public releases hits the lab for some aural alchemy and to turn out its first release of 2017. a four-tracker from moscow’s phil gerus, scenes—or, in the producer’s native russian, &#1089,&#1094,&#1077,&#1085,&#1099,—manages to have a makeup that’s both peculiar and magnetic. the title’s a fitting one, every track feels like a vignette in a collection of short stories. separately, they’re self-contained, but a rich narrative arch is added when they’re sewn together. if there is a theme here, it’s of viewing the future through the dusty lens of the past, and each of the songs explores this in its own fashion. the kick-off, “ohashi sky garden,” starts as a hyped-up italo space epic, pumped full of swirling synth licks and sharp, tight drums, but it mutates into something completely its own when vocal samples (90s r&b?) and warm keys (prog rock rhodes?) enter. after the original’s brisk five minutes, the legendary richard sen—graffiti guy, breaks guy, house guy, disco guy, half-of-padded-cell guy—steps in to give it a trance-y tinge while doubling its runtime and adding a dancefloor-destroying hi-nrg coloration. the b begins with “naha swim,” a crunchy funk foot-stomper that might as well be an unreleased idjut boys or ray mang ditty dug up from the noid catacombs. fiery and furious, yet utterly cheeky. serving as a sort of coda to “naha” is “kiss of a kind,” a gerus take on 80s adult contemporary, replete with sleazy sax and sensual pads. a gentle nightcap to a zigzagging, antic 12-inch

hot compilation - very nice price action !! also incl only vinyl tracks (not on the cd compilation) incl exclusive tracks by jona, elektrochemie, dj t. booka shade, rito vs heidi, audiofly x, chelonis r. jones, lopazz, einzelkind m.a.n.d.y. vs booka shade ... happy birthday

for the fourth release shaw cuts lines up five shaolin commanders who created their own interpretations of farrons death duel ep: marco zenker, russian duo poima, roger 23 and simo cell. these heavies form the shelter clan whose mission is to cover ah chis back wherever he goes. marco zenker gives we dont make no sense his signature machine funk that decimates challengers in one swing. ah chi can always count on marcos sword. poima from moscow rival with sabers, severing those who dare to cross their path. their version of tangency is lead by a dirty break-beat drum combo blazoned by cosmic synth melodies and warm machine derangement. centro on the b-side gets heavily grimed by veteran roger 23 whose axe is as heavy as his remix style in general. beware of roger! armed with tonfas, simo cell layers par 2 with a complex and fresh-sounding groove, causing lethal devastation to enemy combatants. ah chi is well-shielded by his companions and still unbeaten to this day. trust in the shelter clan!

12 inch black vinyl + insert

finally after some years das muster form nothern germany gonna join the stilleben family of pure electro! lurking in the shadows of kraftwerk and dopplereffekt he delivers a fantastic collection of songs that will smash the future with his electronics and precise machine funk. welcome to the world upnorth and das muster!

for nearly a decade, raíz and subversive have distributed their vision of dance music on various labels including historia y violencia, electric deluxe, construct reform, droid recordings and their own imprint vrv. three years into the vrv project, the label heads have decided it is time to expand the roster and showcase artists on a similar plane, producers they know can speak to the sound. the chosen interpreters on this release include drumcell & truncate as cell injection, and silent servant. silent servant remixes raíz’s cored 3 the former sandwell district and current jealous god co-conspirator steps up with a stark composition in which melodic arpeggiation builds over industrial drones and echoing drums. the mix of sound reaches a clear peak, then segues into a calm that’s expertly tooled for mixing. drumcell and truncate remix raíz’s cored 2 droid behavior’s best-known producers take up their cell injection collaboration to hollow out raíz’s “cored 2” for a driving roller with eerie pads and a darker sensibility. subversive remixes raíz’s cored 4 subversive breathes another level of funk into the original, with clanging percussion and a new melodic motif.

pedro abrantes and valdemar pereira’s intense and cold approach in the next release of e.f.a.e. would fit perfectly as the soundtrack to david cronenberg’s film crash (1997), guiding the listener through a world of perversion and obsession. a raw experience, usually of violence, where human nature is expressed through old rhythm boxes and cheap guitar pedals, sounding dirty, fuzzy, with an healthy disregard for rules of fidelity or even functionality. gam / coletivo vandalismo emerges like a sonic terrorist cell, out to implode traditional notions of dance music infusing a sense of dread and menace.

