Kammerflimmer Kollektief - There Are Actions Which We Have Neglected And Which Never Cease To Call Us [Bureau B Promo]

Set for release via Bureau B on September 21st, 2k18 via Bureau B is the new Kammerflimmer Kollektief-album with the epic, and presumably way too long, title "There Are Actions Which We Have Neglected And Which Never Cease To Call Us" which caters a bunch of seven brand new songs or 'actions' all coming with a title and a place associated with it. Opening with "Action 1: Lucid, Imperial Beach" we see Kammerflimmer Kollektief starting their journey on a droney, crackling and slightly distorted 10+ minutes UnAmbient tip leading into deep, fiddly yet deeply melancholia-infused PostPostRock effort whilst "Action 2: Discharged, Quauhnahuac" brings forth a sparse, slightly naturalistic feel alongside klaxon'esque background guitars and heaps of little, yet buzzing complex movements and detailed, scraping string abuse before unleashing more of an structured (not structured) chaotic vibe with loads of distortions whilst "Action 3: Thoughtless, Hamburg" brings on a deep, mostly unaltered take on calm, beautiful and dreamy PostRock for genre connaisseurs. Furthermore "Action 4: Wasted, Ivano-Frankivsk" presents more of a laid back, dubbed out twang for hot afternoons spent on the beach, "Action 5: Resplendent, Bolinas" starts out on heavy, cut-up Noize distortion before a sudden plot twist turns the tune towards more dubby PostRock lazyness, "Action 6: Vigilant, Jerichow" provides more deep, twangy experimentation and melancholia before the concluding "Action 7: Blessed, Ermenoville" dabbles with more of a multilayered, intertwined DesertRock feel for a sweet, bluesy closure. Interesting, yet not as fascinating as their previous album "Desarroi".

Vanessa Tomlinson - The Space Inside [A Guide To Saints]

Scheduled for release on A Guide To Saints on September 7th, 2k18 is Vanessa Tomlinson's "The Space Inside", a thirty minute cassette release, in which the Australian percussionist delivers two lengthy tracks closing around 15 minutes mark. The A-side sees "Waiting For The Passing - For Solo Bass Drum" presenting a thundering, reverberating musical approach that seems to amalgamate deep Ambient droning with large scale wobbling metal sheets forming a coherent yet alienating sound universe of its own whereas "The Space Inside - For Solo Tam Tam" indulges in a stretched out , sterile Cold Ambient scape, slowly moving metallic drones and overall sci-fi feel, referring to a desolate, post-apocalyptic future yet to come.  Check.

Olivia Block - 132 Ranks [Room40 Promo]

Scheduled for release via the Australian imprint Room40 is Olivia Block's most recent album "132 Ranks" which was composed as a commissioned piece for LAMPO and The Renaissance Society between 2016 and 2017. Premiered at the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel in Chicago as a hybrid between concert and sound installation we see Olivia Block present a 49 minutes one track piece that's starting on a slow build-up from near silence levels bringing forth atmospheric sounds and bass-focused drones from afar, mixing those up with fragile, tender high frequency sinewave transmissions before finally making an evolutionary move into braincell-crushing vintage sci-fi Ambient structures that could well function as a B- or C-movie score with its intense organ vibrations and minimalist melodic fragments whilst turning towards calmer, less artificial vibes around minute 21 to ride this warm, organic wave to very end of the album, partly accompanied by highly dramatic interludes and tender, crystalline chords for a deeply harmonic touch. Defo one worthwhile to add to your collection of long running Ambient albums for sure.

24.08.2018 baze.djunkiii guest set @ 90s Rave Radio / Ems-Vechte-Welle 99.3FM

A label special all dedicated to the legendary former TechTrance- / Trance / Techno-imprint Superstition Recordings.

Transmission starts @ 11 p.m. GMT+1

Terrestrial transmission on frequency 99.3FM in and around the Emsland-region of Germany.

Click here for internet stream!

