The long awaited return of Faetch is here. A pair of stunning EPs by this mysterious entity dropped in 2015 and 2016 on Earwiggle, soon followed by a collaborative release with Sunil Sharpe on On The Hoof. After a 6-year hiatus, Faetch doesn't miss a beat on this return, powering through a range of dynamic dancefloor styles. Starting with the pounding funky jig of peak-time party track "Dialectic", the A-side moves on with the multi-coloured noises and squelching rhythms of "Untec". The stomping FM-riffing industrial techno of "H11" and deep commanding groove of "Jaunt" round off yet another expertly sound-designed 4 tracker, as we reach the completion of the initial Faetch trilogy!

Pre-order: https://earwiggle.bandcamp.com/album/faetch-faetch-3

Format: 12" Vinyl / Digital
Vinyl Distribution: Triple Vision
Mastered by Paul Mac at Hardgroove Mastering
Vinyl mastered and cut by Simon Davey at The Exchange

Faetch - Faetch 3 (previews)

Artist: Various Artists
Title: Dreams of Electric Bleep
Catalogue Number: EAR034
Format: 2x12” Vinyl / Digital
Genre: Electro
Release Date: 06/10/23 (Bandcamp), 13/10/23 (Worldwide)

Pre-order: https://earwiggle.bandcamp.com/album/dreams-of-electric-bleep-a-collection-of-irish-electro-1999-2005

Tracklist:
A1. Decal - Free The Flange (Edit)
A2. Magnetize - Hard Copy
B2. Metroneem - Skip Code (note - this preview won't upload to Soundcloud)
B1. Americhord - Frqnz
C1. Phil Kieran - RIP
C2. Takeover Sound - Together In The Dark
D1. Chymera - Icicle (2023 Version)
D2. John Braine - A Shift Through The Shadows

Designed by Jonny Costello (Adult Art Club).
Liner notes by Stephen Rennicks (Drexciya Research Lab).
Mastered by Paul Mac at Hardgroove Mastering.
Vinyl mastered and cut by Simon Davey at The Exchange Vinyl. 
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Emerging from the ashes of Ireland's early rave era - that had been absorbed into the vastly commercialised club scene of the late '90s - was an oft forgotten, but exceptionally fertile period for electronic music in Ireland. Spearheaded by the then Dublin duo of Decal (later becoming the solo project of Alan O' Boyle), nurtured through nights like Phunk City at The Funnel, Model One at Switch and at a later point midweek club haunt Electric City, an unlikely Irish electro movement was born; breeding an abundance of new labels, parties and producers hungry to make their mark. "Dreams of Electric Bleep" revisits a crucial time of development (1999-2005), when production standards on the island of Ireland rose in perfect synchronicity with the collapse of the music industry as we knew it.

While Detroit, The Hague and London heavily influenced the sounds heard in the clubs, clubs in pubs, warehouses and great outdoors of Ireland - it was producers from Belfast, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Limerick and Mayo who created the first significant chunk of high-quality Irish electro, demonstrated here over a range of styles (originally released on a variety of local and international labels). This double 12" Earwiggle release [EAR034] - featuring key tracks from Decal, Magnetize, Metroneem, Americhord, Phil Kieran, Takeover Sound, Chymera and John Braine - comes on picture-sleeved clear green vinyl, and includes a download code.

Special thanks to all of the labels who originally released this music: Mass Transit Records, Templedog, Satamile, Neuromantek, Trama Industries, Takeover Recordings, Invisible Agent Records and Headspace Recordings.

Launch Nights:

September 22nd - Culture Night at The Racket Space ft. Phil Kieran, Decal, Magnetize, John Braine, Eliza.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/culture-night-dreams-of-electric-bleep-launch-tickets-703843774677

September 30th - Deep Sea Dweller at Áras na nGael (Lineup TBC)

Various Artists - Dreams of Electric Bleep

We're excited to welcome a debut on the label from one of our favourite post-millennium techno producers, Brian Gibbs, aka GUNJACK!!! A string of dynamite early releases on Birmingham's Sheep Records and his own Deafmosaic imprint, set this LA producer out from the crowd in the early to mid '00s, quickly amassing a long list of in-your-face EPs across a range of scene leading labels. His dark, percussive techno stylings coupled with a larger than life character made him one of the community's most colourful personalities, who we've always greatly appreciated. Renewing his deep connection with techno in recent times and following on from a run of high-pressure dub techno offerings via his new label and collective Dubwars, Gunjack supplies us with four crunching club tracks in "Purple Room Trax Volume 1". Here he employs spiraling FM leads on the a-side with “Arson ‘78” and “Plastic Horns” while alternating between the suspenseful sirens of “Stormbells” and swarming, looped up power of “Liquid Crystals” on the flip. Unlike many one take live techno recordings, Gunjack's meticulously tweaked style leaves no fat, with a dynamic force that'll send the dancefloor into pandemonium. For fans of early Downwards/Zet, Black Nation etc.

