we have had our eyes on obas nenor for a while and after his disco-meets-detroit affair on mahogani, and some great releases on his newly started own label nenorian music and sol power, were happy to share his work for heist with you.

the returning lumigraph on full flex - romping across both sides with hood up techno and mesmerising, advanced electronics. happy holidays.

following a superb contribution to dvs1s mistress imprint in 2015, minneapolis dj, producer and promoter mike gervais drops the four track precision process ep for ben sims symbolism imprint. an integral part of minneapolis small but vocal techno scene via his system parties and label, gervais is steadily breaking out and precision process will certainly aid his cause. from the tunnelling, rave tinged machine funk of precision process and power and pressure through to the fever-dream hypnotics of ‘deep breath’ and motion, the latest ep makes for a memorable take on classic techno elements.

correspondant return with their fourth annual label compilation. in this, the year of their fifth anniversary, they invite you on a night drive which takes you deeper in to the darkness. label owner jennifer cardini has invited a cavalcade of correspondant’s core family (man power, red axes, javi redondo, doll kraut), closest collaborators (axel boman boruisade), and newest friends (chida, yovav, dollkraut, kiwi, jonathan kusuma, autarkic) to show the world that correspondant has a synthetic heart of punk which pumps glacial disco through its frozen veins.

correspondant return with their fourth annual label compilation. in this, the year of their fifth anniversary, they invite you on a night drive which takes you deeper in to the darkness. label owner jennifer cardini has invited a cavalcade of correspondants core family (man power, red axes, javi redondo, doll kraut), closest collaborators (axel boman boruisade), and newest friends (chida, yovav, dollkraut, kiwi, jonathan kusuma, autarkic) to show the world that correspondant has a synthetic heart of punk which pumps glacial disco through its frozen veins.

die r&b/soul-legende andre “mr rhythm” williams veröffentlicht mit “i wanna go back to detroit city” sein langerwartetes neues studioalbum. der 79-jährige amerikaner kann auf eine beachtliche karriere zurückblicken, williams, mittlerweile 79 jahre alt, ist seit den 50er jahren im musikgeschäft aktiv. er schrieb songs für u.a. parliament, funkadelic, stevie wonder, produzierte ike turner und managte soul-star edwin starr. er veröffentlichte alben und singles bei fortune records, epic, chess records und seit ende der 90er jahre auf bloodshot records. auf seinem fünften album für bloodshot liefert uns andre williams einen gelungenen potpourri aus psychedelic soul, r&b und blues. mit an bord sind u.a. dennis coffey (funk brothers), matthew smith (outrageous cherry, rodriguez), dan kroha (gories, demolition doll rods) und jim white (dirty three, cat power).
das album erscheint auf 180 gramm vinyl inklusive downloadcode.

tippa lee’s new album cultural ambassador will be released on stones throw, may 20, 2016. available now is the dub version of the album, dub them with reality, mixed by producer tom chasteen (dub club, natural numbers), who has reconfigured the tracks live on the mixing board with echo, reverb and various arcane electronics. the lp covers, in two variations, were screen printed in gold and black by hit & run, with artwork by ellen g. tippa lee was born and raised in kingston, jamaica. he started performing on his fathers sound system as a child, standing up on a beer bottle box to reach the mic. he made his first recordings at king tubby’s studio at the age of 12. eventually he teamed up with rappa robert and as a duo had a number of hits including “no trouble we”, an anthemic statement against police harassment, which was a number one jamaican hit in 1988 and is still played often on jamaican radio. in more recent years he has been based in the us, performing live and releasing his own underground cds.
the vinyl lp includes a download code.

