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INVOLUCIJA is an experimental post-industrial collaboration with artists from ex-Yugoslavian countries, started by Michel Morin (Sneak-Thief / Polygamy Boys) and Lucija Invo.

This 2×12″ on their new Berlin label expands on their 2023 debut EP on aufnahme+wiedergabe with even fiercer inspiration from EBM, techno & Balkan musical traditions.

“Involution” is a metaphor for the ever-entangling depth of our situation – the world falls apart then re-organizes itself with unexpected and sometimes distressing connections. Increasing effort is demanded for our “productivity” and our only reward is diminishing returns. Enough is enough!

INVOLUCIJA is envisioned as a noise abrasive enough to resonate with and overcome this ever-increasing discomfort from which we try to dissociate.

We call this euphoric deprogramming.”

2023 Repress

Following his massively successful second album 1983 (KOMPAKT 329 CD 122) from last year and the start of his very own imprint IPSO in 2016, celebrated Danish producer and live performer KÖLSCH remains as much in demand as he keeps those bangers coming. For SPEICHER 93, his latest contribution to our acclaimed series, he concocts two very special cuts that pick up where his preceding Speicher releases left off: digging deep into heartfelt, catchy melodies and giving them an impelling beat foundation to ride out their trip, both the brass-infused GREY and the flipside's jacking club monster KIR push for epic dance floor moments - we consider these among Kölsch's best output so far, which means quite a lot, considering that we're talking about the brilliant mind behind face-melting modern classics such as "Loreley" (KOMPAKT EXTRA 68), "Opa" (KOMPAKT EXTRA 70), "Cassiopeia" with Gregor Schwellenbach (KOMPAKT EXTRA 79) or "DerDieDas" (KOMPAKT EXTRA 84).

Pentru Infinit - Endless Limited 2x12" 180g.

Vinyl Only.

Over 40 minutes of relaxing holiday on the mysterious Audio Island.

Der Dark-Ambient-Pionier, die stygische Drone-Legende und das fast schon mythische Wesen LUSTMORD durchstößt mit "Much Unseen Is Also Here" einmal mehr den Schleier - die neueste Solo-Veröffentlichung des Künstlers in einer beeindruckenden, 40-jährigen kreativen Karriere an der Spitze der Industrial-Musik. Auf Drängen von Cosey Fanni Tutti und Chris Carter von Throbbing Gristle, Musik zu machen, die seine unverwechselbare Aura einfängt, übernahm Brian Williams 1980 Lustmord und begann mit Sounds zu arbeiten, weil die Musik, die er hören wollte, einfach nicht existierte. Lustmord veröffentlichte 1989 sein drittes Album "Heresy", das zu einem Meilenstein in der Industrial-Szene wurde und heute allgemein als Ursprung des Dark-Ambient-Genres gilt. 35 Jahre später führt Much Unseen Is Also Here" das Vermächtnis von Heresy" fort und knüpft an dessen fesselnden Erzählbogen an. "Much Unseen Is Also Here" besteht aus drei verschiedenen Teilen und ist dazu gedacht, in einer einzigen, ununterbrochenen Durchgang angehört zu werden; es entführt den Hörer in eine kompromisslose Parallelwelt, die nur in der Musik existiert, bevor es ihn am Ende für immer verändert wieder hinauswirft. Lustmord, der seit 1994 in L.A. lebt, hat auch als Komponist und Sounddesigner an der Musik für ikonische Film- und Fernsehproduktionen mitgewirkt, darunter "The Crow", "Strange Days", "From Dusk Till Dawn", "Underworld" und in jüngerer Zeit die FX-Serien "Fear The Walking Dead" und "First Reformed"von "Taxi Driver"-Autor Paul Schrader aus dem Jahr 2017. Immer noch entschlossen, die Grenzen von Sound, Genre und Medien zu erweitern, hat Lustmord auch zu den Soundlandschaften von Videospielen wie Assassin's Creed, League of Legends und, passenderweise, dem von H.R. Geiger inspirierten Survival-Horror-Spiel Scorn von 2022 beigetragen. Other Woes Are Yet To Come Edition (single colored (pink) vinyl, ltd to 220 copies ww)

This release is represented by Luxus Varta, where his solid electro has been mixed with a flavour of experimentalism. If you are ready to stop the time, don't be scared to immerse.

