produced by developer and upcoming dutch techno artist dj surgeles who has recently released on label up in the sky by legendary jeff mills. the mercurian particle is a well balanced techno ep pushing that quality sound of techno modularz continues to present release after release. its dark, hypnotic driving and deep all all the same time. this is a real banger tip!

surges is skd s first release after being part of other projects and collaborations. skd is a passionate artist from latvia who is also part of the strum (event/label) organisation

this classic minimal music album is now available again on vinyl for the first time since the 70s

* since september 2015 surgeon has been performing live improvised techno using hardware machines. * this has been a gradual process of evolution over the 25 years that he’s been performing to a point where it really can’t be called djing anymore. * he’s taken the techniques and inspiration from this live creative process and distilled them into these four tracks. ‘convenience trap’ follows on from the techniques learned in his ‘bland ambition’ release also on dynamic tension. * always pushing forward against the plague of mediocrity.

“nurse surgeon nurse” is the followup to september’s “your body is my body” - the debut for both the suspended in gaffa band and the label. on this remix package we’ve enlisted some of most interesting producers on the outskirts of club music.

12 inch with black jacket. this music is inspired by the story and the interviews with betty hill.

next surgeon monster on dynamic tension

after showcasing the debut releases from the high on wye quintet (magic mountain high, soulphiction and steevio) and monoak, the freerotation label returns with a various artists 12” featuring four more artists intrinsically linked by the annual festival. anthony child, aka surgeon, has been a regular fixture since first appearing at freerotation in 2011. his recent exploration of modular synthesis and use of the buchla music easel has found a home in the ambient yurt at the festival, and equally has manifested in album projects such as 2015’s electronic recordings from maui jungle vol 1. “unconscious fearless determination” follows on from this more experimental, less dancefloor-focused side to child’s work, while still pulsing with the techno fundamentals that quickly defined him back in the mid ‘90s. duckett hails from north wales, and has been a key part of the freerotation fabric since the beginning of the event. after some releases on mindtours, mindyourhead and sthlmaudio back in the mid-‘00s, his music has started to reach a new audience through releases on untilmyheartstops and a clutch of lauded live performances. “breaks my heart when i remember that day” captures the alien synthesis and emotional heft that singles duckett out as such a remarkable artist. steevio is the co-founder of freerotation and mindtours records, responsible for a huge swathe of techno releases reaching back to the ‘90s. as well as his releases on mindtours, he has recently appeared on untilmyheartstops and in collaboration with pev on schmorgabsord, and is set to appear on russ gabriel’s new label rivers of groove. with its expressive swells of off-kilter melody and snaking drum lines, “pendulum” continues the thread of exploration steevio has been following on his journey into experimental modular techno. tom ellis has been prolifically issuing forth material in a soul-enriched space in between house, techno and funk for more than ten years. from running the acclaimed trimsound label to releasing albums and singles on telegraph, archipel, hartchef discos and more recently ethereal sound to name but a few, tom’s recorded work and immersive live performances continue to reach out to new moods and timbres. “as a take” finds tom at his most reflective, layering on dubby effects and organic instrumentation in a truly meditative end to the ep.

black country overlord justin k broadrick (jesu, godflesh) blesses regis’ downwards fiefdom with two tracks and a tightly sprung rework by surgeon. downwards have really picked the foulest iterations of a grim set for vinyl release, inscribing the industrial-strength torque of nothing is free - which sounds like early kode 9 battered by shapednoise - at 45rpm across the front face, and branding the knuckling 808 snares and distended electro bass blow out of kontorted on its backside. surgeon’s remix of the title tune ranks among his best in many years. trace elements of the original are extruded thru modular kit and remodelled on a bouncing, swerving techno chassis recalling bmb and cub classics, but streaked with sirens and vamped by a marching brass refrain that’s just spoiling for war. the release marks a long overdue overlap between downwards’ and broadrick’s interrelated industrial, noise and techno circles. broadrick was the original drummer for napalm death on their scum (1987) album, before forming the legendary godflesh, and carving out an oeuvre as one of the most feared and respected musicians to emerge from birmingham and the uk ever since.

the first r&b rec record is born from the encounter of two artists in the gloomy baltimore of the beginning of the millennium, after years in which their artistic roads proceeded in a very much parallel manner, without ever physically crossing paths, driven by their passion for analog instrumentation and the desire to find and create new rhythmics and sounds. it is in 2013 the two decide to join their forces to create their own personal vision of techno music and dance music in general. resulting in a hot and scratchy vinyl that combines dark, percussion sounds well known from detoit techno, with the sought after rhythmic of breakbeat and drum and base, of the british nineties. also packed with influences of acid-house, this record incorporates features of the so influential 80 s punk era, finally sinking it s roots in the psychedelic currents of the 70 s. the result is a brand new genre which is difficult, if not impossible to define. a unique way of defining dance music, in all its aspects, which is identified under the name of spaceship surgery techno.

