second state audio präsentiert den ersten gemeinsamen release der beiden berliner djs andreas quiring und frederik laaser (aka the reason y), die beide seit jahren feste institutionen der berliner clubszene sind. creativity, craziness and techno infused by pure genius are some of the key components of the duo the reason y.

limited tape release from count 0 co-founder adam askov aka second heart, featuring 3 tracks in a continuous mix.

introducing damien zala... the next promising young frenchman to release on hold youth. although relatively unknown, his first album *lonely happiness* received strong support from theo parrish, norm talley and luke hess amongst others. combining analogue synths and drum-machines with acoustic elements and samples from old records, the trained sound engineer is a rigorous technician aiming to create sophisticated deep house atmospheres. hold youth provide a breeding ground for open-minded and innovative music, and zalas second life ep ticks all the right boxes. exploring sounds from a broad spectrum, *ms blue* is the moody opener that creates a melange of raw minimal jazz, while the b side continues in this vein with more of an obvious off-key german micro house influence. *considered done* references the late herbie hancock, sampling his voice over a flowing piano melody and punchy bass line, while *tribute to willy simon* goes all out funky, full of brass, with a classic hip hop swagger.

the full ep trilogy by also aka appleblim & second storey as triple vinyl pack.

also - appleblim and second storey return to r&s with the third installment in their ep trilogy. *raves* opens up proceedings with an irresistibly shuffling drumtrack, scything lead lines and off-kilter bass, while on the flip *blyford bass* aiming directly at the dancefloor, turns up the wobble, dizzying perc patterns and gnarled subs to twist up speaker cones.

feat. pan-pot, philipp ruhmhardt, clint stewart!

die zweite 12 inch auskopplung aus dem debütalbum von alec storey (früher bekannt als al tourettes) enthält den albumtrack *one sound* sowie das brandneue *layer lock* mit zusätzlichen top-remixen von luke vibert und cristian vogel. psychedelischer, bassiger dark techno. auf 500 stück limitiertes 180g vinyl.

vinyl only release.

another slamming cut selected from kelli hand s impressive discography, this time she dons her etat solide pseudonym for some raw, no nonsense, jacking detroit techno. with 4 mixes to choose from -think about it- is an essential weapon for any dj worth their salt. released on the mysteriously named uk house records and boasting the text - -special thanks to underground resistance-, mixed by mike -agent-x- clark and featuring the engineering skills of one robert -the vision- hood you know this is some serious business. -think about it- captures the early essence of detroit techno, it s nagging, raw bass-line and backwards drums sound like they are about to lose control any second, the record sounds somewhat unhinged and is all the better for it! this style is often imitated but never bettered, pure %100 dance-floor energy from 1990, rare and essential! released with the permission of and in conjunction with kelli hand and acacia records, detroit usa. re-mastered, re-pressed and re-released for 2015 s dance-floors and record bags.

r&s new boys also, appleblim (laurie osbourne) and second storey (alec storey) continue pushing their creative boundaries to the limit with this second installment of an ep trilogy. formation picks up the thread from ep01, another spaced-out jam crammed with swooning pads and pulsing subs. while on the flip rant check pts. 1&2 serrated p-funk bass and stuttering percussion flash by in ever more intense waves over the course of 12 lysergic, dancefloor pinning minutes.also is pan genre, pan generational, emotive electronic music at its best, truly something special and a fine addition to r&s rich heritage of forward thinking dancefloor sonic artistry.

vinyl only - ltd. 200 copies low stock

wie auch bei seiner ersten -warpaint ep-, steht hinter der neuen -throwing stones ep- von clint stewart das musikalische konzept mit je zwei verschiedenen stimmungen auf jeweils einer seite der platte. -throwing stones- ist ein track, der sich am wohlsten in clubs mit einer dunklen, mysteriösen atmosphäre mit strobe lights fühlt. -come undone- hingegen steht mit seinen warmen und rhythmischen akzenten im kontrast zur a-seite.

red royalty is about to take a step outside of his realm of music abrasion. his debut ep spirit is the first in a row of raw and obscure techno jams to come. you can expect these future classics on his own imprint second voyage.

r&s welcomes also to the family, aka the pairing of appleblim (laurie osbourne ) and second storey (alec storey) for their killer ep01.

