tropics a.k.a. chris ward first appeared on planet mu last year, following up two eps with the album parodia flare. commended by pitchfork for his lush soundscapes and hazy pop, whats clear with tropics is that he listens to a lot of dance music and he cares about production values. the synth and beat programming is as competent as anything out there, and he avoids lazy indie stylings and one button bontempi organ beats – his are crafted songs, much of the pleasure lying in his gift for dynamic arrangement, which is a joy amid rafts of useful formulaically assembled house tracks.
in common with the general post-financial collapse vibe there is less sunshine in this ep than before, and he has absorbed something from a year of intensive house music listening, but chris essential qualities remain a forward-looking wistfulness, hope beneath melancholy, something even more acutely needed now than before. oh look! here comes winter.

wraetlic is a tense, at-times terrifying look into the realm of electronic music that is rarely touched by the likes of techno producers. to hear the uncompromising sounds on this record makes one wonder what else is in store for alex smoke, a challenging album but truly a gem in its expansiveness. (mitch strashnov – urb)

wraetlic is a tense, at-times terrifying look into the realm of electronic music that is rarely touched by the likes of techno producers. to hear the uncompromising sounds on this record makes one wonder what else is in store for alex smoke, a challenging album but truly a gem in its expansiveness. (mitch strashnov – urb)

first sampler for wraetlics forthcoming album. comes with an edit by scb.

the 2nd e.p taken from jon convexs debut >idoru< lp is a turn for the darker side than its predecessor. on these two limited 10 inch white vinyl plates, convex transports us into a cold and dystopian future.

damon kirkhams solo adventure under the alias jon convex continues. the first of an exclusive three part limited 300 white vinyl run ep series leading up to the cd album release. the release also contains a remix from french duo gucci vump (aka brodinski & guillaume of the shoes). kirkham has also been working on the staging of the album, which will have custom-made visuals based on the covers of the album and the eps.

remix package on spanish label mechanisms industries, including reworks by oscar mulero, henning baer, subjected and fanon flowers.

bringing his sound to a new boil, dbridge gives us the first serving of velvit with these two new monster tracks. following on as the second course of convex industries, dbridge is no stranger to the insatiable appetite of electronic music. showcasing his mastership with these solid tracks, defying tempo and genre, there is a taste for velvit lingering on everyones tongue.

nice price deal !!! the enigmatic svetlana industries has built up something of a reputation for talent spotting, with debut releases from teebs, bnjmn, nightwave and others, and this release is no exception, placing the label ahead of the pack once more. brey is a young londoner of angolan origin who has already attracted attention and praise from scratcha dva, bok bok, (who has been playing his own edit of >double a side…<), brackles and others, as well as >who is this guy?< hype in fader and fact.

following their last 12 inch from nightwave, svetlana industries remain in their eastern european heartland with a long awaited ep from 1000names, the bulgarian production duo who made their debut alongside rustie on the now legendary >beatnicks< ep back in 2007. the >machine city< ep follows 2010s album and ep for black acre, as well as mixing for mary anne hobbs on radio 1 and recommendations in pitchfork. the ep marks a development from 1000names, taking giant steps on from their base in the beats scene towards a new sound, taking influence from giorgio moroder and analogue synth disco to imagine a future both optimistic and dystopian. it is like john carpenter meets hip hop and it is as good as that sounds.

ryo murakami and dj pi-ge are running the label pan records. for the second release they present a new producer with new possibilities. his name is auji industries from tokyo. his debut ep consists of 4 wonderful deep dubby tracks. hope you like it - enjoy!

already receiving big support from peter van hoesen, norman nodge, marcel fengler, perc, brendon moeller, len faki, laurent garnier and more. following the recent success of his starting over ep on belgian tastemakers curle, matt heads home to off-key to release his strongest work to date.
first track >bloom< whispers sweet nothings in your ears while shimmering synths caress your neck and skipping percussion dances around your groin. unable to resist, you let yourself go and >without warning< spikes your drink, drags you into a filthy warehouse rave and leaves you grinning maniacally under a flickering strobe light.

