Techno News

Anonymous newcomers Broke Brotherhood delivering 4 cuts, from driven trippy techno to wonky house.

Celebrating the broke side of lyf. That side we all know, but forget to wear it with pride. Losing money for the love of music xxx Bobby Donny

Dead Fader jumps from Kimochi Sound over to Tesuji with a rolling, dreamy, euphoric rendition of future electro. Essential, optimistic, forward-thinking. On the other side, Bassiani's HVL flips the beat on its head for more ominous perspective, complete with klaxon acid line and sinewy breakbeats.

Colllecting orders for repress in stock 23.08.2019

Bionic Romance EP is Anetha's second release on Blocaus series following 2017's very successful "Leftover Love EP".

Once again, Anetha continues to play to her strengths and delivers four tracks - diverse and rich in the depth, texture and hypnotism of techno deep space explorations. On the A-Side, "Myiuki & Patrizia" starts the release as an intricate, atmospheric title track with warm synth lines; "Ultra Speed Dating" features a muscular four-to-the-floor beat and a perpetual stomp to devastating effect perfect for peak-time.

On the B-Side, "Silicon Desire" takes us in a slightly melancholic direction with its hypnotic pulses. "Virtual Ritual" closes the EP as no nonsense purified techno with a raw groove.

Absolutely essential!

Borai & Denham Audio follow up last year’s official release of rave banger ‘Make Me’ with a varied club tool focused EP for E-Beamz. 5 tracks ready for any time of night.


DJ Support
Ludwig A.F. Röhrscheid, Hans Berg, FYI Chris, Rich Hawtin, Banoffee Pies, My Nu Leng, Deft, Neinzer, Nick Craddock, Ame, Tensnake, Iron Curtis, Lovefingers, Shadow Child / Polymod, ABSOLUTE., Extrawelt, Samir / Happa, Nightwave, Maceo Plex / Maetrik

Border One is one of the emerging names from Belgium. He has attracted his attention in the scene for his ability to create perfect deep and groovy tools. These are four tracks that 100% confirm that.

12" Vinyl Only

Minimum Syndicat new EP, 10th of the sery... A wicked acid dancefloor weapon with the french masters of the genre... A bloody great pearl !! ENJOY !!

the new supersmasher by deadmau5 !!! a megabomb !!! now repressed !!!

Left for top, right for bottom, colours for every piquant taste your deepest thoughts dare to divulge,
your hankie tells tales, and orange tells the most. Anything, anytime, nothing is left off the table. An
open invitation to explore and excite. Looking for a ride
This is the story behind the third single and opening track from DJ Hell's critically-acclaimed fifth
album Zukunfstmusik, 'Anything, Anytime' pays homage to the handkerchief code, a unique flagging
practice most popular during the most critical creative explosion of club music.
Barbed, delicate, bittersweet and introspective, the 14-minute track's softness and gradual sense of
piano-laced theatre carries certain shades of a love song. In many ways, it is.... There's love in a brute
sense. Physical openness in its most honest and forthright form. But there's also a sense of romance
for the most sensational outburst of hedonism and pleasure that dancefloor music ever experienced
- the 70s gay movement wherein major metropolises throbbed awoke and boundaries and barriers
were challenged and shattered every night.
These lightning strikes of illicit freedom, carnal energy and momentary abandonment are the
deepest seeds of all forms of electronic music, sentiments that echo throughout Hell's unhurried,
unrestrained salvo. Percussive connotations of leather, the cavernous reverb conjuring open
industrial spaces such as you might find in New York City's meatpacking district at the time. The
palpitating heartbeat, occasional flashes of sense-blurring giddy physical fizz... Up above, down
below, choose your colour, while many love songs are babymakers, 'Anything, Anytime' is much
more of a bed breaker.
While the original wears orange with pride, the remixes wear their own colours. The first of two
remix packages, both Solomun and Argy come at Hell's original from contrasting sides. Solomun's is a
light blue. The molten bass and slinky electro breakbeats creating a sensual, slippery experience that
could lead to absolutely anything, it writhes and continually pleasures with every twist and turn.
Argy's, meanwhile, is bold jet black. Dominant, intense and unrelenting. It's 'straight outta hell' by-
line fulfilled with every sweaty arpeggiated peak and vivid flashing strobes, this is visceral, sweaty
techno and there's no release without the safeword.

Two more remixes will follow imminently while the original comes complete with its own stark visual
representation. In keeping with Hell's use of Tom Of Finland's cult visuals on the artwork of the
album's first single 'I Want U', 'Anything, Anytime' continues to reference seminal cultural
documents of the era. This time with its video, a stylised and provocative, black and white piece that
riffs on the ground-breaking 1980 Al Pacino movie Cruising. An exploration of the iconography and
stark fashion that visually represented progression, a celebration of overt sexuality but also a sense
of restraint and composure... The calm before any storm your handkerchief may cause. Let's go
cruising...

It’s more than a year since his last EP on the label but it feels like right on time to deliver his most powerful tracks up to date. He hasn’t been quiet all this time, with remixes and appearances on labels like Obscuur Records, Konflkt or Enotaktik, 2019 was a prolific year for the spanish producer.

Four dancefloor oriented cuts including a massive remix of the rising Irish artist and labelfriend Tommy Holohan. Ladies and gentlemen, this is what we call techno. From the driving bass of “Spontaneously” to the rave anthem “Die Suppe”, these tracks won’t let your feet stick to the floor.

Limited release. 250 Copies

Massive repress !

Nathan rouses his Cambria Instruments label for his first album since 2017s ‘Providence’. ‘Blizzards’ is a returns to a clubbier sound, whilst keeping the melodic depth and rewarding narratives that have entranced his fans worldwide since his early records on Border Community and his seminal track ‘The Sky Was Pink’. Using a similar setup to his slamming live show, the album’s track were mostly recorded in one take with a deliberately limited hardware selection.

Words like soulful techno, real techno and true techno are easily thrown around these days but what really is a 'true techno' record? Arguably we could put Nu Era's debut 1994 "Beyond Gravity" album in that bracket.
"EVOLVE" follows in that footpath and in some ways goes back to an earlier techno sound, pretty hard to do that while still sounding futurist. EVOLVE does just that, its Nu Era still evolving without loosing formation. From the opening track "Metal Butterfly" the 909 drum machine powers through classic Marc Mac (4hero) chords and melodies, that 909 kick drum and baseline work in combination to deliver a more edgy techno belter on "Flying Colours".
The 4x4 kick is broken up on tracks and electrified on "Theme From Joe Smoke" the yin and yang forces provide a haunting but uplifting electro master class. "Closer To Mars" creeps into a fusion style tech workout, with jazzy, soulful keys and melodies intertwining, EVOLVE is complexed but simply soulful with big influence from Detroit and has all the hallmarks of a classic in waiting.

This record on Kvitnu presents live recordings be PAN SONIC played in Kyiv, Ukraine on June 6th, 2009.
Oksastus – is a Finnish word for process of grafting or cultivating of plants.

"Pan Sonic, the Finnish noise duo who split in 2010, recorded this meticulous live effort in 2009 in Kyiv in the Ukraine. It's impossible to frame it without thinking about the impending meltdown of both band and country, cloaking Oksastus in an apocalyptic backdrop." Pitchfork, 2014 (7.1 rating)

Inspired by nature and emotion.

Recorded and mixed by Austin Cairns, march 2016 - august 2016 in san jose, CA.

Gear used - Korg Electribe 2, Audiothingies P6, Eurorack Modular (Mutable Instruments, Intellijel, Make Noise, Moog, Alright Devices, Doepfer, Qu-Bit, Vermona, Laurentide Synthworks, Mannequins, 4MS, Bastl, Manhattan Analog, Ladik, Pittsburgh Modular), Teenage Engineering OP-1, Bastl Microgranny, Ciat-Lonbarde Cocoquantus, Apple iPad, Tascam Portastudio

Initially released on tape and digital through the artist on September 15, 2016.

