Pinewax

Albums & EPs

Caramel

uyulala & Andrea Stefano

Pinewax
“Caramel” was created in a series of long and productive days at their Berliner studio. The tracks fluctuate between Hip-Hop/Neo Soul and more Nu-Jazz infused compositions. After finishing their part of the recordings they worked with distinct artists such as Dhanya Langer from Berlin based Duo Modha (drums on Timestamps) and pianist/producer Orlando Rosé (Blue after Dark) who both contributed their sound to some of the pieces on the album. Prior to their debut album “Caramel”, both uyulala and Andrea Stefano collaborated individually with numerous artists such as KUSO GVKI, GeeGee, Orlando Rosé, Yasmin Umay and Do25inco.
Release date
21 July 2023
Format
Digital
Catalog number
PWX013
Artwork
Bianca Dakli

Paisa

Do25inco, GEEGEE

Pinewax
"'Paisa' - short slang for Paisano - is today a highly contextual word with varying meaning, having either a negative or positive connotation depending on the person uttering it. Do25inco plays with this duality on the 3-track EP where he displays solidarity with other Paisanxs that live their life abroad. Coming from Naucalpan, Mexico City, a place struck by poverty, violence and drugs, to Berlin, a safer city with more opportunities, he reflects on his past and describes a new chapter of the life he has grown into."
Release date
3 March 2023
Format
Digital
Catalog number
PWX012

Rosa Shakur

Vincent Bababoutilabo

Pinewax
Vincent Bababoutilabo's debut album "Rosa Shakur" comes at the end of a 10-year period in Leipzig, Germany. A time full of love, partying and politics. This is a record dedicated to all the people Vincent crossed path with during his time in this city. Long nights in an Underground Café, chaotic, loving life in a community house, strenuous, fun touring with bands and anti-racist organising. Thank you everyone.
Vincent Bababoutilabos Debütalbum "Rosa Shakur" steht am Ende einer 10-jährigen Zeit in Leipzig, Deutschland. Eine Zeit voller Liebe, Partys und Politik. Diese Platte ist all den Menschen gewidmet, die Vincent während seiner Zeit in dieser Stadt kennengelernt hat. Lange Nächte in einem Underground Café, chaotisches, liebevolles Leben in einem Gemeinschaftshaus, anstrengendes, lustiges Touren mit Bands und antirassistisches Organisieren. Danke an alle.
Release date
15 April 2022
Formats
Vinyl / Digital
Catalog number
PWX010
Artwork
Lion Sauterleute

Ibo White in: Perlen zum Glück

helmuth & MiLch

Pinewax
A modern romance, full of wistfulness and desire bathes the deep gray of the Eisenbahnstraße in the bright light of Parisian spring days. No feeling is absolute? Love is and remains the last story that music can tell. Beauty knows no boundaries and East Leipzig gives birth to the sound of the future.
Eine moderne Romanze, voll von Wehmut und Verlangen taucht das tiefe Grau der Eisenbahnstraße ins helle Licht Pariser Frühlingstage. Kein Gefühl ist absolut? Liebe ist und bleibt die letzte Story, die Musik erzählen kann. Schönheit kennt keine Grenzen und Leipzig Ost gebiert den Sound der Zukunft.
Release date
18 February 2022
Formats
Vinyl / Digital
Catalog number
PWX008
Artwork
Stephan Rether

Room 407

Andrea Stefano

Pinewax
Room 407 is Pinewax artist Andrea Stefano's first solo effort. On this seven-track EP, the artist gently explores the palette of sounds and dynamics painted by the electric and bass guitar as a solo instrument.
From atmospheric ambient harmonies to distorted bluesy solos, and without the usual pulse of a drum kit, the focus is entirely on the interplay and dialogue between the two instruments.
Release date
12 November 2021
Format
Digital
Catalog number
PWX009
Artwork
Bianca Dakli

Gaggia City 2

mowtif & Apfel Gee

Pinewax
Dust drifts through the suburbs, settles on asphalt under pigeons that cling to the façades of the concrete desert. Between white smoke and iron cranes, they build a new Tower of Babel into the neighbourhood. And again your doorbell rings - displacement before oblivion, cigarette before dinner, same-day delivery. Welcome 2 Gaggia City.
Staub zieht durch die Vorstadt, legt sich ab auf Asphalt unter Tauben, die an den Fassaden der Betonwüste kleben. Zwischen weißem Rauch und eisernen Kränen bauen sie einen neuen Turm zu Babel in das Viertel. Und wieder klingelt es an deiner Tür - Verdrängung vor Vergessen, Zigarette vor dem Essen, Lieferung am selben Tag.
Release date
11 June 2021
Formats
Digital / Vinyl
Catalog number
PWX004
Artwork
Sebastian Díaz de León

