For the ninth installment of the _NRV series, Romania’s Cosmjn delivers The Music Behind EP — four hypnotic cuts that showcase his trademark swing and subtle intensity. Cosmjn is a name most in the minimal circuit perk up just seeing on the sleeve. He runs the Radial imprint together with LIZZ — who appeared on _NRV006, in case you missed that. “Doom Alarm” sets the tone with driving percussion and a shadowy groove, while “Dirty Wob” leans into gritty bass pressure and late-night warehouse energy. On the flip, “Nancy Byoss” pushes forward with a heavy, propulsive workout built for maximum floor impact, before “The Music Behind” closes the record with a spacious, dynamic trip that stretches into the after-hours. A versatile EP, primed for the booth and the bag alike.

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For its first EP, PATH has chosen the Italian artist David Agrella, a producer and label owner (Agrellomatica (AGR) & R.F.X.N.). After releasing on the Seven Hills label and his own R.F.X.N label, David Agrella returns with 3 unique tracks, each a distinct sonic gem.

A1 – “Yes I am available.” 9 minutes of groovy and progressive tech house.

B1 – “At the Tone.” A dark and melancholic track.

B2 – “Contented regrets.” A more techno-oriented track, perfect for closing this EP.

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Following up the fantastic summer re-release of Upsetting Keys “Empathy” EP, Path Records follows with its first new catalogue number since 2006. Path 008 marks the return of artist Fate 258, whose 1999 “Why 2k” Path 001 EP has been a hotly sought after item on Discogs. The three-track EP contains two exciting new mixes of cult classic techno track “The Path”. The a-side version “Path to Hell” is the harder of the pair, a dark edgy journey into the unknown with shuffling 808 rhythms providing much of the melody. “Path to Heaven” slows the groove down and adds warm Juno pads throughout the mix for a very deep Detroit flavored techno style. On the final track “Heaven or Hell” sort of a broken beat downtempo piece, sparse vocals and Bladerunner samples mix to complete the dystopian concept. These mixes of “The Path” are considered pre-mixes, as they were completed in 1998 before the original release of Path 001. Fate 258 is a project from Brooklyn producer Reade Truth; known for his work over the last decades on labels such as Planet E, Sonic Groove, N-Syde, Wurst and Strictly Rhythm to name a few.
Limited to 250 worldwide, with the first 100 including full black and white cover art.

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Emerging deep from within the depths of the Brooklyn underground. Upsetting Keys seeks to inform, to educate and inundate. This time they are armed with emotional, unknown electronic structures that originated back in the late 90s. The audio sculptures presented on this release specifically pass somewhere in a shape between total art form and other, much more subliminal and subdued opaque constructs. reade truth, iconic producer of planet e and sonic groove fame, rewinds all the way back to his first imprint, reintroducing to the public to the elusive and oft hyped Path Records. Upsetting Keys, a name whispered privately by elite DJ's around the world, is a modern example of the electronic, underground real deal. Almost 15 years ago, Jake Reif (L.I.E.S, Savage Hymn) started his production career working alongside Reade Truth @ his infamous Zone of FX studio; each of the expressing in a unique, uncompromising style a frustration and dissatisfaction with music scene, politics, life and everything in general. Regularly intense, 24 hour studio sessions resulted in the inimitable sound-scapes that have come to be known as "Upsetting Keys". Back in 2001, their debut EP "Empathy" was a silent masterpiece, inhibited only by sound quality and availability. Finally, these tracks get the treatment they initially deserved, with proper audio mastering carefully applied. Upsetting Keys, initially trapped in an era where dull throw-away concepts dominated early techno culture, can now freely present their unusual techniques which involved impossible sampling, maniacal rhythms and infectious melodic content, all of which lay waste to those past aesthetics. After a long hiatus, both Path Records and flagship artist, Upsetting Keys can be appreciated for what it was, and still is... ground-breaking innovative punk spiritualism, surprisingly not unsimiliar from their peers: Front 242, Skinny Puppy, Cabaret Voltaire, Derrick May and so on.


