beim stöbern in den kisten von plattenläden fand dj babatr inspiration in platten von labels wie italian style production, ur, dance street technoland und zyx. diese einflüsse, zusammen mit afro-venezolanischen trommeln und karibischer tanzmusik, inspirierten baba zu einer neuen form der tanzmusik, die später als raptor house bekannt werden sollte.
in abkehr von den rohen und mechanischen rhythmen seiner früheren werke erweitert er mit diesem neuen namen seinen musikalischen horizont, indem er subaquatische bässe, feuchte klanglandschaften und instabile rhythmen kombiniert.
a collection of slow-burning tracks inspired by the power of organic elements and psychedelic experimentation from artists around the world, including duo stevie r and parisinos, roe deers, dan bay, colossio, leonor and id_ua.
supported by: nina kraviz, len faki, laurent garnier, ben sims, slam, etapp kyle, jonas kopp, sigha, kaiser, ilario alicante, the advent. paco osuna, gary beck, arjun vagale, under black helmet, markantonio, marco faraone, theo nasa, kameliia
rubadub welcomes mexicos naafi. omaar delivers 7 rhythm tracks. think mm & nkcs hard drum sound and the stripped back sounds of kowton and night slugs club construction series. all killer no filler!
blood flowers ist ein heavy duty 4-tracker für die freaks. electro, dungeon techno, slinky acid und tribal exkursion - richtig beschädigte party-starter für lowlight-träume und albträume. in den letzten 10 jahren hat mule driver spezielle 808-day-releases gemacht. dieses neueste set ist sein bisher überzeugendstes werk, das von idee zu idee springt, aber eine solide leitlinie aus sci-fi-schrägheit und kollabierenden körperbewegungen beibehält.
das mathias kaden im geiste öfter durch die afrikanische steppe flaniert und danach rhythmusinfiziert am stammesfeuer platz nimmt, deutete sich ja bereits an. hier bringt er den zusammenschluss der rhythmischen kulturen, so dass man sich wirklich die hände reicht und feststellt, wie sehr die welt klanglich zusammenrücken kann. toller tribal in jeff mills manier
brand new on uon (experiences) & d tifannys xpq? label mutated dembow / dancehall polyrhythms from la fe aka daniel rincon (nap/isla records) in montreal and michael red in vancouver
repress! japanese producer jun kitamura released 2eps from his own label capricious back in 1998 and 2000 named outergaze and outergaze 2 by his artist name jun. they were both underground hit in the uk and other countries. efd compiles 2 tracks from these 2eps, which are still heard in dance floors worldwide after more than 10 years, as the first release efd classic series.
berlin-based, jerusalem-born artist roi assayag (a.k.a tropikal camel) is set to serve up his new album, awakening spirits, on brussels rebel up. the black vinyl lp includes a download code.
auf dieser neuen ep liefert mule driver vier post-apokalyptische tribal-tracks mit einem dystopischen gefühl, das obskuren techno mit dunklen spirituellen rhythmen verbindet, getrieben von knackigen beats mit einem hauch von disco.
for against fascism trax 006, auntie flo takes us to brazil, a country that is dealing with having a bona fide fascist president, with an ep recorded in rio de janeiro
formas, known from bqd40.3 and their s7m8 ep on minor planet music come here with their first own ep on dana ruhs brouqade. a 3 track ep with spooky and tribal influenced deep tech and a remix by jorge gamarra (sur)
pushing at the edges which define techno, afro and deep house these three tracks bring fresh heat to the dancefloor, creating an ethereal mood whilst delivering maximum power and energy. if paired down, minimal electronic percussive sounds are your thing, lead track ligai will tick all the boxes. stina follows with driving, syncopated beats and a killer pan-pipe riff to hook you in. closing the record sand brings a deeper, atmospheric track loaded with floating m1 textures, warm bass and spirited percussion fills. all in all a highly effective and inventive slice of wax with a voguish twist to groove to.
bad technology. missed calls. broken languages. international timezones. fourth world fantasies. late night conversations these are just some of the elements that combine to make elixir of immortality one of the most compelling records you will hear all year
an introduction to zru vogue’s world. a percussive no wave, minimal and funky electro. oscillating between psychdelic rock and modern postpunk. “assembly for body movements” regroups tracks composed in 1981, 1984 and 2011. m.e.a tends to develop an interest to music that never seen light, through the most large electronica spectrum. here’s mea-0002.
uwalmassa is a sonic exploration project initiated by divisi62 – a sound and visual arts label based in jakarta, indonesia that examines the indonesian identity issue within a global context. the thought process behind their debut album bumi uthiri is to provide an alternative study on javanese gamelan composition and to experiment with its known and unknown structures. it is a deconstructed interpretation of a musical tradition that aims to stretch boundaries, but nevertheless, adhere to its core essence.
ploy returns for his third solo timedance record, the 14th release on the label. the london producer is in absolute banger mode for this one, finding his stride with these frenetic gunfinga-ready assaults, both as fun and playful as they are playful and rude. artwork by danielle doobay.
botanic records presents let love kill: a new ep by experimental malaysian drummer reza othman, otherwise known as rao. fully-formed but deliberately unpolished, the release presents itself as a meditation of found sounds, ambient samples and ultimately enthralling diy sonic landscapes.
this production is a collaborative effort of jakarta-based divisi62 and berlin-based disk (formerly known as diskant). it features 4 tracks by the constituents of divisi62 that are inspired by indonesia’s urban slums, dangdut and pencak silat.
ethiopian records aka endeguena mulu’s arcola 12 inch ye feqer edaye arrives in three tracks of fully frontal psychedelic electronic body music. make no mistake, this is club gear as you have never heard it before, a fever-dream rush of ethiopiyawi electronic that sits equally within the crucially current club sounds of gqom, nyege nyege, cargaa and principe as it does with the greatest sides from tribe of colin, zarate_fix, sex tags amfibia and 12th isle.