the third in the series of the exotic, wannabe erotic, and intermittent black label series from a certain east london label & promotions team sees the elusive man of the moment jonny rock step up to the plate with a knockout curveball of a slam dunk house trio. dark, brooding, yet straight up party music.

london-based artist jonny cade has already enjoyed solid recognition for his releases on the likes of 2020 vision and morris audio. this time round, he raises his game once again for music is loves 10th release, dishing up a serious dose of house goodness aimed squarely at the dance floor.

hlanganani music is a new label with its roots in south africa and london, focused on bringing international attention to south african artists. hlanganani music, which translates from zulu as come/get together has its first release from zulu artist butiza. entitled baphuma ezulwini (they came from heaven) the track features vocals from butiza in the style of maskanda (or maskandi-a kind of zulu folk and scathamiya as well as remixes from european mainstays, xdb and christian prommer. the project itself best illuminated by hlanganani label heads and south african expats shy & linda aka sahin meyer with the label the goal is to really help all the artists involved and open new doors on both ends. support by: mr g, jimpster, mano le tough, steve o sullivan, dam swindle, auntie flo, ooft, severino, cottam, lo shea, a sagittariun, drums of death, trickski & more.

at last cv313s magnum opus comes to life on wax. the album is engineered and mixed down from 1/4 inch analog tape, and mastered by the talented fellas at alchemy mastering in london, focusing and enriching every finite detail. this lp edition features never before heard songs emitted from the cd and made exclusively for the lp edition.

black 140g double vinyl pressing with full colour sleeve. limited edition of 300. includes download code.
all nervous energy, ill-defined brilliance, detached emotion, and subdued minimalism, man is deaf is the debut album from london based electronic musician brassica. sophisticated and distinctive it distills michael anthony wrights storied musical past, capturing new wave, psych, synth music, avant garde electronics, house, and italo disco, without sounding consigned to any part of it.

• more superb new techno from capracara !
• new london based label one day wonder
• early support from optimo, perc, moleskin...
second release on one day wonder sees capracara (unknown to the unknown/cómeme) back with the relentless, peak time spank of *digital dungeon*, plus his energised, industrial-strength, ebm style remix on the flipside. both, linking the sound of current club play back through juniors sound factory and nycs hard house era. early support from optimo, perc, moleskin...

pmr, the critically acclaimed london label home to disclosure, jessie ware and julio bashmore today announces its brand new sub label. pmr beat club will serve to cherry pick fresh sounds by young music makers pushing things in new directions. no set genres. just good music.

wncl recordings is proud to present debutant c.e.o (chinedu eric okere). fresh out of north west london and drawing from a wide pool of influence - from his nigerian heritage to the heady days of fwd - c.e.o presents his unique take on techno in the form of this 6 track ep.

its all about the dub mix on this next instalment from lips, unusual for this nascent black label from an un-named though not too hard to guess infamous band of london party promoters. this one is a semi official release on top trumps smashing 180g vinyl.

emotions, melody and rhythm. those are the keywords to describe jin chois new release on serialism records, >delirium ep<. the berlin based artist has already been on the spotlight with the serialism team for his release >full range< (with maceo plex on rmx duty) a couple of years ago. his peculiar sound has developed even more since back then, leaving a special mark on the electronic music by spreading its uniqueness via well respected labels such as lessizmore, contexterrior as well as his own imprint private gold. the original tunes are solid musical journeys crossing over techno and dubstep, somewhere between the berlin and london sound, sometimes between the past and the future. romantically charged of emotions and broken rhythms. delirium ep also includes a minimal avant-­garde re-­visit by jazz musician david koch aka dewalta from the vakant and meander family.

modelmaker is a new london label from the collective minds of dan berkson and james what. the esteemed house duo has long been garnishing a range of international imprints with their inventive analogue house and techno sounds, but now they are focussing on their own outlet. initially launching with a couple of self penned eps, release number three will be the pair s long-time-in-the-making debut album, and after that a considered selection of other talents will join the ranks as the label pushes on. always primarily focussed on machine made, texturally rich house and techno, each release will come with unique artwork based on works from whats great grandfather, conrad felixmuller, who was a well known german expressionist.

