tinnie house records present gratitude, the album by rafa kao and cam harris. question? what do you need to know when two deck magicians from brazil and aotearoa meld and mix up aroha and gratidao? answer: aurally that you ll experience an eight track kaleidoscope of unmissable, deep, dope, eclectic, techy, musical bliss, with a wee acidic twist and then some.. because just when you thought you were fully immersed in one tune on that dance floor, dink, blink and you ll totally be transmuted somewhere else with the next chink. whatever you do, as winter flicks autumn out the door? dont be the one who forgets to add this album to your non-chilled and lead me to the club warmers.

growing bin burst into 2018 with a bang, crash and symbol splash, uniting a premier pair of per-cussion obsessives for a supernatural mission into the heart of the rhythm. dressed in the pitch black of du&#776,,sseldorf stands wolf mu&#776,,ller, master of the tropical drums and seven time salon des amateur breakdance champion. repping cologne and berlin is niklas wandt, germany’s funkiest drummer and a mixed musical artist as adept in experimental jazz as demen- ted euro dance. standing toe to toe in a no holds barred, no drum unstruck groove contest, these two titans will make you swing your pants like a crash bandicoot victory dance... so stretch out and step in to ‚instrumentalmusik von der mitte der world

producers merachka from detroit and gunbee from brussels have come together to present flash the light. this project is an equal collaboration of two producers who each share their passion and unique skill sets resulting in an artistic masterpiece. merachka delivers an exquisite narrative over top the attractive tech production by gunbee. intangible records is honored to deliver this exemplary recording which features the original vocal mix and instrumental. produced, written, arranged, and mixed by gunbee & merachka. vocals performed by merachka

andrey djackonda, one of moldavian most auspicious music craftsmen excels in mixcult s 5th vinyl only release with two masterworks. side a, which is angelically arrayed groove spawn entitled: lacrimosa that utters the most provoking sentiments, and side b, an enthralling break indentation labeled lyubov vetra full of inimitable minimalistic instruments that bend perfectly with the most delicate pad ambiances.

limited vinyl only ep. no digital release. no repress.
after solid releases on labels like plastic city, i records or king street, finally, oscar barila debuts on his own label cyanide with a vinyl only ep. for this very special occasion, oscar has teamed up with sebb junior (papa records / salted music), recently named as the 2nd best deep house artist of 2017 on traxsource.
the result of combining these two talented artists are 3 tracks of quality and timeless underground house music. a fusion of styles that will please the diggers of house music bangers, as well as those who want to delight their ears with the most exquisite side of house. the ep is completed with a solid remix by sek (large music, hudd traxx), which will be a treat for the ears of the most delicious deep house foodies.

mother recordings barely let a month go by without serving up some new club ready heat. and so it is that they serve up another two track sizzler, this time from phil fuldner. the german has been making beats since the late nineties on labels like get physical, stereo, kitball or snatch! and as such he has a fresh house sound that is honed to perfection.up first here, stashbox is another driving house cut with more vocals stitched into the arrangement. here the percussion is loose, the bass is driving and the whole thing feels clean and modern. floor. on the flip, start me up is a party starting tune with big stabs and cool vocals. the beats are lively and inviting and the whole thing will get your hips swinging thanks to some infectious claps.once again then this is an ep that is sure to detonate any dance floor.

timo maass rockets & ponies returns after the sellout moby porcelain remix release earlier this year and looks to kicks off its tenth year in action with a huge new package. featuring two originals by james teej & silky and a sure to be massive remix from tiefschwarz, this is set to be other winning offering from the imprint.

doi records begins with ‘lightnesses’, two long-form recordings from the studio of composer and sound artist, william doyle, formerly known as east india youth. delivering two blissful, near thirty-minute takes across limited edition tape and digital formats, lightnesses is a sound experiment that pays tribute to the original ideas of ‘ambient music’, while nudging our expectations of the form.
emerging accidentally from unauspicious circumstances, lightnesses evolved during the recording of an as-yet unfinished album, when the coda of one track spiralled out into infinity in one long but ever-evolving drone, constantly shifting in form.