Forest drives, coastal cliffs, lost loves, aged memories like light gleaming through the trees.

Modular synthesizer, Novation Peak, and cassette tape loops recorded and mixed late 2017 at home in San Jose, CA. Additional field recordings from Big Sur, CA.

Initially released on tape and digital through Dauw on February 2, 2018.

A recurring dream. The frozen landscapes of isolation and loneliness. Fragmented memories lost at sea. Cold, sharp light. Glowing rays of hope in the morning. It was just a dream.

Modular synthesizer and guitar by Austin Cairns. Recorded and mixed Summer 2018 in Northern California.
Dedicated to Brian Young

Initially released on tape and digital through the artist on October 5, 2018.

Raven has collaborated with many well-respected artists including Kate Tempest, Paul Weller, Mica Levi, Kwes and Bullion. His music upholds a balance between the orchestral and electronic, abstract and conventional. Parallels can be drawn to the artist Arthur Russell, in terms of their diversity, creating tracks you can dance to, but also songs and music for reflection. Drawing inspiration largely from the people around him, Raven explains "I find people really inspiring, it’s amazing what can happen after a good conversation, it can give you a different perspective on things. I guess I’m always trying to get a new perspective in one way or another, I find that really creative." Combining this with an interest in dance as an art form and movement, Raven came to create Jeté. Having recently worked with some incredibly talented choreographers and dancers, Raven looks to explore the creative freedom, emotion and human connection within dance with his new record; the EP title Jeté literally translates as the French for "jump" and the cover art was a photograph taken by Raven's father of dancers back in the 80s.

"Content" is the 9th album of the US based producer Ricardo Donoso.

Terry Waite was taken hostage in Beirut in the late 1980s, before ISIS, before smartphones, before the Internet as we know it. He endured a mock execution during the first year of his five-year captivity, which was spent mostly in solitary confinement. Years later, during a Q&A session, he was asked to identify the main thing he had learned from his ordeal. The answer, came as a shock—it was not the excruciatingly hard-won appreciation for life and loved ones that one expects to hear. “Contemporary humanity,” declared Waite, “has lost the ability to engage in productive solitude.”

Riccardo Schiro continues his exploration for the dancers and deejays out there with this massive acid-mental track for big rooms. On the flipside "Islands", an immense ambient jam recorded live by the Gravity Graffiti crew, a genuine psy-kraut voyage.

Kenny Gino and Big Mike a.k.a. the Solid Gold Playaz both started playing records in the late 70's/early 80's. They both seemed to have a unique ability to program music to move the crowds that would come to the "red light" basement parties in their neighborhoods, and would later play some of the same clubs in the Milwaukee area, as well as doing similar radio shows at the same college. Having family from Chicago, who were DJ's and down with some of the big guys at the time, "heavily influenced our music and production styles" both say. "Living so close to the city, we could go down to all the legendary night spots. The Rainbow and the Warehouse, the Box, the Shelter... places where you could just feel the vibe."

Open minded EP opening on a 145 BPM kicker, straight solid and heavy in da bass from Spered... Then comes Ludien with his mental light speed kicks hiding a secret little melodies full of beauty and nostagly... The flip opens with Ito and a solid mental crucher, loud basses and hypnotic hardcore kick. Kebrat finally comes with a broken 165 BPM hardtek tune. Hardfloor loudness ! Fat ! With anonymous style.

Sylvie Maziarz quickly established herself into one of the most booked DJ's in Berlin, but also in many other clubs in- and outside germany.

She debuts on OFF with 2 energetic originals, both well suited to satisfy the peaktime dancefloor.

Swedish techno legend Pär Grindvik presents the first remix; taking things up a notch even, turning „Increase' into a warehouse techno bomb.

Andre Kronert presents 2 interpretations; the more minimalistic „Remix', and a more oldschoolish „Version'.

On 1972, veteran producer and live musician Tobias Freund offers up four tracks of layered and meticulously-crafted techno using his extensive archives of tape recordings collected since childhood.

Referencing a mix of profound political events in German history
and esoteric meditation guides, the Berghain resident's warm, detailed sound edges beyond the floor toward brain-tingling home listening and wanderlust autobahn escapism. The EP begins with the titles track’s buzzing synths panning rhythmically across the stereo field like a hypnotist’s pocket watch, while a somber, sampled string melody pushes further into cosmic territory before concluding with a bi-lingual eulogy. “Schism” soars with a never-ending snare roll and sparse kicks – an entire track floating on a break that never lands.

On “The Wisdom Of No Escape”, Freund combines soft,
polyrhythmic bleeps with esoteric vocal samples on an inward
path of hallucinogenic internal discovery. EP closer “Electric Storm” makes a turn for the ultrastoned, with hats and writhing vocals disintegrating and reforming over a soft, round steady pulse.

Overall, 1972 features a sound that Tobias. has honed for over 30 years, having initially made a name for himself mixing various pop hits in the 80s and 90s while simultaneously producing experimental electronics under various pseudonyms including Metazone, Phobia, Pink Elln, and Zoon. On his own Non Standard Productions imprint he has regularly collaborated with the likes of Max Loderbauer and Ricardo Villalobos and most recently with visual artist Valentina Berthelon as Recent Arts. His releases and lengthy live techno sets with AtomTM continue to set the bar high for improvised electronics.

The idea for a sampler came from the Community Rave Point
(which has been active in the area of the tannery in Schwerin
since ´93). No sooner said than done ... now comes the 2
record, the tracks were selected after a poll in the community.
The idea behind the concept is to give artists in the field of
electronic music a platform for releases. Now we start with
the second vinyl, the RVP002. # Rvn ... frvr

Wata Igarashi and Voiski join forces to present their new collaborative project, WAV. Voiski who brings synth heavy perfection to techno and Wata Igarashi known for his stylishly reduced, immersive melodies and futuristic grooves, collaborate for the first time on Delsin Records. The result is a late night affair with atmospheric pads that get you in a trance. Peak-time electronics and floating grooves traveling through the cosmos on knife sharp rhythms. Across four tracks you can hear clear elements of both Igarashi's and Voiski's solo productions, without sounding like anything either has done before.

Working Men's Club announce a small run of remix 12”s, comprising of the brand new Anthony Naples remix and instrumental which will be released on November 15th' and placed in a limited Heavenly house bag. This comes after a previous reworking of the track by Factory Floor’s Gabe Gurnsey.

Heavenly’s Jeff Barrett says:
“We fancied one more remix, one with both feet on the dance floor - and it had to be Anthony Naples, the New York house/techno DJ and producer, whose recent album 'Fog FM' is considered sth. of a classic round our house.”

Anthony’s debut album Body Pill was released on Four Tet’s label in 2015 and his remix CV includes. 4 Tet & more recently Cinematic Orchestra. He's a cool dude, with a killer remix ...

Superb EP. A pure legendary one with 4 creatives tunes, speedcore, full of life, changes and high quality sounds. A Swing lesson. Needed !

The second EP on Unequal has two fearless tracks from Cloak. A1 is a peaktime oriented banger with evolving staccato hats and rough machine sounds all over.
A2 goes one step further and disturbes with noisy droning synths and a sick low bassline. Flip side by Anselm tells a raw story in downtempo with crooked melodies and dense hi-hat rhythms.

Hardcore to speedcore... Industrial crazyness growing more and more till the last track witch offers a pure fury.

