12" non retournable!

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Genre: Techno, Dub Techno, Deep Techno


Tracklist 12":

A1 - Drift
A2 - Traces

B1 - Diversion
B2 - 262.0

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At the end of the day, it's about human touch, personal connection and emotional reactions.
With great pleasure we are more than happy to welcome Session Restore and Bernhard Hudalla to the family with a superb debut 12" for the Mojuba sublabel a.r.t.less. A friendship and collaboration that connects musical dots between Hanover and Leipzig resulting in this release called Pathfinder EP. Session Restore might be familiar to some of you through his label rauh, from the party series he's doing in and around Hanover over the last couple of years or as one of the finest vinyl DJs the city has to offer. The debut EP for the Mojuba sub label is a true love letter in four parts to deep and dubby Techno with an emotional touch. As always, let the music do the talking and enjoy! Limited edition in hand-pulled screen-printed cover.


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Genre: Techno, Detroit Techno, Deep Techno, Dub Techno

- reissue of legendary Convextion classics
- collectable full color cover-art by David A. Hardy



Tracklist 2x12":

A - Kuiper

B - Miranda

C - Ebulience

D - Niche


Short Info:

Long awaited reissue of classic sought-after Convextion tracks originally released on Matrix (Detroit).

Cover illustration by David A. Hardy. Mastered by Redshape.



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Genre: Techno, Detroit Techno


Tracklist 12":

A1 - Flow
A2 - Royal S

B1 - Regenerate
B2 - Aerial Scape

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Next up on a.r.t.less is Viktor Apo with his Regenerate EP hailing from Skopje, with four tracks of finest Detroit Techno made in Macedonia, needless to say his mentor and fellow music friend Stojche can't be prouder about this debut 12". Enjoy the music! Limited edition in hand-pulled screen-printed cover.


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Genre: Techno, Electro, Detroit Techno


Tracklist 12":

A1 - Alien Crosstalk
A2 - Alien Crosstalk (Don Williams' Palindromic Phrase Remix)

B1 - Cygnus 4
B2 - Transport To Antares

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Reel By Real aka Martin Bonds, our man from Detroit graces us with some fresh music! Did you heard about the Tic Tac incident, where a fighter jet encountered a 'tic tac' shaped unidentified flying object? This event sparked a lot of inspiration with Marty for this very release, leading to three new original Reel By Real tracks harnessing extra terrestrial vibes combined with Detroit Techno and Electro magic! The EP is completed by a stripped down space funk remix from label boss Don Williams. Enjoy the music! Limited edition in hand-pulled screen-printed cover.


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12" non retournable!
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- limited edition vinyl in multiple colors, each record is unique, no repress
- comes with free hi-res download

Genre: Techno, Detroit Techno, Deep Techno


Tracklist 12":

A1 - Liquid Sun (Strings Mix)
A1 - Liquid Sun (Bonus Beats)
B1 - Liquid Sun (Club Mix)
B2 - Liquid Sun (Reprise)

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O-Wells aka Frankfurt Bass is back on Mojuba sub label a.r.t.less with some very tasty life affirming sun showered Detroit Techno for your heart and soul! This special musical treat called Liquid Sun comes in four different mixes to suit your every needs from club dance floors to living rooms and beyond. Enjoy!



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Genre: Techno, Detroit Techno, Deep Techno



Tracklist 12":

A - Untitled

B - Untitled


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Reissue of sought after classic Convextion 12" Venus In Spurs, featuring iconic track Crawling And Hungry on the flip side. Immense, spaced out Techno trips by Convextion / ERP / Gerard Hanson.
Artwork by David A. Hardy. Remastered by Tob Jona.


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- must have timeless deep techno classic
- full color cover


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NO RETURNS! - ltd colored reissue 2x12", incl. DL, vinyl full color cover
- limited edition colored reissue
- full color cover

Genre: Techno, Detroit Techno


Tracklist 2x12":

A - New Horizon

B1 - Distant Transmission
B2 - Saline Moon

C1 - Tidal Friction
C2 - Sea And Satellite

D1 - Exploration
D2 - Flyby

Short Info:
A classic science fiction sound track album - outstanding & masterfully executed by Convextion aka ERP/Gerard Hanson. Artwork by David A. Hardy. Including download via bandcamp.







