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No.3 of this already established Start of the Year series that Because Music Paris, the Home label of Metronomy, Django Django and Connan Mockasin just to name a few and Les Inrocks , legendary french indie magazine build together since 2012 .

After releases on Mad Decent, Turbo Recordings and K7 Boy 8-Bit returns with an exclusive four track, limited edition vinyl release of new and previously unreleased material.

The straight up dance floor oriented house shuffle of 'Jungle Gym' sits on the A-Side, with its modulated FM bass, descending harps and the repeated call to "Move".
On the B side he returns to his more melodic and progressive side with 'Timeworks'. The arpeggiator is left to run, providing both the bass and the top line, over a bed of vintage synth strings and a 120bpm groove.

Also included are remixes by two other inhabitants from the darker corners of Boy 8-Bit's mind.
Roy Apron brings his trademark "Angry Typewriter' UK Funky derived drums, over air pushing deep subs and dark ambiences, for a heads down take on the original.

Next, Shako takes on 'Timeworks'. His techno influence firmly rooted in the 90s, he ditches the progressive elements of the original, keeping only the slightest remnants of the original melody and layering them over a relentless, acid led frame.

With this CD Nonplace releases the first edition in a series of instrumental soundtracks that were edited for film or television companies over the past decade or aim at being used in conjunction with moving images. All pieces were produced by Burnt Friedman or/and Hayden Chisholm as part of sessions with The Embassadors, or during Friedman´s numerous score recording sessions with Joseph Suchy on electric guitar amongst many others. You will discover an abundance of musical components throughout a dense, seamless mix of 25 short cinematic "scenes". The musical styles featured range from odd dub rhythms, classical chamber orchestra arrangements and subtle, indescribable electro-acoustic soundscapes all of which could potentially serve as the ultimately remote archive for exceptional soundtrack demand.

Dengue Dengue Dengue! is an audiovisual duo born in mid-2010 in Lima, Peru and is conformed by Felipe Salmon and Rafael Pereira, who were already working together on other projects, both as part of the Peruvian based 'Colectivo Auxiliar'. The name Dengue Dengue Dengue! comes from a Enrique Lynch's vinyl, who played a rhythm called "Dengue". Now available on Vinyl!

"Melancholia Euphoria" is the first release on Emika Records, the newly founded label by the British producer who lives in Berlin. Her experiences as a DJ at in her eclectic club sets have inspired these new tracks. But they are also a reaction to the feeling of a certain weariness with the current electronic music. "Techno got slow and gray these days. I do not wanna be stuck in the tunnel anymore." - Emika
"Melancholia Euphoria A" is a prime example of Emika's understanding of electronic music existing between pop and the avant-garde / functionality and artistic talent.
Euphoric singing without words, shimmering synth sounds, handclaps.
"Melancholia Euphoria B" drives a bitter-sweet sentiment with two precise melodies that compete with each other as gaming synth sounds merge with a relentlessly galloping piano.
Two tracks that convey opposing emotions: melancholy and euphoria.
In two emotional states, the trail leads directly to the dancefloor.

Rone is back with the anticipated new album 'Creatures', scheduled for release February 9th 2015 on InFiné.
The album features Bryce Dessner of The National, Francois & the Atlas Mountains, Etienne Daho, Bachar Mar Khalifé, Sea Oleena, Toshinori Kondo, Gaspar Claus...

June is the solo project of Tsampikos Fronas. "Dominion" is focused on June's synthwave sound, utilizing hardware step sequencers to sync and control his arsenal of classic drum machines and synthesizers. The romanticism and elegance of early '80s synth pop is clearly evident, not only in the production and instrumentation of the music, but in the artwork and song titles. the music on "Dominion" is driving, danceable synthwave that references the past while maintaining a thoroughly modern edge.

A new Vereker side-project — techno, rooted in Noise and Industrial, but spurring all three bloody and yabbering — with an LP in the pipeline for Berceuse Heroique sister-label Kemal.

No Room For Air is the sister label to Wild Oats offering a fresh take on the soulful side of our interests exclusively in 7" format. In hopes to explore different aspects of music, NRFA was created to showcase our favorite genre-defying artists in tandem with Wild Oats. Following the wildly successful Wild Oats release comes a new record from K15 on No Room For Air.

