sea levels is the brand new ep from andy donnelly aka kloke. a recent graduate of red bull music academy new york and british ex-pat marooned in melbourne for the past decade, donnelly distills the urban groove and bucolic mood of his heritage through the vibrancy of his new environs into a wholly unique soundscape.

fresh from supporting claude vonstroke on the massive 25 date north american urban animal tour, j.phlip, has finally stolen a moment to complete her latest and much anticipated release. her last appearance on dirtybird called *coefficient*, found the girl from illinois flexing her european techno muscles and adding the likes of surgeon & dave clarke to her rapidly swelling fanbase. her incredible dj skills on the road have been catching everyone’s attention and she is currently prepping to go back on the road with vonstroke for the europe leg of his tour.

zex model is the project (started in september 2012) of paul von aphid, a young russian musician who re-imagining and re-modeling the classic sound of 80s wax trax and antlers bands, by adding a personal twist of his own experience living in urban dystopia.
limited pressing on grey vinyl, download code included.

feadz is releasing his debut album instant alpha fifteen years into his career. his music is a careful balance of urban and electronic that finds its roots in rap, freestyle, electro, techno and house, but also in more ghetto influences such as footwork, trap, baile, etc. in short, feadzs music is a quintessential edbangerian alloy.

the cronenberg referencing crimes of the future label from messrs. fairplay and fraser gathers further pace on their second release, looking across the atlantic and focussing on the enigmatic works of elizabeth merrick jefferson. from her detroit base, jefferson has one previous release to call on in the shape of the urban off road 12 inch for the argot label. the promise demonstrated there is explored further within the context of this four track quetzalcoatl 12 inch for cotf, expounding colourful take on detroit house filled with rich star gazing qualities that would attract the attention of timothy and scott.

vinyl only! limited copies! no repress! incl. bruno pronsato remix - vinyl only!

welcoming deymare fin & saverio celestri to the deep family, batti batti delivers another 4 track ep of well crafted house music. while deymare and owen jay & melchior sultana produce groovy deepness on the a side , saverio celestri & m.p. crossover to the dark side giving us raw & urban bangers on the flip side!

fast ein jahr nach dem letzten release von ron deacon sind wir glücklich, dass wir vier neue tracks direkt aus dem farside lager präsentieren können. die shooting stars paskal & urban absolutes haben eine erstaunlich clubtaugliche live-version ihrer farside-klassikers in moskau aufgenommen. henry l ist zurück mit seinen außergewöhnlichen groove skills, einigen old school sample vibes und einem augenzwinkern nach detroit. matt flores besticht mit einem glatten und anspruchsvollen dub-tech-monster, und schließlich halten henry l & ingo sänger die dinge ein wenig mehr hypnotisch.

downstairs please, heaven can wait. our destination is an urban hades, an alluring underworld. when you are mono-named (like sano) your epithet sounds like a code word anyway. so let us get in.

erste debüt ep des iren samuel auf technicolour! samuel verbindet auf den vier tracks elegant elemente aus bass, bleeps, electronic urban blues und soul. neben seiner produzententätigkeit zeigt sich samuel auch für die vocals verantwortlich, die sehr soulful ausfallen und streckenweise an frank ocean erinnern. cool!

4 raw, moody deep house cuts from vancouvers resident soul slinger. heavily influenced by classic hip hop production styles, he reworks soulful vocal samples with gritty drum grooves for a modern twist on classic urban sounds. limited to 300 numbered copies.

limited edition of 1000 numbered copies on high quality virgin vinyl, download code included.
brian leeds produces electronic music under the name huerco s. his debut album for software is titled colonial patterns. on colonial patterns, leeds treats his kansas city region as a universe worthy of its own electronic music. to that end, leeds deconstructs midwestern techno and house tropes. the pieces are corrugated, rough, and decompositional. working cheaply, leeds conscientiously uses low-end software, synths and cassettes so as to subvert the gloss of so much urban dance music, giving tracks an impressionistic, emotive feel. the result is uniquely midwestern: there is an expansiveness to each piece that suits the open space and the storied past of its inhabitants.

dood, the second single from claude vonstrokes forthcoming album, urban animal. dood is inherently dirtybird and the one youve been waiting for if you were expecting something nasty from the project. the heart-squeezing booty-bass-line smacks instantly, while the rumbling drawl of the stoned vocal perfectly encapsulates vonstrokes witty spirit. the track is an homage to the time claude spent in los angeles during the production of the album and really captures the fun, dark edge of that sprawaling so-cal metropolis.

