black repress -- the next release on subject detroit is the result of two techno titans joining forces. label head dj bone presents a subject detroit first, a split-release with none other than the mighty deetron. the two have been fans of each other s work for many years so this seemed like a most logical idea.

nice price deal !!! the seventh release of klangfarbe schallplatten comes with two powerful tracks of the label manager, producer and dj?team tandem, including a wonderful remix by no other than stephan lieb, aka mri (the head behind resopal). mri has been behind and upfront on a variety of dancemusic’s most-cherished productions and he is also in charge with doing the whole upcoming ep (kla08), which will also contain a tandem remix vice versa

nice price deal !!! behind the artistic guise m.p. sound project we find massimo padovani, a famous dj & producer who has been working in the most important clubs of the italian riviera (rimini & riccione) for many years. he is representing us one of his most important tracks of the past in a 2009 version, dancefloor impact is granted!

nice price deal !!! with an array of glittering worldwide hits under her belt and a brand new uk album due this summer, september is back and ready to take over the charts with the delicious cant get over. in the process of becoming an instant pop phenomenon last year, september hit 5 on the official charts with the huge cry for you, spending eight weeks in the top 10 and over 4 months in the top 40. the song was the most played dance record of the year on uk radio and received a massive 5.3 million views on you tube. remixes come from germanys dave ramone who also mixed cry for you, jason nevins pops up on the b side for a classic mix and rounding things off are the mighty real booty babes aka jens ophaelders & jens kindervater fresh from their i kissed a girl smash providing the trance mix.

nice price deal !!! a new collaboration in the highgrade mansion.todd bodine, one of highgrade s most profilic djs and producers, teams up for this perfect little joint with highgrade debut ludwig coenen, who seems to be willing to conquer from scratch. from the very first second, these three trax pave the way for a rockin, totally mad yet very structured electronic desaster, which is not easy to categorize musically, as it surely goes beyond your typical (post-)minimal track. a sure shot for all advanced djs with balls and brains, trippy, groovy as hell and flashing when least expected

nice price deal !!! back with a pumping house affair! francesco de bellis is back on pigna after some of the best finalfrontiers releases ever. his >music business< album on nature and the classic >fregna the age< on pigna, have been on heavy rotation on most of the techno house djs in the last years. this new release is a two tracks affair, a very strong house & disco oriented tool which we think will confirm his cool reputation in the dance scene

nice price deal !!! from album opener >underground< the sonic spectrum unfolds over the ensuing 12 tracks to leave the listener in no doubt that this is the rawest and most direct record das pop have ever recorded. gone are the synthesizers and sequencers of previous albums, to be replaced with the simple sound of three musicians in a studio. as stephen daewale put it: theyre such a brilliant live band that we wanted to capture that on tape. so we literally just recorded them playing together in a room. and because theyre such good musicians and songwriters, the results sounded amazing.
includes full release on cd.

nice price deal !!! jesper mortensen, one half of junior senior, has decided to take a different approach to song craft on his new side project >i scream ice cream<. jesper defies the standard approach to songwriting by fleshing-out the most interesting aspects of pop music â€,“, including the punchy hooks that he is renowned for through junior senior, within a dance track structure. in ice cream ice cream jesper showcases his skillful craftsmanship with a more improvisational hand, using drum machines, synths, percussion, vocals and loads of scratching to create a whole out of many smaller parts. and, ultimately, succeed in not playing by the rules.

to say curren$y and alchemist stay in the lab would be an understatement. with spitta already dropping six projects this year, and alchemist steadily lacing the best on the mic with his trademark production, they stand alone as two of the most consistent in hip hop. following their highly acclaimed 2011 project covert coup, the two return to team up once again for their latest collaboration, the carrollton heist. boasting a complete 12 tracks, curren$y effortlessly floats over alchemist’s plush production to take you on a lavish lyrical journey, featuring guest appearances from action bronson, lil wayne, and styles p.