300 ONLY
Michigan's Kent Odessa, a purveyor of indie-R&B/post-motown pop extravagance, wields gooey nectar for those with a passion for Michael Jackson-y '80s disco and synthpop with a retro feel. Hailing from Detroit's suburbs, and learning various instruments from a very early age, Odessa's musical career began as Peephole, with several EPs released under the moniker.
A swift costume/name change, and Odessa dropped Silverdome, his debut full-length, at the butt-end of 2011 to rave reviews. material is anything to go by, we should be expecting a kind of thwomping, sexy-cool electropop with future-soul vibes and Top 40 panache. For example, 'Just A Phase', featuring Celeste Cruz (of none other than Daphne & Celeste fame), is blinding, hook-riddled chart-fodder that has potential to light up dancefloors from Miami to Marrakesh.If you're partial to a dollop of rump-shakin', shimmytastic club bait, then there's every chance that you'll revel in the nostalgic output that seems to come oh-so-naturally to Kent Odessa. We're on the cusp of phase two in his recorded career, and all the signs so far point to an immensely bright future.' BEARDED

Originating from the Detroit suburbs, Kent Odessa is currently languidly based in Brooklyn. A singer-songwriter with quite a bit of a twist, he likes to leave the power pop sound, often too-present in his neighborhood, for a more emotional and heartfelt musical blend.

Following a couple self-produced EPs and an appearance on the Kitsuné America compilation series, Kent Odessa presents 'Physical Genius', his first pressing.

Channeling the funk of his Motor City roots through the electronics of his vast synth array, he takes his listeners on evening drives and late-night hookups at the back of his coupe

Kent Odessa openly lists his influences as a mix of Sade, George Michael and Prince - while groove and sensuality stroll hand in hand along all of his titles, the natural and exacerbated slant of his production brings his music into 21st century indie R'n'B.

BLNK003 is the debut 12' from label owner Sam Purcell AKA DANCE.
* Following releases from Grenadan artists Adrian Lenz and Sandman and Chicago's DJ Clent, BLNK003 hits closer to home, with Still and Ha both inspired by the hedonism and subsequent decline of UK rave culture.
* Mastered at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin
* Limited run of 300 copies. No represses.
* Support from Ben UFO & Untold

Featured in the Record Industry book Passion for Vinyl, the wait for this release is over.

LP LIMITED TO 300 , DOWNLOAD INCLUDED.

If the scattershot ideas of Melodic Records' schizophrenically brilliant Manchester experimentalists Working From A Nuclear City seemed to be aural metaphors for a galactic explosion, then King Of The Mountains, the new project of their songwriter, keyboardist and producer Phil Kay, hones in on a singular galaxy hurtling away from the blast's initial impact into the cosmos. With his debut solo LP, the now-London-based artist detaches himself from his band's tumult of sonic thoughts and sets a flight for more cohesive plains.

Of course, King Of The Mountains being a product of the creatively restless Kay's own fertile mind means that proceedings are rarely static; built largely around electronics but with its creator embellishing these artificial sounds with a variety of live instrumentation - even teaching himself saxophone in one afternoon to add extra layers. There are wonderfully interwoven structures, ranging from swelling tempestuous dance floor filler ('Undone') to richly textured maps of gently bustling sound ('Stranger Things Have Happened') and ambient secretions ('Airstrips').

'The record was very nearly called Brutalism because I realised that what I was trying to do in music was similar to what brutalist architects were trying to do in the post-war period,' Kay explains. 'There's a similarity in using these really hard edged electronic materials to try and create something human and meaningful, and the way the brutalists used concrete and steel to do the same. I'm more influenced by architecture than any other art form other than music. When you see a building like (Barcelona basilica) Sagrada Familia you realise the sheer potential of the creative mind. It gives you something to aim for.'

With that attitude, it's no surprise that King Of The Mountains contains grandeur even among its more direct four-to-the-floor yearnings; tracks like the sprawling 'Zoetrope' are constantly looking for pathways out of their tightly-meshed digital fabric, while the likes of 'Surrounded' seek to stimulate the imagination, offering woozy half-light evocations. 'A lot of what I do is just trying to create a place (existing or imaginary) that I'd like to be in,' says Kay. 'Cities, nature, buildings... Sometimes it's better to be in a city or a place in your head than actually be there.'

