Mix Series Part 8: Stazma - Live in Dresden

Stazma The Junglechrist Live Set

Welcome to part 8 of our 2013 mix series. Following on from the last live set we posted (Gore Tech live at MethLab Manchester), we are happy to be bring you a very recent recording from the breakcore messiah, Stazma The Junglechrist, performing live at Disturbance of Peace IX in Dresden on 17th May 2013.  The set itself is a very heavy fusion of metal and breakcore, delivered in Stazma's own unique style.  Just a shame we weren't all there to witness it live.

Stazma The Junglechrist // MethLab Mix - Live @ Disturbance Of Peace IX by MethLab Management

There's also a cheeky little video of that set here, just in case you wanted to see the lovable, sweaty frenchman doing his thing!.

End.User

We've got some release and tour news for you, concerning the one and only End.User.  Firstly, he has put a good deal of his back catalogue on his bandcamp page (http://www.end-user.bandcamp.com/) and most of it is name your own price.  A great chance to get these classics digitally and at whatever price you see as fair.
Secondly, his latest piece of wax (a sexy little pink number) is on the new Retox imprint and features three stunning pieces that are classic End.User all the way.
The remix of Ritualz Third Eye track is enough to make you weep, in the best way possible.  Check it here...

ritualz • enduser remix clip by end.user

To coincide with this release, End.User will also be performing at the next Retox event which kicks off his European tour throughout September and October 2013.
More info on that below, but first, give the opening track a blast!



So, onto tour news.  We're happy to announce that due to popular demand, the upcoming End.User tour has been extended for an extra month.  With dates already confirmed for every weekend in September, there's still a chance for you to bag him for events in October.

Current End.User tour dates:

7th September: Rotterdam (NL)
13th September: London (UK)
14th September: Berlin (DE)
21st September: Bristol (UK)
27th September: Manchester (UK)
25th October: Paris (FR)

We're aiming to fill up his diary until the end of October so, get in touch asap if you're interested in having this one man riot destroy your town.  In fact, it's hard to believe there isn't a Halloween show for him yet.  This is your chance to bag a real live American for Halloween (apparently they love that shit over on the sunny side of the pond).

Ninja Columbo

The 9th Niinja Colmbo release is about to drop and what a scorcher it is to!  This ep has monster written all over it.  Three of the highest energy performers that have not long finished touring the planet together have now given Niinja their best choices for an audio riot.

In the words of label owner Miike Teknoist:

"Dr Bastardo has, in my opinion, written the best hardcore track that he’s ever written and realistically, style wise, there is no other label that would be more suited to release such a high energy acid rave jungle core kind of track.

Then there's Skull Vomit, now making some really forward thinking core and this is definitely in the vein of Niinja Columbo. Quite a psychedelic pounder from the American carnage machine.

Finally Ladyscraper goes on a full on breakcore rage and basically just annihilates anything that dares have this track come through its speaker system. Sheer chaos."

You can hear a preview of the Dr.Bastardo track, The Crimson Mask, right here...


Available from The Hardstore, Juno and the rest from Monday 5th August 2013.

Stazma's profile page HERE
End.User's profile page HERE
Dr.Bastardo's profile page HERE
Ladyscraper's profile page HERE

All booking enquiries to: ASH@METHLAB-AGENCY.COM

Mix Series - Part 3 - Deathmachine & Live Evil

Firstly, before we get onto this weeks exclusive mix, we'd just like to say a huge thank you to all who made the MethLab event in Manchester the sweaty success it was.
Sindrome and Neuron Pro deserve huge shout-outs for organising, promoting and ensuring the sound quality was second to none.  The artists should all be proud of themselves as everyone played out of their skin!  Of course, it also takes an enthusiastic and supportive crowd to make any event work and we were not let down in Manchester.  So, thanks to everyone from crew, artists and punters alike.
You all rule!  Now onto...

The Mix

For this, the third part of our current mix series, all you hardcore techno fans are in for a treat.  This coming Saturday (15th June 2013) sees the return of the legendary Live Evil event at London's Electrowerks.  To celebrate we have our first exclusive mix from our latest signing, Deathmachine who, alongside MethLab hardcore superstars The DJ Producer and The Teknoist, will be tearing it up at Live Evil and showcasing a wealth of new material.

Deathmachine - MethLab promo mix - June 2013


Just in case you missed the previous mixes from this series, here they are again...

Part 2 - Cooh


Part 1 - Undead Roniin

Releases

Deathmachine

Despite working away on his debut full length album for The Third Movement, Deathmachine still has a flurry of tracks coming out this year. With every year that passes, the more prolific this man gets. It's his continued quality as well as quantity that ensures he's always in high demand for shows all across Europe.

