new project synthetic gold records promises not only new material, but also represses from selected labels and digitally released tracks made available on vinyl for the first time. on sgr001 there s a top tune by isherwood, one of the finest works to date by the uk producer, then an old classic by the russian production duo and founders of nervmusic, easy changes. on the bside, there are works by romanian producer nu zau and a wonderful little track by welsh producer tom ellis. top collection, all remastered, and beautifully presented in brown cardboard sleeves and on 180gram vinyl!

dreamy california pads witness the strength of russian street knowledge, managing to stay afloat as grinding 808’s pull towards the underground. euphoric and elegant throughout, jg03 is top-down cruiser house with an attitude, and it’s exclusively from jungle gym.

debut ep by this russian based newcomer under the alias low tape.

third release of dancing like quagmire, italian white label (vinyl only) born to make you dance shouting “giggity giggity go”!!! mini-album with five tracks deeply rooted in 20th century russian culture in which neotnas is showing his poetic music style wandering between rough drum patterns, old dusty samples (hard to dig for sure) and hypnotics saxophone melodies. a-side starts with dreamy downtempo intro elin, followed by crispy broken rhythms of colourful tension and closes with breezy and fluffy don’t rush with dubjazz. b-side contains mighty deep house trip morning way, and outro come, where the main character is undoubtedly ivan pona’s magic sax which created an illusory atmosphere over neotnas’s soul beat.

resopal teams up with another up and coming talent from russian federation: mark sanders from moscow will be shaking your dub bones and smashing your minds with this outstanding ep. his deep techno / dub sound has a very high recognition factor -- and it s his production values which make him stand out from the infinite number of fellow dancefloor producers.

inga mauer loves trains. -it s a fantastic chance to be nowhere-, she says. from cologne to clone is, in many ways, a celebration of this nomadic sense of existence. -i don t need a home, only a studio-, she confirms. recorded in a period when inga lived between cologne and rotterdam, home to the famed clone records shop (hence the title), the music on this ep is inspired both by the emptiness you suffer in futile non-places such as airports and the chasm you experiment in majestic scenarios as a russian forest. both by solitary travels and first encounters with machines you always wanted to touch like an 808. six tracks constructed with razor-sharp drum-machines, penetrating synth sequences and estranged vocals. raw sounds that capture the type of clairvoyance that one can only feel when in transit, far from the chains of our comfort zones. from cologne to clone is much more than a train journey. it s an introspective voyage to a beautifully warped soul. a reminder that, in fact, sometimes you only need your self-expression to feel at home.

four-tracker ep of tracks i found on an allegedly refurbished hard drive i ordered on russian ebay. hand-printed linocut outer sleeve. the dark past side is for you at home: a1 is a slow burning, melancholic acid track, a2 an atmospheric ambient excursion. the bright future side on the flip, on the contrary, is made for the club: b1 is a house banger with one of the most fun breaks in a long time, b2 brings you the summer right onto your turntable.

following a couple of strong releases on labels such as russian torrent versions, dog in the night and wilson records, fabio monesi finally makes his debut on his own hardmoon london imprint in which he released his music, since 2014, under his alias hissman.

makes a nice overview of these times, incl. download code

the third cachai ltd comes from the russian heavy weight tripmastaz who almost single-handedly has been making russia decidedly more funky over the last 10 years.

the result of russian radiation and winds of netherlands, rough rude young girls drinking vodka from bear s eyeballs, everything destroyed by angry russian solders, the world is in danger.

