landshapes is the sound of four people in a dingy practice room, building on accidents, listening over and reworking obsessively until every band member is satisfied. an unconventional and serendipitous a process it might be, but it is crucial to landshapes overall sound.
their debut album rambutan – the name chosen *not so much after the fruit but for the sound the word makes* and produced by ash workman is a distillation of songs old and new, re-worked and fine tuned with a deft precision.
vinyl lp includes cd-version of the album.

*my recent sets have become something of a tici taci megamix* … andrew weatherall, as recommended by the chairman. a brand new label with some old hands on deck, tici taci is bringing the funk back with this first release - electric plum. producer duncan gray (ex sons of slough, veteran of many vinyl labels) has gone back to basics, slowed things down to 110bpm and plugged in the real instruments.

played and supported by: halo varga, tiago fragateiro, melon, nubian mindz, jacques renault, mark knight, xpress 2, noah pred, andy ash, claudio coccoluto, terence, diz, terence, simone giudici, ricardo miranda, justin sloe, mike w, tony rodriguez, danny howells, mark lowry, ivan iacobucci

sometime prime numbers, still and wolf music producer, be, drops invisible heaven on hudd traxx this march comprising three original cuts from the manchester based producer. be has been bubbling away on the underground circuit for several years now with a solid catalogue of releases on reputable imprints alongside the likes of motor city drum ensemble, trusme, move d and fred p a sign of the uncompromising quality instilled in his music.
dj support: brothers vibe, tristan da cunha, mehdi, neville watson, jori hulkkonen, norm talley, ralph lawson, franklin de costa, phil asher, james johnston, andy ash, ali herron, stu clark - wolf music, jimpster and many more.

scenery records present their second release this week, and it doesnt disappoint. it is a four tracker, with the a side being held down by deep space orchestra and b side duties being taken care of by bantam lions who featured on scn001 with a remix by the ever popular cottam. pressed on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl.
dj support: cottam, john heckle, d.s.o, hypercolour, andy ash, toby tobias, james priestley, ruf dug, neville easton, voyeur rhythm, steven briunsmann (m>o>s)

it is no exaggeration to say that deadmau5 is the most exciting name in clubland right now. here 1981, gets re-worked from some of the best in the biz: sasha carassi, mike vale & jerome robin, lissat & voltaxx mix and julian jeweil. four massive tracks on blue wax!
supported by armin van buuren, ash paine, barry klaassen, benny royal, brian cheetham, carlos francisco, cevin fisher, concious pilot, crazibiza, d.o.n.s, darren gerhold, dj alexei, dj dove, dj hyphen, dj pp, elite force, elliot matos, erick morillo, eve carey, flash brothers, freddy turner, funkagenda, greg fenton, greg stainer, jason phats.

we dont have precise info concerning this new label, we know that only vinyl copies will be available and nodigital releases. quality is guaranteed and hopefully u-more will keep on releasing high level music.

fly by night music delivers its first blow with this sublime slice of deep house from liverpools andy ash.

r&s welcome new signing mpia3 to the label with a doublepack of uncompromising techno. mpia3 is a production alias of truss (perc trax) who has just the two eps preceding this on shifteds avian label. >your orders< see him continue down the path of raw, industrial, seriously funky, acid techno. his signature overdriven kicks recall classic robert armani and his sound harks back to the days of mike dearbourn and djax up beats, and the classic uk techno of ben sims and james ruskin but the tracks on >your orders< could have only been made in 2012. this is heavyweight music built for proper soundsystems and dark rooms. the six tracks on the ep straddle different tempos with some slick drum programming, but are tied together with some razor sharp synths and a healthy dose of acid.

the excellent black key records returns with its first multi artist release, the eponymously titled black key ep featuring blm, flori & james johnston.
brighton based black key records has built a strong following for its individual take on deep, underground house music. releases from jonny cade, andy ash & chamboche, backed with remixes from ethyl, ugly drums and blm have given black key an instant kudos. now the black key team look to the release of their first multi artist ep featuring three superb cuts, from three outstanding producers.

