DNO (2024)

15/07/2024

Pre-order DNO017 - Kercha - Absurd EP

A1 - Feature
A2 - Absurd
B1 - Stimulate feat. Hypho
B2 - Saturday

Mastered via 1/2 inch tape by Lewis at Stardelta. The physical release is limited to 300 copies.

Dubstep's origins lie in dark 2-step mutations that evolved on dancefloors and in studios in the early 2000s. That same fusion of swing and space and subs can be found by the bucketload throughout the new EP by one of DNO’s staples, Kercha.

Skippy speed garage hats and slippery globules of bass animate the otherwise sparse production on the opening track ‘Feature’, while the wild beat on ‘Absurd’ could catch out any DJs not giving it their full attention. Wrapped in Kercha’s signature sonic debris, it delivers three and a half minutes of rattling, clicking, squelching wizardry.

The B-side gives us ‘Stimulate’, a collaboration with new-gen rising star Hypho. Indebted to trap, it’s full of militant 808 hi-hat rolls and the kind of firing synth tones that spell doom in a sci-fi movie (and tear up festival stages).

Finally, ‘Saturday’ is classic Kercha: sub-bass from the Seventh Circle, and so many suspicious chirps, whistles and hoots that it could soundtrack a nighttime stroll through the woods just as easily as skanking in a smoked-out sweatbox. The track is peppered with voice notes from a friend — snatches of funny, halfcut chatter, as random in content as Kercha's non-vocal sampladelia. The final snippet, which translates to “Saturday dictates its rules”, gives the track its name. A statement that can be read in all sorts of ways, it could even confer a motto for this whole collection, reflecting Kercha’s trademark originality.

The ‘Absurd’ EP is one of Kercha’s most dancefloor-directed releases to date, and whether conjuring the ghosts of club nights past or envisioning the raves of the future, it’ll be dominating sound systems for a long time to come.

12” vinyl is available to pre-order across the usual stores & digital is available exclusively via our Bandcamp for a couple of weeks.

Rhythms of postmodern realism at the very bottom of the DNO 🕳

10/07/2024

Kercha is back with the new EP that includes a collaboration with new-gen rising star Hypho whom we welcome to the DNO family 🔥

The ‘Absurd’ EP consists of 4 tracks where fusion of swing and space and subs can be found by the bucketload as well as so many suspicious chirps, whistles and hoots that it could soundtrack a nighttime stroll through the woods just as easily as skanking in a smoked-out sweatbox.

Follow the link for the pre-orders that are now available to order exclusively from our Bandcamp. 📦🖤

18/06/2024

We want to share probably one of the most exciting news from our camp – after 16 physical releases since the launch of DNO Records, we are extremely happy to announce that our label's first-ever link-up is finally happening at the end of this month! 🤯

We are meeting with DNO Records family on the 28th of June in Berlin at Panke with the line-up of artists who refuse to be confined by genre or tempo, consisting exclusively of the current & the future label signees, who will take you on the sonic journey across the experimental bass music spectrum. 🖤💨🔥

Tickets via RA

ra.co/events/1944511

02/02/2024

Today is a double-drop day — both DNO015 by Pllfry feat. NST & Genoveva and DNO016 by MARKA SAN & Axel Holy are available to the world now in both physical & digital formats. 🕳

Big thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered, all records were shipped & should be reaching your doorstep soon. ⏳📦

It’s also the first Bandcamp Friday of 2024 — the best day, if you choose to support your favourite artists & labels directly.

26/01/2024

Pre-order DNO016 - MARKA SAN x AXEL HOLY - Hidden Knowledge EP

A1 - Where Did You Go
A2 - Patterns
B1 - Classics
B2 - Hidden Knowledge
B3 - Robert Downey

Mastered via 1/2 inch tape by Lewis at Stardelta. The physical release is limited to 300 copies.

It was D£DW8, Axel Holy’s horror-touched collab with Split Prophets’ Blanka, that first made him known in Slovenia, prompting Marka San to get in touch about working together. The same sinister vibe that drives that project has spread its tendrils right through the ‘Hidden Knowledge’ EP, from the twisted brass and squirming bass of ‘Where Did You Go’, which drags its feet like some zombified blues track as Axel repeats the titular phrase in his husky drawl, to the equally chilling ‘Classics’ — all eerie samples and abyssal lows, with a pitched-down hook and braggadocious bars.