limited edition of 300 units. comes in silk screen artwork.

next up in the line of nina kraviz tracks to get a facelift is the sparse and eerie best friend. following on from the impressive detroit instalment of the remix series (provided by marcellus pittman and urban tribe), we travel 700 miles north-west from michigan to minnesota, where techno pioneer of the midwest dvs1 resides.

remixes von till von sein, paskal & urban absolutes & oliver frost

rising bristol production team forget me not deliver 3 tracks that ride a wave of bristol-bass, steeped in a classic house sound road tested thoroughly at recent alfresco parties. the lead track *only you* draws you in with modulating pads and haunting vocals underpinned by heavy sub bass. the mix of organic and urban sounds creates an atmosphere perfect for alfrescos first release. on the flip they take the bumping classic house-meets-bass formula and apply it to *club shaker*. this time with classic chords and chopped vocals, they make dance floor magic on this head summer tinged club banger. alfresco disco co-founder luke turner aka lukas remixes *only you* making the track a more sprawling, acid tinged journey, a bit darker than the original. the vinyl of the release is truly one for the collectors.

keith tuckers optic nerve persona returns with the timelapse ep. side a1 minimal detroit mix is a dark minimal mood beat pumped excursion into techno floor stumper. a2 time displacement mix is a completely different take with alternative beats creating a sort of shift in time. the tracks show tuckers growth and influence on electro and techno with his work in aux 88. side two one moment in time is a detroit sort of metroplex gem. tucker once again shows his melodic melodies and baselines that shows his love for detroit music and grooves. a highly thought out sequence of great sounds and string chords as only optic nerve does it. tucker has hinted many times that he has a lot of unreleased music from his metroplex days! b2. transient force records label owner as1 gives us a true electro mix which keeps alot of the original mix of one moment in time. the tone is a more electro clash techno mesh of urban beat programming for the electro heads.

christian prommer und alex barck sind sehr viel unterwegs gewesen, haben in kleinen clubs gespielt und auf großen bühnen. die tracks der the machine ep sind auf tour entstanden und teil ihrer live-sets. the machine featured die berliner sängerin flinte voss von der band neve naive. enthalten ist auch ein slo-mo-house-remix der momentan heiß gehandelten paskal & urban absolutes

aquarium eyes ist das zweite album des österreichischen duos ritornell. ihr erstling golden solitude erschien 2009 ebenfalls auf karaoke kalk. akustische und elektronische klänge verschmelzen auf aquarium eyes. aufnahmen, die mit viel liebe zum detail (unter anderem im studio von patrick pulsinger) entstanden sind, werden behutsam in den ritornell-klangkosmos eingewoben. durch subtile elektronische verfremdungen entwickeln instrumente wie klavier, kontrabass, vibrafon, kalimba und akkordeon ein überraschendes eigenleben, um sich momente später im zischen und fauchen elektronischer gerätschaften aufzulösen. unterdessen werden sie umspielt vom funkeln mehrschichtiger elektro-akustischer drones. einzelne organische geräusche und sublime texturen komplettieren die detaillierten arrangements.

producer/multi-instrumentalist stefan merse ulrich and singer/songwriter neve aka alexa voss are neve naive. and with the inner peace of cat and bird they just released on sonar kollektiv one of the most astonishing debut albums of the year.

more jacking beats from a young talent on robsoul.

central control unit has found out that the residential area in zone 2 no onger develops in concordance with >city< expansion. breach of initial protocol suspected. control system for energy distribution signals a slowdown in activity. planning for urban integration is no longer working between the original core and external super-structures

the sixth record store day will take place. sonar kollektiv has two very special goodies in store: theres the limited 300 copies 12inch of the paskal & urban absolutes remix for jazzanovas >that night<.

including remix by paskal & urban absolutes!

mathy k. & the funky punch is an urban legend. it is a shadow play in music history and a tale told by party addicts. the world wide web reveals several hints on his person, which are however, not officially confirmed

need u (100%) is finally released to the masses and is already off to an incredible start with annie mac making it her special delivery and tipping duke as one of her ones to watch for 2013. radio and club plays have come in thick and fast from the likes of pete tong, zane lowe, toddla t, trevor nelson, nick grimshaw and mistajam bridging the boundary firmly between dance and urban. skream loved the track so much he asked if he could do a skreamixfor the ep. a waze & odyssey remix cements this super hot package from the super hot dj/ producer.

