Techno News

Solid Groove label boss Aubrey re issues his 1995 ep Ginger Biscuit with the track Ginger Biscuit which was mistakenly named Shimmer on Derick Mays Mix up 5 for Sony Japan, the other three tracks on the ep are classic dub techno at its best

"Fluctuation is Dycide's second solo EP on Lowless and the artist's first vinyl release. The Munich-based producer presents three club-oriented tracks. A rhythmic and minimalist techno like the German has often accustomed us to.
The vinyl opens with the mystical groovy journey called Fluctuation. The second track Fluent Iteration is probably the artist's most tortured production where a dialogue between a humming bass and a dark pad take the main role. Inflation is a long and dark apocalyptic descent.
The deep techno legend Claudio PRC closes the EP in the best way possible with a great remix of Fluctuation revealing his dreamy and emotional side. "

Global Dialog welcome as their inaugural release the first installment from mysterious French project « A.T. », a four-tracker that pays
homage to the classic Basic Channel dub techno sound while enlarging the spectrum of the genre to its harder edges and a softer,
house-leaning approach. As such, the record embraces different vibes and atmospheres: with their stellar melodies and dreamy
chords, “Recess” and “We Never Fight (On A Birthday Night)” share a common feeling of intensity and nostalgia, displaying a
contemporary, Bicep-like take on 90’s UK dance music, while “Subterranean Echoes” and “Cosmos Redshift 7” embrace darker
colors, where clicks and cuts meet detuned pads and shifting drum patterns drenched in a distant white noise, a perfect match for
after hour sets in dimly lit warehouses.

Note by label owner Muallem: I am happy to present the first 12" on my new born 2020 baby CHILDHOOD. It is by no one else than the living legend and overall wonderful human that is DJ DEEP from Paris. I've met Cyril via booking him at one of my parties ages ago. When I opened Blitz he became part of the closer family and started to play regularly. Over the time we exchanged ideas and thoughts about music and life in general and when I told him that I'm planning to start a label, he instantly sent me VAINCRE, a timeless 3-track masterpiece that sits in between dubby House & Techno. It got me hooked straight away. Be it at home or on the dance floor - yes, I managed to road test during these crazy times - these tracks serve goosebumps full on and set the perfect groove to a dance floor. I've put a lot of love into the artwork and packaging and on top of this, the first 300 copies contain a CHILDHOOD sticker pack. Enjoy listening and dancing!

Three of the major pedestals in the Icelandic techno scene gave birth to a classic Thule release in 1997. This collaboration between Sanasol (Yagya & Thor) & Ozy gave result of an EP, which is considered by many to be one of the finest of the Icelandic techno of that era.
Seveneleven is a delicate blend of deep techno and minimalist house music. Enigmatic combination of lush pads, delicate percussions and dubby chords are destined to transport the listeners to an higher unknown state of euphoria. Fans of melodic dub techno will embrace this release as much as it was done 22 years ago - as good music never really grows old.
Thule Records is considered by many to be a pioneers in the field of dub-influenced techno music and was a starting point for many of Iceland's most renowned electronic musicians.

Arcola is proud to present Ascetic, the debut EP from acclaimed artist and DJ Anastasia Kristensen. Having delivered killer remixes and notable productions for various compilations - Anastasia further refines her craft with this debut, continuing to justify her reputation as a leading light within techno.

Proving herself to be equally strong a producer as she is a selector, Ascetic presents four tracks that exemplify the broad spectral soundscapes of Anastasia Kristensen's style. While it may have its roots in techno, Ascetic offers a multitude of audio dimensions to explore.

From the skeletal noise techno of 'LXR Jam', the brazen hardcore flex of 'Ascetic' and its breakbeat counterpart 'Ascetic (In Breaks)' and the industrial/dub tech-noir of 'Donni', Ascetic EP is the perfect accompaniment to the whirlwind of emboldened intensity witnessed at Anastasia's international DJ sets every week.

Set to be one of 2019's strongest debuts, Ascetic's four tracks show that when it comes to genre and composition, Anastasia Kristensen has no intention of staying in one lane.

