House News

When it comes to creating atmospheric soundscapes, rhythm and melodies Vick Lavender is a true master. Shifting Gears, the debut release for Local Talk is a lesson in deep and soulful house music, rich in organic instrumentation.

Opening track Shifting Gears is a bouncing dancefloor gem that's sure to turn heads from the get-go and have everyone smiling and dancing thru out the entire track. 'Here In Spirit Sid' is rhythm-driven affair with added solos that create fresh excitement, Vick shows his diversity as an artist and ability to produce a timeless vibe which we're proud to be bringing you on Local Talk

There are few who can breathe new life into old Polish songs as well as the Warsaw duo Holiday 80.
Their new versions of forgotten Polish songs are always incredibly danceable, featuring great production quality.

This spring the duo will finally release their self-titled EP for The Very Polish Cut-Outs - the cult label from Poland.
This recording also marks the start of a new series of samplers, which will fully showcase the production artistry of individual Polish producers.

The Very Holiday 80 Sampler EP features four new edits that are perfect for both the clubs (once they've opened of course) and home.
The release opens with "Byles, Jestes, Bedziesz Moj" ("You were, you are, you will be mine") - an electro funk interpretation of Krystyna Pronko's 1987 song which is beefed up with some straight forward drums and lots of new effects.
The next track on the same side, the Holiday 80's version of Tubylcy Betonu track "Ye Ye Ye" will prove to you that the Poles felt the Manchester groove no less than the crazies from Happy Mondays.
Yet the real gem in this set is the B-side opener "Zaopiekuj sie mna", a synth-wave, dark-italo style take on the 1985 hit track by Rezerwat that was on top of Polish favourite lists of the era.

The release closes with an edit of "Centrum Wynalazkow", one of the best examples of Polish new wave electronic music of the late 1980s. The forgotten recording by Formacja Niezywych Schabuff has been cut with a skill worthy of the tailors of London's Saville Row.

Another X-Kalay OG returns to the label this summer and we couldn’t be happier :) It’s not a huge overstatement to say that Lucas’ first record on X-Kalay, “Ataraxia”, was somewhat of a milestone in the development of both artist and label, and it has been a huge pleasure to see him go from strength to strength since its release just over two years ago. These days it’s fair to say that Lucas is one of the most exciting young artists in the game - with a finely crafted knack for electro, and the 303 in particular, pretty much second to none. We’re super proud to welcome him back with his next effort -“Lifeforms”.

The emotive opener is “Amongst us in Harmony” - steadily building through deep pads and bouncing arps, the now trademark Lou Karsh acid bassline ever present. Coming in over 8 minutes, it’s a truly galactic track. “Internally Vexed”is a more stripped back affair. The breaksy groove is underpinned by the snappiest of snares and shrouded in celestial pads, the masterful use of the 303 demonstrating one of the sharpest and slickest basslines you’re likely to hear this year >:0

On the flip, “Alien With a Subwoofer (Skyline Mix)” is pacey club material built around deep wobs, a seriously wiggly 303, and carefully constructed pads building subtle tension. The sound of aliens redlining straight through your hood. Rounding things off, title track “Lifeforms” is beautifully crafted deep electronica; full of emotion and lush pads, otherworldly atmospherics and yearning synths.

This is a special record, and some of Lucas’ best work without a doubt. Don’t sleep!

After a long break of around seven years, Drivecom the Spanish label based on advanced electro conducted by Boris Divider is back again to the scene delivering a minimal concept (as stated on its first roots) but with avantgarde elements to keep a vibe on the contemporary edge. This is the first episode of a new project under the name of “Generative Operations”. A project born from a new vision and workflow at the B. Divider’s studio.



From the technical side, the use of massive modular synthesis and generative sequencing make the tracks to be different each time are being played, so here you have a unique recording of a certain moment as if it was and imprint of an instant. Also the minimalistic percussion tries to be slowly developed in an electro rhythm structure. In the other hand all the tracks have a cinematic vibe, it seems as they were composed thinking about to fit in any hi-tec sci-fi thriller movie. Granular sythesis pads, background noises, experimental compression routines help to fullfill the vision. At the moment of this info three volumes are being planned to be released in this year 2020.

