to celebrate kontra-musik records hitting the ten-year mark, founder and label owner ulf eriksson has put together a collection of some of our finest releases.

with b&w printed sleeve - housed in cover art from p.a.m.s misha hollenbach. studio styrka springs a leak with three new tracks from villa abo, the mainstay of veteran swedish analogue unit frak. released by australian label noise in my head, sibilant is the product of a mutual appreciation for severed heads and terse tapes, both of which propelled a 13 year old jan svensson to form frak back in 1987. on warming up signal, svensson sounds the nuclear alarm with an unforgiving techno meltdown that leaves no survivors. the flip gives our disintegrated minds some relief with drum-magnet, a paranoid beat track recorded in collaboration with karlskrona punk rocker nebula, and the hypnotic syndrome beautiful.

schmorgasbord records continues to examine the creative results of collaborative experimentation within contemporary electronic music, following releases from appleblim & october, spatial & s-max, al tourettes & paradroid and bass clef & frak.

first up on oslo based label radio lundberg is the solo project from frak and börft records boss jan svensson villa abo. known for his weird & wonderful analog electronics produced in studio styrka we can promise you a truly different e.p. villa abo first appeared in 1997 with the releases ticketiketas and tagetes on börft records and have forever since been two of radio lundbergs favorite swedish acid/techno records. so when mr. svensson offered us first pick of his new productions we couldt resist

with this release, villa abo (frak) departs from the home planet of borft to create friendship over different systems together with kontra-musik. via twisted machine funk and a grand space opera of analogue synths, villa abo will askew the eternity. the steady pounding of drums and hearts through the galaxy makes you want to keep your 1970:s x-wing ready for battle between doomsday and now, but in the end we ll all dance together under a starry sky filled with debris from exploding death stars.

tuff sherm returns to melbourne label butter sessions records. this time with a full ep in collaboration with fellow australian, patch free. 3 original scraps travel from oddball piano house to futuristic abstract textures. a bonus remix from borft records heads frak seals the deal. Â do not miss!

it is getting harder and harder every year to keep our secret weapons a secret. but here we are - 5 tracks on 2 12- dixon and a&#770,,,,,me have been playing for some time, now compiled for this latest chapter of the series.

nice price deal !!! bio rhythm seems to be spiralling deeper & deeper into the rabbit hole. six brand new tracks by villa abo (a frak side project) and his first release since the 1997 borft releases. actually the short sound clips here dont do justice. fix yourself the full-length audio package and get lost on the other side through these six little scandinavian fairy tales full of desolate techno mysticizm, pressed on 2x12inch for maximum dj delight. the spirits have spoken. sky channel is all you need! limited to 300 copies.

while waiting for the new jonsson & alter album 2, the duo releases their best 12-inch so far. we say welcome back to a matured duo, whose poetic take on house music hits harder than ever.

a workshop family house affair

very talented minimal artists, and already receiving support from richie hawtin, grey comes storming out of the gates with this minimal gem! keith kemp (grey/ferrispark/frik-n-frak) is featured on a1 with a steady, groovy jam that slowly builds the tension with an oscillating synth stab that morphs into a full on experience of a tune. luke hess is up next with >dwell< a deep and moody track that has attitude as well as emotion, taking the listener on a real ride. on the flip, ryan crosson (m_nus/trapez/grey) flexes his minimal muscle on this bouncy and energetic late night workout using great percussive elements as well as a big analogue bass stabs that carry the tune into the depths

the martinez brothers in the mix

die urspr�nglich aus sibirien stammende produzentin, s�ngerin und djane z�hlt zu den umtriebigsten und interessantesten k�nstlerinnen im elektronischen bereich. mit ihrem fesselnden mix aus house, techno und acid spielt nina kraviz mittlerweile in den angesagtesten clubs weltweit. nach ihrem mix f�r die renommierte dj-kicks serie aus dem letzten jahr ver�ffentlicht sie nun einen exklusiven mix f�r die fabric-serie. nina kravitz mixt sich gekonnt durch rare und unver�ffentlichte tracks von u.a. bedouin ascent, frak, dj slip, woody mcbride, i-f, thomas p heckmann, aphex twin, air liquide und nat�rlich auch eigenem material.