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TEMPLE OF MUNGK follows the narrative of a Monk who, after questioning his faith, embarks on an epic journey of rediscovery. With the basslines of his hugely well-received Kuji EP still shaking speakers and delighting fans alike, producer Mungk and Belgian imprint DUPLOC join forces once again.

This time the result comes in the form of the sprawling & utterly immersive Temple Of Mungk, which serves as the Leeds-based artist’s debut album and the second instalment of DUPLOC’s new DUPLOCROYALS album series.

Ushering in an exciting new era for the label, nightclub and mix series, Bonobo opens the 'Fabric Presents' series that pledges CD and vinyl releases on a quarterly basis. His highly textural aesthetic translates into an ethos that looks to introduce a more open musical palette without losing sight of its past. His mix supports 10 exclusives or unreleased tracks, including 2 from himself and another from his rare pop-up alias Barakas. Employing the multi-instrumental arrangements of his own work in this 74 minutes of house, techno, electronica and breakbeat, each track exudes character and allows animated melodies to wander and develop, all the while grounded by an acute sense of harmonic progression and rhythmic precision.

Dunk is well known for his productions as ½ of the renowned Jam Thieves Playaz. Now the Sao Paolo based artist is fully focused on his solo career and has provided Liondub with a 4 track EP, specifically made for vinyl, that pushes the boundaries of his experience in DnB. This is deep, hard hitting, rolling drum and bass guided by new ideas from an artist exploring music outside of his comfort zone. With recent releases on Sofa Sounds, Subliminal and Chronic, Dunk is thriving as a producer on his own, and it can be heard clearly on the “True Funk” EP.

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.

Long awaited Lenta tunes are hitting wax on TAPE HISS 007. The EP delivers well composed rhythms and odd sounds for your dancing and listening pleasure alike. Some brilliant tribal vibes here and some bittersweet moments there. It's all about intuition and diversity.

Once you enter the field of unity
You will feel the infinite source

Once you enter the field of unity
You will serve in presence

Once you enter the field of unity
I promise
you will meet yourself

The new sub-label from WNCL Recordings features 12 short “tools” per release, for use on discotheque sound systems and home stereos alike. Released on 10” vinyl with digital to follow at a later date.

Denham Audio – the next generation of breakbeat scientists from the land of bleep and clonk – take some time out from their world domination plans to grace the Library Tool Kit series with an essential collection of heavy duty miniatures.

Precursor to DJ Die Soon's upcoming monster of an album on Morphine, this 7inch introduces the legendary beatmaker from Berlin with a more stripped down, clashy dancefloor killer on one side, and a 'deep doped' heavy roller on the B side. TIP!

Taking you back to the sounds of Underground Garage with the bumping 2-Step flex of Jodo Kast.

Seekersinternational sends dub into another dimension, a place where the laws of physics appear irrelevant. Formerly solid structures are made improbable and surreal; songs become dizzying, recursive mazes. But for all this weirdness, the Canadian producer has generally hung onto dub's loved-up feel.

Hihats In Trees is the solo project of drummer Lander Gyselinck, 3 times in a row best musician for the Belgian Music Industry Awards.

Emerging out of the jazz/experimental music scene and beat-oriented music as well, Lander Gyselinck is the thriving force behind bands such as BeraadGeslagen, STUFF., LABtrio and more. He became widely known as one of the most exciting European drummers of the last few years.

Hihats In Trees is Lander his first solo record.
It's an anthology of beat compositions that is highly electronic in design yet consist of not one synthetic sound. Driven by the authenticity of the 'natural' human-driven sound from tangible objects such as wood, rubber, plastic... these 'real' textures serve as the molecular basis of these peculiar dance tracks.

It's his synthesis of the very physical and acoustic world of improvised music timbres colliding into the realm of electronic dance music and it's 40 years of sequencer-influenced beat vocabulary.

HHIT is a drum computer most poetic burnout.

