Preview: Cold Body Music vol. 1 - B-side

Bridge was supposed to be the Edinburgh-born Kieran Warren’s debut release in 1994 on a short-lived UK label Metatone by J. M. Adkins (Electro Music Union) and Damon D'Cruz (Jack Trax, Chill). The music was forgotten until Adkins tipped Cold Blow guys off while they were working on the 2019 anthology "Electro Music Union, Sinoesin & Xonox Works 1993-1994".

Cold Blow has restored and compiled their vision of the ‘94 “Bridge” from the original demo tape archives that were also scoured by Metatone in their time.

Essential for the fans of Bochum Welt and Aphex's Selected Ambient Works, the album moves between melodic techno cuts and nostalgic ambient pieces.

Design by Ed Cheverton
Mastered by Keith Tenniswood
Distribution: Rubadub. 

Available via coldblowrecords.com and specialist record shops globally.

PREVIEW: Atonal - Bridge (BLOW07)

Cold Blow proudly presents a remastered compilation of the two Dr. Rhythm records "Energy / Hypnotised" and "Hit The Vibe" released back in 1991-1992 on Danceteria.

PREVIEW: Dr. Rhythm: Hits The Vibes 91-92 (BLOW08)

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"So good, absolute maestro"
- Rob Hall

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"Mindbending stuff!"
- Roman Flügel

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"The legend..."
- Vladimir Ivkovic


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Celebrating 30 years of Mono Junk with an EP of new music.

The undisputed, inimitable techno pioneer of Finland, Kim Rapatti, returns with an EP of his trademark dark, soulful and raw sound. IÄTI marks his solo* debut for Cold Blow and we couldn't be prouder to present this new music from the legend.

IÄTI is what techno can be when breathing humanity and soul into every inch of it. The EP has lineages to Mono Junk's 2019 album Vanished, moving between deep swirling stompers, emotional compositions and raw, uninhibited electro

Alongside his own DUM Records established in 92, Kim has over the years released music on labels such as Heckmann's Trope, Skudge White, Forbidden Planet, Rat Life, Plug Research and Stilleben. His breakthrough in the early 90s was ushered in by tracks Monotone Fantastique and Channel B. The latter became a techno classic spotted in mixes and compilations by Richie Hawtin, Marcell Dettmann and others.

*our murky Cold Body Music vol 1 tape featured two tracks by Schnell Funktion, a collaboration between Halvtrak and Kim. 
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released August 26, 2022

Written & Produced by Kim Rapatti
Mastered by Michael Diekmann except B2 mastered by Mesak
Illustration & design by Ed Cheverton

IÄTI

Jam Band

I Am Yours (You're Mine)

See Y

Love Divine

Full release with two more bonus cuts and a video: https://coldblowrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hits-the-vibes-91-92

Dr. Rhythm was a short-lived house project by British musician Mark Woollard who would later go on to become a library musician. As Dr. Rhythm, he released two 12" on Chill music subsidiary Danceteria in 91 and 92. Joining Mark on production and remix duties were Jason (E.M.U.) and Neil of Liquid Son whose house hits we also reissued in 2021.

Hits The Vibes

B3 Paradise

B2 Hypnotised

B1 Energy

A3 Funky Breeze

A2 Fantasy

A1 Hit The Vibe

Cold Blow has joined forces with Musique Pour La Danse to deliver a much-needed restored and remastered anthology of the unsung hero of 90s British dance music, Tony Boninsegna, under his numerous guises.

Vinyl release 09.02.2024, digital available exclusively on Bandcamp.

https://coldblowrecords.bandcamp.com/album/notes-from-underground-1986-1994-vol-1

PREVIEW: Tony Boninsegna-Notes from Underground 1986-1994 vol. 1 (Cold Blow & Musique Pour La Danse)

Cold Blow has joined forces with Musique Pour La Danse to deliver a much-needed restored and remastered anthology of the unsung hero of 90s British dance music, Tony Boninsegna, under his numerous guises.