limited copies of this 2x12 pack with part 1 & part 2 vinyl!already played and supported by:pig & dan, stephan bodzin, paco osuna, richie hawtin, maetrik, maceo plex, slam, phil kieran, the advent, m.a.n.d.y, silicone soul, booka shade, someone else, samuel l. session, dj t., psycatro

black key records continues an excellent run with its third deep house release, >metacoma< by chamboche which is backed by two remixes from underground quality/tsuba ltd artist blm.
following tracks and remixes from andy ash, ethyl, jonny cade and ugly drums, this is another must-check from one of londons newest imprints.

well, the deep, raw and real series has come to an end with volume 4, but quintessentials keep these lovely compilations coming. the thank you freaks series is about hot tunes from hot producers. and part 1 is offering a lot of them: andy ash, uncle deep, chicago damn and marcos cabral! quite essential!

power play by jimpster, trickski, jacques renault, sevensol, andy ash, axel boman, manoo, sasse, dennis kahnn and the girl from ibiza last summer. johannes is being frank!

following on from the well-received third instalment - the dance-floor-troubler that was deep space orchestras >ghetto science institute< ep - use of weapons number four comes correct with four tracks, four different production outfits and four very good reasons to shake anything you can on a dancefloor near you

supported by dave harvey aka el harvo, ashley beedle, huw morgan, tristan da cunha, andy wilson (sonicafm, ibiza), jim baron aka ron basejam / crazy p / white elephant, andy ash and many more.

tunnel signs is the new studio project of ash moses - graphic designer, dj and exactly one half of death strobe records.
sun is his debut release - a driving disco-house jam written over a glorious sydney summer with axe provided by ghostwoods paddy harrowsmith and cutters records house legend nile delta on production duties. the ep neatly ties together the various influences and vibes that have inspired ash in his never ending tumble down the rabbit hole of techno. dark yet happy, serious but fun ... the stuff they call dance music!

6 months after we first ventured into vinyl territory were back with a new ep. the follow up to kastils dusty edits is a sampler containing 4 tracks by 3 artists we are heavily supporting at the moment. the a1 is again by basque county based kastil. shes back is a wonderful sample drenched house track containing soul touching vocals. definitely one for the dancefloor. on the a2 we have doctor bills by fellow rotterdam native ben la desh this is actually his first release out of many to come. this track has been circulating the soundcloud for a few months and was played by ooft! in one of his excellent podcasts. on the flip we find two tracks by taiko mochi name:tomas malo. while the b1 scenesters is a great more uptempo disco house track with quite an emotive break its the b2 slomo track shelter that has been stealing the show until now. if youre in to real slow and mesmerizing music this might just be the one for you. support by: ooft!, the dead rose music company, miguel campbell, craig smith (6th borough project), andy ash, james johnston, soho808, sleazy beats recordings, zoo look, kirill tipo, fulbert, satore.

from the depts of basque county kastil (mario castillo) is back with bomb ep. after a few releases in the more disco sounding side of music, he is now entering his comfort zone in a sample heavy deep house release which is (although its house music) an ode to jazz music. beautiful yet nostalgic this is a record to cherish.
supported by: andy ash, james johnston, cottam, fulbert, fabio monesi, orlando b, marcin krupa, gitchell moore, shane linehan

third in the fabulous house sound series, curated by the one and only nicholas. featuring tracks by flavio vecchi, andy ash, deymare and fabio, with a nicholas bonus beats rework of andy ashs excellent house shore. very strong release - not to be missed!

heavily steeped in classic detroit influences, but fused perfectly with contemporary urban and disco tinges that melt into a single and unique sound...the mysterious klic announces his arrival on the house scene with a highly impressive debut on home taping.
>disco music< borrows from here, there and everywhere as it glides, hisses and nods its way on a heavy groove-based journey through sound. on the flip >bump< grinds, wobbles and teases every ounce of rhythm it can then pumps it out through its deep grooves as it longs to be free.
100% house music with bits. play it all night long!
dj support: leo zero, chris duckenfield, 6th borough project, luke solomon, nicholas, jazzanova, llorca, rob mello, cottam, harri, jimpster, kiko navarro, stu patterson, andy ash, red rack em, social disco club, deep space orchestra

for his inaugural outing on under the shade, james johnston delivers a deep and heavy house workout with three original belters that all seem to evolve and grow from a slow sauntering groovers into mammoth club rumblers. slow in tempo but huge in delivery all teeter around the lower pace of the house spectrum but as james layers them up all become so crammed with content they bust out at the seems and drive home in splendid fashion. also included is a killer andy ash remix of >there is always time to change< that boosts the tempo and utilizes the underlying disco sample to devastating effect.

