reissue of the polar bear club debut album from 2008. pressing on transparent red vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

eric cloutier launched palinoia last year with a single of his own, but now he s turned to berlin mainstays exercise one to lay down some of their trademark psychoactive machine music for the second installment. heptagon sports metallic synth notes clanging out over a freight train of techno drums, while prism takes a more nimble approach to twist out its various synthetic squeaks. nitrogen is a warmer proposition, placing the emphasis on chords and melodies while still aiming squarely at the dancefloor. thirty four finds the duo veering away from the 4/4 dogma to deliver a captivating kind of broken techno in a soundscape loaded with tension and ominous empty space.

the eccentrics parties started some three years ago by will overill and mark gilbert have been a monthly staple of the eclectic nightlife in peckham since its inception, playing a very wide selection of music attributed to thirty years of record collecting. the second release of which delves into those collections to amass a veritable hoard of gold. cosa rosa: is a stunning fretless bass led boogie new age monster, with soaring vocals guaranteed to bristle hairs on the back of the most cynical of music fan, a sure fire winner here. wake up: is a dose of downtempo synth laden kraut funk urging the listener to taste life in all its technicolour glory. nar na neh: here’s something a smart dj will use to build a dance floor, a disco not disco jam that rolls along with drum machine insistence, compass point sensibilities with synth and slap bass wonder. och eye: dirty, sleazy synth laden kraut funk, heavy heavy chugg 4 rune : mystical bongo laden intro with eastern snake charming seduction builds and builds to dramatic synth stabs, cinematic, wide and very very hot

african scream contest’ is the third release by the analog africa label. the project initially took off in august 2005 when label owner and vinyl collector samy ben redjeb arrived in cotonou, benin, “without any special expectations, just hoping to lay my hands on few good records - what i found in the process cannot really be described in words-. this first trip was followed by eight more to the region. thirty months and few thousand records later analog africa proudly presents this 14-track compilation. redjeb conducted 16 interviews in various cities in benin and togo with artists, producers and sound engineers to reconstruct the history of the 70s music scene for the 44 pages booklet which also features many rare photographs directly received from the artists. delve into the forgotten raw and psychedelic afro sounds from 70s benin and togo and experience the african scream contest. very, very limited copies in, and this might notcome in anymore.... tip!

repress! this compilation is his second for bbe. few can match john morales contribution to the world of the enthusiast turned remixer come producer. john morales is considered one of true legends of the mix. and his work some thirty years later continues to be cutting wedge and inspiring. although familiar with john s work - his epic mix of universal robot bands boogie anthem is the source from which bbe records got its name - no attempt had been made to summarise the pinnacle of john s work. this second release is continued history lesson in dance music. he formed with the late sergio munzibai, m+m productions whose output of over 650 mixes will be unmatched by many celebrity big name remixers of today.

repress! this compilation is his second for bbe. few can match john morales contribution to the world of the enthusiast turned remixer come producer. john morales is considered one of true legends of the mix. and his work some thirty years later continues to be cutting wedge and inspiring. although familiar with john s work - his epic mix of universal robot bands boogie anthem is the source from which bbe records got its name - no attempt had been made to summarise the pinnacle of john s work. this second release is continued history lesson in dance music. he formed with the late sergio munzibai, m+m productions whose output of over 650 mixes will be unmatched by many celebrity big name remixers of today.

one per customer ... the wonderful black ops sub label from the sleazybeats people wraps up, which has been a monumentally successful series by anyone s standards, with an ep from the notorious sample bandits, the popular peoples front over a decade after launching a distinctive series whose ambitions amounted to no less than condensing thirty years of black club music into a beautifully packaged, portable collage of sonic sample goodness, the sb crew tracked them down & appealed to their anarchic, nihilistic nature by offering them the final release on the label. the ppf project itself came to a close at release no. 10, so the synchronicity was strong for no other reason than a desire to celebrate dancefloor abandon and strive to soundtrack the purest forms of hedonism, ambiguous sexuality and a transcendent celebration of outsider culture, not to mention a green light to shamelessly exploit, steal and otherwise pilfer their source material, they said yes. after trying, with no small amount of success to transcend the basic edit through the ppf series, the band have again worked their collage approach into three truly magical cuts as always, this is a limited, vinyl only release. it will not be repressed and will not be released digitally. not now, not ever

