having spent seven years in his adopted home of london steadily crafting a hazy, ambiguous identity that fuses ambient onto drone and techno, tom hang (aka lobster theremin boss jimmy asquith) finally steps up to the plate with “to be held in a non position” - a melded one-take lp that explores extended themes of isolation, loneliness, personal loss, disconnection and reconnection with reality and (self)-identity.
through his long-lost label tidy bedroom - on which “to be held in a non position” will be released - tom hang engages in a more introspective path, exploring sonic territories that find an echo with dislocated past experiences, pushing physical and psychic boundaries to get at the crux of intimacy.
the weapons of desire label bosses team up under their auto sound city moniker to deliver a four-tracker of raw percussions, dirty bass lines and analogue oscillations. get in!
sadas dream ist ein klangteppich, der die subtilen komplexitäten von ciels unverkennbarem stil mit einer erzählung verwebt, die sowohl intim als auch ausladend ist und die essenz ihrer künstlerischen vision einfängt.
union is a newly born label from the uk that’s geared towards releasing electronic experimental music, infusing techno functionality with explorative synthesis and sonic manipulation. ran by pry and royal sun, the pair have a string of releases ready to drop across the next 12 months.
the labels inaugural release, ‘un-001’ is from label co-owner pry. pervaded with left field synthesis and melancholic melodic undertones, the release takes club conformity and combines it with electroacoustic experimentation. inspired by the everyday and the mundane, the artwork created by esteemed designer, alex mccullough creates a complimentary fusion alongside the record.
a seriously jittery slab of hardcore raver material, this is perhaps fpl s most robust roast yet: filtered thru the heady history of classic 90’s hardcore techno and peak time trance euphorias, caffeine’s tracks showcase a viciously deft arrangement sensibility, utilizing a revolving door of precisely cut breaks, bubbly, effervescent pads and synth melodies, creamy sub-bass and loads of crispy vocal signifiers, imagine if the rza had listened to lots of orbital and early trance records and made this after liquid swords and you’re almost there.
new mixtape on re:ni & laksa s re:lax imprint from mjk whose three deck sets and b2bs with the likes of verraco have been joining the dots between grime and techno
der aus dem amerikanischen pazifik-nordwesten stammende dj rat zeichnet sich durch einen exzentrischen, unverwechselbaren und kompromisslosen ansatz aus, der intensive, geheimnisvolle und mystische elemente nahtlos zu einem fesselnden erlebnis verschmilzt.
opening things up, the sinister title track is a dense, winding affair built around staggered tribal patters and powered along with a brooding reese bassline. he/at’s “set openers” have become something he is known for and this is definitely one of his most dramatic. after that madness, “it’s impossible to describe the smell of a wet dog” strips things right down with subtly chaotic-timed rhythms and synth-work. kind of minimal...but not.
on the flip side, “a drama out of a crisis” is a straight-up new-meets-old techno stomper with early beltram-esq beats and modulated melodies, before the ep closes out with the rawness, “the man who made husbands jealous” is a tough acidic kind of work out with an infectious hook we think you’re going to like.
horo proudly presents the long-awaited fourth studio album, forces of consciousness, by ancestral voices. delivered on green double vinyl in printed sleeve.
bufobufo (klasse wrecks, dream ticket, cabaret) und qeta (further electronix, wave function, brokntoys) tun sich für eine acht tracks umfassende split-lp zusammen und tauchen in aquatische synthies, gleitende breakbeats und amphibische atmosphären ein.
RISE AGAINST (BLACK & WHITE SPLATTER VINYL + CD + MP3)
Coloured 12 Inch + CD 14.06.24
dark distorted signals proudly presents their 50st release: “ordin air - ordinize” with a sampler vinyl (180 gram black & white splatter), including 3 tracks, and a full album, 10 tracks as a cd and via downloadcode, all in one sealed package.
fuji||||||||||ta returns to hallow ground with his second full-length for the swiss label after it had released his international breakthrough album “iki” in early 2020.
what is not strange? is the first full-length album by los angeles-based composer tashi wada in over five years, comprising his most far-reaching and impassioned music to date.
the slovenian label cogo is back for another unmissable 4-tracker vinyl compilation with the heaviest hitters in the scene who represent the most artistically driven hypnotic techno to date.
spanish artist pwcca continue rising his profile around a prolific but solid discography. cultura is his addition for semantica inprint a first 12inch shaped by reminiscent of techno purity, minimalism and hard education.
(dj dextro remix) techno icons damon wild and tim taylor, renowned for their influential track bang the acid on the legendary missile label, are set to make waves once again.
the no.11 release from carpet & snare records is here, welcoming pedro goya to the family. pedro is known for two decades of solid releases on the likes of brique rouge, classic, music for freaks, yoyaku and bloop.
in a world where no safeguards seem sufficient and our collective future is slowly being swallowed up by the depths of the ocean, funeral future conjures up a brainstorm of mythological mermaid phantasmagoria.
amazing syberian98 drops his best penetrating and soulful works. you will emerge into the groovie vortex of catchy synth stabs, dark atmosphere and noisy rave. be hurry!