ROLLER #2: Sonic Router Mixes #126: Alex Coulton [Idle Hands

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Channeling a lot of himself through his instruments, making a very present connection through the subject matter or his mood points, Two Inch Punch’s work is emotive and personable. There’s introspection presented alongside the kind of top end synths that squall away in skweee like bursts on ‘Love You Up’ and there’s pure heartbreak embedded in every lick of the closing guitar solo on ‘Forgive Me…’, so we caught up with the producer to find out a little more about his motivation and grab SR Mix #108, his ecclectic instalment in our ongoing mix series.

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2011/11/sr-m ... punch-pmr/

No tracklist given.

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The following is an email conversation we had earlier this week, one that took place to enrich his contribution to our ongoing mix series which by right, is actually the next Wanda Group release, a 10 minute mixtape full of original constructions that he’s called SPORTS COMPLEX SWIMMING POOL 1996.

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2011/11/sr-m ... pool-1996/

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It goes without saying that we’re stoked to be able to present our 110th Sonic Router Mix from Logos. James Balf caught up with the producer to discuss his history and his techniques…

...a panoramic tour of the London skyline at night when I did it, but you can ignore that and just listen to the tunes. There are some of my favourite grime pirate radio rips in there which some people might not have heard, some old jungle and a couple of my own productions.

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2011/12/sr-m ... -keysound/

Tracklist:

Sleep 8 Over – Untitled [Hippos in Tanks]
Logos – Cloudbursting [unreleased]
Logos – Atlanta 96 x Trim Special [Instrumental forthcoming Keysound]
Riko/Wiley/Gods Gift – Bazooka Riddim [Rinse FM Radio Rip 2006?]
Ruff Sqwad/Neckle Camp – Tingz in Bootz Remix [Heavy Meckle Mixtape]
Waifer/Slew Dem – Gunman Beat [Grimetapes Slew Dem Compilation]
DJ Metro – Burn Dat Boi [Planet Mu]
DJ Diamond – Rep Yo Clique [Planet Mu]
Rufige Kru – Ark Angel 3 [Metalheadz]
Terius Nash (The-Dream) – Wake Me When it’s Over [Logos Screwed Edit]
These New Puritans – Hologram – Salem remix [Domino]
Ruff Sqwad – Unknown [Deja Vu Radio Rip 2003]

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With the vinyl release of ‘Virtua Ante Up’ and his track ‘Eclipsemoonsun’ finally announced through Fat City and their Producer Series (it featured on the Producer#2 CD compilation back when) and Danny’s recent 7” outing on Mind on Fire, it conspired to be the perfect time to ask him to make a mixtape for our series. What follows is #111 in the series, an in depth installment that captures Danny’s level of immersion and wide ranging musical tastes.

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2011/12/sr-m ... d-on-fire/

Tracklist:
1. Dimlite – Can’t Get Used To Those
2. Danny Drive Thru – Eclipsemoonsun (Trevino’s Front Mix)
3. Eliphino – More Than Me
4. Slugabed – Whirlpool
5. Greymatter ft. Domu – Watch This
6. Azealia Banks – 212
7. Jon Phonics – Bruck (Naive Machine Remix)
8. J.Devious – Coin Op
9. Durrty Goodz – Keep Up
10. Danny Drive Thru – Violence Makes (Naive Machine Remix)
11. Ye Mighty – Fuse
12. Paper Tiger – Send Me (Live Band Version)
13. Stomu Yamash’ta’s Red Buddha Theatre – Awa Odori
14. The Beacon Street Union – The Clown Died In Marvin Gardens
15. Kendrick Lamar – A.D.H.D.
16. Fancy Mike ft. Constrobuz – Goblin
17. Slugabed – Sun Too Bright Turn It Off
18. Com Truise – VHS Sex
19. Kromestar – Don’t Make Sense
20. Foreign Beggars – Prove It
21. Raphael Attar – Robot Bastard
22. Danny Brown – Radio Song
23. Eprom – Twerkul8 (with Sy & Unknown – Move Your Body)
24. Remarc – RIP (Philip D. Kick’s Footwork Jungle Edit)
25. Danny Drive Thru ft. L-Digz – Eclipsemoonsun VIP
26. B. Lewis – Moon Dancers
27. Figure Of Wax – Should Be Moving (Demo)
28. Celph Titled &Buckwild ft. Outerspace – Good Hell Hunting
29. Roni Size – Snapshot (Krust Snapped It Remix)
30. Calyx – Inner Distance
31. Fabio Frizzi – Voci Dal Nulla

