This was our first CD release.
XLR8R REVIEW! 
The grinding acid assemblage of the best cuts from NYC's biggest Electro label on this their retrospective comp, is speckled with unreleased goodies and tracks from as far back as 96. Prepare yourself for heavy , bass-driven electro. This ain't no minimal experimental album. Even breaks heads will love tracks like Scape Ones "Android robotics," while Decals "From the Inside" can do some serious dance floor damage. An emotional ride with EMS's "Take my Time" takes the edge off of the overall acid feel of this album. Remember your squatting days in that abandoned industrial site? This was your Soundtrack!
DMatrix

Freezie Freekie - Slow Decay-NYC

A2 -DFD - One More Time ERP Remix

In recent years, Blackploid has come to be one of Central Processing Unit’s signature artists. The German producer has averaged more than a record a year for the Sheffield imprint since he first landed on CPU in 2021. This prolific run continues with Cosmic Drama, Blackploid’s second LP for the label. The album takes the baton from its predecessor Enter Universe in style, delivering twelve tracks of top-quality machine-funk that draw down from electro’s classic artists while also imbuing proceedings with a playfulness that very much gives things a signature Blackploid-ish flavour.

Cosmic Drama sets its stall out from the off. The opening run of ‘Alien’, ‘World Construction’ and ‘Virtual State’ all deliver piston-snapping beats which anchor pleasing melanges of B-movie synth lines. Alongside this, Blackploid adds little flourishes which add buoyancy to each joint - a syncopated bassline reminiscent of I-f’s late-90s classic ‘Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass’, crackling robo-voiced commands, skittering synth chords which wash across the mix and so on. It’s the work of someone completely at ease with their craft, comfortable enough to take risks without upsetting the apple cart of their sound’s core appeal.

Blackploid’s idiosyncratic approach to synth work is something which distinguishes Cosmic Drama from the pack. Electro has long been a genre which prides itself on innovation on the keys, but few producers are willing to push their sonics as far as Blackploid does - take the seasick churn of pads and processors on ‘Multiverse’, for instance, or the way John Carpenter-esque single-note lines dovetail with gurgling synthetic pulses and eerie, spacious chords on ‘The Lab’, a highlight of Cosmic Drama’s midsection.

Cosmic Drama skips along at club tempo throughout - every one of these joints will get bodies moving in dark rooms across the galaxy. However, even when tracks maintain their single-minded pursuit of machine-funk perfection, they never forget to deliver on the hooks. Blackploid has lead lines (and counter-melodies) to burn here, and each track knots them together in ever-more intriguing ways as they plough onwards. Drexciyan heads will be thrilled by the sci-fi delights of ‘Species’, for instance, while Blackploid brings melodies as cold as they are catchy on the aptly-named ‘Polar Dunes’. By the time Cosmic Drama hits upon the vroom-vrooming bassline line of closer ‘Contact’, you’re fully enthralled to the album’s combination of broken-beat heft and synthetic melodiousness.

RIYL: Drexciya, I-f, Cygnus, AFX

Cosmic Drama

Blackploid - Cosmic Drama

Here it is.. the final chapter from Orbital Mechanics! Founded by Sound Synthesis and JDSK back in 2021 and what a journey it has been. To finish in a nice way the 10th and final chapter is a double 12". Thanks for the support, transmission out...The End?

Pre-orders already up on Clone, Deejay.de and more soon. https://clone.nl/item79464.html

Mastering: Johanz Westerman

Sound Synthesis - Orbital 110 LP

Hawaiian Surfer vs ELVEX - Echoes From Below

Attention Electro lovers! 🚀 The Xuntanza series from Fanzine Records is back with its highly anticipated Vol. V.

This new EP is a true gem, bringing together some of the most influential and exciting names in the scene: Plant43, Umwelt, Bombyx Blow, Robert Cosmic, and Slit Observers. Get ready for a deep and avant-garde sonic journey that will leave no one indifferent.

You can pre-order your copy now via the Fanzine Records Bandcamp! Don't miss out!

Xuntanza Vol. V will be available to everyone starting July 4th. Mark your calendars and get ready to add it to your collection!

A1 - Plant43 - Integrated Hardware
A2 - Umwelt - Signal Alert 
A3 - Bombyx blow - Paisajes
B1 - Robert Cosmic - Voces Desde El Norte
B2 - Slit Observers - Criminal Station 


Artwork by Burgalego
Masters by Human Mastering

Xuntanza Vol. V - Fanzine Records 021

https://hilltowndiscouk.bandcamp.com/album/hil013-spiral

Released 01/07/25
Distributed by Bordello A Parigi
Artwork by Gary Lazereyes
Mastered by Reel Mastering

PREMIERE : The Spy - Evil Wins (Privacy Remix)

@crossovernetwork
@hilltown-disco

Hilltown Disco returns with their 12th Angel in our ongoing 'Angel Series', Persephone.

All profit goes towards the worthy mental-health project, Art Angel, who continue to change the lives of people in the Dundee area. The charity is run by those who have been through similar experiences, and offers a safe place for people to discover and rediscover themselves through many different art-forms. You can find out more at:

www.artangeldundee.org.uk

Joining the label to help raise awareness and funds are; Ivna Ji, Chupacabras, Hayter, Crossover Network, Rapha, Romphea, and Marickville Electronique.

Artwork designed by Sarah Mattison, original piece by Art Angel participant - Mark Hamilton.

Released 1st August 2025
Mastered by Ben Pest.

Massive thank you to all those involved and those who continue to support the series.


https://hilltowndiscouk.bandcamp.com/album/persephone

PREMIERE: Crossover Network - Echos Of Ultra [AS012]

"Hilltown Disco returns with their 12th Angel in our ongoing 'Angel Series', Persephone.

All profit goes towards the worthy mental-health project, Art Angel, who continue to change the lives of people in the Dundee area. The charity is run by those who have been through similar experiences, and offers a safe place for people to discover and rediscover themselves through many different art-forms. You can find out more at:

www.artangeldundee.org.uk

Joining the label to help raise awareness and funds are; Ivna Ji, Chupacabras, Hayter, Crossover Network, Rapha, Romphea, and Marickville Electronique.

Artwork designed by Sarah Mattison, original piece by Art Angel participant - Mark Hamilton.

Released 1st August 2025
Mastered by Ben Pest.

Massive thank you to all those involved and those who continue to support the series.
#electronicmusic #premiere #hypnoticgroove #newmusic #hayter #hilltowndisco

Hayter
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/hayter_cm
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hayter_cm/

Hilltown Disco
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/hilltown-disco
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hilltown.disco/

PREMIERE: Hayter - Patience (Hilltown Disco)

prod @hellarixh
venus 

feel like edward scissorhands
let me clip your angel wings
i can see youre withering
show you all the finer things
im with you forever babe
i would never leave you lone 
dreaming of a city scape
calling you over the phone
never put ur faith in me
in the end we’ll turn to stone 
running out of remedys 
trapped inside your cyclone
babe my life is armageddon
wish i had you in my arms
your love is a weapon
i can keep you out of harms way
reoccurring nightmares 
i can show you where your dreams are made
wish i could relive it all 
the memories begin to fade

armageddonn (hellarixh)

Catharthic

https://www.facebook.com/Placid-191249620933551/

A2 -DFD - One More Time ERP Remix

Placid_88