ltd classic re-press!! all time favourite aphex twin album with nice and accesible experimental techno.. originally released in 1992

bekannt für seine arbeit als labelchef von „outcast oddity- und seinen phänomenalen tracks. die er zu beiden empore „facetten- compilations beitrug. präsentiert engyn nun seine erste eigene ep auf dem kieler imprint. „the pain- beinhaltet vier songs von engyn. welche von melodiöser ambient musik bis hin zu treibenden techno tracks mit perkussiven rhythmen alles beinhaltet. mit einem zusätzlichen remix von aera. der einen sowohl auf eine reise in verträumte klanglandschaften mitnimmt als auch für euphorische open-air momente sorgen wird. ist die ep perfekt abgerundet.

into the light continues its journey to unearth and update overlooked greek music. this time focuses on a smooth. warm. youthful yet intelligent work that finds effortlessly its place in the tiny greek electronic scene of the mid 90s. gilbr (versatile): each release on this label is good news. there is no exeption. the nireus years- is a rare selection of eight unheard home recordings produced between 1995 and 1997 by the then 16-year old angelo ioakimoglu in athens. the album encompasses his most special productions ranging from bucolic new age to dubbed out midi electronics. jazzy r&b to mediterranean ambient trance!

in its second venture into reissuing hidden gems of electronic music produced in eastern europe in the 20th century. little beat different issues focuses on the work of a czech composer. musician and producer. alexander goldscheider. this lp samples alexander goldscheider’s music produced for records. films. tv and even an art exhibition in the space of 25 years starting from 1975.

many years in the works. ogon batto finally unleashes his album hedoro. a journey into japanese soundtracks and 90s adventure-gaming. ogon batto is bent von bent from antwerp. belgium. besides working as a visual artist around archiving systems and collections. he is also the co-runner of the hare akedod label. together with david edren aka dsr lines. following his debut release. &#332....gon batto secretly started working on a second album hedoro. meaning slime or chemical ooze.

hiele martens is the duo of roman hiele and lieven martens moana. lips is a musical story about a lord of castle daydreaming about his favorite fetish and other things. it has compositions created in the worm studio (rotterdam. netherlands) on the putney. arp 2500. serge et al combined with our own midi. voice and other techniques. in eight short songs. we sing the lords favors. whishes and fears.

attention: the case has a broken corner. this cassette collects some of these stills. or better said freeze frames. freeze frames that become almost landscapes that one can enter or not. listen closely to or use as mere background ambience. wilson went in and untied the knot. yet while investigating the situation. posing more questions. this is as open-ended a release can get. so captiously simple. i met andrew wilson. (aka berko. art wilson. andras). a few months ago in tokyo where we were both to perform on a sort of balearic ambient variety show in the heart of shibuya. at some point andrew was telling me about his interest in youtube videos of truck accidents. animals attacking people and bloopers. with creating one-shot samples of these sort of popular fringe finds he started creating long-form drones of harmonic beauty. without being overtly and subjectively emotional. wilson presented some of these pieces on said night in tokyo. in a dandyesque manner all dressed in white. sitting behind a small restaurant table

all materials and compositions are created programming praat5383 by paul boersma and david weenink. berlin 2017. dedicated to luisa iannone.

in a greek mythology. the river styx is the connection to the underworld. but also one of the few river goddesses. according to the myth. the river styx represents the border between the world of the living and the realm of the dead. the souls of the dead hoping at the riverbank to crossing into the underworld so as not to remain there forever.
the second release of the label unterland defines the stygian sound with its mystic and underworldly tone. additionally. the artwork underlines the musically interpretation also in a visual way. the image was created by talented photo artists salar kheradpejouh. his identity thrives on cinematic vision and matches perfectly to interpret the stygian sound artistically.
unterland 02 is a various artists ep by monoloc and jonas landwehr. with his dark production the young artist gained the attention of monoloc already 1.5 years ago. who then started to followed him closely as an artists as well as his creations. for monoloc it was clear that he wants to publish jonas’ music on his new arising label. jonas landwehr delivers three melancholic dub techno production. which are mostly influenced by his stay in the taiwanese capital taipeh.
monoloc continues to determine the stygian sound with three further productions. strong atmospheric plains. which are characterized by various cinematic sound elements.

an ode to a special place and time. label-founder dj balduin is presenting 6 songs of dreamy ambient and house on his debut mini-album.

turquoise. that is turkuvaz. is a french-origin word inspired by the color of the mediterranean. located within the borders of turkey. meaning. blue is the color that plays the green. at the same time it is relative. because both colors are in it. if you love blue you will see blue. if you love green you will see it green. it means heaven and earth. the eternity is turquoise...