das amerikanische label tri angle hat sich seine nische innerhalb der neuen elektronischen musik mit erfolg erobert. künstler wie balam acab liefern remixes für pop-stars wie charli xcx, kanye west lässt sich einige seiner neuen beats von evian christ programmieren. dennoch sind die veröffentlichungen von tri angle stets von einer kompromisslosigkeit geprägt, die sich in der klangsprache niederschlägt. die neueste entdeckung namens boothroyd macht da keinerlei ausnahme. metallisch verzerrte sphärenklänge mischen sich mit tonnenschweren beats. die stücke entbehren strukturell gängigen pop-schemen, dafür tragen sie den hörer wie ein soundtrack durch verschiedenste stimmungen. peter boothroyd stammt aus manchester, lebt in london und setzt mit dieser ep ein ausrufezeichen, nachdem seine tracks zuvor im internet für viel furore gesorgt haben.

colors, the east-london party collective has been on a roll as of late, with a spate of successful events that have taken them across europe to berlin, istanbul and barcelona to name a few countries. as the name suggests, each event draws inspiration from the colour spectrum, with guests encouraged to dress up in a different chosen shade each night to get down to a soundtrack influenced by deep house, funk, disco and techno.

u is a producer and dj currently living in london. previous records for man make music have proven suitable for the club as well as home listening, while a collaboration with babe, terror as btu for erol alkans phantasy label was varyingly described as “pleasure with a sense of dread” (the line of best fit) and “akin to having five songs playing simultaneously on your computer” (the guardian) now phantasy present ‘haven in a heartfelt world’, a new 4 track ep from u, defined in an early review by mixmag as “mind-bendingly warped and beautifully distorted…9/10“.

its with great pleasure we welcome joint leader of london based church imprint, seb wildblood, to the skint calendar alongside illusive newcomer, leo nayor.

debut release from the london based dmk label comes from kuba sojka, kicking things off in fine style with the circle of thought ep.

in 2011, julia thompson (dj black b1tch) gave me a tdk sa90 tape of a spontaneous live jam by insync recorded in her flat in forest hill, south london in march 1991. she had found it in a drawer when clearing out stuff. she gave it to me to listen to simply thinking i might be interested in hearing it. of course i was, particularly because the date on the tape immediately told me that the session was recorded more than a year before the release of insyncs debut, the seminal storm on irdial discs.

this time an unique colab ep on flatlife. supersonic bass is a fresh happy feeling acid techno track which is created by sterling moss & jack wax in london, uk. the wipeouts (chris liberator, aaron liberator & sterling moss) forces of anarchy is already a huge classic in the acid techno scene! with the beautiful special artwork from damnrijt this ep is not-to-miss !! get this one - before its sold out!

unstoppable! the militia is back. the lyon-based crew should have chosen james bond for this seventh reference, but they asked asbrey, mark asbrey. after the relentless -utricule e.p.- from last year, london artist fundamental interaction delivers his second release for the label. night-birds must be careful : this is a ************* coup d état, aimed straight at the dancefloor. there s a fresh emergent scene in the uk, no doubt!

mit seinem solo-debütalbum *the boxer* brach bloc party-sänger kele okereke vor vier jahren endgültig aus dem rock-korsett seiner stammband aus und katapultierte sich direkt auf die tanzflächen der clubs. mit dem auf lilac records/kobalt label services erscheinendem neuen album *trick* geht kele noch einen schritt weiter. die songs sind geschmeidiger, souliger, einfach deeper. der fokus liegt unter anderem auf keles einzigartiger stimme. kele okereke gelingt es auf dem in london und new york city aufgenommenem album, äußerst persönliches songwriting in einen clubmusik-kontext zu bringen. *trick* verneigt sich vor der geschichte der clubmusik und vermengt old schooligen soul mit modernen, elektronischen r&b. und das alles mit urbritischer nonchalance.

