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A work in two acts, Larvae's third full length album is a perfect snapshot of this band's tastes and talents. With a touching and poetic first part made of epic guitar melodies and drony atmospheres and a second act going back to Larvae's beatier and heavier "Monster Music" past, "Loss Leader" is at times poignant, at times playful. Another well thought step forward for the band (in two directions at once), and another impressive work for Larvae.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Turning Around / Monster Zero / Heavy (excerpt) / Oxygen Destroyer (excerpt)

With their second album, Larvae strip their music out of the genres they had been associated with, and focus on a sincere reflection on their musical roots, their position as a band, and their place in the musical landscape. Integrating guitars on most tracks and vocals (by Jessica Bailiff, Shadowhuntaz, Hope For Agoldensummer and Scalper), Larvae give here birth to a very soulful and wonderfully produced album which can not be overlooked, a work of great substance and talent.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
2x12" - coming November- 14.40 Euro / US$14
MP3: Full Metal Teknoist / 32 days (excerpt) / Closing Up VIP (excerpt)

All good things are three: Abelcain and Cdatakill, two of the most essential breakcore act to have ever graced this scene, pair up once again on "Passage", a full length CD presenting for the first time their tracks from the "Six Stigmata" and "Playing with Knives" record, enriched by four new collaborations. Hard-hitting, highly varied and presenting anew some cornerstone material of the breakcore sound, "Passage" is a mandatory release not only for fans of these two veterans, but for anybody who intends on understanding what breakcore is about.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Cdatakill: Imperial Passage (remix by Abelcain) / Cdatakill: Falling From The Sky / Abelcain: Kissing Ice (excerpt) / Cdatakill: Raining Glass (remix by Abelcain, excerpt)

Sickboy's exhilarating, enthusiastic and insane-as-ever fifth full length album features this musician's most infectious, catchiest and most efficient material. While the noise might be gone for good, Sickboy's new clothes are of the colourful party kind. Mixing old school rave, new school electro, breaks and madness, Sickboy hits the nail on its head and invites everybody to play, rave and party non-stop. Refreshing!

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Time To Play / Doofemilius / Take Me On (excerpt) / Saturn's Return (excerpt)

Broken Note puts the grist back in dubstep for their first record on Ad Noiseam, and demonstrate how heavy, dark and efficient this genre can be. Shattered, colossal and bridging dubstep and breakcore, the two tracks on this 12” are guaranteed to pack dancefloors and ruin a few subwoofers.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8
MP3: Zealot

More than just dubstep: Funckarma make this genre theirs and re-write its foundation anew with this barrier-breaking record. Heavy but sharp, clear but dub-influenced, mid-tempo but infectious, the second volume of Funckarma's take on the dubstep genre is a new take at one of today's dominant genre by unequalled producers.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8
MP3: Nays Of Dight / Metalliz (excerpt)

Re-mastered, re-cut and given a whole record on their own, the four tracks written by Enduser and Line 47 back in 2007 get a second life on Ad Noiseam. Ranging from the most aggressive and noisy breakcore to melodic, syncopated material, the material on this record shows both producers at the top of their form and still is, 5 years after their original release on Sonicterror, a pearl of the breakcore scene.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8
MP3: .xm / it (excerpt) / Enduser: Port 666 (remix by Line 47, excerpt)

Announced with the "Huge Samurai Radish" single and remix CD in December, Ra(oul Sinier)'s third studio album is follows up and builds upon the material of his previous "Wxfdswxc2" (released on Sublight). Intricate melodies, gritty undertones, imaginative structures are thrown into a canva of IDM and electronic hip-hop, forming a tasty (and brainy) whole.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Listen Close / Listen Close / King Frog (excerpt) / Brain Kitchen (excerpt)

Greece's Spyweirdos, who received a lot of attention in the recent years for his sharp and subtle glitchy electronica, pairs up this time with the two improv / free jazz musicians John Mourjopoulos and Floros Floridis. The three give birth to a surprisingly human, warm and catchy game of clicks, horns and strings. Deep, abrasive, but funky at parts: no surprise that the live rendition of this album have received excellent reviews.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Epistrophy / At / Utopia (excerpt)

Probably one of the albums on Ad Noiseam which took the longest to complete. Begun years ago, Mad EP's fourth full length album sees this highly praised musician focus on low frequencies and everything which comes with them. Syncopated beats, guest vocals by Shadow Huntaz, MC Equivalant and others and the multi-instrumentation which has made Mad EP famous are all brought back on this artists's heaviest and most direct album to date.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Madvision / Clones remix (featuring Puppetmastaz) / Down in the gutter (excerpt) / Leaving Brooklyn (excerpt)

Coming just in time for their tour throughout Europe, "Pillaged & Plundered" is a clear statement of what the crowds should expect. On the one side, The Teknoist throws in two new tracks of the excellent and tasty breed of breakcore, gabber and metal which has made of him one of Europe's most sought after producer of the genre. On their side, Eustachian opens wide the gates of Hell, mashing up grindcore, breakcore and noise with a brutality and ingenuity rarely seen so far. Watch out, these guys are after you sanity.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8
MP3: The Teknoist: Have You Seen / Eustachian: Z

For his second album on Ad Noiseam, Exillon brings acid to IDM, speeds things up several notch, and bombs the dance floor with a high energy, unmissable album of catchy twisted club tunes. Tapping on his high production skills, "It's OK to Dance" brings back life to twisted beats and complex rhythms and does it all with a smile. It's OK to take the acid test, and certainly impossible to resist.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Hairyback Acid / Darkassid / Office Work (excerpt) / Joqav2 (excerpt)

Chevron's intricate beats and party anthems get down and dirty with "Tuff Shite". Partly inspired by Chevron's hometown, and partly the result of his extensive live experience all throughout Europe, the six complex, crisp and tongue-in-cheek tracks presented here are also a lot more than just "tuff". Upbeat and clear, the A side displays (again, as if necessary) Chevron's talent for complex rhythms and catchy melodies. Flip the record, and the B side delivers the dancefloor-packing tracks, where jungle, hardcore and breakcore collide in a tasty and incisive way. Welcome to Blackpool, don't let the comets hit you on the way to the club.

12" - in stock - 7.70 Euro / US$8
MP3: We Want Hardcore / Burn Down The Jungle / Renegade Cherryade

An appetizer to Raoul Sinier (formerly known as "Ra") 's third studio album "Brain Kitchen" (to come on Ad Noiseam in 2008), "Huge Samurai Radish" sees this multi talented artist present a new menu of his gritty, catchy and personal electronic hip hop, as well as lend the knife to La Caution, Vast Aire (of Cannibal Ox fame), Wisp, Datach'I and Lynx & Ram for five spicy remixes. Tasty and highly addictive.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Huge Samurai Radish (Video Edit) / Solid Flesh (Part 2) / Huge Samurai Radish (Wisp Remix, excerpt) / Huge Samurai Radish (La Caution Remix, excerpt)

15 years since his début and 5 since his last studio album: Mick Harris breaks the silence and delivers with "Stealth" one of his most massive works so far. Staying faithful to his trademark sound, this corner-stone of a musician, constantly redefining the boundaries of electronic music, delivers here 8 salvoes of monumental bass, sparse dry beats and deep drones. Let it be heard: Scorn is back.
Same tracklisting on both formats.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
2x12" - in stock - 14.40 Euro / US$14
MP3: Stripped Back Hinge / Glugged / Enough To Hold Bottom (excerpt)

"A matter of consciousness": Lapsed's third album sees his pair up with DJ and turntablist nonnon and a crew of renowned MC to deliver a wild ride of glitchy electronic hip-hop with an edge. Ranging from heavy head bangers to lyrical narratives, "The Death Of Convenience" impresses by its variety, detail and its maturity. A very rich, well thought and thought-provoking album bearing fruits of many influences and sleepless nights of careful composition.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Dead End Stare (feat. Buck Dexter) / Hapless Plastic (remix by Ra) / Rainy Day Parade

The logical sequel of the "Thresholds" single, "Fractured" sees Detritus keep the harder guitars and beats, while staying true to this intricate drum'n'bass patterns and evocative strings. A production tour-de-force, it presents a crystal-clear, yet powerful and deep sound that confirms this essential acts to the confirmed heights he had reached with his previous albums. Deep, masterful and highly rewarding.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Desolate (5-htp mix) / Interrupted / Diolch (excerpt)

Featuring all the tracks from the "Grindkrusher" and "Sick Sick Sick" records, re-recorded and remastered, "Full Metal Racket" is Bong-Ra's unmatchable homage to his grindcore and hardcore heroes. A fast, high-energy album of twisted breaks, breaks and merciless riffs, it finally presents the 10 gems of these two records to all fans of this superlative-heavy, towering producer. Zombie-claws lacerated subwoofers ahead.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Terrorizah / Jo Bench / Slaytronic (excerpt) / Bloody Cenotaph (excerpt) / Ram Waster (excerpt)

The second volume of "Bleeding Hearts", the vinyl companion to the "Valentine" album, features remixes of Cdatakill track by DJ Hidden (hard and precise), Cakebuilder (pounding and heavy), Nonnon (syncopated and distorted) and Larvae (slower and more meditative). The second part of this hommage to Cdatakill's "Valentine" album confirms the open mindedness of his sounds and the influence of this essential act.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8.50
MP3: No Brakes (remix by Cakebuilder) / Mingi (remix by Larvae, excerpt)

Dancefloor droids rejoice! For his first release on vinyl, Madrid's forefront producer AZ-Rotator puts his complex dynamic beats to good use, and make them pay homage to old-school rave. Razor-sharp and crystal clear, the freaky vintage disco breaks are here to recombine complexity and club-appeal.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8.50
MP3: Brain Driver / Corrupt Discodanzzzer (excerpt)

The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation is the new free-form, drone metal / jazz atler-ego of The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, the band formed by Jason Kohnen (aka Bong-Ra) and Giedon Kiers. A recording of the ensemble's best live session, "Doomjazz Future Corpses!" focuses on mesmerizing, doom-ridden drones and melodies, combined with the jazzy grooves and melodies of the cello and saxophones. An highly suffocating journey through the deep realms of murky drone jazz / metal, heavy and unfettered.

CD - in stock / 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Four / Seven (excerpt) / Nine (excerpt)

Aaron Spectre's first full length album is a respite from his usual hard and fast breakcore or grindcore. Written over many years, "Lost Tracks" present the most melodic, downtempo and aerial side of this multitalented artist, and features collaborations with Lapsed, Aarktica and Kazumi. Aaron Spectre and Ad Noiseam are happy to finally be able to share this timeles and mesmerizing material.

CD - in stock / 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Half Silver / Voices / Aarktica: Ocean (remix by Aaron Spectre) / Degrees

The first volume of "Bleeding Hearts", the vinyl companion to the "Valentine" album, features one new Cdatakill track, as well as remixes by Enduser, übergang (Christoph de Babalon's new project), Detritus, Lapsed and Mad EP. From the heaviest of breakcore to more melodic, syncopated hip hop-influenced track, this hand-picked selection of remixes shows the scope of Cdatakill's music and the influence of this long-running, extremely talented artist.

12" - in stock / 7.90 Euro / US$8.50
MP3: You Are Mine (remix by Enduser) / Yesterdays (remix by Übergang, excerpt) / No Brakes (remix by Detritus, excerpt)

The vinyl version of Drumcorps's remarkable (and remarked) first full length album contains a selection of six tracks of this project's furious, passionate and meticulous inbreeding of grindcore and breakcore. Aaron Spectre is at the top of his game, and keep on proving it, this time on vinyl.

12" - in stock / 7.90 Euro / US$8
MP3: Grist (excerpt)

"Ultrafood" is the new audio creation of the two forward-thinking audio chefs that are Mad EP and Ra, presenting here a brand new and fresh way to mix the hip hop recipe with cautiously baked breaks, spicy samples and tasty textures. A catchy, heart-warming meal awaits you here, served together with the astonishing visual cutlery or Ra's painting.

12" - in stock / 7.90 Euro / US$8
MP3: Mad EP: Team Awesome / Ra: Night Drunken Pavement (Mad EP remix, excerpt) / Ra: Ailleurs (excerpt)

Here comes finally the first full length album by DJ Hidden. "The Later After" presents a hour long of new material ranging from the hardest and most twisted drum'n'bass to more downtempo, atmospheric tracks. At the same time a long due crowning for this musician and a perfect introduction for people who have been missing out, "The Later After" is the most accomplished and unequaled achievement by this impudently skillful producer.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Straightjacket / Here Lies The Confusion / Death Seer (excerpt) / Scry 7734-5335-345 (excerpt)

Honestly, it can't get any better: Bong-Ra and Enduser get together for a big kill. Touring together in Europe in the Winter of 2007, they have paired here to offer an ear-shattering, subwoofer-wrecking, dancefloor-packing record which combinates the best of both artist. From Bong-Ra fast edits and forceful beats to Enduser's infectious bass lines and crunchy drums, "The Kill" is this piece of music that anyboy even remotely interested in breakcore will enjoy and cherish. Deadly.

12" - in stock / 7.90 Euro / US$8
MP3: Enduser - Les Dilution / Bong-Ra: Cochise (excerpt)

Third full length album for Jvox, presenting here his own personal combination of flowing electronica, warm sounds and downbeat. Precise but warm, and always groove-ridden, "Qed" injects a impressive dose of humanity and audio craftmanship in his IDM sensibilities.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Sbronx / Sweetbaby / Accidents (excerpt)

Finally, here comes Mothboy's second album. Having become one of the most sought-after London producer, Mothboy presents here a very mature work in which his very bassy beat get adjusted to a new, faster tempo, and conjugated with more diversity and voices than ever. A very varied, personal and massive work, adding a solid stone to the Mothboy discography.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Outside / Selfish Plan / I Can See Cities (excerpt) / Down (excerpt)

Breakcore ghetto tunes for the discerning zombie. For his debut record, Winnipeg's Cakebuilder present a well produced four tracker combining the best of breakcore and rave. Hard, infectious and twisted, his tracks are sure to bring some fresh air to decks and playlist worldwide. Make room this new talent of hard, fast, and perfectly produced evil / rave / break core.

12" - in stock - 7.70 Euro / US$7.50
MP3: Book Of The Dead / Demoni (excerpt)

Aaron Spectre's tornado project, Drumcorps is coming to your house. Taking the best of both grindcore and breakcore, "Grist" is the product of a lifelong interest and passion with metal and a careful, innovative approach to electronic music. Relentless and taking no prisoner, Drumcorps's debut album brings the intensity of Aaron Spectre's live shows to your stereo. Hide the children.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Botch Up and Die / Down / Forgive and Forget (excerpt) / Grist (excerpt)

A trilogy gathering three CD and 27 tracks written over the course of 5 years, "The Madlands Trilogy" contains three mini-albums by Mad EP, exploring the full range of his talent and inspiration. Deeply personal and ranging from literal complex electronic to highly abstract soundscapes, without forgetting warm, dusty jazz moments, this triple CD box is the perfect way to dive into the impressive music of this multi-talented musician. A trip not to be forgotten.

triple CD - in stock - 18.50 Euro / US$19
MP3: Gumbo on the Run /Lotus Eater Repose / Iowa City Mash / Salamander Blue (excerpt) / I'm Undone (excerpt) / Catholic Minimart Drif (excerpt)

Cdatakill's talent blossoms fully with "Valentine", an album of deep beauty. Here's what happens (for the best) when one of the most renowned name of breakcore trades the fast beat for a dub-heavy trip-hop, while still integrating challenging sounds and ideas. A very mature, interesting and beautiful album full of surprises and intensity.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: You Are Mine / Raining Glass / No Brakes (excerpt) / Yesterdays (excerpt)

Enduser's new album takes you for a ride somewhere between fury and harmony: "Pushing Back" is a perfect balance between Lynn Standafer's hard drum'n'bass and an intense, careful work with melodies and vocals. Featuring Nongenetic (of Shadow Huntaz), Kazumi, and none other than Jared Louche of Chemlab, and remixes by DJ Hidden and Bong-Ra, "Pushing Back" is a new album Enduser can be very proud of.

CD - in stock - 12.50 Euro / US$11
MP3: Switch / Genesis / Across (excerpt) / The Catalyst (excerpt)

Wilt's new album is also their first as a band, with the electronic experimentation being combined with acoustic walls of bass and noise. Wide, dusty and dark, "Dark Meadows" displays Wilt's new psychedelic and atmospheric approach to its deeply textured ambiances. "Dark Meadows" is one the most rewarding and sombre of works of Wilt, for it marries it organic darkness with an acute sense of melody and an ever-present cavernous bass. A massive, encompassing and profound work of art.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Amerikan Zombie / Harmonic Convergence / Dark Meadows (excerpt) / The Devil's Rainbow (excerpt)

One hard step forward: "Thresholds", a prolongation of Detritus's second full length album (the acclaimed "Origin"), sees David Dando-Moore contract his beats and infusing his tracks with newly found, harder and drier sounds. Crystal-clear, melodic and dynamic, Detritus's sound widens again with "Thresholds", mixing ardour and melancholy as never before.

CD - in stock - 7.70 Euro / US$7.50
MP3: U(s) / Melting Snow (excerpt)

Bong-Ra reopens the doors of his digital harem studio and invites you to a night of excess. Unleashing upon the world his most infectious, rave-inducing and energetic tracks ever, he gives birth to a new gun load of dancefloor anthems. And this time around, it's family business, veterans ((Enduser, Duran Duran Duran, Drop The Lime and Parasite) and newcomers (Cake Builder, Cardopusher, Dr Bastardo and Ace Of Breaks) are invited as remixers. An insolently talented piece of hard breaks heaven.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Suicide Speed Machine Girl / Coke Sniffah (Duran Duran Duran remix) / Coke Sniffah (excerpt) / Death To False Metal (Cake Builderremix, excerpt)

With their second album, Larvae strip their music out of the genres they had been associated with, and focus on a sincere reflection on their musical roots, their position as a band, and their place in the musical landscape. Integrating guitars on most tracks and vocals (by Jessica Bailiff, Shadowhuntaz, Hope For Agoldensummer and Scalper), Larvae give here birth to a very soulful and wonderfully produced album which can not be overlooked, a work of great substance and talent.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
2x12" - in stock - 14.40 Euro / US$14
MP3: Airplanes / Warding / Thanks For Playing (excerpt) / Dead Beat (excerpt)

At the top of their form, Enduser and Larvae presents here the definite encounter of hard hitting breakcore and bass-heavy, dark drum'n'bass. With its high-level production and a great attention to the detail, "Unraveled Ears" is a juggernaut of heavy beats, sudden breaks and sweeping low frequencies: godsend for DJ, and a treat for all fans of clever hard tunes. The hardest, heaviest and best produced encounter between breakcore and drum'n'bass one could dream of.

12" - out now / 7.70 Euro / US$7.50
MP3: Enduser: Kill It (Larvae Killed It remix by Larvae) / Enduser: Reset (excerpt)

Keef Baker offers here a solid 6-track MCD of warm voices flowing on top of a very distinctive bass and a new found drum'n'bass twist. Keef Baker enriches this vocabulary with a playful use of tempo changes and contained noise, writing down a music both human and massive, full of emotion and yet assertive. "Pure Language" is neither a whisper nor a shout, but a thoughtful and laid statement, to be listen to with care and enjoyed with ears wide opened.

CD - in stock - 9.20 Euro / US$9.50
MP3: The Middle / Chance (excerpt) / The End (excerpt)

Antigen Shift finally presents his second album, in which the raw noisy beats have left room to deeper bass, syncopated rhythms and rich melodies. Harmonious and irresistible, "The Way of the North" is the coming of age for this essential act of the hard electronic scene. Antigen Shift does a lot more than fulfilling his fans's expectations here, bring a fresh look at his music and signing a massive, efficient and terribly seducing album.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
As flies to careless boys... / Black Ocean Burial / Verglas (excerpt) / Fimbul Winter (excerpt)

New full length album by the Dutch sonic devil Bong-Ra. Signing here an upcoming classic of the genre, full of a mature, accessible sound relying on demonic basses and monstrous riffing, and enlisting such vocalists as Atari Teenage Riot's Hanin Elias, Drop The Lime and Mike Redman. Bong-Ra proves here that downtempo can be as suffocating, sinister and efficient as hectic BPMs, and focus on twisting his trademark rave stabs into a mean and wicked dance floor marvel. An unmissable classic.

