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Belgian techno OG Fabrice Lig returns to Systematic with one of his most personal and moving EPs to date: ‘Black Monday’ His most substantial release on Marc Romboy’s label since his ‘Purple Raw’ series a few years back, each track is written as a special tribute to four people who’ve had a massively positive impact on Fabrice’s life, but have sadly since passed on. Expressing himself in the most honest, articulate way he can, this one runs deeper than deep. More

Radio Slave’s R-Time returns with three unreleased Fabrice Lig productions from the vaults spanning over two decades. Scanning through his discography, Fabrice Lig’s reputation for producing some of house and techno’s most brilliant music is indisputable. R&S, Subject Detroit, Planet E, F-Communications, Versatile, KMS... these are only a handful of respected labels which the Belgian artist has released on. Lig now joins Matt Edwards’ prestigious vinyl reissue label with three never-released tracks showcasing a sound and style that have withstood the test of time. ‘The Meeting’ is the most recent track on the package, delivering glorious enveloping plucks over shining string chords before Lig’s signature funky melodies glide amidst jazzy cymbal rides. On the flip, ‘Nebula 101’ is a retro minimal track recorded in 2015 featuring a wonky rhythm, Shruti synth bass and piercing Roland Sh101 stabs until the high octane ‘Noise Revolt’, which was recorded in 1995, concludes the package with thundering 909 drums, echoing snares and relentless Sh101 synths. More

the label say: What is soul really? The answer to that is a various as the music that claims it. We here at WPH HQ do not know the answer either, but we do know an exceptional piece of music when we hear it. Enter Fabrice Lig, Belgian techno legend with his roots in our little country and his ears definitely in that place called Detroit. More

Handpicked by Carl Craig for his first release on the label, veteran producer Fabrice Lig delivers an inspiring album of hi-tek funk, soul, house and breakbeat with his 'Galactic Soul Odyssey' album on Planet E. A high school teacher by day, father of three and deeply passionate music devotee, there's an undeniable sense that Fabrice Lig was cut from a different cloth than most. The Belgian artist, also releasing music under the Soul Designer moniker is responsible for the classic 'Walking On A Little Cloud' album on Laurent Garnier F Communications, as well as a slew of pivotal Detroit-influenced cuts on labels such as KMS and 7th City Records that captured the essence of the iconic hotspot's spirit while retaining Lig's trademark free-flowing funk. For his debut full length on Planet E, the dexterous producer has crafted an album of contrasts that gleefully scribbles outside the lines for an otherworldly 12-track trip of galactic proportions that mines inspiration from everyone from Todd Terje to Marvin Gaye and Quincy Jones, while retaining an undeniable thread to the Motor City. Launching with the steely tension-filled 'Born To Be Wise' that sounds somewhat akin to the opening musical score of a Bond film, if said flick was set on Mars, the tempo is soon set to disco via the ultra smooth vocal injection from Hard Ton on 'Celestial Love Rising'. There's a heavy hint of a future house classic when Lig teams up with lauded vocalist and former Octave One collaborator Ann Saunderson for 'No Judgment' that's already been generating serious heat since being released as a single recently. The masterful 'Oostende Blues' is the Belgian's own masterful tribute to his hero Gaye spanning energetic tech funk that gradually tempers to reveal more tender melodic tones. In a highlight heavy album, the work is fittingly rounded out by the Terje-inspired 'Superstring Theory' that mixes up disco, funk and '90s rave vibes all executed with astounding compositional skill - no mean feat from an artist who's never had a music lesson in his life. More

