Techno News

Nikolai Erastowitsch Bersarin, the ambivalent colonel general, communist and first Soviet city commander of Berlin, had an accident with his motorcycle in 1945 at the age of only 41. In the enraptured, now somewhat more compressed and at the same time more colorful (not more cheerful) electronic sound(track)s of the strange Bersarin Quartett, in its East Block sea landscapes with latently kitsched wallpaper and double bottoms, shadows of this strange figure Bersarin can be guessed - still or again - at a good 70 years later. But perhaps that is also irrelevant. This 'band' could just as well play imprisoned in the remixed court of the eternal, crazy North Korean presidents, whether embodied in an orchestra, quartet or as masked solo entertainer. It brings us supposedly post-rock and post-socialist grandeur, which has degenerated very slightly, in a great new splendour amidst all our irritations and emotions. And everything takes place in our heads.

The Bersarin Quartett - after thirteen years and three epic, (bad-)dreamlike beautiful albums - have settled down with their fourth album "Methoden und Maschinen" ("methods and machines"). For the time being. Because at the same time many new layers and paths are emerging. Playing live in many arrangements and at great concerts in Slovenia, Poland, Czech Republic and Russia, this has grown into a quartet, but it is still the project of DJ, musician, graphic and audio designer Thomas Bücker. The numerous concert evenings with Andy Stott, Tim Hecker, Fennesz, Murcof, Dictaphone or Hidden Orchestra, among others, are undoubtedly noticeable on "Methoden und Maschinen". The Bersarin Quartett continues to stand for the outing of a complex musical subconscious. 'The Dark Side of the Moon', only that the moon is shimmering here, at least now and then. It's probably also due to the sun shining on it. Minimalism and bombast go together. Constantly developing and entangling contrasts, paradoxes and contradictions are the motor. Constantly caught between two sides. Don’t believe the hype!

Warehouse Find!

Two Nu Jungle Techno tracks written by Ron Wells & Jimmi Nugent. Typical SE sound, clean Pumping and atmospheric.

White Vinyl

Assembler Code & Jensen Interceptor a dynamic duo you'll never get wrong when it comes to strong and forward thinking dancefloor music.The guys from Australia smash four tracks of strong hitting Electro with a heavy dose of Wave. The floor will be on fire.

Rounding-off a landmark year for Clark which saw an accelerated drive for variety and freshness - including skewed renditions of Bach performed at the Royal Albert Hall and a hugely acclaimed score for TV series ‘Kiri’ - the leftfield legend takes it back to the source with two bangers for the massive.

The riff-powered heavy electrics of ‘Branding Problem’ romp from Detroit to Belgium via Chicago and the M25. It’s platinum-grade dancefloor techno, but it’s more too. The production flair and inventive sound sculpting ensure a level of quality and originality not found in your average grist-for-the-mill DJ fodder.

‘Legacy Pet’ is hardcore and tech step dipped in loopy juice; it’s the sound of a raver wandering out from a cavernous warehouse, across fields and into an enchanted dingily dell dance, throwing gun fingers with the goblins and faeries.

“I’ve been quite amused at how easy it is to stream background music these days. How accessible it all is and how entitled we all feel to it, like it’s some sort of air freshener you spray in your Uber.

For some reason I’m imagining a future where Elon Musk does a streaming deal, so he can prance around controlling nano implant VR chips for 1 million amortal coastal elites, while the rest of us don’t have electricity and only manage one rave a year - to a sound system powered by rationed candles. This is music for that fantasy scenario, ha.

Anyway, I don’t want these 2 tracks to be part of background air freshener world. They are limited edition club gear. I wanna play them out so badly in my live show.

Influences: Hardcore UK rave, Detroit techno, Jungle, Oizo, Ed Rush and Optical, No U-Turn. The origins, the source and it’s constant subsequent mutations. BEHOLD THE CONTINUUM, HARDCORE WILL NEVER DIE.” Clark

London artists Ben Gibson and Fundamental Interaction come together as Dyad once more for some blistering techno on their own self-titled label.

The first artist other than label head Patrick Topping to release on TRICK , his Geordie compatriot Adamson delivers an eclectic mix of tracks. The EP opener and title track, ‘Electric Acid Tater Tots’ is an acid-soaked techno slammer, strung together by Elliots own robotic vocals. Skream then steps up to deliver the labels first ever remix, a trippy, high-energy workout, before the Electric Acid Tater Vox offers a stripped-back vocal version which is available exclusively on the vinyl. Over on the B-side, ‘NYC Dada’ is an infectious disco-house edit destined to fill countless dancefloors, then ‘11am in Brisbane’ delves into melodic techno waters.
“I don't recall writing the lyrics, but I like to believe they appeared in the notes in my phone delivered by some divine spirit via the medium of an Apple iPhone XR - cheers Steve,” Adamson jokes. “About four instrumentals existed for about four weeks and I would often find myself standing on the table at parties singing out the lyrics excitedly trying to explain that 'this is my song.’” - Elliot Adamson The record is also accompanied by two exclusive bonus tracks. Lesgo Lesgo Lesgo is a true techno odyssey and bonus purely for digital copies of the EP. Then, there is the Electric Acid Tater Tots (Acid Mix) , a secret dubplate that has only been sent out to a select number of DJs. A true weapon for the warehouses.
“Elliot had to be the first artist, other than myself, to release on TRICK!” Topping enthuses. “ I’ve been championing his music for years and this release has been a long time coming. He’s now helping me A&R and is a resident at the label parties. His EP genre-hops and this is what TRICK is all about.” - Patrick Topping

4trk-028 the Oscillate EP is a collaborative effort from Francesco De Luca and Jason Patrick. The title track of the release, Oscillate springs into action with it’s tough modulating bassline and keeps the energy pumping throughout with spacey synths, heavily effected drums, crisp hi-hats, and more. The second track of the release, Oblivion, gets on with an otherworldly synth line that works away in tandem with another poly synth. Processed 909 percussions bits are laced throughout the track. Trumbull & Fort is an electro tune that pays homage to the genre’s roots with it’s title being the names of the cross streets in Detroit where the Metroplex post office is located. Deep atmospheric synth pads, bleeps and bloops, a polyrhymic synth, 808 drums snap

Fierce acid and techno cuts by I Murdered, Berlin local Janice and US-born, Berlin-relocated Luis Flores reignite the flame with their hardline second outing and first for Reclaim Your City, 'Blood In Blood Out'. Both schooled under the banner of mind-intrusive techno that packs a punch, the two have forged distinctively wild sound signatures, steering at a distance from weak-kneed raving pose and increasingly unsubstantial trends. As I Murdered, Janice and Luis explore the most severely trenchant facet of their respective universes, immersing their heavy-duty analogue wares through halls of noisey abrasion and further ear-splitting, gut-churning FXs to keep the adrenaline rushing in torrential downpours. Comprised of two originals and a pair of remixes courtesy of boundary-pushing Canadian duo Orphx and Justin Broadrick under his JK Flesh alias, the EP plunges us in a wildly enjoyable kind of nightmarish, dungeon-like scenario. While the title-track makes for some Frankensteinian creature of sorts, electric riffs bringing its dead flesh to life as thunder strikes all over the place, Orphx revamp gives it a more straightforward, acid whip, cutting the raw gem into a further efficient, club-suitable weapon. Flip sides and 'Insomnia' unleashes the rogue, murdering stomp on a harsh EBM/cold wave-infused tip, with JK Flesh flying in on intruder mission for some last ditch heroics, breathing in a healthy dose of hyperventilating vox samples, knee-buckling breaks and face-melting junglistic moves in true Source Direct fashion. 'Blood In Blood Out' will appear as a limited edtion, red on red themed die-cut package with full coloured vinyl and a spot varnished inner sleeve.

Jeremiah R leads the Tour with his brand new Cosmic Cycles EP including four tracks to crank up any record bag. Whether you prefer a lighter tread or a heavier gear, this thought out selection of warmth and deepness honors the electro tradition. It comes in a screen printed inner sleeve designed by the BAKK Peloton.

N is one of the most profiled German drone / ambient artists - being active since the early 1990s he has released more than 50 records - on this new album he cooperates with Ricky Graham (Signals Under Test). Disrupt/Construct is a long-form music release featuring two compositions: Disrupt and Construct. Graham collected musical responses to a series of his own guitar improvisations from Neidhardt over the period of a year. Graham then crafted this album at the Elektronmusikstudion EMS in Stockholm, Sweden. Disrupt is a series of buckling themes that function as self-contained, shorter musical compositions. Construct presents a semi-improvised stream-of-consciousness piece that stands in contrast to the disruptive nature of its counterpart and divides into three self-contained musical movements. Limited to only 100 pieces w/ handprinted sleeves.

Versatile techno compliation with some real killer tunes from the eastern parts of Germany on Leipzig's Connwax label. Tracks by Tresor veteran Pacou, x/319 & Fragmentiert and Anja Zaube. Pure & honest techno cuts!

