the europe-centered techno scene might be thinking: where is techno in a city as vast, dynamic and electric as new york? it’s alive and well, and keeps growing through aptly-named new york trax. founded in 2015 and based in brooklyn, new york trax is an outlet for new york music, by new york artists, in new york city. new york trax storms out of the gate in 2016 with a crushing release from none other than richard hinge.

13th skudge white release, and a welcome return of daniel andréasson. going a different route than his previous 12inch for the label, this time its four melodic/braindance tracks. tip!

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niclas kannengiesser for two fresh originals and then have legendary electronic producers swayzak and deeper than deep greek talent xdb turn out some brilliant remixes.

let, the young but already assured label from the amsterdam based party crew presents their next release from close friend, robin kampschoer. he previously released music on studio soulrock and redevice, and it is hypnotic, deep and painstakingly produced stuff that makes maximum impact with minimum effort. his first productions for the label come with a remix from none other than detroit s luke hess. serene and blissful rollers that will take any dance floor to a higher mental plane.

the new blackie & the oohoos album is something to indulge in. sounding dark, hypnotic and notably more electronic than before, the two sisters new songs are drenched in synths and melancholy. pressing on clear vinyl, cd-copy of the album included.

this may be james hunters fourth album, but it is his first on daptone. produced by daptones own bosco mann (gabriel roth) at penrose recorders (daptone west) near his home in riverside, ca, hold on! is a perfect por trait of an ar tist at the top of his game. james hunter has been on the scene for enough years to acquire plenty of feathers in his cap. billboard charts, grammy nominations, and van morrison collaborations aside, he has earned an international reputation as a rhythm and blues troubadour for his command of the microphone both on stage and in studio. this album, however, is something far deeper than just another notch in his belt. it is truly an ar tists vision come to fruition. the vinyl lp includes a download code.

the latest missive from acid test has the label identifying with its hometown, los angeles, more than ever. la-born vienna resident and label mainstay tin man takes vienna-born angeleno resident john tejada along for a four-track journey which dwells on the activity which defines life in the city of angels, driving.

a very tasty vinyl sampler taken from the forthcoming hot mix 5 double cd from midnight riot. 4 hand picked tracks make up this killer package with remixes & reworks from ron basejam, severino, leo zero & kiko navarro. limited vinyl pressing so get in quick.

the second release on people of earth is from another detroit native that calls atlanta home, mr. reggie dokes. the psychostasia boss is back and doing it better than ever. following up kai alces quiet revenge ep with a limited edition 10 inch that blends techno and house in a way that only reggie can. straight dance floor heat.
vital sales points: limited to only 400 copies. 10 inch vinyl only

aside from being the originator and creator of the osmose sound 7inch vinyl record stabiliser, dj osmose is a purveyor of the finest house and disco concoctions, a man who has clearly dedicated his life to both house culture and the vinyl format - we dig. this time hes up on the newly crowned morgan avenue edits, and first up is a collaboration with bydesign, a track entitled red light disco, and one that is a total discoid banger, backed by one hell of a baseline. hazardous disco sees the man go solo and deeper than before, serving up a beautiful, vocal-laden, string-heavy disco joint for the modern ear, followed by the smooth-as-silk groove of i dont wanna know. stunningly fab.

from france comes fabrizio rat with a 4-track ep constructed entirely from acoustic piano and drum machine. mr. rats unique sound design blew our ears away, particularly at a time when so much techno is more reliant on following a blueprint rather than trying to push the frontiers of what is possible, which to us was always the true raison dêtre of techno

mikkel metal was the first artist on echocord, and the main reason why the label was started back then. after many many releases we are very happy and proud that he now returns with a full lenght album. more than 7 years after his last long-player album mikkel metal returns with a new album for echocord. bypassing dub-techno as the starting point, this is music clearly consistent with earlier output. we are presented with 10 tracks that all evolve with around a melancholic melodic framework. while there is clearly a nod to detroit and another to dub- techno, the overall impression is consistently and unmistakably the sound of mikkel metal. a hypnotic, very enjoyable and thorough return from the danish artist.

1993 classic - includes the phenomenal human behaviour! reissue on 180 gram vinyl plus download code.

our favorite lush, back with further idilic musical visions. living it more hassell free than kenny gcz. double sided silk screen sleeve designed by cosmo knex.

