nathan melja is the same young frenchman whose debut ep we released under the name melja late last year. since then, he moved to new york and worked at mister hq for a few months, manned the light booth at the mister saturday night and mister sunday parties (djs make the best light guys), and spent most of his time outside that making music. leo draws is the culmination of that music-making, two murky but beautiful tracks centered around vocal samples and one off-kilter number aimed at the dark corners of the dancefloor.

after the success of his debut album back in flight school on hot creations, miguel campbell has spent the last three years living in ibiza, dividing his time between touring and the studio. since returning to his hometown of leeds last year, his production output has been prolific, with a slew of original tracks and remixes coming through his own outcross records imprint, the same label that will release forthcoming second artist album

following a stellar contribution to radio slaves clone wars remix package, markus suckut makes his full rekids debut with the heat on feet ep. the three tracks on offer capture suckut s ability to marry intensity with groove, with the toughness of his iron-forged techno breakbeats and ambient textures.

the follow up to skyzoo’s acclaimed debut lp “the salvation”, 2012’s “a dream deferred” is finally available on vinyl. the fan favorited project includes guest spots from jill scott, freeway, talib kweli, raheem devaughn and more, and boasts production by !llmind, jahlil beats, 9th wonder, black milk dj khalil and a host of others. after three years it’s now available on limited edition translucent dark blue colored & smokey marbled wax for your collection.

nima gorji would like to welcome next the rising uk artist, brett jacobs. he makes his debut on ng trax with 3 deep and hypnotic tracks that will work and move any dance floor, this guy is definitely one to keep an eye on.

inspired by dazzling reefs and swaying palm trees, micronesia makes its debut with a fresh and captivating collection of deep cuts. while purpura s -touch- is an intricate and tripped out excursion, superbly combined with a contagious rhythm, lk s -hot coffee- is a lustfully crafted piece of slow house with an hypnotic drive. on the flip side, blaktronix (aka lady blacktronika), delivers a luscious and soul-filling beatdown track. rudolf c closes the record with -first boats-, a groovy joint with a seductive feel.

e as one debut a new talent on the label, the swiss techno head gomorra. his first appeareance on the label is presented with a 3 tracks ep that bring dark and well crafted techno, with a significant own trademark, on the imprint.

incl. rod rmx! the spanish producer s label debut is another prime example of format s steady and stripped-down techno sound, which is built on hard knocking grooves and industrial twists for the darkest of clubs.

limited 2015 repress !! 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.

this is the debut release form another new american artist named renato p. super soulful and musical without being overwrought, excellently produced and diverse sonically.

there are some elements in electronic music that make them timeless, elements that if melted togheter they can give an impressive result, to the mind and to the body. sawlin - ursprung is the first album of the career of sawlin, after his debut in 2010 he evolved like a wonderful orchid, an orchid that never followed the flow of the other flowers around him, but found his own way to the music. ursprung is the result of an interminable evolution in the mind of the artist, 8 elements that complete a circle buit on a very mysterious athmosphere, like a film that you never saw, but you always had in your head, something more bigger then a memory, and something more deep then a picture.

fyoelk with his debut 12inch ep, 5 elasticated machine tracks from the curlier end of laser poodle. silkscreened sleeve. drawing by ronan riou. top tip!

ive been involved in two or three major genres that are very different from each other, says vaughn robert squire from canada, better known as prison garde, who is making his true romance debut with our trep009. about his melody ep, he says: its gospel-influenced house stuff. its in line with the last couple records that i put out, but i feel like its a little more mature and that the quality of the recording is a lot higher than anything else ive done as prison garde. i recorded it at the phi centre in montreal - its a beautiful cultural center in the old port. ango and i locked ourselves in there and did a live record on an ssl in a big room.

last spotted together on the cut some three years ago with their eponymous debut lp, the crew like kaidi tatham, akwasi mensah, matt lord, and dego ‘ranks’ mcfarlane reunite for this fresh 2000black 12&#8243,,,,,. off the christmas card list is apparently a precursor to a second album from the quartet and it’s the last 12&#8243,,,,, in a fine year for 2000black that saw the killer dego lp as the centrepiece. the a-side is dedicated to the title cut, an endlessly slinky boogie number that really showcases the collective musicality of this crew, whilst the b-side is split between “hurry whilst they are away” and “fila high”. the former is bugged out beat down west london-style, and the latter a killer latin-flecked cut.

