firescope records is the new sub label of the legendary b12 records. a label core to the uk techno scene with roots starting in the early 90’s launched by michael golding and steven rutter. firescope records is here to exist in conjunction with b12 records and with the same ethos, quality music, quality packaging, without compromise and a product that will stand the test of time. firescope will diversify somewhat, not just deep meaningful techno, but also techno with vocals, real songs with real meaning.

asher levitas is perhaps best known as part of old apparatus, the acclaimed and enigmatic london experimental outfit. over the last few years he has featured on releases for labels including deep medi, houndstooth and left blank as ‘saa’ with the singer linn carin dirdal.
‘lit harness’, his first solo album, started forming as a project in 2015 alongside the artist and writer michael crowe who worked on the live a/v show while asher created the music with vocalist marina elderton (from the ethereal psych band kull) who features on the tracks.

es ist so weit! nach zwei zunehmend erfolgreichen jahren für second state ist es wieder an der zeit einen teil der label-family für unser alljährliches hub-release zusammenzubringen. dieses mal übernimmt clint stewart das ruder, und er begibt sich zusammen mit the reason y, michael klein, stephan hinz und pan-pot auf eine reise -into cosmic spaces-, so wie der amerikaner es gerne und stets treffend formulieren würde. zudem starten wir mit hub two unsere alljährliche zusammenarbeit mit verschiedenen künstlern zur gestaltung exklusiver cover-artworks unserer hub-releases. das cover für hub two hat der portugiesische künstler luio onassis gestaltet

der 2. longplayer von alle farben als mehrfarbiges doppel-vinyl im klappcover, album-cd und sticker inklusive.

we got together so many wonderful tracks, we had to put out the next secret weapons on double 12inch again. various artists plus various styles we love...get your own idea.

back for the second volume of ground fault-interrupt, a compilation series launched last year by the london based imprint inaugurated by michael wells, which has developed into a respected destination for enthusiasts and hardsteppers alike. remaining in a state of evolution, weekend circuit continues to celebrate all that s raucus and right, split across a 2 record release. returning to the label are jeff rushin, pearl, developer, alderaan, and iy, stanislav tolkachev, and antonio de angelis while par grandvik makes his debut. this double vinyl compilation is a mix of pulsating, essential, bottom heavy, and ultimately diverse techno.

italian native, christian lisco is well known for having an extremely envious collection of vintage synthesisers and drum machines housed in his basement. it was there that four ridiculously special acid cuts that we are prone to immediately fall in love with on first reception. -your joy” which sees the collaborative efforts of singer, michael clifford, evokes the feeling of the early age of american house music. the next set of tracks were treated with a surrounding of acid basslines and heavy drums. mixed live and directly recorded to tape.

es gibt nur wenige sänger in der soul-musik mit einem einzigartigen sound, der in den 60erjahren begann und immer noch stark gefragt ist. mit seiner atemberaubenden stimme, die tief aus dem herzen kommt und reich an emotionen ist, ist george mccrae einer von diesen künstlern. nach einer beeindruckenden karriere mit einer nr.1 in mehr als 40 ländern, mehreren gold- und platin-auszeichungen, einer grammy-nominierung als bester männlicher r&b-sänger im jahr 1975 und der zusammenarbeit mit legenden wie michael jackson & the jackson 5, james brown, kc & the sunshine band, nile rodgers und bernard edwards und bill wyman, ist george mccrae jetzt wieder mit einem neuen grossartig klassisch und frisch klingendem album ”love” zurück.