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Genre: Techno, Detroit Techno, Deep Techno


Tracklist 12":

A - Raison D'Etre
Loops 1 - 4: DIY RMX Pt.2 by Don Williams
Loops 5 - 8: Stojche Loops
Loops 9 - 12: DIY RMX Pt.1 by Don Williams

B1 - Raison D'Etre (Don Williams' Espace Liminal Edit)
B2 - Raison D'Etre (Don Williams' Séparation Grave Remix)

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Uplifting, anthemic, epic Detroit school Techno track by Stojche incl. 12 vinyl only locked grooves and two addtional interpretations by a.r.t.less label boss Don Williams.
Limited edition in hand-pulled screen-printed cover.


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Genre: Techno, Detroit Techno, Electro


Tracklist 12":
A1 - Magnitude
A2 - Matrix

B1 - Instinct
B2 - Compassion

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Uplifting, classy, mid 1990s Detroit school trained Techno EP.
Limited repress in hand-pulled screen-printed cover






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Genre: Techno, Electro, Deep Techno, Detroit Techno

Tracklist 12":

A1 - Gemini
A2 - Iscnue
B1 - Scope
B2 - Headspace

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Sub frictional Hi Tech Soul jams by "Die Orakel" Frankfurt Bass mastermind O-Wells. Lennard Poschmann aka Orson Wells steps up for the next release on Mojuba sub label a.r.t.less bringing you four timeless fresh Techno / Electro pieces that will mesmerize you with Detroit and Midwest inspired sophisticated sci-fi funk.




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Genre: Techno, Electro, Deep Techno, Detroit Techno

Tracklist 12":

A1 - Gemini
A2 - Iscnue
B1 - Scope
B2 - Headspace

Short Info:

Sub frictional Hi Tech Soul jams by "Die Orakel" Frankfurt Bass mastermind O-Wells. Lennard Poschmann aka Orson Wells steps up for the next release on Mojuba sub label a.r.t.less bringing you four timeless fresh Techno / Electro pieces that will mesmerize you with Detroit and Midwest inspired sophisticated sci-fi funk.




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Special remarks: hand numbered limited 2x12" Vinyl, full color cover
- debut album by Sam McQueen, who released for Delsin, Furthur Electronix, Indigo Aera, Transmat
- hand numbered limited edition, highly collectable cover artwork by Kilian Eng
- high quality music on vinyl


Genre: Techno, Ambient, Deep Techno, Detroit Techno, Electronic

Tracklist 2x12":

A1 - Dreams In Sepia
A2 - Wicker Park Sunrise
A3 - Soulmate
B1 - 8000km To Amsterdam (Narita Mix)
B2 - A Beautiful Soul
B3 - Fathoms
C1 - Black Petals (Album Version)
C2 - Promitory Beach (Alternate Version)
D1 - Monologues (Interlude)
D2 - Then And Now
D3 - Awaken From A Dream

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In these dark times of Covid we still have our music. We have the sounds to soothe us, distract and take our minds away from the chaos and uncertainty.
We can't dance like we used to but we can hear and feel. Our release must be found in another way, we must look within. We find solace and grant ourselves space and time in the music.

Sam McQueen (Indio co-producer with John Beltran, Indigo Aera, Delsin Records, Furthur Electronix) presents his debut album Dreams In Sepia for Mojuba sub label a.r.t.less and hits us with a real time soundscape of the moment, an epic-like document of these times. The rhythms are subtle, sometimes broken, the time structures often complex, this is not primarily dance floor orientated music. These sounds are way more cerebral, for the heads. They reflect perfectly the complexities of life we are experiencing in 2020.