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SR Mix #112: Knowing Looks [WNCL]



Following on from his WNCL009 VIP Xmas present to the world, his giveaway of ‘Never Gonna Get Charlie’ last week, we caught up with the Toronto based producer Knowing Looks to learn us a lot about him as a human being and grab our 112th Sonic Router Mix.

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2011/12/sr-m ... ooks-wncl/

Tracklist:
Tinkertoy – I Understand Why You Want to Move to Montreal [Lautmaschine]
Jurgen Paape – Triumph [kompakt]
Jicheal Mackson – Piepe [Hartchef Discos]
The Per Eckbo Orchestra – Kodo Verano [Oslo]
DeepChord – Electromagnetic Dowsing [Synth]
Farben – Love Of Love [Klang Elektronik]
Da One Away – Trash Da Junk (808 dub version) [Main Squeeze]
Jackmate – Male-isms [Philpot]
Knowing Looks – All Of You
Anna Kaufen – Who Cares [A Touch of Class]
Stephen Beaupre – My Old Lady [Musique Risquee]
Knowing Looks – Mental Trip
Noze – Loving All People [Circus Company]
Knowing Looks – Mora The Explorer
Stewart Walker – Star Machine [Mosquito]
Pantytec -Maybe [Perlon]
Knowing Looks -Harry the Horse & Hennes die Geißbock vs. the World [Monsieur Musique]
Studio 1 – Silver [Studio One]
Knowing Looks – Poisoned Apples
Stephen Beaupre – Ficidin Flop [Musique Risquee]
Knowing Looks – Cytal Fink
Joe – Claptrap [Hessle Audio]
WNCL – Say What [New Kanada]

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SR Mix #113: Artifact [Deadplate]



Continuing our completely unofficial run of people who’ve helped make 2011 interesting musically, we thought we’d ask Artifact, aka Ryan Bonfield, to wrap up a turbulent 12 months by providing what could well be the last SR mix of the year.

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2011/12/sr-m ... deadplate/

Tracklist:

Artifact – Archaic Line (Graphics Remix) [Forthcoming Deadplate]
Artifact – D.A.R.E (HxdB Remix) [Freshmore]
JTRP – Get Down On [Unrelesed]
Artifact – Brittle Bones [Unreleased]
Arctic – Sky Chase [Unreleased]
Lung & Maxx Roach – Booty Call (Randomer Remix) [Deadplate]
Ziro – Coded [Unreleased]
Graphics – D Transition [Granholme]
Thefft – Pull It Out [Unreleased]
Ziro – Strays [Unreleased]
Dubbel Dutch – Darq [Mixpak]
Arctic – Stop Motion [Unreleased]
Ziro – Oni [Unreleased]
Mosca – Wray ‘n Neph [3024]
South London Ordnance – Slow Dance [Unreleased]
Hodge – The Baddest [Unreleased]
Wachs Lyrical – Parrot Chat [Wicked Bass]
Artifact – Deserted [Forthcoming Deadplate]
Graphics – Colour Her Hair [Made To Play]
Throwing Snow – Pyre [Local Action]

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First mix of 2012 is by Pev. Someone we've been pestering for almost 3 years now...

