“Ambient / dub inspired by ‘Die Nachtwachen’ by August Klingemann. 21 minutes of wandering through nothingness.”
Format: 4 x File, EP, MP3/320 kbps, FLAC, ALAC
Released: 7 Jul 2013
Style: Dub Techno, Ambient, Drone
Daniel Barbiero : Complex Silence 37 [treetrunk 275]
“Live improvisations for solo double bass and for prepared double bass were recorded and then manipulated to create slowly moving sonic environments which remain fundamentally rooted in the nature of the instrument. Allusions to Fogs & Liquids represents a type of music concerned with sound as something in itself, a material externality. But it can’t help but carry associations. Here the listener takes over from the composer/performer.” –Daniel Barbiero, 2013
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Format: 2 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps
Released: 7 Jul 2013
Style: Ambient, Drone, Acoustic
Negritage : Guetto roots of dub (Vol. 1) [DPH002]
“It all started a few years ago in Argentina in the ‘Lavadero Records Dub Temple’ when some childhood friends were sharing their passion for ‘di roots & kulcha music’ and exploring the dub sounds and the Jamaican tradition. Past, present and future are represented in their sounds. Analogue vibes meets the new waves of dub vibrations of the 21century. After some time they moved to another place called ‘Cuca Roots’ where they recorded some dubplates included in this album (Dub control skank, Herbsman shuffle, Roots & kulcha and Dubbing time) and now they are building a new studio called ‘El fuerte dub foundation’.
All members of Negritage, William, Nacho, Leo, Pato and Herno have played together since childhood and are still play together almost every weekend, continuing their musical journey, helping each other to record the instruments for the tracks.
Negritage’s gear is whatever is available, some time analogs other times digitals, mixer consoles for the overdubbers, a turntable for the vocal samples, sometimes a Kawai drum machine from the eighties.”
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Format: 3 x File, EP, MP3/320 kbps, FLAC, ALAC
Released: 6 Jul 2013
Style: Dub, Reggae
Alessandro Crimi & Patrick Zigon : Order Of Priority EP [BIOS_007]
“The Biotop Label celebrates the first anniversary with a beautiful collabo-EP of Alessandro Crimi and label-head Patrick Zigon.
Exactly one year ago the Biotop Label released its first EP. The Various Artists EP Lebewesen, including tracks of Paulo Olarte, Alessandro Crimi & Patrick Zigon. 5 more and more experimental releases were following. Now it’s about time to get back to the starting point of the label-history, and to drop some deep emotional Dub-Techno.
Patrick Zigon likes to collaborate with creative guys, which he has proven again and again on previous Biotop-EPs and his 2011 album The Alpha State. This time he has teamed up with the swiss Grandseigneur of Dub-Techno. Alessandro Crimi gained a lot of attention with his trademark-productions for Sthlm Audio, Polytone and his freshly launched label Waehlscheibe. Alessandro and Patrick had some inspiring days at the Traumraum Studio at Lake Constance and developed what they call Caribbean Dub-Techno. Deep and hypnotic chords, shaking woods & percussions, all topped off with a caribbean and melancholic mood.
They invited another Biotop-key-artist for a proper remix-treatment. Fortunately Gabriel Creole has caribbean roots. The rhythm-master adds his typical percussions and mellow pads to the original track.”
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Format: 3 x File, EP, MP3/320 kbps, WAV
Released: 4 Jul 2013
Style: Dub Techno, Deep House
Ribbonmouthrabbit : Down The Rabbit Hole [DWK219]
The Hungarian DJ/producer Ribbonmouthrabbit drops his second release with Dusted Wax Kingdom. Built upon enchanting jazzy, funky, soul and dub samples layered over phat drums breaks, Down The Rabbit Hole brings an incredibly cheerful and relaxing atmosphere. If you missed it, don’t forget to check out his debut Follow The White Rabbit LP.
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Format: 7 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps
Released: 4 Jul 2013
Style: Trip Hop, Lo-Fi, Jazz, Hip Hop
Martin Mueller : Final Flood [Kidnapping 007]
“From the city of Linz (Austria), Martin Mueller brings the seventh release of Kidnapping to us: techno dampened by the waters of the Danube. We could reduce the entire comment saying it’s an album of pure techno, but we can also say that this label is represented in many shades here.”
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Format: 7 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps
Released: July 2013
Style: Techno, Industrial
Various Artists : Exhala [brh10]
“Second of our Fifth Anniversary compilations is here, no further words are needed to hear the music of this volume. All our love and passion for music is embodied here, join Sound Sculpture Project, Eckul, DDO, gip, Esoteric Sob, Vela, Triangular, Dimitris, djozr, Lingua Lustra, Substak and aAirial. Special thanks to Dimitris Diavatis and Millerindub.”
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Format: 12 x File, Compilation, MP3/320 kbps
Released: 3 Jul 2013
Style: Ambient, Drone, Experimental, IDM
João Paulo : Until The End EP [DAST086]
“The DAST family has now grown. This next number comes from overseas. Great tech-house by João Paulo from Brazil. Enjoy Friends!”
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Format: 3 x File, EP, MP3/320 kbps, FLAC, WAV
Released: 2 Jul 2013
Style: Tech House, Minimal
Strehm : Highest Step LP [DAST085_LP]
“Three years after the first masterpiece [L]ong-[P]layer, here now comes the long awaited second album of Mr.Strehm (a.k.a. Luftschmiede). Enjoy Friends!”
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Format: 14 x File, LP, MP3, 320 kbps; FLAC; WAV
Released: 2 Jul 2013
Style: Techno, Minimal
Erich Schall : Distant Twirl [bsc_035]
“Lush ambient dub techno producer Erich Schall delivers his second outstanding EP, Distant Twirl for basic_sounds. Schall, who also creates music under the pseudonym Alberto Buitony has appeared on Cologne based netlabel, Der Kleine Grüne Würfel, RotRaum Music and Gleichtakt Records.
The self-titled opening track is a deep, meditative, spacey-dub track guided by pensive trance-like pulses and eerie alien sound effects. ‘Voxtrap’ is propelled forward by a steady 4/4 beat, integrating melodic spiraling chords and light cotton-coated synth pads for the ultimate airy dub journey. Closing track, ‘Nachtfahrt’ is an infectious upbeat immersive dub groove incorporating echoing cords, distant crackles, panning effects and uplifting vocal samples. Ultimately altering perception through repetition while demonstrating his masterful finely honed studio instincts. Brilliant.”
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Format: 3 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps; WAV
Released: 2 Jul 2013
Style: Dub Techno
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