KILLEKILL 013 - FURFRIEND - PRAYERS FOR PERVERSION
KILLEKILL 013 - FURFRIEND - PRAYERS FOR PERVERSION
FURFRIEND is everything you never dared to sex about. From the depths of warm and tight cavities come the two fuck pets DINGO TUSH (vocals) and DAS UBERDOG (production) be it the pleasures of gay circuit life or the sweet feel of sheep in their best years - FURFRIEND covers it all and more. The techno duo doesn't know their origin exactly - their memories go back to dark but also jolly times at an animal shelter in antwerp where they were kept until MUM, their recently deceased fostermother picked them up, to have them join her 21 other pets. It was a hard childhood, not even knowing what type of mam- mal you were, but the toughest part was being relentlessly used by 'MUM' as a sex slave, having to fulfill all her sexual desires in order to get a bit of food. Then the confusion that arose when MUM was killed having sex with her oldest aquisition ‘Bob’ the german shepherd who couldn't take it anymore and ate her face - the poor guy was put down right in front of their face. Now, being freed from the clutch of MUM Furfriend look into the bright future of being popstars, knowing this is what they were born to do. DAS UBERDOG has been listening to MUM's records on headphones ever since he found the power switch for the stereo - it was clear back then he would become an awesome producer. DINGO TUSH, the singer of the duo, howled the melody of 'my favourite things' when MUM was watching her favourite show: ‘The sound of music‘ - they were clearly bound to become a music production team. It just had to happen eventually. These times are long past now, but they have left a mark on their souls which they heartbreakingly sing about in songs like ‘GECK’ ‘FIST FUCK’ or ‘SHEPHERD’ which relates to the tough life, herding sheep just after MUM had passed away. Originally based in Antwerp the duo has now made a move for Berlin. “Antwerp was just not the right place for us. As much perversion as there is in belgium, it is the people of Berlin we love for the open sexual deviance present all over Berlin. We think this is the right breeding ground (haha) for our art.” says DINGO TUSH, the band's cockslinging singer. Techno just has a different meaning here - everybody does it, spit in a corner, and you’ll hit a DJ! This is perfect for us because it shows what people really want. and we are here to give it to them.” adds DAS UBERDOG, the musical genius behind the furfriend productions.
KILLEKILL 012 is being delivered by Dubliner EOMAC, aka Ian McDonnell, aka half of LAKKER, who has proven himself as one producer to watch.
His sound design is extreme and unique. He creates dense atmospheres and fills them with subtle melodic elements, that are being pushed forward by heavy basslines and markable kick drums. With club play by no less than Aphex Twin, EOMAC is a name that is on the verge of exploding onto the scene.
The title track SPOOCK is a killer of a techno track, that will literally destroy all dancefloors with its mental kickdrum and psyched out melody. A2 STYLISED & DESENSITISED is the track that has been played out by Aphex Twin. With its dark atmosphere and the subtle groove it develops its abstract appeal.
The B-side starts with a remix of SPOOCK by Stroboscopic Artefacts label boss LUCY who took away some of the aggressiveness of the original and focussed on the deeper side of the track to turn it into an almost 9 min long techno epos. B2 track NO NAME is a deep, bass driven masterpiece of abstract dance music. It shows the introverted side of EOMAC and therewith gives the EP what it needs to make it an outstanding, typical KILLEKILL release.
TRACKLIST:
A1 // SPOOCK A2 // STYLISED & DESENSITISED B1 // SPOOCK (LUCY REMIX) B2 // NO NAME
KILLEKILL 011 - J.T.C. - SONIC CRIMINAL (ltd. clear blue vinyl)
KILLEKILL 011 - J.T.C. - SONIC CRIMINAL (ltd. clear blue vinyl)
Tadd Mullinix aka JAMES T. COTTON aka J.T.C. is one of our true heroes. When we had our hands on the first records of his on Spectral we immediately fell in love with his daring approach to club music. Raw sketches of great ideas - not clean, not cool, but human and deficient, singu- lar and alive. So, signing this artist for our label is a great honour to us, and we are proud to present SONIC CRIMINAL to you, an EP crossing over classic Detroit techno, deep house, jazz and electro. Amazing!
J.T.C. released 3 albums and several 12”es on labels such as: Spectral, Nation, Creme Organization, Shaddock, M>O>S and many more. As DABRYE he released on Ghostly International and Good Boy records and as SK-1 on Rephlex, Rewind and Planet μ. Tadd Mullinix is also involved in the following projects: 2 AM/FM, The Saturn V, X2 and many more.
TRACKLIST:
A1 // SONIC CRIMINAL A2 // PULSE CATCHER B1 // EARTH B2 // BLACK ORACLE
For most labels catalogue number 10 is an occasion to make something special. And so it is for KILLEKILL.
