secret weapon edit of hackney parrot, the first release on tessela and truss poly kicks label. backed with brand new track, headland. played by optimo, ben ufo and joy o.

remixers by tessela and stenny & andrea...
repress 2015

begnadete kollabo zwischen nozinja (warp records) und tessela (r&s records) auf bleep!

since the release of tesselas r&s debut, nancys pantry, the momentum has snowballed. earning a radio 1 residency alongside james blake, and a busy gigging schedule, tessela aka ed russell now offers up *rough 2* – the eagerly anticipated next instalment of his alchemic blend of tripped out sonics and punishing percussion. russell has amplified the disorientating elements that swim around the fragmented drum breaks and squirting laser blasts, challenging dancefloors at the same time as tearing them up.

r&s keep things in the family with mpia3s brother tessela dropping his debut ep for the label. since 2011, ed russell has been moulding a style of dance music as tessela that has evolved to become a distinctly futuristic animal that is equal parts rave, jungle and techno as it incorporates classic breaks into delirious new mutations. the three tracks on this ep all follow on from his superb *hackney parrot* track but evolve his sound even further. nancys pantry combines bruising kick drums and some slick editing of the think break, before plunging headlong into thundering techno. horizons percolating hi hats and rough-hewn percussion roll off repeating chords that recall the heady days of rave. gateways uncomplicated arrangement of high hats, sub bass, siren like synths and quaking kick drums rattle through the tracks chassis and club soundsystems. early supporters to the tracks include ben ufo, pariah, surgeon, pearson sound and paul woolford, testement to what might be tesselas most lethal offering yet.

r&s is delighted to welcome alex smoke into the fold with his transfixing new single *dust*. one of the most accomplished and forward thinking artists in electronic music, alex smoke can always be replied upon to push the boundaries, and *dust* is no exception, combining his exquisite synth chords with cavernous dubbed out drum programming and his heartfelt, mesmeric vocals.

poly kicks is a new uk label run by ed russell aka tessela. first single is the much anticipated hackney parrot backed with helter skelter. both tracks are rich with the sounds of early uk hardcore and show tessela continuing on his breakneck rhythmic explorations. expect rough percussive workouts and quality control of the highest order.
support from jackmaster, loefah, pangaea, pearson sound, paul wollford, truss, modeselektor, addison groove.

uk house favourite hackman has teamed up with one of the most promising producers around, bristols tessela, on a single of heavily swung garage, with more than just a touch of el-b in both the drums and the bassline. audio culture will be releasing it backed with a presk mix.
pressing on green vinyl, white marbled.

after a prolific 2011, punch drunk jump straight back in to action in the new year with the searing percussion of new signing tessela. direct from his debut for dublins ever impressive all city label last year, tessela joins the ranks of punch drunk to kick start the year in fine style. with a signature razor sharp rhythmical workout and erupting molten subs, lead track >d jane< unleashes richter scale tremors unto the dance. without a pause for breath, the greased rolling funk of >channel< keeps the pressure at boiling point with its dnd / menta style bass line swagger and punctuated chops. two devastating dance floor tracks that make for an impressive punch drunk debut. expect to hear a lot more from tessela in 2012.

boundaryless ep fromnew producer, tessela, the first vinyl release for the west country (uk) producer. making some noise in the virtual world, this foray into vinyl is a mix of styles with the heavy emphasis on bass made all the more interesting by the pitched down vocals and synths. ravey but dubby, dark but fun, 3 tracks in all give a proper introduction to his developing sound.

serendipity - defined as making discoveries or happy accidents - is the debut ep by liam van ryn. its a fitting description for the richly textured and cinematic four track collection that was the result of intensive and prolonged sessions goofing around on analogue gear. strictly limited 12 pressing this is a hell of a debut - one to watch for the future! the title track is the most immediately wonderful cut here, with choked arpeggios, clouds of caustic static and found scrapes as percussion. dj mag (8/10 ep review) early support from: nathan fake - interesting lush sounds lanark artefax - sounds great and is really coherent for a debut ep tessela - this is wicked man, really like that pitch1! based in hull, van ryn makes richly textured and layered, cinematic music that is both experimental and (mostly) electronic. i was interested in the way i could make the music sound slightly unnatural, or like it couldnt be played by a real musician, even though that was often the starting point, he explains. box.

having returned from a three year hiatus with inner lakes s ep earlier in 2017, vae victis records - the italian label that has previously been home to music from blawan & analogue cops, chevel and tessela - returns with a debut ep of post-internet electro/techno of the highest possible fidelity from mysterious collective hype killers.