On ‘Patterns’, Axel goes to war, attacking the creeping beat with vicious battle bars and stories of the hustle, while ‘Hidden Knowledge’ sees him flex his vocabulary to take swipes at the powerful, and ‘Robert Downey’ makes his unswerving determination clear over grungy guitar.

Deliciously macabre, with intricate layers and lyrics that’ll have you spotting something new on every listen, yet still heavyweight enough for the dance, this is a match made in the nine circles and we can’t get enough of it 🕳

12” vinyl & digital are available to pre-order via our Bandcamp & across the usual stores.

24/01/2024

Pre-order DNO015 - Pllfry - Overexciting EP

A1 - Water Fire feat. NST
A2 - Demolition
B1 - Overexciting feat. Genoveva
B2 - Collapse Of The System
DIGITAL BONUS - Old School

Mastered via 1/2 inch tape by Lewis at Stardelta. The physical release is limited to 300 copies.

As might be expected of tracks called ‘Demolition’ and ‘Collapse Of The System’, there’s plenty of damage being dealt; the former’s wrecking ball bassline spins violently as its supporting beats splinter and fall, while the latter’s destructive low-end hacks chunks from its itchy sci-fi soundscape like some psychotic sentient buzzsaw.

There’s room for nuance too, however. The title track is all about contrast, its rumbling bassline winding along like a colossal serpent, while hi-hats chitter, and Macedonian vocalist and producer Genoveva delivers a haunting, silvery vocal that’s cold and alluring in equal measure. And as if the undulating low-end and metallic melody of ‘Water Fire’ weren’t enough to make heads spin, the track features a vocal from South Russian up-and-comer NST that seems to slip and slide at will, pulling the track forward and always remaining just out of reach.

Bonus track ‘Old School’ nods to the golden age of hip-hop, taking a tough boom bap-style beat and scratch samples, but flipping it script with machine glitches and pellets of acid.

Like a collection of missives sent back from a hi-tek future, the ‘Overexciting’ EP serves as a reminder that DNO can’t be pigeonholed 🕳

12” vinyl & digital are available to pre-order via our Bandcamp & across the usual stores.

28/11/2023

DNO welcomes two new signees, Slovenia’s MARKA SAN and Bristol rapper Axel Holy, for what might just be one of the label’s darkest releases yet. The ‘Hidden Knowledge’ EP presents five tracks of dread bass and bad-trip sonics alongside Axel’s signature cut-throat bars with the kind of calm, looming menace of a tomcat toying with its prey — not for the faint-hearted.

Check out the links in the comments for the previews and for the test presses of the ‘Hidden Knowledge’ EP that are now available to order exclusively from our Bandcamp. 🕳📦🖤

Rhythms of postmodern realism at the very bottom of the DNO.

15/11/2023

Opening a new chapter for DNO Records, Pllfry debuts on the label with five raucous halftime tracks that also feature collaborations with two vocalists – NST & Genoveva. The ‘Overexciting’ EP is built around iron-clad percussion and a healthy dose of mangled sonic futurism, but the dominating flavour throughout is big, bold, unadulterated bass.

Check out the links in the comments for the previews and for the test presses of the ‘Overexciting’ EP that are now available to order exclusively from our Bandcamp. 🕳📦🖤

04/08/2023

Greetings,

It’s been a while people and we hope everyone is sweet & sound! Excuse us for the silence, but we wanted to come back with a solution.

We would like to share behind-the-scenes information with you and we will start with the first news – we have finally fixed the DNO012 issue we have informed you about in the past and re-pressed the record on the 180g heavyweight vinyl at a different pressing plant! Everyone who has purchased a copy is able to claim the free replacement with your next order.

Funny fact, our friends were asking how we are dealing with backlog and the complaints about that particular release. We want to inform you that we didn’t receive a single complaint about a delayed issue or in fact a single refund. We could not have asked for a better community and we would like to thank every single person who supports DNO for their patience and understanding!

We treat the quality of our products very seriously and after facing the issues with DNO012 and the pressing plant in the UK we spent numerous hours hand-checking DNO013 & DNO014 copies pressed at the new plant before we released these to the world. We would like to share the second news – records were pressed to the 180g heavyweight vinyl too, and all pre-orders were shipped and should have reached your doorsteps by now!

