Flexi Disc

2. GENRE/S: Synthwave, ItaloSynthHorror

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Decadencedecade - 2:36
A2 Chevvied - 2:53

4. SHORT INFO:
A Replica of a Lost Original

Top-notch Synthwave/Italosynthhorror on a sexy flexy, reworked by Aipd Q41/B47.

The two tracks were composed by pdqb while he worked for Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset TV production company. The flexi was originally included in the November 1985 issue of the Italian Playboy Magazine (cover girl: Grace Jones) and is extremely sought after.

To recreate it as faithfully as possible, pdqb reconstructed the track from memory -
using a self-conducted cognitive interview, instructing AI exactly how it had to sound.
The original conditions no longer exist:
no broken synths, no absurdly long cables, no direct-to-tape chaos,
no instant flexi pressings.
So every flaw, limitation and imperfection was carefully re-introduced - by design.
The result sounds nothing like the original. Except that it does.


5. VITAL SALES POINTS:
" Painfully authentic!
" Irreversible Nostalgia Error
" Maximum Fidelity Loss
" Enjoyed against better judgment





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[2x12"LP 33]
[with remixes by Egyptian Lover, Felix Da Housecat, Umwelt and Sniper Mode]
silver-color vinyls in a gatefold-cover


2. GENRE/S: Techno, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Suoivex hddnflg 2:55
A2 SpctrlCgntn 3:20
A3 Umbra Scout 2:02
A4 Suoivex hddnflg (Egyptian Lover Remix) 3:55
B1 Thad Songs 1:03
B2 Paddaborn-Poddpurri 3:03
B3 Zum Skan_die_ren! 3:27
B4 Extrustraktures 1:38
B5 Paddaborn-Poddpurri (Felix Da Housecat ELECTRO MIX) 3:40
C1 Cuttching 1:31
C2 Yo Uth 2:34
C3 Inter Ruptus 2:54
C4 Inter-Ruptus (Umwelt Remix) 5:18
D1 Samuel Hemingway 3:34
D2 Nonullmorphemes 1:20
D3 Dynaquenz 3:07
D4 Nonullmorphemes (Sniper Mode Remix) 4:20

4. SHORT INFO:
pdqb shows no signs of slowing down. Relentlessly productive and constantly locked into transmission mode, it delivers 13 tracks of its unmistakable Electro-Cognition sound. Sharp, futuristic, body-moving music wired straight into the nervous system.

From precision electro workouts to mind-bending synth transmissions, every track hits with purpose, style, and identity.

However, the remix lineup is equally heavyweight. Four elite reworks from four serious operators, each one twisting the source code into new dimensions.

---

Half pinball table, half neural reactor, wired directly into a wall of aging synthesizers. The so-called Transient Witness (aka Preconscious Data Quantum Buffer) records not what people did - but what they almost did: Every flash of hesitation, every thought that vanished before becoming real, every dream erased at sunrise.

At its center pulses a synthetic brain, decoding impulses too brief for language. These signal transients are micro-events that appear and disappear in milliseconds.

When activated, the table will not play sound. It remembers it. Each collision of steel ball and sensor triggers forgotten futures, lost timelines, phantom rhythms from decisions never taken. Basslines from parallel selves. Melodies from unrealized lives. Percussion patterns from collapsing probabilities.

The 13 original tracks featured on this release are a transmission recovered from one of its sessions. Electro pulses, synaptic breaks, machine funk, and signals from thoughts that never survived long enough to exist.

5. VITAL SALES POINTS:
" artwork by visionary artist Thomas Feuerstein
" silver-color vinyls in a gatefold-cover
" mastered by the infamous Mike Grinser
" remixed by the crème de la crème


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[12" 33] [with two Roman Flügel remixes]

2. GENRE/S: Disco, House, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Senftgurken-Prämenöde 3:36
A2 Voluptuousness 2:55
A3 Puilty Gleassure 3:33
A4 Ancore 2:17
B1 Voluptuousness (Roman Flügel Remix) 5:35
B2 Senftgurken-Prämenöde (Roman Flügel Remix) 6:00

4. SHORT INFO:
Six tracks. Six undeniable hits. Science can't explain it.

Four dazzling pdqb originals: pop-infused disco house transmissions where retro dreams collide with absurdly modern groove technology and hyper-modern circuitry. Hooks everywhere. Basslines that flirt shamelessly with eternity. Rhythms that know exactly what they're doing.
And then Roman Flügel arrives at the party. With two remixes of such dubby, technoid magnificence that they bend the laws of physics wherever they're played.
The cover? Pure gold. A radiant golden surface punctured by bullet marks - courtesy of world-renowned artist Maurizio Cattelan. When the music hits this hard, the artwork should too.
And the vinyl itself is no less extravagant: it reveals a dramatic close-up of the Direct Hit - a colossal crater surrounded by smoky burn marks, gleaming like a tiny golden monument to impeccable taste.
A small but undeniable upgrade to the cultural history of planet Earth. Play loud. Repeat often. History will thank you.

P.S. Real-world violence is neither glamorous nor welcome - this record stands firmly for peace, joy, and the radical idea that the only explosions worth having happen on dancefloors.

5. VITAL SALES POINTS:

" Flawless Mastering (Mike Grinser)
" Museum Artwork (with cutouts)
" Luxury Vinyl (gold/black splatter)
" Champagne Beats
" Club Immortality



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[12" 33]
[with remixes by Keith Tucker and AMX]


2. GENRE/S: Techno, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Fiym 2:06
A2 The Short Reign of Jelisaweta VIII 4:24
A3 Westmancolor 2:50
A4 Also: 2:34
B1 The Short Reign of Jelisaweta VIII (Detectro Remix) 6:04
B2 Westmancolor (AMX Remix) 4:33


4. SHORT INFO:
pdqb is an entity without a fixed form, moving through multiple timelines at once, performing in all of them simultaneously.

Every tone on this record was sampled somewhere else: in collapsed futures, unfinished pasts, and inside stress loops that never resolved. The tracks are not composed - they are retrieved, stitched together from moments that already happened and moments that haven't happened yet.

