arturo garces, our brother from the west coast, returns to robsoul with his looking for strangers ep. loved by the robsoul community for his beats from the streets series, the san jose resident first appeared on the label back in 2012 with a trio of tracks that made up vol.1. two more collections followed and firmly established arturo as one of the labels most exciting talents. a label boss himself, arturo is seen as having helped define what is known as the silicon valley sound. his own blend of beat-laden house infused with elements of soul, funk and disco has seen him become a favourite with the likes of sneak, farina and weeks.
looking for strangers opens with the latin guitar licks of the title track before we are treated to the deeper jackin vibes and delicious chords of bassment beat. the vicious kick drum of no fool leads us on the flip, with its awesome stabs of soul. in motion featuring the subtle and sultry vocals of silencia closes the ep with its twisted filters and bass-heavy beats.

this third release on s3a records is massive!!! we have here one of the most talented artists nowadays: cuthead. the dresden based composer, after is last huge lp on uncanny valley shots this beautiful 6 tracks mini lp !! he signs here multiple chapter songs from innovative sample based house to great hip hop interludes. s3a records is very pleased to welcome cuthead in the family! very inspired songs for both of your life places : home & dancefloor. a release your feet and ears won’t forget

wph kicks off 2015 with a new e.p. by the mighty luv jam from wales. living in a universe that is entirely his own andrew cole has cooked up two more of his ‘especially for wph’-tracks. one here at wph hq can only be flattered! ‘californian freestyler’ is the more peak time burner of the two, but ‘bmx bandito’ will not disappoint the more discerning punters out there either. on remix duty we find the main artist from our friends at uncanny valley in dresden, jacob korn. any work by jacob is always a treat and this here is no exception. flexing our digging talents we have also licensed a luv jam remix from the good people at panta rhei that was only released on limited 7”. we feel it deserved to be on a 12”, so there.

the lunes de fiel compilation kicks-off with an extended uptempo trapped-in-a-maze hysteria set in a psychedelic 90s norwegian remake of potemkin in the harbor of bergen. in the woods of woody lithuania it continues with a road movie starring a young smugglers couple and arguably the most legendary love scene in film history. the story ends at night with a directors cut of a downhill indiana jones on lsd fighting hungry alligators at the riverside of the elbe valley. a definite must have on the new bitter moon imprint!

a dream and a trip into de pure house music, subtle and dynamic born with this 001 of discos nutabe. from the aburra valley, colombia, perpetuating the essence of music in time with limited vinyl copies is their purpose. for this first cut, we present the debut of dcm with his origenes, a record that has a very noble sentiment: the revival of classic house music which only causes movement, in body and soul.

eyes of my eyes returns with 002, presenting three original compositions by uncanny valley artist jacob stoy. l’estasi dell’oro marks his presence again with one new work of his own to complete this musical pathway to the outer cosmos.

uncanny valley and permanent vacation are joining forces for an uncanny vacation! there has always been a lively exchange between dresden and munich and both labels are known for releasing a wide variety of music so it was only natural to team up for a joint release. the record starts off with permanent vacation-regular and uk-veteran dmx krew and his “astro logical” which is as sharp and crisp as electro can go. the bass line strikes hard but he also squeezes some great melancholic synth lines out of his machines. after that, uncanny valley’s sandrow m finally gives access to the much in demand live version of “prayervan”, a tune that everybody has been singing along during his live sets. on the flipside, jacob korn (who already released on both labels) hands in “eieiei” which rises on a percussion-heavy drum basement to a discoid house stomper thanks to an irresistible sample straight from an obscure flea market find. last but not least, drvg cvltvre from the netherlands delivers a tropical house jam. “see you again” is riding on a funky disco bass line and creates a warm and cosy atmosphere with a whole bag of sound ideas. alexander dorn aka credit 00 adds his graphical talents to the record’s sleeve with a brilliant tribute to 1990s adventure video games.

in addition to the book project >beyond plastic<, this vinyl only compilation features four exclusive and previously unreleased tracks by sebastian dubiel (ortloff records), sandrow m (uncanny valley), max k. (brothers in love) and andre kronert (decks records).

beyond plastic is a mixtape in book format about artists and vinyl labels that press music on >black gold<. it does not only trace the various processes entailed in the making of a record – from sound-production to the pressing plant and beyond – but also seeks to depict the blood, sweat and tears that goes into it.

the book includes interviews and articles of 60hertz, smallville, liebe*detail, pingipung, acker records, decks.de, de:bug, giegling, brothers in love, dubplates & mastering, aim vinyl, fauxpas musik, oye records, ortloff, kann, rand muzik, uncanny valley, freude am tanzen and workshop.

beyond plastic bundle
1 x beyond plastic book
1 x beyond plastic vinyl only compilation
1 x beyond plastic cotton bag (only available in this bundle)

book info:
beyond plastic is a mixtape in book format about artists and vinyl labels that press music on »black gold«. it does not only trace the various processes entailed in the making of a record – from sound-production to the pressing plant and beyond – but also seeks to depict the blood, sweat and tears that goes into it.

the book includes interviews and articles of 60hertz, smallville, liebedetail, pingipung, acker records, decks.de, de:bug, giegling, brothers in love, dubplates & mastering, aim vinyl, fauxpas musik, oye records, ortloff, kann, rand muzik, uncanny valley, freude am tanzen and workshop.

