ein album, das zwischen zwei staedten entstanden ist. zwischen hamburg und berlin. also ein intercity album. aber was liegt zwischen den staedten? wald und wiese. die musik des albums ist gepraegt durch wald und wiese, durch viele jahre festival mit ferienkommunismus, unzaehligen open airs und vielen clubs, in denen vornehmlich aus holz gebaut wird. bass ist holz und holz waechst im wald und die musik ist auf bass gebaut, also ist das album eigentlich ein haus, solide und warm. hae... na egal, naja und dann kommt noch einer der besten basslaeufe der musik-geschichte aus einem wald mit kurhaus von weltruf, da schliesst sich dann der kreis. das debuetalbum >a forest< von soukie & windish ist das extrakt eines eigenen stils, den die beiden ueber die letzten 6 jahre und mehr als 30 veroeffentlichungen entwickelt haben. es ist deep, aber kein deep house, es ist trancig aber kein trance, es ist langsam aber kein downbeat. zeit für neologismen, slow trance, rolling house, down techno... whatever, you name it. auf jeden fall ist es musik, die immer funktioniert, auf den ohren, auf der tanzflaeche und danach, buten und binnen (draussen und drinnen). es gibt kein konzept, es ist einfach eine vorstellung davon, dass musik eingaengig sein muss ohne mainstream zu sein, musik die auffaellt ohne zu nerven. musik mit mut zum kitsch, die nie schmierig wird aber doch im ohr kleben bleibt.

supported by: richie hawtin, seth troxler, joris voorn, m.a.n.d.y, rampa, jeremy p.caulfield, kabale und liebe, arado, someone else, ramon tapia, anthony collins, angel molina, dudley strangeways , betoko, guy j, hugo, nicolas duvoisin, bushwacka!, mikael stavoestrand, magit cacoon, nikola gala, noah pred, luca doobie , dj aroma, slam mode and many more

the two brothers of gebrÜder teichmann have been regular guests at the early killekill events. that is because they have a very similar approach to electronic music as we do. first of all they are deeply in love with the music itself and not the fame, the money or whatever one might expect to get when making music, and second they have a wide musical horizon and interesting perspectives on it, because they are active on several levels, as djs, musicians, promoters etc. first of all though they got class and taste, and so we are happy to present their cooperation with one of our personla heroes and one of the very big names in early house music: johnny dangerous aka foremost poets.

what if time does not matter? welcome to the world of jonas saalbach, where nothing is solid but the rhythm of the base. we are drifting between synthwaves and nested melancholic melodies, between hazy vibes and spare used dark vocals and we call it >nika yumi<. this one is a brilliant number from a producer-youngstar, which strandet in berlin with a big smile and many dreams in the backage. so here we go with his first release on einmusika recordings. >next< - the second track on the ep, is an exotic odyssey in times of vocal- and deephouse, because this number is technoid, minimal and unimagined. >cave< can flip a good party into a great one in the space of six glorious minutes. the bendy baseline is catching everybody and the track is full of cosmic synths. and after this trip you surely need a bottle of water and a melody which picks up this feeling underlined with dreamy synth motifs and a kind of woozy bleeps. okay. so where we are? what time it is? whatever you can repeat everything.

maya jane cole production

call it whatever you want. we think of it simply as techno music. deep, raw, mystical and industrialesque music that makes you think about your desires and gives you the illusion of clearing away time and space. having lived in almost all corners of the world, it took nothing more than finding themselves in berlin, a dose of random chance and a barside conversation for irakli and yacoub to figure out they had similar views about music - and so, i/y was born. i/y 001 is a three track intense journey into the depths of techno.

doubleheart is neil landstrumm and optimos jd twitch. after releasing a well received first ep on nonplus in 2011 shipwrec is proud to announce their second output of music and again its an open-minded and next-level approach on electronic dance music, blending styles with precision and fun, whether being it bassmusic, electro, disco, dubstep or whatever. oldschool future bass music for both head and feet! comes in a printed disco sleeve, limited to 300 copies!

tm404 is a new concept from analogue mastermind andreas tilliander aka mokira (kontra-musik, raster-noton, type). tm404 uses a multiple set up of the classic roland machines tb-303, tb-606 and mc-202 to create a mesmerizing acidic techno-drone. tm404 will release a full-length album on kontra-musik in late january and we are very much looking forward. but before that we have another great release to present. kontra-musik 028 is by far our most radical release on so far. this is dance music really pushed the limit. what you are about to hear is the result of morphosis (morphine records) remixing tm404 using his favorite korg machines – the ms20 and the sq10. rabihs own words on the music: quite challenging and not really ordinary dance music. i believe in moving forward with things, with whatever chances and possibilities i have, it is my contribution to this world.

