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Crafted in the middle of pandemic times and world chaos.

Gregorio Soave and 4NiQ bring an interesting split compilation of tracks that translate into isolation, meditation and the hope for social awakening.

From complex patterns of Soave’s modular setup to the emotional and rumbling mind of 4NiQ straight raw techno and minimalistic sounds.

Hope this one can have a special place in your collection.

Game-changing multi-instrumentalist Kamaal Williams has put together the
latest DJ-Kicks mix. Due for release on November 8th, it features four of his
own brand new and exclusive tracks and hints at the wide world of influences
that have made him one of the most prominent artists of the last few years.
Williams has taken his long standing love of seventies jazz fusion and mixed
it up with the contemporary sound of the London underground to devastating effect. House, broken beat, grime, soul, funk, hip hop and jazz all
permeate his work, which has seen him evolve from producer Henry Wu to
acclaimed live band Kamaal Williams, backed by talented drummers and
bassists. His pioneering work in the studio and live arena has influenced a
whole new generation of like-minded musicians that have helped make the
capital one of the most musically exciting and quickly evolving cities in the
world, with Williams' own virtuoso drumming and percussion right at the
heart of it all.
Kamaal Williams was one half of the duo who wrote the breakthrough
Yussef Kamaal album 'Black Focus’, one of the most talked about records
of 2016. Vinyl pressings kept selling out, it received rave reviews, earned
the band the Breakthrough Act award at the 2017 Jazz FM awards and led
to spellbinding live shows all over Europe. His follow up , The Return, came
on Williams' own new Black Focus label and took his band global, all while
picking up nominations for best independent album at the AIM Music
Awards.
Improvised rhythm and spirituality are at the heart of everything Williams
does, as is London life, with its diverse people, cultures and musical
customs all feeding into his work. That is also true when making more
electronic sounds as Henry Wu, who appears here after standout EPs on
labels like Rhythm Section International. Williams' music is so individual it is
more than deserving of its own tag: the artist himself calls it Wu Funk, and
some of the many sounds that feed into it are all showcased on this adventurous new mix.
Exclusives include a live take of 'Snitches Brew,' new Kamaal Williams
tracks 'Shinjuku' and 'Strings ATL', as well as 'Wivout U' from Henry Wu.
Those vital highlights sit next to classic jams from Southern Freeze, a strong
contingent of London innovators from K15 to Dego and Tenderlonius to
Kaidi Tatham, with funk driven house from Peven Everett, raw stuff from
Steve Julien, lush synth grooves from Lone and feel good grooves from Phil
Asher all making this is an honest and uplifting collection that, when necessary, is happy to eschew blends, fades and mixing in favour of red hot
selections and sequencing. Kamaal Williams DJ-Kicks is a fascinating
insight into the record collection of a true musical alchemist

After his first adventure in the endless universe of instrumental music where he made known “Man With a Plan” in 2018, Minus & MRDolly now presents the new EP Broken Hearts Make Broken Beats. This new work is the result of a recording session at the Groove-Wood studios promoted by João André - who mixes two of the three originals of the EP - to which Hugo Danin joined on drums and Sérgio Alves on keyboards and electric piano. In trio, Minus, Hugo and Sérgio rearranged and explored the original sketches, previously composed by Minus & MRDolly.

Floating, or as if to say, with one “foot inside and the other outside” of his so familiar home that is Hip Hop, “BHMBB” is the reflection of some musical references previous to that house, where “Britfunk” or “Broken Beat” serves as an example. This EP intends to marry the acoustic character of the interpretation with the aesthetic and electronic universe of dance music.

“Salame”, “The Break” and “A Thousand Miles”, the three originals that make up the EP Broken Hearts Make Broken Beats, also count on the participation of percussionists Manu Idhra and Rui Ferreira, the voice of Mary Raisekings, and the Pardal saxophone. The theme "The Break" has remixes by Pedro and Max Graef.

Relentless and elusive french producer NairLess reveals his first solo EP released on the first vinyl of the label he co-founded, Aurore 404.

Two breakbeat-y groovers, a cosmic, fast-paced remix by Sichuan, and a slice of acido-disco to finish it off.. Looks like this piece of wax is ready to spin on your turntables!

