little is known about the london-based producer and dj who goes by the name of u, but that hasnt quelled praise from bedroom heads, industry tastemakers and big name press alike. audio arbiter george fitzgerald originally met u on a holiday in greece and immediately commissioned a handful of 12inches, each brimming with trademark mechanical bliss, like pleasure tinged with menace. u has since gone on to release for erol alkans phantasy sounds (both as a solo artist and in collaboration with babe, terror as btu), being given the nod by the guardian, mixmag and the line of best fit.

tengrams are brothers alessandro and davide piatto, who collectively have a deep and long understanding of dance music. davide runs the n.o.i.a. label and was one of italy s first touring electronic live acts, performing and recording with drum machines and synthesizers as early as 1978. he was also behind seminal italo outfit klein + m.b.o and proto house hit dirty talk. since then they have released under an array of aliases, have clocked up many hits and this new project brings them back to their electronic roots, with influences like sci-fi movies and old school techno looming large.

washerman who is steadily proving his outstanding craft since many years, delivers yet another uncompromising oldskool house cut to shake the floors worldwide. slightly ravey with a bouncing acid bassline riding on a driving beat: a sure play. crowdpleasers remix refers to an end of 80s / beginning of 90s house music style by using retro drummachine sounds and a prominently mixed hypnotic synth melody, which both somehow remind us of old david cronenberg movies. crowdpleaser is an experienced cat and a long time contributor to genevas cultural dance music diversity. he has co-produced the critically acclaimed album *2006* with st plomb and has released many on-the-point tracks ever since. emerging from st plombs debut album country city country, these two remixes almost desperately have been waiting to see the light (on a 10 inch vinyl release!). we think: these two remixes make another swiss crop-of-the-house release!

the time has come for badboe to return to once again rock the floors across the planet with an explicit 4-track party breaks ep. the ghetto funk testament is badboes interpretation of the sound of ghetto funk that has been causing so much hype over the last few years. the 4 funky bangers on this double a-sided ep is taking it back to where it all started - as sample-heavy - upbeat party smashing music! this is the first major release from badboe since his successful second album pump up the funk that dropped in 2012. followed by an instrumental ep and a remix album, which very much celebrated the ghetto funk sound with tunes from the very best in the scene.

blludd, the natural fusion of bullion and judd. since meeting in 2011, jesse hackett of elmore judd and nathan jenkins (bullion) have been writing and recording songs together as musical relations.

after starting to produce almost a decade ago and steadily releasing music since 2010, eastcolors has worked with some of drum & bass finest talents including enei, clarity and with big upcoming names such as traffic & noel. often an unsung hero of the scene, eastcolors debut album on demand records sees him rise as one of russias forefront producers. *lighthouse* is without doubt one of 2015s most honest and diverse albums of the year, covering drum & bass and beyond in a versatile and uncompromising way only eastcolors can. a vision of a young artists music translated into a magnificent 16 track journey, this lp is the rare type of release that is enough to satisfy serious music fans, producers and djs worldwide. it is about time the world woke up to eastcolors. the 6-track 2x12 inch includes the full album on cd.

koos ludwig aka ion ludwig is a new part of the eklo team, the dutch guy is a close aide to the label since the beginning. he finally offered a wonderful two tracker to the eklo collection, full of mystery and grooves. ten canoes is a shamanic dub house trip, with futuristic and roots vibes, with a real story in it. on the flip, the realm is a house linn drum groover with an hypnotic bassline and an outstanding vocal. this ep is a vinyl-only release.

first pressing in red black splatter! for the true and experienced lovers of authentic techno sound architecture, this record does not need much presentation. cari lekebusch has since the beginning of the 1990s been releasing a steady stream of vinyl records as well as all types of digital formats. since 1986 the personal label project of cari has been going through many phases of change. one of them being the ending of the hyb catalog numbered vinyl releases, and the beginning of the hp and hpx catalogs. to mark a reset and a >return to base<, cari is morphing the grid once again and will now continue the hyb catalog that shifted into the hp and hpx catalogs around 1997. the retro sounding audio-pictures of >return to base 1 & 2< are intentionally created with the various h-productions releases in mind, that came out around 1993-1997. both tracks are created with a cool, stripped down approach and recorded live with only what 2 hands can muster at once. live and direct from the hybrid productions headquarters! and not a cheeseburger break in sight! - with warm regards from stockholm

motor city. the home of hi-tek soul. or simply, the origin. just a few of the names with which to descibe a city in the heart of america that has the power to captivate ones imagination. in the early 20th century it revolutionized transport, ushered in an age of previously unknown mobility and became the automotive capital of the world. during the 60s it gave us motown, one of the most influential r&b and soul record labels to ever exist. and, before the turn of the millennium, it would bring forth another musical revolution: the one called techno music. to abstract division, the city of detroit and its artists are a major source of inspiration. as such, they decided their newest metropolis ep was to be an hommage, a means of giving back. this special package includes an original track that keeps close to the spirit of melodic, rhythmic, minimalism detroit is known for. it also features three very special remixes by close friends oscar mulero - under his trolley route alias (which he hasnt released music under since 2010) - function, who ups the darker ante and marcel fengler who infuses it with his trademark berlin funk.

