a few words by steffen bennemann: i was in loose contact with aggelos (dream weapons) for a few years, watching him from a distant with great interest. in 2012, he sent me his debut lp on inner ear under his fantastikoi hxoi moniker and it quickly became my favourite album of the year. when i told him our plans for holger he sent me some of his more electronic leaning music. i was instantly captured by the driving, trippy kraut techno songs which show homage to the psychedelic sounds of the 60s and 70s while holding their own in the here and now. exactly our cup of tea.

athens reminds us of berlin right after the wall. gritty, chaotic, dirty, and partying like there’s no future. dream weapons is a reflection of these confused greek days. with limited means and a diy attitude he builds harsh, lysergic, electronic dreams on the ruins of a once splendid empire. mrt is the perfect place to do so. we believe in total failure.

dream weapons moonland from his pathways ep (holger 3, 2014) has been a favorite of many. accordingly, remix duties were given into the trustworthy hands of barnt and jens uwe beyer, two of the co-founders of much acclaimed cologne label magazine. an expert in mixing and structuring, barnt carves out the hidden capabilities of the original while jens uwe beyer takes a slightly more humorous but no less feet-moving approach to things. weirdo techno in typical magazine/holger style.

first time ever on vinyl for the bands fourth album, from 2007, released on cd by rca and here presented as a deluxe double lp!

venus volcanism ist die musikerin und elektronische künstlerin rena rasouli. sie präsentiert ihr erstes solo-mini-album -rizitiko- auf optimos unterlabel -weaponise your sound-, das traditionelle volkslieder ihrer heimatinsel kreta als grundlage für diese arbeit verwendet.

rizitiko entstand aus rasoulis these mit dem titel -die musikdarbietungen im traditionellen dialekt konzentrieren sich auf die heilfähigkeit des klangs-. die lieder wurden von folk-troubadours kreiert und gesungen. als rasouli diese werke erweiterte, kam er auf die idee, dass der melodische gebrauch der stimme die älteste therapieform in der menschlichen kultur ist. dieses primäre und rituelle material war mit elektronischen und natürlichen umgebungsgeräuschen verflochten. die resultierenden kompositionen drücken die allgegenwärtigen empfindungen und emotionen aus, die eine schlüsselrolle im heilungsprozess spielen, während sie eine intensive verbindung zum kollektiven unbewussten vermitteln. traditionell von männern gesungen, gibt es zahlreiche gründe zu der annahme, dass viele der songs ursprünglich von frauen kreiert wurden. sie mit weiblicher stimme zu singen, projiziert eine andere herangehensweise an die traditionelle wiedergabe - eine, die der eines schlaflieds näher kommt.

it is the first vinyl release on diet clinic’s newly-formed sub label of optimo music marking international women’s day 2019 and featuring brand new tracks from artists c.a.r, cucina povera, fantastic twins, human jones, maral, marika underspreche, odete, penelope trappes, slime, sue zuki and zoe mcpherson.

september edition incl beyonce, jay-z, j valentine feat. gucci mane, lil wayne feat. bobby v, t.i. feat. the dream, jazmine sullivan feat. t.i.

anstam ist hier ein ausdrucksstarker und fesselnder hybrid aus experimenteller elektronik und eingaengigem, futuristischem indie-pop gelungen.

2x12 inch limited picture disc

ltd blood+chrome coloured vinyl

cassette / tape

black vinyl

dirty analog techno from french boss, crackboy trevor jackson: brilliant! crackboy (and all his dirty aliases) never disapoints for his second chapter on crowdspacer (after releases on tigersushi, im a cliché, zone or fragil), crackboy, the king of french dirty analog techno, half of pov with label-boss joakim, digs deeper into that detroit melanchol-epic vibe with weapons of steel on the a-side before going bonkers on the b-side with 2 naughty stripped-down beat-centric dj tools for the sweaty late night crowds. made me think of some gemini tracks when i first heard it (thats a compliment).

amusiana is here to promote quirky, offbeat music through eclectic mixes that will surprise as well as entertain you. its run by steve rowlands whos previous collaborations and releases are as diverse as full moon scientist (a break beat/dub outfit signed to leftfields label hard hands and botchitt & scarper), pusmipulyu (a nu-jazz outfit with michael dog signed to interchill records) and melinda miel and marc almond (experimental torch songs on normal records) to name but a few.

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