dark. loud. immersive. lÄrm, or >the black box< as hungarian clubbers started to call it is most definitely the hottest spot in budapests electronic music scene right now. the club now turned to local house-techno heads to create its first vinyl release with names such as imre kiss, route 8, andras toth or s.olbricht as a mission statement and the result is just like what they imagined: a compilation of 13 varied tracks from classic drum machinery through acidic house to toned-down thumpers which demonstrates the very attitude of lÄrm.

the release of the kontrol ep sees xl recordings continuing to reconnect with the spirit of the labels early days. xls early reputation was built around a series of underground, club-focused, outsider rave 12inchs from the likes of the prodigy, sl2, awesome 3 and jonny l. hugo massien harnesses that spirit and brings it right up to date in 2015

this is the first record on slow motion’s sister label, wrong era. wrong era takes the name from our monthly berlin party and has a focus on international artists who are dealing in all things electronic and discoid. the first release comes courtesy of kruton aka milo smee (bintus, power vacuum), who brings four tracks of mechanical funk and tweaking disco. included in the package is his remix of friction by gold blood, a track that has long been a secret weapon for a few select dj’s. there are also three brand new original tracks of heavy ebm jams that are guaranteed to keep dance floors moving all night long. wrong era arrives in a physical format with a bang!

chris alexander: musician, director and former editor of fangoria presents this, his first album in quite some time, remastered and rejigged for vinyl by us here at gdhq. the soundtrack for your bleak midwinter. dark as space, drugged-out helltracks for paranoid dreamers and night-fantastists. spooktactular art by eric lee, mastered by alek stark. the vinyl lp includes a download code.

in the beginning of 1991 marius kuilenberg and maarten van der vleuten teamed up together and recorded two eeps for djax, *magic moments* and *...gives you central house*. marius being a dj with a great feeling for production and with a large collection of samples and maarten being a musician/technician with an own studio, turned out to be a good combination. after the two releases mentioned above, marius and maarten split up. marius focused on dj-ing only and maarten continued working as major malfunction on his own.
orange coloured vinyl only release.

* peverelist and hodge remix two tracks from the reverse livity sound label catalogue for a sampler 12 inch to be released ahead of a new dnuos ytivil label compilation *reverse vol 1* in october this year.
* a pioneer of his own vision of the uk sound, peverelist transforms hodges amor fati in to a signature writhing mesmeric groove whilst on the flip side hodge irons out bruces * tilikum* into a booming, epic late night tool.

fingermans release features cuts from lntg, fingerman, dr packer & situation all aimed straight at the dancefloor. support from lntg, fingerman, dr packer, situation, 80 s child, greg wilson, queen & disco.

marvis dee opens the newly varnished in the my dreams imprint with a boogie-led 5-track ep of late-night 80s house and slow groove-soaked beats. drawing from the magical influence of the conga-a-plenty tr-727 drum machine along with stomach rumbling basses and glistening synth romanticism conjured from the same machine. sailing over alpha moon is the first in a 3 ep series exploring these ideas, machines and the nostalgic attachment to things we have once experienced but may not remember. trapped solely in the memories of others, but returning in our dreams.

after their contribution to far & beyond compilation, owen jay & melchior sultana get back to deep explorer finally with a full ep, where they combine different styles in just 4 tracks. deep instrumental, vocals and even electro vibes.everything under the smooth shield of the batti batti team. the circle is completed by the remix of make me feel (the track that opened the doors of deep explorer to the batti batti family) by the legendary mike grant (moods & grooves)

enemy returns with another remix package including efforts from some of our favorite producers at the moment. this collective includes the crafty and credible sound of vril, the legendary steve bicknell, and house musics latest tastemakers mr. tophat and art alfie. getting the remix treatment this time around is dustin zahns 2014 comeback release, >new day rising<. monsieur tophat and his esteemed colleague art alfie surprised us by turning in a very dark and stompy techno rendition of >lost in rapture<. it goes without saying that this one is definitely geared towards the time of the night when things get a little weird. vril follows up with an excellent take on >new day rising< by keeping the tension for nearly three minutes before the reese-like bassline drops in and causes the track to evolve into a groove that demands instant attention. steve bicknell rounds out the package with the peak-time hammer! its relentless, heady, and undoubtedly bicknell! this one has >rave< written all over it.

