ep is an extract of the Best 5 tracks from the 90's masterpiece "Double Mix" repressed & selected by Sleeve Records

A smokey hookah lounge lies nestled amongst Saturn’s outer rings - for those who know where to look. Its sole occupant for a thousand years, the being known as Planar Traits.

Lick the cosmic toad and strap yourself in for a fourth ride on the Magic Carpet. Propulsive breaks and mystical atmospheres send us crashing through the waterfall, deep into the velvet jungle beyond.

It is truly a family affair over at 7 Days Entertainment. Butterbandz, the youngest son of 7 Days Entertainment label head Big Strick, gives us his debut EP titled Legacy. This freshman EP of the youngest of the Strickland clan is nothing short of what you would expect from a family member deeply rooted in dance music from Detroit. The first song off of the EP is a vocal track from BBZ with help from the artist Marc, who is a rising vocal talent from Detroit associated with the 7 Days imprint. If You Don’t Dance is slated to be an anthem among the scene for years to come. It evokes you to get out there and move your body. It brings the energy from start to finish with excited high hats, a grumpy bass and an admirable synth pattern. Things slow down for a more relaxed groove on Free Roaming, a laid back chiller with a smooth synth and a mellow bass of pure delight. Its reverbed synths take you on a never-ending journey through your own mind. Hellraiser is a straight high-octane pure adrenaline rush. It has the soul of true Detroit techno. The unforgiving drum and percussion pattern shines brightly over an acid bass line and catchy synth keys. The last song on the debut EP, Monkey See, closes the project out with a bang. An offset drum knocks on top of an offset synth and warm pianos. The flute is complementary and the percussion ties it all together nicely. Butterbandz shows unparalleled promise for more top-notch projects in the future

Some tunes can teleport us to the right place - you just need to close your eyes and let yourself go. With Overtunes 002 it is not the exception. Cape's label is back with Cordero's first solo vinyl debut you can't miss. The young Argentinian talent has finely produced 4 club-oriented bangers showing strong influences of 90's house, acid, progressive and electro.

Music from late nights in Montréal.

Dj Medallion has programmed and recorded the patterns of personal experience, influence, and desire. These songs are now at the mercy of the world and its residents... please use to provide moments of chaotic ease, where all the anxieties and pressure are externalized so you may see that it can all be fabricated and dismantled from within.

This is the first of hopefully many releases brought to you by La Rama Records, a shop located in the city from where these songs were made. If you find your self in the city, please do visit.

Ben Gomori dons his G. Markus mask once again following a hotly repressed sixth volume. '4Play' cuts up anthemic '90s house, while 'Inta' goes deeper on a 4/4 garage flex.

DJs who like a bit o' G-Edits include Move D, Romare, Disclosure, Jeremy Underground, Detroit Swindle, Hercules & Love Affair, Auntie Flo...

A new label, run by an old head, Paul Wise aka Placid is the driving force behind ‘We’re Going Deep’. Known to many who inhabit the realms of underground House and Techno, the imprint sprang to life at the tail end of 2020 from his hugely popular Facebook community under the same banner.

Born out of a lifelong affair with the many shades of deep electronic rhythms, coupled with a thirst for collecting records since 1988, Paul’s mission is all about sharing and releasing new music for the dance floor, front room or even just your headphones. Rather than staying hung up on the past, his reputation for digging into the annals Acid, Electro, Techno, Deep House alongside the odd slice of Downtempo precedes him, as he readies the third WGD volume for release.

Bubbling up with another 4 track EP comprised of cuts from equally brilliant artists, the opening shots are fired on Side A with the unmistakeable sounds of Moy “Ouroboros”. A finely crafted slice of robotic acid funk entices you into the wilds and waves of moody 303 action as machines collide with precision accuracy. Bringing you back to a calmer vision and seas of tranquilty, Rekab aka James Baker’s “Summer Dreams” demonstrates just how blissful ambience and slowing the pace in these testing times can soothe the soul. Leading Side B, fans of Chi-town grooves will not be disappointed with Garrett David’s “Cruisin Through”. A Smart Bar resident and Gramaphone Records employee, he’s no stranger to sumptuous jackin’ edged house jams packed full of bouncing beats. Blending an irresistible rump funking groove to synth-led melodics that build and build, the total sum of these parts will not fail to get you out of your seat. Signing off in style, Moody Waters takes us into hypnotic house territory as low slung beatdown vibes meet mysterious atmospheres and vocal fx, emerging from the haze of that 5am smog that all too often glazes your inner mind.

