achim maerz takes electronic abstraction back to a state of organic harmony and rythm. his ep >long time no see< reveals a soundscape of intimacy and evolving grooves. reduction broadens its horizon. all sounds are carefully placed and a sustaining atmosphere keeps developing from song to song. still each one is an individual scenery of its own. >keys of my soul< delicatly moves through wide rooms while >shake, shake, shake< leads closer to the core of groove. the backbeat driven >system< already possesses a pushing groove which mutualy connects it to >long time no see< with its warm pulsating baseline. achim maerz approach to house shows how much is possible if self-limitation leads to creativity.

after a year of waiting, here is the new, gorgeous, physic release from drummonds core artists. the path began with *letter a*, continues with this amazing release, made up of four tracks: *ego* by the drummers jewel man, electro jj is a warming up track, *fruits of the doom* and *missing ring* by kevin follet, fast & dark as his soul and, finally, *strange love* by marco novalis, hypnotic, a mental trip in his undiscovered brain. 200 vinyl copies, hand numbered by the artists, get your before it is too late...

wheel & deal records presents the long awaited first album from the young, eclectic and talented dj / producer benton. following a stirling release catalog with wheel & deal, benton gives us his deep, dark dose of uk bass. benton brings dubstep, dnb, jungle, garage, acid house, dub & grime in to the mix, showing a knowledge of underground dance music but with a fresh, unique take on genre. reflections is a innovative and deep musical journey.

ltd 2013 repress
prime numbers return with m7. the first side is taken by a remix of wireman’s >armour<, the original of which was included on pn04 released at the end of last year. the remix is from move d (deep space network, source records), he ups the tempo and in trademark fashion softens the surfaces of the original, warming the core of the track whilst creating a bass heavy groove with twisting beats, synths and a husky hypnotic vocal sample. the flip includes two tracks. to start we have >crushed< by actress. darren j. cunningham aka actress runs the much lauded werk records and this track is taken from his limited cd only album >hazyville< (released on werk in the autumn of last year ) >crushed< is slo-mo, extra bass heavy, low slung house with an addictive lofi synth riff and submerged strings. the track bumps along with hiss and crackle to good affect before turning into a badalamenti-esque loop to finish. to round things off be, the up & coming manchester based producer provides >when you left<. be cut his teeth with the chicago based still music and a great al hudson reedit which found extensive dj support on its release. >when you left< is a shuffling downbeat house groove with a jazz sentiment featuring deep rhodes keys and clipped drums, the track breaks up into a bluesy accapella section then builds up to a more direct 4/4 groove to the end

1st pressing of 500 copies in limited embossed sleeve & 180g vinyl. a regular in my dj sets as demos, nsound pushes us all to hear what is seemingly not there. only the brave have the confidence to create music that is so basic in its core but so deep in its intention, pushing each of us to imagine where the sound stops and the silence begins.

four songs, four sides, four very different dimensions to metro areas core: atmosphrique, the art of hot, caught up, and miura. we hope this package opens up metro areas sound to a new generation of listeners and djs, while providing crisp new remasters for metro areas original fans. enjoy - and please play loud and often !!!

paxton fettel intrinsically invites you to the very core of his soul with mana, a heart wrenching ode to suave and unassuming house music. real instruments and penetrating decisiveness serve an emotionally rendered piece of the blues, perpetually enticing mood binding empathetic maneuvers. paxton orchestrates feeling with musicality well beyond the average clique, despairing yet hopeful, slickly jazzed and upfront drumming produce a mad example of what he is capable of pulling off/straight out of copenhagen we get treated to yet another fine instance of a paxton fettel classic with they go unseen.

najem sworb makes his debut on the clone basement series! known by some for his fantastic release on the now defunct ai records, unknown for most. a release that shows the core of the clone basement series, nothing fancy, trendy or hype. just the sincere basics of techno that make people gather in dark basements for over 2 decades now. an almost ritual tradition of techno music. primitive and refined at the same time!
includes free digital download.

