• raw , groovy and dirty techno / acid madness
• marbled vinyl looks great

• first new drax material since 2002 !
• limited clear vinyl, poly bag and full colour insert
• amazing dj support : dave clarke, scuba, alan fitzpatrick, norman nodge, hodge, gary beck, terrence fixmer...

we’re finishing 2015 with what is pretty much a mini lp by borrowed identity, an inspired producer based in freiburg. there’s a lot here and we think you should just listen to and enjoy the record, draw your own conclusions, but what we will say here is the a is ballsy house and the b is tough techno that touches on trance occasionally. get why it’s called the contrast?

detroits jared wilson provides the 10th release for super rhythm trax and it lives up to it s title.
on *plate mining* and *idea of a deep state*, jared goes in deep with lush, strings that sooth you as the 303 works it s magic underneath. while *how deep* provides a brooding acid line and works the percussion. minimal but deadly.
jared has long been on the srtx want list after proving himself as a master craftsman with a slew of classy releases on his own 7777 label. super rhythm trax is overjoyed to have him on the roster being one of the most skilled knob twiddlers out there who knows how to work it but also and perhaps more importantly, when to hold back.

the vinyl factory has teamed up with french label zone for another rugged techno four tracker, this time from close associate and well established production talent maelstrom. though his name suggests total chaos, maelstroms music belies intention, focus and precision. often marked as exciting newcomer to french techno, maelstrom has actually been making music for over fifteen years. with a cryptic history of aliases and side projects, illegal raves thrown in warehouses and fields and basements, the artist has really come into his own under this moniker. the optics ep showcases metallic techno, acid house, industrial noise and stark ambient sounds, forging smokey machine music for those with a penchant for post punk and a soft spot for the spikier end of the techno spectrum.

bc & co. started out as a small group of friends who surfed and skateboarded together. as they hung out in venice and shared their interests and ideas about music, sounds started to take shape. what started off with no intentions of being anything serious began to develop, inspiring music composer alberto bof, music advisor paul t. and music coordinator alex olson to think about avenues of release. inspired by a seigen ono record put out for comme des garcons in 1988 olson got the idea to release the trio s project under his brand bianca chandon. this limited 12 inch has embodied the spirit of the creators and the motivation of the brand to become bianca s first record release.

corresponding positions strikes for a third time. presenting its tribute to outstanding achievements of female pressure group and all the women in the music industry out there. this time cp would like to introduce you 4 different styles borough to you by 4 different female producers, showing diversity available on music market today. banging acid from rebekah clr / soma, delicate feelings from electric indigo - female pressure founder, modular love from annie hall / detroit underground usa and analog industrial sounds from label boss monya. title itself is a political statement which raise an objection to existing governmental situation and express approval to pawels kukiz movement. art- stefan wülser / masterings- soluxion lab.

this time we have something special for you on hell beat limited. after a lot of successful releases on 12- vinyl we present you now the 4th release on hbl as 2x12- vinyl and cd. it will be the first cooperation on an album release of grieche & cristian glitch - -structure-. the name follows the sound of this exceptional techno. it s a mix of industrial, dub, deep, raw, acid techno and their own style.

following on from his make it hot six-tracker, rinse are pleased to announce the release of burnin’ up, the debut full-length album by dj haus.

4 killer tracks from gash generators, ciuciek, bad boy pete, system rejects, tik tok & brentus maximus. keep your eyes peeled cos these are gona go quick

our third to last release combines two driving forces of contemporary techno: homegrown benjamin damage is joined by truncate, a deadly combination for any dj s bag. ben damage s -battle- sees him layer his hyperactive grooves over a thumping kick with a small but effective acid line topping things off. truncate s -86- is a massive track dave sumner aka function previously used in his -berghain 07- mix, obviously serving as one of the highlights in there. it s creeping synths build up to a climax in typical truncate fashion, with huge, compressed kickdrums pounding the dance floor mercilessly

the imogen label launched back in september with a pair of ilija rudman remixes of london acid jazz favourite brand new heavies. this second release sees them change tack somewhat, adopting an archival focus to dig out two tracks by croatian hero ilan kabiljo. known mostly for his 90s work, kabiljo comes from legendary croatian music stock - his father was composer and musician alfons alfi kabiljo. this expression 12inch sees imogen dig through the ilan archives for two rare and unreleased tracks records in 1990, with a side cut cool nights a supple midnight saunter through jazz funk that highlights kabiljo s compositional class. golden days is just as good as sounds like a loving homage to the 80s.

