Beware! This is gore. Endlich sind sie vereint: Beats von Dilemma, Raps von Necro und Artwork von Ink-a-zoid.

Another hhv.de exclusive! The 'Mood Matters' album gets the format it deserves: the vinyl LP.

Both sides are packed with hundreds of Cuts & Scratches, sorted by topics (countdowns, hip hop, battle, street knowledge, human sound effects, party cuts..), all listed on the back cover for quick reference. Also banging beats, drumbreaks and patterns help for juggling and backspin ambitions. A special arrangement for tablism routines open up countless possibilities for the dj turning the tables as well as 2 skipless tones, which run in endless grooves, so that the DJ can work the tools without having to fear that the needle skips. To make the vinyl perfect, a nice collection of sounds and variety of tone colors turn the turntablist into a new form of musician. The perfect allround tool for every wheels of steel occasion.

Reissue of Crates' must have strictly-scratching battle weapon. All Cuts arranged alphabetically, all listed on back cover. Heavy stuff!

Reissue of Crates' must have strictly-scratching battle weapon. All Cuts arranged alphabetically, all listed on back cover. Heavy stuff!

Analog zur Wiederveröffentlichung von Audio88’s Album „Wer schweigt, gibt Recht.“ auf Vinyl legen "Analog Alpha / hhv.de" jetzt mit der „Ein besserer Mensch EP“ von 2007 nach. Damals nur auf CD erhältlich, kommt die Platte jetzt ebenfalls neu gemastert und mit neuem schrägen Artwork von Patrick Jilbert. Acht Tracks produziert von Bit-Tuner, Misanthrop, Desad, Aza, com.pare, Otem Rellik und Oskar Ohlson. Sammlerstück!

Available on orange coloured double vinyl for the first time this summer: "Repaint Tomorrow“ by Five Deez producer Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician

"Repaint Tomorrow" is Fat Jon's 6th studio album. It sounds completely different from his other works, while still combining all the elements he's known for, such as emotional soundscapes and hard drums. Yet he combines these with other live and electronic elements to create something completely unique, special and new. Not only is this album a breath of fresh air into the music industry in general but also instrumental hip hop at it's very best.

Fat Jon is the producer of Five Deez (K7), half of 3582 & Rebel Clique, producer of J-Live, Dose One, Venus Malone, Mr. Dibbs, J. Rawls, Panda One, Bukue One, Substantial, Samurai Champloo animated TV series and many more. MC for Five Deez, Styrofoam, Pole, Kabuki, Nujabes, Dj Duct, Nomak and Dj Kentaro. His discography includes renown work like Koolmotor, Humanoid Erotica, Wave Motion, Kinkynasti, Lightweight Heavy, Kommunicator,The Living Soul, Situational Ethics, Afterthought, Unique Connection, Kommunicator, Still Curious and Rapture Kontrolle... just to name few!

Every six lunar months – when Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned – we experience a partial or total lunar eclipse that can be observed anywhere on the night side of Earth. Lunar eclipses can only occur at full moon, that time when the moon is directly opposite Earth in relation to the Sun. Many ancient civilizations cultivated a multitude of myths surrounding these astronomic events, most of them depicting wild animals or mystical creatures eating the moon or crossing it’s path. Tibetan Buddhists say that during a lunar eclipse, our actions, whether good or bad, are multiplied one thousandfold, whereas, in ancient egypt, a lunar eclipse was considered to be the precursor of natural disasters, catastrophes, wars, and diseases and the biggest possible harm would be cast upon the earth if Isfet, the manifestation of the total eclipse and god of injustice and violence, would make the sky fall onto earth and therefore bring chaos upon it.

As the soundtrack for tonight’s lunar eclipse, we selected some exclusive and unreleased songs from Robot Koch, Submerse, Rain Dog, Sieren, Daisuke Tanabe, Lomovolokno, KRTS, and Daixie on this mini-compilation.

Artwork by MN (from Bratislava, Slovak).

Limitierte Auflage von 300 aus dem Hause der Funkverteidiger und exklusiv bei hhv.de … YEAH!!

This one is a very special hhv.de Exclusive! Limited to 300 copies. 2 genuine jazzy beatsuites by the one and only Jamire Williams and his ERIMAJ troupe!

Official repress of Necro's masterpiece "I Need Drugs" on black wax.

