new ep from mono on black 10 inch vinyl.

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excellent four track ep with fantastic tracks from electro (kraftwerk / detroit style) to analog detroit techno !! killer

excellent off-kilter electro / house ep

raw techno sound

mono junk & mesak with a split ep for propaganda moscow.

new lp by monojunk, electro / techno with detroit influences

the seldomly heard, more emotional side of mono junk on vortex traks.

finnish techno icon mono junk aka kim rapatti joins forces with berlin based freestyle man aka klas sasse lindblad, known for his productions on classic labels like sähkö and moodmusic. pata ep starts with the hard hitting techno title ‘not a love story’, haunting vocals, simple synthline, slicing percussion and deep bassdrum, all u need to make an effect, this must be heard in a big sound system. following with ‘need your lovin’ the ep takes a more electro approach, mesmerising love story with jupiter-8 bassline and 808 beats accompanied with vocals on this track too by mr rapatti. the ep ends with ‘stella polaris’, a production which started as a jam in 2007 in berlin at sasse’s blackhead studios and was finished 10 years later in 2017 in the same location. reminiscing of early 90s electronica time when everything was pure and gold and when these fellows also were starting their careers. ‘stella polaris’ leaves no one cold with emotional themes of analog synthesis and depth of the bass.

(incl. insert) skudge white returns with finnish legend mono junk who delivers three tracks that together spans 23 years.

raw minimal techno specialist mono junk is back with a selection of new material on his own dum records. having pioneered key techno sounds as far back as 1990, more than 20 years later the influential finnish artist is still on top of his game. up first is halo, nine minutes of edgy techno with a nervy lead synth snaking around in paranoid fashion. rolling drums set a direct groove in motion below and the whole thing will be brilliantly hypnotic on the dance floor. halo 2 is a hallucinogenic bit of ambient with celestial drones and icy synth prickles making for a tense interlude, then musta peili is all fucked up and scuzzy, study and disrupted. sounding like a slowed-down techno track heard though a freezing snow blizzard, it is masterfully textured. farewell closes out the ep with an intergalactic bit of glassy melodic techno that will have you up on your toes.

finish techno pioneer and dum records boss kimmo rapatti aka mono junk and melody boy 2000 is back with another fine ep of some of his greatest tracks. all three have been released before now, but never all together on the same ep. a1 sound stealer was released in 2007 under the melody boy 200 alias and since then has been hugely sought after, often fetching high prices on discogs. it is a high impact techno track with racing drums and chattery percussion that will take any floor by storm. a2 all alone, again as melody boy 2000, has only been released on cd before now, as part of a label compilation back in 2002. this one is deep and rubbery, spaced out and elastic and is full of moodiness and melody. both b-side tracks were written as mono junk and both were written in 1992. first up, apache acid came on vinyl own music man and is a face melting, hundred miler per hour banger with manic 303s buried within. finally, ‘beyond the darkness’ was a key early techno track to come from finland and has previously been released on dum010. says the artist of the track, “an ensoniq asr-10 arrived on the market and studio engineer perttu bought it right away, but i never liked to use sounds that someone else had made. we sampled the track’s bassline, strings and others from my jx-3p separately and mixed it all together.” the result is an atmospheric track with swirling pads, icy synths and form drums that will make people march, no doubt.

another electro veteran back in the game. finish producer mesak (also known as the other half of the legendary group mr velcro fastener) has been known for his high quality, advanced spheric electro. bessemerbirne is a massive electro-industrial 4-tracker ep with a killer remix by fellow countryman mono junk, the real deal!!!

after releasing brand new material on dum034, dum records are dipping into the label boss’s production archives for the next one: it is a reissue that features tracks from a number of classic mono junk releases. two came on trope records, one in 1995 and one in 1993, and the last pair of cuts come from 1996 when they were released on plug research. arguably some of the influential finnish producer’s finest work, all of the tracks here emphasize how long he is operating on the top of his game already.

mono junks dum records has been dictating trends in the world of minimalistic techno since the 1990s, and its 34th release is as special as any. this one comes from label boss kimmo rapatti aka mono junk vs mesak, who is better known as fellow finn, tatu metsätähti, aka one half of mr velcto fastener and someone who has released on dexter & steffis klakson. together the pair serve up three mixes of their jam and an additional track. title track deep in my mind is a paranoid techno cut with freaky vocal riffs repeating the title as gurgling synth lines and sleek drums rumble below. twitchy synths and high pressure perc add to the hypnotic effect, and overall its easy to see this one making for some perfectly weird dance floor moments. the mix by mono junk is completely the opposite: in his hands it is a beat-less, serene and beautifully styled electro cut that takes you deep into brain soothing space. the electro mind version is then a full on electro jam, with plenty of aqueous synths and fluid lines all squiggling along in classic detroit style. final track sysdrum is back to the raw, with angsty drum lines, crisp and slapping snares and oodles of reverb all making for a brain frying trip.

mono junk delivers four pieces of pure finnish melancholia for rat life s 7th release. this guy is a true european techno originator and like no one he reflects the darkness of the long, cold and lonely winters of suomi in his music. while listening to these tracks you will find yourself wondering: are these voices coming from the speakers or are you listening to your own morbid thoughts? perfect soundtrack for your winter depression. can t understand what you say!

cool new material from from kimmo rapatti - this is his second release on skudge white and it is another killer! *little elephant* was previous released on a various compilation cd on kims own dum records in 1995 so we are very honored to be able to finally release it for the first time on vinyl!

brilliant four track vinyl with a great variety

exploratory synth and acid tracks from this veteran scandinavian machine tweaker... tip!

strictly limited release on transparent vinyl.

a one sided release with a deep, haunting basic channel style production by kim rapatti aka monojunk... limited white coloured edition

mono junk from finland released this minimal techno 3-tracker on his dum label in 1998.

cool atmospheric old schooling electro tunes by mono junk (styrax leaves, sähkö, trope)

cool tech four tracker made in finland. styles vary from techno via electro to classic 303 acid grooves