Previews of MANHIGH_DGTL002
DJ Frankie - Ba$$ Controll

1_Ba$$ Control
2_4R4B DR1FT
3_Metallic System
4_Switchin' Lanes I Don't Care

Buy it here:

https://manhighrecordingsbln.bandcamp.com/album/ba-control
https://www.beatport.com/release/ba-control/3374873
https://www.junodownload.com/products/dj-frankie-ba-control/5075840-02
https://clone.nl/digital/item5075840.html

Launching last year with a hard-hitting remix pack drawn from Henning Baer’s debut album Shatterproof, MANHIGH’s digital offshoot unleashes its first artist EP from Argentina-via-Barcelona’s DJ Frankie. With an album on the Spanish/French Radio Mars, singles on Source Material, A7A, and Croatia’s low income $quad, the artist remains proudly underground. Slamming into overdrive from opener ‘BA$$ Control’, he nods to the Paradise Garage over a grimy electro foundation with squelching synth bubbles and a Detroit-style lead that shifts forcibly into 4/4 in its stride, then slides back to breaks for the ride out. The Middle Eastern/horror backdrop of ‘4R4B DR1FT’ suggests I-F, but it’s quickly joined by whispered vox and another Motown lead over tight, dynamic electro drums with fills, lost somewhere in the mid-Atlantic, not exactly Drexciyan but a close southern neighbor. ‘Metallic System’ references Detroit in samples but unfurls itself nowhere near, its delay detonations and thickly layered sound design firmly placing it in present day. ‘Switchin’ Lanes I Don’t Care’, based around that repeated vocal refrain, returns to bruising 4/4 and keeps the contemporary details, with its especially intense second half ushered in by a harrowing scream and rhythmic details ricocheting around the sound stage.

Ba$$ Control

DJ Frankie - Ba$$ Control - MANHIGH_DGTL002 - Previews

Buy the whole release here:

hardwax.com/75567/henning-baer/fighting-the-dogs
www.decks.de/t/henning_baer-fig…ng_the_dogs/c76-tl
www.deejay.de/MANHIGH001_-_Henni…s_-_12inch__225757
www.juno.co.uk/products/henning-…he-dogs/609020-01
clone.nl/item40127.html
www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/73495-m…ting-the-dogs
manhighrecordingsbln.bandcamp.com/releases
diskunion.net/clubt/ct/detail/1007055471

A1 Henning Baer - System Test (NSDXTT) - MANHIGH001

B2 Henning Baer - The Last Quarter - MANHIGH001

B3 Henning Baer - Copper Skin - MANHIGH001

A2 Henning Baer - Fighting The Dogs - MANHIGH001

A3 Henning Baer - PAN2945 (Blawan Remix) - MANHIGH001

B1 Henning Baer - Moving Ground - MANHIGH001

Previews of MANHIGH003
Matrixxman 'Deep Mind' incl. Goner Remix

A1 Deep Mind
A2 Polarity
B1 Beacon
B2 Beacon (Goner Remix)

Buy here:

Bandcamp
https://manhighrecordingsbln.bandcamp.com/album/matrixxman-deep-mind-w-goner-remix-manhigh003

Hard Wax
https://hardwax.com/78094/matrixxman/deep-mind

Deejay
https://www.deejay.de/Matrixxman_Deep_Mind_MANHIGH003_Vinyl__272761

Decks
https://www.decks.de/t/matrixxman-deep_mind/c9v-26

Juno
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/matrixxman-deep-mind/651127-01

HHV
https://www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/matrixxman-deep-mind-534545

Redeye
https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/85615-manhigh003-matrixxman-deep-mind

Disco Più
http://www.discopiu.com/detail.aspx?ida=131679

Deep Mind

Matrixxman - Deep Mind - MANHIGH003 Previews

Previews of MANHIGH004
Desroi - Indifferent w/ Phase Fatale Remix

Buy:

Bandcamp
https://manhighrecordingsbln.bandcamp.com/album/desroi-indifferent-w-phase-fatale-remix-manhigh004

Hard Wax
https://hardwax.com/28736/desroi/indifferent

Deejay
https://www.deejay.de/Desroi_Indifferent_MANHIGH004_Vinyl__286426

Decks
https://www.decks.de/t/desroi-indifferent/cap-z3

Juno
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/desroi-indifferent/662613-01/

HHV
https://www.hhv.de/shop/de/artikel/desroi-indifferent-phase-fatale-remix-551851

Rush Hour
http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=99469

Redeye
https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/89221-manhigh004-desroi-indifferent-feat--phase-fatale-rmx

Techno Import
http://techno-import.fr/shop/index.php?id_product=25143&controller=product&id_lang=3

Disco Più
http://www.discopiu.com/detail.aspx?ida=137779

Mind Records
https://www.mindrecords.com/product/3089/desroi---indifferent--manhigh--manhigh004-eu12

Beatport
https://www.beatport.com/release/indifferent/2102511

Juno Download
http://www.junodownload.com/products/desroi-indifferent/3524555-02


A1 Indifferent
A2 Indifferent (Phase Fatale Remix)
B1 Apathy
B2 Sopor

Out on September 4, 2017 via ReadyMade Distribution Berlin

Indifferent

Desroi - Indifferent w/ Phase Fatale Remix - MANHIGH004 - Previews

Henning Baer - Vermillion Red

Taken from the upcoming album "Shatterproof" out on November 13, 2017.