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2012/01/sr-m ... ity-sound/

Tracklist:

Szare – Triplicate [Horizontal Ground]
Asusu – Too Much Time Has Passed [Livity Sound]
Levon Vincent – Revs/cost [Novel Sound]
Bass Clef – Electricity Comes From Other Planets
Funkineven – Beat Crash [Apron]
Kowton – Jam001
Alex Coulton – Bounce
Kowton & Pev – Raw Code
Kowton – End Point
Pev – Salt Water
Asusu – Sister [Livity Sound]
Pev – Erosion(s)
Pev – Livity
Zhou – Noboru [Punch Drunk]

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All of Stack’s tunes are pure energy. Built of the specific influences he intersects with in his hometown they’re made specifically to provoke movement and it’s a vital trait that SR Mix #115 shares dutifully, as Jim-E Stack explores the spaces between artists like Dark Sky and A$AP Rocky and Kingdom and Lil Wayne…

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2012/01/sr-m ... ood-years/

Tracklist:
Circle Children – Zulu (Change Mix)
Jim-E Stack – Lemme
Pearson Sound – Let Me See Refix
Vjuan Allure ft. Kevin Monolo Blahnik – Brrrrrrrrrr Work With Drops
Jim-E Stack – 3rd Soul
R.I.P Productions – Oh Baby
Gypsymen – New Gypsy
Floyd Campbell – Multipass
Kingdom – Stalker Ha
Switch – I Still Love You (Jim-E Stack Darq Edit)
Jim-E Stack – Come Between
Lil Silva – Shutter
Miracle – We Ain’t Scared
Dha Real Jahkz – No Hands
DJ Fresh – Night Off
DJ Sliink – Sure Thing
Dark Sky – Neon
DJ Funeral – Last Breath
Sibian & Faun – I’m Sorry
ASAP Rocky – Peso
Low Deep – Down Like That
Lil Wayne – Two Shots
Black & Mild – Beanee Weenee
Terius Nash – Wake Me When It’s Over (Nadus Remix)

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Here we catch up with Pixelord to try and shed a little more light on his processes to better present his edition #116 of our ongoing mix series…

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2012/01/sr-m ... -hit-hope/

Tracklist:

1. Deft – Chorleywoods Real Eyes
2. Kromestar – Dont Make Sense
3. Baconhead – Blaze Out
4. Naive Machine – homeless helpers
5. Jon Phonics x BUG – Jack Duckworth
6. Phokus & Grapes – Triggah
7. Pixelord – Keramika (Naive Machine remix)
8. Pixelord – Keramika part 2
9. Manni Dee – Garlic Squint
10. 813 – Crystal RAW
11. Clicks & Whistles – Serious bidness
12. Pixelord – Kiwi Dream (NVG remix)

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The first edition of the Sonic Router column on theQuietus in 2012 focuses (once again) on the work of Spam Chop, aka Lukas Cole, a self confessed Peter Crouch look-a-like from Nottingham. As the owner of the Wigflex label he’s an artist we’ve profiled and featured before but this here feature marks his first full solo release, the explosive Cuckup EP, which just got released on Nottingham’s Mimm Recordings.

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2012/01/srq0 ... gflexmimm/

Tracklist:

Spam Chop – Fritz [Unreleased]
Roman Flugel – Brasil [Dial]
Jesper Dahlback – Cvann [H Productions]
Spam Chop – Kitbags n Bling [Unreleased]
A Made Up Sound – Take The Plunge [AMUS]
Q1tize – Driver (Hizatron Remix) [Unreleased]
Rebolledo – Steady Gear Rebo Maschine [Comeme]
Thomas P Heckman & Jesper Dahlback – Bloody Snow PT1 [AFU]
Hizatron & Bashley – Discharge [Unreleased]
Nathan Fake – Giant Impact Hypothesis TAPE [Unreleased]
D’marc Cantu – Stand Up [Creme Organization]
Blawan – Peaches [Clone]
Bageerha – Ulcerated [Resopal Schallware]
Surgeon – Floorshow part 1_2 [Counterbalance]
Minilogue, Let Life Dance Through You [Traum]
Margot – Liuff Settanta [Hell Yeah]
Hizatron – Gutter [Unreleased]
Kingthing – Serenade [Unreleased]
Lone – Vulcan Mill Acid [Unreleased]
DVS1 – Evolve [Hush]
Metaphi – Poached [Unreleased]
DVA – Polyphonic Dreams [Hyperdub]
Nathan Fake – Tuba [Unreleased]
Groj – Spending Tim [Unreleased]

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When we tried to catch up with the producer to better frame his glacial Sonic Router Mix, we found 10-20 out of the country and snatching borrowed time on a friend’s computer somewhere near Beijing…

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2012/02/sr-m ... -broken60/

No tracklist needed, all exclusive material.

