Toronto based artists Ciel and Dan Only collaborate as Cloudsteppers to drop their debut EP - The Limit

Pre order: https://bit.ly/32vSVxG

Available 20/05/2022

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XK025 | Cloudsteppers - The Limit

Lewis "LT" Taylor returns to X-Kalay with the blistering "Disc Trail" - pumped up prog and hazy breaks with a No Moon remix on the flip! >:)

Pre order: https://bit.ly/3ycvyHb

Available 20/05/2022

@lg_t
@nomoontrax

XK026 | LT - Disc Trail (inc. No Moon Remix)

After debuting on the label way back when, Escape Artist returns to X-Kalay with a diverse EP of proggy electro, techno and mesmeric ambient. Roza Terenzi joins the trip on remix duty!

Pre order: https://bit.ly/3D3GpHk

Available 27/05/2022

@escapeartistaus
@roza-terenzi

XK028 | Escape Artist - Wanna Dance? (incl. Roza Terenzi Remix)

Escape Artist inaugurates the X-Kalay mix series - join him as he takes us on a heady journey traversing wormholes through the realms of dance 🌀

His latest EP on X-Kalay is available here 👉 bit.ly/3D3GpHk

@escapeartistaus

XKM001 | Escape Artist

Maara drops her second EP of 2022 and debuts on X-Kalay with the seductive ‘Spiral 2 the Other Side’. Channeling divine feminine frequencies the Canadian delivers a hypnotic, ritual-ready 4-tracker dripping in dark room throb. We’re hyped to welcome her to the label, this one SLAPS!

Pre order: https://bit.ly/3trKgu2

Available 01/07/2022

@maara

XK027 | Maara - Spiral 2 the Other Side

Maruwa drops her first EP of 2022 and debuts on X-Kalay with "Liquid Night" - a noirish exploration of big room rave and proggy NRG 😈 Comes correct with a Rudolf C remix on the flip!

Pre order: https://bit.ly/3E2ENjz

Available 21/10/2022

@maruwa1
@rudolf-c

XK029 | Maruwa - Liquid Night (incl. Rudolf C Remix)

From the fertile ground that gave us X-Kalay comes a new initiative. Christened "Another Place", the inaugural release, courtesy of London’s Ocean Stirs (aka Tom Jarmey), sets the label’s stall out with a glorious volley of lush breakbeat ballistics. Future Retro founder Tim Reaper assumes remix duties, bringing a hefty dose of jungle acceleration 🔥

Pre order: https://bit.ly/3Whpfzm

Available 25/11/2022

@tom-jarmey
@tim-reaper

ANP001 | Ocean Stirs - Luminescent (incl. Tim Reaper Remix)

Next up on X-Kalay it's fresh heat from one of the finest among a current generation of prog-inclined producers. Navigate the mystic zone and achieve ascension with Guy Contact's "Out of My Head (Into My Body)" - a sublime exploration of utopian dancefloor utility ♨️

Pre order: https://bit.ly/3YC5YK4

Available 30/01/2023

@guycontact

XK031 | Guy Contact - Out of My Head (Into My Body)

Bristolian stalwart Remotif drops the fourth installment in the X-Kalay mix series and delivers a pacey, genre defying mix spanning ambient techno, slamming trance, frenetic tribal tools, half-time dnb and proggy jungle. Start your week right, but don't say we didn't warn you 🥵 Theme of the mix is: FAST 

@remotif

XKM004 | Remotif

The fifth instalment in the fledgling X-Kalay mix series is delivered by Berlin based DJ, Zeynep. Here she contributes a heady blend of propulsive club centric sounds; seamlessly moving through contemporary styles of house, acid and trance. 

In her own words: "I recorded this mix in winter dreaming of warmer days and sunny raves. One and a half hours full of energy driven stompy tunes that release huge euphoria in me. I hope you enjoy this mix as much as me when I was recording it since it’s for one of my favorite labels out there. Hi-NRG 4 EVER 🗣️!"

@zeynep

XKM005 | Zeynep

Bristol mainstay Remotif debuts on X-Kalay and heralds the label's 30th release, complete with a bonus digital-only remix from Youandewan.