5 tracks from king street sounds vast catalogue from bonafide house legends: blaze! following on the series from mood ii swing, kerri chandler, mateo & matos we now turn to new jersey s deep house pioneers blaze aka josh milan and kevin hedge.

minimono strikes back this time on new born italian label greentech joined by a remix by neverthelss than mr paul johnson. this 4 tracker starts with the raw filter house banger track named boogie, follwed by follow me a dirt dry funk house jam. on the b side we find the deeper and rawer vintage roller the difference followed by the percussive ghetto interpretattion of boogie by paul johnson. solid ep for the 1st release of greentech music.

if youve been with us for a while, youve noticed we like to begin each year on a particularly exuberant, boisterous note, and 2016s kickoff is no different than those that preceded it!

henry stone music delve deeper into their vast catalogue to unearth this killer double sided 12 inch of disco dancefloor delights from 1979.
it really doesnt get much better than this! both sides penned by disco royalty mike theodore and dennis coffey.

shadeleaf no.9 sees city fly s jonna step up with a superb ep ! vocalist erik rico graces title track through the night , a serious piece of deep, disco influenced dopeness that follows the classic us house blueprint, but with that all important uk grit in the construction. a2 & 3 cater for the labels love of lo-slung sample house, with music for people really shining as a thumpin sound system jam who better to tackle the beautiful title track than ny born, detroit grown bad boy kai alce ! his recent sandman & riverside joint has been testing a few speaker stacks these last few weeks, so the label couldn t wait to hear his versions of through the night safe to say, he doesn t disappoint ! a disctinctive vocal rub that recalls classic ron trent, and a stripped down and deadly kzr dub - roots house at its finest ! another shadeleaf sureshot !

following the release of the -eleccio- mix cd in 2014, especial has continued on it s path to develop and push a club sound that is slightly more leftfield than the on-going boompty house rehash, the mutation of nu-disco in to something a bit more proggy, trancey and the never ending thud-drug-chug of the 110 bpm ableton-for-beginners brigade, by offering a mixture of musically psychedelic, twisted, dubbed-out, proto-obsessed club eps.

repress 2016 - happy to welcome le loup (hold youth, half baked,concrete music) in the aeternum music family, still young and already many releases on known and respected labels. he delivers here two tracks full of grooves in a housy touch that he knows well. while on the b side we are pround to have a remixer no less than baby ford (perlon, trelik) which delivers a magical remix to close this ep in a perfect way.

under his chemotex alias, marcos cabral has been one of the trilogy tapes most productive artists in recent times. this is his third 12&#8243,,, for will bankhead’s imprint in less than 12 months. unlike cabral’s recent album for l.i.e.s, which reveled in its’ own distorted, balls-out intensity, thulsa strives to get a balance between becalmed techno hypnotism, skuzzy grooves and gently melodious intent. this blend is perhaps most satisfyingly mixed on the industrial-tinged clank of “delta city-, though the woozier, scuffled late night warmth of “music for security” pushes it close. twice he heads towards deeper territory, first on the title track’s trance-inducing synthesizer loop groove, and secondly on the dubby, locked-in tech-house majesty of “lorentz-.

legendary, killer roots. an austere, implacable, heavier-than-lead one-away, with a severe dub. even their bass bins shall tremble and be in anguish.

ras g is one of the definitive producers of the los angeles beat scene, a co-founder of the poo-bah label, and hip-hop beat-maker who digs probably deeper than any into the worlds of free jazz, jazz fusion and afrofuturism. the prolific producer currently has two albums on brainfeeder, two released by poo-bah, and several on leaving records, including the beat tape series raw fruit. focused and expansive, el-aylien is a cosmic exhibit in ras g’s sonic explorations of collage and rhythm.
the vinyl release includes a download code.

on november 13th, pnn records will release the debut album of its most enigmatic artist myr. diamondbacks make wonderful pets is more than just a strange name, it nine tracks represent an exciting evolution in myr.s trajectory as an artist. following his debut ep nobody knows avalon myr. seems to have dug deep and discovered another level to his sound. each of the tracks on the record are confidently offbeat and precisely composed.a little-bitty bowl (with b.hotton), mixes thunder sound-effects with glitchy synth bleeps, layering them above darker tones which build to a perfect storm in the middle. this 10 minute track fails to get boring and is representative of the album as a whole. myr.s ability to carry off strange hybrids is what makes his music unique. from the ghostly warbles of i think i hear them coming to the sunnier sounds of eleanor, myr.s disregard for the norm has lead to an exceptional record that surprises at every turn.

