melbourne based percussive dance collective no zu bring us their newest creation in the form of the hi gloss ep.

vinyl only release, born and raised in constanta, home of the legendary la mania club, sepp was influenced by electronic music’s finest sound from an early age. step by step he rose from the ranks not only to become his city’s most beloved dj but also a la mania resident. production followed quickly and quickly came a few releases for uvar, body parts or andromeda. now it’s time for a new challenge and it appears sepp is here to serve. catren is the name, sepp is the game ! sepp’s work is usually a bit minimalistic and super organic and this ep is no different. crampei de balad starts a little broken an creepy only to develop into a super casual dance track. with the kick in comes the synth that will only be eclipsed by the occasional vocals. dance !
glass din stele is the serious one. the steely organic feel present in so many of his works is on. dark strings, piano, ample reverbed spaces and a super groove come together into a ultra deep track that echoes the artist’s fundamental influences. petre inspirescu and ricardo villalobos, probably, if we have to guess.

following up the fantastic summer re-release of upsetting keys “empathy” ep, path records follows with its first new catalogue number since 2006. path 008 marks the return of artist fate 258, whose 1999 “why 2k” path 001 ep has been a hotly sought after item on discogs. the three-track ep contains two exciting new mixes of cult classic techno track “the path”. the a-side version “path to hell” is the harder of the pair, a dark edgy journey into the unknown with shuffling 808 rhythms providing much of the melody. “path to heaven” slows the groove down and adds warm juno pads throughout the mix for a very deep detroit flavored techno style. on the final track “heaven or hell” sort of a broken beat downtempo piece, sparse vocals and bladerunner samples mix to complete the dystopian concept. these mixes of “the path” are considered pre-mixes, as they were completed in 1998 before the original release of path 001. fate 258 is a project from brooklyn producer reade truth, known for his work over the last decades on labels such as planet e, sonic groove, n-syde, wurst and strictly rhythm to name a few. limited to 250 worldwide, with the first 100 including full black and white cover art.

prolific bremen based imprint drowned unleash their fourth 12 inch, this time tobs delivers four heavyweight techno tracks, taking cues from uk hardcore and dark warehouse raves. the result is some break ridden, bass bin destruction.

los massieras see themselves as legitimate psychedelic explorers sonically adventuring into dark territories and furry textures. their concrete, minimal electronics, trance inducing percussive sounds and mutant disco influences are drone infected, with slight dub inflections and sometimes even an unusual cold & poppy feel, if you care to consider the residents a pop band.

sold out! what happens when scales and patterns of contradicting emotional imprints combine? when light and darkness, bitter and sweet, frost and blaze collide? those are the questions that johannes heil chooses to address on his upcoming album, opening up a vast grey-scaled area for the listener to traverse with techno as a blindfold. <black light> sees the german techno mainstay return to the album format for an intimate ten track odyssey of close-curtained introspection. heil chooses the words of fellow futurist nikola tesla to set the stage of the black light story: >black is the true face of light, only we do not see this<. track names are dropped in favor of a chronology of scenes, better adapted to the seemingly polar opposition of the forces that the figure and cocoon regular conjures throughout the album. everything that we perceive is processed and set into relation with past memories, digested emotions and iron-branded impressions. battling the current, johannes heil chooses to challenge certitudes by forcing us out of our comfort zones into the absence of light. if the pictures painted on >black light< are dark, they are also far from monochromatic. the machine-driven sonic prism acts both as the heavy cloud and the burst of light that shoots through to guide us. its the aggressor and the victim, the clenched teeth and the jubilant, the paranoia and the sanity of the mind. its pure heads-down driving techno with volumes of grandiose. provoking our senses, extending his art onto our personal canvases, the exile boss gives the listener the freedom to interpret the emotional context of each piece, to write the scripts of the individual scenes. the impression that >black light< leaves upon first listen testifies that 20 years down the road, johannes heil shows no sign of slowing down.

the third album from adele on vinyl lp.

the second 7inch of käften is dark energic synth tones from claus fovea that will make you dance your socks off.

new kangding ray album. great follow-up to -solens arc-

on side a you will find two classic tech-house tunes but yet dark underground. the single track on side b is a long travell slowly changing it s acid theme, more experimental & minimal than we are used to hear from tilliander.

