italian cosmic rhythm continues to deliver future classics of house music.

for a quarter of a century, the james taylor quartet have set the standard for the coolest sounds in funky acid jazz. on dozens of mighty albums and at their legendary gigs at home and around the world, they ve quietly becomea byword for distinguished british creativity. live show at ronnie scott s week after release

after a run of successful mixtapes over the last fve years, self provoked released his debut album triangles on october 28, 2016. production has been supplied by la natives nobody, kenny segal, louden, big game huntaz and daddy kev.
hailing from the los angeles county region of san fernando valley, self provoked’s music career has been elevating through his crew on a high note, building on 70.000+ subscribers over his streaming channels and opening up for hip hop legends such as bone thugs ‘n harmony, talib kweli and dilated peoples. triangles is the summation of his endurance and discipline as an mc, running through unique wordplay and imagery over the 43+ minutes of the entire album.
every line of triangles opens up the most honest of windows into self provoked’s thinking process and the beats ride through west coast tinged ?avors of the darkest and brightest sides. the frst track to premiere from triangles was launched this summer, galvanizing his perspective on the realities of society with the nick rodriguez directed music video “supposedly.” bringing in 150.000+ plays in the last few months, “supposedly” was produced by long time working associate of provoked’s, louden.
triangles was recorded, mixed and mastered by low end theory co-founders nobody and daddy kev at the cosmic zoo.

imagine apollo 13 mission commanded by mika vainio and erp and you might get an idea of the intergalactic atmospherics crawling from the new phi chapter. slovenian minimalism afficionado evano returns to phi with an icy pulse that starts the electro romanticism on the first track and soon turns to hypnotic four to the floor pace. atonal minimalism intensifies with the last two tracks but manages to make the vacuum of music space sound incredibly human.
artwork by maja poljanc.

incl 90s piano trance club anthem children !limited edition double vinyl and cd in gatefold sleeve.

subb-an and adam shelton may be plenty busy with their own endeavours, but they still know how to bring it home to roost on their own one records. this time around they ve both turned to the same vocalist, isis salam, to deliver some insistent instruction atop their lean and mean productions. subb-an s -self control- is a cool and deadly workout that places the emphasis on the bass and places salam s classic speech at the front of the mix. shelton gets into a more jacking frame of mind on -only now-, whipping up a raw chicago flavour to devastating effect.

respected producer and dj red rack em is due to release his new album self portrait this february via his own label bergerac. formed over the course of four years during a transitional period after moving to berlin, self portrait, as the title suggests, is a true reflection of danny berman and his influences.

heavyweight 180 gram double vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

italian based producer mtd presents his “mantua ep” on the self reflektion imprint - featuring a remix by label resident hiroaki iizuka!

es sind inzwischen vier jahre vergangen, seit dem die amerikanische hip hop-supergroup la coka nostra ihr letztes album veröffentlichte. nach dem ausstieg des ehemaligen house of pain-frontmannes everlast aus familiären gründen übernahm der ehemalige non phixion-frontmann ill bill das zepter. zum kern der gruppe gehören außerdem slaine, danny boy und dj lethal (beide ehemals house of pain). als gäste sind sick jacken, rite hook, q-uniq, sadie vada, vinnie paz (jedi mind tricks), apathy und skam2 geladen. für die beats sorgen dj lethal (house of pain / limp bizkit), statik selektah, marco polo, salam wreck und chumzilla.

nice price deal !!! nice price deal !!! superb follow up to the successful debut release on carbon-stained, four tracks this time including one from old-skool artist egebamyasi, plus strong stuff from martin van der vleuten, self-medicator, dilation, def one to check!

raw paper records and distorted portrait present self portrait ep, a banging first release for both the label and the artists.

for the 3rd release of anakronik we welcome andrei ciubuc, one of the most promising romanian producers in the past couple of years, who turned over two well-shaped tracks that are different from what you have been used to hear, something elementary in our vision.

after making some massive claims regarding electronic music last year which caused a stir in the dance music community, mat zo had a lot to live up to with his long awaited second album self assemble. what didnt help was the fact that his first album, damage control was critically acclaimed by many within dance music and is now considered a modern-day masterpiece with mesmerising tracks such as the sky and the massive easy with porter robinson.

