earmusic is proud to announce the release ‘here come the aliens’, the first studio album in seven years by pop icon kim wilde. ‘here come the aliens’, produced by ricky wilde, contains 12 brand new songs and it has been recorded at rak studios in london - the very same recording studios where a big number of albums that changed pop and rock music were born and where kim began her career back in 1981, recording seminal hits as ‘kids in america’, ‘chequered love’ and ‘cambodia’. the album combines kim’s pop roots with her love for rock music, presenting great guitar riffs and drum beats. ‘here come the aliens’ marks a milestone in kim wilde’s exciting career. comes on translucent yellow vinyl with download code included.

after their stunning debut on art, electro purveyors london modular alliance return as they keep up their unstoppable momentum on the contemporary electronic scene. with a slew of high profile live shows behind and in front of them - lma go from strength to strength as evidenced by this 5 track ep spanning deep, emotive ambience all the way to heavy wobble electro bass. unmissable!!

venda is one of australia’s fastest rising stars in the minimal and house music scene and with previous releases on labels like body parts his music is now starting to reach a more global audience and its easy to hear why with infectious groove based cuts like this. on remix duties is one of our favourite remixers, fuse london & moscow records star, archie hamilton with his stellar dance floor interpretation.

dokta has been seen lurking around 20:20 vision with a curious take on that label s particular brand of house. that step to the left becomes more pronounced on this record, where dokta gets to call on a wealth of live instrumentation to animate his sound. on london nights he interweaves vocal, ambling keys and crooked basslines into a curious and utterly inspired cocktail of cool-headed pressure, which jason heath then simmers down to a purely instrumental refrain. burnski goes to the other extreme and beefs the track up for a firm and functional ride, while ralph lawson dubs the track out and gives it a low slung swagger.

black truffle is honored to present the first ever reissue of whirled music by max eastley, steve beresford, paul burwell and david toop, one of the key documents of the inventive and energetic scene around the london musicians collective in the late 1970s and early 1980s. originally released on toop’s own quartz label in 1980, the lp features a remarkable series of performances made entirely with whirled and swung instruments and objects. part of the second generations of british free improvising musicians, the prolific scene centered around the performers heard here chafed at the limitations present within the music and ideology of improvising legends such as derek bailey, evan parker, tony oxley and john stevens. where the first generations of british free improvisers often demonstrated a rigorous commitment to non-idiomatic free improvisation and instrumental virtuosity, musicians like beresford reconnected with the dada antics of figures like han bennink and surrendered to joyful musical promiscuity, gleefully disrupting expectations around ‘serious’ improvised music through quotations (of anything from betthoven to reggae) and deliberate amateurism.

warehouse music is the imprint brought to you by london based dj and producer ryan aitchison, aka mella dee.
after being named the ‘best breakthrough label’ of 2017 by dj mag and following on from the ‘techno disco tools ep’, warehouse music launches into 2018 presenting a three track ep, this time under aitchison’s given name ‘ryan aitchison’. this new project gives the more experimental, darker sounds he is producing an identity.
dn5 is relentlessly percussive and hard-hitting, whilst corruption is laced with a growling funk and auxiliary draws the ep to a close as a dark, electro cut. wm004 is pressed to white vinyl with a bespoke hand-stamp design of the infamous doncaster warehouse.

lost, found & great: obscure pop gems of the past- is the title of a series under which tapete sporadically re-releases brilliant, but hard-to-get or even out-of-print pop albums.

after a six-year hiatus, everyone’s favourite hospital compilation returns. witness the sickness, this is drum & bass, this is ‘sick music 2018’. with 24 brand new tracks, the series that brought the world early stories of netsky, wilkinson, sigma and fred v & grafix is back. the heritage of this series speaks volumes, and sick music 2018 takes the quality to a whole new level. filled to the brim with dangerous dubplates this full spectrum injection is a must have for each and every d+b devotee.

the housemartins’ debut album from 1986 back on vinyl.

jeff wayne’s musical version of the war of the worlds on double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

remastered vinyl re-issue of the 1994 double album by experimental electronica group the future sound of london. with time, it has become their best-known album and is considered to be an important and influential classic of avant-garde electronic music.
comes on 180 gram double vinyl with download code included.