2x12" - in stock - 14.40 Euro / US$14
MP3: Skool ov Violence / Pop That Cristal / Go Tiger! (excerpt) / Redrum (excerpt)

The return of the funktastic prodigal son, of the precise beats and the heavy click. Lapsed's second album takes the beauty and subtelity of its predecessor and mixes it with heavier, more powerful syncopated beats and warmer atmosphere. A efficient, modern and massive album that combines edge and appeal.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: De-constructing failure / Cracked Mirrors / Hapless Plastic (excerpt) / Fateless Drift (excerpt)

Detritus's second album, a splendid combination of clean and powerful drum'n'bass, deep strings and emotion-ridden melodies. Brilliantly produced, this album is a perfect combination of beauty and musical talent, of human feeling and driven beats. One doesn't get very often an album which is satisfying both for the head, at home, and the feet, on the dancefloor.
Features remixes by Mothboy and Mad E.P.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Dil Wyn / Embedded / Dead Daffodils (excerpt) / Sense (excerpt)

A very precise combination of fractal beats, beautiful harmonies and abrupt breaks. Constantly on the move, AZ-Rotator's debut album is the result of a careful digital trickery, pushing the envelope of what can be re-invented with complex electronic music, and how tasty it can be. "Science of chance" is an album of uncommon beauty, paired with a masterful sense for electronic composition. Emotional harmonies meet sharp beats with impressive ease and talent.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Siderocone / Dexter Random / Genolom (excerpt) / Empsaver (excerpt)

Larvae's tongue in cheek's take at the Star Wars's empire is also this act's return to heavy beats, fast tempos and dancefloor-friendly drum'n'bass, still married with this act's distinguishable massive bass and acute sense for melodies. Pounding, accessible, fun and efficient. Four tracks and remixes by Bong-Ra and Enduser.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8
MP3: Empire / Solo Shoots First (excerpt) / Sith Witch (excerpt)

First full length album for this musician discovered with the "When I'm 6" 12". Extremely talented CD mixing all kinds of approaches, from hard beats to downtempo, from accoustic instruments to MCs. A very mesmerizing and musical approach, warm and human, which is not without its pounding, aggressive moments. One of the most diverse and still coherent work on Ad Noiseam, and an incredible debut for this musician (assisted on some tracks by Donna Summer, Exillon, Mathhead, Equivalant and The Manhattan Gimp Project). A beautiful first album which will be remembered for a very long time.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Live till I rot / Den-m / Dana's calming effect on a mad mind (excerpt) / Get with rats (excerpt)

Hard and powerful, mean and dark, Cdatakill is back and brings you an album in which he mixes the whole current come-back of rave energy and sounds and mixes it with his own mixture of hi-fi tones and complexity. Leaving behind most of the old breakcore theme designs, Cdatakill's new avatar ibringsg a very fresh view on beat-driven electronic music with an edge.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Hymn of the siamese (complete) / Eve Ill (complete) / How to kill people and get away with it (excerpt) / Reclamation song (excerpt)

Debut solo release of this incredibly talented musician, mixing breaks, electronica, abstract hip hop and general madness in writing a beautiful and nostalgic music with a very deep and intelligent edge. Featuring remixes by Jason Forrest (Donna Summer), End, Mothboy and Chaonaut and vocals by Equivalant, "When I'm 6" paves the way to recognition for this stunning project.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$7.50
MP3: When I'm 6 (excerpt) / Donna Summer remix (excerpt) / When I'm sick (excerpt) / Mothboy remix (excerpt)

Enduser invites you to a breakcore party at the Taj Mahal. Mixing his infectious noisy and broken rhythms with bhangra vocals and influences, Enduser creates with "Bollywood Breaks" the most efficient and catchy records of noisy beats you will hear till your next life. Features remixes by Mad e.p., Larvae and Line47.
Same tracklisting on both format, with an extra video by Larvae on the CD version.
12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8
MCD - in stock - 9.20 Euro / US$9.50
MP3: Not so distant drums / Not so distant drums (excerpt) / Mad e.p. remix: Return of the kourma lover (excerpt)

Finally, here is Curtis Chip's music on CD. An enriched, improved and increased version of the "Eating Paste" 12", this CD presents the fast and broken tracks of Curtis Chip, rich in hard beats and 8bit melodies, together with some new material and remixes by Tarmvred, Larvae, Enduser, Xanopticon, Ove Naxx, Eight Frozen Modules and BinRay. Catchy, hard, melodic and original.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Eating Paste / Binoculars (remix by 8 Frozen Modules / Cars are awesome (excerpt) / That's not it at all (remix by Xanopticon) (excerpt)

Andrey Kiritchenko's second full length album is a beautiful and deep journey of electronic arrangements and accoustic subtilities. Using precise clicks and glitchs, field recordings and touching melodies, this key figure of the contemporary electronic scene proposes here a new masterpiece of frequencies made human, of intriguing but emotional electronic music.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Textile heart (complete) / Raison d'être (complete) / Army of drums and strings (excerpt) / Bits Colashade (excerpt)

Take bass-heavy down-tempo, throw in noisy beats, a bit of jazz, a spoon of hip hop and a lot of grooves. Serve warm and thick. Take into account the participation of Scorn, Larvae, Horchata and Akira the Don. Mothboy's debut album is a rich and heavy journey into huge bass, club-friendly rhythsm and energetic sound. An album guaranteed to make bodies move and heads nod.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: X in his territory (complete) / Folk (complete) / A303 (excerpt) / Becoming solar (excerpt)

From the most organic of atmospheric music to the deepest of basses and beats, "Basidia" is a tour de force for Horchata, displaying here the broad range of his talent. Here is an album which makes the head nod, tortures the subwoofer and still remain very beautiful.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Somatic (complete track) / Saprobe (complete track) / Cyst (excerpt) / Peridium (remixed by Twine) (excerpt)

Wilt's third album for Ad Noiseam, "a sonic declaration of political unrest", in which Wilt mixes his well known deep ambiances with modern electronic element to compose the mesmerizing soundtrack to our times. Varied, hi-fi and colossal.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: The mystery of iniquity (complete track) / Blindfold (complete track) / Reversing magnetism (excerpt) / Tapestry (excerpt)

Lapsed is Jasons Stevens, offering with his debut album, "Twilight", both writing beautiful soundscapes and challenging your ears. Glitchy, precise and sharp in its beats, and yet thick in its tones. Qualified of "funktastic", "Twilight" puts the groove back in the click, and Lapsed builds new territories made of beats and bits with insolent talent.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Twilight 6 (complete track) / Twilight 12 (complete track) / Twilight 2 (excerpt) / Twilight 7 (excerpt)

Crno Klank is C-Drik of Axiome, Ammo, Ambre, Dead Hollywood Stars, coming back to his very first project. Mixing ethnic percussions and performance works with beats and noise, C-Drik signs here a complex and thick work of "tribal industrial". Unsettling, sharp, dense. An album of undiscutable originality and talent.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Etat des stocks (complete track) / L'Usine cent rhumes (complete track) / Tour de force (excerpt) / Engourdissement (excerpt)

Here come the ultra distorted italo disco, the shattered computer game music, the dislocated melodies that makes you wish you were a robot too. Happy tunes for noise heads? Hard breaks for electro fans? Whatever, the coolest teenage robot on this side of the microchip finally comes back with a new single.

CD ep - in stock - 7.70 Euro / US$7.50
MP3:6 (complete track) / 5 (excerpt) / 1 (excerpt)

A break through album for Cordell Klier. Cold atmospheres join in the sharp and precise clicks to form a very encompassing, introspect yet human album which demonstrate why Cordell Klier is now considered as a major name of intelligent and fresh electronic music.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3:Winter 3 (excerpt) / Winter 4 (complete track) / Winter 9 (excerpt)

A full new album by Magwheels, completed with 40 minutes of reconstruction of Magwheels's music by Stone Glass Steel. Post rock guitars meets noise meets sampling. The meeting point between Magwheels's fresh blood and compositions and Stone Glass Steel's experience and talent, "Pane" intends to show that is to appeal to anybody in search of an moving and refreshing sound.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Magwheels: Ssmokes (excerpt) / Magwheels - Phantovm (complete track) / SGS: The last rays... (excerpt) / SGS: Paint fire... (excerpt)

Following the "Monster Music" ep, here comes an album full of powerful beats, heavy basses, uncommon diversity and a obvious skill for strong compositions. A very coherent, catchy and massive album which sees Larvae stand up as a band which has a lot to offer.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3:Fashion Victim (complete track) / Redline version (complete track) / Philistine (excerpt)

First CD release by Larvae, announcing their full length album on Ad Noiseam. Two dirty drum'n'bass anthems and two heavy and bassy illbient tracks. A gritty and very well produced ep of massive beats and giant basses.

CD ep - in stock - 7.70 Euro / US$7.50
MP3: Mecha (complete track) / Mothra (excerpt) / Mothra remix (excerpt) (excerpt)

Following his critically acclaimed "Irony is" album on Mute Records, the musician behind 2nd Gen presents here his new project, Uniform, a complex assemblage of feeling and atmospheres, a deep vault of carefully arranged effects and powerful sounds. It is a rare thing that a musician daring to experiment as much comes up with something both as challenging and pleasant, both interesting and enjoyable.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Say it as you see it (excerpt) / Wasted unstraight (complete track) / You idiot, that's a girl's bike (complete track)

Gentle and subtle arrangements, seductive structures and precise compositions. On the foundation of a modern and abstract genre, Andrey Kiritchenko paints beautiful and naive stories perfectly fitting his clicks and tones. An album to be listened to with your eyes closed, a bedtime story for your ears.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Myth02 (complete track) / Sleeping beauty (complete track) / Cheery, my fairy (excerpt)

Impressive mixture of powerful breaks, sharp strings and carefully dosed noise for this first CD release by the already cult Cdatakill. This double CD contains a brand new album ("Paradise"), a re-release of the massive "Brazilian nightmare" ambient disc, and remixes by Somatic Responses, Tarmvred, Detritus, Jason Snell (DJ Bombardier), Matt Demmon and Stick. Cdatakill's first strike is a master's one.

Double CD - in stock - 14.40 Euro / US$14.50
MP3: Nina Milla Meta (complete track) / Forget it (Juno) (complete track) / Fucking Murders (excerpt) / Asleep (excerpt) / Cabrini Green (remix by Somatic Responses) (excerpt)

Moving and seducing smooth electronics written by two members of Sanctum and Azure Skies. "Definition of raw moments from a different perspective" is an album that indeed presents a different standpoint to industrial and electronic music, conjugating them in its own soulful fashion. What Mago defines here is a new shade of poetry made into warm and poignant music.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / 11 US$
MP3: Like sand slips through my fingers (excerpt) / Spaceships and piles of mud (complete track) / Inbetweenworld (excerpt)

Beauty is the keyword of "Evebuildingbomb", an album in which Magwheels steps outside of every known paths and breeds the most emotional post-rock guitars with massive and yet flowing drones. Rich, subtle and constantly charming, here is a music that can be at the same time powerful and moing, vast and close to the soul.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / 11 US$
MP3: For the sunrise (complete track) / Two sleep till three (complete track) / According to birds (excerpt)

A masterpiece of a double CD that redefines atmospheric music and noise. Electro-accoustic and industrial are forced into a coherent sound used to express the atmospheres of the 1940's in sound. A dusty photo album of this period, transferred into sounds by one of today's masters of sonic experimentation, the whole thing in an awesome packaging.

CD - in stock - 14.40 Euro / 13.50 US$
MP3: Radio Tower (excerpt) / Depression modern (complete track) / Painting sound into futurism (complete track) / To the fallen (b&w) (excerpt)

Razorsharp beats and low frequencies for this album by Cordell Klier (of Kreptkrept and Doctsect), this time under his own name. Very dynamic, precise and exciting click'n'glitch, creatingverydeep and encompassing tracks: a sombre and extremely precise album arranged with the care of a brain surgeon.

CD album - last few copies available - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3: Apparitons 2 (excerpt) / Apparitions 4 (complete track) / Apparitions 8 (excerpt) / Apparitions 10 (complete track)

Common project of Scott Sturgis (Converter) and Leech (Navicon Torture Technologies): thick and aggressive machine noise and very heavy rhythms. Mean, driven, robotic and scorching. High quality release that puts the "noise" back in Ad Noiseam.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / 11 US$
MP3: Disperse or we fire (excerpt) / Dysplastoid (complete track) / The bloody sea (excerpt)

Full length collaborative CD between the best of the breed in drum'n'bass and industrial. Filled to the core with heavy beats, tweaked basses, breaks and noise, this CD contains 9 monstrous tracks that couldn't but come out of the pads of these three artists. You have not been warned enough.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / 11 US$
MP3: Needle Sharing: Clicks per second / Tarmvred: Kanyl (excerpt) / Panacea: Faggot House (excerpt)

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Here comes the (very) long awaited first full length by Abelcain, which meets all the expectations that one might have had. Dark, broken, fast and not so noisy breakcore with deep basses, very well produced hi-fi sounds. Embracing a retro horror film aesthetics, Abelcain unleashes here 9 very good tracks that should not only appeal to Dracula, but also to anybody into really solid breakcore. Strongly recommended.

2x12" - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Kate Says Aye / Lava Lump

Sixth release already on Tympanik Audio, with this first album by Canada's Adversary, a nice laid back electronica CD with a strong rhythmic noise edge, which reminds quite strongly of the noisy-side of the american electronic scene (think Displacer, Urusai or some Antigen Shift material), with more crunchy beats. Pretty varied (as a debut should be), and very energetic at times., this "Bone Music" shows roots of plenty of good things to come, and should be checked out by people interested in this sound's new actors.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3: Urusai: Learned Helplessness (Destroy And Contaminate Mix By Ad·ver·sary)

CD - in stock - 14.50 Euro / US$18.50
MP3 : Untitled 2 / Untitled 4

2x12" - in stock - 18 Euro / US$21.50
MP3 : Ambassador / 1 C A d 04

CDR - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$8.50
MP3 : Ambassador / New doctrine about trinity

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$14.50
MP3 : Now I Complete And You Will Suck / Flesh Of My Flesh

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$14.50
MP3 : Light my fire (remix by Wumpscut) / New doctrine about trinity II (remix by Tarmvred)

CDR - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$9
MP3 : Beinhaus: Wenn ich mir was wuenschen duerfte (remix by Ambassador21) / Proyecto Mirage - Gas The Numans (remix by Ambassador21)

There's no way out of it: we're speaking metal here, of the dark, heavy and anthemic sort. Somewhat of the better breed of the grandchildren of Neurosis (along with Isis, for example), Amen Ra are a criminally underrated act for everybody who like to headbang violently or isn't afraid of the moshpit. Pitch dark, intelligently done and not of the sort of metal you are afraid to show your friends, "Mass IIII" takes things where its predecessor had left them, and is once again a very solid, heavy and melancholic work. Don't be afraid to check this one out.

CD - in stock - 13.50 Euro / US$18
MP3 : Silver Needle Golden Nail / Razoreater

Not everybody gets to remix Amon Tobin, and even less when the original track is one of the main track from the man's latest album. Therefore, the four hand-picked remixers on this 12" are the cream of the crop: Boxcutter (no intruction needed, I hope), (Chris) Clark from Warp, Sixtoo from Ninja Tune, and the drum'n'bass act Noisia. Ther down-tempo, very well produced and cut on heavy vinyl, these four remixes keep the cinematic feeling of the original "Kitchen Sink" track, but add some edge and variety. Who could pass on this one?

12" - In stock - 8.50 Euros / US$9.50

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Known Issues / Placemat Club (remix by Larvae)

As depreciating as this project's name might be, here comes a very solid debut from this american (electronic) musician. Oscillating between very sharp and well produced clicks, electronic dub (think early Pole) and the flowing, melancholic electronica typical to N5md, Another Electronic Musician (Aem) signs here an extremely charming, seducing and quite original CD, which shouldn't be regarded as just "another electronic music album". Surprisingly good and very recommended.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
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MP3 : Extended / After Long

A bit less dub and a bit more clicks: Another Electronic Musician's second album, following last year's "Use" is a somewhat more intimate and delicate album, leaving behind the warmer and bassier tones of his debut, to focus on a very elegant mixture of click'n'cuts (a genre that hasn't been very active recently) and deep soundscapes. Quite on the atmospheric side, but with enough texture and depth to satisfy both IDM fans and ambient ones. Well done.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
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MP3 : Within reach / Today 83

First full length album by this new canadian hope of rhythmic noise. Grinding atmospheres evolve into very hard hitting, pulsating rhythmic and massive beats, for the pleasure of clubgoers and headbangers everywhere. Very well produced, efficient and powerful. Features remixes by Cdatakill, Tarmvred and Iszoloscope and very nice artwork by Ben Didier. Recommended.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 preview : Between two worlds / Inhibitor (Cdatakill remix)

Antigen Shift is back with a wonderful CD ep, containing 7 new tracks and a remix by Iszoloscope. Moving partially away from his most dark tunes, Antigen Shift marries here distorted drums, very nice melodies and some new booty-moving, techno beats, coming up with something fresh, efficient and interesting (and I will be damned if the Iszoloscope remix is not influenced by Tarmvred). An excellent release, very eagerly awaited and delivering even more than expected. Very recommended.

CD - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$9
MP3 preview : A distant exit / A distant exit (remix by Iszoloscope)

Another nice find from N5md, who have once again managed to sign a relatively new band that embodies perfectly the sound of this label. Very calm, melodic and flowing, "No Spectre" is one of these rich electronica album where the arrangements and sound are relegated to the background, leaving the spotlight to the melodies and emotions. Very low key, but well produced and very clear, here is something which fits well between Vesna or Last Day (but slightly beatier) on the one hand and Proem or Quencch on the other hand. Beautiful.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : The Several Song / Plays Tim Arndt

Complete U-turn for Arc Lab with his third album (and the second on N5md). As much as the previous "No Spectre" was a very ambient and drony album, "The Goodbye Radio" is a full frontal soft poptronica one. Fitting exactly in the same drawer you put all your City Centre or Morr Music albums, this album of soft electronica, little guitars and static and, most of all, delicate male and female voices is a remarkably well executed album of this quite delicate mixture of modest summer pop and emotional electronica. It would almost make me believe that Arc Lab is German, considering how present this music is over here. Well done.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3 : Reflexives II / I wish I could tell you

With the russian breakcore scene currently exploding, Atarix comes back with his first album in three years, following a hectic early-2000 release schedule. A bit of everything has been used in the making of this "Age of Gemini", and one gets some dark d'n'b, a dose of raggacore, some big heavy beats and a spoon of dubstep on this resolutely dark, distorted and generally speaking fast album. Maybe not the most original breakcore album out there, but still well done and a sign of the current dynamism of the russian scene.

CD - In stock - 12.80 Euros / US$12
MP3 preview : Uber Concrete / Drugs

New side project of the great Catharsis. Suffocating, dark death industrial with distorted vocals and heavy distorted rumbling. A beefy project for Catharsis, served on limited edition white vinyl.

7" - in stock - 7.70 Euro / 7.5 US$

If one is to consider all their releases as Funckarma, Quench and other projects, the Funcken brother are at least as prolific as Venetian Snares. Here they come with the first CD under the Automotive moniker, on the Australian Couchblip label. Moving away from their usually 100% electronic album, this album shows a much more groove-oriented approach to music, with a lot of jazz and rock elements being thrown in the otherwise complex, flowing and beautiful IDM of Funckarma (think of The Flashbulb's "Réunion"). It's all very well produced and beautiful, and ends up being a welcome deviation from Funckarma's usual sound.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Funparr / Jugofu

The insane breaks meet the insane spoken words. "Braincore" is the fruit of the collaboration of IDM / breaks wizard-extraordinaire AZ-Rotator and the japanese weird-cyberpunk autor Kenji Siratori, who meshes their talent over the course of 5 tracks. On the music side, it's all super crystal-clear, very well produced breaks, heavy basses and hi-fi soundscapes, resulting in very futuristic and highly crafted tracks. On the spoken words side, I don't speak a word of Japanese, and have no idea what this is all about. A UFO in the land of IDM and electronica, which deserves a lot of consideration for how well the tracks are produced.

CDR - in stock - 8 Euro / US$8
MP3 : 2020 Endenom / Vitamelo (Vital Storage Melody Version)

After years of effort and criminally underrated releases, Aidan Baker is finally reaching a wider audience, for example with this recent "Scalpel", a new album on which this experimentation-friendly guitar player lays five new long tracks of his highly melodic echoed strings, electronic drones and modest vocals. Very poetic, and reminding at times of a less epic version of Ad Noiseam's Magwheels, and beautiful from start to finish.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$14
MP3 : Scalpel / Drawn Like A Moth, Slip Like A Snail

Intense and harsh two tracker (red) 7" by the long running hardcore and noise act Asthar-DXD, presenting here one rhythmic track and another one based on very distorted vocals. The whole thing is pretty gritty and lo-fi, but still doesn't sound like a debut release (and isn't). Hard, DYI and dense.

