“pillar” is the second release to come from london based duo, abstract man, uniting three original tracks plus one remix from pioneering french producer, von grall. signifying the second stage of the pair’s studio time, “pillar” delves further into a shared love for rhythmic, textured techno and dynamic grooves.

this four-track ep named curiosity from techno duo, abstract man marks the beginning of the new on the 5th day imprint, the latest branch to extend from the heart of the london-based underground techno project. the final outputs of a year-long creative journey in the studio with a focus on analogue machines, curiosity (including mike parker remix) represents a chapter of exploration into sound design and manipulation, and the unity and evolution of two separate musical identities through the collaborative process

trikk fires up two floor-centric pieces of gritty house music for his third release on manmakemusic. label friend locked grove rounds off the ep with an understated and hypnotic interpretation of deviation 33.

the mastermind of dark and demented electro returns to abstract forms, marco bernardi delivers four cuts of awesome purist electro. limited pressing.

the abstract acid series continues its exploration into the depths of acid with a relentless 303 assault from the yorkshire based machine operator, mantra. four rugged tracks of distorted, crackling beats and low slung bass lines that are just crying out to be ripped through the speakers of a dark, filthy warehouse. as usual, pressed with a fine cover artwork from andrew ingram and limited to 300 copies

2lp, gf, yellow vinyl, color, limited

2021 repress !! they simply leave out the rice of kalabrese s perlon37 release, to chop the chicky in a minimal manner. atmospheric, dark and driving, an abstract version of early techno, giving an insight into a future, that never happened like this. its all about the chicken... of course!

columbus, ohio may not be spoken of in the same glowing terms as detroit when it comes to 90s techno from the mid-west. however, the columbus-based 21/22 corp label was responsible for some of future primitive s favourite techno from this era. we ve tracked down the multi-genre president and production manager behind 21/22 corp, charles noel, for our next release. formed of two exclusive productions, this archetype 12- is the essence of techno at its most individual.

dilla- von abstract orchestra ist eine hommage an die arbeit des hochgelobten und einflussreichen produzenten. der opener -welcome to detroit / the diary- nimmt die stimmprobe von isaac hayes -man s temptation- und platziert sie gegen üppige bläser und treibende beats, während -workinonit- die originalen 10cc gitarrensamples aus dem dilla-original auf beißende trompeten und aggressive saxophone transportiert, wie immer von joost hendrickx auf trommeln untermauert. auf -stop- singt die sängerin anna uhuru den dionne warwick-gesang mit viel gefühl, während die band eine anordnung hinterlegt, die an die arbeit von david axelrod und don sebeskey erinnert, beide große inspirationsquellen für das abstract orchestra. -dilla- wurde erst kürzlich von gilles peterson in seiner bbc6 musik-radio-show gefeiert.

five prolific electronic soul tracks melodic techno by the abstract eye, better known as gifted and blessed. originally released on valentine connexion in 2011, now available again in a shiny new jacket. big! tip! with a fixation for vintage electronic instruments, the extraordinarily gifted gabriel reyes-whittaker creates striking electronic songs under many monikers, integrating the technological with the spiritual and ancestral in his music.

retrogott (d) und motion man (usa) haben eine platte zusammen gemacht. retrogott & motion man am mic / retrogott am beat / retrogott & hulk hodn, sowie kutmasta kurt an den cuts / barto (i love you) am artwork. die platte ist gut!

inaugurating 2016 with lee holman’s debut ‘one man army’ on raw waxes, the italian imprint welcomes the new year with a series of remixes of the irish producer’s release of last may, which feature four benchmarks of contemporary techno: cassegrain, distant echoes, haiku and kimyon. the record is out on 12” vinyl format. it comes on black vinyl with an additional hand numbered paper insert realized by german illustrator benedikt rugar, who also designed the illustrations of lee holman’s ‘one man army’, the drawing is a continuation of that release’ visual abstract porn concept.

abstract theory is back with a new vinyl release, this time coming from the israelian techno master itamar sagi (be as one imprint, ovum, sci+tec, drumcode, soma, intacto) who delivered us three wonderful peaktime stuff.
early support by ame, robert owens, alan fitzpatrick, slam, marco carola, leon, steve lawler & many more.

including trus’me remix! early supported by loco dice, ame, marcell dettmann, ben sims, ben ufo, fred p, dj tennis, reboot, dvs1, kevin saunderson, marco carola, truncate, osunlade & many more.
abstract theory is back with a great new ep from italian bangers dirty channels in team with the talented eternal entropy, who built up two ghetto house inspired bombs. the package includes a solid techno-dub remix from prime numbers boss trus’me and a lovely deep version from francesco bonora & marcello arletti. after music from terrence parker, boo williams, john tejada, tony lionni, mike shannon and vince watson, with this new release abstract theory confirms to be one of the finest italian labels to watch this year.