better listen is back to cradle snatching for their first release of 2018, debuting young londoner joe cortis first vinyl release. its a four-tracker loaded with dusty samples warped cleverly for max dancefloor action the a holding percussive party jams and the b offering the lush deep disco sounds the label has become known for.

the trio is a 1973 live recording at the london house in chicago. winner of the 1975 grammy award for best jazz performance by a group, this energetic live set is the highlight of all three storied careers.
pressing on 180 gram audiophile vinyl

ossian’s debut solo ep comes out on south london analogue material (s.l.a.m), the label he created with ansome 3 years ago. after a previous joint release on s.l.a.m and a remix on perc trax, we get to see original tracks from ossian for the first time.

without artwork - standard cover / long time friend of the label myler finally makes his south london analogue material debut with ‘lord of the asbo’. the ep starts with driving kicks, hypnotic wandering synths and the noisy dissonant stabs of ‘mandem’ before taking a more melancholy turn. ‘shutter windows’ slows things down with eerie echoes, dusty thudding kick drums and subtle synths before ‘whiskey & white women’ finishes the last of the originals with a drum track full of trippy percussion and masterful groove. bad boy keepsakes is back on the label after slam003 and finishes the ep with his take on ‘shutter windows’.

perc’s third album “bitter music” pushed his sound to further extremes than ever before when released in april of this year, winning widespread acclaim and launching a worldwide tour to support it. now the album returns with two eps of interpretations for a diverse selection of remixers most of whom are new to perc trax. this first ep of remixes takes in head front panel’s constantly building, pulsating version of deep album moment “the thought that counts”, hodge’s bristol meets london meets berlin stepping take on “chatter” and a screwfaced broken version of album opener “exit” by rising blackest ever black star pessimist.

the return of cfd! stomping, functional dub stab/piano-tinted a-side with & a proper rough & grumbling b-side. real archive bizz.

2nd vinyl release sees leonidas and kay suzuki (analogue producers and djs in london s underground music scene), re-join forces to bring you the 2nd installment of their synqlock project: synqlock vol ii. available on vinyl for the first time, we re very excited and proud to open the ep with interstellar meditation

long time friend of the label myler finally makes his south london analogue material debut with ‘lord of the asbo’. the ep starts with driving kicks, hypnotic wandering synths and the noisy dissonant stabs of ‘mandem’ before taking a more melancholy turn. ‘shutter windows’ slows things down with eerie echoes, dusty thudding kick drums and subtle synths before ‘whiskey & white women’ finishes the last of the originals with a drum track full of trippy percussion and masterful groove. bad boy keepsakes is back on the label after slam003 and finishes the ep with his take on ‘shutter windows’.

hay luv the new album by twit one contains cool bap. for those who want to put a name tag on the versatile sound of the cologne based dj and producer, are free to use it. hay luv is the follow-up to the sit-in from 2015. in the meantime twit one has released a keats record on hhv, put out timing & effekte together with retrogott as echomann & 4track boy and uploaded 154 episodes radio love love. and he also played a gig in your town, if you happen to live in hildesheim, london or tokyo. hay luv contains 15 tracks and will be available on lp, mc and digital. special guests are c.a. ramirez on the beat and retrogott on the cut. vocal features come from spoken word artist pblouison and mcs/singers turt & charlie tappin (aka summer sons) from bristol.

* london artist dean blunt returns with hotep by blue iverson.
* this vinyl only release marks the second 12” on benji bs deviation label.
* first making waves with the almost cult level ‘hype williams’ project, and then more recently solo and as part of the group babyfather, the new 8 track lp sees blunt step back into the shadowy role of producer for a new band called blue iverson.

