boe recordings Releases

Arnaldo - A Shop That Sells Everything But At Double The Price
Ben boe - Low Rider
Anaxander - Dance Et Cetera

OUT NOVEMBER 2013

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Halal Prepared Vol. 2

A1) Acton Route
B1) The View From Baskerville (2013)
B2) Phthalo Blue

Released Feb 2014

Nick Lawson - By Any Means EP [BOE023]

B3 The Snake Charmer (Bonus Vinyl Track)

B2 Wild Grass (Madurai Raj Dub)

B1 Wild Grass (Ben boe 16Bit Remix)

A2 Night Train

A1 Wild Grass

Coming November 2014.
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Ben boe
Chicago Deep
Taelue

Halal Prepared Vol. 3

Newest signing to boe recordings is the UK's very own Perseus Traxx with a strictly limited hand stamped heavy weight vinyl only release.

It's 5 tracks of pure deep and jacking Chicago sounds with haunting pads, big baselines and the classic drum machine rhythms.

It's analogue food for your the body and soul and house music in its purest form.

Pre-order direct copies very early ahead of the shops by emailing ben and info@boerecordings.com


BOE013 Perseus Traxx - Misspent Emotions

A1 Ganymede
B1 DEEeeP-r
B2 Atomic Fuzz

Released Early 2015

Ganymede

DEEeeP-r

Atomic Fuzz

Nite Vision - Now is the Time

Cat number: BOE015
Release Date: 18th June
Formats: 12” Vinyl & Digital EP
Tracklisting:
A1) Path Illumination
A2) VTM Beos Tribute
B1) Elements Combined (Vinyl Only Exc.)
B2) Essence Dub (Vinyl Only Exc.)


2012 will be a year for new faces on the boe release schedule and first up is Professor Inc.; a producer from Paris who has taken inspiration from the masters of the early dub house and techno sounds, incorporating samples borrowed from the days of floppy-disk sharing to create fresh new soundscapes with a very modern feel. He delivers a 4 track EP of stripped back house with complex peripheral textures and effects; from the evolving strings and moving sub bass of Path Illumination and VTM Beos Tribute to the sinister echoes and delayed drums of Elements Combined and Essence Dub.

Path Illumination is a bass heavy string work out with a spoken word from Professor Inc. himself, promoting the underground and what it stands for.  The looped string pattern is locked in for the majority of the cut as Professor Inc.’s voice cuts through the mix. The strings then open up into a sublime orchestral melody that rains down of the thump of the bass and the snap of the hats and snares. It’s France meets Detroit in the most elegant of rendezvous.

The second track on the EP is a tribute to an underground legend on the early sample-sharing scene. VTM Beos Tribute is a stripped back house cut with a warm floating bass and snappy hats and snares. It’s a rolling ride until the track breaks out with a glorious string melody and beautiful finale for what would be a great end of night track.

Elements Combined is a true work of art in terms of engineering; multiple layered percussion elements bounce and dot around the aural planes, blanketing a chunky 4/4 beat and sub bass in a stereo sensuality. Influenced by the sounds of Basic Channel this isn’t an imitation of the usual dub sounds, it’s something entirely new and original leaning more towards a house sound.

Essence Dub starts where Elements Combined left off; sweeping pads, flanged drums and echoed vocals ping pong over an industrial beat. With its subtle intro it’s a great opener to a peak set for those who want to start of dark and nasty.


BOE015 Professor Inc - Illumination Of The Path

Cat number: BOE016
Release Date: 16th July
Formats: 12” Vinyl & Digital EP
Tracklisting:
A1) There Are No Tech House Zombies in Heaven
A2) Morning Sequence (Vinyl Only Exc.)
B1) Doom’s Joke In The Action
B2) Smoke Green (K-Hole Dub) (Vinyl Only Exc.)

