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Much may have changed over a two-decade period, but Drumcode's commitment to releasing the scene's most cutting-edge and refined techno remains resolute.
The label pushes forwards again in 2017; bringing fail-safe, club-ready music to the techno community. In the past 3 years, Julian Jeweil has released on highly regarded labels such as Drumcode, Minus and Mobilee. One of the most consistent performers in the Beatport Techno chart, this prolific producer is as comfortable in the studio as he is in the booth, with his 2016 show's spanning five continents including an appearance at Space for Carl Cox's Final Chapter, as well as London's Egg and LA's Exchange.

2017's first Drumcode release comes in the form of chart topping regular Julian Jeweil, who'll be putting out his first solo effort on the label. Jeweil's 'Rolling EP' showcases his skill as a producer and kicks off with the emphatic title track 'Rolling'.
The perfect soundtrack for the early hours in the club, this sweaty affair proves just why he's at the top of the game right now. 'Venice' and 'Blue' illustrate his signature sound to a tee, with the EP's final track 'Traffic' an acid-tinged behemoth, guaranteed to light up any set

we wanted something to listen to in the car...”

Network’s 30th Anniversary celebration continue with a dig in the vaults finding three timeless treasures from UK Techno pioneers Nexus 21.

The “Progression Logical” 12” highlights how skilfully the Stafford duo - Mark Archer and Chris Peat - combined their love of Detroit inspired Techno with North of London Bleep culture.

This is the first time the much loved original mix of “Self Hypnosis“ (that track with the ice cream vans sound)has been released on a commercial 12”. Up till now it could only be found on a sampler 12” for one of Network’s iconic bio-rhythm albums, and on that LP Itself, with a remix being done for a subsequent 12”.

That original still sounds amazing. The 1990 recording was made at Derby’s much lauded Square Dance Studio,

Next year saw a move to nearby Nottingham and Network (nothing to do with the label) Studio where “Mind Machines” was conceived. This is its’ debut on any format ever!

Listening to something so epic now, that decision not to issue it at the time seems bizarre,but as Mark recalls: “The mad thing is it’s just a live mix because we wanted to listen to something in the car. We never finished it. That was live with us muting things, and and me changing patterns on the drum machines and turning the sounds up and down. There are so many small mistakes in it, but it adds to the character of the tune.”

A later “proper” mix was never done as Nexus 21 turned into Altern 8 and life got ravey.

The third track is well and truly an historic piece of Techno history - Carl Craig’s first ever remix no less.

Nexus 21’s “Still Life” was conceived as a homage to Inner City’s “Big Fun” and “Good Life”. Upon signing to Network, the label thought a deconstruction by Inner City’s Kevin Saunderson would complete the circle. A kind of Stafford does Detroit and Detroit does Stafford back with 808 and 909 knobs on odyssey.

Kevin obliged big time, and arranged for other remixes by then young Motor City hippersnappers MK and Carl. As the intro to his version proclaims - Mental!

Age in Decline marks the 50th release and 5th year in operation from Manchester based label, Natural Sciences: a v/a comp of new tracks from the contemporary underground alongside choice cuts pulled from the labels annual Future Works series available on vinyl for the first time. Get ready for the beat down.

Vinyl Only. Grad_U again with a masterpiece of dub techno. Music speaks for itself.

In the beginning, there was just a box of tapes and “Fate’s Gentle Hand.”

It was the autumn of 2010, and an anonymous figure known only as the Head Technician, an employee of Pye Corner Audio Transcription Services (“Magnetically aligning ferrous particles since 1970”), found himself at an auction in the village of Coldred, pop. 110. He was on the hunt for tobacco pipes when he chanced across a trio of boxes listed in the auction catalog, which described their contents only as “archived magnetic recordings.” The sole bidder, he won the lot, and upon receipt of his purchase took possession of an unspecified number of mouldering cassettes and ¼" reel-to-reel tapes. The collection contained no identifying information save for a single phrase scrawled on each box: “Black Mill Sessions.” And so, armed with razors, eyedroppers, and a bevy of solid-state circuitry, the Head Technician sat down at his machines and got to work.