having subtly seduced us all with their debut single, ants, london based duo elephant return with their second seven inch offering on memphis industries. french-by-way-of-pontefract chanteuse amelia rivas met christian pinchbeck back in may 2010, since when they have been quietly creating some hauntingly fragile songs with a sense of mystery and history that belies their teenage years. so side a, >allured< strips away layers, to produce a pure expression of the confusion of love (and lust). amelias disjointed lyricism speaks of anatomy and of carousels, hinting at both the poetics and mechanics of unrequited desire. and on the aa side >actors<, elephant explore the tension of attention, both the craving to be noticed and the desire to melt away into the crowd.

timeless techno 4-tracker by arne weinberg.

the band recorded cadenza last summer locked in a salford basement experimenting and stretching their songs into new and unexpected shapes. produced by brendan williams and phil bulleyment they’ve created an album that, whilst drawing on the eccentricities of sparks, the piano methods of steve reich and the unhinged prog-pop of the cardiacs, has at its heart a real pop pulse.

the year is 2010. mechanisms industries re-emerges from the tape studio after a hiatus and reconfiguration in preparation for the new release entitled antikythera mechanism. the antikythera mechanism is an ancient mechanical computer designed to calculate astronomical positions. for our purposes, we have re-calibrated the antikythera mechanism to calculate and assist in the programming of three deep, dark rhythmic techno tracks.

roberto bosco is a young italian producer with a short but highly impressive discography, citing labels such as samuel l. sessions klap klap, orlando voorns night vision and len fakis figure. lately, he has released on be as one, an israeli imprint thats attracted the tastes of loco dice, gui boratto, kate simko, agoria and gummihz. claudio mate has an unique kind of sound: there is something like classic atmospheres expressed into new spine-tingle grooves, a deep-cosmic-solid journey or more simply just the trip of his life story. claudio mate got the respect of such names like the godfather of techno music juan atkins (for him claudio remixed >game one< previously licensed on the legendary metroplex), orlando voorn, francois k, derrick may and manuel gottsching. the swedish techno heads like adam beyer, samuel l session, joel mull always supported him since the first projects. mate & bosco together are abstract souls, a new project set up to develop their deepest sound. >abstract souls ep< is their first release under their new moniker and contains 4 deep techno tracks, solid techno grooves infused with dark dubby atmospherics and cosmic influenced rhythms.

fragrant is the debut single for new memphis industries signings, manchesters dutch uncles.

dark, muscular and acidic techno by the one and only abe duque!

2010 meldete sich das label hobby industries (von u. a. thomas knak alias opiate gegr?ndet) mit einer serie von ver½ffentlichungen mit dem hauptaugenmerk auf d?nische elektronik-produzenten zur?ck. den anfang der >oh boy!<-serie machte aslope mit der >a helping hand ep<. hinter nabo verbirgt sich seit ?ber zwanzig jahren der d?ne uffe christensen, der wiederum mit aslope das produzenten-kollektiv new folder in kopenhagen gr?ndete. in seiner arbeit mixt nabo gesampeltes mit einfachen, aber ?u?erst effektiven bass- und synthesizer-linien und lie? sich dabei von rustie, lukid und funkst½rung inspirieren. die ep erscheint mit einem download-code, online gibt es dann noch zwei bonus-tracks.

behind the synonym nick sole is karsten kaufmann. as a music producer, he has released only 3 titles on the cult label mojuba between 2005 and 2009 but all of them had a great success within the deep house community. this is his first release out since march 2009 and contains two different takes of >never<, the radio edit and the space dub version which is a 14 minutes ride to the heart of deep house accompanied of a classy and delightful conga and catchy vocals. >back to love< completes the ep and elevates nick sole to the soul music heaven.

