finest hour welcomes st. joseph to the family with a timeless four tracker. a record for all the slow house lovers.

lyssna records is a newly formed label out of stockholm overseen by adam stromstedt, flord king and mohammed al harbiti. two of the founding members, adam and flord, join forces to create a deep, jazzy and delicately put together debut. a1 shakshuka is a track driven by jazzy percussion and soothing chords on top and a slightly off kilter bass groove. a2 det eviga mysteriet straight away hits you with a more hip hop and soul inspired touch with well thought out vocal samples on top of a bouncy beat. flip side starts off with foul a slow pulsating track that is perfect for those late night shifts on the dance floor. finishing off the ep we have mr. tophat s rendition of shakshuka, weird and delightful at the same time, just like a mr. tophat remix should be, blu

australian-canadian cult label release their third and final vinyl sampler from their sun gaze / moon faze compilation series. the cult flies ever closer to the sun with sonic assistance from peter power, 84pc, a1st, thomash, dj grount, lum & von party feat. naduve. we live in a beautiful world, ladies and dudes... cherish it in all it s different forms, love it and don t be afraid. never forget we re in this together: we are all in one mind. peter power pulls up the post peyote summer sunrise anthem, a sweet sing-a-long perfect for cult heart-opening exercises and shamanic morning rituals. tel aviv s 84pc, a trio comprised of malka tuti s katzi kenneth, asaf samuel and naduve, deliver a beautiful piece of sun-kissed guitar prog downtempo. mellow, melting, mental, magic mushroom music. a1st drops on a3 with a soaring, beautiful theme of sun memory, an ecstatic journey inward to the radiant heart of the universe. cult favourite thomash reworks calando fumando palho (released on his 2015 ep) into a hauntingly beautiful lunar version, balancing organics and synthetics like a psychedelic boss. japan s dj grount steps in to the party with dolmenzoo, a clap-jacking bell jam that runs up and down the inside of your mind. label guru von party calls in naduve to charm the psychic serpent on cobra kush, a slow-burning tribal trip-out best served with a fat spliff. finally, lum joins the familia with rosa, a ritual offering to pacha mamma, a gentle tribal call to realignment with our mother, the earth.

this is a collection of unreleased tracks from the solo project of stefano tirone, formerly a member of state of art and der blaue reiter and later known as s-tone inc.

for our second instalment of our vinyl only limited series we have the pleasure to introduce you to the sounds of primary perception , with their debut vinyl ep release -research centre- found deep in the heart of berlin, this musical pair with their telling analog sounds put together three wonderful pieces of original art for you to get lost in. along with the original tracks we also have a remix from a man who needs no introduction, s. moreira - slow life s main man. who s work time and time again opens our minds to electronic music and once again he has blown us away with his work on this remix - enjoy ssrl0002.

bodytrax drops it s second ep of 2016 with another essential 3-tracker from bodyjack. laugh it up opens things up and we are in vintage bodyjack territory from the outset. rough (and we mean rough!) beats and percussion, vocal hook and a metallic riff combined with possibly his ugliest bass line to date to make this an essential addition the bag/crate of any house dj. slow clap strips things right down to just drums and bass taking the track into even more raw areas. warehouse vibes! the title track i m here all week on the flip is one of those simple but infectious house tracks that you re going to remember after a night out. once again, our man s synth n bass work duck around those sharply programmed beats he s know for to round off the ep with a bang.

italo disco for the freaks out there! elitechnique with their new disques panoramiques project. five 45 s scheduled with italo styled cover versions of 80 s rarities. featuring female vocals on top of their slow and sexy disco grooves. original versions by patrizia pellegrino and valerie dore coming in fine crafted elitechnique versions. no samples used, all music performed with the elite technique from phako and florintintin. limited edition of 200 copies.