Special Request joins forces with Nina Kraviz and Anastasia Kristensen, shattering the doors of perception over a four-track EP. 'Through The Looking Glass' drops July 20th on Houndstooth.On the A side, Nina Kraviz provides two interpretations of 'Curtain Twitcher'. 'Alice Was Here Remix' takes the intensity of the original and boils it into a 4/4 spin of frenzied basslines and distorted acoustics, punctuated by her languid reading of the Mad Hatter. For the 'Samba Version', syncopated polyrhythms take charge of a fragmented melody.
Opening the AA side, 'Looking Glass' lures you down the rabbit hole with mysterious bleeps, only to reveal a whirlwind of stormy breaks and junglist percussion. Closing off the trip, Anastasia Kristensen's remix of 'Tiresias' marches its way through a field of swollen bass and glitchy percussion.

Legendary UK outfit Future Sound Of London kicks off with a trippy head jam to soothe the mind of electronic dreamers. Berlin's Monolake aka Robert Henke follows with a beat-driven and heavy industrial piece of clattering sounds and whirring rhythm mechanics. David Morley completes this sixth EP of the 10 years series in style: "Traytor" brims with depth and floaty atmospherics pushed further by low range beat parts. Real endorphin material.

Kevin Foakes (Openmind, DJ Food, Ninja Tune) created all the graphic work. Mastered by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering, pressed on 180 grams vinyl and a separate digital version will be available from the usual digital shops. Stay tuned!

The fourth Plafond sees fine-crafted contrasting pieces complement each other in courtesy of Ulla Straus and Oceanic. Along the wide arbitrary landscape of listening or 'ambient' music, it is a delight to have two artists, separated by the vast Atlantic, contributing quite opposite interpretations of such to the series. Perceptual time feels as a recurrent theme which binds them, albeit in a whole different modus operandi. In her iconic tactile productions, Straus excavates levels of advanced musical complexity in the seemingly most simple. Throughout two tracks her crude and beautiful technique riffles, compositions that remain prone to the transient, combining field recordings with morphing saxophone and guitar. This is deeply evocative music that turns its recipient into a mode of contemplation. 'I Forgot to Take a Picture' breathes melancholic romanticism, 'Becoming Warm' feels lorn yet hopeful. Pastoral haze over a rouge-tainted barren, the crackling insides of a wooden forest house. Picturesque and minimalist, Pennsylvania's Straus manages to temporarily stop the sand from gravitating downwards. Oceanic antagonises Straus with the triptych 'Three Sides of a Shell', recalling different emotions adhering to the fourth dimension. As a performing artist Oceanic masters the element of suspense. Here, over the course of nineteen minutes, a three-note sequence is explored within the producers imaginatory, chapterised, providing moments to navigate through his fictitious galaxy. Stuttering melodies across azure waters, synthesised bleeps as flickering stars over a moonlit mountain pass. Oceanic's music feels advanced through actively incorporating contemporary futurism, whilst never losing the glacial glance that is so familiar to its early nineties foregoers. It is as if listening to 'Three Sides...' heightens the senses, towards possibility, innovation even, triggering illusions of time dilation, shattering the hourglass. Comes in hand printed dreamy, pink sleeve, including Obi-strip, by the BAKK Innerspace Ink Station.

Massiv building up techno with a great hook and the vocals of a speach from President Kennedy. Will only be played by players.

360 degrees of freedom is overwhelming in music, and you need not truly begin to find freedom until you put yourself under extremely narrow constraints.” It was with this quote that Don Slepian laid the groundwork for over 40 years of musical output. Slepian’s work draws equally from the harmonic terrain he explored while performing with a Javanese gamelan ensemble, as well as his time spent building and modifying electronic audio equipment for studios and fellow musicians. Gravitating towards improvisation and experimentation, Slepian built a breathtaking sound-world that stretched the briefest of moments into an eternity of detail and depth. In 1980, Slepian self-released a series of cassette albums that built upon and perfected this practice, offering “New Music for Digital Orchestra”.

New Dawn is one of those albums - an enthralling example of New Age euphoria, and early-electronic
experimentation.

New Music For Digital Orchestra? An ironic subtitle for an album without any traces of digital technology found within. The instruments, tools, and recording techniques are entirely analog. A Korg PS3100, Mellotron voices, Mellotron flutes, analog tape echo and analog recorder were used to create both of the pieces found on New Dawn with both tracks being recorded live with no overdubs

Dream Cycle returns for the third instalment in his series of EPs on Sneaker Social Club. 4 tracks cover a range of moods from the tough, club ready 2 step on “Told You” to the slo-mo ambient throb of “Untitled Dream”.

DJ Support
Dusky, Deadboy, Breaka, Changsie, Barely Legal, LMajor, Foul Play, Jackie House, Jossy Mitsu, Kate Miller, Etch, Kornel Kovacs, Coco Bryce, Delfonic, Octo Octa, Avalon Emerson, Silvia Kastel, FaltyDL, Ciel, Gigsta, 2 Bad Mice, Etch, Kornel Kovacs, Coco Bryce + More

In compiling a remix 12” for the most recent Homemade Weapons LP - Gravity, we approached 2 titans of underground electronic music who have both been supportive of Homemade Weapons and Samurai Music. Donato Dozzy and Tommy Four Seven have each been utilising our releases in their sets and we have been inspired and grateful for their fearless deployment of drum and bass to their predominately Techno audiences.

No stylistic directive or requests were given. We trusted these two gifted artists to interpret the music in their own unique fashion, but in all honesty expected remixes around the techno tempo. What we received back are 2 landmark drum and bass versions that re-define the nexus between Drum and Bass and Techno.

Samurai Music has worked for many years in both Drum and Bass and Techno and constantly explored the middle ground between the two. Many Drum and Bass producers have been releasing their version of this cross over but producers from the Techno sphere coming at Drum and Bass have been fewer and less successful.

Donato’s remix is a poignant reduction that strips Svalsat to a potent shuddering core, splashing grey swatches onto a constant rhythmic build. The maestro’s power of subtle, hypnotic transformation applied to the 170 tempo sculpts the rhythm to searing perfection.

Tommy Four Seven reforms Red Tide into a grinding undulation, a thrusting and propulsive menace with titanium strength breakbeats bulging at the edges of it’s construction.

Banoffee Pies Records step into the realms of Contemporary Music with Ishmael Ensemble opening their release schedule for 2017 as the label drops their second LP and continues to investigate more musical landscapes. This time saxophonist and producer Ishmael leads the six piece electronic jazz ensemble on their debut release and thought provoking journey. A tribute piece - with love from Banoffee Pies x
Artwork and Text compiled by Ellen Pearson Watercolours by Chris Cunningham
Artist: Ishmael Ensemble
Written & Produced by Pete Cunningham Additional writing on Bembe by Holly Wellington Additional writing on Solace by Chris Hillier Engineered by Jake Spurgeon
Mixed by Caradog Jones & Pete Cunningham @ Secret Sundaze Studios Mastered @ Alchemy
Copyright Control 2017
In loving memory of Josh Edward Pearce x

DJ Support
Syz - "Careful this one's a twangy little boinker"
Troy Gunner - "Tip! P.S R.I.P headphone users"
Father Of Two - "Beamed in from every single point on the timeline"
Giant Swan - "Sacred Dance Ointment"
Joefarr - "Highly danceable, deep, nostalgic vibesy bangers"
Metrist - "I thought I had heard all rhythms but how wrong I was"

Retrocausality features eight new tracks spread across two EPs. Thematically, the record is inspired by the idea that spirituality and science can crossover and blend, such as the theories of quantum physics and Buddhism, according to the press release. The EPs are titled A Posteriori ("from cause") and A Priori ("from result"), meant to highlight the duality of perception. The music is a mix of ambient, drum & bass and techno in the Grey Area style pioneered by ASC, Sam KDC and Horo label head Geoff Wright.

The Japanese artist, real name Maiko Okimoto, first released an album on Horo in 2017. Earlier this year, she also put out the Figure And Ground EP via Sacred Court.

Retrocausality features eight new tracks spread across two EPs. Thematically, the record is inspired by the idea that spirituality and science can crossover and blend, such as the theories of quantum physics and Buddhism, according to the press release. The EPs are titled A Posteriori ("from cause") and A Priori ("from result"), meant to highlight the duality of perception. The music is a mix of ambient, drum & bass and techno in the Grey Area style pioneered by ASC, Sam KDC and Horo label head Geoff Wright.

The Japanese artist, real name Maiko Okimoto, first released an album on Horo in 2017. Earlier this year, she also put out the Figure And Ground EP via Sacred Court.

Nathan Micay (formerly Bwana) steps out under his own name for the first time with a pair of glistening panoramas well-primed for those exultant hours of the early morning. The 12' opens with 'First Casualty', aka *that* track played by Avalon in her Printworks set last year, before heading into deeper territories with 'Beginning Ballads' on the flip. In Nathan's words: "These are without a doubt the most personal tracks I have written to date. I made them as a sort of exercise in self-therapy during my first few months in Berlin. As time has gone on, more meanings have unfolded with each listen. For me, these tracks are a rebuttal to the endless churn of negativity in the news and online. They have become my battle cry in the club, something to mobilize while also offering a chance to escape it all, even briefly."

