Produced by - Konrad Ilke
Vocal sample - Flowdan
Artwork - Konrad Ilke
Graphics by - Hanna Järgenstedt
Mixed and mastered by Svensk Hushållssynth

Konrad Ilke - Welcome2London

Maroki launches the Spitskool Records imprint with 3 cuts of absolutely devastating club orientated sounds. 

Spitskool is a platform for Maroki and Coralie AKA ‘MXC’ and friends to release their music that perhaps wouldn’t fit elsewhere. Although it seems there is now a home at last.

The opening track; No - turned heads and shredded ears when first played at Haai & Daniel Avery’s renowned Junction 2 set back during Covid club closures - sparking a frantic online ID search. It has laid dormant since but cropped up in a handful of mixes and clubs around the world played by such selectors as GigiFM, Mad Miran and MSJY. It has since been re-mixed and mastered and is now coming out as the opening title of this EP. ‘No’ is a no-bullshit, straight up minimal broken techno affair. An arpeggiated bass rips through the track with surgical percussion lending support when needed. A crispy amen break keeps the piece rattling along with reese basses searing throughout.

‘AC4XT’ is a sleeping giant, again using the powerful rips and an earth shattering break and a sub that is oh so reminiscent of the old DMZ days but wholly different. The synth lines are tactile - loud, almost overpowering at times but once they disperse the space that is left is wide and compelling.

Finally Tremor - the clattering foray into Maroki’s chaotic mind. Techno in its simplest form but not. Sonically comparable to scaffolders losing their minds and dropping the structure in time to a 4 to the floor beat. Injections of pure noise and reprocessed breaks bring this track to fruition as a peak time destructive force.

On remix duties we have Coralie - known for his incredible release ‘Barney’s Maze’ on Quoth, which was subsequently picked up by editors at both Phonica Records & NinjaTune last year as being one of the most slept on releases of the year. We also have Tectonic regular & early mentor to Maroki ‘Elmono’ who has awoken from a slumber while mastering the dark arts of modular sound design in Lisbon for the last 5 years. Both throwing their hats into the ring for this series.

Coralie’s flip is as powerful as the original & showcases his textural and stylistic approach to forward thinking bass music. Elmono sticks true to his form and serves a cut that is beyond perfect. Walking the tight line between minimal and powerful simultaneously while sticking to his signature sound.

We also have Maroki & Coralie pitching in as MXC for not one but two remixes of Tremor - both evolved versions of the original that are standalone tracks in their own right. The minimal edit is an ode to their collaborative work together thus far. Racking bass and percussion into scorching sonic slop. The 2nd edit takes the original somewhere else entirely. Broken beats, confused sounds and hypnotic experimental grooves lead this down a very different path. An insight into what’s to come from the illusive duo later this year.

Keep you eyes and ears peeled for the physical release as there will only be a run of 30 limited edition pressings with limited edition artwork from the fabled dutch illustrator ’Sjondebaron’

SK001 - NO - MAROKI

INDEX:Records is blessed to announce the homecoming of Ike. It’s been a wee while since his last full club outing, but we welcome him back to this realm with open-arms.

Lacing up with chuggy system-rattler 'Vernis VIP', Pulsar is a symbiosis of palpitating-wub and delicate, soft melody. On 'Rose Quartz', perfectly sedated drums are melded with luscious vox – a gratifying release to bass-driven tension-builder, 'Gage'. Mushing a cherry immaculately on top is a Mathis Ruffing indulgence ('Gage Remix'), who treats us to a frenzied yet controlled excursion into DnB hedonism.

Limited edition 12" vinyl of 150 copies, with full colour centre label artwork, white inners and pink outer sleeve.

Tracklist:

A1. Vernis VIP
A2. Gage
B1. Rose Quartz
B2. Gage (Mathis Ruffing Remix)

Credits:

Written & Produced by Ike Zwanikken
Remix by Mathis Ruffing
Artwork by Amos Turner
Mastered & Cut by Marco @ Analog Cut
Words by Conna Haraway
Distributed by One Eye Witness

Pulsar

Ike - Pulsar (previews) [INDEX:013]

Collaborative album by NAP & Linear Flux. Originally made at Deep Blue Studios (Vancouver BC, 2021) for “Sound & Fire”, a radio play commission for CJSF FM Radio at Simon Fraser University. Originally broadcast December 22nd, 2021.

Digital out now:
https://isla.bandcamp.com/album/aloneptu 

Cassette version out soon via Doom Chakra Tapes:
https://doomchakratapes.bandcamp.com/merch 

Mastered by Nik Kosub
Cover Art by Ignacia Paredes

Cassette version out soon via Doom Chakra Tapes

ISLA35 - NAP & Linear Flux - Aloneptu (Previews)

The committee “Justice pour Sourour” and the Pacifique Records music platform is launching a series of compilations to raise awareness on the fight against police violence and collect funds to ensure justice for Sourour: beloved sister, mother, daughter, and friend, who died in a police station in Brussels on January 12, 2023. For this first volume we’re bringing together friends and allies: artists of the experimental and bass music scene, each presenting a track.   The fight we’re waging is relentless, we need to keep everyone’s attention so that the struggle doesn’t lose momentum, so that even more people feel concerned and join us, and so that similar violence can never happen again. We want to believe in a united, supportive and politicised music scene. As artists, musicians and cultural actors, and with your support, we can play a precious role in this fight.

