brilliant v/a with upper class dub techno

with the opening track -i see you-, silent riders offer up a brilliant pop diamond combining all elements of their distinctive sound palette. lu’s soulful voice bounces off almost funky drum machines, all drenched in layers of dark analog ambience. on the lush -copenhagen dream-, lu channels a sense of brit-pop nonchalance into a political song about the state of her city. in contrast, -being afraid- sees the band in their hardest grittiest mode - with lu reminiscent of pj harvey at her most moody and the slow groove behind her like a factory machine beating and releasing steam. other highlights include the chilling -static- and the ethereal beauty of closing track -falling- which sees the riders in their most relaxed and dreamy state, and echoes the works of portishead and massive attack. a stunning debut - limited vinyl release - don’t miss.

here is the fourth chapter of anekoic records and it’s entirely devoted to owl. he’s ready to describe a part of himself, telling us a story with four mindblowing techno tracks. enjoy the journey.

these times when lines have shadows
reminisce this static doctrine
you will remember
when shadows have shadows

truly yours
janice

the first 3 slow beauty releases from martin schulte - all bundled up for one special price!

after a considerable career releasing on numerous labels, as well as being co-founder of essen based label mild pitch, langenberg finally drops his first album under this alias. max heesen, (who is also one half of ribn with manuel tur) delivers the smartly titled central heated house for steve bug’s dessous recordings. the lp format suits langenbergs hypnotic house classicism well, allowing time and space to stretch out the grooves and moods over four sides of vinyl working both for the djs and perfect as a soundtrack for the autumn. the lp kicks off with jade, a melancholic, tape saturated introduction to langenbergs deep tastes. room 210 maintains this atmosphere, with fizzing percussion and warm detroit-esque melodies. groove 26 is perfectly timed for the hot summer, as lush rhodes chords and kdj style vocal snippets provide the heat for the openair vibes. the single from earlier this year shadows features the talents of vocalist blakkat, and caused some serious response when it hit airwaves and dancefloors alike. never worry is a heads down roller, built around a simple but perfectly executed bassline, while dreamliner is trippy laidback sunshine house all the way. ill be late and planitz proposal step back into the club, with langenbergs signature crisp percussion, crunchy hits and analog synth wizardry on full display. rain & roses closes out the album in a similar way to how it started wistful, thoughtful house music with soul.

tokyo’s yoshinori hayashi makes his debut on lovers rock with “asylum,” an ep of deliciously bent avant-house and free jazz-esque voyages. hayashi has been making a name for himself as a formidable studio talent, and on “asylum” he offers some of his finest work to date. “agent dissolving device” welds louche narration, kaleidoscopic atmospheres and an energized girl-group hook to an earworm groove. an invaluable tool for adventurous djs, “so wrong it’s right” doesn’t begin to describe it. meanwhile, the b-side is given over to hayashi’s more sombre, quasi-chamber music leanings. “burrow” and “the old man” both use wheezing, wandering piano figures to articulate a mournful, bleary-eyed beauty that seems to flicker in the shadows of the a-side’s extroversion.

irish lossless darling neil flynn with his second shout. knowing neil for a long time, it is great to see his evolution. contemprorary house with a little goth touch, backed by a rework of everybody’s darling trikk… massive pack! kristian

subosc is back with organic elements. we present four rhythmically effective tracks with an underlying theme: rarefaction, dense textures and evocative atmospheres inducing a spectrum of sensations like melancholy, introspection, mind wandering and encouraging the search for the self.
we thought long about this selection, until we reached what we wanted: a collection of timeless and immersive landscapes, modeled by alan backdrop (prologue), artefakt (delsin), ben gibson (axis) and tripsolate & redundaent (nowhere).
the artwork, curated by hillary flanders, is inspired by the nietzsche’s idea of -the overman- (ubermensch), which is one of the most significant concept in his thinking: an overman should be able to affect history indefinitely, keeping on reentering the world through other people’s minds and affect their thoughts and values.
the release aims to be a must have for the lovers of techno music characterized by refined aesthetics and analog warmth, ideal to give added value to autumn moments.
vinyl only release with a limited pressing!