LTD 150 copies

Returning to Cadenza Records after two previous singles ('The Motorglider' EP and 'Precursors' EP), Eduardo De La Calle drops 'The Methodical Machines EP' this December on Luciano's imprint. Across two pieces of vinyl, and five tracks, Eduardo flexes his unique sound design of minimal and soulful grooves. Heavily indebted to the classic sounds of the Detroit techno visionaries, Eduardo has built up a solid reputation through his Analog Solutions label, and also through his film production career (check the electronic music documentary 'Beatz' for some insight here). A staunch supporter of all things analogue, Eduardo manages to tease out some highly emotive and melancholic music from the machines. The sci-fi vibes of opening 'Gajapati' build gradually over the brooding and spongy production, whilst 'The Namuci's Mistery' is soaked with pitch bending synths and rasping acidic stabs. Eduardo brings into play his jazz influences on 'Concierto De Aranjuez', floating some freestyle keys and wandering waveforms over a body popping beat whilst the sparse beats of 'The Demigod's Control' are brought to life with the stuttering electronics and rising pads, as ever filled with heaps of emotion and soul. Quickly becoming a key player in Luciano's Cadenza stable, Eduardo continues to produce unique and inspiring electronic music, a quality that the label always strives for, and can be found in abundance on 'The Methodical Machines'. Select DJ reactions Matt Tolfrey (Leftroom) - Some great tracks here, very trippy Osunlade (Yoruba) - Digging this vibe, very personal in sound and approach Eric Cloutier (Bunker NYC) - Another insanely good release from Eduardo Zak (DSV1) - Eduardo, always dope!

Transparent blue vinyl pressing.

Another piece of classic music from John Beltran. Nolita and Sunburn are both stunning tracks from one of his first records. Finally available again.

Defenitly Speedcore... A superb laboureur EP, more etheral and electro Xp frontierless... A bueaty in the biggest UPR style !

Great subtle grooving ambient-ish Dub techno tracks by Mr. Cloudy

Techno tribe coming from 140 to 160.
A selecta of perfect tunes again ! ENJOY !

Second release of the Flash Forward Unreleased Series, still Emanuele Luzzi & Man-D.A. Flash Forward is proud to release another beautiful gem from the italian producer Emanuele Luzzi, who shined in "Stolen Moments" and "A Tone Colour Of Onirico" as Onirico and Oneiric.For the first time after 26 years, Flash Forward is been issuing the alternate take version of a 1991 UMM gem by Onirico, "Tribal Echo", a hypnotic-tribal-surreal tone recorded live into the DAT tape, a new terrific version of one of Onirico most exciting tracks. Listening to it, you could enter some kind of trip through the darkness, a very emotional journey in which imagine the sunset rhythm fighting with flashing shadows, the neverending battle between good and evil. Let's start the voyage ! As in the first issue, the other side is produced by Man-D.A. , "Not A Dream" was also conceived many years ago but only today is released after being revised, modified and remastered ! Past and Furure classic !

Silat Beksi returns on What You Want - this time together with his friend and Truelovesounds - artist, Florian Meffert. Highly recommended!

In anticipation of the full re release of the seminal 1994 Sound Patrol album "Sweetened No Lemon" in September, we are releasing a super limited sampler 12" with 2 previously unreleased gems from Derrick Carter's vault. The full album re issue will come complete with a bonus 8 unreleased tracks penned at the time of the original release.

The first segment of the (limited to 300 copies) 12″, 140gr. polyvinyl chloride chunk, which extends to 9:22 minutes commences with muffled and fathomless pads. Then a three steps acidish build up subtely incises through like a reptilian sword coming out of an another dimension. The next track is in a similar vein, however, uplifted presence of cowbells and tight repetitive drums sways towards a house/funk guidance. Side B’s a staggering 12:19 minutes crepuscular descent into crying structures referencing to 90’s sci-fi universes. Additionally coming along with the digital download, is a downreaching, abysmal ambient track called «Cleavage». Yes, either in your confortable conapt or in a decaying, technological dystopian, space-cargo style gig, this will drive your audience to definitive brain melting!

Part curse, part declaration, part Rorschach test, Varg's new collection of EPs is a barely balanced inferno. Side by side, raw club burners arrive from the wretched plateaus levelled out by chaotic neurotransmissions, while sweet and soft anthems take the pain away. The first EP, Sky City: Even in the Heart of Heaven, Angels Can Still Feel Fear, affirms Varg's deft and agile take on techno. Here minimalism spars with blissed out programming, unafraid to pepper sedate hooks with intricate percussive rufige. With each track's eyes on the raving kru, Varg restates his permit to take it to the floor. It's foreboding, but it always has been--and Sky City: A Weak Heart to Break (Spit) makes this its method. Launching itself under the opening track's dazzling melancholic sweep, the EP loses its way in every direction at once by the last track's glitching gabber meltdown. Fair warning is required for the demonic and cosmically unhinged piece of rhythmic noise that begins the second side.

Pennyroyal continues with a slamming EP from Zeki, the new alias for a familiar and prolific UK producer.

Four cuts of ruffian Grime / Techno hybrids clocking in at 140bpm. Built to enjoy or deploy loud at your favourite dance.

“ but art is not a handicraft; it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced ” - Leon Tolstoi.
We focus our music and concept mainly to make good records.
Rocío is the debut EP from a new minimal dark techno label, 3 different tracks by a new artist and label co-owner DAFR A.K.A Matterwave, this cosmic lover make his first solo
project including a remix of the Swedish / Berliner based producer and special influence for the label Staffan Linzatti (Searchlights Records, Field Records, Chronicle Recordings,
Balans among others).

Havantepe from Istanbul is back with his second record on 200 Records! He delivers two strong epic, deep and dubby tracks: S.I.L.A. and Guidance. Moreon & Baffa from Venezuela, now living in Barcelona, visited us last summer in Cologne for a club night. We were very happy that they offered us a remix for a next release. Their and Havantepes music are are perfect match and the tracks together represent the typical 200 sound as well as their styles.

With 'Onto Duat' Maenad Veyl sculpts Dark Eroticism. Four tracks that encode a vibrating sensuality within the scope of an insistent staccato, enforce a radical cancellation of the smooth. Proclaiming the quality of instincts, Maenad Veyl redescribes impulsiveness in music by a total cancellation of the smooth. An interplay between impulsiveness and violent positivity. 'Onto Duat' is an EP that will be released on Bedouin Records in late September.

It includes 4 tracks / Artist: Maenad Veyl / Title: Onto Duat Cat.
No: BDN024 Format: 12'' EP / Digital Label: Bedouin Records (2019) Tracks: A1. Change Your Mind (06:02 Min.) , A2. Onto Duat (06:38 Min.) , B1. Take Nothing With You (06:13 Min.), B2. Riot Patrol (05:06 Min.) .

Mark Broom’s ‘Z Beats’ follows ‘One Sound / Myth’ (June) and ‘King EP’ (September) as the third in a trilogy of EPs for EPMmusic and also includes a remix by Truncate.

The new EP opens with two superlative versions of the title track, ‘Z Beats’. Mix 1 is a stripped and deep minimal-techno drill while Mix 2 utilises a warm bass and variegated melody. Up next is a phat and phunky ‘Z Beats’ remix by Truncate, the alias used by Audio Injection (LA’s David Flores) to focus on a deeper, raw techno sound. While bringing up the rear is another treat from Broom; ‘OT’ is a glistening peak time stomper that closes the EP as it started.

Initially put together in memory of a family member, Olga Wojciechowska's new album, 'Infinite Distances' is built around a similar sounding melody that appears across the backbone of the album - the sign of something that won't let go. Opening with 'Images Imprisoned Within You', the beautiful orchestral piece sets the tone for a potentially optimistic journey. But the album, with its changes in direction and varying emotion portrayed throughout the seven tracks, somehow always ends up at the same place. It was a memory Olga couldn't shake.

Told through several different approaches, varying from expansive modern-classical pieces, to more experimental and electronic touches in tracks like 'Memory Of The Pioneers' and 'Starless Water'; 'Infinite Distances' is a personal recollection that spans the emotions surrounding the feelings of loss; the highs, the lows, the polaroid-like happy memories, the ones that you never want to let go, and those that will never quite fade away.

