>reason of being< is the name of the second ep of the madrilenian techno label, matterwave records, 4 original tracks by spanish producer akenaton (sub tl, nxt recordings, hxagrm records), a skilled techno producer and dj emerging in the scene. this ep is influenced by sounds of the motor-city where akenaton shows his abilities recording the tracks in real time as a live set. a trip across the space to find yourself. we focus our music and concept firstly to make good records.

motion ward is pleased to present the debut of la based artist, social service. the sturdy yet dreamlike 5 track excursion, ss1, is a pensive debut that seamlessly navigates many of the intricate fibers that form the foundation of dance oriented music. from the warm and gently dubbed out melodies of chamber to the lively, dance-floor-ready constructions of stolen. ss1 stands as a quality entry point for social service-- a narrative that’s equally diverse as it is cohesive.

midwich is proud to present magas’s heads plus, the first proper vinyl release from james marlon magas since 2009’s violent arp. for the past several years, magas has been concentrating on instrumental production, eschewing vocal histrionics of previous work, in favor of moodier, more open-ended composition. this focus has resulted in the bombastic and hallucinatory heads plus, an all-instrumental wallop that fuses howling arp odyssey, capricious juno funk and fuzzed rhodes anchored to the ever-present throb of the roland tr-808 drum machine. freed from vocal constraints, heads plus conjures a cinematic ambience where light and dark wrangle for dominance in a dystopian post-techno near-future. plowing ahead with gleeful abandon, this 5-track ep is a take-no-prisoners statement of intent. heads plus is mastered by ruud lekx (rude 66) and cut by josh bonati at bonati mastering in nyc and comes housed in a eye-popping full-color uv gloss jacket featuring artwork by renowned sci-fi illustrator, mark salwowski. layout by designer beth hall. the vinyl release includes a download code.