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Bellringer by day, DJ by night, Philipp Gorbachev returns to his own PG TUNE label for his fascinating third LP, KOLOKOL (‘The Bell’). A singular blend of cutting-edge techno and industrial with the distinctive sound of Orthodox church bells, Philipp Gorbachev’s unique vision, also extended to an accompanying experimental documentary and a radical new live show, documents the life and spirit altering experience of becoming a bellringer himself in the time since his last full-length, 2016’s uncompromising ‘Unlock The Box’. Now, on KOLOKOL, Gorbachev utilises his masterful use of electronic music textures and his multi-instrumental to adapt and subvert some of the most inspiring sounds that have ever rung out.

Originally conceived as an Eastern ‘gospel’ inspired album in the vein of Robert Hood’s pulpit trips as Floorplan, the resulting record is an earthier, more brooding journey, arguably echoing the soothing and powerful tones of the bells themselves, which match the earth’s frequency of 8hz, rather than classic and increasingly digital club sounds. Those anticipating claps, snare rolls, hi-hats and melodies may find themselves surprised and moved in unexpected ways; in the sonic church of Gorbachev’s creation, the ever-unpredictable Gorbachev mines tension, ecstasy and catharsis in the sound of more than 40 belfries, played live by hand, sampled and then sequenced with compelling and inspiring results.

In an accompanying and beguiling short film, we glimpse Philipp Gorbachev at the mercy of both the bell and a higher power at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Berlin, and wandering across the vast, snow-dusted plains of his native Russia. Abstract and provocative visual sequences combine the experimental, industrial sound design of the record with distinctive imagery from Christian Orthodox heritage, to subtle and even quietly psychedelic effect.

Completing Philipp Gorbachev’s holistic vision for the project is a new live show, already premiered at Moscow’s legendary Mutabor club in May, which sees the producer meld the communal and healing atmosphere of the traditional belfry with the more radical surroundings of the rave culture he is best associated with. A bracing and unforgettable introduction to this new style of spiritual music, the performance will tour avant-garde festivals and club spaces over the next twelve months. An ambitious and highly personal statement, KOLOKOL is an independent and necessary call for new bridges between spirituality and rave culture, demonstrating how an unexpected blend of technology and faith can transform ancient dogmas into communicative code that can heal anger and separation in the modern age.

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Limitierte Neuauflage des legendären Debütalbums von James Holden, "The Idiots Are Winning" (2006), ein Klassiker des Minimal Techno, auf kristall-klarem Splatter-Doppel-Vinyl.

Hoary records present Toollbox

Probably The Most Requested Releases From The Back Catalogue, Meanwhile Finally Presents 4 More Tracks By Legendary Remote_. The Ep Gathers Together Acid End And Tracing Lines From The Limited Cdr Smallfish Label Which Mike Used To Run Along With Managing The Legendary Shop Of The Same Name, Along With Isolate, From The Home Normal Label, And Untitled Which Is Previously Unreleased. Its Impossible To Pick A Stand Out Track Given The Quality And Depth Of All 4 Tracks, None Of Which Tracks Have Appeared On Vinyl Before Now, Despite Many Requests Over The Years For Acid End In Particular, A Deep Diving Cut Full Of Of The Trademark Pads, Chords, And Intrecate Percussion, Deep Basslines That The Artist Is Known For, And Of Course Some Subte 303 To Finish The Track Off. Tracing Lines Is A More Spacious Atmospheric Number, Which Morphs From It's Initial Electrorhythms Into A 4/4 Adding Delicate Meoldies And Idm Motifs. Untitled Lures You In With It's Swelling Icy Pads Before Heading Deep Into The Dancefloor With It's Crisp Beats And Some Subtle Chords. Finishing The Ep In The Way It Starts Is Isolate, Full Of Dubby Delayed Chords, Rolling Percussion, And Bubbling Basslines. The Icing On The Cake Is The Mastering By Rashad From D&m, The Man Responsible For Mastering Most Of The Early Releases On Meanwhile, Including The Now Legendary Remote_ Ep's, So Don't Leave This One In Your Cart For Long.