With no rest for the wicked boe introduces a second debut for the label in 2012 and a special double feature from a new alias of a very promising Ukranian talent. The First Transition by G-Transition is a super deep journey through the cosmos, featuring shimmering pianos, rumbling drums and a touch of dark energy thrown in the reactor.

There Are No Tech House Zombies In Heaven is a sultry and subtly swung slow deep house track. G-Transition jams delicately and lovingly with piano chords that tip-toe lightly across a stripped down punchy drum rhythm and evolving pads. It’s a wonderful piece that pulls the listener away through the clouds and out of the stratosphere into deep space where time passes by in an instant.

Morning Sequence is more groove-orientated than its partner track on the A-Side. The sparkly shakers and crunchy claps give it a disco beat that is complimented by the delicate pads and layered bass. The track moves in and out of a neat arrangement and a twinkling plucked lead is filtered and morphs around the essence of the groove and additional guitar sounds. It’s a perfect cut for those warm up moments in the summer sun.

Doom’s Joke In The Action adds some darkness to the EP. It’s a menacing but melodious cut that brings a bit of seriousness any dance floor. Booming kick drums drive the track on as G-Transition works the piano in a stripped back but more aggressive way. It’s a track with meaning and feeling that would serve dark places with large sound systems very well late into the early ours of a twisted morning.

Smoke Green (K-Hole Dub) is a delicate but intricate piece of minimal house music with warm stabs and sequenced synthesiser rhythmic effects that bounce around the aural space. A fuzzy bass give the track real body whilst keeping the cut restrained. Additional guitars and gated distortion effects sound like meteors zapping past a cockpit staring into the twinkling blanket of the cosmos.


BOE016 G-Transition - The First Transition

The Second Transition....

Cat number: BOE017
Release Date: 13th August
Formats: Limited 10” Vinyl (200 copies)
Tracklisting:
A1) Guiding Light
A2) It’s Not An Artform Just Beats

The Second Transition is the final chapter of a split EP for G-Transition. This 10" is a vinyl only release and will be only available directly through the label for both retail customers and record dealers. Please email me at info@boerecordings.com for more info.

BOE017 G-Transition - The Second Transition

boe recordings 018 – Meschi – Rural Transmissions

Cat number: BOE018
Release Date: 22nd October
Formats: 12” Vinyl, Digital
Tracklisting:
A1) Walker
B1) Long Days
B2) The Ghost*
* Vinyl only exclusive track
Distribution: Rubadub

BOE018 Meschi - Rural Transmissions

boe recordings 019 – Soul-223 – Eastern Promise

Cat number: BOE019
Release Date: 12th November
Formats: 12” Vinyl, Digital
Tracklisting:
A1) Age Of Peace
A2) Wide Open Spaces
B1) Hand In Hand
B2) In Motion*
B3) Hand In Hand (Reprise)*
Distribution: Rubadub
* Vinyl only exclusive track


BOE019 Soul-223 - Eastern Promise

Cat number: BOEXX
Release Date: 4th March 
Formats: LTD Marbled12” Vinyl Only (400 copies)
Tracklisting:
A1) Outboxx - Reflections
A2) Perseus Traxx ft. Lucy Barker - Closer
B1) Machinesleet – Flavour Replacement
B2) Kammerton – Dedicate All My love
Distribution: Rubadub

2013 is the year of milestones for the ever understated and under the radar boe recordings; the label for those that know. This year the imprint turns a grand 5 years old and celebrates a 20th release in the form of BOE XX, a limited 12” coming on commemorative marbled vinyl only. Fans of the previous celebratory release BOE X will be familiar with the format of 4 artists and 4 track each having its own style and groove but easily slotting into the boe ethos of preserving the integrity of the past and pushing forwards into the open realms of future house music.
 
