with their sixth release tiefenrausch keeps on delivering excellent dubtechno this time by textural being from portland. we enter the ep with an overwhelming deepness in >safe places< and sink right in. with >transmission< we walk on the thin line between house and dub. a reminiscence to the classy days of disco music combined with roughness par excellence. >descend< back again under the water surface to get drown into the dubbyness of this textural being. the ep is the first one to come with new cover artwork. we‘d like to thank cris for his outstanding artwork of tiefenrausch 1-5 and are looking forward to marvel at the next 5 releases designed by alex ketzer. all tracks mastered by salz.

limited 2014 repress
played by: dubfire, sven väth, anja schneider, karotte, gregor tresher, carl cox, dave seaman, super flu!!
andré winter delivers his second exclusive ideal audio release – dogma. it is dark, it is hypnotic, it is what we call modern techno music. on the a-side you can find the original, which amazes with the number of sequences, which mr. winter twists and turns.beats and rhythms clash one after the other creating a mysterious and threatening, yet curious atmosphere. just close your eyes and enjoy the mood ride. the b-side offers pan-pots treatment of the track. the remix is massive, somewhat housier and brings exciting sound effects to the surface. great work

this holographic release was inspired by black hole thermodynamics. in the case of omni, the insight was that the sound content of all fallen objects might be contained in surface fluctuations of the event horizon. siren to siren is microscopically random, like a hot gas. a known configuration of classic tape sounds has zero entropy: there is nothing random about binary configurations. if one throws a hot gas with entropy into the g count, the entropy would disappear - producing aggressive bandwidths, and ragga baselines.

what happened to techno? if you find yourself asking this question, obviously you haven t seen amelie ravalec s landmark film on the subject. from secret parisian parties to berlin s infamous berghain club, paris/berlin: 20 years of underground techno documents the underground movement of techno through the lens of two different cities. after 2 years successfully touring the film worldwide, fondation sonore and les films du garage are commemorating the occasion with a gatefold double lp featuring the film s harder edge techno. back-to-back classics from regis (downwards, sandwell district), ancient methods (ancient methods, fondation sonore), adam x (sonic groove, fondation sonore), archae & grovskopa (surface), makaton (rodz-konez), kareem (zhark) and oyaarss (ad noiseam). this must-have-techno-compilation also features an lp exclusive track from dna, produced by dax j & paris/berlin director amelie ravalec.

elektrax label founder dj hi-shock s new vinyl, called the travelers sees the light of day on a nifty darknet 12inch. the package contains 2 strong originals for the floor, an always delivering audio injection remix and a more spacy dub mix of the title track.

two proper argentinian gentlement sharing this black beauty side by side, doing what they do best, shuffled beats, jazzy rhythms and loopy vocals printed on the surface of this groovy yet minimalistic release for rationalism family.lost decade is pure breed. a focal view of south american beats

part 3 of 5 in the classic series features material previously released (andres and john tejada & arian leviste) on the m&g compilation >beneath the surface< but never pressed on vinyl. also featured are planned but unreleased nuggets from brad peterson & ewan jansen.

rsvd kicks off with this blue knife ep by its main korova. blow out track reflects the full mentality of the label and comes with a thrilling tension stepping aside a bursting obscure dark progression and sinister heavy beats. alien blood is and ufo-like deadly bassline invasion drawing a dark strong hurting texture. deep waters original mix is a playful floor-killer techno jacking track. tsunami rocking upon and over the surface. its iys remix is fine rich and dry both mental dark stomping and odd hard hitting one: simple unique. a new excellent proof for the italian duo made by fusaroli and filardo.

