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Semi live machine sessions riddled with heavy kicks, breaks samples, distortion buzz & pedal hums all fed through a 1970s Pioneer SA-7500 Amp & recorded onto cassette tape before being pressed to 100 x 12" for Palais de Danse's fourth EP.

Earthen Sea adds to the Kimochi Sound with a soulful examination of indistinct margins, suffused with dusky haze. It's a heady atmosphere and has a palpable heaviness throughout. Starting the record are the concrete reverberations of You Don't Never Know, followed by the murky ebb and flow of Fly. 13 Beat(less) is diffused ambience.
Shielding fittingly closes the record, and weaves Earthen Sea's many textures with intricate syncopation.

Our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world's darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

LA-4A returns to Delft for his first release on the label since last year's Phonautograph LP. The A side comprises two beatdown acid house jams, with two versions of the raucous electro cut "Snake Eyes" on the flipside. Heavy and uncompromising tracks that are not for the faint of heart. Sick release!

Selected dj feedback:

Josh Wink - Raw and diverse, just like LA-4A
Vin Sol - Kevin is killing it love the vibe on this
Peggy Gou - Nice
Avalon Emerson - dig it!
Physical Therapy - jeeeeeeeeeez!!!!! these are incredible!!! possibly your best work!! will be playing all 4!!!!!!
Kornel Kovacs - Ecstasy! E is the key.
DJ Bone - Every track is great actually! Full support.
BTraits (BBC R1) - Nice! Really digging Panic & Snake Eyes!
Rodhad - Ecstasy is cool, thanks!
Truncate - Dope!
Skream - 10000% SUPPORT FROM ME!!
Mosca - These just sound so good. Can't argue with the crunch of those Panic drums and the Beaten version of Snake Eyes is right up my street
Jimmy Edgar - Can't wait to play it
A Made Up Sound - Still playing out Resistor off the LP a lot, this sounds banging too. Panic is my pick!
Danny Daze - Damn! This is fresh!!
Huxley - Ecstasy is wicked!
XXXY - slammers
Markus Suckut - Nice one! hopefully I get to play it out loud!

Mark Broom should need no introduction, a legend on the UK electronic music scene, he is internationally renowned for both his production capabilities and outstanding DJ skills. It’s no wonder that his tracks have graced the likes of Mo-Wax, Warp, R&S, Bek Audio, Ifach (with Baby Ford), Blueprint, Bpitch Control, NON Series, M-Plant, Material and more. Not to mention his collaboration with James Ruskin as The Fear Ratio which has seen releases on both Blueprint and Skam. And over the years he has added to this legacy by self-releasing on his own labels, Pure Plastic, King Of The Snakes and the current chapter, Beard Man.

Now for the first of three EPs, Mark Broom brings his sound to EPMMusic and the ‘One Sound / Myth EP’ sees Broom in pure Techno mode. ‘One Sound’ is highly effective in its simplicity; nothing is superfluous on this grooving, bass-laden beast, while ‘Myth’ is a revolving stomper that’s primed for the dancefloor with its layered beats and shining cymbals.

Adding another dimension to the EP are remixes from Chicago’s DJ Hyperactive and the Antwerp based DJ/producer, Absent.

DJ Hyperactive is an underground Techno hero, honing his skills in the early 90s, he has produced over 100 original tracks and remixes, played at most of the legendary techno clubs across the world and still finds time to run his own 4Trk Recordings. His remix of ‘One Sound’ is deep down and dirty, adding that raw Chicago touch to great effect.

Absent started his musical journey at an early age, when his Father introduced him to vinyl and his extensive record collection ranging from early Jazz to Classical to Rhythm and Blues. At the age of 15, he attended his first Techno party and from that day his journey into the genre began. With African blood running through his veins he has a passion for rhythm and melody, which is clearly evident on his stellar Tech-funk remix of ‘Myth’.

A sense of endless motion characterizes the EP, with every bar taking the listener further and further into Ru ng's world where his unique soundscapes, textures, and harmonies reside. These already shine on a beatless track, so when they are layered over either straightforward or broken beats, they become absolutely compelling and irresistible. The producer is sur ng between in uences while never forgetting himself. Already standing out with an accomplished and distinctive sound, Ru ng takes his sound to the next level on this record. Hybrid, relentless and hallucinogenic, in true Banlieue fashion.

