as 2016 rolls through, so does fossil archive with its 4th release since its highly acclaimed beginnings in february 2015. with fossil archive’s previous release featuring as “tune of the month” on mixmag’s november 2015 techno page, this next two-part ensemble sees two very different tracks leave you with little doubt that fossil archive remains inspired to be at the forefront of all things techno.

one edge society is back with the man of the moment roberto clementi. model n4 ep packs two stripped down relentless club cutz. ideal for the dance floor roberto reworks both sides and leaves no questions unanswered.

roberto capuano has delivered drumcode an immense 3 track ep that will blow out the cobwebs and see roberto step back onto drumcode with a bang. lacing each track with pads and tantalising hook lines, capuano s tracks fire on all cylinders with good use of vocals and drum rhythms. his tracks have a certain swagger that only roberto can conjure.

powerfull techno tracks, full of deepness, heavy staps and dubby elements, perfect for the dancefloor.

our twelfth release is about to come out. roberto martin signs two original tracks with a techno-dub rhythm very similar to the romanian scene. this release comes with 2 energetic remixes made by two of geniuses of the european electronic music last decades. david duriez rmx looking at techno & pablo bolivar remix with personal sound.

ltd to 300 copies , highly anticipated by both fans and music critics, fossil archive 003 is a blanket of techno adulation, full of sky-high feeling through its warm and expansive energy. ‘perisphinctes’ which received a radio exclusive on b.traits’ bbc radio 1 show in august, marks itself as part of the vanguard of modern techno. purposely incompatible with the masses, it clearly lends itself to the underground, pushing its charisma in the direction of the label’s earthy vociferation. with its driving montage, its monolithic kick and general depth, it holds its own in any given setting. evoking a weighty hospitality of sound, ‘tiziani’ supplements bleak with feel-good synth exertion. straying from the conventional framework of techno, this is a stripped back, atonal portrait of effectual techno culture. without confusion, this unblemished and wholesome howl of voice brings with it a rich, affable buzz, perfectly suiting both the big room and more intimate homely surroundings. for roberto, this far-reaching release imposes on none and invites all to clinch its hauntological embrace, and with previous releases gathering support from the who’s who of techno, it’s sure to do just that.

already played by ricardo villalobos. be fast on this one. we are glad to introduce you cht 6th release from our co-founder roberto natalini. 2000 bc is an electronic techno tune full of experimental sounds and dark atmosphere. inclhuge remixes by our friends amir alexander and franco cinelli. the additional black hawk is a very strong track with old school elements and a bouncey underground groove. artwork by daniele troiani. comes again with an outstanding cover art. chelsea hotel never fails!

the multitalented roberto auser returns to his dutch west coast dancefloor roots! heavy three tracker on the pinkman sublabel charlois, with sounds varying from tripping intergalactic tribal electro to southern space disco.

building on a series of releases on labels like true type tracks, illegal alien records, and abstract mechanisms, roberto espinosa launches his visionary rhythm designation with micelio: tecnocigalpa ep. drawing inspiration from the natural methods of decomposition and regeneration (essentially the power of mushrooms), vr’s first reference is a 3-tracker that combines social commentary with rhythmic analog and digital waves, reinforced with ceremonial shakers, percussion, and textures obtained by buried mics to propagate an elemental underground vibration, and integrates the sharpening of a machete with the hi-hats to provide the energy to cut through negativity.

roberto capuano releases his first single on truesoul with two exceptional tracks that show a techier side to roberto s sound and one that impresses throughout. the title track never stop has been a highlight in adam beyers sets and its easy to understand why. the creeping vocal and driving drums are an inaugural part of the track before the uniquely pleasing pads drop in and create a gripping and immersive track to get lost in. around is a techier track that implements a throbbing underlying bass line that sits and keeps the track driving under a roaring vocal.

for the second release on robertos new fossil archive imprint, he teams up with artforms jamie anderson. technology is fine, but music production is a human thing. a social thing

a new exciting release on ausland records! the new dimension goes into the darker corners of electronic jazz and beyond. a limited run of 300 records that are hand printed, hand numbered by artist. roberto auser and his collaborators deliver a cinematic, breathtaking atmosphere and ambiance!

with a firm nod to the community, revered techno aficionado, roberto reveals the launch of his new record label, fossil archive and its first release *prolecanites gurleyi*. roberto has already built quite the discography with previous releases on fachwerk, affin, artform and be as one, as well as establishing himself as a dj with gigs at the likes of fabric, berghain and tresor and recently took time out from his busy schedule to talk to marcus barnes for the independents blog.

