The Crime League

The Crime League is a Toronto-based music label originally established in 2006 as an outlet for 'b-sides' of the electronic music project 'Displacer'. It has since gone on to become a tee shirt label & design agency, but not forgetting it's roots in music culture. Now, in 2013, it returns to give you a series of albums and EP's, spanning many musical genres that we love.

Check out our brand new releases below from Gnome & Spybey, Loop Zeppelin & Rentip.

More coming soon from: Cloud Roots, Kalte, c.db.sn & more.

The secret ingredient, is crime.





				Available October 31, 2013 For more than a decade Robert Bittner has been reaching far and wide to explore the possibilities of sound under the name RENTIP. Producing since 1998, he has participated in several collaborative projects. One of these being the project 'Pre-optimal order', aka 'Poo'. In 2005 'Pre-optimal' order released their debut album 'Fluorescent', and since that time, has gone on to record a few EPs and participated on various compilations. Daily Routines, is Robert's first complete solo album, and reflects what he's been working on for the past three years. Heavily influenced by early Canadian electro and industrial, with such influences as pioneers Front Line Assembly and Skinny Puppy, yet bringing a modern edge to this instrumental production. Limited Edition 12" Vinyl + Digital, or Pay-what-you-want download through bandcamp.

	FEATURED TRACK:
	Rentip - Dodecahedron Strategy

	TRACKLISTING (Digital Version) 01. The Rules of Collision 02. Dodecahedron Strategy 03. Perfectly Preserved 04. Selective Memory Loss 05. Soulmate 06. Echoes 07. Sated_Gods 08. Paths Lead Knowhere 09. Brother of the Dawn Sister of the Dusk			INFORMATION All music produced and composed by RENTIP (Echoes* voice by Mindy Born) Mastered by Angakok Thoth @ Mydriasis Studio Design & Illustration by M.Morton @ Crime League Copyright © Crime League 2013, All rights reserved. Please visit the Bandcamp page for artist info. EXTRAS 2560x1440





				Available October 31, 2013 Loop Zeppelin's debut full-length album of ambient music, Rain In July, is a collection of ambient wallpaper, drone and chillout music that is intended to be the beginning of a story where silence is music for those who listen closely. Through texture and tone the album tries to convey emotions too complex to be expressible with words. Each piece of work is an attempt to be a complete and timeless soundtrack, infinite with simplicity. The decidedly sparse use of melody allows for the creation of huge spaces which are filled by undulating rhythms allowing for the richness of each sound to be fully experienced as if the listener was swimming in sound during a soft Summer storm. This is a pay-what-you-want download through bandcamp.

	FEATURED TRACK:
	Loop Zeppelin - Multifarious Innocence

	TRACKLISTING 01. Rain In July 02. Persistent Cohesion 03. Mark'llnameit 04. Howling 05. Inside 06. Unlearn 07. Invocation 08. Yab Yum 09. Music For Deserts 10. Multifarious Innocence			INFORMATION Written and Produced by Petey Corn aka Loop Zeppelin "Rain In July," Produced by Tony D'Oporto aka Gnomes Of Kush "Mark'llnameit", "Persistent Cohesion" and "Unlearn" Co-Produced by Tony D'Oporto aka Gnomes Of Kush Guitar on "Rain In July" by NathanOnly Mastered by Alexander Dietz @ Chemical Burn Studios Design & Photography by M.Morton @ Crime League Copyright © Crime League 2013, All rights reserved. Please visit the Bandcamp page for artist info. EXTRAS 2560x1440





				Available September 27th! LPF12 is a solo-project by Sascha Lemon, creating diverse Electronica, releasing various tapes from 1993-1995. He then decided to take a break from producing and due to private circumstances the break took 14 years... But LPF12 always remained in his head. In 2009, he decided to restart the project and began working on a comeback-album. He has since released over 20 albums and EPs. Appeared on many compilations, and worked on several remixes for independent-artists on labels like Abstrakt Reflections and Ionium Records. In 2013 LPF12 joined The Crime League to release his new album RISING THROUGH BARRICADES, out in September 2013. More releases will follow... This is a pay-what-you-want download through bandcamp.

