Plastikman
Musik (30th Anniversary Edition) lp

Up next in our main series are Milan-based dub techno outfit Primal Code. With a solid back catalogue comprising releases for Hypnus Records, TGP and Konstrukt, the Italian duo have honed their skills to impressive effect over the last few years, forging a sound signature thoroughly engaging on both body and cerebral levels, and now punching in on KOC to breathe further hard-hitting opaque heat into the collection.Putting things into gear, “AI Calculator” propels us across dim-lit streetscapes and murky subterranean entrails, pared-down to a minimal array of modular signals, subtle machine inflections and particularly acute rhythmic progression. Steering the original into further pumped-up, DJ-friendly territories, NAFF affiliate Priori, hot on heels from his sophomore album, drops the hammer badman style, bringing forth the racing muscular bass and squelchy machine talk on loop mode to keep everyone on their toes from start to finish. Flexing a different kind of acidic swagger, “Autopilot” pulls out the weird extra-terrestrial jazz tropes and whirling dynamics for a round of proper otherworldly bop in the outer-space. Last but not least, “Mainframe” rounds off the release on a more openly experimental note, letting the loops, envelopes and textures float in a haze of half-controlled abstraction. The result evokes something of an immunocompromised Rubber Johnny getting glazed as he weightlessly drifts off from a galaxy to another, and into another world completely.

Argentinean - Berlin based emerging talent producer Lakeman, delivers his debut EP titled Inner Rythms on the second release of Federico Molinari and Dfunklub’s imprint Hold On Catalina.Six trippy and effective tracks for all moods, that go from downtempo, to dub, house and electro with analog sounds that reminds the 80’s euro electronic scene.

RAWAX proudly presents the second release by Ricardo Villalobos on his own series!This time we have the honor to release Ricardo under his Termiten Alias. "Nordhorn" came originally out on LINEAR in 2002. The release will be re-mastered and viny only - don't sleep!

After more than four decades of commanding the dance floors of the best clubs and festivals around the world, what is left for the most historic national DJ to do?Embark on a new adventure with the same curiosity and excitement that made him fall in love 42 years ago: the result is called “Frequencies,” and it is DJ Vibe’s first solo album.The muse of creation emerged in a surge for which even DJ Vibe himself was not prepared – or alert. He sat down at the computer and started to play, smiling at the music that flowed from his mind and materialized in the form of songs. The sounds succeeded one another, manipulated and combined in complex ways, complexly imposing, complexly impactful.From a surge, he realized he had something truly different in his hands from what he had done until then: these frequencies were all distinct. These manipulated sounds pointed in diverse directions but had something that united them – his signature. After several compilation recordings, DJ Vibe understood that it was time to embrace a new challenge, to debut with a record of original tracks. The process of conception and the adventure that brought it to life made it clear that the title could only be “Frequencies.”An album like “Frequencies” could only have sprung from a genius who knows the dance floors like the back of his hand, who understands them like no one else, who knows what makes bodies vibrate and souls soar – or, as heard in “Rhythm Climb,” featuring 95 North, “body and soul coming together.” Throughout seven tracks, there is room for strong and deep beats as well as moments of contemplation, there are instances of colorful melodies but also breathing oscillations where silence prevails, there are daring synths but also intoxicating basses, without forgetting the warmth of brass or the subtle words spread like soft details that elevate an entire melody.When talking about a dance floor, we also talk about the most democratic place in the universe, where everyone meets in equality, armed only with a common goal pointing towards the freedom of movement: in this democracy, DJ Vibe is the undisputed leader, both when paying tribute to the late Magazino, in “Magaz,” and when traveling the world through the tribalism of “Oremos As Oscilações” or finding catharsis in the elegant energy bursts of “Pulse Me Now.”Entrepreneur, radio host, producer, and pioneer, when DJ Vibe took control of his first club booth he wasn’t even old enough to vote – but, 42 years later, the fascination that led him to fall in love with his father’s record store has not lost a beat of enchantment. He has taken his unmissable DJ sets to the dance floors of the best clubs in the country and the world, but now it’s time to go even further. An eternal music lover and vinyl enthusiast, now he will captivate with his own music and his own vinyl.Freedom and passion may seem like generic adjectives, but they perfectly define what “Frequencies” is. The dance floors are sanctuaries of contemplation where bodies seek refuge so that souls can meet. Religion doesn’t matter: in “Frequencies,” everyone prays from the same holy book, that of the most emblematic dance music. This may well become their supreme gospel. Let us pray!

Remastered reissue of this seminal EP by Speedy J originally released on Detroit's Plus 8 records. Taking his inspiration from the early Detroit and Chicago imports that landed on the Dutch coast in the late 80's Speedy J ended up creating a classic that innovated and embodied the raw energy of the then still emerging sound of Techno. After all these years this is the very first repress of this landmark release!

Remastered reissue of the second landmark EP for Plus 8 Records by Speedy J. Again expanding on the emerging sounds of Techno Speedy J took it further into euphoric, minimal lofi and bleepy territory with ''Rise'', ''Tresor'' and ''De-orbit''. All while effectively stripping it down to the bare bones rocking only a 909 and a vocal sample on ''Something For Your Mind''. This release and in particular ''Something For Your Mind'' was there at the forefront of techno as we know it these days with a harder, raw and no-nonsense approach and all its variations such as Gabber that grew out of that in Rotterdam the following year.