for the second release on alex bradley’s utopia records we see the return of london based producer dominic jacobson aka ‘modaji’. dominic’s initial modaji and harvey lindo releases garnered acclaim from luminaries such as francois kevorkian, derrick may and gilles peterson and after 10 years away from releasing to concentrate on composing music for film and television, jacobson returns to the studio to delve further into his deep house and ambient soundscapes. the first of two ep’s, belle epoque touches on a more cinematic approach to production and showcases a warmer, more expanded sound. the aim is to create music that is as listenable during the dusky twilight hours as it is at sunrise. the rest we leave to your imagination and trust you will enjoy our offering. limited pressing!

after a sell out release with the man of the hour – mall grab, hokkaido dance club return with their third release, featuring four deep and dusty cuts from new york to new zealand.

after the interruption ps is back. this time with the tropically-balearic ep by moscow debutant aleceo , who has changed his organised top-manager, live with a slow 808 tempo, juno chords and microphone in the studio on the beach of magic island of bali. with the magnetic remix, by tokyo based maestro max essa, this pacific jam becomes a perfect, vinyl only slice of endless summer.

third in a series of special 45s from the sounds familiar crew, right after sadar bahar and danny krivit editions - it is volcovs turn. after he completed the sjnrl series, this is a rare occasion to check this veteran on edit duties. ltd 2016 repress - max 1 per customer

we are happy to introduce our new artist audri. after a long time spent into music production, audri finally jumps into the music scene with his first release titled -coming from reality-. this record it s a work of labour, trying to escape from the usual default pattern, a perfect marriage with our label s concept. a 4 tracks ep, with techno sounds, deep emotional pads and real analogue drum machine such as roland tr 808 and mpc 2000 xl all mixed in a original and forefront way.

karen gwyer joins dba for an exercise in futurist dancefloor electronics after a recent outing on alien jams alongside beatrice dillon and last year s barnstorming nous release. the us-born londoner brings the sound of her stomping, analogue live performances closer to the psychedelic, thickly melodic tone of her studio compositions across three tracks, with prophase metaphase anaphase telophase an obvious choice for djs.

the album is inspired by the music of eric dolphy and john coltrane, indian raga and african polyritmic structures and evolves around the story of paddy roy bates, a british major and pirate radio broadcaster, who founded the micro nation principality of sealand two months after the death of coltrane

2016 repress , mike huckaby returns with a repress of highly sought after tracks on his own deep transportation label. freshly remastered and re-cut. classic detroit house music that still stands out! rip mike !

slamming 3 track pumpin minimal techno madness

recovering from the gray decay of the winter here in berlin, we are more than ready to push forward farther into the future. in order to do so the powers at chronicle have aligned a new musical offering to test the palate of those who know, and those who care. we are pleased to present six tracks from the prolific arnaud le texier, who has made waves for years with his children of tomorrow imprint and renowned taste. from cosmic interludes to heavy hitting transcendence, arnaud manages to showcase all sides of his production skills as they translate into a compelling and emotive narrative. among them stands a tribute to one who was lost along the way that we simply do not want to forget. only rarely in this life do we stand witness to gures that make a true impression, an imprint that continues to leave a mark long after the original has passed. max_m was one of these gures, and it is through his music and immensely dignified curatorial prowess that his legacy will live on. arnaud’s poignant tribute stands as a personal note amongst an ep full of forceful techno suitable for deep space exploration

two years after the release of his acclaimed debut ep on i m a cliche, jakarta s best kept secret is back on cosmo vitelli s imprint with four terrific original tracks. jonathan kusuma is a producer who has managed in the space of a few releases and remixes to develop a signature sound which mostly relies on taking disco and ebm elements and putting them in new and unexpected contexts, offering us a glimpse of what modern dance music would sound like if house and techno had never existed. narcotic, hedonistic, abstract and particularly efficient on the dancefloor, kusuma s music is always about quality and never about quantity and so we are particularly thrilled to share with the world the four new tracks that constitute this ep.