7" - in stock - 6 Euro / US$8.50

Remix album for the british act Autoclav1.1, who had previously had two CD on Crunchpod. The remixer are quite varied, ranging from the dark, black clad industrialists (C-Drone-Defect, Cervello Elettronico) to names which will be more familiar to Ad Noiseam fans (DJ Hidden, Mothboy and Keef Baker). The title might be a bit misleading, though, as very few of the remixes actually feature break beats, and most of them are definitely industrial club fodder (it wouldn't come as a surprise for me to list my favorites). Pick your poison.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3: Small Days (DJ Hidden Remix) / We All Have A Window (Mothboy Remix)

Over the years and the course of three full length album, UK's Autoclav1.1 has turned from a distant newcomer to a relatively well known name of the industrial scene. This fourth album shows a bit of progress in the production but, most of all, might be heard as full force homage to Detritus. From start to finish, "Love No Longer Lives Here" sounds very close to a dryer, less orchestral version of Detritu's debut "Endogenous" album. Not badly done, here something to listen to while waiting for Detritus's next album.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3: All For You / This Stranger Hope

Following his two releases on Ad Noiseam and his collaboration with Japan's Kenji Siratori, AZ-Rotator returns with a new full length album for the Barcelona based Lovethechaos label. On "Indefinable Sugar Cube", this insolentely talented producer gets more playful than ever, and lays down 14 tracks in which his high-octane, very complex and dynamic tracks are infused with a lighter and more melodic feel. Still, AZ-Rotator's talent at mixing enjoyable, fun and hard sounds together is demonstrated here as much as ever before. Highly recommended.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13.50
MP3: T Echo D- / Mistake

Another one of these fresh british dubstep records that do not seem like much, but end up sounding a lot better than expected. Written by a producer with alleged roots in the hardcore scene, this 12" features quite hard, dry sounding but sweeping tracks which might somewhat fit with a Scorn-infused set, but still keep a melodic (and therefore accessible) side. We have all heard things which were more "brutal", but one has to admit that these two tracks are rather "in your face" and direct.

12" - in stock - 8.40 Euro / US$11

Second record for Antony Parsons on his Brutal Traxx inprint. A bit less metronomic and dry than his previous effort, this two tracker still delivers the good as far as weight and bass are concerned. Adding a little bit of jazz elements (and therefore reminding a bit of a Bill Laswell gone heavy dubstep), this record is a solid, efficient, if not absolutely original, piece of dubstep DJ wax.

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$10

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Let U Go / Bi

2008 is still quite young, but this full length album by Benga might very well become one of the dubstep album of the year, and not only because it super slick production shows how Tempa have been able to capitalize on Skream's success. A weird at first, then very tasty combination of straight dubstep and techno, this instrumental album contains quite a few pearl, and grows very quickly on the listener. Less dark, more polished and more dancefloor oriented than Burial's "Untrue", but definitely also set to make a big splash. Recommended.

3x12" - in stock - 22 Euro / US$25
MP3 : Night / 26 Basslines

Tempa has a heart of people favoring CD over wax, and presents on this CD ep two versions of "Night", aka everybody's current dubstep-meets-techno hit (also appearing on the 12" of the same name and on Benga's "Diary" album), as well as three remixes (two of which appear on the "Night remixes" 12" and one being exclusive), which add their variation to this very driving, rather upbeat and slick track. A good thing if you don't want to look dumb next time somebody tells you about (or play) this very strong track.

MCD - in stock - 10.20 Euro / US$13.50
MP3 : Night / Night (Digital Soundboy Remix)

Nice and original first record for this apparently long-running band from Bristol, who aim at mixing rock and punk souns with today's electronic ear-candy. However, rather than putting a lot of guitar up front and cranking everything at 10, Big Joan's track have definitely more of a DYI, low-fi punk appeal, with some well found hard beats and breaks, rave influences and breakcore appeal. Featuring remixes by Shitmat, Parasite and others, this was a sort of challenge, but Big Joan and Death$ucker managed to do the best out of it. Really nice.

CD - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$10

Nice super heavy and relatively slow dubstep two tracker. Relatively classic in their structures, these two tracks benefit from a massive bass sound and some well found melodies and breaks. A nice bridge between "usual" dubstep and darker, noisier records.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$9

Über wobbly and massive second 12" for Biome, who had already impressed with his previous EP, out on the equally delivering Subsonik imprint. Pretty slow (even by dubstep standards) and relatively stripped down, this might remind relatively strongly of what Distance would do if his music was to gain a few tons. Heavy headnodding in clubs ahead, and quite the heavy rotation around here.

12" - in stock - 8 Euro / US$9

The long awaited album to the much remarked "In Distance" album, "Epilogue In Waves" can be seen as the last nail on the Gridlock coffin. Gone and forgotten is the electronica of Mike Cadoo's best known projects and of Bitcrush's first "Enarc". "Epilogue In Waves" is a splendid, slow moving, highly emotional post-rock, shoegazer album, which sees Cadoo improve his skills and deepen his track. Do not look for epic syncopated electronic beats in here, but open your ears for something just as valuable.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3 : An Island, A Penninsula / A False Movement, True

Coming shortly after the release of Bitcrush's third full length "Epilogue In Waves", this "Shimmer and Fade" is a CD re-release of a formerly mp3 only release dating from back in 2005. Containing 4 additional tracks (also recorded in that time), this CD shows how, even three years ago, Mike Cadoo was straying away from the industrial tones of Gridlock at a fast pace, and integrating shoegaze-guitars and voices a lot more strongly than on his "Enarc" debut. This really hasn't aged much, and should strongly appeal to any Bitcrush fan out there.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3 : Aventious / Have You Lost Your Way?

Having absolutely nothing to do with Aaron Spectre's "Lost Tracks" album, this CD by Christian Björklund is a release of his 2003's score for the K.O.R.E. video game (not being a gamer, I have absolutely no idea what it is). A 45 minutes long gathering of pretty varied track, this album sounds pretty close to a soundtrack to a faerie tale or a sci-fi version of "Amelie", with almost childish-melodies being combined with some breakbeats elements, and the whole thing being very digital and hi-fi souding. Pretty original, and just pretty, something to check out.

CD - in stock - 9.40 Euro / US$10
MP3: The Professor Lab / Second Edge

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$10

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3 : Interference / Midnight to 4AM

Confirming all the good things I had written about his output on Killing Sheep, Paul Blackout delivers here another heavily pounding and still twisted gabbery breakcore two-tracker. Tapping in the hardcore scene for his sounds (as DJ Hidden is doing, for example) but using both straight 4/4 structures and very broken one, such a record sounds almost like a ragga-free, UK answers to Rotator and his Mr Kill side-projet. That is to say: hard, very efficient, and really well done.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8.50

Finally there! "Vitus Blister" was supposed to be released on Sublight shortly before the demise of this label, and was later on snatched by Hecate's Zhark label. A really dark, really fast and really hard Bong-Ra record, it is to be put somewhere between his most direct breakcore material (think the "Soldaat" album) and the metal material of "Full Metal Racket" (but without the guitars), and is crowned by an uncommonly IDM track. An extremely strong record from an unmissable act.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$9

CDR - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$8.50
MP3 : Mindrape / Oppression (equal shit)

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Why Did You Do That / The Bits In The Numbers

Heavy (of course) but very varied two tracker for The Bug, featuring two new tracks that do not appear on the recent "London Zoo" album. "Ganja" is a hard hitting, vocal rich Bug-esque dancehall number, while "Flying", on the B side, is a lot calmer and more home-listening. A bit of dancefloor material and a bit of home-listening treat for another very well produced record by Kevin Martin. However, for the love of God, why does the cover have to be that ugly?

12" - In stock - 8.50 Euros / US$10.50

CD - in stock - 14.50 Euro / US$20
MP3 : Why Did You Do That / The Bits In The Numbers

While Peace Off's Ruff sublabel has been thought of as a dubstep one, it's interstingly only with its sixth release that we're offered something which could generally have come out of a british dubstep label. I have no idea who Broken Note is, but one thing is for sure: this heavy, dim-lit dubstep served with some moderate breaks and vocal snippets would find its spot very easily in playlists of many dark-ish dubstep DJ everywhere. A very good one.

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$9

This time around, Broken Note leave their dubstep at home, and fuel our fire with two much faster tracks of broken drum'n'bass. The bass and grit of their dubstep material is still there, but the tempo is much higher, and the sweeping bass leave room for some amen and faster breaks. Very driven, as heavy as usual for these two producers, and therefore as (very) recommended as usual.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$9

Very nice new record by DJ C on the small Portland-based Community Library label. Quite the opposite of his recent's "Sonic Weapons" on Death$ucker, "Darling" is quite the accessible post (and electronic) dancehall release, pretty much in the vein of DJ C's releases for Tigerbeat6's Shockout inprint. A four tracker containing the original (which should make a killing on dancefloors), a bassier and meaner remix by the great Ghislain Poirier, an acapella and an instrumental, "Darling" might not embrace the trend of the moment, but is a pearl for everybody who still has a heart for intelligent dancehall.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$11

Premium pack for the first album by Cane, a.k.a. Funckarma's techno / acid project. Just as they did on their previous 12" under this name on Creative Space, the Funcken brother cook here some very insidious and pretty beaty old school techno track with very nice hi-fi acid tones and a little electro touch, while keeping the whole thing infused in the fat Funckarma bass typical of all their productions. The whole thing comes packaged in a beautiful gatefold sleeve of the kind you almost never see in electronic music. Congratulations to everybody involved in this release.

2x12" - in stock - 16.50 Euro / US$17.50

Terminal Dusk confirms to impress as they release Cardopusher's first record out of the Peace Off stall. With "Down To The Wire", everybody's favorite Venezuelan musician presents a wicked dubstep record in which he mixes the genre's heavy bass and slow tempo with his personal sense for warmth, dusty sounds, sudden samples. Clearly something which provides dubstep with a different, more original feel than most of what is coming from the UK, and another pearl for Terminal Dusk. A really nice one.

12" - in stock - 7.70 Euro / US$8.50
MP3 : Maybe Next Time / Knock Yuh Out (Left Hook Mix by Starkey)

Finally out of the seminar, the beloved leather choir boys led by brother Roger Rotor deliver us an divine album of praises to god, the pope, and dildoes. Nobody might have urged you to get canonised, but the holy church might urge to thank the lord for such prayers as noise covers of "Daddy Cool" and "Too Drunk To Fuck", the whole thing bathing in holy water and lubricants. Sweaty, raw, noisy, holy, manly and heavenly. From the holy see with (rough) love.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euros / US$14.50
MP3: Daddy Cruel / Too Fucked To Drink

The title of Cenotype's debut couldn't be more appropriate, as this young american acts gets back to the basics and sets all the levels in the red with this ten track classic rhythmic noise CD. Gritty and oppressiv as Hive releases have come to be known for, "Origins" is something which is going to make a lot of fans among the people who feel left out by the abundance of breaks or d'n'b elements in the current noise / industrial scene (and it even feature some screaming by Navicon Torture Technologies). Fans of Mono No Aware, early Proyecto Mirage or some Winterkaelte beware, this is aimed straight at you.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3: Save Me / She's Dead... Requiem

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MP3: Cepia: Atlantic Blood / Miles Tilmann: I've already forgotten (remix by Cepia)

CD - in stock - 16 Euros / US$17
MP3: Running out of time / London

Remember the two US dark ambient / noise acts Gruntsplatter and Nothing? I hadn't heard anything from either of them lately, but they are here back with a collaboration project whose first album is released by a new italian label. Music-wise, we get the best of both acts here on a pretty mixed album combining the gritty and hypnotic sounds of Gruntsplatter and the deep tones of Nothing. A solid, well done and interesting album that should not be overlooked by people into dark ambient.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
MP3: Another termite... / My fingers and thoughts...

Circuit Parralele is a new project of Yann Hekate, well known for his various experiments with breakcore, hardcore and noise. For the first release under this name (and first on Spine Records as well), he delivers here a very gritty, raw but carefully crafted 6 tracker of broken beats and clicks, twisted melodies and weird atmospheres, which might sound a bit like a very contained mixture of Somatic Reponses and Passarani. Not for people looking for ultra-catchy material, but definitely something very interesting for those of you who dare to listen.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8.50

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3: Esprit de corps / Variegated Civic Mucilage

Another strong 12" by Coki, following his releases on DMZ and Tempa. Relatively up-tempo, very full in sound and benefiting from a rather clear, sci-fi sounding sound. The omnipresent bass is well used and should suffice to blast quite a few subwoofers. A strong DJ tool and enveloppe-pushing dubstep record.

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$11

CD - in stock - 10.20 Euro / US$11
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MP3 : The world of the pillaged sound / Ill-treatment endlessly

Following closely the formula of his records for Soul Jazz, Cotti presents another 12" tracker featuring a heavy instrumental dubstep track and a lighter dancehall-influenced one, this time on Argon. The first track has very nice sub-basses, a few echoed samples and a headnod-inducing beat, while the second reminds me quite a bit of what DJ C has been doing for a while. And as usual, Cotti knows how to produce a vicious, efficient track.

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$11

And yet another high quality 12" from Cotti and Soul Jazz. "Truth Hurt" is a relatively classic but very detailled and well produced mid-tempo syncopated dubstep track, while the very acurately titled "Bass Changed My Life" B-side speeds and "garages" things up a bit. This goes straight to the crates.

12" - in stock - 8.50 Euro / US$11

You know the spell: clear cut, loud pressing and two varied but efficient dubstep tunes on this Soul Jazz release. "Eat Dirt" is a very anthemic track that might remind of Distance. Classic, but goes straight to the feet and gets everybody going. The B-side, co-written by Cotti and Chef is faster and a bit more complex, but still fits well on the record. Unsurprisingly good./p>

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Well done syncopated up-tempo dubstep, that somewhat fits well on Tempa, and could be broadly linked to Benga. A bit faster than most releases of the kind and, while at times stripped to the minimum in sound, relatively percussive and hypnotizing. Already techno-influenced (as much dupstep at the moment), this early D1 record is however of the darker kind, and somewhat harder than his most recent "I'm loving". As always with Tempa, a strong and well done tool.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$10

"Full length" (meaning 6 tracks cut and pressed really loud on a double 12") by UK's D1, with tracks ranging from perfect Tempa-type material (clear, wobbly and "sci-fi" sounding) to more melodic material à la Skream and faster, techno-leaning material. While D1 might not be the best known act on Tempa (compared to Skream or Benga), his material is very well produced, diverse enough to deserve to be checked out and played.

2x12" - in stock - 13.90 Euro / US$15.50

D1 cheats on Tempa, for which he usually records for this uncommon record on the great Dub Police. Reminding a little bit of Various Prod's experimentation, this 12" combines some very catchy, almost mainstream vocals with the sub-basses and tempo of dubsteps, and comes up with a surprisingly uplifting and "swinging" record. Definitely not your usual dubstep record, but something which sounds genuinely fresh and well thought. Recommended.

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$10

Magnificent "family reunion" release on Public Guilt, which sees Dälek (no introduction needed, I hope), the heavy droners Destructo Swarmbots (currently live members of Dälek) and the MC Oddateee join hands on a very good looking and heavy picture 12". Music wise somewhat close to Dälek, but in a calmer, more dreamy and hypnotic way, "Deadverse massive" is a it less "in your face" than most of the other Dälek records, but showcases very well the heavy, mesmerizing tones of their recent shows. An item not to miss.

Picture 12" - In stock - 15.50 Euros / US$22

Dälek are without a doubt the most interesting sounding and the most forward thinking hip hop act to have emerged in the last few years. Following the "Streets All Amped" 12" on Ad Noiseam, this american act confirm their slight change of sound on "Abandoned Language", an album where the noise level goes down one notch, and leaves more space for vocals, melodies and sonic trickeries. Still massive, somewhat deeper, Dälek have outdone themselves once again, and confirm that they deserve even more recognition than they currently have. Not-to-be-missed, golden album which you will still listen to in decades.

CD - in stock - 15 Euro / US$16
MP3 : Abandoned Language / Paragraphs relentless

Nice little debut for Damiak, signing here a very enjoyable transparent 7" of flowing electronica, little gritting noises and groovey beats. Emotional and well done, as always on N5md, and definitely charming.

7" - in stock - 7.70 Euro / US$7.50

Charming debut fuill length album for Daniak, who hadn't had anything since the "Pesero" 7", also released by N5md back in 2004. Fitting very well with the rest of this label's now impressive discography, "Micalavera" combines soft, delicate rhythms with the accoustic elements which seem to be constantly taking more and more prominance with each N5md release. Gentle to the extreme, delicate and very laid back, this dreamy CD is the coming of age for yet another strong act on this label. Very recommended.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Iridescent Wings / Frificun

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MP3: Drowner / Frayed

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MP3: Twin Gant / Shutter

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MP3: Bones part 1 / Crane part 2

12" - in stock - 10.20 Euro / US$13

For this time, let's pass quickly on the terrible band and label names, and just say that this super obscure act and inprint from Russia present here a rare thing. Rhythmic noise on vinyl is definitely not something one gets every day, even less on 10", and yet less well pressed and well cut. With one quite Winterkalte-esque track and a more droney and hypnotic B-side, this is quite something for fans of distorted industrial beats in need of fresh wax.

10" - in stock - 8 Euro / US$10.50

Interesting and surprising full length album from this french act. Somewhere between dark ambient, experimentations and field recordings, De Mange Machine signs here a pretty dark album made of cut up sounds, samples, small beats and a lot of dynamics. It's not noisy, it's not all atmospheric, but it's pretty deep and well done. Add to this that this albums comes in an insanely designed hand made oversized sleeve, collectors and people into interesting, dark industrial music should check this out.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$14
MP3 : Onirie Nutritive / Nos futiles existence

While I have to admit that I'm not the biggest fans of Wolf Eyes's albums, this album by Demons, a duo formed by a member of this band is quite a nice surprise. Noisy and gritty, but very droney, deep and changing, this "Evocation", however esoteric its title and its cover might be, is a pretty down to earth but very well executed album of modern drones and noise, which clearly taps from the late 90's dark ambient and noise scene, and offers it a lift-up. An unpretentious but strong release for everybody who like their noise abrasive and not so fun.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Firewalk / Pre-Existence

Excellent debut full length album by this side project of the Cold Meat Industry-pillar The Protagonist. Revolving around the book of the same name, "Les Diaboliques" is a rather varied work, ranging from low, brooding noise, to the epic orchestral moments of The Protagonist, the whole thing very well produced and changing enough never to get boring. One of the top releases of the moment in the dark industrial vein, I really like this one a lot.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
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MP3: Discontinued / Closure

Two musicians from the US who have joined the Dälek live set-up last year, Destructo Swarmbots are an interesting formation, on the boundaries of drones, noise and experimental metal. Armed with electronics and a very distorted, background-esque and echoed guitar, they deliver with this "Clear Light" a long, numbing and encompassing drone album which at times reminds of some of the most experimental aspects of Dälek (without the vocals) with their long noise-loops and deep basses. Original and very encompassing

CD - In stock - 13.40 Euros / US$14
MP3 : Wellbelow / Cause

For their fifth full length album, the slovak act Disharmony offers a compilation consisting of 13 remix they did for other acts (ranging from Stendeck to Mnemonic) and two new tracks. Very diverse and going from beefy melodic electronica to very industrial / noise sounds, this is for sure something for the dark dancefloors and should get its fair share of play alongside the usual suspects of the rhythmic noise scene. One will note the very welcome appearance of the underrated Polygon and the very nice remix of Fractional's "Kasida".

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3: Polygon: Idealism (Disharmony Remix) / Fractional: Kasida (Disharmony Remix)

After two years of silence, here comes Displacer's long-awaited fourth full length album. Parting more than even before from its industrial / Gridlock-ish roots, this canadian producer delivers here a much dubbier and glitchier CD, in which well chosen accoustic sounds enrich a quite lush instrumentation and a strong hip-hop influence, making of the whole thing a somewhat more mature and original work than the previous albums. As usual, the whole thing comes with some very nice artwork and remixes, this time around by Larvae, L'Ombre, Autoclav1.1 and ESA. Recommended

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3: Low Moral Fiber / Warriors in Dub's Army

Second release for Distance on his label, with this time a pretty balanced record. "Battle Sequence" is a very heavy and "in your face" dubpstep hitter, while "Feel Me" goes more in the direction of Benga, 2562 & co by integrating a non-negligeable techno influence. The whole thing is oppressive as always with Distance, but goes a bit more forward than his well known "My Demons" album on Planet Mu.

12" - in stock - 9 Euros / US$12

Damn. For his fourth release on his own label, Distance deliver where one didn't expect him (or at least I didn't). While the B side is a quality (but typical) mid-tempo dubstep tune, the A one mixes some relatively heavy guitars, mixed very well with a vey heavy, Distance-esque beat. Quite a stand out rtack, and something which, while it will surprise many, should please just the same.

