House News

Keeping it weird for the summer 2019 DJ Fiskars returns with two edits from the deeper end of the distribution. 'Cabin Weirdo' fuses hippie disco with acid vibes while 'Bats' might work for a techno dj who also plays italo (or vice versa).

Take a deep breath and relax with the ultimate electronic selection.

The Mangue Labelheads are pushing forward and proove that the label has a pretty unique sound - straight and very melodical. And again they welcome Microtrauma (Traum Schallplatten, Microtonal)
for another hot remix. Played & supported by Stephan Bodzin, Alexi Delano, Gabriel Ananda, Paco Osuna, Daniel Sanchez, Anderson Noise, NTFO, Oscar and many more.

An outsider in the Detroit scene, Jared Wilson's meandering acid jams have always sounded more Cornish than American. His brand new EP for the Netherlands' 030303 Records continues on that spacey tip. Sea Friends starts warm, bassy and laidback with upbeat and frenetic melodies taking over later on, lifting the tune to another level. Seeing is Forgetting is a melancholic, beatless acid trip, drenched in a strange field recordings setting with waves, vocal snippets and bird sounds all present. Potentially referring to Detroit's legendary record label and distribution company is Submerge the Ship, the most layered and mesmerizing jam on this twelve, a track that truly sends you off to the depths of the deep sea. Closing track Yogacamp is the fastest one on the record and with various eerie melodies battling for dominance, a great once for the darker dance floors.

Mysterious and masked techno talent Paul Villard unveils more of his musical weaponry on the Lone Romantic label this August.

Nothing is known about this artist but from the fact that, “strange and unusual superhuman powers and abilities” came to him after a “gamma accident.” He has released on Blind Allies and Applied Research, remixed Carl Finlow and is a producer with a cinematic electro sound.

Futuristic opener 'Side Effects’ is a bumping electro cut with a stuttering drum pattern and squelchy synth funk from another planet. ‘Submarine Limousine’ keeps up the cyborg styles with a crisp electro groove that is run through by sci-fi vocals and effects, while ’Fluid Dynamics’ is all watery synth droplets and fractured vocals panning about the mix. Taught bass stabs keep you on your toes and make for an otherwordly robot disco vibe.

The second half of this well-crafted EP starts with the glowing pads and creepy atmospheres of
‘Bioluminescence’, a classic Drexcyian electro jam that charges hard and deep into the cosmos. ‘Neon Death’ is an explosion of coruscated synth lines and bumping bass, tripped out machine sounds and warped electro-techno before closer ‘C.A.R.R.I.O.N.’ zones you out with intense ambient pads and modulated synths that are restless and paranoid.

With this majestic EP, Paul Villard paints and vivid picture of some distant interplanetary world.

Taipei Taiwans brand new label Jin 禁 makes a strong impression with compilation like debut. Kick starting with Initials B.B. On A1 - A Trancy house classic layered with floating melody reminiscent of traveling through the wilderness with breeze, while Tokyo's one n only Gonno's A2 remix puts 909 into full force. Stomping kick drum makes this cut a lethal weapon for late night utopia on any dance floors. B1 takes a drastic turn to the other spectrum of Taipei underground. Up & coming local talent Lujiachi sucks you to the dim light of Taipei darkness, night-crawling the way with Industrial drum pattern, spooky East Asian horn and swaggy bassline that's as unpredictable and addictive as there is. B2 & B3 sees stockholms wizard Samo DJ remixes; showcasing his trademark weirdo slow motion electro / dubby stamps strictly made out of MPC.

Orlando Voorn Comes Through With A Hi-tech Soul Future Classic. Original Mix Is A Prince-in-detroit Tinged Electro Floor Filler. Two Remixes From Gary Gritness, One A Full-on Assault Of West Coast Electro Funk And A Djax-inspired Cut Of Speaker-busting Bonus Beats. Hidden Away On B2 Is An Otherworldly, Dub Techno Masterpiece, Reworked By Cv313.

Danny McLewin and Tom Coveney aka Psychemagik have dropped their new single, the effortlessly smooth and immediately deep ‘We Can Be One Ft Quinn Lamont Luke’.

