presented by mark barrott and pete gooding

6-seit. digifile mit 4-seit. booklet im pappschuber

80s and 90s hits

6 cd boxset plus 44-page book on the history of positiva records + poster

2021 is going to be a tremendous year for the greyscale label. we have lots of exciting news and music coming your way. while the mood series will continue to plug away with its tremendous output in the digital realm, we also recently announced the exposure series will be the vinyl focused material for the label. well, now we have our first full length compilation ready to be released! with no less than 20 tracks over a jam packed double cd, we have featured many up and comers in the scene here as well as many trusted ones. all physical formats are important to us here at greyscale. we want to make sure we are putting efforts forth that the music we release can be treasured by the listeners and supporters of the label in every way. this compilation is packaged with as much pride and beauty as the music within. expect that always at greyscale. 2021 is sure to be one of the best yet for our label and we want to kick it off big with our most in-depth package of music we have released to this point. label owner grad u specifically hand picked this collection of music to be featured on this compilation. so you know it s got to be some of the most foremost examples we have presented previously. we know its early in 2021 but this might be the dub techno compilation of the year to have!

electronics

incl track & remixes from kollektiv turmstrasse, butch, robert babicz, henry saiz, tinlicker....

phat 2020 album !! an album had been finished by the spring of 95 and all recorded onto dat and placed in a box. k&d pressed up 10 copies and gave 4 away to some suitably eccentric individuals. fast-forward a quarter century and that box was discovered, the music was transferred from the dats and k&d painstakingly rebuilt every molecule that made up the original 10 copies. the long-awaited result is here - 15 glorious tracks that will transport listeners back to the smoky haze of 1995.

neues aus schlammpeitzigers echokammer.

remastered double cd compilation with seminal tracks from oneness of juju, recorded between 1970 and 1982.

standard cd im gatefold sleeve

incl. remixes von tom moulton, purple disco machine, mousse t., danny krivit, dimitri from paris, dr packer und david morales.

incl. great collaborations

the second in the all gone series sees electronicmusics most revered spokesman join forces with one of the worlds leading live acts to create a mix spanning deep tech house, though acid grooves and all that lies between.

2018 repress !! minimalism and monotony but always fascinating, the basic channel sound moves every fan of futuristic music. no understanding of berlin techno can forgo this revelatory music. this treatment from scion draws out these beloved sounds, laying down an extended mix that strikes from the core of tresor s unmistakeable identity.

infotext hamburg citys adana twins have made short work between their time joining the watergate camp to jumping into the spotlight helming the latest watergate mix compilation. the duo step up to deliver a thrilling and complex trek into the dramatic, emotionally-charged fields with their distinct brand of techno making it abundantly clear the two have a voice that needs to be heard. over the course of sixteen tracks adana twins weave a vivid musical tale having acquired an assortment of exclusive unreleased material from their crew of likeminded and extremely talented friends like acid pauli, sbth, upercent, lehar, daniel bortz & sascha sibler, aaaron, andrŽ hommen, and musumeci among others. besides their friends, adana twins contribute three originals to the mix including an absolute monster remix of patrice bŠumels decade old track Ôroar which has already received huge praise and tons of plays from heavyweights like tale of us and solomun receiving massive reactions every time its played. not only is the mix a stellar display of the duos mixing and storytelling prowess, but all tracks from the mix, minus adana twins Ôpavan which will see its release on their own imprint tau, are exclusive to watergate and will be released as separate eps following the mix release.

beraadgeslagen, or drummer lander gyselinck (stuff., labtrio, etc) and keyboardist / singer fulco ottervanger (stadt, de beren gieren, etc) together on the tandem. a musical think tank with drums, keys, texts and bells. for ten years they have been playing together in the most invisible places, but every now and then they show themselves to the world with disco classics that never reached the market. soulful and unpredictable

