finally here comes the new vinyl of feierkind records. with the first one the bar has been set very high.nightmare focusing directly on the dancefloor and is an evil techno smasher. to this track no lower one than mike wall does his best with a dark pumping remix!

turn on the strobe lights and the fog machine. shtum returns with its second record, this time by dresdens very own kryptic universe. his ep comes with five cuts full of dark and gritty future jazz. his techno funk is playful as it is evocative. just listen to the bass line in *a light in the box* and the appropriately titled *critters funk*. not to mention the crazy piano in the title song and the rather hard-hitting *dark sky*. on top we got the mighty xdb on remix duties and his take on *signals*. again, the illustration on the b-side label is by aram haydeyan.

vinyl only! devastating and clever! crs ltd is the new series on vinyl. the first release is signed by conrad van orton and vsk. two different interpretations of the same title. you can define it as modern techno or dark techno, whatever you want to call it, the final result is unique, devastating and clever!

forthcoming tony lionni lp due on kerri chandlers madhouse imprint due in march. recent releases and remixes for madhouse, lo:rise and rebirth. ever since his seminal found a place release on osgut ton in 2009, tony has built a solid reputation as both producer and dj.

magic feet introduce three new artists on their first label sampler, as well as a remix from label owner craig bratley. the tracks cover various genres, taking their inspiration from house, italo, new beat and disco. first up is paresse, an alias of swedish producer ivan bergren. *the night before you came* is a hypnotic, evolving slice of future disco. craig bratleys remix shows craig indulging in his obsession with the world of analogue synths and sees the track taking in a deeper and darker direction. craig has also had a hand in editing *lost era* by kepier on the flipside, a track with a direct lineage to the belgian new beat sound. to round off the ep, we have soul tension, an alias of tony beardsley, who also produces as dark strands. *suburban life* is a superb take on the slo-mo techno sound.

white vinyl. stromg limited. the new release by thomas kress, >utilize me<, is proper electro funk mixed with the modern era of growling bass lines, hypnotising sequences and technoid dynamics. the tracks compress dark synths, vocoderized voice-samples and impulsive arpeggios into a minimalist constructed and organic mesh of sound. featuring additional remixes by dynamik bass system and tecroc, the release includes a total of six tracks and presents a diverse spectrum of revolving electrophonic sound worlds.

all tracks written & produced by ark (guillaume erroyer) and pit spector (pierre deniel) 4-track package from exciting new duo ark & pit spector. made up of brothers ark, the parisian known for his pioneering releases on perlon and karat, and pit spector, an up and coming producer, they join forces on their debut ep for eclectic label hold youth. true to the hold youth ethos the ep calls on a number of different influences, from the smooth, funk-led vibes on tournsoul, to the techno-inspired sounds of seuils remix of the nuts. ark & pit spector explore all that is sexy and hypnotic through the subtle but effective all green, while more down-tempo the nuts is verging on 80s-esque wonky-pop. seuil steps up for his take on the latter and delivers a dark, murky and all together sinister version of the original, adding a pulsating bassline to compliment the stripped back edit of the vocal. forward-thinking and open-minded sounds, old futur is another worthy addition to the hold youth catalogue.

fluxus is danny scrillas first transmission for civil music and the munich based producers second release. following on from 2012s flash powder ep for om units cosmic bridge label, *fluxus* sees scrilla in expected fine form, and takes in four original neck snapping instrumental tracks plus two remixes from japans deep medi member goth-trad and london producer and one to watch deft. on fluxus scrillas productions run at 80-90bpm / 160-180 bpm exploiting slowfast halftime tempos yet are seemingly engineered from the sonic essence of 06 og dubsteps dark sparse dreadnought sounds, with waves of quaking bass growing under iced-out percussion accentuated by toiling snares. floating chords and hypnotic melodies drive skeletal riddims, sci-fi synthlines arc over the spacious heavyweight ruffage built for towering stacks and pitch black rooms.

