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The Black Dog have been gathering their thoughts, passions and anger, reflecting it into their music, sometimes as part of a larger picture or concept, sometimes just focusing on one subject. Tranklements is such a great Sheffield word, it means a collection of objects, often precious to the owner. Everyone has a collection of Tranklements somewhere! These are ours.

For the third year in a row now Monkeytown Records proudly supports Record Store Day with a special limited edition vinyl only release limited to 500 copies. None of the tracks have been available in physical formats before, 2 have never been heard before, all are from 2013.
The A Side represents Modeselektor´s 50 Weapons imprint with 2 exclusive club tracks. The Benjamin Damage album 'Heliosphere' was supposed to contain 'Simulation', but the track did not get finished until mastering. SCNTST, a promising 18 years old Berliner, will release his debut album on Boysnoize Records in spring this year. His Remix for Phon.o´s album title track 'Black Boulder' was available as a free download on XLR8R end of January, but now finally celebrates it´s official debut release on vinyl.
The B Side represents the eclectic side of Modeselektor´s Monkeytown Records label. Mouse on Mars open with 'Bonuß', an outtake from their recently released album 'WOW'. Otto Von Schirach produced an exclusive track for this release, which then got treated by label owners Modeselektor. elan, who is currently working on an album for Monkeytown Records, made 'Just Like Heaven' especially for this limited edition vinyl. The vocal version of this track is planned for the forthcoming album.

Dutch artist VC-118A continues with his conceptual musical study into the aviation process.

die kaputten sind zurück...volle deckung !!!

The future of our planet is safe....for now. After surviving 2012, that vato DJ Overdose is back again on Lunar Disko Records with 'The Future of the Planet EP'. The Model Man returns with 5 fresh jams straight out of Backstabber Basement...you know the deal.

"A good friend of ours said after hearing an advance copy of this record that ADULT. used to
sit on the sidelines and critique the idiosyncrasies of culture, but now we are on the inside,
sending our message out." So says Adam Lee Miller of The Way Things Fall, ADULT.'s fifth
album and a record that genuinely deserves the oft-abused music industry epithet "long-
awaited." Miller pauses before adding wryly, "We agree."
The Way Things Fall is an album that looked like it might never happen, because since the
release of Miller and his partner Nicola Kuperus' last record — 2007's Why Bother — the
duo have been largely absent from the world of music. "After a long world tour, we totally
burnt out," Miller relates. "We decided we wanted to do something completely different."
That something was a trilogy of films entitled the Three Grace(s) triptych, completed in
2010, along with a variety of other pursuits, including managing a major commercial
renovation and working on their visual art projects.
When Miller and Kuperus re-entered the studio in 2012, there was no intention of making
another album — they planned to record a 12" containing two new songs they'd written in
2012 for their return to live performance at the Detroit Museum of Contemporary Art. But it
turned out that the time away from music had recharged ADULT.'s batteries, and then some.
"We were apparently a dam that was ready to break," says Miller. "We were writing
frantically, as if in a frenzy."
The result is a record that sounds both focused and coherent, flowing with a conceptual
ease. "(The album) flowed efficiently and agreeably for us," says Miller. "We have never
worked better together. We believe this is because we exorcised all of our demons through
our past records, we have no baggage, we started anew. We left behind the self-conscious
adolescents." And indeed, ADULT. have never sounded so self-assured, so poised, and so
vital.

To coincide with its ten year anniversary, Domino is to reissue Four Tet's seminal album, Rounds, on 13th May 2013. The reissue will feature the album as well as a live set from Copenhagen recorded near the time of the original release.
Rounds will be available on 2 x CD (REWIGCD88), 2 x heavyweight LP featuring download codes plus the bonus disc on CD (REWIGLP88)
ROUNDS CD1

Essential 1990 UK Techno/Electronics album, repressed in it's full 2LP glory, plus the additional unreleased track 'Infititesimal'. Also including is the track 'Distant Drummer' which was released as a 12" back in the day.... TIP!
Sometimes, through a combination of misfortune and bad timing, a fine record will go largely unnoticed on its original release. If it's good enough, though, it will be rediscovered and reappraised through the hard work of record collectors. N.A.D's The Dawn of a New Age, an unheralded British deep house classic, is one such example.

