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Jeff Mills continues the Every Dog Has Its Day series under his Millsart moniker with his second edition of 2020. Following Vol. 5 (AX 085LP), Vol. 6 is a double LP set with nine tracks.

Single-sided 12" with etched B-side.

Adriana Lopez and Klara Lewis takes the reins on 2nd of five remix 12”s for vintage gear by Pär Grindvik, boss of Stockholm Ltd and half of the Aasthma duo with Peder Mannerfelt.

Barcelona’s Lopez reworks ‘Front Row’ from 2017’s ‘The Game’ 12” with a brooding, hulking, monotone techno churn, leaving Klara Lewis to render ‘London Marble’ from 2017’s ‘Aged’ EP as a vast cloud of gaseous ambient harmonics that crystallise into a beautiful frost of icy ambient noise.

Single-sided 12" with etched B-side.

Sissel Wincent and Anthony Linell (Abdulla Rashim, Ulwhednar) have their way with Pär Grindvik’s catalogue in the 3rd of five remix 12” for the boss of Stockholm Ltd and half of the Aasthma duo with Peder Mannerfelt.

Chasing up her 12”s for Peder Mannerfelt’s label and remixes of fever Ray and HTDW, Sissel Wincent is at her best in a convulsive rework of ‘Magnolia’ full of pointillist electro rhythm and subtly reverberating, doomy atmospheres with a poignant finale. The artist better known as Abdullah Rashim, Anthony Linell follows with a superb, subaquatic techno spin on ‘Ensemble’.

Joseph Capriati updates three classic tracks from friend and Napoli legend Rino Cerrone's label Rilis. Known as an artist whose identity is inseparable from his home city, it is fitting that Joseph would revisit the work of a Neapolitan techno icon for his own label REDIMENSION. Capriati takes the unhinged spirit of early 00s Napoli techno and adds his signature touch. A must-have for fans of both these artists. In Joseph's own words: 'In 2003 I went to my first techno party, at Old River Park in Napoli, where Rino Cerrone was playing. I was into house music at the time but that day the Techno music changed my life. I'm happy to present three reinterpretations of his tracks all these years later, having become close friends over the years and working together on many projects. He allowed me to choose whichever tracks from his incredible, timeless Rilis discography and here are the results. Two new versions of Rino Cerrone originals, and one of a Gaetano Parisio remix.

Limited Gold Vinyl Pressing!
Out of the ashes of Raceway Recordings and Racetrax, rises the new label from Sterling Moss - Rebeltek. With well over 100 tracks out on vinyl, Sterling decided it was time to start his own 12inch project again, so 2014 sees rise to the Rebeltek Alliance - an infusion of stomping 303 inspired Techno beats, soon to hit the streets.

Having played in every continent on earth and with releases on over 50 different record labels, Sterling is using his vast musical knowledge gained through his travels and productions to harness an energy for Rebeltek that is both unique and compelling, whilst retaining an counter-culture attitude direct from London town that will drive the label forward.

The debut track 'Don't Fuck Around' has been road tested at the massive UK Techno event 'London Underground United' and subsequently received extremely positive attention. This special first release will be available on limited edition gold vinyl and will be sure to be a collector's item for years to come.

REBELS FOR LIFE

Troy Gunner continues to strengthen his new imprint 'GUNNER' with a second self-released title.

Having had 001 hotly-tipped by the likes of RA, DJ Mag and Mixmag - plus a plethora of DJ support from Hodge, Zenker Brothers, John Osborn, Carl Craig and Moxie to name but a few, Gunner stays firmly on track with another trio of armoured UK-Techno tracks packed with chilly atmospherics and gnarly drums.

Berlin producer Troy Gunner marks a new step in an ascendant career with the introduction of his very own imprint. Simply titled 'GUNNER', this project will be predominantly vinyl-focused and will act as a platform for his own productions as well selected peers. It kicks off with 3 of his own tracks - all of which carrying a chilly quality whilst bearing Troy's distinctive blend of stiff drums, heady atmospheres and muscular low end.

