Techno News

Organic Art Movement's newest signing Morgan Hood, serve up a smorgasbord of atmospheric techno, dubbed out textures and staunch analog muscle.
Morgan Hood survey a sonic landscape that explores the intersections that occur within Oramics range of emotions that are both tough and commanding yet nuanced and subtle. These spectral adventures utilise a sonic arsenal that covers a broad range of electronic and acoustic tones peppered with field recordings of electromagnetic interference, echo chambers and static.

In Mega-Caller, course strokes of electronic interference fizz and spray into a silhouette of dubbed out melancholia to form a backdrop to which vast chords emerge without warning and disappear into the ether. The ground is shaken with a monolithic bass that almost threatens to shatter the delicately constructed arrangement of hand recorded claps, particles of static and other electroacoustic oddities.

Potent Techno-Noir anthem 'Safari' compels us to envisage an Orwellian disco. Bauhaus frequencies and Icey reverbs are the order of the day here with chilling pads dissipating into a smoke filled ether. Meanwhile, the low frequency spectrum is driven by a myriad of unpredictable bass excursions, tumbling and waltzing with their percussive cousins; distorted cowbells, murky toms, and a deformed mutant of an acid house loop.

Consider this an unlikely new soundtrack to London's underground.

Early support for Morgan Hood's debut EP has came from Davide Squillace, Arnaud le Texlier, Valentino Kanzyani, Jesse Rose, Tensnake, Troy Pierce, Mathias Schaffhauser, Tim Green and many more.


Feedback:

Brothers Vibe - Monika Ross Remix works for me!

Troy Pierce - safari original mix is cool
Angel Molina - 'Safari' rmxs for me here, thanks.
Tensnake - Loving the Ejeca remix, as always. Looking forward to the release. Downloading for Tensnake
Slam Mode- Really diggin' this...well done.
Jesse Rose - nice one!
Wankelmut- Very atmospheric and deep, like it alot! Mega-Caller and the Ejeca Remix for me :)

Aksutique is the moniker of Matthias Springer for his deep ambient techno, dub techno and downbeat productions. Matthias has released several productions over the years, ranging from techno to chill out music under different names. The Notch Fields EP is the first vinyl release for Aksutique and features 3 tracks of aquatic dub influenced deepness that sucks you right into its maelstrom of endless echoes, synth swirls, noises and reverberated chords. 'Echolot' for example is a pure intense submarine cinematographic infinite journey that takes you into the depths and never lets you free again. The record features an additional dark and electronic rework by Valanx aka Arne Weinberg that drenches the original in eerie voices, electronic sounds and deep bass. Not for the faint hearted.
300 handnumbered limited vinyl copies only. No digital distribution.

Mike Dehnert with a new 4 tracker....

The deeply layered rhythms and atmospheric elements that Refracted shows across the four tracks on Along A Ghostly Trail make a perfect match for Silent Season, as the Berlin based newcomer joining some illustrious company in the shape of STL, Djorvin Clain and Edanticonf in contributing to the Canadian label's rise. Clouds of sub bass meld rhythmically with the stripped back percussive lilts of 'Enlightenment' as they traverse a scenic back drop of textural atmospherics, whilst the title track is similar in tone if imbued with a spectral feeling that justifies the name. Contrasting this, both "Oo-Koo-He" and "Hyperdimension" are gloopy bassline lead arrangements that slowly swell around the senses. Limited 200 black vinyl pressing in custom brown record jacket with black inner sleeve.

limited 1500 pieces, be fast to secure your copys This compilation will be released as 7x12" box containing 24 exclusive new tracks by 23 different artists

A superb tune from FDB, 150 BPM electro hardtechno. One olschool acidtribe, very 90's sounding from Asher & Dozer . One techno tribal acid superb track from Woxo... And one strange minimal acid pumpin track from Jojo (Primitif) ... reminding me the Abe or the first LSDF.

Teb techno, 3 versions, and one song. Pumpin tribal 4/4 Dub

2012 was a ground-breaking year for Dissonant. With releases from tINI, Re-UP and Leix, we continued to push new and exciting sounds, whilst building our very own family of artists. Having kicked of 2013 with a fantastic debut from Chad Andrew, we ready ourselves for the return of label chief Marc Antona, as the gallic groove purveyor delivers yet another brilliant brace of tracks. Lead cut 'Trio Tree' opens with a weighty throbbing bassline and moist shuffling brush work. As the snare snaps cleaner the first bubbles of acid sound. Filters fired, we're reduced to the snare and acid as we tentatively and impatiently wait for the drop. Hands to the heavens! On the flip Marc creates another rich musical tapestry and he allows his off kilter drums and scattered sounds and fx a life of their own before pulling them together with metronomic mastery. Dramatic and suspenseful, 'Natural Spy' is the perfect soundtrack.

