do you remember adolf filter� the swedish minimal electronics/synth duo? the 7� �the other hand on the knob� (petit enfant, 2008) is now a cult classic� the duo were also part of three compilations on enfant terrible� and now after all these years there is this new 7�� not truly new as these are tracks re-discovered from the et archive� but these two dark dance floor tracks are still way on top of the game� powerful and raw but catchy too� minimal elektro for both the old followers and new fans of the style�

hardworking families return in time for the summer with some raw house and techno, a step up in tempo from the recent cosmic dub cassette promo. three tracks of deep grooves and a glimmering ambient reprise. straight from their south london studio to your turntable...don�t sleep on this one.

as owner and curator of the exotic dance records label , j. albert has released a steady handful of projects on his brooklyn based imprint , as well as showcasing new music from deejay xanax and person of interest . add to that, recent releases on the 1080p label and black opal, and j. albert is fast making a mark on the scene for his raw and undiluted deep fusion of house, techno and jazzy vibes. his debut ep for hypercolour opens up with dont hide it a bumpin and jazzy flavoured house cut, resplendent with rolling snare drums and warm stabs, a sampled double bass riff and choppy vocal refrains xtra sauce is another stellar house track, fans of the ron trent/prescription chicago sound will instantly find an affection here with the rolling drums and soft keys, all pushed along at an energetic pace, whilst vista finds j. albert in more playful mode, carving out a 10 minute jackin underground house vibe that cuts raw and hypnotising.

new from the west london revivalists - bearface records return with an off-kilter house offering.the san jose ep opens with it s namesake - a raw and rollicking percussive house workout for those heads down, late night moments on the flip is a hazy, sliding roy ayers based groove with brazilian inflections and a gorgeous clipped french-house rhythm track underpinning it.- off-kilter house offering. the san jose ep opens with it s namesake - a raw and rollicking percussive house workout for those heads down, late night moments on the flip is a hazy, sliding roy ayers based groove with brazilian inflections and a gorgeous clipped french-house rhythm track underpinning it.- records return with an off-kilter house offering.
support so far: voyeur, kito jempere, moodymanc, tronik youth, mr. top hat & alfie, joris voorn, carl craig, ponchartrain, joseph capriati (sorter)..

taking proto sites back to the hypnotic hardware methods of earlier releases like lutto lento, s olbricht and sentry, suspension ep makes things kaleidoscopic, raw, repetitive and asynchronous. high gain perishing delays gradually cook your brain while flerbing sci-fi reverberations crawl across the atmosphere. this five-track cassette mantra has a furry analogue outer crust barely containing its computer controlled acid consciousness. each tune has its own density and unique stripped back bass structure which carries the whole thing along, absorbing strange hissy elements as it rocks downstream. breaking through the mantle, sawtooth voices murmur foreign incantations, swinging loopy phrases come and go jamming their way into repetitive bass squelches all pressure cooked to the extreme.

drum roll, people! sl009 is on its way. the recipe has not changed: limited quantity, hand numbered / stamped records and superior music. we take you on a unique house journey to explore the texture of sound and the color of feelings, from raw to deep all the way down to acid, carried on our va format spaceship. onboard, four artists, yusuke and jimini part of -serie limitée- crew and two new comers panthera krause and monster heart driver who are joining the family.

los angeles based up-and-comer oxóssi excels in utilizing his lifelong exposure to a diverse range of music, which has allowed him to successfully craft his highly eclectic, ambient and bass heavy style, one that blends his deeply rooted musical upbringing with his own creative individuality. his atmospheric and unconventional take on raw bass music production enables his listeners to be transported beyond the music itself into different mental spaces, facilitating a form of meditation on music. with releases already on banana stand sound (bss001), crucial recordings (crucial005) and silent motion (smv001), oxóssi is well on his way to infecting the underground with his unique musical personality.

after dj reds successful raw cacao ep last year, that included a remix by the mighty ricardo villalobos, darko essers wolfskuil limited now presents a solid three-tracker from the dutch newcomer circular vector patterns

the secret squirrels are non-stop in their search for irresistible, raw and tracky disco-tinged grooves that are primed and ready to slay your dance floors. the first offering here works the chunkier and funkier side of the woods, while the flip gets all late night, dirty and ecstatic on you. don t feed the animals when you can make them dance.

