Releases

2 - Tomorrow Is Beautiful! (w  Glenn Astro)

New psychedelic downtempo track on @tartelet-records 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝘂𝘀𝗼𝘇𝗼𝗮 𝗩𝗼𝗹 𝗜𝗜 compilation. 

The comp features 20 introspective, ambient, and deep listening zonerz, including work from the Bay (Space Ghost and Abunai), Zopelar, Athlete Whippet, and the other half of Beats Unlimited, Glenn Astro. 

Pick up the comp on BC, link above

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Alongside previously unreleased material by Space Ghost, Zopelar, Glenn Astro, Max Graef and Uffe, the album also features recent signings the likes of ABUNAI, Athletic Whippet, Brynjolfur, Doc Sleep and Sans Merit (a new project by Francis Inferno Orchestra), plus a few classics from the back catalogue courtesy of Henry Wu & Tito Wun, among others.

Medusozoa Vol II

California Bum Out - Tartelet Records - Medusozoa Vol II Compilation

Collectibles first remix is for none other than @juneunit
Collectibles is Doc & @fashionflesh
Out now on @silvaelectronics

boskage (Remixes)

juneunit - pursuit (collectibles remix) - Silva Electronics (SE14)

boskage remixes

juneunit - zeniquin (Doc Sleep's Cat Lady Remix) - Silva Electronics (SE14)

It's April and you know what that means: 2 tracks with A-side energy! ‘Matcha’ is full steam ahead, while ‘Step on It, Snakey’ is a bit more versatile...the people's breaks track, if you will. Both tracks are club-ready and approved by Jack Murphy.

Mastering: João Melo
Photo: Balloon Man at Rest - Graham, Washington 2022

https://docsleep.bandcamp.com/album/step-on-it-snakey

doc sleep

Matcha

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-later-version-swim-domain-doc-sleep-remix

@willhofbauer lines up the seventh release on @thirdplacerecords inviting Oakland-based producers @the-globule & @jerodsrivera to collaborate for their debut release as Later Version - bolstered with a remix by Berlin-based producer and Jacktone Records co-founder @docsleep.

Swim Domain EP

Later Version - Swim Domain (Doc Sleep Remix) [Third Place]

After over a decade of releases, the Diskotopia label has a new sublabel - Ashigakari. The Vol Two Comp showcases designed-for-the-dancefloor music from Japan-based and global artists in their extended family.

Ashigakari Volume 2

Volume 2 Compilation

Rubber Fig - Ashigakari Compilation Vol 2

MIST007 - Various Artists - Well of Sand
Release Date: October 23, 2023 (12" & Digital)
Buy: surethingrec.bandcamp.com/album/well-of-sand

A1 Command D – Half Blue (Violet Mix)
A2 DYL – PJ2
A3 Beats Unlimited – Burn Your Theremin
B1 Foreign Material – The Living Planet
B2 Tammo Hesselink - Petse
B3 Third Space – Push (Part 2)

Sure Thing presents Well of Sand, its second compilation. Six tracks from label friends and favorites, each new to the roster and offering bold, untempered explorations of tempo and weight, a concise yet expansive collection recalling the deliberate cadence of rippling sand and the sheen of shimmering oases.

Mastered by Neel at Enisslab
Artwork by Sofia Hjortberg
Additional design by Nathaniel Young

MIST007 - V/A - Well of Sand

07. Steffi - Agent Of Change (Doc Sleep Remix)

https://paralaxe-editions.bandcamp.com/album/for-palestine


Bright Light is part of a 64-artist compilation on Paralaxe Editions with all proceeds going to Médecins Sans Frontières. This charity has been chosen as the benefactor as Paralaxe is not only familiar with their mission statement and field work, but many of their medical colleagues have directly worked with the organisation in different locations around the globe. MSF currently has doctors and staff on the ground in Gaza, and they are actively working to treat patients and get desperately needed supplies across the border.

On top of the music, Paralaxe also teamed up with Oficina de Disseny to create a special print. Printed at L'automatica in Barcelona as part of a collective printing effort, 600 posters were produced in total, though a majority have been (and will continue to be) distributed freely at protests in Barcelona. A small quantity, however, are on sale on BC. Unfortunately, they are available to EU customers only. (Some additional copies will also be available at Paralaxe Editions' showcase at Cafe Oto in London on November 7.)

We ask you to please donate generously to the compilation.

There is no freedom until we're all free. 
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released November 3, 2023

Curated by Dania.
All tracks mastered by Rupert Clervaux except:
Track 16 mastered by Daphne X.
Track 37 mastered by Emre.
Tracks 1, 5, 7, 12, 20, 25, 29, 30, 32, 33, 39, 40, 44, 46, 51, 53, 54, 57 mastered by Gynn Maier.