we want to present to your attention a compilation that consists of the russian musicians works. they’re stylistically different, but in the same time they’ve got one energy and close affinity with classical sound. musicians in this compilation represent a little-known stratum of a new russian electronic scene. their music embodies positive transformation of cultural values of our present and future. we’d like to thank all the musicians and those who support us. peace! :)

lucifer & lust is a 10-inch mini album by dmitry distant, showcasing the diversity of his talent. the 6 tracks by the russian-born artist who currently resides in latvia reflect the atmosphere of the baltic and the mystic sides of electronic music. showing where his devotion lies, dmitry experiments on the verge of techno, wave and industrial. on this mini album, he grasps our attention with minimalistic trance-like rhythms covered in fluctuating painful melodies, using wonderful analogue sounds and exotic instruments such as the electric violin

katastrofa ep is an ex-yu edits release which transforms forgotten gems from the former yugoslavia. russian valique and serbian veteran selector funky junkie are behind this project. opener katastrofa offers a delicious blend of heavy, synth-laden 80s boogie, punchy afrobeat horns and bold, chant a-long vocals, while the slower, more chugging frka is an adriatic delight all lazy, sun-kissed synths, sugary sweet vocals and sloppy kisses. as for closer yugoslavia, it sounds like a disco-house anthem in waiting, as the duo adds bumpin beats to a rising, horn-heavy chunk of starlight disco

damien lynch enjoys countryside a drive in the twilight hour. this is his second offering for the esp institute. on side a, brunette opens with a straight-ahead techno thump of hi-hats and a pulsating 16th-note bassline—a subtle playing field composed solely with a rare 1970’s italian machine, the godwin drummaker 32, unearthed from the secret back room of a music shop in rural ireland where it hid among wonderful vintage russian synths and oddball electronics. this elegant track drips with warm and phasing pads, gentle staccato keys and beautifully simple arpeggios that blur every now and then—all affirming damien’s less-is-more ideology. with side b’s forced relax, damien continues to exercise his restraint, arranging his instruments in a band-like fashion, affording each player the sonic space to project their individual qualities whilst supporting an overall dialogue. there is a soft ebb and flow to every machine’s role, whether the swelling of bass or the interplay of percussive keys, but when these characters arrive in one place, the result is a tranquil euphoria. these two songs will accept you for who you truly are.

second release of tooloop (bodyparts sub label). concentrating on long play groovers, with the caricature story of traditional russian winter jacket - tooloop provided on each release center.

straight after his contribution to the splendid delusions of grandeur compilation and collaboration with sebastien vorhaus aka soul of hex as well as his latest eps on the russian capital bass label and swedish brandy ponty mython is back with a full swung ep packed with cosmic deep house tunes. how to get your life together and succeed sets the pace for the record, bringing together a kaleidoscope of sounds in ponty mythons signature style, soul meets dance floor punch.

florian kupfer will release his sixth solo ep (and his second for ninja tune s technicolour imprint) on 22nd july 2016. he has released via ron morelli s l.i.e.s. and offshoot russian torrent versions in addition to willie burns w.t. records, rush hour and not forgetting that white label sade bootleg. -unfinished- ep finds the the 28 year old berlin resident in electric form, assembling three smouldering club tracks and one stunning beatless piece built on the foundations of his inimitable improvised hardware jams. ninja tune set up technicolour as a singles label. their output to date includes 12-s by hieroglyphic being, legowelt, nathan melja, ny*ak, kutmah, bnjmn, u, and the first long players on the label by levantis and the aforementioned hieroglyphic being

refraction volume 2 marks the return of the lauded imprint residual recordings. label owner titonton duvante starts it off with a funk laden deep groove. next up is ace producer christopher rau. he flips the filters alongside nectarous chords. on the b side, veteran jeff samuel brings on the quirky sounds and hooks he is known for making. rounding out the ep is a contemplative number by chicago’s garrett david

philipp gorbachev’s sophomore solo album continues the narrative of his previously released trilogy on cómeme, and serves as the inaugural lp on his own pg tune imprint. from imaginary places like the delta, down to the dirty district, and with reverence for the heritage of the russian avant ­ garde, ‘unlock the box’ pictures a static and demodulated dance floor. welcome to the 5th new century.

