7 years after the last zhark vinyl release, heavyweight techno nihilist & labelhead kareem opens up another chapter of advanced technoid noizcore with his 11th full length ep on zhark. after a few years of silence kareem had just reemerged with releases on foundation sonore (fs 01), porto ronco on death of rave or mesmer on zhark digital but is now threatening to inspire more uncompromising percussive hostility. let this just be the beginning: whereas side a emphasis on a very distinguished dance floor groove concept of machine funk embedded in metal layers side b leaves room for a less formatted approach building up tension which is leading to a free firezone of depravity. while methodic differentiations can be discovered on each side, the listener is continously confrontated with haunting sonic extremism.
pressing on dark red coloured and black marbled vinyl.

cyber dance records are back on the attack with a fresh release from the legendary perseus traxx aka nigel rogers, a 4-track ep entitled after recent scientific developments an apparent horizon . its a firmly machine-based and totally jam-packed affair reflecting diverse sounds from the uk s own rich history of electronic dance music, with elements from the classic warp -deep space sound- prominent as much as the more usual 303-jacking acid house grooves in the vein of baby ford or bam bam. lost dreams opens the record with a floaty dream-like hipnosis from the depths of space and sets the tone in magnificent style, followed up on side a with the irresistible roll of reverse the trend that takes the groove harder, further and deeperstraight off to the beyond. dark strings reminiscent of old lfo, b-12 or autechre vinyls from the early 90s propel us into side b on darkness stalks , and then we re transported onto the concluding track on the ep, distances , an epic closer that opens with beautiful reverbed claps and acid squelches before diving into an inky black void of timeless space-travelling and slow-building tension that could surely echo hauntingly around any m25 rave in the depths of a late 1980s night.

there is a common thread that runs through all of brandt brauer fricks music. it is this: interesting things happen at the interface of machine and hand-made music. the berlin trios 2010 album, *you make me real*, fused techno and classical. the 2011 follow-up, *mr machine*, saw them go the whole classical-meets-club hog with a ten-piece ensemble playing dance music live. then, earlier this year, came *miami*, a darker, more song-based collection exploring the same man-machine ideas. the berlin trios instalment of the dj-kicks series does the same thing with a mix.
the double vinyl comes in gatefold sleeve and includes the dj kicks mix-cd.

nicole has returned to drumcode all guns blazing with her new bittersweet ep. the a-side i know where ive been, is a deep rolling techno machine that uses a constant building percussion loop that eventually explodes into some serious funky signature moudaber techno! bittersweet is a techno belter that uses a hypnotic synth rhythm that will take the listener into another world. the repetitive claps induce a flurry of energy and excitement whilst supported by the crisp highs.

lord tusk returns on levels with yet another salvo of left-leaning machine funk.

partial arts continue their adventure in the borderlands of kraut and disco. incl. a mix by emperor machine

phillip -the machine- lauer ist zurück! nach seinen releases auf running back und beats in space, sowie der wiederveröffentlichung seines brontosaurus-katalogs und seinen aktivitäten mit gerd janson als tuff city kids, fand lauer zeit, um endlich eine neue ep für permanent vacation fertigzustellen. drei nummern voller disco-melancholie und house-euphorie!

after a two year hiatus, jbsf return with a fresh ep comprising sample heavy analogue house, pure rhythmic techno, and deep machine soul, recorded live on an array of machinery. another well rounded release from detroits ferris park records

franz meersdonk und günther willers aka rdf are back on the road. the speedometer obviously tweaked, turned up and back on track. on the way tramper simon sunset got on board, et voila: made himself comfortable in the back cabin. left a bunch of wood back there. they drove the semi right into the sawmill and took care of the rough pre-cut themselves. cutter lowtec supported the two street heroes with all he’s got, or rather, he actually applied his own cutting-machine-operation. simon sunset’s wood cuttings were molded by a bunch of saws, slicers, and files. and for a final fine-tuning herb lf came running out of the canteen. and lo and behold, the machines spit out three beautifully stable pieces of wood with the finest texture- pattern captured in a stable frame of bark. so good was the material to begin with that nothing was left over for old, stinky bark mulch

the moscow duo is back with the followup to well supported glenview debut 12inch. apes in the orange groove has super funky piano chords, analog drum machine beats and on the original mix add l samples from kito jempere on the b-side secret circuit do an acid tinged balearic remix

live techno-tanzband trio elektro guzzi are set to release their new studio album observatory via berlin based record label macro. from their 2010 s/t debut album and 2011 follow up parquet (hypnotic, near kosmische reverberations - clash) elektro guzzi have taken their man machine live show of bass, guitar, drums around the world, from landmark clubs like fabric and berghain to major festivals roskilde, sonar and mutek.