We have finally produced more custom inner sleeves and are able to share the third news – additional copies of previously sold-out DNO007 are now available again exclusively via our Bandcamp. By the way, it’s Kercha’s and Kate’s from The Untouchables birthdays today - we wish you fam a happy birthday!

The fourth news – after years of partnership with the Unearthed Sounds we have unexpectedly been informed about their closure. It’s sad to see the business go, but things come to an end and it’s a new beginning with the new things to come! We will be updating you regarding the new distributor soon as we are still working on it and we want to keep the price of the records in your local vinyl shops as fair as possible. We were always taking care of all direct Bandcamp sales and distribution personally and we will continue to do so as we extremely value your support!

The fifth & final news for now – we will be announcing DNO015 & DNO016 very soon and we are excited to present new signees across both projects.

It’s Bandcamp Friday apparently, so please support your favourite artists and enjoy the music!

With love,
DNO Team
🕳️

19/05/2023

Pre-order DNO014 - The Untouchables - Punjab Chant EP

A1 - Emu
A2 - Punjab Chant
B1 - Ragga Ting
B2 - 86 Dread
DIGITAL BONUS - Planetarium Space

Written, produced & mixed by K. McGill & A. Steyns. Mastered via 1/2 inch tape by Lewis at Stardelta. The physical release is limited to 300 copies.

A new EP by The Untouchables is always a treat to be savoured, but the opening track of their latest for DNO is so deliciously tense, so foaming at the mouth with anticipation, that it’s hard not to gulp down the whole release in one go. A minute and a half of sinister notes trying to jab their way through a thick filter and there’s no doubting ‘Emu’ is gonna be one hell of a ride — and it doesn’t disappoint, revealing the stabs in all their gritty darkcore glory, and unleashing a torrent of system-shaking subs.

As per, the Belgian duo present a masterclass in merging dub’s unparalleled spaciousness with techno’s unrelenting drive, and delivering it all at a drum & bass tempo.
On ‘Punjab Chant’, a South Asian vocal call and various wind and percussive instrumentation from the region are pulled apart, lashed with delay, and layered over rubbery subs, resulting in an intense intercontinental dubwise belter.

‘Ragga Ting’ goes full digi dancehall, maintaining pace while employing sultry dembow-style syncopation and a hefty droning bassline that seems to loop ad infinitum. It’s an innovative move and one that’s sure to get hips swinging in the dance.

And the final track on wax, ‘86 Dread’, is pure bass weight, its boxy drums almost swallowed up by the sullen low-end, with only crisp shakers and the odd sonic squiggle poking above the gloom.

Digital bonus track ‘Planetarium Space’ brings the tempo down, but fills the mix with the hurried tick of hi-hats and pattering congas, dollops of reverse bass that add slippery off-kilter movement, and a rogues’ gallery of ghostly organ and other haunted samples and synths that wouldn’t feel out of place in an ‘80s horror flick.

Always taking a leftfield route to rattle your ribcage, The Untouchables and DNO once again prove they’re a perfect pairing.

Rhythms of postmodern realism at the very bottom of the DNO 🕳

12” vinyl is available to pre-order across the usual stores & digital is available exclusively via our Bandcamp for a few weeks.

12/05/2023

We are excited to announce that The Untouchables are back to DNO Records with the ‘Punjab Chant’ EP. The Belgian duo presents a masterclass in merging dub’s unparalleled spaciousness with techno’s unrelenting drive, delivering it all at a drum & bass tempo and always taking a leftfield route to rattle your ribcage

Links below for the previews and for the test presses of the ‘Punjab Chant’ EP are now available to order exclusively from our Bandcamp. 🕳🤎

05/05/2023

Pre-order DNO013 - C̡̛ļea̵ŗļįgh̛t̀..∵̸- Water W***y EP

A1 - Super Strong
A2 - Heavy Feet
B1 - Spinning Head
B2 - Water W***y
DIGITAL BONUS - Salt Cube

Written, produced & mixed by L. D’Haeyaert. Mastered via 1/2 inch tape by Lewis at Stardelta. The physical release is limited to 300 copies.