2013 releases:
"Fighting For A New World" (solo track) on Third Movement 200
"The Journey" (solo track) on Nekrolog1k LP 002
"Destination Underground" (remix) on Neophyte Records 076

Forthcoming releases:
"Hallucinations" & "Hell-e-vator" (2 collab tracks with The Dj Producer) on Rebelscum 033 (Out on Friday 14th June 2013 and available at Live Evil this Saturday)
"Sins" (collab track with Igneon System) on Heresy 001 (Out on Thursday 27th June 2013)
"Necessary Evil" (collab track with FraGz) on Future Sickness (Release date tbc)
"Sectioned" (solo track) on Section 18 001 (Release date tbc)
"The Journey VIP" (solo track) on Nekrolog1k Recordings (Release date tbc)
"Behind The Machine" (collab track with Micromakine) on Union Recordings LP002 (Release date tbc)

IGNEON SYSTEM & DEATHMACHINE - SINS (HERESY 001) clip by igneonsystem

NEKROLOG1K // DEATHMACHINE - THE JOURNEY (ORIGINAL) by Nekrolog1k Recordings

The Teknoist

Yet another one of our guys that refuses to rest on his laurels.  The Teknoist is currently running three labels, Ninja Columbo, Samurai Brylkreem and Our Fucking Jungle and has also putting the finishing touches to his third full length album.  As of July 2013, both Ninja Columbo and Samurai Brylkreem will be going digital.  There will still be 2-3 vinyl releases per year, but in an effort to get the backlog of tracks out there and into your grubby little hands, both those labels will see the output increased to monthly via all good digital stores.

This Saturday will see the release of the latest Ninja Columbo (Nii008) 12" which features the collaboration of The Teknoist and Johnty Warrior in a homage to the legendary Deathchant imprint.  The vinyl will initially be available at this Saturdays Live Evil event and then from The Hard Store.

The Ninja's Dutiful Salute to Deathchant (Nii008)

The DJ Producer

The last of our Live Evil warriors and a man who needs little introduction, The DJ Producer has a storming ep out on The Third Movement entitled Journey's Never End.  We've blogged this release already, but since it's so goddamn large, it well and truly deserves another mention!
His collaboration with Deathmachine, Come Hell Or High Tempo (Rebelscum 33) is also out this week, with the first copies being available at Live Evil this Saturday. The vinyl pressing of this is very limited but digital versions will follow shortly.



All the releases we've mention are either currently available or soon to be available from www.thehardstoremp3.com

Live Evil

Simon Underground, the man behind Underground Music, The Hard Store, Live Evil and the backbone of the UK (if not the worlds) hardcore techno scene, has been integral to the careers of so many MethLab artists over the years. Without his devotion it's likely that many of the tunes you hold dear to your heart would never of seen the light of day. For this reason we are proud to make some noise on his behalf over this Saturdays Live Evil event.  These events don't run as often as they once did, but when the do, they're special - bit like the MethLab events ;)

Live Evil line up:

The DJ Producer (MethLab profile page HERE)
Deathmachine (MethLab profile page HERE)
The Teknoist (MethLab profile page HERE)
Hellfish
Traffik
Matt Green
Max Death
Loftgroover
Simon Underground

Facebook event page HERE

For all booking enquiries, please email: ASH@METHLAB-AGENCY.COM

A summer of new mixes coming your way

Hey ho folks! Summer is upon us, which means it must be mix season.   Throughout all of 2013 we will endeavour to upload brand new and exclusive mixes every week to our SoundCloud page from each and every one of our artists.  Make sure you're subscribed to our blog, twitter, facebook, mailing list, etc. as these mixes will be coming out thick and fast and we'd hate for one to pass you by.

First up is a mix from Undead Roniin, the two headed samurai that is The Teknoist & Scheme Boy. Featuring new tracks and mashups of old Ninja Columbo releases, this decks vs ableton set is just a little taster of their new show, which you can catch live on May 31st at MethLab Manchester (see below for more details).

Undead Roniin - MethLab Promo Mix May 2013 by MethLab Management

RELEASES

Two corking releases to brag about this week. Stazma The Junglechrist lays yet another pristine breakcore frenzy on the doorstep of Peace Off Records and The DJ Producer has just dropped his latest Third Movement release, Journeys Never End, which can only be described as a masterclass in hardcore techno. Check out the previews below and get buying...support your CORE!

Listen to & buy Stazma's Chaos Propaganda EP here...


Here's a couple of youtube previews of The DJ Producer's Journeys Never End EP for you to check out...




