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Debut album from Ovend, delivering his most personal work so far.

Berlins herausragende Technoterrestrial Ellen Allien bringt uns die letzte Ausgabe der Mammut-Compilation-Serie We Are Not Alone, insgesamt drei Teile mit jeweils 11 Tracks. Jede der Compilations enthält brandneue Sounds von Künstler*innen, die entweder bereits auf der legendären Veranstaltungsreihe gespielt haben oder zukünftig auf We Are Not Alone-Partys auftreten werden. Hier kommt das Abschlusskapitel, schnallen wir uns an für ein freakiges Finale...

Ryan James Ford - EQ 10MG Base - Kybernetische Assimilatoren dringen in die Exosphäre der Erde ein.
LADA (Dasha Rush & Lars Hemmerling) - Kassi - Dichter kosmischer Minimalismus
Cosmin TRG - Sourde - Unorthodoxe Renegaten-Snares
Heidi Sabertooth - Innergaze - Introspektive Präzision eines Lasers
Henning Baer - Nightwing Microlight - Donnernde kataklysmische Vibrationen
Setaoc Mass - Silent Tension – Urzeitliche, rituelle Praktiken
Truncate - Basic – Straff, Athmosphärisch und druckvoll
Shlomi Aber - Terrified - Schauriger Technoterror!
Hemka - Culture - Der Traum von einer wilden Fahrt durch die Nacht
Bertrand. - Midsummer Dream – Raue Beats und fluffige Pads
Adriana Lopez - Chaos Transition – Fehlfunktion, Schmelze, Supergau

Minimalism, Simplicity and Functionality.

Inspired by Bauhaus, created for music.

- semi clear white vinyl -

Lisbon label VXSM returns with the Insurgence EP, a focussed collection of driving techno from four different artists. VOX99 leads with 'Satlab', a fast and edgy floor-filler with interlocking bass and lead lines caught in a constant flux. Vince follows with the dynamic 'Roll', full of detuned loops and snare rushes for dancers to get lost in. 'Blurr' from Berlin-based Elias. (DE) provides a darker and dubbier moment of inward contemplation before local legend VIL bursts outwards again with the tense and taut 'Clue', combining the perfect amount of pressure and release into a relentlessly building whole.

ARTS is glad to present the very first full length work from one of our most unique artists in the roster, after a few records on the label and an impressive impact on the scene, KRTM worked on a larger project that aimed to express freely something deeper, and most likely something that was inevitable and that needed to get out into the sun. Despite the format, this is little more than a usual LP, the entire body of work is larger, but essentially presented in a very personal way in each single part of the elements and written tracks, we are glad to give you "It Will Make The World A Better Place", there are not many words that are needed to describe what you are going into, we hope that this piece of art will sign your future as will sign ours.

Fixon is back on Nachtstrom with another amazing 4-tracker. Limited pressing on red marbled
transparent vinyl.

With his new release “Lautverschiebung”, MasCon sets a statement for the underground dancefloor. Prepare yourself for a genuine techno rave. It’s something for big halls, tall walls and a strong crowd. Referring to the title, in the style of a consonant shift (German: Lautverschiebung) he reinterprets classic beats and creates a new shape of sound. His tracks live on a resolute pace combined with noisy overlays and more or less accentuated hi-hats, which in total create a thrilling atmosphere – perfectly fitted for big city club nights.

Back in the early '90s, whenever the pirate radio MC announced "a pause for the cause", I usually pressed pause on my cassette recorder. That's something I would regret years later, when ad breaks had become cherished mementos of the hardcore rave era. Luckily, back in the day I often left the tape running while I went off to do something else. So a fair number of ad breaks got captured accidentally for my later delectation. Not nearly enough, though. So in recent years I started combing through the immense number of pirate radio sets archived on the internet. Sometimes the tracklists would note "ad break" or "ads", helping to narrow the search. But often I'd just stumble on a bunch in the middle of a pirate show preserved on YouTube or an oldskool blog. A few of my original unintended "saves" and latterday "finds" are included in this wonderful collection by audio archaeologist Luke Owen. It's the latest in his series of compilations of UK pirate radio advertisements, with this volume focusing on the audio equivalent of the rave flyer: MCs breathlessly hyping a club night or upcoming rave, listing the lineup of deejays and MCs, boasting about hi-tech attractions like lasers and projections, mentioning prices and nearest landmarks to the venue, and occasionally promising "clean toilets" and "tight but polite security" ("sensible security" is another variation). Some of these ads are etched into my brain as lividly as the classic hardcore and jungle tunes of that time. (Most rave ads incorporate snippets of current music, of course – big anthems and obscure "mystery tracks" alike). Names of deejays ring out like mythological figures: who were Shaggy & Breeze, Kieran the Herbalist, Tinrib, Food Junkie? Putting on my serious hat for a moment, I think these ads are valuable deposits of sociocultural data, capturing the hustling energy of an underground micro-economy in which promoters, deejays and MCs competed for a larger slice of the dancing audience. But mostly, they are hard hits of pure nostalgic pleasure, amusing and thrilling through their blend of period charm, endearing amateurism, and contagiously manic excitement about rave music's forward-surge into an unknown future. The best of these ads give me a memory-rush to rival the top tunes and MC routines of the era.