rhythmically satisfying industrial techno crunch funk. d marc cantus 12inch on ansatz features 4 new tracks in 4 styles, pushing the envelope 4 ways. tracks: a1. surface dweller a2.grey b1.box sound scape b2.heater followup to ansatzs 12inch from jtc people mover

upwellings is vincent raude, a professor of modern art at the academy of brest who has been releasing dub and reggae music since 1996 and has written music for contemporary dance and theater. he created his dub project lower groundz in 2004 where he experimented with reggae and in 2008 started his dub techno project upwellings under which he realized several 1s. his music was supported and charted by people like cio d or, laurent garnier, alexkid and more. upwellings music shows a great deal of recording knowledge and love for the details of electronic music. his a-side track zu zurich has a classic dub techno surface but we believe the skillful complexity on many levels will have us listen to this track many many times. there are things to discoverin >zurich< one might say. so it is no surprise that the flip side track >lower ground< shows more reggae influences which he uses in more abstract ways, employing vocal splinters he masterfully embeds in his recording.

corbu are an electronic, indie-rock band from brooklyn, new york spearheaded by producer and multi-instrumentalist jonathan graves. corbu are jonathan, todd hoellerman (drums, keys), amanda scott (synths, percussion), julian ferraldo (guitar, keys) and brian murphy (bass, keys). named after french architect le corbusier, the band has a strong creative aesthetic. graves writes the music from visual ideas, which he translates into sound. corbu songs are often heard partially or entirely in dreams, and are influenced by films, physical spaces and a childhood love of nature and science fiction. and it works. corbus music is beautifully crafted, taking the listener on a journey from day to night, through exhilarating sunsoaked sonic landscapes to land softly on the surface of the moon. jonathan began singing and playing different instruments at age nine, and eventually fell in love with samplers and their ability to bend conventional sounds into something abstract and new.
pressing on light blue / grey vinyl.

ein trommelochse steht auf dem acker, ataneus hat ihn gezügelt, den racker. große beats und dub im takt, >the surface< und >derivative< sind in die satteltaschen gepackt. mit >breaking the silence<, auch im remix vom mollono.bass, geht’s auf die reise zum frischen gras!

since the early 80s maddisco has been heavily into hip hop and electro, recording his favourite stuff from the radio until the late 80s when he started collecting vinyl and djing, chicago house and detroit techno were the first genres he went for after hearing them at the club rip in clink street, quickly followed by balearic, disco, funk, dub and ambient music some of which he heard at danny ramplings club shoom

the a1, named after the release title, is a summer techno drive, or a ride through a hot landscape in central america, as the notes of marimba suggest. the subtle but crackling low toms reverb dictates the driving tempo, while the chasing hats warn of a night which is likely to be dirty and sweaty. ready 2 glow opens with an enlightening synth note softly spreading through the air. its the after-hour call, the quietness before a new storm, which is about to boost and bring to surface the spastic contradictions of the drug-based soul liberating after-hour scene. corners goes funk, the quirky and rugged bass line lays at the core of the groove. above, we hear a multitude of spooky sounds and samples ranging from flying saucer sonic surges to playful stabs and bongo madness. the obsessive vocal echo, manipulated according to the abuse of ifferent drugs, is a clear indication of that. alza pure quanto vuoi is almost taken as it was firstly conceived during a jamming session. its twisted, swinging, it breaks the scheme of groove flowing as the tempo suddenly escapes to a faster pitch, jacked out

with code is law 003, label head moerbeck plays with this artistic device with great success >movies for the blind< takes direct aim at our imagination without allowing its intent to shine through to the surface. xvii from leipzigs institut für zukunft begins by laying an unshakable foundation for this short story with his eponymous ambient production. delta x, moerbeck and eomac are telling the rest of this mysterious story with a four-to-the-floor-beat.

from deep down beneath the silent sea surface comes the fifth tiefenrausch release. the >rotterdub remix ep< features four producers of the direct environment of the label. frank hellmond, neurotron, schäufler & zovsky and baumfreund laid their hands on noetics >rotterdub< and opened the wide spectrum of deep underwater music. a wonderful piece of dubtechno music.

heiko laux with alexander lukat lucho part 1 & 2 without pausing for breath, heiko follows up last weeks canis major ep with another double whammy, this time alongside alexander lukat. in part 1, laux and lukat expertly cultivate a dank aura of seismic dread, dominated by a thunderous low-end which thrums beneath the surface like a beast from the deep.

