kiko navarro has released on some pretty impressive labels. nite grooves, third ear and even king street sounds to name a few! which makes us very excited to have him as part of plastik people. kiko delivers us some straight up dance floor house killers, first track, bates dance has infectious strings combined with moody drums & rhythms that are reminiscence of early point g sounds that came out on basic recordings back in the day, kiko then follows up with a groovy hip shaking track called camon yo! which will certainly move any floor.

stepping up for the second ep on brame & hamos own imprint splendor & squalour is top boy hamo with his debut solo ep -the cotton club. with his partner brame he has already released staggering eps on dirt crew recordings and dam swindles own heist recordings. a fierce rise in the deep house community for sure! we already had a small taste of hamo s solo productions on the clockwerk ep that was released beginning of this year as the first ep on splendor & squalour. now we are giving you a full 5 tracker with a remix from box aus holz/ torben boy kickflip mike. the ep kicks off with title track - cotton club - a jazzy deep house jam, keeping the hip hop vibe present. up next is -wonce- which is a little bit more on the melodic side. we would also like to welcome more of our sligo family to the label with this side up, the hip hop trio is featured as third on the a side with the straight hip hop track in control. on to the b side we have the brilliant kickflip mike adding a much clubbier vibe to -wonce- a real early mornings bomb. to close the ep hamo has given us black lodge, a dusty house groover with delightful hi-hats and very clever sampling going on as in all his works, solo or with his homey brame.

owohl als dj wie auch als produzent verweist luca ballerini auf seine großen vorbilder sven väth, carl craig und basic channel. auch die musik von levon vincent und omar s hat den aus verona stammenden ballerini stark beeinflusst. sein aktuelles release für cocoon recordings lässt genau all diese vorbilder und einflüsse klar erkennen

amir alexander was one of plan b recordings’ first recruits. from his first submission, we knew his sound was perfect for plan b recordings. “sonic subversion” was released as a digital ep in 2010 and now receives a proper vinyl release. we feel these tracks sound even better now. their content is as timeless as ever. they have been slightly tweaked and re-touched by amir for this release, making them perhaps even more sonically powerful than the originals. three tracks of bubbly, banging goodness from one of our earliest comrades.

aboutface is firstly a composer/live performer and secondly a dj, hailing from east london he steps up for the next release on amirali’s newly founded imprint dark matters. drawing upon both the sociological and environmental landscape as creative inspiration, aboutface uses his background in fine art and painting to help inform his productions. all the last three years music has been inspired by a thousand mile plus journey through eastern europe and around the coastal regions of the uk, each song using the environmental recordings of a different region or city as the creative starting point.

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!

key dj support: james ruskin, benjamin damage, perc, tlr, orde meikle/slam, iron curtis, marco zenker, dario zenker, lo shea, rsd, the organ grinder, john heckle, space dimension controller, benji b, randomer, dj deep, dexter, laurent garnier, altered natives, norman nodge, trickski, boys noize, vincent neumann milos has been causing quite a stir of late with his limited handstamped msr & milos recordings projects, gaining support from key players including ben sims, gez varley (lfo), and colin dale. now we look forward to receptive visions, a label focused on no bullsh*t, real dancefloor techno. kicking off with the euphoric yet raw -reconery flight-, razor sharp hats, and massive drops pave the way for gauranteed dancefloor response! flip for -away days-, heads straight down, with a distinct gnarled, ragged intensity and thick pulsating grooves! one to watch!

lab.our 06 features offbeat, dancefloor techno from hermans. hermans (jerry riggs dick diamonds & maxwell church) already have releases out on labels such as run out run, klasse recordings, zodiac44 & extended play, among others. a1 is sweat box rock, an epic stormer that sounds like a techno jam session with alternating beat patterns and dirty keys. b1, dustin tombtones, is an uptempo acid workout destined to move dancefloors. b2 is a remix of sweat box rock by lab.our music bosses basic soul unit and j-ul.

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. trevor jackson recorded this release in the vinyl factory recording studio as part of station to station. pressed on-site at the barbican centre for station to station july 2015.