An invigorating and ethereal slice of psychedelic funk, formed of reverberating acid rifts and the balearic vocals of New York’s Quinn Lamont Luke, ‘We Can Be One’ beautifully lays down the foundations and entry point into the endlessly unique and diverse world of Psychemagik.

DJs, producers and unrivaled selectors, Tom and Danny are known for their beautiful production work, obscenely vast record collections and transcendent mixtape journeys.
They boast one of the most impressive and comprehensive remix outputs in contemporary electronic music for names including Roisin Murphy, Noel Gallagher, Haim, Bryan Ferry, Beyond The Wizards Sleeve, Paul Weller and Metronomy.

After A Few Years On Hiatus, One Electronica Has Gone All Out In With A Heavy Debut 4 Tracker From New Member - Thought Camera. The Young Belfast Born Producer Who Has Been Very Busy In The Studio Putting Together An Arsenal Of Electronic Weapons Has Also Enjoyed An Increase In Popularity And Profile In The Local Scene Due To His Hard Work And Commitment To The Cause. With Such A Strong Release About To Drop In The Next Few Weeks And With More Unreleased Material On Its Way This Guy Is Worth Keeping An Eye On As A Rising Talent.

Without Using Too Many Bullshit Analogies - This Is Release Is Simply Dancefloor Bliss And A Djs Dream That Will Be Keep At The Front Of A Record Box For Years To Come And Could Be A Favourite Among Various Styles. The Title Track Astral Pilot Comes In Strong With Spatial Glitchy Electronic Chatter And Tubular Echoes That Are Pretty Damn Haunting. Headspace Comes In On A2 Which Is The Antithesis Of Serenity And Meditation That The Name Suggests. This Acidic Jack Track Is Upbeat And Laden With Bass Bleeding All Over The Place. Flip It Over And You Have Lifeforms On The B1 Which Is The Most Technical Track On The Release Which Ebbs And Flows Between Solemn And Sombre Leaving You Emotionally Twisted Yet Intrigued - This Is One To Look Out For!!! Obsession Which Aptly Depicts This Track, A Stalker In The Night, Haunting, Imposing, Friday 13th Shit. Not For The Faint Hearted.

Cymatique Records is back with a second Various E.P.

3 real different tracks from Steve Marie, between Techno, breaks and Trance, the face B from Strasbourg’s guys Rukka, HiLo and Arlanoa with Electro and Acid House stuff.

Mint Tea proudly presents Dansolos Jungle. A deliciously velvet blend of tracks sourced from the UK and Georgia, nurtured and crafted by producers WD41, Toke and El Choop.

As we head into Dansolso's Jungle we first encounter a slurry of dub-techno, infused with WD41's love for tape these giant sounds represent his debut on the label. Next we encounter Toke, based in Tbilisi he has mastered the subtitles of the dance floor developing his own unique flavour of a classic style, for MT004 he supplies perfect twilight accompaniments. El Choop based in the UK has been honing his craft relentlessly since his introduction to the scene, Skeleton Crew reflecting this with its polished hard hitting style sure to satisfy many a dance floor.

Blue transparent vinyl with four fierce electro tracks characterized by powerful grooves and immersive emotive melodies. Inspired by life and its emotional changes due to sudden sad and joyous life events. Sometimes atmospheric and sometimes breath-taking, alternating between beautiful manually played detuned synths which creates a nostalgic and peaceful vibe like in the A1 and B1 and strong rave breakbeat as can be heard in the A2 track "Escape From The News". Ending with a sweet and light touch of ambient electro created by the transporting pads in the last track, "Relief" featured by energetic acid sequences and different analog drums. These sharp breaks between sweet and strong are what define the feeling of "Changes" according to ADT making the tracks great for listening and at the same time ideal for the dance floor.

