bass , drum & bass & jungle

atmospheric breaks from architectural.

both parts of architectural’s “secret chapter” album as double vinyl bundle.

proper 4 track techno ep

architectural is back on psyks non series with a deep 3 tracker ep.

ellum black, the new sub-label of maceo plexs notorious imprint, focuses on the dark and intellectual side of techno. this second record instalment features spanish producer architectural. following an ep on the main branch of the label in 2017, juan rico aka architectural delivers 3 forward thinking cuts for this record. architectural is known for his detailed and magnetic productions and on ‘a girl with no friends ep’ he goes deeper into the hypnotic edge of his soundscape. the first track we hear ‘romanticism movement’ creates a statement for the vocabulary of sounds rico used for this record such as low frequencies and deep grooves. the title track follows on the b-side with develops on these textures. closing the trio ’never yours, boy’ finishes the ep with another variation of architectural’s romantic techno repertoire.

the contemporary techno talent, architectural, releases his second solo ep on non series. known for his smart production and sound design, architectural aka juan rico delivers a new 4 tracker with an advanced framework.these new cuts present a wide range of sci-fi spellbinding sounds with a distinctive techno funk which fits perfectly with non series tendency.

deep dubby, dark punchy techno, from architectural showing off his natural groove.

experimental lp inspired on the streets of the big city, listening to the sounds from different angles and perspective of the city. created just for listening, not for the dancefloor.

all tracks have been inspired by cubist art, this creates results in a graph and cutting sound. effective techno for the dance floor and ambient futuristic passages.

architectural releases fresh ambient techno soundscapes on a 4 tracker on psyks non series. the spanish producer delivers a trip into deep spatial territories playing with liquid textures and exploring the elasticity of sound.

oscar mulero is the man behind our release number 37, helped on remix duties by two of the main members of our team: architectural and tensal, who offer two different versions of oscars originals.

following secret chapter, architectural s debut lp, and the release of amour in 2015 with the dutch imprint wolfskuil, we are delighted to bring you release number 7 which continues a saga of eps that are very effective on the dance floor without renouncing to their atmospheric and experimental roots. presented in an elegant 10 inch transparent vinyl, its two tracks, 7.1 and 7.2, share the limelight and will both leave the dance floor in ruins.

juan rico, a.k.a. reeko and a handful of other aliases, is a consistent and reliable ambassador of a spanish techno scene that has brought us everything from oscar mulero to tadeo. in his architectural guise (which is also the name of his personal releasing imprint), rico has developed a penchant for perfectly interlocking sonic elements and for a structural sensibility that delivers on the promises of advanced engineering implied by his artists pseudonym. the first result of his new alliance with the wolfskuil label is a full lp that dispenses with the formalities of introducing listeners to the artist, and simply dives straight in to depths of his active mind.

after sending scala to berlin, twirling his helice in london and colonising bapteme in cologne, agoria declares independence in barcelona. an anthem thats been a highlight of the summer for maceo plex and agoria, independences date has finally being fixed.

granulart recordings, with the first three releases, is slowly winning the recognition of techno industry and this new release is no difference, with label owner valentin corujo aka kessell and juan rico under his architectural moniker.

chapter records introduces alligator blood ep, the very first label release produced by chapter records chief anika kunst.

atmospheric, darkness, emotional, deep and organic, architectural returns with a very special album. a musical piece with a soundtrack essence that transport to the darker and disturbing forests. the cd edition has a second cd with a previous tracks compilation released on architectural recs

2014 repress !!
..pure sonic techno with minimalist touches from chicago, with detroit streaks and forged alloy derived from the most genuine soul..

atmospheric, darkness, emotional, deep and organic, architectural returns with a very special album. a musical piece with a soundtrack essence that transport to the darker and disturbing forests. the cd edition has a second cd with a previous tracks compilation released on architectural recs.

after a successful collaboration with his alter ego reeko on polegroup, architectural returns with a carefully designed and artisanal created work on his own imprint. get ready for the 5th episode of the personal techno project from spanish producer architectural with a new 3 track ep.

using a handful of production aliases, the spanish producer has been dishing out dark-tinted techno since the early 00s, often releasing on his own mental disorder imprint. his most prolific moniker is reeko, with which hes put out some three dozen records. his relatively more recent work as architectural, meanwhile, has been highlighted by a few appearances on semantica, including the 2012 solo release peacetime-a track from that one, looking ahead, earned a place in norman nodges berghain 06 mix for ostgut ton.

slightly dark yet comfortable & uplifting techno tracks that will bring a glimpse of light in techno dungeons worldwide... excellent fusion of driving berlin techno with chords-driven detroit techno.

a new name appears in the hispanic techno scene: architectural, label and author, all in one. but who is the mind that draws the plans with this new pseudonym. we still ignore it, but this one, who has wanted to give free rein to the creativity that beat under his skin, has sculpted the first tracks that you will be able to listen, from a solid matter base composed by pure sonic techno with minimalist touches from chicago, with detroit streaks and forged alloy derived from the most genuine soul. this powerful building begins to rise, makes its foundations and basic structure in these architectural series, that present us the impacts, snaps and warping that a real construction team realise with their hard work, exploiting a dark desolate waste ground, following the architects indications, who generate, in his mind, the entire project that will rise in our ears.this interesting project will be launched in classic vinyl, as well as in digital format. do not lose the opportunity to give yourself the first creation, of the new referent of mental techno of spain, it is going to set a lot to talk about..and to think

a new name appears in the hispanic techno scene: architectural, label and author, all in one. but who is the mind that draws the plans with this new pseudonym. we still ignore it, but this one, who has wanted to give free rein to the creativity that beat under his skin, has sculpted the first tracks that you will be able to listen, from a solid matter base composed by pure sonic techno with minimalist touches from chicago, with detroit streaks and forged alloy derived from the most genuine soul.