the 6-track *swim mountain ep* was self-recorded and produced by multi-instrumentalist tom skyrme half in los angeles, half in london and features the widely-blogged *dream it real*. the ep is a psych-pop collage of sounds fusing 60s studio ethics and modern production techniques. drawing influences from the harmony-heavy songwriters of the 60s and 70s (argent & blunsonte, rundgren, nillson and the wilson brothers) and the bossa nova chord progressions of brazilians tom jobim and joao gilberto. having been composed and recorded between the juxtaposing environments of rainy london streets and the sunny beaches of la, this accomplished debut has a a genuinely unique sound that is truly striking for a debut record.

presenting the evolution of in syncs undisputed uk techno classic, namely storm. in sync is of course lee purkis, co-founder of the legendary fat cat record store in london and a highly-respected figure among the early underground scene

with previous release on phil, midnight shift, amajin records and luv unlimited, germany s simon hinter makes his tenth circle debut with nomina ep. ranging from the blissful, innervisions-esque house soundscapes of lead track regenmacher , through the breezy, jazz-led groove of adhs to the laidback funk of the cop , nomina ep is a meticulously crafted ep from a producer at the top of his game. following previous releases from m.ono, vin sol and greenville massive, nomina ep is another assured and diverse release for the london-based tenth circle

now a prominent feature of the london scene, lukid presents a fresh ep on the always innovative liberation technologies. an impressive follow up to his 2012 full-length lonely at the top, the crawlers ep serves up lo-fi, danceable electronics that elude genre. consistent with previous releases on actress’s werkdiscs and lukid’s own glum imprint, crawlers intelligently breaks ground on undefined dancefloor territory.

simply stunning, hard hitting new house and techno from capracara! new london based label one day wonder, expect strong dj / online support from the usual outlets

limited four tracker from this new london based duo hand stamped white label from the long absent blueprint sub-label a twice hand stamped white label release from the blueprint sub-label, their 1st in many years - this time round we get four tracks from new london based duo rumah & progression.

last year moscow records set up sub-label moss co and each release so far has introduced a new set of artists. for this third release it is nu zau, aka stefan gabriel zamfir and loopdeville, aka d zlatinov. nu zau debuted on fear of flying in 2012 and his 2013 was prolific with seven releases added to his name. he provides an 11-minute drum track, *cumse cuvine*, that is filled with kooky and super minimal, squeaks, tweets and vocal samples, a fine production. loopdevilles kick drum on *piance* in comparison to zaus a-side is standout, and here he provides a cold and moody track designed for those deeper moments of the night. it is the london-based producers third release after debuting in 2013 with two 12 inches, one of which, phantasmagoria, inaugurated new label delooped.

this october, the compilation disco sympathy will be released on versatile. it’s author is vidal benjamin, an outstanding dj / digger, considered by his pals as one of the most brilliant in his category. and that says a lot! here he makes us rediscover the sound that was so characteristic of a certain early eighties french scene: wacky, happy, dancing and at times even poetic. one begins to travel through an era during which the french producers were not afraid to tackle disco, american boogie, british and german synth wave, to present us their version: french, poppy and above all... fun!as a prelude, before releasing the compilation, versatile will come with limited 33 rpm and 45 rpm maxis, on which every track has undergone an editing treatment by mysterious french producers: jean-marc misère (last sighted somewhere near london), dj ringardos (who, since his last versatile release in 2008, chose roman exile), alt (already spotted on the edits du golem and on the us label black disco), and of course vidal benjamin himself, accompanied by gilbert cohen - the boss. on the 45 rpm you ll find no-one less than jeff lasson, of the get a room! duo, who came through with flying colors. and as a bonus beat: misère on the b-side.