The edges are rounded with occasional strolling bass lines and comfy chords. Slabs of keys and spaced out female vocals like a psychedelic journey that scares you at first yet comforts you soon after. Sam McQueen's mediatory sounds give an overwhelming sense of the moment. The music makes you take time out and listen. Its purposeful manner suggests there are more hours in the day, like time slowing down a pause, like the sun slithering slowly behind the horizon. These are sunset sounds for dark back-rooms.

Daytime or night, it works. This is the soundtrack for the other room, the deeper sounds not designed to make you dance. This music doesn't get in your face, it creeps up and smacks you on the ass. There are elements of early nineties UK Techno, a warmth and delicateness that pervades a distinct lack of four four dance floor in the beat structures, a softer tone throughout than the harder Detroit techno sounds of the same era but still nods and acknowledgements to the D in the layout and way the sounds present themselves. Think John Beltran, Symbols and Instruments, Black Dog or Kirk DeGiorgio, mid 90s Berlin sounds from Basic Channel / Rhythm & Sound, but in lockdown. Music for today's modern lacking landscape. The sounds often familiar, analogue, the drums, hi hats and snares, shimmer, jazz style. They accentuate and push the rest of the elements around them.
?In a bygone era this would be crudely classed as Chill Out music. In 2020 Covid era its about how it makes you feel as you relax and really listen to it. It is about emotion and empathy, a oneness, a new unknown and a deeper train of thought for the listener. Much like 2020, Sam McQueen lays the pieces round the edge of the jigsaw and lets you fill in the rest.




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Genre: Techno, Breaks , IDM, UK Bass, Dub, Electronic

Tracklist 12":

A1 - Port Sevk
A2 - Lasko
B1 - Metelkova Haze
B2 - Paradoors

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Mojuba sub label a.r.t.less is very pleased to welcome DJ Ion for Portal Kvest EP. Although this is his debut DJ Ion is no stranger to the scene, being active in the community of art and electronic music in Berlin in recent years and probably best known for the party series KRACH together with his friend ADLAS of Answer Code Request, this very promising talent is bringing the heat with this fresh stepping four tracker. Being emotionally inspired by 90s Techno originating in Detroit and the UK and combing these influences with undeniable captivating musical currents like Drum n Bass, IDM, Dub and Breaks is DJ Ion's trade. He is creating a unique melange of sounds that feels right at home on modern dance floors while carrying enough creative weight and relevance to keep you entertained in your living room equally. As always let the music do the talking!



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Genre: Techno, Detroit Techno, Ambient

Tracklist 12":

A1 - The Venue (7:59)
A2 - Sweet Nothing (7:27)
B1 - Cedar Wood (6:14)
B2 - Canet 2 (8:12)

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High-Tech-Soul bliss and Ambient Techno magic by one of Scotlands finest!

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- Transmat, Djax Up Beats, Subject Detroit legend Stephen Brown returns to a.r.t.less
- Extensive Global Play by Derrick May


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180g 12" LP incl. download

- debut album by one of Berlin's talented new producers and DJs on 180g 12" incl. download
- high quality electronic music for every occasion

Genre: Electro, IDM, Techno

Tracklist 12" LP:

A1 - The Owl Is Watching You (6:27)
A2 - Blondy Electrogoerl (6:38)
A3 - Big Sur (7:32)
B1 - When Will We Meet Again (7:02)
B2 - Someone's Missing (5:07)
B3 - Healing (6:25)

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Please welcome this very talented new a.r.t.less family member Vivian Koch and her debut album "The Owleon". A wonderful journey full of melodies and emotions ... cinematic electro synthesiser dreams for days.



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12" in handprinted cover limited to 200 copies

- crafty, atmospheric, uplifting, highly effective Detroit Techno futurism schooled EP
- high quality electronic music for every occasion
- turn off social media and listen to the music … then turn it back on and tell EVERYONE about it!

Genre: Techno, Deep Techno


Tracklist 12" LP:

A1 - Virtual Midnight Drama (4:46)
A2 - Virtue Of Generosity (7:34)
B - Fadings (7:56)

Short Info:

LET Amsterdam head honcho and De School resident JP Enfant returns to Mojuba Sub label a.r.t.less for his second release "Virtus EP". JP delivers three crafty, atmospheric, uplifting, highly effective 1990s Detroit Techno futurism schooled tracks for you, enjoy!