Jules Etienne, formerly known as J.E.E.P. is an imaginative multi-instrumentalist. The french artist has been collaborating different times with label owner Massimiliano Pagliara and you might remember "Egyptian Nipples", their duo project that came out on A personal Music not long ago. Funnuvojere is proud now to present his "Biscotte" a little jewel of beautiful harmonies. This EP takes its inspiration from a range of disparate elements.If the funky house groove of the title track and A2 "MS20 (The Answer)" stage a colourful dance party winking to Klein and MBO's glitterballs; B1 "Pyongyang Blues" dives deep into the night with an acid throb embellished by bells and cosmic pads.The EP closes up with "Thyle II" a calming luxuriant balearic composition. An ear pleaser in pure Funnuvojere style.

Yeah Boys n Girls STURO is back with our favourite swedish guy Nils Diezel. Delivering three Tracks with a bit of pure geilness. Waldi International - we love you!

Meet the pop brainchild of Delroy Edwards -- Earth to Mickey. The mercurial Los Angeles producer known for experimental, urgent and soulful synth sounds has returned with a new project, more polished than ever and featuring vocals from Mickey van Seenus in her debut on LA Club Resource. Most of Edwards work carries an anthemic nature and this project is no different, the opener "Brace and Bit" particularly stands out in this regard; while both tunes recall the stylish and earnest feelings of early Depeche Mode, Fad Gadget.

Glasnost is a maximum transparency policy used in the music creation of the italian Alexander Chiesa and the russian Alina Vaulina with minimalistic keyboards, cold vocals and harsh but fresh ebm and electro beats. They just need those ingredients to set on fire any decadent dancefloor. All tracks have been specially remastered for LONG CUT vinyl by Daniel Hallhuber at Young and Cold Studios.

On Pedro Vian's second album, the now Amsterdam-based artist opens up a new sonic chapter of his life, running through depths of emotions and feelings, traversing moments of euphoria, fury, serenity, hope and love. Recorded between 2014 and 2018, the self titled LP opens with a melodic flourish, drops down through mournful vocal driven pieces and lands on fast moving synths across a set of 12 deeply personal tracks.

A follow up to Vian's 2016 acclaimed debut album 'Beautiful Things You Left Us For Memories' - supported by Pitchfork, RA, XLR8R, Ransom Note, The Quietus, NTS - this sophomore LP shows the breadth and maturity of Vian's sound, falling in between the cracks of downtempo electronica, ambient and post rock. Pedro discloses: 'I have tried to be sincere, transparent and pure. During the recording process I have avoided artificiality. I do not like the overproduction of music. I like to feel the naturalness and the essence of the beat of the instruments. I like to look inside until I find something real with which to communicate'.

'Pedro Vian' arrives on Vian's own Modern Obscure Music imprint, home to like-minded artists such as Jamal Moss, Gavin Russom, Tevo Howard, Ivy Barkakati, Eterna and Sau Poler. Vian initially cut his teeth in the Barcelona scene, first as part of the duo Aster with JMII on Hivern Discs and Jamal Moss' Mathematics then as a solo producer on his own Modern Obscure Music, MM Discos and Spring Theory.

Chicago's Hackim Murphy and RAWAX darling Daniela La Luz from Berlin teamed up for this vinyl only release on RAWAX!
Both deliver 2 tracks they made together and 2 tracks were done seperate - strong package!

James Griffin worked in and around various London & UK record stores from 1994 to 2005. Love of the music still remained and Circa 2019 saw him reactivate his label, Vapour Trail Records with his first solo UK release - a basic Detroit but UK inspired deep techno and electro sound “Beyond Beyond” with its yearning anthemic feel caught our ears, simple and pure.

Black Vinyl Edition
Imagine Mac DeMarco on a boat with French touch legends Cassius,
Canblaster and new pop rising star Moodoid!

A 38 minutes exorcism, dionysac sexyness fueled with romanticism, made of mechanical incantations mixed with spectral vocals of forgotten imaginary tribes, words from a physicist (Incomprehensible Image), and mystical breathings… To remind you that music is demanding your soul and body, fully.