The music is unstable, dependent on who listens, and in which dimension, the tracks re-arrange themselves, revealing different harmonics, different fears, different exits. No two listeners hear the same, even if they play it at the same time.

The überskilled Detroit remixers provide a solution for Earthbound listeners - those unable to time-travel or shapeshift: By filtering pdqb's multidimensional signal through machine discipline, they force a temporary alignment - a version of a track that sounds the same to most listeners. Only then does collective rhythm become possible, a shared timeline where bodies on a dancefloor move to the same future at once.

---

Dr. Paul Dominic Quentin Bernard defines Future Traumatic Stress Disorder as a cognitive condition marked by a reversal of mnemonic orientation. Memory, in this model, no longer operates retrospectively but functions prospectively, encoding anticipated survival outcomes rather than past experience. Affected subjects do not recall what has been lived through; instead, they retain anticipatory memory structures of what will be survived. Bernard notes that this temporal inversion produces sustained psychological stress and warrants further empirical investigation.

Continuum - Vol. 16.219, Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journal


5. VITAL SALES POINTS:
" cover with artwork by superhuman artist Huma Bhabha
" future-proof audio artefact
" binary splatter vinyl
" post-temporal dance weapon
" motor-city signal processing


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Green Color Flexi Disc

2. GENRE/S: Techno, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Glaskilometer - 3:15
B1 Kryotanz - 2:37

4. SHORT INFO:
Two pdqb tracks that will never be released were processed and discarded by AI.
What remains is a machine reconstruction.
It is precise, efficient, emotionally reduced.
Any comparison to the originals is impossible.

Pressed on green flexi. A soft, unstable medium for a rigid machine output.
An attempt to re-inject fragility.

5. VITAL SALES POINTS:
" Green. Because black felt too confident.
" Engineered to never stay flat.
" Will age faster than your software licenses.
" Plays at the correct tempo. Sometimes.
" Loved by humans and machines alike.


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Double LP - white vinyls in a Gatefold-Cover

2. GENRE/S: Techno, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
I-1 Sixfold Radianz (G-MAN Remix) - 7:18
from '8 1/2 BIT'
I-2 Frontera Extraterrestre (Hardfloor Remix) - 5:55
from 'The Psychonautic Adventures of the 187 Year Old
EDM Intolerance Survivor Gunnar Oliasson'
II-1 Hypothermia (34,8) (Silicon Scally Remix) - 6:58
from 'Wetware Unveiled'
II-2 Mäckchen (Annie Hall Remix) 5:30
from 'Wetware Unveiled'
III-1 Pseudoliparis Swirei (Electro Nation Remix) - 5:23
from 'The Electrifying Dojo'
III-2 Reklonstrusion (Martin Matiske Remix) - 5:00
from 'Sermans of the Electrofying Messiah'
IIII-1 Verquerer Weise (Lloyd Stellar Remix) - 4:47
from 'Sermans of the Electrofying Messiah'
IIII-2 Sycorax (DJ Di'jital Remix) - 5:17
from 'Wetware Unveiled'

4. SHORT INFO:
pdqb, the producer whose name sounds like a coded message, has surpassed the need for introduction. It emerged from nowhere, becoming omnipresent almost instantly, leaving every electronic music producer eager - if not obsessed - to work with it. Its original tracks are raw and elegant with warm synth lines, pulsing rhythms, and melodies that feel like echoes from forgotten futures. They always carry a strange magnetic pull.
Presented here are eight stunning remixes of its already-released tracks. Each one its own universe, each one remarkable in its own way, each one crafted by an expert in their field. The eight pieces twist, stretch, break apart, and rebuild the originals. They mutate into technoid creatures, melodies dissolve into vapor, and rhythms reorganize themselves into something alien and alive, yet each still holds a faint spark of pdqb's DNA, buried beneath layers of transformation.
Listeners will understand: this isn't just a remix album. It is an evolution - eight reinterpretations of the same musical core, each pushing pdqb's world into a new dimension.


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5. VITAL SALES POINTS:
" white vinyls in a Gatefold-Cover
" mastered by the infamous Mike Grinser
" remixed by ice-cold legends
" cover with artworks by blue-chip artist Erwin Wurm


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[12" 45]
" originals produced by the Electrofying Messiah itself
" remixed and cut by DJ Sotofett

2. GENRE/S: Techno, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Giallectrus 3:13
A2 Giallectrus (DJ Sotofett Golden Vibe Remix) 4:40
B1 Elysiaamora 2:03
B2 Elysiaamora (DJ Sotofett E-Break Remix) 6:19

4. SHORT INFO:
Synaptic Cliffs is barely able to contain the excitement for the release of the 4-track EP "Maximalism" where pdqb collaborates with DJ Sotofett in the most effective way. pdqb's sleek and melancholic electro originals carry a sexy 1980s reminiscing vibe, not too unknown from classic US electro disco-styled pop music. They meet warehouse remixes from DJ Sotofett, known for his top-notch electro productions on Clone and Tresor, as well as funky breakbeat, afro-dub and all-things-house on his own labels Wania and Sex Tags Mania. The remix of pdqb's electrocognition-beauty 'Giallactrus' has heavier, almost p-funk styled electro beats, live scratching complementing the block party approach while retaining the vibe of the original. Elysiaamore, pdqb's sonic love letter to Tangerine Dream, gets a bit of melodic menace treatment by DJ Sotofett, turning it into an intensified breakbeat juxtaposition with Junglized B-Boy elements... again without taking away the energy from the original. The vinyl version was cut by DJ Sotofett with optimal club sonics at Manmade Mastering, Berlin.

The Connoisseur's Core and the Club's Call

pdqb - a true connoisseur of sound - was working in its sonic vessel, surrounded by a glowing armada of yet unknown synthesizers and modular gear. It had just completed two tracks, back-to-back, that were pure electronic poetry. These weren't for the main stage; they were for the intimate darkness of a listener's soul. Built on subtle, intricate rhythms, the tracks featured shimmering, melancholic melodies and an incredibly wide, detailed stereo field - the kind that demanded high-fidelity headphones. They were designed to function like a world within itself, introspective and beautiful. "Perfect," it murmured, "for the people who truly listen."