24.08.2018 WAX UNLIMITED @ Beat Boutique / Hamburg

decks: baze.djunkiii [Intrauterin Recordings]

file under: TechHouse / Electro /  NeoDetroit

doors open: 10 pm

Beat Boutique
Max-Brauer-Allee 219
22765 Hamburg
Germany

Dr. NoiseM - Studio Works 29 [Dr. NoiseM Tapes]

Set for release on September 12th, 2k18 via his very own Dr. NoiseM Tapes-imprint is Dr. NoiseM's forthcoming six track album "Studio Works 29" which is catering a whole of six brand new tracks rolled out over the course of nearly 80 minutes playtime. Starting with the approx. 37 minutes of "Drone City" the mysterious producer brings forth a heavy, haunting load of ever meandering Cold- / DeathAmbient from the blackest exoterrestrial underground vaults, "Eine Katze Tod" is a dark'ish, minimalist and well hypnotic reference to the 2012-released dmvssm / Sascha Müller split tape on Pharmacom records which was limited to 27 hand-numbered copies worldwide whilst "Napalm Death" weighs in lively, yet braincell shredding fast-paced digital Noize for those who like going to extremes in their musical experiences. With "Poker Noise" Dr. NoiseM provides more of an alien-like, sci-fi approach to Noise-driven ethereal Ambient with far away echoes of (Neo)Cosmic Synth beauty, "Posthuman" caters to those loving the desolate isolationist Death Ambient-sound of his 'The CDr A-B-C"-series and the final cut named "Roboshocks" provides a high dosage of decaying, futuristic digital Noize and off-kilter computational machines for a B-rated sci-fi movie yet unwritten and -produced. Good stuff, this.

P.T.B.S & Sascha Müller - Chicago Is Everywhere [SMPTB004]

Scheduled for release on August 26th, 2k18 is the latest collaboration between Uelsen-based underground producer P.T.B.S. and Meppen's Sascha Müller. Opening with "Chicago Is Everywhere *Original Mix" the pair explores a slow, tool'ish, yet functional and pounding take on classic, stripped down House music with more of a mid-90s New York-feel whilst "Chicago Is Everywhere *Sascha Müller Acid House Mix" adds a decent bubbly Acid-line to the deep vibes of the original cut and therefore wins the race for being our  favorite tune on this digital two track single.

18.08.2018 PLATINUM GARAGE @ Beat Boutique / Hamburg

decks: baze.djunkiii [Intrauterin Recordings / Combat Dubs]

file under: UK Garage / Speed Garage / Future Garage

doors open: 10 pm

Beat Boutique
Max-Brauer-Allee 219
22765 Hamburg
Germany

Møster! - States Of Minds [Hubro Music]

Scheduled for release on the Norwegian Hubro Music-imprint on September 7th, 2k18 is "States Of Minds", the new double album effort created by Møster!, a massive band outfit created by sax player Kjetil Møster which features members of the well-known Motorpsycho as well as other greats on the bill. Going in with an overall menu of ten tracks spread over two CD's Møster! opens with "Brainwave Entraiment", a 20 minutes monster of a tune dabbling in score'esque vintage synths as well as in krautsy, yearning, experimental Progressive Rock-realms whilst even incorporating elements of Dub and, somehow, Ska elements as well as deep listening Ambient breakdowns whereas the follow up "Unhorsed By Chivalry" brings on a dubbed out fusion of complex, thundering drum Funk and electronic elements as well as heavy guitar distortions and tripped out SpaceJazz before "Plate Sized Eyes" weighs in 64 seconds of off-kilter slide guitar twang. Furthermore we see "Mystere" taking on solid, down-to-earth instrumental Desert Rock and "Bow Shock" providing full on fiddly experimentation with drums, guitar and loads of echoes and reverb. Going into the second disc the 22+minutes main piece "Life Wobble" starts out on a loose, rhythmic base both infused by Jazz Noir and marching drums sporting dreamy space guitars and - well... - wobbly, organic bass waves for the mind turning into a maelstrom'esque experience over the course of the tracks evolution, the "Phantom Bandotron" unleashes a surprisingly twangy, relaxed and partly even Easy Listening-infused BarJazz / Downtempo vibe and "Sounds Like A Planet" indeed comes across as a swampy, extraterrestrial sci-fi sound experience of an experimental kind. With "Mon Plaisir" Møster! caters more deep, laid back relaxation for hot summer days and the final cut "What A Flop Waking Up" even explores some kind of multi-layered tribalisms in combination with modified sax and clarinet outings to a well fever'ish effect. A lot to take in here, yet a well interesting musical construct  for sure.

