Slow-burning vanilla notes and bittersweet words, never knowingly unmelodic, this is the first Soft Cotton County single since the transit of Venus. Subtle hooks that will hold a heavy raincoat or a silk summer shawl: quirk, strangeness and charm.

"...the music of Soft Cotton County floats dreamily within lovely harmonious compositions... Sometimes enchanting, sometimes dark..." Radio Q

"This is folk music from 22 century... delicious... it will keep your party enthralled and flummoxed..." KZSU

Words and Music by Andy Coombs - Vocals performed by Shira Fox
Music performed by Andy Coombs and Sascha Panknin
Produced by Sascha Panknin and Andy Coombs

The journey continues: Simple Man's Journey Vol.2 is the fifth installment of Andy Arrow`s Cosmocean album series. Following both Dark Side of my Room albums and his Elfenkraft release, this 60 minute piece of music leads you once more into an athmospheric aural landscape to massage your ear drums. Sit back and enjoy your trip.

Experience Elfenkraft, a magical journey inspired by the captivating performances of the "Elphame Fairy Circus" at numerous festivals and events. Transport yourself to a world that makes you forget reality and immerses you in a cinematic and otherworldly experience.
This 60-minute soundtrack takes you on an extraordinary voyage through an enchanted forest, where the birds chirp in reverse, elves appear and reality undergoes a breathtaking transformation.
The captivating essence of Elfenkraft - welcome to a realm where the ordinary becomes extraordinary.

The day after the carnival, and outside the streets were still sticky with revelry. Inside, a test pressing of Imperfect Stranger span on the turntable and settled on the furniture beside us like a newly discovered family friend. There were clearly layers here: ironic, sardonic and polyphonic - The instant gratification comes from the new sophisticated, but not overly polished, Hugo sound. Something pleasant, a promise of good weather, followed by a slow-burning mystery of line and phrase seldom heard on a modern folk record.
'Maybe I've been to the crossroads,' he said reading our faces as the last carefully crafted, effortlessly executed twang resonated around the room. There was much to discuss, and still some work to do. The record you hold in your velvet gloves is the fine result of this effort...
With a little help from friends, no doubt, this is Hugo's best work.

Info coming soon

Dark Side Volume 2 is the third in the Cosmocean album series. Following on from The Dark Side of my Room Vol.1 and Simple Man's Journey, this 60 minute long track leads you into an eclectic aural landscape to stimulate your frontal lobes. As before: sit back and enjoy your trip.

Incondicional is the debut single by Pablo al Son, a young artist from Granada in southern Spain.

Simple Man's Journey is the second installment of Andy Arrow`s Cosmocean album series. Following the debut album The Dark Side of my Room, this 60 minute piece of music leads you into an athmospheric aural landscape to massage your ear drums. Sit back and enjoy your trip.

Volker König a.k.a. Bay Window Area has been active in electronic music since the early eighties. After many years of working on experimental music he now mainly produces Techno/Trance. Projects like 'Factor', 'Neuwerk' and 'Ololiuqui' were launched. Volker König also collaborated with the 'Star Sounds Orchestra' on two albums.

Cosmocean is the moniker that producer Andy Arrow (Love Maschine, Baufinger, Monosolar, Mc Coy`s Sun Project, Strawberry Fields) employs for his new series of dark ambient recordings. This 1-hour "Obscure Electronic Trippin` Psychedelic Downbeat Ambient Chill" track - seasoned with guitars, woodwinds and vocal-FX - emerged from various studio jams in Hamburg, Germany.

After a long break BRAZIL 5000 is back with an exclusive collection of brand new non-rock music to fit your magazine-lifestyle. This compilation opens with a breezy balearic tune from Marius de Vries and Eldad Guetta, followed by tracks from Zwanie Jonson aka 'Marmalade Winter', Mario von Hacht's 'One Passenger Lost', Panknin & MacLaine bossa-tronica from London, Hamburg producers 'Monosolar', the 'Urban Phunk Society', songwriter Hugo Martin, elektronikfrickler Jonny Blender and Jake Glover's 'Mautempo'.