— Simon Reynolds, author of Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture. credits

Navidu Music readies up some real club sizzlers with Yaroslav Lenzyak ”Weekends Friends EP”. This outing from the Ukrainian heavy lifter is charged with rolling bass grooves, blissed-out synth programming and wonky, signature glitch detail, all sure to reign in your summer season. Act fast.

Fresh off the back of releases on the likes of Say What!, Different is Different, Night Light Records and an impressive album on Popof's "Form" label earlier on the year,

Christian Hornbostel shows no sign of the letting up during these rather challenging times that we have been facing.

Following up his album "Liber Novus"(new book) with his new album "Liber Secretus" (secret book) he is launching his brand new Imprint Praedikat Label.

After last year's chart-crushing successes on Adam Beyer’s Drumcode and Pan-Pot’s Second State label, Jay Lumen won’t be holding back as he’s prepared two new Techno bangers on his Footwork imprint to kick off 2021!


"From Outer Space" is a smashing techno weapon with a nicely laid out vocal section perfectly in tune with fresh melodic elements and acid sprays resulting in a high quality mixture of old- and new school techno.

Followed by "Maori” which yet again is build around vocal cuts, but in combination with a raw and deep tribal techno sound — a groove that tastes oh so fresh!

Rebecca Goldberg wrote TROIS CENT TROIS as an auditory postcard with musings from a late-summer road trip across France in 2021. On TCT Rebecca sonically guides us through the emotion of new adventure and the risks involved during a time of global uncertainty.

The first single, TROIT CENT TROIS, is a play of the French way to say Detroit and 3-0-3. Like Rebecca's previous work on Detroit Underground, acid is the EP’s predominant sound. The next stop, A2 track Le Détroits, is an acidic metaphor for the celestial beauty of the French countryside. Face A ends with The Perception of our Power, a Ghettotech cut that's full of Detroit-funky/beloved-in-Paris bounce.

Flip to Face B and bathe in the acid arpeggiation of the lead-off track Paradoxe du Plaisir (Pleasure Paradox in English), referring to the practical difficulties encountered in the pursuit of pleasure. The destination B2 track, What It Means (To Start Over in a Ruined World), waxes poetic on the explanation with throbbing percussion and call and response rhythms.

According to Viktor Frankl in Man's Search for Meaning, "Happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensued and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one's surrender to a person other than oneself."

TROIS CENT TROIS was featured on Bandcamp’s “New and Notable” releases list and was highly regarded in The Wire magazine.

For the vinyl release, Rebecca designed a minimal black and white package with slanted black text reminiscent of France's directional local road signs. The vinyl is limited to 303 copies and each one is hand-signed and numbered.

For the eleventh release of Øpium Trax, we have the pleasure to announce that two new artists signed with the family. Welcome to RVRSRVR and Dj Panini.
The young artist RVRSRVR made two bangers tracks, ‘Cognitive distortion’ and ‘Cyberbullshit’ characterized by rave vibes with industrial influences and dark atmospheres. This Ep also includes two super remixes of Cognitive Distortion. The first from the label boss Fabrizio De Santis, a pure rave track designed for the dance floor. The second from Dj Panini, a really good reinterpretation in electronic/downtempo key. Happy to share with you the first Vinyl release of Øpium Trax!
OPM011

Repress

Shadowax's debut EP on TRIP Nikolai Reptile is a fun-filled package of effervescent techno and mutant bass jams.

