acid techno experiments from the italo disco master with alessandro adriani extended rework of technologies.

conceived along the space of a few years and part of a big collection of unfinished experiments stored on cassette tapes, this eight tracks selection well represents fred ventura s late 80s and early 90s infatuation with chicago house, detroit techno, early warp records and even a secret passion for ebm. using a basic set up made of roland juno 106, roland jx-8p, oberheim dx, roland tr909 and an akai sampler, these tracks were never officially mixed and meant to be released until today. minimal and hypnotic, dry and direct, both sides of the record show an instinctive approach to rhythms and basslines, typical of those days where computer didn t have a predominant role in the creative process.

first odd one tape release comes from munir nadir

lp in printed inner sleeve.louise van den heuvel is a dynamic dutch bass player and composer. shes known for blending modern music technologies and effect pedals in her compositions rooted in the contemporary electronic/jazz scene.

zeitlose, qualitativ hochwertige electronix-sounds von the underground music network s head honcho d-ufo! handgestempelte exemplare, limitierte auflage.

handgestempelte exemplare, limitierte auflage.

bass

4 tolle electro tracks. cool, ltd hand stamped copies!

the spy technologies series continues! the 4 track album sampler is pressed on blueberry vinyl (white, blue & purple marbled).

ylgr recordings first installment with a douglas dixon record c-technologies.

liberation technologies continue to work with innovative artists and encourage experimental and challenging perspectives in modern electronic music, welcoming newcomer hex with their latest release. hex is comprised of london based artists charlie noon & tom field. drawing influence from and exploring the outer realms of techno, experimental, rave and grime they breathe new energy into the dance floor. their spacious sound design fuses unfamiliar sound elements and building waves of melody with blistering percussion and kinetic soundscape.

liberation technologies continues the legacy of its parent label mute in working with innovative artists, and encouraging experimental and challenging perspectives. for the label’s 10th release, us born, berlin based physical therapy will see his inaugural release on the label. he takes a different tone to previous releases - with a hard hitting drum kit featuring heavily throughout the 6 tracks, aptly named ’hit the breaks’ explores a range of sounds within and beyond the realms of breakbeat.

t c f is the moniker of norwegian contemporary artist and experimental computer musician lars holdhus. his work explores themes of code, cryptography and privacy through the use of visual, sonic, built and written concepts. often the titles and descriptions of his work are written in cyphertext, the key to which is hidden within the piece itself. his forthcoming release on liberation technologies will further this cryptographic theme, consisting of digital and physical content containing the necessary keys to unlock the full meaning of the work.

now a prominent feature of the london scene, lukid presents a fresh ep on the always innovative liberation technologies. an impressive follow up to his 2012 full-length lonely at the top, the crawlers ep serves up lo-fi, danceable electronics that elude genre. consistent with previous releases on actress’s werkdiscs and lukid’s own glum imprint, crawlers intelligently breaks ground on undefined dancefloor territory.

with a sprawling discography that can be traced as far back as 2005, the last few years have found the providence-based noise artist ren schofield shifting his attention towards his container guise with increasing vigour, delivering full-length albums for spectrum spools and i just live here, as well as an acclaimed ep for rabih beaini’s much-lauded morphine records.

following a slew of acclaimed releases on left blank and tri angle, as well an album with the much lauded young echo collective, vessel debuts on the burgeoning liberation technologies imprint with three diverse cuts of inimitable off-kilter electronics. *misery is a communicable disease* serves as a euphoric opener, primed for moments of escapism on or off the dancefloor with resonant hats and an exultant synth line laid bare upon a bed of gauzy pads and valve-warmed kicks. vmi is a different beast altogether, channeling the visceral spirit of minimal wave and punk aesthetic to create a sordid call to arms before the frenzied acid and lingering menace of *not for design* closes the record in typically deranged fashion.