INCLUDING THE EXALTICS, VOISKI & DYNAREC RMX Sometimes you have artists that can electroshock you with a very good 12" and then after that they are not able to satisfy your expectations. Dynarec is one of those who is capable to impress each and every time that he delivers a release. Coming from France,Dynarec improves on even the most advanced experimental electro as no one did before, giving it depth, awareness and knowledge, making it more rigid and linear. A journey into those post Drexciya atmospheres which reach some of the highest moments in a new.Electro history..... Romantic and complex, rich in detail and unlikely to be imitated or surpassed by others on the contemporary new electro scene.

Vol 9 in the Tone DropOut extravaganza comes at ya with the return of The He-Men, Aka Sween ( tdo head honcho ) and Dan Beck.

They kick off side A, with A Train , and that exactly what it is , starting with sample of a tube announcer before the train rolls off and kicks off this journey, haunting synths and fx come in and out with a acid line bubbling along, and rolling snares breaking it up, a great comeback from The He-Men.

Dawl makes up side A with an electro classic, driving beat and bubbling basslines that build and roll with claps and snaps and laser fx, all accompanied by some industrial fx a real dance floor toon as always from the main man DAWL, get any party going.

To complete side A we have another Tones Breaks to add to the collection a little 3 min of pure bliss amen break from Dawl and Sween.

Side B we welcome back our good friend Ascot/WW. for his hatrick appearance and yet another quality classy tune, we also welcome back our good friend Corporeal Face aka Joe Roberts, this is one busy man at the moment who has really found his feet as a great producer. this track is very original love it.

A real breakbeat banger from him, with an amazing drop and vocal stab , really love this tune as it says Makes my body move !!!

Then we also welcome back Bufo Bufo another great producer we have worked with before on vol 6.

This is another breakbeat track a real classy toon with floaty strings and industrial clanks, then kicks in the heavy bassline and acid and bleeps really picks it up as always all four trax dance floor heavy, we got deep house, electro, breaks and acid coming at cha .

Many peoples from Miami, Brussels and Montreal cities recently spotted some mysterious creatures that appear in their street. They look like apes but when you look at it they also seems to be as human as we are. They are coming from Planet Hanuma and came on earth to spread their message through analog drum machines and synths.

After releasing on Correspondant, Traffico Music and Mortordiscs, the new Cantor EP ‘Convergence’ is published by his own label Underground Pacific. Convergence is an emblematic rendering of Cantor’s attitude in sonic form – a sampling from his consciousness.

Pared down to four arresting tracks, influenced by new wave and post punk, including a remix by the legendary Alexander Robotnick, Convergence presents auditory concepts through which to explore the fundamentals of Cantor’s music: distortions, psychedelia, romanticism and sonic cheerfulness.

The vinyl edition is carefully tended featuring a unique contribution of the Italian artist Fabio Baggio (artbajo).

More Rice returns with their ¦fth release, this time with
Doildoshi AKA Go-Dam a producer hailing from South Korea
known for his versatility and diverse sounds. "Invisible
Threat" offers four heavy hitters for the dance§oor, including
a remix from Klasse Recordings' Luca Lozano.

Black Pearl Records is very proud to present the very timeless
and diverse club-music album "Alles Paletti!", by the
internationally recognised and well respected DJ & Producer
Enzo Elia. "Alles Paletti!" will take you on a musical journey
through the 80s & 90s club music era and it´s genre clash of
Disco, New Wave, Electro, Dub, Balearic, Cosmic, Loft Classics
to the early years of House productions, that again merges
perfectly into the "Zeitgeist" of today. Growing up as a
teenager and a music interested mind at those decades in
Italy, of course Mr. Baldelli & Co. has left a permanent
impression, and the "Cosmic" influence of this unique club
scenery is easy to recognize in Elia´s music. Bringing all these
influences and experiences of Enzo Elia together, melted into
one piece of vinyl, is the perfect time-capsule that captures the
essence of those influential early years onto this album. The
title "Alles Paletti!" resumes out of a typical Berlin phrase,
shows the Berlin-Italian connection, and the city of choice for
Enzo Elia to live for the last 12 years. The whole album was
realised in a very playful time period of about one year,
creating new ideas from scratch or build on Elia´s skteches
together with the producer Roskow Kretschmann in his studio,
preppered with quite a few guest insturmentalists and
vocalists. Since beeing a youngster Enzo Elia is spinning
tracks and delighting audiences in small clubs to big festivals,
releasing music on several reputable labels from mellow-sundown-balearics to hard-hitting-techno, that made him the
international respected DJ and Producer he is today.