Das erste und bisher einzige Solo-Album von Audio88. Erstmalig 2007 über Himalaya Pop auf CD erschienen und nun endlich auf Vinyl erhältlich. Sowohl textlich als auch musikalisch damals noch wesentlich sperriger, eigener und düsterer als die vertonten Sauftouren mit Yassin oder "Die Erde ist eine Scheide EP", aber natürlich ebenso hörenswert. Die Beats kamen damals noch eher aus der Left-Field Ecke unter anderem von Bit-Tuner, Misanthrop, Maki, Scott Da Ros, Mattr und anderen. 6 Jahre später bekam das Album nun ein
neues Artwork und wurde neu gemastert. Und als besonderes Schmankerl kommt die 2LP mit bedruckten Sleeves, auf denen man die Texte mitlesen und mitgrölen kann. Wer schweigt, gibt Recht.

KidKabul, Ben und Audio88 sind WIR. Und das bedeutet einen Ausflug in das wilde Grenzland zwischen Elektronica und Hip Hop, aufreibendes Gefühlskino inmitten von harscher Gegenwart und traumhafter Erregung, dort wo sich Sinn und
Irrsinn im Dunkeln verlieren.

Erstmalig 2006 über Himalaya Pop erschienen und nach 7 Jahren nun endlich neu gemastert auf Vinyl erhältlich.

DXA's self-released debut finally on wax, sporting the dusty boombap sound that NY is so well known for. Tip!

One of the most popular releases in 2011, “The Mesektet” by London resident fLako gets the reissue treatment this summer, featuring a quantity of exclusive tracks only to be found on the reissue.

‘The Mesektet’, in ancient egyptian mythology, is one of the two solar boats used by the sun god ‘Ra’ to travel through the cycle of night and day and carry the moon across the sky. It is told that he died every dusk, had to fight the dark forces of the underworld and bring light to the dead souls as he passed through – just to be reborn in the morning. Just like the sun god, uprising producer fLako uses ‘The Mesektet’ to end the cycle of darkness and prepare for his own rebirth, marking the end of an era in his style of production and move forward into new musical directions, which he already started to explore on his ‘Mini Toolbooth EP’. This release includes a collection of previously unreleased or only digitally available works from the time up until 2008.

Paris & Atlanta right here on this one! Parental, 1/3rd of the renowned parisian group Kalhex on the boards and Atlanta's Pete Flux on the mic to bring you some extra laid back vibes on "Right Here" and "Foreplay". Included as well is a remix of the title track by Venom plus a bonus beat called "Time After Time" and the original instrumental of "Right Here", all mastered by the one and only K-Def. Holla!

Masta Ace! A Long Hot Summer! Orange Vinyl! Period.

Masta Ace! Disposable Arts! Blue Vinyl! Period.

Erstes Ding einer Reihe von Sonderprojekten bevor Teil 4 von UU erscheint. Alles von Jay Spaten ausschließlich aus 80er Jahre Samples produziert … mit dabei sind Die Dramadigs, Sonne Ra, Pierre Sonality, Rino Mandingo, Fresh Face, Plusmacher, Ronny Bettla, Jay Spaten, DJ Permanent, Q-Cut, Meta Zwo und Dextar (wer sonst)! Yo!

Was auch immer im Südwesten so im Trinkwasser schwimmt, könnte gern auch dem Rest der Republik vorgesetzt werden. Zwischen Kölner Stecken Bar und Universal Chefetagen weiß man mittlerweile: Heilbronn hat Beats. Aber eben auch Raps, dankenswerterweise staubig und unpeinlich, wie man sie in Deutschland tatsächlich erst seit ein paar wenigen Monden hinbekommt. Waldo The Funk ist die nächste Generation der WSP (früher: Wortsport) Clique. Und bevor sich einer an Retro-Boom Bap und Bla und Blub die Zunge bricht – das ist es nicht. Waldo packt entkrampften Rap-Rap auf wohlsortierte Loops von Dexter, Suff Daddy oder den Dramadigs. Raw, dope, und mit dem Scopeman „Keine Effekte“-Gütestempel.

Oh yes, The Dpplgngz (Matter Ov Fact & EP) once again in full effect, hark!

Oh yes, The Dpplgngz (Matter Ov Fact & EP) once again in full effect, hark!

Oh yes, The Dpplgngz (Matter Ov Fact & EP) once again in full effect, hark!

Double A-side alert! The DJ Premier banger on the one side, Prop's biggest smash 'Can You Imagine' on the other, incl. all beats & acapellas. Another limited edition hhv.de exclusive, folks!