for our 225th release on freerange we welcome an exciting new austrian producer who goes by the name demuja. his mary janes theory record caused something of a stir when it came out at the start of the year on his fledgling vinyl-only label muja. having now clocked up over 300k plays on youtube and reportedly being offered for silly money on discogs it�s clear to see there�s a buzz on this guy, and when you check his music you�ll hear why. taking his inspiration from classic deep house but with a rough and raw approach, demuja can sit proudly alongside the likes of ross from friends, mall grab or rimbaudian riding the new wave of fresh, contemporary house. on his freerange debut, the move ep offers up four original tracks, eachwith their own distinct flavour. opening the release we have title track move spring into action with simple rhodes chords floating across a crisp, driving up-tempo groove showing off the deeper side to demuja. next up b.o.o.m offers us a simple yet captivating, dancefloor-focused affair with a lone, repeating piano stab hooking us into the action. flipping over we have into my brain which brings some acid-tinged italo vibes and a jacking beat to proceedings whilst the closing track turn me on cuts up a much- loved paradise garage classic for a warm, soul-infused slice of classic, bumpy house music

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matthew barnes, der hochgelobte britische musikproduzent, veröffentlicht anfang mai unter seinem alias forest swords sein langerwartetes, zweites album compassion via ninja tune! compassion ist die antwort auf die ungewisse, aggressive neue welt, in der wir leben und täglich kommunizieren destilliert zu einer einzigartigen soundlandschaft.

caught london sleeping kick things off with four moody electro excursions from stratowerx. edging towards the darker side of the realm the london based producer uncompromisingly serves up an ep (backed with a remix from electro stalwart sync24) of raw electro and techno cuts for the dance floor.

fink veröffentlicht ein minimalistisches blues album auf seinem eigenen imprint r�coup�d! um die wartezeit auf das nächste -reguläre- fink-studioalbum zu verkürzen, veröffentlicht fink im märz -fink�s sunday night blues club, vol. 1- auf seinem eigenem ninja tune-sublabel r coup d. dies ist die erste, reine blues-veröffentlichung von fin greenall. produziert und gemischt wurde das album von fink und flood (u2, pj harvey, warpaint), aufgenommen in greenalls studio in berlin. jeder song wurde dabei in kurzer zeit live mit einem vintage-mikrofon und -verstärker aufgenommen. manchmal braucht es eben einfach nicht mehr. greenall sagt darüber: -most of this record is one take, from all of the guys who helped me get there ... new orleans legend david shirley on drums and the weird and wonderful colin stetson also really brought the heat to the table. -my love of blues has always been there, before i even knew what it was. records by john lee hooker, t-bone walker and chuck berry really spoke to me. for two springs, in 2015 and 2016, i immersed myself in the blues, scouring record stores whilst on tour to inspire and educate myself ... to do something raw, rough, and live, a record that just was, for its own sake. you d think that writing blues was easy - but it isn t ... it s easy to copy, sure, and to cover, definitely, but to write original blues that is more than just a photocopy of the past actually turned out to be equally challenging and natural...- - fink

a trio that�s truly killing it: ever refreshing approach to direct, raw, universal techno / house groove science

back down on my knees is a raw house cut combining a pounding bass drum and clever percussion reminiscent of a late 00 s new york sound with washed synths. i m amazed offers an ambient track lead by a simple piano interlaced with a field recording taken on a subway platform in new york. on the other side rubber jam is a tough hardware jam with a floaty arpeggiated synth line. here will be blood rounds the ep out relying on percussion to drive the track with breakbeat and a heavy bassline.

in 2017, the finnish jazz scene seems to bubble with talent. one of the most prominent players in this mix is by definition, trumpeter jukka eskola. after over a decade of adventures in different spaces of jazz � from the dance floor burn of the five corners quintet to the raw expressive modes of mikko innanen�s small big band, jimi tenor�s cosmic jazz and his own prime cti styled solo recordings � eskola takes things back to bare basics. and as usual, when it�s done right, it�s the best thing out there.

her intimate knowledge of techno (particularly the raw and uncompromising variety designed by the likes of jeff mills, mike banks, joey beltram and her collaborative partners surgeon and regis) has taken her to the studio, where she now provides stroboscopic artefacts with a 4-track contribution to this ongoing legacy of ecstasy.

matthew barnes, der hochgelobte britische musikproduzent, veröffentlicht anfang mai unter seinem alias forest swords sein langerwartetes, zweites album compassion via ninja tune! compassion ist die antwort auf die ungewisse, aggressive neue welt, in der wir leben und täglich kommunizieren destilliert zu einer einzigartigen soundlandschaft.
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for the past four decades, a growing cult of soul music collectors have sought two obscure lps and a handful of extremely rare 45s released on the vanity record label lad productions, inc. between the late seventies and the mid eighties by the mysterious south side chicago singer/song writer larry dixon. larry s raw songs capture the transition from r&b to boogie-down as disco was rapidly becoming extinct. they also perfectly illustrate larrys ability to overcome his environment and discrimination, transcended by his determination to write and produce music. with the support of his faithful musicians, larry s success was only hindered by lack of airplay and promotion, but his talent shines through. this is the story of larry dixon, his label lad productions, inc., and his friends and family throughout four decades of music in chicagos toughest neighborhoods. jerome derradji is proud to reactivate past due records the boogie funk division of still music to release this fantastic archive what many consider to be the holy grail of chicago funk, boogie and soul.

