perfidious first release is a three-tracker by roebin de freitas. he brings us his personal soundtrack to dirk de wachters book ‚borderline times. a balance between subtle, blunt, pensive, effective, elaborate and straightforward techno will have your feet moving and your brain popping.

klik records is proud to welcome a new addition to its roster, 9west. the 9west project made its first steps back in 1998 in thessaloniki, greece, by two music lovers above all, tikis and george. they both love the deeper side of things with many jazz and soul elements, maintaining a raw and kicking sound. their free of crippling nostalgia music wins you over with consistency, tension, and dynamics as well as a sensibility, one would usually expect from house music. 9west pursues an unexacting fusion of quantum jumps and tradition - including effortless melodies and hook lines.

from the lands that time forgot birdie is proud to bring you an ep of the highest quality from the artist currently know as causa. hailing somewhere from up in the hills on the border between deepest darkest east lancashire and west yorkshire (thats up north to you lot) causa joe is a long time friend of trevino marcus. joe is underground and a lover of proper house music and has never been interested in music trends (he is a fisherman for christ sakes). he has been making music under various guises for 15 years with an apparent 6 year gap to go fishing. he has had releases with 202/20 vision tusk wax and paper recordings to name but a few. as marcus and joe still meet regularly for a pie and a pint its no real surprise then that this ep of some of marcuss favourite music of joes has come to pass. enjoy.

defected sub-label tenth circle welcomes brighton based nathan pope aka antenna happy to deliver their first release of 2015. following his rapturously received debut pinto from last year, antenna happy draws on decades of musical experience to produce a stunning double-a side. title track dream 2c sits somewhere between house and techno, a slow-burning, emotionally charged cut in which glimmering arpeggiated melodies intertwine to create a unique and beautiful cut. wild stabs is tougher, an acid-flecked progressive stomper that slowly builds into a maelstrom of seething chords and stabs

2016 repress - outplay s third vinyl release will be from young mancunian artist loz goddard. with releases on large music and editorial he has been making a great impression with his combination of disco and beatdown house. a well balanced blend between samples and synth work makes this a varied ep and a great showcase for loz s sound. outplay s own fouk takes care of the remix, turning the lush it will come to me into a solid dance floor track with added bass line groove

33-10-3402, also known as serbian-born artist/producer nenad markovic, returns to the esp institute for the third release in his opium den and whorehouse inspired mecanica series. slow port is a cacophonous track, skillfully composed of an erratic barrage of percussive klinks and klanks as you might find in an automotive factory pistons, gears, quips, cranks, but despite its industrial instrumentation, nenad manages to extract a beautifully seductive quality from this beast. on side b we re faced with the slightly more musical plutonium certainly, an exercise in distortion which is punctuated by repetitive androgynous chanting, and finally we culminate and release simultaneously with elika, an overtly ethereal blur somewhere between hope and melancholy. to fully appreciate nenads crafted subtlety, we recommend repeated listening.

on the leading edge of nycs underground music scene, vito ricci produced only a handful of self-­released cassettes and one lp between 1983-1985 with most of his work being recorded for experimental theatre and performance art pieces. taking their label name from vito riccis only lp, music from memory brings together a compilation of works by one of the unsung heroes of new yorks downtown music scene.

limited edition double vinyl lp - 500 copies only.
twelve of the best and most in demand tracks specially selected from the five albums that carlos garnett recorded for muse records between 1974-77. deeply funky spiritual jazz of the highest order featuring the cream of ny musicians and singers

breach is an artist who has maintained an enviable position successfully straddling the gulf between commercial music the underground.

following releases by ramzi (etwal timoun) and aquarian foundation (planet of discipline), montréal/los angeles label total stasis announces the first lp by swiss producer anom vitruv, entitled anomie. subtitled five studies about death, anomieis an intricate tapestry of field recordings, incidental sounds, and blackened, looming ambience that fluctuates between detachment and foreboding. at one point a clattering house piece rises from the mix, punctuating the records sensual, vaguely funereal exhaustion. cover art comes from brazilian artist marcellvs l., whose minimalistic studies on stasis, time, and mirage complement anomies intro/outrospective sense of limbo. mastered by brandon hocura (invisible city editions) at polyphasic studios in toronto.

