Set against the backdrop of a perilous swampland, Desh's debut pays homage to the shadowy side of contemporary techno. Though diverse in the moods they evoke, each track shares its origin as a moment of catharsis - adding a human touch to otherwise cold and unforgiving rhythms.

Release date: 10th of November 2021
Buy link: https://kombinatlondon.bandcamp.com/album/swamps-of-karasabi

Desh Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/desh-techno

Desh - Swamps of Karasabi EP preview - KMB007

Release date: 29th of August
Artwork: Hila Angelica

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Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/duality-of-self/2339765
Bandcamp: https://kombinatlondon.bandcamp.com/album/duality-of-self

Duality of Self is the first release to see the light on Kombinat, a new London-based label dedicated to emerging artists from the techno and experimental world, offering a diverse range of sounds and styles unified by a consistent, stand-out quality.

Its debut five-track EP comes from rising techno creative, Ireen Amnes - a strong musical background, devotion to analogue machines and a number of cross-genre influences sitting behind her unique sound and style. Here, she takes us on a earnest, powerful journey through the psyche, each track portraying different stages of consciousness and understanding throughout life.

The release opens with 'Deranged', its industrial and dark techno influences providing a restrained yet intense portrayal of chaos and what can feel like the decline of sanity in the times of biggest confusion. 'Deranged' leads into 'Ambivalent', a broken-beat beauty exploring the darkness of unsurety infiltrated with the lightness of hope, its organic analogue percussions woven throughout representing an underlying struggle yet unwavering persistence in the search for truth. 'Unconscious Mind' follows - mechanical elements and unique drums depicting the busyness of the unconscious mind at work - our detachment from reality coming across through its feeling of incompleteness. Penultimately, 'Tangled in White Stripes' gives the feeling of claustrophobia - the frantic frustration of being trapped within ourselves, as if a straitjacket restrains us from liberation - making it a perfect 'let it go' release for the dance floor. Lastly, the solemn, ethereal soundscapes of 'Awake' complete the release, signifying the realisation that all of our struggles are in fact dictated by the mind - providing both relief and dejection.

Ireen Amnes - Duality of Self EP preview - KMB001

Release date: 15th of January, 2019

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Beatport: www.beatport.com/release/intelligenza-emotiva/2464818
Bandcamp: kombinatlondon.bandcamp.com/album/intelligenza-emotiva

Following a solid, widely sought after EP from Ireen Amnes marking its launch in August 2018, Kombinat returns with its second release to show it really means business! 

This time the London based label welcomes Italian artist Apatik with ‘Intelligenza Emotiva’, a 4-track EP exploring the dimensions of emotional intelligence. Using dark, driving drums and rhythms, emotional pads and pulsating percussions as his tools, Apatik reveals his journey and revelations, the result being a cutting-edge, stand-out release guaranteed to keep you locked in.

Apatik - Intelligenza Emotiva EP preview - KMB002

Release date: 9th of March, 2019

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Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/constitution-hill/2537109
Bandcamp: https://kombinatlondon.bandcamp.com/album/constitution-hill

Kombinat’s third release ‘Constitution Hill’ comes from London based Irish producer Niamh who marks her first EP with a four-track collection of driving, tripped out sounds. Nodding to her roots in Dublin’s electronic music scene which paved the way to her discovery of the rowdier side of techno which she currently revels in, this EP celebrates the beginning of her journey in production which initially started near Constitution Hill in Dublin and continues to evolve here in London.

Niamh - 'Constitution Hill' EP preview - KMB003

Release date: 19th of June, 2019

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Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/moving-forward/2607012
Bandcamp: https://kombinatlondon.bandcamp.com/album/moving-forward

Moving Forward is the debut release from ANTOM, a 5-track EP catapulting you head first into the depths of heavy, driving, percussive techno, where distorted broken beats and undulating grooves intoxicate the deepest corners of the brain. Drawing inspiration from his roots in Italy, his current abode in Berlin and his recent time in London, the outcome of ANTOM’s studio time is complex and uncompromising, another solid release showing that Kombinat means business!

ANTØM - 'Moving Forward' EP preview - KMB004

Release date: 29th of January, 2020

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Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/morning-still/2811810
Bandcamp: https://kombinatlondon.bandcamp.com/album/morning-still

Produced across separate mornings, in the calmness of two conflicting environments, "Morning Still" is a snapshot in time in the life of Lucien Biscop. The four tracks share a common moodiness, from "Observed States", the most emotionally steered, to "Decision Theory", the anchor of this EP. To conclude the EP, Stanislav Tolkachev revisits the closing track, with a powerful and cold take on the already grounded piece.

Morning Still

Lucien Biscop - 'Morning Still' EP + Stanislav Tolkachev Rmx previews - KMB005

Release date: 15th of April, 2020

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Beatport: www.beatport.com/release/domain/2888517
Bandcamp: kombinatlondon.bandcamp.com/album/domain

This expansive debut explores the tensions between the internal and external journeys we all have to take to find our place in the world. “Pursuit” uncoils through propulsive kicks and rising atmospherics into a snaking acid riff. “Domain” delivers the heartbeat of the EP with an epic melodic thump morphing into gyrating percussion and bells. “You Owe Me” reigns things in with its restrained looping groove. “Surrender” delivers the final exhale with a freely unfurling track that radiates the joy of arriving at your destination.

Matt Hayes -'Domain' EP preview- KMB006

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