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Splits is a new series of releases from OO Recordings that focuses on connecting two artistic minds into one split release.

The first installment is a Nordic affair with Iceland's Jónbjörn on the A-side and Finland's Torolf Stendik on the B-side. Though stylistically operating in different shades of electronic music, both artists share a knack for relentless experimentation, ingenious use of their chosen array of sounds, and Nordic quirks that are hard to put a finger on. The release spans a spectrum of glitchy experimental with hints of IDM and minimalistic techno with industrial twists on the A-side,  whereas the B-Side combines slower, downtempo-ish tracks with deeper house cuts with acid tips.

Having been fans of both artists for years, we're more than thrilled to present to You the meeting between two mind-bending talents. The release is mastered by Noah Kin.

INFORMATION ON THE ARTISTS:

Jónbjörn
Jónbjörn is an Icelandic DJ/Producer based in Reykjavík. He has been previously seen on releases on such labels as D.KO Records, FALK, Neo Violence, Lagaffe Tales, and pompon records. Together with Viktor Birgis, Jónbjörn runs Lagaffe Tales and sub-label BROT.

Stylistically, Jónbjörn is known for a fine blend of 90’s IDM and industrial soundscapes, with a healthy dose of contemporary techno and electro in the blend. His productions are airy and even minimalistic, yet still driving and heavy. Time spent behind the decks, as well as years lived in Berlin, have shaped Jónbjörn into a producer that effortlessly balances weirded-out experimentation and dancefloor-friendliness. Breezy like a northern gust on the shores of Iceland.

SC: https://soundcloud.com/jonbjorn
IG: https://www.instagram.com/jonbjorn/

Torolf Stendik
Speaking of windy coastal towns, Torolf Stendik hails from Vaasa, Finland. One of the many alter egos of Vesa-Matti Kivioja, Torolf Stendik has previously appeared on stellar releases on Meltdown Deejays and Studio Barnhus. 

Combining a dub-inspired and playful approach to sounds with an off-kilter way of structuring a dance track, Torolf Stendik provides a weirded-out form of Nordicness. Torolf Stendik’s music feels like a constantly shape-shifting amoeba that can take you from point A into outer space in a span of minutes. Each track on the release - as well as pretty much each track of Torolf Stendik in general - feels like another step on a trippy night out.

SC: https://soundcloud.com/torolf-stendik-official
IG: https://www.instagram.com/torolfstendik_official/

Splits 1: Jónbjörn & Torolf Stendik

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Next up on Helsinki's @oorecordings is a split release between Lagaffe Tales co-founder @jonbjorn and Finnish producer @torolfstendik. Jónbjörn embraces breaks, techno and UK club styles, while Torolf covers an impressively broad range of leftfield electronics.

OO Splits 1

Jónbjörn - Kommissar Rex [OO Recordings]

Splits is a new series of releases from OO Recordings that focuses on connecting two artistic minds into one split release.

The first installment is a Nordic affair with Iceland's Jónbjörn on the A-side and Finland's Torolf Stendik on the B-side. Though stylistically operating in different shades of electronic music, both artists share a knack for relentless experimentation, ingenious use of their chosen array of sounds, and Nordic quirks that are hard to put a finger on. The release spans a spectrum of glitchy experimental with hints of IDM and minimalistic techno with industrial twists on the A-side, whereas the B-Side combines slower, downtempo-ish tracks with deeper house cuts with acid tips.

Having been fans of both artists for years, we're more than thrilled to present to You the meeting between two mind-bending talents. The release is mastered by Noah Kin.

Jónbjörn - 13.50

Jónbjörn - T-Rex

Jónbjörn - Tbilisi

Jónbjörn - 8

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Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle (Ian Ellenbogen Edit)

Mastered by: Diego Raposo
Illustration by: MurkyBucket

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RELEASE INFO
ARTIST: TLAZOHTLA
TITLE: “Profunidades EP”
FORMAT: MP3/WAV
LABEL: SHANGO RECORDS
CAT. No: SHNG136
RELEASE DATE: Early September
GENRE: Downtempo/Organic-House
COVER DESIGN: Freddie Wyatt

Born in the dark streets of Cairo, grown to the unforgettable forests of Santa Esmeralda, spending its teen years in Bombay and Tangier markets, mature into the deep spacey Jungle of Ghana we proudly present you a new label from the land of the pyramids: SHANGO RECORDS invites you to an unheard world music psychedelic trip: like through a colorful kaleidoscope we will melt down Indian and Pakistani Vibes, Arab-Tek and Oriental groovy vibes, Afro-Beat rhythms n' pieces, Cumbia Tropicana flavors and cosmic Ghetto-Latin vibes into forbidden sounds of frenzied electronic dancefloor rituals. Outside traditional paths these driving grooves and polyphonic structures take the adventure seeking dancer to Dionysian highs and places never been before.

