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Killer wave / post-punk / techno from Jensen Interceptor on Power Station

'Surface' is new 4 track EP written and produced by Kit Grill during 2018.

Superbien electro album, still carrying sound and focusing on loops. BIG VOL 2 on Handicap !

The latest from the Galdoors stable: Cafe Nostalgia takes off, a pumping slab of bubbling bleeps and bass with creeping pads to chew on as you go. Conclusions Like Curtains keeps up the pace on the B-side - driving arpeggiator-tech with FM tweaks and washes taking it deeper. Looped-up rounds off, with layers of restless, twittering snippets wrapping you up in a wigged out groove. One-to-watch from Junes on his own imprint.

Emerging From the notorious H-town, PRZ & RAPHA open the gates of their own 'Chateau Royal' Imprint ! First up is PRZ, with Blue Box EP. A strong 6-tracker laying out his powerful and deep electro-ish sounds Including a special collaboration with Gal Juju (Juju & Jordash) plus a remix by UK legend Timothy J. FairPlay ! Enjoy your stay at the Chateau, breakfast is served at 11 AM.

For that new split EP, we welcome two producers who like to surpass the usual frames of electronic music's styles. Melancholic jungle, gloomy electro, slo-mo hardcore, revolutionary trance, emphatic breakbeat... AAAA and Soul Edifice invite you to a direct trip from Mexico to Paris - welcome on board !

There's a new species on Planet Euphorique... Deep dweller from down under, Reptant lands bringing with him a brand new range of Lizard Tech over 4 tracks. Touching on break-beat, texture-step, bleep techno and electro Reptant attempts to keep it unique and fresh while retaining that old school flavour.

Seb Zito is one of the essential pillars of the FUSE London crew and his productions always pack plenty of attitude. Drawing inspiration from rave records of the 90s, he returns to the label with The Source EP, a no nonsense two tracker.

The title track is razor sharp starting with a solid kick and a skippy pads before meandering through breakbeat at halftime. The One heads down a deeper road, but still pays homage to classic rave with a propulsive, low-slung bassline and soaring, dizzying pads remerging post-breakdown with a series of breakneck claps. Another great release from this great talent!

Erol Alkan invites two of electronic music's most exciting producers to expand on both sides of his first solo single in five years, 'Spectrum' and 'Silver Echoes'. Techno-mastermind Matrixxman adds serious pressure to 'Spectrum' on his remix, upping the tempo and utilising the original's halcyon synth line to create a high-energy version with moments of pure sensation. One of the most original and promising underground producers of the last few years, Machine Woman delivers two contrasting reimaginings. Going deep and psychedelic on the 'Minimal Machine Woman Remix' of 'Silver Echoes', and then on the 'True Machine Woman Remix' reversing the tempo entirely, reinventing the melancholy cut as a erratic freakout.

It's my great pleasure to announce the second release on LFT, and my debut record as my birth name, Jordon Alexander, 'THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER'.

These songs were written over the last couple months of what was one of, if not the most turbulent, formative and important years of my life. These songs are about self-discovery, who I am and who I want to be.

I thought they were the perfect introduction to all the new material I have coming in 2019, as Mall Grab, and Jordon Alexander.

'More Than I Ever Thought I Could' is an electro-esque excursion which has been serving as a last track in many of my sets and I've been waiting to share since it was recorded. The b side 'The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter' named after Carson Mcullers' 1940 novel, samples the film adaptation and is a melancholy instrumental journey recalling endless hours spent daydreaming looking out train and car windows around the globe.

Matt Whitehead needs no introduction here on Super Rhythm Trax and for this outing, he's joined by No Data Available (fresh from a recent outing on Null & Void) and together they've come up with something super special.

'Sahara' and 'Temple Of Set' conjure strong images that match their respective titles with the mood alternating between majestic and mystical. Masterpieces.

These two tracks are sandwiched by the hypnotic and acidic tendencies of 'Full Resonance' and 'Panic In Flat 13'

You may be surprised to know that this is not the first time the two have collaborated on Super Rhythm Trax, and eagle eared listeners will be able to spot their previous collaboration.
This record is limited to 350 copies.

