since their bbc maida vale session for steve lamacq in 2012, soccer96 have been wowing rock, jazz, electronic and all kinds of audiences with their frenetic yet devastatingly tight live sets. flight formation recalls the most jazz informed reaches of detroit techno, so much so that house maestro glenn astro couldn’t help but offer up an extended dj-friendly edit. also included on this release is an exclusive edit by the king of nyc disco danny krivit.. the melbourne based experimental producer danvers add his touches to step overs all in all making this an essential release for serious collectors that know quality……

it grabs you and turns you round. resistance is futile. fall into it gleefully because the darkness has been lit, there is a chill in the air and you feel as taut as a bow. laurent pastor and marc lapeyre (fkclub) are responsible for decadanse where ice doesnt hurt anymore according to the whisper in the title track. the label head was convinced by his partner to start production in a basement studio to create a sound using guitars and synthesisers. the coming together of these 2 strong (id)entities has culminated in an ep which is cinematic (train in vein, easy drive), distinguished post-punk (plan b) and electronic (decadanse). and when susuma makai ventures into the meandering ruin, he delivers a mind-blowing version.

slamming deep (house) album with great influences from hip hop / soul, funk, downbeat...

2014 was a great year for glenn astro, but appearances on dj kicks (brandt brauer frick) and brownswood among other labels, numerous remixes, and a string of beautifully-crafted eps already look set to be eclipsed in 2015. the essen-based producers collaboration ep with max graef will launch their new label money $ex records in january, while his debut lp is to follow on tartelet records in the spring

two of the most celebrated & consistent underground house heads of recent times collaborate on new label venture money $ex records ! heavy, futuristic sample-house & head-nod heaters - perfectly pieced together as only they can

ninth release on the by now firmly established box aus holz label! man of the hour glenn astro links up with familiar production partner imyrmind for another effortlessly assembled and irresistable extended player. drum swing set to stun, and all manner of soulful fruit thrown into the blender for a seriously juiced package! as deft sample house jams sit perfectly alongside absorbing, synth heavy head-nodders. 100% quality cuts all the way.

this unique and confident young voice is in full effect on his debut self-titled release for astro nautico. restlessly playful, photay’s unique range of compositional skills is immediately apparent, with tempos and moods spontaneously emerging and evolving organically. fusing catchy melodies with unusual textures, this is invigorating music that speaks an ancient language. it is vibrant, dynamic and beautifully unexpected. it will move you.

berlin techno was the big thing over the last years, but you might know that in german cites like hamburg and munich there is a huge growing experimental house scene. hamburgs diynamic records crew or munich artists such as sascha sibler (innervisions) or cocolores (exploited) are equally well respected as the big names from berlin. one of the fresh new labels is toy tonics from munich and the raising stars of the labels are rhode & brown.

she lies are a disco post-punk band from berlin. they used to live together in an appartment sharing their musical ideas and inspiration before starting to record their no wave inspired songs.

through ties with the likes of glenn astro, muff deep, brandt brauer frick and ctepe 57, copenhagens tartelet records have become a coterie for an auspicious breed of modern-day oddball. opting for analogue gear, the tartelet mainstays bring together lopsided sampling and loose-limbed rhythms suffused with a distinctive degree of resistless energy. shapeshifting with each record, the releases continue to roll behind the success of max graefs *rivers of the red planet* lp. the next instalment comes courtesy of a previous collaborator with max - nigerian born vocalist and songwriter kesiana a.k.a wayne snow. now a resident of berlin and with music as his liberator - snow stands at a comfortable vantage point where escape from a tough past is visible. now in full flow - his first ep *red runner* sees snow drop a deluge of soul over grubby rhodes tones, contorted melodies and tumbling drums backed up by remixes from glenn astro and delusions of grandeur regulars session victim.

space hardware is a bristol based imprint aiming to outlet left-of-centre slices of celestial electronic music. the next release comes courtesy of the essen based space cadet glenn astro who follows up a slew of eps on big bait records, odd socks and copenhagen s tartelet. the whole ep is brilliant, and as powerplay we choose the last track on the ep, clara parker s -uncertainty- remixes by astro hismelf. piano driven song, with broken beats, on the uk garage type.

the debut lp by quiltland on white vinyl, including a remix by 1991.

three modern cuts created from a new swedish duo, mount liberation unlimited. the duo have a long heritage in the swedish indie-pop scene but have now taken it further. with a lot of inspiration from techno and house have the appearence become something between indiepop and house, with a great body of analogue expression. junk yard connections is super happy to give out this lovely debut ep!

newcomers brame & hamo from sligo in ireland have teamed up for the first time ever for this fine deep debut ep. brame already released on morris audio before and had a very successful ep together with klansee last year.

