Fresh off the brink of total obscurity, Butane is back in the spotlight with Five Minutes of Fame, a two-track mind-melter for the misfits. A-side “Welcome to the Shitshow" kicks down the door with swagger, a wonky tech roller for those who like their dance cuts like their lives - a little messy.  Flip it over (that's a vinyl reference) and you've got "Last Man Standing,” a hypnotic endurance test for anyone still standing at 6am.  As always, expect surgical grooves, cheeky attitude, and just enough chaos to keep it moving. Welcome to the shitshow.  You’ve got five minutes.. make ‘em count.  

https://linktr.ee/butane


Butane - Five Minutes Of Fame [Extrasketch 062]

Friday 8-29 Tech House & Minimal

My Party

GalacticASS

House

https://linktr.ee/butane
Bandcamp: https://butane-alphahouse.bandcamp.com
Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/label/extrasketch/63563
Limited vinyl --> https://www.deejay.de/extrasketch

Buy on Bandcamp

Extrasketch

Part Of: Lowrider EP
Release Date: 10.12.21
Buy Link: https://calebjackson1.bandcamp.com/album/lowrider

Caleb Jackson
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/caleb-jackson-41

Tilman
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/tilman

Aterral
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/aterralrecords
Bandcamp | https://aterral.bandcamp.com

Release Text:
To celebrate Aterrals 10th release, the Berlin based label is back with their distinctive taste of house. There are two new cuts from Caleb Jackson, each exploring a slightly different yet always innovative house groove. To back it up we have two tasteful remixes from Tilman and Carlo.

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Berlin House Music
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Lowrider

YouTube

PREMIERE: Caleb Jackson - Music Blast'n (Tilman's Breezin' Mix) [Aterral]

@razvancolceriu
@liam-cobbledick-916806356

Raz & Cos - Second Morning Sun

Tiptop Audio is proud to introduce a new project for 2015: Tiptop Audio Records.
In the recent years musical productions have seen a remarkable return to the use of hardware through analog synthesizers and digital control interfaces. This trend has proven so strong that it prompted a rebirth of modular synths in a new format (eurorack).  Tiptop Audio has made a name producing sophisticated but easy to use modules, designed to form a complete system that is especially effective for dance-oriented productions and live sets.

Tiptop Audio Records selected for its first issue some of the most groundbreaking artists using such systems, to present a range of artists who, through their tracks, explore the landscape of dance music in a very fresh perspective.  These are the artists who inspire the Tiptop team to make more innovative devices, which in turn make new music (a nice feedback loop).

ANGLE, BLAWAN, CHRISTIAN BURKHARDT JOAO CESER, JOHN TEJADA, JOSEPH FRAIOLI, MOE ESPINOSA (DRUMCELL), KINK, RICHARD DEVINE and SURGEON each contribute a track stamped with their own style and vision.  Tracks range from Surgeon’s trademark hard minimal beat, to Kink’s gauzy dreamscape, while Richard Devine and Joseph Fraioli explore the outer reaches of beat based music.  The Phase VI team (John Tejada and Moe Espinosa AKA Drumcell) produces an endlessly shifting set of percolating rhythms, Christian Burkhardt and Joao Ceser put some 21st century twists on classic dance floor patterns, ANGLE lay down effortless, sophisticated Continental style and Blawan adds some industrial toned menace.

The release will initially come as a double vinyl edition, with a cover painted by the artist Matteo Giampaglia, and a digital download version will follow.
An original video teaser will introduce the compilation, then other videoclips of the individual tracks will be realized by exciting new visual artists.

5 KINK - TAIL OF PRISMA

Label: Sintope Digital
Artist: NTFO
Title: Oxico EP
Format: Digital
Release Date: 22nd February 2025

@ntfo  
@sintope-digital

Premiere: NTFO - Oxico [SNTP095]

Selected Tracks 6

Key Part

Benediction (NTFO revisited) FREE DOWNLOAD

Remix by Tale of Us. Original Rmx available online:
https://pro.beatport.com/track/blackholes-the-sun-of-god-remix/1930926

Steve Poindexter, Armando — Blackholes (Tale Of Us Fellowship Of The Moon Remix)

https://lnk.to/UTS25
Release date: 5th of September
Format: Vinyl + Digital

00:00 Sakura
03:00 The Funktion
06:00 Rendezvous
09:00 Mindtrippin
12:00 E-Motion
15:00 Liquid Rocks
18:00 A love letter...
21:00 Da Resurrection

After two acclaimed releases on Up The Stuss, ‘Sense Of Future’ in 2023 and ‘Synergy’ in 2024, Across Boundaries, the collaborative project of Chris Stussy and Locklead, return with their most expansive and fully realised statement to date. Set for release on 5th September 2025, ‘Sakura’ brings an eight-track, double vinyl package oﬀering a deep dive into the duo’s evolving partnership, showcasing a sound that is as intricate and emotive as it is dancefloor-focused.

