Montgomery Clunk is Silviu Badea, from Bucharest, Romania. We introduced the name when Clunk released his debut EP with Error Broadcast back in 2010. The sound of Superbus was both menacing dark and melodious, beat-heavy and playful at the same time.
Ever since then Clunk reinvented himself a few times and grew to be a much-asked DJ and live act all over Eastern Europe.

Now, for his vinyl debut, we picked the freshest and most adventurous tracks Montgomery Clunk has released to date. His 'Mondegreen' EP is the essence of two years' research in bass music.
Clunk delivers a minimal version of maximalism, combining crackpot neon melodies with complex and well-defined beat patterns. 'Mondegreen' is unmistakable Montgomery Clunk, with its expertly entwined textures and solitary beats achieving surreal character not only once. In his hands, Hip Hop becomes a glistening future thing again.

Check out this interview feature with Paul Paun and Silviu Badea on the art of 'Mondegreen' and 'Superbus'.

 Download Enter the Wardrobe (Torus Remix) from Sonic Router
Download Faerie Fire from XLR8R



 

What people have constantly been asking for finally becomes reality. Error Broadcast re-issues the mini album ‘Shlo-fi’ by Bay Area beat conductor Shlohmo. The tape dropped late in 2009, hot on the heels of ‘Shlomoshun’ which in 2010 became a great success as ‘Shlomoshun Deluxe’ (Friends of Friends Music). While the later showcases the beat-heavy side of Shlohmo, ‘Shlo-fi’ can be seen as breeding ground for the more subtle aspects in the work of young Laufer who recently earned massive praise with his left-field masterpiece ‘Bad Vibes’.

"(Shlo-fi) is some of my oldest material under the Shlohmo name, and for some reason I still feel more attached to it than a lot of the stuff that came after."  Shlohmo

‘Shlo-fi’ was carefully re-mastered for the 2011 edit. The 12” version (300 copies) features original track listing and artwork and comes with full-colour sleeves and labels. The digital and 2x 12” version includes remixes by Anenon, S.Maharba, and Wanda Group (former Dem Hunger) as well as newcomers Soosh and Jameszoo.

Download Couch (Soosh Remix) for free
Official video for Couch (Soosh Remix) by Bogdan Macoviciuc
'Shlo-fi' premiere feature

Taprikk Sweezee is a producer and vocalist living in Hamburg, Germany. He worked with the likes of Michael Fakesch and Andi Thoma and released on !K7, First Word Records, Pudel Produkte, and more. He runs Zoikmusic. With ‘Repolyx’ you can find the four original tunes of his recent Poly EP (2011, Musik aus Strom) re-modelled by artists from the immediate and extended EB family.

Montgomery Clunk delivers a vocal-driven power ball flip of ‘Eating at the Void’ while Skyence transforms the track into a soulful piano ballad. The version of Jameszoo is a sensible stomper of indefinable genre. Moscow’s finest Pixelord makes ‘Newend’ an UK Funky affair and Monolithium re-frames the later with a monstrous shuffle backend. Check out Digi G’Alessio with a killer club take on ‘Volt’ as well as the wistful Rave cut of this very tune by kidkanevil.

FREE DOWNLOAD: Mercury (E.A.R.L. Minamata Remix)

 

Zoo Keeper is the brand-new 12" vinyl EP by Russian beat maker DZA. You can find the versatile producer leaving the trail of stumbling beats and scattered loops with these six tunes. DZA embraces Rave and Acid, mixes saccharine 8bit melodies with bass tempest and manages to make this mixture sound cool as anything. Tracks like 'Zoo Keeper', 'Limbo' and 'Vanillaface' (featuring our own Montgomery Clunk) are hymns, instantly able to energize dance floors all over the world.

DZA teams up with US bass music high-flyer Salva (Frite Nite, Friends of Friends Music) who delivers a lush and airy remix of 'Zoo Keeper' while Italian Digi G'alessio (Overknights) revitalizes good ole wobble on his version of the percussive 'Sea Monstr' riddim.
Don't miss the ten-pages booklet with individual artwork on each track!

 'Zoo Keeper (Salva Remix)' featured at XLR8R

FREE DOWNLOAD: DZA - Sea Monstr