2020 re-release... midland is back with his first original solo material since last year, with the new ep double feature. tracklist a1 stop, don t let the beat b1 double feature here is the forthcoming 12 inch from midland entitled *double feature.* having released two killer remixes this year for the howling and akase, this is the first original midland material since last years *duster* that came out on aus music. *double feature* is set for release on regraded, a subsidiary of midlands own graded imprint intended to focus on sample based disco tinged house which is exactly what this release is. two tracks aimed at the dancefloor featuring live percussion cuts, dreamy strings and midlands signature bassline programming. supported by ben ufo, joy o, jackmaster and gerd janson
b-stock! cover is slightly damaged! here it is, the second release on zukunft recordings, starring more brilliant remixes for the legendary lightness. frank wiedemann from ame/howling created a hymn. kejeblos on the flip provides a groovy disco version with early electro influences.
(3lp embossed gatefold cover with printed inner sleeves) ravaged and warped breakbeats haunted by wailing euphoric noise, vivid and graphic reflections of fractured post-industrial hardcore, moments of poetry flashing within a thick impending fog. this is our soundtrack. a unique and visionary achievement, a wholly origina future of beauty and despair: brutal, gritty, alive and urgent, blooming in the ruins, spiralling and raw, howling with life.
(12inch embossed cover with printed inner sleeves) ravaged and warped breakbeats haunted by wailing euphoric noise, vivid and graphic reflections of fractured post-industrial hardcore, moments of poetry flashing within a thick impending fog. this is our soundtrack. a unique and visionary achievement a wholly original future of beauty and despair: brutal, gritty, alive and urgent, blooming in the ruins, spiraling and raw, howling with life.
the second outing from yaleesa hall in this two-piece ep series on will & ink. the 13th release on the label packs a visceral punch across four fresh tracks that are perfect for dance floor deployment. first track daisy wright kicks off with minimal but impactful drum rhythms that eventually get cut up with tumbling sirens, hammering hits and blasts of dirty noise. it s hugely physical stuff, while follow up barbara adams is more stripped back and mysterious. icy hi hats tick, howling synths sound bring a sadness and the depth of stern field as sounds play out above, below and all around you is truly standout. harriet brown then sinks into a deeper electro groove with spangled bass, before a vip mix then slows things down to a dread fuelled dub wise swagger that eventually breaks out into oscillating, stuttering rave madness. it makes for one hell of a thrilling ride and kicks off a promising year for both yaleesa hall and the will & ink label.
mother of mars is the latest evolution of vito & druzzi, two new yorkers who have provided the 21st century with some of its most innovative dance music. the duo first came to fame as the rhythmic backbone of the rapture, nyc pioneers who found global fame with their angular post-punk and howling disco. since then vito & druzzi have had a prolific career as remixers and producers, producing leftfield disco killers for a range of labels including warp and throne of blood. seed 2 sky their first release as mother of mars sees the duo fuse live krautrock drums with pulsating synth loops, creating two epics of space and rhythm that owe a debt to 70s kosmische pioneers like tangerine dream.
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bologna s increasing influence on dancefloors across the world continues as hotly tipped lo-fi house duo nas1 drop their first release on their home town label, sorryforthis records and is sure to be a big moment for their burgeoning reputations. it s an eclectic, multi-layered 4 track ep that pushes the boundaries of what is possible with such minimalist kit to the extreme and includes a remix from sound signature legend marcellus pittman. vino cheenese, as the title suggests, is a leftfield rumbler that, once finished, leaves you unsure how you got there - but sure you enjoyed the journey. oriental synths flutter over a pounding bassline, taking you from gloriously lo-fi, serene moments to being inundated with beats provided by a simmons sds8 and akai mpc1000 that puncture the surreal atmosphere. the pittman remix removes any pretence of serenity and has more of an eye on the dark end of the dancefloor. the bassline is rendered more ominous and the beats more relentless and distorted, while keeping the leftfield vibes in tact. ag pini brings in a lower tempo, with punching industrial yet melodic synths coming in and out of sparse rumbling beats it feels like a kraftwerk track if they had grown up in detroit. the springer is the hardest tune on the e.p – with layers upon layers of crunching beats surrounded by howling, swirling high end synths, looping in and out of each other, putting almost an entire history of dance music in one brutal track.