Emerging Italian label Castenea Records has been on a rich vein of form of late. Spurred on by quality signings a la Pressure Point, TC80 and OdD Music, they've quickly won the hearts and minds of numerous similarly-inclined artists. Their latest is a case in point. Coming at us from Modbox aka Patrizio Restelli, it features three originals from the man in question as well as a remix from one of minimal techno's most exciting new acts, the inimitable Topper.
Kicking off the sounds of 'The Science Behind First Impression' EP is 'Halo Effect'. A heads-down, zippy track that conjures up images of a hazy Villalobos and Zip after-hours session, it's made up of but a few parts but still manages to force a distinct

impression. An auspicious beginning, it wonderfully sets the mood for Topper's reinterpretation. Imbued with slightly more colour than its predecessor, its gradually warmer remix acts as the perfect foil to the sounds of the original.

The B side gets underway soon after with 'First Impression'. A jazzy number that's indicative of the producer at his playful best, it's full to the brim with smile-inducing tones and is sure to work a treat wherever it's let out of the bag. Culminating the release is the sounds of 'Jam Confidence'. A more stringent affair that sticks to an eerie script, it sees us out the door with some panache. An EP that's sure to force an impression, that's for sure.

Kiev based "vinyl only" label Nastroy present its 1st release based on a concept Modern Nostalgy. Deep & intelligent sounds from MicroHouse to Minimal Techno.

London based label and party Butter Side Up follow-up a sold out debut release from Christian Jay with another helping of atmospheric house music, this time from Leeds based rising star Midge Thompson. The long time BSU associate serves up three tracks that are complemented with a rare remix from the legendary Titonton Duvante.

Opener 'Destination 2242' is a slick and spaced out broken beat groover. Sci-fi motifs wither next to a sprinkling of garage percussion and rubbery drum programming is brilliantly loose and body popping. 'Delta' gets even deeper, with skeletal drums knocking out an infectious late-night rhythm while dreamy pads flesh things out. Spacecrafts drift in the background to add some cinematic stylings and make it perfect for the more close-knit dance floors.

On the flip, 'Beeston Lights' picks up the pace with perfectly rolling kicks pulling you in as keys twinkle up top like a distant metropolis at night. It's smooth and breezy house music to carry you away on a blissful vibe. Remixing is Titonton Duvante, a long time influence on the Butter Side Up crew and a cult figure in heady house circles thanks to definitive work on his own Residual Recordings, Mosaic and many others. His chunky take on techno is hard to beat, as proven here with a remix that re-works the drums into busy, restless things that work the feet while the Americans's typically ethereal pads bring real depth.

Original artwork by Sophie Douala.

180 Gramm Vinyl Only

The second edition of KUSI Records comes from Sedee a Mannheim based DJ-Team composed of Sebastian Werle & David Nicolas. This time the remix was contributed by Cezar. 
Written & produced by Sebastian Werle & David Nicolas. Remix by Cezar.  

Vinyl Box-Set limited to 500 copies + includes the Compilation on CD

Vinyl Box-Set ist auf 500 Stk. limitiert + beinhaltet die Compilation im CD Format Cocoon Recordings presents - Q' - the new edition of one of the longest running techno compilation series worldwide! We do not want to start again by mentioning how unbelievable it is that we have reached letter Q already ... and we do not even want to imagine how fast we will probably arrive at XYZ, if time continues to fly like this. The actual thrilling part of this compilation series is simply the fact that Techno seems to not grow any older in this form - isn't this amazing Here, in the truest sense of the word, we have a compilation of timeless material before us. With a broad bandwidth ranging from - futuristic-deconstructive' compositions such as 'Da Dang' by Alex & Digby and 'Fragile' by Carlos Nilmmns or the many contributions to Q that fancy almost anachronistic acid and trance influences: Everything sounds fresh and forward thinking! The vocal parts and the arrangement of 'All I Can (About you)' by Baba Stiltz appear like electronic singer songwriting. The musical approach of Baba Stiltz is slightly similar to big Pepe Bradock productions and their Dada aesthetic. In contrast to this, 'Anno Domini' by Kamran Sadeghi follows the sound approach of early Maurizio / Basic Channel records and reminds us that modern techno does not always have to be impulsive and kicking, and certainly does not define itself over the most extreme 'drops

