Warehouse Decay Recordings

We’ve been talking behind the scenes to a good friend who has joined the WDR ‘backroom’ team… Fraser McGowan will be lending a hand with a host of different tasks including listening to demos, curating releases, production, some mastering expertise, posting quality Deep House and Techno to our Facebook page and other general shenanigans. Fraser records lo-fi electro-acoustic music as Caught In The Wake Forever and contrary to his melancholy, rustic style his own musical taste enlists a strong interest in Techno.

Whilst not in keeping with the material you can usually find on these pages, you can check out Fraser’s brilliant latest self-released album My Family Goes On Without Me by hitting play below

At the weekend the Irregular Crates blog posted up about our latest release, by Dustcraft. IC will be covering all of our releases going forward and their website is a hub for discovering experimental electronic music and beyond.

Kind words indeed from Irregular Crates…

To read the post click HERE or on the image above
To check out the EP visit our release page or stream some samples below

We work very closely with the Irregular Crates blog who will post updates on all our forthcoming releases. The blog also operates as a digital label and their most recent album ‘Always Not There’ by anonymous producer Omnimous came out last April, in which the label gathered sample contributions from various artists. These were passed on to the producer who produced a stunning, deep and murky record with a theme that suits us right down to the ground – decay and utter ruin – with photography from Ian Hazeldine. Through discussions, we are fortunate to be in a position to work with Omnimous towards a digial EP release on Warehouse Decay…

WE WANT YOUR SOUNDS! So we’re now actively collecting sounds, samples – anything audible from artists or the general public which we’ll pass to Omnimous to create an EP. You can send us your samples and recordings here: warehousedecay@gmail.com and will get a credit on the release

To check out Always Not There to see what this producer’s sound is like, click play below…

At last, we’re back up and running for 2014 after a six month break. Behind the scenes we’ve been working slowly on projects still, the first of which sees another new artist and another debut EP. The three tracks of Dustcraft‘s ‘EP1’ are full of deep warmth and will be released on Monday 19th of May. You can read more and check out samples below:

Press release:
“Dustcraft is Detroit native Michael Cottone who also records Ambient music as The Green Kingdom. His work as The Green Kingdom has always been something of a retreat from the hectic nature and pressures of daily life. This new project was created as an outlet for Mike to experiment with beats-based Deep House material and it adopts a little something of Detroit city lifestyle. We are proud to present EP1, his debut release under this banner. 

This three track digital release begins with Applez, a deep vibe track perfect for the warmer months ahead. Next is Sewer Stream, a track some will recognise from our limited edition WDR sampler album. More warmth is in abundance, in the form of rhodes, bass, strings and percussion. 
The EP closes with Lioness which introduces guitar loops to the mix as the sun-drenched vibes dance to a lazy beat.”

Dustcraft on the net:
SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/dustcraft

Credits:
Release date 19th May 2014
Written and produced by M. Cottone
Artwork by M. Cottone

After a 6 month break, we’re ready to get up and running again here at WDR HQ. Soon we will unveil a preview of our next release and announce the release date. We can confirm, it’s from yet another new artist. Stay tuned!

For the fourth Warehouse Decay Session in as many months, we welcome back Magnofon who returns with a mammoth 2 hour mix to coincide with his new album ‘Fallowfall’.

The mix begins with an assortment of seriously deep cuts from artists such as Rick Wade, Alex Danilov and Moomin. On the hour things start to bump a bit more with Garage influence House cuts from the likes of James Johnston, Dog Days and Wandoe before the mix draws to a close through minimal and Techno sounds of Steven Tang, Lee Guthrie and Rene Breitbarth.
To conclude, Magnofon drops a downtempo cut by Dustmotes to chill things out and end the show on a relaxed note.

