leipzig-based bass music producer dranq released a 12” ep “serpentine” on beijing record label ran music’s bass sub-label ran rad.

pulsewidthmod,creates tracks that are very epic and driving in nature all of which are recorded as live techno jams using elektrons dark trinity and an ms20 mini. her influences from techno to industrial, ebm, and belgium new beat leaves the listener with some menacing drums and a juxtaposition of both pleasing and disorienting melodies. serpentine servitude explores the idea that perhaps the serpent in the garden of eden was really being humanities servant. who was this creator character to dictate which fruit was ok for us to eat? who was he or they to say that if we ate the fruit we would be tainted and forever separate from divine love? all this did was create the idea in our consciousness that we were tainted. it is of my personal belief that the idea that we are sinful is the original sin. this god character who created beings in his own image and then dictated how they were to live their life kind of sounds like an over controlling father. where is mother in all this? the album started with the track original sin which was originally titled acid. seems somewhat appropriate since the concept of original sin seems to be a violation on humanities consciousness

producer, dj and post-production engineer stepan chernov (aka kammerton) can safely be named a musical multitalent. stepan has pianist and kapellmeister degrees and already collaborated with numerous live bands and projects. his serpentine ep is a fresh breath of detroit influenced house with spacious dub synthlines and mesmerizing groove. the title tune >serpentine< is a slow burner and sets the tone for the record with dreamy synth progressions, discreetly jazzy keys, squelched chords and solid 4/4 rhythm. while >mistress < is an intuitively constructed dub-house killer, the kind of ever-morphing detroit stabs makes this ep irresistible. >winergy< concludes the serpentine journey from moscow to detroit and traps you in the subtly intricate and hypnotic groove of that new wave of russian deep

for fans of: necrophobic, dissection, autopsy, mortuous, entombed, gorement, necrowretch, ceremonial oath, torture rack, entrails

for fans of: necrophobic, dissection, autopsy, mortuous, entombed, gorement, necrowretch, ceremonial oath, torture rack, entrails / blue vinyl

collaboration between electronic and jazz by gebrüder teichmann and their father uli teichmann.

the debut album from jazz-funk collective apollo suns

disco at its best incl fantasy, boogie wonderland, fantasy amm! on flaming coloured 180gram double vinyl ! limited 3k copies

second part of the oaks compilation series ritualistic discoteca music for the collective extasy induction.

colored vinyl - mit departures meldet sich das belgische duo portland mit ihrem dreampop, der an beach house und angus & julia stone erinnert, zurück. aus unmittelbarer verbundenheit geboren, ist portland ein projekt, das zugleich einige der dunkelsten dinge überlebt hat, die das leben zu bieten hat. das verträumten songwriting lebt von purem ausdruck und einer unglaublichen ehrlichkeit. das neue album departures treibt sie an den rand des abgrunds und zwingt sie dazu, sich zu öffnen wie nie zuvor, und dabei sich selbst neu zu entdecken.

mit departures meldet sich das belgische duo portland mit ihrem dreampop, der an beach house und angus & julia stone erinnert, zurück. aus unmittelbarer verbundenheit geboren, ist portland ein projekt, das zugleich einige der dunkelsten dinge überlebt hat, die das leben zu bieten hat. das verträumten songwriting lebt von purem ausdruck und einer unglaublichen ehrlichkeit. das neue album departures treibt sie an den rand des abgrunds und zwingt sie dazu, sich zu öffnen wie nie zuvor, und dabei sich selbst neu zu entdecken.

synkroniq welcomes uk upcoming talent joe rolet for its 3rd installment with a 4 track ep entitled “central lines“. expect rolling grooves, smooth melodies and slick sound design.