the first two releases sold out on pre order so get in quick for volume three! ladies and gentleman the man with the magic fingers gives you tha bump!

written, arrenged, produced & mixed by the house legend terrence parker. abt says welcome to legendary terrence parker, who dropped this wonderful track, presenting his project the lost articles . the remix package features a special re interpretation from neither less than john tejada, plus other 2 versions from the italian outstanding duo dirty channels and the label boss francesco bonora & marcello arletti.
early supported by ame, luke slater, len faki, guy gerber, dj tennis,vince watson, gel abril, christian smith & many more.

abstract theory starts the new year with another amazing vinyl release from francesco bonora. his wonderful four track ep features two outstanding remixers in vince watson (pokerflat, ovum, planet e, cocoon) plus the argentinian franco cinelli, and on the flipside we have a cool co-production with the talented refresh.
early supported by ame, reboot, steve lawler, marco carola, sasha, daniel bortz, groove armada, maceo plex & many more.

we finish the year with a special release, featuring the intelligent sound of petros manganaris aka echonomist , this renowned and creative producer from greece brought abstraction to our dancefloor. a pack of 4 mental tracks , with) diabolo (original) , pretty boy (original) , a co-production with boot slap for new dimension (original) and the awesome pretty boy (remix) of our friends the wicked duo exercise one! its perhaps time to set your sensuality free, for listening, for dancing, for loving. we went to higher steps and we are proud about that!

finally abstract theory back with a new vinyl release after several months, for a good reason, in fact the original track comes from the amazing artist, singer and songwriter kaysand. the remix package features the legendary boo williams, the osgut tons artist tony lionni and the canadian but berlin based mike shannon (cynosure) early supported by ame, josh wink, mathias kaden, kabale und liebe, luciano, orlando voorn, raresh, dj wild, michel cleis, steve lawler, gel abril, franck roger & many more. let the music speaks.

huge remixes package, including the detroit legend rolando, plus brendon moeller and washerman.
this special release is the second vinyl from abstract theory, signed by the label founder francesco bonora and his studio partner rame (manocalda), after a big amount of quality productions around.
pressing on transparen, red coloured & marbled vinyl.

finally available the first vinyl of abstract theory, after 2 years and several releases with artists like patrick chardronnet, sasse, subb-an, moodymanc, greg gow, rick wade, pezzner, the timewriter, pawas & many more.
supported by luciano, motor city soul, guti, slam & many more

ltd red coloured vinyl edition... for this release, we have a very special cooperation to show off with: cassegrain & tin man ! cassegrain are greek-british producer alex tsiridis and berlin/vienna based composer and producer hüseyin evirgen. with a well developped sensitiveness the duo designs futuristic and dark techno sound- scapes with a strong experimental touch. tin man is another outstanding artist and the second half of this collaboration. with his releases on cheap records, global a and the sähkö-sub label keys of life he proved well, how easily he can switch between strong classic acid and abstract, postmodern songwriting. the tracks that resulted from this very special collaboration, are exactly what you might expect: an ideal and unique combination of modern dark techno as it comes from labels such as prologue or stroboscopic artefacts and classic acid. some of them aim directly at the dancefloor, some come along rather dreamy and spaced out. perfect for killekill.

new material from las gifted & blessed, this time dropping on the uks eglo records under his the abstract eye guise.
a man of many names, the ever illusive musician / producer / dj / director can credit the likes of flora purim, airto moreira, sa ra creative partners, steve spacek, king britt and baatin among his collaborators. with a fetish for analog hardware, drum machines and synths, gbs sound techniques, range and versatility separate him from the pack.

the next record from the abstract acid catalogue will be the first in a series of various artist works. downtown dirt 1 features 4 cuts of chicago house and acid workouts by jackee, interface88, mmmc (man made mechanical culture), and steve summers. pure and simple raw grooves made for those who still like to jack.

