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Limited edition
12” solid light pink (rosé) vinyl in single sleeve with 3mm spine. Paper inner-sleeve.


Tracklist:

A1. Together We Stand (Club Edit) / A2. Together We Stand (Bullion Remix)
A3. Together We Stand (Wuh Oh Remix)
B1. Together We Stand (Radio Slave & Thomas Gandey Mix) / B2. Together We Stand (Sam Tiba Remix)

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After building his name as a member of the 4-headed hydra Club Cheval (Bromance) with Panteros666, Sam Tiba and Canblaster, Myd is now one of the rising figures of the celebrated French household Ed Banger Records. After his EP ‘All Inclusive’ and with his first album due to drop in the near future, he releases the sunny track ‘Together We Stand’ alongside remixes from his fellow Sam Tiba, Bullion, Radio Slave and Tom Gandey with a sole limited light solid pink vinyl edition.






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Counterchange presents ‘Eigenlicht’ by Portuguese-German multi-instrumentalist, producer and award-winning film composer John Gürtler. Gently teetering between krautrock-influenced synth mantras and saxophone improvisations, down-tempo electronica, sound design experiments and moments of rich ambience, ‘Eigenlicht’ is a diverse album of electro-acoustic music. The 11 tracks were recorded between two studios and on location at Berlin’s infamous Teufelsberg, the abandoned Cold War era US spy-radio and radar outpost named ‘Field Station Berlin’, surrounded by forest to the west of the city.


Genre: Electronic / Ambient / Electro-acoustic / Experimental

Tracklist 12":

A1. Eigenlicht 05:06
A2. Scattered Souls 02:07
A3. Russia Falling 04:08
A4. Suchend 03:41
A5. Old Devil's Hill 03:07

B1. M5 05:51
B2. Xephaed 02:46
B3. Synthetics 03:36
B4. Enter / Sleem 00:50
B5. Drontheimer Straße 03:13
B6. Five Voice 02:46



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Counterchange presents 'Eigenlicht' by Portuguese-German multi-instrumentalist, producer and award-winning film composer John Gürtler.

Gently teetering between krautrock-influenced synth mantras and saxophone improvisations, down-tempo electronica, sound design experiments and moments of rich ambience, 'Eigenlicht' is a diverse album of electro-acoustic music. The 11 tracks were recorded between two studios and on location at Berlin's infamous Teufelsberg, the abandoned Cold War era US spy-radio and radar outpost named 'Field Station Berlin', surrounded by forest to the west of the city.

A document of Gürtler's development, many of the pieces here were first laid down in his bunker-like former basement studios at Drontheimer Straße in north Berlin, before he eventually elevated above ground - both physically and musically - building his current Paradox Paradise studio and becoming an established film music composer. In 2019 John won the European Film Academy Award for Best Score, for his soundtrack for Nora Fingscheidt's debut feature 'Systemsprenger' (System Crasher).

In recent years John collaborated on a number of projects with acclaimed German producer and composer Phillip Sollmann aka Efdemin, performing live and releasing the 'Gegen Die Zeit' EP on Sky Walking, a subsidiary of Dial records where he also remixed Efdemin's 'Parallaxis' under the moniker The Borderland State.

In part an ode to the Macbeth Systems M5 modular synthesizer, with its three oscillators, much of the album features the towering instrument, whose uniquely rich tone and rumbling, pure bass end characterises tracks like 'Eigenlicht', 'M5', 'Synthetics' and 'Five Voice'.

"The M5's built in spring reverb and huge sliders and faders - as opposed to all the tiny knobs on Eurorack synths - make it as playable as any acoustic instrument."

John's primary background is in acoustic music, coming from woodwind and keyboard instruments, improvisation and composition. The leap into working with computers and electronic instruments found him exploring ways to make synths and samplers sound as organic as possible.

One of the first analog synths John bought was a polyphonic soviet-built Electronics EM-25 (??????????? ??-25) that he had shipped from Uzbekistan. It was cheap, but built like a tank and sounded like something between an organ and a Roland Juno synth. You can hear it on 'Russia Falling' - just like the title, the softly detuned chords descend as the track builds to its howling peak.