12" - in stock - 9 Euros / US$12.50

Very nice debut from this french act, navigating elegantly somewhere between click'n'cuts, glitch and downbeat. "Small" is an album whose beats and tones could easily fit on a Raster Noton release, but whose structure and atmosphere, warm, groove-ridden and syncopated, might also link to the electronic dub scene. All in all, here is a very unpretending but well executed, pleasant and interesting album. A welcome gulp of fresh air.

CD - in stock - 10.20 Euro / US$12
Buy Domo Kun's "Small" and Photophob's "Still Warm" for 24 Euro / US$23
MP3 : Pigeonhed / Ce soir c'est septembre

Jumpstyle! Jason Forrest gets back into his Donna Summer attire for "Panther Tracks", who happens to be both his first release on his own label (Cock Rock Disco) and by far his most pounding and straightest work to date. Tongue in cheek, catchy, melodic, but merciless in his hard beats and basically void of any rock influence this time, this first volume of "Panther Tracks" should have everybody (and I mean it) shake their body (and jump) on the dancefloor. Feels good, works very well.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8.50
MP3: Rock Rock Rock / Get The Fuck Off

Second volume of Jason Forrest / Donna Summer's all out club-friendly hard beats. A little tad harder and straighter than the first volume (and, again, without any of the prog rock sampling), and reflecting very well what the man has been playing at his insane shows and parties for the last two years (and yes, it has the "Party People" track), this record is another must-have for everybody who has danced to Mr Forrest's beats. Shake that ass.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8.50
MP3: Boomkashakalaka / Party People

Yes! Mr Doormouse's fifth volume of his "I love music" series shows his love (if not faithfullness) to everybody's favorite old school robots, and re-interprets your favorite Kraftwerk tunes all along four tracks and three locked grooves. Ever wanted to drop "Tour de France" in a gabber set? Ever wished to put some 'Werk in your breaks? Follow the man, here's all you ever needed to bridge the bpm-fest and the old school vibes. Very tasty, and therefore very necessary.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euros / US$9.50

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : The tree / Black feathered dawn

New six tracks (and a handful of locked grooves) from Mr Doormouse on the now-resurrected Distort sublabel of Addict Records. A lot closer to this very dancefloor-friendly, absurd releases for Addicts than his recent albums on Cockrock Disco and Sublight, this one is somewhere between his album on Tigerbeat6 (distorted, but not over the top) and his "I love music" series (very fun, club-friendly and very efficient), meaning that the whole thing is very close to what Doormouse has been doing live recently. A strong 12" from a strong act.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euros / US$8.50

Strong two-tracker by DQ1 (also known as Darqwan on label such as Planet Mu and Texture), who deliver nice bass lines, heavy beats, and everything else than has helped made of Pinch's Tectonic one of the most highly regarded dubstep label of the moment. DJ should take notice.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$10

On the one hand, you could say that this is a good example of the easy recipe of breakcore: South Park samples, shattered rhythms, ultra heavy beats and faster-than-thou remixes. On the other hand, Droon's "Cripplefight" is one hell of a good and efficient track, which is 100% guaranteed to get people jumping around like crazy, and the hard hitting remixes by Ladyscraper, Shitmat and Duran Duran Duran are certainly tasty as well. Therefore, if breakcore is not your thing, click further. But if it is, you'd do yourself a favor by getting this record.

12" - in stock - 9.20 Euro / US$10.50

Excellent new EP by Drop The Lime, who comes here to surprise everybody (besides the fact that his name doesn't appear anywhere on the sleeve). Still faithful to his newfound dubstep and grime sound, DTL offers with "Sky City Rising" an extrmely melodic, down-tempo version of these genres, and comes up with something which is a lot more made for home-listening than for the club. Infusing his slow beats and bass with a lot of flowing melodies and atmospheres, Drop The Lime manages to mix dubstep with electronica, and ends up with one of his most catchy and definitely his most beautiful release to date. Congratulations.

Now that's a nice one. Dub Child is a garage-turned-dubstep producer with already quite a few 12" up his sleeve, and delivery here a really heavy and menacing classic dubstep four tracker with a definitely above-average production and the use of strong elements coming from the garage and dub sounds. Quite dark, very bassy, and just plain efficient.

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$9.50

That's a bunch of dub in this record's info. A new act, a new label, and quite the heavy wobbly dubstep two-tracker here. The original A side is built upon a slightly staccato-ed heavy bassline that would perfectly fit on Dubpolice or could be taken from a Mark One 12". The remix on the B side is equally heavy and massive, a bit darker and more percussive, and less wobble-based. A very strong and efficient dubstep DJ tool.

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$9.50

Duran Duran Duran is bringing sexyback. Or something. This guy has been playing all over the world almost non-stop for a few years, and it shows: the four tracks of this "Blowjob breaks" are exactly what people (you included) want to hear when dancing on a breakcore floor. This works with insolent ease and effect. Once breakcore will have been buried, this is one of the records that people will dig up to remember the good old days. To sum up: if you're a DJ, not having this is a crime. If you're not, you still need this. Understood?

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$9

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$14
MP3 : Kuri Pataka / This is London

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MP3 : Milk Bath / Ninja Terminator Remix

CD - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$9
MP3 : Keep It Ruffneck / Practical Power Electronics

Second 12" for UK's Ebola, but the first one solo, and a first release as well for the young Noizetek label. While Ebola's recent "Cannibal Penis Ballet" CD album was touching a bit of everything, the "Subsonic Armpit Mutliation" (is Ebola using the same titling-software as Otto Von Schirach?) is a much more compact and hard-hitting piece of vinyl. Banging, heavy, dirty and shameless, here comes what fans of early Peace Off material need to be fed. The UK breakcore scene keeps on getting darker and grittier, and this 12" is a good example of it. Hard, catchy, and taking no prisoner.

12" - In stock - 7.90 Euros / US$8.50

Just like most of the Wrong Music kiddies, Ebola gets darker, bassier and less absurd with each record. This pretty heavy gastro-bass trip is still a dancefloor stomper, but sees the amount of samples decrease drastically, and the sound gets cleaner, bassier, and altogether harder. Not as much of a hardcore ravefest as one could have expected, but something more musical and quite more satisfying. A cool trip.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$9

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MP3 : Painkillers / Painkillers (Enduser remix)

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CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Vagina spiders / Trust these apart

Fresh four tracker from 8FM on Peace Off (going quite soft, in regard with this label's usual output), a delicious mix of the heavy IDM / Warp-ish influences of Eight Frozen Modules and his more ragga-leaning, groovy cuts. Reminding me somehow of what Kid606 would do if he was to trade his bass for complex clicks, "Rejected Resident" manages to be both brainy and fun, interesting and well done.

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$9

Debut album by the british Element Abuse, who offers here a very pummeling, hard-hitting and distorted CD somewhere along at the meeting point of rhythmic noise and straight, dark and hard tech. Unsurprisingly snapped by YB70 and sounding like the bastard child of Iszoloscope and Laurent Ho, "Unbirth" is not exactly smiling or upbeat, but has enough crunchy, dark and distorted beats to appeal to anybody into Zhark Berlin's, Praxis's or mid-ear Ant Zen's material.

CD - in stock - 10.20 Euro / US$11
MP3 : Hepatitis Christ / Lest I Inform Thy Father

Very nice debut album for this young japanese musician. On the one side quite glitchy, slowly moving and very laid-back, highly melodic, introvert and emotional on the other side, El Fog combines a delicate blend of glitch with some very well found (and self played) accoustic strings. Somewhat reminding of a stripped down, more clicks oriented version of Aaron Spectre's "Lost Tracks", "Reverberates Slowly" is a very charming and delicate home listening album.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3 : Silent Soaring / Out Woods

Ok kids. It's been said and repeated that plenty of dubstep producers were getting closer and closer to techno (in its Berlin or Detroit forms) in the last months, and here comes a full force techno record from what was so far a pretty much dubstep label (Hotflush, the label managed by Scuba). It's all really straight, up-tempo, and deliciously Basic Channel / Chain Reaction dubby. At times muscular for the genre, still rather minimal and with a slight dose of garage thrown in the mix, this might not be the best record to throw in a breakcore set, but techno heads will appreciate.

12" - in stock - 10.50 Euro / US$10.50

Finally! After years of waiting, Emotional Joystick's second full length album sees the light of the day and come to appease all the fans who had been grinding their teeth since "Bellicose Pacific". Blurring all paths, Emotional Joystick shows here a much wider array of talent as on his debut, and signs track that range from his lo-fi, old school trickery to hard, bouncy beats, and stops in between to sign some quite accoustic-sounding, quite academic pieces. A wonder for the ear and an album not to be missed.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euros / US$12
Buy Emotional Joystick's "Plays!" and Kamotek's "Loftway" for 24.50 Euro / US$23
MP3 : Ask Me Ne Question / I Am Not Elton John

For the sequel to his Crunchpod Media debut, Endif delivers another classic-but-efficient rhythmic noise albums that pounds the dancefloor from start to finish (including Pneumatic Detach remix). Crunchy, relatively clear, and just evil enough to please the black clad crows, this is quite a competent album that declinates pretty well the whole industrial noise recipe while integrating some welcome downtempo elements and melodies.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3: Reactionary

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MP3: Rights of passage / Indecision

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MP3: Black Light (Ft. Sol Thomas) / Nothing

Nice, very percussive 12" by Luke Envoy, previously known mostly for his release on Scuba's Hot Flush label. The A side is mid-tempo, relatively classic but very well recorded dubstep number. Headhunter gets behind the remixing board for the B side, and signs an (of course) faster and more techno-ish remix, which however retains the drive of the original track. Very solid DJ material.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$10.50

Debut album for ESA, an allegedly much talked about rhythmic noise act from the UK, and a CD packed from start to finish with EBM-influenced straight noisy 4/4, with all the distortion, movie samples and melodies necessary to fill a dancefloor full with black clad people. Keeping a good balance between the noise and the beats, but keeping clearly in the path of his predecessors, ESA signs a solid rhythmic noise dancefloor album, which delivers everything one could expect.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3: Belief Conversion / Test

Second album for Esa, still on Hive Records, and still quite distorted and beaty. Sticking to the rules of rhythmic noise, but with a rather compressed sound and without going to the gritty extreme, "How Pure Would Your Utopia Be?" balances between the club and home listening with its pounding, bleak rhythms. Not a huge surprise, but again, it's not like there were a lot of active acts in this style at the moment. With the exception of the very disposable bonus video, an honest album which should find its fans.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3: Paradise Inside / Punishment Defined / How Pure Would Your Utopia Be?

12" - in stock - 7.70 Euro / US$8.50

For their first release, the american label Binary Dilemna started off with this nicely glitchy and broken 12" by Germany's E.Stonji (and his first since 2003). As usual, E.Stonji delivers the good in the form of deliciously shattered but highly melodic and relatively home-listening oriented IDM-ish tracks. Complex but not exxagerated, innovative but accessible, everything's nice here, including the remixes by Funckarma and Planet Mu's Nautilis.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8.50

Phantomnoise celebrate their tenth anniversary this year, and present a new (translucid white 12") by E.Stonji (whose 2003's début was already on the label). Keeping the flame of IDM alive and managing to deliver 4 tracks of broken, spastic and melodic tracks that sound neither like a Warp offshout or a VST testfest. E.Stonji is definitely one of the few serious producers of IDM in Germany, and this at times soft, at times quite uptempo "Particles" shows that he's still progressing with each release. Recommended.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$10

Nice debut album for this british solo rhythm noise acts. Not going for the exaggerated, all out distortion attack of many newcomers of the genre, Eva3 keeps things a bit more subdued and subtle, and knows where to lay his drones and when to unleash his hard beats. Add to this two tracks in which softer female vocals provide a nice contrasts to the bleak and gritty rhythms, as well as remixes by Asche, Lith and P. Münch (Synapscape), and you get a good rhythmic noise album.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3: Crawling / Sweet Abuse

Evol Intent really go all over the place with this (very long) awaited first full length album. Ranging from instrumental drum'n'bass to guitar-heavy tracks or from prominent hip hop vocals to dubstep and at least one Enduser-esque tune, this essential American drum'n'bass outfit intend on showcasing all the styles they have touched, and do it pretty well. Definitely something that requires several listening, but is also a lot more than a regular full length d'n'b album.
The 4x12" version of this album features 7 tracks from the CD and and exclusive one.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$15
4x12" - in stock - 27 Euro / US$13
4x12" - in stock - 27 Euro / US$29
MP3: Era Of Diversion / Middle Of The Night

Following the laid-back and beautiful "The Keening Dithers", Jay Fields come back with a new salvo of dancefloor-taylored tracks. Blurring his path, Exillon's not at it with a new breakcore record, though, and focus this time on pure acid tracks, enriched with his complex and very hi-fi brand of electronica. Quite fast-paced, clear and deadly-efficient, "A bit young for you" is something which club-goers are going to dance to for quite some time. Excellent.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8

First album by Exocet, which happens to be the same musician as Klima (author of various darkish techno records, including one with Converter and one with Architect). Ranging from relatively classic rhythmic noise to slightly more techno oriented structures, "Violation" is a rather oppressing, distorted and bassy album all throughout and should appeal to fans of regular rhythmic noise as to people into Zhark Berlin's sound and the past Klima releases.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$17
MP3: Perverso / Frío Como Un Témpano

Probably not the best artist name ever, but quite a sold record which, in the vein of the previous 7even releases, fits well with the current sound mixing old school dub techno, dubstep tonalities and minimal structures. Dubbier than the UK productions, this two track from France fits quite well between old Basic Channel / Chain Reaction releases and more up to date, dubstep-driven records. Well done.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$10

Debut album by Toronto's Famine, under whose moniker hides a member of the industrial combo Fractured. Considerably better produced than illustrated, this album oscillates between relatively quick paced breakcorish IDM and very aggressive, metal-infused tracks on the other, with the odd melodic respite in between. With quite a clear sound, some well found arrangements and some nice ideas, this album stands out as the roots of a potentially really interesting project, and sounds definitely a lot better than it looks.

CD - in stock - 11.50 Euros / US$13
MP3 : Seven / Konstantine Raudive

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Male itch / Oj Shitkicker

CD - in stock - 12.30 Euro / US$11
MP3 : Safeway Brand Breakcore / Babylon St Station

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8.50

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
Buy this and Felipe / Forte "Eke Out" for 24 Euro / US$22
MP3: Inside an olive / Freeways & veins

No Fun Productions used to stand (in my opinion) for harsher than harsh material, with releases by Merzbow, Prurient or Wolf Eyes, and somewhat surprise with this new album by Dino Felipe, who himselfs moves very far from his usual super cut-up, tongue-in-cheek IDM. Gone are the racks of computers, as this "demo" album is something to link a lot more with Thurston Moore's releases on No Fun or some Sonic Youth backcatalog: we're talking low-fi, gritty and distant rock here, with some slight pop feeling but an undisputed fun and urban feeling. Quite the U-Turn for Dino Felipe, let's see where he will go from there.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$14
MP3 : 6 Feet Under / Chandeliers

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8.50

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Chik Habit / Amen Irak

After two full length album, Flint Glass does the remix dance, and presents on this CD co-released by his own Brume label with US's Tympanik Audio a collection of 15 of his tracks remixed by various friends and collaborators. WIth a bill ranging from the deep ambient (Thermidor) to the harder and more dancefloor side of things (Suicide Inside, Disharmony), "Circumsounds" does interestingly not sound like Flint Glass, but in my opinion fits exactly what his audience like and expect. In this sense, if you have been following this act or his side-projects, this CD should be something for you.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$16
MP3: Angel (remix by Suicide Inside)

DJ Floorclearer is progressing with each of his records, and this "Goat Slaughterer" is no expection. For his third piece of wax, this UK-based producer stays a bit more on focus than in the past, loosing himself a bit less in crazy insane samples. However, Floorclearer definitely hasn't gone soft, and the two sides of this "Goat Slaughterer" (one slightly more broken, the other one slightly more hardcore) are definitely what you would expect from this spawn of the Wrong Music crew to come up with. Well done.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8.50

12" - in stock - 8.50 Euro / US$10

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$9

Soul Motive's first release, by Joker, was already a very nice experiment at a "different" kind of dubstep. With this second release (equally well designed and packaged), Forsaken goes all country and present some kind of weird but extremely catchy western-themed downtempo dubstep, in which most of the big basses are replaced by steel guitar melodies. It sounds very improbable on paper, but works very well. Probably not the kind of very heavy, by-the-book kind of dubstep that gets tons of club play, but an original, fresh and unexpected take on the genre. Recommended.

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$10.50

Following his relatively low profile 2006's debut, Belgium's Fractional comes back with a new full length on Flint Glass's Brume Records. A mixture of relatively oppressive rhythmic noise, snappy drum'n'bass patterns, a few breaks and the odd sample here and there, "Come Mierda" is quite a nice bridge between open minded industrial sound and a resolutely dark breakcore / d'n'b one, and features remixes by Detritus and Disharmony. Not the craziest album of its kind, but clearly a lot more modern and relevant than most industrial releases of the moment, here's an interesting CD that should find its audience without much difficulty.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$16.50
MP3 : En Attendant / Detritus remix

The vinyl pendant of the album of the same name, this 12" features three tracks from the CD, a new one, and remixes by Ad Noiseam veterans Cdatakill and DJ Hidden. A selection of the most DJ friendly tracks from the full length, this EP is an acurate concentrate of "Come Mierda"'s most breakcorish tracks, and will hopefully help Fractional get noticed by the vinyl spinning crowd.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$9
MP3 : En Attendant

Recording of three live sets by this ambient and noise artist. Thick layers of drones build deep soundscapes, changing fast and enriched with some noise. Interesting and very well done.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$11
MP3 : Live in Nantes / Live at TIE

Most of us had last hear of Freeze Etch with his 2003 CDR on Detritus's late Immanence Records. This american musician is back with much more mature material in 2008 with his first full length CD, "Vessels", which features not only his sharp and incisive blend of rhythmic noise, but also an accute taste for well found melodies and sampling, resulting in a surprisingly smooth and enjoyable album, which bridges well the dancefloor and a more home-listening oriented context. Very nice.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3 : Soarover / Vehicularism

Re-issue of 2003's impressive début album by Iceland Ben Frost. This musician has gained a lot of attention recently, and fully deserves it, as his very heavy but extremely emotional drones and noise epics fill a gap between, on the one hand, the whole drone and noise sound and, on the other hand, friendlier, post-rock-leaning constructions and tonalities. Very deep, gritty but not harsh, this is the kind of CD that a lot of similar acts wish they had written. Very recommended.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$15.50
MP3 : Swarm / Last Exit To Brooklyn

Hopefully the recognition album for this great musician that is Ben Frost. Taking things were they had been left with "Steel Wound", "Theory Of The Machines" is a more ambitious releases, in which traces or accoustic instruments are thrown again the very deep and gritty drones (which somebody has described as "power ambient"). If Mum, Sigur Ros & the likes were working with rusty electronics and loops, here is what they would want to come up with. Another great album from Ben Frost.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$15.50
12" - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$15.50
MP3 : Stomp / Forgetting You Is Like Breathing Water

Released back in 2002 as a companion to the CD of the same name, "Elaztiq EP" is clearly one of these records that put Funckarma up there in the pantheon of electronica. Not as dubby as their side projects or later releases, quite frickled and highly melodic, here's a very strong four tracker for everybody who mourn the passing of the old Neo Ouija or Delikatessen labels.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8.50

Nice initiative from the Funcken brothers, who have decided to release on a series of CD a lot of unreleased and rare remixes they have worked on all over their carreer. The line-up is quite impressive, and this first volume features tracks on which this essential IDM-duo has worked on for Speedy J, Funkstörung,Plaid, Mr Projectile, Duuster, Koolfonk and a lot of others. In the end, one gets a pretty varied album of very well produced, beautiful and slightly funky electronica. Quality material.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Speedy J: Hayfever (remixed by Funckarma) / Koolfonk: Ilsa (remixed by Funckarma)

Long awaited second volume of the collection of remixes done by the Funcken brothers for other acts. On the menu of this new refurbished plate are tracks by Gridlock, Spyweirdos, Céline, Run Return, Ontayso, E.Stonji, Machine Drum and others, taken by the Funckarma remix team and turned into very nice dub, bass-heavy electronica pieces. Just like the first one, the second volume of "Refurbished" demonstrates very well the scope of Funckarma's impressive talent. Electronica of the highest quality.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Anthony B - More Power (Funckarma Dub mix)) / Spyweirdos - The Key (remixed by Funckarma)

