From its modest beginnings, the Swiss label Creaked has carved out a unique, colorful, adventurous and independent path of its own in the music world, appealing to both music fans and Djs with its eclectic sounds and textures. Growing international networks and community from Vevey to Manchester and Berlin to San Francisco, the imprint was first launched in Lausanne during the summer of 2004 before moving its office and headquarters to Biel/Bienne in 2018. Over two decades, surviving musical evolution and seismic industry shifts without losing its main position to support electronic music from experimental avant-pop to club sounds and beyond, the label keeps helping define the development of genres by unveiling records from newcomers to established artists. 

To mark its 20th anniversary, Creaked announces the release of "Music Falls into a Mysterious Void", a compilation bringing twenty new and exclusive gems, ten original cuts and ten remixes of emblematic tracks taken off its back-catalog that shaped the label's history with its artistry roster from the early days to the present. Freshly joined by the two brand new signings Nic as Well and Olive T, current artists such as Owelle and Inuit Pagoda rub shoulders with old pals like Larytta, Mochipet, Julien Aubert, My Panda Shall Fly and the late and greatly missed Bloodysnowman. 

With tracks including the dubby-slow-dance reinterpretation of Consor's ‘Monoski’ (2006) by Torchon & Ganj, the gorgeous IDM journey ‘Know Better, Do Better’ by Hrdvsion, the Me&Mobi’s post-electronica surgical cover of ‘Thot’ by Gaspard de La Montagne and the psychedelic-drone-ambient ‘Hamada’ by Al-Sarwib, this celebratory release encompasses a broad and stylistic range of the label's output. 

Highlights of the compilation contain Baltimore mastermind The Soft Pink Truth's rework of 2010’s ‘All Men Must Die’ by Sutekh, Bristol artist Galtier with his slamming remix of ‘Stride’ by Isolated Lines, ‘Who Took This Base Out?’ by Zürich geek minimal techno producer Cosili and pop wave hero Buvette's remix of ‘Clair de Lune’ by Los Orioles. 

While UK artists Ikonika appears with her infectious remix of Oy's ‘First Box Then Walk’ and Elsa Hewitt transforms Verveine's ‘Veine R #1’ into a subtle and delicate version, Parisian hybrid house genius Sunareht rounds off the ceremony with his majestic remix of Scarlett’s ‘Give Up’. 

Mastered by Samuel Vaney and art designed by Monokini, this selection of tracks is way more than just a compilation— this is 20 years of music activities, all packed together in one. Creaked’s tale is the slow rise of a real indie record label with multiple sounds and a wide roster from the ground up, learning through error and success, listening and always adapting without becoming jaded or losing its passion. With "Music Falls into a Mysterious Void", the label showcases its forward-thinking vitality through looking behind and braving into the future.

Isolated Lines - Stride (Galtier Remix)

CEE is a next generation artist collective bringing together musicians, designers, digital creators, researchers, theorists and thinkers to explore technology, art and nature as a framework for cultural transformation. CEE uses technology as a set of tools empowering creativity, critical thinking, research and independence for all its members. The aim is to create an environment that fosters collaboration in the real world and provides opportunities for shared exploration and learning enabling different groups of people and creators to drop work together effectively.

All releases, encompassing music, gadgets, events and audio essays, delve into the relationship between machines and nature—two elements that are part of an interconnected ecosystem symbolizing a bionical evolution in a world where technology reinterprets nature in an iterative effort to differentiate from it.

PRIMARY FOREST 01 is CEE's first music compilation, featuring seven original tracks from Ma Sha, Pépe, AFM, Dj Fucci, Delay Grounds, Toupaz and An Avrin, driving us on a frenetic journey through the densest and wildest forests, delivering avantgarde deconstructed club sounds via bass music and avant- techno, powered by hyper-accelerated BPMs that reverberate on a geological time scale.