tainted audio was formed in 2012 by dj ruffneck to be able to fullfill the desire to drop dirty beats and combinations of core & bass... more

transparent turquoise vinyl. dev pandya drops his 149th career vinyl in the shape of the b-boy hip hop influenced drum machine. sharp breakbeats step forward, sideways and roll with female rap vocals that get the feet shuffling to drum machineÆs unique groove. rumbling subs and cuts of distorted bass hold everything bolt tight with intricate effects, stabs and vocal riffs. random twists and turns lead the mix into a vocal breakdown where the drums u-turn into a funk assault of drum and bass. the flipside core jungle highlights paradoxs early hardcore roots with vinyl-rip samples, crunchy funk breaks and raggamuffin fx delays that take you back to the birth of pandyas jungle influences. core jungle was written specifically for vinyl mastering and will not be available digitally. exclusively for the analogue crew!
support: marcus intalex, friction, dj marky, loxy, london elektricity, presha, naibu, bailey, flight, asides, amit.

exones sweet sixteen is 100% exercise one. three new cuts from the duo comprising their vision of club music. different states of matter shape-shifting around a unifying core. atmospheric. dark. techno.

central control unit has found out that the residential area in zone 2 no onger develops in concordance with >city< expansion. breach of initial protocol suspected. control system for energy distribution signals a slowdown in activity. planning for urban integration is no longer working between the original core and external super-structures

new release from the mysterious ex-pylon on studio barnhus. shakes is a twisted, noisy 12 minute techno epic with razor sharp drums, acidic basslines and a daredevil breakdown, while helmet comes correct with swirling pads from outer space and a deadly groove from deep within the core.

vinyl only release, limited to 400 hand-stamped copies.
for our third release, we are joining forces with bristol stalwart - kowton - finding the link between two genres that are very close to our hearts - grime & techno. built as an ode to ruff sqwads raw 2 da core, kowton is able to build up and take down the rough and rugged aesthetic that is found within both genres in just over 5 minutes. on the flip, taking on the original is blawan and pariahs collaborative project - karenn (sheworksthelongnights). keeping true to the spirit of uk techno, they manage to translate the raw and grimey quality of the original through a heap of analogue gear, all in one take.

2 industrial hardcore bangers by american core warriors: delta 9 & fiend.

notfromearth is not just a prologue project. notfromearth is massive passion for sound research with the strong desire to push cinematic sound in combination with electronic, ambient and techno. and that is exactly why we start in 2013 with notfromearth. the first contact ep shows the complete range of electronic music with massive pure electronic rhythms to deepest techno structures.

roberto finally debuts on be as one after having recently joined the label booking agency and main core, and he does it with style. for those that have been keeping an ear on the uk techno sound roberto should not be a new name by now, having released a series of well received eps on artform and affin, and being a resident at londons legendary fabric club.

the first release on project squared in a year, *make your mess* is a three track ep by melbournes craig mcwhinney. craig has been making music for years and releasing since the late 2000s on melbourne labels such as pinksilver, melbourne deepcast and his own haul music, also on labels based further afield such as brendon moellers steadfast and speedy js electric deluxe. craigs music is techno, but it isnt preoccupied with the 4/4, employing broken, swung and rolling drum patterns. his tracks often include melodic and harmonic elements and effects reminiscent of dub techno but without conforming to the pastiche template of the sub-genre. the make your mess ep is composed of the core title track and two additional tracks that arose as interpretations and variations on the initial production: *provocation is an excuse* is more furious and loud, *disengage* is more restrained. all three are around 125 bpm and were produced in the space of a month between september and october 2012.

chad andrews first chance to showcase his work on the label whose core artists and releases have directly shaped his sound, french imprint, dissonant

this duo techno project of (denis cast, kilrill sil) as we know by the name of easy changes, who made lot of noise with they back to back two releases on foundsound records continue to develop they unique symbiosis of rhythmical patterns with the world of mysterious sounds and sub minded mood currents. easy changes create unique suspense that catch the ears of techno funs all over the world. as a result core of they music has continues progression, kind of like a story with multi scenarios between current and future life s.

