born and raised on the southside of chicago and known as king les, lester represents chitown with a passion for music producing tracks for over 25 years with records pressed, and crowds rocked from the usa to the united kingdom. from relief records to ukr, he is currently producing and dropping lps in 2016 and beyond. lesters been on labels spanning the globe from relief records, ukr, mad house records, state of mind records, synewave, missile, minimalistix, music man, dust trax, ihr, modular records, brooklyn music, audio textures, home recordings, we call it hard records, dark house music, morpheus, impact mechanics, kick & clap records, chiwax and many more. his greatest influences have been farley jack master funk, larry heard, mike dunn, joey beltram, adam beyer, robert armani, jamie principle, derrick may, green velvet, drew sky, paul johnson, cari lekebusch, steve stoll, mike dearborn and speedy j. lester fitzpatrick’s sound can be described as a combination of techno and house with distinct elements of jacking, sci-fi, disco, acid infused grooves that keep the dancefloor locked in and bangin.

nice price deal !!! the corestyle story continues... with forsaken is dead (known from his waking the tyrants device ep on corestyle last year, besides his various other productions for labels like meta4, industrial strength, six feet underground or hard kryptic) and cap (hard kryptic) we have two of the az hardcore junkies here. the a-side is represented by cap and starts with the title track this is not a war, a hard industrial uptempo pounder which is yet still atmospheric. the b-side offers 2 collaborations between cap and forsaken is dead. repeating patterns is rather techno-influenced whereas the second track, pulling strings (forsaken is dead remix) starts with a mystic intro and turns into a grooving and driving monster.

selected cuts from steve o sullivan s legendary and hard to find bluespirit series from 1996. includes extended (unreleased) versions of voodoo woman- (bluespirit #004), -geist- (bluespirit #001) and the orginal mix of -rubber lover- (bluespirit #002). remastered from the original tapes and pressed on heavyweight blue vinyl

nice price deal !!! 11 tracks top hard breakcore & experimental!

after four years and 20 releases from la vie en rose, terence :terry: delivers his second solo ep on his own label. the paris maestro, who is currently based in madrid, has been hard at work in the studio to produce this brand new three-tracker entitled ‘coney island’ and all three tracks work as a perfect representation of his deep, sultry and hypnotic sound.

necessary mayhem mastermind curtis lynch, in his musical guise as da grynch, lets loose seven slavering dubwise weapon dogs upon an unsuspecting public with this first instalment of the dub chronicles. nm has established itself as one of the best uk labels currently extant, much to curtis credit. this dub set should go a long way to enhancing that hard earned reputation amongst all lovers of dub, appealing to both old and new school adherents. lynch maintains the highest standards possible for his releases, this is reflected in the eye-catching sleeve - a homage to tony mcdermots classic greensleeves scientist sleeves - by ellen g of my lord graphics.

nice price deal !!! 2004 classic!!

nice price deal !!! 2 tracker with alland’s version on one side and tres manos’ version on the other. this release offers a sound that is 100 percent american, with the originality of alland’s, always techy, gastric bass and the hard-hitting pressure of tres manos’ version, that is sure to leave more than a few people surprised with this dark sided rendition that is reminiscent of some ur classics

nice price deal !!! the feel good anthem that introduced the world to countparis is back! poza quickly found success from top world djs. released as an instrumental a few months ago, this explosive single demanded a vocal treatment and killer topline and in comes talented singer/songwriter katherine ellis. her smash hit vocals on fascinated and roger sanchezs lost have cemented katherine as one of the top female sought after vocalists to come out of the uk. the single is finally complete and ready to be heard and played around the world. bigger in everyway, brilliant topline lyrics and tremendous vocal work will solidify it as radio a list single and dancefloor favourite. on the remix tip, we have one of the hottest remixing duos in the last few months, the hard working duo of dave armstrong & redroche. man of the moment with steadyremix appeal for the heavy hitters is dj dlg, certifiably big room in every sense. last but certainly not least, the legendary olav basoski drops his electro magic touch.