In contrast to the inspiration behind the album, the artwork from Marco Vannini brings a vivid and subjective aspect to the release, whilst maintaining the idea of fragmented and juxtaposing memories together in one place.

As a true multi-instrumentalist, Olga has produced as Strie, for Serein with 'Perpetual Journey' (2018) and previously as her true name Olga Wojciechowska for the likes of Time Released Sound. Olga has also produced alongside Erik Skodvin on Sonic Pieces, collaborated with Greg Haines and reworked Nathan Fake on Ninja Tune. Olga can also be heard in the more contemporary space with commissions by Oslo Opera House and the Royal Opera House.

Monika Kruse: Happy to have Paride back on the label with two soulful techno tracks!

Gold Vinyl

Exalt Records is proud to present Paul Hierophant’s new release which sets out to further explore the outer reaches of space. Part One of the Utopian Dystopias series, released in 2019 was a retrospective affair, cut through with the fear of the unknown as we went further to explore the outer reaches. Part Two however bubbles with the sound of possibility, with brooding breakbeats, space and bass. The spaceships return with positive news for the uncertain times ahead.

Paul Hierophant has a long history of involvement with the music scene, stretching back to the late 80’s, which has included record shop management, DJing, club nights and record label manager. Paul has a blistering live set ready to roll and releases slated on several key imprints this year, including more Hierophant Dubs on his own label Hierophant Records.

Here comes the first release from the newly formed Memory Box label, spawned from the club night of the same name who regularly throw parties celebrating the influences of today's electronic music scene whilst encapsulating some of the most memorable moments in time, and inviting legends and icons to play. The Memory Box label comes from the same stable as Groovepressure, run by Robin Ball who is the main artist on this first release. Memory Box is about keeping the Acid House culture and vibe alive so it seems fitting that the first release is dedicated to the acid sound. Acid Stomp and Back in the Dayz are homages to Acid House, whilst Acid Duck is a slice of psychedelic tech-house and Sqolch brings a more contemporary feel to the acid house sound.

official re-issue / vinyl only

Originally released by Michael Simon & Shahin Moshirian back in 1996 on Master Maximum Trance Traxx, Silverplate is considered one of the best Hard Trance releases of all time, with the vinyl release becoming highly sought after over the years.

Following Michael Simon giving us his permission, this massive Hard Trance Classic is being repressed, 23 years later, in collaboration between Simon Cutmore & Underground Music.

Although the original DATs were no longer available, this has been remastered from uncompressed CD source, and sounds fantastic. The label artwork pays homage to the original sleeve & centre label, and comes in a generic sleeve.

We're extremely proud to repress this masterpiece!

Including Takaaki Itoh remix - limited to 200 copies.

Essential reissue of the first Bunker release by Unit Moebius

Finally repressed 2x12"

Arnaud le Texier (Cocoon Records): "Top quality! Really nice.." 10/10
Cio D'Or (Telrae): "An amazing double Vinyl of different interpretations from some music friends in techno for Hypnus! Thank you!" 9/10
David Att (ATT Series): "SUPER VARIOS ARTIST. THANKS: D" 10/10
Deepbass (Informa Records): "Great remix package here! Will be using most of them, a true showcase of the love for Hypnus" 10/10
Etapp Kyle (Klockworks): "Edit Select and Mike Parker are winners!" 8/10
Exium (PoleGroup): "Great stuff, thanks!" 8/10
Francois X (Dement3d): "Perfect Package of Remix!" 10/10
I/Y: "wow.. really good.. too many of them to choose one favourite" 10/10
Kwartz (Shapeless Records): "Congratulations for this great work, I love every song of the release" 10/10
Mattias Fridell (Gynoid): "This is a very solid compilation congrats." 8/10
MTD (Sonntag Morgen): "AMAZING release! hard to choose a favorite..." 10/10
Mod21 (Prologue): "No words for this release.. Hypnus is flying high!!" 10/10
Nima Khak (H-Productions): "Great bits! The Ness mix is outstanding, but a lot of great stuff in this package! Will play for sure!" 9/10
Nobody Home (Home Records): "Very nice release with many of my favorite musicians! Thank you very much :-)" 8/10
Reggy van Oers (Affin): "Some crazy stuff in here! love it!" 9/10
Samuli Kemppi (M_REC Ltd.): "Fan boy likes. Brilliant release. Full support." 10/10
Svreca (Semantica Records): "Excellent release. Full support." 8/10
Takaaki Itoh (Phobiq): "what a great trks. im sure to play all of them. full support!" 10/10
Terence Fixmer (CLR): "Top release, difficult to choose a favourite here...all are nice." 10/10
The Noisemaker (Par Recordings): "Hypnus is going to be one of the best label on earth! full support! all tracks have his own personality and are well designed.. top for opening a djset" 10/10
Tommy Four Seven (Stroboscopic Artefacts): "Big!" 8/10

Also supported by:
Dimi Angelis, Unam Zetineb, Antonio de Angelis, Artefakt, DARS, Gianluca Meloni, Jonas Kopp, Hector Oaks, Juho Kahilainen, Vilix, Eric Cloutier, Brendon Moeller (Echologist), Iori, Jose Pouj, VSK, AnD, Rasmus Hedlund, Victor Martinez, Antonio Vazquez, BLNDR, Luigi Tozzi and many more.

An accomplished producer with releases for the likes of All Inn Black, MAYAK and Body Parts in his locker, Andrei Adrian — better known by his alias, Zefzeed — is one of his country's most respected and consistent producers. Just as capable of conjuring up spirited deep house melodies as he is more intricate minimal perspectives, his is a unique take on electronic music that continues to endear him to those outside of his native Romania. His latest release comes at us from Naural, a Romanian Timisoara city - based label for whom he returns to here courtesy of the exceptional sounds of the aptly curiously-named 'Watermelon Effects as Viagra' EP.

The all-round intriguing EP gets underway thanks to the title track, a curious cut with muffled vocals that evokes memories of some of Perlon's most inspired works. A truly ambitious opener, it's also an auspicious one, and one that neatly paves the way for 'Loquat. Another example of the producer's knack for unusual and unconventional approaches, it sees Zefzeed rip up the rule book in quite astounding fashion. A versatile and curious DJ tool, it's definitely made with restrained, patient taste-makers in mind.

UK Acid Techno Label Run By Benji303.

Having released on Shifting Peaks with label mates such as Trevino, Youandewan or Mak & Pasteman, modular synth aficionado CutOff!CutOff! is finally delivering his first wax on the Berlin based TOYS imprint. TOYS' affection for UK club sounds is mirrored in the EP's title track "Shifted" that nods towards the British dance music tradition
with its ravey pads and vocal snippets amidst heavy hitting stabs.
The drone sounds and gnarly synth of "Volatile" delve deeper into a sinister atmosphere.
The relentless machine groove of this modern take on underground Techno is aimed at warehouses and basement clubs alike."--##" is the track on the EP that was most obviously born out of jam sessions that characterize CutOff!CutOff!'s approach of his improvised live sets he plays in clubs.
Demonstrating raw energy, it's an example of simple ideas constantly moving and evolving.

Techno party throwers EarToGround are proud to present there first label release ETG001 on limited vinyl pressing only. Out of London comes the Programm EP with original sounds written and produced by Dax J & Chris Stanford. With their strong influences of traditional techno they have brought it's rawest stripped back elements to life. A mechanism of deep synthesizer stabs, a hard but sweet kick drum and complementary hi-percussion & shakers setting a solid platform for this new born label.

Following the outstanding debut album ‘Named’ from EOD, bbbbbb records proudly present Warmwoods EP - the result of a fearless excavation deep down into the abyss of EOD’s profound archives. The five tracks retrieved will ring some bells with die-hard EOD fans, finally made immortal on wax. Expect lush, sporty, acid dotted, synth-driven, braindance madness!

