supported by umek, chris fortier, felipe, angel molina and karotte. after records on 3house productions, king kong, yellow tail and art minimal mister el carlitto aka ramon tapia joins red factory now. north east is a release in his typical style on the border between electro and mnml with a slight trancy feel

heavy acid cuts on heavyweight vinyl.

eklo is welcoming the swiss team from zurich les points. some acid citric veggie techno, dj friendly beats. another trip in les points cyberspace, essential 12inch.

thule records brings a brand-new material from the icelandic techno legend, exos. the a-sides, downgarden and citric are both hypnotic, yet unrelentless, techno grooves with dub influences - sure to be a essential in the record bags of all true techno djs. the b-side starts with hin heilaga threnning, unforgiving track yet full of grace. finally we have ormus, a dark yet atmospheric journey - tastefully tying together the ep and therefore igniting exciting new era for thule.

amsterdam local, ivory coast progeny and grime-juke-jungle gene-splicer, h-sik makes his black acre debut in rude style with two concrete-junglist chemical weapons. first up is the muscular drum workout *sonic rage* which layers a ridiculously powerful, yet deftly chopped 808-amen bombardment with delicate citric pads, bleeps and lost droideka language. on the flip is the orwellian *no promises* a natural pairing of vangelis atmospherics and committed drum-funk workout, building with undead voices and b-boy breakdowns.

was bei >metza< anfangs noch als schleichfahrt durchgeht, wird im laufe der umdrehungen immer mehr zum strahler. >citric< dagegen tritt selbstbewusst & forsch auf den plan