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Moby has released a new single and video for Like a Motherless Child,' from his forthcoming album Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt. Featuring LA-based soulstress Raquel Rodriguez, Like a Motherless Child' is a re-work of the well-known spiritual, with its origins in the slavery of the American South. The track describes the void left when one feels separated from a parent, higher power or similar guiding force. Over the years this powerful song has been reinterpreted by the likes of Odetta, Lena Horne, Mahalia Jackson and Van Morrison. The album is a glowing tapestry exploring spirituality, individuality and the brokenness of humanity and finds him returning to his orchestral, soul, trip-hop and gospel roots.

To kick-start 2018, Happy Skull serve up a rare EP from Italy's D'Arcangelo brothers. The sibling duo have been active since the early 1990s, when they played a pivotal role in shaping the sound of Roman Techno alongside contemporaries Lory D, Leo Anibaldi and their Automatic Sound Unlimited production partner, Max Durante. In the two decades that have passed since, Fabrizio and Marco have consistently delivered off-kilter, futurist electronic masterpieces for the likes of Nature, Analogical Force and, most famously, Rephlex.

The four tracks contained on this Happy Skull outing are not re-discovered archive cuts, but rather fresh slabs of mind-altering musical intoxication. The alternating bliss and acid-fired psychedelia of "Saba Tree"and the creeping late night paranoia of "Pull Seven" set the tone. The effervescent fun continues on the flip, where saucer-eyed chords and IDM electronics combine on the rush-inducing "13th Cider". To finish things off Fabrizio and Marco treat us to "Korty", a mesmerizing, deep space slow jam full of backwards electronics and rumbling flashes of sub-bass.

MAKE BELIEVE DISCO, the energetic younger sibling in the SLEAZYBEATS family of labels, continues to provide quality modern club jams !

This time they welcome Ouvrijster to the Make Believe Disco fold.
Ouvrijster might be Dutch for 'old spinster', but we're not dealing with some old hag with EDM aspirations here.
A fresh face from Amsterdam's bustling scene is behind the moniker, making his debut on the label with a three-track affair that ticks all the right boxes: sample-heavy disco gear, dusty basement beatdown and some proper mahogany vibes make for a killer EP.

Shredder Remixes EP TG002 on Tropical Goth Records features remixes of songs on Shredder debut EP TG001 & 1 unreleased title 'Crash And Burn'. 'Playing With Fire' remixes by Tunnel Signs (HAKT Recordings, NEIN Records) & Michael Sherburn (DUST-2MR Records, Mannequin Records), 'All Of It' by The Horrorist (Things To Come Records, aufnahme + wiedergabe), 'Crash And Burn' by Read Truth (Path Records, Planet E), & 'There Is Only One Hell' remixes by Japanster & another by Michael Sherburn.







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Montreal-based outdoor enthusiast Unknown Mobile offers up his debut on Normals Welcome with this 12" full of gentle hand drums and wavy melodies. Percussion guides the way through levels of airy pads and catchy synth lines on 3 solo cuts. His dancefloor sensibilities then interlock with Vancouver's amiable Big Zen for a spaced-out collaborative track on the B side.

In 2014, Ultramajic's Jimmy Edgar received information about an East Detroit storage unit auction containing vintage recording equipment and historical items of Detroit Techno descent. We were only able to take a 1 minute peak at the dark and dusty unit before the bid, it was clear there were at least 1000 vinyl records and some miscellaneous recording equipment. ULTRAMAJIC came into the possession of over 100 DAT and 1/4" reel tapes. One box contained meticulously dated tapes from 1995 -1998 with sharpie inscription "ASHTAR LAVANDA". We had never heard this name and google search didn't bring back many results. We had uncovered a hidden treasure of Detroit Electro. The Ashtar Lavanda tapes led us on a journey to find out who the producer behind the sound was, and furthermore how did this music never get released After nearly two years, we managed to connect with Ashtar Lavanda to present this music to you. Like others during this time, Ashtar Lavanda was sharing lesser known analog studios that catered to electronic music artists during the late 90s. Studio time was expensive so the tracks had to be recorded same day. With this release and upcoming archives of his music, he will be known as one of the true pioneers in late 90s Detroit Electro alongside artists such as AUX88, Ectomorph, Dopplereffekt, and Drexciya. "I just wanted to see my music on New Dance Show, I wanted to hear it on 97.9FM but I didn't have the hustle to get the music out there" Ashtar Lavanda resides in Detroit to this day and currently works in the medical industry.