support by: laurent garnier, pearson sound, noizar, umwelt, simo cell
following his stunning everything is nothing ep, which kicked off the hubble telescope series for solar one music in 2015, luxus varta (aka emeric di paolo) is back with a new four track ep for french label, intramuros. ‘rosenhan experiment’ (named after david rosenhan’s famous study to determine the validity of psychiatric diagnosis, published in 1973 under the title “on being sane in insane places”) takes us on another electro trip into the human mind with paris the black fu from detroit grand pubahs once again making an appearance, on the track ‘losquato’. the ep opens with the wonderfully shimmering ‘wenn’ before luxus varta makes striking use of his background as a drummer on ‘lizzy’. ‘losquato’ is a playful addition with stripped back rhythms under paris’ story telling that bemoans a man’s work frustrations and resulting mental state (“i gave up therapy about a month ago. my therapist jumped out of a window”), while closer ‘tempsun’ is almost melancholy in its measured minimalism. recommended for lovers of drexciya and dopplereffekt.

hifi sean, angesehener dj/produzent (ministry of sound, savage disco) und ex-frontmann der schottischen rave-band the soup dragons, liefert mit -ft.- ein party-pop-album mit gute-laune-faktor und vielen promi-features ab. die 13 tracks basieren auf sonnigen disco/funk/house/techno-grooves, während seine feature-gäste von house-queen crystal waters über funkateer bootsy collins bis avantgardistin yoko ono reichen und bei new wave-legenden wie dave ball (soft cell), fred schneider (b-52s) und alan vega (suicide) lange nicht aufhören.

rediscovered 80’s british acid house gem ‘cortina kidz’ recently made a serious impact on andy butler’s mr. intl with remixes from factory floor and juan maclean & tim sweeney. hot on the heels, moscow’s lipelis’ steps in to remix with striking results. pitchfork enthused of the recent reissue being “a chilly acid-house track operating the influence of both soft cell and the specials,’ xlr8r as “drenched in dark and sleazy overtones, the track encapsulates a downtrodden time in london”, while ransom note noted “cortina kidz is more than just an old skool oddity- it s a banger that s stood the test of time”. originally recorded on london’s stoke newington road in 1987, produced by a young tim brinkhurst ahead of his imminent record deal with virgin records with his band soho, and long before his current role as manager of mercury prize winners, young fathers, ‘cortina kidz’ remained undiscovered and the eccentric spoken word overlay and weird lead vocal made it very unlike the prevailing dance music sound of the time. leonid lipelis explains that “since it’s a reissue of a relatively unknown record it gave me a certain freedom of expression (when it’s something well known and classic you re likely to produce something more serious). i came up with more of a pop song, structured with a vocoder for the main version and had fun playing with vocal samples for the dub mix, paying homage to the 80s sound in both.- lipelis’ recent release on lies records has gained him support from four tet to dimitri from paris. he also runs a side project for hardware jams called tmo and co-runs low budget family records.

ultratheque pays tribute to glasgow s first ever laser disco and the first dancehall that hifi sean frequented as a teenager. soft cell/the grid analogue keyboard maestro dave ball adds his trademark sound on this solid electro groove making it sound like some lost dub from nyc danceteria days dave himself with skull bandits crank up the electroclash vibes on the remix and turn it into a full on dancefloor onslaught like ultratheque itself was back in those laser-tastic days.

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.

limited to 300 copies / only on black 180g vinyl / hand stickered & numbered

in all there are seven previously released tracks as well as five brand new, never before heard cuts, and they all make for absorbing listening both in the club, on headphones or from the sofa.

cold colors was born in bordeaux, france, in the mid 70s. his passion for music, particularly new wave and melancholic atmospheres, started early and strongly influenced his own creations years later. the first records he ever bought were the cure, depeche mode and soft cell. in the 90s, frederick bought his first guitar and composed songs under the name agent orange. in 2002, the cold colors project was born, with a release on the excellent lux records, as well as many live performances. fred loves working with machines. his music mixes warmth and melancholia, an obvious homage to cold wave and new wave, by blending todays electronic music with the melodic sounds of yesterday.

vinyl only release.