after a sustained period of enviable productivity, renowned producer mark fell arrives on liberation technologies to further carve out his own singular vision of leftfield electronic music. after reviving the snd moniker with long-term collaborator mat steel in 2008, and releasing a slew of singles under the sensate focus guise, it is here that the mind behind recent sound installation *64 beautiful phase violations* delivers his most visceral work yet, melding angular electronics and skittering rhythms into a sonic palette that is undeniably his own. treading an equally as distinctive path throughout their illustrious career, japanese experimentalists boredoms contribute their own vision of parts 1-7, an inspired pairing that is offered up in advance as a tantalising glimpse into the forthcoming record.

londons powell works with opposites, in a way that is delightfully disconcerting. his tracks, on the surface, seem relatively uniform - but listen closer, or at punishing volume, and they teem with detail: wiry guitars, sinister yelps, synth figures that fizz like bubbles through sparkling water. across two eps in 2012 for his own diagonal label and one for death of rave in 2013, he has established himself as one of the uks most unique electronic musicians.

bandshell makes music akin to impenetrably complex puzzles. with a rhythmically intricate style both coarse & strikingly individual his curious constructions have seemingly little regard for the constraints of the dance floor. the second track on the ep, *perc*, is featured on ben ufos fabriclive 67.

mute welcomes a brand new era with the birth of their latest electronic associate label, liberation technologies. citing reference from mutes original and continuing statement of intent, the label exists to give space to and encourage artists to experiment and challenge themselves, anonymously if they choose. the first release on liberation technologies is the >spring ep< by king felix, a producer from ann arbor, michigan who has also released music as laurel halo. the spring ep draws from a melee of influences, sharply carving out its own sonic palette. driving and dramatic, its an uplifting theme-and-variation exercise on oscillation and forward motion.

first of three 12 inches taken from the spy tech 6 album. universal project trademark sound always delivers. bboy breaks, techno elements, dubwise bass, all signalling to the future. mr foul brings the old skool jungle meets techstep.

classic percussive loop techno by codebase !!

stefano greppi is one of the most talented and creative dj / producer in italy. the electronic music biggest artists, like danny tenaglia, anthony pappa, sander kleinenberg and renaissance label, recognized the value of his creations and included his work into their respective compilations, while tracks like luxor >back to love<, >freedom is< and >electro pop< consecrated him as a world fame artist.

rockin darker uk tribal tech !!

taken from the recent album technologies in house music which is a grinding exploration in sinking moods and computer thoughts. every detail is meticulously plotted. using samples and effects like rhythmic rudiments, greppi finds new cavernous depths of the soul that are twisted and mechanical yet warm and emotive

the creation of his own label screen recordings represents the professional maturity, and his forthcoming album >technologies in house< is a logical goal, that brings to a definition point in stefano s career. a defined point to reflect, to renew himself and to go on

detroit flavoured tribal techno hammers.. will rock the chairs out!

excellend harder 4 track techno ep

3-tracker. not the faint of heart, this is dancefloor techno at its best, with clattering beats and analog basslines laying down the groundwork, while synth chords stab in and out in true detroit style.

raxon is back on truesoul

the third longplayer from dax j on double vinyl, housed in full colour sleeve with download code included.

12 inch acid techno vinyl produced by ant & d.d.r., released on stay up forever remixes. another stay up forever favourite gets the remix treatment. this time rhythm technologies, k.n. & dj clydeboards do the work.

mac-talla nan creag is channeling ancient rites, the mysteries of the scottish landscape and its elements through technologies both old and new for your listening pleasure.

wolfskuil for its next instalment welcomes ambivalent and physical therapys new collaborative project pta. ambivalent (kevin mchugh) has been a force for good techno for over a decade and his extensive discography includes appearances on cocoon, hotflush, kompakt and ovum. physical therapy (daniel fisher) is allergy season label head and resident at nycs nowadays. he has released on labels including delft, liberation technologies and unknown to the unknown.

by linking all these unusual elements, scoutsom explores the relationship between human creativity and the innovative technologies that enable the freedom of improvisation. this is a label that comes to encourage movement – a movement that wants a change through a sonic revolution.