We Are The Planet are four guys from the German woods, who early on in their careers became fascinated with independent guitar music. Together they created a bunch of songs that became their very own take on the sound they admire so much. Their intense music is dynamic, eclectic & danceable with occasional melancholy & sarcasm for good measure.
After many successful concerts they came to London and got to work with producer Martin 'Youth' Glover of Killing Joke, who has worked with The Verve, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd and many others. The single Running 'Round in Circles is a bold statement on ambition, expectation and doubt.

Written by We Are The Planet
Produced by Youth

Born in Syracuse, New York, Hugo Martin moved to London early on in his life where he has lived and worked ever since. After teaching himself guitar in his late teens, he played in and led a succession of bands. Along the way he has played guitar for such notables as Wreckless Eric and Robert Coyne. Ultimately though, it is in the last few years that he has found his voice as a writer, culminating in his debut solo LP Six before a Seven released on 5000 Records.

Words and Music by Hugo Martin
Music performed by Hugo Martin and Sascha Panknin (Violin: Tooney Phillips)
Produced by Sascha Panknin

After having released three singles with remixes by Ashley Casselle & Tom Gillieron, renowned UK producer Youth, German producers Betalife and Mellowtron, Love Maschine are back with their debut album 'Connected'. Hamburg-based duo Love Maschine are writer/ producer Andy Arrow (Monosolar, Consequencer, Strawberry Fields) and vocalist Bridget Rekow working from their Monosolar Soundlab studio.


Written and produced by Andy Arrow & Bridget Rekow
Additional production & mastering Sascha Panknin

"...the music of Soft Cotton County floats dreamily within lovely harmonious compositions... Sometimes enchanting, sometimes dark..." Radio Q

"This is folk music from 22 century... delicious... it will keep your party enthralled and flummoxed..." KZSU

The estate of Soft Cotton County is beguiling - but no candy trees or rivers of chocolate.
With more than four active Dreampop ingredients, Blue On Blue counts towards your five a day. Retains its colour wash after wash, play after play.

Words and Music by Andy Coombs - Vocals performed by Shira Fox
Music performed by Andy Coombs and Sascha Panknin (additional voices Alex MacLaine)
Produced by Sascha Panknin

Photo Mauro Strione

The estate of Soft Cotton County is beguiling - but no candy trees or rivers of chocolate.
With more than four active Dreampop ingredients, Blue On Blue counts towards your five a day. Retains its colour wash after wash, play after play.

Words and Music by Andy Coombs - Vocals performed by Shira Fox
Music performed by Andy Coombs and Sascha Panknin (additional voices Alex MacLaine)
Arranged by Andy Coombs - Produced by Sascha Panknin

Photo Mauro Strione

When asked to describe his new remix of 'Connected' by German pop band Love Maschine, Ashley Casselle simply replied 'Lush'. And it's certainly that for sure.

This track marks his second foray of 2015 into the reworking of a rock act into something more Housey and dreamlike.
His remake of top Indie band (and Glasto faves) The Egg's 'Electric City' (a collaborative single with Ulrich Schnauss) was an atmospheric Summer masterpiece that paved the way for a fresh approach to remixing for him, and this new reworking for Hamburg's 5000 Records label neatly picks up on those Brian Eno inspired filmscore elements, nailed to driving skippy drum machine grooves, that signify an incoming Casselle remix these days.
As a resident dj at his own monthly Sunday Dayrise Enterprise parties in East London, Ashley's been plying his trade and getting on with evolving his own take on House & Techno, making his own records & productions resonate with an array of influences new and old.
Inspired as much by the Earthy raw grooves of classic US artists such as Ron Trent or Chez Damier, as he is by the new wave of producers such as Matthias Meyer or Lawrence and Smallville Records, he's come a long way since being one half of Electronica act Ashtrax in the early to mid Noughties, scoring many a club hit along the way. He's now returned to his deep underground roots in a quest to find a smooth, trippy yet traditionally club friendly signature House sound.
Engineered and mixed by sound designer Tom Gillieron, and mastered by Justin Drake, Casselle has a dream team around him who all contribute to the warm remixes and new tracks emerging from an exciting stable of talent.

