invisible inc s third release departs in yet another direction as they dig through the archives of 80s new wave/psych funksters the poncho brothers. apparently these three previously unreleased killer beats were recorded between 1987 and 1990 and then forgotten about, only for a cassette to find its way into label boss gk machine s hands during some drunken tequila-fueled nights on holiday in mexico in 2012. fully remastered from the original tapes these no wave, disco funk dubs are firmly rocketed into the 21st century with ny s zoovox duo s stripped down stellar remix of amantes latinos. getting plays from daniele cosmic baldelli, jan schulte, dj kaos, kirsty p. + more.

max mcferren checks in for the third time (but first under his given name) on 1080p, taking risks and hittin’ on life over four tracks of weirded-out acid and funk-tinged elations on the “sipps” 12”. created in a time of complete uncertainty about the future in nyc’s chinatown, mcferren explores the purity of the break and acid ecologies, utilizing a “take me to your dealer” type of alien funk vocabulary in order to explore and push his own voice into a stranger place.

with its eighth release, leipzig-based holger records introduces yet another new artist: vai has been active in the scene for a few years already, with various production teams and aliases. his new project is heading for a different path though: son of idaia is his most intimate work to date, a highly personal record. the elements in use are almost fragile, winding around each other and hard to grasp. so is the music: in between ambient, electronica and ghostly techno it seems removed from its club origins and yet still reverberating these roots. a deep trip down the rabbit hole, dubby, immersive and glowing in all its calm beauty. holger 8 introduces a new line of cover artworks, courtesy of lukas mehling.

göttingen//germany based sublabel of shaker plates rüttelplatten comes out with a new producer team called starskie & hagi they met. they understood. and than it was soon clear that they should work together. only the distance between dusseldorf and munich was a small problem. but the internet helped. here are the results: bogats choint with a gunman remix and feel this with a m.in remix

he man from down under has been on a roll lately with his recent mix and ep with public possession as well as his blood-sucking edit on salamanca. taking pointers from the movie star e.t. he phoned home after a successful european tour as part of the bordello a parigi crew. here, hysteric follows up mysidian’s debut release “italo-record” with 5 extraterrestrial edits that’ll make for a great soundtrack to your exit from planet earth and return to your home-planet.

the fourth installment in the legwork records saga sees label heads lance desardi & leopold come together under the artist moniker legwork. for their first outing under the name they start with buck shot, a techno-soul chugger featuring a remix by the futurist himself, matrixxman. on the flip, the boys go in for a straight-ahead killer with mean 2 me and a more musical version of the same tune, key 2 me.

gwen torino is kinda weird and brings some distorted music. twisted, psychedelic science fiction jams with a small portion of acid.

the swedish solo project pro424 has since the debut in 2011 wandered between musically narrow alleys, and finds his passion and inspiration in the classic ambient music, electronica and melodic techno. immune is another step musically both into himself and into the unknown, where the musical norm is put to test and challenged by combining the softest ambient music with hard machine techno. the music can be seen as a fragile mix of underworld and tangerine dream, with a scent of richie hawtin.

after landing his malfunctioning px-4000 on the purple planet, captain dmx steps out of the smoldering cockpit. after barely setting foot on the dusty landscape, the captain is startled by deep thudding from over the hills. dragging his oxygen pack with one hand and his atomizer with the other, he sets off in search of the other-wordly din. over the hill his pupils adjust to the stroboscopic lightning and below him lies a sea of strange creatures moving together as one body. a cosmic sermon takes place under the three suns in the sky, mechanical and stuttered frequencies set a manic pace and drive the dark creatures back and forth. captain dmx sighs a heavy breath and starts to descend into the fray.

seth troxler and the martinez brothers’ tuskegee music continues to deliver the goods behind releases from kool d, ex-trouw resident william kouam djoko and seth himself. now on their 6th release, tuskegee present a new collaborative effort between the martinez brothers, jesse calosso and phil moffa who - operating under their new production alias soundview, piece together a tribute to rob fernandez.

this young producer from belgium made himself a name with techno and house releases on teknotika, reload and freelectronics. here he offers some deep and funky tracks between house and tech-house that refers to act like freaks and other classic artists.

