animals on psychedelics is a new label out of cleethorpes, run by dj/promoter carl_h. through a combination of name, artwork and musical output, animals on psychedelics focuses on the more tripped out, spacey side of electronic music. the labels debut release is a three-track ep from london duo invisible menders, otherwise known as dom ahtuam & jane fitz, who have also released on porn wax and boe recordings.

after the first ricardo tobar remix edition (featuring remixes by john tejada and fairmont) on cocoon recordings we are proud to present the next chapter with remixes by lawrence and midnight operator (mathew and nathan jonson). 2016 seems to continue as we started it: with high quality music by great artists presenting us amazing techno in an unique and tasty style. midnight operator, the joint project of the two jonson brothers, picked tobars angora for their remix and the result appears very fresh and housey. their bassline programming adds a nice italo-disco vibe to their version of angora.

the protagonists of the hot city orchestra a.k.a. einzelkind & simon birkenfeld don’t need much of an introduction. since 1998, the duo has been well known for widely acclaimed productions such as the observatory for infuse lately. the nine combines skillful composition with intricate vocals. a true headscrew so versatile that it can be integrated into the set at any part. minimalistic trippy techno, right to the point. aras labelhead andré galluzzi seamlessly continues as uncompromising as in his prior release mario on cocoon recordings. with the signature dna of the niine, andré’s remix enthrals with its compressed structure and crisp acid bassline. scattered modular sounds ensure a thrilling

ali heron the man behind ooft! music & foto recordings. delivers a stunning 2 track release for vol 2 in the masterworks music series. pressed on 10 inch vinyl in a tasty sleeve.

whiskey disco continues to explore the boundaries blurring the lines between original and edit, disco and oddity. wd47 is helmed by dutchman, olivier boogie, an artist known for strengths across the spectrum, in previous releases, we ve seen his editing on display, no goodbye is a fine balance between original synthesis and editing panache. thoma cher is a newcomer to the edit scene, but has been heavily involved in a disco and house renaissance occurring in shanghai over the last few years. his club chops have honed an acute ear, we love what we re hearing from him and can t wait for more. the b-side is everything a b-side should be: weird. label staple, alkalino guides us along a cosmic journey of boogie-down grooves. arps, baby. we love em. sf crew, jp soul & anthony mansfield have been attracting serious attention of late between outings on roam recordings and sightings at the famous burning man camp, disco knights. to say they are ravelords is an understatement. their pedigree is on full display in warlord, equal parts arp energy and huge (huge) lead, the right balance of fun and cheese.

last year, edu imbernon & los suruba delivered cederron, an amazing original track with two awesome remixes from richy ahmed and lee van dowski. for this year, we have something even better. shadows of rigadon is a genuine proggy trip with a huge amount of musical layers, acid basslines and strong beats designed for special moments in your sets. for the remix we count on clarian and his delicate, deep and sophisticated way of understanding the electronic music. this release is a timeless work of art, trust us.

british techno producer tom dicicco makes his debut on delsin now after many fine releases on off minor recordings, the corner and his own run out run and inner surface music. he is someone with a textural richly, forceful sound that is dark and abstract yet enriched with very real emotions and here he is on point once more with some of his most sensitive and cerebral cuts yet.

david keno meets noir a great combination with catchy vocals and deep grooves remixes are coming from robosonic(off recordings, stil vor talent) and gorge (plastic city, 8bit).

all of the tracks in this ep were created by the roland rhythm composer tr-707. the recordings were captured live using a combination of analog and digital equipment. all manipulations and pattern changes were generated by hand.
pressing on translucent blue vinyl.

full color inner sleeve with 3d art by kanika tupathi. vivian is a great acid banger with high frequency jupiter 8 eruptions and a simple raga style melody. the b side a 16 and a half minute take from a live show at the magical alsisar palace in rajastan, india

the role of art, at it’s most brave and brazen, has always been to provide unflinching reflections of reality. music, the purest of all art forms, has the ability to crystallize moments and make history tangible. we’re living in the midst of current and historical pain, each new individual moment of destruction and despair opens deep wounds.