Artwork by Oficina de Disseny
Done in collaboration with IF Publications, L'automatica
Printed at L'automatica, Barcelona.

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Bright Light [Paralaxe Editions - For Palestine]

https://tarteletrecords.bandcamp.com/album/medusozoa-vol-iii

In a now annual tradition, Tartelet leans into the introspective mood of the winter months with its third compilation of downtempo and ambient titles. The artists involved on this 24-track collection include recent frontliners as well as long-standing extended family and breakthrough talents.

Medusozoa Vol III offers a perfect opportunity to dig into the dimensions of the label not defined by a dancefloor beat. Here, low-slung hip-hop and RnB can sit alongside beatless reveries, head-nodding dub meditations, and nimble, meandering jazz funk alike. If there was ever a question whether the label promotes a broad church of music, here it is in abundance.

The trip begins with long-time Tartelet alumni Max Graef, who makes two appearances on Medusozoa Vol III in his now signature woozy style interspersed with artful sampling. Doc Sleep follows up on her debut solo with a gorgeous foray into submerged, dubby shimmers, and Oakland-based psych-soul star ABUNAI links back up with kissingpractice for another dose of heart-on-sleeve song craft.

Copenhagen-based artist Lord of the Magi takes us on a mesmerising ride of ‘60s psychedelia, perfectly extending his sound nurtured on the Soul Exchange record. And Later Version, a collaboration from Oakland duo DJML and Jerod S. Rivera, sink into an analogue bubble bath of electronic and acoustic sonics. Athlete Whippet’s accomplished, soul-informed sound slips in perfectly, adding a warm, laid back funk to the mix.

While label mainstay Nelson of the East drops a surprise hit sure to get a mass of bodies moving, Space Ghost returns for another blissfully beatless excursion that’s all killer, no filler. Tartelet wizard Glenn Astro also continues to shape out his distinctive path through modern beat constructions and edgy synth snaps.

Fresh label debuts include Mr. Beatnick, who lays down a sumptuous slice of cosmic downtempo boogie, while London-based producer DrumTalk brings his signature deft drum programming mood. Ciel also makes a first appearance on the label with her signature backroom dreamscapes and shimmering, tripped-out style.

With its rich tapestry of mellow sounds to melt into, Medusozoa Vol III offers both a soothing backdrop and something mentally nourishing to fix your mind’s ear on. 
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releases December 8, 2023

2023, Tartelet Records

Erased [Medusozoa Vol III - Tartelet Records]

BUY VINYL: https://doc-sleep.bandcamp.com/album/cloud-sight-fade
Doc Sleep returns to Dark Entries with Cloud Sight Fade, an album of ethereal house and techno. Doc Sleep is the alias of DJ and producer Melissa Maristuen. Following 2023’s Birds, her ambient and IDM-leaning debut album, Cloud Sight Fade shows Doc drawing on her years of queer clubbing to bring us seven diverse tracks sitting between muscular New York house, Berlin twilight techno, and funky West-coast breakbeats. Production began in the Bay Area and was completed in Berlin; Maristuen says that this work became a love letter to the West Coast’s magnificent natural landscape, the light of the Pacific sunrise. While draped in dreamlike textures and melodies, this is also a record about embodiment and the memories that live within our corporeal forms. The powerful grooves on the breakbeat-inflected “Lemon Zest” and the propulsive “Cloud Sight Fade” remind us that dance music is for bodies dancing. Meanwhile, tracks like the sparkling album-closer “Enchanted Static” or the brooding groover “Water Sign” plunge us deeper into hypnotic depths. On Cloud Sight Fade, Doc Sleep guides us through slumber and wakefulness, in and out of our bodies, with the mastery of a seasoned DJ and clubgoer.

Cloud Sight Fade

Doc Sleep - Cloud Sight Fade SNIPS

DETOUR, Pittsburgh mainstays behind the Hot Mass night of the same name, celebrate 10 years as a label with a double LP of the locally sourced, grassroots techno that’s been their raison d’etre since 2014. DTR-007 is a coming together of DETOUR members, long-time associates, rising local artists and members of the ever-expanding global Pittsburgh diaspora.

The result is a true reflection of the DETOUR ethos; a selection of ten expertly-curated tracks that is more than the sum of its parts; an homage to the city, its producers, DJs, dancers and the outsized influence they’ve had on the global techno underground.