The latest EP on Tresor Records comes from reduction luminary Terrence Dixon.

Detroit's most puzzling genius debuted on the label in 2000 with his first ever full length work - From The Far Future. It took over a decade for its sequel to follow - From The Far Future Pt.2 released in 2012 to great public acclaim.

This year, Terrence Dixon prepared a matchless four track EP, going ever further in his very own tenor of collided electronics and mesmerizing tones. Words can simply not describe.

Villa Abo is more than a band name. It is a former bank buliding in Johannishus in South East Sweden which was where Börft Records was founded and where the boss Jan Zwarre Svensson grew up. It was where the original location of Studio Styrka was and where the first important years of recordings by FRAK and Alvars Orkester was done. It was a creative volcano, and also a social meeting point for likeminded, teenage weirdos into electronic music. Villa Abo is the foundation for a lot of stuff still resonating today. The story of Villa Abo started in 1997 when the now collectable "Ticketiketas" 12" saw the light on Börft. Zwarre had done dance stuff before as FRAK but now blew our minds with this funky, experimental acid techno acid thing. Villa Abo immediately became an obsession for me. The same year the "Tagetes" 2x12" came out and it had some quite amazing house elements to it. Zwarre had been into cheesy Chicago house for years and was often found playing Strictly Rhythm 12"s at parties but it still came as a nice surprise. Today, FRAK has been active for a long time now releasing tons of records, Alvars Orkester is asleep but about to be awaken, and Villa Abo is the output for his addicion to deeper electronic dance stuff, with killer releases on labels like Butter Sessions, Dark Entries and Noise In My Head. "CARPET PROOF OF DAILY REPORTS" is a six track Long Player that takes you through underground techno funk to mindmelting "Brain Charter Disco". Step inside of the world of Villa Abo! You wont regret it.

The following electronic soundscape features music from Eduardo De La Calle, Brendon Moeller, Tobias. and Mike Dehnert. All profits generated from this record will be donated to the Oceanic Preservation Society.

The legendary Moscow club Propaganda celebrates its 20th Anniversary in April 2017 and launches a brand new record label. The label will cover different styles of intelligent electronic music, focusing on techno in the first year. At the beginning there will be released music by great artists who had performances at Propaganda club in past. More artists will be involved and more excellent music will be released over time.

George Thompson also known as Black Merlin has finally come to forgather with the prophetic spheres of Die Orakel. His three-track EP called 'Kode' comes with simple yet intriguing and hypnotic modular textures in loopy arrangements.

Radio Slave welcomes UK techno talent Roberto to Rekids to deliver the latest installment in the'Special Projects' series as he opens 2019 with his 'Let's Be Free' EP.

Based in London, Roberto aka Rob Kirkaldy is one of the latest names of note to emerge from the capital's ever-impressing electronic music scene having showcased his rich blend of deep and immersing techno via a host of esteemed imprints including ARTS, Fachwerk and his own label Fossil Archive, founded in 2015, in recent years. Following a string of performances across revered establishments including fabric, Tresor, Culture Box and Berghain, 2019 will open with a debut outing on Radio Slave's Rekids imprint as he delivers four entrancing techno cuts in the form of his 'Let's Be Free' EP, set to drop in late January as part of the label's Special Projects series.

'The Jester' opens the EP as Kirkaldy fuses slick, crisp percussion amongst murky swells and everdeveloping, dubby chord arrangements, whilst 'Tonic' continues this aesthetic as transcendental melodies meet deep kicks and delicate hats to reveal a captivating journey across six and a half minutes.

On the flip, 'The Days Are Longer Now' utilises a skillful balance of emotive synths and refined kicks to deliver the most up front production of the package, before title cut 'Lets Be Free' closes proceedings as resonant melodies and paired back organic percussion patterns ebb and flow amongst pockets of intricate sound design to conclude yet another impressive release on the Berlin based imprint.

Vaal announces the release of debut album 'Nosferatu' via new label Pale Blue Dot.