nice price deal !!! danny clarks solid ground label is already in its short lifespan proving to be one of the most indemand soulful labels around – working with the crème de la crème of vocalists, and mixing up their own productions alongside key names on the mixes, the winning formula is firmly fixed on quality. for the fourth release, jay & danny diversify their sound by taking on a deeper tone and working in the haunting vocals of the outstanding nica brooke, with a killer remix package from underground collectives marlon d & the ever impressive atjazz taking the track on different routes.

nice price deal !!! brand new release on the celebrated golf channel label. already causing much online and mixtape fervour from a handful of tps released late last year, this is sure to be another sought after cult classic from the catalogue! dominik von senger may be something of a mystery to most, but his early 80s kraut rock / electronic work on german labels f³nfundvierzig, harvest & verabra have become firm favourites with kraut-rock afficionados and balearic types alike. wonderfully melodic and suitably epic >no name< takes its cue from this fertile era of deutsch muzika and updates it for todays ears and dancefloors, with the kon tiki voyage mix especially spicing up the structure of the original into a more toe-tappingly beautiful piece. the real deal folks! in short, another totally essential hole in one from gc - dont sleep!

nice price deal !!! sister label to markantonios analytic trail imprint, mkt records is all about providing a channel for different concepts in techno music. looking forward in to the future of electronic music, mkt is a space for new sounds to develop, evolve and emerge. originally created as a home for markantonios experimental work, mkt has developed into a destination label for all forwardthinking techno acts.
unearthing a neverending conveyer belt of neapolitan techno talent, markantonios mkt records have struck gold once again with this 3track ep from flavio diaz. proof that the key to success lies in a combination of passion and ambition, flavios story is one of selfdetermined endeavors. immersed in the music he loves and devoted to bettering his craft, success is now on the horizon.
sampling, as the name would suggest, is a patchwork of sonic fusions. multiple layers of loops, riffs and grooves are punctuated with just as many innovative fills and effects to create a punchy, stripped back cut high on energy and big on funk.
secret addiction pumps up the tempo for a fullon rollercoaster ride of funky techno. highly percussive and fast paced with a jittery, lowdown groove that booms loud out of the speakers this is flavio diaz in peaktime dancefloor action.
the most experimental of the three tracks, live today drops the pace back down and straps a big old bouncing bassline on to the front end to create an imaginative fusion between garage and techno. sounds crazy but check it out...

nice price deal !!! his >sleepy hollow< on innervisions is regarded as the anthem of 2006, gaining respect from all over the place. this year stefan goldmann is back with his own label macro and the next level of post-minimal modernism: >aurora< and >beluga<. both already are a central part in the sets of richie hawtin, Âme, luciano, damian lazarus, loco dice, steve bug, peter kruder and the lucky few who already have it on cdr. stefan has released through high profile labels like innervisions, perlon, ovum and classic. he recently also became one of europe s most in demand remixers with highly acclaimed reworks for blackjoy, marc romboy, it and … coming up soon: dj gregory. so, macro is destined to be a premier platform for both, stefan s genre-bending outings and the utmost in quality by likeminded artists. what a start

nice price deal !!! 11th hour recordings is back with endless days , their most dancefloor excursion so far - 4 slamming new techno and electro cuts, starting with the outrageously tough beat and grinding basslines of kick it , followed by a stunning high-tech-funk remake by motech main man and ur assault squad member dj 3000, who takes the heavy bass of the original and layers on new jazzed out synth hooks and stripped down percussion. n the flip, cold restraint is a straight out dancefloor bomb - tough driving percussion threaded with a distorted bleep hook and searing strings, all pushed forward by one of the nastiest basslines around, whilst down and out in ec2 provides a deep, driving and endlessly shifting electro workout.

