the ufo station steered by knutsson/berg travels further into unknown territory with their third release, a solo ep from hans berg, inspired by the idea of whales communicating through galaxies and outer space oceans, vast underwater landscapes in foreign worlds. on whales ep we hear bergs trademark quirky melodies over lush pads and slamming drums, landing somewhere between detroit techno and scandinavian melancholy.

dark and mysterious acidic three track vinyl

amazing basic channel influenced dub techno monster by neurotron. hand numbered & handstamped label. shrink wrapped. mastered by dubplates & mastering, berlin. vinyl only!

buttechno is pavel milyakov, an unknown music producer from moscow suburbs and one of the local rising underground scenes leading voices. his debut record sport is a soundtrack to russian designer gosha rubchinskys aw15 fashion show and this synthy, spasmodic music proves to be as fresh as rubchinskys works. the world of buttechno is dark, experimental and ever changing whether he djs or plays live, he puts audience in a state of deep self-reflective meditation with a variety of tools ranging from astonishing post apocalyptic techno soundscapes to melancholic house structures.

unknown dj type person gets busy with some acid over a couple of cut n shut jobs.

slouch music concentrates on dance music delivered below 120 bpm, giving space to the sounds and allowing the music to breath. created and produced by an unknown london duo, the label encompasses everything from house and techno, to balearic and new wave - just as long as its slow!

first pressing in very limited red 180g vinyl.

andre kronerts seminal exu ep gets a comprehensive rework from some of the most outstanding on the scene. tense and sinister new cuts from kronert introduce both sides of the release, whilst the label calls upon remixes from berlin mainstays efdemin and ed davenport, as well as hollands finest export juan sanchez, plus stockholm ltd label boss par grindvik alongside fellow swede peder mannerfelt.

retaining the slurred vocal of the original, efdemin layers thundering effects over chasmic bass in his mix of into the zone, which saw heavy rotation last year. meanwhile davenport brings a wild yet streamlined intensity to c.o.d.e.2.
side b sees grindvik team up with mannerfelt to provide a joint interpretation of into the zone, which they manipulate into a peak-time epic, with a soaring melody over hammering toms. finally, juan sanchez channels funk through roll the dice with a twitchy, groove-laden rework.

the spirit of exu is made physical once again via 12 inches and 27 minutes of wax.

music by andrea di maggio
full colour sleeve art with illustration by jason hernandez

rotating around the harder edges

the swedish solo project pro424 has since the debut in 2011 wandered between musically narrow alleys, and finds his passion and inspiration in the classic ambient music, electronica and melodic techno. immune is another step musically both into himself and into the unknown, where the musical norm is put to test and challenged by combining the softest ambient music with hard machine techno. the music can be seen as a fragile mix of underworld and tangerine dream, with a scent of richie hawtin.

yaleesa hall has released solo tracks and remixes on the will & ink label before now, and here returns with four new cuts on the perrin ep. the unknown producer turned plenty of heads with its first full outing, and the stripped back but succulent sounds on offer here will surely do the same again. rubber kicks rolling beneath little flecks of static and raw metal texture. wonky synth lines riding up and down. this is expertly hypnotic, over sized and cavernous techno that will suck you in, sweep you up and trap you in a perfect trance.

140g vinyl with crossword puzzle to find out the track names! a1: trippy trip house with stompy bass, sometimes, and trumpet alike synths playing softy on the other end, ever changing. a2: slow slow slow strong powerful and dirty, yet softy hippy real music. b1: loopy house with non-loopy synth and bass line on top. b2: beehive sound reloaded with hand-played lead synth on top sounding strongly live.

the sylvan structure ep is a debut for anja zaube and het at the same time. the sound of this untitled 4-track ep is driven by the vision of deep-dark sonical forests: a 1is taking the dancer from the floor to a far away soundscape. on a 2 anja experiments on the ambient side of sound. raising and boosting until it all sheds. b 1 is definitely located on a forest glade, where you can find the hope, that is needed. the glitchy sound of b 2 together with its’ catchy main pattern is combining abstraction with groove.