Shatterproof

Henning Baer - Vermillion Red (album track preview)

Previews of MANHIGH005
Henning Baer - Shatterproof LP

Buy:

Hard Wax:
https://hardwax.com/78893/henning-baer/shatterproof

Deejay:
https://www.deejay.de/Henning_Baer_Shatterproof_MANHIGH005_Vinyl__296768

Decks:
https://www.decks.de/track/henning_baer-shatterproof/cb9-v2

Juno:
https://www.juno.co.uk/products/henning-baer-shatterproof/663759-01

HHV:
https://www.hhv.de/shop/de/artikel/henning-baer-shatterproof-560988?p=dhB1WL

Bandcamp:
https://manhighrecordingsbln.bandcamp.com/album/henning-baer-shatterproof-manhigh005

Techno Import:
http://techno-import.fr/shop/index.php?id_product=26284&controller=product&id_lang=3

Redeye:
https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/91500-manhigh005-henning-baer-shatterproof

Disco Più:
http://www.discopiu.com/detail.aspx?ida=141950

Beatport:
http://classic.beatport.com/release/shatterproof/2152476

Juno Download:
https://www.junodownload.com/products/henning-baer-shatterproof/3589925-02

Whatpeopleplay:
https://www.whatpeopleplay.com/albumdetails/Henning-Baer-Shatterproof/id/159907

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5XiQA30NCGsCmCClpFgVG5?si=xolsrgXOTL6MHWkqhe6xzw

Deezer:
http://www.deezer.com/en/album/51238012

A1 Angel Dust
A2 Bliss
A3 Critical Distance

B1 Magnetic
B2 Never Ending
B3 MIL-STD 461

C1 Code Buster
C2 Drama Sky

D1 All Over
D2 Burning Chrome
D3 Vermillion Red

Written & produced by Henning Baer in 2017

Artwork Eva Vuillemin & Ruth Erdt
Layout & design David Frisch

Out on November 13, 2017 via ReadyMade Distribution Berlin

As the head of Grounded Theory and MANHIGH, Henning Baer has since 2009 presented his downcast, experimental interpretation of modern electronic music to wide critical acclaim, establishing his forceful presence on Berlin’s scene with immaculate curatorial skills and equally imposing DJ abilities. His discography so far, concentrated on Adam X’s legendary Sonic Groove imprint and his own K209 and MANHIGH imprints, amongst others, keeps step with his formidable reputation and wide-ranging tastes, moving across the spectrum of hard-edged, aggressively modern techno. With ‘Shatterproof’, his long-germinating debut album for MANHIGH, he offers for the first time his unified vision in extended format, a varied exploration into the outer limits of the genre. At its centre a work of dark minimalism, he sets and maintains the pensive tone on ambient pieces like ‘Angel Dust’, ‘All Over’, and ‘MIL-STD 461’, which foreground the exploratory electronics that maintain their presence throughout. The corroded textures of the sounds, enveloped in decaying reverb, bring life to pieces like ‘Never Ending’ or ‘Bliss’, which sit between rhythmic interludes and the stricter dancefloor material found on the remainder of the album. Once he shifts into techno, he does it unremittingly, from the uptempo fury of ‘Code Buster’ and ‘Burning Chrome’, whose starkness only heighten the tension, to denser pieces like ‘Drama Sky’ or closer ‘Vermillion Red’, where the cavernous impacts of drum hits punch holes through beds of seesawing synthesizers. Shatterproof like its title suggests, Henning Baer’s first album unifies and strengthens the work of an artist whose legacy is already assured.

Henning Baer - Shatterproof LP - MANHIGH005 - Previews

Previews of MANHIGH006
Sciahri - Demur w/ Henning Baer Remix

Buy here:
manhighrecordingsbln.bandcamp.com/album/sciahri-demur-w-henning-baer-remix-manhigh006

https://hardwax.com/19791/sciahri/demur

https://www.deejay.de/SCIAHRI_DEMUR_MANHIGH006_Vinyl__316908

https://www.decks.de/track/sciahri-demur/cco-do

https://www.juno.co.uk/products/sciahri-demur/690691-01

Demur

Sciahri - Demur w/ Henning Baer Remix - MANHIGH006 - Previews

Previews of MANHIGH007
Henning Baer - Rigger

A1_ Corp
A2_ Rigger
B1_ Variant Of A
B2_ No-Mind

Buy here:

https://manhighrecordingsbln.bandcamp.com/album/henning-baer-rigger-manhigh007

https://hardwax.com/80655/henning-baer/rigger

https://www.deejay.de/Henning_Baer_Rigger_MANHIGH007_Vinyl__348325

First albums are points of self-assessment for serious artists, and following his ‘Shatterproof’ full-length, MANHIGH label head Henning Baer returns with ‘Rigger’, a full EP of new production and refined directions. Dank, squelching electronics in the opener ‘Corp’ overlay a dark ambient atmosphere with evolving, pointillistic details, favorably recalling his early accomplishments on Sonic Groove. The title track combines subtlety with force, its slowly-tweaked acid line unspooling over grinding, corroded drums in relentless slow motion, with insistent percussion pushing ever onwards. Acidic brutality returns on ‘Variant of A’, which wallows in filter feedback over stomping two-beat kick patterns and lashing claps. Closer ‘No Mind’ is caked in accumulating layers of distortion centering on the off-beat kicks; the disease of decay spreads further to the hi-hats and threatens to engulf the circling sequences that anchor the track’s midrange, with an eerily distant steam blast and half-time bleeps enforcing the track’s militant, industrial character.

