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Sweden's Bleak is fast becoming an essential part of his country's techno new school. Through releases on Deeply Rooted House, Sudden Drop and Traut he has emerged as a producer of funky, loopy techno a la countrymen Skudge. Here he debuts on Delsin with a fierce two tracker, Origins of Chaos. The first track 'Sixteen Crude' is a cantering techno cut with searing, warbling synths racing along above lazier, underlapping kicks. It's a nice contrast that gives the acidic track plenty of depth, before the flipside, 'Subject Target' deals in more convoluted, whip-snap lines that thrash about like cables in a storm. Industrial yet human, it's timeless techno that wraps you up in its midst and never lets you go.

Highly destructive four track EP from the irrepressible, Container (Spectrum Spools), on Morphine Records. Totally deadly, stripped back and direct. Following 12"s from Shake Shakir, Hieroglyphic Being, Madteo & Metasplice, this one is also going to blow-up heads...VERY LOUD TIP!
Artwork by Maria Kassab.

Frigio happily announces a new release by San Francisco based artist Exillon who is well known for his amazing works for Detroit Underground among other labels.

In 'Mind Techno Control EP', Exillon (aka Jay Fields) drops us 3 energetic and overwhelming tracks. On side A we have an incredible 10 minute long acid techno killer that for sure will burn dancefloors. You can hear all the analogue gear frequencies bouncing in your bones.

On B side, the 2 tracks keep the same forcefulness and get closer to an IDM drum structure that maintain the groove but out of the straight 4x4 beat. By using deeper melodies and mixing different styles, the result is very rich in textures and makes the sound exotic.

Dirty electro tekno dancefloor killaz !

CE returns with the next instalment of the World Electronix series. This EP focuses on 4 moody acid lead electro tracks perfect for dark basements and warehouses. Once again this EP will be strictly limited to one vinyl run with no repress!! First up CE is proud to welcome The Exaltics (Bunker, Solar One, Creme, Abstract Forms) to label with a hard piercing track not for the feint hearted. Next up CE label head Sync 24 delivers a signature style hypnotic groove for dance floor. The flip side see's Sync 24 and Abstract Forms label head Deixis team up for there second release. This time tuning in an acidic kick drum heavy roller. Finally the EP is rounded off by CRC aka Michael Deikmann who is no stranger to CE as one half of electro duo Morphology.

collecting orders for a repress!

We had an inkling that it wouldn't be long before Marquis Hawkes reared his mysterious ass again. Even after the success of his last drop for DABJ we're no closer to finding out the real identity of this cheeky funkmonger. He's probably holed up in his caravan right now, taking massive bong hits, fingering his 808 and having a good old laugh at us all. And if he isn't doing that then he's most certainly at the club, double-fisted with two fine single malts and draped in wimmin, while the DJ drops his shit. "Higher Forces at Work" is a solid entry in what is rapidly becoming a signature sound: raw ghetto elements mixed with deep and melodic arrangements. The rolling funk of "Automatic" is the most minimal Hawkes production yet but we're not talking no Teutonic functionalism here, just a stripped-back deep-bass bliss teetering on the brink of a disco meltdown that never quite happens. Title track "Higher Forces" and "Divine Intervention" are the best examples of Hawkes Ghetto inclinations here. Both have that ripping, flanged percussion that cuts dancefloors to ribbons, with "Divine Intervention" acting as a sort of acid-driven counterpart to the electronic soul of "Higher Forces". "I Want You" is almost this E.P's answer to the righteous thunder of "Sealion Woman" from the last cut. Although, the tracky punishment of the latter isn't quite present on here, Mr. Hawkes certainly knows how to wield an old-time sample in a deft fashion and the surging bass and jungle percussion of this track will take the heads to elevated levels. To cut a long story short: Marquis Hawkes delivers another hit of real, rockin' raw shit mainlined straight to tha jugular and every ounce of hype he's been graced with recently is utterly deserved.

This release will be on green vinyl with blue stamp and inlay.


DJ Feedback

DJ Flush/Killekill - say Best new artist and new label in a while!

Madteo - This one's massive, jus sounds dirty and huge simultaneously, not a problem wit tat !

Mark Archer - Beastly ep - Divine Intervention and Higher Forces stick out immediately, love the Todd Edwards feel on I Want You - top package.

