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Lithuania's Greyscale returns this December with Ohrwert's 'Fidelis / Blavus', backed with remixes from XDB and grad_u.

Greyscale was launched in 2012 by Lithuanian producer and DJ grad_u, and photographer Rima Prusakova, set up as a platform for material from grad_u and close friends whilst Prusakova's
black and white analogue photography provides the visual identity of the label.

The original mix of 'Blavus' opens the EP, perfectly setting the tone with murky, ethereal atmospherics, billowing dub echoes, modulating percussion and thunderous drums before DubTechno stalwart XDB strips things back a little with soft touches of the originals airy drones tucked away in the depths whilst choppy stabs and dynamically unfolding analogue rhythms wander throughout.

The second original from Ohrwert opens the flip-side, upping the energy levels slightly with hooky stab-sequences, filtered delays and hypnotic melodies running alongside a sturdy percussive foundation. Lastly to round out the release grad_u reworks 'Blavus' into a more groove-driven workout, employing shuffled hats, looped dub chords and bumpy sub-bass hits throughout.

Mastered at the legendary Dubplates & Mastering in Berlin.

Remember the early days of Techno back in 1992, we heard the birth of an anthem. The italian VISNADI Brothers did their psydo „C*Y*B*“ and smashed every techno party with „NOW“! Now our man DRUMCOMPLEX made the Official Remix, which is already played by the likes of Cox & Pan-Pot, killin'it with this banger!
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The new Jens Lissat is ready to rave your floors. Techno with „NewBeat“ Elements from the 80s. Pounding beats & bass', that's a rocker. The Remix comes from Production Partner CHRISTOPH PAULY with the more hard & dirty version!

Vinyl Only. Amazing dub techno with more than 10 min playtime per side. Music speaks for itself

Bicep return to their Feel My Bicep Records with 4 original tracks.
2 on each side of a 12' heavyweight slab, with the logo debossed on the sleeve. First up is a 'LYK LYK', a playful festival tune giving a nod to early rave sounds, and breaks.
This is followed with POLY PINEAPPLE which leans on the Belfast boys' love of fuzzy Italo disco and techno.

On the flip they collaborate with long term school friend and blog partner Rory Hamilton (aka Hammer) for the first time. ICE BOWL takes the B1 with broken drum patterns and melancholic chord progressions ... "We are big fans of freestyle and old Baltimore club tracks, starting off with a broken 808 we began jamming together chopping vocals and melodies live, in our heads keeping it fun but rough."

Last, but not least, 'DAY 3' re-ups the tempo back up with a stripped out pad driven techno track. "This one was made after a few long days in the studio, being sick of drum machines at that stage we plugged in the vocoder and started making beats out of that. 'Day 3' was intended for that early morning feel when the sun is just about to break and the light begins to creep into the club."

Arizona-based Jason McCracken makes his first debut on brokntoys after a string of lauded EPs culminating in 2019’s Heavy Hitter.

On Paranoid Android, the producer delivers 4 of his trademark bass-driven electro tracks, relentless machine music for the peak time hours.

Screenprinted sleeves, 300 copies.

Mat Playford has an affinity with keys, he feels just as at home playing the Rhodes piano as he does the Prophet-6. Alongside mastering various synthesizers, he’s become known for his live jams, and bringing a trademark musicality into all his work.

For ‘Each Other’ Playford used an old Roland XV-88 keyboard and the Moog Sub 37 with reversed strings; the outcome is a record that pays homage to late 80's early 90's techno. “There was a direct feeling that I had when making this record. It was my mum and dads 50th wedding anniversary. I was really proud so I thought I’d make a record to remember that day… it was a lot of fun channelling that into music”, says Playford.

The Kirk Degiorgio remix is a modern day classic encompassing
replayed emotive strings and ever-evolving 303 acid line. The sentiment behind ‘I Really Care’ is about the process of authenticity.
It was recorded in one take at Devon Analogue studios not long after he finished recording his latest album. “It’s about the process of making music, doing it live and performing it” he says.

