tim green is back and presents his 3rd release for cocoon recordings. with the two predecessors in mind these three records make a really cool trilogy as all of them are ultra deep, electronic, emotional and (again) perfectly programmed!
pressing on white vinyl.

after a series of releases on hakt recordings, nicolas jaar’s other people and a collab with kasper bjorke, abstraxion returns to his own biologic records which he co-manages with dc salas? not only is this his first solo ep on the label since a few years, its also the second release to celebrate biologics 10th anniversary year. resonance comprises of the original cut and three remixes. pressing on grey marbled vinyl.

padez is a producer from a town near mannheim which meant growing up fully submersed into the vibrant electronic music movement of mannheim and frankfurt area, but his influences grow roots deeper into the golden age of hip-hop, as well as jazz, soul, funk etc… he started producing in 2009, sharing music just in between a circle of friends, and it was not until 2013 that he had his first digital release out on basti grub’s hoehenregler records. in the meantime he took the chance to dive deeper into the sound with his friends sedee. releases on valioso recordings and medeia records among others can be expected as a result of this collaboration. the love reloaded ep on kanzyanis jesus loved you label is his first vinyl release and a homage to the music he is essentially influenced by. the ep features 3 intrinsically groovy tracks, permeated with heavy baselines and driven by upbeat, slightly broken rhythm patterns, oozing a sublime soulful vibe at the same time. truly a dance-floor delight!

fresh from catz n dogz own recent remixes of disclosure, roisin murphy and rufus comes their own remix album of the critically acclaimed basic colour theory album the polish djs, producers and pets recordings label owners have now invited a prolific array of artists to remix a selection of the lps signature tracks.

kris- & konflikthantering is swedish for crises and conflict management, as well as a course at university guiding you how to manage scenarios involving crises and strategies in handling conflicts. this album was put together while harald was taking this course. this album was made during semi-unconscious conditions and is an emotional transcription of experiences to the language of sequences and frequencies. the soundscape is a warm fuzzy travel from krauty basslines, vocal fragments and mantras through echoes and reverberating tunnels with shimmering arpeggios, field recordings and programed patterns in ancient japanese roland techniques. all recorded on the studer b67 master tape recorder, the heart of the kranglan broadcast studio.

austrian shooting star project niereich was founded in 2010. as dj/live act, producer and label co-owner of audio stimulation recordings he serves as a true multi-purpose weapon. while playing at the biggest in- and outdoor events and his releases being supported by the biggest dj s across the globe, he undoubtedly set his mark on the international dance scene. niereich is known to be rocking as there s no tomorrow. this urban format ep is packed with techno bliss and consists of 3 strong, dark and deep tracks.

the lddlm edition of the original recordings documents the enduring legacy of this iconic piece of audio history, including the long lost ron hardy edit and a reshape of the edit of ivan smagghe for the first time on vinyl.

inmensamente (immensely) is the first vinyl release by lanoche and the first reference on so unreal, a new vinyl-only label based in madrid. this three-track ep opens with two deep house tracks ( te quiero and extasis ) on the a side and closes with the fourteen-minute-long inmensamente on its b side, an atmospheric lo-fi house composition which the ep takes its name from. lanoche is a project where ambient and experimental sounds converge with atmospheric techno and deep house, finding inspiration in the output of labels like mille plateaux, force inc music works, ~scape, faitiche, mule musiq, soul people music, deepblak, deep explorer, finale sessions, aesthetic audio, smallville, dial / laid, underground quality, plan b recordings, dolly, fxhe, echocord, sistrum, strength music, mojuba or something. with inmensamente , lanoche has produced a rare blend of abstraction, introspection and hedonism, carefully distilled into the enticing notes of an underground club sound.

das vinyl kenya special remix bietet einen klingenden vorgeschmack auf eine kompilation, die das label soundway demnächst unter dem titel kenya special: selected east african recordings from the 1970s and 80s veröffentlicht. damit ist jetzt schon mal klar: dieser sampler wird ein fest! die 12 inch beinhaltet zwei geremixte stücke der kollektion und zwei exklusive songs - mithin handelt es sich also um vier songs, die man als afro-aficionado in der sammlung haben sollte.
inklusive mp3-downloadcode.