london 2016, the rebirth of underground soulful disco keeps unfolding with more power than ever before, and los charly s orchestra stay firm and loyal to their authenticity after almost a decade its beginning. lco gets together with old friend, lead singer, vocal arranger andre espeut in order to produce their latest soulful-disco conveyor which is due to drop on the online shops as well as record stores under the name of -sunshine- beginning of june. following the earth wind & fire vibe from lco s previous single: -all around the world- and also paying tribute to disco/soul legend: maurice white who unfortunately joined the list of -departed music legends- quite recently, here it comes this brand new release. credits: vocals: andre espeut keys: milt mavrakakis guitar: raphael dephino bass: matheus nova drums: juan laya percussion: alejandro martinez strings: mr martin smith horns: eikel venegas production: juan laya & jorge montiel

australian-canadian cult label release their third and final vinyl sampler from their sun gaze / moon faze compilation series. the cult flies ever closer to the sun with sonic assistance from peter power, 84pc, a1st, thomash, dj grount, lum & von party feat. naduve. we live in a beautiful world, ladies and dudes... cherish it in all it s different forms, love it and don t be afraid. never forget we re in this together: we are all in one mind. peter power pulls up the post peyote summer sunrise anthem, a sweet sing-a-long perfect for cult heart-opening exercises and shamanic morning rituals. tel aviv s 84pc, a trio comprised of malka tuti s katzi kenneth, asaf samuel and naduve, deliver a beautiful piece of sun-kissed guitar prog downtempo. mellow, melting, mental, magic mushroom music. a1st drops on a3 with a soaring, beautiful theme of sun memory, an ecstatic journey inward to the radiant heart of the universe. cult favourite thomash reworks calando fumando palho (released on his 2015 ep) into a hauntingly beautiful lunar version, balancing organics and synthetics like a psychedelic boss. japan s dj grount steps in to the party with dolmenzoo, a clap-jacking bell jam that runs up and down the inside of your mind. label guru von party calls in naduve to charm the psychic serpent on cobra kush, a slow-burning tribal trip-out best served with a fat spliff. finally, lum joins the familia with rosa, a ritual offering to pacha mamma, a gentle tribal call to realignment with our mother, the earth.

mindtrip presents mt13, which sees another young argentinan talent - farceb - making his mindtrip debut. farceb is a producer whos been pricking ears over the last couple of years with strong releases on labels such as arts, orioni and circular limited. he now joins pfirters imprint with his superb signals from space ep. exoplanet war sets things in motion and is a stylish, entrancing tune, which, if it wasnt for its intrinsic energy and power - would border on the somniferous. next up is signals from space, a tough, brutal and percussive workout, punctuated by dark, organic synth stabs. this track builds and rolls along in a way dancefloors will love. unknown shadow is a powerful, stripped down merciless lump of peak-time techno which cleverly blends atmosphere and hard hitting percussion. the final track - the superb hyperion, is a 6 minute, deadly exercise in pushing intensity and tension to (and sometimes beyond) commonsensical limits. this is mindtrip music!

zehn songs mit einer mischung aus old-school club-musik, west-coast hip hop und portishead beeinflusst. experimentelle sounds treffen auf geschmeidige, catchy melodien. für fans von björk, st. vincent, feist, sharon van etten, chairlift!
die deluxe lp erscheint auf schwerem 180 gramm vinyl, inklusive art-orints und downloadcode.

london modular alliance is the raw and unpredictable music project from the uk’s best known, dedicated modular synth shop london modular. its members simon lynch, phil ventre and gavin pykerman met through a shared passion in modular synthesisers. impromptu gatherings and jams soon turned into live performances at clubs, festivals and museums. from the hushed environs of the tate modern and v&a to vast sweatboxs such as fabric, bloc, freerotation, weather and berghain, london modular clearly have a flair for all things modular. this year sees a return to bloc weekender as well as new adventures at festivals such as dekmantel. they create an intense live show with a huge setup of self-assembled modular gear. every set starts with one small looping beginning – a patch – and is expanded into a deep sonic landscape. with the use of cables they build unexpected circuits and explore the power of pure electronic sounds without the use of a digital software infrastructure. no laptops, no button pushing, everything is created on the spot using modular synthesizers and is based on live improvisations. overall lma tries to keep its live sets in the dark: unrecorded, off the internet and only for those who are present in the moment. a clear break with the capture-all mentality of the internet age.