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.

containing 4 highly refined techno transmissions, da003 is possibly the finest release yet from dark darts. no mean feat considering the first two have received widespread support from heavyweights such as dvs1, nd_baumecker (ostgut ton), mr c and nick dunton (surface).

fierce hard edged techno from manni dee !!

for the fourth r-zone, we serve up three more tracks of fizzing atmospheric house. first track exclamation is rough and rugged with rattling percussion hidden behind layers of grainy sci fi ambiance and the breathy exhalations of a male voice. nebulous pads and synths spiral around each other forming a dense layer of dust and next track march of the worms is even more militant. this one crawls deep below the surface where analogue machines carve out weird patterns, forming a truly knackered sounding house groove. finally, claustrophobic habits bangs a bit harder, its all splintered drums and coarse claps backed with a howling, gnarly groan and truly transports you to a sonic universe miles away from the norm.

td-w700 / leazes is the promising debut ep from howes.

sheffield has long been a hub for electronic music in the uk, spawning acts like the human league & heaven 17 and labels such as the mighty warp records. it is no surprise that a new generation of electronic music producers are now bubbling to the surface of the uk scene. at the forefront of the steel citys musical rejuvenation is oliver ledger, who is more commonly known as squarehead.

from the soul-stirring opening strains of ex friendlys sublime start to the people are looking at you imprint, it is clear that the emerging nottingham-based producer has a gift for music that travels further than mere surface physical response. in a scene littered with disposable vocal turns, the simple poetry of rich medinas narrative that runs through journeyman resonates perfectly with the yearning strings and low-slung, bass-rich groove that come to define this exquisite approach to deep house. jonno & tommo hone in on the more rhythmical elements with their own dub of journeyman as a clearer club-ready intent meets with the psychedelic potency of the aqueous sound effects and that ubiquitous string hook. whether reaching for a more meaningful dimension to add to a set, or to simply drift away on the cradling nature of the music and its message, it is clear from the outset that this is music built to last.

hi performance cleaner for vinyl records. improves fidelity, reduces surface noise, remowes static

as guy gerbers new season wisdom of the glove party at pacha ibiza proceeds with unstoppable momentum, it would appear that the man of the moment still finds time to discover high quality, arresting releases for his supplement facts label. the latest ep, paint it black, comes courtesy of an electric collaboration that recently proved its worth on a remix for alland byallos bygones release for thoughtless music. usa based duo h-foundation and switzerlands david durango join forces on this tech house two tracker, which sees the artists explore the more dissident edges of the genre.

droid recordings presents a new 12 inch from dj hyperactive, whose jacking chicago sound has evolved over the years into a deeper sound that maintains his signature infectious drive. on 25 hours, an undulating, bassy synth line builds into the machine-voiced partiers dream of 25 hours in a day, before the track takes off with neck-breaking snare and clap combos and proceeds to rebuild. raíz pulls the track from the depths to deliver something more brash and energetic. there is more at play here, with the 3-note riff tweaked throug the tracks duration, and the words 25 looped through a series of insistent, smashing snares. in the final mix, newcomer markus suckut follows his recent remixes of xhin and pfirter with an unexpected and idiosyncratic interpretation. tonal elements are drawn into the lower registers, while the vocal sample slithers around the mix. the syncopated elements of the original surface with in an alternative mode, dark and driving.

londons powell works with opposites, in a way that is delightfully disconcerting. his tracks, on the surface, seem relatively uniform - but listen closer, or at punishing volume, and they teem with detail: wiry guitars, sinister yelps, synth figures that fizz like bubbles through sparkling water. across two eps in 2012 for his own diagonal label and one for death of rave in 2013, he has established himself as one of the uks most unique electronic musicians.

the new >5 seiten ep< by 60 hertz contains plays with the space in which it is meant to be played. corners. in a three-dimensional room. six two-dimensional surfaces. twelve edges, four sides the same length – parallel to each other. well, thats the theory. from outside one can only see edges, yet it is well curved inside. at first sight you wouldnt get it. you only see what you figure out. the question is - how deeply can you discover a space you dont understand? a fifth level, a fifth surface, a fifth side.