composite profuse, aka valerio lombardozzi aka heinrich dressel, breaks radio silence after seven years in the shadows. cold winds curl and otherworldly atmospheres abound for unalaska ice files. arctic tundra and ice are the inspiration, frozen vistas dappled with warming light, subtle shifts and sinister shades. teslasonic take on the title track, injecting electrical pulses and an underhanded edge. shipwrec stalwart, rob witsch aka the exaltics, gives his own icicle encrusted interpretation, one of stark percussion and expansive horizons. a welcome return to composite profuse. first run on coloured vinyl!

the formula was simple: marry bubblegum and soul to the absolute sincerity of an enthusiastic child, cross your fingers and pray for airplay. but while the youthful sums of that formula may have grown up and walked away from their illusions of stardom, their permanent records remain. by 1973, michael, tito, jermaine, marlon and jackie were as hip as kids could get—household names, with lunchboxes, coloring books, a saturday morning cartoon, and an alpha-bits cereal commercial pushing the j5 brand onto any kid with television reception. their impressive run of four consecutive #1 singles playing on both pop and r&b stations cemented their appeal to both whites and blacks, prompting mgm to launch the osmonds as the safer (read: white) alternative. and parents? well michael had that wrapped up with his impossible-not-to-love mini-james brown thing. even their song selection straddled both sides, with “zip a dee do dah” and “abc” for kids, and contemporary standards “standing in the shadows of love” and “my cherie amour” for the older crowd. this extreme marketing and merchandising juggernaut created the kid soul explosion. a decade removed from our acclaimed home schooled compilation comes a fresh batch of talent show titans. with enterprising parents, neighbors, and teachers turning play dates into recording dates, groups like magical connection, little man and the inquires, and five ounces of soul emulated the jacksons, who’d made grade-school stardom appear easy as abc. afterschool special: the 123s of kid soul contains 19 tiny tunes ranging from bilingual d.a.r.e. anthem, to james brown bio, to young love and life beyond the playground.

2lp+download ! in my room proudly presents fixion, the fourth full-length offering from anders trentemoller. with fixion, anders has crafted a logical successor to 2013s lost - a record that in many ways managed to truly capture the visceral live experience of trentemoeller as a full-band. in much the same manner that lost built on from the somber cinematic classic that was into the great wide yonder, fixion has embraced the danish artists trademark melancholy and matured it into something uniquely atmospheric and darkly romantic.

limited deluxe collectors edition 2lp,180g, gatefold with spot varnish+mp3 download+download bonus track rework! in my room proudly presents fixion, the fourth full-length offering from anders trentemoeller. with fixion, anders has crafted a logical successor to 2013s lost - a record that in many ways managed to truly capture the visceral live experience of trentemoeller as a full-band. in much the same manner that lost built on from the somber cinematic classic that was into the great wide yonder, fixion has embraced the danish artists trademark melancholy and matured it into something uniquely atmospheric and darkly romantic

david willenberger aka trp first emerged onto the scene in 2016, with an impressive ep on lobster theremin. since making his mark on the scene, trp’s been lurking in the shadows, playing shows and working on some breathtaking material.
the four track ep features soulful and club friendly jams for those summer sunsets. packaged in full sleeve artwork, limited press.

robert witschakowski takes a break from rewiring the rules of electro with his prolific the exaltics project to deliver the eerie soundtrack album, acanthosaura. working with nico jagiella, with whom he co-runs the solar one label, the pair have created the soundtrack for a world of flickering shadows, dark ambient textures and ominous bass tones.

a genuine sense of intrigue surrounds the berlin based d_func. designed in the shadows of a distinctly deep and iconic techno character. patterns of confusion explores the complexities of his distinctive voice. pfirter continues the narrative with a peak time odyssey.

frole records releases 001, 002 & 007 all bundled up for one special price!

early sounds recordings brings to light its freaky side with its brand new sublabel project, periodica records, that delivers for their first release a weird & stellar journey through the casio cz 101 cosmic-synthesizer by whodamanny (already seen as part of -the mystic jungle tribe- crew). prepare to take off!

ritornell’s richard eigner & abby lee tee originally teamed up to provide the score for a collaboration with filmmaker andreea sasaran and illustrator katja seifert entitled »melting sphere«. sharing a passion for the combination of filigree electronics with playful timbres of diverse acoustic instruments and odd utensils, the cooperation of the two producers was a logical choice.
»melting sphere« merges subsonic bass, kalimba rhythms, accordion sounds and toy bells, all framed by eavesdropping recordings of abby lee tee’s cat, bathroom squeaks for five minutes of organic downbeat bliss.
»tired dancers« on the flipside offers a melancholy tale of seduction relayed from the shadows, with field recordings of nightly city noise, a reversed music box melody, hypnotic chords and meticulous percussion. delicate, celestial cello (by lukas lauermann) and contrabass flute emerge as counterpoint to this rhythmic hypnosis.
this record is as shimmering as you would expect.

