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TECHNO / IDM / BASS / BREAKS

Sound Metaphors and Transmigration explore the early underground Goa party scene with a 2x12” compilation. A collection of Techno, Italian-House, New Beat and Post Punk all heard on the same dancefloors amongst Goa's tropical beaches during the late 80's and early 90's. What is now understood as Goa Trance was once preceded by an amalgamation of many different genres smuggled to Goa in tape format by true music devotees that filtered through all that was being produced in the West shaping a unique dancefloor sound that could only pertain to the “Special Goa Music” genre. Sound Metaphors teams up with Transmigration and journalist, DJ and first hand witness of the scene at hand - Ray Castle – to present a meticulous body of research into the sound signature of that unique scene. 11 highly sought after tracks presented in a double LP gatefold format with an A1 poster insert and insightful liner notes by Ray Castle. A tracklist so lush, your discogs wantlists will forever be grateful – buy on sight.“Everything about the Goa counterculture was illicit. The music from vinyl was bought with black market money and bootlegged onto cassettes and backpacked to India. Collectors and DJs would swap, dub and edit it, for free parties. The music was disseminated tape-to-tape by a clandestine traveller clique of ragtag party makers. This highly coveted ‘Special Goa Music’ contained a vibe—a brain-infesting vibe—capable of triggering apotheosis-like states for dosed up dancefloors, only possible for sunrise Goa parties in nature, in India.” - Ray Castle
New Rezzett on Trilogy Tapes! 10 killer lo-fi leftfield UK techno/ bass/ jungle cuts!
Quality breaks, acid & piano house from Berlin's Niklas Wandt, who's released on Growing Bin, Animals Dancing, Multi Culti, Bureau B and more...
Sick 6 track Detroit-school electro EP from Sotofett and LNS on Tresor. Tip!
2023 reissue of London duo's second album , classic breaks & downtempo featuring "Phat Planet", "Afrika Shox", "Chant Of A Poor Man", "El Cid", "Rhino's Prayer".
Early UR release from 1991 gets a much needed repress. Essential Detroit Techno - do not miss!
Next in the Melodies Record Club series... 2 staples of Ben UFO's DJ sets over the years - on side A “Drums” from Laurie Spiegel’s 1980 experimental electronic album “The Expanding Universe”, a percussive seven minute computer generated workout inspired by Laurie’s interest in African and Indian music. On the flip, a track by Olof Dreijer from the Swedish band the Knife, previously only released on CD. A contemporary piece more clearly indebted to house music, Olof built the track around arpeggios generated using sounds of frogs he recorded in the Amazon and birds around Berlin, fed into a sampler.
Killer techno 12 from Berlin-based Macedonian producer, with a Convextion remix on the flip - both fire!
Post-dubstep classic from 2011, 2LP reissue.
Classic Warp compilation, first time available on vinyl in 30 years!Includes rare early tracks by Aphex Twin (as The Dice Man), Autechre, Richie Hawtin (as UP!), B12 (as Musicology) and Alex Paterson (The Orb), the latter featuring co-production from Jimmy Cauty (The KLF).First release in Warp’s 1992 - 1994 Artificial Intelligence series that consisted of Artificial Intelligence, Surfing On Sine Waves by Polygon Window, Bytes by Black Dog Productions, Electro-Soma by B12, Dimension Intrusion by F.U.S.E., Ginger by Speedy J, Incunabula by Autechre, and Artificial Intelligence II.Original gatefold sleeve reconstructed by The Designers Republic. Album re-cut by Beau Thomas at Ten Eight Seven Mastering on classic black wax.
Next up from FUTURE TIMES, a brutal rap + jungle 7" from DC's own AMAL, who is a part of the rising DC trio BLACK RAVE CULTURE, along with James Bangura and DJ Nativesun.
Hardcore, bassline, electro + booty bass mashups on AD 93 from Berlin-based, UK producer Angus Finlayson aka Minor Science.
Great compilation of obscure 80s underground synth wave from all around the world. Top notch curation by Veronica Vasicka & Peanut butter Wolf.The Minimal Wave Tapes Volume 2 by Minimal Wave
Shackleton on a dark tribal ambient tip from 2021. Inimitable transdimensional sound journey! 2xLP gatefold.
Couple of epic big room workouts from Shed. Enchanting, distantly dancing Techno floaters!
