scorcher! brilliant, brimful and prodigal twenty-minute ep from manuel gonzales in detroit (following up collaborations with kyle hall). deadly sick, ambient and stepping by turns. highly recommended.

next vinyl only bomb by box aus holz & the oye record store from berlin. the young boys labuzinski & graef are back with the 5th release on their highly recommended label and have a great feature with andy hart from melbourne deepcast. deep & soulful, packed with great samples and a groove you have to dance to.

vinyl only, ltd copies. after the doubtless success of the first release. the second bomb of nilla comes in the picture of gerressen & tetelepta. four heavyweight dancefloor-dynamites infected by funk and tasty classic house atmospheres. recommended into main-time djsets

2013 repress !! highly recommended! deep, strong and relentless, this is the first full length e.p. of the analogue cops on their own label restoration. as usual, an unquestionable raw force is summoned by the abrasive touch of their experienced hands on incorruptible machines, without any mean computer involved in their operations.

a dark, apocalyptic follow up from the enigmatic talismann 1. fierce hypnotic drone techno from the highest order as opening side of the ep to darker mad max style tribalish rhythms on the flip. recommended!

boris bunnik goes under many aliases. numerous smaller projects, some huge faceless projects but mostly known and well respected for his conforce project. as versalife he found his way to the clone familia for his night time activities project, and around this same period we just managed to pull out the best suitable tracks for frustrated funk. versalife is electro-techno in its purest form. deep and intense analog rhythms with crisp percussion patterns slightly touching the more experimental side of things. this ep is a nice balanced mixture of industrial drone material to more classic sounding electro with versalifes own signature strength. highly recommended as always!

warm, intimate, sub heavy, psychedelic tripping house bomb - tip! highly recommended!

having swiftly carved a niche for himself amongst the likes of perc, ben gibson returns to sect to deliver more of his brooding and engaging techno. there is a great emphasis on sound design and atmospherics in the two tracks on quien es?, as ominous clangs and tense tones hang heavy over rugged drum workouts. >ceased to gasp< is the more industrial of the two, but still allows for a melodic slant in the cavernous echoes that define the track. >remain< adopt a swirling, psychedelic approach to sonic decoration that draws you in just as it continues flooring you, like all good techno should. highly recommended.

arttu is back on royal oak after his critically acclaimed nuclear funk / get up of it release late 2011. another split single featuring two detroit jazz and funk vocalists. the female poet diamondancer on tune in and the his buddy from jerry the cat on move! arttu smoothly blends his roots in the best house traditions with contemporary influences on these two tracks. recommended!!

deep, layered, gritty forward-thinking techno tracks as we can expect from giegling/staub artist vril. ztatdast was co-produced by zum goldenen schwarm. recommended.

this very limited 7 inch marks the collaboration between two young talents, glasgow-based producer dam mantle and swiss alps electronic artist cedric streulis project buvette, now relocated to mexico city. the artists latest joint effort, following 2010s swiss gigs, is reaching out to ambitious and exciting new musical directions. a collage of electronica, traditional sentiment, dance and dislocated beats. only available on vinyl, this 7 inch limited to 300 copies is highly recommended!

gems from ibex, benjamin brunn, pirahnahead and theo parrish on the third ear catalogue selected and re-imagined by red rack em, xdb, lorca music and morphosis upperground orchestra. highly recommended.

abstract deep pulsating and hypnotizing nordic techno from abdulla rashim. slowly building and well executed tracks that stand out! small edition on his own arr label! we can make some sonic links to groundbreaking labels such as detroits strobe label.dark and acid driven introvert techno tracks. recommended!

raw, sinister and apocalyptic techno from this unidentified being called talismann. droning subs and hypnotic rhythms, sounding like some dark rite from a time between ancient and future. recommended!!

killer industrial techno ep - recommended!

outstanding, industrialesque techno - highly recommended!

vader, the good old, wonderful death/thrash metal band who helped drive both genres into what they are today. this compilation of their two legendary demos is impressive and shows how old vader rocked out. unlike thrash bands that play the same riff over and over, these guys know how to perform.
recommended if you like: morbid angel, slayer, death, sadus, celtic frost, kreator, destruction, master, malevolent creation ...

summer is here people and ovum recordings are about to kick start the season with yet another label debut from dirty channels & bugsy. and this time it already comes recommended. techno takes a back seat as the label continue their stunning run of house releases with alone. label chief josh wink had asked house don, dave pezzner if he had anything in the locker for ovum. having just completed his own rework of alone, he sent it across and within minutes the ovum crew had fallen for its charms. josh actually tweaked the original pezzner remix for his own sets and before long has snapped up the whole release for ovum. dirty channels team up with longtime friend bugsy on the deliciously smooth alone. with their warm bassline, velvety synth and the sultry vocals of amina, the trio have delivered the perfect summer soundtrack. with a brace of mixes from wink backed with a reworked and refreshed double from pezzner, ovum are ready to turn up the heat. enjoy!