2016 repress... surgeon appears with the superb new release on blueprint *search deep inside yourself*
this 4-tracker features a brand new full colour label sleeve to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this classic techno label !
2016 will see a slew of great new releases from blueprint artists old and new as well as some classic re-issues as the label celebrates 20 years of great music

nasty temper records brings you into a space travel with a deep and hypnotic 4 tracker by dj surgeles, including tadeo remix.

* this is the seventh surgeon album.
* -while exploring new production techniques using old and unlikely hardware, the results were so unusual that i really had the sense that these pieces of equipment didn t actually create these sounds, rather they were in fact some kind of elaborate reception device that allowed me to tune into transmissions from distant galaxies. the music i could hear was actually the received transmissions of pop hits from those distant galaxies that were being played on their radio stations. i quickly recorded all that i could before losing the transmission.
* i consulted with dr andrew read, the astrophysicist with whom i recorded guitar treatments in 1999. he has worked on the discovery of the most distant galaxies and astronomical objects in the universe. together we came up with a possible list of where these musical transmissions may have come from.

tresor classic!! brill dark phunked up trax, 2015 re-issue

500 only, tresor records is fortunate enough to be sitting on a catalogue of past releases that no other label in electronic music would turn down. three of the finest in this collection were albums contributed by surgeon, * basictonalvocabulary*, * balance* and * force + form* all originally came out on the berlin institution between 1997 and 1999. surgeons inimitable combination of detroit techno and post-industrial sounds emanating from his british homeland found its fullest expression in these masterful trio of releases on tresor. the balance remakes 12” accompanied surgeons second tresor album in 1998, with additional versions as well as a remix by long-time birmingham collaborator mick harris.

raw analog techno

this is the final release on the 6-­volume surgeon reissues label srx, displaying the wide range of mood, pace and production style that surgeon was experimenting with in 1995-­96.
as always, the quality is high and the impact is deadly.

this is the fifth release on the 6-volume surgeon reissues label srx, collecting together an important selection of one-off tracks and highly limited rarities. fivo appeared on a release on round records and pagga featured on the underground uk compilation release by kickin records. the b-side features 2 tracks from the mythical thx1139 which was previously only available on 50 white labels in 1996.

this is the fourth release on the 6-volume surgeon reissues label, srx. originally released on ideal trax in 1995, dynamic tension ep established themes that went on to become central concepts to much of surgeons later work. it also marked a refinement of his sound that lacked none of the intensity of earlier releases.

this is the third release on the 6-volume surgeon reissues label, srx. originally released in on downwards records in 1996, communications marked the first mini-album and a more fully-fleshed out concept release for surgeon. so raw, it will skin your knees. it still has the power to corrupt the youth of today

tresor records is fortunate enough to be sitting on a catalogue of past releases that no other label in electronic music would turn down. three of the &#64257,,,nest in this collection were albums contributed by surgeon, “basictonalvocabulary”, “balance” and “force + form” all originally came out on the berlin institution between 1997 and 1999. surgeon’s inimitable combination of detroit techno and post-industrial sounds emanating from his british homeland found its fullest expression in these masterful trio of releases on tresor. the basictonal-remake 12” accompanied surgeon’s &#64257,,,rst tresor album in 1997, with additional versions as well as a remix by long-time birmingham collaborator mick harris.

the final strike from theory recordings. over the years theory has presented us with some of the most essential house & techno releases on offer. sims goes all out on 050.3 with a grip of dancefloor killers, backed by a stunning remix from none other than surgeon!

this is the second of the 6-volume surgeon reissues label srx.
recorded one night almost 20 years ago after a bottle of whiskey, pet 2000 imagined a future of mutated, mechanical animals. the title was inspired by an actual pet shop in nottingham.
played by every techno dj back in the 90s, it can still burn a hole in any dance floor today.

ltd 2014 repress
sandwell districts rrose launches a new label with a follow up to >motormouth variations<, last years unlikely collaboration with legendary improviser and synthesizer pioneer bob ostertag (named one of 2011s top 50 albums by the wire magazine).
for the debut release on eaux, rrose searched through ostertags cassette archives to discover a lost gem of studio improvisation from 1977. >the surgeon general< sees the barely post-teen bob ostertag exploring feedback techniques with an early buchla modular synthesizer, tape delay, flute and violin. the results are uncharacteristically moody, spacious, and well ahead of their time. on the flip, rrose provides two new revisions. >no child left behind< is a noisy and hypnotic acid-laden beast designed for dancefloor damage, while >her insides laid bare< takes the original into murky subaquatic territory. look for much more to come from rrose and eaux in the coming months.