stephan hinz meldet sich mit seinem zweiten release zurück auf second state. auf der a-seite schließt hinz mit throwl an seinen letzten release >doch< von der hinz & ruhmhardt >panther ep< an: ein treibender techno-track mit markanter synthline. die flipside wird mit >ignite< psychedelisch und schafft es, durch einen langen aufbau und das immer wiederkehrende thema sich in den köpfen der hoerer festzusetzen

alec storey (formerly known as al tourettes) praesentiert auf seinem debuetalbum auf houndstooth psychedelisch-inspirierte, bassige dark electronica. double divide ist ein komplexes werk, inspiriert von liebe und emotion. es ist ein werk voller gegensätze, paradoxien und idiosynkrasien. ein mix aus hochintensiver, beatgetriebener musik, abenteurlichen clubtunes, die storeys basswurzeln belegen, gleichzeitig aber auch durch gefuehlsgeladene ambientpassagen aus komplex-rhythmischen strukturen und melodisch emotionalen passagen ausbalanciert werden.

ltd 2016 repress
andres second ep on his own la vida label, following up the label debut new for u, which has been one of the biggest records of 2012. the second time around ep features the single skate this way, a house tune with epic strings guaranteed to bang the dance floor. on the flip is second time around and hart plaza both originally released on kdj records, but here we new versions with additional keys courtesy of detroits own amp dog knight. another essential release from andres...

auch bei dem zweiten pan-pot release auf ihrem label second state erfüllt das techno-duo alle erwartungen. lasst euch von dem grau in dem titel „grey matter“ nicht täuschen. dieser track leuchtet feuerrot wie auch die vocals unterstreichen: „we’re burning“! auf der anderen seite zeigen pan-pot mit „substance“, wie man die spannung bei einem titel ins unermessliche steigert. immer kurz davor mehr zeigen zu wollen nimmt sich der track wieder zurück und hält das schöne, aufgeregte gefühl am siedepunkt.

londoners kiwi and ashworth return to sneaky for a follow-up to dawn ep, the warm, dusty and at times experimental release, championed by the likes of daniel avery, eric duncan and tiefschwarz. the past few months have been busy for both halves of the duo, with kiwi signing to duke dumont s blase boys club and remixing for house music super-labels bpitch control and get physical, whilst ashworth has signed music to tomoki tamura s holic trax and needwant. second ep takes a new format, with two original tracks alaska and na am on the a-side, backed up by a nicholas & marcoradi remix of cux3 and ranacat s remix of zubr. alaska could be described as an amalgamation of the inspirations that lead to the first sneaky release, combining the pumping house beats of cux3, the comforting wurlitzer of zubr and the ethereal movie-soundtrack dusk. na am is something totally different, existing mainly as a collage of recorded and found sounds, avoiding the usual structure of house music in favour of something reminiscent of the weirder side of the chemical brothers. strange though the track may be, the climax would undoubtedly move a room full of pilled up ravers to a state of frenzy. the b-side remixes both hint to dance floors of the 90s, with nicholas and marcoradi making you wait and wait before dropping an unforgettable piano hook, whilst sneaky s ranacat lifts zubr out of context and into peak time territory.

the first release on second voyage is a self-titled ep with exotic pumping house jams. imagine mr. kurtz in heart of darkness doing this instead of chopping heads off.

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a bold move to cover a daft punk record? perhaps but off msg and vocalist hadi create a respectful update of the oft overlooked romanthony penned finale to daft punks second album. too long is one side of vinyl and 6 minutes of classic infectious house music as uncomplicated as it is effective. sounding not unlike an early marshall jefferson / jungle wonz record. hadis vocal leads the way, underpinned by loose house beats, live tambourine, a when house was discos little brother bass line and analogue disco stabs that punctuate the space. strictly limited to 500 hand stickered, stamped and numbered with no repress. these will not hang around mastered by original two lone swordsman mr keith tenniswood.

following komon & appleblims pensive motion blur on will sauls aus imprint is a collaborative effort from the label boss himself under his close moniker and al tourettes latest incarnation second story featuring vocals from kid a.

alec storey (formerly known as al tourettes) setzt sein second storey projekt auf houndstooth mit einer 12inch fort, die als teaser für sein anstehendes album double divide dient. psychedelisch-inspirierter, bassiger dark techno. mit remixes von perc und aden (von dem man vermutet, er sei identisch mit machinedrum). auf 500 stück limitiertes 180g vinyl.