3 nasty electro trax from DJ Frankie with a banging remix from Gian. 1714 is an ode to Frankie's old neighborhood, Castelar in Buenos Aires.

Splatter Vinyl

K Records is a place for the innovative and unusual, but in this case, it’s the place for one of the most interesting and exciting releases this year. Knuckels a relatively new artist, takes the old skool formula, pulls it to pieces, rebuilds it and gives it a brand new shine with this incredible EP. Full to the brim of new ideas and styles but maintaining the old skool ethic and sound, this is an unmissable slice of wax. Hence the unmissable artwork and splatter vinyl!
Club / DJ Support
Billy Bunter, the Fat Controller, Glowkid, Slipmatt, Dj Jedi, Dj Luna-C, Dj Brisk, Clayfighter, Jimni Cricket, Bustin, Sc@r, Doughboy, Saiyan, Dave Skywalker, Ponder and many others

the second release of the brightest hope in modern deep house scene.

the title track is something like a nice mixture of four tet and dj koze. it will be lovely dj tool for all of house dj.

the track on b1 is more uk style jazzy broken beats stuff and the track on b2 is his trade mark elegant deep house tune.

From a stylistic perspective, all bets are off as modernist bass music bowls forward with its sights on the dance. Over the past three years, J-Shadow has embodied that ethic more than most with a hybridised flex snapping fluidly between lurid grime waveforms, rave-indebted structures and hi-tech sound design. A perfect fit for Sneaker Social Club’s own omnivorous tendencies, then.

This is the 16th release on RIOT Radio Records, an independent techno label based in Scotland.

Jerome Hill lives and breathes music with his productions, sets and record labels being educational and hedonistic in equal measures. He’s a label owner, party organiser, scratcher, dot joiner and arguably the best proper pumpin’ party DJ in the world. He’s the founder of “Don’t” recordings, “Fat Hop” records, “Super Rhythm Trax” and 1992 rave themed “Hornsey Hardcore” with his own releases, all of which are absolute honkin’ belters, featuring prominently on labels that are lucky enough to have his work printed with them.
This release sees the welcome return of Jerome to RIOT Radio Records for a second outing with three original tracks and a blustering ‘Bar Room Rumble’ of a remix by those Swedish lunatics TSR. The Don’t master is once again on top form with his own unique style of funkin’ and bumpin’ and wonk to make you stomp. It’ll even shake your body’s as yet undiscovered Cuban hip movements to bust a move or two from the over indulgent rhumba mayhem it’ll stir up within.
WARNING: THESE BAR ROOM RUMBLINGS ARE SURE TO CAUSE THE TORMENTOR TO AWAKEN

Misha Sultan is a professional musician multi-instumentalist and sound engineer with a wide background. He started making music over 20 years ago with his brother and neighbors in the heart of Siberia. Misha’s hometown Novosibirsk is located between Europe and Asia where lots of his inspiration came from.

«The Red Fern Road» is a trip for years and for less than an hour at the same time. While listening to the album you’re going into the void of time and place. But the world that opens up to you when you listen to the music is such a beautiful universe that you want to stay there forever.

Nach drei hochgelobten Alben “Oracle” (2017), “Dance Of The Demons” (2018) und “Worshippers” (2020) gibt es tolle Remixes einiger Top-Produzenten:
Ein uplifting Disco House Groover vom legendären Mousse T., den Louie Vega bereits 3 x bei seiner Worldwide Radio Show gespielt hat. Dann ein Tribal Afro House Re-work der New Yorker Legenden Hector Romero & Ayala, ferner Avantgarde Broken Beats und eine gediegene slowmotion Version von “Land Of The Arum Flowers” von Italiens Khalab, der mit Fresetyle, Trap und jazzy beats bereits enormes Aufsehen erregt hat, und ein episches Downbeat Monster vom Wiener Beatbastler URBS, und ein chilliger Dub Remix von München’s Beat-Wunderkind L One. Eine Allzweck-12”, die ein wunderbar breites musikalisches Spektrum bietet.

Classic and sought after quick fire Hardcore Jungle Techno 4 tracker, remastered and pressed to both Ltd Edition Colour and Black vinyl by The Music Preservation Society

Smoove is a pleasant guest of Oonops' show on Brooklyn Radio. He joined his series with one of his most popular edits in a reworked and remastered version for this glorious 7" single. on the flip you'll find the bonus dub version.

