firm favourite dmx krew returns to shipwrec for his third release. a spiral of styles come together for mini-owner. funk. electro. synth. all are twirled, whirled in a shimmering sound. cold chords meet warm fronts, meandering grooves and playful interlock to produce a sound that is totally unique. energy levels are high throughout, sun soaked synthlines dappled by glowing rhythm patterns as ed dmx delivers six tracks of grin-inducing electronics. first run pressed on 200 coloured copies.

the new vinyl-only record label modeight continues to expand the influence of east european underground dance music. silat beksi is well known for his tracks that pump the best afterhours worldwide, and also for his plentiful creative collaborations. three tracks were prepared for the ep together with the immensely talented musician durrrred from germany. “over” immerses us in a cold dark techno atmosphere. “afterglow” brings you out of the darkness so that you can see the infinite beauty of dawn at the sea. the elastic bass line of “inception” pulls you into the dense vibrations that captivate you and won’t let you leave the dance floor.

ovum welcomes leftbank records co-boss dudley strangeways: a uk house and techno dj rooted with serious residency stripes at the legendary back to the future parties and appearances at the likes of boiler room. hot off the back of releases on stardub, little helpers and made of concrete comes his ovum debut, three tracks made constructed for one sole purpose… melting minds in the darkest of rooms. keep it clean is twistedly simple, a rump-busting roll in the drum department and paranormal pad leave space for a precision tuned tone that warps with the gravitas of a life support machine. sinewy, cold and deliciously disconcerting, dudley ensures funk and focus with delicately placed rhythmic elements and constant fluctuations. next we find ourselves breaking into an early 90s warehouse as transition whisks us on an acid trip with flurries of jack and a lean lead line that slithers through the ever-mutating drums and occasional fx hailstorms. devilishly futuristic and tailored for those deep long blends, the stripped back extensive nature of this guarantees mixing bliss. truly, tracks built by a dj, for djs. don t let this one slip…

2lp, full colour artwork , 2022 repress, released by popular nts show noise in my head - liner notes from ivan smagghe and artwork from misha hollenbach (perks and mini)

midgar welcomes the bordeaux based von grall delivering four dense, immersive cuts. first of the list, *a secant line*, is an acidic and powerful mantra, opening the gates of sonic virtuality. in the second track, *the slope*, fast paced rhythmics and cold ambiances bring some severity to the record. on the bside, the melodic and slightly dreamy excursion *apply the definition*, while *limit value* close the record with a solemn concoction of offbeats drums and mechanic nightbirds.

the florida based brookside imprint have dug deep into the philly master tapes and let nyc master-mixer mike maurro loose on a couple of stone cold classics from the catalog!

hailing from florida, the brookside imprint have dug deep into the master tapes and let nyc master-mixer mike maurro loose on a couple of stone cold classics! maurro, a queens based dj and mixer since 1986 has become one of the top remixers out there today with his own, faithful takes on numerous dance classics from the last 30+ years. here he lends his magic touch to a pair of well loved club classics while adding his own original flavour. dan hartman s -vertigo/relight my fire- is up first on side-a, featuring the unmistakable vocals of nyc diva loleatta holloway. maurro s mix brings the vocals in earlier, dubbing them out creating a super trippy atmosphere with a slightly different musical arrangement over the course of almost 14 minutes! on side-b, we have the legendary evelyn -champagne- king s -shame-, with a slightly longer, beat led intro for the dj s. a true extended mix with a slightly different arrangement maurro s mix of this classic is a killer. beautifully faithful and mixed with love and an understanding of the dancefloor and the classics! these mixes are essential for any disco/soul/funk fans out there, unmissable for the dj s, legitimately remastered and pressed onto high quality 12- singles in conjunction with all rights holders

nach 2 legendären alben auf trevor jacksons output recordings mitte der 00er jahre und dem vinyl-only album many colours 2015 veröffentlicht der französische produzent marc nguyen tan aka colder nun zwei longplayer gleichzeitig. beide bestehen aus brandneuem material sowie überarbeiteten, unveröffentlichten songs der output-jahre und bestechen mit ihrer eiskalten, atmosphärischen melange aus cold wave, krautrock und post-punk, irgendwo zwischen chromatics, lcd soundsystem, liars und the horrors, mit einflüssen von neu! und can. goodbye ist mit seinen zackigen, synthetisierten gitarren und dynamischer elektronik ein groovegeladenes werk, während the rain mit eisigem ambiente und new wave-expressionismus experimenteller ausfällt.

