the tale of the mythic pentaki mountain has been engraved on a two-sided circular piece of wax. the north face of the peak is steep, abrasive, and has been the subject of many legends in the region. it is said that whoever would manage to climb it would find a plateau, leading to a place called >the single source of truth<.

repitch returns with a strong 3-tracker ep from the high-acclaimed british duo and, enhanced by a remix that comes from semantica s boss svreca. the release starts with a catchy techno track that got its strength in an endearing melody and a reassuring breath-alike sound that bring us positive vibes. in the a2, svreca puts the a1 track into a black tunnel. claustrophobic atmospheres, blind and disorienting sounds with a circular attitude that you ll not see the end. on the flip, the b1 would be the pick for those who want to destroy a dancefloor. straight and distorted beats are followed by sinister whistles, pressing and complex hi-hats layers culminating in a punishing melody.

200 records has selected 4 top releases for a special price package. vinyl only! the package comes with label stickers. contains releases number 002, 003, 008 and 010.

for his discographic debut degustibus has chooses to release gin sonic, a tune made by rubini, an italian artist workin and livin between venice and berlin.
gin sonic is a classy old-school track, made in berlin but dreamed in a synthy-outerspace. circular bassline swim in a invincible funky-beat and crush against a wall of synth providing you a sure dancefloor-filler.
in addition they commissioned a remix from berlin-legend dj filippo naughty moscatello. he made 2 versions, impossible to choose the better they included both in the release. remix 1 is a dubby-hypno ride with a moroder-like dizzy bassline. remix 2 is a perfect example of the best naughty style: sharp bassline and vintage-synth blended together in an solid old-school disco journey. already a classic.

franklin de costa is someone we have been following since his first releases on trapez ltd. we still believe >kronn< on curle014, franklins debut for curle, is one of the strongest tracks we have released so far on the label. this >fragile ep< gives again a great taste of franklins qualities as a producer. whereas the title track is definitely the one on here with the biggest peaktime dancefloor potential, the three other tracks show franklins firm talent and diversity in crafting organic deep house tracks that step out of the ordinary. truly a special ep.

kelley stoltz, now a veritable godfather to the burgeoning san francisco under/over-ground (folks like thee oh sees, sonny & the sunsets, the fresh & onlys), has blazed a path since the late 90s as a home-recording guru and multi-instrumentalist. and, while stoltzs nigh-religious reverence for all things beatles, beach boys and kinks has been at the fore on recent albums below the branches, sub pop) and circular sounds, sub pop), his new album, to dreamers, blends a bit more post-punk abandon into its layered everyman pop. this new album maintains the kaleidoscopic core of sounds heard on kelleys previous records, while making inroads into new sonic terrains.

limited to 987 copies pressed on high quality virgin vinyl at rti and housed in an old-style tip-on gatefold jacket printed by stoughton. included is a coupon for drm-free mp3 download.
originally self-released as two cdrs in 2005. re-issued and re-mastered in 2008 by digitalis. this is the 2010 vinyl edition with full color artwork and brand new gatefold collage art created by ilyas ahmed.

ricardo jefferson is a producer and dj based in manchester, england. the four tracks on this ep demonstrate a distinctive style. the roots of his sound are in funk, disco, space rock, prog rock, but he has melded them into a sound that is more than just the sum of these elements. this is funky, bass-heavy, trippy techno for the dance floor. a1 a brutal truth. this is a big tune that builds relentlessly. the track has an inclusive, celebrational, feel which simply invites everyone to lose it on the dance floor. 124bpm. a2 persons unknown. this tune doesn t have the relentless build of a brutal truth. instead, this is a tune to drop when everyone on the dancefloor is in the zone and locked into the groove. a finely crafted trip created with multiple delays skittering around the sound field, anchored by the funky bass heavy groove. 123 bpm. b1 the egg part one. a track employing a tight kick drum of differing weights to propel the groove, overlayed with a circular keyboard motif. on the off-beat, add the processed sound of someone hitting a metal sheet, and viola! - one aggressively funky dance floor bomb! 123 bpm. b2 god of the machine. this track has a simple 4x4 kick and handclap pattern pinning down a delicious oscillating bass line, under a classic descending four chord circular chord progression. off kilter ride cymbals give the track its backbone, and fluidity. ricocheting handclap delays add dimension. sly stone would be proud of this groove. now get on the dance floor and strut your stuff! 119 bpm. the cover shows a still image from the music video a brutal truth directed by ricardo jefferson and laura lee.

the second release on the cologne-based techno label 200 comes from our friend jean-vince luccini, who has released on well-renowned labels such as treibstoff, dumb unit, trapez, curle, roman photo and sinergy.
his breaking down remix is inspired by the original track >breaking down< by raphael sage and relatif yann - our favourite summer tune! billie jean vince is a dark flitting techno monster, the circular limit is a hypnotic groove tune.
dj support by ritchie hawtin, agoria, dj t, mijk van dijk, butane, chloe, animaltek, jack rock, rone, klaus fiehe, electric indigo, pan-pot and tom wax.

deep quality dub techno tracks in the style of echospace, soultek and deepchord on the styrax sublabel styrax leaves! ltd backstock

axis like techno traxx

chicagos anthony nicholson (clairaudience, peacefrog, circular motion, prescription) has just scored big time together with lars bartkuhn (needs) as touch one. this is the first single from his forthcoming album on tmr. 3 mixes included... special rerelease

cache 008 was recorded by dutch producer jeroen schrijvershof, with a pacou re-interpretation on b2

the acid test ep is the lost project of hieroglyphic being from 1998 and is finally available on wax after 8 years. this ep features five bangin acid tracks !!

brill rockin retro techno bomb/tip!

3 cd compilation incl. eric morillo, giorgio moroder, mark brown

marsman - new kind of purple

wer die ueber 15 jahre dauernde karriere von dj shadow verfolgt hat, der wei§: ein albumtitel wie the less you know, the better ist bei ihm nicht ohne grund gewaehlt. dj shadow hat fuer sein kommendes werk nicht nur etliche samples aus seiner ueber 60.000 lps umfassenden sammlung, sondern obendrein auch drei fiktionale wortfuehrer herbeizitiert: ein als cartoonfigur gezeichnetes mobiltelefon, ein tablet und ein laptop. shadow feiert damit jedoch keineswegs unser digitales zeitalter, im gegenteil, er kritisiert mit seinen gadget-comicfiguren und deren kommentaren den zynischen grundton, der im digitalen zeitalter vorherrscht, den uebersaettigten miesmacher-tonfall, der gewisserma§en schon zur netiquette gehoert. auf the less you know, the better existieren satte beats, vereinzelte gitarren, klassische hiphop-banger und wunderschoene melodien nebeneinander. zu den highlights zaehlen unter anderem -scale it back- feat. little dragon, -stay the course- feat. talib kweli & posdnous (de la soul), -warning call- feat. tom vek oder auch der folk-track -sad and lonely-.