Some would call it wasted time, others would claim they'd found their path. Many would call it a period of reflection, some may have squirreled those reflections away to face at a later date. A rule book to this scenario did not exist, experiences and reactions differed from person to person; it was a matter of taking things day-by-day for there was no knowing what might lie around the corner...

For their next release Bologna's Random Numbers have rallied together 16 artists for their most ambitious compilation to date. Featuring a stacked lineup of label mates and artists who move in similar sonic circles, the aptly titled 'Second Wave' succeeds their Parallel Routes V/A which saw the light of day at the beginning of the first lockdown. Over 12 hypnotic and mystical tracks, artists like MR TC, Eva Geist and Steve Pepe and Patricia Kokett, channel the moods and feelings we've all experienced over the last year; feelings of absence, desire and necessity.

PREMIERE: Patricia Kokett - PSY [Random Numbers]

N.I.M is proud to present the second volume of their V/A series "Unification of Harsh Realities"

14 tracks focused on the harsh realms of EBM & Industrial to create a sinister unification.

Mastered by Demian Visgarra

Artwork by SIN OF THE FATHER

WLDV
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/wldv
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeLoveDolceVita
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/welovedolcevita/

N.I.M [Northern Industrial Movement]
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/northern_industrial_mvmnt
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NorthernIndustrialMovement
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northern_industrial_movement/

PREMIERE: WLDV - Misterium Tenbris (N.I.M [Northern Industrial Movement])

Hailing from Saint Brieuc, France, Estuary Tapes kicks off its story by bringing to life a bold eleven-track compilation. On board: Tabensi, Théo Muller, and Transe Ar Gwez, the guides of the journey, plus Los Pashminas, A-Tweed (SXDNS222), Oltrefuturo, Kendu Bari, Shjva, XCI, Isabel Del Bosco, and Orphic – a true constellation of young and talented producers from various corners of this unfair and doomed little planet of ours who spared no efforts to bring the best of their games for the compilation.

From dusk till dawn, from darkness to light, the release encompasses many a genre and aims nothing but to please the fans of high-quality underground electronic music out there.

Premiered here, the stunning closing theme of the VA comes from the mastermind of the creative Portuguese virtuoso XCI. Named after the Greek god of fire, who is best known for defying his Olympian counterparts by stealing fire from them and giving it to humanity in the form of technology, knowledge, and more generally civilization, “Prometheus” comes packed with a magnificent cosmic and starry aura, as if its mesmerising synth layers were paying a tribute to the beautiful sky of Athens in 3000 BCE.

You can find (and buy) this and other music pearls on the Bandcamp page of the label: https://estuarytapes.bandcamp.com/

Follow @x-c-i and @estuary-tapes, peeps!

PREMIERE544 // XCI - Prometheus

HEADMAN – DeTurning
Release Date: Format:
Cat No:
Friday 24.11.2023 Digital
RR121

The music featured on Headman’s DeTurning album conjures a similar effect to people who have experienced a near death encounter seeing their entire lives pass before their eyes, with a series of seemingly disconnected experiences forming a dreamlike narrative.

PRE-ORDER: https://headman.lnk.to/DeTurning
https://soundcloud.com/headman

DeTurning

PREMIERE: Headman - No Surprises  [ Relish ]

https://soundcloud.com/nickhanzo
https://soundcloud.com/antakaatweed
https://soundcloud.com/bellydanceservices
🛒 https://bellydanceservices.bandcamp.com
🔊 https://youtu.be/aBy7okVqJVA

Belly Dance Services proudly celebrates its 20th release with "Cult Over Apollo", a captivating collaboration between label head Nick Hanzo and the enigmatic A-Tweed. The jubilee release presents two original tracks: "Cult Over Apollo" and "Urania”, complemented by two spellbinding remixes.

Barcelona-based maestro Ludviq, revered as the driving force behind "Bonkers Music," infuses his unique style into his raspy remix of ”Cult Over Apollo”. Meanwhile Günce Aci from Istanbul returns to the label with her distinctive remix, adding an aura of alluring mystique to “Urania”.
Embark with Belly Dance Services on a hypnotic journey through electronic soundscapes that will enchant your senses.

Tracklist: 

1) Cult Over Apollo
2) Cult Over Apollo (Ludviq's Raspy Remix)
3) Urania
4) Urania (Gunce Aci Remix)

PREMIERE: Nick Hanzo & A-Tweed - Urania [Belly Dance Services]

Watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSU3kLrvf7w&t=12s
deathdecaymagic.bandcamp.com
blacklightsmoke.bandcamp.com
www.instagram.com/blacklightsmoke/

Reinventions 13

Gravity

Schattenwald-Old Dreams

10 am

LOCAL VERS

After the huge success of our previous MME909 by Traxx and Npnk, here is a new selection of industrial, post-punk, EBM edits selected and made by Dunkeltier also known as Sneakers DJ (Uncanny Valley, Frigio…). 
Dunkeltier has worked to give a second life to those very obscure tracks and needed to be adjusted. Giving tribute to the defunct artist Kozmonaut on this new extended version of “The Mann”. “Tanzmusik” by Absolute Body Control was originally 1:40 and completely underexploited, we have now a strong solid dance floor killer!
“Saturday Night” by eM (also known as SM Nurse) was originally only released on tape and needed a proper restoration. And some of you will probably recognise the final track “A Dey” but completely remixed by Dunkeltier.

whole release preview:
https://soundcloud.com/macadam-mambo/mme4004-dunkeltier-riling-preview-nov-2014

Tracklisting:
A1: Kozmonaut – The Mann (Dunkeltier Ajustement) 6:36
A2: Absolute Body Control – Tanzmusik (Sneakers ‘Dunkle Phase’ Ajustement) 6:23
B1: eM – Saturday Night (Dunkeltier 7er Re-Dub) 3:41
B2: A Dey (Sneakers Dunkeltier Remix) 7:11


On "Tanzmusik":

I really was kind of shocked nobody did an edit before as this snippet-like killer track from 1987 is a must play.

I was able to stretch 'Tanzmusik' (dance music) from 1:26 min to more than 6 minutes without feeling any boredom while listening. It's not my credits, it's the genius of this classic wave band.

I felt having a good run so I did it in one go.

As the name says i added lot's of phasing which works more than well on the original short synth loop modulation.
So (you'll) have  fun with a 3-band-EQ on your DJ-desk! :)

The same edit of "Tanzmusik" is also included here on the official ABC picture disc from 2016:

https://www.discogs.com/Absolute-Body-Control-Forbidden-Games/release/8395405
Buy it for cheap here:
sleepless-berlin.com/store/p194/ABSOLUTE_BODY_CONTROL_-_FORBIDDEN_GAMES_%28picturedisc%29.html

Absolute Body Control - Tanzmusik (SNEAKERS 'DUNKLE PHASE' AJUSTEMENT)

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