The Bricks label founder Anna Wall has delivered a TR-909-led remix
with elements also recorded live. It’s the first time she’s released
music of her own on her label that’s now into its 6th release.

Berlin-based house and techno wizard Emanuel Satie brings together a plethora of talent for Addis Ababa on Crosstown Rebels. Ninetoes, Mowgan and Matador all join the party to complete this epic EP.

Satie says of the release that it's 'an homage to worldwide collaboration. While travelling through Ethiopia I recorded traditional musicians, brought the sounds home to Berlin and made electronic tracks out of them with my friends Ninetoes and Mowgan'.

EP opener Injera, produced with Ninetoes, is a mysterious and bumpy roller. Argew Neka, made in collaboration with Mowgan, adds tribal song and brings a delicate yet hypnotic groove to the table. Matador's remix of the latter turns the track completely on its head layering futuristic elements over a harder beat.

Emanuel Satie's career has blown up since he came to our attention in 2016 with his rework of Late Nite Tuff Guy's remix of I Get Deep, which hit the top spot in the Beatport charts. He's won the coveted Best Producer award in the DJ Awards and had a string of releases signed to impressive imprints including; Saved Records, Moon Harbour and Knee Deep In Sound. This year saw his track Don't Forget To Go Home given the accolade of Essential New Tune from Radio 1 tastemaker Pete Tong at Miami Music Week.

Beauty is the moment when time vanishes. Beauty is the space where eternity arises. Fabrizio Lapiana delivers another peace of his Art, following his instinct and the research of a sweet spot that seems like is always working when emotions are needed on the floor

UK style here... the fat techno bangers from Rennes FR uneder da Hackeny influence!!

The latest edition of our Breaking New Soil series proves that time flies when you´re having fun: This is number 10! Once again presented by label head Gregor Tresher, and this time with two exciting contributions by the man himself, we are proud to announce a very versatile lineup: We have Hybrasil, who Gregor met at a gig in Dublin, presenting a beast of a peaktime track with - Flexo . Returning to the label is Ferdinando Apicella from Naples, better known as Kernel Key, who delivers another non-conforming techno jam that will go big with all the real Techno heads. Next up we have label favorite Fac3off - returning with not one but two amazing tracks presenting his signature sound - we´re sure we´ll be hearing a lot more from this talent in the future! The Yellowheads, hailing from Spain, had a storming EP release on BNS last year and return in very strong shape with - Caelum . Last but not least there is Antipolar from Cologne, with whom Gregor recently shared the decks at Cologne underground club - Gewoelbe - he´s new to the label and is debuting with a very unique sounding production called - Mandal . We hope you enjoy playing and listening to Breaking New Soil Volume 10 as much as we enjoyed compiling it.

Santiago Niño is an accomplished eclectic & conceptual electronic musician originally from Bogota Columbia, but based in Buenos Aires, with a deep discography of releases across a range of genres. The Techgnosis EP follows his debut Hermetics track 'Collider' as which impressed on it's release on R&S founder's RV Trax imprint in early 2018. Created in a low point following the sale of his professional studio, with the humble means of a laptop, mixer and set of basic monitors the realisation of this music reaffirmed Santiago's self belief that his talent extended beyond his need for gear.

This EP follows in the same footsteps as 'Collider'; mesmeric, pulsing techno with a rich musicality. Equally important to Santiago is his love of the visual arts: "This project has a really important connection with the audiovisual work, which i want to keep up, because i love cinema, i love the audiovisual arts, the abstract, experimental and poetic side of it, and thats why i always want to give that cinematic feel to my music.
Hand picked by Renaat Vandepapeliere to step up from the RV Trax series to a full R&S EP this is just the start for the Hermetics project.