For over five years, Canadian artist Patrick Holland has developed an inimitable perspective on melodic, freewheeling house music. And the myriad tracks he writes as Project Pablo have come to embody both the sensibilities of the producer and the environs of his Montreal home. Inside Unsolved, Project Pablo's dynamic four-tracker for Spectral, specifically looks to Holland's local clubs and Canada's dance music past for inspiration. The old records of labels such as Steel City and Map Music course through the lush synths of emotional roller "Pressure No Impact" and the light-footed swing of "Big Room Delusion." While standing on the dancefloor at MUTEK two years ago, Holland dreamt up "Pill" in all of its billowy, percussive charms. Lead track "The Solution" cooly and confidently kicks things off with the kinds of earworm synthlines, rich atmospheres, and effortless grooves now synonymous with Project Pablo. Inside Unsolved is yet another classy and classic record from an unstoppable force of quality dance music.

A1) Sept opens up the EP with the powerful track /'82Chaos Collider/'91. A greasy bassline with a punchy kick connects perfectly with an accompany of delayed vocal loops and dynamically working percussions. All this turns the track into a serious dancefloor weapon.

A2) The second track is a subjective vision of the title track mixed by Setaoc Mass. Mysterious and atmospheric sounds with a well compressed kick and groovy drums - that is what we call the signature style of Manchester born uprising star.

B1) Putting on the B-side you will find an original production by Sept. Stomping kick, eerie sounds and a LFOed main lead - that is what makes Sin Area a good choice for peak time hours.

B2) For the final track on this release, the Berlin based label welcomes Stroboscopic Artefact/'92s Pfirter. His massive off beat interpretation, filled with arcane sounds is dedicated to the challenging music lovers.

Dritte von vier Albumveröffentlichungen des britischen Techno-Masters Paul Woodford aka Special Request in diesem Jahr. "Offworld" stellt die Frage, was gewesen wäre, wenn Jam & Lewis bei Metroplex gesigned wären. Die Antworten sind atemberaubend. Beide Formate erscheinen in edlem Packaging: die CD im Silberfolien-Gatefold-Sleeve, das transparente Doppelvinyl in zwei Silberfolien-Taschen mit schwarzen Innenhüllen, die wiederum in einem chrom-versilberten Aussencover samt Fotobeilage stecken.

In the era of micro dosing, Squirrels On Film will provide you with a generous portion of the good stuff. Build your Acid House into an Acid Pleasure Fantasy Castle Extravaganza with the current selections from these various squirrels (on Acid). “Unless You Have Wings Like a Bat” will conjure the ghosts of rave past for the séance, and all your funky friends have been invited. The Warehouse has drum machines in the red, and skeletons in the closet, all wearing smiley face masks and handing you gel tabs you probably shouldn't take. A Squirrel you'll be hearing from more in the phuture, Chris Mitchell hits next with “trks.” The dystopian dance party is on tonight. There's no going back. You're too far gone. The walls only appear to be shaking and breathing heavily like they're dancing and you're standing still.
San Francisco's Sepehr jacks the tab further on “Servant's Taunt” like the Criminal Justice Act had never been passed. It could be Miami Bass or a field in England but it's a party, and everyone's eyes are perfectly dilated.

Bayview Acid Squirrels "Love Is The Slug" is pure phuture phantasy pleasuredome meltdown. You Will Never Be The Same.

Originally released as a limited white label back in 2017, due to huge demand we have repressed this four track hardcore EP with new label artwork.

*Highly recommended* 2019 Repress of Archetype ''CN2'' alias project.
NYC Veteran and machine wizard Charles Noel aka Archetype reaches deep into hissonic archive to present another incredibly special release on Bright Sounds.
Featuring exclusive previously unreleased material ranging from abstract to sublime in the form of a new & unique alias, (CN2). Essential

Following the success of the 25th Anniversary release on Jedi Recordings, Stormtrooper Recordings launches the Return Of The Vibe imprint. This debut release features two '92 style breakbeat hardcore tracks by rave legend DJ Vibes and Hattrixx.

Sascha Borchardt (a.k.a Monoloc) will start a label, Unterland, with a new EP.

The label will serve as a vehicle through which the German producer takes a step away from the club environment by presenting new sonic interpretations, including experimental, minimalist, and atmospheric. Material will come from Monoloc himself and friends, and the focus will be on 'dramatic' sounds with drone and noise influences. Think movie soundtracks and film music, albeit with both feet planted in the electronic genre. Each release will aim to 'tell a story' through 8 to 10 productions.

Unterland will launch in end of march 2018 with a collaborative EP by Monoloc and Beauty of Inconsequenz, a unsearchable and unidentified project with no previous recording history. The eight tracks are all based heavily on field recordings; the sound is dark and deeply atmospheric with dubstep influences. While distanced somewhat from the 4/4 format, the tracks are cerebral and hypnotic.

From there on, there will be 3-4 releases per year, each of which will be accompanied by high quality artwork as curated by Borchardt, who will work closely with selected photographers and artists to provide imagery that aesthetically compliments the music.

Thomas & Tassilo melden sich zurück mit 3 Cuts intensivem Techno, die allesamt die harten, dunklen und psychedelischen Momente wilder Club- und Warehouse-Nächte verkörpern und dennoch ihr Ziel stilistisch und technisch auf unterschiedliche Art und Weise erreichen. "Radio Berlin EP" - ein neues Highlight in der reichhaltigen Diskografie des Berliner Duos.

On their latest release, Lost Soul Enterprises welcome two new artists into the fold for a retrofuturistic tour of the electro galaxy.

POLYMER is a brand new project from Nico Nightingale (Neud Photo) and Jean Lorenzo (Silent Em). The A1, 'Arrester', plods menacingly forward, its cascades of pads evoking a nighttime excursion through a cyberpunk cityscape. The follow up, 'Mov_Type', increases the pace a bit, offering up nimble hi-hats paired with icy arpeggios and an irresistibly chunky bass line.

Kraftjerkz label boss and champion of all things NYC electro, KID GINSENG distills the essence of machine music to an austere art form. In his two contributions on the B side, 'Underwater 084' and 'Fractal Detroit 011', powerful breakbeats are sure to pump up the party while chirps and bleeps crisscrossing atop lend each track a playful edge. A nice bonus beats DJ tool rounds it out for good measure.

RUMPELN
Pumping proto-rhythms disrupting a wall of distortion building up from unintelligible screams, broadcasts of gadgets on the brink of destruction, DIY instruments made of springs, shards of metal and trash, all hardly held together by a skinny, long-haired figure jumping in the flicker of glitched out AV loops – there’s a deep understanding to be found in Anton Kaun’s performances that we, as animals, will never really get along with our electronics.

DANIEL DOOR
With his latest setup, „wallwart scales“, Daniel Door explores the sonic depths of a bundle of wallwart power outlets. Disconnected from the machines (like smartphones, external hard drives and old Casio keyboards) they once fed with electricity, their distinctive inner wiring becomes the base of a microtonal scale made audible by an EMF microphone (the Elektrosluch made by LOM, Batrislava, Slovakia) and mangled in a constantly re-sampling arrangement by an Elektron Octatrack sampler.

Following last year's 'Vitriol' EP and 'Otider' album, SSTROM is back on Rosten with 'Drenched', 12 tracks for the floor, divided on 3 EPs, each to be released three weeks apart. SSTROM is the project of Hannes Stenstrom, once part of Swedish band Slagsmalsklubben, and one half of enigmatic techno duo SHXCXCHCXSH (SHX). SSTROM's output is explicitly immersive, relying on tense immediacy and spontaneity. The subtle 4x4 pulsations frame vivid narratives, rich layers of texture with lush harmonies surfacing from the warm and alien flow. On his 'Otider' LP SSTROM manifested a sonic diversity relating to his personal experiences and incorporated a diversity of genres and elements ranging from '90s rave to hints of minimal synth or outsider house melodic sensibility, yet everything carefully merged into a coherent whole. On 'Drenched' SSTROM concretizes his ideas even further. The EP's came to life after he broke his computer by spilling a drink on it. It forced him to try out different techniques of composing and recording. With limited ways of working, a more minimalistic form of expression emerged, based on very short but mind-bending harmonic structures and layered pulsations. The process proved to be very creative and resulted in these twelve tracks whose magic will work best on EP format and for the floor.

Die Orakel presents the ORKL-0114 series: Three 12" white-label vinyl releases produced by Frankfurt based artists 386i, Benjamin Milz and Koga as a tribute to Sheffield's bleep techno era.

The First Release On Power Trio, The New Label From Ben Nevile Dedicated To A Return To Musicality. More Than 15 Years Ago This Montreal-based Artist Created Many Of The Seminal Deep, Minimal Tracks For Labels Such As Mosaic, Telegraph, Context, Background, And Vancouver's Nordic Trax. Ben's Contributions To Music Extend Into The Technical Realm As One Of The Programmers Of Max/msp, The Signal Processing Environment Integrated Into Ableton. But As A Musician In The Studio, This Artist's Work Is Intentionally Not About Technology. It's About Performing Songs That Tell A Story. The Three Tracks On This Power Trio Record Are Inspired By Physical Instruments And Acoustic Space. The Power Trio Is An 808, A Rhodes Piano, And A Bass, With Stunning Saxophone By Erk Hove. Vital Sales Points: - Previous Releases On Mosaic, Telegraph, Context, Nordic Trax

Limited coloured vinyl with no re-press.