das neue outing der kanadischen electro-pop-band young galaxy ist ihr mittlerweile drittes von dan lissvik (the embassy, taken by trees) im schwedischen göteborg produzierte album. inspiriert von 1980 er electro, acid house und r&b, benutzt die band auf falsework analoge maschinen der vergangenheit, um songs mit futuristischen sounds zu kreieren, wie das definitive albumhighlight body. ihr vorgänger ultramarine war anwärter für den kanadischen polaris music prize. ps: die lp erscheint auf pastelfarbigem vinyl, von dem es insgesamt 5 verschiedene töne gibt, die nach dem zufallsprinzip (un)sortiert sind.

ant plate of rhythm plate infamy has been putting out records under the deftly punned yse saint laur ant name for the past four years, racking up 12inches for whiskey disco, editorial, and pickpocket that showcase his crate digging, beatchopping, soul dripping expertise. given that several of these records now command a pretty penny on the second hand market you d be best advised to not dally when considering the merits of the latest yse saint laur ant transmission for the newly minted vinyl only label. the stonewall ep features four expertly teased exercises in low bpm bumps with closer it beats the music our pick of the bunch

more analog machine music hot off the tape from glasgow s green door recording studio. sordid sound system has recorded and mixed the likes of golden teacher, the amazing snakeheads, whilst, and the junto club, and this debut ep is the product of late night after hours recording sessions utilising the studio s tascam ms16 tape machine, a korg ms10 and a rusty roland space echo amongst other obscure electronic toys and gadgets.

2019 repress

remastered version of the original album from 1999. new printed sleeve. repress black vinyl.

back in stock on 25.02.2016 , arapu has maintained a steady flow of releases over the past few years and hes one of the usual suspects in the underground scene. his elegant mixture of housy elements on a techno backbone gained him early support from his peers. successful stints on labels like memoria, crazy jack, motif and mrr led him to confidently start his own outlet. liniar debuts with a three tracker from the man himself.
broken grooves are almost always present in arapus productions and pitfall is no different. with a trippy synth that goes all the way and effected voices to go along, this track rules the night and the whole a side.
two tracks found their way on the b side and their flavour is quite different. escape is a pure deep house gem, and a clear indication of arapus soulful influence. extremely danceable and super uplifting, this track brings the summer back. wasting on the other hand is dark and has a dirty broken tech groove. this track may seem toolish but it s a monster when it hits.
vinyl only release

die ultimative musikalische reise: der londoner dj präsentiert seine hip-hop-band. die vinyl-lp erscheint inklusive downloadcode.

master c & j (carl bias & jesse jones) along with vocalist liz torres are counted among the most influencial artists to rise out of the mid/late eighties chicago house music scene. known for their singularly darkly sensuous and skeletal sound, their tracks captured and defined the late night, underground dancefloor experience rhythm, sweat, sex. originally released in 1987, face it is a deep moody chicago house all time classic. containing all 3 original mixes, face it has been re released and re mastered for 2015 on conjunction with trax records.

