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Sihl Records – Vinylstore, based in Zurich (Switzerland) is more than happy to announce the first release on our new record label which is split into two ongoing series called S.R.B and S.R.W. We start things off with the first and well selected 4 track VA on S.R.B. The concept behind the various artist EP’s is to present you two bombs from better known artists and two killers from not so well known, Swiss based artists. In our opinion, the perfect balance on a VA. By the way, the first release for S.R.W. is in the pressing too and also available at beginning of March 2022. Stay tuned and for now enjoy our very first two releases on vinyl. Love from Zurich to all diggers out there.

300 pieces, vinyl only, no promotions, no repress, just WAX! If you like it, don’t blink twice while it’s gone.

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The first release comes with four massive dance floor tracks. Four artists with different musical backgrounds combined together for this project, three countries melting a precise hypnotic music style. Already supported by your favorite djs around the world. Australian Monika Ross, Italians Nobodi and Nomo.ar and Romanian Dragosh will spin your head right round with this 12".

Welcome Vincent Casanova on move and understand.

Vinyl only!

Second release, vinyl only. Roche Madame, A natural harbour for a crop of artists for whom sounds, histories and futures dance together. 

Japanese veteran dj & producer “kza”(half of dj duo “force of nature”) have released his first solo album in 2009 on only cd.

kza is one of best dj in the modern disco/house scene in japan and also well known as vinyl digger.
this album was made with his knowledge from his big collection of vinyl.

we’re listening to this album at studio mule and feeling we should release this album on vinyl.

finally we are going to release this epic modern disco album on 2lp.

These three offerings from Michael James might fit into the minimal/tech bracket comfortably but there's a free flowing, shuffling sense of funkiness that undeniably runs through them all that defies all the usual 'shoulder twitch' stereotypes about the genre. 'Signal Issues' employs a panther-like bass hovering under the radar, with the briefest of breakbeat snippets adding the growing syncopation. 'Still Waiting' continues the technofunk mission, a sea of underplayed bleepery augmenting the groove, while 'Rush Hour' has a breezier and more open vibe and perhaps a more classic techno feel, proper graceful like.

finally repressed
new Label Pleaszure Zone have the pleasure for the first release to welcome ali nasser (8 bit, connaisur, be chosen, mitu..)!

For its 20th anniversary, Keplar presents an absolute milestone in the history of IDM and ambient music for the first time in its definite form: »Together Is the New Alone« by Donnacha Costello was originally released on Mille Plateaux in 2001 as the second LP under the Irish producer’s given name and firmly established him as one of the leading artists in the field of forward-thinking electronic music after he had primarily made a name for himself with house and techno releases under the Jayrod moniker. This vinyl reissue with an entirely new artwork comprises all ten tracks originally only included on the CD version in their edited and final form in which they were last presented on the digital re-release under the name »Together,« remastered by Stephan Mathieu and self-published by Costello, in 2015.

Truly prescient artists rarely opt for introspective sounds, however that was the case when Costello set out to produce »Together Is the New Alone« during nightly session in his hometown Dublin between April and July in 2001, and it also explains the album’s enduring appeal and unwavering radiance twenty years on. While many of his contemporaries dedicated themselves to explore the musical zeitgeist and notions of the future in conceptual terms, Costello made them emotionally tangible, allowing his audience to feel their underlying ambiguity rather than just reflect on it. »Together Is the New Alone« is an album that wordlessly speaks of the paradoxical sense of social alienation and isolation expressed by its title and thus seems even more topical today than it did at the time of its release.

Working with elements from techno culture, glitch aesthetics, intricate IDM rhythms and lush ambient textures, Costello never once throughout the album adheres to tried and tested formulas and conventions, but holistically moulds complex compositions out of distinct and discrete parts. The result is a record that is at once easily accessible and deeply affecting, but also infinitely rich and stunningly sophisticated in musical terms. A personal record expressing a universal sentiment—a truly timeless statement that will reverberate for decades to come.