After everything had quietly sifted through my head a great peace came over me. Here, where the river gently winds through the girdle of hills, lies a soil so saturated with the past that however far back the mind roams one can never detach it from its human background. Christ, before my eyes there shimmered such a golden peace that only a neurotic could dream of turning his head away. So quietly flow the Seine that one hardly notices its presence. It is always there, quiet and unobtrusive, like a great artery running through the human body. In the wonderful peace that fell over me it seemed as if I had climbed to the top of a high mountain; for a little while I would be able to look around me, to take in the meaning of the landscape. Human beings make a strange fauna and flora. From a distance they appear negligible; close up they are apt to appear ugly and malicious. More than anything they need to be surrounded with sufficient space – space even more than time. The sun is setting. I feel this river flowing through me its past, its ancient soil, the changing climate. The hills gently girdle it about: its course is fixed. Tlazohtla is a man of wisdom and pure, unspoiled feelings. This is his first offering for Shango Records. These two tracks can help you save the universe. Funkenschleuder, Sevn (CA), Chomba and Y.Loh leave everything cosmic in your hands and minds with pleasure.

1.TLAZOHTLA “Profundidades”
2.TLAZOHTLA “Ondas ft. Mariana Lom”
3.TLAZOHTLA “Profundidades (FUNKENSCHLEUDER tuning)”
4.TLAZOHTLA “Profundidades (SEVN (CA) remix)”
5.TLAZOHTLA “Ondas ft. Mariana Lom (CHOMBA remix)”
6.TLAZOHTLA “Ondas ft. Mariana Lom (Y.LOH remix)”


Available Early September from selected major online retailers.
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Profundidades (Funkenschleuder tuning)

Profundidades EP

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3.Tlazohtla - Profundidades (Funkenschleuder Tuning)

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Pain

It’s been more than a week since Russia has invaded Ukraine, destroying Ukrainian cities and shattering the lives of millions of people, whose world will never be the same again. The Ukrainian music and culture community is devastated by the shocking crimes of the Russian government. We wish for peace in our country above all, and we are doing everything in our power to support the people of Ukraine.

Right now It is most critical to raise funds for the Ukrainians bravely defending their country, and for those, who had to leave their homes behind. Therefore, Standard Deviation has joined forces with @Mystictrax — a Ukrainian label run by Lostlojic, for our most important release: РАЗОМ ЗА УКРАЇНУ / TOGETHER FOR UKRAINE — a compilation by 65 Ukrainian and International artists to be sold exclusively via Bandcamp. All profits from this release will be split between the following charity funds, supporting the people of Ukraine:

- The ‘Return Alive’ Fund, helping at the Ukrainian front 
- National Bank of Ukraine Fundraising Account for Humanitarian Assistance 
- ‘Ukraine Pride’ Fund for LGBTQIA+ soldiers and LGBTQIA+ people affected by the war
- ‘Голос Дітей’ Fund, helping children affected by the war

We would like to express special gratitude to all the artists who got involved, mastering engineers who helped supporting the project, Poly Chain and Omon Breaker, who co-curated the release while being in the midst of war, Wolfgang Tillmans for providing the artwork, Julia Crescitelli for her video art, Ivan Tsanko for providing the typography, Modern Matters for helping with the release.

We are sincerely grateful to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and to every soldier, every volunteer, every activist, every person who brings us closer to victory and freedom.

