the second release on arcing seas by label heads cassegrain. this new material presents the duos very individual approach to tonality within the techno framework, combined with a subtle tribal influence. maintaining their aim, they keep things exciting for the club as well as sonically. label info: arcing seas is an anagram of cassegrain. it started out as a secret alias, releasing a couple eps on our circula sound. the secret was less well kept after the duo appeared at berghain under this name. a year later, after deciding to start a label, it finally made sense to bring the two together.

fausto’s burnel ep is the result of a collaboration between two brussels based labels called le pacifique records & unknown references. the pacifique side, comes complete with fausto’s trademark experimental house sounds and a remix from aidons antoine. on the flip, wan voager & lbnhrx take things deeper, darker and more twisted.

following releases on labels such as greco-roman, ttt and templar sound, dro carey (eugene ward) returns to the scene with his new offering, the industrious yet delicate track queensberry rule featuring the vocals of ku&#268,,ka, taken from his dark zoo ep, out now via australian label soothsayer. where his previous releases have been firmly focused on the smoke-riddled clubs, queensberry rules sees dro carey traverse new territory. working with ku&#268,,ka and collarbones marcus whale on the track, queensberry rules sees the sydney producer creating a unique pop sound, however maintain the gritty dna that he is so distinctively known for.

nomo 005 with four more analog sessions straight from the ocean floor! blue marbled vinyl with handmade stamps and free sticker, inspired by jules verne’s “20.000 leagues under the sea” ... deap-sea monsters and fear of the dark side! vinyl only - no digital release or promo!

the tree, a symbol of union between past present and future, holds within itself the four primordial elements born out of chaos to create order. eklero is a project that aims to disseminate and promote music outside the classical schemes. it is a timeless space where you can experience all kinds of abstract ideas.

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after their latest release on kitball records hanne & lore are now back on their own imprint heulsuse. the catchy maintrack hushle is kept in total hanne & lore style and drives its way euphorically into the head, rolling drums, hypnotic lead sounds, funky vocal snippets and an almost cheeky groove make hushle to a true peaktime track.
bebetta is throwing a dazzling remix of hushle onto the dancefloor, full of atmospheric frequency and warmth between the fx sounds and soft chicago claps.
hanne & lore are turning down the speed by slipping lost in rimini, a crispy 80s house track, into our little italo disco.

zarkoff (sasa rajkovic) is croatian musician and sound engineer that has been busy making proper sound of dozens labels and doing his own music last ten years. genre could be described as dark electronics, somewhere between techno and synth wave, but if there is something that makes him unique, it s his powerfull and distinctive voice. sasa is also member of ebm-ish project sumerian fleet, having releases on mighty dark entries or creme organization, where we took the opportunity and asked his colleague, legendary mr. pauli to enrich this 12inch with proper west coast style remix.

for almost two decades dave paton has been dredging the recesses of his mind for electronic inspiration. the findings have been fantastical, freakish and formidable, all ways of describing his latest outing. -the great pretender- straddles electro and techno, staggers between ambient and idm and swaggers to its own bawdy beat. rasping rhythm patterns are rinsed in ragged roars, charcoal chords are conjured before being crunched as the wee djs has his fun across five tracks.

this 3x12- set is the first eod vinyl release since 2013 s volume 1&2 eps. a compilation drawing from the eods series that was released digitally between 2015-16, these tracks were all recorded straight to cassette, aiming to capture the soul of the moment. highly recommended to everyone, everywhere.

nice price deal !!! the freihafen ep shows the inimitably techno producing of georg lange as dj argon. the modulated drums and baselines are always strong and raspy. all the songs are funky someway, primarily created with analogue equipment, populated with strident synthie sounds. it s not possible to call a genre, is somewhere between deep techno, dub and atmospheric minimal house. lets call it >argons music<- cheery, unique and coltish deep.

spell pets backwards to get step. spell step forwards and you get pets going back to basics. step is the new vinyl-only label from the founders of pets – catz n dogz – with a focus on the rawest forms and root functions of dance music. step searches for the fundamentals with under-theradar house and techno thats not afraid to be rough around the edges. its all about the music.