The Matter Of Time’ is a pure dedication to Richard Serra - an artist that inspires me with his challenging and innovative work.

For this release, I wanted to focus exclusively on Serra’s installation, commissioned by the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, comprising eight pieces of torqued ellipses made of weathering steel.

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HELLCAT is a new series from bbbbbb records focusing on club-ready dance floor driven tunes. The first edition, HELLCAT VOL.1 welcomes VTSS and Cadency on the A side, juxtapositioned by the Icelanders Bjarki and Kuldaboli on the B side.

Berlin-based Polish producer, DJ and live act VTSS is a regular at Warsaw-based club Jasna1 and her visceral productions and energetic performances join the dots between hard techno, acid, rave and EBM. ‘Sober Raving’ sees her once again in her finest form with rumbling bass, mean melodies and a cacophony of percussion.

Cadency is the moniker of OAKS and KAOS founder Héctor Oaks. He is one of the most exciting names in today’s thriving techno scene and is a regular at the likes of Berlin’s infamous Herrensauna and Tbilisi’s nightclub institution Bassiani.

‘Eating Steel’ is an example of how twisted Oaks can get, combining reverberating kicks with oscillating atmospherics and murky vocal samples.

Bjarki needs little introduction as the founder of bbbbbb and one of the most versatile electronic music producers and live acts out there, creating high quality techno, electro, IDM and even ambient. Meanwhile, Kuldaboli is another Icelandic electronic music producer based in Berlin who specialises in stone cold electro.
Together they team up for ‘Hrái Hötturin’: a fast paced and mesmerising cut with sci-fi stabs and intricate warps before the blistering solo outing from Kuldaboli entitled ‘Hefurðu einhvern tímann hugsað um það’ warps listeners through outer
space at 160 bpm.

Deep driving & pounding dubbed techno where E-GZR's chorded patterns are all segued with its simple palette of wavering EQ'd beats & sonics. Each separate track is like a dub of the previous one and the basic skeleton allows some kicks to hide while others punch the sound system to a 3D outlet box. Or in short: Solidly banging 4 tracker by E-GZR. Loud & heavy cut, beware of needle weight!

After releasing a successful 'Archives Vol.1' in 2017, Italian DJ and Producer Luca Vollaro, aka Electrorites, is back again with the fresh follow-up 'Archives Vol. 2' via his own label Structure Records.
The EP is a hurricane of industrial stained energy, demonstrating a rather free and open musical inspiration and direction. The thick, dense grinding groove define the four tracks.
It starts with "Archive 004" which features powerful repetitive sub-kicks and ends with extremely strong bangs just as if the track is exploding. Distorted and mixed mechanised sounds style Ctrls' remix resulting a very dark adrenaline- charged techno track. In "Archive 005", the sequences and bass loops are stunning and the last-minute banging drum shots will leave you wanting and dreaming for more. To finalize the EP, Endlec remixes "Archive 005" where the listener fully absorbs all the harsh petite details

Very early Rave Techno / Hardcore music from Ron Wells. All four tracks are corkers, Carefully restored by The Music Preservation Society and Remastered from Mint vinyl as the masters are lost. The end result sounds better than the original pressing

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’.

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Purveyors of contemporary electronic music Anagram return with their second remix EP that calls upon some of the scene's most compelling and uncompromising names. Coalescence, the next chapter from the label, will unfold as a series of remix EP's reinforcing the labels core values of community, togetherness and growth. The first instalment reflects on their previous three releases reimagining four titles under the controls of Drugstore resident Tiljana T, Ostgut Ton legend Ryan Elliot, Klockworks artist Newa and the Tel Aviv based Yotam Avni. Orchestrating the rework of Elad Magdasi's 'Liquid Dreams' is Serbian talent Tiljana T who runs with the cinematic ideas behind the original but uses snapping hits, ebullient bass notes and plenty delay to fuel the cut with a new lease of life. The accompanying A-side sees Ryan Elliott do what Ryan Elliot does best by keeping things straight up four to the floor transforming 'Sound of the Siren' by Barbara Ford into pulsating peak hour material. On the flip side are two remixes taken from label co-founder Sinfol's latest solo EP 'Pull Back'. First up, Newa gets the blood rushing injecting breaking beats and furious energy into 'Life Of Measure' resulting in a high tempo no-nonsense techno affair that embodies the sound of the bustling Tbilisi scene. Tying together Coalescence Vol. I is arguably the most dynamic choice of the four remixes in Yotam Avni's 'Final Push' Remix. With a meticulous assortment of intricately crafted synth lines and sequences, he manages to deconstruct Sinfol's title cut of its acid workouts and replenish it with an equally rivalled amount of energy. Four artists, four remixes, Coalescence Vol. I!