Whether anyone believed it or not, this was the framing device surrounding Pye Corner Audio’s Black Mill Tapes Volume I: Avant Shards, which took the mysterious tactics of artists like Boards of Canada and Burial and raised them exponentially. Much like the narrator of a 19th century novel, the anonymous Head Technician purported merely to be the messenger of secondhand sounds. These were not compositions, we were told; they were tape transfers—“transcriptions” of an unknown author, slathered with hiss and thick with ambiguity. “Some of the tapes displayed an unusual amount of degradation and …an unsettling amount of background noise, whether electrical in nature, or otherwise,” wrote the Head Technician. “I chose to edit around the worst of the unusual break-ups, but some still remain.”

It was a good yarn, and the music was better still. Like his contemporaries Demdike Stare and Ghost Box, Pye Corner Audio seemed to be tapping into some hidden energy current, channeling spirits via electrical means. The pioneering transmissions of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop could be detected lurking within the music’s staticky swirl; so could the ominous throb of John Carpenter’s film soundtracks. Drones and flutes commingled with chugging machine beats; miasmic clouds of haunted tone alternated with death disco. It all sounded eerie, otherworldly, possibly occult—yet also, in tracks like the glimmering “We Have Visitors,” accented with a hint of mischief.

Over the next few years, Martin Jenkins—for that, after all, was the Head Technician’s name—would go on to release three more volumes of Black Mills Tapes. Among the dozens of releases he has put out since 2010, they remain among the most beloved in his catalog. Those original, digital-only releases—a rarity when they came out—reappeared on cassette, courtesy Seattle’s Further Records, in 2012; in 2012 and 2014, the now-defunct Type label would anthologize all four volumes. Now, 10 years after Avant Shards first appeared, Lapsus collects all four volumes —now remastered— along with a fifth disc of unreleased material and a limited booklet. The musical landscape has changed considerably in the past decade, but what is remarkable about the Black Mills Tapes material is that it hasn’t aged a day; its retro-futurist transmissions sound just as mysteriously compelling as they did the first time around. While they purport to faithfully transcribe the sound of yesterday’s technology, they end up being something more: a record of what we wish the past sounded like—a rickety tape transfer of desire itself, spooled and boxed, just awaiting discovery.

Part 1 of the 15 years Series !!

A new label from Lille, France, GAAZOL arrives with their first release from Japan's Yoshitaca, resident of the esteemed imprint Fasten Musique.

Title track "Induced Arousal" is a deep and funky acid tinged house workout that should prove versatile either later or earlier in the night. The A side is completed by Ittetsu's bass heavy remix with tight percussion and just the right touch of drama.

Finally, the entire B side is devoted to the rolling bassline of Yoshitaca's "Gypsy Queen" which never lets up. This fine package is exclusively presented on 180gr. vinyl.

Atom™ & Tobias bookend their Pomelo trilogy in style with "Enne", final instalment of their three-part series that started with "Cuando" and "Zahlenraum" last year. The EPs three tracks span the breadth and depth of Atom™ & Tobias's hardware techno sessions. From the slow-burning and punishingly addictive title track, to the jacking, rattling TR-909 grooves of 'NHMS', and the sprawling widescreen dubs of "Aux II", "Enne" simultaneously celebrates the delicacy, immediacy, and unmitigated power of twirling synth lines, grumbling bass spirals, and pounding techno rhythms.

Dream Ticket goes back to the source with electro wizard Binary Digit, presenting a set of
archive tracks from over the years. These range gleefully across the sound-field of illegal
raves present and past, especially UK ones, where pilled-up piano house darkens into
compressed techno and hyped-up acid jams, before wistful morning braindance
reassures those still standing that they’ve survived to dance another day. Limited to 200
copies.

Supported by Ryuji Takeuchi, Manni Dee, Pacou, Christian Wünsch, Svreca, Angel Molina, Randomer, Marcel Dettmann, AnD, Distant Echoes, Tensal, Amotik, Marcel Heese, Donor, Leyla, Joseph Capriati, Paula Temple, Samuli Kemppi, Orde Meikle, Shlømo, Kwartz, Jay Clarke, Dax J, Stephanie Sykes, Irakli, Tommy Four Seven, Par Grindvik, Evigt Mörker, Lag, Samot, Chris Liebing, Billy Allen, A.Mochi, Bas Mooy, Echoplex, Truss, Jeff Rushin, DVS1, Reka and more...

