damnn.. been on that rinsing tour on thiz on lately

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

B1. Sansibar - Sky Express (Needs 009)

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Wake & Break Records presents a journey through the deeper side of underground breakbeat — where minimal, deep, and groovy rhythms meet emotional textures. Each track reflects the label’s vision: honest, uncompromising music that connects the dance floor and the listener at home.

Don’t miss out on this must-have album.

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Mastered by RV Audio
Artwork by Skeam

Ruven Medici - Like Ocean's Eleven

plasticdinosoure

Edge Control dives straight into a rugged breakbeat pulse, driven by a hypnotic vocal that pulls you deeper with every bar. At the center sits a dirty, grimy bassline—equal parts darkness and beauty—shaping the track’s gritty, magnetic atmosphere. This one’s built to lure the floor in and keep them there, locked into its relentless groove.

Edge Control

"Relief is something that you would mention".

As heard at Golden Plains, this is the B1 off my 'Supernature' EP out now on Salt Mines.

@salt-mines

Phonica: bit.ly/2TP2oLu
Redeye: bit.ly/2NnTLX2
Rekkids: bit.ly/2TRtmlA
Juno: bit.ly/33O9Rz9
LT: bit.ly/2Zbu7fy
Decks: bit.ly/2MOidBI
Coldcuts//Hotwax: bit.ly/2ZsSlC2
HHV: bit.ly/2ZL4q0p
Bandcamp: bit.ly/2Z5vr3u

https://soundcloud.com/salt-mines/salt012-escape-artist-supernature-ep-1

Supernature EP

Escape Artist - Silicone Valium [Salt Mines]

Taken from the Silvestre Is Boss EP smarturl.it/silvestre-is-boss

SECRET026

Silvestre - Paying The Rent

The B1 of PHZ003. 

All music by DJ Life.
Graphic Design by Balcony. 
https://www.studiobalcony.com/

Bandcamp - https://potatoheadz.bandcamp.com/album/phz003-biophilia
Juno - https://bit.ly/2AayQml
Redeye - https://bit.ly/30owWct
OYE - https://bit.ly/3dQGAIy
Decks - https://bit.ly/3fcwS3M
Deejay - https://bit.ly/3cIBTzi
Coldcutshotwax - https://bit.ly/2AkQTGn
Groovedis - https://bit.ly/2MMFvpq

Biophilia

PHZ003

DJ Life - Lightning Ridge

BufoBufo - Ectotherm (on Tone Dropout Vol.9)

Artist: Carmel & Salomo
Title: Happy Hour
Track Title: Happy Hour
Label: R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings
Cat #: RM12008
Release date: 25.06.2020
Format: 12" / Digital Bandcamp excl.

@rand_muzik_recordings
@reece-walker
@salomo

Leipzig based producers, Salomo & Carmel bring you ‘Happy Hour’, electro, house, techno & weirdo disco on Carmel’s imprint R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings.

Happy Hour (Promo)

grab your 12"

Premiere | Carmel & Salomo - Happy Hour (RM12008)

The sixth release on InterGraded by EM+STAV. (@em_stav)
Mastered and cut by Matt Colton @ Metropolis. Vinyl and Digital out July 3rd.
Buy/download/stream here: smarturl.it/INTGRD006

Afterglow

EM + STAV - Orbit Groove [INTGRD006]

The B1 off PHZ004: Rhythm and Isolation -  a quasi-old school breaks track which delivers a vibey electronic grit, balanced carefully with serene pad work and sparse moments throughout - it's the masterful arrangement here which allows Sedgwick to push the musical tension to the next level.

Out now.
Buy PHZ004 - linktr.ee/potatoheadz.records

Sedgwick FB - www.facebook.com/sedgwickAU/
Sedgwick SC - @s-e-d-g-w-i-c-k
Sedgwick IG - sedgwick.sound

Mastering by Corey Kikos @ Herbal Mastering
Graphic Design - studiobalcony.com

Rhythm and Isolation

PHZ004: Rhythm and Isolation

Sedgwick - Pleasuresque

Electronic beats from an amphibian brain. Runs @ritualpoison with @corporealface , and @batrachian23 . Releases on Altered Sense / Amentec / Analogical Force / Art Of Dark / Batrachian / Cabaret / Diffuse Reality / Dream Ticket / Ecstasy Garage Disco / EMOTEC / Eudemonia / Fina White / Furthur Electronix / Klasse Wrecks / Kouncil Cuts / Ozone / Partout / Ritual Poison / Sin Hilo / Tone Dropout / Withhold.

BufoBufo - Ectotherm (on Tone Dropout Vol.9)

BufoBufo

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