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Versalife returns to the Clone West Coast Series for more under sea level electro-techno. After his debut 12inch series Night Time Activities, here a full length album inspired by the horizons and emptyness of his home lands in Friesland. Accompanied by beautiful artwork of fellow Frisian, and one of Hollands most talented painters, Robert Zandvliet (who happens to have his atelier around the corner of the Clone Hq). His amazing painting ''Winter by Jouswier'' (spread among the front and backside of the gatefold sleeve) symbolizes perfectly the rhythm of the open spaces in Friesland. Especialy in the whitened more abstract and cold winter landscape thats almost synonym for Versalife's abstract ice cold electro techno. First full artwork/coloured vinyl edition is limited to 500 copies! Dont sleep on this one.

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Swedish Electro profile visit Borft for a "end of the year" release. Deep old school Tech & Electro. Limited to 300 copies. Handstamped labels and sticker....

JANKA is a new project from two established Polish producers Daniel Drumz and Hatti Vatti.

"Krzyzacy" EP was recorded on fully analog gear during several live session.

JANKA's music was inspired by dub culture, 90's style and British bass music.

45 RPM - colored vinyl record

300 copies only

LIMITED 10 x 12" box set. Red vinyl. Devilish red is the perfect colour for the royal last chapter of the "The Sound Of Belgium" compilation series.

White Vinyl

World of Rubber 3 is compiled to make you cry, love, stomp and vomit. Rebellious heavyhitter and lovely melodic excursion provided by Japanese Wave-duo Group A, acid smash and catchy synthpopper by Interstellar Funk, basement 808 TECH-NO-SHIT by DJ Overdose and Dutch ''Pop not Pop'' by Leuk & Ko. Brought to you from Den Haag on a white immaculate platter with fresh inlay design.

Ltd. Dark Green Vinyl LP+MP3+Poster

Streng limitierte Deluxe-Sonderauflage des dritten Siriusmo-Albums "Comic" auf dunkelgrünem Vinyl inklusive Download-Card und A1 Poster.

After numerous eps through the years, we are pleased to announce the debut LP from one of the cornerstone's of the L.I.E.S. label, Terekke. We asked the man himself for some words regarding his album as to do it justice best. Suffice to say we couldn't be more pleased this is happening as it stands as a truly special record for all of us. *Download Card included *
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from the artist:
This record contains 5 years worth of electronic experimentations, the bulk of which were recorded while living in the EU, and mixed down at a studio in Amsterdam. The music was sequenced on a MPC and an inexpensive digital keyboard with reverb and delay.

Since the age of 12 i've been cultivating a deep love of music. Music allows me to communicate in ways that seem otherwise impossible and has connected me with many special people who share that same sentiment.

My intent was to make an album that could be pleasant regardless of the time of day. Something diverse, that could be enjoyed regardless of format. I hope deep listeners are rewarded just as equally as casual ones.

It was a joy layering these frequencies for you.

thanks
terekke

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Scandinavian Italo/cold-wave/synth-pop romanticism. Limited to 300 numbered copies, and suspected to have strong connections with the Borft empire...

Beyond being a quality mixture of unusual dance tracks and unique electronica, XYXX is a conceptual body of work whose themes of sex, race, unity and destruction reveal themselves to those listening closely. XYXX is the first collaborative album between Berlin based electronic producer NYMA (Nima Chatrsimab) and Toronto based, Detroit raised vocalist Noisy Vibration. Sitting somewhere in between house, techno and electro, but with honest pop sensibilities, the record is a push-and-pull of ideas, highlighting each artist in distinctive and mesmerizing ways. The Berlin-via-Tehran musician, DJ and sound engineers melting-pot influences and wealth of experience are the perfect vehicle for Noisy Vibrations piercing lyrical style. He lets her do the talking, while delivering a powerful message of his own through more subconscious means. From the opening refrain the dialogue begins, angelic tones embrace you with open arms. Noisys lyrics speak to NYMAs colourful beats and masterful sound design, connecting to the moment and full of unexpected turns. XYXX is an album that is both spontaneous and carefully considered. With XYXX, the ride is completethe DNA whole.

A lot of bands are trying what The Exorcist are doing, to make timeless, mind bending, dance music but they often fail in reaching all the way. The Exorcist is the band that seem to exist in a dimension, much like ours but that lacks time as we know it; time is stretchable backwards and forward, and being in this dimension allows you to travel while, still staying in one place. Call it time travel if you will or moving outside of time rather. The Exorcist does this. Also they reach our dimension.

The members who also can be found in Uran, Tentakel, and Sork among others, formed The Exorcist in 2012 and started by playing illegal techno clubs for the true undercurrent citizens of Gothenburg, Sweden. The reputation of this dangerous psychedelic band, who plays funk the way funk should be played soon reached Stockholm where they got a cult following just by word of mouth. Over the past four years their following has grown exponentially!

