Vinyl shipping now! https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/machine-funk-is-our-game-volume-5 feat. ALONZO, Konerytmi, Zarcon, DJ Di'jital, Cybereign, Kid Ginseng, Bart Karlos // The Kraftjerkz compilation series Machine Funk is our Game is back with another installment. Volume 5 features some long-time players like Alonzo and DJ Di’jital, while also introducing some new names to the Kraftjerkz roster as well. Alonzo starts the comp strong with a hyper catchy, growling cut that derives its fuel from a low, moody synth line that expands like a monster coming out of the murky abyss. High-pitched, zany synth rhythm keeps everything in balance, though, and the looping melody on this track is so solid that you can endlessly ride it. Konerytmi’s track, “Replikantti” is an electro cut whose tight, truncated percussive elements and warp-speed synth arpeggiation creates both the melody and the rhythm, keeping us hooked from start to finish. The EP turns a bit with the next track, “TicTac” by Zarcon, that begins with a UFO-infused vocal, before squelchy acid melody and speedy, twinkling synth takes over. DJ Di’jital’s track, like all of the tracks he releases on Kraftjerkz, is a quality standout, and its name says it all. “Jit it Up” delivers a hefty dose of Detroit-style jit / footwork, with its driving electro beat and laser-quick synth that seems to touch 150 BPM territory. What follows is the vocoder-laced cut from Cybereign, “Breathing Apparatus,” remixed by Mr. Kraftjerkz himself, Kid Ginseng. Finally, just when we think we’ve maxxed out our senses, the EP ends on the super weird, super original track, “Shaftwerk” from Bart Karlos. It’s a no-holds-barred banger meant to work the body. Bottom line: there’s really no filler on Machine Funk is Our Game, Vol 5. It might even be the best installment of the compilation series yet. In terms of quality, this is electro at its finest, and any of these six tracks would enhance any late-night set. One-sheet by Taylor Bratches.

VA Machine Funk Is Our Game Volume 5 // vinyl shipping now // kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com

Out Now // vinyl + files: https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/twenty-one // ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/kidginseng/twenty-one
Following in the tradition of artists like Detroit in Effect and DJ Di’jital, Kid Ginseng brings us another dose of classic, analog-driven electro with his newest EP, Twenty One. The EP features two versions of three hyper-catchy cuts, and both the remixed versions and originals are capable of holding their own. Kid Ginseng’s work might be compared to early K1 and DJ Godfather, and Twenty One gives us a dose of drum sounds with character, while embracing the sound of the sampler by using diskettes à la 1980's LA electro. Detroit electro, though, continues to be a central inspiration, and the first cut, “Keep Your Distance”, is a prime example of this. The track features watery analog elements that build around a video-game inspired vocal sample, and its lo-fi percussion gives it an authentic, analog touch. The remix double of this track, “Keep Your Distance (Trashcan mix)”, has a different feeling altogether but nothing is lost. A muted electro synth melody hooks us, as does slapping, steady percussion. But “Keep Your distance” is just the first example of the infectious melody and raw character that permeates the entire EP. “Bang the Boom (Bare Bones Mix)” delivers a similar vibe, but leans darker with a deep, gritty bassline that fuels the shadowy force of the track. It’s twin remix, “Bang the Room”, maintains the same beat structure but switches it up with some added vocals that bring extra fire to the dance track.  The real standout, however, is the dance floor banger “Roller Rink Scratch”, which employs classic scratch samples from DJ Quest. The samples not only energize the body and mind, but they maintain that lo-fi feel, and therefore, rather than dominating the track, keep it balanced. In fact, for such power bangers, the EP feels extremely balanced, and nothing feels out of place. All elements blend well together and deliver an incredibly rewarding listen that is pretty much guaranteed to get you out of your seat. It’s one of Kid Ginseng's best yet. - Taylor Bratches

Twenty One

Kid Ginseng - Twenty One // KJ056 // previews // shipping now // kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com

SHIPPING NOW! https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/robotronix
Ole Mic Odd aka Michael Padgett is an exemplary specimen of the “New American Electro” which Kraftjerkz champions. Distorted drums, dark pads and sinister vocoder make him a remarkable LA producer. Robotronix combines the heavy American electrofunk rhythms of classic LA, Detroit, and Miami with menacing post-punk melody. Includes turntablist-friendly Detroit style remix by label boss, Kid Ginseng. At 067, Kraftjerkz could be America’s answer to Bunker. Let the DJs decide.
released December 16, 2022

Ole Mic Odd - Robotronix previews // kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com // SHIPPING NOW! Vinyl/Digital

Originally broadcast on intergalactic FM // contains tracks by Le Chocolat Noir, Kid Ginseng scratch tape, Ginseng Chronicles Vol. 3, and special Kraftjerkz mix by Le Chocolat Noir // Ginseng Chronicles Vol. 3: On A Bayside High streaming now on all platforms. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/kidginseng/ginseng-chronicles-vol-3-on-a-bayside-high // salute!

