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* Rubedo Edition - The fourth and final edition of the Magnum Opus series features two striking new remixes of previously released tracks by Schwefelgelb and Blind Delon respectively.

* On the solar side Schwefelgelb's Fokus gets the caustic treatment trom SARIN, replete with off-kilter, catastrophic sonics and annihilating beats.

* On the lunar side HIV+ contributes an intense, menacing vocal line to the epic synthcore grind of Blind Delon's Fuzz

TE RECORDS presents on this beautiful 12" picture disc collection six tracks of electro-pop music, yet all songs sound different from the other. Smea, who has produced the music, has invited six vocalists from Gothenburg (including himself) to put lyrics on top of each track. The result is synth, dark wave, techno, break beat, electro boogie sounding coolness!

The third release on null+void Recordings comes from Manchester based artist Dead Sound. who on his This is Human EP has fully expressed his expert knack for laying down engrossing tracks on a solid bed of grooves. On This is Human he works between slinky electro and quirky techno in a tough edged four track EP set for digital and vinyl release this April.

null+void Recordings label head Kirsti has been a fan of Dead Sound since his first release in 2010 - No Faith - on net label Acroplane and following him avidely since. For anyone unfamiliar with the Dead Sound he's historically found his releases land on Perc Trax and Rebekah's Decoy two of the UK's most uncompromising techno artists labels respectively.

Waxwork Records is thrilled to present the complete soundtrack vinyl release of Dario Argento's Tenebrae. Scored by three former members of GOBLIN in 1982 (Claudio Simonetti, Fabio Pignatelli, and Massimo Morante), the synth driven score makes it's definitive and expanded vinyl debut. Waxwork is excited to offer the most comprehensive version of the soundtrack album on vinyl to one of the most important Giallo films ever made.

Unlike the soundtracks that Goblin had previously contributed to the films by Dario Argento, the music of Tenebrae incorporates heavy electronica and dance music blended with rock and disco elements for a unique hybrid of genre and composition style.
Extensive usage of early analog Roland, Oberheim, and Moog synthesizers and drum machines paired with electric bass, acoustic drums and piano were utilized by the wildly talented progressive rock trio to form a sonic template unlike anything offered before it.
The soundtrack has gone on to garner a wave of popularity by being re-released and remixed many times over.

Waxwork Records is proud to present the re-mastered, complete soundtrack pressed to 180 gram colored vinyl and housed in deluxe packaging featuring die-cut old style gatefold jackets, art by Nikita Kaun, printed inner sleeves, and more.

Second part of the Evoked Potentials Series.
You know the score... Another ''must buy'' release by Gerard Hanson. Besides E.R.P.'s ''Gallup String'' there are 2 excellent remixes by Ideograma and Svreca

New York City based Further Reductions is the live project from husband and wife Shawn (aka Vapauteen, 400ppm, Let Er Est) and Katie O'Sullivan (aka Rose E Kross, ppG). Back in 2014 they released their gorgeous debut album on Cititrax records. The album was an adventurous trip, where they pushed forward a unique sound. After all those years there will be a follow up to this EP on Knekelhuis. Expect a fusion of different sounds, grimy and pretty at the same time.

Job Sifre is one of the guys bringing new blood into the Amsterdam scene. This is the follow-up to his recently released debut on the new Artifical Space label, where he continues his path of solid EBM fueled electronix. The record ends with the gorgeous 'At Least We Try', showing of his more tripping, rhythmic side. Beautiful complementary artwork by Stefan Unkovic.

Coming from different regions in France, Violent Quand On Aime's members have joined forces to canalize their energies into something truly essential. Far away from hype and expectation they have created their own peculiar world. Expect a certain electronic griminess with hints of 90's hiphop, postpunk alienation and an affinity for Musique Concrète. The overall experience is similar to the excitement one feels when hearing something genuinely original. This mini-album is the follow-up to their very impressive 7' on Le Syndicat Des Scorpions.

LNS' self-released six tracker mixes excellent electro impulses with sturdy leftfield. Imagine a PCB board soldered with a crafted hand, finely shaped metallic, solidly sequenced connections where every single element has a saying for its entirety. Compositions are tight, filled with two types of rhythms - snappy & booming as well as deeply induced. Comes with an E-GZR remix & mixdown.

