latons new 12 inch series on (this being on_1) with zebra monos >zona< on the a - a weirdly pad-based technoid track sounding as up to date as vintage - dug out from the massive laton archives. on the b a harsh acidic ultra raw version of auralbinos >tangg ant< from 97, remixed by sex tags manias dj sotofett with help by fit detroit (featured on fxhes january release tonite). 45rpm uk style cut.

coming not so far from the alps, opuswerk is a new talented artist in love with hardware equipment and already got some strong producing skills. the charismatic tall guy is a main actor in the renewal of the techno scene in geneva,throwing parties every week-end hes got a residency at milk club and will also open up for carl craig at electron festival yep opuswerk knows how to move a crowd. the a-side features futurewerk,the first of a collaboration with london based techno outfit fundamental interaction, is a raw dubby influenced track where chords and rhythm clearly aim for the dance-floor at 3am,or later depending on your countries going out habits. on the b-side,th13-13 is a flashback to the mid-90s,a squirting bassline with bleeps and blops,it plays subtly with a syncopated rhythm section and discrete chords. pure hardware jam!comes in 180 grams of black wax,carefully mastered at d&m,berlin. full printed sleeve designed by frederic laborde.

raw & dirty chicao house monster, late 80s spirit

jeremy greenspan, best known as the singer for junior boys, presents his debut solo productions on caribou/daphnis jialong label. apparently the first of a few 12 inches for greenspan this year, this 1st edition is a stripped-down disco dedication. a-sides >crown princess< works with a paucity of elements - hi-hat/kick pattern and trickling, silvery arpeggios with a clear streak of jbs melodic magic. flipsides >guu< is more experimental, sounding something like a berghain residents offbeat b-side reduced for more hypnotic indie/disco appeal. another good twelve from this limited imprint - get in while you can.

bristols elastic dreams present its third release, with label owner a sagittariun taking a back seat on this one and introducing sheffield based dj/producer, nyra, to the fold. hot off the heels of his ep for never learnt, nyra keeps on track with two new cuts of basement techno and deep, murky dancefloor tracks. the release is bolstered by a remix from skudge on lead track >uno 10<. skudge really need no introduction, but to the uninitiated, the swedish duo have been plying their simple, raw yet powerful sound since 2009 with releases and remixes for echocord, drumcode, fear of flying, rush hour and of course their own skudge imprint.

this is the number two of a new underground & limited serie of vinyls runs by paul ritch. expect jacking grooves, raw beats & timeless music

spearheaded by stuart leath, emotional rescue is a label committed to unearthing forgotten gems and giving them the exposure they richly deserve, with all releases officially licensed by the artist and remastered in full. this 12 inch sees two classic tracks by the world music collective suns of arqa take pride of place. incorporating elements of raga and dub, >brujo magic< is a much more straightforward dancefloor number than its description would suggest, with its rolling bassline and vocoder effects fusing irresistibly with its psyche-rock styles. on the b-side, >ananta snake dance< combines traditional indian percussion and harmonium with conventional drumming to create something completely unique. a strong start to what will no doubt be an indispensable label.

along with massive attack and tricky, portishead was part of the bristol triumvirate that popularized triphop in the early nineties, especially in america. but what made them stand out was their added elements of cool jazz, acid house and soundtrack samples to their slow, elastic beats, creating an atmospheric and seductive sound that appealed to a broad audience. in 1998, when they realized that fans were swapping bootlegs of their live shows like crazy, portishead decided to capture a unique performance.
>roseland nyc< was a one night stand of sorts at the new york city roseland ballroom, where geoff barrow, adrian utley and beth gibbons were joined by the 35-piece new york philharmonic orchestra. these new arrangements gave a new sense of dramatic tension, and in the process they created one of the most breathtaking albums of the genre.

after their vakant debut in 2011, exactly one year later the romanian duo livio & roby is back with their latest creation for the label. shinichi, hatzumotos little sister for the ones who know, is a proper 2 track ep, both cuts in unmistakeble romanian tech manner, raw, driving and twisted as only inhabitants of the carpathian mountains can deliver. as a digital bonus you’ll find just us, livio & robys more deep approach on modern electronic music and the perfect appendix for this ep.

prime numbers returns with a series of remixes of trus me favourites, including treatments from a host of current cherished producers. the 12 inch features the mdr records duo marcel dettmann & norman nodge. dettmann takes a diversion from his more familiar techno blueprint, working sweetmother into a tight house groove. intensifying all parts of the original he creates an insistent and deeply pressured production. on the flip good god gets dubbed & smudged into a beguiling ghostly haze. nodge completely reworks the mix stripping back & filtering the elements to fantastic effect. watch out for remixes from terrence dixon & dvs1 on part 2 in this series

hem presents more chugging grooves from the express, here with a mixture of pure sunshine and raw sounds from the underground. remixes from hems shutter and legend inigo kennedy!

