Matt Karmil is a British musician currently residing in Sweden. “++++” is his third album, following 2014's PNN debut ”- - - -” and IDLE033, released on Bristol label Idle Hands earlier this year. His output also includes a variety of singles for labels such as New York's Beats In Space Recordings and Stockholm's Studio Barnhus. On this new album, Karmil can be heard exploring the concepts of impossible objects, reflection, symmetry, infinity - perspective, truncated and stellated polyhedra - hyperbolic geometry, tessellations and lost love. While making the music that constitutes “++++” he interacted with mathematicians George Pólya, Roger Penrose and Harold Coxeter as well as the crystallographer Friedrich Haag, and also conducted his own research into tessellation. The result is “++++”, Karmil's most clever, strange, emotional and fun work yet, a testament to his breadth and depth as a musician. Did we forget to mention that he's an awesome party dj? More

"fight" on a side is unique merodic raw house and "kiss and make up" is more uplifting but sweet techno house track. if you like the production of dj koze,you will love this release. More

As Idle Hands reaches its 30th release, it gives us great pleasure to welcome rising talent Matt Karmill to the fold. To date Matt has delivered a strong body of work to labels such as Beats In Space and Yume, as well as dropping the cryptically titled - - - - album on Popnoname's PNN label last year. This three track EP marks his first appearance on the Idle Hands roster after earning his stripes on the shelves of the shop, and he will be following this record up with an album for us later in the year. The hooky leftfield house constructions on Play It continue the thread of adventurous releases Idle is championing in 2015, following Strategy's Seeds Of Paradise LP and Leif's broken beat excursions. With a balance struck between experimentation and satisfaction, Matt has delivered a record that continues the all important tradition of timeless music that the label always strives for. More

A brand new Yume record! Three pieces of defrosted architecture for the warm up into the peak time right through to the after party from Cologne-based, UK-born Matt Karmil. More

matt karmil ---- to whom we appeal ? how do we learn through experience ? what differentiates us from other animals ? who is confronted by freedom ? who is comforted by opportunity ? who was the pioneer ? who transcends verbal communication ? a point of view of an avant-garde reality - a transitory party. The world is not round - it is a disc. After years of working in various, shall we say, departments of music, Matt Karmil was almost forced into releasing his own first 12" - a chance meeting with Ada after an invitation to play with Cologne Tape led to the release of irr 15 - the reverse peephole ep. With support from Barnt, Dj Koze, Axel Boman and Michael Mayer amoungst many others, things really couldn't have got off to a more surprising start - 'I've never sent a demo to anyone, and really thought that people wouldn't be so interested in the music I just made to entertain myself, but I'm starting to realise that the more I make music based on that premise, the more other people seem to enjoy it'. The somewhat nomadic Matt Karmil has been producing and dj'ing under many aliases and in many forms for years, but has now found a flow and sound that until recently eluded him. Releases on Tim Sweeney's Beats In Space, an e.p, the mysterious HAF001 and now the debut album appearing on cologne's own PNN, are sure to make 2014 a busy one for Matt Karmil. More

matt karmil ---- to whom we appeal ? how do we learn through experience ? what differentiates us from other animals ? who is confronted by freedom ? who is comforted by opportunity ? who was the pioneer ? who transcends verbal communication ? a point of view of an avant-garde reality - a transitory party. The world is not round - it is a disc. After years of working in various, shall we say, departments of music, Matt Karmil was almost forced into releasing his own first 12" - a chance meeting with Ada after an invitation to play with Cologne Tape led to the release of irr 15 - the reverse peephole ep. With support from Barnt, Dj Koze, Axel Boman and Michael Mayer amoungst many others, things really couldn't have got off to a more surprising start - 'I've never sent a demo to anyone, and really thought that people wouldn't be so interested in the music I just made to entertain myself, but I'm starting to realise that the more I make music based on that premise, the more other people seem to enjoy it'. The somewhat nomadic Matt Karmil has been producing and dj'ing under many aliases and in many forms for years, but has now found a flow and sound that until recently eluded him. Releases on Tim Sweeney's Beats In Space, an e.p, the mysterious HAF001 and now the debut album appearing on cologne's own PNN, are sure to make 2014 a busy one for Matt Karmil. More