(Kristoffer Cornils)

The Bird Which Never Wants To Doze with the big help of dOP&Logdam, Sil, Sapurra and Baltazar

In classic Baby Ford style the A-side opens with "Mystery Falls" a deep melodic housey workout with shuffling percussion and sublime top line strings.Meanwhile on the B-side, shaker hustlin' "Spooked" conjures up a more stripped down moody grooving chordal affair. Both tracks cut at 45rpm for maximum quality and effect on the floor.

Emotional Rescue presents the 2nd EP (of 4) highlighting the music of International Noise Orchestra. Centered around Ulrich Hornberg and Wolfgang Sperner, aka producers Gemini Brothers, this world "supergroup" released 5 LPs and 2 EPs in just 4 years.

Again showcasing their rhythm, calm and power, a metaphysical, real sensitivity and intellectualism, all wrapped around the groove. Starting with their own instrumental remix of Gimme Move Lovin', this little known 12" B side has long been a play for "heads" and allows the band's Pop Balearic, esoteric meets electronics to shine, layering Fairlight samples over a funky bass 4/4 around some '88 Amnesia pool dive.

Next the anthem, Yeh Naina Yaad Hai, as Asha Bhosle's beautiful vocals from the Manzil Manzil soundtrack, are mixed with drum machines to create a dream Bollywood meeting.

Again side two features 3 songs and starts like EP 1 with Glynnis Thomas (Savage Progress) vocals, now atop a sax laden Synth Pop brain, mind and body dance. Alias, Internationales Gerauschorchester offer wonderful jazz leanings for A Lulu A Bobe Danz, where the "bop" takes a leftfield embrace. To close then, Mr Richard Strange returns, invoking The Driving Force, returning to the idiosyncratic, percussive Earthbeat. Listen!

kuniyuki’s classic “flying music” is finally rissued on vinyl. version of track a and b2 are first appearance on vinyl. limited reissue. don’t sleep.

'Rainy Days' is a subtle afterhours track, with an undulating groove and drums that feel like they've been carved out of marblee. distant groans, hints of studio ambience and druggy, moaned half-words "Edifeirwch" comes a long with the premise to sail off to vast open seas but also keeping you to the ground with it's 4x4. Fliping the side we have Franco Cinelli's Rainy Days extended remix focusing on intrincated percutions wich making the groove give you this 'forward and backwards' feeling

Following hot on the heels of lead single and recent mind-body tantalizer “I Feel Stronger Now,” we are now truly proud to present you with Portable’s latest full-length My Sentient Shadow. Filled to the brim with all of the inventiveness the sonic auteur has commanded we expect from his sizable and consistent body of work on worldrenown labels such as Perlon, ~scape, !K7, and his own Süd Electronic and Khoikhoi imprints, and dare we say offering us perhaps the most cohesive, emotive, and balanced of his highly-admirable catalog here to date. By using the analogy of a shadow that possesses its own consciousness, the theme of light and its distortion vs balance with the inherent and necessary darkness that surrounds it is in clear vision.
Immediately from the warmly bizarre vibes of opening cut “The Simulacrum”, it’s clear Portable is requesting clearance to other worlds of funk and ingenuity. The delightfully trippy, smoky, back-room of the Tattooine Cantina feel sets the stage just right to curb expectations and let the carefully constructed noise movements wash over us.
Elsewhere amongst the generous set we find tracks like “Cages” and “Ripple Effect” continue in the direction of horizontally-maximized aural tapestries oozing with texture, while at the other end of the energy spectrum pieces such as “The Self-Assembling” and “We Exist..” roll and bounce with all the sci-fi gyrations and slick synth layers hinting at a hypnotic halfway rendezvous point to his Bodycode moniker. And of course, no proper Portable outing would be complete without his own robust tenor vocal tone, which feels right at home front-and-center on the space travel anthem “The Spacetime Curvature” and used in more calculated micro-doses on “Analogue World”, as well as the gorgeous “Foreign to You” whose meta-title features a rare guest starring vocalist NiQ.E, and brings to hearts some of Herbert’s finer moments with dear friend Dani Siciliano, albeit done-up entirely in some distant yet alluring parallel dimension. The LP journey finishes with the frenetically-charged closer “Fractal Distortion” which will no doubt please many-a cosmic techno purist while making percussion masters from the afterlife such as Jaki Liebezeit and Tony Allen proud, and is quite possibly the closest thing to a danceable musical take on the current state of cognitive dissonance in the world that surrounds us, offering us a one-way
ticket out from the not-too-distant future. Please join us in welcoming and celebrating this wonderful album from Portable on Circus Company.