Vinyl out February 4, 2019 via Ready Made Distribution
Digital out February 18, 2019 via Word And Sound

Written & produced by @henningbaerberlin

Rigger

Henning Baer - Rigger - MANHIGH007 - Previews

Previews of MANHIGH008
Ober Dada - Azteka Tekno

A1_Azteka Tekno
A2_Erdefalt
B1_Hey
B2_Tomorrow No

Buy it here:

Vinyl:
https://hardwax.com/83293/ober-dada/azteka-tekno
https://manhighrecordingsbln.bandcamp.com/album/atzeka-tekno-manhigh008
https://www.deejay.de/OBER_DADA_AZTEKA_TEKNO_MANHIGH008_Vinyl__954629
https://www.decks.de/track/ober_dada-azteka_tekno/cgt-cb
https://de.juno.co.uk/products/ober-dada-azteka-tekno/780131-01
https://clone.nl/item60755.html

Digital:
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https://www.beatport.com/release/azteka-tekno/3012528
https://www.junodownload.com/products/ober-dada-azteka-tekno/4626680-02
https://clone.nl/digital/item4626680.htm
https://music.yandex.com/album/11060298

Introducing new sounds into the continuing MANHIGH project with Azteka Tekno, emerging Moscow producer Ober Dada finds rare power with his refined combinations of EBM and techno. Fusing concepts from Dadaist, Futurist, and Suprematist art with vocal guests from the Krasnodar Opera on ‘Tomorrow No’ and ‘Erdefalt’, the sophistication of his vision is immediately apparent in the arrangements and structures. With lyrics sourced from World War I-era apocalyptic poetry and a forthcoming opera from the artist, these two efforts show uncommon complexity in their running times, with layers of vocals and melodies trading off in sections with punishing rhythms that move between lashing breakbeats and straighter 4/4 sections. The comparably straightforward title track prominently features the producer’s own snarling vocal refrain, repeated through heavy distortion over pounding kicks and wayward electronics, while a contrasting melodic sequence enters from the breakdown for needed relief. Again featuring Ober Dada’s voice, ‘Hey’ foregrounds its wandering keyboard line for a comparatively restrained but still intense study on the styles found across the record.

Vinyl out June 22, 2020 via Ready Made Distribution
Digital out June 25, 20202 via Word And Sound

Written & produced by Ober Dada

Azteka Tekno

Ober Dada - Azteka Tekno - MANHIGH008 - Previews

Get it on Bandcamp:
https://manhighrecordingsbln.bandcamp.com/album/shatterproof-remixes

Henning Baer - Shatterproof Remixes 

All Over (Inhalt der Nacht Remix)
All Over (Matrixxman Remix)
Never Ending (Minimal Violence Remix)
Vermillion Red (Randstad Remix)
Drama Sky (Sugar Remix)
Burning Chrome (The Lady Machine Remix)

Shatterproof Remixes

Henning Baer - All Over (Inhalt Der Nacht Remix) - MANHIGH

Henning Baer - Shatterproof Remixes 

All Over (Inhalt der Nacht Remix)
All Over (Matrixxman Remix)
Never Ending (Minimal Violence Remix)
Vermillion Red (Randstad Remix)
Drama Sky (Sugar Remix)
Burning Chrome (The Lady Machine Remix)

Get it on Bandcamp:
https://manhighrecordingsbln.bandcamp.com/album/shatterproof-remixes

Henning Baer - All Over (Matrixxman Remix) - MANHIGH

Henning Baer - Never Ending (MinimalViolence Remix) - MANHIGH

Henning Baer - Vermillion Red (Randstad Remix) - MANHIGH

Henning Baer - Drama Sky (Sugar Remix) - MANHIGH

Henning Baer - Burning Chrome (The Lady Machine Remix) - MANHIGH

Over seven years of Grounded Theory and a clutch of celebrated releases to his name, Henning Baer has already proven himself one of the finest Berlin has to offer. With the launch of his MANHIGH imprint, he takes the jump to full control of his own output, freed of the constraints of collaborators and outside artistic direction. Like the groundbreaking experiments after which it is named, the label continuously seeks the rushing forward edge, a mission reflected in its releases, which focus on Henning’s own production and those artists, undiscovered and established, whose work achieves similar altitudes. Reaching the far edges of the atmosphere while remaining aimed at the ground, MANHIGH will regularly push new barriers in techno and beyond.

Distributed by ReadyMade Berlin.

MANHIGH Recordings

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