bureau b invites us on an expedition to silberland, a singular span of spacetime created by germany’s sonic futurists of the seventies and eighties.

the third in struts inspiration information studio collaboration series brings together an intriguing pairing between one of africas great bandleaders, mulatu astatke, with the next level musicianship of the heliocentrics collective from the mighty roster of stones throw / now again. known primarily through the successful ethiopiques album series and the film soundtrack to jim jarmuschs ?broken flowers, mulatu astatke is one of ethiopias foremost musical ambassadors. his selfstyled ethio-jazz sound flourished during the swinging addisÑ era of the late 60s as he successfully fused western jazz and funk with traditional ethiopian folk melodies. the heliocentrics have become known as one of the uks foremost free-thinking collectives of musicians, inspired by a wide palette covering sun ra, james brown, david axelrod and all manner of psych, afro and eastern sounds. the collective have featured on records by madlib and dj shadow. now a fixture within the stones throw / now again roster, they forged their own genre-breaking directions in the astral analogue groove on their 2007 debut album, out there. a number of tour dates around the release and headline slots at festivals throughout 2009 have been confirmed.

with travailleur en trance (tet) rotorik is showing us a other face of himself, excisting since 1993.. real electronic body music is celebrated there.. for fans of bands like nitzer ebb, front 242 or klinik ..

deutsche experimentelle popmusik 1978-87.

the 4th album from latvian band carnival youth on double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

der englische musiker und produzent richard fearless kuratiert den vierten teil der labelserie.

der englische musiker und produzent richard fearless kuratiert den vierten teil der labelserie.

fijuka sind ankathie (voc./synth.) und judith filimónova (bass/voc.). dieses deutsch-österreichische duo (burghausen/wien) hat sich auf der kunstuniversität in wien kennengelernt und schnell, im zuge gemeinsamen herumlungerns in schäbigen spelunken, seine gemeinsame vorliebe für pop mit einem dunklen twist (und einem augenzwinkern) entdeckt. beide waren bereits in mehreren bands und musikprojekten, aber erst mit fijuka verfolgen sie ihre eigene musikalische vision. es ist ein multi-instrumentaler, experimentierfreudiger pop, immer auf der suche nach neuen wegen der klangerzeugung. fijuka gibt es seit dem frühjahr 2011, im april 2013 erschien ihre debut-ep behave (from now on).

quintessence is the fourth studio album by norwegian heavy metal band borknagar. limited picture vinyl release.

neues konzept-album der einzigen winterdoom-band deutschlands!

clear red vinyl, soundtrack

the debut album from uk based band simiah & the phantom ensemble as limited vinyl release (300 copies only).

the sadly departed jaki liebezeit was the kind of drummer whose influence will be continually recognised over the decades to come. best known for his work in can, there are also many more sides to this singular sticksman, and emotional rescue has chosen to shine a light on his post-can period living in stollwerck. on the a side of this 7inch curio is the sound of phantom band with linear johnson & the protons. rush rush has a spiky new wave bent to it, but still liebezeit s drumming stands out. the b side drums off chaos need little explanation its the sound of one of the all-time drumming greats letting rip in a ferocious blast of percussive abandon.

the second ep by purveyors of the future funk sound, a band called flash. executive produced by ron trent. recommended! created by the inspired young jared hines and produced by master minds ron trent and jonesy, this self titled follow up to mother confessor features four etherial, lush tracks that have a live feel and are equally heavenly. inspired by the jazz funk elements of uk outfit atmosfear and the alternative disco sounds of dinosaur l, presented here, a band called flash embrace the energy of live dance music. reminiscent of the early 80s boogie sound, a band called flash will surely capture the attention of the more eclectic, global dance floor.

apartment kickstarts 2014 with a various artists compilation focusing on irish talent from all across the isle. following on from their collaboration as bande apartment in 2013, tr one and new jackson once again appear together on apartment. this time around new jackson remixes tr ones bruising techno beast >viceroy-9c< (the original of which appeared on the last apartment release, a split 12 with phantom planet outlaws), turning it into an emotive, acid-laced breakbeat gem. house duo slowburn, coming off a year that included appearances on lunar disko, appian sounds and grounded in humanity deliver the off-kilter and immersive >riders of the sea<. hints of the work of artists such as drexciya and kassem mosse are combined with their own unique stylings to create an intoxicating, tripped out journey to the deepest recesses of the dancefloor.the cyclist garnered huge praise last year with his >bones in motion< lp on leaving records/stones throw and apartment is excited to deliver his first original material since then. his individual brand of over-driven electronics – >tape throb< – combines distortion with the most delicate of inflections and >crax< surmises this approach perfectly, an uncommonly euphoric slice of wounded electronica. last but by no means least is the superior inferior. after his debut release on belfast’s one electronica label went so far as to be licensed by sven vath to his sound of the 14th season compilation, he returns with the throbbing, rapturous >a bit much confusion<. wave and electro influences carry this bass heavy number towards it’s crescendo of skyscraping synths and skewered monopoly madness.

anyone familiar with mop mop will already know that their refined style has already lend them a unique place somewhere between the worlds of jazz, funk, latin and the italian postmodern style allowed the band to achieve the international film business as part of woody allens to rome with love movie soundtrack. but with this latest lp isle of magic, mop mop digs even deeper to bring us one of their most engaging and organic records yet.
the vinyl lp includes a download code.

