for 07 ruff draft enlists twins who turns in a dark, dystopian, club sound scape that hits all the right spots. hayworth is another alias of a well known producer to us ruff drafters, here he creates a track with an intro that teases and teases you before the beat drops and things get all sweaty. cottam digs out some acid from the hard drive, an old forgotten about track that finally gets a release.

new artist daniel wainwright brings his psychedelic vibrations to is it balearic? doing it is a slow motion sleazy trip into the acid house. swirling vocals and psyched out guitars melt into chuggy acid beats and effects. coyote up the tempo a touch and strip back the whole track on their remix. dubby vocal samples and muted guitar groove along to an acidic finale. the second remix is a real thing of beauty from mushrooms project. keeping the same slow tempo and adding space and texture with mellow guitars and extra sitar. a subtlely developing tribal workout. groovy man.

recommended! third side is the studio project of the analogue cops and panorama bar resident steffi. they are back on restoration records after the highly acclaimed album * unified fields* with the * pandora* e.p., a selection of 3 kicking dancefloor oriented tracks with an acid touch and a sci-fi landscape. solid 909 beats follow through apprehending bass lines and dense fm quirks riding catching male hooks.

max mcferren checks in for the third time (but first under his given name) on 1080p, taking risks and hittin’ on life over four tracks of weirded-out acid and funk-tinged elations on the “sipps” 12”. created in a time of complete uncertainty about the future in nyc’s chinatown, mcferren explores the purity of the break and acid ecologies, utilizing a “take me to your dealer” type of alien funk vocabulary in order to explore and push his own voice into a stranger place.

„obsidian“ lässt raum für melodie zwischen den kicks und snares und öffnet sich dem hörer in einem traumähnlichen gefilde. damage verzichtet dabei eher auf rohe beats, tracks wie „cosmonaut“, „parallax view“ und „transmission“ liefern aber mit sicherer schlagkraft einen adrenalinschub. es sind jedoch die sphärischen titel wie „pulse width“ und „poly“, das acid-angehauchte „tetrapod“ und das großartige „shimmer“, mit denen sich der künstler tiefer in das unbekannte wagt. man fühlt sich an die genialität von afx, skam und autechre erinnert. „obsidian“ zeichnet sich durch ein zusammenspiel von wärme, herz, seele und viel viel schweiß aus und zeichnet somit ein perfektes bild und ein grandioses finale für das label. benjamin damage selbst beschreibt das album als: -collection of fragmented memories from all the music i’ve ever liked, distorted and restructured into a full length techno record. a purely personal project and an end of an era with 50weapons.” man vergisst schnell, dass benjamin damage erst seit 2010 platten veröffentlicht. nur zwei jahre, nachdem sein erster track released wurde, erschien sein hochgelobtes debüt-album „they!live“ zusammen mit doc daneeka. damages erste solo-album folgte im folgenden jahr und zeigte eine entwicklung hin zum von plaid und jeff mills geprägten sonic sci-fi. kritiker lobten die wärme und rückkehr des souls in die von kälte geprägte welt des berlin-techno.

who better to inaugurate your label than andreas gehm? simple, no-one. glasgow’s schrodinger’s cat is sinking claws and teeth into vinyl with five tracks of blistering tb303 goodness from the cologne man. mr gehm is in fine form as he serves up a quintet of very different cuts. from the warbling wonderment of -blind eyes- to squawking darkness of -jak the floor-, this ep shows how talented this machine musician is. -can you hear me girl- is jilted lover, stalker house, beady eyes peering into misted windows material. the elec pt 1 hood is donned for the dirtiest track of the 12inch. grimy claps are further polluted by bending acid lines in a work overflowing with violence. out of the leftfield comes the finale. -systems go- throbs with rumbling rhythms, a bleeped melody keeping time as drum machines overheat and circuitry melts. mean as ever from andreas gehm. expect tears.

andy toth (pubah, people mover) an in-demand engineer in the d, drops an unabashedly epic piece of outer space acid techno psychedelia. trent (vmax) adds a swinging acid track in a classic armando vein.