When IRR track hound Ada goes sniffing around the corners in Cologne, she means business. One can imagine her happy panting when she learned that she just intercepted unbelievably huge and simultaniously unreleased material from Matt Karmil. Here is the result of this strange event. Matt Karmil is letting us all inhale his scent. More

For his maiden voyage through Space, Shan (Victor Shan, if it matters to you, and it should) offers Good To Me, a pair of revelatory dancefloor productions inspired by many a long night and early morning spent at the legendary Frankfurt institution Robert Johnson. A finely-tuned specimen of durable, architectural sampling, the 12” title track runs a rigorous course of breakbeat rhythms and classic chords while a diva’s pleas are made and answered within seven minutes of perfect primetime rave. On the flip, Shan churns through metallic stabs and primed drum sequences for the devious “Version 1.” Shan spent close to four years perfecting “Version 1” through various dancefloor demos, no more evident than in the stunning arc of this sought after jam. Each 12? on Beats in Space Records features original artwork in considerate and serial form. New York City’s Momo elicits euphoria in relief atop a digital, tropical mesh. Constructed by WWFG, direct mail order copies of the 12” features a removable vinyl BIS logo cling.
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Australia's one-man storm of tropical funk Tornado Wallace returns to Beats In Space Records with the acid-flecked two-tracker, Kangaroo Ground & Ferntree Gully. Where Desperate Pleasures, his first EP for Beats In Space, distilled post-punk and electro influences into sun kissed sub-equatorial tones, Lewie Day's new 12 secretes lysergide and sweat from deep within a zero gravity dance bunker. 'Kangaroo Ground' shares the buoyancy of its spirit animal namesake, but grinds in high-gear with a shredded 303 line and monstrous groove more akin to a possessed croc. The record's flip, 'Ferntree Gully' sheds its scaly acid skin for softer sines and sirens signalling Italo productions past and built to last. A score to a surfer's dream wave or a runner's last stretch, Kangaroo Ground / Ferntree Gully ornaments Tornado Wallace's discography with another shining, kaleidoscopic sonic gem. Each 12" from Beats in Space Records features original artwork in considerate and serial form. This 12" threatens all arachnophobes in a half-mile radius care of Will Sweeney's Lite-rite tarantula. The packaging, constructed by Will Work For Good, features the signature removable vinyl BIS logo cling. More

Globetrotting producer Guiddo debuts on Beats In Space Records with the Gin 'n Tears EP, three tracks of Balearic bliss featuring the soulful psalm of Greek-French vocalist Georges Perin.   The record's title track lilts like a disco 45 at 33 rpm, Perin's croon rising higher and higher above Guiddo's bassline funk and expert riffage channeling Nile Rodgers' sultry stabs. 'I Miss You Now' glides on the seductive sunset vibe of 'Gin 'n Tears', while Perin pleads to 'lose that feeling tonight' in his characteristic falsetto. The EP's finale, 'One Last Bite' captures the A-side's allegiance to the Balearic beat while riding into a pop-oriented realm that fits in with the best dancefloor ballads of the past thirty years. Guiddo elevates 'One Last Bite' with melodies made to soundtrack two lovers' farewell after a summer fling on the Mediterranean coast. Each 12" on Beats in Space Records features original artwork in considerate and serial form. Nicole Ginelli abstracts the tone palette of Gin 'n Tears into a canvas of party survival tools, fittingly bright and ecstatic. The 12" packaging constructed by Will Work For Good features a removable vinyl BIS logo cling. Physical purchase includes a free, high-quality, multi-format download. More

