monnom black marks its 17th release with its first various artist compilation presented on triple vinyl. keeping with the label’s modus operandi, the compilation is packed with iconic, raw and uncompromising techno, featuring 13 artists new and old to the imprint! essential selection!
punks are back! after a stunning debut in 2017 these guys are returning with new material. this record was influenced by the latest events connected with governmental issues with russian club culture - raids, shutdowns of clubs and major festivals. damage was inflicted on our beloved clubs and festivals such as outline, arma17, rabitza. we admire our neighbors who fought for their houses and managed to protect them: ukrainian closer, british fabric and georgian bassiani.
this is a message about a sincere wish to save equality and independence. there’s no place for political games in our cultural life. only freedom matters.
zodiac wax is unlike other record labels. its founder, zodiac childs, initially conceived of it as a fictional alternative to dance music’s terminal timeline, an environment to nurture music which stands for escapism, music which atomises a story and gives that universe life. after an intimate creative gestation, childs introduces us to his band of digital misfits, whose myriad approaches to dance music are smelted together to form the catalogue of razor-sharp cuts that is faction.
after her hugely successful offering on ugongetit, frankfurt talent luz1e crosses over to the the lt main label with a hard-hitting, machine-driven ep of electro that segues from slow rhythmic deepness into warp-speed acid jams. expect a warm wash of purifying synths and building rhythms on the a-side before entering into twilight territory on the flip, with dustings of wavy 303 lines, oscillating bleeps and convulsive percussion.
wire parasitism ep is inspired by the electronic music which was produced during the end of the 80s and beginning of the 90s by the likes of richard h. kirk, psychic tv, coil, dave campbell or lagowski (to name a few). walid el barbir uses his unique producing & sampling skills to create contemporary and industrial sounding compositions out of found footage like occult documentaries, rave stabs or emax sound-libraries. walid el barbir is a part of the collective les points based in zürich, switzerland. his art/music draws from 90s rave utopias, occultism, progressive & accessible frameworks as showcased at their offspace mikro - a physical room which has no doors and opening times during exhibitions and raves - making an institution available to all social layers.
taapion records co-founder shlomo drops his expansive and versatile debut album “mercurial skin”. comprised of enough experimental and left-of-centre nuances to satisfy even the most curious of diggers, “mercurial skin” delivers an alluring trip into the mind of the most exciting and dexterous rising talents within electronic music. the clear double vinyl is housed in a full colour sleeve.
in the seventh ep to come out on his own imprint, labelhead dimi angelis serves up four tracks, each distinctively angls: bare and unassuming music. opening track “live chat events” leaves little space for actual conversation and immediately hits home with some thorough techno that reminisces of a bygone rave era which refuses to be forgotten. follow-up “index” continues that feel but switches things up by delving off the deep, ever so slightly distorted synth end. on the flipside angelis allows subtle percussion movements to do the talking in “lotus”. proper and powerful on its own, equally useful as a tool. “cosmodrome” closes down #007 and is the most introvert of the four with a unique, submerged sounding pattern that gradually builds and falls. an ep that will fit and improve any collection.
part 3 of 5 from the continuum series, celebrating 10 years of dynamic reflection. featuring tracks from donato dozzy & mike parker, abstract division, deepbass & ness and ben buitendijk.
materia obscura, launches with witchcraft themed three-part techno series entitled “trilogia del aquelarre”, inaugurating with abstract division, cadans, nx1 and lucindo. based on francisco de goya’s black paintings “el aquelarre”, which is exhibited at the museo del prado in madrid.
sublunar, the record label founded by sciahri and dagdrom closes his 2018 with a brand new ep from the swiss based artist nh. after his debut ep “nihil”, nh is back on sublunar with 5 new tracks of psychedelic, sinister and mind-bending techno.
zodiak commune records presents the fifth release in the insectum series with a new ep. this masterpiece called “flying deer ep” is produced by common player jaquarius. get hypnotized by his pure analog acid sounds and grab this 303 x limited collector!
2018 reissue, absolute detroit styled techno, remastered, gold coloured double vinyl with 8 page booklet, sticker sheet and download code for the full album plus 4 bonus tracks.
originally released in 1986 under luis delgado s cult imprint -el cometa de madrid- produced by luis delgado (finnis africae, mecánica popular) and performed by patricia escudero, this beautiful record dives into erik satie s compositional work thru an experimental optic. entirely recorded on synthesizers, and making heavy use of fx and timbral manipulation, this recording brings out a satie that s never heard before. additional info: -this record was remastered and cut from the original tapes. however, those tapes were highly affected for what is known as the sticky shed syndrome, and were very deteriorated. even though that was professionally taken care of, it was a very long process to get a result that exceeded our standards to be pressed. that being said, there are very few parts were you might find an slight change on sound that was impossible to eliminate completely, due to the above mentioned issu