Emile Facey, maybe better known as Plant43, is releasing his next album, Scars Of Intransigence on Dutch label Shipwrec. An associate of labels like CPU, Semantica, the late Ai Records and Frustrated Funk, Emile has been producing since 2006 and has released more than 70 tracks, equally inspired by the 80's electro of his youth and the Drexcyian sounds of the 90's. Emile is also a graphic designer and co-founder of bleep43, an electronic music site and underground techno/electro party. As such and as a designer, Emile has a strong artistic vision and that plays out in this carefully crafted album, which has been written as a coherent story that unfolds from start-to-finish and comes complete with artwork designed by the man himself, in collaboration with German photographer Jurgen Heckel. Rather than being purely a collection of DJ tools, Scars Of Intransigence has also been made with the home listening experience in mind so that the album works in both contexts equally well. Says the man himself: "I try to express my emotions and feelings though the mood of my music, images and song titles, and Scars Of Intransigence captures some of the anger, sadness and hope I feel in relation to the state of the world we live in today. The scars are those inflicted by governments who seem hell-bent on perpetuating a world reliant on fossil fuels where elitism, privatisation and vast personal wealth thrive at the cost of other people, animals and our environment." Kicking off with 'Dormant Technology', a liquid electro funk is set in motion immediately. From there the tempo drops into the doleful and sombre 'Unnamed Resistance' before 'Cavernous Bones' explores deeply emotive electro, 'Fire Burning Inside' demonstrates Emile's ability to programme a hugely resonant synth line and 'The Coldest Rule' then comes on like a dystopian vision of an unsettled underwater world. 'Wounding Words' is a tentative track that is imbued with a real musicality as well as ponderous sense of cerebral charm and closing tracks 'Emerald Abyss' and 'Pale Reflection' are fantastic offerings that glow with a retro charm at the same time as pushing electro well into the future. Scars Of Intransigence is a thoughtful and accomplished album that stays with you long after it has finished playing and is Plant43's most complete artistic statement to date.
FEEDBACK:

"amazing LP, oooof"
Funk D'Void

"Plant43 - a long time favorite. Love this!"
ND Baumecker (Freundinnen Audio, Berlin)

"up my alley!"
Steffi (Klakson/Dolly/Ostgut Ton, Berlin)

"yum yum yum"
Objekt (Objekt)

"Emile's typical sterile and raisor sharp sound design, the sleeve image used and the double colored wax came together really nice. Quality package for the heads.."
Klen (Ovatow / Frustrated Funk)

"timeless stuff, Emerald Abyss is my pick on first listen but many moments. thx!"
Ben Sims (Theory, London)

"Big Lp.. a future classic ! "The coldest rule" is my fav !"
Umwelt

"really cool album ... great electro !!!!"
Solenoid (Graphene / Belief System, Berlin)

"emerald abyss and a few others for sure!!"
DVS1

"Electro city... great stuff"
Charlton/Tapirus (Mord / Krill Music /Midnight Shift, Rotterdam)

"Top grade electronics from Emile, full support from me. would love to get higher quality files if poss."
Alex Downey (Third Ear / Split / (covert), London)

"10/10 Bam !!!!! Perfect, beautiful .... thanks"
Zadig (Construct Re-Form, ROUEN)

"Really cool stuff"
Truncate/Audio Injection

"thats a truly amazing album. spacey, futuristic, haunting. love every single track. thanks!"
Marcel Heese (Tresor, Finitude)

"amazing!"
Dax J (Monnom Black)

"Brillant and pure!! will pick up the vinyl! thanks!!"
Stenny (Ilian Tape)

"Cavernous Bones is my favorite!"
Secret Cinema

"Nice one... Thanks!"
Henning Baer (Grounded Theory, K209, Berlin)

"Loving this album. Looking forward to playing a few of these out.. Thank you"
Breach (Naked Naked, Aus, Atlantic, Amsterdam)

