lokee musiks sophomore release features newcomer afriqua. a 21 year old from virginia, usa and currently based in berlin. this fledgling producer and student of the royal academy of music sparked interest with lokee when they met at one of their famous after hours in london. the title track here is melt & features broken groove with afriquas minimal perspective. electric pulse stabs are at the heart of this rhythm and drive it with a much appreciated space. vocals from sorcha richardson adds an eerie anthemic touch reminiscent of somewhere between the cocteau twins & fever ray

nach dem erfolg ihres debütalbums liefern die kritikerlieblinge big deal ein geniales, rockiges bandalbum ab! vieles hat sich verändert seit big deal vor zwei jahren ihr unter kennern gefeiertes debütalbum lights out veröffentlichten. kacey underwood aus kalifornien und alice costelloe aus london berührten mit ihren unschuldigen schlafzimmersongs fans wie kritiker auf der ganzen welt. im kern ist mit june gloom ein bandalbum entstanden, ein rockalbum, das für die stärke big deals steht: das talent, mit stille zu arbeiten und gleichzeitig starke hymnen zu schaffen. und es markiert einen wendepunkt: sonisch und lyrisch!
doppelvinyl plus cd-version des albums.

london based electronic marvel kel mckeown - aka kelpe - celebrates ten years of sonic boundary pushing with new maxi single, drut001/ answered - out april 15th - and new lp drut002/ fourth: the golden eagle - out june 3rd - both on his brand new label drut. setting to work with a selection of analogue synths - moog, korg polysix, korg ms10 and doepfer dark energy - the ableton aficionado and purveyor of warped, cut n spliced cliq-hop beats has delivered a handcrafted, 10-track masterpiece of an album which draws upon the strengths of his previous three.

analogue mapping sees meanwhile founder robert lawrence return to production duties as bovill in requisite fashion after a four year absence. in this time lawrence has focused on establishing the london label as a worthy outlet for the deeper echelons of techno with material from murmur, sven weismann, bvdub and conforce. spread luxuriously across two slabs of vinyl, the six tracks allow bovill to make room for soothing, dubby moments that ease you in as well as productions characterised by their driving drum and chord arrangements. see the spine tingling opener so it goes for evidence of the former whilst neap and hunt or herd? provide perfect examples...

heartically dubwise, rugged and raw essays in classic grime, uk garage and dubstep from a new london-berlin collaboration, with stuff like horsepowers in fine style galloping through its nervous system.
a three-tracker to kick the label off, on 180g vinyl: the opener engrains snatches of melody into a percussive firefight, like something from the actress war-chest, the outstanding, elemental, stop-start jack the dub is more bristolian, from the peverelist suit of trumps, monkey is out and impressionistic.

disco bloodbath recordings latest is the debut solo release from one of the founders and original residents of the disco bloodbath clubnights, dan beaumont - formally of production duo jam factory and the man behind london venues dalston superstore and the newly opened dance tunnel. reality checkpoint is an atmospheric mid-tempo house chugger based around judicious use of samples and a slight dub-reggae sensibility to the groove. the original is accompanied by two alternate versions - one from neville watson, which pushes the track into club territory, and one from dan himself, which strips things back, further accentuating the tracks dub overtones.

london trio vondelpark have received quite some notable accolades for their debut full-length album seabed, released earlier this year on r&s records.

after his debut 12inch on werkdiscs comes moires new 3 track 12inch on rush hour. in february, ears were picked by the debut release from moire, a mysterious producer hiding behind hypnotic visuals and a well-groomed cloak of anonymity. now hes ready to show his hand further with this second release, a three-track ep of what he proudly calls london techno.

out of the blue follows the recent success of the self titled vester koza ep, which gained support from djs such as ben ufo, even tuell, lowtec, giles smith, efdemin, alland byallo, lee gamble, braiden, and madteo. his brand of deep house and techno was recently compared to both kassem mosse and levon vincent by juno, whilst resident advisor noted ìa confident artist employing a level of patience and discipline that rewards repeated listens. as with the first release, this sequel is made up from a batch of demo recordings that circualted late last year. the works were written and recorded by vester koza in east london and have been mastered by helmut erler at dubplates and mastering berlin.