C̡̛ļea̵ŗļįgh̛t̀..∵̸ returns, two years on from his DNO debut alongside regular collaborator OWL, with five otherworldly solo excursions.

What’s most striking about the Belgian’s work is the way he brings digital textures to life. Like an alien biosphere that doesn't abide by our own natural laws, his soundscapes are irregular and uncanny, but in a way that makes them feel all the more real.

Tracks like ‘Super Strong’ and ‘Heavy Feet’ sway and wobble to cumbersome beats, lumbering through swamps of croaking, chirping, fizzing things. The former eventually collapses into total abstraction, while the latter endures blasts of technoid bass, like the retrorockets of some hulking spacecraft coming in to land.

‘Spinning Head’ is powered by a buzzing oscillator that rolls back and forth across the stereo field. Paired with assorted clattering, clanking percussive debris, it’s an unnerving yet oddly pleasant experience, as if someone were rummaging around between your ears to help find a part that’s come loose.

Lead track ‘Water W***y’ is stranger still. Shifting from something akin to an exotica record played at the wrong speed to a melancholy whalesong lullaby, its twangs, chimes and plodding bass pulse create an eerie but beautiful ambience reminiscent of the deep ocean.

Only bonus track ‘Salt Cube’ is willing to break the spell, upping the pace to deliver the EP’s most traditionally dancefloor-friendly cut in the form of glitchy minimal d&b, with a heavyweight halftime switch post-breakdown.

Taking sounds from the club, but clearly not feeling forced to cater for it, C̡̛ļea̵ŗļįgh̛t̀..∵̸ grows alternate realities that feel familiar, but offer wondrous, illuminating new experiences. Step inside and join him.

Rhythms of postmodern realism at the very bottom of the DNO 🕳

12” vinyl & digital are available to pre-order exclusively via our Bandcamp for a week before the release becomes available across the usual stores.

26/04/2023

C̡̛ļea̵ŗļįgh̛t̀..∵̸ returns, two years on from his DNO debut alongside regular collaborator Owl, with five otherworldly solo excursions. Taking sounds from the club, but clearly not feeling forced to cater for it, C̡̛ļea̵ŗļįgh̛t̀..∵̸ grows alternate realities that feel familiar, but offer wondrous, illuminating new experiences. Step inside and join him.

Follow the link in the comments for the previews and for the test presses of the ‘Water W***y’ EP that are now available to order exclusively from our Bandcamp. 📦🖤

24/04/2023

Greetings,

We would like to inform you that we have discovered an audible issue within the pressing of DNO012. We are not sure how many copies were affected, but to avoid any faulty records reaching the listener we are recalling all copies from the distribution and stopping the direct sales of the 12” via our Bandcamp until we replace the records.

We have faced a very unusual situation – test pressings of the DNO012 record were absolutely fine, however, the main pressing has been affected. We had both TPs and main pressing records examined by Lewis at Stardelta who managed to discover the groove damages on the main pressing visible under a microscope. We have addressed the issue with our pressing plant and we are developing the new stampers for the production of the 12”s as we speak. The affected stock is going to be recycled.

DNO012 will be pressed in the next 2 to 3 weeks and will be delivered to distribution including all the shops stocking the record as soon as possible. All customers who have purchased the 12” of DNO012 via the shops worldwide will be eligible for a free of charge swap, but please note that it will come in the white inner sleeve so keep hold of our custom inner & outer sleeves. All customers who have purchased the records via our Bandcamp will be receiving a new DNO012 copy with their next order free of charge.

We have several exciting projects on the way, but we wanted to inform our loyal community about the issue & the solution before we announce any new endeavors.

Big up,
DNO 🕳

01/03/2023

Big thanks to everyone who has purchased DNO012, all records were shipped & should be reaching your doorstep soon!

DNO012 — Howman — Moon Operator EP — OUT NOW → linktr.ee/DNORecords 🎸🔥🕳️

20/02/2023

Here we are, three years later, pressing our 12th record and presenting you a new label signee — multi-instrumentalist Howman! 🎸🔥🕳️

Out to everyone supporting the cause from the start and out to everyone discovering the label as we go forward. Plenty of EPs by new & returning artists are coming out this year as well as the very first album on the label.

