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following two previous appearances on the -contemporary dance- and -quiet eye- compilations the elusive lyubocha makes their first full ep release through black opal. -noblask- opens proceedings and instantly energises with a bass heavy acid jam, sitting on a simple motif and crunching away into the dance.-berzerk- pushes with a slow burning, deep and dubby tech sliced open by red hot hats. -nenavist- proffers a floral counterpoint to the earlier acid, bejewelled back drops host a perfectly wonked 303 line popping off to the horizon. closing track -nikogda- rolls re-pitched kalimba/xylo styles into a ball and jacks it against the wall, hard. simplicity is a powerful tool when used correctly. lyubocha nails a warm, lo-fi techno minimalism on this debut release.

black opal starts this year with a fantastically atmospheric release by persuasion!

pliant, jazz inflected techno meets mutated off-beat breaks and alien electro from new yorker and co-founder of exotic dance records jiovanni nadal aka j. albert.

dj s aka slyngshot drops some letters from his name for this stompin 4-track ep on opal tapes sister label black opal. a no-nonsense asses shakin guaranteed dj weapon with delicious privacy remix!

clouds delivers four stunning cuts gliding in the realm of techno with dense atmospheres and rollin beats! ultra great ep!

cop envy debuts on black opal with diverse jackin beats drifting through uk house/techno accompanied by a killer remix by manse!

an absolute ace release by l. neils with four mesmerising tunes floating about in the house and techno cosmos!

sciahri is back on black opal and this is time for some real deal, proper techno! forget that cartoon shit...100% solid ep from beginning to end. a dj could reach for any track on here and have the dance-floor munching out of the palm of their hand.

annanans debut on black opal gives another raw and heavy insight into his wave of nature!

first spotted on mister saturday night in 2014, nathan melja delivers here a thumpin techno 12- on black opal! limited to 300 copies.

limited number of copies of this banging new release on black opal from j. albert!

limited number of copies of this fantastic new release on black opal from xosar!

leo martera and riccardo sodi present two power tracks equipped with the right measure of steam and chicago house elements. shame feels like a sunrise with the beams of sonic rays atop of a floating, intense drum track. timeless chicago house ! up woman- is deep, grounded and esoteric, bringing the entire essence of night to the mornin.

soul 7 inch, collectors item

black repress! with beauty warp ep, welsh born el choop finally gives his vinyl ep debut on etui records. the light green/white marbled vinyl opens with a set of raw icy chords, sculpted around a dark kick and glittering percussion. designed for the dancefloor, beauty warp is as light as it is heavy. the inner cut exhibits el choops deeper side with adrift in the opal fields. with a more conventional dub techno palette, it paints a dusty, gritty, and echo filled sonic landscape. reverse to find women (night), a 12 minute moody workout of melancholy chords and weighty lows complete with a set of polyrhythmic stabs that you just cant seem to count.

monnom black marks its 17th release with its first various artist compilation presented on triple vinyl. keeping with the label’s modus operandi, the compilation is packed with iconic, raw and uncompromising techno, featuring 13 artists new and old to the imprint! essential selection!

bladder by the light is a conceptional compilation between obsolete future and the parisian painter marion guillet. it was compiled by marion guillet & conor walker.

merge records presents pigments, the debut collaboration between new orleans electro-revival dynamo dawn richard and multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer spencer zahn. pressing on baby blue vinyl.

third album

180 g vinyl,

craig charles presents a collection of news and classics from the funk and soul scene.

uzelli kaset was established in 1971 by muammer and yavuz uzelli in frankfurt, germany. their music resonated not only with the longing that gastarbeiter (guest workers) felt for the homelands and families they had left behind and the melancholy brought by their difficult living and working conditions in germany. uzelli kaset was soon more than just a music company it became a companion to turkish workers living far from home.

we are ultra-excited to release our new 12” vinyl, the stock just landed the cubículo records hq! once again a classic vibronics tune with fresh new mixes and a remix from brain damage!

stewarts jüngstes werk entstand anfang 2016 in einem zeitraum von vier monaten, “in einer zeit, in der sich einiges in meinem leben veränderte. ich zog in eine neue stadt, quasi von einer küste zur anderen, hielt um die hand meiner traumfrau an, bezog ein neues haus, kaufte mir einen neuen rechner und begann, ein neues album zu schreiben”. doch abgesehen von diesen persönlichen veränderungen, konnte stewart durch den umzug nach kalifornien auch wieder seinem langgehegten interesse nach -new-age-konzepten- nachgehen, was sich im ganzen album widerspiegelt. die lange liste der features auf diesem album beinhaltet nicht nur beyonce-kollaborateur melo-x, rihanna-kollaborateur kevin hussein, sondern auch eine reihe an neuen talenten der us-szene wie dawn, tosin abasi, ruckazoid, roses gabor oder sk simeon.
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byetones new record > symeta< opens with a combined track - a transit - since >topas and >telegramm< could be seen as one single piece. both tracks convey the atmosphere of a live session rather than the character of a studio production. the tracks are quite long and deal with repetition, layers of sounds, density and energy, more than melodic and engineering finesse. the whole album follows this approach, as it was fashioned within the context of live performances during the last two years

limited warehouse found !! be fast

mumakils behold the failure detonates 27 lightning fast firebombs of grinding metal with all the subtlety and remorse of a suicide bomber. this is grind as fuck!

byetone s new record symeta opens with a combined track - a transit - since topas and telegramm could be seen as one single piece. both tracks convey the atmosphere of a live session rather than the character of a studio production. the tracks are quite long and deal with repetition, layers of sounds, density and energy, more than melodic and engineering finesse. the whole album follows this approach, as it was fashioned within the context of live performances during the last two years. neuschnee Ð the third track Ð has an obviously reduced tempo, creating a wide landscape of sound with an intimate aura, which works as a counter draft to the other tracks of the record. with opal, the tempo speeds up again, a polyrhythmic phrase whirls around a straight beat, filters are turned, all that evokes the impression of early-90s minimal techno. byetone is basically interested in remembering, in a way to preserve, in citing rock/pop styles, without getting stuck in the past, whereas non of the tracks really fit into a specific genre. seen from this perspective, helix opens the final, more rocky block of the album. here, the tracks are offensive and rude and sound like a band in a rehearsal room. this part peaks with black peace in a high speed heavy metal session. finally, golden elegy closes symeta and a band-like situation occurs. the track ends with a wired lament, presented by jan kummer in the tenor of chemnitz, hometown of both artists. in former gdr-times, they started their musical activity with the brilliant-dilettantish ag geige, together with frank bretschneider (komet). symeta , the title of the album, appears mysterious. this synthetic word arouses associations with symmetry, synthesis or (meta-)structures. it doesn t stand for a definite object, there isn t any solution, and that is the reason why the title has been chosen. byetone s music tries to create such associations without really fulfilling these expectations. in this sense, symeta consequently follows death of a typographer (r-n92), the well received predecessor.