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180 gram 2 track vinyl only release. Released Sept 2015

New 2 Track 12" release from Paleman for Swamp 81 sublabel, 81

Sophomore album from Jonas Ronnberg aka Varg with icey electronics live recorded.

Bristol based producer, Caski provides the second release for 4 Seasons, with his dark, broken beat "Structures' EP.


Mike Zanghi aka Caski, first came onto the scene in 2012, with a split release on Garage legend ELB' infamous Ghost Recordings imprint. Over the years, Caski'ssound developed and evolved massively, eventually resulting in first full EP release onSynkro & Indigo's label EMF (Electro Magnetic Fields). After spending some time purely focussing on making new material, Caski was asked to contribute to Keysound Recordings' "Certified Connections" compilation, which also featured, Murlo, Wen &Riko Dan respectively.

"Structures" EP is Caski's second full 12" and presents his most club friendly material to date. 002 follows on from the acclaimed debut release on 4 Seasons by Callahan, anew alias of Pasteman.

We at Antisocial Records are happy to announce our first release 'Don't Play Games'
Being babies of the 80's but children of the 90's, we spent many hours in our room
playing 90's Video Games, therefore we were heavily influenced by their soundtracks. So we've selected the very best soundtracks to give a facelift and these are the results.


The first track, 'Silkie vs Joss Ryan' - Sub Castle, is a reimagination of a song from the 'Super Mario World' soundtrack. Next up is 'Silkie -FF7' which samples the
'Final Fantasy 7' Fighting Theme. And, last but not least we have, 'Silkie - Sonic Boom' which takes on the Guile Theme from 'Street Fighter 2'.

At this point, James Clements aka ASC is clearly in an entire musical realm of his own. With critically acclaimed releases for prominent & well respected ambient, techno, and electronica labels, everything James produces continues to resonate with the most progressive minds in the electronic music scene.

Having cut his production teeth on what was known as 'intelligent drum and bass', James went on to dismantle the very framework of 170 bpm musical creation and re-assemble it into a new adventurous, spacious design which would eventually morph into what became known as 'Autonomic'. Providing the very first album for Instra:mental's 'Nonplus' label (his 6th as ASC), James entered into a flurry of songwriting form that would continue to evolve as he became frighteningly prolific, spreading his unique approach effortlessly across tempo's and non tempo's to re affirm his powerful singularity in a field of music dominated by copyists and recycled ideas.

2015 brings us to his 12th album as ASC and second for Samurai Red Seal. Following on from 2012's 'Out Of Sync', 'Imagine The Future' is the 170 bpm Sci Fi dream-state LP we always hoped ASC would make. An enveloping futuristic sound environment, 'Imagine The Future' conjures images of parallel worlds, much like the Blade Runner movie and soundtrack did for us all in the early 80's and into the 90's.

That's the name which is used by the complete body inked cousins Sigi Aigner and Didi Bruckmayr for their
outstanding performances on Club Dance-parties, Festivals, Free-parties and weddings in the Home- and Foreign-
Countries since more than two years. At their shows they use deep bass-lines, demanding beats, gentle hooklines
and raging 3-D objects. The large sized Mr. State-opera-chorister Aigner and the dwarfish Universal-bush-leaguer
Dr. Bruckmayr also are known for their benedictional work with the performance-group Fuckhead; for them they
count as finded minds. Mussurunga is a frowing suburb of the brazilian provincial capital Salvador da Bahia, which Aigner and Bruckmay vistied job related. While one of them waited without success for a date in Mussurunga and spent all the spondulix which was meant for the taxi, the other one worked very hard in the regional beach-bars on artistic concepts. The result of this jobshare is, among other things, the present EP.

Plasma Audio have been on a roll this year. They've racked up releases from the likes of Icicle, Safire, Rido, Proxima, Cursa, Kolectiv and Survey and now they've got a heavy remix single from the mighty Alix Perez. Sabre's track Yoga came out on Plasma in 2014 to critical acclaim and now it's got a whole new lease of life, courtesy of Mr. Perez, with two new versions.

Both remixes have manage hold on to plenty of the original's wonkiness. The Club Mix creeps along with an irregular pace. Buzzing synths call out and reply to each other in a conversation, which builds up an abstract sonic landscape that bulges and swells as the track continues. The Warped mix brings more space to the track's reinterpretation resulting in a more dubbed out feel accentuating the tracks sense of pace.