uk techno stalwart ben sims adopts his ron bacardi alias for an outing on bass culture records, bringing with him three varying slices of 4x4-based music. d’julz has a deep penchant for bass and funk, and this is evident throughout the ep. we get off to a rugged start with ‘rock your body’, a deliciously dark slice of grumbling techno. intertwined with the morose bassline is a mysterious, tribal-esque female vocal, warped and twisted to add a primal feel to the track. on the flip, bacardi puts his a different hat on giving us ‘first effort’ a vivacious funk-laced hybrid, which teases you spitting out intermittent trumpets and other such live instruments. finally, ‘the money/dub’ goes straight into disco territory with that oh-so-familiar entrancing rhythm that will keep you fixed to its beat from start to finish. that filtered wah-wah guitar is impossible to resist, especially when combined with such crisp percussion. sheer quality from monsieur bacardi…

field records continues to focus on its first run of solo artists eps with four tracks from uk pair szare. before now this frozen border and horizontal ground duo has excelled in crafting cavernous bass chambers and off beat rhythms with ease - just as they do here. riding up and down, skipping left and right and swelling with a sense of post apocalyptic optimism as it goes. this ep is full of fresh ideas, fulsome production and a dark energy that makes it fit perfectly on the most recent end of the hardcore continuum.

croatian ice queen and style icon popsimonova hits hard and relentlessly with brokedown palace, her first solo album and her first release on electronic emergencies. its sound is deep and dark, ebm with a touch of synth wave. the 11 tracks on brokedown palace will lead you through popsimonova s state of mind: fighting, dancing, loving, destroying and rebuilding a strong self. this album is not for the faint at heart!

hector merges soulful house grooves with techno atmospheres, driving wobbly bass-lines with rolling 4/4 percussion patterns and hypnotic industrial melodies with distorted sampled vocals. mycloud showcases the producer s aesthetic taste for powerful analogue sub lines and never-tiring loops, like being lost in a mystical fractal. phil s theme merges tech house relentless grooves with a dark / late night vibe, driven by a owwling synth and subtle pad sounds. the ep is backed up with romania s prodigy hansel: his broken techno version of mycloud sends the dance floor into a futuristic dimension.

driven by analog machines, and with the italian artist s typically dark and gritty stamp on it, the ep is a masterclass in functional, club-focused minimalism, splatterings of acid run wild atop drum-machine rhythms and coarse, swirling pads. idga s two originals, -no pictures- and -no glitter,- land backed by a remix from lucretio of the analog cops, who twists the deep textures of -no glitter- into a slamming slab of raw analog house.

während roberts musikalische handschrift stets erkennbar bleibt, ist *hypermoment* eine stilistische weiterentwicklung seines sounds. mit seinen warmen, analogen klängen, seinen fields-recordings, den satten klangwelten und üppigen pianos, erlaubt dieses album noch mehr einsicht in sein innerstes, während es gleichzeitig die erste veröffentlichung ist, auf der roberts auch selbst singt (care, serenade, fernwood). die field-recordings nahm robert auf trips nach new york, berlin oder joshua tree in kalifornien auf, ebenso wie in seiner neuen heimat in silver lake, l.a., wo er unablässich an seinem album feilte. *hypermoment* featured einige alte bekannte, wie den in l.a. ansässigen künstler schwarzmodul, der auch auf *tsuki* zu hören ist, ebenso wie delhia de france, die auf roberts kürzlich erschienener *california dreaming* kollaboration zu hören ist. aber es sind auch einige künstler vertreten, wie z.b. uks fassine, mree aus new york oder stephen henderson aus kalifornien. *hypermoment* ist roberts bisher persönlichstes album.
das doppel-vinyl erscheint im klappcover, downloadcode inklusive.

sometimes dark, sometimes quietly celebratory, the music on this ep is as straightforward as it is haunting and evocative. the one and only katapult duo is on resopal. this time with retro futuristic modern techno. -medieval weapons- comes with four tracks for different moods. dry and modern purist functional techno.

those looking for a healer, a psychic or a voodoo priest in paris will quickly find one in the suburban districts and satellite towns of the french metropolis along the seine river. here this kind of folk magic has a long tradition. from karaoke to stardom didnt use any dark exotic arts for his second album - still the french electronica producer magically attracts the audience to the dancefloor with his little voodoo dolls!

