UV Podcast 062 – Albert van Abbe live at Objekt klein a
Albert Van Abbe is an important artist of the Dutch techno scene. His minimal and intense techno sound has been perfected by shtum 018. In the podcast you can hear his set of the last Uncanny Valley Party at Objekt klein a club. Albert has an interesting history and roots in the freetek scene.
UV Podcast 061 – Elfaux.
Could you please introduce yourself to our listeners? Hi. I am „elfaux.“ I am not easy listening and definitly not only vinyl. Errors, fails or mistakes are important part of my musical and also life concept. If it’s waveless – I am bored. It’s likely you pronounce or write my DJ name wrong, so this...
Release Insight: UV50.1 – James Booth
We met James Booth through Massimiliano Pagliara. That was an absolute stroke of luck. Not only because we can publish “Summer Interlude” now, but especially because we have won a new friend that looks great while posing in front of statues. Uncanny Valley 50.1 by James Booth Since we always attach great importance to the...
UV Funk 060: Post Punk Around The World
After reading Simon Reynolds’ post punk bible “Rip it Up and Start Again” Philipp wanted to stay a little longer in the field between Wave, Early Electronics, Dub and Avantgarde. Great idea for a new UV radio broadcast. In order not to play the eternal classics again, he looked around for unknown bands, that do...
Release Insight: UV50.1 – Jules Etienne
It’s not that long ago that we met Jules Etienne. Well, actually we first heard his track “Dude’s Den”, which we immediately fell in love with. How good that the born Frenchman turned out to be a great guy all around, too. It was clear that we would absolutely integrate “Dude’s Den” on our UV50.1-comp....
UV Podcast 060 – Vincent Neumann
Who is Vincent Neumann? I am a psychotherapist living in Leipzig, Germany. I work in a psychiatric ward with drug addicts from monday to friday. Sometimes I dj on the weekends and I like to publish mixes with weird titles. Also love Magic The Gathering. What’s the idea behind your mix? The idea was to...
Release Insight: UV50.1 – Sandrow M & Will Dubner
Will Dubner and Sandrow M (right), Pic by Matthias Harre In their studio next to a cozy little Plattenbau Dresden’s very own Sandrow M and Will Dubner create their magic. It was also here where “Disco Schlamboni” was made, their contribution for our Uncanny Valley 050.1-compilation. Since we always attach great importance to the small talk...
UV050-1 / Various Artists – Uncanny Valley 50.1
Uncanny Valley 50.1 by Various Artists The Dresden based label Uncanny Valley celebrates its catalogue number 50 with a compilation series that stretches over several records1. That’s also a return to the beginnings of the label, which started in 2010 with four compilation records. The first record of the series is already a foretaste of...
UV Podcast 059 – Martin Saupe
Tracklist The Golden Filter – Cut My Hair WLDV – Phase 2 KZA – Le Troublant Acid Bufi – Brujerias Moscoman & The Organism – Rite Morgan Hammer – Arrogant Bastard Boot & Tax – Dimensione C Aleksandir – Yamaha (Asa Moto Remix) Speaking Minds & Amarcord – Jupiter Express Kito Jempere Band – Tiger...
New mixes by Sneaker, Qnete, Credit 00 and Anna Adams
Here’s a little roundup with new mixes for your upcoming spring fever. To be honest, some are also good for retiring to the club basement. Serenades Podcast #62 – Sneaker KANNMIX 27 – Qnete If-Only Podcast #45: Credit 00 Anna Adams – Red Light Radio
UV Podcast 058 – FlexibleHeart
“Make Acid Great Again” – Wäre wohl FlexibleHearts Slogan wenn Techno ein Wahlkampf wäre. Wir würden sie zur Acid Prasidentin wählen und der Acidkanzler Andreas Gehm (R.I.P.) wär wohl mächtig stolz darauf” meinte John vom Objekt klein a letztes Jahr in Folge eines ihrer grandiosen DJ Sets. Tracklist 1.Acid Earth _ Type 303 2.Missing You...
Qnetes Cheapo Special
Qnete has been around the world and put together a great Cheapo Special for ashore. Discogs-Sharks, grind your canines. Read all about it an listen to the awesome music over here.
Uncanny Valley 50 Compilation series
For eight years, we have been releasing records with music that is aimed at well-informed dancefloors, but which can also be felt without a nightlife diploma. In the early years, we put our focus on artists from our hometown Dresden but meanwhile the roster has expanded beyond the city’s boundaries. On the occasion of reaching catalogue number 50, a...
RAT16 / Various Rats
Various Rats by Rat Life Records Rat Life Records presents Various Rats! A compilation of ultimate Party Hits for the downfall of society. Happy Doomsday everyone! If there is a rat there is life! Release dates: 25.03.2019 (Vinyl & Bandcamp) 15.04.2019 (digital) Buy Vinyl Bandcamp Amoeba Music Chez Emile Records Lyon Clone Decks Deejay.de Discogs Marketplace...
UV049 / Amrint Keen – Transient Loss Of Response
Transient Loss Of Response by Amrint Keen After his outing at the beginning of 2018, Amrint Keen (an alias of Lake People reserved for his rawer, broken and more experimental productions) is following up on Uncanny Valley with a new EP. And boy, nobody else does dance tracks so unpretentious, but still demanding. Oscillating between...