repress 2014 - next up in the 10 inch series on mos_deep another heavy 2-tracker of d marc cantu, which will be followed by a (mini)-album later this year. the opening track is a fierce chicago-styled banger kicking off with an extremely solid and frantic bassline while d marcs low-pitched voice asks us >how are we doing?<. the track slowly evolves into a deep and atmospheric masterpiece with spatial strings slowly expanding throughout the track.
>how are we doing?< is counter-balanced by the fragility and subtlety on the flipside. >a second earth< is a laid-back and emotional retro-futuristic techno track overflowing with sadness and melancholy, echoing the sounds of the artificial-intelligence era. like a lost vessel drifting through space this track captivates and terrifies at the same time. a beauty and a beast!

us-dj clint stewart ist berliner clubgängern bestens bekannt (tresor, bar25, watergate). für seine erste solo-ep gab es keinen besseren start, als mit seinem langjährigen freund und musikalisch gleichgesinnten künstler tone of arc zu kooperieren. -warpaint- ist ein sinnlich-darker trip mit emotionalem wolfsgeheul über einem schonungslosen beat und subbass mit deepen vocals, der einen erstarren lässt und den man nie vergisst. -look into the sun- dagegen ist ein warmer piano-sommer-tune im sonnenlicht.

hard, deep, hypnotic techno! vinyl only!

das berlin-kölner duo, bestehend aus (stephan) hinz und (philipp) ruhmhardt, kommt auf seiner ersten ep auf pan-pots second state audio-label mit vollgas angestürmt. doch! eine mahlende und unbarmherzige kick, eine hi-hat und snare combo, die ohne frage selbst die willenstärksten in ihren bann zieht und den ganzen dancefloor bezwingt. panther! diese reise kommt nicht nur im titel direkt auf den punkt. knurrender synth, flirrende athmo, treibender puls aus drums. - panther - frisst dich bei lebendigem leib und das fühlt sich gut an.

planet rhythm is gearing up for the second effort in their prrukblk series.

having made their disco capablancas debut back in 2012 with the excellent 12inch shoal, sprawling minneapolis collective food pyramid return to hugo capablancas label for an equally fine second release in the shape of knosssos.

irishman john daly takes a rare break from his one track label and delivers his magic to the tanstaafl planets imprint. floating house and spacey techno on the b-side that seamlessly merge daly and tanstaafls aesthetics, while the a-side delivers a pulse raising new fusion of jacking swing and dubby synths. john daly cant do much wrong!

nach ihrer letzten ep auf mobilee im oktober 2013 erscheint pan-pots neue 2 track ep auf ihrem eigenen label second state audio. cells und third eye sind die ersten beweise dafuer, dass das duo nach 10 jahren ein neues kapitel ihrer musikalischen reise aufgeschlagen hat. waehrend cells sich auf die synthline konzentriert, die beide gepackt hat, und die im laufe des tracks ihre ganze dynamik und volumen entfaltet, wurde third eye aus der idee einer konstant nach vorne schraubenden, hypnotischen bassline geboren, deren hypnotik sich in den kopf des zuhoerers bohrt und ihn suechtig macht

without trying to making it into a thing in its own right, there is a bit of a coincidence that is appearing for some of our houndstooth artists. following dylan richards chrysalis-like metamorphosis into house of black lanterns, alec storey is the latest artist to shift phase and re-christen his output after signing to our label, progressing from the al tourettes moniker in favour of the more becoming, second storey. whilst his new name might be in homage to the musical path set forth for him by his father, the four-track margosa heights ep sounds very little like anything you have heard from the bristol based producer before.

future sickness records presents his 17th vinyl release. this time future sickness welcomes detest to the family! this record represents the whole range of typical detest sound in two tracks. dark, raw, varied , straight and always mixed with breaks. both tracks possess melodies, atmospheric synths, deep basslines, flogging snares and a package full of sick kickdrums. they are still 2 complete different crossbreed tracks. the sound quality of the tracks are clear, loud and dominant. no doubt one of the best works of detest yet. this release is an instant dancefloor banger!

long-awaited second release on japanese-based nakayoshi use only from label owner ken wood aka k.w.following the success of last years massive welcome to the club he now turns his re-edit magic on two more classic tracks.

