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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Synkro-A Man Of Taste. Synkro?s signature of this ep, slinkier double Garage motions, in a deep house vein with pitching R&B voices. Warm, housey keys and whipcracking rhythm syncopations with a lovely sense of restraint. A cracking good story. Does this suit your taste ? More

Ultra raw analoque and soulful Detroit techno tracks from an old Warp head now operating under his new Raza alias. Essential! More

**Clear Vinyl** Styrax mix classic House and Techno from Mono Junk and Pub with new gear from Ryo Murakami and CBC. It seems Mono Junk's
seminal 'Channel B' has been reissued a few times now but we're not complaining as the more dancefloors who hear it, the better! It appears
on the A-side here next to the effervescent electronica of CBC's 'Promised Land', while B-side features the tingling, delayed gratification of Pub's 'Lick' from 2000 and a svelte, beatdown Dub House number from Ryo Murakami.
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**Clear Vinyl** Styrax balance Ross 154 and Claro Intellecto's classic House and Techno with up-to-date offerings from Damon Lamar and Lowtec.
Classic is definitely an over-used phrase these days but there's no better word to describe Ross 154's heart-melting 'Daze', which last appeared on the CD of his 'Strike' album, and equally Claro Intellecto's magical 'Signifier' taken from the legendary 'Peace Of Mind EP'. Similarly timeless, the deep house groove of 'Rising Sun' from Tetrode music's Damon Lasar, and the discreet vibes of Lowtec's 'Dat America' taken from his 1999 EP on Playhouse.
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John Beltran was responsible for some of the greatest ambient techno records of the 1990s, and despite falling into near-obscurity for much of the 00s, his place in the canon has recently been secured thanks to reissues on Styrax and Millions of Moments. Here and now, 3 new ambient electronica tracks from John Beltran. Beautifully produced, generously melodic work of one of techno's unsung heroes. More

Two Classic Detroit / Techno tracks from Kenny Larkin & G-Man. With new mastering in 2011. More

Tracklist STRX 09 (2x12inch Vinyl): A1: Sven Weisemann - Deep Passion (Sven's Repassion Mix)
A2: Morphosis - They Just Don't Care
B1: Lowtec - Stamping Ground
B2: STL - Laio
C1: John Daly - Birds
C2: Derek Carr - 25th
D1: John Beltran - Rainy Day Savior
D2: Sam McQueen - Simple Pleasures

Tracklist Special 1 (2x12inch Vinyl)

A: Ron Trent - Piano Track
B1: Larry Heard - Dolphin Dream
B2: Herbert - Fat King Fire
C: Isolée - Raum Zwei
D1: Reggie Dokes - Black Thoughts (The Tribal Mix)
D2: DJ Qu - Be Who You (Main Mix)

Styrax Records presents the last part from the serie "In Loving Memory". The release come with an artwork of James Marsh, former best known for collaborating with the seminal '80's band TALK TALK, producing all their iconic album covers. The folder is used for the acceptance of all "In Loving Memory" parts 1-4. As bonus the Special 1 (2x12inch vinyl) with rare and classic tracks from Ron Trent, Larry Heard, Herbert, Isolée, Reggie Dokes and DJ Qu.

Note: There will be a limited box later in 2011 with all parts same(1-4), the same label-artworks, vinyl colours and more specials.
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Dubby deep doublepack for maximum melancholic space pleasure by the man with the big tattoos. Beautiful. More

A classic is announced ! JS (James Zeiter) tracks (JS-04 was never released) from 1997/98 in new and unreleased reworks.
Great minimalistic TechHouse and straight ahead moving clubtracks w/ long build up and serious "BC" feel.
Played by Sven Väth, Laurent Garnier, Margaret Dygas, Savas Pascalidis, Dorian Paic. More

Incredible techno record, Quo Vadis, El Jem and Sparticus was made in 1994/95, and released in 95/96.
You can feel the influences of classic Maurizio and DBX here. Already one half of LFO, Gez Varley definitely proves with this record that he can be a genius... Ltd Backstock More

Totally killer 2nd Part of a breathtaking neo Detroit classic! From the legendary album “Earth & Nightfall”, released on both Sinewave and R&S this really is a lost classic and another pristine release from the increasingly on-the-money Styrax imprint.
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BACK IN!! Official 2006 3-track release of breathtaking ultimative detroit classic! From the lengdary Album "Earth & Nightfall"! A 1990s "intelligent techno" blueprint - TIP! More

Killer re-issue of Basic Channel influenced chords and deep driven techno style production by Kim Rapatti (Mono Junk) from his Trope period. This is a must for all Basic Channel afficianados!
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