official reissue of the 1992 mystic record classic! after -stolen moments- by onirico, flash forward delivers another gem produced by emanuele luzzi , under the oneiric name. the four-track 12- that made the history of techno-house scene worldwide. -a tone colour of onirico-, including -emphasis- and -blue envelope- was picked up also by luke vibert, derrick may and steve rachmad! really big tune! ltd repress

“pasiilgau” marks desroi’s first release on his own eponymous imprint. after his debut release earlier this year on the label total black, he took his experimental approach further onto a purely dancefloor-oriented focus. with his background having studied composition, desroi tries to blur the boundaries between contemporary, experimental music and straight forward techno with a clear direction to the club. thus desroi001 resulted in a deep and abstract, yet driving and energetic techno debut ep.

the first number of the hand-stamped series is the bordei rossobordei comes from an arav (at his debut) and estmode duo inspiration, in romania during a journey. bordei verde a small town situated on the road between bucharest and galati inspired to name it. enjoy the end result

meander welcomes the highly talented kamran sadeghi on their musical platform. two upbuilding, energetic and mesmerising cuts define this smart material for the deeper dancefloor moments. kamrans sound is uncompromised, it comes from the core. his live performance and productions can be described as an experience into hypnotism and space, detailed and full of physical energy, crafted on analog machinery with futuristic intent.

holovr is jimmy billingham who also records under the aliass tidal, venn rain, journey of mind & holographic mind - he has released music on firecracker records, opal tapes and hooker vision as well as his own indole records release information anterior space may strike some listeners of a certain age as an echo of the gilded age of armchair techno exemplified by warp records artificial intelligence comps. theres a similar convergence of the cerebral and the blissful in the four epic compositions holovr (aka jimmy billingham) finesses from his analog and digital synths as that found on those early-90s pieces by black dog, b12, and others.

nice price deal !!! jimmy edgar is back, this time under his noir friction alter ego to deliver a raw warehouse styled cut. a very basic, yet catchy track that sticks after the first play. comes in vocal and instrumental mix. house at its purest. night moves is a rush hour produced sublabel that will focus on raw electronic dance tracks.

nice price deal !!! alessandro bocci s first official full-length album under the m16 guise considerably fleshes out the portrait previously established on the eps he s issued since the alias s 2004 inception (prior to m16, the bologna-based producer was a member of starfuckers). in its early going, lack corner after the beat sessions sounds like it might shape up into a solid but well-behaved collection of artful techno, in particular when armati opens the set promisingly with four minutes of metronomic, bass-heavy throb, and lab 1 follows suit with an agitated broil of bottom-heavy locomotion. but a more experimental side gradually begins to declare its presence in the rippling crackle and buzzing whirrs that threaten to smother the combustible beat undercurrent pounding throughout lab 1. sounding perfectly at home in this context, the already-heard ep cut agenzia 13 then works a thunderously thudding kick drum and ricocheting percussive accents into a roiling groove that grows ever more forceful until it reaches a steamrolling climax.

nice price deal !!! a double a-sided split single by the labelowner and the mainfloor-rocker from madrid. codec is pushing his concept of goosebumps-evoking music further to the point of no return, where it is directly crawling under your skin. as the title says the track is drifting on and on and before you realize it youll find yourself hands up high into the center of the dancefloor and the middle of the night. constanly rising... ascii.disko is further developing and fusing his future translation of detroit with an overwhelmingly huge, emotionally uplifting sound. he is sharpening his creative vision of what makes a dancefloor move and turns a great night into an outstanding one!! ltd re-release!!!

