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Roll The Dice – Until Silence – The Leaf Label (BAY89)

Roll The Dice – Until Silence – The Leaf Label (BAY89)

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Here at Well Tempered we’re very proud to be manufacturing for The Leaf Label. Until Silence marks a monumental shift for Roll The Dice, in both sonics and psychogeography. The characteristic framework of piano and synthesiser is reinforced with a newly conscripted string section: dramatic arrangements grind against furnace blasts of static, and phases of unrelenting rhythmic intensity collapse into moments of frayed, fragile beauty. Roll The Dice’s most powerful and nuanced work to date, its tracks are by turns…

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Heavyweight 180g Vinyl

Heavyweight 180g Vinyl

It is often thought by many that a record pressed onto Heavyweight 180g Vinyl produces a better sounding product.  This is certainly not the case. Some think that a Heavyweight 180g Vinyl 12″ for example would have a lower noise floor than a standard 140g, it doesn’t. Others think that a 180g 12″ has deeper grooves than a standard weight 12″, this is simply not true. Whether you have your record pressed on standard weight vinyl or heavyweight, the pressing will use…

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Dinked 7″ Records

Dinked 7″ Records

The ‘dinking’ of a 7″ is the process used to punch out a large centre hole in a record.   The process was first introduced in USA so that dinked 7″ records could be played in Jukeboxes. Traditionally the large hole indicated that the 7″ was a 45rpm single. Jukeboxes were by far the most popular way to listen to music during the 1940’s and 50’s so 7″s pressed in the USA were by default pressed with a dinked or large…

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7″ Records with a 4 lug knocked out centre

7″ Records with a 4 lug knocked out centre

Something that’s becoming a lot more popular over recent months is the 7″ record with the 4 lug knocked out centre.     A 7″ cut adaptor is used to cut into the centre and notch out four ‘lugs’, resulting in the consumer having the choice between a standard hole, or a dinked hole. During the 1950’s Capitol Records released a series of 7″s using a tri-center or 3-lug, they named it the Optional Centre or ‘O.C.’ It proved extremely…

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Music Distribution Deal Terminated?

Music Distribution Deal Terminated?

With so many music distribution deals available today, choosing the right partner can be a difficult task. It is important not to jump into the first deal offered to you, but to take your time and make sure you have explored all options available to you. It is important that you ask the right questions to your potential new distributor, here are just some of the questions that you should be asking: Vinyl Distribution: What main territories do you cover? Do…

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Laser Etched Vinyl Records

Laser Etched Vinyl Records

With the vinyl format ever becoming more collectable, label owners are always thinking up ways in order to make their product more appealing and exclusive. Many like the idea of coloured vinyl, though with the reduced amount of polycarbonate comes the higher noise floor level. This is something which a lot of label owners would rather stay clear of. After all, vinyl is the purists choice, so if you look at the format from this angle then decreasing the quality…

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*Update* Record Store Day 2014 – Viva La Vinyl – Epic Beard Men

*Update* Record Store Day 2014 – Viva La Vinyl – Epic Beard Men

Here’s a great collection of photos, showing the finished 7″ ready for Record Store Day 2014, hand assembled in a 12″ sleeve with a custom dink in the centre of the 7″. Such a great looking product here, for me this is definitely what vinyl is all about. A highly collectible record and the music is really good also! Of course the 7″ has been manufactured by Well Tempered. Well organise and well planned for RSD 2014.      …

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URB Presents: DJ Haus on Hot Haus Records

URB Presents: DJ Haus on Hot Haus Records

A great mix here from the mighty DJ Haus.  Well Tempered are very excited to be manufacturing vinyl for Hot Haus Records, one of the most successful labels to emerge from the recent London House resurgence. Description: Our podcast this week is coming from outer space, courtesy of Unknown To The Unknown head honcho DJ Haus. Known for his penchant for unique sounds though his label and his own releases, the producer/DJ/label boss has a lot on his plate; stacked…

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Thelem – Haunted Harmonics EP – Artikal Music (artkl013)

Thelem – Haunted Harmonics EP – Artikal Music (artkl013)

Another great release on Artikal Music, vinyl manufacturing handled by Well Tempered. Thelem – Haunted Harmonics EP Release Date: 28th April 2014 Fresh off his stunning Petrichor / Grainform single, Thelem returns to Artikal, delivering his most substantial release thus far. The ‘Haunted Harmonics’ EP splits itself between the grime-influenced ‘Haunted Harmonics’ and cyber-badman riddim of ‘Shottaz’ while stepping up the tempo to 170bpm with ‘Forces of Nature”s agenda of agitation and the clinically paranoid ‘Obsessions’. Haunted Harmonics unfolds like…

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UVP001, RSD 2014
Submotion Orchestra – It’s Not Me It’s You (Alix Perez Rmx) / Planas – Breathtaking feat Ed Thomas (dBridge Soul Steppers Rmx)

Submotion Orchestra – It’s Not Me It’s You (Alix Perez Rmx) / Planas – Breathtaking feat Ed Thomas (dBridge Soul Steppers Rmx)

The first release for RSD 2014 has arrived, manufactured by Well Tempered. Here we have two great remixes, one from Alex Perez and the other from dBridge. Check the press release and soundclips below. Track info & Soundclips: A) Submotion Orchestra – It’s Not Me It’s You (Alix Perez Rmx): B) Planas – Breathtaking feat Ed Thomas (dBridge Soul Steppers Rmx): Unreleased Vinyl Project – UVP001 – Release Date: 19.04.2014 (RSD 2014) The ‘Unreleased Vinyl Project’ is a brand new record…

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