2023 repress - sick new onra! pt 2 of his chinoiseries, which has him going off digging all over china and vietnam on a quest for loops! comes with free download code! same same but different, the familiar phrase heard throughout south east asia, a perfect description to characterize onras latest project, a follow up to his 2007 lp - chinoiseries. so almost five years later, here we go back on the trail of another asian beat journey with 32 hip-hop instrumentals inspired by chinese and vietnamese music. a lot has happened in between: the big payback with byron the aquarius.
DUTTY ROCK (20TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION) (CLEAR 2LP)
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jamaican god of reggaeton / dancehall - his 2002 album deluxe clear vinyl rerelease ! incl hits gimme the light, like glue, get busy, shake that thing feat busta rhymes !!
batov records is thrilled to announce the release of ‘middle eastern grooves’, a double gatefold lp compilation of standout tracks from the label’s highly successful series of 7” singles released under the same name, hand selected by label co-founder dj kobayashi. spanning from 2015 to the present day, the compilation features a mix of classic favourites, new releases, and neverbefore- heard gems from some of the most talented emerging artists.
berlin-based artist werner soyeaux under his stage name black davil is a core part of the berlin collective ick mach welle. schnall schnall is his debut solo artist ep on killekill, with own productions accompanied by collaborations with bettina and dj normal 4, alongside remixes by rhyw and gesloten cirkel.
strong limited to 100 copies worldwide! for his debut lp, martinesque dove deep. it is a project borne out of a personal history with electronic music spanning over two decades long, melting his influences and ambitions into a single piece. bound together by the dance floor experience at large, this collection is unwilling to subject itself to a path of linear narration, embracing an approach more ecclectic instead. throughout the albums runtime, we are invited to rediscover trace memories of starry-eyed nights of yore. we find nods to big beat and electropop, acid, breaks and trance. all over, big basslines recall the sweaty basement jams martinesque grew to love. everything tied up and strapped down tight by the slamming house derivates the man has built his name on. this is a set of transcendent tools dreamt up the morning after. this is packaged and presented to invite receptors to rearrange, reshape, recompile. this is the sum of its parts, and parts might differ.
we are proud to announce that andreas tilliander is back on echocord after 15 years. this march sees echocord release the ofog ep comprising three original productions from swedens andreas tilliander. stockholm based andreas tilliander is a name thats been synonymous with the underground electronic music scene for a while now, from his contribution to the glitch genre in the early 1990s through to winning a swedish grammy and producing under various monikers creating a variety of sonic art. this includes his previous echocord released lowfour alias, the raster.noton seminal moikra cliphop album and his more recently explored tm404 project which has seen him release on skudge and kontra-musik. tillianders ofog ep kicks off with an upfront and club leaning track entitled storet, which is driven by deep kicks and crisp hats that both sit tightly at each end of the mix, leaving room for twisted chords and delayed synth swells to fill the gap. next up comes the fine dub-tinged and spacious aesthetic of oliveros, where ethereal textures glide freely alongside the live-sounding tape delayed drums, accompanied by a deep, weaving sub. closing the package is risset, in which a half time bass line chugs alongside vibrantly saturated percussion escorted by dubby chords and glitchy atmospherics.
die ep wurde während eines dreimonatigen aufenthalts in einem geheimnisvollen studio im zentrum torontos komponiert - einer stadt, die den spitznamen the six trägt, daher auch der name der ep.
handshaking ist ein bekannter name in der helsinkier underground-szene und ist bekannt für überraschende und vielseitige dj-gigs und energiegeladene live-performances.
“metropolis” takes one to a trip through metropolitan berlin at night, a melting pot, where cultural exchange is a constant reality. at his backyard studio in berlin-neukölln digitalluc captures the fusion of jazz and hip-hop creating a unique sound that values both musical movements. thereby he invites plenty of fellow collaborators and old acquaintances to bring his concept of organic hip-hop grooves to life. contributions come from flofilz, made in m, hubert daviz, spanish saxophonist escandaloso xpósito and mexican bass player monno briceno, just to name a few
back in stock! pete rock is widely recognized as one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time. his name is oft included in the pantheon of the greatest, alongside dj premier, rza and j dilla. in addition, pete has one of the worlds most extensive vinyl collections, the sort of collection whose size can only be estimated, and that estimate stands in excess of 100.000 lps. in 2019 rock launched his own imprint, tru soul records, with the release of return of the sp-1200 which debuted exclusively on rsd 2019. pete rock goes back to his roots - the sp-1200 and his vinyl - to debut return of the sp-1200 volume 2
dungeon dabke sounds from susu laroche - a french-egyptian multi-disciplinary artist who has had previous collaborations with klein, oxhy, blackhaine, nkisi, flora yin-wong & mica levi to name a few
light the match! setting the scene ablaze, the rough and rowdy overkill have reappeared to bludgeon your ears with their twentieth, that’s right, twentieth studio album: scorched.
light the match! setting the scene ablaze, the rough and rowdy overkill have reappeared to bludgeon your ears with their twentieth, that’s right, twentieth studio album: scorched
copenhagens echocord colour returns this mid november with brendom moellers magic city ep, featuring four originals from the new york based artist. brendon moeller has long been a purveyor of authentic dub-infused techno since stepping onto the scene via his 2006 sweetspot / humpback ep via echocord and has since gone on to release on reputable imprints such as third ear, kimochi sound, delsin’s ann aimee, mule musiq and of course his very own steadfast. here though moeller makes a welcome return to where it all began with some fresh material for echocords colour sub- label. caravan takes the lead on the release and in typical brendon moeller fashion were treated to densely layered dub chords, throbbing subs and expansive atmospherics whilst robust drums drive the composition along. magic city’ follows and ups the energy levels even further with pounding industrial drums layered underneath billowing dub stabs and eerie drones. ‘magic city in dub’ follows and as the name suggests offers up a reduced take on the composition, dropping the tempo and shining light on the billowing echoes of the original whilst stirring in some off-kilter rhythsm and additional processing for good measure. lastly,departure closes the package, with haunting synth drones, bumpy rhythms and murky vocals wandering throughout the seven-minute composition
echocord returns late june with a new release, joel alter under his jor-el alias, entitled ‘tilted reality’ and comprising three originals from the swedish artist. currently based in copenhagen, sweden born producer and dj joel alter is a name synonymous with the contemporary techno scene on both his home turf and across the globe, his back catalogue to date features a long player for the uncanny valley imprint, solo ep’s for d’julz’ bass culture, sweatshop and collaborative works for kontra musik alongside henrik johnsson amongst much more. this time round though we see alter return under his jor-el guise under which he first started releasing material on dj hell’s internation deejay gigolo imprint. up first is title-track ‘tilted reality’ laid out over seven minutes with a slowly unfolding dynamic feel, encompassing spiraling atmospherics, distorted rhythms and blooming stab- sequences. ‘elevation’ follows and takes a more direct groove-driven approach via straight four-four percussion and hooky bass chops, whilst tension building pads and fluttering dub echoes gradually build around the foundation. ‘solitude’ closes out the package deliving into deeper realms with soft ethereal dub chords, acid tinged leads and emotive strings.
icelandic dub techno & ambient icon yagya starts the year with a new studio album on his own label small plastic animals. it marks an exceptionally confident return to the art of song-writing, where earlier works leaned more towards upbeat dub techno-pop fields, faded photographs is nostalgic, wistful, reflective and steeped in poetic romanticism.
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