bushcraft the knowledge of survival in the wilderness. a young man leaves the safe harbour of his home town, only to find himself lost and lacking the soul. he was always able to trust his ears, but are they really true to him. or is he merely not listening. distant echoes of bass and the melancholia that was always present seem far away. with bushcraft ep jor-el finds himself in touch with the elements. the elements of the hard hitting futuristic music that once took his heart and formed his life. rumbling bass lines controlled by lazer sharp hi-hats driving forward. eerie sounds coming in and drifting out again. always driving forward. the influence of his early years in drum & bass is there. still this is pure techno music from an artist discovering new things in the universe within himself. true rotary recordings is run by joel alter and ena cosovic out of copenhagen. stemming from a mutual appreciation of the combination of raw techno and seductive sounds, the label is a natural development of their musical and personal partnership. true rotary recordings represent their musical vision and the vibe that they love. keeping it raw and genuine.

danish born/stockholm based house producer, anders and serves up his debut release - love on 12inch vinyl. this marks the first physical output for brown fat, a fresh new label out of stockholm. a rich patchwork of influences have made up his exotic sound, along with the artists experience in living and studying in london for 7 years, where he developed a raw style that fuses complex jazz, african drumming and blissed out ambient grooves together into something refreshingly original - it�s no wonder why he is considered to be one to watch in 2017.

rough distorted rhythms and hazy melodies. a combination of raw machine jams and jagged textures of frazzled pads. fuzzy aesthetics built by field recordings, samples and personal memories. in his debut on sonic moiré, nnls musically refers to the streets of his home in italy.

when armand van helden pronounced todd invented the game. the rest of us are just playing it he articulated a feeling that had existed in the house music community ever since todd terry became the toast of the dancefloor with a brash, brand new sound that combined the rhythms of house with the attitude of hip hop. those early productions, struck through with raw energy, low-fi production and heavily manipulated samples set the tone to come for new york house and in the process, propelled todd to one of the first internationally known dj/producers

mano le tough is set to release his second 12inch on maeve, the label he cofounded with baikal and the drifter in 2012. the label was born from the idea to release hypnotic dancefloor dedicated music, and this release certainly stays true to that. big words from the small mouth arrives on the a side of maeve 11 with quite the clatter. searing synth jams scatter over a brooding kick/sub bass combo. the sharp crisp percussion drives the track forward all the time, while various bleets, squeals and swells develop throughout giving the track a raw rave vibe. arganol on the flip is a trippy affair. touching 9 mins long, this track feels like mano le tough right from the outset, patient in its approach whilst slowly telling the listener its story. the narrative unravels through woozy melodies and melancholic cameos culminating in a burst of movement and energy perfect for the wee hours of a dancefloor.

having released on many labels such 50 weapons, mote evolver, droid, modularz and of course his own truncate imprint. deep, raw techno that the la based producer has become well known for releases his debut for blueprint.

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we�re glad to introduce you to this new french house label juice & jam with this first release produced by steven wobblejay (ex steppah huntah and half of creative swing alliance duo, with pablo valentino). steven released many records the past few years on labels like quintessentials or city fly rec. he delivers here a 4 raw house tracks ep and pays his tribute to 808 & 909. old school refreshed chicago style in a way. the beat, the bass�

raw house ! bangers to blow the club down ! spectacular artwork by abdul haqq.

raw, unflinching, dense techno domination

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are you ready to be where metaphysical borders with the dark? check the bag: water, food, flashlight, gloves, something else??? go along with mr. cloudy in the outskirts, where every rustle to take into attention, where the barking of dogs like a beacon in the night. sparkling from the frost luminous ice, or raw cold, with the smells of leaves and rain out all night. mr. cloudy - outskirts on skala records, heavy ambient / drone, dub techno.

persistence is back with the third release, a new split ep with manuel di martino and the italian duo asylum with remixes by johannes volk and jeff rushin. the a side contains the original track of manuel di martino called necessary phase, engaging groove and hypnotic synth are the right adjectives to describe this track. volk,s remix is inspired to the new york techno scene with stomp drum, raw groove and marked synth. side b open with substance by asylum, this track contains dark and closed sounds, a real trip into shadows. jeff rushin revisits this creating a very functional tool, and especially the right mix of dark and dancefloor s sounds.