Album artwork on Instagram!

Manga St Hilaire - Forever (Prod. Wiley)

EskiBeat is back and this ting is levels! Bang!

Various Artists - Psycho Kidzzz Vol. 5 [Psychocandies 070]

Scheduled for August 23rd, 2k18 on Psychocandies is the labels fifth full on various artists compilation album entitled "Psycho Kidzzz Vol. 5" which caters a sweet bag of ten tracks for all Acid lovers out there starting with P.T.B.S. And Hammed Maliq's "Borrooo (Sascha Müller Acid Bro Remix)", a bouncy, haunting and slightly mechanical take on raw AcidHouse whilst 4ZZZ1's "Pilldriver" combines morphing MonoTechno synths with a kind of sci-fi Tribal vibe and Sascha Müller's "Time Range" is quite a fest for a lovers of quality, fast paced HardTrance for warehouse raves and is one of Mr. Müller's best oldskool productions in a two decades spanning career for sure. "Eject The System" is another 4ZZZ1 production focusing on experimental ElectroGlitch, "Untitled 4" by Frog Bitch is a well distorted, uncompromising lesson in grinding Techno, the 'Acid Machine Mix' of Sascha Müller's "I Have A Sampler" gives us a filtered hint of floating AcidTrance and 3CloneB returns with "On Range", a lively, positive RaveTechno banger for peaktime sets. With "Acid Acapella_12" Sascha Müller provides a screaming Acid line tool for all adventurous DJ's out there, 4ZZZ1's "We Go" balances the thin line between harsh MonoAcid and tribalistic Techno with massive rave signals and the final cut - Sascha Müller's "Kenmodo" - evokes memories of Acid / Rave greats like Emmanuel Top for all those who've already been around in the 90s. Recommended!

Sam And The Womp - Ice Cream Man *Jstar Remix

Summer vibes proper. We're in!

MAP 71 - Void Axis [Fourth Dimension Records / Foolproof Projects]

To be released as a collaborational effort between Fourth Dimension Records and Foolproof Projects on September 3rd, 2k18 is "Void Axis", the fourth album created by Brighton-based duo MAP 71 which are catering a new serving of nine tracks within a little less than 40 minutes runtime, opening with the galloping vintage synth meets intense Spoken Word (No)Wave-cut "Primary Radioaction" followed by "The Prefab", a stripped down, hypnotic homage to the Ingenious Dilettantes movement as well as "Nuclear Landscapes" employing thundering drums and a well postapocalyptic feel for a reason. With "The Future Edge" we see MAP 71 travel forward in time, bringing on a cold and well sci-fi feel whilst  "Minimal Bridget" brings forth heavy, war drums and brutal barrage fire for an ultimate apocalypse before "Armour And Ecdysis" provides more of a multi-layered, postapocalyptic edge of madness for those who can take it. Furthermore "Neonsignquietlife" is quite a hit for advanced SynthWave- / (No)Wave-dancefloors, "21-12" drifts on into a cold, abstract beat foundation and robotic vibes as well as abstract Chicago House-references synthwise before the final "Skeleton Gang" provides the projects take on echo-heavy, dubbed out, yet noisy musical madness. Highly recommended!

Album artwork on Instagram!

