2021 is going to be a tremendous year for the greyscale label. we have lots of exciting news and music coming your way. while the mood series will continue to plug away with its tremendous output in the digital realm, we also recently announced the exposure series will be the vinyl focused material for the label. well, now we have our first full length compilation ready to be released! with no less than 20 tracks over a jam packed double cd, we have featured many up and comers in the scene here as well as many trusted ones. all physical formats are important to us here at greyscale. we want to make sure we are putting efforts forth that the music we release can be treasured by the listeners and supporters of the label in every way. this compilation is packaged with as much pride and beauty as the music within. expect that always at greyscale. 2021 is sure to be one of the best yet for our label and we want to kick it off big with our most in-depth package of music we have released to this point. label owner grad u specifically hand picked this collection of music to be featured on this compilation. so you know it s got to be some of the most foremost examples we have presented previously. we know its early in 2021 but this might be the dub techno compilation of the year to have!

nice tracks for club, radio , just pop appeal

a collection of highlights from the legendary nyc lockdown livestream brunch sessions of harpist brandee younger and bassist dezron douglas.

the eighth solo studio album from singer, songwriter and composer sufjan stevens - and the long awaited follow-up to Òcarrie & lowellÓ.

more 90s house and garage, compiled by joey negro.

incl. great collaborations

3 cd compilation with finest triphop incl. moby, goldfrapp, bonobo and more

psy- und progressive trance in einem treibenden dj-mix - das ist der echte goa-spirit und das ist auch goa beach vol. 2

epic album by alessandro adriani

the godfather of house for his unrivalled contribution to the house music we know today what started as an underground movement in chicago has grown to international heights thanks to frankie

lovingly restored and remastered reissue of the 1970 and 1973 albums from the young ones of guyana.

soundtrack 2019 to the wmc

2 cd compilation! one year - one album! incl. calvin harris, silk city, gigi dagostino, tom zanetti, jonas blue and many more

detroitÕs pioneering techno giant robert hood is next to take the reins of the dj-kicks mix series. his timeless 22 track offering includes four of his own new exclusives.

polegroup presents the 6th opus of his cd mix series unknown landscapes vol 6. a compilation of unreleased tracks, mixed and compiled by a member of the polegroup platform. to make up the 6th volume, lewis fautzi, has selected 22 previously unreleased tracks. besides tracks by reeko, exium and oscar mulero, the tracklist includes works from pris, svreca, shifted, adriana lopez, bas mooy, alien rain, eric fetcher, norbak and lewis himself. with this sixt volume, polegroup invites you to discover a powerful selection of unreleased tracks from high-quality techno producers, all mixed by lewis fautzi in a 76 minutes long compilation. the cd is limited to 250 copies.

kode9 & burial erstellen einen 74-minŸtigen, hypnotischen trip, dessen 37 tracks mit verwirrend vielen tempiwechseln bis in die obskursten ecken vordringen.

duke ellington once said that there are 2 kinds of music: the good one and the bad one. with the compilation series shaolin soul we are always certain to be on the right side of the line since its 1st episode released in 1998 and which compiled two dozens of tracks sampled by rza and the wu-tang clan. following a second episode in 2001 and a third one in 2014, the famous curator uncle o is back to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the shaolin soul series with a fourth episode compiling 22 tracks among the rarest and finest treats of soul music, because everybodys talking about the good ol days!

classic disco sounds ! boston goes disco!

the brussels-based razen make experimental and minimal music with unconventional instruments, focusing on tuning, intonation and the use of intervals.