after the successful >srange days ep< leased on deep explorer music a few months ago, dubbyman & above smoke are now delivering the second part ep on the well respected dpress industries label, home of artists like nacho marco, tony blunt and pablo bolivar. dpress is the label where both deep explorer capos always wanted to put some stuff out as they have been supporting the label since the early beginning. on a side, dubbyman produces a soulful moodymannûesque track called >reen sunday<and rick wade (harmonie park, rush hour) works out a dubby and functial house remix. on b side, above smoke comes with >owntown< a warm and deep house track with some jazzy vibes, while ivan murias (thump elektroniks, inout records) is welcome to the label making a great rework of the track using some vocal samplers and showing us some good and deep manners, summer anthem for the deep lovers

dpress industries keep releasing top quality deep music. now is the time for a new signing to the label, claudio mate, a young italian producer who is known for being part of the remixers crew on >ôgame over 2007<(night vision) and he made a great detroit techno remix of the classic track originally produced by infiniti (juan atkins). >dub island< is a deep and dubby techno journey surrounded by two amazing reworks, one by claudio himself under the name of echoreshape, the name speaks by itselfà think of echospace, intrusion, ovatow àand the second remix is by the well respected producer quantec, who has previously recorded for styrax, echocord, meanwhileà quantec is here and again giving his personal touch to the track, liquid and spacey soul techno. a must

big with: james huxley, norihiro kawai, ian pooley, james talk, andy baxter, the fix, kabuto & koji,.. introducing a new member to the get physical family: bristol based bronnt industies kapital. the seasoned and talented guy bartell has been making music for years. in fact he has two previously released artist albums under his belt. hard for justice, is an album filled with euphoric chords, complex melodies and resonant beats all connecting somewhere at the cross roads of kraftwerk and joy division. this single is all about expanding bronnts club land audience. how better to do that than have >objects & purpose<, the first single from bronnts debut album on get physical, remixed by booka shade vs. m.a.n.d.y. and lopazz.up first is m.a.n.d.y. vs. booka shade, both of whom need little to no introduction, but we will give them one anyway.

the track uses the hook from the beastie boys ingergalactic...timmy vegas is one half of soul control!! includes tom novy remix!!

the track uses the hook from the beastie boys ingergalactic...timmy vegas is one half of soul control!! part 2 includes the danny byrd d&b mixes!!

the second release by devillien on his own devillien industries imprint!again this young & highly talented dutch producers offers a brutal hardcore bomb which is ready to concur the international hardcore scene

massive eye industries house license, incl special remixes by whelan & dj scala + dj dlg!!

brand new full ep by hot producer dj grobas, after his collaboration with russ gabriel (ferox, mobilee) on >between you and me< he’s back to dpres industries with a great 3 tracker

pounding detroitish techno funk !!

famon flowers comes here on his own mechanismus industries label with a great tribal and detroit flavoured three tracker

tribaling and rollin monotechno

incl tracks by christina wünsch, makaton and abi lönnbeg

cool bassheavy techhouse / techno

excellent detroit infected / tech house / detroit and dub techno styled

again the tracks were selected carefully, each of them strong on personality and waiting to burst out and put the willies up anyone who believes that techno can be pigeonholed. cue bjorn svin (of mand over board fame) and a brooding monster of a tune that briefly saw a release on his excellent 1999 lp benene pa nakken and was included on the la monde (aka len fakis) at the wheels of steel mix cd the following year. believe that this track is a killer one of those inspired pieces of techno that sticks in your head for days after hearing it for the first time next up label boss jerome hill lets his bass out in the comedic rel und pol, a dancefloor workout with a syncopated speech running throughout. flip over for rob stow and im going to kill her put simply this is nasty (in a nice way) a riff that tears you a new one and edits and tricks galore, this ones gonna give the speakers a battering! last but certainly not least, switzerlands ki yota from mercurochrome and mental industries steps up to deliver us an apocalyptic anthem with wowwow bass, that swiss percussion and lead riffs all snaking around, finally building to a satisfying climax over and out

cool swinging deep detroit influenced tech dub remixes by beat pharmacy

>across the city< is the main track - a dance-floor smasher that contains all the elements required from an excellent pablo bolivar production. its a minimal-tech groover, full of floating elements, with pablo again discovering his more dubby side. featuring remixes by westpark unit and blunt. westpark unit (aka frank herbrechter & ingo sänger) delivers a warm & deep vibe mix to rock the party, while tony blunts trademark is his floating mix of dub and deep detroit influences.