🖤

30/01/2023

Pre-order DNO012 - Howman - Moon Operator EP

A1 - Low Guy
A2 - Molasses
B1 - Moon Operator
B2 - Over
DIGITAL BONUS - Industry

Written, produced & mixed by H. Brace. Mastered via 1/2 inch tape by Lewis at Stardelta. The physical release is limited to 300 copies.

We are happy to welcome Howman to the family 🎸🥁🔥

One of the most hard-to-define offerings yet on a label known for avoiding definition, the ‘Moon Operator’ EP is the result of Howman’s ongoing quest to merge his numerous disparate influences in ever more luscious and unique forms.
Able to turn his hand to guitar, drums, keys, vox and various production tools, Howman draws inspiration from those who’ve consistently pushed the envelope in rock, hip-hop and electronic music (think King Crimson, SOPHIE and MF Doom, among many more).
Trip-hop is another key sound for him, and there’s more than a hint of the downtempo psych-funk of artists like Shawn Lee and the enigmatic Clutchy Hopkins threaded through this release, even during its most UK dancefloor-leaning moments.

‘Low Guy’ sees extraterrestrial twangs ricochet around a three-for-the-price-of-one beat that switches suddenly from punchy instrumental hip-hop to propulsive garage, before drifting off with a chilled-out lick. ‘Moon Operator’ opens with a clip of King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp talking about the concept of hazard — opening music up to chance rather than being formulaic — before taking a woozy stroll through backstreets daubed in scarlet light, a sultry sax looping amongst fuzzy guitars and boisterous horn blasts.
‘Over’, meanwhile, is an alternative indietronica musing, yet starts out life as stripped-back digital dancehall; its delay-doused samples and syncopated beat take a back seat to a wobbly riff Mac DeMarco would be proud of, before switching again to more wistful guitar tones, and finally revealing its true tempo with a final flourish of 160BPM junglism. It has to be heard to be believed.
And on ‘Molasses’, 10-tonne trap crawls through spindally, spiralling arpeggios, scraping strings and half-caught glimpses of soul; while the digital-only ‘Industry’ treads a similar path, but with growling low-end and a some whimsical pitch-bending to set it apart from the pack.

Not just an outstanding collection, what’s even more enticing about Howman’s debut EP is the precedent it sets for future releases — quality is guaranteed, of course, but where he’ll go with them sonically is anyone’s guess.

Rhythms of postmodern realism at the very bottom of the DNO 🕳

12” vinyl & digital are available to pre-order via our Bandcamp and 12" vinyl from all the other usual stores.

19/01/2023

Kicking off 2023 on home turf in Brighton, we sign a second exclusive artist in local multi-instrumentalist Howman. Able to turn his hand to guitar, drums, keys, vox and various production tools, Howman draws inspiration from those who’ve consistently pushed the envelope in rock, hip-hop and electronic music.

One of the most hard-to-define offerings yet on a label, the ‘Moon Operator’ EP is the result of Howman’s ongoing quest to merge his numerous disparate influences in ever more luscious and unique forms.

Follow the link in the comments for the previews and for the test presses that are now available to order exclusively from our Bandcamp. 🛒📦💛

30/09/2022

DNO010 - Trisicloplox & Sectra - Dead Structure EP and DNO011 - Kercha - Witness EP are OUT NOW across your favourite record stores & digital outlets! 🕳 → linktr.ee/DNORecords

Limited editions of 300 and 500 copies. Orders of 12” 140g vinyl via our Bandcamp come with a free digital copy of the release! → bit.ly/DNObandcamp

Thanks to everyone for your continuous support! 🖤

21/09/2022

Pre-order DNO011 - Kercha - Witness EP

A1 - Disarray
A2 - Witness
B1 - Conjugate
B2 - Long Way
DIGITAL BONUS - New World

Written, produced & mixed by K. Nosikov. Mastered via 1/2 inch tape by Lewis at Stardelta. The physical release is limited to 500 copies of 140g vinyl.

Wonky noir specialist, Kercha, is back with five spun-out cuts, merging dubstep, jazz, garage, techno and a whole lot of weird.