earlier in 2017 nathan fake released his keenly anticipated fourth album “providence” to rapturous acclaim. fact hailed it as “career defining… one of the best electronic albums you’ll hear in 2017” and dj mag made it their “album of the month”. on this follow-up ep, fake delivers a brand new track ‘bosky’: “a spiky, but warm and pretty raw roland/boss analord-inspired studio jam with synth autoharp improvisation”, calls on tessela and truss (xl, r&s, perc trax, poly kicks) aka overmono and huerco s. (proibito, software) to rework album highlight ‘degreelessness’ (feat. prurient) and additionally showcases the talents of polish composer and multi-instrumentalist olga wojciechowska who submits a stunning modern classical interpretation of ‘hoursdaysmonthsseasons’.
limited edition solid white 12” vinyl in a black paper inner sleeve housed in a 3mm spined popset outer sleeve with beautiful artwork by matt bateman (flat-e).

overmono return to xl recordings with their second ep in march 2017. arla ii is the follow up to last year s debut arla ep and further crystallizes the duo s immense & innovative sound. this latest 6-tracker from ed & tom russell (known respectively for their solo tessela and truss projects) carries things forward from its predecessor in underscoring overmono as a fully formed & ongoing project. . nstead of searching for commonalities between their earlier individual work, overmono combines the russells artistic talents in order to reach the spaces between ambient, techno & uk hardcore dynamics that few current acts are capable of reaching. born of the brothers collective creative impulse and staking out its own defined place in the contemporary landscape of electronic music, overmono are firmly amongst those pushing the form into new and exciting places. all of this is now also being explored in a live setting. having made their debut at krakow s experimental electronic music festival, unsound in october 2016, overmono will be performing a number of live and dj dates throughout 2017.

secretsundazes 021 comes in the shape of a 2 tracker from endian. for those that don t know endian is the house/techno alias of george levings most famously known as commix (metalheadz). endian was of course responsible for the huge finish me on secretsundaze in 2015 which was included on mixes by the likes of joy orbison, tessela and scuba. as endian he has released first rate tracks on the likes of non plus, electric minds and trevino s birdie imprint. global ep his 2nd ep for the label see s endian back in fine form. xs-10 is a futuristic, hypnotising burner that in the hands of the right dj is sure to be a deadly weapon. on the flip title track global is a warmer, deeper free flowing track with musical flourishes that will keep the party moving.

2xlp version comes with free download card. bbc radio support from benji b, huw stephens, b traits, mary anne hobbs. initial dj support from: ben ufo, pearson sound, joy orbison, blawan, pariah, objekt, call super, midland, kowton, peverelist, tessela, martyn, luke slater, hodge, anthony parasole, mosca, a made up sound, etc.

new sounds from an old friend... i d been running franklin de costa s records for years, but after i played for his party in berlin a few years back we kept in touch. he runs a club night called mother s finest which puts on artists like tessela, truss, untold, dj fett burger and more, as well as releasing singles under his own name on labels like killekill and curle, and, as mudkid, beautiful tracks on greta cottage workshop. the three trax built for this ep on not so much are, like anything fresh and futuristic, hard to pin down in words. sssooo is a kind of detuned chattering b-boy cut that slides sideways between dimensions while always driving forward. mldk is another one for any dancers with moves.

a timely reissue of one of blueprint s greatest releases
full colour label sleeve to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this classic techno label !
continuing blueprint’s 20th anniversary, which has already seen the release of the ‘structures and solutions’ compilation featuring 17 exclusive tracks from an excess of talent including regis, planetary assault systems, truss, tessela, lakker, steve bicknell, randomer and more, brand new eps by surgeon, oliver ho and o/v/r, plus the re-release of oliver ho’s 1999 ep ‘awakening the sentient’, blueprint take another trip back in time to 2002’s ‘conspiracy ep’ by label boss, james ruskin. this new release not only features the 3 original tracks re-mastered, but also includes the remake of ‘take control’ by surgeon taken from bpltd001, the first release on blueprint’s limited sub-label…

truss & tessela team up on this 5 track monster! tip! coming in on friday, please do not pre-order again, we will contact you. under their respective artist names truss and tessela, brothers tom and ed russell have forged formidable individual reputations as producers. defining tracks such as truss’ ‘kymin lea’ and ‘beacon’ and tessela’s ‘rough 2’ and ‘hackney parrot’ for the likes of r&s, perc trax, and their own poly kicks label, have encapsulated so much of what is exciting and vital in uk underground, electronic music.