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.

A pair of none-more-brooding, shockingly minimal 808-driven dreadnoughts released on a no-fuss, barely-any-info black label

Brain Dance is the debut EP from Sydney artist and Velodrome’s resident dancefloor darling, Posture. Following on from his single ‘Zoom Dates’ released on Velodrome Recordings in 2020, this EP affirms Posture’s ability in creating heavy-hitting techno with heart.

A bold and refined body of work, Brain Dance is a masterclass in brooding high-energy dance music. Blending sombre tonal palettes with intricate driving percussion, Posture has crafted a suite of 4 peak-set techno cuts that retain a delicate, fluid energy throughout.

Written in isolation, Brain Dance is pensive in its mood while remaining wholly inspired by dance floor energies from past and future - a record that invites introspection in the peak of dance floor hypnosis.

This record also comes packaged with a limited edition 250gsm A4 print designed by Bradley Pinkerton.

For The Geek and VRV, everything is a matter of time. Since they first met six years ago, the two beatmakers have been broadcasting their music to the four corners of the world, and their collaboration is as strong as ever after the years. Vanguards of the French instrumental hip-hop scene, they’re coming out today with their first album, Time Machine, a synthesis of the sounds and the ideas they’ve been working on from the very beginning of their careers. A trip back through time, as its name suggests, demonstrating the range of sound possibilities that they created in previous projects and on their international tours.

The release of their hit “It’s Because” in 2013 launched them on the scene as French producers who managed to break into the United States, with sampling as their musical base. Closer to home, the Coachella, Osheaga, and Solidays music festivals were won over by the pair’s complementarity, which made the success of their BTOS beat tapes and their EPs, Electric City and Origami.

But since everything is a matter of time, it was sometimes necessary to just let things go, take a break and think things over before coming back even stronger. A year and a half ago, The Geek and VRV started to slow things down, in order to take a step back and concentrate on this new album. With one overriding idea: to explore different eras and time periods, and transpose them into our modernity. Each track is associated with a pivotal year in music. With “Paris Jazz Club 1920”, the first single on the album, we're plunged into the cozy atmosphere of the cabarets, featuring the virtuoso Montreal pianist Anomalie. A meeting made possible thanks to the famous beatmaker Gramatik, who was a fundamental inspiration for their music, and who is also present on the album, as well as the flagship producers Fakear and Møme.

On Time Machine, The Geek and VRV have turned on their time machine to bring us to the year of James Brown’s birth, and find the unstoppable groove of “Get Funky 1933”. Always with hip hop in sight. The explosion of disco inspired them to record “Roller Disco Party 1980”, and the film Back to the Future was behind “Time Machine 1985”. The mixing of different time periods means that the styles, genres and atmospheres are channeled to perfection. The Geek and VRV have been preparing for this trip for five years now. With Time Machine, the time has come for them to begin their exploration, and to take us along for the ride.

By now it’s common knowledge that Etch is one of the brightest sparks working in the field of contemporary breakbeat mangling. The Brighton-based producer has the depth of knowledge about breaks, and the expressive affinity for how to slice and rearrange them, to rank among some of the greats. We’re talking Photek, Paradox, Source Direct levels of drum science here. Of course he’s more than just a break slicer too – look no further than last year’s Strange Days LP on Seagrave for a more widescreen angle on the Etch sound.

DJ Support
Objekt, Mike Paradinas, DJ Plead, Upsammy, Call Super, CCL, Yak, CEM, Nikki Nair, Jossy Mitsu, 8Ball, Karima F, Addison Groove, Appleblim, Franklin De Costa, Soundbwoy Killah, Double O, Gigsta, E-Unity, Filter Dread, Lil Mofo, Kikelomo, Dense & Pika, Physical Therapy, ItaloJohnson, Minor Science, Banoffee Pies, Roger 23, Andrea, Extrawelt, Ciel, Laurent Garnier, Stones Taro, Itoa, Claude Von Stroke, Al Wootton, Pugilist, Coco Bryce, Clouds, Dead Man's Chest, FFF, John Morrow (Foul Play) +more

Keeno's third full length album, 'All The Shimmering Things', is a gorgeous body of work that truly transcends the dancefloor, offering maturity and depth far beyond his years.

