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repress - timesless dub tech as always

repress - following the success of last years babe roots ep, echocord revisits the package with reworks from forest drive west, mike schommer, felix k, db1 and babe roots themself.

2023 repress incoming! first babe roots album perfectly executed. this is the perfect balance between dub structures and reggae rhythms. pressed on 180 gram vinyl, housed in printed sleeve with poster included.

indie only - coloured vinyl

reissue with fresh jacques green rmx

2020 remaster, original released in 1988

dub techno, pressed on 180 gr

well known from politics of dancing

pressed on 10 inch vinyl

dub reggae

timeless house electro tracks royal oak

jammin unit is not only my brother but one of the most prolific producer of electronic music since the early days of techno. he is one half of legendary electronic super group air liquide and made his way into history books with tracks like -if the was no gravity- and -revelation- lately featured on nina kraviz - fabric 91 mix.

much sought after tracks from dual action’s (aka matthew folden) “babe beer bar car” tape series, released between 2014 - 2016. compiled and made available on vinyl for the first time by dominick fernow’s hospital productions label.

babe roots are a relatively young duo from turin, italy, making a unique brand of atmospheric, techno-infused dubwise. on our radar since their splendid debut 7 inch on rohs! records in early 2016, we are very pleased to invite them into the zamzam fold with two mesmerizing and contrasting tunes. * be still* is a deeply meditative yet driving dub techno trek in classic fashion, featuring rastaman kojo neatness intoning on righteous living, working the land, guarding the tongue, and avoiding babylonian schemes and traps laid by the wicked. maternal bass and shimmering reverbs envelop a heartbeat rhythm of kick, shaker and distant snares for a timeless vibe that shows mastery of the idiom while updating it for contemporary sound systems. * rawness* is an extraordinarily deep 140 journey that opens with rich pads and swirling atmospherics, creating a psychoactive ambience that builds into a steady kick. the full riddim hits and plunges us even deeper with restrained, syncopated drums and percussion. churning bass powers us through the dense, hallucinatory fog as tendrils of electricity probe and zap, and serrated snares cut through the tape haze and studio clouds in the last third. carving out a gorgeous edge between deep dubstep and dub techno, * rawness* hits all the marks and will find a home in a huge range of sets.

heavy dub rhythms with lush techno chords and a huge remix by stenny. jamaican dub structures strongly influenced by 90s chain reaction/basic channel atmospheres and uk trip hop elements. tip! this version is 12- only (without 7 - bonus)

were super excited to present the latest artist to join the dirt crew stable, french producer sekou babe. he ticked all the right boxes for us with this beautiful debut ep foresight prevents blindness which explores his fresh and vibey outlook on house with sideways glances to smokey jazz, breaks and garage. the a-side lines up three varied tunes. perspectives of the youth and soukoun step in quickly with lively breakbeat rhythms. the first boasting warm soul vocals and steady bass groove, the second a melancholic yet uplifting back and forth between vintage piano and warbling rhodes. treize zero zero trois is a deep and dreamy house jam. cinematic elements infused with punchy percussion and 80s sonic touches add up to good times all round. on the b, our good friend nachtbraker does what he does best, flipping treize zero zero trois bringing the deep, dubby amsterdam vibrations. his version is lush, textural and slightly fruity, with surging synths, tropical percussion and a stomping kick. sekou babe rounds things off with the extravagant crown collection, showing us yet another colour in his musical spectrum. its trip hop meets detroit where warped strings introduce shuffling drums before the track begins to build layering subtle arpeggios, smooth pads, crash hits and a buoyant melody. sekou babe would like to add that all tracks were written and produced by b.b. at 7e republique studio and says thanks to peter, ghizlene, mohammed and florian, you beautiful souls.

from the italian dub duo babe roots comes the groups third vinyl release since their debut 7inch last year on the sardinian rohs imprint which sold out in record time. like the a-sides artwork suggests (a photo of the major league baseball pitcher doc ellis famous for pitching a no-hitter while on lsd), this record will take the listener on a trip. in classic babe roots fashion, each song was carefully crafted using traditional jamaican dub techniques, blending 90’s chain reaction / basic channel atmospheres and uk trip-hop elements. spiritual connection / brown walls aims to be their strongest release yet. us-based label visceral vibrations teams up with big horn sound (a sound system out of las vegas, nv) to provide a record worthy of any dub-heads collection, presented on 12inch vinyl and professionally mastered by beau thomas at teneightseven.

heavy dub rhythms with lush techno chords and a huge remix by stenny. the release includes a limited 180gr 12inch + limited 7inch. jamaican dub structures strongly influenced by 90s chain reaction/basic channel atmospheres and uk trip hop elements. tip!