peter michael hamel emerged from the 70s krautrock scene dreaming of “the blue flower growing between the milestones on the road to a future world-music”. a truly visionary artist who worked and studied with john cage, morton feldman and terry riley, his 1980 colours of time lp - an epic, sprawling, 22-minute saga - was hailed by the guardian’s rob fitzpatrick as “an absolute masterpiece of skull-bursting, synth-led ambient minimalism”. thirty six years on, astral industries reinterpret hamel s original vision with remixes from two contemporary heavyweights - wolfgang voigt and rod modell (aka deepchord). each expansive interpretation invites you to step outside of reality and into an alternative imagination of hamel s future world, spiralling into the colours and slowly out of time itself. original artwork by theo ellsworth and a massive thanks to peter michael hamel & eckart rahn.

product comes with deluxe hot foil stamping print in a gatefold cover! electrica salsa, revisited 30 years later, remixes by roman flügel and henrik schwarz. france, italy, austria, germany, quite precisely thirty years ago, one electronic track turned the european music charts upside down: electrica salsa by the frankfurt project off - a collective producing their tracks at master music studio. the founders of organisation for fun were no underdogs: michael münzing and luca anzilotti would go on as duo snap! and write global hits like the power or rhythm is a dancer, writing pop history. and the third member of off was then 21-year-old sven väth, today one the most notorious international djs. michael and luca were the masters of equipment, responsible for the mixing desk and the recording tape we used to make the master tapes. i was the one providing song ideas, grooves and bringing a good mood to the studio.

ultimate care ii is the new album from renowned conceptual electronics duo matmos (drew daniel and m.c. schmidt). recorded in the basement studio of their home in baltimore, the album is constructed entirely out of the sounds generated by a whirlpool ultimate care ii model washing machine. like its namesake, the album runs across its variations as a single, continuous thirty eight minute experience that starts with the grinding turn of the wash size selection wheel, and ends with the alert noise that signals that the wash is done.
the vinyl lp includes a download code.

loose records is proud to introduce retrospective - a celebration of our first thirty releases by europe s top, underground techno artists. coming from a broad berth of influence, retrospective represents the past, present, and future of european techno. our artists take electronic music to a new level with orchestral experimentation and their fusion of cross-genre.

ostgut ton turns zehn with label compilation and thirty new tracks

manu delago combines his mastery of the hang – a rare and enchanting instrument – with bold arrangements, irresistible melodies and multi-layered beats on his tru thoughts debut silver kobalt. the young austrian composer/multi-instrumentalist is highly in demand and has worked with björk, anoushka shankar and the cinematic orchestra. this ambitious lp brings his stunning solo project into the spotlight like never before, drawing influence from pop to the avant-garde and featuring guest vocals from isa kurz, anil sebastian and rahel.

more than thirty years after the neon judgement first released tv treated, the song has reached a truly legendary status. it now gets a revamp from man of the moment jimmy edgar & germans legendary dj hell.

thirty years later italian records and kirlian camera are happy to re-release edges in a new interpretation by todays singer/frontliner elena alice fossi. the a side of this 21st century vinyl includes remixes by john fryer (depeche mode + nin producer), and starion that combines vocoder vocals, analogue bass and polysynth. on the b side the electronic duo from rotterdam shambok offers a pumping electro mix along with an intense pad accappella version. firat 300 copies come in fullcover

assalto industriale is a six minutes and thirty-seven seconds track of industrial assault, name wanted to launch the next project assalti industriali. the track targets who live above and below the underground rome techno scene

mellow mellow right on return with two splendid re-edits of much sought after boogie and modern soul classics. flowers for real is a midtempo killer that has filled dance floors across the globe for the past thirty years with its rich soaked strings and warm hearted lead vocal, while the flip features the in demand up-tempo killer dance your blues away by ivan neville. both re-edits are now exclusively available on pink vinyl for discerning connoisseurs.

people must jam just keep on bringing the heat! one of new zealands best exports, apart from lamb - a dj and producer of considerable talents, whose musical output has graced a slew of respected outlets, from the uber cool unthank to rush hour, burek, dopeness galore & boogie bash, as well as his own fantastic hot shots imprint for his pmj debut, we have a five track set of rough and ready workouts, the echoes of thirty odd years of black us dance music held up with raw drum machine scaffolding. from smoked-out b boy jams to lo-fi sample joints - loose and alive on the floor on the flip lay far stirs up some sonic trouble with a bottom heavy rewire of the title track, while ugly drums bring some serious shine to linoleum magnets, with a mix that is heavy on immersive mood and vibe. limited to 300 copies.

