Kraftjerkz

09/09/2021

Pre-order Kid Ginseng - Twenty One // LINK IN BIO // kraftjerkz bandcamp // 6 song 12» vinyl EP // shipping 10/9 // listen to track «Roller Rink Scratch (feat. Questosahn)» aka DJ Quest // label design by Following in the tradition of artists like Detroit in Effect and DJ Di’jital, Kid Ginseng brings us another dose of classic, analog-driven electro with his newest EP, Twenty One. The EP features two versions of three hyper-catchy cuts, and both the remixed versions and originals are capable of holding their own. Kid Ginseng’s work might be compared to early K1 and DJ Godfather, and Twenty One gives us a dose of drum sounds with character, while embracing the sound of the sampler by using diskettes à la 1980's LA electro. The real standout is the dance floor banger “Roller Rink Scratch”, which employs classic scratch samples from DJ Quest. The samples not only energize the body and mind, but they maintain that lo-fi feel, and therefore, rather than dominating the track, keep it balanced. This track is included with pre-order of the 12" vinyl. One-sheet by .bratches.writing .canterel

13/08/2021

Martial Canterel - Windharp // streaming now on all platforms. Xeno & Oaklander’s Sean McBride aka Martial Canterel needs no introduction to the international modular synth community. In addition to being one-half of the group Xeno & Oaklander, he is a pioneer of the minimal electronics renaissance dating back almost 20 years. Some describe his music as post-wave. Here he makes his second appearance on Kraftjerkz, flexing his electro muscle with his own version of the genre. We are beyond excited to present this brilliant track, Windharp.
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/martialcanterel/windharp

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11/08/2021

The bomb!

Five Honored Matres/Le Chocolat Noir tracks originally released on the NY labe Kraftjerkz on "Pannonia Noir" EPs 1&2 are now also available digitally via my Bandcamp under name "Pannonia Noir Récupération".

https://lechocolatnoir.bandcamp.com/album/pannonia-noir-r-cup-ration

Play 'em loud!

06/08/2021

Weird track. Bandcamp friday.

track by Martial Canterel

05/08/2021

Bandcamp Friday! 8/6 LINK IN BIO / Kraftjerkz bandcamp. MERCH. Machine Funk Game Vol. 1-3 vinyl bundle $20 / Remora - Easy Rider deluxe vinyl $10 / + Digital Martial Canterel - Windharp / Di’jital & Kid Ginseng - Lobster Diskette Breakz / werd!

22/07/2021

Dark Science Electro was kind enough to feature ALONZO - Sh*tto Maltese off of KRAFTJERKZ 055 Machine Funk Is Our Game Volume 5

The 620th episode of SIAK - Target Fixation Zeta Reticula - Reticulate Alonzo - Sh*tto Maltese Cignol - 51D Gosub - The Blue In Blackness Ekman - Inhale AS1 - Clouds Of Thunder Co

22/07/2021

KRAFTJERKZ 059
Di'jital & Kid Ginseng are back delivering tracks with the serious electro DJ, turntablist, or general beat-freak in mind, including bonus scratch track featuring the legendary DJ Quest aka Questosahn. Detroit/NYC/San Francisco connection. Flawless mastering by Dietrich Schoenemann. Werd!

4 track album

21/07/2021

Di’jital & Kid Ginseng - Lobster Diskette Breakz // kraftjerkz bandcamp tomorrow at 12pm EST //Di'jital & Kid Ginseng are back delivering tracks with the serious electro DJ, turntablist, or general beat-freak in mind, including bonus scratch track featuring the legendary DJ Quest aka Questosahn. Detroit/NYC/San Francisco connection. Flawless mastering by Dietrich Schoenemann. Werd! design by .canterel .overdose .us

09/07/2021

FINALLY new wax from Kraftjerkz feat. ALONZO//Konerytmi//Zarcon//DJ Di'jital//Cybereign//Kid Ginseng//Bart Karlos// PRE-Order 12" vinyl now.

