electro & breakbeat energy from talker on the 3rd cheeky sneakers release.

after unanimous praise for talker’s “battle standards” and play from the likes of ancient methods, headless horseman, sunil sharpe, mumdance, shifted and many others, standards & practices returns with a powerful set of remixes from iconic uk techno artists surgeon, regis, and broken english club.

after unanimous praise for talker’s “battle standards” and play from the likes of ancient methods, headless horseman, sunil sharpe, mumdance, shifted and many others, standards & practices returns with a powerful set of remixes from iconic uk techno artists surgeon, regis, and broken english club.

karl meier, ken meier and jon krohn, aka stave, are launching a label called standards & practices.
the three us artists, who share chicago roots, have a pretty straightforward mission in mind for standards & practices: “to provide a platform for releases by both talker and stave, as well as for material by other like-minded artists and collaborators.” talker is the downwards-affiliated duo of karl meier—a longtime techno dj, now based in berlin, who took part in ra’s playing favourites series last year—and krohn, formerly of the experimental rock group male, who’s also been putting out his own brand of abstract, industrialized electronic music as stave for around four years. ken meier, a new york-based graphic designer, partner at common name and dj—and karl’s brother—takes care of art and design for the label.
standards & practices’ opening move is a talker 12-inch, battle standards, the duo’s third full release and first since their 2014 album for downwards. a three-track ep built with material from their new live set and “aimed squarely at the dance floor,” it includes a new version of “my favorite colour is gold,” from 2015’s the immortal eye compilation cd. it’s due out in late july. next will be black hills, a five-track ep from stave that’s expected in september.
along with the soon-to-launch label, the meier brothers recently rebooted their fear of music podcast with some new mixes, including two from karl.

close talker zählen zur neuen kanadischen generation des progressive pop und veröffentlichen mit lens nun ihr bereits drittes album. schon der vorgänger wurde in kanada zum independent album of the year gekürt. lens mag eines dieser alben sein, die sich nicht gleich beim ersten hören erschließen. vielmehr steigert sich die qualität von mal zu mal, ständig entdeckt man neue nuancen, technische spielereien und eine vielfältigkeit, die besonders unter dem kopfhörer seine ganze pracht entfaltet. es zieht einen mehr und mehr in seinen bann und man kann von einer sucht sprechen, die niemals enden soll. ihr talent, ihre sensibilität sowie ihr händchen für songwriting ist erstaunlich und dazu ist ihre musik so herrlich zeitlos, so reif und doch so modern dieser vermeintliche widerspruch erschließt sich beim hören dieses wunderbaren werks.

a mini-lp by talker for the mighty downwards imprint, delivered on white vinyl.

limited edition of 400 copies with postcard.

for more than 10 years,philip bader has been mixing it up in the berlin electronic muisic scene as a producer, dj and label founder – no wonder then that his first studio album,wishful thinking,to be released on berlin label highgrade records, is such an eagerly awaited piece of work.philip, a native of the capital city, has taken a year to complete this debut long player that seemlessly juggles a wide range of musical styles.

incl matts creepin, matts creepin remix

limited yellow & purple coloured vinyl.

post punk

the return of the nightstalker , ein projekt der childhood intelligence, geschrieben/produziert von dan piu & gary rich (2022). das zweite album -genetic constitution- ist die fortsetzung von -the tragedies of a high-tech world- (2020), auf dem der nightstalker weiterhin seine mystisch-dystopischen elektronischen prophezeiungen manifestiert. voller geisterhafter melodien, cineastischer kompositionen und passagen der hoffnung und verzweiflung.

limited pressing on transparent red vinyl.

regular pressing on black vinyl.

great ep by sophia saze & rdo/atk

das mysteriöse duo nightstalker kehrt nach einer 19 jährigen pause mit tragedies of a high tech world zurück.