Pre-order: tinyurl.com/2b5mmj93

Available 31st July 2023

@remotif
@youandewan

XK030 | Remotif - In the Blink of a Cosmic Eye (incl. Youandewan Digital-Only Bonus Remix)

Ronan lands with renewed focus and a new EP for nascent X-Kalay sub-label, Another Place. Musing on personal crossroads, ‘Leaves of Life’ is evocative and truly genre-spanning; the lush and introspective sounds of Ronan at his finest 💠

Pre-order: https://tinyurl.com/e7xpc69a

Available 01/09/2023

@ronan-music

ANP002 | Ronan - Leaves of Life

Bringing fresh electro styles and mutant bass in spades, No Moon contributes a recording of his recent set at Dalston Den, London for the sixth instalment in the X-Kalay mix series.

@nomoontrax

XKM006 | No Moon @ Dalston Den, London

Qnete’s back in the building for a third X-Kalay release and it’s an anticipated return for the Leipzig native - four diverse but coherently related tracks with pit stops in prog, deep house and midwest electro 🪐

Pre-order: tinyurl.com/2p89rxrc

Available 29/09/2023

@qnete

XK032 | Qnete - Still Play This EP

The original display of dazzling graphics that I saw, were characterised by their balance, not what shapes they contained. 

>> A DJ we're going back to over and over again right now - Ukranian selector and digger extraordinaire, @diskevich, takes us on a journey through golden era tech house and electro

XKM007 | diskevich

Rising UK talent Kepler strikes a balance between dancefloor utility and introspection on his X-Kalay debut, “Lowlife”. Huge tech house incursions straight out of Leeds!

Pre-order: bit.ly/46KsSlO

Available 30/11/2023

@keplerleeds

XK033 | Kepler - Lowlife

Ahead of her appearance at the forthcoming X-Kalay label night at Zur Klappe Berlin on 15/12, Carly Zeng joins the mix series with a live recording of her recent warm up set at her own party; Dissident. One and a half hours+ of expertly crafted deep house, tribal and progressive rhythms. Enjoy!

@carly-zeng

XKM008 | Carly Zeng Live @ Dissident, Berlin

In dialogue with both past and future, Slapfunk protégé Julian Anthony drops his debut solo EP and touches down with a 4-track invocation of classic 90s house 🌪️

Pre-order: tinyurl.com/c6n8xt3w

Available 12/02/2024

@juliananthonydj

XK034 | Julian Anthony - Full Moon Fever

Australian duo @in2stellar serve up one hour of deep space minimalism for number 009 in the mix series 🌀

XKM009 | In2stellar

Following in the sublime wake of releases from Ronan and Ocean Stirs, Christopher Ledger is the latest to make Another Place his home. 

Splitting time between Berlin and Rome, ‘Access Denied’ is the latest addition to a back catalogue paying no mind to shifting trends. Timeless, ultra-refined deepness flush with wide-eyed wonder and positively utopian NRG 🫶

Available: 05/04/2024

Pre-order: https://tinyurl.com/3tcs3k4t

@christopher-ledger-1

ANP003 | Christopher Ledger - Access Denied EP

Joining the X-Kalay roster for his debut EP, Slim Steve delivers four impressive cuts of infectious, lust infused house. Produced on an array of hardware in Steve’s bedroom in Rome, this is a refreshingly honest EP and takes the label into somewhat nostalgic territory. 

90’s ballads meet sampled italo percussion, skittish pitched up vocals pierce dangerous basslines and lung busting breakdowns give way to searching lasers in smoke filled rooms. English born Italian Steve Langrish accomplishes all this with a level of effortlessness that belies his astonishingly young years. 

An impressive debut for sure. Watch this space – Slim’s comin!

XK005 | Slim Steve - Bedroom Jams EP

The elusive and enigmatic Brazilian producer ‘CoastDream’ resurfaces this spring on X-Kalay with his third EP, and arguably best work to date.

CoastDream has garnered something of a cult following of late; his instantly recognisable brand of woozy 5am power house and DIY club tracks form a signature sound few can touch. We’re super excited to welcome him into the X-Kalay family. 

Title track ‘Soft Moon’ opens with those thundering CoastDream drums and a buzzing, infectious bassline before evolving into some seriously expansive blue sky house. Classic piano stabs, dreamy pads and woodwind-esque melodic interplay combine to carry us high into the South American sunshine.