‘Disarray’ is as discombobulating as its title suggests, a slinky beat hidden among umpteen odds and ends from Kercha’s cabinet of curiosities. A subby wiggle here, a far-off siren there, the warm tinkling of a Fender Rhodes, and was that someone falling down the stairs? Our only constant allies are a vaguely disturbing vocal and a bass clarinet that’s definitely up to no good.

‘Witness’ employs a similar palette but switches tactics, stripping back to the basics as faint whispers and the ever-growing presence of a whirring alarm suggest something dangerous might be lurking around the corner.

‘Conjugate’ is more direct, the percussion elevated from its usual backseat as thudding kicks and taught snares make their presence felt among the digi-dub wobbles — a theme repeated on digital bonus track ‘New World’, though there, jagged mid-bass lines provide an extra dollop of screwface-inciting muck.

And bringing this leg of DNO’s journey to a close is ‘Long Way’, which rumbles along like a lonely night train, its chugging bassline matched with eerie engine whistles, the rhythmic clink of a cowbell and, somewhere deep in the mix, the familiar clickety-clack of tracks.

Weaving together disparate worlds like some interdimensional architect, Kercha simultaneously places us among the inebriated haze and freewheeling expression of a basement jazz club, and the 10-tonne rhythms that have fuelled DNO’s parent party The Mine for the past decade, and will continue to do so into the future.

Rhythms of postmodern realism at the very bottom of the DNO 🕳

12” vinyl & digital available to pre-order via bit.ly/DNObandcamp and 12" vinyl from all other shops listed below*:

Unearthed Sounds: bit.ly/DNO011Unearthed
Redeye Records: bit.ly/DNO011RedEyeRecords
deejay.de: bit.ly/DNO011DeejayDE
Juno Records: bit.ly/DNO0101JunoRecords
White Peach Records: bit.ly/DNO011WhitePeach
Horizons Music: bit.ly/DNO011HorizonsMusic
Suburban Trash: bit.ly/DNO011SuburbanTrash
HHV Records: bit.ly/DNO011HHVRecords
Jungle Exotica: bit.ly/DNO011JungleExotica
Intense Records: bit.ly/DNO011IntenseRecords

*more links to be added

20/09/2022

Pre-order DNO010 - Trisicloplox & Sectra - Dead Structure EP

A1 - Sectra - Mail Theft
A2 - Trisicloplox - Bruised
B1 - Trisicloplox - Megastructure
B2 - Sectra - Dead On Arrival
DIGITAL BONUS - Trisicloplox & Sectra - For The Dead In Their Shrouds

Written, produced & mixed by K. Eck & J. Linskey. Mastered via 1/2 inch tape by Lewis at Stardelta. The physical release is limited to 300 copies of 140g vinyl.

DNO hits double figures as Denver’s Trisicloplox & Sectra return with more industrial-strength electro-sludge.

Sectra sets the tone with ‘Mail Theft’, a hulking mass of sand-blasting static, insectoid jitter and low-end boom. It’s an intimidating, uneasy listen, like tuning through the haunting emptiness of post-apocalyptic broadcast frequencies, only to be interrupted by sudden bursts of unseen filth and gore.

Trisicloplox follows with a brace of tracks. ‘Bruised’ does exactly what it says on the tin, gargantuan kicks pummelling layer upon layer of dense sound into an impenetrable wall of noise. Ritualistic rhythms and gluttonous amounts of overdrive swarm over distant wails, sending everything into a spiral into despair. On ‘Megastructure’, doom metal meets hip-hop, as rough-hewn drums crunch above a bassline that takes its cues from the Super Hans School of Electronic Music: “The longer the note, the more dread.”

And finishing up the vinyl offerings is ‘Dead On Arrival’. Coming courtesy of Sectra, the most traditionally ‘club-focused’ effort of the lot sees a serrated breakbeat and venomous acid lick sparring over dissonant pads.

As always, digital listeners are offered a little bonus, this time the only full collab: ‘The Dead In Their Shrouds’. Shunted along by a systematic kick, the track’s jackhammer subs become all-consuming, seemingly sucking all the air from the room and hurling it back out of the bassbins in a violent frenzy.

A bold release that’s not for the faint of heart, the ‘Dead Structure’ EP further cements Trisicloplox & Sectra as truly original talents and DNO as an outlet that can never be pigeonholed.

