talking drums are back with two disco tracker

dub, downtempo, experimental

limited 50th anniversary edition, remastered at abbey road studios. pressed on 180 gram vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve with 36-page booklet included.

electronic, synth

vinyl issue of this highly regarded 2016 dub record from new school dub producer ondubground

bela b & danube’s banks live auf dem cloud hill festival am 23.11.2018.

lp + cd with live recordings by icelandic ghostigital & finnbogi pétursson from reykjavik’s legendary bar sirkus & gallery i8, as well as danube festival, krems/austria plus an exclusive radio hit. all tracks are recorded from extremely loud concerts with on-site ultra low frequency installations. sonically this is classic – avant garde – electronic improvised noise & experimental music.

die heutige tangerine dream-besetzung aus thorsten quaeschning, ulrich schnauss und hoshiko yamane legt traditionell bei jedem konzert eine 20- bis 30-minütige improvisationssession ein, die besten von ihnen werden jetzt nach und nach auf tonträger veröffentlicht. -the sessions 1- enthält zwei aufnahmen aus konzerten in budapest und hongkong anfang 2017. zusammen ca. 60 minuten. pressung auf transoarentem 140g vinyl.

after a first collaboration focusing on the city of angels, la legend john tejada and acid innovator tin man (johannes auvinen), this time brooding on the latters home city, and formers birthplace, vienna. the austrian capital is known as the city of music and the city of dreams, two broadly aligning concepts that go far in describing this beguiling 12-inch. the four songs were mixed down live to 2 tracks, created in the real world without a daw, or multi tracking, which has really captured the spirit of performance and improvisation. succeeding railjet, a tense drum workout, comes bim, referring to the colorful trams that run through vienna. here, auvinen sculpts his 303 into near-pizzicato form. the acid box is accompanied by stately pads making for one of the duo’s most memorable tracks yet. the next cut, danube nights, references the mighty, ancient river, the flow motion mirrored by a couple of widescreen acid lines. a pensive lead and some melancholy chords emerge, but the drums roll right along like the water- tough enough for a heaving floor with a hint of fragility for the headphones. the record concludes with the acidic prater allee, named after idyllic, sprawling park on the banks of the danube. the duos love letter to vienna is well-suited for travel, for the dance and for dreaming.

u has always displayed an unironic conformity to his own absolutely genuine/occasionally challenging ideal as to what a release should entail. after a series of predominantly, and (in the most loving sense) maybe begrudgingly, dance floor oriented eps, vienna orchestra is a long overdue insight into his core fascination as a musician, making complex and intriguing experimental pieces that belie the humble mode of their creation, recording from vinyl records and manipulating the audio on old school samplers. this lp is an insight into scores of hours of twiddling with loops and sequences to create music far removed from its source material (dusty classical records acquired on a trip to vienna). this is a dense, blunted world, which holds the sound of a musician indulging their own ear’s obsessions and insatiable curiosity.

mister ho and heap are ambassadors of the river danube. this is their first offering for the esp institute. on side a, collision resistance throws us into the bowels of an underground sex lair with an adrenaline-laden heartbeat for a kick drum, a rough dose of fisting illustrated by the combination of bassline with low-tom and an unrelenting snare that whips us raw into submission. somewhere in between the waves of punishment we can start to audibly pick up tortured moans of endurance and pleasure, but maybe its time we pull our minds from the gutter, wipe the sweat from our brow and flip the record for a reward. with side b’s veils of the beloved, mister ho & heap deliver us via speedboat to the white isle, coasting along to bouncy staccato bass notes and machine bleeps as a euphoric chord progression puts us in an 808 state of mind. the percussion arrangement and phasing string flourishes are introduced through a filter, opening slowly as if coming up for air from a beautiful blue abyss. these two songs are neither too salty nor too sweat

founded way back in 91, z records have since amassed a lauded and plentiful collection of singles, albums and compilations. run by dave lee aka joey negro, the label has enjoyed success through his unique ability to foster the principles of underground dance music whilst also remaining mindful of commercial appeal. through various compilations, mr lee has consistently delved deep into the heart of a specific genre or era and selecting a lesser-known series of tracks that give a real insight into the spirit and energy that made that point in time special. whether it’s been gogo, brit funk, boogie, italo house or straight up disco, he has mined deep into his extensive bank of influences and also enlisted the help of some of his most clued-up comrades in offering some unforgettable collections of classics. next up - he pulls together a collection of his favourite moments across a definitive decade for house and garage: the 90’s.

belgrades nightclubs provide relaxation for all fans of electronic music throughout the year. electronic sound spreads its vibration from slavija - the heart of belgrade, to belgrades kalemegdan fortress over to the mouth of sava and danube rivers, where you can expect daily and nightly entertainment. end of summer is a special experience of the year, where people spread atoms of positive energy and they dont allow the season to be over. therefore we decided to mark the end of the summer with vinyl ep named >ikebana<, belgrades dj and producer marko vukovi. his music style leads to adrenaline and prepares people for the coming cold days.

switchstance recordings artist deela come up with their first solo ep that serves as a teaser for their forthcoming album mano mano. these guys already did remixes for mo horizons, issa bagayogo, greg long and many more. the ruhrfahrt ep showcases deela at its best. its a diversity of grooves and rhythms strictly aimed at the dancefloor.