paradise club is simply a place for music we believe in with a passion. unbound by tempo or genre the rules are simple, irresistible grooves, weighty lows and unflinching attention to sonic integrity, whatever the choice of audio aesthetic. strictly limited, hand stamped white vinyl.
support from: mary anne hobbs, t.williams, arkist, midland, lee burridge, matthew dekay,south london ordnance, happa, presk, outboxx, scrimshire, echo park, blacksmif, boomnoise, moxie, j.bevin, 2000f.

a real treat up next for you on apple pips, coming from talented plymouth based beatsmith phat chex … phat chex aka ben pooley came to apple pips attention through the dj/promoter necta selecta, who was repping chex beats at the legendary subheavy parties. when necta dropped >git da funk<, it was a case of >who the ruddy heck is this by?!<. a friendship was struck up, and tune swapping has resulted in these two beauties being dropped on wax. a versatile producer who sums up the current bass scenes openminded attitude to genres and influences, chex is at home making deep electro, heads down techno, smokey jazzed out house, or post whatever bass music.

its something you usually dont want to hear in a information sheet ... that >this release is the best he has done so far<, but we are quite sure >ein stueckchen urstoff< is a phenomenal piece of techno and 100% unique! defying genres such as melodic techno, or manipulated music, glitch or whatever.
>ein stueckchen urstoff< reflects on dominik eulbergs sound design he developed for his >diorama< album, fused with much more hedonistic force, phantasy and tons of wit to go with it.
played by: luciano, monika kruse, max cooper, microtrauma, dubfire, nick warren, dave seaman/ steve parry, steve lawler, hot chip/ felix, john digweed, rodriguez jr, mauro picotto, mihalis safras, stacey pullen, taster peter, hermanez, florian meindl, ronan portela, rowan blades, orde meikle/ slan, fra soler, mononoid, moritz ochsenbauer, d- nox, hollen, van bonn, noah pred, Ümit han, intu:itiv, jules de pearl, dirt crew/ felix, tom wax, toni d, lee holman, lee burridge, derek miller, emre dogan, king unique, goldfish, axel bartsch ...

paul müller introduces himself with a record that sports class and mass alike. its mass is easily explained: it sports three superb remixer. what tells better than some good old namedropping ... jori hulkkonen, lauer and matt walsh. these guys and paul müller are the ones responsible for the releases class by delivering great tracks ranging from tech-house to disco - and whatever you may call joris sound.
early love by: chlo e, the hacker, justin robertson, brodinski, luciano, mandy, maceo plex, laurent garnier, tim sweeney, daniel avery, chaim, crowdpleaser, troy pierce, robert owens, x-press 2, james teej, headman, phonogenic, xenia beliayeva, remain, jeremy p. caulfield, bonar bradberry, wally lopez, alex niggemann, funk d void, mugwump, tim paris, clive henry, shir khan, bubba, bozzwell, tornado wallace, kid who, hannah holland, maxime iko, doomwork, disco bloodbath, silicon soul, slok, richy ahmed, luca c, dj three, justin sloe, the saint and many more ...

frank music proudly presents: the future sound of limburg! our homies monosoul & johannes not only like peter hoff produced house sound back from 2001 but also good food, turkish beer and a good laugh. on mondays they use to sit together and cook or make music result is tasty house music as we like it.whatever is pushing prime time house.chords,higher strings and those beats. we shouldnt forget about the nice acid line in the end. mornin moanin is more on a mellow tip, pads and a nice bass out of the beloved juno machine. for warmup or late nite use they offer jomo mf which consists of some riot-as-well-as-rainy beatdown sweatness house.

the ever-excellent no.19 music team up with the enigmatic and highly talented ali love for a new single featuring production and remix duties from brigante..

for the fifth release on 2diy4 they got one big fish on board: kolombo from belgium is releasing his first ep on the hamburg-based sublabel of diynamic!

re-issue of the wu-chronicles from 1999, including 2 new tracks. pressing on grey marbled vinyl.