teddy douglas of the basement boys is long time creator and innovator of soulful house music since 1986 ­ based out of baltimore, maryland by the early 90 s teddy and team had created hits for many american dance appealing artists including michael jackson, paula abdul, crystal waters and their breakout uk hit for ultra nate. subsequently in 1994 the basement boys record label was launched. the basement boys have continued to dominate their sound, and teddy has now decided to branch out into more artist oriented projects ­ got all his friends together and created a musical masterpiece. retro soul features lead vocalist marcell russell the baltimore soul singer has been compared to such greats as luther vandross, donny hathaway but his own original distinct style shines through now teamed with super producer teddy douglas known as the voice of baltimore, marcell has 4 previous albums and in 2007 and his band the truth first teamed with teddy douglas to produce the debut cd hopes up too high now back together again this brand new collaboration delivers a wonderful uplifting journey inspired by the kenny gamble leon huff years of philadelphia international records aptly titled retro soul

red double vinyl in gatefold sleeve with download code included.

brussels’ michael “weird dust” crabbé & ernesto “bear bones, lay low” gonzález play electronic music to dance and trip out to as tav exotic, using all kinds of machines except goddamn laptops.

modelisme is proud to welcome the french talented and prolific artist anaxander we use to see on labels as pokerflat, tasteful nudes, quintessential, local talk to name a few.. house - techno moods have no secret for him, and for this 30th release on the label, he delivers a surprising and solid ep based on house music mainly.
already supported by jimpster, ooft, kelton prima, grego g, jee, mugwump, hardrock striker, oyvind morken, dj steef, jona saucedo, michael zucker, hydergine, kriss liferecorder, dawad & mokic, virgo music, la dame noir & more…

limitierte nachpressung der rone ep * so so so-*(2011) auf grau-marmorfarbenem vinyl... 3 tracks., 100% rone style, dreamy and melodic... ranked among his best supporters michael mayer, seth troxler, trevor jackson and dials or border communitys champions.

the spanish techno producer victor vera delivers the second vinyl & digital release on deep breath records. victor vera has published music on labels like intec digital, stereo productions, toolroom, trapez, pornographic recordings, kd music, deeperfect among others.....the original track from victor is -inner call-, the song has strong chords and background vocals making up a serious and compact techno track. miguel lobo (8 bit, moan, cecille, time has change) delivers the first remix with two versions of high quality groove. the second and last remix comes from deep breath & made off who have built a very personal & dark version from the original track -inner call-. the release has early support from: paco osuna, uglh, marco carola, ilario alicante, deltano, dan noel, antony pl, koma, battric & mivu, kevin rangel, matteo pitton, michael rosa & many more...

first light is the first full-length album of original songs from easy star all-stars. the easy star all-stars have built a huge following around the world, having sold over 350.000 records and played shows in over 30 countries on 6 continents. the band - a collective from the nyc scene overseen by producer/guitarist michael goldwasser - has always played original music in its live set, some of which was released on until that day, an original ep in 2008. first light is an important step in the band’s story, demonstrating a wide range of approaches to reggae, from progressive to classic, roots to futurist, confirming the all-stars place as one of the most influential acts on the us reggae scene. the album includes 12 songs and one dub, with guest appearances by the meditations, cas haley, junior jazz, lady ann and tony tuff.
the vinyl release includes a download code.

morphology are finnish electro duo matti turunen and michael diekmann. making a welcome return to cpu, a label where their detroit influenced electro and stark dystopian melodies are very much at home.

special 4x12 inch techno pack for all you still music lovers out there - contains 4 classic releases from the still music stable:
- lk recordings lkr-07: akira ishihara - crisis management
- protect02: cannon project - panorama
- hell bangers records hbr02: jane ephex - when i core around
- goodfellas records fellas011: michael burkat - members only

crash course in science are a post punk band that formed in 1979 in philadelphia. the band members, dale feliciello, mallory yago and michael zodorozny, met while attending art school, where they began to experiment with crude electronics and off-beat lyrics. ccis avoided conventional instrumentation by using toy instruments and kitchen appliances to augment the distorted guitar, drums and synthesized beats.

amaniel is back with the second release. this time it comes with a solid ep with 2 original tracks by lorenzo chiabotti and a remix by michael melchner. vinyl only, 300 limited copies