nach zwei legendären alben auf trevor jacksons output recordings mitte der 00 er jahre und dem vinyl-only album many colours (2015) veröffentlicht der französische produzent marc nguyen tan aka colder nun zwei longplayer gleichzeitig. beide bestehen aus brandneuem material sowie überarbeiteten, unveröffentlichten songs der output-jahre und bestechen mit ihrer eiskalten, atmosphärischen melange aus cold wave, krautrock und post-punk, irgendwo zwischen chromatics, lcd soundsystem, liars und the horrors, mit einflüssen von neu! und can. goodbye ist mit seinen zackigen, synthetisierten gitarren und dynamischer elektronik ein groovegeladenes werk, während the rain mit eisigem ambiente und new wave-expressionismus experimenteller ausfällt.

bodytonic music present the fear inducing yet exquisite mouth to mouth ep by cult dublin band ocho. distorted bass, grinding rhythm and icy atmospherics give ep opener vines a dramatic, dark and icy celtic beauty, all set to the spectral voice of lead singer stace gill. completed by producer /writer dos and a plethora of talented guest musicians, the band s ambient sound is influenced by an eclectic mix of music from around the world. ocho released their hauntingly beautiful debut young hunting in 2012 and mouth to mouth marks a mesmerising return for the intriguing duo and their unique brand of ice-cold, soulful electro, getting support from the likes of severino, anthony naples, fish go deep & more

lux rec shifts again its attention to greece. prosopo is junes newest alias, and means face disturbed microcosm where to experiment with different machines, unconventional textures and rhythms. the result is as uncomfortable as it gets, arid desires, despair concealed with cold resonating motives. we do not celebrate joy.a fast descent into a deserted heart. a feverish feeling, much like when it is warm and one still shivers. annoyed greek gods playing tricks on human

these walls have made us the beings we are. they have listened and echoed, our words, our creed, our hate. these walls have tied down the souls of us, they made us insane, hysterics, in observing defenceless, uncredulous that there was not, any reaction. we can only halt us, after having used up our nails, over these walls now rough because of our shouts, our burned hopes, by our passions damned, by our minds, dinned. none could ever help us, because as slaves we feel and now we are, of these cursed walls and of these walls damned that, however still give a sense, to our cold life.

with a fleshy mix of acid and electro cuts from sync 24, privacy, luke eargoggle, etcher and -=uhu=-, berlins longstanding machine-driven music collective, mechatronica, forcefully unites the classic and new sound on their first record release. a first-ever collaboration between established electro commanders luke eargoggle and sync 24 opens the record in toxic floor buming fashion, followed by a cold and tightly programmed electro journey by -=uhu=-, blending the mechanic and the monotone in a comment on todays relationship between machine and man. building on strong previous releases with lobster theremin and klasse wrecks, privacy kicks off the flip, taking the tempo down with a booming, melodic electro cut, followed by a funky acid workout by etcher featuring his signature bubbly basslines and soothing synths.

stone cold classic, although pastime paradise has been reissued a couple of time on compilations every single reissue has used the rocky lp version which is not nearly as good as the original 7inch cut. as we at athens of the north like to do things right we went back to the sony tape vault and had the 7- version transferred for the first time since the o.g 45 was cut. this 45 sounds fantastic, much stronger then the o.g 45 cut so its a no brainer. on the flip we took one of our favourite track from the lp and introduced it to 7inch for the first time, mambotango is a dreamy sountracky latin disco number i used to spin on warm up duty, very new york.