	FEATURED TRACK:
	LPF12 - Our Final Moment

	TRACKLISTING 01. Our Final Moment 02. This Empty Room 03. Everything is Meaningless 04. I Fall... But I Shall Rise 05. The Light of Day... Washes Me Away 06. The Place You Called Home			INFORMATION Written, Produced & Performed by Sascha Lemon Vocals on “Everything is Meaningless” by Karra Russell Mastered by Alexander Dietz @ Chemical Burn Studios Design & Photography by M.Morton @ Crime League Copyright © Crime League 2013, All rights reserved. Please visit the Bandcamp page for artist info. EXTRAS 2560x1440





				Available now! Jakob Thiesen is a musician and sound designer based in Toronto Canada. He is a founding member of obsoletecomponents.ca and has been making experimental music for almost two decades. The Quartz EP was curated by Michael Morton drawing on a vast collection of tracks spanning the last decade. This is a pay-what-you-want download through bandcamp.

	FEATURED TRACK:
	Jakob Thiesen - Exotic Birds

	TRACKLISTING 01. Exotic Birds 02. Poetry 03. Ghost Story 04. Trench Warfare			INFORMATION Written & produced by Jakob Thiesen Mastered by Alexander Dietz @ Chemical Burn Studios Design by M.Morton @ Crime League Copyright © Crime League 2013, All rights reserved. Please visit the Bandcamp page for artist info.





				The follow-up to their acclaimed album 'Three'. I don't know about you guys... but the new Gnome & Spybey album 'Three Point One' is definitely going to be one of my October albums. Amazingly done by the boys already, as a follow-up to their acclaimed album 'Three' released earlier this year. Haunting drones & experimental effects create a perfect soundtrack for your late evenings and upcoming Halloween parties. Headphone listening recommended.

	FEATURED TRACK:
	Gnome & Spybey - 3.1.5
	TRACKLISTING 01. 3.1.1 02. 3.1.2 03. 3.1.3 04. 3.1.4 05. 3.1.5 06. 3.1.6			INFORMATION All songs by Tony D’Oporto and Mark Spybey Recorded in Tepoztlán, Mexico and Northumberland, UK, 2013 Mastered by Alexander Dietz @ Chemical Burn Studios Design by M.Morton @ Crime League Copyright © Crime League 2013, All rights reserved. Please visit the Bandcamp page for artist info.





				Available July 26th. Ambient atmospheres for film. Explorations with modular synthesis combined with analog and traditional instruments, creating moody and cinematic moments. This is a pay-what-you-want download through bandcamp.

	FEATURED TRACK:
	Displacer - The Needs of The Many

	TRACKLISTING 01. The Needs of The Many 02. Grey 03. Masterless			INFORMATION Produced by Michael Morton, Crime League Mastered by Alexander Dietz @ Chemical Burn Studios Design & Photography by M.Morton @ Crime League Copyright © Crime League 2013, All rights reserved. Please visit the Bandcamp page for artist info.





				At the compassionate age of 13, Mark could be found programming music via an analog monophonic Korg, an early Ensoniq sampler, and accompanied by an Atari computer. Together with his brother Matt and friend Dawn Lewis they worked under the title Wax Bean Orchard through out their high school years. Identifying with so many elements through out the decades of musical genres is what initially inspired Mark to write music. From the early electronic sounds of Detroit and Europe, Mark was influenced to compile his very own personality of sound. He also teamed up with his twin brother Matt to form a collaboration called Repair. In 2001, Repair got involved with Germany's Sub-Static Records and released their first collaboration "V-wreck". Repair's growing success has brought them to touring Europe and playing popular festivals such as Spain's "Obseravtori" and Montreal's "Mutek". Now, Mark brings us an ambient exploration, written on the famous Synclavier synthesisizer, utilizing all analog gear, to clear your anxiety into sedate relaxation.