10inch in full color tip on sleeve. musicians make albums. but in this case its different. the four tracks on this ten inch release were created in between. its an intermediate piece that sits between two albums, reflecting on a series of special moments and special evolutions of black flower.

limited edition of 500 handnumbered copies on 180 gram vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

after releases by cez and ashac, high ends returns with an ep by thomas romain and his mother, famed free jazz pianist christine wodrascka. christine’s style is wholly unique: there are no barriers for her sonic exploration. sound matter, energy, forms, architecture and emotion all play a part in shaping the style of one the most unique musicians out there. with influences such as cecile taylor, terry riley or thelonious monk, no two wodrascka performances are the same. in his own irregular style, thomas adds a sense of swing to his mother’s improvisations. this fusion of acoustic and electronic creates wholly original experimental journeys which will delight the auditory senses of those listening.

filigrane mixture betwenn techno, dub, acid and spaced out elements. odd even head honcho andre kronert performs a mesmerizing balancing act between two worlds. on the one side, there is the raw energy and explosive power of his ecstatic, repetitive rhythms. on the other side his style is characterized by subtle build-ups, filigree sound textures and the warmth of analogue synthesis. outstanding coverprint. shrinked and dj friendly 140g pressing. cut by cgb at dubplates and mastering. artwork by markus suckut and cover picture by salar kheradpejouh. manufactured by matter of fact.

after the acclaim of time travelers im made of stars lp last year, followed by two successful eps on his chronicles diary imprint, michele pinna brings his time traveler moniker back with remix report ii + chapter ix ep featuring powerful remixes by three key names in european and us techno. the ep opens with the veteran visionary dave clarke who delivers a complex industrial version of interstellar made of deeply distorted tones and punk influences. detroit techno militia take over with their reinterpretation of b-29 where a groovy and energetic atmosphere is set from the start, adding a vigorous touch to the track. brian sanhajis raw techno roots are showcased in alpha, with pulsing and dense beats yet precise cuts, turning the track into serious dancefloor material. time traveler is closing up the ep with hammering beats and distorted riffs and three menacing tracks in line with his dystopian sci-fi vision.

another new series from banoffee pies records. when will it end? probably never. introducing the new imprint for miscellaneous sounds with bpmisc01 airing the newly a&r d band, the walls of love with their self titled 10inch ep. two tracks and a direction that reflect some influences of the past with some indie and alternative sounds. plenty of live elements for you to wrap your ears around including vocals, guitar, a bass, drums, synths and a very saucy saxaphone. get tuned in. tip.

glamour records releases glamrec003 & glamrec004 bundled up for one special price!

having been an electronic activist in marseille for more two decades and more, dj oil is now a firm staple of lddlm. following the rain ep released in the summer 2016, here is the first 2018 outing from us: the already bubbling heritage ep. heritage has been an ivan smagghe (and a few others) secret weapon for more than a year now, a strange sampladelic track featuring a full marcus garvey speech. a subtle yet powerful appropriation of early house cliches, the hit has one feet in tradition, one feet in political modernity. the ep comes with two more warped cuts: the slow guitar swamp of brouillage and the system 01/mckenna influenced may be. psychedelics and sun. a second 12inch by dj oil will follow shortly, doubled with a full digital release of the two eps with digital extras. expect new releases from our camp by rheinzand, init, johnson and more

this four-track ep named curiosity from techno duo, abstract man marks the beginning of the new on the 5th day imprint, the latest branch to extend from the heart of the london-based underground techno project. the final outputs of a year-long creative journey in the studio with a focus on analogue machines, curiosity (including mike parker remix) represents a chapter of exploration into sound design and manipulation, and the unity and evolution of two separate musical identities through the collaborative process

the second release on infidel bodies has as its protagonist -le moderniste- for his debut on the italian label, he produced an album industrial / rhythmic noise, a tribute to some legends of noise music such as: marco corbelli (atrax morgue), maurizio bianchi, tairy ceron (today i m dead), rozz williams. this album is an evocation to sacrality and mysterious fascination of death. the artist radicalizes his sound in this release, getting the result: -a strong work, dark, dirty, it smells death and filth- (le moderniste) this special edition provides a particular package composed of two bags stapled with inside: transparent cassette c60 pro-dubbed, artworks (by paul van trigt), hand-sewn insert, black nitrile gloves.