2023 repress of leftfield ambient IDM classic on Motion Ward, originally released 2020. Fans of West Mineral, Experiences Ltd, 3XL check!
Seminal early Detroit techno classic, 2nd release on Metroplex, official 2023 remaster. All 3 killer cuts... essential!
ACE 2022 EP from NY producer DJ Python. Ice cold, deep, ethereal downtempo electronic productions.
First time on vinyl! 1997 house, downtempo & ambient trance masterpiece from Vancouver's Stephane Novak, reissued by Heels & Souls. BIG TIP!
Ace mix of Detroit house, hip hop, trap & ghettotech on Omar S' FXHE imprint. Big one for fans of last year's Hi Tech release.
Trademark mix of techno, deep house, disco & electro house cuts from Daphni for his latest 2LP, back in!
Fully sick 2xLP comp of rare/ slept on UK House & Techno by the likes of Aphex Twin, Richard H Kirk, Radioactive Lamb, The Black Dog & more... big tip!***CARE vinyl and digital tracklist differs***Happy Land by Various Artists
Another killer 12 of Hi Tech Soul music from the Amsterdam producer, widening his sonic scope via elements of Jazz and African rhythms. Transmat meets Ibadan!
Three choice cuts from the back catalogue of Isomise, oscillating between house and techno with a deeply psychedelic edge.Originally released on separate EPs throughout 1995 via the short lived but influential London based Flagbearer Records. The A side Intersection blends UK rave with a nascent tech house groove and hypnotic vocal while the B side is reserved for two expansive acid techno trips.
After a string of successful reissues over the past years, the Berlin label is launching a new sub label, Crystal Ceremony, which will release music from stylistically aligned contemporary artists.The first release features four dance-floor cuts from the Ukrainian production power house Rambal Cochet. Based in Southern Russia since 2021, he’s been honing his production skills for over ten years across a number of aliases and styles. Since the occupation of Ukraine last year he’s continued to push his artistic vision and remain connected with the world’s music community despite being physically isolated. Bypassing Russian censorship and contributing to a number of compilations supporting Ukrainian charities as well as releasing two stand out EPs on Italy’s Spazio Tempo and Bristol based Space Lab. This latest release further solidifies his place as one of electronic music’s most consistent producers.
Deep / leftfield dub techno trips from Hashman C3D-E and Hotspring, distributed by Sound Metaphors.
Weighty, warehouse-ready club classics + rarities from the UK bleep, bass + breakbeat hardcore era. 2xLP heavyweight vinyl, half speed mastered + cut at 45rpm for louder bass. Sleeve design by Trevor Jackson.
A hybrid of warped electro & psychedelic hypnosis on this 15 track 2x12" release from Sotofett & Canadian producer LNS (Laura Sparrow) on Tresor.
ACE trippy downtempo breaks & dub techno from Montreal based artist Phoebé Guillemot on Music From Memory!
Ben Taaffe approved club bangers from Colombian label TraTraTrax, including last summer's hit 'Xtasis' by Nick León, DJ Babatr and Pearson Sound.
Kieren Hebden's 2011 LP repressed! Nice mix of sample-baed downtempo, dubstep and deep house cuts!
Ace trippy ambient techno/ breakbeat LP from Canadian producer, 2019.
Following multiple appearances on local Naarm label digital compilations, RBI lands on Butter Sessions with a full lengths worth of downtempo, ambient and full throttle, braindance-inspired dnb/jungle cuts. Whilst 'Proximity' and 'Return to Nature' presented RBI as one amongst many contemporary vanguards of the Australian electronic underground, her production style is allowed to shine in full effect on debut album Disseminate. 12" Black vinyl - Limited to 150 copies.Hand stamped centre labels.Disseminate by RBI
Two masterful departures from Carl Craig originals, first released on the Planet E imprint in 1994 and 2001.
Metropolis Metropolis three vinyl set is an abbreviated version of the most recent Electronic Music soundtrack for Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927) by the Techno music producer and cultural icon Jeff Mills. Unlike his first soundtrack where tracks addressed specific segments of the film in a track listing form, which was created and released in 2001, this version is more a symbiotic mix of compositions that proposes a nuanced representation of the plot and storyline.
Weighty 3xLP Detroit Electro classic from James Stinson (Drexciya). Absolute killer reissue from Tresor. Check!
Seminal dub techno release from 1999, featuring Savage on vocals. Big fave from the series. Essential.