The recording of 'II' was a trip into the abyss and back, with a lot of time and money spent, outrage from the members and record label executives biting their nails down to the bone. But that is how The Exorcist works - tension is a vital part of this bands nature, hence it's sound. The tracks' aggressive approach and the feeling of being possessed by something evil lurking inside of you mirrors the process of making this album. But listening to the album back to back and hearing how the songs intertwine, lets the true face of The Exorcist shine brightly over you.

'II', released on Hoga Nord Rekords is dimension expanding and time dissolving music.

Tia Maria Produções member DJ Lycox goes solo in a big way with debut album Sonhos & Pesadelos for the resoundingly influential Príncipe Discos label

It is now possible to see a big picture. This means there is a timeline with enough years and developments since this sound generically named Batida emerged on its own. Lycox is of course part of a newer generation that keeps adding to the sum, but he is already inspiring a younger set of producers. "Sonhos & Pesadelos" helps materialize a multiverse of bold, shiny chrome architecture, staying true to the original kuduro backbone while Lycox organizes new forms, song structures and even artificial life. If you can't call it "raw" it's only because this is mental space translated into sound. The physicality of the music is but one element in Lycox's ambitious take on dance music, although we should really say pop music, such is the melodic and harmonic forces at work. "Solteiro" could be just an ambient beauty but the abnormally long 4-minute mark reveals layers of masterful songcrafting well outside what some might still be tempted to classify as "ethnic". Not a classic seaside romance.

Lukas Nystrand von Unge's music has been making the rounds on hissy cassettes, scratched up cdrs and chaotic Soundcloud pages ever since he first started making music in 1987. Utilising equal parts playfulness and rigid methodology, he's slowly but surely carved out a unique sound over the years - one which combines heavenly melodies with dubby lo-fi esthetics, white funk and black pop. On this first of several Studio Barnhus releases from Lukas, we find six tracks recorded over a timespan of ten years - all spontaneously composed in that musical/mythological wonderland where Mariah Carey and Ornette Coleman live together in sweet harmony. Lukas is 38 years old - he lives in the Stockholm suburb Tensta with his wife Elin and newborn son Otto. His emo-techno-pop anthem 'Never Fail' appeared on James Holden's DJ-Kicks compilation in 2010 and he's been running the Amiga tracking scene related netlabel Ageema Music Club since 1997.

the new suuuuuuuuuuuuuupersmasher by deadmau5 is out !!! squeekin electro sounds with phat basslines and great effects !!! that's what we call a must have !!! repressed !!!

Après s'être posé au large des côtes de Trinidad, l'ovni Caandides a été de nouveau repéré dans un tout autre endroit, davantage atypique, aux coordonnées 70° 30' N 151° 40' E, précisant ainsi les rives de la mer de Sibérie orientale. Toutefois, trois producteurs et le groupe lui-même ont revisité quelques-uns des meilleurs morceaux de l'album, réunis sur un vinyle spécialement conçu pour le Disquaire Day 2016.

Avec Voiski (Construct Re-form), Renart (Cracki Records / Dawn), Svengalisghost (L.I.E.S / Russian Torrent Versions) et Plato.

after excellent debut album on mule musiq,oskar is back with four remixed tracks.
legendary osunlade remixed most club friendly track on the album and it's more dj tool jazzy deep house.
oskar's buddy edward remix is simply epic.very imaginative breakbeats track.
frankfurt's bodin&jacob's remix is kind of mash up of some tracks on the album. it's kind of early electro stuff.
metamatics is well known in the end of 90's.we like his moniker norken.
hope you dig some of remixes!

New school electro wunderkind Privacy makes his debut on Klakson with a dark four tracker that checks all the right boxes. The EP kicks off with "Four IO", a haunting, spacey dubbed out acid roller with lush pads throughout. "U Can Tell" and "NCSC" are both specimens of the finest EBM tradition, re-interpreting the sound for 2017, while "Shove" on the B2 effortlessly transports us into deep, uptempo aquatic electro territory.

Bocal 5 were a No Wave art group composed of Doc Pilot (synths, vocals), Zouka Dzaza (bass), Florian Guillou (synths), Mickey Lepron (electronic drums, bass) and Evy Tinguette (lead vocals). The project was born in November 1980 in Tours, France as the brain child of Doc Pilot. Between 1981 to 1986 Bocal 5 recorded one 7' single and a cassette-only album before taking a year off in 1984 to launch X-Ray Pop. Influenced by Erik Satie, Brigitte Bardot, Suicide and Young Marble Giants, they call their music "minimum naive new wave."