we present to you a disc signed by paulie jan that allies power and emotion. tension and sensuality. carried by two remixes from electronic music references cassegrain and blndr. vinyl comes in squared quadri sleeve.

emile facey (plant43) has been at the forefront of electronic for more than twelve years. during that time the british producer has released on a host of seminal labels. expanding his style and sound in new directions. although plant43 is typically classified as a purveyor of electro. behind those driving rhythms and steely percussion a tenderness has always been present. an emotion expressed in lilting melodies and complex harmonies. it is these melodies and harmonies that come into focus on plant43s debut ambient album. on from deep streams is a rich and textured tapestry of synth work. a soundtrack that organically unfurls from nightime woodland walks and city stargazing to mindful solitude. the eight tracks offer the listener a calming journey into stillness. an excursion through gentle audio currents and a moment to pause and take in an inspiring vista of sound. recorded over the space of 3 months. this album gives the quiet. the subtle and the sometimes underappreciated centre stage whilst casting light on yet another side of emile faceys ever-evolving musi

ectoplasm girl nadine byrne returns with her first solo album in 4 years. a woozy. unnerving and dreamlike soundworld somewhere between laurie anderson. james ferraro and ryan trecartin.

who do you go to for your very first session when you have just been gifted your very own top-flight ‘stradivarius of synth based studios’? enter ‘the grid’ ... mr david ball: one man band of pioneering electro-pop distorters soft cell. part time psychic tv personality. film soundtrack composer and all round synth afficionado & richard norris: eclectic beat-meister & ambient dj. record producer. commited psychedelicist from ‘beyond the wizard’s sleeve’.

fold edition. 154 s cult 2004 album strike is being re-issued on the producer s own nwaq/ape label on heavyweight 180g vinyl. mixing up ambient. techno and abstract designs into deep. sci-fi influenced soundtracks. it still sounds as fresh and unique today as it did back then. and remains an expensive and in demand record on discogs as well as an important album that has influenced many producers since.

third album from the french spacerock electro combo masterminded by richard pinhas. heldon’s darkest work lays another stone in their sonic mosaic: synths. drones. fuzz and trippy improvisations. intense heldon!

zuli’s new offering trigger finger is a game of shadowy atmospheres and unquiet spirits. it functions as a spacial and temporal compactor. using sampling and field recordings to reconstruct reality’s dissonance. while at the same time reverse its own introspective character into bass weight and outworked tension. a kind of extremization of zuli’s own roots as a beatmaker for the cairo rap scene. tinged with the clandestine and delirious urbanism of grime and jungle. and fronted by the necessity to face its own dark side. but the dark and crusty sonic palette does not limit the possibility for the tracks to display various layers of emotional content.

every day they order alix to wake up. and he wakes up. they order him to eat. and he eats. they order him to get up. and he gets up. they order him to enter the white room. and he enters. they order him to lie down. and he lies down. and then. as they tie his hands and feet with some of the many ironworks. ribbons and straps that are in the room. alix. who is not aware that he was released. falls asleep. it is the moment in which his brain registers each and every one of the words that were said to him. and he does it so avidly. unconsciously. but avidly. however. the darkness rapidly falls. stifling any hint of brain activity in a few seconds. again the impenetrable blackness. again the night. wake up.

limited repress on yellow vinyl.
continuing on from his odyssey ep released in 2013. ryan lee west aka rival consoles creates atmosphere and space whilst exploring waves of sound and rhythm. and the power of colour. with sonne ryan creates music to structure itself around a pulse. rather than the pulse being the defining point.

after a period of hibernation. aperture records awakens with a bang and a compelling program in the pipeline.
following their first album released on aperture at the tail end of 2015 ‘no.3.obliate’. the italian duo t.e.s.o. bring us their second full-length album ‘costruzione 04’.

next up is berlin s christopher rau with his -f.m.e. hustle- long player. the long time firm favourite delivers 11 tracks full of hiss and soul. from driven dub techno to cool house and ambient excursions rau travels far without loosing the interrelation.

analogue club fire coming straight at you in form of a full cover double 12 inch. designed by rahel süßkind. including as special insert.
united people.

m$r.

copenhagen label music for dreams release yet another brilliant debut album. this time by the danish duo dalholt & langkilde. the album has a wonderful warm summery vibe. with slick smooth production. hypnotic groove baselines. live guitars & vocals

middle of the road less travelled is not only the debut release by michal turtle on light of other days. it is also his first new material released since the amazing reissues put out by music from memory in recent years. the three tracks on this ep were written and produced by michal in 2017 with additional production and guitar playing by light of other days very own hove.