anarchy in the house of sagesse is a head first lunge through the shadows of the dance-floor. it s the distant echoes of a wild hells angels lsd party. wayward hallucinations from deep within the crypt. battery acid techno cooked on melted tape reels. the sounds of collective euphoria broadcast from deep within the serbian warehouse. a debut record from a fresh irish hell raiser

iceland born, norway based disco producer, bg baarregaard, drops in for the inaugural vinyl outing of austin, tx based imprint, whiskey pickle records. the buskerud tales ep comes complete with four, silky smooth original productions that cover the bases between italo disco, balearic, 90s tinged r&b and soulful house

under the tablecloth of steve murphy and die roh first releases, madi grein has recently collaborated with sagats (boss of noho records) for two exciting 90s flavoured ep for housewax and eat more house. being a full time of the riviera and the vape/vulcano projects, he can be considered without doubts a true ambassador of the sound of brenta. “mainly love” is a truly dancefloor ep, raw and old-schoolish. clean drums drive an hypnotic vocal hook on “mantide”,sleaking a visceral dribbling bass. “express yourself”, has been heavily influenced from a short trip to london, as fast broken beats lurk under acid frequencies, soulful vocals and scattered piano fills. “i m feeling hot“ is pure sweat for the dancers. its remix marieu (half of the analogue cops and boss of restoration and enlightenedwax) which closes the record with a reckless remix with strange guitars and mysterious alien samples.

repress in black vinyl / dj support, raresh (arpiar), sante (cocoon / desolat), chris carrier, ilario alicante, dj w!ld, ....
james barnsley s imprint has reached considerable momentum so far with releases from himself, scan mode, dj honesty and dj w!ld, not to mention remixes from daze maxim, laura jones and burnski to name a few. in its fifth release vessel sees the leeds based label boss pair up with irishman gavin herlihy, known for releasing on leftroom and apparel music, under their newly launched trackers moniker. hexagon paves the way forward with shuffling percussion, arpeggiated synths and mesmerising effects, before memory game delivers crunchy snares and dubby echoes. unison wax and beste modus founder diego krause then takes his hand to hexagon , creating a rhythmic rendition built on intricate drums and hypnotising atmospherics, until french duo s.m.a.l.l & paco arrive under their politics of dancing pseudonym to convert memory game into a bass fuelled dancefloor workout.

2022 black repress / green velvet makes his circus recordings debut with bigger than prince, his most talked about track in years!
bigger than prince was born out of a conversation between label boss yousef and green velvet when both played the indonesian leg of the annual circus tour. the idea of the chicago legend contributing a brand new track for the circus x // part 1 compilation was floated and soon he was joining nine other friends of circus who were all to feature in celebration of ten years of events.
*bigger than prince* is a classic green velvet vocal number and sharper and fresher than anything we have heard this summer. quirky and driving, its set to be one of the tracks of the season. to back the original, yousef has drafted in more friends of circus on remix duties, hot since 82 and the martinez brothers.

invade records carefully selected 4 amazing tracks for its first va compilation. enjoy the records with the new full cover art line.

a milestone tenth release from butter sessions brings the worldwide debut of consumer watchdawgz, a collaboration between two mysterious figures from down under. experience a techno expedition to the dry waves of the central desert & moist air in the eastearn tropics, featuring dubbed out forward thinking rhythms & otherworldy electronics, for earth people...

landside is the collaboration between italian producers hunter/game and the icelandic band kura. the sound draws as much from the deep vibe and melancholy ambience of kuras reflective, dubby moods, as it does from the more insistent groove of hunter/game s dancefloor roots landside – signs of change ep signs of change is the fourth chapter of landsides journey through diverse sound researches that cross over to industrial ambients, basslines and a whirling melody accompained by a crescendo of sonorities that won’t release you from the flow. distance is a throw back voyage in a melodic orchestra of ethnic sonorities that elevate you to an esquisite and new dimension. luke hess remix, is a night bounce into into dub techno that will hypnotize you with its hazy yet enthralling use of vocals. kelpe remix is a deep and intense dreamlike hazy trip, accopanied by trippy melodies that melt with the voices of the original track.