for the first time in more than a year, because music is running a limited repress of selah sue‘s sold out ep alone. released in late 2014, it paved the way for her second album reason (more than 185.000 copies worldwide since its release in march 2015). shifting to a more pop-oriented sound under the supervision of producers robin hannibal (rhye, kendrick lamar) and ludwig goransson (childish gambino, haim), this ep features her flagship collaboration with american rapper childish gambino together and an exclusive acoustic version of the track wont go for more. a throwback to the exciting times when everybody was impatient to hear selahs new creations after her best-selling debut album.

after his outstanding releases on labels like 100% pure, intacto, kombination research and flash records, niereich is finally back on driving forces recordings to deliver another 2 timeless high class weapons. next to the 2 original tracks, niereich s phoenix ep is also featuring another massive remix by dutch techno master 2000 and one. early support by the usual suspects!

2016 repress! after seven releases tiefenrausch present their first album and send biodub back into the depth. on >familiar warmth< he explores the borders of the genre. warm and subtle developing dub techno tracks build the foundation of this versatile album. the features of reggae vocalist ray darwin and noetics gituarist chriz the wiz as well as the filigree use of percussion and field recordings make this production feel naturally alive. for the visual perfection alex ketzer covers both vinyls in a sublime imagery from jules vernes >20.000 leagues under the sea<. mastered by salz music.

kanja records is sincerely honored to present its first vinyl release, based on a concept called sunday mornings. with this series of releases we will focus on that warm up, early morning, after party gems and slowly fading away from peak time music. our philosophy behind this concept is that the focus goes to the tracks being timeless, and music that you can listen to in every time of day and night. music that offers a vast variety, but in the end coming together in that sweet and warm morning glory.

the lost in time imprint has been releasing bespoke vinyl for a couple of years now. it got off to a flying start with the moment from ralph lawson & chez damier and kept up the pace with a series of releases from ralph lawson alongside production partner tuccillo including nightcrawler. the track has now been picked up and remixed by denmark’s finest house music export from oscillat and delaphine records, s.a.m and one records subb-an. s.a.m is fast becoming one of the very best producers of house and dub techno with a string of highly sought after releases on delaphine that sell out quickly and attract heat on discogs. s.a.m manages to fuse classic craftsmanship with contemporary sounds and has created an epic and atmospheric 10 minute long re-shape for ‘nightcrawler’. subb-an needs little introduction as a producer with high integrity and impeccable taste. he’s graced the decks at panorama bar, fabric, detroit movement, womb tokyo, enter, dc10, d’edge and of course the legendary below parties. while hes always been busy in the studio with releases for spectral, crosstown rebels and 2020vision. subb-an strips down nightcrawler to its very bones drawing out the classic analogue kurzweil 2000 synth sound to great effect. another chapter in the lost in time series.

oscar mulero is a one-man techno institution. after his first release on token in 2008, mulero teamed up with christian wünsch for two eps as spherical coordinates.now hes back with a new solo 4-track contribution

rainer steps up for the ninth instalment of half baked’s label. a strong record with four cuts designed for the dancefloor whether at peak time or after hour.

it is very difficult to present david duriez without writing an encyclopedic tome as its influence on the house music in france was decisive. since its inception in 1992, david released over a hundred records under his name, tens under various pseudonyms, mainly on vinyls on the most renowned labels like 2020vision, ovum, systematic, pokerflat, f communication, under the counter, stickman, crosstown rebels, the end, etc .. (the list is long, see discogs.com to be convinced) and as many remixes for some of the greatest artists (think moby, dj sneak, gemini, dj hell, llorca, telex, random factor, johnny fiasco, paul johnson, jori hulkkonen, ralph lawson, random factor, kenny hawkes or mr.c). founder of the label brique rouge and a whole galaxy of other labels, he participated in the creation of internationally recognized labels such as robsoul with phil weeks, freak n chic with dan ghenacia (from apollonia) or rz muzik. at a time when david had federated online the cream of the house producers via a forum (far and long before social networks), ivan smagghe had nicknamed him -the producer of the producers.- , a true house music activist, but most of all david duriez is a devastating dancefloor dj, he did several tours around the world and played in some of the biggest clubs in the world between 1995 and 2010. truly one of the most important players in the french electro scene, david is back on tracks after a few years hyatus. but don t call it a comeback because he has never really gone awol, he has been watching the scene and now he s back in the studio. you can expect a (very) long serie of releases for 2016, you have been warned!