Early

dibou

Pinewax
"Early" is the debut EP from dibou, the result of a long journey in exploring soundscapes and musical arrangements. It was composed over multiple sessions where the two producers have gathered different synths, drum machines and instruments and have learned to work together, merging their ideas and inspirations into a common universe, a joint sound.
Opening with a flood of arpeggios, continuing with three distinct and original pieces until finally closing with a soothing outro, this EP paints the first picture of dibou's world and hints at how much more there is to come.
Release date
13 November 2020
Format
Digital
Catalog number
PWX007
Artwork
Sebastian Díaz de León

Life from the Stu'

Various Artists

Pinewax
Life from the Stu’ is a 10-track compilation featuring music from Pinewaxers and friends with whom we share a common studio space. Made with love, it is the result of the collaboration between producers of different backgrounds blending their approaches and their inspiration to explore new territories. Infused with jazz, hip-hop and boogie elements, this collective effort showcases the broad palette of sounds currently being crafted by the label and its affiliated artists.
Featured artists:
Modha, KUSO GVKI, HIRN, Freddie Reich, Apfel Gee, dibou, Andrea Stefano, Orlando Rosé
Release date
31 July 2020
Formats
Vinyl / Digital
Catalog number
PWX006
Artwork
Sebastian Díaz de León

Getting By

Modha

Pinewax
Genre-bending debut EP from Modha, the latest project of Berlin-based producers and instrumentalists Max Scholl and Dhanya Langer
Release date
21 June 2019
Formats
Vinyl / Digital
Catalog number
PWX002
Artwork
B.D. Graft

Singles

Influent

dibou

Pinewax
Stemming from the same studio sessions that yielded “How Do We (Extended Mix)”, “Influent” features a deeper and darker sound, offering a stark contrast to the atmosphere laid by the previous release. The song contains two distinct movements united by a Fender Rhodes ostinato: an initial crescendo leading to an eruption of sounds where syncopated drums and piercing synths paint a melancholic sonic picture.
Release date
16 June 2023
Format
Digital
Artwork
Sebastian Diaz de León

How Do We (Extended Mix)

dibou

Pinewax
Following the musical direction of their first EP - albeit with a more dancefloor-focused aesthetic - this piece features four-on-the-floor drums and percussion combined with jazz-infused chords and melodic elements. It was created using an array of synthesizers and drum machines in the duo’s studio located in former East Berlin. 
Release date
9 June 2023
Format
Digital
Artwork
Sebastian Diaz de León

Monobloc

KUSO GVKI, GEEGEE

Pinewax
"Fast music - in terms of the usual bpm and the way we created these songs...staying away from sampling we used the machines around us, trying to create tracks for the floor within a few hours. Only thing we set out to do was having fun creating these tracks. This time using our own voice instead of chopping vocal samples of others we came up with a hymn for worlds most known piece of furniture, the Monobloc."
Release date
3 February 2023
Format
Digital
Artwork
Johannes Armborst

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HIRN

Pinewax
We proudly present a new brainwave by mastermind HIRN who wielded artificial intelligence to generate his new track’s melody. You get AI-flutes floating over a bass-heavy & ever-changing beat. This is some true future ish right here. Free your HIRN and your FUSS will follow.
Release date
31 March 2021
Format
Digital
Artwork
Ella Funk

Vanilla Villain

uyulala & Andrea Stefano

Pinewax
Oh snap, there is a new villain in town and this time its a vanilla one. After releasing the first single of their upcoming EP earlier this year, mowtif and Andre Stefano are now again dropping a dime. With “Vanilla Villain” we enter a more mellow, rainy-metropole-at-night-kinda vibe. Born from a live session with andrea stefano on trumpet and guitar and mowtif on his favourite machines, “Vanilla Villain” follows the duo's typical work flow of mingling organic melody lines with drum beats produced live on the spot.
Release date
12 March 2021
Format
Digital
Artwork
Bianca Dakli

Saltwater Crocodiles

uyulala & Andrea Stefano

Pinewax
Following up their recent release “Honey” the Berlin-based duo mowtif and Andrea Stefano are now leading up to the release of their first full EP, a contemporary musical journey through melancholic harmonies and playful melodies, influenced by a variety of musical genres. 
Release date
18 December 2020
Format
Digital
Artwork
Bianca Dakli