10th planet ep is the sophomore full remco beekwilder effort through stranger’s self reflektion imprint. this package, that bundles 3 copious originals also comes with an audacious tripeo remix.

prspct xtrm!

for the seventh output through stranger s self reflektion imprint the rotterdam based label welcomes fellow dutch artists moving thoughts to the label roster. “forward motion” ep proves to be a perfect showcase of moving thoughts household style which revolves around thight packed textures, thriving drum patterns and mindblowing taints of mechanic sounds and extravagant synthesis.

four tracks which move from sinister corners of life to heavy concrete walls, impossible to surmounts.

(2x180gr vinyl in gatefold cover with luxurious gloss print, free download). lucys third solo album is inspired by legends and fairytales.

last spotted on ovum just over a year ago with moot point, irishman-in-berlin chymera returns with two more stately sonic workouts.

brilliant and very emotional techno on this fides release by z.i.p.p.o himself. dynamic and melanconic vibes on this 180g vinyl.

following on from the success of capriatis album self portrait, 4 tracks have been hand selected by some of technos hottest producers. dubfire, coyu, julian jeweil, luigi madonna have each incorporated the same feeling that joseph laid out in his original productions, but have added a unique twist that breathes a new lease of life into the tracks.

following on from the success of capriatis album self portrait, 4 tracks have been hand selected by some of technos hottest producers. dubfire, coyu, julian jeweil, luigi madonna have each incorporated the same feeling that joseph laid out in his original productions, but have added a unique twist that breathes a new lease of life into the tracks.

a sort of cabaret voltaire for the iphone age, drooids are a collective of three multimedia artists who produce electronic music using improvisational, often anarchic methods. utilizing a hodgepodge of gear both old and new, and not-wholly-quantized, they create a collage of sounds that verges on chaos before slipping back into a dark yet weirdly club-oriented beat. their live shows usually feature multiple guest collaborators, costumes, sculptural props and performative antics. for their debut release on lse we tried to capture the spirit of these shows and recorded over 11 hours of drooids improvising in the studio of the course of one week. those 11 sprawling hours then got edited down to these 4 snapshots, mastered and pressed in a limited edition of 200 (40 with original gelatin silver prints) for our 6th vinyl release.

knallfetter detroit infused techno

the latest release from guy gerbers respected rumors label comes in the form of this 4-track ep from elusive producer clarian. a regular guy gerber collaborator and remixer, clarian has also recently released on the likes of anjunadeep, turbo, life and death, supplement facts and my favourite robot. despite his mysterious persona, clarian is regularly booked to play slots at some of the worlds best clubs fabric, watergate, and output to name just a few.

already moving forward towards the 5th addition to their catalog within barely one year of existence. the rotterdam-based self reflektion imprint continues to expand their crew presenting a four-track sampler with music from the likes of logotech (manifesto/it), hiroaki iizuka (them/jp), remco beekwilder (self reflektion/nl) and lenson (paling trax/nl) - each showing their own perspective in techno music. from the trippy hypnotic *the 6th door* to the overwhelming *the circle* on the a-side, and from the straight banging *fraud* to the destroy everything attitude on *envy cross*, this release is just a small example of what is yet to come from this young label.
early support by dave clarke, tripeo, marcel dettmann, cleric, truss, truncate, mtd, zadig, dax j, stranger, len faki, nx1 among others.

new linda imprint starts with a great 3-track 10 inch from in aeternam vale.

six d.o.g.s records third release under the gilda - contemporary, club-oriented electronic music - series, is anestie gomezs * self report* ep.

with a quiet intensity over the last 12 years, strategy has proven himself to be an incredibly resourceful and rewarding musician in both group settings and as a solo artist. in the latter guise, this portland producer/multi-instrumentalist (aka paul dickow) has released a prolific amount of excellent work for quality indie labels such as kranky, idle hands, 100% silk, endless flight, and entracte, putting a cerebral yet sensual spin on dub, ambient, post rock, and house music.
the vinyl lp includes a download code.