with ÈredsuperstructureÇ, robert lippok created a new foundation for his musical endeavors. now Ð 7 years later Ð this system properly comes to life on Èapplied autonomyÇ. the title of the new album is a clear indicator as to what the berlin-based producer has been up to during the last couple of years, both on a conceptual level as well as how he molds his ideas into tracks. Èapplied autonomyÇ orchestrates a certain state of frantic standstill, which occurs once a structure is set. has this state been reached, the artist is free to focus on other equally important aspects, balancing the various shades, pushing ideas even further to really make them shine and blossom in their self-declared autonomy. the more light one lets in, the more layers become visible. layers are key when it comes to understanding Èapplied autonomyÇ. big chunks of the material with which the album has been produced derive from sketches specifically made for a club performance. rather than meticulously devising each and every detail, lippok focussed instead on recording as many fragments as possible in a short period of time, elements which he could later combine and layer on stage. based on this material and his experience experimenting with it in a live environment, the album slowly began to shape. an album culminating in a collaboration with klara lewis, with whom lippok spent 2 days at the ems studios in stockholm, approaching the idea of autonomy from yet another angle. during the session, both musicians played and performed simultaneously, yet not explicitly together, lost in their own thoughts and ideas, only subconsciously taking in what the other one was coming up with. the result is ÈsamtalÇ, 14 minutes of a constantly evolving state of poise, magically connecting all the dots lippok had already defined as Èapplied autonomyÇ. the artwork for Èapplied autonomyÇ has been created by the berlin-based argentinian artist luca gutierrez. over the last couple of years, he has made a name for himself with his spectacular av performances.

3 cd compilation. essetial 12inch and extended mixes of 80s groove classics! incl. grandmaster fash, midnight star, raze, fatback band, the whispers and more

like all dj koze records, knock knock exists outside of trend and influence. in fact, it s a step further beyond: absolutely every single thing here, from grooves to voices to handclaps, is otherworldly and unique. which is not to say it is utterly alien abstraction, mind. there is still disco, there is still soul, there is still techno, there is still hip hop, there is still psychedelia Ð there are even wafts of easy listening, lost crackly thriftstore record memories and... sort of... indie rock Ð but though it may sound familiar, it never does what your brain thinks it s going to do.

afterhours, one of the most iconic series on the global underground label returns with a brand new journey. this is the soundtrack to your post clubbing adventures, the music for the party after the party. over 30 tracks and 2 continuous dj mixes of eclectic electronica, dirty basslines, pitched back techno and blissed out 90bpm moments, all cut up, spliced and layered to create a sonic landscape to get lost in! with music from whomadewho, tuff city kids, matthew dear, howling, trentem¿ller and more.

we are living in precarious times. a senile, racist old man prone to temper tantrums has his tiny hands on the controls of the most powerful military machine the world has ever known. a handful of his (no less dangerous) international business associates and personal friends possess more collective wealth than the rest of us put together. the oceans and forests of the planet are dying slow deaths by asphyxiation, force fed 300 million tons of single use plastic garbage every year, and the temperature, both literal and rhetorical, rises the world over with each passing day.

hot off the heels of the beautiful obsolete machines lp released this month, radiuss cassette demo restoration project returns to form with the interpolation tapes series. the original source tapes had aged, warped and degraded and as a result we ve preserved the best segments, sampled and reprocessed with a vintage prophet 2000 sampler, studio 440 and various linn samplers to add depth and range to the original source material. we ve spent nearly an entire year restoring and interpolating over 100 hours of music, processing sound and redesigning the blueprints of this long forgotten project. every track was originally recorded down to an old tascam 688, an 8 track cassette recorder purchased and abused since 1992 and to our ears still sounds quite impressive even by modern standards. we ve had nearly every component replaced and re-calibrated to bring this obsolete machine back to life. it s been a truly nostalgic experience re-visiting and re-arranging these masters, regardless of the time passed, there s so much depth in sound design, raw emotions and when considering the limitations of hardware in the era these were recorded, they ve truly aged like a fine wine. we hope you enjoy this magical time in music, as we are very inspired by all that was happening in those years, theres undeniably something in the air, a mystifying energy, long may it live on.

token celebrates its 10 years anniversary with momentum, a celebration of the close-knit family of artists amassed throughout the labels running. the record is a fitting collaborative project with every track on the album produced by two longstanding and well-respected artists from the labels roster: r¿dhŒd, sigha, antigone, ¯ phase, oscar mulero, inigo kennedy, tadeo, ctrls & labelhead kr!z himself

celebrate their 15 years anniversary with a 2 cd

extrawelt are back! although in fairness, they were never gone. on the contrary, since their first release on james holdens border community label dropped in 2005, arne schaffhausen and wayan raabe have been responsible for a plethora of classics including schšne neue extrawelt and in aufruhr, their two seminal albums on cocoon recordings. the duo are one of the most booked live acts worldwide, commanding a huge fan base. their performances are the stuff of legend, making them the absolute highlight at every club and festival they play