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dip friso aka grim lusk,sunny balm is back with his new experimental album >crocodile or real?<

an exploratory record that dances across time and genre, guided by fidgety miniatures and jazz inflected collage. throughout, the band pool together their instrumental chops, moving from fluid and serpentine r&b to meditative, minimalistic piano, evoking a contrast of virtuosity and self-surrender.

ltd 2020 repress / reissue

philipp otterbachs psychedelische musik war nie eine sonnenschein-pille. mit everything else matters stellt der berliner dj und produzent nun sein debütalbum vor.

yosa peit longplayer on tax free records

classic , psych / krautrock , balearic - cosmic feel

pressing on black 180 gram vinyl. housed in a gatefold sleeve with poster and insert included.

both tracks also feature their respective bonus beats versions with serpentine bonus beats and divine bonus beats providing the rhythm tracks for both.

limited and numbered pressing on flaming orange & yellow mixed 180 gram vinyl. housed in a gatefold sleeve with poster and insert included.

following up on their acclaimed 2016 album, “pitch black mirror”, the canadian duo return to sonic groove with four new tracks based on their improvised live performances. these are dance floor tracks with an experimental edge and a pervasive sense of dread, emphasizing the project’s decades-long commitment to fusing techno and industrial music in unique ways. elements of ebm, electro, and rhythmic noise blur together as serpentine basslines twist through shifting layers of percussion, and modular dronescapes morph into agonized voices of suffering and defiance. another powerful weapon from the orphx arsenal.

we are ultra-excited to release our new 12” vinyl, the stock just landed the cubículo records hq! once again a classic vibronics tune with fresh new mixes and a remix from brain damage!

relaxers fifth ep is the final edition in the self titled series that began in early 2016. th six tracks are split between viscous, serpentine techno and liminal, dubbed out beatless passages. my reminiscence opens with a shivering groove and a terror-soaked atmosphere before giving way to the more monolithic wormholing of headache. stevie and blister pack drift further afield from the dancefloor, rippling and reforming. each side is closed out with a brief passage: empty promises and health is wealth are evocative and fleeting snapshots.

hidden orchestras dawn chorus remixes folgt dem aufschlussreichen album dawn chorus, das neueste album des produzenten und komponisten joe acheson mit immersiven field recordings und ausgedehnten soundscapes zu einer reise durch electronica, deep house und ambient psychedelia. dawn chorus remixes enthält bearbeitungen von max cooper, matthew herbert, throwing snow, the physics house band, nuage, floex, nostalgia 77, wrongtom und skalpel. erhältlich als 2lp mit silbernem prägefolientitel und bedruckten innenhüllen, downloadcode inklusive. das cover-artwork stammt von dem gefeierten künstler und druckgrafiker norman ackroyd.

enter the dragon. adding mystique to the techno are these pulsating, arpeggiated, snarling beasts from the italian producer with an ominous-sounding remix by heinrich mueller aka gerald donald of drexicya. track titles refer to the journeys of the sky dragon (a1), yellow dragon (a2) and dragon king (b1/b2) as they soar and serpentine majestically underwater and beyond the clouds

scissor & thread ramp up the heat with the debut release by virginias deep house don, dj aakmael. known for his infectious grooves and deep and intricate instrumentation for more than two decades, this four track ep is in no short supply of teased out, peak time, classic deep house. the titular track wastes no time on the a-side with its hard hitting kick and springy bass holding court, while a hypnotic serpentine synth snakes along. the a2, what iz deep house, is a lesson for those who dont know what true deep house is. woozy, edgy chords take the spotlight as a dissociated voice slurs, what is deep house? a relentlessly thick kick, along with sharp as razors hi-hats and snaps, throttle the track into peak time territory. on the flip, sands is an aquatic affair, with its reverb laden pads and piano chord stabs submerging the floor in pelagic atmosphere. the persistent, euphoric bassline bump effortlessly slides its hooks into the listeners ears before a celestial piano melody pierces through the depths. frank & tony take things even deeper with their late night breakaway dub, applying their signature bass line touch and hi-hat shuffle in what may be their best remix to date.