the fifth instalment of the hoxton records story turns to alan castro, who has already had a busy year appearing on the likes of for club, stamp and soundterasse. the vibe is stripped down and unhinged on this record, with lead track el avion de la mentira unfurling in a strange tapestry of samples, found sounds and off kilter synth rubs strapped to a crafty set of drums. modebaku delivers a more streamlined version of the track that keeps things freaky, but much more linear than the wayward original. sequela on the flip is no slouch in the adventurous department either, with swathes of modulating tones and wild sonic matter flinging around a funky shuffle, which ted amber then dutifully bolsters with a rubbery b-line on his more functional but still daring version

following their appearance on dimensions recordings’ debut release, the three part compilation ‘an introduction’, with the twisted ‘crosstalk’, london modular alliance step up to the plate with their first full ep for the label. the ‘hands & brains ep’ further demonstrates the skills that the london based trio are becoming renowned for. as the minds behind the fantastic london modular store in london specialising in modular equipment, often supplied to a host of well known musicians, it’s unsurprising to hear that the guys are serious gear heads, what is surprising is the quality and consistency of their growing output! across four tracks the london modular alliance team demonstrate their complete mastery of the electro form with four varied cuts. from the breaky, bubbling, modern acid of lead track, ‘hands & brains’ to the drexciyan underwater inspirations of the closing track, ‘forbidden’ and the brooding machine drone of ‘i settled for her leftovers’, it’s clear that the future of the genre belongs to london modular alliance and it’s in very safe hands… london modular alliance are taking their impressive live set up to dimensions festival this year to unleash their mastery at the croatian fortress

dear earth is from space.an interstellar traveller with a thing for earth girls, he cruises the solar system aboard his sample powered mothership, harnessing the raw energies of ion propulsion and jazz to slide through rifts in time and space. he is a galactic nomad, a star voyager,a wanderer through the vastness of the void.he has decided to spend some time in london and drop an ep on wholemeal music.

having impressed on the home grown ep, released in march of this year, london modular alliance return to hypercolour with the 5 track wolves ep. once again, a heavy arsenal of modular synths and analogue hardware were deployed in the production of these tracks, each once packing a punch and aesthetic that will appeal to many. ôbrockie detö fires out the blocks with on point electro beats and melancholic pads, whilst militant continues the theme, with dusted drums and thick washes of bass for a real futuristic funk moment. elsewhere on the ep, the disassembled arrangement of advance & proceed gives off a cold and discordant atmosphere, but remains firmly in groove and sonically tight, theres a distinct jazz flare in the mix also! tremors hits hard and heavy, giving the detroit electro cats a run for their money, whilst the ep title track, wolves is a busy and inspired slab of british idm at its very best.

der ausnahmeproduzent actress veröffentlicht eine gemeinsame 12 inch mit dem londoner contemporary orchestra auf ninja tune! produzent darren cunningham, besser bekannt als actress, hat vom london contemporary orchestra gesellschaft im studio bekommen. nun veröffentlichen sie das resultat dieser zusammenarbeit sowie erweiterte arrangements ihres dunklen und brodelnden elektronika-schaffens. erstmals im vergangenen jahr im barbican centre zu london sowie am strelka institut in moskau in zusammenarbeit mit boiler room aufgeführt, heißt die gemeinsame ep einfach -audio track 5-, die als einführung für ein album und performancekunst-stück verstanden werden möchte, das diesen herbst via ninja tune und boiler room tv erscheinen soll. die zusammenarbeit, beauftragt und kuratiert von boiler room und vom london contemporary orchestra mit unterstützung des arts council england, bringt dank des london contemporary orchestras eine neue dimension in die klangauswahl von actress. mit dem produzenten in seinem element, der das lco kurzerhand als neues instrument verwendet und ihre akustischen instrumente präzise manipuliert, um sie mit seinen elektronischen loops in einklang zu bringen, schaffen beide strömungen eine erhöhte variation der kammermusik.

gaja makes his south london analogue material debut with this 5-track ripper of an ep. after discussing a no holds barred approach the tracks were recorded as live takes in gaja’s studio in berlin. the result is a collection of tracks that consist of hard, noisy, mesmerizing, distorted techno.

original motion picture soundtrack from the 1995 movie “braveheart”, available on vinyl for the first time. the 180 gram double vinyl is housed in a gatefold sleeve

warehouse music is the new imprint bought to you by london based dj and producer mella dee. the second offering is a tough but soulful reflection of mella’s stomping grounds in south yorkshire where he was inspired by sounds coming out of warehouses. the a places the rough and ready ‘take it’ alongside a stripped back, percussive and driving ‘woodlands’. on the flip, a more experimental acid tinged roller ‘paul & shark’. wm002 is pressed to neon pink vinyl with a bespoke hand-stamp design of the infamous doncaster warehouse.