in demand repress for this great title ! ...great dont release featuring lots of acid and cover versions to boot! fresh re-rubs of blake baxters >sexuality< and joey beltrams >energy flash< dont recordings reaches the big 20th release and marks the occasion with a double headed ep that looks both backwards and forwards! neil landstrumm has always been a big influence on the sound of the label and here he steps up and delivers 2 monsters that while being completely his own, are also respectful cover versions of classic techno tracks that any techno head worth their salt will recognise. the originals are from 1988 and 1990 but these versions have been completely programmed from scratch using no samples. this is one for the connoisseurs! flip the 12 inch and what you get is two massive acid house party rippers from matt whitehead. matts been tearing up the london scene the last few years with his fresh take on the classic house and techno of the late 80s and when we at dont heard >to the beat< it was snapped up immediately! simply great, dramatic acid house music that is as catchy as it is timeless

from the label: in blood is the stunning 4th album from uk based multi instrumentalist, sunset graves. following up 2015 s acclaimed opus love pours into death this brand new album goes deeper and darker with sonics for casual beat heads and intertwining textures to reward the deepest of repeat listens. this is sunset graves in widescreen, journeying through genres and landscapes, incorporating ambient, drum n bass, glitchy rhythms, bass music, field recordings, sound design, tech house, chamber orchestra and even post rock. 3rd & debut records releases eclectic electronic music by sunset graves, the sample based lo grounds (as featured on joris voorns fabric 83) and the more experimental soundscapes of tpique. in blood is our first full length vinyl release, presented on deep black virgin wax, black inner sleeve and a full colour insert. supported by earmilk, textura and the formant.

pris offers a brace of monochromatic recordings - bookending a pair of brooding soundscapes with distressed, reductivist club fare. an impressive continuation from past work, that surfaced via his own resin imprint and stephen bishop’s opal tapes project, the record is bound tight by a powerful sense of unease & bonafide emotion - finding itself sitting neatly in amongst avian’s most successfully articulated releases. printed inner and outer sleeve. black vinyl.

supported by ben klock, luke slater, ben sims, laurent garnier. following dan curtins superb remix of d-knox out there in the summer of 2015, epm music welcomes the return of this metamorphic recordings legend for his own full-length ep.

hugo lx lands on the courtesy of balance recordings planet with an exquisite ipiece of house music on wax. inspired by his travels across japan, these tracks will cater for most djs and music lovers alike. from the powerful and dubby low altitude to the slow burner of kansai kick it, hugo lx showcases some of his musical ability and talent. hugo is the former production mastermind behind the funk league, and the frenchman s hip-hop roots take his music production take on house music back to its roots! hugo lx is the latest addition to the legacy of french underground house producers! nuff said. drop the needle on the record!

bad taste recordings hit 2016 in severe kinetic style with a fresh pair of tracks launching the identity of malux, the new neurofunk-focussed moniker of established bass producer skope (inspected). with turbine and fonk the agenda is clear – energetic, funk-fuelled dnb driven by detailed low-frequency design and a boisterous rave vibe.
turbine carries with it a stripped aesthetic, with a percussive pattern driven by the snare and wonky plucked synth work. this is heads-down, bassface material for ravers to get into step to.
fonk on the flip hits a cheeky upbeat tone, switching slickly between bass textures punctuated by staccato sonic fragments.
with support from scene titans such as andy c, the upbeats and radio play from friction on bbc r1 and crissy criss on kiss fm, malux has immediately caught the attention of those who know. bad taste hits the nail on the head again, introducing another name with a big destiny into the halls of dnb.

garrett david and adam rowe return to stripped & chewed with an accomplished new ep, “now that we are here, where are we?”. also known as the bell boys, the pair were last seen on a funky electro 7” for star creature following 2013’s “hotel garma ep” for discovery recordings. this new five track record finds the chicago-based duo making major strides forward in their already rather mature sound, fusing razor-sharp rhythms with plush melodies informed by deep knowledge of house music history – no surprise from two buyers for chicago institution gramaphone records.

welcome 2016 and welcome back everybody to the second cocoon recordings roll out. we wonder what this year will bring if the kick-off is already on such a high level? ricardo tobars first remix 12inch comes with two stunning re-arrangements by fairmont and tech-house grandmaster john tejada.

faith coloccia and alex barnett return to blackest ever black with their second duo album, weld. working with synthesizers, affected vocals, raw electrical noise, field recordings, evp techniques, tape manipulation and drum machines, barnett + coloccias special facility with the interpenetrating mechanisms of time, space and tone yields a music at once lucid and mystic. the vinyl release includes a code for album download in mp3 & flac format.