infinite density – the new album by the berlin based, cuban-american artist blush response – is a fantastical exploration into the depths of industrial and ebm techno in collaboration with techno frontman adam x’s infamous imprint, sonic groove. influenced by the progressive noise of autechre, front line assembly and skinny puppy the producer has previously released with aufnahme +wiedergabe and ant-zen, as well as getting his hands dirty with programming work for the industrial pioneers fear factory, rhys fulber as well as latin pop singer cristian castro. infinite destiny takes a firm grip on situationally influenced content, pulling every corner of berlin into its belly for a challenging and unique sound – a sound that’s able to maintain functionality whilst simultaneously exposing loose wires of wild flangers and disturbed sampling. these erratic waves are expressed through the productions infinite density, aum shinrikyo, survivor guilt and dead still air, showcasing the most alien meta-bodies of blush’s sound. as an appropriation on contemporary acidic sound, the sonic motions of serpentine and tryptamine delve into explorations within the acid genre. rhys fulber’s string contribution on painkiller initiates a whirlwind rhetoric of distortion. panic stricken, no solace and tessellate focus on strong industrial pads that carry the density of each track whilst infinite dread’s ebm back bone hits hard with heavy arpeggiation. crucial to its form, the album showcases new experimental sound that repurposes algorithms of today’s dancefloor dogma. blush response exposes these paradigms through mutated build-ups and drops. however, his innovative “modular synth heavy” sound design obscures the flow in a way that permeates the concrete arenas his productions are designed for – in true berlin style.

hidden orchestra kehren mit ihrem neuen album dawn chorus zurück auf tru thoughts. der produzent und komponist joe acheson, der eine komplizierte, aber expansive klangwelt kreiert, eine sammlung aus vogelgesängen und anderen feldaufnahmen, reich an detail und charakter. in den songs verflechten sich diese schnappschüsse mit bass, schlagzeug, percussion und eklektischen instrumenten - darunter klavier, elektro-harfe, zither, türkisches ney und cello zu einer art persönlichem audio-tagebuch. die cd kommt in einem dreifachen klapp-digifile, während die vinyle in einem klappcover + download card untergebracht sind.

hidden orchestra kehren mit ihrem neuen album -dawn chorus- zurück auf tru thoughts. der produzent und komponist joe acheson, der eine komplizierte, aber expansive klangwelt kreiert, eine sammlung aus vogelgesängen und anderen feldaufnahmen, reich an detail und charakter. in den songs verflechten sich diese schnappschüsse mit bass, schlagzeug, percussion und eklektischen instrumenten - darunter klavier, elektro-harfe, zither, türkisches ney und cello - zu einer art persönlichem audio-tagebuch. die cd kommt in einem dreifachen klapp-digifile, während die vinyle in einem klappcover + download card untergebracht sind.

in celebration of the 10th anniversary of “force fed” we have teamed up with fat beats to release this limited edition colored vinyl. “the debut album from ide the shanty one, “force fed” is a verbal maelstrom whipping through the placid seas of 21st century underground hip-hop with thunderous beats and lightning-strike lyrics. ide displays his furious command of the mic over 23 dark and storming beats, his imaginative and visceral word-warping and unrelenting flow striking listeners with gut-punch directness.

lywood has worked alongside some of the most prestigious names in art, fashion, music and film - from led zeppelin to louis vuitton, the venice biennale to the serpentine art gallery, in a career spanning over 20 years. junk sees lywood stepping into the limelight for the first time with these eight epic psychedelic dance-floor and spaced out instrumental visions. junk is inspired by vik muniz’s ground-breaking documentary waste land, which tells the story of the landfill site, jardim gramacho, on the outskirts of rio de janeiro. recycling fragments of german electronica, disco and 80’s synth from his childhood and fusing these with new, found sounds, lywood takes us on a journey through his world of junk re-imagined. five of the tracks are named after some of the largest landfill sites around the world, and trash vortex is named after the swirling mass of plastic waste the size of texas, in the north pacific. lywood stays close to muniz s mission to “change the lives of a group of people with the same material that they deal with everyday”. ** cover artwork by keith coventry, the celebrated fine artist represented by pace gallery** the debut cochabamba album comes courtesy of respected sound designer and fine artist dan lywood!

having made his label introduction with his remix of label newcomer villete’s “rillia-, darand land gets to spread out and show off his unique brand of euphoric and uplifting deep house on his debut ep for the label, ‘discover you’. the title track is classic darand land, with bright piano chords, buzzing organs and a thick chicago house bass line. siren-like pads fade in and out from the periphery, as electrifying percussion elements come into play. frank & tony take a turn and apply their signature style onto the former track, adding a chunkier kick with bright as day claps and hi-hats to propel the track through the opalescent haze draped over the melodic elements. on the flip, “marcela’s sense” is a blissed out, head down late night affair. cosmic pads swirl around glistening keys and repressed organ chords, as toms bounce among the steady hi-hat ride, lulling the listener into a state of euphoria. the ep closes out with the atmospheric, peak time detroit house cut, “souls awash-. a serpentine bass line runs the show amidst swelling pads and in-your-face kicks and percussion. as with all of his productions, the track shines in the smaller details that float in and out of focus throughout, lending the track’s weightier elements an even greater sense of gravitas.