Deep drum and bass label Audio Plants Recordings presents: SND - Everlasting EP 12"
New light and magical sound from the Russian drum & bass producer SND. Three tracks created by mixing soulful drum and bass sound and a new sound called 170 bpm electronica. Three romantic stories that could be easily completed by the listener with his own emotional experience. This music is for the intelligent ones, who dare to stand out from the crowd.
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The long-expected vinyl release of the Ukrainian producer Nikolay Shvets, also known for his releases on Blu Mar Ten and Sync:Safir. Fascinating and sincere music filled with natural beauty. Both tracks will once again make a listener wonder about the versatility of the autonomic 170 bmp subgenre.
"Away" reflects the sensuality of human emotions and produces a good response after the first seconds. "Atmos" is filled with eternity and leisure time streaming, expertly contained in a rhythm foundation. The track fully exposes itself after a few playbacks and stays in your mind with the roar of the ocean waves, the moan of the wind and the shining of stars.
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Dark analog bass, old vinyl click, elements of jungle breaks and adventurous synths of "Forgotten Tones". Metronomic rhythm, howling wind, echo, drops of water and the cold, soothing vocal of Kiyomi and Hidden Element pads from "I See The Light" in autonomic sound remix. Classical eurodance tracks samples, heavy 4x4 beat and sawing synthesizer pads of house track named Who we are
All of this conceptual and limited vinyl only release that includes a journey into the unique world that combines past, present and future.

* Kapsize lower their drawbridge for the 1st time in 2016 to unleash 'Knights of Ren', the EP from Bristolian duo Asa & Sorrow.

* 'Island Wave' opens the release and uses a sonic palette reminiscent of vintage era Joker production. Simultaneously tough and breezy, the riddim undulates as the titles suggests and displays the duo's ability to evoke emotions, of childlike hope and wonder as they explore a genre dominated by a macho aesthetic.

* The following cuts are crafted more pointedly to serve as dance floor weapons. With 'Barbaric' serving as a screw face engager and the title track 'Knights of Ren' coming straight out of Plasticman set before Richie Hawtin had him change his name to Plastician. Lemz and Hi5 Ghost jump on the remix to anchor the release pulling the riddim into a proud grime banger.

* This is the second Kapsize release from Asa & Sorrow who were last seen flying the flag with the 'Legendary EP'. The duo continue to make waves in the grime community and beyond, fast building a rep as ones to watch from the new generation of grime producers. Their hit rate earned Asa a recent guest mix on Logan Sama's BBC 1xtra show.

* All Kapsize releases are carefully selected by legendary producer/DJ, Joker who road tests each cut in the worlds greatest raves before giving them the rubber stamp.

Rounding off 2015 for DEEP MEDi

Sheffield DJ/Producer Louis 'Taiko' Robson has consistently agitated the boundaries of dubstep music, manipulating eclectic influences in to his productions with bold, original arrangements, intricate percussion, experimental instrumentation and unforgettable subs, and he's not held back with ALBION002.

Title track Splinted dons the A Side of the release and sets the standard high with its heavy sub, percussive melody, and string lead. Robson has taken inspiration from contemporary orchestral composers such as Terry Riley and Steve Reich initiating the creation of the drums and percussion, which add a rich analogue sound to the track, and with that an almighty atmosphere. Folk-like scratchy strings take the lead which is a theme set for the EP and highlights Taiko's tenacity for sound design and disregard for convention. Each eclectic element of the track compliments the next resulting in a guttural, energetic dance floor cut, with dark undertones making the listener feel agitated or anxious. A pulse raiser strictly for sound system use.

Over on the flip side, starting with the outer, Taiko offers a much warmer vibe throughout Fractal, flexing another experimental set of instrumentation, this time round building rhythm with an accordion sample. An enormous rolling sub bass instantly becomes dominant after the short intro and meticulous percussion exaggerates the astounding impact from the drums. In the break expect a much murkier tone with a grimey string sample leading to the second drop. Robson achieves a certain level of feel-good whilst maintaining a dark and aggressive tone in his unmistakably raw track.

Nickel takes the inner side on the flip, following form to the prior with its accordion sample adding a distorted guitar drone for the melodic intro. The acoustic instrumentation couples up with irregular drum work solidifying the EP's 'live' aesthetic, whilst maintaining a dance floor orientation. Tonnes of energy meets masses of bass, Nickel is a recommended set opener and a great close to the EP.