A plethora of different dancefloor flavours from Frankfurt's Chris Geschwidner, across four tracks, that take in the warmth and soul of house and the cold steel beauty of techno and bound them up into something fresh and altogether new. 'Corroded' has the colliding drum machines and handclaps of vintage techno or even electro, but welded to a skippy, playful beat that is a definite mood lifter, while dreamy synths seductively cut a swathe around the metronomic hypnotism. 'Pass Over' is smoother, sleeker and combines a bleep techno approach to the soundscape with a bed of comforting Detroit-style synths and strings. 'Viktrak' has more classic Motor City influences but a more classic garage-slanted beat regime - imagine Derrick May's 'Nude Photo' overhauled by Roy Davis Jr. 'The Free' ends the set off with simple but effective electro funk flourishes and a sense of sunny optimism, bringing this lively, accessible but deep affair to a close.

After a huge ep on pleasure zone, kepler drops 4 killers on aesthetic.

Rare and unreleased cuts from the Lowtec vaults.

324 Records is back with their 4th vinyl release. Three Original mix by Nici Frida and one Silat Beksi remix

Chapter three of the Dream Dancing story comes from Lu Lia, his debut vinyl release offering two deep rolling rhythms...

'Scoob Trippin' is a heads down, warm, atmospheric cut. The pulsing sub moving under modular drums and textures as well as lighter, uplifting synths, this one is for the deeper dance floors...

'April Love' raises the energy with its shuffling drum patterns, lush pads, pianos and driving bass line, merging seamlessly together for this bright and uplifting trip.

250 hand numbered copies only.
Lacquer cut at Analogcut.
Mastered by Bunny @ Cold Water Studios.

Alessio Mereu/ Cesar Merveille / Cesare Vs Disorder / Difid / Doubthingthomas/ Dubfound / Matheiu / Satoshi Tomiie / Tommy Vicari Jnr / Tripmastaz / Verrina & Ventura / Wareika

Master minimalist Guido Schneider links with Daniel Dreier for two new tunes on the Opulence label that come with tasty remixes from Martin Buttrich and Ostrich.

Opener 'Liquid Summer' is a fluid deep techno cut, with rolling rubbery drums and spooky vocal echoes. Woozy synths lead your mind down a rabbit hole and the result is perfect dancing music. Studio wizard Martin Buttrich remixes it into something more dry and stripped back, with driving drums and off kilter piano notes bringing a freaky feel.

The next original is 'Behind the Curtain', a punchy cut with the sort of warm drums that really make you move. Curious synth details, alien life forms and sci-fi motifs all colour the groove and make it a perfect late night jam, while Ostrich remixes it into seven minutes of restless and kinetic minimal tech with spangled synths and sci-fi details that bring real charm.

Buttrich then offers a Sub Fire Dub of 'Liquid Summer' that's designed for melting minds and latching intoxicated bodies onto the smooth, endless grooves.

Supported by:

John Digweed, Joseph Capriati, Mathias Tanzmann, Dubfire, Damian Lazarus, Reboot, Steve Lawler & more.

