Back catalogue

The first release on plain productions featuring Cycom's trademark beats and Dustlab's vocals on Static Electrikal. A classic, which was sold out 2 weeks after its initial release. /// knowledge magazine [uk] Fans of old skool Photek and lovers of the new breed clinical sound of Teebee, Polar et al will be well into the lead track. Minimal, edgy and serious, 'Void' is a great tune, making its impact with razor sharp snares, ice-cold jazzy chords, lunar bleeps, bizarre vocals and punchy bass. ...

"What the fuck is a 2-step-beat?" ... such a saying could roughly describe the productions of Barth. The Amigaveteran has already shown that he's got the right sense for dodgy drum'n'bass productions. Barth previously released mp3-files on protocut.net, laying the groundwork for his debut on plain productions. As a "high-tech-audiofanatic" he fuses nested breakbeatism with funky sci-fi-sounds. His minimal productions feature high-quality sound design and go far beyond the straightness of other ...

The perfect sound for the relaunch of our label this summer comes with Buzz' first release for plain productions. It combines the melodic deepness and funkiness of "Soulburn" with the edginess and drumscience of "Neo's Dream". Soulburn starts off with wide atmospheres and moody vibes and it wouldn't be a proper Buzz tune if it wasn't constantly evolving: the moody stepper soon becomes one beast of a track with lots of vocal-fx, chordstabs and massive drums. One for all you drum'n'bass-heads w ...

iaka, label founder and dj, flexes his skills on this release. "the one we like" is his first output on his own label and it sports outstanding technique and unique sound. "the one you like" is a freshly shuffled roller featuring huge reese-bass clearly destined to get people's feet moving. it is very bass-heavy with occasional vocoder-vocals thrown in and reveals its full potential when the sequencer hookline finally hits you. massive. "the one i like" starts of with sinister atmosphere and d ...

Cycom comes with three new tracks ranging from tough roller to breakbeat funk. "Mathematics" is a bass heavy state-of-the-art club track: rave stabs, huge subbass, funky drums - it's all there. The second track called "Blow up" reveals the man's hiphop roots: deadly deep subs meet one head nodder of a beat... and it keeps rollin' and rollin'. And then there's the funked up mystery of "The Dream" bringing you broken beats combined with haunting atmospheres reminiscent of the early years of drum ...

Martsman's first release on plainaudio.com has mad potential. "Genom"'s funk-fueled new school beats are well combined with dread bass and spiralling delay fx. Martsman proves again that he is one of the few gifted producers to successfully connect the future to the past of drum'n'bass within just one track. "Let the bass kick..." "Antifunny" is exactly what the name suggests: a serious badass 80ies funk monster of a track with blazing fx and unexpected breakdowns. Wobbly subbasses and his tra ...

Hek187 gives proof of his skills on three tracks going beyond the usual drum'n'bass routine: "Enemy's inside" comes with huge apache breaks and shuffles its way directly to the centre of your brain. An incredibly deep roller fuelled by pure street knowledge, perfectly balancing toughness and hip-shaking musicality. Even more b-boy attitudes can be found on "Mc Guyver", which starts off with a soft loop but progresses to grow darker all the way through. Hek187 adds sound on sound and the track' ...

Bad Matter from Berlin comes with a fat headnodder release, which will ensure burnt dancefloors. 'Soul on Fire' combines original ravesounds, sinister vibes and way down pitched vocals to maximum impact. Expect finest beatswitching and sounds, which are always slightly badder than needed and definitely on point. The second tune 'Look' is a clever breakage-inspired amenstomper with dubby vocal effects and a megaton of subbass. Typically Bad Matter's breaks sound just a bit more smashing and th ...

Macc shows up with three tracks of outstanding funkyness. A side "Air Drumming" comes with his trademark sound - nervously rattling breaks, a disturbing subbass line plus eerie fx and stabs that spiral up higher and higher into the stratosphere. With "Hallucination First", Macc shows his skills on how to build up a track with subtle yet steady suspense. "Refuge" rounds off the release in a perfect manner, giving you more of that ultra dry beatscience. Take your time to spot all the detailed v ...

Another stunning release from Buzz starts off with "Revelation", a piece that truly lives up to its name by providing cinematic soundscapes and eerie effects. Once the bassline gets you, the track grows deeper and deeper, drilling its way right into the heart of darkness. The second track goes by the name of "Dragon Love" and shows some of that old school droppin' science vibes. Retro fx and strong bass make this a burner. Buzz proves once again that he's capable of building atmospheres lik ...

We are proud to present Cartridge as our newest Drum & Bass Artist on Plainaudio. The man behind this name already has numerous releases on Labels like Freak Recordings, Bassbin and Nerve as well as early collaborations together with John Rolodex on Dread Recordings back in 2002. More known for the particular kind of music he had already put out, Cartridge debuts on Plainaudio with three pieces of (in his own words) "...the sound i wish 'Cartridge' would have been known for. It fits the name bet ...

