Vibes galore in this Electro-Trance hybrid by mysterious producer Chaos Millieu.

Artwork by Valentin Tatau

WWWAR01

Chaos Milieu - Pott Groove (WWWAR01)

Pre-order vinyl: 
https://needsnfp.bandcamp.com/album/needs-x-gvr-present-the-future-of-vinyl

Needs moves into the future of vinyl production partnering with Green Vinyl Records in Holland to produce a 100% recyclable record which uses 60% less energy cost compared to traditional vinyl production methods. This revolutionary step in vinyl history features the production skills of Saoirse, Reptant, Sansibar, Pugilist, LUXE and Hassan Abou Alam.

For Needs 009 we welcome another all-star lineup of producers, established and emerging, from around the world. Featuring room 1 ready techno from one of the scenes leading lights Saoirse; a bass heavy, electro-tech weapon from Melbourne's Pugilist; the cosmic electro baselines of the irrepressible Reptant; an otherworldly space excursion courtesy of Norway’s finest Sansibar; dancehall inflected acid trance from London-based up and comer LUXE; and to round things off some twisted breaky tech-house from Egypt’s latest export Hassan Abou Alam.

THE PROBLEM
With 4.3m vinyl sales in the UK last year (the 12th consecutive year of growth), it’s clear that vinyl is back in a BIG way. But the basic technological principles of record pressing have not changed for a century. While the vinyl boom has been a bright spot for physical media lovers and the record industry alike, pressing vinyl poses a more urgent environmental concern than it did in the format’s heyday. At times, the process can seem almost antithetical to green living. Records are made of PVC, which comes from refined oil and can take up to 1,000 years to decompose in a landfill. Traditional pressing machines are powered by steam boilers that require fossil fuels to generate heat and pressure; the water used is treated with anti-corrosive chemicals in order to prevent rusting, thus creating more wastewater. And that’s just the pressing procedure.

Consider, then, vinyl’s packaging and distribution. The ink that’s used to print cover art and liner notes is traditionally solvent-based, meaning it contains volatile organic compounds that can contribute to the production of ozone. Once the record is encased in a beautiful jacket, it’s then shrink-wrapped in plastic wrap before boarding a gas-burning, carbon-emitting truck to ship. Suddenly the choice to buy physical music shifts from an action that helps sustain an artist’s career, to one that potentially threatens broader sustainability.

THE SOLUTION
In 2019 Needs started conversations with Green Vinyl, a brand new pressing plant based in Holland, who have devised a revolutionary production method which uses injection moulding rather than steam energy, equalling 60% less energy cost than the traditional vinyl production. It also uses no PVC and is a 100% recyclable product, meaning you can dispose of it in your home recycling bin.

The other benefits are that the record sounds better (it has a wider frequency spectrum), it cannot warp, and it also has a longer play life.

The key features of a Green Vinyl produced record are:
- Injection Moulding instead of steam pressing
- 60% less energy cost 
- No PVC
 - 100% recyclable product
- Wider frequency spectrum - sound is equal or better than traditional vinyl pressing 
- Longer stamper life time - can be played more than 400 times (traditional vinyl starts to deteriorate after 100 plays)
- Rapid vinyl turnaround of 8 weeks (wait times are generally 12-16 weeks)
- No warping of records 
- No paper labels

Green Vinyl is currently the only pressing plant in the world with this technology and we are proud and honoured to be the first label to work with them and share this amazing new technology with you all.

Join us as we change the future of vinyl <3

B1. Sansibar - Sky Express (Needs 009)

NTHR1 - Awakening EP
BUY LINK: https://nthr1.bandcamp.com/album/awakening
Release date:  1 october 2021
Label: Ganzfeld Records (https://soundcloud.com/ganzfeldrecords)
https://soundcloud.com/nthrone
https://soundcloud.com/rigsonrigson

AWAKENING EP PRODUCED BY GARIK APINIAN AKA NTHR1, ARMENIA, 2021, MASTERED BY THEO BANZ, ARTWORK BY GRACE HOUGHTON

NTHR1 - I’ll Be Missing You
NTHR1 - Awakening
NTHR1 - Know Thyself
NTHR1 - I Believe In You

