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LJ Kruzer – “Manhood & Electronics Remixes”
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Cursor Miner – “Shakin’ Heathens”
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More critical acclaim, dj responses and DMC Buzz charting than you can shake a stick at. Both records are wicked. Please buy them!!

Cursor Miner’s eagerly awaited new single and album are on the way, in the meantime he’s going to be playing at Ginglik in London on saturday 13th of March alongside Kone-R and Stayhome, with Surrealartist supplying the visuals. £6 before 10pm, £8 after and it goes on til 3am. Not one to be missed if you’re in the capital!! Ginglik can be located underneath Shepherds Bush Green, opposite the Central Line tube station – just keep an eye out for the fairy lights. See you down the front!

We’re over the moon to announce our first new release of 2010. “Europa Sky” by Posthuman brings our Dub Plate Sessions series of 10″ singles to a close, with each featured artist (LJ Kruzer, Cyan341 and Posthuman themselves) contributing an original track and a remix each. Already getting widespread acclaim and DJ support from the likes of Laurent Garnier, Orde Meikle (Slam), Fabric Lig, Chris Coco, Gregor Tresher and a host of others, volume 3 contains the original version of “Europa Sky” and is backed with a remix by Cyan341. Listen in full:

Get more info here, and place your order here – you have the option of buying the digital only version in the format of your choice, or you can pre-order the 10″ which includes instant high quality mp3’s, with the vinyl being shipped to you in time for the release date of 1st of February. It’s limited to just 250 hand-numbered copies so don’t sleep! The vinyl will also be available from all good record shops with worldwide distribution by Kudos, and the digital version will be on all the usual stores, with customers of Beatport getting a bonus remix by the wonderful Echaskech.

If you want to get exclusive audio previews of our new releases this year, it’s well worth following us on Soundcloud, where we’ll be posting special updates for anyone who follows us. With new music from LJ Kruzer, Cursor Miner and plenty more on the way soon, this will be the earliest way to get your ears on fresh goodies.

Radio support from the likes of Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1), Don Letts (BBC 6music), John Kennedy (XFM London), Another Nice Mess (Holland), WFMU (New York), Chill FM and many more means there are likeminds out there who agree with us – which is always nice.

There’s a 12″ vinyl version limited to 250 hand-numbered copies and a digital version too. Order the vinyl from us directly and get the digital version for free (so no worries regarding postal strikes). Alternatively it will start appearing in all good record shops over the next week or two, and we’re sure they’d appreciate your support as much as we do.

Stream the whole album for free and place your order.

Review love:

“Compact and captivating. Don’t miss this if you’re into folktronica, hauntology, Ghost Box, Moon Wiring Club etc”.
(Undomondo)

“…comes across like Broadcast dipping their vintage equipment into the world of tropicalia. The album is strewn with beautiful, upbeat tracks, and you’d never really think of this as an in any way sinister or unsettling record were it not for the recurrent echo-deck edits that stealthily propel these easy-listening ditties into a state of instability that occasionally borders on madness”.
(Boomkat)

“It’s warm and inviting.. both simple and honest, yet intriguing and multi-faceted… like a favourite uncle in a scary costume that’s a touch too realistic. I love it”.
(Waxfactor)

“Sumptuously crafted and designed through a retro viewfinder… an utterly rewarding gem”.
(The Sunday Experience)

Yes folks it has finally arrived, the follow up to the critically acclaimed début album ‘This Is How I Write‘, LJ Kruzer’s ‘Manhood & Electronics‘ CD is now available for pre-order from Uncharted Audio.

Order the CD direct from us and get a free download code emailed to you within 24 hours of your purchase to enable you to start listening straight away at 320kbps. The CD’s will be shipped on Saturday 1st of August and won’t be in the shops for another 2 weeks.

The new album has already received the highest of praise from Kris Needs writing in Update, giving it 5/5 and proclaiming it “an intoxicating, emotional set of electronic reflections built on poignant piano melodies while electronic pulses and washes to take care of the rhythm side of things… the manhood has mated brilliantly with the circuits to produce a mood music masterwork…. Essential”

Pre-order and listen

Download ‘Tam Variations’ for free as a side dish

Watch the incredible video for album track ‘Tam’

LJ Kruzer – Tam (music video) from JimJam Graphics on Vimeo.

All the mp3 downloads are totally free if you want the 128’s. If you want a heftier format, you have the option of paying money (you decide how much) or entering a zero amount and giving us your email address instead.

So what have we got for you?

Part 0 of ‘Sunflowers‘, a frankly uncategorisable 5 part series brought to you by The Council Flats of Kingsbury. Your best bet is to get in a darkened room and turn it up loud. Part 1 to follow next week, with each ensuing part in the weeks after, all leading up to the release of the super limited debut LP next month.

Go get it!

Next up, the long awaited return of LJ Kruzer….

“LJ Kruzer and Uncharted Audio present the Tam Variations, eight engaging experimental versions of Tam, a piece which features on Kruzer’s forthcoming album “Manhood & Electronics“. Each variation is the end result of methodical sequences of sound processing exploring all the possibilities of computer manipulation of digitised sound data – stretching, squashing, restretching and resquashing giving the concertina’d timbres of Tamz; filtering, distorting and reverberating backwards and forwards to create the rough textures of Tamx and Tamxr; modulating brown noise with the source audio to give Tamb; and simple stretching and reverberating resulting in the billowy melancholy of the collection’s opener Tam814. Manhood & Electronics is set for release as a CD and download on Uncharted Audio on June 29th 2009.”
Go get it!