manare treats his productions as any other stuff he is involved in, like the fresh prince of paris that he is. just one hearing of this new ep and you will understand what manare has to say: a lot! >quartz< is a deep technoid house groove full of rooted vibes, what some call organic sound, which will takes you on a journey to a future motherland. the flipside >down to dis< is a heavy bouncing 808 beat, lifted by colorful chords and that fat loaded bass so cherished by the clekclekboom fam. this 2 tracks number combines an impressive wide spectrum of club music… a head nod guaranty, any time any place, whatever mood you are in. limited edition heavyweight 180g 12 inch vinyl.

the 3rd vinyl of zellyanas vitzexy-series is finished. she kindled a deep and dark >fire< as a special birthday gift. a powerful remix of the track is made by patrick arbez (ton liebt klang). whatever that means >tzitz< - we only know that it is the name for a track by zellyana & lüer! >tzitz< is remixed by mariano santos (argentinia) and again patrick arbez. both are a perfect way of driving techno! a massive vinyl ep - a must have for every dark techno lovers!

the third ep on visky recordings is brought to you by a fresh and talented upcoming producer, dj and music lover hailing from grodno in belarus. schmoltz has had a long-term affair with music which got him to collecting records and fiddling with music making software and hardware. growing up as a metalhead kid, he came the disco route and later to be mesmerized by the soulful powerful funky and electric sounds of donna summer, gloria gaynor, stars on 45 and whatever else was to be found in the piles of soviet melodiya records. schmoltz delivered three great jazzy, deep & soulful tracks for his debut 12 inch on czech based visky recordings. on top of that the b side offers a remix from ferrispark label head scott ferguson. scott gave to raindrops a totally different feel and energy in a way of his own.

time to welcome ben sun to d.o.g with his incredible love momentum ep containing three tracks of the raw stuff to groove to. some may know ben sun from his previous releases on the brilliant voyeurhythm label, his own vinyl-only imprint distributed by clone which was established in 2009. others might have his remixes of reggie dokes on royal oak or deep space orchestra on boogie originals. whatever, this man is making serious waves right now and adds yet another feather in the collective cap of young antipodean producers making underground house music with their own unique and authentic approach.

grey series, an offshot of the already well established m_rec ltd., aims at celebrating the reclusiveness of techno, its core ideas, its attitudes and its most recent mutations. traditions that while remaining, have allowed todays artists to conceive uncompromising and exciting sounds. its first release sees juho kahilainen explore dark and glacial territories. epilogue is the end of the darkest set, with its sinister piano moving slowly on a set of digital sounds meant to shut off any source of light.we heard it coming enhances stripped down techno with echoes of what seems to be field recordings from an unexplored locations.rotko dims the light down with its flirty, crepuscular details. acid and irresistible, its a trip that carries you on and on.the less we try takes a dramatic turn, where a beat that pays tribute to acid sounds encounter a martial soundwave and its tense and dooming melody. grey series is dedicated to everyone who lives techno today, who recognizes that theres a whole array of possibilities to explore, away from whatever the dancefloor requires.

we are proud and happy to welcome audio werner once again, introducing the rushograph ep, his second release on minibar. wether you just split your toes on a corner, or cops are chasing you, or you lost your phone yesterday night or whatever else happened to you, those tracks will get you back to baseline.

vinyl only ! yeah !!!
since october and their 1st ep leif/mariam by konstantin sibold played a lot particulary by move d in several podcast. caramelo is back this spring with a special new one ! caramelo met a secret new comer from vienna in house scene : wasnme. wasnme gave here 3 exclusively tracks ! on a side you find >standing hi< a sweet balearics melody following by a groovy bassline and deepy synths. the 2nd on this side is >aleks< (short mix) produced by our friend from rocker 33 in stuttgart : konstantin sibold ! with an old school chicago style and such a groove who gave a touch of class ! on the flip, >whatever< bring a good moody atmosphear, a kind of detroit here ! >we are puttin it mathematically< is the good conbination of some synths seems to be from detroit and an intensive bass who never end. spring time you said ? summer time indeed !

spring summer vinyl sampler of glasgow underground.... proper house for 2012... check

phillips is the magnificent debut album by phillip lauer on running back. frankfurts melody man has amassed a body of work that includes the adventures of arto mwambe, top singles (delta nrg) on his extinct brontosaurus label for permanent vacation or live at robert johnson as well as remixes for the likes of maxmillion dunbar or with the tuff city kids project. the twelve songs that make phillips have been described as 808 state kissing movin records while cluster are in the room –, or a dolby nr tempest. whatever you want to call it, it has all the ingredients and romantic notions that can make dance music oscillate between the sacred and the profane: house, gloomy gothic grooves, cock-eyed electro, new wave trance and lots of songs without words. the power of lauer. available on cd, nine track gatefold lp and digitally. escorted by two tensnake remixes of trainmann on rb032 and more to come…,.