tom demac tears down the gazelle twin original compositions and rebuilds them with feverish candor. *belly of the beast* pounds hard with rubbery percussion and rattling hats like chains, the gazelle twin chants her mantra *i ll beat them all at their own game…* demacs padded cell like production is most definitely some of the best work we have heard him do to date, and this dark sound aesthetic spills into his take on *guts*. like an electro take on a john carpenter score, demac carves out a futuristic and desolate take on gazelle twins celebration of urge resistance and taking pleasure in the complexity of the mind.

the mastermind of dark and demented electro returns to abstract forms, marco bernardi delivers four cuts of awesome purist electro. limited pressing.

former padded cell and bronx dogs man richard sen has made some great records in his time, and songs of pressure is up there with the best of them. joining the dots between murky dub disco, horror soundtracks and ebm, it layers spooky, delay-laden synthesizer motifs and wonky vocal samples atop a heavy dub rhythm and punchy machine drums. pals andrew weatherall and timothy j fairplay deliver a bongo-laden, dubbed-out revision (part wayward exotica, part humid balearic dub), while acca strips the track down to its nare bones for a ket-addled dub. its a fantastic 12inch, and limited to just 99 copies. you snooze, you lose.

teja label release nummer fünf geht nun musikalisch in eine etwas andere richtung. hier präsentiert uns dj t.a.g., resident des legendären clubs tresor berlin seinen unverwechselbaren finsternen und analogen sound. schiebende bässe und finstere sounds verpackt in einem unverwechselbaren track konzept bilden die basis und nehmen den hörer mit auf die reise. unterstützung holt er sich dabei aus england von keine geringeren als chris colburn / rohmaterial, der wie gewohnt seinen typischen pounding techno umsetzt und keine fragen offen lässt.

sold out -deleted - comprised of dego, kaidi tatham and bembe segue, the soulful sound of london s progressive musical brain center, this trio guides us towards a new dimension for modern soul music. their distinctive london-esque flair - a touch of melancholy in tone, contemplative yet hopeful lyrics, has enough groove to make every brain cell vibe. deborah jordan provides lead vocals. jordan is best known for her work with london-based avant garde jazz band, panacea. we trust you ll find the entire journey worth staying.

double vinyl plus download code.

medical records presents its second contemporary artist release with roladex. imagine kraftwerk playing steven merritt songs. using an arsenal of analog instruments, roladex nostalgically borrows ideas from music of the past to carefully craft a unique brand of futuristic-mechanized pop, with an emphasis on songwriting and layered production. weaving sparse, sequenced arpeggios into fuzzy bass and bubbly melodies to create a bed of sound where they layout a somehow bright melancholia.
pressing on transparent, electric blue colored 180 gram vinyl with lyrics insert.

these tracks magnitude and direction is best understood when the dislocation-bearing crystal structure is first visualized without the dislocation. in this release structure, once the encompassing track is drawn, the dislocation can be introduced. this dislocation will have the effect of deforming, not only the perfect crystal structure, but the track as well. the direction of the vector depends on the plane of dislocation, which is usually on the closest-packed unit of a low-frequency cell.

chase smith (wt records, technoir audio), phil boyd (modey lemon, tm eye, hidden twin, shockwave riderz), & karl o janpa go full 80s synthgoth, think blly idol, soft cell, depeche mode. pta dub it up on the flip.

the on-going celebration of delsin reaching 100 releases continues here with the 4th in the series of 100dsr releases. featuring key label friends redshape, d5 and area forty_one, its another compelling package.

klamauk 005 various artists release is coming with tracks from roman rauch in collaboration with his mate philta, spontanmusik head keinzweiter, tom ellis and florence based the clover. roman rauch, well known for his releases on philpot, tenderpark or quintessentials brings us with >gino< a slow and deep housebanger with a smooth bassline that unfolds into some vibes and funky monosynth jamming for a simultaneously laid back and upbeat experience. keinzweiter – >the stomp< is a laid back discoslammer, getting richer in sound untill the break where the strings come all down and make the track to a little symphony. tom ellis created with >got your back< a big groovemonster, wobbling in deep territories and shuffled percussions. closing it out, we have the clover with their track >whitening the cell<. a live played bassline, setting the stage for some expansive background synth work in the second half with some cutted microhouse elements. limited and numbered vinyls.

diynamic musics newest release, a full self-titled album by stimming, once again shows why this labels artists are some of the most renowned in the music scene. pacing through the snowy sand white beaches that leave marks behind every step seagulls chirping, and suddenly a steady bass appears as waves crash onto the beach. a dream-like state begins, and as the beat sets in, you are lost in the sounds of stimming. his new album was born in this very state of mind, on the beaches of the baltic sea, during a 5-week retreat from reality in the winter of 2012.