35th anniversary edition, newly remastered from original analogue masters and pressed on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl.

the official biophila remix album. includes remixes by omar souleyman, death grips, these new puritans, hudson mohawke and matthew herbert, all of which have been specially mastered for this release by grammy-nominee mandy parnell. an emphasis was placed on making the album a cohesive whole, and the remixes selected accordingly from a multitude of potential candidates.

calling all party people out there! nikola gala is back on claap with a full ep that will make you dance n sweat! a core member of the claap family and rekids mainstay nikola has been busy working on some new material that will fascinate clubbers worldwide. both tracks carry galas signature sound. tight drums and hypnotizing hooks carry you to the point of seriously taking all your demons out on the dancefloor. we have had the pleasure to play the tracks out in the last few months on our showcases and they caused glorious responses everytime! if you consider yourself a member of the party breed then you shoud add this release to your playlist. party people in the house!

one of figures most prolific artists, a.mochi offers up his first ever ep for figure spc, with 2 especially subterranean and highly charged tracks. mochi, who last year released his outstanding >primordial soup< lp on figure, continues to tread the line between functional club techno, and post-apocalyptic mechanical soundtracks. the well-defined a side burner, >riff< charges along with textured, woody percussion at its heart, and mochis trademark white noise ensemble pushing the high frequencies. a reduced, classically minimalist work, the track relies on just a handful of elements to induce a real fever on the dancefloor. following closely in its footsteps is >sunset<, a deeper cut with hi-tech atmospheres and intricate percussion at its core. metallic synths surge under mochis wall of bass, and the straight-ahead ebb of the sharp hats and claps edge this monster into even darker zones.

part eight of the remix series for tracks from björks >biophilia< album brings us reworks by these new puritans and the slips. includes code for free mp3 download of these tracks.

whether it is deep, tech, percussive, disco, chicago or minimal, ray okpara doesnt leave any sub-genre out of the pool. in a lucid representation of himself, ray delivers an 11-piece bundle of soul lifting, mind and body empowering dance tracks under the core title, good times.

second installment on marco shuttles eerie is again a 2 tracker by himself. sticking to the deep cinematic hypnotic signature sound that has trademarked all his work so far, the london based italian producer delivers 2 long journeys of deep, dubby, detroit flavoured edm. both tracks have a subtle progression, building up gently from an intro initial part to a more dramatic core through very subtly arranged and modulated layers of sounds and subliminal melodic elements. hot!

for their anniversary release meander present a diverse and exceptional record. celebrating with an exquisite family compilation from the labels core artists.

young marco made a big impression to a new lot of listeners at the beginning of 2012 with his esp institute debut, nonono / darwin in bahia (played by dixon and james murphy amongst others). the young man from amsterdam now returns with a sister 12inch to his nonono, a perfectly complimentary piece of wax that maintains his esoteric stance on house music, and proves that hes no one-trick pony. video days blends marcos signature analog synth work with tribal rhythms and a loose sense of narrative, while the flipside later than u think takes a more cheeky approach, pairing a blissfully stabbing core melody with a mousey counter-melody and setting it all over some huge tom-heavy drum programming. these songs are the perfect close to a beautiful summer, whether youre lost in euphoria as the sun comes up, or simply dancing around your kitchen in the nude.

the man they called brokof was a blazing star in one familys dark history. a player with a wandering heart. the band called brokof follows him into the vastness and gives it a face. they draft a map with songs. singing with beautiful solemn sadness about encounters and fleeting moments of truth. hinting at rage born from the loss that occurs when one moves in life. about what one has to gain when there is nothing expected. when hope has turned to echoes and dust.
these are pop songs purged and reduced to the core.every sound stands alone to serve the song. there are no tricks. through their naked vulnerability they find their power. the structure is stark and the messages clear.