the green moon rises over the freshly scorched post-apocalyptic earth, as one last droid emerges from the mass wreckage of the last crumpled city. that droid is neon x. snow bone returns to lt with another ferocious four-track ep, following on from his remote viewer ep, mystic vision black label and black patterns lp from last year. tape-driven techno never got it so hard.. this time driving the desk with stress-pelting rave alarms, scuffed & crunchin city-escape bass lines, scattered snare-morphed-into-laser modular experiments and hissed-up mix-downs to melt any and all sound systems.

a re-generation for a nu-generation with all exclusive recordings! mr. lloyd james aka prince jammy aka king jammy (or simply jammy’s) updates his 1977 black uhuru album classic with an all-star voiceover artist line up of both current core and heritage heroes alborosie, chronixx, gentleman, kabaka pyramid, dre island and u roy, shaggy alongside beenie man, tony rebel, bounty killer, louie culture. all the singers and deejays come with a boom shot apiece to ensure that -new sounds of freedom- stands toe-to-toe with its illustrious originator “love crisis / black sounds of freedom” the album.

nice price deal !!! 1995 classic!!

nice price deal !!! youth blood has been creeping up on everyone. originally released on trouble & bass scion a/v vol. 25 compilation cd, this tune was reworked in the fall of 09 and released with a slew of remixes in dec of 09. one of the many hard hitting remixes featured on the remix ep was bok boks remix that has caught everyone off guard. as boomkat best described it: >the funky upstart makes great use of the originals tangfastic synths while adding his own darkside bass hum and clacking riddim syncopations, doing it proper disco 3000 styles.< and by popular demand, we bring you this rare and exclusive white label 12 inch featuring bok boks remix of youth blood! these are two artists to watch in 2010!

elektrax recordings delivers first part of it s brand new vinyl series titled elektrax techno 1 . this four-track various artist sampler is a collection of driving, hard-edged, underground techno sounds, with exclusive material from europe s finest a.paul, niereich, angy kore, and andreas florin.

nice price deal !!! 4/4 bass drive. the second release of the label bomjbar consists of two tracks. it excels the first one in its obsession, efficacy and energy. advanced daddy contains a part of percussion bass, which accompanies the whole composition. a hard skeleton and high-pitch cry run through your body, especially when there is a high sound. hoboken hollow is softer, but only at the first sight. the composition consists of some parts, which mutually complement each other and it is necessary to listen it overall in order to understand it.

nice price deal !!! as a natural selection for its own label roster, colognes psycho thrill label and club brand is now appearing with another sub-imprint for deeper techno and minimal house tunes. the first official release is compiling the best tracks of those hard to get c/o pop festival promo copies from 2008 in a split ep called lost-n-found by southern frenchman hughes giboulay together with colognes grossprojekt 674

nice price deal !!! here comes the second release of orioni records, another compilation of argentinian artists. espen lauritzen makes his way on with >1724<, hardened 909 rhythms together a filtered 303 bassline in his own abstract way results in a banging and effective weapon, creating an hypnotic feeling into the dance-floor. b2 is for farceb with >enki<, smashing broken beats, fm synthesis and sharp 909 hi-hats and beats, using a stronger drum workout within. an impressive masterpiece digging deep into the groove. in the other side, >everything transforms< by pulse one, who presents an aggressive killer track with repetitive hard synth sequences, but it also comes with lot of tweaks on the analog synthesis and different types of pitches, modulations and filters for a mental feeling. closing the album, zedje delivers >restore<, full of obscure rhythm treatments, massive kick drums and shuffled 909 hi-hats and rides, different types of drones and complex analog synthesizers around the modular step sequences get together to bring you this massive peace of a track. classy. keep an eye on this new project, orioni, is here to stay.

strictly for connoisseurs …..selected and hard to find cuts from steve o sullivan s legendary 90s bluetrain imprint. remastered from the original tapes and pressed on heavyweight vinyl.