Originally released by Tony Thorpe's short-lived house label BPM Records in 1990, The Dawn of a New Age was on sale for little more than a week before it vanished from record store shelves, the victim of Rough Trade Distribution's demise. BPM folded shortly after, consigning N.A.D's first and only album to the annals of history as a little known and little-heard obscurity.

The misfortune that beset the project arguably denied listeners more material from its hitherto unheralded creator, an English producer called Mustafa Ali. Before recording The Dawn of a New Age, he had created an early UK house classic, 1988's 'Close Jack Encounter', as L.E Bass. Thorpe saw potential in Ali, and included his 'Distant Drums' - now regarded as one of the first examples of British deep house of the period - on his House Factor compilation.

Thorpe then had another idea. He asked Ali if he fancied recording an entire album in a week. Ali agreed, offering to record a concept album inspired by two of his greatest passions: science fiction and his Islamic faith. The producer was as good as his word, and produced the stunning The Dawn of a New Age, full of audible references to both, in seven days.

24 years after it was created, N.A.D's forgotten debut album has become something of a 'must-have' for electronic music collectors. Mint copies fetch upwards of £60 (70 Euros) on the second hand market. Now, a whole new generation of house music lovers will get a chance to explore its intoxicating blend of melodic deepness and electronic futurism, thanks to a timely reissue on Rush Hour.

Unlike much similar material of the period, The Dawn of a New Age still sounds fresh, futuristic and far-sighted. At times, it sounds like a British take on the Burrell Brothers, Larry Heard or L.B.Bad; at others, it could be an unlikely collaboration between The Black Dog (then impressing with their Virtual and Age of Slack 12' releases) and Ben Cormac (Dream 2 Science, Cozmic, Newcleus). It is arguably one of British electronic music's best-kept secrets - until now, at least.

There's exciting news for fans of Ali's particular brand of far-sighted electronica, too. He's now back in the studio for the first time in 14 years, and plans to release a new N.A.D EP later this year on Tony Thorpe's Star Rockers label.

now repressed !!!

Kitsune präsentiert "Kitsune America Vol.2", mit dabei sind Amerikas neueste und heißeste Talente! Zum zweiten Mal hat das Pariser Label eine eklektische Auswahl an frischen neuen US-Künstlern zusammengestellt. Ein Album voller guter Songs und großer Talente, die es noch zu entdecken gilt. Mit Elektro-Pop, Indie-Dance und allem was dazwischen liegt, bietet "Kitsune America" eine lebendige Momentaufnahme dessen, was der Underground 2013 in den USA hergibt!

Erol Alkan & Boys Noize - Roland Rat/Brain Storm After their gobal impact releases Waves/Death Suite (Boysnoize Records 2009) and Avalanche/Lemonade (Phantasy Sound 2010) Erol Alkan & Boys Noize teaming up again, using their sound forces to produce two new tracks 'Roland Rat' and 'Brain Storm'

After the well-received and career-spanning compilation that was 2011's Ambient Selections, John Beltran returns with a brand new album entitled Amazing Things, due for released on Delsin records in March 2013.
As a life long pioneer of ambient soundscapes, blissful downbeat and stirring techno, Michigan born John Beltran already has his place in history assured with a bulging back catalogue that takes in influential releases on vital labels like Peacefrog and R&S. This new 17-track album sees the man draw on his lifetime in music to craft an immediately timeless body of work that's stuffed with genuine musicality, pregnant with emotion and laden with organic blissfulness.

Since Beltran's last original full length, he admits a lot has changed. "I'm using all new gear and virtual synths that I didn't have when writing Human Engine so it sounds different for sure. And let's just say that this album still wouldn't be finished had a friend not turned me on to the software Omnisphere."

Despite new tools and techniques, Beltran's touch still shines through in his floating arrangements, opposing textures and organic resonance, as do the continued influences of favourite artists including Four Tet, Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood.

"There was no real plan (for the album). Some of these songs ("Clouds Pull") are over two years old. This album is truly an accumulation of music inspired by my life as a new father but I didn't write these songs for an album per say. I guess it was just written with a lot of love."

Love - and feelings thereof - permeate the album from start to finish. Tracks like opener "Retrouvailles" immediately submerge you into a utopian world with the distant sound of a playground coming over like the backdrop to a daydream, whilst more kinetic, splintered efforts like "Het Leven is Mooi" recall the aforementioned patchwork beauty of Four Tet, and "Flower Power Submarine" carries you along on a warm summer breeze.