ununhexium (r-n 116) is the sixth release of raster-noton unun series. emptyset is a bristol based project formed in 2005 by james ginzburg, di- rector of the multiverse studios and the curator and electronic artist paul pur- gas. the project explores the legacy of analogue media, integrating aspects of rhythm, signal processing and spatial recording within the framework of mini- malist composition. their work interrogates the perceptual boundaries between noise and music and the potential for both technology and architecture to em- bed and codify themselves within sound. collapsed is emptysets first release on raster-noton and investigates the threshold where sonic structure is destabilized to the point where a chaotic order emerges out of a resistance to fragmentation and likewise explores the potential contained within this liminal space of transition. across the four tracks of the release a structural grammar is defined and then pushed to excess to the point where it reforms from repetitive and stable frameworks into non-grid based forms and ultimately chaotic rule sets.

rodrigo is the latest member of the rationalism family. based on la rioja, argentina rodrigo works with an outstanding ammount of knowledge about electronic music and what makes it so special. motor city vision is an interpretation of detroit house at his core, coming from a character far awaytowards south. arol remix adds the flavour and energy to create a dancefloor based tune with this detroitesque feeling with current sounds. vocals, mental synthline creating wet housy nightclubbing feelings.

limited restock on this 2002 mindtours release, including remix by echoplex.

limited backstock on this 2001 techno classic by steevio.

swedens (almost) unknown techno veterans börft records we have played and seeded wizely through out the years - to be honest, weve hid their treasures for years too. forget all you know about swedish electronic music, this is börft crew, the core underground of söta brorstechno history - here represented by frak - a full out techno acid punch.

michael ozone, the character whos just dropped his debut offering for the esp institute this july, is back with a remixed version of his jungle-tuff >perfect systems ep<. on side a, steve summers (a name thats been up in your face over the last year, and one of the key figures in our cousins l.i.e.s. camp) has taken perfect systems for an imperfect ride, jacking it up as expected while keeping the somewhat sinister mood of the original. on the flip, young marco (who has become quite a resident at the esp institute) strips down hetrotopia to its core, letting you realize how a well-programmed track can maintain its melodic and hypnotic sense, even when all thats left is percussion.

after the club tropicana sounds of bang the bomb its time to roll the sleeves up and get down to the business end of this trip. touching down on planet subturanus in search of the real underground shit light sound dark do not disappoint digging deep into its core and excavating strange alien like sonics which had previously been lying dormant.

roule juchhe! the a-side of editainments cutting-edge duo det & ari is not only a tribute to the mysterious hungarian football genius, it also hails the compressed and chubby sound of french filters and parisian playboys. jump to it! butt you on the other side keeps its goal clear and tidy with a hard core marathon boogie beat that just builds and build and.. nobody else butt you! no pain, no tain!

morgan geists project storm queen marks a return to his roots with an analog approach towards modern house music with a disco pedigree. >lets make mistakes< once again features the vocal talents of damon c. scott. storm queens debut of 2010, >look right through<, became an underground hit and was reissued as a remix package by defected records. 2011s >it goes on< nearly outstripped storm queens debut in popularity and was featured in countless radio and club dj sets and charts. >lets make mistakes< extends the storm queen continuum at 117 bpm, slowing down and emptying out to form a sinewy, building sound sculpture with a pop song nestled at its core. storm queen physical releases will be limited-edition 12 inches only. storm queen is made for djs, but doesnt sacrifice atmosphere and songwriting. storm queen owes a debt to classic house music from new york, chicago and detroit, as well as disco and boogie. s t o r m q u e e n i s a l e a p o f f a i t h .

