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The second Vortex Traks compilation features driving and spacy electro cuts from Kan3da and Morphology on the A-side. On the flip Mr Velcro Fastener make it more funky while The Guide Girls round off the EP nicely with their dreamy and melodic track.

Blaring and unnerving, YYYY's 'Intention Of Mortal' gets revisited with a remix package featuring Lucy, Varg, Ascion and YYYY themselves, resulting in a barrage of arpeggiated behaviour and regimented soundscapes.
A force pushing forward creativity with on-point refinement, Lucy immediately veers in with his visceral power of sound. An avalanche of intricate and experimental arrangement soon meets a series of astute percussion and typical foreboding energy, retaining a certain texture-over-beat throughout.
YYYY's depth of music imagination & influence is heard in this highly charged, awestricken ensemble for their rework of 'Intention Of Mortal'. Unfolding a mixture of fear and complication, this track keeps you thinking as well as moving. An almost endless supply of plucked synth rhythm keeps the chaos taut and throughout.
Ascion's remix of 'Stone Relief of Gods Faces' credits the release with clean kicks, industrial clanks and atmospheric keys. This no-nonsense approach to production is not to be underestimated; a dream-state sequence of induced electronic abstraction.
The first and most immediate observation of B2 is Vargs take on 'Reach For Forgiveness' - a menacing, pin-sharp account of the visceral power of techno, dialling in to both tense and euphoric.
The ambiguity of each track lends itself to its success; meticulous in detail and curated with passion. A release that divulges the mysterious sonic world and deviates from the expected.

produce by legowelt !!!

First record from the co-founder of Private Selection Records. Early support from Silent Servant.

Bottom dwellers rising to the top a little taste of who's who in the current Brooklyn underbelly, L.I.E.S. links up with like minded misfits from the Primitive Languages crew to present a six track comp 12 exploring freeform electronics of varying shapes and tempos from brutal to beautiful club to gutter it's all here...get in or get out. Picture cover by Matthew Bellosi! No Payments Rejected!

After a bit of a hiatus, Expansion Unit is finally back with another slice of moody and brooding electro trickery. Courtesy of Berlin-based Pascal Hetzel, the two tracks Extra Terra' and Fermi Paradox' showcase raw and rugged machine funk with a strong wide-eyed escapist undercurrent. The future is now.

The first BleeD release of 2017 welcomes another new artist to the fold. A seriously respected NYC based studio aficionado and close contemporary/collaborator of the BleeD-released DJ Spider, Phil Moffa is also known for working alongside Anthony Parasole and Seth Troxler as well as releasing solo EPs on The Corner, Most Excellent Unlimited and Plan B Recordings.

The 'Mass Action' EP features three original peak-time techno tracks, 'Psychohistory', 'Dodecahedron' and 'Decimation', with a remix of the latter by label boss Volte-Face, all primed for peak-time club play.

- The Slam Dunk EP series finds NYC producer Sporting Life evolving his creative range after acclaimed work with RatKing and Wiki.
- Inspired by Takehiko Inoue's popular manga series, the Slam Dunk EP's are three volumes that will encompass collaborations, instrumentals and remixes
- This doublepack vinyl edition includes the nine original tracks from the three EP's and an additional three tracks exclusive to this format including 'No Stress' featuring Novelist.
- The vinyl is housed in a picture sleeve with spot UV gloss print and full printed inner sleeves.
Following on from his R&S debut ' 55 5's, a 10 track mind-bending beat tape that bristled with promise and originality, Sporting Life AKA Eric Adiele returns to the label for a trio of EPs titled 'Slam Dunk'. Comprised of ear-popping instrumentals and guest vocalists and even a range of apparel, 'Slam Dunk' sees Adiele drawing on his love for Takehiko Inoue's massively popular manga series of the same name, and the stupendous grace, power and agility of the storied basketball greats. The aforementioned guests are drawn from Sport's friends and contemporaries including Ratking's Wiki, Devonte Hynes, Evy Jane and Novelist

now repressed !!!

