it is easily believed that the juxtaposition of the words black and opera make no sense. we are here to disprove that idea. the black opera has been created with the purpose of uniting opposing worlds and making perfect harmony through multi-genre artistic expressions. with members located in atlanta, chicago, detroit, new york, los angeles, & paris, we dont claim just one place, we take the world.
diynamics recent member from the netherlands released his first whole ep on the hamburg based label. his debut shows that his production skills have evolved enourmously in the last few months which justifies his constant appearance on diynamic
after the hit >confiara< (vibe002) fabio alampi gives us another awesome dancefloor bomb! vibe005 >escape< pushes loud from the first to the last beat of kick, surfing in a techno percussion kit, dancing on a killer bass-line stoled from the dirty detroit club of late 90s that lets you trip when an incredible dark voice speaks directly to your soul. cant miss an amazing series of remixes, opened by the big-boss alan fitzpatrick . (drumcode/soma/sleaze), essential and straight, violent and elegant, powerfull detroitish pure techno. we will find the same detroit-vibes also in the remix by francesco bonora (abstract theory/plastic city), gumming and bright ambient, big kick, far voices. so good. 
,,,,,,,to close the remixes, sarp yilmaz (apparel) retouched the original mix to create a really grooving old housy beat, slowly and rolling. can you escape?
wars/when i feel is juk juks third 12 release for nommos lead tune wars is pure winter melancholy driven by dark rhythms and brooding basslines, occasionally broken down with celestial synths. slick, enigmatic and moody, a hard one to pin down but easy to get lost in. in contrast when i feel is an irresistible piece of minimal garage house. big kicks and crisp highs are punctuated with reversed strings. all this is scattered with juk juks signature vocal manipulations.
already supported by lucy, speedy j, aiken, inigo kennedy. ars obscurae is a record label focused in dark and deep techno. its activity is based on the publication of music inspired by a conceptual foundation related to mystic arts and traditions, magic, religions, faith. of the dark side.
presenting roberto ausers new independent label, future exotica is a very original and excellent sounding take on the westcoast cocadisco sound. a real roberto auser signature sound in a high quality. with previous releases on viewlexx, bearfunk and others, this one appears limited to 300 and comes in a carefully designed, beautifully silkscreened and hand numbered artwork by the man himself. in all, a product of pure passion! (first 50 get free poster!) check out the sickest blend of dark tribal exotica and monkey voodoo around...
german maestro ulrich schnauss teams up with label owner asc for an ep of epic proportions. four sublime pieces of music that really show the pairs talent. with each piece, you can really hear both of their signature sounds playing off each other. essential listening.
pressing on transparent dark green, smokey marbled vinyl.
part 1 of the 3 part vinyl series. 2012 sees hemlocks 20th release after four years at the frontline of forwardlooking bass music and dark electronica. to mark the occasion hemlock boss untold has curated a 65-minute mix joining the dots between the labels past, present and future.
returning to this chicago label, he brings a solid release beginning with a spaced out soundscape & flows into dark devotional energies, an eerie cut with killer drums like the china syndrome. place space this galaxy and easing the cosmic streets take on the flip on this essential ep.
my nu leng join 877 records to present this exciting two track ep released on vinyl and digital. a side, the grid leads the way with an explosive dancefloor anthem that is already receiving serious attention in clubs and on radio. garage organs mix with rolling bass, swirling vocal cuts and boiling percussion all mixed together to form an instantly memorable and timeless floor-filler. hips n thighs (ft. majora) follows where the a side left off, a tough and dark stomper blending classic elements with cutting edge sounds, mysterious vocals and rising melodies.
early dj support from: dj ez, rosca, el-b, addison groove, marcus nasty,hudson mohawke, clek clek boom, goldffinch, tomb crew and many more
pls welcome new yorks finest gems boody & le1f - our most recent joint of the bnr-crew. both producers, beatmakers, rapper and vocalist, two multitalents all in all. after his murky debut mixtape dark york, le1fs now hooking up with his long friend boody to present their first release liquid ep on boysnoize records.
ursl goes dark deep acid! this ep from frag maddin including a remix from luis hill & marc poppcke shows a dark deep side of ursl. all three tracks have a dramatic structure and are definitely made for the dance floor. watch out, you might see him dancing!