Part of John's ongoing search took him to amplifying synthesisers in unusual spaces, from the vast basement corridors outside his old Drontheimer Straße studio to the 12 second-long reverb spaces of the Teufelsberg Station. The track 'Old Devil's Hill' is a spontaneous composition played on saxophone, recorded in the middle of Field Station Berlin's highest dome.

"I was driving up there regularly with a friend, dragging instruments and battery powered amplifiers up the hill, through holes in the fence and all the way up a tiny staircase to the highest point above Berlin, just to get that amazing sound. It's such a strange reverb because it tunes every single note into near perfect pitch."

Through connecting different kinds of old and new wind controllers, John was able to play synthesizers with a controller similar to a saxophone or clarinet, that would recognise lip pressure and intensity of breath. You can hear the M5 brought to life on 'Eigenlicht', a tribute to the synth's Scottish creator Ken Macbeth, as John plays it with a breath controller, layering intertwining patterns before opening up into a joyous solo.

"The faders on the M5 are so wide that I'd stick a tape beneath them and draw lines for certain notes, creating scales I could play with without using a keyboard, like on the track 'M5'. I had brought a lot of old leaves, branches and plant seeds into the studio to create an earthy drone bed for the track. It also features a Santur which my parents brought back from Tehran as they fled back to Europe on account of the revolution in '79." Most of the tracks feature improvised performance elements, often allowing a certain 'first take' magic.

For a period John had an original Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 at the studio. 'Suchend' is a first take, one take recording.

"I love the way there's this rhythmic warbling coming from the synth, it almost sounds like an old record. I used to pass up this kind of track for being unspectacular, but looking back it's the spontaneous and simple ones that (still) stand out to me…"





Vital Sales Points:


- Award-winning film composer (Systemsprenger / System Crasher) and regular Phillip Sollmann / Efdemin collaborator John Gürtler presents his most accomplished work yet, in an 11 track long-player, 'Eigenlicht'.

- Partly recorded on location at Berlin's Teufelsberg - the infamous former Cold War US 'listening station' - Field Station Berlin.


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12" with picture sleeve

Tracklist
A1 3 Days Man! (3AM Mix)
A2 3 Days Man! (No People)
B1 3 Days Man! (Peewee Ferris & John Ferris Extended Mix)


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Turned on by a new dawn of chemical love, Sydney dance-funk combo Bellydance laid down their sampledelica blueprint in 1991, thinking in parallel with Weatherall's revelatory work with Primal Scream. A candy flip of streetsoul, festival jam band and Chip Monck's cautionary brown acid address, 3 Days Man! was primed for open fields and discotheques, in an age when the deejay was royalty.

With an elastic lineup that boasted up to 9 members, Bellydance synchronised more with the club scene than the city's straight-ahead pub rock racket, naturally recruiting hometown heroes Peewee and John Ferris to remix their multi-track concoction. A certified party closing anthem, the brother's sun-smacked breakbeats elevate a collective consciousness beyond the clouds.

Originally issued on Regular Records sub-label Boomshanka Music as a precursor to their album One Blood, the now sought-after 12" sports characteristic artwork from Mambo visionary and Mental As Anything co-founder Reg Mombassa. Instigated by Sydney selector Ben Fester, this Efficient Space reboot arrives fashionably late to Woodstock's 50th anniversary but just in time to help soothe universal division.


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First Vinyl release on Impress!

With this fresh and innovative sound, Taupe fully reflects the musical concept of Impress project.
“Helion" represents the Techno and Detroit feelings that you can experience along a special journey that will let you play your imagination.

Tracklist
1.Cronos
2.Helion
3.Aether
4.Penthos


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12” - ltd.

Genre: House / Minimal
Tracklist 12":
A. True out of Brew 13:56
B. From the best Sources 12:19


Short Info:
As support for Denis, we released this EP to raise money for his legal support to prove his innocence.
Vital Sales Points:
Denis Kaznacheev made 2 very personal tracks, the B side was made just before he was arrested
and the A side is one of the first tracks he used his own voice.