2xcd mixed with all pacha hits 2018

to commemorate our 10 year anniversary celebration, this new release comes in the form of our beloved deepchord presents echospace project. the set was recorded live at ghost in the sound on 05/26/2013 a few miles away from hart plaza. an official movement after party curated by the detroit paranormal society in association with echospace, and now re-mastered by rod modell. from the second the bass dropped, it stole the breath from the room! this duo started off as barely more than a rumor supported mostly by the continous scarcity of their records. the duo comprised of detroits rod modell and steven hitchell have spent nearly two decades producing low-key electronic music both bordering on the verge of myth. theyre considered by many the most noted producers operating in the dub-infused aftermath of the basic channel axis and all its myriad offshoots. once their critically-acclaimed the coldest season emerged on one the uk based modern love imprint, the curtain was unveiled and the sound of echospace was born. they ve often been coined the true heirs to the basic channel legacy but their work finds a home somewhere on the outskirts of the galaxy, where detroit soul ties to jamaican roots played through a tunnel in deep space. this evocative, immersive sound that is echospace was born out of a love and passion for analog circuitry, sound design, field recordings and non-conventional methods of recording. but its also work thats quintessentially building upon the detroit electronic scene where it was born, and that divine marriage of roots and vision make the work at once so highly considered, so pertinent and so timeless. this is the first new album from the echospace duo since the critically-acclaimed silent world (ost) 3lp/cd set dropped 5 years ago, it features live renditions of some of their classics as well as unreleased material. expect gorgeous plumes of sound deeper than the ocean floor, a rich analog tapestry made and performed in the heart of detroit, techno city!

martyn releases new album voids, his first for ostgut ton over the past year, dutch-born, washington d.c.-based producer martyn has undergone a metamorphosis Ð one that began with a medical emergency and has dovetailed into personal musical transformation. having narrowly avoided death after suffering a heart attack, martyn reentered his studio and began a process of reassessing the elements that drive him to make music: sampling, unpredictability, melancholy, sci-fi, polyrhythms, texture, ecstatic moments, detroit, interlocking percussion and bass. however, the initial spark to start producing again came through his experience listening to max roachÕs 1979 ensemble percussion album mÕboom.

with ÈredsuperstructureÇ, robert lippok created a new foundation for his musical endeavors. now Ð 7 years later Ð this system properly comes to life on Èapplied autonomyÇ. the title of the new album is a clear indicator as to what the berlin-based producer has been up to during the last couple of years, both on a conceptual level as well as how he molds his ideas into tracks. Èapplied autonomyÇ orchestrates a certain state of frantic standstill, which occurs once a structure is set. has this state been reached, the artist is free to focus on other equally important aspects, balancing the various shades, pushing ideas even further to really make them shine and blossom in their self-declared autonomy. the more light one lets in, the more layers become visible. layers are key when it comes to understanding Èapplied autonomyÇ. big chunks of the material with which the album has been produced derive from sketches specifically made for a club performance. rather than meticulously devising each and every detail, lippok focussed instead on recording as many fragments as possible in a short period of time, elements which he could later combine and layer on stage. based on this material and his experience experimenting with it in a live environment, the album slowly began to shape. an album culminating in a collaboration with klara lewis, with whom lippok spent 2 days at the ems studios in stockholm, approaching the idea of autonomy from yet another angle. during the session, both musicians played and performed simultaneously, yet not explicitly together, lost in their own thoughts and ideas, only subconsciously taking in what the other one was coming up with. the result is ÈsamtalÇ, 14 minutes of a constantly evolving state of poise, magically connecting all the dots lippok had already defined as Èapplied autonomyÇ. the artwork for Èapplied autonomyÇ has been created by the berlin-based argentinian artist luca gutierrez. over the last couple of years, he has made a name for himself with his spectacular av performances.

3 cd compilation. essetial 12inch and extended mixes of 80s groove classics! incl. grandmaster fash, midnight star, raze, fatback band, the whispers and more

uppermost will be releasing his upcoming album with a completely new perspective that should change the course of his career, expanding to a brand new pop oriented approach but keeping his french signature at the core of the project. his previous hit tracks flashback and beautiful light have already generated more than 27 million combined streams across platforms, while mercedes-benz selected uppermost single disco kids to be featured in their formula one advertising campaign and starz/encore chose another of his instrumentals for their 2018 tv spot only few weeks ago. uppermost is being closely followed by international media leading to great articles from influent press channels such as djmag, vice, complex, paper magazine, and famous radios such as bbc 1 and virgin. in addition to releasing music via his own independent label uppwind records, uppermost has released music through powerful labels such as sony and ministry of sound and done official remixes for dada life, lemaitre and crystal fighters. he has also already shared french festival solidayss stage with madeon, yelle, fakear and die antwoord.

shorelights is a collaborative ambient techno project feat. rod modell (deepchord, echospace, waveform transmission, transformations), and walter wasacz and christopher mcnamara of the detroit-based audio visual collective nospectacle. ancient lights expands the vision and the range of the shorelights aesthetic, heading into deeper territories of inner and outer space. its ambient for body and spirit, sound designed to make the human heart dance.