after several years expanding hemlocks roster, untold returns to the label with his own brand new cache of shape-shifting, sonic mastery. this is his first release on hemlock since the seminal >gonna work out fine ep< changed the game in 2009, part one of a triple ep set, >change in a dynamic environment< is the sound of a boy brought up on jungle pirates, once again smudging the edges of house/techno/bass/ oh whatever … just listen.

tetine are brazilian artists/musicians bruno verner and eliete mejorado and are stars of sao paulos avant garde music scene - uniting electronic music with brazilian dark sambas, performance art, spoken word, super 8 movies and whatever came into their heads. their musical influences range from bands such as throbbing gristle, peaches, tuxedomoon to kraftwerk, can, but it also incorporates heavily the more experimental side of brazilian musicians such as paulinho da viola, os mutantes, chico buarque or the tropicalists and rio baile funk artists. since 2002 they have lived and worked in london. three years ago they brought baile funk to the uk with their slum dunk radio show and subsequently with slum dunk presents funk carioca album. in 2005 they compiled the sexual life of the savages for soul jazz records - an album of obscure early 80s underground post punk from são paulo. in 2006 tetine played at the opening night of tropicalia - a revolution in brazilian culture - at barbican centre alongside brazilian multi-artist assume vivid astrofocus.

transmissions from the cyber dance imprint have been sporadic since its inception in 2005, but when they arrive they are always something very special indeed. ostensibly one of italo discos great lost producers, we suspect that bandidos gang may well be a nom de plume for one of the labels many associates. whatever their provenance, the tracks certainly sound like vintage italo, with >marinche< leading with a pulsating bass arpeggio and synth horn melody worthy of moroder, whilst the flemming dalum & steen gjerulff remix adds layers of vocoder and a variety of cosmic accents to its sturdy frame. >last train to tucamari< meanwhile takes a more languid approach, pulling in an opposite direction to the speeding train samples, whilst flemming dalum & mike saltas remix adds some guitar licks, hazy synth atmospherics and even a flute solo which just adds to the classic italo feel.

tom morello is an original member of the rock bands rage against the machine and audioslave, two artists responsible for multiple grammy awards and a combined 30 million albums sold worldwide.

nice price deal !!! having established himself as one of the most exciting new talents around with a series of genre busting singles akira kiteshi, aka glasgows tommy forrest, steps up to the plate with the release of his debut album, industrial avenue.
blurring the lines between 2-step influenced dubstep, electronica, bass music, whatever you want to call it, industrial avenue is a joyous tour de force that defies categorisation.
cd version of the full album included.

whatever the case may be, >brother from another planet< is a giddily kaleidoscopic beast of an ep that further cements andreas already sturdy reputation as a preeminent mediator of organic yet minimalistic techno.

nice price deal !!! vae victis is back for its 2nd release and is glad to welcome the very first debut of nightjars. with this 4 tracks ep the label shifts on a different musical path, sound and style wise. sound wise, both sides are written, mixed and produced on hardwares and polarized on a ferromagnetic tape. technically, side a (raw side) is mixed with a tough multitrack mixer brought to its saturation limit: the sound is indeed distorted, raw and unfriendly. while the flipside (clean side) is instead mixed with a big class a vintage studio mixer. the sound is brighter, richer of harmonics and the infrasounds are charged thru a wide dynamic range. style wise,the label shifts on a more broken beat field, lets call it bass, dubstep or whatever, but anyway something which should put this vinyl in the records bags of all the lovers of shed, peverelist and horsepower productions to name a few.

funky and laid back jazz constructed house tracks with spacy dimension by dewalta. we are very happy to release such a fantastic long player which keeps alive our dear paris-berlin connection and our taste for subtle melange between jazz and house music. both tracks malbec and syrah will bring you far on the dancefloor like a good wine does with its fine and deep flavours of fruits and whatever it can tell about the history of its ground. david koch under his artist name dewalta persuades first on the a side with malbec. a dry clap introduces to the affair, short followed by a kick and a driving funky deep baseline which could be far enough to convince any dj fan of minimal hypnotic loops. having set up that strong base, he plays then carefully some light but brillant layers of jazzy arrangements. santé! syrah, follows up in a more trippy way performing a jazzy and elegant journey which destination is certainly somewhere in the cosmos. mastered and cutted by mike grinser at the berlin studio man made mastering.