remember when techno was all about creating the soundtrack for the future remember when there were no borders between styles or scenes remember when your favourite records were just white label vinyls, stamped with cryptic names this was exactly around the time edge of motion first made their mark on electronic music. even now, decades after they first burst on the scene, seminal tracks like set up 707 and albums like planet gong realities and ad hoc are still frequently played by techno s most revered selectors.

a slip effort between mike shannon, hear & brain of cynosure and ohm hourani, the mind behind anoma, conform our second release. on this side, shannon immerses us into his unique world of underwater reverbered chords swimming in proper beats for fired up dance floors. on that- side, ohm hourani s mesmerizing journey of hypnotic percussions and shamanic female vox, sets our emotions for late night dancing. one record, two canadian friends and an amazing trip through a world of sounds is what castelar discos has to offer this time.

jump source is a collaborative effort between two pals, francis latreille & patrick holland (project pablo). it all started on a thursday afternoon in montreals mile end at francis home studio. over an mpc 2000xl, moog source, modular kit, and some junos, the two tweaked breaks and blended pads until things sat just right. guide to action fits 4 tracks, some of which include solos, vocals, and amusing fadeouts

vinyl only - round 2 for neukolln based boutique imprint xk after hauke freer s phenomenal first volume left heads baffled all over the place. this time, the label hands the a side to retro spook maniac matthias reiling, who opens with hand of hope, a tune that fuses an attitude-heavy, upright bass / piano theme with a cold hearted drum workout. strongly physical, sensitive, yet somewhat arrogant as we feel here. reiling twangs up his stratocaster on melodioso and explores the possibilities of sequencer based surf rock. you know, like a computer trying to be a backing band or the other way around. we can t help but imagine chris isaak singing under the shower to this one. the b side is freer territory once again, and hauke takes us deep into his realm of hypnotic, druggy dub-disco sculpting. reach out sucks you in, leaves you utterly disoriented and makes your mind paint a picture you would not have painted elsewhere. when you try to tell your friends, you can t find any words, yet it feels right and you all smile at each other.

valere aude, the debut album from romans, a collaborative project between new york techno producer gunnar haslam and vienna-based acid evangelist johannes auvinen (aka tin man). featuring 12 tracks of hallucinogenic, psychedelic techno, valere aude is an acid-etched trip to the outer reaches of the mind.

moreaboutmusic step up with a various artist series looking back at producers theyve worked with over the last 10 years. the first one kicks off with contributions from deep space orchestra hold me back (paranoid london remix) released back in 2011 and two previously unreleased tracks from the chicago masters mike dunn acid rush under his md iii alias (recorded 89-91) and craig loftis aka grand high priest with activate.

huge remix package with works from thomas hessler, norman nodge, ron albrecht and the automatic message. the label from avion strikes with its 8th installment releasing a kicking remix package from the previous crossing 007 various artists. the release starts with the thomas hessler remix of “sut“ a track from the argentinian producer pfirter. thomas used the outer atmosphere bringing it to an upper tempo defining a groove made for the floors. norman nodge and his minimal trip from avion’s explosive track “thrill“. flimmering noises, a reduced drum and an atmosphere which is between lunatic and melancholic warmth. in ron albrechts remix of doka’s “mural“ the time is still running different, staying surreal wthout losing ist mood kicking off to move the floor. the automatic message lay their hands on stefan rein’s “amorphous material“ and stripped down the punchy and jacking atmosphere to a reduced version without losing its functionality and highlighting the characteristic synth pad to remain the smile factor of the original track.

new years deal - after his heroic release like you mean it ep uffe returns under a new name - u dee, where he looks to explore a more stripped back, lo fi, floor focussed sound. a uffe has seen great success in the last year with release on pets as well as the release of his second lp no! on max graef s infamous tartlet label, which has seen amazing support form the likes of ra, xlr8r and dj mag. here on love is gone ep we re treated to 5 tracks of lo-fi, minimal dj tools full of character and a quirkiness that come like a breath of fresh air

nyc disco legend danny krivit returns to the editing block on behalf of seminal miami disco powerhouse tk disco. with 45 years in the dj game under his belt and having played endless gigs all over the world during that time it s safe to say mr.k knows exactly what he s doing when it comes to the re-edit thing! with unprecedented access to tk s vaults danny has been turning in some stellar reworkings as of late and the cuts included on this latest instalment keep the quality sky high!

