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brilliant electronic music by the idealist

minimalist noise-dub for big soundsystems.

straight out montpellier france, comes this double vinyl feast of deep, organic electronic sound. becoming is james s. taylor (swayzak uk) and cedrick eymenier (fr). this is their debut release exploring their interest in long tracks that change almost imperceptibly - subtle earworms for domestic and public enjoyment. slacker house is thus defined by this anglo french duo.

2018 repress! the seventh idealistmusic instalment and debut album by the swiss artist

the berg audio >monument< serie starts with an amazing release including a beautiful cover artwork by juli jah inspired by a bulgarian place. vinyl only.

thirteen unreleased tracks by artists from the unday records label and a few newcomers. new music from trixie whitley, flying horseman, ian clement, dans dans and many others. limited pressing on coloured 180g vinyl, cd included.

the 2006 album from lloyd cole available on vinyl for the first time. limited edition lp plus bonus 7 inch, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

the debut album from musician, producer, dj and curator rebecca vasmant is a showcase of the the incredible jazz talent glasgow has to offer.

repress! the eleventh installment on idealistmusic - four cuts of techno, dreams and emotions

the eleventh installment on idealistmusic - four cuts of techno, dreams and emotions

2019 repress! the fourth installment on idealistmusic

the start of a new series

idealist returns with his second long player this october, entitled ‘mind field’ and featuring eight dub-leaning cuts from the swiss producer.

version galore is a newly found label, deeply rooted in the music culture. we bring you the selected reworks / versions from the top producers in the game, showing lots of respect and care for the original, but elevating it s spirit and taking it somewhere else. it s all about the dialogue of cultures and the idealistic desire to pass the music legacy on! no half-measures, played-out tunes, lazy cuts, or boring 808-kick boosting biz! k2 is an alias of someone who you should be very familiar with by now, especially if interested in quality house music. no clues? he the music legend from baltimore, one of the most versatile and technically-gifted djs on the scene, a master of cdjs, who singlehandedly restored public s interest in gospel music with his ultimate dance bomb work it out. still hesitant? ok we ll help you its the one and only karizma!

version galore is a newly found label, deeply rooted into the music culture. we bring you the selected reworks / versions from the top producers in the game, showing lots of respect and care for the original, but elevating it s spirit and taking it somewhere else. it s all about the dialogue of cultures and the idealistic desire to pass the music legacy on! no half-measures, played-out tunes, lazy cuts, or boring “808-kick boosting- biz! on the second release of the label we are delighted to present you something special from the heart of russia - handcrafted re-edits by the moscow-based groove expert lay-far of basic fingers, gamm & bbe fame

idealistmusic got some reinforcement for the third and special release, a collaboration/split with berlin based label eintakt. dub taylor shows how modern dub techno can be done, zurich based newcomer thomas wood shows some love for deep flowing oceans and idealist rounds it up with some of his own switchboard work.. limited and hand stamped, with a deep master and cut by lupo@calyx.

europe united, pablo mateo from berlin and scsi-9 from moscow join idealist on the swiss label !!

2017 repress! the third release by the dub- techno label >tiefenrausch< brings light to the unexplored depths of the bodensee. the swiss producer >idealist< presents the >expander ep<. right at the start the track >present< combines massiv drumsets and distant chords, creating a gloomy vision of the underwater world. still dreaming, our glance keeps its progressive direction. with ranges of acid sounds and grooving chords, >defective unit< on the b-side lets us resurface here and there perceiving the familiar tweeting sound of a roland. with >tail of two< the idealistfinaly sends us back, comforting and friendly leading the way. one thing becomes obvious, the >idealist< is serious about his business.

we are proud to announce a new member to the echocord family, we have signed the super talented idealist. based in zurich (switzerland), idealist already produces music for more than a decade. but only in the previous five years he took the next steps and signed tracks to labels like pro-tez, lackrec and berg audio and focused on building up his own imprint idealistmusic with its sublabel details series. his first ep on echocord contains 3 heavy powerfull dubby tracks, all for the dancefloor.

diego krause and idealist team up for berg audios fourth release. the ep entitled >altitude< also features perfectly executed remixes by cab drivers & sven weisemann. cover artwork by the berlin based artist juli jah inspired by a well-known monument located in bulgaria named >buzludzha<. vinyl only & must have !

no one flips it like a-trak. his limited edition box set “in the loop: a decade of remixes” commemorates twelve of trizzy’s most notable remixes - from blog favorites to festival smashes - on six 7” colored vinyl singles (2x white, 2x blue, 2x black) in custom sleeves, all housed in a beautiful collectors box. the wax is accompanied by a 32 page booklet featuring original artwork and a-trak’s behind-the-scenes stories on each remix, making “in the loop” a must have for any fg fan, #realdjing enthusiast or forward-thinking music lover in your life.

ltd 2014 repress soon / transparent vinyl! idealistmusic is a new deep and dubby vinyl only label from the swiss producer idealist. the first release called indirection, comes by idealist himself let the music speak for itself

the swiss labels second release. two tracks, mastered by loop-o @ calyx, vinyl only and limited. the a-side comes with a special twist and cut

once again mutex deliver a killer release with fresh and unique soundscapes! this time deep but pumping techno cuts are supplied by egor boss who has been noticed on labels like affin or mindtrip music. new age techno heroes thomas hessler and idealist complement the release with their exclusive touches.

