the premise of this album is that transformation is possible. it frees the known to dare into the unknown. home stories is hainbachs fourth release on seil records. it displays an uncompromising approach to sonic world-building and explorative ambient music. the majority of home stories was recorded in the black forest, the artists old home, but the album is far from a reflection on the past. it is about the changes this area has seen and more importantly, about transformation in general. as humans have always been changing the landscapes - for better or worse - hainbach takes a tentative listen to what can be found in taking the well-known and changing it to the uncanny. thus the piano, which often serves as a compositional root sound and familiar element changes over the course of the tracks, is abstracted, re-synthesized, shaped into abstract forms, and relocated to physically impossible places. produced & mixed by hainbach. mastered by salz mastering artwork by nasa design by aoki & matsumoto
mark system s first solo release on metalheadz comes in the form of two exceptional pieces of drum and bass for the 4th instalment of the 25 years series. based in ibiza, mark s only past contribution to the label is a singular remix but it s always seemed inevitable he would one day have his own metalheadz release. he has been described as somebody who has -impeccably honed his sound-, a sound that is distinctively mature, naturally unique and highly emotive, all of which are as recognisable as ever across these two tracks.
the sound of one of the most recognisable metalheadz anthems makes up the 2nd part of our 25 years series. asylum aka l double s da base ii dark was originally released in 1995 and retains its status as a certified classic, still appearing in sets almost 3 decades later. remastered for this mammoth project the single is accompanied by a stealth remix on the b side, a remix that grew into stealth s own personal homage to the metalheadz sound. the outcome is a ravenous twist constructed entirely with the late night dancefloor in mind
without doubt one of the most revered metalheadz singles of all time and a pre-cursor to an album that has since been labelled as a blueprint, this is commix as a duo at their peak. originally released in 2007 and now repressed for the first time 13 years later, its often hard to come across music this synonymous with a whole scene with be true in particular still reverberating across the world on dancefloors, in mixes and throughout homes.
year 000.000.001 identifies an endless year and a conceptual ongoing voyage in borderless spaces. hence, the fourteen artists, ten tracks and five colors of this second installment are not to be considered a compilation but a continuous metamorphosis of the labels core vision, curated by toto, pepe, carola and giammaria.
light infusions is the result of a long distillation process that led to a collection of eight tracks, four of which are collaborations between hydergine and relevant dub / deep techno artists: audub, luke hess, merv, and mikkel metal. cover artwork by marco conte. bonus photos by alex palmieri
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