following up on his much acclaimed debut album opal released in 2022, batu heads into a new year introducing a long strange dream : a new imprint dedicated to his spontaneous musical explorations, conceived with the aim to follow curiosities and share his own music in a back-to-basics and spontaneous fashion.

debut album

dj deep and traumer on one 12 inch ... yahhh kick the house & tech floor

phat package !!! four tet rmx

repress of the 2nd fringe white release from batu & lurka.

limited edition of 300 copies.

batu back on timedance with 3 creative cuts.

those who preordered, do not have to do so again - we will contact you when we have stock! omar mccutcheon, operating under his batu alias, has been on the frontline of bristol’s innovative electronic music scene since 2013. in 2015 he founded his record label timedance, a platform for showcasing his tastes utilising a close knit group of young producers and djs. batus glistening broken techno productions are pushed through a deeply uk-sounding prism, one informed by batu being brought up on a diet of dubstep and uk dance music from a young age. trying to tie his sound to those genres however, would be a mistake. having been earmarked already by the guardian as an artist to watch for 2018, batus sound is very much his own. batus rebuilt ep marks his third release in just over a year. not one for complacency, his debut release via xl recordings shows batu pushing his sound forward in every way possible, creating his most uniquely slippery sounding tracks to date. i wanted to try and challenge myself a bit for this ep. every track represents a different phase of experimentation and also different tempos, i wanted to push my processes further than i ever have done.

hot on the heels of his cold outing earlier this month, bristol bewitcher batu makes his debut on hessle and marks their first release of their 10th year of business. timing is everything -marius ripples with an insistent broken drum pattern that s coded with latent funk and dubspace while of court creates even more room between the drums while maintaining the techno pressure. -noseme- flips for a more subaquatic session where the beats adopt a more relentless rolling formation while the groove develops more of a dubby sensation. finally dont brings us back up the surface with a soft beatless thrust. play safely.

having previously used their dnuos ytivil offshoot to release material from their nearest and dearest (think batu, bruce, hodge and alex coulton), bristol’s livity sound crew turns to unknown french producer simo cell. the two tracks showcased here are a rather fine introduction to this newcomer, with opener “piste jaune” offering a clandestine blend of stuttering electro bass, discordant analogue percussion hits and spooky electronics. the mystery man goes for the jugular on “cellar door”, with pitched-down, bleep style melodies and liquid electronics riding an off-kilter, broken techno groove. another fine livity release.

after releases on livity sound sister label dnuos ytivil and cold recordings, batu returns with his own new imprint timedance. the label is set to offer a platform for hybrids and mutations of uk techno, and the first release will be launched with a party in bristol on 20th february, where batu is joined at the cavern club by beneath and transient. the release showcases a progression from batu s first two 12 s, with more colour and melody than his previous work, sitting alongside waves of propulsive percussion.

big, bad batu steps forward with two a-grade dancefloor weapons, stealthy and hard-hitting cuts from one of bristol’s most fresh-faced producers, presenting two trax from the dubplate vaults for the 7th plate on hotline recordings.

following on from the success of their self titled label compilation in october, the livity sound collective returns for a final transmission in 2013 courtesy of their sister label dnuos ytivil. (pronounced livity sound, if you were wondering…) a strictly underground operation, its manifesto is to release music with a shared aesthetic to its parent label and it did just that earlier in the year, delivering two dancefloor bombs by manchesters alex coulton in the form of the *war games / pointe noire* 12 inch. *spooked* and *clarity (dismantled)* are both produced by new uk based artist batu whose signature alien dub dance and snaking hypnotic rhythmic styles reflect the mutating underground uk and round off a killer year for the label as a whole. this 12 inch follows on from batus debut vinyl release on pinchs cold recordings label.

after the 1st release apache, made by agent! & sebbo, the labelheads of soulbox, one of the guys teams up with another guy from w³rzburg, marcel niveau. agent! & niveau bring us the hypnotic track batu caves to send us on a little spiritual trip. the original is for the likes of luciano, ricardo and dice and perfect for long-time sets, especially when the sun rises ,) you ll understand. also not to forget these 2 famous artists who made remixes, basti grub , owner of h÷henregler and the man of the moment in the nu house , kreon, they fit perfect to the soulbox-sound

repress of 300, limited 12 inch vinyl, handstamped original cover, protection inner / outer sleeve

classic bristolian techno / bass music styles for fans of classic appleblim, pinch, batu and t++

limited digisleeve 2cd

kite hill records founder city kudu offers up the first release on new manchester based label – access memory - deep percussive cuts that are reminiscent of early untold and todays current crop of uk producers like laksa, facta and batu.

the outsert carves some cold idm/breakbeat work outs for the first piece of wax on his elusive intrasert sound imprint- tip for fans of objekt, batu and classic skam 12s

ltd to 300

this one is shipping to you on 6th june. a stunning release from one of the uk s finest - will yates aka memotone aka og jigg. you may have some of his sounds on the debut batu album.