keeping with the rough release rate of an album every couple of years, prime numbers label boss trus me is back with his fourth full length, planet 4. featuring nine cuts of intergalactic techno and once again marking a considerable sonic evolution for this acclaimed uk artist. never one to do the same trick twice, david james wolstencroft uses his latest album as a vehicle for his own interest in deep space, physics and dark matter. it is those subjects that have occupied his mind in recent years, and those subjects that inform this brilliantly otherworldly album. where previous lps have variously been funk and soul heavy, or openly analogue and physical, this one is a more subtle and supple techno affair that is as cerebral as it is seductive. starting with a monologue that suggests that man has already landed on mars, 1979 is a cut that immediately places you somewhere in orbit. spooky synths and sci-fi sounds are eerie and atmospheric and very much set a perfect tone. from there, there is slow, elastic and unsettling mood music on the unexplained , deep and insular techno on dark flow and trippy dan bell style minimalism on ring round heart . the second half of the lp touches on chunky dub, manic and melodic grooves. this is a coherent statement that holds together conceptually and musically. as well as providing plenty of dynamite for the more discerning dance floor, planet 4 is also a delightfully detailed affair that will work just as well on headphones late at night.

gatefold 2x12 inch lp + download! psychedelic sound scapes, reverb and melodic vocals as well as a pulsating energy all that is the typical characteristics of solingen based quartett blackberries. since their debut music for the night was released in 2012 the band was touring across germany – amongst headliner shows and festivals, the musicians also shared the stage with acts such as imagine dragons, bastille, pond or toy. moreover they kept writing new songs, which will be released on their long awaited second record greenwich mean time. the double vinyl contains the matured blackberries sound. carefree 60s and neo-psychedelic combined with kraut rock, dark acid-folk and the very own blackberries touched melodies create a record full of atmosphere

timely re-issue of prince’s second album, originally released in 1979.

future times is very happy to announce a new record from rbl, who we haven t heard from since his 7- for ft (the second-ever release on the label) about 7 years back (!).tip once again the songs are split up into dance and romance sides, on the dance side we have -frequency illusion,- a glorious slap of vibro-house for the deejay crew, coming in hot like a rugged pal joey tune, and on the romance side we have the slow hypnotic funk of -number games,- complete with dope mantra vox and italian slo-house chug. this one is a doozy!!

have you ever taken mushrooms ? well this record has a story, long time friend of the label joseph is as close to a living example of a don juan as you can get. this record includes songs inspired from a brief love affair. mushroom induced, mitte lockdown, cross border communication it s the slowest record we ve ever put out but hey - summer time approaches so roll a jay or take a capsule and fly away on this caravan we call life. slow trippy balearic grooves!

polands father and son records and tapes presents its probably most adventurous release, four outer space excursions by dj sajko. plock-based pawel bartnik is a musician and sound engineer, releasing solo or as a member of kirk trio, one of the most forward thinking contemporary polish bands. here he presents his highly unique blend of slow motion techno, dub, industrial music, folk, jazz and field recordings. from twisted psychedelic bangers for the late night raves through eastern-flavoured operatic vocals to clicks and scratches from the deepest bowels of the earth,cutman lands somewhere between precise, conceptual structures and free, open-minded improvisation. different, fascinating and impressive.

the label’s first reference, hooded001, is a two tracks ep called “los dinosaurios” by personal mythologies. the two cuts have been recorded from live improvs by the artist. the a side, homonym to the title of the ep is a slow, rugged and abrasive techno jam that passes the 11 minutes mark. the second extract, “cuando los dinosaurios dominan la tierra” is an ambient odissey of fourteen minutes that features a static melody around which different melodic and rhythmic elements are developed.

a few years back 14kt gave out a free downloadable project called “14killatape”. fast forward to the present, and street corner music now presents a darker, retooled version... “14killatape: redux” brings you 5 tracks from the original incarnation, along with 7 brand new grimy treats now on vinyl!