2015 has been a busy year for soul intent. relocating from nottingham to bromley, releasing -the fruit club ep- on lossless in march, his -wanna fight ep- dropped on klute s commercial suicide in august, the sci-fi themed -replicant- marked lossless music s first digital only release in october and his -late night sleaze ep- has been awarded mixmag s dnb tune of the month (nov 15 issue). on top of all this alex is about to launch two (yes two!!) sub-labels for lossless music. the first of these is exkursions. exkursions will cater for the deeper, more experimental side of dnb & electronic music. though concentrating it s tempo focus around the 170 mark exkursions will also be taking explorations down into slower soundscapes. the first release is a 3 tracker from soul intent and the tracks have already turned the heads of respected selectors including doc scott, presha, loxy and logistics. we won t say much for than that, we ll let the music do the talking.

the first installment of kusi records comes from david nicolas, a very promising dj and producer from mannheim - germany. for the remix we have none other than barac. written & produced by david nicolas. additional remix by barac.

for more than ten years dimi ange lis and jeroen search have been working together to demonstrate just how they think serious techno should be executed. their respective careers as individual artists are equally accomplished, but as a pair they have shown a fierce dedication to just the kind of aesthetic principles that define chronicle as a label, and so it gives us great pleasure to present an expansive ep of six tracks that tunnel deep into the bowels of late night, uncompromising techno.

one copy per customer!
i walk around in the solar field. from here, the surrounding beams look like cylinder­thick, motionless rain or comet tails painted onto the sky. the tower is all white because the sunrays are pointing directly at it, white in an erased way, like if you leave an empty patch on a drawing, and surrounded by a halo. i go over to one of the sun mirrors. it’s huge and darkish and cold when i touch it. i don’t know if it’s cold and immune to the sun or transfixed in a much more extreme way than the desert. a solar plant can take much more sunlight. it has direct access, like a clip through into the thing outside. the widest zone, like the highest point when it’s lightning. the sunlight is magnetic. intense heat from the mantle pushing against the crust to get closer to the sun.

ltd 2016 repress !! >its a crime< is taken from virgo fours recently released >resurrection< album, which is now available as a single with remixes from none other than caribou and hunee. caribou reworks >its a crime< into an eight minute epic dance floor bomb. his mix starts out with an intimate vocal groove, reminiscent of his >swim album, but before long it explodes into an monstrous acid driven work out in daphni style. bam! hunee goes for a more classic approach. a deep, swinging groove which takes us back to the peak days of chez >n< damier. pure gold! and then there is the original mix. a chicago classic that never was, resurrected from the vaults of virgo four. winning

coils is the latest offering from santa ana, ca native evan geesman. fresh from the success of his release lengua, with co-signs from bandcamps head curator andrew jervis and osunlade, his new work finds him delving deeper into his production palette interspersed with his songwriters aesthetic, resulting in a decidedly denser sonic soundscape than its predecessor.

the very first vinyl release from one of australia s leading underground lights, motorik. after throwing acclaimed warehouse parties across the nation, and a burgeoning selection of digital eps from local crew the finger prince, csmnt61, wordlife, jensen interceptor and made in paris, their debut vinyl release is a double a-side featuring the finger prince (made up of dreems and ex-infusion/freeland francis xavier) with their epic -don t talk to me-, a late-night exploration of trans-dimensional dance, plus a skittering, percussive remix from none other than vakula. on the flip is melbourne s mike callander (of haul music infamy) with physics, built around a wonky bassline for more dancefloor exploration. comeme mainstay christian s gets wild on the remix. a gorgeous package with art by babekuhl, delivered 2u on 180g vinyl for maximum bass. this is exclusive to vinyl and will not be released digitally for at least 12 months.

