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Marking its ten-year anniversary Dynamic Reflection is set to release Continuum, a collection of five uniquely intertwined EP's. The special series commemorates the label's roots, evolution and establishment and honors its residents and friends. The Continuum-series will feature twenty exclusive tracks. The EP's 'Sonos', 'Magno Hyacinthum', 'Fluctus', 'Luna Frigus' and 'Terra Nova' are planned as part of Continuum. Individually each will pay tribute to four distinct artists that have inspired and shaped the sound of Dynamic Reflection. Collectively they become the articulation of a decade of techno. Featuring tracks from Oscar Mulero, Steffi, Woo York and Antonio De Angelis, Terra Nova represents the first planet in the Continuum-constellation, consisting of five exclusive releases in celebration on the 10th anniversary of Dynamic Reflection.

A full collection of crazy remixes from Ganez. Superb tunes ; Must have !

Nic Arizona aka Niv Arzi, half of acclaimed duo Red Axes (alongside Kapitan, who released his debut solo album with MT in 2019) is here.
Nic Arizona’s transmission from Lockdown 1 in April 2020 is arriving in giant steps in the form of his debut solo album - Shavua Tov, to be released on MT later in 2021.
Floating the Flood is the first single of that album. It has been stretched and fitted for your imaginary (or actual?) dance floors as a 12” banger version, and is equipped on the b-side with a remix by his long time friend, and a huge label inspiration here in MTHQ - Lena Willikens.
We dream of hearing this LOUD.
In the meantime we fighting the good fight, on that spectrum between Hope & Despair.

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Thomas Schumacher is finally back on Noir Music with another outstanding 2-tracker.Over the years me and Thomas have become great friends as we click on so many levels and share the same taste in dark, melancholic and emotional music. I have been a big fan of Thomas' music for many years and i am still a great supporter of his productions today so obviously i am honored to release his music on my label again. On these 2 tracks Thomas has recorded 2 authentic and raw tracks with a no holding back, zero bulls*** attitude. You can hear the "no formular" approach on both and i love that. We had an honest and creative back and forth A&R process on both tracks before and after testing them in the clubs and this has given both a unique and fresh techno sound. This is Thomas Schumacher's natural rhythm.

Next Non Series White release coming up from Italian artist Viels.

Splendid album, a melt of electrpo trance and techno. Sweet tunes !

On 6 th November Bristolian master Krust presents 'The Edge Of Everything' – his first album in 14 years. The pre-eminent electronic icon – who continuously prolifically blew minds throughout the 90s and 00s – has now fully returned from a long break, rejuvenated and artistically liberated.

The album appears if beamed-in from the edge of the universe, way beyond the precipice in a metaphysical netherworld. This is Krust as futurist revisionist, making exhilarating, standout music of depth and substance, which is unlike anything else, above-and-beyond floor-focussed confines. Krust’s music is more individualistic; closer to the vivid brushstrokes of a fauvist painting, and less like a diagram on a grid.

The sound is unmistakably Krust, but now wider, deeper, freer, more intense and more fully-realised. If past anthems like ‘Warhead’ and ‘Soul In Motion’ gave you a peek through the creator’s doors of perception, here they are flung wide open, pulling you across into awe-inspiring new worlds.

It’s clear this electronic icon who constantly and prolifically blew minds throughout the 90s and 00s is back, and on his best ever form, having explored radical new philosophical, mental and creative processes.

Keen to seek new paths and subvert the norm, Krust opted to release via Crosstown Rebels following the fervid advances of Damian Lazarus. The pair have a longstanding history, which began when the label owner played drum & bass in his former DJ duo, PM Scientists.

Proper, truckin’ psych techno bangers from Joachim Nordwall (The iDEAList) and Henrik Rylander’s cosmic incarnation, sent via Moscow’s Stellage portal

After seeing us off with last year’s ‘Your Skulls Are To Us What The Sun Is To You’ for Industrial Coast, the duo’s instinct for ace titles is in effect again on ‘The New Age Is Shit’, which pretty much sums up the record’s antithetical stance and the band’s scything iconoclastic approach to rhythm and noise-induced madness within.

‘Determination’ sets out with 11mins of meat motoring bass pound and thick layers of distortion that build up to a full 18-wheeler traction and keep it there. ‘Seen It All Been It All’ trudges thru thickest of razor wire noise and worksite klangs, and they really hit between the like eyes like a Nate Young Regression doozy with ’Stuck In A Dead End Man’, before yoking some kind of Pan Sonic-esque dub noise sludge in their lurching, drunken title cut. Some of their best gear, is it not?!

