Techno Novedades

vinyl only label project from berlin !blue marbled vinyl with handmade stamps and free sticker, inspired by jules verne`s "20.000 leagues under the sea"... deap-sea monsters and fear of the dark side ! only available on vinyl - no digital release ! no facebook, no twitter, no soundcloud, ...only music

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incl. El niño de los peines remix

Solid Uncoated returns with its second release, again compiling four productions from the inner circle of its network. D'Evoé opens the feld with »Failures«, a gloomy and cavernous hardware track resembling the bassline and pad recipe from S/U 001 in a more offensive manner. Next up is Arian Alexander, one half of the Monogenic duo, with »Pakchoi«: A lesson in sub-heavy, effective purism, pushing sparse chord stabs over a swinging 909 rhythm. Opening up the fipside there is Bool again, another acquaintance from the frst 12", delivering his trademark peak-time sounddesign within a massive, morphing chord sculpture.
The circle is completed by Sub Accent from France, another newcomer to the S/U family, represented here with an amtmospheric track of industrial-leaning, widescreen ambient techno. Limited to 300 hand stamped copies.

We are kicking off the labels 20th anniversary with two parts white vinyl edition of Etui Winter Camp 4. Part two focuses on techno.

Master of ambient spaces and far out places, long-time Finnish producer Sasu Ripatti (aka Vladislav Delay) blesses us once again with another release, this from his 'Visa' period of unreleased tracks.

The first track out of the gate is a recognizable Vladislav Delay piece, but instead of gently flowing rivers of sound, instead we have a series of stiff, machine-like rhythms applied to his classic infinitely deep pads and ambient environmental sounds.
It just continues to pile in more elements until becoming almost indistinguishable from his natural, organic flow.
From there we move into somewhat more familiar territory but still unusually stripped down and mechanical for a Vladislav Delay joint.

It’s fascinating to see such an intricate songwriting process laid bare in such a way, often exposing each individual, nearly bottomless sound in isolation.
Deeper into the album, things veer into decidedly more abrasive and synthetic territory, at times becoming an almost unrecognizable artist for a moment, only to be eventually subsumed under layers of shifting ambience that could only be Sasu.

This austere minimalism makes these tracks some of the most hypnotic since the early 90s excursions, but at the same time seems to have left its organic, analog roots and melded with the harsh gridlocked modern sequencer. ~Clint Anderson

12-inch, first edition of 200, vinyl only, full cover, center hole on front, black innersleeve, shrink wrapped
Five dubbed out techno cuts from echoed (industrial) anthem to (pulsating) dancefloor
banger. Inspired by late-nineties Dub Techno. What happened remains uncertain...

blue marbled vinyl with handmade stamps and free sticker, inspired by jules verne`s "20.000 leagues under the sea"... deap-sea monsters and fear of the dark side ! vinyl only - no digital release or promo !

Vril's now classic 2014 Delsin debut.

Re-press of A Sagittariun's debut 2011 EP on Elastic Dreams. 'The Circle Stops Somewhere' has been a
defining release for the British techno explorer, long since out of print since its release seven years ago.
Now the label re-press the original vinyl release that features two amazing MD2 (AKA Mike Dehnert) remixes.
Resident Advisor summarised the debut A Sagittariun release in a glowing review 'The Circle Stops Somewhere"
is definitive driving music, even down to the evocation of onrushing traffic in the form of cold, blurred synth stabs.
It's also a nostalgically-observed piece of electronic jazz, the dominant motifs of which transport one into a
crepuscular world of uncertainty and disquiet. The reliable Mike Dehnert turns in two contrasting mixes...'

If we would have to name one thing our fans have been consistently asking for, it’s a vinyl version of THE FIELD’s legendary first album FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME: originally rolled out in 2007, this much-acclaimed full-length debut of what was to become one of the most celebrated projects in our artist fold saw a regular CD edition and an accompanying 12" sampler – but never a full vinyl release. Following our long sold out 2014 limited edition reissue for Record Store Day, we welcome FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME back as a double LP in gatefold vinyl.