in knots - the debut release by new irish producer manzana kicks, which has already gained club love from dixon, terrence parker, tim sweeney, severino, richard norris, medlar and mister saturday night. featuring remixes from legendary chicago producer mr fingers & jd twitch from glasgow institution optimo, in knots comes in the form of a 5 track ep featuring 2 originals, 3 mixes . limited to 200 12 inch

vinyl only release, 180gr pressing
barac returns to cluj’s midi records, this time with a whole release at his disposal. seen and unseen is an unsung rite of passage, marking the moment of stepping out of his confort zone, from the deep waters of house music with a gentle touch of nostalgia, to reveal a tiny bit of his techno subconscious. both tracks are slow cooked under baracs signature jagged groove, balancing the energy between both ends of the frequency spectre like a shaman guiding the crowd from light to darkness and back on every single loop.

electroacoustic experiments and filmic elements define the music that develops instinctively yet irrevocably, a sense of forward motion setting them apart. compositionally minimal, these tracks maximize their inherent potential all the way through to their logical and even illogical end. referencing electronica, ambient, shoegaze and at times modern classical harmonics, monochord builds and unbuilds in a slow heartbeat. introspective and filmic, its quiet and non-confrontational nature makes monochord move in the interzone between various spheres. their music escapes definition and that is its truest definition. its subtle pulse and evocative and drony feel invite and inspire.

this brand new full-length offering from “the screaming eagle of soul” features his critically acclaimed rendition of black sabbath’s “changes”. the vinyl release includes a download code.

modern love very rarely reaches out to artists outside of its immediate surroundings, it’s happened just a couple of times in the last 14 years. but there’s something about philippe hallais that compelled the label to ask him if he wanted to do something together. philippe has released music on a bunch of cool labels (l.i.e.s., the trilogy tapes, delsin, in paradisum), but hearing the first tracks recorded for lighthouse stories, it was obvious philippe was hitting on something new: a kinda weird slow/fast dance music that sounded like a footwork variant sewn up with an exotic production style that was impossible to pin down. these tracks eventually splintered off into different directions, held together by a strong sense of narrative and motion harking back to a teenage obsession with turntablism, detroit electro and ghetto house, and eventually juke and grime. although he’s spent the last few years focusing on more industrial dancefloor variants, for lighthouse stories philippe turned to these foundational influences, as well as his love of mixtapes and sound collages full of unfinished ideas, skits and experiments, all things that inform the flow of this new album. lighthouse stories captures a sense of nostalgia well, but is also a futuristic vision full of that exploratory, vibrant spirit that’s so hard to find in electronic music these days. frames of reference are hard, but in places it reminds us of the dusted swagger of anthony shake shakir, the acquatic drexciyan movements of ultradyne, a loose-limbed take on shangaan, and of actress at his most submerged. but ultimately, it’s an album made by a producer looking to his personal history while forging new ground, pushing ahead with little regard to convention and ultimately ending up with something completely unique: a kind of intimate journal rendered in bright colours and odd shapes.

shall not fade kick off their white label series with a four track v/a featuring: aries (an alias of one of their previous release artists), lk, steven be calm & deejay astral. the four track ep, in one word is merry, tracks to be played at 5am as the night is starting to wind down. the ep consists of edits from some of the shall not fade rosters favourite tracks, straight white label business.

hurry up : dj koze remix !!!
this mushroom house ep is the first release in a series of ep’s that will feature this new weirdo house sound that is influenced by ethno, afro, psychedelic music. on this first 4 track ep you get new music from alien alien aka italian producers rodion & hugo sanchez with a detroit techno kind of track with mushroomey space voices that drive a dancefloor crazy. (alien alien previously released on turbo, nein, slow motion, gomma). then australian surfer kid and house producer jad & the ladyboy doing a afro heavy old school mpc house jam. (jad released also records on exploited and toy tonics). gomma boss munk is featured with his surf smurf - collaboration with rebolledo (pachanga boys). as a bonus track you get the legendary dj koze remix of whomadewhos keep me in my plane. released some years ago, three times repressed and sold out. sounding now fresher then ever. the mushroom house series features mostly new tracks, produced exclusively for toy tonics.