an audio visual exploration of truth & myth across the state of new york by media artists the light surgeon. the double vinyl lp comes in gatefold sleeve and includes a downloadcode.

this is the first release on the 6-volume surgeon reissues label, srx. originally recorded 20 years ago, surgeons firstever release seemed to come from nowhere. techno from birmingham... really? it marked the beginning of the hugely influential birmingham techno sound, receiving strong support from jeff mills, dave clarke and dj hell. this remastered re-issue comes with download code included.

token followers can rejoice that now, 2014, surgeon finally makes his official debut on the label. fixed action pattern comes as prequel to aphelion, a forthcoming compilation of new and exclusive material. aphelion will differ from last years token introspective mix cd by providing a collection of bespoke productions from token regulars and like-minded artists who were commissioned by label owner kr!z to bring their individual and complimenting sound to the belgian imprints all-consuming 48th release. following this surgeon 12, rødhåd will release his second record for token before the final unveiling of aphelion.

the fourth remix 12inch from last years livity sound compilation features remixes by uk techno legend surgeon and ostgut ton founder and panorama bar resident nick höppner.

described in typically self deprecating manner as a vanity imprint in the classically ornery tradition, the pear growers series is a new label from chris madak, best known for his mind bendingly good output as bee mask. the first release sees material from madaks excellent spectrum spools long player when we were eating unripe pears get treated to remixes from celebrated techno artists surgeon and abdulla rashim. anyone who has heard surgeon playing the remix on his rinse fm show will agree that his unashamedly emotive breakbeat reworking of *the story of keys & locks* is arguably one of the simplest and most affecting remixes this year. complementing this, prologue and semantica artist abdulla rashim delivers a take on *unripe pears* that will resonate with anyone that has indulged in the elusive producers recent output on his own eponymous label.

four classics and two original remixes present on this archiv #08 re-issue have been carefully selected by savvas ysatis and tresor, to be re-mastered and cut in a new con&#64257,,,,,,guration for your listening pleasure and playing comfort

brand new aphex style 2 tracker from surface featuring a killer surgeon mix , limited 1st pressing comes on clear wax in a clear poly bag

semantica celebrates release #50 with this double a-side by surgeon and labelhead svreca, teaming up with skirt. happy birthday!

limited white label pressing.
on the a side darqwan - said the spider (surgeon remix) = taking darkness to the next level.
on the flip sheffield-based techno dj/producer aitcho reworks oris jays >flashing light<
dj support from the likes of james ruskin, mark broom, ben ufo and mary anne hobbs.

cutlass is the 12 inch that precedes >sword< xhins forthcoming full-length album on stroboscopic artefacts. four tracks from the album have been selected and spliced into completely new forms by four producers with very separate agendas. the minds, computers and analogue tools of surgeon, dadub, pfirter and perc have extracted new visions from xhins >sword< with nothing short of scientific pre - cision.

outstanding explorative techno for the fearless, comes in killer gatefold sleeve - absolutely & highly recommended!

fresh from a release on dubfires sci-tec-audio imprint earlier this year, minicoolboyz deliver a brilliant new three track ep for mktrecs.

after >the jolka experience< (sect06) its now time for some high-class remixes, delivered by 2 trustworthy producers - surgeon and silent servant!

slamming remixes from surgeon & brian sanhaji

fresh from the joys of their darkroom dubs vol.ii compilation sampler, silicone souls label returns with the first in a new >limited vinyl< series. launching things in fine style and making a very welcomed debut on the label are rising stars craig torrance and philip hochstrate with >surgery successful<. on remix duty is one of the leading lights of the dutch and world house scene, boris werner. with a host of open hats, jazzy snare rolls, and crisp drum work, he adapts the dreamy elements of the original to create a wonderful rework.

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limited edition.. >the downwards story< contains huge tracks by surgeon, regis and portion reform.. incl surgeons underground classics atol & badger bite !! 2010 repress

now this is some seriously nasty shiznit from surgeon. recorded live at club fabrikken on oslo, this twelve contains beefed up and refixed versions of the well loved surgeon classics >screw the roses<, >body request<, >october request< and >bad hands break<. the 4 tracks were taken from an audio/visual set surgeon did at the aforementioned club and perfectly capture the uncompromising intensity of his laptop dj sets.

first release on dynamic tension from 1997, made by surgeon with his typical distorted tooltechno-sound.

surgeon takes the right track on the remix-highway: moving quite fast, but in a relaxed style. on the flip is substance sneaking through the fog of techno-ambient.

minimal techno-tools, made by surgeon in 1997.

the first in the series of two 12s with tracks taken from >midnight club<