To begin the year with, Antinote summoned Panoptique and JC Satan's Paula to release a badass two-tracker, paying a pared-down tribute to a very overlooked period in recent musical history: the accursed electroclash-era.
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At a time when 'Balearic' has become the new musical gospel, the holiest adjective one can use to describe one's music (and therefore, electroclash has become the musical antichrist - to keep going with the biblical comparison)... while everyone seems to glorify stuff like Ibiza's 'endless sunsets', the duo happily kicks over the anthill with a song, a record and a band soberly called Succhiamo (first person plural of 'to suck' in Italian). The title-track straightforwardly announces what the main elements of Succhiamo's music are: over-saturated simple patterns of drum machines and EBM-infused lines of synths backing overtly sexual vocals in Italian. Nothing more, nothing less.

On the flip side, Succhiamo deals with the same formula in depth, engaging this time in detailing a meaningless list of products available in the 'supermercato'. The song conveys a nihilist - but fun - attitude, and it just sounds as if the band was crashing a car in a commercial zone in high spirits... As a kind of inheritor to Ich Bin, Succhiamo offers to bring some stupidity in the club and gives serious dance music producers the finger, like some irreverent Franco-Italian Beavis & Butthead.

Hot on the heels of In.Toto's inaugural release late last year, label owner B.Traits comes out of the blocks with another brace of tracks on the single 'Basic Scenario / Breathe Out'.
'Breathe Out' displays a definitive love of classic techno tropes; basement room bouncing beats and shuffling, bristling hats delivered with urgency and a slickness that has become a hallmark of her productions over the years. Chopped up vocals are pressed through the effects mangler, puncturing this driving techno cut laced with essential 909 rides and flanged percussion.
On the flip, the rubbery and pounding drums of 'Basic Scenario' is just as strong; the dense and reverberating beats providing the perfect vibes for a Berghain or Tresor sweat soaked session, as rising synths and frenzied hand claps produce a real element of drama, ramped up with B.Traits' own vocal monologue, suitably twisted by FX to polish off a well rounded and energetic club cut.
With her first In.Toto release selling out of its vinyl run within one day of going on sale, things are looking very promising for the BBC Radio 1 DJ's label, set up to offer a platform, not only for her own music, but for like minded producers and artists she has admired and promoted on her show and in the clubs. 2017 looks set to be a busy year for the label, so watch this space....
B.Traits 'Basic Scenario/Breathe Out' is released on handstamped 12' purple vinyl & digital download on XXX February 2017.

Danny Wolfers best-known and much loved alias Legowelt once again makes the U.T.T.U connect.

Mesh-Key is thrilled to present this mind-bending solo album of electronics and vocals from legendary Japanese musician Phew. Phew's career began in the late 1970s as lead singer of Osaka punk group Aunt Sally (whose only full-length was released by Vanity Records in 1979). Ryuichi Sakamoto produced her debut solo release in 1980, a two-song single, and in 1981 Pass Records released her debut album, a bonafide masterpiece recorded with original Can members Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit at Conny Plank's studio in Germany. She has forged a singular path over the past thirty-plus years, collaborating with folks like Anton Fier, Bill Laswell, and Seichi Yamamoto (Boredoms). It's borderline sacrilegious to compare an artist as unique as Phew with anyone else, but for those unfamiliar with her work, 'Light Sleep' might be described as a more animated Nico singing (in Japanese) for early Suicide. Prepare to be floored.

150 copies only, because we are unknown and unrespectable. Music from Le Chocolat Noir, Tryphème, Russell Alderton, Luke Eargoggle, BLCKMOON77 and Kim Rapatti for your emotional sorrows, choose for now,the energy transmission , take and congregate. The breakable experience of an unconventional trip, but not so modern as that.