A dark, cinematic triumph, title track 'Nosferatu' was the first song to be released from the record, following a huge few years of touring and underground releases, including one of 2016's most ubiquitous tracks 'Wander To Hell' and 'Monument' on Afterlife.

Vaal has established a sterling reputation as one of the key members of the Afterlife family. Steadily cultivating a strong identity and sound, merging a crossover of techno and breaks, traces of 'Bachian' melodies and UK rave culture.

As Longitude is the illuminated brainchild of Eva Geist and Laura ODL. Together they explore sonic waves in an exiting world full of spatial drum machine rhythms and sequenced riffs. Some of those trips feel like earth bound rituals, while others seem to be nothing less than ceremonies of stratospheric magnitude.

Spacious, dystopian, and wonky driving electro and 90s techno!
Cititrax release Cherskogo Drive, a full length LP of 6 tracks from one of Moscow's leading underground electronic artists, Pavel Milyakov aka Buttechno. He may not need any introduction to some but to those not in the know, he's a unique, relatively new yet prolific musical artist who uses a vast range of instrumentation to create his sound. His music captures the listener in the most thoughtful, precise way.

Milyakov makes spacious, dystopian, and wonky reflections on techno that mirror the expansive barrenness and desolation of his high rise-dominated environs. Despite keeping a relatively low profile, Buttechno still manages to attract significant positive attention, whether providing 'spastic electronics and fireball ballistics' in one of the local Boiler Room event or creating soundtracks for European fashion shows. He has close ties to the area's design and fashion scenes, and his own artwork fleshes out a singular aesthetic.

The fifth release in the sonic saga of San Francisco's electric noise factory Squirrels On Film is the first solo EP from label co-founder C.l.a.w.s., and his first solo release since 2017's 'Stygian Morass' on Left Hand Path.

His distinctive, idiosyncratic take on Techno has found its way onto the Various Squirrels, and as half of Kit 'n C.l.a.w.s with Joshua Kit Clayton, but 'Splat City' is his party, and you're invited.
The dance begins with 'Into The Eyes Of The Zombie Queen,' its Liquid Sky cold-wave disco throb complete with laser zaps, Simmon's tom fills and drunk punk Moroder bass. This is C.l.a.w.s. in full-on Fun Mode, so feel free to break out the party favors. 'Pacific Fog Authority' escalates the mirror-ball Goth Drama to delightfully inappropriate crescendos. 'Slug Bait' gets a bit tougher, the motorik, leather-bar shuffle exploding in ecstatic strobe light seizures . 'Splat City' keeps things heavy and depraved, a sleazy nightmare smoke-machine Strip Anthem.
Your next late-night Cosmic Adventure has a perfect soundtrack.

Third Roots United EP called 'Kisko Kisko' comes from one of the finest electro producers from Finland, Mesak (Tatu Metsatahti), who is also known from his legendary projects like Mr. Velcro Fastener and Harmonia skweee label.

This 4-tracker features another Finnish underground hero Mono Junk (vocals on B2 track) and includes a real ghetto-remix by grand master DJ Overdose straight outta The Hague.

All of these tracks were produced in 2018 especially for Roots United in a true hardware style.

Truss & Tessela team up on this 5 track monster! TIP!
Under their respective artist names Truss and Tessela, brothers Tom and Ed Russell have forged formidable individual reputations as producers. Defining tracks such as Truss' 'Kymin Lea' and 'Beacon' and Tessela's 'Rough 2' and 'Hackney Parrot' for the likes of R&S, Perc Trax, and their own Poly Kicks label, have encapsulated so much of what is exciting and vital in UK underground, electronic music.

Their new collaborative project Overmono, now sees Tom and Ed come together on record for the very first time,
In their own words...

Despite doing some live shows together and the fact that we're brothers, we hadn't ever really written music together and wanted to start something new. We decided to head to a remote cottage in rural Wales, near to where we grew up. The trip ended up being the most creative stint either of us had ever had and after a week we had the foundations for Overmono.'