returning to their home label circus recordings with their second full ep, long time friends of yousef acid monday s provide an electric new ep. opening with blazelnuts, a thunderous club banger certain to grip dancefloors the world over. with bold percussion and low-slung bassline, the track stampedes with a furious attack. next up, interstellar cake leads with a dark spoken vocal, paired with an unmistakable groove that s set to cause major damage. with remixes from both richy ahmed and subb-an, two well known facilitators of underground club culture, the package possesses everything from acid to soul and is aimed solely at the dancer

vinyl only release ... various artists / 08 ep from only 300 family recordings outlines a black cosmic forest growing, through organic vibrations and delightful sounds. hypnotic. resilient. overwhelming

bxentric ends the year with a second release ‘patch valley’ on his newly launched label nanda records, continuing on from the ‘chrome’ ep released in july this year. coming from a dj background and having had successful releases on esteemed labels eskimo recordings and glasgow underground, bxentric is now focussing on his production with an eye on the underground. more releases are in the pipeline from him on nanda records.

almost exactly three years after nr&, a project uniting &me’s and rampa’s production with the voice of new york disco-house-siren nomi, dropped their debut ep, we finally can announce a new chapter in this ongoing transatlantic menage. this very “spoken for” ep is comprised of two new tracks, that again fuse songwriting with floor-demands and showcase the same crackling and pulse quickening passion that instantly has become nr&’s trademark. so here’s the evidence – a long distance relationship is not necessarily doomed to get boring after a while. “taste like” on a might be conceived as the club-affair of those two new joints. a tune indulging in self-control, extending the pre- eruptive moment of excitement to track length. there is nomi’s unmistakeable sexed up oration, flanked by an affirmative thunderstorm of claps, then a bass heavy bridge, overflowing into a noise brushed finale. altogether a tasty flavour carrier for an effective floor heating. “spoken for” is not only the title track, but also the hymn coming out of the flipside ambush. there is no kick necessary to underpin what nomi’s charismatic croon is laying down. therefore a wise choice to let the arrangement of interspersed field recordings, percussive details and piano- and synth-decoration exercise in unobtrusiveness. safe to say, this tune will refine many future peaktimes anyway.

monoloc makes his debut on hotflush recordings, the labels first release of 2016. following a recent single on innervisions and an appearance on life & death, his latest offering another thing marks a departure into more atmospheric soundscapes. the murky grandeur of the title track lends itself to moody textures that build in narrative, walking a knife-edge between ndustrial techno and minimalist dub. trysome conjures the setting of a dilapidated warehouse rave at 5am, while makeless, with its low-slung percussive elements draped over misty pads and imposing bass, draws the listener further into monolocs wormhole.

nonkeen is a project led by nils frahm (erased tapes) alongside sebastian singwald and frederic gmeiner. nils frahm and gmeiner attended the same school in hamburg. a mutual interest in sound recording brought them together and they began producing their own radio show which featured sounds from school, the voices of their teachers and recordings of their own instruments, all recorded on tape machines for kids. the double vinyl release includes a download code.

special 4x12 inch techno pack for all you still music lovers out there - contains 4 classic releases from the still music stable:
- lk recordings lkr-07: akira ishihara - crisis management
- protect02: cannon project - panorama
- hell bangers records hbr02: jane ephex - when i core around
- goodfellas records fellas011: michael burkat - members only

a family move to germany in the 90s expanded his horizons and musical repertoire but his homebase sound remained the same tech house and techno with groovy rhythms and bang out beats. as an artist, he has released on drumcode, cocoon recordings, soma, intec, bek audio, traumschallplatten, trapez, herzblut and bedrock. his tracks are always a mixture between dancefloor moovers including groovy rhythms and big basslines. mark reeve presents his second release on drumcode, run back, a four track ep crammed with heavy hitting kick drums and his signature big basslines. the dark sounds and heavy textures are typical of reeve and hes showing no sign of slowing down yet. four tracks of brooding techno, this ep is one not to be missed.

norwegian producer and composer biosphere (geir jenssen) spent a week on a dutch biological farm and experienced all the events of life on request of the incubate festival. he recorded 4 new tracks there which are now released as a limited 12-. deep ambient and field recordings, sub bass and sublime melodies by the ambient master!