Tajak - Ciclos [Buh Records Promo]

Scheduled for release via the Peruvian imprint Buh Records on September 15th, 2k18 is "Ciclos", the latest album outing created by the Mexican band outfit Tajak which is one of the brand names in the Psych, Stoner and Shoegaze scene in Latin America. Opening with the powerful, riff-heavy and earthbound Desert Rock-infused "El Despertar" the band paves the way for things to come as there is the deeper, more laid back and dubbed out "Camino", the upbeat, thrilling dancefloor Psychedelia of "I've Seen It  Fall" as well as the smokey distortion of the Desert Rock-anthem that is "Don't Know Why". With "En El Centro De La Sierra" we see Tajak explore more of a sunset after a day of hard work in the desert kind of vibe, the title track "Ciclos" employs more of a dreamy, underwater Stoner atmosphere going all in for a wall of sound later, "The Drop (Vinyl Edit)" provides a proper take on intense slo-mo tension for those who like to bang their head on a regular and the final cut "Ojos De Agua (Vinyl Edit)" waves goodbye on a calm and relaxed non-vocal vocal level. Good stuff, this.

baze.djunkiii Chart Haul 08/2018

Sascha Müller - Traxxx Vol. 3 [SM Traxxx 26-2018]

Coming up with his next digital single on August 16th, 2k18 is the man Sascha Müller, bringing forth two new bangers on the SM Traxxx label. With "Track 05" he presents a killer take on gooey, spiralling AcidTrance featuring punchy snare attacks for all the oldskool ravers whilst "Track 06" combines more hypnotic Acid with raw, galloping Breakbeat-references for buzzing primetime sets. Great  stuff.

Lui Hill - Lui Hill [Filter Music Group]

To be released via Filter Music Group on August 10th, 2k18 is "Lui Hill", the self-titled debut album of the German NeoSoul / NuSoul artist of the same name which has recently been announced on these pages via the video of the single "Ancient Dust" taken of the album. Inspired mostly by South Africa after quite a heapload of personal and business tragedy the album opens with the 4k Future Soul piece "5000 Miles" followed by the widescreen, Piano-led anthem "Revolver" with its distinct drum signature and a slightly stop-and-go reminiscing vibe whereas "See The Light Again" weighs in more of a Pop appeal featuring widescreen panorama synths and an upbeat dancefloor vibe before "Words Become Useless" provides 21st century Urbans Soul music for real. Facing "The Storm" Lui Hill indulges in a mixture of electronically based Future Soul and folksy guitars, "Home (Interlude)" is more of a twisted, cut-up Field Recording and "So In Between" introduces drama, tension and a hint of darkness through a stripped down arrangement led by raw vintage basslines, crashing military snares and a sweet offbeat lick. Wading "Muddy Waters" we're facing more beautiful pianos and heartfelt ballad vibes whilst "The Fall" rides a well-similar wave and the final cut  "We Don't Die" provides a calm, inward looking conclusion to this album for lovers of SoftRock infused summer sunset songs for sure. Sweet stuff.

Cypress Hill - Band Of Gypsies (Official Video)

True HipHop ain't dead. Trap didn't win. MumbleRap didn't either.

11.08.2018 WE DANCE ELECTRIC! @ Beat Boutique / Hamburg

decks: baze.djunkiii [Intrauterin Recordings]

file under: ElectroHouse / Bootlegs / Electroclash / IndieElectro

doors open: 9 pm

Beat Boutique
Max-Brauer-Allee 219
22765 Hamburg
Germany

Kama Aina & Hochzeitskapelle - Wayfaring Suite 02 (Official Video)

File under: beautiful melancholia. Taken from the forthcoming album "Wayfaring Suite" which is about to be released via Gutfeeling Records in late September, 2k18.

