Release date : October 2021

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When was the last time you were Hearing Colours? 

Long term music companions, and more importantly close friends, Felipe Valenzuela and Argenis Brito unite once more for their collaboration project - FAER, showcasing their timeless chemistry. This time the Berlin based duo have created an innovative four track EP, “The Fraud Era” and it is ready to see the light of day on the blossoming Hearing Colours label which is co-founded by Felipe himself, and Miami based Max Kraushaar. 

Opener “Space Cuts” is a serious and gritty number, with real tenacity, hypnotic synths melt into the snappy and crisp broken drums. Squelchy acid bass leads you down a path of curiosity in “Trick Or Trick”, before being met with an intricate groove that enables you to release the tension. Two dancefloor dynamic tracks, both in their own right. 

The B side showcases the more eclectic and complex side to the pair's productions. Mysterious tones and atmospheres continuously evolve in “Inmersion”, creating an otherworldly yet infectious mood. Mechanical whirrs and bleeps maneuver their way around a glitchy body in the final track, “Fraud Era”. Trippy and eccentric energy for the after party hours, intelligently arranged by two masters of their craft. 

Since their well received “Internal Jokes And Other Matters'' EP on Raum Musik... tastemakers have been patiently waiting for the next FAER encounter, and this will undoubtedly wroth the wait.

HC003 - FAER - The Fraud Era Ep

Release - June 2021

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Junki Inoue presents the second release on his recently founded label SAISEI from prolific Japanese producer Takuya Sugimoto under his COLOGNe alias. Deep Talk EP features 6 tracks originally released on Japanese CD only label Viola in 1999 and is a snapshot of the elevated warped-techno meets IDM productions Sugimoto is so respected for. 
Famous for releasing under many synonyms including COLOGNe, Web and Sammansa it was his EVA EP - the first release on FatCat Records in 1996 that stands out in his recording history. The tracks were in fact licenced from Syzygy Records in Japan, which was one of the main Japanese labels including Viola that homed his work during the 90s era he was most productive in. More recently German label Acido released The Sound There, a mini album of previously unreleased Web material recorded between 1994 and 1995 which was released last year in 2020. 
Deep Talk EP presents 6 tracks of intelligent and elevated techno, which show the balanced and intricate approach Sugimoto applies to his output. It has all the warmth and positive essence of the 90s era of electronic music - combining deep and beautiful sounds with headsy and intricate constructions. This is the first time this music has been made available on the vinyl format. 
SAISEI is a Japanese word which translates to ‘reproduction’ and ‘to play’ (as in playing records). Japanese culture is widely known for its traditional nature just as much as it is for being forward into the future and this label’s concept does justice to exactly that. Having started digging for records as early as 16 years old, Inoue delved into productions from 1990s Japan to uncover these native gems. SAISEI’s core concept is to recapture and reintroduce unique 
pieces of Japanese electronic music onto vinyl, to an audience it never reached before as most of this music was only released in Japan.

A2. Deep Talk (Snippet)

A2 FAER - Trick Or Trick (snippet)

B2 FAER - The Fraud Era (snippet)

B1 FAER - Immersion (snippet)

A1 FAER - Space Cuts (snippet)

The heat is rising with our 5th instalment coming from the volt of Meister Bert Ashra  @b-ashra  veteran from Berlin's 90s underground scene and active still in the city with his Mastering & Sound Design Studio and experimental audio production and studies.

The solo project B. Ashra has existed since 1993. B. Ashra is a live act, DJ, composer, sound designer and mastering engineer. The style is pretty cross-genre and ranges from ambient, experimental, soundscapes and trance techno to deep house and electronic jazz.

For his pure techno and house productions he uses the pseudonym Robert Templa and for the extremely experimental music, trash and gabba he calls himself Hackbert.

Furthermore, B. Ashra is active in several music projects and bands, including: Psychotikum, Cosmic Octave Orchestra, 70db, Morphon and Brain Entertainment Laboratory.

The collection is a double LP With a variety of sounds spacing between Ambient and Minimal - Techno vibes with deep bass-lines and layered melodic progressions written with special care to the evolution of the harmonies such to maintain those hypnotic feeling until the structure comes back together and releases a powerful groove.

A rich Album and a landmark in the growing of the label.

Mastering // B.Ashra
Lacquer // M. Pellegrino at AnalogCut Studio
Artwork // M. Salomone

Pre - Sale

D - Eyes In The Sky (SNIPPET)

Marco Funari’s Music Institute Records make’s a return with it’s first ever release from 1993, remastered and re-released. Another lost house classic !

Label: Music Institute Records – MI71001
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: Germany
Released: Dec 2021
Genre: Electronic
Style: House

Ciao Lee Tong EP

A2. Ciao Lee Tong - Dance Fusion

Opik follow up their debut ‘Feel Yourself’ release on Pork Recordings from 1992 with more gold from the archives. Featuring two unreleased gems in ‘Lovekraft’ and ‘Oscillator’ backed with a special 15 minute version of ‘Travelling Without Moving’, originally featured on the cult ‘Feed Your Head’ compilation.

Label: OPIK ‎– OPIK2
Format: Vinyl, 12", EP, Limited Edition, 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM
Country: Germany
Released: Nov 15th 2021
Genre: Electronic
Style: Progressive House, Ambient, Tech House

Travelling Without Moving

A2. Opik - Oscillator

Artist: Carl Finlow
Title: 430.790 (Incl. Syrte Remix)
Label: Science Cult
Cat No: SCAS6
Format: 12” Vinyl, Purple Colour

Tracklist: 
A1. ADDA
A2. ADDA (Syrte Reaction)
B1. Vorlon
B2. Undiluted
B3. Internalized

It's the penultimate release of the eight-part Astra Spectra series featuring Electro legend Carl Finlow and including a remix by label co-founder Syrte.

Pressed on a limited run of purple vinyl, the colour and name of the EP correspond to Iron on the Fraunhofer Absorption Spectrum of our sun.

Stefan Weise aka Syrte envisioned the “Astra Spectra” series as a celebration of mankind’s vision for space exploration, past and future, while also expressing a love for space science, science fiction and the spirit of discovery. Each release in the series is representative of a color frequency in our sun’s absorption spectrum and the element which is represented by that, hence the name, which means “Solar Spectrum”.

Carl Finlow - 430.790 (Incl. Syrte Remix) (SCAS6)

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Premiere Track → A2. Still Standing

"SWIFT004 presents Dynamic Bones, a fresh project from two Romanian producers working together under a shared alias. The Turbo Noir EP is the result of a focused studio collaboration, with the mix completed alongside Cristi Cons and mastering handled by Marco Pellegrino at Analogcut Mastering. A carefully crafted record that comes with high energy. Get your copy!"

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💿 Label:
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Title: Turbo Noir 
Artist: 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀
Label: 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀
Catalog: SWIFT004
Format: Vinyl 12″, EP

Mixing: Cristian Munteanu
Master: Analogcut 
Artwork: Ariadna Bota
Distribution: deejay.de
Release Date: June 5, 2025. Romania

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