Shanghai’s SVBKVLT throw down a killer 2nd ‘CACHE’ compilation bristling with exclusive new zingers from the extended label firm, including Slikback, Hyp11E, Tzusing, Hodge, Gabber Modus Operandi, 33EMYBW, Gooooose, Nahash and more.
Chasing up one of the definitive club comps of recent years, ‘Cache02’ finds Shanghai’s best label is in rude health with a full spectrum coverage of styles from hyperpop to clobbering hardcore rave, mutant drill and back-alley EBM techno by some of the most crucial artists in operation right now.
Gooooose does wicked slow/fast footwork with Memphis rap cowbells and jibber-jawed edits in ‘Cows,’ and the Sbvkvlt/Hakuna Kulala axis twysts out a properly fwd kongo-tekno thriller in ‘Mushen’ by Slikback & Hyph11E. Indonesian mentalists Gabber Modus Operandi go ham with the possessed vox and thunderous kicks of ‘Pedas,’ and 33EMYBW nails Photek-levels of martial dance moves on ‘Coupling.’
Tzusing & Hodge supply the set’s big-room peak with a steaming EBM hammer tune ‘LCD,’ and Shanghaibased UK producer Swimful makes his mark with the glyding drill synths and knifepoint grime drums of
‘Muckle.’ Impressive introductions are also made to Seoul’s NET GALA with the vivid trance futurism of ‘Alternet,’ and the weird, scorched drill soul of Nahash on ‘The Way That I.’

Massive hard techno, GHropwing acid.
With a fat UK-style kick !

The Ossario EP presents four serpentine and labyrinthine techno tracks produced between 2019-20 by Andrea Bonalumi, also known as Big Hands. The title is an homage to San Bernardino alle Ossa in Bonalumi’s hometown of Milan, and personifies the ethereal and opaque atmosphere of his ouevre.

Stylistically ‘Girde Maye/Astere’ embodies the interrelation between his Milanese roots and adopted home of London. Recorded one summer evening in Bow, it includes an original vocal by a Turkish immigrant, spoken in Italian - a paean to an unrealised, borderless world. This is followed by the pendulous, mutating bell tones of ’Modulo’, a fragmented and abstract epic of sublime beauty that defies easy categorisation.

On ‘Oscillation’ the producer explores polyrhythms, which also functions as a tool for DJs to transition between tempos. The undulating groove of ’Cariatide’ rounds out the EP, a statement from a talented producer who deftly crafts a soundworld which is at once contemporary and historical.

KAS:ST delivers an EP of remixes of their acclaimed Road to Nowhere album, all coming from fans who participated a contest organized by the duo. Genre bending and quality music on all sides.

It is always strange to describe your own music.
Finally I did my own release, I wrote "Rising Heart" and "Craving Desire" before all the corona happened. Unfortunately I could not test it out on the dancefloor due to the circumstances we are all in. But I hope you will like it. (Monika Kruse)

More classics from the KMS vaults. One of the biggest Detriot techno anthems re mastered for 2014 with all original tracks included. Produced by Kevin Saunderson AKA 'Reese' 1989 and includes a remix from Derrick May under his Mayday guise.

Heady, deep dive into techno's more psychedelic spaces, true to form, "Dimensions Doors" EP kicks off with the rolling kicks of "Portal Opening", a trippy exploration of shifting ambiances and rhythmic noise, punctuated by a siren tone. AWB steps up with a broken beat remix of "Portal Opening", layering Clotur's ambiances over low-slung percussion. "Hyperspace Travel" brings up the energy with galloping kicks and rippling resonant synths. BLNDR follows up with a pounding remix, building Clotur's sweeping textures into trippy loops circling over a monolithic kick. "Irregular Frequencies" pulls even further into the portal, with a relentless, rubbery synth squelching along over driving, percussion. Clotur lays a gentle, but uneasy atmosphere over this trippy tool. He brings us back down with "Forbidden Level", another complex rhythmic track featuring glitchy percs and robotic warping over a tough low-end workout.

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Mercury 200 with 2 originals, remixed by both Umwelt & UVB for that extra punch.

I am happy to have Skober back with an amzing 3 track ep. His unique deep techno style brings us a great mixture of rolling grooves and warm melodies. (Monika Kruse)

Brooklyn based Starrk debuts with this 4-track EP of experimental & industrial techno records. Through dissonant synths, harsh distortions, and powerful kicks, "The Club Is Now An Empty Room" is a reflection of a 2020 that deprived us of the catharsis of a dancefloor. The release is influenced by artists such as Tommy Four Seven, Swarm Intelligence, Ansome, and L A V E N, and the sounds will be familiar to fans of these artists.