remastered re-issue of the 1974 album by janko nilovic, one of the greatest studio talents of europe in the 70s.

leo martera and riccardo sodi present two power tracks equipped with the right measure of steam and chicago house elements. shame feels like a sunrise with the beams of sonic rays atop of a floating, intense drum track. timeless chicago house ! up woman- is deep, grounded and esoteric, bringing the entire essence of night to the mornin.

awake represented a high-water mark for scott hansen, the san francisco musician better known as tycho. described by hansen as, “in many ways, the first true tycho record,” awake announced the arrival of tycho as a full band, and it found hansen streamlining the group’s sound, focusing on the drums and aiming to capture the energy and power of the group’s live set. the story of awake arrives at its natural conclusion with this 12” of remixes, on which hansen’s songs are re-interpreted by producers who make the songs their own while retaining all of their core elements.
pressing on blue coloured vinyl, download code included.

on his first release on svedjebruk pistol pete delivers four full-on epic tracks. capturing the raw power and funkiness of his live-sets, stockholmska ryggdunkarsällskapet is a true tour de force of hooks and vibe.

death waltz recording company is proud to exhume another classic from the hammer horror stable in the shape of “dracula a.d. 1972”. bringing the legend of bram stoker s immortal creation into then-present day, the film pits the charismatic count up against the disco decade after being resurrected by a group of hippies performing black magic, with cristopher lee and peter cushing reprising their signature roles. composing this madness was mike vickers, former member of 60’s pop quiet manfred mann, who provided a suitably contemporary score that followed in the footsteps of jazz scores from that era.

throughout the ages man has been obsessed with the idea of the dead coming back to us, either through the power of faith, magic and/or science, or as (horror) arousing visitations from beyond the grave. but cold hands like these neednt be physical: an ambiguous childhood memory, a few burning phrases from a book, or a short but powerful patchwork of tones and rhythms can also come back and haunt you when you least expect it. ritual malmö 02 consists of three such works that have haunted us for some time now, beseeching us to share them like cursed japanese vhs-tapes. who we are is not important - this is forever yours now.

those secret squirrels just can t get enough! after a brief period in the woods they are back with even more tracky disco and proto-house business. funky, chunky, raw and dirty, they drop two more gems that are guaranteed to power the dance floor all night long. surrender to the squirrels! resistance is futile.

this promising israeli talent delivers two slow burning tracks oozing with eastern influence and informed by the modern sounds of dance. part of the 84% creativity crew, naduve presents his second release with cocktail d amore in the form of a two track ep which revels in it s dark and seductive energy. -no good news- builds over it s 7-minute run layering mystic vocal synths and coupling them with splashing hats and tight shakers to give just enough beat driven energy to keep a crowd to attention. the flying guitars and staccato synths of a trip in tel aviv slither over half beat percussive structures to give this track a sinister feel ideal for late, late, late nights. wunderkind man power drops a tab on a trip, giving it a fresh take perfect for psychedelically inclined moments.

(limited double 12 with printed inner sleeves) -action- is the 1st single of cassius s new album (release date 24.06.2016). this ep features 6 tracks, exclusively for the record store day, the first single -action- from the upcoming album releases as a double 12 inch edition. it features remixes that wont be published in any other form. a delicious foretaste before the main course.

ron trent follows up his first “spaces and places” 12” (fvr017) with this stunning new house single on his own music and power imprint. the a-side is “sao paulo sound systems” b/w “new york city country city”. full color labels featuring the tag “there was a time when music meant everything”.

the crossover success of dinamo azari s previous bands raucous, hedonistic, revitalization of classic house - with hits such as reckless (with your love) and hungry for the power - brought game-changing concerts all over the world. after such extensive touring the solo azari returns to toronto for rejuvenation and inspiration on his solo debut.

dutch power duo doms & deykers a.k.a steffi and martyn step up to the plate with a brand new action packed offering. following up their fonts for the people ep and their track whirling on ostgut tons zehn lp, the two take their continuous collaboration to a new level. the three tracks on dedicated to those who feel see steffi and martyn recognizing their respective strengths, combining their 90s heritage with a vision of the future, modern techno soul with all its flaws and bright euphoric moments. dedicated to those who feel serves as the introduction to a full length doms & deykers lp, scheduled for later this year.