Martyn- Great release. Thanks a lot for these!

Pangaea - Sick! Who is this guy..!

Jacques Greene - Really like this record. Thank you so much!!!

Fudge Fingas - As solid as his last, maybe even more so! Divine Intervention is the stand out for me on first listen, but that may just be something to do with the perma darkness over Scotland right now
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Trevor Jackson - This is brilliant! Thank you very much. look forward to future releases also!

Alex Cortex - Quality selection of varied tracks. But "i want you" is by far the winner here. It's classic and modern at the same time. its sound is quite upfront, but not as over compressed as the other tracks. Vocals like from Andrés, but cut-up like it was Soundhack, a soulful feel like some Moodymann track, but with fierce Vogel-style basslines. all those name dropping doesn't do it justice either. Pretty much its own thing, and getting better with every listen!

Boston DJ relocated to LA where he runs the Bottom Floor night for underground house & techno. Sex music for robots w/huge props from Jus-Ed, John Tejada, Recloose, Jordan Fields & more. Pic sleeve.

Quintet of Mexican electronic musicians head down the slow techno path a part of the 10th anniversary of Static Discos. A statement of sorts, an exercise in slow layered & deep rhythms in contrast to today's hyper fast and empty dance music

Berlin experimental music and breakcore and electro compilation. Weird stuff allowed ! Sexy XP !

Already support by
by SLAM, AKA AKA, Richie Hawtin, Dr. Motte, Veitengruber,Toni Rios, Andreas
Henneberg, Fabian Reichelt and many more...

After the first Releases on Basti Grubs Label Hohenregler, Zoo:
Technique or Tanzbar Digital, N.euss gives his vinyl debut on Sophisticated Retreats. He packed up two powerful and impulsive Tech-House bombs, which get right to the point.

*Ellen O'Maley, originally from Newcastle, born to Irish parents, moved to Canada in her late teens to study music at UBC in Vancouver. While attending the University she met Bernard Davies and Victor Beaudet, co-producers of the late 90's cult project 'Photodementia', who's most renowned 3rd release was re-issued with warm reception in 2011, as the debut release of a label archiving the project.
*Ellen joined Photodementia as an occasional conspirator, who interviews of the time quote as being 'inspired by late 70's/early 80's New York New Wave, Krautrock & the UK electronic scene, Cabaret Voltaire, Human League etc'.
*Figure 4 is most of an unreleased LP Ellen and Victor recorded shortly after the Beaudet/Davies original Photodementia sessions, in Washington DC. The 7 tracks run in at just under half an hour, ranging from roughly 120-140 BPM. The band's influences are clear from the music, as is their virtual Venn diagram involving piers such as Dopplereffekt, Underground Resistance, Hashim, Plaid, Beltram etc. The music has an original and unique quality all the same, from sinister dance groovers to light soothing tunes, the production shines through, not showing it's age at all yet. Music from the past that remains Futuristic, it belongs in your record collection.
*More Photodementia releases follow in 2013, a compilation CD is hot on the heels of this EP and a full length album by a new signing to the label is nearing completion now.

Jupiter Jazz is the moniker for production duo Maceo Plex and Danny Daze...
A force of twisted nature, Jupiter Jazz are finally dropping their inaugural bomb EP 'Booty Jazz', after the first remix outing on Ellum with Switchbox's 'Pirates Poetry'. Sucking the dancefloor into their flaming orbit and leaving all inhabitants senses back on earth, Maceo Plex and Danny Daze are here to Jupiter Jazz you up.
'Shake It Mama' launches the booty theme with a vortex of dirty, dark 80s electro, growling low-end and Cameo style vocoder while a smoother groovier deeper vibe shimmers through 'Technology' on the b-side.
Taking a weirder turn 'Good Girl' seals the package with a sleazy male vocal line, tight drums and hypnotic pads. So let Jupiter Jazz drag you into the black hole of
'Booty Jazz' for some intergalactic misbehavior. More to come in the not so distant future...