after spending the majority of 2009 in hollywood, chanes briefly returned home to finish up songs for what would become his 2010 release, an experimentation in instrumentation. the 15-track tape, presented by house shoes, exposed us all to the nomadic 21-year-old producer from canton, michigan. chanes would spend the next two years working between home and brooklyn, before relocating to arizona, where he would release his follow up project, renegade hands, (insect records 2013). presented again by shoes, hands solidified chanes as one of the most promising young producers in the country.
fast-forward to 2016, and at 27, this self-titled debut takes us circa 2007 - 2009 with the soul-chopping salad days of his mother s basement, through the alternative sampling williamsburg, brooklyn sessions of 2010. if the melancholy desert psychedelia of his isolated four years in perpetual southwestern summer gives us a glimpse into his growing electronic influences, then the angst of his winter homecomings are hiding under the aggressive parka weather beats that first caught the attention of detroit’s underground.
fittingly, chanes’ debut lp comes full circle, finishing the album back in the place it all started and releasing it with long-time supporter house shoes and street corner music.

the label music for dreams is a sonic kaleidoscope of musical tones and colors. it is an exciting aural journey from danish label boss, dj, event maker, radio host, producer and founder kenneth bagers feeling for all things good as manifested in the diverse offsprings of the music for dreams label. the label has since its day of birth sold over 2 million albums and its artists have been featured on more than 1000 different compilations worldwide.
kenneth bager is one of the most prominent curators of balearic and chill out music. this double vinyl /double cd /digital release is the fourth in the series “the sunset sessions” and is full of exclusive tracks including ambala, laid back, hong kong syndikat, tuccinelli, nick mackrory & harry collier, islandman, rev thorn, lars bartkuhn & christer nahrendorf ... among many others, the album has been designed for connoisseurs of balearic sounds.

nice price deal !!! magic pop hotel invites you on a luminous voyage through the vegetal dreamscape of >flowers<, the first single from the album. floating somewhere between pop and trip-hop, magic pop hotel reaches through mysterious atmospheres and creeping climates, spinning with freedom. on this record, the poetic universe of magic pop hotel is explored by the artists the micronauts, junesex, and betsyapolis. each remix takes hold of the nebulous center of the song and extends it in a different direction. with the micronauts remix, christophe monier pours his neo-80s space disco honey all over the dance floor. an intoxicating sound serum that will have bees swarming to the club for eternal youth. the junesex remix draws on the trip hop inspiration of magic pop hotel to grow heavy dub blossoms through the cracks in the concrete. the vibrations dig deep into the most fertile emotions. the betsyapolis remix plucks a sweet, ripe fruit and spins it fresh and juicy, playing with the airy pop goodness of >flowers<

appleblim’s third 12&#8243,,, for tempa touches on the sonic territories explored on his first 12&#8243,,, (the experimental and amorphus ‘wandered’ from tempa101) while expanding on those ideas. the first track ‘minus degree’ is appleblim at his most experimental. a beatless affair of sparse soundscapes and atmospheres. full of tension, and crucially no release, you are swept away by the waves of synths and sub bass. next track ‘move them’ is more traditional appleblim - 4x4 and dub techno chords build a sense of momentum over the space of 7 minutes. a traditionally leaning techno tune with a uk twist, appleblim’s use of space and tension will keep any raver entranced. final track ‘twist it down’ rounds out the ep with a subtle roller. broken drum patterns and bright synths help in stripping away some of the darker undertones prevalent in the previous tracks.

nice price deal !!! featuring vinyl exclusive track! signor andreoni and alessio mereu team up yet again for another solid effort as bunkers! although they have just formed this year, this italian superduo has already released three eps, with their most recent finding itself at the #1 position on richie hawtins chart for september. aside from his work in bunkers, mereu has appeared on a variety of labels like cmyk, harthouse and toys for boys. meanwhile, producer and classically trained guitarist andreoni is known for his releases (both solo and in collaboration with samim) on tuningspork. from the swelling tension of >holding back< that evokes suppressed love, to the staccato onomatopoeia in >please say whoo<, to the swingy and syncopated soul of >back to reality< – its clear that bunkers have mastered the house tradition of tension, buildup and release.

