4am Kru
Lost Time EP

African Ghost Valley return to Empty Head Rich Heart, for this already-rare 7″ outing –Last sighted here capturing some of the rawest sonics heard in time, on cassette for EHRH, African Ghost Valley are now back at the controls with two abstract industrial experiments for this 7″ disc, presented with hand-made artwork in edition of 100 copies. No digital, and only short clips online –this disc is the only way into this particular sonic landscape of theirs.The perfect follow on from Bad Tracking’s raw two-part re-work of Ossia & chester giles ‘Shackles’ (one of the earlier EHRH 7″s), this AGV release continues to explore the outer regions of concrete sound manipulation – screwed tape and overdriven hardware effects units are mangled in a mesh of eerie background music, sounding like a f*cked & screwed version of early Caretaker perhaps.100 copies only.Inlay printed on translucent paper, with extra insert.Numbered and hand-stamped centre labels.

For their 7” debut on Where To Now? U mines the considerable depths of his MPC hard drive to present 3 snapshots of an artist shaking off their formative influences and commencing the journey to unexplored realms of the sampler’s universe.'Junkies' has classical string stabs (that would later become a focal point on the sound of “Vienna Orchestra” (WTNLP05)) driven forth by dark, jazzy double bass licks, all shrouded in vinyl crackle and forced forward by a 2-step feel on the drums. It would have the essence of an early 2000s instrumental hip-hop track were it not for those drums shuffling off on a different tangent.'Too Good For Me' toys more with the sampled nature of the music, throwing abrupt rewinds and record manipulation into a melange of rumbling industrial sounds led by a pulsing high-pitched melody. This is underpinned by a Bossa-styled beat that further unsettles the murky atmosphere of the track.Finally 'Almost Man'’s exotic plucked strings and booming bass-heavy beat roll into snares in a marching rhythm that could reflect the march into the future for this unparalleled producer taking the lonely road to the outer edges of modern composition and electronic production.

Limited to 250 copies. Marion Molle and Ronan Riou’s duo revisits french lo-fi synth pop in a fairytale way. Something has been brewing in France in recent years. Underground record shops, small venues, labels and young musicians create a new vibe in various parts of the country.Jean-Marie Mercimek is one of those projects coming out of this new scene, utilising their collection of rare automatic casio keyboards, frequency modulation chanson and tape collages towards a multilayered comic book journey in form of a concert. As if there was an animated wax brush painted cartoon version of Elli & Jacno.Sounds images & text by Ronan Riou & Marion MolleMastering by EquusEdition of 250 on black vinylWith insert

Khoomi pushes boundaries once again with a new project. The mysterious producer lays a unique sonic tapestry, with an approach to House, Jazz Fusion and Hip-Hop that will leave you wanting more.