2016 repress - further heat from gay marvine, brightening up every floor with powerful uplifting dj tools, the essence of the heat of the party. this time we have lost disco classic that just gets you burning, the funk of war given the perfect disco treatment, diana giving it to you like only she could (and later michael would, his exact staccato style), and luv tempo of factory favorites who later had a member who completed her phd in the cultural politics of the house music aesthetic in 1995. serious business for any floor!

berlin-based producer and dj mike wall is back for his next release on his own imprint wall music. already well-known in his hometown for the legendary walls events at suicide circus berlin, mike had a massive year 2015. for his return to wall music, mike delivers two original tracks with a sense of depth and dark chord sounds. his newest ep is called inkognito / if only i could. listen to the secrecy of the true name or identity of this tracksthe ep comes with two massive remixes by keith carnal & wall music artist michael schwarz

als gitarrenlegende michael rother bei einem konzert der secret machines unlängst plötzlich geisterhaft auf der bühne stand und mit den us-nachwuchskrauts sein deluxe rockte, knisterte der kleine hamburger club vor magie. das stück findet sich auf dem zweiten und letzten harmonia-album von 1975, welches nun zum zweiten remaster-schub historischer krautrock-alben gehört. -deluxe- ist ein repetitiv rockendes meisterwerk voll studiotechnisch veredelter saitenmalerien und wild pumpenden e-orgeln. dazu rufen rother, moebius und roedelius manchmal kraftwerk-hafte slogans, deren monotonie genauso hypnotisch wirkt wie die melodiemosaiken. hinreißend! parallel erscheinen in gleicher digipack-aufmachung klassiker von cluster (zuckerzeit, 1974) und os mundi (43 minuten, 1972) sowie titellose alben von electric sandwich (1972), novalis (1975) und kin ping meh (1975). zu den ersten käufern werden die secret machines gehören. garantiert.

neuer teil der good times dj-mix-serie von norman jay. die good times goes east partys in der st john church im londoner stadteil hackney sind eine institution der club-kultur der britischen hauptstadt. norman jay, lange teil der talkin loud-familie, ist seit den 80er jahren als dj tätig und dafür bekannt in seinen sets einen genre-übergreifenden mix zu realisieren. so ist *good times - skank & boogie* musikalisch entsprechend weit gefächert: von laurel aitken über deodato bis hin zu paul johnson reicht der bogen. ska, house und exotischer pop treffen schlüssig aufeinander. jay, der auch bei der bbc eine radiosendung unterhält, wurde inzwischen mit dem orden mbe (the most excellent order of the british empire) für seine besonderen verdienste um die musik-kultur ausgezeichnet und wird in seiner heimat liebevoll als godfather of club culture bezeichnet. das vinyl erscheint als 2lp (180g) + mp3 und beinhaltet einen bonus track (baby washington - think about the good times).

another vinyl debut, in this case of the californian solo act of michael buchanan aka identity theft. an ep of 4 tracks analogically remastered specially for vinyl from his digital albums night workers and black opsis. just analog machines on all tracks, pure and brute minimal with evoking, emotional and nostalgic sounds. imited to 300 copies with 350 gram sleeve (metallic ink impression) – transparent red vinyl

earth-based producers julian duron and michael sherburn touch down at 1080p with a massive 12 inch laced with timeless, chilled grooves. earth boys construct each track in a deep haze - vintage house, smooth jazz and breakbeats - compiling moody vocals and analog gear to create their signature, tongue-in-cheek sound. *welcome 2 earth* delivers a range of upbeat melodies and catchy hooks, slants on rising genres such as dad house, brunch house, and millennial jazz that come to fruition by placing fun as the keystone of their studio practice. duron and sherburn frequently collaborate on other projects dust, christian surfer, and todd and *welcome 2 earth* has collaborations from john barclay (dust) and lemon d (planet earth, metalheadz, kickin records). also known for their eclectic dj sets and regular parties at bossa nova civic club, earth boys blaze the streets of nyc with a serious mission, to get the whole universe high as hell.