nice price deal !!! the feeling over form ep is doc label boss, aaron hedges, return to original production. aaron has been keeping busy with organizing doc events at berlins most notorious late night destinations, such as bar 25 and arena club. he also has maintained a late night monthly residency at the gegenkulture partys at golden gate club. mr. hedges has lately been performing a newly developed live show with the sultry vocalist mz sunday luv. besides a number of forthcoming studio collaborations with sunday, aaron has been working with mama, who has just recently finished touring with the side project of the singer kele from block party and worked with posh the prince who has been traveling the world performing backup vocals and dancing with lady gaga. sometimes the world is just too small

damon bell arrives on dba with a debut three-track ep that delves deep into the musical influences that shape his sound. best known for his output on fellow oaklander aybees deepblak recordings - where he holds the title chief connoisseur- bell has won ardent admirers both with his string of eps and with last year s debut lp blues for the libyan , in addition to releases on r&s sub-label meda fury. the trio of tracks that make up the ankh boogie ep find bell returning to the dynamic african rhythms of his most floor-friendly work, with live instrumentation layered over an electronic pulse. having had his start as a teenager obsessing over afro-cuban jazz and jazz fusion, his long-standing devotion to learning and adapting the music s polyrhythmic sensibilities in his own music, coupled with the voyages of sound deepblak is known for, result in a unique collage of sounds that at various moments can recall the likes of joe claussell, dj qu and ron trent. where the title track plays with sun-kissed melodies and percussive elements, the b1, aural afrek, goes into darker techno territory, while b2 cut time for change is an organ-led house workout.

hhatri are pleased to announce the third & final chapter of the far east transcripts series. the far east transcripts iii gives you mr terada s absolutely mesmerizing disco cuts. as always, what is presented are some of the finest pieces that have ever came out of soichi terada s far east recording catalogue back in the early 90 s. these tracks are a true demonstration to the iconic mentality, soichi terada exhibited when making music. sincerely, marking him as one of the most exciting producer/performers to emerge from japan s house nobility, past, present and future alike! freshly remastered, these historic house tunes are back in business

side a: of love mystery taken from the da soul revival ep released on dancemania records in 1995.heres another one of tyrees most sought after tracks. it has that classic four to floor bodyjacking dancemania ghetto house sound, with a touch of that chicago innocence to it. side b kan u feel it originally released in 1998 on nepenta records uk. well,if you like phat beats and thick basslines, then this track is for you. it reminds of those early releases in the 80s on dj international records or trax records, where the groove was the most important factor.

nx1 come back again on their own label releasing the second much anticipated nx1 black. if some time ago they surprised us distancing themselves from their common works and releasing an atypical job that came as a just two tracks ep that was not exclusively dance floor oriented, in this new chapter they repeat the same format showing their most intimate music. nx1 black 02 will be out in 140gr. black hand-stamped vinyl with paper insert.

aus music ready a double vinyl remix package from cassys debut album, donna which came out in june 2016. with donna we hear a more personal side of cassy. co-produced by her soul brother king britt, cassy reconnects with her vocal talentwriting lyrics and singing on all tracks but one, making the album an intimate journey from the soul. cassy has en-listed some of her most respected peers, all of whom have put their own stamp on the original tracks. this makes the remix package the perfect contrast to the album, and also proves that cassys original music has the seal of approval from some of the finest house and techno heavyweights on the circuit today. marcel dettmann adds an endearing edge to move move, whilst ron bacardi picks up an undeniable pace on all i do. feel is taken on a cosmic journey with onsulade’s yoruba, and radio slave gives keep trying the remix treatment twice. finally keep trying is reworked on by friend & collaborator, djulz, julz takes takes things down a subtle, dubbier route with his edit, keeping cassys vocals a staple throughout.

limited edition remastered 12” reissue, it contains the extended versions of “let’s go” and “mustang” from sandwich one of the most obscure project from the small independent italian label tank records, very rare and in demand ... some used copies reached about 500 euros!

debut album from label boss rushmore. his most concise and holistic body of work to date. spanning a wider range of styles and influences than ever before, digging deep into his musical influences beyond typical club music. pressing on translucent orange vinyl.