even though the only commonly known avant-pop/pseudo-world/cultural-rave outcome from lithuania exists for more than 15 years, which is, for a lithuanian band - a lot, it seems this machine will never stop from moving forward, to the contrary - the legendary avant-project spins in its own unstoppable wheel of fortune and change.

part 2 of design a waves continued experiments in sound, sci fi and alien counter balance... limited edition ep with sideways thinking cosmo knex artwork.

fred p is back to mule musiq with two first class deep house tunes.

imagine the early 80ies, cold war is on its peak, you are a young lad in american occupied germany and dont feel like joining the army. what you gonna do? there is not much choice. you could crash your dads car into the next bridge and get invalided out or you just move to the island of west berlin and buy a drum machine?

relating back to the etui records roots of monomood, abstract animal presents the remixes of absolute control that originally appeared on etuiltd 003. who can be more suitable for transforming the heavy chord sounds of the original into a forward pushing floor behemoth than 50 weapons multi talented sound artist benjamin damage? in addition to that monomood took a re-edit of his own track and put a even more dark and industrial feel on it. to close the circle etui records mastermind and dresdens very own insect o. converts the originals four to floor rhythm to a broken beat machine funk monster.

for their fourth transmission, happy skull presents a trio of dystopian fantasies from analogue maverick marco bernardi. opener floating is a throbbing trip in to rattling techno territory complete with discordant chords and bubbling acid lines. broken boiler offers a trademark bernardi fusion of sweet, visceral melodies and raw machine drums. rounding things off is upside in , a fearlessly wonky voyage in to freaky techno-funk.

the original soundtrack of an unreleased movie became the soundtrack of a comic book. 14 tracks produced by krazy baldhead, mr flash, busy p, feadz and the mysterious 40106 (aka mickey moonlight). influenced by john carpenter, wendy carlos and vladimir cosma, the ed banger records artists imagined the perfect soundtrack of a >la ed wood<movie. nostalgia and sound anticipation, vandroid should be listen reading a comic or the head in the skys. a concept album which allows the artists of the label the least exposed to prove their talent.

monaco a go-go is singer/songwriter jobst miksche from hamburg/germany and persimmon lane ep is his debut release (for couldnt care more). with dance around yourself and machines it offers two slow intimate folk songs full of beauty and melancholia but also a certain easiness. on the b-side aera (who runs the aleph label) translates .dance around yourself. into an exotica infused cumbia acid mix that makes you feel quite the same than dj kozes adventures on. amygdala. do: dizzy, weird and sublime.

typically bold and playable gear from this ann arbor based machine head. heavy on the jak, this one. tip! -incredibly this is already d marc cantus third ep of the year following efforts on new label one electronica and ansatz

as one half of seminal hip hop duo organized konfusion, prince po helped elevate lyricism and shape the art form for years to come. after joining forces with danger mouse for his classic solo debut, po is now back with animal serum, entirely produced by west coast beatsmith oh no. oh no has made a name for himself in recent years with a series of acclaimed solo albums, group work as one half of gangrene (alongside alchemist), plus production work on everything from the latest mos def album to grand theft auto v. with two innovative artists joining forces for the first time, animal serum is a dark, psychedelic experience that even includes a long-awaited reunion organized konfusion reunion on the pharoahe monch-assisted smash

standard weight 12 inch black vinyl with 3mm spine. the sleeve is matt machine varnish onto reverse board with the original artwork redesigned by hand, individually, in a variety of colour options (green, blue, red and purple). limited edition to a 1000 copies, each individually numbered.. dansson & marlon hoffstadts -shake that- was one of ibizas biggest hits of last year. now, following support across radio 1 from nick grimshaw to annie mac and a remix by djs of the moment blonde, the resurgent ffrr marks its first ever release for record store day with this limited edition vinyl

comprised of eight tracks, periscope blues is the culmination of a mission gone wrong. music for the stranded, the lost, those backed into a corner with nowhere to go, or maybe a reflection of sad individuals panicking on a tropical vacation gone awry. somber yet very tense drifting off radar machine electronics that feel like a blistering sun beating down on decaying beach remains as time crawls on. that or the equivalent to working the grill summers at jones beach and stealing from the register just to get a little more…
pressing on grey coloured vinyl.

asan has been making music for some time. he is geographically the closest artist to lampuka records, yet lamp004 has taken us the longest to complete thus far. we had hoped this to be asans debut release but we were pipped to the post whilst he was on his travels. gladly though we have what we think is a superfluous release…and well worth the wait. no remixes here, just four solid bangers.

the 50th instalment in the phoenix g series is a special one. a 4 track counting coloured vinyl affair of course from the hand of the labels head honcho and sole artist mr.g. proper machine funk drenched with synths and the significant samples make this 12 inch a journey through mr gs different sounds and mindstates.