The Noir Music sub-label is back with a mysterious double A-sider.
Short Vocal Cuts meets bassheavy & dubby Techno.

Repress

Supported by Claudio PRC, Ness, Svreca, TM404, A Sacred Geometry, Amandra and Etapp Kyle to name a few.

Hypnus is pleased to present the first solo EP by the talented Primal Code. Following their much appreciated debut album "La Via della Seta"; "Caimano Tribe" takes their sound and the label's visual expression to a new level as we dive deep into quirky terrains.

The record is divided into four cuts with beats broken and speed altered in varying degree. From the suggestively alluring dance floor entrancer "Caimano Tribe" to the sparse, jungle prowling "Mutara Speech" and onward to the B-side which guides the listener deeper into the caiman swamps.

It comes sheathed inside one of Hypnus' signature custom cut sleeves, adorned by an evocative illustration by Reza Afshar. Released under the September full moon, 2019.

Fierce kick drums, expertly cut up breakbeats and brain dance influenced melodies. 6 tracks of proper intelligent rave fuel by Ryan James Ford on this leftfield techno mini album for the Clone Dub Series.

Six years before the release of his landmark Mother Earth’s Plantasia LP, composer and arranger Mort Garson met experimental film director Skip Sherwood, who was interested in an electronic score for his new movie, Didn’t You Hear?

While not much is known now about the exact nature of their collaboration, Here's Garson’s magnificent score as a record of those heady, early days after his life-changing discovery of the Moog synthesizer. Notable for being one of the earliest screen appearances by a young Gary Busey, Didn’t You Hear? also boasts one of the first-ever all-electronic movie scores. Though the score was first released in 1970, it sounds as adventurous and futuristic today as it must have then.

- First Tru Thoughts Covers album since 2015
- Limited 500, hand-numbered, ice cream coloured vinyl
- Includes 18 track download card

180g 4LP Boxset

Der französische Elektroniker Arnaud Rebotini (Black Strobe) veröffentlichte während des Lockdowns im Frühjahr 2020 an jedem Freitag eine Single, um den Kontakt zu seinen Fans nicht abbrechen zu lassen. So entstanden 8 Tracks, die er dann von befreundeten Künstlerkollegen remixen liess und die nun in Form eines 4LP-Boxsets, bestehend aus ingesamt acht 4-Track-EP's (1 EP pro Vinylseite) auf 180g Heavyweight Vinyl, auf INA erscheinen. Zu den Remixern zählen u.a. Miss Kittin, David Carretta, Cardopusher, The Hacker, Djedjotronic, Max Durante, Zombies In Miami, Shun und Jensen_Interceptor.

Als Re-Release lässt Conrad Schnitzlers legendäres "Con" eine Ära wiederauferstehen. Conrad Schnitzler steht heute nicht nur für seine bahnbrechende Musik, sondern eigentlich für eine ganze Ära - er verkörpert einen gewissen Künstlertypus, wie ihn so nur die legendären 1970er Jahre hervorbringen konnten. Als in einer nie dagewesenen Abriss- und Aufbruchsstimmung eine junge Kunstszene allem Alten und Überkommenen - und in ihren Augen politisch korrumpierten - eine kategorische Absage erteilte, den Kunstbegriff generell in Frage stellte und die Forderung einlöste, dass Kunst und Politik immer zusammengehören. In diesem Klima entstand die Idee der Konzeptkunst, die Auffassung, dass das eigentliche Kunstwerk der immaterielle Gedanke ist, der ihm zugrunde liegt und nicht seine Ausführung. Eine Idee, die antikommerziell weitergedacht wurde, denn nun durfte, ja sollte, Kunst beliebig oft vervielfältigt werden, billig sein und war für alle. Zugleich darf Kunst fast alles und fast alles kann Kunst sein. Conrad Schnitzler ist Konzeptkünstler und verkörpert seine Zeit, wie kaum ein anderer - sein Lebenslauf liest sich wie ein Manifest der Unabhängigkeit, seine Musik ist radikal neu, mutig und zuweilen regelrecht antikommerziell. Der legendäre von ihm gegründete Zodiac Club war der vielleicht wichtigste Schmelztiegel und Motor der subversiven Kunst- und Musikszene Westberlins. Als einer ihrer Helden und Gallionsfiguren, nahm Conrad Schnitzler im Paragon Studio das 1978 veröffentlichte "Con" auf, eines der raren Kleinode, dieser Epoche und seiner Karriere. Stärker als in anderen Arbeiten ist der Einfluss von Tangerine Dream zu hören (deren Mitglied Schnitzler von 1969 bis 1971 war) und als professionelle Studio-Arbeit ist "Con" nicht zu sperrig und artifiziell, sondern setzt stattdessen auf klarere Songstrukturen und musikalische Eingängigkeit. Zu Recht gilt "Con" manch einem als Schnitzlers beste Arbeit. Fast 40 Jahre später erscheint das Werk nun als Re-Release auf CD, LP und digital.