vae victis cant hide their love and passion for raw house and techno. on this 5th release there is another fine selection of hybrids between styles perfectly expressing their love for genre bending music. durant exsists out of a small collective of producers with main roles for steve murphy, die roh and lucretio. the dove ultimatum, a 4 tracks ep of punchy analogue electronic music! on the a-side lay general motors and at ten, 2 broken beat electro techno tracks a la drexciya showing the hardest and most experimental side of the project. while on the flip the trio bring things on a housier field, though staying loyal to the a-side vibe by delivering 2 dark and obsessive raw house tracks.

just when you thought you knew what you were going to get from flashmob they switch it up completely, stamping their mark of quality and proving their versatility as producers they turn in an old school acid house stomp. dark, rumbling bass, spoken female vocal, and complimentary 303 acid squelches make both the garage mix and panorama mix equally at home in a field around the m25 circa 88 as it does on the floor at dc10 in 2013. watch out. acid house is back!

für news from nowhere wagten darkstar den schritt vom digitalen homestudio zur staubigen studioenklave von richard formby, der u.a. für seine ausnahmearbeiten für mogwai bekannt ist. inspiriert von englischem prog-rock und obskurem techno, kreierte das trio - basierend auf seiner affinität für hip hop-produktionen - loops, die sich zu erhabenen arrangements entwickeln. das ergebnis ist ein einzigartiges werk zwischen dark-electronica und post-dubstep, das sich mit den momenten zwischen den momenten befasst und sie auf epische, kaleidoskopische höhen hebt, und das in seiner eigenen raumzeit existiert. die reise ins nirgendwo fängt hier an.
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danse club records continues its journey into 90s us house music with a superb new remix package of 95 norths > let yourself go< featuring remixes from matt tolfrey, moodymanc & brodanse. scott & austen smart aka brodanse are very much tapping into the musical zeitgeist with their recently launched danse club records label.

rainer veil are liam morley and dan valentine, two friends who met while studying contemporary music in the north of england. the pair began improvising and making drones in a dark basement before incorporating a broader palette and forming rainer veil as an ongoing concern last year. *struck* is their first ep and debut for modern love, following an appearance at the label boiler room takeover in august 2012.

mystical ambient-techno with a dancefloor-devistating remix by yuji kondo and a deep slightly dark remix by shifted in his trademark minimalistic hypnotic style.

part 2 of octaves brandnew full-length album on limited white 2x12 inch vinyl. dark atmospheres, deep, rolling and experimental grooves and an outstanding production make this album a must have in every recordbag!

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killer cut by french newcomers club bizarre. comes with huge remixes by chloe (kill the dj), matt walsh (clouded vision) and label co-head catalepsia. expect electronic new wave, throbbing dark bass and hyphnotic pads. limited to 250 hand-stamped copies on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl.

ffr start well 2013 with a vinyl release which could be qualified as indecent, featuring an original track by phonokemi, remixed by two well respected artists, the italian nico lahs and the incredible german producer tim xavier. a release with multiple facets: deep, tech house, minimal & mental and chicago-bump-styleas we would come to expect from phonokemi, thoughts is a deep tech house track of extremely high quality. with a deep and pumping baseline and well refined vocals, thoughts is dark and groovy on one hand and an invitation to dance on the other, with absolutely no second thoughts.nico lahs s remix is an ultra-personal and mental re-read of the original track: minimal and elegant, cosmic and organic this track is reminiscent of some of ricardo villalobos s reference productions.finally tim xavier takes us straight to the centre of the universe: the dancefloor. his remix is a real dancing machine… pumping basses, efficient snares and sublime vocals that loop the loop and make this ep a killer release.

instruction is a new label based in rome. the politicy of label is only vinyl (300 ltd press), we want to expand our concept of underground music and for this reason we start this adventure with hakim murphy. the quality of the sound is the basis of our project for this we prefer products made with analog machine. analog schema of hakim murphy is a trip into industrial chicago. *hyperspace gate* (side a) is a mix of deep and techno chicago sound with space pad and amazing drum. *bumps* (b1) is more static, perfect for a sound dark and full. *throw up (maple ave)* b2 has a more minimal sound, amazing for after-hours psychedelic session ... have a good trip with instruction01!

