Richard Seeley’s relationship with underground electronic music stretches back more than two decades, through records, labels, DJ booths and more than a few long nights that became long mornings.

His roots have always been in the darker end of house music. Once dubbed 'The David Lynch of Techno' unusual sounds and records with a slightly uneasy edge have remained a constant influence, even as his own productions have moved across different areas of underground house and techno to a broad cover of the genres.

Following a sporadic period of releasing music, Seeley returned to the studio with renewed focus. The first releases under The Seeza Project marked that return, picking up support from Robag Wruhme, Joris Voorn, Renaat Vandepapeliere and Steve Lawler, amongst others.

Since then, things have evolved. Seeley is once again releasing under his own name while developing two labels with distinct identities, Glue Music Recordings and the newly launched Strip Tone Records.

Glue Music allows the music to move more freely across the underground house spectrum. Its forthcoming release features a remix from DeWalta and has already picked up support from Radio Slave, reconnecting Seeley with an artist and label head who played an important part in his earlier recording history.

Strip Tone Records comes from somewhere more specific. The label is a return to Seeley’s darker roots and an outlet for the stripped back, hypnotic and more minimal records that have increasingly found their way back into his sets and studio. Rather than trying to make everything fit under one roof, Strip Tone gives that side of the music its own identity and room to develop.

There is some history behind it.

Seeley’s Mas Profundo EP was signed to Radio Slave’s Rekids/Rek’d imprint and reached number one on Radio Slave’s Sex Mania at the Berghain chart. His Juicy Vermin EP became the debut release on Tim Sheridan’s Very Very Very Wrong Indeed, with music from the EP later selected by Ellen Allien for her Boogybytes mix series. Both sinister and brooding dark records.

John Digweed selected Seeley’s The Curly Bubbles to open his Kiss FM show, while Darren Emerson commissioned him to remix Au Go Go, his collaboration with Nick Littlemore of Empire of the Sun.

As a DJ, Seeley has played across the UK, Berlin and Poland, including appearances at fabric, Matter, Kater Holzig, Turnmills, Cargo, The Key, The Cross and Egg.

Seeley originally established Glue Music Recordings with his Black Room EP, accompanied by a remix from Bruno Pronsato. The label went on to work with artists including Terry Francis, DeWalta, Mike Shannon, Justin Drake, Pheek, Justin Drake, Andreas Georgiades, Evil Eddie Richards, Public Lover and Sierra Sam. Andreas Georgiades’ Rude Bishop EP received a 4/5 review from Resident Advisor.

Glue also made its way to Berlin, hosting a label session at the now closed Kater Holzig with Bruno Pronsato, Kenneth Scott, Beaner and Seeley.

The focus is firmly back on making and releasing records. Glue Music continues the story of a label with its own history, while Strip Tone represents something both new and familiar: a return to the darker, stripped back sounds that got Seeley into this in the first place.