hell yeah, this time in collaboration with dj ralf’s laterra recordings, is a label you can always rely on to come up with some interesting musical projects, and that is exactly the case here: the italian outlet’s next releases are two balearic tinged remixes of a popular italian chant, bella ciao, by brooklyn troupe underground system released on a 12&#8243,,, and a 10&#8243,,, vinyl, remixes come from leo mas & fabrice, and stunning artwork by andrea amducci inspired by guttuso’s funerale di togliatti.

sublime and slinky four tracker from james dexter on dessous recordings, steve bugs label for the deeper side of house. the young brit shows his mastery of the form with an ep that combines effortlessly club-ready grooves with exceptional sound design and a strong melodic sensibility. dexter clearly know a thing or two about creating dance floor moments, with each track exhibiting a classiness that belies his age. have it like that kicks things off with a chugging, hypnotic feel and crisp drums providing the basis for a cool vocal hook and thick, warm bass. no time gets a shade deeper and no less funky, while get to this points a little further towards the center of the dance floor. closing track 120 goes even further into the late night vibes with a seriously infectious groove.

south london ordnance returns to aery metals with a quartet of rolling club cuts. the british artist ties up italo and industrial references with trademark steely percussion and warping atmospherics. exercises in razor edged tool techno trade blows with more submerged, rhythmic recordings and finnish outsiders femme en fourrure return to the label for a new collaboration.

plastic sleeve and label artwork by fraser muggeridge studio - music produced by justin stanley - limited edition of 300a: fear colours (barbican version) b: fear colours (wrangler remix)inspired by the post-punk legacy of her hometown, manchester, england, as well as classic college rock of the 80s and early 90s loneladys julie campbell began her forays into art punk by making four-track recordings with her guitar and drum machine. fear colours has been remixed by stephen mallinder from wrangler, the supergroup formed on the fringes of electronica.

its always been tricky predicting what firecracker recordings will release next, though few would have expected an ep of freestyle, darkside drum machine jazz and percussive drone from berceuse heroique, nous and bedouin regular healing force project. sounding like early 23 skidoo replayed on drum machines and samplers, theres much to admire about the hectic rhythms, foreboding textures and dusty samples at the heart of gravitational lensing. its unclassifiable and completely out there, paranoid, dense and intense, with the fizzing drums, mangled horns and metallic percussion hits of random walks just edging out the experimental jungle-jazz madness of apophenia in the top tracks stakes.

this is barcelona s bld first ep released on a different label as bld tape recordings. a1 track, original secrets where bld give us a highly hypnotic and energetic tool assisted with original rhythmic patterns.on the a2, alfonso s remix pumps along with a rolling acid bassline added to tough percussions from the original track. limited copies!tracklist:a1 - secretsa2 - secrets (alfonso remix)

awaiting vox low ep finally out on astro lab recordings, 3 originals tracks came with a remix by ivan smagghe on the b side

the 4th instalment from australia s analogue attic recordings comes from label bosses sean la brooy and alex albrecht. utilising field recordings from a popular melbourne location, edgewater towers effortlessly transitions between ambient and dance orientated pieces.

always on the scout for the freshest talent, dirt crew recordings breaks into 2016 bringing together a couple of our more recent discoveries, loz goddard & harry wolfman for their all new square lane ep.

finally the dudes behind the fantastic hell yeah recordings step out into the limelight on their own with their debut ep of on golf channel. and what a debut! tracks range from blissful, boogie influenced house music (adriatic bolt) to the 1992 style primal scream psychedelic chugging banger (quando) via sunny acid (quiet force) and deep emotional vocal led ambience (i don t care who you are). just as you d expect from the amazing sounds their label has put out over the years, this ep is uncategoriseable in the best possible way we look forward to hearing more from the aptly titled balearic gabba sound system, this is just an aperitivo, or is it a selection of antipasti. either way, it leaves you ready for the next course. golf channel every time!