Vinyl only.

After Mani Festo's last contribution to our techno-oriented Basement Tracks series, a sequel was a no-brainer. It's no exaggeration to say that over the last couple of years the DJ, producer and label boss has become widely recognised as one of the UK's most exciting techno artists, given his easily identifiable sound, each release just as bold and hard-hitting as the last - this one included.

Synkron EP boasts Mani Festo's ability to create raw, industrial electronics which never sacrifice movement nor swing. Each track is crafted with a precise direction, some via industrial electro instrumentals ('Barrier'); others with acidic accents and the introduction of breaks ('Grass Snake') and another with hard techno proclivities ('Synkron'). If this weren't enough, we're stoked to draft in iconic Bristol producer Addison Groove who adds sharp rim shots and spasmodic synths to 'Barrier' to give it even more movement and body.

Synkron EP drops 28th October 2022 via Basement Tracks.

X-Ray Zulu refers all the things that could be defined as correct, as right and as perfect in an imperfect World and context. It serves as a barometric meter of all harmonious things. And with this balance, there is a certain amount of clarity and certainty about what is connected to this subject. A strong mind or opinion, passion, dedication and devotion. Essentially, this release is about undeniably and incontestable truth.

In the new Mastak Records release “Sauerland”.
Salat offers analog sirens with flashes of cosmic echo on Hypnotic, garage swing, contrasting with a rough and ready bass sound.
Discover these winding and deep trails! The Belarusian producer combines his usual breakbeat style with electro.

Vivid night visions, alternate dimensions, and dreams that combine reality with film fiction have contributed to these 10 scenic cuts by Canadian musical alchemists called Siviyex. Nooma’s opening release.

In Frank Herbert’s 1973 novel Hellstrom’s Hive, the Dune writer tells of a sinister narrative surrounding the maverick scientist Nils Hellstrom, who has created subterranean Hive of 50,000 insect-human hybrid life-forms. Ultimately his plan being for the inhabitants of the Hive to usurp humanity and take over the world. The decade thus far may not have seen anything quite so daunting, but it’s provided more than its fair share of challenges. Yet in such dystopian environments, Teeth Of The Sea flourish. This band has created a kaleidoscopic inner world all its own in Hive, their sixth and most outlandish album. Fundamental to Teeth Of The Sea’s mission thus far is that this band can go anywhere and make short work of any obstacles in their path. Inspiration flowed into Hive from all dimensions, with the band’s sphere of influence expanding to take in everything from Italo-disco to minimal techno, from dubbed-out studio madness to their most brazen forays thus far into pop songwriting. Here is a headspace where the psychic charges from records by Labradford, Nurse With Wound, Vangelis, The Knife, Nine Inch Nails and John Barry can happily co-exist. Hive is more than just a transformative force from subterranean origins. It’s an alchemical headspace where monochrome animates into vivid colour. It may not be a carefully ordered insectoid militia set to overthrow society, but it’s a transmission which transcends anything Teeth Of The Sea have thus far offered in their time on Earth. Step inside Hive, if you dare

Following the 2022 release of The Soft Moon's highly praised fifth full-length album Exister, 2023 sees the release of Exister Remixed, a harsh and textured collection of 5 remixes by some of Europe's boldest industrial techno EBM and experimental electronic artists: Phase Fatale, Unhuman, OTHR, Gael and Norbak. Hailed as "The Soft Moon's most expansive statement to date..." (Brooklyn Vegan) and a "meticulously crafted, vividly greyscale industrial post-punk" (The FADER), Exister is a post-punk industrial masterpiece engulfed in a brooding yet thundering atmosphere - and these reworkings offer an even greater layer of intensity. The Soft Moon's 'Exister' tour will continue through spring and summer 2023 across Europe, UK, Asia, and USA.