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Tracklist 12":

A. Dimi
B1. Tale Of Stu
B2. FRQ62

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Mojuba sub label a.r.t.less presents the second 12" by Munich Techno Duo Trap10. Three cuts of high quality Detroit influenced no nonsens Techno, ranging from heavy peak time action to subtle emotion ladden deepness, enjoy it!



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Tracklist 12":

A. Juilce
B. Myriad

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Mojuba sub label a.r.t.less welcomes another addition to the label roster, but dutch Techno boss Darko Esser is no stranger to the game. In more recent time he showcased his talents under the acclaimed Tripeo moniker, but now it's time to unleash a powerful and very emotional EP under his original name. The Wolfskuil & Balans cofounder turns in two tracks for his label debut that will catch your attention right away, being capable to maintain any crowd from sunny festival ravers to lost in a moment underground clubbers!


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2024 Repress


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Regular Offcial Authorised Vinyl Version, Original Soundtrack, 350g Sleeve, Black Inner, Sticker, 12" 140g Vinyl
- The first ever OFFICIAL vinyl release of the soundtrack for Mamoru Oshii's legendary science fiction anime film GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995).
- LP cut from the original master reels at Emil Berliner Studios, official Ghost in the Shell artwork

Tracklisting LP :
A1 ?I - Making Of Cyborg
A2 Ghosthack
A3 Puppetmaster
A4 Virtual Crime
A5 ?II - Ghost City
B1 Access
B2 Nightstalker
B3 Floating Museum
B4 Ghostdive
B5 ?III - Reincarnation

We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records is thrilled and honored to announce the first ever official vinyl pressing of the soundtrack for Mamoru Oshii's critically acclaimed and all around legendary science fiction anime film GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995), adapted from Masamune Shirow's groundbreaking manga series of the same name.

Cut from the original master reels at Emil Berliner Studios (formerly the in-house recording department of renowned classical record label Deutsche Grammophon), the album comes as a LP accompanied by a bonus one-sided 7" housed in official Ghost in the Shell artwork sleeve with silver gilt printing and a Japanese obi, and contains extensive 24-page liner notes.

The haunting score is composed by Kenji Kawai, one of Japan's most celebrated soundtrack composers, alongside Joe Hisaishi and Ry?ichi Sakamoto, whose work includes Hideo Nakata's Ring (1998) and Ring 2 (1999), Death Note (2006), Hong Kong films Seven Swords by Tsui Hark (2005) and Ip Man by Wilson Yip (2008), and countless others. Kawai's compositions see ancient harmonies and percussions uncannily mesh with synthesized sounds of the modern world to convey a sumptuous balance between folklore tradition and futuristic outlook. For its iconic main theme "Making of Cyborg", Kawai had a choir chant a wedding song in ancient Japanese following Bulgarian folk harmonies, setting the standard for a timeless and unparalleled soundtrack that admirably echoes the film's musings on the nature of humanity in a technologically advanced world.

Ghost in the Shell is widely considered one of the best anime films of all time and its influence has been felt in the work of numerous movie directors, including James Cameron (Avatar), the Wachowskis (The Matrix), and Steven Spielberg (AI: Artificial Intelligence).


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Tracklist 12":

A1) No Ice
A2) Touch
B1) Warp Zone feat. Ally McMahon
B2) Fool

Toy Tonics presents a new EP by one of the label’s lead artists: CODY CURRIE. The London born talent comes with 4 new tracks that combine neo soul and jazz funk with uptempo house music
Cody usually plays all the instruments on his tracks working as the bassplayer, singer, guitar virtuoso and drummer and becoming one of the hot names in London's club scene as a DJ around 5 years ago at a young age.

His vibe is similar to his the soulful and extravagant sound as these his heros had. Not needing any help from anybody. Even mixing and engeenering all his music himself
Cody Currie’s sound is perfect for today’s DJ sets and fits with the current wave of funky house and groove oriented music coming from London that is taking over the clubs.

