kerri chandlers madtech imprint pushes forward this may with a three track single from hotly tipped london duo no artificial colours, entitled * crying wolf*

hot on the heels of jay shepheards well received debut album home & garden, retrofit rolls on by welcoming a pair of duos to the label: the berlin/hamburg connection known as session victim, and a couple of hotly tipped london boys called casino times

limited edition of 300 copies on red vinyl.
not waving --> remote viewing --> extra- sensory perception --> sensing with mind --> remote listening --> i want to give a sound to places i dont know - throbbing // textural // noise // processed // casualties // mistakes // accidents // anxiety // claustrophobia // abandon // absention // escapism. inspired by 80s weird italian electronica, manuel gottsching, peter bauman, this heat, ike yard. remote viewing is a powerful, paranormal technique developed in the 1970s at stanford research institute and used by the us government. analog pedals//synths//drum machine//guitar//violin//voice written, produced and recorded between september and december 2012 in london.

introducing haraket, a 5 piece from south london who are set to release their debut 12 inch single on melodic recordings this spring. the band emerged from the creative chaos of school and college bands in and around peckham that have already given the world king krule. this is the first in a series of releases with melodica recordings, with an album due next year. haraket fuse wall-of-sound dynamics with often delicate source material, moody electronics, programmed beats and effected vocal lines. think a post dubstep version of early underworld or a certain ratio reinvented by the new digital century.

alan fitzpatrick yet again doesnt disappoint with his remix of riots in london that uses delayed stabs and a rolling bass line to construct another dark peak time player. jerome sydenhams carbon dub of smoke and mirrors is heavily dynamic and uses a piano chord andthe original vocal to create an energetic vibe. cari lekebusch remix of bullet uses a phased underlying melody to really drive the track forward before the bleep melody is introduced later into the track.

d-floor owner leon (cecille, saved) kicks of 002 with a-bomb!the original is tearing up the floor and includes remixes by santé (desolat, souvenir, avotre) and ultrasone (supplement facts, air london).

wildheart recordings is theo parrishs new london-based label. sound signature releases for the body, wildheart is for everything else, is theos pithy summary of his two labels aims and compatibility. day like this and feel loved are the first fruits of parrishs work with the legendary lagosian, tony allen.

third release on big box recordings! upcoming producer and multi intrumentist aliwud, delivers a masterpiece ep! discover his midas touch, strongly influenced by major artist like george duke, herbie hancock, stanley clarke his sound mixed up 70s funk & neo soul. he shares his legacy with miri & emund swinburn from london to give birth to this wonderful ep >here i am<. the weshokids turns >give you everything< into a dubstep anthem! and la tourette delivers a great house remix with his rework of >don’t stop now< aliwud is here ! dont miss !

listening to flaws its hard to believe denai moore is only 19. born in spanish town in jamaica in 1993, she grew up surrounded by her musician fathers instruments and record collection at home, and by the time her family moved to tottenham, london when she was 10 she was already displaying songwriting abilities beyond her years.

london-based shenoda has been slowly cranking up the dial with quality releases on hypercolour and an ep for losing suki that was a firm favourite round these parts. his latest outing sees him team up with huxleys increasingly impressive imprint saints & sonnets for the three track i feel ep

i had dinner with breach in london and he told me: hey, i have a track that is really dirtybird. i would put it out but its really sounding right for you guys. i took this with a grain of salt but then i heard lets get hot and i found out he was right. it has got the swagger and the sound. it makes girls grind their asses into boys crotches on the dancefloor. perfect. signed. so i then asked him to make something even more sexual, thinking it would be ages before i got something back. 10 days later the a-side came back to me as a 2 minute clip while i was on the train to warehouse project in manchester. i liked it so much that i edited it on the train to stretch it out to 5 minute. as expected, it slayed the room and the final version breach has delivered is one of the best records of the year in my opinion. with the simple title of jack you can see for yourself when you play it. this is the real deal. love, vonstroke

having recently relocated to london, urulu & chaos in the cbd join forces for needwants next stellar release. sharing the same musical passion and vision, yet each holding distinct style and influences, they were able to come together and deliver something really special. a combination of four deep, diverse cuts where old school meets the new school.

following the debut 12 inch from young blood happa, fledging london label church break into the year with their second official release from up and comer rumah. following his debut collaborative 12 inch on nineteen89, the double a-side release exhibits a maturing of the producers sound and cements his allegiance to affront, dance floor ready techno.

having established the w&o street tracks imprint in 2012 to further push the revivalist house sounds of themselves and their contemporaries, waze & odyssey kick present the labels first release of 2013 with a double header of hot house talent. on the a-side, ejeca, who helmed the last w&o street tracks release teams up with us based rhythm operator on raid, an initially tense house number which explodes into a catchy sequence of lysergic 90s stabs, complete with whooping vocal sample. on the flip, rising london producer citizen builds on the momentum from a year of strong releases on love fever, five easy pieces and kerri chandlers madtech with in my mind, a heady combination of hypnotic vocal loops, thick bass, and narcotic organ chords which display a darker side to the producer.