two tribute edits. early 80s russian drum machines running under some respectfully chopped up, scratchy west african winners. could almost be cold war onyeabor, whod have though it? ltd to 200 copies...tip!

already three years after his third album, vitalic is back on jennifer cardini’s records label correspondant records with two original new tracks. often unclassifiable, but always efficient, vitalic shouts out and restyles his universe under many different ways. after having mixed electro music to rock, to disco and then to pop in the course of his three albums, « film noir » ep invites us to a spatial journey. unusual, unknow, fascinating, powerfull and sometimes dark , this project defines itself as a cold disco. his own and recognizable esthetic shows here two of his multiple faces : ‚film noir’ will remind absorbing universe of german sound of 90’s : a techno and slow kick, a spatial slicks and a worrying mental melody. ‚ooey’, a sort of hallucinated electro pop joined by some chorists, without forgetting lady disco despite of its new wave bass.

morphology, back where they began on abstract forms. killer aquatic electro born out of cold, dark and long winters in finland.

ff003 follows the path of previous releases, delivering raw techno inspired by the cold and dark surroundings of copenhagen

backyard captivates you from the very first second, a throbbing bassline sets the tone, entangled by a melody that manages to sound both warm and analogue as well as inapproachably cool and sexy, evoking memories of early eighties hip-hop and retro computer games while embodying progressiveness. guest singer david manning from the baalsaal / jeudi records camp, rounds up the whole affair by adding warm vocals about love in our emotionally cold times: stone cold love in the backyard.

ian pooley revisits his beloved 1998 lp meridian with 4 brand new remixes accompanying the much-demanded arrival of the original lp in digital formats for the first time. belfast house stars bicep apply their remix magic for the a1 cut, streamlining the pooley classic cold wait into a chunky uk house thumper which has already proven a winner in their sets, while white label boss oskar offermann delivers a subtle, grooving uk garage-inspired take on hit n run. the b side finds two alternate takes on whats your number by pooledmusic family member mathias show-b schober, whose remixes manifest themselves in a starry-eyed version that elevates the originals melancholic side, plus a stripped back beats n fx tool.

mixing abstract hip-hop and house, blutch s style is mind-blowing and striking, with touches of groove and heat. borrowing from pépé bradock, francis inferno orchestra,cuthead, andrés, shigeto and massive attack, blutch has forged a unique musical identity all along his career, always with this strong desire to combine several universes into a single entity.
in january 2015 blutch revealed his creative genius with his first ep, equilibrium. he will soon revisit a voluptuous set mixing trip hop, the softness of electronica and a hypnotic deephouse. requilibrium unites 9 artists in one project that represents blutch’ diverse musical spectre. friends, idols, people who we loved to collaborate with, spend time with, get to know better. the r stands for the remix, the reinterpretation of blutch’ ep equilibrium. each artist gives new life to one of the tracks, spicing them up to their liking. cuthead transforms « skyview » in a straight-up house floor killer while maxime dangles takes « chocolates & hamburgers » to gloomy, cold electronic heights. between these two extremes the music gradually and cleverly evolves track by track. melodiesinfonie opens up in complete serenity with his take on « a. » which takes us straight into summer with our feet in the sand. tito wun follows up perfectly with his version of “wildstar” that is stacked with groovy samples. next up is keroué, member of the band fixpensill. he puts his rhymes on a stellar edit by ywnwa. jenovah choses to take “deep diving” on a bass-driven path while pavane sees and raises that with an orchestral version of anyoma. it’s up to the brothers ark & pit spector to close out the ep by taking « elis » into deeper territory.