samuli kemppi may have begun in warm house climes as the duo sam & gigi, but he has since found his niche and fame sound tracking the deep and icy black recesses of space. 2009s komisch debut, deep space helsinki ep, birthed the galactic signature that would come to define his solo techno output for labels like prologue, mote-evolver and perc trax, meanwhile cementing his stylistic meanderings to a single, albeit flexible, narrative. parallax of one second ep is samuli kemppis third outing on m rec ltd, after the full cyclic model ep and remix inclusion on ben gibsons more than milk, and sees the fin plundering the astronomic theme once again with stellar sci-fi precision.

firm yet seductive detroit-rooted techno tracks by johannes volk (axis, exploration, life) all with his trademark 909 drum programming and hypnotic synth- & basslines, perfectly connecting past with the present. deep, raw, stomping, grooving, rocking and no-nonsense... this will move the crowd. featuring an even deeper & rawer remix by unbalance

black tekno emerges from the undercurrent of chicago with its first release, an acid infused, floor jacking four track ep from noleian reusse entitled *second language*. the songs here are aimed at the dancer, ranging from emotional sci fi to straight up party jams. all tracks were recorded live - hands on the keys, knobs and faders of noleian’s analog hardware setup.

2-nd vinyl only rel. in a brand-new series of heavily textured, hypnotic and puristic techno.

new leng signing auf togo are the combination of clement cachot-coulom from the fabulous penetrators and sasa crnobrnja, one half of in flagranti. their combined sound is one of vintage recording equipment and instruments coupled with tweaks and blends from the modern studio. this new 12 inch for leng draws on all their knowledge of the past and of the current club scene, effortlessly gliding through deep, warm analogue sounds and tougher studio techniques. both tracks have guitar work that reminisces of a late 60s west coast scene laid over strong bass lines and beats giving the perfect mix of home listening fuzz and a late night dance floor.

praterei returns with their 5th instalment and so do those twins with their second successive offering to the vienna stable! the ingredients on this one are similar to the last but the result is no less stirring. the rough and ready side of the 12 belongs to the aptly entitled >house< and youll see why. never straying too far from the old school... shuffling beats and rims keep things swinging. each layer of the melody is deep in youll be whistling this later territory and intermittent vocal shouts remind us exactly what it is we are listening to. the flip beckons for you to walk with me and that you must. the beat saunters along but always with a sanguine skip and our seductive protagonist guides us through the warm textures of rich pads and stabs. this is one of those records where, for both tracks, the message could not be more perfectly translated. every aspect contributes to a common goal, and thats a rare and quite special thing.

nice price deal !!! 10 inch limited edion, hand stamped, vinyl only , limited to 200 copies

after the trippy translations of the helium robot space trip called jarza, theo parrishs second and very welcomed visit to running back is all new material - almost. black mist in its extended version is just that: an extended take of the already released version on the rare-as-hens-teeth sketches pack. cut on 45, its a hard punch in the gut. techno-not-techno-house-not-house parrish power. previously unreleased and no less persuasive are pop off and wild out. while the first one centers around an endless piano and sucks you into the corny, but magic of repetition, the second one sounds like a theo parrish demo for dance mania after he came back from listening to lil louis at the bismark pavilion. mosh pit music. limited pressing in full printed sleeves.

third studio album from the stone roses, originally released in 1994, now back on 180 gram double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

after the great album the second son, again mathematics welcomes john heckle

following a heavily supported launch in july, disco bloodbath recordings delivers its second single this august in hand plants >gone ghost<, backed with a remix from jamie blanco. comprising one half disco bloodbath (ben pistor) and one half maxxi soundsystem (sam watts), hand plant is about old and new synths, samples, berlin, aircraft, what happens in the early hours, ecstasy pads that make you rush ...

fourth wave are proud to announce the debut release of felix lenferink. hailing from the netherlands, felix looks set to follow in the footsteps of countrymen martyn, 2562 & 4ths very own presk with his techno heavy sound. delivering two tracks of percussive broken techno with cheeky synth stabs, first bouree strides into the club, necks some jagers, and proceeds to the dancefloor with great aplomb. second bouree is stranded in the middle of the dancefloor at 5am surrounded by strangers wondering what the fuck is going on.