Starrk himself is a NY based producer who is affiliated with the local techno venue Basement, and organizes various parties and music-related events under the SYITS organization.

Bakongo comes proper with two stripped back drum workouts for TRULE’s 10” series. UK Funky pioneer Roska has been making great percussion tracks under his Bakongo alias for some time now. On Thirteen/Level Cowbell he continues this with two rugged, skeletal drum tracks with minimal bass and the faintest trace of texture in there that absolutely demand to be moved to.

Pudel Produkte boldly strides from strengh to strenth.

The enigmatic 47IN4 and RVDS (Pudel Produkte, Smallville, Bureau B) have coalesced as Cosmic Car, with one spontaneous gig under their belt with Börft’s Erik Jäähalli at the Golden Pudel and their debut release, Pudel Produkte 35.

Cradling tonality, detuned dischordant melodies which drift in and out of your subconcious, rhythms that collapse on themselves. The duo provide a record that floats between creeping acid and Mu-sique Concreté.

A delicate touch made with a unique use of tape machines, radio, and traditional techno hardware, it is pure sonic alchemy.

Artwork courtesy of the genius, Alex Solman

The second instalment in CC:DISCO!'s 'First Light' compilation series offerslisteners an open invitation to discover prolific upcoming and unsung talentsnot only from Australia, but from across the globe in Russia, Japan, Zambia,Spain, Sweden, Indonesia, US, Canada and beyond. 12 exclusive tracks, andan eclectic journey which explore the scopes of jazz, Balearic, disco, house,trance and techno, affirming her status as a dedicated tastemaker. The compilation and selection process is a natural experience for CC:DISCO!having worked in radio since the age of 15, working at Kiss FM before herlong-standing show at PBS. Since relocating to Lisbon in 2019 she has beenholding down a residency at Rinse FM. Radio allows her to express herundying love for the underground scene by giving a voice and platform toshowcase its talent. Sonically, the journey of the full compilation opens with soothing melodic jazzytones, leading onto disco and electronica and finishing with the heavier high-octane productions. The compilation draws on artists and friends that she'sencountered through her journey as a radio presenter and touring DJ, playingfestivals such as Oasis, Lost Village, DGTL, PITCH, Strawberry Fields,Glastonbury, Love International, Kala to name a few. Now residing in Lisbon,CC:DISCO! features those who've inspired her in some way on her journey,and that hail from all parts of the world. Since its 2016 inception, Soothsayer has fast become a dynamic tastemakerlabel, adding fuel to the fire of burgeoning artists such as KUCKA, Willaris. K,Dro Carey, and ALTA, making it the perfect home for the First Light series andthe artists featured

In the prolongation of the almighty "Elektrik Dancefloor” EP, “Demodulation” sees A Credible Eye Witness & Ghost Ride deliver their ninth collaboration to date! If the sound of A Credible Eye Witness has significantly evolved since his association with Ghost Ride back in 2018, it remains dancefloor all the way and has now turned into conscious melodies. The Roma located artists return today at their best with a raw electronic 12” that moves beyond an output calibrated for body shaking. Taking electro at a higher level, "Demodulation" opens with epileptic “Intruder”, a Detroitish slaughter made of pounding beats and frantic arpeggios over a speed rhythm. Dystopian "AMG Tune" coming next signs a groovy hit characterized by droid sonorities and alienating synth flights at the end of the track. Absolutely stunning! The flipside unleashes the Bass for some breaking movement with “I Can Never Die”. If the bassline sounds similar to the previous cut, the song goes deeper into the realm serving up a noir atmosphere reinforced by a creepy voice from besides grave. A powerful beast surrounded by cybernetic grooves bringing you back to the past! Merging retro electro flavor to vintage sonorities, final “Walking In The Galaxy” delivers an hypnotic mash up of analog swirls and organic oscillations to put you in a circle. Sophisticated and aesthetic at the same, homogenous and perfectly orchestrated, "Demodulation" brings a complete immersion into A Credible Eye Witness & Ghost Ride’s world, wild, colorful and automatic. Tip!