as a first follow up to his acclaimed 2012 jr plankton release, plankton teamed up with robert defcon and produced an astounding collage of european and afroamerican sounds, vocals and rhythms, both psychedelic and bass heavy. licensed to groove, the 5 tracks on oh babe merge the sonically improbable – highlighted by the artificial landscape of armin linkes cover photo and max da artwork. when krauts rausch (german for intoxication or noise) you know theyre onto a winner: the fresh new release opens with a sizzling drone ascending the throne of psychedelic sequencer rock. the title tune oh babe injects screwed, subtly lewd funk vocals into a slo-mo, yet ecstatic disco anthem, underscored by a pulsating filter funk bass, while bass n hippies and get up fuse deep progrock killer grooves with raunchy vocoder rap and funky turntable scratching, which will have you on your feet for sure. after a night out dancing, the final track, jealousy, evokes a scenery of solitary paranoia, both chilled out and chilling. defcon and plankton are connected by years of friendship and a dedication to minimalistic grooves and collage techniques in the tradition of stockhausen and can and the turntable and sampling culture of early hip hop.

star creature presents this 5 track ep from japan’s city baby records done by tokyo based future funk masterminds liquid pegasus (include members of star creature’s freakway). slick and stylish boogie sounds that mix minneapolis with japan. “on what i actually do”, future funk masterminds liquid pegasus (includes members of freakway) infuses their spacey, boogie-laden take on the minneapolis sound with a pronounced japanese influence. “heavy sounds” features a few choice solo’s from star creature recording artist e. live. the songs are a hot bed of twangy jazz-funk riffs, slappy bass, slick, tight drums, sexy guitar licks and shiny, bendy synthesizers. awesome.

repress/backstock - please note : price increase !! jamaican dub structures strongly influenced by 90s chain reaction/basic channel atmospheres and uk trip hop elements.

vinyl only – limited pressing! a collection of four beautiful tracks from different dub warriors, crafted with a pure deep and dub techno essence. perfect to warm your winter! 180g vinyl.

nach touren mit everything everything, anna calvi und slow club veröffentlicht das dream-pop-quartett babe aus glasgow und bordeaux, zu dem u.a. auch gerard black von francois and the atlas mountains gehört, sein debütalbum auf moshi moshi. auf *volery flighty*, das physisch nur auf vinyl erscheint, paaren sich kammerpop-sensibilitäten mit sanften elektronischen strukturen. on backing vocals mit dabei ist auch ex-mitglied und aktuelle chvrches-frontfrau lauren mayberry.

following the extraordinary outings of his 2010 debut 12 inches on phantasy sound (summertime our league / havai), and an album and mini album in 2009/11 respectively (weekend / preparing a voice to meet the people coming) on perdizes dream/glue moon, sao paolo based babe, terror returns with knights ep his visionary take on modern sampleapsychedelica or wdm (wrong dance music) as he describes it, composed under the influence of the cadence of life. this heady stew of unsettling aural landscapes and lush, cinematic stories, have earned him the admiration of the new yorker, said the gramophone, the guardian, coke machine glow and uncut as well as the likes of arto lindsay, four tet, james holden.
this isnt your average piece of vinyl as well as >five killer tracks of skewed house / hynogogia<, it features etched illustrations around the edge and in the centre. oh, and listeners have to play it from the inside out – i.e. the stylus needs to be placed in the middle of the record…

limited editiopn of 500 handnumbered copies.

babe, terrors second single on phantasy backed with reworks from duke dumont & memory tapes

hypnotic and mesmeric, the haunting music that brazilian artist babe, terror makes belies its origins: originally conceived as a soundtrack to >cold saturday afternoons< at home and long, late night walks around his hometown of sao paulo, his tracks are not so much songs as compelling, unsettling aural landscapes, lush, cinematic stories rendered as washes of electronica, absorbing influences as disparate as 50s pop, tropicalia and cold wave and distilling them to their ghostly essence

1999 subliminal release, incl. harry choo choo romero & the pianohead dub.

deep grooving techy edged house 3 track journey

sankt göran from gothenburg sweden is the next nordish disco funkateer adopted by the ever growing bear family. the wonderful back2back is a mildly paced, twisting boogie cut drenched in warm, balearic synth cascades while angel babe the thin man crosses a smokin jazz funk bassline with dramatic italo sounding synth fanfares and falls into a electronic boogie break part in the middle. very strong debut!

phat percussive rollin techno mover by axel karakasis and adrenaline !!!

funky progger with a bassline to die for a cool male vocal sample and some nice acidic elements flip for an engelspost remix