diamond version craft music that is somehow simultaneously futuristic and archaic. on the surface, its static effervescence and mechanistic precision evoke the march of technology and the sinister detachment of late capitalist society. but it affects listeners on a more instinctive level, interfacing directly with the nervous system and rendering the polyphonic chatter of the bodys impulses crisp and cold. there is something oddly permanent about they rhythms they unearth, as though theyare simply tapping into a deeper pulse that has always been present within their circuitry. diamond version is a collaborative project between two of the most groundbreaking, experimental and forward thinking operators in modern music, olaf bender and carsten nicolai. as joint heads of the berlin-based label raster-noton and with solo projects alva noto (nicolai) and byetone (bender), for over a decade they have been releasing work that spectacularly blurs the lines between the visceral and the conceptual, bridging the gap between gallery and dancefloor. diamond version release the latest instalment in their series of eps leading up to an album in summer 2013.

raudive a.k.a. oliver ho heads home with two guilty dancefloor pleasures. gritty surface, smoove bottom. for those damp, dimly lit cellar clubs: low ceilings, fog, smoke and all that.ruins runs a relentless groove against angular guitar overtones, blowing out the valves of its amplifier. metal sheets, rusty strings, sweaty bodies. visitor is built on a naughty percussion sequence and is elevated by a morphed girls inquiring voice straight out of a 1984 shibuya version of blade runner.

mote-evolver welcomes back psyk (aka manuel años) after his strong label debut release, distane. for his second mote-evolver release, psyk delivers yet another standout effort with four tool-oriented tracks of clean, tight, yet powerful minimalistic approach.
early support from: adam beyer, rolando, brendon moeller, ryan elliott, pär grindvik, scanmode, stray landings ...

nice price deal !!! already drowning, a song-cycle inspired by various myths & folktales about female water spirits, marks something of a departure for aidan baker. while still retaining his trademark sense of ambience & texture, the tracks on this album are much more structured & song-oriented, embracing a minimalist post-rock, slowcore style & featuring a different guest vocalist on each track.
limited to 300 copies on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl, including free mp3 download code.

following his recent collaborations with ai records, electronique.it, and icon of desire, passenger finally comes back to eclipsemusic to release a new 12 vinyl record, titled chord abuse ep. the release takes off with solar flare, one of passengers most airy, housey and positive works till now, with its melodic sequence and uplifting atmosphere. on the same side of the 12 inch, surface debris de-construct the classic techno elements to build an abstract, moody, hyper-cynetic slice of futuristic techno. on side b solar flare gets then a special remix treatment by stephen brown, one of the most personal and notable european techno producers: the result is a tight, swinging rework of tiny slices of the original, turning the track into a classic techno builder..

it is a double vinyl set of empty locked grooves that contains nothing but its very own surface noise - and physical structure. it is a sculptural revision of stefan goldmanns earlier locked groove-based double vinyl the grand hemiola, but it also serves as a genuine hauntological vinyl surface noise tool kit, out on its own. pulling a knife or other tool to its grooves allows for cutting your literally uniquely own beats directly into the record.

ethereal, haunted deep house music from beyond the grave, spirit-channeling from the deepest recesses of electro-spiritual obscurity. the slow to speak label presents its latest offering—a residual of the holy-era of the ny underground continuum, conjuring the ritual and pomp of the new electronic goth without abandoning its undeniable roots in the techno/deep house story. dark-matter melodies interlock in an ever off-centering orbit of sparse percussive return, while the distorted exhortations of some wandering intergalactic phantasm whisper menacingly just beneath the surface. trance-inducing, strangely unsettling and ultimately transcendent—further evidence that electronic music can transport its listeners into the fertile pastures of the sublime like any other high art. clear vinyl pressing with japanese obi.

welcome 2013 & stenny! congratulazione to his first solo record ever!

embodying the spirit that has imbued apollo with a fresh lease of life since last years rebirth, jack lever aka bering strait channels a wealth of electronic influence on his debut ep, applying his own natural sense of rhythm and production talent to create purposeful and emotive music.

