Techno News

- limited to 333 hand-painted artwork edition
- each cover has a unique painting and a stamped number
It's been over half a year since youAND:THEMACHINES album 'BEHIND' first saw the light of night. Now its time to presents a nice remix package with some of the favourite artists of Martin.

Remixer:

BASIC SOUL UNIT (Ostgut Ton / Philpot / TORONTO)
BOO WILLIAMS (Relief Records / Rush Hour / CHICAGO)
CARLOS NILMMNS (Seventh Sign / Ornaments / PARIS)
FREUND DER FAMILIE (Freund der Familie / Telrae / BERLIN)
JAMIE 3:26 (Lumberjacks in Hell / Rebirth / CHICAGO)
LEGOWELT (Clone / Bunker / DEN HAAG)
MARKO FÜRSTENBERG & LUKE HESS aka DUEL (Deeplabs / Ornaments / LEIPZIG & DETROIT)
MATTHEW HERBERT (Accidental / K7 / LONDON)
RISING SUN (Workshop / Fauxpas / BERLIN)
SASCHA DIVE (Deepvibes / Cocoon / FRANKFURT)
STEVE BUG (Pokerflat / Ovum / BERLIN)
THE ANALOG ROLAND ORCHESTRA (Rotary Cocktail Rec. / Ornaments / BERLIN)
XDB (Metrolux / Sushitech / GOETTINGEN)
YOUANDEWAN (Secretsundaze / Simple / LONDON)
youANDme (Daniel) (Rekids / Cocoon / BERLIN)

First ep on cmykmusik by rising west coast techno master Patrick Gil, After successful releases in his own imprint 'Pressed Friends' and Genoid Records among others. In A1-Gloriana and B1 Bucket, Patrick Gil shows a clean deep hypno techno tracks that somehow seem to be alive. A2 Captains completes the ep with an acid minimalistic brain grinder, dirty sound in opposition to A1 and B1, that feeds with contrast a perfectly round ep Available on 12" and digitally.

limited repress!
Developer Archive 2 is a brilliant balance in light and dark featuring 4 solid deep tracks going further into the realm of modern day techno written and produced by Modularz label head Developer.

An album of musical pieces that visit the roots of reggae and dub music with the distinct Fluxion production aesthetic
We are proud to release the 3rd album by Fluxion on
Echocord.In the beginning of 2013 K. Soublis (aka Fluxion) met Jamaican vocalist Teddy Selassie in NY.After a brief discussion they started exchanging music and lyrics and by the end of 2013, the "Broadwalk Tales" album came to life. It's an album of musical pieces that visit the roots of reggae and dub music with the distinct Fluxion production aesthetic, combining them with more ambient atmospheric tracks as well as techno and more experimental productions.It's this broad musical palette that K. Soublis keeps broadening without loosing his uniqueness.In the words of the artist."I wanted to make something more than the usual dub techno tracks with a hint of manipulated voices every now and then.Teddy Selassie came in and gave a breath to the whole material, made it more alive, broadening the journey. I also wanted to explore the cinematic perspective over repetitive structures. I try not to repeat myself, and always try something that feels challenging.

With "Dimensions Part1" The Analog Roland Orchestra delivers four crispy dub techno spring rolls - each filled with a surprise ear charmer. 10" clear vinyl