DJ Durbin is back with his second release on Row Records.
Four boundary-pushing tracks for your inner journey to
unknown spheres and a (¦ngers crossed) better future.

London-Amsterdam connect for this lush one!

UK legend IG Culture brings some London bruk boogie to the mix of Believe as LCSM, the afro-futuristic jazz venture known as Likwid Continual Space Motion. A joint release between Dopeness Galore and INI Movement originator Shamis.

“One for the real heads, made for dance floors in dim basements”

»Like the breeze among the leaves, we keep on traveling
towards the tides, to face the shoreline at the end.« Leipzigs
»Unforced« label is back with another »Sonnenstadt« album,
full of warm memories to collect.

Thissperso is an Argntinian producer from Buenos Aires, currently based in Barcelona. Since the begining, he is part of the 63 crew.His music has gone from ebm to club music, always expressing kind of anxiety. He calls it visceral vomit.
Since the first track might very well express the album tone, beetween sadness, anger and anxiety. From ebm to kinda club music, the album might bring you somewhere where hope has no place to be. Where death is inevitable and witnessing is the only thing to do.

Yozy is a DJ and producer from Uruguay, now based in Barcelona. Constantly looking for sweet melodies and hard percussions. In this his first release, in physical format, his music is characterized by an amazing expressiveness, and an exceptional forcefulness. Her development in the tracks makes it unthinkable that this artist remains anonymous for a long time.

Die 2CD besteht aus jeweils 10 Fabric- & FABRICLIVE-Exclusives, die beiden LPs erscheinen entsprechend separat. Fabric steht für den Londoner House- und Techno-Underground, ob melodisch von Nina Kraviz, electroid von Steffi oder experimentell von Margaret Dygas. Der neue Resident IMOGEN serviert Dark Techno, Marcel Dettmann seinen klassischen Late-Night-Sound. Call Super (Houndstooth) lässt es deep-melodisch angehen, Maya Jane Coles spielfreudig-housig und der britische Dance-Pionier Sasha bestreitet das Finale mit euphorischen Höhen aus Vocal- und Melodiestrukturen. FABRICLIVE repräsentiert das beste aus Dubstep, D&B, Jungle, Breaks und Experimental-Beats. Den Anfang machen Junglist Special Request (Houndstooth) und die D&B-Koryphäen Source Direct und J Majik. Shackleton und Pinch & Trim zeigen die neuesten Entwicklungen in der Bassmusik auf, Daniel Avery und B.Traits ihre Dancefloor-Flexibilität, Mantra die Zukunft des Londoner Undergroundsounds. Das Finale bestreiten zwei der frühesten Gefährten des Clubs, Groove Armada und Original-Resident James Lavelle als UNKLE.

For decades there have been rumours of arterial secret tunnels running beneath our cities. No-one knows why or how long they have been there but maps and reports have appeared over the years thanks to a handful of wide-eyed whistleblowers.

Often hiding in plain sight behind faceless logos and Haga fencing, these tunnels are said to contain the government’s dark explorations, store unspoken cargo and even house extraterrestrial experiments.

Subterra Highway is the debut EP from D3U5E & GAV. A tribute to conspiracy theories, obsession and corporate illusion.

An important moment for both artists and Programm's first release after our sampler last June. Each track of the EP takes you down a different path. Jittering in and out of the darkness with both artist's trademark off kilter drums and engulfing basslines. They draw on influences from breaks, grime, and UK techno to travel down each rabbit hole.

The cover is designed by Alfie Allen and we have worked with directors Constantine Spence on a music video for Free Mars.

Mastered by Foundry Audio.

Two are surely better than one. Following Lory D and Fadi Mohem, Toronto based producer Graham Bertie aka Nautiluss also steps up for his second outing on Seilscheibenpfeiler, marking the label’s 10th overall release. Once more, Nautiluss is transforming playful and rhythmically intriguing bass music into prime dancefloor cuts, encompassing a rich array of sounds and moods ranging from upfront rave action to delicate deepness.
„Guccifer“ kicks things off with a dark, shuffling beat, creating a subtle hardcore/jungle vibe with atmospheric overtones. „Snakes And Ledgers“ is a percussion-heavy tune led by a fat and thumping bassline and completed with muffled chants by Toronto rapper Matthew Progress. Next up is „WiFi Oasis“, again fronted by a memorably melodic and reverberating bassline while the track explores airy and enigmatic IDM territory. „Moment Of Clarity“ rounds off the EP with ethereal synth pads and big breaky beats, providing an ideal closing track for every extended club night.