2015 repress (with fresh recut )...
supported by efdemin (dial), willie graff (drumpoet community, freerange), oliver deutschmann, break sl (philpot), cb funk (brontosaurus), nd baumecker, boris (panorama bar), elie eidelmann (tape), falko brocksieper,.... vinyl only release

absence seizure is a new limited edition vinyl nyc imprint. brought to you by nyc’s own matuss and abe duque. this ep includes four beautiful late night tracks, deep and hypnotic, with a bit of dark funky spice. musical art combined with one of a kind rorschach artwork by anastasia podolskaya. deep techno, soulful minimal, shallow house, mesmerizing music, absence seizure!

marco bernardi returns to brokntoys for yet another rollercoaster of emotions. switching between jittery house, lo-fi nagging electro and blissed out techno with nods to detroit. vinyl comes hand stamped complete with individual screen printed artwork unique to each copy.

food music welcomes a1 bassline to the label to release his first lp - technicality. the album’s title draws from the club night “technicality”, a monthly drum & bass night at herbal in east london, which is run by chris inperspective and continued the sound of early reinforced and metalheadz records as well as pushing new forward thinking music. the album is centred around growing up as a teenager discovering this jungle/drumfunk sound through his college friend rahim (lab creation), where the likes on fold, ben ufo, breakage would attend the club. in addition to well received records on dirtybird, pets recordings and his collaborative work with leon vynehall as laszlo dancehall, the album is a stamp on a1’s sound and his influences from his teenage years to growing up and discovering house and techno.

the 4th album from norman cook aka fatboy slim, originally released in 2004, back on double 12 inch.

proper house with rare grooves and moody strings. sweet kicks to shake you up. charming and resistless. sounds like from another age. vinyl only!

co-produced by john daly. debut album by february & mars. mojuba is celebrating its 10th birthday in a very special way by releasing the magnificent selftitled debut album by analouge rockers february & mars.

in this ep he presents two faces from two different cultures: lazarusman is a south-african poet, and bjerk peterson is a mexican musician with latin influences. piek joins lazarusman on not afraid, a journey with fat synths and epic melodies. with the english man demarzo on the remix duties, his interpretation proves that he is really in shape right now. one more night is another winner track, which goes hypnotic thanks to the powerful bass and a magic voice as the hook. daniel kyo offers a different and a more personal techno reinterpretation, stunning and as emotive as the original. enjoy!

6th release of the parisian label d.ko records. this record is a tribute to the club « le malibv » which recently closed and where d.ko held countless parties. « le malibv » offered the opportunity to a lot of young djs and promoters from the new generation to present themselves in the french capital. as a duty and for the memorable parties they held there, the label wanted to thank the club for all the good vibes shared. each artist in this record has played at le malibv on a d.ko party and present his vision of a night there.

the two dirty birdies from hageby are back with the back in the day ep! the title cut flips a classic brooklyn funk sample into a deep house burner, last night really gives it to us (baby), and estrelar showcases the groovy disco side of the wo. rounding out the ep is a daniel leseman remix that reworks the title track into a completely fresh production, bringing the deep dance floor heat for which the fouk member and outplay records co-boss is known. all killa no filla!

pete dafeet unleashes the third single from his critically acclaimed debut album the root, the soul, in what will be his labels final release. after a decade in business, baltimore is a fitting epitaph for lost my dog: a languid and lazy deep house cut that makes for a classic end-of-night jam. if that isnt enough, house legend charles webster drops by with a trio of deep and dubby remixes to help the label sign off with a real flourish.

nach releases auf kompakt, glasgow underground und distance und beiträgen für kultserien wie café del mar und buddha bar erscheint das neue album des griechischen produzenten und neu berliners mikael delta auf inner ear. life is now ist eine neuromantische klanglandlandschaft aus minimalem piano, klassisch schönen string arrangements und soften synthesizerbeats. dreamy electronic listening für die herbst-/wintersaison.

the salsoul orchestra dresses well known christmas songs in a disco outfit. originally released in 1976, now re-issued on transparent red vinyl.

buddahs sound will immediately transcend your subconscious to detroit while providing constant nods to its roots in the streets of south africa. the result is a celestial passage through waves of minor chords, raw lo-fi percussion and emotional callings. fred buddah will no doubt leave an impression on those yearning for meaningful, late-night deep house.