Lyrics and vocal production by Ann Saunderson, music by Fabrice Lig.
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Belgian techno icon Fabrice Lig makes his Subject Detroit debut here with a real driving yet emotional peak time techno banger complete with remixes from Aaron-Carl and DJ Bone himself. A. Hmong Dignity Original Club Mix Already a longstanding component in Bone's dancefloor armoury, Fabrice Lig's Hmong Dignity finally lands on SD. The scoring is opened with a tight groove - familiar percussion paving the way to a popping, head-bobbing kick, creating a rhythm that bridges the gap between classic and contemporary. Fabrice wastes no time in getting to the punch line however and swiftly dispatches the track's payload of unforgiving weaponised melody. Raw ingredients laid out, the plot is thickened with jazzy chords that finally falls away to an extravaganza of a break, complete with a funky-as-you-like riff and bassline to boot. An epic example of Detroit's unbridled influence on European techno. B1. Hmong Dignity Aaron-Carl Remix The late, great Aaron Carl provides a meaty rework to Fabrice's original. With a more "housey" aesthetic, AC switches to bigger, flatter kicks and chops up the immense central melody of the original in to more of a part than a centrepiece. Layered, stomach churning bass is deployed on the front line as the synths swirl and mingle around the main groove. Sitting comfortably on the house/techno border, AC's version is chunky, funky, raw and real. B2. Hmong Dignity DJ Bone Remix SD head honcho DJ Bone delivers an elite remix to round off Fabrice's debut Subject Detroit release. The groove that flies off the start line gradually thickens and expands, with Bone slicing up and morphing Fabrice's melody into a completely different beast as it tweaks and spasms in and around a pacey and complex groove. The beat gives way to a cavalcade of funky, arpeggiated synth stabs that remain a constant for the rest of the track, and even they continue to evolve as brooding bass and lush reverberating strings add a genuine next level to the track. As deep as it is tough, straight up yet funky, Bone's remix plucks certain elements of Fabrice's original, redrafts and revises and turns it into a dancefloor bomb in its own right.
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Belgian techno OG Fabrice Lig returns to Systematic with one of his most personal and moving EPs to date: ‘Black Monday’ His most substantial release on Marc Romboy’s label since his ‘Purple Raw’ series a few years back, each track is written as a special tribute to four people who’ve had a massively positive impact on Fabrice’s life, but have sadly since passed on. Expressing himself in the most honest, articulate way he can, this one runs deeper than deep. More

Edu Imbernon and Raxon: this collaboration was only a matter of time… Both based in Spain, both crafting some remarkable immersive and expressive electronica, both working on some of the most forward-thinking labels in their field. Both making their full Systematic debut right here, right now. Two men, two tracks, two distinct sounds and narratives: ‘Vapour Trails’ takes the lead with a distinctive rolling drum arrangement that drives the track into unknown. Built up layer by layer, there’s a cool sense of mystique where key elements such as the guitar line and main chords are held back until midway when the beakdown and main pay-off bring everything together dramatically. ‘Betera’, meanwhile, taps into a brighter, more emotive sound that celebrates the Systematic signature Romboy and his troupe have developed over 15 years. Powerful, evocative and not afraid to writhe in the melodic side of techno, we guarantee this will be warming a lot of hearts and souls on dancefloors over the colder months ahead. Beautiful! We hope a future collaboration is only a matter of time, too… More

„15 Yrs Systematic“ is the third part in the five year Systematic series where Marc Romboy’s esteemed imprint Systematic Recordings celebrates each five year milestone with a compilation of exclusive tracks. This special edition on a limited picture disc features special releases from Bedrock´s John Digweed & Nick Muir, Rodriguez Jr., ARTBAT and label frontman Marc Romboy himself. Marc Romboy: „Wow, 15 years with roundabout 200 releases of 50 artists are over and it feels like only three. I’m more than glad that so many friends have contributed fantastic tracks for the 15 years compilation. It’s worth giving all of them a careful listen.“ More

After the highly acclaimed debut EP „Caper Tran“ Zagreb based Petar Dundov (Music Man, Cocoon) and Marc Romboy (Kompakt, Systematic) have teamed up once again in order to release their definition of what THEY call techno. „Dimension D“ is once again a stunning hybrid of both´s sound signatures, with rough and addictive beats accompanied by their destinctive way of programming hooky arpeggios. „Meteor shower“ was produced after a dream Petar had after the first production day in Marc´s studio. Inspired by the pictures which remained in his brain they switched on a Minimoog, Buchla Music Easel and a Juno 106 and started to make a trip into sounds which could be a soundtrack of such a bloodcurdling scenario. Purest techno! More

One of Stephan and Marc´s biggest tunes ever, Kerberos comes along with brand new remixes. Diynamic´s Solomun teams up for the first time with Johannes Brecht and their debut convinces with driving beats, fresh sounds and a composition of synth lines which won´t leave your brain anymore. On the flip side you can find two versions by André Hommen, who has been responsible for countless club weapons on labels like Objektivity, Poker Flat and These Eyes plus Dublin´s poster boy Matador who recently delivered a master piece with his legendary remix of Oxia´s „Domino“. More