liebe046 with this very special vinyl 12 release liebe*detail strikes a new path. for the first time you will find 4 tracks by different artists on one ep. this time it means tracks by artists from augsburg, berlin, budapest and vienna! dominik marz arsy vrko ken hayakawa soundwise the tracks are between melodic baseline driven deep house and slow acid infected techno.

midas104 is a rising young producer which flies between pretty deep house and soft techno sounds. always hard at work his output is huge and after releases for high profile labels like katermukke,crossfrontier audio and parquet records he is about to release his next ep named humming top on ursl records this year

tuskegee music was launched in may of 2014 by seth troxler and the martinez brothers. as a label of cultural heritage the intention is to package up 90s-minded 12inchs that reach into the heart of paradise garage and shed a light on a fertile period of influence in dance musics history. now - a year on from its inception - seth offers up just back a brooding 2-track ep that demonstrates perfectly his ability to control tension to rapturous effect and finally satisfies the vehement anticipation bubbling between his peers with whats set to be seths biggest and most important record to date.

the dexterous citizenn drops the first single, *tied*, from his forthcoming album for crosstown rebels. house music futurist citizenn will unveil his debut artist album on 15th june for the groundbreaking label from damian lazarus, crosstown rebels. entitled *human interface*, it considers the coexistence between humanity and machinery.

the first release got heavy support & feedbacks by dj hell, martin eyerer, pablo bolivar, daniel bortz, dirty döring, bunte bummler, pedestrian, alle farben as well as top chartings by steve bug or dan drastic.
we hope that you will find the same meticulous attention to detail and quality in the forthcoming shadowing , which marks the reunion between christian hornbostel & mick thammer. for this release the duo invited austrian well-known veteran producer eric fischer, who delivered - together with his studio partner petit beurre - an amazing electronic mix and completed the package. so heavy dj-support, of course by brothers vibe, agoria, pablo bolivar, pele, dj hell, miguel puente, paco osuna, mollono.bass, daniel mehlhart amn.

club cuts is the new release by gummihz. it features two dancefloor heavy tracks spanning from acid to dub house/ techno. on side a, aacid patch, is a serious dancefloor weapon with a characteristic killer tb 303 bassline and airy jazz piano licks, produced back in 2010. 8am groove, on the flip, is a dub cut that, in typical gummihz finese, rolls effortlesly between detroit house and techno. an excellent record cut for the dancefloor!

ltd vinyl only release
aira ep project concept:
musicians are with huge imagination into their creations, but they must still call on new technologies, such as roland aira, to express themselves through the sounds and fill up their music with soul, rhythm and melody, we seeks out this connections between the humans and those machines. we invite most talented musicians around the globe to let them provide new forms of music and sounds and we release it on special ep vinyl series.

the second offering from brooklyn-based let s play house offshoot, room service, is, like the first one, a four-track solo ep by one of the most exciting house music talent s around. records features four originals by spanish producer kresy, who s already released a few 12inchs on the esteemed hivern discs as well as retrofit, freerange, and his own discomaths. the songs included here vacillate between hands-in-the-air feel good disco and jittery, shuffling house, though they re all unified by an inherent grooviness and bright tonality.

luke hess dimension.d ep is the 5th release on his own deeplabs detroit imprint. the title track dimension.d is a perfect balance between house and techno, and it contains all the right signals for becoming a future detroit classic.

the new series of 030, come out with its first release seeing as the protagonist the label owner, micol danieli, along with a collaboration with anb, and a contribution by lakker. dark sounds expressing an experimental concept in the first part, while employing soft melodies on the other side, so as to balance against a trip in a kind of labyrinth. creating a symmetry between them.