ramon zenker & oliver bondzio aka hardfloor the german acid duo with their first release on suspected. hardfloor will survive

introducing the super sassy, ultra sweet sugarz with her single- -city of lights-. produced by benny badge, the string-puller behind various other modern funk affairs including freekwency, nite class and silver linings and recent collaborations with tom noble and magic touch. backed by the acidic saturation of melbourne beatdown weirdo booshank with his shining b side remix (featured previously on firecracker records). private press vibes on this for the real heads, boogie aficionados, acid house reminiscers and just fans of the left of centre.

turbo pulls out amazing vinyl-only remixes from red axes and johnny aux to go alongside a massive acid version from martinez brothers.

acid laced intensity. 3 tracker. extremely limited

null+void recordings launches with a new release from london based producer shinra neatly following on from his contribution to balkan vinyls mutant city acid compilation earlier this year. here he presents a four track ep of space age, acid laced and rephlex resonating electro. a music blog for five years and radio show for eighteen months starting out on rinse fm in 2014 and now monthly resident on leeds kmah radio, null+void has been a space that gives platform to techno, electro and experimental electronic sounds. early dj support from fabric resident craig richards and dont and super rhythm trax boss jerome hill.

new twisted techno jams with some acid flavor from italian producer d-leria on his debut 12- for darknet.

vsa records debuts with the two label founders - vinyl speed adjust - forefronting two monster acid cuts - the a side -lost and found-, makes due with some very intriguing bassline rhythms, melodies, vocal chants and breaky hi-hat patterns whilst the b side - -black and white-, seemingly continues the idea, retaining the specific roland sound, but in a much more industrial techno fashion, with a more obvious kick drum and looped out rhythms. vinyl only.

delft label-boss la-4a returns with electro and acid-tinged hardware jams.

jesse calosso is a bronx-born dj and producer, part of a tight clique of new york artists that includes such luminaries as the martinez brothers and filsonik. 2015 has been a busy year for him. not only has he completed a mix-tape style album as masters at dutch with the martinez brothers and blas cordero, but also his tracks serving size and whatever right now appeared on the tuskegee ep the come up vol 1. he has dj-d at output in brooklyn, circoloco in ibiza and at seth troxlers acid future party in london to name but three. now, he releases a brand new four-track ep called the incoming on cutting headz.

with a career stretching back to 1998, via releases on dance mania, juke trax, blank mind, and planet mu, everyone should know dj clent by now. crosstalk actually unleashed his first internationally distributed tracks via dj slugo’s subterranean playhouse label, and we are excited to have acquired the rights to distribute all the beatdown house releases, worldwide. dj roc aka the crack capone is another artist who’s first international releases were disseminated via our digital program, we also distributed various juke city mix cds. his break came via his album on planet mu, and has also had a recent ep via duck n’ cover. dj t-rell & c-bit are relatively unknown, internationally, but have been active on the chicago scene for at least a decade. you’ll find their tracks on local mix cds by slugo, deeon, and clent, among others.

cratebug is a chicago dj, producer & remixer. his remixes and edits are hot gold and have found their way into the music arsenals and playlists of many of the most respected and well known house & disco djs in the world

recorded at johns last night at the vagabond nightclub in downtown miami during this years miami music week, live in miami features 37 tracks and nearly 4 hours of the very best underground electronic music, spanning across more than two decades. showcasing a wide selection of new and classic records ranging from as far back as 1992 (secret knowledge - sugar daddy) and 1993 (nicole - a small entrance to a large spectrum and laurent garnier - acid eiffel) digweeds latest opus effortlessly takes us through a vast array of sounds, eras and genres from what was an incredibly special night back in march of this year.

debut album from acid washed founder & member andrew claristidge on his own label. releases on record makers (sebastien tellier, kavinsky, midnight juggernauts). limited to 150 edition lp on yellow yinyl, includes insert to request download. insert will explain that if listener posts photo of the record on social media and tag artist, he will receive the free mp3 download link. the artwork was created by océane moussé.

with 8 sell out releases under the contrast wax belt so far, the boutique label invites, ben boe -boe recordings/for those that knoe- label head to the family & he joins the likes of blm, ethyl & flori, gauss & laak, with a killer 3 track ep, hand-stamped & hand numbered in true contrast wax style. the lead of the 3 cuts, steel city fly by is built around a lo slung bassline & subtle atmospheric pads that swell & drift in and out throughout, the b-side: what starts off with soft subtle pads & skipping hats soon rises into a bubbling acid line to compliment the latter in hope for enceladus that leave s the final cut of the ep byzantine times a laidback, groover, layered with delayed snares & synth lines make this emotive piece the perfect end to a solid 3 tracker.