– edited and designed by alex ketzer (www.alexketzer.com)
– 288 pages, format a5 (210 x 148 mm)
– 19 extensive interviews
– 250+ pictures (coloured & b/w)
– 300+ cross references, accessible via short urls
– including audio-cd with tracks by the interviewee
– printed by gallery print
– isbn 978-3-00-043687-1

vinyl info:
in addition to the book project >beyond plastic<, this vinyl only compilation features four exclusive and previously unreleased tracks by sebastian dubiel (ortloff records), sandrow m (uncanny valley), max k. (brothers in love) and andre kronert (decks records).

– vinyl only
– limited edition of 180 black 12-inch vinyls
– including risograph-printed inlay with liner notes by sascha uhlig (groove)
– mastered by manes at salz (salz-mastering.com)
– pressed by r.a.n.d. muzik (www.randmuzik.de)

ample play records release a heavy duty collection of richard norris recent time and space machine mixes on double vinyl, including download code. a man of many guises, he has operated as a duo - as the grid with dave ball, as beyond the wizards sleeve with erol alkan - but when it is time for some solo sonic action, he records and remixes as the time and space machine. we find him at it here: *the way out sound from in*, reworking the most cosmic beat combos around into hitherto unheard psychedelic shapes. warpaint, jagwar ma, temples, psychemagik, the sufis and more fall into the time and space machine and come out the other side with wider grins and shinier eyes. it is the way out sound from in ... all aboard.

luke slaters mote-evolver reach the big 4-0 with the help of chris jarman, the commanding officer behind the kamikaze space programme. concrete musique is four tracks of loud, hard-nosed, techno-taunting speaker pressure.

vinyl only! after solos-steps as lounge 44 on uncanny valley & film recordings mille (mille & hirsch) drop a three times deep house action on his own imprint. this release on apollo krieg comes in black unlimited wax only.

to celebrate its 10 years of existence weme records have asked to 13 artists of its catalogue to create unreleased tracks.

another new face for shtum but certainly not for all the techno aficionados out there: jacob korn makes his debut on uncanny valley s sub label to celebrate his old but not forgotten love for dark and bleepy techno

incl agaric remix! paraphrase may attempt to preserve the essential meaning of the material being paraphrased. edgar peng the master of paraphrasing back on ursl with a super funky ep from venus!

strictly limited, hand stamped, individually numbered, no digital.

billy dalessandro is back with a new album! great news for 2014, because this one is truly special. the album is called boomers and reveals billy at his best, showing a lot of craftsmanship in multiple areas of electronic music.

for over a decade, defected has been a byword for quality house music in ibiza. the labels annual mix albums – mixed and compiled by the labels founder simon dunmore – are always on-point and epitomise its commitment to championing the very finest house music, with the latest instalment promising to be no exception.

announcing the forthcoming album ambient mixes.. …until the collaboration abum between sonic boom & sinner dc entitled maps get released, here are 2 colourfully mind-altering club version by the one & only pete kember, more usually known as sonic boom, founding member of alternative neo-psychedelia rock band spacemen 3 - a main influence for the like of my bloody valentine or slowdive & producer of the like mgmt and panda bear.

announcing the forthcoming album ambient mixes 4 brand new remixes off the album future that never happened. a side is fully filled with german freund der familie long & dark 10 minutes haunting dub-techno. flip on b side to find 20 minutes of mind cooling chills and spine-tingling thrills remixes by portuguese pedro magina, english lungwah & french polynesian zwei kreise in a pure i think therefore i ambient tradition.

limited to 300 hand-stamped copies! new label from leipzig by the notorious lunatic crew, famous for their wild underground parties in the leipzig area. first release is by cvbox from dresden (uncanny valley) who delivers some deep yet jacking party material to more experimental acidic stuff.