repress! killer! amazing and loaded techno bombs with a unique shuffled feel. the new uk-based label, overlee assembly, releases the debut ep from sosak.

nyc experimentalists sheik n beik add to a series of successful parties in the capital as well as an extolled slew of 12”s from the likes of legowelt & xosar as xamiga and jeffrey scott with another weird and wonderful record courtesy of sheik n beik founder julio operating under a new guise: rechulski. also hailing from nyc and a regular at the collective’s parties - rechulski offers up a celestial 3 track ep as his debut and in doing so offers up an insight into a left-of-centre approach to production that lends him perfectly to a record with sheik ‘n’ beik.

london-based producer guy andrews is renowned for creating textural electronic music, combining influences from post-rock, techno, ambient and afrobeat. after releasing on hemlock, hotflush and pennyroyal, scoring for photographer nadav kander, and remixing massive attacks robert del naja, he makes his houndstooth debut with in autumn arm’. on the title track, a simple guitar melody falls melancholically over a bed of synth loops and string ensemble, while snares and thundering drums meld with distortion to heighten the tension. let your shadow decide is the a-sides darker, downbeat counterpart, opening with tremolo strings and a weighty bass-line, while emphatic drums build toward the tracks climax. although seemingly disparate, guys use of wall-of-sound noise and softer strings is skilfully mixed, carried forward by the stark guitar lead.

the analog music project is a musical act that focus on building a coherent sound stage using only vintage musical instruments. its debut album odyssey features seven original themes, as well as covers from artists such as krafwerk, roy ayres and vangelis.  from electro-bossa to cosmic-swing, the projects revives and reinvents classic genres giving them a modern analog twist. when listening to odyssey, which was developed over two years of hard work, one can hear a fine selection  of exquisite musical instruments.

the drowning shadows edition of sam smiths huge success debut album in *the lonely hour* includes a bonus disc with new tracks, alternate and cover versions. comes in gatefold sleeve.

vinyl debut by austrian-based label night defined recordings. vinyl only, hand-stamped.

late last year, the world was introduced to dj wey via “nosebleed,” a singularly jacking piece of house destruction on the lovers rock no. 6 compilation. now the enigmatic producer returns to the lr fold with his debut ep “introduccion”.

aus follow up some landmark records from the likes of bicep, shenoda, youandewan and new addition fold with the return of a label-favourite - the esteemed man of the moment marquis hawkes who offers up his first full length ep on aus in the form of chances. in the wake of his recent outing on houndstooth as well record on dixon avenue basement jams and clone jack for daze, the london born berlin based producer does what he does best for his aus debut and lines up three rapturous jams packed with disco loops and tough analogue drum work all suffused a signature degree of grit.

limited 1o years because edition of high in demand debut. gatefold sleeve including cd!

after a busy 2015 that s taken in a debut essential mix, prominent remixes and a heavy international touring schedule - including a residency at jamie jones world-renowned a planet called paradise at dc10 - patrick topping is back with his first original ep of the year. released on adam beyer s truesoul, rights reinforces patrick s already acclaimed production credentials.

debut release on connected. a new label by terranova and stereo mcs

a sort of cabaret voltaire for the iphone age, drooids are a collective of three multimedia artists who produce electronic music using improvisational, often anarchic methods. utilizing a hodgepodge of gear both old and new, and not-wholly-quantized, they create a collage of sounds that verges on chaos before slipping back into a dark yet weirdly club-oriented beat. their live shows usually feature multiple guest collaborators, costumes, sculptural props and performative antics. for their debut release on lse we tried to capture the spirit of these shows and recorded over 11 hours of drooids improvising in the studio of the course of one week. those 11 sprawling hours then got edited down to these 4 snapshots, mastered and pressed in a limited edition of 200 (40 with original gelatin silver prints) for our 6th vinyl release.