paranoid media, eine neue rap-formation mit homebase in münchen und frankfurt. sagts euren kindern, ach nee, diesmal besser nicht, kinder brauchen eine perspektive, doch meine besser nicht (paranoid media pfeffer & salz) prm entführt deutsche rapmusik in die dystopischen abgründe der gesellschaft. auf mechanischen, wütenden beats reflektieren die beiden mcs emaydee und sin unsere welt mit all ihren widersprüchen und widerlichkeiten. auf 13 anspielstationen bietet die crew einen gegenpol zu steroidgetrankten punchlines und sorglosem poprap. die bildgewaltigen musikvideos, die den betrachter auf ebenso groteske art und weise in eine andere welt entführen, unterstreichen den außergewohnlichen eindruck, der durch den produzenten sputnik nicht nur in ton, sondern auch in der bildsprache der crew dirigiert wird.

ahead of the release of his much anticipated second album on no.19 music, legendary canadian dj, vocalist and producer kenny glasgow serves up a scintillating single from it. the album comes seven years after glasgow’s last legendary lp, a taste of the low life, and in that time he has found global fame both as a solo producer and part of art department with jonny white. someone known for his beguiling vocal work and stripped back, slick and metallic tech house style, this limited, vinyl-only single is a truly mouth watering taste of the excellent full length album, circus tales, that is to come in summer.

state-of-the-art techno from nico purman. the argentineans vision of contemporary club music has always been located somewhere between techno and electro. his pattern recognition ep turns out to be nicos most uncompromising work since his early releases on vakant and scores with three bold and infectious tracks for the club.

limited edition of 1000 copies on double 12 inch vinyl with download code included.
jamal moss, aka hieroglyphic being, returns for a new second album on soul jazz records, after last year’s debut the acid documents. this time under the name africans with mainframes.
hieroglyphic being and fellow chicago producer noleian reusse have been releasing music under the name africans with mainframes for over 15 years now, ever since their debut on hieroglyphic being’s own mathematics recordings label in 2005. ‘k.m.t.’ is the debut album from the group, a collage of apocalyptic chicago acid meets industrial and transcendental post-house machine funk.

polands father and son records and tapes presents its probably most adventurous release, four outer space excursions by dj sajko. plock-based pawel bartnik is a musician and sound engineer, releasing solo or as a member of kirk trio, one of the most forward thinking contemporary polish bands. here he presents his highly unique blend of slow motion techno, dub, industrial music, folk, jazz and field recordings. from twisted psychedelic bangers for the late night raves through eastern-flavoured operatic vocals to clicks and scratches from the deepest bowels of the earth,cutman lands somewhere between precise, conceptual structures and free, open-minded improvisation. different, fascinating and impressive.

news of the record first broke back in december, when omar-s, real name alex omar smith, contributed a three-hour mix for ra’s 500th podcast. the lp will be smith’s fifth full-length release, and arrives three years after his most recent album, 2013’s thank you for letting me be myself. like almost all of the detroit artist’s catalogue so far, the best lands on smith’s own fxhe records. it comprises 11 tracks, featuring collaborations with fellow motor city acts such as norm talley, ob ignitt and kyle hall.

the double live album dark magus was recorded on march 30, 1974, at carnegie hall in new york city. dark magus was released after davis’ 1975 retirement. after releasing the live recordings agharta (1975) and pangaea (1976), dark magus was originally only released in japan.
the 180 gram audiophile vinyl is housed in a gatefold sleeve.

nasty boy is a upcoming house producer nicola penna from vibo valentia in south italy. his debut 12inch on sahko recordings is two beautiful blue cuts somewhere between classic detroit techno/house and modern mood hut style distorted bass and kick.

the 320kb rmx ep is the first release on desiderare. a vinyl label dedicated to special recordings, remixes, forgotten idea s and everything in-between. the first in this series gives 4 carefully selected remixes of tracks originally released on the very sought after italian label 320kb music. heavy support from the best in the business and as always tommy delivers the goods with his unique style, the ep deserves a space in your record box!

jozef k & winter son are a formidable force. ‘smiling through wide eyes’ on skint records emphasizes their capabilities. remix duty has been handed to swedish duo mr tophat & art alfie and berlin based argy.
• club support from dubfire, steve mac, laurent garnier, nic fanciulli, claude von stroke, vanilla ace, joseph capriati, catz n dogz + more. • press: clash mix,thump premiere, mixmag review, dj mag review, blow up review, red bull editorial • limited to 300 copies and hand stamped by josef k & winter son

inta launches with two hardstep broken techno rumblers from patrik sjeren, who has appeared previously on fit, virgo rising and fuck pig recordings.