* Mister Woo is a composite techno-hybrid supergroup that has been forged against a harsh maritime backdrop of Portsmouth, UK. Following Aristotle's philosophy 'the sum is greater than its parts' the core members of Reset Robot, Jon Gurd and Tom Powell cast aside their professional careers to concentrate on the emotive outlet and gnarled production machine that is Mister Woo.


* As a complex blend of established producers, sound engineers and multi-instrumentalists, the trio, bound by location, deliver a series of audio-visual works based on ground breaking production, perfectionism and exceptional electronic music. Mister Woo Black Eyes EP is released on 11/12/15


* Black Eyes is the signature track from the EP and kicks off proceedings with an infectious fret- driven undertone. Powell's swirling vox add further hypnotic draw reminiscent of early Lemon Jelly or Karl Hyde. A refreshing un-quantized approach assists in building a heavy 4/4 neck-breaker of a groove. The whole composition oozes simplicity and constraint, with Powell's parting aberration delivering the mood for the whole EP "You don't know day until you've felt the night'. Afterlife is the dystopian bridge track that NIN wish they had wrote, using a droney guitar riff and angst- laden licks the track has tungsten running through its arteries. The trio manage to avoid vocals on this occasion instead delivering a pressure cooker atmosphere that churns through chromatic patterns until the very last chord is hammered out. Divy completes the offering with a contagious Bristolian trip-hop vibe that again delivers in the spine-snapping department.


* Completing the EP, Alan Fitzpatrick graces 'Black Eyes' with his aptly named "Loft Rocker Rework'. Abundant use of intensifying modular rumbling and Lenky-esque african claps herald a herculean build. Respite is offered briefly through a heavily filtered sample of Powell's original vocal but only momentarily until were forced back into the oppressive cauldron and caustic environment that Fitzpatrick has sustained.

More than just an album: The Castle Life project has been an amazing adventure.For three months, Jerome Meyer AKA Von D, moved his whole studio and lived everyday at the Chateau Éphemère'.There, Von D had found the ideal place to experiment and produce an album far from the digital-based world so prevalent nowadays. Completely focused and fully immersed, Von Dizzle wanted to give this album a human, hand-crafted and tailor-made dimension. Castle Life is a concept album based on a rigorous analogue production process.With careful, attentive listening, you can sense the warmth and discover the charms of the sound being processed through many old-school analogue gear: spring reverbs, analogue tape delays, Valve EQs, compressors and a big old analogue mixing desk that Von D had the pleasure of manipulating live on recordings, and in the process, brought back the 'the old Dub way of mixing to modern-day music.'The castle's intimate walls have born witness to many comings together and myriad special shared moments:
Phephe and the legendary Murray Man, both coming from Birmingham, UK, stayed at the castle whilst they recording their vocals straight in Von D's Studio. Producers likeStepz and Niveau Zero had also come to Von D's artistic abode at the castle to carry out real collaborative work.
In addition, many esteemed jazz musicians of great talent whom Von D grew up with had passed through the studio: soprano saxophone player Matthieu Asserre, trumpets, trombones, electric guitars, electric bass, palmas (Spanish hand percussion), toy pianos, analogue synths. Swindle has also given his digital blessings to one of the tracks with his trademark Jazz Funk keyboard skills.
Such sessions have given birth to an authentic and rich musical body of work.
As for those who couldn't make it to the castle such as Mc Fats, Pupajim andFlatmate, these collaborations are without a doubt the fruits of a real musical and human relationship.
Von Dizzle gives the album's ten tracks a unique vibe through the passion and precision of a real orchestral conductor.

Castle Life LP oscillates genres seamlessly and in total freedom. It encompasses soul, digital reggae, dub and bass music, making it a rare, golden piece of music that is authentic and unassuming, as well as maintaining a warm, fresh and up-to-date sound.