a seminal, bold and instantly nostalgic lp, midnight wave showcases imres immense ability to craft vivid landscapes of ethereal sound, infused with layers and years of emotional content. here is a body of crackling, warm ambient and techno with a vast, cinematic scope. a sonic portrait of an alienated moment in london, told using industrial visceral tools and visualised through the cutting figure of a lonely individual boarding the 5am night bus home.

more abstract, forward thinking house music courtesy of transatlantyk. mondo hehe is the fifth ep in a growing catalogue of the label and is one of its most adventurous offerings yet. lutto lento (real name lubomir grzelak) is an experimental musician from warsaw, poland, who specialises in dark, spooky, uneasy music that s hard to categorise. apart from running two experimental cassette only labels (sangoplasmo and dunno recordings), lutto lento records music for contemporary theatre and forward thinking european labels like ftd and where to now? he is equally inspired by avant-garde and surreal sounds from the bygone eras as well as raw house and techno music of today. his music tends to absorb the listener into a parallel, imaginary world, where sounds of a lamenting cry of a trumpet (b2) and a voice counting numbers on top of the rolling exotica style bongos (a2) are as important as jacking chicago house drums (b1) and energetic basslines (a3). from the jumping beats of the title track, to the late night deep roller casino , the * mondo hehe ep* is a superb collection of non-generic house music that sounds as good at a club, as it does at home.

trippin minimal hypnotic stuff

zimbru is just one of the new additions to our label roster. focused on a more housy approach this outlet is looking for sounds that cross the boundaries between techno and house, collaborations between artist friends and nonetheless eternal dance music.
that being said zimbru debuts with a double tracker by sahau, the brainchild of dan andrei, kozo and paul agripa, entitled montreal ep.
side a is a pure house gem with breaks attitude, suitable for both night and day, indoor or outdoor. a new jersey influence can be clearly heard in those synths, hence probably the name nj breaks.
montreal, on side b, seems to be a different beast. with powerful swing and a catchy theme this track means business.
vinyl only release !

fuelled by a rediscovery of the music and artists that originally inspired their formation, the four walls of their studio were ablaze with a soundtrack of bill withers, isaac hayes and the isley brothers throughout the songwriting process for their new album. from the swagger of symphonic opener wanderlust to heartfelt ballad lose that way to the thunderous blues of the closing title track, the milks confidence in these songs and their execution is clearly audible. captured in a tireless outburst of creativity at the end of 2014, favourite worry is the milk at their soulful, honest and engaging best.

stamp s back with jascha hagen paying homage to west africa s afrobeat pioneer & a certain female jazz instrumentalist from the famed blue note catalogue. the leipzig based producer first came to the attention of the label after he dropped the outstanding pan that shit out ep on manna all night. here the open minded producer showcases a different side to his production style with two surefire edits that will work wonders wherever they re played. pitched down and spaced out, soldier on the a side is an edit of a politically charged nigerian anthem. this slow burner keeps you locked in with instantly recognisable keys, subtle guitar licks and a rolling bass line that will even make the stiffest necks nod in solidarity. harlem takes you back to a sun-soaked day with this classic 1970s nyc soul anthem dedicated to the road that loops around the north tip of manhattan. jascha takes the jazz-funk anthem and adds extra instrumentation to create a subtle 2015 update...

2015 has been an outstanding year for django django with the release of their inventive second album ‘born under saturn’ which was met with rave reviews across the board. continuing that success, the band are ready to unleash four fresh mixes of the latest single ‘pause repeat’ which, as we’ve come to expect from django’s remix packages, are about as on point as it gets. the package starts out with an african beat paired with parisian synths on debruit’s indie dance mix. night slugs’ bok bok offers stop-start disco-infused euphoria. italy’s clap! clap! brings in off-kilter rhythms and infectious bubbles of analogue bass. finally one half of legendary glaswegian duo optimo, jd twitch, heads into deep, dubby and progressive techno territory.

comes with download code and poster.