26 year old julien perez was the former frontman of french band adam kesher (2007 - 2011). he writes and sings now in french. his songs are urban, ethereal, nocturnal soundscapes, infused with a sweaty variete touch. the way he builds his tracks is tense and sensual, reminding of christophe and la perversita lyrics, as much as of border community label and invisible conga people productions. perez will release his first ep in february 2013 on dirty. it has been produced by pilooski (discodeine, tristesse contemporaine), already supported by laurent garnier and tim sweeney.

phantasy are proud to be releasing a limited edition remix single for night works, fronted by gabriel stebbings (ex-metronomy). this double aa ep features erol alkans fantastic extended rework of album highlight long forgotten boy. on the flip side is a remaster of daniel averys remix of the eveningtime. the night works album urban heat is out now on loose lips records.

we just love those lil compilations here at quintessentials, you know that.

take a long and wistful stare out of routines window. beyond the urban sprawl and endless nine-to-five tape loop, pass the minds monotonous prattling and humdrum hum of breadwinning, losing and general existing, somewhere out there burns a summer eternal, with all its romances still in tact. a place full of sweaty nights and protracted lazy days where the breeze teases with salty lips, and the sun leaves its freckled kiss on basking knees and cheeks. this is where everything happened just so, where bittersweet memories were made and mistakes first revealed their lessons. here is where you can think, reflect or simply escape. here is your exit.

rekids have teamed up with detroits fit distribution and enlisted the services of motor city locals marcellus pittman and urban tribe to put the 313 sound on *working* and *taxi talk*. on the former, marcellus pittman lays down his trademark blend of mechanical yet jerky old-skool drum machine rhythms and disorientingly dissonant, tripped-out synth chords – creating a somewhat eerie atmosphere that evokes images of detroits manufacturing plants of yesteryear. on the flipside, urban tribe transform *taxi talk* into a big room monster, using rumbling synth bass, electronic bleeps and laser gun snares to transport us back in time to a dark and hazy 90s warehouse rave.

after a 10 year hiatus, ron delivers *the lost tapes*. 4 true high adrenaline first generation pure detroit techno tracks.

boogie nite debuts on glenview records after his fantastic 12&#8243,, “earth to mickey” on lumberjacks in hell a few months back. these four original tracks, “shine , “gotta alot of static , “the happy song” and “runnin” were all recorded at boogie nite urban legendz studio in chicago.

second full length album by detroit techno underground veteran sherard ingram (urban tribe) under his stingray monniker. moody, faster paced nautical electro/techno of the highest order.

shrouded in mystery and rarety loops haunts musical outpourings are the stuff of urban folklore. a strange alchemy of rugged rzaesque drums lay a contrasting bed for his spectral outboard sound bombardment. in contradiction with prior experiments, zenith has a strong and muscular loop based drum aesthetic running throughout from the nyc leanings mun rhul to the straight up amen bothering hardcore of zenith itself loops haunt has never sounded more relevant on a soundsystem!
black acre finish off a strong 2012 in anarchic style!

heavy supported by: trickski, rainer trüby, paskal & urban absolutes, shur i kan,...

new years deal - behind the highway, near the industrial area, next to the airport, somewhere in the innercity, urban principles fall apart. that leaves the enclaves, mono functionalism and an urban ultra density that local governments are struggling to eradicate. both a cage and a cocoon, there is a space where development opportunities hit the wall. hybrid places that combines urban collapse and >the new culture<, endemic violence and solidarity, all of which is left to the communities to deal with without outside help. when the post-industrial economy becomes sporadic and nothing else takes shape, man is left at the mercy of his environment. techno appears and becomes a parallel between man and the city, as another faceless entity which unifies them. this unity is the result and techno is the process.

nice price deal !!! previously sold as separate 12inch, but now combined into one blistering ep for the true music lovers!

the movie star junkies are pagan shamans gathering their tribe in a post-post-modern urban wasteland diseased with greed, cold mathematics and assimilation - a world utterly lacking wild beauty and vision.
after their two acclaimed lps released by swiss voodoo rhythm records, a dozen of 7 inch singles and eps and several european tours, the quintet from torino, italy, presents their new album >son of the dust<.

