Niemoc is an instrumental trio from Zielona Gora in South-West Poland; they label themselves as a "post-wave" band, and indeed one can find traces of all sorts of influences - from New Order's bass hooks and Durutti Column's shimmering guitars to analogue roughness of Chicago house. Their vinyl debut comes with a strong remix package - dj sajko & rwetes (of kiRk) deliver a downtempo industrial dub, On-U Sound-style, while Naphta (fresh after releasing his debut album) goes all dirty and bass-heavy with some Eastern flavour to boot. Perfectionist duo Jazxing make its FASRAT debut with a dramatic build-up of Planet E proportions, while Ptaki's rework is a sure-shot Summer night anthem, complete with ethereal vocal sample and epic breakdown.
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10th release on FASRAT is the debut record of Mr Yo So; hailing from the West Pomerania region of Poland (same as his label mate Das Komplex), Rafal Reich is an experienced musician. From playing piano in modern jazz groups to woodwinds in a brass band and synths in his home studio, his music displays rare sensibility and an ear for lovely melodies. Delicious brings together six tracks recorded during last few years, from dreamy New Age-ish soundtracks to proper Balearic sunrise/sunset anthems, with obvious echoes of 70s lords of synth. Cheesy, yes, but it's this kind of rich, mature, delicious cheese we all like, don't we? More

After his last year debut on FASRAT Das Komplex is on fire - after EPs for Young Adults and Pets Recordings here he is again with a brand new 12" showing his versatility and ability to seamlessly blend multiple genres. All tracks on "Pudding" show clearly his dub and reggae influences applied to a light as a feather deep house rhythm frame, subtly infused with cosmic stylings and some synthpop nostalgia. At the same time, solid grooves carry Das Komplex' trademark melodic hooks - resulting in proper heads music that would work perfectly on any dancefloor - and any radio alike. "Pudding" sounds like a perfect teaser for Polish producer's debut artist album - due later this year on FASRAT.

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After a string of releases for Omena, Transatlantyk and Studio Barnhus, Wroclaw-based Naphta delivers his first EP for Maciek Sienkiewicz's FASRAT label. This is house music like you've never heard before - loose, freaky, hippie, voodoo machine funk, highly infectious grooves for any modern dancefloor. As always FASRAT delivers also a stunning artwork - this time by renowned graphic designer Ania Goszczynska.


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Poland's Father And Son Records And Tapes presents its probably most adventurous release, four outer space excursions by DJ Sajko. Plock-based Pawel Bartnik is a musician and sound engineer, releasing solo or as a member of kIRk trio, one of the most forward-thinking contemporary Polish bands. Here he presents his highly unique blend of slow motion techno, dub, industrial music, folk, jazz and field recordings. From twisted psychedelic bangers for the late night raves through Eastern-flavoured operatic vocals to clicks and scratches from the deepest bowels of the Earth, "cutman" lands somewhere between precise, conceptual structures and free, open-minded improvisation. Different, fascinating and impressive. More

Poland's Father And Son Records And Tapes presents another stellar release from the man Das Komplex. Side A brings us two remixes from his much sought-after debut EP "Nowadays": first one is dreamy "Like A Fish", here treated by Norwegian disco legend Rune Lindbaek together with his partner Helene Rickhard. They extend the ambient intro, which is followed by super-catchy bass and drums, slowly adding guitars for maximum uplifting effect, a true Balearic anthem. Next, the space-disco duo U-Ka turn "Siren" into a full-on slo-mo bass-heavy club hit, with shuffling rhythms and distorted vocal samples, definitely one for the dancefloor. Side B bring the title track, a new gem from Das Komplex, apparently designed to tear apart the clubs worldwide: a 16-minutes long monster of a tune, seamlessly melting deep house, disco and new wave into a completely new and original quality - not to mention a vocal sample taken from some obscure Polish record. Another sure shot for Das Komplex!

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Poland's Father And Son Records And Tapes present first proper outing from label boss Maciek Sienkiewicz - three heavily edited tunes from different periods of popular music history. "The White Sheik" turns an obscure 80s Eastern Bloc groove into a full-on modern disco stormer, while "No Shit Sherlock" is 70s Brazilian fusion redux. Finally, the title track turns first few notes of one massive pop hit from '02 into hypnotic, entrancing journey in the vein of Terry Riley or Philip Glass. Fantastic cover art designed especially for this release by renowned contemporary artist Paulina Olowska.
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One modest man known as Das Komplex has been steadily producing music for almost a decade now in his quiet hometown of Koszalin in Western Pomerania region of Poland. It could have stayed like this if not for Maciek Sienkiewicz (veteran DJ and promoter, one of the pioneers of Polish electronic music scene), who picked some tunes for his new label FASRAT. As the artist himself prefers to stay out of the spotlight, let the music speak for itself: from sun-drenched, guitar-driven "Like A Fish" (remixes coming from some key players in modern disco/Balearic scene), through futuristic disco of "Narkoleptyczni Troche" and hazy deepness of "Nowadays", towards epic, over 13 minutes long, jazzy, dreamy, but no less energetic "Siren". Elegant, original, infectious grooves for club play and home listening alike. Limited edition with cover art by acclaimed contemporary painter Aleksandra Waliszewska.
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