high mobility weapons unit sets off from an unknown location on earth, making its maiden voyage beyond our solar system and towards a distant galaxy. the transverse velocity ep is the debut release on the self-titled imprint, serving up four original tracks that are heavily influenced by mechanical cycles and deep space concepts. the a-side kicks off with the eps title track transverse velocity, where an array of eroded satellite bleeps and waves loop together as the analogue low-end pulsates rhythmically below. in wave 102 the bleeps are detuned and erratically timed, with a glitchy tape delay unit modulating them throughout the track. the saturated 808 kick drum and processed percussion are given a functional structure, allowing the bleeps to take centre stage. on the b-side, both cycle 01 and astronomy tool serve as stripped-back percussive dj tools. cycle 01 rolls along with its hollow, muted polyrhythmic stab line, whilst astronomy tool drives forward with an effective, crystalline synth hit. mastered by black monolith studios.

mono junks label dum records is back! in 1994 an untitled 12” ep emerged from helsinki, finland. it was produced by an unknown duo called coopers and released by dum records. that particular squelchy sounding piece of wax helped to establish the sound that was later to be known as finnish minimal techno. alongside sähkö recordings, dum was one of the mainstays of gloomy northern electronics until its death in 2007. after an extremely long hiatus both dum records and coopers have now resurrected and instead of their trademark minimalism they offer now a 3-piece ep full of techno maximality! * indian acid* is a wonky excursion in repetition topped with roland corporations classical tr-727 congas, * ixam* takes you back to the soundscapes of 90s dreary finnish acid and * maximal fun* is a 12-minute trip to the electronic kraut techno madness of the coopers. play loud and preferably in dark. coopers are back with a vengeance!

the release is the firstborn of a promising lable based in london: pls. uk. to briefly introduce it there are 3 key-words: dark noise, experimentalism, unknown. that is our music and even more, our life. we are finally delighted to announce our first issue with a so talented artist such as ansome along with ossian and ayarcana. now just silence and enjoy music. we do!

a new member entered the voitax imprint and crafted this massive three track ep with raw tripping tools and a stripped down ambient track that fits perfect into the labels identity and leads you to your ruins.

tensnake s standard in the end (i want you to cry) release gets not one, but seven remixes. a nod to the good old remix double pack craze of the nineties, you will find them spread out over two plates. ranging from a classic tiger & woods treatment to prins thomas quirkiness via lone s happiness, two versions by shan, the timid dj oyster as well as pete herberts & dicky trisco s respectful re-arrangement, this one has it all: disco, techno, jungle (alomost!), house, cheese & chocolate!

format lp vinyl - limited edition + poster following the much-acclaimed bcompilation, french dj duo jess & crabbe return to curate a second collection under the bazzerk banner, exploring a criminally unknown dance scene. changa tuki classics takes us on an exhilarating trip to a venezuelan underground electronic scene. defining changa tuki as a genre is tricky, the respective meanings of the words themselves is a mystery yet to be elucidated. changa emerged in the late 80’s as a the word to describe all strands of hard-hitting electronic music, to this day it remains the one popular term applied to all forms of house or techno.

18+ return with their they remixes ep, a collaboration with artists they respect and admire, with a purpose to reinvent their favourite tracks taken from their critically acclaimed debut album trust . featured artists include the distorted trap beat darling suicideyear (prod. for yung lean), experimental grime producer mr. mitch, and the cult portuguese collective tia maria producoes. the final feature is relatively unknown puerto rican artist audri nix, whose unofficial remix for crow first caught the attention of the band for its similarities to their own aesthetic and magpie-like approach to art. sung all in spanish, audri provides original lyrics just keeping the band’s beats. the 12inch is cut & mastered by matt colton

charolastras are a group of experimental electronic musicians with a keen interest in ancient rituals involving dance. in many cultures from the past, music and dance were closely tied with shamanism, spirituality and even combat. these traditions continue today in some parts of the world where music isnt solely for entertainment, as is often the case in our modern western society. the group s goal is to spread a message of peace and unity with their music. this intention is evident in the blissful ethereal textures used in their mellifluous productions. but their sound can also have a harder edge that evokes conflict, not calm. this is all by design because, as charolastras like to point out, sometimes you have to fight for peace .

pure, side long outer-space-electronica (partitions for pre-listening purpose only)

throw is the 1st track here, which manages to loop a refrain and bass that candy staton anthem, all the while sounding like a forgotten moodymann mpc jam. vocals, skipping snares, a bouncing tambourine & one of the finest bassline ever written (by someone else) compell you to dance. need your love is a heads down sample house jam. it’s looping vocal, super tight drums, woozy chord stabs and sirens make it feel like the result of a studio session between a 90’s dubbed out louie vega & man-like switch (before he went feral).