Written and produced by Andy Arrow & Bridget Rekow
Additional production/remix by Ashley Casselle & Tom Gillieron.

Hamburg-based Love Maschine are writer/ producer Andy Arrow (Monosolar, Consequencer, Strawberry Fields) and vocalist/ writer/ producer Bridget Rekow working from their "Monosolar Soundlab" studio. The debut single On My Mind, remixed by renowned UK producer Youth, also Hamburg-based producer Betalife, London DJ Mr.Pimm's and Hamburg's DJ/producer Mellowtron.

Written and produced by Andy Arrow & Bridget Rekow

Electro Glam Dance!   London born David Shilling is the founding father of modern hat design. His work is in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Musee des Arts Decoratif, the Louvre, Paris, which showed his work 2008-2010. He is a guest lecturer at London's Royal College of Art.

Written by David Shilling and Sascha Panknin - Produced by Sascha Panknin

The debut single from Hamburg-based band Love Maschine. Love Maschine are writer/ producer Andy Arrow (Monosolar, Consequencer, Strawberry Fields) and vocalist/ writer/ producer Bridget Rekow working from their "Monosolar Soundlab" studio.

Written and produced by Andy Arrow & Bridget Rekow

Panknin & MacLaine are producer Sascha Panknin, label owner and ex-bass player from chart-topping Fantastischen Vier and London singer-songwriter & polyglot Alex MacLaine. Luz Da Manhã emerges from their joint love of Brazilian music and Ibiza sunlight. The single includes remixes by Luke Brancaccio (City Seven, London) and Ibiza's riccicomoto.

Electro Glam Dance!   London born David Shilling is the founding father of modern hat design. His work is in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Musee des Arts Decoratif, the Louvre, Paris, which showed his work 2008-2010. He is a guest lecturer at London's Royal College of Art.

Written by David Shilling and Sascha Panknin - Produced by Sascha Panknin

Riddlesnip aka Martin Savale is a producer, writer and multi-instrumentalist well known for his work with Asian Dub Foundation (co-producer, writer, bass player from 2006, Iggy Pop (co-producer on No Fun), Banco De Gaia (remixer), Sally Oldfield (producer, writer), Gogol Bordello (producer, writer), Chuck D, Swami amongst others.

All tracks written, performed and produced by Martin Savale
Mastering Sascha Panknin
Design Sascha Panknin

James Newton Adams and Ashley Dudley Smith are Zoid, a Didge Dub and Folk-Rock Electronica outfit from the Scottish Highlands. Working mostly from their home recording studio, the duo meet every once in a while to create these flavoursome tracks... so turn on , sit back and zoid out.

All tracks written, performed and produced by James Newton Adams
Except Cry for Love written by Adams, Dudley-Smith, Steele
Additional production and mastering Sascha Panknin
Vocals on Blinded by the Light Alex MacLaine
Bass on Blinded by the Light "The Baron"
Design Sascha Panknin
Cover photography Wilken Schade

Dream pop. Dark sentiments and dreamy melodies with pop and folk sensibilities, Soft Cotton County are a critically acclaimed band based in south west London. This is the fourth release on 5000 Records and the third and most anticipated EP to date.

User Guide:
Ideally you should listen to this in the headphones or on the radio in the garden with your head resting on a lilo and an unread copy of Proust or Jackie Collins.
Imagine this is vinyl - with a gatefold sleeve. You can read this on your lap with the sun slanting through the windows on a Saturday morning - or late at night, with the headphones, while the others are asleep upstairs and the tele's playing a silent film, an instant video for your EP.

Welcome to Soft Cotton County - My name is Rita - fly me.