Imagine if you will, the Midwest in the 90s. A UFO lands discreetly on the roof of a warehouse in the middle of the night. As beats pulse through the walls, two extraterrestrials lounge on the hood of their saucer, vibrating to bass frequencies. As the sun rises, these explorers return home, and give their people the gift of techno. After a few decades of evolution, those alien jams might sound something like Chicago's Dar Embarks. Their latest record, the Cypher EP, channels the spirit of the rust belt's formidable musical lineage into four sci-fi stompers. This is Kenneth Zawacki & Dan Jugel's second release as Dar Embarks following Fleer, a double disc for Still Music. As Juzer, alongside Beau Wanzer, Dan Jugel has also released on The Corner and Dog In The Night.

One of our humble imprint's closest allies and a longstanding pillar of Philadelphia's electronic music community, Billy Werner has been a constant presence in the booth at parties throughout the Northeast Corridor since 1998. We debuted his M//R alias in 2014 with the 'Gathering Response Data' 12" . Since he's been busy bringing the grit to points beyond the City of Brotherly Love, putting in work for the likes of DetailsSound, L.I.E.S. and JackDept. Most recently, he turned out a remix of Karen Gwyer's 'Why Does Your Father Look So Nervous' for the 'Rembo' remixes on Don't Be Afraid, as well as another for Chaperone's 'Grit Neglect' on the aforementioned 'SnapbackBalaclava'EP.

Written, recorded, and mixed over a period of 15 months,'Among The Methods' is in no small part a reflection of the affinities and sensibilities Billy holds as both selector and producer. Referencing a variety of influences from jazz to dub to electro, the album's allure stems from his deft ability to recontextualize those genres' disparate aspects into a familiar-yet fiercely idiosyncratic-musical context.The end result is at once wildly fractured and precision-focused as 'Among the Methods' finds its own seductive rhythm within a matrix of dub echoes and modulated low-end. It's heady ground,to be sure;as well as the most declarative aesthetic statement fromM//R to date.
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Body Music LP produced by a man who needs little introduction. Thomas P. Heckmann has flexed his prowess across all shades of electronic music, but it's his contributions to EBM-techno, acid, industrial, and experimental that has earned him his notoriety.

Heckmann has utilised 30 years worth of acquired knowledge to create a hard-hitting album which bears all the grit he is known for - harmonising analogue and digital wares to create an utterly immersive 14 track album.

3 x Vinyl LP, comes with free digital download code, plastic wrapped + A5 Art Insert + Sticker

Body Music Album Teaser is produced by a man who needs little introduction. Thomas P. Heckmann has flexed his prowess across all shades of electronic music, but it's his contributions to EBM-techno, acid, industrial, and experimental that has earned him his notoriety.

Heckmann has utilised 30 years worth of acquired knowledge to create a hard-hitting album and teaser which bears all the grit he is known for - harmonising analogue and digital wares to create an utterly immersive 14 track album. This 3 track teaser gives you a taste of what is to come.

The thrid an final installment of archive material, selected by Antinote. A killer suite if you ask us. TIP!
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You can trail away with it. It is easy to enter, but hard to drop out. Tolouse Low Trax just needs an MPC, a small Synthesizer set up and some effects to create subliminal hypnotic music trips, driven by dark synthlines and drunken shuffled patterns. The primitiveness in my music is linked to something simple, and that don't have to be obligatory minimal. For me it is enough to dance rough around the core. Music you don't shape till the end contains of a moment of beauty. A veil of secrecy. I work very simply. I rather reduce my possibilities in ompass. Limitations offer lots of liberties.' He reveals about his work ethic. Even if his music sounds darker then any ever experienced night, he mostly produces it in the morning in his highly inspirational studio home. During the dark times of the day Tolouse Low Trax mostly performs live around the globe. Or hangs out in his second home: the Salon Des Amateurs club bar in Dusseldorf, which he once founded and where he held until today two weekly DJ residencies. The moments and atmospheres he inhales during these lightless moments are mirrored in his shadowy music, about which he also confesses: My art is more a cinematic, literally idea of a large to explore Megacity. This is one of the pictures I would link to my music.' On ' part one he now offers five sounding visions about that Megacity'. They listen to mysterious names like Hidden Flat' or Studies in Drama'. They are nervous. They have ephemeral pieces of dub, Industrial, wave or Italian library music. And at times strangealienated voice samples dance within his highly addictive arrangements. Words can't express their magic. But one thing is fore sure: his hypnotic dance-not-dance tracks do not only illuminate so-called freaks!