Fabio & Grooverider have been at the forefront of UK dance music for over 3 decades. This is the roots of their story told through music.

The 2 London DJ's are part of the DNA of the global Jungle / D&B movement and they have remained relevant, cutting edge, authoritative and essential to this truly underground art-form since it's inception. RAGE could arguably be the ground zero of Jungle. The party was started at London's cavernous Heaven club by Fabio & Grooverider in 1988, at the height of Acid House fever that was making it's way up and down the motorways, slip-roads, fields and warehouses of the M25 and further beyond every weekend, troubling the nation, the police, your parents and the press as it went. RAGE was a different beast, it certainly channelled some of that Acid energy but pitted it against the new and exciting sounds emanating from Belgium, Amsterdam, Detroit, Sheffield, Essex and Hackney and in turn created a new style, a new sonic attitude and energy in the process. Rumbling bass-lines, narcotic synth rushes and roughly chopped and sped-up breakbeats all merged into a style that we now know as Jungle. Nothing like this had been heard before, this was a brand new style and it was coming out of London's West End and Fabio & Grooverider were the people firmly behind it.

RAGE is approaching it's 30th anniversary. It's sonic and cultural legacy is still being felt today, Fabio & Groove are still shutting down raves and festivals every weekend all over the world with their superior DJ sets and musical knowledge guided by their pioneering spirit. This musical selection you hold in your hands, the first of 4 parts, sees them delve into their prodigious memories and record boxes to select a true musical representation of the very beginning of one of the UK's most unique and influential musical movements of the last 50 years. Across 4 x 2 x 12"s compilations we are taken on the journey through the sounds of RAGE, accompanied with track by track notes from Fabio & Groove themselves. This is the sound of the underground, from the inside out.

This is a masterclass in the old-school. The roots. There is no filler here, it's simply ALL killer. Lovingly selected and programmed by the masters - 'The Living Shock' & 'The Ladies Choice'. Produced in conjunction with Above Board distribution and Fabio & Grooverider. All tracks mastered from original sources and fully licensed. Mastering by Optimum, Bristol. Artwork and design by Atelier Superplus. 2019

red & black marbled vinyl

Navigating between time and space, label head Foreign Material continues his historical journey with The Quest , a piece inspired by medieval legends.

Of Faith and Glory leads the way, an epic track which carries the knights' fervor and devotion through strong rhythmics and mystical eerie pads. American maestro Eric Cloutier provides a deep reverberating rework which brings us far underwater.

Of Flesh and Duty dives deeper into medieval madness with fierce rolling toms and hypnotic acid line. The track takes us along knights venturing deep into mysterious woods, accompanied by devastating celestial choirs into a glorious and deadly final. Deep techno craftsman A Sacred Geometry shares his vision with a strong remix that goes into battle frenzy with a powerful and mesmerizing reinterpretation.

At last, Of Fire and Fate (Digital Only Track) releases the rising tension and gives a relief after the storm with broken beats and shamanic vibes. This heroic conclusion underlines the impossibility of a far yet necessary goal leading only to death.

A bloody never-ending Quest...

Repress

The fifth installment of the PRRUKBLK series includes 3 buldging techno bits Giorgio Gigli and Ness. Leaning towards the more sinister side of techno this record contains everything from off beat rhythms to sinister early morning themes.

Appearing on the latest Mnemosyne compilation, Hierarchy marks his debut EP on ASG providing a deep journey into rhythms and textures. Direct but still elusive, Matter/Space/Void delivers lapses of rarefied absence constantly driven by peculiar cadences. The pulsating and fragmented remix by label owner A Sacred Geometry showcases once again his diverse view of techno, constantly evolving into unexpected horizons.

What a man really has, is what is in him. What is outside of him should be a matter of no importance. After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music...Words from Sturqen. Words from Merovee.

The second plan comes from the mind of one of the most creative and respected exponent of the minimal scene.

Rene' Audiard has in his background the attitude to use melodic textures combined with micro and minimal rhythm that makes unique his own productions.

The final touch comes from the Vinyl Club master, Luc Ringeisen.

Having kicked off last year courtesy of the exceptional 'Highpath Prologue' V/A, the London-based Highpath imprint has been touted as one to watch in influential circles. Founded by two Frenchman, Stephane Ghenacia and Thomas Roland and Helmed as a trio with Ludo M, the label's first release featured a host of astutely chosen talents, including Dan Ghenacia, Chris Carrier, Alex Arnout, Taymor Zadeh, Jedsa Soundorom and the aforementioned Mr. Roland & Mr Ghenacia. For the label's latest, HH001, the lads deliver with aplomb once more, this time with another cleverly chosen cast delivering the sounds.

Up first is Bassam, who impresses courtesy of the exceptional sounds of 'Lee Mouzi'. A tidy, well-crafted cut full of twinkling melodies and zippy acid lines, it goes off on tangents aplenty and keeps the listener guessing at every turn. A real rollercoaster of a track that comprises various sounds and moods, in many ways it's indicative of the release as a whole.

French producer JL (aka Jules Lemesie) is up next soon after courtesy of 'Get It'. A track that goes deep in search of kicks, the action is consistently interspersed with a muffled vocal that injects it with that extra bite. A canny tool with which to move the night along with, its percussion-heavy flavours prove a nice foil to matters elsewhere.

Two other Frenchman kick off the B side, with live act Oden & Fatzo getting things underway thanks to the sumptuous sounds of the baseline-heavy anthem that is 'Midnight Bedtime'. A rollocking track that's notable for its groovy aesthetic and firm dedication to the 'floor, this is peak time music that's best handled with care. Sure to get punters dancing and smiling in their droves, it's also further indication of the label's determination to trump upon emerging artists — and be greatly rewarded for doing so.

Seeing us out the gate is the sounds of Tom Akman's 'Misunderstood'. A Detroit-inspired

battleweapon that's high on intoxicating vibes from the get-go, it too follows an unfamiliar path, with its deep yet banging vibes and many madcap vocals ensuring it stands out from the crowd. A thoroughly intriguing and engaging EP, discerning DJs are sure to be reaching for this one long after the summer has come to a head. Majestic stuff throughout — and proof indeed that Highpath's opening salvo was no flash in the pan.

The compilation has been prepared to explore multiple styles of electronic music, while remaining dancefloor-oriented.
Each of the tracks represents an different approach to music. The record was put together as a diverse experience for the listener to enjoy.

L’Embrasse is a compilation originally released in 1987, less than 50 Copies were distributed at the time through local shops & it's a portrayal of a unique and very little known scene, generated in the deep underground milieu of Amsterdam.

None of the tracks presented on this album has ever been re-released after the ultra-limited original edition on cassette format appeared.

At the time, a dozen different acts were featured: Menko (S.M. Nurse founder), Robbie Horsfall, Peter Van Garderen (Nine Circles founder), Der Rudi, Antonia (Tonny Timmermans), No Honey From These, Incredible Coöp (S.M. Nurse members), Tranquil Eyes, Beatnik Love Affair, Cheiron, Spin & Kokkie & The Male Ego.

Die-cut 300-gr cardboard jacket. All the elements on the cover have been hand stamped. Includes download code and numbered insert. Mastered by Ruud Lekx from the original tape. 200 Copies!

* The original sister label to Ram Records from the old Ram HQ studio in Essex, Liftin Spirit Records now celebrates it’s 25th year with a special ‘RELOADED’ limited vinyl series of remastered classics, alongside rare and previously unreleased tracks since the beginning in1992.