chapter edits is the brainchild of scott gray aka chapter (artist and dj) and corbi (producer, dj and a&r at fina records) with the aim being to bring art and music together by releasing disco-funk re-edits in limited edition chapter art sleeves. based in ibiza, they will be collaborating with guest djs and producers from with each new release as well as hosting their own parties under the name melon bomb at various venues across the island.

having previously lent her quirky voice to the london based cosmic jazz collective nostalgia 77 and renowned german beatmaker dexter, josa peit settled into the lab and developed an intriguing musical sphere of her own. on her debut ep constellation, josa peit has crafted her own brand of soul miniatures, emerging under influences of house, disco, krautrock, psych, and hip hop.

we were very excited indeed to see the third release from the quite promising love notes from brooklyn imprint! marco zenin was a featured artist on the last release under his dj octopus guise, and this time he s featured again with his other project, the more techy/ more minimal die roh, who recently had an underground athem with their release on black venison. the duo here seemingly lean their sounds in the direction of the label s and offer two-cut ep which is their deepest effort yet to date. surely more djs will play the dancier a side, behind 6000, but for us, the groovier b side and title track genghis kahn is the choice cut. label owner, nathaniel jay, continues in the precendent he s set with each release having its own unique love note,authored by him, making every one of these records collectable.

4 beautiful tracks recorded in dat between the years 1998-2002... we think its safe to say that we are very excited about our second seekers release! enjoy

somewhere in between de la soul, max graef and terrence parker lives georgi barrel. this mini album is a musical paradigm representing our definition of 2015 club music. infos about artist & record georgi barrel is a highly creative genius producer from kassel, germany. in 2014 we first time took notice of him – and were instantly excited. his highly distinctive, very relaxed and boogie-influenced style is pure joy. from wonky de-la-soul-grooves up to smashing ugly-drums like disco edits: on this album georgi is traveling through the undiscovered no mans land between house, hiphop and disco – the result is a masterpiece that definitely holds a candle to glenn astros throwback or max graef’s rivers of the red planet.

this time repeat repeat repeat is bringing you a darragh casey release which was originally released in 2010 on the irish antiqua recordings. listening to the whole material one is soon wondering why this artist hasnt released more music. xuri ep features a nice mix of darker and lightsome sounds which is topped by a superb kris wadsworth remix. darragh, its time to get back in the studio!

the mergence of two well-known artists: this is armitage transmitting signals from the depths of an obscure world. dystopian soundscapes between techno and house.

volkan ak&#305,n is a fresh name in the scene that already buzzed some radars worldwide and succeeded in impressing and released his music in well established imprints like sammy dee’s ultrastrech where he had his brilliant debut with a villalobos remix. with “sinister” he skims away from his usual stripped down minimalistic grooves and presents us two tracks of lush, intimate works of deep textures, analog machine love-making noises and intricate drum arrangements with very personal tones. and while the a side “sinister” keeps us on edge with a virtually consistent momentum of suspense and a very conveniently sinister mood, the flipside “atest” takes us on a ride between the high skies and the deep seas, on a seamlessly neverending loop of peaceful pads and very addicting dreamy tones. this very special limited release comes in a unusual but deliciously collectible transparent yellow 10” vinyl with a remarkable and equally sinister painting by new york-based artist emily marchesiello, art director and co-founder of the galerie project. she specializes in fantasy animal portraiture art, via ink, water color and oil paint. project london

two years ago, kask debuted on legendary sound research to the acclaim of world class taste-makers such as motor city drum ensemble, jeremy underground and bicep. his new ep *homegrown* features the same energy and vibrancy filtered through a mature formula of music making. file under: carefree melancholy, soul-searching beat theory and other-worldly new wave.

repress 2015 , americans hakim murphy and ike release are two chicago house addicts who produce solo and as a duo under the name innerspace halflife. here they turn up on one of europes finest deep house labels in mos deep with a two-track 10 inch vinyl release.. tip!