the russian artist mobile soul system brings his classy, elegant minimal deep house to red panda music, one of the new labels from barcelona, getting quite a lot of praise and attention. pure underground sound supported by laurent garnier, sidney charles, pawsa, hermanez and many others. four different cuts that can suit the mood of many different club situations along a sophisticated and cool house vibe.

st. petersburg talent ivan latyshev drops a killer ep on the ever-dependable dessous recordings. ivan has been making waves over the past couple of years with his distinctive brand of deep, groove-heavy house music on labels such as what’s in the box, street king and spaghetti monster - but this to my youth ep sees the young russian step up to another level. the title track shows a deep affiliation for classic house vibes, mixed with some jazzy flourishes and swung grooves. the sense of euphoria is tangible, and the spoken word vocals add a level of house mysticism that will be always welcome on deeper leaning dance-floors. cant go away goes a shade deeper still, bringing layers of delay and reverb to the track that help shape a true slow burner. old ages also highlights ivan’s love of jazz rhythms and sounds, building from a live drum break into a rolling deep house monster - its infectious stuff and suggests ivan latyshev is going to be name to watch in the next months and years.

lay-far presents boorane - thru jazz to mars ep. the project of respected russian hip-hop beatmakers doing gritty and grainy house music the old-school way. imagine if peter rock was born in moscow and was producing house, inspired by the soviet space program! we are very excited to present you the new release on our label: boorane - thru jazz to mars ep!

two tribute edits. early 80s russian drum machines running under some respectfully chopped up, scratchy west african winners. could almost be cold war onyeabor, whod have though it? ltd to 200 copies...tip!

russian vinyl label spaghetti monster launches vinyl only va compilations called spaghetti tools.

inspired by fellinis famous drama the nights of cabiria the italian couple giovanni verrina and germano ventura aka howl ensemble serves their second album on nervmusic. through the mixture of italian, japanese and russian influences the 6 original tracks and remix from ark describe perfectly how the passionate art turns to dancefloors.

nice price deal !!! it’s been nearly two years since the last sanys record. in the meantime, techno has flirted with noise and industrial, often resulting in gloomy self-indulgence. thankfully, there is no such creative verbiage on this seventh instalment of downfall theory. “seizure” starts the release with a robust, stepping rhythm and relentless stabs playing out against atmospheric, eerie textures. it’s like shed’s wax project jamming with deepchord. next up is ‘natural high’. this is one of sanys’ darkest moments so far, inspired by the depth and length of the st petersburg winter, it sees the russian producer lay down a visceral, muddy rhythm, against which ghostly shrieks and waves of frosty chords, blown in from the baltic sea, meet.

it s moscow disco! russian selector extraordinaire arsenii makes his rnt debut with a 3 tracker of obscure and infinitely groovy edits. from the shaft in-outer-space drama of son of the son,to the proto-balearic lilt of jungle melody to the big band funk of fool like a child, arsenii demonstrates his skill at digging through and slicing up his ample record collection. a pretty yellow 10inch with a classic jazz library label design rounds this one out nicely!

bahnsteig 23 say hey! belarus meet russia with love. schmotlz comes to bahnsteig schnell after very russian cut outs espionage. ze sky iz blu. ze sky iz blu. ze sky iz blu. ze sky iz blu. ze sky iz blu. groove groove groove iz furher. psych soft rock iz leibhaber. am und am. dai mne piau.

limited edition of 300 copies with unique artwork made by russian street artist (grisha), which were carefully adapted to sleeve design by mikhail myasoedov. the vinyl lp contains 4 selected tracks from the full 8-track album.
after 9 years of silence, here’s the 11th album from the unclassifiable brussels-based duo. with their usual tamping drums (just mention the two parts of “the decision to exist” or “same area”, led by a ferocious 808), a regular bass guitar hammering, some bare minimum poor voices, threatened violins, skinbound flute and oboe here and there, a distorted furious piano everywhere and finally some tiny cautious optimism (the extra-human guitar in “enough slaps”), the whole is carefully assembled in order to obtain an accurate picture of life on earth. “pain” and “pleasure” are different aspects of the same mental construction.