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SR Mix #119: Bobby Champs [Pictures Music]



As the first artist to hit out on Pictures Music in such a direct to 4am dancefloor manner it’s probably the main thing that led to this, Champs’ darkside contribution to our mix series…

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2012/02/sr-m ... res-music/

Tracklist:

Levon Vincent – Double Jointed Sex Freak (Part 3) [Novel Sound]
Shed – Boom Room [Ostgut Ton]
Andy Stott – Black [Planet MU]
Planetary Assault Systems – Sucktion [Mote Evolver]
Dexter – Great Northern Diver [Clone Basement Series]
EQD – A [Equalized]
Analogue Cops & Blawan – Sickle [Vae Victis Records]
A1 Bassline – Slur [Dub]
Karenn – Lime Washed (Barrelled) [Works The Long Nights]
Tessla – D Jane [Punch Drunk]
Scuba – The Hope [Hotflush]
The OliverWho Factory – Galactic Transit (Recall Instrumental Mix) [Rush Hour]
Ziro – Minus [Dub)]
Randomer – Scruff Box [Hemlock Recordings]
Untold – U-29 [R&S Recordings]
Bobby Champs – Charlie (Dub Mix) [Dub]
Blawan – Peaches (Melting Flesh) [Clone Basement Series]
Boddika – Warehouse [Hotflush]
Objekt – Porcupine [Hessle Audio]

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I get the distinct impression from dealing with him and from his label that he’s a guy who’s happy to just be able to make tunes and get them heard by people on the other side of the world, something we’re stoked to be able to help facilitate a little bit by hosting his contribution to our ongoing mix series.

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2012/02/sr-m ... granholme/

1. Jeremih – Waiter (The 5 Senses) (Def Jam)
2. Mock The Zuma – Black Puddle (Full Fridge Music)
3. Jacques Greene – Baby (I Don’t Know What You Want) (Night Slugs)
4. D-Malice – Gabryelle (Defected)
5. Seany B feat. Sophia – Losing Control
6. Smoove Kriminal – Come Through
7. Ill Blu feat. Shani Cuppcake – Say Yes
8. Zoltan – Pluton (Granholme)
9. Zoltan – Less Than Three
10. Zoltan – It’s Time
11. Zoltan – Just A Bad Phase
12. Zoltan – I Can Love You
13. Zoltan – You Should
14. Zoltan – She’s Like
15. GoldFFinch – Model (Forthcoming Audio Culture)
16. Zoltan – My Addiction
17. Kloke – To The Rescue (Forthcoming Granholme)
18. Zoltan – When I’m (Granholme)
19. Lorenzo BITW – Apples e Cinnamon
20. Halp feat. Kissey – Tic Tac Toe (Lowriders)
21. Halp – Field (Lowriders)
22. The Dream – February Love (Radio Killa / Def Jam)

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Sonic Router Mix #121 is what growing, evolving, head-nodding organic music looks and sounds like when it’s twisted and reconstructed through a bunch of wires, connected to a mixer and two turntables.

+ its our first ever video mix...

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2012/02/sr-m ... crash-set/

Tracklist:
Cuthead – Unacceptable Mustache Styles [Uncanny Valley]
Scuba – So You Think You’re Special (Joe Remix) [Hotflush]
Archie Pelago – Subway Gothic [Forthcoming]
Archie Pelago – Carmen on Gold Street [Forthcoming]
Simple + Helix – Licking Peanut Butter (Archie Pelago Remix) [dub]
Rx – Orbit (Archie Pelago Remix) [Rad Summer]
Archie Pelago – Hall of Human Origins [Forthcoming]
Untold – Sweat [Hotflush]
Archie Pelago – The Fabric [Car Crash Set]

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The Bobby Champs mix is one of the best house/bass whatever mixes I've heard for time.