Dr. NoiseM - Studio Works 28 [Dr. NoiseM Tapes]

Coming up with his new "Studio Works 28" album on his very own label again is Meppen's mysterious Noize creator known as Dr. NoiseM churning out a new menu of 13 times sickness for all you experimental minds out there. Starting out with "No Name Motherfukker", a mad grinding digital HarshNoize affair stretched over 14+ minutes followed by the well cryptic "3nf94mf34" which is dealing with a spatial, droney and subtle take on Cold Ambient whereas "Art Seduction" follows up on a similar, yet even more minimalist path for nearly ten minutes and "Bassado" brings forth straight up hefty digital ultraviolence for those in the know. "Bassporn" sees the producer return to a slightly altered, slowed down variation of his trademark respiratory sounds accompanied by growling, slowly shifting sub lines turning into grinding digital Noize, "Bing Bong" is more of a lively, lovely 60 second excursion into weird 8bit arrangements on hyperspeed, "Break The Fukkin Silence" drifts off into hectic uberglitch territories and "Close Your Eyes" gets down like a brutalist maelstrom on a braincell destruction thing for sure. With "Computer Death" Dr. NoiseM provides more sweeps, bleeps and distorted lo-fi madness slightly reminiscent of Lassigue Bendthaus' ill twisted Phonk at times, "Death In October" caters an endless string of decaying Noize fragments, "Franky (Victor Frankenstein)" gets lost in highly psychoactive dreams, "Geschrei" weighs in 160 seconds of spine-tingling sci-fi soundscapes and the final cut "Kalibration" evokes cold, sterile memories of Field Recordings captured in a robotic lab of the future. Nice.

Stella Chiweshe - Kasahwa: Early Singles [Glitterbeat Records]

To be released on September 14th, 2k18 via Glitterbeat Records is "Kasahwa: Early Singles", a collection of hard to find single releases put on the circuit by Zimbabwe- and Germany-based singer and performer Stella Chiweshe between 1974 and 1983 when she just started to become an Mbira-icon and -sensation in her homeland of Zimbabwe. With these eight early recordings the listener, even if not familiar with the mystical and spiritual origins of the Mbira genre which has been played by the Shona people for centuries and even millenia, is entering a fascinating, organic and well-calming realm of naturalistic, ancient sound with a carribbean twist which, in its meandering repetition and partly even playful nature seems to be mysteriously familiar and all-embracing, like an age old structure that has been embedded into the musical dna of mankind since day one. Interesting.

baze.djunkiii Charts 08/2018

01. Okzharp & Manthe Ribane - Closer Apart [Hyperdub]
See review for details...

02. Wargirl - Arbolita [Cloud Hill]
See review for details... 

03. DJ T-1000 a.k.a. Alan Oldham - Ratchet Traxx [Bpitch Control 331]
Alan Oldham a.k.a. DJ T-1000 is quite a legend, both as pioneering DJ / producer as well as groundbreaking graphic designer and artist. With these four tracks released in 2017 he delivers a very own and distinct take on a crossover between pounding Techno and hard-hitting GhettoHouse with a well sexual note that's about to please moving dancefloor crowds forever. Timeless quality.

04. Sascha Müller - Untitled Box Set [Psychocandies]
See review for details... 

05. Steve O'Sullivan & Mike Schommer - Submerged [Mosaic Records 040]
DubTechno as classic as DubTechno can be. Floating, drifting, timeless and graced by an additional remix crafted by Deepchord the three tracks on this 12" are a most for each and every genre connaisseur. Check.

06. Unknown [Tatko 001]
What a surprise this record is. A stamped 10" whitelabel which at first glance doesn't sound and look like much but grows into a stripped down, well captivating take on mid- to early-2000s MinimalTechno one cannot resist, even if one - like me - has never been a big fan of this specific genre at all. Proper good stuff.

07. Rabit ft. Riko Dan - Black Dragons [Glacial Sound 005]
Slightly mysterious 10" that either was repressed now although it was put out as a limited edition release when the label ceased operations in 2015 or is to be considered a rare warehouse find that popped up at its German distributor only recently. On the A-side Riko Dan is full on fire atop a sub-heavy oldskool Grime riddim whereas the flip provides a slightly darker, Industrial Dubstep-approach on an antigroove ting.

