late eighties, early nineties. a back-alley studio in antwerp where new beat and detroit techno lingered. trance was still in the house. electronic body and mind music, fuelled by common sense and primitive artificial intelligence. there was a buzz about wonka. elektrons revolving around atom. humanity firmly on the mappa mundi. labels and sub labels, one-off projects and alter egos, unsung heroes and soon-to-be stars. laurent garnier pushing ludovic navarre to pass on his tapes. all-night light from koenie’s basement. sven van hees entangled in liaisons dangereuses. jan van den bergh before lounge. jan vanneste spreading the news. jan berquin and nicolas rosquin going quadratic. usa import was ready to export its own music. antwerp bio techno. homegrown and uncut. these tracks are evergreens from that place and tim
late eighties, early nineties. a back-alley studio in antwerp where new beat and detroit techno lingered. trance was still in the house. electronic body and mind music, fuelled by common sense and primitive artificial intelligence. there was a buzz about wonka. elektrons revolving around atom. humanity firmly on the mappa mundi. labels and sub labels, one-off projects and alter egos, unsung heroes and soon-to-be stars. laurent garnier pushing ludovic navarre to pass on his tapes. all-night light from koenie’s basement. sven van hees entangled in liaisons dangereuses. jan van den bergh before lounge. jan vanneste spreading the news. jan berquin and nicolas rosquin going quadratic. usa import was ready to export its own music. antwerp bio techno. homegrown and uncut. these tracks are evergreens from that place and time.
TOM CRUISE, SCIENTOLOGIST / SCHONE / AUGEN / VOLIUM
12 Inch 14.11.16
future sound of antwerp are the post-digital children of the citys techno scene, all forgotten mixtapes, and nighttime drives to ghent. these three tracks, all different, were all produced and mixed at deewee, at night, with a purpose.
new music on the way on rotterdam electronix introducing antwerp based redray. this six track adventurous mini-lp is filled with funky, melodic blissfull detroit-ish electro cuts.
over the past two decades, dez mona never ceased to surprise audiences. less than a year after lucy, a worldly oratorio in collaboration with the antwerp baroque orchestration x, singer gregory frateur and his companions now knock on the door with the cosmopolitan loose ends. dez mona focuses more than ever on the rhythm and groove.
founded by saxophonist vincent brijs, brzzvll have been a household name in antwerp and the belgian jazz scene since 2008 but after a fifteen-year period, the sextet has decided to embark on a new chapter in their story with a name change and new line-up. enter lucid lucia.
bram weijters crazy men is a thrilling take on belgian jazz-rock and fusion from the 1970s.consisting of musicians from a wide array of contemporary jazz bands including lucid lucia (ex brzzvll), dans dans, stuff. and cargo mas, the ensemble is led by antwerp based piano and keyboard player, bram weijters.
flowers is a genre-blending introspective story written by toon janssens. this versatile antwerp born virtuoso delivers a sophisticated intimate album that balances on the edge of electronic and acoustic music.
a tropical album dedicated to natures welcomed intrusion on a lovers tryst. recorded in antwerp 2010 in the mayor of antwerps basement. recorded by spencer clark after bamboo for two and before the garnet toucan. the romance audio trilogy is complete. go dank. tip. art design by the king jeroen willie
2021 repress! label head amelie lens herself creates a banging techno record. three tracks full of energy acid techno. holding steady after a much busy 2017 season that saw her multiply releases on the likes of pan-pot imprint, second state or arts, belgian techno architect amelie lens is now set to release her debut solo outing on her own label lenske, following an ep from the newcomer milo spykers and a fine collaborative effort with fellow antwerp-based producer farrago, featuring a remix from ostgut ton protégé kobosil.
after years of playing with the moroccan community of brussels, music maker and jazz musician luc mishalle knows every trick of the cross-fertilization of gnawa music, jazz & brass. gnawa is the northern african islamic sufi music with healing vibrations and spiritual lyrics, played by the descendants of african slaves. the album title “beats & pieces” refers to the collaborations with belgian percussionist roel poriau (think of one, antwerp gipsy-ska orkestra), tunisian electronic producer sofyann ben youssef (ammar808, kel assouf) and moroccan-belgian gnawa master maalem driss filali.