featuring frank and dank, phat kat and kareem --- the first on the beat generation release schedule is jay dee who inspired the above panegyric. he is one of the more prominent members of the beat generation. detroit’s don of the beats is widely regarded as one of the most important men in hip -hop alongside pete rock and dj premier. jay dee has prepared for us a feast of beats and pieces. his credentials read like a who s who of hip hop and r&b. jay dee’s slum village project has the dubious honour of being the most bootlegged in history. the recent album, fantastic vol. 2 has received superlative reviews. jay dee produced common’s like water for chocolate (lp) - a landmark album featuring d’angelo, dj premier, rahzel, george clinton and bobby caldwell. the ummah, jay dee along with q - tip and ali shaheed, produced tribe called quest’s last two albums beats, rhymes and life and the love movement. jay dee is the executive producer on the new erykah badu lp. he has recently produced tracks for the new de la soul lp, guru’s jazzmatazz 3, busta rhymes and the forthcoming jay z lp. jay dee was also the driving force behind the pharcyde and virtually the whole q-tip lp. welcome to detroit will feature a blend of jay dee’s unique hip hop and r&b productions, as well as left field twisted instrumentals and jam sessions. a perfect fusion for this phenomenon who is a dj, musician, jazz enthusiast and the hardest working hip - hop producer in the world today.

limited edition - only 300 copies pressing.
1991 production by flavio vecchi and ricky montanari for ethos mama production and irma records rimini , riccione and all the - riviera - always been the place where there is the highest concentration of clubs and ethos mama was definitely one of the most underground of that period ... ricky & flavio imposed their unique sound and realized one of the most played and danced deep house record ever!

in the spring of 2016, detroit’s elzhi (of slum village) will release his highly anticipated album, lead poison. serving as a follow up to the instant classic, elmatic, lead poison is poised to become elzhi’s most desired album to date. made with the help of kickstarter backers, the album features a bevy of producers from 14kt to karriem riggins.

groove line records release the first in a series of officially licensed disco remix 12”s. starting with two exceptional disco remixes of the change classics, “it’s a girl’s affair” and “searching”, by mike maurro, whose recent the mike maurro peak hour remixes box set has cemented the new york producer’s reputation as one of the most respected disco remixers on the scene right now. as one of the most innovative dance groups of the early 1980s change scored several , disco and pop hits including the number one disco classics, “a lover’s holiday” and “the glow of love,” and helped launch the solo career of luther vandross due to his exceptional vocal performance on another of the group’s number one disco hits, “searching.”

returning to houndstooth a year since the release of his one sound/layer lock ep is second storey. after spending most of 2015 focussing on his collaboration with laurence osbourne second storey & appleblim present also over at r&s records, alec storey came back into the fold as part of the houndstooth 3rd anniversary compilation earlier this year. now he returns to the label in full with a gleaming new ep, bismuth.

one of the most accomplished and celebrated bands in the field of contemporary, unclassified pop music. almamegretta are masters in combining a wide range of elements such as dub, funk, reggae, world and electronica, all filtered through their own deep southern italian roots. the band from naples is now back with a new album, mixed by the dub master adrian sherwood, who had already been involved in their mid-nineties masterpiece “sanacore”. this new work consists of ten tracks, nine originals plus a well chosen cover of an old neapolitan hit by nino d’angelo transformed into a lovers rock style song. almamegretta’s original line up of gennaro t tesone, paolo polcari and raiz is augmented by a great list of collaborators and the result is a strong and multi layered set made of afro-funk numbers, reggae ballads, and other riddims, while the british dub influence remains central within the group’s wide sound palette. the title “ennenne”, which means no name, is inspired by the acronym used for those who are born from unknown parents. the right title for such a highly dense picture based on the combination of contemporary sounds and social topics.
file next to: massive attack, on-u sound, dub syndicate, tricky

release 2 in the perihel series is one of the most famous electroacoustic compositions by iannis xenakis. mixed by martin wurmnest, mastered & cut by rashad becker, la legende d eer is available as vinyl (180gr, dl code, insert with liner notes by reinhold friedl) and download for the very first time.