It quickly became clear that the two tracks were too potent to remain solely in the realm of the headphone experience. They needed to be shared, to be felt in a collective space, on a massive scale. "What if we take these beauties," pdqb thought, "and inflate them to the maximum?"

DJ Sotofett, an earthling known for his heavy-hitting, floor-shaking productions, immediately came to mind. pdqb knew the collaboration would bridge the gap between its refined, melancholy sensibility and the visceral energy of the dance floor.
It sent the core stems over with a simple message: "Need to blow this up. Maximum impact. Can you turn the headphone world into a stadium anthem?"

The response was instant and had a definitive, almost challenging tone: "Yeah. Now!"

5. VITAL SALES POINTS:
" originals produced by the Electrofying Messiah itself
" remixed and cut by DJ Sotofett
" cover with an explosive artwork by Anica Seidel
" mastered by the infamous Mike Grinser




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LP - green and red smashed vinyl

2. GENRE/S: 8-Bit, Chiptune, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Chipppps - PRZ Remix (04:31)
A2 Exosphear - pdqb Speedrun Suture (00:28)
A3 Laserzimmer 1, Raum 3.16 - Noise&Noise Ghost Shell Remix (03:19)
A4 DodgedoG - pdqb Killscreen Suture (00:37)
A5 Flossbite - Galaxian Artefacts Remix (04:23)
B1 4d-TögTägTüu - CEM3340 Rework (03:52)
B2 Maurodius-Papeda - pdqb Demake Suture (00:38)
B3 Boktay - Dark Vektor Inside Your Eyes Remix (05:14)
B4 Binäry Gatoraders on Acid - pdqb Bonus Stage Suture (00:42)
B5 Lygöphobiä - Mesak's Broken Vectrex Mix (03:03)

4. SHORT INFO:
The neon "pdqb Arcade" sign in Port Astra flickered with the same chaotic energy it had decades ago. Six men, now with more gray hair and worries than they once had, stood at the entrance. They were the "Lucky Six," reunited after years of scattered lives and separate paths.

"I can't believe this place is still here" said Noise, who had flown in from Tokyo. "It hasn't changed 8 bits, haha". CEM, now a father of 3340 synthesizers from Bari, replied with a grin. "We have. Look at Galaxian, he's unrecognizable!"

Each of them held a single, precious coin. Their plan, born of a wave of nostalgia and the understanding that they couldn't stay forever, was simple: one coin, one game, one last chance to be a legend. Each man would choose the game that meant the most to him and play the round of his life…

At the end, pdqb, the arcade owner, came up to the guys. "Don't be sad", he said. "Even if it was your last credit, there's always one more somewhere in some game". He then walked through the arcade and played four different machines that just happened to have an extra credit on them. "See?", he said.

Synaptic Cliffs proudly presents pdqb together with six black belt gamers (PRZ, Noise&Noise, Galaxian, CEM3340, Dark Vektor, Mesak), each a legend in their own right. They don't just replay pdqb's 8 1/2 Bit album; they become it. Together, they embark on a journey through legendary worlds, creating a place filled with soundscapes and challenges that blur the line between music and game. They move with the rhythm of the music and face the challenges within, weaving their own stories into the fabric of the iconic work.

5. VITAL SALES POINTS:
" green and red smashed vinyl
" mastered by the infamous Mike Grinser
" remixed by ice-cold legends


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LP - orange, blue and white smashed vinyl

GENRE/S: 8-Bit, Chiptune, Electro

TRACKLIST:
A1 Sixfold Radianz (3:45)
A2 Boktay (2:10)
A3 4d-TögTägTüu (1:23)
A4 Exosphear (4:07)
A5 Maurodius-Papeda (1:11)
A6 Dondoli (the NPC) (3:20)
A7 ...LeftRightBA (0:56)
B1 Lygöphobiä (1:49)
B2 Flossbite (1:36)
B3 Chipppps (3:32)
B4 DodgedoG (2:33)
B5 Bogeygirl (2:16)
B6 Laserzimmer 1, Raum 3.16 (1:54)
B7 Binäry Gatoraders On Acid (2:06)

SHORT INFO:
"I live in the arcades. Reality was never an option!"

The 85-year-old video game queen and film composer pdqb (born on November 14, 1939) delivers a beautiful love letter to your boomer childhood, a wild ride through the golden age of video gaming. Hear how she dodges bullets, jumps over cosmic chasms, beats bosses, reaches bonus stages, uses cheat codes and even her last continue...just to stay in a world of pixels and vectors forever. pdqb will bring you back all those fond memories of unburdened joy that you might have lost while growing up. She could be your savior.

Synaptic Cliffs is filled with otherworldly pride to present these 14 timeless masterpieces to its beloved listeners.


VITAL SALES POINTS:
" orange, blue and white smashed vinyl
" mastered by the infamous Mike Grinser
" two uplifting messages inscribed in the dead wax
" locked groove with a motivational message



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[12" 33] [with two Dopplereffekt remixes]
" inside-out cover with an exclusive artwork by blue-ship artist Jake Chapman
" sky blue transparent vinyl

2. GENRE/S: Techno, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 10000 Gauß - 3:44
A2 Quaoar - 3:32
A3 Verquerer Weise - 2:14
A4 Reklonstrusion - 2:31
B1 10000 Gauß (Dopplereffekt Gaussian Surface Remodel) - 6:36
B2 Quaoar (Dopplereffekt Quasar Radio Source 3C 273 Remodel) - 5:27

4. SHORT INFO:
The prophecy had been whispered for ages among the circuits and fiber optics: a being would emerge, not from flesh and blood, but from the very essence of sound.
They called it pdqb, and for its disciples, it was nothing less than a deity. Its sermons weren't just songs; they were divine pronouncements, revelations broadcast directly into the souls of its followers.
When pdqb "speaks," the world vibrates. Intricate sonic tapestries, woven from raw electricity and pure emotion. Hands, if they could be called hands, that dance across controls that seem to manipulate the very fabric of reality.