following hot on the heels of tadd mullinix’s ‘skein’ - bopside’s second album release for 2016 comes from label owner tadd mullinix’s dancefloor destroying nom de plume who needs little introduction: jtc. an 8 track concise body of work perfectly calibrated for dj use and home listening alike, where the beats hit hard and the melodies linger in your brain.

it s hard to believe an entire decade has gone by since claude vonstroke first released who s afraid of detroit but believe it or not, we ve reached the 10 year mark of one of the biggest hits of claude s career, and we felt its about time for some fresh takes on the track that helped launch vonstroke and dirtybird. for 10 year anniversary, we tapped into the motor city s outstanding talent pool and enlisted an amazing lineup of detroit artists to help us celebrate. besides claude vonstrokes brand new 2016 remix, we also included mixes from techno icones octave one, minimal techno pioneer marc houle (windsor is close enough!), and the accomplished trio visionquest. not limiting the detroit based artist package to just the music, the haunting release artwork comes to us from michigan illustrator dan may. in addition, a dark david lynch style music video comes from award winning detroit director, anthony ernest garth. whos afraid of detroit remixes,will be released on the 10th anniversary of the movement festival in what city? detroit, of course.

the third release from new imprint dama dama, is another offering from label co-founder pedestrian, following the label’s well-received debut ep - ‘circadian rhythms’ . ‘pick your shots clean’ is a track inspired by this spring’s european dama dama label launch tour, which saw founding members pedestrian & maribou state take to the road, curating bespoke parties with back to back all night dj sets. as ever, the music itself is hard to categorise, but we would say that it sits somewhere between a rugged 90’s chemical brothers track and a 70’s arabian psych-rock record. the flipside - ‘airs & graces’ - serves as a counter-balance (a kind of yang to the ying of the a-side), that picks up where circadian rhythms left off, taking the listener off on a melodic 5-minute trip. currently gearing up to release a new signing in the dama dama camp, the team also have their sights set on the curation of festival stages, more intriguing night endeavors and a new mixtape series, all set for delivery over the coming months. pedestrian now with his sights firmly set on writing his debut lp, will be found at a number of festivals over the summer.

blawan’s new side project bored young adults is up next on will bankhead’s label the trilogy tapes. the shy dancers on bungalowdorf beach features some restrained and slow burning techno experiments that differ from jamie robert’s more usual hard-hitting sounds. the seething title track treads the same path as kassem mosse or vactrol park. the fentanyl techno of “but we need this bench” sounds like an old regis record played on -8, while devoted fans of the young uk producer’s sound will get something a bit more familiar on the menacing hypnotic techno grinder “check up from the neck up”.

detroit enigma sharif laffrey makes a return to paramidas berlin-based love on the rocks imprint with pony ep. the two track ep marks his second release with the label (following key jam (a.c.i.d.) and his third release in three years - something of a roll for laffrey who typically allows years to pass between each outing.over 9 minutes of what sounds like nineties 4/4 indian acid-house bass music - in the best way. surprising vocals & a healthy 3 minute lead in. b-side: pony roger’ if the pony you were riding on the a-side was galloping through a grassy meadow - this pony heads into a dark cave. if the a-side is the never ending story then the b-side is the dark crystal. but with prince instead of bowie. sharif laffrey has been playing records and making music for 20 long hard years. born in detroit, michigan - hes worked on the line checking camshafts for chryslers & at submerge for mike banks - at the same time. he toured asia with juan atkins and once had to chase a grown man through the streets at night, who had crawled into his living room through an open window. an active member in detroits early rave scene, sharif remembers booking all foreign gigs with something he calls a fax machine.

