Fresh from drops on Clone Jack For Daze, Non Plus & Ultramajic - San Fran’s Vin Sol returns to UTTU where he debuted his first material (the incredible Edges Of A Vortex back in 2012 one of the 1st ever UTTU releases!). Nutthin butt ghetto azz acid bombs for the klubb! More

We are honored to announce the debut album from Vin Sol, who’s taken club-goers on a trip with his tracks and sets for the past two decades. Vin Sol is a third-generation San Franciscan of Salvadorean descent who has released on Unknown to the Unknown, Clone, Delft, Honey Soundsystem, and Ultramajic. His DJ sets expertly span the genres of house, electro, techno, italo, disco, soul, funk, and whatever other finds he digs up. He’s also a musical partner of Matrixxman, AKA Charlie Duff, with whom he started the Soo Wavey label. His current focus is on the wild monthly party and label Club Lonely, which he runs with Primo Pitino and Jeremy Castillo.

‘Planet Trash’ consists of 10 tracks spread across 2 slabs of vinyl and a bonus flexi disc. Vin started working on the album in the winter of 2017 while taking a break from making club tracks. Simultaneously he also wanted to disconnect from the grip of the internet and 24 hour news cycle. Spending more time outside, he became entranced by the Bay Area fog. Sutro Tower wholly enveloped in mist is a view that inspired the ambient tracks on the album. You will also hear hints of the Latin freestyle and classic acid that informed Vin's youth. By spring of 2018 Vin headed to Berlin to finish the album and work on a collaboration with Matrixxman, an homage to SF musical institution Bottom of the Hill that kicks off side C. Vin's musical approach is honest, using the tools of the trade to both innovate upon and pay respect to classic forms. All songs have been mastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each copy is housed in a jacket using photos by Vin Sol, and designed by Kevin McCaughey of Boot Boyz Biz. It includes a 4-color giant newsprint fold-out poster and golden flexi disc. More

Fresh From Releases On Honey Soundsystem & Non Plus, Vin Sol Returns To Uttu's Dance Trax Series For Vol.14 Bringing His Magic Touch Of Ghetto House Over 4 Original Productions! Fresh Cuts For The Floor! More

There is no artist in the history of our label that we have given a harder time to than Vin Sol. At some point between us rejecting killer track after killer track he must have given up, pushing out his orphan tunes on other labels while we took our sweet time. We finally made our peace, and selected the four tracks that encompass the Moonchild EP you have here... You see, Vin and Hny have history and to make this marriage official we needed it to be just right. Big daddy Vincente might be known around the world for his sure-fire dance-floor bombs, but not as commonly known for his Queer Ally reputation in San Francisco. Using his production prowess and dj knowledge to help bring up the Bay Area gay dance scene has built him a fanbase of all walks of life. We think this might be his most accomplished musical work to date, not just because it is for our label, but because it's a labor of love. The EP reads like a metaphor for the two sides of the city where it was made. Moonchild and Electrical Storms reminisce the mystical and spiritual love affair San Francisco has had since the 60s while Patronize and Bondage Taped reference the sexually adventurous side the city indoctrinates to all its visitors. This record feels big to us and mostly because it reps our home and a hometown hero so hard. Enjoy. More

Fresh from drops on Clone Jack For Daze, Non Plus & Ultramajic - San Fran’s Vin Sol returns to UTTU where he debuted his first material (the incredible Edges Of A Vortex back in 2012 one of the 1st ever UTTU releases!). Nutthin butt ghetto azz acid bombs for the klubb! More

The sixth instalment in the Rhythm Nation catalogue comes from American talent and Ultramajic, NonPlus and Clone affiliate, Vin Sol. Jacking, uptempo ghetto-tech fire crackers from start to finish. Bosh More

Creepin' in plays with the gray areas that exist between genres, contrasting with the clarity of the digital synths and over saturated analog drums. Next up Ineffekt is acid electro cut with thrashing percussion held together with 808 drums. Red Alert is the only track with a vocal. Classic Roland drums, deep sub and hardware synths mixed with the hypnotic vocal overlays make this one for the freaks. Sky Pager is slow cooked mid 90's jacking business, the kind I'm known for. 808 Trash Pile is an acid hammer of a cut with the drum and synth doing a maniacal game of call and response.
More than ever I used digital and analog together creating more sinister vibes on these tracks. The tracks for me also reside in a gray area that is in between house and techno and at the same time analog and digital. More

Although this is the first release Vin Sol has put out through Ultramajic you can't help but appreciate their synchronicity, both the label and Vin Sol have an uncompromising vision for their work.
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Club Lonely's first 12 Inch coming from San Francisco drum machine freak Vin Sol. Vinyl Only wild Chicago trax for club destruction. West coast producer and Clone affiliate Vin Sol has been steadily banging the box creating his twisted takes on house, techno and whatever weird ass grey area that exists between the two. His sound is uncompromising; carefully crafted trax for the dance floor hinging on raw and stripped back grooves with relentless movement. This sentiment is also expertly conveyed in his DJ sets and mixes. Whether it's releasing house 12's with Tyree Cooper on vocals, sultry edits of the high priestess of Balearic Soul Sade with long-time collaborator and partner in Soo Wavey records Matrixxman, or creating straight up jacking mayhem for Clone Jack For Daze, Vin is paving his own distinct path of musical expression. More

Vin Sol, our San Fran drummachine fiend, makes his second appearance on Jack For Daze. Four of his "brutalist" style Chicago tinged house tracks tailored for sweaty, dark, raw concrete basements.