very limited 2015 repress: we will spread orders out fairly amongst customers big doint is that late night burger, the meat between your two buns, however you like it. lather it up, spill your beans, drop down looooow while youre feeling high. this is the feeling. big doint is sister label of untzz twelve inch. fio is francis inferno orchestra, bd is big doint (hvck & babicka - untzz label heads) and mm is mic mills. this hot slab of wax has already been receiving attention from axel boman, red rack em, kolours, carter bros and bicep, and take not that it is indeed limited!

rising stars on the greek house/tech scene gus & bonso have been making a solid name for themselves via promising releases on quantized music, rhythmetic and recovery tech. their debut ep for wrong state continues their impressive trend.

person of interest, highly sought after and could be lurking in the shady corners under brooklyns jmz line. on his l.i.e.s. debut we get soupy remanants of what could be called garage house, pieces of high octane techno, and one slow burning grisled tooth number to close this three track ep out. a strong showing and undoubtedly one to keep your eyes on.

trouble in paradise records presents four raw minimal dance tracks from h. bergqvist. from the deep of stockholm northwest suburb johannesfred trouble 002 explores some of bergqvist s rawest material to date, stumbling between ramshackle party vibrations, below-sea-level emissions and intergalactic noise, this release is a dedication to his hometown. stockholm.

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.
olivier boogie returns to the fold with i know you care ep, the follow up to to his provocative first ep, wd27. the spectrum is as wide as one would expect from the famed dutch selector, uptempo and high energy cuts include the swirling speed of come inside and crescendo building loops of i know you care. to balance, we slow down for deep sexiness found between the notes of how high and rollerboogie funk of watch your step.

beneath usual is the new project of arnaud levasseur, also know under the name of noon (sfx recordings). band and records label at the theme time, created only to design deep electronic music !

"you wake from sleep, the door closes by itself and the walls run with slime and rain. a shadow moves, almost familiar, welcoming and simultaniously intimidating. the candle flickers and snuffs out. a noise. your torch is dying. something takes your hand. long fingernails and old skin. you mark the floor, chant the incantation. together. in the first of our split series we present two modern artists who’s imaginations know no limit. abstract drones, anchient machinery, neon cities within the shadow of the overfiend. heading up side a is the legendary cristoph de babalon, whose work in the late 90s on digital hardcore and his own cfet proved to be some of the most unique and timeless of the period. seperated by european boarders, the reigns are taken by triames, cutting the rhythms to explore techno as a more abstract concept, beautifully detailed work in between lustmord and emptyset. giallo disco is proud to present ‘invocation of the demon twin vol. 1′ possibly the most sinister and atmospheric release to date, and also one of our most special. art by eric lee."

we believe this ep is as fun for the feet as it is for the ears and everything in between. with nods to influences past and present, scott has provided us all with four tracks that will stand-out and turn heads. it s time to jack.

sources is a brand new series which will examine the output of a number of extremely influential independent u.s. labels throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. in an age where corporate anonymity reigns supreme and music is being treated like aural wallpaper, the sources series will go back to a time when record labels really meant something via their a&r policies, their ground-breaking releases, their everyday modus-operandi and their general philosophies

white coloured double vinyl. karamika is the soundscape to a journey authored by george thompson (black merlin) and gordon pohl (musiccargo), an expansive collaboration that spans 12 tracks and a 600 kilometer commute between london and düsseldorf.

secretsundaze 18th transmission comes with love from bristol based artist and newcomer shanti celeste. with just a few releases under her belt on the likes of julio bashmores broadwalk, her own label brstl and idle hands (the infamous bristol shop where she also man s the counter a few days a week) she has been quick to impress.

fatdog records returns after a break, offering contributions from 3 artists new to the label - the rutan, tom mc connell and mark hand. fdr003 offers a development from the deep house template on the last ep, this time taking us further into deeper detroit territories. mark hand offers us drexciyan techno in the form of cold feet. the rutans fable sits somewhere between vakula and some of henrik schwarzs earlier dub-house experiments, while fat dog takes us to the murky back alleys of his mind with jaffa cakes. finally tom mc.connells juniper takes us into wonkier groove rhodes stylings which rounds off the ep very nicely indeed. support by john heckle, afrikan sciences, lay-far, enrico (neroli), sonars ghost (2000 black), burnski, wolf music

last summer, ultra knites records kicked off a series of knite grooves eps. ukr006 sees label owners sem marini and mike sharon make a reappearance for summer 2015, this time under their ultra knites pseudonym for the third instalment of the knite grooves series. as has come to be expected from the pair- two tracks on the a side which ooze class and deepness, laced with melodic keyboard solos, elements that were once a staple in the deep house genre but have since bceome scarce during recent years. flipping over to the b side, the pair welcome fresh talent from across the water in the form of a collaboration between us producer trevor vichas and netherlands based tommy largo. theres two mixes here of gonna hold on both of which capture the essence of real underground house music and maintain the ethos of ultra knites records.

