A Birth Defect - New World Alliance EP

Release Date: 20 February 2018

Label: Archivio 01

"A Birth Defect is a Techno/Experimental project duo from India. 

Their inspiration comes from the belief in freedom of sound and expression. ABD’s sounds are interlaced with Techno, Broken Rhythms, Harsh Industrial, Noise, Experimental sounds and a broad spectrum of frequencies trying to explore the mind."

Tracklist:

1. Acid Doof 05:52

2. Dormant Eruption 06:45

3. New World Alliance 04:49

Dead Yucca - Personal

Release Date: 22 January 2018

Label: IMMINENT

"It is difficult to put into words, how tactile and tangible is this debut release of Dead Yucca on our IMMINENT label (which is also the first album to be release in the new year of 2018). Giving this album a listen evokes a similar feeling as touching a skyscraper column towering above. The music tracks on this album create multiple constructs made of black marble with peculiar grey and white incrustations. That’s why Personal is generally a stark and gloomy release, which nevertheless also includes episodes of a decrease in the atmosphere of emotional overcast. 

Judging by the previous description, it is easy to conclude that Personal is completely monolithic and inflexible, not allowing any fluctuations. You would be wrong with that. Just like any piece of architecture, this album by Dead Yucca has many layers and a unique structure. Multifaceted UK-Bass/Future Garage/2-Step influences collide with an ornament of ambient, techno and sometimes even world music and industrial bits and pieces. 

The album starts with a track called Broken, which is surprisingly filled with teenage nostalgia, a sadness of unrequited love and a sense of transience of being young. The next track is called Fault, which increases the general pace of the release and feels like a city in fast forward footage. The following one titled Never Ends introduces a Mediterranean motif, creating a digital dust storm. Only One Motion entices with an atmosphere of the great unknown. The tracks called Personal and Stop Me re-introduce the fast-paced dynamics of the first tracks and gradually increase the tension. The ending tracks Wailing and We Are Alone, with a sense of running through distorted corridors evoked by the former and the classic atmospheric groove of the latter, prime the album to the conclusion, reminding of a sunrise at the highest levels of a skyscraper. 

Because of those tracks, Personal is a skillfully structured, authentic and unique release that is perfect for the updated concept of our IMMINENT project."

Tracklist:

1. Broken (ft. Heartless) 04:03

2. Fault 04:08

3. Never Ends 03:46

4. Only One Emotion (ft. Heartless) 02:45

5. Personal 03:54

6. Stop Me 03:08

7. Wailing 03:20

8. We Are Alone 03:19

Boyoom Connective - Taking Turns

Release Date: 23 February 2018

Label: Boyoom Connective

"Boyoom Connective has been around now for about 5 years and in order to celebrate this we put together "TAKING TURNS". With this Compilation we would like to thank each and everyone who has been supporting the movement from day, each and everyone who spread the word and each and everyone who is new to what we do. We have been taking turns and avoiding the straight and somewhat safer path because you truly never know what you may find around the corner. This is only the first chapter and we are looking forward to the next five years filled with good music, good people and lasting connections." 

Tracklist:

1. (Intro) Blakka 00:17

2. Okvsho - Respect Your Rainbow 04:08

3. Ararpad - Fleuve 03:36

4. YZNO - Pikaso 02:05

5. Melodiesinfonie - Ititgo 03:41

6. Sunheavy - 10 Days In Odessa 03:08

7. Miles Singleton - Kamaal 02:18

8. Unda De Sango - Itsoweez 03:20

9. &Friends - Shining 03:33

10. Sterneis - You Are Not Alone 03:33

11. Maloon TheBoom - Elisa Enom 03:24

12. Dave Sparkz & Camillo Fritanga - The Hoe Hawker 01:40

Space Scavengers - Above & Beyond

Release Date: 19 February 2018

Label: Cold Tear Records

"After three years of dub techno releases, the time has come for a proper debut Space Scavengers LP. We believe "Above and Beyond" marks a true milestone for the project. In this album the duo are bringing together more diverse elements of techno than ever before."