we are happy to welcome back the swiss producer buraq (bondage music, cyclic) with his his 2nd ep for bondage-music. early in life he discovered his love for music and decided to become a dj in 2005. just half a year after he had bought his first dj equipment he made his debut in nightlife. from day one he enjoyed being in clubs and burning the candle at both ends with party people in different clubs. his youthful enthusiasm quickly rubs off on the crowd and that s how every night with him becomes a great experience. after establishing himself as a dj in the club scene, he decided to construct a music studio and produce his own music. his new record contains the deep and grooving tracks captured, underrated, departed, furthermore we are pleased to bring you with exploited a vinyl only track on b1.

tapan are from belgrade, hosts to disco not disco and now delivering two slow psychedelic techno bomb s to crimes of the future s letterbox. we first met nebjosa and the crew when we played at drug store in belgrade for them in early 2014. upon receiving these we knew they had crimes written all over them. on volumes we have two very special remixes of an already heavy original starting with willie burns taking them into the streets of manchester in the early 90 s and spending a night on at the hacienda with no thought of the gentrification approaching. drvcvltvre is the second provider and in true style switches out the lights and a spectre looms over the dancefloor dripping acid on the dancers below. the ep closes with whos there? featuring the brain melting guitars of vladimir djordjevic. quite a debut we think.

volume 8 in the stag-o-lees series with more blues & rhythm, popcorn, exotica & tittyshakers.

drew mcdowall’s back story reads like a primer of psychedelic fiction woven into statements of the unbelievable, superhuman and outright insane. somewhere in the chaotic madness, comes an artist such as mcdowall with total control and absolute calm within his songs and artistic method.
dais records approached drew to solidify his standing as a leading electronic musician with the recording of new material neatly wrapped up in his debut album entitled “collapse”. recorded in 2015 in brooklyn, ny, mcdowall’s synonymous modular synthesizer compositions are augmented by obtuse sampling cut-ups and contributions from nicky mao (hiro kone / effi briest) rounding out the lumbering sequential knot work that has become synonymous with mcdowall and craft.
the vinyl lp includes a downloadcode for the full album.

100% dynamite explores the links between reggae, jazz, funk and soul. the album is jam-packed with reggae tunes that have crossed-over and become cult dancefloor hits in clubland such as >greedy g<, >rocksteady< and >granny scratch scratch<. fourteen tracks of music that show the influence that american jazz, funk and soul music has had on jamaican reggae. the proximity of the west indies to the usa meant that many jamaican musicians would continue to be influenced by american styles of music whilst at the same time continuing to define new styles of their own such as ska, rocksteady and dub.

after making a great impression with its first ep, giant records serves up a second hot helping of house music from boss man grant dell, complete with fresh remixes by scottish techno stalwarts silicone soul. dell, also known as chicago transit authority, has been doing his do for 25 years now. as a dj he is at home in clubs in ibiza and barcelona as well as around the rest of europe, and is someone who always prefers to push his own brand of widely infused and influenced music than his own profile. once again here he comes up trumps with the emotive, glowing house cut ‘in your mind’. with a neat bassline and mid tempo house drums, subtle but effective synth smears add warmth and colour to the groove, whilst soul fuelled vocals add a real sense of personality. this is sure to get people grooving at any hour and comes with grant’s own space echo remix. as the title suggests it’s a more dubby and reverb rich affair with cosmic signifiers and sci-fi vibes pervading from start to finish. silicone soul need little introduction having been at the heart of real deep house and techno for decades on the soma label. their first remix is a darkroom dub - named after their own label - and is a seductively slo-mo and lazily unfolding house cut with languid synths that really suck you in. their lush hypnohouse mix is then a twinkling, late night bit of melodically rich deep house with starry skies twinkling above sombre chords. this is a patiently served but hugely alluring ep that is stuffed with plenty of tender feeling. one again then, both grant and giant have come up with the goods.

this is the first and 13th anniversary release from sea of green, japan- kansai area based party. the tracks are from our past guest artist with high quality sound. only limited 300 release.