substrato releases sub001 & sub004 bundled up for a special price!

“heritable traits” is the first ep from distant echoes on his long-time friend buck’s substrato records.

substrato continues its path through the research of sounds from the hidden worlds. the label returns with the first various artist called “submerged worlds”. this release is marked out by the juxtaposition of artists coming from different areas lead together by the exploration of sharpened sounds, contributing to this timeless installment.

substrato records, the label known for its sharpness in quality ambient techno, returns with truth is silence ep, produced by the italian veterans retina.it.

substrato records features techno veteran edit select on its most recent release, points of contact. the ep is in line with substrato’s signature sound – stripped down hypnotic percussion with deep ties to techno’s past. at the ep’s outset, edit select layers straightforward loops into complex textures, weaving careening synth lines through skittering hi hats and driving kicks. faction 1.1 brings the composition to a subdued close with warm, thrumming percussion that evokes a propulsive ethereality. at its fourth release, substrato has firmly established itself as a techno label adept at driving techno with psychedelic, shamanistic impulses.

newcomer label substrato features dorian gray on its third release. gray, aka moreno mariotti, is an italian-based artist whose music culls from a broad range of influences that rest somewhere between surrealism and sci-fi. this third installation is a canvas of obscure atmospheres and hypnagogic patterns, the textures of which play to the label’s orientation towards the acoustics that embody subterranean and submerged worlds.

the 2nd release on allessandro stefanio’s substrato, true to the label’s concept, is another musical exploration of both atmospheric heights and geological solidity, with all the emotional resonance and physical impact that such an exploration implies. this new ep from buck, like the substrato debut fluid identity by limo, is a skillful sonic meditation on the natural living environments that we often take for granted: its mix of intense tectonic beats and ambient winds takes us from the archaic mystery of the underground to the rapture of the open skies above.

outstanding edit select remix... big ep

the second album from italian ambient trio pcm. limited pressing on translucent orange vinyl, download code included.

first ever commercial release for this ultra-rare holy grail 1974 library/production music lp, limited edition 200 gram deluxe replica lp with exclusive scholarly liner notes by alvin lucia and unpublished photos. full dynamic range 2015 remaster direct from the first generation analogue master tapes armando sciascia, by day, notable composer for italian erotic and exotic cinema, by night, experimentalist and nocturnal avant-gardener.