ra+re, pronounced rare is a paris based female only record label. the name of the label, ra+re records, describes precisely what it aims to represent: rare, underground, unique and meaningful music. ra+re records wants to gather talented feminine artists that will spread their sound and sensibility all over the world. ra+re records is excited to present its 4th release, the second various artists ep, vinyl only, available in july 2016. the record is signed by the first ra+re records artist: eveline fink, julie marghilano, valeria croft and stefny. this ep reflects the real soul of ra+re, very feminine, groovy and powerful all at the same time. perfect for clubs with hard kick drums and the deep layers.

is this hard techno ? is this hardcore ? is this tribe ? is this mental ? is this dancefloor ? ambiances and beats... impossible fadeways... never surrender to the dark side... but always explores it in its shadyest corners...

andrás cleans out the garage with new alias house of dad - a project that s both a dedication of love and a constructive criticism. recorded at his suburban family home, warmed by ducted central heating and microwaved frozen meals, this first release on h.o.d. records pays homage to his plumber father. a darting network of pipes, toilet supply lines and garden hoses, its a steady flow from the man-cave dwelling entrance to the garage to water diviner s mystical bleep. hard working man tightens the sample-based house music cliches clockwise it s hardyakka affirmation breaking in half under the weight of descending pianos and a gently whispered declaration of love. the blissfully content stereo dunnies and roof metal corrosion reflect on a job well done before the working week knocks off with poets day

hunting down the coolest sounds around the globe, the wewantsounds crew have curated another special mix for your lazy sundays. dishing out a tasteful mix of new tracks from under the radar, this selection features a string of sunny pop, indie grooves, chilled electro and relaxed disco, the whole seasoned with a couple of leftfield cult classics and classy jazz tracks for good measure. sunday mixtape is the perfect sonic brew that will bring you back to life after a long night or hard partying.
the double vinyl release includes a download code.

limited 200 lp 12” units world wide, best italian quality, withe vinyl with double sleeve - very cool look (contains texts), excellent sound master, very good sound. this release contains 4 original n.o.i.a.’s tracks but reworked, and 4 exlusive remixs by: the hacker, hard ton, l.a.s.’s crime and potochkine.

following on from 2014’s “hantasive” lp on opal tapes, kaumwald have returned with a new suite of totally bugged out improv techno and electroacoustic burn entitled “rapa nui clan”. they’re a hard act to define, unifying the tabletop thrift attack of amm or early wolf eyes against bold modular driven beats rich with crust. the albums title and tracks speak toward a sense of new discovery, voyaging and exploring.

the soul behind these recordings is rama dyushambee. not only a vocalist, mr. dyushambee also plays tenor saxophone too. he even produced, composed and arranged the entire album. the music on here is hard to categorize. the basic feel of the songs is jazz, but you also find a portion of funk and lots of spirituality in them too. if you like your jazz funky - check out this album. if you like your funk jazzy - check out this album. generally, if you like music with soul then you can t go wrong with orbit in space.

maeve 09 is a special record. it welcomes the return of one of the founding members of the label, baikal. although the dutchman has had somewhat of a hiatus from releasing music, his hard work and struggle with the process of creating forward thinking electronic music has always continued. “pelican’s flight” reaps the rewards of this carefully nurtured process and proves most definitely it was worth the wait. the title track “pelican’s flight” is a mesmerizing ten-minute techno trip. a throbbing kick drum is decorated with sparkling synth lines all moving on their own orbit creating a trance like effect on the dance floor. the pinnacle of the trip hears rasping chords blast through the swell in a glorious moment of elation, in short this is a bomb. the b-side “all forces occur in pairs” goes deeper again, drawing the listener into a similar hypnotic state. various sonic ideas breathe in and out of the foreground creating a swirl of expectancy and excitement. this track will cause you to close your eyes and be carried away to another dimension… maeve are honored to add this record to their repertoire.

next up on will & ink is a second release from yeleesa hall & malin, hot on the heels of their last collaborative effort, lucas, at the end of 2015. once again the mysterious hall and amsterdam/paris based oscillate music boss cook up some hard hitting house that is sonically inventive. opener first carol has hulking kicks and hits and a writhing, monstrous sounding synth line that brings real rawness and energy to the four-four beats all around it. some spooky little beat-less passage of eerie industrial sounds appear before second carol again slips into a well swung and purposeful groove. this one is rubbery and rolling, with dubbed out chords riding up and down and airy hats adding a sense of scale. another ep of contemporary club music of the highest order.