ltd 2016 repress , with his first release on co-owned smallville-label lawrence aka peter m. kersten celebrates another tribute to more than 20 years of house music. wether it is the magic sound of nick holder or modern grooves of labelmates like melchior, pronsato and christopher rau- this ep is full of inspiration. beyond the club influences kersten was mainly driven by slow detroit jazz from the early 70ies and classical minimal music which make the colorful taste of this ep. with sorry sun lawrence invites to another adventure into the miracle of a cosy dancefloor letting only the music shine and the people close their eyes and smile. sorry sun, here comes the night.

deadly groovin monster! slow tempo tracks for body & mind, featuring the swedish pairing of dorisburg and efraim kent, and esteemed japanese selector dj nobu, offering a rare original production, on the a-side. the flip have a beautiful cut from iori, called upon once again. completing the set is italian duo naturalelectronic.system. with an awaited classy production.

the duo make their debut to drumcode limited with a heavy, two track release. the ep showcases a mix of their talents and influences to create a moody, dark techno groove. the atmospheric ep is enriched with gritty reverbs and a deep kick drum and the slow, deep crescendos in each track create an intense sound. mullaert and siech prove themselves again with a powerful offering to drumcode limited.

cray76, joakim’s dance project, is back with a 2-track ep.
on the a-side, this is what we would call a banger here at crowdspacer. simple, stupid, raw, funky. is it a tribute to new york? not sure but the b side certainly is. to be more precise it’s a tribute to merce cunningham, the legendary choreographer, close collaborator of john cage and genius thinker who inspired the name of the label. based on a recorded lecture by merce, the eponymous track is a slow, hypnotic and organic house groove, an ode to movement and ny avant garde, because “...dancing is a visible action of life.”

tensnake makes a welcome return on wax with his first release of 2016 desire via his own imprint. on the a side, tensnake brings us a slow and low 112bpm dancefloor burner. written during a travel to a very warm and sandy place, desire is a dreamy groove with hazy vocals, airy guitar and exotic synths that will stick to you like glue. the flipside, fantasma, is a trippy acid disco number infused with oriental influences. flirting with balearic and psychedelia, this record sees tensnake going off the beaten path and sets the tone for what should be a great year in music for him and his label true romance.

this promising israeli talent delivers two slow burning tracks oozing with eastern influence and informed by the modern sounds of dance. part of the 84% creativity crew, naduve presents his second release with cocktail d amore in the form of a two track ep which revels in it s dark and seductive energy. -no good news- builds over it s 7-minute run layering mystic vocal synths and coupling them with splashing hats and tight shakers to give just enough beat driven energy to keep a crowd to attention. the flying guitars and staccato synths of a trip in tel aviv slither over half beat percussive structures to give this track a sinister feel ideal for late, late, late nights. wunderkind man power drops a tab on a trip, giving it a fresh take perfect for psychedelically inclined moments.

during their european tour earlier this year, canadian duo jokers of the scene stopped over for a couple of days at club bizarre studio in northern france. the two pair of producers locked up and came up with betaville and breakwater, two killer lo-fi and spaced out tracks. betaville is a fuzzy dream that will make you dance in slow motion with your head in the clouds. boasting a strong melodic and nostalgic feel, it unfolds its warm analog synth pads, old school sequences and drum machine to psychedelic effect. imagine boards of canada wanting to make you dance. even slower is breakwater, a dirtier, chunkier track that ditches the softness of betaville in favour of a more in your face bass line and all together rougher attitude. it chugs along to old fashioned beat box claps and percussion and quirky synth melodies. lastly betaville gets the timothy j fairplay treatment of being violently pulled apart and chucked in all corners. reminiscent of early chemical brothers music, a heavy beat slaps over agressive drugged up analog sound effects while a repetitive, haunting melody screams on top and reverberated vocals whisper in your ears. scary.