‘synth wave volume 1’ is the flagship vinyl compilation album of some of the world’s freshest innovative electronic music. electro, synth pop, electro pop, darkwave... collectively we call it synth wave.

yeasayer veröffentlichen ihr viertes album “amen & goodbye”, welches erstmalig mit produzent und ausschließlich analog aufgenommen wurde auf mute! die vinyl-lp erscheint im klappcover, downloadcode inklusive.

yeasayer veröffentlichen ihr viertes album “amen & goodbye”, welches erstmalig mit produzent und ausschließlich analog aufgenommen wurde auf mute! die limitierte ausgabe der lp erscheint auf goldfarbenem vinyl im klappcover, downloadcode inklusive.

limited 15th anniversary redux reissue for rsd 2016.

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needle scars.
our last lullaby.
cold winter morning,
the affairs of his life pass by.
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gold coloured vinyl in deluxe pantone gold sleeve – limited to 2000 units with downloadcode included.
first time on 12” since the original 2007 press. finally back on wax, the hot 8 brass band’s legendary cover of marvin gaye’s sexual healing gets a special release for record store day 2016. pressed on gold coloured vinyl and housed in a deluxe pantone gold sleeve, this special package features the original edit of sexual healing alongside fresh new edits for the dancefloor. this stone-cold classic has been a fixture in radio, club and festival sets across the world for almost a decade and only continues to grow in popularity.

outta sight setzt seine serie mit lp-samplern zu legendären northern soul-clubs fort. diesmal wird das central drive in blackpool und seine kult-djs ian levine und colin curtis mit 13 legendären northern soul-tracks aus der hochphase des clubs zwischen 1971-1979 geehrt. mit ausführlichen liner notes von ian levine.

having debuted his first critical release “monolith” back in 2012 the emperor name has become synonymous with some of the most breathtaking drum & bass of recent times. since the begin ep” and his collaborative “hello world ep” with mejus took the scene by storm, emperor’s heavyweight approach culminated with the utterly outrageous “into black ep” which pushed all the levels to the max. now “dispostions” looks set to cement his status at the top of the leader board.
the white double vinyl release includes a download code.

das könnte leicht schnulzig oder sogar esoterisch wirken. der fakt, dass dem nicht so ist, ist die große stärke von patrick o laoghaire aka i have a tribe. mit seinen gefühlen im reinen zu sein und diese durch die musik auszudrücken. nicht einfach einem trend folgen oder mit einfachen musiktheoretischen strukturen radio-hit-singles produzieren. wie schon davor, lassen die songs auf diesem album viel platz für patrick’s stimme, manchmal kann man sogar den parkett boden unter den füßen knarzen hören. seine interpretation des instruments ist hoch innovativ, er lockt melodien hervor und produziert unprätentiöse rhythmen. vermittelt seine beobachtungen, gedanken und emotionen auf zwei ebenen. das klavier und seine stimme sind die eckpfeiler von “beneath a yellow moon”, und patrick ist von beidem ein meister.

limitierte wiederveröffentlichung des 1995er albums als 180g schwere vinyl-edition. nach dem moby über nacht mit seinem track go die techno-szene mit einem der großen hits dieser phase versorgte und schnell zwei compilations mit frühwerken des künstlers auf den markt geworfen wurden, sollte everything is wrong sein erstes richtiges album werden. frisch bei dem label mute unter vertrag, zeigte sich moby musikalisch erstaunlich facettenreich. auf der einen seite stehen dancefloor-hymnen wie das überdrehte -feeling so real oder die single every time you touch me, auf der anderen seite überraschte moby mit ambient und filigranem pop. when its cold id like to die mit gast-sängerin mimi goese klingt ganz so als würde moby die frühwerke des labels 4ad (cocteau twins, dead can dance) außerordentlich schätzen. mit dieser varianz nimmt er seinen weiteren werdegang voraus, bei dem er noch häufiger überraschen sollte.

