Label: Idle Hands - All

Daisy Moon

Geometry of Curves

Daisy Moon has forged strong ties within the creatively bustling city, from her current DJ spots at the ever popular Housework nights, alongside Shant... more...

• 1 Geometry of Curves
• 2 Halcyon
• 3 Anemone
• 4 Chambers

Dan HabarNam

Major Blinks

'Major Blinks' delves deeper into sub heavy techno with superb sound design and depth.

• 1 Major Blinks
• 2 The Source

Konduku

Lila

Recommended by: Neon Chambers (Kangding Ray & Sigha) | Kaap

Amsterdam based producer Konduku makes a move to Bristol's Idle Hands. His Lila EP is the first release outside Nous'klaer Audio where he released his... more...

• 1 Lila
• 2 Kas Merkez
• 3 Bolu
• 4 Caduta Di Massi

Crump

Charcoal

Wwo deep, dubby and swung minimal house tracks.

• 1 Charcoal
• 2 Bones

Strategy

Tropical Storm

A bassy house number by the name of 'Tropical Storm', one for those sloppy grins in the summer months. The most requested track ID on Shanti Celeste's... more...

• 1 Tropical Storm
• 2 Evolu

K-LONE

Dance of the Vampires

Recommended by: Steele Bonus | Mattikk

Two tracks in a classic IH style. Dub and Garage influences to the fore, broken House vibes.

• 1 Dance of the Vampires
• 2 Sleepwalker

Parris

Puro Rosaceaes

His intricate, minimalist tracks bristle with experimentation whilst still remaining potent dancefloor material.

• 1 Puro Rosaceaes
• 2 Puro Rosaceaes (KMOS Remix)
• 3 Soft Touch

OSVMVSM (O$VMV$M)

OSVMVSM (O$VMV$M)

O$VMV$M enters a particular sound world that mixes cosy nostalgia with creeping dread. Even at its most mellow, a sense of unease hovers beneath the s... more...

• 01 Dill Big Choo
• 02 Housephone
• 03 Dry Eyes
• 04 Never Had

A Sagittariun

Pseudo Science

What started out as an anonymous project has since been revealed as the handiwork of Nick Harris, a long time champion of the Bristol house and techno... more...

• 1 Pseudo Science
• 2 Heavy Manners

Area

Freckles EP

With releases from Lerosa, Andy Mac and Piezo already under our belts, Idle Hands strides towards the summer with a transmission from a kindred spirit... more...

• 1 rlgl
• 2 Notice

Andy Mac

Diving Bird 2

Second in the Diving Bird series, a dubwise informed trip into the mind of Cornish producer Andy Mac. Picking up where the first well recieved 12'' le... more...

• 1 Secret Shade
• 2 Secret Version
• 3 Stormy

Shanti Celeste

Make Time

Recommended by: Modular DJs

Shanti's stylistic palette may have broadened over the past four years, but she's also retained a natural, unpretentious quality in her tracks that ca... more...

• 1 Make Time
• 2 Thoughts

Andy Mac

Diving Bird 1

Andy makes a welcome return to Idle to kick off a new series under the banner ofDiving Bird. So named after the avian population off the coast of his... more...

• 1 Longships
• 2 Horse Fly Dub
• 3 10

Lerosa

Subcouture

The 'Subcouture' EP sees the esteemed producer operating at the intersection of dubby electro and deep house, taking in the sub-heavy frequencies Bris... more...

• 1 Maryelen
• 2 Line Bass
• 3 Scruffy
• 4 Subcouture

Om Unit

Friend of Day

a trio of secret weapons sat waiting for the opportune moment to step out into the world. With the warmer months upon us, it feels like the perfect ti... more...

• 1 Friend of Day
• 2 Basement Superman
• 3 What It Is

Bruce

The Trouble with Wilderness

• 1 The Trouble with Wilderness
• 2 Waves (For Yasmin)
• 3 Summers Gotta End Sometime

Leif

Life Through Analogies

Rhythmic Theory

Endless Forms

Rhythmic Theory, the anonymous techno producer lurking in the shadows of the Bristol music scene with his second release for Idle Hands. The title tra... more...