From its opening notes ‘You, Me, Temporary’ announces itself as music from the soul reaching for the soul. The album recounts a modern day love story through the musical eyes of its protagonist, Sweatson Klank. It’s a story of love in the fast lane that touches on the good – innocence, romance, lust, sex – and the bad – drugs, debauchery, loss of self, despair – before closing with the peaceful beauty that comes with total acceptance of what is. ‘You, Me, Temporary’ is Sweatson Klank’s third full-length album in 10 years, and it shows just how extensive the Los Angeles native’s artistic growth has been. The music tight ropes between electronic, hip hop and futuristic R&B, sidestepping obvious boxes while finding its own effortlessly. ‘You, Me, Temporary’ transcends genres, balancing the vulnerable and sensual with the rough and jagged. The album has an emotive and sometimes pressing quality, in direct opposition to today’s disposable music mania. The hypnotic interplay of chords, melodies and rhythms draws you in and is equally effective in headphones as it is on the dancefloor. The warmth of analogue equipment flirts with expert sampling and chops that evoke the playful soul of ‘90s R&B and the heartfelt angst of classic hip hop while remaining forward thinking.

A wide cast of vocal guests help recount the different tales and stages of this story: Vikter Duplaix, Ango, Selfsays, Doc Illingsworth, Deniro Farrar, Anna Wise of Sonny Moon and Pat Parra. Upbeat and energetic songs sit next to hypnotic ballads, the sort most conducive to ‘baby making’ you might even say. The music is often elating, sexy and at times dreamy but also progresses to show melancholy and despondency in the sincerest way. Sometimes playful, sometimes serious the vocal tracks add a human dimension to the story that ‘You, Me, Temporary’ tells, completing its message and taking the album to that proverbial next level.

With this third album Sweatson Klank puts aside self-indulgence for simple honesty and the maturity that only comes with being a seasoned artist. ‘You, Me, Temporary’ tells a timeless story in a compelling way, and while its title hints at the trials and tribulations behind relationships, the overt concept lies in the impermanence of everything around us.

For her new album “Olvido”, although working with Robot Koch and Sneaky again, Graciela Maria kept much more control of the producing part. The result sounds even more organic and acoustic than her debut. The electronic elements are very subtly used and the arrangements sound like a minimal playing but orchestral sounding folk band.

This new album is calmer but more intense, like an intimate whisper in a church or cold water dripping in a cave. Only the song “Last Place” with its snarling bassline reminds of the earlier electronica and dubstep influences. More than the last album, ”Olvido” includes songs with Spanish lyrics, nearly half of the songs are sung in Graciela Maria’s native language, which once more increases the closeness of the songs. “Olvido” is life written in music, music that invites us to listen to the silent moments that pass unnoticed. The lyrics of this album embrace the empty spaces left by losses. It is a requiem to a past that cannot be grasped with words and that Graciela Maria holds with her voice to avoid looking into the abyss. This album is to be heard in solitude, to look inside one´s self and ask: What is it, that we see there? What do we listen to and who are we?

Graciela Maria writes free verses, not looking for exact metrics her voice is floating on piano lines, drifting through organic sounds and gliding on cello strings. She creates an atmosphere of a standstill in time, remembering what has been, listening to the hours gone by. The voice on Olvido should be followed… because it´s an echo of a lost century in which poetry was written to feel life with words and to be able to die every night.

The first release on Project Squared in a year, “Make Your Mess” is a three track EP by Melbourne’s Craig McWhinney. Craig has been making music for years and releasing since the late 2000s on Melbourne labels such as Pinksilver, Melbourne Deepcast and his own Haul Music; also on labels based further afield such as Brendon Moeller’s Steadfast and Speedy J’s Electric Deluxe.
Craig’s music is Techno, but it isn’t preoccupied with the 4/4, employing broken, swung and rolling drum patterns. His tracks often include melodic and harmonic elements and effects reminiscent of Dub Techno but without conforming to the pastiche template of the sub-genre.
The Make Your Mess EP is composed of the core title track and two additional tracks that arose as interpretations and variations on the initial production: “Provocation Is An Excuse” is more furious and loud, “Disengage” is more restrained. All three are around 125 bpm and were produced in the space of a month between September and October 2012.
Mastered by Matt at Alchemy London

Die Nachpressung zum 3jährigen auf weissem Vinyl.

Das zweite Album von Audio88 & Yassin. Mit Features von Morlockk Dilemma, Retrogott, Hiob, Lunte (Sichtbeton), soda, El Ray und Sir Serch. Produziert von Yannic, Dexter, Bit-Tuner, Hieronymus, The Beep und Maki.

hhv.de Exklusiv Ding! Will & elo mit Mirko Machine, DJ Flowtec, Loki & Ive The Knife am Drücker! 6 jazzy cuts im smoothen Artwork von Marcnesium (Ja, Marcnesium)!