Words and music by A M Coombs
Track 1 produced by Sascha Panknin & Andy Coombs
Vocals Eleni-anna Klein
Track 2 produced by Sascha Panknin & Andy Coombs
Vocals Shira Fox
Track 3 produced by Andy Coombs & Sascha Panknin
Backng vocals Alex MacLaine Carly Knowles
Track 4 produced by Andy Coombs
Vocals Lorraine Craig

MELLOWTRON is the brainchild of Stefan Schoenewerk, an artist from Hamburg, in Germany. Hamburg is well known for its vibrant music scene, with a wide variety of artists, clubs and venues that emerged in the 1950's, when artists such as The Beatles, Rod Stewart, Al Jarreau, The Monks, Chet Baker and Joe Cocker started their careers.

Stefan's musical journey began early. At the age of twelve, in a local record shop he bought his first 12" vinyl - AC/DC, "Touch Too Much". However, it was Funk & Soul music that made a deep impression on him. Soon, he was on a mission to get his hands on every influential album he could find. Completely seduced by the "magic of vinyl", he quickly turned into a passionate and avid record collector, digging through crates of second-hand records at flea markets and vinyl auctions, searching for all kinds of Jazz, Funk & Soul rarities. He realised that he had turned into a "vinyl-junkie," and had developed an addiction to Funk & Soul music, so when he happened to meet the owner of "Starpoint", a record shop in Hamburg, a connection was made for life. The source of his "vinyl-needs" had been encountered and Stefan soon became the shop's first employee.
He then began creating his own mix-tapes, which he exchanged with friends and music lovers, who shared the same passion and taste in music. These"Schoenewerke Tapes" quickly became a "must have" in his circle and eventually got him his first gigs as a DJ. This was the beginning of his DJ career. In the late 80's, he bought a "Roland S50" sampler, a "Yamaha SY85" synth and an Atari 1040ST Cubase sequencer and started writing his own music, as well as collaborating with other musicians. He began using the "Ableton Live" software for all his studio productions in 2005. He experimented with more progressive sounds and rhythms, such as Techno and House music and from this MELLOWTRON was born. Stylistically influenced by Jazz, Funk, Soul, Rap, Hip-Hop and House, he developed more of an interest for the world of electronic music and sounds.
Mellowtron prefers to keep an open mind and dislikes his music being labelled or in a genre. He says: "I think that music has no boundaries, no limits to how it can grow and where it can go, no restrictions on its creativity. Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is. And I hate labelling. I think it has no place in music."
"DJ-ing is my way of bringing the music I love and adore to people and dance-floor audience's across Europe. In fact, the separation between all of us can be removed through music. There is only one thing, and that's the magic in music! Music has always found its way to us. It has always found me, and hopefully always will."

More ambient pop from the land of milk and rain. Dreamy melodies & dark sentiments, Looking for You Know Who is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed EP Leave Tomorrow.
Somewhere between the ambient river and the mainstream, a thousand miles from Rock Canyon, and far from the happy highways, lies Soft Cotton County...

Words and music by A M Coombs

Cool ambient pop music from the land of milk and rain. Leave Tomorrow, the follow-up EP to the critically acclaimed hit album Soft Cotton County - Mellow and ethereal, retro and reactive.
This is Soft Cotton County... Once in free fall, all sensations of vertigo disappear as other preoccupations kick in...

Words and music by A M Coombs

Soundtrack for the Summer
Following the successful release of five consecutive albums in the Brazil 5000 series; by popular demand, 5000 records has compiled a fresh collection of sublime South American grooves & super chilled tunes.
This Best of compilation contains some of the favourite classic tracks from previous albums, funky summer remixes and exclusive unreleased material.

*exclusive tracks
Tracks 2,3,5,8,9,10,11,13 & 14 produced by Sascha Panknin

The Fifth EP from young Electro-pop artist The Guy From Archway is a collection of his latest and more personal songs. A special selection of soulful tracks with forceful driving beats. "White Key's" refreshing originality, its cool lyrics, catchy hooks and classic arrangements are featured on all five tracks. This EP is a musical gem.

