ashworth concentrates on the essence of solid techno in his first full ep for made of concrete. inspired by the main component of concrete itself, the material is intitled ‘portland’ and consists of no less than four original tracks. “world” makes for a gentle introduction by opening with a soft melodic lead, swiftly changing the tempo after a few measures. we’re quickly immersed in a syncopated bassline peppered with whirring synths that harmonise with full scale piano cuts, the most intriguing earworm on the entire cut. on “launch” the producer lays down hard hitting techno drums from the get-go, setting the foundation for a tense atmosphere. ashworth’s signature move quickly ensues, as he manages to inject emotion through synths and piano pads into an otherwise tense and anxiety-ridden ambiance. toning down the graveness of the previous tracks’ mood, ”mineral” reveals a surrendering groove, with a stripped down, minimalist approach, where the melody is assembled with the help of industrial elements, emotive bleeps and electric glitches. ashworth’s experimental edge is evident in the final track “scatter” - the sub bass lead creates a morose atmosphere paired with low-key synths and mechanical loops. while the first two tracks showcase ashworth’s ability to instill life into solemn techno soundscapes, the second half of the ep successfully exhibits his edgy experimental side, adding up to a heterogenous release.

ambient techno exponent, a sagittariun, returns after nearly 12 months absence with this new 2 track single. contortion / concrete walls pairs up two 140bpm techno cuts that are delivered with the signature a sagittariun sound. driving and energetic, and with huge swashes of psychedelic atmospherics, fans of the original detroit techno sound will appreciate the depth and warmth on this release. the disc comes hand stamped with the a sagittariun bambi logo

we dont know so many things about h330... except he seems to be from paris and kept sending us dope music since 2 years...the only thing we know is that the artist behind this name got strong skills, a big knowledge of house music, and a lot of soul... here are the 2 original tracks ( and an edit of one of them) that we decided to release on concrete music. definitely not the last ones..

le loup prowls a lot by night with his bougs, in château d eau area or in some other parisian african districts. the 2 original tracks seek to express the moods of those meanderings in the sweaty clubs and dark bars, where the players and pimps order champagne magnum bottles and dance collé serré against the walls with some hot chicks. forget the eiffel tower and the champs elysées: this is the real underground side of paris. dewalta was just back from an us tour when he started to work on the champagne magnum remix. but one remix was definitely not enough compared to all the inspiration he had absorbed during his travel. he finally offered us 2 champagne magnum remixes: one filled in with the soul of lake michigan, and the other chilled by the cold wind of illinois. 4 tracks for dance, sweat and feed your soul.

a selection of four tracks out last year, that were given the remix treatment by andreas pionty & fumée grise.

chicago’s own specter of tetrode fame joins the sounds familiar family and series of 45s with a double a-sider. ‘circus time’ is an hipnotic disco stomper, while ‘concrete jungle’ will please all the afro-funk headz!

incl a mix by daniel stefanik.

live-session originated sounds develop with each other and unite to a specific old school techno sound.

sometimes playful, sometimes serious and conceptual sounds that skirmish in a huge construct of 4 tracks. a sizzling noise pops up a straight kick n hi-hat rhythmic and initiates its all good by alek s, the new ep on made of concete

one of detroit’s most relevant names in modern techno “terrence dixon” joins the modularz roster of producers with his debut ep that features both his terrence dixon name and his alias population one on the same ep. terrence dixon submitted this ep to modularz a couple months back and said to us that he had something special for the modularz label - with the intention of releasing a well balanced ep with deep grooves, stripped down rawness and funky hypno rhythms we felt this would be a great addition to our catalog. we are very pleased to present this release and continue to show our range and our diversity in the techno genre

including cabanne remix, killer four track ep!, limited 2015 re-press

up next on made of concrete is gathaspar with his gathsoland ep. with straight sounds and dark beats, gathaspar takes it down to the realm of shades. after the vocal heavy intro of gathsoland the subkick abducts you into areas of unknown soundscapes. through the stormy pads of the vision in cooperation with echologist the ep is brought down to a round figure by the combination of traditional elements of techno and modern interfaces in the last track the lover of ursa major.