DTR-007 ‘s ode to Pittsburgh electronics spans generations and genres. Booming maximalism from local originator Shawn Rudiman sits beside ace outings from already-accomplished next-gen producers Gladstone Deluxe, Davis Galvin, and Torvvo. After a spree of recent releases on Dark Entries and her own Jacktone imprint, Doc Sleep returns to the label for the first time since her 2016 debut EP with a slice of resonant deep house. Hot Mass co-founder Paul Fleetwood and perennial multidisciplinary favs, slowdanger appear on wax for the first time with levitating cuts of late-night hypnosis. Longtime modular enthusiast Nick Breinich commits a slab of true-school Midwest acid techno while DETOUR co-founders Naeem and Gusto each contribute tracks in signature styles. Naeem’s soaring electro melodics bring the compilation to an emotional peak before Gusto sends it off with an underwater broken beat chiller. The end product is an exhibition of steaming, sometimes-storming, always-deep heat calibrated precisely for your dance floor’s moodier moments. 

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releases July 26, 2024

Jacket Artwork by Stephanie Armbruster
Jacket Layout by Gusto
Mastered by Dietrich Schoenemann at Complete Mastering
@docsleep

DETOUR 007

A3 Doc Sleep - I Like You All So Much

A1. Virta Chords  - Beats Unlimited

@msmkulturegalerie
Bandcamp: https://kulturegalerie.bandcamp.com/album/volume-three
Info: Kulture Galerie returns with its third various artists record featuring Doc Sleep, Rambal Cochet, The Jaffa Kid, Mesmerist, Jack Bags and Undsidedly.

The multi format label run by Filippo MSM (of Metropolitan Soul Museum) is back with its 7th release overall, this time on wax. This new collection continues to show Filippo’s predilection for music with non straight forward drum patterns and moody melodies.

Volume Three is a well thought mix of styles, spanning to and from two Trance oriented tracks from Rambal Cochet and The Mesmerist through the broken techno of Doc Sleep, Jack Bags’s all analogue Acid House track, The Jaffa Kid’s uncompromising Drexcian’s Electro and Undsidedly dreamy’s own take on the genre.

Bandcamp

*PREMIERE* Doc Sleep - Deep Breath

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY FEB 7 2025 (Bandcamp Friday / Wildfire Relief)

LA is the ESP Institute’s hometown. The label’s captain, Lovefingers, is a native Angeleno who has lived in 15 of its neighborhoods spanning decades. While the ESP Institute was born in 00’s New York City with an international cast of artists, the DNA of the label has always been infused with the wild sense of freedom and space that is LA. It breaks our hearts to see the city and its residents in such a difficult position today. Our home and label’s office were damaged, the grounds incinerated and fire/smoke damage right up and onto it’s walls, and although it is still uninhabitable, we consider ourselves unbelievably fortunate that the structure was spared, surviving among our many neighbors whose homes are reduced to ash. Both the Palisades and Eaton fires have left so many of our friends and family with nothing – we collectively mourn not only for their physical space, much of which is generational, but for mementos of family history, their sense of security and ability to function from a safe sense of “home.” The grief and tasks of recovery are uncharted and ongoing, the rebuilding is daunting, arduous and overwhelming, and everyday brings new challenges in the fires wake. This will take time. If there is any light that we see in this, it is the prevalent sense of community we are witnessing in real time.

This is the 15th year of ESP Institute and we had an idea for a compilation planned, but, given the circumstances and the immense needs of our city and fellow Angelenos, we have decided to expand this release to 3x its initial scope and commit all of its efforts and income to wildfire relief organizations. We have initially selected the following vetted non-profit charities: CalFund, MusiCares, GiveDirectly, Global Empowerment Mission, Canine Rescue Club and plan to manually top up funds from circulating GoFundMe spreadsheets for under-represented families, commencing with those in Altadena. We anticipate a bi-weekly dispersal of funds, given the urgent and evolving nature of community needs, but will re-assess this consistently as time passes.

ESP’s artists have generously allowed us to present their music for this compilation and our gratitude starts with them. It is our hope the following 90 tracks will bring you something you need, whether it be joy, catharsis, wonder or meditation.

Thank you for your support from the bottom our hearts,
Andrew / Lovefingers & ESP Institute
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[ESP150A]
ESP Institute XV - I - Active
Dosage: 30 tracks spanning fifteen years of the label’s work with a focus on physical movement and mental release.
Energy level: High.
Recommended: Late night / witching hours.

[ESP150B]
ESP Institute XV - II - Passive
Dosage: 30 tracks spanning fifteen years of the label’s work with a focus on ambience, mood control and meditation.
Energy level: Low.
Recommended: Daytime / sunset / sunrise.