dark. loud. immersive. lÄrm, or >the black box< as hungarian clubbers started to call it is most definitely the hottest spot in budapests electronic music scene right now. the club now turned to local house-techno heads to create its first vinyl release with names such as imre kiss, route 8, andras toth or s.olbricht as a mission statement and the result is just like what they imagined: a compilation of 13 varied tracks from classic drum machinery through acidic house to toned-down thumpers which demonstrates the very attitude of lÄrm.

phonica white returns with two extended cuts from their mainstay artist iori. monsoon & rainfall mark ioris 5th contribution to the label and it may be his best yet. monsoon on the a-side is a deeply hypnotizing piece of dub techno thats destined to cause dance floor destruction. steady kicks & toms open the track up before a relentless downpour of intricate percussion and low-end stabs lock you in for the track’s 10 minute duration definitely one for the long nights in dark rooms. the b-side is a calming contrast to the a side storm. deep and meditative, rainfall comprises sparse modulating synth keys coupled with a bouncy rhythm section and airy spaced-out sound effects that create a dreamy atmosphere. this is iori on top form.

nice price deal !!! nice price deal !!! debuting on vosnos fifth release is edc with his cosmic explorations ep. alghough, edc is no debutant in its real meaning as he has been recording and dj:ing for some years now as endlec with his heavy industrial techno sound. as edc he wants to explore the deeper side of the techno realm and doing so, emerging with five prime techno cuts.

after a very promising debut almost an year ago with their *super quartet ep*, nas1 are back on bosconi extra virgin with another 6 tracker of modern detroit influenced house. the record starts with the wobbling shuffles of 2 bass heavy cuts, the robotic melancholy of *head on* and the funkier-ecstatic *bravo cafe&#769,,,*, while on the closing cut of a side appears the stomping garage beat of *la tosse*.
the talented duo from bologna then shows its great technical skills within creating unique grooves: nastier vibes those look like coming from a dirty and dark basement open b side with the dusty, dubby and whirling jam of *rabbit backbone*, while with the following *seemed* track they keep the mood in the same hypno-delic direction just making everything sweeter and smoother in order to end in a proper way this vinyl with the soulful and joyful downbeat of *seduta*. italian docg modern soul!

enter 513 is the first ep of the french duo uvb 76. four tracks of an abrasive and warlike techno. from the space race sg1 to the industrial thorn, through the warrior anthem uwe – the maxi combines analog blasts, metro smells and agressive steps influenced by noise and industrial music. enter 513 is a first cinematic essay where mechanisms and textures superimposed. both club and radical, the result is dark and visceral.

chris alexander: musician, director and former editor of fangoria presents this, his first album in quite some time, remastered and rejigged for vinyl by us here at gdhq. the soundtrack for your bleak midwinter. dark as space, drugged-out helltracks for paranoid dreamers and night-fantastists. spooktactular art by eric lee, mastered by alek stark. the vinyl lp includes a download code.

anubis ep wants to bring back metaphorically that solid foundation of reality through music and feeling. the first track, anubis, like the egyptian god, provides a safe passage to another world through its dub chords, dark techno berlinish synths and hidden messages in the voices scatters on the whole track. the remix, made by canadian based artist hooll, has a more minimal and deep dub approach completing perfectly the other side of the journey. finally the last track, thoth, represents a mediating energy between dark and light with raw low ends and groovy percussions creating a wormhole like journey for the listener.

we proudly present jay lumen s new imprint footwork. for the first release jay has created a massive ep with his own unique signature sound presenting three tracks corresponding to different time frames within the dark hours until sunrise.

hut23, hut24 & eminor33 bundled up for a special price.

glasgow youngster steven simpson may only have just finished his a-levels, but he is the first new talent to be plucked for this london imprints homage to vintage house, acid and breakbeat. 1Ø pills mate is a home for wary stragglers in the rave. riding 303 bass-lines into the mid-afternoon and steadily sinking into a hammock in a field come the next dusk. heavy come-downs and even heavier drum-jams. this is one for the true believers, the baggy white tee crew and everyone who s ever gotten lost in a dark, sweaty basement.