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First release on The Weevil Neighbourhood by clandestine artist Anthone.
Repress: Black vinyl in brown cardboard discobag. Hand-stamped and -numbered. Comes with artwork- and info-card tied to the sleeve
"And another quite obscure but very recommended record from the Weevil Neighbourhood label. I actually wouldn't be really surprised if this Anthone act was the mysterious musician behind the "Larvae / Pupa / Adult" first series on this imprint, for the three track of "Aloof" carry the same sharp but encompassing combination of dub techno, darkish glitch and dubstep bass. Potentially club-friendly, but very rewarding to the active listener who takes time and dives into this EP, here's a piece of wax which undoubtedly comes from Berlin and manages to mix well some of the most typical sounds of this city. Recommended." (Nicolas Chevreux/ Ad Noiseam)
"Anthone is the Weevil Neighbourhood's marquee artist. The exact identity of who Anthone is, however, a mystery. They, it, he, she, them, have only delivered quality for the label so far, beginning with the three-track Aloof from 2012 that features a sinisterly abstract piece of rave called "Rebound". Somehow it's cheerily atmospheric while being heavy as a truck at the same time. The label's next release was Anthone's more serious Double Dub / Clear View 10", with both tracks sounding like the internal movements of giant weevil bug that's been built out of scrap metal and controlled by an evil little cretin from a Jean Pierre Jeunet film." (James Manning/ Juno Plus)

First solo release by Kyoto based Katsunori Sawa on The Weevil Neighbourhood.
Repress: Black vinyl in brown cardboard discobag. Hand-stamped and -numbered. Comes with artwork- and info-card tied to the sleeve.
"Sawa's techno is infused with a dank energy, like it's being taken over by the undergrowth with every passing bar. Static and hiss blanket the empty space, and the percussion crawls in uneven formations. More often than not the effect is tinged with horror, as with the resonant shrieks of "Augur" or the unsettling death knell of "Black Sugar." "Phenomenon" comes closest to conventional techno, but still drags its feet with every lunge. The hangover after all the curling metal carnage, "NGM" feigns resolution, punctuated by brief flashes of white noise as it slowly corrodes." (Andrew Ryce / Resident Advisor)
"Another highly limited vinyl release on Berlin's Weevil Neighbourhood, with a musician from Kyoto called Katsunori Sawa. He's one half of the duo Steven Porter (the other being Yuji Kondo, not Steven Porter) and here he has a classic 12": white vinyl, four tracks, 45 rpm. Just like the good old days and the music is great too. It continues what we heard on the previous release by Steven Porter: minimalist dance music, not too fast (mid tempo this is called, mid of what I always think), repetitive with the use of sound effects enhanced. Delay machines like a fine dub record, yet this ain't dub. Rhythm plays a central role obviously, and sounds here not too dissimilar to Basic Channel/Chain Reaction of a decade ago (maybe it's about time for a revival, I thought) combined with a more abstract side of the axis Porter Ricks, Pan Sonic and Goem, topped with a dash of field recordings. Does that make any sense these days It's a pity I am not a DJ, I thought. I wouldn't mind this kind of stuff for an evening. This record by Sawa would certainly make it into the mix. No doubt more than once." (Frans de Waard / Vital Weekly)

Electronic Emergencies' first release in 2017 is Histoire d'une Ame by Peine Perdue, the acclaimed synthpop/minimal wave duo from Paris and Berlin. The EP, which is divided into four tableaux, tells a story that was inspired by 80s cult movie Therese, directed by Alain Cavalier, about the mystical suffering of a nun who becomes a saint. Expect nebulous acid wave chansons with mysterious French lyrics.

Snuffo an excellent artist captures us with its strong and resolute sound, a brilliant track not stop moving. A versatile artist at the time of the production and search for new sounds, always breaking new ground in the musical universe. It is also one of the members of duo Snuff Crew.

Andreas Gehm again with us always the lider on their territory acid, Keeping alive the old school, it is a great exponent of known género.También as Elec Pt.1. It leaves a fantastic intense and hypnotic track. Always captivating with its sound to which we are accustomed. (Great artist always present in our hearts)

Sintex Bortexx producer and dj in the world of underground, works with the styles of house, acid, techno. A addict of the programming synthesizer, incorporates the classic hypnotic bass line with old school style.

May Mc Laren always submerge us in a cold water bath Techno. The Argentinian weaves music with influences New Wave,
Classic Jackin' House, obscure freak Acid, Techno, Electro, (coldness, hardness and more...) But she also knows how to soften, put us in dark and malicious climates. Moving with finesse between forgotten punk gems, unrequited German industrial beat downs and some of her own creations. A style successfully tested on the dance floor . Always clever, energetic and vibrant, makes it even more pervasive. MML weaves a profound auditory tapestry, moving effortlessly through time, location and sonic fascinations. You know, like a real DJ, giving you what you need not what you want, striding through time & space to ensure the very best for their dancefloor and wider listening public. Keep a blood-shot beady eye on this act, talent this bright won't stay in the shadows for long.