finish techno pioneer and dum records boss kimmo rapatti aka mono junk and melody boy 2000 is back with another fine ep of some of his greatest tracks. all three have been released before now, but never all together on the same ep. a1 sound stealer was released in 2007 under the melody boy 200 alias and since then has been hugely sought after, often fetching high prices on discogs. it is a high impact techno track with racing drums and chattery percussion that will take any floor by storm. a2 all alone, again as melody boy 2000, has only been released on cd before now, as part of a label compilation back in 2002. this one is deep and rubbery, spaced out and elastic and is full of moodiness and melody. both b-side tracks were written as mono junk and both were written in 1992. first up, apache acid came on vinyl own music man and is a face melting, hundred miler per hour banger with manic 303s buried within. finally, ‘beyond the darkness’ was a key early techno track to come from finland and has previously been released on dum010. says the artist of the track, “an ensoniq asr-10 arrived on the market and studio engineer perttu bought it right away, but i never liked to use sounds that someone else had made. we sampled the track’s bassline, strings and others from my jx-3p separately and mixed it all together.” the result is an atmospheric track with swirling pads, icy synths and form drums that will make people march, no doubt.

das label bbrwd entspringt einer kooperation zwischen den künstlern ta-ku (nz), repeat pattern (jp) und dem label jakarta records (de). der label-compilation -brrwd love vol.1- folgt nun auf dem ersten solo release des labels der japanische künstler -yagi- mit seiner -bellwoods- ep. in tokyo ist er seit vielen jahren ein teil der vitalen beat-szene und dort kreuzten sich auch die wege von ta-ku, repeat pattern & yagi. die ep entstand hauptsächlich in toronto, kanada und bewegt sich zwischen experimentellen ambient- klängen und hiphop beats.

after the success of his release on versatile and a string of top productions on his own ruff draft label, ferox is proud to welcome cottam to the roster with this two tracker. 180g vinyl only release.

cynic return after a years heitus with a couple tracks from label boss felix dickinson. meat and potatoes by mr.dickinson and additional noodles from robin lee. acidic dance music for your feet.

after succes releases on labels such as tsuba, slow down, sleazy beats, rose records, and much more, german luvless is ready with a strong release on danish label deso records - you should is a strong deep house track, with a beautiful hookline, that will make troubles everywhere is will be played. on the remix, we got the mannequins back on deso - this remix is supported by jimpster to name one, deep house when it is best. limited solid white vinyl. this ep is supported by names like: mike w (kolour recordings) lo shea (phonica) nacjtbraker (dirt crew) jimpster (freerange) onsulada (yoruba) and much more! get your deep head on!

hard, deep mental, hypnotic techno from the mysterious cadency. this is cadencys second gknstr release after his successful falling ep from 2015.

darkmatter inc. is an overlay network that can only be accessed with specific mindstep, configurations, or authorization, often using non-standard communications protocols and ports. hype beast is the second release that comes to surface after long developement in the hidden spots of the internet.

black vinyl release
after his debut ep white island, paul twin returns to nous klaer with to shaman infused trippers

gerry franke, member of the max graef band and also 50% responsible, that max graef lives, presents his first solo lp after the mini lp release -franke & son- on oye / box aus holz.

ron juan back at it on his own label after the last year’s debut with the sunny record “o pais do sol” and the stunning solo track “black jungle” released on the zurich’s deepart sounds label. now it’s the turn of “musica complessa”, a journey trough four exceptional tracks hand made in his studio combining jazz, funk, afro and house music. all the tracks come from original arrangements played and recorded with both real and synthetic instruments to create different sounds for the music world who don’t needs hits, but timeless music for his soul!

after a one year hiatus, berlin s michael melchner is finally back in a memorable way with a new release on colt music. three original cuts that do not need any futher explanation with ? came first as the main track, followed by a more personal version on the b side. closing things off, prague adds the spice with a funky minimal tool track.