green coloured vinyl! promesses and kraak join forces to release apulati biens debut lp azone. big tip for fans of simo cell, ploy & batu

yuku005 and yuku006 bundled up for a special price.

limited 4 x 12 inch hardcase boxset

lws debuts on glasgow s tdsr if you liked the 515 connection 12, alongside timedance, hessle and minor science then check. support from ben ufo, haai, batu and more.

two little-known tracks of clean and clinical yet emotive, uk sounding electro (even though they re from belgium). a staple of andy weatherall and keith tenniswood s sets in the very early 00s. support from sally c, batu, four tet, moxie, jd twitch, ben ufo & call super

rubadub welcomes klunk this release comes from jabe and features design by jacob wise (whities etc) big tip for any all forward thinking uk dance music heads and for those who rate metrist, anz, minor science and batu. we also have limited copies of their first release incoming.

8 remixes of st. vincent’s album “masseduction”, curated by nina kraviz. pressing on clear vinyl.

supported by red axes, claude von stroke, djrum, batu, madam x, troy gunner, john digweed, kenny glasgow, adam port, nuno dos santos, technasia

limited 4x12 inch lp in gatefold cover with mp3 download card.

supported by batu, avalon emerson, peder mannerfelt, mumdance, shanti celeste, moxie, peach, bicep ... without hypesticker , repress

the maghreban returns to r&s for a new single following his dark debut album 01deas, perhaps with an icier sound. monster vip is a reworking of a double time rap track from the maghrebans strange u side project he added breaks and rolled it out. end level bosses lurk. beware of the monster. rave navel-gazing back to his roots: his first ever release was a jungle 12inch in 1994. early support from ben ufo. on the flip, batu (timedance/xl) offers up crisp percussion and ominous sound design in his energetic 140 remix of album opener eddies. then the ep is closes out with carpet bombing, the title of which references the producer adding more and more notes to the main percussive motif as it builds and builds.

following the widespread acclaim for ferro s the neverending story, lessizmore continues in its quest to highlight some of the most captivating practitioners of mind-altering house and techno. this time their search takes them to istanbul, shoring up with the considerable talents of mutlu san. this young producer has proven to be one of the most exciting artists in the turkish scene, already laying down a solo ep on petra digital. meanwhile he also works in partnership with fellow istanbul firebrand batu guler as bartaub, the pair having recently released the rhizome ep on the ever-excellent lumieres de la nuit.

contributions by batu, bambounou and parris

after a triumphant return to batu s timedance label with intrigued by the drum ploy keeps the pressure high on his new ep for hemlock. unruly exposes further light on the workings of his now signature style. waves of metallic percussion tessellate around a thumping central bassline. pneumatic flashes of noise seal a dense atmosphere full of equal parts euphoria and dread. garys is ploy s most stripped back and potent club tool yet, striding into proper techno territory, equipped and optimised for the highest yield. lost hours drops the beats and pumps out a thick fog of hazy chords and bellowing subs. perfect for after hours listening.

it is summer time in nang land which means the dials are being set to balearic. step forward our all-around good chap, friend and producer buddy pete herbert. he has teamed up with bali based musician and keyboard player martin denev to deliver an album of the finest bali-inspired balearic house. hot and balmy evenings here we come.

lumièreslanuit is glad to welcome istanbul-based duo bärtaub (mutlu san & batuhan güler) for the 6th release of the label. as in most of the duos, each of the members has his speciality. whereas mutlu focuses primarely on the music production, batu is known by istanbuls house/techno aficionados as a restless dj. bärtaubs debut ep is called rhizome (type of plant root) not without reason. beats, melodies and bassline jump over, crawl under and draw apart from each other in unexpected and non-hierarchical ways. in the end, they all come together in a harmonious manner that creates an overall of excitingly playful forest-like atmosphere.

super-house, so hot right now, super-house.

having previously used their dnuos ytivil offshoot to release material from their nearest and dearest (think batu, bruce, hodge and alex coulton), bristols livity sound crew turns to unknown french producer simo cell. the two tracks showcased here are a rather fine introduction to this newcomer, with opener *piste jaune* offering a clandestine blend of stuttering electro bass, discordant analogue percussion hits and spooky electronics. the mystery man goes for the jugular on *cellar door*, with pitched-down, bleep style melodies and liquid electronics riding an off-kilter, broken techno groove. another fine livity release.

first release in a three part vinyl series for trusts 15th anniversary. exclusive tracks from vc-118a (mohlao / multicast dynamics), morphologys matti turunen, clatterbox and lok44, full color covers by dextro

first release in a three part vinyl series for trusts 15th anniversary. exclusive tracks from vc-118a (mohlao / multicast dynamics), morphologys matti turunen, clatterbox and lok44, full color covers by dextro.org

first release in a three part vinyl series for trusts 15th anniversary. exclusive tracks from vc-118a (mohlao / multicast dynamics), morphologys matti turunen, clatterbox and lok44, full color covers by dextro.org

this 2cd package contains a handpicked selection of coopers favourite tracks from the balance 030 compilation. incl. nils frahm, donato dozzy, burnski and more

chill-out sounds