For a decade, Kay was part of the aforementioned Working For A Nuclear Free City - who produced three critically-acclaimed albums between 2006 and 2011 and saw their music included in numerous TV series, films and adverts (from the very first cook up scene in Breaking Bad, to the classic 100 years of Hovis advert that spanned over two minutes). However he found his and co-songwriter Gary McClure's tunes were starting to drift further apart. 'As a result, he released a very acoustic record last year, he really embraced that; my stuff's been getting more electronic. One of the problems (and arguably one of the strengths) with Working For A Nuclear Free City was that it was very eclectic, which confused people. We wanted to see what would happen if we broke out the two key components of that sound instead of them battling each other.'

It's true that there isn't much battling to be found here, with each track as though a different world, like moving through levels on an old arcade computer game. What differs between this and WFANFC though is that there's a thread holding them together - elements that recur and snaps of sound that come back to you. Kay does most of his electronic work on antiquated software, using Windows XP and the same software he has for the past decade, relishing in attempting to challenge their limitations.

Ambient/ Electro/ Experimental.. For fans of Tim Hecker, Fennesz, Hans-Joachim Roedelius. "The Silver Chimney Club / Wat Tyler comprises two long form tracks written between between ""Onkalo"" and the latest Petrels album ""Mima"". Originally released for a short while in digital format they're now presented here in re-mastered form with new artwork for this release. Asked about the background of the two tracks, Petrels' Oliver Barrett comments: ""The Silver Chimney Club was written to mark the death of my grandfather, Ernest Barrett, who passed away at the end of last year. A civil engineer during his working life, The Silver Chimney Club was the name of the name of a group formed of fellow work colleagues who would meet up on a semi-regular basis - I suspect more for social than professional reasons. As a tribute I'm not sure what he would have made of it but I wanted to create something that combined the industry he was a part of with his love of music that was passed on down to me. My grandfather was a socialist and Labour supporter (by which I mean the original post-war, pre-Blair party) - another thing I inherited from him, and which ties with the second piece on this release. Wat Tyler is named after the leader of the Peasants' Revolt in England in 1381. Ostensibly a revolt against the poll tax, the movement was built on an undercurrent of a desire for social change and a demand for an end to the stiflingly limiting social structures of the time. Initially successful, the rebellion was abruptly cut short when Wat Tyler was murdered by the Mayor of London after Tyler supposedly insulted the young kind of England, Richard II during a parley. Over six centuries on, a lot less has changed in the world than those involved in the Peasants' Revolt might have hoped." Since releasing his debut ""Haeligewielle"" in 2011, Petrels has toured across Europe and shared a stage with the likes of Tim Hecker, FIRE!, Nate Young (Wolf Eyes), Trouble Books, Fennesz, Nadja, and Hans-Joachim Roedelius (Cluster). Having also collaborated with and provided remixes for artists as varied as Duane Pitre, Brassica, Talvihorros and Max Cooper, Petrels' output is proving to be thrillingly eclectic and unpredictable. CDdigipak / Vinyl: thick covers + thick printed inner sleeves, 180g vinyl, different vinyl colours, free download.

With Breathing Statues, Young Magic's series of audio experimentations coalesce into a new holographic landscape, showing a band progressing with ambition towards a sound uniquely their own. Young Magic is the sonic pairing between Indonesian vocalist, Melati Malay and Australian producer, Isaac Emmanuel. Although currently based in New York, the eclectic outfit has recorded music whilst traversing the four corners of the earth

Already a monster of a track ''Seven Nation Army'' is now given the dub treatment by Prince Fatty on this hand stamped limited edition 7" pressing

LTD 2LP 2 X 180G HEAVY COLOURED VINYL, 12 TRACK ALBUM (BLUE VINYL) + 6 TRACK BONUS (TURQUOISE VINYL) WITH ETCHING ON B-SIDE, INCL. MP3 (ALBUM + BONUS), LIMITED TO 2.500 UNITS WORLD WIDE

For the better part of two decades, the acclaimed band Calexico has crossed musical barriers, embracing a multitude of styles, variety in instrumentation, and well-cultivated signature sounds. With their forthcoming record Edge of the Sun, out April 13th via City Slang, they take inspiration from a trip to a place surprisingly unexplored by the band before in Mexico City, and with the benefit of many friends and comrades to help guide the way.