well cut records return with another deluxe vinyl release with dubble d presenting under his irrepressable moodymanc monniker. side a opens with comfort me, a deep and gritty sounding soulful jam, followed by a retouch of war and peace, a deep and dirty disco dance floor monster which has done serious damage in the past. luke solomun opens side b with his love and death re-make, toughening up the drums and adding some analogue twists to take the energy levels up to the point of frenzy! the record closes with hashtag, a no nonsense, tough chicago inspired groove which plays backdrop to a conversation between snoop dog and g unit about the music game today which we thought said a lot about the state of play in house music today! a beatapella is an addition to the digital version of the release for those djs who want to get more creative with the message!

part 2 of editors kutz 005 pressed on purple vinyl feat cuts from jkriv / noodleman / riccio & emvee who round things off nicely. with edits and reworks on little known or impossible to find originals, and some beloved classics, this release covers various disco styles, keeping the right balance between the uptempo and low tempo vibes. limited repress act fast

the rise of azimute continues, after a their killer debut on crosstown rebels, an appearance on john digweeds live in toronto and much received hype with their new vinyl only label, azimute music. we are the sound ep is a full on journey into the unique sound of azimute. the first track on the ep is taken from the title, it features the vocals of rocky washington who has worked with the likes of snoop dog & jay z. the track has infectious percussion from the start and rolls effortlessly through, azimute s signature sound takes control as rocky s vocals complete the journey, a definite late night anthem for sure. next up is laterra, this true hypnotic and percussive piece is built for the main room and is certain to cause damage. on the flip side of the vinyl we have -under control-, its a stripped out eerie yet beautiful piece of techno which builds and builds, certainly one for berghains main room. finally we have the track entitled -way back-, another late night techno roller, with clever guitar stabs and a clean sound scape layer that draws you in as the record play

the first vinyl edition of the label moonrise hill material presents the differents artists work which will composed the label. funk to ambient, with proper jazzmen groove, where the house music predominate and appears like gold in every tracks with something which united them. the vinyl starts with « fucked up jazzmen », powerful track with jazz and hip hop influences from folamour, french producer which the last release on fauxpas musik is a love declaration to the sampling and to the 20s grooves until today. next listen with « jack my sista » from kaffe crème, french producer who takes the auditor in a perpetual modulation of the pads and bass under a syncopated rhythmic, between a real game and the tr-808. there is passion and percussions talent that comes to his classic formation in acadamy. the other side begins with « manhattune » from ethyène, soul anthem from 70s mixed to a proper chicago deep house rhythmic. after a empty period, the french producer annonces his next releases for the coming months, where samples and groove found a paramount place. the release ends on « cosmic spirals » from the lyonese okwa, who reveals his love to the electronic sounds for a half path ballade between dark walks and dance floors. after a great ep « preacher », in which he develops a returns to the 90s house music. focused on poetic house music, from the one that you can t stop dancing on to the one that you want to keep for yourself, the label defends the preciousness of every musical journey and the sensibility through beautiful stories.

colorhadoo makes his amphia debut with two enticing tracks while cristi cons delivers the house s remix. on the a side we are presented with * j strawbberry*, an atmospheric track which slowly slips away into a mind-bending realm, where broken voices come and go under different shapes and the listener is engaged by occasional eclectic explosions. a beautiful work and trouble waiting to happen when properly used. side b has cristi cons taking the interpretation duties of the main track. the remix keeps the general mood of the original with a twist, everything is wrapped around a tight groove with shattering low end work, ideal for those early mornings. we continue with * zanzibar*. this second track on side b takes the artistic vision into reverse. no more voices to be heard, huge spaces are reduced to just a solid groove. the track is guided by hypnotic pads and sounds while the emblematic percussion section is conducted by none other than colorhadoo himself. dont listen to this in the dark!