Kntrl, who splits his time between sundrenched Malta and the slightly less summery, but musically highly inspirational Berlin, present his OFF-debut.

Giving proof to the label's versatility, the EP's two originals are easily the most electronica-centered pieces on OFF so far.

Rich and lush soundscapes, tasteful songwriting and melancholic atmospheres provide for beautiful listening, both for a chilled afternoon at home or the afterparty.

Luca Agnelli, hot on the heels of celebrated releases on Soma, Drumcode or his own Etruria Beat imprint, delivers a smashing peaktime techno interpretation, reconnecting the EP to OFF's natural habitat, the club.

After a short hiatus, the mysterious TZU series continues! TZU04 once again provides 4 tried and tested club cuts! Looking to follow in the footsteps of its predecessors this record is set to fly off the shelves and onto the dance floor.

Like frames of cinematic atmospheres floating between twisted sounds to create hypnotic landscapes, TURNING PAGES is a collection of the latest tracks of: Ghita Liviu, Roger Dee, Livio Pinna(feat. q-indie) and Stefano Razzo, back on vinyl after some years, trying to express what comes next.

Lumièreslanuit (alias Lln) Is Glad To Welcome Back Moscow-based Duet Bypass On The Occasion Of The 6th Release Of Its Off Series.
With Paper Ball, Bypass Delivers Another Rolling Techno Ep That Oscillates Between Minimal (acid Break), Deep-techno (multistuff) And Dub-techno (paper Ball).
In July 2017, Victor Karzalov & Edward Davydov (aka Bypass) Released Their Debut Ep 3 Osc (llnoff001).

Hypnotic grooves and deep evolving atmospheres: straight out of Argentina comes Yanee, a man whose back catalogue includes releases on labels such as Hangover, NewFact Music, Cyclic, Savor Music, Act Natural to name but a few.
Limited, Vinyl Only, Hand stamped

MUZI cartel is closing the summer with their second VA vinyl-only release. The A-side covers two Italian artists, beginning with ROWLE co-founder Dubfluss on the A1. A smooth entry into his world called ‘Milow’, covered in evolving pads and an embracing bass line. The A2 is by Jamahr, a groundbreaking duo, crushing the floor with ‘Ice Shelf’. Dreamy, groovy, and guided by its snares, waiting for the right moment to kick in. On the B-side, straight from the white isle, 2Vilas enters the door without taking off their shoes. ‘Dirty Sequence’ is a fast-pitched track worth it’s name that will make you move no matter what. Time to clean things up for Romanian talent BRYZ with the perfect closing track ‘Silence’. Close your eyes and let his hypnotic signature sound carry you away into his realm. What you get is what you don’t expect, this is MUZI 002.

second part Delayed Cycles by Gradient

Heisenberg's sub-label by Saktu is back in the game with its second release.

Two originals by Sasha himself added by remixes from Italian duo Jamahr & our old friend Anrilov from Russia.

Vinyl Only. No digital promotion or shares! 180g.

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Mood 24 returns with the "Mood Series" various artists. For this installment we have 4 special tracks each one to suit different styles and tastes. First up we have "Nima Gorji" with his Contraction track. A groovy minimal track, repetitive but at same time brings you along through a little journey on the dance floor. "Dragutesku" gives us a deep and dark track with special little sounds here and there to bring suspense and anticipation to this wicked track. "Negru" has a more solid house style. 808 drums, sick sub bass and a jazz melodies. "Petar Cvetkovic" gives us some more tech house orientated sounds, simplistic drums, groovy rolling percs and a sick vox to wrap things up nicely.

