Q_e_M - Quality Electronic Music: A Late June 2k26 Discogs Round Up

Well, it's been a while since our last Q_e_M - Quality Electronic Music on Discogs round up and additions have taken longer than expected due to unforeseen things that had to be taken care of - and a move, obviously... - but still nitestylez.de head honcho baze.djunkiii has been continuously been on duty, thoroughly listening to, scanning and evaluating items from the pile of pre-loved electronic music CD albums and promotional sound carriers we had been taking in a while ago - a pile that will be done with in a rather foreseeable future which leaves us with the remaining chunk of 90s Library x Production Music CD albums which were rescued from the archives of a long time defunct advertisement firm more than a decade ago as the next big addition to the project. And there's more to come in terms of vinyl but that's for another day.

Saleswise it seems like the predicted comeback of the CD format is starting to affect Discogs buyers as well with pre-loved CD's by electronic club music-focused labels like Rekids leaving our shelves - and yes: it was the Nina Kraviz debut album... obviously - as well as Indietronica from labels like Ghostly International, long forgotten and still unplayed Drum'n'Bass CD compilations released on the former Hamburg-based Don Q Records imprint more than two decades ago which is criminally overlooked in the oral history of the German Drum'n'Bass scene and even a Classical Deutsche Grammophon release which landed with us as part of the collection of a friends deceased parents found a new home in France of all places. Which, to us, seems to be very telling as for over a decade CD albums seemed to almost never move on the Discogs at all. So we won't declare the death of vinyl but still it is nice to see that our initial thought of taking preloved CD formats in to preserve them from ending up in a landfill finally bears some fruit. We're doing this for the culture, even though storage space is tight.

Added new and unplayed highlights:

1. Mycrotom - Ratoratiyo [Mongkong Music 001]
A full length exploration of misty, blurred Electronica structures infused with ChillOut, EthnoTribal and deep Ambient vibes, echoes of PostDubstep x Post-Bass Music and the occasional trip to advanced late night dancefloors packed with IDM-informed connaisseurs. Limited edition of 200 copies on clear vinyl backed by extensive liner notes written by baze.djunkiii. Hand-numbered edition. Copy 029/200 on sale.

2. Yvat - Oar [Minor]
Unearthed from the original label archives. Limited Mini-CD / 3"CD edition of 100 copies in special foam folder packaging with obi-adjacent paper strip for fans of 90s Electronica, Glitch and especially early Funkstörung.

3. Various Artists - Patronage V [Hauch Records 046]
A widely varied compilation from the Düsseldorf underground covering a musical range from IndieElectro to IDM and beyond, including a deep Cologne-style Schaffel remix affair crafted by baze.djunkiii and Sascha Müller for TG Mauss alongside more goodness. Limited to 200 numbered copies worldwide. Copy 003/200 on sale with this one.

Pre-loved, rare and collectible:

1. Smoked Sausage - Smoked Sausage [self-released demo / 2003]
A little beyond our circle of competence, yet one of those DIY releases not many people do know about at all. Six tracks of Berlin-based Post-Hardcore and Post-Grunge sprinkled with influences of Alternative Rock and things beyond. One of the band members used to be a neighbour of a long lost friend of ours more than 20 years ago. Double copy from our personal archives.

2. BBC Radiophonic Workshop - Time And Space [Cavendish Music 058]
A Library Music x Production Music CD album release from back in 1994 featuring 52 short stings, atmospheres and sound FX produced by Radiophonic Workshop members like Elizabeth Parker, Malcolm Clarke, Peter Howell and Roger Limb. Sought after collectors item and currently the cheapest one available on Discogs. Go grab it.

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