Artists: 3Ddancer, Acidic Male, Albert Van Abbe, Alinka, Amber Cox, Aquarian, Arthur Kriulyn, Ben Sims, Bios & Poly Chain, Bjarki & Yet Unnamed Artist, Bodro, Carbon 96 (Zoë Mc Pherson + Ciarra Black), CEM, Clasps, D.Dan, DJ Marcelle/Another Nice Mess, Dasha Rush, Decka & The Lady Machine, Distortion, Eea Fka M.E.S.H., Elad Magdasi, Espen Lauritzen, Ezy & DJ Tool, Flora Yin Wong, Ghetto89, Hector Oaks, Henning Baer, Human Margareeta, Inatist, Incorrect Waves, JANEIN, Jay Glass Dubs, Job Sifre, Julia Govor, Jonbjorn, Kangding Ray, Laurent Garnier & Scan X, Lostlojic, Loweast, Mime, Marcel Dune, Mchy I Porosty, Kittin, Narciss, Nene H, Omon Breaker, Pablo Bozzi, Phase Fatale, Phil Molchanov, Podat & Panghoud, Projekt Gestalten, Quelza, Sasha Trey, Schacke, Sha Ru, Smezkh, Symonenko, Tapefeed, Terence Fixmer, Trs Kzk, Wallis, Whaler, Zvrra, ŸDV, ϙue, Wolfgang Tillmans.

Curated by Lostlojic, Mystictrax, Poly Chain, Omon Breaker, Standard Deviation, Modern Matters, Agnese Ghinassi
Artwork by Wolfgang Tillmans 
Creative Direction by Paul Georg and Agnese Ghinassi
Typographic design by Ivan Tsanko
Video by Julia Crescitelli
Text by Nastya Zamorska
Mastered by Gian & Daniele @ Dadub Matering, Joel Krozer @ Six bit Deep, Alain Pau @ Alain Paul Mastering, Aquarian track @ EastEndMastering, Carbon 96 track @Conor Dalton Mastering

РАЗОМ ЗА УКРАЇНУ / TOGETHER FOR UKRAINE

Bandcamp

Jónbjörn - Kyote [РАЗОМ ЗА УКРАЇНУ / TOGETHER FOR UKRAINE]

Aspetuck - Rip Van Winkle (Jónbjörn Remix)
Half Light Half Dark Remixes [ASP013 / Aspetuck (Self-release)]

Produced by Griff Fulton
Additional Production by Jónbjörn Finnbogason
Mastered by Amandra
Artwork by Aspetuck
Released by Aspetuck from New York, US
Release Date : March 25th. 2022

Jónbjörn (Reykjavík, Iceland)
https://soundcloud.com/jonbjorn
https://www.facebook.com/jonbjornlagaffe
https://www.instagram.com/jonbjorn

Aspetuck (New York, US)
https://soundcloud.com/aspetuck
https://www.facebook.com/aspetuckmusic
https://www.instagram.com/aspetuckmusic
https://aspetuck.bandcamp.com

Oslated.
http://www.oslated.com
https://soundcloud.com/oslated
https://oslated.bandcamp.com
https://formaviva.com/oslated

Half Light Half Dark Remixes

Rip Van Winkle (Jónbjörn Remix)

Support & Buy

Aspetuck - Rip Van Winkle (Jónbjörn Remix) [Aspetuck]

Vinyl: inchbyinch.lnk.to/LAGAFFE010

Spotify: spoti.fi/3XqSvTL0
Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/10-years-of-lagaffe-tales/3966023


The Lagaffe boys have a special one for you. Lagaffe 10 marks the 10th EP in our vinyl series and serves as a perfect way to end our 10th year in existence. To mark this occasion we are releasing a 4 tracker with our founders and label regulars.

The EP opens up with Cohen Social Club by Flexi Leifs aka Felix Leifur. Our man Felix lost his drum machines last spring but luckily he found a guitar and some drums. The track starts off with suspicious sounding guitar notes that somehow up as pure beauty, giving hope in the darkest of places. Frodo with the ring stuff, if you know what I mean. Playful reverbs and echos give the tune the classic Felix Leifur feel to it!

Moff & Tarkin has the next track "Pure Fury", some breakbeats and cheesy disco vocals, why change a winning recipe?

Next up is "We are not alone " by label boss Jonbjörn. I think this is what Elton John meant when he said "thank god for those electro bangers!" Solid 909 drum work featuring dramatic chords and some original vocal work. If you can spot the sample write us on Soundcloud and you might win a year's worth of LaCafe Tales!

With "Að handan" Viktor Birgiss comes back to the label in style. Our mastering engineer described it as having the loudest kickdrum in history, imagine that! Lo fi dub sounding drums interlaced with atmospheric chords, made for those late night intimate moments on the dancefloor, again Frodo with the ring stuff, if you know what I mean.