@https://soundcloud.com/gunjack

Pre-order: https://earwiggle.bandcamp.com/album/gunjack-purple-room-trax-volume-1

Artwork by Sonel
Mastering by Paul Mac 
Vinyl cut by Simon at The Exchange Vinyl

Catalogue: EAR035
Format: Digital / 12” Vinyl
Released: June 28th (digital & purple vinyl)

Gunjack - Purple Room Trax Volume 1

It's our great pleasure to welcome Spanish duo NX1 back onto the label following their Earwiggle debut in 2019. Much has changed in the world since then but in the world of NX1, Samot and Surit's commitment to tense sonic combat remains resolute. The "Shaked Ear" EP is some of their most accomplished work to date, and a fresh follow-up to their recent debut album on Nexe Records. Raw acid lines, earth-shaking bleeps, fizzing distortion, murky vocals and a melange of sweeping kick patterns are just some of the key ingredients on display over this crushing 5-tracker. Once again finding a unique place within hard-edged rhythmic techno and industrial, with an atmosphere all of its own, NX1 are back to shake the dancefloor to its core. Comes on black marbled vinyl in a stickered outer sleeve.

@https://soundcloud.com/nx1-3

Pre-order: https://earwiggle.bandcamp.com/album/nx1-shaked-ear

Artwork by Unthink
Mastering by Paul Mac at Hardgroove Mastering
Vinyl cut by Simon at The Exchange Vinyl

Catalogue: EAR036
Format: Digital / 12” Vinyl
Released: September 20th 2024 (digital & black marbled vinyl)

NX1 - Shaked Ear (previews)

The first HR101 mission is complete. Five masterful sonic weapons with a hi-tech edge; for clubs, warehouses and the great outdoors. From the spitting lead line, elevating stabs and hands-in-the-air spirit of title track “Love Generator” to the surging rave techno of “Flawless Victory” on the a-side, HR101 traverse the past through a razor-sharp, modern production sheen. "Watch The Collapse" on the flip is a muscular 303-fused offering where grinding bass, breaks and alien frequencies detonate over ominous vocal proclamations. Venturing into more 808-dominant territory, acid rules once again on "Code Breaker", this time over a succession of rich sci-fi keys and morse code. Closing the EP, HR101 go head to head with their birth moniker Human Rebellion for the dark electro funk of "Nocturnal Beings", guiding us to a suitably otherworldly end destination.

HR101: https://soundcloud.com/hr101
Human Rebellion: https://soundcloud.com/humanrebellion

Artwork by Sonel 
Mastered by HR101
Pressed at Record Industry
Distributed by Triple Vision
Catalogue: EAR037 
Format: 12” Vinyl + Digital 
Released: 24/01/25 (red marbled vinyl) 31/01/25 (digital)

HR101 - Love Generator

Earwiggle returns with a new 11-track (2x12") compilation for its 30th release, featuring The Mover, Heidi Sabertooth, Kerrie, Surit, Arjun Vagale, Pyran, Keepsakes, Ingen, Slave To Society, Duran Duran Duran and Dublin Terror Squad. Conceived during the pandemic, "Music For The Wilted Generation" is a tense exploration through dark minimal, industrial and club techno sounds, that culminates with some of the fiercest material to appear on the label yet.

Artwork by Gavin O'Brien
Mastering by Koschitzky Mastering
Pre-order: https://earwiggle.bandcamp.com/album/various-artists-music-for-the-wilted-generation

Catalogue: EAR030
Format: Digital / 2x12" vinyl (incl. download code)
** 305mm x 305mm poster print with each Bandcamp copy
Released: November 25th (vinyl) / December 2nd (digital)

A1. The Mover - The After Years
A2. Heidi Sabertooth - Noncompliance 
A3. Kerrie - Bebhionn 
B1. Surit - Eye Machine 
B2. Arjun Vagale - Spinal Lab 
B3. Pyran - Gerrymanded 
C1. Keepsakes - Capital's Cultural Corrosion 
C2. Ingen - Dim Grip Strain 
D1. Slave To Society - Collapse 
D2. Duran Duran Duran - Search and Seizure 
D3. Dublin Terror Squad - Needle