Kraftjerkz Special by Le Choco

Disco Panonia 323 - LCN presents - Kraftjerkz Special by Le Chocolat Noir

https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/machine-funk-is-our-game-volume-6
Kraftjerkz solidifies itself as america's east coast electro label with the 6th volume of the popular series. Brooklyn's ALONZO gets the party started with a bass-heavy track which picks up where Pretty Tony left off. Daniel Savio's contribution is perfect for street dance or cruising the highway. Deroboter comes with a hard, distorted kraftwerkian production. Kid Ginseng delivers an electro/scratch song featuring Questosahn reminiscent of Knights of the Turntables. Finally, the UK's Cybereign concludes with a passionate, melodic banger that blends nicely with a technobass record. The boom is here to stay!

Machine Funk Is Our Game Volume 6 // previews //  kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com  / shipping!

https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/absent-mind
off of Remora - Absent Mind (digital)
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Kraftjerkz is proud to present Remora's fourth release on the label! The aesthetic of Remora is as much for the audiophile krautrock listener as it is for the club. Maroje T's melodic funk is unmatched which is why it has amassed a following by both the electro community, and the general, serious music enthusiast. Enjoy the latest!
"The Remora" past 3 releases streaming now on all platforms!
I hope you enjoy!
:)-r KG

Absent Mind

Remora - Lydia // off of Remora - Absent Mind (digital)

vinyl/digital shipping now! https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/quarter-water
UK: Juno.co.uk // EU: deejay.de / hhv.de
streaming now on all platformz:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/kidginseng/quarter-water
"Quarter Water by Kid Ginseng is a smash hit. A must-buy for the electro heads. Pick up a copy today!" - DJ Di'jital (Underground Resistance, Direct Beat) 
"Quarter Water gets me going like strong caffeine. A deep cerebellum massage. Any and every Kraftjerkz release is a gem. Kid Ginseng is something up-front in my monthly listening." - Money Mark (Beastie Boys, Mo Wax) 
"People haven't heard lows and snares like this from me before." - Kid Ginseng (Kraftjerkz, Tom Tom Club)"

Kid Ginseng - Quarter Water // 4 previews // shipping now!

Download: https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/electro-scratch-from-the-celtic-north // streaming now on all platformz: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/kidginseng/electro-scratch-from-the-celtic-north //   KRAFTJERKZ 077 
This EP features electro turntablism in it’s purest, audiophile form. ”Hand Job: Movements 1-5” features the scratches of Kid Ginseng and US DMC champion, DJ Traps over Kid Ginseng electro beats. ”Roller Rink Scatch 2” features scratches from the legendary DJ Quest-Questosahn over Kid Ginseng electro beat. Also Includes the bonus beats of ”Roller Rink Winter Break” and ”Quarter Water Break” for your electro scratch needs. Overall, a very pure, audiophile, electro scratch specimen. Don’t sleep!

Kid Ginseng - Roller Rink Scratch 2 (feat. DJ Quest-Questosahn)

Streaming now!
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digital file:
https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/whatcha-gonna-do-feat-tina-weymouth
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Kid Ginseng creates 4 versions of a track inspired by Tom Tom Club and Zapp & Roger. Popping street dance music featuring the voice of the original Tina Weymouth and electric bass guitar by Ivan «Funkboy» Bodley. Also contains Kid Ginseng scratch solo. Funk Banger!

Kid Ginseng - Whatcha Gonna Do? (Original Mix)(feat. Tina Weymouth)

download file: https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/whatcha-gonna-scratch-feat-dj-quest-questosahn // includes bonus beat. salute!