two fantastic edits by japanese based artist dj k... vinyl only release..

the furnace series is a two-part compilation of music inspired by a special room in the montreal apartment shared by booma collective from 2012-2014. when venues to throw parties became scarce, booma used this room leading to the fire escape in the back of the apartment known as the furnace as a space for small gatherings among close friends. the furnace series is a collection of memories of those intimate parties and impromptu jam sessions. part one features four tracks by booma collective founders and friends, beginning with psyche, a hypnotic, dub-techno inspired composition with oscillating, piercing sounds, evoking whistling flurries. solparas garden in the furnace echoes the hollowed-out concrete architecture of the furnace itself, filling up then emptying its atmosphere with layered drum machines and ghostly voices. cf01 is the result of feedback experimentation carefully arranged into a slow tribal jam. oren ratowsky. producer of booma collectives first vinyl release, rounds off the b side with gorby, an eleven and a half minute exploration of his mastery of analog synthesizers.

every week end im going to concrete to listen the artists who are playing there. i m talking about music with them , and do the same with people sharing the dancefloor with me. i collect all these inputs and ideas, all this energy, to define what concrete music dna is. because of this variety of people, tastes, and point of views, the label can t be reduced to one and only genre. to make the music more easy to apprehend, we are splitting the label in 3 parts, 3 differents moods, or more precisely, 3 times of the day... concrete music 7am contains the kind of music you could easily listen in our club at dawn, when the light is blue and the sun starts to filter through the mi-closed shutters. minimalistic, freaky or mellow, but always deep. concrete 3pm is definetly turned to house music. 3pm is the time when smiles are on every face, when the same vibe, the same energy, is going through every stomach in the room, and the crowd becomes one same entity. concrete music 4am aims for the more techno and black side of the music we love. at 4am, fists are pumping the air, or heads are down and eyes closed. it s not about how hard or fast the kickdrum beats, but how thick the atmosphere is.

great 4 track vinyl ... jus check yourself

after our premiere in february we are proud to present our second made of concrete - release. loosing the ground. absorbed by space. hold it down ep is the name of dudley strangeways new release. the uk based musician and labelhead of leftback, known for his classic sounds & sets, along deep, acid and tech lets us in on his dark 2-track secret. lastly compacted by 2 ashworth remixes, this ep floods synapses and gets control over your body. straight going kits and dripping pitched tom-sounds that lighten up the dark beats create a massive soundhall that perfectly represents the sound of made of concrete

the soul notes imprint has never restricted itself to just one sound. ever since it emerged in late 2011, the basque county based outfit has shown several sides of its identity and has developed into a diverse and well balanced home. one of the labels usual suspects is cologne native, adryiano. after reaping some havoc with his efforts on the snx series early last year, adryiano has been crafting his down south ep (ironically) somewhere in the north rhine-westphalian concrete jungle. the down south ep is buldging with deep sine basses, fine rhythmic synthwork and lavish but hefty beats. the title track showcases these exact things best. the essence of adryiano s latest effort is still somewhat hard to pin down. a lot of different moods are going on throughout the ep while the overall sounds maintains it s own glance. from the deep machinefunk on down south to the broken beats of feel what you do. all of these bits have a nice theme to them.

3 tracks, molded from pressing beats, are playing with the force of delay and wandering synthesizer patterns.

support by: drumcell, angela molina, terry grand, neil quigley and more

two original tracks by plants army revolver. this is a debut album about this new duo from italy. obscure techno with an aggressive bassline. on the b side, to complete the release, a mental remix of diaspora by echologist, the new project by brendon moeller (prologue/ electric deluxe). limited to 200 copies distributed world wide by triple vision keys words: aggressive, techno, mental.

gridlok on fire!

luke slaters mote-evolver reach the big 4-0 with the help of chris jarman, the commanding officer behind the kamikaze space programme. concrete musique is four tracks of loud, hard-nosed, techno-taunting speaker pressure.