* to celebrate the second anniversary of khemia records we are pleased to welcome back in aeternam vale, the legendary french artist who inaugurated the imprint on a split ep with bronze teeth in march 2016. * this is the first single-artist ep produced by the label, initiating a new series that will run parallel to the v/a editions. * the tracks ‘dave’ and ‘circles’ form an elliptical conundrum composed of various references including kubrick’s alchemical allegory 2001 a space odyssey, (sampled in french) with it’s existential narrative of a schizophrenic artificial intelligence lurking in the shadows. the deus ex machina wondering if mankind is still useful to machines, or perhaps even dangerous to them? the infamous seveso chemical disaster at the pharmaceutical laboratory icmesa caused by human error, the glowing blood-red sphere of hal 9000, the all-seeing eye of the sentient super-computer and the circular composition of the toxic compound 2.3,7.8 tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (tcdd), released into the atmosphere at seveso. with this cryptic feedback loop, laurent prot is suggesting that the new technologies we are developing now, for use in our near future could result in catastrophe when human control is lost to the self-learning of ai. the homicidal consequences of a machine take-over find visual form in the bleak, dystopian aesthetic of evelyn bencicova’s cover artwork.

after the successful first year with four remarkable techno va releases, propaganda moscow launches the brand new series: code. inspired by hi-end and computer technologies, code will represent top electro and similar styles sound.

dark entries is proud to release ‘commerce’, the third ep from san francisco-based trio inhalt, german for “content”. the group was founded in 2009, and for the purposes of this recording are matia simovich, philip winiger and steven campodonico. inhalt’s core operative strategy is of sonic fidelity and integrity rather than nostalgia. their first release was a split 12- on world unknown in 2011 followed by two eps on dark entries, a remix ep on emotional especial and a part time punks session on cleopatra. ‘commerce’ is a close examination of the self destructive tendency of the ego in relation to the allure of negativity and mass tragedy. the ep details the psychopathy of relentless thirst mandated by neo-liberalism and traverses through the adoption of social and economic technologies that strengthen domination vis a vis self enslavement to disempowerment. employing the best of both modern and vintage techniques, the four songs on the ep utilize dense production, big snares, and powerful german vocals from philip. inhalt are informed by the brooding soundtracks of john carpenter as much as the vastness and sheen of trevor horn, and set out to explore the borders between the vocal-driven pop song and the expansive dancefloor 12&#8243,,,, arrangement. the record was produced over four years at the bands own black sun loft recording studio and different fur studios. paul lavigne mastered the ep in london, england at kontrast mastering and george horn handled the vinyl eq curve at fantasy studios, berkeley. each ep is housed in a specially designed jacket by leo merz and includes a lyric sheet with english translations.

bruno patchworks hovart is one of the top producers of todays groove music scene. after playing as a bassist and guitarist for various bands, he started producing in the mid-nineties and has kept on mixing todays technologies with the raw spirits of house, electronic, disco, funk, soul, reggae & jazz musics golden years since then. following the trail of success left by his various projects as patchworks, and under many aliases, hes proved his musical ubiquity and unexpectedly stroke in various genres. today, hes back under the edr records umbrella, following up to his various ep for the label, and meanwhile pursuing a comeback to his early love for house music. many house music diggers would indeed remember that before favorite recordings was launched in 2006, patchworks and pascal rioux produced many deep-house tracks on the rotax disques imprint. besides since the late 90s, patchworks has also collaborated with labels such as q-tape, or still music, delivering many clubbing hits such as million toes, sugar, or minautor. on this 5 tracks ep, he delivers 4 killer tunes again, inspired by the michael jackson’s classic hit, rock with you.