From the majestic flutterings of 'Light Cascading' to the breathtaking euphoria of 'Cosmic Creeper', the album elevates into a world of brilliantly constructed sonics, arrangements and melodies, seemlessly crafted with care and precision.

The journey is made complete by guest vocalists Becca Grey, Abbie Rosie and Katya, whose exquisite lyrics perfectly fuse the album's themes with notable sophistication. Such a finely balanced combination creates a collection that is guaranteed to charm loyal fans and new comers alike.

Keeno's debut album 'Life Cycle' turned drum & bass on its head with its fresh approach to compositon and instrumentation, receiving universal praise from fans and artists across drum & bass and beyond. This pinnacle moment was the start of a continuous rise for Keeno, leading him to take his music from UK festival stages to club shows in Australia and New Zealand.

'All The Shimmering Things' expands and improves on everything that we love about Keeno's music and is sure to be one of the finest drum & bass albums in 2017.

Boylan, Trends, P Jam and D.O.K form like Voltron to bring their new collaborative project 'LEGION'

Fusing the styles of Dubstep, Grime, Breaks and Techno with their unique style at 140bpm.

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

The Moscow’s dancefloor burners are back with the new single “ ANZARE”. Offering again their usual modular sonic artillery and their lovely blend of electro, dark techno and body music with 2 new tracks that are insured/guaranteed floor-fillers. TANZARE Ltd. Edition EP comes presented in a ONE-OFF truly limited edition of 200 copies lacquered pressed on 180 gr. high quality MAGENTA vinyl. All tracks have been specially remastered for LONG CUT vinyl by Daniel Hallhuber at Young and Cold Studios.

We are happy to welcome JAJA to our label by presenting 'Parts Unknown' - our first release to be available on vinyl. Teasing percussion cycles, a growling bass and occult choirs delicately intertwine to a powerful composition, stimulating the listeners imagination.

Following up from 2019’s Livity Sound release ‘Goulbap/Momoweb/Disposition’, which seemed to catapult Bakongo into a different scenery and introduce Wayne to old friends and long time support of his older tribal material along the way as well as surprising those who had no idea both monikers were the same person.

Slotting into a scene of Tribal sonics and a Techno atmosphere it almost seems as a new genre if we pigeon holed ourselves into specific categories as if it was 2010 again, but digging into Roska/ Bakongo’s early material, tracks like Roska’s remix of Four Tet’s Love Cry and Untold - Just For You, you can hear early examples of sounds that were explored and tested as early as 2009. Mixing the two sounds of Roska’s heavily stripped back style and Bakongo’s tribal and percussive madness enhances and uplifts what a generation have been complimenting the last 10 years.

Moving forward to this release ‘Bopster / Anytime’ you see exactly where Bakongo is going and the direction where his sound is suited.

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Die hidden Stars der Electrowelt als Athen-Dublin-LeipzigRotterdam Achse. Wuchtige Electrobreaks treffen auf
Bootybass Monster und ¦ligrane Floor¦ller

Volruptus & Jensen Interceptor team up for new EP on Sweaty Records

Two Mysterious Lifeforms Return from the Alien Realm.
Bringing back the essence of Everything in existence
an energy from an Unknown Source
In hopes of stopping the End Of The Human Race.
What they brought back was…

Volruptus and Jensen Interceptor team up for their first collaborative release on Icelandic label Sweaty Records. The two titans come together for a full body electro workout. Spanning across four-tracks, ‘Big Bang Energy’ kicks off 2021 with a go big or go home attitude, drawing from extraterrestrial influences. Start as you mean to go on, right?

