(Repress 2024 / Limited Edition Riso Printed Cover Sleeve) “Nostalgia Por Mesozo´ica” is an exploration of "experimental exotica" consisted of synthesized tropical attributes — an artificial landscape isolated behind the glass frame. Reminiscent of recording techniques and sonorities ubiquitous in the 60’s and 70’s, it could conceivably have been intended as a soundtrack for the Mesozoic Era exhibition at your favorite Natural History museum.



Tracklist
A1 Muzak For Mesozoic Showreel (feat. Arthur Mine)
A2 Troglodytes (feat. Arthur Mine)
A3 The Ancient Musical Complex Of Mammoth Bones
A4 Glass Flowers
A5 Sacrifice I

B1 Misantropicalia
B2 Dark Archeo
B3 Sacrifice II (Curse of Snakes Valley)
B4 ExotiCon
B5 Yalta (feat. Amphibian Man II)


Mingling kitsch with surrealism, it makes for a fanciful and engrossing trip into the past".. — Pitchfork (Philip Sherburne)

At its best, the album sounds like the high points of ex-Skater Spencer Clark's varied catalog (think Vodka Soap or Monopoly Child Star Searchers) and harmonizes with Christina Vantzou's bizarre and brilliant "Multi Natural" full-length." — Boomkat

The natural and unnatural have rarely sat together in such perfectly unsettling harmony." — Juno

Nostalgia Por Mesozo´ica is an “exploration of experimental exotica.” ‘Troglodytes’, for example, reimagines the age of dinosaurs and their leaky cave-dwelling existence, through a distorted and nostalgic lens that evokes movie soundtracks from the ’60s and ’70s." — if-only

Great production and mix by St. Petersburg musician Eugenii Fadeev aka Flaty, author of a good album of electronica on the same label in 2018 (Wrong Water – Dozen LP)". — Laurent Fairon

Alchemical combinations of musique concrète, samples, synthetic parts with fairy-tale melodies (‘Muzak For Mesozoic Showreel’) and sound-art (‘Dark-Archeo’), produce a varied, fascinating and original music narrative". — The Quietus, Jakub Knera


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Format: C-50, cassette, edition of 50


Tracklist

Side A:

01. Ambianta IV
02. Ambianta VI
03. Ambianta VII
04. Uomo Di Mondo I + Mirrorage
05. Untitled
06. Ambianta Il

Side B:

07. Uomo Di Mondo Il + Mirrorage Il
08. Ambianta I
09. Ambianta V
10. Glass Flowers
11. Dark Archeo
12. Jazz Tape


Recorded at Cafe Oto.

Sagome event on the 3rd of December 2022. London, UK.

Contains live versions of the fracks previously released on Faitiche and Muscut labels.

Cover art: Lettering by Cafe Oto

Cover image taken from a video by Andrew Pekler

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(12” LP, 300 copies, compiled by Dmytro Nikolaienko & Ats Luik) Ukrainian Muscut & Estonian Mida team up for "???? x Rahu" compilation (Ukr: Volition x Est: Peace) with 100% of label profits donated to ‘Livyj Bereh’ - a volunteer group based in Kyiv & working in regions affected by the war. The A-side curated by Muscut & holds only Ukrainian artists: Kavkazka Sound, Radiant Futur, Mlin Patz, Iury Lech & Ihor Okuniev. The B-side by Mida has Portuguese trio Niagara stuck in between Estonians Maarja Nuut, Rotrum, Luurel Varas & Terry Long Hermy.


TRACKLIST

(Volia) side by Muscut:

A1. Kavkazka Sound - All Forces On The Love Of Animals
A2. Radiant Futur - Journey In The Deepest Of The Eyes
A3. Mlin Patz - smspce
A4. Iury Lech - Here Comes Bellum Omnium Contra Omnes
A5. Ihor Okuniev - Vernal

Rahu side by MIDA:

B1. Rotrum – Kured
B2. Niagara – Maja
B3. Maarja Nuut – Flamingo Pop
B4. Luurel Varas – Phantom Island
B5. Terry Long Hermy – Eratifications On Observatations Of Unica

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Ukrainian Muscut & Estonian Mida team up for “Volia x Rahu” compilation (Ukr: Volition x Est: Peace) with 100% of label profits donated to “Livyj Bereh” – a volunteer group based in Kyiv & working in regions affected by the war.

The A–side is curated by Muscut & holds only Ukrainian artists: Kavkazka Sound, Radiant Futur, Mlin Patz, Iury Lech & Ihor Okuniev. The B–side by Mida has Portuguese trio Niagara stuck in between Estonians Maarja Nuut, Rotrum, Luurel Varas & Terry Long Hermy.

Atmospheric & mellow selections on both sides, with a couple allowed left turns here & there.

Compiled by Dmytro Nikolaienko & Ats Luik
Volia illustration by Anna Makarchuk
Layout & design by Jan Tomson
All tracks mastered by Jörgen Hermaste
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300 (hand-stamped, hand-numbered) The fourth episode of the Test Pressing series compilations includes tracks from such artists as Memotone, Giuseppe Ielasi, Andrew Pekler, Rome o Poirier, Nikolaienko, Felix Kubin, Jake Muir, Felicity Mangan, Star Searchers, and Tarotplane.