cant reallty get any more hype than this!
the 80s over-classic from the italian drummer, including remixes from isoul8 and a t.p. translation from detroit man himself theo parrish.... 2016 repress

happy birthday 8 bit! the final part of our 10years series and 8bit catalogue number 100 are provided by none else than labelhead and mastermind gorge! with tayo ep the renowed producer and dj may strike his best one yet: a timeless two track beast and safe to say, a future classic. tayo, the a-side is just pure gorge with an irresistible bassline joined by rollin’ drums and as usual, just on point! filtered organs, bright cymbals and subtle airy pads set the stage for lisha, a serious groover bringing positive vibes to any floor. we couldn’t be happier with this milestone release and are already looking forward to nr. 200 - 8bit, just quality music!

as a full-analog studio crack he has produced 5 albums and more than 50 eps with his very own interpretation of techno. his music still has a 90 s ghetto vibe, with as much energy as a punk band, but to make it clear to everyone, it s techno music to its essence. he has just finished new remixes for chicago legends robert armani and dj deeon, as well as for matthew herbert.

joel martin and gerry rooney first surfaced as velvet season & the hearts of gold back in 2012 with the first of three salacious 12-s for lucky hole records that really got the refined disco lovers hot under the collar. following a smattering of remix commissions and a wonderful debut for resista, velvet season & the hearts of gold rear back into view with witch doctor love, a two track 12- of late night voodoo dancefloor material issued by love circle. the title track is a chunk of tough and moody house music, all sleazy whispered vocals and trippy electronics, the results are nothing less than intoxicating. complementing this, -fish powder dance- sees the pair s disco influences come to the fore on a superb fusion of classic strings, vocal harmonies, and joyous basslines over a bumping early 90s house groove

mister woo is a composite techno-hybrid supergroup that has been forged against a harsh maritime backdrop of portsmouth, uk. following aristotles philosophy * the sum is greater than its parts * the core members of reset robot, jon gurd and tom powell cast aside their professional careers to concentrate on the emotive outlet and gnarled production machine that is mister woo. as a complex blend of established producers, sound engineers and multi-instrumentalists, the trio, bound by location, deliver a series of audio-visual works based on ground breaking production, perfectionism and exceptional electronic music.
limited edition 180 gram vinyl release.

veleno viola is proud to present the 2nd release by italian artist mace. as economic complexity is boosting the financial industry, constantly increasing the demand for financial services, human perception of value changes and so do our reactions and our feelings. i asked myself whether nowadays we are witnessing a financialization of emotions. splendore finanziario wants to reflect on the correlation between human nature and the financial system, considering the intensity and the way in which they re changing and giving a sonourous vision of their future developments pink vinyl jacked in gloss printed sleeve.

after more than 20 years in the industry, co-founder of the herbaliser and soundsci group member, dj ollie teeba, is dropping his first solo production lp. featuring collaborations with his hip hop family, oxygen, audessey & ugeorge (soundsci), ghettosocks & timbuktu (teenburger), jean grae, more or les and ev.on the music bully. with production collaboration from the herbaliser and jonny cuba as well as mixing and mastering from uk hip hop legend no sleep nigel.

repress 2015 ... the second series of yygrec comes from dj qu, who leads the us underground house scene with jus-ed, fred p, levon vincent. in the mid 90s dj qu came to japan as a world soul member together with house dancer brian footwork green, marjory and joey anderson (who was featured as the first series ofyygrec).
the 2 new tracks by qu unleashes yet another underground vibe with a dark, mysterious, composed simple touch. more than anything, the uplifting rhythm unique to a former dancer will surely capture and fulfill your senses.

being at an albion gig is like entering a bedouin tent and smelling the scent of an exotic spice for the first time, at that point you can t imagine living without it for the rest of your life.- the psychedelic disco viking is back. master crate digger albion is a dj who doesn t merely take you on another drum journey, but adds an extra dimension where preconceptions don t apply. it can take a while to get used to it, but sophistication never went out of style, it just took more than three decades to catch up. when the coin finally dropped, albion was there to pick it up. when it comes to the mixtura series albion always opens up new ground. he only selects the finest cuts for our table like -burning disco- we here sexy sultry voice from a man who probably has a very large moustache dont you know i m dancing like an eagle in sky, people always ask me why? onto flamingo synths play in tandem with guitar and flute glides though a delay without a care in the world, add the horns and sexy porno voice and you got a winner. mustang is about letting the good times roll, freaky disco biscuits with dash of rock? yes please. comes correct on 180g white vinyl with no repress