Another huge release on Nachtstrom with remixes by Radial (Mord, Planet Rhythm), Arnaud Le Texier (Affin, Children Of Tomorrow), 138 (TXTRL) and Jose Pouj (Injected Poison, Tsunami).

« Hôtel Costes presents... » is a collection of exclusive music recorded or mixed at Studio HC, the hotel studio, and composed by Adrien de Maublanc guests. This unique studio with exceptional gears craft the sound of MidiMinuit.

The second opus, Round the clock, by Midiminuit, is a modern album where classical and jazz music meet modular synths.
MidiMinuit is a collaborative project between pianist Julien Quentin, bass player Yonatan Levi and electronic musicians Cesar Merveille & Adrien de Maublanc. Four experts in their respective fields are harmoniously combining their music creating a new entity.
Three days, twelve hours of music per day, from 12pm to 12am. This was the primary rule of the jam sessions, giving the band its name. This was the first time all four musicians came together. In those three days, there was no rehearsals. Every piece was improvised, recorded and it was moved on to the next track. Bringing those world-class musicians together had the potential to create something unique. And so… ROUND THE CLOCK was born!

Cesar Merveille is known for his collaborations with labels such as Cadenza and Visionquest, and has been a major player in the electronic scene for the past 15 years touring extensively as a DJ, and has now started his own imprint Roche Madame. He started early on collaborating with musicians from different backgrounds. Combining electronic music with acoustic instruments has been part of his defining style since the early days. His love for modular synthesisers brings a unique colour to the sound and groove of MidiMinuit.

Julien Quentin – Born in Paris, graduated from the Juilliard School in New York, pianist Julien Quentin performed in all major concert venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Berlin Philharmonie or the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Julien’s interest after 20 years of classical music on the road is opening up to projects ranging from improvisation to producing electronic music and could be heard live at Sonar Off and Amsterdam Dance Event, or in Berlin clubs where he is now based. His remarkable depth of musicianship and distinct clarity of sound coupled with flawless technique bring its distinctive classical influence to MidiMinuit.

Yonatan Levi – Born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, Yonatan Levi first started with classical guitar and switched to classical stand up bass studies from the Israeli Conservatory of Music in Tel Aviv. He then got a full scholarship at Berkley College of Music. He has been playing alongside some of Jazz greats like Avishai Cohen and Eddie Henderson. In the past few years, since moving to Berlin, Levi has ventured into the vast electronic music world, becoming an avid vinyl collector as well as collaborating with electronic music producers who are known for their cross-genre, multi disciplinary approaches. Bringing all that jazz to the band.


Adrien de Maublanc – Adrien is well known as a producer and sound engineer as one half of the Masomenos duo which is a productive partnership with graphic designer and DJ Joan Costes. They have a long collaboration with the Hôtel Costes music history. In fact, they have been in charge of the Costes presents serie, a minimal electronic oriented serie of albums by glacial, seuil and themselves. Since two years now, they have located their studio in the Hôtel Costes extension that have been on works, and named the place Studio HC. It is in this unique studio that MidiMinuit has been mixed. Maublanc is now part on his own several bands that like midiminuit will be released on Hotel Costes Presents label.

After ten years of not taking themselves too seriously the Groningen creative collective KopjeK thought it was high time for the next step. Their residents have grown from local-pub-DJ’s to (inter)nationally acclaimed DJ’s and producers, so starting their own record label feels felt like a logical move. KOPREC001 is the debut solo-EP of Nathan Homan and features two originals; the breaky, spacey and pacey club banger “CUL8TR” on A1 and the more smooth, sexy and laid back house stomper “Wapperwang” on the flip side. The EP is completed by two remixes; one slow paced, highly emotional and arpeggio-heavy rework of “CUL8TR” by Tjade, the producer who recently rose to fame with his “Koi Jaye edit” on Bordello a Parigi, and a heavy drum and acid infused rework of “Wapperwang” by Mathijs Smit, the latest addition to the KopjeK talent pool.

Photonz is the alias of Marco Rodrigues a DJ, producer and driving force of Lisbon's underground scene. For little over a decade now, he's been crafting his own deeply personal style of Portuguese house and techno. As a DJ, Photonz grew a reputation for deep crates and intensely euphoric sets and in 2017, together with Violet (co-founder at his Radio Quantica) and Lisbon's own Rabbit Hole collective, he started the now infamous Mina parties - a monthly, sex-positive, queer and intersectional-feminist techno party aimed at using the dissociative potential of intense raving to create a temporary space of suspension away from patriarchal expectations. 'Nuit' is Photonz?s debut album and a simultaneous reference the Egyptian Goddess of the Stars or Night. Marco was really swept away by the concept of ?freedom of form under the night sky?, the accepting embrace of Nuit. Ancestral, but also socially advanced and utopian; a deification of the night time. These ideas manifest themselves as eleven songs spread across two LPs that wax and wane like the moon. Photonz channels early techno, Drexciyan rhythms, balearic & atmospheric house; layering sounds, creating moments. All songs have been mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes housed in a royal blue and neon yellow jacket with duality/birth symbolism and trance-hieroglyphs designed by Eloise Leigh. Each copy includes a glow-in-the-dark sticker and a postcard with notes

Google for Proxyan and you quickly get lost in the world of Bitcoins and proxy servers. Don’t go there and simply accept the fact that this illusive Dutchman does not want his true identity to be known. Our advice: embrace the mystery and focus on his music instead, which is a tight fit between Detroit infused electro (think Ectomorph, Ersatz Audio and Dopplereffekt) and the melodic wonders of Brits like Silicon Scally and Mark Pritchard. Proxyan’s productions are both slinky and funky, with much attention to detail and rhythm. The fascination for Motor City funk is most apparent in ‘Network 313’ but shimmers troughout this energetic 4 track-EP. Amsterdam based knob twidler Tracey (Voyage Direct, Dial) delivers a spot on remix which combines melancholica with a crisp production. His version of Human Error Processor is as bitter as a decent dry Martini under a setting sun. Every single sleeve of this mysterious EP will be a unique work of art by graphic designer Steele Bonus, thanks to the manual printing process.

2x12" Clear Vinyl

Newly remastered at D&M, ’Necklace Of Bites’ is a vital volley of early Regis artillery sourced from 12”s issued by Downwards c. 1998-2000. Effectively a reshuffle of his 2000AD self-titled CD
compilation of 12”-only cuts, it features his Jim Jones-sampling ‘Solution (Voice)’ amid a ruck of prime, dark and killer late ‘90s techno girders Revolving definitively monotone and snaky templates for the Birmingham techno sound forged by Regis (alongside Surgeon, Female, Mick Harris and Justin Broadrick), ‘Necklace Of Bites’ is built in the driving, distorted and highly utilitarian style that spilled out of Brum’s Q Club in the mid ’90s,
and which continues to infect the sets of DJs such as Helena Hauff and Blawan well into 2019.
Back before main room techno became meme-ified as “business techno”, these tracks were the Black Country shirehorses of peak time DJ slots across the UK, EU and the world. Influenced as much by Jeff Mills’ Axis and Purpose Maker 12”s and hardass Chicago house as original ‘80s industrial and post-punk, the dozen tracks epitomise Regis’ signature distillation of proper, bluecollar club sounds made for those who like to play hard and all night, and as such they’re future-proofed for use over 20 years later.
The set in particular highlights Regis’ hypnotically sexy and arguably rare use of vocal sampling in the inexorable, militant charges of ‘Execution Ground’, ‘Baptism’, and ‘Purification (Endless)’, while his use of a muffled Jim Jones sample on ’Solution (Voices)’ predates his use of Jones in BMB by half a decade. More to the point, the compilation also holds precious DJ tool bruisers in the likes of his lip-bitingly infectious roller ‘Wound Us’, and the industrial galvanics of ‘Adolescence’ and ‘Rites’
that still kill in the modern day.

Established in 2019 at the foot of the Kiso Mountains, southern part of Nagano prefecture in Japan. Releasing music and video works inspired by light and darkness of nature.

Terrence Parker (known to many as "TP") born and raised in Detroit, has become legendary for his quite uncommon yet skillful turntablism style of playing House Music. TP has also become widely admired because he uses an actual telephone handset as headphones. Terrence has performed as a DJ in 40 countries throughout the world and has released more than 100 recordings on his Intangible Records label and various labels including Sony, Defected, Nervous, Kingstreet, and Purple Music.
Terrence has top 20 hits with his songs "Love's Got Me High", "The Question" and albums like 'Life On The Back 9' and "Detroit After Dark". Terrence is also making his mark as a techno producer with his 'Alarm The Sound' track topping the 2016 Traxsource Top 200 Techno Singles chart at Number # 3.
'GOD Loves Detroit' is Terrence Parker's new album due for release June 30th on Planet E Communications (Detroit). This new album features TP collaborations with Coco Street, and additional projects with Merachka (who co-produced, co-wrote, and sings on the first single entitled 'Don't Waste Another Minute' which also features a remix by London's As I Am) released in February 2016.