"Pure class!"
Surgeon

"Pale reflection and Coldest rule are fave but lots of goodies here"
Tomaz (22tracks, Sint Pieters Leeuw)

"love this"
Marco Bernardi (Take the Elevator, Bristol)

"Sounding great! Thank you!"
Chevel (Enklav / Vae Victis)

"Excellent stuff"
Truss / MPIA3

"love it, will play cavernous bones on rinse"
Jamie Russell (Hypercolour Ltd, Bristol)

"love it...a bit cinematic...thanx"
Roland Appel

"great album overall, but emerald abbys & wounding words are the ones that will find their way in my set"
Locked Groove (Hotflush / Turbo, Antwerpen)

"Some cool stuff on here, thanks."
CTRLS (Token)

"emerald abyss is my favorite here."
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)

"Great album! Especially like "Emerald Abyss" and "Cavernous Bones"."
Sven VT (De-bug, Berlin)

"The best one yet. "The Coldest Rule" the standout cut."
Toby Frith (Bleep43, London)

"Beautiful!!!"
The Exaltics (Solar One Music, Jena)

"Beautiful album! Music with heart & soul!"
Chille jr. (Night Moves@Fnoob radio, Koprivnica)

"Mysterious, dope and funky! Thank you!"
Marco Zenker (Ilian Tape)

"Plenty to get stuck into there - thanks."
Necta Selecta (Eat Music)

"Great album! As expected from Plant 43. Love it!"
Dimi Angélis (A&S, ANGLS, Traut Muzik)

"Very nice album indeed. A nice companion for travelling. After a first listen I would say that my favourite is Cavernous bones but also Emeral abyss and Fire burning inside got my attention. "
Ksoul (Ksoul & MuteOscillator, TORINO)

"stunning !"
Giles Armstrong

"Can never have enough Plant43. Brilliant LP."
Tom Dicicco

"bloody great LP - tight work. Carvernous Bones really gets me."
John Osborn (Tanstaafl Records, Berlin)

"beautiful release! not just a collection of tracks but this really has the spirit and logic of an album, great job"
Artefakt (Field, Prologue, Amsterdam)

"yeah ! One of those album to join to my classic Elektroids/Drexciya stuff. Superb. And Cavernous Bones is simply awesome. Beautiful, deep and nervous track. "
Fabrice Lig

"Cavernous Bones" is the track i´ll play in DJ Sets and will use in a podcast. - HUGE PLANT 43 FAN"
(Hardfloor)

"Crazy electro album ! always happy to get more Plant43 :) love almost all tracks and Pale Reflection in particular"
Voiski (L.I.E.S., Construct Re-Form, Dement3d, Ivry Sur Seine)

Two electro fellows uniting in one record to share their impressions and memories from travel experience around Europe.

This release transmits the beauty of nature and architecture through eyes and feelings of two producers - Low Tape and Dmitry Distant. Close your eyes and keep your belt fastened.

Brooklyn-based musician and producer Varsity Star makes his Small Pond Records debut with ‘More Than Anything’, a mini-album of deeply moving and emotive electronic music.

Varsity Star is an electronic musician and upright bassist who grew up in Boston and spent time playing with various bands as a multi-genre sideman. After deciding to go it alone and produce music on a synth and Ableton, he had a spell living in Berlin. Now back in Brooklyn, he has become a prolific artist who, in just a couple of years, has put out various singles, remixes and LPs. As a programmer by day, he has put together high spec live shows involving 3D printers, soldering together LEDs and writing his own programs that read Ableton and output light patterns, he is a truly creative mind.

There is a soft and warm late-night melodic glow to the beautiful opening ambiance of 'Christmas Lights' which then makes way for the prickly live drums of 'Mixtape.' Littered with off-grid hits and detuned synth sounds, it's a modern and electronic take on jazz that is deeply absorbing. 'Bedroom' is a gorgeous affair that floats on airy pads and scuffed up, organic drum sounds while the most innocent of melodies play out.

Cosmic Chronic Records, in association with Peoples Potential Unlimited & Gangster Groove America, presents Psychic Mirrors' debut LP, "Nature of Evil."