Joe McBride AKA Synkro has built up a hugely impressive catalogue of releases over the last few years. Via albums and singles for Apollo, Exit Records and his own Synkro Music imprint, the Manchester based producer and sound architect has amassed a dazzling archive of elaborate, emotive and intellectual soundscapes drawing in influences across a spectrum of bass culture and electronica. On the ‘Information’ EP, it’s business as usual, as Synkro deploys four fresh and forward thinking tracks that slither across the genres with ease. From the frantic percussion and dubwise tones of title track ‘Information’ to the absorbing textures and crackling ambience of the beatless opener ‘Cycles’, the attention to detail and the depth of layered sonics across all four tracks afford the listener a truly mesmerising experience. The dusty and dark skank of ‘Signal’ is a real mood piece, whilst ‘Last Breath’ closes the EP drenched in sanguine sentiments. More

Synkro handpicks three great producers to remix tracks from his ‘Images’ album. Claro Intelecto has been releasing consistently on point deep techno and electro since 2003. His remix is perfectly equipped for dancefloors in 2020. Sad City represents R&S offshoot Meda Fury with a trademark hypnotic beatdown workout and Apollo label mate and collaborator Sieren ramps up the emotions for his remix of the title track. More

Following the release of Synkro AKA Joe McBride collection of his formative early works earlier this year, Apollo Recordings is proud to present a brand new EP that draws on the rich heritage of library music. Despite having come up during the dubstep era McBride’s music has always resisted easy classification - ‘Hand In Hand’ sees him shift his musical focus in a yet more cinematic direction. McBride explains : "The record was inspired and influenced by my love of electronic 80's UK library records like the Chappell AV series, Bruton, Soundstage & De Wolfe Music library. There’s a lot of synth work that carries on from my album using my trusted Juno-6 / SH101 / JX8P combo with the addition of drum samples via an old akai S2800 I purchased recently. Most sounds I've made from scratch on hardware based on sounds used in the library records I mentioned above along with a few cheeky samples." Synkro's signature expansive atmospherics are still very much present, but now they have been burnished by soaring synth pads and pulsing drum tracks that call to mind the haunted melancholy of John Carpenter or contemporary such as Legowelt or Andy Stott. Rhythmically ‘Hand In Hand’ sees McBride moving somewhat away from his usual off kilter programming inspired by 2-step and garage, embracing the steady pulse of 4:4 which turns out to be an effortless fit. More

Following Synkro AKA Joe McBride 2015’s stellar debut album ‘Changes’, Apollo Recordings is proud to present a collection of his formative early works. This 12” sampler follows the 17 track album which was released on CD and digital formats only. The A-side contains three tracks from the 2CD set and the B-side has three tracks from this period that are previously unreleased but that are in high demand amongst Synkro fans. More

Close your eyes and breathe deeply with this one, as Synkro returns for his third release on Apollo with four new productions of affecting, midnight electronica. Joe McBride's ear for inimitable melodies has always fit his intricate percussion patterns like a glove. On the Lost Here EP, however, the Synkro project has been elevated to a new level with subtle flourishes of pop structure and two standout vocal performances by Robert Manos. Lost Here ascends to the clouds, hovering on cavernous chords that wrap Manos' words in a cocoon of eyes-down emotion as scissoring rhythms flit underneath. Touching down again, In My Arms calls on circadian rhythms and oscillating layers of synthesizer to create a dreamlike environment, isolating Manos' song in an antechamber of space and sound. The B side slinks in with a playful bass riff on Nights of Pleasure, underpinning celestial waves of chimes, tones, and chords before Fading Lights suspends each element in zero-gravity as a pure, heat-treated distillation of the Synkro sound.
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Eight tracks from one of the world's leading up and coming producers.- Two 12" in a picture sleeve. Initially coming from a background in the musically raucous worlds of 2 Step and Garage, Synkro has, over time, developed a sound that is altogether more introspective, more emotive and more emotionally complex. Stepping up here with his second release on legendary Apollo Records, Synkro delivers eight tracks that - while retaining some of the stutter and swing of Garage, are far more rooted in the textural world of ambient music for which Apollo is famed
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**Clear Vinyl** Hot on the heels of his lovely 12" for MOM, Synkro serves three tracks of lush ambient Techno electronics for Styrax. 'Presence' suffuses the A-side with a blissed-out 4/4 roller buoyed by convective Reese bass and kissed by convective, effervescent atmospheres to sooth yer bonce. Flipside, the beatless 'Question' appears shades away from the 4th world cyber-jungle ambience of the recent Oneohtrix Point Never album, swooning to the sounds of simulated fauna and beautiful, widescreen synth pads. 'Memory' completes the set with with a tantalising 2-step reduction, all flickering, mercurial syncopation and plangent keys reminding of John Beltran. More