LTJ Bukem (Kinetic, Good Looking) - Feeling both mixes of Liquid Summer

Timo Maas - Liquid Summer Orig is cool...nicely trippy....My fav is the Buttrich Rmxs... both super dope

Reboot - superb ep with fantastic remixes.

Joseph Capriati - nice, will try soon

Fabrice Dayan - Voyeur Music - This one will seriously cure a lot of dance floors. ..Pure vibe, big groove, Freaky but not too much: Perfect one

»Informations of Death« is a key single from the proto-ebm Florence band Neon, their 1980 official debut with an early duo line-up comprised of Marcello Michelotti and Stefano Gasparinetti. The single is now released on double vinyl, accompanied by a 1979 live performance, recorded at the legendary Bananamoon Club in Florence.

KONTRAST ascends to cosmic spheres with their fourth release. This time it’s Italian producer Luca Piermattei’s cloudy sonic movements venturing effortlessly into the quirky universe the KONTRAST crew is known for. Delivering a four track EP, Piermattei’s misty sounds merge excellently with the radiant realm of the Belgium collective. Expect a bizarre ride through a strange yet contagiously fresh auditory world.

Vinyl only - Limited copies - No repress

Reinhard Voigt finally delivers the long-awaited continuation of his minimalist concept series on KX with RV 05/06. The series with the beautiful crest-like label and the extremely minimalistic Reinhard Voigt-typical a little surreal, psychedelic and always humorous concept , stands deep in the tradition of straightforward rave and techno productions of the glorious electronic founding era.

On his new EP Three Colours for Couldn’t Care More the ever-searching RVDS (Golden Pudel Club, Bureau B, It's) keeps his senses wide open and comes up with three amazing tracks as diverse as coherent:

While Clicks in Pink House is enthusiastic warm House Music with a big bassline, Blue Signals in Space' flow of hypnotic meditation has a strange tension underneath that effortlessly connects with the delicate elegance of Purple Dreams in March’s playful piano chords. Three quite different colours that make a beautiful whole.

Second release for Sepp on Neostrictly.
Don't miss this beauty by the romanian Master!
Vinyl Only

Nug-Net Class of 2021: PART 2

In 2021 during the coronavirus pandemic, Gene On Earth created his production masterclass “Nuggets: The Blueprint”. This is the second part of a collection of works submitted by students shortly after finishing the course. Nug-Net will continue to be a home for music written by course students.

Taken from Michel de Hey his album. With a super Housey remix from Chris Stussy and a minimal megamix from Ferro

Malonian announces its return with its first vinyl release in 2019. The Vienna based musician Paul Walter who is in charge of the 8th release ‘No Boundaries’ has proven to be a multifaceted talent in the worlds of music. Supported by a:rpia:r, Sonja Moonear, Barac, Fabe and David Nicolas (Sedee).

Malonian - Based on friendships, which started in Mamaia.

Sixth release of Moving Pictures Label comes from one of its founders - Täino. Three originals and a remix from Roman Rai bring a balance between dance-floor material and slow-paced rhythms.

"The white-sanded shore was filled with tranquility. Wind was calming too. From time to time she could hear a lonely wave, weakened and exhausted, washed away on the pearl-like sands. It’s been a while since surroundings sounded and felt so peaceful.

Only occasional flakes of ash were landing on the sand, reminding her of the recent events. She could still somehow spot the smoky trail of the Leviathan, dissolving in the distance. Her sight has quickly switched to the only two objects laying in front of her - a leafy branch and a broken compass needle..."

An enigma of truth, rhythm, and intrigue where anything is possible. Essence from the past, present, and future. Where inspiration from opposing corners of the world converge to share and balance energy. A memento, a promise — Verum.