TRACKLIST

(Side A)
01 Memotone - False Cobra
02 Giuseppe Ielasi - Untitled, February 2023
03 Andrew Pekler - Neon Nocturne
04 Rome´o Poirier - Haut Lieu
05 Nikolaienko - Ambianta VI
06 Felix Kubin - Spukflattern

(Side B)
07 Jake Muir - Spindle
08 Felicity Mangan - Wings
09 Star Searchers - Previsual Stingray Motion FX
10 Tarotplane - We Stutter Between

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The fourth episode of the Test Pressing series compilations includes tracks from such artists as Memotone, Giuseppe Ielasi, Andrew Pekler, Rome´o Poirier, Nikolaienko, Felix Kubin, Jake Muir, Felicity Mangan, Star Searchers, and Tarotplane.
The first episode was released in 2012 as a debut Muscut record named so and intended to become a label trial, a test of the audience to check whether the world needs one more label with the following episodes in 2018 (Test Pressing II) and 2020 (Test Pressing III).


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(C40 Cassette)

TRACK LISTING

A
1. Good Road 3:12
2. Regata Kon 98 4:43
3. Plants of Ain Sukhna 1:28
4. Many Days 3:57
5. Sesostris 4:31
B
6. Mosaic 4:48
7. Mount Bay 5:05
8. In Red Weather 3:12
9. Caveman 5:05
10. No Gaps Allowed 2:11


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Georgian artist Rezo Glonti's debut on Muscut is the label's first take on far Eastern Europe. “Subtropics” was made during sea voyages between subtropical ports. Delicate sound design and ambient experimentations manifest themselves as an audio excursion of the Black Sea region. Currently, Tbilisi-based Glonti has several albums and EPs under the name and the moniker “Aux Field".


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TRACKLIST

A1 Ultramarine XY — feat P-SH
A2 See And Keep Silence
A3 Void
A4 Sundayish All Over — feat P-SH
A5 La Llum
B1 People Who Still Sleep
B2 The Shadow Side Of Joy Fungi
B3 Matovo Fog, Squeezed Pt.1
B4 Ugra Ice
B5 Matovo Fog, Squeezed Pt.2

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Vlad Dobrovolski (S A D, 12th Isle, GOST ZVUK) is 1/2 of S A D, a band previously released as on Muscut and GOST ZVUK, an upcoming band LP on 12th Isle, came up with his solo album called Playbacks For Dreaming.


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TRACKLIST

A1 Young Planet
B1 Etude I
B2 Etude II

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Stanislav is a well-known techno musician and a passionate analogue photo and synth enthusiast constantly experimenting with his visual and audio outputs. As a result, Stan brought us three timeless electronic pieces wonderfully fitting and at the same time complementing the Muscut soundscape.


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DJ Support: Admin, Charlie Bones, Frederika, Gilles Peterson, Make A Dance, Rustam Ospanoff, Sam Don, Semi-Skimmed Edits.
This rare take on the Bobby Caldwell classic will bring latin warmth to any dancefloor. Por Amor was the title track from the first ITTY release in 2021, after many requests for a repress it’s finally out again – now on a 7” with a new Comb dub version on the flip!
Feedback: 'This is a really great re-edit of a track you will recognise' - Gilles Peterson More

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New York City's Jennifer Vanilla, aka Jennifer Vanilla and Brian Abelson, offered a portal into a colourful world of innovative electronic sound with their 2022 debut album ‘Castle In The Sky’, traversing new wave, post- punk, art pop, and experimental R&B. Now Love Injection, the multi-faceted brainchild of Barbie Bertisch and Paul Raffaele comprising a print magazine, radio show, record label, and production duo breathe new life into one of the album’s standout tracks ‘Jennifer Pastoral’ on home turf, in the form of a 12” single alongside two ethereal mixes featuring maestros Dave Darlington on mixing duties and Francois Kevorkian as mastering engineer.

Love Injection's Earthly Mix of ‘Jennifer Pastoral’ is a sublime seven-minute deep house odyssey with neon keys from ‘Conclave’ frontman and close friend Toribio and a sprinkling of organic percussion that harks back to the likes of François K and Pal Joey but with Vanilla's sensuous vocals soaring up top. The duo’s Celestial Mix of ‘Jennifer Pastoral’ is more of a late-night lullaby - a soothing comedown with widescreen pads and layers of percussion that bubble along on expansive synths. The original version of 'Jennifer Pastoral' is a freewheeling electronic rhythm reminiscent of Will Powers with robust drums but funky riffs, lavish pop vocals and cosmic warmth.

A standout package of love-filled and future-facing electronic sound, Jennifer Vanilla ‘Jennifer Pastoral’ drops via Love Injection Records on 15th March 2024.

Fader's Songs You Need In Your Life, Radio support by Gilles Peterson (BBC 6 Music), Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy (Balearic Breakfast), Bill Brewster.