a new name appears in the hispanic techno scene: architectural, label and author, all in one. but who is the mind that draws the plans with this new pseudonym. we still ignore it, but this one, who has wanted to give free rein to the creativity that beat under his skin, has sculpted the first tracks that you will be able to listen, from a solid matter base composed by pure sonic techno with minimalist touches from chicago, with detroit streaks and forged alloy derived from the most genuine soul.

lp, limited edition vinyl

vinyl 1 from the 5 years of granulart compilation.

spanish dj and producer psyk returns to his own non series with opal lake. this 40th release on the imprint and also the first release of 2020 is a stellar four track techno pack including a collaboration with fellow spanish producer architectural

giant swan are debuting on mannequin records through the death of the machines serie, the dancefloor/experimental oriented side of the label, dedicated to new artists. robin stewart & harry wright team up to create an acerbic marriage of energised, aggressive dance music, quaking bass and hypnotic electronic noise. across a table of machines and pedals, incorporating abused guitar and liberal vocal manipulation, giant swan create a cross-breed of hypnotic bass, industrial percussion and disorientating energy delivered with telepathic intricacy.

i did not know what achievements, what mockery, even what tortures awaited me. i knew nothing, and i persisted in the faith that the time of cruel miracles was not past. - stanislaw lem (solaris, 1961)
this paragraph from solaris, the novel written in 1961 by stanislav lem, is the starting point for the concept this 30drop album has been built upon. science fiction masters like lem are one of the greatest influences for the artist, who devised this album after the mental challenges that humans should overcome in a future: encounter with beings from other civilizations: capable of interacting with us in a totally unthinkable way so far.

(12 inch vinyl hand stamped white label, black ink) non series celebrates five years with three-part compilation series. psyk, rod, architectural and yotam avni feature on non seriess vinyl part i/iii.

separate disc 1 of the polegroup 5yrs vinyl box.

the first limited edition polegroupbox includes:

5 12” eps.
1 set of polegroup 5yrs slipmats.
1 polegroup 5yrs poster.
4 exclusive polegroup stickers.
1 download card.

uncover is a new vvaa compilation serie on granulart recordings. v 1.0 features tracks by architectural, blndr, pulse one and hironori takahashi.
early support by marcel dettmann, oscar mulero, ame, rob hall, norman nodge, dvs1, samuli kemppi, eric fetcher, antigone, kr!z, tripeo, andrea, leiras, pfirter, angel molina, hector oaks, arnaud le texier, kwartz, ness, jeroen search, marcel heese, developer, ntogn, raiz, aiken, etapp kyle, henning baer, sandrien, robert lamart, pearl, peter van hoesen, kike pravda, truncate, slam, rodhad, quail, jonas kopp, answer code request, victor martinez, adriana lopez, james ruskin ...

after a series of prized splits and collaborations, m_rec ltd s own max_m returns with dissertation , his latest fully-fleshed solo effort. the kidnapper bell was his last ep for m_rec ltd. the avid vinyl lover and collector has since put his -maximalist- values to work sharing wax with the likes of fabrizio lapiana of attic music, as well as with newcomers wrong assessment. not one to rush things, dissertation then comes at a peak time for max_m and m_rec ltd, representing the culmination of a ceaseless dedication to the type of stolid, hypnotic brand of techno intrinsic to both chief and label.

we are proud to introduce you our release number six, this is our first various artists featuring the cream of the crop in the spanish techno scene. chords are the main component in this four tracks, deep techno is the style and the makers are architectural, uncut, eduardo de la calle and the transhumans.

spanish chaval records with their 5th release show casing the talents of a group of spanish techno producers. a sharp energetic selection of tracks by groof, tadeo, architectural, retrovision, de felipe, ausdrucke. the future for the iberican techno looks bright!

third part of the 5 years semantica compilation. happy birthday!

as usual quality stuff - limited to 400 copies. floorkilling dubtechno tracks

der renommierte us-techno/electro-dj/produzent und wahlspanier maceo plex beginnt sein fabric-mixset mit deepem electro, um dann 20 minuten lang eine 4/4 kick-drum einzufŸhren, die den hšrer auf einen begnadeten trip aus new wave und techno mitnimmt, der sich in voiskis unveršffentlichtem megatrance 2 entlŠdt, um am ende in reflektion und stille zu verharren. dabei bedient sich maceo einer vielzahl an weiteren unveroeffentlichten tracks von jensen interceptor, jon hester, iron curtain, perestroika, north lake, orbe und seinem eigenen alias mariel ito.

it seems somehow surprising that its only now that james zabiela enters the fold of balances compilation selectors. a perfect fit for the series, his unfeasibly intricate approach to djing shinesthrough on this sprawling two-parter, created through a back-and-forth process between his pioneer ddj-rz and ableton and featuring two exclusive new productions from the man himself.