so wow... jiraffe - out’a the box. well what can i say, when i first heard this record i just melted... on the first few bars and the tempo already was a fav, my ears pricked up and then woahhhhhh... that bass came in and oh god how that went through my whole body and shook me like a thunderstorm... those synths and percussion just left me floored... probably one of the most cherished re-issues that you will buy... don’t know about out’a the box... if you don t already own it, you will and it will be in the box for a lifetime.

for the 3rd release of anakronik we welcome andrei ciubuc, one of the most promising romanian producers in the past couple of years, who turned over two well-shaped tracks that are different from what you have been used to hear, something elementary in our vision.

the next release on subject detroit is the result of two techno titans joining forces. label head dj bone presents a subject detroit first, a split-release with none other than the mighty deetron. the two have been fans of each other s work for many years so this seemed like a most logical idea.

born in sao paulo to a deeply religious family, laercio has been around music all his life - amidst the challenges of daily life, his adventist parents would whip out all sorts of instruments whenever the situation would allow it, introducing a young and curious mind to a wide range of musical expressions. it should come as no surprise, then, that our hero quickly felt at home with notes and bars, choosing the flute as his first weapon of choice which he eagerly studied from the age of seven. even later non-musical career choices always reflected an infatuation with the world of sounds, like his stint as a capoeira teacher, combining martial arts, acrobatics and dance. with such a multi-faceted background in music, the inevitable tinkering with synthesizers and other means of electronic sound generation was rather a question of time than one of ambition, and sure enough we find laercio roaming the parties of the mid-noughties, absorbing the unique melange of styles and scales that inform club culture to this day. in stark contrast to most other rave inductees at the time, however, he never wanted to become a dj: his area of expertise is the performance, not the collecting and curating of other people s releases, and it shows in the unusual fact that laercio has held club residencies as a live electronic musician in venues like sao paulo s the edge without ever so much as touching a record. in these release l_cio has worked with d.o.c. mastermind gui boratto. and the result is music for the dancefloor.

yet another stellar selection of cuts from the king street / kerri chandler vaults! as always we ve dug deep to select the best music from a true underground house hero. featured on this ep you ll find - -it s you- a slamming classic from 2003 s -trionisphere- double lp, a straight up swinging club track for the heads in true kc fashion! also featured is the soulful, seductive, deep groove of -my paradise (paradise 623 mix)- lifted off kerri s -trionisphere iv- ep from 2002. on the flip we re treated to 2 more heavyweight selections, -hallelujah (kaoz 6:23 gospel mix)- kicks off the b-side with it s stripped back garage-gospel rawness, a surefire tip from 1996 for any dancefloor! finishing things off is -so let the wind come (original mix)-, a dubby, techno-ish monster featuring the man s legendary chord stabs and heavy drums, classic chandler! another fine selection of music from one of house musics most beloved sons - essential for heads and newbies alike!

the next bomb by citizen kain, without no doubt one of the most talented artists from the french electronic music scene . the original mix of low blow contains a minimal tech sound with huge atmosphere . in the packge you find a deeper mix by third son and a very pumping one by metodi hirstov.

nice price deal !!! record born from the coooperation with the most important festival in italy: the winner of the national challenge performed in the best clubs of the nation gains his release on one of the most acclaimed italian labels, thisorder ! a groovey remix from the talented ues (resopal, blabla,objazz) gives a nice chicago flava!