Etienne makes his debut EP for Melliflow after the breakout success of his "Currently Idle' album earlier this year.

With his second album Falling, Fonkynson, the alter ego of Valentin Huchon, stakes a claim as one of Montreal's worthiest representatives of future house.

After the success of his first release, Follow Me, he reinvents himself through more personal productions that are as dancefloor-friendly as ever. His production techniques have evolved; the musician now incorporates analog instruments, vocals, and turntablism into his compositions. He collaborated with talented local rising stars, like Torontonian Desiire, vocalists Kôsa and Vaness, as well as Montrealer Laurence Giroux-Do (lead singer for Le Couleur). The nine tracks point to a blending of musical styles, harnessed to make a pop-house opus, the fruit of two years of work.

One day, I received this message :

Here is my project “RED ARREMER” all the tracks come from deep and dark mines! Take it out in 100 copies. Thank you.

I took the opportunity to ask him for another track but he didn’t want to!
I insisted and finally he gave in.

In return, the track does not appear on the label but it is well engraved on the plastic which I called “Bonus Track”

I tried to know more about him, his musical biography, his place of residence etc etc … just to get an idea and be able to describe his music.
But in vain….

I don’t know anything about him anymore but I want to thank him for his musical environment and this indescribable music….

Welcome on the red planet RED ARREMER !!!

¡ hold on tight !

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Finally after some years Das Muster form nothern Germany gonna join the Stilleben family of pure electro! Lurking in the shadows of Kraftwerk and Dopplereffekt he delivers a fantastic collection of songs that will smash the future with his electronics and precise machine funk. Welcome to the world upnorth and Das Muster!

Bambe, the new label run by Parisian artist Bambounou, presents its second instalment ‘Final Conference’ featuring 3 collaborations between the label head and Bristol producer Bruce, known for his deconstructed club cuts on Hessle Audio, Timedance and Hemlock Records. This is Bruce and Bambounou’s first time working together, expect detailed hypnotic rhythms with a postmodern edge.

Bambe is a passion project of Bambounou and follows the release of the well received ‘Cascade’ EP. The imprint is a space created for talent from diverse backgrounds coming together to use art and technology to create expansive musical experiences.

'Sceptic' is the first EP from the French label Suborder, featuring 3 tracks produced by Electro producer NGA. With this first release, NGA wants to put France on the Electro Map. Each track mixes classic 808 drums and Electro basslines with melancholic keyboards patterns.

The main track 'Sceptic' is a retro-futuristic ballad surrounded by birds chirping like C64 computers. It can be played with its original BPM but can be over accelerated to be mixed as Detroit Electro superheroes.

'Unlimited Power' explores a darker side of NGA's mind. It sounds like a movie soundtrack with a melody that invites the listener to focus on himself for a moment.

'The Treatment' introduces what's coming next on Suborder. Funky vibes are coming in a more dancefloor-oriented mood. This will be clarified with Suborder upcoming releases.

Official Reissue on 7" of the as rare as sought after Electro Funk/Boogie 1984 release by Penguin Feet The Teardrop Kid.

Currently kicking around in NYC like he's in a never ending Group Home video, b-boy minded basshead, TBZ, cranks out the beats with so much class. Having put out a couple of tearing LPs on the mighty BREW, here he lays out two contrasting slices of blasted science. BIG TIP!

BLACK BONES once again making full use of their quarrying skills, with another fine excavation...

Not a cm of precious vinyl wasted as we get another indispensable 4-tracker turning up Bayou Funk, 80's Spanish pop, a classic mid-80's UK hit (that was bigger in Chicago's burgeoning House scene than it was in Soho), and winding up with a wonderfully sordid slab of early 90's Weatherall channeling psychedelia...