08. Serge Gamesbourg presents Boston Goes Disco! [BBE Records]
See review for details...

09. Ingar Zach / Speak Percussion - Before Nightfall One [Sofa Music]
See review for details...

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Sascha Müller - Untitled Box Set [Psychocandies]

The man Sascha Müller is back and he's back with a box. Nicely packaged in an 8" IBM floppy disk cardboard box the latest limited to 20 hand-numbered copies edition release on the Psychocandies label includes the first and second 7" vinyl released on the label which we've previously reviewed on these pages accompanied by third, box-exclusive and hand-cut 7" sporting the catalogue number SMSM 1.03 as third part of the vinyl series, bringing forth a deeper, spaced out and jacking, yet somehow skippy slow motion Acid(House) effort as well as an hypnotic take on spiralling AcidTrance on the flipside. Furthermore the limited to 20 copies box-exclusive CD-r covered in black spray paint as SMSM 1.04 caters a sweet ten track menu of lively, untitled Acid variations as well whereas the additional SMSM 1.05 1.44 MB floppy disk contains three more .wav file tracks serving short acidic loops for sample purposes and the final untitled cassette tape dubbed SMSM 1.06 goes deep into live jam territories introducing both classy, slightly Acid-infused space Electro as well as distinct, slow-grooving and levitating ElectroPhonk for late night sessions to the audience of listeners. A massive package, this is.

David Rothenberg / Nicola L. Hein / Hans Tammen - Bird Saw Buchla [Clang 061 Promo]

Scheduled for release on September 14th, 2k18 on the ever active Clang-imprint is "Bird Saw Buchla", a collaborational album effort created by the triumvirate of David Rothenberg, Nicola L. Hein and Hans Tammen which created a conjunctional six track journey spanning over 57 minutes on this longplay piece, employing an array of instruments including a variety of clarinets, iPad, guitar, circular saw and the legendary Buchla music easel in the compositional process. Opening with "Must Springtime Fade?" the three artists bring forth a free floating Jazz Noir-like approach contrasted by a harsh take on ultra-electronic background Funk, "Then Cry All Birds And Fishes" gravitates more towards experimental DarkJazz territories and "Cold Pale Eyes Pour Tears" sees the bird mentioned in the title coming into play before the Buchla provides a clean retrofuturist sound environment for all sci-fi scoreists out there, building up maximum tension with minimalist bleeps, busy tweets, moving fluids and raw vintage bass pulses for those who know. With "Now In Sad Autumn" the three composers bring forth more deep Jazz melancholia, "As I Take My Darkening Path..." sees lively clarinet movements in combination with spiralling modulations and the final cut "A Solitary Bird" weighs in more dark'ish, swampy atmospheres accompanied by seemingly field recorded clangs and percussive elements, seductive bass movements as well as bits and bops of, oftentimes mutated, background Jazz blown over from faraway venues. Well interesting, this.

Jana Irmert - Flood [Fabrique Records 066]

Put on the circuit via Fabrique Records on July 20th, 2k18 is "Flood" the most recent album created by Berlin's Jana Irmert who's inspiration has been fed by Chyngyz Aitmatov's dystopian novel "The Mark Of Cassandra" for this one. Split into three parts the album opens with the 22+ minutes of "Flood Pt. 1 (Standing On Breaking Ice)" which offers a crackling, slowed down and obviously subaquatic structure for rhythmic organisation which is accompanied by whizzing, spiralling modular effects, whirling Noize eruptions and tender, more Ambient-related background pads whereas "Flood Pt. 2 (Silence On A String)" seems to be build on busy reverse background sweeps, dark'ish bass droning, a slow subsurface swell, heaps of immanent melancholia and deep isolation before the final cut "Flood Pt. 3 (The Sound Of The Universe Spinning)" offers multiple layers of siren'esque pulses, deep vibrating bass oscillations, mechanical scraping, short digital crackles and an array of ethereal, floating ambience paired with alarming vintage sci-fi tension to combine all these elements to what is our favorite track on this approx. 52 minutes longplayer. Good stuff.

Album artwork on Instagram!

Lui Hill - Ancient Dust (Official Video)

From deep melancholia to a swinging summer vibe - the first teaser single taken from Lui Hill's forthcoming and self-titled debut album that's about to hit the streets on August 10th, 2k18.