the second installment of almost there series is signed by edanticonf and starts with a six minutes ambient journey dedicated to the memory of max_m. a luminescent constellation where bleeps and sweet arpeggios saturate the atmosphere. the other two tracks presented on this ep describe the typical sound of the italian producer: mellow grooves, organic melodies, slow progression and smooth hypnotic dynamics realized using a full analog setup.

with this new release best works records presents a new multi-talented dj and producer from georgia, gacha bakradze. this 4 track ep is not the typical club record but a mind stimulating piece of music. it opens with drift, a track where rhythm and beats are melting down in a pot full of warm flowing sound- scapes, then goes into more hypnotic lead sounds with the second track golshifteh. on the b-side youll find a techno infused remix from berghains resident norman nodge, elevating the original track drift to a real dancefloor bliss. the last track tiresome walk takes us on a sweet journey through playful melodies and laid-back rythmics, he delivers a majestic slow burn, crafting something that would serve well both as a stirring set opener or an emotional end.

1 sided + large gravure on other side. love on the rocks is very excited to present sharif laffrey’s key jam (a.c.i.d.). his first release since the sleeper hit turn it up was released on discos capablanca over two years ago. key jam (a.c.i.d.) is the treasure + the mystery. laffrey’s signature raw edit style is in full effect on this 9-minute proto-dance heater. sharif laffrey has been playing records and making music for 20 long hard years. born in detroit, michigan - he’s worked on the line checking camshafts for chryslers & at submerge for mike banks - at the same time. he toured asia with juan atkins and once had to chase a grown man through the streets at night, who had crawled into his living room through a open window. an active member in detroit’s early rave scene, sharif remembers booking all foreign gigs with a fax machine - and would still do it that way, if anybody else had them anymore. he drove a black trans-am from 1990 to 1995. acid, tons of random stuff, tough, sexy, lovely, slow. freak mode. he is dealing with the fame. more to come.

nice price deal !!! tim kossman gives his debut on telrae with a vibrant and personal 2-track release. >at the core< makes moves gentle and with poise. tims sound aesthetic is a nice balancing act of tough >vertical sounds< and >horizontal floating< sounds. the tension he creates is breathtaking and to the point, never random. kossman is also good for some surprises, so expect a challenging composition here. >slower than zero< by its title, defines the style of the flipside entirely. meet the other face of tim kossmann, chilled out- slow motion- heavy dub electronica at its best! we totally embrace this song!

next in line to work with underground imprint getme! is uk artist nicky otter, with gme012: i can t really explain (it), a two track release out on 14th march across vinyl and digital platforms. across the ep, nicky ventures between parameters of ambient electronica and big, bad club tracks. nickys outsider sound find its perfect home on london s getme! label, both artist and label undefinable by genre, shape or sound. a-side i can t really explain (it) is a straight call for the dance floor for those after sounds on a more house and garage tip. originally trained as a drummer, nickys percussive talent shines across this bassy number, complete with creeping melody and layered vocal samples for a track nodding to club edits from a nostalgic time gone by. moving into murkier territories, b-side sketch original slow is journey through the darker strains of electronica, hazy techno feels and euphoric ambient vibes. dreamy melodies and carefully mapped out drum patterns meet here, giving sketch original slow an other-worldly feel.

scrape starts with a slow minimalistic acid bomb tones aimed to burn the dancefloor. side b continues with meltdown, a dub track where the chords slowly progress to their peaks, underlined by a heavy kickdrum. the e.p. finishes with flotation, keeping its core minimalistic concept, full of sub bass and high treble, reminiscing of early hood or mills.