Woods 786 is back. The alter ego of Roberto Bosco returns with “Exploration 01”, a live jam recording split in two tracks performed with Elektron Analog 4 and Analog RYTM. Last Drop Records and Sonorous Waves' founder has been for years both a producer and a DJ with dates all around the world, now takes another step forward into ambient music. His hypnotic textures invite the listener to travel without moving. Mastered at Mixmastering Studio, the first joint effort between Souterraine.org and Envlp_Imprint, “Exploration 01” is a dreamy continuum of twenty-five minutes or a way to escape from everyday chaotic life. Synthesizers brings you the sound of outer space.

"Dreaming Ties me into an irresistible magnetic field, fictional yet surrendered; Go far from nearer, the tendency of the instinct. I Return to love today; A sudden feeling that is stranger than tomorrow, let me unfold you. Space."

WHS 01 It all starts with Jalada, an ocean of possibilities. It commences with whisper, root-energy of the label, carefully and wisely performed by each of the four tracks part of this record. Danieli starts in medias res, with muffled sounds that seem to embrace everything, like mist surrounding a pond whose colors are reverberating all around. Jalada paints with sound the shades of spring, engaging in a beautiful dance with Mother Nature, exploring with attentive eyes, and ends with a delicate coda that leaves the listener hungry for more. Jalada’s first treatment is by Wa Wu We. We move to the outer world, still being anchored to a natural environment: meditative, collective dance. Dense soundscapes, immersive pads, frequencies in constant motion, techno filled with lifeblood. Happily walking in nature, the listener is invited to look around. The wind blows constantly, shaping melodies, expanding textures, bringing darkness at times, light altering the surroundings at others. However, nothing can change the direction and determination of this joyful stroll. Feral steps in for the second rework, where his signature touch sets the scene at night. Little bells like stars lighting up create a multidimensional, shamanic atmosphere. Fascinating as the night itself, this version is both primed for the dancefloor and reminiscent of a ritual in nature, where space and time have no meaning. Haunting yet earthbound: the song of Syrens for nocturnal beings. The last treatment brings magic in: slower whispering, a diaphanous atmosphere, watery sounds forging an enchanted universe. Illuvia is the rain bringing the listener back to that misty pond, dripping sweat framing a candid smile after a night of dancing.

a a1 Daniel

Nach ihrem letztjährigen Album AurAA präsentiert Ellen Allien stolz das erste Remix-Paket mit vier neuen Versionen ihrer Original-Produktionen. AurAA ist das nunmehr neunte Album der Techno-Queen in ebenso vielen Jahren, sie steckt unermüdlich ihre kreative Energie in Release in Albumlänge und verschiedene andere Projekte. Die Schwierigkeiten des letzten Jahres hat Ellen aktiv und positiv gemeistert und eine konstante Präsenz gezeigt durch Live-DJ-Sets von ihrem Balkon oder an außergewöhnlichen Schauplätzen in Berlin und durch einen kontinuierlichen Flow neuer Musik, indem sie Künstler*innen durch ihre Labels unterstützte und so den Geist unserer Kultur am Leben hielt.

Maceo Plex joins Afterlife Recordings with ‘Lonely Tribe’. ‘Lonely Tribe’ is a festival-ready hit of epic proportions. It snakes through passages of woodwind melody and vocal samples, driven forward by typically powerful and crisp percussion. On the B-side, Fango is tapped for a remix, stripping back the original over a lean, sliding groove.

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Ruffneck Prime joins the Zodiak Commune Records family. Also Ad Nauseam and Jack Wax wanted to share some peaktime Acid Techno Rave. We feel these three cuts will burn the dancefloor and spread Acid Love all around!

A1 - Ruffneck Prime - Sharper Than A Sword And Finer Than A Hair
Banging slab of Acid Techno by no other than Ruffneck Prime! He knows how to craft a huge kick. Combine that with powerful acid that gets squeezed and tumbled by the master himself. Woohoo!!