very limited repress due to the high amount of requests. third vinyl and second edition of secret weapons v.a. from heisenberg. finally representing more russian names and one romanian producer. a1 is -dubrawa- from paul yudin, producer who has many aliases but at the end always fantastic music, previously released at treibstoff, cyclic and many more. for a2 we welcome the great moscow based trio anrilov & bvoice & sickdisco, well-known djs, residents of famous arma17 and propaganda, released at body parts, fox trax and pro-tez. b1 is -silodom- from our label-head sasha kaktus and last but not least is romanian olivian nour, who had many good releases at valioso, tzinah and his own melotherapy. as usual its vinyl only! no digital release, promos or shares!

recently released on l.i.e.s. russian torrent versions, fabio monesi makes a return to his own wilson records after last year’s album -parasol dance”. from the raw beat of “mirage” to the smooth and jazzy sound of “pipe dream”, this ep encloses the versatile approach of fabio monesi to the music, in which analog recordings and warm sounds are a must.

2016 starts with warm welcome on board of our next russian representative - julia govor, with her original *open possibility*, supported by kamran sadeghi and ricardo villalobos.

first release of tooloop (bodyparts sub label). concentrating on long play groovers, with the caricature story of traditional russian winter jacket - tooloop provided on each release center.

limited to 320 copies vinyl edition.
over the years of their creativity, nesmeyana have developed their own distinctive “horror-trash-synth-pop” style, occasionally blending it with elements of musique concrete and post industrial noises. notable russian media and critics defined it as “red disco”, which now not only refers to nesmeyana’s musical heritage but also to a blooming homonymous community residing on the russian facebook-alike social platform vk.com, currently consisting of nearly 10k music lovers and dedicated to lost soviet “cooperative disco” artifacts.
with their debut album &#1065,,,,,&#1072,,,,,&#1089,,,,, &#1090,,,,,&#1099,,,,, &#1085,,,,,&#1077,,,,, &#1079,,,,,&#1074,,,,,&#1086,,,,,&#1085,,,,,&#1080,,,,,&#1096,,,,,&#1100,,,,, (now you don’t call) nesmeyana begin a horror journey through the dark decades of 80’s and 90’s exposing the most troubled themes of soviet union’s “post-perestroika” period — premature deaths of aids and drug addiction, afghanistan war victims brought home in coffins, devastated industrial landscapes where often rape & murder takes place, this album tells us some unpleasant but quite realistic stories which may have indeed happened in the past.

welcome to the fifth installment of the the opium audio flower series. featuring a percussive and minimalistic trip by the label boss destrict. a journey into contaminated rhythmical patterns and warn pads that are distinctive of his own style. the release follow on the b-side with a trippy reinterpretation of the original mix made by the destrict partner in crime u-more. the release feature also 2 locked groove, one from the russian talent sil and one tool form the u-more remix.

maxime f joins micropop with a 4 track ep giving a vibrant hommage to the sound and vibe of the 90’s. the doom river ep sees maxime f create four eclectic tracks channeling squelching acid, pounding machine workouts and smooth pads.

we were working on this record for 2 years and finally we are ready to show you this one. double record with 3 outstanding and original tracks from russian producer andrey zots and 2 remixes from famous for their works romanian friends dan andrei and nea marin. underground, intelligent.. as we like. amazing gatefold cover, 180g and vinyl only.

parisian label escapade launches with a four-track 12inch by yuri shulgin. the russian artist first appeared in 2010 under the mistanomista moniker on the italian label black sunshine. he later released three records under his real name, first on anton zaps ethereal sound, then on black wall and finally on modernista.

long awaited ep presented by one of the most avant-garde and minimalistic artist of present russian electronic music scene. supported with danish heavyweight martinez on b side.