4 cds of funky house classics ! incl david guetta, the shapeshifters, freemasons, booty luv, armand van helden, modjo, eric prydz and more

*cd version with exclusive track!* after three stand out eps over the last three years for l.i.e.s. tzusing delivers his debut lp for the label. here we get seven tracks of precison crafted electronics, unmistakenly taking the artists signature industrial fueled sound and opening it up to a new dimension far beyond the typical metal beat clang. ltd edition pressing. . emotional, dark and powerful, the album title taken literally means -invincible east- based on a character (a swordsman) in a jin yong novel who must make the ultimate sacrifice to attain knowledge and transform. the narrative goes in hand with the artists observations living and travelling throughout asia and provides a haunting soundtrack for a bleak future where few dare to subvert the power structures at hand.

polegroup presents the 5th opus of his cd mix series unknown landscapes vol 5: a compilation of unreleased tracks, mixed and compiled by a member of the polegroup platform.
to make up the 5th volume, jonas kopp, has selected 22 previously unreleased tracks. besides tracks by reeko, exium, kwartz and oscar mulero, the tracklist includes works by many new faces at the label, such as kuf, dold, farceb, marcelus, steve stoll and dimi angelis. with this fifth volume, polegroup invites you to discover a powerful selection of unreleased tracks from high-quality techno producers, all mixed by jonas kopp in an 69 minutes long compilation.
the cd, limited to 250 copies, will have a special packaging, including a poster.

das zweite special request-album von paul woolford knŸpft mit 23 tracks und einem multiversum an jungle & rave-sounds, die bis in die frŸhen 1990er zurŸckreichen, nahtlos an sein vielgelobtes debŸtwerk suol music aus 2013 an. und dennoch kennzeichnen ŸberwŠltigende, atmosphŠrische klangebenen, offen-modulare systeme und die einfŸhrung intensiver soundtrack-fragmente eine konsequente und spannende weiterentwicklung des kŸnstlers auf.

for the past two years, nils frahm has been building a brand new studio in berlin to make his 7th studio album titled all melody, which will be released on january 26th, 2018 via erased tapes, before nils embarks on his first world tour since 2015.
since the day nils first encountered the impressive studio of a family friend, he had envisioned to create one of his own at such a large scale. fast forward to the present day and nils is now the proud host of saal 3, part of the historical 1950s east german funkhaus building beside the river spree. it is here where he has spent most of his time deconstructing and reconstructing the entire space from the cabling and electricity to the woodwork, before moving on to the finer elements, building a pipe organ and creating a mixing desk all from scratch with the help of his friends. this is somewhere music can be nurtured and not neglected, and where he can somewhat fulfil his pursuit of presenting music to the world as close to his imagination as possible.

without new jersey native kerri kaoz chandler, house specifically deep house would sound very different. ever since his teens he has been making and playing music with a unique sense of soul, jazz and deepness. from majors like atlantic, king street sounds and nervous via his own madhouse, his releases are never short of genre-defining classics that have spawned a thousand copycats. affectionately referred to as the stevie wonder of house, kerriÕs dj sets take him all over the world and often find him playing live keys next to his informed selections. heÕs meticulous about sound, too, which means that no-ones kicks hit quite like kerris. his instantly classic and timeless dj-kicks mix, though, takes him out of the club and through a world of influences and inspiration

earlier this year daphni (aka caribou, aka dan snaith) released a very special fabriclive mix made up of 23 original, unreleased daphni tracks and four new daphni edits to widespread critical acclaim. today he has followed up with the announcement that he ll be releasing a new full-length album, joli mai, on 6 october (nb vinyl coming later.) comprised of extended versions of the tracks from the mix as well as new, unreleased track vulture