"They pair things back and take their time to the emotions really build before locking into a rhythmic ambient groove that feels calming, hypnotic and dreamy in equal measure." – Martyn Pepperell, Test Pressing

"An overall exquisite, deep, spiritual house release, with an unusually soft and dubbed-out palette, reminiscent of the deeper ends of Y2K broken beat and wild, long-form nocturnal galas a-la Joaquin Claussell." – Juno Records

"I offing love the Jennifer vanilla remix you did. Not sure if I told you already!!" – Gilles Peterson
"430am hands up eyes closed business yessss let's goo" – Mario Cotto
"Beautiful release, especially the Celestial Mix which shines like a star!" – Jimpster
"Beautiful music" – Timo Maas
"Heavenly Jamz" – Hugo Capablanca
"Got that Epic vibe!" – Kai Alce
"Love injection Earthly mix is stellar" – Chateau Flight
"Dope!!!" – Fred P.
"I love the earthly mix!" – Yu Su
"Lovely tune and a nice deep brew - can imagine this sounding amazingly uplifting on the dancefloor." – Marco Weibel (Darker Than Wax)
"Very nice, thanks." – DJ Bone
"The Earthly Mix is beautiful ! Thank you !" – Peter Kruder
"Very nice release!" – DJ Deep
"Feelin the Celestial mix !" – Radio Slave More

Tracklisting
A1 Crystal Distortion - Beat Frequency (2nd Mix) 1994
A2 Crystal Distortion - Drumkode 1998
B1 69db - The Tunnel (kgb 001) 1995
B2 69db - Trip-Le Time 1998

Sales Note
Number 5 of the Network 23 remastered repress series is a split with 2 tracks of Crystal Distortion on the A-Side and 2 tracks of 69db on the B-Side.
This release contains 4 pretty obscure tracks that have been very hard to find in the past but are now finally available. More

Bringing together over 50 of Jamaica's greatest session musicians, whose work spans from the birth of reggae in the late 1960s until today, Roots Architects is the largest gathering of Jamaican musical talent on one all-instrumental album. Never before have so many veterans, who helped create the immortal rhythms that made reggae internationally successful, been assembled to play on new material without vocals. This album aims to celebrate and pay tribute to the unsung heroes of reggae music: the rhythm builders or Roots Architects.

The project is the brainchild of Swiss keyboardist and producer Mathias Liengme. In 2013, he travelled to Kingston, Jamaica, to produce The Inspirators project, an all-star album gathering Leroy ”Horse-mouth” Wallace, Lloyd Parks, Earl ”Chinna” Smith and Sangie Davis, the four of them acting both as musicians and vocalists. This first experience in Kingston studio life paved the way to what would become the Roots Architects project. In February and March 2017 Mathias Liengme travelled for the fifth time to Kingston to record as many of reggae’s greatest living veteran musicians as he could. With the help of a few of these Architects like Robbie Lyn, Fil Callender or Dalton Browne, he managed to gather over 50 session musicians aged 60 to 85 on nine instrumental songs.

Roots Architects are legends back together in Kingston studios doing what they do best: creating in-strumental music all together! More

Twenty-three years on from its original release, the debut album of American artist Mike Parker stands proud as a blueprint for deep, hypnotic techno in the new millennium. Originally published as a CD-only edition on Parker’s own Geophone label, Field Records are now giving Dispatches the full vinyl release it so richly deserves - spread across six sides and reproducing Parker’s distinctive artwork at scale.

Charting the course of Parker’s career reads like the evolution of deep techno itself - moving from early collaborations with Donato Dozzy to appearances on seminal labels such as Prologue, Semantica and Spazio Disponibile. The essence of his approach was forged early on, honing techno’s propulsion into a raw essence without losing any of the weight. It’s an exercise in minimalism, but the sound is still monolithic and engulfing, crystal clear in its intention and devoted to the power of subtle pressure. When the decay on a reverb opens up a fraction, Parker’s music leaves enough space for you to notice. Incremental shifts become monumental in his hands and his commitment to subliminal layering reveals hidden depths the further you submit to his hypnotic sound.

This definitive edition of Dispatches looks at the vinyl singles which accompanied the album’s original release and creates a more complete picture of the area that Parker was exploring at the time. It’s the first time that the alternate take of icy depth charge ‘Copper Variations: CV1’ appears on wax, as goes for the pneumatic tension of ‘Reduction’ and evocative miniature sound sculpture ‘Blue Equals Black’. Expanding the album beyond its original CD form, epic rarity ‘Dissolution 99’ presides over the final side, while the standout Voiceprint release is now represented in full with the inclusion of heavyweight stepped techno workout ‘Voiceprint: Voice Two’.

Able to sustain his own creative vision without cowing to the trends or expectations of any scene or clique, Parker’s music has progressed on its own terms. What this reissue demonstrates is how fully formed his vision was - even at a relatively early stage. In an era where the deep techno scene is thriving, Dispatches feels all the more relevant, undiluted by time and still unmatched in its immersive perfection. More