zweites album des mexikanischen produzenten cesar urbina aka cubenx, dessen minimalistische und bittersüsse electronica künstlerkollegen von agoria bis michael meyer begeistert. -elegiac- enthält 11 neue tracks mit gastvokalisten wie cyane aus mexiko, yasmin hamdan aus dem libanon und born in flamez aus berlin. das 180g doppelvinyl enthält 3 zusätzliche bonustracks einer digitalen vorab-ep, die hier erstmals auf tonträger erscheinen.

>flow motion< often is considered one of their more accessible releases - featuring the classic track >i want more< and the baleric title cut, cited by fsol, aphex twin, mars volta, and countless others as a major influence. 7 tracks, picture sleeve, 180g vinyl + mp3
-flow motion-, das achte studioalbum von can, wurde 1976 bei virgin veröffentlicht. das album ist stark von cans liebe zum reggae beeinflusst, der erste titel -i want moore-, fast ein disco-track, wurde als single ausgekoppelt und erreichte chart-platzierungen in deutschland und großbritannien.

- die lp erscheint als 180g vinyl inkl. mp3-download codes

credit
irmin schmidt - keyboards, vocals
jaki liebezeit - drums, vocals
holger czukay - bass, vocals
michael karoli - guitars, violins, vocals

eyetone present their most ambitious release to date with the introduction of pink murder, a synth-pop trio band hailing from brooklyn/nyc consisting of michael panico of stargazy, gregory henits of folding legs and vita and the woolf s jennifer pague.alike its name, it feels fresh and wonderfully mystique, a gorgeous waft of warmth and well-being, a fantastic remix package by mark e, inkswel and wood drift that is enriching, soothing and ready for the dance floor. along with a reconstructed edit of the original mix by label founder demi.

heiko mso teamed up again with his friend and part of destillat michael laven to deliver us another great release called *free your mind*.

z records presents le freak music inspired by chic - complied by joey negro contains fourteen glorious chic inspired cuts that groove like a disco train straight from the 70s.

die compost allstars, bestehend aus christian prommer, roland appel, jan krause von beanfield und michael reinboth, liefern hier die offizielle geburtstagshymne zum 20 jährigen labelbestehen. good day ist ein deep treibender tech-house track mit vocals der fingers, inc.legende robert owens. show-b steuerte einen mächtigen peaktime remix bei! das good day original ist teil der compilation v.a. compost 500, welche als download-code im jubiläumsbuch soul/love 20 years compost records zu finden ist!

double vinyl sales pack from oh! my god recordings, contains releases omgr010 and omgr011.

three rompecabeza releases for one special price! contains these eps:
- rompe009: bradler & dualton - remington
- rompe016: dave shokh - ancient valentient
- hulahoop005: tim vitá - cultural hoop

following on from their second release by russian producer and dj, tripmastaz, the fledgling barcelona based label drops another blistering ep, this time saturated in acidic 303 lines and crisp 808 percussion by german trio, daniel varga, michael kuebler, and sascha hedgehog, aka rework. having released on visionquest, playhouse, items&things, meant, loveyeah and more, the group continue to reinvent their fresh and funky reimaginings of new wave disco and delve further into sonic explorations.

mikron are two english brothers, michael & ciaran corcoran, living in australia. following on from their impressive no correlation ep on the hacker & gesaffelstein s zone records in 2014, sleep paralysis brings a level of darkness to the cpu roster we ve not heard since the likes of source direct. harsh, hard hitting electro bass similar to that of black narcissus, overdriven, tape saturated 808 beats, with raw robotic funk leads seemingly conversing throughout.