Debut release from Cantina Cuts, a new sub-label of Jedi Recordings, featuring four early 90s style hardcore tracks.

Deecoy the man in Chicago you should have heard of... AKA Daryl Cura part of The Dirty Criminals (with Traxx).
L.I.E.S. go in on the archive. Info soon..

2016 Repress with basic artwork! Classic Legowelt !

Dutch underground acid-techno act Random XS strikes again with two rugged and authentic dance floor rockers. After a long awaited re-release of their Djax-Up-Beats classic 'Give Your Body' last year on Delsin, they return with a pair of fresh and unheard acid jams on the closely related MOS Recordings. Both tracks recorded in the early '90s, but only recently finalized and improved for heavy club impact. It's an EP full with gurgling 303 grooves and raw energy in the traditional and energetic Random XS way.

"Do you wanna faq me? I wanna faq you!" - It's starting like the last one ended. Toni M. is back on falling apart with his 2nd ghetto house, electro funk release and shinin' like never before. Better get your hands on that record before they all gone. For DJ use. ONLY VINYL!

Mysterious dubtechno by some metaphysical entity.

Fort Romeau returns to Live At Robert Johnson with two epic proto-house cuts on his brand new EP titled Dweller On The Threshold.

Get ready for the fry-up by Snork #70. For the anniversary release, no one less than Neil Landstrumm and Bill Yougman are turning the heat up, serving two joint tracks and two solo ones by Mr. Neil Landstrumm, finally getting right back to his very techno roots. What you finally get on the plate is a steaming Snork signature e.p.. Two veterans of underground techno clearly demonstrate what the one-of-a-kind Snork Enterprises sound tastes like. Based on voluminous, substantial underground techno beats, stunning bass lines pour in and get spiced up with boisterous experimentalism. It's a symbiosis of the distinct Neil Landstrumm sound heated up with some special snorky attitude. It's no small fry. It's a hot, fat deep-frying dough of sizzlingtechno music. Snork #70 proudly presents: "Fry-Up e.p.". Neil Landstrumm "A pioneer of new electronic styles with a strong signature techno sound often copied and imitated, he has always been, and continues to be, a unique electronic artist." Neil Landstrumm clearly has been coining electronic techno music for the last twenty years. Often referred to as one of the innovators in techno, he has been working with significant labels such as Peacefrog, Tresor and Planet Mu. His multiple influences move from New York hiphop to bassy dubstep or ragga sound and melt into his unique techno style. Besides many notable cooperations with artist such as Optimo's JD Twitch, Cristian Vogel, Si Begg and Tobias Schmidt, for many years now he's been collaborating with Bill Youngman in various side projects. Now, history repeats, proudly presenting Snork #70.
Bill Youngman

Not Waving makes his anti-fascist feelings clear with two banging tracks that trust dancefloor irony is not dead and leftist solidarity is alive in 2019
Closing out a banner year with a club-ready boot up the ass, Not Waving’s Alessio Natalizia follows his divergent 2019 outings beside Jim O’Rourke, Mark Lanegan and Jay Glass Dubs with a
wildly driven lunge for the strobes. Balancing pure escapism with a reminder to dance and laugh at the populist peckers that dominate the news and global politics, this 12” is exactly the kind of
statement that should be heard more often in underground music’s naturally left-leaning network of inter-linked, fringe and minority communities.
The A-side’s Belgian new beat-styled détournement ‘Tremendous’ makes ironic use of a foamy-mouthed but blithe Tr*mp speech about the Paris attacks, sliced and jacked into a strapping mix of
jagged EBM arps and Italo/Detroit chromatics with a naggingly playful aesthetic that harks back to Belgian new beat and UK rave’s mix of pop-politics and subversive escapism.
His B-side ’S.M’ then opens with a rabble-rousing recording of Italian students chanting “Salvini, merda” against Matteo Salvini - Italy’s immigrant-hating far-right former deputy Prime Minister -
over a bucking, pulsing electro groove that sounds like CoH jamming Ro Maron.
Acts of subversive defiance such as this, encouraging dissent and ridicule of pompous right wing blowhards - and no matter how small in the wider scheme of things - have never been so vitally
required in the modern day.

Into The Deep brings Modex for this 2019 space excursion. The Berlin based rising talent's sound signature can't leave anyone indifferent. Fasten your seat belt and enjoy this fast-paced interstellar ride where melodies, drone acid lines & percussive drum patterns create a deep, powerful yet emotive sound for the late night dancefloor hours.

ENDLESS MEANINGSLESSNESS
Two heroes of UK techno combined in one release. FEINWERK proudly presents its second vinyl
Limited Edition Endless Meaninglessness' with a smashing duo: Dave Tarrida meets Tobias
Schmidt. It's the Superman vs. Batman showdown of Brighton techno.
Inevitably, five powerful tracks are paving their ways through your speaker. Right on the A-side,
Tobias Schmidt presents three chapters of finest techno experimentalism from his digital release
Blonde Horror'. Rhythm and style create an acoustic weirdness with a sci-fi taste and a
playground for your imagination. Turning around on the B-side, you find two of Dave Tarrida's
thrilling tracks from his digital piece People Are Fragile'. Each of them merges colossal bass
drums, driving beats and a voluminous sound conglomerate in its own way - rough and ruthless,
dark but honest.
Clearly, this milestone vinyl release is a blast on the turntables and an honor for each record
cabinet.

TOBIAS SCHMIDT
He is one of the big names that shaped the UK techno sound of the mid 90s. Along with Neil
Landstrumm, Cristian Vogel and Dave Tarrida, Tobias Schmidt was one of the key figures that
coined an electronic music era that got famous under the name of Brighton techno'. This special
kind of sound stood in close relation to labels like Tresor, Telepatic, Scandinavia, and Sativae -
so did Tobias Schmidt.
It was the early 90s when the Scottish artist appeared on the scene. Since then, he has been
building a strong reputation as an wild and experimentalist producer and a stunning live performer
- whether as solo act or together with artist friends such as Neil Landstrumm. In 1999, Tobias
Schmidt temporarily also transformed into le Chimp Atomique, an artist who combines dark
techno grooves with multiple influences creating an ironic sound mixture. No matter under which
name, he is an experimentalist at heart with quite a sense of humor!

DAVE TARRIDA
Grown up as a techno artist within the 90s UK scenery in line with Neil Landstrumm, Tobias
Schmidt and Cristian Vogel, Dave Tarrida sounds just like one of those loud, sweaty, really dark
underground clubs with too many strobes to see but just enough to keep your heart rate at a max.
Most well known as one of the founding members of the legendary Sativa club in Edinburgh, he
still retains this ravy, industrial feeling in his tracks and remains an ambassador of never ending
electronic roughness - as a DJ as well as a producer.
His smashing tracks have been released on labels such as the famous Tresor, Outpost
Recordings, and of course on the club-related label Sativae Recordings, which he co-runs with
Steve Glencross, as well as on his more recent founded own label AUTOFAKE.

FEINWERK
FEINWERK is the hardcore porno everybody hides deep down in his closet. Not everybody has
the guts to confess to it, but everybody owns the desire for it. It's the urge to resent all
conventions and solely listen to what your body is longing for - pure hard underground real shit
fucking music!
Reminding the techno scene of the mind blowing beats of unique electronic sounds, such as the
Brighton techno, FEINWERK is coming back with its new badass interpretation of experimental
underground techno with a mixture of industrial and minimal influences involving an apocalyptic
touch.

Aubrey is a man on everyone's lips at the moment. After nearly 25 years of releasing music, the South Coast techno pioneer has just completed a busy 2013, including a remix for Juan Atkins' Metroplex Records and is pushing his own DOT Records to new heights. Here, Aubrey has followed up his earlier Ferox releases "Abstractions" and "Inner Feelings" with two super deep cuts on this techno jazz fuelled 4 -tracker. On remix duties are label boss Russ Gabriel and his RT-Transmissions partner - Germany's Hans Thalau.

* Emika releases a remix EP of her 6th studio album ‘Falling In Love With Sadness’, (Originally released on World Mental Health Day Oct 2018)
* The remix EP explores 4 sound worlds in electronic music today. Experimental bass music, hypnotic & dark techno, and electro.
About the remixers:
* Pinch, a pioneer of UK bass-driven music, is considered to be one of the most groundbreaking, explorative producers to emerge from the UK dubstep scene.
* Rising techno star Julia Govor is an artist doing things differently, paving her own way with her own label, receiving recognition from the global dance music scene.
* Rebekah needs no introduction, pioneering her own intense sound, now entering her 20th year in the business, she is a serious artist with some seriously heavy vibes.
* Underground Berlin talent Headless Horseman, all though shrouded in mystery, is in high demand world-wide to perform his unique live sets at some of the biggest clubs and festivals.
* Emika produced original album material with cult electro icon The Exaltics.
* Solid remixes from solid underground artists.
About the remixes:
* Pinch creates a seductive environment for a scene from which could have been from David Fincher's Fight Club, one which threatens to overload at any given time, but retains tension until the end.
* Julia’s mix transports us into the next part of our journey, beyond conflict and tension, she gives us the chance to breathe, open up, be free and to dance.
* Rebekah's remix brings us hurtling back down to Earth at a tremendous pace, with crystal clear drums that wake up the soul and synths that energize the mind, this version is more than a dark techno track, it has the spirit of a self-confident grown woman running through it.
* Headless Horseman brings Emika’s original into a beautiful new song space, revoicing the harmony and finding completely fresh chords and backing.