the four track ep sees the return of 76-79 (tommy vicari jnr and gunnar viggosson). the ever popular duo behind some of the most wanted underground house and techno tracks. heavy support on productions see plays from the likes of ricardo villalobos and francesco del garda to name but a few. the ep blurs the lines between house, techno, and minimal. mixing elements from their vast production styles and influences. deep, hypnotic grooves all round.

american native musician, based between the flourishing berlin and paradisiac bali, walker barnard is a truly special artist. he presents his latest work with serialism, a fantastic 4 track ep of mesmerising elegant, soulful and psychedelic minimal funk. the ep also includes a killer bumpy remix from techno luminary and family friend alexi delano + a original digital only bonus track. another fine piece of art from walker!

silkscreen artwork - hand-stamped - limited to 300 copies. after chris mitchell, xdb and walt j, parisian label unlearn is back with a various artists from european fellow producers. a versatile cut between mental lands, dubby shapes and g-funk territories that confirms the label’s strive for eclecticism in electronic music the release starts off with juckis (100693 mix) (a1) by copenhagen underground posse (c.u.p) affiliated artist kasper marott, a strong and sensual track between dub and house. the ingredients are simple but effective: deep chords, groovy bassline and driving snares. jackin in paris (a2) is something else. this analog number by hyperdubs jkamata mixes the artists uber-funky roots and his taste for polished house rhythms. be sure to check his supertronic duo project as well, these danish cats definitely know how to do it.the flipside explores a more mental side of dance music starting with the refined north (b1), the kind of track you cant really put in a box. labels co-owner caseer aka raphaël cesario takes you on a trip through his elegant universe made of harmonic pads and syncopated rhythms. misi from basel ends this v/a with helios (b2), a maurizio-esque cut that will please the amateurs of proper dub.

with this release, villa abo (frak) departs from the home planet of borft to create friendship over different systems together with kontra-musik. via twisted machine funk and a grand space opera of analogue synths, villa abo will askew the eternity. the steady pounding of drums and hearts through the galaxy makes you want to keep your 1970:s x-wing ready for battle between doomsday and now, but in the end we ll all dance together under a starry sky filled with debris from exploding death stars.

rrose is a recording artist for sandwell district, eaux and stroboscopic artefacts labels - james tenny was an electronic & computer music pioneer and one of americas greatest composers short info: rrose has found her own niche in the american techno underground. her hypnotic tracks incorporate ideas from ambient and minimalist music as prominently as they do the history of dance music, operating in the same fruitful cross-section between techno and the abstract as many other further records releases. the vinyl ep includes a postcard and download code.

this disquiet is a layering of many, the process is the result: a slow-churning, microtonal wash, at once liquid and brilliantly crystalline in affect. two timbres fracture into many. a tectonic drone slides below and aerates a chorus as vocals flicker in and out of being, wrestling with silence. cacophony blends into order as subtle harmonies appear. what bence has written falls somewhere between an electronic production and a classical composition. where these two forms intersect is where disquiet occurs.

m.d.o.f. (multiple degree of freedom) ep brings us to the 8th modal analysis release an improvisation-noise extract from the studio collaboration between the greek electronic producer panos kyveleas, (a.k.a. biomass), and the italian impro-noise duo r.o.m. (alessandro quintavalle/electronic bass & luca pastore/tenor sax

the second wrltd vinyl is from the collaboration between wunderblock and michael chernev a.k.a arcuation. the ep starts with the amazing remix from darren roberts a.k.a. deepbass. it presents his unique dark hypnotic sound combined with the effective driven techno groove. samuele costa a.k.a. scam. delivers the second remix, which is also dark and atmospheric with some propulsive jacking dubbed out drums. on the b-side, there are 2 remixes from wunderblock: mikroplexmix, with its mesmerising swirling atmosphere and punching rhythm, and more relaxing, deep and spaced-out remix with co-production of vladimir kochenov a.k.a. acrob, also the member of wunderblock crew.