LTD 2CD LIMITED DELUXE EDITION, 12 TRACK ALBUM CD + 6 TRACK BONUS CD

For the better part of two decades, the acclaimed band Calexico has crossed musical barriers, embracing a multitude of styles, variety in instrumentation, and well-cultivated signature sounds. With their forthcoming record Edge of the Sun, out April 13th via City Slang, they take inspiration from a trip to a place surprisingly unexplored by the band before in Mexico City, and with the benefit of many friends and comrades to help guide the way.

Encouraged by the experience, the guest list grew to include Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses), Nick Urata (Devotchka), Carla Morrison, Gaby Moreno, Amparo Sanchez, multi-instrumentalists from the Greek band Takim, and Neko Case. Burns' brother John Burns lent a hand to some lyrics and songwriting, and the band's keyboardist, Sergio Mendoza, stepped up to co-write and arrange certain songs, ultimately co-producing the album along with Burns, John Convertino, and longtime associate Craig Schumacher.

LP 180G HEAVY BLACK VINYL, INCL. 12 TRACK MP3 ALBUM

For the better part of two decades, the acclaimed band Calexico has crossed musical barriers, embracing a multitude of styles, variety in instrumentation, and well-cultivated signature sounds. With their forthcoming record Edge of the Sun, out April 13th via City Slang, they take inspiration from a trip to a place surprisingly unexplored by the band before in Mexico City, and with the benefit of many friends and comrades to help guide the way.

Encouraged by the experience, the guest list grew to include Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses), Nick Urata (Devotchka), Carla Morrison, Gaby Moreno, Amparo Sanchez, multi-instrumentalists from the Greek band Takim, and Neko Case. Burns' brother John Burns lent a hand to some lyrics and songwriting, and the band's keyboardist, Sergio Mendoza, stepped up to co-write and arrange certain songs, ultimately co-producing the album along with Burns, John Convertino, and longtime associate Craig Schumacher.

For the better part of two decades, the acclaimed band Calexico has crossed musical barriers, embracing a multitude of styles, variety in instrumentation, and well-cultivated signature sounds. With their forthcoming record Edge of the Sun, out April 13th via City Slang, they take inspiration from a trip to a place surprisingly unexplored by the band before in Mexico City, and with the benefit of many friends and comrades to help guide the way.

Encouraged by the experience, the guest list grew to include Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses), Nick Urata (Devotchka), Carla Morrison, Gaby Moreno, Amparo Sanchez, multi-instrumentalists from the Greek band Takim, and Neko Case. Burns' brother John Burns lent a hand to some lyrics and songwriting, and the band's keyboardist, Sergio Mendoza, stepped up to co-write and arrange certain songs, ultimately co-producing the album along with Burns, John Convertino, and longtime associate Craig Schumacher.

01. Falling From The Sky with Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses)
02. Bullets & Rocks with Sam Beam (Iron & Wine)
03. When The Angels Played with Pieta Brown & Greg Leisz
04. Tapping On The Line with Neko Case
05. Cumbia de Donde with Amparo Sanchez
06. Miles from the Sea with Gaby Moreno
07. Coyoacán
08. Beneath The City Of Dreams with Gaby Moreno
09. Woodshed Waltz with Greg Leisz
10. Moon Never Rises with Carla Morrison
11. World Undone with Takim
12. Follow The River with Nick Urata (Devotchka)

LP 180G HEAVY BLACK VINYL, INCL. 12 TRACK MP3 ALBUM

For the better part of two decades, the acclaimed band Calexico has crossed musical barriers, embracing a multitude of styles, variety in instrumentation, and well-cultivated signature sounds. With their forthcoming record Edge of the Sun, out April 13th via City Slang, they take inspiration from a trip to a place surprisingly unexplored by the band before in Mexico City, and with the benefit of many friends and comrades to help guide the way.