1983 to 1988 anthology from the west coast electro hip-hop pioneer. recordings taken from original master tapes. the vinyl box set contains four lps plus download code housed in an all-black case with gold foil print, 20-page book with photos, liner notes by jeff weiss, and detailed track history by egyptian lover. recordings taken from the original master tapes.

conscious pilot dego looks deep into his past, present and future on his second artist album the more things stay the same

after a relatively quiet 2015 which saw brooklyns throne of blood release the third volume in the moon rock ambient series and a handful of singles from man power, jimi after, and vito & druzzi, things are already heating up for 2016.

our parisian edit friend reverend p hits us with a 4 track ep loaded with some serious boogie and disco heat. concentrating on the sounds of gladys knight (a side) and george duke (b side), reverend p decided to edit em not once but twice...ouble action = double fun :) the a-side tracks are two uptempo numbers with gladys while the flip comes with one mid tempo boogie tune and a high energy disco cut from mr duke. solid gamm material for anyone down with the more soulful sounds of disco!

manchester s rainy city music continues to celebrate 20 years of the record label in 2016 and continue the success of the last two vinyl releases by dele sosimi afrobeat orchestra, via their own label and also with berlin s innervisions label. the 20 year celebration is also riding high on the current huge success of the re-issue of their second ever release from 1996 by city people it s all in the groove , now available again by the hugely popular artist motor city drum emsemble. this new release by artists irfan rainy & rex leon is a 4 trk ep from their digi lp titled cross step drag, a reference to the house dance culture from new york city. the four tracks released here highlight the huge variety in styles of house music created by the mancunian duo. the a side s track one vodun is simply voodoo / tribal house music for lovers of the old school jovonn sound. track 2 smash the silence is a brand new version of previous digital only release where afrobeat & house music are combined. it features the rasping vocals of lagos based nigerian actress vera e and the definite influence of fela kuti. flip to the b side and get to the deep dark twisted underworld of black america via snoop story (ode to the wire) and you hear one of the moodiest dance records you will ever hear and a tragic story of snoop, one of the wire s best performers from the cult tv series. the final track on the ep manc union dub is a dub house groove where ghostly brazilian candomble vibes meet the electronic dub beats of rhythm and sound. rounding off a hugely varied four track sampler receiving support from a huge cross sections of djs including danny krivit, at jazz, rahaan, kai alce, mad mats, osunlade, karizma, severino (horse meat disco), dj spinna & marcellus pittman.

gari romalis and lello di franco - dreamin for the uninitiated, our man gary romalis is the unsung master of detroit’s house and techno scene. having djed across the motor city’s top venues for the last three decades, gary is somewhat of a seminal figure for many of detroit’s djs currently at the forefront. following a slew of high quality releases on various labels over the past few years, gary now unleashes that special flavour on us for skylax 142! he is not alone though. with him, he brings all round italian partymaker, and top selector in his own right, lello di franco. let me tell you, this duo’s collaboration is something to behold. throughout all 3 tracks on the record, gary and lello maintain the essence of what the detroit underground is all about, stripped back tracks with soul that never feel like they go ‘big’ for the sake of it. while dreamin (wanda mix) may be packing a big kick and power clap combo, it’s the elegantly filtered, jazzy sample that will leave you wishing that the track lasted forever. the vibe takes a dip right into the deep in detroit underground (beat dat mix). spacious pad synths alongside a mesmeric vocal carry us through. taking a step back up, afrobeat rounds off the ep, made with a solid toolkit of afro-centric samples.