after volume 1 with tracks from oliver deutschmann, markus suckut, tres puntos and xdb, here is already volume 2 in the compiled pleasures series. this time we invited some underground key figures and tastemakers to join the compiled pleasures series. aim vinyl labelhead tristen delivers an ultradeep and rolling deephouse track in his very own tradition. dario zenkers >dining< is an uncompromising lecture in clever simplicity, straight in your face and stomach. freestyle man, the finnish oldschoolmaster drops nothing less than a big synth-peaktime bomb. and british newcomers dax j and chris stanford (half of the great london eartoground techno label) deliver a dubby and deep dancefloor shaker. enjoy!
the same people behind emotional rescue launch as fine sister imprint in the shape of emotional rescue, with a near perfect insight into how the label will operate thanks to nzambi - a quite stunning full length album from jason letkiewicz under his alan hurst moniker. if you consider yourself an avid purchaser of vinyl, you will no doubt have added some letkiewicz heat to your collection in recent times, with excellent releases as steve summers and innergaze in recent times. the alan hurst project sees the brooklyn producer in more laid back form, indulging his passion for library sounds and experimental electronics with just as much aplomb. allegedly commissioned to soundtrack a film on modern haitian voodoo, nzambi is a woozily intoxicating thirteen track set that opens your senses to a true darkness in this producers palette of sounds that has not really been explored before.
DEATH IS KING / TAKEN - REMIXES (CLEAR BLUE VINYL)
Coloured 12 Inch 16.11.12
lead off single from douglas j mccarthys (co-founder and singer of nitzer ebb) debut solo album. a dark house sound that appeals to old industrial fans as well as todays techno/house generation. king soulrider remixes death is king while jonah sharpe & dj spun remix taken. pressing on transparent blue vinyl.
>ill fit< enjoyed fantastic support at radio, including playlists at both bbc 6music and xfm, as well as plays by zane lowe, huw stepehens and dermot oleary and a live session for lauren laverne. elsewhere the single has seen nearly 80 000 plays on soundcloud and was named single of the week in the guardian guide.
pressing on transparent dark blue vinyl, including code for free mp3 download of this release plus 2 bonus tracks..
grinding teeth is a unhealthy habit, but sometimes you cant help it. back on track on their mission to provide the worlds most hypnotic yet kicking techno beats, its all about the saegezahn and crunchy grinding on neufeld 02 sawtooth grinder. an amazingly diverse release, with three different takes on the original, each work stands on its own yet shares a common goal - to inspire people to hit a dark dance floor and shake their bodies as hard as they can and lose their minds in acid lushness.
new kanada enters the fall 2012 season with some dark angular acidic house. black and medleys >roll the dice< - featuring the voice of rosina – is an old-school blend of disco, ny house and classic toronto warehouse vibes. slightly acidic, with its bubbling juno bassline – and slightly techno with the driving, repetitive beat – this house track should rock the deepest of dancefloors. file somewhere between henry street and early adonis. 5am - no earlier. for the flipside, adam marshall sits down at the controls for a clinical, tight, stripped-down scrubbing, turning the original into a late-night fear edit. broken, diffused drums and lots of black empty space in this one. the lights go out – blackout.
rising electronic producer mario basanov releases his highly sought after debut album with long time label partners needwant records this autumn. available as an limited double vinyl pack with specially created gate fold artwork including exclusive vinyl versions. also included is the full album as bonus cd insert.
detropolis (original mix) is optic nerves take on detroitís infrastructure rebuilding. detropolis opens with the unmistakable optic nerve strings giving you a sense of riding on a futuristic people mover in the night time summer air. the dark and twisted growly baselines makes you long for partying in the new downtown detroit.
BROTHERS FOWL / DUBLIN / CNIDARIAN / MAKE YOUR OWN MILK!