* DATs from artists such as Andy C, Ant Miles, Shimon, Joint Venture, Interrogator and Red One have been located in the archives. Also from the Ram & Liftin HQ came tracks for the Deep Seven label in 1993 and all these rare DAT masters have been located and now re-cut by Simon, the original Ram & Liftin vinyl masterer at ‘The Exchange’. Initially, Deep Seven remasters will present on a printed white label and unreleased tracks will have a black label.

* We continue our Deep Seven series in 2020 with another smasher from Ironik. Originally released in 1993 on Deep Seven, this 12" never made it past promo stage, commanding huge price tags for the original presses. We have remastered both mixes improving the quality of both the audio and the pressing and will present on our heavyweight 180g vinyl.

"Touched Music and Furthur Electronix two forward thinking labels have merged together to put out exclusive compilations. Putting some of the best music in the electronic genre in one place.”

Andrew Bowen & Dimitri Poumplidis, better known to the public as AnD, had accompanied REPITCH Recordings through its early stages of existence. Their two previous offerings for the Berlin-based label came respectively in 2012 and 2014, acting as cornerstones for Repitch, marking crucial points in the evolution and definition of its sound. It is only now, after a 6-year absence from the RR catalog, that the duo makes its return with ‘Beast Mode’, a five-tracker that shows no sign of giving way to softer or less energetic sounds. These are bangers: nothing more and nothing less than rave-ready, hard-thumping, bass-blasting club stompers. Ever championing of the hardest side of techno, AnD have prepared a pack of non-compromising menaces to quiet, capable of making the floor quake by means of pure, unadulterated four-to-the-floor thickness and synthetic stabbing power. This kind of attitude led them to form many kinships with similarly minded DJs and producers, the latest of which is hardcore maestro Alberto Guerrini AKA Gabber Eleganza, who turned ‘Emergency Procedures’ into an even harder affair, driving the mix into the red and turning the beat into a freakishly crippled juggernaut.

Micropoint have been in the eye of the storm of the French Hardcore Techno scene since the 90’s. Still playing live and releasing amazing music in 2020! This EP harks back to the early days of Micropoint. These 4 unreleased tracks have been languishing on a DAT for the last 20 years. Now, polished up and with 21st century mastering, these tracks sound incredible and prove how far ahead these guys were with their style and production.

Welcome To Our Seventh Journey Where Mihigh Introduces You To The Darkest And Deepest Side Of Music.

Welcome to Aquatic Experience.

Sonic studies of Drexciya still alive and continues in 2020.
MSRG and Reedale Rise will dive you through aquatic technologies of modern electro music.

Enjoy the experience and don't forget to fill feedback forms after leaving your deprivation rooms.

Epic link-up between two of the top live techno and house performers working today. After playing a few rare sessions with Juju & Jordash at Dekmantel Festival 2018 and Pittsbugh, Shawn Rudiman and Jordan GCZ spent a few days in Amsterdam laying the foundations for this collection of music. The tracks were transported to the Synthdrome in Pittsburgh and completed with love and craftsmanship. Spanning the gamut of electro, house, dub techno, and future jazz there is something for everyone. Enjoy this rare convergence of the creative energy of two masters.

The man behind The Girls of the Internet returns to his techno-leaning alias with five resounding cuts entitled ‘My Dreams Are Slowly Dying’.

Following Tableland’s debut release at the end of the decade that picked up support from the likes of DJ Bone, Laurent Garnier, Jon Hester and Nemone on BBC 6 Music, the Girls of the Internet producer re-joins his self-titled imprint in 2020. The Girls Of The Internet continue to feed their superb reputation of delivering funk-fuelled electronics that draws inspiration from a variety of electronic music styles from the last 40 years.

‘My Dreams Are Slowly Dying’ kicks things off with pulsating kicks, undulant euphoria in the form of dreamy leads and stabbing melodies that fluctuate throughout. ‘Pyramid Scheme’ surges into squeaky modulations, jazzy tones and funky atmospherics that rolls with vibrant energy while ‘Charlie + Suzie’ offers up shuffling rhythms, subdued yet emotive synths underneath clattering highs and snares that get introduced in the latter stages, before ‘Wormwood’ rounds off the enchanting EP with a calming house cut harmonising together exquisite keys, deep bass vibrations and uplifting oscillations which carry you away until the end.

DJ support from Laurent Garnier, DJ Bone, Namone (BBC 6 Music), rRoxymore, Shy One, Ooft, Young Male, Brendon Moeller, Severino (Horse Meat Disco), David Martin (Dimensions Soundsystem), Massimiliano Pagiara, Dan Curtain

Leftback 016 sees the second installment of the internal connection series designed to bring through new artists and friends to the label. The EP delivers four diverse tracks ranging from driving House to dub techno with also a little something in-between. A1 welcomes Annie Errez with her driving hard edged take on house, with releases on labels such as Steve O'Sullivan Mosiac and playing alongside the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, East End Dubs, Cristi Cons, Rhadoo as resident for the Leeds popular club night System. A2 sees one of our favorite dub techno producers Star Dub, provide an upbeat dance floor cut rolling bass and the crisp warmth we've come to expect from his music. B1 Introduces long time friend and Chord records head Luke Black with more groove led beats shining through with a catchy sparse vocal hook. To complete the EP the duo behind the Real Gang label and events Miffy & Miller supply an intelligent deeper close to the record.

Touched Music and Furthur Electronix two forward thinking labels have merged together to put out exclusive compilations. Putting some of the best music in the electronic genre in one place.

Wir leben in einem komplexen Netzwerk von Resonanz, Kommunikation durch Wellen und Magnetfelder und deren Reaktionen auf verschiedenen Frequenzen.
"Coherent Excitations" ist die Erforschung der Energien und Schwingungen, die sich vor allem als Neugierde, Vertrauen, Wanderung, Freude, Harmonie, Dankbarkeit und Liebe manifestieren. Die akustischen Landschaften des Albums spiegeln den fließenden Strom des Lebens und fokussieren den Hören diesem Aufmerksamkeit zu schenken.

- 180g, white vinyl

Russian producer based in Moscow offers a full range of musical emotions for the dancefloor.. from the high highs of "Release" to the crying on the dancefloor of "Happiness Side Effects".

Russian producer based in Moscow offers a full range of musical emotions for the dancefloor.. from the high highs of "Release" to the crying on the dancefloor of "Happiness Side Effects".

The return of the EXTERESTRIAL TIME TRAVELERS Aux88, has returned with an all new double LP, Counterparts. Unforgettable bass lines and vocals that make everyone run to the dance floor and ascend to the DJ booth for confirmation of, “who is this?” Side A - starts with the track “INTEL.” The string work and Kraftwerkian tone is evident with this gem. Aux88 takes it even further with a message to the electro haters, “You Don’t Want None of This!”

Side B - “Moon Walker” simply put...that Bass Line...wow! As only Aux88 and a few others can do it ... Detroit styled Parliament Funkadelic funky. Side C - gives homage to the Detroit jitters with the track “Pothole Paradise.” It’s fast funky and not for messing around. As Mike Banks said in the Aux88 documentary interview, “when DJ’s drop Aux88 shit, it’s time to dance and shake that ass!” Pothole Paradise is exactly that type of track....Detroit Proud.

The culmination of all original 4 members returning for a new flight from the Aux quadrant to invade the world. The Double LP gives you electro/techno funk from Detroit Legends Blak Tony, K-1, Posatronix & Tom Tom.

Clear Smoked Vinyl

180 gram clear with smoke vinyl w/download card.
In sharp contrast to McCagh's commercial work for Huawei, Acura, and Volkswa-gen, "Altered States" is a detailed opening statement of experi-mental aural vignettes by an artist that has clearly spent the time to master his craft. Digitally manipulated acoustic instruments form the backbone for McCagh's wall-of-sound aesthetic painting pictures of bleak futures where the tracks dance, or more aptly, shiver their way to sharp collapse.