Dusky's 17 Steps present Floor To Floor. Featuring tracks from Velvit, Trevino, Lo Shea, Hugo Massein and Alan Fitzpatrick, Floor To Floor compiles 12 tracks that approach the modern house and techno aesthetic with a UK edge.
Joining the dots between electronica-leaning sounds, melodic house and warm-up grooves to moody techno, looping tech house tools and broken beats, Floor To Floor represents a snapshot of current UK House and Techno sound worlds - all heavily road tested in Dusky's DJ sets. Carefully compiled over a 12 month period, each track combines artistic individuality with dancefloor utility. On the second sampler, UK techno powerhouse Alan Fitzpatrick delivers a nostalgic nosebleed rave banger in a modern style on 'Where Haus', XL signing Hugo Massein deals in rolling tech nastiness on 'Restart The Sun', Lo Shea's shuffling, sci-fi beats elevate 'Thousand Foot Waves' while Moniker take things deeper on 'Moving'.

As electronic musician Lorenz Brunner sketched his vision for the first Recondite full-length on Ghostly in five years he took a step back to assess who and where he was as an artist. 2013’s Hinterland accelerated a progression — he’s since been touring around the world and releasing music with labels such as Hotflush and his own Plangent Records — yet, for him, the album cast a shadow of pressure that widened over time. As with most art forms, perhaps especially music, there is an expectation to change, to creatively pivot elsewhere with each project. After careful consideration, Brunner rejects this notion with his new work, opting alternately to use the icy Hinterland as an aesthetic and tonal template for a like-minded map of evocative compositions aptly titled after the German word “stillstand,” now presented as Dwell.

“I am coherent with what I do, even if I’m not reinventing myself,” Brunner says contentedly. In regards to the album title, he adds, “It’s like when you’re on a hike and you stop and look at the scenery; you may know which path you want to go next but right now you are dwelling.” The title also doubles as a reference to everyday domestic life, a restorative haven for Brunner between tours. Like Hinterland, he incorporates a subtle range of field recordings to intensify the textural atmosphere. While he worked at home on “Mirror Games,” Brunner noticed the buzz coming from across the room, where his wife was using an electric toothbrush, naturally harmonized with the track. He decided to push that frequency further and record the device directly, syncing vibrations for added urgency across the propulsive piece as well as parts of the ambient “Interlude 2.”

Windswept, moody, and melodic, moments on Dwell linger with emotional resonance. The title track sends an eerie synth loop through a field of techno kicks. The beats recede for a breather four minutes in as if to survey the surroundings. If Brunner pivots anywhere — possibly just a new perspective afforded by being confidently stationary in his craft — it’s by leaning more into hip-hop structures. He’s an avid rap fan and his love for those production techniques is notably present on “Nobilia,” a queasy shuffler (titled in reference to the Super Nintendo game Secret of Evermore), “Interlude 1,” which skitters in lockstep with contemplative synth chords, and “Surface,” an isolatory, ruminative sequence. The closer “Moon Pearl” soothes and shimmers like its namesake, a cherished gem in The Legend of Zelda series that allows carriers of the gem to retain their shape and essence in the Dark World.

In an era where constant reinvention and highly self-reflexive brand awareness reigns supreme in the music industry, Brunner as Recondite does something many artists try to avoid, he dwells in his own established identity, one that has garnered him a devoted fanbase. His murky electronic productions, built around mirage-like pads and clipped drum programming, have proven to be highly functional and spectrally enveloping; Dwell is not a return to form, it is a further study of the shapes, it is the modes, and the structures Brunner has trademarked.

To mark the first astonishing chapter of his career, Seth Troxler is presenting 'This is Then', an essential ten track compilation album taken from his ever impressive discography.

In the ten years since Michigan born Troxler relocated to Europe, he has become one of dance music's most recognizable figures. As a solo producer, collaborator and founding member of Visionquest, he has set the global techno agenda both in the DJ booth and studio. He's served up landmark mixes for the likes of Boogybytes and DJ-Kicks, released on key labels from No.19 to NRK, Circus Company to Crosstown Rebels, and now runs his own label Play It Say It, and Tuskagee with The Martinez Brothers. 'This Is Then' is a compilation which serves to bookend the first part of his ongoing story, and also highlights how unique a producer he truly is.