benjamin wallfisch gilt als einer der renommiertesten filmkomponisten seiner generation. seine arbeiten fŸr filme von top-regisseuren wie steven spielberg, rupert wyatt, gore verbinski oder lars von trier erhielten zahlreiche auszeichnungen und nominierungen (oscar, golden globe, emmy, bafta, world soundtrack awards). jetzt liefert er den score zur neuverfilmung des stephen king-klassikers it (es) ab, der im original 1990 als fernseh-zweiteiler erschien. der film wird bereits seit monaten heftig angetrailert (sein offizieller deutscher youtube-trailer generierte bislang Ÿber 2 mio. klicks) und gilt als eines der highlights der kinosaison herbst 2017. der it soundtrack erscheint als doppel-cd (38 tracks) und einen monat spŠter als gatefold-doppel-lp (29 tracks) und limitierte picture-disc-lp (18 tracks

running back will mark its fifteenth anniversary with the release of its first label compilation, the running back mastermix, in september. as befitting the celebration of a landmark year in the life of gerd jansonÕs widely adored imprint, janson has invited one of house musicÕs original & greatest proponents of the mastermix, nycÕs tony humphries, to curate and mix the cd & digital editions of the compilation, accompanied by an unmixed double-lp which features a handful of the compilations rare & exclusive cuts. the mastermix is a timely reminder of what has made running back endure and remain at the top of many house music fansÕ favourite label lists for over a decade. beginning with todd terjeÕs blockbuster ÔragyshÕ and traversing tracks from across the labelÕs history, it includes contributions from long time label regulars alongside more recent additions and reminders of some of rbÕs best reissues. label mainstays tiger & woods, matthew styles, redshape and leon vynehall all appear, alongside mr g, paul woolford and recent breakthrough artists shan, jex and roy camanchero. tiger & woodsÕs ÔdonÕt hesitateÕ appears on vinyl for the first time, while the dixon edit of precious systemÕs anthem Ôthe voice from planet loveÕ will be available on wax again after only appearing on a super limited 12inch run the first time around.

finest disco tunes, incl. tracks by aretha franklin, barry white, james brown, vicki sue robinson and more

an unreleased classic from the vaults emerges with beautiful reshapes by cv313 (recorded and reshaped from 2007-2016) this is where the sound of cv313 was realized, culled from cassette tapes recorded live (1995-2000) with nothing but analog/digital hardware, no computer in sight (excluding our commodore 64 midi sequencer, which is still alive and well today). the radius project has been absent since the final release in 2001, the first 12- appearing in 1996 (limited white label run of 100 copies pressed at acme pressing in canada) after revisiting these works we realized there was truly some magic here. this project was initially sent to rod modell & mike schommer shortly after they launched their brilliant deepchord label in 2001. they were incredibly kind in saying it was the best demo they had ever heard and passed it on to octal records for release, sadly, that didn t materialize and since then these masters have been collecting dust in our cassette rack for nearly 20 years now. we ve spent months doing our best to restore the old tapes from our tascam 688, an 8 track cassette recorder purchased and abused since 1992 and to our ears still sounds quite impressive even by modern standards. (that is of course, if you can get past the tape hiss) we ve had nearly every component replaced and re-calibrated to bring this obsolete machine back to life, it s been a truly nostalgic experience re-visiting these masters.

what is modern russia? an infinite space filled with skyscrapers made of gas and oil, golden crosses on church domes made of titanium, thousands of multi-floor beehives with millions of concrete honeycombs, where the fate of tired people burn out every evening. sensitive and subtle stirrings of the mind, persistently pushing up towards the light through the bootstrampled dirt, and blackened by ignorance. an infinite space of a centuries old experiment of power over man, and man over power on its way from nowhere to nowhere.
on the 1st of september, mindtrick records will release the new album ÒmuscoviteÓ from russian mysterious electronic music producer delete. his previous full length album Òpredatory things of a minuteÓ already dates back to 2012. after the album he released two more ep s on the label and released his controversial music video called Òa letter to godÓ about the war in chechnya, which gained more than half a million hits on youtube.

last volume of this compilation series, again a great one.., holding amazing tunes from across the globe that you probably already have been looking for.... tip!! . over the last five years and as many volumes of their beach digginÕ compilations, guts and mambo have explored the reefs of five continents, dredged the sea beds of countless seas and oceans, examined every single seashell with the aim of making sure that no vinyl pearl should escape their notice.

skam records are very proud to announce the return of bola. after 10 long years hidden away in the hills, huddled in the bolamachine - at long last bola awakens, delivering an album of power, elegance and beautyÉ recorded @ bolamachine b all tracks composed and performed by the bolaman. kappafects co-composed and performed by dennis bourne. no humans were harmed during the making of evensong. while every care was taken, slight but unavoidable human abuse was endured in the making of kappafects.