spacy and atmospheric electro cuts

it’s a trap! awin s skystalker takes control of this 12” proton bomb, introducing 4 fresh tracks. he takes ’kessel & forrest’ for a ‘four-to-the-floor’ run and also makes sure ‘greedo’ shot first on the a-side. on the flip, ‘sarlaccident’ is a fierce track to be slowly digested over a thousand years. ‘mustafar away’ takes it home for awin, but never tell him the odds.

back by popular demand, this cyclo re-issue of the 2nd ep from the bath somerset uk based trio brs is an invitation to jazzy and quirky house grooves for cool parties.

it’s been a long time coming. after raygun, conscious mind, void vip, stolen desire and a host of other guest appearances over the years, it was about time spirit delivered his first full solo release and it has certainly been worth the wait!
‘international’ has already been causing some severe destruction in the hands of those dj’s fortunate enough to have early access. an unrelenting frenzy of thunderous bass, seesaw amen fills, cavernous reverberating drums and hypnotic pads spiralling towards it’s intense surging apex. creeping synths, stripped-down militant rhythms and stealth subs provide the perfect vision for the title track, ‘stalker’ before ‘look out’ completes the journey with a brooding bass overload, surrounded in huge atmospherics and mystical echoing vocals.

mysterious london techno imprint pacific command send out a hair-raising battle-cry to inaugurate the label, with young production outfit senate debuting for 001. using pummelling berghain-techno as the base-plate, the perth duo set about twisting this into ever more contorted incarnations.

housewax welcomes back orlando voorn aka the stalker! this great release came originally out on slamdunk records 1998. now it s time to make it available to the new generation of funk lovers! vinyl only release

to pretend with a compact production, filled with guitar riffs, catchy melodies surrounded by a haunting bass, incredible electronic atmospheres, his new project stalker shows his concept of pop music. memories of people passing by, visions of nights to come. a retro pop approach to everydays life. music with a reason and a meaning by a man of mystery, passion and a brilliant mind. music with a reason.

this very first debut ep of alex.do shows the unique taste of the young berlin boy. from detroit to trance back to 90s jacking techno and some melancholic dystopian vibe – alex.do can do everything in his outstanding freedom of mixing the past and the future.

the windtalkers ep comes to vitalik courtesy of the acclaimed collaboration of jef k and chris carrier. individually these two stalwarts of the french house scene are known as master-craftsmen of rhythm, renowned for their tight grooves and deft beat construction. together they compliment each others sensibilities beautifully, as seen on tracks like? in my system? which they collaborated with chicago legend chez damier to form the gathering and now again on the forthcoming windtalkers ep.

soul clap records resident butterfly spreads his colorful wings revealing the stalker ep, a body of truly sophisticated music.

mal wieder alles neu auf riotvan. federfuehrend bei der juengsten sounddurchlüftung des labels: markus gebauer alias new world.

superb analog techno ep, hypnotizer

celsius bring the sounds of chartstalker to the table with this next release all my love ep. even though chartstalker might be a new face to the drum & bass scene he already produced music for notable artists like wiley and the roll deep crew. kicking off with all my love chartstalker shows his diversity as a producer combining hip/glitch-hop breakdowns with powerfull drums, raging basslines and soothing vocals.

nice price deal !!! the latest offering from jacques renault and marcos cabrals on the prowl features the work of evan stalker, a los angeleno whos a visual artist by day and a production wiz by night. the four songs included on this 12inch are meticulously-layered, lusciously-arranged deep house jams of the highest quality.

following his release on peter van hoesens time to express late last year, sp-x drops his third ep for komisch. fans of >signal path experiments< and >field lines never end< will not be disappointed as the brussels - based producer serves up three more slices of uncompromising warehouse techno. lead track <the escape< has all the sp-x hallmarks - rock hard beats, thundering claps and a swinging groove that underpins eerie riffs and clanking metallic drums >stalker< reveals a more musical slant to sp-xs sound. it starts off with unsettling riffs, but soon the rolling drum-led arrangement changes tact and provides the backdrop for a growling chord climax. there is a similar concession on >attack pattern< bruising doubled-up drums and that unmistakably snappy sp-x percussion combine with subtle snare rolls to create a peak time arrangement. but once again an insistent chord sequence gives it the edge over functional techno. make sure to hunt this killer release down

bruce, rob stalker, and bassbottle are no strangers to the hardtechno scene. with their music they have played themselves in the ears and hearts of their fans. their songs are played by many famous artists, especially artists known in the hardtechno genre around the world. now they are coming together with a new release, heart banditoz, an extraordinary mix that displays their emotions in a perfect balance of beauty and hardness

limited re-issues of these green velvet classics!

