Tracklisting:
A1 Second Storey - Disrupted Dialect
A2 Second Storey - E Honda
A3 Second Storey - Cold Snap
B1 Second Storey - V-Runner
B2 Second Storey - Lotto KiX
B3 Second Storey - Oddball Midi

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Speedy electro, bass music, IDM influences and bleeped-out machine funk fluidly come together in absurd, playful and rattling ways, as Second Storey explores spotless broken rhythms and fractured forms of sonic expression from the future. More

Returning to Houndstooth a year since the release of his One Sound / Layer Lock EP is Second Storey. After spending most of 2015 focussing on his collaboration with Laurence Osbourne - Second Storey & Appleblim present ALSO - over at R&S Records, Alec Storey came back into the fold as part of the Houndstooth 3rd anniversary compilation earlier this year. Now he returns to the label in full with a gleaming new EP, Bismuth. Initialising the release, title track Bismuth takes inspiration from a documentary on the visually impressive metal. Affected by its angular, complex 3D elements and fluid like structures the music itself mirrors the element’s appearance deploying the intricate precision of IDM creating its own multiplex of textures.Melodic poly rhythms and chord structures define the track from the outset which work neatly with Storey’s trademark tight percussion, which sits in that golden spot between bass and electro. Bringing the tempo up a couple of notches, Grand Rapid lives up to its title. Urgent in nature, it reflects the environment it was created in - crafted on a laptop while speeding through the countryside on a train. Propelled by its ever-present bassline groove, percussive elements speed and whir by in this pacey venture.
Finally, Helicat completes the EP, built around the interplay between the main riff and synth percussion elements; from the outset bit-crushed bass drops and pommels out an electro-esque off beat rhythm while the synth line gives its circling answer. More

Formerly known as Al Tourettes, and half of R&S's ALSO (alongside Appleblim), Alec Storey unveiled his Second Storey project in 2013. 'One Sound' is the second single from his debut LP 'Double Divide', and intertwines Second Storey's electro and bass music influences over six restless, bouncy minutes. Brand new 'Layer Lock' is equally frenetic, but echoes IDM in its micro-melodies and unconventional structure. Two of Storey's idols take up remix duties. Luke Vibert provides a sampladelic version of 'One Sound', adding splashes of colour in the finest cut 'n' paste style. Meanwhile Cristian Vogel transforms 'Layer Lock' into a shape-shifting head-nodder whose rhythmical shifts delight and confound in equal measure. The 12" is cut to 180g vinyl by Matt Colton, and limited to 500 copies. More

Valuable remastered reissue of this Frustrated Funk classic from 2005. Updated artwork. Sonically enhanced audio. Same drama. More

Repress on clear crystal clear / solid blue vinyl!

2023 Repress with alternate label-art. Collectable FF release alert by E.R.P. aka Convextion aka Gerard Hanson.. The man with the tear-jerking string electro-techno, maybe even better known for pioneering Texas rooftop alligator wrestling. Highly recommended!! More

Repress on transparent magenta / black vinyl

Repress with alternate label-art (again!!). UK based Emile Facey joins the frustrada familia bringing a heavy, ice cold and highly emotive 3 track EP. Much in the vein of E.R.P. and the likes, but with a sharper sounding more abstract approach. Highly recommended!

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My log saw something, something significant... Shut your eyes and you will burst into flames. More

A much needed 12-inch sampler for Adapta's critically acclaimed Memory Program album. Originally released as cassette and digital download through Miami's Schematic Music Company. Beware!!.. More

One day my Log will have something to say about this. My Log saw something that night... More

WARNING!: This record explores the second verification of the origins of rotation in tornadoes experiment, VORTEX2. This sonic experiment is designed to explore the mechanisms of tornadogenesis, maintenance, and demise, the wind field near the ground in tornadoes, the relationship between tornadoes and their parent thunderstorms and the relationship among tornadoes, tornadic storms and the larger scale environment. This is the Supercellular Tornadogenesis. Hazards may occur! Beware!!.. More

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Gator wrestlers power pack... Beware..! More

This split release between Frustrated Funk and Indulge Records sees FF head honcho klen Ovatow reconnecting with Indulge's Oliver Kapp, a link that was established all the way back in the mid/late 90s. Celebrating with a remastered version of Kapp's Piston Rings (ME-01), one of the tracks that kickstarted the Indulge imprint in 1996. And on the FF side Ovatow reshaped Kapp's The Trail into a 12 minute deep dive. Obviously not your typical techno.. Beware!!.. More

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Texan bandpass thrills and some harbour city sorrow on this split Frustrated Funk / DPX twelve. More

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2017 Remastered version of FR004 b/w additional track "Let's Bang", taken from the original 1997's Cybonic In Effect EP. Parental Advisory Frustrated Funk from the 313. Keep hanging!! More

Beware!.. This is an adapted relic from a past future... Know your technos! More

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Another season awakens with the return of Reedale Rise. More

90% of wine is meant to be consumed within a year of production. 5-10% of wine improves after 1 year. Less then 1% benefits from the delicate process of maturation, ageing and preserving it for 15 years...

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Our personal mental health worker Reedale Rise is serving us his sweet medical blend of high hanging fruits. Making sure to keep La Familia Frustrada from going insane..

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Thyme listens to MIDI Voice Messages on a single channel. You can read and set the channel during device startup. The MIDI channel is persistently stored in the device's memory. More

Mancha's personal favourite PACK tracks on this Frustrated Funk / SD Records split release. Kaalslag Zuid-Holland, pump or drown! More