2015 repress , kyle hall is in the full spotlight this spring with releases on hyperdub, 3rd ear, remixes on clone and warp. and also moods and grooves has an exciting release from kyle too with some fresh early works! three phat grooving track track each with its own exquisite quality and soulfulness.

krl returns to wolf music after a production hiatus. the ep contains four krl dancefloor cuts and three skits that tap into his hip hop roots.

up next on non series with a four-track brute is the successful german producer savas pascalidis. all in all a perfect fit for non series, exuding the minimalistic energy of the label.

going further into techno territory, orphan swords come back with a three tracks ep called -license to desire- on paris-based desire records. following the -risk in the new age- ep (2014), this new hypnotic release is probably their most powerful so far, concentrating ebm, minimal techno gristle and industrial electronics. this ep clearly relates to previous efforts such as -caim- that has been described by xlr8r as -the grinding sounds and whirling blasts of white noise position the track directly in the realm of acts like sandwell district and richie hawtin s digressive and hypnotizing plastikman moniker.- make sure to check out the massive epic of asmoday and the textural sophistication of hooker .

at first sight, *100 ep* is the most abrasive techno output of portland duo asss. following their acclaimed singles on haunted air records, alex smith and sean sumler have crafted an excellent four-track assault of propulsive drum sounds filled with industrial textures. across the frequencies of *101* to *104*, dense dynamics and unpredictable manipulation of modules reflect their own spontaneous, improvisational style into a new highly destructive release. comes with insert.

peder mannerfelt joins the ultimate hits crew with four tracks of cold, rhythmic, electronic work-outs. deceivingly minimal and effortless upon first listen yet complex and deftly executed upon closer examination. limited to 300 copies, hand printed sleeve.

bleed enter their stride, with a third release of the year, following on from volte-face’s ‘charlatan’ ep, and the daniel avery/volte-face collaboration as rote, ‘ep1&#8242,,,,. ‘all grown up’, volte-face’s second ep, ‘all grown up’, comes out shortly before his debut on semantica, with a track featuring on their next nonnative compilation. the ep is primed for club play, with three densely detailed peak-time techno originals, as well as a short ambient interlude and a killer dj spider remix. the record has received early plays from friends of the label, including daniel avery, dj nobu, tripeo, etapp kyle, blind observatory, francois x and ryan james ford.

chris carrier’s brings us the latest installment from his ever-trusty adult only label, with a firecracker from julian alexander, a rudeboy from holland, utrecht to be precise. julian’s close ties with slapfunk records, the label that released carrier’s most recent artist album, make him the perfect candidate to captain this new release, which is full of murky grooves and simmering energy. across three tracks julian brings encapsulates that adult only flavour, kicking off with ‘butress roots’ a bass-heavy roller with an eerie overtone and a minimal make-up – watch out for the extended breakdown, it will send shivers down your spine. up after that we have ‘xy’ a more up-tempo, bouncing, dance floor destroyer. major vibes on this one. on the flip ‘point of view’ brings the energy down again, with a steady flow, and a slow-building pads together with an indecipherable female vocal clip that adds to the captivating atmosphere. carrier steps in to remix ‘point of view, closing out the ep with a punchy demonstration of his production prowess. raw.

rod, aka respected long-term dutch activist benny rodrigues, hands in another burning 4 track ep for figure spc. as the series approaches the zenith of its 26 chapter a-z journey, the quality shows no sign of dropping, with rods crisp and characterful techno trips inspired by classic minimalist traditions. over four, bleep infused, tracky and positively charged cuts, rod opens the doors for us into his latest hardware-driven studio sessions. each track is a carefully carved snapshot, a different specific moment for the floor, the producers talent for creating elegant moments of tense and playful techno is clear to hear.

cavalier deliver their first 12 inch. koloman trax steps up with three dreamy, deep and distorted house excursions. channeling thumping machine beats, winding pads and tape saturated grooves, all combining to make one introspective, infectious debut.

resopal presents some tomas es with his four deep greek territory dancefloor compositions. the talented producer and dj moves effortlessly between minimalism, to tech house and ethereal acidic techno, while they accurately conceiving the art of rhythm and melody. if you still know and like savvas ysatis - that s your 2015 pick.

hailing from the industrial northern heartland of france, romano rapeso presents four techno cuts on the resopal label. he regulary plays club weetamix and together with techno s finest and most respected dj s including our big sven vath. now you have the chance to experience manipulation ep in its full beauty. climbing synth themes float amongst a barrage of drums in this rather anthemic yet controlled studio session from rapeso. the ep contains four tracks with some really heavy, prominent raw grooves. serious club food - played by sven amongst others.

transition lab recordings is proud to present its next vinyl release. the release 006 will continue the limited series called -lab series-. it s time for the -vol.3-, which includes four tracks by markus suckut, roman lindau, guido nemola, z.i.p.p.o.

incl donato dozzy remix, 180gr vinyl, 275 copies made. kynant records looks first to a techno veteran in max durante. his first offering on kynant is black light, a four-track ep of deep and physical, avant-garde techno.

storming 3rd release from tommy 47’s 47 records. 4 monster techno tracks from tommy 47, i/y, bas mooy and ritzi lee.