letherette, ein aus wolverhampton operierendes elektronik-duo, veroeffentlichen ihre brandneue ep auf ninja tune als teaser zum im naechsten jahr anstehenden album. nach zwei veroeffentlichungen auf ho tep records und remixen für bibio und machinedrum liefert das duo nun seine bislang staerksten tracks auf der neuen ep. musikalisch liegen die vier tracks zwischen spaced out electronica, house, instrumentalem hip hop und post-dubstep.

incl. the 12 inch vinylreleases : &nd013 (daniel bortz - katorka ep), &nd012 (audision - forty one spalding) und &nd010 (sascha funke / ivf - vanish / celine) plus bonus cd audision - surface to surface .. full pack of music for less money

mixed by eddie flashin fowkles, brill detroit traxx.. 2012 repress

ltd nice price copies !!! new project by damian schwartz !!! sam the mummy lives in the deepest catacombs of his existence. hardly ever he can be seen on the surface and just a few ones have the >honor< of knowing him. even stranger it is his relationship with damián schwartz, the only person allowed to listen and disclose his awesome and disturbing works. here is the first one: untitled1 (mupa008). it starts with cradle, a brief but captivating prologue. and from the cradle to the grave, here comes untuned (interview), where sam introduces us in his most personal universe, crumbling his darkest secrets. soon we can see what hes up to, because despite of appearing as a hard and cold guy, on the very first beats he reveals pure soul music. tireless groove with magnificent salsa touches, bittersweet cymbals and congas that run with an intimidating elegance. on b side, pharaon s cat introduces stand up. little by little, it steps into a background of hypnotic and jazzy sequences accompanied by aristocratic piano notes that try to break into, but can only go out on tiptoes. so smart and so danceable at the same time.

existence is resistance are pleased to announce the remastered re-release of same peoples legendary proto-garage classic >dangerous<. lovingly remastered at air studios in london by the master masterer matt colton and featuring remixes by two of the originators of the scene, persian and dj texsta who both have long and rich histories in the drum and bass, uk garage and house scenes. rounding off the package is long time friend and cohort nick dunton of 65d mavericks and surface records fame dropping in from the techno scene with his jazzed out liquid mix.

emission of electrons of a surface closes the release. dark and deep drums as cleverly programmed as ever, running on an infinite loop salted with bleeps and microtextures that lay under the ominous rhythm.

4 tracks, taken from the cd album! in >shortcake strategy<, fairytale-like melodies are backed with thought provoking harmonies that pave the way for an explicitly visual experience. we have been introduced to a new face of the berlin-based producer. shortcake is a simple recipe. it doesnt take a lot of planning or much thought or attention when preparing it, and in the end, it will be light, fluffy, sweet, and perfectly satisfying. falko might say the same about his approach to the creation of >shortcake strategy<, yet the end product sees his most dynamic and emotional productions to date, leaving us with the feeling that this comes from a strategy that requires far more thought, and is far more complicated than that of a sugary dessert.

for now is the second ep by brooklyn duo beacon, five songs that continue the bands exploration of the dark spaces under the surface of human relationships. as with the bands debut ep no body, for now is a record that conceals a great deal of depth beneath a melodic veneer— again, there is a stark contrast between thomas mullarneys honeyed vocals and the words he is singing, although this time the mood is perhaps less sinister and more reflective.

strut present metal dance, a new compilation from one of the uks most respected dj / producers, the man behind playgroup and original founder of the legendary label output recordings, trevor jackson.
repress on 180 gram double vinyl with double cd included.

this release follows the outstanding debut we_ctrl001, which gained support from the likes of kerri chandler, dj deep, brothers vibe and jimpster. co-founder of we_ctrl benedict takes the reins here, delivering his fresh outlook on contemporary deep house that has seen works of his find their way onto imprints such as hudd traxx, freerange, surface and urban torque.

new stuff from o*rs and break the surface! the two leipzig-based record labels team up for a split release praising fresh disco und happy hooklines. metasound & lucius14 on their side of the record show us what a laid back, soft and fizzy alternative to ordinary dancefloor music should sound like. o*rs comes with panthera krause on the one and dominik marz & leon holstein on the other hand. first spins the knobs in marbert rocel, the latter are the hope of the new house bastion in germany – augsburg