fresh from his recent outing as hesperius draco, alessandro parisi is casting off for his debut on charlois. the italian is setting out his stall with a five tracker. honeyed bars are cut by sharp percussion as the brooding -meduna waves- opens. space soaked synthlines coil around a pulsing drum for the slow burning -cosmica 1999.- the flip sees a wave edge enter. cascading chords and a bolstered beats form the pain streaked beauty of -fear and money never had.- -exhibition of love- is brimming with meaty snares biting into thick strings combined in a power filled piece. parisi illustrates his enviable talent throughout, a talent that comes to the fore with the arpeggiated intensity of -virtualand.-

dueve is a very mysterious project, probably due to the intense (albeit exotic) eastern folk instrumentation that populate their sonic structures. rené audiard & ali Çak&#305,,r have been exploring a bit of it all from crunchy techno grooves to emotionally charged slow drives, and together they managed to create a very peculiar sonic balance that captivates from the moment it passes our ears.

winding, far off instruments flutter over subtle layers of tape hiss and slow synth drones in this first ep from deeply cultured. tracks of pure ambient dreamscapes and synth experiments merge with muted sample snippets and considered noise bursts.

housewax welcomes back the lovely and high talented daniela la luz! after her fulminat debut album * based on electricity* which came out 2013 on rawax, we are happy to present you danielas new long player called * counting days* on housewax. congrats daniela - beautiful work!

jacking chicago tracks on this first ep by offenbach s freshmen am unit containing three original tracks plus a solid remix by lauer (one half of tuff city kids). a-sided gotta slow down and hold back are classic examples of dancefloor fillers while b-sided raw jam is a hard and super effective acid track that leaves no-one indifferent. the dub mix of gotta slow down by lauer is an oscillating interpretation of the original track with an efficient piano line! limited to 400 hand stamped and numbered copies!

bookworms drops cut after cut on his debut album xenophobe. this double lp delivers 7 tracks showcasing some of his best material to date. after listening to the title track, we know xenophobe is not going to be an average 12”. u-more is a slow and steady pulse of head nodding thud. illusion flip is a hazy, bass driven track hidden behind waves of noise and warm melody. on the flip side, showering is pure techno guided by an evolving modular loop built for the floor. nik dawson has no boundaries.

delsin records welcomes back dennis van gemert aka area forty_one for a second ep on the label. it is a second part to the nocturnal passions series started back in 2013, and come five years after his first ever release, which was on ann aimee in 2011, once again fusing ambient with techno, downtempo and electro. nocturnal passions part 2 is seven minutes of slithering electro funk. full of twinkling keys and spaced out chords, it has rugged bass and bumpy drums all making you want to move. voyage is then a raw, beat driven yet still brilliantly serene affair with angelic chords, consolation is a comforting, mid tempo tumble through the galaxy with soft focus, rippling melodies and gentle churning kicks and orbiting is a suspensory, fully ambient track that sounds like a slow journey up to heaven. this is teary eyed, emotive stuff that comes from another world entirely.

part two of fhloston paradigm (aka king britt) beautiful cosmosis ep series starts with the haunting broken techno of nimoy, bass line and subtle piano gently modulating over scissoring drum machines and dubbed out claps, the switches in rhythm and the layers of chugging drums catching you off beat. the track builds into a heart-tugging melody, the drums breaking up under it s force. return is a pure analogue brain massage of a track, a deep space exploration of undulating arpeggios and shimmering emotive notes. the hour finishes the record, slow building waves of melody and chords, shimmer and swell, the repetition and addition of a mournful bass line consolidate the emotional energy of the track.

holic trax was founded in 2012 by berlin based dj/producer tomoki tamura and now serves up its 19th release from brett johnson.

way back in 1996, at the height of the widely acknowledged golden period for electronic music, d-saw a.k.a andré winter released a true classic on hamburgs highly influential superstition label. track 10:30 stood the test of time, becoming widely regarded as a key moment in european techno music history, despite its modest impact at the time. now, 20 years later, andré revisits the source material courtesy of some killer remixes on oliver huntemanns senso imprint. hamburg’s own h.o.s.h. (holger behn) delivers an epic twist to the cut, widening out the spaces and adding his own techy signature to the original. re.you offer up another flavour altogether, maintaining the iconic synth pulse of the source but introducing an infectious, driving groove. dubspeeka throw a bit more grit in into proceedings with a tough, machine funk mix, while andre winter himself reworks his classic into a slow burning groover that effortlessly showcases the elements that make this track so timeless.