panic! at the disco wurden 2004 in las vegas, nevada, gegründet. death of a bachelor ist das mittlerweile sechste album der band um mastermind brendon urie. der letzte longplayer too weird to live, too rare to die! stieg 2013 auf #2 der us billboard charts ein.
am 15.01.2016 brachten panic! at the disco ihr neues album »death of a bachelor« auf den markt und sorgten mächtig für wirbel in den usa. nun traten sie mit ihrer erste singleauskopplung »victorious« in namenhaften shows wie jimmy kimmel und good morning america auf und lieferten energiegeladene performances ab.
und genau so ist auch ihr sound. »victorious« ist frisch, voller power und wie von panic! at the disco nicht anders zu erwarten, mitreißend. die kraftvollen vocals werden perfekt durch die präzise gesetzten drums unterstützt und werden immer wieder durch synthie-sounds durchbrochen, die so klingen wie der song. siegreich und nach jeder menge spaß!

straight outta kampen! from deep known house music island sylt where house is still house...the place of sansibar! true and timeless undergound traxx for every house head on this planet. stay true, stay cool...stay hamsa intenational.

music for dreams is releasing ‘kenneth bager’s balearic biscuits vol. 2’, a new compilation of balearic music. featuring an eclectic tracklisting that embodies the adventurous spirit of ibiza, the album has been compiled by kenneth bager, the colourful head honcho of denmark’s music for dreams label, which is the gold standard bearer for new balearic and electronic music with its weighty vinyl output.

fresh from his recent outing as hesperius draco, alessandro parisi is casting off for his debut on charlois. the italian is setting out his stall with a five tracker. honeyed bars are cut by sharp percussion as the brooding -meduna waves- opens. space soaked synthlines coil around a pulsing drum for the slow burning -cosmica 1999.- the flip sees a wave edge enter. cascading chords and a bolstered beats form the pain streaked beauty of -fear and money never had.- -exhibition of love- is brimming with meaty snares biting into thick strings combined in a power filled piece. parisi illustrates his enviable talent throughout, a talent that comes to the fore with the arpeggiated intensity of -virtualand.-

terminal operations 002 sees the berlin based imprint unleash four tracks of raw fire power. kuno and spaceinvasion take a side each and deliver some unruly cuts of acidic techno.

rawax proudly welcomes detroits legendary dwayne jensen to the family! remixes come from norm talley and mike springer.

for his first solo vinyl only, ange siddhar navigates between his usual groove and dark influences. delivering four tracks melting techno, acid and minimal styles featuring two of his closer parisian friends: cesko & illan nicciani.

available for the first time in its entirety on vinyl is the 1989 debut album by detroit industrial techno band final cut produced by jeff mills and anthony srock.
recorded prior to mills’ departure from the project, “deep into the cut” marks a significant moment in the convergence of the classic industrial aesthetic and the emerging sound of detroit techno. the release serves as a window into this unique moment evoking both the transgressive spirit of european industrial music and the raw militant power of early underground resistance. across the eleven tracks the album affronts a message of sonic urgency and still stands as a landmark statement of the industrial techno sound.
remastered in berlin by rashad becker the release presents the full album as a double vinyl release for the first time. “deep into the cut” is reissued by we can elude control.

luxuriöse vinylauflage des clint mansell soundtracks zum prämierten psychothriller “black swan” des regisseurs darren aronofsky von 2010. basierend auf tschaikovskys “schwanensee”, dekonstruiert mansell das original zu einem modernen score für eine schräge märchengeschichte. schwarzes 180g doppel-vinyl im schicken gatefold, auf 45 umdrehungen pro minute geschnitten für ein besseres hörerlebnis. im original-soundtrack-cover inklusive eines neuen interviews mit dem komponisten.

what happens when you take a track by a british power trio heavily influenced by blues and psychedelia, and get a master of wayward, left-of-centre balearica to remix it? that’s the premise behind claremont 56’s latest vinyl outing, which features magic feet recordings boss craig bratley delivering a pair of druggy, spaced-out interpretations of “better man”, one of the more laidback outings from fast-rising rock combo bella figura.