Written by TGFA
Produced by Sascha Panknin

TGFA brings you the ultimate feelgood release of the season - "I Feel Love". The fat bass drum pumps your sneakers and TG's vocals make you wanna get up and shake it all out in front of the speakers. These tracks are both cerebral and kinetic. Made for the mind and the dancefloor...
The original mix is supported by RICCICOMOTO, DEJA-MOVE and MONOSOLAR remixes and also includes a dance mix of TGFA's track "One Night", released in May. We thought we' d bring in "R" and push up the BPM, turning it into a powerful dance track.
TGFA draws on the rich musical tapestry of 21st century London to create his timeless, future/retro blend of contemporary electronic music.

Written by TGFA
Produced by Sascha Panknin

The producer team around London based boutique record label 5000 records create these highly acclaimed compilations of Bossa-Nova influenced tunes and grooves. Most of the tracks are exclusive to this album, remixed, edited or recorded from scratch by an established team of producers from around the globe.

*exclusive tracks

Melbourne's answer to the Violent Femmes, the infamous Speed Orange take their cruisy west coast vibe and mash it up with the fire of the Jam and the harmonies of the Walker Brothers. Their debut album The Virgin of Guadeloupe is being released across the UK and Europe - get your fix of this Hammond-powered four-piece now!

At the turn of the century, the now lead singer Tony Jackson made a bold move, he put aside his well worn film camera and picked up a guitar, kick-starting a journey that would see him jettison the UK and head south for the rock 'n' roll capital of Australia... Melbourne.
Touching down in OZ, the dust didn't have time to settle before Jackson was face to face with the three Swash-buckling troubadours that would ultimately become...the infamous 'Speed Orange:

Aaron D'Arcy - Tickling the keys and troubling the six strings.
Ben Roberts - whacking the skins and warbling like a choir of virgins.
Andy Steward - Blinding the bass and burning the sixer.

It had all come down to this moment, a sun-burnt country, four men, all outlaws if you will, together on a single mission... To release the melodies trapped deep in the rubble of their minds. Whiskey bottles, broken hearts and shattered dreams littered the path as they recorded their debut long player "The Virgin of Guadalupe" (Named after the patron Saint of Mexico City "The Virgin of Guadalupe" is thought to come to the aid of souls in deep trouble. Legend has it that 'Speed Orange' were visited by the Virgin after a disastrous sound check for a gig in Mexico City, Nov 2004... The gig itself went really well.)
Beneath the albums deceivingly upbeat melodies the torture of lost love whistles away like a tormented temptress. Introspective, personal, yet at times downright flirty, the stories told in these twelve songs take you on a journey from despair to hope and back again.
But where it all makes sense, where it all comes together, is the live arena. Its here that 'Speed Orange' have earned their reputation as wanted men. With spit and fire they play even the most gentle song like it's a life or death situation, and that's because for them... It is.
The video clip to 'Oh Mama' the first single off the album is available on the label's web site and other video sites. (Thanks to Trevor, Margie, Arthur, Sam, Rob and Simon for helping to make it happen!)

Yep, TGFA (The Guy From Archway) is back with another exciting single containing a version of his song "Stuck like Glue" remixed by the ingeniously talented Deja-Move.
It also features another one of TGFA's own compositions "I Want You", a track sparkling with energy and contemporary vibes.
Written by TGFA - Produced by Sascha Panknin

For the fifth year running, the producer team around London based label 5000 Records have created this highly acclaimed compilation of Bossa-Nova influenced tunes and grooves. Eleven tracks exclusive to this album, remixed, edited and recorded from scratch by producers from around the globe.
New York's loungers Belle Tropez and brazilian Bossa-Nova youngster Felipe Fontenelle set the scene with a pair of spanking new compositions. Londoners featured on the album include the fabulous Karen Savva, 5000 Records artist James 'Wig' Simmins, as well as Yaz Baker with a cover of The Church's classic "Under The Milky Way". Jon Archambault from San Francisco presents a slick version of a Paul Weller classic, whilst German outfits Monosolar and Urban Phunk Society have written new tracks for the album.
Set in a stylish cardboard sleeve, the CD includes sixteen tracks of sublime South American grooves & super chilled tunes. Eleven new tracks exclusive to this album, featuring newcoming artists from Brazil, USA, Italy, UK and Germany.
*exclusive tracks