modelmaker is a new london label from the collective minds of dan berkson and james what. the esteemed house duo has long been garnishing a range of international imprints with their inventive analogue house and techno sounds, but now they are focussing on their own outlet. initially launching with a couple of self penned eps, release number three will be the pair s long-time-in-the-making debut album, and after that a considered selection of other talents will join the ranks as the label pushes on. always primarily focussed on machine made, texturally rich house and techno, each release will come with unique artwork based on works from what s great grandfather, conrad felixmuller, who was a well known german expressionist.

publicist is longtime producer/performer/musician sebastian thomson. his tracks approach house music from a darker angle, adding processed vocals and noise to a raw foundation that also takes cues from new beat, acid house, and detroit techno. when performing live publicist sequences the synths and not the drums, preferring to play an electronically treated drum kit in the middle of the dance floor. this adds an element of sweat, excitement and virtuosity not found in most electronic producer s live performances. sebastian thomson is also known as a founding member of post rock pioneers trans am and as the drummer of heavy metal innovators baroness. living in brooklyn by way of buenos aires, washington dc and london, publicist has spent the last four years touring europe extensively.

tief music mainstays sisterhood release their second ep for the label following up their hugely successful call me ishmael released back in 2013. tunnels features three original tracks showing the london based duo s versatility and maturity as producers. the ep kicks off with doublespeak , a hard-hitting peak time track, filled with arpeggiated synths and dubbed out fx. tunnels is deep and sparse, slowly building throughout its 7 minute run. bicep reconstruct the title track, morphing it into a punchy, bassline focused roller with piercing atmospheric pads. believe closes the ep, a dreamy, sample based track utilizing beautiful floating chords to great effect. dj support : axel boman, efdemin, marcel dettman, bicep, johannes volk, locked groove, ame, iron curtis, manuel fischer, xxxy, marcus worgull, will saul

nach zwei jahren im studio veröffentlicht der münchener justin faust endlich sein erstes album auf dem portugiesischen discotexas label! das album zeigt die gesamte bandbreite seine könnens, von clubfreundlichen klassikern wie girl talk über nu disco und pop ausflüge bis zu langsamen nummern, ist das abum wie eine sommerbrise voll guter stimmung. für na sowas konnte er sogar den legendären gitarristen mts björklund gewinnen, der viele aufnahmen unter anderem mit boney m. und giorgio moroder tätigte. das album enthält auch seine hit-single space rhumba sowie eine neue version seines klassikers high hopes und des titeltracks seiner ersten discotexas ep holdin on names slowin down. der titeltrack spellbound ist die erste singleauskopplung und weist mit einem pumpendem mix aus nu disco und house den weg auf die tanzfläche.

beartone records. home of bearface. house music since 2000. sounds like: west london meets nyc artists. bearface, trash can disco, bana kuba. label owner bearface (a.k.a. panasa from afrobeat duo bana kuba) initially gained recognition via roger sanchezs stealth label. defected records and vendetta followed suit, and today he is sought after for his productions and remixes.

mr assister - more commonly known as the drummer that james blake sings for - unleashes his debut double b-side release on 1-800-dinosaur, the london based label and club-night of which he is a founding member. the seismic lead track bala has received rapturous feedback from the likes of jamie xx, jd twitch, martyn, gilles peterson & pearson sound etc and was made on a laptop in mr as kitchen without much knowledge of the software he was using at the time. prior to bala he came up with the deeper, headier house workout reggae drums on the tour bus, using samples of drums from reggae songs.

london/venezuela production duo juan laya & jorge montiel aka los charlys orchestra take influences from salsoul, fania, donna summer, cerrone, herbie hancock and even jamiroquay and blend them with their very unique style of production in order to deliver their latest anthem of neo latin disco. after a few months of experimentation across different sounds los charlys are back into their main arena with an outstanding new single entitle everlasting love. los charlys orchestra were first known by their initial disco/funk period and more recently by their infectious latin/funk sound, which has been buzzing all around the place for the past couple of years. this new single expresses a cross road in between the two periods of lco bringing up a new perspective for the future of this outfit.

