hot on the heels of their recently released label compilation we make colourful music because we dance in the dark, and an ep from new talent tcts, london via berlin collective greco-roman get set to release *our town* by letthemusicplay featuring kate tempest. starting out as a teen rapper in lewisham and now hailed by the guardian as one of the brightest british talents around, 27 yearold south london spoken word phenomenon kate tempest has been causing a stir at poetry slams and performances up and down the uk, from glastonbury festival to the edinburgh fringe. this year saw her self-penned performance piece brand new ancients claim the ted hughes award for innovation in poetry – making her the first person under 40 to do so – and shortly after her victory she was one of eight poets commissioned to perform at the hayward gallerys light show in london.

lucy is back on clr with another one of his mind-bending, deep and hypnotic techno productions. those who have already appreciated his unique approach to modern techno in previous tracks will surely like the 201 phasing ep by the berlin based, italian dj/producer.

geddes returns to mobilee, an invitation to inject another dose of londons elegant toughness and atmosphere into the berlin label.waiting masterfully keeps the listener on the edge, teasingly building momentum with measured intensity. as it gallops into its stride it finally reveals itself as a work of rhythmic tension and hedonistic release. hypnotic.

recorded whilst battling insomnia during a cold and bleak berlin winter, jack dixons new ep finds him channeling the light and the dark of his home city. inspired by the bygone euphoria of early analogue techno and the harsh industrial landscape outside his window, the three tracks of those questions swirl vinyl crackle, ghostly rave vocals and human heartbeats around pounding jackhammer bass, intense drops and intricate house rhythms. the result is a perfect encapsulation of the curses and blessings of a sleepless hibernation. it is an atmosphere also present in the hazy drones and pulsating sub-bass of skudges exhilarating, analogue remix of heirloom, the revered swedish duo tuning down the filters and reinterpreting the track as a ghostly and paranoid low-end basement banger.

one per customer ... limited repress. slow life are a berlin collective with an insatiable diggers philosophy, with african percussion master s.moreira heading up the production/machining side. diverse deep sounding tracks with space-out atmospheres and kicking rhythms, plus an extra laid back journey. mastered by mark richardson. 180g vinyl-only!

japanese deep house master kuniyuki collected his best remix. its said remix collection. it is released in only japan. two highlight remix from remix collection are finally available on vinyl.

ponta do sol is a homage to one of the greatest places known to man. madeira island. it also expresses perfectly the actual indian summer we enjoy in berlin.past summer euphoria meets the arising melancholy of fall-winter. lets dance! is inspired by a break from a unknown english indie band from the 80 s. the origins of the mix reach out to the style of vsq releases back in the days on combination records. uplifting bouncing house beats and chord progressions meet funky basslines.lets hustle! contains squeaky harmonics and chords that will drive you mad just until you will be relieved by a driving acid 303 underlined by a monster sub bass pattern. lets rock!

mirco niemeier - poise boredom is a word that does not exist in mirco niemeiers vocabulary. after the opening of the berlin wall, he took the chance to taste open minded music from all over the world, which brought him to be an actor of the scene later on as well.

now comes the second chapter of chaval records exclusive series with toby leeming aka third man as the main protagonist. the young british producer is the new guest to pilot this new reference of chaval records label, three cuts of techno who shows the best from detroit and techno bleep sound that shined in the british isles in the 90s. super limited pressing of 200 copies!

best known for his collaborations with kanye west on two standout tracks from the groundbreaking yeezus album (send it up and black skinhead) as well as high profile remixes for lana del rey and depeche mode, paris-based dj/producer gesaffelsteins solo work reconnects hard techno to its pounding industrial roots

busking really is next-level in berlin, with the acoustic guitar replaced by the laptop, drum machine and minimoog, all powered by a car battery. it was this thrown together setup that first introduced the world to skinnerbox as iftah gabbai and olaf hilgenfeld took their leftfield, jazzy attitude and improvised genre-bridging music to the streets of berlin for impromptu jam sessions. it wasnt long before skinnerbox were rocking the floors of ritter butzke and wilde renate and getting their music pressed to the black gold was surely the next step...

decay is the first release of falling ethics, the berlin based label managed by p.e.a.r.l.

mangue welcomes michael nielebock (treibstoff, deep circus) from berlin. remixes were done by fabian schumann & black vel and mister mos ferry: niklas dapayk worgt.

following releases from disclosure, vampire weekends baio and hot chips joe goddard feat boris dlugosch, london via berlin collective greco-roman release the *i m not dancing* ep by tirzah (produced by micachu).