first part of a trilogy, unforeseen alliances is a meeting of the french artist voiski aka kartei (dement3d, silicate records, wt records) and the duo deception plan, doryan javan based in paris and r. hernandez (historia and violencia, droid behaviour) based in los angeles. the techno in its purest expression … on the a side, voiski delivers a very strong deep techno track, perfect balance between mechanical drums and hypnotic melody : emotionally intense !! on the b side deception plan gives us two version of a heavy and warm techno track : raw and sophisticated.

within the context of spirals, elements from the levels take on different meaning and significance. these ancient sources of knowledge combined with scientific and genetic theory, can provide valuable tools that can help us broaden our perspective. spirals are also concerned with correct action. correct action in spiral terms is action that is uniquely suited to the individual and the situation at hand. it places an emphasis on practical tools to guide each individual to correct action for him or herself. it does not tell you what correct action is. it gives you a tool to discover that for yourself: your strategy, based upon your unique design.

die 83. folge in der black label-serie des münchner labels compost ist drei jungen talenten gewidmet. emil seidel wurde compost von move d empfohlen. die b-seite wird von deo & z-man eröffnet, die sich als resident-djs im hamburger golden pudel club und dem berliner golden gate sowie mit veröffentlichungen auf opsm und dekadent einen namen gemacht haben. zudem arbeiteten die beiden bereits als produzenten mit jake the rapper zusammen. der dritte act auf compost black label 83 ist philipp stoya aus jena, der mit >triohu< hier seinen allerersten track veröffentlicht. superbe ep!

excellent nuggets. techno tracks mixed with elements of cosmic and house.

along with massive attack and tricky, portishead was part of the bristol triumvirate that popularized triphop in the early nineties, especially in america. but what made them stand out was their added elements of cool jazz, acid house and soundtrack samples to their slow, elastic beats, creating an atmospheric and seductive sound that appealed to a broad audience. in 1998, when they realized that fans were swapping bootlegs of their live shows like crazy, portishead decided to capture a unique performance.
>roseland nyc< was a one night stand of sorts at the new york city roseland ballroom, where geoff barrow, adrian utley and beth gibbons were joined by the 35-piece new york philharmonic orchestra. these new arrangements gave a new sense of dramatic tension, and in the process they created one of the most breathtaking albums of the genre.
music on vinyl is proud to re-release this album on vinyl for the first time since its original release!

tip! savas pascalidis & joel alter strikes back on sweatshop with a huge, raw and dubby techno monster.

raw analogue sounding dancefloor madness. expect something you dont hear around these days. limited to 300 copies on transparent green vinyl.

two american heroes team up to deliver the straight prison-funk, and they ve got the tattoos to prove it. somebody call the department of homeland security. its no secret that kris wadsworth and butane have both done hard time. in this case, a simple mutual respect lead to the decision that this record must be made. and so here it is. three tracks of uncompromising raw attitude. nothing premeditated here. just honest,warehouse-style jack-mode techno, done by two of the midwests finest. some djs over-sell themselves with contrived media stunts, fancy pr schemes, and little substance. youll find none of that here. we are just a couple of convicts who rip raw techno tracks. we speak through our music.

012 seems to be jordan peak’s year! he will set up his own label and has remixes out on top class labels like 2020vision, real tone and ibadan.
>minor details< is another top production from up and coming uk producer jordan peak. with releases on quality labels like tsuba, robsoul, one records or area remote, this new release is another solid offering from the talented youngster. the original version of >three one two< is a percussive yet deep club track, whilst the julien sandre remix adds more pump with its rugged acid bassline. >got soul< is stripped down and raw, a trademark of jordan s work and thats what we like. nick lawsons remix takes the track in a smoother direction and completes this well balanced ep.

something of a new-wave house dream team, berlins dj kaos and a mysterious member of the chi-town crew rock up on hamburgs liebedetail spezial imprint with a majestic and uplifting house future-anthem. theyve teamed up with ange da costa to create a soaring, hands in the air peak time moment, underpinned by tight analog beats and full of smooth, warm pianos and heartbreaking strings. gliding through the urgent arrangement are da costa’s dulcet vocals urging you to discover your true self.surely one of the boldest and most musical house cuts around today.