dublin based first second label debut their first 12 inch from russian obscure techno stalwart bessiekats *oh, night wish ep*.
*thorny bushes an buches* is a throbbing jam that rides at a relentless 130bpm, with heavy kicks and rattling echoes drowned in a sea of hi-hats. *your leaves* is similarly abrasive, with alternating toms and cowbells leading the way for nightmarish strains. *808 times* closes the release in a relatively serene mood, its electro kicks and gated synths showing bessiekats well rounded approach.

we are excited to announce the third ete003 - vinyl release entitled >gigil< that comes from a talented russian music producer balinksy, that also includes an amazing remix by tolga fidan

second gost instrument is made by karelias finest sergey suokas. the a side titled * reka vremeni* (the river of time in russian) represents one deep repetitive techno story, carefully crafted with high attention to details. b side comes with a dubbed experimental groove. limited 180g. 10 inch coloured vinyl, hand stamped.

with the first monasterio release, the team behind the moscow clubbing institution has aimed to recreate the atmosphere that has made the club such an important part of the russian techno movement. each track from the compilation strives to represent a dimension of the club’s style, starting with powerful opener the chamber. oliver deutschmann, a close friend of monasterio, references the main room of the club and takes us on an anthemic ride full of organs and sonic spectrum requisitioning buzz. the mutating and pulsating groove of russian resident unbalance follows, bringing forth a change in the atmosphere and the hypnotic synths and austere percussion work of young ukrainian talent recid take the listener to the prime hours of the party. danish dj/producer anastasia kristensen overtakes by ways of air in a high-speed modular chase, bringing the night to a close and leaving us with high hopes for our next journey through the corridors and chambers of the temple of techno.
supported by: ben sims, slam, laurent garnier, adam beyer, truncate, jonas kopp, ilario alicante, paco osuna, gel abril, ctrls, pfirter, xhin, regen, roman lindau, antonio de angelis, lee holman, abstract division, juho kusti, krenzlin, felix lorusso, david att...

it was in high school where music joined these two boys, exchanging deep techno and trance cassettes between classes. they grew and decided to study their passion, musical production. pablo & nani share the same style but each one does it differently in their own way, we could define it as deep tech-house. in this first ep they had clear ideas, they wanted to do a vinyl that could be played at the club, either in warm up and peak time, and they have done so. “the people we like” is the favorite of dactilar, modern deep house full of details with a clean groove. “for russia with love”, pablo’s favorite, classic deep techno in honor of all his russian followers. “krampf” is the bad guy of the movie, mental techno for long dj mixes, and “the hum”, dark and powerful from beginning to end. after so many years we are pleased to present pablo bolivar & dactilar together.

italian newcomer producers gemil & lcs make their debut on dds with an astonishing remix by russian based producer dima studitsky. support from big people like: laurent garnier, groove armada, tiga, jimpster, javi bora, james zabiela, kyodai

while jamming and improvising, their way of working invented itself: programming and playing everything live while recording directly to 5 minute audio tapes. the whole post process of mixing and editing is cut out and the results are vivid snapshots of improvised live tracks organised into little stories. combining these stories results in an electronic trip through a galaxy of sound, experienced from the front seat of an old russian spaceship with a view to kill.

solid groove returns with the russian talent of unbalance offering three new and killer tracks and a remix from label boss aubrey.

pole jam vinyl proudly present their 5th release called the soul shadow ep darko kustura makes a welcome return and brings us the stunning soul divide , a seriously funky, discofied number, topped off with delicious piano breaks to open proceedings in perfect fashion. joining darko are new signings cucumbers. the russian duo make their debut with never knew which wastes no time in whisking us off on a super smooth, open-top ride along blissful house boulevard. all-star cassara kicks off the second side in his true fashion - a funky looped bass line coupled with a hypnotic deeper feel. uk based musician slync is a new find. he unveils his latest track toasted , which rounds off the ep beautifully with 6 minutes of shimmering, glossy nu disco.