The year starts off with a new release straight from the 31337 management! Label head Stefan Klaas aka 0x7f presents his EP ‘As The World Burns We Watch TV’, a classy selection of tracks filled with ambience and mixed with a bit of tech-house and dub. 0x7f doesn’t follow any standards or trends and has a distinct feel for deep melodic tunes with lots of clicks and field recordings wrapped into complex minimalistic sound structures. 

While the title shows a critical view on parts of todays society, the EP doesn’t reflect negative thoughts and simply invites the listener to let the mind wander and thoughts flow. Along the 3 original tracks there are 3 fabulous remixes by Akiko Kiyama, Ditch and Sil from the Easy Changes duo. Akiko delivers a wonderfully unique remix of

31337records is back once again with a killer release by our Japanese friend Kaitaro Nakajima aka Kai. From bouncy minimal to shaking house, whatever he does, it just sounds right. Quality productions with a touch of style that simply amazes the interested listener. You will surely enjoy the well choosen field recordings, rhythmic percussions on top of repetitiv melodic elements and lovely static noises.

He cleverly adds vocal cuts and breaks just where they belong to give the tracks their final touch. Minimal and Tech-house mashed up with an experimental edge. Kai is no stranger in the scene and has previously released on labels such as Alphahouse, Revolver and Süd Electronic. To round it all up, Pheek did a great job as usually with the mastering.

Here we go, this is the second part of Franco’s release called ‘L’Homme Végétal’. Passionate downtempo tracks to space out and let the mind flow. These tracks invite to sit back and enjoy the soundscapes floating through the air, distinct from the usual, far away from the ordinary, but always classy and straight to the point.

Lovely melodies surrounded by a variety of percussions, effects and four to the floor beats, although this isn’t aimed for the dancefloor at all. Intelligent arrangements, minimalistic complexity and ambience forms into a timeless piece of art. Special music for special people. You can download the full release for free in 320bit mp3. Now who said, we ain’t nice?

Let us introduce you to Pachyderme, our newest addition to the 31337 family. This young man from Córdoba, Argentina, produces thoughtful music for the soul. His first release is so big that we had to split it up into two parts and still, both parts are very long plays with +20 minute tracks. So here is the first part, quality minimalistic downtempo tracks to relax and enjoy for every occasion. Each track builds up slowly over time and leaves enough room for the listeners mind to wander around. Creative music that lasts and lasts seemingly forever, but never loses its flair. The release is available as free download in 320bit, so grab your copy now while its hot!

We are back baby and we’ve got our bag filled with new stuff for your ears. Today we present you a fresh face which we picked up in Spain. Our newest artist, Jacobo Hernandez, aka SeQ presents you his very first EP straight for the dancefloor called, ‘Unknown Pleasures’. Dark tunes with minimalistic arrangements, thoughtful structures and ass shaking guaranteed! There are 4 tracks on this EP, the first one being, ‘Gaza’. It feels like walking in a hostile environment. A track full of mysterious and interesting sounds. The next track, ‘Octubres’ starts right where ‘Gaza’ left off. It puts some more enthusiasm into the rythmic structures, effectively pushing the track to the next level. Can you feel the deep sub?! ‘Open Road’ is more repetitive, but has a nice mood and is great as a DJ tool for mixing. The last track, ‘Next Station’ is very simplistic and filled with lots of small filtered elements that round up the track and keep the beat rolling.

Undefault is a duo consisting of the two guys Oleg and Roman. Credo of Undefault is to show people the dark side of minimal techno, with the use of deep vibrations and a cold sounds. The two musicians have been playing DJ sets separately before, but at some point decided to unite their talents by creating a single qualitative music project. Undefault‘s musical career started in 2007. In their live performances they mix twisted abstract constructions with minor moods and complex rhythmic patterns. Every track has a philosophy of the struggle between good and evil and every loop is a mysterious story with a sophisticated plot. Their productions invite the listener’s mind to wander into strange new worlds.