flashmob manage to surf the fine line between main room house heroes and underground tech legends. they are just as happy writing a main room bomb for defected as they are making heavy techno for alan fitzpatricks vinyl only esd label.

get wet is a new label formed by a group of friends based between milan and berlin and dedicated to release 12inch mixes intended for club playing. we are interested in pushing new languages of expression, reminiscent of the best traits from old-school influences and on the lookout for a contemporary meaning of the dancefloor, exploring further motives in club music.

the *obsidian falls* ep from seattles josef gaard sits at a very fascinating but incredibly complimentary space between traditional techno tendencies and freeform ambient composition and experimentation. each track seamlessly references each other providing a straightforward sense of cohesion while maintaining a constant and aggressively progressive motion. the ep will guide and gently coerce the listener into experiencing a somewhat altered perspective on sonic and musical expression. without much notice the listener will effortlessly travel from point a to point c without realizing they have ever touched on point b.

ranging from house to techhouse and dub influences, miguel and andre found his very own style and switches easily between them. for the first track called -xevious- delivers a warm and sexy dub music flavour. the second track -300 hoes again- is full of different influences and defines perfectly the taste from both producers. to complete this fine package we asked some of our fave producers oxia, zohki & roozlee and di chiara brother s. their remixes are groovy and to the floor tracks

atomium strikes back with a new collaboration between two belgian artists. nirukad from lemakuhlar and atomium’s founder pipo vitch deliver an electronic gem ep. phases is a two tracks ep that will make you take a trip around the different sides of electronic music. vinyl only!!

human machine is the mix of musumeci and his friends sisio, simeone and pavis music consciousness downloaded into a 1024billions tb hyper hd to experience first combination between human and machine and see what sounds like.

monster!! 2015 repress .. gary beck remixes dj rush and the result is a slamming and all destroying weapon. red transparent vinyl. the one track release is relentless. a heavily distorted kick drum underpins numerous ride cymbals and snare roles that nestle in between a crisp hi-hat and snapping snare. dj rushs sleaze-laden vocal flits in and out of the mix with with archetypal beck panning-delays. the original >she is fine< was released on rush’s kne’ deep label in 2007. six years on, 2013 sees gary beck work one of his toughest releases to date.

mega hypnotic minimal mixup between techno and house! cabinet records never fails. audio werner and daniel paul together on this amazing 2 tracker. almost 20 minutes playtime.

after the primal scream, janzon is about to bring germanys motorcity stuttgart back to the map of real quality techno with a bunch of stories – hidden in mysterious soundspaces. twisted dust faces the evil and the brave into two trippy and energetic primetime tracks with futuristic aesthetic on the a-side, as well as the magic of funkiness and dark rituals on the b-side. a coherent ep, between different atmospheres on the dancefloor and emotions in the art galleries.

10 rare french disco and boogie titles, all produced between 1975 and 1984. 500 copy press - check! on one hand, tracks by overdrive, marché noir, didier makaga or france-lise, were produced by underground artists and labels from the french caribbean and african community and also filled with the raw spirit of this tropical stamping. on the other hand, tracks by beckie bell, kelly, le club, or bernard guyvan, were released by major labels such as trëma, carrere, disques vogue, or pathé marconi, thanks to confirmed independent producers, acting not only in france, but also in canada and the us

enzino is back with the 6th release. 4 tracks in between house and neo disco. tracks made for the built a groovy dancefloor. limited vinyl only release. no repress!

a violent disturbance in a crowd ep, stephan barnem delivers a rabble rousing three tracker ep of blistering techno. being heavily championed by maceo plex, this is another great release for his great ellum imprint. originally born in brazil, but raised between berlin and venice, stephan barnem. his latest 3 tracker on ellum is a powerful beast, featuring the lead track violent disturbance a hypnotic techno infused groover of epic proportions. on the flip and kina, featuring junyi on vocals gets tougher as we are spirited away in haze of hedonism. finally h is a dark destroy prodding the analogue underbelly of the ep into submission!