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Tracklisting:
A1 Wonder Us - Haitch & Rhabdomantic Orchestra
B1 Wonder Us - Haitch & Rhabdomantic Orchestra (Renegades Of Jazz Remix)



SPECIAL REMARKS: 7 inch single

Once upon a time "Miss Avocado" made her way to the Alps in Italy. Unsuspecting, this trip brought a lovely surprise into her life:
while visiting the Rubedo Recording Studio in Turin she stumbled across a dusty tape named "Wonder Us". It was hidden behind an Ampex AG440, a vintage reel to reel recorder that was actually previously owned by the Maestro Piero Umiliani himself (yes, true story!).
Miss Avocado fell in love right away, and decided to take this hidden gem to our basement.
We listened to the song again and again, and we were literally blown away: solid afrobeat rhythm, psychedelic guitar riff, astonishing brass section and the Nigerian voice of Hector Edwards aka Haitch.
On top of that, we put this undiscovered jewel in the hands of Renegades Of Jazz, well known in the underground scene as an expert in fusing jazz and black music with breakbeat elements.
The result is a tasty 7" inches called "Veggie Tales Vol. 2"!!
We'll hope you enjoy as much as we did.
Buon appetito!

Edition of 300 copies, coming with stickers!!
Pressed on high quality wax (55 gr.)

Made with Love by Little Beat More
"Eat food not friends"
Credits:
"Wonder Us" written by Manuel Volpe, lyrics by Hector Edwards
Recorded on Tape, Mixed and Mastered by Manuel Volpe at Rubedo Recordings

Performed by
Haitch: vocal
Simone Pozzi: drums, percussions
Diego Grassedonio: tenor sax, solo
Simone Garino: baritone sax
Davide Pignata: alto sax
Alberto Borio: trombone
Ivan Pellegrinelli: guitar
Gianandrea Cravero: guitar
Manuel Volpe: bass, farfisa





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12” Vinyl, coloured vinyl clear & red, clear sleeve

Tracklist
A1 Release | Superpitcher Remix
A2 Drop Wet Gorgeous | Jacob Korn Remix

B1 Street Beat | Map.ache Remix
B2 Drop Wet Gorgeous | Lauer & All Is Well Remix



Shortinfo:

A mosaic of woozy memories and wooly panache comprises these new versions, produced and arranged by Superpitcher (Hippie Dance / The Pachanga Boys), Map.ache (Giegling / Kann), Lauer & All Is Well (Running Back, Robert Johnson, Permanent Vacation) and Jacob Korn (Uncanny Valley) for TB’s (Tom Bioly / Permanent Vacation / Hivern Discs) 2019 album "A Call For Romance". Stories of insouciant house wading into deeper territory and stretching out just like endless strawberry fields.

Coloured vinyl clear & red.



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Special remarks: Limited, 2xLP repress with deluxe tip-on gatefold jacket

Tracklist:

GIANMARCO LIGUORI - DUGA-3+ LP

A1- Cosmic Protrusion
A2- Energy Wind
A3- Path To The Fortress
A4- Indian Milk
B1- 5AM-PRN-KSV
B2- Translucent Formlessness
B3- Primitive Nightmare
B4- Duga-3
C1- Stolen Paintings
C2- Beat Instrumental
C3- Jobim’s Cigar
C4- Sphinx
C5- Ancient Flight Text
D1- Ascending Spirals
D2- Alpine Bossa
D3- Bronze Frog
D4- Penta

Short info:

„Gianmarco Liguori has created his own fascinating niche in music which exists at a
place where jazz, soundtracks and improvised art music intersect … mesmerising,
sometimes eerily ambient … grounded in electronica soundtracks, experimental Miles
Davis of the Seventies, slightly funky Eighties jazz-rock with a nod to minimalism and impressionism … Albums by Liguori offer the indefinable and stand at some distance from just about everything else going on in New Zealand music.”
Graham Reid, NZ Herald

Duga-3, composed and produced by New Zealand-based multi-instrumentalist Gianmarco Liguori, was originally released in 2011 in an edition of 200 copies. The album quickly sold out, with original copies
sought after by collectors and fans of Murray McNabb and Kim
Paterson (who appear on the LP), both pioneers of jazz rock in New
Zealand in the early 1970s.

Co-producer Murray McNabb (1947-2013), keyboardist with legendary NZ jazz rock group, Dr Tree in the
1970s, recorded his album Song For The Dreamweaver with ECM artists
Ron McLure and Adam Nussbaum in New York (1990), and had performed with the
likes of Don Cherry, Ed Blackwell, Charlie Haden, Joe Henderson and Sam Rivers. He
was also a top-tier composer/arranger for film, television and radio.