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Tracklist:
A1. 1984 Re-Edited (4:56)
A2. 1984 Retrospective Dub (4:26)
A3. 1984 GJ Bonus Beats (4:07)
B1. 2024 Retrospective Dub (5:05)
B2. 2024 Introspective Dub (5:28)

Greg Wilson returns to Running Back with another special project.
Forty years on from the release of the groundbreaking ‘Street Sounds UK Electro’ LP, ‘Real Time’ (two versions of which opened the separate sides of the album), finally gets a 12” release. Despite its prominence on ‘UK Electro’, it was the only inclusion not to be issued on 12” back in 1984.
Zer-o, like Syncbeat and Forevereaction, were the same trio – Manchester musicians, Martin Jackson and Andy Connell, and DJ Greg Wilson, making his first foray into record production. They also teamed up with rappers, Kermit and Fiddz, for the Broken Glass
track, ‘Style Of The Street’, one of the early UK hip hop releases. Fictional production and songwriting credits were added by Street Sounds to suggest a thriving British electro scene, the music having blown-up in New York during ‘82/’83, with the ‘Street Sounds Electro’
series, launched in October ’83, documenting these developments and unlocking a significant youth market who’d religiously collect these compilations.
Featured here is a Greg Wilson edit of ‘Real Time’, the ‘retrospective dub’ (the ‘UK Electro opener, which was in fact the original demo version of the track), and a Gerd Janson bonus beats edit. Flip it over and you’ll find a pair of 2024 reworks – the retrospective
dub, and the more downtempo introspective dub – courtesy of Greg and Ché Wilson, whose recent collaborations have included remixes for Gabriels and Confidence Man.


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Genres: Dub Techno, Techno, House


ZentaSkai and Laura Merino Allue return to Mask Records as Cuddling Monsters with volume two of their vinyl-only house and techno series


Tracklist:
A1 Dark REM
A2 Monster Talk
B1 Event Horizon
B2 Temporal Aura

Arriving on a limited 200-copy translucent orange vinyl, 'Dark REM' on Cuddling Monsters’ second release on Mask Records is a hunched-over and direct dub techno cut with forceful drums and deft percussion, adding texture next to warm, sustained pads.
There's a real sense of urgency in this most frictionless groove, which means it cannot fail to cast a spell on the dance floor. The fantastic 'Event Horizon' is then infused with the aura of deep space - sustained chords with a cosmic edge add vast scale to the well-programmed deep techno drums. 'Monster Talk' is a mid-tempo dub track with underlapping drums and rattling, rusted chords that disappear to infinity. It's cavernous and evocative, with myriad little details occupying the mind. 'Temporal Aura' is another standout sound that blends deep techno, dub, and minimal into a serene soundtrack that encourages inward reflection while driving onwards through the cosmos.
Mask Records founder ZentaSkai and his creative partner Laura Merino Allue are Berlin mainstays helping shape the underground. Cuddling Monsters is a new project that debuted on the label in March. It is all about crafting music with analogue instruments, which they believe "offer distinctive sonic qualities, creative constraints, and genuine sound reproduction”. They explore Detroit-infused house, dub techno and minimal soundscapes with raw edges and a great sense of atmosphere. Cuddling Monsters' 'Cuddling Monsters_CM Vol. 02' releases via Mask Records on 6th December 2024.








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Soul Quest Records, one of the most exciting new labels to emerge from the soulful end of the deep house spectrum recently, proudly announces the release of ‘Quest One’ its first-ever vinyl-only compilation. This limited-edition vinyl release brings together five of the most popular tracks from the label’s impressive catalogue, offering a must-have collector's item for deep house enthusiasts. Since its inception just 18 months ago, Soul Quest Records has made waves with a string of eight successful releases, capturing the hearts of fans and tastemaker DJs such as Gilles Peterson, Antal, Danny Krivit, Glenn Underground, Laurent Garnier & Kai Alce with its signature blend of deep, soulful, and sexy sounds.