the forever bob ep is a requiem to bob de rosa by his long time close friends and collaborators grant dell, terry francis, mark allister and faton dolaku. these recordings draw on fond memories of their time spent with a man who lived for underground dance music and is rightly regarded as one of its true originators.

hello sailor recordings third release features esa brazilian remakes london based south african esa mervin granger is part of a unique breed of talent emerging on the electronic music scene. drawing influences from his roots but firmly looking towards the future, esa embodies a sound without limitations. esa has developed a distinct yet and expansive musical identity. a regular at many of the best underground parties, venues and festivals across the uk and europe, esa has also carved out a niche curating electronic music-focused educational programmes in cuba, east africa and south africa which forms part of the highlife world series project. continuing to further his knowledge and share his skills inspiring enthusiastic dj s and producers around the world.

arts is synonym of future, this is an intensive work of art, a big dedication to bring art on a solid form, we present you shlomo, our new add on the label rooster is a big talent able to bring strong atmosphere into very deep grooves. the 2 cuts are outstanding, on top of that we added 2 masterclass remixes to complete the opera, inigo kennedy & label boss emmanuel. epic!

jelly beast recordings presents their second vinyl only va. again they accomplished to bring great artists together, with the best quality in underground minimalistic techno.

das diynamic-schwesterlabel 2diy4 präsentiert die neue maxi des italienischen house-produzenten lehar, der bereits auf dem offenbacher connaisseur recordings veröffentlicht hat. mit remixes seines landsmannes musumeci (engrave ltd), dessen version bereits starken support von dixon und Âme erfährt, sowie von peter pardeike aus köln, der in der vergangenheit bereits mit marcus worgull arbeitete. die vinyl-ep erscheint inklusive downloadcode.

robot ranch records proudly presents a very special collaboration with the kyoto based dj and producer yusuke yamamoto from japan. after some great releases on eyepatch recordings, piston recordings, rough recordings and of course his own imprint canary recordings he comes now again with four high quality deep house tracks. pure dope to enjoy!

in the past, berlin-based djane miss dica showed with her releases on third-ear-recordings and auftakt records her talent for modern electronic music . now, she opens a new chapter with her new label radio productions and proves that, besides groovy tech-sounds, she is also capable of more harmonic productions. in her first release „out of blue“ of her new label, melodic sequences melt together with analog sythesizers. together with her vocals it creates a new signature sound. as external support remixes from the two well-known artists rené bourgeois and lars wickinger complement this release. all in all it is a very colorful release in which everybody will find his favorite.

paper recordings are hitting their 200th single release on record store day with a 12 inch featuring crazy p, steve cobby - producer / dj and flash atkins music. it will be a limited run sold in numbered brown paper bags in a throw back to our very first promos twenty two years ago. the three tracks span the paper sound from electronic funk to stripped back electronic disco and proper deep house that sounds as fresh today as it did when it cdjs were something you looked at on tomorrow s world

after acclaimed debut ep by raw ambassador, milan-based un.t.o. records presents marcello napoletano’s destroyed ass ep: a limited edition, four tracker combo of different tunes.
the a side delivers a techno track and a funkier one, both of which will take you on a boat trip into an infected swamp lost somewhere in southern italy. at the same time on the b side marcello’s voodoo ritual will take possession of your body with two full-house tracks. café nanà is a crazed drive of broken percussions “and vibrant field-recordings of cups and glasses banging together in a smoke-filled, sun-drenched, cafe” while waiting for my bass is a warehouse melter reminiscent of gene hunt’s rawest works.

the official re-issue of the dub classic -space invaders- available as extended 2lp vinyl-set with 20 tracks and poster. the original album from 1981 has been state-of-the-art remastered and is twinned with a second disc of the original vocal versions. all recordings recorded at channel one with the roots radics and mixed by scientist at king tubby’s with producer linval thomspon.

the official re-issue of the dub classic “wins the world cup” available as extended 2lp vinyl-set with 20 tracks and poster. the original album from 1982 has been state-of-the-art remastered and is twinned with a second disc of the original vocal versions. all music recorded at channel one with the roots radics and mixed by scientist at king tubby’s with producer henry “junjo” lawes.

on the a side scm provides the perfect blend of analog synths, heavy kick drums and a badass bass line ranging from fuzzy voices to contagious latin samples. on the flip the berlin based label delivers a very rare recordings of his guest chicago’s jordan fields. these experiments were recorded directly to tape and lost till now!