The album takes in many of Troxler's different aliases, including an opener from Young Seth which was first released on Omar S's FXHE in 2005. It's a dark and involving track with real depth in the drums and atmosphere in the sparse synth work. From there 'Satisfy' is a freaky and eerie track of stripped back minimal funk, 'Friend of Mine' is a bumping and pared back house cut and 'Oogity Boogity', as Thrill Cosby, is another hugely inventive offering of machine made grooves.

The second half takes in more singular sounds in the form of the slippery and seductive 'Still Hot' with long time friend Shaun Reeves, the colourful and cosmic house of 'Jus Your' with Baby Prince, perfectly dreamy and hypnotic depths of 'Aphrika' plus the huge Visionquest remix of Kiki's modern classic 'Good Voodoo.' Things close out with a remix of Fever Ray's 'Seven' that shows another side to Seth with its pressured drums and expertly treated vocal. This broad and brilliant compilation is a vital reminder of Seth's wide ranging studio skills and always innovative musical mind and perfectly encapsulates the range of his productions to date.

In Modo Di (a classical music term for 'In the mode/style of..') is the new record label run by underground stalwart, Tom Ellis. One of the founding members and residents of the highly acclaimed Freerotation Festival brings us a resolute 4 track EP of his own deep, melodic techno productions, pushing forward his explorations of more hypnotic and textured dance music.

This evocative amalgamation of deep emotive textures swimming around 4/4 kicks and sub-bass is MixCult Records Vinyl Only 007 release. This whole EP is glazed in cold haze and is a real provision on dark, long, icy dusks.

Side A1 by Sancess kicks off with an self-effacing minimal temperament, excelling with a very crisp and raw beat pattern.

Side A2 by Nae:Tek is a very bass driven and unrelentingly obscure deep techno premise, becoming the gut-punching dancefloor track of the whole EP.

Side B1 reveals a new whole version of David Hausdorf - Deep & Slow interpreted by Dmitry Stelmakhov with elegance and progressivism.

Side B2 by Gjidoda features a patient and slow burning foundation of dub sounds, an unflawed cut for a dramatic takeoff of a well-crafted musical journey.

'Destiny71z' returns with his second EP for Eglo Records, a further dark and jazzy exploration through an array of analog hardware, focusing on the Buchla music easel and a stacked modular set up. Raw and unpredictable the EP fizzes and pops across 4 tracks, drawing on the influences of House, Techno, 2-Step and Electro, synthesizing it into something much harder to pigeonhole.

The project is the alter-ego of multi instrumentalist, painter and producer Mathew Kirkis, who recently supported Floating Points on his solo UK/EU live tour. These four dance floor meditations express
a talent well beyond the conventions of traditional club music, it's as much music for the mind as it is for the body.

From the stuttering acid fried 2-Step Techno of 'Technique ZSL' and the shimmering space like odyssey of 'Suckmyskin' to the swirling House steppers 'Dimdraft' and 'OmegaTX', the EP surprises at every turn. Essential listening for fans of Legowelt, Floating Points, Pepe Bradock et al.

REPRESS as the original release from March 2016.
Records opens on a Bllasting Rave Techno. Acid & Loud kcik!
Then the records show his true face: faster and more acidcore thing... To finish the EP you'll get an excellent 150 BPM acid mystic track!

The third installment of Konghost is a vinyl EP that brings remix colaborations between Kon Act and catalan techno duo Delusions. Lamprea is the most dance floor oriented track in Kon Act’s first release and has been given an approach to the unrelentingly 90’s Birmingham sound by the Ballistic bosses. On the other side, Delusions deliver a rework of Insight, a track included in the 2xfile Ballistic release of 2008, entitled Grey Light. Kon Act remix of Insight’s rework is a harsh exercise of minimalism in where noise and beats entangle building more sound pressure to the original.

Maceo Plex's Lone Romantic welcomes ManEater for a superb debut single that comes backed with a remix from the ever-excellent Alinka.

ManEater is a mysterious name with no online profile but an evocative sound that goes way beyond the dancefloor and well into the future. They make music that is much more than club fodder, instead cooking up cinematic and evocative landscapes.

The excellent 'Hurry On Up' is an expansive electro trip to the edges of the cosmos. Distant pads shimmer like forgotten planets, crisp claps and slick drums make for a frictionless groove that always keeps you moving and the ominous bass and soulful vocal cries finish the whole thing in real style.