mfs: observatory is the collaborative guise of italian duo matthias tuchetti, francesco cozzolino. the outfit are relative newcomers having only released material since late 2014 and here we see them take a huge leap in their career stepping into international water via the alphahouse imprint, slotting them alongside heavy hitters like skudge, mark broom, alexi delano, butane, and ricardo villalobos on the stellar roster. with a little helpers release also confirmed in 2015, this is a duo on the rise.

we first introduced these strapping young house aficionados from sligo, ireland, with their debut ep as a pair, street urchin, a little over a year ago. since then the guys have been busy with a massive release on dam swindle’s label heist, not to mention their unbridled musical passion lead them to launch their own label splendor & squalor beginning of this year, kicking things off with a sell out vinyl only pressing of another four track ep of their own imaginings featuring a hot remix from session victim. were pleased to share with you their latest creation, the stunning lamajs secret ep

superb recordings presents the brand new ep „associate“ by berlin based producer & dj by the name of phil barbee. this poland born artist is an integral part of the electronic music scene in germany since 1994. phil barbee also has a deeply rooted past in house, disco, hip hop, breaks, drum ‘n‘ bass and jungle. so he is definitly a secret weapon for every dancefloor worldwide.

finally hydergine joins the knotweed records family! hydergine (aka roberto corizzo) is a techno producer from southern italy. he is best known for producing raw dub techno, and has come up with a string of fantastic releases in the last 3 years on labels such as separate skills and ranges.we have been talking to each other since the early days of knotweed records, trying to find the right tracks for the label. roberto approached us at the beginning of the year with some tracks that were a bit -different- than his usual productions: he was experimenting, and we liked it a lot. that s how the gamma experiments e.p. was born.the a side of the gamma experiments e.p. is a heavy atmospheric techno bomb. both tracks on the b side have more an acid feeling to them, incorporating weird arps, rawness and pad trips.enjoy the ride!

the peer pressure ep from the under-rated mark forshaw finds scenery records once again highlighting the rich strain of local production talent in the liverpool area. involved in the merseyside scene since the 90s, forshaw has released on labels like mathematics, tabernacle and apartment and is also a member of phantom planet outlaws with john heckle and binny. if you ve checked forshaw s prior output you will be happy with peer pressure as soon as the grubby, jacked up house of the title track hits its groove, with his four other cuts heading down a similarly unpredictable path. kudos to scenery for seeking out swedish producer daniel andreasson to remix the title track too! this is another no nonsense ep from scenery that is lovably rugged and unpredictably creative

following up his appearance on part 4 of our strength in numbers compilation, we are ecstatic to present some fresh material from no other than dj slip. a name that has been on the tongue of anyone entrenched in the us techno scene since the early 90’s, dj slip has entranced audiences for years with his brilliantly bizarre take on sonics. remix duties this time around come from berghain resident dj and all around musical powerhouse, answer code request.

darkness breeds darkness. since the beginning of time, the secret quest has always been how to simulate this blackness. vent explores the dark side of things, guided by the fearless stephanie sykes lighting the way. a complimentary reinterpretation from dasha rush is shedding new light on stephanie’s visions. with this installment, vent is more than pleased to display a different take on techno, both deeply atmospheric and danceable.

the latest ornate music offering sees the welcome return of homepark duo rob glassett and sam fussell, last seen on the label with the fill emptiness ep in 2012. since then, homepark have gone on to issue just the one 12-, untitled for courtesy of balance, whilst glassett developed his fold project, making this return to ornate most welcome. the style glassett and fussell deal in remains ever consistent, fusing crisp machine rhythms with plush chords and strings, using the finest ingredients to whip up impeccable house music to burrow comfortably into any number of nocturnal situations. with melodic soul at its core, this ep carries the ornate message on perfectly from previous flag-bearers ka one & st-sene and jordan in a blissful blur of blue-hued synths and bumping drums.