Mastering: Bob 'Macc' Macciochi at Subvert Central Mastering
Artwork: Jónbjörn Finnbogason
Pressing & Distribution: Inch By Inch Distribution

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We're Not Alone [10 Years of Lagaffe Tales]

Artist: Various Artists
Title: FOR A BITTER TOMORROW: Band 2
Premiere Artist: Jónbjörn
Track Title: Chica
Label: Bitterfeld Musik
Cat #: BIT007
Release date: 17.03.2023
Format: vinyl, digital

@jonbjorn
@bitterfeldmusik

Bitterfeld Musik returns with their second sampler, FOR A BITTER TOMORROW: Band 2. With this we welcome back label mainstay, Interviews along with additions to the label, Salomo, Qwerty and Jónbjörn for a collection of detriot electro, techno and braindance.

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Premiere | Jónbjörn - Chica (BIT007)

OO Recordings is proud to present a damn near perfect blend of high-flying experimentation, moody ambient and dancefloor-worthy remixes in the form of an EP by the Ukrainian multi-talent Smezkh.

Taking the listener into a digitally distorted visit to a universal state of place known as a village, Smezkh paints an audio picture that is tranquil at times, yet surrounds the listener with hectic - even disturbing - moments that underline both the beauty that prevails in the world and the hardship of the time the artist and his peers find themselves in. Hope and universal lightness always exist but this is clouded by the terrors of mankind. A product of a disastrous time in their home country and the world at large, it is nearly impossible to hear the hardship that has engulfed the creative process from which this EP came. Even with cases of serious power outages, turmoil and personal distress, this EP is a testament to the very creative drive that makes us human and proves that art in many forms is a way to capture the spirit of an era and not just the facts and statistics.

This is an EP that deserves your ears, and no short-handed descriptions of the tracks could ever do it justice. The personal view of the artist on the release is to be heard and not explained. The EP is finished off by remixes by fellow ukrainian Revshark, the Helsinki-based Fleur Amser and Iceland’s creative mastermind Jónbjörn.

Artist’s note:
‘The tracks have eloquent titles for a reason, like the names of paintings or Ukrainian poems. These are memories, strong memories of childhood, summer holidays in the village, my great-grandmother, grandmother, cherry blossoms, a mud hut, and a big willow tree in front of the yard. But memories pass quickly, just like childhood. That's why it's important to preserve this treasure, it helps us to live on.’

Smezkh and OO Recordings would like to remind you of the importance of continued support to Ukraine. If you have the means, we would like to encourage you to donate to Future Sich, through this link: sich.ngo/en/donate and follow here: www.instagram.com/future.sich/

https://oorecordings.bandcamp.com/album/joyful-and-a-little-sad-ep

Artist
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smezkh/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/smezkh
https://soundcloud.com/jonbjorn

Label
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oo_recordings
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oorecordings
Bandcamp: https://oorecordings.bandcamp.com/

PREMIERE: Smezkh - August Evening In The Village (Jónbjörn Remix) [OO Recordings]

Sentinel of the Spaceways

Rocketnumbernine - Matthew and Toby (Four Tet Remix)

MDO & Soft Fit - Untitled

[LB010] VA – FURY, the fifth various of Listening Blue, is an eclectic selection.  Gathering nine independent artists from different backgrounds, locations, and especially sensitivities toward sounds.
“Fury” is here to express a certain degree of intensity provoked by sound. An awakening, but nothing related to anger.
Made out from a six month soundcloud dig, this selection reflects what Listening Blue has been attracted to during this time. 
From Techno to Experimental flavors. It is as much destined for club use as it is for lonely private listening.

Soma - Generative

Vicky Zissou releases "Missione Natura EP" on Circular Limited. Monument premieres track "May" from the release, that will be out on January 7th.

@vicky-zissou
@circularlimited

Missione Natura

MNMT Premiere: Vicky Zissou – May

OO Recordings is an independent label, run by @raule123, @djaleksialeksi and @handshaking. OO focuses on music with electronic and leftfield touches. O to O was a show on Noods Radio. And a club night at times.

OO vol. 1 - 2017
OO vol. 2 - 2019
OO Splits 1 - 2021
OO Splits 2 - 2022
OOR005 - January 2023
OOR006 - November 2024
OOR007 - TBA 2025

Sub-label releases:
OORFD001 - TBC 2025
OORFD - TBC 2025