Demdike Stare return to the lab with two extended new productions, inaugurating a series of untamed releases.

Amens on Night Slugs OG Grime producer P Jam serves up a curveball on the latest instalment of the White Label series.

Known for seminal beats such as "Anger Management" and "Real", P Jam's old skool productions were right among the canon that influenced Night Slugs so much in the days before we were Night Slugs.

Recently P Jam has been developing a unique production style that incorporates intricately edited hardcore breaks into an updated grime sensibility. A style that is ingeniously deployed on the A side of this 12" - a sub-heavy 2013 jungle 'cover' of a certain very famous Frankie Knuckles production - which is a concept that's just too perfect for the NSWL series. And it's built solid and razor sharp. Ecstasy guaranteed on this one!

On the flip is a bonus cut, another 'cover' of the same track, but this time the breaks, rolling sub and conceptual rave domination are stripped away, creating a skeletal dub version. The icy 808 drums lets the Frankie's sweet melody breathe until a nasty squarewave bass cuts the track in half.

The label's inaugural release comes in the form of 3 tracks from Point Break, the DJ collaboration between the New York label head Arthur Kimskii and Cory James. The A side Sidewalks is a dance floor workout that has subtle and not so subtle nods to the Detroit sound. On the B side you have Wendes and Late for Lunch. On the B Side we have Wednes; a kick heavy crunchy techno tool followed by Late for Lunch, a steady building percussive, textural composition.

One Eyed Jacks is back with another debut release, and like the previous 12" on the label, RoundHouse Kick come from the south of Portugal aswell - Portimão this time.

RoundHouse Kick are actually a couple, and one with unusual couple fixations at that. They're constantly buying, experimenting and selling synths, drum machines and records but fortunately their passion actually translates into more than just an impressive collection - we simply fell in love with "ARM1X" at 1st listen. They also have a kick-ass live act that quickly put their name on the lips of pretty much every discerning electronic music fan from Lisbon with just a handful of gigs, including two floor smashing, hardware-based live sets on two of our label nights.

These tracks got enthusiastic, early support from Jackmaster, Phillip Sherburne, Dan Avery and other relevant dance music players of the now, and have been gathering some of the biggest fan reaction and radio play since we started the label, focusing on a no-gimmick approach to production, combining analogue and digital in search of an honest, evocative sound, inspired in equal parts by the increasingly documented traditions of Detroit and Chicago and the formative early years of a naive and emotional portuguese rave scene.

For the remix we've invited the excellent Auntie Flo, delivering 2 remixes instead of one - Remix and Dub mix - in the fine dance music tradition of adapting the remix to various djs and dancefloor moments.

Artwork is again by our favourite Lisbon visual artist Márcio Matos."


Feedback:


JD TWITCH (Optimo)
"love this. the auntie flo remixes are great but it;s the original that is really doing ti for me. my wife just came in the room to ask what it was and she almost never does that so that's a good sign."

JUSTIN ROBERTSON
"MASSIVE love it"
(included "Industrial Dream" on his latest mix - 2nd track here: http://soundcloud.com/justinrobertson-deadstock/justin-robertson-high-lane-dj )

JOAKIM
"very good guys"

DANIEL AVERY
"Another great release on OEJ. Industrial Dream is the one for me. Lush, trippy club music that isn't afraid of the dancefloor."

GEORGE ISSAKIDIS
"Another exceptional single!!! Arm1x is amazing!!! dark, sexually driven techno!!

Industrial Dream is music metabolized by the pineal gland.... short, bright and psychedelic! excellent!

all the remixes are great!!!"

AXEL BOMAN
"super cool release!!! love the originals and the remixes. 100% swedish support!!!"

GHOSTS ON TAPE
"hey guys! this record sounds sick. its hard to pick a favorite, maybe "ARM1X". they are all really spacey and jackin. will be playing at least one of these soon as i get the chance."