dystopix comes 3 years after the last neud photo record and the wait was well worth it. things have gotten darker with this release. elegant craftsmanship, subtle but effective vocals whisper throughout, and as always, it s cybotron influence is clear. the tracks flow with an eery cohesiveness, making it neud photo s most well told story to date. the hard part is figuring out whether the story is fiction or (soon to be) reality. these 6 electro hits can easily be enjoyed either chapter by chapter (songs for the mix or dancefloor), or as a whole (for bedroom listening). mastered by rude 66 first 60 copies include a handstamped photo insert. super limited us imports

firstly, a huge thanks to everyone for supporting us so far - 2016 has seen the dext label continuing to go from strength to strength, with our callahan and mella dee ep s backed with remixes from hodge and endian which have been been super well received. now for the third ep of the year from our resident comedian bodyjack. bodyjack has been an integral part of dext since he remixed dubspeeka on our 2nd release and headlined our label takeover of privilege in ibiza last summer. we are very excited about his return to the label with this 3-tracker (and our first full solo artist ep!), and we think you re going to dig this... the title track cobra effect is one of those tracks you aren t going forget in a hurry. intense and brooding, we are hard-pushed to categorise this, but layers of sinister bass coupled with dark, driving snares and eerie synth work culminate masterfully, making this the perfect dext track. hydra effect lifts the vibe with a straight up peak-time house jam with a sting in the tail. a raw-but-infectious bassline winds along under bodyjack s signature killer drum programming, before blasting off with something you aren t going to expect. rounding the ep off is slowine effect: a proper dancehall workout (reminiscent of bodyjack s earlier work) and a real cross-genre party starter. the most upbeat of the 3 tracks, this again takes all the elements of what we love about the music from the past and cleverly works them into something special for the rave. and that s not all for bodyjack on dext this year - he will be back with a one-off ltd record called -hot shot-, backed with a very special remixer...but more on that soon!

02am is an 4 track ep by the young producer hekkla from eindhoven in the netherlands. the first track is sunset strip , a slowly build house track that moves like the last waves of heat at the end of a hot summers day, walking home feeling satisfied, all ready for the night. saturday morning sentimentality is a hard to pinpoint track that sounds like the bastard son of a trio between the melancholic side of cyndi lauper, alphaville and the echoes of a cheesy saturday morning cartoon theme song from the late 80 s. on the other side memories of tau ceti feels like tumbling into space with only the memories left of a good time on an alien world, accelerating faster and faster but still enjoying it, even though you know that the vacuum of space will eventually kill you. finishing with the hardest track no math , because, boys and girls, it s no math... hand stamped artwork by frank koedood.

j-zbel returns with second ep on 12 dedicated to all amigos rest in fif. each sides results in a massive piece of freaky vibes and suggest to dance the hell out of you. this is cross-style ep from hard rave to one thousand bpm.

the berlin-based producer is kicking off his label with a four-track single. while he is perhaps not as name-checked as some of the hardware hawking house heads of modern times, arttu snellman has been working hard at gritty box jams for a good few years now. he first appeared under his arttu guise in 2011 with the nuclear funk and fear diluted singles on royal oak and philpot respectively, and then proceeded to wheel out tunes for 4 lux and chiwax over the ensuing years. prior to the tough-edged pump of his current ventures, you could find snellman indulging in a more laptop-centric kind of practice under the name lump. this more minimalistic, glitchy house fodder could be found on labels such as karloff, morris/audio and süd electronic amongst many others. back in the here and now though, arttu was last spotted on clone jack for daze earlier this year with the rave dogz 12”, and next up he’s taking matters into his own hands. existing fans of arttu will be more than pleased with the heavyweight, crunchy tackle that inhabits cyblo01. this is dynamic business with same heft found on previous releases from snellman, mixed in with the cheeky flair that has always marked his productions out in a crowded marketplace.