after an acclaimed album on soma and two releases on echocord colour, it s time for italian producer and sound designer roberto clementi to join the kontra-musik family.

for its third release, sorry for this records welcomes italian innovator roberto clementi to its stables, providing two lush cuts of deep techno and then invites steve o’sullivan to slow things down a little.

a record that features deepness, heavy staps, dubby elements and a heavy monster remix by norman nodge

we welcome a new artist on echocord colour, the super talented roberto clementi from italy

vinyl exclusive for 3 months - limited 200 copies hand numbered - crafted artwork one of the most promising artists we hosted on etichetta nera returns with a massive track and we decided it had to be definitely on vinyl! reworked by dez , quail (animal farm) and our gez varley aka g-man you ll find for your pleasure!

with a discography that includes releases on night vision, be as one imprint, applied rhythmic technology (art) and francois ks wave music, roberto bosco commands a certain level of respect. here bosco surfaces on balance with introspective, a project that engages more explicitly with the styles and signifiers of tech house than the italians previous work.

at the end of the 90s a few friends united by love for music used to meet in an underground place dubbed last drop where they collected vinyl sharing music. our music comes from our souls and for us the music is the universal language of any hearts. last drop records born from the need of spread our concept to make music connecting with the universe ... music is connection.

proper fachwerk style techno with vocals by envoy. comes with remixes by mike dehnert and roman lindau.

roberto auser presents the second installment on his independent label. auser and his team combine music, video, artwork and performance creating a mindbending experience. disturbing, horrific and liberating at the same time ... touch your fear! a real roberto auser signature sound in a high quality. with previous releases on viewlexx, bearfunk and others, this one comes in a carefully designed, beautifully silkscreened and hand numbered artwork by the man himself. check out the sickest blend of moog music and occultness!

hector couto (hot creations, off, sphera) and roberto palmero(sintope, reisei) finally drop their solo debut ep on noir

killer mixes on kyodais big house anthem from last year. nuff said.

part 1 of 2, slamming detroit techno

part 2 of 2, slamming detroit techno

vertigo is the a side on this four track ep by roberto capuano that uses reverberated kick drums and piano chords to create a groove that was designed for peak-time play. the second track, inversion uses rising and filtering synths with the use of space and influxes of pitched hi hats and percussion loops to create a 5am track that will keep people rooted to their spot. new chapter uses a repetitive percussion-like stab to keep the deep atmospheric sounds together over the industrial techno drums. the final track earth uses phased sporadic stabs to create an interesting groove that compliments the driving drums that are ever present

the second ep on the dutch imprint pinkman comes from roberto auser who brings a varied ep with his unique westcoast sound. first off is the outer space dance track never say never again, remixed by dutch techno pioneer mark du mosch on the flip. the final track eclipse brings us back to his native country ausland, a tribal battle track for all the weekend warriors out there

lets get lost return to the fold for their first release of 2013. this officially licensed release features the obscure italian / brazilian fusion of marimba do mar . this fantastic record is incredibly hard to find and a very expensive gem thats been re issued for your listening pleasure. japanese artists kza (endless flight) & cos/mes (esp institute) both turn in outstanding remixes.

after the ingenious ep melting process, markantonio comes back as a winner again on his label alongside roberto capuano with a magic reconstruction pack including remixes by: ken ishii, the advent & industrialyzer and kalden bess

roberto finally debuts on be as one after having recently joined the label booking agency and main core, and he does it with style. for those that have been keeping an ear on the uk techno sound roberto should not be a new name by now, having released a series of well received eps on artform and affin, and being a resident at londons legendary fabric club.

indigenous travelers are ron trent and jose rico. they met at the madrid red bull studios to pay homage to jose roberto bertrami the brilliant leader and keyboardist of the brazilian jazz-funk trio, azymuth. the result is >paradise ritmito carnival<, a hot, melodic and percussive house music with afro-brasilian influences. it is presented in a one-sided record with surprise in b side

a dubby affair by roberto for jamie andersons artform imprint, backed up with remixes by greg gow and rod.

