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*After more than two decades of behind the scenes collaboration Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald present Borderland - their debut collaborative album to be released this summer on Tresor Records.

*The album - made up of 8 sequences, which seamlessly blend the styles of both masters - was recorded at the beginning of 2013 over various studio sessions in Berlin and will be released as a series of three 12"s and a CD album.
Limited to 500 units, pressed on heavy vinyl and packed in hefty sleeves, this is the second chapter in a series of three 12' vinyls. Footprints was the second work to be produced in the Borderland studio sessions. A robust groove reminiscent of earlier collaboration between both legends such as the infamous 'Starlight' released on Metroplex eighteen years ago.
On the B-side, Mars Garden returns to the Electric Garden theme with a high dose of ultra deep gritty funk.
Together with a live show being debuted in May at MUTEK festival - the record gives common voice to two independent yet mutually supporting musical journeys, achieving a singular expression of club-orientated electronic music and the freedom of organic musical experimentation.

The second Molten Moods release contains works by Natan H, Jonas Friedlich, Jonas Yamer, Einer Weniger and Mono.Mental. Like its predecessor this EP aims at creating coherence through certain types of grooves and atmospheres rather than genre criteria. The tracks are definitely meant to be played in a club but also qualify for sweetening your vespertine living room hang out.

**First vinyl issue in 2LP edition of 500 mastered and cut at D&M, first 180 copies include one of three 12" x 12" colour prints - if you're into Lee Gamble, The Caretaker/Leyland Kirby or Wolfgang Voigt's GAS project - this is a must** The Automatics Group's dance-pop deconstruction, 'Summer Mix' is one of the uncanniest computer music releases of this decade - first issued as a limited CD edition by Entr'acte in 2011. In the time since then it's quietly become a bit of an iconic reflection for a post-rave generation, presenting a non-trivial nostalgia trip that somehow sounds like a digitally diffused, skeletal take on Gas, Basic Channel or Ross 154. It was created by applying a mathematical process known as a discrete Fourier transform upon a number of late '90s and '00s dance anthems, effectively sieving their contents for all its time data and discarding this half of the info, leaving behind the frequencies and noise from the original recordings. What remains is a haunting spectral impression: snare hits smeared as a thin layer of noise over the entire recording, single synth notes become pulsating chords spanning the whole track; rending anthemic metaphysics as a sublime murmuration of intangible memories and perhaps even simulating the effect of an MDMA-induced cultural amnesia, to our mashed minds at least. Due to vinyl's inherent frequency limitations, the piece's unique, high-end timbral thizz sounds subtly altered on this version, with pulses pronounced just enough for adventurous DJs, and also features the bonus of a pre-installed 33rpm version if you really want to break it down. Whether considered as a critique of academic music's neurotically formal processes or as an arguably transcendent and tantalisingly emotive record, Summer Mix should serve as a fine primer to Theo Burt's practice in advance of his keenly awaited 'Gloss' album for Lorenzo Senni's Presto! label. 'Summer Mix' has become a deeply valued part of our listening lives, and we only hope that more people will get as much enjoyment from it as we do.

Titled Alcatraz", André Galluzzi releases a pulsating symbiosis of intense snapshots from excessive clubnights and deeply pervasive soundscapes. On powerful wings and with full range, Alcatraz' glides through the various spheres of this planet called Techno. With each beat, every snare and bassline, André Galluzzi is fascinating mind, body and soul. Similar to his live-sets the debut album has a captivating conceptual build, gaining speed and intensity steadily, and turning the world upside down for a moment. Alcatraz' delivers a colourful and multifaceted blend of driving grooves and hypnotic beat-combinations, where Galluzzi drapes his listeners in distinctive analog warmth. Inspired by occult sounds and psychedelic vocals, the album floats easily through the Technocosmos, overleaping stylistic boundaries and returning just as swiftly to its starting point. The always foregrounded percussive puls of Alcatraz' seems created equivalent to Galluzzi's own heart rate and gives the whole disc congenial and tangible authenticity. Tracks like Mathilda' or Alcatraz' are raising the endorphin levels just by their sheer love for detail and the enchanting arrangements. And with Bombetta' you have a stunningly massive heavyweight of a tune coming through the speakers. Full bass and a conquering build are shaking up the synapses. André Galluzzi shapes gently blending synth-landscapes. Tracks like Hand Has Been On It' and Ferry You' create mystic oases, that provide time and space to exhale and slow down. Without any doubt, Galluzzi is letting you feel the full range of his love for music, far away from any conventions.