Synaptic Cliffs and the Missechusatts Institute of Elecronicity proudly present the latest peer-reviewed sermons of pdqb as well as the associated validation studies from the Dopplereffekt-Institut für Retroaktive Zukunftsforschung, located in section 334 of the Mariana Trench. The contributions to the data carrier presented here are characterized by the following features:

- Crescendos of swirling arpeggios
- Synth lines arced like a bolt of cosmic energy
- Resonant pulses that shake the foundations of existence
- Sub-basses so deep they vibrate in your very bones
- Quartz-precise timed snare hits

In the temple of the Electrofying Messiah, the beat is life, the melody is truth, and the drop is salvation.

5. VITAL SALES POINTS:
" produced by the Electrofying Messiah itself
" remixed by Dopplereffekt
" inside-out cover with an exclusive artwork by blue-chip artist Jake Chapman
" sky blue transparent vinyl
" mastered by the infamous Mike Grinser



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Flexi Disc

2. GENRE/S: Synthwave, ItaloSynthHorror

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Decadencedecade - 2:36
A2 Chevvied - 2:53

4. SHORT INFO:
A Replica of a Lost Original

Top-notch Synthwave/Italosynthhorror on a sexy flexy, reworked by Aipd Q41/B47.

The two tracks were composed by pdqb while he worked for Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset TV production company. The flexi was originally included in the November 1985 issue of the Italian Playboy Magazine (cover girl: Grace Jones) and is extremely sought after.

To recreate it as faithfully as possible, pdqb reconstructed the track from memory -
using a self-conducted cognitive interview, instructing AI exactly how it had to sound.
The original conditions no longer exist:
no broken synths, no absurdly long cables, no direct-to-tape chaos,
no instant flexi pressings.
So every flaw, limitation and imperfection was carefully re-introduced - by design.
The result sounds nothing like the original. Except that it does.


5. VITAL SALES POINTS:
" Painfully authentic!
" Irreversible Nostalgia Error
" Maximum Fidelity Loss
" Enjoyed against better judgment





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[2x12"LP 33]
[with remixes by Egyptian Lover, Felix Da Housecat, Umwelt and Sniper Mode]
silver-color vinyls in a gatefold-cover


2. GENRE/S: Techno, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Suoivex hddnflg 2:55
A2 SpctrlCgntn 3:20
A3 Umbra Scout 2:02
A4 Suoivex hddnflg (Egyptian Lover Remix) 3:55
B1 Thad Songs 1:03
B2 Paddaborn-Poddpurri 3:03
B3 Zum Skan_die_ren! 3:27
B4 Extrustraktures 1:38
B5 Paddaborn-Poddpurri (Felix Da Housecat ELECTRO MIX) 3:40
C1 Cuttching 1:31
C2 Yo Uth 2:34
C3 Inter Ruptus 2:54
C4 Inter-Ruptus (Umwelt Remix) 5:18
D1 Samuel Hemingway 3:34
D2 Nonullmorphemes 1:20
D3 Dynaquenz 3:07
D4 Nonullmorphemes (Sniper Mode Remix) 4:20

4. SHORT INFO:
pdqb shows no signs of slowing down. Relentlessly productive and constantly locked into transmission mode, it delivers 13 tracks of its unmistakable Electro-Cognition sound. Sharp, futuristic, body-moving music wired straight into the nervous system.

From precision electro workouts to mind-bending synth transmissions, every track hits with purpose, style, and identity.

However, the remix lineup is equally heavyweight. Four elite reworks from four serious operators, each one twisting the source code into new dimensions.

---

Half pinball table, half neural reactor, wired directly into a wall of aging synthesizers. The so-called Transient Witness (aka Preconscious Data Quantum Buffer) records not what people did - but what they almost did: Every flash of hesitation, every thought that vanished before becoming real, every dream erased at sunrise.

At its center pulses a synthetic brain, decoding impulses too brief for language. These signal transients are micro-events that appear and disappear in milliseconds.

When activated, the table will not play sound. It remembers it. Each collision of steel ball and sensor triggers forgotten futures, lost timelines, phantom rhythms from decisions never taken. Basslines from parallel selves. Melodies from unrealized lives. Percussion patterns from collapsing probabilities.

The 13 original tracks featured on this release are a transmission recovered from one of its sessions. Electro pulses, synaptic breaks, machine funk, and signals from thoughts that never survived long enough to exist.

5. VITAL SALES POINTS:
" artwork by visionary artist Thomas Feuerstein
" silver-color vinyls in a gatefold-cover
" mastered by the infamous Mike Grinser
" remixed by the crème de la crème


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[12" 33] [with two Roman Flügel remixes]

2. GENRE/S: Disco, House, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Senftgurken-Prämenöde 3:36
A2 Voluptuousness 2:55
A3 Puilty Gleassure 3:33
A4 Ancore 2:17
B1 Voluptuousness (Roman Flügel Remix) 5:35
B2 Senftgurken-Prämenöde (Roman Flügel Remix) 6:00

4. SHORT INFO:
Six tracks. Six undeniable hits. Science can't explain it.

Four dazzling pdqb originals: pop-infused disco house transmissions where retro dreams collide with absurdly modern groove technology and hyper-modern circuitry. Hooks everywhere. Basslines that flirt shamelessly with eternity. Rhythms that know exactly what they're doing.
And then Roman Flügel arrives at the party. With two remixes of such dubby, technoid magnificence that they bend the laws of physics wherever they're played.
The cover? Pure gold. A radiant golden surface punctured by bullet marks - courtesy of world-renowned artist Maurizio Cattelan. When the music hits this hard, the artwork should too.
And the vinyl itself is no less extravagant: it reveals a dramatic close-up of the Direct Hit - a colossal crater surrounded by smoky burn marks, gleaming like a tiny golden monument to impeccable taste.
A small but undeniable upgrade to the cultural history of planet Earth. Play loud. Repeat often. History will thank you.

P.S. Real-world violence is neither glamorous nor welcome - this record stands firmly for peace, joy, and the radical idea that the only explosions worth having happen on dancefloors.