Now, ‘Quest One’ spotlights that winning formula with tracks from standout artists such as 2fox, KingCrowney, Zoe Kypri, as well as two of the label's co-founders, Slxm Sol and Max Sinàl.

The release cements Soul Quest Records' reputation for curating quality music that resonates deeply within the house community. The attention to detail and passion that has defined Soul Quest’s journey is encapsulated in this exclusive release, making it a must-have for vinyl collectors and house music aficionados. .

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Tracklist 12":

A1) The Party (Extended Version)
A2) The See Me (Extended Version)
B1) The Come On (Extended Version)
B2) The Slide


A new Toy Tonics EP! By label boss Kapote!

4 tracks for the dancefloor inspired by Italo Disco, New Wave Funk and NYC 90ies House. A perfect sound for the new Y2K vibes on 2024 dancefloors.

A new Kapote release is a rare thing. Although he is a musician and producer in the first place he rarely releases music. Why? Because the last years he was busy djing every weekend around the world (as a regular at clubs like Berlin’s Panorama Bar and London’s Phonox but also Festivals like Melt or Kala) and creating the Toy Tonics madness with his label friends. The Berlin based label that is the home base for 15 international artists (Cody Currie, Coeo, Gee Lane, Athlete Whippet, Baby‘s Berserk, Stump Valley…) became THE brand for a colorful and diverse, innovative and ‘organic’ funk oriented post - digital dance music.
Kapote and his friends release music that connects analogue and band vibes with digital production in a very fresh and unique way. Influenced by European underground disco and American house as well as afro beats, new wave and soulful Electronica.
But he and his label also have achieved a great reputation for working with some of the hottest names in Berlin graphic design and art to release the limited edition Toy Tonics Shirts, the label own TT Pocket Poster Magazine, posters and organizing exhibitions and visual shows.
Kapote aka Mathias Modica was and his 3 members TT krew were busy building all this.
Including also the Toy Tonics Jams. The label parties that started in an illegal venue in Berlin 2020 and exploded in 2023. With more than 120 TT events all over Europe. Where the label represents his very own vison of sound, vibe and style. Kapote organized all this with his krew. And it looks like 2024 will be even busier. With Toy Tonics Events at clubs but also museums (Palais de Tokio/ Paris, Milano Design Festjval) or Kapote & Toy Tonics Crew playing with Kaytranada and Peggy Gou at Sonar Festival.

In case you missed the last production works of Kapote check out his album ‘What it is’. Originally relased 2019. Re-released with new songs 2023. Or some of the 5 EPs he did on Toy Tonics in the last 8 years.
In case you don’t know his work under the name of Munk on his former label Gomma records (RIP) check it out. Kapote aka Munk co- produced the first 2 albums of Danish band WhoMadeWho, NYC art freak The Rammellzee, disco albums for Peaches and Nancy Whang of LCD Soundsystem, singles with DJ Chloe and many others.

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Tracklist
01 Let's Start Our Own Thing
02 JMAR
03 NOK
04 Same Format

Shortinfo:
Dar Embarks, the hardware-based collaboration of Chicagoans Dan Jugle and Ken Zawacki, share four precious recordings of bouncing, highly-acidic machine funk and industrial ambiance. This is a posthumous release for Dan Jugle, who departed in 2018.

Dan was a multi-instrumentalist and a pillar of Chicago's techno scene who left an indelible mark on it with his distinctive sound. His infatuation with electronic music began in the mid-90s when he found his way to Midwest raves as soon as he was old enough to drive to them. He began working with analog gear to create his own expression of the music he heard there. Jugle, Zawacki, and Mike Broers started experimenting with a thrifted Roland TR-707, figuring out the controls through trial and error. They performed together as Ghost Arcade in the early 2000s.