Dusty Kid's third album is a cinematic experience of almost 2 hours listening conceived as a single piece of music, like a wall of bricks that strictly belong to each other to give the whole album a well defined story.The album, mixed by using few different vintage consoles and recording everything on a reel-to-reel tape in order to get a more alive and lofi result, moves towards a very underground feeling.There are no easy-listening melodies (don't expect in fact any "America" or "Lynchesque", any "Kore" or "Chentu Mizas") but it rather sounds like a saga of dirty, confused, delirious, sometimes bizzare and ridiculous, very dark techno moments.
"III" might remind of a noir-horror-fantasy movie to watch with eyes closed and where the listener is the main character who can play like in a 'shoot-em-up game made of many levels. The sinister calm of the opening, made of the leftfield acid ambient landscapes and industrial noises of the first 4 tracks, preannounces that something is going to happen and leads the listener into a further level of the game where entrance is initially restrained by a man at the door "He Won't Let You In".
Once got through listener is taken onto a further level and enters the "Leather Bears Cinematic Suite".The 5-tracks "suite" is a deep journey into the 90's techno with its first track "Doom" being an almost metallurgical hell as the listener climbs the stairs that will lead him into the main scene. From now on what the listener will see is just what he would expect to see there...the title of the "suite" says it all! "Pandemonium" and "Dark Room" really seem to drive the listener inside a wonderfully painted idea of what's going on in there.
As the listener takes the "Exit 12", that with its lofi and dark mix perfectly describes the feeling after a night spent in the "suite" and echoes of "Flashback" from the previous night still echoing in his confused and distorted mind, the journey goes even more deeply into the 90's techno. "Yota Wave" is in fact a skillfully grotesque recreation of a futuristic techno trance experimentalism of the early Plus-8 records. Level after level listener goes on in the game and while "In The Wood" sounds like a track recorded from the radio with a poor quality cassette, the triad "Prelude"-"Omega Y" and "Omega X" just seems to be a track coming out from another track which comes from another track like in a concentric way."Escape" follows in the same key as the previous triad with a flying ethereal athmosphere followed by a massive tribal anthem as "Idklip" explodes while the listener approaches the final level of the game."Ending", a simple pronounced piano note that lays on a tender carpet of soffused strings and far reverbs leads the listener to the light at the end of this journey.
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04 .In The Wood

*** vinyl only ***
Great production from "Francesco", DJ and Producer from Italy. The EP (1st of the Series) contains a massive techno hit (A1), and 2 amazing experimental / ambient tracks (B1-B2).
Already in the bags of Jeff Mills, Len Faki, Marcel Dettmann, Ben Klock, Adam Beyer, Richie Hawtin, Joseph Capriati, Sasha, John Digweed, Kenny Larkin, Fabrizio Maurizi, Roberto Bosco, Rebekah, Voices From The Lake, Sandwell District, Chris Liebing,
Roberto Clementi, Thomas Hessler, Chevel, Mirco Violi, Raffaele Attanasio, Sam Paganini, Claudio Mate, Attemporal, Kirk Degiorgio, Dj Ralf, Dasha Rush, Dadub and more. Produced by Stefano Greppi (Schermate). Limited to 250 copies. Only on vinyl!

A new pattern by The Analog Roland Orchestra. This one is dedicated to Chicago! 707 as the master triggering the 101 and Juno 6 with some Alpha Juno 1 Chords... thats it. No Midi, no editing, no software just the pure pleasure of a one-take-analog-jam.

Sequencias number 10 should give anyone unfamiliar with the label a good idea of what we're about. Three very different artists have given us three very different tracks—collectively forming a sort of manifesto. Experimentation, rhythm and reflection are all given equal weight on this record. As with everything we present, it is all in the service of expressing the flawed and the human.

Nick Lapien returns once again as Metropolis, starting off the EP with the miniature epic "Balefire". Just shy of ten minutes, the beatless undulating cypher flows and fluctuates, its tangle of vibrating arpeggiated melodies whip about gaining momentum, falling into the ether. Brooklyn's Shawn O'Sullivan comes through with "Corypha", a straight up club track showcasing some well-crafted modular treacle over a tough brokenbeat. Mathematics affiliates Echo 106 close out the compilation with the meandering Chicago-facing "Withered Leaves". Tried and true box work merely sets the stage here with haunting melodies at the forefront, floating towards a swell of doleful synths as an emotional coda.

Strictly limited vinyl only project / 200 hand stamped copies (Many are reserved already), the first impressive Silver Ash release is an outstanding quality dub techno 2 tracker pressed on clear 10" vinyl. The first in a series of 3, The A side 'DMTC' presents the more uptempo offering of the 2 tracks, whilst 'Seasonal Shift' is a deeper affair equally suited to home listening as it is the club. Lovingly mastered at Curved Pressings UK. Artist details are undisclosed.

We are proud to serve you our next Legotek release: 1st Artist EP, cooked by the young talented Dot from Jerusalem. Dot is part of the Legotek group and contributed a track to each of our 3 releases so far.

early support by: Mathias Kaden, Anthony Collins, Yossi Amoyal, ...

