Sweater
My System EP

Presence Unknown is a vinyl and digital label curated by longtime producer and DJ, Neil Keating aka Controlled Weirdness. Neil has been behind the decks and deeply involved in all aspects of club and underground sound system culture since the early Eighties. He has released his music on numerous underground labels and performed all over the world, from plush clubs to dirty warehouses. Worth a read are a couple of published articles by Neil regarding his experiences on the dance floor of underground clubs in London and New York in the Eighties. See links at the bottom of this page for these as well as a detailed biography and discography. There is also a link to a recent 40-minute interview with Distant Planet TV that explores his cultured rave history.The third release on Presence Unknown contains four slamming tunes, crafted with precision by Controlled Weirdness using a variety of analogue and digital machines in his South London studio. The A-side features some deep and bass heavy electro acid for the dance floor. "Ghosts of the Heygate" and "Running on Empty" feature rolling 808 boom with 303 groove. The flip side starts off with "Are you angry or are you boring?" a future-retro rave anthem with lately bass and killer mentasm stabs and has been destroying dance floors on dub during Controlled Weirdness’ DJ sets the past six months. The EP closes with, "Strange Desires", a slow, sleazy, slinky and salacious groove. Music from the margins. Presence Unknown.

Blue Hour pushes the label into faster territory with two percussive assaults of 909 tripping techno tools.

Marking Faith Beat’s eighth instalment, Christian AB serves up a club focused and club ready double LP, the first album release for both the label and the artist - a defining moment. 'Nu Life' delivers a raw yet simple and minimalist approach to house music, offering 12 versatile cuts to equip any underground selector with essential clubbing material while keeping Faith Beat’s transatlantic axis in check. Drawing upon live jams and the more hypnotic elements of house and techno - alongside tinges of dub, hints of acid, and hallmark influences from Chicago, Detroit, New York and London scenes - it’s a record for lovers of tight 909s and subtle 303s, sculpted arps, sexy chords, and deep, melodic grooves. As if taking on a secret mission to revitalise the sounds of house music for a new generation at large, Nu Life presents a humble coming of age for a Berlin-based DJ-come-producer’s journey into clubland full time.

Len Lewis first came up in the late 90s with his own label Poodle recordings and Nu Poodle Breaks, in the heat of the UK tec house underground sound and their best time. His first production for the legendary Swag label 1999, was intense. We are proud to present two of his hottest new productions for the Chris Rhythm: RHYTHM TRAX VIENNA tec house label. “Tec In Da House and keep the faith”, we are sure that Len Lewis hold up high the true tec house underground sound, enjoy!