During the show, tracks from WDR releases new and forthcoming are included, such as TwelveTen’s ‘Haze’ and Tronikform’s forthcoming ‘Patterns’. Also, ‘Dustmood’ and ‘Downcast’ from Magnofon’s new album Fallowfall are included. You can check out his debut album here: http://warehousedecay.bandcamp.com/album/fallowfall

To check out the mix, click the image above, or HERE

TRACKLIST
*Wherever available, a direct link to listen/buy each release on Juno has been provided

01   Kai Alce – Smoov Bumps [Deep Explorer] 2009
02   Magnofon – Downcast [Warehouse Decay] 2013
03   Moomin – You Neva Know [Closer] 2013
04   Youandewan – You Don’t [Simple] 2013
05   Dave Aju – Love Tap [Room With A View] 2013
06   Rio Padice – Urania [Rawax] 2012
07   Flori – Dusty Socks [Aim] 2013
08   Alex Danilov – Pool [Pro-Tez] 2011
09   Rick Wade – Sexy Rostov [Shanti] 2011
10   Hans Thalau – 013 1 [Thal Communications] 2013
11   TwelveTen – Haze [Warehouse Decay] 2013
12   Ray Okpara – Blues Me Blues (Instrumental) [Mobilee] 2011
13   Martijn – Chasing Chords [Left Wing] 2013
14   Dan Drastic & Sven Tasnadi – Wrong Answer [Moon Harbour] 2013
15   Magnofon – Dustmood [Warehouse Decay] 2013
16   Wandoe – Going [Something Else]
17   Sek – Don’t You Dare [Lost My Dog] 2013
18   ManooZ & Timmy P – Feel [Tomorrow Is Now, Kid] 2013
19   Jackmaster K – Get Up (James Johnston Remix) [Made Fresh Daily] 2013
20   Dog Days – Wet My Beak [Assembly] 2013
21   Tuccillo – Asssolo [Isgud] 2013
22   Rene Breitbarth – Diver [Deep Data] 2013
23   Sek – Nasty Luv (Tom Ellis Remix) [Trazable] 2012
24   Tronikform – Patterns [Warehouse Decay]  2013
25   Steven Tang – Disconnect To Connect [Smallville] 2013
26   Alex Salvador – Dedication [Tomorrow Is Now, Kid] 2013
27   Lee Guthrie – Save Some For Me [Evasive] 2013
28   Amir Alexander – Mystical Eroticism [Argot] 2012
29   Dustmotes – Vancouver [Dusted Wax] 2013

At long last, we are proud to unveil our very first album release which comes courtesy of Magnofon. ‘Fallowfall’ is a concept album inspired by decay, crumbling buildings and economic downturn with Magnofon exploring experimental sound art falling loosely within the Deep House, Minimal, Techno and Downtempo genres. Each track is accompanied by bonus artwork, most of which was kindly provided by photographer Simon James

You can stream the album in full on Bandcamp which is the only place that you’ll be able to get the bonus images. Or, if you prefer, there is Juno and Junodownload too

Magnofon began writing experimental Deep House and minimal dance music in 2012, with two EP releases on Warehouse Decay Recordings already under his belt. With an extremely diverse taste in music from Deep House through to Ambient, Fallowfall sees Harry Towell steer his Magnofon project in a direction which somehow draws from all of these.

Inspired by abandoned spaces, urban decay and economic downturn Fallowfall is a tapestry of detailed sound that falls loosely into a Deep House aesthetic. It incorporates elements of his wide musical influences from minimal and Detroit Techno, Downtempo and Jazz to Ambient and Musique Concrete. A sense of fragility permeates the record as themes of abandoned buildings and desolate landscapes creep into view.

Those familiar with Magnofon’s material will notice a slight change from the dancefloor-focused rhythms of his Connection and Lost Property EPs. Fallowfall incorporates a wider tempo range accompanied with tape delay effects, sampled vinyl, forgotten radio broadcasts, beats made from field recordings and sampled acoustic instruments. There is a vintage crumbling and disjointed feel throughout the pieces which are pitched more towards the listener than the DJ.

The cover artwork is provided by Simon James, a regular photographic collaborator with Warehouse Decay and the Bandcamp version comes with a bonus image for each of the individual tracks.

Magnofon on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/magnofon

There’s a brand new blog that went up last week called Irregular Crates. We’ll be working closely with them sending advance promo copies of all our releases. The blog covers all styles of experimental music from Ambient, Folk and Jazz through to Trip Hop, Deep House and Techno – you can experience this extremely wide taste in just one podcast by clicking the picture above. 

In the very first episode, Irregular Crates have included ‘Gone’ from the forthcoming album ‘Fallowfall’ by Magnofon (out 16th of September) and also, ‘Haze’ by TwelveTen. There’s some seriously good House music that follows too so we recommend you leave it playing after you’ve heard the WDR inclusions…