new beat not new beat classic from antwerp! soon after patrick left the music world for the music, thats why he became a pianist. he left the art world for the art. strooms back to school release!
edition of 300 copies ... many years in the works, ogon batto finally unleashes his album hedoro. a journey into japanese soundtracks and 90s adventure-gaming. ogon batto is bent von bent from antwerp, belgium. besides working as a visual artist around archiving systems and collections, he is also the co-runner of the hare akedod label, together with david edren aka dsr lines. following his debut release, Ō,,,,,,gon batto secretly started working on a second album hedoro, meaning slime or chemical ooze.
made during his travels in paris, london and antwerp, the 20 year old siwei presents the first outing on his own namesake imprint in the form of a three-part series. each part showcasing his love for endless fidgeting with his modular rack and combining these cinematic and eerie soundscapes with off-kilter drum patterns.
made during his travels in paris, london and antwerp, the 20 year old siwei presents the first outing on his own namesake imprint in the form of a three-part series. each part showcasing his love for endless fidgeting with his modular rack and combining these cinematic and eerie soundscapes with off-kilter drum patterns.
made during his travels in paris, london and antwerp, the 20 year old siwei presents the first outing on his own namesake imprint in the form of a three-part series. each part showcasing his love for endless fidgeting with his modular rack and combining these cinematic and eerie soundscapes with off-kilter drum patterns.
made during his travels in paris, london and antwerp, the 20 year old siwei presents the first outing on his own namesake imprint in the form of a three-part series. each part showcasing his love for endless fidgeting with his modular rack and combining these cinematic and eerie soundscapes with off-kilter drum patterns.
with this release a new label emerges under the name deep down. veebo delivers a smooth ep for the occasion. expect stripped down microhouse with spooky laughs and repetitive vocals. on the a side you’ll find essentially, a delicious 45 cut with a classic uk bass melody. on the b side it starts of with one two, a house driven, conductive tool. the ep ends of with ethereal, the title track that will take you on a modular journey with buttery pads and stripped down ultra deep bass lines. this label will continue to focus on the minimal groovin’ side of the genres of house and techno. expect more sounds from vivid antwerp soon.
bakk extends it s mind-altering quest with plafond 2 with two tracks averaging 17 minutes. from antwerp s depths milan w. brings a stunning track (consisting of three parts) of ambient exotica. the flipside carries synth wizzard ekolali, who resides on a barn in sweden, with a rhythmic jam to sink into. comes again in a special screen printed outer sleeve and tasteful obi strip made by the bakk deep dream department.
for over ten years, até has been fine-tuning his craft in his studio in antwerp. together with his partner he founded the athea label as an output for his music and his partners visual works. athea releases are limited to 300, hand stamped copies.
title track ‘guardian angel’ is a drum-oriented stomper, with até’s beloved alpha juno all over it. ‘dark days’ conveys images of dystopian winters with endless nights trough deep strings, resonant bass lines and garage infused drums. closing off the ep is ‘deejay d’, a hissy and fragile electronica jam to warm up your broken heart, bringing you comfort and solace in even the darkest of days.
(dj hyperactive, absent remix) one sound is highly effective in its simplicity, nothing is superfluous on this grooving, bass-laden beast,while ‘myth is a revolving stomper thats primed for the dancefloor with its layered beats and shining cymbals. adding another dimension to the ep are remixes from chicagos dj hyperactive and the antwerp based dj/producer, absent.
the jane antwerp, celebrating its third birthday this year, is launching the jane vol. 2 - depth of focus . the vinyl is limited and contains amongst others 2 tracks exclusive to this compilation (sue avenue and frankey & sandrino), the classic tonylionni track -found a place- and -making a living-, a house classic from 1994 by the african dream.