*dubble attack* is the ultimate deejay selection for producer legend glen brown including u roys king tubby sound system special *number one in the world*, big youths instant rewind *opportunity rock*, three of i roys hardest and hardest to get tunes along with a trio of killers from prince jazzbo and many more, released in 1972 to 1974 on glen browns jamaican label pantomime. in total 14 tracks of highly desirable recordings from the most collectable label of them all, engineered by king tubby. remastered with expanded sleeve notes *dubble attack* is the must have deejay round-up no serious reggae fan can be without. available as cd (digipak) and lp-vinyl with new lacquers cut by kevin metcalfe at soundmasters.

dripping out of the pores of tokyo high-rises, aquarium deepspace serves up his debut vinyl release and the second instalment on natural sciences. drawing on a palette of 90 s detroit house music and the electronic tropes of his home town of japan, midnight at the tokyo central is the unspoken soundtrack for the lost souls of the metropolis, recounting the ecstasy of smoke-filled dance-floors, the touch of dry ice melting through a fur coat, and travelling through neon at 6am. narrated by two separate protagonists under one identity, deepspace side explores muscular acid trax, aquatic pads and throbbing deep house jams for the floor, while aquarium on the flip is coated in hazy electronics and dopamine drained murk, drawing on field recordings taken at tokyo s central train station (rainy night in shibuya) through to lush subterranean jams laced in serotonin nostalgia.

ok, so the much anticipated return of primate recordings darker sibling, primevil recordings has now happened, and monkey funk pt1 was met with great dj support from the likes of marco bailey, tom hades, cristian varela, axel karakasis, lars klien, anderson noise, maxx, roman zawodny, donnell knoxx, to name but a few.

dark matters, the eclectic imprint founded by amirali is proud to announce its third release, paul valentin inner harm. growing up in a small village in southern germany, valentin was influenced by his musical family. studying classical guitar himself, he combines acoustic, electronic and field recordings in his music creating cinematic compositions.

12 inch with color jacket. the 3rd and final series of 12 inch: exhibitionist 2 part 3. the recordings are made during the live performance in leiden, netherlands on 21st february 2015.

ketev is the realm in which berlin based sound artist yair elazar glotman employs his unique ambient technoid soundscapes to explore the balance between darkness and light, fragility and strength, and tension and release. ‘traces of weakness’ follows up the solo contrabass lp ‘Études’ for subtext records, and continues to expand on the themes explored on previous ketev albums for where to now? and opal tapes. ‘traces of weakness’ was recorded at ems stockholm using their buchla modular synth, and processed with reel-to-reel tape manipulations including personal archived field recordings. the sleeve photography comes courtesy of yair’s father, the artist yehoshua shuka glotman.

in 1985 severed heads were asked to release a retrospective, so they dragged out bits lying around. the compilation was titled “clifford darling please don’t live in the past”, spread out into a montage over four sides of vinyl. this compilation includes live recordings, raw demos, unreleased studio recordings and solo pieces from each member of the band during from the first five years. the results are a striking hybrid of the avant-garde industrial and pop.

rutilance recordings starts the year with their new release. it is a very special one because it s the 10th, like the 10th arrondissement of paris, rutilance s base where past stories and shared moments are still vivid. four new tracks that enrich the french house label collection.

theres a bit of a story to side a. in 1996, jd twitch released a 12inch by manchesters bryn jones aka muslimgauze on his then label pi recordings.

nice price deal !!! better strangers is the debut album by manchester based producer acre, set for release by tectonic recordings on 6th november 2015. the album follows eps on both tectonic and sister label cold recordings and visionists pan collaboration label codes. as influenced by rave & jungle, grime and techno as electronica, ambient and drone, his ep releases have been rhythm driven snapshots of other-worldliness spliced with dancefloor sensibilities. acre has sought to explore a wider variety of textures on better strangers to re-contextualise elements from uk bass music, bring them away from the dancefloor and open up new possibilities.

dj soch presents the third volume of -kick tom & hi-hat-. the first track, * fight for love*, is a powerful raw groove in jacking style. when you least expect it, it turns into a dream traveling towards infinity, a poetic voice, the pad and the synth transform the track and take the dancefloor to another dimension, straight from mathematics recordings, giorgio luceri curates his remix, taking the arpeggio and buying a ticket for a techno trip to detroit, made of synths, pads and drums that remind us of carl craig productions. speaking of detroit, here comes * a friend from detroit* - it seems that dj soch know the way to our destination, with a super, detroit techno, stylish funk-bomb! vinyl only limited edition

for the first release on atrakt recordings, chris tietjen(cocoon recordings,epilog) a talented and renowned artist based in frankfurt,germany has joined the new belgian imprint with his brilliant three-track smoke stack ep featuring an excellent remix by berlin based dj and producer randall m ! no doubt,quality stuff!