renegade hardware present – chroma. formed back in 2011, the chroma crew crashed onto the scene right from the start, with essential tracks on hardware, program, commercial suicide, and their very own coded label. subsequent releases have blown speakers and minds in equal measure, and now the newcastle lads are back with the follow up to their hardware release: machine which featured on the heavyweight limber ep.

techno-legends oliver bondzio and ramon zenker aka hardfloor are back in style this season! with their beloved machine music that is free from seasonal flares, and artificial flavours. hardfloor are still true to the core of their 303 platine circuit boards. electronic music production is nothing less than a bare necessity to these pioneers of the acid groove. hailed and namedropped by many a young producer’s today, revamped or sampled... acid lines emerge anew in quite a few tracks. but when hardfloor put acid in their tank - it is sooo much more and way bigger than a marketable gimmick or the fuel to an otherwise exchangeable battery of loops. it is the motor, the lifeline and the heartbeat to a whole organism offering a whole world of expression and – first and foremost - emotions!

brian d souza aka auntie flo stammt ursprünglich aus goa und hat seine neue heimat in london gefunden. seit seinem debut -goan highlife- im jahr 2011 und dem nachfolger -oh my days- (2012), die beide auf dem huntleys & palmers label erschienen sind, kann sich auntie flo über eine stetig wachsenden fangemeinde, die sich aus den verschiedensten musikalischen lagern zusammensetzt, freuen. es folgten das experimentellere mini-album -future rythm machine- und eps für kompakt und mule musique, die das ganze spektrum seiner musik, das sich von klassischen house und techno über disco zu afrobeat, kwaito, cumbia und südamerikanischen rhythmen zusammensetzt, aufzeigen. seine erste ep für permanent vacation hat dann auch zwei afro futurist knaller aufzuweisen, die sich auf jeder block party zu hause fühlen. auf der rückseite steuert auntie flos esa, label-kumpan und zugleich teil der auntie flo live show, noch einen afro acid dub bei.

austrians florian fellier and felix brunhuber, better known as wild culture, have fast become two of kittballs most prized producers.

last summer, you could barely escape the wide-eyed charms of *late train*, the epic second single from paul murphy and quinn lukes all-star balearic rock outfit. following its release on claremont 56 last may, the song became the soundtrack to sweltering afternoons by the mediterranean and lazy boat parties in the adriatic. 10 months on, the blissfully baggy original is given a new lease of life thanks to a swathe of new remixes.

mad limitado. you know the drama. spreading these out across the board as per. this limited remix 10 inch showcases a remix of break glass from l vis 1990s dance system moniker alongside a vip mix of reflection from sims. the former, featured on sims fabric comp, continues to nurture his raw, machine driven and retro leaning vibes while the theory boss turns in a dense, jacking number.

galdoors co-boss tames steps into the arena. vivid elements astral acid and machine gun snares rearrange your mind while the pads take you h-i-g-h-e-r. on the b, episodes drops it down and rides through with weighty organs, ratcheting rimshots and much more. squeeze wigs it out: acid, crisp kick and hi-hat chatter bubbling over to madness, bringing proceedings to a close. heavy support from king of uk ben ufo among others.

without further ado, h+p would like to impress you with no eres tu. some of you may remember mamacita s guest appearance on auntie flos future rhythm machine? here we proudly present her debut release. weve sat on this record for so long that we ve often forgotten how great it actually is! amazing 80s chicago house via santiago, chile. one of the summer. we were concerned about anyone touching the flawless original, but argentinian, ana helder delivers a blinding job, at once retaining the best qualities of the og, whilst making it her own.

exploratory synth and acid tracks from this veteran scandinavian machine tweaker... tip!

for the second chapter in the smile for a while story, label heads daniel and david call on a veritable host of frankfurt-based producers, with the ffm vol. 2 ep one thats very much deserving of its vinyl release.

eglo records are proud to present the debut release from melbourne based multi-instrumentalist/writer/painter/mastermind kirkis. deep fried and bursting full of colour, these two tracks act as a pre-curoser to the forthcoming full length lp *liverbleach*. an associate of the awesome hiatus kaiyote, kirkis is equal parts black hole and rainbow, like the spirt of frank zappa trapped in an answering machine.

latest iib release features the north easts version of csn last waltz. a double header, the first track just hold on is a collaboration between last waltz & smoove. heartfelt vocals over a pastoral rolling chugger, deep bassline folky guitar strumming making this a favourite at iib hq. on the remix ess o ess raise the tempo a little bring out the electric guitars and increasing the chug to almost krautrock levels. on the flip side last waltz give us tribute. a deep atmospheric acid affair. mellow electric keys and percussion lull you into a false sense of security before the heavy kick and acid bassline drop with dark cello notes. machete savane take on the remix. replacing acid for guitar and adding some machine groove this slowly builds and builds into a top bubbler.