Chicago native Alinka is enlisted to remix. She is known for her weird and idiosyncratic take on house on labels like Crosstown, Classic and her own Twirl and is one of the most exciting names in the current Windy City scene. Her fantastic version of 'Hurry On Up' is harder hitting, with tough drums and a lead arp that lights up the whole track with a late night menace.

This is classy electro that really makes a mark.

4-tracker ep full of dark and deep techno tunes. Limited to 200 copies. Vinyl only!

3 x previously unreleased techno cuts recorded in 1998 by Marco Repetto under his Bigeneric alias.

White label, hand-stamped, hand-numbered.

Vinyl only - Limited to 250 copies.

Following a string of releases this year, Bicep are keeping it green on their label with Sligo local heroes Brame & Hamo’s two originals and two remixes making up FMB015. Fresh from remixing TSHA’s latest track ‘Moon’ on Ninja Tune offshoot Counter Records, 2019 continues to be a big year for Brame & Hamo who have come through the ranks of Irish talent. Having kept all releases to their own imprint Brame & Hamo; it’s now time for them to step outside their home, and up onto Bicep’s label with two tracks ‘Waves Reach’ and ‘Dust’, along with remixes from Poland's Private Press and Voiski from France.
Earlier this year saw the duo teaming up with Mall Grab to perform three gigs across the UK, raising an impressive £15k for a trio of multiple sclerosis charities.

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D-Floor is ready to come back on vinyl with the new EP by NiCe7.
From the title track 'Running man', with catchy vocal hook, to the
more emotional 'Red on sand', this release marks a new series from the talented italian duo. Analog synths, house grooves and old samples working together in both mixes.

Several members of the NNY Records label have embarked on a new editorial adventure, this time for the cassette and digital format. Industrial Possession is the new label in which they will be dedicated to publishing artists whose productions transit through areas close to EBM, Industrial and Techno.

The first of these releases is in charge of the producer Antonio Barbetta, who dresses in the clothes of his alias Raw Ambassador in which he is engaged in billing productions influenced by the best EBM and Industrial today. This first, “Under My Control” work includes eight excellent themes that also have an Acid and Techno touch that makes it irresistible to fill with darkness and induce the dance of the most demanding dance floor.

After the first successful release at the Absolete imprint which was played many times by the likes of Remco B, Psytox, Clouds, Esther Dune, and Ghost In The Machine and more; Ruffneck Prime returns with this second 12 inch. This time on yellow vinyl featuring 2 hammering tunes that'll wake the dead!

"The Mourning After" is a gritty tune with fierce baselines on top of a pounding kick combined with very uplifting groove patterns. The moment the tune goes into the break you just feel the tension building up into a big apocalyptic apotheosis. Bombs away!

Than there's the flip side called "Motion sickness" This minimalistic track is from a whole different order. "Music for HUGE halls"; would pretty much describe, what the purpose is of this track. A sick metal scraping sound which causes motion sickness in some persons. This is absolutely the right title for this fantastic dark & creepy track. Accompanied by an intense square loud kick drum; this is a very recognizable distinctive dark underground tekno banger!

Banging Industrial techno with some crazy new ideas like this long noizy acid break in the Slope Unit track or the noise industrial ambient long intro on the Duellist tune... FAT! Once again offering a wicked sleeve... limited edition! BIG Stuff!

Spartaque is back with a very powerful ep! I love the combination of harder techno but still with a funky touch! (Monika Kruse)

Thomas Schumacher returns to his homebase label with two new tracks that showcase his love for Techno music in it's most dramatic and breathtaking way.