f.i.c is an initiative by darker than wax (singapore) and cascade records (france), independent labels from different continents have come together to present a very special and heartfelt project. this lp marks a milestone, besides being an exclusive collaboration between the labels, it also features a conglomerate of many different artistes from all over the world.

after the first two successful releases from thomas muller and mike wall, it s time for a new release. we are proud to present to you the first ever hell beat limited various artist compilation on 2x12inch vinyl.

loose records is proud to introduce retrospective - a celebration of our first thirty releases by europe s top, underground techno artists. coming from a broad berth of influence, retrospective represents the past, present, and future of european techno. our artists take electronic music to a new level with orchestral experimentation and their fusion of cross-genre.

osiris music uk number thirty nine sees label owner simon shreeve finally come to the fore with the first full solo release under his mønic alias after a pair of successful outings on the open water and habits eps earlier this year. from the breathless opening charge of bloodhound to the tense recesses of the title track which closes the ep, human pattern sees mønic confidently steer both his personal sound and the overall aesthetic of the osiris label deeper into the realm of experimental electronic music. human pattern comes housed in high quality 300 gram outer and inner sleeves, fully printed and adorned with artwork making this a special piece even by osiris usual standards. early support: surgeon, regis, clouds, laurent garnier, amit, paul mac & lakker...

loose records is proud to introduce retrospective - a celebration of our first thirty releases by europes top, underground techno artists. coming from a broad berth of influence, retrospective represents the past, present, and future of european techno. our artists take electronic music to a new level with orchestral experimentation and their fusion of cross-genre.

loose records is proud to introduce retrospective - a celebration of our first thirty releases by europes top, underground techno artists. coming from a broad berth of influence, retrospective represents the past, present, and future of european techno. our artists take electronic music to a new level with orchestral experimentation and their fusion of cross-genre.

der detroiter produzent apollo brown liefert mit -thirty eight- ein instrumentalalbum, dass geschickt die lücke zwischen 70er blaxploitation-soundtracks von größen wie curtis mayfield oder marvin gaye und den hip hop-platten, die von ihnen sampleten, überbrückt. der new yorker rapper roc marciano wird auf zwei stücken der bonus 7 inch gefeatured.

loose records is proud to introduce retrospective - a celebration of our first thirty releases by europe s top, underground techno artists. coming from a broad berth of influence, retrospective represents the past, present, and future of european techno. our djs take electronic music to a new level with orchestral experimentation and their fusion of cross-genre. retrospective vol. 1 features tracks by junction hands (the collaboration of rino cerrone and markantonio), nhb, minicoolboyz and tom hades.

always hard at work unearthing interesting new projects or forgotten old gems, opilec music is now serving up a retrospective compilation of highly esteemed chicago producer jordan fields best work from 1986 - 1991. field has been active now for some thirty years (on labels like rush hour, headphoniq and mo wax) but his best work was arguably done in his first decade or so. now opilec boss i-robots has been given access to a collection of field s early recordings and has selected, compiled & conceived this project himself. it will be presented as a full-length album but will also arrive in a few select ep parts, with this being the first one

butane teams up with andras toth for the *elements of truth* ep, set to be released via butanes very own alphahouse imprint. andrew rasse aka butane, launched the alphahouse imprint back in 2005 amidst the minimal explosion, working with the likes of troy pierce and quenum in the early stages. now, looking back on how things have progressed and seeing the imprint reach a thirty-release milestone here, the label has made quite the standing in its time, releasing cuts from luminaries such as skudge, ricardo villalobos and ion ludwig to name a few. here we see andras toth return to the label with the duos second collaborative ep following *futures* back in 2011.