acid? thats what you are looking for! la graviere, the club based in geneva (switzerland) is proud to launch its in-house label gravitation recordings! for its first release, resident oktet delivers two techno bombs with amazing remixes from inland and resident nemelka. hand stamped.

slam and obscure shape & shdw step up for the second wave of radio slave ‘grindhouse’ remixes on rekids this february. one of techno’s most iconic records, ‘grindhouse’ first appeared on radio slave’s ‘no sleep’ series before spawning multiple remixes from dubfire, danton eeprom, terence fixmer and nic fanciulli. kick-started by len faki, last year saw the announcement of a series of remixes with more to come from vatican shadow, markus suckut, lady starlight and special request. complete with relentless kicks, sinister drones and industrial elements, part two is not for the faint-hearted. starting with slam, the soma bosses keep things dark, with rattling top lines and echoing effects resulting in a truly decadent techno floor destroyer. following a remix of radio slave’s ‘vision’ in 2016, obscure shape & shdw’s abilities are held in high regard by the rekids owner and their rework of ‘grindhouse’ reinforces why. complete with a rumbling lowend, metallic melodies and soaring synths, the from another mind founders continue to establish themselves as two of techno’s most exciting names.

guede remixes is a remix compilation of dj hell taken from his 5th studio album zukunftsmusik. the release features two remixes by joyce muniz and one by paul nazca. guede’s soundscape is acidic yet minimal, with its distorted vocals and raucous instrumentation lending the track an eerie and at times ethereal vibe. each artist brings a uniquely different perspective on the sound of the original cut, whilst never completely abandoning the track’s core identity. paul nazca infuses it with trance, joyce muniz keeps the acid and adds the deep.
early support by: kölsch, nicole moudaber, guy j, mar-t, affkt, tiefschwarz, mandy, marcus worgul, rino, just her, less hate, joris voorn, audiofly, kiki

mandala trax aka shingo suwa and dj mori is releasing a first ep on merkur schallplatten. shingo has established the label in 2008. dj mori is working as resident dj at suicide circus berlin. they often performed at many clubs in the city. their first collaboration includes two different versions of rave influenced techno remixes by anna bolena. anna is music producer, promoter and video maker, she is an underground activist since the 80 s. she runs the label idroscalo dischi since 1999 and since 2005 the video production company idroscalo digitale. they both are working as resident for buttonÆs party at ://about blank. a1, their very first track, is called 11pm. the main solid synth line features deep kick drums surrounded by dubby industrial effects in the background. on a2 we find a heavy bottom groove, surrounded by echoes in a dark atmosphere. hand claps and white noises are driving any techno floor. the b side includes two different version by anna bolena. she produced some 90Æs rave structures affected by her experimental senses.

a voice in the ether. a calm, clement drone. a gentle, pulsing throb. like the ghost of a forgotten future as imagined by the distant past, certain creatures sophomore lp nasadiya sukta is a study in timelessness - crystalline, heartfelt ambient music designed to push light through shadow. nasadiya sukta is the debut release on mysteries of the deep, a record label dedicated to total sensory immersion. mysteries (as its known colloquially and affectionately) launched in 2011 after a particularly fruitful late-night mixing session, first as a cult podcast series dedicated to narcotic music of all kinds, subsequently expanding into a series of seasonal events. now, with the release of nasadiya sukta, mysteries of the deep becomes a full-fledged outlet for music to play in the dark. certain creatures is the alias of brooklyn-based artist oliver chapoy, and nasadiya sukta was crafted especially for mysteries of the deep. its genesis came when grant aaron, mysteries proprietor, tapped chapoy to perform at mysteries halloween event in 2015. his performance was the nights axis point, bridging earlier subdued sounds with late-night upbeat moods. two years later, reworked and reconfigured, this performance is reborn as nasadiya sukta. although divided into six tracks, nasadiya coheres into a single extra-terrestrial mass, its beautiful understated elegance encouraging repeat listens. simultaneously harking back to ambient classics from the 90s (you know who they are) while cementing chapoy as a visionary artist with his own unique voice, nasadiya sukta is one for the space travellers indeed.