The a-side plays host to seriously hot property, Outboxx with “Reflections”. Having been lauded for their lush deep house sounds by none other than FACT Magazine and Resident Advisor, the Bristol duo contribute a more up front dance floor smashing cut that combines the funk of DiY records and the Detroit synths of Planet E. Comprising of stripped down hats and a warm chord progression, the track teases with the looped vocal build-up and into a fuzzy bouncy baseline. At the break the tracks moves into another dimension as the Detroit synth lead swoops down and back up into the stratosphere, gelling harmoniously into an uplifting finale.
 
Sat snugly next to Outboxx is Perseus Traxx returning to boe after his sought after limited release “Misspent Emotions” and as half of Nite Vision with the “Now Is The Time” Double 12”. This time though, he is armed with the haunting and delicate vocals of Lucy Barker, whose lyrics convey true emotion whilst complementing the rolling industrial house groove of Perseus Traxx’s production “Closer”. The bass is heavy and the beats are punchy but light, allowing Lucy’s voice to cut through the mix and pull the listener in that little bit “Closer”.
 
The first track on the flip is from a very promising new artist with his first vinyl release. Machinesleet is his name and loosely swung beats and sonic soundscapes is his game. “Flavour Replacement” is a pure modern club track, a huge square baseline so reminiscent of late 80s gets a 21st production touch, pushing envelopes like no other. The kick is thumping and the sparse hi end percussion skips lovingly over the relentless slow house groove. It’s could be described as Floating Points as much as it is Mr Fingers but one thing is clear, it’s going to damage some dance floors and big systems. 
 
Last but most definitely not least on the EP is Kammerton with “Dedicate All My Love”. Having covered many sounds with aplomb on Pro-Tez, NWX1 and Housewax, Kammerton adds another house string to his bow (or should we say “boe”?) with a rolling groovy sample based cut with a soft vocal delicately places in the background and syncopated piano riffs tinkling in the foreground. The track subtly moves in and out of phases, but one thing will be constant, the catchy vocal will be rolling around your head the entire duration and you’ll be singing along and dancing around like a madman before you know it!

CONTACT
Ben: info@boerecordings.com
00 44 7866 577123
www.boerecordings.com
www.soundcloud.com/boerecordings

BOE XX

BOE021 out early Summer

Gaetano Battista - Music For the Soul #1

Cat number: BOE018
Release Date: 10th June
Formats: 12” Vinyl, Digital
Tracklisting:
A1) Deep Innit
B1) Loose Piano
B2) Work Up*
* Vinyl only exclusive track

W&P by Gaetano Battista

After one of the coldest winters on record in the UK, boe provides a welcome respite from haunting memories of the past freezing months with a slice of warmth, soul and deepness from the label’s first Italian signing, Gaetano Battista. With a slew of releases under other aliases, the first vinyl record for Gaetano under his birth name comprises of 3 tracks of measured, mature and emotional house music that defies any debut presumptions.

Hogging the A side is the playful and aptronymically named “Deep Innit”, which rolls along its seven and a half minute journey through episodes of shimmering starlight keys, fizzing hi hats and a bumping and persistent four to the floor kick and bassline. The solid loop-based groove is offset by the natural touches delivered by Gaetano’s key work and makes for a cut that can drive through the dance floor as well as proffer ethereal moments for those in tune with the harmonious intricacies.

On the flip “Loose Piano”, like “Deep Innit” lives well up to its name, delivering some bright keys and chords bouncing along to a driving bottom end as searing pads swoop in an out of the stereo field. Tales of Brian Harden’s past spring to mind; slightly distorted pumping kick drums, throaty bass, snapping claps and scorching hats providing a sound base for twinkling touches on the old ivories.

Rounding off the EP with a vinyl only exclusive track is “Work Up”, which should delight fans of DiY records with a fuzzy and warm UK house sound. Its fat side chained bass pumps to crisp and crunchy percussion on the tops and some frequency bubbling chords cutting through the mix round off an EP engineered with the head and feet in mind.

CONTACT
Ben: info@boerecordings.com
00 44 7866 577123
www.boerecordings.com
www.soundcloud.com/boerecordings

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