a lot can be said about the stubborn and confrontational ways of prolific dutch producer drvg cvltvre and his new york haunted label, but one can never accuse him of taking the easy way out. musically, his output of experimental electronics has swayed between heavy industrial techno and noise, composed music and slow, doomy and experimental house. on this new, full lenght album nobody cares forever he blends all of the above. from the orchestral hit, rave fueled opener to the melancholic synths of closing track all of my heroes and everything in between is pure experimentation and decomposing of standard house, rave and techno elements. now, here, in this #trumpage, you can feel his resistance to authority and the readiness to confront in every inch and fiber of this album...

always keep moving, never stand still, a motto that dapayk & padberg have been following consistently for more than ten years in every respect. for nearly three decades sought-after musician, producer and machine enthusiast niklas worgt has researched diverse club sound effects with countless projects, while singer eva padberg is an internationally renowned high fashion model. since 2003 they have been traveling and performing together as dapayk & padberg. they are passionate sound nomads who capture acoustic impressions of their exciting journey. each album is a sound logbook, which captures memories in the form of beats, tunes and skits. on sink this ship, released a few months ago, the berlin-based duo provided a first glimpse of what you can expect from dapayk & padberg in 2017, with their new album harbour.

for the next installment in our watergate mix series, we turn to two close friends of the club who also happen to be some of the most sought after selectors today, the dynamic polish duo catz n dogz. the story of the fabled friendship goes back over 10 years when they first played the club inciting the first anecdote in a series of countless returns to both the main and water floors as well as our open air summer events and club showcases throughout europe. within the mix, the pair perfectly encapsulate the vibe of each respective watergate events environment proving they are masters of their craft. over the span of 27 tracks in just over an hours time, catz n dogz showcase their affinity, prowess, and knowledge of all things house. from beginning to end, the mix dives into every corner the genre has to offer, merging classic sounds with future concepts where the sounds of legends like dj garth, joakim, kalexi, jackmate, and mr. g

3 x cd compilation, incl. top 80s hits. incl spandau ballet, paul young, japan, donna summer, the s.o.s. band and more

this tenth volume is every bits as essential as its predecessors, opening with the twin attractions of the public image limited and the b-52s. elsewhere, youll find a dash of eurhythmics, the synth-laden instrumental soul-funk hustle of strut, some killer disco sweetness and a trio of brilliant boogie selections

defected in the house amsterdam 2015 is a new 3cd release, featuring upfront and exclusive tracks and remixes from an a-list selection of current cutting-edge producers, including bicep, purple disco machine, kings of tomorrow, dusky, the juan maclean, seven davis jr, sisy ey, tim deluxe and many more. as with every release from our flagship in the house series you can expect to hear house music in all its myriad forms: from deep to soulful, vocal to instrumental, rhythmic to melodic. tracks to listen out for include deetrons remix of the juan macleans a simple design, a track that has come to define the 2015 ibiza season for many, along with tim deluxe feelings taken from his forthcoming jazz-influenced studio album: a stunning record that has followed a complete reinvention by the revered producer.defected in the house amsterdam 2015 is also packed full of unreleased cuts from defected, strictly rhythm and dftd, with compilation exclusives including purple disco machine & boris dlugosch l.o.v.e., emanuel satie farewell, lowheads morphrhodes, chevalier double dealin and anotr stop the music.

deluxe 2 cd digipack , inside out paper and embossed typo finish within electronic music sven vŠth represents more than a single style. sven embodies the music as a whole, he cherishes every facet of techno and house. vŠth has experienced the music as it emerged in the mid-eighties. from this moment on, he has helped to shape it year after year. vŠth produced seminal music, his labels created and create its very own unmistakable brand of music, he ran a club and several booking agencies. cocoon is a global identification mark for high quality parties and festivals. those are major achievements, but they are overshadowed by vŠth djing abilities. like no one else, vŠth manages to capture the current figuration of our beloved electronic dance music in its entirety and melds it into a single, stirring story