5. VITAL SALES POINTS:

" Flawless Mastering (Mike Grinser)
" Museum Artwork (with cutouts)
" Luxury Vinyl (gold/black splatter)
" Champagne Beats
" Club Immortality



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[12" 33]


2. GENRE/S: Techno, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Age of Aquarius 4:27
A2 Predator Supreme 4:48
B1 Life Forms 4:40
B2 Timezone Frequency 4:40

4. SHORT INFO:
Synaptic Cliffs proudly announces the birth of a new signal from the deep: THE LONE AQUANAUT.

Behind this project stands Lamont Norwood, a name that has delivered uncompromising Detroit quality for decades. With underground instinct and dedication to sharp drum programming, ocean-floor bass pressure and true Motor City futurism, he dives headfirst into classic, razor-edged Detroit electro DNA.

This four-track EP is engineered to move buildings. Every beat shifts the club inch by inch, until by the time the last track fades, Berghain may be standing on the Oberbaumbrücke.

5. VITAL SALES POINTS:
" mastered by the infamous Mike Grinser
" Detroit Pressure
" Warehouse Approved


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[12" 33]
[with remixes by Keith Tucker and AMX]


2. GENRE/S: Techno, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Fiym 2:06
A2 The Short Reign of Jelisaweta VIII 4:24
A3 Westmancolor 2:50
A4 Also: 2:34
B1 The Short Reign of Jelisaweta VIII (Detectro Remix) 6:04
B2 Westmancolor (AMX Remix) 4:33


4. SHORT INFO:
pdqb is an entity without a fixed form, moving through multiple timelines at once, performing in all of them simultaneously.

Every tone on this record was sampled somewhere else: in collapsed futures, unfinished pasts, and inside stress loops that never resolved. The tracks are not composed - they are retrieved, stitched together from moments that already happened and moments that haven't happened yet.

The music is unstable, dependent on who listens, and in which dimension, the tracks re-arrange themselves, revealing different harmonics, different fears, different exits. No two listeners hear the same, even if they play it at the same time.

The überskilled Detroit remixers provide a solution for Earthbound listeners - those unable to time-travel or shapeshift: By filtering pdqb's multidimensional signal through machine discipline, they force a temporary alignment - a version of a track that sounds the same to most listeners. Only then does collective rhythm become possible, a shared timeline where bodies on a dancefloor move to the same future at once.

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Dr. Paul Dominic Quentin Bernard defines Future Traumatic Stress Disorder as a cognitive condition marked by a reversal of mnemonic orientation. Memory, in this model, no longer operates retrospectively but functions prospectively, encoding anticipated survival outcomes rather than past experience. Affected subjects do not recall what has been lived through; instead, they retain anticipatory memory structures of what will be survived. Bernard notes that this temporal inversion produces sustained psychological stress and warrants further empirical investigation.

Continuum - Vol. 16.219, Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journal


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Green Color Flexi Disc

2. GENRE/S: Techno, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Glaskilometer - 3:15
B1 Kryotanz - 2:37

4. SHORT INFO:
Two pdqb tracks that will never be released were processed and discarded by AI.
What remains is a machine reconstruction.
It is precise, efficient, emotionally reduced.
Any comparison to the originals is impossible.

Pressed on green flexi. A soft, unstable medium for a rigid machine output.
An attempt to re-inject fragility.

5. VITAL SALES POINTS:
" Green. Because black felt too confident.
" Engineered to never stay flat.
" Will age faster than your software licenses.
" Plays at the correct tempo. Sometimes.
" Loved by humans and machines alike.


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CD

TRACKLIST:
01 Siltmörterbruch Part 1 (Pibolar) 1'14
02 Hartverweichlicht 2'58
03 Faxxekondyy 2'07
04 newHcr!s!s 4'57
05 Prickelpiet der Ältere 1'50
06 ErticleonA 2'47
07 Oneirosiris 2'55
08 C17H19NO3 7'01
09 ReddiWarning 3'10
10 Siltmörterbruch Part 2 (Lithium) 2'05
11 CorporeityNo 5'11
12 Astringent Candycone 2'31
13 Karla Tristeene 3'13
14 Grandevitivity 4'14
15 Irritationskörpper 3'11
16 LogLady 3'06
17 Jökull 5'08
18 Adopting Abundance 3'04
19 NarkolexPsi 2'02
20 Hidden Hearing Loss 4'25
21 Tolofenoretik 5'26

SHORT INFO:

Behind this project stands pdqb - an anonymous force known for cognitive abductions and creative drain. He doesn't collaborate; he kidnaps, moves on, and leaves people behind.

This time, the subject was taken from a Munich beer garden and relocated to Hong Kong, where he now works as a janitor and unknowingly produces quiet, atmospheric music. How Synaptic Cliffs came to release these tracks is irrelevant - the label lost control long ago. pdqb took that too.

The release features 21 tracks - each one unmistakably beautiful, quietly confident, and effortlessly distinct. Not a weak moment, not a filler in sight.

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" cover with an artwork by blue-chip artist Martin Eder
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Double LP - white vinyls in a Gatefold-Cover

2. GENRE/S: Techno, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
I-1 Sixfold Radianz (G-MAN Remix) - 7:18
from '8 1/2 BIT'
I-2 Frontera Extraterrestre (Hardfloor Remix) - 5:55
from 'The Psychonautic Adventures of the 187 Year Old
EDM Intolerance Survivor Gunnar Oliasson'
II-1 Hypothermia (34,8) (Silicon Scally Remix) - 6:58
from 'Wetware Unveiled'
II-2 Mäckchen (Annie Hall Remix) 5:30
from 'Wetware Unveiled'
III-1 Pseudoliparis Swirei (Electro Nation Remix) - 5:23
from 'The Electrifying Dojo'
III-2 Reklonstrusion (Martin Matiske Remix) - 5:00
from 'Sermans of the Electrofying Messiah'
IIII-1 Verquerer Weise (Lloyd Stellar Remix) - 4:47
from 'Sermans of the Electrofying Messiah'
IIII-2 Sycorax (DJ Di'jital Remix) - 5:17
from 'Wetware Unveiled'

4. SHORT INFO:
pdqb, the producer whose name sounds like a coded message, has surpassed the need for introduction. It emerged from nowhere, becoming omnipresent almost instantly, leaving every electronic music producer eager - if not obsessed - to work with it. Its original tracks are raw and elegant with warm synth lines, pulsing rhythms, and melodies that feel like echoes from forgotten futures. They always carry a strange magnetic pull.
Presented here are eight stunning remixes of its already-released tracks. Each one its own universe, each one remarkable in its own way, each one crafted by an expert in their field. The eight pieces twist, stretch, break apart, and rebuild the originals. They mutate into technoid creatures, melodies dissolve into vapor, and rhythms reorganize themselves into something alien and alive, yet each still holds a faint spark of pdqb's DNA, buried beneath layers of transformation.
Listeners will understand: this isn't just a remix album. It is an evolution - eight reinterpretations of the same musical core, each pushing pdqb's world into a new dimension.