	FEATURED TRACK:
	Sedative - Clarity

	TRACKLISTING 01. From Grain to Glass 02. All That You Can See 03. Clarity 04. Soft Tension 05. Deepest Blue			INFORMATION Sedative is Mark Thibideau Composed between 2010 and 2013 Recorded at the Repairlab in Toronto, Canada Mastered by Alexander Dietz @ Chemical Burn Studios Design by M.Morton @ Crime League Copyright © Crime League 2013, All rights reserved. Please visit the Bandcamp page for artist info.





				For Michael Savelli, born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, electronic music was very apparent even in his life as a child, as he was routinely exposed to his parents' favourite albums from ABBA and Boney M. However, his true interest in music and more importantly, electronic music, were inherent later on in life in the late 80s and early 90s with Ministry's Twitch album and the electronic elements of the Jesus & Mary Chain's Automatic and Honey's Dead albums. He continued to search for and discover new styles and genres that also incorporated computers, drum machines, synthesizers and samplers. Curiosity would settle in everything from synth pop to hip-hop, industrial and dance, and those influences can still be found in his music today. Through normal progression, he then attended live shows and with each show, he found himself more intrigued by how the music was made and what equipment was used rather than the music itself.

	FEATURED TRACK:
	Deline - Self-esteem (feat. Denis Chatterton)

	TRACKLISTING 01. Self-esteem (feat. Denis Chatterton) 02. Drive 03. New Suit 04. Moving Picture			INFORMATION All tracks written and produced by Michael Savelli 2012-2013 Vocals on Self-esteem by Denis Chatterton Mastered by Alexander Dietz @ Chemical Burn Studios Design by M.Morton @ Crime League Copyright © Crime League 2013, All rights reserved. Please visit the Bandcamp page for artist info.





				Mark Spybey is no stranger to the annals of experimental ambient music, having been involved in a diverse range of projects such as Download, Zoviet France, Beehatch, and most famously Dead Voices on Air. Tony D’Oporto is another musical veteran with his own project Gnomes of Kush, though his talents have been more in the beat-driven genres of trance, synthpop, house and down tempo music. Together, these two masters of atmospheric craft form Gnome & Spybey. On May 14th, 2013 we will be releasing their third studio album simply titled, 'Three'. 100 limited edition copies available. Hand-numbered 6-Panel Digipack with original artwork by Chris Buening. CD + Digital format of your choice through bandcamp only. Pre-order your copy now at the link below.

	FEATURED TRACK:
	Gnome & Spybey - Three - album sample

	TRACKLISTING 01. Open Gnome 02. And the rust sowed glass and nickel 03. On the branch of an echo part 1 04. Dreamed of being a river 05. Toward the pole 06. On the branch of an echo part 2 07. Palenque 08. The shadow and ash of your sea 09. The murmur of the rivers mouth			INFORMATION All songs by Tony D’Oporto and Mark Spybey Recorded in Tepoztlán, Mexico and Northumberland, UK, 2013 Mastered by Alexander Dietz @ Chemical Burn Studios Digital Design by M.Morton @ Crime League CD artwork by Chris Buening www.chrisbuening.com CD layout by Sean Rawles www.seanrawles.com Copyright © Crime League 2013, All rights reserved. Please visit the Bandcamp page for artist info.





				With so much happening on the ambient side of Displacer. I thought it was about time for some new beats. Some of these tracks began over a year ago, and some newer for a United Electronic Audio Workers performance in Toronto this past winter. Gritty basses and modular experiments are the backbone of these cursed groovy breakbeat & drum&bass inspired tracks. Release date: May 14th

	FEATURED TRACK:
	Unbreakable ( Relentless Bass Mix )

	TRACKLISTING 01. Black Lotus 02. RZLA ( Burned Mix ) 03. Unbreakable ( Relentless Bass Mix ) 04. Black Sun, Black Moon 05. Unbreakable ( MSepsis Freestyle Remix by waveTangent )			INFORMATION Produced by Michael Morton, Crime League Mastered by Alexander Dietz @ Chemical Burn Studios Design & Illustration by M.Morton @ Crime League Unbreakable remix by Rob Wentz @ Monstrum Media Copyright © Crime League 2013, All rights reserved. Please visit the Bandcamp page for artist info.