subtly pulsating, spaced out, classy ambient techno ep

adventurous trips into leftfield drum & bass/footwork/unknown territory - highly recommended!

repress 2015 !! crafty upbuilding disco.esquer house ep,

it’s happening again… after showcasing the up and coming arcarsenal from bass cadet records on their first opus, the london via berlin based record label has found another young, talented and as-yet unknown producer – repo man – for his debut release, repo man has found a perfect home at tinh - deep balearic to weird stripped down techno to floor-filler summer jams, the tinh “anything goes” ethos is fully satisfied on this ep. to top it all off, the record comes armed with the great anaxander on remix duties, transforming “open green” into an upbeat, g-funk house scorcher - those crazy synths will get you throwing that bottle of hennessey high in the air!

lb produce return for their third release! ron obvious takes the helm this time round and delivers four sweltering, club ready house tracks. deep, pounding bass pulled straight from the -d-, transient machine percussion, emotive pad work and some choice vocal snippets all play their part in creating this incredible ep.

brutalist techno beat-down from the heart of the canary islands, gilmer galibard finally comes through with a massive techno four-tracker for the lt black label series. showcasing a rugged production style, gg manages to simultaneously sound like a palm tree-crushing bulldozer whilst keeping the rhythms and grooves undulating under booted foot.

stellar gear from maoupa mazzocchetti, following up his killer ep for unknown precept.

borrowed music return to wax see s a release that very nearly didn t see the light of day. between the years of 1995-99, toka project were writing tracks at diy s studio and releasing ep s with their label, s4g. these tracks were stored on dat tape (remember) and left for release at a later date. when the toka boys moved into their own place the dats were misplaced and presumed lost for good. unknown to anyone at the time, the tracks had simply been placed on a hard drive and forgotten about, until now. so, borrowed is very proud to present a slice of unreleased 90s house just the way we like it

having previously used their dnuos ytivil offshoot to release material from their nearest and dearest (think batu, bruce, hodge and alex coulton), bristols livity sound crew turns to unknown french producer simo cell. the two tracks showcased here are a rather fine introduction to this newcomer, with opener *piste jaune* offering a clandestine blend of stuttering electro bass, discordant analogue percussion hits and spooky electronics. the mystery man goes for the jugular on *cellar door*, with pitched-down, bleep style melodies and liquid electronics riding an off-kilter, broken techno groove. another fine livity release.

von zeit zu zeit kommt ein dj, sänger oder produzent daher, der zwischen den unterschiedlichen szenen wandelt, der die brücke zwischen den einzelnen bewegungen schlägt und deren musikfans vereint. seven davis jr hat diese qualität. seine produktionen haben eine rohheit, einen losen, hoppelnden groove, der selbst die hartnäckigsten hüften in bewegung bringt

for the fourth release the salamanca label offers a more possessive synthesized disco sound. three unknown classics made suitable for dance floors. hand stamped sleeves and limited to 300 copies!

180g vinyl in yellow

bosh! matrixxman, who has appeared on labels such as dekmantel and unknown to the unknown, comes through utterly correct and most vertical with his debut album for sam valenti s ghostly international stable - by now an institution of electronic dance music worldwide.

featuring 4 producers that cross musical spheres is the labels way and again roster members are handed the keys to the treasure while welcoming other, less unknown producers a chance to highlight their aural visions.

emotional rescue returns to the post war music of west germany and the work of dominik von senger and his cohorts based around the dunkelziffer project. this special -sampler- ep of recordings was produced as their part in cologne s stollwerck art complex, that acted as a home and inspiration to their musical experiments. based within the disused industrial warehouses spaces of stollwerck, a mix of post-hippies, punks and anarchists created a community within that fed off each other s artistic endeavours.

untitled 100’s label series kicks off with the release of two of its co-founders. in an experimental session of three conceptually unique tracks the austrian duo foehn & jerome definitely prove their hands on analog gear. the outcome is a peerless sound that hits right at the label’s notion. expect more!