12 Inch 09.11.12
dam mantle, aka tom marshallsay, commits the first track from his forthcoming debut album to vinyl as part of a split ep with glasgow collective lovers rights. the four-track ep is released via london-based art collective getme! lovers rights is the new project of three friends living in glasgow making music with synthesizers, they want to make you bounce in a dark room. after some time of the trio sharing ideas and equipment, this is the first of two planned releases in 2012.
auf 1000 stück weltweit limitierte 12 inch aus darkstars zweitem album, das anfang 2013 auf warp erscheinen und von richard formby (u.a. mogwai) produziert sein wird. darkstars debüt >north< (hyperdub, 2010) machte das trio und seine mixtur aus dark-electronica und post-dubstep (siehe sadstep) zum heißgehandelten kult-act. der neue track >timeaway< ist ein fast sakraler dubstep-gospel, die flipside enthält zehn einzelne grooves.
hot on the heels of 2011s >schlungs<, the jetsetters have kept those buttons busily pushed, and are already here with their next chapter installment, featuring 8 new nuggets entitled >mungodelics<.
the cheapers are berlin djs ruede hagelstein and franzen texas. both are resident djs at watergate club, and call upon you records their home label. our friends contribution to the bar25 discography has been cooking for a long time, and now, finally, is ready to meet the light of the musical world. the title track, too late, is a cooperation with berlin djane and singer meggy, who has already seen success this year with re.you & rampa. the original is a soulful deep house track thats been freshened up with a tech-housy remix by smash tv. vinyl only, the cheapers have also added a particularly special track which features some dark sampling that the two artists refer to as gothic house
it is a cold dark winter – snow is lying everywhere. simon12345 and the lazer twins are heading up north into a little wooden house in the northern parts of denmark. they will live there for the next weeks and build up a temporary studio in this secluded cottage. simon has got a handful of sketches with him. musical states of mind and conceptual games he developed over the last years. basically the idea is to develop something truly unique and powerful – although none of them knows how that will sound exactly or what will happen in particular during this time. it is not even clear who plays which instrument, who will do what…nothing is set. the only thing clear is that they have things to say, things that have been burning in them for so long now. tell me. how can (mostly) instrumental music suggest a way of life? how can you criticize without pointing at something particular? how can music transport you into place of quietness and self reflection?
MIDNIGHT HOURS / TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY (GREY COLOURED 10 INCH)
coloured 10 Inch 05.11.12
terrence dixon is the man behind sporadic production alias population one, serving up dark and heavy, intense and ravey records for classic labels like utensil only occasionally. as such, delsins re-issue arm (following on from dan curtin, mk and luke slater titles) has sought to get some of the old tracks out there once again on this double a side 10inch outing with midnight hours (first on detroit: beyond the third wave lp from 1996) and two sides to every story (from an ep of the same name on metroplex, also in 1996).
menacing industrial techno from some backwoods laboratory in a hostile environment. part 2 is slightly more accessible for humans and more experimental than the first part. limited to 200 as usual, handstamped. they sell like frankfurters at a german brothel, so best not sleep. you have a bout a week before the curtain closes.
emission of electrons of a surface closes the release. dark and deep drums as cleverly programmed as ever, running on an infinite loop salted with bleeps and microtextures that lay under the ominous rhythm.
the english born mark reeve is an old-school techno producer. there is no schmaltz, no loop fiddling and no cheap sensationalism in his tracks, which are aiming at the big techno floors. dark, kicking and with an incredible amount of energy, he creates techno tracks that allow no escape.
djs is a label focused on releasing original material from timeless artists. our releases will be only for djs / limited edition, no promos. for our 7th release, we are bringing you again the best of the best & obviously the rarest 12 inches around, expect this time some deep house killers. a side comes up with two monstruous track from the great bobby konders as jus friends (feat robert owens) & as massive sounds with their deep reggae house trademark called >expressions (flute mix)<, intense, dark & luminous at the same time ! on b1 & b2, we get 2 tracks from the masters master armando >worldbeat< & >real jazz (brighside mix)< all full of sax & sexiness. maybe your last chance to get those, be quick
pragmat is a new white label from germany and was founded by markus masuhr. this label is for his own interpretation of techno. 300 copies hand-stamped and vinyl only. two tracks of deep and raw, yet intricately textured techno. the label is following his line of dark, dubby, pure and peak haunting techno.
the land of oz has such a thriving scene at the minute: francis inferno orchestra, tornado wallace, andy hart and the future classic guys all having huge success – as well as every dj and his dog popping up on australias festival and club circuit. it is the place to be seen and heard. and we are very proud to have a slice of that pie in the form of andras fox.