A master irritator, disclosing this talent all the way, down to every chosen title, for the album itself and all of its components (would you put Milk in Water ?). As repetitive or minimalist music may already make some of you feel nervous, it seems more accurate to talk here about primitive music – notwithstanding a non violent anarchism. But those are only words and vain attempts to attach TLT to a region or a family. Neither the burden of classical European music legacy, which eventually lead to pop music, seemed to interfere with his wild mind, and if it is no surprising to hear Bach in German electronic music, there is here a clear statement that you are out of this sirupy prison…

For D.W. is a sorcerer. He’s been empirically learning the speaking of trance with years of touring and experimenting with all kinds of audience and venues, from clubs to museums, from Mongolia to Brazil, from his performances with his bands Kreidler or Toresch to solo ones, sustained by a steady limited set up, as the one used when he’s recording : one MPC, rudimentary synths, few effects and a mixer. No sound engineer on stage as only he knows his secret language… Raw dubmaking, leaning towards hip hop, indubitably underlining here a significant distanciation from his previous industrial inspirations. The bewitchment of this record is operating with no warning from the very first seconds until the last epiphany of Sales Pitch.

He is using his knowledge of techno, psychedelism (Inverted Sea), UK bass (Jumping Dead Leafs), only to bring you out of it. We all tend to be slaves, without even being conscious about it, and a balance must be existing between being a slave and showing off. Mr. Weinrich’s answer is unsettling because it is an utter call to this balance, in our world of black and white and political correctness. There is no morality in music… Don’t expect anything else than an unaccountable liberating immediate experience. Don’t expect any kind of music because you are already in the past or the future… From his recording technique mainly relying on one takes, his adoration of mistakes and jeopardy, to the core essence of repetitive music, it is all here about being in the present. No ears no glasses.

Daft Punk's 'ALIVE 2007' set, which won 2 Grammy Awards in 2009 (Best Electronic Album and Best Electronic Single categories) and was previously only available on CD and digital, will be released for the first time as a double vinyl with a triple gatefold sleeve.

Derived from their live performance at Bercy on 14 June 2007, this album was originally published the same year on November 19th. Through this amazing live experience, Daft Punk manipulated and reworked their established material, transposing and deconstructing the structures of their studio tracks.

A limited edition of 'ALIVE 2007' will be released at the same time, in a special box including the album on 2 solid white vinyls, plus a vinyl bonus (Side A: the show's encore (human after all / together / one more time (reprise) / music sounds better with you) /Side B : 'ALIVE 2007' pyramid logo etched), a 52 pages book (pictures taken during the shows), a slipmat and a download card.

'ALIVE 1997' is also being reissued separately. Recorded in 1997 in Birmingham during their first European tour, a few months after the release of 'Homework', this first live testimony was released in 2001. 45 minutes of non-stop live mixing, featuring the band's first standard tracks (Da Funk, Rollin' & Scratchin'...) along with those techno-electronic explosions unique to Daft Punk!

The great Aaron Carl from Wallshaker and Underground Resistance, tearing it up. All Head High posse, get flat: here it is, Detroit house music, the real thing.
The original instrumental, too.

Sonny Fodera announces his forthcoming album RISE on Solotoko. This follows singles including The Moment ft. Lilly Ahlberg, Back This Groove Up and Into You ft. Sinead Harnett which has amassed over 3 million streams. BBC Radio 1 support has come in for the album from Pete Tong, Danny Howard, Scott Mills and BBC Radio 1’s Dance Anthems.

The album marks Sonny Fodera’s most crucial body of work to date, released on his own Solotoko imprint. Boasting a range of quality originals made for radio listeners and club goers alike, the highly anticipated LP follows on from underground originals as well as a remix of Calvin Harris’ Promises which caught global attention with an impressive 10 million streams.

Resonating with listeners internationally, the release of RISE follows slots at EDC Week Vegas, Coachella, BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend and We Are Fstvl as well as a N.America spring tour playing New York, to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Mexico City and more.

To celebrate the album pre-order launch, new single Scratch My Back sees Sonny Fodera and rising producer Biscits collaborate once more following their Beatport chart topping Insane EP.


DJ Support:

BBC Radio 1, Kiss FM, Clash, Mixmag, DJ Mag

Italian electro-acoustic composers Giuseppe Ielasi and Nicola Ratti reconvene their unique Bellows collaborative project for a new album on Shelter Press.