After a series of successful online releases, Eagervision is proud to present EV V001, its first vinyl print issue. Their mission to unleash fresh talents with no boundaries is fully channeled in the four tracks delivered by four different artists, each one bringing its own vibe on board.

On the A-Side ‘Como Gotas De Agua’ by Alffie breaks the seal with its bouncy bassline and warm pads. The mood changes instantly with Octave’s track 'Montain Do', where the dreamy background of liquid sound textures gives the listener a positive psychedelic feeling.

The B-Side starts by delivering a darker minimal sound with a techno touch. m.James’ ‘Bambalu’ will keep a sweaty crowd going in the middle of the night. Closing off the LP you will find ‘Ferry To Staten’ by HONS - a hypnotic minimal bomb which leads to instant head-knobbing.

Alffie, HONS and m.James are all coming from the flourishing Madrid underground. They are joined by Octave, one of the most promising talents of the Romanian underground scene whose tracks receive support from artists such as Barac, Raresh and Priku.

EV V001 is a versatile record made to be kept in your records bag, containing tracks which can be played out at the beginning of a party to warm the crowd up, right in the middle of the night or at your favorite late hours after party spot.

Beacon Sound and Jacktone Records are pleased to announce a limited edition joint vinyl release by Hugo RA Paris titled Threaded Habitat. The new LP from Paris follows two of Jacktone’s most popular releases: Mystique Youth (2015) and Horizons Beneath The Surface (2016), which appeared under his alias, Lavender.

The transition to the Hugo RA Paris moniker with this album marks a more personal shift in approach. Threaded Habitat combines ambient textures and techno rhythms to reflect tension between humanity and nature—particularly the cyclical nature of collapse and renewal. It also marks Jacktone's first collaborative release with the record store and label Beacon Sound, which has put out works from veteran experimental musicians like Terry Riley and Colleen. Beacon Sound is an important node in Portland, where Paris also lives and developed the flagship modular product for leading Eurorack manufacturer 4MS: the SWN.

The album's closing track was entirely composed on a SWN prototype and recorded in one take. In fact, much of his work is done in layers of single takes with minimal processing to preserve its raw emotion and embrace minor imperfections. As an MIT-trained engineer and physicist, working with hardware—from modulars to guitar pedals and tape loops—is essential to his process of not only making but exploring sound.

Threaded Habitat captures moments of claustrophobia and bliss in seven tracks and three accompanying videos directed by New Zealand artist Sam Hamilton. Visual art plays a central role in many of Paris’s projects, which include intricate audio-visual performances and scores for full-length films like The Modern Jungle (La Selva Negra) and its forthcoming follow-up.

The LP will be available to pre-order on July 1st with a limited, exclusive content sample pack. The handmade vinyl package features photography by Sam Hamilton and will be released July 19 through Jacktone and Beacon Sound’s webshops, with worldwide sales beginning August 2nd. A remix release will arrive later in the Fall.

6 Vinyl Box-Set limited to 500 copies - includes the Compilation on CD

Cocoon Recordings presents: Cocoon Compilation S

It's that time of year again when Cocoon Recordings goes into overdrive with the next installment of their legendary compilation series. Incredibly, it's already reached the letter 'S' and just like anything of vintage, the passing of time steadily enhances both the depth and the quality. As always the album brings together some of the most relevant artists of the moment, while the vibe is driven by Cocoon's trusted formula of organic electronics.