Axel Willner aka THE FIELD joined the Kompakt family in 2005, bringing forward a new fusion of ambient and techno that fed on his adoration for Wolfgang Voigt’s classic 90’s projects Gas and M:I:5 as well as the shoegazer rock of Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine. Called a “techno pop landmark” by Pitchfork, FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME almost immediately became a cult favourite, starting a trend that continues to this day – as can be seen with THE FIELD’s most recent full-length offering CUPID’S HEAD that has been lauded by critics and crowds alike.

The most striking feat of FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME must be its sonic cohesiveness, debuting a fully-formed artistic vision that – seven years and three albums later – hasn’t lost any of its luster. As a fixture in THE FIELD’s discography, it remains as important as ever, with Axel Willner installing a blueprint that inspired many but sounds like no one else… except himself. Giving you a feeling of warmth and familiarity on first listen that you can’t quite grasp, it’s like this sound has always existed, when in fact it was the unique creation from one highly gifted producer. And it all starts here.

Wenn wir eine Sache benennen müssten, nach der unsere Fans immer wieder fragen, dann wäre es eine Vinyl-Version von THE FIELDs legendärem ersten Album „From Here We Go Sublime": Urspünglich 2007 veröffentlicht, wurde das gefeierte Debut, das zu einem der beliebtesten Projekte innerhalb unseres Künstler*innen-Ordners wurde, sowohl als reguläre CD-Edition als auch als begleitender 12“ Sampler veröffentlicht – aber noch nie als vollständiges Vinyl-Release. Im Anschluss an unsere seit langer Zeit ausverkaufte limitierte Reissue für den Record Store Day sagen wir Willkommen zurück zu „From Here We Go Sublime“ als Doppel-LP in der Gatefold-Vinyl-Version.

Axel Willner aka THE FIELD tat sich 2005 mit der Kompakt-Familie zusammen, im Gepäck eine neuartige Fusion von Ambient und Techno, die sich aus seiner Bewunderung sowohl für Wolfgang Voigts klassische Neunziger-Jahre-Projekte Gas und M:I:5, als auch für den Shoegazer-Rock von Slowdive und My Bloody Valentine speiste. Von Pitchfork als “Techno-Pop-Meilenstein” bezeichnet, wurde FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME fast über Nacht zum Kultfavoriten und legte den Grundstein für eine Erfolgsgeschichte, die bis heute anhält – wie man anhand des von Kritik wie Publikum gleichermaßen bejubelten, aktuellen Albums CUPID’S HEAD sehen kann.

Die hervorstechendste Stärke von FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME wäre dessen klanglicher Zusammenhalt, das Debüt einer vollständig ausgeformten, künstlerischen Vision, die – sieben Jahre und drei Alben später – nichts von ihrem Glanz eingebüßt hat. Als feste Größe in THE FIELDs Diskographie ist das Werk so wichtig wie je zuvor, eine Blaupause, die viele inspirierte und doch nach nichts anderem klingt… außer sich selbst. Bereits beim ersten Hören ein schwer benennbares Gefühl von Wärme und Vertrautheit verbreitend, scheint dieser Sound immer schon da gewesen zu sein, obgleich es sich um die einzigartige Schöpfung eines hochtalentierten Produzenten handelt. Und es begann alles hier.

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Dark Dub Techno by Chris Manura. Dirtydrivesounds is back with its second vinyl - including Mac-Kee and Sven Tasnadi (Pokerflat, Katermukke) Remixes.

