Solar One Music is back with their “Strange Tales From The Future” Series. Featuring the great artists Luke Eargoggle/Johan Inkinen, Kan3da, Oestral and Weltwirtschaft. Intense stuff for your journey to deep space!
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VA – 5 Years Compilation (Part Three) [SEMANTICA030.3]
Third part of Semantica’s fifth anniversary series. 4 moody techno cuts that are just as good out loud in the club, as at home over your headphones.
VA – Orgelvärk 2LP [MW033]
Minimal Wave proudly presents a newly remastered vinyl edition of the cult Swedish cassette compilation Orgelvärk, subtitled “en stadig samling Svensk synthmusik” – “a solid collection of Swedish synth music”. Orgelvärk is a compilation of Swedish synthpop, experimental and industrial music representative of the underground tape scene that thrived there in the 1980s. Orgelvärk was originally compiled and released on cassette in 1986 by Tor Sigvardson, also known for his own musical project 18:e Oktober and cassette label Neuköln. The vinyl edition includes five previously unreleased tracks which were submitted to Tor for the original 1986 cassette release but due to space limitations, never made it on there. All twenty-four songs have been remastered from their original tapes especially for vinyl by Tor himself.
VA – Nation presents The Modern Electronic Element EP (Serie 2) [NAT011]
Nation returns to the forefront, compiling a serious arsenal of exclusives. Their motto: RWTHO = Rollin’ With True Heads Only. Traxx unleashes an array different styles that make up the elements of the Jakbeat sound, from a line-up that’s Not for the faint of heart! This is the 2nd in the The Modern Electronic Element series.
VA – Sun Avenue [AIM005]
Aim present a double vinyl compilation, closing the circle of the first year of Aim records. Featuring seven deep raw tracks from all previous artists and also some new, Christopher Rau, Oskar Offermann, Moomin or Oliver Deutschmann.
VA – Ongaku 80 – Alternative Waves From Japan [HLP103]
Collection of no-wave and minimal synth acts from the Japanese post-punk scene. Most of the tracks presented here are reissued for the first time.
VA – Vibe 2 Compilation [FT011]
The Future Times posse returns with an extended family for the newest installment in their “Vibe” compilation series. This DJ double pack includes tracks both rugged and pristine, from Alexis Le-Tan, Steve Summers, Tom Noble, L.I.E.S. remixed by Max D, Juju & Jordash, Confused House, Steve Moore, Hunee and Swimmers & Gang.
VA – Belgian Pop & Wave Songs From The 1980’s [POPWAVE001]
Very tidy compilation of excellent 80’s wave songs from some of the finest underground Belgian artists of that era.
VA – Messages From The Void Vol. 2 [CYBERDANCE009LP]
Cyber Dance Records are proud to present their first album release ‘Messages From The Void Vol 2’, a compilation, on double-vinyl and CD, that confidently re-defines the sound of the label in more exciting and varied directions at once than ever before. Consisting of eleven tracks that range from electro to synth-pop and from Italo to disco-funk, the album features contributions from Cyber Dance regulars like Mark Du Mosch, Ali Renault and Tommy Walker 3 alongside tracks from emerging artists like Bill Ambrose, Brassica, Meschi and Serious Lover and also the more mysterious Night System and Martin Aston.
VA – Gene Hunt presents Chicago Dance Tracks Part 2 [RH115LP2]
Part 2! Gene Hunt shares his ancient treasures with us… up to now this stuff resided only on reels! Featuring a truly all-star line-up. Rush Hour continues to unearth never released Chicago house classics from the eighties, also known as the golden era of house music.
VA – Gene Hunt presents Chicago Dance Tracks Part 1 [RH115LP1]
Part 1 of 2! Gene Hunt shares his ancient treasures with us… up to now this stuff resided only on reels! Featuring a truly all-star line-up. Rush Hour continues to unearth never released Chicago house classics from the eighties, also known as the golden era of house music.
VA – The Hidden Tapes LP [MW030]
A Compilation of Minimal Wave from Around the World ‘79-‘85. The Hidden Tapes features rare, unreleased, and licensed tracks from as far as Japan and the former Yugoslavia. Most of the bands on this compilation recorded on 4-track tape in their bedroom studios while two of them went further to collaborate by sending tapes through the mail. The sounds on this record range from raw proto-industrial to naive danceable Belgradian new wave, to filmic synthesizer music to more complex, vocal-driven melodic synthpop.
VA – Because We Do! [ITD016]
A new compilation on Ilian Tape featuring 10 tracks coming from Dario & Marco Zenker, Jonas Kopp, Franco Cinelli, Kasper, LaChriz and all the other Ilian usual suspects. With this occasion Andres Zacco joins the Ilian family. Deep, dubby, spaced out techno in the Ilian Tape style.
VA – Daryl Cura: Selector Series One [MATHEMATICSCD009]
Mathematics first official mix CD, compiled by fellow Chicagoan Daryl Cura, is a retrospective that showcases the deep sound it continues to champion today ranging from deep techno, atmospheric acid tracks, experimental electronic jazz, electro and house influences.
VA – Echocord Jubilee Compilation [ECHOCORDCD10]
After 49 vinyl releases and 9 cd albums in 9 years, Echocord announces their anniversary project, Echocordcd010 and the vinyl releases Echocord 50.1 + 50.2 + 50.3. Echocord celebrates this with 10 exclusive tracks by 10 of our finest artists over the last 9 years. Exclusive tracks by Fluxion, Quantec, Deadbeat, Onmutu Mechanicks, Brendon Moeller, Luke Hess, Resoe, Stephen Hitchell, Fenin and Mikkel Metal. All tracks are powerfull dubby tracks that will suit the dancefloor, but also perfect for the homelisteners.
Atheus – Compile [SSCD009]
The latest release from Vancouver Island’s Silent Season imprint, “Compile,” collects ten compositions (nine previously available as vinyl-only releases) in CD form from Montreal’s Serge Collin under his Atheus moniker.
Deadbeat – Radio Rothko [AG052]
Deadbeat will release a new mix CD called Radio Rothko on Brooklyn’s The Agriculture imprint later this year.
Comprising artists such as DeepChord, Monolake, Quantec and Pendle Coven, Radio Rothko presents a healthy mix of dub techno’s classics and contemporaries, with a notable emphasis on the work of Basic Channel’s Mark Ernestus and Moritz von Oswald. The mix takes advantage of the music’s spacious and atmospheric nature, bubbling up into a more dance floor-friendly centre before showcasing the dubbier end of the dub techno spectrum.
VA – Sub:stance mixed by Scuba [OSTGUTCD11]
When combining the energy of Berghain and Panorama Bar, together with a (in context) unusual side of dubstep, the Sub:stance club manages to take out the best of both “sides” – and fuse them into a concrete monster. Even though the sharp and ambitious sound may seem a bit uneasy as well as clever, the direction in which Sub:stance is going seems more natural than ever. Keeping the essence of the sounds that define dubstep, as well as the tempos, structure and attitude while fusing them together with a very techno-fied city and all the inspiration, aspiration as well as unique sense of bass music – Scuba seems more than just fit to create a mix CD of it all.