* The artwork hits the mark with a message important for Emika: Equality. With 3 female artists and 3 male artists all featured on the cover, this is a way in which Emika highlights her love for collaboration and sharing of the spot-light.
* Green coloured vinyl (1st edition) 500 copies pressed..

‘’We are moving into a new century where collaboration is going to bring music forwards and exclusivity is going to become a thing of the past.’’ - Emika

"The long-awaited Exos and Ohm record will finally see the light of day this November on Exos' new label, X/OZ. This is the second release from the label and also the first Exos and Ohm ep in 16 years. Exos and Ohm are old friends and long-term collaborators having released on the legendary Force Inc. label as well as Thule Records. The pair met in Reykjavik in 1997 and played together in clubs together such as Thomsen and Tunglid, both historical cornerstone in the icelandic club scene. Soon after that they started making music together. This release, Frodari, marks their fourth collaboration and is a sort of sequel to the 2001 Thule Records record ""Paint Me Up"". The records share the track ""Frodi"" which has been remastered for this 2017 release. The album has been in the making for the past two years and is set for a vinyl release in November with a digital release to follow in early 2018.

Retrocausality features eight new tracks spread across two EPs. Thematically, the record is inspired by the idea that spirituality and science can crossover and blend, such as the theories of quantum physics and Buddhism, according to the press release. The EPs are titled A Posteriori ("from cause") and A Priori ("from result"), meant to highlight the duality of perception. The music is a mix of ambient, drum & bass and techno in the Grey Area style pioneered by ASC, Sam KDC and Horo label head Geoff Wright.

The Japanese artist, real name Maiko Okimoto, first released an album on Horo in 2017. Earlier this year, she also put out the Figure And Ground EP via Sacred Court.

Retrocausality features eight new tracks spread across two EPs. Thematically, the record is inspired by the idea that spirituality and science can crossover and blend, such as the theories of quantum physics and Buddhism, according to the press release. The EPs are titled A Posteriori ("from cause") and A Priori ("from result"), meant to highlight the duality of perception. The music is a mix of ambient, drum & bass and techno in the Grey Area style pioneered by ASC, Sam KDC and Horo label head Geoff Wright.

The Japanese artist, real name Maiko Okimoto, first released an album on Horo in 2017. Earlier this year, she also put out the Figure And Ground EP via Sacred Court.

Neurot Recordings are proud to reissue the landmark collaboration Neurosis & Jarboe, which was originally released in 2003. This latest version is fully remastered and with entirely new artwork from Aaron Turner.

Very limited silver metallic and black swirl 2LP - Non-Returnable

Steve Von Till explains the idea behind the remastering; "Bob Weston (Chicago Mastering Service, and member of Shellac) worked closely with Noah on making these new versions sound as good as the possibly can. Noah has the most trained critical ear for fidelity out of all of us being an engineer himself. We recorded this ourselves with consumer level Pro Tools back then, in order to be able to experiment at home in getting different sounds and writing spontaneously.  The technology has come a long way since then and we thought we could run it through better digital to analog conversion and trusted Bob Weston to be able to bring out the best in it....This new mastered version is a bit more open, with a better stereo image, and better final eq treatment."

He continues about the original artwork..."Aaron felt he could create something that would unify the energy of both Jarboe and Neurosis in an elegant manner.  We let him do his thing and I think it definitely adds to mystery of the album and sets it apart from the rest of our catalog."

When two independent and distinct spheres overlap, the resulting ellipse tends to emphasise the most striking and powerful characteristics of each body. Such is the case with this particular collaboration between heavy music pioneers Neurosis and the multi-faceted performer Jarboe (who performed in Swans and who has collaborated with an array of people from Blixa Bargeld, J.G. Thirlwell, Attila Csihar, Bill Laswell, Merzbow, Justin K. Broadrick, Helen Money, Father Murphy, the list goes on...) The musicians pull from one another some of the most harrowing and unusual sounds ever heard from either artist at the time - a sentiment which also rings true to some 15 years later.

Neurosis & Jarboe opens with a high-pitched whirring sound winding up as Jason Roeder's ominous tom-drum beat and Noah Landis' slinking synth line writhe in unison until Jarboe drops in, drawling in her characteristic, corrupted Southern belle voice, "I tell ya, if God wants to take me, He will." From there on in, the album is a series of abrupt shifts and cleverly juxtaposed themes that flows in a rhythm of its own. The sinister and ethereal sounds, vocal coos and electro-pulses of "His Last Words" seem like the perfect soundtrack to a David Lynch film. On "Erase," song parts are dissected and grafted one atop the other, continually building tension as Jarboe wails and yelps with Banshee fervor.

The project began with the artists working in seclusion, recording the elements that would best highlight their own characteristic integrity and personality, rather than either attempting to mimic one another's familiar elements. As recorded ideas were passed back and forth, the collaboration proved to bring out the most unhinged and urgent talents of all those involved.

Throughout the album, that signature "Neurosis note" - the sound of something simultaneously recoiling and erupting, the apocalyptic tone announcing the birth of a new world - reaches its apex and becomes evermore icy and eviscerating. Guitarists Steve Von Till and Scott Kelly trim their tones for cleaner, chorus-drenched effects layered between the thunderous distortion blasts of bassist Dave Edwardson. Likewise, Jarboe's operatic wail and other vocal contortions sound perfectly suited to the eruptive emotional fray of the music.

The collaboration is a deeply textured mosaic that is a culmination of merged aesthetics from two major influences on free-thinking sounds. It unlocked the hidden potential of electronic music as a new force in heavy rock. At a time when groups like Oneida, Wolf Eyes and Black Dice were beginning to experiment with technology in making mind-numbing leaden electro-drone freed from any essence of "dance music," Neurosis & Jarboe redefined all notions of their past - and outlined the course of heavy music to come. It's interesting to look back through the lens of this release, and think about these ideas and concepts in the present.

Neurosis & Jarboe remains the meeting point of all art that takes us beyond ourselves.

Body-chewing abstract techno of the kind that really gets between your teeth - fresh from the machines of Germany’s by-now legendary Siegmar Fricke - a producer who has been active for 4
decades and still going strong, out now via Hamburg’s excellent V I S label.
Toiling under the Pharmakustik moniker that’s been his main hood since 2009, ‘Propulsion’ deftly dices with ideals of inexorable forward motion that have driven techno and electronic dance
music over the past three decades. He’s been at it since the late ‘80s at the least, so he surely knows a thing or two about this stuff, and more importantly has worked out how to really get within the
structure and f#ck with it from the inside-out.
Cannily following suit with the ‘Yield’ tape by Herron - another artist who’s recently got to grips with his style - and also compatible with the likes of L. Lund’s mutant moves on Youth, the five tracks of ‘Propulsion’ diffract the idea of forward motion in as many ways. From the gritty brownian slosh of the first, to the 2.1-step origami of the 2nd part, thru the Autechrian refusal/
acceptance of linearity in the 3rd, to the fine-tuned robotic mechanics of the 4th cut, and the persistently morphing algorithmic swagger of the 5th part, this one’s a must for all hard-to-satisfy ravers with three feet and extra hips.

The T.E.W. (Traveling into Esotheric World) project was born in 1993 from Simone Renghi and Boccia Bean, really busy as DJs at the time since many years, the first focused on the dancefloor, the second on turntables. They met each other discovering they both had to spread their musical message not only through playing others music, but linking their minds to synthesizers and drum machines. Their debut was inspired by the great following techno music had in Roma at the time, and after few time they released their first records on different italian electronic music labels like Synthetic, Plasmek and Nature. Then, for their own musical independence, they chose to found their own label, Habitat Records. Even if it was part of the ambient techno productions of the time, their music had something about folk, because in some way it told about the bucolic landscapes just outside Roma, natural places so close to the eternal city where they still live in, and about the emotions that only who lives so closed to his own born place can feel, expressing himself in his own original way.


In 2014, after a long time far from the scene, during which they contributed to their solo projects, 18 years after their debut the independent roman label Electronique printed their new record, Eighteen: two tracks from their 1996 and 1997 archive never released before. Their sound is something out of time, with no context and far from any idea of business, all features that make their music so current. Every time someone put their records on a turntable, their music is able to open a way to suggestions, memories and reasonings that make us feeling their own language so deeply, a kind of sound that has really something to say.
On 2019 T.E.W. are back with a new Habitat release, iPHiiUNiCi 1/3, the beginning of a new musical phase from the duo that many people admitted as one of the absolutely most underestimate techno projects.