The Mover - The After Years

Luke's Anger is someone we've wanted to release for a long time. He's an act whose playful production style has been wiggling our ears for nearly 20 years, through releases on Don't, Uglyfunk, Sneaker Social Club, Tigerbeat 6, his own Bonus Round, and many more. Wearing various influences on his sleeve - Neil Landstrumm, Paul Johnson (RIP), Daniel Bell, DJ Hyperactive, Thomas Bangalter, Subhead, Jerome Hill - the "Rear Wiggle EP" is Luke's ode to bleep techno at its intersection with swinging '90s Chicago. But it's more than that too. Over 5 tracks he encompasses many elements that modern techno needs more of: shuffle, screaming riffs, phat pumping bass, FUNK, hypnotism, the list goes. No matter what your taste, there's likely to be a dancefloor detonator here to make your night a memorable one. Big release from Luke, which we're very excited to put out. 

https://soundcloud.com/lukes-anger  

Pre-order: https://earwiggle.bandcamp.com/album/lukes-anger-rear-wiggle-ep
Artwork by Gavin O'Brien 
Mastering by Simon at The Exchange

Catalogue: EAR032
  Format: Digital / 12”
 Released: April 21st (digital & black vinyl)

A1. Luke's Anger - Floop The Pig 
A2. Luke's Anger - Het Up
B1. Luke's Anger - Double U-Turn
B2. Luke's Anger - Slave To The Rytm
B3. Luke's Anger - Bendy Time

B3. Luke's Anger - Bendy Time

B2. Luke's Anger - Slave To The Rytm

B1. Luke's Anger - Double U-Turn

A2. Luke's Anger - Het Up

A1. Luke's Anger - Floop The Pig

Faetch - Jaunt

Faetch - h11

Faetch - Untec

Faetch - Dialectic

Artist: Various Artists
Title: Dreams of Electric Bleep
Catalogue Number: EAR034
Format: 2x12” Vinyl / Digital
Genre: Electro
Release Date: 06/09/23 (Bandcamp), 13/09/23 (Worldwide)

Pre-order: https://earwiggle.bandcamp.com/album/dreams-of-electric-bleep-a-collection-of-irish-electro-1999-2005

Tracklist:
A1. Decal - Free The Flange (Edit)
A2. Magnetize - Hard Copy
B2. Metroneem - Skip Code
B1. Americhord - Frqnz
C1. Phil Kieran - RIP
C2. Takeover Sound - Together In The Dark
D1. Chymera - Icicle (2023 Version)
D2. John Braine - A Shift Through The Shadows

Designed by Jonny Costello (Adult Art Club).
Liner notes by Stephen Rennicks (Drexciya Research Lab).
Mastered by Paul Mac at Hardgroove Mastering.
Vinyl mastered and cut by Simon Davey at The Exchange Vinyl. 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Emerging from the ashes of Ireland's early rave era - that had been absorbed into the vastly commercialised club scene of the late '90s - was an oft forgotten, but exceptionally fertile period for electronic music in Ireland. Spearheaded by the then Dublin duo of Decal (later becoming the solo project of Alan O' Boyle), nurtured through nights like Phunk City at The Funnel, Model One at Switch and at a later point midweek club haunt Electric City, an unlikely Irish electro movement was born; breeding an abundance of new labels, parties and producers hungry to make their mark. "Dreams of Electric Bleep" revisits a crucial time of development (1999-2005), when production standards on the island of Ireland rose in perfect synchronicity with the collapse of the music industry as we knew it.

While Detroit, The Hague and London heavily influenced the sounds heard in the clubs, clubs in pubs, warehouses and great outdoors of Ireland - it was producers from Belfast, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Limerick and Mayo who created the first significant chunk of high-quality Irish electro, demonstrated here over a range of styles (originally released on a variety of local and international labels). This double 12" Earwiggle release [EAR034] - featuring key tracks from Decal, Magnetize, Metroneem, Americhord, Phil Kieran, Takeover Sound, Chymera and John Braine - comes on picture-sleeved clear green vinyl, and includes a download code.

Special thanks to all of the labels who originally released this music: Mass Transit Records, Templedog, Satamile, Neuromantek, Trama Industries, Takeover Recordings, Invisible Agent Records and Headspace Recordings.