pablo bolivar is a well known and respected producer with an extensive discography that includes productions and remixes for labels like regular, galaktika, blurred vision, bay street, justified cause. >into the televerse< is a 10 minute deep tech-house joy, full of melodic elements and a moody groove, the catchy bass-line will keep everyones minds busy while some subtle elements join the ride. >in my hand< is a 3 minute beautiful soundscape that will find its place close to brian enos ambient explorations and the static caravan idm. modern loves enfant terrible andy stott gives his very personal touch to >into the televerse<

off-key limited is a new subsidiary label of off-key industries whose aim is to give exposure to new artists alongside established producers and to bring a wider range of genres with less of a focus on the dancefloor. each release will be strictly limited and will not be repressed. we start by raiding the off-key vaults to unleash a series of releases entitled >the dust off<, featuring material written in the off-key studio over the years by matt o brien and various collaborators and associates. matt kicks off the ep with >a new page turns<, a bangin dubby detroit techhouse cut driven by a low slung rhythm and analog stabs dripping in reverb, overlayed with a melodica riff which calls to mind the smokey refrains of augustus pablo. next up is >untitled< by newcomer mat gates, a beatless slice of electronica whose understated melodies conjure up thoughts of late summer evenings of times gone by. on the flip, o brien and gates combine under the artist name kimble to bring you >epiphany<, led by a shimmering melody underpinned with haunting strings which combine to form an electro track of rare beauty. this diverse ep is completed with mat gates second contribution, >in a hole<, a drum n bass track with a disjointed, skeletal rhythm, sub bass drops and fragile, melancholy melody.

a side feat axwells i found you vs degrees of motions do you want it. flip for outworks elektro vs david guettas love is gone

supported by: chez damier, jimpster, chris duckenfield, leandro gámez… from the hands of nacho marco, who recently had a big succes with his >sweetest ep< on freerange, various forthcoming releases on pacha recordings and with a bunch of releases during the last years on labels like odori, shinichi, mutes future groove, d.press industries, exun or hypnotic, comes this new label focused on house music in its most deep, electronic, tech and groovy side. based in valencia, spain, loudeast records will be bringing the most elegant, quality, moody tracks to your favourite dancefloors. for this first release own nacho wrote >sundays in love<, counting with the special remix collaboration of partners mike shannon (cynosure records, montreal) and garcynoise (justified cause recorthings, barcelona). on the a-side you will find nachos original mix letting the melody and bass persist amongst the rest of elements. a2 is the turn for our canadian man mike shannon, who with his >tuesdays in love< mix drives you to an uncertain techy point between montreal and detroit cooked with hot spicy percussions.

tony blunt presents the first ep in the black series on dpress industries, a limited series of three ep in which the barcelonian artist puts together the very best of his repertoire. tony blends a perfect combination of melodic techno and detroit style, in which the basslines, pads and chords are the catalysts in an explosive mixture of rhythm and sound. the series starts with this ep of 4 cuts featuring the talents of the very special guest soultek (echospace, souldubsounds, usa) who provides two completely new and extraordinary versions of the track city rain, along the lines of his previous productions as echospace. this is an amazing job of liquid and deep techno with an emotive feeling influenced by the dub techno masters like deepchord, basic channel, maurizio…cv313 mix is a very deep dub-techno masterpiece rethought and reshaped in echospace, detroit while soultek mix reshaped & reformed by steven hitchell in chicago is a funky minimal techno tool. watch out for the upcoming releases and remixes by pantha du prince (dial) and brian aneurysm (iron box music).

zwo! are tony blunt and ivan murias, producers and owners of the mighty thump elektroniks label. their brand new ep >you and others< is due to be released on dpress industries later in april 2007. they present their most melodic but and most danceable face, creating 2 tantalising tracks of deep detroit techno. djinxx (electronic resistance, sahkatek) appears on the remix with an amazing groovy version of the track >static refill< full support from laurent garnier, fabrice lig, kosmas epsilon, pablo bolivar, dj 3000, ur, hernan cattaneo, funk d void

brilliant crispy deeper groovin techhouse burner !!

this massive electrohouse monster with an unreleased tony senghore remix !!!

funky jazz inspired house track includes great slater hogan and derrick carter mixes a must have