nice price deal !!! gioele giacopelli, also known under the jwl moniker, is an italian producer and dj who had his music released by many international record labels such as plus plus, soul shift music, sexonwax and fortezza records. the uk based label pathway traxx released his disco cuts ep on vinyl, which held the number 1 spot in multiple charts and its track called again n again was supported by famous artists such as ben ufo. since 2016, jwl is signed under soundscapes records/escape series, where he collaborates with tuscan musician and producer inno (giovanni ferretti). giovanni ferretti participated as a multi-instrumentalist with a band called sycamore age on the album of the same name, released on santeria/audioglobe records in march 2012. the album was distributed by rough trade in german speaking countries, france and belenux, where it has been selling well. in december 2013, fortezza records released hard dreamers ep which included tracks by giovanni ferretti and jwl. at that time, jwl was involved in various multimedia and electroacoustic projects within and outside of his musical studies. soon, inno and jwl will release a 4-track ep escape series 003 on vinyl.

10 years ago the29nov films was started in a small village in southern germany. thousands of videos and millions of views later sebastian kökow and kevin paschold have become one of the most sought after video producers in electronic music - mostly for industrial-leaning techno, but also for all other kinds of electronic music. to celebrate their 10th anniversary the29nov has finally gathered a few of their favourite artists and they all have contributed to a compilation, which will be released on 2 double 12-es, one out in november 2016, the other one to follow soon.

newcomer label substrato features dorian gray on its third release. gray, aka moreno mariotti, is an italian-based artist whose music culls from a broad range of influences that rest somewhere between surrealism and sci-fi. this third installation is a canvas of obscure atmospheres and hypnagogic patterns, the textures of which play to the label’s orientation towards the acoustics that embody subterranean and submerged worlds.

u is a producer and dj currently living in london. previous records for man make music have proven suitable for the club as well as home listening, while a collaboration with babe, terror as btu for erol alkan’s phantasy label was varyingly described as “pleasure with a sense of dread” (the line of best fit) and “akin to having five songs playing simultaneously on your computer” (the guardian). 2014 saw u’s debut ‘haven in a heartfelt world’ ep described as -giddy electronic fuzz that packs the subtlest of punches descends into dense glitch noise then returns triumphant gritty and melodic” (crack magazine) and “distorted dreamstates” (ransom note). after the deranged chamber­edits of vienna for where to now?, u returns to the well­trodden path between flattery and irreverence in dance music with a special edition 2-­track 12- for phantasy sound. friendly ghost enters with a splay of combat­bongos, a thin synthetic aura draws over the fluctuating rhythms before a strangely negative bassline sets the pace in nu­wave perpetual motion, inevitably spiraling back on itself into a clattering reversal. on the flip ascension hymn rushes headlong into a mechanical shunter, abruptly dragged back by a frail and singular voice reciting an uncertain mantra of self­fulfilment over this blunted hardcore epic spanning 13 minutes. pressed to heavyweight vinyl, designed and printed by the artist in an edition of 300ish.

with the musical institution that the guitar constitutes, golden retriever sets out to change its paradigm with very simple means, creating a void between genres and ideas to be in, grinning in its essence yet at times grounded with serious introspective ingredients. with only an iphone as a recording studio, golden retriever has created the ep in a very minimalistic sense, not only when it comes to sheer production elements but also through that instruments chosen to use. having a background in various other scenes, you could say it s a consequence of leftover creativity and exploratory passion that didn t fit in anywhere else at the moment. the sonic palette is naive, luscious and surprisingly thick and sturdy considering the limitations of both instruments and recording equipment used. with unassailable melodies that are equally captivating as ravishing, it seduces you with the same drifter romantics and beautiful scenery as you would find in any classic country song without following the same structure. whenever a string of the guitar is plucked, struck or touched, it invokes feelings of both adventurous joy, but sometimes also the sadness of leaving something behind.