argentine producer leonel castillo unveils yet another moniker with this new eponymous 77ks series. remaining the best-kept secret the latin american electronic music scene has brought to us so far, leonel is an icon and at the same time virtually unknown. a stylistic chameleon and an ultra talented jack-of-all-trades, he is hard to pinpoint, and even harder to categorize. surfacing at random, he’s been releasing music as leonel castillo and under various aliases – arnold slab, boeing or unknown artista are some of his monikers – on labels as diverse as ilian tape, sushitech, airdrop and his own imprint groovear.

the ep is a testament to the musical development of the space echo project and we re excited to hear what the future holds. dj support: franck roger, jacques renault, massimiliano pagliara, dj rocca, shmlss, phil darimont, pete herbert, snax, hard ton, sebastian voigt, dicky trisco, marvin & guy, pete herbert, alkalino, jarle brathen, rayko, fingerman

vox low come in hard, slow and dark on a new 3 tracker for correspondant. the pyschedlic parisian duo display various iterations of left field menace, ranging from glam rock on “the hunt”, electro disco on “some words of faith, and pitched down acid on “i am a strange machine sometimes”, but all with the signature analogue pulse which correspondant is famed for presenting

hard edged metallic beat techno, shawn o sullivan picks up right we he left off on his last -this coercion pt.i- ep earlier this year. again we get driving, sharp machine music not so far from the birmingham school of the 90s sound with this latest ep. o sullivan has a knack with eloquently pummeling the listener as demonstrated here, the track fully automated being the perfect example as it airs out midway through taking a break from the punishment. top stuff..

adjunct audio is proud to announce the release of the new apendics.shuffle album aware sequence found life. here we have the asfl limited 12inch album companion, this is a special release for the vinyl freaks!2 hard heavy hitting spaced-out dance floor gems touching space feat. kelly johnston on vocals & sunburned tears feat. kenneth james gibson himself on vocals. sender records boss benno blome remixes the albums intro dark outlines into a trippy vinyl-only late night slammer. also included is the albums outro piece which is a perfect ambient mix tool!

after the successful -la jupe volante- project, whose b-side has been synchronised on the australian tv series the offspring (channel ten), kind & kinky zoo are back with some hard hitting pure laidback style music. they have received massive support both in the clubs and on the airwaves and now they are back, with on the flipside the help of lack of afro, or adam gibbons as he s known to his psychiatrist. two pistol paced and good-natured tunes as they are very capable of. a side - wonder zebra somewhere between retro psychedelia and afrobeat lies the wonder zebra. speeding along à la calibro 35, the feel is frantic and thrilleresque. now wonder kind & kinky zoo are a big hit on foreign tv shows. b side - v.l.a.m. (loa remix) a breezy bite-sike chunk of head nodding, foot tapping funky beats. led by a warm, sunny flute and irresistable rhodes, rather reminiscent of a 60s slice of dancefloor-friendly acid jazz. small but perfectly formed.

jongno edits is a homage to the golden age of k-pop: psych-rock, funk, disco, boogie… 60 s, 70 s, 80 s… countless hours spent getting our hands dusty in the record shops and flea markets of jongno-gu, the central district of seoul, in order to dig out the ultra-rare gems from the land of the morning calm . expect a complete reinterpretation of hard to find music, masterfully looped, edited and remastered for your listening and dancing pleasure! the first volume, a limited edition of 300 hand-stamped white labels, contains two tracks: the a side is a spacey edit of south korean ballroom disco. the slappy intro is followed by a rolling bass line, keeping the groove locked for the tape delay expeditions. side-b is a cut and paste of a classic disco-rock tune. k-pop history right here!