Encouraged by the experience, the guest list grew to include Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses), Nick Urata (Devotchka), Carla Morrison, Gaby Moreno, Amparo Sanchez, multi-instrumentalists from the Greek band Takim, and Neko Case. Burns' brother John Burns lent a hand to some lyrics and songwriting, and the band's keyboardist, Sergio Mendoza, stepped up to co-write and arrange certain songs, ultimately co-producing the album along with Burns, John Convertino, and longtime associate Craig Schumacher.

Ninjato, formerly known as Störungstelle, is a Shaolin glitch master from the streets of Ghent. He created the ninja character based on the sounds of Amon Tobin, Eskmo, Loops Haunt & Lorn: heavy sound design combined with organic leads, humongous drops & kamikaze driven melodies. Over the years Ninjato has shared the battle field with some of his musical heroes such as Shabazz Palaces(AB), Loops Haunt, Slugabed, Doshy & more.


Chronicles of the 6 samurai tells the story of a warrior on a quest through a psychedelic maze. On his path he comes across 6 foes whom he has to conquer with his laser blade.

The album is available on white vinyl (limited to 200, hand numbered copies) & comes with a poster designed by Fbs (+ digital download code).

Beat Spacek is the latest project from UK vocalist / producer Steve Spacek, a man who should really need no introduction. With boundless abilities, his work transcends genre and style - instead focusing more on swing, melody, vibe and atmosphere. From his legendary output with the band Spacek - 'Curvatia' (2001), 'Vintage Hi-Tech' (2003); solo work on the cult Sound In Color imprint and collaborations with the late, great J.Dilla; to his under-the-radar Black Pocket project for dBridge's Exit Records and his most recent work with Mark Pritchard as one half of Africa HiTech, his fearless approach to creation has always been progressive and highly original.

Beat Spacek sees him once again take the reigns as a solo artist creating a record that is as much a love letter to the future as it is an ode to the past. Created largely using iPhone and iPad apps, the album once again finds Steve liberated through new technologies, excited by the prospects of 'the new' whilst expressing notions of the past. It's a journey through the evolution of modern Britain from a futurist perspective.

Framed against a particular period in the 1980s when Steve was growing up as a young man in New Cross, South East London, 'Modern Streets' is rooted in the duality of the past and the future. Flim-Flams was the club where he first experienced the clash of sounds and styles that characterised South London's racial, ethnic and cultural melting pot. A spot where punks, soul heads, new romantics, dread locks and skinheads all converged brought together through a love of music and new sounds.

From the paranoid, post-punk, sleng teng musings of "I Wanna Know" to the new wave pop-powered love song "Inflight Wave", 'Modern Streets' is a direct reflection of that experience, envisioned through the mind of a 21st Century rudeboy. Ghanaian highlife is re-imagined in digital form on "Tonight"; "Stand Firm" tips its hat to the dancehall with a futuristic rinse; whilst the sub-bass powered anthem "Alone in Da Sun" draws on the finest elements of dubstep's sonic vocabulary and reworks them into a loose, new age club jam, brimming with soul and charisma.

Unconditional Music return to introduce a vinyl debut by a creative young UK talent CORTICYTE.

Corticyte fuses a strong emphasis on bold forward-facing rhythms with an interest in incorporating sounds and techniques from more experimental electronic realms. Add to this well judged melodic details where appropriate and you have a well rounded artist who could develop his talents in a number of directions. We're touting him as one to watch.

We have attempted to display the dexterity at the man's hand with 4 different examples of his natural abilities.

'MODULATE' has already proved to be a dancefloor smasher down here in our hometown Brighton. After dropping at our own events and guest appearances we have seen firsthand the dramatic effect this tune has in the club.

The opening rhythm has a gimey flavour whilst being programmed at a tantalising house tempo. Lo-sub sinewaves underpin a metallic syncopated drum motif that immediately pricks up attention. This gives way to a lush and epic synth breakdown that will have those ravers' hands raising on the floor. The classic 'Think' break (beloved by B-More house producers) drops in the midst of this further intensifying the anticipation.

When THAT rhythm drops back into the track, it's simply Game Over in the dance.

'Xi_b^ - v2' is tight but supple - 808 drums and rimshots fire off in different directions whilst never losing the groove giving this a freestyle feeling. The synths are emotive, suggesting a deep pensive mood that threatens to boil over. It's a tension / release deal - holding you in it's grip and never quite letting go....