on his new ep for the magic movement, rio de janeiros own carrot green blends brazilian music, house and techno to generate his own exceptional dancefloor gem. already proven in the brazilian shakedown series plus more stunning releases, this extraordinary producer knows his trade.
the title track *dança das crianças* features brazilian spoken word, chanting and slightly peculiar synth chords enhanced with a strong house beat. following is the remix by oceanvs orientalis, who turns the tune into a hypnotic and bass heavy listening adventure.
flip it around and trip out on *duress (psyche mix)*. this psychedelic slow bomb transports you to places deep down the rabbit hole. the ep closes with *marruero*, a peaceable house jam with cut up piano samples and brazilian story telling. from rio with love!

** released on vinyl only **!!
in the space of two short years shlømo has quickly established himself alongside the likes of marcelus, bambounou, francois x and the antinote records crew as a key figure in paris’ current techno generation. having established his own taapion records label in 2013 and built a roster around a core of local producers including roman poncet, pvnv and antigone, in addition to enlisting stephen brown, conforce and sterac as remixers for the label’s releases so far. for its fifth release, bright sounds - run by fellow parisian kennedy smith - revisits last year’s rechaïm ep (bsrx003), with a trio of remixers offering their own takes on shlømo’s established deep and expansive sound. first up is the aforementioned 50 weapons artist bambounou, who offers a dynamic groove-based version of the title track that bounces along an elastic kick drum with cut-up fragments of the original’s atmospheric pads providing further impetus. label owner kennedy smith takes on theory is the worst by bringing its dub textures to the for while filling the track’s empty spaces with intricate drum patterns. finally, italian techno pioneer donato dozzy turns grounded queen into a classic dozzy slow-burning techno trip, with his trademark layered sound complimenting the track’s subtle rhythmic backbone.

heard on “melancholia” are interpretations of honzo’s subconscious visions of life. the intense compositions are made up of drones, noises and distorted beats moving in and out of the frame. on opener “orientalism” said elements blend with hi-hat brushes, brassy synth pads, sci-fi noises and distant human voices evoking islam’s “adhan” (call to prayer). the theme contemplates over alienation caused by western accounts of “orientalism”, soaked in “hüzün” (the turkish term for melancholia). on a2 a rework of “moral masochism” is provided by the mysterious shadows outfit, starting with a distorted guitar over a slow and gritty rhythmic backbone which gradually turns into a chaotic high-intensity acid jam on the ep’s most dance floor suitable cut. on the flipside, “lovesickness” presents a broken kick rhythm periodically flipped by toms and accompanied by a disorienting hi-hat rhythm, ghostly strings and sporadic human moans – all resulting in a tribal mood, recalling a ceremony, perhaps a quest for a saviour from the blue temper? b2 presents the “moral masochism” original. again a distorted guitar plays over a slow rhythm, but compared to the remix, the original’s intensity is introverted, contemplating over melancholia’s effect of deriving gratification from self-inflicted moral humiliation. ambient closer “emptiness” explores a cold state with such an encapsulating airiness that it feels like a close account of another person’s mood down to the impression of their breath. arpeggiated synth noises appear from a distance representing increasing pressure from the outside world without ever suppressing the state of mind. as a result, “emptiness” sums up the state of melancholia experienced as a mood rather than the effect of a cause.

ahead of him releasing a full length album on mos in 2016, key label artist marcoantonio spaventi is teasing us with a three track prelude ep. spaventi hails from italy, but is based in amsterdam, and is someone who deals in misty, chicago referencing house sounds that are loaded up with a real sense of analogue jack. as well as on mos he releases on slow motion, most excellent ny and pizzico records, and in summer 2015 he put out a leftfield electro, italo, soundtrack and disco full length, viaggi, that showed he has great range in the studio.