Exister Remixed is out June 23rd, 2023 on digital and vinyl 12" format. This is a joint-release between Sacred Bones Records and Bite Records (Phase Fatale's imprint).

(part 1/3 featuring 999999999, Jastice, Kontain & Gräfin) Amelie Lens' EXHALE Records continues to deliver fiercely dynamic techno from the underground's most promising, rising and established artists with its second VA compilation.

Following EXHALE's first VA release in 2020, the party series turned label once again welcomes existing members, flourishing producers and blossoming new artists to the EXHALE family for its second various artists compilation.

Opening the record are hardware aficionados 999999999 with 'Alarm 303' - a powerful techno floor destroyer armed with a reverberating kick, rushy rave stabs and a barrage of alarms. Promising newcomer Jastice presents an energetic ravey cut that weaves between faded synths and a softened vocal, accompanied by an entrancing interlude with 'Hey You'. Mancunian producer Kontain dishes out 'Neck Crank', a hybrid of gritty rumbling bass chords, strident synths and an unwavering kick. Istanbul's Gräfin continues by deftly combining electronic stabs, flurried hi hats and gravitating synths layered above the melody in 'Chatty Echoes'.

eavily saturated, twisted, adventurous Breakbeat Techno explorer

Four bombs from the vaults. Very limited edition.

Bunker New York luminary Abby Echiverri joins the Patterns of Perception imprint with her Deformation EP, a diverse collection of playfully psychedelic techno tracks infused with a radiant cosmic energy.

Produced in 2021-22, Abby drew inspiration from the captivating physics simulations her partner was working on at the time, ultimately imbuing the music with an ethereal atmosphere that permeates the entire EP, and from which the tracks derive their names.

PTN03 presents a cohesive yet diverse collection of tracks, blending psychedelic energy with delicate and profound moments. Abby's music carries an almost hopeful quality, with drum programming that leans towards groove and shuffle, and the incorporation of diminished chords and progressions that pose questions to the listener. The Deformation EP is an intricate record that showcases Abby Echiverri's distinctive, three-dimensional approach to techno: one that never feels oppressive, but calls to mind a sense of exploration and freedom.

African Nightflight sees Dutch techno pioneer Arno Peeters from Utrecht team up with Nijmegen-based fellow sound scientist Bart Rovers. Back in 1996 they made five stunning tracks that are hard to define, let alone to categorize. "Otherworldly" perhaps is a fair attempt.

The title track "4Rest" for example, comes in two mixes (Dotted Version and Triplet Version), both uptempo and with a distinct Arabic sound and feel. They still work perfectly in any high-energy DJ set today. "Brubaker" goes in the opposite direction in terms of BPM: both "Brubakers' Slide" and "Brubakers' Skank" are heavy sci-fi dub tracks that evoke memories of the best On U-Sound dubworks. The EP is topped off with the wonderful and spacey sound adventure "Make Up Your Mind (Thirst)."

This was the first of the final three releases of U-TRAX in the 90s, together with EPs by Maarten & Tjeerd and Sonar Base, that heralded a new and quite deep form electronic (dance) music. All three were released after the infamous collapse of the industry of Summer 1996, so none of them were sold out at the time, but they are all very dear to us.

When this EP was originally released, it came with one of the patented corny U-TRAX press releases, in which a new airline service to the African continent was announced (Air U-TRAX), offering "travelers" a one-way ticket to any place on the continent for just under 200 Dutch guilders (cheap in those pre-budget-airlines-days!). The only catch was that passengers were dropped off from the planes on a parachute, because "landing was too risky". Also, the airline only flew by night, to "...reduce the risk of gunfire or rockets being aimed at the planes."