retrieval is the debut collaborative album from faith coloccia and alex barnett. artist and composer coloccia was a founding member of everlovely lightningheart, and is perhaps best known as one half of mamiffer. she has contributed to recordings by house of low culture, boris and william fowler collins among others, and collaborations with circle and daniel menche are forthcoming. alex barnett played in oakeater but since 2009 has been active primarily as a solo artist, with releases on catholic tapes, draft, nihilist and others.

right into the thick of the 12x12 series with a double-up of new tracks from jesse rose. he thinks it is his best 12x12 yet. we are happy he thinks so.

vinyl sampler 9/10 of the sound of belgium - the compilation cd

since his 2011 debut lp *bible eyes*, psutka has been busy with various studio production projects as well as recording and touring with his side-project hiawatha. his return as egyptrixx takes the form of a multi-media collaboration with berlin-based visual artist a.n.f. (andreas fischer). together the pair focused on a process - a set of meaning-through-reduction principles applied to both sound and video - with atmosphere, repetition and texture given priority over traditional ideas of narrative and song structure.

belfasts seven music returns with yet another 12 inch that sees the return of montel, a belfast house head whose rise has been nothing short of meteoric. first surfacing in january of this year, montel has graced many of the underground house scenes best imprints with his straight up, no nonsense approach to house & garage!

cardiffs best kept secret chesus debuts on 4lux with a release of his own. 4 strong deep house tracks. cleverly combining the old with the new, chesus shows his amazing production skills once again. the single features collaborations with fellow cardiff producers kofi tarris and, of course, the organ grinder with whom he previously released the club banger steam roller. tip!

lph whites latest is another made­for­the­club sureshot winner from label co­founder and ­owner jacques renault himself. if youve caught one of his sets around the world sometime this year, youve most likely heard the house banger? and consequently gone nuts. its impossible to resist the temptations of the bombastic drums, fat bass, chopped up vocals, and dubby synth hooks included within. a shining example of renault doing what he does best.

two techno heavyweights in the form of swiss producer pascal nuzzo and uk duo nhb come together for three fierce tracks on the !organism label. nhb can be considered one the of best recent revelations in minimal techno, where they found a place thanks to their experiences of the late 90s rave underground. nhbs philosophy has always been linked with the use of real synthesizers and drum machines and that shows here, whilst nuzzo has had plenty of big hits in various sonic realms over the last few years, from french filter house to edm to full on techno.

one of the rarest and most sought after nigerian records is now finally reissued in beutifully remastered sound and with its original artwork.the amrtin brothers were the backing band on the pax nicholas & the netty family album and not only recorded as the tabansi studio band but also as saxon lee & the shadows international. this record presents them at their artistic peak. a solid listen throughout, this is not just another african reissue but an incredibly deep and mature album that stands its ground amongst the best funk and soul jazz albums world wide.

maksim dark, well known for his own label shinocs music, strikes with his new ep >undercraus< on the frankfurt based label >la boheme recordings<. as you can hear from the first seconds, he combines timeless minimal at its best with mostly dark energies to some ass-shaking dancefloor weapons. the first 300 vinyls got an special add on, as always! so hurry up! early support from: animal trainer, joseph capriati, shlomi aber and many more...

approaching theomatics tenth anniversary, andrey zakharov aka an-2 brings together sunset stories, the first true long play released on the label. the six tracks , including previously unreleased ode to andromeda and elegy fm, represent an-2s very best production from 2006 to 2011.

limited vinyl edition with album cd! incl remixes by kollektiv turmstrasse, matthias meyer & patlac, dub taylor. the cosmic cowboys project was born in 2008 from the different styles of twoyoung venetian artists, nicola sansoni aka randomatique and kaled jabariaka kaledj. for >zero gravity love< their first album which will be released on musik gewinnt freunde, collaborations with talented musicians and singers from all over the world were made. it defines a mixture with their well-known emotional, groovy and new dub and electronic structures. the result is nothing that can be named into a specific genre but a mix of all their influences reshaped into the new sound of cosmic cowboys that they like to call >the version 2.0 of ourselves<. but there is more to it than that. if you still havent noticed yet we also have the 3 fabulous remixes with us, which fit best together with the album. dub taylor, matthias meyer & patlac and also kollektiv turmstrasse did their very best and created something new. >zero gravity love remixes< is the perfect match and absolutely ready for the dance floor. dubby, hypnotic, playful, moving, and last but not least, music made with much love. give it a listen now!!

