RAWAX welcomes Alex Israel to the Family! Alex' great releases on Crème Organization convinced us to request a demo.
We are very happy about this vinyl only release!
Alex took his first musical steps by studying piano and guitar at the young age of 6. His fascination for the more outlandish, experimental side of each instrument corrupted his lessons and sent him down a modular synths and tape loop composition wormhole. Years later Alex resurfaced, got himself clean and, through connections made while spending time as a vocal audience member (and sometimes uninvited participant) at Lyman Woodard, Phil Ranelin, and other Tribe- and Motown-linked gigs in Cass Corridor during the mid-1970s, spent time as a session musician for Earth Wind and Fire, Chic, and Prince. It was only toward the mid-90s he found himself enthralled by the techno and house sounds of Detroit and Chicago so he went into the woodshed and came out firing electronic salvos.
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Alex Israel, Chicago's own overlord of deranged deep house comes to Creme with a rip-roaring four tracker in said style. Lush pads meander over swampy basslines and drum patterns that wash over you like a sweet Monsoon. Hard to imagine it was conceived in the Windy City, but we guess the allure of the unattainable is a potent one.

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Shawn O’Sullivan of up and coming New York New Wave bands Led er Est and Further Reductions, brings us the latest release on WT. The easiest description would be Drop Bass Network meets Berghain dub techno meets the new sound of Amsterdam with a little bit of acid and industrial sprinkled in, but you should listen to the clips yourself to decide. Shawn takes synths, drummachines, a sequencer and some effects and records one take on a stereo track. this leaves room for wild mistakes, personal moments, and blown out sound. Its a classic techno sound that sounds like it should have been done before, but hasn’t. More

Wt Records takes another expected turn by releasing a mini LP of new wave tracks from Momentform. Check! The first and most dj-able track, ?Momentform is Fake,? spans the gap between new wave and house with 707 rhythmic patterns and raw, unedited bass lines. ?Selected Works,? arguably the ?hit? song on the LP, with its melancholic vocals and juno arpeggio has a way of finding its way into your brain and staying there. 6 tracks of excellent melodies and melancholy angst make this a great record for listening from start to finish. More

The debut Ep from mysterious Parisian techno duo, Kartei, starts off with the Renaissance style ?Lichtgarten?. In its unreleased state, the 15th century style arpeggio and driving beat already turned heads with appearances on some legendary Legowelt dj mixes. Sure to be a hit. Check! But that is not all, you get more bang for your buck. The record continues on with a modern track reminiscent of ?hot on the heels of love,? and the heavy kicked aquatic space styled ?Transponder?. And that is just the A side. The B side is big room Convextion/Basic Channel style techno and a gentle come down ambient track. Fresh, classic sounding techno from France. More