David Carretta, well known for his releases on International Gigolo and as a pioneer of french electro/techno, is the author of a modern techno that paradoxically draws its roots in the best of the 1980s.

On Nuit Panic, his first solo album for ten years, the incisive and hypnotic melodies of "Face" and "Prince of the Cook", interpreted by David, or "Dark Candies" sung by the Berlin artist Aga Wilk, evoke his obsession for disco italo and the seductive tones of the synth-pop of New Order or Depeche Mode.


The martial beats and hypnotic synth lines of "Come Here Come Down", "Destination love" or "In case of emergency", recall the sound of the cold and percussive electronics of the EBM, a music nourished by the nihilism of punk and the metallic sounds of the industrial current, which had then invented Front 242 or Nitzer Ebb.

However, on this fourth solo album, let us specify that the French musician is never satisfied with pasticher the music of yesterday. Let's say it draws its DNA, vocabulary and of course some of its instruments, especially its favorite synthesizer, the Sequential Circuits Pro One as well as the Korg MS-20, synthesizers formerly used by Vince Clark, DAF or Dangerous Liaisons.

Having spent the last few years working in the industry at places such as Phonica, Rye Wax, Worldwide FM & Juno Records, Jeigo’s wide palette and deep crates are evident through his nostalgic, euphoric and melancholic productions.

Focusing on the melodic influences from the sounds of London, Detroit, Berlin, Tokyo and beyond. His eclectic tastes are thoroughly represented in his tracks, with his tendency towards carefully selected emotive samples and rhythms that straddles the void between house, UKG, techno and breaks, to create a unqiue sound that is equally fresh and nostalgic.

With releases on labels such as air miles, Valby Rotary, Shadow City Records and more, there is much more in store in the forthcoming future from the London bred artist and DJ.

Techno label from Stockholm, Sweden

PLR is proud to host a variety of talented producers from around the hemisphere, from Berlin to Montréal to San Francisco. The label is a brainchild of independent artist Experimental Housewife and was kicked off by prolific producer Roche (100% Silk, Jacktone, Hobocamp) and his breath-taker A Genuine Effort To Make You Comfortable. Soon after, the spring saw italo-sprinkled dance floor beats followed by slamming techno and weirdo-tronica, a non-genre made of intriguing sounds that play tricks on DJs. In closing, the roster will be opening ears up with a wonderful miniseries of ambient releases before the final EP: arpeggiated pop from conceptual two-man band Star Service .

Premiere producers like Lily Ackerman (As You Like It, Mioli Music), CMD (Jacktone, basic_sounds), Golden Diskó Ship (Monika Enterprise, Spezialmaterial, Klangbad), BLEIE (B.O.D.I.E.S., 3am Devices), Mo Kudeki (Noctuary, Public Works), and Tape Ghost (Asterisk, Night Sea) have all signed up to the roster, releasing fierce and excitable works that they have had for a while but hitherto were not able to release to the public.

Reverenced names like Ryan Merry (now Elexos Park but formerly Ghosts On Tape), Roy England (Make Mistakes, Communikey), Caltrop (In The Dark Again), Loren Steele (Wolf + Lamb, Jacktone), and Philadelphia warriors Sean Thomas (Drumsong, Sound Between Movement) as well as bpmf (Schmer, Serotonin, Prototype 909) have all offered exclusive productions.