You can buy the EP from Juno HERE and keep The DJ Producer at the top of their Gabber/Hardcore chart, where he rightly belongs.

EVENTS

Just over a week to go until we unleash audio fury upon the unsuspecting Manchester public. This is our first official outing to the North of England and with MethLab warriors The DJ Producer, Undead Roniin, The Sect, Monster X and Gore Tech in tow, we expect the battle to be bloody, 'til the end. Get there early to avoid disappointment as this intimate venue will reach capacity in no time. Sound provided by the oh so very mighty Neuron rig.



Facebook event page HERE


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Stazma The Junglechrist PROFILE
The DJ Producer PROFILE

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Breakcore...at it's finest

We're happy to announce another batch of new breakcore signings to the family.

Please welcome, Ladyscraper and Dr.Bastardo!  Both artists have a long history together with their involvement with such UK crews as Wrong Music, but sonically they definitely both have their own unique sound and their own ways to rupture dancefloors across the globe.  They will also be joining Skull Vomit on Miike Teknoist's next Ninja Columbo release (due out in the next month or two).

But before we get to them, here's some news of one of our other breakcore superstars, Stazma...

Stazma The Junglechrist

Our man Julien aka Stazma The Junglechrist has been keeping himself very busy in the studio recently, but with a couple of EP's about to drop and a string of live dates coming up, the resurrection is about to begin...

Releases:

ACID BLEED EP /// OUT ON ACROPLANE 1st APRIL by Stazma The Junglechrist

POFF LTD 25 - CHAOS PROPAGANDA /// FIRST FULL LENGHT STAZMA VINYL /// OUT ON THE 8th APRIL by Stazma The Junglechrist

Live dates

27/04/2013 : JFX PARTY /// Off du Printemps de Bourges @ Le Nadir, Bourge, FR
04/05/2013 : BREAKING BASS @ Les Tanneries, Dijon, FR
17/05/2013 : Dresden
08/06/2013 : Toulouse
20/07/2013 : Dominator Festival


Full Stazma profile HERE

Ladyscraper

Coming at you like Phil Anselmo with his cock in one hand and a canvas bag full of Gabber kicks in the other, new MethLab signing Ladyscraper alternates between beating the shit from your bowels and transporting you to lovely fairy castles surrounded by flying unicorns.

So far in 2013, Ladyscraper has released ‘The Witch’ as another free DL album on Grindcore Karaoke.  The legendary Agrophobic Nosebleed posted this about the release ‘This shit is LIGHTYEARS ahead of anything ANB has ever done musically. Grindcore is almost 30 fuckin' years old, it's nice to be listening to something that actually sounds like 2013 for a change’. Following The Witch we have the second free DL Ladyscraper Album of 2013, The Wizard, which will be landing on Rotator’s Peace off imprint late April, followed by a split on Ninja Columbo with Skull Vomit and Dr. Bastardo early summer.

Listen to The Witch minimix here...

Ladyscraper - The Witch (MINI MIX ALBUM PREVIEW) by ladyscraper

Full Ladyscraper profile HERE

Dr.Bastardo

Dr. Bastardo's first practical experiments were made available to the public in 2006 on the 2x12 "When Dub Plates Attack" on Peace Off. He has since had work released by Ad Noiseam, Proboscus, Rancourous, and Our Fucking Jungle. He is also well known for his live practical demonstrations of techno science at events around the UK and Europe.

The Doctor has made a special promo mix exclusive to MethLab, showcasing all the tunes from his numerous upcoming releases.  Download and listen to it here...

Dr. Bastardo - MethLab Promo Mix March 2013 by MethLab Management

Full Dr.Bastardo profile HERE

All booking enquiries: ASH@METHLAB-AGENCY.COM

The Teknoist: Signal Flow Podcast

The Signal Flow podcasts have brought some great mixes to our attention over the years and today is no exception as our very own Miike Teknoist gets to ram his point home with his usual fire, gutso and splattering of zombie parts.  The mix itself is very MethLab as it features tracks from Machine Code, Underhill, Gore Tech, Rotator and Scheme Boy, who as you all know, are all part of our international family.