The first 15.000 travelers received a free copy of this African Nightflight EP. Not surprisingly these all got lost or broken during the parachute jumps, making mint copies of the record a rather rare commodity.

The good news is that some original vinyl copies are now available again through Triple Vision Distribution as of November 22, 2019. Re-mastered digital versions of the tracks are available for downloading and streaming on the same day.
Original release date: September 1996.

Raw effective Techno / Electro stompers

The fourth piece in Varg²™ and Croatian Amor's ongoing collaboration embraces the novel unions and arrangements of our digital world. Whether thought of as patchwork, medley, or chorus, 'Body Of Content' brings together a long list of accomplices from many places in the world. NikkiH2OP, Vallmo, Charity SsB, Exploited Body, Alberto, Olimpia, CTM, Jeuru, MaS Bye, and LYZZA are brought into a united congregation. An asymmetrical body rises. 'Body of Content' is made almost entirely as an email collaboration. A product of a year of lockdowns, it can be thought of as a coping mechanism given form, yet it could be heard as proof that meaningful creative collaborations will persist in times of global crisis. These exchanges stood in for movement between continents, countries, and regions, tracing a network that feels uncanny for its playful communication at a distance. As a reflection of the real life of screen life, there's a new kind of 'we' that is being intimated with every interaction. It's a frontier that contorts. It's infinitely reciprocal, and the plasticity of assemblages are prized. Fluidity persists, if only because that is all that will. Movement changes with new stitches undone, and all work is play. Across nine tracks, each artist's contribution sums to an album with a strangely luminous hue. Human and uncanny, the delicate foley of virtual worlds is coupled with a palee of vocal treatments that braid the vocal cords to our new pla\orms of communication. Beginning with 2018's 'Body Of Water' EP, and then following with 'Body Of Carbon' and 'Body Of Lila,' each of Varg²™ and Croatian Amor's serialised collaborations have brought different aspects of our hyper-compressed present into a spirited frame. Exploited Body's additional production work, including mixing and mastering duties, caps the many-armed exercises of 'Body Of Content.

From where we stand the rain seems random. If we could stand somewhere else, we would see the order in it. We are glad to welcome Deas, his debut on the label is at full maturity with very effective cuts studied, and developed to be useful on an energetic dancefloor anywhere in the world.

2x12" Double Pack on Solid White Vinyl

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Tony Boninsegna: Notes From The Underground 1986-1994 (Volumes 1 and 2) Cold Blow / Musique Pour La Danse

The story of dance music is littered with hidden heroes and underground activists whose immense contributions have been overlooked, ignored and under-documented. Tony Boninsegna, a producer who made and released countless classic cuts and forgotten gems during the acid house and rave era, is one such example.

Melding elements of all that was popular in underground clubs at the time to create his own dancefloor-friendly sound worlds, Boninsegna amassed a huge catalogue between 1986 and '94, while hiding his involvement via an array of oddball aliases and opaque pseudonyms. Boninsegna's story first came to light four years ago when he appeared in Join The Future: Bleep Techno and the Birth of British Bass Music, Matt Anniss's critically acclaimed alternative history of UK dance music in the rave era. Now Cold Blow has joined forces with Musique Pour La Danse to deliver a much-needed anthology of his greatest productions and
co-productions - many rare or hard-to-find - for the first time.
Featuring 24 restored and remastered tracks stretched across two volumes on vinyl and digital, including a handful of previously unreleased tracks and mixes, and accompanied by detailed sleeve notes by Anniss, Notes From The Underground 1986-1994 is a joyful celebration of one of British dance music's most under-appreciated artists. The full breadth and depth of Boninsegna's rave-ready catalogue, as well as an indication of
the sheer volume of aliases he utilised during the period, is explored in detail across the two-part compilation.

