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turbo recordings is proud to present a release a full year in the making. a&rÆd by turbo elder thomas von party, gender embodies the adventurous spirit of his own multi culti label, and marks a return to the kind of mega remix pack we used to make when the world was young and an alternate dub rework was all you needed to get by. germanys skinnerbox sets the template with a high-speed jungle rave banger, which is an accurate enough description but not something we would expect you to ever repeat out loud. the 12-inch also features versions by swedish nice guy axel boman, who missed the submission deadline by 13 minutes but still managed to turn in a 12-minute epic jam, and glasgows auntie flo, who somehow harnessed the siren song of the iphone with a marimba-heavy mix.

two years we ve had to wait for the second in skinnerbox s edits series on silicone soul s darkroom dubs, but as the saying goes... all good things... delicate and respectful edits from the duo, that see these two classic tracks expertly tailored for the dancefloor.

a new edits series from darkroom dubs sees skinnerbox kick proceedings off. strictly vinyl only!

this is skinnerboxs first release on treat your dj right. on love songs for the broken arpeggiator ep, the two berliners olaf hilgenfeld and iftah gabbai celebrate their own vision of modern dancefloor music in four epic tracks. all music is based on the beat while the sound ranges from acid fragments – over hypnotic, extensively melodies to yet modern club beat.

busking really is next-level in berlin, with the acoustic guitar replaced by the laptop, drum machine and minimoog, all powered by a car battery. it was this thrown together setup that first introduced the world to skinnerbox as iftah gabbai and olaf hilgenfeld took their leftfield, jazzy attitude and improvised genre-bridging music to the streets of berlin for impromptu jam sessions. it wasnt long before skinnerbox were rocking the floors of ritter butzke and wilde renate and getting their music pressed to the black gold was surely the next step...

an absolutely stunning album. its like an electronic emotional version of people like fink or piers faccini. this album is simply superb. vitall laurent garnier, very smooth, lush and deep. excellent, really! michael mayer, after nicolas jaar and pantha du prince, lee burton has brought the romance back into electronic music. a powerful album. raveline: a wonderful album with sophisticated arrangements, which turns out to be a little gem of melancholy and attract not only fans of smart elektronikexkurse, but also connoisseurs of elegant, unique and timeless pop music.partysan.net “une pop avant-gardiste et douce a decouvrir” sciences et avenir.thats part of the reviews lee burton received within the last three months from the press around the globe for his latest album release busy days for fools on klik records. being really ingenious lee burton managed to create a unique output that combines the sound of the german electronica with the greek temperament and the south american laid back feeling.busy days for fools is the stoner side of electronica. on july the 16th klik records present on a limited edition vinyl, pt. 01 of the remix series on original lee burton tracks from the likes of skinnerbox, mr statik, scsi -9 and finally on vinyl, nhars firelfy remix that reached on youtube more than 1.000.000 views so far

if yo like laurent garniers the sound of the big babou you will like this. elsewhere audiovisual independent art platform announce the 2nd issue of their 12 inch series (limited to 333 hand numbered copies) called >tv pet<. title and cover artwork originate from a congruent art performance of elle p.

skinnerboxes first bpitch 12 inch >anapol< is the culmination of about seven years of performing experience. iftah gabbai and olaf hilgenfeld casually juggle colourful house, jazz and funk elements like its their second nature. and the metamorphosis from anarchistic improv chaos to form and structure in no way impinges on the level of energy in their music - in fact, just the opposite is the case, as the newly discovered sense of auditory space in the tracks allows them to significantly concentrate each tracks power.

the skinnerbox disco jazz opus >king of spades and marmalades< (album mmxa0903lp) has not even been digested properly û yet these electronic nerds have hurled into work again. first, an own branded synthesizer for abletons collaboration software max4live was developed, and now a new maxi is ready to be out.

the particular view on a musical future might have been considerably different when olaf hilgenfeld (berlin) met iftah gabbai (jerusalem) for first sessions in 2004. the piano player hilgenfeld used the accordion that time mainly, whilst gabbai was using all instruments available, a computer was among those more by chance. only one year later the duo skinnerbox played regularly on such uplifting, innovative off-partys that came up in the new techno generation again.
that was just the beginning. skinnerbox have developed a purely electronically composed and performed music (partly featuring vocals by elle_p) – that is not based on loops but improvised techno inspired house and minimal house. the roles in the duo are clearly settled: olaf hilgenfeld – moog synthesizer, iftah gabbai – hardware drum machines, max/msp und ableton live.
all these distinct impacts and effects can be heard on their various releases from the last two years, but far better in their live sets. skinnerbox are an experience, taking you on expedition with paralyzing minimal, breaking house, hard-edged techno-jazz, and ambient electronica futurism.
it was a desire to eternalize this play- & colorful diversity, often just caused by the moment, as entire homogeneity. thus, they needed to leave temporarily their environmental techno and minimal house scapes. >king of spades and marmalades< – the result – is a jazz opus wrapped into a disco suitcase. it is a reminiscence as well as going far ahead of daily musical habits, shown not at least by the order of tracks, do not starting with a stunning hit of the album, but with 20 minutes of challenge.