beyond plastic is a mixtape in book format about artists and vinyl labels that press music on »black gold«. it does not only trace the various processes entailed in the making of a record – from sound-production to the pressing plant and beyond – but also seeks to depict the blood, sweat and tears that goes into it.
the book includes interviews and articles of 60hertz, smallville, liebe*detail, pingipung, acker records, decks.de, de:bug, giegling, brothers in love, dubplates & mastering, aim vinyl, fauxpas musik, oye records, ortloff, kann, rand muzik, uncanny valley, freude am tanzen and workshop.
– edited and designed by alex ketzer (www.alexketzer.com)
– 288 pages, format a5 (210 x 148 mm)
– 19 extensive interviews
– 250+ pictures (coloured & b/w)
– 300+ cross references, accessible via short urls
– including audio-cd with tracks by the interviewee
– printed by gallery print
– isbn 978-3-00-043687-1

subtly early 1990s ny school leaning techno on yellow vinyl.

the pilgrimage for untouched sanctuaries bring us new autochtones, this time from the highlands of kanata, from where little chris hreno emerges with a native instinct for aural acoustic prayers.

its not easy making jams that really work the crowd just as well in bristol as in berlin. nor any other city for that matter. its those crossover artists that really stand out for us with tunes that do so much more than just ride the wave of whats hot. enter the organ grinder and his sick 3track ep for heist.

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 #23 tugs at a variety of tempos. brother in arms is the new project between bay area selectors j boogie and deejay theory. they have armed us with two supremely sexy joints, both clocking in at the right tempo for fireside cohort. the flip also introduces a new duo, paradise valley, comprised of famed canadians the noodleman and fake glasses. they take the tempo to the north with subtle acid disco licks, it is music to the ears at whiskey disco towers ...

high up in an isolated valley in the himalayas a group of anglican nuns reside in a former house of women . the palace of mopu, near darjling, is the setting for emotional tensions, sexual repression and psychological drama. a themed 6 track limited edition vinyl only mini lp from a clandestine and sometime rephlex uk producer/artist.

everybody likes doumen, but also everybody says >oh no ... i love doumen, but its hard to play their records in my dj sets or to have a party with them...<
so this is why we founded van doumen. it is a rework sublabel, completely based on original doumen material, following the idea of tracks that work in dj sets, but still have the doumen spirit. the first record was done by scherbe (uncanny valley, big bait, ..), philipp matalla (kann records, internasjonal spesial, ..), webermichelson (holger) and potensia (modern soul, ..). the first two tracks are superb club smashers, followed by an angry caricature monster of techno and finally potensia walks you home in the most intimate and beautiful way possible. to be honest, we say this record as a first step of van doumen is a classic already.

rockabilly meets punkrock aus schweden!

this split 12 is the debut on glenview edits. 2 edits by noodleman.

the second release features multi talented uncanny valley artist jacob stoy. his fascinating bassline cruiser >s51< from the uv 010 is being properly tuned by monomood into a massive acid dirt bike racer, that leaves torn soil behind. on the b side you get another deep techno mover called >dominate< as well as a detroitish and dubby remix by jacob stoy...

classixx ist eines der weltweit bekanntesten dj duos und ist seit 2009 auf tournee. als remixer haben classixx titel von passion pit, phoenix and major lazer überarbeitet. ihr track into the valley wurde von julio bashmore remixed. ihr album wurde mit gastsängern wie von active child, nancy whang, sarah chernoff (superhumanoids) , jeppe (junior senior) und jessie kivel (kisses) aufgenommen.

brand new ep by joey anderson on his imprint. outstandig !!

ganz nach dem motto des zürcher labels enthält die fünfte veröffentlichung von miteinander musik produktionen mehrerer künstler. >sugar hill ep< heisst die platte. die a-seite liefert der berliner exponent des zürcher labels - edward ean. >laboe< ist ein deeper und verträumter track mit dem hang zum dunkeln, der den zuhörer gedankenverloren zur mitreissenden melodie wippen lässt. der remix stammt von dj le roi aus dem hause >get physical<, der aus edward eans original einen neuen stil kreierte und so entstand ein track, der jede tanzfläche zum glühen bringt. für die b-seite der ep ist der zürcher abdel hady verantwortlich. mit >purple valley> komponierte er einen technoiden, aber auch sehr melodiösen track mit einer melancholischen gesamtnote. reartes sphärischer remix ist von der disco-musik inspiriert und bringt auch die verkrampftesten tänzer dazu, ihre glieder ungehemmt über die tanzfläche zu schleudern.

the first new album by soundgarden in over 15 years! double 180 gram vinyl lp in gatefold sleeve, includes code for free mp3 download of the full album.

double 12 inch vinyl in gatefold sleeve

psst! shtum is the new sublabel of dresdens uncanny valley and it is created for proper techno and raw house tracks, music best listened to in a room full of strobe light and fog. right at the start youll get monomood with three dark and powerful tracks. parameter one is one of those techno stompers you cant help but fiercely nod your head to. the lyrics in the crafter might suggest it but actually nobody is afraid of the dark. not even after hell breaks loose with unrelenting chords. also, vault takes no prisoners while keeping the cellar door shut with its nasty acid lines and raw drum work. the musical concept has been interpreted visually by aram haydeyan and uncanny valley artist jacob stoy.