Atlanta's TWINS returns with an album of club-ready synthwave for CLEAR. Nothing Left lives on the axis between Wax Trax and WBMX, generating mutant industrial pop for sweaty basement ragers. The record begins with drum machine workout "Can't Go Back", cruises past the electrifying gloom of "Treat Me Like A Freak" and drives straight through to the finale, mechanized torch song "That's What I Never Saw." Matt Weiner, the single entity behind TWINS, is also at the controls of CGI records, a dependable outpost for extraterrestrial club jams. Both solo and as half of Featureless Ghost he's released on Crash Symbols, Night People, Geographic North, Clan Destine, and more. His work has been featured on XLR8R, Pitchfork, Resident Advisor, and Decoder. Forthcoming records from Chicago's CLEAR include two twelves of mind warping techno from locals Mike Broers and Dar Embarks. TWINS may be the first out-of-towner on the imprint but Nothing Left truly echoes the vibe of the city's underground past and present.

100 copies only. Comes on blue transparent vinyl. Mastered by Helmut Erler at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin.The next releases on Eotrax will round off a busy 2018 for the label and set out an exciting proposition for a future way of working and releasing music. In what will be an ongoing, curated collaboration series artists will be invited to make work together for the label, without restrictions on genre, style or aesthetics. An open environment of collaboration and experimentation which will then be released by the label. To launch this series label head Eomac teams up with four different artists over four slabs of vinyl, to be released sequentially over four months. The collaborations are improvised and composed, wild and emotive, unexpected and expected and all of them resulting in music that would never have been made by either artist individually.First up is a two-tracker from techno powerhouse and self confessed 'noisician' Paula Temple and Eomac. On the A-side the synth heavy 'Gestirn' takes inspiration from Autechre's classic 'Eutow', driving forward with a broken beat while celestial melodic lines reach skyward to unknown realms. The B-side introduces a wilder beast, with the ferocious, pummeling techno of 'Kralle'. Further collaborations in this first series will come from multi-instrumentalist Seán Carpio, Motus Records boss Demian Licht and sonic renegade Kamikaze Space Program.

Fleck E.S.C, aka Franck Collin, brings his unique blend of dancefloor electro to the CPU stable. Originally from France and now based in Tokyo, Collin takes us on a musical journey from Akihabara to the Steel City via 2097.

Australian man of mystery Privacy returns to Klasse Wrecks after a 3 year hiatus and the wait has most certainly been worth the while. Four original tracks make up the 'New Product' EP, with the artist exploring new styles and tempos. Ranging from electro-speed to stomp-wave, each track is a masterclass in the style of Privacy's ever expanding body of work.

Die vierte Ausgabe der Modeselektion war längst überfällig und fällt deshalb extra energisch aus, dafür sorgen viele große Namen der internationalen Clubszene und eine ganze Reihe aufstrebender Künstler: Actress, Rødhâd, Peder Mannerfelt, rRoxymore, Sarah Farina und all die anderen setzen zwischen roughem und clever gebautem Techno, kosmischen Breakbeats und Dub- und-Bass-Eskapaden die unterschiedlichsten Akzente und erzeugen trotzdem einen starken, stringenten Vibe. Die als Doppel-CD und vierteilige 12"-Serie erhältliche Compilation enthält 17 Tracks von Künstlern, die zur aktuellen Speerspitze in Sachen anspruchsvoller Dance Music zählen - so sehen es zumindest Modeselektor, aber wann hat uns ihr Gespür je enttäuscht Wie jede Modeselektion ist die vierte Ausgabe kein schnödes Mixtape: Alle Künstler wurden eigens um passende, unveröffentlichte Musik gebeten, und das Ergebnis kann sich sehen lassen. "Wir sind stolz und fühlen uns geehrt, dass wir die Compilation genau so zusammenstellen konnten", schwärmen die Selektoren. "Volume 04 ist wahrscheinlich die funktionalste und eingängigste Modeselektion, die wir bis dato gemacht haben."

Korean IDM/Electro 12" from the local Duo IRT2000 & Unreg Alien out on Seoul's very own outsider electronics imprint, Braindance Records. Touching on political grounds THAAD get us an insider look of Missile interception system's soundscapes. All Realisations Approved by the Comity of Inter Air Control, Rhythms created to fit any Infra Red testing Program

Arcane electronic duo Violence, from Quebec, Canada, show their dark side on the four track 10-inch Le Flux de la Nature. Their underground spirit of new wave, French vocals, opaque and sometimes disturbing electronics reflect the complex rhythm of nature and intense human relationships. The spectacular cover art by Manuel Bisson complements the music perfectly.