the grand opening of the new label serie obscura europa sampled artists , a various artists 12 ep serie to present darkwave bands that escapes a little from the usual electronic sound of the label. on this volume 1 we will find a 90 s ultra classic darkwave hymn of the dissolved german band behind the scenes, uncomprehensively never pressed on vinyl to date. on the other hand, the polish solo act undertheskin shows with 2 cold but extremely rhythmic tracks why his acclaimed debut mini album is one of the most exciting and interesting proposals of 2015. all tracks have been analogically remastered specially for this vinyl version.

the three tracks travel in many different directions. speaking directly to all the dreamers, the result is a surprising cross-over in which synthesized european music gets injected by imaginary tropical visions. the record is opening with the inner mind percussive ambient « chekema », an animistic incantation that will please all those who see parties as modern ritual gatherings. the jazzy wave of « get enough » cracks open the b-side. it’s a foggy street jam in which the cold cr-68 rhythm balances perfectly with the warm organ chords of the crumar. closing things off is the spectral reggae song “love so high”, a desperate cry from a polar explorer stranded on an iceberg drifting towards the carribean. heartbreaking.

fantastic voyage’s autumn 2015 release of soul for dancers proved so successful, that we didn’t have to think twice when lois wilson (mojo, record collector) asked if she could do it all over again. it turns out that there were plenty more classic sides in her dj crates, drawing on that rich seam of early soul and proto-soul rhythm & blues, of the sort that would have packed the dancefloors on the sixties club scene, or has been embraced by subsequent generations of club soul diehards.

in the place of the eternal blazing sun there exists an underworld, a dark and cold space of interlinking caves and dank corridors. occupying the subterranean land is an army of worker drones, busying themselves with a never ending series of tasks, both laborious and mechanical.

after his exciting album elasticity on his own imprint elastic dreams, a sagittariun delivers the equally fascinating three track oxidize ep for german label couldnt care more. while heights is a stripped-down basic-channelish techno ride, rough, edgy and with a hint of hypnotic melodies, the title track heads in a quite different direction: still its raw expressionistic techno, but the flow is ever-changing, mesmerizingly shifting and twisting between hissing beats and enlightened synths. for the remix of oxidize golden pudel club resident and odd-house virtuoso rvds fires up the acid machine and does it detroit style, warm and cold, uplifting and melancholic.

if everything suddenly changed – what would that be like?
qnete’s ep is not the question and not the answer. it’s in a hiatus between hopes and fears, still maintaining an eager energy. within a short period of time all tracks were recorded straight to tape, raw and improvised. they remember the sun bath before the storm, when you feel that something is about to roll over you. they express the urge and need to sometimes just jump into the cold water to face what’s coming next. they linger in the nervous energy when you’re lost and don’t know what to expect. but they also talk about the hope of finding a safe place.

throughout the ages man has been obsessed with the idea of the dead coming back to us, either through the power of faith, magic and/or science, or as (horror) arousing visitations from beyond the grave. but cold hands like these neednt be physical: an ambiguous childhood memory, a few burning phrases from a book, or a short but powerful patchwork of tones and rhythms can also come back and haunt you when you least expect it. ritual malmö 02 consists of three such works that have haunted us for some time now, beseeching us to share them like cursed japanese vhs-tapes. who we are is not important - this is forever yours now.

nice price deal !!! sometimes you need rough cuts to heal the deep wounds. bronze teeth take a bite with three throbbing tracks that will make your arteries start to squeeze! mayonaise ep is filled with analog machine madness tweaked to ones taste and comes in a surgical inner sleeve by bakk dental care.

a silver ribbon of a road
threaded through vertical hills
a shallow creek sparkling cold
release me

key artist of the lumie&#768,,,,,reslanuit (lln) booking agency, david is also becoming a key artist for the label. right after his remix of roisner s piano roll ep (lln003) for the london-based label first year anniversary special release, david k is back with a solo ep: wrung door (lln004). according to david: wrung door oscillates between cold and warm, deep and groovy universes with a strong industrial touch, whereas lightly dark mimics the musical elements of wrung door but uses them in a different way in order to guide the listener to a different world. finally, broken swatch is a rather narrative and lyrical track. in summary, wrung door (lln004) gathers in one ep the two different sides that lumie&#768,,,,,reslanuit aims at developing: one refined and crisp and one dancefloor-driven.