for the 5 years of legotek weve decided to dedicate this release to our global connection. in this release you will find 3 different artists that each hail from different locations, plus a great remix by detroits own rick wade:a1: ari frank - what im gonna do

this release follows the outstanding debut we_ctrl001, which gained support from the likes of kerri chandler, dj deep, brothers vibe and jimpster. co-founder of we_ctrl benedict takes the reins here, delivering his fresh outlook on contemporary deep house that has seen works of his find their way onto imprints such as hudd traxx, freerange, surface and urban torque.

this music journey takes directly to the hoods of the city, where different cultures from everywhere share the same space, the same challenge. urban beats, sampling, musicians and soul through ethnic culture from the urbs. barrio blunts move from the old school hip hop to dancehall reggae flavor, break beats and afro-mediterranean rhythms. edited on the label scioue-scioue proudactions in collaboration with others artists from the musical sphere all over the world. barrio blunts is divided in four 12 inch vinyls - four volumes, all of them out during 2012!

t.c. matic were a belgian rock band formed in the early 80s by arno hintjens and jean marie aerts (who would go on to produce albums by urban dance squad and absynthe minded). they played a mix of new wave, blues, funk, hard rock, avant garde and even some french chansons. their eclectic mix and experimental approach to music would have a great impact on belgian bands such as deus and zita swoon. their eponymous album t.c. matic from 1981 has their biggest hit >o la la la< on it, a song that can still rock the dance floors today.
it is a good thing music on vinyl is making this album available on audiophile 180 gram vinyl again!

new yorks premier experimental drum & bass imprint, offshore recordings, teams with londons left of centre 170 bpm music tastemaker, organic, to present the osrorg series. the two combine mutual musical vision with a joint exploration of the subversive sounds. the creative essence of both new york and london are captured in this transatlantic collaboration- showcasing true urban breakbeat culture. osrorg002a daat - >orange line< newcomers daat bring a serene piece of music just in time for summer. one half of the duo, jason os, is no stranger to lush pads and beats with releases on modern urban jazz and counter intelligence. a catchy lead line and moody atmospheres are rooted atop a heavy 808 kick drum. think of the musical marriage of david lynch and 170 bpm, with a brooding baseline to keep it all grounded. for fans of synkro and indigo. osrorg002b daat - >orange line (deep blue remix)< before you ask, yes, its >deep blue<, deep blue. the legend has come out of retirement to bless us with this amazing remix. he completely deconstructs the elements from the original and filters them through a completely different style. deep blue combines a collage of smooth glacial textures with hypnotic driving beats re-arranging the dna of the original track. techno nuances at 170 bpm.

tomas barfod is fascinated with the idyllic wasteland, unveiling >salton sea<, an lp on the friends of friends imprint that draws from the concept of urban decay. the producer and drummer of the popular danish group whomadewho, with a history of solo and collaborative releases for get physical, turbo, gomma, and kompakt, barfods latest full-length balances contrasts. at times bright with delicate pop melodies, >salton sea< boldly submerges into dark, morose rhythms, juxtaposing the graceful and desolate characteristics of the californian lakebed the album shares its name with.

this music journey takes directly to the hoods of the city, where different cultures from everywhere share the same space, the same challenge. urban beats, sampling, musicians and soul through ethnic culture from the urbs. barrio blunts move from the old school hip hop to dancehall reggae flavor, break beats and afro-mediterranean rhythms. edited on the label scioue-scioue proudactions in collaboration with others artists from the musical sphere all over the world. barrio blunts is divided in four 12 inch vinyls - four volumes, all of them out during 2012!

tribute deliver yet another delicious rework of a stone cold classic.. rumoured to be the work of aussie based producer late nite tuff guy … urban living has never sounded so good. enhanced, extended, cut loud and available only on limited edition, single-sided heavy vinyl. strictly for demonstration purposes only.

emmanuel debutes on march 17, 2008 with parade (be as one), played and supported by the likes of sven vath, richie hawtin and adam beyer. after this successful project emmanuel features the main stages of the world, such as sonar festival 2008 in barcelona, and the womb in tokyo.
in early 2009 emmanuel stepped up his pace and began his series of releases on top labels of europe, including vinyl as you can remember: showtime (get phisical), apple mangroove (saved), anywhere else (outpost) coffee shop and octopus (100% pure), to the last in order of time the vulcan of the alchemist (monique musique) played for an entire season as carl cox, spring sword (monique musique) and remixes for warm cologne gabriel ananda.
now emmanuel wants to celebrate five years of work, presenting his first album: the man with no shadows, which will be in stores from mid-july 2012 on monique musique label.