ben sims symbolism continues apace with a release from binny, a liverpool-based producer dj otherwise known for some superb output as part of phantom planet outlaws. comprising three original tracks, the subtractive rhythm ep also takes in a remix from long-time sims collaborator and british techno legend, paul mac.

enemy returns with another remix package including efforts from some of our favorite producers at the moment. this collective includes the crafty and credible sound of vril, the legendary steve bicknell, and house musics latest tastemakers mr. tophat and art alfie. getting the remix treatment this time around is dustin zahns 2014 comeback release, >new day rising<. monsieur tophat and his esteemed colleague art alfie surprised us by turning in a very dark and stompy techno rendition of >lost in rapture<. it goes without saying that this one is definitely geared towards the time of the night when things get a little weird. vril follows up with an excellent take on >new day rising< by keeping the tension for nearly three minutes before the reese-like bassline drops in and causes the track to evolve into a groove that demands instant attention. steve bicknell rounds out the package with the peak-time hammer! its relentless, heady, and undoubtedly bicknell! this one has >rave< written all over it.

pagan robot sex, burning effigies, witchcraft & dark stinky funk. i don t know what else you could want from a record. or a party. a welcome follow up to 2014 s house lp of the year (test pressing) sees the now unmasked dean meredith & ben shenton project navigating new waters, possibly off world. you decide...

mak & pasteman return to their label materials with a 3 track ep that explores techno & dark textures to new depths.

so the much anticipated return of primate recordings darker sibling, primevil recordings, is finally with us. this, the first of 3 various artists eps, will hopefully have you all drooling with excitement, and waiting for the next instalments of this classic label with baited breath. as with the primate releases, the ep features friends both old & new, but with a more sinister or funky take on proceedings, and each track is sure to move any dancefloor that likes its funk dark and edgy. brand new & exclusive tracks from nicolas bacher, sascha zastiral, and michele pinna, with a fabulous remix from stanny franssen of the track *jump room from greencross & miss electric kick off proceeding.
dj support: cristian varela, mark eg, misstress barbara, john warwick, anderson noise, louk ...

imagine bringing together two distinct but complementary musical talents, already established as composers and producers in their own right, one male with years as a performer on the festival and club circuit behind him, and one female. a rising star with a sirens voice, a maverick committed to live performance. imagine their astonishing sound: an intoxicating concoction of driving rhythms, lush synths, psychedelic effects and instantly memorable hooks drenched in a dark atmosphere of melancholy and brooding beauty.

lanthan audio is back after their debut ep that featured edit-select now with their sophomore release from deepbass, scottish dj, producer and label owner of informa records. for this ep deepbass delivers one original cut, alto which has been remixed by aegis, reggy van oers and ness. uniform to the deepbass style, alto is an ethereal atmospheric track with a punchy, rolling bass, which takes you on a voyage through the cosmos. aegis, on the other hand, takes the tracks potent bassline and adds the aura of breakbeat to the elegant atmospheres. on the flip side rvo adds a hypnotic energy to the track as the elements continue to build to the crowning point letting you down nice and smooth. for the final take ness adds his own style as the punchy bass lingers he is still able to keep the mood serene and delicate. all in all a captivating way for each artist to express their own style on one ep. pressing on translucent dark blue and smokey marbled vinyl.

la nature malade brings along a brand new album of analog electronics for 2015 from a well known uk producer operating under a new alias, aquariun. eden and after is a 9 track album on a limited hand numbered pro dubbed blood red cassette in an edition of 100 worldwide. crossing styles and opening with the sub aquatic funk of title track side one takes you through banging electro on energy in constitution, the dark dub techno of to the letter of my oath and leaves you disappearing through a black hole on the path of helium rain. on side two a slice of dark, heavy instrumental hip hop gets things started with where is that perception? next we get into some straight 4/4 club techno with cut up drums and bumping baseline of mi dominante before moving through some blissed out detroit vibes on earth looking inwards, aliens talking through fm synthesis on collected stills and finally closing out on a rough as you like tr606 driven electro groover. look out for more to come from aquariun in 2016.

insideinfo & mefjus together have been smashing up headline slots at festivals all summer and as the fields start to empty they re now ready to fill your speakers with their latest collaboration: pulsation / talisman. fresh off their recent collaboration footpath on virus recordings, and a slew of hits such as mythos and repentance, the two producers once again join forces, perfectly melding their unique dark, underground sounds.