'CRITICALITY' has a whiplash bolshy drum approach reinforced by loaming & ominous bass tones and groans. This track sits neatly next to the current bruk-130 style being developed in cities such as Bristol. It once again also reminds of the clashy gritty appeal of grime production. The drop features found environmental sounds that add to the atmosphere. A dark dancefloor werker to lend a stiff backbone to a set.

'SIGNAL TO NOISE' addresses an affinity with dub-techno. A slow motion half-stepper with splashes of liquified melody decorating a deeply entrancing groove. Subtle metallic techno loops filter and weave their way into the 2nd section. A heads down hypnotiser.

We hope you enjoy this ep as much as we have felt privileged to select and compile it.

We also hope to bring you more CORTICYTE in the future!

FEEDBACK so far from MONKI (1 extra) / KiNK / CROOKERS / TOM TRAGO / ETCH / WARLOCK / RIVA STARR / ADDISON GROOVE / MURDER HE WROTE / JABRU / ALTERN-8 / SIMBAD (Rinse) / KAFKR (Nasty FM) / JOHN OSBORN / MOSCA / TENSNAKE / SLY-ONE / FAKE BLOOD / BUNZER0 / PHON.O / DIVIDED / MAYA JANE COLES / BRENDON MOELLER / LO SHEA / HRDVSION / TROY GUNNER / DEEPCHILD / EVIL NINE / LEE JONES / SINDEN / DRUMS OF DEATH / HUXLEY / NIGHTWAVE / STEVE MAC / RIVET and more....

Having amassed a cult following through excellent releases on Project Mooncircle and Brownswood, as well as 2012's astonishingly original Eclosure EP for our good selves, Flako returns to business with a new EP.
Taking in organic and orchesetral elements, the tracks are cut through with a nostalgic exotica and an unbridled creativity that is completely his own. Technical brilliance collides with bags of feel, builds and tension give way to unexpected drops, synths dart in and out, time signatures are well and truly fucked with... And herein lies the formula for one of 2014's most cerebral bangers, Kuku. 2014 has seen an appearance by Flako's alter-ego Dirg Gerner at the Red Bull Music Academy in New York, as well as production credits on Fatima's acclaimed album for Eglo, 'Yellow Memories'. He was also supported by the widely publicised and fiercely competitive Momentum Music Fund. Live, he continues to impress, After being hand-picked to support Bonobo on recent European dates, he spent the summer going to and from Croatia for highly praised sets at festivals such as Dimensions and Outlook. Benji, Lefto and Gilles Peterson continue to hold his work in the highest regard, with the Eclosure EP recently prompting Gilles to exclaim 'don't ever stop'.

1. KORRUPT DATA IS A VOYAGER FROM A PLACE BEYOND THE STARS, COMMUNICATING VIA THE

MEDIUM OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC.

2. KORRUPT DATA TAKES KORRUPT DATA SERIOUSLY.

3. KORRUPT DATA ALWAYS REFERS TO KORRUPT DATA IN THE THIRD PERSON.

4. CONFUSINGLY, KORRUPT DATA IS ALSO THE DEBUT ALBUM BY KORRUPT DATA. WE DIDN'T REALLY THINK THIS THROUGH.

5. KORRUPT DATA IS NOT WHO YOU THINK IT IS.

6. THE REAL QUESTION TO ASK IS: WHAT IS KORRUPT DATA

7. WE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, BUT WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT EVENTUALLY.

8. KORRUPT DATA IS A CYNICAL PLOY TO CATCH THE ATTENTION OF JADED LISTENERS, UNIMAGINATIVE DJS AND LAZY MEDIA TYPES.

9. KORRUPT DATA MAKES MUSIC INSPIRED BY MISSING AND MALFUNCTIONING INFORMATION. DO KEEP UP!

10. THE MUSIC CONTAINED ON KORRUPT DATA IS PRIMARILY ANALOGIE IN ORIGIN. THINK RUGGED MACHINE MUSIC WITH VIVID MELODIES AND KALEIDOSCOPIC CHORDS.