Vinyl release 09.02.2024, digital available exclusively on Bandcamp.

https://coldblowrecords.bandcamp.com/album/notes-from-underground-1986-1994-vol-2

PREVIEW: Tony Boninsegna-Notes from Underground 1986-1994 vol. 2 (Cold Blow & Musique Pour La Danse)

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Reissue of rare UK ambient techno from ’93-‘94

Cold Blow and AVA. Records are bringing you fire in the form of a compilation of the essential cuts from the back catalog of J. M. Adkins aka Electro Music Union aka Sinoesin aka Xonox.

Originally released on the short-lived but sought after Metatone Recordings, founded in 1993 by Adkins and Damon D’cruz from the Jack Trax fame. The compilation includes music from four EPs with two tracks available on vinyl for the very first time, Transmission and Descent. The originals today are a cratediggers daydream. 

This beautiful reissue is compiled from the original DAT tapes and remastered by Andreas “Lupo” Lubich at Calyx Mastering with design by Damiano Von Erckert. 

2x12" + digital 13th June 2019. Worldwide distribution by Rubadub. 

Order yours directly from Ava. 
http://www.avarecords.de/product/emu 

DM @cold-blow-records / @janne_j for a local pickup in Helsinki or for a shipping in Finland

Or order online from these fine places:
https://clone.nl/item56092.html "A must-have reissue for the fans of early B12, AFX, The Black Dog, Kirk Degiorgio, et al." 

https://www.juno.co.uk/products/electro-music-electro-music-union-sinoesin-xonox/730031-01/ "...fine compilation from Cold Blow and AVA. Records..."

Electro Music Union, Sinoesin & Xonox Works 1993-1994

For those who showed love for our E.M.U. compilation, here is another lost piece of British techno history. We’ve unearthed more Metatone affiliated material from the formative years. The EP is, for the most part, unreleased and unheard music circa 1994 by Edinburgh’s Kieran Warren aka Atonal. We wanted to honour the 27-year gap in output by headlining the release with the only previously released track, “Cithare”, which featured on a Metatone Recordings compilation as a teaser of what was to be his solo release. As you know, the label went under but fortunately a lot of the material Kieran produced survived on archived DAT tapes.

As for the music, for us the title track conjures up the melodic patterns of Selected Ambient Works married with the rawness of Universal Indicator. The rest of the EP takes a more broken beat approach. “Malago” and “Cluster” send us floating into dimensional space with ethereal pads harnessed with rolling breaks. As if almost an antithesis of its title, “Northern Soul” takes us to a more sinister direction which sounds like Mike Paradinas after a particularly rough ragga evening. The EP closes with a heartwarming vignette that is “Saw Her Yesterday”, which could be a clue of things to come as we’re already working on an Atonal 2LP for 2020!

Cithare

Atonal: Cithare Preview

Three tracks of discreet midnight sun house mixed with field recordings & a tropical percussion and heartfelt techno from Finland created by @uijui

DJ Uijui: Woke Up (BLOW04)
12" vinyl & digital
Manufactured with Curved Pressings
Mastered by Radioactive Man & Michael Diekmann
Artwork by Jenna Ervasti
Worldwide distribution by Rubadub

Woke Up

Manto

Back in 2019, we at Cold Blow dipped into the bulging archives of long-serving British producer Jason Adkins, offering up an expansive collection of music released in 1993 and ’94 as Electro Music Union, Sinoesin and Xonox. Two years on, we have now joined forces with fellow archival electronic music specialists Musique Pour La Danse to showcase works from Adkins’ first successful project, the turn-of-the-90s UK techno trio Liquid Son.

PREVIEW: Liquid Son - Garden of Eden (BLOW05/MPD030)

Record label based in Helsinki & London. A diverse blend of electronic sounds. 

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Contact: hi at coldblowrecords dot com
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