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After the highly acclaimed first part of Wehbba´s outstanding „Systematic Shades“ series it´s finally time fort he second volume and the waiting time of one year was worth the waiting. Once again he convinces us with three hybrids of straight and functional tracks including that touching certain something you have or don´t. Moonrise reminds us on the good old early times of techno when the MPC-60 was the master of the groovy rhythms and „Polychrome“ and „The persistence of memory“ underline again who authentical and rough he is able to create techy traxx. So, Rodolfo, please don´t let us wait to long for part 3... More

London born D. Lean lives in the windswept Swedish countryside on the outskirts of Stockholm. His surroundings have a notable influence on the sound of the Autoreply Music boss. Expansive and absorbing techno with a nod to the classic sounds and techniques of the genre. After two excellent 10" singles and a remix of Ken Ishii and Romboy's single "Taiyo", Lean released an appetiser ahead of this double CD album of the same name, "Time Tourism. This long player is a classy, deep and delicate dark electronica album in the tradition of Detroit techno, which gets taken on a trippy, tracky and repetitive journey.
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Label head Marc Romboy returns with this full remix package of his Iceland series. You can find four different remixes of each track by the likes of Audiojack, Dosem, Agents of Time and Alex Niggemann, all producers know how to create a club tune. More

D. Lean comes originally from London but lives in the countryside of Sweden, not far away from Stockholm. And this geographical circumstance seem to influence has sound because the label owner of Autoreply Music likes dark and Detroitish techno music a lot. After two highly anticipated 10" single and a remix of Ken Ishii and Romboy's single "Taiyo", Lean releases the forerunner track of his upcoming double CD album which has the same name "Time tourism", out in March 2016. The package comes around with three totally different versions: OCH's original in a techno influenced classical deep house coat, Baby Ford in a typical trippy and repetitive tracky way and Romboy shows us his groovier shades we know from his remixes for Terrence Parker on Planet e or his remix for Gorge on Freerange. More

When it comes to techno and tech house Wehbba is without any doubts Brazil´s number one poster boy. With countless strong releases on platforms like Intacto, 100% Pure and Tronic and a gamechanging remix for Laurent Garnier´s mega classic "Flashback" he has convinced all jocks and producers from a to z. Now it´s time for a special concept EP series named "Systematic Shades" where Wehbba intents to connect and display different paintings with his own colors of music. Of course you can expect three Wehbba typical floor tracks which certainly work but close your eyes and imagine the colors which come into your mind! More

Being the starter tracks of the "10 yrs Systematic" compilation Stephan Bodzin´s "Sungam" and Marc Romboy´s "Hypernova" have caused a massive stir around the globe. After the release of the transparent yellow vinyl of "Sungam" it´s now time for part 2 of this three part series and this is a remix edition of "Hypernova". It comes along with a remix of, who else, Stephan Bodzin himself and a new interpretation of Israel´s techno poster boys Guy Mantzur and Roy Rosenfeld who have just released convincing music on imprints like Bedrock, Kompakt and Trapez. And not to forget the bonus track, the obligatory beatless synthapella which is not to miss. More

Roland Clark has without any doubt written house music history. Under names like South Street Player, Dark Clark and of course Urban Soul he has influenced the evolution of house music like only a few others. His different vocals on Fatboy Slim´s records are timeless, such as "What the f*ck" and "Song for shelter". Gourmets of old school house music become excited when they listen to Roland´s "Alright". The song, released in 1991, became a milestone in terms of soulful house, in the same way like Adeva´s "Respect" and Terrence Parker´s "Love´s got me high". Marc Romboy has re-explored this pearl for his series "Lost Treasures" and was able to convince Roland to release it again, fort he nyoung generation and fort he old school lovers. The package comes along with a respectful interpretation of no one else than Gerd (Clone, 4 Lux) and the fine remaster of the original club mix from more than 20 years ago. More

Systematic Recordings celebrates its tenth anniversary and decided to release only special vinyl pressings during this year. The already second part of Marc Romboy´s series is therefor also a collector´s item and comes along in form of a coloured vinyl. More

Marc Romboy is finally back with a brand new solo twelve inch and this time he releases the traxx "Elgur" and "Nasa" which have already been featured at the legendary Boiler Room Sao Paulo show with Stephan Bodzin at the end of 2014. Both traxx do display the classical Romboy typical Moog synth lines and remarkable arpeggios as we know and appreciate them. This 12" is part 1 of a three-part-series which will be released during the year. Attention: once again collector´s item, special coloured vinyl disc ! More