Die Gesetze der Realness gebieten: Machst du einen Fehler, dann mach das beste draus! Der Fehler in diesem Fall ist das unerklärliche Verschwinden des 'Mörderdolch' Beats auf der ursprünglichen Pressung der State Of Flavor Instrumentals. Das Beste was der Sendemast & hhv.de daraus machen ist in diesem ganz besonderen Fall: ab sofort gibt es die Instrumental LP mit einer feinen Bonus 7". Diese enthält den fehlenden 'Mörderdolch' Beat und einen Marcus B Banger namens 'The Hoodwalka'! JEDER, DER BISHER DIE LP ERHALTEN HAT, BEKOMMT DIE 7" KOSTENLOS NACHGESCHICKT!

This EP is the outcome of a five month spanning transition between warm and bright summerdays to dark and dusky winterdays resulting in a change of moods that accompany this shift from lights, colours and sounds perceived everyday. It is a soundtrack made for commuting between different places in large urban spaces, filled by swarms of people shoaling and funneling across intersections, subway stations and central hubs like corpuscles pulsating in the cities veins, conducted by invisible algorithms in the symbiotic superorganism that is a metropole.

“I took a lot of inspiration from 3 main points of Tokyo City. There are traditional parks and shrines/temples that really take you away from the high rise buildings and make you feel like you could be in the countryside. Next, there are typical shops, neon lights, offices and general city life, and lastly, there is the red light area which is a great place to see all walks of life, from gangsters, working girls and strange things behind closed doors. I’m fascinated by this place, It seems like another world to me, I’m always drawn to it out of curiosity and the feeling I get while passing though is really inspiring.”

The EP also features a collaboration with Sorrow from Birmingham, UK, who has been making a name for himself in the scene since 2010.

Watt'n ditte? Na die Plusmacher 2LP, die Fresh Face EP und der exklusive OFDM Sweater im limitierten Bundle zum Niiice Priiice!

Another OFDM connection straight outta Magdeburg via Berlin im Haus! Beats von Jay Spaten, Cuts von Dextar, Q-Cut & Ronny Montecarlo, Features von Schaufel und Spaten … Exklusiv bei hhv.de und limitiert auf 300 Stück!

OFDM connection straight outta Magdeburg via Berlin im Haus mit Dextar, Pierre Sonality, doZ9 (Schaufel und Spaten) & Fresh Face! Beats von Oddjob, Jay Spaten, Marcus B … Straßen-Boom-Bap vom Feinsten! Exklusiv bei hhv.de und limitiert auf 300 Stück!

2nd pressing on black vinyl! A child agrees then screams the name. Kid-o-suke. Did you hear that right? The music trickles in. It sounds like it was made in a toy factory. Hold on. Let me reach for the button over there. Childhood memories. The magical sounds of a roundabout sending you to sleep. The wonders of the world seen through eyes that don’t yet ully comprehend and ears that find musical potential in everything. Two kindred souls find each other, distance never the issue, they share and laugh the only way they know how.

Project: Mooncircle & Finest Ego have teamed up to establish a fresh new 12” producer series, entitled “Faces”. On every edition, you will find two different producers. Respectively, each producer will have their own record-side and unique cover artwork by the aspiring Bioniq, known for his surrealistic portraits, blending humans and technology.

On our fourth “Faces” edition we are featuring the two ascending artists Lomovolokno and Sieren, presumably the two most unknown so far. Originally hailing from Krasnodar, Russia and Bielefeld, Germany, one was inspired by naive childhood memories of imaginative creatures seen floating in the nighttime sky, while the other looks into an uncertain future that holds the anxiety of a fresh start but also the ever present risk of failure. The artwork takes these motifs and implements them in a vision of technological enhancements of human capacities and evolvement, forming a futuristic symbiosis that enables for synaesthetic senses heightened to an subatomic degree. But it is unsure, however, if these augmentations can actually expand our human experience or rather amplify our solitary existence and emotional void while traveling across fantastic worlds and the universal vacuum filling the space between.