SUPPORT FROM
Resident Advisor, DJ Mag, Mixmag, Zenker Brothers, Moxie, Hodge, Mickey Pearce, xxxy, MJ Cole, John Osborn, Brendon Moeller, Carl Craig, Ivan Smagghe, Woz, Christian Martin, Claude Vonstroke, Gorgon City, Groove Armada, Tensnake, James Zabiela, Richy Ahmed, My Nu Leng, Altered Natives, Danny Tenaglia, Horse Meat Disco, Huxley, Phaeleh, Gene Farris, Eddie Temple-Morris, Shadow Child + many more.

For the third chapter of Refined Productions Aleksandra Grünholz aka We Will Fail delivers her third full length album entitled Dancing on her recently launched label with Jakub Mikolajczyk, head of MonotypeRec label and MonotypePressings. Here she tells the story:

'Taking a break from rationality, my first thoughts about the theme of this album were about the night, when our sight is limited and thoughts are corrupted by fatigue. I don't dance anymore, I don't party, I don't let myself go. Some time ago that part of life slipped away from me. This album is like silently entering into a place you shouldn't be in. A lot of rave inspired sounds were used on the album, dreamy pads, arpeggios, simple melodic structures; but this album is not easy and simple.

As head of a graphic design studio in Warsaw, last year was very hard for me, the amount of work started to overwhelm me; I started to feel stupid and possessed by the work, this is how the tracks 'Very Urgent' and 'Economic Maladies' were born. While the track 'Reason' is about losing rationality and how easy it is to do.

'Put Your Hands Up in the Air' encompasses the rave. It's also a kind of question, can music itself tell a story Very often in EDM or trance music there is a story and I like to call it catharsis. A moment, when the beat slows down and melody/pads become solo. I tried to extract this moment, without adding drops and aggressive rhythms.

'So Who's the Man' is about regaining the power, slowly but consequently. This album is a about feeling bold, monstrous and strong. Like looking insolently into someones eyes. You have to be patient with this one, because it builds up slowly. If you listen only for a fragment you miss the whole idea.

'Beasts from the East' was inspired by the thought of being a small peace loving person in a chaotic world that is dominated by stupidity.

The track '2018' epitomises the rave, but more complicated. Each of the layers are a but simplistic and could construct a dance track, but as there are so many sounds simultaneously, it can become disturbing in the perfect way.

'Diving in Plastic' was fit for the last track, I didn't want the album to have a perfect conclusion, I wanted to leave the listener hanging and ready for more.'

A superb live set from 1994. Meeting between talents and experiences... Deep dansefloor sweet Live set exploring sounds... Masterpiece !!

London via NYC Chupacabras has been making a name for himself through the years as a pillar of the underground. The story starts in Barcelona during the early-2000s DJing and becoming a resident at the famed Nitza Club, it's here Chupacabras came into contact with the likes of I-F, Legowelt, and Marco Passarani among others thus immersing himself in the sounds of Hague electro, Chicago House, Italo, and Detroit Techno. An integral part of the early L.I.E.S. Records crew we are pleased to release his latest ep, a four track Hague influenced affair. Slammin drums, raw acid lines and razor sharp synths and electro beats prevail through the ep, a must for the floor. Check!

Keeno18, also known as Reginald James Johnson, is finally back with his third release entitled 'Los Green' for ULTRAMAJIC.
The release was 'inspired by the communication plants have with everything around us,' as Reggie explains. In reality, the tracks are very raw techno beats, snapping celery sticks and drumming carrots. Keeno18 first two releases on ULTRAMAJIC were strange, fuzzy and dizzy; innovatively formed but without too much thought. 'Los Green' has Keeno18 juiced on acid and cold pressed in his own style: buttoned up. 'Inquiry' is dripping acid over a straight beat, hypnotic and appreciating of the subtle. 'Dances With Leaves' is the greenest of all 4 tracks, sets the vibe for a new found green planet and lovely life everywhere.

In early 2020 Mall Grab released his Don't Keep The Fire Burning EP digitally in an effort to raise money to help fight against the bushfires in his home country of Australia. After the huge success of the EP with thousands raised for charity & a big demand for it physically, the EP has been pressed to vinyl, now titled POSITIVE ENERGY FOREVER (LFT008)

Montel Palmer (Fizzy Veins, TBZ & Peter Graf York) with a couple of deadly little studio chuckles on 45.