the fifth release on baud music is the 2029 ep by dario zenker aka 4.26 from munich. distorted dub imitations rooted in a rhythmic foundation, supplemented with penetrating driving shakes, shape the character of the first track the chief. a floating, thumping bass line and claps with elegant dreamy strings characterize the second track least one on the a side. the flip side welcomes us with sherhood with his straight solid beat and a dominant, catchy hook. alen combines dubtechno and dupstep into free-floating wave elements and obscures the perception of the 4/4 time, which transfers the listener into a state of suspense.

it has been half a year since we released the last max cooper ep on traum, so his new finished ep comes in handy for all of his fans and people interested in the grey zone of techno vs. electronica. max coopers new release the >egomodal ep< comes as a 4 tracks ep and adds up to a great piece of music. once again it focuses on dynamics and tangents, along with the concept of complexity and simplicity. the >egomodal ep< stays true to max coopers approach to link a mathematical structure with a simple one. we are happy to say he has succeeded to fuse complexity with variations by still finding time to focus on details and keeping up that nice randomness which makes his music so appealing also for clubbers and djs.
this release is extremely diverse in styles and offers in its vinyl version everything from the dark detroit electro styled techno piece >epitaphy< that evokes old detroit days… to the melodically trembling >autumn haze< that is a huge track because its flow is superbly programmed ... to rippertons mighty house hymn of a remix, ending in the basseline monster >raw< which looses its teeth towards the end.

disco mali! sofrito present a unique slice of afro-disco from the celebrated griot, niama makalou, recorded in the late 70s.
descended from a family of griots (traditional malian praise singers), niama makalou moved to france in the mid 70s where she cut this, her one and only vinyl release. at the time paris (like much the rest of the world) was swept up in disco fever, so along with a group of malian musicians the date was set to cut a piece of disco, griot style. the resulting mixture of off kilter hand claps, raw string arrangements, balafon flourishes and bambara vocals combine with a heavy disco groove to produce a one-off piece of cross-cultural dancefloor mayhem.
on the flip daphni (aka caribou) crafts an extended version that distills it into a stripped down and dubbed out groove.

white hills newest and most energized recording to date is bursting with raw energy packed into their most concise songs to date. fear not long time white hills fans, there is still loads of killer guitar work and fuzzed out psychedelia on frying on this rock.

legowelt & xosar bringing raw banging surfer house from the no-cal beaches. the real tracks from the tube!

fachwerk with their 3rd fachwerk ep with tracks by sasha rydell, mike dehnert and roman lindau. for this one mike dehnert gears up and drops some gritty and raw techno tracks. sasha and roman deliver great effective techno tracks aswell. some proper techno!

if it would not be so cold outside, the latest shot of insistmusic would become an instant party classic. what ping! from thuringia have delivered this time at least definitely feels that way. the third edition of the frankfurt based vinyl label presents an intelligent, groovy techno: predictable enough to entrain, diversified enough to pleasantly surprise. the opening track depature marches across the dance floor, picking up the playful dancers with its funky offbeat elements in the beginning and taking them on an,ecstatic journey with its cleverly placed breaks. in the remix by label mate sascha sonido depature catches a touch of tribal techno moving the track with its vocals like rolling sound figures a good bit further into the house cosmos.

after releasing some cross-eyed dance floor burners on district of corruption, little helpers and bar25, pablo roman alcalá aka beaner brought some seriously sexy bent grooves over to brooklyn for those ever lasting late night benders. his first ep for thema was a dark and tangled ode to the drug-addled prose of author, denis johnson, which was well received by a slew of various deranged djs. this time he returns to stake his place on the dance floor with four deep, fractured after-hours jams. the name mixed doubles is apt, as youll find the pairings of unlikely elements on these tracks aligning nicely… before they are slowly pried apart. of course, thats when things truly get interesting

bristol based mensah anderson delivers something a little different from his current output and dj sets for his first release on deep medi. the gambia was picked up by mala almost two years ago and has yet to leave his record bag. it featured heavily in mala?s xlr8r?s podcast, which was voted best of 2011. ?the gambia? is a slow burning, dark minimal and heavily tribal journey taking in elements of techno, afrobeat with a touch of danchall, this output leans more towards mensah?s alias ?new york transit authority? than previous mensah releases and also shows the diversity of mensah as a producer. ?trailing moons of saturn? on the flip takes on a more laid back and cinematic approach with it?s subtly layered synths, thunderous bass stabs and intergalactic rave vibes and effects.