singular records number 7 is finally coming this september and this time it is a new collaboration between brendon moeller and myself. you will find two very distinct sides, a physical one on a side with “phaser core” and “the fog” which are heavy driving grooves for the floors, then a more “trippy” one on b side with “travelogue 1 & 2&#8243,,,, cuts, taking you into deeper vibes. i had a very great time working on this project with brendon, and as it was my very first collaboration, it’s been great to share this experience with such good producer. i hope you will enjoy the result ! marcelus.

as one third of the founding trio of revered cologne imprint magazine, jens-uwe beyer has become an obvious choice for any adept of open-minded electronic music, both through releases such as the one-track-one-hour manifesto red book (magazine 008), several contributions to our pop ambient compilation series or inspired remixes for barnt, dream weapons and others. besides this being the same mastermind as the one behind the ongoing popnoname brand, you wouldn t expect upcoming the emissary to actually be a debut, but it is, for it s the very first time that we re treated to a full-length offering under the artists real name.

new label based in madrid, run by alvaro cabana and his partner in crime juliana leyva, born to maximize synergies between different music scenes, breaking barriers to get to a common factor:quality music without pigeonholing. tronik youth has made a name making re-edits as well as original and remixes on his own label nein and on others like gomma or southern fried. red axes and richard sen join in offering us their personal visions of -malice of absence-, track that has been chosen to open the label.

kingunderground is proud to announce rebel base, the highly anticipated collaboration between nottingham based rhyme and beat duo cappo and nappa. with their first single dropping in 2013 in the form of boom bap gem red hot, this slick and sonically stylish project touches on sounds from the past, present and future of hip-hop.

first time ever re-issue. born and raised in the musical magical cauldron of washington d.c., wicked witch combines elements from alchemical mentors parliament, funkadelic, sun ra, esg, run dmc, james brown and jimi hendrix to cast a crazed spell on the innocent listener with a evil mass of machine-funk with lashings of rhythm and blues, punk funk and fusion. trained by masters at the duke ellington school of the arts, wicked witch is in full control of his art he plays all, knows all, tells all. his message will not be denied. believe your ears - believe your eyes: the wicked witch does indeed exist

afrikan sciences deconstructs mahbunzi nahgo pihndi goes to the market using his characteristic broken breakbeat approach to create a piece of daft and extremely mode rn elect ronic funk. finally, thomas bullock modi-cuddles haya into an prolonged ambient reverie to bridge and layer between dance floor pulsations.

two original tracks with a different touch, a melt of researched infusion between classic deep techno and mircohouse with mad baselines and insane piano rolls tunes. on the remix side rqm hosts for the first time, the highgrade record lord tom clark wit a groovy masterful detroit edit and the old good friend from the code studio gabriele carasco with a break beat dreamy tune.

emerald city, the newest label venture from jamie jones and lee foss delivers a majestic second release with a new collaboration between jamie jones himself, dj/composer kate simko & london electronic orchestra featuring the vocals of jem cooke.

jamie lidell is a british vocalist, producer and warp recording artist with a string of intelligent, soulful electronic albums under his belt.a: new eyes b: seye wen... the vinyl factory has partnered american multi-media artist doug aitken and the barbican to bring his acclaimed station to station: a 30 day happening to the uk for a month-long. for the duration of the event, which features residencies, installations, live performances, workshops, screenings and more, the vinyl factory has created the vinyl factory recording studio to provide a space for musicians and artists to experiment and improvise and has installed the vinyl factory press on-site to manufacture these recordings into vinyl editions.

the first self titled album from emptyset is reissued. released in 2009 the material formed the initial departure within emptysets ongoing exploration of time, structure and analogue technology. the album highlights the projects development and the foundation of their studio based production process, forming the first part of a tryptic spanning across demiurge, released in 2010 with subtext and the 2013 raster-noton album recur. the eponymous debut creates the first point within this narrative, initiating a dialogue between full frequency audio, noise and the emergent properties of sound, and the starting point for their contained sonic approach.