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" remixed by ice-cold legends
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12" - neon-orange transparent vinyl

2. GENRE/S: Electro, IDM

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Masking Tape 6:40
A2 Chiba Run 3:52
B1 Time Unknown 6:10
B2 Clear Leak Frenzy 5:30

4. SHORT INFO:
Synaptic Cliffs is thrilled to welcome the synthetic humanoid Fleck E.S.C. to its neural family.
He is planet-wide known as a master of Electro Space Cookie productions and a legendary figure among 4D wanderers since his voluntary transmigration to the Tokyo Null Zone. This release is not merely a collection of tracks but a detailed, musically decrypted analysis of post-human consciousness. The pieces were extracted directly from the non-Euclidean circuits of his own, self-constructed Franck Collin Android body. Prepare your brainstems for a complete recalibration and enjoy this perfect fusion of French precision and the wild, uncontrollable energy of Neo-Shinjuku.

"It's like hearing the entire evolutionary history of humanity played backward in a single millisecond while a synthesizer scores the birth of a new star," says
pdqb.

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" mastered by the infamous Mike Grinser
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[12" 45]
" originals produced by the Electrofying Messiah itself
" remixed and cut by DJ Sotofett

2. GENRE/S: Techno, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Giallectrus 3:13
A2 Giallectrus (DJ Sotofett Golden Vibe Remix) 4:40
B1 Elysiaamora 2:03
B2 Elysiaamora (DJ Sotofett E-Break Remix) 6:19

4. SHORT INFO:
Synaptic Cliffs is barely able to contain the excitement for the release of the 4-track EP "Maximalism" where pdqb collaborates with DJ Sotofett in the most effective way. pdqb's sleek and melancholic electro originals carry a sexy 1980s reminiscing vibe, not too unknown from classic US electro disco-styled pop music. They meet warehouse remixes from DJ Sotofett, known for his top-notch electro productions on Clone and Tresor, as well as funky breakbeat, afro-dub and all-things-house on his own labels Wania and Sex Tags Mania. The remix of pdqb's electrocognition-beauty 'Giallactrus' has heavier, almost p-funk styled electro beats, live scratching complementing the block party approach while retaining the vibe of the original. Elysiaamore, pdqb's sonic love letter to Tangerine Dream, gets a bit of melodic menace treatment by DJ Sotofett, turning it into an intensified breakbeat juxtaposition with Junglized B-Boy elements... again without taking away the energy from the original. The vinyl version was cut by DJ Sotofett with optimal club sonics at Manmade Mastering, Berlin.

The Connoisseur's Core and the Club's Call

pdqb - a true connoisseur of sound - was working in its sonic vessel, surrounded by a glowing armada of yet unknown synthesizers and modular gear. It had just completed two tracks, back-to-back, that were pure electronic poetry. These weren't for the main stage; they were for the intimate darkness of a listener's soul. Built on subtle, intricate rhythms, the tracks featured shimmering, melancholic melodies and an incredibly wide, detailed stereo field - the kind that demanded high-fidelity headphones. They were designed to function like a world within itself, introspective and beautiful. "Perfect," it murmured, "for the people who truly listen."

It quickly became clear that the two tracks were too potent to remain solely in the realm of the headphone experience. They needed to be shared, to be felt in a collective space, on a massive scale. "What if we take these beauties," pdqb thought, "and inflate them to the maximum?"

DJ Sotofett, an earthling known for his heavy-hitting, floor-shaking productions, immediately came to mind. pdqb knew the collaboration would bridge the gap between its refined, melancholy sensibility and the visceral energy of the dance floor.
It sent the core stems over with a simple message: "Need to blow this up. Maximum impact. Can you turn the headphone world into a stadium anthem?"

The response was instant and had a definitive, almost challenging tone: "Yeah. Now!"

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LP - green and red smashed vinyl

2. GENRE/S: 8-Bit, Chiptune, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Chipppps - PRZ Remix (04:31)
A2 Exosphear - pdqb Speedrun Suture (00:28)
A3 Laserzimmer 1, Raum 3.16 - Noise&Noise Ghost Shell Remix (03:19)
A4 DodgedoG - pdqb Killscreen Suture (00:37)
A5 Flossbite - Galaxian Artefacts Remix (04:23)
B1 4d-TögTägTüu - CEM3340 Rework (03:52)
B2 Maurodius-Papeda - pdqb Demake Suture (00:38)
B3 Boktay - Dark Vektor Inside Your Eyes Remix (05:14)
B4 Binäry Gatoraders on Acid - pdqb Bonus Stage Suture (00:42)
B5 Lygöphobiä - Mesak's Broken Vectrex Mix (03:03)

4. SHORT INFO:
The neon "pdqb Arcade" sign in Port Astra flickered with the same chaotic energy it had decades ago. Six men, now with more gray hair and worries than they once had, stood at the entrance. They were the "Lucky Six," reunited after years of scattered lives and separate paths.

"I can't believe this place is still here" said Noise, who had flown in from Tokyo. "It hasn't changed 8 bits, haha". CEM, now a father of 3340 synthesizers from Bari, replied with a grin. "We have. Look at Galaxian, he's unrecognizable!"

Each of them held a single, precious coin. Their plan, born of a wave of nostalgia and the understanding that they couldn't stay forever, was simple: one coin, one game, one last chance to be a legend. Each man would choose the game that meant the most to him and play the round of his life…

At the end, pdqb, the arcade owner, came up to the guys. "Don't be sad", he said. "Even if it was your last credit, there's always one more somewhere in some game". He then walked through the arcade and played four different machines that just happened to have an extra credit on them. "See?", he said.