nice price deal !!! dan ds 2nd record came into being during dans 2011 summer in berlin. momentos inesquecíveis is portuguese for unforgettable moments. this phrase really hits the head on the nail for a summer of intense and inspiring moments. these moments of sunshine and music were then naturally translated into magical studio sessions. all percussion is played live including cow bells, shaker, wood stick, and analog drum machine programming. since dans first geno release it has been a busy year. dan has been making regular dj appearances in belgium. dan has been become a resident of the audiorama parts at the wood, brussels and additional appearances at the matinee parties in antwerp. a natural friendship grew from a mutual love of music with the matinee boyz. a collaboration between dan d and ward van den bogerd aka veebo (of the matinee parties). dan is also continuing his residency in nuernberg and making several appearances across europe, especially berlin
we proudly welcome arne and delbaen to our label, without a doubt the new boys in electronic scene to look out for the coming period. hailing from the beautiful city of antwerp belgium, where diamonds are cut rough just like these two. be aware we will not bore you with just a one off release. no, these guys have got a mission and it starts right here. expect analogue heaven from one of antwerps finest analogue studios and best-kept secrets. some of them might have hear these guys rock the concrete at the ampere club in antwerp. we proudly open the book on page one, the first page of a book that will become a long and interesting read. ladies and gentle people, welcome to the adventures of arne & delbaen. sound architecture proudly presents the long awaited official release of the >funky chicken ep<
*drawn with shadow pens* is the new album by antwerp based synthesist and sound-sculptor yves de mey. with previous outings on a slew of renowned labels such as modal analysis, semantica, opal tapes, his own archives intérieures imprint with sendai partner peter van hoesen, and the now defunct sandwell district, *drawn with shadow pens* is the next offering in the y.d.m. codex.
the double vinyl release includes a download code.
nice price deal !!! do you ever listen to a record and worry about its creators sanity? granted, it rarely happens, but in the case of innercity (antwerp producer hans dens) it is a legitimate concern.
the limited vinyl lp includes a downloadcode.
hypnotic grooves! low to high ltd. continues with its well known toolbox series the fourth volume comes up with tracks from kensuke yasuhara, kaitaro, w.o.h and pablo marco. all tracks exploring different atmospheres going from minimal deep house to techno music.
deep dubby techno on this new sound architecture. the label originally founded in rotterdam and currently operated from antwerp still going strong on a irregular base with tight modern techno and house releases. this one is maybe the first thats more or less rooted in the best dub techno traditions with a modern twist, remaining those nice swampy moist synths and seductive grooves. deadbeat and hreno come together to produce a dub techno tune of mcconaugheyan proportions.
de:tuned was founded in 2009 by ruben boons and bert hermans. the pair first organised a series of old school techno parties in antwerp (belgium) before launching the record label in 2012. to celebrate 5 years de:tuned they now turn out a very special 5lp album featuring 21 tracks from some of the most respected names in the game. the album has its roots firmly in early/mid 90s techno and electronica, a style which de:tuned has always presented, and spans some 20 years of electronic music.
the lost movie is an outcome of ilkers cinematic perception, approach, interpretation of his constantly intriguing dusty compositions. as a result of his tiring yet inspirational shift over the years, lp has been written in different cities like istanbul, rotterdam, antwerp and the current final stop: amsterdam - different surroundings & moods.
vernon returns for his third 12 incjh for dixon avenue basement jams with new beats, four thumping body tracks strictly for dem wot know. starting off with some slow-paced jailhouse house, *dark river* has been doing the rounds at barlinnie prison s weekly friday night shankfest, and is now finally available for the rest of us law-abiding citizens. comes on wintery transparent blue vinyl with a yellow centre stamp!
on saturday the 13th of april de:tuned is hosting the multi-dimensional world event at petrol club in antwerp, belgium focussing on the best in old school techno, acid and rave. to beat the drum, de:tuned is releasing a very limited 12inch record featuring tracks by artists who will be performing at the event on april 13th. each artist is bringing his unique sound to the table, but with an added de:tuned twist. the result is a double a side release which will be available on heavyweight yellow vinyl.
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