• earwiggle welcomes the very talented manni dee to the fold
• continued dj support from: blawan, truss, rebekah, tommy four seven, martyn, benjamin damage, and, happa, dax j, ctrls, rivet, sunil sharpe and many more...

• run out run delivers yet another transatlantic link-up !
• one half of hermans, jerry riggs brings a healthy four tracker with two mike davis (brenda, berlin) collaborations
• hand stamped manila jacket

label newcomer flogo joins ahrpe project and goes out with three new massive acidish

swedish techno producer and performer ascorbite is launching his own imprint corseque records by releasing a solid four tracker on limited 12 inch vinyl called *subarctic ep*.

null+void recordings launches with a new release from london based producer shinra neatly following on from his contribution to balkan vinyls mutant city acid compilation earlier this year. here he presents a four track ep of space age, acid laced and rephlex resonating electro. a music blog for five years and radio show for eighteen months starting out on rinse fm in 2014 and now monthly resident on leeds kmah radio, null+void has been a space that gives platform to techno, electro and experimental electronic sounds. early dj support from fabric resident craig richards and dont and super rhythm trax boss jerome hill.

linear movement deliver their debut release from audub. here are three blissfully deep house excursions, bordering on ambient and dub. get ready to dance and sleep at the same time. note : cover on the border slightly broken

blorp comes out with its first vinyl release! this various artists ep features three tracks by previously untapped talents including one from label owner gnork. the aim is to capture the mystical awe of space, with its infinite beauty and unsettling weirdness. an eclectic collection of tracks, spanning club centric house, space age electro and rustling ambient.

for the first v.a. on knife we present to you four tracks that brings to your ears. four amazing groovy tracks for you to listen and play.

strong minimal trippin release by amam .. vinyl only 180gr!
introducing the end of autumn season, amam presents a vinyl only various artists release: shir ep. it includes four stunning tracks by great producers.

amtk002 follows up the debut release with 4 more hypnotic cuts, taking a slightly more melodic approach to the ep with an ambient intro tool useful for set openers.
support comes from ben klock, boris, ben sims, norman nodge, kobosil, tommy four seven, luke slater, sigha, etapp kyle, pfirter, lucy, edit select, truncate, developer, thomas hessler, truss & jeroen search

rooted series is back after summer with this third release, as every release the project continues with 4 track v/a on vinyl only format, this time comes with great and well known artists, side a with matt star (cocoon/rawax)and label boss bolumar (rooted), side b with patrice meiner (sol asylum/luna records) and chad andrew (dissonant/tini & the gang). four different tracks to play in every set.

four track vinyl with prime time bangin techno

"asymmetrical code is the evolution of what is known as techno today. the code or song takes you on a journey to the future of the past where you can find an alternate -you- through contemporary realities and soundwaves. starting in 2013 as an underground label with no public releases, the main goal of fragmento & tracy (owners) was to find and collect the perfect sound, ambients and grooves to carry you to the meaning of asymmetrical musical code. on this journey is the listener also accompanied by visual stimulants created by the label to influence or facilitate the mind to wander and build a new creativity within you. for the launch of asymmetrical code, three underlying themes were created; acr-001 by fragmento & tracy, acr-002 by bat, and acr-003 by fragmento. these are the first steps to your journey."

cosmic club 16 in the house, and for this one skylax have delved deep into the mystic universe of the ever enigmatic violence fm with a four track ep quite simply out of this dimension… etoiles ep is an inconceivable work of art from violence fm that will leave listeners stargazing for more, not to mention an extraterrestrial remix of chez damier s el fin esta cerca on the flip.title track etoile does the damage on the a side, with a vocal (a1) & instrumental (a2). lofty kick drums and enchanting synths bring this classic track right up to date, with the heavenly vocal harmonised seamlessly on top for a truly otherworldly experience - this is a must for anyone looking to get celestial with their dj sets. we can already see early morning dance floors in the future raising their hands to these killer joints

three tasty pieces of oriental disco edits by hysteric.

the second of two brilliant eps produced by merweyn saunder and eric lewis. although this was released under a different name, they were actually all done in the set of sessions that also gave us the previous release, the virgo four ep. as far as the duo were concerned m.e. was their name and virgo was imposed on them by someone at trax. the two eps were later conjoined and released as an album in the uk radikal under the name virgo. it was re released in 2010 by rush hour.

