300 x limited vinyl only release, hand stamped and numbered “it’s quite overpowering… no point in standing round” the first release from a new producer rarely sounds like this. swaggering through your speakers with a distinct lack of concern for weak hearts or brittle bones, the first record from blured is a focused combination of dirty funk and malignant, pig-iron bass.

a yawning desert covers and oppresses a distant daemon-sphere pregnant with the stuff of a thousand earths. clouds of the same hue and attitude as the infinite sands gradually dominate the sky, possessed of a malign intelligence. a trans-generational caravan cuts an unforgiving line through the dunes in a fruitless mission to close its great mad circle, forever missing by just miles. it is a roving, innumerable harem in liege to an unsexed tyrant who sings them this song, reproduced here by resonant hole emissaries jeanne vomit-terror and ed sunspot, as the caravan commits the abominable act of transgressing the horizon into the infant sky-desert “above.” carl calm’s “gulf of night” mix is a monster, as is the great mike simonetti’s perverse interpretation!

the legendary 1969 beatles album - remastered from the original stereo analogue master tapes, pressed on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl.

citizen kicked off madtechs debut around this time last year and continues a strong, soulful, hypnotic house campaign through the near future. mark it here, folks - this is forward-thinking music for 2013 and an incredible trio of tracks thatll be infesting an underground dance party near you. pressed on red vinyl !

through the fresh wind of young artists coupled with the experience of renowned remixers, embi music will continue the central theme and is going to the third vinyl round!

strong techno debut by d-ribeiro, one of rotterdams finest talents, on syncom data records. four deep and grooving techno tracks with a hint of house and a strong detroit feeling: wandering in the night through empty streets.

demdike stare return to the lab with two extended new productions, inaugurating a series of untamed releases brought together under the testpressing banner. collision was recorded in late 2012 and is pretty much unlike anything you will have heard from demdike before, an intense high-frequency re-arrangement of jungle and noise, like a more brutal variant of the demdike-affiliated hate project, fed through a bank of analogue boxes and pedals, left to spin uncontrollably for 10 minutes before fading to black. misappropriation on the flip feeds off a different noise altogether, perched precariously between the mangled percussion you would most commonly associate with muslimgauze and the metallic clank of industry, a proper sunstroke riddim: angry and unforgiving.

for its ninth release popcorn is proud to present the second ep of the man from koeln that we do not introduce anymore: daso. this artist who became a real friend and mainly one of the head artist of the label is one of the talented producer in the recent electronic music circus. immer, the main track of this release, gathers a collection of generous and deep sounds sprinkled with hypnotics’ synths: no mistake. the italian nico lahs (ovum, poker flat…) gives us a brilliant own interpretation playing with the bass through acid touches. definitely underground. schub the second original of this opus confirms dasos potential to produce deep house. strong original themes, romantic piano, voices and rollands drums are a sweet taste of springs. chordster is the last original but not the least. the lead piano drives the acid snare all along the track. the result is more than effective and brings your mind right into dasos universe, forever.

it came as a great surprise when nail accepted to press on vinyl the 2011 produced bpms vol.1 he had so far only released through his own website. nail has been one of our favorite producers for quite some time now and his relentless beats always part of our selections.

the next ep on back to yous collection is brit born, adam sheltons mindscape. following his debut on air london at the start of 2011, shelton has continued to pave the way with his undeniable originality. displaying sounds of tech through to atmospheric, the producers ability shows no boundary.

one of the most interesting artists in the field of music releases his long-awaited lp debut. its titel
* times*
is appropriately chosen, though indeed it seems to be timeless.

virginia first saw light on ostgut ton featuring on steffis now infamous *yours & mine* album, her distinctive and powerful vocals shining through on lead track *yours* in particular. now virginia releases her first solo 12 inch for the label, featuring 4 tactile, pushing and lovingly produced tracks, exploring some of the different zones that she explores while djing.

after spending five years stealthy developing the project through a series of bi-annual and hand-stamped set of releases, eked via his eponymous imprint, in 2011 sleeparchive joined tresor with ronan point - an ep of tracks constructed directly from material from semsroths live set. now comes more fresh works from the master of haunting, compelling minimalism in this first instalment of a two-part ep for the label.

