soma proudly present the first in an exciting series of releases to celebrate 25 years at the top of electronic music as we turn to some of our favourite modern artists to reinvent some of the best from the back catalogue and up first is envoy s timeless classic, dark manoeuvres. originally released as part of the “coalition ep” in 1996 (which also featured the classic seawall), hope grant’s instantly recognisable hit is still found in nearly every techno dj’s record box and has continually served as a beacon of soma since it’s release. four new versions are served up here as dax j, norman nodge, obscure shape & shdw plus tensal all deliver fine interpretations of this soma classic.

his new ep on code is law features a great talent who has his roots based in the lithuania jungle & dubstep circles. this record contains heavy techno with concepts of modern times electronic beats and oldschool vibes. the whole sounddesign got a rough and raw aesthetic while all tracks are taking focus on the dancefloor with a massive bassdrum, evil vocals and rhythmic synthlines.

proper fachwerk style techno with vocals by envoy. comes with remixes by mike dehnert and roman lindau.

dark maneuvres is a track which lives up to its name, the original expressing pumping, dark and crunchy sounds interspersed with string arrangements and overdubs which move the track in various different directions. the 1996 original is a great example of some production techniques of the time and is of interest in identifying the direction of the techno sound in that era, as well as being eminently listenable. slam were very much involved in the progression of techno at the same time as envoy was creating tracks such as dark manoeuvres and as such they have a real handle on how things have evolved, enabling them to bring a classic release such as this bang up to date. the distinctive hook, attention-grabbing melody and strings which are distinctive elements of the original are all incorporated in a full and fresh dynamic which sees some of these elements regrouped in individual sections such as the strings or moulded with deeper, darker resonance into a new expression.

electric envoy consist of sven dedek and marco polo and they relaunched one of their famous projects from the past into todays formats with three fat techno and detroit influenced tracks for their first release on afu limited !

ltd backstock.. electric envoy aka basic implant aka sven dedek & alex bau

stompin techno with a melodic flash and a mono blizzard! limited backstock !!

repress coming soon! vinyl only * aimed with good vibes to lift your spirits and feet

rec coloured vinyl incl popup gatefold

reissue of the 1987 debut album from swiss industrial rock band the young gods. the second vinyl contains a previously unreleased john peel session from 1988.

the 4th album from finish forest-folk band hexvessel on limited edition 180 gram vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve with 16-page booklet included.

crs ltd is back, after a long break, with an impressive various artists. a tracks selection with strong industrial influences, from scalameriya & vsk, ontal, ayarcana & yura yura.

hot on the heals of his ethereal, raw & scrunchy ep for the lobster theremin main label, stu robinson aka asok returns with a quick fire reply via lt sub-label mörk.
applying a similar template of contradictory elements, cobbled into a melded, half-melted mass of aquatic techno, proto-rave and depth-charged deep house, inner circle is the transformation complete. a step into the unknown without a shadow of doubt.

the vagabundos return to kick start the ibiza season in real underground style. cadenza selects the cream of their crop to represent the second mix compilation this year, with cesar merveille and mirko loko going head to head on this real connoisseurs collection. the second disc, featuring three tracks from cesar merveilles selection, opening with the gloriously deep and subaquatic ricardo villalobos remix of envoy and backed with the glitchy luciano remix of tim wrights thirst and rob mellos no ears instrumental mix of losouls lies originally on the classic recordings label#

limited edition reissue of 1000 copies. originally released on cbs in 1969.