Importantly, dark is contrast with light throughout, so more sombre, melancholic drifts like "For Vangelis" sit next to the more uplifting violins and raindrop melodies of "Broken Machines". Overall a mature and hugely resonant album for grown-ups, Amazing Things is full of just that.

The next release on Candela Rising is a 3 track EP from Irish duo Dara Smith & Ian McDonnell, a.k.a Lakker. All topped off with a remix of the title track by US born and Birmingham based DJ Skirt.

After a string of extremely successful releases on Blueprint, Killekill and an early 2013 release in the shape of a remix for Stroboscopic Artefacts, Lakker are back and showing more range than ever before.

'Coal Bath' is a real Frankenstein's monster of a track, a Techno/Garage hybrid with haunting vocals hiding through the middle and broken beats that hit hard. Skirt's remix takes 'Coal Bath' and lays down some heavy demented bass, chops up the middle and grooves things up. All of which leaves a remix ready for the bunker or warehouse.

On the flip, 'Rsspstp' is a heavy hitter. Distorted bangs set the pace for this one, which evolves into a prime example of the attention to detail Lakker are so famed for. Machine music at its best.

The final track on the EP, 'Brood', is dark and dense, full of cold atmosphere, sub-low beats and distant, distorted drones. Techno for the darkest 'floors...

Following a sell-out 2012 debut release on Rough Trade's Gangsigns label that was compared variously to the output of UR, Swamp81 and Frictional, the mysterious DRMCNT releases his second batch of bass heavy monsters, this time around taking the acid line

Techno 2013 - mixed by DJ Arcane & Heckmän:
Der Name sagt schon alles... Tiefer, groovender,pr treibender
Techno mit den besten Tracks, die das Jahr 2013 bieten
wird. Mit dabei sind Chris Liebing, Green Velvet, Dustin
Zahn, Alex Bau, Stigmata, Klaudia Gawlas, Space DJz, Sven
Wittekind und viele mehr. Techno 2013 - richtiger Techno
ohne Kompromisse!
2CD compilation, Laufzeit ca. 138 Min.

TRACKLIST
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14. Hanz Loop feat. Rosenwasser - Loreley - Sven Wittekind Remix
15. Angy Kore - It's War - Original Mix

Vor einigen Jahren entwerfen die Kitbuilders ein Paralleluniversum, das aus den Bausteinen Electro, New Wave, IDM und Synthpop zusammengesetzt ist. Die Kitbuilders-Releases auf Labeln wie Electrecord, World Electric, Television, Vertical, Ersatz Audio etc.) bekommen weltweit Resonanz und das Duo, das aus Benway und Ripley (deren prägnante Stimme das zentrale Element vieler Tracks ist) besteht, wird von vielen DJs wie Hell, Andrew Weatherall, Maral Salmassi, Laurent Garnier, Chicks On Speed etc. gefeatured. Die beiden Kölner arbeiten hart an der Erweiterung des Electro-Themenparks und machen sich auch als energiegeladener, mit Analog-Synths bewaffneter Liveact einen guten Namen; sie spielten in namhaften Clubs in San Francisco, New York, Helsinki, Tel Aviv, Paris, Madrid, London (u.a. Fabric), Edinburg, Berlin, Istanbul usw und auf Festivals wie Roskilde, Benicassim, Sonar, Eurosonic und Arvika. Auf dem neuen Album - You Trashed My Tracks' haben Erstliga-Künstler der Techno- und Elektro-Szene Remixe und Neu-Interpretationen von Stücken des letzten Kitbuilders-Albums - You Trashed My Mind' (Groove: - ...Wahnsinn im tanzbaren Gewand') vorgelegt. Mit dabei sind u.a. Terrence Dixon, ASCII Disko, Radioactive Man, Ear Monk (aka RA-X), Salz, Bob Humid, Bolz Bolz und Falco Brocksieper.

Alessandro Parisi recorded this album just with a Roland TR-707 and a Roland JX-3P. The result is impressive. For Lux Rec it was worth the labelÕs first LP. The heritage from his home in the northeast of Italy is clearly present in the music of Parisi. Back in the late seventies and early eighties Pordenone was an industrial city with a vivid underground post punk and wave scene. Cold weather electronics. Fog and darkness surrounds the place to this day and deeply pervades this record: the history of a city called Draconia. Who will do wrong shall not be forgiven. Limited to 250 copies, it comes in a red vinyl double 12-inch outfit.