swedens bleak is fast becoming an essential part of his countrys techno new school. through releases on deeply rooted house, sudden drop and traut he has emerged as a producer of funky, loopy techno a la countrymen skudge.

groove-madness part ii!glenn astro is the groove wizard. his new four track-ep tearz is the travelogue of an expedition through the misty jungles of chicago house, uk underground and future sounds of paris.

the black madonna returns to home taping with another classic release in the making! we still believe captures that early sound of chicago when you could still hear the euro and italo influences as they were re-interpreted through the beat boxes & synthesisers of the windy city, and made to jack. on the flip, home taping favourite the revenge delivers his own take on that classic sound with an understated and yet pumping rework. packed full of authentic beatbox sounds and warehouse style keys, it works it to the boom boom. last but not least, the black madonna finishes off the package with say my name - a dirty, menacing and incessant groove that makes out like a wild new street dance that just got turned loose. the black madonna is here to stay!

kicking off a big year for apple pips with something tasty and different from komon & appleblim! having worked together on remixes for respected labels like ninja tune & aus, appleblim & komonazmuk (now going under the name komon for his house/bass productions) started jamming in the studio on some original material. messing with boundaries and having fun was the order of the day, and what we have here are two of the first results… ’gas jam’ is a bassline-led roller with a nod to both classic uk garage & the futuristic house & techno vibes of uk bass music. getting dropped on rinse fm on both the marcus nasty & hypercolour shows, & with eats everything & carl craig supporting it already you can hear why it appeals to open minded and diverse djs.. ’silencio’ shimmers and shines on a glooped-out balearic/kosmiche beat, an 80s soul soundsystem bassline funks on through and leads you into a woozy blissed out climax…slo-mo house/bass balearic bizniss… with more collabs with appleblim to follow this year, his new productions getting props from all angles, & releases lined up on hypercolour, komon’s year is shaping up nicely!

there you have it, the new deathchant recordings 065. deathchant has been standing strong the last couple of years and has been kicking out quality releases through the audio sickness channel. now its time for tugie to show you what hes worth. are you ready for 21st century deathchant hardcore?

(180gr vinyl edition limited to 500 copies, offset printed, shrink wrapped). with his new lp daydream, egisto has created the perfect soundtrack to a midnight trip through darkened cityscapes.

this peaktime bomb has long been a secret weapon in the clubs. unavailable until now, grooveseeker is finally out on vinyl! an a-side produced to be played loud! alex celler is the man who breathed life into this groovemonster! with the b-side, the producer lays his heart at the feet of sound. there almost uncanny soundscapes build up and break over and through the beats! the digital remix was put into dragoshs hands, giving him the chance to prove once again his incredible talent for clear structures!

streaking through the ether at twice the speed of sound, mr 8040 is on a date with destiny. he is heading for mikrosector-50, his home planet, but things are not going as smoothly as planned. en route he finds himself in sticky situations, cosmic encounters that trigger flashbacks to a different time and place. will he ever make it home? and who – or what – is he running from?
this, more or less, is the narrative thrust of jack hamills debut album as space dimension controller. welcome to mickrosektor-50 is a swashbuckling sci-fi odyssey that unfolds like some long-lost star wars episode scripted by philip k dick and scored by tangerine dream. the record is fantasy in its purest form: a futuristic boys own adventure concocted in a belfast bedroom, it is the sum of jacks musical influences distilled into 68 minutes of unalloyed electronic pleasure.

less than a year old, the newly formed label apollonia presents its debut album release inviting you on an imaginary journey in their lotus seven, a road trip back to 90s san francisco takes chris carrier and hector moralez on a musical mission, stopping for hip hop style smokes, disco jams and soul-warming joints on the beach, this is an exploration through their colourful inspirations and rhythmic upbringing.

limited 200 copies, visual techno. electronic meditation. crowd synergy. passionate about techno music as a shamanistic medium, tunnel is an electronic music group focused solely on evoking an inward journey through inspired, sonically complex electronic music

paradise club recordings are due to serve up another eclectic ep later this month – their first selection of what they have in store for 2013 – and it’s one that furthers the label’s trend of showcasing the many different styles at their disposal from their current roster.label stalwart jabru kicks things off with ‘last days of rome’, an aptly-titled cut that begins by traipsing through ambient swells and looms, only to then brew up a truly decadent, central dancehall rhythm.