tresor records is fortunate enough to be sitting on a catalogue of past releases that no other label in electronic music would turn down. three of the &#64257,,,nest in this collection were albums contributed by surgeon, “basictonalvocabulary”, “balance” and “force + form” all originally came out on the berlin institution between 1997 and 1999. surgeon’s inimitable combination of detroit techno and post-industrial sounds emanating from his british homeland found its fullest expression in these masterful trio of releases on tresor. the basictonal-remake 12” accompanied surgeon’s &#64257,,,rst tresor album in 1997, with additional versions as well as a remix by long-time birmingham collaborator mick harris.

valleys, ravines, crags, inaccessible mountain peaks, abyss. since times immemorial, stark mountain landscape has always been humankinds inspiration and a constant reference point for many generations of exploratory artists. ridges is a result of a creative encounter between veteran of improvised avant-electronics max loderbauer (among others, co-creator of sun electric, member of moritz von oswald trio, and frequent collaborator of ricardo villalobos) and spiritus movens of warsaw-based label recognition jacek sienkiewicz.

dartriix is a sporadic but permanent collaborative project between two of op.discs label heads, fumiya tanaka and yoshihiro hanno aka radiq. after 6 years of absence, dartriix finally makes their return with this intensive double pack lp flying one hand, which is a good surprise to us.

-lecka- means delicious in german. this was the most said word during the 5 days joerg and pablo spent together in barcelona, “lecka”. five days that were mixed between studio time and gastronomic moments. five tracks make this detailed and deep ep since

saes debuts on deep freaks with a collection of three originals that blur the genre lines between deep house and minimal. inspired by late nights in brooklyn, ny the menahan ep delivers a soundscape of evolving chords, chugging drums and just a little bit of acid

karinas inaugural theme takes us to a temperate world where dreamy synths undulate across a hypnotic sunset sky. the glint of an acid tinged bass line bobs playfully between clicks & claps. the perfect breezy summer dance groove.

strategy aka paul dickow is back on idle hands for an lp following last years *return from the stars* 12 inch. *seeds of paradise* finds strategy boldly firing experimental electronics and dub back into outer space. like his work for zam zam, kranky and his own community library label, this latest outing from the portland-based producer nestles deftly between roots influence and sci-fi leanings. the result is a glistening 40 minutes of sonic exploration, never simplistic but never obtuse, which will sit happily on the turntables of sofa loungers and adventurous djs alike.

*sintetizzatrice* is the first recorded document of the newly founded collaboration between spectrum spools veteran donato dozzy and female vocalist anna caragnano.
though his solo work, and in his collaboration with giuseppe tilleci as voices from the lake, dozzy has achieved some of the most remarkable vistas contemporary electronic music has seen in the last decade. by removing himself from his areas of mastery to shift his focus on the voice, he has achieved a new peak. *sintetizzatrice* is the first work on spectrum spools featuring anna caragnano, a vocalist based in rome.

office 04 circles in memories: the record is about johannes * iron curtis* palukas time at karl-marx-straße berlin where he used to live next door to label head baaz and graphic designer chris fladung. a1 track * magnet* is an ecstatic piece of house music holding all elements ics production is esteemed and loved for : heavy, unrelenting kicks, rolling bass lines, shimmering pads, topped with searing hot yet gamelan-like synts and an icing of slightly loose, detuned organ stabs predesting grand emotions on any dance floor. * what happened happened* surely marks up as another proof of curtis fearless takes on house music: distorted field recordings and blurred spoken words, a web of gossamer melodies and subtle clicks and cuts, all cohered by the louche bassline and the reshuffled groove in a true dilla-ish vein. adapting elements to their own agenda, clandestine groove explorers berg turn * what happened* into a true midnight roller: razor-sharp hihitas join forces with a steam-maschine like percussion, whipping relentlessly in-between kick drum and kick drum. berg cools off their take with prancing melody motifs and strung out pads of the original track, though never loosing focus of the * reductions* aim: keep the dancer dancing.