new portland based label, dark leader, emerges with it’s premier release featuring two gritty masterpieces to lose your mind to on the dance floor. “reasons for war,” a heavy techno track by drvg cvltvre, transports you to the iconic volleyball scene from, “top gun,” if it were being played by a group of ruthless terminators. emile strunz’s track, “bubastis,” named after the ancient city of the cat goddess bast, will lure you into a sweaty, egyptian-tinged hypnosis. limited release worldwide, dark leader 001 is housed in full color jackets featuring artwork by koen delaere, designed by eric adrian lee and mastered by timothy stollenwerk.

after some quiet years stilleben records is back. this va 12- goes on in exactly the same style as earlier records from stilleben. a mix between electro and electro disco. many records are planned and in the making right now for the future to be heard. this 12- has a nice mix from e.r.p s more 4/4 and harmonic melodies to more stiff electro-funk from up north. here we go...

after several tracks and remixes 4 hands worked with sonartek, gabriele carasco and bion, the label founder francesco passantino drops the second solo ep on his own label rqm. 4 stunning and various tracks ranging from a groovy bounced minimal to a dark micro house. mastering rendered from the code studio gives the cherry on the cake to this dancefloor killer pack. enjoy!

freshly detoxed after an addictive inaugural release from beranek, olsen offshoot dansbar is back, blowing the cobwebs off another hit from the lesser thumbed pages of the norwegian songbook.

the son of jackson 5s first producer, rondell is the newest exclusive ultramajic signing, after a chance meeting from robert armani and traxman.

a timely reissue of one of blueprint s greatest releases
full colour label sleeve to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this classic techno label !
continuing blueprint’s 20th anniversary, which has already seen the release of the ‘structures and solutions’ compilation featuring 17 exclusive tracks from an excess of talent including regis, planetary assault systems, truss, tessela, lakker, steve bicknell, randomer and more, brand new eps by surgeon, oliver ho and o/v/r, plus the re-release of oliver ho’s 1999 ep ‘awakening the sentient’, blueprint take another trip back in time to 2002’s ‘conspiracy ep’ by label boss, james ruskin. this new release not only features the 3 original tracks re-mastered, but also includes the remake of ‘take control’ by surgeon taken from bpltd001, the first release on blueprint’s limited sub-label…

for it’s 6th release modelmaker welcomes maddermodes who deliver an ep with 4 quality raw and deep techno cuts. this is the first original material from another artist on the label after a series of berkson & what releases and high profile remixers guests such as dana ruh, cesar merveille and franck roger. maddermodes a.k.a. nic ford and andy harper forged their musical relationship in the post-industrial, sound-heavy world of manchester, uk, where their shared vision for their sound is leading them deeper into atmospheric and melodious techno.

philippe quenum returns to cadenza music with ‘solitaire’, some thirteen years after helping kick start the swiss label with the 2003 release ‘orange mistake’/ funky dandy’. this groundbreaking single, co-produced with luciano, has since become a landmark release, not just for the label, but also as the benchmark for the micro-house and minimal tech-house genre that developed over the decade. with a music career than spans back to the mid-80s (dancing in nyc as part of the breakdance troupe, the magnificent force), quenum found his forte with house music, both as a dj, and as a producer and label owner. setting up the access 58 label in 1998 as a platform for his music and collaborations, quenum has consistently released over the years for labels like crosstown rebels, soma, alphahouse, thema and trapez ltd. ‘solitaire’ finds quenum on fine form, on the lead track, dubby fx and bass shaking shots roll out over an urgent disco beat, muted brass and technoid stabs fire from all directions as the tension building pads flourish. shadowy forces are at play on ‘mystic’, discordant sounds echo and bellow over reverberating percussion and a dense back beat that fire into life with shuffling hi-hats. wrapping up this welcome return to the label is ‘mystery’, whipping snares and industrial clangs rumble over the urgent drums for more hypnotizing dancefloor work from philippe!