paride saraceni s debut truesoul release, burning, brings us three uplifting and vocal-heavy tech house tracks. a steady groove throughout, saraceni s choice of instrumentation and flowing percussion create a melodic yet techy release with all three tracks laced with a solid kick drum, tinkering high hats and sporadic vocals. burning is the perfect offering for the new year and proves there are big things on the horizon for saraceni

in spain the soup is harsh but tasty served cold to staff in empty winter discos it replenishes their souls devoid of joy as they scavenge through left behind belongings the beatle grins and stirs the pot his recipe of gruesome memories reverberates through the stagnant air as tears fall into stale sangria.

terence fixmer his known in the late 90s , early 2000s as the creator of the tbm, described as techno body music. a mixture of the ebm soundscape with the modernity of techno. his muscle machine album (including tracks lile electrostatic, body pressure) released in 2001 became a reference of the genre. in 2003, musician terence fixmer and legendary singer from cultissism band nitzer ebb, douglas j mccarthy embarked on a project that spearheaded the fusion of techno and ebm. they named it fixmer/mccarthy and they were the precursor to a new breed of techno artists that manage to traverse between an array of scene specific genres without being tied to any. since releasing their first album, >between the devil<, in 2003 terence and douglas have ridden the line between pure techno and the recognizable song structure of classic electronic music and ebm. now, with over 13 years working together for this project and playing around the world, they return to their signature raw sound and delivery. >so many lies< is quintessential and brooding techno, while the instinct mix epitomizes their ability to craft a catchy bubbling baseline whilst all the while dispatching cold steel aggression.

following the recent release of so low, a compilation of early ‘80s synth, industrial and cold wave classics and undiscovered gems curated by optimo’s jd twitch aka keith mcivor, the vinyl factory are set to release specially commissioned remixes of two tracks on the 16-track compilation by rising uk producer powell and hamburg’s helena hauff. powell’s pneumatic sound is perfectly suited to ‘49 second romance’ by german minimalists p1/e, which he deftly deconstructs, while hauff adds glistening synths to belgian electro-industrial group the klinik’s ‘moving hands’ for a driving, nocturnal version.

lo-fi hardcore rave from moscow death disco vs psychotic art punk electro by le chocolat noir!

an atlantic crossover brings together detroits stingray313 and glasgows galaxian for a very special 12. more collaboration than split, the ep sees each artist fly solo as well as combining their admirable analogue abilities. pressures are high from the outset, galaxian twists and teases patterns in the reverbing reverence of storm coming. bpms surge as the two merge for the cold nu-1000. lilting notes ghost between rasping rhythms. and it is around such racing drums that warmth flows, as in the meandering softness of graphene. beats dont abate as stingray takes the helm for the blistering bass of dopant

remastered re-release des 1982’er new-wave-synth-pop-klassikers der (hypothetical) prophets, bestehend aus dem französischen elektroniker bernard szajner und dem briten karel beer. im stile sowjetischer, elektronischer konzeptalben kreierten die beiden ein obskures werk zwischen experiment und pop. zwei tracks erschienen zwischenzeitlich auf der compilation “so young, but so cold: underground french music 1977-1983- (2004). die vinyl lp enthält 3 bonustracks und erscheint inklusive downloadcode.

shining bird frontman dane taylor serves up a beautiful piece of mellow beach pop, drenched in antipodean sunshine. this is made for sipping cold drinks under palm tree shade or swinging hammock dreams. the flip sees balearic commander in chief leo mas and his ever present colonel fabrice deliver a truly stunning piece of balearic chug. deep ambient textures capturing the essence of a smiley sunset. happy happy. uber hitting the balearic nail on the head once more.