valcrond video, the label of brooklyn-based visual artist and producer luke wyatt presents its very first vinyl issue in the shape of two new tracks from torn hawk, one of wyatts aliases. first coming to the fore in a musical sense with a set of distressed guitar and asphalt beat attacks on the lies white label series, torn hawk has been closely associated with ron morellis label ever since with wyatt subsequently working with karen gwyer, secret circuit and willie burns. distancing himself a bit from the grime and grit some associate with his productions, the two new tracks have more in common with the more expansively voiced compositions on emotional response release teen hawk, or the cinematic melancholy of the untitled ep he released under the alias lossmaker. clearly wyatt is building towards housing all his musical instincts under one roof.

journey through vivid sonic currents and states which might as well be regarded as rashims magnum opus: the 006 release on arr is a new height delivered as a mini album. the more basic and primal spirit of this release encapsulates rashims music in a way which makes total sense. bound over six tracks, they all display a different perspective of this dramatic colossus.

touching upon dance musiculatory milestones like detroit techno and electro, nsyde007 sees tyon, a well-known but besides this moniker for now anonymous traveller, summoning up atmospheres totally his own. this is space music. but not in the ra sense. take the a-side flaw 11, for instance. this is space music in the way it catapults you out, like the most terrible mistake made by man-machine, into the farthest reaches of an ever faster expanding universe, dark energy tearing at your nipples until they rip off, resemblances of melody orchestrating the drama/bliss of event horizon passage. its dark yet beautiful, like the smile on a dying persons face, and a heavily psychedelic trip at that – but fear not! you won’t be subjected to any despicable noodleage here, just to weird, intensely warped sounds you want to dance your ass off to. make it fat on the other side is the sci-fi equivalent to hänsel und gretel: a perpetuating feeding of the child-to-be-eaten. the finest in andromeda’s hyper-fattening molecular cuisine gets crammed into the gagging brat as doom is looming over its forehead. and with every spoon thats being recklessly punched into the poor little demon’s face it is getting closer to its, as well as the dancers ultimate goal: total nirvana. pressed on black vinyl.

second part of this two episode series on subnet records. following the same flavour as before... dark textures and mental synth lines driven together by hard drum patterns and groovy percussion. these two ep reflect the creepy and insane behaviour caused by experiments in the field of invisibility applied in the human being. all the tracks were recorded live! just using analog sequencers, mpc, analog mixer and synths. directly to a recording device. in the same way as you could record a live set, to keep all the vibe as fresh as possible. 220 copies limited vinyl release.

four stalwarts of the auxiliary camp combine for the second issue of veil unveil, with impressively eclectic results. pressing on transparent, light blue coloured & marbled vinyl.

so here i am, happily an album older, introducing the first of adamants remix packages. since the whole project was, generally speaking, a personal affair and a lot of the album was not necessarily club-ready (does that even make sense?), we invited our friends on board to do the dirty deeds for me and rework my sounds into something normal people can dance to. first up are mind against.

ma spaventi, a roman, now based in amsterdam, has been around for a minute, his trio r-a-g (with aroy dee and gijs poortman, a.k.a. gstring) has been recording refined, classicist house and techno on an all-analog kit since 2010. marked by tough drums, swirling pads, and a willingness to veer into pure, beatless ambient territory, their records are formally purist without scrimping on a sense of mystery. spaventis solo work so far has suggested that he may be the tough guy of the bunch.

mr leroy smart, the self proclaimed don, tells it like it is - every song a story in itself.

young turks are set to release another great ep in 2013, joining fka twigs, sampha and koreless is spanish producer pional.
some may know pional as the john talabot collaborator responsible for stand tracks *destiny* and *so will be now* from his critically acclaimed *fin* album - an album frequently ranked as one of the best electronic records of 2012. his invisible/amenaza ep brings the groove and audio-perfectionism of these collaborations but adds an unsettling sense of paranoia which brings the music depth and tension - *invisible amenaza* translates as invisible threat. pionals influences arent really worn on his sleeve, but the forward thinking producer adds his influences of the zombies, roy ayres, and the police into a sound that manages to work on the dancefloor as well as the headphones.

the montreal based techno producer pheek releases the new 2x12inch disk on climat label. gazing through the midnight mist is climats 3rd vinyl.

dmx krew debuts on abstract forms, showing us just what can be done with a collection of vintage synths, impeccable programming skills and a heavy dose of talent. >micro life< is a jam packed ep of eight tracks which venture on the quirky side of the electro genre. this modernist take on a classic style delivers a wonderful sense of melody, refreshing arrangements and innate funk. a master of his craft. limited to 300 copies.