Live improvisational electronics with stormy outbreaks of wobbly explorations in time and space..

Philipp Quehenberger, 41 years old but still 19 inside for the curiosity and
exploring drive is one of the premier members of the Austrian electronic
avant-garde music community, a long time partner with local legends Patrick Pulsinger and Didi Kern, as well as a mainstay of the worldwide respected Viennese label Editions Mego. His sonic explorations cover a remarkably vast palette of aesthetics, from Jazz to noise, Techno, Industrial, breakbeat, electro, Ambient, and the journey is still on.

Minimalsoul is therefore extremely pleased to welcome Philipp to its roster, an important step in our mission of blending the push of great music from around the world, with a focus on Austrian artists. Because, as any
human being musically rooted in the underground knows: Sky's the limit, but never forget to stay local as well!

The general atmosphere of this release is quite gloomy and mysterious.
It starts with a sort of 'post-modern' funeral march, 'Hind sight,' and indeed it could be any of us, parading along in the ensemble of mourning parents and friends, possibly for the first time: while the strong baseline dictates the pace, the chords reproduce our dizziness.

'Gut,' the most club-oriented track, with its psycho-gressive industrescalating synths, reminds a bit of Holden's 'The Sky was Pink' remix, albeit carving its own peculiarity, with value-adding baseline and menacing vocal samples: the funeral is over, and all the parentado is gone,
you're left alone with your dualistic emotions, halfway between sorrow and relief and - as the vocal says - you've 'never been here before.'

This dark and melancholic emotional uncertainty carries on with the last track of the 'triptych,' 'In,Out.' Fans of Brooklyn-based Galcher Lustwerk,
or of Coil will particularly like this one, with its overlapped chords and 'white-noised' kickdrum: in and out from the sadness, we hope for better days to come, knowing the loss will leave an everlasting mark in our hearts.

It's been a while, almost a year has passed from the last episode of Secret Rave, but Art-Aud only took time to prepare a big sequel worthy of note. Another trip, another dream team. Six tracks for a big salad of styles, cuts, speeds and emotions. The records are coming in transparent lime color, pvc sleeve bag with big artwork print and a sticker. Graphic/Illustration by Anja Lekavski. Mastered by Radioactive Man. Only for the real heads.

Mani Festo takes us through the Breakbeat assault course on his inaugural Sneaker appearance. Amen!

DJ Support
Nina Kraviz, Kelly Lee Owens, Nastia, Answer Code Request, Mantra, Foul Play, Alienata, EICH, Boxia, Bored Lord, Candy Pollard, Photonz, Extrawelt, Yushh, Paige, Drumskull, Bailey Ibbs, Colin Dale, Doc Scott, Nikki Nair, Frazer Ray, FYI Chris, Banoffee Pies, Stones Taro, Jerome Hill + more

Musique Pour La Danse is proud to present Coil's unreleased soundtrack for the VHS only, pre-internet, sexual education documentary entitled "The Gay Man's Guide To Safer Sex" released in 1992. Members for this project are John Balance, Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson and Danny Hyde.

The OST, to quote John Balance's interview for Compulsion Online, "is a slightly new agey, progressive house type thing".

Another way to approach it is as a delightful collection of balearic beats, smoking jazz not far removed from Badalamenti's work with David Lynch, somewhat of an ambient house album for your home listening and early morning sunrise dances, Coil style.

Taken from the original masters provided by Danny Hyde, "The Gay Man's Guide To Safer Sex" features a new sexy edit of the main theme. Bonuses "Nasa-Arab" and "Omlagus Garfungiloops" are taken from the 1992 CD only "Stolen And Contaminated Songs", both being original versions of the radically reworked (for the OST) "Nasa-Arab 2" and "Exploding Frogs" in order to balance the whole album and extend the listening pleasure.