On this special compilation celebrating BIS 15th anniversary we are treated to three discs of stellar picks from Tim's record bag. This vinyl version containins a host of exclusive tracks and edits from Azari & III, Edwin Starr, Dukes Of Chutney & Secret Circuit. Long live Beats In Space! More

A choice DJ friendly selection from Tim Sweeney's BIS 15th anniversary mix CD, compiled onto 2 x 12"s and featuring edits, rarities, exclusives and influences from Tim's record bag. Spanning many sounds and with a healthy disregard for genre, just like Tim's radio show, this double-pack showcases what listeners can expect to hear on the forthcoming full length. Quality control is high and the selections are outstanding! Delving into Tim's open minded taste we are treated to the re-edited Disco grooves of Rinder & Lewis' El Coco project to the expansive, epic Carl Craig remix of Delia and Gavin's "Relevee" to more under the radar choices from Plaid, The Black Dog side project Balil and ex Gong and Hawkwind synth wizard Tim Blake's stellar "Last Ride Of The Boogie Child". This double-pack contains top shelf music that goes a long way to explain BIS popularity and longevity, there's something for everyone here, casual listeners, hardcore diggers, newcomers and freaks - Long live Beats In Space! More

Part-time tram driver and full-time disco disciple, Helsinki's Jaakko Eino Kalevi catalyzses street smart funk into heat stroke for Yin Yang Theatre, his new EP on Beats In Space Records. The title of Yin Yang Theatre came to Kalevi as an epiphany while dining in Washington Heights on a stateside holiday. "I was feeling bad about something and I thought that speaking out would be the solution. Almost immediately, I realized that confrontation is not the solution for every situation. The right balance is a combination of both: confrontation and patience. Yin Yang Theatre as a metaphor of life" While Jaakko's enlightened metaphor guides the six songs of Yin Yang Theatre, it does not sequester their inspiration to separate sides of the platter. Instead, the inspiration bakes a perfect pie using the tracks' irreverent and irresistibly bohemian ingredients. Following the metaphor manifestation of 'Speak Out', Ying Yang Theatre's second act is 'Pass the Cat', a step-by-step instruction manual for a midnight hour game made up on a late night during another one of Kalevi's many NYC visits (think Hot Potato gone feline). Before intermission, 'Sensaatio', a love song sung in Jaakko's native tongue, invokes the heel tripping effect of love at first sight. The undulating analog ode to Greece of 'Tecno Souvlaki' and 'Let the Energy Be Your Teacher (Part 1)' explore even softer rocking inflections of Jaakko's work at the top of side B before 'XO-Tic Grlz', a percussive deconstruction of 'Pass the Cat', quickens the EP from an introspective to extroverted finale. Each 12" on Beats in Space Records features original artwork in considerate and serial form. Hiroaki Koshiba, a frequent collaborator who paints during Jaakko's live performances, composed Yin Yang Theatre's artwork in similar practice. The 12" packaging constructed by Will Work For Good features a removable vinyl BIS logo cling. More

