almost otherworldly in its vastness and serene beauty, many musicians have drawn from the well of inspiration that is arizona’s sonoran desert, but few are quite as accomplished or prolific as steve roach. an ambient pathfinder and electronic innovator, his back catalogue as vast as those breathtaking vistas – sonic renderings of arid landscapes littered with saguaro cacti are found in good company alongside didgeridoo-focused experiments and ethereal drifts that navigate the event horizon, between the brilliance of space and a black abyss.
reminiscent of philip glass’ minimalism and the kosmische stylings of tangerine dream, ‘skeleton keys’ seemed to fall somewhere between the two. conjuring expansive meditations amongst the impossible tangle of wires that dangle from his apparatus, roach opens portals from the grand canyon state into a cluster of newborn stars with intricate, intelligent sequencing and modular synthesis.
recorded between 2005 and 2015 from roach’s famed timeroom and timehouse studios, the album was fully realized through advancements in technology, specifically, synthesizers.com’s large format analog modular sequencer. organic, fluid and intuitively kneaded into his spooling soundscapes, it’s now to be committed to cassette for the first time, bridging the synaptic gap with a new ‘expanded’ version that elongates the original 74-minute duration.

bxl003 is the third release of the artist-run brussels based label bxl. this third release by simon halsberghe features a collaboration with sagat (real name wiet lengeler), who previously released on the brussels’ label vlek and had his music included in the fabric mixes of both ben klock and joris voorn. the track is called the set-up and is a relentless sawtooth rave tune that finds it’s balance between the heydays of belgian techno and more contemporary ‘hi-fi’ attitudes towards functional yet idiosyncratic dance tracks. on the b-side space tom sounds is a deeper and more hypnotic trip with lush broad pads that provide a space for the mind as well as sonic pressure on the body. the last track, snared, takes things into breakbeat territory. with razor sharp snares and a pulsating baseline this track lives somewhere in the venn diagram overlap between rave, front 242 and an air raid siren going off.

ltd edition blue 2lp!

80s cult on double vinyl incl blue monday, take on me, love will tear us apart, golden brown, chain reaction... !

techno tuesday amsterdam, weekly club night at legendary melkweg amsterdam, is finally coming out with its own label.

gatefold blue vinyl 2xlp + insert + mp3 download code

folk

fresh bibio sounds

psychedelic rock / folk / downbeat / jazz

colin curtis is back with another finely curated selection of the best jazz dance fusion records he could find. part 1 of 2.

brooklyn-based artist jonah parzen-johnson returns with the new album “you’re never really alone”, out on we jazz records.

from dubtechno / detroit to chicago house

reissue

ambient / electronic stuff

sonic groove presents the new album from techno legend damon wild.

two elevator bangers to get through the gloomy holiday season by japanese artist, sonoko, probably made somewhere in the 90 s. merry ye ye

incl monster rock & rock queen on transparent red 140g vinyl !

rambal cochet joins the junction forest, with 4 tracks which sit well between the our usual mushroom backwoods and somewhere further away in the galactic outer-space. mysterious goa techno infusions for the deep mindtrips… 1 per customer

die neuauflage von des rock action albums von mogwai, streng limitiert auf transparent red vinyl.

remastered reissue.

the 2nd cat in the bag limited is kinda special !! a two-track jungle release with unknown artists both sides !! very rare splatter edition !!