Long awaited album, "IMAGINARY SOUNDSCAPES", from JAMAL MOSS brings nine breathtaking compositions of raw electronic goodness that only he can concoct. From soft atmospheric sound environments to banging warehouse beat tracks, this is pure sonic bliss. Limited clear vinyl with poster insert

Limited edition WHITE VINYL and a full colour sleeve release by the master himself Boris Divider

Already Big Support by:
M.A.N.D.Y., AKA AKA, Hanne & Lore, Bebetta, Andreas Henneberg, SLAM, Bukkador & Fishbeck, Cascandy, Claude von Stroke, Oliver Schories, Paco Osuna, Rich vom Dorf, Spedro and many more ...

With a spectacular bash the Retreats Family celebrates their 3rd year anniversary and presents a huge compilation of tracks from label regulars and newcomers. It includes four different takes from techno to tech-house, which will get quite some dancefloors burning.

limited repress!!! be fast and grab your copy!

Limited edition full colour sleeve release by the master himself Boris Divider

From the depths of electronic obscurity we welcome this anonymous release from 'CHASING VOICES'. What this record lacks in information it makes up for in relentless, totally uncompromising electronic might, a morbid excursion on the outer limits of repetitive funk and mental sanity. Declaring war on the formulaic banalities of dubstep and stripping away its superfluities, cheap tricks and vapid gimmicks, slowing it down and forcing it into its own self-contemplation, 'Acidbathory' reinterprets the breakbeat in the context of our present day wasteland and executes this vision with disturbing exactitude. Grotesque low-end acidic excretions slope up and down a summit of flawless arrangement, mutating to form a breathing organism of the darkest musical beauty. If the direct and pure expressiveness of punk rock is ever to encroach on the encapsulated world of electronic music, this is a good start.

Brand new from Mindset Records, Biome steps up with a surprising release considering his strong affiliation with the 'dungeon step' sound, here we see him unleash 3 Techno influenced tracks on Indigo's Manchester based label, a new angle for Biome and on the strength of this release I'm sure we'll see many more productions from him on this tip.

Exercise One's newest EP is the result of happy jam sessions in the studio with a couple of their dear Canadian buddies. Exercise One have been concentrating on their new all hardware, no computer live show over the past half year - with performances at Panorama Bar, Cabaret and Le Showcase - and releases on Cocoon and their own Exone label. Mathew Jonson is responsible for some of the best techno records of the early 21st century, on his own, with his brother Nathan as Midnight Operator and with his constant conspirators The Mole, Tyger Dulha and Danuel Tate as Cobblestone Jazz, as well as running the Wagon Repair label. Leonard Flohen is fond of BBQ, moose and music - in no particular order. He's a distant cousin of that old rogue Hugh Betcha and if you ever were to meet them you'd see that they share a certain twinkle in their eye. In 'Lost forever in a happy crowd' Exercise One team up with Mathew Jonson, for a release that illuminates the key elements of both the producers sound. Both artists are at home pressing record at the start of a long relaxed daytime jam, then editing and tweaking the live take for a final flowing mix. It's deep, it's melodic, it's a little twisted in parts and it makes us want to wiggle it - just like the guys themselves. 'Blind Trapeze' is a classic Exercise One techno journey with a boisterous rocky bassline and an extra shake of darkness with Leonard's vocals looming over the mix. And there's a dub bonus, as a bonus.

The Detroit Threads team is at the center of a community of vinyl enthusiasts that take pride in their individual approach to sound. This community struggles to keep their vision alive though the warmth of the medium that holds a special place in the heart, vinyl. As the electronic sound evolves new faces and styles emerge to challenge the establishment. Detroit Threads hears those voices and works to give them a platform.

Fluxus is Danny Scrilla's first transmission for Civil
Music and the Munich based producers second
release. Following on from 2012's Flash Powder EP
for Om Unit's 'Cosmic Bridge' label, 'Fluxus' sees
Scrilla in expected fine form, and takes in four
original neck snapping instrumental tracks plus two
remixes from Japan's Deep Medi member Goth-
Trad and London producer and one to watch Deft.
On Fluxus Scrilla's productions run at 80-90BPM /
160-180 BPM exploiting slowfast halftime tempos
yet are seemingly engineered from the sonic
essence of '06 OG dubstep's dark sparse
dreadnought sounds, with waves of quaking bass
growing under iced-out percussion accentuated by
toiling snares. Floating chords and hypnotic
melodies drive skeletal riddims, sci-fi synthlines arc
over the spacious heavyweight ruffage built for
towering stacks and pitch black rooms....

