full support by angel molina, dub kult, mathias schaffhäuser, jeff bennet, xpansul, oscar, remute. after releases on the own label, now the first excursion to the well-observed european realms follows on karloff rekordings. analog beats, bleeps and white noise - in sunny california these popular ingredients of minimal techno get brewed together with surprising facility, to a fresh, jacking a-side track with a sturdily nodding groove. on top of that, >azizam< doesn’t lack a clearly distinguished climax - for the good of the dancefloor! on the b-side >off my mind< first appears organicly floating within a warm and fuzzy scent of detroit, before >backwards on pony< finally unwraps classic sawtooth sequencer techno, however properly purged und worked up percussively, to a seething cauldron that you simply have to like!

deep, deeper, peter grummich! this man is on a roll right now, and with every new release you have to ask yourself where this is all going to lead to? however with the >garden ep< he now already delivers the perfect soundtrack for weeding the beds and waterblasting the terrace - and for partying hard, of course. >beachtrak< prefers its quintessential sub-harmonics to just playing it safe with an upfront bassdrum, and finally channels its way in a wide arc up to the next level. a hit also for friends of water gardens. on the b-side grummich enlarges his melodic skills with a sweet flowery scent of detroit on the track >garden<, and >its to share<, which evolves into a great anthem with just an assumed number of 3 sounds and a couple of snotty claps

stathis kalatzis aka mr. statik, also known for his collaboration as mud max, is giving full scope to his greek temperament on the >temperamento ep<. on four tracks he bounces and bleeps with great efforts and a broad horizon, constantly changing and constantly different. support comes from geoffroy mugwump, italoboyz, lee smith, jimpster.

its almost 4 years to the day that jeff samuels >throatwobbler mangrove ep< was released on karloff #03, and even today the four world hits of the record are getting digged out by djs, when the minimalism needs to either groove or jack again. so now with >return of the throatwobbler< theres finally an appropriate follow-up by the man from seattle.. erm.. berlin, after he’s impressively run riot in the meantime, on labels like spectral, trapez, poker flat, frankie and logistic. the a-side >terso< is shuffling and twirling and bouncing in such a winsome way that not many can master like jeff samuel. almost like an electric ray - left and right and left, and without letting any tempting gimmicks take the mind off the straight path. appropriately enough, >the spook< on the b-side comes along a bit more spookily, with a bassline twisting into the brain, ripped up by miniatures of bleeps and chords just in the right moments, and thus leading the track to an agile, exhilarated climax

his outstanding releases on telegraph and 7th city are dating back quite a while now, so its about time for boogizm-boss s-max to work in the field yet again - this time for karloff rekordings!

who needs an obtrusively acting kickdrum, when the decent wobbling bassline of breezin does the job just as good. right nobody. or, at least peter grummich (shitkatapult/ spectral/kompakt) doesnt, whose proverbial deepness constantly gets the floors into rapturous body rolling. thus it was just a question of time to welcome this man to karloff, the label for everything thats different. here, all medium dated orientation to felt (rather than experienced) standards is gladly left to other persons of great hope, whilst enjoying the border crossing between dorky monkeyshine and serious spirit of adventure. consequently, quick thinking misbehaviour is also the attitude of the (for formal reasons called) b side, where the horizon gets canvassed for both weird and life affirming sounds, in grasp of the groove. summarizing dance music to breathe deeply.

crinkle-dub with a drollery factor is his thing. after his recent debut album on jay haze s future dub label, arttu snellman aka lump returns to the mothership karloff, where he already contributed polka paradox, a classic of the label s catalogue. the finn who lives in london and works there as an animation cartoonist, also has a liability to comic-like aesthetics in his music, where he reaches his very own kind of deepness with a dodgy-ironic sound design. with an airy easiness the 4 tracks of crazy stereo are still bopping between spooky house and discoid miniature - a crunchy hot chimney fire for your turntables!

der teufel steckt im detail und hat es auch ganz gerne, wenn er beachtet wird. db liefert als minimal jazzy houser oder housy jazzy minimal erstaunlichste ausserk¸rperliche erfahrungen, ohne in beliebigkeit abzudriften.

minimale clicker polka ..

the sub static sublabel comes with excellent minimal subbass tracks and a nice xaxophon workout in the lipped loop!!

klarheit trotz dichte ist da motto von karlof records, high qualtity shirts with front and back print

klarheit trotz dichte ist da motto von karlof records, high qualtity shirts with front and back print

klarheit trotz dichte ist da motto von karlof records, high qualtity shirts with front and back print

frivolous balzt sich durch seinen low-tec-high-profile-pop und greift hier & da erfolgreich zum mikrofon

so unwiderstehlich wie hier waren wuselgrooves noch nie, was an den mit sicherer hand aufgespießten, ultratighten beats liegt. danke!!

welcome to the dark side ! spooky techno der das erreichen ungeahnter aggregatzustände forciert ist eine spezialität von jay hayze, und die wird hier schamlos ausgelebt

der spezialist für knister-rave und verquirltem instrumental pop zieht kräftig an den synapsensträngen

klonkiger microfunk und knuspelhouse mit sehr eigener handschrift. vollwertige musik mit hirn und hose.

jay haze aka. the architect gehört mit seinen immer wieder unberechenbaren gratwanderungen zwischen experimentellem minimalismus, geraden beats, elektronischem dub und allerlei musikalischen absurditäten ohne zweifel zu den spannendsten aktivisten der minimalen techno-liga.

jeff samuel empfiehlt sich mit mit seinem frischesten aller funktionalismen & sorgt nun auch auf karloff für leuchtende augen und schwitzende handflächen. macht endlich schluß mit bastard-popanz und dafür die ganz große welle im partygewölbe, und das mit nachdruck

a new drift is emerging from america and she s in the middle of it: kate iwanowicz aka miskate is not only co-founder of the highly respected foundsound-label from philadelphia, but also a high-definition producer in its own right. after several ep s on her s and others labels like microcosm records she now pays a visit to karloff to expand her boundaries and fuelling the eclectic cut-up-funk she s already known for with solid, defined beats, boosting the focus on the dancefloor as another target to be aimed at. however the steady drive obtains the required substance through interspersed well-crafted distractions like filleted choirs and hymnal strings, constantly winding through the structure and blazing it up. brilliantly reflective and ecstatic at the same time this record gives you more than just a seasonal tempest in a teapot

the great hero of little miracles is back: frivolous returns from another big expedition on the seven seas to present karloff all kinds of obscure and beautiful floatsam.. supported by m.a.n.d.y., karotte and jesse rose

dapayk solo returns to the underwoods with 3 finest fresh funky minimal bouncing dancefloor tracks !!!

nice minimal techhouse monster !!!

eine platte von brillanter exzentrik & catchy ungereimtheiten von kanada s queerkopf nummer 1. großes kino ähnlich der letzten dapayk auf karloff.

dapayks knatternde drum-patterns scheinen zwar auf diesel zu laufen, erlangen aber dennoch spielerisch die bösartige effizienz eines schnittigen ferrari, nur ohne die alberne kriegsbemalung