myor massiv proudly welcome fx and worldwide epidemic to the family. on the a-side the lord of darkness himself, demonic possession head honcho fx, does what he does best: dropping darkstyle bombs. gritty amens and howling horror pads, juxtaposed with a rather cheeky 80s pop sample. mum s the word. on the flip, worldwide epidemic perfectly threads the thin, imaginary line between jungle techno and hardcore proper on anthropomorphic, a 7 minute 4x4 epos that keeps on building and building, leading up to a synth laden climax of mid 90s squat rave proportions
adding to previous 12“es on ostgut ton and his own rk label fellow neuköllner and berghain resident kobosil offers four new uncompromising techno club tools.
while all cuts on the 105 release share filthy, stone-cold, elemental rhythms – pounding, energetic and hypnotic 4/4 kick drum slaps – the devil is, like with all kobosil productions, in the aesthetic details. “40000 l” uses gargling synth patterns and howling horns to dramatic effect, “bei nacht h (178)” contrasts the kick with a harsh, tinny drumbeat and menacing melody pad, creating a nightmarish vibe.
“backmask n” on b1 offers heavily alienated vocal samples alongside rave-reminiscing synth stabs and staggered hi-hat percussion. “derange” closes this four-tracker with grainy drone echoes and throbbing, sizzling synth pulses.
adding to kobosil’s full-floor-focussed sonic repertoire 105 shows him from his darkest and most vigorous side yet – this 12“ is a brute, in the most positive sense.
the first trouble maker 12” is here in full disco-led summertime force! three sure-fire summer hits, that make you smile from ear to ear and transport you to those days spent dancing in the sun… “makes you” treads the line between disco and house perfectly and delivers a summer anthem straight off the bat! the combination of party drums, howling melodic bassline and stand-out vocals makes this a stand out first release from the newcomer hatterman. “one & all” on the flip takes things slightly deeper but the focus is still very much peak time elation! think lush pads, shuffling drums, disco tints and again a killer vocal! fans of kdj, moodymann, theo parrish are going to love this! fernandos live remix fuses live bass guitar, synth stabs, arpeggiators, guitar and slithers of the original to turn it into a cosmic-disco bomb! all three are set to be festival favourites over the summer, strictly for those who like to laugh, dance and cause trouble.
ltd 2018 repress - be fast... cant help it is the new single from stockholm hyper-talent baba stiltz, who builds on gently howling synths, laser-cut percussion and his own voice, as sweet and distinct as ever, to create instantly life-changing dance pop music.
der belgische elektronik-pionier dirk ivens beschert uns das lange erwartete, neue album seines kult-projekts, dive. underneath ist ein neues meisterwerk minimalistisch-dunkler electro-tonkunst. das limitierte grüne vinyl erscheint inklusive cd.
gardens of god sodai imprint continues to unearth creative production talent from the label’s native city of vilnius with the third and latest artist from the city to feature on the label. introducing talassa barda for his debut introducing three expertly crafted techno cuts. lead track wolf has a howling big room sound effect and a dark techno underbelly. human with it’s haunting like qualities develops into a peak time monster that is sure to thunder in vast spaces over the summer. finally, bleed is a rolling acid tinged track that fuses electro, breakbeat and techno for possibly the most interesting of all three.
the vinyl only series bones brought to you by a mysterious underground house & techno dj / producer unleashes their 4th release. vinyl only limited stock.
hailing from bucharest, romania the vinyl speed adjust duo have been rapidly on the rise as producers and djs over the past few years with a back catalogue boasting material on pressure traxx, gilesku records, colours in music and visionquest where they return to here, as well accolades from leading industry names such as ricardo villalobos, raresh and rhadoo. here we see the pair back on fine form for visionquest following their carpe diem ep on the label in 2015 and taking the lead is title track retro which sees things taken down a percussive led path via modulating pot drums, murky bass flutters and screeching atmospherics. det riot follows and ups the energy levels with robust rhythms and stuttering vocal chops running with subtly unfolding arps, and further howling expansive swells hidden in the depths of the record before stretch souls rounds things off, closing with tumbling organic percussion, soft pad sweeps and a rumbling low end drive.
see that man on a far off hill, working his dog while attempting to find shelter from the howling wind and driving rain? that’s the crooked man, the very antithesis of the modern dance music producer. he lives a simple life, dragging his world, weary soul across the moors in an endless bid to escape the fallout from 30 years spent at the forefront of sheffield’s electronic music scene. once regarded as one of the steel city’s greatest selectors, he now admits to being gripped by fear at the idea of djing, and refuses to spend any time in nightclubs.