more 80’s luc marianni unreleased material remixed on the flip by london producer bass clef (punch drunk, idle hands…). after timeless remix by fxhe’s o b ignitt on ddd, best 2012 album nominee bass clef samples 3 tracks in one providing an extended crazy minimal tech à la matthew herbert bass track (yes it exists now !).

following the great response of their first release, london-based label othertones have pushed the boundaries once more with another exciting set of productions. this time the task falls to antony difrancesco and his latency ep to continue the label s rise in acclaim and respect.

bok & trago are back with another 12- of deeply textured, hypnotic house music. this time taking a melodic approach on the a-side main mix of -need this-, the london-amsterdam duo borrow and flips motifs from a classic. -need this (radio mix)- is a piece of slow-burning deep-tech, helicopter blade arps hovering over epic fm bassline and churning percussive guts. a well-deserved melodic reveal at 4 minutes gives way to plenty of weightless beats to keep djs busy on the loop button - blending perfection ensured. on the flip, the 12- mix strips out the melodies and turns up the percussive heat. the results are a sweltering dub strictly for the dancers

atemberaubend schöne klavierfantasien: erstveröffentlichung des london-konzerts im bloomsbury theatre vom 28. juli 1985. das vinyl erscheint mit einem download-code.

jammhot are a leeds and london-based production and dj partnership consisting of matt mason, jamie adams and akara etteh. having each separately pursued their own musical ventures, the three friends decided to draw on their differing backgrounds and influences to create their own heady blend of house that is rich in musicality and sense of adventure, yet aimed squarely towards the dancefloor.

for their second release, sound of vast enroll revered italian producer niro who, delivers some of his finest work to date. remix by japanese superb producer gonno (beats in space / international feel). amsterdam/london based label the sound of vast was founded in 2014 by japanese djs knock and red pig flower.

inspired by the musical lineage of london, chicago, new york and detroit, elements of house music, techno music, bass culture and the rhythms of west africa are all to be found here. distinctive in its raw immediacy, drumtalks music belongs in the same dark corners of the dancefloor as daphni, midland and eliphino. his productions and remixes for more music, sofrito, soundway, huntleys & palmers and now getme! have been making an impact far and wide, getting attention of djs such as james holden, jackmaster, gilles peterson and skream. forthcoming single snb /super vega has received radio play on rinse fm, radio 1 and radio 6.

exclusive japan import. london based producer jamie blanco and chris stokers re-enter is exotic & balearic. mysterious & anonymous engineer man power remix on a flip side. epic!

pressing on transparent, orange colored 10 inch vinyl.

no artificial colours have been busy. the south east london duo lewis wright and ryan ellis have been name checked by everyone from maya jane coles and jamie jones to cyril hahn and paul woolford and legends such as kerri chandler. following their recent smash for pmr *reach for me* (feat. alex mills) no artificial colours are back with a late night ep for kerri chandlers madtech records.
the menace ep sums up everything that is exciting about the no artificial colours sound: raw, soulful, rooted in classic garage and house, big room party vibes with underground cool, it is no surprise to see the pair have been highly lauded by the likes of pitchfork, vice, i-d and fact of late.

from hackney, london, cartulis music kicks off with a nice and solid 4-tracker. rico casazza, joel alter, brendom moeller

working together on-and-off at their respective bases in london and edinburgh, leonidas & hobbes have honed a mutual love of soul, acid, house, techno, psychedelic and dub sounds for mo machines. their collaborative debut ep, machines, tapes & electronic setups (hm002), won fans across the board last year.

new vinyl only label out of london. leaning towards dub & experimental electronic music. debut release comes from montreal based, archipel & climat label boss, pheek.

• london brutalist dream team of label boss perc and regular perc trax artist truss return with a superb 4 tracker
• limited 1st pressing comes on clear vinyl in a clear poly bag and double-sided insert