Love Over Entropy gets the ball rolling with "As If", offering up smooth, mediterranean vibes designed to stimulate heart-felt communication. It's an open invitation to leave your troubles at the door, exorcise the ghosts of everyday life and return to the source. Stimming's "The Gift That Never Stops To Give" continues in a low slung, tribal vein peppered with jazzed out, tubular percussion as the psychedelics gently take hold. Abstract echoes abound and peripheral effects disorientate around an exquisite hook line found gliding over sun drenched shores. John Talabot and Axel Boman aka Talaboman not only win the most bombastic track name of the year competition, but do a good job living up to it on "Big Room Anthemic Groovy Pounding Trance Dub Bomb. Superb! " The extended intro delivers a heightened sense of anticipation, as gentle bleeps, angular trance riffs and weird frequency occilations toast the synapses.

Emanuele Satie's "Planet XXX" is a perfectly balanced tech house groover, climaxing with an ecstatic breakdown primed to generate an explosion on the dancefloor. "End Days" from Edward then ups the ante with a metallic, New Beat vibe that swamps us in wild analogue noise before the deep brooding pads take over. The abstract, discordant central theme also confirms that we are leaving the warmth and security of the compilation's opening section for darker territories. Analogue squiggles dominate the opening exchanges on Florian Hollerith's "KURZVOR12" as the soundsystem starts pounding relentlessly into the early hours. A strong head is certainly required under pressure from the hypnotic, rasping synth lines.

Raxon gets things rolling on "The Turbulent" with electric hihats snaking through a dense mesh of banging snares that accompany a morphing acid line that seems to ricochet off the walls of some cavernous pressure chamber. "Jaded" then takes us into the realms of full-on industrial techno as Mark Broom transports us back to the genre's mid 90s heyday. Egbert ramps up the distortion on "Tering" with a flapping sub bass, played out across heavenly vox pads and acid washes. The dream like, retro sci-fi motif makes it one of the stand out tracks due to the fusion of a relentless battery of drums with a crystalline beauty.

As we enter the final straight, "Keep Changing Basslines" from Italian maestro Dino Lenny journeys deeper still, before it unfurls to reveal a myriad of arpeggiating synth and bass lines as the vocal sample of the title suggests. Deep, thoughtful and intelligent, there's also a hint of retro rave culture thrown in for good measure. Neil Landstrumm then takes us to Casio heaven on "Flesh Is A Prison", utilizing crisp sound that carries a laser-guided sting in the tail before Red Axes close things out with "Hevk". A long, spacey intro and more razor-edged riffs that morph and stutter perfectly encapsulate everything that has gone before.

Brimming with timeless melodies, rampaging beats and pressed on eye-catching yellow vinyl, Cocoon's Compilation 'S' effortlessly spans a broad spectrum of contemporary dance music from both veterans and relative fresh talents to the scene. Like a snake constantly shedding its skin, it's reassuring that in 2019 the genre is still mutating and reinventing itself and above all, has so much more to offer. One of the best Cocoon Compilations without a doubt.

Limited to 200 copies, this release is the third of the 5 12" from the Thomas Brinkmann Retrospektiv 5xlp box set. The 5 individual 12" will be released through 2018/19. Thomas Brinkmann is one of the great producers of Techno music and modern dance music. He initially gained notoriety in the experimental electronic music and Techno community for his full-length 'variations' of material by Wolfgang Voigt under his Mike Ink moniker, and Richie Hawtin. The variations were made by playback of the original artist records on a turntable of Brinkmann's design, which has two tone arms with separate outputs for left and right channels. The turntables were then pitched down from 33rpm to 27rpm and the results recorded and mixed. Both Voigt and Hawtin were sufficiently impressed they released the results on their own labels. Since then Thomas Brinkmann has produced some all-time classic dance tracks, many of which are collected here in what is a personal selection by Thomas Brinkmann himself. There are unreleased tracks, different versions, and tracks that have never been released on vinyl.

Smoke Machine returns with a new split ep featuring two artists from the Organik festival stable:
Agonis and Valentino Mora. This will be Agonis' second outing on the Taiwanese based label and
a first for Valentino. Now 9 years in the running with a successful podcast and parties, this will be
Smoke Machine's second release on their newly established label with many more to come.