Thams debut on Space Trax showcases two originals by himself, a remix by Héctor Oaks as DJKAOS11 and a co-production with labelhead Frank Heise. Combining Techno with fresh elements of Trance, every track has its great potential for peak times on the dancefloor - rave mode only.

"Tetratonic 2" is a logical continuation of the Tetratonic imprint.
The release is a kind of bridge between the producers from Berlin and Kiev, which was carefully designed in a strictly defined style.
Special thanks to artist Ilja Moltšanov (@sdelal99) for the visual component of the release.

ohne kommerziellen Wert returns with another four-tracker. Stute kicks things off with MX500, an effective tool driven by a dubby main synth and heavy drums and percussion. Next up is Strathy's groovy, euphoriant floor anthem Dance. The B-side maintains the momentum with laser-like percussion and dystopian ambience on Alhek's Humans, before Wrangel delivers the ultimate high-energy workout with Neue Power.

After collaborating with Subjected for his debut release in 2018, Andrejko now lands on the German's other acclaimed hard techno label, Vault Series, with a thrilling three track solo EP.

Andrejko is part of the Berlin new breed becoming renowned for his dark and uncompromising closing sets at the legendary Stattbad on Sunday mornings and has gone on to get bookings further afield as a result. Both as a DJ and producer, his stripped down, hyperdriven sound is perfectly abrasive yet comes with exactly the right amount of detail to make it irresistibly hypnotic and escapist.

Opener 'Eating' is bleak, futurist, Terminator techno with unrelenting drums that hit hard each and every time. Subtle rising synths add to the tension while rugged loops keep you locked to the floor. The excellent 'With' is less harsh and hard but just as perfectly distilled, with warmer rubber kicks rolling forwards at a real pace as eerie synth motifs survey a dystopian urban landscape. Closer 'Knives' shows another side again to this innovative artist as it pairs sci-fi pads with supple techno rhythms. Taking you on a trip to the outer edges of our galaxy, it has a rising sense of tension that is utterly enthralling.

Another Alias launches the first release in the series of White of My Eyes. 001 showcases the first in a collection of his most original works, true to his style and outlining his perspective on contemporary techno with busy percussion and irregular synth work.

Butch returns on his OTHERSIDE imprint this February alongside C.Vogt on the deep and hypnotic Parallels.

Inspired by Call Super, the EP also features two contrasting remixes from Delaphine label boss S.A.M. and the unmistakable Skudge.

Parallels opens the EP, a typically mind-bending rhythm develops with intricate layers of percussion, as a meditative and eerie melody ebbs and flows, leaving you both hooked and perplexed in equal measure. Mandar member S.A.M. turns his hand to the first remix, morphing the original into his style with dreamy, glowing synth that washes over an acid-tinged bassline. Finally, Skudge up the ante, crafting a loopy techno remix that features driving hi-hats and their trademark curious stabs that nod to the warehouse and create a smouldering atmosphere.

Dynamic wizard Butch heads up his vinyl imprint OTHERSIDE, a label he has badged as an outlet for “a soaring heart and a flying mind”. The label has steadily released mesmerising contributions so far from Marcel Janovsky and Bartaub alongside collaborations from Butch himself with Hohberg and a special partnership with minimal legend Ricardo Villalobos entitled ButRic. 2020 will see another exciting ButRic release as Butch and OTHERSIDE continue to both intrigue and amaze audiences with outstanding music and select residencies.

The S.A.M. sound has been characterised as cosmic, trippy, psychedelic and groovy. Managing three record labels: Delaphine, Dahlia and Oscillat Music, he releases his productions as well as music from artists such as Ricardo Villalobos, Mandar, Butch and Matthew Dekay. The Skudge universe has come a long way from the anonymous beginnings to world-wide recognition through Skudge Records, Skudge Presents and Skudge White labels. Starting as a duo in 2009, the project is now a solo effort and continues with high-quality outputs and live sets.

The spanish Techno producer David Meiser delivered 2 Tracks for the first Vinyl in 2020 on Analogue Audio. "Voices“ is remixed by label heads Dominik Vaillant & Superstrobe and „Steel Gear“ is remixed by Allan Feytor. Techno produced with passion and it’s definitely a sure shot!

Blackrod’s 8th vinyl called Sweet Pain EP is the third release of the label owner Depthon, who filled the record with original tracks. An EP on black gold loaded with 4 weapons that are ready to add up to every quality techno mix and also will destroy the dance floor.

Better Sound 09 by the great DJ Normal 4.
Expect techno, trance and breakbeat.