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Raud / Siax Lame

Never resting, the Funcken brothers start with this record a series of massive and very low flying dubstep-oriented record, in which their taste for ample basses can be satisfied a plenty. This first volume is a hi-fi sounding, very wobbly, clear and gigantic five tracker, which sometimes combine the constant weight of Funckarma's more electronica oriented release and the menacing undertones of dubstep. Damn, I wish all records of the genre had this quality.
Do you need another incentive to get this record? Note that Ad Noiseam will be releasing the second volume of Funckarma's "Dubstoned" series in the second half of 2008

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$11.50

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
Buy The Gasman's "Multiplex" and "Trueform" for 24 Euro / US$23
MP3: Scuth / Cvd

CD - in stock - 15.90 Euro / US$16.50
Buy The Gasman's "Multiplex" and "This One's For You" for 27 Euro / US$27.50
MP3: Goof / Gash 2

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
Buy The Gasman's "Multiplex" and "Trueform" for 24 Euro / US$23
MP3: Trueform / Scope

CD - in stock - 17 Euro / US$19
MP3 : Sharp-GF 4646 / Trampoline4

Party like it's 1995 with Gencab and this album that marks in an bolder than ever fashion how Hive Records are treading into the whole EBM / goth scene. A quite old-school album, full of distorted vocals, trance elements and a little tiny bit of distortion, "II Transmutter" should appeal to everybody who like their beat 4/4, dark, angsty and downright dark electro. A pick for all of you who think Ad Noiseam has been focusing too much on breakcore and dubstep lately.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3: Frozen Pause / Of Love And Death

For his third album, the Ant Zen-based project Genetic Selection lets all his influence flow freely, and deliver an album that mixes basically everything you could expect: a lot of power-noise, quite a heavy dose of trance synth lines, EBM rhythms (including the corresponding vocals on one track), and even a orchestral drum'n'bass piece (obviously extremely influenced by Detritus). In the end, this "World of tomorrow" is a pot-pourri of the things one might expect to hear in dim-lit, industrial gothic club, and I guess that it therefore delivers the goods.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euros / US$14.50
MP3 : Epic Dreams / Diaclase

Second album by Gjöll, the icelandic duo led by Johann Eiriksson of Reptilicus fame. Still sounding like a kind of Mental Destruction on valium, all gritty and noisy, Gjöll leaves the vocals in the background this time, and focus on long, raw tracks alternating between drones and walls of noise. Relatively "contained"-sounding, and going more for the atmospheres than for aggressivity, "Not to lead nor to follow" is something which will probably be appreciated more as a kind of deep ambient listening than for its noise level. Well executed.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euros / US$14
MP3 : A declaration / March of the mad poets

Excellent debut by this new side project of Bong-Ra. Jason Köhnen goes back to the 90's and presents here a condensate of everything breakbeats and rave that was good back then, updated to a more modern sound. A mix of old-school rave, neo-rave energy, a bit more breaks and extremely catchy sounds, here is an album that The Prodigy wish they had written. Very well produced, absolutely killer on the dancefloor, and deserving to crown all the attempts at the current neo-rave trend from breaks producers. A great one.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Bang Face / Heels Of Steel

12" - in stock - 8.75 Euro / US$11

2001 had the CD, here comes the 12" edition of Gridlock's "Trace". This vinyl version of contains a remix by Somatic Responses, a new track and a remix of an album track by Gridlock. An unmissable extended version of this great album.

12" - In stock
8.75 Euros / US$10.50

First record for this artist, first release for this label and a white label at that. Neither Grievous Angel nor Devotional Dubz are making my life any easier, but the two tracks on this 12" are quite nice, a weird but pleasant mixture of beat-heavy subdued electronica, dubby melodies and little hip hop vocals, ending in something which will somewhat be placed at the fringe of the dubstep bins, somewhere close to some Pinch records.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$9.50

Kicking off a CD with an hommage to Public Enemy is a good thing in my book, and this short debut CD by Russia's Gromov (known for his track on both Acid Samovar compilations and a few gigs opening for Venetian Snares) goes straight to the point. With 6 tracks and clocking slightly under half an hour, "Bring Da Noise" is a well produced, high-energy mixture of breakcore, IDM and mash-up as we have all grown to know from the recent wave of tongue-in-cheek breakcore. Well done party stuff that should find its spot in playlists.

CD - in stock - 5 Euros / US$7
MP3 : Bring Da Noise / Raving

Very beautiful début (and so far only) album by Greg Haines on the always reliable Miasmah label, dating from back in 2006. A combination of subtle drones, a bit of overdrives and lot of neo-classical strings used in both an epic and subdued, melodic way, "Slumber Tides" is somewhat of a very intense atmospheric record, with its depths and peaks, but always leaving room for the listener to breathe. Recommended.

CD - In stock - 13.40 Euros / US$13
MP3 preview : Snow Airport / Caesura

In my opinion the "other" rising producer mixing dubstep and techno (behind "2562") of the moment, Headhunter's "Initiate" is this Bristol's first album, following a handful of 12". Armed with everything necessary to make a splash in this very fast shifting scene, this double 12" goes from the über bassy to the faster paced, minimal-leaning, and stands out with a remarkable clarity of sound. Definitely not your usual dubstep, but something very futuristic, tasty and efficient.

2x12" - in stock - 14.50 Euro / US$17

Remarkable first CD for Headhunter, which fills this "Nomad" with ten new tracks of his catchy and efficient mix of dubstep and techno. Following closely the path opened by 2562 and Benga, Headhunter manages however to infuse his tracks with a bit more dub techno than these two acts, and strays a bit further from classic dubstep. Infectious, very digital, and working well from the first listening, here's a pretty strong CD from an act to follow. Note that the tracks on this release were not included on any previous records.

3x12" - in stock - 22 Euro / US$25
MP3 : Prototype / Birks's Range

New record for Hecate, in the form of a well packaged clear transparent 12", bearing 6 new tracks from the dark queen of breakcore. "Wholesale massacre" is one of Hecate's most downtempo releases so far, and while one might recognize here her syncopated dry typical beats, she's throwing in more and more amtospheres and melodies with each record. A nice follow-up to "Seven veils of silence", and a solid releases from an unmissable artist.

12" - In stock - 10.80 Euros / US$11

Evil! Hecate's music has never been about fairies and Hello Kitties, but "Brew Hideous" is the definitive coming out for the metal fan, esoteric worshipper that Hecate is. Mixing guitar riffs and angry screams with her staccato beats and breaks, Hecate comes up on this album with something which reminds of her Raquel de Grimstone side-project, and also makes her a place in the rank of the breakcore artist taking a shot at the whole metal influence. Still similar to most of her output, but with added guitars and "evilness", and also featuring Navicon Torture Technologies on two tracks, "Brew Hideous" is the breakcore album that you can show to your black metal friends. Efficient, mean and blacker than black.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3: Creeping Howl / Brew Hidehous

After 4 albums of clicks and sharp electronica, Hecq drops the glitch and delivers with "Night Falls" a totally beatless, semi orchestral CD in which this musician's art takes steps in both darker and more mature directions. Arguably quite influenced by recent era Lustmord, "Night Falls" sees Hecq put (in my opinion) a lot more soul in his craft and improve his production quite a bit. A very interesting and pivotal album which has the good idea of not being what one would have expected. Recommended.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$17
MP3: Dis / Above

Audio Freak really need to improve their artwork as, behind the downright not-so-great sleeve and label design, the tracks on this label are well worth checking out. Hektagon delivers here a nice up-tempo dubstep A side, melodic and echoed, and the Elemental remix on the B side, more complex, mature and hi-fi, is a very nice track that brings this record up to par with a lot of recent dubstep releases. Very nice sounding.

12" - in stock - 8.90 Euro / US$11

Nice debut for this band and this label, both from Berlin. Between fast breaks, small samples, techno beats and some IDM feeling, here is a 12" whose description sound far stranger than the actual music. Quite broken but dancey and nicely done.

12" - in stock - 7.70 Euro / US$8
Buy this and Bogger's "Dgf2" for 14 Euro / US$14.5

Very cool third record by the belgian Herrmutt Lobby band, who present here a quite deep, glitchy and heavy mixture of mid-tempo electronica, big bass-lines, distorted glitch and the odd acid influence. Clearly on the "intelligent" side of thing, and considerably more complex and thought of that your average dancefloor record, "Pastorale Electronics" is a surprisingly enjoyable, interesting and well done record, crowned by a strong remix by Funckarma's Mystery Artist side-project. Recommended.

12" - in stock - 8 Euro / US$12

It might originate from a breakcore label (Phantomnoise), but this debut album by Thomas Christoph Heyde couldn't be any further from delirious avalanches of broken beats. A very subdued, interesting and original work with accoustic instruments, found sounds and little noise, this album is "atmospheric" in the truest sense of the word: not always calm, but building strong ambiences. Pleasant, fresh, definitely quite "high culture", a nice find from Phantomnoise.
The CD version of this album comes in a special packaging made of thick cardboard. The CD itself, however, is also included (in a much lighter packaging) in the vinyl edition

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
12"+CD - in stock - 15 Euro / US$17.50
MP3: Fieldz / Fernen

12" - in stock - 9 Euro / US$11.50

For their fourth release, the belgian label Independenza have invited DJ Hidden to remix two tracks by other drum'n'bass producer, ending up with a record which somewhat bears more his mark than the one of the original producers. The remix of Forbidden City's "Demons" is a hard hitting, quite fast drum'n'bass number, in the vein of the most dancefloor-friendly DJ Hidden's "The Later After" album. On the other side, his remix of City Of God's "C'est Mon Monde" is a very nicely flowing electronica one, much slower, more melodic and dreamy. A nice way to witness (again) how broad DJ Hidden's talent is.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euros / US$9.50

We had left Himuro in 2005 with his "Mild Fantasy Violence" on Zod. Here he comes back with a little talked-about self released album on which this japanese musician leaves most of his complex IDM behind, and trade it for a much more mature and playful kind of electronic hip hop (think Machine Drum), to which is added some nice distortion and soundscapes as one can find in Raoul Sinier or Amon Tobin's albums. Masterfully executed, very enjoyable, and therefore very recommended.

CD - in stock - 14.50 Euro / US$19
MP3: Creeping Howl / Insects In My Head

N5md keeps on shifting from their electronica roots to most (post) rock sounds, and confirm this move with the first release of Japan's Hologram outside of their country. A mixture of slow shoegazer material and contemplative post-rock, this mostly instrumental album (a couple of track have slow female vocals) is a nice low-key album which use the texture of post-rock and the modesty of shoegazer stuff. Lush, pleasant and encompassing.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Uano-Rora / Haru

Very heavy handed electronica with some industrial and breaks elements for this debut by HPC on Hymen. The whole things starts rather low-key and ambient-ish, but builds up constantly towards more distortation, heavier beats and more samples. It's all dark and moody all right, and while originality might not be the strongest point of this release, it definitely has enough syncopated beats and bleak soundscapes to please and Ant Zen / Hymen fan.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$16
MP3: Dissociate / Run

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3: Bad Dawns Ungod / Toys'r'us geiseldrama

Nice little two track 7" from this rising act of the german ryhtmic noise / indusitral combo. Very repetitive (think Sonar), very raw, pounding and heavy, 100blumen are not going to become a synonym of subtility, but they definitely have all the ingredients necessary to please dark-clad crowds in dim lit clubs. An efficient 7" for a genre that doesn't get so many vinyl releases anymore.

7" - in stock - 9.60 Euros / US$11.50

10" - in stock - 8 Euro / US$10

Quite an interesting debut for this new act on Spectre. "Measured Chaos" is a rather diverse album which, while definitely rooted in rhythmic noise, also integrates a little voice and guitars, and is not afraid to offer something else than the syndicated 4/4 beats. With some mid-tempo tracks and a few other taylored to make people dance, this act manages to offer something quite original in a usually relatively boundaries-ridden genre. A promising debut from a band to watch.

CD - In stock - 13.40 Euros / US$12
MP3 preview : Anni Liquidi / Shotgun

It might still not beyond it, but this is definitely already mad music. For their first album, the Moscow-based Inshizzo duo (featuring the manager of Breakcore.ru) deliver a fun, very energetic and varied CD which combines a lot of breaks, a bit of acid, some hardcore and a lot of infectious samples and sounds. Imagine a weirded out, very digital version of Shitmat getting in the studio armed with some old-era Black Lung tones, and you would have an idea of the acidy breakcore that awaits you here. Great to bounce to.

CD - In stock - 13.40 Euros / US$12
MP3 preview : Acid To East / Second contact

Behind its "science-fiction paperback" cover, "Rise", the debut CD by the Berlin-based Integral duo, is a very pleasant album of highly melodic and brooding industrial electronica, which reminds strongly of such artists's work as Polygon, early Displacer and some Gridlock. Subtle, downtempo but always dark and deep, this might not be a perfect CD to dance to, but is a very enjoyable thing to listen to. A strong debut.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3: Temporale / Bakc Here Alone

I know very little about Jacaszek (save that "Treny" is this musician's third full length and that I believe he comes from Poland) or the norwegian label Miasmah, but this album might very well be short-listed as one of the biggest surprise of 2008 so far. A very delicate, low-key and subtle mixture of accoustic neo-classical sounds, little glitch and a very nice feeling for introvert and humble atmosphere, "Treny" is a quite dark and deep ambient / post-whatever work which conveys very well the feelings of more massive works in the genre, but whose subtility add a lot to the listening pleasure. Very recommended.

CD - In stock - 13.40 Euros / US$12
MP3 preview : Zal / Martwa Cisza

Excellent new album for Jasper TX, and another proof that Deaf Center's Miasmah is a label to watch at the moment. A mixture of very low key, gritty heavy drones (think of Ben Frost's early materal, for example) and very slow and modest post-rock guitars, "Black Sleep" is a very deep, meditative and black album that sounds somewhere like a subdued jam between Stars Of The Lid, Adian Baker, Magwheels and the aforementionned Ben Frost. Very recommended.

CD - In stock - 13.40 Euros / US$12
MP3 preview : Part I / Part IV

Interesting evolution of Kalbata, who started of with pure techno but presents here his second 12" for Soul Jazz, containing three tracks of extremely well produced heavily dancehall-infused dubstep. "Solution" is a very efficient and well thought track, and the two version of "Saxon Londinium" should get their share of DJ-play as well. Soul Jazz keep on releasing untypically chosen and packaged dubstep records, but one has to recognize that they have an ear for good productions.

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$11

Funny and tongue-in-cheek album of high digital trickery and talent for this third reference on Low Impedance. Without the use of any sample, Kamotek manages to create a consistent album of low-fi melodies, clicks and chops, beats and pieces, the whole thing sounding pretty enthusiastic and fresh. More something you will want to listen to when waking up than something to dance to, "Loftway" is well produced and definitely quite accessible. Nice.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
Buy Emotional Joystick's "Plays!" and Kamotek's "Loftway" for 24.50 Euro / US$23
MP3: Bye Bye Domain / Vlakash

Interesting and highly energetic début 12" by Kanji Kinetic, who adds quite a lot of bassline elements in the d'n'b / dubstep sound that one could expect from Rag & Bone. The tempo is quite high, the sound very lush, and while you get all the dubstep basses and d'n'b beats you could wish for, the whole thing sounds more like an infectious, electro record. I don't know much about Kanji Kinetic, but this is really quite an original and fresh record, and look forward to hearing more from her / him / them.

12" - in stock - 8.50 Euro / US$10.50

Kid606's back again, and with yet another surprise. After blowing the subwoofer on the noisy and broken "Kill the sound", and gone all soft on us with "Resilience", he's back on the dancefloor with the high-energy, techno-minded "Pretty Girls Make Rave". Full of thumping bass, 4/4 techno beats and analog sounds, Kid606 throws at everybody's face (or feet) his take at the current rave / analog revival. If you ask me, he does it better than Aphex Twin, and there is some solid bouncing around in store with this CD. A welcome and recommended come back to the beaty side of things.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
MP3: Let It Rock / Come Uppance

Coming out more or less at the same time as his 12" for Rag & Bone and prior to an alleged release on Ninja Tune, this debut by UK's King Cannibal on Combat presents an extremely massive and heavy dubstep A side, of the kind that is absolutely guaranteed to get heavy DJ play and, on the B side, a faster, more d'n'b oriented remix by Combat labelmate Stormfield and another one by the great Komonazmuk, colder, drier and slower. All in all a very strong and "powerful" record.

12" - in stock - 8.50 Euro / US$10

Excellent two tracker by King Cannibal, a young UK act who is making a lot of waves at the moment (with this release on Ninja Tune, as well as others on Combat and Rag & Bone) with his infectious and dark mixture of super heavy dubstep and broken drum'n'bass. Reminding of a more contained version of what Broken Note are doing, this is clearly dubstep-oriented material for the breakcore floors. Very recommended.

12" - In stock - 8.50 Euros / US$10.50

C-drik finally comes back with a new 12" of his Kirdec project, this time on the young belgian Indepenza label. If the first Kirdec 12" was a breakcore thunderstorm, this one is a lot more musical and varied. With a strong drum'n'bass influence on the one side, and a few retro melodies and straight rhythms on the other side, this record is at the same time one of the least noisy and the most accessible release from C-drik in the recent years. Deliciously bridging old school and new sounds, and of course very well produced, this is a 12" that I just have to recommend.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euros / US$8.50

Very nice packaging for this long awaited new Klangstabil album. The whole thing revolves around chess, and the CD comes in with a small book showing the (excellent) cover artwork, a bunch of stickers and flyers, a long introductory text and some cut out chess pieces. Music-wise, "Math & Emotion" is by far Klangstabil's poppiest and most radio-formatted album, and seems to be as something that could easily get mainstream radio-play in Germany. Anyway, Klangstabil fans will enjoy this one, and hats off for the packaging.

CD - in stock - 20.50 Euros / US$22.50
MP3 : Perdere Per Vincere / Twisted Words

For their second album, Kom-Intern warns you against the reds, and do it with a relatively calm and comparatively more ambient-sounding CD, where the small beats and atmospheres of their first album have been replaced by heavier noisescapes and beats, but where the tempo is still kept quite low. Enriched with a plentyful of esoterical-sounding samples, "Soviet" is definitely quite on the introvert, home-listening sides of things. Add to this a surprisingly nicely shot video on the CD, and you get something that will not let down fans at all.

CD - in stock - 14.50 Euros / US$18.50
MP3 : Suspicion / Attack

Following the excellent "Dirty Deeds" 12" by Mathhead, Terminal Dusk nail it again with another 12" pushing the enveloppe of (dark) dubstep. The debut 12" b the Bristol-based Komonazmuk, "For Real / Love" takes the best of this very active scene, and adds to it an acute sense for melodies and emotions. Very bassy (of course), headnod-inducing, but warm and somewhat epic, this record is clearly one of the best thing I have heard in dubstep recently. Not to be missed at all.

12" - in stock - 7.70 Euro / US$8.50
MP3 : For Real / Love

Excellent second 12" by Komonazmuk on Terminal Dusk, following the already remarkable "For Real / Love". With his highly melodic, trip-hop influenced (à la Various Prods) blend of dusbtep, Komonazmuk delivers here two new tracks that work very well both in a dubstep set and as stand alone, pretty but crafty little pearls. Very recommended.

12" - in stock - 7.70 Euro / US$8.50
MP3 : Light / Shadows

Following his two excellent records on Terminal Dusk and his participation to two other 12" on Combat, Komonazmuk delivers another memorable one on the young Hench Records. Less "trip-hoppy" dubstep than before, but very up to date with an ethereal take on the genre and some minimal influence, here is something which goes straight on the new-vein-of-UK-dubstep shelve, alongside Benga, 2562, Headhunter & co. As usual for Komonazmuk, a very recommended record.

12" - in stock - 9 Euro / US$12

Very charming debut album from this unconventional Paris-based musician. Following an underrated 12", Komori presents here a charming full length album, where his modest but enthusiastic brand of melodic IDM and destructured sounds is combined with a few voice samples and a lot of laid back emotions. The whole thing is pretty calm and cute, works very well and is the kind of tunes that makes you feel good about electronic music. Something I listen to a lot and I would like people to check out.

CD - in stock - 10.20 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Dup / P Plum

Weird, varied and nice new 12" by this french IDM experimentation-friendly musician. Ranging from some clickiest madness of a kind that his labelmate Dino Felipe would approve of to more upbeat and slightly straighter electro, Convul.C.K. sounds like a very modern, updated and upgraded version of all what IDM might have been about: brainy electronic experimentatin which still keep a part of fun, and might even try itself at the dancefloor. A good record in a genre that has become rare.

12" - in stock - 9.20 Euro / US$10.50

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Third album for this belgian duo, basically taking off where they had left their audience with the previous "Amore". Somewhere at the meeting point of dark ambient-ish) noise, sample collages and drones, "Chagrin" is a pitch black night trip, atmospheric and unsettling. Of course, there's quite some distortion and a few slow beats added to the mix, but what you get here is still a lot more of a couch (or bed) listening than something for the club. The whole things fits well on Spectre, and fans of this sound shouldn't pass on this album.