Launch Nights:

September 22nd - Culture Night at The Racket Space ft. Phil Kieran, Decal, Magnetize, John Braine, Eliza.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/culture-night-dreams-of-electric-bleep-launch-tickets-703843774677

September 30th - Deep Sea Dweller at Áras na nGael (Lineup TBC)

C1. Phil Kieran - RIP

B2. Americhord - Frqnz

A2. Magnetize - Hardcopy

A1. Decal - Free The Flange (Edit)

Artist: Various Artists
Title: Dreams of Electric Bleep
Catalogue Number: EAR034
Format: 2x12” Vinyl / Digital
Genre: Electro
Release Date: 06/09/23 (Bandcamp), 13/09/23 (Worldwide)

Pre-order: https://earwiggle.bandcamp.com/album/dreams-of-electric-bleep-a-collection-of-irish-electro-1999-2005

Tracklist:
A1. Decal - Free The Flange (Edit)
A2. Magnetize - Hard Copy
B2. Metroneem - Skip Code
B1. Americhord - Frqnz
C1. Phil Kieran - RIP
C2. Takeover Sound - Together In The Dark
D1. Chymera - Icicle (2023 Version)
D2. John Braine - A Shift Through The Shadows

Designed by Jonny Costello (Adult Art Club).
Liner notes by Stephen Rennicks (Drexciya Research Lab).
Mastered by Paul Mac at Hardgroove Mastering.
Vinyl mastered and cut by Simon Davey at The Exchange Vinyl. 
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Emerging from the ashes of Ireland's early rave era - that had been absorbed into the vastly commercialised club scene of the late '90s - was an oft forgotten, but exceptionally fertile period for electronic music in Ireland. Spearheaded by the then Dublin duo of Decal (later becoming the solo project of Alan O' Boyle), nurtured through nights like Phunk City at The Funnel, Model One at Switch and at a later point midweek club haunt Electric City, an unlikely Irish electro movement was born; breeding an abundance of new labels, parties and producers hungry to make their mark. "Dreams of Electric Bleep" revisits a crucial time of development (1999-2005), when production standards on the island of Ireland rose in perfect synchronicity with the collapse of the music industry as we knew it.

While Detroit, The Hague and London heavily influenced the sounds heard in the clubs, clubs in pubs, warehouses and great outdoors of Ireland - it was producers from Belfast, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Limerick and Mayo who created the first significant chunk of high-quality Irish electro, demonstrated here over a range of styles (originally released on a variety of local and international labels). This double 12" Earwiggle release [EAR034] - featuring key tracks from Decal, Magnetize, Metroneem, Americhord, Phil Kieran, Takeover Sound, Chymera and John Braine - comes on picture-sleeved clear green vinyl, and includes a download code.

Special thanks to all of the labels who originally released this music: Mass Transit Records, Templedog, Satamile, Neuromantek, Trama Industries, Takeover Recordings, Invisible Agent Records and Headspace Recordings.

Launch Nights:

September 22nd - Culture Night at The Racket Space ft. Phil Kieran, Decal, Magnetize, John Braine, Eliza.

September 30th - Deep Sea Dweller at Áras na nGael (Lineup TBC)

B1. Metroneem - Skip Code

Pre-order

Gunjack - Liquid Crystals

Gunjack - Stormbells

Gunjack - Plastic Horns

Gunjack - Arson '78

NX1 - EW9

NX1 - EW8

NX1 - EW7

NX1 - EW6

NX1 - EW5

The first HR101 mission is complete. Five masterful sonic weapons with a hi-tech edge; for clubs, warehouses and the great outdoors. From the spitting lead line, elevating stabs and hands-in-the-air spirit of title track “Love Generator” to the surging rave techno of “Flawless Victory” on the a-side, HR101 traverse the past through a razor-sharp, modern production sheen. "Watch The Collapse" on the flip is a muscular 303-fused offering where grinding bass, breaks and alien frequencies detonate over ominous vocal proclamations. Venturing into more 808-dominant territory, acid rules once again on "Code Breaker", this time over a succession of rich sci-fi keys and morse code. Closing the EP, HR101 go head to head with their birth moniker Human Rebellion for the dark electro funk of "Nocturnal Beings", guiding us to a suitably otherworldly end destination.

@https://soundcloud.com/hr101
@https://soundcloud.com/humanrebellion
Artwork by Sonel Pressed at Record Industry
Distribution by Triple Vision
Catalogue: EAR037 Format: 12” Vinyl / Digital Released: 24/01/25 (red marbled vinyl) 31/01/25 (digital)

HR101 - Flawless Victory

HR101 - Watch The Collapse

HR101 - Code Breaker

HR101 x Human Rebellion - Nocturnal Beings

Paul Birken live set, recorded at our second F.O.E (Friends of Earwiggle) party in Hangar, Dublin.

