VA – Upward at 33 1/3 Degrees – Höga Nord Rekords Singles Collection Vol.3 [HNRBOX003]

The Mothership has come! It has arrived in the form of the strictly limited collection box “Upwards at 33 1/3 Degrees” (50 copies), containing all singles released on the label between 2017 and 2020. The Höga Nord – galaxy resounds of all good between strict electro and loose jams, fluffy krautrock and moist world music to underwater techno and space funk. Although, what it is that defines the Höga Nord sound is not genres, instead it is, to cite Mathias Nilsson, founder of and boss for the label, music “strongly connected to fantasy, to the creative world.” The collection is an overview on Gothenburg’s underground music and on an international scene that breathes similar air as the local Swedish acts that Höga Nord Rekords has chosen to highlight.

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VA – Upward at 33 1/3 Degrees – Höga Nord Rekords Singles Collection Vol.3 [HNRBOX003]

VA – The Black Book [IDEAL175]

VARIOUS - The Black Book

Epic, brilliantly curated two hour collection of new and exclusive material celebrating iDEAL Recordings’ (1998-2018) 20th anniversary featuring JASSS, Stephen O’Malley, Jim O’Rourke (an epic 17 minute trance-enducer – honestly worthy of its own LP), Ectoplasm Girls, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Prurient, Puce Mary and many others…

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VA – The Black Book [IDEAL175]

Dungeon Acid – The Move [STHLMLTD035]

DUNGEON ACID - The Move

Skewed soundscapes permeate fragments of gritty beats and swirling rhythms on this 12 minute epic from Swedish artist Dungeon Acid. Label boss Par Grindvik reaffirms his talent for both A&R and production, delivering 2 frenetically charged reinterpretations on the flip.

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Dungeon Acid – The Move [STHLMLTD035]

Dungeon Acid – Northern Acid / All-Nighter [HNR008]

DUNGEON ACID - Northern Acid

Born to Trinidadian and Finnish parents in Sweden, Jean-Louis Huhta took an early interest in percussion Punk, African, Disco, Dub, Detroit Techno and Chicago Acid were all early sonic influences. Couple these genres with an interest in percussion, drums, synthesizers and skateboarding and you are half-way into describing the sound of Dungeon Acid.

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Dungeon Acid – Northern Acid / All-Nighter [HNR008]

Dungeon Acid – Move [FIT009]

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Expansive new material from Swedish polymath Jean-Louis Huhta’s Dungeon Acid project. Rather than setting the controls to bludgeon, JL reveals a dynamic nuance on this three-tracker. “Move”, its purpose self-evident, begins with swinging african guitar, hand drums and an organ solo before acid and modular textures seep in. “Duped” is similarly elusive – on the surface, the track consists of a bobbing acid line and muffled vocal sample, but a closer listen reveals suitcase synth textures coloring the track’s murky corners. “Astro” is noiser and more cosmic, but maintains the introspective bent. “Move”, out on Detroit’s FIT Sound, is tough and functional dance music. The acid form is stretched to contain a wealth of influence, both musical and personal.

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Dungeon Acid – Move [FIT009]

Dungeon Acid – Dungeon Jams [ZAQUA]

DUNGEON ACID - Dungeon Jams (Rivet & DJ Fett Birger remixes)

Direct out of deepest Neukolln emerges Z O D I A C 4 4. Rusty, broken and cantankerous we spill forth our first ever release with Dungeon Acid at the helm. Dungeon Jams sees the Swedish producer summon madness from the depths of his mind and unleashes it on the world via his Computerriddimdrummachiner and the Analoguewavecombosignalizer. Aboard the pirate ship are fellow Viking Rivet and Nordic saint DJ Fett Burger with both bringing their own inimitable and unparalleled sonic grooves to the battleground.

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Dungeon Acid – Dungeon Jams [ZAQUA]

VA – Dark Acid [CDR12001]

DUNGEON ACID/RON HARDLY/TORN HAWK/TUFF SHERM/WORKER/PARASITE - Dark Acid

After a catalogue of experimental, industrial and band-related releases, the Clan Destine label moves into techno with Dark Acid. The first release is a five track mini-album opened by the cagey Chicagoan bass and Marcel Duchamp-referencing Detroitisms of Dungeon Acid’s “Nude Descending A Staircase”. Sharing the two-track A-side is the “Subway Antlers” by the unknown cheek of Ron Hardly, featuring some ’90s house percussion and a melody that sounds distinctly like the Doctor Who theme. Torn Hawk introduces some charged gothic techno with his Fast Throne mix of “Black Rain”, while Tuff Sherm opts for a minimal and slow ghetto house approach in “Idle Engines”. Recent One Eyed Jacks remixer Worker/Parasite brings the mini-album its most lieral representation of ‘dark acid’ by drenching the 303 workout that is “Angkar Loeu” in heavy reverb.

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VA – Dark Acid [CDR12001]

Dungeon Acid – Blight Acid EP [HHS002]

Huhta Home Stereo returns with their next release – this time from label owner Jean-Louis Huhta’s Dungeon Acid alias. Two extended tracks of hypnotic live acid sessions that are deep, dark and dirty- just how we like it! Also includes a locked groove Dungeon Beat for the creative DJ’s.

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Dungeon Acid – Blight Acid EP [HHS002]