first up is tabou for the people by sofrito specials featuring l barrabas which twitch edited for his dj sets a couple of years back. the lovely people at sofrito kindly gave permission for it to be included on this release. its a relentlessly driving slab of 4/4 afro funk with horn explosions. next up is the 10th and final track in twitchs cumbia series. the first 8 were released on japans lets get lost label and the missing number 9 is being saved for a future release. colombias cumbia was born out of african influences. this track is based around a sample from colombian cumbia legend andres landero and is an attempt to fuse traditional cumbia sounds with up to date production styles. the end result is a slow motion hypnotic cumbia retaining the haunting melancholia inherent in the original sample. leading the aa side, twitch passed a wild highlife song by ghanas atakoru manu to glasgows super talented auntie flo (whose highly recommended future rhythm machine album recently saw a release) to play around with. auntie flo cut it up and added additional drums and bass to come up with this euphoric modern highlife groover

after the well received clone s.o.s.>all around the fires< ep and his debut vidd 001, marco shuttle starts an adventure with his very own eerie records label. first trip is a great 3 track ep in marco s signature sound. deep, super deep acid & 808 driven grooves and dark dubby reverbed drums and dramatic strings. phat tracks that sometimes remind of early aphex twin works on the selected ambient works and surfing on sinewaves but then the marco shuttle way. dont sleep on this one! recommended.

aubrey is one of uks early 90s techno pioneers that made music still relevant today. on this contact funk 2012 ep lifeworld introduces you to 4 of his classic and rare tracks remastered. vortex two is a straight forward techno trip with minimalistic 909 programming and deep mesmerizing sounds. with reflection aubrey brings things in more playful territory. the deep driving bassline, jumpy melody line and dito percusion provide for an insane dance floor bomb. on the flip we have a melodic club banger in contact funk and a deep techno tune called ultra de ja vu. beautiful dark blue marbled vinyl. highly recommended!

killer release on new yorks sequencias label. powerful and hypnotic chicago acid inspired cut on the a and a cool slow building chord driven track layered over raw drum rhythms on the b-side. recommended!! label promo text: sequencias does not stop, does not conform, takes no prisoners. our third release brings you a pair of artists from two different points along interstate 94, who have a reputation for the very same. so lets get to it. the main body laid down by villan x is tight metallic percussion underpinned by solid kicks and a stream of robotic filtered bass, containing unexpected shifts within the frequency register. foreboding tones and feelings drift towards us across which the disembodied voice of kold is able to find a platform from which to shudder into our consciousness and pose questions from across the galaxies about the nature of our very being. dcantu carries on the feelings of space, with protracted white noise shots and stabby modulated organ chords, but doesnt leave it long before setting the pace with solid drums and shifting keyboard funk aimed squarely your body and the dance floor as octave changes force you up and then down again to a backdrop thick with texture. this provides for the body and the mind. act fast though, sequencias does not like to rest.

highly recommended!unity is the first single taken from third sides forthcoming album unified fields, that will be released on restoration records in september 2012. third side is the project of the analogue cops and panorama bar resident steffi, their collaborations, which have been released exclusively on restoration, have been of the most interesting jams of the last years. the original unity, a fat overshadowing deep techno track, written and produced only with machines and recorded on tape, comes with 3 massive analogue remixes. the rework made by blawan (sheworks/hessle audio) smashes the parts of the composition with overbearing oldschool british manners and the result is a broken shuffled industrial hammering. on side b, steffis remix is relentless, rushing and carefully build:her attention for the processing of every detail transforms the original tune into an hypnotic breathtaking excursion. the last treatment is performed by the nightjars, an unidentified project that has brought down a particular attention for its debut ep on vae victis records. with a bossy employ of the most advanced analogue equipment, the nightjars slash an incendiary attack of warehouse garage.

next vinyl only release on exploration! the cosmic key is a experimental journey for the dancefloor, funky guitar licks, a raw dirty bassline, combined with classic 909 sound. unlocked is one of these emotional detroit rooted compositions, ending in a beautiful stringful finale. proton decay with its killer drums and hypnotic grooves is a recommended sonic weapon for the intergalactic djs out there!