* stunning 17 track / 4 piece clear vinyl lp - scroll down for images
* special hand made 10mm spined jacket with shrinkwrap
* 24 inch x 12 inch full colour folded double sided poster and stickers included
* founded 20 years ago, blueprint records has remained one of the true driving forces behind british techno. to celebrate this special anniversary label founder james ruskin and blueprint friends have created a compilation of brand new music to celebrate this landmark, due for release around june 2016.
these exclusive tracks are released here as the * 20 years of blueprint compilation* limited edition box-set, with a collection of four clear vinyl records as well as poster and sticker inserts

primitive world aka sam willis joins r&s following a string of highly regarded releases on black acre, ecstatic sound and obsession recordings. the legendary belgian label is the perfect home for his dancefloor deconstructions, with the projects experimental, off kilter take on house & techno a natural fit for r&s records boundary-shifting heritage. a former member of revered kompakt duo walls, primitive world draws from willis time as part of influential london duo allez allez, whose dj sets and podcast frequently drew from dance music s punk and industrial fringes. purple caps finds the primitive world sound further maturing, the eps four original tracks confidently club focused yet esoteric enough to demand the full attention of djs and dancers with their off kilter rhythmic sensibility. since its inception in 2012 with the danceteria ep on black acre the project has already won ardent fans among djs such as untold, lowtec, joy orbison and barnt, while an early versionof this eps azimuth found its way into tessela s radio 1 show in 2014.

support from tessela, zadig, paleman, tasker, noizar (wicked bass), call super, 2562, hodge, bambounou, darkstar, bake, teki latex, voiski, 1977 ...

remixes for jamie xxs *loud places* coming from herbert, john talabot, tessela and barnt.

* kowton makes an emphatic return to livity sound this autumn with his first solo 12” for the label since 2012. * a foundation block of the label, kowton has also released on hessle audio, all caps and idle hands and most recently scored a hit with his ubiquitous -glock & roll- on young turks offshoot whities. his music s been remixed by karenn, kassem mosse and surgeon and in turn he s remixed work by paul woolford, tessela and untold. * now a regular some of the finest clubs around, kowton has played across europe both live with livity sound (alongside peverelist and asusu) and as a solo dj. in the past 12 months he s toured japan, america, australia and is set for repeat visits this autumn. * this new livity sound 12- see s kowton in a typically reductive mode: on repeat layers pulsing subs with weighty percussion and enveloping synths, holding patterns flips things into a streamlined modulating techno workout of abrasive drums and rotating rim shots.

140g vinyl bangers. not much to say apart that this is a stone killler. must have for fans of twisted house and techno - think early blawan, boddika, tessela and the rawness of night slugs club constructions series.

following the split ep with yør for obsre002, primitive world returns with a first solo 12- release since turning heads with singular debut danceteria on black acre in 2012. worship / premonition offers up a pair of new productions that once again capture the off-kilter rhythmic sensibility and canny way with a sample that has so far seen primitive world attracting the attention of tastemaker djs including untold, tessela, nick höppner, lowtec and joy orbison.

• perc returns with fresh remixes form his recent album
• features 12 inch- printed insert & poly sleeve
• huge promo push & live hardware / dj tour etc...

after a decade of creating some of *the most distinctive techno around* (resident advisor) for the likes of blueprint and stroboscopic artefacts, r&s is delighted to welcome dublin based duo, lakker into the fold with their stunning new ep *containing a thousand*.
lakker: we are delighted to be releasing on r&s. it is one of those labels that has been huge in electronic music for years - anyone who is into modern electronic music will have a few r&s records in their collection. ourselves included - classics from joey beltram and afx up to the recent tessela stuff. it is all in our bag!

raw analog techno jams! strong package all round, the originals and remixes are all of the highest quality, full support - and

new release and new debut on vae victis, this time from the italian duo die roh. three original tracks plus an additional remix from uk rising star tessela, artist already known for his previous releases on all city, punch drunk and 2nd drop. an ep with emotional, warm, percussive but spacey detroit inspired tracks, where drums and pads are fused together in a one take madness arrangement. ranging from dupstep inspired to the rawer side of techno. all pure analogue tracks recorded without a computer to give them a lively edge. check!

the constant carousel like shift of unreleased tracks on his soundcloud and sporadic twitter sessions, south london ordnance relishes his clandestine, shady persona, keen to allow his craft to act as spokesman instead. following early support from electronic musics matriarch mary anne hobbs, a marauding mixtape for glasgows luckyme earlier this year and big support from mosca, hackman, dark sky and tessela, the amount of hype surrounding this south london (obviously) based beatsmith has been ridiculous. and we are very pleased to say this is his debut release, and a killer 12 inch to pop his recording cherry!

perc trax return with an ep from truss futuristic beats from outta space.

der londoner dubstep-pionier und hotflush-labelbetreiber scuba aka paul rose beweist seine einzigartigkeit mit einem 75-minŸtigen fabric-set aus 42(!) Ÿber- und nacheinander gelegten tracks. unterschiedliche kŸnstler wie pearson sound und patrick cowley, donato dozzy und midland treffen in einer dŸster-verfŸhrerischen atmosphŠre aufeinander, so dass man sich zwischen pumpendem lo-fi techno und subsonischen bŠssen im rave-kosmos verliert.