the second offering from freerotation brings the vinyl debut of irish born, london resident monoak. monoak’s distinctive style of gritty, melodic techno displays an artist engrossed in his work, wanting to take us on a unique journey into uncharted territory. melody and percussion interchange amongst a framework of deep, broken, pounding kicks, and sizzling highs. the resolute ep is brimming with tunes which stay firmly in your head, and exude a timeless quality, a rare thing these days from a new producer taking his first steps.

just 6 months after his debut release on the label, weekend circuit invite alderaan back at the helm of techno. alter ego of buenos aires artist franco de michele already revered by some of the industry greats presents statics / golden ratio a manifestation of progressive and dynamic techno, with stanislav tolkachev taking the b side. hailed as one of live technos notorious artists, stanislav makes his first appearance on the london based imprint, presenting an abstract take of ever intense, rolling techno for the remixes. with previous releases on the likes of semantica & m rec ltd, tolkachev, originally from ukraine comes as no newbie.

another vinyl debut, in this case of the californian solo act of michael buchanan aka identity theft. an ep of 4 tracks analogically remastered specially for vinyl from his digital albums night workers and black opsis. just analog machines on all tracks, pure and brute minimal with evoking, emotional and nostalgic sounds. imited to 300 copies with 350 gram sleeve (metallic ink impression) – transparent red vinyl

this is the very awaited debut of the canadian electronic darkwave solo act of jimmy anderson aka expect delays. a mini album of 5 tracks analogically remastered specially for vinyl. minimal synth melodies and ethereal compositions combined with technopop and soft ebm. imited to 300 copies with 350 gram sleeve (metallic ink impression) – transparent grey vinyl

this is the vinyl debut of the spanish electronic darkwave duo synths versus me composed by nico caban&#771,,,,,as and vanessa asbert. an ep of 4 tracks analogically remastered specially for vinyl from their debut album auferstehung. minimal structures, mournful synths, nightmare soundscapes and distorted vocals. including el jardi&#769,,,,,n del ede&#769,,,,,n, rayas blancas, demons and the tempest of my heart. limited to 300 copies with 350 gram sleeve (metallic ink impression) – solid white vinyl

following on from his make it hot six-tracker, rinse are pleased to announce the release of burnin’ up, the debut full-length album by dj haus.

new vinyl label from 19th-century health spa town in poland. debut release is from wroclaw duo - astro buhloone with 4004 (faces / quintessentials) & tanzlife (local talk / let s play house) remixes. vinyl only, limited copies. expect a mixture of organic beats, mixed with an interstellar groove and finished with a touch of a space dust. an outer space voyage for your mind, body and soul - let the astro travelling begin.

edition 282 marks the long awaited debut of manuel anós aka psyk on the expansive and honorable tresor records catalog.
the madrid-based producer had previously released a single track jackin under the alias maan back in 2012 on dj deep s kern vol. 01 compilation.
psyk takes the stage with a four-track solo ep ‘works’. on both side’s first positions – with ‘definition’ and ‘balance’ – psyk delivers electrifying tracks teetering on the boundaries of hypnosis.
on the inner-rims, psyk slows down the pace with ’stigma’ and ‘lowdown’, introducing some industrial tones to his techno equation.

after starting up the infamous invites choice podcast series in 2011 and launching his invites choice records with a debut ep by himself, tim van paradijs (a.k.a. invite) continues with a banging follow-up-ep.

the long-awaited debut of alvin aronson, scientist-in-residence at white material. warm, sub-heavy grooves, with pristine, expert synth-work, and two subtly atmospheric interludes.

release number 10 introduces us to the music of nachtamt. this is his debut release and he is another one of estroes music advice agency talents.

while their debut on mysterious downtown romeo records was dominated by lovesickness packed in soulful garage dubs, this time pt/b reflect on lapse and transience - boiled down to three dark and plain rave anthems.

since infiltrating dancefloors and airwaves with april’s 2sox001 release, debukas has been dreaming away in his ‘shake box’ and travelling to another world. the follow up to that debut 2sox release is the dream travel ep from “the mr. fingers of the highlands” (brewster. bill, 2015, low life).

with production credits for pan, ppu, and future times, it’s been a busy year for dawit eklund, winding up to this fully-fledged debut on the label he co-founded. litchi juice is funk-laced ‘gully club music’, channelling inspiration from theo and pepe. on the flip, the psychedelic menace of lies are chic is influenced heavily by herbie hancock and tony allen records. ace, warmly recommended.

