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Interstellar Sounds :: UK labels :: B12 Records
B12 Records was founded in 1990 by Mike Golding and Steve Rutter as a vehicle for themselves and other like minded individuals to release electronic music for listening and dancing. Many thought the duo hailed from Detroit, as their sound fused many of the elements of techno coming from the Motor City, alongside labels such as Transmat and Plus 8. Every record was hand-engraved in the run out grooves, with cryptic clues and messages, recurring themes of futurism and science fiction.
Releasing under a series of monikers, such as Redcell, Cmetric and Musicology, their connections with Kirk Degiorgio’s A.R.T. Records are well documented, each artist featuring on the others label, and even a pair of split 12”s with a label taking each side of the vinyl. The pair were also snapped up by Warp Records, featuring on the seminal Artificial Intelligence series and releasing two albums and an EP on Warp under the umbrella name 'B12'. Then in 1996, with test pressings of B1215 in their hands, they disappeared without warning or reason. Therefore, B1215 never made it to release.
Forward to 2005... Illegal bootlegs of old B12 material are circulating – poor quality, without the engravings in the run-out grooves. Mike & Steve return to play a live show in London to a sell-out crowd (the security had to stop queues inside the building) and B12 absolutely blew everyone away, a decade away hadn’t dampened their sound one bit. They announced there was new material to come, and their intentions of re-mastering the back catalogue for release on a 12 CD box set, with bonus unreleased materials.
Now, in 2007, B12 Records has exactly the same goal it did in 1990 – to provide quality electronic music for futuristic feet and forward thinking minds…
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B12 - Orbiting Souls [Limited Edition coloured CDr release] (DELSIN)
Cat No: 113-DSR/Ann-022CD
Limited edition CDr release of this earlier EP on Delsin. This is B12's second EP this year following on from the 'Bokide 325' release on Soma Records and comes years after still acclaimed album like Electro-Soma and TimeTourist on Warp Records back in the 90s. Orbiting Souls is a somewhat compl...
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B12 - Transient Life [Limited Edition coloured CDr release] (DE:TUNED)
Cat No: ASG/DE009CD
Limited edition CDr release of this earlier EP on Delsin. B12, one of the UK's first wave of pure techno acts, are back again to take you above and beyond with their trademark deep space techno and electro soundscapes. After appearing on the '5 Years De:tuned' album with the track 'Let Me Free',...
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B12 - B12 Records Archive Vol 1 (B12 RECORDS)
Cat No: B1212.1
Just in! Full review to follow, although most of you will already know the score with these, here we have the first part in the "B12 Records Archive" series. Double CD featuring the first two EPs which have been highly sought after for years, B1201 "Musicology" and B1202 "2001" EP. All tracks ...
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B12 - B12 Records Archive Vol 2 (B12 RECORDS)
Cat No: B1212.2
Volume two of B12 Records epic 'Archive' series collates the third and fourth releases on B12 Records (catalogue numbers B1203 & B1204). These two EPs continued the new era in UK Techno, with truly unique sounds from the B12 camp.The first CD draws together the debut work from Zee Sharp (Matt Co...
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B12 - B12 Records Archive Vol 3 (B12 RECORDS)
Cat No: B1212.3
Part three in this stunning remastered series from B12, this time featuring two long out-of-print EPs, accompanied by bonus material, from pseudonyms Redcell and Musicology. It's quite amazing to think that these works are now something like eighteen years old and still sound as timeless as they...
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B12 - B12 Records Archive Vol 4 (B12 RECORDS)
Cat No: B1212.4
Classic tracks in the B12 series on part four of this stunning series. Included this time are tracks from the B12/A.R.T. split releases and tracks from the previously limited edition Redcell/Stasis CD only album. Essential.
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B12 - B12 Records Archive Vol 5 (B12 RECORDS)
Cat No: B1212.5
Part five in this amazing series sees the two CDs split between B12 and Stasis. Includes classics such as 'Funky Purple Hot Pants', 'Point of No Return' and Redcell's 'Interim' and 'Outerim'.
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B12 - B12 Records Archive Vol 6 (B12 RECORDS)
Cat No: B1212.6
Quite possibly one of the most notable and every bit as essential sections in the B12 history, as CD1 in this, part six of a seven part set, is devoted to the sought after Prelude album, which was released as a limited edition only CD and cassette. CD2 includes five previously unreleased gems fr...
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REDCELL - Practopia (B12 RECORDS)
Cat No: B1215
The famous unreleased B1215, originally composed in 1996 and finally released as the first 12" in the relaunch of B12 Records. Spacey, ambient, introspective stuff as you might expect from a Redcell release. Includes the bonus track, 'Ecliptic'. Sublime!
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B12 - Slope (B12 RECORDS)
Cat No: B1216
Well, here it is, the first 12" in over ten years to feature new material from the mighty duo Mike Golding and Steve Rutter aka B12. 'Slope' is unmistakable B12 gear, a remnant from the Artificial Intelligence era, only this is fresh from the guys' Epicentre studio with a 21st Century edge and m...
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B12 - 32 Lineup EP (B12 RECORDS)
Cat No: B1217
Solid three tracker from the B12 boys - squared off beats, tight arangement and and an altogether more dance orientated flavour dominate the title cut here, while over on the flip the essence is overall darker as the arrangements are busier with a more abstract feel. Quality stuff, keep 'em comin!
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B12 - 32 Lineup EP (B12 RECORDS)
Cat No: B1217G
Solid three tracker from the B12 boys - squared off beats, tight arangement and and an altogether more dance orientated flavour dominate the title cut here, while over on the flip the essence is overall darker as the arrangements are busier with a more abstract feel. Quality stuff, keep 'em com...
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B12 - 32 Lineup EP (B12 RECORDS)
Cat No: B1217X
Solid three tracker from the B12 boys - squared off beats, tight arangement and and an altogether more dance orientated flavour dominate the title cut here, while over on the flip the essence is overall darker as the arrangements are busier with a more abstract feel. Quality stuff, keep 'em com...
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KIRK DEGIORGIO - I Do Not Exist (B12 RECORDS)
Cat No: B1218
Yes... it's all-new, it's on B12, it's Kirk Degiorgio and it features a stupendously fabulous B12 remix! What more could one wish for this festive time of year?! Steve from B12 described this EP as reminiscent of Kirk's Clinically Inclined track for ART/Planet E. That description is pretty spo...
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KIRK DEGIORGIO - I Do Not Exist (B12 RECORDS)
Cat No: B1218X
Yes... it's all-new, it's on B12, it's Kirk Degiorgio and it features a stupendously fabulous B12 remix! What more could one wish for this festive time of year?! Steve from B12 described this EP as reminiscent of Kirk's Clinically Inclined track for ART/Planet E. That description is pretty spo...
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B12 - Last Days of Silence (B12 RECORDS)
Cat No: B1219
The eagerly anticipated and brand new B12 album is indeed upon us, proving that there is certainly life yet in UK techno. A sterling presentation here from the guys who gave us the iconic Electro Soma. All the new tracks from the recent EPs are here including Slope, Magnetic Fields, 32 Lineup a...
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B12 - Last Days of Silence LIMITED EDITION SIGNED TIN (B12 RECORDS)
Cat No: B1219 LE
WAREHOUSE FIND - LIMITED COPIES! The eagerly anticipated and brand new B12 album is indeed upon us, proving that there is certainly life yet in UK techno. A sterling presentation here from the guys who gave us the iconic Electro Soma. All the new tracks from the recent EPs are here including S...
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