gatefold + innersleeve + album sticker!taken under the wing of kyambo hip hop joshua. after releasing revolution rising mixtape in with just blaze and collaborating with crystal castle on a split lp, first album is finally out on owsla (skrillex label) for the us and kitsune for the rest of the world. album written, composed and produced by heartsrevolution. mixed by chris zane(passion pit, friendly fire…) but also rock mafia hit makers (no doubt, green day…)

volume 6 der about berlin serie auf limitiertem 4-fach 140 gramm vinyl, inklusive download-gutschein.

teenaged nezha is the debut 12 inch from recondite duo handsome head, on hound scales and divvorces fifth wall records. the ep consists of two walloping 150 to 155 bpm originals, accompanied by two pulsating henning baer remixes and a cantankerous, machine-like version from hound scales.

brett johnson makes his second appearance on the mighty visionquest imprint with a superbly nuanced ep the secret place. packed full of rhythmic and melodic complexities, johnson embarks on a supersonic head trip for the senses. lead track the awakening is awash with eerie keys and a building framework of warping fx, clicks and bleeps, all pulled together by the emphatic groove. on the flip, voyage 34 feat. ryan is a rolling, hypnotic and futuristic odyssey with the tougher edge of techno and ryans creepy, disembodied voice. finally you can count on me indulges in an intricate, percussive groove with glitchy machine tech funk.

the latest drop from retrometro is not for the faint-hearted, as germanys myk derill brings the metal machine music. you are is a stomp and grind monster, with speaker-troubling kicks and torture chamber soundscapes. zerone is a brutal, relentless berlin warehouse workout, with deep reverbs, on-point percussion and a juicy roll on the low end. alert brings yet more of the factory floor pump, with its white noise build-ups and decayed percussion. and the caustic rhythms and haunting synths of between bring another dynamic to the ep! bruising!

frigio records is packing a bag and setting off on a global electronic music trip for this new series all stars vol.1

the mighty above machine label launch their edits offshoot! mondo disco & u-ka take a side each, and deliver a duo of absolutely devastating disco delights. do it is an insanely catchy and sonically powerful rub-down of the highest order, already causing a ruckus on the worlds best floors on the flip newcomers u-ka wig out completely on an incredible & irresistible synth and bass groove, which is a primo shape thrower if we ever heard one! the above machine stamp of quality all over this one - limited 10 inch release.

oberman knocks original version (white) is a laid-back affair housed within a glassy place of worship, echoing with monastic vocals, strings, wind instruments and field recordings, which are offset by synthetic beats, funk bass and entwined sleazy vocals.
in contrast autechres remix (black), panning out at just over 17 minutes long, is everything that you wouldd expect from the duo – a frantic, fractured and detailed to within an inch of its life piece, that has no need to build, but instead unravels and mutates into what is an unmistakable autechre crescendo.
whilst both versions play out at opposite ends of the tempo spectrum, what connects them is that they are both emotional machine music with guts and vigour.
repress in standard sleeve.

the cryovac machine is held together by the strength and character of like-minded artists and craftsmen. these artists have the knack for expressing and imprinting their identity through and on sound.

jbla came into being after julian jöckel (midnightopera) and stuart argabright (ike yard, black rain, o13) performed at a party in brussels on the 5th of oct. 2012 on invitation from bernardo risquez & michael langeder (different fountains). they all had met for the first time the year before through michael kreitz from meakusma when different fountains & o13 played concerts in eupen. after staying at different fountains studio the day after the brussels event they set up a rather improvised jam session. julian played synth on a yamaha dx7, bernardo worked the low frequencies on an old eminent organ while michael contributed machine sounds and took care of the live fx engineering. stuart put together some words and brought a beat to the occasion of the jam session at the df studio. during the short euro tour with ike yard, l.i.e.s label head ron morelli and artist svengalisghost came to the paris show and were talking with stuart about the streetwalkers of belleville, specifically the sad chinese hookers out on the street. combined with news about recent foxxconn workers suicides in china and witnessing altercations close to the air bnb where he stayed. the belleville ep are two cuts from that session with remixes from ron morelli + svengalisghost and vereker, pressed on translucent vinyl.

nofitstate chalk up their 3rd release with the much talked about swedish duo mr. tophat and art alfie providing ‘vretis’, an elongated groove fit to bursting with tension thanks to its extended filtered intro. ‘locked groove’ provides the remix on the flip, opting for a more blissfully melodic approach for those early morning sessions whilst ’takelant’ rounds things off in fine style with a low down and dirty slice of machine-phunk.

limited repress edition!
debut release by new artist florian kupfer. on this four song 12 inch we re taken through a wild journey of a man and the story of his machines. tip!very emotional and human feeling, these lovingly saturated tracks move through the worlds of techno and house in subtle, unassuming fashion though totally distinct in their own right as each song possesses its own personality regardless of the man/machine relation. 100 percent club ready, so take heed.