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Following two previous appearances on the label (a collaboration with Matrixxman for Delft 004 and a remix of Alden Tyrell on 006), San Francisco's Vin Sol makes his full solo debut on Delft with the Memory Scan EP: four rough & ready analogue jams fizzing with the effervescent energy that has characterised the producer's output for Unknown To The Unknown, Clone Jack For Daze and his own Soo Wavey imprint.

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Virginia’s Stimulator Jones channels all things jungle on ‘Valley Center’ for his debut album on Craigie Knowes. Sam Lunsford is multi-talented genre-spanning artist; from song writing to singing, programming drum machines to drumming, performing live to DJing. ‘Valley Center’ showcases Lunsford’s seamless genre-hopping skills with the outcome an LP packed with tracks that wouldn’t sound out of place on LTJ Bukem’s ‘Logical Progressions’ series or in the Metalheadz archives. More

Dance music traditionalist Tom Carruthers joins Craigie Knowes. Tom’s commitment to the ruff n’ ready sound of dance music’s formative years is unshaken on the De-Facto EP, bundled with the same synths, drum machines, samplers and FX used in the by-gone golden era of the UK acid, breaks and hardcore scenes. Soul is found in disorder, not in a world that places false hope in perfectionism. More

The return of Guy Contact to Craigie Knowes. The “Energy Obsession” EP sees Guy Contact showcase his masterful take on progressive house as he continues to occupy his space at the very head of the pack. Technical and original – it’s a bumper record of 4 deadly beats to spin at your knees-up that are guaranteed to make the club bounce. More

The rank of ‘legend’ is often bestowed on those of a much lesser pedigree than Ron Wells. Known for his influence in the formative years of UK techno and drum and bass. Ron hand-carved his name in the underground hall of fame through his Sound Entity imprint, their series of sub-labels and his productions across countless monikers, none less so than his Jack Smooth namesake. Ron is joined by Anthony Wilson donning his Chicago Loop guise for 4 house and techno club-bumping collaborations that compile for release as the “Effusion 7075 EP”. Super-thick beats from seasoned veterans of the UK underground. More

Bassline technicality and production prowess by Fader Cap on his return to Craigie Knowes. 4 tracks that combine club-sensibilities with width and melody to transcend dancefloors to the outer realms. Echo Chamber provides DJs with a mix of club-focussed beats for all times of the night, strap in. More

Salty winds whip the surface of the shallow reef and carry voices on the breeze that whisper of DJ Life’s return to Craigie Knowes. Southern Seas is a deep dive of everything that makes DJ Life’s music special - advanced production techniques for all those that want to dip the dancefloor under turbulent waves. Music for the clubs, music for your mind. More

Pascale Project debuts on Craigie Knowes with the ‘Good People Only’ EP. The title is lifted from the title track ‘Café Crazy’ – a dance-pop hybrid soaked in good vibes and electronic fun. The 3 original tracks are laced with original lyrics and themes that were written and performed by Pascale Project. A1 is remixed and refoamed by the D. Tiffany with additional vox by NAP. More

Glen S debuts on Craigie Knowes with the Elation Station LP. 7 club-handy tracks shaped to elate minds and elevate dancefloors. A reflective trip glimmering with positivity and illumination. More

Primitive needs unearth long-lost technology, rituals and rhythms on their Craigie Knowes debut. Technical and tribal in equal doses from a forgotten time, the Protosphere EP packed with beats to shake the deepest of buried bones. Pumping tracks for the dancefloor with layers of intelligence to discover and re-discover with each pass of the stylus. More

Fasme joins Craigie Knowes for a fantastical outing of acid-smiley conjuring synthesis, trance influenced sun-rays and sunset Sunday steppers. Creeping Plant climbs and attaches to all bases of the Fasme spectrum, with a foot-loose in every camp and crevasse. Expect thumping club euphorics and odes to nod your head to on the walk home. More

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Euphoria-tinged club jams by Giammarco Orsini and Jacopo Latini under their rising Data Memory Access moniker for their first outing with Craigie Knowes. Gold standard house music built for peak time clubbing and early morning memories. More

Beautiful mix of peak time minimalism, intricate electro, come-up euphorics and come-down remedies by the masterful 'not even noticed' duo on their Craigie Knowes debut EP Microtransitions. A bit for everyone and something for every time, yet nothing out of place. More

It's the one you've all been waiting for! Reflex Blue joins Craigie Knowes for his monstrous debut EP 'Gotham'. It's an A-grade fusion of club-ready trax on an EP overflowing with frequencies primed to help you freq. Strap yourself in! More

Turntable magician and champion of all things strange in the world of dance music, Jerome Hill, joins Craigie Knowes for his debut record on the imprint. 4 mind-melting acid trax primed to contort even the most rigid of dancefloors. More

Jeku joins Craigie Knowes for a trip through the mind on with his label debut the 'Surreality' EP. An outing of the spirit that rides the arc of the night. Club tracks for DJs looking to lift dancefloors and mind-melters to help lead the crowd to the outer realms. More

Club toilet door-shakers by the incredible Lisene on his Craigie Knowes debut. Technical and intricate club-fodder prepped to shake the foundations of your favourite nightclubs. Watch your hinges! More

High value DJ clobber that gives the purchasing selector options throughout the night. House-master Matthias joins Craigie Knowes for his debut EP with the Scottish imprint. Classy cuts glittering with originality and outright funk. More