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Born Again: Collected Remixes 1999-2005by Sutekh

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Release date 24 October 2005
2CD In Stock £5.00 buy || 2LP In Stock £2.00 buy || 2LP Limited Stock £2.00 buy || MP3 £7.00 buy

Born Again is a near definitive compilation of remixes by the exceptionally talented West Coast producer Seth Horvitz (aka Sutekh). The album comprises 23 remixes of tracks by a diverse range of artists, from Ammoncontact and Swayzak through to The Leaf Label's very own Norwegian songbird Hanne Hukkelberg (a mix ... [more]


Collaborations & Remixesby Fax

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Release date 26 April 2005
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More than a remix album, this album is a collaborative effort that joins Fax with some kindred spirits from around the world to further develop minimal techno styles and warm musical friendships.

Collaborations and remixes with and by Jonas Bering, Bern, Molair, Mike Shannon, Ultra Red, Alex Ayuli, Murcof, Karras, Pepito, ... [more]


Flicker EPby Portable

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Release date 2 August 2004
12" Out Of Stock

Featuring 3 slices of Portable's unique African roots electronica, here he adopts a stronger early Chicago house influence than ever before.

Liquid Crystal Display is a slow building dancefloor attack. 60hz dives into the waters of African house music. 30hz (with Leo Fernandes) is a deep textured, multi layered, melancholy number. ... [more]


Red Dark Shed EPby Repeat Orchestra

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Release date 1 January 2004
12" In Stock £4.00 buy

Deluxe package from the A Touch of Class camp sporting new originals by Antonelli Electric’s other project Repeat Orchestra, plus one remix each by dB and PORTABLE.

Red Dark Shed starts out quite introspective with massive chords, slightly menacing string sounds and minimal, yet complex, beat trickery before the dirty hi-hats ... [more]


Cyclingby Portable

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Release date 1 June 2003
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Cycling is the album Background Records always dreamed of releasing.

The combination of it's many elements, it's raw and unique electronics, the evolution of early Chicago house rhythms, the influences of traditional African music, creates a work that works on dual levels by having strong dance rhythms, whilst remaining perfect for ... [more]


Futuristic Experiments #006by various artists [Background Records]

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Release date 1 January 2003
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More state of the art, dance floor related electronic music from Background Records. Featuring Akufen, Ben Nevile, Sutekh, Dave Miller, Andy Vaz, Rhythm_Maker, B. Helvetica, si-cut.db, Portable and DB.

This 6th release in the series follows the ideal of keeping one eye on the future of techno by combining body and ... [more]


Futuristic Experiments #005by Portable

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Release date 1 June 2002
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Background Records present a very special, and most outstanding, experimental-edged, leftfield techno album by Portable. Here you'll find abstract & futuristic music the likes of which the world has never heard before

Portable was born and raised in South Africa, before he moved to London a few years back, and the ... [more]


One Second Ago Or Lessby Portable

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Release date 1 September 2001
12" Out Of Stock

The traditional African rhythms that surrounded Portable while growing up have seeped into his sound. Now based in London the influences from his new environment have merged with those of his past and have allowed him to create a unique sound.

'One Second Ago Or Less' combines advanced laptop gymnastics with ... [more]



Latest News

PORTABLE party in London

22 March 2005

Live
PTR (Rostron Records)
PORTABLE (Süd, ~Scape, Context, Background Records, Mutek)

DJs
LAKUTI (Süd)
LUMP (Substatic, Karloff Recordings, Süd, Textone)
Nick Craddock (www.nickcraddock.co.uk)

DATE: 2nd April
TIME: 10 pm til 4 am
DOOR CHARGE: 7 pounds
VENUE: A secret location in Shoreditch. Pre-booked tickets only. You can pre-book your ticket by emailing info@sudelectronic.com or calling 07931 248 733
www.sudelectronic.com

Süd returns with a veritable cocktail of all things electronic: Bleeps, Acid, Minimal, Glitch and a dollop of skewered Berlin Pop. The special ... [read full article]


PORTABLE live @ Süd December 2004

9 November 2004

Süd: Minimal Music

Süd's Yuletide Knees Up!

Live:
Sutekh (Context, Force Traxs, Cytrax, Mille Plateux, Backrgound, Süd)
Portable (Süd, Context, Background, Karat. Mutek)

DJs:
Lakuti (Süd)
Jonathan (Soul Jazz Soundsystem)
Dot (New York)

Live VJs:
SDNA

Date: 3rd December 2004
Venue: a secret London location. Full venue details to be announced c;oser to the date.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU NEED TO JOIN THE MAILING LIST TO GET THE VENUE
DETAILS.
Email: info@sudelectronic.com
Time: 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
Door: 6 Pounds
Infoline: 07931 248 733
www.sudelectronic.com
www.sdna.tv ... [read full article]


PORTABLE live @ Süd

24 May 2004

Süd is back with another jamboree of all things minimal. Taking in some
minimal techno, with strains of dub, crackles, hisses and pops...

Live:
PORTABLE ( Background Records , Süd, Mutek, Context, Karat)

Portable's manipulation and handling of the laptop continues to surprise and excite audiences from Tokyo, to Berlin, Paris, Bratislavia and Vienna, the list is endless.

"Portable's recent album, Cycling (Background Records), sees his concept of minimal techno evolving into a unique sound that re-imagines ... [read full article]


PORTABLE live

28 April 2004

Mayday Minimal Body Music

May 1st

top floor
Cambridge House
244-254 Cambridge Heath Road
near the junction of Hackney Road (entrance around the back)

Exploring Different forms Of minimal Electronic Music:

live:
PORTABLE : (Sud, Background Records , Context & Karat )
LUMP : (Sud, Substatic, Karloff )

DJ sets:
lAKUTI : (Sud)
JONATHAN : (Soul Jazz Records , Microsolutions to Megaproblems)

visual art :
BRITTSKI

date : May 1st 2004
time : 10 - 6 ... [read full article]