PRIMARY FOREST 01

Ma Sha - Are They Back

https://soundcloud.com/rizlaops
https://soundcloud.com/nostro-hood-system
🛒 https://nostrohoodsystem.bandcamp.com/album/aphid-ep
🔊 https://youtu.be/oP2y3TpLa6A

Rizla Ops joins the NHS orbit with his debut EP release 'Aphid' - An offering of functional, mechanical crawlers that hit disparate BPMs and creep into the territories of many genres of club music that predominantly hail from the shores of the UK. The brief collection highlights a generous dose of maximalism and pairs this with a microcosm of jittering, insectoid syncopation. The steady march throughout is definite; pacey, systematic rhythms are the focal point of the cohesive selection of tracks that make up this impressive foray into the world of collectivised paired dance tracks.

Matthew emphasises the magnification of the world that lives in between the cracks of our existence through this collection; he examines the harshness as an inevitable aspect of nature with a scathing and uncompromising lens.

Featuring a collaboration with Amity Club/NHS affiliate on 'Sunk' & remix by Somatic Rituals affiliate Mafou of 'Aphid'.

Tracklist: 

Aphid
Aphid (Mafou Remix)
Sunk (feat. Elpac)
Juta

PREMIERE: Rizla Ops - Juta [Nostro Hood System]

CRTTR is pleased to present their newest format for releasing music.

The CRTTR-CLB series carries the vision of exploring different ways of challenging the notion of club music. For each release we want to bring together four artists who have somehow given us a glitchy feeling on the dancefloor, while digging or in any other listening situation. We’ll be releasing a new track every friday.

So go ahead and listen to the third batch of freshly made tunes from the following lovely artists <3<3<3

> WEITH <
https://weith.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/weith

> NIAS <
https://niasfromalgethi.bandcamp.com/track/scorpio-x
https://soundcloud.com/niasrocket

> DATAFLEX <
https://crttrcollective.bandcamp.com/track/meshes
https://soundcloud.com/dataflegs

> ISABASSI <
https://isabassi.bandcamp.com/album/speaking-things
https://soundcloud.com/isabassi

credits
released May 31, 2024

Artwork by Julia Häller
Mastering by Yves Spiri
Text by Candid Rütter

Isabassi - Bitter

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Joey - Inpression

Fetus, who has been gaining more attention with releases on Turing, the label he co-hosts with Oyubi, and on TREKKIE TRAX, will be released on 85acid.

The album begins with Wave Wave with its uplifting bass arpeggio, followed by Martian with its unique breaks and organic vibes. The title track, Flat W, showcases an even kick, and closes with Bug Bait, one of the most functional DJ tools on the album, with precise programming and sound design backed by Drum'n'Bass' experience. The ultimate club tool has been completed.

Fetus - Bug Bait

Typeless proudly welcomes back Dave N.A., who delivers a 3-track release brimming with complexity and energy entitled 'Central'.

Through Central, Nexor, and OSC, Dave weaves a rich narrative of his inspirations, highlighting his talent for merging detailed production with dancefloor impact.

@davenyxaether

Pre-order

Dave N.A. - 'Central' [TPLS013]

Madness

togeki - Skulk

jhux-locked up w me (prod jhux)

@porterbrook's track 'To Remain Undivided' will be released on 'EM002' through @electromngr on April 2nd. More Info: https://bit.ly/BrookPrem

'EM002' includes the following tracks:

Porter Brook - Present Tense
Porter Brook - Linear Entry To Cyclical Thought
Porter Brook - Fwd
Porter Brook - To Remain Undivided
Porter Brook - Present Tense (De Grandi Remix)

EM002

Porter Brook - To Remain Undivided

Run by @wooky
www.lapsus.cat

Record Labels: Lapsus Records, Balmat & C.E.E.
Distribution by !K7 (www.k7.com)

Weekly podcast Lapsus Radio co-hosted by @wooky and @psherburne.
Support: www.patreon.com/LapsusRadio
Listen: www.mixcloud.com/Lapsus_Radio

Booking and Management Agency: www.lapsusagency.com

Ma Sha - Are They Back

Lapsus / C.E.E.