baby ford and zip need little introduction and debut on trelik as > bfz< featuring co-conspiritor thomas melchior. the trio originally appeared on the 1999 >perlondon< 12 inch for perlon with ford and zip re-uniting for the >glidin along the riverbed< release then 2010s >clean hands< on pal sl. thomas melchior recently appearing on his own aspect music kicks off the 12 inch with a floor friendly up-beat 9 minute >melchior productions ltd< edit remix of >uff<. an >uffapella< closes the a-side featuring abstract sound design and textured vocals. side-bs >so they say< creates a feeling of space and unhurried rhythmatics whilst the title track >uff< combines deep instrumentals, chord and haunting vox with subtle bass and modulating kick. recorded in london and berlin. mastered at d & m

first runners out from the free spirit society s newly moved berlin-establishment is johanna knutsson & hans berg. being the title-track of this 2-track 12inch, i buy pink sheet is just as funky and loveable as imaginable, a mechanical jacking housegroove surrounded with bits of melodic techno elements. rabbithole takes you down a more narrow and deeper path filled with expectations.

recorded in berlin at studio schwedenstrasse one day in june 2010. recording engineer: marco paschke. mixed and mastered by daniel karlsson in stockholm at elektronmusikstudion. mika vainio - electric guitar, processing, metallic percussion. joachim nordwall - electronics, electric bass guitar, metal objects, hammond organ, vibraphone.

eye records is a label from ganez (the terrible).together with him, we decided to give the best of these a chance to exist on wax, choosing 4 of our favourite tunes on the eye whole catalog. a wicked melt powerfull techno and minimal tekhouse, dancefloor killerz!

morphosis morphine records boldly step into the archives of one of philadelphias best kept underground secrets: synth composer, charles cohen. this excellent release beholds seven key tracks (recorded between 1979 & 1988) that go into uncharted polyrhythmic / ambient / cosmic territory....tip!

we kick off in fine style with the first official full length album from vatican shadow (aka dominick fernow from prurient/cold cave) after over a dozen cassette and vinyl only releases and reissues. includes additional production assistance from juan mendez (silent servant) vatican shadow is currently touring in europe including shows at sonar,fabric, richie hawtins enter ibiza, roskilde festival, berlin atonal and more vatican shadow was featured on the recent sandwell district mix cd for fabric.

a white label release limited to 300 units worldwide, pictures music and ghostly international present three remixes of dauwds *heat division*. featuring re-interpretations from dfas tim goldsworthy, ostguts nick höppner and dauwd himself, this release sheds new light on dauwds sophomore ep. goldsworthys experience producing the likes of unkle and the rapture is put to work on his remix of *heat divsion* adding a mercurial vocal hook and a unique ending to the track, while höppners work roots *and* firmly in the ubiquitous sound of berlin. dauwd rounds off the line-up with a different take on *silverse*, offering a version aimed squarely at the dancefloor.

polytone recordings first mini-jubilee is due, and congratulations coming in directly from detroit and berlin! first felicitator is terrence dixon of tresor fame. his track pacers is an intriguing 10-minute-journey. on the flip we find spirals a stirring track from iron curtis. after his remix for matthias vogts together as one (pltr004) the berlin based producer delivers his first original for polytone

letztes jahr gelang lake people mit point in time (krakatau) ein echter underground-hit, der zwischen barcelona und berlin nicht nur in den sets der innervisions-crew rauf und runter gespielt wurde. nun schlaegt die leipziger musik-maschine wieder zu! nach seinen hochgelobten eps fuer krakatau und connaisseur präsentiert lake people einen brandneuen 4-tracker auf permanent vacation. diesmal erweitert martin enke, wie er von seinen eltern genannt wurde, sogar seine abenteuer in richtung 90s electronica, ambient und idm und erzeugt einen tiefen soundstrudel, dem nur schwer zu widerstehen ist.

a collaborative effort between marquis cooper (svengalisghost) and lili schulder (51717), this project was born in the winter of 2013. what can best be described as non-stop electronic erotic cabaret, the duo played a series of improvised performances which served as a structural backbone prior to the recording of this album. finished in merely two weeks, this 8 song double lp acts as a complete listening experience, engrossed in the down beat primitive electronics of the past whilst pushing further into the self-created anti-beat world of today. pulsing tones, off beat drums, melancholic vocals, and overall dark vibes characterize, but do not solely define what it is to truly trust in pain. mastered and cut by matt colton for maximum impact.

now might not be the best point in time to be referencing rolf harris, but.... can you guess what it is yet? it aint gonna be hard for those in the know. the second in our white label series sees a gang of veteran knob twiddlers with over 20 years of experience under their belt. at this stage we might as well just tell you who it is..... but we are still not gonna. strictly limited pressing. when its gone, its..... copies stashed away in the warehouse to flog on discogs for £300 a pop after everywhere else sells out.

bomb! one of the best fellas who constantly burning down floors with his peak time monsters got remixed by the cream of techno. there are no more words needed!

massive berlin underground techno, 2nd part !!

a limited run only 300 made worldwide of hand made, hand numbered and autographed copies of *stig of the dump - record 1* a compilation of the best of stig of the dumps previous releases, featured for the first time on vinyl (with the exception of braindead, which previously released on limited 12 inch has sold out & is now selling at collectors prices.)