UV Funk 059: Best Of 2018
Also in 2019 Philipp asked some DJs and producers from the Uncanny Valley area for their favourite track of the past year. The result is once again a potpourri of emotions and a fun ride. Get lost between Belgian Boogie, German Goth classics, banging UK House and contemporary Afrobeat. Tracklist Philipp Demankowski: Keysha – Stop It!...
UV Podcast 057 – Barbara Boeing
Barbara Boeing from Curitiba in the south of Brazil caught our ear last summer at Palais Palett here in Dresden where she played a short notice gig during her holidays in Europe. Her set perfectly set the vibe for a great summer night out there at our favourite wooden dancefloor of the city. Some months...
2018: Thirteen releases in twelve months
Once again, we haven’t managed to keep to the rule of releasing only one release a month. That’s why 2018 feels well filled again with a total of 13 releases. 6 x Unvanny Valley, 4 x Rat Life, 3 x shtum. Here is an overview: Panthera Krause – All My Circuits Part I (UV043) We started in...
13 Tracks from 2018
13 Tracks from 2018 by Uncanny Valley This is the annual review of Uncanny Valley, shtum and Rat Life. How quickly time flies can be felt especially at the end of a year when all we have is dust and memories and everything else passes by. But the music remains! Uncanny Valley and its two...
UV Funk 058: Merry Ambient Christmas Part Four
As always for the last UV Funk show of the year Philipp compiles some of his favorite Ambient records of the respective year. And in 2018 a lot of good stuff came out. New but also some Reissues. Perfect for your own personal Christmas meditation. As always with good Ambient, you can listen to the...
UV Podcast 056 – DJ Spit
Tracklist PEEKABOO – STEP IT UP DJ RECKLESS – TANGA BEATS DPX – NON FORMAT BETA 2 – THE VANISHING POINT DJ DISRESPECT – CHANGE THE SYSTEM COCKY BALBOA – MOTION WARNING FTP – I M FROM DETROIT ALEX CORTEX – BLACK SERPENTINE A1 JENSEN INTERCEPTOR – BUBBLE BOY MR. INCOGNITO – AUTOMATIK STUFE DJ...
UV Funk 057: Songs From Anatolia Special
Tilman from the Dresden based DJ duo Patlıcan takes us on a musical journey to Turkey. After spending a lot of time in various Turkish cities at flea markets and small shops, his collection of Anatolian music is growing steadily. At UV Funk he presents a small selection of arabesque folk music pumped up with...
Rat Life Radio 8 with special guest Jan Schulte (LYL Nov.23rd 18)
“Put my on your playlist of love” begs someone during the second track of the new Rat Life Radio show on LYL Radio. And we can only recommend that you really do that. Split into two parts, host Credit 00 takes over the first one and none other than his partner in crime Bufiman aka Jan...
UV Podcast 055 – Peter Invasion
Could you please introduce yourself to our listeners? Hi, my name is Markus Krasselt aka Peter Invasion. I’m the owner of the Leipzig-based record label Riotvan. What is the Riotvan-identity about? The identity is our love to music (of course) and the passion to make life a little better. Everything is going to be fine....
Release Insight: ½ GOTT – EP
Scannoir ist the guy in the right, pic by Felix Adler You all know and love Sneaker. Scannoir from Zurich, on the other hand, you may not know yet. Together with his partner in crime Sneaker he is the project ½ GOTT, just recently blossoming with their debut release on Uncanny Valley. Since we always attach...
UV Podcast 054 – T-Data
Here’s our next podcast with Multimedia Designer, (future) record shop owner, music aficionado and Clear Memory-resident T-Data in the mix. Soundcloud Facebook The cosmic pic is taken by werajane. Tracklist: 700 Bliss – basic Eugene Ward – Place Large Group Jlin – Carbon 7 (161) Equiknoxx – lizard of oz Mad Zach – Shadow Figures S.O.N.S....
UV048 / ½ GOTT – EP
EP by ½ GOTT ½ GOTT is the new project of Sneaker from Dresden/Berlin and Scannoir from Zurich, who share their love for EBM and Synth Pop not only when DJing but also when producing. In several nights and with the help of a decent group of instruments, they have evoked a series of tracks...
Release insight: Herzel – Forms
Since we always attach great importance to the small talk competence of our listeners, we thought it would be interesting to compile some background information to every release. After Panthera Krause, Iron Curtis and Cuthead it’s all about Herzel this time. He’s talking about how his EP “Forms” came into being. How did the record come about? How and when did you...
Aug, 12th: Uncanny Sunday w/ The Pilotwings @ about:blank, Berlin
The Pilotwings – – live Credit 00 Cuthead Uncanny Valley Soundsystem The Dresden label Uncanny Valley cordially invites you to chill most righteously at about:blank’s beloved garden on a Sunday in August. The Pilotwings come from Lyon to cast hedonistic recklessness in acid cascades, panpipe excesses and synth pop epics in their live set. They are...
UV046 / Herzel – Forms
Forms by Herzel From the heart of Macedonia comes Herzel with his first EP for Uncanny Valley. The four tracks point him out as an expert for creating tracks on the blurred line between Rave and darkness. If you are listening on a proper sound system, it is almost impossible not to be moved by...