‘etra’ is the second lp from portugese manuel carvalho, and can be seen as an extension of the ideas and themes explored on his debut 12” ‘citadel’ for paralaxe editions. here across 9 tracks manta breathes life and light into the potentially heavy exploration of the manifestation of the human ego in architecture, and our perceptions of inner/outer space. the weight of such ideas manifests itself in an sound realm where radiophonic interstellar explorations collide head on with a smooth yet brutalist techno vision. the vinyl lp includes a download code.

label founder mire composes the debut release on nuthe recordings. hailing from east london he sets the tone for the label with his own vision of techno and experimental music. the first track on the ep is distorted silhouettes a dark pulsating, bass heavy techno cut. sitting on the flipside is entropy this is more melodic, with a twisted analogue synth lead throughout and a pumping 4x4 kick. the final track is a haunting droney soundscape which which cuts like a razor at points and tails off as an outro into whats coming next on the imprint.

the mighty shanti celeste makes her debut for apron, backed by a killer edit from the one and only funkineven on the flipside.

when i was 10 years old my father took me to a flea market in a very small city up north in sweden, pitea. there was a little bit of everything being sold there: ski equipment, comics, porcelain figurines and vinyl. it was there and then i came across autobahn by kraftwerk. the thing is, we didn t have a turntable at the house we stayed in, on those cold winter weeks so i had to wait until we came back home to give the record a proper spin. in my mind i played it several times and i thought it was amazing. i imagined it was music from the future. what i thought when i heard it for real? didn t like it at all. the very same feeling i imagined autobahn would sound like is the one i get after listening to ishi vu s debut on omena. these five tracks, you could call it an album if you like, are playful, quirky, dreamy and very addictive. like finding a new friend you know you want to keep for a very long time.

leading on perfectly from secludeds debut album release, reeko & jonas kopp have provided their own interpretations of tracks selected from the album. reeko has created a full on, pounding version of >feeling< while jonas kopp has offered up two mixes, one peak time techno jam, the other a beatless remix by his manzel alias. also, secluded has put a cherry on top with his flashback remix of >distant<, rounding off another quality release.

shift work are an electronic duo who have previously released on jd twitch’s glasgow label optimo. they debut on houndstooth with ‘document ii’, an ep developed from live jams on outboard analogue gear. ‘abandoned hands’ is lean and raw, an angular bassline and indecipherable vox punctuating the relentless 4/4 kick drum and pattering percussion. ‘sbfm’ is fuller-bodied, with the modulating bassline taking centre stage, draped in loose synths and topped with a deadpan vocal refrain. shift work invited remixes from their associates, with dva damas dialling down the tempo and stripping back ‘abandoned hands’ further still, whilst factory floor return to remix duty on houndstooth with a typically subtle yet infectious building groove. cut and mastered by matt colton at alchemy and limited to 500 copies worldwide.

bleed enter their stride, with a third release of the year, following on from volte-face’s ‘charlatan’ ep, and the daniel avery/volte-face collaboration as rote, ‘ep1&#8242,,,,. ‘all grown up’, volte-face’s second ep, ‘all grown up’, comes out shortly before his debut on semantica, with a track featuring on their next nonnative compilation. the ep is primed for club play, with three densely detailed peak-time techno originals, as well as a short ambient interlude and a killer dj spider remix. the record has received early plays from friends of the label, including daniel avery, dj nobu, tripeo, etapp kyle, blind observatory, francois x and ryan james ford.

cavalier deliver their first 12 inch. koloman trax steps up with three dreamy, deep and distorted house excursions. channeling thumping machine beats, winding pads and tape saturated grooves, all combining to make one introspective, infectious debut.

apes go bananas is the new imprint from steve bug and cle, and also the moniker for his new project with long time friend and collaborator cle. the vinyl only debut release sets out the stall in fine style - this is straight up dance floor rocking house music with a sense of fun and plenty of influence from the golden age of the art form.