Vimana has traveled long distances aboard a celestial chariot to now base operations in South London. Servant, a spacious and funky true electro jam. This is their first release.
Let's Talk is Vimana's flat mate. Crystalopolis, twisted rubber band bassline action for the club. This is also their first release.

Following a storming barrage of kicks and whistles on "I'm alright mate" via south-westerly label Timedance, Lauded sonic explorer Bruce settles on Hemlock and kindly offers a trio of exotic and rare tracks.'Before You Sleep' is a glimpse into the delirious vacuum of thoughts and weariness induced by habitual insomnia. Lethargic and leaden, the hollow kick drum casts a solemn meter punctuated with blasts of spectral resonance all set against an eerie distant chime. Each pulse weighs deeper as the temperature drops and atmosphere thins. Then it appears.
Cleansed with a lullaby melody floating towards the inevitable dawn, the scene is gradually swept away leaving but a hollow for the new day's air to fill.'In Line' is a scurrying, pneumatic dance spiked with a punch of sparky leads amid pressurised snares and percussion. Never quite settling, frustrated, twice reset the rhythm steadies and we begin to synchronise.
'Sweat' is constructed in plain sight using concurrent bands of symbolic frequencies, each melding together to forge a self-sufficient protective network. Ancient geodesic blueprints inform the design, bolstered by a microscopic workforce of nano-fx and half-drops. Once this would have taken centuries to complete, thankfully we now have the technology and co-ordinates to establish contact before the next wave arrives.

Dzar, a new experimental techno project from Marseille, aiming to explore advanced interactions and capabilities between modern analog hardware and digital tools. After a decay releasing house music under the alias of Damien Zala, DZAR is dedicated to a more minimalist approach of electronic music. Inspired by graphic design, architecture, and numeric arts.

Following 2014's untitled 12 inch on the Rush Hour "store jams" imprint, Amsterdam based Faster Action now surfaces on L.I.E.S. with a fresh two track 12 inch.
Stated as "DJ Tools for the DJs" this is what we get here, with the a-side sounding like an late-80s industrial strength 909 driven EBM cut, while the b-side goes strong with a metallic beat track perfect for the adventerous working DJ. 100 percent club approved! Act quick!

1x each customer ! / REPRESSED !!

Belligerent Electro and techno coated with fury, descending directly from the mountains of Medellín, Colombia, by the hands of a mestizo insurgent.

Great techno 12'' with mixes by Derrick May and Juan Atkins. Another must have!

Second chapter in the AF Voiceless series. The label run by Pervert keeps on broadening its own catalogue by adding artists committed to the underground electronic cause. This EP is a 5-track new voyage through analogue-crafted soundscapes, acid-injected breaks, thudding bass lines, warm and intricate melodies...the sheerest voice for the voiceless. AF005Y introduces new members to the family as Houston-based Daed (Ian Lambert), who displays his ability to create a perfect acid-glitched called 'Pulse Lunar'. Thus, 'Smiley moon' is above all a glimpse into the analogue world of the well-known Rolando Simmons, proving himself he's one of the brightest electronic artists of the moment. Sheffield based Dave Forrester (TechDiff) twists the modular in 'Jamuary' with a killer Aphexian/Jenkinson temper. Longing raving days are depicted in 'Quest' with an evocative electro halo by the hand of the Irish producer Cignol. Last but not least, 'Smoke', an acid junglist and braindance orgy signed by Gareth Clarke, known for his previous works on Canada's Sublight Records (Venetian Snares, Bill Laswell) and LoveLove Records. Limited and handnumbered as usual.

The first two releases sold out on pre order so get in quick for volume three! Ladies and Gentleman the man with the magic fingers gives you Tha Bump!