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For this EP, we worked exclusively with a singer and produced several tracks, composing all the music around her voice. Working with the same singer encouraged us to explore different musical genres ranging from breakbeat, house, minimal and even ambient.
Happie’s voice became our guiding thread during several studio sessions, and this EP is the result of an immersion into her world, which we revisited in our own way. The fact that she comes from a more ‘folk’ background (guitar and vocals) was very interesting because it allowed us to contrast the softness of her compositions with our very dynamic music. It’s important to note the great freedom we had, as most singers don’t like their voices to be modified or cut up, but Happie gave us carte blanche for the composition.

The label’s name comes from a Japanese culinary expression, ‘I’ll leave the choice to you’, which, in the context of sushi restaurants, refers to chefs who select and prepare dishes for customers on their behalf, rather than letting them choose.

Antraum is based above all on the friendship between Anton and Traumer, which was forged, of course, around music.

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For its first EP, PATH has chosen the Italian artist David Agrella, a producer and label owner (Agrellomatica (AGR) & R.F.X.N.). After releasing on the Seven Hills label and his own R.F.X.N label, David Agrella returns with 3 unique tracks, each a distinct sonic gem.

A1 – “Yes I am available.” 9 minutes of groovy and progressive tech house.

B1 – “At the Tone.” A dark and melancholic track.

B2 – “Contented regrets.” A more techno-oriented track, perfect for closing this EP.

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Special limited edition, vinyl only.

Masterpiece by Thomas Melchior & a sensational rework by Ricardo Villalobos.

2 pioneers at their very best!

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Hailing from Detroit, Ryan has earned great respect over the years as a deej with a deeeeeeep bag of records. This EP is a perfect reflection of that ethos - with tracks that will have you covered no matter what time of night you're dropping the needle on this thing.

The A is heavyweight, peak time, disc jock business. Sarah O leads vocals to the A1, woozy, dubbed out, blissy joy ride that is the club mix of "Between Dreams." It would sound at home on all your favorite dancefloors, but especially those outside. The Great Outdoors baby: the biggest room there is!

Next comes the mighty Acid Mix of the title track. Cop now so you won't HAVE to Shazam it the next time you're hearing Mike Servito or Josh Cheon DJ!!! And the A side is wrapped up by 24 Hour House Music. A jittery proto house work out perfect for a night drive in YOUR city!!! The B side gives us a more of a downtempo vibe, perfect for life's breeziest occasions. LA legend Benedek lends his considerable talents to all 3 tracks, while Steven Grady and Noah Triplett for the EP's final track - "Love Dub." All reminscient of Ryan's work as part of Symptoms of Love, this side feels more like you're in a dream than between them.

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From the bellows of a galactic abyss, n-trip offers their first solo EP release on DU:RA. The label boss reveals 4 deep techno tracks cultivated from an appreciation of the stylings of Valentino Mora, Ntogn and Simone Bauer adjacent sound palettes. Attending festivals such as Organik and experiences with deep techno doofs out in the Aussie bushland has also heavily influenced this release.

Reservation and propulsive sound design shape the tracks for the most part, while aspects of field recordings are littered throughout the release of rocks, leaves and sticks from recent travels. The structural simplicity and minimalistic elements make for perfect DJ tracks to accompany swamp-like sets and throbbing sub basslines are sure to shake any doof or club system.

‘Domina’ opens the release with chiming pads and heavily delayed artefacts invoking an ethereal cosmos of which the kicks and bass gently reinforce in movement. A broken snare beat follows as gradually layers of percussion increase in intensity.

‘MML’ takes what energy has built and adds pounding toms to the rhythm. Harsh live synthesis swells in the backdrop as hi-hats and clicks pan around the white noise and minimal yet intentional synth work.

‘dddBBB’ drops the tempo as it comes in full of field recordings. Taking you on a bushwalk through a desolate dreamscape – it slowly grows and pulsates like a giant snake writhing through the cosmic jungle, stalking its prey.