LowEnd 001 - Existense Is Absurd is the first chapter in the collaborative effort between JohannesK and Duncan Macdonald. With a focus on hypnotic but driving techno, the release features two tracks each from the label founders. Respectively the 2 artists have released on labels such as Key Vinyl, Hayes, ARTS, Krill and more. The focus is an overall aesthetic product that is in balance with sound and art design, with the design again focusing on artists and friends.
Existense is Absurd (a reference to the building Johannes and Duncan live in) is made up of 4 tracks of varying characteristics. The trippy and hypnotic grooves of Time and Cyclopes, with bubbling textures and cinematic ambience, contrast the more pumping Applied Force and Consciousness.

For his first solo release on Knotweed, Argentinian producer DYING comes up with four emotionally charged tracks.

We are celebrating 10 years of Knotweed Records, exploring different shades of techno.

After his contributions to both Knotweed Records 020 and Decision Making Theory 019 under his project 'The Fallen' (together with Plural), FBK now drops an EP of his own on Knotweed Records. 4 slices of minimalist techno, deep on the A side, hard on the B side, always groovy and funky - dive in!

Len Faki: I am a big fan of FBK
Ben Sims: nice EP
Claudio PRC: really impressed
Jon Hester: hypnotic sounds
Nihad Tule: great
Kwartz: I really like it

Early support from Nihad Tule, Johannes Volk, Ben Sims, Gonzalo MD, Angel Molina, Steve Cop, Dying, Kwartz, Dave Clarke, Len Faki, Luke Slater, Plural, Mattias Fridell, Arnaud le Texier, Jon Hester, Marco Lenzi, Abstract Division, Mode_1, S-File, Claudio PRC, Jamie Behan, Ausgang, Juho Kusti etc.

Ingrid has released tracks for several Italian and foreign record labels. Today, she lands on Frankyeffe’s new RXC imprint with her ‘Bullshit’ EP with a special remix from Italian artist Mattia Trani!

Tara Algios (a.k.a the DJ and producer Jett Chandon) has cemented herself as one of the hardest working artists in Washington, D.C.'s competitive, ever-evolving scene.

Julia is four tracks of murky, atmospheric techno energy - a snapshot of Algios’ own shapeshifting personal journey. “Flutter” is a cosmic mix of electro basslines, off-kilter drums, and driving synths that manage to hit you deep while rising up and up into thin, foggy air. “Warrior” screws with tempos and a chaotic sound palette for a heady roller of a tune that would wake up any dancefloor. “Mind of Surrounded” chops up vocals echoes
and more experimental techno sounds for a late-night trip that’s as
energizing as it is slightly unsettling. The nearly 10-minute “Julia” holds down the EP’s namesake with its soul-soaked synth chimes, progressive melodies, and restrained drums for the record’s most emotional tune. Like Algios’ own journey through the years, Julia is a deeply intimate snapshot of an artist who’s never taken the easy route towards self-discovery, but instead, has built on her experiences and challenges to get to this very moment.

"Way back in the 1990s, Mark Hand, Neil Iceton & Jez Nicholl channelled their love of sci-fi-fired Motor City techno into a string of inspired releases under the alias Cubic Space Collective.

After reuniting for a memorable machine jam at Freerotation festival in 2016, Hand & Iceton headed back into the studio for a one-off session and recorded 'Holiday in Beta Centauri', a musical love letter to Mad Mike and the rest of Detroit's most militant futurist techno crew.

Sending us surging skywards via 'Binary System', where lilting lead lines, fizzing electronics and enveloping chords dance atop a snappy, cymbal-heavy drum machine rhythm, before 'Arps in Hyperspace' sees them step things up a notch via layered waves of synths, sparkling melodies and a driving, hyper-speed groove.

The North-East-based twosome then attempt to warm us to the core in the shape of 'Rigil': restless organ stabs, undulating Michigan bass, alien electronics, psychedelic acid lines and Galaxy 2 Galaxy style chords catching the ear. Bringing us gently back down to earth, they complete their deep space mission with 'Beyond The Nebula (Holiday in Beta Centauri)', a bustling electro number full of stabbing analogue bass, star-burst electronics, meditative ambient chords that shimmer full of night-sky melodies.

A fine return to action for this Teesside UR-loving techno twosome... 3,167 miles away in Detroit, their achievement will be noted."