frank wiedemann from Âme and howling fame is on remix duties for the first single from petars fourth music man album at the turn of equilibrium. summer 2016, this is your soundtrack.
jonathan vandenbroeck alias milow präsentiert 2016 sein neues, mittlerweile sechstes studioalbum »modern heart«. die vinyl-lp erscheint inklusive downloadcode für die deluxe-version des albums.
nihil est means „nothing“ in latin. the title for sawfs new ep on code is law fits perfect for the unsearchable artist sawf with his mysterious essence and sound! since he’s howling with the “wolves” on the so titled sampler, sawf is back with his massive and unmistakable sound. nihil est comes to fill dark places and lost spaces with its ritual rhythm, surrounding twilight vocals and brings tripping parts as well as huge bass storms and killer synthesizer lines! this ep will blow minds – not only on the dancefloor!
the title track has already made rounds on numerous dance floors and proved to be an irresistible organ house monster. panthera krause s tracks wiggle within the zone between epic floor moments and abstract beat structures like in the mighty -z-cuts- or in the flute-induced -howling for july-. finally, the space between us- is an emotional ride through the twilight of eternal loss and extravagant hope. the artwork was created by lisa geue.
midwich is proud to present magas’s heads plus, the first proper vinyl release from james marlon magas since 2009’s violent arp. for the past several years, magas has been concentrating on instrumental production, eschewing vocal histrionics of previous work, in favor of moodier, more open-ended composition. this focus has resulted in the bombastic and hallucinatory heads plus, an all-instrumental wallop that fuses howling arp odyssey, capricious juno funk and fuzzed rhodes anchored to the ever-present throb of the roland tr-808 drum machine. freed from vocal constraints, heads plus conjures a cinematic ambience where light and dark wrangle for dominance in a dystopian post-techno near-future. plowing ahead with gleeful abandon, this 5-track ep is a take-no-prisoners statement of intent. heads plus is mastered by ruud lekx (rude 66) and cut by josh bonati at bonati mastering in nyc and comes housed in a eye-popping full-color uv gloss jacket featuring artwork by renowned sci-fi illustrator, mark salwowski. layout by designer beth hall. the vinyl release includes a download code.
here it is, the second release on zukunft recordings, starring more brilliant remixes for the legendary lightness. frank wiedemann from ame/howling created a hymn. kejeblos on the flip provides a groovy disco version with early electro influences.
no longer one of denmarks best kept secrets, holtougs talent is firmly out of the bag as he touches down on hafendisko with the yearning ‘stay in love - a tune worthy of comparison in feel and tone to Âmes smash 2012 remix of ry & frank wiedemanns ‘howling. marrying the drive and energy of dance music to the singer-songwriting sensibility of his indie roots, its a delicious mélange, intense yet featherlight, booming yet ethereal: an intricate and playful soundworld characterised by breathy pads, deft percussive flourishes and a swooping, swooning bass that basks in all its glory on the accompanying instrumental version.
for fans of dixon / ame ...
seine debüt ep nahm patrick o laoghaire aka i have a tribe mit rob ellis (pj harvey/anna calvi) und conor o brien von den villagers auf, begleitete dann auf ausdrücklichen wunsch der künstlerin anna calvi auf ihrer europatour, eröffnete für die villagers ihre irische homecoming-show und spielte ebenfalls die new yorker clubs electric picnic und cmj. i have a tribes blend aus popsensibilität und folkiger melancholie war nie offenkundiger als auf dem faszinierenden song * monsoon* sowie dem ep titeltrack * yellow raincoats*. dieser erlangte die aufmerksamkeit von frank wiedemann (Âme, howling), der ihm seine ausgezeichneten remixkünste verlieh und ihn zu einem wahren pop-juwel schliff.
the fourth release from palms & charms sees the return of label co-owner barnaby bruce, ruminating on the perils of fine fabric care. we ve all been there – a lengthy session on the dancefloor playing havoc with the pile of your velvet coat. faced with this dilemma, barnaby reaches for the battered volume, passed down through untold generations of his family, detailing archaic yet uncannily effective methods for extending the life of even the most exquisite textiles. as he does so, the percussive jazz-tinged boogie of sweat on velvet takes over his mind, unleashing a wave of dancefloor euphoria. not to be outdone, pete herbert (reverso 68), unveils his own masterful fabric care techniques, providing a remix that will starch your collar and shake out the creases. not the same clothes, but something brand new. freshly attired, barnaby begins to notice curious and somewhat unsettling noises coming from the next room. he gingerly opens the door, and is confronted with a seance in full swing. strangers sitting around his dining table wait with baited breath for word from the other side. but the unearthly howling of tortured spirits is quickly silenced by the devilish groove of seance fiction. as the arp makes its entrance, every soul is up and dancing. finally, barnaby bruce also provides the eminently useful go go percussion dub of sweat on velvet – rounding out a sartorially elegant ep with something for everyone, from sceptics to lost souls.