every once in a while, there comes an artist who taps into the zeitgeist of music while injecting a lethal dose of individuality at the same time. glenn astros brand of 80s-and-90s-inspired house and hip hop contains an organic glow, a glorious shuffle, which sets the essen-based producer aside from his contemporaries. with releases on big bait, odd socks and ritmo sportivo, glenn has made fans of the likes of move d, dj ez, casino times and medlar, whose killer remix features on this release alongside a dark stomper from deft.

monstertunes!! hard and dark minimalistic techno fruits. frucht ltd – only deals with the freshest fruits. transparent vinyl.

bpc-urgestein kiki hat für seine vinyl > spending time together< keinem geringeren als hercules and love affair-sänger shaun j. wright das mikrofon in die hand gegeben. die beiden scheinen wie füreinander geschaffen - shauns soulig-relaxte vocals legen sich wie ein dunkles seidentuch um kikis schlanke, druckvoll produzierte beats. dunkelheit ist dann auch das stichwort für die beiden, mit through darkness bright dub und dark dub benannten titel der 12 inch vinyl.

for release number 004 maria colors relies on a mixture of new and already established artists on the label. taron-trekka return to the imprint with a dark and dubby dancefloor slammer from the borderland of house and techno.

after two years, the labels owner alex piccini returns with a new ep and first vinyl on kosmophono. a collaboration with subspace that delivers two great examples of what the label wants to bring this year. elpmis has all the elements to drive you mental, the dark bass goes underneath the skin and the melody building up slowly throughout the track can take you to another world.

another artist from berlin, who cares? we do! simply because this talent need some more exposure and not because of this hometown. his sound differs from the so called berlin sound, fresh and kicking classic techno with two amazing originals called aweheh and that s it . exactly! and as we love talents we invited to have french uprising technoyoungsters m.a.d.a. & plankton on board to deliver a slightly darker approach on aweheh to make it fit also on the dark chambers of berlin techno clubs.

super limited 12 inch with only 100 copies pressed! limited to just crossing the boundaries between the uk grime movement, deep and dark dubstep and a fusion of organic influences of world music, marger is set to take grime to a new level with a dark and twisted e.p that is packed with attitude.

zum 20-jährigen jubiläum des kultlabels aus chicago erscheinen nun diverse klassiker und raritäten als limitierte nachpressung auf vinyl!

dark blue transparent, smokey marbled vinyl.
a blinding melodic techno ep. after the overwhelming reactions on the duo tone and hex eps for music man, it wont come as a surprise that petar dundov and gregor tresher got back in the studio together for more.

released through future classic (flight facilities, flume, luke million), ‘its not over is the dark horse of the content-heavy indie-dance world.

sparse, killer ambient drum & bass on the edge to dubstep.
pressing on transparent dark yellow, smokey marbled vinyl.

sparse, killer ambient drum & bass ep on the alphacut sublabel.
pressing on transparent dark blue/green, smokey marbled vinyl.

dubbed out ambient drum & bass ep with electronica excursions.
pressing on transparent dark red, smokey marbled vinyl.

limited to 300 - no barcode! interesting and hot new label from jena. very special organic sound, partly slowpaced partly with a definite eye on the floor but allways with dirt heavy bass and tantalising electronic extrafunk approach , some trks w. strong dark vocals reminding on alton m. ! sick…

robot needs oil debut on taste of honey! fantastic e.p. suitable for any situation. traveller is a great deep-track with a country sound, while walks the night is more dark, as if to remind the atmopsfere of the 80 . limited stock!

mike väth, the brother of german techno legend sven väth, gives his vinyl-debut on nachtstrom with this amazing and strong ep. dark and powerful techno smashers in the best nachtstrom tradition on limited green transparent vinyl. played and supported by sasha carassi, gary beck, space djz, alex bau, tom hades and various others!!