presenting roberto ausers new independent label, future exotica is a very original and excellent sounding take on the westcoast cocadisco sound. a real roberto auser signature sound in a high quality. with previous releases on viewlexx, bearfunk and others, this one appears limited to 300 and comes in a carefully designed, beautifully silkscreened and hand numbered artwork by the man himself. in all, a product of pure passion! (first 50 get free poster!) check out the sickest blend of dark tribal exotica and monkey voodoo around...

italian based producer roberto clementi. a warm, analogue dub house feeling immediately rolls through his tracks with deep, techno orientated sub bass permeating layers or rich synth work and crisp evolving percussion. having previously released on ny based producer brendon moellers steadfast records, roberto continues down the path to sonic delight with 4 tracks forged in the underground.

they are back! roberto mozza and erotex presents their second plattenbau-music album. enjoy minimal-techno at its best. including new pacman song.

for the first release on their marbled series, exprezoo comes up with roberto badinis >hate me< and remixes by snuff crew, massimo di lena, decoside and mute oscillator. all delivered on a beautiful transparent and smokey marbled vinyl.

space djz deliver two outstanding cuts of techno with level 7 and their own remix. to back this up we have arranged further mixes by some of the uks strongest talents. a sublime tech-house rework from roberto is followed by a big-room work out from ed mackie & henry cullen.

analytic trail label boss markantonio teams up with rising star roberto capuano for a superb ep of driving techno featuring original tracks from both artists as well as two collaborative recordings and a pair of swapped remixes. markantonio has been at the forefront of italys techno scene since the late nineties, with his analytic trail imprint having been behind some outstanding music for the last decade. he is also no stranger to collaborations having worked up some classic cuts with the likes of davide squillace, rino cerrone & joseph capriati and its in this spirit of collaboration that markantonio embarks upon his next release, this time working alongside the hugely talents roberto capuano. capuano hails from naples in italy and has in the space of a few short years build an enviable reputation with a string of quality releases for the likes of minisketch, monique music and elegant bit records.this join release gives a real insight into the sound and style of both producers, featuring as it does two collaborative tracks, an original solo track from each and a swapped remix from both parties.the record kicks off with collaborative recording and title track melting process, a deep, dark and rolling slice of floorfilling techno that sets out to take no prisoners.this is closely followed by the second collaboration, the excellent t4 which journeys into twisted tech territory with rigid drum patterns and edgy stabs.next up with have markantonio the gap, a rolling monster of a track with pitch shifted riffs and an incessant bassline that keep things firing on all cyclinders. roberto capuano offers up his remix which picks up the intensity with some distorted drums and a menacing late night vibe. finally we have the original and markantonio remix of capuanos taken with the former taking things down a deep, hypnotic techno route and the latter picking up the toughness and delivering another winner.

analytic trail label boss markantonio teams up with rising star roberto capuano for a superb ep of driving techno featuring original tracks from both artists as well as two collaborative recordings and a pair of swapped remixes. markantonio has been at the forefront of italys techno scene since the late nineties, with his analytic trail imprint having been behind some outstanding music for the last decade. he is also no stranger to collaborations having worked up some classic cuts with the likes of davide squillace, rino cerrone & joseph capriati and its in this spirit of collaboration that markantonio embarks upon his next release, this time working alongside the hugely talents roberto capuano. capuano hails from naples in italy and has in the space of a few short years build an enviable reputation with a string of quality releases for the likes of minisketch, monique music and elegant bit records.this join release gives a real insight into the sound and style of both producers, featuring as it does two collaborative tracks, an original solo track from each and a swapped remix from both parties. the record kicks off with collaborative recording and title track melting process a deep, dark and rolling slice of floorfilling techno that sets out to take no prisoners. this is closely followed by the second collaboration, the excellent t4 which journeys into twisted tech territory with rigid drum patterns and edgy stabs.next up with have markantonio he gap, a rolling monster of a track with pitch shifted riffs and an incessant bassline that keep things firing on all cyclinders.roberto capuano offers up his remix which picks up the intensity with some distorted drums and a menacing late night vibe. finally we have the original and markantonio remix of capuanos taken with the former taking things down a deep, hypnotic techno route and the latter picking up the toughness and delivering another winner.