the legendary lightness strikes back. the zurich based indie-folk band sees the debut on new founded label zukunft recordings including a brilliant remix by swiss legend ripperton, already charted by the likes of dixon, ame and mano le tough to name just a few. soon to be followed by part 2 including remixes by kejeblos and frank wiedemann from ame/howling.
bm/cc/cws spectrum debuts the collaborative works of three new york gs: brendon moeller, clay wilson and oliver chapoy aka certain creatures. inspired by each others live performances at an industry of the machines party in may 14, brendon, clay and oliver re-convened for an impromptu recording session a week later. spectrum culls three serpentine heavy-weights from that session. each track warps modular meltdowns into aerobic feats of primed dj mayhem, mixing the visceral with the psychedelic for a twisted take on techno. *spectrum 1* peels queasy melodies off charburned, disintegrating toms that disappear into the howling vortex of *spectrum 2*. the third and final (for now) *spectrum* emission channels the most harrowing moments of the trios live performances - a deliberate, free-form exploration of technos widest fringes and wildest possibilities.
zwei weisheiten aus dem modeselektions-einmaleins. erstens: eine selektion ist immer so gut wie der abstand zwischen ihren unterschiedlichsten gliedern, je größer, desto besser. zweitens: eine selektion ist umso besser, je öfter man überrascht wird und je mehr neue entdeckungen zu machen sind. bevor die lichter angehen, hier noch ein paar harte fakten: *modeselektion vol. 03* kommt erstmals ohne eigenen modeselektor-beitrag aus (vom souleyman-edit mal abgesehen), einfach, weil es so viel gute musik von alten und neuen freunden gab.
for the fourth r-zone, we serve up three more tracks of fizzing atmospheric house. first track exclamation is rough and rugged with rattling percussion hidden behind layers of grainy sci fi ambiance and the breathy exhalations of a male voice. nebulous pads and synths spiral around each other forming a dense layer of dust and next track march of the worms is even more militant. this one crawls deep below the surface where analogue machines carve out weird patterns, forming a truly knackered sounding house groove. finally, claustrophobic habits bangs a bit harder, its all splintered drums and coarse claps backed with a howling, gnarly groan and truly transports you to a sonic universe miles away from the norm.
gritty acidic/tribalistic definitions of black metal music on this new side project of abdulla rashims arr records. isolated in the coldest parts of northern sweden, vargs music is the outcome of a loners mind. trying to interpret ancient life by machine experiments live recorded in single takes. no overdubs or editing are made. limited supplies
a tough stripped down beat and a howling wind of feedback tell the story of outburst. like a raging tornado it destroys everything in its path leading to total mayhem. a stripped down hypnotic pumping techno killer. desicate is the polar opposite of outburst. deep, melodic and sympathetic. fell the sadness as the earth screams out for humanity to halt its total destruction. outburst (another viewpoint) thundering offbeat toms carry the groove and build to a powerful crescendo as the feedback takes its hold the flood raises the levels again with an unrelenting torrent of unstoppable ferocity. words - dave ellesmere - support from samuli kemppi, chris liebing, marcel fengler, norman nodge, dvs1, henning baer, max m, arnaud le texier, dimi angelis, jeroen search, puresque, exium, inigo kennedy, audio injection / truncate, concrete djs, rebekha, juho kusti karhunen, lucy, brian zentz, electric indigo, dj hyperactive, pfirter, tom bonaty (prologue), etc
place 2b & paimon go on the melodic tip on this blistering new fokuz limited. beautifull intro turns into a huge bassmonster right here, nice one! for the flip the guys did a collab with a vocalist to make their already epic soundscapes even bigger, nice rolling beats fitting in perfectly well and than there is the bass howling sounds. the new twist for 2012, play it loud!