pressingh on transparent dark blue vinyl.
a.paul strikes again with the second release of his mighty the sign of times album. dark industrial techno as he is known for. pounding beats,that keep on building to the ultimate dancefloor. this will set your dancefloor on fire within minutes. a must have for all serious techno djs.
psst! shtum is the new sublabel of dresdens uncanny valley and it is created for proper techno and raw house tracks, music best listened to in a room full of strobe light and fog. right at the start youll get monomood with three dark and powerful tracks. parameter one is one of those techno stompers you cant help but fiercely nod your head to. the lyrics in the crafter might suggest it but actually nobody is afraid of the dark. not even after hell breaks loose with unrelenting chords. also, vault takes no prisoners while keeping the cellar door shut with its nasty acid lines and raw drum work. the musical concept has been interpreted visually by aram haydeyan and uncanny valley artist jacob stoy.
third part of the ehrenfels series presenting two unreleased tunes as double a-side. limited numbered edition of 213 copies in transparent dark blue marbled vinyl, followed by regular pressing in black vinyl.
to mark its 11th release ce launches a new v/a compilation series featuring exclusive material from some of the hottest names in electro from across the globe right now. the world electronix series will be strictly limited to 4 x single press 12”s with no re issue. the first instalment of world electronix aims to showcase the darker dance floor side of the genre. the series kicks off with parisian resident carl a finlow aka silicon scally who turns in a signature style machine tech roller reminiscent of his early scsi av works. the duty then shifts to spain s number one electro export boris divider with a clinical, tight, rother-esque groove. on the flip we see london based ce label head sync 24 join forces with australia s abstract forms label owner deixis. the debut release for these 2 artists is a spooky,spacey affair with haunting vocals and a killer sub!rounding off the ep are finnish duo morphology, who alter the proceedings with a freaky 4/4 electro piece. the following editions of world electronix will include tracks from e.r.p, versalife, gosub, the exaltics, crc, dynarec, fastrgraph, plant43, defekt, steve allman, sync 24 & deixis. watch this space!
sound black recordings is proud to present a 12 inch from hakim murphy called darkness ep. this three track experience dives deep into the chicago ethos, specifically made for underground jocks who like to bang jack tracks. shouts to all the jacks who like to jack in the dark
ruffhouse is a collective consisting of pessimist, vega and cooper. the trio decided to join forces at the start of 2012 and have since been gaining support from some of the major players in the drum and bass scene including loxy, dbridge, doc scott and skeptical. with a distinct and recognisable sound, ruffhouse are bridging the gap between the modern and the old, the deep and the dark. >pellet / classified< is the first vinyl release for promising bristol based trio, both tracks featuring heavily in the sets of loxy, dbridge, doc scott and skeptical.
skycreaker return to the roots with this nu-disco vocal summer anthem from french producer gabriel bouvet. cuddling the spirit of summer with its beautiful atmosphere and full vocal by chaz, skycreaker hope to extend the sunny side for a little longer. with stunning remixes from the guys below, we are honored to present this package, reaching from cozy pool house, to dark balearic and tasty dancefloor biscuits.
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.
support from: dubfire, davide squillace, karotte, sian, richie hawtin, ambivalent, sam paganini, dj simi, umek, mladen tomic, slam, luigi madonna,, someone elese, rino cerrone, markantonio, meeph, daniel sanchez, d.diggler, paco osuna, francesco bergomi, elia perrone, oliver klein, francesco grant.
twelve years ago tresor records released terrence dixons debut album >from the far future< - a personal homage to the art and ancestry of techno, culminating in a discursive and dream-like course through the genres many tomes, complete with subtle nods to key protagonists such as kraftwerk, derrick may and juan atkins. a luminescent and ethereal catalogue of tracks awash with shimmery synths and taught rhythmical programming - that still holds true today, >from the far future< made for a stunning first full length that cemented dixons already proven credentials from his population one work and utensil records foundations. after a string of stylistically rich releases - including another album, >train of thought<, this time for cologne-based label yore records - the detroit native returns to tresor records with >from the far future pt.2< - an ambitious, scopey and deeply personal sequel.
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