Pre-order vinyl: 
https://needsnfp.bandcamp.com/album/needs-x-gvr-present-the-future-of-vinyl

Needs moves into the future of vinyl production partnering with Green Vinyl Records in Holland to produce a 100% recyclable record which uses 60% less energy cost compared to traditional vinyl production methods. This revolutionary step in vinyl history features the production skills of Saoirse, Reptant, Sansibar, Pugilist, LUXE and Hassan Abou Alam.

For Needs 009 we welcome another all-star lineup of producers, established and emerging, from around the world. Featuring room 1 ready techno from one of the scenes leading lights Saoirse; a bass heavy, electro-tech weapon from Melbourne's Pugilist; the cosmic electro baselines of the irrepressible Reptant; an otherworldly space excursion courtesy of Norway’s finest Sansibar; dancehall inflected acid trance from London-based up and comer LUXE; and to round things off some twisted breaky tech-house from Egypt’s latest export Hassan Abou Alam.

THE PROBLEM
With 4.3m vinyl sales in the UK last year (the 12th consecutive year of growth), it’s clear that vinyl is back in a BIG way. But the basic technological principles of record pressing have not changed for a century. While the vinyl boom has been a bright spot for physical media lovers and the record industry alike, pressing vinyl poses a more urgent environmental concern than it did in the format’s heyday. At times, the process can seem almost antithetical to green living. Records are made of PVC, which comes from refined oil and can take up to 1,000 years to decompose in a landfill. Traditional pressing machines are powered by steam boilers that require fossil fuels to generate heat and pressure; the water used is treated with anti-corrosive chemicals in order to prevent rusting, thus creating more wastewater. And that’s just the pressing procedure.

Consider, then, vinyl’s packaging and distribution. The ink that’s used to print cover art and liner notes is traditionally solvent-based, meaning it contains volatile organic compounds that can contribute to the production of ozone. Once the record is encased in a beautiful jacket, it’s then shrink-wrapped in plastic wrap before boarding a gas-burning, carbon-emitting truck to ship. Suddenly the choice to buy physical music shifts from an action that helps sustain an artist’s career, to one that potentially threatens broader sustainability.

THE SOLUTION
In 2019 Needs started conversations with Green Vinyl, a brand new pressing plant based in Holland, who have devised a revolutionary production method which uses injection moulding rather than steam energy, equalling 60% less energy cost than the traditional vinyl production. It also uses no PVC and is a 100% recyclable product, meaning you can dispose of it in your home recycling bin.

The other benefits are that the record sounds better (it has a wider frequency spectrum), it cannot warp, and it also has a longer play life.

The key features of a Green Vinyl produced record are:
- Injection Moulding instead of steam pressing
- 60% less energy cost 
- No PVC
 - 100% recyclable product
- Wider frequency spectrum - sound is equal or better than traditional vinyl pressing 
- Longer stamper life time - can be played more than 400 times (traditional vinyl starts to deteriorate after 100 plays)
- Rapid vinyl turnaround of 8 weeks (wait times are generally 12-16 weeks)
- No warping of records 
- No paper labels

Green Vinyl is currently the only pressing plant in the world with this technology and we are proud and honoured to be the first label to work with them and share this amazing new technology with you all.

Join us as we change the future of vinyl <3

B3. Hassan Abou Alam - Cluttered (Needs 009)

Big boy Keumel is back on the road with a 3 track bangers EP called A6 Connexion. The original track is pure electro beat influenced by the acid culture. Including a drifting speed garage remix by Hyas and a trancy jersey club mix by the hottest Sentiments, only for the ravers ! 

Mastering by Alden Tyrell 
Graphic design by Clara Carpentier 
Bardouin Music 2021

KEUMEL - A6 CONNEXION EP (INCL. HYAS, SENTIMENTS REMIXES)

LET US HELP U JACK

Out on clear vinyl with neon blue & pink marbling, hand-numbered edition of 303 copies.

Posthuman
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/posthuman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Posthumanmusic

Lauren Flax
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/laurenflax
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laurenflaxofficial

Balkan Recordings
Soundcloud: @balkan-recordings
Facebook: www.facebook.com/balkanvinyl/

BV41

PREMIERE: Posthuman - Ottomen (Lauren Flax remix) (Balkan Recordings)

DI DA DA DO DO DO (manoparras edit)

AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE: https://vultraa.bandcamp.com/album/ultra-lounge

BANDCAMP

Decanter

EDM DUB NOW 1.wav

@realitycheck-4

Digi: bit.do/ePztb

Deejay: goo.gl/bHrZzG
Redeye: goo.gl/YXACkG
Clone: goo.gl/grcdV2
HHV: goo.gl/z43f8K
Decks: goo.gl/QMD89t
Chez Emile: goo.gl/1tqjEA

Realitycheck - Modern Talk (RNSC009)

Flora FM with the HEAT! Intergalactic party music for the 2k20 heads.

Coming to a record shop near you very soon.
Presale — https://clone.nl//item59006.html

🌴~ Take me to a higher place ~ 🌴

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Flora FM — Apricot EP
Exotic Robotics

1 — Softest Moon 
2 — Magic Pebbles
3 — Cross Antennae 
4 — Bronze Teeth

EXOTIC005 — Flora FM — Apricot EP (Snippets)

Fade - In Orbit

Representing a fresh bass heavy twirler with Dutch style, this one take a party home, from a thumping 4-4 to half step to no step, and a decrescendo of happy claps 

@thrillsin41

Thrills In +41 - Sihlwald At Night

Brain Dance is the debut EP from Sydney artist and Velodrome’s resident dancefloor darling, Posture.

A bold and refined body of work, Brain Dance is a masterclass in brooding high-energy techno. Blending sombre tonal palettes with intricate driving percussion, Posture has crafted a suite of 4 peak-set techno cuts that retain a delicate, fluid energy throughout.

Written in isolation, Brain Dance is pensive in its mood while remaining wholly inspired by dance floor energies from past and future - a record that invites introspection in the peak of dance floor hypnosis.

Brain Dance is out via Velodrome Recordings on 11th Feb.
https://velodromerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/brain-dance

VEL003 | Posture - Brain Dance Previews

Run by @hyaser
BARDOUINMUSIC [AT] GMAIL.COM