Rhythms of postmodern realism at the very bottom of the DNO 🕳

12” vinyl & digital available to pre-order via bit.ly/DNObandcamp and 12" vinyl from all other shops listed below*:

Unearthed Sounds: bit.ly/DNO010Unearthed
Redeye Records: bit.ly/DNO010RedEyeRecords
deejay.de .: bit.ly/DNO010DeejayDE
Juno Records: bit.ly/DNO010JunoRecords
White Peach Records: bit.ly/DNO010WhitePeach
Horizons Music: bit.ly/DNO010HorizonsMusic

*more links to be added

27/08/2022

We are back with the great news — DNO hits double figures & we are dropping two records at the same time!

Trisicloplox & Sectra return with more industrial-strength electro-sludge on DNO010 & wonky noir specialist Kercha is back for a fourth outing on the label with DNO011 🕳

Follow the link in the comments for the previews and for the test presses that are now available to order exclusively from our Bandcamp. 🛒📦🖤

28/05/2022

DNO009 - CITY1 - Butterfly EP is OUT NOW across your favourite record stores & digital outlets! 🕳 → linktr.ee/DNORecords

Limited edition of 500 copies. Orders of 12” 180g vinyl via our Bandcamp come with a free digital copy of the release! → bit.ly/DNObandcamp

Thanks to everyone for your continuous support! 🖤

23/04/2022

Pre-order DNO009 - CITY1 - Butterfly EP

A1 - Ohmu
A2 - Jalidi
B1 - Sifuri
B2 - Butterfly

Written, produced & mixed by T. Irei. Mastered via 1/2 inch tape by Lewis at Stardelta Audio Mastering. The physical release is limited to 500 copies of 180 g heavyweight vinyl.

Back on DNO for the first time since 2020, CITY1 delivers four more darkling cuts for shaking soundsystems to their core.

On the opener ‘Ohmu’, the combination of wind and string instruments brings a folklorish quality to proceedings. Set alongside the heavyweight surge of an 808, it’s as if CITY1 were soundtracking something ancient, colossal and bewitching — which isn’t far off, considering the tune takes its name from monstrous bugs in the anime, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

‘Jalidi’ is even more cinematic, with mournful strings that make way for a sparse marching rhythm backed with repetitive chanting and propelled by a relentless, lumbering drone bass. While on ‘Sifuri’, CITY1 sets his sights firmly on the dancefloor. Here, the deep hum of oscillating subs, plenty of dub echo and eerie squeaking stabs that hop about the stereo field provide a surefire way to keep bodies moving.

The EP’s final foray, ‘Butterfly’, presents contrasting ideas linked by a stalwart beat. It begins in spine-tingling fashion, with a discordant lullaby and crusty old vocal sample leading to a menacing dubstep stomp. But the real surprise comes with the introduction of a fluttering guitar riff that juxtaposes the rapid-fire kicks and brooding sonics found elsewhere. Switching back and forth throughout the duration, the parts reflect the unsettling alien oddity of the chrysalis and the fragile, temporary beauty of the creature that emerges from within.

A fine return from the Tokyo-based producer. CITY1’s ‘Butterfly’ EP arrives on 12” vinyl and digital on the 27th of May 2022.

Rhythms of postmodern realism at the very bottom of the DNO. ✌🕳

12” vinyl & digital available to pre-order via bit.ly/DNObandcamp and 12" vinyl from all other shops listed below*:

Unearthed Sounds: bit.ly/DNO009Unearthed
Redeye Records: bit.ly/DNO009RedEyeRecords
deejay.de: bit.ly/DNO009DeejayDE
Juno Records: bit.ly/DNO009JunoRecords
White Peach Records: bit.ly/DNO009WhitePeach
Horizons Music: bit.ly/DNO009HorizonsMusic

*more links to be added

01/04/2022

We are happy to reveal DNO009 — a fine return from the Tokyo-based producer CITY1 who delivers four more darkling cuts for shaking sound systems to their core in the shape of the "Butterfly" EP.

12 inch 180g heavyweight vinyl is limited to 500 copies & digital will come out in the late spring of 2022. Follow the link in the comments for the preview and for the DNO009 test presses that are now available to order exclusively from our Bandcamp. 🛒📦

Rhythms of postmodern realism at the very bottom of the DNO.

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