2 man synth funk band from leeds influenced by the 80s disco & boogie sounds from nyc. this ep is one for the synth funk freaks, with electro-funk jams, modern synth funk/disco, & sweet electro-bass melodies.

self reflektion welcomes the talented den bosch-based producer remco beekwilder to their label, delivering his debut release *basement tools ep* as the fourth addition to their catalog. four solid techno cuts included on his first release on vinyl to date, this producer is one to watch out for this year!

argentinian techno producer herman gonzalez presents his debut release on the rotterdam-based self reflektion imprint, delivering a four-track ep on the labels third release. original steady pounding techno tracks! also included on the release is a huge mental resonance remix, which has a slight oldschool rotterdam techno touch to it.

a 13 minute manifestation by kurt baggaley and a staggering remix by maeves the drifter.

quickly following up to its debut release, stranger presents his >in moscow ep< as the second release on his freshly started self reflektion imprint. for the second release, stranger brings a selection of tracks forward that give a clear view of his perspective on nowadays techno. pumping dance floor driven tracks with a slight touch of the 90s influenced techno sound.

his music spoke to you in some way, and now we want you to speak to us. the language is up to you - do whatever you feel like! some of you will paint, some of you will print, some of you will do things we couldnt even think of. all of you will be a part of the movement. a movement against the one-sidedness of the producer-consumer relationship. a movement against the hurried zeitgeist. a movement against the grain. we are the swedish electronic liberation front. we dont have customers. we dont have followers. we only have members. and youre invited to join us.

dynamic uk duo him_self_her are back on the essential crosstown rebels with another bumping deep house burner ‘love you like i used to once again featuring the distinctive vocal chops of kieran fowkes who also appeared on previous crosstown hit gone too long. featuring a tough and distorted remix from hot property francesca lombardo and the driving cosmic force of uk disco darlings psychemagik on the flip, this is a house track for the peak season of al fresco hands-in-the-air dancefloors.

cool detroit classix - ltd 2014 re-issue

after last years spectacular return to our airwaves and the world of techno with the release of the excellent album from the far future pt. 2, the detroit veteran terrence dixon is back with a new release entitled the giant robot ep on monique musique imprint, while that enigmatic and experimental british producer actress has been brought in on remix duties.

theres no room to argue, joseph capriati has enjoyed his finest year to date and his escalation as one the principle profiles in techno knows no boundaries. self portrait, the typically reflective album title track is an understated ambient gem led by warm trickles of melody.

theres no room to argue, joseph capriati has enjoyed his finest year to date and his escalation as one the principle profiles in techno knows no boundaries. self portrait, the typically reflective album title track is an understated ambient gem led by warm trickles of melody.

theres no room to argue, joseph capriati has enjoyed his finest year to date and his escalation as one the principle profiles in techno knows no boundaries.

self therapy klingt sehr organisch und melodisch, im grunde dreht sich hier alles um den rhythmus. absolut tanzbar und herausstechend sind tracks wie murder, park by night, percee scan und so tough.

veryyou music kicks off with a catchy ep by solowg – self control is a soulful deep techhouse tune – haunting melody and crisp bassline. remixes are coming from nico pusch (droomshipp, damm), andlee (karera records) and talul (jeahmon!, great stuff).

if? ltd is a vinyl series presented by if? records. established in melbourne, australia by friends andrez bergen, brian huber and mateusz sikora in january 1995, if? was a live gig and rave party organiser in the 1990s and one of australia s first independent electronic music labels.

after a short hiatus, self defence records is back with a vengeance and unleashes a powerful 2 tracker on the dancefloor. backslash is the new project of alessandro bocci, aka m16.

house up with claap!