The modus operandi of Awkward Movements has been defined by quality of electronic music coming forth rather than a set look based on tempo range or sound. This has recently resulted in 12s from some of the underground's finest producers including NKC, Chairman Kato and Daojia, pairing them with an eclectic group of remixers such as Andres, Scan 7, Maddslinky and Ekoplekz.Awkward Movements came together under Keith P in 2009, and has since extended in to an ever-growing family of players, now including one of our London's top talents in the form of Don't Be Afraid boss Semtek.


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NKC returns to Awkward Movements with two new anthems for 2012, this time backed with heavyweight remixes from the one Maddslinky and Lampuka records honcho Raimo. At just 20 years of age with a handful of physical and digital releases already under his belt, NKC has had a stunning 12 months gaining props from London’s underground scene. Having just relocated to Berlin for the season we’re expecting the year to get even bigger for the young producer. NKC perfectly blends his favourite elements of house and funky in to floor destroying bass tracks on both offerings. ‘Fading Floor’ is a call to arms with brutal drums and floating synths build ups that push the vibes up and up. Backing up is a refix from Raimo, the first hearing of which was a definite label highlight, as Raimo twists the track and completely reinvents it in to a reverbed and layered house monster. Returning to his tough-as-hell drum style ‘Shockout’ is a bouncing rhythmic slap in the face, melodic but broken prepare to hear this on heavyweight systems this summer. Maddslinky is a name that needs no introduction, as the alias of pioneer and UKG legend Zed Bias, who serves up perfection in the form of a Maddslinky reworking. More

Often seen darting about with the Electrikal 26k Soundsystem and involved in several Edinburgh nights, there's been no sleep on the schedule for the young Scottish producer Daojia. An early version of 'Riego Street' was thrown up as free download nearly two years ago, doing the rounds among DJs and heads ever since. The track has now been given a long overdue reversioning, mastering and vinyl press for release on Awkward Movements.
If that wasn't enough, this release is backed up by a brand new remix from Scan 7. The shadowy Scan 7 collective led by Detroit techno legend Trackmasta Lou need no introduction, with careers that coincide with the rise of techno. Through live analogue shows and an underground ethos built around releases on labels such as Underground Resistance, F Communications and Tresor, as well as Lou?s own Cratesavers International imprint, Scan 7 are an uncompromising force in the world of electronic music. Taking the original sounds of Riego Street and refitting it in their own militant form with a driving analogue beat, layered percussion and techno originality, their amazing rework creates a collision of styles on this transatlantic hook-up that sees the first Scan 7 remix in over 5 years ?Riego Street Dub? sees Daojia revisiting the track that made a name for himself. Surgically complex it?s unique combination of musical elements make for big system listening. A beautifully clean structure weighed in bass but flowing across whole scales of hypnotic string and keyboard sounds. More

Anthem Alert! We're proud to present the long-awaited debut from London-based producer NKC. There are two proper post-funky offerings on this release, including 8-bit tropical flavoured beast 'Marie' and brutal offbeat tech-step masterpiece 'Ghettotechno'. This essential piece of aural wonderment gets its official release in the form of 300 limited hand-stamped 12"s, and a digital download to boot. This is Awkward Movements' third release and raises the bar once more. 19-year-old producer NKC may well keep a low profile, however that hasn't stopped props and drops coming from the likes Jackmaster, Dubbel Dutch, Marcus Nasty, Ten Thousand Yen, Hackman, and Night slugs fam L-Vis 1990, Lil Silva and Jam City who've been playing these tunes in their live sets. He's certain to keep many more dancefloors moving with these two heavyweight gems. 'Marie' on the A-side is the drop everyone's been waiting for. Laced with steel drums that float over the top of an 8-bit sound set of tribal drums, and clocking in around 127bpm mark, 'Marie' is as much a respectable party weapon that is a precursor to the year 3000 carnival it was made for. Guaranteed to kick things up a couple of notches, and rattle round your head all of the next day. 'Ghettotechno' on the flipside gets things going even harder, pulling out the tough 808 sounds and chucking them back in the mix with some expertly-crafted drum pattern work. With its short stabs and catchy offbeat mids, this track's guaranteed to both kill it live and keep the head dancing in equal measures. More