brought to you by the berlin-based power duo known as dewalta & shannon, this one’s coming at you in three parts: a very special puzzle we’re excited to be putting together. continuing to refine the special marriage of smooth grooves and fat beats that has so quickly come to define them, dewalta & shannon have delivered eight distinct peeks into an electrifying creative process that run the gamut from deep and moody to minimal or, dare we say, jazzy. split into two vinyl releases and a third, comprehensive digital drop, residual appears first as a playful introduction to the lay of the land, complete with a mean-ass modular monster aptly named jugular dub that could belong to no one else but these two. the second installment brings us the old-school banger begging for a big room, miss wrench, followed by a deconstructed jam session on the moon and rounded out by the sonar-bleeping duality.
the 180 gram vinyl comes in deluxe printed colour sleeves.

israeli-born berlin based producer and dj omer debuts his first release on cocktail d amore with two offerings of celestial house. the title cut blends the sounds of the east with an immediately seductive atmosphere of bright melodies leaving the listener plenty of room to be transfixed through it s entirety. -dust- dives deeper to reveal a more melancholic mood built on a symphony of lush pads and swirling metallic percussion. on remix duties are the wonderfully quirky estonian duo ajukaja & andrevski who deliver an oddball re-imagining which sends the original into outer space as it gently builds to sparkling fervor only heard on the outskirts of galaxies. rounding out the release is man power with an acid tinged burner which explodes into en excitement of live percussion and pads leaving any dance floor in complete ecstasy.

globetrotting dj and producer luca venezia, better known as curses, indulges in his nocturnal and romantic side, revealing a penchant for dark basslines. jetzt oder nie opens proceedings with a straightforward bass and infectious arpeggio line. sebastian voigt s reinterpretation keeps the focus in the deep techno territory, introducing a steady paced and anxious facet. stepping into an industrial influenced soundscape, power of darkness revolves around the hypnotic vocal hook, gradually transcending the listener into a late-night dancefloor trance. infinity maker plays on the mesmerising repetition of the initial coarse drum pads, resulting in a straight-up techno tool. the synth lead stays in the deep end, progressing to a beautifully dubby and atmospheric finale.

heady and spaced out seductive techno by j.c. aka jose cabrera who made a storming debut with his fine album on fred ps soul people music some time ago and released on labels such as tresor, deeply rooted, symbolism. now he is launching his own new label, cabrera. starting with his personal project, but with releases in the pipeline by tadeo and population one. this 1st release that includes a strong remix by jonas kopp will be the starting point of an adventurous fresh new techno label that is promissing to reach for the dark corners of the dancefloors! a rich and varied ep that launches the new cabrera label in a great manner

benga returns with future funk the pioneering uk producer, dj and innovator adegbenga adejumo, better known as benga, has announced his return to music with a new ep titled future funk. the 3-track ep heralds a new chapter for the 29 year-old and finds him on better form than ever, ready to get back to what he does best.

since his frst appearance on jeudi with true our favourite monte has developed his very own unique style. coming from the nerdish synth world and being a big carpenter fan his now darker approach to his sound was a consequent progression. we are great admirers of his art and proud to present his 3rd release , the radical ep on jeudi records

optimos prolific dj/producer/label boss jd twitch aka keith mcivor has curated a compilation of early 80s synth, industrial and cold wave classics and undiscovered gems in collaboration with the vinyl factory, following the cease & desist diy! (cult classics from the post-punk era 1978-82) compilation on his own optimo music label, and youth stand up!, a collaborative recording project featuring young musicians from glasgow, ghana and belize on his autonomous africa imprint.

the new local happening in tulum comunite launches its very own imprint featuring a mexican unknown entity, providing two dubbed-out house workouts in addition to a remix by one of romania’s front runners, vid. through an accordion-like melody “untitled a” takes the listener to a melancholic journey into the latin bathed beatwork of the producer, while “untitled b” explores the mystical approach of the artist through gregorian chants over a techno drum base – this clearly portraying the dynamism that both the label/gathering and the producer offers its audience. vid steps up on the remix duties with a power-up version of “untitled b”, exploring and experimenting with the rhythmical narrative the original mix offers. overall, comunite’s debut pressing is clearly a demonstration of a new wave of producers and ideals coming from one of latin america’s hotbeds for art.