Kasper Marott will release his debut album ‘Full Circle’ in November on his own Axces Recordings imprint. The album features 11 tracks that explore different genres and moods while remaining within Kasper’s colourful universe.

Full Circle demonstrates Kasper’s ability to play with layers and structure. The tracks are built from complex layered harmonies, looped melodies and different rhythmic textures. Kasper’s intuitive approach to production, in addition to the inspiration he finds in other genres, his local community and society as a whole, has resulted in an album that feels fresh and unique.

“With the tracks on the album, I think I’ve been through a process of pushing my own notions within contrasts, musical themes, genres, and composition. Whether the musical tool is transcendence, catchy melodies, or silly experiments, the goal is to put the listener in a position that allows an enriching and meaningful experience whether it’s good, bad, funny, euphoric, nostalgic, sore, or even something completely different.”

In 2018, Kasper released his breakthrough EP on Modeselektor's Seilscheibenpfeiler label. The euphoric title track ‘Keflavik’ lit up clubs and festivals all year long and was named “one of the biggest club records of the year” by Resident Advisor. One of the album’s tracks, ‘Sol’, will also be released as an extended version on Kasper’s forthcoming EP on Seilscheibenpfeiler.

LONE - ABRAXAS EP IS A THREE TRACK EXCURSION INTO ETHEREAL ACID

Lone reveals the first physical release on his new imprint, Ancient Astronauts, which has been set up to release new material whilst working on his next studio album.

The three track EP, Abraxas, sees the producer carry out his first experiments with 303 acid packaged up in a breakbeat club tool focused sound – an idea which was sparked from hearing friends playing ‘90s drum and bass at slower speeds than usual.

The result is a rip-roaring trio of tracks, with the heavy bass rumbles and searing squelch of Abraxas undoubtedly cementing the title track as the chosen club destroyer. Young Star Cluster follows up with a marriage of the rolling funky drummer break with bursts of 303 acid and Lone’s trademark empyrean breakdowns before How Can You Tell takes us deeper still, with choral pads opening the door to another chapter in the multifaceted producer’s sound.

limited edition 12” Azure Blue vinyl (which includes an art print)

Creating the new, while respecting the old, the “More Times EP” features heavy house (More Times), twitchy house (Fever Dream), dubby house (Take Me to The Dark) and breakbeat house with due respect to LTJ Bukem (Dresses). That's a lot of house for your money. Music for clubs and places that would like to be clubs. Watch out for Octo Octa on the back of the brilliant cover. More Times? Good Times!

Alternate takes and versions from Ryan James Ford's upcoming album on Clone Dub. Handstamped orange vinyl. Once it's gone, it's gone...

After having been heavily played by the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, Zip, Nicolas Lutz , Fumiya Tanaka and Margaret Dygas, the first and only Protectorate record (released exclusively on vinyl in the spring of 2009) quickly became a sought-after rarity.

10 years after, the Analogue Cops has decided to reactivate the collective’s output with four new tracks enclosing minimalistic afterparty fervor, contemporary Berlinesque electro, post-capitalist breakbeats, and luxury tech-house.

Cutting edge cuts crafted with a balanced ensemble of vintage and up-to-date machines, with an unfathomable attention to solidity and detail.

House music compilation from Leipzig vinyl pressing plant
R.A.N.D. Muzik featuring Rudolf C, Salomo, Tim
Schlockermann and Carmel.

It's Jooice, it's DMC, it's super good !

Full printed sleeve with illustration artwork. Limited run of 100 vinyl copies only.

Having collaborated with Umwelt on the earlier Mothership compilation (an allied Midnight Shift x Voitax production), the German producer is now handed the reins for full creative curation over the course of six tracks with features from close pals NGLY and Cressida.

Awash with a palate of dark and broken sounds yet with touches of warmth and humor, 'Soothing Songs For A Cultured Affair', burrows deep into the mind of the Voitax label boss. Lending from a rich musical upbringing, we witness the evolution of breakbeat and electro as seen through the eyes and ears of a producer at one with his machines.

Limited to 150 copies.

Amsterdam-based duo Shamis & Rebiere invite you to let go of daily stresses with the four-on-the-floor groover Rock It For Ya. The beats and soulful instrumentations are enriched with the vocals by Shamis, who also adds to the theme of the track in his lyrics. “Let me rock it ’til the lights go out and the sun will rise again” reminds us of a time we possibly all long for. Reminded of something Kaytranada-esque drum programming, the harmonies and chords really keep you engaged with the track.