With releases on the likes of Organic Music, Housewax and (djebali), plus a string of stand-out EP’s via their own labels Sintope and Sintope Digital, Timisoara’s NTFO have established themselves as key names within the realm of minimal and deep house since making their production debut back in early 2008. Having released their ‘Esperantza’ EP on the label last year, here we see the pairing return to Bondage Music in fine form to open their account in 2019 with the impressive ‘Dobr’.
Title cut ‘Dobr’ opens the EP as the duo quickly go to work, introducing a slick blend of sharp drum shots amongst snaking bassline patterns, whilst ‘Blissed Out’ combines organic percussion licks, punch low end tones and warping synth leads to great effect. Next, the first vinyl only track on the package ‘Riddin’ welcomes dubby pads and crisp hats before flowing steadily into the slinking, metallic tones and 303-tinged bass stabs found throughout ‘Standers’.

After the great debut record, Clut Communication is back with a new EP “NS connection” coming from Alex Dima and our Odracir. The guys delivered 4 house electro tunes that will burn the dancefloor.

vinyl only, limited copies

After successful releases of 001 with Octave , we proud to present Hubble 002.
Four original tracks from Alex Pervukhin, Laconica label boss. This artist from Lviv (Ukraine) make a lot of noise with releases in labels likeRecordeep, Harmine and Crocus VINYL.
On this EP Sasha mixed up different elements of house music: from micro sounds on "Alive A" to acidish arp on "Aseed Base". On B side we have banger "Black Eyes" with oldchool bassline and deep tune "My name is Kristina". Perfect package for any moment.
This beauties was tested on different dancefloors and now ready for your bag.

Limited 300 copies. Don't snooze

Inspired by the early white label house music releases.Vinyl only, limited copies, no digital promotion.

Ukrainian born and New York-based artist Matuss is delivering anotherinstallment of Absence Seizure. This time she is teaming up with
Norwegian but could be Berlin depending on the time of year
basslines that are pulsated by some intricate synths.


The Absence Seizure imprint is run by none other than Matuss herself along with Abe Duque and they focus on limited edition vinyl with a
nose for deep and meaningful house and techno. The last release saw the two bosses’ team up on Absence Seizure 11 to deliver some
pulsating beats and orgasmic synths. Expect a deeper cut this time around with the two artists verging more to the house side of the
electronic music spectrum on this project. Karina’s ‘Acid Meow’ is the first track on AS012. Karina is one of The
Zoo Project Ibiza core residents a player of all things vinyl with releases on the likes of God Particle and Cymawax. ‘Acid Meow’ has a
fearless acid-tinged bassline that gives the track a motivating drive. Reminiscent of 90s minimalism she’s kept the beats simple
putting all emphasis on the merciless acid sequence. Tip! Real energy to the dancefloor!


Matuss takes over the EP after the initial cut starting with ‘Travel High’. It has a long build to begin with these quizzical keys that
create anticipation. It discharges with an old school funky bassline that is slowly pushed. It’s accentuated by a ghetto vocal belting out
the title of the track and ends with some punchy percussions and bongo drums. She follows up with ‘Ninja Moves’. A more secretive and sultry number.
It tingles out a smooth bassline and revolves some nice chatter claps and snaps to add a certain silkiness to it. A bit of a floater
it has some beeping 80s keys on it that just add to the sway. If you want your mind to drift
you can get lost in this. Last but as always not least is ‘People Like You and Me’. The track starts with that fun festival horn that makes nostalgia exude out of
your prefrontal cortex. It divulges into these rolling clicks and toms that is carried by this dubbed bassline. Eventually
a bright and sunny synth emits light over the track as the vocals invite you in. The juxtaposition of the synth and bassline just work in harmony and
really make this cut hit home.

vinyl only!

A mystery label from East Asia. Vinyl only - limited. It is sampled from a famous song.