CD - In stock - 13.40 Euros / US$12
MP3 preview : Je Zus en het verkeerde Been / Het gevaar van de starre gedachte

Fourth album in four years for Belgium's dark ambient project Kraken, and still on Spectre. We're back in gritty, dark and muddy waters on "Drift", a low-noise, rumbling basses, dark-ambient album with a twisted, wicked edge as one could logically expect from both this act and this label. Add to this a booklet made of four black & white, grim and dark photos and a little manifesto of sorts, and you get a gloomy, depressing and meditative industrial album of the truest kind.

CD - In stock - 12.80 Euros / US$12
MP3 preview : Zonder Morgen / Baleinen Zijn Geen Paraplu's

A bit less wobbly, a bit darker and featuring some weird tonalities that are seldomly used in dubstep, this two tracker by Kromestar keep the man's metronomic rhythms but slows and darkens things a bit this time around. Still dancefloor-friendly, this 12" is quite a little gemm which definitely can be listened to at home, if not only for its hypnotizing aspect.

12" - in stock - 8 Euro / US$9.50

Damn, this guy is productive. South London (of course)'s Kromestar presents here his xth record for 2008, in the form of relatively up-tempo big wobble monster of a dubstep piece of wax. Very metronomic, pretty much empty of any dub element, but super percussive (tip of the day: spin that B2 track over and over). While this might not be the most original dubstep record of the moment, any fan of Distance and its style of dubstep should enjoy this one a lot.

12" - in stock - 8 Euro / US$9.50

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$9

I have absolutely no idea who Kutcaine, Ryback and SMBC Records are, but here comes an interesting 10" of slow, stripped down beats which, while classifised as dubstep, should also appeal to electronica or (very) alternative hip hop fans. Instrumental, very dry, accessible but menacing, the two tracks featured here distinguish themselves from the rest not only by the format (10" are quite rare these days), but also with their very clean and contained feeling.

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$9.50

Very intense and hard hitting new EP by Ladyscraper who, as usual, tortures PA and subwoofer with extremely fast and distorted mashed-up breakcore tunes. Mixing hardcore (a lot of it), breaks (even more), guitars (a bit) and some samples, "The Thunderbox" is a very adequately titled 12" which somewhat goes back to the grittiest, darkest and most aggressive days of breakcore. Killer, and not for the faint of heart.

12" - in stock - 9 Euro / US$11

The latest release in Stillavailable's series of 3" CDR (all limited to 100 copies) comes from the Berlin-based japanese artist Lambent, who presents here 5 very nice tracks (and a remix) of relatively warm but cut up instrumental hip hop. Reminding of some of the most hip hop oriented works on the Merck label (think Machine Drum), but with a more human and slighly groovier touch, this is another nice little pearl for people into intelligent and well produced electronica material.

3" CDR - in stock - 7.00 Euros / US$8.50
MP3: Going Around / Drive Back Revised

For his first record on a label outside of France, La Peste (aka Mr Hangars Liquides) offer to Praxis a very broken, extremely noisy and merciless 12" of finely hacked beats and rhythms and chopped white noise. Well produced (La Peste is obviously no newcomer) all fits well with Praxis's aggressive and dark overall sound, and is a good meeting point between a strong, veteran label and an underrated, veteran artist. Well done.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8.50

At first a surprising move towards extremely ambient and drones sounds for N5md, Last Day's debut (and a real one for this, with neither a compilation track nor a remix anywhere so far) is actually to be linked to the splendid album by Vesna on this label. Very drony, with the occasional accoustic sound here there, "Sea" bears its title very well, being a collection of 14 very "flowing" and encompassing soundscapes full of melancholy, bleakness and emotion. A good album to put in your stereo when coming back from a club.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Two steps back / All the lighthouses

It's all very square with Last Days Of Sex. The debut album by this greek producer is full of über compressed and noisy square wave form, of the kind that make your speakers visibly shake. Old school rhythmic noise with an extremely dry sound and in which the dark and "mean" undertones are replaced with a more playful and fun atmosphere (even though the whole thing is very scraping and bleak). Nothing very new under the discoball, but quite efficient in the right club.

CD - in stock - 14.50 Euros / US$18
MP3 : The Last Days Of S.E.X. / Girlsruleboyzaregoodpetz

12" - in stock - 8.50 Euro / US$10.50

Now that's an item. For his new album, The Law-Rah Collective, aka the master of the über dark drones, splits his work in two 3" CD, packaged together in a 7" embossed cardboard sleeve, together with three thick drawings, the whole thing limited to 323 copies and handnumbered. Music wise, the first 3" CD is very ambient and hypnotic, in the vein of Law-Rah's first releases, while the second one includes more gritty elements and a few spoken words, giving more "flesh" to the deep frequency drones. But I guess there is little more to say, as fans will already be salivating.

CD - In stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
MP3: Water Torture / Hell

With such a title, it's no surprise that Bauke Van Der Wall's fifth album (but his first for Ant Zen) sounds quite a lot more like what he might listen to than like what he's done so far. Almost gone are the very long atonal drones, we're in the much more accessible realm of spherical blips (with a very strong nod to Vromb), trancey atmospheres (including the Psychic TV quote in the artwork) and pretty melodies. It's all very well executed, introvert and deeply emotional, and might actually work better with some audiences that Law-Rah's previous more difficult and experimental works.

CD - In stock - 12.80 Euro / US$14.50
MP3: De Gesolten Steen / A12

Sixth album already for this productive but very underrated french noise / industrial musician, who presents here a mesmerizing and gritty ambient work. A lot more drone-oriented than most of his other work, but still very professionally executed, "My song..." present four long encompassing pieces in which R. Lericolais plays adequately with the pitch, drones, bass and balance, giving birth to a surprisingly well produced and deep ambient album which should easily find its mark, even out of this restricted genre.

CD - in stock - 10.20 Euro / US$11
MP3 : 00:11:35 / 00:10:48

Finally a first CD for Liar's Rosebush, a much talked about Canadian act known for having released rather intricate but hard and pounding tracks on various CDR and having shared the bill on the 2005 "Collect Erase" CD with Scrap.edx. For his first "real" album, Matt Rosen shows how much more mature and intricate his sound has become. There are but traces of his original rhythmic noise here, the beat construction leaning a lot more towards breakcore. Melodies and soundscapes are also put on the forefront, ending in an album which should appeal a lot to people who used to enjoy rhythmic noise, but now need something more subtle and varied. Recommended.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3: Like a nicotine halo / Creatine

Second album for Lights Out Asia, and first on N5md. "Tanks And Recognizers" confirms the current shift in this label's musical direction (started with Bitcrush's sophomore album "In Distance") towards a more ethereal (post) rock and further away from the glitchy, abstrat IDM of its debut. Slowly building, intimate and definitely low-key, this album combines well the very present electronic elements with a more space rock instrumentation and voice, ending in a very nice album for rainy days or night drives.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3 : Ring Of Stars / Art Divided By Science

Just like their labelmate Near The Parenthesis, Lights Out Asia provide here a sequel to their 2007's N5md release with this new album, a full length CD made of mainly long, echoed and relatively sunny shoegazer tracks. With some pretty dark moments and deep undertones, this album is "fuller" and more textured than its predecessor, and fits very well with the latest material by the likes of Bitcrush or Arc Lab. N5md fans, watch out for this one.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3 : Radars Over The Ghosts Of Chernobyl / The Wrong Message Could End You

N5md summons the spirit of the late John Balance on this album by "swedish experimentalist" Tobias Lilja. By far the most vocal-based album on this label so far, "Time is on my side" is a highly meditative, dark and twisted album of melodic soundscapes, spatial drones and very nice singing. There's definitely something of Coil's "Music to play in the dark" here, in a slightly less wicked manner. An surprising experiment which turns out pretty well, resulting in an album that meets the high expectations one can have as far as N5md is concerned.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : A ruthless beast / The Pyromaniac

Ant Zen goes gabber with this new album by France's Lingouf. While the distortion level is high enough for rhythmic noise fan, "Area Keloza" is still a product straight out of the hardcore school of sound, and its six long tracks, oppressive, heavy and dark, rely mostly on slowly building ultra-linear rhythms. Pounding and satisfying, and probably a good bridge between industrial and techno.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$17
MP3: Harpman / Dovo

Nice new album by Lith. This long running french act offers here a collection of tracks on which the noise level is kept a little lower than before, but which are relying more and more on a bassier, punchier beat than before. The tones are still very gritty and the atmosphere grim, but "Gaia" is definitely a progress from Lith's past releases. Add to this remixes by Antigen Shift, Elektroplasma and Muckrackers and a multimedia section, and you get a solid release for people into rhythmic noise.

CD / in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3 : Katami / Gaia (remix by Antigen Shift)

Very nice and low-key first album from Lodz, a french (I believe) musician who marries electronic glitch, melodic piano and what might-not-be-but-still-sounds-like field recordings with a her soft female voice (singing in french and german). Laid back, poetic and very calm, this is one of these modest glitch albums that take the time to be human and emotional (think of Nexsound's releases). The whole thing comes packaged in a heavy cardboard sleeve, with stickers and extra booklet.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euros / US$14.50
MP3 : Cornette / She dies a liedele

Third studio album for Loess already, but the first one on N5md. Quite an underdog of the whole american IDM scene, Loess fits perfectly in the rest of the n5md roster (next to the Merck and Neo Ouija CDs). These two musician create a very delicate, precise and somewhat dry sounding mixture of emotionally charged, beautiful electronica, clear and calm, and at times combined with nicely flowing drones. Somewhere between a beatier Andrey Kiritchenko and a colder Boards of Canada, "Wind and Water" is a perfect album for calm moments, intelligently produced and recorded. Recommended.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Lomond / Talus

Lucidstatic's first album starts out as an all out dry breakcore race, and slips slowly towards more industrial rhythmic noise, before making a last stand full of amens again. Dark, aggressive and pretty cut up, the whole thing is clearly at the meeting point of the dancefloor-oriented industrial noise sound and an old school, hard and fast breakcore. While not extremely accessible, this should still find some success in the club, and people into very hard hitting industrial breaks should definitely enjoy this.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3: Night Vision

Second 12" for Lukid this year on Britain's reknowned Werk Discs, presenting two versions of the title track (taken from Lukid's "Onandon" full length), as well as two brand new track. A somewhat spaced out, tripper version of what Merck used to release, Lukid's instrumental hip hop is drenched in floatin basses, slow changes and little glitches, ending up being at the same time encompassing, atmospheric and playful. Charming, and definitely something that fans of Funckarma should check out.

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euros / US$8.50

2007 had seen the return of Scorn with the huge "Stealth" album, and here is the come back of Lull, one of the other few active projects by Mick Harris, which hadn't had a proper release since 2003. Radically different from Scorn, beatless, super slow and definitely something to listen to with great care, "Like A Slow River" proves that Mick Harris still has a very acute hear and hand for ultra-bassy drones, bleak soundscapes and deep atmospheres. Hugely massive, as usual with Mick Harris, but this time very ambient as well and, of course, very recommended.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$16.50
MP3 : Whiteout / Treeless Grounds

Lustmord presented his first concert after 25 years on the 6th of June 2006 in Los Angeles, as an soundtrack to the first ever public mass of the Church Of Satan (excuse the context), and here's a recording of the whole thing. Needless to say that Lustmord is definitely the most important, essential and talented artist in dark ambient ever, and that this combination of old, reworked material and of new composition is something that shouldn't be missed by anybody. Extremely high-quality deep ambient by the master of the genre. Indispensable.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$16
MP3 : Decompression / Congregants Requests 3

Limited edition digipack full length CD serving as an appetizer to Lustmord's upcoming new album on Hydra Head (Isis's label). Written by Lustmord and performed together with King Buzzo (of the Melvins), "Juggernaut" is once again an amazing album of dark ambient, enriched with some very slow, distant sludge guitars, in which the reigning king of the genre might be showing us the direction in which he is going with his new material. An extremely strong, masterfully executed album about with I am very enthusiastic. Not to be missed at any rate, for this is an excellent CD.

CD - in stock - 13.50 Euro / US$16
MP3 : Erie / Able

Yes, it's finally here. Considering that "Rising" was a live album and "Juggernaut" an introductory EP, "Other" is the first album by Lustmord since 2004's "Carbon Core". Benefiting from his recent collaboration with The Melvins and Tool, Lustmord adds for good some distant guitars (played for parts by Aaron Turner of Isis) to his otherwise massive and encompassing atmospheres, and comes up with one of his strongest album to date. I'm quite a fan of Lustmord, and can not recommend "Other" enough.

CD - in stock - 13.50 Euro / US$18
MP3 : Element / Of Eons

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Plan Of Attack / Fogville

All you can eat buffet from the Machinefabriek house with this third album for the Lampse label. With 22 tracks spread on two CD, Rutger Zuydervelt presents a wide array of his talent, ranging from super emotional piano and melodies, Francisco Lopez-esque games of drones and silence, as well as grating noises and scraping distortion. Very encompassing, mesmerizing, and another proof that Machinefabriek fully deserves the attention he is currently getting.

CD - in stock - 15.40 Euro / US$17
MP3 : Uiterwaarde / Bye Bye Boat, Bye Bye Building

Xth release for the currently super prolific dutch musician Machinefabriek, and his second on Lampse. While Machinefabriek is often associated with relatively scraping sounds and demanding noise, "Marijn" is a little pearl of modesty and subtility. While distorted and massive at times, this album relies a lot more on slow evolving loops and piano sounds, which in times culminate in epic loundscapes of distorted melodies. Very nice, and fully deserving to feature on any ambient or noise fan's shelves.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$15
MP3 : J'espere ca / Lawine

Very beautiful CD by Machinefabriek on the german Dekorder label. Less abrasive than usual, and using a bit more "strings" than on most of what I know by him, Machinefabriek delivers here a very low key, modest and subtle album that mixes pretty melodies with drones and slight overdrive. A perfect album for long summer nights or night drives, and probably some of this most directly "emotional" work to date. Recommended.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$15.50
MP3 : Porselein / Dauw

Nice boundary-pushing record from Bulgaria's Manasyt, this time served by Terminal Dusk (who has proved to be a reliable label for very strong 12"). Mixing a dirty kind of electro with some slight acid undertones, industrial grittyness and strong basses, "Filthdonor" is an uncommon, yet efficient cross-breeding of many club-friendly recipes, ending up in something which will satisfy both the (neo-) ravers and amateurs of rawer, more distorted sounds. Interesting and well done.

12" - in stock - 7.70 Euro / US$8.50
MP3 : First Mission To Oberon / Sick Logic

2x12" - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$14

Quite a metronomic dubstep A side and a slow, smoke-filled dub B side for this new Markomen record on Azlan. One side tough, one side all friendly, this dubstep producer leans strongly towards the dub audience, but has the good idea of not using too many clichés elements, and still taking care of coming up with a good production. A treat for people who want relatively accessible material.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$10

Quite the unexpected and original record that this new one on Revolve:r. With one side co-written by Martyn and Marcus Intalex (the label's founder) and one side by Martyn alone, we get here a really weird but somewhat coherent mixture of dubstep rhythms, loungy strings, ethno-percussions and slight guitars. It's all almost trip-hoppy in the end, and would remind of a less gritty and more Detroit Burial (without the voices). Definitely not your average dubstep record.

10" - in stock - 8.90 Euro / US$10.50

Interesting full length CD by the Los Angeles-based Mash Up Soundsystem, one of the two local collective organising breakcore, noise and rhythmic noise parties. Composed by several artists related to this group (from locals to Brazil's Retrigger), this collection of tracks is quite a roller-coaster ride, ranging from very hard breaks to noise snippets, from hardcore beats on top of hip hop samples to mash up delerium. Very energetic and varied, this is a good testimoney of what the Mash Up Soundsystem has been up throughout the years.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Reload / The Seeker

Mathhead has been on everybody's lips for quite some time now, and here comes his very first release (after a collaboration with Mad EP on one track of "Eating Movies"), an energy packed 12" somewhere between updated breaks, acute dancefloor sensibilities, and excellent remixes (by Aaron Spectre and Drop The Lime. Bassy, clear and percussive, this 6 track 12" is an one of the few interesting records to come out of the breakcore scene for quite some time, and one of the tastiest. Recommended.
The CD contains the 6 tracks from the 12" and a bonus remix by Mad EP.

12" - in stock - 8.50 Euro / US$9
CD - in stock - 10.20 Euro / US$10
MP3 : Dying For The Night / Bonafidekilla (remix by Aaron Spectre)

12" - in stock - 8.50 Euro / US$10

12" - in stock - 9 Euro / US$11

Another banging hard drum'n'bass record from Hardline Rekordingz, this time from a young act called Medium (who previous had had two net releases on Combat). In the vein of some Enduser or DJ Hidden tracks, the two tracks of this record keep a relatively straight drum'n'bass structure, but are definitely one notch harder than usual, using a lot of distorted beats and bass lines. Very efficient and sure to get quite some DJ play.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$8.50

Now here's something to all of you cybergoths out there. A side-project of Iszolscope, Memmaker is clearly and excusively aimed at industrial clubs, and does it by the book: distorted synth lines, sci-fi samples, 4/4 stomping beats and a few trance tones here and there, Memmaker's debut album might be formulaic, but I know quite a few places where this thing would be guaranteed heavy DJ play. Industrials fans will eat this up and smile.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3: Death Comes (Sale Traitre) / Insomnia

The second album by this russian artist, "Acid Mind" follows Mendelayev's 2003 debut on Art-Tek, a russian outleft known for releasing material by such seminal artists as Solar-X, EU and Novel23. Less acid than the title might suggest, and more breakcore-till-d'n'b, this second album displays a strong Venetian Snares influence on some tracks, before sweeping into more hard IDM-ish waters. Well produced and relentless, here's another proof that things are moving fast in Russia.

CD - In stock - 13.40 Euros / US$12
MP3 preview : Sat / Telo

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
Buy Method of Defiance's "The Only Way To Go Is Down" and Submerged's "Stars Lights The End" for 25.50 Euro / US$23
MP3: Resculpted Flesh / The unfathomable depths where dreams lie

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3: Hidden Killer / Black Water

Finally a vinyl release for Miasma & The Carousel Of Headless Horses, following their 2005 début. A very interesting "big band" hailing from this scene currently mixing Godspeed-like post-rock and heavier, grittier metal, Miasma still thread their own path, sticking relatively close to the post-rock school and integrating neither heavy guitars (contrary to Isis & co) or vocals. Very melancholic, epic and downright beautiful, "Manfauna" is therefore something that should appeal a lot to everybody who long for the (not so far away) days of the early Constellation and Kranky releases.

12" - in stock - 22.50 Euro / US$25.50

Mimetic's participation to Spectre's Nautilus series (whose focus is water and its sonority) takes the form of a slow evolving, surprisingly gritty and noisy (both for Nautilus and Mimetic) album, which somewhat "flows" less than other releases of this series but reminds of some of the most experimental and challenging Mimetic releases. Pretty deep, bassy and constantly scraping, here's a pretty solid counterpoint to Mimetic's otherwise very dancefloor-oriented material.

CD - In stock - 12.80 Euros / US$12
MP3 preview : First excerpt / Second excerpt

After several CDR and a 12" with Cdatakill, here comes finally the first CD by Minion, a very interesting american act somewhere between breakcore and playful melodies. Think Tarmvred's "Viva 6581" or Emotional Joystick a bit heavier on the breaks, with a clean sound and a nice sense for melodies. A coherent, well produced and solid album. Very recommended.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / 11 US$
MP3 preview : Dopamine / Last Call

Very nice first vinyl release on Russia's Acid Samavor label. For his (or her) debut, Mirra present a quite crisp and clear blend of fast drum'n'bass combined with efficient, catchy melodies as well as a few breakcore and IDM elements. Quite unassuming, charming and surprisingly well produced (which seems to become the rule on IDM productions from Russia), "Never knows best" is a pretty solid first record which should find it spot in both adventurous hard d'n'b and breakcore record crates.