Thank you for Sourour and the Abouda family.

NVST - The Failure In Your System

EtherwerkZ is back with "Ascension Vol. 2", the leftfield-infused second volume of their VA series,once again serving up high vibrational frequencies to create that magic transcendental dance floor experience.

The compilation kicks off with a heavy, raw halftime/bass-hole riddim from Bristol Amity collective's unstoppable Soundboy Elpac, who has delivered nothing but fire output in 2024

Xen Chron returns to the label with his Xenology-influenced style, sounding something like a 2-stepish take on Autechre remixing a track by Stinson's legendary Transllusion project, perfectly exemplifying his USA - UK relation and connection.

UK bass first team player Product Toss keeping game deep and rolling, but a bit more percussive and bassy, preparing the road perfect for the late night driving in Kid Kun-s German whip with his sub-loaded darkside stepper.

Mexico City's exciting underground club scene don Octoptic delivers an idm-ish technoid breakbeat weapon, ideal for late-night club workoutz.

Tokyo's Albino Sound continues the frequency invasion via his experimental street-style psychedelic techno, of course with key elements from the UK bass sound and scene (the foundation of this subterranean compilation).

Then, label top boy Iggy presents his new project "EssΞncƎ". A 2-step, warp-drive bass-powered journey to outer space, somehow dark and ethereal at the same time with an ambient Lee Gamble-style outro as well as a powerful message via TikTok!

On closing duty, Hungarian sound artist Audio Compression provides ambient bliss therapy for listeners' minds, slowly sinking into ethereal depths, taking us to new levels of this magic ascension.

Massive shouts to all the soundboys and the rest of the fam for making all this happen. The truth is  out once again.

Mastered by www.instagram.com/weightausend/
Artwork by www.instagram.com/annexmarrie/

FREE PALESTINE SAVE TikTok!!!

https://etherwerkz.bandcamp.com/album/va-ascension-vol-2https://soundcloud.com/etherwerkz
https://www.instagram.com/etherwerkz/

https://soundcloud.com/octoptic
https://www.instagram.com/octoptic

PREMIERE: Octoptic - Hoku [EtherwerkZ]

Several years on from his debut album Nomad and after a series of sound-evolving self-releases, Off-Switch Audio are excited to announce the second full-length album from Nuboid. Spanning across a range of genres and tempos Imago LP brilliantly showcases a fully refined style from the UK based producer; a final metamorphosis of the Nuboid sound.

OGs draws for the acid bass and the drum machine, chopping hardcore vocal slices among punchy and precise electronic percussion hits, all glued together with a tasteful serving of analogue crunch.

Release Date: 24th May (OGs Single) | 31st May (Full LP)

Links:
https://offswitchaudio.bandcamp.com/album/imago-lp

https://soundcloud.com/offswitchaudio
https://soundcloud.com/nuboidmusic

Premiere: Nuboid - OGs [OSD016]

D!RTY SOUTH VA 2 is a compilation about unation of underground artists from southlands with friends from other regions of planet. 
Dirty street sounds for butt shaking

Mastering by Intuder.wav

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/intruderwav

Intruder.wav - Great

Votings EP

Benefits (Original Mix)

art-aud is back to present his second release of the main series, after booming with the Secret Rave one. This release comes from a really important icon in the italian electronic-techno scene, a person that from the beginning of the 90s helped form what we enjoy now through his music, parties and writings. His name is Andrea Benedetti, aka Sprawl. Over the years he provided help to Lory D in creating Sounds Never Seen, founded his label Plasmek, created a fanzine called Tunnel and a distribution company with Marco Passarani, to name a few. This ep contains three tracks of pure electronic excursion and a remix by the Rephlex-twins D'Arcangelo. The track "Electrome" was originally released in 1994 on his own label and now, after nearly 23 years, sees the light again with a remaster.  

Mastered by Radioactive Man

Sprawl - Time Tunnel + D'Arcangelo Remix [A-A02]

Parisian producer @firstepoque delivers his debut EP for Dill Dodos Recife and attempts to connect several music eras.

More: https://ins-rt.net/audio/first-epoque-epoque-no-7

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Premiere: First Epoque - Epoque No. 7

Independent Underground Record Label based in Italy. Established by Kreggo @g-twentythree in winter 2014. Home of secret rave ++ 

contact:  info@art-aud.com
demos:  demos@art-aud.com

www.linktr.ee/artaudrec