We have collected tracks from our regular label artists plus some guests who frequently play at our parties and therefore we consider being part of the KILLEKILL family. Besides resulting in an astonishing compilation, working on this project has been a great experience for us. All the great artists we work with and all the great music they gave us, made us realize that KILLEKILL has become what we always wanted it to be: a contact point for daring artists, a platform for good music of whatever style.
Following this idea our compilation features dark and epic experimental tracks by LAKKER, DADUB and BILL YOUNGMAN, electro stompers by DJ STINGRAY, RADIOACTIVE MAN and THE ALMOST PEOPLE, techno and acid beasts by FURFRIEND, J.T.C., CASSEGRAIN & TIN MAN, SNUFF CREW and NEIL LANDSTRUMM plus a breakbeat rave superhit by AFFIE YUSUF.
Last but not least the limited triple vinyl version comes with a beautiful poster of our amazing graphic designer and mate Flexn.
We hope you enjoy!
A1 // BILL YOUNGMAN - THE 2 A2 // RADIOACTIVE MAN - ADDICT B1 // J.T.C. - CRUSH ARBOR B2 // DJ STINGRAY - EGO ASSAULT
C1 // FURFRIEND - GECK C2 // THE ALMOST PEOPLE - DO THAT DUST D1 // AFFIE YUSUF &. TREVOR LOVEYS - ONNA ROLL D2 // NEIL LANDSTRUMM - ON THE PUSSERS
E1 // CASSEGRAIN & TIN MAN - ATHLETIC E2 // LAKKER - DARCDUB F1 // SNUFF CREW - GO BACK F2 // DADUB - UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY
KILLEKILL 009 - ALEX CORTEX - RAW (ltd. clear green vinyl)
KILLEKILL 009 - ALEX CORTEX - RAW (ltd. clear green vinyl)
KILLEKILL 009 comes from ALEX CORTEX again. A techno personality that shouldn't need no introduction. We are happy and proud to release some of his vintage material recorded in the years 1998-2000, raw and substantial. With Future Acid the A-Side features a bomb acid track recorded live at the legendary HD800 club in Mannheim, which displays the raw power of Alex' live sets. The B-Side features R-BYTE, a minimalistic Chicago-style stomper and MEM, a hood-like abstract and minimalistic techno piece.
KILLEKILL 008 - CASSEGRAIN & TIN MAN - CARNAL (ltd. clear red vinyl)
KILLEKILL 008 - CASSEGRAIN & TIN MAN - CARNAL (ltd. clear red vinyl)
For our next release, we have a very special cooperation to show off with: CASSEGRAIN & TIN MAN ! CASSEGRAIN are Greek-British producer Alex Tsiridis and Berlin/Vienna based composer and producer Hüseyin Evirgen. With a well developped sensitiveness the duo designs futuristic and dark techno sound-scapes with a strong experimental touch. TIN MAN is another outstanding artist and the second half of this collaboration. With his releases on Cheap Records, Global A and the Sähkö-sub label Keys of Life he proved well, how easily he can switch between strong classic acid and abstract, postmodern songwriting. The tracks that resulted from this very special collaboration, are exactly what you might expect: An ideal and unique combination of modern dark techno as it comes from labels such as prologue or stroboscopic artefacts and classic acid. Some of them aim directly at the dancefloor, some come along rather dreamy and spaced out.
KILLEKILL 007 - BILL YOUNGMAN - SHADENT (ltd. clear vinyl)
KILLEKILL 007 - BILL YOUNGMAN - SHADENT (ltd. clear vinyl)
BILL YOUNGMAN has become one of the most important parts of the KILLEKILL family. His new record displays his wide range of musical interests: from dark techno in SHADENT he crosses over to drone monster alert in WESPE to his very own style of melodic electro in CENTRUMCIRCUIT.
Go, Bill, go!!
Scandinavia, Tresor, Null etc., Bill has from day one been producing a lot of excellent other stuff. For example, he released one album of the finest electronica on DEPTH CHARGE’s DC Recordings under the alias AUDIBLE, several great EPs of electro on Serotonin and recently remixed JAMIE LIDELL in a rather techy dubstep style for Warp. Bill doesn’t follow trends and dislikes being categorized into one stale genre and so perfectly fits into the KILLEKILL master plan. Expect several EPs from him on KILLEKILL in the future. Bill will furthermore attempt to push the threshold of modern electronic music production.
KILLEKILL 006 - NEIL LANDSTRUMM - NIGHT TRAIN EP (ltd. yellow vinyl)
KILLEKILL 006 - NEIL LANDSTRUMM - NIGHT TRAIN EP (ltd. yellow vinyl)
With catalogue number 006 another techno legend joins the KILLEKILL family.