10 INCH GREEN VINYL

Er ist der Pionier der DJ-Kultur, Hymnenschreiber für Millionen Raver und Partymacher für
mittlerweile über 10Millionen Gäste. Westbam ist eine lebende Legende und eine der schillerndsten Persönlichkeiten der internationalen Musikszene der letzten 30! Jahre. Das schönste Geschenk zu diesem runden und beeindruckenden Jubiläum macht sich Westbam mit seinem neuen Album Götterstrasse. Ein Album, auf dem ein beeindruckendes whoiswho der internationalen Musikszene Westbams Songs seine Stimme verleiht. Von Iggy Pop über Kanye West, von LilWayne bis Bernard Sumner(NewOrder), vonBrian Molko (Placebo) bis Inga Humpe (2raumwohnung). Von Hugh Cornwell (TheStranglers), Afrika Baby Bam feat BooBoo (JungleBrothers) und Richard Butler (PsychedelicFurs) bis hin zur heißgehandelten Vocalistin Katt Rockell. Keine geringeren als diese Künstler haben ihre Texte und ihre Stimmen beigesteuert, die Musik als Initialzündung für alle Tracks kam unverwechselbar - von Westbam selbst. Das Ergebnis: eine vielstimmige Ode an die Nacht voller Schönheit und Weisheit. Genre- und Generationsübergreifend.

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Er ist der Pionier der DJ-Kultur, Hymnenschreiber für Millionen Raver und Partymacher für
mittlerweile über 10Millionen Gäste. Westbam ist eine lebende Legende und eine der schillerndsten Persönlichkeiten der internationalen Musikszene der letzten 30! Jahre. Das schönste Geschenk zu diesem runden und beeindruckenden Jubiläum macht sich Westbam mit seinem neuen Album Götterstrasse. Ein Album, auf dem ein beeindruckendes whoiswho der internationalen Musikszene Westbams Songs seine Stimme verleiht. Von Iggy Pop über Kanye West, von LilWayne bis Bernard Sumner(NewOrder), vonBrian Molko (Placebo) bis Inga Humpe (2raumwohnung). Von Hugh Cornwell (TheStranglers), Afrika Baby Bam feat BooBoo (JungleBrothers) und Richard Butler (PsychedelicFurs) bis hin zur heißgehandelten Vocalistin Katt Rockell. Keine geringeren als diese Künstler haben ihre Texte und ihre Stimmen beigesteuert, die Musik als Initialzündung für alle Tracks kam unverwechselbar - von Westbam selbst. Das Ergebnis: eine vielstimmige Ode an die Nacht voller Schönheit und Weisheit. Genre- und Generationsübergreifend.
DELUXE Edition inkl 10 DUB Versionen!
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Split release of the two Dutch labels Shipwrec and Fremdtunes, casting off for uncharted waters, setting sail to proudly introduce a fresh new name to their ever expanding roster. Julian Edwardes is a Dutch artist that bends the limitations of Hip Hop and Bass Music, his first outing on vinyl takes elements of these sounds and twists them into a new form. The title track judders and shakes into life with a controlled tempo adding gravity to the mix. Sombre notes drop to create a melancholic muscular beast. The flip sees E.R.P. aka Gerard Hanson aka Convextion flying in from Texas on remix duty. Hanson weaves his magic, a lush melody of IDM depth descends to elevate this remix into something sublime. Vinyl only with amazing artwork.

Victor Watel a.k.a Panteros666 grew up in the cold and trashy North of France just like his Club Cheval brothers. He started doing music as a teenage drummer, played in various dance-punk outfits in the late 00's and soon developed a personal, enhanced sound environment. He's also been continuously fed by many other kinds of digital commodities : YouTube vids, gifs and jpgs found through extended scrolling sessions on self-generated pics websites. He eventually got rid of his drumset, and started his techno crusade in 2011.
HisfirstEP,"Kegstand",releasedbySoundPellegrino,wasatruemutationineffect-soundstakenfrom the Dutch jumpstyle songbook locked inside a funky techno frame. The main intention is basicallyto produce tracks that can both entertain your mind and talk to your body : dancefloor ammunition with a twisted, meta angle, working like comments on what's generally thought about club music. His material sounds physical and nervous, but also offers much to (joyfully) think about. Then followed "Javelin" EP released on Belgian label Forma.T, his contribution to Benelux born warehouse techno.