A strong look for Errorsmith, Evol and Peder Mannerfelt heads - Reece Cox debuts a charmingly daft and animated style of syncopated, technoid dance music on iDEAL.
Berlin-based, ofc, Cox generates playfully raving and nutty results from a concept-driven approach on ‘Clang’, which takes its title in tribute to what he describes as; “…a term coined by American Composer, James Tenney to describe a musical unit composed of discreet elements that come together to form a cohesive and singular
sonic event… a sonic cartoon aimed not at as sophisticated sonic experience, but sophisticated perceptual one”.
So yeah it’s less PLUR oneness and perhaps more techgnostically centred on the body, but the results are dead effective and cohesive, lending his own spin to the whole sound designer techno paradigm in standouts like the warped UKF/Soca-house of ‘Clang 2’, and a gnarled sidespin on Errorsmith tekkers with ‘Clang 5’ and ‘Clang 7’ that come spaced out nicely with the lurid cutesiness of ‘Clang 4’ and a dose of Belgian hoover headfloss in ‘Clang 6’.
Call it braindance, hooligan computer music, conceptronica (lol) or whatever you want, it’s just dead good fun if you like this sorta craic.

Japanese sound sculptors Steven Porter (aka Katsunori Sawa and Yuji Kondo) sign two striking productions to Kynant, with a pair of remixes completing the 'Reservoir' EP. 'A Need For Distance' on the A-side is abrasive and hard-hitting but not without moments of melody. Fellow Japanese purveyor of tripped-out techno Iori mines a lean, highly-effective groove on the remix. 'Romance Tip' takes a slower, endlessly-detailed approach with sharp percussion and mindbending atmospherics; Max Durante, who recently released his debut LP on Kynant, contributes a broken-beat workout to finish the record. Mastering by Giuseppe Tillieci aka Neel

The Interpol officers are looking for two crooks responsible of a bank robbery at the beginning of 2019 in Bristol (UK). According to the investigation they go under the aliases of Abele and Caino, they were armed and in motorcycle during the raid in the financial institution. The two outlaws are already known to the authorities as OOBE and Aniello. The suspects are ARMED and DANGEROUS. The advise is to call without hesitation the following number : +4401179149042. The reward for any useful information will be of 999, 99£.

The second release on Raw Basics is a solo single from Basic Rhythm that brings a summery Techno vibe to your turntable.

The A side opens with a bright lush pad lowly panning from left to right, coupled with a bouncy kick drum and light percussive hits, before unleashing a heavyweight bass line designed to rattle your sub stacks and knock the air out of your chest. Cha is a stepper that draws from, and combines Dancehall and Detroit Techno with a deftness that only Basic Rhythm can bring to the dance floor.

The B side is a more subdued affair, invoking clear blue skies and a warm summer breeze. Opening with a lush chord and muted 4/4 kick drum, the layers of tape hiss obfuscate and add a little lo fi fuzziness, while gradually building layers of percussion in that unique Basic Rhythm style, adding hints of sub bass before finally opening up into a straight stepper around the half way mark, with a solid kick drum and warm bass line that compliments the lush airy chords. This is one for the summer!

Club D’erange Recordings returns with their second release, jagged and rolling cuts recorded in nipaluna / Hobart and inspired by the bleak yet wild beauty of Cold Ibiza / Tasmania. Full colour sleeve designed by Darren Oorloff.

London based producer Christian Piers has a decade of production experience and a discography that spans house, techno and drum and bass. He is a long-term friend of 17 Steps, and became the second artist to release on the label after label heads Dusky back in 2015. Acclaimed releases on Curle and with Leon Vynehall as Laszlo Dancehall have sustained Christians' reputation as a truly versatile producer.

With ‘Virus’, his debut LP under this alias, Christian puts himself forward an exceptional and compelling voice in UK techno, drawing on his experience in drum and bass and breaks, a sample heavy hip-hop inspired approach to production and a dubbed out, industrial techno aesthetic.

Opener ‘Extrinsic’ lays the foundations, combining cavernous drones and rattling breaks over submerged kicks, conjuring up images of chasmal warehouses, dusty basements and rattling window frames. Elsewhere delay soaked stabs bounce off combative breaks. A dialogue between Christians’ influences ensues that’s as captivating as it is individual.

Christian creates passages of intense energy without breaking a sweat. Cold atmospheres are navigated with an unhurried authority and confidence that prevents them from becoming desolate. Behind the gritty haze and forceful bassweight Christian hides the playful, agile rhythms that have become his signature – percussive sounds stumble and roll in the background, whip like snares slice through the fog.