following on from the success of last years single >valley of paradise<, psychemagik are back with >magik cyrkles<, a new compilation for leng records. as well as prolific producers, psychemagik are also vinyl collectors at heart, a passion that has led them to be the go to guys when other collectors are looking for that elusive piece of wax. amongst their many happy customers are the now satisfied and influential names of soulwax, chemical brothers, lovefingers, q-tip, fake blood, tom middleton & lord finesse this love of digging deep for those obscure and long lost vinyl gems is the basis of their new magik cyrkles compilation. the fruit of many years digging, the compilation is a snap shot of music you might hear in a psychemagik dj set down in the sweaty basement clubs of the world and in the big tops of the festival circuit. the album takes its inspiration from all corners of the globe, travelling through psychedelic funk, cosmic disco, balearica, middle eastern beats and beyond… the album features artwork designed and illustrated by acclaimed oddball image-mongerer luke insect, and comes with four new and exclusive psychemagik edits. limited to 500, heavyweight gatefold lp with metalic finish.

in september 2012 we initiate the 2012/2013 big-bait-black-label-vinyl series with a tremendous solo-ep from scherbe, who recently got a lot of attention for his releases on uncanny valley and reh incarnation.

tune(s) alert! new belgian band delivers with >drops< a superb deep & mellow electronic vocal song. including two killer remixes by roger 23 (playhouse / baud / neurhythmics) with an amazing dark and sensitive techno house re-work sculpted for memorable moments at panorama bar, and break sl (uncanny valley / philpot / c-beams) with a stunning deep-house version. comes in a strong 300 grams black and white plain sleeve designed by nico gomez. essential package for any contemporary house & techno lover!
mastered by lupo at dubplates & mastering. pressed by optimal. 400 black vinyl copies pressed.

the situation crew have paid their dues with some of the better disco edits to surface in recent times - a particularly slick and slippery revision of a quantic standard for disco deviance still gets rotation from those in the know. its nice to see the slightly elusive five valley crew return to the art of the twelve inch with something a bit more substantial in form of a new label situationism and some original material for the debut . barcelona is presented in three different danceable situations (geddit) with the disco version a particular highlight. the excellent psychemagik are also called on to remix the track in their own inimitable somewhere between house and disco style

double lp with a selection of the tracks on the resurrection cd last year. tip!as last years limited box set has been out of print for a while, we decided to press up a 2xlp version with 12 essential tracks from the original release that total 60 minutes.if you have missed the box set this is a great chance to own some of virgo fours essential chicago house music!

the time has come to welcome jacob korn from the uncanny valley in dresden to the mild pitch camp.weve been eager to work out an ep with jacob since his amazing live appearance at our labels first anniversary party in 2010 and at last,it is here!expect the funkiest ghost train ride ever,accompanied by remixes from funfair operators manuel tur & langenberg.we just love it.

now is the time is a collection of works from nite vision, the result of two production sessions between a pair of electronic musicians heavily influenced by the pure analogue sounds and primordial brilliance and simplicity of the early house music pioneers. craig stainton and nigel rogers have teamed up to produce their first release together, exploring the deeper side of a shared love for early chicago house music. this package is not a parody or imitation, it is as authentic and genuine as the sounds recorded by pioneers such as virgo, vincent floyd and mr fingers. nite vision’s emotive sound carries on the lessons taught by these early masters, while remaining fresh and well defined. the double 12inch is a selection of 9 deep raw house tracks that bind together to provide a true listening experience as well as having the jack to rock the dance floor and ethereal melodies to engross the mind

the final album by guitar legend glen campbell, including contributions from jakob dylan, paul westerberg, brian setzer, chris isaak, billy corgan and many more. comes with code for full digital download.

collaborating in art, music and science since 1999, recently founding the label magazine and the collective cologne tape, this is nevertheless the first time barnt, crato and jens- uwe beyer appear together as one formation, simply called magazine. if you combine their recent releases - barnts stunning debut ep >what is a number, that a man may know it?<, cratos acclaimed and mysterious >30.6.1881<, j-u beyers incredible sound work on his highly respected last album (with jaki liebezeits drums off chaos) and add the cologne tape recordings you can get an idea of the formations cosmos — but you are not quite there ...

dies ist die erste von zwei vinyl-vorschauen zur ende august erscheinenden zweiten folge der von tom bioly und benjamin fröhlich zusammengestellten compilationreihe >if this is house i want my money back<. die ep enthäkt vier brandneue und exklusive stücke von john talabot (permanent vacation, hivern disc/barcelona), session victim (retreat/berlin), jacob korn & cuthead aka kornhead (uncanney valley/leipzig) und pional (hivern disc/barcelona). house musik aus dem hier und jetzt, gewappnet für das morgen.