centrifuge ep is the debut vinyl release on new hardgroove techno german label called kickmasomaass. this label was especially created to bring high quality hardgroove and tribal techno music for the real djs and a new life to vinyl. centrifuge ep is the first part of two vinyls where you can find a original version from slovakian hardgroove techno dj and producer andy bsk and three remixes from g8, goncalo m and wyrus. untill the original version is characterized by a groovy bassline with smooth percusions and synths, the g8 remix goes a little higher and bring the entire track to another level with great progressive sounds of trance and techno with a little acid synths too. don t need to write too much about the remix from hardgroove icon goncalo m because all hardgroove fans know how great his music work is. only a couple of words: killer beat, killer bass, killer percussions, this track kills all clubs and partys. next remix is from hardgroove producer wyrus. his remix is based on a killer beat with heavy percussions and at the lenght with over seven minutes is this track great for mixing. centrifuge ep is for all people they love hardgroove techno and we from kickmasomeass label will bring you only the best from the best. hope you all will appreciate our work and will support our label in the future too. may the hardgroove techno be with you.

solar shield kicked off the austin boogie crew records discography with a bang in 2014 with his -reesis- 45 -- so much so that the labelhad to press it 3 times to meet demand. now , austin boogie crew present his much anticipated selftitled lp with 9 tracks of laid back modern funk! . austin, tx, musician chris mcdowell is a wonder on the keys. under his solar shield moniker texas producer chris mcdowell creates exuberant compositions that elegantly walk a tightrope between modern funk and electronic beat music. this quality nine track release features songs created between 2011 and 2013, settling into the modern funk cannon of 2018 with ease.

more fire from aaron broomfields archive, here we have two sought after sides. im gonna miss ya was transferred from tapes by aaron himself and is a brilliant boogie joint thats highly coveted on many scenes for good reason. on the flip we have got the super rare and relatively unknown does anybody really know, one for the heads, no master exists for this but jeremy underground kindly lent me his minty copy to master from, jeremy is a man who possess extremely good taste in modern soul and disco and who we will be working with more in the future

the studio and label digital b of producer bobby digital dixon became the ruling production house in the musical revolution that swept through jamaica from the mid-80s onwards with a lethal selection of dancehall weapons and chartbusting reggae hits. x-tra wicked gathers many of his bestever productions from those heady times when specialist stores were awash with 7-inch singles, freshly arrived from jamaica, and reggae music was once more on the rise. this great double 2lp-set presents 24 selected tracks in a double wide vinyl jacket, with just the top hits from the two bobby digital reggae anthology releases, the 2cd+dvd set x-tra wicked and the 3cd-set of -serious times- and has liner notes written by reggae expert john masouri.

eagles & butterflies readies the third instalment in his art imitating life label series. boldly detuned and expertly defined, the last dance showcases trademark e&b chords and arpeggio sequences, backed with elegant vintage pads, tumbling, drum machines and percussion. the flip sees two reinterpretations of the title track, where a nineties broken-beat is accompanied by a beatless, synthapella edit.

after the first two results, the third chapter of the saga guarantees the usual elegance rich in mystery. the deep sounds continue to blend into rhythmic micro-house for a release that will be danced and enjoyed aagain in the best clubs of globe.