markantonio can rightly be described as one of italys true techno titans, working tirelessly as he has since the late nineties to bring the tougher side electronic music into the light. recording for labels such as marco carolas design music, billy nastys tortured records and umeks recycled loops, markantonio has spent the last 16 years on the cutting edge of quality techno but it was with the launch of his analytic trail imprint in 2001 that he perhaps truly came into his own. the label became a hotbed for emerging and established names as markantonios own productions sat alongside releases from the likes of jospeh capriati, davide squillace, rino cerrone, & paco osuna. away from the studio he established himself as a global dj, taking his own unique sound on to the road, across europe and beyond and garnering fans wherever he went.

the ethio jazz album by mulatu astatqé is a jewel of the modern ethiopian music and a mythical album, since the beginning of ethiopian music reissues (mainly on buda musique).

dj kozes 2013 album opus amygdala has continued to bewitch all who encounter it since its release. tipped as his own personal sgt. pepper, the sublime long-player revealed a fully-realised and personal body of work, complete with a classic songwriting at its core, house in its heart, and veins coursing with psychedelic color.

w&p hgg is back to deep explorer since his last release on the label in 2010. this new ep contains edit gospel 5, a hard to find old classic tune by w&p hgg and two new versions of the song by the deep explorer heads, one killer club cut by dubbyman and another downbeat take for chilled moments. is crurch time

*before this world*, james taylors long-awaited new album, is his first collection of new material since 2002s *october road*.

seb wildblood returns to the skint imprint as a follow up to his 2014, barcelona / blue colour ep. shadowed by his label mate apes, this release sees the two take on either side of the 10 inch with a familiar sound echoed by their church imprint. wildblood ignites the record with the bubbly and soothing concocton of noshi that fows seemingly under the vocals of phantasy afliate kelly lee owens. apes sits close on the fip side with a more club friendly ode to london, mortmer road. an eerie night time synth crawls through the suburban sounds of apes we ve been conditoned with since the up-rise of the church sound.

jacek sienkiewicz is back. *drifting* is the artists 5th full-length release and the second one on his warsaw-based label recognition since 1999. his records were played and strongly supported by renowned artists such as sven väth and richie hawtin, legendary producers like ricardo villalobos, uwe schmidt and recently, max loderbauer collaborated with jacek. the 3 track ep includes the full album on cd.

here one of his big hitters let me go feat. elif biçer gets remixed by deep house legend fred p, as well as leo cubanero and deadbeat. new york s soul people boss and underground talent fred p goes rst and unsurprisingly his track is spiritual and way below the surface, with emotive female vocal coos and skipping drums all laced up in mesmerising and soulful pads. then comes leo cubanero, who has been producing on label like festplatten and nachtfrequent since 2003, and he ips the track into a liquid tech house affair with libidinous vocals and freaky synths and pads that add as spooky air to proceedings. lastly, montrealer deadbeat lays down a sublime minimal dub remix that is gooey and lazy, elastic and seductive in all the right ways, especially when the sexy vocal comes in

weekend circuit, record label born out of london, england, is an artistic entity focussing primarily on releasing first-rate techno since it’s inception in 2013. starting from humble beginnings, the outfit have rapidly grown into one of the cities most important collectives. the inaugural release, helmed by dax j, helped set the blueprint for a well-honed, forward-glancing sound that owes as much to london as it does to berlin.

ground-fault- interrupt (part 2) - (part 1 release date 25th may feat. developer, yan cook, dax j, antonio de angelis) weekend circuit, record label born out of london, england, is an artistic entity focussing primarily on releasing first-rate techno since it’s inception in 2013. starting from humble beginnings, the outfit have rapidly grown into one of the cities most important collectives. the inaugural release, helmed by dax j, helped set the blueprint for a well-honed, forward glancing sound that owes as much to london as it does to berlin.

originally released on richie hawtins minus label a decade ago, restore stands alone as houles very first long-player and helped to establish his penchant for the quirkier side of techno and his superlative production skills. spread across three 12inches & 11 tracks it encapsulated the dark, minimal, groove-driven sound purveyed by hawtin and the rest of the minus crew, while retaining a strong sense of houles unique character and identity. now its the perfect time to breath new life into an album that has stood the test of time, still utterly infectious and absorbing - a collection of music that captures an era of stripped back, yet captivating sounds. 10 years since its release, the album is getting the remix treatment and marc has called in some of the very best in techno talent to give restore a fresh makeover.

it takes time for a series of seperate ideas to evolve into a fully concepteptualized album if it wants to have a place in history for ali and basti schwarz, better known as tiefschwarz. since 1998 the duo, as both djs and producers, have perfected the art of dominating the moments only experienced on a dance floor, deeply immersed in sound. their music is unique as it is creative. the double vinyl lp includes a download code.