12" - In stock - 7.70 Euros / US$8.50

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$9

Comrade Mochipet is back, and has engaged in a triumphant marchs in two steps. 15 remixes of Mochipet's little red books by the great theorists that are Exillon, Drop The Lime,Jason Forrest, Durna Duran Duran, Terminal11, Devnull, Geroyche and others. They say that China is changing, but I'm sure it's not keeping up with the pace of this very broken, funny, nonsensical and enjoyable CD. Something to own if you like your music tasty, crispy, and red.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
MP3: Exillon remix: Acid Panda Laptop Death / Duran Duran Duran remix: Cold Heart

Not breakcore, not pretty electronica, but yet another incarnation for Mochipet, who turns his art with this "Microphonepet" album into a high paced, pretty clean but complex and mucho electronic kind of hip. Served with vocalists a plenty (including Berlin's Jahcoozi), the high octane, catchy and clubby tracks presented here make of this album quite an underrated little jewel of the nascent electro / plastic hip hop style. Very well done, very efficient and fun, here's a quite tasty, refreshing and nice summer album.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$16.50
MP3: Girls And Boys And Toys / Mr Malase

Nice heavy two trackers from Moldy and Juakali. Definitely a step slower and more smoke-induced that the material on Earwax's Tectonic parent label, "Glory" is a strong, echo-drenched but still very hi-fi dub number, with just what you need of vocals to get the crowd going. The instrumental B side version puts the focus a bit more on the melody, and ends up being a strong dub track as well. Bassy.

12" - in stock - 8.50 Euro / US$10

Finally! "Novum Ott" is the second album by Monstrare, the dark ambient side project of Cordell Klier. Extremely deep, dark and brooding atmospheres with quite a lot of variations and drones. Here is very good material, as one would expect from Cordell Klier.

CD album - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
Buy this and Cordell Klier's "Winter" for 24 Euro / US$22.
MP3 : Jabulon / Atum Yin

Nice new record by Mark One (of Virus Syndicate) for Tectonic's Earwax sub-label. Full of dub sounds and echoes, this 12" is something that is directed as much towards dubstep fans, coming to it via the Tectonic connection, than to fans of more classic dub and grime material. Instrumental, catchy and "wide" sounding, here's a good record for any DJ in need of this kind of sound.

12" - in stock - 8.50 Euro / US$10

Wobble! Mark One presents here two very strong, loud and bassy tracks of his slow but very efficient blend of dubstep. The A side is monolothic and sci-fi sounding, while the B one has a much stronger grime feeling, even though it remains a lot heavier than this musician's output as part of Virus Syndicate. An extremely tasty and efficient record.

12" - in stock - 8.50 Euro / US$11

Cold and heavy dark ambient and noise, mixed with samples and solemn atmosphere, by a long ongoing american act which has slowly made a name for himself in this genre. Well done album which will appeal to fans of Grunstplatter or Cold Meat Industry.

CD - In stock - 12.80 Euros / US$11
MP3 : A crimson offering / Fall before Christ

Excellent second album for this american instrumental post rock band. Very intense-sounding, My Education reminds quite a lot of Mogwai, but has traded some of the heavier guitars for an interesting cello and additional melodies. Melancholic, heavy and powerful, "Italian" is a very direct album, which would fit in any discography next to the aforementionned Mogwai, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Mono or Giardini Di Miro. Beautiful and very recommended.

CD - In stock - 12.80 Euros / US$11
Buy both My Education's "Italian" and "Moody Dipper" for 23 Euro / US$21
MP3 : Snake In The Grass / Dirty Hands

Solid follow-up to "Italian" by My Education, gathering on "Moody Dipper" three new tracks and four remixes of tracks taken from their previous CD, remixed by none other than Dälek, Red Sparrow, Teith and Kinsky. A bit more focused on the drums, with the guitars being slightly less in the foreground, "Moody Dipper" is still not a major genre break for this band, and this CD constitutes a perfect sequel and companion to My Education's second album. Very good.

CD - In stock - 12.80 Euros / US$11
Buy both My Education's "Italian" and "Moody Dipper" for 23 Euro / US$21
MP3 : Armistice Day / Moody Dipper

The second release for the Funckarma brothers under their Mystery Artist moniker (following one on Skam), this 12" released by the young belgian label Confined is a quality one from start to finish- Music-wise, it contains four pearls of flowing electronica combining both the dreamy Skam touch and the bassier, more down to earth Funckarma sound and, production-wise, it is a very well recorded, well cut and nicely packaged 12". Recommended.

12" - in stock - 8.50 Euro / US$8.50

Re-release on CD of two insanely limited NTT CDRs, enriched with an extremely powerful and dancey remix by Detritus. NTT is in top form here, with his typical mixture of noise, angry vocals and depressive tones. The whole thing comes with probably the best artwork for a NTT ever, and is definitely a great CD for both NTT-beginners and fans. It is not everyday that I enjoy noise CDs, but I really like this one.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
MP3 : We dissolve in immensity / It gets darkest before the dawn (Detritus remix)

A new album and a new success for Navicon Torture Technologies. Quite some time in the making, this "Pure Skin" uses basically the same heavy, suffocating and dark sounds and textures as the rest of NTT's discographiy, but is a bit heavier on the distortion and adds some nice new elements, such as guitar drones and a few beats here and there. NTT stays at the top of his games and remains with this album one of the few essentials power electronics acts around.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Heart / A constellation of skin

Nice second album for Near The Parenthesis, a young one-man electronica act from San Francisco. Encompassing well the N5md sound, both in its modest and flowing first iteration and its lusher, more accoustic new one, "Of Soft Construction" presents 11 very pleasant tracks of highly melodic and gentle electronica pieces, well produced, encompassing and soft. Something which any fan of the N5md label should thoroughfully enjoy.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3 : The Language Explosion / Sitting In A Room

Magnificent third album for Near The Parenthesis, following last year's "Of Soft Construction", also released by N5md. Less synthetic, "L'Eixample" is a modest but touching album of slow guitars, light glitch and background electronica. Very atmospheric but not devoid of strong, almost epic moments, this album, completely instrumental, embodies well the new direction N5md has been taking, and ends up being one of the most pleasant album of the label since it turned its head to showgazing material. Recommended.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3 : Cerda's Plan / Paral.lel

Another new act, another young label fresh out of the dubstep scene, and I would be quite hard pressed to give any details about any of them. The label artwork, very dub-orienged, is quite misleading, as this untitled 12" is a very dry, sci-fi sounding and pounding one, with little echos or dub elements, but a lot of sweeping basses, high pitch melodies and a higher-than-normal- tempo. Catchy, efficient and less friendly than it would seem at first.

12" - in stock - 8 Euro / US$9.50

Very good debut by this french act playing some sort of playful minimal electro that manages to handle at the same time playful robotic sounds and touching, emotional tunes. Quite stripped down and sometime stark, this albums benefits from a cristal clear production and jungles well between new and old school sounds. The first time I listened to this, I was very surprised, but from the second time on, I thought this is rather awesome. Comes with a nice multimedia track (two videos and three extra tracks) in a metal case. Definitely recommended and rewarding.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
Buy Shizuka's "Equilibre" and Nimp's "Development concept..." for 24 Euro / US$23
MP3 : Hopalong / Mm

For his first CD album (following several netreleases and CDRs), the russian project Nole Plastique has found quite a fitting label with Andrey Kiritchenko's Nexsound, as the heavily folk-influenced, introvert and pretty tracks of "Escaperhead" fits well with the semi electronics, semi accoustic experimentation of this roster. Full of charm and enriched by a good singing, this album is something for everybody interested in pushing boundaries of electronic and folky / rocky sounds. I would bet that The Wire will love this one.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13
MP3 : In Things Around / In Case You Fall In

No Movement No Sound No Memories (aka Thaddeus Hermann of Hermann & Kleine / Sonic Subjkunkies and Zorn) finally give birth to a new record, 7 years after their first "Removed". Following the same concept as its predecessor, "Acetate" presents one new track by the duo, and five remixes by Berlin-based producers, ranging from Modeselektor to DJ Maxximus. Laid back glitchy and highly melodic electronica is what you get here, with a very good production and very solid and varied remixes. Very nice and recommended.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12.50
Buy this and The Flashbulb's "These Open Fields" for 23 Euro / US$23
MP3 : Pole remix by Pole / Flos Sanctorum remix by Modeselektor

No Movement No Sound No Memories (aka Thaddeus Hermann of Hermann & Kleine / Sonic Subjkunkies and Zorn) finally give birth to a new record, 7 years after their first "Removed". Following the same concept as its predecessor, "Acetate" presents one new track by the duo, and five remixes by Berlin-based producers, ranging from Modeselektor to DJ Maxximus. Laid back glitchy and highly melodic electronica is what you get here, with a very good production and very solid and varied remixes. Very nice and recommended.

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$9
MP3: Flos Sanctorum remix by Modeselektor

Debut release for this project by one of the members of Mono No Aware. From gritty atmospheric track to heavily pounding rhythmic noise á la Mono No Aware. More varied than could be expected, and sure to please fans of Mono No Aware.

12" - In stock
11 Euros / US$13

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$9

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Rotorhator Blackrider / Whitesands Blackhole

Warning, excellent surprise. A long time electronic musician and soundtrack composer, Ollie Olsen is apparently well known in Australia, but not so much outside of his country. A founding member of Third Eye and of Psy Harmonics (Snog and Black Lung's australian label), he delivers here an extremely well produced album combining very hard noisy beats with deep soundscapes and sci-fi sounding bleeps, with the occasional trancey element. The whole thing is quite suffocating and heavy, but always very well recorded. A somewhat fresher take at what Black Lung is doing at the moment, and with Richard Devine-like standard of production, here is a very strongly recommended album for people into heavy and noisy beats.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : I am / -/square

Very nice dark noisy ambient for this new Omei album released on Control's label. With a rather modest approach, Omei signs here an hour of deep, heavy and suffocating atmospheric drones and low noises, without ever getting overly aggressive. Wilt's touch and influence can clearly be heard, all the more on the title track, whose source material was delivered by James Keeler (Wilt). All in all a low key but very satisfying release for people into deep, dark and introspect ambient.

CD / in stock - 8 Euro / US$9
MP3 : When All Your Ghosts Are Tired / And All Their Eyes Are Shut

Released back in 2006, Omen's "Rise EP" has become quite a classic. Based on a quite dry and simple beat, a "Star Wars" sample, a big wobbly bass and a relatively high tempo, the original track is guaranteed to bring some heavy headnodding. On the B-side, the remixes by Skream and N-Type strip down the sound, make the whole thing sound a bit harder and faster, but retain the oppressive feeling of the original. A solid record involving three unmissable actors of this scene.

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$9.50

Very nice third studio album for Omenya, following the remarked "The Dark Meditations" on Tantric Harmonies. Moving somewhere on calm, introvert waters between purely ambient soundscapes and slow, ethnic beats (think Muslimgauze on valium), "Ancient Rites" ends up being a surprisingly coherent album that works very well at evocating nature-inspired, calm and meditative moments. A beautiful and very enjoyable home-listening album.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
Get this and Ultra Milkmaids & V's "Unease" for 24.50 Euro / US$21
MP3 : Muzium / Astral Injection

Another Planet Mu act on Sublight, OOO offers with this second full length effort a rather laid-back, but very futuristic sounding album of sharp and crisp IDM that could without any difficulty have been released on Warp in the late 90's. Very clear, meshed but still human, this might remind people of some mid-period Autechre tracks, and is certainly thought to be played in the same context. Very nicely executed and enjoyable.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
Buy both OOO album for 26 Euro / US$27
MP3: Jabberwork v7 / Solid Metal Attache

In the pure tradition of the excellent label that is Dub Police, this début by Sub Scape is a massive wobbly dubstep one. Things are particularely heavy on the slightly dancehall-influenced "Badman", even) monster A-side, while the tempo goes down a notch on the more varied B one. All in all, a perfect new addition to the very coherent Dub Police roster, and one that definitely doesn't disappoint.

2x12" - in stock - 16.50 Euro / US$18

CD - in stock - 14.40 Euro / US$14.50
MP3 : Everything Is Wrong / Acid Attack

Interesting CDR from Kevin Parish. On top of a long original track come 5 remixes, by Emotional Joystick, Atomly and other artists. Between 8bit electronica, soft IDM and noise, something quite original, coming once again in a nice Eupholus silkscreened sleeve.

CDR - in stock - 7.70 Euro / US$7.50
MP3 : Remix by Atomly / Remix by Emotional Joystick

As usual, dubstep from the USA sounds quite different from the UK productions. Pacheko and his pair of high profile remixers (Starkey and Cardopusher) deliver here a cut up, broken but still not too aggressive four tracker (hey, you get double of the usual here) that mashes up the heavy dub elements, the bigger beats and a few vocal samples. In the end, this is a "different" dubstep record, as it is always the case with Lo Dubs, and something which, while uncommon, works very well and sounds more original than most records of the genre.

12" - in stock - 8.90 Euro / US$11

More EBM from Hive record, with a pretty aggressive and very vocal driven first album by New Jersey's Panic Lift, who willingly or not pay homage here to the whole 90's school of the genre, and remind me quite strongly of acts such as Imperative Reaction, Velvet Acid Christ or VNV Nation. Alternating between ultra distorted vocals, trance melodies and ballads, the whole thing should please black clad people in need of something to dance to.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3: Failsafe / No Trace To Love

More subtlety and finesse from Passenger of Shit and Honk Kong Violence, taking the form of 8 short, fast, absolutely exxagerated and scatological tracks of super distorted breakcore, gabber beats and pitched up samples. It's all pretty silly and under produced, but all the twitching kids will rave like crazy to this. Your grandmother will love this.

12" - in stock - 8.50 Euro / US$10.50

With "Ghost And Corpses", the Estonian act Pedigree brings back to life a genre which hadn't seen a decent release in ages, mainly heavy, dub-infused, mean remixes of metal tracks, in the vein of Godflesh's "Love and Hate in Dub" (which is a compliment coming from me). With remixes by Mothboy, Dälek, Submerged and other electronic heavy weight, Pedigree sees their metal tracks get the downtempo treatment, which all really works for the best. Perfect for anybody who want to headnod in slow motion, or just people who long for the day when Godflesh, Fetish69 and others were spreading this sound.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Tower And Well (remix by Submerged) / Snake House (remix by Mothboy)

Following several tours in North America and Europe, the Isis-side project Pelican offers here a 3" CD containing their whole "Pink Mammoth" 10" (including the excellent remix by Prefuse 73) and a bonus track and coming together with a DVD featuring a whole liveset shot in London, several other live tracks from previous tours, a video and a photo gallery. Probably quite a fan item considering the live nature of the DVD, the whole thing is still worth it for the 3" CD alone, where Pelican demonstrate again their talent at bridging evocative post-rock with intelligent and instrumental metal. Recommended.

3"CD + DVD - in stock - 16 Euro / US$17
MP3 : Pink Mammoth / End Of Seasons (Prefuse73 Remix)

The genre might still be young, but UK dubstep is at the moment clearly mutating and breaking from its dirty garage & d'n'b roots. Another example of the ongoing encounter of deep, wobbly basses and straight techno, this new 12" by Peverelist features a rather soft and pleasant classic dubstep tune on the one side, and a considerably more techno-ish B-side. Well done, well produced, and sure to be one of these records DJ look like to bridge their dubstep and Detroit or minimal sets.

12" - in stock - 8.50 Euro / US$11

While this label might be known first for its abrasive, all out noise releases, Malignant has proven over the ears to have an excellent ear for deep drone material, pushing out such acts as Caul, Yen Pox or Troum. "Submerged", a long one piece album by Phaenon will go in the same drawer. Reverberating, deep, calm but menacing, this album cries for huge speakers and loud volume. A good album to listen to with all the lights out.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3: except 1 / excerpt 2

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$10

For his first full length album, Pinch presents a massive double CD that confirms his place up there in the top of the dubstep pantheon. Featuring a first CD of his track backed with vocals by numerous MC and a second one with only the instrumental version, "Underwater Dancehall" positions itselfs quite apart from the "other" big dubstep names that can be Burial or Boxcutter, aiming at a more accessible, more human and maybe more classic approach, and doing so with brio. An album that might be considered in the future as an angular stone of what the dubstep sound will have been.

2xCD - in stock - 15 Euro / US$15.50
MP3: Get Up / Gangstaz

Second album for this australian band, but their first on Warp and probably the one with which they will reach an international status. Pivot's way has obviously been paved by Battles, but "O Soundtrack My Heart" is a lot more gentle, emotional and somewhat tricky than Battles's "Mirrored" classic, and, to be honest, a lot less emo. We're still speaking intricate, electronic fused, percussive and instrumental indie rock with quite a heavy dose of experimentation and "post" something in it. A very pleasant album, and something to which I listen to quite a lot.

CD - in stock - 17.50 Euro / US$21
2x12" - in stock - 19.50 Euro / US$23
MP3: In The Blood / Sweet Memory

Come back for both Hive Records and Pneumatic Detach after some time in limbo. And what else would you expect from both than hard pounding beats, post-EBM noisy rhythms and a big dose of aggression, the whole thing taylored to dim-lit dancefloors? Pneumatic Detach know how to unleash the right drums and dark-ish overtones to get everybody dancing, and they do it just as well here than on their other releases. No industrial / rhythm-noise party can come without checking this out.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3: Separator / Moment of comprehension

Double DVD-R pack from Pneumatic Detach, featuring no less than eight "studio videos" on the first disc, and outtakes eleven live ones from various concerts. Music-wise, you know what to expect: loud, noisy straight beats taylored for industrial dancefloor. Visually speaking, Pneumatic Detach like gore and urban imagery and fast edit. A nice companion to this act's music.

2xDVDR - in stock - 17 Euro / US$16

A very nice surprise from Pneumatic Detach. While most remix albums are weaker and more one-sided than the original, "Reviscera" tops easily "Viscera", on which it is based. Behind the knobs are Scrap.edx, Displacer, Exclipsect, Sencor, Vers, Grenadier, Manufactura, Autoclav1.1, and Terrorfakt, among others. A lot of remixes stray away from the straightforward dancefloor beats of Pneumatic Detach, and infuse a lot of good and original ideas. My favorite CD ever by this band, and one of the best remix albums I have heard in a while.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Arrhythmia mix by Grenadier / Patternerase mix by Displacer

For their second release, Paris's Tsuku Boshi bring out a new record by the french Poborsk, who presents here 12" of fine hacked beats, sharp glitch-hop (remember this term?), groovy clicks and, all in all, something that would definitely have ended up on Warp some years ago. It all reminds a bit of a more accessible early-era Autechre, is well written and produced, and seems done all in good fun. Charming.

12" - in stock - 10 Euros / US$11

For his second record on Combat, Point B drops an interesting record that somewhat transcends the dark dubstep sound associated with this label, and ventures quite a bit into electro territories. While the usual sweeping basses, mid-tempo pace and heavy atmospheres are still there, the rhythms get a bit more broken, the sounds flow a tad faster, and the whole thing might therefore become a bit more accessible to people more into breakbeats than dubstep.

12" - in stock - 8 Euro / US$9

Live CD (yes, it is on CD) by the great Proem. As far as I know, all new tracks or new versions of old tracks for this very well live set which shows a more laid back, gritty but still highly melodic and fluid aspect of this essential name of the american IDM scene. Not to be missed.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Little A mode / More parts assembled

12" - in stock - 8.90 Euros / US$11

On and on, Proyecto Mirage keep on unleasing albums of upbeat, fun electro-minded rhythmic noise. Even with a year of pause in 2007, the spanish duo haven't changed that much, and "Turn it on" is maybe a bit more classic in its structures and a bit softer in its execution, but we're still dealing with typical Proyecto Mirage, club-friendly and catchy material here. No big surprise, this is just as good as it always was.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euros / US$17
MP3 : Cannibal Party / Piano Song

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$14
MP3 : Fightclub / Revolution Now

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Fodhovl / Techk

First album by this Zonk't side project, resolutely ambient and more experimental. "Black Grains" takes the listener on a one-hour long journey through subtle frequencies, very grainy (of course) clicks and blips, a little noise, and very deep drones (reminding of The [law-rah] Collective). Atmospheric in the truest sense of the word, this debut is a success, being an well produced and intelligently-done album which sets Pylône as an interesting project from which I look forward to hear more.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
Get Zonk't's "Purr" and Pylone's "Black Grains" for 23 Euro / US$23
MP3: Transmission / Line 4

The Funckarma brother never stops, and are releasing this month a new album of their Quench side-project, on top of a new Funckarma album and a CD of their Automotive side-projects. The Quench one is the first to arrive, and a real success, both for the band and N5md. A bit clickier than before, a bit groovier, and definitely a lot more dreamx than Funckarma, but with still enough clicks and breaks to make every fan of IDM happy, this is a very well produced CD of slightly loungy, beautiful and accessible electronica. Really nice.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Cairpuss / Tive

First album for the UK act Queynte, presented by Infekted Sound, a still young label which is making a name for itself by releasing ultra-distorted rhythmic noise from Britain. Queynte is no exception to the rule, and if this acts drop the old-school elements that might could be found on Coreline's CD on the same label, we're presented here by a suffocating, extremely gritty and definitely not joyful CD of raw beats, overdriven bass and relentless noise. Reminding slightly of a less-funky Noise/girl, this should clearly appeal to the toughest of the industrial / rhythmic noise fans.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Something Wrong / Charlie Says

Interesting record on Soul Jazz. Semi-dubstep, semi d'nb / garage, "Carla" is what I will take as a good snapshot of what you might hear in parties in London at the moment. Not as hard or bassy as some other records, but integrating (well) some elements and breaks from drum'n'bass, this record is a good example of what Soul Jazz have been putting out recently, dubstep-wise: well produced, pleasant, and outside of the clichés.