the 3rd release by mutewax, various artsts 03, shows no signs of letting up. normally playing live, lyon-based pascal roeder smoothes out the rough edges with gentle yet subversive rhythms in “101,” a posh production that hints at what’s to come on his next mutewax ep. mutecell’s “vimana”, like the word itself, embodies multiple meanings at once - the track’s inherent mystery oscillates between emotion and intellect, ancient and modern, serene stillness and a bold drive into the unknown. relocating from denver to berlin, chad kaska, aka daegon, reinvents himself on his first vinyl release, “double speak.” the energetic track fights its way forward, advancing steadily against an antithetical undercurrent, finally assimilating it into its double-crossing rhythm. the founder of “hide & seek” in berlin, denise rabe hits hard out of the gate with her first vinyl track, “loaded.” building up energy, the track finally detonates and expands in phrenic waves across the dance floor.

reissue of a unknown b-side of an early belgian trance outfit release. before they made euro trance they made this heavenly balearic gem. it screamed for lauer remixes and he provided…
unless you have been sleeping it should be pretty obvious that wph head honcho red d has a weak spot for early belgian trance stuff. before trance was even known as trance that is… the early 90ies were the post new beat era in belgium and loads of producers were experimenting with new sounds to steer away from the blatantly commercial new beat chart stuff. so that is when the magic started happening.

fresh from contributing to the guests of reality compilation along with stilleben label mates luke eargoggle, kan3da and obergman, rutherford shows his diversity as a producer with heads down cuts sitting alongside beatless atmospheric excursions with a 4 track ep for brokntoys. a regular fixture on stilleben, rutherford has also released on kondi and unknown to the unknown. along with lukas pettersson he also explores the depths of mutant disco as monkeyshop. limited to 180 hand stamped copies complete with individual screen printed artwork unique to each copy.

this release is a product of a collaboration between 11 musicans and djs from arhus. this is not a v/a or an unknown artist release, but solely an outcome of a team effort under the name regelbau

up next on made of concrete is gathaspar with his gathsoland ep. with straight sounds and dark beats, gathaspar takes it down to the realm of shades. after the vocal heavy intro of gathsoland the subkick abducts you into areas of unknown soundscapes. through the stormy pads of the vision in cooperation with echologist the ep is brought down to a round figure by the combination of traditional elements of techno and modern interfaces in the last track the lover of ursa major.

’javiera gonzález, the as yet unknown talent in the western world hailing from the underground bliss of her hometown santiago de chile, presents her debut ep -meet me twice-. javiera’s vocal stylings are at once haunting and irresistibly creating a mood that inspires views of far away places, abandoned and alone, yet somehow bathed in hope. her talent for vocal improvisation paired with the funk-infused analog electronics by tobias freund and mario jarpa s organ interact perfectly on this 6 track release.’

after starting to produce almost a decade ago and steadily releasing music since 2010, eastcolors has worked with some of drum & bass finest talents including enei, clarity and with big upcoming names such as traffic & noel. often an unsung hero of the scene, eastcolors debut album on demand records sees him rise as one of russias forefront producers. *lighthouse* is without doubt one of 2015s most honest and diverse albums of the year, covering drum & bass and beyond in a versatile and uncompromising way only eastcolors can. a vision of a young artists music translated into a magnificent 16 track journey, this lp is the rare type of release that is enough to satisfy serious music fans, producers and djs worldwide. it is about time the world woke up to eastcolors. the 6-track 2x12 inch includes the full album on cd.

motor city. the home of hi-tek soul. or simply, the origin. just a few of the names with which to descibe a city in the heart of america that has the power to captivate ones imagination. in the early 20th century it revolutionized transport, ushered in an age of previously unknown mobility and became the automotive capital of the world. during the 60s it gave us motown, one of the most influential r&b and soul record labels to ever exist. and, before the turn of the millennium, it would bring forth another musical revolution: the one called techno music. to abstract division, the city of detroit and its artists are a major source of inspiration. as such, they decided their newest metropolis ep was to be an hommage, a means of giving back. this special package includes an original track that keeps close to the spirit of melodic, rhythmic, minimalism detroit is known for. it also features three very special remixes by close friends oscar mulero - under his trolley route alias (which he hasnt released music under since 2010) - function, who ups the darker ante and marcel fengler who infuses it with his trademark berlin funk.

summer is here and we got just the right beat to go along - andré butano & miguel lobo are back & funky as ever! for their first joint release on 8bit, the two deliver a perfectly balanced mix of uplifting & latin influenced tech house grooves to get almost any party going. sizzurp overdose ep is a journey through deep bass & driving rhythms: we are excited to have butano & lobo back for this quality release!