jesse calosso is a bronx-born dj and producer, part of a tight clique of new york artists that includes such luminaries as the martinez brothers and filsonik. 2015 has been a busy year for him. not only has he completed a mix-tape style album as masters at dutch with the martinez brothers and blas cordero, but also his tracks serving size and whatever right now appeared on the tuskegee ep the come up vol 1. he has dj-d at output in brooklyn, circoloco in ibiza and at seth troxlers acid future party in london to name but three. now, he releases a brand new four-track ep called the incoming on cutting headz.

northside ‘82 is proud to welcome smart bar resident savile to the label for our second release. entitled suffer play, this three track ep imagines an alternate reality where minimal house takes an extended detour through chicago, strapping on the city’s famous jacking percussion for a more robust but equally razor sharp sound. “spaced” opens the record with a jolt of jacking house, pairing a limber bass line with tense percussion and pinpoint vocal samples. “1pm morning” is inviting and warm, a richly crafted environment lit by by resonating bass, wallpapered with sharpened guitar strums, and decorated with jangling percussion and clavinet accents. closer, “recipes from nowhere”, is the dreamiest of them all, letting melodies bubble around the track’s bass line backbone and swaddling listeners in melancholic pads. altogether an exceptional record from one of the city’s brightest young.

hidden recordings delivers another unique sounding and memorable four-track vinyl. yuuki sakai’s “ran tan” ep is unlimited in distinctive sounds, energy and vibe. these tracks are rare, like no other combining experimental design with controlled and well-thought out drumming. test your limits, teetering on the edge of madness as you try to decipher the dancefloor etiquette for each of these! complimenting the release is a rare and wonderfully percussive-full remix from the undeniable a mochi. a well established and respected techno vet who’s been deep in the tokyo underground for over a decade.

following up the fantastic summer re-release of upsetting keys “empathy” ep, path records follows with its first new catalogue number since 2006. path 008 marks the return of artist fate 258, whose 1999 “why 2k” path 001 ep has been a hotly sought after item on discogs. the three-track ep contains two exciting new mixes of cult classic techno track “the path”. the a-side version “path to hell” is the harder of the pair, a dark edgy journey into the unknown with shuffling 808 rhythms providing much of the melody. “path to heaven” slows the groove down and adds warm juno pads throughout the mix for a very deep detroit flavored techno style. on the final track “heaven or hell” sort of a broken beat downtempo piece, sparse vocals and bladerunner samples mix to complete the dystopian concept. these mixes of “the path” are considered pre-mixes, as they were completed in 1998 before the original release of path 001. fate 258 is a project from brooklyn producer reade truth, known for his work over the last decades on labels such as planet e, sonic groove, n-syde, wurst and strictly rhythm to name a few. limited to 250 worldwide, with the first 100 including full black and white cover art.

infamous for his part in glasgow’s dj duo optimo and the production partnership naum gabo (speicher / kompakt extra), j.g. wilkes is an esteemed music producer with a catalogue that has been building since the turn of the century. the ‘jaxon’ ep is j.g. wilkes’ first widely available solo 12” release containing four exquisite cuts exploring the ethereal boundaries of electronica. taken from a limited edition mini album box set entitled ‘german pizza party’ (vf111), j.g. wilkes’ ‘jaxon’ is the only track from that collection aimed anywhere near a dancefloor, in which rich and potent rhythms collide with foreboding frequencies. cologne’s barnt isn’t afraid to let the elegance of space and chaos into his heartfelt rework, solidly cementing the koln-glasgow freundschaft. the ep features two further productions from wilkes, the melancholic, beatless and occasionally ruthless ‘bathing beauty’ in its original form and ‘useful tool’, given a turbulent rework by naum gabo.

special triple pack for all you highway lovers out there - contains three classic releases (hwr006, hwr010, hwr017).

new imprint banlieue launches with their first release. benoit b provides four tracks of astral, vintage tinged house. machine beats clatter against moaning synths and shuffling, ghostly fx whilst solid grooves punctuate the settling dust. eyes down club fodder!

prolific bremen based imprint drowned unleash their fourth 12 inch, this time tobs delivers four heavyweight techno tracks, taking cues from uk hardcore and dark warehouse raves. the result is some break ridden, bass bin destruction.