this 4-track ep is the first official release from new jerseys mikeq, one of the unquestioned leaders of the current vogue-house scene, and follows in the wake of a slew of self-released tunes he has dropped over the past few years. let it all out is also the second record on kingdoms fade to mind imprint, which has already received mountains of praise despite its short discography. largely built upon raw, upfront drum sounds, recycled snippets of hip-hop and r&b, and, most importantly, the ever-present >ha< (itself a repurposed masters at work sample), vogue house seemingly offered the sort of sound that tastemaking and blog-reading djs would snap up with aplomb. hell, even diplo championed the ballroom scene. yet, for whatever reason, the expected vogue-house explosion hasnt really happened. while a handful of non-ballroom producers and djs (most coming from the world of bass music) have experimented with the genre, the music essentially continues to hum along in the underground.

new solo album from crayon fields frontman

played and supported by len faki,adam x,lucy,perc,shifted,norman nodge,and,truncate (audio injection),samuel l session,jeroen search,dino sabatini,electric indigo,obtane,cedrik,dadub,bcr boys,ascion and more.there are artists who have the ability to make metal and industrial whatever they touch. the ability to live through their music, post-nuclear atmosphere that suggest a distant near future. shapednoise was chosen for this! he is the artist of second vinyl (vinyl only) of the label personally managed by freddy k. already his first productions on his repitch (with d. carbone and ascion) and other labels, have demonstrated the value. the young artist here shows two devastating tracks.

dont, whatever you do, dismiss this as a run of the mill re-edit re-hash of some of the gibb brothers finest work. far from someone with a laptop chopping and changing classics as they see fit, this ep casts the original studio multi tracks of three disco standards from saturday night fever into the capable hands of the hands of time family and what theyve come up with is head turning,double take inducing, dance floor weaponry of the highest order.filippo moscatello, aka dj naughty, is first up with his dreamy extended version of night fever. stayin alive gets dubbed to within an inch of its life and comes up smiling courtesy of hot mainstay kon and his mr whiskey dub treatment and last but not least the reflex get the pleasure of working with the classic horn and conga riff off that is you should be dancing.top drawer,high-grade fodder for the forthcoming christmas party season and a sure fire winner for the wedding disco dj alter ego that resides within all of us.

the soul togetherness series is back with it’s twelfth instalment and another collection of fifteen modern soul room dancefloor monsters. music from the usa, japan, australia, south africa venezuela and the uk combine on yet another essential selection of the year’s finest new music and revivals.

ramona is pretty nervous to welcome a new name to her ever-growing happy family. in fact, its actually an old band member. christian beisswenger alias cb funk alias one half of arto mwambe is not exactly one you would call a stranger. for >77 reasons< he debuts as the citizens band with some novel sounds on risky grounds. in love with details, fragile sounds, little tricks and with a fine ear for the action, the band leader tiptoes into deep bleepy house just enough to call >west 42nd< exactly that. >77 reasons< however plays around with a memorable little melody, a skanking lead and some boom sonics. whatever you want to call it, ramona is fine with it. orson and kane would be proud.

>and i heard a strange deep sound. as i got closer to that particular place, the music took a more stable form…i thought i already knew this sound from somewhere<… welcome to the musical world of exciting new amsterdam based producer simon weiss. coming over all early theo and moodymann-esqe, he clearly demonstrates a passion for all things detroit in terms of mood, melody, rhythm and texture. half bouncing feet, sweaty walls and concrete floors, half sophisticated, futuristic movie soundtrack score …simon weiss fits the description of a home taper absolutely perfectly. dance to it, close your eyes to it, but whatever you do listen to it. 100% house music with bits. play it all night long!!

its time for some armenian influenced disco, courtesy of kerrys scene. whatever it is, it has got the funk. add to this two deep remixes from legowelt and yes (oh yes) mr theo parrish and you know you have got something very special on your hands. complete with deluxe full artwork packaging and 180g vinyl!

this time they bring to the table 2 of the most rolling smashing tunes from the benefit camp. whats good about social music is that it has space and head room for you to mix the tune nicely in whatever way shape or form you choose. if you want to bashment switch it you can, or you want to use it for dd (double dropping) its there for you to do so or even roll out the mix. and the m.cs dont need to fight against the frequencies they can just do their thing without struggling.

continuing the amazing bristol / san francisco connection that we started with julio bashmore a couple years ago, dan eats everything has come out guns blazing with a multitude of hot tracks in 2011. but i feel like db059 is going to be eats evertyhings big breakout ep, the one that sets the tone for his career.