brand new, london-based imprint, othertones, launches with a stellar three track release from dan farserelli and romanian artist mp, entitled fat cap and backed with a baby ford remix. the labels aim is pretty simple, tipping its focus towards releasing quality underground electronic music across the board from associates in the industry, while also welcoming established artists respected by the label-heads. here its inaugural release embraces a low-slung, stripped-back house aesthetic, with raw, gritty sounds and a profound depth instilled in the productions. baby ford adds a further weight to package with a dubbed-out ethereal interpretation of the title track. this is intelligent listening and a great indication whats to come, with this brand new imprint packing a punch from the very off. dj support: dice / tini / spencer parker / mr g / raresh / d julz / brothers vibe and more

culprit makes a fourth stop on its european talent-scouting trip, inviting the london- based swedish producer adeline to join the labels global motley crew. adelines confident use of her own voice as a major part of her music is a bold but justified choice. combining it with truly impressive sound design and strong musical ideas, with a touch of the unexpected, adds up to instantly memorably dance music. the three originals on her culprit debut speak to all these strengths.

the savannah ep concludes mr. beatnick s synthetes trilogy, a series which has signalled the london producer s migration from hip-hop into well-schooled deep house. the first two installments, at their best, married adeptly selected samples with stylish synth work in a manner reminiscent of moodymann or andrés, but not excessively beholden to detroit house.

limited 12 inch picture disc in support of record store day 2013!
kraak & smaak are laying claim to 2013 as their year with the incredible hype generated by the future is yours - the debut single from the fourth studio album due later in 2013. the single which has ben westbeech on vocals has hit number 1 in the dmc buzz chart / tune of the month in mixmag / dmc single of the week and has been getting support from key tastemakers from london to amsterdam to la. remixes on the vinyl come courtesy of londoners futurizm who put the bass in the place with a slo mo version that has been getting djs twitchy and xlr8r fave ambassadeurs delivers a leftfield bass twister that shows why he is one of the most hotly tipped producers of 2013. kraak & smaak are staunch supporters of record store day being involved in the record shop business themselves and as prolific vinyl collectors.

a/jus/ted is the musical concept of veteran producer justin strauss and analog aficionado teddy stuart, better known as eddie mars. the pairs inaugural release comes in the form of a brighter light featuring the incandescent vocals of jeremy glenn for london based under the shade records.

from deepest london with love ... enjoy this blend of delicate vibes full of conceptual deepness, precision sound, killer grooves and diverse emotional beauty. free download code for all five tracks (4 on vinyl + bonus) when buying vinyl.

this is the sound of the future four. led by andy meecham, the brains behind the emperor machine, bizarre inc and chicken lips amongst many others, and captures the excitement, diversity, strangeness and harmony of the uk underground sound of the early 90s. we are talking about the sparse dub mix on side 2 of the 12 inch single, machines making mistakes and changing the course of history, the dark side of the rave away from the neon and the white gloves, future four points the way to the dimly lit corner of the dancefloor and makes you move. after a recent discovery of boxes of old s950 and mpc60 floppy discs full of sound sets dating back to the early 90s, all three tracks have been produced solely on the mpc 3000 in staffordshire, and in perfect unison of north and south, mixed by erol alkan in london.

agabundos, the dj, club and event collective from lucianos cadenza stable, returns for its biggest year yet. holding fort every sunday at ibizas pacha club over the last 3 years, as well as hugely successful events in london, chile, bucharest, new york, tokyo, naples and more

lyrics written by sabrina chyld and sy sez. lyrics performed by sabrina chyld. keyboards and drum programming by sy sez and gavin peters (aka aphrodisiax). mixed by toni ecomomides at garden studios, london. aa1 remix and additional production by ron trent for musicandpower. all tracks mastered at optimum mastering, london.

from noel jacksons hypertone label. this 12 inch from london young gun producer starts with a pounding bassline, eerie vocals and shuffling hats. the anthea 4 luv remix follows with a solid groove. on the flip, sats delivers a unique dark mutating synth & a killer bassline that also receives a remix from randall m.
limited to 250 copies and no repress

touch sensitives debut single body stop was one of the first tracks released on future classic, all the way back in 2004. cloaked in anonymity its cosmic vibes and italo authenticity made it a cult favourite among discerning dj circles from east london to brooklyn.

the next ep on back to yous collection is brit born, adam sheltons mindscape. following his debut on air london at the start of 2011, shelton has continued to pave the way with his undeniable originality. displaying sounds of tech through to atmospheric, the producers ability shows no boundary.

london staple deadboy returns for the first time since 2011s here, releasing new four track ep blaquewerk on 25th march. the release is the first of a set of many to shortly be announced, joining festival pleasure principle to form part of our 10th anniversary in 2013.

chris page is one of the rising talents within the london techno scene. having djed since the early 00s, productions followed suit and slowly but surely, a solid back catalogue of tracks has been created.