Sonido Vegetal from southern Spain, are a melting pot of influences. Sonido Vegetal are full of joy, latin sensations, Spanish-Andalusian fire and African rhythms, that form the basis of their tracks. Pyrotechnics of sound and colour, a rainbow of melodies and an allegory of musical fusion and culture from all five continents.
Written by Nestor Melguizo - Produced by Nestor Melguizo & Sascha Panknin

BAMM! Here's the new London sound. The Guy From Archway. Indulge into his unique voice, lyrics and his new genre definition. His musical roots lie in soul/funk, mixed with contemporary electronic music, capturing London's vibrant and energetic soundscape.
Don't miss it, listen.

Written by TGFA - Produced by Sascha Panknin

Monosolar's Andy Arrow and Jens Barenscher have invited Daniel Fritz Schneider, dESOLAT, The Next, redlounge orchestra, cutz'n'mouse, p-Gray, Philoop, Terra Tech Stereo, Simon Slow, Paul Weitheiml and riccicomoto to feature on their latest laid-back, travelogue soundtrack with previously unreleased, remixes of their work.


Written and produced by Monosolar - Additional production by Daniel Fritz Schneider, dESOLAT, The Next, redlounge orchestra, cutz'n'mouse, p-Gray, Philoop, Terra Tech Stereo, Simon Slow, Paul Weitheiml and riccicomoto

Soft Cotton County - originally a quality clothing brand, now dreamy melodies and dark sentiments: slow-burning ambient pop with a nod to folk music - sometimes retro, sometimes enigmatic - mellow and surreal - a vanilla smoothie washing down your pepper salad.
The sun shoulders a way through the Soft Cotton clouds by day - by night, your dreams are going somewhere. The drowning girl's life flashes before her as her mind streams to heaven... but it's just a back-up...
Imagine this is vinyl - vinyl with a gatefold sleeve. You can read this on your lap with the sun slanting through the windows on a Saturday morning - or late at night, with the headphones, while they're asleep upstairs and the tele's playing a silent film, an instant video for your LP.
Welcome to Soft Cotton County - My name is Rita - fly me.

Words and music by A M Coombs

The much anticipated Monosolar debut EP Amigo - this is how it sounds like when busy-bee gentlemen Andy Arrow and Jens BaRanger from Hamburg invite their friends to a party, and make the sun shine all night long. Seven previously unreleased tracks from friends (5000, Mellowtron, Golden Tone Radio, Eleonora Stilnovo), with friends (Bajcar, Veli, String 'n' Base, TGFA) for friends.

Written and produced by Monosolar - Additional production by 5000, Mellowtron, Golden Tone Radio and Eleonora Stilnovo

Tracks 1 and 21 produced by Alfredo Paixao, tracks 4, 8, 10, 15 produced by Andy Arrow, track 6 produced by W.Semer, track 17 produced by Kobi Glas, tracks 2,3,5,7,9,11,12,13,14,16,18,19 and 20 produced by Sascha Panknin

James Newton Adams and Ashley Dudley Smith are Zoid, a Didge Dub and Folk-Rock Electronica outfit from the Scottish Highlands. Working mostly from their home recording studio, the duo meet every once in a while to create these flavoursome tracks... so turn on , sit back and zoid out.

Written, performed and produced by James Newton Adams and Ashley D.Smith
Additional production Sascha Panknin

Impetuous feelings, frenetic melodies, incessant rhythms, lyrics of despair, hope and the ceaseless pursuit of happiness. With having one foot in the past and their eyes fixed on the future, MONALISA create their own universe. A universe of reflection, thoughts and humble proposals that will not leave you untouched. MONALISA comes out of the idea of blending electronic pop, accentuated beats and big rock sounds with influences of 1980s and 1990s music.

Written by Francis Martín, performed by Monalisa,
Produced and mixed by Harold Burgon, except A un Desconocido mixed by Sascha Panknin