Krasnodar, Russia: In the midst of grey soviet housing projects, a young boy enjoys playing and improvising his first little melodies on his parents piano. Always being inspired by the nature nearby the city - memories of peaceful springtime swimming sessions in the Black Sea come to mind – Lomovolokno grows up fascinated by machinery like samplers and the rapidly increasing possibilities of modern computers. Delving deeply into twisting melodies, building sounds and crossing notes leads his way to first field recordings resulting in an influx of elements ranging from waves of the sea, the wind, sand, crackling noises, banging and rustling becoming a part of his sound.

Sieren is the maiden name of Matthias Frick’s mother and also his current alias under which he started to release his first free tracks in 2011. Rumor has it that he has a dark secret history of producing experimental techno, albeit his love for UK influenced bass music existed for more than one handful of years. It was not until recently that he began to make the most of his love for field recording and experimental soundscaping and is now throwing his full force into music, while simultaneously finishing a university degree in computer science and design before moving from small town to métropole to follow a new set of challenges and advance to the next stage of his life.

Bioniq is an artwork designer, DJ and producer from St. Petersburg in cold Russia and Project: Mooncircle's special KGB agent. With his drawings he aims to create new horizons on paper and draws inspiration from historic tales, events of the present age but also possibilities the future might hold.

Dela's sophomore album finally made available on wax: 14 tracks featuring the likes of Large Professor, Blu, Miles Bonny, Elzhi, Talib Kweli, J-Live, Termanology and more!

Ten years of existence and constant progress is no easy endeavor and it’s honouring all the more to celebrate all these years of succesful cooperation with the tenth and concluding release of the ‘10 YRS hhv.de 45‘ series.

The limited 7“ contains four exclusive tracks produced, coproduced or remixed by label-avantgarde Pavel Dovgal, Long Arm, 40 Winks and Robot Koch, who could not embody the development of Project: Mooncircle any deeper, and, moreover, introduces just recently signed Pyur and Darius Vaikas, foreshadowing a possible future of the label.

Nummer 9 kommt zwar nicht ganz pünktlich zum Geburtstag, dafür aber extra dick! Hiob & Lunte vom Spoken View Label haben uns 2 exklusive Tracks spendiert! Produziert von Hieronymuz, mit Cuts von V.Räter & Chinch 33!

Wie immer limitiert, also nur zwei pro Nase!

Wer hätte das gedacht? Nach dem ganzen Rap, Jazz und nochmehr Rap haben wir nochmal unsere Herzen befragt, was uns denn noch so auf unserer Reise durch die letzten 10 Jahre begleitet hat. Na? Richtig! Die Beatsteaks! Und die spendieren uns zwei schöne Exklusivos: eine herzerweichende-und-zugleich-rummsende Live Version von 'Under A Clear Blue Sky' direkt aus der Max Schmeling Halle und nen schön bratzigen Remix von 'House on Fire' ... wie immer: limitiert und nur eine pro Nase!

Another hhv.de exclusive! Long time in the making and finally here! Showbiz & AG strike back with another epic Album. Party Arty, OC, A Bless, Frank V & Jeffrey Nortey share the mic, DJ Premier does some scratches. Gritty as usual with a few smooth ones to make it a well measured affair!

19 psychooooooological tracks featuring fellow rappers Mr. Hyde and Ill Bill as well as the creme de la creme of Metal like members of Obituary, Anthrax, Hatebreed and others.

Next one on the menu is Necro's 2001 classic "Gory Days", 14 psychooooooological tracks entirely produced by the man himself with features by Goretex, Ill Bill, Mr. Hyde and others.

Dela's debut album finally on wax: 17 tracks feat. Large Professor, Torae, Blu, Brian Jackson, Supastition and many more guests. You hopefully appreciate this album as much as we do, it really really deserved a vinyl release!

In a repeatedly rephrased metaphor of vinyl archaeologists digging for samples and re-constructing music from tiny pieces and fractions of long lost sounds, Weedy of 40 Winks is actually a rare example of this image being executed to perfection. His puzzling way of piecing together intricate beats, rich in details, breaks and variations, is rather analogous to surrealist art than to most of his fellow contemporary beat-smiths. On top he adds his own instrumentation to perfect these compositions, being like a conservator creating mosaics of rhythms, grooves and harmonies, giving the listeners imagination ample space to wander about.

Auf 100 Stück limitierte handbesprühte Deluxe Version mit extra kuscheligem Aufdruck und etwas kuscheligem T-Shirt!

Nach 29 harten Jahren unter Tage haben die neuerdings unter Berlin buddelnden
Untertagelöhner Schaufel und Spaten ihr drittes Album ans Tageslicht gefördert.