5 years ago lokee started as a daytime gathering in a warehouse apartment in east london which quickly became londons most respected and intimate sunday setting. fast forward to today & you have lokee musik - a record label that aims to capture the broad appreciation of music found at these famed private parties. the first release comes in the form of ejeca.

a musical journey around the globe with music from oi va voi (london), arthur lee (memphis), manolis hiotis (athens), baba zula (istanbul), manau (paris), (dunkelbunt) (vienna), axel krygier & tremor (buenos aires), watcha clan (marseille) ... on a limited edition vinyl (incl. cd album) - only 150 copies available for distribution! many songs are available for the first (and maybe last) time on vinyl!

miguel campbells outcross recordings comes correct with a new release from tboy. london based but hailing from italy, this is tboys first ep for the label. aside from his solo project tboy collaborates on a regular basis with london based trio wildkats - a project that has pulled out one ep on neim records (to be) and another ep on akbal music (be an example) plus the track denied on featured on jamie joness hot waves volume 3

our first offering from survival and silent witness sets off the tone of what to expect from the full *in from the wild* package itself and album which seems to morph and twist from all out dance floor brutality to musical genius and back like these 2 artists seem to do so often and so effortlessly. *the feeding* is a powerful space age drum-shuffled crowd killer whilst *lights* presents a more musical journey from start to finish, in our eyes it is a very complete 12 inch pick from a very well pieced album. trust us, this talented duo are taking no prisoners in 2013.
support for the album so far from: friction (on bbc radio 1), laurent garnier (on his pbb worldwide radio show), london elektricity (on his hospital records xmas podcast). select tracks have also received wide support and praise from the likes of calyx & teebee, break, ant tc1, nymfo (as featured on his fabric mix), xtrah, youngsta, octane, dlr, skeptical, artificial intelligence, dbr uk, basher, mindscape, lynx, cern, hybris, ruckspin, june miller and gerra & stone.

original cultures presents blackjob trashdub 12 inch, a vinyl release that compiles tracks from the original and remix eps of the same name. this release includes three original tracks and three remixes on vinyl complete with full colour sleeve and artwork by paper resistance. featured remixers include munichs danny scrilla (cosmic bridge, civil music), bristols sam binga (formerly baobinga, build recordings) and dublins t-woc (alphabet set).
support for the release so far (both originals and remixes) includes airplay on resonance fm (london, uk), rinse fm (london, uk), base fm (new zealand), beatwolf radio (manchester, uk), 22tracks london, wrongtom (tru thoughts), opti (airflex labs), fracture (metalheadz), lv (hyperdub), om unit (cosmic bridge/civil), squarewave, badawai (roir) and more.

closing monster !! >aquarela< has a fantastic melody that will remind you of balearic anthems. the track generates strong and powerful atmospheres with a true groove that takes you on a emotional journey. a >flush-draw< for the upcoming sunny season. oscar was right is an insanely infectious track. a steady deep groove and an effective rhythm join everything to make this a dance floor filler. sinnmusik is an anglo-iberian label based in lisbon and london. le début de tout is the first record by the portuguese dj duo bis boys please.

first release of the new strictly vinyl-only imprint by the london based half baked crew. 4 killer cuts by le loup, seuil, yakine and robin ordell.

ultravoid records is the brainchild of london based producer flaxman. the label is dedicated to the sounds of the underground, heavy 303 action guaranteed!

another seceretsundaze ep which has its feet firmly rooted to the dance floor by london based ben micklewright aka blm. early support by ame, karotte, will saul , giles smith and james priestley

2016 repress. the london-based producer and vocalist has recently inked a deal with the legendary crosstown rebels label and is currently putting the finishing touches to a new album (the follow up to 2010s love harder). the first track to be taken from the album is emperor, which features additional vocals from kali.

brimming with subversive energy, searing wit and gallows humour, *luftbobler* is the debut album by dinos chapman. consisting of 13 tracks of electronic schlampige musik, *luftbobler* is the result of a decade of experimenting with sound. inspired by insomnia, horror movies and boredom, and made in a diy fashion in the basement of his east london home, *luftbobler* reflects dinos chapmans interests in the industrial pulse of throbbing gristle, willful experimentation of stockhausen and impish playfulness of squarepuscher, but sounds like none of them.

excellent analog sounding deep house out of london