brilliant new duo from south london gilles peterson bbc radio 6 music. south london electronic duo vtr release their alluring debut ep soul to skin on brixtons dream diary records. the five track ep veers from the melodic to the abstract as sensual lyricism occupies a distinct space amidst spectral sound design. striking a balance between haunting depth and inviting warmth. soul to skin was co-produced by recent r&s records signee afriqua. whose slap ep and chronic cool 12inch out on dream diary brought considerable attention to the label. the final offering on the ep is a soul to skin remix by inxec (crosstown rebels. get physical. cocoon and leftroom and culprit) clash music were quick to premiere soul to skin describing vtrs sound as an entrancing mixture reminincent of those early james blake eps. or even the hushed intensity of portishead.

bulkhead present their debut album – aft pressure. it is a statement of intent. blurring the parameters of dance music culture with equal doses of insanity and serenity. at the same time. it’s also a hell of a lot of fun. the double vinyl release includesd a download code.

piano day is an official body created in 2015 by berlin-based composer nils frahm and his closest friends to house various exciting. piano-related projects for everyone to participate in.
the first project revealed by the piano day team in 2015 was the building of what will be the world’s tallest piano: the klavins 450. designed by piano builder david klavins who also created nils’s upright stage piano. the una corda. with over 70 per cent of the 120.000 euro target reached. the piano building is already underway and fans can continue to donate via www.pianoday.org.
it was on the 3.7 meters high klavins m370 that nils recorded eight improvised piano motifs in one sitting. which formed his 2015 album. solo.

fans of the berlin based nils frahm are by now familiar with his beguiling live shows where more often than not fellow touring artists are encouraged to join frahm on stage – the likes of rachel grimes. rob lowe of balmorhea as well as label colleagues peter broderick and Ólafur arnalds have all obliged with fascinating results. it will come as no surprise then that nils frahm. an accomplished composer and producer who signed to erased tapes in 2009. has extended his collaborative live musings to encompass the recording studio. working for the first time with noted cellist and fellow berliner anne müller to produce 7fingers.
with their first collective release frahm and müller have built a world where modern classical and electronica collide creating an intoxicating and delicious collection of songs. primarily a pianist nils frahm provides evidence with 7fingers that he can effortlessly turn electric throwing in loops. samples and glitches to accompany and showcase müller on cello. anne müller. a renowned musician noted for her work with the wolf-ferrari-ensemble. phillip boa and recent tours with agnes obel. proves an amp musical partner for frahm.

2012 reissue for rsd. recorded in the grunewald church. berlin.

erased tapes label mates Ólafur arnalds and nils frahm recorded and mixed their first collaborative record between reyjkjavík and berlin as a surprise release for label founder robert raths. the ambient/electronic work stare is a true family effort from Ólafur arnalds and nils frahm with anne müller joining in on cello and all graphics by close label-friend and now in-house designer torsten posselt of feld studios. reissue. mastered at dubplates & mastering.

berlin-based pianist nils frahm is already a firebrand in the music world. collaborating with contemporaries such as peter broderick. Ólafur arnalds and anne müller. his unconventional approach to an age-old instrument. played contemplatively and intimately. has won him many fans around the world.
having recorded his last album live in a large. reverberant church. nils frahm now invites you to put on your headphones and dive into a world of microscopic and delicate sounds – so intimate that you could be sitting beside him.

nils frahm. born in 1982. had an early introduction to music. during his childhood he was taught to play piano by nahum brodski – a student of the last scholar of tschaikowski. it was through this that nils began to immerse himself in the styles of the classical pianists before him as well as contemporary composers. today nils frahm works as an accomplished composer and producer in berlin. in early 2008 he founded durton studio. where he has worked with peter broderick and dustin o’halloran amongst other fellow musicians.
the three instrumentals. which make up his debut release wintermusik are piano led pieces. coloured with occasional celeste and reed organ parts. the record’s equal measures of sorrowful refrains and uplifting passages. combined with a real intimacy that makes for an album you’ll want to return to again and again. the songs were originally intended as a christmas present for friends and family. hence its winter release on erased tapes.