Finally you can download two new exclusive Line tracks. One is a cover and the other is a remix by the incredibly talented up-and-coming techno producer Cyan341. The album ‘Hearts’ is available now on CD, LP or download.

Who loves ya?

5KG – 5 Years of Kone-R @ Ginglik

This week marks five years of Kone-R and Uncharted Audio’s hook up with West London’s finest beat bunker, Ginglik. To celebrate we have a special event there this Saturday and Kone-R has put together a free mix for you all to download. Here’s the word from the man himself:

“Strange to think it’s been five whole years since I first took to the Ginglik turntables, but then it’s crazier still to think it’s been more than seventeen years since I first attempted to blend a pair of records… all I can say is it’s been an absolute pleasure! On the 9th of May I’m going to mark those five years of residency with an extended set covering all my usual bases across the night, from electro to techno to old skool breakbeats – plenty of bass, bleeps and vibes, from cutting edge newies to  stone cold classics, I’ll also be using serato to complement my vinyl selections in public for the first time – all the better to increase the mayhem.

To all those people down the years who came, saw, danced, cheered, or just sat and listened… THANK YOU
To all the other DJ’s, live acts, VJ’s, breakdancers and other folk who I’ve shared a Ginglik bill with down the years… THANK YOU
To all those who protested against the closure of this wonderful and unique venue… THANK YOU
To all the Ginglik staff down the years who have given their hospitality… THANK YOU
To Colin and Tammi, for giving me the opportunity and generally being two of the most wonderful people in the business… THANK YOU!

Here’s to the next five… long live Ginglik :O)”

Kone-R presents 5KG mix available here for free download.

The big event takes place this Saturday at Ginglik, 1 Shepherds Bush Green, London W12 8PH. Expect a three hour mix from Kone-R, plus a special live appearance from good friend Cursor Miner, and support from Jash and Nedry. Live 360 degree visual installation by Surrealartist…. details here:

• Ginglik event page
• Ginglik website
• Last.fm event page
• Facebook event page

Brand new Line tracks available for FREE

Download two new exclusive Line tracks.

They are totally free if you want the 128’s. If you want a heftier format, you have the option of paying money but if you want them for free (by entering zero dollars) you have to hand over your email address. I don’t think we can say fairer than that.

‘Lenx’ from the album will be available as a digital single soon, and of course the album is available now on CD, LP or download.

‘Horrorlab’

The Council Flats of Kingsbury presents a short film entitled ‘Horrorlab’…

Visit the Council Flats’ site.

Uncharted Audio are now taking pre-orders for “Hearts” – the début album from Line. Available as a CD and download from the 9th of February, and as a vinyl LP from the 9th of March, the CD comes with a full colour 8-page booklet and the vinyl comes housed in a beautiful full colour sleeve.

Why pre-order from us? Well, we love you. And to show just how much, we’re offering free stuff. Naturally we’ll be despatching your physical item to you in good time for the release date and including some of the hot promotional “Line Hearts” sweeties.

In addition, we know you don’t like to wait for the postman to come knocking, so as soon as we’ve processed your order (usually the same day) we’ll email you a personal link to download 320kbps mp3’s of the whole album, along with some remixes not available elsewhere, and a bunch of digital content including exclusive wallpapers and lyrics.

CD pre-orders are 9.99GBP*
LP pre-orders are 10.99GBP*

*P&P charges apply. When ordering please ensure you select the correct option for your despatch address and the format you want to order. P&P to UK is 1GBP (CD) or 2GBP (vinyl), to mainland Europe 2GBP (CD) or 3GBP (vinyl) and to the rest of the world 3GBP (CD) or 4GBP (vinyl).

Visit the preorder page and listen to the album.

“Deep, pressurised funk and catchy synthpop”.
(Plan B Magazine)

“Plaintive voice times delectable electro prettiness times a monstrous bass equals Line… touching and defiant”.
(Lend Me Your Ears)

“Wicked tunes… fans of Hot Chip might just find the next big thing here… ‘Hearts’ works, and it shows that Britain’s electronica scene is alive and well… the scene can still throw out some great tunes”.
(Bearded Magazine)

“You can’t help yourself liking it… ‘Hearts’ is quite an exceptional album”
(Altsounds.com)

LAUNCH PARTY

Saturday 14th February 9pm-3am @ Ginglik, 1 Shepherds Bush Green, London W12 8PH

Line (live) + Kone-R (dj) and guests TBC – visit the Ginglik website for further info.

Line is the solo project of Nottingham-based Neil Wells (one-time member of Seachange, Escapologists and Savoy Grand) seguing heartfelt lyrics of loves and lives lost and won across stark yet warm electronics.

The Chinese Room EP serves as a warm-up for his forthcoming debut album “Hearts” which is due on Uncharted Audio on February 9th. The EP contains two non-album tracks and two remixes of album tracks, one each from Wyndham Earl and Cursor Miner (Lo/Noodles/Combat).

Tracklist:

1. Half-smile
2. Number One (Wyndham Earl remix)
3. Optics (Cursor Miner remix)
4. To Draw A Line

WAV/FLAC/MP3 download only
Cat no: UNCH019

Release date: 05/01/09

You can currently buy it from Juno Download, or Bandcamp. More digital providers to follow over the next couple of weeks.