Driving sweet atmospheric UKG/dub techno hybrids More

High quality reissue of a seminal house tune from 1995. Mastercut at Dubplates & Mastering More

Great subtle grooving ambient-ish Dub techno tracks by Mr. Cloudy More

High quality reissue of a seminal house tune from 1995. Mastercut at Dubplates & Mastering More

Fine ambientish dubstep & UKG rooted EP More

Driving sweet atmospheric UKG/dub techno hybrids More

A1 : Aaron Carl "Wallshaker (Original 12inch Mix)", A2 : Aaron Carl "Wallshaker (Midnite Dub)", B : Aaron Carl "Wallshaker (Sven's Garden Of Eden Dub)
Composed & perfomed by Sven Weisemann, Tribute To Aaron Carl. R.I.P. Brother.
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Russia's finest purveyors of brooding dub influenced techno music. A must for all Basic Channel afficianados. More

Spectactularly sublime dub techno purism from Atheus from Montreal. It's a pearler. A must for all Basic Channel afficianados.
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One of the best House Track from Aaron Carl. New emotional DEEPHOUSE Remixes | Part 2 by XDB of late night deep house music classic !
by Aaron Carl from 1996 for Mike Banks (Underground Resistance) Detroit House Label Soul City.
You cannot miss this release. Will work on every dancefloor. More

Following from his gorgeous 12" for Styrax last year and upcoming release on MJ Cole's Profilic Recordings,
Roof Light dazzles again with a deadly plate for Millions Of Moments.
The highly talented young Roof Light deliver two slices of psychedelic soul sounds like Floating Points
and b/ with a elegant deep house slammer sounds like Motor City Drum Ensemble. "Midas / Palm" is a
club friendly slice of upbeat summer madness. For Fans of Floating Points, Motor City Drum Ensemble.
Sick Twelve!
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New release on Millions Of Moments by a unknown artist (or maybe not so unknown?).
All we know is that this is delivered to us under the name of Northworks).
Comes as no info labels and has 3 deep, deeper dubby techno in BC/ CR vein. A must for all Basic Channel afficianados. More

Known for his past work on Derrick May's Transmat label, Styrax Leaves. Microworld truly needs no introduction.
Atmospheric chill out techno and B w/ deep clubby dubbish-grooves in typical Microworld vein. CHECK! More

BACK IN! A former Warp artist who has decided to operate under the unknown 'Raza' pseudonym to let the music do the talking. Classic deep house tracks in manner of Larry Heard. This is without doubt a future classic, Check! limited 7" release More

A former Warp artist who has decided to operate under the unknown 'Raza' pseudonym to let the music do the talking. Classic deep house tracks in manner of Larry Heard. This is without doubt a future classic, Check! DMM Cut and limited edition in clear vinyl, only 250 copies, don't say we did not warn you!!

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Manuel Tur and Langenberg (known for his releases on the nice Drum Poet Society label) dropping some delicious tracks on this powerful yellow wax! Deep and slowly building techno tracks that have their roots in the Basic Channel school, but taking things away from the dubby style and bring it back to the club. Dirty morphing synths combined with a warm steady beat create a awesome masculine groove with a lot of tension and a intense and controled energy. Amazing tracks for the club. Techno as it should be! Recommended More