Continuously drawing an hypnotic maze with albums on Boomkat Editions, Entr'acte, and Ielasi's cult Senufo label, Bellows offers their rst album on Shelter Press with Strand.

Clocking right under 40 minutes, Strand is direct and desorienting. With eight tactile but distant untitled tracks, the album convokes a complex sound palette between acousmatic sound and fractal beats.

Recorded in Milano at their very own Standard recording studio, Strand marks a shift in Bellows previous recording process, bringing more music gear on the table: tapes, modular synthesizers, effects and samples. Captured live over the course of a four days improvised session, the album oats between ghostly melodies, musique concre`te, and analog electronics.

Echoing with the artwork by Amsterdam- based artist Louis Reith, whose collages made of found black and white images are disrupted by bold geometric constructions, the album is disorienting and fascinating, seating right in between the challenging world of electro-acoustic and a more welcoming beat-oriented territory.

Strand is a fascinating body of work, growing over time and revealing more of its complexity at every listen.

Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi and cut at D+M, with artwork by Louis Reith.

Repress!!

Sushitech's sub label Pariter has already released timeless records from the likes of Delano Smith, Steve O'Sullivan, Baby Ford and Norm Talley to name a few and this new release of the Romanian group Lisiere Collectif is no exception!

Unknown Credentials is a project of 5 tracks released on 2 single records. A sides on both parts are absolutely massive, acid lines and hypnotic chords peak time tracks that will shake any proper sound system with some serious bass extension! B sides are deeper and have more modern, fresh electroish vibe that we love!

Fans of Ricardo Villalobos & Craig Richards b2b sets are going to find it gold! Don't sleep!!

Black Vinyl Edition
Imagine Mac DeMarco on a boat with French touch legends Cassius,
Canblaster and new pop rising star Moodoid!

Holodeck Records, Ein Elektronisches Indielabel Aus Austin, Texas, Das Ausschliesslich Auf Vinyl, Tape Und Digital Veröffentlicht, Legt Das Zweite Album Des Kanadischen Electro-pop-trios Automelodi Um Den Produzenten Xavier Paradis Aus Montreal Wieder Auf. "surlendemains Acides" Ist Ein Electro-pop-kultalbum Mit Französisch-englischen Vocals, Das Erstmals 2013 Auf Hidden Treasure Music Erschien. Die Montrealer Underground-electro-szene Brachte U.a. Pioniere Wie Marie Davidson Und Tim Hecker Hervor.

Montel Palmer (Fizzy Veins, TBZ & Peter Graf York) with a couple of deadly little studio chuckles on 45.

"Sirimande/Feed My Meatmachine" kommt mit zwei CD-only Albumtunes plus zwei brandneuen Bonus Tracks. War "Feromonikon/Signal" der Appetitanreger, so ist die neue 12" das Dessert, trickreicher & fordernder als der Vorgänger.

OUT NOVEMBER 29TH

Tel Aviv born, Berlin based duo TV.OUT make their Dark Entries debut with a 6-track EP titled ‘Dust Till Dawn’ out Black Friday 2019. Doron Mastey Charly & Ori Itshaki have made a name for themselves the past few years putting on impressive live sets, DJing around the world, and running Parallax Records releasing various strains of rugged, well informed electronic music. Clocking in at 36 minutes this collection moves in hot pursuit of their two previous EPs for L.I.E.S. Side A opens with the metallic hi-hats of “Morning Light” that echoes early Euro/Goa techno-EBM sound to the 8-minute sleek, pounding industrial darkroom vibes of “Sun” and closes with the titanium-tipped 808 warped electro of “War Zone”. Side B leads off with the heavy New Beat scorcher “Lord”, a song we first heard on a mix from Cardopusher and knew we had to release. Then comes “Product Of My Environment” a slow-motion mutant menace that flows into the final song “Slippery Slope” a classic West Coast of The Hague ‘90s style electro perfectly suited for complete dance floor drama. All songs have been mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. The vinyl comes housed in jacket designed by Eloise Leigh with black-white-red apocalyptic vibes and bold type.