Tracklist:

1. Out & About 06:43

2. Candlenine 06:35

3. Proportions (with Halftribe) 05:49

4. Chromaroma 07:03

5. Minorca (feat. Me Liagros) 07:57

6. Train of Thought 05:33

7. Breathstretch 06:34

8. Urban Balconies (with Dusty Phase) 07:26

Space Alpe - Evaporate EP

Release Date: 16 February 2018

Tracklist:

1. Evaporate 05:45

2. Stay With Me 03:42

Ghostek - Uncomfortable

Release Date: 19 February 2018

Discogs

Tracklist:
1. Y Call [Intro] 01:39
2. Birch Shelter 02:44
3. Faded Pictures 03:18
4. Kurjuus 03:12
5. Hoax 04:34
6. Uncomfortable Man 04:20
7. Pandemonium [with Sqz Me] 03:29
8. Levottomuus 03:12
9. Big Data 05:10
10. Mind Cell [Outro] 01:09

Various - STAVRLS

Release Date: 12 February 2018

Label: Imminent Recordings

"A compilaiton release in celebration of the label third Birthday. 

A plentitude of music styles and directions. A diversity of influences and inspiration sources. An international collective that is free from geographical boundaries and borders. The classic atmospheric sound of future garage. Various ambient sequences and expansive passages. A kaleidoscope of sampled and original music material. 

Our new music compilation called Stavrls is a two-hour journey into the brief but ever-expanding history of the IMMINENT art collective. This release combines the most successful music tracks, selected by you, our listeners, fans of the futuristic urban aesthetics and emotional nostalgia. Stavrls displays a high level of artistic skill of our musicians, focuses the major creative cornerstones and creates a legacy for the future development and growth. 

Selected works from your favorite artists, not limited to but including Twisted Psykie, Dashevsky, Vassh, Niels Binas, Loner, Azaleh, Broken. and many others, create together a complete audio mural of the IMMINENT art collective’s history. Stavrls is the perfect starting point for the new listeners to study our discography, as well as the best gift for those who wishes to relive moments of emotional paradox, when new music discoveries and pleasant memories of the past collide."

Tracklist:

1. Broken. - Dear Friend 04:59

2. Azaleh - Moonlight 04:28

3. Twisted Psykie - Your Medicine 05:17

4. Dashevsky - Paper Boats 05:56

5. Vassh - I Stay Secluded... 03:58

6. Loner - Only You 03:35

7. Niels Binas - Four Echoes 06:11

8. Airthrive - Exhale 04:18

9. Autumn Storm & Mercurium - Luna 2 03:20

10. Tim Schaufert - Horizons 03:29

11. Uknwun - Shades 03:39

12. AntiGravity - Elohim 03:21

13. Rift - Drifting 03:33

14. Slow Sun - Sinking (feat. Cluda) 03:47

15. Kori - What Lies Beyond 04:36

16. Sibewest - Shadows 03:52

17. LowXY - Clouds 04:39

18. Phenom - Lost Child 04:20

19. Lunar Vision - Whisp 02:33

20. Solve - Chase 04:20

21. n3gabeats - Time My Love 02:32

22. aetherworld - Confusion 02:52

23. SOVVY - Angry 04:20

24. Undroid - Diomede 07:12

25. WAYVES (ex 19viii4) - Follow Me 04:18

26. Un-lovv - tonight 02:54

27. E.Lemental - Tell Me Everything 03:07

28. Morner - Chloe Rebirth (feat. Uknwun) 04:00

29. Twisted Psykie - Dying Light 04:23

30. Spheria - Gratia Aurora (feat. Eternall) 02:44

Jade Parker - Lead Me Astray

Release Date: 16 February 2018

Label: Pegdoll Records

Discogs

"Pegdoll welcomes Jade Parker with her debut EP Lead Me Astray. Already known to some through her work with Himalia, we are pleased to announce that Jade is now releasing music in her own right. 

An EP borne through experience of a transient lifestyle whilst travelling between Manchester and Leeds, alongside the challenge of completing a degree and carving a career in live events became the motivation for Lead Me Astray. Having to focus and embrace creativity whilst utilising the distractions of life became the catalyst that underpinned this three track release. 