scissor and thread is proud to present leland the debut album by francis harris. this long anticipated lp is a requiem to the artists father. released to coincide with the second anniversary of his passing. the album. harris most expansive work to date. features danish vocalist gry on three tracks including lostfound. the first single and video which was remixed by mathew herbert and debuted on pitchfork. also featured throughout are emil abramyan. whose poignant performance on cello evokes comparison to arthur russell. and greg paulus (no regular play/matthew dear band). whose improvisational free jazz inspired trumpet accents converse thoughtfully with harris own tonal melodies performed on piano and guitar. determined to produce electronic music with warmth and true dynamic range. harris recorded and mixed leland at jsm studios on an analog ssl and then enlisted legendary engineer joe lambert to master the project. leland has been featured on pitchfork. magnet. ghetto blaster. aol spinner. urb. mixmag. yourstru.ly. and the village voice. amongst many others. leland will be available in a limited edition triple lp set with free mp3 download!

ahaad third outing! the mysterious akasha chronicles presents his debut ep. akasha. deep. heavy and moving. these tracks are for the mind. huuuuge tip!

2018 reissue of the classic. now in hq gatefold sleeve! original cover art. carefully remastered 2lp from original tapes + bonus download! following in the wake of *leland* (2012). the critically acclaimed full length debut by label founder francis harris. scissor and thread is proud to announce the release of his anticipated sophomore lp. *minutes of sleep*. the album is a further foray into harris signature blend of house. modern classical. shoe-­gaze and noise which is the artists most ambitious and accomplished work to date.

continuing on from his odyssey ep released in 2013. ryan lee west aka rival consoles creates atmosphere and space whilst exploring waves of sound and rhythm. and the power of colour. with sonne ryan creates music to structure itself around a pulse. rather than the pulse being the defining point.

stunning double pack from steven legget on firecracker. suitable for fans of shelter press. ecstatic. huerco s etc.
2x12” vinyl album double gatefold. screen printed. 2 colour sleeve strictly limited press silkscreened artwork by al white

limited edition release on translucent blue vinyl.

forest flame is the debut solo effort of the texas-based shea mcgilvray. his previous works have been featured in compilation and remix releases on labels such as echovolt. shimmering moods. and bokhari’s swamp tapes. already getting support from best available technology and dj seinfeld

following 2017’s ‘path of ruin’. dj richard returns to dial with his much-anticipated sophomore lp. ‘dies iræ xerox’. undoubtedly one of the most distinctive and fully-formed electronic producers in recent memory. dj richard imprinted the sound of a bubbling us underground with his label. white material. founded in 2012 alongside young male.

ltd edition . schwarzes heavyweight vinyl in deluxe-hardbox inklusive poster. novella und downloadcode

geins t naït is considered legendary at offen music. releasing music since 1986. their last 3 albums have featured laurent petitgand (2011. 2014 & 2015). now we present a collection of new unreleased tracks that we hope will plunge you deep into the special world of gn & lp. includes dl code!

30+ minutes of life affirming ambient and drone coming from zen zsigo. otherwise known for his work under the cremation lily alias and as one of the spearheads of the current uk tape scene. where he has been mixing things up for 7 years via his strange rules label. winter orbit was inspired by science fiction and its relation to modern life. recorded in 2015 using a mix of both modern and archaic equipment it was later released on belgian tape label audio. visuals. atmosphere. on an initial run of 33 tapes. winter orbit is now newly presented via an expanded re-issue. chronicling the original material. re-issued on one side (fragments in hologram snow) while showcasing new material (for artifice rose) which was created in response to the initial release by zsigo in 2017. as usual. remastered and cut @ dubplates and mastering. berlin and pressed at record industry. holland to ensure optimum listening quality.

only one month after the release of their first ep on mt on may 2018. vactrol park continue surprising. this time with a full lp in the shape of “music from the luminous void”.the album sees vp delve much deeper into more atmospheric realms. using modular synths and unexpected drum machine sequencing they leave the 4x4 beats behind in favor of off-world rhythms and ever growing bass. &#8232..... starting with drops’s high frequency tension. laying on top of those heavy kick drums it keeps on growing and growing. from there it moves to the “end of the party” groove that is novikov’s notation. and its trippy monotonic rhythm. the a-side ends with the heavy sampled ambient track macbeth. bringing forward that mesmerizing flute solo by italian artist luca spagnoletti yet succeeding in avoiding the kitsch. and with a touch of class. &#8232.....&#8232.....the b-side delves even deeper into ambience and atmospheric muzak. starting with bells. that features again spagnoletti on flute. then we get into the real gems of the album - anstruther and glove. the first is a pure trip into modular psychedelia and repetitive jazzy-like drum rhythms. creating tension right from the start and plays with it throughout the track before decaying slowly into glove. which is in sense both the catharsis and the decompression session of the album. like a 2018 version of vangelis. this track’s soundscape will keep you dreaming with your eyes closed long after the album ends. &#8232.....