[ESP150C]
ESP Institute XV - III - Unobtanium
Dosage: 30 tracks spanning fifteen years of the label’s work with a focus on unreleased rarities, demos and remixes.
Energy level: All over the place.
Recommended: For those who know. 

released February 7, 2025

I Active, II Passive, III Unobtanium

Madame Tussaud

LA Wildfire Relief

Madame Tussaud - ESP Institute L.A. WILDFIRE FUNDRAISER

DETOUR 005 - DOC SLEEP

DETOUR 005

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A1 - Doc Sleep - Yr_Esq

Doc Sleep's latest EP, "Your Ruling Planet,” debuts on her own label, Jacktone.

The EP is her 3rd overall and 1st on her home label. Working through moods and atmosphere across several genres, the EP is also her most introspective. 

Thematically, the tracks act as both soundtrack and narrative signposts through a maze of hazy memories, self-created mythologies and realities. Instruments and samples were chosen intentionally to support the larger themes, each carrying a weight of familiarity and meaning. Rather than working to execute functional peak time tools, the goal was to create a universe of personal meaning and significance.  

The artwork is by the Sonja of Labareda, mastering by Joao Melo/Mind Safari.

Nim [from the "Your Ruling Planet" on Jacktone]

BUY VINYL: https://doc-sleep.bandcamp.com/album/cr-me-fra-che-ep
We are proud to showcase more Bay Area family with the release of a new EP by Doc Sleep @docsleep who cut her chops as a DJ in San Francisco’s vibrant scene the past decade. In 2016 she made the move to Berlin and became a resident of Room 4 Resistance. Since 2013, she's been the co-owner of @jacktonerecords which specializes in techno, ambient, and experimental electronics. In 2016/2017 she released her first 12's on the Hot Mass-affiliated Detour Records and Bottom Forty. She also co-wrote a track with Bezier and Nicole Ginelli, titled “Stranger,” that we released on the ‘Primes’ EP in 2017. Her latest release, ‘Your Ruling Planet’, was released on Jacktone in March 2019.
We first heard “Creme Fraiche” on Doc’s soundcloud page and begged to release it. The track has the feel-good vibes you get on early morning dancefloors as things are winding down or up. Paired on the A-side is an updated version of the pulsating dark jam “Never Eating Again” that originally appeared on ‘Run The Length Of Your Wildness V.2’ and, like that compilation, proceeds from this track will be donated to Ghost Ship Fire victim Cherushii's family. On the B-side are two remixes from close friends of Doc. First up is a fresh breakbeat remix from Violet @violet : DJ, producer, boss of Naive records, co-founder of Rádio Quântica, and mina resident shaking up Lisbon's nightlife. Second is Berlin-based producer and fellow R4R resident, rRoxymore @rroxymore  who presents an innovative remix of future-facing techno and bass variations adding her own vocals on top. For this release we’ve teamed up with Jacktone to release a cassette version, our first in this format, featuring two peak-time bonus tracks. All songs have been mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each copy is housed in jacket designed by Eloise Leigh with neon pink and lavender gradients echo morning sunrises with a collage of dreamy elements using a photo by Doc of Club Toilet in Detroit.

Crème Fraîche

Doc Sleep - Crème Fraîche EP PREVIEW CLIPS

I contributed to Roche's new record label, AGIYNI, with "We Left At Dawn", a dystopian rave jammer from 2014 with layered pads, MiniBrute textures and a snappin open hi hat punctuating throughout. The track is accompanied by two incredible remixes from the guy himself, Roche. 

Roche's Far West Remix features pitched down pads, a simple driving acid bass line and many layers of percussion. It's somewhat reminiscent of sci-fi electro but more washed out. Roche's Zen Center Remix is a more contemplative, long foggy night drive through the city and into the woods, kind of track. An ode to smoking joints and listening to youtube playlists curated by Bleie on a barely visible Highway 1. IT IS EPIC, tbh.

@rochesolos

Artwork by Sonja
Mastered by Joao Melo

AGIYNI : Various forms and frequencies that wander the collective consciousness

We Left At Dawn

We Left at Dawn

We Left At Dawn [AGIYNI003]

**Music released on ESP Institute, Tartelet, Dark Entries, Future Times, 100% Silk, Kulture Galerie, Detour, Silva Electronics, Diskotopia, Jacktone, Hypno Discs, Bottom Forty

**1/2 of Beats Unlimited 

**1/2 of Collectibles

**1/2 of Jacktone Records

**Resident of Room 4 Resistance