concrete music is once again supporting an emerging techno talent of the parisian scene. the record label behind the pioneering boat parties of the same name is welcoming prolific french producer ben vedren for the 7th reference of its high-end catalogue. equally dabbling into ableton teaching or sound art installations (for renowned institutions in paris and rome, among others), ben is also building up a definite career in production that first took off with an ep on minibar and a remix of carl craigs classic bug in the bassbin. immersed in contemporary classical music, techno and various house subgenres, he claims a diversity thats been showcased in all its subsequent interventions on labels such as eklo or balance...

a lush 90s vibe haunts this first offering by new parisian talent voiron, but not one of simple nostalgia - one of real class. the glittering layers, futuristic architecture and spaceship motions of opener -radôme- bear the true density of some early warp and reflex classic productions. one doesnt need to go any further to feel that the sleek skyline and mental landscapes voiron draws here might be the natural extension of those started by aphex twins selected ambient works or even 808 states hacienda dance cuts.

two original tracks performaed by damaskin. mental and ambient techno, with soft bassline and dark atmosphere, this is the sound of damaskin, deep and weakness at the same time. on the other side a perfect techno remix of cassegrain duo, 7 minutes of a killer-dark-dancefloor-oriented track. limited to 200 copies world wide.

earlier on this year andy stott found himself playing on the same bill as new york heavy metal hoarders batillus. despite operating in completely different spheres, batillus had been playing luxury problems, stotts most recent album, on their tourbus and suggested a remix. the result is pressed up on this one-sided 12inch, a deadly reduction that pitches the original down into the abyss. andy stott will be back in 2014 with new material.

the pedigree of this collaboration should need little explanation. luminaries of british electronic music spanning over two decades, russell haswell (gescom, haswell & hecker) and downwards label founder karl o connor (regis, sandwell district, british murder boys) have come together to produce three tracks of inimitable experimental techno in their debut collaborative release. with each track built upon a permutating sonic foundation, these are muscular and expertly paced compositions that effortlessly transition between hypnotic rhythms and textural and timbral experimentation.

since jasper & maarten played at one of the first ever-concrete partys called twsted ii, they knew this parisian movement was something rare and unique. as an ode they made these tracks keeping in mind these magic early sunday morning hours. the result is two melodic and atmospheric influenced tracks. their brother in crime makam is responsible for the remix. machine soul techno music are the keywords of this paris-amsterdam affair.

herrmutt lobby is back for more. their third release on eat concrete (one as bretzel zoo) reveals a more soulful and laidback sound then ever before. the new haters gonna hate ep reaches beyond their previous material but still comes with their own style of improvised beats, lowend bumpers and weird time signatures.

dab hands first vinyl release brings together a range of housed up summer grooves to fit most sections of a discerning disco selection. from the slower building deep disco delight of what you gonna do to the percussive rare grooves of mood 2 groove and heavier work out of concrete boogie. a fine start for dab hands on vinyl.

zweites album von roger eno (bruder des brian) mit dem electronic-produzenten plumbline nach deren gemeinsamen debüt transparencies (2006). enos erhabenes klavierspiel begleitet die darken electronica-landschaften von plumbline, ergänzt mit streichern und gitarren erzeugen die beiden musiker einen schaurig-schönen soundtrack von dunkler cineastik. der finale titel beaute de passage ist ein vertontes französisches gedicht.
limitertes vinyl plus cd-version des albums.

antigone is an artists coming from the depth paris producing and digging for several years now. the three tracks are a travel in to different style of techno with the intention to reach a certain emotion that is close from nostalgia and really deep feeling. the challenge of this work was to find a good balance between sound and colour, focusing on an old sci-­&#8208,,,fi landscape. with a really mature perception this young artist is developing his own sound, a detroit atmospheres, openly characterize this ep, but it remains antigone work at the end with all his sense of details and perception.

following up on the success of amir alexanders idiot savant masterpieces, vanguard sound continues the struggle onward with snakes, heat and concrete by chris mitchell. raw, underground and forward continues to be the direction.

paris club kings, concrete, unleash a series of textures, representing their diverse and hugely popular events.
textures i is a collection of tracks produced by foreign and french artists. all have played at concrete and they all try here to transcribe in their respective styles, the atmosphere of these sundays on the bank of port de la rapee. in this third part we emphasis deep & minimal house music which is a huge component of the party.