hitsafe are a duo of established producers operating under an enigmatic moniker. nothing new, you might say, and that is true. the music is so outstanding and unusual though, that in this case this approach really does make sense. serious jaw-work is funk in its purest form. and we mean real funk! wonder how many djs will have the guts and abilities to play this one out…to round this release up, we asked lopazz and casio casino for a remix and these guys came up with two! both are so good, we couldnt make a choice. so here we go with both of them on this release. the jack remix on a2 is a functional tech housy Überhit, suitable for all peaktime house floors, the jane remix on the b-side is a moodymanesque version with a strong ludicruous tendency, that has all necessary qualities to become a timeless epic. massive!

2014 repress! vinyl only! knock knock proudly present their third release with yaya & jun akimoto.. incl remixes by egal 3 and seb zito

when walter merziger and arno kammermeier head to the studio to work on new material for their long time project booka shade, the result is a winning combination of underground sensation and club hit, as titles such as mandarine girl and body language have proved to great acclaim. its a balancing act that only the most successful electronic musicians can do so successfully over such a period of time. booka shades new single >love inc< is no exception. presaging the fifth studio album release from these berlin transplants,>love inc< is infused with pure club sound created by merging a refined sense of sonance with solid craftsmanship. the duo pays a contemporary homage to chicagos former king of house, lil louis, whose 1992 hit club lonely serves as the tracks sample

femen is the second ep from hound scales on fifth wall, the brooklyn imprint he runs with divvorce. a dedication to the powerful women that have sculpted his life, the release sees the artist setting out to create the story of their impact on him by distilling these and other major influences into a techno format. the result is two originals blending amen-style jungle rhythms with collapsed industrial squeals, each with its own sense of beauty clawing upwards towards the surface.on the remix front, japanese producer and 10 label head honcho yuji kondo delivers an incredibly complex, layered interpretation of *a clique of tough women*, while mira and opal tapes affiliate bleaching agent pits the elegiac chords of the original *throated* against a repeated, mangled vocal motif, imbuing the remix with nostalgia while remaining an effective dancefloor instrument.
support includes marcel dettmann, norman nodge, sunil sharpe,tommy four seven, perc, and, forward strategy group, sigha, darko esser, mosca, shadow dancer, and sinden.

gaetano vinci a.k.a. hooved has been one of the most dependable producers on amam over the years, and more recently, his sound has mutated in some unexpected directions. thats why its high time to give our knob- twiddling satyr his own special catalog code from now on, and here we present amamhvd001, or for those of you who prefer titles instead of strings of letters and numbers, the timeless ep, his first 12inch of the year. the near-15-minute tmlss 1 begins with a 2-step beat, and as it unfolds, the beats only get more broken, causing a sense of auditory psychosis while somehow remaining calm, cool and collected.

hello?repeat 022 brings flash and anavi. both tracks in essence bring a linear and continuous flow, to many, a daze maxim signature in the sense that each element does not scream for attention alone, it is the combination of them which creates the overall impact. a dose of what we need when we need it. it is to do with structure, it is about the way in which elements are thrown in adding that bit of surprise effect which is able to stunt and amuse us all in a very good way. flash starts with a solid bass line, the vocal flash, a hypnotic cosmic/trippy element and a hoovering noise on the background making up the intro. the locomotive sounding high-hats then slam in, which together with the bass line complete a dance floor bliss of a track with all that groove.

cellaa music is very happy to welcome our friend elchinsoul to the fold. he delivers a diverse offering of candies for the sense - from celestially slow beats to heady grooves, hypnotizing energy and back again.

after the recent success of their expansive debut full length on idle hands and while they bask in the glory of their recently well received resident advisor podcast, jacob hodge and matt lambert push on with a new ep on bristols futureboogie. to date outboxx have fomented their own ebullient house style that is imbued with a keen sense of uplifting melody, plenty of analogue dust and some heavyweight bass, largely on bristol based labels, and this new ep sees them continue in that fine form.

veil/unveil is the new limited edition vinyl series from auxiliary. veil/unveil takes the symbol concept further, by mixing up the artists, for a varied four track experience with each issue. issue one features tracks by asc, vaccine, sam kdc, and a collaborative effort from asc & synth sense. comes on transparent, orange coloured & marbled vinyl.