seafloor is the experimental-dance music brainchild of brooklyn-based musician, producer and graphic designer matthew young, heretofore better known for his role as keyboardist/vocalist in the synth-dance outfit body language and one half of vacationer. for the lure ep, his third official release as seafloor, young has sculpted four heavy-hitting tracks that take cues from the classic house model but re-contextualize them within the constantly mutating scene of club music. pronounced melodies, textures and rhythmic elements are woven together seamlessly to create rich, vibrant songs that engage the listener as well as inspire kinetic movement

tartelets latest comes from glenn astro. currently residing in essen, he has spent a bit more than half his life djing and producing, first in the realm of hip-hop and more recently with an ear toward dance music. after his first releases in this style in 2011 and 2012, glenn really went for it in 2013 with a trio of eps that showed hip-hops soul and house musics drive are in no way mutually exclusive. this 26-year-old may embrace the latter these days, but when you close your eyes and let his gritty low-end do its dirty work, you will hear plenty of the formers bump still kicking around in there.

already supported by ivan smagghe, pilooski, andrew weatherall, rebolledo, red axes, matt walsh, remain, cosmo vitelli and more.

brill house vinyl incl daniel avery & tiago remixes

after our last ep by bristolian duo behling & simpson, we return in full effect with out latest offering g.m.s. by yet another duo, the wonderkids glenn astro & imyrmind. both hailing from germany, the duo have had a great 2013 so far by releasing some amazing solo bits on labels such as big bait records and wotnot music. for this ep however, they decided to join forces and bring us an amazing ep that will do justice to any dancefloor.

groove-madness part ii!glenn astro is the groove wizard. his new four track-ep tearz is the travelogue of an expedition through the misty jungles of chicago house, uk underground and future sounds of paris.

every once in a while, there comes an artist who taps into the zeitgeist of music while injecting a lethal dose of individuality at the same time. glenn astros brand of 80s-and-90s-inspired house and hip hop contains an organic glow, a glorious shuffle, which sets the essen-based producer aside from his contemporaries. with releases on big bait, odd socks and ritmo sportivo, glenn has made fans of the likes of move d, dj ez, casino times and medlar, whose killer remix features on this release alongside a dark stomper from deft.

first scott frasers ep on astro lab , after his recent releases on world unknow and remixes for virgo four we are really proud to have scott on board, the john hughes experience is already supported by andrew weatherall, ivan smagghe, daniel avery and more. on the b-side mark e turned this low techno track into an slow house flavor, something betwwen nu-groove styles and mark e current stuffs.

in september 2012 we initiate the 2012/2013 big-bait-black-label-vinyl series with a tremendous solo-ep from scherbe, who recently got a lot of attention for his releases on uncanny valley and reh incarnation.

odd002,kdim ep comes from a pair of german-based young guns glenn astro and imyrmind. the two artists met in 2007, both sharing a burgeoning interest and eclectic taste in music from a young age. they frequently began swapping beats, ultimately culminating in a very raw and yet mature sound, which immediately grabbed our attention. the a side is a sweet and sultry jaunt, complemented with hip-tugging beats. whilst their remixes on the flip side show off a unique and finely tuned ear for the dance floor.

really exited about this one, ana helder from argentina (comene) delivered here an nice and freaky oldschool mid tempo track,so nice.the first remix is by astro labs home cat timothy j fairplay, something between carpenter and andrew weatherall.then on the b side ivan smagghes remix is just amazing with some old synth and techno atmosphere. last one is frank west,our second collaboration,he turns the song into a solid booty dub song.

this ep features five tracks by baconhead who make sci-fi beats to confuse your brain and their newly released >astro sludge ep< perfectly describes this 12inch debut by the uk based duo. after their very well received >soap ep< (getting support from slugabed, si begg and kid 606) theyve teamed up with eclectic dutch label eat concrete for a series of releases showcasing their sonic agenda.

after our trilogy of black-labeled records (bigbait005-007) featuring dark and rather technoid house tracks, i.a. by portable, s-max, elektroherde and peter clamat, we now start our white-labeled, hand printed 12 inch vinyl series with a raw and soulful house record featuring three stripped-down-to-the-bone tracks by lee webster and glenn astro.

new cat on the astro lab camp, timothy j fairplay from the battant band, after good releases on kill the dj, andrew weatheralls rotters golf club, live at robert johnson tim gave us couple of great tracks with his best carpenter mood, it was so hard to choose, we took 3 of them and asked our favourite producer mr andrew weatherall to remix one, he turn the sleigh ride/blizzard into this slow techno atmosphere. on the b side astro lab zntn remixed >general arrived< and turned the original into an amazing dancefloor tune, something close to the optimos works.