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 !

on the heels of last years moon temple ep, throne of blood co-founders vito & druzzi return with the two floor-ready vocal house jams featuring xavier, a veteran vocalist best known for his brilliant version of gimme the night by george benson released on erstwhile nyc disco imprint, a touch of class recordings.

uk funk connoisseur duke slammer takes the driving seat on the 303-fueled ‘bangkok skytrain’, with remixes from moscow based simple symmetry and returning artist tony g. inspired by tropical heat, bangkok skytrain utilises 303s, analogue drum machines and mixes in field recordings taken from an excursion to thailand. the result is a heady concoction of warm basslines and humid atmospheres, with a groove reminiscent of early 90’s melodic techno and a cheeky drum track that wouldn’t be out of place on a larry heard record. simple symmetry, the lipski brothers from moscow, slowly rebuild layers of the track like a locomotive building up momentum, and in typical style simple symmetry style finding the perfect vocal sample and pan pipes that help propels you into the foreign lands. before you know it the track is pumping at full chug! tony g’s take goes a bit further afield than the original. a dub rhythm sets the picture in outer-space. hihats stutters like cosmic dust rickashading off the nosecone of the space ship while longing strings take us deep into a distant nebular before the 303 bring the thousands of new galaxies into view. definitely music to listen to in the dark! look out for the secret dancefloor weapon ‘just drums’, an industrial drum machine workout for the freaks!

were sending a warm welcome to luca agnelli, the newest addition to the upon.you-family, ever active producer and co-founder of the italian imprint etruria beat. mr. agnelli has been making waves in the electronic music scene since 2006 with a string of releases and remixes on labels like truesoul, get digital music, desolat or moan recordings and is now setting floors on fire with his first ever ep on upon.you records - solaris

already known worldwide for his one of a kind techno productions and dj sets, oliver deutschmann is a name that wont fade anytime soon. since launching his label vidab records in 2007, he has seen a steady amount of releases on his own imprint as well as other establish labels such as aim and soma quality recordings. after teasing us this summer with keep rising oliver returns to mobilee this fall for a full length ep featuring his signature techno sound. taking us on a mental journey we are delivered three solid techno thumpers that will work wonders at the peak hours of any set. the ep will bring the crowd into a world of pure techno bliss with heavy kicks, hypnotizing pads, and a dash of acid to tie it altogether in a cohesive package.

shake the mind encapsulates the sound of clouded vision recordings, with a long awaited single from matt walsh, backed with a remix from daniel avery. alongside the radio edit, the title track is a 7-minute trip of late night acidic techno, with a nod to matts new wave and ebm influences. the double a-sided vinyl is completed with a pounding slice of atmospheric techno and the first new piece of music from daniel avery, since the release of his critically acclaimed album, drone logic last year. dan returns the remix-favour to close friend matt after his version of free floating appeared on the drone logic remix album new energy earlier this year.

mono junks label dum records is back! in 1994 an untitled 12” ep emerged from helsinki, finland. it was produced by an unknown duo called coopers and released by dum records. that particular squelchy sounding piece of wax helped to establish the sound that was later to be known as finnish minimal techno. alongside sähkö recordings, dum was one of the mainstays of gloomy northern electronics until its death in 2007. after an extremely long hiatus both dum records and coopers have now resurrected and instead of their trademark minimalism they offer now a 3-piece ep full of techno maximality! * indian acid* is a wonky excursion in repetition topped with roland corporations classical tr-727 congas, * ixam* takes you back to the soundscapes of 90s dreary finnish acid and * maximal fun* is a 12-minute trip to the electronic kraut techno madness of the coopers. play loud and preferably in dark. coopers are back with a vengeance!

doc severinsen is an accomplished american jazz/pop trumpet player, and as a band leader gained considerable notoriety on the tonight show with johnny carson. like most musicians in the 70s, doc took his shot at the disco and funk sounds of the time, gathered stellar musicians, and released impeccably sounding works. two of these cuts, be with you and shine on me are featured on this release. harvey s unfailing magic touch has yielded two dj-friendly edits with a lot of punch and galactic energy, yet with a velvet undertone. staying true to the mission, the label took great care throughout the production process in order to preserve the quality of the original recordings.