12" - in stock - 8 Euro / US$11

Random Trio, also known as Cyrus when releasing on Tectonic, deliver here another record of extremely dry, metronomic and stripped down dubstep. Less bassy than some similar releases, but with very brooding atmospheres, "Corruption" is not here to joke around, and build quite menacing atmospheres with just a few drums and a bit of bass. Very personal, well done and surprisingly efficient.

10" - in stock - 8.90 Euro / US$10.50

CD+DVD - in stock - 14.50 Euro / US$14
MP3 : Grey Fox / Let the wxfdswxc hit'em

Hard to believe, but this debut 12" by Randomer is quite a varied and uncommon dubstep / d'n'b record, even though its artwork is among the worst I have seen in the recent times. With one pretty subdued, modest and balanced dubstep side and a much harder, clubbier and more aggressive side, this 12" should work very well in both drum'n'bass (or even breakcore) set and dubstep ones. Bassy, relatively pounding and still not over the top, here is a good, probably overseen record. But please, Audio Freaks, improve your artworks.

12" - in stock - 8.40 Euro / US$11

First "real" CD for Rasputeen, aka the pop pet project of one half of Synapscape. While the first two CDRs were playful and nice, it is with this "Die Segnungen" that Rasputeen finally gets the ambition and maturity of a full fledge project. Still retro, but more original and personal than before, the old-school electro tracks have gained a lot in production, and the slightly non-sensical german lyrics are now better coordinated with the music. Quite accessible, definitely tongue-in-cheek, but now also enjoyable by non 80's fans, here's a CD that might open up a lot of opportunities to Rasputeen.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Kauf mich / Geil!

Dead serious, academic, clean and polished collaboration between Rasputeen (aka Phillip Münch of Synapscape) and Catholic Boys In Heavy Leather (aka Roger Rotor and Sudden Infant). Or maybe not. Maybe this is more of a teenage humor, overdriven and overgayed noise version of the Village-People-meet-german-electro-pop with some Rammsteinesque lyrics thrown for good measure. Pretty fun live, and enjoyable from time to time.

CD - in stock - 10.50 Euro / US$11
MP3 : Das Schwein in mir / Du kleines Biest

Dangerously bassy and wobbly mid-tempo dubstep record, as usual on Wonderland (a label known for his heavy hitters), with a quite aggressive side and a more dubby one. Well produced, definitely bassier than most, as well as a bit slower. Catchy, efficient, a nice one.

12" - in stock - 7,90 Euro / US$10.50

You asked for it, and Rotator did it. Released specially for his tour in Japan this year, "Choose your poison, mine is hardcore" is the first real full length CD by Mr Peace Off and his crazy circus of gabber / breakcore / free party / raggacore beats. More addictive than crack and catchier than Kylie Minogue, this CD contains four new tracks and 10 other previously released on records on Peace Off and Broklyn Beats. So, now that this is on CD, you really have no excuse for not checking Rotator out.

CD - in stock - 10.20 Euro / US$10.50
MP3 : Thoughts Broken By Footseps / One Sharp Knife

It's going to be tough to top this one. While Rotator's Peace Off label might be prolific, the man himself delivers new music only every couple of years, but the result is always worth the wait. These (impressive) curses are four absolutely deadly, extremely well produced and mercilessly hard hardcore / mash-up tunes, where Rotator's ever so efficient kick drums mosh with ragga and metal samples, all done by a master of the genre. Respect.

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$9

Interesting change of pace for Pinch's Tectonic with this record by Rob Smith (of Smith & Mighty fame). The A side is definitely one of the most dub, reggae-influenced piece of dubstep I have heard from Tectonic in a while, and reminds of the softest of the Pinch material. On the other hand, the B side, faster, straighter and more techno, screams to be mixed with something by 2562 and Benga. Therefore, while the title track might appeal mostly to all of you potheads out there, the B one is bouncy enough to deserve repeated play in clubs.

12" - in stock - 8 Euro / US$9

Attention, heavyweight in sight. With this four tracker (and his debut at that), Rude Kid delivers a very heavy, bassy and quite anthemic dubstep record that borders a lot more on the "dark" side of the genre than on the dub one (save for one track). Quite stripped down, but heavy handed on the low frequencies, "Are you ready" hovers close to the ground level, and should prove a deadly record in clubs. Recommended.

CD - in stock - 7.9 Euro / US$10.50

Nice introduction for this new signing on N5md, this transparent orange 7" is an appetizer to Run Return's first full length to come out soon. The cover reminds quite strongly of Boards of Canada, and one has to admit that the tracks on this record owe a bit to the famous british duo. Calm, touching electronica with warm and organic tones are covered with accoustic-sounding downtempo drums. Maybe not very original, the whole thing is very nice and enjoyable. Fans of the genre shouldn't miss this one.

7" - in stock - 7.70 Euro / US$7.50

Following closely their "Metro North" debut, Run Return offer here a CD presenting old tracks, recorded between 1999 and 2001, in which their taste for Boards of Canada-like sonorities and ambiences (already discernable on the "Animals are beautiful people" 7") get the lion's share again. Adequately mixing gentle, syncopated electronic beats with a strong use of accoustic instruments (and in this strangely alike to the much later recorded "In Distance" album by N5md's manager Bitcrush), "Sum of an abstract" is a perfect sunny electronica album, discreet, modest and very pleasant.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Thoughts Broken By Footseps / Last Minute Reflex

Long awaited full length studio album from DJ Rupture. Taking a lot of people by surprise, DJ Rupture doesn't present here a CD of fast breaks and hip hop samples, but rather a very warm, accessible and talented album of mid tempo beats and well found vocals (from female spoken words to ragga), somehow close to his album under the Nettle moniker. Extremely well produced, intelligently written and coherent, this is a great album, that will leave its mark. Definitely recommended.

CD - in stock - 13 Euro / US$12
MP3 : Bonechip / Taqasim

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euros / US$8.50

New remix album of tracks taken from Rusuden's 2003's "Formulae" album, featuring mixes by Enduser, Line47, Doofgoblin, Multiplex, Wisp, The Gasman, Ochre and Rusuden himself. A really nice companion to a very good IDM album. The remixers have come up with good new versions of the tracks, and this is something to get for anybody into Rusuden's charming blend of electronica.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
Buy "Formulae" and "Formulae Remixes" for 23 Euro / US$23
MP3: Laptop vagabond (Wisp remix) / Membrane (Enduser remix)

A lot more gentle that what its title and colorful artwork might lead to believe, this debut album by Russia's Salfetky (a guy who appeared all of the various compilations released by Acidsamovar) is a highly melodic IDM album with a light Warp touch. Rich in edits but focusing heavily on long, almost dreamy tunes, this is a pleasant album in which the electronic trickeries and composition skills, while present, do not take the precedence on catchiness and accessibility.

CD - In stock - 12.80 Euros / US$11
MP3 preview : Prosta4ek / Kosmos

Excellent and hard to classify first record on Senseless record, released back in 2005. This first release by the UK-based Greek producer Sarantis mixes an "epic" sense of melodies, dubstep basses, grimey breaks and a very acute sense for mixing female voices with his hard and banging beats. Too fast and "humane" for dubstep, too electronic for grime, and too soft for breakcore, but somewhat mixing all of these influences, "Knock U" was a surprisingly mature debut from a musician which has ever since proven his talent.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$9.5

The first release on Subsonik was a two tracker by Sarantis, and a two-sided record for more than just this reason. With the A side being a very heavy and "tricky" electronic dancehall number (once again, Sarantis is at times what The Bug could be in a less mainstream way) and the B side a very melodic, more classic dubstep number, this record showcases well how Sarantis has one foot in grime and one in dubstep. As usual with him, the production is perfect and the tracks really interesting.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$10

Sarantis usually means gold, and his second release for Subsonik is no exception. Wobbly as ever, deep, original in the production and very tasty, the two dubstep tracks of this record come with a very nice production, some well found sample, and a feeling that make them stand apart from the rest. A strong record from an artist which I believe is criminally underrated.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$9

Excellent new 12" by Mick Harris, delivering for the first time a short 12" on the british dubstep / dark d'n'b label Combat Recordings. Slightly faster than "Stealth", "Super Mantis" is a mid-tempo, heavy but still club-compatible track as only Scorn is able to offer them. Add to this a B side remix by Blackmass Plastics, and you get a mandatory record not only for fans of Scorn, but also for anybody who like their beats and bass ultra massive and brillantly produced.

12" - in stock - 8 Euro / US$9

"Single" of sorts for Scuba's "A Mutual Antipathy" album, with two tracks taken from the full length. With one very dubby (and dubstep-y) side and another more syncopated and electronica one (one could even say with some Gridlock-sounding moments), this 12" shows well the scope of what Scuba is about, and is a nice introduction to this act.

12" - in stock - 9 Euro / US$11.50

CD - in stock - 14.50 Euro / US$15.50
Buy both Secret Mommy's "The Wisdom ep" and "Plays" for 25 Euro / US$26
MP3 : Kool Aid River / Inch up to fur

CD - in stock - 16 Euro / US$18.50
MP3 : '94 Abyss / Benson & Hedges

Really nice debut album on Parametric. This french act infuses the ethereal / dreamy usual Parametric sound with some pretty heavy sounds, d'n'b structures, a tad of breaks and a spoon of noise, which in the end gives birth to a pretty seducive and personal album that combines both introspection and energy. A really good first album, congratulations.

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
Buy Shizuka's "Equilibre" and Nimp's "Development concept..." for 24 Euro / US$23
MP3 : Doute / Horizon

Second album for this spanish act, who offfers here a somewhat cleaner CD, on which the techno structures are filled with sci-fi-sounding, clear sounds and voice snippets. The tempo is still pretty high and the whole thing is definitely oriented towards the dancefloor. Less noise, more energy and a better production, "40 minutes into the future" is clearly a progress in comparison to its predecessor. An efficient CD that should please fans of the genre.

CD - in stock - 14.40 Euros / US$16
MP3 : Gravitational sequence failure / Tokio, todo lo que quiero

One new very uptempo and anthemic track by the London based Shut Up And Dance veterans, and a remix by Martyn (who seems to be everywhere at the moment). Often bordering on garage and d'n'b on the A side, more dubstepy (but still quite fast for the genre) in a melodic way on the B one, this is quite an uncommon record for the genre, both in speed and sonorities, but also something which should work well as a DJ tool.

12" - in stock - 8.50 Euro / US$10.50

White label, DIY-packaged four tracker compiling four remixes (two by Si Begg himself and two by Jacob London and Kawatin) of tracks taken from Si Begg's four "Jetlag and Tinnitus" EP. Going all over the place, from insane noisy dubstep to weird techno, big basses, tongue-in-cheek samples and dirty electro, there is something for everybody here. Particularely worthwhile is the Jacob London remix, whose mix of distortion and funkiness should guarantee quite some airplay. Very tasty.

12" - in stock - 9 Euro / US$12.50

"Axon" is a breath-taking adventure that leads you to unexpected places. The sources may be field recordings, other CDs, voices, background noises, and are treated, melted and assembled together in an ever-changing liquid and organic soundtrack. This is one of my favorites CDs of this genre, and it's the product of Jon Ray's strong musical talent. Very recommended.

CD - In stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3: Alphaleph / Household Gods

After years of waiting, Skincage, aka maybe one of the most remarkable newcomer to ever emerge out of Malignant Records, finally gives birth to a sequel to his "Axon" debut. Less abrasive and brainy, calmer, deeper and equally well produced, "Things Fall Apart" is a new crossbreed between (dark) ambient, sound design and field recordings. Definitely something more than your usual gritty ambient / noise album, and something which is a lot richer than what would expect. Very recommended.

CD - In stock - 12.80 Euro / US$12
MP3: Midas Reversed / The center cannot hold

Four their second release, Junk hit very hard, with four excellent tracks by the demented Sickboy. Hardcore-tinted breakcore with a good dose of humor and more energy than you can handle. Damn, Sickboy is good, very good.

12" - in stock - 7.70 Euros / US$7.50

While Sickboy has made a name for himself with noisy, aggressive, and not-so-serious breakcore, this new album sees him taking a big step forward. Rather than throwing in your face a wall of breaks and noise, Sickboy's "Musical Therapy" slows things down, add quite a lot of melodies and sample, resulting in something which is somewhat reminiscent of of Kid606's "Kill Sound Before Sound Kills You". Less cliché, more mature, accessible and catchy than before, here's in my opinion the best Sickboy material so far. Recommended.
Same tracklisting on both formats

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$13.50
12" - in stock - 9.20 Euro / US$10
MP3: Heyo Rhythm / Meet me on the moon

Not only has Sickboy become one of the best recognized names in breakcore all over Europe, but he keeps improving his production by big steps with every releases. Following the "Musical Therapy" breakthrough from his noisy and dark past, "Times Infinity" speeds things again, and see this musician present a much more up-beat, party-oriented and mashed-up album, in which he evens uses some 8bits or old school breaks influences. A hard-as-concrete but definitely joyful and colorful great breakcore album. The force is strong with this one.

2x12" - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$14.50

Second full length album for Sina, presenting once again an overdriven, gritty version of their Pzycho Bitch recipe: heavy clubby beats, and catchy shouted female vocals. The whole thing works pretty well , and Sina brings a bit of the riot grrl feel to the good ol' rhythmic noise sound. Probably nothing surprising if you are already familiar with the rest of this act's discography, but just as good as Sina always were.

CD - in stock - 14.40 Euros / US$15
MP3 : How many faces / Glamourboy (rmx by Sick en for)

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
Buy both Sincere Trade albums for 25 Euro / US$23
MP3 : Extract Exume / Return to the mean

Back in late 2006, this first album by London's Skream was one of the first dubstep full length to break out of this small niche and reach a broader audiende. Somewhat eclipsed by the debut albums by Burial and Boxcutter (both released around the same time), "Skream!" is still a very solid album, which easily assume its status of figurehead of the genre. Not as moody as Burial, not as broken as Boxcutter, not as dub as Pinch, but very melodic, well programmed and somewhat "epic", this will probably stay as one of the (founding?) stones of the genre.
The tracklisting of the CD and 3x12" versions are different. Some tracks appear on both formats, but the CD also has the original "Midnight Request Line", "Stagger" and "Dutch Flowerz" single, as well as tracks with Warrior Queen and JME, while the 3x12" features "Dubbers Anonymous", an instrumental version of "Check It" and a remix by Digital Mystikz.

CD - in stock - 17.50 Euro / US$22.50
3x12" - in stock - 21.50 Euro / US$24.50
MP3 : Midnight Request Line / Dutch Flowerz

Skream releases a lot of tracks, but here might be a record that marks a paradigm shift in this producer's output. With one track being a up-tempo, slightly distorted techno-ish track (and therefore Skream taking the same direction as Benga, Komonazmuk, 2562 & co) with a little electro touch and the B side being a more classic dubstep piece that trades the usual Skream anthemic melodies for a much spacier and heavier feeling, this return of Skream to Pinch's Tectonic label is definitely something else than what one knew from him. Time will tell if this change is punctual or not, but this is already a very strong record.

12" - in stock - 8 Euro / US$10.50

Maybe a way to correct the exaggerated dancefloor orientation of 2006's "Vs the faecal matter", Snog's new album sees David Thrussels and his posse go back to more laid back, pop-inclined and less formated songs. Still the ironic poster-boy of the anti-globalisation industrial heads, Snog really breaks the mould of his track this time around, and serves here an album where the accoustic guitars, the long chorus and the heavy melody step in the spotligh for good. A strong and enjoyable album for Snog, which reminds me of the excellent "Beyond the valley of the proles".

CD - in stock - 12.80 Euro / US$14.50
MP3: City / A Nation At War

Very good mix of broken rhythms and hard beats, Isolate Records-style and of more laid back and crafted electronics. Well balanced and, most of all, very well produced, this new 12" should satisdy a lot of fans in seach of both dancey and home-oriented listenings. Surprising and well done.

12" - in stock - 7.70 Euros / US$8.50

Finally repressed. A legendary record, 1996's "Axon" was one of the first record by Somatic Responses, and people used to command hundreds of dollars for it on eBay. 12 years later, fans can now get it for a normal price, and hear the pummeling, looped and dark tracks that the Healy brothers were producing back then (I'm sure some of these fans were in kindergarten back then). Less broken, more direct and darker than what they are doing these days, and a nice document from the past of an act that has become quite essential in its scene.

12" - in stock - 9 Euro / US$12.50

"Giauzar" seems to me to be the album on which Somatic Responses go looking for ways to refresh their sound. Very varied by the Somatic standards, this album feature the very electronic, heavy and warm Somatic Responses sounds known to all, but also some unexpected incursions into oriental sounds, vocal tracks (two electro-minded tracks with the singer of Synapscape) and some Gridlock influences. Considerably better than "Pounded Mass", and a nice initiative by an important act.
The 12" contains 7 tracks from the 13 on the CD.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
MP3: B Boy 3000 / Strangulartk Robot

Back in stock: repressed this time on black vinyl comes one of the best known Somatic Responses 12", originally released by Zhark in 2004. Relatively similar to early era Somatic Responses releases on Hymen, this record has all the heavy beats, the distorted basslines, and the heavy Somatic atmospheres that one needs, and this time on vinyl.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$9

Very uncommon dubstep two tracker on one of the very few american label for the genre. With a side making heavy use of very accoustic sounding drums and another one featuring (gasp) an echoed guitar melody, "Fully Loaded" is very catchy, easy on the ear and replaces the oppressive garage feeling of the british productions with a dose of good natured fun. Surprising and efficient.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$11

Second full length album for Spark. The robot is not a girl anymore, but a big battle station, and the nice melodies have let room for very detailed electronic madness. Closed to some Planet Mu releases than to the usual N5md roster, this album is tricky, subtle and detailled, alternating between rhythms, noise, atmospheres and tones, and surprising a lot. More mature and deeper than "The robotic girl next door", but as recommended. Go robot.

CD - in stock - 13.40 Euro / US$12
Buy this and "The robotic girl next door" for 24 Euro / US$23
MP3 : Space / Sick to death

Not pirate dubstep, but pretty drum-based, slightly harder than usual two tracker for this first record on Senseless to which Sarantis doesn't take part. Jack Sparrow's booty is on the one side pretty wobbly and subwoofer-oriented (and in that relatively close to Sarantis's output) and, on the other side, a lot drier, more subdued and percussive. Another record from Senseless., and another good one.

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$9.5

Nice wobble from dubstep's favorite pirate captain whose first record had come out on the always strong Senseless label. With one very wobbly, heavy and dancefloor-friendly track and another slightly more drum based and dancehall-influenced, Jack Sparrow follows here such artists as Sarantis or Tes La Rok to deliver some catchy and tasty massive mid-tempo dubstep.

12" - in stock - 8.90 Euro / US$10.50

12" - in stock - 7.90 Euro / US$9.50

12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$10

Excellent third album by this much underrated greek musician. At the border between click'n'cut, extremely minimalist techno and jazz-like groove, "Wetsound Orchestra" is a very well produced atmospheric pearl, sharp but groovy, beautiful but twisted. A two CD set featuring a new full length and one of remixes by Mad EP, Horchata, Alva Noto, B. Fleischmann, Funckarma, Ollie Olsen and other, the whole thing is very well presented and executed. Extremely recommended.

2xCD - in stock - 15.50 Euro / US$16.50
MP3 : Already happened tomorrow / Cellar (remix by Horchata)

Another great double-pack from Spyweirdos, a young greek act to watch very closely (and even more since he has an album coming on Ad Noiseam very soon). A somewhat less glitchy follow-up to "Wetsound Orchestra", "Ten Numbers" offers 10 new tracks somewhere between orchestral sound-design, melancholic electronica and gritty drones, making of this album probably this musician's deepest and most academic to date. Add to this a DVD where each and every of these ten tracks get the video treatment, and you get something which I strongly recommend to everybody into challening (but rewarding) calm electronic music.

CD+DVD - in stock - 19 Euro / US$21
MP3 : Second / Fourth

12" - in stock - 7.70 Euro / US$8
Buy both Sram 12" for 14 Euro / US$15

12" - in stock - 7.70 Euro / US$8
Buy both Sram 12" for 14 Euro / US$15

x2x12" - in stock - 13.50 Euro / US$15

x12" - in stock - 8.20 Euro / US$11