For Verum’s first release, the soundscape is precision and movement brought to you by four masters of their craft: Triptil, BRYZ, Lulla, and Venda

This strong and diverse Various Artists compilation from the established Romanian label, Midas Touch, is finally here. A side hits hard with Andy Catana's track. A house/breakbeat masterpiece. Cojoc is next, with a trippy bomb meant to make the dancefloor move.
On the B side a project that delivers every time, Dorothy's Dream, with a microhouse track full of tribal influences. The compilation ends with Katem’s groovy minimal track. The perfect way to finish a journey. Warning: not for the faint-hearted!

Early support by: Priku , DeWalta , Vlad Arapasu , Macarie, Fabe, Leon

Next on Curtea Veche's Limited series we have Berlin residents Suburbial and Lorenzo Chiabotti , Two original groovers with two remixes for the dancefloor by Lorenzo, 12 inch vinyl only

Irish, London-based producer and DJ Jamie Clark returns to his own Either Recordings with ‘Why Do You Feel feat. Yamaho’, accompanied by remixes from Silverlining and Hiroko Yamamura & Matt Tolfrey. Jamie Clarke - Why Do You Feel ft. Yamaho

Either Recordings : ‘’Either Recordings presents new mixes of ‘Why Do You Feel feat. Yamaho’. Label boss Jamie Clarke (1 and 2) is joined by from Silverlining (3) and Hiroko Yamamura & Matt Tolfrey (4). Established by Clarke in 2020, mid-pandemic, Either Recordings is label and company of lockdown-inspired, gigging-denied, eclectic musical grasp. Earlier releases feature remixes from Pablo Mateo of Figure, Ryan Crosson of Visionquest and Sahar from Paradiso Records. The label boss and London-based artist Clarke opens the record: (1) The stylus vibrates to a six-minute sequence of bass, Wurlitzer and hypnotic vocals. (2) ‘Jamie’s Shinto Mix’ delivers an electro / string interpretation. (3) Silverlining shifts over to the percussion section, bass carries the listener through fragmenting vocals. (4) Chicago’s Hiroko Yamamura joins with Matt Tolfrey of Leftroom to close with a looping, pulsating minimalist take on the original.’’

Ever-prolific Swedish minimal producer Per Hammar returns to Burnski's Constant stable with a surefooted EP showing off some of his freshest dancefloor approaches. 'Wrapper' keeps the groove dense and simmering, peppered with bleeps and dubby impulses, while 'Collapse' takes a more floaty direction with playful melodic flourishes darting around the pervading deepness of the rhythm section. 'TV 1000' locks into the tightest of funks, firing off a wandering bassline to get bodies wriggling with delight.

Part five then welcomes the return of label regular Vid with ‘Cherry Flowers’, an elevenand a half minute journey winding through modulating percussion, sub swells, breathyvocals and bubbling synths before Subb-an’s ‘Type 3’ concludes the series with dynamicdrums, wandering bass licks and hypnotising atmospherics. Our imprint marks its five years anniversary this year and to celebrate it’s offeringup five special various artist packages across 2019 limited to 250 copies each, featuring material from the likes of Vid, The Mole, Cinthie, Shinichiro Yokota, San Proper, Akiko Kiyama, Com Sin aka Cosmin TRG, Subb-an and more..

Here though we see the focus on the core family as well as some new additions, celebrating the artists involved over the past five years and looking towards the future with some fresh, hotly tipped acts. This project also sees a new design concept for the imprint from London’s David Surman’s painting installation project ‘Paintings For The Cat Dimension’ which ‘’explores the motif of the cat as emblematic of internet aesthetics, a place where all painting styles and modes now exist non-hierarchically as pure information.’’

Waterfall:

A collaboration project together with Christine Benz & Ivano Tetelepta... A beautiful 180 gram vinyl on 300 pieces.
A jungle feeling with deep bass structures and a big stereo image.
The deep sounds of consciousness shine forth. Timelessness, special rhythmic and design with a lot of attention to detail.
It is not only suitable for clubs but also tempts you to relax and enjoy.

Mastering by Sven Weisemann