now, the zenker brothers are back with their first release for tresor, brandishing a matured sound and level of sensitivity yet displayed by either before. *lion in mars* is like a fresh breeze billowing through the tresor vaults. honing in on signatures from the archive and repackaging them in modern sentiment, here zenker brothers deliver a record that gleans through the generations to deliver a cunning symbiosis of techno future, past and present. on the a-side *knighthof* and *the future is you* offer driving vintage basement techno with a zenker twist, whilst b-side tracks *davin* and *cosmilian*, the eps clattering dystopic closer, blend detroit tones together with their respective ilian-proven pallets.

david flores surfaces as audio injection with no key ep, two slabs of pristine techno for the new year. after owning 2011 & 2012 with over a dozen releases as truncate, audio injection flexes some production muscle to put out a sound that’s as huge as it is hypnotic. the a side features deep thought, a seven-minute obsession around a short melodic fragment that speeds at 130 bpm through a paranoid passage of beguiling rhythm. the b side features title track no key, a demolishing groove that builds and breaks but never lets go. machined percussion and tonal beats carve their way through an arena-sized rabbit hole with detail and dimension.

an original electronic disciple hailing from new york, sandwell districts david sumner a.k.a function presents his debut album *incubation* on ostgut ton. like the soundtrack to a suspenseful techno-thriller, or retro-futurist sci-fi tale, it is a modern sound journey heavy on imagery. over eight tracks we are guided through the varying moods and scenes of functions musical temperament. be it through writhing layered club tracks, soaring string-led atmospheres, or melodic pieces founded on classic electronic traditions, *incubation* marks a new level of maturity for the berlin-based producer.

third installment on bottins own tin imprint. after teasing & pleasing vinyl lovers and hardcore disco heads with the luscious two releases lust & dirty (which sold out in a blink) bottin confirms once again his alliance with synth maestro rodion. the moustached duo delivers an incredibly sharp dance floor weapon aptly named *one for all*. think kraftwerk and metro area on a trip to italy, going to a rockets concert all spattered in silver body-paint. cybernetic disco? humanized techno? decide for yourself. pointy-edged synth layers cutting through the dancing bodies like a knife through butter, thrusting bass, piercing arpeggios, sexy warm chords, even a splash of guitar work and -icing on the space cake- an out-this-world chorus with bottins own processed voice impersonating some charming italo extraterrestrial. - extremely small vinyl edition on starry midnight-blue heavyweight wax!

hidden recordings introduces its largest and most ambitious project to date – the debut full length artist album of mike wall. mikes history with the label and his rapidly expanding profile has led to this joyous moment. the break-through german talent seamlessly sows nine originals full of over- arching musical motifs: mood, balance, and character – there is a sense of depth and sophistication that underlies mikes unique sound of grime and toughness.

chicagos spirit of the black 808 materializes on episodes. having experienced the ebb and flow of the chicago house scene through many of its eras, the veteran rises up with 3 slices of original chicago-style machine funk. limited.

from the tropics comes whiskey disco, a sneaky re-edit label bent on dredging the decanter for diffident dancefloor genius from latent disco perpetrators. it is loosely connected to sleazy mcqueen and his assorted cohorts. whiskey disco #17 is an all-out return to the glory of filtered disco house! it is packed with disco breaks and cut ups, some recognizable and some obscured through time. pairing the editing fire of eddie c and alkalino on the a side and the groove-based filtering of cole medina and osmose on the b-side. make no mistake, each of these will fit perfectly into either house or disco sets and can bridge the gap betwixt the twain.
already supported by dead rose music company, ali ooft, cole medina, horse meat disco, saint petersburg disco spin club…, ...

early 2013 brings new niceness from the luv shack. head honcho, simonlebon teams up with other luv shackers, and comes good with his own lick. simonlebon has been providing quality through his djing and productions in recent years, good to see his name at the forefront of this release. buddies help out of course, and first to fly is the collab with jakobin on *cant do with you*.