02.08.2018 baze.djunkiii presents: OUR HOUSE @ Beat Boutique / Hamburg

decks: baze.djunkiii [Intrauterin Recordings]

file under: DeepHouse / House / BrokenHouse

doors open: 9 pm

Beat Boutique
Max-Brauer-Allee 219
22765 Hamburg
Germany

Ingar Zach / Speak Percussion - Before Nightfall One [Sofa Music]

Teaming up for a collaborational album to be released on Sofa Music on August 31st, 2k18 are the prolific composer Ingar Zach and the Melbourne-based duo Speak Percussion, presenting a non-stop approx. 35 minutes long one track journey entitled "Before Nightfall One". Documenting a day-long collaboration as well as the concert resulting from this distinct, time-limited work effort we see the three musicians cater a deep, athmospheric sonic journey starting out on the basis of a dark'ish, repetetive drone movement which is interrupted by the sound of small rattling chimes moving forward into crystalline, floating bells, tender reverbs and layered, scraping mechanical sounds as well as intricate, abstract percussive sections, eruptive, explosive sequences and a grinding, screeching climax towards the end which, all combined, make this album a well interesting, yet chill listening experience for sure.

Album artwork on Instagram!

The Homeraver - Nuke Vol. 2 [Nuke The Planet 002]

To be released digitally via the new Hardcore-focused imprint Nuke The Planet is "Nuke Vol. 2" by The Homeraver, a heavy distorted one track single that is surely keeping up with a distorted oldskool Hardcore / Gabba buzz that's brutal, repetetive and bringing back a lot of memories for those who've been following labels like Napalm Records, Kotzaak or B.E.A.S.T. Records  in the past with its well uncompromising attitude and oscillating, braincell wrecking rave signals which, in parts, even evoke memories of early Hardsequencer tunes in terms of their distinct sound and production value. Hard as nails. Check.

P.T.B.S., Hanzzo & Sascha Müller - Sugar Low Flow [SMPTB 003]

Coming up on July 25th, 2k18 is "Sugar Low Flow", the latest - and first - collaboration project which sees Meppen-based Sascha Müller team up with Uelsen's P.T.B.S. and fresh face Hanzzo for a conjunctional musical effort. Together, the three artists provide "Sugar Low Flow *Instrumental" as a sweet opening shot, riding a trancey TechHouse wave, ever progressing modulations and a raw, rolling bass motif for late night sessions whereas the second cut, "Sugar  Low Flow *Sascha Müller Ambient Remix", brings forth a rhythmic yet floating take on the original tune based on the rhythmic groove of the bassline alone later accompanied by loose, live sounding drums for all the Downtempo and ChillOut-heads out there.

Dr. NoiseM - Studio Works 27 [Dr. NoiseM Tapes]

Recently released via Dr. NoiseM Tapes on July 17th, 2k18 is "Studio Works 27" - another new effort in Dr. NoiseM's ongoing serial journey into electronic sound exploration. Sporting four tracks the album starts out with the main piece "Believe", a 49 minutes spanning take on spatial, cavernous and calming Dark Ambient based on the trademark respiratory sounds oftentimes used by the Meppen-based producer throughout his former 'The CDr: A-B-C'-series whereas the follow up "Enclosed" brings forth full-on HarshNoize terror attacking and eliminating our eardrums and braincells within seconds and showing no mercy over its full course of 13 minutes. Furtermore we see "Untitled 0" go deep into spiralling, electric buzzing, modular sweeps and hidden background rhythm structures before the final cut "Born For Suicide" weighs in more thundering, ever droning pulses meandering in between electrifying Dark Ambient and borderline Noize, presenting a heavy maelstrom of sounds defo not made for the faint hearted amongst the lovers of experimental electronic music.

D Double E - Back Then (Online Video)

A snapback into history and we cannot avoid to include some more classic Grime flashbacks in this post as history seems to be repeating, somehow.