part 1 of a retrospective of sorts

part two of our retrospective gems

dutch veteran ekman bring his distorted signature sound to lifeforms with two heavy, spaced out and acidic electro tracks. digital download included. supported by: alienata, filmaker, miley serious, chupacabras, dvs nme, aetyeck

bangin acid-rave-breakbeat-madness

shipwrec welcomes back ekman on their label

handstamped vinyl only!

dirty / industrial like

primus motor sees ekman return to many of the sounds that gained him a reputation as an artist on labels like bunker and berceuse heroique. although harsh bucking acid lines, pockmarked notes, brutal beats and eerie echo are all present, a new tone has been added to the caustic palette. a psychological nuance, an undercurrent of the inchoate has been investigated and exploited to chilling effect. crippling psychoses. debilitating neuroses. physical pain. suffering stalks this first full vinyl album. sinister sounds encircle the eight offerings, hovering like vultures over inhospitable plains of ashen grey, jagged peaks and dark sweeping swamps. hope is all but drawn away in this bleached audio landscape, drained by sheer synthlines and reduced renderings. amidst the sorrow and strain there are pin pricks of joy, albeit bleak and pallid ones. an album that unnerves as it engages, a collection of icy radiance and industrial indifference from a dutch master.

new release by ekman.

creme organization returns in july with four searing electro cuts from dutchman ekman. mixing up west coast electro with tougher, more textured techno styles in recent releases for berceuse heroique and bedouin record, this artist is as much about the past as the future and proves that across this new and impressive set of tracks. doomsday argument is not as dark as you would expect form the name: its a lithe and slippery electro affair with crisp snares and gurgling bass all topped off by a freaky top line. the great filter mixes up distorted bass with rippling glass synths and sounds both spooky and cosmic, then post singularity day picks up the pace with a quick and urgent drexcyian style that is restless, dynamic and busy. last of all antifragile is a wild acid workout with rocking beats and ripping 303s that twitch every nerve in your body.

pounding, distorted electro frighteners — inspired by ancient islamic mysticism — juggling introspection and rebellion, mesmerism and dancefloor fire.

limited 300 copy only vinyl ... with insert for typical local cooking!

ekman once gain keeping the dutch west coast spirit alive with 4 dramatic and haunting acid voodoo tracks certain to draw a new generation to the beauty of the dark side.

massive underground acid techno ... raw stuff

includes remix by breaker 1 2 aka greg beato.

brilliant spaced out electronics / experimental techno

very dark and menacing and heavily-pounding industrial techno/electro planet rock!

the mysterious ekman, aka roel dijcks, has been gaining some deserved attention with his terse brand of electro

hailing from holland, ekman has been haunting the dancefloors for some time now with his deformed acid influenced dark and nasty slow electro and techno tunes. his sound fits in perfect in between drugged out techno and new beat / early techno stuff. even some classic electro touches are in there. simply excellent for your not so average dance party, but who likes average anyway.

lovers of minimalist electro and techno will find much to engage with here. inspired by mathematical studies of pattern recognition and the concept of infinite dimensions, ekman produces sharp, precise beats over dark, trippy atmospheres that step and change creating a lattice of cold structured sound. limited to 200 copies on white vinyl.

more dark and menacing techno/electro stuff from the netherlands, eerie hard-pounding industrial machine music, brain carpaccio guaranteed, on limited blue vinyl!

vinyl 2 of the from the dark volume 2 sampler on cultivated electronics.

this is part 2 of >from the dark< series ... electro in full range

terminal operations is back with their 4th release after dropping records including artists like ekman, fallbeil & spaceinvasion. for this one label co-founder kuno delivers his first ever solo ep. the title „079“ is dedicated to the crew he started to create his own style with, hailing from south west germany. with 4 tracks ranging somewhere between thick beats, serrated acid and unruly noises, kuno defines his own sound.

pater noster presents their fifth release, aposynthesis by overloper, a side project of ekman.
the a-side brims with tension both contemplative and active. ‘hope you’re close’ is a deep burner, with heavy, pounding bass and an entrancing hook ascending to space. this then escalates into the urgency of ‘aposynthesis (need more sisa)’, in which a driving, rolling rhythm is juxtaposed with an old school, dutch-style rave synth.
the b-side encircles around acid. on one hand, it is coyly playful with ‘carpe noctem’ turning cavernous in innsyter’s dark interpolation of the other.

back on 2019! part two of the acid saga -signs of decay- from solaronemusic. first part featured tracks by helena hauff, the exaltics, ekman, drvg cvltvre and perseus traxx. this part comes with the hacker, legowelt, chris moss acid, impakt and crotaphytus. artwork is again from the mighty godspill!!!

hailing from holland monocorpse serves dark electronix/techno… extremely minimal, raw and primitive in sound and the tracks are ritual and occult in orientation and mood… think of the previous gooiland elektro releases by drvg cvltvre and ekman but stripped down to the essence and pitch black… also comparisons with ancient methods have already been made… but these tracks have a nasty and dirty sound of their own ... this 12” ep is something for the real freaks out there.
limited 150 copies.

continuing their uncompromising fusions of artists new and old, contort yourself return with a punishing array of industrial thuggery from hardware manipulators you wouldn t take home to your mother. novacom were last seen on slumdiscs back in 2014 and here bring a fast and gnarly rhythmic tryst to bear before jk flesh do their own snagging dance with oppressive synths and drums twirling into a heavyweight whole. french brutalists le syndicat then dominate the b-side with their confrontational bastardisation of techno and industrial, making the perfect source material for ekman to get nasty with on his remix of -maximalist-.

having lurked around murky corners of the grubby industrial techno realm for the past year or so, pavel milyakov builds on his rapidly swelling discography with this transmission for public system. it s the second release on the label following a strong opening salvo from dj spider and greypeople, and this 12- offers up further forthright club-wreckers that balance taut functionality with production flair. opening cut -strainn- delivers bludgeoning electro from the netherworld, which ekman then dutifully reworks with an added eerie tension. there are edgy arpeggios aplenty on -trance t- and warmer tones in -augusts 13-, rounding out an essential slab of serious techno tackle.

shipwrec rolls out its new remix series with a serious slab of electro red meat. the main course is served by a machine music master, umwelt. and what else would the serving be but the rawest of electro, coarsened by surging acid and slicing snares. accompanying the original are a triumvirate of talent. ekman is first, ratcheting up those sticky 303 lines whilst adding his own mischief and menace for a mind-bending mix. comes in a printed sleeve with artwork by mehdi rouchiche. limited to 200 coloured copies.

signs of decay: dope acid compilation with dirty and hard acid cuts by ekman, the exaltics, helena hauff, perseus traxx, drvg cvltvre and a artwork made by godspill. nothing more to say!!!

collaboration project between jauzas the shining & victoria lukas featuring ekman and orgue electronique. lukas, drawing upon personal sensations, melds diary-like lyrics into dreamlike ambiance and textures, beautifully fusing with the infectious electro-pop grooves of jauzas the shining. songs encapsulating lost love and longings for sensation, emotional stimulation and experiencing feelings through those of another are conveyed via vocal pieces, cold sweat and coral eyes. ekman contributes a driving, acidic groove version of cold sweat more apt for the dancefloor, while orgue electronique pushes the electronic pop vibes into house territory. shadows written, recorded and produced by jauzas the shining & victoria lukas for last known trajectory 2014

wired / xperimental acid / techno thunder