slammin phunky house, classic vintage analog synth chords and stabbs, soulful vocals and groovy drum beats

hand stamped and numbered, strictly limited to 320 copies. osiris music uks thirty seventh release *open water versions* sees the label taking an innovative, almost open-source approach to what could be a more conventional remix project, with four artists contributing their own unique perspectives to one anonymous track. the eps opening salvo comes courtesy of killawatt, who brings a dense combination of driving force and technical intricacy whilst ipman imbues his version with urgent percussion and sense of cavernous tension. the second half of the release sees the debut of osiris music label owner simon shreeves mønic project, the pummelling, cinematic sounds of which providing apt counterpoint to the staggered, churning techno of metrists version which rounds up the ep. early support from laurent garnier, eomac, bas mooy and paul mac.

killer detroit infected techno monster

nice price deal !!! known for his flamboyant brand of house music, san proper kicks off his own label with the release of a brand new ep. the four tracks on the culture ep mark the inaugural release on propers cult, and find the amsterdam based dj/producer further exploring his idiosyncratic approach to house, combining live instrumentation, hardware, and free-flowing vocals

a column of bull ants moves across the rain forest floor, constantly moving limbs shift like the tidal flow of a river. each carries a large bright leaf in its mandibles maybe twenty or thirty times its size. the column swerves around a tendril-like air duct that services a chamber below. one strays too close and slips down still carrying its leaf. it flies down the air pipe and is projected into the interior of an anechoic chamber. beads of sweat ooze down bintus grizzled brow as he continues experiments into noiseless ultra bass. if applied correctly this acoustic energy can have devastating effects.

supported by eric duncan, red axes, bottin, tensnake, massimiliano pagliara, sean johnston, dj rocca, dj zak, fabrizio mammarella, johnwaynes, discodromo, dirty channels, makossa, tim paris, balearic gabba sound system

special spotgloss cover! hell revisits new wave vaudevillian (and fellow bavarian) klaus nomi, now getting awoken thirty years after his tragic premature death!

produced by 7even thirty, 5-d, erik l & m.slago, featuring headcrack, gensu dean, dj phingaprint, kamikaze, sleepy will, dj phyia, etc.
7eventhirty is bugged out, eccentric, crazy. after spending years cutting his teeth and finding his sound, the jackson, mississippi native is ready to shake up the earth, literally, with his mello music group debut, heavens computer. not content with simply displaying his proficiency with the pen, 7eventhirty is looking to broaden your concept of what a hip-hop lp can be.

like their american third stream predecessors, the three musicians on stage, donald chifamba on cello, vimbai mukarati on sax and vocals and his brother tinashe on congas and marimbas, accompanied by the experienced pianist filbert marova, produced a kind of music that resisted any kind of stylistic pigeon-holing. it also mixed the influences of classical music and jazz but added in pop, soul and the melodies of their shona culture.

often overlooked in american techno history are the weird and wonderful flavours to have emanated from the mid-west over the years. no two finer exponents have there been than minnesotas paul birken and freddy fresh. their contributions date back to the early nineties when freddy was exploring the possibilities of extreme techno (via labels like labworks, experimental and his own analog) - an activity that paul took up a while later after debuting on woody mcbrides renegade communique label in 1996. teaming up for the first of two collaborations on this 12 inch, paul and freddy open with >the fate of thirty eight< - a belting slab of analogue techno, where machines shriek and squawk like possessed animals on the loose.

just over a year ago, in july 2011, harmless records released their first installment in their new mixology series, releasing mixology-the definitive salsoul mixes. this triple album featured thirty-one tracks from discos premier label, salsoul. now the mixology series will return on 20th august 2012, with harmless records turning their attention to another of disco’s most important labels sam records.

after delivering a well-received remix for slavakis walking in the snow ep on elusives previous release, we welcome korablove with this beautiful record entitled slowmotion.

sam cooke, inventor and true king of soul, recorded >mr. soul< in the same year as >night beat< (movlp163), and seems to be its more adult counterpart, with soulful ballads taking up most of the album.
and now, for the first time in over thirty years, music on vinyl is re-issuing >mr. soul< on 180 grams audiophile vinyl with remastered audio.

ross caiden is a new name on the scene already racking up some cracking releases. after giving us a remix of ryders >thirty five days< back in december, we now have an original ep from him.
>gunz in the hood< is a hat filled, heads down, groover. lewis ryder tweaks things with an indulgence of analogue synth work, keeping the peak time rawness.
>new york city gritty< sure does have the hustle & bustle of a large city. large room techno. with this, tom eales completely changes the sound, making a very warm & drifty mix.