repress 2015

the production duo of dual process, aka dj java and dj ben j, have been in the drum & bass scene since before it was being called the drum & bass scene. initially as ravers, then djs, and now as producers, they have been witness to the progression of the various sub genres that are now present in todays spectrum of drum & bass music. after releases individually and collectively on several different labels dual process are ready to launch their own label aimed at the particular sub genre that they have successfully played in raves, clubs and on radio for the last few years. straight up, dance floor, jump up is whats going to be on offer from audio hostage records, and to kick things off we have two heavy slices of face churning, bass ridden, ignorance capable of setting mcs to self destruct and levelling any sound system. both tracks are getting heavy support from a range of djs and radio stations such as, hype, crissy criss, taxman, nicky black market, brockie, ss, jack frost, ash attack, hoodlum, logan d, profile, pappa g, vital elements, spice, origin fm and kool fm.

melbourne is the place to be right now with many fine producers coming from down under here we have an ep from mic newman aka fantastic man gorgeous lo slung house includes a remix from the uks andy ash. pressed on limited yellow vinyl!!!

originally on cosmo vitellis parisian label im a cliche, runaways >dead dog farm< finds additional life with on the prowl releasing four new stunning remixes. the original version exitst as a beautiful blend of live instruments recorded by nycs brennan green

the second vinyl sampler features the production skills of some very exciting, emerging new artists. first up is deep space orchestra from the uk. having recently caught the eye of gilles peterson and top house imprints like delusions of grandeur, it seems that dsos music is now starting to get the attention that it deserves. andy ash from liverpool is another producer who has been consistently turning out top quality underground house sounds for a number of years now, most notably for the revenges l.e.s.s. edits series. meanwhile, italian producer nicholass blend of disco edits and original 90s house sounds has been creating quite a stir, and has seen his standing as a producer grow weekly with various releases on imprints like small world disco, mo more hits, kojak & dikso already, as well as an increasing demand for remix work.

killer italo / new york disco meets detroit techno meets krautrock bomb in a dfa stylee! subways new 12 inch single is a startling cosmic marriage of influences – german electronic rock music from the 1970s (cluster, kraftwerk, neu, harmonium, ash ra tempel), 80s detroit science fiction techno (carl craig, juan atkins, jeff mills) and a hint of italian and european disco (baldelli meets cerrone, space, moroder and jean michel jarre).

hinter south west seven verbergen sich der deep house produzent scope (large, nrk, night drive music...) und sein kollege sean grieve. favored by charles webster, ben watt, roberto rodriguez, cottam, jacques renault, chris duckenfield, milton jackson, andy ash, salvatore freda, trickski, craig smith, brendon moeller, unabombers

jah lloyd trifft auf david cunningham - der remix des legendären vierten albums erstmals auf vinyl.

this is a remix package of legendary 80s kraut rock record >moebius, plank, neumeier – zero set< which have been influenced to many artist .zero set was produced by the half of cluster >dieter moebius<, the drummer of guruguru >manfred neumeier< and conny plank who were acclaimed as one of the best recording producer. conny have worked for kraftwerk, ash ra temple and name a few. original ricardo villalobos remix is 33:38min long. remix is split to pt1&2 to the vinyl release. there are no set date of the digital release at the moment. please look for vinyl!!

contempt-music-prodution presents the next hardtechno record with 4 melodic tracks. on the a-side we have some industial style from orman bitch with the track >why people so wrong< and some very nice melodic hardtechno combination by royal ash & beyen. b-side comes with invidia x & randy emt with fresh sound and a wonderful remake of the legendary heartcore.

freska belongs to the new generation of artist not bound to follow one genre. his releases therefore differ enormously. he states in his biography that he was influenced by music from black sabbath to kraftwerk, but this just implies the range of music and is not really to be grasped.

contempt-music-prodution presents the next hardtechno record with 4 hard banging tracks. a-side we have some industial style from orman bitch with the track new kind of music. and a massive remixe by royal ash. on the b-side contempt music is proud to present 2 strong tracks from no one less then dj hammond.