Limited, hand-stamped vinyl 12"

On The Corner Records are proud to reveal the second instalment of their newly forged ‘Double Drop’ series, pairing together two EP’s from two different members of the OTC family, delivering a cosmically twinned, action packed slab of wax.

Label boss Pete OtC developed this series to introduce record players around the world to new artists coming through On The Corner’s region of the solar system. With Vinyl manufacture in pandemic pandemonium and questionable environmental impacts of the efficacy of Disco 12”s it seemed like a prime time to get laying the OTC family’s sonic landscapes onto highly collectible long playing EP pairings, with no represses and no compromise on the artwork, each side sporting a 20+ minute audio journey.

On the A-Side, and hot on the heels of the ‘Dub Protection & The Sportswear Mystics’ cassette, The Diabolical Liberties present their ‘Birds Of Paradise’ EP. This EP all but sold-out and follows the dynamite success of the Duo’s debut long player “High Protection & The Sportswear Mystics” and it’s follow-up hype cassette of dubbed out versions (as well as a series of self-released and long sold-out white
labels that included collaborations with Nyasha (a moniker of Nubya Garcia) and a super limited On The Corner 10” dubplate.)

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Stunning 6 track VA record with loads of funky and icey Electro from the scandinavian parts of the mind. From listening to the dancefloor feel free to discover the teamwork glued together from Sweden, Iceland, Finland, Germany & France...

produce by john dahlbäck

Kartel is delighted to announce the release of the new 12" EP from enigmatic East London DJ, DrumTalk, a second high-profile Soundway outing to follow his recent flipside take of Lancelot Layne's classic, Carnival Drum Song. Fusing influences from dancefloors near and far - with a heady dash of Congotronix splashed into the mix - here is a four track floor-filling crowd-pleaser with just the right degree of cool.

Roberto Bosco is back with the second episode of Il Crononauta. The journey continue through the time and space.

Emotions Electric pres. Planetary Highways! A deep journey thru Interplanetary sounds in a beautiful Gatefold sleeve with artwork from the legendary Detroit visual artist Abdul Haqq.

As a New Era beckons globally, Manchester’s primo Manctalo merchants – Red Laser Records – quietly unveil their latest clutch of specialist space-age kinetics. A fifth-kind encounter enabling users to bridge the continuum of dance & interaction between our Earth-dwelling selves and the inter-dimensional overlords.

Containing three brand new movements in machine music from our treasured production stable of Kid Machine, Bob SwanS and Il Bosco; it also houses an honorary appearance from revered Danish spearhead Flemming Dalum, who serves up a particle-splitting redux of a lesser-known proto-techno nugget from Belgium. Dalum’s been traversing the star-clusters on his own intrepid missions for a while, so we’re mega buzzed to have him back on the RL mothership.

Stretford based synthesizer technician, Bob SwanS has been drafted in specifically by RL head Il Bosco for his advanced skills on the patch bays. “Aphelion Run Theme”, the point of which an object’s orbit is furthest from the Sun, vividly detailing in sound the journey our collective consciousness must undergo in order to reach the Highest Elders. We highly recommend utilising this track alongside Dr. Greer’s outstanding work with extra terrestrials.

KID Machine’s celebratory, vocoder-led Manctalo message: “It’s The K.I.D” is a sonic motif to our interplanetary relatives; this cybernetic b-boy’s way of spray painting the Red Laser logo over Proxima Centauri B’s subway network in neon-blue, pyroxene paint.

Bosco lets loose with one of his most impassioned creations to date too. “We Almost Lost Oddbins” previously titled: “Save Our Scene”, a universe-wide cry for help recorded when worldwide limitations on dancing and human co-exchange were at their most aggressive; its nonetheless positive outlook inviting us all to look both inward and outward for solutions in the New Normal.