After two releases on Plainaudio the label's head honcho returns with another 3-tracker under his Iaka alias. Double A-Side "Rumpelkiste" and "Zappenduster" represent the full range of the man's typical deep-spaced out and disturbing soundscapes as well as his very unique-sounding layered beats and bouncey basslines. The cleanness and sterility of the sounds as well as the high precision and the focused concentration on details obviously show, in which way Manu Harmilapi (Iaka's Electronic alias ...

Second coming for Berlin based badboy Hek187. Since his last release for Plainaudio, the man has been busy producing the full album of Hard:edged frontline MC Santana aka Semtex for Kehlkopf Records. Now we are very happy to serve you a 4 track EP of finest ghettobreaks right from the street. "Blue Haze" - bring it on! Eerie Strings accompanied by lazy rollin' beats. Barking bass stabs, deadly deep subs with ravey attitude when it comes to the second drop, seen! B-side "Twizter" is one heav ...

We are not only very happy but feel also deeply honored to present a release by avant-garde Drum&Bass legend Alpha Omega. From the mans vaults come three tunes of outstanding deepness and darkness. The experience of over ten years of music production shine through every single second of each of the tracks and constantly give you the goosebumps while listening. "Bad Karma" - what a monster of a track - Ultra-Deep-Space-Dub&Bass. Together with its raw and menacing bassline, the track is keeping t ...

Debut for London based new talent Fushara. Listening to the pack of tracks he sent us over the last months, we have the strong feeling that this young man should not stay unheard for any longer. With his distinct sense of how to balance rattling breaks on the one hand and meditative loopiness on the other, Fushara disabuses from the formula funky drums equals exhaustive top-heaviness. While A Side 'Rising' strongly pushes forward with its steady snare hits and sub-pads, B Side tracks 'Irration ...

The tunes of Russian beats-berserk Mendelayev have been around for a while now. They're slowly making their way down from the east through releases on Syncopathic or Transmute Records and also through the sets of some brave DJs that dare to chop the air into pieces with the razerblade-break-o-ramas the man is reknown for. For Plainaudio, Mendelayev comes up with three tracks of his trademark sound (and trademark sound it is, trust me!). We have been looking forward to this release for quite som ...

Plainaudio's own Cycom is back with his third release on our beloved label. After 'Misgiving' within the Santorin's 10th anniversary series and 'Kingsnake' and 'Nomad' on Sub's Syncopathic label, we are happy to start the cold season of the year with some rather warm and mellow pieces from the Hamburg vaults. Summer's over - people start pulling out their winter coats - thick, rough and heavy, stuffed with fur and a bit of a smell of leather ('Isotope'). The heating plants get ready for the rai ...

Return match! After featuring Cycom and Buzz on his own imprint Syncopathic, we happily present Sub's first release on our humble platform. For our first output of this year, we chose three tracks that we think represent the Innsbruck school of Drum and Breaks. And if that wasn't enough, Kent's notorious mastering engineer and pickle lover Bob "Macc" Macciochi twiddled with some knobs to make the good music sound ridiculous. Happy New Year! ...

As the tunes of Poland born and now Berlin based producer Marcin Witkowski have been haunting the Plainaudio trackpool for quite some time now, we're particularly happy to give the ghosts a new home today. The EP consists of four tracks from Marcin's recent Uptempo Breaks efforts - and that has to be emphasized on the 'Breaks' side. To our ears it sounds like Rupert Parkes' revenant rattling chains to eerie noises awaiting breakbeat echoes from deep down below. Ladies and gentlemen - drumroll, ...

It's been pretty much three years since IJO honoured the Plainaudio catalogue with his Drill and Bass EP. A lot happened in between. Not only did he live and work in London for over two years, gigged with Murcof, Plaid, Breakage or Ed Rush but also put out a record on his own (and with his own music obviously) and released electronic madness on various other netlabels like Envizagae and Resting Bell. Under his moniker 300 Degrees he branched out towards Techno and found a home at Canadian Napal ...

After our excursion into contemporary Jungle we spoil you here at plainaudio with another brilliant two-tracker - this time by the latest addition to our humble artistpool, UK based Shift. With a bucketload of breaks and quite an unconventional playfulness this kind sir took us by surprise and could easily convince us to release two of his gems, Koji and Soultek as our 34th release. We're happy to share this with you. ...

If anyone from our humble artist roster could claim the title of a resident, it'd be Hek187 without a doubt. It's the third round for our man from Berlin - after "Enemy's Inside" and "Big Dawg", we are happy to release yet another three-tracker-EP. Wether it's his steady appearance at various nightclubs and venues in the Berlin area or everyday (well, rather -night) business with two little'uns that gave the "Sleepwalker EP" its name, we cannot tell. Be it as it may - the listener gets his/her ...