auf dem bis dato facettenreichsten und zugleich schlüssigsten werk daniel lopatins. verknüpft der 35-jährige die unterschiedlichsten musikalischen einflüsse – von alter musik über country- und folk-balladen bis hin zu melodischem pop. computer-musik und noch ganz anderen stilen –. womit er abermals eindrucksvoll belegt. wie vielschichtig und komplex sein musikbegriff ist. indem er klangwelten entwirft. die einerseits verwirrend geläufig sind. dabei aber doch ganz klar seine handschrift tragen. entführt er die hörer und hörerinnen im verlauf von -age of- auf vollkommenes neuland.

rerelease of this franco nanni produced record - originally out on moon records in 1987. doublepack vinyl including unreleased tracks from the same period as the original album is from.

albrecht la brooy s analogue attic imprint returns this may with a solo project from one half of the duo. alex albrecht. under his newly formed melquiades guise... the past few years have seen albrecht la brooy steadily hone their unique spin on house & techno via self-released gems & acclaimed projects on night tide. voyage records and butter sessions. culminating with the release of their debut long player tidal river on apollo/r&s earlier this year . this solo material from alex s new alias (soon to be debuted on scissor & thread) takes a more dancefloor orientated approach. the material recorded live. retaining an improvised feel and managing to capture the surreal and mysterious atmosphere of the australian bush. combining atmospheric field recordings. jazz tinged double bass-licks and bright piano elements. all woven together with the label s trademark intricately programmed rhythms. the bluff ep is an engaging. mesmerising and addictive addition to the label s already well-loved output...

salvador breed and stijn van beek met while studying sound design and music technology in 2006. ever since then the pair have been beavering away behind an arsenal of blinking banks in amsterdam. the musical fruit of their friendship is breek. a partnership that smears the boundaries of styles and sounds with festive flare and a rainbow steaked uniqueness. for their vinyl debut yokai. a candy coloured cornucopia of elements are swirled and whirled. braindance. electronica and neo-classical are festooned with dubby tones and underground grit in a unique sound of diverse textures and deep tones. faster works. like the swooping joy of yokai. are countered by more contemplative ama. hang is a whimsical dreamscape of squirming acid lines. crisp drums and angular notes that combine to produce a brilliantly bright piece. mu-onna and oiwa are more abstract works that melt vocals with sweet strings before the final piano swells and ambient rains of burabura. a daring and dynamic vinyl debut from this eccentric duo with stunning artwork from warren du preez and nick thornton jones.

“unant” is a super dark. atmospheric and epic drone piece. the one sided 12” vinyl comes in a distinguished screen printed recycling cardboard sleeve. screen printed b side and with stamped back and label. hand made with love and care in berlin. edition of 100.

originally released in 2012. now back as expanded reissue with 2 bonus tracks: “95 and beyond” and the ivvvo remix of “inside you”.

jaars other people is pleased to present a new solo record of guitar and live custom electronics artist patrick higgins. an american avant-garde composer and producer from new york city. higgins is known for his work in experimental and contemporary classical music. playing guitar and composing in the mythical avant-noise-jazz ensemble zs. his solo work as a composer unites european avant-garde forms with the post-minimalist howl of new york. his upcoming release on other people. dossier. is a four-movement piece performed live without overdubs or edits. all of the samples and synthetic patches were custom built and specifically engaged to become elements of live guitar manipulation. the sound world is post-apocalyptic in spirit but builds to an intimate and reflective end. the material was developed over a two-year period and finalized at the end of 2016. cover art is by alfredo jaar.

fresh on francis harris kingdoms imprint comes rasmus junckers ‘ophold - six tracks of sublime atmospheres and textures. the danish musician. sound composer and dj fits perfectly with the labels aesthetic. joining the dots between ambient. leftfield electronica and modern classical. juncker has a background in studying jazz drumming and has been playing improvised music within the jazz domain for many years. he also started to dj at the age of 14 and was introduced to the world of electronic music production at the same time. when rasmus started to think about his debut album he spent several months trying to find his own way to combine his favourite musical influences. improvisation. electronics and classical music. almost a year later. juncker says. i went to a sensory deprivation floating tank in copenhagen while researching for another performance and while i was lying there. floating in the water. deprived from most of my senses. i got the idea to do something drastic in my musical process. philosophers like immanuel kant describe this deprived state as a mental cesura. which became some sort of guideline for the album.