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

B1. Sansibar - Sky Express (Needs 009)

Dusk was falling as they'd entered the space, ready to embrace everything that came their way. The pulsing sounds had absorbed them from the moment they set foot inside; what came after felt like a whirlwind, their memories becoming lost in a haze of sweaty bodies and enchanting rhythms. Bright light greeted them when they left, feeling as though they'd been chewed up and spat back out - yet it was nothing they wouldn't relive over and over again.

Siamese Twins' co-founder Sunju Hargun has been making moves over the last couple of years, both solo, as part of Mogambo and with the releases on his Bangkok-based imprint. After gracing the label a few times with the more downtempo side of his creations, Sunju makes his way to Taiwan's 禁JIN for two tracks that are guaranteed to have you drifting up into the cosmos. Backed by two remixes from Barcelona's Marc Pinol and Taipei's own Initials B.B., Sunju's originals are an ode to the sounds of classic trance and acid, with both set to light up dancefloors across the world.

PREMIERE: Sunju Hargun - Chale [禁JIN]

Track: Eclipse
Artist: Aiden Francis
Album: Jerk It with Friends Vol 1 
Label: Jerk It 
Country: UK
Year: 2021
• Label Info •

https://jerkitinternational.bandcamp.com/album/jerk-it-with-friends-vol-1

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jerkitMCR/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jerkitmcr
https://soundcloud.com/aidenfrancis
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerkitmcr
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/label/1757017-Jerk-It
Bandcamp: https://jerkitinternational.bandcamp.com/

PREMIERE: Aiden Francis - Eclipse [Jerk It]

Hello dear listeners, Your Character presents new premiere

We are happy to announce GLSP004. We know that the life is tough in Ukraine at the moment. 50% from the albums sales will be donated to Ukrainian funds and will be donated to our Ukrainian producer friends, for first two weeks. (preorder included).

The album contains 4 heavy hitter tracks from local heros Buba and Levan Grdzelidze , joined by Santiago Uribe from Montevideo, Uruguay delivering a banger to support the cause.

Album Mastered by Ladi Medulashvili
Artwork by Fu Mac

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PREMIERE: Santiago Uribe - Electroterulo Rapido [Glispy Records]

Retro-Future beats for stubborn ravers.
Phase O'Matic is a London based promising producer.
Philoxenia is delighted to have him on board.

PREMIERE : Phase O Matic - Atomica

DAWL returns to Craigie Knowes with 4 uk-heavy tracks on the 'Hyper Charged EP'. Breaks, bleeps and furious 303 patterns - it's everything you've come to expect and more from master of this sound.

Release date: 30 January 2023
Catalog No.: CKNOWEP41

BUY @ BANDCAMP

CKNOWEP41 | DAWL - Hyper Charged EP

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2 new cuts from myself coming out on Craig Richards new 7 inch label Tuppence.
Go Ahead London Featured heavily in my live sets.. 
Hectors Blues, downbeat deepness inspired by Hector Salamanca 
:) 

TUP001 A RADIOACTIVE MAN - GO AHEAD LONDON

out on Magicwire  30th Nov. 2018

pre-order magicwire.bandcamp.com/album/euphorbia

euphorbia

Insect Reject

B2. Bugger

Psy-fi Sounds Vol.1 is a compilation featuring collaborations with several artists from Canada and beyond. Influences span the history of electronic music and focus on Progressive House, Trance, Techno and Ambient. Each track will take you on a journey through the thoughts, feelings and experiences of the song writer. 
I BELIEVE is a project started by Interactive Test Co-Founder Riccardo Falsini. During the Summer of Love 2019, Canadian producer AVR (Avery La Rochelle) joined forces with this Italian song writer to create the latest sound of I BELIEVE. Joey’s After Party is a lost track from these sessions that embodies the spirit of raving until sunrise through different generations.

PREMIERE : I BELIEVE - Joey's After Party

Your Character was founded by  Tamaz Korashvili and Mari Botchorishvili, on January 30th, 2021. Phisically based in Tbilisi, Georgia. Consciously invading multiple countries. The label mostly presents Electro/ Ghetto/ Break beat. However, the label also encourages experimental sounds that are inspired by many other styles and basically it is in search of finding completely new sounds.

Demos: demo4yourcharacter@gmail.com
Bookings and Premieres: yourcharacterworldwide@gmail.com

>>>>>ELECTRO MANIACS<<<<<

run by @withoutkkk and @assassinkitana

PREMIERE: Santiago Uribe - Electroterulo Rapido [Glispy Records]

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