Slam City Jams are back with their first compilation. A 4-tracker packed up with five amazing artists from all over the globe. And let's face it: It's a breaky affair! Starting off with our Munich homeboys from COEO. Known for their funked up house tunes on Toy Tonics, they start into complete new realms this time. ‚Never Going Home' is the perfect example of a dope broken beat electro tune, that with it's weird synth line & smooth breakdown never failed on a gig in the last months. On A2 the man Doppelate from London (Let's Go Swimming Rec.) exactly hits the spot with mezmerizing synths, tight drum programming and a crunchy acid bassline on ‚Four Feet Up The Stairs'. The flip side starts off with label head honchos Rhode & Brown, who teamed up with their buddy Leo Woelfel from Austria, both known for releases on Toy Tonics, Public Possession or Let's Play House. Here the name ‚More Drama (Less Hysteria)' says it all: Pure drama on this breaky acid tune! To round up this great package we've got Marco Lazovic from Moscow on B2. He digs deep ‚In The Jungle' with rolling 707 drums, dreamy synths and this tropical atmosphere we can't get enough of.it.

As with all Ultradyne works there is meaning in everything. Ocular Animus delves into the mindset of humanity and breaks away from the usual EP format - Three tracks - five songs. This release explores the terraforming of humanitity as seen through the eyes of the machinists as they look into the mirror at it's underbelly. Solid rhythms, shifting beats, eerie synth lines splatter across the canvass of this new release feeding the beat hungry and philosopher alike. Fear. Uncertainty. Hate. A glimpse of the possible future or the deconstruction of a paradigm. You decide if you like what you see.

Die vierte Ausgabe der Modeselektion war längst überfällig und fällt deshalb extra energisch aus, dafür sorgen viele große Namen der internationalen Clubszene und eine ganze Reihe aufstrebender Künstler: Actress, Rødhâd, Peder Mannerfelt, rRoxymore, Sarah Farina und all die anderen setzen zwischen roughem und clever gebautem Techno, kosmischen Breakbeats und Dub- und-Bass-Eskapaden die unterschiedlichsten Akzente und erzeugen trotzdem einen starken, stringenten Vibe. Die als Doppel-CD und vierteilige 12"-Serie erhältliche Compilation enthält 17 Tracks von Künstlern, die zur aktuellen Speerspitze in Sachen anspruchsvoller Dance Music zählen - so sehen es zumindest Modeselektor, aber wann hat uns ihr Gespür je enttäuscht Wie jede Modeselektion ist die vierte Ausgabe kein schnödes Mixtape: Alle Künstler wurden eigens um passende, unveröffentlichte Musik gebeten, und das Ergebnis kann sich sehen lassen. "Wir sind stolz und fühlen uns geehrt, dass wir die Compilation genau so zusammenstellen konnten", schwärmen die Selektoren. "Volume 04 ist wahrscheinlich die funktionalste und eingängigste Modeselektion, die wir bis dato gemacht haben."

Die vierte Ausgabe der Modeselektion war längst überfällig und fällt deshalb extra energisch aus, dafür sorgen viele große Namen der internationalen Clubszene und eine ganze Reihe aufstrebender Künstler: Actress, Rødhâd, Peder Mannerfelt, rRoxymore, Sarah Farina und all die anderen setzen zwischen roughem und clever gebautem Techno, kosmischen Breakbeats und Dub- und-Bass-Eskapaden die unterschiedlichsten Akzente und erzeugen trotzdem einen starken, stringenten Vibe. Die als Doppel-CD und vierteilige 12"-Serie erhältliche Compilation enthält 17 Tracks von Künstlern, die zur aktuellen Speerspitze in Sachen anspruchsvoller Dance Music zählen - so sehen es zumindest Modeselektor, aber wann hat uns ihr Gespür je enttäuscht Wie jede Modeselektion ist die vierte Ausgabe kein schnödes Mixtape: Alle Künstler wurden eigens um passende, unveröffentlichte Musik gebeten, und das Ergebnis kann sich sehen lassen. "Wir sind stolz und fühlen uns geehrt, dass wir die Compilation genau so zusammenstellen konnten", schwärmen die Selektoren. "Volume 04 ist wahrscheinlich die funktionalste und eingängigste Modeselektion, die wir bis dato gemacht haben."