11. KORRUPT DATA IS A CATALOGUE OF DYSTOPIAN FANTASIES PAINTED IN SOUND AND BROADCAST FROM THE ETHER: ANALOGUE ANTIMATTER FOR THE DIGITAL GENERATION.

12. BASICALLY, ITS DANCE MUSIC MADE WITH OLD KIT. IF WE'D SAID THAT FIRST TIME, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN INTERESTED. BORED JOURNALISTS PREFER HIGH-MINDED CONCEPTS TO SIMPLE TRUTHS.

13. SOME PEOPLE THINK KORRUPT DATA IS CAPABLE OF TRAVELLING BETWEEN CONTINENTS USING THE SUBMARINE CABLES BENEATH OUR MAJOR OCEANS.

14. THEY'RE WRONG.

15. KORRUPT DATA MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE PREVIOUSLY RELEASED MUSIC UNDER ANOTHER GUISE. DOES IT REALLY MATTER

16. KORRUPT DATA WISHES TO BE JUDGED ENTIRELY ON THE MERITS OF KORRUPT DATA, THE DEBUT ALBUM BY KORRUPT DATA.

17. KORRUPT DATA ONCE MET THE POPE IN A LIFT.

18. THE POPE IS SECRETLY A MASSIVE FAN OF TWISTED TECHNO TRANSMISSIONS. HE HOSTS SECRET RAVES AT THE VATICAN EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. FOR ENTRY, KNOCK TWICE AND ASK FOR PIOUS PETE.
19. THE ALBUM KORRUPT DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE IN STORES VERY SOON.
20. SOME OF THESE FACTS MAY NOT BE CORRECT. YOU MAY HAVE BEEN FED CORRUPT DATA.

In the midst of such a productive year for grime and the much-documented rise of a new batch of producers, there are a few artists that have stood out more than anyone else. We at Oil Gang have managed to bring two of them together for our ninth release, Murlo Vs JT The Goon - Plume. Two Boxed stalwarts, this release takes four of the club's biggest anthems of the last twelve months for a frankly ridiculous 12'.

Following releases on Rinse, UTTU and Mixpak, Murlo is on an incredible run- his recent releases are arguably the most inventive and deadly of recent times. After getting him along to carry out possibly the standout remix on our Coolie Joyride EP earlier in the year, he & JT began swapping ideas and naturally we had to demand the results for ourselves.

JT The Goon is a producer of some pedigree. Involved in the grime thing from the start, through his work with Slew Dem and various pirate radio anthems over the years, we were immensely happy when we got to put out his Twin Warriors EP to much acclaim. This is where our JT vs Murlo series started: 'Twin Warriors (Murlo Remix)' takes the elegant aggression of the original and twists it through his mental technicolour slant. Full of kickdrum rolls and rapid changes of tempo, this has been a massive track in the clubs for almost a year now. Although we were tempted to keep it to ourselves as much-desired dub, the clamour was too much.

After hearing what Murlo had done to his track, JT got in touch with us and demanded we drag Murlo down to his studio so they could put something together. The resulting track, 'Plume,' brings together these two incredible producers at the top of their game. Distributed to only a few select DJs, this one is a bit of a secret weapon for us. We've struggled to keep it under wraps really, watching it get constant rewinds at Boxed but not admitting what it was 'that one!'.

Rounding out the EP are two solo tracks. 'Cold Stroke' has been a staple of our sets for ages and it finds Murlo firmly in the middle of the club, patron shots and spilled pints flying all over the place.

JT's solo contribution, meanwhile, takes the more dramatic approach. When he draws for the orchestral touch few people come close to him and this is definitely one of his best.

Support from Slackk, Mumdance, Logos, Blackdown, Spooky

Breakbeat Paradise Recordings is proud to welcome back Nynfus Corporation for what will be their very last release - a 4-track partyrockin' 12" vinyl. Is there a better way to celebrate the exit of this amazing producer crew from Budapest but to drop another dope EP on wax To step things up they have teamed up with another heavyweighter in the scene: Timothy Wisdom from Canada on the first cut on the a-side.

The guys behind the music however will still be producing music under their new alias Lack Jemmon (Kid Panel & dj Clairvo) and they are still very active producers as well as DJs. You can catch them every Saturday @ Akvarium Club in Budapest, where their spin their unique blend of bass and hip hop grooves. They have recently featured on Vol. 4 of the Scored Cream collection on Scour Records.