Debut physical release from Scottish newcomer Andrew Greens AKA Ash Is. Hailing from Edinburgh and at the heart of club culture in his city, he is running parties and sharing stages with the likes of Baltra, Bwana, and other forward thinking international artists. This release comes packed with 3 affecting club tracks, each serving a different purpose. Ash Is fuses elements of rave, house, techno, and electronica to serve up moments of euphoria & tenderness. Fluttering arpeggios, dusty breaks, warm pads & feeling laden melodies often feature, capturing a sense of post-club emotion. These are three heavy hitting cuts that truly carve out a lane of his own.

In 1978, Brian Eno started what would become his seminal Ambient series with Music for Airports. If he was to add a fifth volume to the series in 2018, he would probably call it Music for Social Medias', wouldn't he We're not 100% sure that this is about to happen, so, instead, we take the lead and have Oz's River Yarra giving his own take on Music for Social Medias (and the result doesn't sound at all like ambient music).
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At least, we might accurately call it music from social medias', as it sometimes feel it's been generated by a possessed creative algorithm. Starting with the opening track, Aorsom Wislhs (whose name must have been given by a deficient Messenger chat bot), one might feel disoriented by the extremely weird and wonky lead
melody. The melody of Sli Ggogg (sic) - the slow jam opening the flip side - is equally uneven, add to this the unsettling (slightly) human-sounding voice and you're in for a trip to the Uncanny Valley.

But there's a sense of non-human randomness infusing all of these four songs. Take the intensely mesmerizing Respiration Alternée with Elen Huynh, for example: there's a high probability that its lyrics come from some random meditation tutorial found on YouTube, translated into French by an anxious Google Translate bot, eager
to bring some (cheap) spirituality to IRL dancefloors.

With this debut EP, the Ozzie producer succeeds in rounding up disparate & dubious elements together in a serious way without departing from a non-serious attitude - the record even rounds off with a very put your hands in the air' moment with Space Gekko's ravey sirens. Music to party on the River Yarra to' (just Google it).

Hot on the heels of their proud new charity project and first ever compilation ‘Freeride Millenium presents Queer Base’, this agenda setting label returns with an evocative new EP from Brazilian artist Rotciv, also appearing on vinyl in collaboration with Pauls Musique. DJing since 1996 and Berlin based since 2010, Rotciv has been playing places like the acclaimed Panorama Bar, Frankfurt’s legendary Robert Johnson club and the Cocktail D’Amore parties for many years. He runs Mister Mistery, a label focused on house music, while also releasing himself on Luv Shack, Unterton (Ostgut Ton) Skylax and many more. All this comes alongside his The Rimshooters project with Massimiliano Pagliara. He kicks off this fresh EP with ‘Number of Names’, a rugged roller on the border between house and techno with a phased bassline and rolling chords that get you in a meditative state. The more upbeat ‘Glutamate Transmission’ gets you shifting shapes with its daubs of acid, crisp percussive flashes and busy bassline, then ‘True Colour’ has an old school Chicago feel with its chatty claps and acid lines. The moods continue to evolve with style on ‘Bubbles The Chimp’, a tense cut of broken techno, futuristic machine sounds and lively synths. Beautiful ambient closer ‘Soundwaves’ is a lush comedown amongst the stars. This is a fully formed and journeying EP of fantastic underground sounds with artwork by Daniel Rajcsanyi.

Breakbeat science of highest quality.. TIP!

Chicago deknician Traxx delivers an epic 17:00 minute excursion into the world of "proto rhythm" Here we have a blueprint 80s style ...

Described by Crack Magazine as a 'hypnotic slow-burner' and noted by Ransom Note as one of the most interesting albums to emerge in 2017, not only did Dollkraut's second album 'Holy Ghost People' herald the launch of Jennifer Cardini and Noura Labbani's adventurous new label with fitting mystic gusto... It also gave us a beguiling LP that keeps on giving, exciting and inspiring over a year later. Proof can be found in these three superlative remixes. Subversive Berlin duo OTTO take the lead with a warm, Arabic twist on the album opener 'Bonnie Says' by lifting the groove with a little organ-squeezing spring while maintain its faraway haze and mystique. Accurately hyped Romanian-also-in-Berlin Borusiade follows with an overwhelming floor-ready update on 'Have I Told You'. Already a familiar face with the label, she weaves a chasm-like new-wave narrative that sucks you deep into the mix and galvanises the pundit attention she's getting right now. Finally Mannequin Records founder Alessandro Adriani joins the party with a tunnelling twist on the somnambulant aesthetic of 'Valium'. Flipping the dreams for a much darker 3am reality, it will leave your dancefloor pining for more. Don't worry, there's plenty more to come. Dischi Autunno are only just warming up...