This record includes an amazing and unique remix by Mick Wills featuring Isabella Venis & Intergalactic Gary. Frigio Records presents the first part of the 'Lost Series' by Juanpablo. This first series is dedicated to creatures that are disappearing from this planet because of human colonization of their territory.
This time, Juanpablo drops us 3 tracks with a strong identity and lots of energy that combine similar elements of heavy atmospheres and deep melodies using structures from different electronic styles but with a final result that could be difficult to describe.
The drawing on the cover was made specifically for this record by Colombian artist Felipe Rincón who created an animal that combines the Anaconda, Harpy Eagle and Jaguar.
Feedback:
Dave Clarke - Mick Wills remix will get play on my radio show, thanks.
J.T.C. (aka Dabrye) - Nice one, Juanpablo. Icy and industrial. Perfect for the cold season!
Adam X - Mick Wills remix for me.

Lets get some Candy for the childs :) they will love this pink sugarfull realese !

Germany's #1 electro project The Exaltics (Bunker / Creme / Solar One) joins TRUST for a special EP: 'Muted World' shows the project at its most original, pairing subaquatic electro and electronica with acid touches and epic synths. Bristol hotshot Kamikaze Space Programme (DecaRhythm) supplies a sharp and hard hitting, AFX-inspired rework.

Since he released with 'OR' one of the best albums of 2011, Kangding Ray was on our list for a future cooperation. We just needed to wait for the right track for him to remix. That came in the form of Albert Van Abbe's demo for Curle. On his own label No Comment he had previously also worked with Conforce and Convextion - next to Gerald Donald (!), Sleeparchive and Abdulla Rashim. This is however Albert's first release outside of No Comment. The Sugar Lobby Series counts three numbered tracks. 9191 is definitely peaktime stuff, 9090 is deeper but Kangding Ray turns that one into a dark monster too. 9390 concludes the EP with atmospheric offbeats, to cool you down again.
early support by:

Chris Liebing: tnx
Locked Groove: strong deepness
MPIA3/Truss: Fantastic EP. 9191 is the cut for me, but all are great.
Trevino: 9191 & 9390 are the ones for me .. cheers
Skudge: nice!
Shifted: excellent.. cheers.
Jonas Kopp: Cool EP , thanks!
Tommy Four Seven: I love how 9191 is so deep and dark but keeps the funk in bass. Kangding Ray's remix is deeply twisted. Dope release!
Pfirter: Kangding Ray remix is awesome, also into Series 9390, thanks.
Xhin: nice one
Groove mag: exciting release
Boris (Berghain): great release!!!
DJ mag (UK): review. I'm a fan of Albert - thanks for sending on.
Philip Sherburne: Deep, deep stuff here.
Laurent Garnier: Another strong trippy release on Curle rec --- will play of course
Âme: nice one!
Joakim: nice stripped down techno, could play some of those tracks in appropriate setting and mood
Tiga: sounds good!
Troy Pierce: all of the tracks are really interesting, 9090 is my favorite.
Juno Plus: Kangding Ray rub is top.


Mano Le Tough: this sounds very interesting. thanks.
Ben Westbeech: 9090 yeah yeah deep dark and rolling love it
Ambivalent: I love No Comment releases, so it's great to have this and the Kangding Ray remix! Nice!
Slam: cool label - cool EP - playing - thanx
Sepalcure: Some dark shit. Love 9191.
goldFFinch: proper release!
Konrad Black: Deep dark n dirty...love this. Always quality on Curle...
Tim Paris: brilliant record !
Andrew Grant (DC10): SLS 9191 is exactly what I am looking for to play in my sets
Ibiza Voice: Tones and textures. Very nice, remix is instantly noticeable but the originals are compelling too.
Darko Esser: Beautiful abstractism from Albert & great remix from mr Ray!
Joel Mull: Love the deepness of this release! Kangding Ray Rmx is def my pick. Will be playing and supporting!! Thank you
Exercise One: gooood!
Chicken Lips: all tracks are well constructed, the remix pips it by a whisker ! Danke
Falko Brocksieper: i like this alot! especially 9390.
Angel Molina: LOVE this record, especially tracks 9191 & 9090. thanks so much!
Patrick Zigon: great ep - 9390 is my fav!
EQTV: record of the day
Rob Booth (Electronic Explorations): SLS 9090 (Kangding Ray Remix) is impeccable ... I don't think there is a better artist for me right now than him.
Rockerilla (Italy): review in Feb issue #390
Posivision (Japan): solid!!!!!
Vincent LeMieux (Musique Risquée): Guten Techno. Me like this. Good surprise. Will play for sure. Danke.