miss badu keeps gracing drum & bass with her beautifull voice, something we will never get tired of. get ready for another special delivery in the badu series by fokuz recordings where a certain unknown producer has truly outdone himself this time. both tracks have been popping up in liquid sets for a while but will now finally see the light of day. dont sleep on this, 300 handstamped and coloured copies available. very limited and bound to sell like hot cakes.

after retiring from the jamaican police force arthur duke reid established his treasure isle liquor store and sound system in pink lane kingston and was crowned the undisputed king of sound and blues in 1956, 57 and in 58. the duke then moved into record production and after relocating the store to 33 bond street, he then built a recording studio on top of his new premises in 1966. according to the musicians and singers the wooden construction of the treasure isle recording studio gave the music a distinctive warmth and richness and with resident engineer byron baron/smithy smith at the controls, the sound of a bond street recording was immediately recognisable.
but the studio one sound is different to the treasure isle sound! the people have to know. - bunny striker lee
a glittering selection of strikers treasure isle recordings are featured on this compilation. so please sit back and enjoy the set!

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 vinyl release on abandoned audio, the new sub-label from 31337 records, ezekiel honig‘s ‘a film of string & wood‘ continues his form of refracted, geographically oriented, electroacoustics. sitting in a background of field recordings and incidental real-world objects, textured piano and horns act as cement for chunky, yet subdued rhythms that fall over themselves and snap back into place. warm, looming tonal progressions remain incredibly intimate and focused while retaining an expansiveness of space, a perfect metaphor for honig’s music on the whole – personal and specific while intersecting with something more universal. throughout its five tracks, ‘a film of string & wood‘ stretches and pulls its melodies, weaving them through each blocky snare, each bassy kick drum phrase, with a heart and mind that hearkens to a different time, memory-tinged with a nostalgia for a moment that is yet to pass. pressed on sturdy 180 gram vinyl and featuring artwork/design by ezekiel honig.

after baazs successful album red souvenirs, office recordings is coming up with three wild remixes by dorisburg, christopher rau and s.a.m.

two mpc two thousand works from twenty semi-opaque purple floppy disks. brunette editions is a publishing outlet created by john roberts as an abstract platform for audio recordings, printed matter, and ephemera. the label showcases interdisciplinary work unbound by genre and medium created under the direct or indirect influence of music.

nach seiner *you are the star* debüt-ep auf compost disco letztes jahr präsentiert ed lee hier erneut eine mit einer guten portion funk beladene boogie-discoide ep. auf der b-seite steuerte wunderkind damiano von erckert (ava.) einen top abgefahrenen broken uptempo remix bei!

cowboy rhythmbox return to phantasy with a new set of recordings, following last year s celebrated debut two-side, we got the box and * rattle*, which gained international dj support from the likes of barnt, carl craig, seth troxler, roman flugel, kim-ann foxman, jackmaster and lena willikens, as well as featuring on erol alkans acclaimed fabriclive 77. fantasma s distinctive three tracks continue from where cowboy rhythmbox left us, a trident forged from the sweat of a thousand lost nights spent dishevelled beneath tarnished mirror balls.

echologist and vohkinne go head to head in the latest release for atrophic society. utilising a library of field recordings the two captured in their respective back yards. they ve crafted a sonic pallet using only those sounds, which serves to give a tangible cohesion across the ep as well as provide something a little different from the norm. each track captures a unique set of machine sounds and turns them into brooding, heady, atmospheric techno. a thousand cuts and scythe serve as heavy hitters, whereas nature control and broad swathe to the far side bring a dark mood seething with anticipation.

berlin atonal is proud to pick up on a tradition begun in 1984 with the publication of two volumes of live recordings from the 1983 edition of the festival. those records bore witness to the most inventive, adventurous sounds of the festival, and therefore of their time, containing live bits from psychic tv, la loora and zev. berlin atonal vol. 3 carries this custom forward three decades with selections from four of the standout performances of berlin atonal 2014. of course cabaret voltaire’s lauded and historical ?rst show in over 20 years is featured, richard h kirk’s no-nostalgia and machinery driven set ?rmly putting the cabaret voltaire project in a future-facing direction. miles whittakers surprising and muscular live performance also contributes a cut, as does festival favourite fis with his characteristically lumpy, textural soundscapes.