the second 12inch sampler from the forthcoming universal vibes compilation. it features a new remix of ok ma by label head paddy freeform under his soulsonix production guise, alongside a brand new and exclusive track from new signing andy ash, aswell as a track from the vaults for an outing on vinyl.beatsmith andy ash delivers a midtempo 4/4 deep track on astro travellin. shimmering 4 to the floor beats rub alongside sublime warm keys with a hint of disco and house. following this is a slice of bumping grinding beats in the shape of the soulsonix remix of ok_mas dancefoor destroying jump up house bomb, boogle. paddy freeform takes a simple loop from the original and adds an energetic synth line alongside to push the track along. finally we re visit one of the early releases and press jafar and bobby strobes keeps coming to vinyl. an incessant vocal chant urges on the groove which builds throughout the track til the 303 bass lifts it up and twists it into oblivion. super limited edition, 300 only!

hot on the heels of his worlwide tour a massive mix of the tiesto smash & the deleted rock n ash remix of searching for nena available again

hot minimalism & electronica with the rip-off artist

its time for the 4th release on the adult sublabel relatives! this time we have spiros kaloumenos from greece, agent organce from the us, boriqua tribez from austria and mladen tomic from bosnia. four exquisite funked up techno cuts as weve come to expect from this label!

huge guitar driven electrohouse bomb with this nasty female vocal includes dirty south and james ash mixes

marek bois alias dapayk hat zwei ganz krumme dinger mit ziemlich hohen spassfaktor gedreht

wytch hazel melden sich fulminant mit einem neuen album zurück! ihre musikalische ausrichtung wird meistens als hard rock mit mittelalterlichen anklängen beschrieben. als wichtige einflüsse werden häufig thin lizzy, wishbone ash und jethro tull genannt.

mr. scruff delivers a head-spinning melange of grooves for the next dj-kicks installment.

zum finale der legendŠren, seit 19 jahren laufenden fabric cd-reihe erscheint mit -fabric 100 nun eine triple-cd der drei resident-djs craig richards, terry francis und keith reilly, die - jeder in seinem individuellen style. wŠhrend craig richards mit einer electro-infusion beginnt, nimmt sich terry francis frźh-1990er einflźsse an, bevor keith reilly das triple mit einem soulful, vocal-inspirierten house-mix abschlie§t.

cd incl. 4-seit. softpack-sleeve mit 12-seit. booklet

the french trio evergreen (previously name we are evergreen) grew up listening to pop music from the us and the uk. yet, like many of the most influential artists of todays french pop scene (fishbach, halo maud, etc.) they value both french and english to deliver their message. this new album Ôoverseas was recorded with ash workman (franŤois & the atlas mountains, metronomy, christine and the queens), and see the band use a warm sound loaded with synthesizers and draw influences from the likes of django django, air or metronomy to craft percussive electro-pop songs.

oscar mulero presents: perfect peace . don t expect dancefloor burners here, this time the spanish techno master goes deep and low, exploring sonic textures, low bpm grooves and the intelligent side of electronic music. melodies, pads, drones and grooves collide in this soulful collection, conceived to be listened as a soundtrack. oscar is not new to this sounds, in his grey fades to green or muscle and mind albums he showcased his abilities in this field as well as with his av projects biolive and monochrome. a new step in oscar mulero s ever growing career, showing his studio skills and music taste, far beyond his role as a fundamental techno dj.

fźnftes studioalbum des belgischen techno dj/produzenten marco bailey, der in seiner źber 20-jŠhrigen laufbahn auf labels wie bonzai, bedrock oder primate veršffentlichte und mit namhaften techno-kollegen wie luke slater, markus suckut, alex bau, speedy j und steve rachmad in einem atemzug genannt wird. materia ist neben mb electronics sein eigenes label und gleichnamige partyreihe, dessen direkte und rohe energie die neuen tracks auf temper hervorragend einfangen.

big 2 cd mix by art department !

der umtriebige frankfurter dj, produzent und running back-labelbetreiber gerd janson hat sich zu einem der profiliertesten connaisseure und trendsetter der elektronischen musik mit weltweiter ausstrahlung entwickelt, was nun in einer eigenen fabric-cd-ausgabe gipfelt. auf dieser bietet janson ein stilsicheres, fabelhaft fliessendes mixset aus cosmic-disco und acid-house, das sommerliche sonnenauf- und untergŠnge perfekt in szene setzt.