Mysterious and up-and-coming producers like Emmett Perlman (Wage Slave, Make Mistakes), Bad Person , gayphextwin (Jacktone), BIlagáana (VODER), and Atlas Of Nothing can be explored in the catalog alongside new names like Memeshift, The Hug , and Jaclyn Kendall .

Our spotlight mastering engineers for digital releases include David Last, Abe Duque, Dark Star Audio, David Tatasciore, and Helen Heß. Our resident and extremely generous/talented engineer for the year has been the one and only Roy England.

"Summer", the third of four parts in our vinyl retrospective series Perfect Collection, is available for preorder now. The careful curation and narrational compiling really starts to show its poignancy with this one, and, besides, three is always a turning point. The 12" showcases several dance floor makers + movers from Montreal's CMD, Philadelphia's Sean Thomas and bpmf, to one of San Francisco's best kept secret, Atlas Of Nothing. We also have a quintessential summer track from the esteemed Roy England along with a dazzling intro track by beloved electronica duo Star Service. Comes with watery fuchsia looks by Josh Ivy and transformative remastering by Dietrich Schoenemann.

The second 12" on CC comes, once again, from Hamilton Scalpel. Four tracks of Max Anti-Power Energy, with the last probably being the closest the label will ever come to releasing would could very loosely be described as a "summer anthem". Shouts to our Wes.

Mirrored sticker on sleeve and yellow graffed up label. Kinda like the opposite of the last one. Genius.

For the fourth installment of Eel Behaviour (and the very important 23rd Earwiggle release), we have the heaviest slab in the eel series so far. Featuring French wunderkind I Hate Models, Scottish techno legend Dave Tarrida, emerging modular whizz Vlaysin and the irrepressible House Of God resident Sir Real. No messing around on this one, get ready! On transparent red vinyl in custom hologram stickered sleeve.

Emanating from the mists of NYC's over-populated airwaves since 1999, Tim Sweeney's Beats In Space show has long been a beacon of quality, originality and cutting edge music on a weekly basis for electronic music fans world-wide. The standard and variety of the regular guests has always been extremely high and international DJ's and artists such as DJ Harvey, Four Tet, Ben UFO, Move D, Jamie XX, Prosumer, James Murphy, Carl Craig, Gerd Janson, Todd Terje and many more have all graced the BIS turntables at one time or another in the last decade and a half.

It is this open minded approach to music and quality control that marks BIS out from the crowd as a radio show and as a record label. This is all down to Tim Sweeney's flawless programming and dedication to his audience. Each and every week on a Tuesday evening Tim takes to the airwaves with a selection of the best old and new music the underground has to offer and the world tunes in.

On this special compilation celebrating BIS 15th anniversary we are treated to two discs of stellar picks from Tim's record bag, the first disc is a mix recorded in the WNYU studio a host of exclusive tracks and edits from Azari & III, Edwin Starr, Dukes Of Chutney & Secret Circuit. The second disc is a collection of BIS classics and influences that have steered the direction that the show has taken since it's inception, including some killer under the radar gems and secret weapons from the likes of John Talabot, Matias Aguayo, Plaid and Tensnake. Both mixes help to tell the story of one of the most enduring, vital radio shows out there - Long live Beats In Space!

One of the most important artists in the development of the Horo sound, Astral Projection is the first full length ASC album for the Horo label. Astral Projection follows on clearly from ‘Imagine The Future’ with the development of the Grey Area sound progressing and becoming intrinsic to a large majority of ASC’s current work. But this LP is not a Grey Area addendum, Astral Projection is a luminous artistic statement from a sonic perfectionist who the term ‘sound designer’ was made to define. An accomplished and much respected ambient producer, ASC weaves his talent for soaring emotive soundscapes with his undeniable rhythmic prowess across a cohesive 12 track sonic voyage that again accomplishes a rare goal in todays electronic music landscape - a commanding listen from beginning to end. Very few artists are as prolific and consistent as ASC, but we are confident Astral Projection will be revered as one of his finest moments in years to come.

Limited to 100 copies.
Wonderful energetic techno EP from Berlin producer and dj Dejvid Kavazovic. Inclusive a massive remix by FBK (Rekids). 5 prime time ungerground techno bombs !