gentlemen, this is a leap year, therefore it is a year and a day since our last annual meeting. the hell club, glasgow. helena hauff - lovely stuff! really like the first song, beautiful!

it is by now no secret that the sounds of the kick drums echoing off the hills of the tennessee valley have been singlehandedly redefining what we know to be truly proper for the better part of a decade now. however, the faces of those that make up this new world order have remained largely in the shadows. as such we are beyond excited to bring tennessee’s two most elite producers, memphis’s will azada and knoxville’s alex falk, back to cgi.

santigolds new album 99¢ as clear vinyl edition wit download code included.

gregor tresher selects the 8. volume of tracks which are breaking new soil for him. the lucky ones are loco & jam, timmo egbert and luca marchese. curious to know which one you prefer.

the stealth triple vinyl series presents six tracks taken from peter van hoesens stealth mix compilation. the same philosophy is carried across: it marries peters music with the sounds he is influenced by. the result is a powerful selection of vibrant techno, with a warm, almost spiritual, feel to it. the last instalment of the stealth vinyls focuses on the productions of the time to express founder. reflecting the themes of the series, van hoesen offers his own vision of hypnotic techno on shadows & concern, a powerful and expansive piece. the series is completed in appropriate fashion with unicorn, an emotive track that displays van hoesens more melodic side.

dark echoes from the depths of the italian underground.

le tchadien, originally released in 2008 on mr raoul ks critically acclaimed 12inch himalaya, gets the doublek (mr raoul k & kaito) treatment. while the original track was a rather short and lush piece of afro-funk fuelled house, the reprise explores some whole new territories. soon after the relaxing intro the track takes a sharp turn that leads listeners and dancers into foggy darkness. but instead losing itself and all hope, doublek show that there is light and hope even behind the darkest shadows. its all about keeping your composure and keeping your head up. as a special gift for the creative djs out there, the flipside contains a beatless reprise, ready to be blended with your favorite beats. enjoy your vinyl.

finally a visitor from another meaning returns to earth, and vinyl. the viewlexx veteran is back on our world with lost encounters i, four cuts from the vaults. beamed in from a distant galaxy is the blazing brilliance of -dance of the happy shadows-. past film score greats immediately come to mind. vangelis. carpenter. moroder. -i rarely talk to strangers- pulses with crisp beats and rumbling arpeggios, cloudy skies ready to rain on a polluted l.a. in 2019. the blue dot is left behind for the elation of -j is for jupiter-. the stars are the place to be. -j is for jupiter ii- drifts from cosmic currents before illuminating the heavens for the lead out into end credits.

reverence is the debut album by faithless, released in april 1996. the album contains several singles that have subsequently become faithless classics, such as *dont leave*, *salva mea*, and *insomnia*. the album reached #26 in the uk charts. this album is a collection of shadows, of mirror images, where songs mimic one another before spinning off to do their own thing. it is brilliant.
the 180 gram audiophile double vinyl is house din a cover with gold foiled front sleeve

let present you our next piece of jewelry, the womb ep . neverm!nd appeared for the first time on wirsindeins recordswith a remix of iori wakasa his track take u antarctica and now they are present with their own ep. the womb shadows and mobiers three tracks full of nicely matched percussions, tight baselines and greatful pads. everything your heart desiresand the demands of your mind of course. higuchi, our first family member launched its 2 track ep in 2013 on our label and now he is supporting this huge release with a brute and yet beautiful ...

slow beauty presents the second ep by martin schulte. *quiet street* is your soundtrack for early morning after party and lonely city night. deep bass, warm kicks, metallic chords and subtle nuances. this is a must have for all fans of echo and slow techno.

covered by water i search for an escape from these tightening walls, far laughs confuse me, and i see the shadows of pedestrians over me, unarmed, in vain i try an handhold but i’m absorbed always more, i do not find an escape, one last inhalation, divides me from the death given to me, no more footsteps, no more shadows, no more laughs, no more water, one thunderous, gentle, rustle dries out each one of my tears of desperation, the eyes get closed, already white because of the cold.