french hardtechno 4-tracker on d-fork, featuring labelhead dark fork, rob stalker, necro dur, jaykriss & lady syd. this one is massive!

jason little teams up with rob stalker on his flagship label. rob stalker is known for his superhard sound, industrial techno suitable for both hardcore and schranz fans. he recently started his own label destruction which features his devastating style.this release is not for the faint harted. pure loud industrial sounding hard techno!

the long-awaited killaz 14 vinyl is coming! aaron the pimp delivers great quality hard banging and groovy techno ready to smash the dance floor. completed by a real hardtechno bomb from arkus p. its an absolute must for the lovers of the dark side

destruction records starts with his label owner himself rob stalker . he already released tracks on well know labels, like animasola, schubfaktor, madhouse, datablender and fatallic resignation. now its time for his first solo ep destroy everything . 4 extreme hard tracks between hard techno and hardcore with nasty distorted sounds, horrible vocals and powerful rough beats, running on a really high tempo.

he s the man of the moment. james nidecker, rising star of the dutch technoscene, is always sure to raise an eyebrow or two. not only his djsets, where the amsterdam based artist is often getting the crowds wild with his dark gothpunklike outfits, but also his recent productions can be called mindblowing. nidecker perfectly knows how to combine his dark vocals with uplifting beats, combining influences from electro and minimal techno. s.t.a.l.k.e.r is the culmination of his talents, a hit record already wandering around the dutch clubscene for a while, now finally released on alexander koning s upstruct imprint.
the aside of this release provides a more than outstanding remix from dave ellesmere. renowned for his collaboration with producer 2000 and one under their name microfunk, but nowadays also reaching international fame under his own guise, ellesmere turns s.t.a.l.k.e.r into an ideal dj tool. with a length close to nine minutes, his mix slowly takes the funk of nidecker s rhythms to an upwinding, more techhouse based floorburner.
the other side of this ep is more about the clubs, with dutch dj producer georgio schultz and alexander koning together transforming s.t.a.l.k.e.r into a housetrack like there s no other. here, the unique vocals of nidecker are combined with more melodic, sometimes crazy sounds, always keeping the original flow of the track alive, but taking the best parts of this clubhit to a next level.

plays by:shlomi aber, alexander koning, karotte, shinedoe, namito, dubfire, raresh, ellen allien, bart skils, gel abril, laurent garnier, anderson noise, nuno dos santos etc

evil hard techno 4 tracker with dark fork / 2m jr. / rob stalker

be quick !! ltd to 99 copies / analogue madness

dasha rush and freinds lash out their minimal, industrial and elektro styles on this new fullpanda

brachial old schooling hard techno 4 track ep.. ltd backstock

the a-side remix comes from the man who is to blame for one of the biggest hits this year, >volta< . but his remix of >herr reporter< is even mightier! already featured on the official amnesia 2007 compilation. the tony senghore sound can be described as pugnacious, belligerent and slightly gung-ho - keeping the elegant xylophone part from the original version and turns into a piece of shuffled madness. previous remix work for artists like bodyrox, til west and audiobullys proves it to be working. apart from being a member of the berlin-based blip blop pop phenomenon slagsmålsklubben, din stalker is the moniker of hannes stenström when being solo. >herr reporter< is his best track to date, a perfect 8-bit electro workout

ltd re-issues of these green velvet classics, first 500 pressed on green vinyl!

the original clublive version starts with effective and bouncy lynn drum beats. then a trancey synth arpeggio and some dirty bassline come in along with a catchy vocal by gustaf. the glimmers deliver effective synth works with phat double bass