Musique Électronique' is a 19-track compilation of songs recorded across 1983, most of which have never been released on vinyl before. 16 tracks appeared on the From Bocal 5 To X-Ray Pop' album originally released on cassette by Sound of Pig in 1984. Both tracks from their debut 7' originally released in MB5 1984 are included and show a progression in sound as a result of newer recoding equipment and techniques. Also present is a song from the tape compilation Andreas N°3 L'Animal" released by Fraction Studio in 1984. Armed with a Korg 770, MS-10, Prophet Pro-One, Roland TR-707 and TB-808 they crafted their own brand of quirky synthesized electronic pop. Songs are short, concise and well structured, richly textured, moving at a quick speed with hardly a pause. Evy's pouting, tongue-in-cheek vocals (sung in French) come together for a catchy, sensuous, danceable, eccentric psychedelic ride. This collection shows the group's sense of humor, vitality and carefree playfulness.

All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each jacket displays a bright neon green collage of photos and ephemera from the band's archives designed by Eloise Leigh that exudes the project's DIY spirit. Each copy includes a 6-page xeroxed booklet with photos, original artwork and press clippings.

TRACKSIDE unearths more precious gems direct from the lost tapes of the mysterious ZAGITTARIUS. These are guaranteed authentic finds that were thought to be gone forever. One-side limited edition pressing

After a 10 year hiatus, UK 'godfather of house' Eddie Richards has relaunched his sought-after Storm imprint. This is the first release of an ongoing series featuring his own original remastered tracks accompanied by brand new remixes from some of the most talented names in contemporary club music.

OktoRed, hailing from Detroit MI, has been gaining some real momentum of late. As one of Beatportal's 'Artists To Watch 2012', and coming off his first YoSucka! imprint, 'The Future Sounds of 8 Mile' he wants to showcase his ability to transcend from his kind, gentle side, to a more rough, dark side. In birth, he is a Gemini. Two sides, hardly describes his abilities as a producer, but think of his "sign" as a sign of things to come. From the beginning, OktoRed has tried to keep himself away from the pigeonholing nature of the electronic dance scene.

Active Cultures proudly presents its first release, the Animate Objects EP by Tide Eman, a new recording project by Texan producer Bill Converse. 5 tracks in Converse's singular style meant to stimulate mind and body.

Imperative is a groovy house track with delayed vocal stabs & a sampled female vocal running though with added with 808 clicks, chords & a snapping snare.
The System2 remix of Imperative is just as cool with a rolling breaky drum loop giving it a 90s house feel, again the vocal leads the track with the groovy bass & chords built around it.
First up on the B side Once Again is a cool groove with sampled vocals & electronic bleeps echoing through the mix.
Last but not least the Juliche Hernandez remix of Once Again has a more 90s feel to it. Fast paced with great percussive hits & a chunky bassline to lead, all in all great release aimed firmly at the dancefloor.

Summer has not officially kicked in yet but Antinote's new addition to its roster will sure soundtrack perfectly its upcoming warm nights: encapsulating the teenage dream of an endless summer, 18 RAYS is the moniker behind which some of the label's most steady fixtures gave a try at recording music together, somewhere straight in the heart of Paris' 18th arrondissement.
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Nico Motte, Zaltan & Raphaël Top-Secret have been friends way before each of them occasionally played his part in the Parisian label and it is mainly out of this friendship that they conceived 18 RAYS, a vessel to finally give life to the band they dreamed of in their teenage years. It is safe to say that 18 RAYS has been in their mind for quite a while, but it was only last winter, after a couple of bottles of natural wine on a hazy evening, that they decided that it was time to give it a real go and to pick up the instrument each learned years ago: the guitar, the bass and
the drums.

Produced by Nico Motte - the man behind all the artworks of the label - the trio spent 5 weeks between Synth City (Motte's studio) and Red Bull Studio in Paris working on these 4 songs, each sitting somewhere between some sort of timeless and somehow aquatic dream pop and blurred visions of an eerie grunge sound, that probably
never was.

That being said, the genesis of 18 RAYS might explain why their debut EP turns out to be such an intimate affair: while it took its members down memory lane, the listener will embark on an ethereal trip, taking him to a parallel universe in which the sounds of Cocteau Twins,

The seldomly heard, more emotional side of Mono Junk on Vortex Traks.

Announcing their second release on their own label,the duo from Barcelona is ready to deliver 4 obscure Techno Acid tracks.