the next release on paul rip s specimen records is by god of the machine, the brainchild of deep house and techno maestro, derrick thompson a.k.a. drivetrain. the ep kicks of with the original, a powerful slice of jackin tribal techno, its bleeps, tones and chants sitting atop a tight percussive groove that s infectious from the first beat to the last drop. next up comes hijacker s electro workout. its beats are old school yet the attitude is set firmly in the future with its square wave bass line, trippy noises and swooping scikfi pads. santonio echols takes it back to detroit with a simple yet driving tech house rendition containing sublime melodic chords, eerie pads and a hypnotic pad stab that sends tingles up your spine. mr.c finishes with one of his typically infectious acid workouts, where he adds a cheeky bassline, haunting pads and cowbell pings to blend and morph into the twisted effects of a psychoactive substance.

deeplabs is a detroit based record label run by luke hess. the focus for the label is to release detroit influenced techno for the dancefloor and to build a strong community of likeminded artists. the second installment of the warehouse sessions series highlights four artists: brian kage, liit, regen, and david hausdorf - all of which are masters at their craft. enjoy the music and play it loud. with love from detroit.

on side a you will find two classic tech-house tunes but yet dark underground. the single track on side b is a long travell slowly changing it s acid theme, more experimental & minimal than we are used to hear from tilliander.

from sci-fi to lo-fi lod presents a journey inside analog machines and science fiction movies. two producers from different countries had split the release with their sounds and their musical attitudes. lost soundbytes is a brussels based young producer that develops an haptic music, diving sometimes into cryptic and anxious foggy areas through analog materials experimentations, as drum machines & synthetisers like poly 61, acidlab bassline 3, wardolf blofeld. sebastian swarm comes from glasgow his three tracks are full lo-fi acid music, imprinted by a cosmic sight and chicago house quotes. enjoy the trip!

driven by analog machines, and with the italian artist s typically dark and gritty stamp on it, the ep is a masterclass in functional, club-focused minimalism, splatterings of acid run wild atop drum-machine rhythms and coarse, swirling pads. idga s two originals, -no pictures- and -no glitter,- land backed by a remix from lucretio of the analog cops, who twists the deep textures of -no glitter- into a slamming slab of raw analog house.

die londoner indie-popper hot chip veröffentlichen mitte november eine auf 100 einheiten streng limitierte whitelabel 12 inch auf domino. die zwei bisher unveröffentlichten remixe von der hit-single *huarache lights* stammen vom legendären belgischen duo soulwax und dem gehypten new yorker acid-duo a/jus/ted.

schuko ep is the second release from the lyon (france) based label aiia recordings, which without surprise is still speaking about techno. the release is signed by the german duo schutzkontakt, with one member from dualit, who uses violent and reverbering kicks on konter and latenz, completed by a deep and sweet melody on frage, whether by different layers of indus samples. the most relevant feeling by listening this four-track ep is that it brings you between hard and soft moments, but still in a mighty state of mind, thanks to the intensity put by schutzkontakt in schuko ep. even if everything slacken when zyllinder comes with its more groovy and acid rhythms after the two precedent techno-indus tracks.

99.9 is a techno label from sterling moss and stay up forever. this brandnew banger features tracks by sterling moss & cyber symon, chris liberator & sterling moss, riino, mark eg & chrissi & sterling moss.

first up we have the talented: kryss hypnowave (att series / planet rhythm / par recordings) including a sublime remix from one of the uk s finest artists edit select endosphora: complexity and power in a frantic, polyrhythmic acid bass line, insistent tribal percussion and a thin layer of atmospheric menace with a foundation of wide earth-shaking beats. eksosporium: epic in every sense, a floating, evolving synth leads the way through an immersive higher dimension, where time is measured in a steady, powerful rhythm, yet never passes. endosphora (edit select remix): a balanced composite of power and restraint, threat and beauty, this rework weaves a hypnotised path through layers of dense atmosphere via the bubbling, deadly bass line.

glasgow youngster steven simpson may only have just finished his a-levels, but he is the first new talent to be plucked for this london imprints homage to vintage house, acid and breakbeat. 1Ø pills mate is a home for wary stragglers in the rave. riding 303 bass-lines into the mid-afternoon and steadily sinking into a hammock in a field come the next dusk. heavy come-downs and even heavier drum-jams. this is one for the true believers, the baggy white tee crew and everyone who s ever gotten lost in a dark, sweaty basement.