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in 1976, nile rodgers & bernard edwards founded the legendary chic organization ltd. together they wrote and produced many number one hits and very quickly became the biggest hit music factory since motown.
the 12 inch singles collection includes the bands biggest and best-loved hits. cuts like *dance, dance, dance, dance (yowsah, yowsah, yowsah)*, *everybody dance*, and *good times* show why chic are the band who have been getting us on the dancefloor for over 25 years!
the five 12 inches (45 rpm) records are individually cased in disco bags, and housed in a hard slipcase. perfectly packaged for commandeering the dj booth!

luigi giomini and massimiliano miele aka marsupials have come a long way since their debut on seven music in late 2014, delivering a string of original content since via the likes of large music scucci manucci, dabit, and black key records. here, the duo push on by joining the roster of kerri chandlers madhouse records yet another substantial step forward for the rising duo.

it has been a while since the first release on fortunea came out. now it is time to wake up from hibernation! klaus benedek delivers us this time with *calm before the storm* an extraordinary piece of music.
limited to 300 copys! there will be no repress! mastering by patrick pulsinger.

having made his label debut for blue shadow , as well as delivering its inaugural podcast, since i met you , fellow israeli dj and producer chaim returns to guy gerber s rumors imprint to present his follow-up ep, cant wait to c u . scheduled for release on june 1st, cant wait to c u caps an impressive year for guy s hybrid label-party concept. launched in the spring of 2014, rumors has quickly become renowned for its discerning approach to the electronic music scene that focuses on providing quality house music built around creativity and exploration - which recently saw seth troxler welcomed to the label for evangelion . maintaining rumors taste for deep and almost spiritual techno, chaim s latest ep not only encompasses the label s intriguing release policy but also demonstrates chaim and guy s long-standing production partnership. having produced 8 remixes together, can t wait to c u follows a similar blueprint to the pairs previous outputs and sees its title track fuse together down-tempo beats with a soulful vocal hook. the aptly named b-side, cosmology , proceeds with an atmospheric and near-mesmeric approach thats followed by closing track escape velocity - rounding off as a sonic and inspired set of tracks that lays the foundations for another exciting year for the rumors collective

new on the delsin x-series is my home is sonic, a standout techno, dub and minimal album originally released in 2001 by icelandic producer arnvidur snorrason aka exos on ae recordings. exos is the son of dub techno producer octal and released three albums in his career, as well as a swathe of fine eps on labels like thule, mosaic, slow to speak and has recently being picked up by nina kraviz. his ability to build great atmospheres and heady soundscapes was unrivalled, and though they bottle up influences, they are always fresh, wintry and compelling. few have done minimal dub techno better before or since this masterpiece album, so it s right that 2015 sees it revisited by fans old and new alike.

metropole ep is the first vinyl release on mechanical thoughts signed by label owner alhek. the last three years spent in the german capital have shaped alheks vision of electronic music, both because the music scene and because the thousand faces and environments of this incredible city, taking him to develop a unique sound characterized by tridimensional atmospheres, sharp noises and unclean but strong beats. to complete the ep, we find a remix by ixel, a dj and producer active and very present in the underground scene of berlin and entire europe since almost 20 years. his remix is an extra dry-uncompromise techno tool that shows the talent of the berliner dj.

its been three intense years now since the formerly tel aviv-based dj, producer and girl scout-leader magit cacoon hooked up with the upon.you family back in 2012 after relocating herself to berlin and making some serious waves on the cities - and of course the european - club circuit.

electronic experimentalist james pants returns with his first full-length release since his 2011 self-titled album. savage is inspired inspired by martin denny flourishes, royalty-free breakbeats, gary wilson, and hamburgs infamous golden pudel club.

the second release on ftd is also the second release of lisbon based production trio niagara. although they havent released a record since *ouro oeste* dropped on príncipe back in 2013, their signature sound has travelled through many different guises. ftd002 charts such experimentations during this time, from the fall-over drunk guitars on *falcão*, to the wedding bells and released hounds on *mustor*.

nowadays we live in an era of minimally processed products, an age where electronic music is no longer a meticulous and painstaking craft but instead becomes a dish of fast-food, an easy-to-digest and cheap product. luckily, there are still musicians who refuse to enter this business circle and continue exploring, investigating all angles of this clubbing culture. joton has been following this way since the beginning of his career. he has been learning, experimenting, looking for the roots sound, and shaping its complexity until reaching a techno style full of energy and depth.

nearly two years ago we released mys/kela by a newish stockholm-based producer who had put out a couple tracks on a couple labels studio barnhus and local talk owned by friends from around town. that produce s name was hnny and a lot has happened since then, both to him and to us. hes gone on to crank out more l.t. 12inches as well as some hes dropped on his yummy and puss imprints, weve gone on to unleash a couple dozen more records and see the list of talent we ve hosted at our parties grow to astounding length. somehow, through it all, we managed to stay close with hnny, whos real name is johan cederberg, and even book him for a couple nyc gigs. the friendship that began so humbly and gently in 2013 has blossomed.