NEIL LANDSTRUMM is with no doubt one of the big heroes of techno. With several albums and uncountable singles released on renowned labels like Tresor, Peacefrog and Planet µ, he has definitely written techno history. And this does not even count in his own label Scandinavia, which released music of high prolific techno artists such as Cristian Vogel, Tobias Schmidt, Adam X and many more.
Although having produced his first records in the early nineties NEIL LANDSTRUMM is in no way an old school producer! He has produced a few top notch dubstep records in the last years (released on planet µ) and is just now being one of the producers pushing the boundaries of the post dubstep UK Bass sound and is also being featured on the NONPLUS label being run by no one else but BODDIKA.
For KILLEKILL NEIL has delivered a handful of tracks which combine his typical dirty techno sound with the aesthetics of Dubstep and UK Bass. Extremely funky and with a big drop of acid they fit perfectly to the sound of our label.
SPIDER SILK on the A side is a funky stepper of extreme darkness. Its epic feel shall make it a hit on all techno, idm and dubstep dancefloors. 8 BLIP is a short straight tech stumbler with a kick drum as deep it will only be audible on proper soundsys-tems - which is where we want to hear those tracks anyway. LITIV is a piece of rare beauty - simply amazing.
SNUFF CREW´s mission is to bring back the fun on the dancefloors worldwide. The masked duo is known for their jacking live shows that combine the raw energy of early Chicago and Acid house with a fresh and modern sound. Rumour has it that they come from “somewhere in Germany”, but their sounds draw a very heavy influence from the original acid house city of Chicago alongside Italo-disco and old school techno flavours. The use of old school roland boxes as sound sources and almost non existent use of even basic effects means their sound is Rough, raw and aimed squarely at the dancefloor. Their records have been released on labels like Skylax, Gigolo Records, Rush Hour, Playhouse and many more, but the two guys also run their own imprint called Snuff Trax where they release music of jackmates like KiNK and Neville Watson as well as their own tracks and collaborations with artists such as legendary Robert Owens.
That’s enough for now with the name dropping. KILLEKILL has got a lot of great exclusive material from the guys but decided to release only two very strong and distinctive tracks for now: DOMO on the one side is a proper acid monster that will go down on dancefloors worldwide like a hurricane and leave the dancers breathless. EAT THIS on the other side is a rudimentary chicago jack track that might well have been taken off a dance mania record from 1992. This track is working its way with nothing but a few drum tracks and a vocal sample and is pure raw sexual energy.
KILLEKILL 003 - BILL YOUNGMAN - HH3 (incl. Sandwell District remix)
KILLEKILL 003 - BILL YOUNGMAN - HH3 (incl. Sandwell District remix)
HH3 is a techno masterpiece by top notch producer BILL YOUNGMAN. It’s futuristic and cold.
Massive dark drones and ambience build up its very unique atmosphere. For their remix of HH3, techno shooting stars SANDWELL DISTRICT added some industrial flavor. Imagine a steel worm drilling its way into the dancers’ souls and you almost got it.
The last track of the EP entitled “TRILOGY”, shows another totally different side of BILL:
electronica that’s been made to tear your heart apart. Wicked!
BILL YOUNGMAN is hell of a producer. Although mostly known for his techno releases on labels like Scandinavia, Tresor, Null etc., Bill has from day one been producing a lot of excellent other stuff. For example, he released one album of the finest electronica on DEPTH CHARGE’s DC Recordings under the alias AUDIBLE, several EPs of the finest electro on Serotonin and recently remixed JAMIE LIDELL in a rather techy dubstep style for Warp. Bill doesn’t follow trends and dislikes being categorized into one stale genre and so perfectly fits into the KILLEKILL master plan.
Expect several EPs from him on KILLEKILL in the future that will further display the wide range of styles he is interested in and loves.
The A side track “TACKLE” is an old school minimalistic loop techno track with a weird bleepy melody inside. Made for the late hours on big PAs.
B1 track “BEACH BASS” is the hit of this record: a deep house number with a bassline that hits your heart immediately and makes you smile and want to dance. A house hit as it should be!
B2 “BOING BOING” is an uncommon, strange electro track that rounds up this ep and shows the wide range of styles that can be expected from this label.
ALEX CORTEX has been releasing electronic music of all kinds since 1996 on labels like Source Records, Kanzleramt, Klang Elektronik, Pomelo, Platzhirsch and many more.
KILLEKILL 001 - BAD COP BAD COP - BEST OF BEST OF (ltd. orange vinyl)
KILLEKILL 001 - BAD COP BAD COP - BEST OF BEST OF (ltd. orange vinyl)
ALEX CORTEX and LOPAZZ are BAD COP BAD COP and they are the perfect artists to open up the new KILLEKILL label with this release: widespread, freaky, open minded but whatever style, all tracks are coming with a heavy groove!