following some new gems on the great waxtefacts imprint, strip steve delivers a beautifully crafted cosmic ep as the second release on berlin based label man band. with sounds ranging from ambient to raw, galactic workouts, this 5 tracker is a must have for listening just as much as dancing. �deep within the distant galaxy, a spaceship cruised under the glow of exotic stars. it�s metallic frame glimmered beneath the shimmering light as it surged forwards through time and space. it was embarking upon a spectacularly perilous odyssey, a journey into the abyss. its passengers sat eagerly watching their planet vanish out of sight through bubble windows. they made jokes amongst one another, cracking a smile as appropriate, but they were scared. - words by the ransom note, inspired by the track odyssey. vital sales points: played by alex from tokyo at rex club, paris and cocktail d amore, berlin. track odyssey premiered by the ransom note

to celebrate 14 years of the intrigue club night, ben soundscape s intrigue music label are putting out a brand new album called �intrigue 14�. the album is a truly versatile selection covering a wide spectrum of deep drum & bass. it contains 14 exclusive tracks and remixes from the likes of calibre, break, randall, random movement, ill truth, ben soundscape, roygreen & protone, joakuim, raw q and more. it follows on from the previous three in the series, which began at the start of 2014. it has received huge support from across the scene including plays by friction on bbc radio 1, calibre, fabio, dj marky, ltj bukem and more. the album is released april 14th on limited 4-track vinyl ep

seasoned memory athletes will no doubt recall the turbo�s past affiliation with the former soviet union (proxy, tiga tigayevich khristorozhdestvensky), and recent geopolitical developments have prompted the label to once again hedge its bets. our a&r team spent countless hours sifting through layer after layer of russian underground music, a shocking amount of which turned out to be fake soundcloud accounts from producers based in florida. in fact, our best intelligence suggests that dimitri veimar may be the only person making music in russia today. for the 30 minutes a day he is not trading in politically moderate twitter-bot futures, veimar produces dark, raw-dog electro. he has already released music with omnidisc and renate, so it makes little sense to us why we have to communicate with him via a mole in the canadian embassy in moscow, which is further complicated by the fact that the mole is also an aspiring dj/producer whom we have to keep happy at all costs. you have no idea how much has been sacrificed in order to shield you from the realpolitik of international dance music.

raär�s debut tape for gasp records finally arrives on vinyl. cause it�s dirty is soaked in emotion, faded love and unforgettable change. raw house and deeply thought out electronic exploration take the listener on a journey the producers heart and soul.

flawless, raw, uplifting, uncompromising techno ep.

vitalik continue their vinyl gold series with another gold standard release. for the forthcoming vitnyl003 clive henry drops a fifteen minute long opus on a single sided limited edition vinyl. my fifteen minutes of fame is contrastingly raw in it s production and sublime in composition. it s gentle meandering melodies float over a warm bed of muted pads and analogue bass. recorded as a live jam and stripped down to its constituent parts its melodies take centre stage, enthralling the listener into what can be best described as an acid house lullaby and what has already been penned as an instant balearic classic. my fifteen minutes of fame was engineered by rui da silva and is the former peace division front man s first solo release since his illustrious studio partnership with justin drake, he joins artists such as jimmy edgar, the mole, franklin de costa and anonym on the vinyl only vitalik offshoot.

straight up raw techno from the feel music boss. for fans of his 11 51 26 41 2 ep from 2015 on running back. 3 of 3.

medical records presents the third release in our transfusions 12- singles series. certain creatures (born oliver chapoy) currently resides in brooklyn, ny but has a career dating back to the early 90 s. he has roots in the miami hardcore scene that evolved into post-rock and even electronic pop (warm ghost). he began exploring electronics as certain creatures in 2013 with a 12- on styles upon styles with guest vocals from stuart argabright which led to oliver producing the 2014 black rain comeback record on blackest ever black. in 2015, oliver created a lush and enthralling lp vipassana, also released on styles upon styles. for this particular release for transfusions, oliver sought to step out of his production bias comfort zone by recording live takes with minimal editing and production in order to maintain a dirty, raw, haze-filled warehouse aesthetic. mission accomplished! the 12- contains 5 tracks total of uncompromising techno which we are ecstatic to unleash on the world. presented on classic 160gram black vinyl in our transfusions 12- sleeve. mastered by martin bowes at the cage studios, uk. crucial material for fans of surgeon, regis, as well as labels such as downwards, mote-evolver, and the like.