In short, McCagh makes ambient music with teeth. A form of experimental music with soul, or faded formation of industrialized machine music shrouded by layers of aural gauze, each piece emotively twist-ing and turning in and out of focus. "Altered States" is a brilliant inaugural proclamation from artist to watch.

Inspired by artists such as Steve Moore and Aphex Twin, the producer develops a sound that is both brooding and nostalgic, mixing expertly influences ranging from German techno to vintage horror and sci-fi soundtracks. To celebrate the 5th anniversary of his EP Hotline Miami II, Das Mörtal released a limited-edition vinyl of the EP on Record Store Day (April 13th) 2019 with three previously unreleased songs featured on the album. The object is eagerly awaited by the artist’s fans and its copies will disappear quickly.

Impromptu muscovite supergroup Lilipulu turn the needle neon with a quartet of unexpected killers for club cosmonauts, rainforest ravers, anxious insomniacs and giddy punks.

Unplanned, inspired and all the way live – the pin is glowing! Ever wondered why the Growing Bin releases sound so damn good? Well, it has more than a little to do with mastering magician Sergey Luginin, whose eagle-ears and technical know how have been a part of the process since GBR002. For the latest Glowing Pin powerplay, our man in Moscow joins some close friends on the other side of the console, letting the creative juices flow for ‘Four Amazing Tracks’. Luring Simple Symmetry brothers Sasha & Sergey and DJ & photographer Ivan Pustovalov into his studio with the promise of an afternoon stroll through the nearby Elk Forest, Sergey set the circuitry in motion and the quartet got lost in music. What begin with a plan for some simple edits and a woodland walk quickly became a full scale studio throw down, reimagining forgotten favourites amid a multi-instrumental stew of propulsive polyrhythms, low slung bass, cosmic synths and frazzled guitars. There’s techno-tribal hypnosis on the mind bending, brain blending A1, poetic post punk on the angular, janglier A2, outrageous Afro-cosmic on the freaky Floyd-in-Lagos B1 and languid ambience on the lysergic lullaby which closes the set. Recorded as they worked and presented in chronological order, this EP is a triumph of inspiration over perspiration - a snapshot of a moment which will last forever.
Patrick Ryder

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Unter Evolution versteht man gemeinhin die allmähliche Veränderung der vererbbaren
Merkmale einer Population von organischen Strukturen von Generation zu Generation.
Überträgt man diesen Gedanken aus der biologischen Welt in die musikalische von Northern
Lite, so trägt jedes neue Album die signifikanten Merkmale seiner Vorgänger in sich, aber erfindet
dennoch den typischen Northern Lite Sound auf spielerische Art neu.
Evolution, das 13. Studioalbum von Northern Lite, gibt ihrem unstillbaren Drang nach Härte und
Geschwindigkeit Raum, ohne jedoch die existenzielle Notwendigkeit von Liebe zu verleugnen.
Sich ihrer eigenen Vergänglichkeit bewusst geworden, gehen Kubat, Bohn und Rödel, nun jenseits
der vierzig, schonungslos mit sich ins Gericht. Weder textlich noch musikalisch werden
Gefangene gemacht. Von zärtlich quecksilbrigen Pop Balladen, bis hin zu neuen Hymnen, die die
Kraft haben, ganze Generationen im Herzen zu verbinden, nimmt jeder Song des neuen Albums
seine Hörer mit auf eine Reise zu sich selbst.
Im Ergebnis bilden hier Inhalt und Form eine rauschhafte Koexistenz, die nur durch die
meisterhafte Präzision der musikalischen Ausführung noch Steigerung erfährt.

Numilume Music, first episode.
Two brand new tracks by Numilume

By now you must be already familiar with Qual being the solo project of William Maybelline, one half of the Lebanon Hanover duo.When William first stepped into the scene as an individual artist back in 2014, he declared the intention to explore the very grimmest areas in synth-based music. While Sable debut LP was unapologetically gothic in subject matter and sound, Qual's most recent and uncompromising outputs of Cupio Dissolvi EP and last year's album The Ultimate Climax merge the despairingly freezing properties of 90s EBM with the more aggressive sensibilities of industrial techno without ever diluting the intensity of either. Brand new 4-track EP Cyber Care is the perfect synthesis of both these aspects. On A side the slither of the title-track and the mechanical assault of Inject Your Mind will make you feel the hardest, most vicious side of Maybelline's creation. B side's I Have To Return Some Video Tapes and Motherblood will toss you into a ice-cold galaxy of paranoia and disorientation.

This is not an appealing world, as Qual is impossible to listen to half-heartedly - it will drag you by the jaw and butcher you in a dirty alleyway.

Black 12 vinyl limited to 500.

Robin Ball is back on his own Memory Box label with another timeless new single that comes with two alternate versions and a special remix from Saytek.

Ball has been involved in the dance scene since the age of 14 when he first started his own parties. Since then he has emerged as a singular voice with a discography that takes in essential cuts all the way back to the mid-nineties, most often on Groovepressure. A fine recent run of tunes under his own name have helped establish this label (and party) as a vital modern outlet with the likes of Nina Kraviz, B.Traits, The Black Madonna and Ben Sims all having supported.

Up first here is a remix from Saytek. After tearing up two Memory Box parties with his innovative, improvised live set, the UK talent lands on the label ahead of a third live set, this time at Corsica Studios on April 4th. He is, of course, a hardware master who speaks through his machines and has done so for many years to great acclaim. Amongst his many industry supporters, he has become a firm favourite of the legendary Carl Cox, who has released music from him and been extremely vocal in his praise, calling him “One of the UK’s freshest & most exciting acts”.

Saytek has also released on labels like Superfreq and KMS Records and is in fine form once again here. His offering is a pumping peak time techno track with vast kick drums, icy hi-hats and the sort of live and lithe synths that define this artist's sound. The whole track sweeps you off your feet, taking you on a true techno trip and showing why DJs like Derrick May, Sasha, Maceo Plex and Dubfire find his music so essential.

Then comes a 4/4 mix of Ball's 'Sheep Funk', which is a jittery groove with smeared synth landscapes in the background bringing the soul. The fantastically forward facing original is a high speed slice of slick tech-funk. The electro styled percussion and rubbery bass all bring real energy and vitality to the club. Ball then offers a remix of his own under his Robin Beats moniker, a pseudonym he uses for his abstract techno and breakbeat adventures, here he pairs things back and ups the sci-fi stylings with deft sound designs all colouring the restless and elastic techno synths and crisp hits.

This is another innovative offering from the always on point
Memory Box.

Explosive Australian-Techno Don Skin On Skin- Today Announces the Launch of his own Label "Stay On Sight Recordings". This brand new Label will serve as a home to his own Future-Releases, as well as a collaborative community for the S.O.S. Friends & Family.

Its first Release "Get Some Understanding" is the long-awaited new EP from Skin On Skin. Featuring three sought-after heavy hitters soaked in the iconic S.O.S. sound & closed out with an epic, swirling dance floor anthem in Collaboration with Willaris K, - this collection of fan favourites played to crowds all over the world is now available for official release!

Tilman Robinson’s third album, CULTURECIDE, is an investigation of the anthropocene; a seven part lamentation for our chaotic world.

Tilman Robinson is an Australian composer and sound designer creating electro-acoustic music across a range of genres including classical minimalism, improvised, experimental, electronic and ambient. Tilman’s diverse output focuses on the psychological impact of dense sound employing acousmatic and psychoacoustic principles. His third album CULTURECIDE will be released on Iceland’s Bedroom Community label in April 2020.

CULTURECIDE: “...processes that have usually been purposely introduced that result in the decline or demise of a culture, without necessarily resulting in the physical destruction of its bearers.” D Stein

CULTURECIDE is a rich sonic collage, harvesting sounds from a range sources including field recordings, medical machines that monitor the human body, traditional instruments and synthesisers, often melted electronically. The result is an unsettling paradox with sounds constantly on the edge of recognition. Each piece references a specific socio- political issue ranging from colonialism to neo-liberalism to climate change and the impending singularity of humans and machines. Far from an answer to these questions, CULTURECIDE invites us to meditate on their place in our life and approach personal understanding.