A1 “MORE RAVELIKE” features a catchy hookline and lyrics that could be taken as a policy statement of Killekill with their call for to dirt and humanity in music.
A2 “DECAGO” is a melodic, hypnotic piece somewhere between IDM, house and electro that could be coming from Warp as well.
A3 “ALIEN ACID” has been described by Alex Cortex himself as Sun Ra-techno and one of the best musical pieces he has ever been involved with. And that’s what it is, a dadaesque free jazz techno track that has more and more to explore with every listen.
B1 “CHITROIT” is house in its truest sense, groovy, deep, melodic, uplifting. Probably the most catchy track of the whole ep and definitely high quality.
B2 “PUSHERMAN” is nothing but a heavily filtered loop of noisy quality. Something for the advanced djs only but in full effect when used properly!
Here comes the first release lf the outstanding super disco stars HARD TON on our label! With A-side track RISE UP we have the first track with chart potential on our label we’d say. We love it anyway! : ) B1 track WORK THAT BODY shows off the heavier jacking side of HARD TON and B2 MONOTONE rounds up the EP with its uplifting house chords. Not our average cup of tea, but we fckng love it. Instead of boring you to death with just another info text, we copy these words from I-D Magazine about HARD TON: HARD TON are the italian duo with the larger than life disco sound and a surprising love of met- al. Fused together in 2008 from the musical loins of DJ Wawashi and heavy metal singer Max. Sylvester-styled falsettos conjure up memories of smoky dancefloors during the heady days of HI-NRG, which combined with a contemporary sound of accelerated beats and screaming acid basslines, shows a nod to the past can result in a slap across the face for the present. Using ana- logue and vintage gear, from the 303, 606, 707, Oberheim DMX, Korg Monopoly, MS20, Prophet V5, the music is as organic as synthetic music can be, their equipment living and dying by its own unpredictable rules. (i-D Magazine)
KILLEKILL HOUSE TRAX 003 - GEBRÜDER TEICHMANN feat FOREMOST POETS - TIME'S ALMOST UP! + LOSOUL REMIX
KILLEKILL HOUSE TRAX 003 - GEBRÜDER TEICHMANN feat FOREMOST POETS - TIME'S ALMOST UP! + LOSOUL REMIX
The two brothers of GEBRÜDER TEICHMANN have been regular guests at the early KILLEKILL events. That’s because they have a very similar approach to electronic music as we do. First of all they are deeply in love with the music itself and not the fame, the money or whatever one might expect to get when making music, and second they have a wide musical horizon and interesting perspectives on it, because they are active on several levels, as djs, musicians, promoters etc. First of all though they got class and taste, and so we are happy to present their cooperation with one of our personla heroes and one of the very big names in early house music: JOHNNY DAN- GEROUS aka FOREMOST POETS. With many Chicago greats, Johnny is One of the inventors of The Deep House Sound through his own blend of future funk & spoken word. In 1990, he released his first underground hit single “Reasons To Be Dismal?” on Nu Groove/SBK Records. A few years later, Johnny dropped the atomic bomb “Problem 13 (I Beat That *itch With A Bat)” in 1993 and orbited into the Dance Music Hall of Fame. Since then, the name carries great respect in the underground throughout the entire world. When Johnny’s striking voice appeared on his release “Moonraker”, he set a new standard for DJs around the world. Together with Johnny the TEICHMANNs have produced “TIME’S ALMOST UP!”, an acid house anthem that transports well the energy of Johnnys early works: funky, trippy and positive, a dance- floor with a consciousness that’s rare nowadays. LOSOUL, one of Germany’s finest house producers, delivers a reduced and even more tripped out version of the original.
KHT 002 comes from AFFIE YUSUF, a longtime legendary producer from London, who has released tons of tracks solo and in groups on labels such as Ferox, Force inc and many more. Meeting AFFIE YUSUF for the first time via internet was like meeting an old friend. A sympathy for the devil was our common sense and after hearing some of his unreleased music it was obvious we needed to get closer. For his first release on KILLEKILL he has sent us so many good tracks it was not easy for us to compile the first release. But here we go now with the I’m Free EP, a 12” full of house as we like it.Raw as shit and full of fun, funk and energy!
KILLEKILL HOUSE TRAX 001 - ALEX CORTEX - OH YEAH (including a remix by TYREE COOPER)
KILLEKILL HOUSE TRAX 001 - ALEX CORTEX - OH YEAH (including a remix by TYREE COOPER)
KILLEKILL herewith announces the start of a sub label focussing the housier side of what we like. KILLEKILL HOUSE TRAX starts with the release of a great track by ALEX CORTEX. Quite uptempo but groovy as hell “Oh Yeah” comes along with a strong reminiscence to classic chicago house with its strong bassline and the catchy vocal sample. TYREE COOPER added a simple but well working piano and packed the original into an even more classic outfit. Oh Yeah!