surface records announce the launch of new sister label – inchoate ! support from bas mooy, delta funktionen, jerome sydenham, james ruskin, claude young, sandwell district, miles sagnia, ben sims, scratcha dva, shifted, norman nodge, marcellus pitmann, steven tang and more ! comes in clear poly bag

here comes the new echocord colour. after some big releases with luke hess, mike dehnert and sebastien san here comes the new one which is a split ep of the copenhagen heroes mikkel metal & resoe. after his latest 12 inch on echocord, mikkel metal again shows us his more techno-side of his universe, with this killer peaktime bomb, and still with his own unique deep sound. after his resent album on echocord, resoe here presents a more dancefloor-orientated track, for the fans of dettmann/klock, shed, sandwell district and pattern repeat.

black repress !!! 2nd release by tropic of cancer aka camella lobo and john mendez (aka silent servant, sandwell district) for downwards brings more industrial drones and distorted voices. comes with a remix by richard h. kirk. pressed on clear/translucent 10 inch vinyl in stampnumbered cardboard sleeve. better be quick - the do2 from 2009 sold out in no time!

blackest ever black returns for 2011 with a new ep of crushing, sensuous darkwave pop from tropic of cancer follow up to the two much-loved 10inchs on downwards, >the dull age< and >be brave< tropic of cancer is the la-based duo of camella lobo and juan mendez. mendez is best known as silent servant, venerable techno producer, former cytrax boss and core member of the sandwell district collective. with lobo he makes raw, visceral music in the loose tradition of minimal synth, post-punk, industrial and goth, produced with authority and a supremely evolved grasp of spatial arrangement.

part i? time track . mokiras time track is the deepest of dub music and electronic gear has seldom sounded this organic. rolling cords and bassline builds slowly towards the dub meltdown. on the b-side silent servant (sandwell district, historia y violencia) produces a rolling wall of sound. this is a high energy, metallic sounding dance piece ready to serve djs around the globe. to be played loud, not silent.

2nd release by tropic of cancer aka camella lobo and john mendez (aka silent servant, sandwell district) for downwards brings more industrial drones and distorted voices. comes with a remix by richard h. kirk. pressed on clear/translucent 10 inch vinyl in stampnumbered cardboard sleeve. better be quick - the do2 from 2009 sold out in no time!

sandwell district & aril brihka rmx !! support from dave clarke, slam, psycatron, mark broom, alexander kowalski, santiago salazar, gregor tresher, paul mac, troy pierce, ben sims, electric indigo

killer remix package !!! the enigmatic duo behind much of droid behaviours activity, vangelis and vidal vargas make their debut on droid recordings as raíz. raíz marks a new sound and message for the label, bringing a deeper sound to the power and grit. the raíz project first appeared on historia y violencia with the dark dub track nueva, which made waves for the label last spring. this time round the duo delves into an exploration of atmosphere, psychedelia, and themes of emotional disorder with the keep secrets ep. on remix duties are like minded music veterans james ruskin of blueprint uk and jerome sydenham vs function of ibadan / sandwell fame..

minimal info required - sandwell remix >reality or nothing< (housewerks) on rsb - boom !! custom insert designed by silent servant... hand stamped sleeves !! it took many years for folks to realise that chicagos housewerk records was in fact an outlet for regis and females much praised tech-house productions as >reality or nothing<. after much deliberation we are very proud to present two full eps of lost tracks and uber-current mixes in the sandwell vein with a tip of the hat to the golden age of uk techno house music..

argy teams up with dj said and label boss jerome sydenham for his first solo 12 inch on ibadan. fresh off the heals of the exceptional collaboration from sandwell district man, function, and ibadan head honcho, jerome sydenham, the label turns its eyes right back to where the action is happening: the dance floor. here to help keep the party going is greeces quality house music ambassador, argy. when it comes to concocting hefty house beats, argy is no slouch. on, >thick and thin< he does just that, while wrapping them up in a blanket of comforting pads that will have you hugging yourself with closed eyes and swaying side to side

nemanja nikolic was born in belgrade, serbia. a couple of years ago, he decided to move to sydney for the purpose of audio production studies. rejection and a new world are nemanjas vision of dub techno, evolving pads, reverbs, space and delays. highway of thoughts and the voice of my youth are an attempt of experimental, darker, minimal tracks with lots of sfx, samples from the real world and live instruments. delta funktionen (ann aimee, delsin) appears for the first time on dpress and delivers a top remix of >a new world< that finds its place near the solid techno sound of sandwell district, etiku, ostgut ton.

killer collabo 12 inch !! sandwell districts main man hooks up with jerome sydenham

great new h&v release - toughest so far - gets the >sandwell< seal of approval! features massive silent servant re-edit, a great take on the original hand stamped / custom embossed sleeve design... for sure the toughest release so far on this amazing us label, this time round santiago salazar (icad productions) and john mendez (silent servant / sandwell) reel in the production talents of droid behaviour related artists vangelis and vidal vargas (appearing here as raiz) from the sunny state of cally

james ruskin is considered a veteran producer these days, after co-founding blueprint records in 1996 with richard polson, and releasing a string of classics on blueprint, meta and tresor labels to name but a few. 2009 saw ruskin re-invent his sound, a far deeper bass driven aesthetic, with killer releases on sandwell district, token and the newly reformed blueprint imprint.