Synaptic Cliffs proudly presents pdqb together with six black belt gamers (PRZ, Noise&Noise, Galaxian, CEM3340, Dark Vektor, Mesak), each a legend in their own right. They don't just replay pdqb's 8 1/2 Bit album; they become it. Together, they embark on a journey through legendary worlds, creating a place filled with soundscapes and challenges that blur the line between music and game. They move with the rhythm of the music and face the challenges within, weaving their own stories into the fabric of the iconic work.

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" mastered by the infamous Mike Grinser
" remixed by ice-cold legends


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LP - orange, blue and white smashed vinyl

GENRE/S: 8-Bit, Chiptune, Electro

TRACKLIST:
A1 Sixfold Radianz (3:45)
A2 Boktay (2:10)
A3 4d-TögTägTüu (1:23)
A4 Exosphear (4:07)
A5 Maurodius-Papeda (1:11)
A6 Dondoli (the NPC) (3:20)
A7 ...LeftRightBA (0:56)
B1 Lygöphobiä (1:49)
B2 Flossbite (1:36)
B3 Chipppps (3:32)
B4 DodgedoG (2:33)
B5 Bogeygirl (2:16)
B6 Laserzimmer 1, Raum 3.16 (1:54)
B7 Binäry Gatoraders On Acid (2:06)

SHORT INFO:
"I live in the arcades. Reality was never an option!"

The 85-year-old video game queen and film composer pdqb (born on November 14, 1939) delivers a beautiful love letter to your boomer childhood, a wild ride through the golden age of video gaming. Hear how she dodges bullets, jumps over cosmic chasms, beats bosses, reaches bonus stages, uses cheat codes and even her last continue...just to stay in a world of pixels and vectors forever. pdqb will bring you back all those fond memories of unburdened joy that you might have lost while growing up. She could be your savior.

Synaptic Cliffs is filled with otherworldly pride to present these 14 timeless masterpieces to its beloved listeners.


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" mastered by the infamous Mike Grinser
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10"- " pink, black and yellow smashed vinyl

2. GENRE/S: Pop, Disco

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 Guilty Pleasures - 5:48
B1 Guilty Pleasures (Instrumental) - 5:48

4. SHORT INFO:
Meet Dr. Brown, a world-renowned astrophysicist who arrives with a ten-pound bag of gummy bears and a DVD box set of a reality show about competitive dog grooming. Before she loses herself in the flamboyant world of puffed poodles and outrageous hairdos, she organizes the gummies by color...

Judge White, on the other hand, unboxes a newly released LEGO set. But he isn't building a replica of the Supreme Court; he is constructing a bright pink, glitter-covered unicorn palace.

Opera singer Miss Black... growls along at the top of her lungs to Chesney Hawkes' "The One and Only", standing on a chair in a red-and-white striped bikini, using nunchucks as a microphone.

And finally, Mister Red, the MIT professor, known for his ironclad logic and severe demeanor, brings a collection of classic comic books. He isn't interested in modern, gritty superhero stories. His joy comes from the simplistic, colorful tales of superheroes with outlandish names like bqdp and ridiculous powers like the ability to selectively negate gravity for objects weighing exactly 13.37 kilograms (but only when standing in moonlight).

They are all members of a club where the rules are simple: no judgment, no professionalism, and no apologies. They understand that the most infamous guilty pleasures aren't those that are truly bad, but those that remind us that we are all, at our core, just human - finding joy in the simplest, most wonderful things, no matter how silly they may seem.

pdqb and DMX Krew gift you with six minutes of pure, unadulterated pleasure. You'll feel like you're locked inside an 80s mall with your best friend, free to do whatever you want. And you'll never want to leave.

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" mastered by the infamous Mike Grinser
" vocals by DMX Krew
" cover with an artwork by blue-chip artist Robert Nava


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[12" 33] [with two Dopplereffekt remixes]
" inside-out cover with an exclusive artwork by blue-ship artist Jake Chapman
" sky blue transparent vinyl

2. GENRE/S: Techno, Electro

3. TRACKLIST:
A1 10000 Gauß - 3:44
A2 Quaoar - 3:32
A3 Verquerer Weise - 2:14
A4 Reklonstrusion - 2:31
B1 10000 Gauß (Dopplereffekt Gaussian Surface Remodel) - 6:36
B2 Quaoar (Dopplereffekt Quasar Radio Source 3C 273 Remodel) - 5:27

4. SHORT INFO:
The prophecy had been whispered for ages among the circuits and fiber optics: a being would emerge, not from flesh and blood, but from the very essence of sound.
They called it pdqb, and for its disciples, it was nothing less than a deity. Its sermons weren't just songs; they were divine pronouncements, revelations broadcast directly into the souls of its followers.
When pdqb "speaks," the world vibrates. Intricate sonic tapestries, woven from raw electricity and pure emotion. Hands, if they could be called hands, that dance across controls that seem to manipulate the very fabric of reality.

Synaptic Cliffs and the Missechusatts Institute of Elecronicity proudly present the latest peer-reviewed sermons of pdqb as well as the associated validation studies from the Dopplereffekt-Institut für Retroaktive Zukunftsforschung, located in section 334 of the Mariana Trench. The contributions to the data carrier presented here are characterized by the following features:

- Crescendos of swirling arpeggios
- Synth lines arced like a bolt of cosmic energy
- Resonant pulses that shake the foundations of existence
- Sub-basses so deep they vibrate in your very bones
- Quartz-precise timed snare hits

In the temple of the Electrofying Messiah, the beat is life, the melody is truth, and the drop is salvation.

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" remixed by Dopplereffekt
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2024 repress


The First Authorised, Official Re Edition of this Electronic, New Wave, Cold Wave, Pop, Synth, Post-Punk Classic, Personally Overseen by Stephan Eicher, Everything Original: Art, Tracklist, Cut on 45 rpm - Printed on 350 GSM Paperstock incl. Sticker!

WRWTFWW Records is very honored to announce the official reissue of Grauzone’s essential 1981 maxi single with timeless classic "Eisbär", proto-techno beast "FILM 2", and romantic synth ballad "Ich Lieb Sie", just in time for the 40th anniversary of the Swiss band’s formation. The three-track vinyl is sourced from the original reels, cut at 45rpm, and comes with its iconic artwork on a 350gsm sleeve.