nokoman dropped out of the sky into the dunes off lookhill. all he said was:i want to use your sp1200 and your cell phone

mark broom continues his legacy as one of the uks finest producers with another outstanding ep on bek audio. after the flying success of >eye of the tiger< & >stag<, mark broom makes his third outing on gary becks bek audio label with the >salvo ep<. mark broom has a long and illustrious career in uk techno. his 20 years experience not only shows in his sculptured releases, but also in the imprints he has worked with over these years, namely pure plastic, theory rec, b-pitch control, soma, saved & cocoon.

strut continues its celebration of 25 years since the heyday of acid house as respected dj / producer richard sen (padded cell, bronx dogs) follows up his acclaimed compilation of early uk house music and acid, >this aint chicago<, with an exclusive limited edition 12 inch featuring previously unreleased edits.

our seleccion natural compilation series is back in shape with this 6th instalment, featuring as always music from our all star team: oscar mulero, exium, christian wunsch and reeko.four fine cuts of futuristic techno, each one with its own particular mood and feel.the release starts with reverberation by oscar mulero, an intense workout beginning with a straight and dark beat, salted with precise sub bass frequencies. the track grows and evolves till fm bass galore takes over and synth drums and white noise infect the arrangement, taking intensity to peak levels.exium show their electro side in the second track no sign of weakness. they depart from 4x4 beats on behalf of broken beats with an industrial flavour and the traditional drones, dark atmospheres and moving arrangements they are known for.christian wunsch reveals his darker side in sleeper cell, based on an enormous kick, side by side with sharp hats, digital percussions and dark and sticky noises.lynx is reekos input into this 12inch. complex and intricate rhythms, thick textures, multiple layers of drums and a constantly evolving structure, dark and sharp at the same time.an excellent sample of contemporary techno created by four of the best european producers of the moment.dont miss it.

from universal rejection, the northern cell of resistance that gave us last years acid bomb >le coq< by arab league, comes disappearer.
operating from the suburbs outside of stockholm, disappearer has not entered the techno game to find out how its gonna be played. on >now you see me, now you dont< he dictates right away. with its deadly linear pulse and rising and falling oscillators, >now you see me, now you dont< is a steady-handed techno shocktreatment of the nervous system, exemplifying how it should be done in 2012.

slamming detroit magic on three tracks !!

this is the virgin record on downfall theory, a new st petersburg imprint serving as the creative outlet for the persuasions and productions of discerning dance music sanys etiku. side a is a full-on entanglement of sandy synths, cell-block stabs, a murderous midpoint bassline and hats slammed through a sieve. this track will twist your face played on a real system, even if you don’t realize it happened until you see the party pics posted online. b is a solid brick of overpowering percussion pressed into an intoxicating terrine of implied melody so irresistible you will eat it raw. no mistake here. these are ensanguined techno tracks built for barbaric djs simply looking to smash your face.

phat jacking tracks from specter (remember his sound signature release?) aroy dee (aka m>o>s, label head) and jamall moss aka hieroglyphic being... first release of this new american label! ultra limited edition!

stepping to the hard left, richard sen + cazbees edits are always a touch different from the rest of the zillion edits around. influenced by the newave and disco not disco sound of clubs like the music box these 3 new cuts have a disctinctly dark and naughty flavour. listen and judge for yourself…. mixed blood cuts has been supported from djs including: dj harvey, andrew weatherall, optimo, padded cell, idjut boys, cosmo vitelli, mark moore, pete herbert, lovefingers, golf channel and more.

this is a special release to us at days of being wild, firstly because it s the return of catalepsia and he s in a mighty form, secondly because we felt very privileged to have artists of the calibre of sean and don getting involved and lastly the quality of the remixes they delivered left us speechless! so dope menace is an energetic dance floor stomper, centred around a very heavy beat and is indeed quite a menacing affair. built around a hellish, relentless string riff, the track is a dramatic, cinematic, dark mid tempo house number that could induces as much fancy foot work as it would head banging. jerome bazzanella, the man behind catalepsia has been releasing techno / house records for the last 3 years on various labels and compilations (synewave, remute, métis recoordings...) he likes to keep the tempo roughly between 110/120 bpm, favouring a heavy, efficient sound, with subtle sound effects and movements, in the tradition of the records from chicago and detroit.