2nd output of the beau mot plage collective. here on this two tracker, they have chosen to put the light on stellae, a young producer from south of france who has been dealing with his machines for nearly a decade. the two tracks on this ep showcase the last sound inspiration of this talented young man. selected by the beau mot plage crew, these two tracks are vivid pictures of a journey that stretches through the night, lavirra could be peak time of it and kfort both the warming up and the afterhour.

we begin 2018 on a slightly spiritual note, and a brand new excursion. a vinyl-only 7inch flip courtesy of a delightful dream-team duo, tall black guy and karizma. a real pleasure to welcome these two to the fold, here with a franklin black excursion a double-header of beautiful re-interpretations of a classic by the queen of soul

this split lp compiles the output of two closely related bands from, as suggested by the title, the hot, humid and (at the time) socially isolated city of brisbane, australia – an unlikely location for synth-pop and new wave music during the 1980s. prod & the moonbaby were a high school duo experimenting with tape loops, cheap electronics and primitive sampling.. the result is certainly lo-fi, light-hearted and naive, but also charming and the music belies the young age of the musicians. ash in october was in many ways a logical progression of prod & the moonbaby and shared some of the same personnel, but also added some new wave influence through extra instrumentation and more serious, considered lyrics. most of these tracks have never been heard before outside a handful of self-distributed tapes and this compilation was compiled over several years by the artists in collaboration with hysteric and nick mariano (crispy nuggets).

after their phenomenal debut ep on lany recordings in 2015, sue avenue finally returns with a carefully selected ep that contains two magnificent original tracks, perfectly reflecting what the artist and label stand for. in their authentic style, sue avenue is back from home with laid-back jazzy vibes, which is transcending with a new collab with marta del grandi. while brett johnson delivers a high-class remix of the collab track, label boss maxim lany chose newest member of the lr family wanvel to remix the title track.

das album von 2013 jetzt erhältlich als ltd. edition gatefold lp! record kicks präsentiert das neue album der italian soundtrack funkateers calibro 35! es gibt eine sache, die können italiener besser als andere, nämlich funky soundtracks. quentin tarantino weiß das am besten: soundtracks italienischer spielfilme der 60er und 70er sind beliebt. calibro 35 macht mit der musik, was tarantino mit filmen macht sie leihen sich, was sie lieben und machen ihr eigenes ding daraus, oder wie das rolling stone magazine sagen würde calibro 35 sind die faszinierendste retro-maniac und authentischste sache, die italien in den letzten jahren zugestoßen ist. the budos band trifft auf morricone.

mind against are back on afterlife with their first solo ep since 2014! the brothers have crafted two melodic, synth-heavy productions for the new record, with dystopian affiliate alex.do tapped to remix one of them.

two new cuts from levon vincent

a two-track heater from one half of the mister saturday night duo.

schermate is back! here two visionary tracks by stefano greppi.

villa Åbo in the alternative solo project of swedish musician and producer jan svensson, who has been making electronic music for the better part of 30 years as the artist behind such aliases as frak, studio ss and alvars orkestra. svensson also runs legendary swedish dance and experimental music label börft, the product of a mutual appreciation for severed heads and terse tapes. as villa Åbo he released two records in 1997 on börft and remained inactive for 17 years until the dutch label bio rhythm coaxed him into revisiting the project and released a double 12&#8243,, in 2014. jan has since followed with a steady stream of 12” singles for kontra-musik, noise in my head and radio lundberg.
“magnetic moves” is villa Åbo’s debut album, originally released in an limited edition of 65 hand-numbered cassettes by funeral fog in 2016.
clocking in at over 46 minutes, this first-ever vinyl edition spreads the 8 ragged techno tracks across four sides for maximum loudness. some songs are aggressively potent, with cyclical synth riffs and razor-sharp acid lines riding a heavy, funk-fuelled techno groove. others tracks are more fluid, vintage underground resistance or derrick may with killer drum machine workouts that come in handy as dj tools. all songs have been remastered by george horn at fantasy studios in berkeley. the record is housed in a custom made jacket designed by eloise leigh, featuring a photograph of jan’s mother’s house, the meaning behind “villa Åbo”. each copy includes a double-sided postcard with notes.

fortuna records boss kalbata launches his new record label brush & broom with this impressive ep, featuring two acid-tinged african percussion excursions for the late hours. obskuur is a ritualistic percussion journey reminiscent of old-school warehouse days while rumoured is a high-tech conga roller layered on top of analog drum machines and an acidic bassline. crucial and limited!