nice price deal !!! first pressing in ltd green black splattered vinyl ... after an excursion on semantica and a remix for svreca. alexey volkov brings here 4 new tracks in his distinctive sounds.
menacing industrial grooves through some static percussion providing a sense of coldness and alienation.reverberating atmosphere for a unique climax.
russian has the culture for this sounds intensity.
alexey volkov belongs to this new generation of producer to keep an eye on. music with no compromises.
welcome to alexey s soundscape.

all tracks written & produced by ark (guillaume erroyer) and pit spector (pierre deniel) 4-track package from exciting new duo ark & pit spector. made up of brothers ark, the parisian known for his pioneering releases on perlon and karat, and pit spector, an up and coming producer, they join forces on their debut ep for eclectic label hold youth. true to the hold youth ethos the ep calls on a number of different influences, from the smooth, funk-led vibes on tournsoul, to the techno-inspired sounds of seuils remix of the nuts. ark & pit spector explore all that is sexy and hypnotic through the subtle but effective all green, while more down-tempo the nuts is verging on 80s-esque wonky-pop. seuil steps up for his take on the latter and delivers a dark, murky and all together sinister version of the original, adding a pulsating bassline to compliment the stripped back edit of the vocal. forward-thinking and open-minded sounds, old futur is another worthy addition to the hold youth catalogue.

young belgian producer locked groove (aka tim van de meutter) cements an increasingly central role in the hotflush family fold with the release of the two part heritage ep. since his debut on the label, tim has propagated what he himself has termed 100% house and techno, combining elements of the big room, the deep and moody and straight up four-to-the-floor both into the space of a single track, and across the length of an ep. taking a marked step on from last years rooted and keep it simple eps, heritage pursues a joining of musical dots between and beyond classic house and techno, from the kerri chandler-esque house of *wear it well* through the epic landscaping of *lost* to *dream within a dream* blade runner beach party. in this collection, the young producer delivers two sets of three outstanding, genre-straddling tracks that further help to bolster hotflushs legacy as one of the most forward-thinking labels operating in 2013.

subdivision of construct re-form, the purpose of ars mechanica is to explore a more mysterious side of the electronic music, an oniric and spatial travel, an endless dive into the sound. for this first opus, antigone offers us 4 music parts, 4 travels in the confin of the universe, through stars and nebulas. on arrival: the unknown... black pressing

saveds next release is a single from label debutants the italoboyz who present *hi fi*. built on punchy kicks and a pulsating bass line, the track is peppered with chopper effects, stand out vocals and rising synths that combine to cause maximum dance floor destruction. federico molinari provides an intelligent remix which instantly pulls the listener in with its hurdling bass line and fx. accelerated congas layer the mix and the vocals are processed through big ambient delays to great effect.

quality limited reissue of this classic lp from californian singer/songwriter, ned doheny. though beloved of the recent balearic scene with fans including harvey, lexx, moonboots et al, ned was under-appreciated during his own era with this superlative lp only ever securing a vinyl release in japan, making it a seriously hard to get hold of album but definitely worth the effort. following on from his iconic hard candy lp, 1979 s prone is again bursting with californian sun-soaked gems showcasing doheny s signature laidback funky musical style and relaxed unpolished vocals. from quality soulful groovers such as think like a lover and if you only knew through to the sophisticated disco sounds of sweet friction and funky love , there s not a filler in sight but the icing on this tasty west coast cake has got to be dj s favourite - the great jazz-funk floor-filler to prove my love . an essential album - don t miss!

easily recognizable by his impassioned johnny cash-meets-charlie feathers vocals, the french-born don cavalli began to get any notice in the greater music and blog community when he released his full-length *cryland* (2007), which featured his amalgamation of swamp blues, lo-fi pop, country gospel, and early rock & roll. in 2013, don cavalli will release his new studio album *temperamental*, staying on blues track while dismantling the traditional codes of the field. indeed, thanks to an old fashioned sound take and a contemporary production, don cavalli makes his new album sound old but incredibly modern. and if *temperamental* goes through many kinds of sounds, in the end it always goes straight to the point: a unique cajun blues from the bayou serving a soul and sophisticated voice. a must-have!
cd-copy of the full album included.

steadily mining gold in an ever-evolving electronic landscape, the visionquest imprint gets set to unleash an incredibly special 6-track ep from clarian - one half of the supreme duo footprintz. collaborating with the always-innovative guy gerber on the opener, clarian voyages solo throughout the rest of the ep a collective of chemical gardens for a sonically re imagined blade runner kingdom.