still above the clouds, team skylevel picks up a fellow pilot and drops a package that is all about the raw essence. a1 is a thrilling jazz funk onslaught that hits you hard right from the beginning. an energetic uptempo groove meets the most wicked guitar patterns, teasing with beautiful melody fragments while clearly focusing on its irresistable rhythm section. no jazz on b1, but an uncompromising barebone funk stomper of the highest order that locks you in a cell made of drums and bass holding the promise that you wont find >disco< within a five mile radius. b2 obviously has to reduce the heat and takes you on a ride through the swampy mississippi delta of the early seventies, telling you a truly mystic sunflower county story you might not have heard by now

this packincl 3x 12inch vinyl. km030 (nicolas stefan), km034 (freska) & km031 (elite superstars)

an endless space disco flight.... richard sen aka padded cell with warm and heartful tracks you could file under electric-boogie-house...

ghostriders : mr gavin friday, solo artist, one time singer with the virgin prunes in a unique collaboration with david ball, musical maverick of soft cell & the grid and now of the nitewreckers create a specially recorded, re-coded, poptastic dancefloor shudder-fest version of suicides >ghostrider<. mr fridays ( t.g.i.f !!) sharks swops blade-switches to dave balls jets. a warp speeding cycle-arama-la-ma-ding-dong.
diamonds, furcoats, champagne : tom brinkmans 2005 steriodal muscle-bound dance floor twitch-outdigitally body ripped the biggest star made to crash his own party.keep it clean, keep it tight.
puss on tha time warp : from the 1999 >2007< album

dj davis (freak n chic) starts the label debut of the famous brazilian club d-edge. including remixes of pete herbert, r.sen (padded cell) & wagon cookin. very limited stock

180gr vinyl! matt edwards and joel martin need no introduction. these guys are serious music heads and on this, their first release for international feel, their deep rooted musicality shines through.

the fourth and final installment in future classics aprés vinyl series, dedicated to its weekly sunday afternoon sessions of the same name that has hosted guests including brennan green, joakim, mock & toof, mudd, lovefingers, aeroplane, canyons, jamie lloyd, padded cell, idjut boys, foolish felix, todd terje, sidwho?, loin brothers, jazzanova, karsten john, jimi polar, marcus worgull, the revenge, yam who?, peret mako, arto mwambé, move d, roland appel, dave aju, trus me, jacques renault, will saul & woolfy to name a few with residents nathan mclay & chad gillard.the vinyl version of volume four features music by lithuania’s mario basanov and remixes by arithmatix! (a new project from the artist formerly known as touch sensitive) and downtown party network (eskimo), with a lovely vocal and instrumental mix by 6th borough project (craig smith & the revenge)

nice price deal !!! alessio mereu, a classical piano player since he was just an eight years old kid, moved to electronic music in the last few years with his trade mark hypnotic and full of groove defined style. even though he is a very young artist, he is a talented and appreciated producer who broke the scene just at 18. recorded for eminor records, orion & paco osunas mind shake label.
this, his 1st release for pick pocket, will feature some of his best work, francas heart has all the marks of being a hit, groove is so spot on & melodies coming in & out through out the track. this has all the right elements in the right places. a classic 10 / 10
dancing in the dark - this track simply moves you in so many ways, excellent percussive programing & synth lines that wave in & out of this simply. very nice piece of work. a new talented artist to watch out for in 2008.
padded cell - pick pocket comes with yet another deep cut, this time more minimaldub than techno, with some deep basic channel frequencies that will make you connect with your deeper side. it s all about the rhythm & the sound ...

richard sen (padded cell / bronx dogs) & cazbee (legendary graffiti artist) present a trio of new leftfield edits, suitable for the more open minded disco dancefloors. on the a side playback, is a fashionable midtempo euro funk groover. on the flip mad high is an uptempo string stabbed dancefloor destroyer. finally b2 schizo is our favourite out of the 3 is reminiscent of nu groove and early house. the original newave track is a chicago underground classic. the two recent mbc releases have seen support from dj harvey, andrew weatherall, prins thomas, idjut boys, cosmo vitelli, optimo, cherrystones, tim paris, moxie edits crew & dc recordings soundsystem

strong pumpin 4 track ep with massive minimal techno