endlich ist * pause*, das zweite album des elektronikpioniers four tet wieder auf vinyl erhältlich! ...
nach dem erfolg seiner post-rock band fridge begann kieran hebden seine solokarriere als four tet. nach der veröffentlichung einiger high-profile remixe, unter anderem für apex twin auf einer warp compilation, erschien sein debütalbum ‚dialogue‘ 1999 auf trevor jackson’s legendärem output recordings. sein bahnbrechendes zweites album * pause* erschien erstmals 2001 auf domino, und wurde von der presse oft als folktronica-album beschrieben. nach einigen jahren ist das album jetzt endlich wieder auf vinyl inklusive downloadcode erhältlich!

bedfords finest d-malice returns to wax after years spent refining his sound via his superb dm recordings digital imprint. indian time will appeal to fans of the uk funky sound who have missed the distinctive groove and vibe of that scene. on the flip basic soul unit takes things up a notch both in terms of bpm and energy, delivering a techno sureplayer which is bound to find its way into mainroom sets this summer.

singular recordings from separate artists, bound together through nunos spellbinding powers of creation

parisian artist nautil is a music student specialising in acoustics, signal processing, and informatics. his debut single, canopée, utilises analog synths, sampling and personal recordings to emphasize the geometrics of nature and music. on the a-side the lead track, canopée, is a cavernous, pulsing, low-frequency techno colossus destined to hypnotise dark warehouse spaces. on the reverse galdae is a propulsive tecnoid tweaker while mue is designed for head rolling after hours with mesmeric synth drones suspended over a brain melting sub-bass pulse.

g-23 makes his debut under the strange audio dreams moniker, coming through on italy s young art-aud label with a sweltering two-tracker backed by two heavy remixes. -error design 1- is a break-driven jam that never truly drops into pool of nastiness, leaving you yearning more, while -error design 2- strips the beats in favour of glitchy field recordings and percussion-driven drones. pan s nhk yx koyxen remixes the former into a wonky bit of brain dynamite, pushing those breaks in and out his melodic waves, cardopusher makes a deep techno roll out of the same original tune. all in all, a rather essential piece of gear.

kolour ltd #20 comes courtesy of closed paradise. having released on sleazy beats offshoot fools & fables and releases lined up on whiskey disco, vinyl addicted, and of course ours - there s plenty to be excited about in paradise. as an added bonus we ve invited in a duo that we ve been real big fans of as of late for some remix action. fresh off the heels of their blinding ep on dam swindles heist recordings - we are proud to welcome brame & hamo to the family! pressed on black wax.

limited hand stamped 12- vinyl. for his second release on otb records, aggborough stylish-ly sticks to his guns. field recordings, vocals on a bed of well balanced techno. raw vs subtle, emotion vs groove. early support from adam beyer!.

chmara is an artist better known for the duet chmara winter, which created a number of releases for pets recordings. currently he is producing by himself and joining forces with otake records. *spring* has its unique position in the catalog of young label from warsaw. the vinyl is original, surprising, flourishing and simply beautiful. some herberts or dj koze inspirations can be felt, however, a solid character of these tracks gives a clear understanding that chmara has his unrepeatable unique style that can not be faked. lyrics, wonderful chmaras timbre plus accompanying female vocals give an image of surreal order. it is a beautiful, harmonious hallucination caused by nothing but music. the record also contains two remixes from slg and piotr bejnar - the owner of otake records.

both tracks the story of house and the visitor can be shortly described as once old-school and back again ! impressive storytelling vocals go perfectly together with catchy, minimal styled tech house beats. under the name of chicago is god the release combines the two great originals with excellent remixes by carlos sánchez (poker flat recordings, 8bit) and die vogelperspektive (brise records, get physical music)!

after releases on livity sound sister label dnuos ytivil and cold recordings, batu returns with his own new imprint timedance. the label is set to offer a platform for hybrids and mutations of uk techno, and the first release will be launched with a party in bristol on 20th february, where batu is joined at the cavern club by beneath and transient. the release showcases a progression from batu s first two 12 s, with more colour and melody than his previous work, sitting alongside waves of propulsive percussion.