HEDONISM, WHAT ELSE
As the definition goes: Hedonism is a believe that argues that pursuing pleasure and intrinsic goods are the primary goals of human life. Following that rule, with his new release on Snork Enterprises, Mathias Schaffhäuser has created something exceptionally pleasurable – not just only for him, but for every music lover.
Virtuously, he blends electronica sounds, ambient vibes with acid house and jazz elements. The result is as experimental as outstanding. It’s a truly artistic new album with eight tracks, each of which you would not expect but which lives up to its entertaining promise. As hedonism strives to maximize pleasure, the album strives to enrich your musical horizon. At the same time, it contains huge club potential and provides a welcome ear-catcher to every inspiring DJ set. So, we’d say: Snork #101, what else!


MATHIAS SCHAFFHÄUSER
Mathias Schaffhäuser’s around in the techno, house and minimal scene since 1994 when his first House EP was released on Definitive Records. Yeah, it's 25 years ago, but creativity goes on: This year will see his new artist album „Hedonism, What Else?!“ on Snork Enterprises, the second album of his project Fanatico on Brooklyn based Hallucienda Records, new EPs on Fenou and Ware Records and several remixes. In 2018 Mathias celebrated the 20th jubilee of his label WARE with 3 releases bringing reworked and remixed Ware classics and 3 more EPs on Tiefschwarz' Souvenir Music, british label legend Third Ear and Biotop Label.

Other releases of Mathias appeared on Mo's Ferry Productions, Compost, Tic Tac Toe Rec., Force Inc., Multicolor, BluFin Records, Adjunct, WIR Recordings, Blaou Sounds and many others. In 1997 he started WARE which released 97 EPs until now (as of February 2019). 2001 saw his massive club hit "Hey Little Girl", 2002 "Musik ohne Bass" entered the clubs. In April 2005 he released his album "Coincidance", its title track was successfully remixed by Trentemøller. On his album „Unequal Equality“ (2009), Mathias collaborated with Lucy, Alex Smoke, Xhin, And.id, Benjamin Brunn and many others, and he produced remixes for Steve Bug („LoverBoy“), Luomo („Tessio“), Faust,

Schaffhäuser’s motto at the turntables is: Purism sucks! The quality of the music is what’s important, not sheer functionality and trendyness. That is: at times his sets can be rather varied from his very own style, dirty + dark house, and thumping techno. And more and more often Schaffhäuser uses his microphone and croons some evergreens to his records which is a very special live experience.

After years refining his craft in studio and playing at his own Space Division party, Matthew Dexter marks his solo debut EP with four forward thinking, contemplative yet energetic cuts on EYA Records. 'Advanced Electronic Systems' is unmissable. Limited copies.

MTBF alis MIKE WALL and HAWKISON produced this EP before Mike sadly suddenly died.

They both were a big mates. WIR is Mike`s music heritage for you.
Nadja Lind and D. Diggler makes this great EP with a strong remix complete.

Support by : Benno Blome, Marco Carola, Paco Osuna, Noah Pred, Patrick Zigon, Tobsen Graale, Rennie Foster, Caylem Simeon, Joell Mull, Gabriel Le Mar, Frivolous uvm

Causes, Consequences and the Aftermath... We are the living witnesses of an impending meltdown, a modern phenomenon arising from the interplay of a historically unique set of circumstances that could not have been foreseen... We will be left to clean up the Aftermath of the party...

Kiev artist Recid, who began his career in music about 10 years ago, presents a conceptual EP, which is available both on vinyl and digital.

The release is an assembly of tracks united by a common concept and approach to writing and perception of music in general. This is music inspired by Kiev parties, people, architecture and the energy that people come here for from all over the world.

you will immerse yourself in the vibe of the Ukrainian capital, being anywhere in the world, thanks to the talent and diligence of Recid.

The physical influence between the soul and the body is an undeniable fact. An immersion in the unreal, passing between enveloping and hypnotic melodies, which conquer the mind. “Expression of art and conceptuality made unique by the geniality of the artist" Stanislav Tolkachev and his"Influx"

The Fallen is a collaborative effort between Plural (James Johnson) and FBK (Kevin Kennedy), straight out of Columbus, Ohio.

After the incredible 'Interference' track on Knotweed 020 Various Artists (released almost 3 years ago) they are now back with their first vinyl release on Decision Making Theory, delivering a minimal, fast-paced, peak time techno affair, where less is more... Not for the faint hearted!