OVER THE LAST 20-PLUS YEARS, ED UPTON HAS RELEASED AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF MUSIC ON A RANGE OF LABELS, INCLUDING THE AFX'S REPHLEX. UNDER HIS BEST-KNOW ALIAS, DMX KREW, THE BRITISH PRODUCER ADDS ISTHEWAY TO THE LIST. NO OTHER INTRODUCTION NEEDED!

On Its First Various Ep, The French Label Cymatique Records Opens A Gate
Through Time And Space. Go Back To The 90's With A² Acid Jams And Glide
Through Them With Rukka's And Robin Dupont's Modern Touch.

More High Tech grooves and Electro-Wigglers from Breakin' boss Ed DMX including the live-set favourite "Sweatisfaction".

The Founding Fast Forward Productions Member And A Key Player On The Copenhagen Fast Techno Scene Announce His Debut Ep On Euromantic, Following Up On The Techno Labels Recent Releases From Niki Istrefi And Funeral Future. A Superb 4-track Ep From The Danish Producer!

Second Vigram instalment brings us producing artist Dibek, who is half of Vienna's electro/techno group /DL/MS/ (Frustrated Funk, TRUST fame). Dibek explores some Spesimen-style electro on the A-Side, and goes into more bouncy and weird acid jack territory on the flip. Recommended!

FFT returns with his follow up EP to the impressive debut 'fft1' that was released on Uncertainty Principle. 'in-side' showcases FFT's refined approach to producing electronic music which rewards the listener with precise and dynamic songs. Whether you hear it in headphones, at home or on a dance floor, in-side makes for a compelling listening experience. The low frequency tremors and formant wizardry of Feil1.3-2 open up the record, giving way to the avalanche of sub-bass and fidgeting percussion of in-side 5(7) on side A. On the reverse, the glimmering, high-tech electronica of ohld 3 shifts into a more emotive mode. The two parts of orr din recall the best and most atmospheric sci-fi soundtracks and complete an immaculately produced EP.

Metric Systems is the name of a covert project of over 20 years duration. It has moved across multiple continents, under multiple names. The 8 songs that make up 'People in the Dark' were recorded between 2000 and 2016 in various locations across Sydney, Melbourne and New York. The bright-eyed sci-fi fascination of Australia's Clan Analogue collective intertwines with the more sinister facets of modern technology - echoed voices pepper the album like fragments of a surveillance tape collected by our digital panopticon. A pervasive sense of paranoia and unease winds its way through these 8 tracks that move between techno, downtempo and more abstract strains of electroacoustic experimentation. Fittingly housed in a striking sleeve by American photographer Trevor Paglen, whose MacArthur-winning work revolves around these same themes of omnipresent surveillance and data mining.

'People in the Dark' opens with the wordless vocals of 'Your Room', drifting over the unspooling synthesizer sequence that seems to swell and recede from the foreground like the ebb and flow of a lapping tide, lapsing into dreamy ambience before the drums come back in. The smartly programmed drums are the focus of 'Chinatown Warehouse', whose hip-hop swing gives a distinct 'nod factor' to the otherwise hazy mechanics of the track. On 'Laika', a 303 line weaves its way across the subdued mid-tempo groove, gently recalling the ambient-acid of Susumu Yokota's 'Ebi' project. The penultimate track, 'Stellarwind' starts with a dark, foreboding drone before shining pads arc over like a glimpse of light through the track's murky darkness, the tension between these two poles moving together as the song unfolds.

This record reflect just a small selection from a large archive of recorded materials. All songs written and produced by Kate Crawford and Bo Daley.

During these days where lo-fi analogue house productions seems to be the it thing, its time to dig out a release by one of the true pioneers of house music. Not an outsider but one of the names thats been around forever and thats known for several timeless house classics. Almost 20 years after its original release date we are happy to share this forgotten and overlooked gem by Roy Davis Jr. - Roy's Chicago Basement Traxx. Originally released as 4 track ep on Kumba Records, but we thought it was appropriate to shine some light on our three favorites, Chemical Warfare, Jack Da Rhythms and Broken Machines. Three dirty, raw, jacking and most of all intense tracks, that are among the best things that came out of Chicago. Jerking rhythms, hypnotic synths and live arrangements stripped to the bare essential! Endless respect to Roy Davis Jr. for being such a versatile and inspirational producer. Oh and this one is not changing hands for big money (which we see so often as sales argument). Untill recently it actually always used to be pretty cheap on Discogs ;-) ps. we thought of releasing this on Clone Classic Cuts, but this is what the word Jack is about... and despite the Basement in the title, our Clone Jack For Daze series dedicated to Chicago inspired tracks seems the only appropriate place for this!