roberto clementi hails from a small town on italys east coast somewhere between riccione and rome. he is much more of an inventive sound designer as opposed to an average music producer. his tunes range from deep and lush to uplifting and party-pumping - often fueled by minimal subby basslines, retro-ish melodic elements, elegantly cut-up vocals, and an overall warm, analog feel. he currently has releases and remixes on labels like unfoundsound, monique musique, distric raw, undercut, stolen moments, manual music, kompass musik, suara, greel pound, sk supreme, and others. he is also one-half of i-rob alongside roby dj, and they have releases on labels like autist, tenax recordings, clasque musique, and others. his debut ep for steadfast features 3 techno trax ranging in mood and atmosphere but all sharing a perfect dancefloor sensibility and top-notch production. brendon moellers reshape aint half bad either.

after two smoldering releases on figure & spc, roberto bosco is back for his third offering for len fakis spc imprint. a future-classic 4 track techno ep, with more than enough to keep the peak time floors happy, this is big room music at its most intelligent and sensitive. easing us into the thick of it, charming noise takes humming, rumbling bass tones and a metallic clang as its themes. slow burning and readily effective, its a brooding monster for the late hours. i just cant breathe pushes the adrenalin up a few notches in a screaming, white noise attack on the senses. boscos trademark heavy bass rumble and crisp percussion layers hold their own in this reduced killer. were then ready to embark on an emotional voyage as the masterful see the light emerges from the depths with its pushing acid bass and beautiful atmospheric melody. classic strings and synths swirl and build in a tender and heartfelt piece of timeless techno. closing the ep, i was lonely takes the vibe into more reduced, after-hours zones with robertos cool and low-slung take on the smoother sound of futuredeep house.

driving forces recordings are happy to present roberto capuanos first ep for the label.
next to this new talents three original tunes, on >invaders are back ep< you will find one of driving forces biggest tracks to date, no less than drumcode and 8 sided dice artist, alan fitzpatrick delivering an amazing remix of the title track, which has already been supported by adam beyer, joseph capriati, sasha carassi and alan himself, on his recent essential mix for bbc radio 1.

15 years of drumcode , part two with bangin techno , a side is made by adam beyer and remixed by joseph capriati. flip with > olique <, made by roberto capuano

roberto cravallo has been hooked on vinyl since he bought his first 7inch at a flea market 1976. he made first steps djing in 1977 doing some dj performances at a sunday afternoon tea dance by using lenco lc 75 turntables. the edits he has produced for >solid disco gold< are extracted from and influenced by his enormous record collection that he has accumulated over the last 30 years. and he is still diggin the crates at carboot sales and second hand record stores today!

roberto auser drops a massive disco bomb on the label that gave us all the early coca disco classic, the magic mixed up the hague mixes from i-f and many other timeless releases. this is one of the highlights of i-fs dj sets in the past months and it just had to come out on vinyl. highly explosive!

raf pisani and marco conte, aka audiomatiques, have long been involved in techno but its since they began working together as audiomatiques that everything began to click. together with roberto capuano, an artist who has already released for loose, claque musique, monique musique and suara, the duo have delivered 3 sterling tracks, which are backed by a remix from rino cerrone, for loose. cerrone takes full advantage of his position as label boss and places his remix of >so bad< in pole. its a walloping but low slung affair riddled with hypnotic rises and false drops which build incredible tension. in original form, >so bad< is a pounding affair. the focus is centred around an unholy bass heavy kick with just the minimum of percussive flourishes and vocal effects doing the rest with aplomb. >mind trip<, while equally as heavy, is fluid and slick. swinging tribal vibes and some clever effects work paired with an airtight arrangement makes for a surefire club burner. finally, the bizarre yet compelling leads of the aptly titled >crazy synth< close proceedings with a fever-dream fervour. original and memorable, this is a genuinely anthemic cut.

next up on falkplatz we chose one of italys most talented and uprising producers for contemporary dance music. roberto bosco from salerno. bosco already released on francois ks wave music, on orlando voorns night vision and is currently preparing his first full length for len fakis figure label. beside that he founded his own imprint flying donkey music together with claudio mate. for falkplatz roberto produced two tracks, that catch the ears of housefanatics (good lover) as well as the hearts of the technolunatics (untitled). remixes this time come from panorama bar resident steffi, who gave the original a touch of oldschool and sadness and from the falkplatz conspiracy (oliver deutschmann & ed davenport) who mixed a crafty acid influenced warehouse banger out of the original.

da hat er mal richtig den gaiser raus hängen lassen. robertos neue ep erinnert doch stark an alte minus-zeiten. super arrangements und tolle grooves. und ab in den warenkorb...
roberto did the gaiser. his new ep sounds like an old minus ep. super arrangements and great grooves. time to put the ep into the cart...