20th anniversary edition of Stephan Mathieu’s stunning debut album, a hushed introduction to his liminal sensitivities - essential listening if you’re into The Caretaker, Akira Rabelais, David Sylvian.
A proper pearl, this one.
Highlighted for reissue by the brilliantly named Weeding label, the timeless, hypnagogic qualties of this classic album stem from Mathieu’s core interest in vintage, outmoded equipment and their unique fidelities. Sampling 78s and environmental sounds and combing the results with granular processing (and a spectrum of other synth tekkers), he animates their ghosts and spectral infidelities - ravishing crackles, infrasonic hums - in elegantly slow moving, chamber-like arrangements that have become a hallmark of his and subsequently coveted by waves of wistful artists enamoured with his contemporary vision of archaic, arcane audition.
Mathieu’s music finds a unique sensuality in the space between analog and digital textures, most beautifully highlighted here on the anxiety-dissolving crackle and hum of ‘Variation Eins’, and the exquisite touch of ‘Variation Drei’ as it gradiates from Porter Ricks-like subaquatic intensity to Basinski-esque damaged keys. The synths proceed accompanied by filigree spectral electronics a la Coil’s ELpH in the titular closer, a mix of paranoid drone surveillance and funereal pads eliding in thee uncanniest manner that feels very much at home deep into 2020, within a modern field of de/focussed ambient explorers and electro-acoustic composers from Pendant to Bellows and, of course, the Caretaker.

REPRESSED !!

VINYL ONLY - Random coloured vinyl - limited to 500 copies worldwide

Immagine A1 : Deep down a dubby techno track, intelectual dancefloor with a strong work on shirley. Introspective sounds, smoothy track.

Immagine A2 : Strong kick with this taste of Modernism : Dub and chirurgical rythm.

Immagine B1 : Dancefloor destroyer. This track is an emphatic techno housy bomb. Like a calm river finish to a waterfall. Not easy, truly, madly and deeply song for an another taste on the dancefloor !

Immagine B2 (Zadig rmx) : French sounds designer made an destructuration work on this remix. Syncopated beats, high shirley for a masterpiece

From Detroit and passing thru Chicago on the Soul Research train, comes Titonton Duvante', a multi-faceted artist who has been in the US scene for over 15 years, and has been making the Motor City music scene proud ever since.
Recapitulate, EP vol1 is new and a pot of inspiration. Two tracks which mix Detroit grooves and sounds with a Chicago style rhythm. Recapitulate, produced with Christofer Rau, is experimental and ethereal. The EP ends with a Yotam Avni, a young and talented artist from Israel, who takes Recapitulate into
techno with no compromises.Russ Gabriel : Total
quality. Love it.Claude Young : Really nice EP!
Impasse is my fav ! Duvante is on fine form as always!
Gel Abril : nice yotam mix ! Jeff Derringer : Titonton forever!
Joseph Capriati : Downloaded for Joseph Capriati, thanks.
Donnel Knox : Good tracks Titonton is the man
Danny Tenaglia : thanks!!!!
Norman Nodge : Beautyful and rough at the same time, good stuff. Many thanks!
Richie Hawtin : downloaded for r hawtin
Maurizio Vitiello : Yotam Avni Remix thx!
Luke Slater : like it
Pfirter : Yotam Avni remix is my pick here, Thanks.
Terry : High level music, classy & sexy, loving the whole release ! Support & thks
Jeroen Search : yeah very cool stuff!!
Dj Hyperactive : dope.....!! Love it
Andrew Duke : Superb stuff, Titonton can do no wrong in my books.
Magda : downloaded for magda, thank you!
Anderson Noise : thanks for the music
Plural : Hot release! My favorites are impasse and Recapitulate ft. Chistofer Rau (Yotam Avni rmx)
Unbalance : Cool release!
Angel Molina : Ill play Yotam Avni rmx, but 'Entre Temps' is a nice classic / timeless tracks as well. Good to hear Titonton stuff again, thanks.
Par Grindvik : sweet one! thanks
Bleak : Really smashing release! Yep!
Electric Indigo : impasse is my favorite here
Exium : i will test Yotam rmx,thx
Jorge Savoretti : entre temps is my pick here! quality
Lee Holman : Recapitulate both versions, are great. The original has nice baleric vibes but still a raw underground quality. Will play these. Thanks!

- LIMITED EDITION COLOURED VINYL -

Legendary UK outfit Future Sound Of London kicks off with a trippy head jam to soothe the mind of electronic dreamers. Berlin's Monolake aka Robert Henke follows with a beat-driven and heavy industrial piece of clattering sounds and whirring rhythm mechanics. David Morley completes this sixth EP of the 10 years series in style: "Traytor" brims with depth and floaty atmospherics pushed further by low range beat parts. Real endorphin material.

Kevin Foakes (Openmind, DJ Food, Ninja Tune) created all the graphic work. Mastered by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering, pressed on 180 grams vinyl and a separate digital version will be available from the usual digital shops. Stay tuned!