Belgium based Border One continues his hot streak in 2019 with the launch of Border One Records. After successful releases on Wolfskuil, Escapism and Voltage in 2019 he now set’s up his own imprint. The label will feature the young producer’s own material and will be pressed on a limited 200 copies 12” run. Artwork done by painter and tattoo artist Ilja Vanhoutte.

The label sets the tone with the “Abyssal” EP that features four cuts made for peaktime dancefloor moments. Four hypnotizing and ever evolving tracks to rely upon.

The incredible Mesak returns to the label with more wonderful electronic delights. If you know your electronics then you'll know Mesak and his out put, if you don't then you really should take the time and get to know his unique and very special sounds

Cosmocities Records presents their first triple LP compilation
A trip through electronic world with rare and beautiful instrumental tracks.
500 copies . Vinyl only .

Robotron successfully autonomized and has now breached the mainframe. This is its second offering for the ESP Institute. Side A’s Exodus picks up where the last 12” left off, the spoils of cybernetic war as scavenged by the now-defunct Xinner and translated by Robotron into machine dance music for a post-apocalyptic future. With only a select few analog machines with which to communicate, it manages to produce the most bombastic beat we’ve heard this side of the acid winter—a mighty compressor permeates all spare gaps in the waveform, as communicative bleeps and note-bending mechanics work in concert to assemble a highly dynamic composition— emboldening us with courage for a new age. On the flip side, Kamchatkan renders a sparse image of a only remaining organic life, found in the furthest Eastern reaches of the Asian continent, the Kamchatka peninsula. Here, Robotron experienced a metamorphosis, a collapse of its structured programming in which it became self-aware and transitioned from its quantitative agenda to a qualitative enlightenment. This breath of new life invigorated Robotron’s musical approach as heard in the aforementioned title, revealing an uncanny ability for humanistic percussion and lyrical Acid melodies. These two programs will conduct synchronized dances for the masses.

Planet Rhythm continues the Various Artists series with a versatile 4-tracker containing tracks by Planet Rhythm regulars and a relative newcomer to the scene. The A-side features a deep groover by Yan Cook as well as an atmposheric track by promising act ALPI. The B-side is home to two tracks that lean more toward the harder and more repetitive part of the label's broad spectrum.

“There is something comforting in the idea that one day a few representatives of our little
terrestrial village might venture to the great galactic cities ” - Carl Sagan.
We focus our music and concept mainly to make good records.
“Reason of being” is the name of the second EP of the Madrilenian techno label ,
Matterwave Records, 4 Original tracks by Spanish producer Akenaton (Sub TL, NXT
Recordings, Hxagrm Records), a skilled techno producer and dj emerging in the scene.
This EP is influenced by sounds of the motor-city where Akenaton shows his abilities
recording the tracks in real time as a live set.
A trip across the space to find yourself.

Dan HabarNam returns to Chris Farrell's label with a follow up to last years acclaimed 'Draw Your Pattern' 12". Picking up where that left off 'Major Blinks' delves deeper into sub heavy techno with superb sound design and depth. On the flip 'The Source' transfixes with its eerie pads and broken drums. Another strong release from this label and another chapter in this unique Romanian artist's story.

Last summer during an evening spent with my friend Dj Topha, we came upon the everlasting subject of old versus new. 'I'm finding so much great music right now, and not just digging back in time but exploring our own timeline geographically too,' he said, 'The level of production these days is rising fast. You have to check out these snippets from a new label based in Casablanca.' m Not long after, in an interesting twist of fate, Driss Bennis and I began to exchange music: I shared his Soundcloud for the first Casa Voyager release, and he sent me a promo copy which I played out a lot. It seemed only logical to ask him for music for Basic Moves. Later that summer we met in Paris for a convivial back to back at Dawidu's shop, Te Iubesc Records and Sapology. It was as simple as that, and in a few weeks Basic Moves 04 was ready. Night Train and Overseas blew me away by their quality - the tracks are retro-esque yet fresh, and stem from a loose approach to electro. Their arrangements are very smart; not everything is revealed the first time round. The more you listen, the more you understand that the power of the tracks lies in the details. Together with Ailsa's artwork, Stefan's cut and Chris' mixes the release fell so smoothly into place.
I have come to realise how important it is for the scene to release recently produced music as well as treasures from the past. You can't build a community by only playing old records. It's about a combination, about finding gems that glide together. Old and new. And for that, I think both these DJ Booth tracks really fit the bill.

Gimpmask rises once more from the decaying underbelly of Britain's neglected majority to showcase more cinematic dubbed out grooves. Three more Beautiful and Melancholic adventures into broken Britain courtesy of the illusive
Gimpmask.

A Fresh transmission from Perth producer Guy Contact has arrived! After his debut outing on Bitterfeld in 2017 we were hooked and chasing more. His follow up 'Liminal Space' satisfies cravings and exceeds expectations.

The crisp five-tracker is rich with plasmic deep house, pounding bass and brain-tingling electronics. The title track is a writhing techno-house mutant, brimming with warped, space age textures and a striking beat. On "Holding Bay" and "Kawai K4 " Guy puts the brakes on and enters a deeper terrain. Extraterrestrial acid licks and murky drums a-plenty with the latter giving a proper nod to new-age music. On the flip, "Phase Value" dumps the clutch and gets things going again with it's spiralling synths, synthesised kicks and classy chords paying tribute to 90's trance moods. Hypno-house bomb "Void If Removed" rounds out the EP with euphoric pads and a solid, crunchy groove underwritten by a stomping kick drum.

A mind melting EP from the Perth young gun that'll satisfy your inner raver and tickle the cerebrum. Limited to 300 copies.

This 3 track EP comes from out of 3rd Party Records vault called Vintage Vol #3 and produced by Noise Factory. Each of these tracks represents the musik from rave scene back in the early 90s. A.Fire - This classic track produced by Noise Factory in 1992 highlights the merging of hardcore with jungle beats that were entering into the scene back than. Combined with a rock vocal sample of Sara speedy up to give that edgy feel with synthesized piano stabs and brief reggae/house samples and dominate drum patterns.
AA.All Crew - This track was made back in 1992 by Noise Factory and a game changer as it had a dominant reggae sample in the intro and mergers into the hardcore elements of that time. The term 'all junglists massive' can be heard and strong jungle breaks holding they own. This was when the musik was evolving into what was to be jungle. AAA.Set Me Free Remix - This track by Noise Factory made in 1992 and a remix of the original shows their versatility of moving hardcore into a new genre that was becoming so dominate. The stronger reggae samples speeded up and the ability to switch up the drum patterns and still have that hardcore feel was helping to push the scene and promote these jungle breaks coming through.

Ever since his first exposure to euro-dance pop as a twelve year-old kid, Berlin native
Sascha Funke followed the siren call of electronic music. By now he has carved out a spot at
the forefront on leading edge dance music through delivering the goods. From his early
Bpitch and Kompakt years (Tracks like "Bravo" or "Mango" became some sort of
alltime classics), The Saschienne project with his partner in crime Julienne Dessagne aka
Fantastic Twins, his synth wave and post punk inspired album Lotus Land, twisted Piano
House on Turbo, Krautrock spheres on Multi Culti to hypnotizing psychedelic on Hippie
Dance.
The Genex EP is his first full on EP for Permanent Vacation (watch out for Vol.2)! Here,
Sascha proves once more that he definitely needs his own record shop section: three genre
bending tracks, full of quirky yet poppy melodies between cosmic trance, space techno and
leftfield italo to light up the Bengalos on any dance floor.

After a few good years of releases on labels such as the Catz’n’Dogz founded PETS or unforgettable hit ‘Turnaround' made it together with SLG for Play It Down, Smolny has started his own imprint called Bourassa Records.

‘Explain’ EP is the first release on the label and you can definitely call it bangin’ stuff! All the tracks are inspired by UK Dub and techno sounds. Smolny concentrated on the strong and soft bass line in the same time which literally vibrates and floats on the filter. In a balanced way, it gives tension in the tracks of well-arranged drums that kick you at the right moment. In each of them we can also hear a hypnotic vocal cuts that gives you slight anxiety and mysterious aura.

Repress:

A² returns after a couple of years and serves the "Resurgence EP".

And.rea makes his long awaited return to Melliflow following his breakout 'Perception Of Objective Reality' EP in late 2016.

Eduardo De La Calle has been doing his thing since the early 2000s, but the last couple of years have seen him move into overdrive. Releases on Planet E, Hivern Discs, Nitsa Trax, Turbo Recordings, Gigolo and Darkroom Dubs to name just a few have shown he is both prolific and consistent, and this new four-track collection is just as compelling as his recent output.rnrnDistortion Theory III is a whirring hypnotic machine jam that melds shimmering synth snippets to mind-bending FX undulations and throbbing low end. Disorientating and wonky as hell, it's the sound of a funky computer malfunction somewhere in deep space.rnrnLight Tunnel continues the theme, coming across like the dying throes of space station spinning out of control due to excessive amounts of sub bass. It's a dizzying, disorientating ride.rnrnAcid Aaron C (Edit) wastes no time getting down to business with its gurgling, incessant 303 line present from the get-go. Shuffling percussion rubs up against heady female vocal lines and wonky detuned 8-bit synth blips, the undercurrent of the track swelling and calming seemingly at will. rnrnThe Dub Math takes things down a notch with hazy sounds and plodding sub bass combining with heavily reverbed vocal incantations which all combine to bring together the vibe referenced in the title.