For the second and last EP of Contemporary Spaces remixes, Dynamic Reflection welcomes yet another batch of talented producers to the label. Just like the first remix EP, it is a mix between household names, and up and comers. First off, it's Perc's interpretation of Glide. The UK based artist, who is known for his use of distortion and aggressiveness, takes it down a notch on this occasion. He has made Glide into a echoing and glitchy track that doesn't reach its energy peak until the last couple of minutes. Matrixxman takes overwith his Biohazard mix of Future Existence, which contains a tensive synth, confined by a filter that gradually opens,and than closes again, retaining your attention at all times. On the Bside, SHDW and Obscure Shape reshaped The Hunt to provide the first outright dance floor track of the EP. With its thumping kick and epic pads around the breaks, it's bound to win crowds over in the club. Dutch talent Ben Buitendijk also remixed Future Existence, in his own distinctive, hypnotic style. A deep, though energetic track with a very mature sound. Lastly, as a digital bonus, Matrixxman remixed Immersion as well. The subby kick, old school rides and uplifting lead, make it into one of those secret weapons, waiting to be used on the night's most workedup moments.

Superb techno autoproduction.
All modular produced.

In the vein of the oldschool RELOAD records such as Accelerator and ATOM-X...
Massive bass and easy claps for a maximum dancefloro effect.... With heavy drops !

FAT !

Future classics for your listening pleasure on the Berlin based Platte International. Amsterdam producer Moor steps up with four warm dub-techno groovers.

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303 madness from the likes of Steve Mills on the A-side and Chris Liberator & The Geezer on the flip!

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Thomas P. Heckmann's 30th Anniversary Special Edition !

Heckmann returns with his trademark hard-beat-strong-sequence EBM-Industrial-Techno style and gets a very strong support by VSK remixing one of his tracks Speak Silent To Me !

In these troubled times we need some hard beats to release our tension and anger on the dance floor and don't need aggression against each other !

We love and release on Vinyl !

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Perc it's a great EP. I like Fist Up High and the VSK remix the most, but it is all good.'
Bas Mooy Speak silent original and remix for me! thx'
Space DJz yum yum nice EP'
Chris Liebing Thanks!'
g-man akak gez varley nice techno cuts... full support from LFO/G-Man'
Ethan Fawkes Fist Up High and Burning Saint, bomb trax'
Lucas Freire really great tracks! will play!!'
Al Ferox perfect as usual'
LxS dope release,dope sound,great package,thanks for the
music - L'
Pablo Discobar Great !!! Amazing !!!'
Kerstin Eden Dirty!! Love it'
Roel Salemink Massive EP, i am in love with the VSK remix!!'
Loukas Pour-Hashemi Like all 4! Fist Up High and VSK mix for me though!'
Raphael Dincsoy remix & fist up high for me'
Yuta good tracks'
L.A.W. VSK remix for us. Thanks'
Dolby D full support by Dolby D'
Alalunadevalencia radioshow Good work!! Burning Saint my favorite, thanks'
Andrea Frisina Support !!'

More support by Marco Bailey, Michel Lauriola, Danny Tenaglia, Marcel Dettmann, Markantonio

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These are the flowers of sleep
That nod in the heavy noon
Ere the brown shades eastward creep
To a drowsy and dreamful tune,
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Hot Creations continues its 2021 release schedule this February with a four-track EP from Josh Hvaal. Getting Better sees the UK talent return to the label, fresh from releasing his maiden EP, The Sound, on the imprint in March last year.

Basic leads the charge and takes no prisoners as it goes, pairing rapid kick-hat combos against layered vocal tones to create Josh’s signature late-night sound. Getting Better comes next, blending a retro acid vibe with an up-tempo lead bassline before the near six-
minute Oi takes the form of a heavyweight techno number. Tiptoe brings things to an emotive close, showcasing Josh’s eclectic style with drawn-out chords and percussion- laden breaks.

Josh Hvaal has become a household name in the contemporary house sphere in recent times. It was in March that the young UK-native achieved a remarkable feat: releasing his debut EP on Hot Creations. Such an achievement didn’t go unnoticed, with industry heavyweights soon playing his music in the form of Joseph Capriati, Andrea Oliva and many more. Releases have since followed on Yousef’s Circus Recordings, Malgado’s Distortion and Hot Creations’ offshoot Hottrax, standing him in good stead for another successful year in 2021.

One half of Giant Swan, Robin Stewart breaks the ice for new label ipaadi with what he calls “a weird love letter to ‘maximal minimalism’”. Written in 2017 long before he had considered releasing solo music and all one drum machine, Robin presents a dry, bone-crunching set of industrial experiments that leave the clasp wide open for high-intensity dancefloor moments.

“Albatross” is a snapshot of Robin in a more frenetic, unyielding sonic space. Ranging from an enveloping sustain on the opening title track, a frantic 160bpm kick drum shower on “THCX” to an almost downtempo feel on “Triffid”, all of which feel borne out of a vast, collapsing industrial landscape similar to the one that he is also known for as part of Giant Swan.

