apollo proudly presents the return of sw, joined by partner svn for a sublime 6 track ep. sws lush sound design and hypnotic arrangements of 2017s the album had hearts and minds swooning following its license from sued to apollo. its balmy glory won over pitchfork (deeply expressive debut album 8/10), rolling stone (best electronic albums 2017) and xlr8r (best releases 2017) amongst many others. one year later, sw and svn have gone into the studio, together to make some original music specifically for apollo. the results are the 6 tracks on this ep, they share in a typically taciturn statement. taking inspiration from the iconic house and techno of the mid / late 90s - sw and svn combine dreamy melodies and mesmeric grooves with unfussy, focussed minimalism, their beguiling, modern take on classic sounds and rhythms remains thrillingly unique and elusive. while sw and svn are more comfortable out of the limelight, this 6 track ep for apollo once again proves that they are rightly worthy of the hype that swirls around them.

uplifting, positive techno vibes in best 1990s detroit school tradition.

anthematic 1990s detroit house style club bangers - highly recommended!

porn sword tobacco and svn return to kontra-musik for another untouchable release far off the beaten techno track. trying anxiously to get with whatever is fashionable right now has never been kontra-musiks way of doing things, and the same goes for porn sword tobacco and svn. thats why were such a good match

svn is one of the most important figures on the german electronic music scene right now.

classy, oldschool-not-oldschool electro & house cuts.

subtle lo-fi-esque house ep in best chicago oldschool tradition.

the crew at its best: raw, pure house rhythm jams recorded live to tape while touring out there in 2018

until volume six takes flight it is time to unbuckle those seat belts folks.

become a slave to dresvn’s groove & get seduced by irresistible house pulses - hats off to dresvn & crew

swedish sound poet porn sword tobacco paints sparkling, intimate soundscapes over intuitive grooves and lets them sprawl out over two 12inch records full of life. fresh!

flipping the script & keeping it fresh - a great compilation feat. the acido family in full & for good - highly recommended

the dance is the result of a long lasting musical love affair between kontra-musik s ulf eriksson and sebastian mullaert (aka minilogue). as most love affairs, it started off as an exciting experiment: ulf would play records and sebastian would bring out his music gear and play a live set. as they were touring with this live concept, their sounds started to really integrate, and after one especially fine night at trouw, amsterdam, ulf and sebastian decided it was time to conceive the dance. once the decision was taken, everything else came naturally. the dance was to be recorded live, in one take, at kontra-musik s home field inkonst, malmo, sweden.

the long dormant ud project awakens with tracks from the archives + fresh-reinterpretations of their uniquely nostalgic & delicate tone poetry. part 1 of a trilogy, featuring fresh takes from svn & sw. (sued, acido, meakusma, sex tags) limited to 200 copies.

acido in full effect: leftfield house, down-tempo & electronica jams

dj-kicks start 2018 in fine style with another vital entry into their long running series. the latest comes from swiss dj and producer deetron on march 3rd 2018, and features an exclusive solo track as well as exclusive collaborations with steve spacek, jinadu and jamie lidell. as one of the other most famous musical exports from his swiss homeland, he has pretty much done it all from fabric and balance mix cds to running his own label, from essential albums like twisted and music over matter on music man records to club focussed 12Ós on will saulÕs aus music and french label circus company. after 20 years in the game, he is still in demand at key clubs around the world, and is sufficiently respected as to be able to call on big names like seth troxler, cooly g and ben westbeech for collaborations.

how much do you really know about nina kraviz? shes a russian techno dj, an accomplished producer, one of dance musicÕs breakthrough names of the last five years. true enough, but theres so much more to her story than that. shes one of electronic musics most interesting characters, someone who has stuck to her musical guns since day one, someone who has wide-ranging roots that run deep in the past, yet shes also the embodiment of the future. her signature sound is a raw blend of house and techno with a very acidic feel. if that feels very now, kraviz has a lot to do with it, which is why she was asked to mix the latest instalment of !k7Õs landmark Ôdj kicksÕ series.