Following 2019’s Dupla Ritmica EP, Banlieue is back with a 7” record featuring four tracks produced by Jose Fleury, a Berlin-based producer affiliated to the Infinite Drift imprint which he runs with Banlieue alumni Matthis Ruffing.

Throughout four short tracks, the listener is transported into Fleury’s world: cinematic at times, lush and synthetic but never devoid of humanity, these tracks would fit easily in the IDM / forward-thinking electronic music category yet that would not fully encompass the producer’s idiosyncratic sound. With Acacia’s futuristic electro feel, Garden’s lush and dubby atmosphere, Aue soft haze’s blissed-out mood and 610's upbeat flurry of beats, there are far more diverse textures, emotions, rhythms and soundscapes than one would initially imagine, a good reminder to always remember that there's always more than meets the eye.

Heavy weight Furthur Electronix artists compilation to celebrate the birth of label owner Anil’s daughter Vera. Limited copies..

Ancient rites of witchcraft and wisdom are the theme for Red Laser's 2nd release of 2020, with chief sound sorcerer Kid Machine consulting the eight schools of magic to create a spellbound opus of Manctalo mystery.

Across the 8 defined classes: Divination, Abjuration, Enchantment, Necromancy, Illusion, Conjuration, Evocation & Transmutation; Kid Machine renders these archaic energies into reactive musical matter. Much like mages and hierophants have kept centuries-old traditions and processes; the studio wizardry of Kid Machine reflects the various epochs of electronic music preceding it: the wistful yearning of vintage Italo coalescing with the charged energy of Northern English dance music and crafted via a meticulously sourced array of esoteric sound tools.

Side A's 'Magico', schooled in Divination, opens the LP.
A rugged rhythmic synth line nicely tweaked and with tasty clavs it's further expanded with glassy keys and a vocal refrain reminding us of its future-predicting powers.
'Make Me Feel Alright', protecting us with Abjuration, employs both squelchy and staccato synthesizer functions to construct its impenetrable gilded fortress. Banishing its foes to far-away lands with classico leads and a chord progression steeped in Italian nostalgia.
Snappy freestyle beats, galloping arps and searing melodies enchant 'S.D.M', an alchemical hybrid of electro-disco and pulsating EBM that would surely convince plenty, previous, non-compliers to frequent the poppers-drenched dark rooms of Europe's nocturnal underbelly.

Meanwhile, channelling dark necromancy, 'You're Love' closes off disc one with some of the most authentic, Italo-inspired keyboard interchanges and spirit-raising sequences available on the album.
Next come the winds & tides of Illusion and Conjuration. 'NGAFFS's' anthemic licks emanate off the wax. Broken down to 'not giving a flying fuck', it's Kid Machine's most spine-tinglingly epic track to date; uniting all under its Tesla-like harnessing of zero-point energy. Add coital thrust and you find us physically trying to grab the holographic, multi-dimensional synth fractals from the air in front of us upon first listen!

'Muszic' continues with another grandiose Manctalo coup de grace, full of sentiment and yearning.

Inviting Evocation through smokes & strobes, 'Modera' sees amyl nitrates recklessly thrown into the cauldron, tantalizing arpeggios stroking our most erogenous zones with abandon.
Finally, 'The White Hotel', assigned: Transmutation - is a tribute to the infamous nightspot contained within Red Laser's immediate territory, and home for the crew's many spectacular parties.
It's a fitting homage as galloping analogue sequences march over sensual strings and moody chord progressions; evoking that irreplaceable feeling of being surrounded by your favourite homo sapiens in one of the most hedonistic locations on planet Earth.

"Those who don't believe in magic, may never find it...".