bruno “patchworks” hovart is definitely one of the top producers of today’s groove music scene. after playing as a bassist and guitarist for various bands, he started producing in the mid-nineties and has kept on mixing today’s technologies with the raw spirits of house, electronic, disco, funk, soul, reggae & jazz music’s golden years since then. following the trail of success left by his various projects as patchworks, and under many aliases, he’s proved his musical ubiquity and unexpectedly stroke in various genres. for this new ep, he’s back under the edr records’ umbrella, following up to his acclaimed eps called give my love (edr019) and dedications (edr021), and meanwhile pursuing a comeback to his early love for house music. many house music diggers would indeed remember that before favorite recordings was launched in 2006, patchworks and pascal rioux produced many deep-house titles on the rotax disques imprint. besides since the late 90s, patchworks has also collaborated with labels such as q-tape, or still music, delivering many clubbing hits such as “million toes”, “sugar”, or “minautor” to name just a few. on this 4 tracks ep, he again delivers 4 dancefloor killers, ready to convince any listener from old-school “footstomping” aficionados, to detroit house heads. for the occasion he also invited his long time mate eric duperray aka mr day, who brings his soulful vibes to the mix.

mouse on mars’ andi toma and jan st. werner return with their most inventive album to date, dimensional people. the new album finds the berlin-based duo reunited with thrill jockey, a powerful aesthetic partnership marked by such seminal albums as radical connector (2004), idiology (2001), and niun niggung (2000). after a series of notorious dance floor releases, dimensional people reveals them working deep within their own vernacular, digging into fertile terrain of their inexhaustible vault of digital and acoustic experimentation, and charismatically making elemental components new again. this album makes clear how their craft is of discovery, of finding new contexts for places, sounds, memories, sensations, ambiences, technologies, relationships, and of course, people. limited colored vinyl, download code included.

henrik schwarz and !k7 are proud to announce a collaboration that will bare many different musical fruits. the first of these is a brand new label called between buttons, curated by henrik and focused on acoustic sounds and contemporary compositions. between buttons will be in partnership with !k7’s own neo-classical hub 7k!, and will kick off with a new mini lp by schwarz entitled works piano, followed by an ep entitled aphorisms by syrian artists khaled kurbeh & raman khalaf ensemble. mixing up old and new technologies, experimental and more classical approaches, the label will see schwarz forge new paths in his own work, as well as curating material from the peers he has worked with over the last 15 years. mainly made up of acoustic sounds, piano, string quartets, self-built instruments, percussion and intriguing classicist elements with a modern twist, there will be eps from piano virtuoso bugge wesseltoft, as well as other electronic producers wanting to show themselves in a different, more unplugged light. “in these times of constant turbo mode, likes and thumbs-up, we need to go back to basics,” says henrik. “we want to move away from the idea that relentless hasty productivity is a must, and instead take time to create space, to let ideas mature and to focus the mind on subtler sounds.” works piano will be a four track mini album that uses a yamaha disklavier as the starting point and reimagines it, reworks it and alters it with various digital and recording technologies. one track is a created with a reactive algorithm and one is composed purely from altered and processed piano sounds.

after a handful of 12-s for labels like hessle, liberation technologies and his own imprint b.s hell, bandshell returns with a knock out blow for ftd!
mutant drum structures, cascading synths and industrial bell ringing forms the backdrop to bandshell’s latest work. those paying close attention to his output over the years will remember his work on labels like hessle audio, liberation technologies and his own recently setup b.s. hell.

bruno “patchworks” hovart started playing as a bassist and guitarist for various bands, he started producing in the mid-nineties and has kept on mixing today’s technologies with the raw spirits of house, electronic, disco, funk, soul, reggae & jazz music’s golden years since then.

eva geist s music is inspired by dreams, lost paradises, and new horizons of human belonging.” eva geist is an italian electronic musician and composer based in berlin. her early musical experiences in electronic music were largely self-directed, beginning with use of synthesizers and sequencers to different audiovisual computer and mobile technologies.geist s music builds up a cinematic musical journey around rarefied melodies, arpeggiators, soft beats and space disco. under the eva moniker hides the underground polyedric artist andrea noce, who previously released a mini-lp last year with david kristian on macadam mambo. this ep includes a wonderfull remix of «tanz im morgenmantel » by salon des amateurs head’s tolouse low trax, transposing it in a very subaquatic version, and a sublime artwork by talented artist maria torres

powerful techno with a unique flair, staying aggressively interesting and surprising. on this delft release, physical therapy continues a stellar string of punishing releases on work them, uttu, liberation technologies, and his own allergy season imprint. hot!