Fittingly, volume one features two previously unreleased recordings that mark his earliest explorations of the emerging house sound (both as The Rhythm Squad, with Richard Compton), alongside touchstone releases such as Zeco's 'The Witch Trials' (a 1989 production that marked his first outing on vinyl), celebrated workouts recorded with regular collaborator Mykey Tee (Lab Technicians' bleep-inspired 'We Gave U Life', Big Showdown's epic 'They're Here' and AEK's mind-mangling, bleep & breaks number 'Lick It'), and genuinely overlooked gems (the proto-tribal house of Pierrepoint's acid-smothered 'Tonnerre' and saucer-eyed rush of Estudiantes' 'Let The Music Into Your Mind').

It all adds up to the definitive musical retrospective of a genuine underground, rave-era hero whose time in the spotlight may finally have arrived.

2023 repress

The day that I met u.r.trax she was doing the artist care for POSSESSION Paris. I believe we met after every possession party I played after that one and I definitely noticed something sparkling.

Her young age, her arty vision, her continuously growing DJ and production skills, Folge Mir and her passion for the music were key facts to be the first player getting a KAOS sublabel under her name. She is also preparing some upcoming unique projects which makes her one to watch in the upcoming years.

As a kid of the Parisian raves, MORAL KRISIS would be her signature style this songs are oscillating between the finest trance and the rawest club techno, (which I call techno-trance) the use of her own vocals give quite a stamp for her sound. Being suitable for a dark basement or an open air (I believe we will have some of this last ones more or less soon)

From KAOS we are very proud to release her first solo EP on vinyl. For more to come.
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A new compilation called 606 carefully chosen by the Spanish label and once more intentionally made up of 4 artists who have in common personality and creativity. These four diverse tracks are full of catchy melodies, powerful arpeggios and danceable beats and also speak the same language. Doubtless, this compilation can show anyone no interest in trends and bet on music that the label loves and respects.

In the winter of 2020, the excellent sounds of four artists will be released on the newly established "fukuinn" label from Japan. In A1, there is a Chicago-like killer track by Japan's leading acid master Humandrone. Sound Synthesis, which releases many works from various European labels, plays an atmospheric electro track on A2. Cool and Frank can be listened to on the B1 with their unique and minimal electro. B2 track with awesome machine sounds by viewtiful joe, the forefront of the next-generation electro scene. It is a gorgeous release with no lost tracks and will be released on vinyl only.

Mixed LP:

tracklist:

A1 Dimples D– Sucker DJ
A2 The KLF– 3 AM Eternal
A3 Nomad– Devotion
A4 2 Brothers On The 4th Floor– Can't Help Myself
A5 Twenty 4 Seven– Are You Dreaming?
A6 Afrika Bambaataa– Just Get Up And Dance
A7 FPI Project– Everybody
A8 Real McCoy– Don't Stop
A9 Quadrophonia– Quadrophonia
A10 A Homeboy, A Hippie & A Funki Dredd– Total Confusion
A11 DJ Dick– Weekend
B1 Various– Radio Mix Version
B2 Various– Dimples Beat (112 Bpm)
B3 Various– Twenty Beat (124 Bpm)
B4 Various– Two Beat (123 Bpm)
B5 Various– Devotion Beat (120 Bpm)
B6 Various– Afrikan-Baataa Beat (123 Bpm)
B7 Various– Mc Beat (122 Bpm)
B8 Various– Replay Beat (122 Bpm)
B9 Various– Get Bussy With Skateboard 2

A side will bring you 3 Tribe Hardtek old school tracks while the flip level-it-up to Hardfloor/Tribecore tunes.

Full Crew Spirit !

Andre Gough debuts on Aura Dinamica as Verge with a new album, Fluid Motion.

Channeling the same dense Ambient and Noise music derivatives now characteristic of the artist’s work, Fluid Motion offers a powerful snapshot of an artist in full control of their craft. Emotive and considered, the work presents as many delicate sound design intricacies as it does moments of caustic maximalism.

Cohesive and textured in equal measure, Fluid Motion arrives on cassette and digital formats mid 2021, with an accompanying zine featuring blown out imagery inspired by the music and shot during Winter 2021 in the industrial region of Eastern Finland and the countryside near the border with Russia.