leaving meaning ist das fünfzehnte studioalbum von swans und das erste nach der bekanntgabe der auflösung der band in ihrer letzten formation. es folgt dem 2016er werk the glowing man und wurde von michael gira geschrieben und produziert, aber schafft dennoch den brückenschlag zu aktuellen und ehemaligen swans-musiker*innen, mitgliedern von angels of light sowie anna und maria von hausswolff, ben frost, the necks, baby dee, jennifer gira und anderen. das teilnehmende, musikalische kollektiv wurde sehr genau von gira ausgewählt, wollte er doch seine vision des neuen albums aus eben den individuellen kreativstärken der musikern schöpfen. gerade diese impulse formen leaving meaning zu einem der spannendsten alben in der diskografie von swans.

epical cinematic pop moments, sexy and electronic! on her second album, elena alice fossi, better known as the singer of the italian cult-group kirlian camera, promenades through tinsel town in high heels with her all-girl band spectra*paris. at the edge of pop, glam-rock, alternative and electro, the alluring ladies are spicing up today’s music scene with fresh energy, inviting you to a glittering homage to the glamour of the big screen. with her powerful, versatile and matchless voice, elena alice metamorphoses from innocent girl into grand diva to savage rock singer, gracefully moving through her sonic short films, ranging from spy stories to horror flicks, with distinguished pop-appeal. “license to kill” is released as a regular cd album containing a warholesque, punky bonus dvd and as a strictly limited, lavish fan-box containing a clear vinyl version of the album, a poster, a patch and a classy shape-cd-membership card including an exclusive, previously unreleased track. limited to 500 copies!!

since the inception of gregory vand and susan subtract’s electro-punk outfit high-functioning flesh in 2012, the band has proven to be one of the most singular acts in years, defying the genre tag of “classic” ebm, as the creativity and fresh perspective they bring to the stage and studio has been instrumental in carving out a modern audience for the genre – elevating hff into a category all their own. following their striking debut on dka records in 2014, high-functioning flesh delivered an exceptional step forward in their sound on their sophomore effort for dais records, the “definite structures” lp in 2015. since then, high-functioning flesh has toured extensively with label mates body of light and previewed their caustic shift to a more refined, hardened signature with their “human remains” single in 2016. we now find high-functioning flesh at their sharpest and most poised position to date within their newest album: “culture cut”

ten years ago, we are your friends reached our ears and pushed justice to the front of the scene, a young french duo signed by pedro winter on the label he had just created: ed banger records. the record that followed, +, was an album of condensed jerky electro, of disco reminiscences and heavy metal energy, with unstoppable tunes like ‘.a.n.c.e, stress and phantom, and its videos, allowed justice to follow the 90s french touch and its filtered disco loop. since the release of their debut album in 2007, justice has been tirelessly touring the world by bus, road festival to festival and concerts all over throughout the planet. since their first tour, the band developed a powerful stage design that they polished and magnified throughout the years and the gigs. the wall of vintage marshall amps front of the stage, an imposing cross, impressive light shows, and the sound of justice totally revisited for the live shows.

emotional response and golf channel come together to release a special collaboration between montezumas rache s christian pannenburg (record loft) and jan shulte (muller/ bufiman) and legendary krautrock guitarist dominik von senger (the phantom band / dunkelziffer). a meeting out of the love of vinyl, where panneburg hails von senger to source phantom band rarities and an idea of working together was born. following the success of the percussive heavy debut wu du wu on second circle, the return to the studio for christian and jan shulte and this resultant ep is a true coming together of cross-generational minds. unfolding across 3 songs of subtly and beauty, mood, structure and atmospherics form in a post-balearic meets psychedelic haze. lilting piano start before dub bass and dominik s refrain melts its way in rheinfahren. voids open, minds expand, felds walked, oceans crossed, seas parted, wind pushes against the face, rolling hills, cloudy skies, sun, sand, love, lost, found, deeper and deeper it goes in to your soul. the uber flow continues at a slower pace with tangerine (krauter mix) taking things down but carrying the interplay between artist s continues as if made for each other. guitar hooks in multiple layers, finger clicks, pots n pans vibes gently taking you from formentara to tisno, malibu, tulum or wherever your heart lies restful. finally, guten morgen bromio is the (bro)mance to end any affair. hip hop roots, jan s mouth-harp underlaying, dominik s licks and christian s dub fx laiden spector commandments shuffle together until group vocals bring them finally to completion. a wonderful ep bringing together 3 artists and 2 labels for the love of music

yukazu, a band formed by lenuschka krueger and mike hermann, look to combine the charm of french chanson with gypsy balkan groove. the band was completed with the addition of rafaele castiglione who united the group like a kindred musical spirit. he reworked each track affectionately, telling his side of the story so you can look at it from a different angle.

die drei stella - bandmitglieder elena lange, mense reents und thies mynther sind in fachkreisen keine unbekannten. der eine, reents, machte gleichzeitig als teil des duos egoexpress furore (heute ist er auch mitglied der goldenen zitronen).mynther wiederum ist eine hälfte von phantom/ghost, tasteninstrumentalist bei superpunk, theater-komponist ( 1534 mit showcase beat le mot, die heilige johanna der schlachthöfe am dt berlin unter der regie von nicolas stemann, filmkomponist ( die anruferin ) und überhaupt schon eine weile unterwegs.

3rd compilation of avantgarde disco by dompteur mooner of zombie nation fame.