supported by andrew weatherall, optimo djs, cosmo vitelli, jenifer cardini and more

hello there, not much to say about this release, we are just so proud to present the techno legend of detroit anthony shake shakir on astro lab recordings, after the last release by astro zntn with a remix of shit robot, we are back with this new 12 inch. crazy good track by the man with 3 solid remixes. first one is by detroit based osborne and the 2 other ones by our mates photonz.

a double welcome for zntn and shit robot new members of the astro lab familly, london based but comes from lisboa camp, after the photonz goncalo (zntn) is our second potuguese discovery, we are really happy to release his first ep on astro lab, >way back home< is just a crazy uptempo track, dancefloor oriented with some weird beats and synth.. just in order to do a fat release we asked shit robot to do his interpretation of the way back home, big fan of marcus work since long time, after solid remix of smd two amazing releases on dfa we are very proud to get him on board! as the original, his remix is highly recommended for big dancefloor!! already supported by optimo, ivan smagghe, tim sweeney and more! dont sleep - ultra limited as usual and nice artwork by mvdr.

after dj kaos first astro lab release asteroiden melodien, the man is back with this amazing 3 tracks ep, from some rock classic cut edit to uptempo jackin house chicago music! 3 tracks in 3 different atmospheres. already supported by the rub n tug, isaac ferry, joakim, harvey, lcd soundsystem and more! dont sleep future classic and limited copies! the record is coming with handmade artwork by astro lab mvdr!

part man, part machine, part cockatiel, cage & aviary take flights of fancy whenever they can. jamie paton is a dj, a one finger keyboardist, and a pot tickler. nigel of bermondsey is a musician, south londons finest oscillator, and a dedicated dabbler. together they are winners of the cosmic lottery. having put out releases to mini acclaim on the ltd editions that are dissident distribution, they are now set to spread their wings with new ventures lined up for paris based astro lab recordings, and nycs mighty dfa, to name but two. also in the pipeline is a series of ltd remix 12s on their own the walls have ears imprint - watch this...

nice price deal !!! part man, part machine, part cockatiel, cage & aviary take flights of fancy whenever they can. jamie paton is a dj, a onefinger keyboardist, and a pot-tickler. nigel of bermondsey is a musician, south londons finest oscillator , and a dedicated dabbler. together they are winners of the cosmic lottery. tracks already compiled by d-i-r-t-y for uovo, and supported by pilooski, optimo, cosmo, prins thomas and more!

das lange warten hat ein ende. fym & s-max sind zurück und zwar straighter als zuvor. musik jenseits der minimalen gesetzmässigkeiten die aber nichtsdestotrotz im selben sound-universum angesiedelt is

electro house in different mixes

run and operated by laurent pastor from paris, astro lab recordings is home to many artists producing electronic music in many styles. the main idea of the label is to try to find new and confirmed artists in a real full spectrum of music, from electro, hip hop to indie, thats the guideline of astro lab. first on board is pilooski, after his recent collaboration with d.i.r.t.y and his amazing edit of frankie valli >beggin< pilooski delivered for the first shoot 3

slamming deeper progressive -epic floater // special restock

warme und weiche sounds!!!!

this is the ninth release for the recently renamed ,music for vinyl, (formerly polaroid records). new york based duo astro & glyde have provided a bouncy acid track thats doing real damage on the worlds dance floors

3 track 12inch vinyl sampler mit locker fluffig der chicago- & detroit er schule angelehnten tunes. feine sache

slamming deeper progressive -epic floater , remixed

nachdem seiten wie resident advisor, crack, thump und the wire sie schon mit lobpreisungen ŸberhŠuft haben, kŸndigen max graef & glenn astro nun endlich ihr gemeinsames debŸtalbum an. -the yard work simulator- erscheint ende mai via ninja tune. das ergebnis ist ein zehn tracks langer trip durch die kšstlich verschlungene psyche der beiden, kanalisiert mit hilfe jeder menge hardware. max graef und glenn astro stehen fŸr dreckige, disco-infizierte house-banger und staubige downtempo-exkursionen - bisher veršffentlicht auf labels wie das exzellente dŠnische tartelet, dem oye-recordstore-anhŠnglichen box aus holz, brand brauer fricks the gym und space hardware sowie wotnot music. au§erdem grŸndeten sie money $ex records als outlet fŸr die releases ihrer gro§en kŸnstlerfamilie. im dezember letzten jahres feierten die beiden mit ihrer 12- -magic johnson- ihre allererste veršffentlichung bei ninja tune.