Marbled coloured vinyl limited to the first pressing!

Ultradyne returns from self-imposed exile with 4 tracks of futurist machine music w/a gritty urban edge

the original is a slowgroove Monster - very Anthony Rother like !! The Ascent's Clubrework is minimal and powerful and perfect for friends of Get Physical, Kompakt or Minus. The Soapespierre & Dexter Mix is perfect for cases of Tiga, Boys Noize or Robert Hood !! the bomb of the records is by Queaver & Thom E. "Beloved Acid Voice Mix" - this one is comining the hit potential of old Attack Tunes with the fresh sound of Pickadoll, plus Vocals like MIA !! already played by Jeff Bennet, M.a.n.d.y., Mason, Patrice Bäumel, ...

Don't sleep on this, VINYL ONLY!!!Dream Tennis was the second release for the Cocktail d'Amore imprint in the summer of 2011 from Steven Warwick better known under his alias Heatsick. This first outing on vinyl garnered attention for him through RA's "Breaking Through" series and the Diegors remix opened the RA "Real Scenes: Berlin" video. After that release, Steven Warwick's Casiotone based experiments in dance music crossed over to many different audiences thanks to an album and 12" on PAN Records, a 12" on Rush Hour and many live performances throughout Europe. As the first release of 2013 Discodromo and Boris present to you a collection of remixes of "Dream Tennis" by admirers of Heatsick´s music: Legowelt, Willie Burns, Young Marco and new comers Clima.

Gute Platte, die Pop und Elektronik so plausibel wie selten verbindet. Mindestens so gross wie Gui Boratto und Trentemöller!

Limited rerelease of only 100 copies of this electrotechno bomb by Nukubus. Finally this killer gets the release it deserves on Syncom Data Records. Comes with the epic 13 minutes original, the hammering dub version and the trippy space mix by Louis Guilliaume in a wonderful double vinyl package.

'All in the Blink' is the brand new single from musical alchemist Theo Keating under his Fake Blood moniker.

The track mixes buoyant keys with playful house beats and is the 2nd single to be taken from Fake Bloods' debut full length 'Cells.' The album is a stunning collection of big-beat, electro and house anthems fused together with grimy funk-induced basslines and Theo's trademark upbeat techno bounce.

His previous releases, 'Mars' and the 'Fix Your Accent EP' that features the hit club song, 'I Think I Like It' cemented the man as a leader of the scene, renowned for his trademark, hi-octane, genre defying productions

fierce new two track 12" from Metasplice... a couple of very well timed destroyers on here! Bringing premium 'outsider techno' onto this insider label...TIP!
* currently gearing themselves up for a small European tour in November*
The label say"In a time when techno and abstract music is sounding repetitive, Metasplice continue to utilize unconventional sounds and arrangements. "Decant", being the more floor oriented track, combines groovy bits that turn into splashing immense noises and harmonies. "Churn" opens with a barrage of beautifully crafted harmonic sequences, then relentlessly descends into a sublime world. Both tracks are spectacular floating grooves that immerse the listener in the group's unique and intense headspace."

Special Remark: the track 'Acid Dunes' will be only released on vinyl. For all Egypt and Acid lovers here is the release: 'Walk on Acid Dunes, follow the Arabian Moon". The combination of Acid, Vocoder, Electro, Deep chords and oriental melodies. RVDS makes this music possible: east and west hand in hand, feets on the floor - the moon shows the way - enjoy the dance! Artist Info: Since 2005 RVDS is a resident DJ at the Golden Pudel Club in Hamburg. He made support for Kyle Hall, Scott Grooves, K'Alexi Shelby and Anthony Shakir, which express the love to Detroit and Chicago House music. 2011 It's realized his debut album 'Moments", 'Acid moon EP' and the label LAID realized the famous 'Moon oddity".

massive 1st part of 2 from the new moby burner !! first time on turbo...you know the remixers...so you know the score !!! dig it