Dys Functional Electronic Music is a compilation release from Repitch Recordings, celebrating the label's first five years. Its ambivalent title aims to represent the sonic behaviour of its content, often deviating from norms or distancing itself from common club functionalism. For this release, the 3 REPITCH masterminds Ascion, D. Carbone and Shapednoise are joined by a selection of the artists who contributed shaping the Repitch sound throughout the years, along with guests that inspired them in this adventure. During the past 5 years the main focus of the label was to set up a platform for experimentations across the dancefloor canon, establishing a standout musical identity. A spirit that resonates within each artist's personal approach: from Ascion's dark breakbeats to The Exaltics and AnD's acid frontalism, Shapednoise's brooding noise, Sote's fractured rave, D. Carbone and Gaja's intrusions into melody, Pinch and the Zenker Brothers' dub-infused atmospherics, Skudge's love of gloom and Nuel's IDM-ish minimalism.

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From the very first track, it's clear that Abby Echiverri's debut, the 'Ab Initio' EP is something different and rare: a polished and fresh interpretation of electronic music that incorporates classic electro squelches with intricate broken beats and expansive synthesizer zone-outs.
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Although this is her first EP, Abby has extensive history as a musician, sound engineer, DJ and VJ. Her current trajectory started early in childhood when she was classically trained in violin, flute, piano and vocals, cementing music as a part of her daily life. In high school she picked up turntables and began collecting records, eventually moving to NYC to study recording engineering and perform in post-punk bands, and became a regular at Wierd and The Bunker at a very young age. Since then, Echiverri has devoted her professional hours to engineering, maintaining, and manufacturing audio equipment for studios and clubs around the world.

This record's name 'Ab Initio' means 'from the beginning' or 'from first principles', invoking a propulsive leap into the future and also perhaps including an element of the eponymous. When we asked her to tell us more about the process of creating these hardware-based jams, Abby explained: 'It all stems from my own experiences on the dancefloor and wanting to recreate that for other people. I want to make music that rewires the brain: music that is challenging, yet groovy... repetitive, yet evolving. An aural psychedelic. It's a lofty goal - I'm still working on it.' If Ab Initio is one of her first steps towards that goal then we can't wait to see what happens next.

A wild Electro / Trash Techno ep with full of heart and emotional feelings. It's wild when it comes to the rhythm section, Classic Electro but also real punshing 4/4 beat. Emotional when it comes to the melodies - so so sweet!!!

Dutch live-act and DJ duo Artefakt return to Delsin Records with an intricately produced three track release entitled 'Falling Into The Light'. Artefakt began releasing music together in 2012 and now boast a discography spanning Field Records, Konstrukt and Deep Sound Channel, not to mention regular appearances on Delsin where their debut album entitled 'Kinship' dropped in 2017. Returning to Delsin, the pair's next outing once again demonstrates their ever-evolving sound and is an exciting precursor for the launch of their own label later this year. Rolling drums open the release in 'The Blue Hour' as murky synths join hazy atmospherics, making way for 'Weltformel' with its racing syncopated percussion and ethereal pads that ebb and flow throughout the mix. Finally, 'Falling Into The Light' combines springy kicks with crystalline melodies, metallic elements and rattling effects to conclude a mesmerising release.

* After the feature "Silent Singer" on STONEDWAVE007, the unique Scottish producer CHORDATA shows a huge range of variety on this debut ep, telling skillfully a story consisting of six chapters. What to expect: Electro from Scotland based on ancient myths as indicated by the Cover artwork with a double Raven and celtish knotwork. The ghosts are in the machine and they are spawn by classic 808 drumbeats which form the rhythm for the actors which tell their story in the shape of playful melodies, rave signals, robot vocals and acid lines. A1 "Feline Domination": Maybe the cats of ancient Egypt are referred to by this title. Anyway, the opener should definitely dominate the dancefloor of an electro party at the prime time. The listener´s attention is attracted by a robot voice, strong 808 beats, analogue bass and thrilling rave signals

A2 "The Epic Of Gilgamesh"
The "Gilgamesh" epos has had obviously an impact on both Chordata and Chip Tronic ( Gilgamesh EP ( STONEDWAVE003 )). Memories of Dutch or French Electro legends might come up listening to this tune. This is the hymn of the EP reminding of an ancient hero dwelling in the city of Ur at the time when Earth was still young.

A3 "Séamus"( quote from Wikipedia: (Irish pronunciation: 'ems),
is a Gaelic male first name of Latin origin. It is the Gaelic equivalent of the name James. )
Musically, James delivers straight out of the kitchen fragile sweet pads on top of an easy beat and a fluffy synth with a braindance referral.
Thank you, James!