the second in the series of 12 inch samplers featuring present and future classics from brooklyns monthly party, life, spring sampler 2012 #2 picks up where the first installment left off, deeper into the rabbits hole of the all-night underground parties at the infamous dope jams. curators and residents slow to speak offer here 3 remixes and re-imaginings of some of the finest technoid sleaze, haunted vocal anthemics and zulu-nation-endorsed hip-house perfection. spring sampler 2012 #2 is a snapshot of a life party at its most elevated, after the initiation and immersion is complete, the core party people convened, the sacramental beverages consumed and the full peak of the party unfolded in its full spectacle. previously, these exclusive versions have remained in the vault for protected and exclusive use by the life residents. made available through these limited samplers, slow to speak opens up for a rare snapshot into the heart and soul of their program—militant musical theses that drive these parties and make them something more special than the typical dance music burial rite.
comes on transparent orange-red, marbled vinyl.

the perfect union between passion for detail and endless inspiration characterize the music of the versatile french dj/producer, darlyn vlys.
drawing his inspiration from gainsbourg, giorgio moroder, lindstrom, trentemoller, the chemical brothers, depeche mode, daft punk, cliff martinez, morricone, badalamenti, darlyns core is rooted as much in music as it is in film.

part 7 of the bjork remix series, this time delivered by 16 bit. includes code for free mp3 download of this release.

summer edit featuring a special track for free parties, plus includes an uncommon track with overdrive percusions. brandcash has a real addiction for sophisticated synths, timetothink (purpose mix) seeks to go as far as it can bewith such sounds in a techno way, pushing the limit ... just before the core music.
whereas the planck constant mix is kicking a hypnotically lead-sound, turning detroit influenced at some moments. jayg05 ends with a very loud side b, focusing on 2 basic elements: kick and percussion. drummer 404 on side b features a real massive kick and saturating percussion. a sound you havent heard in a long time.

big with m.a.n.d.y.,tiefschwarz , pan-pot, butch,rodriguez jr, sasse, kiki, deepchild, marco resmann, catz n dogz, coyu, martin eyerer, chloe , cormac & benoit c.. kai & holger return from their stateside adventures with matthew pervert on get physical. ‘matthew pervert’ is a slow buidling groove attack. saucy percussion sets the mood for a deep pumping bass under chords. a sassy vocal adds to the analogue ambience, worked in a coat of reverb and doused with delay. a sexy sound for steamy nights on the neverending dancefloor sessions smash tv are known for. the second track, ‘please’, starts immediately with a deep horn falling under kicks. a touch of techno emerges from the darkness and drives us insane. followed by deep vocal lines and foggy chords to melt us at the core. this is your evening high, the point when you float away and the music takes you to a place beyond the dancefloor. looking forward to hearing this in the next set from the boys.

hailing from georgia gacha is a young artist whos star is rapidly on the rise, a producer capable of pulling together various strands of electronic music heritage and stitching them artfully together to make a bewitching sound all of his own. this debut release proves to be a perfect match to the slowed down, spaced out ethos at the core of the sound with which apollo records, the offshoot of r&s records set up and run by renaat vandepapeliere, are synonymous.

rare earth was an american r&b / rock band affiliated with motowns rare earth record label (which was named after the band), who prospered in 1970–1972. the core of this album is the side-long monster version of >get ready<. the epic song features various solos, and the snake-charmer sax improv by gil bridges is easily the highlight of the album. however, the rest of the album is just as astonishing.
180 grams audiophile vinyl pressing.

grey series, an offshot of the already well established m_rec ltd., aims at celebrating the reclusiveness of techno, its core ideas, its attitudes and its most recent mutations. traditions that while remaining, have allowed todays artists to conceive uncompromising and exciting sounds. its first release sees juho kahilainen explore dark and glacial territories. epilogue is the end of the darkest set, with its sinister piano moving slowly on a set of digital sounds meant to shut off any source of light.we heard it coming enhances stripped down techno with echoes of what seems to be field recordings from an unexplored locations.rotko dims the light down with its flirty, crepuscular details. acid and irresistible, its a trip that carries you on and on.the less we try takes a dramatic turn, where a beat that pays tribute to acid sounds encounter a martial soundwave and its tense and dooming melody. grey series is dedicated to everyone who lives techno today, who recognizes that theres a whole array of possibilities to explore, away from whatever the dancefloor requires.