crossing classic alleys with the eintakt 28 – another various artists compilation offering a warm summerblend of well grown techno/ house/ dub plants and vegetables. starting off with >>achim maerz<< and a harmonic drifter with just that tiny acid touch it needs here. then mr. >>dub taylor<< takes over with a wooden dancefloor spoon cooking up a decent mixture for the massive floor.on the b-side >>idealist<< reduces it to the max with the well known hits and drum bits and so fulfils his past future classic promise once more.fading out with >>pawas<< and his slight jazzy cold dubb (which is not so cold at all) and being aware it’s another proper piece in the eintakt puzzle

re-press comes in black vinyl

incl. douglas greed, acid love triangle, morgan blanc .. pressed on coloured vinyl

atacama remixes by idealist, patrick zigon, van bonn and el choop

repress! for its eighth release, berg audio is proud to present >directions<, a various artists featuring pioneers as well as some of the most talented producers from the new generation. the incredible eight tracks compilation is accompanied by juli jahs stunning reinterpretation of polands >hotel forum< located in krakow. 2x12”- 180g, gatefold - a must-have item for any vinyl collectors!

2529km records is a new dub techno label created by two friends and artists – piotr bejnar aka n1kt (warsaw, pl) and leon lolishvili aka boyd schidt (tbilisi, ge). 2529 km stands for the distance between warsaw and tbilisi. the idea of the label to release compilations with artists from different countries and nationalities. through music the label wants to unite different cultures and to create a group of friends all over the world, who support themselves in music and life. the first release 2529km 001 is the compilation from idealist (switzerland) - producer, dj and label owner of idealistmusic, stojche ( macedonia) - berlin-based artist who s primarily inspired of the local electronic scene in skopje, boyd schidt (georgia) - one of the leading techno artists in georgia and n1kt (poland) – new techno alias from the owner of 2529 km and otake records.

version galore is a newly found label, deeply rooted into the music culture. we are bringing you the selected reworks / re-edits from the top producers in the game, showing lots of respect and care for the original, but elevating it s spirit and taking it somewhere else. it s all about the dialogue of cultures and the idealistic desire to pass the music legacy on! no half-measures, played-out tunes, lazy cuts, or boring -808-kick boosting- biz! on the first release of the label we are delighted to bring you the chosen cuts from the man that needs no introduction - opolopo. he knows a thing or two about making a personal version of a track that can easily overshadow the original, and we guess that s the case with the two cuts he prepared for us on this records. things escalate fast. on the a-side you will find originally a midtempo mild jam -go get it-, which is turned by opolopo into an effectively-upbeat stomper that will inject true feeling and groove in any house or disco set alike. it s one of those rare occasions when a soulful tune turns out to be super dance-floor efficient no matter what! the b-side is all about the raw and emotional funky madness of -american promise-. it s infectious groove, pinpointed with growling sub-bass is just devastating. epithets are irrelevant here - just play it loud, but with caution! -version galore - play some more!-

der ehemalige dj-champion, live-dj von kanye west, eine hŠlfte von duck sauce mit armand van helden (-barbara streisand-) und fools gold-mitgrŸnder, a-trak, hat sich in den letzten zehn jahren auch einen namen als remixer gemacht. nun versammelt er eine auswahl seiner werke auf einer cd. mit dabei sind remixversionen von songs von digitalism, boys noize, disclosure, sŽbastien tellier, surkin, martin solveig, bob moses und viele andere.

idealistmusic goes in the next round, for the first time without the label head. thomas wood, since the track flowing ocean a part of the label family, delivers us four tracks which bring house, dub and ambient sounds together.

a record for dancer and lover and a beauticut through all aspects of dancemusic . the rave must go on.

hypnotic reduced detroitish jackin’ 4-tracker from an inspiring artist that has also released on assemble music and platzhirsch. top notch stuff, lize again is prooving they defo know how to carefully select the soulfoul sounds. lize records is a berlin based underground label and artist collective that stands for a close-knit group of friends who started a label out of their idealistic love of music.

etui records has opened the winter camp again and invited friends

piticu and jeefo, most valuable updates to the thriving romanian scene, are sharing sides at the latest release by arma label. warm morning beats in >arzi unde< and >moa phoa< give the idea of what piticu is doing to late dancefloors getting people on board for continuous euphoric journeys. jeefo develops his sound as if it were a motion. sharp and focused >attack< is a persistent virtual flight that goes through the array of stunning futuristic objects. >limonada< has more close-ups and the intimacy much needed to enjoy the beauty of idealistic soundscapes

very limited pre release !!! digitalism is back with a new version of >idealistic< with whomadewho cover, a-trak fresh mix and hystereo power re-brand. digitalism make their synthesizers and archaic pc act like rock instruments. the resulting track sits perfectly on both rock and electronic dancefloors.

digitalism present their long awaited debut album incl. all the big hits. sure-shot ! there are loads of rock bands making music for the dancefloor. digitalism make electronic music that everyone can rock to. heres the first album from digitalism presented in a luxurious gatefold dlp !! for the past two years, they have been the go-to men for indie remixes, having reworked the klaxons, the test icicles, cut copy and the futureheads, to devastating effect. digitalism hail from hamburg. isi, the german born son of turkish immigrants, met jens, the child of a liberal family, at the citys underground solution record store. moelle was the first find employment there, towards the end of the 1990s. when he took leave from the shop to devote more time to his school work, isi filled. later jens returned, and the pair worked alongside each other: jens in the shop, and isi at the attendant record distribution business. they soon bonded over their shared love of dance and rock records.