it marks the long awaited reunion of electronic pioneers vince clarke (erasure/ yazoo/ depeche mode) and martin l. gore (depeche mode), who have joined forces for the first time in over thirty years to craft an album which, demonstrating their mutual love of electronic music. after initial tentative discussions, and a meeting at short circuit presents mute festival in london, where they both performed, these two influential musicians and songwriters, began work on the 10-track album, working in a typically unique way with the pair working alone in their respective studios, communication only via email, exchanging files until the albums was ready. the album includes the recent 12inch ep1 / spock, described by the quietus as one of the best tracks of 2011, plus the forthcoming ep 2 / single blip. the album was produced by vince clarke and martin l. gore and mixed by the influential californian electronic artist Überzone / q.
comes as double 12 inch in full artwork gatefold cover, including cd-version of this album.

the first two solo albums by peter tosh on columbia records were cornerstones of the roots-rock-reggae movement: >legalize it< (1976) and >equal rights< (1977).
thirty-five years have passed since the release of >legalize it< , toshs first album as a solo artist after more than a decade in the wailers with bob marley and bunny livingston. music on vinyl brings it back with remastered audio on 180 grams audiophile vinyl, including 6 bonus dub tracksand 2 insert sheets.

rather lightweight live album, only thirty four minutes long, three songs and some painful applause herding for an encore. the line-up is essentially the girls line-up, though john g. perry s been replaced by an also-excellent mike wedgwood. the production is clear but the mix misjudged: the admittedly nicely brought out bass sound dwarfs all other elements. in particular, pye hastings guitar is very low, the drums never seem to match the bass volume.

hot new 12 inch from new yorks favorite punk-funk sisters! the legendary esg return with their first new release in nearly five years with this super-limited one-off pressing on soul jazz records. featuring their trademark stripped down punk/funk style that has spawned a whole generation of fans and bands thirty years on from their first release, >moody/ufo< ep on factory records (and the infamous 99 records in america), esg return to the fold with this awesome piece of minimal dance. this will be followed by a new album >keep on moving< in the summer.

this double a sided release finds us in a mellow mood as we couple joshua moses >pretty girl< with sharon bengamins >mr guy<.
>mr guy< is a lovely slice of lovers rock and somewhat overlooked when released in 1980 but it has become a firm favourite with us here at bristol archive. >pretty girl< finds roots singer joshua moses showing his softer side, it was something of a hit on the original release and makes a natural pairing with sharons tune.
both tracks were originally released as singles on bristol label shoc-wave records some thirty years ago and were given their first digital release with their well deserved inclusion on >the bristol reggae explosion 1978 ¹ 1983<. >mr guy< also made it onto the limited vinyl version of the album, but running time constraints meant there was no room for >pretty girl< something we a very pleased to rectify with this vinyl release.

on orlando britains follow-up to his yore debut, >beneath the surface<, the uk producer laid down the new releases material in west london, but its heart and soul lies an ocean away, as the >motor city< track title suggests, britains also got a soft spot for classic house and techno, as evidenced by the title he has given to the thirty-minute ep. his first ep had sold out in seconds and this one, coming in 2 different coloured vinyl versions is expected to disappear even quicker. first very limited pressing comes as white vinyl.

danish duo laid back made a most surprising comeback to the clubs in 2010 with >cocaine cool<. not that they had ever been really forgotten: their electro pop classic >white horse< remained a sure shot in clubs for the thirty years after its release 30 years back and a constant inspiration to boatload of diverse artists from techno to hip-hop. >cocaine cool< was recorded at the same session but the ironic vocals ridiculing label executives blowing up their frail ego with the chemical substance were deemed to risquee at that time, so the recording collected dust in some box until last year. bostons >soul clap< another duo hailed as one of the hotest things in clubland known for their eclectic funk-rooted taste. they opt for a cool sparser arrangement leaving out the “white horse -like chords. a loose, dry electro funk beat, hpynotic one-note synth, few dub effects and additional vocoder vocals do the trick bravorously. besides an instrumental version theres also a harder jacking dub take sounding like early chicago house edits. and while the boys are add it they also re-edited another huge one from laid back: >baker man< that managed the unlikely balancing act of not only hitting it bigtime in the charts but also in the emerging balearic scene. this 12 inch is cool in every which way!