although still relatively young, matt star started his career in the late nineties followed by his first vinyl release in 2006. his music has since appeared on the likes of hypercolour, cocoon, repeat music, rawax and many more. following an appearance on the label as part of our latest mix cd (leftback vol.1) matt now joins the leftback roster for his first full ep on the label accompanied by a remix by label heads michael mclardy & dudley strangeways

from a basement studio in hackney, east london comes payfone s 2nd release on golf channel - quarantine b/w padre, pray for us. following on from 2014 s extremely well received paradise heater, payfone continue down a similar path for the a side quarantine. featuring once again 24 year old vocal powerhouse louis howard jones, quarantine is a semi auto biographical take on the hardships of a an underprivileged youth, set against a tough phil passera production that sounds more new york city 1984 than new port county 2004 (jones was born and raised in cardiff). cruising at 120 bpm, the dark funk guitar intro gives way to some heavy slap bass and deep synth that touches michael jackson s thriller before the direct and brutal vocals of jones hit you right between the eyes. padre, pray for us is a bizarre afro-cuban inspired homage to passera s italian father sergio ( who s telephone call can be heard on the songs intro). featuring the lethal trumpet of former cuban military private eikel venegas hernandez, this instrumental takes you to the pinata party via downtown lagos. golf channel every time !

kai alce, ndatl boss, provides the debut release for atlanta based people of earth imprint. vital sales points: - people of earth is michael scotts newest label. formerly heading up soco audio & more recently was a founding partner in the brooklyn based scissor & thread label. -strong release from the deep house king kai alce. -next release form poe will be mr. reggie dokes!

james ross is a guitarist and composer living in brooklyn, n.y. originally from pittsburgh, pa., he has studied guitar at the university of pittsburgh and the mannes college of music in new york city. he has studied sitar with pandit krishna bhatt, and north indian classical music and composition with la monte young and marian zazeela. a composer in a variety of genres, james has written music for orchestral and chamber ensembles, as well as solo music for the guitar and the zhongruan (a type of chinese lute). he has also performed and recorded electronic and improvised music. recent performances as a composer and performer on the electric guitar, laptop and other instruments include sets at the bell house, at the small beast at the delancey with percussionist joseph benzola, a performance with kyle bobby dunn at issue project room, at pianos with richard lainhart, at glasslands gallery with michael vincent waller, at goodbye blue monday with david beardsley, providing live music for katherine liberovskaya and ursula scherrer’s optosonic tea series at diapason gallery in brooklyn, with video artist alex carpenter at the tank in manhattan, and at damrosch park at lincoln center as part of the guitar ensemble for rhys chatham’s “a crimson grail.” a recording of the -crimson grail- performance was released on nonesuch records on sept. 14, 2010. as a classical guitarist, james has performed as a soloist and ensemble player throughout the northeastern united states. he received a solo recitalist fellowship in 1992 from the pennsylvania council on the arts and won the 1993 mannes college of music concerto competition, resulting in a performance of joaquin rodrigo’s “fantasia para gentilhombre,” at symphony space in new york city.

cafe lanai is a duo in paradise. friendship and music at once led vocalists/producers michael brock and forever to adventure together to pahoa, hawaii. originating with the absorption of tropical sounds and antiquated island imagery, the project made a sweet, sweet double espresso debut with their deep first single lanai. on their debut paradise ep, cafe lanai enlists the spirit of humid rainforests and black sand beaches, imploring you to close your eyes and throw your body to the beat.

aus music continue their expeditious release schedule and follow up records from dj t., youandewan and geeeman with another addition to the label from saints & sonnets boss michael dodman aka huxley. having released a slew of eps through aus as well his debut album blurred back october 2014, huxley returns with a cross-genre 12inch that demonstrates perfectly why hes remained a long term staple for the label. few artists have held their ground as well as huxley. across an acclaimed catalogue thats seen releases on hypercolour, 2020 vision and tsuba he has managed to astutely touch on many bases whilst constantly keeping his output fresh and relevant. now - 6 years since his breakthrough collaboration with ethyl on cecille numbers, huxley reaffirms his position at the top of the tree and presents his 2.0 ep: 4 prime-time cuts bursting with powerful drum work, charming vocal samples and tape driven synths all deftly arranged to do serious damage on the floor.