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What with it being the week of their record’s release we thought it’d be a timely thing for them to drop a mixtape for us and what you get from SR Mix #122, more than anything, is a open look into their outlook…

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2012/03/sr-m ... ndeavours/

Tracklist:
01 – Chanan Hanspal – Field Of Fire (Darkhouse Fam Remix)
02 – Darkhouse Fam feat. Om’Mas Keith – Take on the World
03 – Kenlo – ???
04 – MED – Flying High (prod. Madlib)
05 – Metabeats – Battery Funk
06 – Metabeats – Wireless
07 – Stagga – Billy Tell Remix
08 – Darkhouse Fam – Tartan Paint
09 – Sa-Ra Creative Partners – God Made Dirt
10 – Darkhouse Fam – Red Leather
11 – Hudson Mohawke x Dam Funk – Tell Me What You Want From Me
12 – Aaliyah – Rock The Boat (Vula Remix)
13 – Opolopo – Step Into The Light
14 – Madlib – Do You Know? (transition)
15 – Darkhouse Fam – Where is Everyone?
16 – Metabeats – Bootney Fawnsworth

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SR Mix #123: Torus [Sonic Router Records]



Providing the 123rd mix in our ongoing series we at Sonic Router are super proud to be able introduce Torus to the wider internet.

His debut EP, the first on Sonic Router Records is will be available to purchase digitally from all major retailers from Monday 12th March. It’s available to order on cassette here: http://sonicrouter.bandcamp.com/album/torus-ep. You’ll get the digital version of the release (with remixes from Ninja Tune’s tallest beat smith, Slugabed, and one of Belgium’s most wanted alt-producers, Dynooo) for free in your chosen format along with any physical purchase of the limited edition white cassette – which comes complete with a 16 minute beat tape of unreleased Torus beats on the B side…

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2012/03/sr-m ... r-records/

Tracklist:
Torus – Beanshells
Three Six Mafia – Walk Up To Your House
Clams Casino – I’m God
Torus – ?????
Torus – ?????
Shinigami – Appreciate The Small Things
Teebs – Pretty Polly
Juj – Nod
Dem Hunger – KELVINS BEACH TAPE SIDE B Snippet (looped)
Soosh – Us (Jameszoo Remix)
Shlohmo – Unreleased
WANDA GROUP – B MUSEUM (Unreleased)
Bon Iver – Holocene (+ a lot of reverb)
Torus – Cavemonsters Are Kind
Ripped nameless track off random soundcloud account
Talking Heads – This Must Be The Place
Lil Ugly Mane – Radiation Snippet loop (Chopped & Screwed)

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The SRR001: Torus - Torus EP Package includes:

Limited edition (of 100) white cassette
with 6 track Torus EP on A side // 16 minute B-side beat tape of unreleased material
Hand stamped, hand numbered presentation box
Extended digital package including Slugabed & Dynooo remixes
7cm x 3cm Sonic Router sticker
7cm x 3cm Torus sticker
Free delivery within UK

http://sonicrouter.bandcamp.com/album/torus-ep

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SR Mix #124: Mau’lin [Diskotopia]



Whether your penchant for obscure micro genres stems from an information overload or just a well stocked record palette, tracks like Mau’lin’s ‘Duties’ or ‘Function Open’ have a clear and present ability to keep a floor working for their DJ. That’s why we sat down with him to talk things through and that’s why we asked him to make this mix.