Years later, Jugle and Zawacki reunited creatively, forming Dar Embarks and building the foundation for their project. Jugle gained a reputation for crafting washed-out, saturated club tracks as Juzer, a project formed with Beau Wanzer. Dar Embarks' debut EP Fleer (released on CLEAR USA) and Juzer's Horseplay (on Anthony Parasole's label The Corner) were both released in 2014, both elevated by Dan Jugle's live-action knob-twisting and button-pushing composition inspired by sci-fi and comic books. Despite his early passing, Jugle's legacy lives on through his work and his passion for Midwest techno that his friends and fans still remember and carry.

Lovingly wrapped up and presented to Acid Camp by Ken, these heaters are finally set free to move asses and minds.

Artwork by Jeremiah Chiu
Layout by Danielle Davis
Mastered by Tim Xavier at Manmade Mastering
Distributed by wordandsound



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Tracklist:
A1. Per Aspera Ad Astra
A2. Paradise
A3. Mi Amor
B1. Fleeing Into You
B2. Per Aspera Ad Astra (The Club Mix For Gerd But Not By Gerd)
B3. Cocoon Cracking

If you prefer things sweet and concise, here is all you need to know about Morphena and Narciss and their Lingua Erotica release on Running Back: a project of passion made while living across the globe thousands of miles apart from each other while falling in love, sensuality, tenderness, longing, authenticity.
Making waves on the festival and club circuit and meticulous productions like Forbidden Fruit or the Immer Remix for Running Back, Narciss found the perfect partnership with Morphena and their multitalented artistry between DJing, music making and vocal work.
Informed and inspired by a mutual enthusiasm for Italo blueprints, new romantic mannerisms, synth pop poetry and an uncanny knack for subtle and yearning dance floor euphoria (see Paradise and the club version of Per Aspera Ad Astra for further proof). it works like a mix tape or love letter to the listener or any of their adored ones. While the obvious club cuts Mi Amor and Fleeing Into You are sandwiched between the ambience of Per Aspera Ad Astra and Cocoon Cracking, one cannot help to be mesmerized by the coherence and monolithic magnetism of Lingua Erotica.
Captivating, catchy and confident. Here’s to many more.






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12”

200 ltd copies

GENRE/S: Deep House, Deep Techno

TRACKLISTS:
a1 Pedro Capelossi - Waiting Game (Pablo Bolivar Dream Dub Remake)
a2 Mundos Sutis - Nuance
a3 Pedro Sanmartin - Vesania
b1 Deividas Bagdanov – Champagne
b2 Fred Monk - Circles
b3 Dovim - Perpetuum

SHORT INFO:
We continue selecting our “all time favourites” from the catalogue for this third and last part of the
“Ten Years Anniversary”.
Six hidden gems that has never been released in vinyl, beautiful deep works by our homies, Pedro Capelossi
remixed by Pablo Bolivar, Mundos Sutis, Pedro Sanmartin, Devidas Bagdanov, Fred Monk and Dovim.

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12” vinyl with full cover print

TRACKLIST:

A1. Quintessence
A2. Elusive
B1. Diminished Dub
B2. Unattributed


INFO:

On Figure X45 we are presenting a new up and coming artist, Jancen. With only a handful releases under his belt, this promising young dutchman delivers immaculate productions that veer between the deep and the jacking, always powerful and driving but with a strong sense of groove pervading throughout.

His opener Quintessence leans on the hypnotic side, distilling the effect of a mesmerizingly simple loop reduced to the beauty of its essential elements. Racking up the momentum is tightly bouncing Elusive, riding a funky acid riff that transforms the track into one of those unexpected moments of raising the energy mid-set.
On the B-side, Jancen showcases his talent of building mind-expanding dub-techno excursions, as the echoes of Diminished Dub roll out while even packing some proper propulsive percussion on top! Final track Unattributed takes us way down the rabbit hole into atmospheric trippy territory as searing hats pave the path ever further into the belly of the beast.
For buyers of the digital package, Frostbite sits somewhere in between all of the above, combining sparse stabs of resonant synths with thumping kicks and a pumping rhythm to find that complex equilibrium of depth and charge…

Stay tuned for more tracks from Jancen to keep you warm later this winter, coming right here on Figure.




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