Kid Ginseng - Whatcha Gonna Scratch? (feat. DJ Quest - Questosahn)

Available on vinyl now at your favorite UK/EU shop including https://clone.nl/item77177.html // digital: https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/i-go-off // Kid Ginseng’s 3rd in a series of sample-delic electro 12»s embracing the sound of the diskette between 8-16 bit quality influenced by DJ Di’jital, Arabian Prince, and the LA X-men which consisted of Unknown DJ and DJ Slip. The whole LA Techno Hop label is a massive influence. Of course compatable with a Detroit electro set. Kid Ginseng is an individual. // USA/Canada shipping now from kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com // salute! :)-r KG

Kid Ginseng - I Go Off / 5 previews / shipping now! / kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com

from cassette/digital, Kid Ginseng - Evolution of a Style // kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com
"The funk lives! Check out the new Kid Ginseng mix “ Once upon a Time in Connecticut Mix “ from his latest project “ Evolution of a Style “ this is a dope mix!" - DJ Di'jital aka DR. Di'jital (Detroit Technobass) // "Once Upon A Time In Connecticut hits like a freight train with hardcore beats and cuts. Kid Ginseng has outdone himself once again." - DJ Quest aka Questosahn 


Kid Ginseng - Once Upon A Time In Connecticut Mix

Out Now! https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/my-tascam // Hit after hit! The 4th in a Series of sampledelic electro 12”s inspired by the LA X-men, Arabian Prince, Marley Marl, DJ Di’jital. This one features Ivan “Funkboy” Bodley on electric bass guitar. electro salute! // VINYL SHIPPING TO USA AND CANADA ONLY! ... and available at your favorite UK/EU shop now!

Kid Ginseng - My Tascam 12" // 4 clips // kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com // shipping now!

free download//unearthed electro track from 2008 produced by Kid Ginseng and Rogalski in Brooklyn NY USA. highs, mids, low-mids, lows. 1/4" tape!

Ginseng & Rogalski - The Final Forcefield

Vinyl available at clone.nl https://clone.nl/item55336.html
digital available here: https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/death-of-caligula-ep
available as streaming here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/theremora/death-of-caligula-ep
Maroje T returns to Kraftjerkz a 3rd time with the next Remora release. Death of Caligula marks an icier more melodic style than the earlier Symbiotic EP. Deep funk kick drums and cracking snares form the foundation for these haunting and slightly cold electro tracks. Deep dynamics!

Remora - Death Of Caligula EP//previews//KJ034

available at clone.nl now:  https://clone.nl/item56192.html
KRAFTJERKZ 036 now available for digital download: https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/machine-funk-is-our-game-volume-3 available on vinyl here: http://www.downtown304.com/index.cfm?sID=90460
A diverse collection of electro music which spans the distorted and raw to clean and refined sounds. Stallone The Reducer starts the comp with overdrive drums and funk rhythm. Weakmassive is up next with a Swedish type electro track. Kid Ginseng delivers a track with sexy lady vocals and latino edits. Drakkar Noir steps up with a deep and raw dancefloor mover! Bookworms contributes an uptempo avant-garde hardware tweaker. Finally Foil comes through with some hard 808 business including blade runner synths. This comp is a monster! KRAFTJERKZ 036

Machine Funk Is Our Game Volume 3 // previews KJ036

free download. all-vinyl 5 minute custom radio megamix for Los Angeles label, Nacional.  Latin alternative. Funk and cutting edge pop mainly in Spanish. Check out the Nacional catalog. especially Jungle Fire. world-class funk unite.

Kid Ginseng - Nacional Megamix 018

on all streaming platforms now. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/theremora/easy-rider
available as digital download and vinyl here: https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/easy-rider
Brooklyn-based, Yugoslavian-born Maroje T is back as Remora with a new release on Kraftjerkz. His latest Remora release is a cohesive, synth-driven exploration, drawing influence from 80’s New Wave, Belgian New Beat, synth-pop, Italo disco and electro. Its aim is not to emulate; its nostalgia is grown-up and contemporary, filled with arpeggiated synths and metallic punctuation. There’s a play between light and dark here; the opening tracks take us on an easy, synth-pop voyage, as if through a neon dawn. Half-way through the EP, the mood shifts towards dystopic visions, with tracks like “Bitter Night” and “Green Sea” bringing to mind videogame-boss nostalgia and darker electro sentiments. The EP closes with the final, visceral “You Travel by Plane Often,” meant to be experienced with the body. The EP is primed to become a classic; it goes down easy but stays with you for a while, before wanting to be ingested again and again.