Sweaty Records was founded in 2016 by a collective of Icelandic musicians and DJs based mainly in Berlin and Reykjavík. The label’s ethos is centered around championing great electro music which has been lurking in the background of the Reykjavík underground, with the aim of bringing this scene to a global audience. They have so far released records from Kosmodod, Kuldaboli, Leather Forecast, Luke Eargoggle, and ThizOne.

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

"Drifter Dub & Perception draw from a deep inner feeling that connects the four elements - earth / water / air / fire.
Everything is connected and surrounded by these four elements in varying ratios and levels of interaction. With these tracks, I wanted to elicit a mood that gives the feeling of being in nature with all these elements, dancing around a fire in the forest, getting lost in the kind of hypnotic rhythm and percussion that can put you in an ecstatic higher frequency state. The Forest Drive West remix of "Perception" captures that all and completes the release perfectly."
- Es.tereo

Having already made a big splash on labels like Rush Hour, Ghostly, Spectral Sound and Werkdiscs, the London based producer Moirétees up his third full length player for Hypercolour. ‘Good Times’ goes someway to pulling back a positive energy to recent global events and finds Moirécollaborating with fellow artist Demigosh on a good chunk of the album cuts. Hazy agit house and drowsy beats anchor an album filled with smooth ambience and soulful sampling.

Low frequencies and foggy tones make tracks like ‘Magdan’ and ‘Vertigo’ strike a chord between lo-fi electronica and abstract ambient noise, whilst the collaborations with Demigosh add an ethereal soulful touch that’s both stirring and emotive in equal measures. Exotic beat science is deployed on cuts like ‘R1’ and ‘Telefunk’, whilst the jazzy licks and lumpy rhythms of ‘Lost In Pacific’ seal off an extraordinary album that exemplifies the advancing maturity of Moiré’s sound and vision.

Harking back to the early 90’s Bleep & Bass era.. Yellow Machines brings you six tracks of the finest breaks, bleeps & bass tunes, This one is not to be missed, highly recommended.

Sau Poler makes his return to Atomnation with Nocturno, a debut album that finds him pushing himself beyond his usual confines. The nine immersive, meticulously crafted tracks arrive in Spring 2021 and come with original artwork by New York artist Jane Dickson. Sau Poler is part of a so-called golden generation of Spanish producers alongside the likes of Pional, John Talabot and Bawrut. He has put out three EPs on this label before landing on others such as Mule Musiq, Modern Obscure Music and Fort Romeau’s Cin Cin, where he honed his organic house, techno and ambient fusions. They’re often bright but obscure, intimate and contemporary, with taut samples and shuffling beats that manage to be leftfield as well as nostalgic, and have had support from the likes of Kelly Lee Owens and Dixon. All that also plays out in his DJ sets which have taken him all over Europe to the likes of DGTL and Sonar. This new album was recorded between 2018 and 2020 in Poler’s studio in Badalona. Two years of experimentation, expanding his methods of composition and moving out of his comfort zone eventually lead to the concept of Nocturno. It’s an album that draws on those special late night feelings: introspective sounds, a middle ground between lightness and dark, euphoria and loneliness. It means the music is often hypnotic and mystic, with references to the conceptual movies, sonic obscurities and the video games of his youth. Two pieces of gear were also key to shape that sound: the Roland JD800 synth and the Roland Chorus Echo-301 tape delay, which help lend the whole thing a cohesive, immersive feel, with some first ever uses of an electric guitar and trumpet also adding further colour and emotion.

Black Vinyl Repress

Ibiza Records has collaborated with Mix and Blen label owner and Dj/Produced by Kenny Ken aka Soundclash Champion 1994 (Roller Express to bring you this 3 track EP called Mix and Blen Vinyl Series 1...

These tracks made in 1997/98 when he brought a whole studio n decided he wanted to produce musik... Back then it was Akai n Emu samplers, Mackie desks and a hot of other bits n pieces. These 3 tracks were'nt for release just meant forr Kenny only...