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ternesc is new label from blawan, and for its first outing presents his first solo 12 inch since that hinge finger release. believe us when we say that * warm tonal touch* is blawan in utmost killer form.

repress 2015 ! our friends from leipzig alex and dennis aka sevensol & bender (kann records) sent us some tracks for listening when fauxpas musik wasnt even founded. scuba was one of those and didnt disappear from our mind since then. klick, klack, bumm tschack - now weve got some remixes from oskar offermann (white) and aera (aleph music, goldwill) taking the track further and a perfect ep is done! this vinyl comes in hard plastic sleeve . try it, love it, or not - we do! vinyl tastes better…

demonstrating the diversity we have thrived on since we started out, circus company moves merrily from the intimate songwriting tones of nozes come with us lp to the expansive dancefloor scope of carlos nilmmns. the scottish-born, paris-based artist arrives at our label with a strong reputation behind him, proudly championing the influence of detroit and chicago while delivering his own harmonious approach to electronic soul music.

stratford-raised denai moore signed to london independent label, because music (metronomy, little dragon, django django…) and then ben drew was in touch hed heard a couple of denais songs and wanted to work with her on production, eventually producing the lake ep in 2013 (hes since signed her to his publishing company)

hailing from berlin, but spiritually from chi-town, snuff crew are back in your area with some freshly served up basement goodies once again. following on from basement jams #1, from all the way back in 2011, the boys bring us tracks with the same playful nature as before but, dare i say it, they go even harder this time. stalwart fans of the first release can stop reading now because it will almost certainly be a blind-buy for you, four tracks obviously engineered for use in the club, whether its the massive kick in ‘what it is’ or the ravey acid lead in ‘88cents’. the jams on the b-side may do the most damage. ‘remember’ holds absolutely nothing back, with its arpeggiated bassline lead and crisper than crisp 909 drum programming. analog is a term that gets bandied about all the time nowadays, ever since so many young producers became enamoured with tape compression and hiss delay plug-ins. i know snuff crew are real analog guys though, in sound and mentality, so hearing basement jams #2 for the first time had me so excited once again.

• fantastic new truss solo ep – the first since 2012 !
• features full printed jacket designed by jonny costello

since the first publication to bblv001 was so well received, we thought to start a rmx edition with the known faces from the techno scene,with dj emerson, brian burger, kevin wesp & silvano scarpetta... should not to be missing in your collection...

nice price deal !!! b-stock! cover with bent corner. concealed sounds are very proud to announce martinez fourth studio album, -o-pen-. it has been about four years since he released his -paradigm shift- on moon harbour, and during this time he been busy experimenting in his studio to come up with a very mature sound rooted in the musical output we ve seen lately on his 12- releases for concealed sounds as well as other labels. on -o-pen- the focus is not to make any concept around the tracks or the album itself, but just to have ten full compositions that each have their individuality and not necessarily is the same genre or style. you ll hear more melodies again and instruments, as well as analogue drum machines and modular synths that creates the soundscape of this album. a very organic album, including all sounds from the usual house & techno to more dub, ambient and even jazz influences. we are very excited to release this piece of work.
early support from: zip, ricardo villalobos, raresh, s.a.m., thomas melchior, sylphe, fumiya tanaka..

british powerhouse alan fitzpatrick returns to figure with his second ep on the label after 2009 s weed killer / science . since then its clear that alan has continued on a dedicated, valiant quest to find his own sound, and the results are on show here, with a heavyweight, emotive and futuristic techno three-tracker. like a warm rush of endorphins on the summer breeze, alan s rich up-building sound is perfectly represented in tracks like a subtle change , with its jubilant stab-led melody, or the modern club-weapon vibes of trigger finger . harking back to late 90s uk idm and proper dub-techno atmospheres, fitzpatrick then gracefully crafts a down-tempo, space-out version of a subtle change for the b-side, providing the afterhours sessioners with a new buzz-track.