Easy Rider

Remora - Easy Rider // previews // Kraftjerkz 045

VINYL SHIPPING NOW!
https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/audio-analysis
digital available here: https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/audio-analysis 
Kraftjerkz begins a new sublabel, KJDA, inspired by electro DJs who scratch. The keywords are visceral rhythm. Di'jital & Kid Ginseng set it off with KJDA’s premier release, Audio Analysis, a painstakingly refined DJ tool filled with acidic grit and bouncing percussion, meant to hold any floor and engage the full body. Heavily inspired by electrofunk from LA and Detroit, these minimalistic weapons draw their inspiration from both classic electro and new school sentiments. 
Di'jital is a veteran Detroit DJ and producer with releases on Direct Beat going back as far as the mid-1990's.  Kid Ginseng's releases go back as far as 1999 debuting with Germanik Robotz, a 60-minute megamix cassette sold by Turntablelab and the legendary New York shop, Fat Beats. A lyric from "Looking For The Perfect Beat" sums it up: "We are the future, you are the the past." Join the two DJs in celebrating a style which is inspired in part by the art of turntablism, primed to entertain a club full of serious electro heads.

Di'jital & Kid Ginseng - Audio Analysis // previews // KJDA001

selected from Kid Ginseng - Ginseng Chronicles Vol. 1 album streaming on all major platforms here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/kidginseng/ginseng-chronicles-vol-1-3
digital download here: https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/ginseng-chronicles-vol-1

Kid Ginseng - Sheik 'N' Beik Megamix

vinyl sold-out // streaming on all platforms: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/machinefunkisourgamevolume4/machine-funk-is-our-game-volume-4-3 // digital here: https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/machine-funk-is-our-game-volume-4
The fourth volume of Kraftjerkz’s quintessential compilation series Machine Funk is Our Game is a master class in unapologetic electro. This cohesive comp offers a range of material, from minimal, expressive electro suited for planetary voyages, to hard-hitting cuts ideal for peak time floors. Volume 4 showcases a vibrant range of artists both fresh and seasoned, including the prolific Serotonin Records labelhead BPMF and Brooklyn-based, Miami-raised Alonzo, who consistently brings his roots and the soul of electro to the foreground. The comp opens with Succisa’s raucous, slapping electro, whose sultry vocals set the tone before we shift into Martial Canterel’s “Larktro,” a track driven by futuristic synth melody, fueling a mood of both dystopia and euphoria. This is followed by Alonzo’s contribution: a nice complement to his recent release on Zement, with its growling 808 bass set against high-pitched synth. The comp then ramps up with the dance-oriented “Stoopid Triques” from BPMF, whose raw, textured cuts are made for high energy floors, and whose productions consistently keep listeners on their toes. Deep, hypnotic tones are peppered with exploratory sonic elements in the final send-off from AFQ, perfectly rounding out this dynamic compilation. If you’re a fan of body-oriented electro, this one’s a no-brainer.

Machine Funk Is Our Game Volume 4 // Kraftjerkz 047 // previews

Now available on all streaming platforms: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/plasticivy/spots-of-time
https://kraftjerkz.bandcamp.com/album/spots-of-time
Available today as deluxe package vinyl LP and digital download at kraftjerkz bandcamp
Plastic Ivy, who has made a name for herself in the underground spheres of analog synth experimentation, has released her first full length for Kraftjerkz, entitled “Spots of Time.” The album is as much a lyrical treasure as it is an analog synth dream, brought to life through abundant melodies and arpeggiations, alluring vocals, and a somber emotional tone that courses through the veins of the album. 
Plastic Ivy’s influences are wide ranging; sonically, the nod to cold wave, the new romantics, and early indie is clear. Lyrically, the album draws influence from William Wordsworth to historian Timothy Snyder to jazz composer Billy Strayhorn. “Spots of Time” should be listened to with an ear held close to the lyrics, which are earnest yet detached, cooly crooned, and above all else—poetic. Standout tracks like “Images,” and “New Eyes” are entirely dance-worthy. Plastic Ivy casts a range of emotions in these new pieces: from vulnerable, lonely, and contemplative to nostalgic, romantic and transcendent. Overall, “Spots of Time” is an exquisite example of experimental synth pop. - Taylor Bratches

Plastic Ivy - Spots of Time LP // previews // shipping now

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