Future Ethics’ first release is an eight-track compilation on a special USB stick with an accompanying zine. The label wanted to foster a spirit of collaboration with an unusual compilation-building structure. Artists gradually added to the compilation as it grew: each artist received the existing tracks and was asked to contribute or remix a track from the compilation. This took time, but resulted in a cohesive and beautiful compilation, rich in emotion, ranging from a vintage club rant from tati au miel; disoriented housy jams from Bergsonist, Beta Librae, and Violet; tense experimental compositions from Englesia and Odete; a 139 BPM banger from softcoresoft; to a dancefloor-melting System of a Down edit from Estoc & Bored Lord.
The zine features an interview from Discwoman’s Frankie Decaiza Hutchinson, writing on off-Facebook event organizing from Adwoa Afful, a beautiful cover from collage artist Fenna Fiction, and a guide to recognizing opioid overdoses and administering Naloxone from Liz Singh and Sara Martin in Toronto. It also features a comic from Berlin-based artist @juicycomics and a poem from Wafa Ktaech.

Der Berliner DJ/Produzent Alex.Do läutet für Seilscheibenpfeiler das neue Jahr mit dem 4-Tracker "Amplified Music" ein. Als Gründungsmitglied der Dystopian-Crew war er maßgeblich an der Erschaffung eines neuen Berliner Techno & House-Sounds beteiligt. Seine neue EP spannt sich von warmen, moody Electro-Tracks bis zu atemberaubendem IDM und weist Alex.Do als stilistisch sehr aufgeschlossenen und fähigen Musiker aus.

Music Man celebrates its 30th birthday with a limited series of special coloured vinyls, containing 2 classic tracks that were important in the labels history. Up next are are Petar Dundov's 'Distant Shores' (MM151, 2010) and 'Prey For Peace' by Aril Brikha (MM116, 2005).

I am so happy that Timmo will release his debut album on Terminal M . Here are 3 teaser tracks of his beauftiful work. It was really hard to choose which will be the first release as the whole album is great! Enjoy! (Monika Kruse)

Unhuman brings you balance between body and mind, with both intriguing introspective atmospheres and energetic activating sounds. This is the newest Strange Therapy session, a spiritual and physical treatment. A journey through the brain and the body.

Shadow Of The Serpent kicks off. It creeps up your spine with a gnarly crawler of a synthline. A good old break-beat boulders underneath the soul-sucking background sounds. Its sharp teeth create craters deep enough to let you bathe in their shade.
Fire Rash Peeling leaves you no time to rest and punches your body straight into EBM’s dirtiest territories. Dangerous dancefloor material, complete with industrial strength claps, perforating percussion and pads forged in feedback. Feel it from your face to your feet.
A moment of meditative mayhem follows with White Bone Spirit, a halftime wave weapon. An anxious arp drives a battering bassline forward with high velocity, boosting its impact as the sustain increases. No light is left by its dripping drums and ghoulish growls. Deep, dark, doom.

The Fallbeil Remix of Shadow Of The Serpent allows you to reflect on your beginnings through a completely morphed mirror. An evil alien energy disrupts your last peace of mind. This is how: crushed up corrosives, vague voices, an everlasting eerie ambience and an 808 loaded up with extra hate.
Autumns is responsible for the final treatment of this session with his own interpretation of White Bone Spirit. Lunatic loops and metallic mayhem make you move your body parts until you lose ’em. It’s driving, it’s terrifying, it’s wonderfully classic horror like dancing with the dead.
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UK’s OPIA tell the tales of ‘Florence and the Machines’ via the form of otherworldly sounds. After a recent turn out on Melliflow, Etienne kicks off proceedings on the sixth release of the label with ‘Engage all Targets’. Distinctive drums and wavering synths zoning in on your senses. Belgian producer Innershades provides ’10,000 Steps’ a hard hitting jam, leaving nothing to the imagination. Rounding off the A side is sub heavy goodness from a man on fine form, Daif. Glitchy rhythms with the machine theme of the VA heavily embedded in its sound, ‘Vade Retro’ by name. Serving up on the B side are young duo and Slowlife affiliates, Primary Perception. Ice cold broken drums, riding an elastic bass that swallows you up. ‘Maelstrom II’ is one of their cleanest cuts to this day. Robotic conversations in the closing track from Berlin based Formas, the trio deliver a curious final chapter to the story with ‘A Su’. Another discerning VA from OPIA, bringing together vital and established artists once again.