Various Artists
Music For The Radical Xenomaniac Vol. 3 (Hedonistic Highlights From The Lowlands 1990 - 1999)

The sounds of Cleveland seem to grow increasingly abstract with each passing release and a third Kalahari outing is no exception. Manipulating house and techno templates into newly mutated forms, ‘Lola Ran’ is a testament to a producer always playing fast and loose with concepts of genre. It’s possibly his most probing set of productions thus far.Where predecessors came bearing remixes, it's strictly originals for the duration here. ‘Rand’ and ‘PrideBRK’ are direct but decidedly off-kilter; at once modern and faintly retro in their approach to breaks and deep-dwelling techno. ‘Lola Ran’, ‘Mano’ and ’Temp Oro’, on the other hand, shift gear into opiated, rhythmelodic territory. There are no doubt traces of Detroit-style sci-fi but the Brussels-based producer terraforms an alien microcosm unto itself.

After appearances on Freakadelle’s ’44’ compilation series as well as on aNight Defined Recordings 12inch alongside Mesak, Even Tuell and Mary Yalex,Nurah presents his debut album, which will also be the last release of theFreakadelle imprint before entering new waters.CTRL aims to point out that the world of perception is strongly guided byfrequencies in music. CTRL combines modified sounds with minimal sonicstructures and creates rhythms that transcend genres. From an artisticpoint of view, CTRL auditorily as well as visually hints at the versatilityof earthly sensations.Nurah explores electronic music in its many facets and places his ever-gro-wing, musical challenges at the forefront of his work.Written & Produced by NurahMastering by Mattias FridellArtwork & Print by Unschuldig VerdorbenThis record has been funded by the City of Salzburg.

Four previously unreleased tracks from the legendary Sky Joose. Recorded between 1995 - 2000 and recently rescued from the original DAT tapes.

Another beautiful & booming release from Piezo on his rock solid Ansia imprint, conjuring up 5 tracks of frenetic & kinetic mind/body music that are distinctly his own with a reverent nod to such genres as UKG, grime, techno, gqom & footwork. Evolving beyond the manufactured nostalgia that populates today's current dance milieu, Piezo takes bass science into the realm of the metaphysical. “jRj” & “Big Room Technow” emanate metric tons of somatic energy for the club crowd, the former building up momentum on a gqom-infused grime pattern, while the latter is like a tin robot whistling an odd melody inside a peak-time 4/4 banger. “Sensory Overdraw” is an outstanding UKG curveball with a distinctive metallic bassline and intricate head swimming programming for the headphone listener.A similar approach is applied to “Cutest Kitty Content”, which teems with bizarre ear-candies, but moves with a different and faster framework. Footwork with outsider insight.Finally you have the digital exclusive “Zing Zang”, which slows things down but still keep the same balance between mind and body requirements.The genre references aren't blanketing the tracks as much as they are being manifested through pure passion and love: these tunes are all encompassing bin shakers that knock and sway the lucky participants that are awakened enough to be open to the journey.This is a rare release where you can see the forest from the trees and yet both can simultaneously be experienced and enjoyed.

The French-born and London-based crew E.S.P. Records is throwing their brand new sub-label under the name of “Fancy Footwork”. Leaving the minimal side of things, we canfeel from the off that this one is going to be different. With a 90’s ravey vibe,sizzling basslines and some great breaks, FF001 is definitely what we call a dancefloorbreaker.

Futuristic electronics by Niels Luinenburg (Delta Funktionen) under his new guise Immediate Proximity - in collab with Diana Napirelly. Ambient, Bass, Electro and Techno are the main identifiers for their output. Deep and emotive is the mood, but at the same time the music is playful and has a robust and confident character. This distinct direction, which was laid-out on the pair's debut LP '2334', has now led to the start of their own label: IMPROX - on which they'll release a series of EPs. On IMPROX, the duo experiments vivaciously with color, rhythm, space and tempo. Hi-tech, yet tribalistic rhythms are interlaced with elusive sci-fi themes. Big stage anthems are comfortably combined with cinematic ambient excursions. And through self engineered audio-gen modules, backed by a stark focus on sound design, the IMPROX series marks a powerful upgrade to Luinenburg's production capabilities.