for the second chapter in the smile for a while story, label heads daniel and david call on a veritable host of frankfurt-based producers, with the ffm vol. 2 ep one thats very much deserving of its vinyl release.

excellent house from frankfurt with janis, le rubric, leander janik and kls

ethno-industrialists

traveling to the future through a past of machines. childhood intelligence thirteen written/produced by “electrodefender”. unknown to most, originating from frankfurt am main, he has been pursuing his art for more than 20 years. self-releasing through his own “defendergrooverecords” - re-introduced to the world with his new mini album - “a mirror of a soul”. post-apocalyptic, classical, and mystic are the atmospheres that float across. break-battle style electro, vocoders and newbeat - full of rich synthesiser landscapes that remind of the source, the early 80s origin.

lost and found! hot cécille sampler with 17 tracks of high class producers ! vinyl exclusive in den ersten 8 wochen nach vÖ !! bty, alle 500 copies sind von hand durchnummeriert ! timeless tracks!

4 remastered classics from marc acardipane, released under various monikers.

rekids sublabel with the ffm legend anthony rother

ffm power !

limited repress - think : a brilliant flashback into the ffm 90s meets innervisions... maybe a daddys favourite...

bangin harder techno / ffm area

ab syndrom, the berlin duo, is coming with their third album. plastik is a bit like the coming of age album of the band. it tells stories of growing up emotionally and being played into a hard and post capitalistic environment. nevertheless you will find some quite romantic lyrics and songs between lyrical metaphors and a rough and urban reality in berlin neukölln, their neighborhood. the music on plastik is mainly a percussion driven and electronic laden journey. not your average pop arrangements but subtle compositions and laid back vocals with a certain chopped and screw twist. the bands musical projection is a most consequent advancement of their three albums and their body of work so far. bennet seuss, singer and composer is defining his own style in writing autobiographic lyrics with a certain twist to the obscure and umtransparent. a great album for sure.

unequal is a label founded by anselm from frankfurt am main in 2015. ranging from deep, spaced out analog techno to more droning, industrial rough sounds, the aim is to give an impression of whats going on in the ffm underground these days. sophisticated broken beats and modular synths are essential for this project. unequal means not to be just one specified style but an open-minded platform to express a diverse view of music within the techno genre. with his first ep called -gral-, anselm delivers some cold, moody techno tracks with spherical soundscapes as an connecting element. the title track on the a side is a journey through wide open extramundane synth layers and bubbling acid drops covered by a voluminous bass. b1 is a bit more conventional one with driving hi-hats and slightly jacking beat whereas b2 is four-to-the-floor trippy stripped-down minimalism for the heads.

*hinterhofjargon*, das debüt von celo & abdi, machte 2012 unmissverständlich klar: geht es um guten deutschen straßenrap mit viel wortwitz und exquisiten beats, dann gibt es kein vorbeikommen an den beiden frankfurtern. mit dem im frühjahr 2014 erscheinenden nachfolger haben celo & abdi noch einen draufgesetzt. das album hört auf den namen *akupunktur* - denn jeder track, jeder verse, jede line, jedes wort, ja, jede silbe ist wie der stich mit einer spitzen nadel, die eine reaktion beim hörer hervorruft. celo & abdis eigene sprache, ihr eigener humor und ihr geschmack für erstklassige beats machen -akupunktur- zu einem mehr als würdigen nachfolger. *akupunktur* erzählt direkt aus dem leben der beiden. celo & abdi nehmen den hörer mit in die sozialen brennpunkte, sie lassen einem am nachtleben auf den straßen frankfurts teilhaben - dabei rappen die beiden so bildlich und präzise, dass jeder der songs einem kleinen film gleicht. der sound des albums erinnert an das -mietwagentape-, jenem mixtape also, mit dem celo & abdi straßenrap aus ffm wieder auf die karte zurückbrachten. die beats kommen von haus- und hofproduzent m3, der wieder einmal ganze arbeit geleistet und sich selbst übertroffen hat. weitere produktionen haben die bounce brothas, abaz, bazzazian, reaf und farhot beigesteuert. die limitierte dopple-vinyl-edition erscheint jetzt im klappcover mit poster und cd.

groovig , hypnotische 4-track vinyl aus der ffm / offenbach ecke... passt vom sound hervorragend zu villalobos & co

including remixes by nils weimann (sonido, off / ffm), gerald peklar,(freaksound at all) & patrick sole!

incl. the 12 inch vinylreleases : &nd013 (daniel bortz - katorka ep), &nd012 (audision - forty one spalding) und &nd010 (sascha funke / ivf - vanish / celine) plus bonus cd audision - surface to surface .. full pack of music for less money

inspiration information fan shirt with new york/jersey and windy city legendary producer/dj names and record titles. hand-written and well-thought-out by kerri chandler. design by gina mönch/studioheyhey, ffm.

inspiration information fan shirt with new york/jersey and windy city legendary producer/dj names and record titles. hand-written and well-thought-out by kerri chandler. design by gina mönch/studioheyhey, ffm.

inspiration information fan shirt with new york/jersey and windy city legendary producer/dj names and record titles. hand-written and well-thought-out by kerri chandler. design by gina mönch/studioheyhey, ffm.

inspiration information fan shirt with new york/jersey and windy city legendary producer/dj names and record titles. hand-written and well-thought-out by kerri chandler. design by gina mönch/studioheyhey, ffm.

ab syndrom, the berlin duo, is coming with their third album. plastik is a bit like the coming of age album of the band. it tells stories of growing up emotionally and being played into a hard and post capitalistic environment. nevertheless you will find some quite romantic lyrics and songs between lyrical metaphors and a rough and urban reality in berlin neukšlln, their neighborhood. the music on plastik is mainly a percussion driven and electronic laden journey. not your average pop arrangements but subtle compositions and laid back vocals with a certain chopped and screw twist. the bands musical projection is a most consequent advancement of their three albums and their body of work so far. bennet seuss, singer and composer is defining his own style in writing autobiographic lyrics with a certain twist to the obscure and umtransparent. a great album for sure. tracklist cd keine geister feng shui patchwork waterboarding u8 ffm fake starring contest 2009 hattori hanzo schwert deephouse und tiefenrausch

while the major inspirations behind >surface to surface< - basic channel, detroit, warp - are clear, audisio s refined, unhurried sound is also entirely its own. by looking back, audision are simultaneously pushing things forward, quietly, gently, and in their own time. its the sound of high-end, deep frequency techno at its very finest

cecille records and sonido have now released >from frankfurt to mannheim< a compilation paying tribute to the sound of the ffm/ma connection. incl. nick curly, johnn d, markus fix and many more