*a dead summer* is the highly recommended first album by der noir, a roman trio offering a dark and gloomy sound reminiscent of early bauhaus and the sisters of mercy. this is the remix album, released by minimalrome and featuring heinrich dressel, mick wills, teslasonic, newclear waves and alessandro parisi. highly limited to 120 copies! dont miss out on it!

solaronemusic present the third chapter of *the exaltics meets ...*-series. after gosub and morphology this time the exaltics meets andreas gehm aka elec pt.1, who has been releasing music on imprints such as bunker, mathematics recordings. both artists range their tracks from dark dramatic to souldriven and manic acid. 4 uncompromising tracks for both scenarios, smashing the dancefloor and/or your mind.

dapayk with a new freaky solo project on snork enterprises. three tracks which are out of a snorky evil underground world, dark, groovy and distorted. dapayk with a new freaky solo project on snork enterprises

from friendly and uplifting (beware) to ultra-dark (subcutanteous tissue), abstract & dubby (detoxification) and home listening jazzed up electronics (aquarium), imugem manages to pull all of that of seamlessly without effort.

slowrave, trancepop and wave – with their second release rss discos label mireia is introducing you to the mysterious band the building. while their original songs *reginac* and *youth* explore the dark side of pop, good guy mikesh & filburts remix forces your hands up in the air. building up slowly but irresistibly, you will find yourself on a sweaty 80s dance floor! the vinyl comes in a screen printed special edition sleeve.

vinyl only! amazing raw cuts from back in the days! dark and dirty analogue mixup between detroit techno and chicago house.

what if time does not matter? welcome to the world of jonas saalbach, where nothing is solid but the rhythm of the base. we are drifting between synthwaves and nested melancholic melodies, between hazy vibes and spare used dark vocals and we call it >nika yumi<. this one is a brilliant number from a producer-youngstar, which strandet in berlin with a big smile and many dreams in the backage. so here we go with his first release on einmusika recordings. >next< - the second track on the ep, is an exotic odyssey in times of vocal- and deephouse, because this number is technoid, minimal and unimagined. >cave< can flip a good party into a great one in the space of six glorious minutes. the bendy baseline is catching everybody and the track is full of cosmic synths. and after this trip you surely need a bottle of water and a melody which picks up this feeling underlined with dreamy synth motifs and a kind of woozy bleeps. okay. so where we are? what time it is? whatever you can repeat everything.

cadenza records kick starts its 10th year in the game with hunter, a release that balances the warm and cinematic productions of martin patinos original mixes, with the dark and powerful remix by young upstart, julien bracht. with previous releases and remixes on labels such as freerange, suara, trapez and rotary cocktail, patino is carving out an expansive and eclectic deep house sound, and his talents are perfectly captured on this release

vinyl only! dark droning, energy loaded and straight bumping cutz!

holly and lawyer dave are back with a limited edition live album, originally available on cd as a tour only release until we persuaded them that it needed to be on vinyl too. this album features 10 tracks including holly & the brokeoffs standards like >devil do<, >medicine water< plus a cover of the lee hazlewood classic >dark in my heart.

token starts 2013 in pure inigo kennedy style: dark, refined and oh so magnetic

vinyl only, 180 gramm black repress. >primary colours< life begins with the echo inspectors creation, lunar shadows. exploring the depths of space, lunar shadowÊs form begins humble, discreet, with its stealth like kick forming structure around dark matter, playful hats, deep sub and intertwining textures and layered frequencies.over the ages the moon has helped us describe everything from rarity, love and lunacy. this release is another interpretation by of the over-standing sphere in the sky.

to kick off the launch of san franciscos jacktone records, we present our first release - two reverb-soaked acid tracks from san francisco native, jay fields, under his exillon moniker. the tracks meld otherworldly tones and lo-fi acidic grooves with an exquisitely dark and melodic techno mood to create an ominous no lights atmosphere in the bunker or on headphones.

seaghdha have made a significant dent in the stripped down warehouse music world with the first two releases in their celtic numerals series. a tri continues the theme perfectly, offering up three more precision workouts for dark spaces pared down, atmospheric and totally absorbing grooves throughout! each release will be strictly limited to 300 copies, vinyl only. the series will run to ten releases in total, titled 1-10 in gaelic.