the original first 50 weapons of choice cd has been released in summer 2010 as a cardboard sleeve, limited to 1000 individually numbered copies. previously on cd and digital only. in summer 2012 50 weapons has pressed a vinyl version as a very limited run of 150 hand stamped whitelabels only available through hard wax in berlin. since the original cd version as well as the vinyl are sold out now for quite some time, but are constantly asked for, it is time for a repress.
the second run of the 2x12 lp comes again as hand stamped whitelabels with an inside out sleeve. the second vinyl edition is again limited to 150 copies.

after some great records on lunar disko, irelands automatic tasty now arrives on photic fields.

since 2009 xxxy, aka rupert taylor, has released a string of 12 inches through labels like infrasonics, well rounded and ten thousand yen that have showed off his idiosyncratic takes on uk garage and bass-driven house. his debut for rinse picks up where they left off, with three tracks of shimmering, synth-led house music, marked out by taylor’s distinctive spiralling melodies and sampled voices.

following the release of *everything hits*, his debut album for rush hour recordings, this eps three tracks are among the most unique and charming expressions of policys already eccentric aesthetic. let the title track prowl through soundsystems, stabbed with cavernous horns and dogged by the most infectious woodblock in recent memory. employ the ebullient *walk up* to add some fizz with dizzy organ riffs and jaunty brass notes. or perhaps conjure a reflective mood with the tensely plucked bass lines, bittersweet melodies, and live percussion of *thick nostalgia*.

upon the first listen, the work of fernando unfolds directly on your brain and leaves a long lasting feeling of drama. fernando pulichino is one those lucky guys who can pick up any instrument and write songs without breaking a sweat. he first caught my attention with a remake of the bauhaus classic kick in the eye released on redux in 2008. he then backed up this great start with releases and remixes for labels like international feel, under the shade, internasjonal and nang. he also very busy touring as part of the 2020 soundsystem band and he is also in silver city with julian sanza.
we decided to put together a long player to highlight the talents of our man in buenos aires. the construction of *float* reveals an astonishing wealth of musical ideas, brazen touches of new wave and icy modern disco sounds are evident throughout. low slung basses are also a theme that runs right through *float* whether it is the opening song *a place* which has a monster electronic bottom end or *from out there* which sits firmly on the punk funk dinner table, bass lines are clearly important to fernando.

macchina nera an mysterious alpine character already gave a guest appearance at pam 15.5 besides the label boss anette party. now it is his turn to rev up. and you just hold his debut ep in your hand.
here the super chef mixes up what came under his nose in the last decades. house tunes, a sirens voice that even would have made good old sylvester jealous together with an ass moving groove that bring every epic-o-meter to explosion. the essence unveils the pure sou of this exceptional talent. full of love turned it all pastamusik co-workers to little creatures floating through the office on hand made hearts. macchina nera is a well known old stager in his hometown who represents the munich lifestyle and joy as (almost) no other. but – this is only the beginning. s o o n we wll be back to release a of full album of this gem-artist as well as a number of remixes suitable for all (s) ex positions. remember his name!

sampler 1 brings us one of the most sought after tunes of the year, joy orbison and boddikas >mercy< has been given the vip treatment by boddika and its been doing damage on dance-floors world-wide since its inception.on the flip, kassem mosse brings his exclusive flavour back to the nonplus camp with >broken patterns<, a mesmeric journey through evolving melodies and drum programming.

the headless horseman is coming after you with a freshly sharpened sword. he will take no prisoners. his true identity has never been revealed but his presence is felt through music. listen if you dare, but be aware that he will ride again, sooner than you know it.

echocord is back with the first release of 2013. the first ep this year will be by the echocord veteran mikkel metal aka mikkel meldgaard, who keep turning back to echocord and echocord colour. after many eps and albums he is now back with his new record without ep. without ep is a very solid and diverse release putting a fine variety in production on display. from the slow tough groove of parre work through the rolling groove with filtered themes of retro and finally to the more classic electronica sounding until its over we are unmistakably and safely in the hands of mikkel metal. mikkel metal has been releasing on many differnt labels over the last 10 years, lately also signed to the lovely labels tartelet and the label semantica