new dimdj of audio atlas comes with 5 fresh tracks on mathematics. ranging from the acid attack of crash 3 to the downtempo funk of temple of the mountain and covering lots of territory in between, there is something for every dj here!

the first-ever dedicated album release by pioneering female italian film music composer/arranger/multi-instrumentalist giulia de muittis - one of the founding figures of giallo film music and italian psych soundtracks. the first-ever dedicated album release by pioneering female italian film music composer/arranger/multi-instrumentalist giulia de muittis (aka mrs. alessandro alessandroni). rare undercover pseudo-ethnological studio sessions made under her experimental alter ego kema (the pawnshop/abnormal sensations) combining the ethos of can’s ethnological forgery series (efs) with the studio trickery of delia derbyshire and unshakable credentials as one of the founding figures of giallo film music and italian psych soundtracks.

datashock from saarlouis, a collective of multi-instrumentalists. founded in 2003, they ve been losing themselves in the wardrobes of their subconcious ever since and have never been frightened to play around with whatever they can find in there, trying out colourful sound-costumes and sending out psychedelic-experimental sounds, with a huge discography counting more than 30 between albums, eps and miscellaneous. their latest work -keine oase in sicht- released on dekorder in may2014 has collected some great feedbacks from the like of the wire, pitchfork and more. with -hd trailer ep- they find in gang of ducks a new sympathetic home where going ahead with their unique psychedelic sound. the cosmic caravan takes its journey in 4 different original tracks, exploring the psycho acoustic sound with echoes of far and never existed worlds together with an irreverent vision of our world today, with its new mania and obsessions.

thule records camp is hitting it hard these days. this time its a collaboration between two pioneers within the icelandic techno scene. on the a-side, we have static, a hypnotic groove with indistinguishable voices and shimmering dub chords, and Útkall, minimalistic dub techno mantra. on the flipside we have the heavily-rhythmic sedna, where the drums and bass compliment each other in such a way that it might cause involuntary muscle movements, and at last timelaps, a delicate minimalistic voyage. ohm is best known for his releases on force inc with exos. octal industries, a veteran who has already gained a respectable reputation within the idm community under his ruxpin pseudonym, returns to his origins with this collaboration. thule records is considered by many to be a pioneer in the field of dub-influenced techno music and was a starting point for many of iceland‘s most renowned electronic musicians.

adelaide duo warren raww present a 12” that ups the energy of their july ep, whilst still delivering on their own brand of melodic, synth-laden house music. this time flanked by comrades arthur miles and freddie norwood, they add to the already high volume of talent currently emanating from australia.
the a side offerings shift between the more low-end driven aspect of warren raww’s production style, with off-kilter bass lines, punchy percussion and contemplative chord progression. the b side strips things back a bit further with a track each from arthur miles and freddie norwood. gliding pads, raw percussion, broken beats and rolling drums all melt together to deliver an essential slab of house music.

over the last decade, bantam lions (aka liverpool producer mike carney) has devoted much of his spare time to “playful experimentation,” channeling 30 years of musical inspirations and adventures to create electronic music that sits somewhere between hazy nostalgia and far-sighted futurism. now, he’s gathered together some of his favourite moments to create short stories, a debut album – and scenery’s first long-form release – simply overflowing with page-turning musical narratives.
these are short stories to savour, to get lost in, and to revisit time and time again. they’re bantam lions’ stories, but he’s happily shared them for others to enjoy.

under the surface of the sea, immersed into the deep, where light is just utopic... waiting till the end of tempest. tensal comes back with his second ep to the berlin based imprint ownlife. subaquatic saga is the confirmation of the cyclical sound, the exahustive development from one of the producers who synthesized this genre in a better way in the last years. this time, he decomposes his usual formula showing new directions of his particular vision of the future sound of techno.

20th anniversary reissue of bowery electric’s 2nd album beat from 1996.