motormännen make information techno infused with an air of swedish nostalgia through a filter of retro-futuristic skepticism. the music is packed with minimal acid loops and samples with excerpts from swedish politicians, documentaries and christer glenning, reflecting on times when the cold war and the traditional welfare state were dissolving. inhibitions were relaxed and new, foreign influences crept into the body of society and the old information monopolies. motormännens tracks are visually enhanced by messages from pictures and videos from the 1970s and 80s. motormännen released their debut album *informationstechno* on cassette in 2014, which was nominated for best swedish dance album of the year at manifestgalan 2015. during 2015 the band received attention from swedish radio p2 and p3 and performed a series of gigs at home in stockholm.

after a great release as oyama edit on most excellent unlimited imprint recently, mori ra is back on macadam mambo edits with 4 absolute killer nuggets!! all the tracks are incredibly obscure stuff magnified by the japanese edit master. indian acid vibes, afro, balearic dreammy synth-pop, he has set high standards !! run to grab a copy, thats the kind of stunning release which dont sleep too long in the shops.

lab.our 06 features offbeat, dancefloor techno from hermans. hermans (jerry riggs dick diamonds & maxwell church) already have releases out on labels such as run out run, klasse recordings, zodiac44 & extended play, among others. a1 is sweat box rock, an epic stormer that sounds like a techno jam session with alternating beat patterns and dirty keys. b1, dustin tombtones, is an uptempo acid workout destined to move dancefloors. b2 is a remix of sweat box rock by lab.our music bosses basic soul unit and j-ul.

entitas is the second instalment of jay clarkes blackaxon imprint, and sees the label boss bring out the big guns in the form of three distinct and diverse cuts.

the first trackman ep went out on ideal trax in 1995, a six track, two vinyl ep spanning trippy, classic acid cuts, detroit and chicago influences, sheffield bleep and manchester hacienda rave era overtones. trackman has now been lovingly remastered and re-issued on infrastructure, with a bonus track paradise included, which featured later on the 1996 dont stop ep also a classic in it s own right.

following the success of *elecktro diktators - the french dissidents vol.1* compilation published early this year, new flesh records proudly presents the return of infamous umwelt delivering another collectible output on his own electro label! much anticipated *when future and past collapse* combines firing snares with rolling 808 kicks, acid lines, sub-bass and driving futuristic melodies, all packed in this sophisticated ep. umwelts aesthetics and dystopian vision has never been so dazzling. we could write more about it, but why dont you give it a listen (at your own risk of course)? expect nothing but depths, terrific tales, and authentic secrets about the origins of mankind in this must have five-tracker.

contra communem opinionem shortly cco, own name florin büchel is the pure acid lover from zürich. he has debuted on mathematics records in 2008 and since then he has been quite active with several releases on lux records and few other brands. there is a strong analogue character in his music based on 808 or 707 beats seasoned with melancholic pads, melodies and already mentioned acid lines. he is also involved in savage ground project formed by him and daniel cosmo. this is “space race” from melodic electro through overdrive madness to drone beats. it comes with remix from man behind endless illusion, layup.

after over a decade of music on pedigree labels like spectral, nation, m>o>s, and creme organization 2amfm offer their debut lp on bopside. based in ann arbor and raised in the detroit area, d’marc cantu and tadd mullinix are charged by a lifetime of midwestern soundwaves and the reinforcement of contemporaneous area innovators like carlos souffront and traxx. again, they join forces but with this monumental excursion into the ether of their very own techno/house universe. sounds herein are cast from debonair techno funk, rumbling house grooves, italo acid, galactic swing - offering a diverse array that’s perfect for the album experience.

already known worldwide for his one of a kind techno productions and dj sets, oliver deutschmann is a name that wont fade anytime soon. since launching his label vidab records in 2007, he has seen a steady amount of releases on his own imprint as well as other establish labels such as aim and soma quality recordings. after teasing us this summer with keep rising oliver returns to mobilee this fall for a full length ep featuring his signature techno sound. taking us on a mental journey we are delivered three solid techno thumpers that will work wonders at the peak hours of any set. the ep will bring the crowd into a world of pure techno bliss with heavy kicks, hypnotizing pads, and a dash of acid to tie it altogether in a cohesive package.

lost my dog co-founder pete dafeet releases the second single from his critically acclaimed debut album the root, the soul. my love is raw is classic deep house: gritty chords, fierce vocal snippets, and roughshod beats that bring dj pierre s wild pitch to mind. manuel tur s remix adds menace to the original s simplicity. a stripped-back groove that builds to a crescendo of acid, synths, and tribal rhythms - as turbulent and demented a seven minutes you ll find this side of dc10.

