vinyl only. portugal’s helena label continues its run of deep-ocean expeditions with the latest release from dutch producer aleks.

drum und synthsounds action from madrid

helena kehrt mit ihrer 7. veröffentlichung zurück, diesmal von der uruguayischen alchemistin fede lijtmaer.

jordan magee brings together the best of blighty and berlin into a tightly-sprung package for lisbon label helena. the drive and determination of his new german hometown can always benefit from a little northern swagger, and there s no shortage of it on liberties and process . balance this with some late-night levity and early-morning nostalgia on eksil and kilo culture and you ve got yourself an all-rounder ready for any dancefloor.

matt thibideau aka altitude releases his latest original ep on lisbon s helena records, cementing his return to the international scene. anyone who has seen his all-analog live set will be on solid ground here among four extended deep-space soundscapes, which continue the legacy of his legendary blue recordings output. transforming is the slow, cavernous floorfiller with a growling bass of truly physical intensity, while fractional s delayed chords and soft, skipping hi hats form the housiest moment of the record. touch sensor and tantalum on the flip nod to the legacy of mark & moritz (still strong to this day): the former could be a long-lost main street dub, while the latter would not be out of place as a new entry in the m-series.

ltd repress! classic yet fresh, part of the pantheon but exploring new forms: module werk continues where last year’s interdimensional traveler ep left off with a new stand-out four-tracker on portuguese label helena.

nice price deal !!! ephemerals debut on helena treats us to three deep originals, offset by a characteristically storming xdb remix on the flip. molecular and cirrus combine gritty textures, half-heard phrases, pulsing bass and cyclical synth and acid lines into the kind of meditative sound experience familiar to fans of plan b or underground quality – but here, and especially on ammonia, overlaid by the distinctly dubby feel of drizzly afternoons spent at ephemeral s home in the midlands. xdb, true to form, grabs the latter track and sticks on some serious afterburners, setting controls for a revved-up voyage across the surface of some distant planet.

limited copies, analog lovers hinode offer three distinct soundspaces to lose yourself in and never come back. linear equation drifts in the same heady atmosphere as stls lighter flights of fancy, suspended loosely in a pillowy cloud of pads and oscillating bass thats perfect for warming up the senses. the detroit thump of cubic parsec sees that simmering tension break through into outer space, its deadened kicks and rushing snares evoking robert hoods seminal nighttime world vol 1. lastly, hinode slow down and stretch out for the sensational time travel, an ultra-refined and precision-controlled electro killer that will take afterparty dancers on a trip beyond.