The making of the EP reflects an organic approach, with the pair taking to the Dutch wilderness for a series of weekend-long studio retreats, temporarily transforming remote natural spaces into creative sanctuaries. These escapes, surrounded by forests and wildlife, allowed the pair to step away from traditional studio environments and reconnect with the pure essence of their music. This intentional isolation sparked fresh ideas and textures, infusing the project with an expansive and reflective atmosphere - one that captures the contrast of raw nature and the precise electronic craftsmanship to capture crowds.

Musically, the eight-tracker moves fluidly between moods and rhythms, reflecting the layered creative process behind it. The title track ‘Sakura’ opens with a hypnotic groove that blooms into a textured soundscape, while 'The Funktion' rides tight, infectious, and tunnelling energy. Deeper cuts like ‘A Love Letter…’ reveal a hazy, introspective side, contrasting with the elevating energy of ‘Da Resurrection’. The EP’s range demonstrates Across Boundaries’ growing confidence in exploring diverse facets of house music, blending melody, groove, and atmosphere into a seamless journey.

This release not only marks their largest project under the Across Boundaries moniker, but also signals the maturation of a longtime musical and personal bond between its members. Longtime friends, Chris and Locklead’s collaborative process has evolved into an intuitive dialogue, where ideas flow freely and the boundaries of their sound continue to expand. This latest project is the latest chapter in this ongoing exploration; a cohesive, complete body of work that reflects their shared vision and commitment to pushing house music forward.

@acrossboundaries @djchrisstussy @locklead

Sakura

OUT NOW

Across Boundaries - Sakura lp - uts25

Surrender

Innavision

After Moods EP

After Moods (Extended Mix)

Drops

E House

Butane - Last Man Standing [Extrasketch 062]

Butane - Welcome To The Shitshow [Extrasketch 062]

https://lnk.to/UTS25
Release date: 5th of September
Format: Vinyl + Digital

After two acclaimed releases on Up The Stuss, ‘Sense Of Future’ in 2023 and ‘Synergy’ in 2024, Across Boundaries, the collaborative project of Chris Stussy and Locklead, return with their most expansive and fully realised statement to date. Set for release on 5th September 2025, ‘Sakura’ brings an eight-track, double vinyl package oﬀering a deep dive into the duo’s evolving partnership, showcasing a sound that is as intricate and emotive as it is dancefloor-focused.

The making of the EP reflects an organic approach, with the pair taking to the Dutch wilderness for a series of weekend-long studio retreats, temporarily transforming remote natural spaces into creative sanctuaries. These escapes, surrounded by forests and wildlife, allowed the pair to step away from traditional studio environments and reconnect with the pure essence of their music. This intentional isolation sparked fresh ideas and textures, infusing the project with an expansive and reflective atmosphere - one that captures the contrast of raw nature and the precise electronic craftsmanship to capture crowds.

Musically, the eight-tracker moves fluidly between moods and rhythms, reflecting the layered creative process behind it. The title track ‘Sakura’ opens with a hypnotic groove that blooms into a textured soundscape, while 'The Funktion' rides tight, infectious, and tunnelling energy. Deeper cuts like ‘A Love Letter…’ reveal a hazy, introspective side, contrasting with the elevating energy of ‘Da Resurrection’. The EP’s range demonstrates Across Boundaries’ growing confidence in exploring diverse facets of house music, blending melody, groove, and atmosphere into a seamless journey.

This release not only marks their largest project under the Across Boundaries moniker, but also signals the maturation of a longtime musical and personal bond between its members. Longtime friends, Chris and Locklead’s collaborative process has evolved into an intuitive dialogue, where ideas flow freely and the boundaries of their sound continue to expand. This latest project is the latest chapter in this ongoing exploration; a cohesive, complete body of work that reflects their shared vision and commitment to pushing house music forward.

Across Boundaries - The Funktion

Across Boundaries - Mindtrippin'

Across Boundaries - Rendevouz

Across Boundaries - E-Motion

Unfolding is the sound of time, stretched and breathed into.  It is the sound of ideas given space.  Across four expansive tracks - Aether, Particles, Serenity, Solstice - Butane & Julio Aguilar deliver a collaborative work that resists commercial impulses to compress and conform.  Instead, the pieces drift with intention, evolve patiently, and reward those who listen without expectation.  Unfolding isn’t about destination; it’s about duration, resonance, and exploration.  Music that unfolds, like all meaningful things, in its own time.

https://linktr.ee/butane

Unfolding

Butane & Julio Aguilar - Particles [Extrasketch 063]

Butane & Julio Aguilar - Aether [Extrasketch 063]

Two technicians of the low-end arts link up for a lesson in precision party programming. Party Mechanics is all groove and no filler - three bass-heavy rollers engineered to move the floor. From the tweaky bounce of Check The Party Out, to the warped funk of You & Me, and the quirky deepness of Bring It Down, Butane and Sugartrane aren’t here for photoshoots. They’re here to work the room.

