2016 repress ! the best, hardest and darkest exaltics so far, the last of the 1000 lights in the sky trilogy. atmospheric dark electro/techno, the best in the business!
reissue - k-hand, the undisputed -first lady- of detroit house and techno, continues her series of rereleases for some of acacia records most sought after catalog. acacia s reputation as music from a well known place to an unknown destination precedes it with a reach that is once again being expanded upon. originally making its mark in 1993, -not giving up- is a piano chord led number with eccentric disco era falsetto vocals interspersed between a house diva counterpart, all undercut by equally classic rough around the edges low end - touching on hand s influences from the new york golden days. the plastic dream mix is a more sinister springboard of sounds with an urgent energy sure to rip through speaker stacks and leave audiences in shreds. easily its dreamiest incarnation, the disco dream adaptation lends itself to bouncier, filtered grooves and vocal dubs. the ghetto growl of -beat that bitch wit a stick- was and still remains a huge track for k-hand and the label. pulling from a sound that originated in chicago, it became equally prominent in detroit through the work of hand and others. its accompanied here by an instrumental version for those that don t share in the street logic, but nonetheless love the gritty production style. finally, the legendary claude young s mix of - deep down 2- sees him implementing wavering chords and loopy vocals with a purposefully loose nyc stutter
balkan brass interpretation of the greek laiko hit song from 58 by belgo-french orchestra la panika. dubby remix by french producer jb hoste from le caravane electro.
limited black repress! roberto bosco, head honcho of the renowned last drop records & sonorous waves, joins the kontakt label family with this extraordinary detroit dub influenced three tracker. strong melodies and funky stabs set new standards.
almost 40 minutes playtime. the music on this album was originally created for the asmr performance piece >whisper fold brush< in collaboration with slor visual performance / my lambertsen. this album release version focuses on the music that was composed for the performance, while the asmr sounds were moved to the background or are in some cases not present at all. produced & mixed by sofie birch. mastered by salz mastering. artwork by my lambertsen. design by aoki & matsumoto.
after over a year in lockdown love love launches lovltd, a new series of limited records containing the tuffest system boomers and shakers. focused towards igniting the dancefloor this series is a celebration of rave in all its forms: acid stompers & wonkers / hardcore continuum // heavyweight bass flex. all the 12s are graced with artwork by foundational uk graffiti legends a.w.e all world experts est 1984- most notably keen and check.
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