[B] a2 | Several Ways (Sven Tasnadi's Frequenz Traveler Remix)

We are all prostitutes(WAAP) is a joint venture by three german labls
from Berlin (Aromamusic),Dresden (WBA) and Hamburg (Kachelfunk).
First release comes up with Sven Wegner´s "Blasted" with huge rmx´s by
Haito,Dj Aroma and Lars Funk providing from deep house to techno.
We are dominas even if making musik is always a striptease of your soul.
No pimps needed, we remain in charge as artists, thats why we are all
prostitutes.
big support already by Richie Hawtin, Tim Green, Claude von Stroke, Electric Indigo, Gunnar Stiller...

Edit-Select is the project of Scottish DJ Tony Scott and one of the pioneers of deep driven hypnotic Techno. Already confirmed with tracks like Bauer on Ostgut Ton or his own label 'Edit Select' Tony belongs to the best and most respected techno producers in the world. Nearly all of his techno tracks have been played and charted by all Techno DJ s. But that's was not the reason to sign the album 'Phlox". No, we really think the moniker Edit Select with all his passion for deep driven techno track is more than a perfect fit into our label philosophy. Tony s ability to design real hypnotic was already recognized from us for years now. So much the more we are extremely proud to present 'Phlox' a extremely doped mixture between emotional ambient tracks and very effective sci-fi tricks tracks moving to hypnotic monsters for the dance floor. We see as well a new Bauer version, one of the best techno tracks ever in our opinion and last glad our mate Dino Sabatini has contributed on track 'Survivors Of The Pulse' . Phlox will be available late February as vinyl version.

Cocoon Recordings very own "best of" series presents the next issue which is again simply called by
the number of the release-order. So it's number - nine' this time ("Neun"). Yep, you heard right, number
nine it is and another proof how fast time is passing while we listen to house and techno ;)

Sven Väth has choosen Chris Tietjen again to compile and mix the pearls of the last Cocoon
Recordings releases. Tietjen started as a young gung in Väths Cocoon Booking agency and
developed into a proper club-dj over the last years. He even released his first solo-12" on Cocoon
Recordings in 2012 which marked his final arrival in the techno-business.

Tietjens progression as a DJ is clearly noticeable here as he laid down a very elegant and smooth
overall mix. He delivered one of the best of his mix-compilations so far. He starts the journey with two
Matt John and one Minilogue track which creates a very moody and warm introduction. The transition
into the following part can be seen as a kind of "warm up" one would like to hear in a good techno-
club. Next in the mix are Adam Port, Popof (Animal & Me) and Nick Curly who step by step feed the
mix with more energy. From minute 22 onwards the mix starts to kick in and the bass-cabinets of your
speakers should defintely move stronger now.

The first Mode of Expression comes from Dilated Pupils, a new project from Holland. This is a must have for those who like the sound of Mosaic, Fear of Flying or Eshu. W&P: Ivano Tetelepta, Ben Buitendijk, Jocelyn Abell, Tom Liem

The young australian producer James Hunter another time on Affin!
After his very successful debut - Heybo' ep in spring 2011, - Change Of Heart' marks Hunters follow-up.
The title track - Change Of Heart' is deep and melodic at the same time, very detailed arrangements, wow.
The tasteful remixes are from Enough! labelhead Danilo Schneider and Berlin-based Siz.da. - Stay Between
the Lines' as last tune shows another time that James Hunter is one of the best newcomers for the deep & housy Affin line at the moment.

supported by
Seth Troxler, Nic Fanciulli, Noah Pred, DJ T, Enzo Siragusa, Robbie Akbal, Andrew Grant, Jade, Eric Volta, Mark Gwinnett, Kiko Martinez,
Filippo Vicario, Christian Sol, Pezzner, Danny howels, Darren Rock, Stephan Hinz, Jesus Gonsev, Claudio Coccoluto, Aaron Shim, Chris Gruber,
Alessandro Russo, Terence and many more....

Special cd album alert! Subwax Bcn is very proud to present a unique collaboration between two of the world's finest dub techno/ambient masters "Yagya" and "DeepChord". Strictly limited to 200 copies.

finally repressed!

finally repressed!
Nach Marcel Dettmann ist dieses Mal Len Faki an der Reihe mit dem nächsten Berghain-Mix. Bevor die CD am 20. April erscheint, wird es, wie zuvor auch schon bei Marcel, zwei Vorab-Maxis mit jeweils zwei Exklusivtracks geben.