Shake It Off takes on a modern soul approach to the theme of the EP. With a slower pace than the A-side, it’s equally as infectious to make you move. The duo’s dynamic is most clear in the way certain synth licks and horn melodies blend together with Shamis’ soothing vocals. Lush chords and laid back drums provide a care-free feeling, perfectly underlining the concept of the EP.

The EP comes with a remix of each track and both are very much in line with the theme. FOUK add a house touch to Rock It For Ya with a heavy bass line, capturing (or reminiscing) a club night feeling. B.Bravo adds his signature modern funk sound to Shake It Off, making it even more irresistible to maintain your body still. It’s evident that both understood how to translate the theme of the EP to their remixes.

Yellow Vinyl

The first release of the limited series of Tensal Recs is dedicated to acid, breaks and industrial music. "A lesson in Funk" is a sound variety exercise signed by Tensal vs Komatssu.

It feels like it’s time to thank the people who continuously give me energy. No matter in which form. Whether as the music they produce, hugs, compliments, mistakes I’ve learned from, encouragements, critical feedback or just listening. This release goes out to all the people who have supported me on my path of life so far. I am tremendously grateful for the life I am allowed to live.

The number 7. It represents my numerology and there are seven chakras in the body.

As a child, my father often played something on the guitar or on the synthesizer to me. One melody of it was the one from “Time Shifting”. I took a part of the melody and tried to create my own version, stretched in space and time.

I have experienced that I can make music very well when someone else is sleeping in the room. That was the output from “While Dreaming Deep“.

“Arecibo” is a message sent by humans into space. My interpretation of it originated in a small town of the Paci c Ocean in Chile.

If there’s one thing that de nitely makes my heart race, it’s co ee. On my way to Berlin I once had too much and had to convert this energy into a title. So I had a nice “Ca eine Morning”

You can create your reality the way you want it to be. Faith is the strongest force we have. Create your own “Tidentity.”

It was my rst time playing with VCV Rack and ended up producing kicks, „VCV Kicks“.

A friend of mine asked for Gabber tracks on Facebook and the post got “8 Likes 39 Comments”. Somehow I felt like making one track out of it too.

The third of Breaka’s self-releases sees collaborations between himself, known-associate Frazer Ray, and brother Bakey.

After Edge of reality from DVLVCRVZ, Jupiter4 continue the Texas-Berlin connection signing DJ Akoza, owner of legendary DOOMSHOP records and known for being one of the sharpest beat makers on the scene right now. DOG U OUT EP is a remastered selection from recent works of the artist combined with 3 dance club music remixes from Cyan85, DJ Normal 4 and MUTANT JOE that goes from Electro, Detroit bass to Breaks and Jungle.

For our forth release, T4T LUV NRG present an e.p. of two beautiful songs and one evocation by label co-founder, DJ, and producer Octo Octa (Maya Bouldry-Morrison). “She’s Calling” is the third piece in Octo Octa’s two-year exploration of the connection between music and ritual, closing the loop on themes explored on her “For Lovers” ep (Technicolour, 2019) and full-length album “Resonant Body” (T4T LUV NRG, 2019).

While many describe dance music in terms of escape, for Octo Octa and many others like her, dance music is about connection. The connections we feel on a dancefloor are transformative, but in time spent alone, dance music remains a powerful tool for connection with nature, with ourselves, and with something ineffable that feels like magic. The title track, “Goddess Calling,” captures a moment of such revelry, a result of the union of sound and ritual.

Maya wrote the second song, “Find Your Way Home,” in early 2020, a few weeks before she cancelled her tour and headed back to the States because of the pandemic. She originally intended the title as a metaphor, the journey being internal, but the title would prove to be prescient. She made the song in order to take a trip into herself, to bring herself peace during an intense time.

Many religious and mystery traditions employ the use of uttered word formulas as a way to bring something into your life. “Spell for Nature” is Octo Octa asking in her own voice to connect with nature personified in the form of a goddess. The recording is about the moment when she saw something she knew was there all along. When she peaked behind the curtain and found something enveloping and eternal.