Robin states that it's unlikely he'll make tunes like this again and cites label owner Yewande Adeniran (Ifeoluwa) as one of the main inspirations behind the record. Yewande convinced Robin to consolidate the tunes on Albatross; the two Bristol based DJs have developed a friendship while each becoming rising stars on UK techno rosters over the last few years. Ipaadi is the second label started by Yewande in the last year, the first, Intervention, focusing more on activism, charity and community through its releases whereas Ipaadi, is more of a personal project for the music they love.

Rove Ranger joins the Knotweed family with four raw, fast, funky, minimalistic. mechanical yet organic techno tracks that never forget to groove: fasten your seatbelt!

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

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If there is one album that we would take with us an a desert island its this one. The worst of KRTM is one of the most refreshing records we have heard in a long time. Perfectly blending industrial Techno and Hardcore to one unique beautiful/terrifying work of art.

We could almost write a book on how unique and great this album is but lets just stop here and let the music do the talking.

All Hail KRTM!

German artist Chontane joins Rekids Special Projects with a twisted four-track release entitled ‘Healing EP’.

Over the last five years the Berlin-based DJ has played many of the capital’s best clubs, including Griessmuehle, ://about blank, Suicide Club, Arena Club, and OHM. However, the last two years have seen Chontane breakthrough as a producer having dropped his debut release on THEM Recordings, followed by a collaboration alongside WERK’s co-founder J. Manuel on the newly launched Magic Power imprint. He now joins Rekids Special Projects succeeding appearances from P.Leone, Shinedoe, Jon Hester, and label boss Radio Slave himself.

Opening the release, ‘Nam’ is built on an intricate rhythm and indistinguishable earworm vocal whilst a variety of tantalising elements ebb and flow from the mix. ‘Leto’ is then a dark and ominous number with an evil vox and delayed effects, before moving onto a percussive and synth-driven uplifting cut entitled ‘Exam’. Finally, ‘Gora’ concludes the release with its syncopated drums, purring bassline and soaring pads.

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The Upward Spiral is Nicolas Bougaïeff’s debut fulllength album release on Mute, following the release of three EPs on the seminal electronic label’s techno offshoot, NovaMute.

The new album explores elements of acid, techno and tempo modulation through a compositional lens, drawing on the Canadian-born, Berlin-based artist’s love for avant-garde forms and longstanding relationship with the electronic music community.

Bougaïeff hails from diverse musical background, having studied in a conservatoire setting whilst foraying into anti-authoritarian rave culture. He is also a respected lecturer, regularly teaching masterclasses in composition and speaking at global events such as Mutek and Ableton Loop.

Following the completion of his PhD on minimal techno at the University of Huddersfield, Bougaïeff designed the controllers for Richie Hawtin’s Plastikman Live tour, and co-founded Liine, the
company behind the landmark music app Lemur used by astronaut Alexander Gerst on the International Space Station in a live jam with
Kraftwerk.

7th release on Nocturbulous records, and second of the “Classics” Division. Paradise 3001 “Spiral Trippin” is a reissue of the classic ep”, remastered for vinyl and repressed for the first time since 1993.

An inspiring trancey and beautiful atmosphere mixing cleverly Techno and House, a must have.

Berlin’s Swarm Intelligence joins NEW YORK TRAX Imports to release four fierce, off-beat techno and electro cuts. Tense atmospherics, uncompromising levels of distortion and stark, astute beats constitute a distinctive sound that Swarm Intelligence has been honing for more than a decade seeing him release on labels such as VOITAX, Ad Noiseam, Earwiggle and many more. The Dublin-born, Berlin-based producer is certainly no stranger to the techno world and his reputation of performing menacing live sets and deploying emphatic productions will leave an enduring impression on any listener. ‘NEW YORK TRAX Imports 04’ sees Swarm Intelligence join the New York Trax sub-label following the likes of Drvg Cvltvre, Endlec, Dawid Dahl and Another Alias. ‘Bury’ begins proceedings with powerful, syncopated drums fused with growling oscillations and haunting leads before intense vibrations scattered around resilient percussion and machine-like synth swirls take the focus in ‘Extraction’. On the flip, ‘Verloren’ maintains the sinister atmospherics through distorted kicks, eerie modulations and alarming feels until ‘Reach’ which recorded live, rounds things off with shooting, laser zaps, dramatic soundscapes and broken rhythms emphatically closing this fiery four track EP.