magic source is a project led by producer björn wagner (the mighty mocambos, bacao rhythm & steel band, mocambo records), who is renowned for creating an authentic and hard-hitting raw funk sound. following a few acclaimed single releases on favorite recordings over the past few years, the french label deeply wanted to collaborate further with the german combo, for a special and exclusive project bringing their music on new paths. this new project is a step towards a new style: analog-electronica, or so called cosmic-disco sound.

over the course of four albums, manchester based trumpeter, composer, arranger and band-leader matthew halsall has carved out a niche for himself on the uk music scene as one of it s brightest talents. his languid, soulful music has won friends from jamie cullum and gilles peterson to jazz fm and mojo as well as an ever-growing international following. his label gondwana records is home to gogo penguin and his own albums have found halsall exploring the modal jazz of john and alice coltrane, paying tribute to the hard bop of the late ’50s and early ’60s or most recently on fletcher moss park drawing on eastern influences in his most personal statement yet. his latest album when the world was one is something of a companion piece to fletcher moss park (much of the music was written at the same time) but draws more explicitly on halsall’s love of spiritual jazz and eastern music as well as his own studies in meditation and travels in japan. beautifully recorded at hasall’s favourite studio, 80 hertz in manchester, and engineered by brendan williams and george atkins it features the recording debut of halsall’s large ensemble, the gondwana orchestra, which utilises the exotic flavours of harp, koto and bansuri flute and eastern scales to create a global palate for halsall’s life-affirming sounds.

after putting out a string of brilliant singles and ep s in the past few years, slavaki is up with his first artist album. it s hard to believe it s taken him 7 years since the first release, to come up with the idea of releasing a full-length . no wonder, tracks have gotten time-tested, and have been carefully selected out of over 10 continuous hours of material written in the period between the year 2011 and 2015. out on artists home label elusive on limited 2x12 inch vinyl, cd , cassette and digital. this album is another peek into slavaki s ever-expanding chest of musical treasures that never seems to fail to surpris

sound carrier volume 8it’s back to the cosmos with the latest instalment in chris carrier’s always-on-point series, sound carrier. the label is a home for the prolific paris artist’s techno stylings, and no.8 in the series focuses on a galactical fight theme – taking us from terra firma up into the skies and beyond. the first track, ‘alien blaster pistol’, couldn’t be more self-explanatory. mysterious keys parade over an ominous bassline while the beats keep things moving neatly. gentle chimes and bleeps are added, initiating a dialogue between the various high frequencies located in the top end. next up is ‘mahem (magneto hydrodynamic explosive munition)’, which steps into familiar sound carrier territory, that is… slightly unhinged. rolling along at a steady pace, the tune is rough, yet light with shimmering effects and charming wobbly chunks of bass. on side b chris gets gnarly on us with ‘earth invasion’. it’s the beginning of the end, so of course the music has to match that frightening prospect. gruff beats and stomping bass collide with cymbals, crunchy snares and mutant acid licks to create a beast. finally, ‘haumea brigade’ takes us into the twilight zone again, whirring fx float above hard-hitting beats and a mean b-line. eerie pads help to maintain a chilling tone throughout. deadly, the soundtrack to the end of days here on earth... prepare to evacuate!

martin landskys long association with poker flat recordings continues with yet another exquisitely realized three-tracker. long since a staple of the underground electronic music scene in berlin and europe in general, landsky’s deft ear for dynamics and sense of off kilter dance-floor knowledge continues to do the business for djs and dancers alike. after the great success of vol.1 , landsky now presents ‘ekko traxx vol.2&#8242,,,. ‘echo my head’ is the perfect example - driving, focussed and funky, yet with a subtle undercurrent that keeps you slightly out of your comfort zone and locked in to the groove. weird night contains a spooky, discordant synth that raises the tension over and over, before giving way to a hard driving rhythm track that will see the late night heads fully losing themselves classic landsky style. that organ has a similar aesthetic, chunky rhythms and bass pulses for the floor, and synth stabs and melodic hooks that keep the track in constant forward motion.