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Nthr1 - I Believe In You

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/sunnysibar
Track: Fantasmas
Label: https://soundcloud.com/kalaharioystercult
Format: 2x12", Digital, LP
Release date: 03/12/21
YouTube: https://youtu.be/-XphiO9CNfc

Rushing us headlong into a vorticist maelstrom of hard-edged drum stutter and polychromatic synth fragmentation, Sansibar sophomore long-player for Kalahari Oyster Cult - “Sans Musique” - tackles the very essence of post-trance-y, breaks-loaded UK blends with unabashed joy to wreak havoc on his path. Throughout seven tracks oozing burnt kerosene and depleted uranium residue merged with a hint of sacred incense, Sansibar deploys his extra-wide vision for the present and future of dance music.
Here we choose the cranking the 2-step/garage power levels up a notch via “Fantasmas” which sends us spinning into orbit right away.

Sans Musique

PREMIERE | Sansibar - Fantasmas [Kalahari Oyster Cult] 2021

Jeffufu - Never Come Down (Shadow Wanderer Remix)

Bandcamp

@sputnik_one
Modern sounds coming from Dublin's young and promising new talent Sputnik One. Ethereal pads swell beneath quirky perks and a slamming Breakbeat rhythm. Peak floor stuff.

Out Now!
Clone: tinyurl.com/LKR008-Clone
Redeye: tinyurl.com/LKR008-Redeye
Juno: tinyurl.com/LKR008-Juno
Lobster: tinyurl.com/LKR008-Lobster
Deejay: tinyurl.com/LKR008-Deejay
Decks: tinyurl.com/LKR008-Decks
(More to come)

Digital Pre-Order: tinyurl.com/LKR008-BC
Releasing 10.02.2020

Exertion VA II

B1 // Sputnik One 'Isolator'

READ > inverted-audio.com/premiere-no-moon-cpu-limit-99

Berlin-based producer @nomoontrax returns to @x-kalay with four innovative cuts of acid breaks and electro-infused floor shakers.

No Moon - CPU Limit 99 [X-Kalay]

Ghetto-acid-elektro with a touch of melancholy? Is there such thing? We think so.

Out on BFWHITE. 150 copies, vinyl only.

All tracks written and produced by NDNM (Name Does Not Matter), except track A1 which is co-produced with Dj Tuco.
Distributed by Unearthed Sounds. Artwork by Jozef Tusan. Cut by Simon at Exchange Mastering UK.

https://beefrecords.bandcamp.com/album/bfwhite002-ndnm-606-love-chip
https://lobsterrecords.co.uk/products/ndnm-606-love-chip
https://hardwax.com/83121/ndnm/606-love-chip/


With love from Prague.

BFWHITE002

BFWHITE002 NDNM - 606 Love Chip

War Child 4 sees the Craigie Knowes label continue the long-running War Child fundraiser series with a new 2x12" release featuring tracks from DJ Python, Stellar OM Source, Innershades, Eluize, No Moon, The Burrell Connection and more.

From ambient and downbeat through to techno and electro, the release spans the Craigie Knowes sound embraced by the label over the last 5 years. The fourth installment of the project also sees a completely new sleeve and center label design by Kyle Morrison.

We premiere No Moon's Wasp City - a typically whirring gritty number, which evolves into acidic clubland territories. All profits donated to War Child UK, a charity helping children in areas of conflict around the world.

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/nomoontrax
Label: https://soundcloud.com/craigie-knowes
Buy: https://tinyurl.com/CKNOW4-Red-Eye

PREMIERE: No Moon - Wasp City [Craigie Knowes]

After releasing the „BRUTALIST CONSTRUCTS EP“ and CONTI ́s „GLOB GLOB“ Album earlier this year the Mannheim label AUXWEG AUS DER MISERE strikes back with another invasion.

DJ Normal 4 enters the cypher with his deep underwater electro cut „Cueva“ from the forthcoming Sampler „HEAVY AUXILLARY“ .

1 of 18 killer tracks selected for a limited run of 50 tapes.

18 tracks by 18 artists that show you the real auxweg out of every misere

https://soundcloud.com/djnormal4
https://soundcloud.com/audm68

PREMIERE: No Moon - Wasp City [Craigie Knowes]

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