Miles has been releasing material on Modern Love for a decade, first as one half of Pendle Coven, then on his own as MLZ, and eventually pairing up with Sean Canty to record as Demdike Stare. In between he's also pursued more experimental terrain under the Suum Cuique moniker, produced Jungle for the HATE project and (together with Andy Stott) taken on the occasional release as Millie & Andrea for Modern Love sublabel Daphne. He is also an admired, exhilarating DJ, his sets have been known to span a broad spectrum of electronic music, from the obscure UK techno of labels like Radioactive Lamb and Irdial, to classic Chicago House, Detroit Techno and - most importantly - early 90's jungle and breakbeat, feeding into his love of the most uncompromising end of the Italian experimental movement, Musique Concrète, Synthwave and contemporary Noise. After more than 10 years of producing, "Faint Hearted" is his debut solo album. 'Faint Hearted' is an exposition of Miles' love of electronic music in all its shapes, harnessing his fidgety production style into one expansive, restless set of tracks. The album opens with the filtered and looped Jungle mutation of 'Lebensform', through to the minimal, barely-noticeable bass-shifts of 'Irreligious', the classic Plastikman-infused looped ruffage of 'Status Narcissism' and the padded bliss of "Sense Data", coming across like a lost Move D production from the classic Studio Pankow era. The second half opens with 'Rejoice', a slowly-unfurling 4/4 variant that sounds like a more technofied and electric take on his work with Demdike Stare, while "Archaic Thought Pattern 1" invades a sequence of strings and bass notes with blasts of white noise, sounding like something off Aphex Twin's 'Donkey Rhubarb' EP rebuilt by Mika Vainio. The set ends with the evocative field- recorded sequence 'Queuing' and the ambient futurism of 'Loran Dreams', in some respects the straightest, most affecting 9 minute stretch yet from a producer who is seemingly unable to settle or stand still.

500 COPIES - NO REPRESS - NO DIGITAL RELEASE!
"Redpanda is a new vinyl-only label from Moscow run by Roustam (All Inn, Gipsy). Its main focus is in featuring great forward thinking artists that are creating the music of tomorrow and releasing it on wax with the highest standards of quality!

The first release comes from the Romanian wunderkids Phrasis Veteris with The Nocturn Ep and what a treat it is. A lot of has been said about the amazing Romanian scene recently — some say it's full of hype, others think it saved dance music. We're going to refrain from making any judgments and want to just let the music speak for itself, because in the end that's what really matters!

The A-side kicks off with Drumtalk — a funky, syncopated upbeat number. This is a great percussive jam already supported with the like of Onur Ozer, Raresh. It's followed by the title track Nocturn, which gives atmosphere and feeling to the entire release.

The flipside features Sundaymoon a deep and introspective cut for your mind, body and soul, as they say. Soulspeak rounds off the release on a more positive note with bright interludes and a tight groove. This release is perfect for the spring time and gives us hope for a better tomorrow with good music. Full support from Petre Inspirescu, Valentino Kanzyani, Livio & Roby and many others. Enjoy!"

The new bomb on Echocord Colour comes from Mike Dehnert. Mike already released several eps on Echocord Colour, and we are happy and proud to have him back. This ep contains 2 powerfull Techno-Tracks, typical stripped down Mike Dehnert sound, perfect for the peak time dancefloor. The remix comes from Mike's colleauge Sascha Rydell, a monster flowding powerfull track. Mike Dehnert is mostly known from his own Imprint, the raw techno label Fachwerk which he has been running since 2007. He is also releasing on other respected labels like Delsin, Clone Basement Series and Deeply Rooted House

Argentina Electrónico meets Elektronik Germany.
Lebensfreude Records Berlin meets Depto Rec. Cordoba.
15 producers from Germany and Argentina.
7 tracks made by seven couples of one Argentinian and one German producer.
One electronic music across continents - or not;) Up to you to decide. Enjoy! (And play if you like).

AMIT's debut release on Tempa — 'Acid Trip' — finds the UK-based producer/composer turning his hand towards two dark and deadly dubstep tracks.

'Acid Trip' has been a regular weapon in Youngsta's record bag for some time now,  and it's as confounding and intensely psychedelic as its name suggests - driven along by bounding,  Middle Eastern-influenced percussion,  grinding sub-bass and the gritty shrieks of a 303 acid line. 'Don't Forget Your Roots' nods toward its title: a skanking,  dub-infused and meditative flipside to 'Acid Trip's total freakout,  accompanied by half-sung,  half-whispered vocals from Rani.

AMIT is something of a veteran in UK electronic music,  having been releasing tracks since 2002 via labels such as Commercial Suicide,  Metalheadz and dBridge's Exit Records. He initially became renowned for his stripped back and rolling takes on drum & bass,  which melded harsh and aggressive textures with a spacious and very fluid approach to rhythm. He has released two full-length albums through Commercial Suicide,  and has also composed soundtracks for film and theatre. These two tracks on his Acid Trip 12" show off aspects of AMIT's musical personality that have run throughout his career: by turns ferocious, grounded and holistic.

mystery series continues---

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.' Marcel Proust Berlin-based producer Aera has been travelling off the beaten path ever since he first went on the road with his Aleph Music label back in 20