Stripped down puristic Techno/House rhythm tracks

Les Mystérieuses Cités d'Or... Série légendaire ici déclinée en Musique par Falcom Systematek. Un gatefold contenant photos de teufs et 2 disques mêlant tribe et techno... une épopée à mixer/écouter et regarder ! Enjoy !

Little 7" box collector. Coming with a 7" of Hardcore/Speedcore and a CD bringin experimental, Electronica Indus and Hardcore. Plus buttons and stickaz.

Acid Freetekno sound...
Hypnotic and banging !

Hard Ballades !

Banging Industrial Hardcore : Tekno sound from 2 masters of a kind : Lucianno Lamana and Carbone !

Enjoy !

OKMACH3 is back presenting 100Labor’s debut EP, Advanced Fetish Material.

Our second release is a mean five-track techno machine that is as unimpressed by current trends, as it is by genre conventions.
On the A-side, 100Labor’s crisp but rugged production is rich with percussive detail, blabbering synths and atmospheric scapes while maintaining a relentless, low-end-driven forward momentum that defines the entire record.
Things get ugly on the B-Side, when 100Labor’s vocal performance takes center-stage. A DRGDEALR’s pipe-dream blasting you with quick tom grooves, phased out basses and off-kilter vocals culminating in the final OVRDSE.

Pull the trigger, this one’s special!

repressed !

Antonio Ruscito (Edit Select): "Amazing, unbelievable.."
Artefakt (Prologue): "excellent record with beautiful rework by Evigt"
Attemporal (ATT Series): "Thanks. Brilliant release as always"
Ben Buitenidjk (Ogun Records): "Nice release again! Movement Strobe 2 is my fav"
Brendon Moeller / Echologist (M_Rec Ltd.): "loving this label more and more!"
Cio D'Or (Telrae): "Very beautiful and deeply touching EP! Merci* to BLNDR & Hypnus!"
Claudio PRC (TGP): "Great release! Love all, Evigt Morker remix is superb!"
Deepbass (Informa Records): "Love it! All tracks are ace"
Eric Cloutier (Wolfskuil Records): "more badassery from the hypnus team. love it!!!"
Etapp Kyle (Klockworks): "Terryfic deepness. I love Movement Strobe 2"
Exium (Pole Group): "Hypnus always fanatastic."
Hector Oaks (Key Vinyl): "great hypnotic tracks once again, thanks!"
Iori (Phonica White): "Very nice EP! will play for sure! "
Kwartz (RSVD): "Full support, the four tracks are awesome, thanks!"
Luigi Tozzi (Hypnus Records): "Fantastic EP, very coherent and the remix fits perfectly. Movement Strobe 1 is my pick, perfect track!"
Mattias Fridell (Gynoid Audio): "I'm really into the Evigt Morker remake but everything here is swell and sound as can be. Cheers"
Ness (Dynamic Reflection): "Strobe 1 and Evigt Morker Interpretation are my fav! Good ep"
Periskop (Kabalion): "Great atmotechno. Deep and dense yet delicate and elaborate."
Rasmus Hedlund (Ljudverket): "Another great Hypnus release!"
Stefan Vincent (Stockholm Ltd): "strobe 3 my favourite, but all 4 cuts are great. always a joy to see new hypnus releases!"
Stephanie Sykes (Fullpanda): "I love this release!!! Thank you."
Takaaki Itoh (Planet Rhythm): "always great. really hypnotizing. sure to play all. full support!"

More early support from Amandra (Ahrpe), Antonio de Angelis, Arnaud le Texier, BLNDR, DJ Sandrien, Edanticonf, Elle, Nima Khak, Oscar Mulero, Refracted, Retina.IT, Rraph, Samuli Kemppi, Shaded Explorer, Subforms, The Noisemaker, Tommy Four Seven, Unam Zetinebm, Victor Martinez / Error Etica, Vilix among others.