Kovyazin D returns to Craigie Knowes for the first time since 2017. ‘Last August’ is packed from start to finish with post-apocalyptic club-sludge, forged with the slap and kick that has been woven into Kovyazin’s productions for the best part of a decade. A long-overdue reunion between artist and label that does not fall short of expectations.
Umwelt returns to his own New Flesh Records imprint with his unique EP to date this year. ”Escape The Future” sees the French producer concluding his Future trilogy started in 2015 with ”When Future And Past Collapse” and pursued in 2017 with ”Encoding The Future” on Netherlands based Shipwrec. Fuelled by industrial and post-apocalyptic atmospheres, Umwelt’s brand new 12” gathers together all of the elements that made his dark sound so recognizable, a digest of complex yet dancefloor rhythms fused into insane synth oscillations and Rave influences. Melodic ”Escape The Future” is a much anticipating five tracker blending Umwelt’s unique aesthetic and style, obsessed by a pessimistic vision of the future.
”Principi d’incertesa” is the debut by 4Cantons, a Berlin based musician from Barcelona. The EP is filled with dark elektro tracks, spiced up with touches of techno, EBM and acid, making them perfect for some body work on the dance floor.
Larionov & St. Theodore team up for their 3rd collaborative EP for Craigie Knowes. The ‘Thunderstrike EP’ spans their signature sounds with extensive use of the Roland SH-101, TR-808, thunderous claps and snares layered with melancholic synthesis. A robust EBM / Electro record built to electrify dancefloors.
From the mind of VernoN comes the first release of Eupasia, a label that tells the story of a mythic world built under the ground by some undead worms that have gained human characteristics. This first EP evokes gloomy and misty ambiences, followed by electro rhythms and rough basses, creating tension and resembling claustrophobia feelings.
Undersound introduces Wedding Acid Group (Galactic Jackson, J. Mono & Saint Leidal The 2nd) and also inaugurate a major redesign of the label. WAG are a group of three friends based in Budapest, jamming on both classic Roland gear, but also modern instruments like the Monomachine. All the tracks were recorded live around 2016 in the Ballacid studio ‘Ujpest’. The EP opens with three fast paced tracks where emotional melodies are intertwined with classic 909, 707 and 606 drums. The flipside presents the uplifting ‘Chocoball 707’ and closes with ‘Paprika Dye Acid’, the slowest jam of the EP. Overall, the tracks offer a glimpse into the emotional world of these three talented Hungarian producers and we are extremely happy to have them on board for their second vinyl release.
Steve Marie debut album on Libertine Industries. New series from Libertine Records dedicated to upcoming talents. Expect 9 dancefloor killers cuts beetwen Techno, Acid and New Beat.
Zeitnot marks the 10th release on the imprint with Nick Gynn. For this milestone occasion Nick’s prepared his longest play yet, 6 stellar tracks ranging through various flavours of deep and warped dance floor sounds.
Krakow based Olivia joins Pinkman with a modern twist on ancient charming practices. “Dancing Snake” takes you to a surging tomb rave in the heat of the desert. Your dehydrated soul will be satisfied by liquid notes of acid, while your mind is hypnotized by oriental melodies. Grubby rhythms and crunchy kicks reminisce about reality, making you wonder whether this all was just a lucid dream.
Second part of The Slaves Of Darkness, mix of styles from DJ W.E.B., FRNK, Gee M, Sorog, Phase O’Matic and Odic Force.
Emiliano Comollo signs his new EP for Land of Dance switching from underwater music to industrial techno, powered by voices and acid lines.
‘Grim Headlights’ features the latest acid mayhem by Peel MD member and Nerike Primate labelhead A. Stantz. Utterly advanced bassline tools for the dark techno clubs.
The next number on Zement is by Ole Mic Odd (aka Michael Padgett). He is a hardware operator and DJ from Los Angeles. He runs the label The New U.S. Government. Two slow gfunkish tracks for the slow people and two fast acid booty tracks that will blast your shoes off.
Trends come and go as we have seen, unlike many, Brooklyn-born Adam X isn’t one to follow trends, but rather set them. Now entering his 30th year of DJing and 25th year running his Sonic Groove label much of the world of dance music has come full circle since Adam started back in 1990. With that said there was no better time to explore his vast back catalog then the present as it’s all the more relevant right now. As many younger contemporary techno djs have taken to the faster, harder, stronger route as of late, this was par for the course back in 1992, where this compilation begins. What we have here is a collection of formative psychedelic acid tracks specifically made for the raves that were happening all over the world at the time. Many of the tracks here had previously appeared on cutting edge labels such as Direct Drive, Drop Bass Network and Magnetic North, who were all spearheading the sound at the time, we also get two unreleased cuts from the vaults, plus a rare collab with Thomas Heckmann. Back then the goal was simple- to push the limits of this fresh sound, and see how far they could actually go with their 303s; this music now filling warehouses and clubs worldwide. The eleven tracks on this record undoubtedly take rave-extremity to new heights whilst keeping the integrity (and brutality) of the music intact and the crowd in a frenzy.
The Hipodrome Of Music 