gethigh is a new track release from laid back. the lyrics may instantly lead your mind onto thinking of cannabis but try to think about it in a broader context, in a more universal way. we all want to get high whatever we do in life, in all walks of life, in spirits, sports, politics, showbusiness, all kind of business, in school and education and not to forget love. musically the groove is kept in the recognizable family of the horse, with an updated twist. actually the song was born in key of major, as a more rock guitar riff kinda song included in the package. also included is an ultra minimalistic version, mainly made on ipad. danish electronic musician and dj kasper bjørke has done a really cool remix. finally we made a space mix, mainly for our own pleasure and for those who like to get out there and more into it. a video is in the final editing stage, following the style of beautiful day and cocaine cool, with self made animation. music is more than a trendy sound and a fancy look. laid back is always going for something personal, original and timeless. copenhagen, september 2011.

while yacht refers to >dystopia (the earth is on fire)< as a post-apocalyptic fight song and a cautionary tale, the tracks chant-along melodies and unsparing synths nudge listeners far closer to dance than despair. from the sound of things, that reaction will likely also be elicited by two new remixes of the portland duos song, from their 2011 long player shangri-la. legendary production duo justin strauss and bryan mette, aka whatever/whatever, completely rework the sound of >dystopia< on their version, reorienting it with heavy doses of funk. while the original rides atop buzzing synths, the whatever/whatever remix adds a thick bassline and shimmery keyboards that leap out like solar flares. on the flipside, uk-based emperor machine starts their dystopia remix with a dubby feel – every vocal echoing endlessly – and then u-turns into wholly a updated, yet classic, disco sound. the rhythms are sultry, slinking behind a deep, repeated, synthline, its a recipe for an unexpectedly smooth, subtly hypnotic, and utterly danceworthy song.

italian producer simone fedi, hailing from tuscany, takes things to a whole new level on this third release on eskimo recordings. >bitter devotion< is a vocal pop gem with a balearic tinge, but its bittersweet vocals and the addictive melody will haunt you. for this tune fedi, a multi-instrumentalist with a knack for pop music and a soft spot for vintage gear, joined forces with a mysterious singer named lola rent, and this turns out to be a winning team.
bitter devotion comes with a rather spectacular remix package, ewan pearson (known from his remix work for goldfrapp, chemical brothers, hot chip, moby, franz ferdinand and depeche mode to name a few) gave it the royal treatment. as an additional treat, welcome stranger aka thomas bullock (rub n tug, laughing light of plenty, map of africa, whatever we want records) has indulged in a psychedelic >bitter devotion< dub, analogue and live... just the way we like it.

with the upcoming release of her debut ep warn-u, tri angle is extremely excited to introduce ayshay. born in senegal, raised in kuwait and now living in new york city, fatima al qadiri is the producer and vocalist behind ayshay. fuelled by her fascination with the sacred songs of islam warn-u is a homage and reinterpretation of the sounds that have haunted al qadiri since she was a child. constructed entirely out of her own vocals, which she filtered and layered upon one another warn-u is al qadiris attempt to reconfigure the concept of sacred music as inspiring divine love and divine fear. even in her adoption of the name ayshay, a flippant term which means whatever in arabic, fatima al qadiri seeks to distance the austere values inherent in worship music from her own interpretation of the latter.

the latest immerse cut sees the label tapping once again into the fertile waters of haunting, leftfield 4/4, showcasing the hitherto unknown talents of el kid. the eagle-eared out there may have picked up on the young echo radio show, which features sam kidel (to his folks) alongside west-country compatriots kahn, vessel and zhou showcasing their new tracks and mixes. for most though, this will be the first they hear of the bristol-born, brighton-based producer. on both tracks the synthetic sheen of detroit techno gets refigured into an almost downtempo kind of house music. the melody is king, whatever sonic texture it might manifest in, leaving you with ample layers to get engrossed in. that same quintessential yearning quality ensures that these first offerings from el kid fit perfectly into the immerse canon. it will shake the right kind of dancefloor, but it will also tug at the right kind of heart-strings as well.

die zweite maxi auf dem aus manchester stammenden label brutal music kommt von dem geheimnisumwitterten produzenten cherrystones, der unter dem namen godsy für das new yorker kultlabel whatever we want records aktiv ist. die ep enthält drei stücke, die ihre vorliebe für krautrock, industrial, soundtracks, no wave und disco erst gar nicht verleugnen.