Mit "Aurora" ist dem mexikanischen Sänger Lengualerta ein Langspieler gelungen, bei dem kritisch-
engagierte Texte stilsicher und erstaunlich frisch auf mitreißende Sounds treffen. Bereits seit zehn Jahren ist
Lengualerta künstlerisch aktiv und macht dabei auf die Missstände in seiner Heimat aufmerksam und legt den
Finger in die Wunden des Systems - wortgewaltig und unverblümt. Neben unzähligen Konzerten in seiner
Heimat war er schon auf Bühnen in Südamerika, Kanada und Europa zu sehen. Dort gelang es ihm stets,
einen bleibenden Eindruck zu hinterlassen. Charakteristisch für Lengualerta ist die Verknüpfung von Reggae
mit lateinamerikanischen Protestliedern und südamerikanischen Genres wie etwa Cumbia. Ein weitgefasstes
Spektrum, das Lengualerta als Kosmopolit und Grenzgänger ausweist. Auch bei der Auswahl seiner Riddims
ist der ganze Erdball vertreten. Neben seinem Hausproduzenten Dukas (Bungalo Dub) sind auf "Aurora"
beispielsweise auch Produktionen von Ganjaman, Ingo Rheinbay (Pow Pow), Twilight Circus und Seeed am
Start.

*Newseries from the Swamp81 stable*

3 track EP from Benton on limited edition 180gm vinyl. Mastered at Metropolis. Artwork by Will Bankhead.

Info on Croydon's shadowy firespitter & beat sculptor Rocks FOE is scarce. He poses a unique combination attack, with a rap style that combines the catch-all hooks of grime with the sheer lyrical dominance of classic US rappers like Pharaohe Monch & GZA. Dig into Rocks lyrical tidal wave and you find arcane religious references and Anime characters punctuated with frequent direct knock out put-downs. He blends the obscure with the instant to future proof his verses. Every beat on Legion was also produced by the man himself. Never one to stand still, he chops and grafts Grime and Hip Hop with DNA from Horror composers.

With support from 6Music (Mary Anne Hobbs), 1Xtra (Logan Sama), Apple Beats 1 (Julie Adenuga) to Pirates Rocks unorthodox rise is set to continue.

180 gram 2 track vinyl only release. SWAMP029.
Released Sept 2014

Anyone with access to the internet probably already knows that a new EP by Burial appeared as a download release on the Hyperdub website a couple of days ago. A vinyl version is in production, but at the time of writing we are unable to confirm an exact release date while quality control checks are still being completed. Watch this space for more definite news, hopefully very soon. In the meantime, the pre-order hotlines are open. Featuring three new tracks pressed on high grade 180g vinyl for optimum sound reproduction, and running beyond 30 minutes, the 'Kindred EP' is an ambitious work that pushes further into the unique musical territory Burial occupies.

After finding a kitten named lola in an abandoned
Rimowa suitcase, Pearson Sound (aka David
Kennedy) thought it only right to wheel the creature
home and write a track about the experience. And
that's just for starters - if you love the Shepard tone
and powerful drums then you're sure to fall in love
with 'Power Drumsss'. On the flip, Pearson pays
tribute to one of the UK's best-selling confectionary
products....

SBTRKT announces details of his much-anticipated second album. The London-based producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist releases 'Wonder Where We Land' on Young Turks, and it's a gleefully collaborative affair, featuring lots and lots of Sampha, as ever, along with old friend Jessie Ware. There's also a track with Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend and A$AP Ferg appears on the final track !

- 'Wonder Where We Land' follows his critically acclaimed eponymous debut album and a recent interim release of six instrumentals called 'Transitions', which joined the creative dots between the first and second albums.

- Since the release of his debut album in 2011, SBTRKT has cemented his role as one of the most acclaimed electronic artists and performers around. What began as praise in his hometown of London has now reached to every corner of the globe.

- SBTRKT's captivating and ever changing live show will be touring the world for the rest of the year.

VINYL ONLY!
Following the downtempo pressure of Karma's 'How
Ya Feel', System Music boss V.I.V.E.K returns to
deliver the third release for his fledgling label
delivered purely on 12' vinyl.
The lush atmospherics of opener 'Mantra' suspend
the listener in deep stasis, as slowly moving
textures, strings and low end propel the track.
'Show Me' picks up the pace, with an unnerving
vocal directing techno-influenced chord stabs,
echoing percussion and an arpeggiated synth line
that extends and expands itself into the forefront
across the latter half.
'Soundman V.I.P' brings earth-shattering sub weight
and percussive bass stabs that clash with deep
atmospherics that are meticulously engineered for
big room soundsystems. Finally, V.I.V.E.K takes
'Asteroids', the title track from the label's first
release and re-evaluates it with the help of an
ethereal vocal line replacing the lyrics from the
original.
2013 has seen V.I.V.E.K's SYSTEM events go from
strength to strength, proving Mixmag's claim of the
soundsystem to be 'like nothing else you've heard'
correct. As a producer V.I.V.E.K has seen his music
released on esteemed labels such as Deep Medi,
Tectonic, Greensleeves Records and Soul Jazz.
Keep an....