On this EP we are really in for a treat as the Nynfus crew spoils us with some state of the art glitch hop as well as some oldskool funky breaks. Everything done with precision with one goal in mind - to get the party started.

The praise to the sticky green gold feat. Timothy Wisdom on This Weed has already been turning heads as it has been on tour with Timothy including his set at last years Shambhala Festival. Another tune to watch is Nina is Back - which tears up a golden classic and reshapes it for total dance floor destruction!

"This album set me free."
(Anthony Rother on Netzwerk Der Zukunft)
Cold. Precise. Uncompromising.
If you feel that the current musical landscape is lacking these qualities, then Netzwerk der Zukunft will makeyou sit up and take notice. Because, in the past four years since his last album, Anthony Rother has been doing a lot of thinking. About himself,
the world he lives in and, of course, his music.
A journey into his soul, which eventually ends at his roots, his earliest inspiration:
Elektro. Now, with Netzwerk der Zukunft, Anthony Rother is redefining the Elektro sound of his generation once again. (Text by Timo Geißel)

"Dieses Album hat mich befreit."
(Anthony Rother über Netzwerk Der Zukunft)
Kälte. Präzision. Kompromisslosigkeit.
Wer Qualitäten wie diese in der aktuellen Musiklandschaft vermisst, wird bei Netzwerk der Zukunft gewaltig aufhorchen. Denn in den vergangenen vier Jahren, seit seinem letzten Album, hat sich Anthony Rother eine Menge Gedanken gemacht.
Über sich, die Welt in der er lebt und natürlich auch über seine Musik.
Eine Reise ins Innerste, die letztlich bei seinen Ursprüngen, seiner
frühesten Inspiration enden sollte: Dem Elektro. Mit Netzwerk der
Zukunft definiert Anthony Rother nun den Elektro-Sound seiner
Generation noch einmal gänzlich neu aus. (Text von Timo Geißel)

Without a hint of hyperbole, Polygon Fane EP stands as Pixelord's ultimate manifesto: a testament to the internet and its unbounded nature, embedded within a smorgasbord of eccentric Bass. Returning to Infinite Machine with a vengeance, Hyperboloid boss Pixelord delivers his most compelling and mind-boggling release to-date. Over the course of 6 originals, the Russian pioneer unfurls a confounding display of versatility that stretches from ominous Breakbeats to wonky Club mutations to introspective Juke to cheeky cuts of 80s casio funk (dare we say meta-vaporwave). Supporting him in his venture is burgeoning heavy weight (and Infinite Machine alumni) Druid Cloak alongside label staple Seafloor, Montreal's neon king Thomas White and Terrorhythm's ever-impressive Curl Up. Together, led by our Russian Prince of the Internet, these gentlemen give a truly comprehensive cross-sectional of the current music landscape. The cheekier cuts point to their Neon brothers Lockah, Gillepsy, 813 and Wave Racer while the moodier songs echo Ital Tek, Lone and Om Unit (and somewhere down the middle lay hints of Seablaze and Ultrademon)

Nach Veröffentlichungen auf Rush Hour, Delsin oder Stolen Kisses meldet sich BNJMN mit einer brandneuen Single auf Technicolour zurück. "IV" beinhaltet drei eher technoide Tracks, die seine experimentelle Seite bestens präsentieren. Inspiriert wurde BNJM von Brian Eno und Aphex Twin.

3rd release of Downbeat black label, the sublabel of Downbeat. The owners of the label, Jose Rico, Urtzi and F-on present us two long slow motion tracks with field recordings, whirring melodies and voices from beyond the grave. Two dense experiments which show us the less kind side of Downbeat and continue along the path opened up by "Solaris". Only 200 copies pressed

Bells Jam is stand-and-deliver improvisation, alive and rocking, with minimal editing; Split Guest is dense, multi-faceted, hypnotic music by Matthew Mullane, from Princeton, NJ, and Spectrum Spools; label co-founder Sam Lewis aka Herron returns with the time-shifting rhythmic complexity of 33 Weeks; Nick Lapien from Sequencias and Field Records makes a long ascent as Metropolis.