Pre-order vinyl: 
https://needsnfp.bandcamp.com/album/needs-x-gvr-present-the-future-of-vinyl

Needs moves into the future of vinyl production partnering with Green Vinyl Records in Holland to produce a 100% recyclable record which uses 60% less energy cost compared to traditional vinyl production methods. This revolutionary step in vinyl history features the production skills of Saoirse, Reptant, Sansibar, Pugilist, LUXE and Hassan Abou Alam.

For Needs 009 we welcome another all-star lineup of producers, established and emerging, from around the world. Featuring room 1 ready techno from one of the scenes leading lights Saoirse; a bass heavy, electro-tech weapon from Melbourne's Pugilist; the cosmic electro baselines of the irrepressible Reptant; an otherworldly space excursion courtesy of Norway’s finest Sansibar; dancehall inflected acid trance from London-based up and comer LUXE; and to round things off some twisted breaky tech-house from Egypt’s latest export Hassan Abou Alam.

THE PROBLEM
With 4.3m vinyl sales in the UK last year (the 12th consecutive year of growth), it’s clear that vinyl is back in a BIG way. But the basic technological principles of record pressing have not changed for a century. While the vinyl boom has been a bright spot for physical media lovers and the record industry alike, pressing vinyl poses a more urgent environmental concern than it did in the format’s heyday. At times, the process can seem almost antithetical to green living. Records are made of PVC, which comes from refined oil and can take up to 1,000 years to decompose in a landfill. Traditional pressing machines are powered by steam boilers that require fossil fuels to generate heat and pressure; the water used is treated with anti-corrosive chemicals in order to prevent rusting, thus creating more wastewater. And that’s just the pressing procedure.

Consider, then, vinyl’s packaging and distribution. The ink that’s used to print cover art and liner notes is traditionally solvent-based, meaning it contains volatile organic compounds that can contribute to the production of ozone. Once the record is encased in a beautiful jacket, it’s then shrink-wrapped in plastic wrap before boarding a gas-burning, carbon-emitting truck to ship. Suddenly the choice to buy physical music shifts from an action that helps sustain an artist’s career, to one that potentially threatens broader sustainability.

THE SOLUTION
In 2019 Needs started conversations with Green Vinyl, a brand new pressing plant based in Holland, who have devised a revolutionary production method which uses injection moulding rather than steam energy, equalling 60% less energy cost than the traditional vinyl production. It also uses no PVC and is a 100% recyclable product, meaning you can dispose of it in your home recycling bin.

The other benefits are that the record sounds better (it has a wider frequency spectrum), it cannot warp, and it also has a longer play life.

The key features of a Green Vinyl produced record are:
- Injection Moulding instead of steam pressing
- 60% less energy cost 
- No PVC
 - 100% recyclable product
- Wider frequency spectrum - sound is equal or better than traditional vinyl pressing 
- Longer stamper life time - can be played more than 400 times (traditional vinyl starts to deteriorate after 100 plays)
- Rapid vinyl turnaround of 8 weeks (wait times are generally 12-16 weeks)
- No warping of records 
- No paper labels

Green Vinyl is currently the only pressing plant in the world with this technology and we are proud and honoured to be the first label to work with them and share this amazing new technology with you all.

Join us as we change the future of vinyl <3

A3. Reptant - The Last Laugh (Needs 009)

A new mix by Pyramid Of Knowledge who has released music on Hard Beach Entertainment label, Dream Ticket Records and Beyond The Bridge. He is also part of the Giorgio Celeste & The Cobra project together with S.O.N.S  ▶️

Expect a mix of trance, techno, and acid classics.

For more music:
www.discoesencia.com

Pyramid Of Knowledge  info:

@pyramidofknowledge	
@hardbeachentertainment

Esencia 043 - Pyramid Of Knowledge

En Route w/ Kendal feat. Interlinked - 06.03.22

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Buy on bandcamp

Simon Sim's - Progress Island (Original)

Max Graef's digi-dub alter ego gets a psycho-synthetic remix from OK SPIRIT co-founder, DJ Neewt.

'Wutai' is out December 6th on OK SPIRIT.

Pre-order: bit.ly/2KxOQRd

@djneewt
@employ33
@okspirit

Premiere: Employee - Wutai Tape Mix (Neewt's Psychic South Mix) [OK SPIRIT]

@tammohesselink

Bandcamp https://bit.ly/2YjKoNf
Bordello a Parigi https://bit.ly/3didXmw
Clone https://bit.ly/2CjXIZm
Deejay.de https://bit.ly/2YhUqhN
Delsin https://bit.ly/3hKsT05
HHV https://bit.ly/3hKsT05
Juno https://bit.ly/37JPbKQ
Lobster Records https://bit.ly/2NgDvpu
Redeye https://bit.ly/3dfIuRX
Rush Hour https://bit.ly/37JKm4i
Technique.co.jp https://bit.ly/2BljCuS

Bandcamp

Tammo - Easy To See - Nous'klaer 020 (previews)

Leeds based @adampits is absolutely one of the most talented producers we've addicted to in the past two years.

after some truly dope releases on Holding Hands, Coastal Haze, X-Kalay, and a fresh collab on Planet Euphorique, it's a pleasure to have him on board for the 33rd edition of the Bazaar Mix.

sweeping drive safely rolls all the way to god in this mental mix,
back to the tribes.

artwork: Hadar Barak

Bazaar 33 || Adam Pits

For the first record of the new decade Outer Zone welcomes Modus’ triumphant return for this second part of his “Triple M” sequence.

Standing in direct contrast to the stasis much of modern life has been held in, this EP offers up an opportunity to vicariously enjoy a world, where the futuristic vistas that techno promised at its genesis seem present. Machinic cycles, looping escapism and understated funk are the axes in which this space is rendered, a space that for a moment allows us some respite from stillness.

Pre-order: https://outerzone.bandcamp.com/album/triple-m-ep-part-two

Distributed by Rubadub

Modus - Triple M EP (Part Two) - Clips

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  @aheloy

        Five metallic tracks from Poland’s Aheloy! 

          Mixed and mastered by The Herbalist.

               Artwork by James Vinciguerra.
                           
Distro through Above Board

Pre Order at the usual suspects

Out November 2020
 
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Aheloy! - THEORY002

https://outerzone.bandcamp.com/album/triple-m-ep-part-two

For the first record of the new decade Outer Zone welcomes Modus’ triumphant return for this second part of his “Triple M” sequence.

Standing in direct contrast to the stasis much of modern life has been held in, this EP offers up an opportunity to vicariously enjoy a world, where the futuristic vistas that techno promised at its genesis seem present. Machinic cycles, looping escapism and understated funk are the axes in which this space is rendered, a space that for a moment allows us some respite from stillness.