B1 - Ad Nauseam - Telomerase
A blunt kick and a distorted sequence leading into a sharp turn into the big rave hooversound. Warning: energy is high in this serious tune.

B2 - Ad Nauseam & Jack Wax - Dissonant Realms
Again Ad Nauseam share powerful energetic peaktime Acid Techno. Now in collab with acidveteran Jack Wax (!)

We at Zodiak Commune Records couldn't be more proud and exstatic with our Red Eye EP!

Enjoy Acidheads <3

Toki Fuko first album on Lowless is a package of 8 ethereal and meditative tracks. Downtempo and Breakbeat, all tracks are based on the same topic and the same human speech vocal. After several releases on labels such as Affin or Annuled, the russian under rated producer makes a notable arrival on the Parisian label and delivering a timeless and experimental work for the spirit and the mind.
All tracks are packed on a two vinyls release and share different deep emotions.

Tone Depth has been making music for many years but he doesnt seem to get older...... He just gets better and better. This is his 2nd release on Noir Music and I can assure you there's more to come in the near future. 'Escape' contain's 3 instrumental and very intense tracks. They are all cleverly build for the underground floors. They each have their own special signature and carry that powerful Tone Depth production level. Each track on this EP immediatley made me 'escape' into the music, took me on a journey and captivated my attention throughout the running minutes of each piece. I have been playing these tracks since the day I received them track by track and they really do grow on you (play for play) like great music always tend to do.

BAR04 focusses on Venderstrooik, a mysterious duo from the exotic lands of Alphen aan den Rijn. The EP starts with 'Espionage', a tribalist DIY distorted electronics track while the other original, 'Escargothic' sounds like an eerie halloween on ketamine. Two of our dear friends remixed the tracks. Pasiphae made a super dark goth version of 'Espionage' and Sacha Mambo returns to the label with a cheerful clubversion of 'Escargothic'

Unique 180 gram piece of matter invites you on a journey tot he far expanses of your universe. From label based in the Solar system, third planet from the sun.

The sixth limited vinyl release comes from leading Argentine artist Jonas Kopp. Known for albums on Tresor, Svreca's Semantica, Jeff Mills' Axis and his own label project Tremsix, he also has EP releases on Oscar Mulero's PoleGroup, Warm Up, Zenker Brothers' Ilian Tape as well as many other quality labels.

Expect to hear experimental cuts of hypnotic, modular techno grooves wrapped up in atmospheric sound design...

PRZ strikes on eudemonia with an acid-influenced 4-track EP. The Tel Aviv based artist who runs Chateau Royal and is a resident from the oldest running party series in the Israeli metropolis called ‘PAG’ shows his darker side with a haunting blend of Italo House, Electro and Techno.

PoleGroup number 033 features Reeko. After the successful releases in his own Mental Disorder imprint, he comes back home with this four-tracker.

Reeko's sound has evolved over the years and he has become one of the most original producers in the scene. His special approach to sound and texture, coupled with his very particular view of obscurity and mentalism, shines here in all its splendour.

The first cut, "Empty Streets", is a journey through sound starting with subtle kicks that grow to find their own place in the mix, plus mechanical sequences and a melancholic string break.

"Bad Mood" is an exercise in modern techno: panned alien sequences, high pitched drones and extreme sound processing which result in maximum sonic amplitude.

"Dishonest Thoughts" is the ambient slice of the record: pads, atmospheres, sub-bass frequencies and darkness.

"Sunday Night" goes dubby and liquid by emphasizing the low end and reverberated passages, and adding a massive stereo work.

ARTS is synonym of Future, this is an intensive work of Art, a big dedication to bring art on a solid form,
we present you Shlomo, our new add on the label rooster is a big talent able to bring strong Atmosphere into very deep grooves.
The 2 cuts are outstanding, on top of that we added 2 Masterclass remixes to complete the opera, Inigo Kennedy & Label Boss Emmanuel. Epic

Collaborative EP between ALPI & Essē has landed on The Gods Planet. Deep Hypnotic Techno explorations with reinterpretation by Feral and Cyspe.