Encased within a striking monolith art print, depicting the mystic energies of ancient galaxies it heralds the now widely-accepted belief that we are in no way alone in this universe and that channels of communication between more advanced civilisations than ours have already begun…

For the third release in Klasse Wrecks' ELEGAL RECORDS sub-label, the clock is turned back to the early nineties and the destination is set for Toronto, Canada. Throughout their career the duo of Dominic Paterson and Todd Nickolas released a handful of EPs on their own 'Floorshaker Productions' and two albums, one of which on Cargo Records during the tim they were signed to the label. ADSR cultivated a rich and unique sound, one that ranged from piano induced euphoria to heads down serious breakbeat territory. ELEGAL3 is based around one track that originally was only available on the 1993 CD album 'Accelerated Emotions', 'Haunted' is a floorfiller comprising of piano stabs, choir vocals, depth charge basslines and acid energy. The record features the original track remastered for 2021 and two remixes, one from label boss Luca Lozano and a reinterpretation by original member Todd Nickolas. Also included is a never heard before DAT tape find of 'Menace', a grooving beast with a low slung bassline and a simple chord stab melody.

Showing no signs of slowing down, next up for Spaziale Recordings – an officially licensed, remastered reissue of an absolute Paradise Garage classic from 1978, Body and Soul, produced by Cerrone & Don Ray.

This is the first time this track has been available on 12" (previously only available on the Garden Of Love album), comes housed in a full picture sleeve and contains a killer Balearic Trip version from Stefano Ritteri alongside the original version on the flip side - fully remastered for your aural pleasure.

The Storytellers YouTube channel writes the next chapter in their journey with the launch of the Storytellers Records label. The first story is called Back2Basics and it features dot13.

Vinyl Only, 180g.

Milo Smee, Power Vacuum label boss dons his Kruton alias with a killer debut album on the new label from the Brothers outfit. A culmination of tracks created from DAT tapes, reel to reel mix downs, vintage synthesisers, Simmons drum pads, and a gear list to make any hardware fans mouth water.A body of work written from 1996 - 2004 with tracks spanning a variety of genres all brought together with the clear and succinct Kruton sound. Choppy rhythms, synth solos, medieval samples and a whole lot of history is poured into this release. So grab your goblet and slurp down some Kruton.

Vinyl only release, limited edition of 300, hand-stamped.

Melbourne’s rising star DJ Life returns to Echocentric
Records to complete the Musica Australis Incognita trilogy.
The A-side is all about “Accelerator” - a hyperventilating peak
time whomper of the highest calibre. Rudolf C steps in for
remix duties and morphs the title track into a hypnotic
blinder. On side B “Exaltic” is a trademark DJ Life genrehopping hybrid burner. The closing number “Glycol” fuses
electro with IDM overtones, a real hidden gem.

The Turbo Guidance quest keeps going on. Our musical roughnecks decided to seek help from a wizard. They needed to empower their earing sense and their dancing skills like mutant elves. Luckily the mighty Mali-I was living in the nearby forest and had something special to share...

In his hightower, it took Mali-I years to find and cook secretly the delicate mixture. It's forbidden to name the ingredients, but once you taste it you immediately feel the bouncy chords and dub delays rising. Play the mighty sound of the "Fallow Tales" and enter into the blue magic power. Full versatility to expand your mind and to reach a parallel astral plane. Exactly what our heroes need to face the coming storm. Next step is going to be darker...

*Sprinkle your ears with the red powder to increase the musical experience*

Vinyl sweetly pressed in 400 limited copies (no repress business) with a riso insert printed in two colors (blue and black) on a Munchen Pure Rough paper 150g/m2 (at Studio Fidele, Paris).

Composite Profuse (Bunker Records, Minimal Rome) guides you through the fog on his new EP “North Electric Mist” on Onrijn Records.

The A-side gives you a trilogy of cold, melancholic and haunting electronic tracks that completes a musical journey through the Mist that plays in your head.

On the flip side, we have Animistic Beliefs that delivers a fantastic remix of “North Electric Mist”. Their snappy baseline in combination with the aggressive synth lets every club visitor be on his toes and wanting for more.

The EP ends with “A Blink of Hope into the Fog” and that's exactly what it sounds like. A feel-good ambient piece which is the perfect conclusion to this EP.

Varme imprint continues it's musical journey, bringing four killer trancey cuts by "Kashawar"!