back in stock on 25.02.2016 , arapu has maintained a steady flow of releases over the past few years and hes one of the usual suspects in the underground scene. his elegant mixture of housy elements on a techno backbone gained him early support from his peers. successful stints on labels like memoria, crazy jack, motif and mrr led him to confidently start his own outlet. liniar debuts with a three tracker from the man himself.
broken grooves are almost always present in arapus productions and pitfall is no different. with a trippy synth that goes all the way and effected voices to go along, this track rules the night and the whole a side.
two tracks found their way on the b side and their flavour is quite different. escape is a pure deep house gem, and a clear indication of arapus soulful influence. extremely danceable and super uplifting, this track brings the summer back. wasting on the other hand is dark and has a dirty broken tech groove. this track may seem toolish but it s a monster when it hits.
vinyl only release

and again it s about the music, the vibe, the family at bouq hq: proud to present new artist anna reusch with her first bouq release while she already plays at many of our own countless events. these 2 tracks in collaboration with amir reflect exactely her dj style: driving, rather dark but with some melodies and vocals here and there. please give her a warm welcome.

absence seizure is a new limited edition vinyl nyc imprint. brought to you by nyc’s own matuss and abe duque. this ep includes four beautiful late night tracks, deep and hypnotic, with a bit of dark funky spice. musical art combined with one of a kind rorschach artwork by anastasia podolskaya. deep techno, soulful minimal, shallow house, mesmerizing music, absence seizure!

resonances of a distant past or an apocalyptic industrial future, dark moods, gritty grim noises, violent mechanisms of rhythm pressed on vinyl.

sean pierce debuts on mannequin records with an intense dark / techno modular synth 6 tracks ep. currently operating out of portland, oregon, sean is one half of asss, who put out two acclaimed singles on mannequin records parent label haunted air records. check the monster dance floor slasher ‘immodest force. tip!

slated for a vinyl only release, dusky invite hodge and jerome hill to remix the rolling techno of parakeet feet from their recent ordinary world ep. part of the livity sound collective, bristols hodge has been responsible for some of the most fresh and leftfield uk techno excursions in the past year or so. focussing on the originals talk to me sample, hodge drops a dark, twisted techno banger in his unique style. on the flip, underground legend jerome hill cranks out a raw, ravey acid house work out that builds and builds with a dynamic surge of screaming, layered 303s

label heads stefan rein and ron albrecht occupy the spotlight for the fourth release from their underground powerhouse imprint, pure traxx. two complex and subtle works of dark, considered techno are complimented by striking remixes from rons dystopian affiliates, alex.do and distant echoes. vinyl only.

from the passion for techno grown up during years,overdraw want to exagerate, proposing hard, dark and acid sounds, coming back to past without no forgetting present and future.

marshall applewhite has released some stellar sounds via yosucka!, htk, and detroit underground aswell as a number of releases under the name oktored. following up on his clan destine debut on the monumental *dark acid v*, marshall applewhite presents his first solo venture on said label, *advance beyond human*.

this ep represents all the universe of easy morph, a dark, mental techno mixed with high pitched percussions and colorful synths. the duo is already working on a new release. feel free to check our facebook page for gigs, new releases and performances from our street artists.

we are proud to announce the double lp edition of echospaces phase90 project, lovingly remastered by bazza (abbey road studios/thom yorke) @ alchemy mastering, london. features unreleased new material and beautiful silk screened metallic sleeves and art direction from the very talented lindsay todd of firecracker recordings & house of traps. the entire album was bounced down to 1/4- analog tape prior to remastering to preserve the integrity of the masters. this project was deeply inspired by the possessive quality of supernatural textures, field recordings and found sounds conducted at the calvary cemetery. there is something quite haunting in the underlying tone of these recordings, an ominous feeling not for the fainthearted. -illuminati- celebrates the progression of the soul, a concept which stems from metempsychosis. the material on this album can be interpreted as sinistral--dark, heavy due to the hardware and its currencies emitted by its source--the phase 90. an acidic dream of transliminality, this is the first phase90 project to materialize in its essence, until now. limited to 500 numbered copies.