Dukes of Chutney is John Paul Jones and Dustin Lynn, California born brothers from other cosmic mothers who met surfing over a decade ago. The flavor of the Dukes’ musical chutney is an abstract but balanced mixture of many disciplines. Under the moniker Tom Croose, Jones' has established a beguiling production touch to various edits and remixes. Lynn is an accomplished filmmaker who has collaborated with artist Gabriel Orozco and directed campaigns for designers Alexander McQueen and Corto Moltedo. Domino was conceived over two years during which Jones and Lynn were traveling separately and frequently across multiple countries and continents. From a peyote ceremony in Mexico (chants which can be heard echoing on 'You, Me, The Chimp and Acapulco') to hunting for surf along the Icelandic coast (the cold volcanic drums and distortion of 'Jan's Bellski'), Jones and Lynn hoarded field recordings, found instruments and life altering experiences to later process and navigate in a collaborative capacity. The first Dukes recording session came together in Sausalito, CA, where Jones and Lynn began blending their globally foraged ingredients into what would become the EP’s closing track 'Caledonia'. In the midst of trading demos stemmed from this session, they were introduced to Berlin-based vocalist and performance artist Elle P. Conjuring up a wild combo of Grace Jones, Meredith Monk and Trish Keenan, Elle channels these articulate spirits through her own multi-tracking vocal technique. Although only virtually acquainted, the creative connection among Jones, Lynn and P was unmistakable. Elle soon contributed her triptych mantras and melodies to each of the dark, psycho-tropical jams Jones and Lynn laid out one after the next. Domino deviates slightly from the dancefloor conventions of the Beats In Space releases before it, but also transports the listener to the most serene and psychedelic catalog setting so far. With the five songs of the Domino solidified, The Dukes brought them to raw chef and sound engineer Benjamin Tierney for the final dub and mix at his Venice Beach studio. Each 12 from Beats in Space Records features original artwork in considerate and serial form. Domino features artwork by Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, the London via South Africa duo known for politically challenging and subverting the topical photo medium. The 12 packaging constructed by Will Work For Good features a removable vinyl BIS logo cling. Dukes of Chutney’s Domino will be released on November 5, 2013 on Beats In Space as a limited edition 12” EP Do not miss!



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Aptly titled The Noughties, the latest 12" from Beats In Space Records features three tracks recorded between 2005 and 2009 courtesy of Tokyo's humbly dynamic Gonno. A dynamic producer who is clearly not afraid to nest until crucial hatch time, Gonno flies the coop with a wingspan throwing psychedelic colour at a sunburst sky. Blending a spectrum of musical influences and personal touch points about the people (and animals) he’s encountered and the implicit joy / sorrow in that exchange, Gonno’s productions blur the lines between art and life experience. Propulsive and busy but light and airy, the A-side 'Are You Asleep' tucks in the listener under a sequenced duvet ensuring proper dream state dance floors are availed. 'Salmon Is Jamming' - an ode to Gonno’s collaborator friend and WC Recordings founder who passed away - that, strides on the sweet sorrow of a longing guitar line and a building synth billow. The final phreak-phonetic cut 'Notoize' creates a fugue state cross-processing the vague, hyper-evolution of a decade that we're either catching up to or completely eating its dust. If you ask us, we're all gonners. Each 12" from Beats in Space Records features original artwork in considerate and serial form. T his 12" features the Bardo freebasing of Perks & Mini mastermind Mischa Hollenbach spanning an additional two panels of heavy duty inner sleeve.

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The excellent Beats In Space label continues to impress with each release... Following up Lauer's monster Mascat Ring Down release, Eddie Rushcha's celebrated Secret Circuit project steps up once again, bringing us 'Afterlife' A typically freeform analogue synth workout with fx drenched vocals and that unmistakeable Secret Circuit vibe Who better to handle the remix than the Ukraine's very own analogue ambassador, Vakula His treatment is a textbook Vakula production, warm, expertly evolving, raw machine funk Wrapping things up we have a dub version, in the truest sense of the word, an utterly spaced out and remade rub down Typically superb artwork and shrinkwrapped sleeve packaging as you've come to expect.

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The debut 12" by electronic diviner Secret Circuit - aka Eddie Ruscha (also of Laughing Light of Plenty & Food of the Gods) - is now the physical property of earth's people. On "Nebula Sphynx" analog synths & sequencers burn deep like a tincture of jack house and ham-fisted experimental attack music. The track features special guest circuit Cole MGN (The Samps, Nite Jewel), who gives the "Sphynx" an extra crispy, cosmic crunch. Ruscha keeps the meters peaking on "Parascopic Rope" with randy drum machine blasts and Casio SK-wanderings. Each 12" from Beats in Space features original artwork in considerate & serial form. BIS002 12" features artwork by CF (aka - Providence-based artist Christopher Forgues), purveyor the Powr Mastrs comic book epic and a finely-tweaked & tuned in dude. More