next vinyl only release on exploration! ltd clear vinyl edition... the cosmic key is a experimental journey for the dancefloor, funky guitar licks, a raw dirty bassline, combined with classic 909 sound. unlocked is one of these emotional detroit rooted compositions, ending in a beautiful stringful finale. proton decay with its killer drums and hypnotic grooves is a recommended sonic weapon for the intergalactic djs out there!

the rebirth of cool m=minimal is pleased to release a masterpiece of the early 21st century on vinyl. till the old worlds blown up and a new one is created is an outstanding work of reductionism and minimalism. martin brandlmyar ( radian / trapist / kapitalband 1 ), werner dafeldecker ( polwechsel, david sylvian, autistic daughters) and christian fennesz ( touch / mego / thrill jockey ) on this record created a new kind of cool jazz coupled with a big portion of new york school ( cage, feldman, brown und wolff). its hard to describe the music with words. this work reveals his secrets only after listening to it a couple of times. it grows with each time you listen to it. in this work, silence and noise are never used as an end in itself. as equal parameters they stand in the composition that also has space for some tonal >flower<. our recommended listening time is – round about midnight.

the 5th release on >house mannequin< includes four rough and edge disco/house tracks. this release fits the dance-floor, open air situations as well as your headphones. recommended!

second release from this new uk soul singer, soul sensation we should say - 3 tracks of incredible folky soul in the vein of terry callier. strongly recommended!

the recent private releases did make a lot of italo and synth disco fanatics lovers happy. here is another one! a compilation of scarce and sought after tracks which previously have only been released on 7inch somewhere in the late 70s and early 80s.a cosmic journey into early techno and modern club music prototypes.the coverartwork makes this release especially interesting for collectors due to the fact it is an artprint of a high valuable artwork called space lucy by pop and space art legend charles wilp (the last reprint costed 3000 euro). this release was supported by the german aerospace agency dlr, no joke!recommended with a smile!

awesomely executed take on uk bass, footwork, house & techno - highly recommended

the long 45rpm side is a solid acid 140 bpm techno killer. b side starts with a 33rpm 138 bpm (45 boostable for a olschool acidcore effect - recommended). the records ends with a 140 bpm electro acid hard techno kicker.

6 tracks on this final part of svrecas >obscur< series. 2 new tracks and old ones remixed by silent servant, skirt, regis and orphx. and its some serious techno business here! recommended!

the second offering on hcs from the mighty rotterdam based duo. again duplex drop bombs with their signature state of the art inner city techno. clearly playing with their love for the motorcity but always pushing the boundaries of what we like to call harbour city soul. 3 tracks ranging from beautiful deep electro to floor killing techno tracks. highly recommended!

highly recommended! marieu comes back with an amazing solo e.p. on his own label enlightened wax after the worldwide success of his first work, heavily played by the most appreciated underground djs. as usual, this record has been written, mixed and produced only on dusty machines and recorded on juicy magnetic tape. the opening track, >ancient times< is a capturnig fat deep house track with a subtle female chant and space-station pads a2, >heat eninges< is build on an heavy ground shaking bass, a wagging latin piano riff. big claps, and sharp cymbals. funky and relentless, its just an essential choice for every swingin dj. on side b,>radiant< develops on a solid bass drum a filtered house groove making a breach to a charming jazzy piano and a blues voice. a complete feeding for every hungry dancefloor b2, >spectrum<begins with a dark hypnotizing groove enlightened in the middle of the track by an uplifting motorcity pad. striking and suggestive.

number 5 in this series of broken house twelves from uk production maestro seiji. recommended. support from diplo, phra crookers, radio slave, doorly, falty dl, heidi, paul woolford, breakage, toddla t, redlight, ben westbeech, mj cole, marco del horno, ikonika, christian martin, jamie george, mele, warrior one, nightwave, r1 ryders, ben ufo, dark sky, crst, optimum, brackles, thilo schneider, midland, xxxy, doc daneeka, tomb crew, mosca, martelo, foreign beggers shox, seb chew, monki, dj q to name a few …

outstanding, completely alienated & dark sounding techno - highly recommended!

material limited next big strike is a tweek from samuel dan and spanish collab jose & taco - highly recommended for some serious dancefloor damage!

hot release alert by our boy paul du lac who is a long time close friend of the frustrated family, colleague at the clone office and an old dj buddy of frustrated funk label boss klen (when they played the nighttown basement in the early 90s). so it s a bit of a special thing for us having him aboard. this ep shows pauls signature minimalistic approach on chicago style house. typical jacking 707s and 808s combined with minimal synth pulses. qom and access are pure jackin bliss for the floor while moodswings goes deeper with layers of warm pads and spaced out stings. the title track comes with a stripped beats version from tevo howard, for those who like to mix things up.. highly recommended!!