paris club kings, concrete, unleash a series of textures, representing their diverse and hugely popular events ....

paris club kings, concrete, unleash a series of textures, representing their diverse and hugely popular events in paris.

this ep features five tracks by baconhead who make sci-fi beats to confuse your brain and their newly released >astro sludge ep< perfectly describes this 12inch debut by the uk based duo. after their very well received >soap ep< (getting support from slugabed, si begg and kid 606) theyve teamed up with eclectic dutch label eat concrete for a series of releases showcasing their sonic agenda.

lumisokea join eat concrete to release their debut album >automatons<. the belgian / italian duo formed by multi-instrumentalists and composers koenraad ecker and andrea taeggi bring forward an eight track album filled with refined microworlds of exciting electronica and acoustics. although the limited vinyl ep uses only four out of eight tracks it comes with a free download code to the full album.

a great track from joe & ubit (aka hugo), remixed by two of the founders of the label (phooka & maurizio cascella) and great guest artist, hubble. the original track is a pure concentrate of techno and filtered tools. voices, percussion and bleeps all mixed with a relentless and powerful bassline. phooka rmx is a swell of synth and bass, which offers a glimpse into the psyche of the listener, a drive of techno beats & a powerful dancefloor-orientated track. hubble gives us a masterpiece, a mental and dark version, in line with his other works and his unique and personal style! maurizio cascella closes the rmx and transform the original track with a heavy groove and loops the song, making it a unique and potent dj tool, a must-have for all djs.

aardvarck returns with his third full length album for eat concrete records. >anti concept< showcases a taste for deep ambient and minimalstic soundscapes, dub, detroit techno and bass heavy beats, mixed into a perfect flow. as the title suggests >anti concept< leaves aside musical genres and focuses on atmosphere rather than style. aardvarck carefully and patiently builds his own world of sound, adding layers and complexity with each track. these tracks bring mostly new material but also contain some of his earlier works on previous eat concrete and bloom releases, highlighting some personal favourites of his impressive output. enjoy!

with the worldwide success of the massive evolution album tc returns with his own imprint ‘don’t play’ ‘concrete’ could only be described as 140 set switch up with extensive support from club and radio from benga, skreem, mr jam on radio1 and 1xtra and many more.moveing in a slightly different direction ‘burning starlight’ is a drum and bass tempo 173 left of centre track with dance hall style vocals from the well respected mc dread with support from mr jam on radio 1 xtra and club djs such as netsky. mr jam “2 essential releases that deserve to be in the collection of every self respecting bass music head” “if these are don’t plays statement of intent, i feel sorry for any other labels!”

etherical indie album with acoustic rock as wel as fat electronics on this coloured vinyl lp from eat concrete.

aardvarck comes with >gloom<, an offshoot of his highly successful >bloom< imprint. >gloom< is the second split effort between aardvarck and dutch beatmaster kubus (opgezwolle, top notch). it features aardvarck on an oldschool techno vibe with deep and greasy beats plus his signature style breaks. on the flipside kubus delivers three insanely loud and bass heavy bangers. limited white label!

roel funcken, one half of dutch electronica duo funckarma, delivers the >daze flextone ep<, his solo debut for eat concrete records. these four tracks highlight the latest take on his dubstep-fused electronica experiments. the result is energetic, original and extremely heavy. three of these tracks were previously released on cd only thru berlins ad noiseam but we couldnt resist putting it on vinyl for obvious reasons. extra track is a funcken remix of a track by dutchman krampfhaft, watch out for more!

a divers drop of hardcore beats ranging from dynamic kicks and snares to melody and all aspects in between: promo - concrete combat
have it large!

blipvert releases his highly anticipated ep for eat concrete records. >quantumbuster now< offers four compositions that are rich in texture, extremely dense and highly original. californian based blipvert manages to create a world of his own, a place where literally each second displays a multitude of ideas, a place also where no idea ever repeats itself. >quantumbuster now< features blipvert on electronics, guitar, vocals and drums.