296 seiten / zweisprachig dt., engl. / über 450 fotos / interviews / anekdoten / michael reinboth porträt / cover / flyer / erinnerungsstücke. inkl. individuellem download code für 40 tracks. 138 statements und gedanken von gut 60 künstlern, wegbegleitern, remixern und freunden, darunter: sven väth, laurent garnier, robag wruhme, danny krivit, hans nieswandt, gerd janson, permanent vacation, kruder & dorfmeister, fat freddys drop, solomun und viele andere. das buch kommt verschweißt in einem stabilen kraftkarton–schuber und mit einer schönen bunten fadenheftung. begleitet wird das buch von einem kleinen »oho«: »bits & bobs. composts hidden treasures and secrets«. ein schlankes heft mit 27 anekdoten der letzten 20 jahre, mit cover artworks und diversen kuriositäten. das bits& bobs ist im schuber dabei. das buch hat es einen festen kern, das innen liegende »cover« – passenderweise auch träger dessen, was die leser zu hörern werden lässt: einem download-­code zu 40 stücken aus dem compost-­katalog, mit 14 unveröffentlichten tracks.

new tracks by wassermann, michael mayer, superpitcher, jürgen paape, weval, voigt & voigt and more.

having made his ovum debut alongside michael penman on the hugly popular shimmer ep back in 2013, berlins us born resident ambivalent returns to the label, flying solo, with his fantastic new double-header phase doubt.

supervision records first vinyl only release including tracks by michael beattie (london), josef lupo (london), richkus (germany) and guido nemola (italy).

releasing under the moniker misanthrop since 2002, michael brauningers music reflects a foreboding sense of darkness, something that has been prevalent in his previous releases with the likes of critical recordings, neosignal and subtitles. misanthrop has utilised unfamiliar ways to push the envelope of his twisted, sinister sound for new ep *i need more*.
the automated refrain on *capitalism* reflects the stark coldness of misanthrops work, before unleashing an onslaught of off-beat breaks to display brauningers deft, often unpredictable production style.
*rock n roll*, a more familiar tear-out drum & bass track, bolstered by pummelling percussive flourishes and flashes of distortion throughout.
gaining support from the likes of skrillex, goldie, skream, alix perez and more, misanthrop has spent his 13 year career carving a sound that is wholly realised in this latest release. brutal, uncompromising and inherently forward thinking.

das düsseldorfer duo bar, bestehend aus stabil elite musiker lucas croon und christina irrgang, debütiert mit einer musikalischen klasse zwischen new-wave, balearic, shoegaze, dream-pop und noir-songwriting. dieser 2-tracker beinhaltet einen unglaublich deepen signature-remix von unserem mann shahrokh dini, welcher bereits seit einiger zeit für furore in den clubs sorgt. michael marshelli überzeugt mit einem kosmisch-fetten (nu-)disco remix, der den gediegenen vocals des originals die richtige würze verleiht.

secret life music has teamed up with dj/producer simon mills for their next release on both vinyl and digital formats (slm010). best known for his work with wonky chill out act bent, these days simon produces solo material under the name napoleon. last year he fine-tuned the synth heavy napoleon sound by setting himself the goal of self-releasing an e.p. every month.
dj support: pete gooding (cafe mambo), phil dockerty (secret life), jose padilla (cafe del mar), richard norris, balearic gabba soundsystem, robot 84, napoleon, t-polar, chris coco, phil mison,michael mayer (kompakt), eli (soul clap), rob da bank, henry saiz, king unique, sahar z, nick warren, lonya koval (cat & dog, tel aviv), luke & justin (unabombers), severino panzetta ...