You've all heard about the amazing parties that Wolf + Lamb have thrown with Beyond over the past year and a half in Brooklyn. Now they have moved on to running their own net label and releasing original studio productions. There are a ton of net labels out there, but most of them are releasing experimental material that traditional vinyl labels wouldn't even consider releasing as a b-side. As DJs who gave up vinyl in favor of playing mp3's with Ableton Live, Wolf + Lamb found this very frustrating. They decided to do something about it and launch a net label that only released tracks that were worthy of dancefloor play. They took things one step further and decided to make the it an "open source" label. This means that the tracks are released with the original source material; either as the self contained Ableton Live layout file, or as a sample collection for the specific track. This enables Ableton DJs to really get their hands dirty and tear apart the tracks for a more personal performance. It also gives producers around the world everything they need to make their own remixes of the tracks (which can be submitted to Wolf + Lamb for consideration as official label releases). Check out the Wolf + Lamb Music website to see/hear for yourself. All downloads are 100% free! The last Wolf + Lamb label party we had in April was packed and somehow turned into a "Bunker Gone Wild" spring break party, complete with wet tshirt contest. See the Bunker photo gallery for a glimpse of the madness, edited to protect Plaslaiko's reputation. With three birthdays to celebrate and the new drink specials, we can only hope it gets even messier this time. http://www.wolflambmusic.com/ alka_rex, aka Sascha and Eddie, are the "Digital Russians" of the NYC minimal techno scene. They released a double album on Mille Plateaux side label Supralinear last year, a 12" on Musique Risque in the spring, and the first Thema EP in July. They just played their record release party for us in July, but have warned us to expect at least five (!!!) new tracks tonight. The worldwide response to their latest release has been incredible, and their live set just keeps getting better, so expect a packed dancefloor tonight and a bright future for alka_rex. blink e palermo is the newest act to release music on the Wolf + Lamb label. A cryptic allusion to a minimalist painter and a mafioso boxing promoter, their name is just about the only thing we know about these guys. Their tracks are probably the most dancefloor ready releases on the label and they've been bunkered down in the studio for months in preparation for their world premier live set.