As major record companies continue to lose their monopolized stronghold on the music industry, it's refreshing to witness the birth of new, much more cohesive, artist driven/founded labels. In keeping with this growing trend is Berlin's Monkeytown Records. Founded by 'the two guys' from Modeselektor, Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary, Monkeytown is a platform for artists of electro, and was established to support the scene and its talent during the international financial crisis. Painter, Graphic artist, and up and coming producer of electro, Siriusmo, is Monkeytown's first artist, and his promising debut on the label, 'The Uninvited Guest' bodes well for all involved with this new musical enterprise.
The Wind-Up
(Track 01 on this EP)
is featured in Edition #040:
An Interview with 2562
Exploring warped techno as A Made Up Sound and organic dubstep as 2562, The Netherlands' Dave Huismans is one of electronic music's most gifted and versatile artists. On the occasion of the release of his third 2562 album, 'Fever', Richard Brophy interviews more...
The Unspoken
(Track 03 on this EP)
With Bag And Baggage
(Track 02 on this EP)
With Bag And Baggage
(Track 02 on this EP)
is featured in Podcast #020:
For his exclusive zero" podcast Brendon Moeller has selected 12 tracks that bring together dub, techno, and broken beats in a unique fashion. From minimalistic techno classics by G-Man and Savas Ysatis, over bleepy dubstep by SBTRKT & Sampha, to industrial more...
Picked!
Modeselektor dig a bit deeper with the second part of their all-star 'Modeselektion' series: 2562, Shed, and SBTRKT are the artists featured, and while 2562 and Shed deliver exquisitely dubbed-out productions, it's up to SBTRKT to contribute the bleepy basslines this time around. Killer.