thomas hesslers ep is the first player through crepuscular shafts & sonic subways.. beware the trail. first track - lost - cements you into a vacuum of suffocating synths that precede a poundin kick.. you are propelled into a tunnel. the bridge of the track is a course in restraint, giving way to menacing drive & looping side sticks.. siren like washes takes hold, swirling & disorientating the listener. on the flip, - 12 channel madness - best conveys the tone and atmosphere of the release. the murky darkness & pace feels inhuman to the core, but not without infectious rhythm breakdowns with flavors of old & nu skool shuffle timbres. these tracks are also - tools - that do not sacrifice on complexity. the haunting synth washes carry us through but offer no comfort. insanity & intensity reaches catharsis but never overpowers the overall mix. - berlin movement - is the final track on the ep that affirms you are still inside the tunnel. the incisive hook lines impel you to find your way out. the kick is more subdued forcing you to go with the melody until the break & bridge lapses back & the restraint builds to hypnotic frenzy. a dry, howling wind prevails.. filtered and distorted. thomas hessler succeeds in taking us through his tunnel of contradictions: alluring, menacing, emotional yet coldly detached. listen up: you might not escape !
words: livia terri
this is a record that lives up to its name with spacious and cinematic arrangements, layers of subtle percussion, and at times an impenetrable wall of found sound.
following the success of his debut ep, komisch is delighted to put out the next instalment from sp-x. like his first release, the three tracks on field lines never end capture the essence of contemporary techno - austere and functional, yet deeply resonating. field construction starts with crackle of a broken power cable accompanying brittle percussion and a juggernaut rhythm, before dank filters, distorted riffs and a combination of doubled up claps and hissing hats bring the track to an irresistibly dark climax. internalize follows a similar path, but straight away sp-x plots a more ominous course, with a muffled filter making way for jarring riffs, a grubby acid line and killer claps. last but certainly not least, flux is constructed using dense rhythms, deadweight, iron bar beats and a howling siren riff that sounds like it came from beyond. all the while, sp-xs rasping, firing percussion weaves in and out. these are deadly effective techno tracks, streamlined for use on big speakers - but dont take our word for it, try them out yourselves!
badmotorfinger got lost amid the blockbuster success of nevermind and ten (all were released around the same time). but the fact is that, though they re all great records, badmotorfinger is much less accessible by comparison. not that it isnt melodic, but it also sounds twisted and gnarled, full of dissonant riffing, impossible time signatures, howling textural solos, and weird, droning tonalities. its surprisingly cerebral and arty music for a band courting mainstream metal audiences, but it attacks with scientific precision. part of that is due to the presence of new bassist ben shepherd, who gives the band its thickest rhythmic foundation yet and, moreover, immediately shoulders the departed hiro yamamotos share of songwriting duties. but its apparent that the whole band has greatly expanded the scope of its ambitions. and badmotorfinger fulfills them, pulling all the different threads of the bands sound together into a mature, confident, well written record. this is heavy, challenging hard rock full of intellectual sensibility and complex band interplay.
title track fly vision is a monstrous arrangement of funked up genius that features a super heavy bassline, a howling vocoder and diverse ensemble of pots and pans.
delivering a straight-up, no-nonsense techno cut in the form of joking about death and features the howling remix by james kronier plus the cheeky instrumental, zotvuu, layered with live tricks and stutters.remute returns to shooting elvis, delivering a straight-up, no-nonsense techno cut in the form of >joking about death< and features the howling remix by james kronier plus the cheeky instrumental >zotvuu<, layered with live tricks and stutters.
all around the world dancefloors will be crying hugging and simply howling in disbelief when this beauty is dropped. tunes like this dont come along very often. you have been warned dmc update 5/5
second octopus is mr statik with an excellent 3 channels remix, stathis is a greek gentleman of some refinement, his tracks caught our ear on mathias schaffhausers ware imprint as part of the mudmax duo and his talent for combining careful modern production and late night hysteria drew us to him as a future roster artist. then we come to 3 channels,what can we say,they have blown up on crosstown rebels and trapez and their own imprint channel records, their dj sets kick ass all over the place and their remixes, from claude vonstroke to decryptor have proved them as the bright stars of the european house movement. this mix is inspired,relentless, unusually energetic and yet typically 3 channels, aimed straight into the heat and haze of the night
donso offers two of their best trophies as starters on a wax plate signed by infine. the aside brings together howling bass, heady electro-beats and chopped kalimba sounds for a brisk celebration of modernism and tradition. the flip shows the spiritual an
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