Recorded and produced almost completely in Australia, a land at the forefront of the devastation of climate change, CULTURECIDE was an attempt at catharsis for its author frequently appalled at his country’s incredible apathy and inaction. Mixed by Bedroom Community regular Daniel Rejmer and mastered by Lawrence English, works from the ambitious and unsettling record saw Tilman nominated for the 2019 Melbourne Prize for Music.

The second Various Artists EP on Kynant is the spiralling techno of LADA (the duo of Dasha Rush & Lars Hemmerling), atmospheric acid from the anonymous MA, Andreas Tilliander and Svreca in a fierce collaboration and a fresh, hybrid sound from Agonis.

Standards & Practices returns after an extended hiatus with its first release for 2020 and the label's first-ever compilation. Showcasing six exclusive tracks from a variety of musically like-minded allies both new and established, "Out Of Practice Vol. 1" finds some of the most talented artists currently working in electronic music refining their sound and pushing their craft in exciting new directions.

Stave and Grebenstein's "Rack 4", their first collaboration since 2018's acclaimed "Live From Frankfurter Strasse", kicks off the proceedings with a view into a bleak, dystopian sonic landscape, while Italian producer VSK, known for his excellent EPs on Mord and 47 (among others) delivers "Pendulum", one of his best tracks to date - a visceral, unrelenting, broken-beat behemoth. Closing side A is Chicago native Todd Mattei 's contribution, "Lake Charles", a beautifully textured Frippian soundscape.

Kristian Jabs, better known to most as Pessimist, opens side B with "Rut", a sleek, stripped-down, techno track that positively drips with moody atmospherics and tension. Overlook and Karim Maas's contribution, the dense and claustrophobic "Chalk", is an ultra-heavy breaks track with hoovers and enough sub-bass to shatter blocks of granite. "7th Recording 29", an ambient piece which represents Jonathan Krohn's first recorded collaboration with long-time friend and associate Benjamin Mjolsness since their work together in the group Male - closes the compilation.

The first release on Optimo Music founder JD Twitch’s new compilation-focused label Cease & Desist will be a collection of pioneering turn-of-the-90s British “Bleep & Bass” techno tracks curated by author and music journalist Matt Anniss.

Join The Future: UK Bleep & Bass 1988-91 is a partner product to Anniss’s critically acclaimed book on the foundations of British dance music’s ongoing love affair with sub-bass, Join The Future: Bleep Techno and the Birth of British Bass Music. The book, which was published by Velocity Press in December and features a foreword by JD Twitch, documents in vivid detail the previously untold story of the Yorkshire-pioneered style and the impact it had on the development of UK dance music.

The compilation is the first to focus on Bleep & Bass since the sound’s heyday in the late 1980s and early ’90s. It features a mix of historic cuts, period classics, overlooked gems and unreleased material. It was mastered for release by Warp Records co-founder and Forgemasters member Rob Gordon, a producer, remixer and studio engineer who arguably did more than anyone else to define the sub-heavy sound of the style.

Gordon also contributed a previously unheard version of Alfanso’s “Dub Feels Nice”, a near mythical track he produced in 1991 that has never received a proper commercial release. The cut has been a secret weapon for a handful of Sheffield DJs for almost 30 years, most notably Gordon’s fellow Forgemasters member Winston Hazel. Fittingly, the compilation also includes the original unreleased instrumental version of Tuff Little Unit’s Steel City classic “Join The Future”.

Many of the other tracks on the compilation are rare, hard to find or have not been issued on vinyl or digital since their initial release. It opens with Unique 3 and the Mad Musician’s “Only The Beginning” – the 1988 A-side of the first ever Bleep record – and also includes tracks and remixes from fellow scene pioneers Ital Rockers (an early alias of dub hero Iration Steppas), Nightmares on Wax, Cabaret Voltaire and DJ Martin and DJ Homes, the previously unheralded Chapeltown duo behind the influential Leeds-based studio and record label BASSIC.

Elsewhere on the compilation you’ll find Birmingham producer Demonik’s sought-after debut single “Layrinthe”, a hard-to-find cut from Bedford-based men of mystery Original Clique, two classic cuts from the vaults of influential Midlands label Network Records and a glassy-eyed slab of Bleep/deep house fusion from 100 Hz.

Join The Future: UK Bleep & Bass 1988-91 will be released on double vinyl and digital download. The 10-track vinyl version features an insert with extensive liner notes by Matt Anniss. It also comes with a code to download the 12-track digital download version. The compilation will be released by Cease & Desist on March 25th 2020.

The False Ricardian, a four track EP, features Janne Tavi, Fatima Njai, Argy and Jerome Sydenham, the link that binds. Here, a formidable agenda keeps us engaged in a thunderous rapture of sophisticated Techno vibrations. The consistency of this deep product never betrays... but instead delivers consistently. Fearsome!

First release of 2020 for Auxiliary comes in the form of a six-track EP of slower grooves by ASC. The emphasis is purely on analog synth sequences and drum machines. Cryogenic opens proceedings, with a heavy kick drum, backed with a weighty bass for maximum effect. Monomachine arpeggios are the order of the day here and are used to devastating effect. Following on is the laid back synth swells of Erosion Of Time, which leads into the more pronounced hits of Anthe, which tops off side A with a heavier crescendo. Meridian starts off the flip side in melancholic fashion, with it's half-time beats and pads that pluck at the heart strings. The final two excursions up the sci-fi notch a little, while ASC demonstrates his prowess with film score-like textures and sound design.

A term for listening to sounds within the body as a method of diagnosis is a poignantly perfect moniker for Portland producer Joel Shanahan’s most elusive and emotive electronic aura-reading solo alias: Auscultation. III arrives a full four years after its SILK predecessor, L’étreinte Imaginaire, delayed by tragedies too expansive to enumerate.

Throughout, these shadowy psychic rhythms percolated at the periphery, as both escape and exorcism. The songs share a smeared mood of longing and lament, foggy melodies gliding through low-lit spaces, dissipated dance floor ether spiraling like smoke under a streetlight. It’s a music of faces in the night and things unsaid, swaying at the threshold. What could have been and what will always be.

Mastered by Eric Hanson. Design by Britt Brown.

The next chapter for Haŵs actualises itself in the form of Dawl’s ‘Break It Down’ EP, a warehouse-ready, bouncy and charismatic record channelling insatiable vigour from beginning to end.

‘Break It Down’ on the A-side is a relentless jackhammer of a track, pumped full of rich breaks and clipped acid lines. ‘Subject 91’ flattens the gas pedal even further, with a gated, spectral synth levitating hazily above the militant drums that heave the whole track forward.

On the B-side, the brawny ‘Proton’ returns to the acidic burn of the opening track, except this one is occupied by chirping synths and oscillations of noise that seem to rise and fall with a trippy authority. Finally, high-flyer and man of the moment Kosh employs his natural gift of the gab on the closing remix of ‘Break It Down’ with a raucous rhythm and a regurgitated bassline that never dwindles on its own gusto.

Despite the substantial weight and pugnacity of this 4-tracker, the staple Haŵs euphoria twinkles through. There’s no shortage in complex drum sequencing, breaks samples and all the other frills, yet the final output is compact and neat. As Haŵs increases it's vision more extensively to dance music from across the board, it seems that the best things might at times come as contradictions, and this record’s tone certainly fits the bill.

Felix Bernhardt presents the next vinyl release on Delude Records.

This release contains three massive techno tracks in original Bernhardt style and one Chord Land Remix by Pappenheimer.
Huge banging techno tracks especially destilled for the peak time. Don't miss it!