Bearing traces from his earlier synth ambient project Sansernes Rus as well as his previous engagement in the danish noise and techno scene, this debut EP operates on the fringes of percussive techno, melodic ambient, and bass music with nods to several other styles including IDM and millenium trance. In other words Safe Following Distance' reflects a very adventurous approach to music making, offering four individually strong tracks out of which each one draws upon inspiration from different genres while contributing to an overall aesthetic perspective.

* Following A String Of Releases On His Own Manband Label, Toma Kami Lands On Livity Sound With A Fresh Two Track 12' Contrasting The Zippy Percussive Groove Of 'sharp Tool' With The Gurgling Vibrations Of 'land Of The Insane'.

* Established In 2011, Livity Sound Is A Frontrunning Label In Uk Electronic Music. Since Its Inception, Peverelist's Imprint Has Dedicated Itself To Releasing Innovative Music, Eschewing Existing Forms And Forging Its Own Stylistic Path.

New York residing DJ/Producers John Barera & Will Martin update their longstanding body of collaborative work with their first 2MR release since last year's exceptional 'Proceed To The Root' sophomore album... And it might just be their best work to date. Continuing the celestial theme of their last EP 'History Of Space'; the EP is the result of a whole new writing technique and heller time spent jamming on Will's Chroma Polaris synth. Comprising four tracks that simply ooze machine soul and loose-limbed groovemanship, 'Life, The Heavens & The Earth' is an ageless document that digs deep into the foundations while staring out into the cosmos. The tone is set by 'The Meaning'. Outer planetary electroid savoir faire; its crisp breaks are countered by the bulbous textured bassline throughout. It's followed by the title track 'Life, The Heavens & The Earth'; a spatial excursion built around a classic break and coloured with poignant arpeggiated cascades. Deeper into the EP we glide to strike warehouse gold on the venomous acid of 'In The Depths Of Madness', a layered analog jam that writhes and slinks dynamically in the spirit of Pierre, before closing with a track the duo feel is their most accomplished composition to date: 'Searching For Time'. Not just a title we can all relate to but a poignant emotional workout that touches your soul in the same way you first heard the instrumental of Information Society's 'Running'. Beautiful emotive electronica from a duo who keep getting better with every release. The journey to the root continues....

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TRAFFIC008 again by Martyné & Jacob. Electro inspired Techno

Russell E.L. Butler is a non-binary experimental artist and DJ based in Oakland, California. Originally from Bermuda, Russell has developed a process of improvisation that draws from a rich cultural history rooted in their island and the black, queer diaspora. Following releases on Left Hand Path, Jacktone Records, Black Opal, and CGI Records, Butler enters the Spectral Sound fold with Petty, a 4-track EP of pummeling machine techno. SPC-141, presented by its producer:

"This record is a bit more self-reflective whilst also being more formal. I wanted to create something thick, something bangin', something cathartic, something that makes you punch the floor. This is definitely my most 'functional' techno record to date, but I still wanted some of the sound design to have conceptual weight to it. The kicks are layered and meant to feel like you're dropping a cinderblock on a hardwood floor. The bass feels like it could push anything out of its way. The tracks feel like they've already begun before you even pressed play. I like this thread throughout my work. It's like you're a guest in my cognitive world and you're jumping into the middle of a tour I'm giving.

"The title, Petty, is a reminder to myself to reject the performance of respectability. As a light-skinned, educated, able-bodied, black person that grew up in financial privilege, there is an expectation that people like me should be 'safe' black people to interact with. Some of us can pass as white, some of us can code switch from one vernacular to another, depending on who we're around, some of us can perform the expectations of white supremacy, in order to get ahead in this world. To me, Petty is a rejection of this performance."