fresh 2010 repress !! historia y violencia is a new project exploring the hispanic roots of santiago salazar (dj s2) and j. mendez (silent servant). both producers dissect their latin upbringings as a cinematic theme to create snapshots of the day-to-day blood and sweat that has shaped them as individuals. the sound takes cue from detroit, berlin and chicago to create classic, deep dancefloor tracks. santiago salazar started djing in the early 90s inspired by mix tapes his brother was bringing back from the gay underground scene in los angeles. his style has always been a mixture of house and techno. after moving to detroit, santiago began his music training with mike banks, label founder of underground resistance. he is also half of the duo ican (ican productions / planet e) who have been responsible for some killer techno releases. the central american born j. mendez cut his teeth as jasper in the late 90s/early 2000s, running the california-based cytrax label. a veteran dj from the age of 16, he has performed worldwide in clubs from berlin to osaka. along with technical wizards kit clayton and sutekh, he helped shed light on the small but influential minimal techno scene on the west coast. a chance meeting with karl oconnor in 1999 established a friendship that would later open the door to the sandwell district label in 2006. silent servants sound is a reinterpretation of early 80s post-punk electronics, paired with the deep, metallic sounds of basic channel and downwards.

fresh 2010 repress !! two more deep but slamming techno cuts from this enigmatic duo. silent servant has definitely been picking up the pace of late, his recent release on techno-label-of-the-moment sandwell district showed a definite progression both in terms of style & >hardness<, and here >la noche < - a throbbing beast of a track - continues that progression. santiago salazar, fresh from a superb release on macromedia, pulls more atmospheric tricks out of the bag, but doesn t forget the dancefloor. cool shit, no doubt!

bangin remixes by robert hood, function, kenny larkin

forward strategy group follow up their seriously killer debut 12inch release >transect< with another fresh slab of monolithic, bass heavy techno entitled: >applied generics<. with support from surgeon, ben sims, marcel heese (tresor), samuli kemppi (berghain), grovskopa (token, audio assault) ++ applied generics has already booted a sizeable hole in the ceiling @ clubs worldwide. this new release was featured as part of ben sims and surgeons frequency 7 set on mary anne hobbs radio 1 show and as part of surgeons resident advisor podcast. the first offering is a skanking slice of techno with a shuffled re-sequenced edge delivering a cortex scrambling mess of barbed wire sounds wrapped around a linear, tracky beatstructure. this is a unique cut with a very distinct sound somewhere between berlin minimalism and dark wave uk techno. on the flip deep rumbling textures, ghostly tones and spectral, metalic chords lie in wait on the second offering, which takes on a more berlin influenced deep style pitching it somewhere in between basic channel and sandwell district. big

a longtime newyork producer presents a new series. big room dark heavy bass techno. limited white label series. sound ala monolake , mika vanio, ben klock, marcel dettmann, sandwell district, and the likes

after a run of releases from more established artists, ed dmxs breakin records takes a step into the unknown with the debut single from norwegian jørgen indal , aka impakt . with a classic feel throughout, this ep runs the gamut of breakin styles from crisp electro, through to smooth spacey acid, through to drexciya-style techno-funk. indal is a young producer from trondheim who creates a wide variety of electronic music using ancient analogue machines and modern software instruments. you can hear detroit and cornish influences through the ep all polished up with impakts glacial sheen. tight uncluttered production from this new scandinavian talent, and dynamic mastering courtesy of matt ‘golden ears colton (planet mu, sandwell district, rekids, 20:20 vision) ensures that this release will cut through in any set

this unmixed collection of 24 tracks and 4 digital bonus features new, original music from spacetime continuum, move d., fred p. from soul people music, i:cube from paris based versatile records, detroit heroes claude young and patrice scott, a beautiful piano distortion piece in collaboration from terre thaemlitz, deepblak boss aybee, sandwell district founder rrose, dekmantels juju & jordash, anto, future times founder and beautiful swimmersÕ max d, donato dozzy, and a stunning new bookend from gigi masin.

sandwell districts david sumner a.k.a function praesentiert sein debuet-album incubationton. auf einer reise durch moderne klaenge Ÿber die dauer von neun tracks leitet das album durch verschiedene stimmungen des musikalischen gemuets von function, tracks die auf klassischen, elektronischen traditionen beruhen. function brachte auch tobias freunds jahrelange erfahrung als mixing engineer mit in dieses ambitionierte projekt ein. tobias produzierte den finalen mix, dieses kraftvollen und kuehnen albums eines der zur zeit wichtigsten techno-produzenten

mixed and compiled by marcel dettmann, a stunning fresh berlin techno cd . decks tip !