Mikkel Metal returns to Copenhagen's Echocord this May with his new mini LP 'Just Enough Light', comprising six originals from the Danish artist. Copenhagen based producer and DJ Mikkel Metal has been a beacon of light in the Danish electronic music scene and further afield for nearly two decades now, with the Dub Techno imprint from his hometown, Echocord, being the predominant home for his output, whilst also releasing material on Cologne's Kompakt, Tartelet, Semantica and Avant Roots, a telling sign of the quality embodied in his work. Here though we see Mikkel deliver a mini album concept in the shape of 'Just Enough Light' and opener 'Awake' perfectly sets the tone with emotive, dynamically unfolding atmospherics, tension building bass drones and spiraling dub chords subtly easing us into the project. 'Bregnan' then stirs in some classing Dub-Techno tropes with billowing stab sequences, lumpy subs and off beat high hats carrying the hypnotic groove for six and a half minutes. 'Jech' then strips things back to an almost beatless amalgamation of murky chords and modulating synth whirrs. Opening the flip side of the release is 'Include' which embraces a brighter feel via ethereal pad swells, jazztinged synth melodies and bumpy 909 rhythms before 'Konkin' edges back into the eerie, brooding aesthetic with bubbling echoes, broken drums and menacing bass swells at its core. 'Restore' then closes the package on a stripped-back vibe, laying focus on an ever- eveolving singular dub chord to ebb and flow around thunderous subs, kicks and bright hats.

Tableland is a new Techno-leaning project from an established name. Vinyl only. No more information right now.

New year, new luck.

Our resident JESSAMINE is making the serve and releases his first artist EP on our in-house label.

With its rough bassline and arpeggio, the title track flutes clearly focuses on the dance floor, moreover, it is not too fine for an emotional break either. dérive-the second track on the A-side-is a much more twisted, darker and trippier one, more suitable for the later hours on the lobby and similar intimate dancefloors.

As long-time friends of the club, MAP.ACHE and KASSEM MOSSE contributed fantastic remixes. While KASSEM MOSSES's stille floeten remix comes along a little more stoic and therefore all the more hypnotic, MAP.ACHE's interpretation of flutes is uplifting and a catchy tune as described in the books.

Agenda 2020 ://about blank-style.

404 is a young collective based in Paris of 4 very different guys making music together. Last year they released a debut mini LP on Dusseldorf label Candomble and started performing live at Concrete and other prominent venues. This is their second release ever. Dark, improvised, smokey, claustrophobic techno of the highest psychedelic grade, bringing together elements of the « slow techno » sound, industrial textures and dub.

Sometimes near - sometimes far, dead points arrive. Something or other is given away, distant past usually stays. Coming up here on Leap. Profile s hypnotizing debut solo 12 inch puts a melancholic grin on the face of the dubtechno devotee. Thanks for purchasing a real copy!

Raime's second album, Tooth, arrives June 10, 2016 on 2xLP, CD and digital formats. The widescreen melancholia of their 2012 debut, Quarter Turns Over A Living Line, gives way to an urgent and focussed futurism, in the shape of eight fiercely uptempo, minimal, meticulously crafted electro-acoustic rhythm tracks. The DNA of dub-techno, garage/grime and post-hardcore rock music spliced into sleek and predatory new forms.

No let-up, no hesitation. Needlepoint guitar, deftly junglist drum programming, brooding synths and lethal sub-bass drive the engine. The production is immaculate, high definition. No hiss, no obscuring drones or extraneous noise: the music of Tooth is wide-open and exposed. The seeds of its supple dancehall biomechanics can be found in the self-titled 2013 EP by Raime side-project Moin, an ahead-of-its-time synthesis of art-rock and soundsystem sensibilities, but Tooth pushes the template further, binding the disparate elements together so tightly that they become indistinguishable from one another.

If Quarter Turns was an album that confronted total loss and self-destruction, even longed for it, then Tooth is the sound of resistance and counter-attack: cunning, quick, resolute, calling upon stealth as much as brute-force. At a time when so many pay lip service to experimentation without ever fully committing themselves or their work to it, Raime return from three years of deep, dedicated studio research with a bold and original new music: staunch, rude, and way out in front.