Thomas Fehlmann steps away as co-member of The Orb following two acclaimed full lengths on Kompakt (COW - 2016, Moonbuilding 2703 AD - 2015) and embarks back on his solo career with a career defining album 'Los Lagos' - from Detroit to Schaffel techno he conducts a broad spectrum of electronic music into a seamless flow.

Thomas Fehlmann has been active since the late 1970's from Palais Schaumburg, the Tresor defnining trio 3MB (with Moritz von Oswald and Juan Atkins), Ocean Club (together with Gudrun Gut) and of course The Orb.

Artwork direction and design by DESIGNERS REPUBLIC.

'Los Lagos' is Thomas Fehlmann's seventh solo full-length, his 4th for Kompakt following his Berlin inspired 2010 full length 'Gute Luft'. in the musician's own words it's about "checking the juice".

Establishing a picture of his current artistic condition, as suggested by the title - los lagos / die lage / the situation (literally translating to 'the lakes' but taking the meaning of 'wassup' in the context of a relaxed discussion between friends), the album refers to Fehlmann's "musical motivation, dreams and wishes" through the language of music exclusively: a way to "allow myself to techno" he says, "to techno as a means to deconstruct and rebuild again. Set up an area of tension, loose it in the flow of the grooves. Magnifying some detail out of proportion, regroup around that and slowly knit a texture. Expand."

"It was time to take a bend and head where the sun rises or sets, wherever my heart drives me." This is pretty much the kind of decision Thomas Fehlmann has made. 61 and shining, longstanding member of The Orb, multi-talented composer and boundless experimentalist, had to make in the twilight of his collaboration with Alex Paterson, eager to taste the flavours of the unknown on his own again. "It was the moment when felxibility would have become compromise'. Far from being the demise of their joint dream, this was bound to split it in two distinct, parallel fantasies - rich of their own singularity.

As goes with that essential love of his for the free-flowing nature of electronic music, a fascination born out of its "lack of borders", capable of "inventing, changing the emphasis, experimenting with an unpredictable outcome", 'Los Lagos' "freely connects disparate extremes. Art, disco, minimalism, schmalz, jazz and funk". As he likes to say, Fehlmann's head functions as a sampler, capturing elements and re-assembling them under his own embracing perspective ; not afraid to leap from a deep, dubbed-out hypnotism ('Window', 'Morrislouis', 'Freiluft') to the playfulness of '90s-style bleepy schaffel ('Tempelhof' featuring Max Loderbauer), through out-there, muscle-flexing dancefloor cuts ('Triggerism') onto the calmness of ambient ('Geworden').

In need to keep his inner balance in check, Fehlmann committed himself to "switch off the control" and follow his intuition, which isn't so much of an easy process as he also wanted to incorporate the side disturbances experienced: "it's a complex process of search and destroy to bring out a new beauty trying to expand my vocabulary". With 'Los Lagos', Fehlmann looked at finding "the structure that's surprising, disturbing and rewarding". The artwork for the record, courtesy of contemporary artist and friend Albert Oehlen whom he shares lots of artistic ambitions with, echoes the producer's "funky use of shape and space, sludge and clarity" like a second skin. A search for light and harmony that Fehlmann sums up eloquently: "Does your inner musical voice respond", that is the question. Then "doors open up in unexpected corners, rays of light appear; you follow through and you're in - in your oasis."

BEYER & FITZPATRICK TEAM UP FOR HUMAN REASON B/W SIMPLE HAZE FROM BEYER.

A rare collaborative statement of Laurine Frost and G76 on Tablon's Ten Inches series. Swinging jazz, funk and adventurous techno utopia in a gentle conversation of sounds. A unique soundscape that stands far way from the actual trends.
Obvious trademarks of Frost's unusual drums and wacky structures give birth to two peerless compositions with Florin Gojnea's floating micro-house visions. Sweet cake for silent rebels.