Lead Me Astray highlights Jade's unique vocal ability, but also her carefully crafted production skills. Developing her own style with inspiration from Jessy Lanza and Burial, Jade Parker has an uncanny ability to use space, measured tempo and flawless sonics. The lead track Closer corroborates the experience of being lost whilst trying to find existence in the world. 

Along with Maschine, granular synthesis, soundscape effects in conjunction with her own vocal samples, Jade ensured a maintained focus whilst recording in her bedroom studio and reflecting upon the future when travelling between cities."

Tracklist:

1. Closer 03:30

2. Only You 03:52

3. Risky Zones 03:36

Riversilvers - A Moment Of Silence EP

Release Date: 12 February 2018

Label: Fluidified
Discogs

Tracklist:

1. A Moment Of Silence 04:12

2. Quiet Nights 04:10

Lenny de Luca - Prints EP

Release Date: 16 February 2018

Label: Cascade Records

"Lenny de Luca is a 24 year old music producer from Bavaria - Germany. Starting music production at the age of 14, he managed to develop his own characteristic sound, mostly influenced by oldschool hip hop, rnb, jazz but also techno, club music and experimental electronic music. The result of Lenny de Luca’s sound is a mixture of all these genres packed up to soulful and futuristic pieces of music. Lenny de Luca is son of Glitch-Hop Pioneer Chris de Luca (Funkstörung) who taught him a lot about everything regarding to the arts of music and sound. Besides writing music for himself, Lenny de Luca and fellow music producer Luis da Silva run the sound design studio „Blockraum-Studios“ founded in 2017, where they work on sound and composings for films and TV ads." 

Tracklist:

1. Floating (ft. Lyss) 03:46

2. Thing (ft. Anothr) 03:52

Silent nook - С​.​О​.​М​.​А. ЕР

Release Date: 15 February 2018

Label: Cuntroll

Tracklist:

1. 2069 07:17

2. С.О.М.А. / Dreams About Last August 03:52

3. Искренне / Inly 04:16 video

4. Блики / Glare 03:22

5. Что-то своё / Your Own 03:59

6. Кипарисы / Cypresses 05:14

7. Их танец / Their Dance 03:43

8. Когда я уйду / When I'm Gone 05:22

Emapea - Zoning Out Volume 1

Release Date: 16 February 2018

"Emapea, the renowned beat-maker from Poland, burst upon the scene with multiple compilation appearances on Cold Busted, an inclusion on Mark Farina's Mushroom Jazz 8, and his stunning debut album Seeds, Roots & Fruits. Fans and headz worldwide have been clamoring for a follow-up, but all Emapea wanted to do was just 'zone out.' And that's what happened, with the release of Emapea's twenty song album Zoning Out, Volume 1. 

Emapea's cuts are meant for the listener to get lost in – but they're not only for chilling, or when deep in thought, but also for getting in that crucial head-nod zone, like when the DJ drops the dopest beat. Expertly crafted and sequenced, the album presents a boom-bap journey that's dreamy and spacey while remaining tough and jazzy. "Check It Out" exemplifies the mood with its smooth drums, chiming keys, subtle sax riffs, and hip hop shout-outs. The vibe expands on "Motion", adding an exotic, worldly flavor to the seductively loping rhythm. And "Classy" features a smokey saloon piano melody that cruises smugly out of jeep-beat speakers. This track was recently featured on a limited postcard record, mailed surreptitiously to lucky Emapea supporters. 

Zoning Out, Volume 1 defines Emapea as an artist to watch on the international beat scene. Pay attention as Volume 2 will be continuing the journey in later months."