Deep Medi's next LP brings together dubstep heavyweights Commodo, Kahn & Gantz. The six-tracker is a rare long player for the label, which is primarily known for its 12" singles. Though each producer has appeared on the label individually over the years, the double LP is the first time the three producers have worked together on record. With FACT premiering the hypnotic video for Volume 1's lead single 'So Familia', (directed by Joshua Hughes-Games & Alex Hughes-Games - MFM Films) and Boiler Room debuting 'Unmistakable' on 17.08.... the lead up to release day will be concluded with 'AMK' via MixmMag on 21.08.

12inch vinyl in stamped heavy cardboard sleeve.
Including five locked groove loops (A4-8).
Debut release made possible by Bassmæssage Crew

Astrofella is an emerging indie rock/electronica band, considered as one of the best of Istanbul Alternative Music Scene by Time Out Magazine. First video from the EP is shot by well-known music video director Onur Yayla, in Zagreb,
featuring the choreography and performance of Anais Replumaz. First video for the track "Sailing" got published in many major music blogs in Istanbul, suchas Bant Mag, Rave Mag, Plak Dukkani and many more.

'Nothing' is Kode9's first solo album, and is about nothing. The album throws horror soundtracks, sampled library and j-pop records into a no man's land between grime, early dubstep and Chicago footwork. Mostly instrumental, it zigzags between hypnotic, downcast loops, growling drones, and jagged cut-ups of androids gone haywire, threaded through twitchy, transatlantic rhythms and sub-bass inaudible through your laptop speakers. Building slowly, but more upbeat than previous albums, many of these tracks have more in common with Kode9's recent singles from the last few years than they do with his two previous albums with collaborator The Spaceape, 'Memories of the Future' (2006) and 'Black Sun' (2012). Yet 'Nothing' is haunted both by The Spaceape's presence (he died in 2014 after a prolonged battle with cancer), on 'Third Ear Transmission', a communiqué from a zone of digital immortality, and his absence, on 'Void', whose spaces were originally intended for the vocalist, and 'Nothing Lasts Forever', which closes the album with a 9 minute silence

London institute Tempa follow up 7 stellar installments of their Allstars series - a bountiful compilation project that's included some seminal material from the likes of Benga, Kode9, Wen and Alex Coulton - with Tempa Allstars Vol 8.

Enlisting the production skills of some of the UK'smost auspicious young producers including Acre, Epoch, Cliques, Fracture, Youngsta &Distance and Biome - Vol 8 carries forth a spectral intensity present throughout the catalogue and packs a hefty degree of weight.Manchester based Acre kicks things off and follows up recent outings on Project 13, PAN and Tectonic with 'Messages' a chilly, percussive number that melds tempered whacks and thick, heaving bass tones with distant synths. New Zealand newcomer Epoch then expands on the lively tone set by his last record on Soundman Chronicles with 'The Ville': a brash and menacing stepper built for peak play.Sydney's Cliques then adds to a cross continental lineup with his 'AUT' - a capacious, dubby tool that generates a climbing sense of intensity before London's Fracture follows up his contribution to FACT's mix series back in March with 'Excalibur' - an immaculately produced and patient burner rich with razor sharp percussion and lively vocal clips. Youngsta & Distance then follow up with an untitled collaboration that harks back to heyday Dubstep with its rich,cavernous textures and dramatic, reverberated drum shots before Biome follows up releases on Macabre Unit Recordings, Mindset and Osiris Music and lays out a sparse, sub-heavy groove that rounds the release off as another fine addition to the Tempa series.

Circle Vision and New World Audio team up to co-release CVNWA001 - A new 4-track vinyl featuring RDG, Squarewave, Gaze Ill and K Man.

CVNWA001 marks the first vinyl output from iconic New World Audio in over two years, and follows the apocalyptic, nuclear sound design from Piezo and Clearlight on CV003.

The two labels claim one side each on the forthcoming vinyl, with Circle Vision introducing classic sub workouts by RDG and Gaze Ill, and Squarewave absorbing the flip through deep, melodic chants.