				The second in a series of compilations focusing on electronic music that makes us groove. Showcasing another direction of the future of Crime League's pay-what-you-can digital EP's. Music for night drives, exploration & time travel. New songs by Architect, Heiki Sillaste, Deline, Displacer, Jakob Thiesen, Famine, Anklebiter, l'Ombre, waveTangent, C.Dubsound, Jamie Irles, Wire Fences, F(x) Function, Guise, Diff_cult, Synkro & Procedure.

	FEATURED TRACK:
	Heiki - Plink (Live at the Ambient Ping)

	TRACKLISTING Part 1 01. Plink (Live at The Ambient Ping) - Heiki 02. Cycles (Revisiting 2001) - C.Dubsound 03. I Am The Night - Displacer 04. Monopole - Wire Fences 05. Shores - Deline 06. Oceans - Jakob Thiesen 07. Unbroken Promise - F(x) Function 08. Solar Kids Club (Edit) - Jaime Irles 09. Sunset in a New World - LPF12 Part 2 10. Snow Lab - Architect 11. Smoke Kraken - Anklebiter 12. Life Supporter - l'ombre 13. Sleuth - waveTangent 14. mcromgmt - Famine 15. Radiate Outward - Guise 16. The LIttle People (Voxless Mix) - Procedure 17. The Partial Machine - Synkro 18. Son of a Glitch (Glitchslapped) - Diff_Cult			INFORMATION Produced by Michael Morton, Crime League Mastered by Alexander Dietz @ Chemical Burn Studios Design & Photo-Illustration by M.Morton @ Crime League Copyright © Crime League 2013, All rights reserved. Please visit the Bandcamp page for artist info. So really, this compilation is for everyone… and kind of no one but myself. It's selfish but it's electronic music I love, in too many styles to go into here, and, because when it comes down to it, it's all electronic music to me without classification. We're all using the same machines to try to express ourselves in limitless ways, but we're all tied together by the groove. All of this is interconnected in my mind and so this is how I tried to create a playlist that flows. Might it be by sound or mood, you can be carried forward to listen to a song you might not have given a chance before, compartmentalized into a sub genre of a sub genre, and be surprised at how well some of this music fits together. It's in two parts, I think it's also important you take a rest or at least think about an intermission between each one. It's quite a journey, but I thought it all should live together on one longer compilation. I hope you'll also notice I'm trying to introduce some new electronic wizards on this compilation mixed in with some great professionals, who I think really deserve some attention. You'll be hearing more from them soon, so come back and see what else the Crime League is planning.Thanks go out to Tympanik Audio, Ant-Zen, Hymen Records and all the artists who inspired me to do this. M.





				The first in a series of compilations focusing on soulful and emotional ambient music. Showcasing one direction of the future of Crime League's pay-what-you-can digital EP's. Music for meditation, planning and ideas. Featuring new songs by Dead Voices On Air, Matt Thibideau, Gnome, Sedative, Displacer & Access to Arasaka, Nimon, c.db.sn, Broken Sword & Northumbria

	FEATURED TRACK:
	Windhorse - Northumbria

	TRACKLISTING 01. Torn Up Hearts - Sedative 02. Extradimensional - Displacer & Access to Arasaka 03. Calvary Cross - Dead Voices on Air 04. The Empty Chair - Nimon 05. Motionless, By Harvest Moon's Light We Lie - c.db.sn 06. Red Room - Broken Sword 07. Easing Back the Cover of Darkness - The Gnome 08. Fluttering - Matt Thibideau 09. Windhorse - Northumbria			INFORMATION Produced by Michael Morton, Crime League Mastered by Alexander Dietz @ Chemical Burn Studios Design & Photography by M.Morton @ Crime League Copyright © Crime League 2013, All rights reserved. Please visit the Bandcamp page for artist info.