roberto bosco is a young italian producer with a short but highly impressive discography, citing labels such as samuel l. sessions klap klap, orlando voorns night vision and len fakis figure. lately, he has released on be as one, an israeli imprint thats attracted the tastes of loco dice, gui boratto, kate simko, agoria and gummihz. claudio mate has an unique kind of sound: there is something like classic atmospheres expressed into new spine-tingle grooves, a deep-cosmic-solid journey or more simply just the trip of his life story. claudio mate got the respect of such names like the godfather of techno music juan atkins (for him claudio remixed >game one< previously licensed on the legendary metroplex), orlando voorn, francois k, derrick may and manuel gottsching. the swedish techno heads like adam beyer, samuel l session, joel mull always supported him since the first projects. mate & bosco together are abstract souls, a new project set up to develop their deepest sound. >abstract souls ep< is their first release under their new moniker and contains 4 deep techno tracks, solid techno grooves infused with dark dubby atmospherics and cosmic influenced rhythms.

the finnish future wave funk returns to abstract forms!
the first in a series of various artist eps, abstract forms brings you the first combined ep of 2010 and this time we bring you future wave funk from finnish electro duo, morphology and also solo material from michael diekmann under his crc guise.
limited to 250 copies, vinyl only, stamped covers.

producer toby leeming is making quite a name for himself. after a year of sowing the seeds on the underground, this london-based artist makes his first high profile release on arts newly formed dance division series. >messier 66< contains all the classic elements of pure dancefloor techno. driving ur style beats merge with basic channel chord delays - all underpinned by a menacing acid line. techno doesnt get any more sci-fi than the alien soundscapes of >anadine< - its classic detroit-inspired string stabs and abstract vocal washes are highlights of a frantic, scattering track that will keep the feet busy on the dancefloor. >paucity< ends this no-filler ep with its majestic, sweeping pads and uplifting melodies. the beats are still tough and relentless - making a perfect finale to the second release on arts dance division series.

fine quality electro music is hard to find these days. while many labels focus on the latest trend, abstract forms continues its mission to release straight up electronic music with a good deal of substance. introducing >morphology<, an exciting new collaboration from finland consisting of michael diekmann who records under the alias crc and matti turunen otherwise known as näköradiomies.
morphology fuses early electro sounds with haunting melodies to create a deep blend of atmospheric future funk. it s a carefully conceived soundscape of contemporary electro music that is a perfect addition to the abstract forms catalogue.
strictly limited to 200 copies worldwide. vinyl comes in a plastic sleeve with a hand stamped paper insert.

2nd ep from julius papp s abstract latin journey, features an unreleased louie vega mix ! san francisco s >west coast sound< wouldn t have been as predominant as it is now without its deep-house master, julius papp

the full zooloft discograpy in one box set. remastered audio on black 180 gram 10x12 inch vinyl, limited to 100 signed and numbered copies.

produced entirely by seattle super producer vitamin d (g-unit, redman, young buck, gift of gab, choklate, lifesavas, black sheep, etc.), rejuvenation is a hard hitting soulful ryde showcasing ab rudes distinct and unlimited vocal styling.

2022 repress with yellow obi stripe reissue, 180 g black vinyl

various artists techno banger!

repress 2022 - future sounds of jazz vol. 14 - compiled by permanent vacation benjamin fröhlich & tom bioly! 28 tracks by move d, roman flügel, slowdive, isolée, cobblestone jazz, luke abbott, remixes by avalon emerson, russ gabriel, kassem mosse, i:cube a.m.o. including 3 exclusive and previously unreleased

reissue, 180 g black vinyl

abstract music, for fans of aphex twin.. pink coloured vinyl

bakk heia records has evolved as an extension of manchester/salford based club night bakk.heia. the label mirrors the party s ethos: blurring the lines between ambient drones, performance, abstraction, hedonism, and dance music.

part 3 of the spectrum va series from on the 5th day.

dmitry distant’s side of the record sees a journey through abstract soundscapes, hefty dark atmospheric techno and electro, rounded off nicely by a dark funk injected remix from sweden’s obergman. all made live with machines, dmitry’s tracks are the authentic type of electronic music the popular scene would have you forget. no surprise then that his live schedule is taking him across europe including a gig alongside the mighty rude66 and luke eargoggle in berlin.
lectromagnetique takes you on a ride through some edgy, acidic and melancholic broken techno experiences. whilst many seek to portray that cold, sci-fi, and industrial vibe in their music, few get to draw on the experiences of living in the pripyat region on chernobyl’s doorstep. as you listen you can feel and visualise places you would otherwise never dare tread or let your mind wander to.
supported by dave clarke (including best of electro 2016), helena hauff, the black dog, mix mag (album of the month) and more.