B1
"Geis It"
This tune´s sounds are so fragile that the anagram "Geist" which is German for "ghost" might be adequate. Easy electro pops and quirky synth leads are playing around reminding of classic Electrolux or Interdimensional Transmission releases of the 90ies.

B2
"Mr Morris". This is a heavy electro bass monster with lots of modulations on evil freaked out synthesizers which almost bite into the listener´s ears. Wonky electro funk with lots of screaming leads on top of a hectic 808 drum machine rhythms. Spooky chords mark the appearance of the protagonist described by the title. Beware of Mr.Morris!

B3
"Samhain".
Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year. The last but not least tune marks the end of this EP and is also a darker track with hypnotic hot acid lines jumping on top of the 808.

Cut straight for the rave.

A Longtime Staple Of The Infamous Hague Scene, Dj Overdose Returns To L.i.e.s. With What May Be His Heaviest Release To Date. Razor Sharp Top Notch Production Is The Name Of The Game On This Four Tracker Which Sees Overdose Move From Relentless Broken Beat Electro On The A-side To The More Wave Influenced Cuts On The B-side's, Dark Spectre Echo And Strompel. Overdose Proves Once Again He Is And Always Has Been One Of The Major Forces In The Electro World Since The Early-90s Consistently Refining His Sound And Pushing It To New Territories. Essential!

Matt tdk brings on this EP ( UMX 008 ) some full range Modular Analog raging Electro that will make your brain hang out . Take a peak listen and get it cause this one needs to be in your collection.

Smart analogue techno from the mid 90's. Original copy of this nice 4-tracker by Honke Rambow and Norbert Vossiek. Warehouse find!

An astronomical conjunction has cropped up. Arpanet is back after a long interstellar hibernation and 30drop comes up with its particular vision of the abstract Elektro for the very first time.

'Phases EP' takes the primal Warp's heritage blending hypnotic melodies with rhythmically complex patterns.

Arpanet, which keeps the exquisiteness of its previous works for Rephlex, among other labels, gazes into the black profoundness of its own and unique universe.

30drop's two cuts, ostensibly touched by the Aphex Twin spirit, are a spellbinding exercise of style.

'Phases EP' is experimental, atmospheric, rhythmic and, above all, flawless. This enthralling EP is presented in electric blue vinyl. A special shape for a very special alliance.

* The production duo behind the rave-new world sounds of 'Turbo Mitzi' and 'Big Slug (Feat. Riko Dan)' have been busy in the studio recently and return to form with 2 killer cuts designed to shock out the dancefloor.

* 'Control' picks up the tempo from the duos previous cuts, rolling at 140 beats per minute, in it's apocalyptic form. Powerful pads create the tension before sub-heavy kicks and cybernetic snares come pounding and chopping in, building up the mood before a radioactively charged Reese-bassline emerges, rising to the surface, unleashing its terror. This is a stone-cold banger.

* 'Strobe Light' returns to the more familiar 128bpm tempo that the pair have previously worked with. Taking a quite unique approach, 'Strobe Light' builds evermore, moving into the light, layering percussion up as an intoxicating drone of swirling strings swells and swells - entrancing and empowering in equal measures. this is a highly versatile DJ tool that also makes for an engrossing listen from start to finish. Refined dancefloor ear candy.

Originally a heavy metal drummer, Bård Aasen Lødemel aka Skatebård, got into techno and rave during the '90s. Hailing from a small town called Ørsta on the Norwegian west coast, Lødemel moved to Bergen where he quickly became part of the student town's growing club scene. After handing over a homemade demo to Tellé Records label boss Mikal Telle, Lødemel got signed to Tellé offshoot label Tellektro in 2001. His first release under the name of Skatebård, a 12" mini album called "Skateboarding Was a Crime (In 1989)" was released in 2002, and Skatebård's reputation as an excellent techno/electro producer started to spread beyond Norway's borders. Since then Skatebård has gone on to release on labels such as Sex Tags Mania, Radius Records, Supersoul Recordings, Keys of Life Finland, Luna Flicks, Totally as well as his own Digitalo Enterprises.
"Skateboarding Was a Crime (In 1989)" was pressed in a very limited edition and sold out quickly. Since then it has been a desired object for record collectors and techno and electro aficionados around the globe. Now the time has come to make the mini album available again, something this true masterpiece really deserves.