Also working in the realms of TV communication and advertising by day like some sort of animated gif era Don Draper, Panteros666 has directed all his ".Mov", and offered his extended video imagination to other artists : Para One - You, The Aikiu - Pieces of Gold with its million views... or being a DJ- explorer for Vice Magazine "Guide to Festivals". He teamed up with "The Creators Project" to develop the interactive engineering behind his live show.

His first mini LP "Hyper Reality" + Live show, to be released on Brodinski and Manu Barron label Bromance, unites both Panteros666's obsessions with technologies and music. Using Xbox kinects and digital technologies live to visually enrich his mutant techno and interact with club audiences.

'Shoulda Rolla' is the product of an almighty collaboration between Tectonic head honcho Pinch and Rinse FM's very own tribal roller, Roska. Returning to the studio together as a follow up session to 2010's 'Paranormal Activity' (as featured on TEC048) the pair have come up with something that sounds both familiar and fresh in equal measures - revitalising many ghosts of grime and dubstep past with brain bending atmospherics, precision drum programming and a full enaging tribal momentum. Flip then for the deadly 'Asbestos' which continues in the vibe of Roska's recent Tectonic output; 'Blurry', 'Spearhead' and '480 BC'. Taking on his 140bpm stance, Roska flips the dubstep / half-step script on its head - instead opting for rapid, meticulous drum programming and charging pace. Packed with enough sub bass weight to shake a sound system to pieces and a demented mid range sound that emulates a enraged robotic elephant, 'Asbestos' is one for the deeper heads who like to move their feet.

LTD Edition + 10" + cd !!!

Das Album beinhaltet Tracks von Neil Landstrumm, Tobias Schmidt, Bill Youngmann, Dave Tarrida, Jason Leach, MasCon, Fugo, Daniel Benavente & anderen.
Desweiteren gibt es bei der extra limitierten Ausgabe die offizielle SUBHEAD # 20 als 10" & eine CD inkl. unveröffentlichten Tracks oben drauf, sowie Stickers bei beiden Versionen.

New York-based vinyl specialists Styles Upon Styles return with the second edition of their Bangers & Ash series, featuring the experimental techno pulse of Brooklyn DJ/producer Clay Wilson. The artist calls upon his close affiliation with NYC's infamous Bunker parties to helm his debut, working in both ambient warehouse sound design and late night, eyes-down dance music across each side.
Mastered and cut by Helmut at Dubplates & Mastering in Berlin
DJ support from Tom Bonaty & Cassegrain (Prologue), Brendon Moeller, Container, Eric Cloutier, Patrick Russell, 2562/A Made Up Sound.
Positive feedback from XLR8R (8/10 review), FACT Mag, Sonic Router, Earmilk, Immersed Audio, DJMag (8.5/10 review)
Tracks that appeal to the techno DJ, as well as fans of experimental Electronics and drone music
Hand-painted, one-of-a-kind jackets created with an ink-jetting technique. No two are the same.
Translucent w/ marbled grey smoke 12" vinyl pressed at United in Nashville, TN
Hand-stamped inner label with Cigarette, Hammer (to signify Ash and Banger sides), the artist's signature, and catalogue number.
320 download cards included with every physical purchase

Ich R U" und "What You Want", die Robo-Stimmen-Boombox Singles auf Boys Noize' aktuellem Album "Out Of The Black", erfahren den Remix. Mit Jacques Lu Cont, Chromeo, Jimmy Edgar und D.I.M. wurden einige der derzeit heißesten Produzenten beauftragt, den Originalen ihre eigene Sichtweise aufzudrücken. Das Vinyl ist nur in einer streng limitierten Picture Disc-Auflage im Sägezahnformat erhältlich.

Following on from his increasingly essential work as Innerspace Halflife, Ike Release steps out on his own for a new three tracker on MOS Deep that finds the Chicago producer in a bullish mood.
Opener 'Cosmic Supreme' is a moody march across the surface of a planet far from here - typically raw, bobbling drums set the tone as a frazzled and drawn out synth line winds right through its core from start to finish. 'Spells' is backlit with an ethereal synthy glow as another thick analogue line takes the main focus of the track, all the while as nebulous percussion floats about like a cloud of dust in the background.