livejam records is proud and excited to announce the release of its 6th instalment. five years have past since the last release and despite the label’s long period of -inactivity-, its main characters’ productions have been consistently appearing in affiliated outlets such as relative, warm sounds, experiential learning, appointment and sperimentazioni sonore. 2015 marks the year of the long awaited comeback seeing founder emg delivering livejam’s peculiar sound along with label co-owner john swing. lucretio and marieu s undercover touch, in collaboration with emg, is also present in this dynamitic 12-. “awareness” is a four track ep designed for the dance floor: a blend of analogue-cut house and techno surefire party tracks permeated with soulful vocals and that characteristic raw feeling. limited hand numbered

edizioni mondo presents serie due! while the first chapter with four releases dedicated to seascapes ended with the compilation collezione, we are now delving into a new part of edizioni mondo’s world that presents new views and also artists. niagara, the first release, anticipates the l.u.c.a. album and contains 3 different versions of the same track: one from rotla, one from polysick and a l.u.c.a.s own quirky version that is surprisingly dancefloor-friendly. the name mondo has its roots in “mondo movies” is inspired by libarary music and has the goal to produce music that is descriptive of concepts, images and environments. good listening!

sold out! what happens when scales and patterns of contradicting emotional imprints combine? when light and darkness, bitter and sweet, frost and blaze collide? those are the questions that johannes heil chooses to address on his upcoming album, opening up a vast grey-scaled area for the listener to traverse with techno as a blindfold. <black light> sees the german techno mainstay return to the album format for an intimate ten track odyssey of close-curtained introspection. heil chooses the words of fellow futurist nikola tesla to set the stage of the black light story: >black is the true face of light, only we do not see this<. track names are dropped in favor of a chronology of scenes, better adapted to the seemingly polar opposition of the forces that the figure and cocoon regular conjures throughout the album. everything that we perceive is processed and set into relation with past memories, digested emotions and iron-branded impressions. battling the current, johannes heil chooses to challenge certitudes by forcing us out of our comfort zones into the absence of light. if the pictures painted on >black light< are dark, they are also far from monochromatic. the machine-driven sonic prism acts both as the heavy cloud and the burst of light that shoots through to guide us. its the aggressor and the victim, the clenched teeth and the jubilant, the paranoia and the sanity of the mind. its pure heads-down driving techno with volumes of grandiose. provoking our senses, extending his art onto our personal canvases, the exile boss gives the listener the freedom to interpret the emotional context of each piece, to write the scripts of the individual scenes. the impression that >black light< leaves upon first listen testifies that 20 years down the road, johannes heil shows no sign of slowing down.

having made his family life a priority for the last three years, picotto was nonetheless busy in the studio, adding to his beyond-extensive catalogue of releases and preparing us for a new salvo of pumping techno, jacking tech-house and quintessential club material. from heart to techno, picottos ninth studio album features a number of collaborations with regular partners in crime riccardo ferri and devid, who both throw in extra measures of italian flair to the mix

after the label launch of taped artifact earlier this year with an ep by label co-founder kevin arnemann, the second release is coming by courtesy of los angeles resident natan h. with his erklingen ep, natan h serves up four tracks of emotive dub-influenced house and techno excursions, showcasing his inimitable musical qualities.

ibiza based francisco allendes makes a welcome return to desolat for his next release, a fine ep that marks something of a new direction for the man across its four great tracks. first up, 2agility queen is a raw bit of jacking house with clipped vocals offered up by dance manias dj dmc, bulky drums and classic cow bell tinkles all making for a sweaty and heavy house kicker.

no nonsense house stable holic trax turn to accomplished producer and dj ekkohaus for their next ep. the greek producer serves up four brilliantly robust jams that come on limited 12inch? coloured vinyl (with a bonus track)

over the course of just four releases, the palms & charms label has quickly established itself as a purveyor of fine original music, enjoying support around the globe. their fifth release sees tokyo magician max essa drop one of his hottest eps to date. have you ever wondered what it would be like to be truly footloose and fancy free? have you ever dreamed of another way of life - free from the constraints of your current existence? well, here it is? the blame it on rea ep will elevate you to a completely new way of understanding - not just of yourself, but the world! forget the trials and tribulations put upon you by the man and enjoy the beauty and wonder proferred by the man – max essa. available for a limited time only - seek and ye shall find!

the chicago based perpetual rhythms label welcomes trinidadian deep to the family for their 6th release, native bush ep. trini is known for his deep, spiritual, and tribal sounds on labels such as ron trents future vision records and neroli.the same holds here for his ep three deep house tracks exuding love through percussive and atmospheric vectors.

talman records is the new brainchild from french producer and dj samuel thalmann aka okain. the label aims to focus exclusively on the music from the label boss, digging deeper into his musical roots to create a modern sound. after spending the last eight years releasing on some of the most sought after labels like bpitch control, tsuba and truesoul to name a few, it s time for the parisian artist to setup his own imprint and to continue to showcase his personal interpretation of house music. here is the first release containing three new tracks.