halvtrak has gathered a following. the previous releases by the finn on dont be afraid and bakk teased an appetite among techno heads for his detroit infused and texturised sound and unexpected grooves. moving towards warmer tones, his latest output on a new london/helsinki label cold blow enters him further into detroits past. as an unexpected treat, the title track has been re-imagined by the very special chinaski with his trademark ghoul sound so reminiscent of old horror films now blended with sharp electro and ebm vibe. chinaski has been busy of late with a berghain live set as well as his fine rivers end ep on uncanny valley and ghost rider on live at robert johnson. from relentless groove to darker places, this is halvtraks most refined release yet as he becomes an illuminator of his own ascent.

first release on the vinyl only label topic drift comes from underrated halvtrak himself...who has shown his skills already on labels like bakk & dont be afraid. this 4 track ep got some detroit house influences and easy going chill out vibes on b1. 250 copies on black vinyl 12.

the third in a row of split releases by the hague based bakk records is answered by mgun (manuel gonzales) and halvtrak. detroit local mgun already proved to be one of the more talented new producers and this time delivers a true trunk full of funk. the laser sword synths whip through the big space of the roomy kicks and the snare hits the nail on the head, a guaranteed floor filler. crossing the atlantic towards finland / helsinki, halvtrak shares a journey into his forming yet already signature sound. a smooth sailing analog track with trippy acid sounds - a perfect fit for both those during peak time as the early morning racers. sleeve and label are screen printed and 50 copies come with additional screen printed artwork by mgun.

shortly after the dust under bridges ep was released, henri sent us nine tracks which he had previously recorded to tape, not thinking that they were worthy of release. on the contrary, these are nine tracks of beautiful, brooding, leftfield house and techno, and we decided immediately that they ought to be available to the public, and that they formed a perfect appendage to halvtraks debut 12 inch release, dust under bridges, written, as they were, during the same period.

nice price deal !!! finlands halvtrak joins dont be afraids burgeoning family for his debut ep. across four tracks, scandinavias latest musical export explores the house sound of chicago via tampere, offering four outstanding dancefloor options with a unique and very personal twist, whilst touching on some familiar uk-centric tropes.

following the release of dba015.5 in 2014 (which included mgun’s anthemic risque cut) dba present another vinyl-only various artists excursion, once again mixing up new arrivals to the label like detroit’s radio brovold, new yorker max mcferren and paris’ ben cohen, with established label favourites like halvtrak of tampere, finland.