''In these darks days where clubs are closed, we feel the urge even more, to keep on pushing inspiring electronic music. Supporting artists as much as possible with our 13th ÆX chapter. This time we've collected music from 9 artists which effectively makes this our broadest mini compilation so far.

First of all, we are welcoming the Warsaw-based duo Private Press (which already did 2 full EP’s on our Indigo sister label). Second, we are very excited to welcome Emeline (Also known as the Parisian artist' Molly, announcing a more techno exploring alter-ego) and two Dutch artists: Ignez (also known for his stunning debut in his own Somov imprint) and Daniel van Loenen under the name of DVL.

Next to these debuts, expect more fire from ÆX household names. Kicking off with Jasper Wolff & Ivano Tetelepta who teamed creating a 7 minute wobbly Detroit bomb. And Kaap showing off his skills with his 1-take track ''Relic''. While Human Space Machine set's the right mood with his stunning contribution.''

We’re putting out the first Mister Saturday Night Records release in a long while. It’s by Russell E.L. Butler, and it’s called “Blah Blah”. The record comes out on Friday, September 4, and it contains three tracks made in Prague at the Synthesizer Library and one track made in Russell’s pre-New York home in Oakland.

On the EP’s release date Sept 4th, which is Bandcamp Day, all of the Mister Saturday Night Records share of Bandcamp proceeds from the release will go to Princess Janae Place, an organization that provides referrals to housing for chronically homeless LGBTQ adults in the New York Tri-state area, with direct emphasis on Trans/GNC people of color.

The vinyl release, designed by Boot Boyz Biz, includes a poster featuring these words from Russell:

What are my dreams when they are spoken into real space? Are they statements centering my desires? Are they indictments to hold myself accountable to my vision of life?

My consciousness is meandering and at times I celebrate this drone of words. Stripped of meaning, to reveal what’s beneath. Not an answer, but further questions. The purpose of the mantra is to quiet the conscious mind until the spirit takes over.

Place is important. It grounds the abstract in our humanity. These things came from somewhere. Many places. To culminate into one. Connecting them all. And creating something entirely new. Not an answer, but more questions.
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Julien Chaptal is an electronic assembly — part French electronics, part Detroit synth machine, and part Dutch minimal robot (as part of MFD, Le Clic and Amsterdam661). Purpose built with a modular brain, Julien’s performances are switched on, live, utterly groovy, and while pulsating with machine wiring, undeniably human.
Chaptal's newest record, The Way, was conceived after a few too many knobs were turned on his Octatrack, sending Julien tumbling through time and space to capture decades worth of dance floor musical influence before returning home. Recorded live along the journey — on stage, by boat, and in a camper van — The Way’s hypnotic tracks are an intimate look at the intricate circuitry composing the logic behind electronic music, showcasing where it has come, where it is now, and where it will travel to in the future.

With the 5th installment of Etui Winter Camp, the label brings back a musically fireplace for the cold moments. The vinyl editions incl. 8 massive ambient and dub techno tunes by Federsen, Van Bonn, Monomood, Insect O., Frank Hellmond, Salzinger, 3voice & Cynic_Al and Infinitedub. It comes on snow white 2 x 12” vinyl in snow white gatefold cover. Special Edition limited to 200 copies.

Christine Benz presents the record (PIRAT003 ‘Schöneweide’) on her label.
A timeless record that you learn to love.
Musical legend Steve O ’Sullivan (Mosaic) serves it up Bluetrain style .
And as if that wasn't enough, Roger Gerressen (Irenic) makes everything shake with an intoxicating, emotional number.

This label focuses on quality, passion in sound design and mastering.

All of the tracks have been mastered thoroughly and with dedication by Stefan Betke

Dubtechno at its best! Grad_U as driving force behind the sixth instalment of Redscale. Vinyl Only! Music speaks for itself.

Greyscale gains momentum with its second vinyl chapter. Two bass-heavy cuts by grad_u with amazing remix by Resoe, beautiful black 180gr. vinyl. 

• Artwork credit– Medium format analogue photography by Rima Prusakova

Gunnar Haslam returns to Delsin with his third EP on the label. 'Cacique De Poyais' counts thirteen intriguing minutes of rumbling low key grooves. It's dark and shadowy, full of menace and the sort of elongated bit of deep techno hypnosis to take you in on yourself. Backed with dance floor jams 'Port Sommeil' and 'Azote Du Guano' that both bring spangled synths and wonky drums for a perfectly loose sense of rugged and abstract rhythms.