horo gives true artists the freedom to represent the full extent of their talent and it is not often the cerebellum is truly engaged with the genre we have grown from but music for the mind is one of our over-arching ideals. and so we come to *scope*, the 10th release, a full length compilation spread over 5 vinyl 12 inches. deviating somewhat from our vinyl only position up to this point, given the scale and magnitude of this project scope will also be released on cd & digital, although there will also be 5 vinyl only tracks by way of thanks to the vinyl buyers that have supported the label up to this point. 24 tracks of uncompromising, innovative music from horo mainstays and new artists alike, scope represents where we have come from, but moreover, where we will be going. this is just the beginning.

the ambassador of the bat, yes it is true, and the ambassador of german melodic techno music dominik eulberg is releasing, 8 months after *ein stuckchen urstoff*, a new ep on traum. fans of his music can anticipate another masterpiece of melodic music, which is based on him fiddling with sounds, acoustics… keeping up of what we refer to as the eulbergsche language. this time it seems to be even more exhilarated and driven by passion. does this make sense when you speak about someone who is considered to have great compositional skill? yes we think the liveliness shows up in greater chunks, and the crispiness of the ideas rise to a point which is exceptional and... for those who seek techno realism… it can be found here as well.

following our previous pablo valentino release (remixed by dam swindle) which is still heavily played by many this summer, here comes our late summer delivery to spice up your sets.

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a retrospective tone of synthesizers reminiscent of ymo, a bouncy rhythm with the structureof click house, a familiar vocoder vocal, a nostalgic melody sense of 80s disco pop, the title track, >you are always on my mind< is just like giving you the answer of the idea if ymo covered daft punk >one more time<. it was the tune heavily played for several music scenes in japan when the album was released, and immediately became a favorite track for djs but has never been released

cam consequences new label, etcht records is sure to be a continuation of whats already begun for this exciting producer. theres an intellectual curiosity that questions and opposes what we should expect in these anticipated debut tracks. its that sense of the unknown that makes this an exciting, inquisitorial listen. mclaren presents questions. theres a sense of reaching in the juxtaposition or conflict between melodic gentleness and the force of the unknown that first butts heads in, lyon, where we are shaken awake and innocently marched forward, only to be left dangling at the edge. it is that sudden cessation, the technique of knowing when to stop that leaves you with an inexplicable yearning for more...

> cant wait<,is reminiscent of some of vonstrokes deeper classics while also pushing further into new territory. a sense of restraint and release play games throughout this melancholy tune with a fat bassline locking down the groove. >cant wait< has fleeting moments of euphoria that are both surprising and uplifting especially for a summer open air crowd. coming up strong on the b-side, >the clapping track< shows us the fun side of vonstroke where he cuts apart 16 claps and then brings them back together - building up to a standing ovation as a resonate organ sounds. this house anthem has already been destroying the dirtybird ibiza residency and summer festival circuit as well.

luise presents one of her dearest friends: with lul#005, constantijn lange shares his impressions of the mystifying nature and culture of morocco. in orange atlas, your mind travels through the kingdom, as constantijn melts together field-recordings with his unique sense for acoustic expression. the uplifting *rote nacht* (a1) reveals the contrasting energy between the tumultuous city and the silent mountain, before gently giving way to the feelings of the exotic seascape in *essaouria* (a2). delicately, yet suprising as ever, acid pauli rearranges the warm drums in *essaouria* (b1) to let your spirit rest in an imagined, green oasis, before it is completely taken away by the lightness of the seabirds in *thagazout* (b2).

12 tracks mind massaging, butt jacking, feet soaking deep house music flavor, ska, reggae, tango & tripped out mellow ambience. this is your dads classic vinyl album, from the days artists exhibited a sense of pride when presenting art. 300 pieces only

victor simonellis groove committee alias inspired much of the upbeat vocal house we hear today thanks to seminal releases on nu groove records in the early 90s. simonellis *i want you to know*, from the eponymous ep released in 91, enjoys a rerelease and remix overhaul on the upstart deep down slam label. inner senses knows the truth mix boosts the overall presence of simonellis original, by reinforcing the drums, hats and chords with deft touches of neoteric sound design, while deep down slam label-head washerman opts for cut up and interspersed vocals and loopy instrumentation in his mix. french house ball of fire kool vibe, turns up the heat - and punch - in his chord riffing remix, paying homage to a originator that has no doubt influenced his own productions.

mute, die mutter der elektronischen musiklabels, kehrt mit seinem aktuellen signing diamond version zu seinen musikalischen wurzeln zurück: pure elektronik. diamond version ist der projektname für das jüngste musikalische betätigungsfeld zweier innovatoren der elektronischen musik, byetone und alva noto. als führende köpfe des chemnitzer labels raster-noton und mit ihren solo-projekten alva noto und byetone, sind sie veteranen im grenzgebiet von intuitiver und konzeptueller kunst, zwischen galerie und dancefloor. die Ästhetik von diamond version ist aufgeladen mit surrealem und subversivem humor, wo werbe-slogans bis zur sinnlosigkeit repetiert und marken-logos verfremdet zitiert werden.