file under : ambient, abstract, drone

“cliché’s principle” exhibits the two-sided aura of an artist long familiar with the cultivation of diy ethos: an effortless expulsion of playful immediacy and the unfolding of a musician well versed in unpretentious composition. lucy cliché’s five track ep for fleisch records is a jacking romp through 120-125bpm electro/new-beat, swooning through downcast ambience, lobotomised vocal samples and sweat-drenched hardware rhythms.
lucy’s musical oeuvre piles high, as a figure in the sydney underground for the past 15 years she has always explored sounds that playfully antagonize the status-quo, the dysfunctional no-wave approach of her band naked on the vague and the manipulated tape ambience of half high echo throughout cliché’s principle in the form of chorus buzzed synth chords, abstract drones and ethereal evocation. while there is the strong presence of a live veteran at work behind the machines, cliché’s principle holds five tracks produced purely with the intention of paving the dance-floor.

mantra makes an entry to finnish proform series with his raw and uncompromised four track acid ep called “the abyss”. after releases on bunker records, polybius trax, solar one music and abstract acid under the mantra alias craig stainton delivers four tracks of jackin pure acid techno madness in the veins of true underground. starting with “next culture” is a good introduction to pumping beats and a moaning 303 while “beat methods” takes a rougher and tougher angle to acid. just imagine yourself in a warehouse party in the morning jammin to some acid. on the b-side “the abyss” leads us to the deep end of the 303 or even to the bottom of the acid sea. “singularity” ends this package with great 303 lines definitely burning up the house! a limited and numbered edition of 200, after that it’s gone, no represses, no digital, so you know what to do!

marking its ten-year anniversary dynamic reflection is set to release continuum, a collection of five uniquely intertwined ep’s. the special series commemorates the label’s roots, evolution and establishment and honors its residents and friends. continuum will feature twenty exclusive tracks from artists ranging from oscar mulero, steffi, deepbass, jeroen search and shifted to delta funktionen, abstract division, donato dozzy, mike parker and blawan. limited box set with 5 coloured vinyls.

aar is a project by milan-based producer, dj and designer giorgio di salvo. the first grade lp is his first record under this name, self-released in collaboration with haunter records, the first chapter in a new series dedicated to tonal and rhythmic experimentation. advanced audio research is the ironic definition of this new music course of his, a nod to the large amount of esoteric studio gear accumulated and (ab)used during the years. the project itself is the result of years of study and experimentation with generative music matrices, based on the application of a three dimensional array of variables and unknowns to algorithmic pattern creation. the result is punishing, close to the most radical exploits in ear-wrenching breakcore, footwork and jungle, albeit with a sonic and structural finesse that reveals the producer’s manic dedication. track a-4 is produced in collaboration with somec and b-01 in collaboration with heith, channeling abstract and melancholic vibes into the project. vinyl comes in ultra ltd. edition of 100 copies, each one wrapped in a different hand-printed folder.

only few artists have managed to develop their own distinct style to such perfection as abe, while remaining almost entirely unknown to the public ear. he dwells in minimal music, abstract structure and well-crafted melancholia. -peasants sought instead- itself is heavily influenced by modern classical music, modal jazz and world music and is at times demanding, while remaining slightly subdued. style-wise it can be seen as ambient, though abe doesn t feel completely at home in this genre, because of its emphasis on atmosphere rather than structure. recorded at abe s home in rotterdam, it is his strongest work to date and already highly appreciated by some of the most exquisit selectors around.

fracture has always tried to support upcoming and interesting newcomers, people they believe in. chevel is one of them, and in 2014 came his first ep for fracture under his alias signalweiss. he returns now for round two. in 4 years, he has managed to establish himself as a prolific and talented artist with a steady stream of records on labels such as stroboscopic artefacts. chevel is an artist who likes to mix things up, always striking an interesting balance between experimentation and more dance floor oriented tunes. with -feelings- and -forbona-, he creates quite abstract but still effective dance music. it is for the club, but it is not mindless bangers. in the hands of pablo mateo, -forbona- turns into a more mental piece of techno. all in all, this new fracture release provides great tools for the smarter selectors out there.

mang dynasty are the collective force of bill brewster and ray mang. both should need no introduction! together they combine to form the mighty mang dynasty, and deliver crash the box a riot of afrobeat, house and disco stylings, laced expertly with horn stabs and vocal chops, guaranteed to light up any club or festival stage. on the remixes are two exciting up and coming producers currently making waves: lord leopard offers a chunky, abstract bumping house version that s good for the floor. tee mango takes a loopy disco excursion, with squelchy synth stabs and party starting vocal.

eternal is the new va series that celebrates the 10th anniversary of the label and the city where it was born: rome. many superlative artists and friends of the label will be involved... some of them already in our roster. the first episode of the series is signed by insolate, abstract division, claudio prc and allen.