Finally, 'Westview' is a little more propulsive, driven as it is by a lashing, rubberised bassline that sprays about freely, contained only by the itchy and more regimented hi-hats that slice up and down around it. Despite there being a sonic denseness to all three tracks here, a certain emotional gravitas always lurks with in: be it one of introspection or reflection, they are difficult to ignore.

For the Dataphysix fans and trainspotters... here finally on vinyl... one of the tracks that has been played by Heinrich Mueller 2 years ago in a special podcast he did for Resident Advisor. This was one of the unknown tracks... and finally it gets an official release. No further info on the producer, just a well produced one sided 12'' with doodles etched in spiral on the b-side. Its needles to say there is a limited amount of these...

Teb techno, 3 versions, and one song. Pumpin tribal 4/4 Dub

Deep, deep inside the Hard Drive otherwise known as the non-local universe Light Sounds Dark are in 'thinker' mode trying to make sense of it all.

This time around the Intergalactic Communication Network are on hand; made up of people who don't know each other and don't know there in it; a sort of cosmic sloop for liking minds. Comprising this group are men of liberal science Rick Strassman M.D and Slawek Wojtowicz M.D, music makers from beyond the quantum holograph Mutant Beat Dance (E.P. out on L.S.D. in April) and spiritual godfather DJ Beppe Loda from the time when records began.

Dark Matters Too 'Tales of Enlightenment' is a celebration and homage to these individuals and all the people who choose to go against the wheel.. 'Why is it so important for human beings to see apparent order in everything around them' Rudolf Arnheim 1971.

So after all that what we actually have here is another high class offering of rare vinyl and a few cassette gems too good not to get a fair hearing. Dementia Precox kick things off with some serious shamanic tribal rhythms designed to induce a state of mind for a journey through to the underworld. Popsong's Factory ultra-rare Japanese vocoder jam slows the tempo down as do some old friends from 'D.E.T.' the wonderful Onyx 'S.O.S.' with its layered synths and mega fazing.

CHBB who later went on to become Liaisons Dangereuses are here with the classic cassette only 'Go Go Go!' which is well known by fans. Matched by the equally impressive Hypnobeats 'Giving Head to Kilian' a much rarer affair described as 'neo-tribalism', this is early minimal techno made in 1984 and really has to be heard to be believed. Light Sounds Dark continue to put music out refusing to be holed by the pigeons and there is even a possibility of a website this year... A tale of enlightenment indeed!!

180g vinyl only Zed Bias & Paleman on SWAMP81.

A Luminous Veil is the debut release by Alexander Lewis. Six tracks of heartsore modern industrial and S-M techno created using synth, microphone and pedals. Recorded in one take with minimal computer processing or post-production.Limited edition of 500.

BLACKEST015 is the first vinyl pressing of music by Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement. Two long form, minimal synth / dark ambient compositions with field recordings. Sourced from a box of cassettes found at a market in Port Moresby, it was thought to be recorded by a group of Christian missionaries prior to their unexplained disappearance during the 1980s. Originally released on tape (edition of 79) by Hospital Productions in 2012. Remastered for BEB by Matt Colton at Alchemy, London, January 2013. Limited edition of 500.

Boysnoize Records (BNR) zelebriert seinen 100. Maxi-Release mit einer Doppel-A-Seiten-Maxi mit den zwei definitiven Floorburnern aus Boys Noize' aktuellem Album "Out Of The Black" in brandneuen Remixes von niemand Geringerem als The Chemical Brothers und Justice. Während The Chemical Brothers einen 7-minütigen Electro-Marathon hinlegen, verwandeln Justice den Electro-House des Originals in ein dunkel brodelndes, episches Stadionmonster!