Paul Birken LIVE - F.O.E @ Hangar, Dublin (11/4/15)

Buy/Pre-order: https://earwiggle.bandcamp.com/album/historical-repeater-scientific-calculator
Vinyl : Out Now / Digital: June 18th
Vinyl Distribution: Ready Made Distribution
Historical Repeater: @ctrls
@solid_blake

We're very happy to welcome the mighty Historical Repeater, for their first full ep. Historical Repeater is the collaborative project of Ctrls and Solid Blake, and here they unload four tracks of supreme sonic quality. Channeling the spirit of classic techno with high-level sound design, alongside tricky, raw electro that doesn't compromise, Historical Repeater arrive with a carefully distilled sound that stands out from the crowd. From the trance-inducing title track "Scientific Calculator" to the insistent, pulsing groove of closing cut "Say Nothing", this record is especially characterized by its weird vox hooks and deft rhythms - underpinned by a swirling sea of dynamic, digital synthesis. In short, it's a belter!

Historical Repeater - Leisure

EP 2 (of 6) in Eel Behaviour series.
Pre-order (Vinyl - Nov 5th / Digital - Nov 22nd):
earwiggle.bandcamp.com/album/eel-behaviour-moray

A1. The Advent & Zein - Follow The Leader

EP 5 (of 6) in Eel Behaviour series.
Pre-order (Vinyl - Jan 11th / Digital - Jan 21st)
https://earwiggle.bandcamp.com/album/eel-behaviour-onejaw
Artwork - Jonny Costello (Adult Art Club)
Vinyl Distribution - Triple Vision

A1. Héctor Oaks - Just A Chengdu Dog

EP 6 (of 6) in Eel Behaviour series.
Pre-order (Vinyl - March 19th / Digital - March 26th):
https://earwiggle.bandcamp.com/album/eel-behaviour-bobtail
Artwork - Jonny Costello (Adult Art Club)
Vinyl Distribution - Triple Vision

A1. Panmella Calix - Tip

[Digital: May 1st / Vinyl: May 15th]
Pre-order: https://earwiggle.bandcamp.com/album/freddy-fresh-1996
Freddy Fresh on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/freddy-fresh

Returning to Earwiggle for the first time since one of our early hits (his Midwest Whippersnappers EP with Paul Birken), the inimitable Freddy Fresh provides some choice material from the year 1996, remastered and ready for modern consumption.

We start with the tunnelling acid tour-de-force of "Abraxas", that first appeared on Freddy's "Analog Space Funk" album on Analog, followed by a similarly spaced out (yet previously unreleased) track of the same period, "Aerial". 

Originally released on Cari Lekebusch's Hybrid label, "Logical Grooves 1" is prototype supernatural techno on an almost morbid tip, while "Barogue" is a classic Freddy Fresh cut to wrap up (fittingly taken from his "Accidentally Classic" album on Harthouse), where weighty Mr. Fingers style chords play over an epic and deep-building exotic soundscape. "1996" marks a special snapshot in time - when Freddy Fresh did 'out there' techno in a way that no-one else did, techno that we believe will always stand the test of time. 

Also included is a special A4 poster of a young Freddy patching in the studio, giving a small glimpse of the Minneapolis great at his weird and wonderful work.

Remastered by Paul Mac 
Design: Unthink

Freddy Fresh - 1996 (previews)

Released: February 5th, 2021 (Vinyl + Digital) https://earwiggle.bandcamp.com/album/imogen-ben-pest-volts
IMOGEN on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/imogensmusic
Ben Pest on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/benpest

Our next release, and now long-awaited, is a collaboration between IMOGEN and Ben Pest. This follows IMOGEN's earlier appearance on Earwiggle which was a highlight of the Eel Behaviour series. We're big fans of Ben Pest and are very pleased to have the pair debuting their first full release together on the label.

From the hyperactive opener "Volts", that effortlessly juggles raw analogue techno with UK hardcore and all manner of rude bass wobbles, they soon delve into further chaos through the squawks and clatters of broken industrial cut "Gramalkin". "Shibooty" is a perky take on Chi-town techno, upping the funk levels through bustling shuffled 909s, humming bass and cartoonish vocal sequences. With the brooding acid electro of "Misjudgement Day", IMOGEN and Ben pile on some extra modular drones for the road, finishing off the EP in killer fashion. 

Vinyl comes in a special mix of solid pink and purple, in the very striking ‘Pink Panther’ shade.

Mastered by: Paul Mac
Design: Unthink

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