The Kraftjerkz compilation series Machine Funk is our Game is back with another installment. Volume 5 features some long-time players like Alonzo and DJ Di’jital, while also introducing some new names to the Kraftjerkz roster as well. Alonzo starts the comp strong with a hyper catchy, growling cut that derives its fuel from a low, moody synth line that expands like a monster coming out of the murky abyss. High-pitched, zany synth rhythm keeps everything in balance, though, and the looping melody on this track is so solid that you can endlessly ride it. Konerytmi’s track, “Replikantti” is an electro cut whose tight, truncated percussive elements and warp-speed synth arpeggiation creates both the melody and the rhythm, keeping us hooked from start to finish. The EP turns a bit with the next track, “TicTac” by Zarcon, that begins with a UFO-infused vocal, before squelchy acid melody and speedy, twinkling synth takes over. DJ Di’jital’s track, like all of the tracks he releases on Kraftjerkz, is a quality standout, and its name says it all. “Jit it Up” delivers a hefty dose of Detroit-style jit / footwork, with its driving electro beat and laser-quick synth that seems to touch 150 BPM territory. What follows is the vocoder-laced cut from Cybereign, “Breathing Apparatus,” remixed by Mr. Kraftjerkz himself, Kid Ginseng. Finally, just when we think we’ve maxxed out our senses, the EP ends on the super weird, super original track, “Shaftwerk” from Bart Karlos. It’s a no-holds-barred banger meant to work the body. Bottom line: there’s really no filler on Machine Funk is Our Game, Vol 5. It might even be the best installment of the compilation series yet. In terms of quality, this is electro at its finest, and any of these six tracks would enhance any late-night set. One-sheet by Taylor Bratches.

6 track album

09/07/2021

Machine Funk Is Our Game Volume 5 / 12» vinyl / LINK IN BIO / feat. ALONZO/Konerytmi/Zarcon/DJ Di’jital/Cybereign/Kid Ginseng/Bart Karlos / Pre-order now on Kraftjerkz bandcamp / The Kraftjerkz compilation series Machine Funk is our Game is back with another installment. Volume 5 features some long-time players like Alonzo and DJ Di’jital, while also introducing some new names to the Kraftjerkz roster as well. Alonzo starts the comp strong with a hyper catchy, growling cut that derives its fuel from a low, moody synth line that expands like a monster coming out of the murky abyss. High-pitched, zany synth rhythm keeps everything in balance, though, and the looping melody on this track is so solid that you can endlessly ride it. Konerytmi’s track, “Replikantti” is an electro cut whose tight, truncated percussive elements and warp-speed synth arpeggiation creates both the melody and the rhythm, keeping us hooked from start to finish. The EP turns a bit with the next track, “TicTac” by Zarcon, that begins with a UFO-infused vocal, before squelchy acid melody and speedy, twinkling synth takes over. DJ Di’jital’s track, like all of the tracks he releases on Kraftjerkz, is a quality standout, and its name says it all. “Jit it Up” delivers a hefty dose of Detroit-style jit / footwork, with its driving electro beat and laser-quick synth that seems to touch 150 BPM territory. What follows is the vocoder-laced cut from Cybereign, “Breathing Apparatus,” remixed by Mr. Kraftjerkz himself, Kid Ginseng. Finally, just when we think we’ve maxxed out our senses, the EP ends on the super weird, super original track, “Shaftwerk” from Bart Karlos. It’s a no-holds-barred banger meant to work the body. Bottom line: there’s really no filler on Machine Funk is Our Game, Vol 5. One-sheet by .bratches.writing .canterel .overdose

28/06/2021

Just got very limited copies of Polymer/Kid Ginseng - LSE12 vinyl split EP feat. Polymer (Neud Photo & Silent Em) / Kid Ginseng // Originally released by NYC freak label, Lost Soul Enterprises // 2018 electro now on kraftjerkz bandcamp.

3 track album

28/06/2021

Super limited! LINK IN BIO // Polymer/Kid Ginseng - LSE12 vinyl split EP feat. Polymer (Neud Photo & Silent Em) / Kid Ginseng // Originally released by NYC freak label, Lost Soul Enterprises // 2018 electro now on kraftjerkz bandcamp. .canterel .sensorium