hard and deep techno! vinyl only, get your copy!

the seminal chicago house album remastered and repackaged in a dj-friendly 3x12inch vinyl package

amsterdam-based producer and dj jeff rushin is back for his third release on wall music. already well-known in his hometown for the legendary on and on events and accompanying label, rushin had a massive year by signing to the mighty mote evolver for a full artist ep that dropped in september.

nice price deal !!! osakas koshiro hino steps up to the plate for the next journeys by nous disques with an oblique experiment in syncopated, gritty-textured, deep-hued techno with a heroic dash of industrial malevolence.

from deep within the shadows, grant steps out with his debut album *the acrobat* on enigmatic label the lauren bacall. lush atmospherics lift up each of the high-flying tracks on *the acrobat*, crafting a sense of euphoria and ease that is reminiscent of such deep house from late 90s early 2000 inspired by labels such as early plastic city, deep4life, and svek.

mexican duo, zombies in miami, make a powerful return to correspondant.

trippy adventurous melodies over solid heavy grooving percussion. only the 2nd release and the label already shows something of a sound signature. on the a-side, label-head gianmaria coccoluto drops his softmore release in the form of spacing, a heads-down techno joint dripping with acidic sonics and grizzly, driving low-ends. over on the flipside, 909 delirium dishes out the percussive punishments and is handsomely morphed, revamped and militarised by the workings of simoncino (l.i.e.s. records and mathematics recordings affiliate) who floats effortlessly between the shadows of chicago and detroits aesthetics via berlin and perugia. strong release on the new tete records

iib reach their 40th release with label stalwart max essa s latest ep. feel the machine is a protohouse groove with touches of italodisco. chugging bassline and cowbells making it a real dancer. panapolean dreamer is a more downtempo beat driven affair with eastern strings on a mellow new beat vibe. the second side starts with tall shadows walking home. again max explores the proto house sound all smothered in lovely electronic melodies. twenty types of dusk relaxes the tempo again. trademark max essa balearic. a killer ep. to celebrate 40 12inch releases.

evan caminitis slow but steady progression towards electronic music from sand-swept guitar drone mirrors the pace of the music he makes. it has been measured, each move well-considered and clearly intentional. caminiti has immersed himself in electronic production on meridian, creating organic sounds through his machines, patching sounds that recall the brassy resonance of horns and hazy choral clusters. synthesizers hiss and crackle under layers of reverb and fog. sounds undulate and implode in upon themselves, with bursts of noise dropping in and out to create shadows of rhythm. caminitis electronic systems do not run autonomously - the sounds heard on meridian required real-time human interaction to bring them to life, and that human touch is essential to the mysterious atmosphere he produces on this new album.

the *tape jam ep* is patrick vanos fourth release on berlin-based label mos ferry. the a side *rhythm disease* crackles and rumbles in this typical sound mos ferry is known for. *drone shadows* on the flip is much quiter and vano plays the techno bow in wide and flowing moves – best suitable for the later party hours.

the third chapter of shadow story is another collaboration between its joint label owners, dronelock and ontal who show once again that their symbiotic relationship is a meeting of like-minds and distinctive production techniques.

heavyweight 180 gram vinyl in gatefold sleeve, download code included.

nach der veröffentlichung seiner *dreamzone ep* verbrachte der gebürtige finne jaakko eino kalevi das vergangene jahr hauptsächlich damit, shows und festivals von europa bis japan zu bespielen. letzten sommer veröffentlichte der finnische workaholic zudem seine *yin yang theatre ep* für das beats in space label des new yorker djs & radio hosts tim sweeney, die mit ihrem bohemen disco-sound erneut aufzeigte, wie vielseitig kalevi sein kann. die zweite hälfte des jahres 2014 mixte kalevi sein fertiges album dann in new york mit nicolas vernhes (the war on drugs, run the jewels) und zog anschließend nach berlin. das album erscheint auf 180 gramm virgin vinyl inklusive downloadcode.