the north east of england is known for its role in helping to shape the uk house and techno club landscape during the late 80 s and throughout 90 s. it�s infectious and raw energy engaged slip-d from a young age exposing him to a number of venues including the riverside, empire, pleasure rooms and the hedonistic rockshots. drawing inspiration from the scene along with potent labels like svek, guidance and shaboom that came in to prominence in the late 90 s, a bedroom studio set up of amassed hardware funded on a basic income was then formed over time. residence in teesdale avenue, regular local car thefts and the wail of the rag and bone man all assembled themselves as a formula of what was happening outside the 4 walls of the studio. the vaulted hypnoelectronix no.1 finally got pressed after some years, and transports us to the true crux of that era. more material to follow in 2017 on the hpnx imprint...

frisky and shifty, eski-beat cheeky, breaky and beaty against a backdrop of raw synthesis punctuated by tekken style karate chants. undoubtedly glowing palms� most dance-floor-centric release yet. an artist previously released only on the legendary ruf kutz label, this producer is set to turn the climate from tribal to tropical. blip discs has teamed up with this manchester born sonic sorcerer for his well overdue first solo record since 2013! his inimitable sound of trancy synths and twinkly treats has earned support across the game yet again with everyone from kornél kovácz to moxie championing these weighty yet joyful floor fillers.

golden age hip-hop by a multi-talented spanish beatmaker, a french singer and three us mcs. the multi-talented alex rocks is back with his debut album rise n shine! after his 7 inch get em up featuring replife, the madrid dj, musician and beatsmith hooked up with french singer jessica fitoussi and us based rappers sleep sinatra, junclassic, and jack jones. he carefully selected the tracks he felt would sit well with each artist, and they did not disappoint. from the pharcyde-evoking title track to the raw soul on moonlight creedence, the rugged vibe of my time and the fiery all in your mind the heart-made beats are the perfect backdrop for the socially conscious and intelligent lyrics provided by his collaborators.

co-founder peter eilmes steps up for the second release by this new imprint.
opening the a side with a more hypnotic mind trip, the ep �states of matter� turns into sequence driven dance floor tool. the record is consistent in its rawness and use of massive modulating hats and percussions which manifest the passion to analog gear. raw upfront techno trips. support by richie hawtin, francois x, marcel dettmann, angel molina, alex dolby, dj deep, rebekah, brian sanhaji, luke slater, florian meindl, shlomo, rodhad, arnaud le texier, unbalance, jonas kopp, milton bradley, dave miller, drumcell, chris liebing, audio injection/truncate, henning baer, donor, etapp kyle, nihad tule...

raw, bumpy and explicitly pornographic. imagine an 80�s porn director entering a dark underground club whilst the thumping thunder of raär�s romantic dominance delves into your ear canals. you feel estranged but your velvet shorts won�t make you stop. once you hit the dancefloor it�s gym time with rick sheen�s moustache: a beautifully balanced ride.

aus music follow up a string of releases from shenoda, recloose and marquis hawkes with a disco-tinged 12inch courtesy of a fresh signee and millionhands head honcho tee mango. having so far almost exclusively released on millionhands alone, tee mango makes a rare appearance outside of his home turf and in doing so follows on from his acclaimed �imperfections vol.1� lp which garnered widespread following from the likes of axel boman, palms trax, gilles peterson and bonobo. his ep#1 for aus carries forth the sense of raw, sample heavy soul that was the real spark of imperfections vol.1, while maintaining a feel for the needs of the dancefloor. loose, natural drums, deftly chopped samples and hazy synth lines keepit moody. this collection of 4 tracks could be the perfect soundtrack for those early days of sunshine. as mango himself says. off all the places left to dance, this is where ill stay.

audiotrophe ernaehrung kicks of his vinyl debut on wout records with a massive 4 tracker ep. -greifswalder-, -structure- and -defects- are full of dubby basslines, melodic synth abstractions, rotating percussions, vocal snippets and endlessly moving sound effects, a clear musical reflection of berlin s electronic music scene and a demonstration of ae s ability to present diversity. this ep ends up with a raw, straight forward and deeply driven remix of -greifswalder- produced by the italian collaboration mood_out and dinkis.

straight up raw techno from the feel music boss. for fans of his 11 51 26 41 2 ep from 2015 on running back. 2 of 3.

the seventh instalment in the rhythm nation series is by the uk producer isaac reuben. these jams are rough, raw and ready. they bear the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed signature of someone untarnished by exposure yet betray a complete vision and total control of the craft.