‘MR13’ then takes these ideas and jacks up the tempo to finish off the release. Shakers pan about as sticks, rocks and leaves reinforce the rhythm. FM chords slowly add life to the beat and are accompanied by giant bassy pads that gradually coalesce into its humble yet driving finale.

All tracks have been produced on Gadigal Land. Always was, always will be Aboriginal Land.

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A. Tomorrow Comes The Harvest - The Happening
B. Tomorrow Comes The Harvest - Natural High

"The Happening by Tomorrow Comes The Harvest is the least case, a provocative confrontation. It's a challenge or dare to the idea that music can be useful if we are able to experience it. I would imagine that to many, music having an objective beyond the listener doesn't make sense because the general thought is that Music is made for us to consume, to make us remember, to influence us and to make us feel something. The Happening does all those things but much more. What it does is expand the scope from us to "it". Creating and constructing music for the subject of existence is a tall order.
The concept of The Happening is about the beginning and the end of Time and Space; the initial point of when reality starts and its conclusional apex. In the beginning, there is a great light. And from this light, comes life. Life is lived until it isn't.
This is what The Happening implies. It speaks about a 9-minute frame in reality, used to emphasize something that happened a very long time ago, something that happened in its creation and what will eventually happen far in the future.
The Happening was of an accidental birth. The love child of three musicians (Jeff Mills, Prabhu Edouard and Jean-Phillippe Dary) who was just asked to play "something" so that the camera crew could have extra b-roll for all the previous footages of the band while they were working in the recording studio in the North of Paris for their album Forbidden Planet. There was no discussion of what they'll do, no plan, no direction other than to use music to reach a level of consciousness.
Somehow within these transformative 9 minutes, something was felt by each of them, explored to its furthest point, which lead to this extraordinary creation. The Happening refers to the life and death of everything living thing. Infinity."

Jeff Mills

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Modified Highspeed BMW Configurations

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In October 1995, as part of the annual Polar Music Festival, Geir Jenssen of Biosphere and Bobby Bird of The Higher Intelligence Agency, were commissioned by Nor Concerts to collaborate together on a musical project to take place in Geir's home town of Tromsø, Norway. The brief was for them to perform three concerts, using sounds sourced from the area as the basis of the music - the machinery of the local mountain cable lift, the snow, the ice etc…

The performances from which this recording is taken, took place on top of a mountain above Tromsø, in a cabin reached by the cable car, in which the audience were transported up the mountain in turn.

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A1 GLASKIN feat. MALWINA - REVERB
A2 IGLO - RECRUITER
A3 SICION - IN THEIR NAME
B1 YANAMASTE - BROKEN WOOD
B2 SEPT - DOWN FOR THE SUMMIT

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Like the evershifting sound, KYSH is never standing still. After eight digital releases, the time has come to introduce our style to the techno vinyl market. Five powerful gems from five titans in the present day scene.
They're well established, yet fresh in their approach to sound and dancefloor spark. From aquatic, bleepy grooves delivered by the Munich duo Glaskin, through perfectly deep, enigmatic cut by the talented IGLO, playful minimalism of our French brother Sicion, then rich and pacey firecracker from the Georgian temper Yanamaste, to the label regular, our own Sept, with an epic finale full of tension and poignant chords.
This is our statement of quality and timelessness - a material that we are more than proud to press onto vinyl to prolong its resonance. Vital and elegant techno expressing the dance-like power of maximalism through minimalism.

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A1 Balearic London - Stuck Like Glue
A2 Balearic London - Just Keep Swimmin'
B1 Balearic London - Touchy Feely
B2 Balearic London - Holy Innocence

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The second reissue from Sam Robson’s, Pacific Coast House Recordings. This time round it’s Lance DeSardi with the Jazz Salad EP. A Deep House classic from the West Coast going for upwards of £100 on Discogs.

A1 – Lance DeSardi - Jazz Salad
B1 – Lance Desardi - Boing
B2 – Lance DeSardi - Boing Boom Shox

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