Gunnar returns with 'Scale No Flam', his first 12' single for the label. Scale No Flam is both a love letter and a demonstration of why he can't stop getting lost in the sound. According to Gunnar, 'acid is just one of those things that creeps into your life and consumes everything around you - a psychedelic and textural approach to music that is simultaneously intense and smooth.
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While acid has come to be defined by the Roland 808 and the 303, the hardware alone can't define the feeling, and Gunnar believes 'You don't need a 303 to make acid, you just need an open ear and an open mind.'

After getting Mike Servito, Justin Cudmore, Derek Plaslaiko, and Bryan Kasenic all running to the booth to see what the fuck was playing at various times when Gunnar was dropping the unreleased 'Scale No Flam' in his DJ sets throughout 2016, we had no choice but to press it to vinyl. Gunnar tells us he was playing around with trying to replicate the bass line of Heaven 17's 1982 classic 'Let Me Go' when 'things kinda mutated.' The A side is completely Gunnar's own with a dominating acid line providing the backbone to a flangey work-out that is simultaneously totally crazy and totally logical. On the B side, fellow Brooklynites and co-members of the Hot Mix DJ crew, Mike Servito and Justin Cudmore add their perspective with a remix that draws out the hidden angular funk.

This 4th installment of the Jimi Bazzouka edits is dedicated to Japan and a guy called Ryuichi to be more specific.

Boys Noize' Album "Mayday" offenbarte eine neue Musikalität des Berliner DJ/Produzenten und enthielt echte Songs statt rau-aggressive Club-Bretter. Die "Mayday Remixes" bringen uns nun wieder zum Ursprung des Geschehens, dem dunklen Dancefloor-Basement. Neben einem eigenen, absolut jacking Acid-Overdub liefert uns Boys Noize auf der neuen Remix-EP noch Club-Tools von Minimal Wave's Amato im EBM Sound, Dubstep-Urgestein Skream sowie Hamburgs einzigartigem Tensnake mit einer deepen Exkursion.

Here it is! Future Beat Alliance's legendary Hidden Emotion album!
Originally pressed back in 1997, but just some few white label promos were made and it was never given a full proper release. This is a real timeless UK underground treasure featuring 9 absolutely stunning productions, all filled with warm emotions from the beginning to end.

After ending 2016 with a host of end of year list mentions, Timedance returns for its first record of 2017. Label boss Batu takes the reigns to present three shapeshifting beat experiments, packed full of twists and turns. 'Murmur' is focussed around a single stuttering beat pattern, played across multiple instruments. After its initial stark drop the track evolves into a more measured form, whilst still ramping up its mind-mashing dancefloor purpose.Groundwork expands on the theme of subtle, but effective grooviness. Synth lines rise into bursts of spacious noise, ascending into the stratosphere before being clamped back onto the tenacious but constantly developing rhythm. 'Whisper' concludes the EP with giant throbs of sub and woozy but visceral pads; fading into a sea of reverb and modulation. It ends a release full of unpredictable and striking moments that have become synonymous with the label.

PTP is proud to present the debut album by Eaves, entitled Verloren-the first release inits post-Purple Tape Pedigreeincarnation. With the combination of his academic history in architecture and long-time interest in the internet both being inextricable from his music-making, this album sees the Brooklyn-based producer placing a lens to the relationship we have with digital environments -operating in the uncanny valley in which we seem to find ourselves. Using last year's GORILLA as a conceptual and sonic blueprint, Verloren, or lost' in German, progresses from the former's four movements and examines our role as a detached audience on a macro level. These 16 tracks continue to explore the relationship between sound and physical structure. This time, Eaves drifts through fictional representations of our world in the future, finding that our present day seems to mimic them. Verloren exists in a liminal zone, where the screen tears and everything is greyed-out and blurry. Although there is a sense of fleeting chaos throughout, each track seems to sonically map out a landscape within this cataclysmic sphere as Eaves travels across it. Ruin, memory, and the role speculative projections play in the way we interact with these concepts is central to Verloren, as is attempting to understand how we process all of this emotionally. Strings and synths swell over ominous beats, mysterious human-like sounds are buried under layers of sonic bombardments. Eaves also interprets Verloren as a warning - if reality mimics our ominous, fictional projections of the future, it's clear that our current systems aren't resisting as much as they should be, orperhaps we will always follow the fictions we create.