handstamped vinyl, cover sticker

norwegian producer thomas urv drops the småskansen ep on his own ploink imprint this april. one of norways leading techno prospects, thomas urv has promoted and played at countless events across the country featuring the likes of jeff mills, juan atkins, derrick may, carl cox, richie hawtin, robert hood and kevin saunderson. when not delivering his three deck performances across scandinavia, spain, france, holland, canada and the uk (for fabric and bestival) the norse producer is firmly focused on ploink and his studio activities. *fuktig sol* leads the ep and is a sinister cut led by a morose hook and syncopated rhythm whilst whirring atmospherics add to a looming tension. the dark undertones continue in *stell/less* although steady kicks construct a vibe better suited towards peak time dancefloor madness. tying up the release *sånn isbre* delivers a frenzy of layered sounds that evolve over the course of a lengthy 16 minutes.

nachtstrom strikes back with this amazing ep by kostas maskalides featuring smashing remixes by forest people, hackler & kuch and adam jay! limited collectors edition on blue transparent vinyl.

high ends recordings freut sich, zendid aus toulouse in der familie begrüßen zu dürfen!

temple present a new album from wojciech bakowski

survive ltd. with new release. limited!

after 7 years of chart topping hits covering an array of genres, pleasurekraft have announced the release of their debut album friends, lovers, & other constellations

juris boiko (1954-2002) and hardijs ledinš (1955-2004) were the core members of the nsrd, which is best known as latvian avant-garde, postmodern, experimental and underground music group active in 1980s.
their activities were widely multidisciplinary and they can not be considered as purely musicians since none of them had a professional musical education. their creativity was manifested through variety of media – music, performance and action art, visual arts, poetry, samizdat, the introduction video art in latvia etc. nsrd also made a significant contribution to the explanation of the theoretical aspects of art in the interpretation of the postmodernist movement, and developed the independent concept of “approximate art”. at the end of the 80s, nsrd got connected and performed with several artists and musicians living in west germany, including indulis bilz&#275,,,,,ns, micky remann and maximilian lenz aka westbam and others.
the vinyl release includes a download code.

fantasma, the latest project of south african innovator and creative pioneer spoek mathambo, is a five-man collective which weaves together electronica, hip-hop, traditional zulu maskandi music, shangaan electro, south african house, psych-rock and punk to form a unique, original and fresh hybrid. the godfather of bacardi house, producer dj spoko joins with former machineri guitarist andré geld- enhuys, drummer michael buchanan and maskandi multi-instrumentist bhekisenzo cele to complete the line up. fused by spoek mathambos futurist vision, fantasma pulls inspiration from all corners of south africa: the sounds and spirits of townships and cities as well as the rural countryside. it is diverse not only in its membership but also in its forward-looking music. the 2x12 inch vinyl includes 2 bonus tracks and download code.

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.

special limited edition on yellow & red transparent vinyl!

dfr019 is supported by:
umek, dubfire, adam beyer, the advent, joseph capriati, sasha carassi, cari lekebusch, alan fitzpatrick, sam paganini, audio injection, sian, a.mochi, mars bill, frank savio, bodyscrub, drumcomplex, ryuji takeuchi, andres gil, spiros kaloumenos, subfractal, kostas maskalides, sutter cane, snello, petter b, scalameriya, morgan tomas, axel karakasis, submerge, erphun, makossa, boriqua tribez, bryan chapman, marc troit, spektre, deh-noizer, space djz, a-brothers, dr.hoffmann, filterheadz, dj redhead, chris colburn, slam and more!

supported by: dubfire, umek, slam, speedy j, joseph capriati, alan fitzpatrick, sasha carassi, cari lekebusch, sam paganini, markantonio, spektre, sian, audio injection, eric sneo, a-brothers, andres gil, loco & jam, vegim, dr.hoffmann, submerge, morel xavier, sutter cane, rene walther, paul langley, kostas maskalides, spark taberner, ryuji takeuchi, rich jones, erphun, snello, matt k, boriqua tribez, jason fernandes, xpansul, patrick dsp, bodyscrub, bas mooy, go hiyama, m.i.d.i, roberto capuano, flug, alexi delano and more!

supported by: dubfire, umek, luke slater, speedy j, slam, joseph capriati, alan fitzpatrick, gary beck, carlo lio, sasha carassi, pär grindvik, alex bau, audio injection, sven wittekind, pfirter, boriqua tribez, dustin zahn, spektre, hans bouffmyhre, tom hades, loco & jam, bodyscrub, lars klein, dr.hoffmann, roberto capuano, mikael jonasson, kostas maskalides, rich jones, axel karakasis, sam paganini, markantonio, jason fernandes, subfractal, a-brothers and more...