the british columbia based label silent season properly issue pacifica, the fourth studio lp from compatriot jordan sauer ka segue - an album that seems destined to become this year s voices from the lake. released originally in a highly limited cdr pressing earlier this year, pacifica now arrives in a deluxe 2lp format that really does the vivid cover art justice! adopting a pace that is immediately soothing, pacificas nine tracks are made all the more welcoming by the rich sense of melody that floats throughout, ensuring that the album has a sense of consistency that rewards the senses many times over.

having launched the n16 loving newington label with a split release from a range of bubbling uk house talents, waze & odyssey turn to a more familiar name for the second release with the cross flatts ep from pbr streetgang. formed of the wonderfully named bonar bradberry and tom thorpe, pbr streetgang have been quietly accruing a respectable discography since the project was founded oop north roughly five years back. elevated into wider consciousness last year thanks to some stellar 12 inches across hot creations, 20:20 vision and futureboogie, it makes perfect sense for bradberry and thorpe to add the similarly minded newington label to their cv with both cuts on this 12&#8243,,, fitting snugly into the current lexicon of vocally driven deep house.

while awaiting the upcoming album scheduled for september, a first maxi with the sweet title daniel will have you watering at the mouth! deluxe wants you to discover, starting on the 13th of may 2013, the first three titles from the album and, as a bonus, a remix by chinese man of one of these songs... a family remix symbolizing the vitality of the chinese man records label!
daniel, once again, the name of the first supercharged song of the disc, is a wild ride on which mc youthstar joins the group for a track that exudes the energy of live performances and the madness of the groups last tour! in bleed on we find the incredible funky feeling that delighted fans with deluxes first ep, catchy melodies, 70s brass sounds and a sense of groove that has become unstoppable. reflecting the promised diversity of the album, the last excerpt of the maxi, pretty flaws, surprises the listener with its melancholic atmosphere and emotional charge that emerge as a symbol of the groups desire to continue experimenting with sounds and styles.

opener getting run down loops up a nagging hip hop sample over skittering dukey beats and washes drifting pads and spacey keys over the top for a hypnotic late night groover. reach out goes at a calmer pace, but revolves around intense builds, insistent polyrhythms and detroity riffs for a bit of hypnagogic drama. on memix duties, om unit does what you hope hes going to do, injecting reach out with seemingly infinite swathes of space and bottom end, looping about at his own pace, but with that constant sense of om unit purpose. nphonix closes out proceedings with a tweaky, rubbery acid style workout that will find friends in bass and house camps.

for the second release on his young label, code is law, moerbeck has brought together four producers who all in different ways converge on the idea of >wolves<. eomac demonstrates his exquisite sense for harmonies, sawf spirals into the convolutions of your brain with his vocal track on >system< and the newcomers janzon and hound scales slip in their take on industrial sounds. four tracks with emotional depth that create a powerful pressure on your chest that you cant evade. … the wolves are coming

the descent of man ep is the third and last part of a trilogy on vinyl dedicated to charles darwin studies. this final chapter is focused on the darkest side of electronic music and his impact on human psychology. as charles darwin studied the evolution of physical and mental traits, we want to show how obscure, trembling and aggressive sounds generate an increasing sense of agitation and loss while mild and gloomy atmospheres can relieve the body and brain, achieving a peaceful state of mind. dont be afraid to move into a shady space. this is not the end even if it could be.

bryan ferry meets carl craig meets 909 drumtracks produced by an unnamed member of throbbing gristle. chase smith is a studio wizard living in pittsburgh. he shares a studio with shawn rudiman and the boys from pittsburgh track authority. a record so diverse that it makes total sense. vocal sleeze, emotional instrumentals, and a beating drum track for the djs to play with.