delving further into what makes this reverent vancouver trio tick, 1800hs reveal a deeper, smoother side to their production that still packs a punch, whilst exploring more tender themes. twitching, rhythmic acid lines flicker over water-tight drums on *dreamer*, crystal synths rise out of the raw depths on *heldled*, and *drained* ends the proceedings on a melancholic yet emotionally ambiguous note, floating through seas of illuminating pads and steadily drifting towards the horizon.

we kick off 2015 with our third black label disc from young manchester producer, reflec. imbued with elements of the norths industrious past, but flecked with hints of birmingham and detroit techno, reflec manages to squeeze every ounce of life out of his machinic workings, presenting them in a progressive and extended form that couples as a club journey in the truest sense. repress

outcast oddity deliver their first 12 inch. a hard hitting various artists ep channeling blown out techno, off the wall acid bangers and heady, ethereal electro. a complete melting pot of styles all coming together to form one, formidable debut.

more vinyl-only dopeness from colonel wrong face and the just jack crew. serving up the heat this time is berlin based producer rydim, a man who’s been stirring up dance floors and releasing records for over a decade now, both as a solo artist and also collaborating with 2 friends under a very popular, super hush-hush pseudonym (it’s a secret yeah, so we ain’t telling you nuffing!). detroit’s jared wilson brings home the bacon on remix duties, turning out a deep acid sleaze-fest for the discerning earlobe. pack your wellies cause that 303 shit is squelchy.

das neue outing der kanadischen electro-pop-band young galaxy ist ihr mittlerweile drittes von dan lissvik (the embassy, taken by trees) im schwedischen göteborg produzierte album. inspiriert von 1980 er electro, acid house und r&b, benutzt die band auf falsework analoge maschinen der vergangenheit, um songs mit futuristischen sounds zu kreieren, wie das definitive albumhighlight body. ihr vorgänger ultramarine war anwärter für den kanadischen polaris music prize. ps: die lp erscheint auf pastelfarbigem vinyl, von dem es insgesamt 5 verschiedene töne gibt, die nach dem zufallsprinzip (un)sortiert sind.

avantgarde micro house anubis minimal 137 bpm house suprematisten hardcore minimal underground clicks 133 tempo glitch house occult house gegendstandloser techno future satan house acid minimal gabber clicks micro minimal club sounds pflotsch loops crowley house fraktal minimal progressive redudanz repetitions loop minimal rave outofbody techno mirco suprematism minimale gegenstandslosigkeit 666 pflotsch acid bleep

raigie knowes first annual fundraiser in aid of international charity war child orchestrated by the craigie cartel. all profits generated will be donated to war child. tracks from daniel waples, lord of the isles, bicep, asok, move d ft. gerd janson, the burrell connection, neville watson, hammer & ludd and amir alexander & cecilia bruun hansen (the binary star system). music spanning instrumentals to acid house.

slated for a vinyl only release, dusky invite hodge and jerome hill to remix the rolling techno of parakeet feet from their recent ordinary world ep. part of the livity sound collective, bristols hodge has been responsible for some of the most fresh and leftfield uk techno excursions in the past year or so. focussing on the originals talk to me sample, hodge drops a dark, twisted techno banger in his unique style. on the flip, underground legend jerome hill cranks out a raw, ravey acid house work out that builds and builds with a dynamic surge of screaming, layered 303s

from the passion for techno grown up during years,overdraw want to exagerate, proposing hard, dark and acid sounds, coming back to past without no forgetting present and future.

traxman, the ghetto house producer based in chicago, active since the mid-90s with multiple releases on the legendary dance mania records, released 6 brand-new dancefloor trax on dizzy tunes.

poker flat’s forward to the past anthology returns in its 3rd iteration, as lean and mean as it ever was and precision-engineered to make you jack, dream and all things in between. the winning formula remains the same: task a selection of hotshot veteran and up-and-coming producers with recapturing the style and mood of early club music, paying homage to the golden years between 1985 and 1992 when chicago house and acid, new york house and detroit techno took the world and its dancefloors by storm.

marshall applewhite has released some stellar sounds via yosucka!, htk, and detroit underground aswell as a number of releases under the name oktored. following up on his clan destine debut on the monumental *dark acid v*, marshall applewhite presents his first solo venture on said label, *advance beyond human*.

nice price deal !!! the brstl label reaches its tenth release with a return to where it started with a 12 inch from october & borai. the label was set up by rhythmic theory, chris farrell and shanti celeste in 2011 from the idle hands record shop as a means to showcase the finest house and techno being produced in their city, bristol. octobers * head 4 phuture* is a nod to the acid pioneers without resorting to revivalism. instead a heady groove is teased out over several minutes, perfect dj gear. october & borai * too high the future* is a heady stoned house groove, from bristols highest producers – with some weighty sub to propel things along.