A2 continues in a similar vein but leads us down a distinctly more tropical path. Bongos, shakers and that massive tom underpin the rhythm whilst we are serenaded on the breeze floating from a distant desert island, ‘Oh La La…”

On the flip, B1 takes us back to basics with a classic CoastDream club jam. More closely resembling the aesthetic of his earlier releases; ‘About You’ hits hard with punchy drums, that trademark kick, and a basement groove that just cannot be ignored.

Closing things out ‘La Esperanza’ launches a real curve ball; splintered breaks and growling bass paying a bone shattering homage to the darkest of 90's jungle >:)

Don’t take your eyes off this one!

Released 31st March 2017.

XK007 | CoastDream - Soft Moon

Lou Karsh’s massive 2018 “Ataraxia” EP gets a repress this spring with a fresh B2! 

“Ataraxia” opens the A side and sets the tone with a huge off beat kick and sparse 909 drums. Neatly evolving through swelling pads and a sculpted 303 there’s something not too distant from the emotive power of early 808 State coupled with the lucid basslines of Phuture. “Infrared” is all punchy drums and crisp breaks shrouded in melancholic pad work and wistful melody… Recorded in one take the spontaneity bleeds into the groove, lead perfectly by a truly elastic bassline.
 
On the flip, “Robotnik” is a definite label favourite. Channelling the stripped back styles of early Jack Frost and the Acid Trax compilations, with a nod to their contemporaries Paranoid London; this one is red hot. “Wasp Tracking” is the new cut – a pacey, buzzing 4x4 acid work out aimed squarely at the floor. 

Don’t sleep!

XK011 | Lou Karsh - Ataraxia

Booming techno cut from Lou Karsh's  upcoming X-Kalay record, Ataraxia

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Lou Karsh - Trouble In Paradise

CoastDream returns to X-Kalay with the summer heaters! After over a year’s hiatus and much hard labour in the studio he follows up his hugely successful breakthrough record, Soft Moon, with the Shine EP. Picking up very much where Soft Moon left off, this latest offering is classic feel good CoastDream - sun drenched house music inspired by the golden beaches of his native Brazil.

Title track “Shine” is the anthem in waiting. Classic house pianos overlay an infectious staccato bass whilst a huge euro kitsch vocal pours on the soul. Big one! “Higher” takes us back into early CoastDream territory with that signature under produced sound; big warehouse kicks, sharp percussion and subby grooves.

On the flip, 2k7 is a dreamy club ready cut full of drifting wistful melody and crisp drums, a punchy walking bass holds down the bottom end. Finally, Into the Silence is a homage to 90s jungle; pitched down into a shuffling 122bpm jam with skewed breakbeats, huge sub bass and pure lazy melody.

Don’t sleep – it won’t be around for long!

Track List:
A1. CoastDream – Shine (Euro Mix)
A2. CoastDream – Higher
B1. CoastDream – 2k7
B2. CoastDream – Into the Silence

XK014 | CoastDream - Shine

Lou Karsh’s massive 2018 “Ataraxia” EP gets a repress this spring with a fresh B2!

Available now >>> https://bit.ly/2U9zfZY

@loukarsh

Lou Karsh - Wasp Tracking

Lou Karsh reworks Posthuman's "Airwave Uranium" into a tripped out 303 masterclass. Tip!

Pre order >>> https://bit.ly/2VJaaGS

Released 17th May

@posthuman
@loukarsh

Posthuman - Airwave Uranium (Lou Karsh's Acid Flashback)

Qnete debuts on X-Kalay and brings the trip with four cuts of deep, proggy house!

Pre order: https://bit.ly/2WPYZB6

Released 19th July 2019

@qnete

XK018 | Qnete - Devils in the Dust

Adam Pits lands on X-Kalay with three cuts of hard hitting, wigged out club music. Includes Bliss Inc. remix on the flip!

Pre order: https://bit.ly/31FG6Ro

Available 27th November 2020

XK023 | Adam Pits - Piston Pump

Leipzig's Qnete returns to X-Kalay with a diverse four tracker spanning clubby prog, sunrise tech and deep sea electro >:)

Pre order: https://bit.ly/3rDGzy3

Available 26/02/2021

@qnete

XK024 | Qnete - Club Imagination EP

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