deluxe edition auf 180 gramm virgin vinyl inklusive bonus 7 inch, comic-strip und downloadcode.
nach der veröffentlichung seiner *dreamzone ep* verbrachte der gebürtige finne jaakko eino kalevi das vergangene jahr hauptsächlich damit, shows und festivals von europa bis japan zu bespielen. letzten sommer veröffentlichte der finnische workaholic zudem seine *yin yang theatre ep* für das beats in space label des new yorker djs & radio hosts tim sweeney, die mit ihrem bohemen disco-sound erneut aufzeigte, wie vielseitig kalevi sein kann. die zweite hälfte des jahres 2014 mixte kalevi sein fertiges album dann in new york mit nicolas vernhes (the war on drugs, run the jewels) und zog anschließend nach berlin.

standard edition - doppel-vinyl im klappcover inklusive downloadcode.
sechs jahre nach seinem debütalbum *butter*, in denen der fleissige produzent u.a. mit seinem projekt tnght (zusammen mit partner lunice) vorführte, wie man edm und hiphop zu einem neuen modernen clubsound vermengt, bietet sein zweitling *lantern* alles, was wir uns gewünscht, aber niemals erwartet hätten. *lantern* ist ein fusion-album, das alles kristallisiert, woran hudson bislang gearbeitet hat, ein entwurf seines masterplans. eine moderne fusion von avantgardistischem ansatz und urbaner pop-sensibilität, intensiv und dynamisch orchestriert. ein zeitloser, in die zukunft blickender, neuer massstab für pop und soul musik. herausragende beispiele dafür sind die potentiellen singletracks *very first breath* mit dem französischen r&b-sänger irfane, der chorale hurricane namens *warriors* mit dem kalifornischen mysterium ruckazoid an seiner seite, sowie die elegische symphonie *indian steps* mit antony hegarty on vocals.

nice price deal !!! limitierte deluxe erstpressung - doppel-vinyl im klappcover inklusive downloadcode, art-print und bonus download-track.
sechs jahre nach seinem debütalbum *butter*, in denen der fleissige produzent u.a. mit seinem projekt tnght (zusammen mit partner lunice) vorführte, wie man edm und hiphop zu einem neuen modernen clubsound vermengt, bietet sein zweitling *lantern* alles, was wir uns gewünscht, aber niemals erwartet hätten. *lantern* ist ein fusion-album, das alles kristallisiert, woran hudson bislang gearbeitet hat, ein entwurf seines masterplans. eine moderne fusion von avantgardistischem ansatz und urbaner pop-sensibilität, intensiv und dynamisch orchestriert. ein zeitloser, in die zukunft blickender, neuer massstab für pop und soul musik. herausragende beispiele dafür sind die potentiellen singletracks *very first breath* mit dem französischen r&b-sänger irfane, der chorale hurricane namens *warriors* mit dem kalifornischen mysterium ruckazoid an seiner seite, sowie die elegische symphonie *indian steps* mit antony hegarty on vocals.

welcome to the dark side. where chaos is the constant, distortion forms the standard and frontiers are built out of opaque shadows. mumbling voices are hunting you through a maze of creepy synthesizer sounds. welcome to antifuse. with their latest release, the berlin-based duo nerkkirn are following their path of experimental techno sounds, this time leading into dark shades of whirring electronic sounds. by creating a gloomy, yet groovy tune, antifuse builds up a perfectly conductive path within the unique sound system of snork enterprises. like a mysterious rollercoaster, four versatile tracks are pulling you into a vague ride through various spheres of electronic sounds. starting off with high speed into the deep and gloomy mines of underground techno, dipode unfolds its dark side in full blast. moving forward, antifuse chases you upside down on a roaring bass line merging into electronichangover. there, in a reduced atmosphere of sound, subtle tunes still forcefully keep pushing you through an odd darkness until everything, then, flows into a slight glow at the end of the tunnel - reversebias.

s1 warsaw is back! after last years sampler including crooked disco debut from matat professionals it is time to get back to artists series with warsaw-based producers full lenght ep. dial b for fun time is a perfect soundtrack to memories of 90s teenager spending all day hanging around skate spots, driving car and listening to some noisy mixtapes, watching skateboarding movies and cheesy comedy flicks on vhs tapes or bombing downtown at night. sounds and styles blended in these four tracks vary from early dj shadows sublime beats, soundstreams disco-house pumpin, bjørn torskes nordic moods to mobb deeps lo-fi hardcore hip-hop instrumentals. all served with cheeky sense of humor and dose of irony.