tim green is back with another brace of high impact club tunes of the sort that have made him one of the most in demand producers of the day. whether serving up rolling techno treats for cocoon, essential mixes for the body language series on get physical or laying down compelling club sets in the dj booth, brit tim green is unstoppable right now. here he steps up to the get weird imprint with two more tantalising cuts that show just how broad and brilliant an artist he is. stirring opener ‘for a memory’ is eleven minutes of wordless and intoxicating female vocals, slick rubbery drums and plunging bass. the overall effect is hypnotic, rolling and perfectly groovy, and it will no doubt have whole dancefloors locked under its spell. some little melodic explosions, sweeping filters and luscious pads all help add a real air of grace to proceedings that mark it out as another classic from green. ‘for a distant memory’ is a subtle but noteworthy reworking of the same cut. in this one, the drums are less direct and more stripped back, there is a focus on the angelic, glowing pads and on spine tingling slices of synth that are reflective and emotive as they drop in and out. it is a perfectly trance inducing, heart warming cut that the likes of lee burridge at his all day i dream parties, or various djs playing on a sun kissed terrace around the globe, will all lap right up. these are two more essential tracks from the ever on point tim green.

in 1976, aura quickly rose to the top as hawaii’s preeminent funk band when it secured the most coveted gig in honolulu’s nightclub scene: a residency at the point after. consisting of eight siblings from the mendoza family of waipahu, aura became the first local band ever to play the venue. they kept the gig for ten years.

(frequency / the nighttripper) vinyl part 2 / 4 of the orlando voorn collected double cd what we believe is the best from the dutch producer in his early days. this ep focuses on the early 91 rave side of orlando voorn. classics!second ep (of four) announcing the forthcoming orlando voorn collected double cd that will showcase what we believe is the best from the dutch producer in his early days. this ep focuses on the early 91 rave side of orlando voorn and gather on one slice of wax 4 sureshot thrilling techno classic and moving warehouse tracks for the most hardcore djs

after 2 revered releases since the turn of the year, weekend circuit return, welcoming alfredo mazzilli for his first ep on the imprint. versatile in sound and challenging in his approach, alfredos invisible entity ep masterfully pushes ambitious ideas with great vigor to an international audience ever more ready to listen. with artists such as donato dozzy, aphex twin, sandwell district, dino sabatini and substance making up a strong part of his most notable influencers, alfredo favours the ambient & deep depths of the dark side of techno. enigmatic and unrestricted, side a starts with alfredo s original invisible entity. a steadily unfolding juggernaut, the emerging energy soon engulfs the entirety of the track, percussian transcending the gloaming synth sound throughout. zadig s beckoning bass and kick drum driven remix will see sonic nods across the club with this four-on-the-floor gristle. statiform region is techno s answer to a cinematic interlude. a testament to alfredos lilting synth ability. no way out kicks off the b side, with a algorithmic tinkering of sonic vs low hits and stabs. rounding up, echologist does what echologist does best a scattershot of intertwined and precarious techno sound, spliced with industrialised power

polish wunderkind selvy inaugurates no bad days with the pops ep, four tracks of tropical & grandiose house music. pops opens up with a bold statement in ‘wishing well’, a peak­time epic with the sort of disney­via­john carpenter sweeping flourishes. following that is ‘basics’, perhaps the most playful of all the tracks: all bouncy synth melody, groovy bassline and dreamy pads. on the flip, ‘bump pump’ is arguably the most energetic helping on the ep, a percussive workout with gongs and all. if crash bandicoot was to make house music, this is close to how he’d sound. rounding the release off is the title track ‘pops’, perhaps the most original and subtle track with colourful vhs synths and strange sounds pinging across the mix.

rose records are celebrating their first lustrum as a record label this summer. what started out as a boutique outlet for the productions of a bunch of close friends morphed into one of the industry s most revered and sought-after imprints and has kickstarted the careers of martin hayes, luvless and m.ono, who manifested themselves as headline attractions at clubs and festivals the world over. a birthday calls for a party. a house party, in a no-frills basement with a fat rig, for which rose records provides the soundtrack.

shackletons most expansive, ecstatic and hallucinatory music to date’ (in impressive gatefold packaging)

benoit b returns to banlieue for the imprints third 12”! scatter gun arpeggios ride on top of bolstered machine rhythms. sitting somewhere between techno and experimental electro this ep is benoit b’s most accomplished material to date.