fine raw house ep... ltd 2012 repress

last year’s ‘the age of compassion’ by chicago underground house don tevo howard was one of the standout tracks for buzzin’ fly in 2011with widespread dj and media support. it joined his burgeoning body of work on other acclaimed labels such as rush hour and his own beautiful granville. now tevo returns with his follow-up for buzzin’ fly. if ‘the age of compassion’ was a simple and elegant dancefloor bump wrapped in warm analogue melancholia, then the ‘monument ep’ is its nemesis - a stark future-retro reinterpretation of the origins of house music build from the bare components of machines: raw drums, sub bass, sine waves, square waves and oscillators. and yet there is still a burnished beauty to this ep. all three tracks seems to find echoes of each other in their arrangements and brittle harmony. machine music for the modern age edged with passion and feeling, and another fresh step for its producer.

the 100th release is a massive milestone and we know everyone is waiting to hear exactly what we are going to be releasing and how we are going to do it so listen up, the basic plan is as follows: four digital and vinyl releases spanning a year, cat numbers will be 100.1, 100.2, 100.3, 100.4 coming out roughly every 3 months. now we are onto our second release after the massive croydon girl by chris liberator, sterling moss and rackitt on suf 100 part 1, this time its the turn of four of the most notorious 303 raiders ever to grace the control tower of acid techno. on the a side suf co head honcho aaron liberator teams up with legendary smitten, routemaster and raw records artist the geezer for a jollied up bit of acid naughtiness, a straight up homage to david carradine and anyone that likes to drive recklessly about killing anyone that gets in their way. yes this is the return of crash n burn on suf, a superb follow up to their big hit!

incl dachshund remix

vinyl only! first 250 handstemped, handnumbered and white marbled vinyl. got2go 001 with a banging and jacking house ep. raw oldschool house/techno with a touch of vintage. incl huge snuff crew and affie yusuf remixes. this first release is definitely dedicated to the dancefloor heads and allows us to figure out what will be the policy of the label.

chicago oldschool master k alexi with a raw, tribalistic banger in classic style.

this band from houston, texas scored several hits with >i cant stop dancing<, >tighten it up< and >strategy<.
archie bell & the drells released seven albums in ten years and the tension that existed on their previous two records, which slipped back and forth across the disco/funk divide, is gone here. >strategy<, including honky tonk pianos, swelling strings sections, thumping basslines and soul singing background vocalists making this one of their best albums. elements of barry white and harold melvin making this album a full disco album. it made it to #37 in the r&b charts, and music on vinyl has the honour to re-release it for the first time on vinyl since its original release.
180 grams audiophile vinyl preassing.

after a break from releasing new material while he concentrated on developing the freerotation electronic music festival, mindtours label boss steevio is back with a 4 track ep of live improvised modular music. modular techno vol 1 is four tracks of raw, deep, jazz tinged, freeform, analogue minimal electronics, all sequencing and sound manipulation was jammed live on steevios modular synthesizer, without the use of a computer, or eq / compression / mastering or any other processing in a deliberate attempt to capture a live electronic music performance directly to vinyl.

raw dark and dubbin techno with influences from berlin & detroit

a gritty 90s style album for those who grew up on illmatic, midnight marauders, only built for cuban links, moment of truth, and ready to die. behind the scale shows the other side of what some are glamorizing about street life and drug trade. this is unfiltered, real shit on tape. some of the stories are inensly personal and sean second-guessed including them, but if it aint raw it aint real. behind the scale is about change, transition and growing up.

decks tip: funk monk (track 2) ... next sweatshop masterpiece by labelhead savas pascalidis and joel alter. raw and solid gooves combined with oldschool appeal.

after a long time we are about to release on vinyl again. the duet kanzler & wischnewski are coming with two new tracks that are forcing to join the party and to dance crazy through the latino-mexican guitar and vocal elements. who doesn t want to feel a little bit like mr. banderas on the dancefloor and to let yourself go with the flow of the beats? with the track la bruja (the witch) the duo provides a special aura with slightly mystic vocals and a driving sound. in order to have a full package, lizzara & tatsch and stereo jack contributed their remixes, each with an own style this rounds up this great release!

after the big success of sign02 by electric rescue (licensed directly by bedrock records), its time for a new one ! deep and peak-time techno are the words for this third releases by new comer traumer. this young french producer combines dark techno beats, house grooves and melodic elements. this diversity has earned multiple noticed releases on 1605, klangwelt, irm. skryptom trusted him with a multifaceted ep, symbol of his musical variety. these releases enable him to optain the trust and support of len faki, stephan bodzin, richie hawtin, dubfire, gary beck, and more.