catchy minimal.. jatoa002 is the second release from the danish label jatounit. binar sendentar is a mellow straight forward track smothered in glitches and industrial mishaps. accompanied by a female voice - a constant reminder that it is all numbers. beautiful staircase is an orgy of pretzel popping, toy car bashing and wrench crashing glitchy pads. accompanied by harmonica stabs. suddenly a trancy pad surrounds you and lifts you up and literately drops you in a hole of obscurity and insane analog bastardism.

naked cowboys is a groovy soothing hypno-groove. surrounded by naive swing sets and dreamy ambient pads. building up to an almost mystical level that carries the listener through total ecstasy. the b-side of this production is occupied by swedish pioneer producer patrik skoog aka. agaric... 2009 re-release

supported by mia, ada, krause duo, ruede hagelstein, jake the rapper, daniel dreier, gianni vitiello. their latest works came out from sessions they did together with mademoiselle elle p (musician and singer from berlin). the tracks they recorded do not remind being mostly improvised. they all breathe a vivid groovieness, are full of musical experiences flavored with vocal lines and snippets. >tricks< on side a presents perfectly the deep sub-bass driven minimal techhouse being popular in 2008. >turteltaube< and >anja< on side b play cheeky with our todays techno behavior, but do not lose musical deepness. they are funky and playful, yet always under control to keep on minimizing

skinnerbox, thats also two gentelmen, one of them immigrated from a far away country and both living in berlin now. in their boxes theres no devil but there are grandpas old synths, funnily and heavily beeping and bumping beats and basses, joy and fun as in godizllas playroom. and then comes mister humantronic, his remixs, finest tech that will wake up the beast even where no beast was ever before. a record to love and to pamper!

limited black galaxy coloured double vinyl.

limited edition greek honey coloured vinyl.

classic black vinyl edition.

breakish dubsteppin techno

our 12th release is here with a heavyweight v/a and excited to welcome new for the label artists. proper techno from perc, remco beekwilder, uvb & jerm.

limited 250 copies worldwide. as was the case with ‘timeslip roadmender and follow-up an outrageous fate type, htid is a chomping, foaming, kinda nutty set of industrial techno-jungle halfbreeds.

daniel bortz and marcus worgull give their debut on exit strategy. the glorious duo delivers two heavy cuts for a hundred percent club use.

das limitierte doppel-vinyl enthält 32 kultklassiker aus der rock n roll-Ära, die von der new yorker punk band the cramps gecovert wurden. die zusammenstellung stammt von rock n roll-fachmann lucky parker, der mit hilfe der plattensammlung der the cramps masterminds lux interior und poison ivy die wurzeln der band aufzeigt.

auf dem zweiten teil der vinyl only edits sind skinnerbox, kiki, mr. statik und shinedoe mit alternativen versionen ihrer tracks zu hoeren.

mit chaim, kiki, skinnerbox und we love liest sich die liste der auf vinyl only edits vertretenen künstler wie ein who is who der bpitch tech-house allstars. und damit nicht genug – die vier künstler liefern neue bearbeitungen ihrer favorites der letzten singles: chaim lässt seinen tech-house knaller ur around me noch eine spur spookiger klingen. skinnerbox meisterwerk god is fading klingt ebenso energiegeladen wie tricky, und we love s elegische tech-house songperle end of night schiebt hier mit gestripptem arrangement noch zwingender nach vorne. when lou met vernon, das neue werk von kiki, verrät schon nach den ersten takten zweifelsfrei seinen all-time-lieblingstrack, dessen originaltitel ohne weiteres als motto dieser großartigen 12 stehen kann: groove is in the heart!

top notch remixes from michel cleius , seiji, t. skinner

>papier konfekt mit euphorium-efekt fliegt in die lüfte jedes der bunten teilchen flattert trippig durch die punktstrahler glücksgefühle freisetzend möchte man sich im schnipselteppich verlieren berauscht, verspielt wie junge katzen geniesst jeder das gribbel auf der haut und im kopf ein circus voller nostalgie verträumtes feuerwerk der sinne jedes teilchen individuell und einziartig schillernd in der bar25 alle vereint auf einem vinyl<

!k7 are pleased to announce forest swords as the next curator of the ever essential dj-kicks series. following acclaimed albums on ninja tune and tri angle, soundtrack and installation work, and remixes of the likes of bjork, matthew barnes aka forest swords has curated a 25-track compilation that draws a line between past inspirations and his current peers. like much of his own output, his dj-kicks skirts around pristine electronics and embraces more organic textures: 80s post punk (anna domino, dead can dance), classic 90s british electronica (orbital, mira calix), and smokey digi-dub (rhythm & sound), all rub up alongside some of the most forward-facing producers working today (demdike stare, laurel halo, fis). the compilation sifts through rhythms, shifting speeds and emotions: from pop icon neneh cherrys primal thudding to the zombified throb of exclusive forest swords track crow via deena abdelwaheedÕs clattering deconstructions to the euphoric two-step of djrum. its a collection of tracks that feels as restlessly curious and weighty as barnes own work.

the diary, an upon you compilation, is the third of its kind and presented as a retrospective. featured are a collective of ancestral artists like marco resmann, onno, magit cacoon or gunnar stiller, as well as external ones like chris wood & meat, alland byallo, canson, skinnerbox, madmotormiquel und ante perry. compiled by the cheapers who gave their track memories for this project which is also the name giving track of the cd.