Natürlich sind wieder die Funkverteidiger Kumpels dabei, diesmal Mase und Maulheld.
Neo Kaliske sowie SS Häuptling aka Sonne Ra und Ronni Bettla waren auchmal im Schnitzelwood Studio zu Besuch.

Wie gewohnt wurde das Album ausschließlich vom Diego Maradonna der Akai, Jay Spaten produziert!

Nach 29 harten Jahren unter Tage haben die neuerdings unter Berlin buddelnden
Untertagelöhner Schaufel und Spaten ihr drittes Album ans Tageslicht gefördert.

Natürlich sind wieder die Funkverteidiger Kumpels dabei, diesmal Mase und Maulheld.
Neo Kaliske sowie SS Häuptling aka Sonne Ra und Ronni Bettla waren auchmal im Schnitzelwood Studio zu Besuch.

Wie gewohnt wurde das Album ausschließlich vom Diego Maradonna der Akai, Jay Spaten produziert!

When listening to "The Branches" it will stimulate diverse brain areas, creating short movies and stories in your mind's eye. From Soviet era hand-drawn animated fairy tales in winterly forrest-landscapes to narravites of urban struggle or even classical tales in dark and gloomy basement bars – let the record spin and your mental cinema flow.

This album made it into the radio shows of Mary Anne Hobbs (XFM) as well as Gilles Peterson‘s “All Winners” show on BBC Radio 1, his personal list of favorites of the year 2011, alongside various other highly respected stations across the globe.

For the 2012 winter season we decided to give "The Branches" a proper repress treatment, not only pressing a new batch for all our listeners that weren't able to acquire a copy yet but also spicing it up and making it a true collectors item for anyone that already owns a copy.

Therefore, the – now gatefold – artwork / transparent 2LP vinyl version, originally drawn by Bioniq was colourized by Roman Pokrovsky and, besides everything being remastered and including new work from Long Arm himself, we also added a second vinyl with various remixes by on the one hand like-minded artists like Hidden Orchestra, Dday One and 40 Winks, with whom Long Arm also shares artistic relationships and friendships, and on the other hand more genre-overarching and experimental remixes from such acclaimed artists as Robag Wruhme, Sieren, Yoko Duo, Berry Weight, Empt and Speck from CYNE, which will surely make for a unique listening experience.

"Limerence" is the debut album by Young Montana?, the then 20 year-old producer who was plucked from obscurity out of Coventry, UK when Mary Anne Hobbs of the BBC Radio 1 anointed him as her "Favorite Unsigned Artist of 2010."

Playful yet complex, the controlled chaos of "Limerence" displays Young Montana?'s pristine sense of sonic exploration. Showing remarkable skill with sample collage work, Young Montana? is running circles around anyone else attempting this sort of beat fusion right now.

A breathless and body-moving ride, "Limerence" has a completely new sound and is the fresh slap to the face you've been waiting for.

We are proud to present you the all official vinyl release on Double LP in collaboration with the fine guys at Alpha Pup & Civil Music!

In 2011 we saw KRTS breaking free from the boundaries of NYC's five boroughs, releasing his first EP, Hold On, with the Berlin-based label Project: Mooncircle. The five tracks of Hold On represent the organic, heavily emotional and lively style of broken-beat, fusion jazz, boom-bap, and dubstep.

With the end of 2012 comes The Dread Of An Unknown Evil, KRTS's first LP (limited, colored, double vinyl / uv-varnish print cover) for Project: Mooncircle. With bass-culture styles reflecting the darker side of everyday reality, the album explores themes such as fear, apprehension, doubt, angst, and sorrow, with the prevailing dread of an unknown and uncertain future—always there, peering around corners, waiting and watching.

"Your Eyes" features Stevee Wellons — a soulful diva and KRTS's own mother — telling the story of lost loves and abandoned hopes.
"Knuckle Under" is an immediate cinematic ride through the chaotic New York City underground, each bass line like an elbow to the shoulder, spinning you and pushing you down until it all turns black.
"Something New" featuring sibling Jon Hairston on vocals, is a plea to love and the risks involved when we hold hearts back.

The ten tracks of The Dread Of An Unknown Evil form an intimate LP from a musician battling to make it between cities, families, loves, losses, and futures — on to the next chapter.

2012: 10 Jahre hhv.de und 10 Jahre Melting Pot Music. Das passt! Unser Lieblingssuffi spendiert uns dazu seinen ersten Gruß aus der neuen Heimat Australien und Medline gibt die bisher unveröffentlichte Vocalversion des all-time-soul-classics ‚People Make The World Go Round‘ zum Besten. Wow!