Vital Sales Points:
Third ‚solo‘ album by NZ composer/multi-instrumentalist Gianmarco Liguori, with compilation of earlier material. Features contributions from Brian Smith (Ian Carr’s Nucleus, Keith Tippet, Centipede) and Kim Paterson & Murray McNabb (Dr Tree). For fans of Spiritual jazz, British Jazz, experimental electronica, Library music.



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Roman Flügel presents: Sister Midnight!

Special Remarks : Triple Vinyl in Gatefold Sleeve

Tracklist
A1. Pattern 1
A2. Pattern 2
A3. Pattern 3
B1. Pattern 4
B2. Pattern 5
B3. Pattern 6
C1. Pattern 7
C2. Pattern 8
C3. Pattern 9
D1. Pattern 10
D2. Pattern 11
E1. Pattern 12
E2. Pattern 13
E3. Pattern 14
F1. Pattern 15
F2 Pattern 16 (Bonus)
F3. Pattern 17 (Bonus)

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Roman Flügel presents: Sister Midnight!
What started as a party series that saw Roman inviting friends and favorites is turning into a full-fledged label adventure now. Shaped to be the vehicle for old and new Roman Flügel music alike, unreleased surprises and previously released sure shots from the archives, it’s the first time after his involvement in the seminal Playhouse and Klang label universe, that he tends to such an enterprise himself - with the help and support of Running Back records.
Now, the journey of Roman Flügel’s own Sister Midnight label starts with the valuable Tracks On Delivery series. Originally released on the third jewel in the Playhouse crown (Ongaku Musik) from 2000 to 2002, it’s a meditation on and contemplation of techno. Remastered, recut and repackaged as a triple vinyl edition with the addition of two previously unreleased „Patterns“. Pristine sound design, hypnotic wizardry and dry then architecture let all of them appear as if they haven’t aged a day.
Or as Roman says himself:
“I’ve always tried to push myself into new territories since I started music production. Those new territories can surely be achieved by the endless possibilities of inspiration, chaos and will power. At the time of the production of my Pattern series as under the name Tracks On Delivery I was highly inspired by some of Andrew Weatherall’s Techno sets while visiting London for some of his Blood Sugar Parties. Tracks On Delivery is unthinkable without the crude ‚germanic‘ mixture of Detroit labels like Jay Denham’s Black Nation and Weatherall’s own UK Techno imprints like Emissions Output. The Pattern Series, back then created for the Frankfurt based Ongaku Musik label, and now I am very happy to be able to release 15 original Patterns along two unreleased Patterns on my own Sister Midnight label.“



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Special remarks : transparent yellow vinyl


Genre: ChillOut, Dub Techno, Drone


Tracklist LP:

A1. Só Para Você
A2. Ich Sag's Mal So
A3. Once Were Warriors
B1. Sonntag Morgen's (featuring Joyce Bela)
B2. Alea Iacta Est
B3. Don't Look Back


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"I wanted my first long form album to represent the joys of life, strength of positivity, the wonderfulness of nature, and celebrate how music plays an intricate part in sewing all of it together."

From the subtle rhythmic brush strokes of South American music to the sounds of Bern's underground scene, "Mirabile Dictu" pulls from those spheres of influence and more to succinctly capture the translation of Adriano's surname perfectly.


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Side
1. A Walk In The Park (Stay)
2. Paris To 313 (featuring Arnaud Paris)

B Side
1. Violet Groove
2. Paris To 313 (Instrumental)


Genre: House, Deep House

DJ Minx’s sound is tasteful, the kind that only a veteran producer can achieve. Drum/pulse heavy guttural beats, that somehow seem to latch onto your ribcage and shake it to death with every single pulse. Everything is interconnected in a rhythmical way and it has an almost ‘Tribal’ nuance to it. This music harks to the essence of what House music is, in its truest most primitive form. The music is predominantly created with the rave experience in mind. You can tell it was made by someone who has spent years playing in clubs - you can actually visualize the crowd responding to subtle changes that although distinctive, never distract your ears too much from the overall groove of the tracks.



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