zaquoir alias matthias groß is a producer and musician currently living in leipzig. after sending us more than 10 gigabites of great music, we sat down together and tied a selection of his really eclectic styles of production together into one lp, creating some sort of showreel created in the timespan of over 15 years. zaquoir himself sees the record as a reminiscent mood of a donkey in the sardinian sun and describes the record as a trip in itself, allowing the listener to traverse the lines of various acoustic landscapes. the tracks on the lp where produced in six different places, including a historic house in the centre of vilnius, the artist residency blumen in leipzig, a french-german art association and a village in northern bavaria.

one year has passed since the pilotwings’ first output « agorespace ». expectations went further in 2015 as they contributed to the rave-ish j-zbel project. the pair is now back on bfdm with another ode to rurality and old-fashioned analogue. including 4 tracks, « molitor 71 » goes deeper into retrofuturist nostalgia and bucolic mood. a1 31 septembre (on va tout niker) introduces full-on panflute melodies and uplifting korg exotica. as the trancy chicago dream fades out, a2 les invasions babar unveils its weird combo of electro beats and massive patrick cowley-esque synths. unplanned bass moves lead this jam while an undertaking voice calls for no less than « the greatest experience of your life ». things settle down on the nocturnal b1 congo libre. focus on breakbeats and sophisticated rhythms evokes trance beats, while sparkling synths emerge from everywhere. the ep ends up with a floating ambient piece called buruganda ouverture and designed for the listener to rediscover the meaning of his existence. molitor will give you faith in humanity and flutes again.

ur man kardinal from the fine region of burgundy delivers again and supplies us with no less than three new fat techno tracks for the peak time ! with his own style he has without a doubt a fine hand for great and exciting techno tunes !!!

for their second vinyl release, the guys from initial berlin get none other than detroit techno legend claude young to open their new va compilation with a beautiful ambient mix of *no longer us*. knotweed records owner philippe petit follows with *versatile* a 707-heavy jam à la john heckle whilst on the b side, youngsters kalli, lado and viels give their personal views on the berlin techno scene with three relentless and punishing stompers! limited to 500 copies / silk-screened sleeve by artist franck itow.

music for dreams release their second 12 inch this year from danish duo visti & meyland. continuing their current passion for writing real songs, visti & meyland are back with a larger than life anthem of love, melancholy and thoughtfulness. ‘sharing the light’ has a dreamy vibe in the verses and hits back hard with a bobby womack-esque chorus with meyland s jekyll and hyde vocals. carried by a 70 s drumbeat, a hypnotic electric bass line, and an out-of-tune piano, this track has a strong emotional, warm and star-gazing feel to it, though still maintaining the heavy, rock-solid grooviness that the danish duo are known for. on remix duties payfone calls the shots and demonstrates his power turning the track into a modern paradise garage-inspired dj tool. ‘girls on camera’ is the second track and a sure fire balearic club monster combining -e2e4- style arpeggios with french kiss style stabs making this package essential for any collector of open minded balearic sounds.

10inch ep, clear vinyl record in cardboard sleeve - launch of the first new break single in 3 years fronting the new album expected in 2016! breakbot has created a genuinely great pop album3 years after by your side and the very popular hit baby im yours the wait is now over! breakbot finally comes back with a new ep which announces the forthcoming album still waters to be released on 5th february 2016. a-side of this limited 10inch ep reveals the new exclusive single get lost, a very catchy song as always with breakbot accompanied by irfane on vocals and also production. the same duet signs the b-sides song back for more which was the first single released on the web few weeks ago bringing fans more excited than ever.

4 friends who rather be early than l8te. mechatok is the man. 18 years old, relatively new in the game, he is delivering on a level we didnt even know was existing before we got to check out his stuff. moving effordlessly between contemporary pop aesthetics, video game soundtrack and dubstep influences he produces music that could work as a score to the nasa end-of-the-year resume commercial but also gets your local dancefloor into new spheres. this of course is only one interpretation it could also be normal musik in some better place, we suggest you go there and stay as long as you can.