Wie immer: Nur eine pro Nase!

A child agrees then screams the name. Kid-o-suke. Did you hear that right? The music trickles in. It sounds like it was made in a toy factory. Hold on. Let me reach for the button over there. Childhood memories. The magical sounds of a roundabout sending you to sleep. The wonders of the world seen through eyes that don’t yet fully comprehend and ears that find musical potential in everything. Two kindred souls find each other, distance never the issue, they share and laugh the only way they know how.

The wonderful pixelated world of a video game. Where does reality end and where does the imagination start? Somewhere in the distance an explosion can be heard, or was it a booming bass drum? There are birds singing a crystalline melody. One I heard before, in a dream perhaps. All of a sudden a child exclaims ‘come, let’s go’. Where did he come from? Is he real or another pixelated fragment of imagination?

Yokatta desu. There’s a castle in the sky. Two boys team up to reach it, carried by the power of their dreams. The same dreams that marked their childhood and brought them to be men. If ever there was music worthy of becoming the soundtrack to a Ghibli movie this could be it. There’s a girl asleep on a plastic deer, going around and around. She reminds me of the hand drawn versions of the pixelated heroes of my childhood. I imagine her dreams filled with exciting adventures.

I swear I heard the sounds of Tokyo’s public transport. It told me we’d arrived at Shibuya yet I can’t see the neon bright lights when I look around. Oh well, I’ll just have to imagine them.

It’s an album, so of course it’s real. The music is the result of a desire to create regardless of outcome, for the simple fact that there is a story to tell. People will consume it whichever way they want. Is it this sound or that sound? Does it really matter? Stop for a minute and enjoy the music for what it is. A synthesis of two aesthetics joined not just by a love of music but also a love of the abstract and the childish, the things that remind us we were all young one day and things were simpler. Things like dancing as if no one was looking or making music as if the outcome never mattered.

Kidsuke is a collaborative project between the UK’s Kidkanevil and Japan’s Daisuke Tanabe. Their self-titled debut is released by Project Mooncircle in November 2012 on double colored vinyl LP and digital.

The debut of The Ghastly Duo, originally released in December 2009 and finally made available on wax! Hark.

Unsere alten Weggefährten von Stones Throw, die auch gerade erst das 15-jährige hinter sich haben, spendieren uns ein Paar Perlen zum Zehnten: Den exklusive Track 'Richardsun' vom neusten Steinewerfer Homeboy Sandman und den bisher nicht auf Vinyl veröffentlichten 'The Mission Stringed Out Mix'. Madlib on the beat, J Dilla on the mic! The new to the old and the old to the new!

Nur eine pro Nase!

We are proud to present the vinyl version of Kalhex' debut album, originally released in 2009. Wonderful french rap plus 2 bonus beats on double vinyl.

Kalhex is a French Hip Hop group formed in 2007 by Parental (DJ/Producer), Le Makizar (MC) & Lex (MC). Inspired by artists such as InI, Gangstarr or All Natural, their first LP brings back that 90's classic era vibe, featuring Aayité, mSx, Mc Grey & Myshap (Square Lohkoh).

"Schemes", one of four vocal tracks from "Beats For Brothels Volume 2", plus 3 exclusive tracks only available with this 45: The Doppelgangaz self-remixed version "Big JO Smooth Remix" plus both instrumentals.

Check out the "Schemes" video. Hark!

Nach dem einen oder anderen aufsehenerregenden Webrelease, Videos & RapamMIttwochtiteln gibts das neue Main Moe & Q-Cut Ding so wie es sich gehört: auf Vinyl! Yeah!

So, Nummer 5 bringt ein bisschen Jazz in die Bude! Riesiges Aphex Twin Cover von Kanada's The Bad Plus und nicht ganz unbekannt, dient es doch schon seit ein paar Jahren als Titelmelodie für "Stromberg". Nun endlich auf 45 in einer 300er Auflage - wir sagen mal: FutureDancefloorPartyBreakKnüller!

"Beats For Brothels Volume 2" is an enigma of sorts. A unique structure comprised heavily of instrumentals and decorated with the Ghastly Duo's vocals interspersed throughout the project. Breaking the mold of the first in the series, Volume 2 is designed for an authentic listening experience as the structure dictates intended feelings and emotions crafted by The Groggy Pack.

After last year`s critically acclaimed full length album ‘The Other Side‘, Robot Koch is back with a new limited double white vinyl 2×10” LP on entitled ‘Cosmic Waves‘.