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2012/03/sr-m ... iskotopia/

Tracklist:
1. Machinefabriek – Somerset (Lampse)
2. Powell – No.9 (Diagonal)
3. Airhead – Paper Street (Nick Hõppner Remix)’ (Brainmath)
4. Mak & Pasteman – Do The Same (Lando Kal Remix) (Forthcoming Shifting Peaks)
5. Mau’lin – Starbeast (Diskotopia)
6. Photonz – WEO (Principle)
7. Walt J – Reborn 2 (Curle)
8. Detroit Grand Pubahs – Big Onion (Joakim Slap On It Remix) (Detelefunk)
9. Mau’lin – Quotient (unreleased)
10. Riffs – Girls Attack (unreleased)
11. BD1982 – In Traffic (unreleased)
12. Boxwork – Think Hard (Forthcoming LNUK)
13. Mau’lin – Function Open (Jack Dixon Remix) (Diskotopia)
14. Adam Port – Weekend (Play It Down)

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This week’s showcased producer is Presk, he’s Dutch and he lives in Amsterdam. Having released on Doc Daneeka’s Ten Thousand Yen and Tom Kerridge’s near faultless Fourth Wave imprint Presk has displayed a real knack for convoluting the kind of beats you’d expect from his contemporaries, churning out music that’s as well assimilated as a track like ‘Hesitate’ is. Ahead of its release (Boomkat states it’ll ship in 8 days) James Balf made good on an earlier promise and quizzed Presk on his processes after he submitted Sonic Router Mix #125…

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2012/03/sr-m ... urth-wave/

Tracklist:

01. Felix Lenferink – Second Bouree (Forthcoming Fourth Wave)
02. Gerry Read – Crooked (Forthcoming Delsin)
03. Basic Soul Unit – Jak’d Frequency (A Made Up Sound Puur Natuur Mix)
04. Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka – Deaf Siren (50 Weapons)
05. Legowelt – Congo Zombie (Bunker)
06. George Fitzgerald – Shackled (Hotflush)
07. Guy Andrews – Darj (Forthcoming Audio Culture)
08. Mau’lin – Starbeast (Forthcoming Diskotopia)
09. Illmana – Hypnosis (Bad Mannerz Entertainment)
10. GoldFFinch – Model (Forthcoming Audio Culture)
11. 19.454.18.5.25.5.18 – Ghosts On Acid (Horizontal Ground)
12. Thefft – Pull It Out (Dub)
13. Round One – I’m Your Brother (Chicago’s Twisted Mix) (Main Street Records)
14. Hackman & Tessela – Feel Like Loving Me (Presk’s Sixt Refix) (Forthcoming Audio Culture)
15. Conforce – 24 (Gesloten Cirkel Remix) (Clone Basement Series)
16. Malin Genie – Rolas (Tomorrow Is Now, Kid)
17. Doc Daneeka – Toby Jug (Lando Remix) (Forthcoming Ten Thousand Yen)
18. Presk – Hesitate (Forthcoming Fourth Wave)

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We dropped Alex a line to find out a little bit more about the influences and ideas that inform his music, and in return he very kindly dropped us a killer half-hour mix that showcases his sound (and draws connections backward – Roska’s 2009 anthem ‘Boxed In’ makes a welcome appearance around 8 minutes in).

http://www.sonicrouter.com/2012/03/sr-m ... dle-hands/

Tracklist:

East Coast Connection – Summer In The Parks
Kowton – Never Liked Dancing (forthcoming Idle Hands)
Alex Coulton – Brooklyn (forthcoming Idle Hands)
Schatrax – Restless Nights (Schatrax)
Roska – Boxed In (Roska Kicks & Snares)
Szare – Pressure (Horizontal Ground)
Alex Coulton – Bounce (???)
Milton Bradley – A Sky Full Of Numbers (Do Not Resist The Beat!)
Alex Coulton – Function (???)
Alex Coulton – Candy Flip (forthcoming Idle Hands)
Marcel Dettmann – Barrier (Ostgut Ton)
Szare – Red Desert (Krill Music)
Alex Coulton – Representations (All Caps)
Alex Coulton – Fade Realization (???)
Logos – Atlanta 96 (forthcoming Keysound Recordings)
ShadowBox – C O (???)