Meander is the more experimental alias of one of the absolute best Hardcore producers ever "Ophidian".

On his "Dead Things EP" he has taken experimental broken up Industrial Hardcore and Drum & Bass to a next level, something hardly thought possible...

We could fill a book worth's of linear notes on how great this 4 track EP is. But why even try... Just listen for yourself and lets let the music do the talking. In this case is says a whole lot!

After five years Patrice W. returns with a new vinyl on Delude Records. On these release are four brand new tracks with a lot of new fresh techno and tech house grooves.
On the A side are the track GRAVITY and SOLAR, very good techno tracks with nicely arranged tech house elements.
On the B side are the tracks RADIATION, a nice melodic tech house hot stepper with good synthesizer sound and COSMIC, a very beautiful dreamy track in PATRICE W. style.

200Stk. // Limited // colored Vinyl // Vinyl Only // No Repress

Crosstown Rebels welcome Tochno Techno label owner Yulia Niko to release her first full EP, Paradise, a captivating three track EP featuring jazz bossanova vocalist Sil Romero and Italian talent Cioz on remix duty. Opening track Caminando encapsulates Yulia’s inspiration from walking on the White Isle of Ibiza where she spent the last year living. The hypnotising deep house melody of swirly synth pads and Sil Romero’s beautiful dreamy vocals wash over skipping percussion in an emotive composition. Cioz puts his own melodic stamp on the remix, creating a progressive club piece with bright keys over a reshaped bass line. Paradise continues the warm, ethereal atmosphere of the EP, bongos dance on hats as lush, relaxing tones fade in and out. Russian-born DJ, producer and label owner, Yulia Niko learned her trade in the clubs of her hometown before moving to the US to work as a resident DJ at Verboten, Brooklyn and Heart in Miami. Now touring the world, she is based in Berlin and runs a vinyl only label, Tochno Techno. She has also released on other esteemed labels such as Get Physical Music, Nervous, Heisenberg, Natura Viva and Dee-P-erfect.

Repress12" Acid Techno Vinyl produced by Ant & D.D.R., released on Stay Up Forever Remixes. Another Stay Up Forever favourite gets the remix treatment. This time Rhythm Technologies, K.N. & DJ Clydeboards do the work

Tribe classic and olschool... superb sound A-Class underground … sweet and fat ! MUST HAVE from Vinyl Bleu

Industrial Doom Hardcore, or maybe Hardtechno at some point but anyway not too speed, very fat, crunchy and defenitly Hardcore in the spirit.

Third Son returns to 17 Steps for his diverse 'Avril' EP. Bringing Electronica and Acid soundscapes alike, the 4 tracks highlight the endless benefits to his vulnerable, raw and unconstrained production technique.

Dark techno to Doom sound... A solid PCP influence here, inna Rave modern way. Enjoy !

Renowned Frankfurt-based producer Anthony Rother delivers an otherworldly release on Rekids offshoot, Stranger in The Night.
Very few electronic music artists stand the test of time but German electro pioneer and visionary, Anthony Rother, is one of them.

Whether running labels like Psi49Net, Stahl Industries and Datapunk or working alongside the likes of Sven Väth, DJ Hell and Kraftwerk’s Karl Bartos, Rother’s legacy stands tall. Having made recent appearances on DVS1’s Mistress or Danny Daze’s OMNIDISC, Rother now connects with Stranger In The Night, joining a tight roster of luminaries including King Britt, Fred P and label boss Radio Slave.

‘We Are The Future’ opens the package with sci-fi synths, a decaying vocal and arpeggiated highs, before ‘Super Future Metropolis’ continues the theme with ultramodern vocoding and industrial drum patterns.

Following on, ‘The Message’ sweeps in with laser-like stabs and a leading lyrical sample until two new perspectives conclude the package: the multi-layered ‘We Are The Future (D-Cut)’ with it's intricate keys and a ‘Space Mix’ of ‘The Message’ which widens
the audio journey with lightly flowing pads.

Borusiade's Misfits of Broken Dreams puts a futuristic twist on industrial electronics, fusing it with spaced out drones and detached, yet bold spoken word by the artist herself. Rugged tribal rhythms and rumbling bass complete the picture, and you're left with an immersive ride leaving you somewhere inbetween fight-or-flight and gloomy despondency.

Acid bordello keeps on scooting the legnds as well as the newskool unknown artists... with crzay collabs and bizarre choices... to keep music excitation alive:) That Low Entropy And MF Machinist tune, for instence is a pure melt of too mutch VS never enough... superb tune for a dancefloor as well as for a listener... Chaos goes on with a total hazardeous with printed sleeve or without printed sleeve (serygraphied actually)... No difference and no discrimination, just the big lottery of what you will get in your package. And just consider this is a total gamble thing (ahaha gamble 303 special casse-dédi) : hasardeous for real. One chance on 2 ^^

Yellow Vinyl

Superb belgium techno, Acid dancefloor classic style, well done. With a bonus track (A3) story telling.

4 track EP by Huey Mnemonic from Flint MI
Vanity Press

Super b 2 tracker inna massive cut for 2 banging mental acid tunes, dynamic and progressives... A forest of sounds !

Fist track brings a bloody Pumpin Ragga tek tune in a Rebus 02 FKY style :)
The 3 other tuens are pumpin & dancefloor in a old schoolstyle. Non-acid and pretty well managed ! a true weapon for the dancefloor !

Visual by Davide Qirex

2x12" Limited 100 copies stickers cut @ the Exchange

2 live sets on 2 plates. Cut at max volume as possible by Shane the Cutter.
Spleandid realese expressing how Live sets are a way to enter some deadends and how crazy it is to escape them. Defenitly a Challenge, an Artistic way to make music rather than to mix tunes on a computer...
Enter the Jaquarius experience !

1 Hour of music...

Brown Vinyl

Next level is a compilation of hardcore artists... LIMITED TO 250 COPIES ! Don't be late...

Tribe electro killer, pumping and cheezy, featuring Ixindamix and Le terrorista des Sabor.

ROD strikes back on his own RODlabel with a filthy high energy techno banger + a sweet melodic comedown on the flip. vinyl only.

Raggatek sound with a masterpiece from Manidextrous and Vandal alltogether in disarmony ! Then newxt comes a thrumpet abuse from E-Coli :) The Flip offers a Guigoo banging tribe dub progressor... The EP finishes

Up steps Slovenia’s Alleged Witches with a trippy, hypnotic four tracker - Initiation Rituals.

A hand stamped, limited vinyl pressing which demonstrates the artist’s ability to create intricate, subtle music that intrigues whilst still moving dance floors.

Over just a couple of releases Kristjan Kroupa has developed a sound which is both singular and versatile, taking in elements on house, techno and minimal without ever really being any one alone. Initiation Rituals sees him take his deepest exploration into the deep, dark, club music which he is becoming recognised for.

A record of detailed, percussive sounds, the release sees Alleged Witches present a package of sounds which is clearly inspired by his fascination with the occult, the strange and the sinister as his name might suggest.

DJ Feedback:

Andrew Weatherall - A truly astounding piece of work.

Hunee - I am obvs into this. where do i sign up for this tribe?

rRoxymore (Don't Be Afraid / Rinse FM) - Really like Alleged Witches releases , and this one is down my alley !

Man Power (Me Me Me) - This is fucking ace! Swings between world music and Danny Tenaglia

Red Axes - Sounding good

Ame (Innervisions) – great

Minor Science (Whities, Trilogy Tapes) - cool stuff!

JASSS - nice

Eliphino ((Brownswood / Somethinksounds)) - I always enjoy Alleged Witches immersive productions!

General Ludd (Ten Thousand Yen, Mister Saturday Night, Rubadub) - sounding really great. more of this...

Kasper Bjorke (HFN) - This is great! Dukun and Salu are my faves!

Alex Pletnev (Sinchi Collective) - i was a fan of Meda Fury EP. And now this - an atomic bomb! Cant wait to melt some clubs with this.

Sapphire Slows (Kaleidoscope, Nous Disques, Not Not Fun) - Very nice! I'm also RBMA alumni but didn't know about them. I'll check more releases.

Korea Town Acid (Cosmic Resonance) - hypnotic sweating dance floor, thumbs up

Oxyd (Intramuros) - My new fav ep for summer 2019, love it ! Dukun & Spirit Caller for me!

P.Leone (Work Them Records, Rekids, E-MISSIONS) - B1. for me

Chekov (Peach Discs/Cong Burn) - love it!!

Acid techno masterpiece from Camera Security, the Techno project from Mingo ( from Acidolido and No Pizza Rave)... The Flip is nevertheless than Collision (OBS:CUR) with his techno project WAVEBNDR ! BLASTER !