the fourth instalment in our pop ambient album series after stellar full-lengths from leandro fresco, thore pfeiffer and jens-uwe beyer. a journey through vast aural landscapes with an intricately woven tapestry of swelling string drones, shimmering pedal steel and minimalist piano motives. lp edition pressed on 180gr audiophile vinyl, including a download code for the entire album

next up on karlovak is italian dj and producer santos. having released music since 1995 on labels such as crosstown rebels, desolate, ovum and bedrock, santos has an impressive string of releases in his back. we are thrilled welcoming him to karlovak with this 2x12 containing four house burners thats been road tested and approved by the label heads themselves, mr.tophat & art alfie, over the past year.

just one year after the release of brazilian disco boogie sounds compilation, favorite recordings presents the 2nd edition of its acclaimed series.

recently released on l.i.e.s. russian torrent versions, fabio monesi makes a return to his own wilson records after last year’s album -parasol dance”. from the raw beat of “mirage” to the smooth and jazzy sound of “pipe dream”, this ep encloses the versatile approach of fabio monesi to the music, in which analog recordings and warm sounds are a must.

arlovak dropping its first various artist record with sakro and champy on the bill! super solid sample driven house tunes in the vein of label headhonchos mr. tophat & art alfie. filter disco vibes combined with warm chords doing the job.

daniela caldellas is a producer and dj from brazil. having released music in many styles and guises over the years, burn the past, her debut offering as terr, sees her return to her electro and techno roots. this three track ep on hotflush recordings showcases caldellas extensive capabilities as a producer, with a variation of styles present throughout. from the vocal refrains of burn the past via metropoliss electro flirtation to the stadium-sized may day, caldellas flexes a sure-footed range that hints at whats to come.

second release under petsedits via pets recordings. the oldschool dj tonka * security* track taken by catz n dogz for a club 2016 edit. vinyl only

de lux zementierten ihre art des art-rock / alt-dance mit Ähnlichkeiten zu den talking heads oder lcd soundsystem auf ihrem 2015er album “generation”. auf dieser limitierten 8” zollen sie woddy allen mit dem neuen song “joe berlin” tribut. die b-seite ist ein abgefahrener coversong von classixx “stranger love”.

maniks star has been rising for the past few years, and this latest release on poker flat recordings suggests the young new yorker has a lot up his sleeve for 2016. having already dropped dance-floor bombs on the likes of hot creations and ovum, and spun everywhere from panorama bar to womb in tokyo, the weights and measures ep solidifies his emerging reputation as fresh voice on the scene.

having already released on mos recordings sub label mos deep before now, stephen lopkin is now back with a second four track effort, due for release in april. the scottish artist has been making prickly house and techno for almost a decade now, and on the four cuts here he once again showcases a serene and slick style.

2016 repress! as the old english phrase proclaims: good things comes to those who wait. sure these recordings from inner have been in our possession for quite a time now. but then again, why even worry? timeless art doesn t get antiquated - it just keeps on working. shadow hide the hunter!

magical, mystical and straight from the heart: after -until then, goodbye- and -a day in the life- the hamburg based art curator, dj and producer lawrence releases yoyogi park - the third part of an album trilogy for mule musiq in collaboration with artist stefan marx. the album explores unknowingly relations between his very own ambient productions, acoustic sound experiments and the driving force of the dancefloor. the artwork is showing a 360 degree view of the yoyogi park in the heart of tokyo, that stefan marx created for a fanzine for the printed matter nyc book fair in 2015.

zipper is zemi17s second release on the bunker new york, and sees him expanding his musical palette considerably, in which his gamelan derived sound design pushes further out towards the expanses of techno s realm. zipper is the product of years of work. the tracks on this record began as field recordings taken from indonesia insect sounds, gamelan, found sounds, says kuffner. each of these tracks comes from a different stage of my music-writing process over the years. i eventually developed a kind of sketch and improv technique, re-arranging groupings and arrangements of a series of elements. zipper reflects a culmination of this technique, and in my opinion, its representative of some of my best work

record store day special edition vinyl repress with new cover art, includes two exclusive tracks.

magazino & pedro goya teams up again , 10 years after their releases on music for freaks, briquerouge, classic and exun, they bring once again an hybrid picktime track.
east berliner diego krause (unison wax and beste modus owner), did a nice rmx of * pomba* and give us a subtle groove, perfect for early hours. pressed on transluced red vinyl, this is the second release of the special * oito* editions on bloop recordings.