2 tracks from the forthcoming phase album frames of reference, which will be released this autumn. both pieces bring display strong & intense techno with an incredible sense for depth & detail. few seem to master these qualities like phase does.

already with critical acclaim for their previous two releases on boe recordings and chiwax, the nite vision project from craig stainton and nigel rogers (aka mantra/myriadd and perseus traxx) returns for their third release to help kick off things for the brand new label, point of no return.
rise above is a 4 track 12 inch release thats takes inspiration from a dive to the depth of the 80s chicago house. each track brilliantly explores melancholy, and futurism with a strong sense of rhythm, while classic drum tones embrace the beauty of strings and pads, served with melodies that the heart will not forget. a classic, and definitely a must have record.

tallmens music is for long, sleepless nights in which the musics religious adherence to 4 on the floor demands dedicated raving. this unification of the old and the new, the rough and the refined is what brings the overwhelming sense of direction and energy in tallmens productions. in three words.. just.raw.beats.

harfloor killer tunes...alien cheerios is a crazy tribecore 190 bpm tune, no vocal samples just a bloody good evolution full of kick changes and a great sense of the dancefloor

federico leocatas latest experiment on abstract forms is stunning. drawing inspiration from the experimental style and themes of recurrence in nietzsches thus spoke zarathustra (1883-1885), leocatas ep is hypnotic and seductive. the ep harks to the work of the legendary gerald donald in guises such as heinrich mueller, der zyklus and japanese telecom - awesome and unmistakably futuristic sounds with natural funk and a sense of wonder and enlightenment.

after a 12 inch for the souterrain transmissions label and a split lp with ducktails on no fun productions, dracula lewis delivers his long-awaited debut full length u$e your illu$ion$, a title which evokes an imaginary deviant glamour which is synonymous with the teasing nature and sense of mystery which is a part of dracula lewis world. working with an abundance of pop based ideas with an abstract mentality, the record brings to mind, in manner and tone, hallucinatory avant strategies that were typical of the second wave of industrial.

little is known about mysterious producer tommy rawson. our first acquaintance was the aptly named shy track on red rackems smugglers inn 001 release. we tried to find out more but the trail got cold pretty quick. it was not until hearing gilles peterson playing a version of hugh masekelas dont go lose it baby on his show that word got around, tommy rawson was back. this particular anthemic track found its way to mats who then started playing it out and every time, in every club no matter where in the world the reaction was same, people completely lost it on the dance floor! we had but no choice to release the track and luckily enought tommy must have a sixth sense because at the same time mats blasted the track at the local talk office to convince tooli shouting: this is the next big release for local talk, i m telling you! another track made it into his mailbox, the soulful house jam brenda done died with no name. both tracks ended up on this 12 inch of course. mr rawson has delivered the goods here, warm, sunsplashed music all the way. a name to watch for this year and probably not mysterious for long.

we are very happy to welcome our old friend pablo valentino for the second release of 2013. it is no coincidence if pablo & dairmount hooked up nearly 10 years ago when pablo started his imprint faces, dedicated to leftfield black music influenced soundscapes rooted in hip hop culture. both sharing a strong sense of underground activism, a deep love of the black music tree and a lovely obsession for futuristic sounds, it is no surprise that these two naturally decided to join effort under the room with a view umbrella.
next up, pablos monster original received the magic treatment of amsterdams finest dam swindle. one of the hottest dj & production units of the global house scene confirms here why labels like freerange, saints & sonnets or dirt crew went bananas to sign their early work. the dutch duo has made a spectacular & fast rise and is already in high demand all over the planet. their inimitable blend of melodical grooves, jazzy chords and bumpy bass-lines seemed to be tailor made to translate a new school approach to pablos rooted original tune.

** vinyl only release !!**
leif steps up to sudden drop with a powerful 4 tracker. effervescent keeps the beats deep and dubbed out but with a real sense of pace to work the dancefloor. snowfall works as a counterpoint. a beatless lush soundscape with glorious warm pads and echod vocals. snowfall roughs things up with tough drums and percussion whilst nde is a pure slice of melody infused house bliss

antigone is an artists coming from the depth paris producing and digging for several years now. the three tracks are a travel in to different style of techno with the intention to reach a certain emotion that is close from nostalgia and really deep feeling. the challenge of this work was to find a good balance between sound and colour, focusing on an old sci-­&#8208,,,fi landscape. with a really mature perception this young artist is developing his own sound, a detroit atmospheres, openly characterize this ep, but it remains antigone work at the end with all his sense of details and perception.

blue love featuring the vocals of erika tele is aux 88 black tokyo love theme for the dance floor. in the vein of detroits 4/4 classics from the past, you can know see that aux 88 has some full circle in their musical quest.
blue love is a happy and beautiful take on love and spiritual release you get while dancing on the dance floor. erika teles angelic robotic vocal make this a keeper.
dark deceptions opens with emotional strings and arp like baseline intro creating a sense of a movie intro. erika teles vocal are spoken words in japanese. the track is clearly a sort of intro for more.
the ep gives you a soft string beat dance driven homage to love. pick this up quickly sure to be classic dj track for aux 88 presents plack tokyo fans.