great 12 inch featuring two superb rarities from renowned disco label sound of new york. run by legendary producer peter brown, this small harlem-based imprint garnered a massive reputation in the late 70s and early 80s turning out some of the best disco tracks ever made. first up here is ny disco funk favourite >dance freak< from chain reaction. produced by peter brown himself, this is pure dancefloor dynamite, as raw and funky as it gets with pumping horns, grinding bass, wild percussion and crazy synths building steadily to a high-octane blistering dancefloor freakout! on the flip is the equally fantastic >shout at the disco< from little scotty, another relentless rough grooving jam, also produced by the prolific mr b. with both these tracks super-expensive and extremely hard to find in the original, don t miss this chance to get your copy!

atlanta producer distal teams up with vancouvers hxdb for >booyant<, an absolutely killer collaboration that fuses the best elements of both producers in fine style. taking a 136bpm tempo and bridging dubstep with a cutting edge bass-heavy house vibe, the duo pull together an intimate dancefloor bubbler that fans of night slugs and swamp 81 will most likely feel quite at home with. awash with lush synths and gurgling sound bytes, >booyant< is a quality track to tickle many a fancy. flip to side aa for distals solo effort >amphibian<, an excellent piece of 140bpm machine music, whirring and clicking in a roughly similar vein to instra:mentals >rift zone<. experimental dubstep pressure for the open minded, guaranteed future-proof. distal will release his debut album >civilization< on tectonic later in the spring of 2012.

back and forth is proud to present you the first vinyl relase of 2012. for this baf004 cosmic cowboys welcome on their label echonomist and andrade, two of best new artists of the scene which youll be surely pleased to discover if you didnt had the chance to listen their amazing works on labels such as dessous, upon.you, poker flat or time has changed just to name a few. on the a-side echonomist signs a beautiful track which shows all petros skills and musical taste melting groove, emotion and atmosphere in this amazing cut that magically combined with the silky voice of mz sunday luv offers us one of the best tracks ever release here on baf. as remixers of obstacles we’re proud to introduce the well-know duo pol_on (connaisseur/systematic) which focus on the essential elements delivering a fantastic deep-house killer that youll be looking forward to play. on the b-side here comes the parisian andrade with dancing, a sweet track with a dreamy and nostalgic feeling that seems to remind us about some all good times dancing in a place we love. beautiful melodies flavoured with a 80s touch that will surely take you by the hand and bring your imagination back in time. the berlin based quell (ibadan/these days) on the remix grind the sounds of the original mix into a monster club edit that cross the boards between house and techno in that special way for which he got known for. a solid pack that you are surely going to love. don t forget...we make music with the heart!

the dirty dutch! anticlub a notorious collective from eindhoven, the southern capital of holland, was inspired to push itself into a new direction. the inspiration came from a painting by an old lady that drew the attention and gave the impulse to create the album freaks and followers. as the title suggests there are two kinds of people, people who take risks and people who do not. as anticlub used to be a risk-taker but slowly settled in an unwanted comfort zone, this created dissatisfaction and led to a creative standstill. seeing the painting everything became clear again. one should not stand still but keep moving and evolve oneself into new areas that one has not yet explored creatively. as lessismore is from the same dutch city, this state of mind also hit the lessismore label, which inevitable resulted in both parties joining forces to release this diverse album by a former underground techno crew called anticlub. as the lessismore label is known for its typically styled techno, lessismore was searching for a new impulse sound wise and visually, to ensure creative satisfaction in the years to come. with this album everything came together and the lessismore crew reunited to renew their input into the label, which was once founded to be a creative platform and an artistic journey and in retrospective clearly not a platform where one should repeat itself time after time. freaks and followers is an 8 track album with raw electronic based music combined with a variety of vocal work by different new anticlub members. the overall feel of the album is a dark punky attitude that reminds of the good old days of rave, which in the early nineties dominated the dutch club and party scene. this period can be defined as being careless and not taking credibility into account, trying new things, being blunt and just partying your hart out. being older this is a feeling that will never have to die, proved by the old lady whose painting was used as the art-work of the album release.

basic fingers is a new label brought to you by the fine team over at gamm. basic fingers is an open-minded concept with quality edits and reworks for an underground disco/ house generation.
release #6 on basic fingers comes from a true stockholm crate diggin legend and notorious producer kool dj dust. mr dust truly knows his history and is also highly skilled dj that has rocked most clubs in and around scandinavia. for his debut on basic fingers dust goes loose on a french disco anthem (editsa alexandra), a raw gospel jam (take it to jesus) and finally a ruff percussion workout (dancing suite). its an ep with something for all you that got ears firmly directed towards the (under)ground! proper bizniz!