Tracklist:
01. Machine Code - 93 Million Miles
02. Silent Killer - Supremacy Bleeds (Counterstrike Duo Remix)
03. The Teknoist & Dolphin - Choir Cutz
04. Igneon System - Hit The Hood
05. Cooh & CA2K - Rebirth
06. The Hardway - Devil Worshipping Motherfuckers
07. DJ Hidden - Lights Out
08. THE Teknoist & Smyla - Beastage
09. Underhill - River of Fire (Gore Tech Remix)
10. Silent Killer & Breaker & DJ Hidden - Phantom Dust
11. I:Gor - Infinate Loop
12. The Teknoist & Johnty Warrior - Chop Your Chin
13. The Outside Agency - The Fabric Of Life
14. Bjork - Mutual Core (Undead Ronin aka The Teknoist & Scheme Boy Mutated Core Rmx)
15. Detest - Beat & Pulse
16. Rotator - No Surrender
17. The Teknoist & Dolphin - Fight to the Death

In other Teknoist related news, the next Ninja Columbo will be released in the coming month. It’s a tribute EP to the label that influenced so many of todays current Core artists. No other label released as many timeless tracks that still get as much attention on turntables as even the most popular modern day label.

Titled ‘THE NINJAS DUTIFUL SALUTE TO DEATHCHANT’, the EP title explains it all…



Also just having the final touches added is his collaboration with amen savage, Smyla. Sounding like the most aggressive game of audio monster tennis in the multiverse, it is up for release by the end of March on Samurai Brylkreem. The current Samurai Brylkreem release is still available.  Give it a listen here...



If you haven't already grabbed your copy of Ninja Columbo 7 then give the previews a blast here and get ordering your copy whilst there are still a few in existence.



All these, as usual, will be distributed by www.thehardtsore.com on vinyl and mp3.

In addition to his Signal Flow mix, you can also listen to his recent mix for Kutski's radio show here...

KTRA MIX (Kutski's show - broadcast 25/01/13) by The Teknoist on Mixcloud

Now taking worldwide bookings, but especially looking for some home grown UK shows.

All booking requests: ASH@METHLAB-AGENCY.COM

The Teknoist & his labels // New Releases // Tour Info

Will this man ever run out of energy?  Not fucking likely!  Miike Teknoist as been at the forefront of Hardcore and Breakcore for over a decade now and the pacemaker isn't slowing down for anyone.  To our minds, he is one of the few truly orignal artists at this end of the musical spectrum.

From his humble beginnings in "the bay," he's emerged from the shadow of such luminaries as Dolphin, Hellfish and The DJ Producer, to reinvent the genre and to show us there was more to Core than just Hard.

As well as an extensive back catalogue on classic labels such as Deathchant, Planet Mu and Ad Noiseam, including two full length albums on the latter, Miike has also driven the scene forward with his own labels Ninja Columbo, Samurai Brylkreem and Our Fucking Jungle.

In addition to his many solo releases, he has also notched up a very impressive list of collaborative projects.  Starting out in what have become classic partnerships with Dolphin and Scheme Boy (arguably the reasons for Ninja Columbos original conception), he then moved on to working with Eustachian, MacheeeN Boi, End.User, Needle Sharing and Kitech to name but a few.  Many of these collaborations are still ongoing. His full length collab with End.User and Needle Sharing is now out on Ad Noiseam after a very special launch at the 2012 Maschinenfest Festival during End.User's set.  Check the video of that one-off performance here:

His collab work and new Ableton vs decks live show with Scheme boy is now under the name of Undead Roniin. Expect new EP's very soon on both Abused Recordings and Ninja Columbo. You can catch a little preview of that project here:



So, not content with constantly pushing the boundaries of hard electronics with his solo and collaborative work and running three top notch labels, The Teknoist has also been a great ambassador for the scene worldwide, with tours all across the globe.  This week sees the start of his debut tour of Australia:

Australia Tour 2012

 

23rd November 2012 - Destroy Ordinary, Melbourne
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24th November - Pressure Point, Sydney
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30th November - Basement Session, Perth
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Current Releases

THE TEKNOIST - Statement Of Intentional Bitterness (NII007)
A) The Teknoist - Statement Of Intentional Bitterness (The Re-Rage)
B) The Teknoist - Cephlalopod Carnage VIP Version


Buy the vinyl HERE
Buy the digial HERE

THE TEKNOIST & KITECH - Combo Killer (SAMURAI002)
A) The Teknoist and Kitech - Combo Killer
B) The Teknoist - Vicious and Cannabalistic
Featuring Methlab's latest signing, Kitech (more on that in the next mailshot)


Buy the vinyl HERE
Buy the digial HERE 

ENDUSER SHARES NEEDLES WITH THE TEKNOIST (ADN164)

Buy direct from Ad Noiseam HERE

OUR FUCKING JUNGLE (OFJ002)
Papau New Guinea remix / Jungle Destroyer 
Featuring MethLab's very own Stazma The Junglechrist and Dr.Bastardo

Buy the vinyl HERE

The Teknoist's website
The Teknoist on Facebook 
The Teknoist on Soundcloud
The Teknoist on Twitter

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