22 essential dubstep tracks & 5 exclusives! incl. killsonic, flux pavillion, noisia, the others, virtual riot, gentlemans club and many more

a diverse selection of remixers from todayÕs generation of detroit producers and musicians, looking back at the immense legacy of funkadelic and re-imagining it for now, with the re-interpreters chosen to prismatically represent the vastness of funkadelicÕs genre-bending music.

since jim coles took on the mantle of om unit, the english producer has sought to challenge himself and his audience by going beyond the confines of genres and styles he has so far explored. in the process he has found success by striving for more feeling, for a more human and daring electronic music. this journey continues with ÔselfÕ, colesÕ third album as om unit and a true follow-up to his 2013 debut ÔthreadsÕ.
ÔselfÕ captures coles in a period of growth, change, and experimentation. inspired by personal psychological and emotional healing work, and a vision of the self as an egg Ñ which coles later on discovered is a jungian archetype Ñ the album blends dubwise, bass-heavy music with the space of experimental ambient compositions and the daring imagination of a cold wave science fiction soundtrack.
the first om unit album on colesÕ own cosmic bridge label, ÔselfÕ offers new forms amid familiar touches. stripping away what people might expect, coles deconstructed and reimagined his work so far as a challenge to himself and, in turn, to his fans.

semiomime is the more spherical alter ego of dj hidden/the outside agency. 6 years after his previous album Òfrom memoryÓ and his Òsix stepsÓ ep . it was time to return to mindtrick records with a new album. Òclose onesÓ is an absolute musical milestone for semiomime showing his more sensitive side.
all songs have been written over an extended course of time. they needed to grow and transform to become impressions of memories and the emotions attached to them. he wanted to capture their essence, translate the way they are stored in his head. by doing this, this album became a very personal album.
it will make you think of some of those things that can make life special... remind you of your close ones.

cd jewel-box with 8 pages stapled bookle. after 20 years of good, loyal and unforgettable services to pop music, les innocents retired. jean-philippe nataf and jean-christophe urbain remember their meilleurs souvenirs (best memories): from jodie, a 7 recorded in 1987 to danny wilde (1999), this bandÕs discography underlines perfectly the strength of melodies and charm of harmonies. if no unreleased track expands this best of hits from the four albums, meilleurs souvenirs fly across time and draw a perfect world on an outline inherited from the beatles with dentelle and les cailloux. some high quality pop music to make une vie moins ordinaire (a less ordinary life).

itÕs already been 5 years since the last zombie zombie album rituels dÕun nouveau monde, after which the group explored other territories by signing 2 film scores, namely loubia hamra by narimane mari and irrŽprochable by sŽbastien marnier, as well as creating the music accompanying a contemporary circus show called slow futur created by martin palisse and elsa guŽrin. wouldnÕt these beautiful parentheses make you want to return to the sources? after 10 years at versatile records, 2017 also marks the decade anniversary of the release of their first album a land for renegades in 2007, at the time considered to be one of the 10 best albums of the year according to rough trade. livity - zombie zombieÕs latest opus seems to plunge us deep into science fiction, with a cover designed by the mythic cartoonist philippe druillet, who is also the founder of the cult mŽtal hurlant comic series. the title of the album is somewhat misleading, as one could mistakenly think of a certain dub record made at the famous island records compass point studio in the bahamas.

what could we possibly expect better from les nŽgresses vertes than a grand dŽballage (big unpacking)? these happy music gipsies, children of the road and party open their caravans and throw everything on the place. twenty artifacts of a feverish schoolÕs fete where guitars and accordion lead the dance. les nŽgresses vertes made their 1999 album ÒtrabendoÓ rigged by the electro wizard howie b., and we get this in our hands with this big unpacking. from the very last single Òvoilˆ lÕŽtŽÓ to latinos excursions with Òhou mamma miaÓ and Òsous le soleil de bodega-, all their hits are here. un gipsy-arabic-andal-andalusian moving which will make you see Òdes vertes et pas mžresÓ - youÕll see it all.