nachtbraker is back! its been a huge year for the amsterdam deep house juggernaut who returns to dirt crew with his all new and colorfully titled really ties the room together ep. constantly on the move, hes found time between touring throughout europe, asia and south america to continue to push his a-typical house sound forward with this years heist release and his quirky jam busy bee that was featured on our deep love 100 compilation. this three tracker is jam packed with bouncing club tunes and a whole lot of flange. things kick off with the title track really ties the room together. it twists and turns over an unconventional but irresistible groove, shimmying shakers, brass stabs and a serpentine riff work together creating a super tight dance floor cut. rew begins somewhere in deeper territory, suspense building beneath the clouds, a rumbling bass rolls in from over the horizon before a glorious funk guitar blows the whole thing wide open, letting the suns rays burst through and that familiar nachtbraker good time energy shine in. the rerub of rew is something altogether new from our deep house protagonist, a break beat and casual groove guide gently towards an ever intensifying acid trip. dont be fooled by the lovely deep chords, things get nasty in the end. its best to expect the unexpected from our adventurous resident producer, and this ep is no exception.

“last days and time” is the third studio album by american r&b group earth, wind & fire, released in 1972, their debut album on columbia records. it was recorded at the legendary sunset sound studios in hollywood, california, with founder and multi-instrumentalist maurice white, verdine white and philip bailey. due to their live performances it cemented their status as the main funk band and set the stage for the band’s blockbuster breakthrough. songs on the album like “make it with you” (originally from bread) the pre-“brazilian rhyme” powerful funk sax style “power”, (which sounds like an early version of “serpentine fire”) and “remember the children” are excellent examples of the great songs and albums they have made during their career.
180 gram audiophile vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

raw, rugged & slightly unhinged serpentine delirium from our man in okayama. equally at home in the warehouse or on the forest floor.

bm/cc/cws spectrum debuts the collaborative works of three new york gs: brendon moeller, clay wilson and oliver chapoy aka certain creatures. inspired by each others live performances at an industry of the machines party in may 14, brendon, clay and oliver re-convened for an impromptu recording session a week later. spectrum culls three serpentine heavy-weights from that session. each track warps modular meltdowns into aerobic feats of primed dj mayhem, mixing the visceral with the psychedelic for a twisted take on techno. *spectrum 1* peels queasy melodies off charburned, disintegrating toms that disappear into the howling vortex of *spectrum 2*. the third and final (for now) *spectrum* emission channels the most harrowing moments of the trios live performances - a deliberate, free-form exploration of technos widest fringes and wildest possibilities.

next hot hot adamant remixes!!!

for over 12 months thomas feriero aka avatism, our friend and label partner, has been staying at home and working on his album. he moved to berlin to work on it and now sadly (for us) yet (gladly) for him he is moving back to milan. poof! just like that. so what did this year entail exactly? well for some of us not much. we got to see him in his studio comfy pants a couple of times (he wears slippers) we heard his studio woes, ate pasta with him, drank beers and of course got to hear his album at every juncture. while this self-imposed exile may have been a little worrisome the result is fortunately spectacular. adamant is a glimpse into how a city shapes a life and how intrinsically life then shapes music.

two disco-funk classics by earth, wind & fire, featuring the emotions on boogie wonderland .

cocoon recordings celebrates the 100th release! incl. 3 x vinyl + 2xcd + ein paar exklusive slipmats! well, to be honest, we are even over in the 100 meanwhile as our anniversary release needed some time to get well prepared and to make sure it will be a very special one.

ahead of the their debut album the call out on infiné in september, the two brothers, who compose spitzer releases sergen ep july 2.

their long awaited second album as limited 180 gram heavyweight vinyl edition, including cd-version of the full release.