the iconic 1979 album from the clash back on 180 gram double vinyl

phil asher & dwala return with two tracks for moreaboutmusic on a london meets detroit tip. more material from phil asher & dwala to come later in the year.

south london ordnance debuts on parachute. the british producer marks his first release of 2017 with parallel window, a four track ep featuring three wrought-iron originals and remix from token & blueprint affiliate, sigha. driven and direct, the music marries rolling low end with high energy drum machine percussion and wide angle highs - for the most part eschewing anxious, heads-down austerity in favour of a more uplifting, trancelike approach - spread across multiple bpms. despite the heady, crushed finish - shifts in tone are subtle, developing over prolonged periods, with careful modulation drawing sounds in and out of the sonic hinterland sporadically to create a comfortable atmospheric balance between peak-time dance-floor urgency and hazy mid-set moments. on his remix, sigha hones in on this sentiment - lifting the caustic lead bassline from parallel window and augmenting it with trademark cavernous low end, skittering highs & a rolling lead arp to create a hypnotic, half-time dirge.

phat lcd soundsystem album !!! 2017 reissue

vor gut vier jahren debütierten london grammar mit ihrem album »if you wait«, mit dem sie in ihrer heimat großbritannien bis auf platz zwei der charts kletterten.
ein geheimtipp ist das trio also schon lange nicht mehr, ein tipp aber ganz bestimmt. das liegt an ihrem einzigartigen mix aus electronica, trip-hop und indie-pop, den sie 2017 sogar noch perfektioniert haben: auf ihrem neuen album »truth is a beautiful thing«.
die vinyl-lp erscheint inklusive downloadcode.

anna wall & corbis take on queen drummer roger taylors two sharp pencils special remarks : 12&#8243, mff house bag, 150g vinyl
(get bad). the result? one of the most unlikely and essential party records of 2017. queen and house music: not necessarily the most obvious of bedfellows, but music for freaks has never been a label to take the path most travelled. over the course of their de-cades long journey the label founded by luke solomon and justin harris has released uni-quely idiosyncratic dance music, establishing the label as a go-to imprint for those seeking imaginative, unpredictable records that still undeniably work on the dancefloor. their latest release might well be among the most out-there of them all. originally released back in 1984,two sharp pencils (get bad) is a record by queen drum-mer roger taylor, featuring him on vocals as well as drums, bass & guitar. now brought bang up to date via a fully official and endorsed remix courtesy of anna wall & corbi, this overlooked album track looks set to become one of the summers most essential records. born and bred in the uk, anna wall is a dj, producer and label owner who is a key player in london’s underground house music scene. her label the bricks champions up-and-coming producers, while anna herself has djd all over the world, most recently for mixmag at pacha for their ims launch party. corbi is an ibiza-based dj and producer, a&r for the highly respected fina records and co-founder of melon bomb, a party and dj collective that has in the space of just a couple of years become one of the white isles most talked-about exports. having met while working at house giant defected records some years ago, anna felt that corbi would be the perfect studio accomplice to work on the remix of two sharp pencils.

the mysterious 13 productions crew from london have been making beats for a minute and this is their debut release on wax, featuring long-time dwg/fresh pressings collaborator emskee on mic duties.
limited to 300 copies on black 7 inch vinyl.

003 is en route and third time is definitely a charm for the entity crew. monika ross heads this resident’s ep with a combo purely for the dance-floor - ever after receiving some wonderful remix treatment from dutch maestro julian alexander to cap off round 3 for the london label.

medical records in collaboration with our friends at crispy nuggets blog are happy to reissue a very obscure australian gem from the 1980s. ironing music were a three piece band from brisbane. they originally formed in 1984 as a result of their collective love for new order, human league and eventually jean michel jarre and cabaret voltaire. comprised of bass and electic guitar, yamaha dx-7, melodica and an 808, they recorded a 12- single as their sole outpt in 1985 in a limited run of 250 copies (obviously excruciatingly rare now!). it was recorded in their bedroom studio with at teac 4 track. the video clip for the -hit- shopping bag women was played on several national and local television music shows. they also recorded demos in hopes of landing a lp deal which unfortunately didn t attract any takers at the time. they actually only played 3 gigs and were forced to disband after one of their members fell ill in 1986. the lp presented here included the original 4 track single as well as hand picked demos which nicely congeal to form a well rounded lp documenting the band s brief existence. they can best be described as lo-fi synth pop with an emphasis on excellent pop songs and interesting synth/instrument arrangements. the first track shopping bag women is infectiously catchy and just screams to be worn out in the club. fans of early to mid 80s synth pop and new romantic will fall in love. the tracks have been lovingly remastered by martin bowes at the cage, london. features original reproduction of the front cover painting. presented in a limited edition on 180gram vinyl.