Butane vs Sugartrane - Bring It Down [Extrasketch 064]

Butane vs Sugartrane - You & Me [Extrasketch 064]

Butane vs Sugartrane - Check The Party Out [Extrasketch 064]

Vincenzo D'Amico - Kama (Paul C & Paolo Martini Remix)

Tracklist: 
A1. KiNK - Chorus 
A2. KiNK and KEi – Madame X 
B1. KiNK – Emotional Breakdown 
B2. Loop 1 (vinyl only) 
B3. Loop 2 (vinyl only) 
B4. Loop 3 (vinyl only) 
B5. Loop 4 (vinyl only)

Full multi-pack from KiNK and hometown collaborator KEi. Loops not available for digital release.

Mastered at TBR.Mixmaster​

Chorus

A1 - KiNK - Chorus

Edward - Raw Structure / Those Guys - American Poem (Jus Ras)

International DJ. Electronic Musician. 
Mix/Master Engineer. Founder: Little Helpers, Alphahouse, Extrasketch.

For over 25 years, Butane has been a fixture of the global underground dance music scene, traveling millions of miles to soundtrack the world’s most influential dancefloors. His passport reads like a clubbing history book: Panorama Bar Berlin, Fabric London, Rex Paris, Fuse Brussels, Output NYC, ToyToy Johannesburg, Flash DC, Tresor Berlin, Blues Quito, SASH Sydney, Glow Bangkok, Asylum Honolulu, Arma 17 Moscow, Weetamix Geneva, Killer Robot Cape Town, Pacha Barcelona, Cityfox Zurich, Revolver Melbourne, Brooklyn Mirage NYC, Treehouse Miami, Cielo NYC, Unit Tokyo, Lost Beach Ecuador, Paradiso Amsterdam, BaBa Beach Club Phuket, Papaya Playa Project Tulum, Hardpop Juarez, Weekend Club Berlin, The End Up San Francisco, Watergate Berlin , Smartbar Chicago, BPM Playa del Carmen, Bar 25 Berlin, ADE Amsterdam, Movement Detroit, Winter Music Conference Miami, The Berlin Love Parade, La Tribu Lima, and many many more. If there’s been a tastemaking club or festival shaping underground dance culture in the past two decades, chances are Butane has played it.

In addition to touring as a solo artist, he has taken his branded label nights across the globe - from his Alphahouse showcases at BPM Festival to countless Little Helpers events throughout North America, Australia, and Europe - further cementing his reputation as both a curator and performer.  

Growing up in the midwestern United States, Butane was steeped in the classic underground house and techno sounds that originated in Chicago and Detroit. Further influences came from afar: New York house, West Coast house, UK tech house, Cologne techno, Berlin minimal. His formative years were spent on the dancefloors of legendary venues like Twilo and Vinyl in New York City, Space and Crobar during Miami’s Winter Music Conference, and Rednofive in Chicago.

An avid record collector and DJ since 2002, Andrew’s infamous monthly party in St. Louis established an underground scene in the city and became a must-stop for touring international artists. In 2004, he embarked on his own artistic journey in the studio, despite lacking any formal musical training (a classically trained pianist he was not). Proving to be a fast learner, his unique and eclectic sound began earning him worldwide acclaim on international record labels in a mere matter of months. The German press dubbed him a wunderkind. He moved to Berlin shortly after, residing in the city from 2006–2011.

Now a resident of San Francisco, Butane is renowned for a steadfast commitment to his craft, and stands as a pillar of artistic integrity and consistency in the rapidly changing realm of electronic dance music. He values studio work over social media, and boasts an impressive and sprawling discography released by some of the most respected imprints in the business. As the founder of three labels of his own - Alphahouse, Little Helpers, and Extrasketch - Butane's impact on the industry is both deep and enduring.

Infused with energy, finesse, and sophistication, his sets resonate deeply with in-the-know audiences. Armed with a meticulously curated collection of custom edits, remastered classics, and hidden gems from decades in the house and techno business, Butane draws on his considerable experience moving crowds to deliver versatile, unpredictable, pitch-perfect performances.

General inquiries: butane27@gmail.com
N/S America: melissa@armige.com
EU/UK/Asia - j@arai.agency

** I do not check this SoundCloud inbox **

Butane - Welcome To The Shitshow [Extrasketch 062]

BUTANE