• 1 Endless Forms
• 2 Tales Of Dystopia

Andy Mac

Regular & Irregular

Recommended by: Adam Marshall | Ben UFO | Still Serious Nic

‘Regular & Irregular’ is a collection of five unfolding tracks, that reveal themselves through hidden sections, like walking through a foreign city at... more...

• 1 Cities & Desires
• 2 Hearts & Lungs
• 3 Nowhere!
• 4 Lit

Strategy

Return From The Stars (Peverelist Rmx)

• 1 Return From The Stars
• 2 Return From The Stars (Pev Jerky remix)

Outboxx

Outboxx

It’s been exciting to watch Outboxx take shape over the past two years. Outboxx have a gift for capturing emotion and anchoring it with just the right... more...

• 1 Home
• 2 All The Right Moves
• 3 Jaded
• 4 Sunshine Mills

Rhythmic Theory

Legacy Of The Lost

For people of a certain age the wild experiments of Jungle and DnB remain close to our hearts. Whilst scenes, sounds and trends may wax and wane that... more...

• 1 legacy of the lost
• 2 riveted

Bass Cleff

Dawn Chorus Pedal

Advanced Bass music, post dubstep meet post Detroit techno tracks by one of Bristol's finest labels Idle Hands!

• 1 dawn chorus pedal
• 2 you dont know dont know you

Rachael

You’re Driving Me

Rachael are a new act signed to Idle Hands, from Bristol. Here is their debut release; two tracks of leftfield techno and quirky house.

• 1 youre driving me
• 2 kung funk

Kowton

Never Liked Dancing

Almost a year since his last outing on Idle Hands, we are pleased to announce Kowton’s third excursion for the label. Two tracks of heads down, bass h... more...

• 1 Never Liked Dancing
• 2 Track Mute

Alex Coulton

Candy Flip

Following his debut EP for All Caps at the end of last year, Idle Hands is proud to present Alex Coulton’s next outing on wax. Both tracks are tough a... more...

• 1 candy flip
• 2 brooklyn

Outboxx

Aporia / Cromwell

Rounding off what has been a busy year for Idle Hands comes a 12″ from west country residents Outboxx. This duo, comprised of Jacob Martin (aka... more...

• 1 aporia
• 2 cromwell

AnD

Hydrothermal/ Lights Down

Ground, Inner Surface Music and Project Squared have solidified their reputation for finely honed and darkly swung techno. Here they present two weigh... more...

• 1 hydrothermal
• 2 lights down

Kevin McPhee

Sleep / House 44

Following his release on Naked Lunch, Canadian producer Kevin McPhee returns with his first release on Bristol’s Idle Hands label. ‘Sleep’ gives subtl... more...

• 1 sleep
• 2 house 44

Szare

Volya / Action Five

Szare will probably not be a name familiar to many, having covertly established himself on the lauded Horizontal Ground label, basking in the stamped... more...

• 1 volya
• 2 action five

Kowton

She Don’t Jack / Drunk On Sunday2.90

Recommended by: a made up sound - 2562

Taking the low end tradition of Bristol music and marrying it to a murky, swung 4/4 aesthetic, Kowton returns to Idle Hands after the claustrophobic p... more...

• 1 she dont jack
• 2 drunk on sunday

Headhunter

Lost Prophet/ Chasing Dragons

Headhunter (and his Addison Groove alias) always deliver something to look out for! Nice mixture between juke and detroit that go deep and intens. Los... more...

• 1 lost prophet
• 2 chasing dragons

Kahn

Margeaux

Kahn is a member of the Young Echo Collective and has previously released on Punch Drunk and Black Box. Here he presents two garage cuts.

• 1 Margeaux (part 1)
• 2 Margeaux (part 2)

Peverelist

A/B

Recommended by: Marcel Dettmann

New dubstep label born out of the same Bristol space as Punch Drunk Records. Both productions lie on the minimal side, sharing rich, thick basslines w... more...

• 1 a
• 2 b

Peverelist

IDLE050

The Bristol label ran from the record shop the same name reaches its 50th release. Peverelist returns to mark the occasion having put out the first 12... more...

• 1 Left Hand
• 2 Right Hand