hard bop

the mental groove classic series returns with a treasure trove of rare and hard to find tracks plucked from the personal collection of label founder olivier ducret, a pivotal figure in switzerlands acid house and rave-era party scene.

for the 30th acid avengers release, we invited 3 duos that share the same passion for the groove.

music taken from the experimental film led by visual artists mark pozlep and maxime berthou, released in 2023. the new compositions by french electronic producer julien jabre illustrate the artistic performance of the franco-slovenian duo.

spanish artist pwcca continue rising his profile around a prolific but solid discography. cultura is his addition for semantica inprint a first 12inch shaped by reminiscent of techno purity, minimalism and hard education.

this 21 track 50 plus minute dancehall epic also includes other veteran vocalists such as g sudden, rdl shellah, buddydon, and darkchild plus newer talents such as fearless, longdon, latty, king kush and 1 solar boss

something scary ist wahrscheinlich eines der repräsentativsten beispiele für den belgischen new beat, als sich das genre zum hard beat wandelte, und stammt von einer der schlüsselfiguren in der explosion der frühen belgischen rave-szene, rembert de smet. schon in den ersten sekunden des tracks wird der hörer mit einer der wohl unvergesslichsten acid-basslinien des new beat konfrontiert, die das menschliche ohr je erreicht haben. sehr direkt und charakteristisch für ein genre, das aus studioexperimenten zu einer zeit hervorging, als sich chicago acid etablierte und bereits das vereinigte königreich kontaminierte.

italian hard techno dj/producer maike depas announces brand-new 5-track ep

dimi angelis is coming bright-eyed and bushy-tailed with his 3rd appearance on tar hallow, bringing 4 intense, hard tracks.

hard edged electro for fans of ultradyne, assembler code, brokntoys on alex janns censor label. remixes come from annie hall, cyrk and jann himself!

alfa/yen records 1980-1987: techno pop and other electronic adventures in tokyo. double vinyl lp, japan import.

brioche announces himself on the young toulouse-based arts collective shawarma records. this tape is a collection of 303 pummelled jams, shredded fresh from the spike and already turning a little fuzzy. hard hitting, machine-driven kick drums, breathy hats and fired up and squelchy stomach acid combine to create a monstrous, floor destroying club weapon.

metal

rock

limited pressing on clear vinyl.

germanrock / progressive

rock

a complete ska re-recording of jeff rosenstocks 2020 album no dream. limited pressing on neon pink vinyl.