Tracklist:

1. TL to LAX 00:53

2. Check It Out 03:31

3. Funk It Up 02:06

4. Classy 01:30

5. Motion 03:34

6. Invasion 00:52

7. On The Humble 02:17

8. 99 02:32

9. Downtown 02:20

10. Daydreaming 02:36

11. Bomback 01:16

12. Old Soul 01:44

13. Slavic 02:25

14. In Nature 02:33

15. Bird's View 01:15

16. Deeper 02:43

17. Indeedy 02:07

18. Chillin' Hard 02:11

19. Listen 02:10

20. Above 02:35

paéon - Apathy

Release Date: 12 Februaru 2018

Label: MNMN RECORDS NETLABEL

Tracklist:

1. The Green Light 01:16

2. Nightmare 02:07

3. Apathy 04:22

4. Outro 01:46

Crys - Tales Of A True And Deep Something

Release Date: 12 February 2018

Label: Nona

"Crys is the moniker of Kryštof Neotlický, Brno based producer, naive artist and former member of the Heldenkëllerz collective which made a significant mark on Czech electronic scene with their collaborative efforts including compilation releases and parties. 

On Tales Of A True And Deep Something, his first solo record after dropping tracks and remixes on various compilations in last years, he employs hardware synth, samplers and effects to create six atmospheric tracks influenced by uk bass music, juke or house constructing a short not-so-serious story about being your own therapist."

Tracklist:

1. Internal Selfie 03:18

2. Strange Things In The Sky 04:11

3. Reset To Factory Settings 03:40

4. Light Brain Malfunction 03:30

5. Behind The Lids 03:06

6. What's Wrong With You 03:06

Martin Schmitz - Agriculture

Release Date: 3 February 2018

Label: Noorden

"After his debut album »50°58'2.19"N, 7°0'6.73"E« in 2016, Martin Schmitz is back on Noorden with his second album »Agriculture«. Once again he joined forces with his analog machines in the basement and delivers some raw and edgy hardware-jams for the dancefloors worldwide. 

Ten tracks between krauty Ambient, shuffled Minimal and dark’n’dubby peaktime Techno."

Tracklist:

1. International By Night 06:20

2. Hallig 05:48

3. Toxic Wheatfield 06:32

4. Hike To The Sky 04:44

5. Walter 07:12

6. Four Wheel 08:24

7. Electric Fence 06:20

8. Peaktime Baby 06:16

9. Dark Barn 07:00

10. Erntedank 05:25

Various Artists - Herdersmat Part 16​-​18

Release Date: 01 February 2018

Label: MORD

Tracklist:

1. Rumenige - Eka 04:55

2. T A K A - Clenched Fists 07:26

3. Jokasti & Nek - Kalam On 05:45

4. NX1 - MRD1 06:40

5. Cadans - Laag Water 06:05

6. Uun - The Curse of Avarice 05:28

7. Razbibriga - Refined 04:46

8. Cressida - God's Grace 04:55

9. Keepsakes - Spit Exchange 07:02

10. Liza Aikin - Le Visage 06:11

11. Thanos Hana - Geneva 7316 06:32

12. MasCon - Gringo 05:19

Citty - Inner

Release Date: 01 February 2018

Label: Circular Limited

Tracklist:

1. Courage 07:17

2. Difference 08:46

3. Instrument 08:46

4. Staire 07:40

Liamere - Provinces EP

Release Date: 3 February 2018

Liamere are: 

Malidah - vocals 

Ferguson - piano, guitar, synths & programming 

Additional musicians: 

Anej Kočevar - electric bass on track 2, 4, 5, 6 

Luka Dobnikar - upright bass on track 6 

Margarita Ulokina - violin on track 1, 3, 4 

Mojca Batič - violin on track 1, 3, 4 

Vanja Kojič - viola on track 1, 3, 4 

Tadeja Žele - cello on track 1, 3, 4 

Music and lyrics by Liamere 

Arrangements by Ferguson 

String arrangements for "Reprise", "Separated" and "Bounds" written by Simon Penšek 

Strings recording by Simon Penšek and Ferguson 

Strings editing and down-mixing by Simon Penšek 

Production and mixing by Ferguson 

Mastering by Anej Kočevar 

Recorded in Ljubljana, 2016 / 2017 

Album cover design my Malidah 

Tracklist:

1. Reprise 01:50

2. Dakota 06:53

3. Separated 05:14

4. Bounds 04:48

5. Shattered Glass 04:50

6. Manitoba 06:18

3.14 - Closer To Chaos

Release Date: 31 January 2018

Label: AMOK Tapes

Tracklist:

1. Anger Oppression 06:47

2. Pheudo 05:34

3. Heera (feat. Devika) 05:23

4. Fthonos 06:18

5. Isihia 03:30

Space Alpe - White Bird EP

Release Date: 06 February 2018

Tracklist:

   1. White Bird 03:28

2. Clear Sky 03:29

lynchobite - Rudiment EP

Release Date: 06 February 2018

Tracklist:

1. Anyone 04:02

2. Rudiment 03:47

3. I Wanna Feel It 03:42

4. Purify Me 03:17

5. Butterfly 03:40

Yan Cook - Graphite

Release Date: 02 February 2018

Label: ARTS

Discogs

"The precision of naming takes away from the uniqueness of seeing. In the case of Yan Cook. all come together in harmony. Yan joins the label with 4 very well crafted cuts. after a very steady profile and career. now is the time to make him shine even more."

Tracklist:

  A1 Sand

  A2 Macaw

  B1 Graphite

B2 Plot

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Nils Frahm - All Melody

Release Date: 26 January 2018

Label: Erased Tapes Recordings

Discogs

"For the past two years, Nils Frahm has been building a brand new studio in Berlin to make his 7th studio 

album titled All Melody, which will be released on January 26th, 2018 via Erased Tapes, before Nils embarks on his first world tour since 2015. 

Since the day Nils first encountered the impressive studio of a family friend, he had envisioned to create one of his own at such a large scale. Fast forward to the present day and Nils is now the proud host of Saal 3, part of the historical 1950s East German Funkhaus building beside the River Spree. It is here where he has spent most of his time deconstructing and reconstructing the entire space from the cabling and electricity to the woodwork, before moving on to the finer elements; building a pipe organ and creating a mixing desk all from scratch with the help of his friends. This is somewhere music can be nurtured and not neglected, and where he can somewhat fulfil his pursuit of presenting music to the world as close to his imagination as possible. 

His previous albums have often been accompanied with a story, such as Felt (2011) where he placed felt upon the hammers of the piano out of courtesy to his neighbours when recording late at night in his old bedroom studio, and the following album Screws (2012) when injuring his thumb forced him to play with only nine fingers. His new album is born out of the freedom that his new environment provided, allowing Nils to explore without any restrictions and to keep it All about the Melody. 

Despite being confined within the majestic four walls of the Funkhaus, buried deep in its reverb chambers, or in an old dry well in Mallorca, All Melody is, in fact, proof that music is limitless, timeless, and reflects that of Nils’ own capabilities. From a boy’s dream to resetting the parameters of music itself. 

Words from Nils, October 2017: 

“In the process of completion, any album not only reveals what it has become but, maybe more importantly, what it hasn't become. All Melody was imagined to be so many things over time and it has been a whole lot, but never exactly what I planned it to be. I wanted to hear beautiful drums, drums I've never seen or heard before, accompanied by human voices, girls, and boys. They would sing a song from this very world and it would sound like it was from a different space. I heard a synthesiser which sounds like a harmonium playing the All Melody, melting together with a line of a harmonium sounding like a synthesiser. My pipe organ would turn into a drum machine, while my drum machine would sound like an orchestra of breathy flutes. I would turn my piano into my very voice, and any voice into a ringing string. The music I hear inside me will never end up on a record, as it seems I can only play it for myself. This record includes what I think sticks out and describes my recent musical discoveries in the best possible way I could imagine.” 

The cover art was taken by photographer Lia Darjes in Nils’ new studio and designed by Torsten Posselt at FELD. A series of these in-studio photos will be included in a booklet with a copy of All Melody." 

Tracklist:

1. The Whole Universe Wants to Be Touched 01:57

2. Sunson 09:10

3. A Place 07:01

4. My Friend the Forest 05:16

5. Human Range 06:59

6. Forever Changeless 02:47

7. All Melody 09:30

8. #2 09:40

9. Momentum 05:20

10. Fundamental Values 03:50

11. Kaleidoscope 08:16

12. Harm Hymn 04:10