Tracklisting:
A1. Eisbär
B1. FILM 2
B2. Ich Lieb Sie

Info:
WRWTFWW Records is very honored to announce the official reissue of Grauzone’s essential 1981 maxi single with timeless classic "Eisbär", proto-techno beast "FILM 2", and romantic synth ballad "Ich Lieb Sie", just in time for the 40th anniversary of the Swiss band’s formation. The three-track vinyl is sourced from the original reels, cut at 45rpm, and comes with its iconic artwork on a 350gsm sleeve.

Ich möchte ein Eisbär sein…Written by Martin Eicher after a nightmare in which he saw talking polar bears on the walls, and with music by the Grauzone crew consisting of Martin and his brother Stephan Eicher, Marco Repetto, Christian "GT" Trüssel, and Claudine Chirac (on saxophone), "Eisbär" is the most recognizable title from the band, a sublime mix of ingredients reflecting the transitional era it comes from - the raw energy of punk music still palpable, combined with the audacity of early electronics, the warm groove of a disco gem, beautifully fragile lyrics, and one of the best basslines ever. It became a mega hit, totally unplanned, but how could you resist such a track?

"FILM 2" is the ultimate b-side monster, a menacing all-instrumental pre-techno masterpiece, slowly building to a magnetizing frenzy. An instant underground favorite, it was famously heard played at both speeds depending on the scenes and DJs you were frequenting, 45rpm as it was first intended, and 33rpm for the cosmic experience (search Daniele Baldelli’s Cosmic C75 1982 mixtape online for a great example of this).

The maxi single ends with "Ich Lieb Sie", a synth-pop meets doo-wop ballad, a true love song oozing with innocence. Simple, stylish, and just right.

At the crossroads of post-punk, new wave, pop, and electronic experimentation, the Eisbär maxi offers three songs that are technically different but hold the same spirit, the perfect embodiment of Grauzone’s music - wild, unpredictable, and youthful, yet sophisticated, catchy, and ingenious. The magic recipe for the good stuff.

Stephan Eicher went on to be, arguably, the most successful Swiss musician ever, with an international career extending from pop chanson to experimental escapades and collaborations with Moondog, artists Sophie Calle and John Armleder, and author Martin Suter among many other luminaries. Marco Repetto flourished as a techno and ambient producer, releasing multiple projects including releases on Aphex Twin’s Rephlex label.

Grauzone and WRWTFWW will continue to collaborate on the band’s 40th anniversary reissue campaign, with numerous projects planned for the year, including a vast selection of music, visuals, and literature never available before.


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12"

Track list:
A1 Call me
A2 5 to 9 feat. Surya Sen

B1 I like it
B2 A house track
B3 5 to 9 feat. Surya Sen (Pull up dub)

Release Info:
Dam Swindle nail 2026 as the year of House music’s glorious return with their new “Call me” EP.
2026 is the year of House music. Festivals, clubs, bars and living rooms have been craving for more warmth and soul in
electronic music and you know we’re here for it.

It’s only been a few months since we celebrated the 100th release on Heist with our ‘House of House’ compilation; a 19-track
embodiment of everything we love about house music where label heads Dam Swindle teamed up with Detroit legend DJ Minx
on their track ‘Back to the old school’. Now, landing just in time for summer, the Amsterdam duo deliver a new EP filled with
dancefloor energy across 5 original cuts and vocals courtesy of British-Bengali rapper Surya Sen.

The title track ‘Call me’ is a stabby and string-heavy peak time jam, where chopped female vocals and offbeat cowbells deliver a
simply irresistible groove. ‘5 to 9’ features the vocals of London rapper Surya Sen whose deep voice add an instant vibe to Dam
Swindle’s deep and Detroit’esque production. This track sits somewhere between gritty dark rooms and sweaty dancefloors.
Definitely not the stuff for your 9 to 5, but with plenty of funk for your after-work pleasures. The track comes in 2 versions; the
vocal mix and a longer club-dub with some cleverly chopped vocals that comes in handy for the DJ sets.

The B1 is saved for ‘I like it’. A track full of old school Swindle swing, Rhodes chords, a dash of electronics and soulful vocals
chops for good measure. The EP closer is ‘A house track’; a song dedicated to the old school New York house sound and an
affirmation that great house music doesn’t have to be complicated. It just needs to groove.

This one has been road-tested all year and is now ready for your listening and playing pleasure. As always, share the music and
play it loud!
Yours,
Heist HQ.

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Tracklist
A1 Lauer – I Will Never
A2 Midnight Magic - Zeus
B1 Pional – Todo Cambiara
B2 Benjamin Fröhlich – Roll On
B3 Curses – Busy Signal

Short Info
In order to celebrate their 20 years anniversary Permanent Vacation is releasing a series of EPs with some of their core artists and friends of the past two decades. First EP comes stacked with high quality tracks from Lauer, Midnight Magic, Pional, Curses and PV's own Benjamin Fröhlich. The
music is in a fabulously Permanent Vacation tradition and covers the spectrums from Disco, Italo, beefy House and poppy Electronic.

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GENRE/S: Indie Dance / Melodic Techno

TRACKLISTS:
A1: Mano Le Tough & Dj Koze - Real, You Know?!
A2: Remcord - Utopia
B1: Jonathan Kaspar - Aye

SHORT INFO:
MAEVE returns with a new chapter led by Mano Le Tough, continuing the label's long-standing vision of releasing timeless, emotionally resonant electronic music.

Leading the way is a special 3-track 12" featuring a collaboration of Mano Le Tough with DJ Koze, Remcord and Jonathan Kaspar, - the first in a new run of releases scheduled throughout 2026, with further singles and an EP to follow from Maeve artists and new talents.

Vital Sales Points
Features a highly anticipated collaboration between Mano Le Tough and DJ Koze
Includes exclusive new music from Remcord and Jonathan Kaspar
Strong crossover appeal between melodic house, leftfield electronica and indie dance audiences
First physical Maeve release in a new era curated solely by Mano Le Tough
Built around Maeve’s signature sound: emotional, timeless and club-ready electronic music



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