mono junks label dum records is back! in 1994 an untitled 12” ep emerged from helsinki, finland. it was produced by an unknown duo called coopers and released by dum records. that particular squelchy sounding piece of wax helped to establish the sound that was later to be known as finnish minimal techno. alongside sähkö recordings, dum was one of the mainstays of gloomy northern electronics until its death in 2007. after an extremely long hiatus both dum records and coopers have now resurrected and instead of their trademark minimalism they offer now a 3-piece ep full of techno maximality! * indian acid* is a wonky excursion in repetition topped with roland corporations classical tr-727 congas, * ixam* takes you back to the soundscapes of 90s dreary finnish acid and * maximal fun* is a 12-minute trip to the electronic kraut techno madness of the coopers. play loud and preferably in dark. coopers are back with a vengeance!

decius return with another 3 tracks of sleazy, acid, sex music.

new label on the block, special edition, deliver two more quality cuts for the more discerning and eclectic djs out there. this time around disco deviant dicky trisco joins forces with in demand producer peza to turn out two mighty jams. both cuts blend elements of disco, funk, balearic and acid in the mix. so take the trip!

the 2nd ep on be an ape in 2015 is served by colognias finest jonathan kaspar. avoid is raw track with fizzling acid grooves, moving into one direction: dawn. the release is joined by 3 fantastic remixes. brothers vibe, the legend from new jersey keeps it bassy with a touch of funk in an oldschool way. bas amro combines deep melodies with a real hands up drob. maxi mill adorns his version with a vocal and a great bassline. modern and gergeously analog - go cologne, go new jersey, go amsterdam,

your favorite foil faced machine heads, frak, on lux rec. big tip! nordic woods are a dangerously primitive place. fueled with madness and induced delirium frak land on planet lux. three slow, acid numbers with a barbaric, crude attitude. relentless drums. fierce, hypnotic synthesizers that get you lost in your own mind. suddenly sinister, disastrous images populate your consciousness. and then one last strange, twisted wave track. new places, new adventures

label from londons e1s acid techno dj acid steve. featuring the geezer, acid steve & squat dom!

>cissi moon changed my life! it was in a now refurbished part of stockholm in a futuristic cafe/club called holger that i had my first encounter with loudly played club music. the night was called db and we lined up with our fake ids every saturday to hear cissi moon spin drum & bass records and let the bass engulf our beings.< >at the time the art of making electronic music was totally alien to me, i could not for the life of me work out how to ever make music that carried the same emotional and physical impact as i felt on that dance floor. i have spent the last 17 years or so trying to get back to that state of being at one and completely lost with the music.< this record concludes a trilogy of eps by peder mannerfelt on his eponymously named label. what comes next is everything and beyond.

limited! full cover 180 gr. vinyl.
this record is the most important promo tool of leipzigs own m.ono in his grand scheme to conquer the world with his supersecret cocktail named, die volle schnauze. all flavours and 17 secret ingredients of this wonderful drink come together in the 4 tracks of this ep. so if youre digging the forward groove and jumping keys of volle schnauze, the shit-is-the-sun-already-coming-up? vibe of perle, the dancing arps of delaware state route and the freaked out acid of pegasus 83, youll surely like the cocktail. whatevers the hells in it. sincerely yours, lars & maarten vital sales points: - m.ono got instant underground love for his first artist ep on his own rose records when move d. destroyed the boiler room playing * holding back california*. - m.ono produces some amazing tunes together with label co-owner luvless. - full cover with 180 gr. vinyl.

first vinyl of the fresh new label pantruche, this label has been created to extend the musical ressources of the label d.ko records, heart of the parisian young generation of producers and djs. this various artist presents new comers as pieuvres, bad rey & mézigue with the participation of tin man on « villettion acid ». detroit inspiration, parisian determination.

in this e.p, phobos (fear), every artist expresses his most disturbing consciousness, giving us an awesome dose of techno without scruples or contemplations. it is a sensitive group project which is drawn directly into our subconscious. the track phobos speaks from strong foundations and dark shades that put soundtrack to water rojas hallucinations (rojas is the illustrator of this e.p.). in erratic chaos, the composer takes us amid the wrong road map of disorder. phobonica is the end of a tortured mind which transmutes its inner voices in dark melodies, snares and drums. at last, acid panic is a dark acid track built from the fear which follows a tension line made with abstract melodies.