Ears open for this FLEX002, a collection of fresh made in Italy house and the first journey with our new "Piada Spaceship", we are pleased to welcome this bunch of astronauts that made this 12" a versatile tool for every kind of dance floor.

Yougrent, with his hypnotic and full dreamy track (don't give us a chance!), the Hill's "Short Track" which embraces MPC beats and a 303-like evolving bass, alongside the collaboration between our men Dj Rou and Opponent, who build their "Afrowalk" on a never-ending jazzy loop.

On B side you can find the dirty bass driven by Tengrams that make the things more raw, the closing track is from Luckyfeels which creates a fresh house track on a 90's piano.

2CV is a really hairy, non-french post-disco dynamic duo who likes working with sound waves and big animals. They apparently created the band after some spinning and Gin & Tonic sessions in the living room. They are incredibly talented, nice and professional people. They like horses. Their first EP featured horses too. Freud would have something to say about this. MUGWUMP, the master of trans-genre dance music, is at remixing duties. He is awesome but we don't really know if he likes horses too.

Don't you feel sexier already Go and shag the planet honey. YOU'RE A HORSE, YOU'RE A FUCKING HORSE AND THE WORLD IS YOUR PLAYING FIELD, NOW GO FOR IT, NIGHT DOG LUNATIC,SCORCHED HARMONICS. YOU'RE A HORSE, BEHAVE LIKE ONE.

German Electrofunk purist CeeOnic checks in with Ground Control. Originally released on the label of Miami Bass legend Debonaire, the two crisp and powerful productions perfectly catch the vibe of 1980s Electro classics by the likes of Egyptian Lover, Pretty Tony or World Class Wreckin' Cru, taking it into the 21st century.

The Sound In Your Ear and That's My Fantasy, which is included as a new Extended 12" Mix, are CeeOnic's overdue debut on vinyl.

Gas Grabaciones second cut it's an interesting mixture of two well known artists at their hometown.
"Eterno" is a very skilled DJ with years of experience and also with wide experience producing, from day one he's an important reference for the label.
On the other side we have "Matias Muten" track, his blasting live sets are an exquisite reference in Uruguay. When talking about live performances, Matias is a must.
This work from both artists will try to tell with their analog, eclectic, bumping sounds how's the deal down in Uruguay with experienced producers.
Ideal to play it both sides on the same DJ set, they in some way complement each other, as if the story to tell is the same.

Dive-bar turned record label Paradise Palms presents a brand new 7' from veteran producer Justin Robertson, a man with over 23 years experience as an innovator and restless proponent of fascinating forward-thinking music.

His tireless work ethic has ensured that he remains one of the most relevant and exciting DJ/Producers around, as a whole new generation of electronic enthusiasts will sweatily testify. Justin's latest incarnation as The Deadstock 33s has been garnishing lavish praise from figureheads such as Andrew Weatherall and Erol Alkan, as well as a diverse cross-section of fresh talent, from Daniel Avery to Eats Everything.

Cyborg Holiday Snaps is a double-whammy 7' of alien machine funk crafted by the rave pilot himself. The titular track launches headrst into hissing electro territory with pounding rhythms and Detroit-strength bass stabs, while Numerical Discord is a low-slung 110bpm Acid weapon.

Cyborg Holiday Snaps is available on 7' on 4th December and digital on 8th December, distributed by Rubadub/EPM. The record was mastered by John Vic at Finiex Studios in Edinburgh.

***Limited 3LP Triple Heavyweight Vinyl, Deluxe Gatefold & Hardcase Picture Book Box Set***


Celebrate the most iconic dance music institution in the world: Space Ibiza. This exclusive and very limited triple gatefold deluxe vinyl package includes 18 of the biggest tracks from the clubs' history spanning over 20 years, an absolute must have collector's item for dance music fans all over the world. Ibiza classics from the likes of Kings Of Tomorrow, Lee Cabrera, Dennis Ferrer, Danny Tenaglia, Tensnake, Joris Voorn, Booka Shade, Sandy Rivera and more, as well as modern essentials from Laolu, Hot Since 82, Dennis Cruz, Riva Starr and more, all wrapped in glorious bespoke packaging featuring quotes from some of the biggest stars ever to grace the infamous decks and some never before seen photography of the club from throughout the years.

In addition, a 36-page A5 hardback case-bound picture book featuring a collection of some never-before seen professional photography from the final Closing Fiesta at Space Ibiza in 2016. Strictly limited edition - get yours before they go for good!

- Heavyweight triple vinyl, 18 track LP
- Strictly limited edition, machine numbered 1-1000
- Deluxe embossed and spot UV print / packaging
- Hardback case-bound A5 picture book
- Shrink-wrapped