1890 gram vinyl reissue of a classic 1963 soul album from chuck jackson.

plantation lullabies is the debut studio album by american singer-songwriter, rapper, bassist, and vocalist me’shell ndegéocello (also meshell ndegeocello). the album was originally released in 1993 to widespread critical acclaim and has since been viewed as a landmark neo soul record.
meshell’s music incorporates a wide variety of influences, including funk, soul, jazz, hip hop, reggae and rock. she has received significant critical acclaim throughout her career and has had ten career grammy award nominations.
plantation lullabies received a nomination for a 1995 grammy award in the category of best r&b album, -if that’s your boyfriend- was nominated for best female r&b vocal performance and best r&b song.
pressing on audiophile 180 gram double vinyl.

it’s time to step into the bristol shadows with sector 7 once again as label co-runner boofy invites young echo to the fray for two instrumental grime / dub hybrids. -roll the dice- pelvises with its dense subs and shimmering atmospheric textures while shattering trap snare roll and a mystic melody and skippy drum arrangement flicker in and out of the foreground. -cane sword- is a little more on the pure grime tip with some superb drum momentum, breathless atmospheres and cool samples that skid to a halt when you least expect them. roll again...

after releasing its two-parts -10 years be as one” compilation, bao debuts a new talent on the imprint “linkan ray- a moniker under which hides one of spain s most successful techno artists of recent times. fresh with a new name on be as one, the producer delivers 3 rolling cuts, while retaining a common denominator of uncompressed dark and moody techno.

2018 repress - two great der zyklus tracks finally available on vinyl again after being out of print for a long time. heinrich mueller (dopplereffekt, arpanet, drexciya) in top form.

wata igarashi is back on midgar. this is part 1 of two mind-bending eps.

its already been two years since leonardo martellis debut with the four-tracker menti singole. he has since been following the direction he took with this first release, at a rather slow path, releasing a lone and haunted mini-album, previsto, in the meantime. with menti singole vol.2, martelli establishes a picture of his music, an update of his aspirations in the feminine.

continuing its cosmic techno research path, subosc is happy to present the latest work from hydergine. known for his deep and dub influenced techno releases on labels such as phorma, modelisme, knotweed and ranges, he delivers two ambient influenced techno tracks with a mental and dancefloor attitude. driving grooves, pulsating synths and melancholic melodies are the main elements of the original tracks, which journey narrates about cosmic energies, self healing and mental stimulation.
the “omega point” is, at fact, a spiritual belief and a scientific speculation that everything in the universe is fated to spiral towards a final point of divine unification. “light from light” puts emphasis on the eternal and bright light of wisdom, which allows to think and act using knowledge, experience, understanding, common sense, and insight. wisdom leads a person to overcome feelings of helplessness, powerlessness, anger or aggression by non-understanding of external elements and internal acknowledgement. the ep includes two immersive, dreamy, enlightening and spaced-out electro infused versions by artefakt (delsin / field records) and 2030 (construct re-form / clft).
already supported by svreca, etapp kyle, abstract division, quail, leghau, kessell, alfredo mazzilli, nihad tule, roberto clementi, shaded explorer, distant echoes, unbalance…

having debuted with a fine ep by job sifre, artificial dance has returned to the source for release number two. the 12inch pays tribute to one of the most influential figures of original diy electronic music scene of holland, hanjo erkamp. during the first half of the 1980s, erkamp had a hand in some of the most experimental and forward-thinking releases on the now legendary cassette label, trumpett. famously, he was a member of two of the label’s key bands industrial outfit doxa sinistra and new wave combo ende shneafliet but during the period he also recorded a swathe of solo tracks as c.stein, most of which only saw the light of day decades later. la bombe plastique, a thrillingly spacey and futurist cut rich in proto-techno rhythms, intergalactic electronic motifs and drowsy choral vocals. for this timely reissue, the superb original version comes accompanied by a fresh re-edit created primarily for dj use.