Ôjoy is bbfs fourth album and the first one to be truly vocalist-focused and song-centric. with the help of canadian poet-singer beaver sheppard who played an prominent role the composition, bbf explore what the band-members describe as Ôpost-religious themes, such as struggling to find joy in times of uncertainty and instability. this makes it without any doubt bbfs Ônietzsche album. following on from their latest album Ômiami (2013) bbf keeps moving away from the dark mood of their early releases and the image of a Ôclassical new music ensemble to resemble more closely an Ôexperimental rock band. with much more grit and growl than before, they draw upon genres and styles that are not conventionally associated with joy: krautrock, punk, drumnbass, indie rock, new wave, and pretty much every other Ô-wave from the 80s. with each track offering a contrasting combination of styles and genres, bff succeed in devoting a whole album to a single feeling without making it either monotone or clichŽ. instead, they build on euphoria to expand and enrich electronic musics emotional range

les sans pattes is the rock band of robert combas (world renowned contemporary painter and creator of the free figuration movement) and lucas mancione. both are all-rounder, multi-instrumentalists, rigorous and nutty at the same time. they handle plastic arts, are musicians, video makers, actors, performers in short, complete artists. theyve got a rich and eclectic repertoire of more than 100 songs, and no limit: youÕll hear them moving from rock to techno, from a love song to punk, with the same dexterity in each and every register. if you have the chance to be in paris around june 24th, theyll deliver a live performance during michel houellebecqÕs exhibition, at the palais de tokyo, to inaugurate the release of their album. tracklist dvd: 1.ta peau (feat gael manangou) 2.animal, cuir noir 3.une fin de quelque chose 4.la danse de lamour 5.ta peau (live)

in 2015 london elektricity surprised us all with his first album in over five years. are we there yet? more than deserved its influx of praise, now the med school team has taken on the label boss latest masterpiece. the med school scans lp examines, dissects and transforms each track, injecting every members unique persona into the critically acclaimed original.

after the hip hop after all tour, guts confirms in an idea more than this in the back of his head to make an album where the proportions 80% samples and programming / live 20% would be reversed. ok! an album to push further his musical exploration, go to the electro-funk, afro-disco, space jazz. add choir here, the talkbox there, play a monstrous bassline, a fiery sax solo instruments or let slip only several minutes: guts did nothing forbidden, opened the doors of the studio, broke the unlocked windows and vents so that no breath or vibration is left out.

everything i know and i will never know about you is a journey through electronica, deep-house and pop, driven by the endless and timeless sources of inspiration that are love and life. prior releases on powerhouses diynamic, get physical and third ear have pinpointed denites sound at the border of deep and tech-house but his long player debut is, sonically, a fresh new adventure. the spanish producer takes a developed and matured sound into deeper dimensions of self-reflection, exploring new sonori- ties while remaining loyal to his early influences with strong personal touches on drums and keys. everything i know and i will never know about you is a bold move for denite, who comes a step closer to achieving his artistic vision. tracks like when i go out and the art of letting go embody the albums innate dance-floor nature while songs like berlin see the spanish producer looking square towards new horizons and musical ambitions. club-friendly while staying geared towards the headphones, everything i know and i will never know about you reads like a bridge between two love stories with similar paths and mirroring endings. opening with the slow, pulsating sound of a heartbeat, it follows the universal cycle of the highs and lows of a relationship, closing on brighter promises and new potentialities

die compilation zum aktuellen house- & garage-revival 2016. in the mix by kiss fm dj majestic. triple-cd mit 60 exzellenten tracks und mixes von den besten namen des house, featuring dislosure, craig david, jess glynne, sam smith, artful dodger, karen harding, jack † feat. justin bieber und david zowie. plus fŸnf absolute exklusives von dj q, control-s vs dj luck & mc neat, charlo ft. luke burr, micky slim ft. majestic und david leonard.

a statement on the fragile beauty in every moment. marsen jules releases his concept album shadows in time end of may 2016 on oktaf records/ kompakt. the generative composition is released as static cd version and in more than 300 variations on usb flash drives and vinyl pressings in a limited edition.

juan atkins and moritz von oswald Ð the two indispensable protagonists of the electric garden Ð plug back into the wilderness. transport Ð the new full length effort of the borderland collaborative project Ð brings together a new set of studio-refined sequences aimed at colonizing some of the dark energy that pulsates through those areas that are thoroughly electrified, even if not Ôon the gridÕ.
the detroit-berlin axis triangulates to a third point which, like the atomic particle that lives in two places at once, flickers between a form of techno-charged ambience and a futuristic club-jazz which cannot be broken down into constitutive parts. borderland remains caught in a state of enraptured stillness, invisibly moving between every imagined future for electronic sound making. the result: a font from which springs serene and exhilarating musical ideas that vibrate with refined energy for sixty seconds in every minute.