the secret after-hour über-hit of the 90s, matthias strzodas tasse kaffee, gets its first release on 7inch vinyl on berlin-based label martin hossbach. strzoda is the go-to drummer for andreas dorau and rocko schamoni. while working on songs for dorau in the 1995 strzoda wrote the lyrics to tasse kaffee while dorau, tommi eckart (of 2raumwohnung, acting as producer) and strzoda composed the music. the b-side gives us a previously unreleased living-room demo from 1994 by strzoda of the andreas dorau classic

rome native marco piovesan is a dj’s producer. his driving style, pristine sound quality and nuanced tones makes his techno of the variety that draws bodies to the dance floor, and keeps them there. 2013 was his breakout year which saw releases land on gynoid audio, m_rec ltd.. that same year piovesan launched his own enterprise, h.omevvork recordings, as a haven for richly emotive techno music imbued in ‘90s spirit. to date it’s three ep’s have been remixed by luminaries such as giorgio gigli, daub and m_rec ltd’s sadly departed chief max_m. piovesan joined the key roster soon after as part of a split ep with another (then) up-and-comer, hector oaks. his two works, “black paranoid 7” and “black paranoid 10”, were clean, steely dj fodder underscored with a dark energy that made both of them potent club weapons. now piovesan returns with four cuts of surging, remorseless marching material design to tear up strobe-lit basements and big room halls alike. for djs who take no prisoners, who enjoy calling on the old techno ghosts too.

after his debut ep white island, paul twin returns to nous klaer with to shaman infused trippers. limited amount on orange marbled vinyl.

“sway”, a beautiful and groovy instrumental jazz-rock record, is the debut album by sante palumbo, a pianist who grew up musically in the northern italy jazz scene. his ‘bandmates’ - hugo heredia, sergio farina, marco ratti and lino liguori - make palumbo and his orchestra a real supergroup! never reissued on vinyl since its first release in 1973, its unique sound makes it a cult lp, deeply sought after by collectors all over the world. the vinyl release includes a cd-copy of the album.

baum records proudly presents johan fotmeijer as a member of the label family. after his successful releases on labels such as aesthetic audio, adjunct, mille plateaux and boxer, johan delivers a steady release on baum.

shan s third outing for running back is an ode to a time when * house* was characterized by old grooves and nu ones alike. here you get a well-rounded treatment for the times before, during and after the rave. break beats included. featured in gerd jansons fabric 89 mix.

after a short hiatus, eddie c s red motorbike blazes back through we re back to the 7 inch format for this one, as eddie splits the release with long time compadre roberto who rewires a smooth tropical groover with a warm, absorbing low end, marimba noodles and an imaginary palm tree overhead on the flip eddie proves yet again why he s one of the best in the business, with a heavyweight funk strut another keeper... hand - stamped, 7 inch vinyl only business

release & versand am 29.08.2016 this will be the final release of white. after almost 10 years of releasing music on white we decided to move on and to end this era. we like to thank all our artists, fans and people behind the scenes who were involved and hope this release will make for an appropriate goodbye. see you somewhere in some galaxy sometime…
yours oskar and adam.

after years of collaborating within the scope of free jazz, noise and various kinds of improvised music, nils herzogenrath and edis ludwig join together as gras to debut with four infinite and soothing pieces of ambient techno, assembled on a self-titled 12“ ep and packed together in a hand-made edition.
gras - gras ep embraces shifting synth drones, layered with harmonious sampling techniques and anchored in an impulsive and submerged rhythm to open your soul for relieving moments in life.

one per customer! after one and a half year ateq is back on giegling with his second release and some more tropical brainstorming.

nagamatzu were the british duo of andrew lagowski (seti, legion, terror against terror) on synths, guitar, and programming and stephen jarvis (pure motorised instinct, terraform) on synths and bass. formed in 1982 after messing around with old tape machines and drum boxes, making numerous contributions to international compilations and erratically releasing their own cassettes. their name comes from a character in jg ballard‘s “atrocity exhibition” and their music reflects his influence. nagamatzu self-released their debut cassette “shatter days” in 1983 after messing around with old tape machines, drum boxes and effects.