Now its 2020 n Kenny has been thru old DATS n musik on old hard drives n decided 2 release sum of those tracks... Enjoy…

1. Everyman Rare Mix: Original reggae riff was cut up with a synth pattern underneath n energetic beats on the drop with a reggae infuenced bassline along with sum virus top basses making the flow...

2. Dancehall: Intro a mix of dancehall vocals along with sum played notes n stabby bass notes on the drop with a smooth 808 bass underneath, beats just rolling...

3. Kill Ya Bumber: Reggae piano skank intro with skippy beats n strong vocals n rumbling 808 bass with synth stabs on the drop n rolling energetic beats....

"Vapor City" ist das gefeierte Debütalbum von Travis Stewart als Machinedrum welches erstmals 2013 erschien und seit einigen Jahren nicht mehr erhältlich ist. Anlässlich der Veröffentlichung seines neuen Albums “A View Of U” veröffentlicht Ninja Tune eine limitierte Neuauflage des Klassikers auf goldenem Doppelvinyl mit Artwork von Dom Flannigan and Eclair Fifi.

"Vapor City" ist ein Moloch, eine Metropole entstanden in Travis Stewarts Träumen, die ihn schon ein Leben lang verfolgen. Immer wiederkehrende Träume brachten ihn so oft in diese imaginäre Stadt, so dass er diese Viertel für Viertel beschreiben kann und das illusorische Metropolis auch für seine Hörer endlich erfahrbar macht. Das Album ist eine detaillierte Stadtkarte aus Sound-Landschaften, die es jedem ermöglichen sich in "Vapor City" zurechtzufinden - oder auch darin verloren zu gehen. Nach Veröffentlichungen auf LuckyMe, Planet Mu, und Hotflush Records und seinem hochgelobten Album "Room(s)" aus 2011 bastelte Stewart nicht nur an Nebenprojekten wie JETS (mit Jimmy Edgar) oder etlichen Remixen, sondern auch an der Vertonung seiner Vision.

Presenting his first new music since 2018's 'Cloudy' on A14, we welcome Beneath to the roster with this expansive and unnerving new double EP 'On Tilt'.

His most substantial release to date, the six tracks build on his signature style of sound system workout imbued with the resonance of UK Funky, Hardcore and DMZ Dubstep. 'On Tilt' refers to a situation in poker where the player lets their luck dictate decision making, resulting in irrational strategies based purely on emotion. The panic can be felt throughout the EP with the towering 'Dark Waters' being a standout. On closer listen, dense layers of detail lurk beneath the surface making for an intense and thrilling trip.

Returning to klunk, Jabes takes cues from 80’s horror soundtracks and hyperactive UK dance music styles to deploy the groundwork laid from klunk001 towards a darker and more mature sound

Anarcho Amusements is a mini-album consisting of 9 diverse tracks produced between 2015-2018. It's an amusing - at times even

cheeky journey through multiple genres, tempo-ranges and sonic adventures. By altering between different sets of compositions,

samples and meta-tags Anarcho Amusements tries to give every sonic fiction it's distinct sound while still staying coherent. Nicola

Kazimir is a part of the collective Les Points based in Zürich. His art and music production is mostly based around topics like occultism,

rave culture and institutional-critique. Photo by Ivana Kojic.

Anarcho Amusements is a mini-album consisting of 9 diverse tracks produced between 2015-2018. It's an amusing - at times even

cheeky journey through multiple genres, tempo-ranges and sonic adventures. By altering between different sets of compositions,

samples and meta-tags Anarcho Amusements tries to give every sonic fiction it's distinct sound while still staying coherent. Nicola

Kazimir is a part of the collective Les Points based in Zürich. His art and music production is mostly based around topics like occultism,

rave culture and institutional-critique. Photo by Ivana Kojic.