in addition to the awesome p&s album b/w truly mind blowing musical trip by morphosis - highly recommended!!

strike #3 from the unbalance camp with 3 dark and atmospheric techno cuts on limited transparent vinyl - preorder recommended!

dutch dj and producer drops this killer house single on australias deepermotions music. this 12 inch features remixes by rick wade and steve ward alongside the excellent original mix and the cut > so what<. deep and melodic and catchy as hell. dont sleep on this! highly recommended.

nice price deal !!! steindor kristinsson, well know for his work in einoma, comes with his first solo ep. dark scapes, advanced beat programming (e.o.g. style!) and oriental tantraistic moods take you straight into unknown territories. limited to 300 copies including code for free download, handnumbered and with beautiful artwork. another highly recommended shipwrec release, who keep on delivering the goods for both the mind and the feet!

chicagos ricardo miranda makes his debut for the ace stilove4music label, maintaining a fine year in which he has already dropped some serious heat on rush hour sub-label hour house is your rush and his own noble square imprint. title track >102point7< is all jagged synths, throbbing arpeggios, slashing claps and a rolling acid groove, marking it out as one of his most incendiary productions to date. on the flip >rotary cells< is deeper still, a 909-led jacker with undulating layers of sub bass augmented by a wonderfully woozy vocal which extols the virtues of true chicago house. this is followed by >greenline<, a stripped back jam with scuttling hats and the kind of paranoid synth melody that wouldnt sound out of place in jeff mills something in the sky series. this is dark, raw, pulsating dance music - highly recommended.

manuel tur and langenberg (known for his releases on the nice drum poet society label) dropping some delicious tracks on this powerful yellow wax! deep and slowly building techno tracks that have their roots in the basic channel school, but taking things away from the dubby style and bring it back to the club. dirty morphing synths combined with a warm steady beat create a awesome masculine groove with a lot of tension and a intense and controled energy. amazing tracks for the club. techno as it should be! recommended!! played by: efdemin, benjamin brunn, gerd janson (groove), tama sumo, sven weisemann

highly recommended! after the celebrated single >retro vogue<, restoration strikes back with a 4 track e.p. designed to blast the planetary sound systems. bombproof analogue music produced during wild sessions at the restoration headquarters.
on side a, blawan (r&s records), one of the most talented u.k youngsters, join the forces of the analogue cops. a1 is an analogue hand grenade: spacey, smashing, twisted. a2 is an heavy, jacky house excursion with delightful piano chords over solid raw beats.
on side b, mister ryan elliott (ghostly / ostgut ton) visits the analogue cops and the result is impressive. b1 is a forthright house track with a techno attitude, a sensual vocal hook runs over an huge bass drum with sharp hi-hats. b2 is an hard driving minimalistic sci-fi trip, dancefloor oriented but fast paced from trends.

new yorks dj spider is back with 4 dangerous tracks for your arsenal! each track is filled with classic samurai movie samples with lots of warm synths & loads of field recordings layered throughout. all four tracks are up tempo dance floor head bangers. recommended to be used with an open mind!

killer dubbed out house version - highly recommended!

quality reissue of the mega-rare blow up records release of the italo masterpiece pink footpath by loui$. originally released in 1985, this gem has become one of the most highly sought after italo disco tracks around. on the a side is magic dance which is good, but it’s the instrumental version of the track pink footpath that really gets the disco djs drooling. with its killer analogue b-line, dreamy synths and balearic guitar riffs, its easy to see why it became such an anthem at the early ibiza parties as well as a late night favourite in chicago and new york. highly recommended.

did you ever hear about christian strobe? no? hardly surprising, cause its a brand new solo-project by christian schnall, one half of disco trash music (maximal electro) and spruce (dreamy shoegaze). the german guy is musically rooted in the 80ies and early 90ies and as christian strobe, he combines airy new wave pop, retro-futurism with a pinch of house. the original mix of >midnight call< is full of magic, desire and an airy atmosphere, but still a simple pop song. the nightdrive version is recommended for nightly rides with your ferrari testarossa through big city lights. the italo-disco-pop-masters from codebreaker gives the original a funky french taste and reknowned keenhouse conjured a good-feeling remix with lovley summer-piano-chords. midnight call? you could name it sunshine call! in a more and more digital environment, the warmth of the analog vhs-tape version gives you the relaxing mood you need. the placid >lonesome astronaut< completed the debut-ep and takes you to a cosmic trip though time and space. stay tuned for the upcoming full-length album called >heartworks< in autumn 2011.
comes with code for free digital download of this release.