The EP features both new Robot Koch tracks as well as collaborations he made with affiliated artists. Instead of going the “usual route” by asking fellow artists to simply remix his music, Robot chose to send out half-finished tunes to his selection of musicians in order to have them finish and complete them in their very own way. To avoid the “name-dropping game” of asking the same intrenched names over and over again, he chose to collaborate with young and upcoming artists he personally favors and whose sound he really digs. For this reason the EP includes collaborations with Headshotboyz, Pavel Dovgal, Kuhn, Submerse and Rain Dog.

The EP also features 3 new solo songs by Robot Koch. ‘Nano’ and ‘Follow Birds’ have only been released digitally and will now come out on vinyl for the first time. The title track ‘Cosmic Waves‘, is a new song in the vein of classic Koch tracks like ‘Lights‘ (‘The Other Side’ 2011).

‘Cosmic Waves’ derives from the very old concept that everything and everyone is connected with and through an universal energy that comprises all that is. The music reflects a deep interest in anything spiritual and mythical but also concepts of outer- and inner-space and the balancing of new digital and futuristic influences with nature and ancient wisdom. Therefore, it represents the idea that every matter in this universe exists in this cosmic ocean of waves, constantly materializing and dematerializing. In the words of Bobby Friction of the BBC, Robot’s music sounds like “artificial intelligence discovering religion“.

While this EP is dedicated to the international scene of beat-makers and focuses on instrumental beats again, Robot Koch contiunes writing new material with vocalist John LaMonica (featured on ‘The Other Side’ as a vocalist on songs like ‘Nitesky’). Robot and John are in the studio right now, working on a new project entitled ‘Robots Don’t Sleep‘, a bandproject that takes the songwriting and melody-focus of ‘The Other Side’ to a next level – more info about this will be revealed soon.

Project: Mooncircle & Finest Ego have teamed up to establish a fresh new 12” producer series, entitled “Faces”. On every edition, you will find two different producers. Respectively, each producer will have their own record-side and unique cover artwork by the aspiring Bioniq, known for his surrealistic portraits, blending humans and technology.

Faces number three will invite the two young producers Sekouia and Rain Dog to share sides on this disc and expose their musical crafts. Coming from Denmark and the UK, respectively, they are with certainty looking forward to long-lasting succesful careers. What they share is a an intrinsic feel for tiny musical details which give their music an intimate feel to keep the listener mesmerized for ages. On this record they experiment with different sounds and tempos to create a dynamic collection of unique compositions that congregate an EP of colourful, low slung and ambient tunes or simply ‘chocolatefudgebrownieplasticmusic‘.

Born in Düsseldorf, Germany and grown up in Detroit, Sekuoia is a project by the 19-year old danish producer Patrick Alexander Bech Madsen. His music, based on guitar melodies, deep bass, organic beats, and chopped and screwed vocal samples, is a take on various genres and he is best described as an experimental electronica producer. His debut EP “Trips“ was released in December last year.

Having originally studied as an artist, newcomer Rain Dog has spent the last couple of years experimenting with production software, building speakers, composing music for indie shorts and making beats out of various small bedrooms scattered across the north of England. Recently he has settled in London and with a release on Echodub‘s imprint, Cut and a track featured on Project: Mooncirlce‘s 10th anniversary box LP, he continues to develop his lowslung melodic compositions.

Hailing from Cheshire, Submerse is an esteemed producer/DJ with a distinct and recognisable sound that traverses Beat Music, Ambient, 2-step and Autonomic whilst being punctuated by a myriad of unique and personal influences. The past year has seen him at his most prolific, releasing tracks & remixes with R&S sister label Apollo Records, Med School and many more. Submerse was featured by Pioneer Japan and was also named ‘Band Of The Week’ In The Guardian newspaper (2012).
Amidst a plenitude of productions, Submerse has also seen support emerge from influential media titans such as DJ Mag, XLR8R, Big Up, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1xtra.

After his “They Always Come Back“ EP on Apollo Records, “Tears“ is already his second vinyl release this year. The EP is all about the feeling of solitude you’re in upon finding yourself in a foreign country and a strangely different culture. In this situation the smallest and most usual tasks – simply finding a can of your favorite soft drink for instance – have the potential to become almost insuperable obstacles. Soaking in the atmosphere created by dim street lights on a nightly stroll to explore new territories in a vastly unknown urban space, while contemplating about new experiences and memories of home are activities to indulge in when you’re stranded all alone in an alien world.

Limited edition blue transparent vinyl!