In late 2014 Infrastructure will release 'Function - Recompiled - Various Works & Pseudonyms 1995 - 2012', the double CD, 28 track compilation collecting classics, rarities and essential David Sumner aka Function productions from the last two decades.Two vinyl releases have preceded this, the third connected with the Recompiled project - VEX / DMO (INF-014), and the Synewave Reissues Part I (INF-016). Now in this third installment we find the classic 'Montage' re-mastered in its full glory - an epic 8 minute composition built on rugged broken beats, dense atmospheres and expertly timed crescendos. Alongside that on the A side comes 'Isolate', a textural incidental piece originally found on INF-005 'Reinforced'.On the B side we look to the Sandwell District era, with a previously unreleased version of 'Immolare', opening with its haunting horn swells, followed by the power-music production of 'Descending', offering fans and DJs a chance to catch another cult Function-Sandwell track on vinyl.Function - Recompiled - Various Works & Pseudonyms 1995 - 2012 is coming soon on Infrastructure New York. (INF-CD001)

Mojuba kicks off the new year with the next part in the epic Episodes series by Jouem. The third part is a great example of the ever evolving sounds and unique styles of Jouem. The a-side is a true dancefloor monster passing along in a slick funk with heavy chords and a thick square bass that feels just right! The b-side is an organic, jazzy, emotional and more relaxed cut that starts to unfold it full potential when heard over the whole distance of the track. Vital Sales Points: - highly collectable limited edition 12 in full colour cover - project produced by no other than Sven Weisemann - mastered by Redshape (Present / Delsin / Running Back / Music Man)

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LIMITED EDITION DELUXE VINYL BOX SET
Featuring 3 classic albums that introduced his intimate brand of dub-techno to the world

Ever since launching his production career at the turn of the century, dub-techno auteur Scott Monteith has been nothing if not deeply prolific. The Canadian-born, Berlin-based producer's nine Deadbeat albums and nearly two-dozen singles represent one of most prolific and consistently rewarding catalogues in 21st century electronic-music canon. It's a spectacular run of records that continues to hit new heights, as witnessed with the widespread acclaim that met his most recent album with Paul St. Hilaire, The Infinity Dub Sessions. Continuing the reissue campaign of his early output that began with 2001's Primordia last year, Monteith's BLKRTZ imprint is now set to release a massive 6-vinyl box set of his most iconic Montreal albums: 2002's Wild Life Documentaries, 2004's Something Borrowed, Something Blue, and 2005's New World Observer.

The Swedish trance duo Son Kite is back, releasing their first album in ten years. And they are on a mission.
"Dancing is a very important ritual. Our main mission as artists is to make people get into this trance state", they say.
Since the release of their third album "Colours" in 2004, Marcus Henriksson and Sebastian Mullaert have been focusing on their other project Minilogue, touring the world and gaining increasing popularity in the house and techno scene.
With "Prisma", released on November 17th and consisting of seven tracks made between 2007 and 2014, the duo leaps back to the endless energy and enthusiasm they felt when they first started making music together in 1996. And back to what it's all essentially about, according to the two musicians: Getting into the all-important dance ritual and reaching the trance state.

The restless energy on the dancefloors has increased over the last ten years, the duo points out. Dj-sets are filled with incessant peaks, hunting for explosions and "hands in the air" moments. The crowd gets addicted to this hit effect, projecting restless energy back to the dj who in turn starts using bass drops and similar ego-boosting tricks every 5 minutes, trying to please the crowd and harvest their reactions.
"Dancing for eight hours and really uniting with the music is a reminder that this is how it could be with everything you do. It's a tool to really connect to life. The sound of our music is formed by this aim", Sebastian says.
Releasing the album on vinyl has been very important to the duo, as well as using analogue equipment in making the tracks.
"The analogue equipment like the drum machines and the sequencers are affected by their surroundings, by all the vibrations and the feelings in the room and by you standing next to them. With the analogue equipment your access to the subconscious is a lot more direct. And that's the beauty of it. To express what is inside of you and let other people feel that. That's what it's all about," Marcus says.