serious oldschool action from inter gritty s random island sub-label! crisp breaks, bleepy acid and jacking beats

remastered reissue of 4 pwog tracks, originally released in 1989 on limited cassette.

ltd 2020 repress...
following up his recently-released remixes of scubas single >the hope< on hotflush, plagent records boss recondite returns to the label, this time with a solo 12 inch titled drgn / wist 365. recalling some of the moodiest moments from >on acid<, his recent lp devoted to the sounds of the 303, this debut shows recondite stay true to his sombre and tension-inducing roots. >drgn<, the sonic equivalent to traversing a bleak end-of-times landscape, is a journey replete with a relentless, melodic sib-bass and vibrating synth, on the flip recondite gives the 9-minute long >wist 365< a drum workout, resulting in a progressive, menacing groove, awash with wind chimes and 808 claps.

sometimes you wait and things fall into place, this is an a&r man s dream. you can spend hours banging your head, waiting for lightening to strike, trying to find the perfect pairing, it s there floating around in your head but the answer is not clear. the record needs a remix, but who would be perfect?

for the first release on terminal operations the two label founders kuno and spaceinvasion from berlin, the mighty fallbeil from hamburg and mysterious neuspotter ns465 team up for this wicked four tracker. the a-side starts with one nasty uk-influenced techno banger by kuno which is followed by spaceinvasion s pure raw acid onslaught. on the flip side fallbeil deliver another distorted acid bomb with brutal vocals and neuspotter ns465 finishs off with some synth-driven madness.

bam bams label westbrook unearths a true chicago classic from 1988.
written by mike dunn and co-produced by bam bam all three tracks are truly pioneering acid house benchmarks from chicagos golden age.
re released and re mastered for 2015 in conjunction with westbrook records / chris bam bam westbrook

allez! here we go with the next release from terence :terry:’s highly-respected la vie en rose label. so far this year lvr has brought the heat with terence’s solo ep ‘acid heroes’ and the superb mix compilation ‘house couture’, which has received widespread praise. now, we have this brand new ep from a true paris legend, and an inspiration to terence himself – the one and only, jerome pacman. rising up in the early 90s, jerome established himself through the paris underground, and has remained one of the city’s finest selectors and producers. this four-track ep includes a remix from romanian godfathers livio & roby and represents jerome’s ability to throw down fresh, classic house rhythms with a modern twist. kicking off with ‘merry-go-round’, a bass-heavy rumbler imbued with subtle house tropes, we move into ‘jp sunlight’, a bubbling groover with twinkly, dream-like effects and a bassline that will lock in from the get go. on the flip we have ‘mpa’, a simple yet effective roller that will grip you with its repetitive groove and delicate use of detail in the background. livio & roby step up for the remix of ‘mpa’, which focuses on a more unusual, organic sound ethic – typical of the romanian sound that is so widely loved. a rework that is delivered with panache,

vinyl part 2 of 2. max essa in the form of the flying men, a collaboration with leo mas & fabrice. -only love- is ready to go in four mixes, arriving on two 12s care of japanese label catune.

theres a delightfully celebratory feel about this debut volume of cititrax tracks, a new 12inch series from minimal wave offshoot cititrax. as beautifully presented as we ve come to expect, tracks volume 1 boasts a quartet of dancefloor-ready smashers from a blend of new faces and label stalwarts. amato (aka the hacker) kicks things off with the glistening ebm funk of physique all restless synth refrains and pounding bottom end before lies affiliate tsuzing go all dark, psychedelic and twisted on the thrillingly intense, acid-flecked king of system. ani go all daf (with a touch of front 242) on the fuzzy and dystopian stomper mutter, before cititrax regulars broken english club delivers a storming chunk of industrial-tinged analogue funk (glass)

liebe047 features 4 more analogue acid sounding techno tracks by pablo sanchez feat. colonel red (+ a remix by meta.83) on side a, berlin cooperation saytek vs quantum entanglement and italian up and coming producer dast on side b.