out on vinyl for the very first time, these original recordings were produced by the band on a 4-track cassette deck in 86-87, except track a2, recorded on a 8-track tape recorder at 8pm studio in lyon (march 87).

this is the second 12 inch vinyl release from vision collective recordings and features four original tracks. since establishing the label in 2011 in cork city, ireland they have built up a solid global following with 23 digital releases & one other 12 inch vinyl release to date. the labels releases have been supported by numourous high profile djs and radio shows.

nice price deal !!! what happens far away from pointless party spots, boring student clubs, werder bremen and the smelly station forecourt full of piss, in this beautiful, grey city next to the river? more than before, we checked the musical output of the town, listened to recordings from friends and dug the archive. back to the origin of our intention – having a platform for all the artists who surround us in our dynamic environment and structures. for the five year anniversary of zckr records: a journey through warehouses, rehearsal rooms, workshops and studios of people who create the art we appreciate and who let us look to the future with a great sense of enthusiasm.

hailing from toulouse, french trio signs have already carved themselves out an interesting niche within the nu-skool neuro scene, stamping their unique output into the publics consciousness with big releases on red light records, bad taste recordings and c4c recordings. their beats are sparse and militant with each drum hit afforded the space to dominate the audio spectrum, with pauses and moments of silence, delicately programmed into the dna of the drum tracks, playing big part in the groove s forward momentum, propelling the riddims forward and creating a dynamically powerful and compelling backbone for the rugged, tough basslines to shine.

konstrukt. an electronic music label maneuvering below sea level. hear the heart pulsating...
konstrukt 001... watching the morning fading away, thoughtless and absent. organic soundscapes guided by field recordings layered with insubstantial percussion patterns.

cologne based acid maverick andreas gehm dons his elec pt1 guise for his debut 12inch on bristols happy skull. following a string of releases for acclaimed labels such as jamal mosss mathematics recordings, creme jak, chiwax, bunker and solar one, gehm is fast emerging as one of the most prolific and distinctive producers bubbling up from the european underground

nice price deal !!! these recordings pull back a curtain to reveal the mysterious world of syntoma and early-80s underground mexico. big tip & nod to this!

the vienna based imprint noiztank delivers the second statement of his design sound manifesto. label head zosima supplies three original tracks accompanied by a remix of industrial-esque pioneer kareem of zhark recordings. a lady from siberia moves around the cutting-edge agenda of current techno aesthetics. driven by an aura of melancholy and depression, only fragments of drama and uncontrolled violence break the stimulus of chaotic stubbornness.

after the success of previous various artist eps, cultured underground outlet cinematic recordings is back with another tasteful ep that features tracks by label head soy mustafa, city 2 city, aubrey and john tejada & justin maxwell.

tim green turned to one of our main players here at cocoon recordings as he is looking at his fifth release with this one already.

van bonn returns to his label van bonn records after releases on labels like traum, trapez and telrae. van bonn s travel to the magic rain forests and lonely beaches of the island borneo inspired him to compose music that takes you by the hand and leads you into the inner beauty of borneo. his new ep delivers two epic tunes with a total playtime of 24 minutes. the original mix is dominated by massive grooves, carefully layered sounds & field recordings from borneo. van bonn takes his time to let the tension rise slowly to finally erupt in a momentum that may remind the listener of krautrock and post-rock. the borneo dub adds a whole new level of deepness to the original track and formulates an atmosphere that can simply be described as fernweh. wether you listen to borneo in a club, on your stereo or with headphones it is always pure and true techno music for your heart, body and soul.

emotional rescue returns to the post war music of west germany and the work of dominik von senger and his cohorts based around the dunkelziffer project. this special -sampler- ep of recordings was produced as their part in cologne s stollwerck art complex, that acted as a home and inspiration to their musical experiments. based within the disused industrial warehouses spaces of stollwerck, a mix of post-hippies, punks and anarchists created a community within that fed off each other s artistic endeavours.