BlueCube Records Gold Edition An American techno Dj/Producer, Berlin transplant who is also the mastering engineer of his own mastering company, Manmade Mastering, Tim Xavier is well respected in the world of techno. With a history as a once-hard techno Dj turned minimal trendsetter, his style touches on all points of electronic music, with an undeniable talent and technical skill.

Sphere Gear is the latest chapter in a musical journey that began in 1999 with Weekend World Recordings and more recently evolved into Shadow Story, the label and home of Bradford duo Martin Cartledge and Alexander Church, aka Dronelock, and Serbian duo Boriz Noize and Dekode, aka Ontal. Operating as an offshoot of Shadow Story, the Sphere Gear imprint will release just 10 limited-press vinyl releases in its existence.

Dronelock kick off Sphere Gear's debut outing with 'Theia', a 5-track EP that delves into the darkest reaches of the duo's abstract electronic world. The title track is a potent, claustrophobic opener, with chopper blades, caustic drones and eerie synth shimmers making for a turbulent and unsettling trip. 'Morphia' offers an antidote, washing over the senses with its all-consuming, ethereal ambience, before the menacing electro of 'The Oath' drags you right back out of the dream state.

'In Human Form' tests the senses further, a schizophrenic soundscape that balances dead silence and abrasive noise, leaving the EP to conclude with the dystopian techno march of 'Once Again', an unruly kick drum call-to-arms.

All five tracks will be available on the limited edition vinyl release, while 'Theia' and 'The Oath' will also be available as a digital download.

Eran Ben Zeev - I am here
Powerful, mesmerizing this track gets you right were in counts - in the stomach. Pulsating, it slowly seeps through and takes control and floods the whole body with a laid-back kind of urgency. Eran Ben Zeev leaves nothing to chance as each carefully placed sound is as efficient as the next, artfully winding up the tension which only a dance floor can release.
Eran Ben Zeev - Neler
True to his stamp, Eran Ben Zeev unleashes a growling beast for Fine Food Records. At first one may be taken in by a warm, welcoming pussy cat purr which draws you in like the whispering sorceress, inspiring confidence. But be aware; do not trust the enticing, bewitching sounds or you may be lost forever in dance land!
Eran Ben Zeev - Subcapsular
Percussive, bouncy yet subtly dark 'Subcapsular' is like a 'Fondant au Chocolate' hot from the oven. At first the exciting smells wafer through, making your mouth water. Crispy on the outside one does not expect the sinfully rich dark hot chocolate inside. You can never get enough, you simply must have more.
Eran Ben Zeev - Fivr
Weaving through a minefield of artfully placed bass drums, the kick tries again and again to free itself from the grip of the reverb. Sometimes it wins the dance floor battle for the Crown of the Beat but also sometimes experiencing devastating loss as the bass is relentless and has vowed never to give up. It sweeps you away and gives your body to the rhythm as a sacrifice.

Nyra returns to Never Learnt with the follow up to his 'Best Of' EP which saw huge support at the wax only imprint's debut 12".
Ensemble' takes in four tracks that each play with dub influences in house and techno ranging from direct dancefloor works to more esoteric cuts.

Colder EP from Japanese artist Miruga comes with 3 killer dub techno tracks, straight in the Maurizio spirit. Included Marko Furstenberg reshape.

Achim Maerz takes electronic abstraction back to a state of organic harmony and rythm. His EP
- Long Time No See' reveals a soundscape of intimacy and evolving grooves. Reduction broadens
its horizon.
All sounds are carefully placed and a sustaining atmosphere keeps developing from song to song.
Still each one is an individual scenery of its own. - Keys Of My Soul' delicatly moves through wide
rooms while - Shake, Shake, Shake' leads closer to the core of groove. The backbeat driven
- System' already possesses a pushing groove which mutualy connects it to - Long Time No See'
with its warm pulsating baseline.
Achim Maerz' approach to house shows how much is possible if self-limitation leads to creativity.

Finest Hour delivers the third chapter of their series with a four tracker from Arcarsenal. A dubby cosmic affair for the heads. Vinyl Only.

The first deKon with hypnotic and deep techno from vienna. Tip!!

Limited White/Pink Pressing!
Next up on Baum is a well known artist under his new synonym RCD, with his first release on the label. The 4 track EP offers deepness and heavy stabs, and is a blend of Dub Techno, Deep House and Old School Detroit Strings. Absolute killer EP!!!