the sound of studio one can be identified by the great singers that it cultivated along the many great songs that these singers released. but as studio 1 s dominance was slowly pulled away by the up and coming new breed of producers many of the artists would inevitably end up working for these new camps and so the songs and singers found a new audience. the reggae sound of the studio 1 would make a great combination and the man to pull this was together bunny lee.

spearhead records label boss steve bcee returns with his 4th studio album, and itÕs safe to say that itÕs his best one yet. not just a solo affair, bcee has also drafted in some of the finest vocal and production talent around. with features from two time best d&b vocalist winner riya and d&b legend logistics being just the start. northpoint is bcee at his most diverse. from the early 90s hardocre influenced keep moving on to the jungle roots of hollow eyes this is an album that really showcases how broad the d&b spectrum can be while still keeping to the spearhead ethos of being uplifting musical d&b packed full of heart & soul. bcee said i wanted to make an album packed full of d&b that would work in a club just as well as it would in the car. no fillers, no showcasing how i can produce house or hip-hop or whatever, just pure no nonsense drum & bass. with bceeÕs spearhead presents brand regularly selling out shows at clubs like the legendary egg in kings cross & shoreditchs village underground, plus his growing dj & production schedule and the vanguard project his alias as a duo with fellow d&b produced villem, itÕs safe to say that even though bcee has been in the game for 16 years, heÕs only just getting started. support from friction, mistajam, metrik, technimatic, s.p.y, nu:tone, logistics, london elektricity and a whole load more

der mehrfach prŠmierte dan snaith veršffentlicht als caribou, daphni (und frŸher manitoba) auf label wie city slang, merge, leaf und domino. wŠhrend seine musik aus electronica, folk, shoegaze und neo-psychedelia mit dem oberbegriff dream-pop sehr gut beschrieben ist, legt er bei seinen dj-sets wert auf einen starken anteil an live-instrumentierung mit dichter, minimaler percussion und spielfreudigem, funk-infiltrierten bass und begibt sich damit in seelenverwandtschaft zu Šhnlich inspirierten kŸnstlern wie four tet oder floating points. dan snaith nutzt die gelegenheit, in der fabric-serie zu veršffentlichen und kreiert ein unikat aus vollstŠndig exklusivem und unveršffentlichten material, bestehend aus 23 eigenen tracks sowie 4 weiteren, exklusiven daphni-edits. - packaging: deluxe-packaging - dŸnne metallbox

hier kommt die neue -beso beach 2017- ausgabe, benannt nach dem gleichnamigen club auf der baleareninsel formentera. resident-dj jordi ruz prŠsentiert zwei wohltemperierte sets: eine chill-selektion auf cd1 und eine deep-variante auf cd2. mit knapp 40 groovy-entspannten tracks von jan blomqvist, m…we, dirtcaps, dropout, autograf, frank pole, goldfish, armin van buuren, sander kleinenberg, u.v.a.

the mexican collective future feelings is made up of fernando dimare, juan soto (an existing nang warrior), thomass jackson and dan solo. the talented bunch make accessible dance tunes which are easily at home on the floor or for listening too. after a string of festivals and appearances in south america and a slew of remixes (for artists such as lindstrom, donna summer, goldroom, treasure fingers and the knocks) we are pleased to be releasing their debut album on nang.

through the sparkle is a collaboration between french ensemble astr•d and american pianist and composer rachel grimes. rachel grimes is best known for her chamber music project rachelÕs, a hugely influential group formed in 1991 in louisville, kentucky, releasing six studio albums between 1995 and 2005. she has also released a string of contemporary classical works in recent years on labels such as temporary residence. astr•d is a collective of four musicians based in nantes, releasing records on rune grammofon and home normal. after years of mail and email back and forth over the ocean, from nantes to kentucky, astr•d invited rachel to come for a residency to make music together and play shows in france. they gathered for a few days, here and there, in 2012 and 2013 to write songs in cyril and vanina s home studio in the countryside.

3xcd mit remixen (cd1), roots &einflŸssen (cd2), und nu disco scene (cd3)