pomelos newest outing is delivered by the nyc based producer extraordinaire brendon moeller, a real master in the field of techno and dub, also well known for his productions under the monikers beat pharmacy and echologist.despite his 10 albums and over 50 singles released for some of the best labels out there, it is three of brendon’s strongest tracks to date that have made it on his reconcile ep. the ep’s title track promises a subtle fusion of house and techno through a loosly swinging techno groove, and duly delivers with echoing chord cascades and spluttering sound effects. machiavellian impulse picks up the intensity with a more direct, pounding beat, to which stuttering, spacious stabs add an element of deepness and dub. loudness sustain decay finally has a whole side to itself, starting out as a lofty house mover, with a pulsing wild pitch synths slowly adding tension until the track’s wild finale.

solar activity on dikso ! label boss daniel solar returns with a new ep and some helping hands from stee downes on the mic, florian kruse & nils nuernberg with the mixer and berlin homie mario aureo on the composition. the tracks are ranging from disco to house, from mild to wild and should keep the audience from start to finish.

after finding a kitten named lola in an abandoned rimowa suitcase, pearson sound (aka david kennedy) thought it only right to wheel the creature home and write a track about the experience. and that is just for starters – if you love the shepard tone and powerful drums then you are sure to fall in love with *power drumsss*. on the flip, pearson pays tribute to one of the uks best-selling confectionary products.

we are very proud to welcome back one of our greatest artists and good friend scott monteith aka deadbeat. scott origal comes from canada but now lives in berlin for some years. the track mercy cage comes in two versions. the original track is stumping powerfull techno track, with the typical deadbeat feeling, dubby elements and heavy chords, perfect for the peaktime hour on the dancefloor.
pressing on yellow coloured & marbled vinyl.

hier kommt teil 2 der neuen hochkaraetigen, prominent besetzten, aber anonym gehaltetenen terror-techno liaison zwischen berlin und los angeles, zwischen den beiden top-labels boysnoize records (u.a. boys noize) und owsla (skrillex).300prozentiger break acid-tech-noise von dog blood. musik mit ausgestrecktem mittelfinger. inklusive mr. oizo remix (12inch-exklusiv).

merkur releases its 6th ep which has a new, different approach compared to the last eps for which it has gained much praise during the past 5 years. the a-side >theme of mercury< was produced by label founder shingo suwa and akirahawks, who is known for the unique re-edit label house mannequin. the two of them mainly perform at homopatik in berlin. theme of mercury is a hypnotic track which was created with some broken old synth and sends your mind on an intergalactic odyssey, before diving into the deepest ocean on a journey to forget about space and time. the first track of the b-side is a remix from ducerey ada nexino aka yuji kondo, also known for his work under both his own name and as a half of steven porter on semantica. the remix fastens up the mix by repetitive pulsating synths, giving the beat an industrial modern atmosphere and letting the crowd heating up. the second track on the flip-side, called >barsoom<, is a solo production by shingo and completes the whole package. the functional work of a cut up 303 acid line with raw bass and a running groove creates an insistent and deeply pressured feeling. vinyl only, limited to 300 copies.

time for another successful introduction to the off roster. meet the spirit of chi thanh, a berlin based multi talented beat wizard who brings us an outstanding debut ep. lets play starts out with infectious acoustic guitars that get in groove with a driving yet deep beat and bass combo.

optimo trax is an offshoot label of optimo music for tracks aimed at djs/dancefloors. yes, we know there are too many record labels already, but we felt an overriding desire to start another one as so much music that didnt seem quite right for optimo music (i.e. music that was specifically designed for dancing) kept coming our way. like the parent label, optimo trax will release music by new artists and excavate forgotten classics. luma is a project by dave clark from glasgow. dave had his first release as a member of state of flux in 1993 on t&b vinyl, the label twitch ran with his dj partner of that era, brainstorm. twitch and dave have continued to work together in various ways ever since. he has released records as truffle club, and as big ned on optimo music as well as working with twitch from 2005 - 2010 remixing a plethora of artists under the optimo (espacio) moniker before fatherhood necessitated him focusing on changing nappies rather than programming synths. dave has also recorded under various aliases for r&s, numbers, stuffrecords, dissident and wireblock. the twentieth anniversary of that first release seemed a fitting date for dave to unleash his monster new club music alter ego, luma on optimo trax. twitch thinks dave is the best producer in scotland and endlessly weeps into his gin and tonics about how unprolific dave is, so was ecstatic when the 4 killer tracks were delivered that make up this third optimo trax ep. these have been thoroughly road tested over the last few months at gigs around the world.

from music blog to online records store to label - heres growing bin records first release.... an ambi-learic-jazz trip...decent!