nach seinem sensationellen comebackalbum syro in 2014 (inkl. grammy-nominierung!) und der computer controlled ep anfang 2015, knüpft der soundtüftler nun an seine acid-zeiten aus der mitte der 00er jahre an, als er als afx mit der analord-serie auf seinem eigenen rephlex-label den dancefloor unterminierte. die zusammenstellung orphaned deejay selek enthält komplett unveroeffentlichtes material aus den jahren 2006 2008, auf dem das genie seine liebe zu weirden acid-grooves auslebt

cooked straight on the searing streets of glasgow and served up for mind-bending, floor-filling pleasure – golden teacher are back with sauchiehall enthrall, an all-new four track ep released directly by the band. following a slew of snapped-up releases on optimo music, soul jazz / sotu, huntleys & palmers and akashic records – which saw the band meld the worlds of acid-house, leftfield disco, ebm, dub and afrobeat – golden teacher have redrawn the boundaries of their sound yet again, giddily embracing jacked-up uk funky, dancehall, musique concrète and further tripped-out stylings from the badlands of escocia. slithering, rattling and snapping like a snake with a toothache, this ep is further proof that golden teacher are one of the most infectious and unhinged dance acts around at the moment. repress

khotin (normals welcome resident) returns for his second release on our imprint after his well received releases on 1080p and fauxpas musik. he joins up with australia’s dan white, whose release on forbidden planet found it’s way into our record bags this past year. deep space acid vibe on this one. 2 tracks per side by each artist.

the new slow life has landed and the berlin collective is setting the bar high with this one! four expertly produced, inventive & atmospheric cuts - two originals, two remixes - that will take you to the cosmos & back before you even realise you ve been taken on a trip. s. moreira and refracted are on absolutely deadly form here! mastered at alchemy and pressed on 180g vinyl.

the raw and acid sounds from manuel di martino and raffaele attanasio mixed with the hypnotic sonorities of mike storm and the kaelans solid groove, they are the protagonists for the first release that open the label persistence.
already supported by: alessio mereu, joseph capriati, beat movement, binny, dimi angelis, frankyeffe, jeroen search, joton, kevin arnemann, marcus muzik, mental resonance, milton bradley, pfirter, shifted, unam zetineb, abnormal boyz ...

chicago flotation device follow up last year s brutal untitled acid excursions with a lighter but still pounding 12- on their self-titled, self-released imprint. higher is an extended peak-time acid jam, culled from hours of scissor-sythed outtake tapes and 3rd floor studio sessions, distilled into one bubbling, screeching banger. untitled 9 is a subtler take on the cfd sound. a clean 808-led, floating juno jam that drifts undetected in the dark waters off scarborough bay.

super rhythm trax is back this time with italian producer g-23 (secret rave) who delivers 2 monstrous slabs of mongrel acid music. -kidding kids- is an ultra fresh beast of a track that sits comfortably outside classification, melding acid with a super heavy breakbeat and peppered with uk garage references. -mountain s acid- goes for a straight up 4/4 acid track with a deep bubbling acid line that hooks you early and keeps you locked throughout, while on the b side label boss jerome hill is on remix duties turning in a tweaky, tracky acid version of mountain s acid with heavy bottom end and funked up drums. support from: blawan, seth troxler, matthew herbert, serge (clone), josh wink, truncate, j.tijn, dmx krew, warlock, hackman, phil kieran, dj tlr, alan fitzpatrick, tom findlay (groove armada), shadow child, eomac, john heckle, dj deep, stenny

repress 2015 !! typically bold and playable gear from this ann arbor based machine head. heavy on the jak, this one. tip! -incredibly this is already d marc cantus third ep of the year following efforts on new label one electronica and ansatz

tiger recitative was originated in ethiopian desert in 1967, add a dash of dub to it, a pinch of noise and you got yourself a strange brew of the holy owl. served on the side with remixes from alexei nikitin (gost zvuk), nocow and the pocket acid edition.

brilliant acid house monster

operator tracey delves into the world of weirdo acid on the a1. gloomy digi-strings float over over inflated kick drums and bouncey percussion, choice vocal samples punctuate this unusual yet super infectious, squelchy hardware workout. perseus trax drags the machines out and launches an arpeggiated, ethereal assault. progressive melodies and choking hi hats smash into one another whilst a booming 707 kick rattles the bass bins, prime time floor fodder.

cestrian, the darker and more fiercely electronic incarnation of ali renault (dissident, cyber dance, human shield) provides the suitably titled * annihilator* for future flashs second release. witness relentlessly driving, pure electrical energy, biting 606 percussion and raging 101 basses. perseus trax provides the remix here, letting moody pads and screaming machines weave their way round a slightly more jacked drum palette as boiling acid arpeggiates.