nice price deal !!! special restock ! ! fourth volume in the sucessful wildcard ep series, features the jacob london duo, this time joined by renowned freak luke solomon who brings his own influences to the proceedings, a1 is devos >whip it<, slowed and reworked in contemporary house style

outstanding three track ep from the archives of caliban (a side project of london musician milton myrie a session guitar player who worked with cult uk buddhist afro and reggae band ozo as well as on the much sought after steel and skin afro punk reggae 12inch). talk about bang for ye buck. 1 side crucial oddball digital cuts, b side sounds like a uk jazz funk classic. gold print sleeve. big tip!

it’s been two years since jef k’s excellent silver network label was in action, so it’s great to see the french mainstay back in action, and with the excellent shade on board no less. the london-based artist brings an addictive, chicago-tinged kind of deep house to the table with “london social club”, all mr fingers bass and deeper-than-deep pads. “initial pass” is no slouch in the slouching department either with its luxuriant chords weaving around a subtly stomping beat. parisian legend ark takes to “london social club” and does a fine job of chopping up the original with his micro-editing ways. “all alone (shade morning remix)” is the perfect closer with its dreamy melodics and 80s boogie inspired beat.

nice price deal !!! fresh electro madness incl remixes by obi blanche and mikiy the cat

gipsy music is back on wax. goncharov plus remix from london guys brett jacobs and rowlanz.

in 2016. i rented out a small piano studio in east london for nearly the whole year and set out to write an introspective, trendless, and mostly beatless album. inspired by albums from this mortal coil and scott walker, who also sought freedom to work outside of the expectations of their previous work, i limited the instrumentation to mostly an acoustic piano and effects, which left space to expose a lot of emotional vulnerabilities about myself and people close to me. writing lullabies about being a mother in a dystopian world, with pensive words about swimming against the current as a female artist, i felt free enough to tell untold truths that i’ve never felt comfortable talking about within music. free, liberated, empowered. naked.

to celebrate the rebirth 100th release the label owner shield and his right arm robytek get in the studio with salvatore principato (sal p.) and dennis young, known as the vocalist and marimba/percussionist of the seminal early 80s nyc band liquid liquid. the experimental sounding band emerged from new york city s vibrant downtown scene in 1981, developing their own unique sound, a fusion of irresistible basslines, junkyard percussion and urgent, free-flowing lyrics.

having made himself an indispensable member of the uk soul/funk scene, playing live performances of ‘zoology’ to much acclaim, as well as setting up a regular groove night at london’s 606 jazz club, carl has recently finished work on his second album - pixel planet, which tells the story of an alien spacecraft, exploring our solar system, 30.000 years into the future - looking for the last bastion of human activity long after we have departed. this dystopian tale is told using a huge array of cosmic electronics, many of which were soldered together by carl himself, including his own diy synthesiser - the recyclotron 64 - constructed out of commodore 64 chips and built in an mdf box, and providing some of the monster bass lines on this album. as well as calling in the digisoul gang, some new friends appear on this album, including powerhouse drummers pete ray biggin, and ‘jungle’ jimmy norden.

nice price deal !!! music women money records presents this super exclusive release by chicago legendary producer jordan fields. with releases in labels like rekids , rawax , houseworx , wilson records , this time the house master delivers for the london label a raw, underground cut filled with dark house and techno jams. as a bonus we’ve got a remix from label boss emotion. limited edition.

bslk002 -london is dead- by jose macabra has just arrived. limited edition, n°80 c60 tapes. 60 minutes (split on two sides) of nonstop gloomy ambient-industrial masterwork crafted by the established london-based artist who has deep connections with the city s art scene.