Third transmission of the SK11X series off-shoot helmed by Setaoc Mass comes via rising Belgian protege Border One. A staple figure of the respected Voltage Festival in his own country, Border One's raw, insistent sound has seen him release on Key Vinyl, Form & Function, and his own self-titled imprint whilst also featuring on DVS1's revered fabric mix. On the Restless EP however he hits his stride, steadily building intensity through restrained repetition and droning, hypnotic sound design on the opening pairing of "Crude". On the B-side, "Derail" clashes harsher hi-hats to a looping, angst-riddled groove, whilst "Restless" releases the tension with its bouncier pummel and high-pressure torque.

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Acid freak-outs and gangsta electro by the cult figure from Rotterdam South, Hannibal Peck.

First solo artist EP by rising UK producer, DJ and label head Sam Bangura.

Three x warm techno cuts made for the club and afters.

Vinyl only - Limited to 200 copies.

clear blue vinyl

"A shield against death,
Blood, fire and power.
The purity of feelings,
For an eternal youth."

After more than 5 years in the techno scene as an organizer, label, and agency, RAW is launching their first vinyl compilation including 16 original tracks from a well-curated list of top producers. The release features several early label contributors as I Hate Models, Under Black Helmet or Hadone with respected and inspirational artists as Perc, Somniac One, Thomas P. Heckmann, or Clouds to name a few.

Entitled Gemstones, this V/A is divided into 4 colored vinyls representing precious stones, promoting a hard and harsh sound from industrial to emotional techno stompers.

Extrawelt take it to the next level with one of the most anticipated albums of 2021.. Big Tip!

Extrawelt take it to the next level with one of the most anticipated albums of 2021.. Big Tip!

Umwelt returns to his own New Flesh Records imprint with his unique EP to date this year. "Escape The Future" sees the French producer concluding his Future trilogy started in 2015 with "When Future And Past Collapse" and pursued in 2017 with "Encoding The Future" on Netherlands based Shipwrec. Fuelled by industrial and post-apocalyptic atmospheres, Umwelt's brand new 12" gathers together all of the elements that made his dark sound so recognizable, a digest of complex yet dancefloor rhythms fused into insane synth oscillations and Rave influences.
Melodic "Escape The Future" is a much anticipating five tracker blending Umwelt's unique aesthetic and style, obsessed by a pessimistic vision of the future.

"A shield against death,
Blood, fire and power.
The purity of feelings,
For an eternal youth."

After more than 5 years in the techno scene as an organizer, label, and agency, RAW is launching their first vinyl compilation including 16 original tracks from a well-curated list of top producers. The release features several early label contributors as I Hate Models, Under Black Helmet or Hadone with respected and inspirational artists as Perc, Somniac One, Thomas P. Heckmann, or Clouds to name a few.

Entitled Gemstones, this V/A is divided into 4 colored vinyls representing precious stones, promoting a hard and harsh sound from industrial to emotional techno stompers.

repressed !

For their big debut on Moon Harbour, CamelPhat have linked up with Cari Golden, the voice of modern house music, for a superb new single that comes backed with a remix from label
head Matthias Tanzmann.

The British, Grammy-nominated duo CamelPhat have risen from the underground to go on to global prominence. Their big house sounds often feature guests and collaborators. They have released on labels like Defected, Sola and Snatch! and now serve up another of their
timeless tunes with Cari Golden, who has featured with the diverse likes of Groove Armada, DJ T and Roger Sanchez on plenty of Beatport number ones. She can sing on sunny boat
party sounds as well as raw warehouse tunes with equal style, and here offers something brilliantly intense.
The intoxicating 'Freak' is a high impact affair designed for big rooms. The techno tinged drums are overlaid with Golden's paranoid vocals. Her dark delivery is matched by the turbulent bass and taught synths that add to the sense of tension that will sweep the dance
floor off its feet.

Remixing is the German Matthias Tanzmann, who is in fine form as he strips things back to a bubbling, pressurised Tech House groove. He layers in sweeping white noise, chattery claps and the original vocal as well as plenty of freaky effects to make for a track that will flip
dancers inside out.

This is another high-grade release from all concerned.

Compilation of 4 of the ebst tunes from the Digital label.

Orlando Voorn groundbreaking rave monster - release from 1992 will be back soon on vinyl!