The logo of London-based electronic label Combat Recordings is a fearsome, ancient demon warrior mask. As metaphors go it tells you everything you need to know about the Combat ethos. Battlefield-disciplined and sombre, a fundamental dark force of nature courses through every release, on a label which defiantly straddles the unstable no-man's land between electro, industrial and bass-driven electronics, and whose releases are championed by the likes of Surgeon, Rob Hall, Mary Anne Hobbs and Rob Booth. The 'Collapsing System' EP is the latest salvo from the uncompromising imprint, with label head Stormfield's original productions. Though the tracks come in several different styles and tempos, the unifying theme for this release is acid, acid and more acid. 'Rebuild' is a 140bpm dark electro beast of broken machine rhythms and huge bassdrums underpinning the dramatic sci fi drones and edgy paranoid strings. Multiple 303 patterns chatter in a 4 way conversation, as the acid structure builds, changes form and builds itself again over a melting 8 minutes. 'Collapsing System' goes in a cinematic direction instead, conjuring imagery of gigantic structures slowly exploding and crumbling undersea, dense reverbs and echoes resounding in three dimensional space. The tracks get the remix treatment from a some new allies to the clan. Current UK electro scene favourite Defekt has won favour with Rob Booth (Electronic Explorations) and Dave Clarke for his warm, analogue electro and turns 'Rebuild' into a minimalist, bass-heavy dance floor track driven by throbbing, pulsing drum machines and technoid bleeps. London-based, Bulgarian-born producer Errorbeauty reworks the tranquility of 'Collapsing System' into relentless apocalyptic acid, brutal electro designed for lights-out basement style carnage, yet infused with playful bleeps of melodic detail between the jagged rhythms. Nonima, one of Scotland's most underrated electronic producers turns in a fierce, technical workout of a track, in the form of a syncopated techno remix reminiscent of some of Surgeon's early dance floor works. This is an EP that wears its rebellious streak on it's sleeve. But don't think this is anti-dance music. Scaring your audience and moving them are not mutually exclusive. This is music for dystopian dance floors. There will be a special Combat acid set on Electronic Explorations in March to promote the release, which in it's vinyl version is limited to just 200 copies worldwide.

3 Track 12 from new but not new artist Anno Stamm. An alias of Berlin producer Lars Stöwe aka Anstam who has been one of our favourite producers around All City towers these last few years. His two LPs on 50 Weapons - Dispel Dances and Stones & Wood - are experimental beat monsters for our ears. Original with a capital O, Anno Stamm is allowing him to fiddle about in the undergrowth even further. Raw and twisted, dark with a dash of colour and heavy with the drums. 3 tracks in all, and those of a certain vintage should be able to spot the sample on lead track "I Still have the Photographs". As always for those to whom such things matters - there's the usual full colour shrink-wrapped artwork with a download code.

Ceephax, the pope of acid music of the 2000s, has grown up between Giorgio Moroder's sound and the library music of the BBC. These multiple influences are transcribed again in this triple album which could be an imaginary OST. He proves with this work of art that he has reached his whole maturity thanks to a great sense of narration and his mastery of analogue machines. Welcome in Cro Magnox Planet!

PYLON releases second single from DOUGLAS McCARTHY'S (from NITZER EBB) latest album, featuring remixes of "BLACK LIGHT ODYSSEY" and "THE HACKER". Colored vinyl limited to 350 copies.

This project started off as a bootleg (under the name Burglar Tom) released by Phil Kieran back in 2007. Back then he was just putting out a tune he really wanted out there, cutting through the red tape. But as occasionally happens this one was too good to have such a limited release. Picked up and played by many top djs, it eventually found it's way to the ears of Bush Tetras' vocalist Cynthia Sley, via the good people at Optimo in Glasgow. She loved it. They put her in touch with Phil, and the result is this official release.
There are four tracks here, all instant dancefloor favourites. From Phil we get that original bootleg track, the appropriately names PK east village mix, with its nod to the New York scene Bush Tetras were so influential in, this is the track that will find favour on the playlist of the discerning indie disco as well as the techno scene. There's a a new PK techno mix, and new mixes by two of the biggest names in techno: DJ Hell and Dave Clarke (here with Mr Jones under their 'Unsubscribe' alias). With the PK techno mix Phil takes the tune into familiar territory with the driving percussive techno he's so rightly lauded for.
DJ Hell, well versed in post punk having worked with the legendary electro pioneers Suicide, gives us a darker spacious electro rebuild of Phil's original track, complete with analogue sounds and some neat twists and drops along the way. The Unsubscribe mix fits it out for the big room, with the new synth riff and repetitive use of Cynthia's 'ding a ling' vocal taking us into 21st century rave territory.