‘Virus’ is an exhilarating ride; right up to the final bars of the teasing, anti-climactic dancefloor weapon ‘Resource Depletion’. The infinite rising tones of the closer are a bold and forward looking statement of intent from an artist whose evolution continues to unfold.

Damon Zucconi is a visual artist living and working in Philadelphia. He frequently uses custom software to create his work, and has spent the past decade working as a computer programmer, producing pieces which are typically accessible online. Some of his projects include 'Fata Morgana' a reworking of Google Maps code that hides everything except text elements; a website for the Arca site-specific performance-installation Tormenta; and recent solo exhibitions with Veda in Florence and JTT in New York of physical and digital works. This is Zucconi's debut music release.

Ian Tocor is a smiling ambiance man, into ambient ,deep, dub and techno, half of « Outlander Wax Theory » and « Drnchd » bands, he signed his first vinyl on the American label Love What You Feel in 2014. Played by Fred P, this Ep oscillates between a dub House in lace and a deep and colorful deep house. It has been found on the first compilation of Simple Music Experience with a dreamlike journey called "Blue" or on Label Vastechoses, the latest project built with his friends Sevyce and Lostsoundbytes, adventurous music, intrepid grooves and editions of all kinds are on This platform with evocative name.In short, music is for Ian an outlet, deeply anxious to provoke in various forms links between moving bodies, his dj sets are as rough and strong as they are surrounded by sensitivity.

Our 3rd artist EP comes by way of Jus Nowhere and Jackson Ryland from our nation's capital. Both featured on previous V/A releases, their Foldin' & Rollin' EP packs driven, techno influenced beats with a flair that's all their own.

Taken from a Detroit Underground CD on FAMILIAR RECORDS (FMLR 001) first issued in 1999. Only available direct from DETROIT, USA as part of a very small run of self released CD's. All music is by local Artists. The original FORWARD Album was 10 tracks. We selected our favorites and remastered four tracks for release on the Preservation Sound label in 2020. The music spans Club Techno and Electronica. Cover Art are photographs of "Detroit In The Rain" by Chrissie Clees, who originally sent me a copy of the Album. Ltd Edition of 303 with Full Art Cover.

Coordinate Records is back with its second release signed by Cristian Sarde.

Die Orangen (aka Dreems & Kris Baha) are back on Malka Tuti with the 2nd installment of their Saft series, containing fresh music, remixes, reworks and more... Saft 2 presents 2 tracks, one on each side. On the A side you can find an epic Goa leaning version of the now classic Yaranabe track (off their debut LP Zest), by non-other than Full Circle, aka Joakim and Alexis Le Tan. The proto-goa aficionados, owners of the label Crowdspacer and huge inspiration to Malka Tuti's sound have delivered a banger like nothing else around, and its already getting mega support by the likes of Vladimir Ivkovic, Ivan Smagghe, John Talabot and many more. On the B-side you can find a new Die Orangen track, which is more like a Journey than track. A 15 minute journey through sonic spaces, ancient futures and alternative dimensions. Although sonically the track screams Industrial, with a closer listen, Die Orangen managed to use a vast pallet of sounds, ideas and magic to create a musical journey that travels outside the boxes of genres and norms. Die Orangen Style

The final chapter in the Soma Track Series has Slam team up with the legendary Green Velvet for the rave inspired 'Take Your Time'.

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Do you believe in conincidences

I don't - anymore. I used to believe in conincidences but I've learned that evertyhing happens for a reason. And that everything in life happens for you, not to you.

So, I have been busying myself with the idea of an remix album of classic tracks of mine for quite some time. But I struggled with the selection of tracks and which remix artist to pair with which track. Until certain people entered my life. Some of them I only - met through their music on social media and never in person, others I met briefly, like in a car to a festival and some I started to hang out with and they became real life friends. All of these people connect with my music and I feel drawn to their music and in many ways we insprire each other. As a natural result this remix EP took shape and I am excited to present it to you. The record contains four remixes of tracks from my back catalogue that cover a period of 20 (!) years, from my early days on Bush in the mid 90s to my first label Spiel-Zeug Schallplatten in the 00`s up until now, where I run Electric Ballroom from Berlin. With love. Thomas.

Tino Kirstan is presenting his latest project called "UFO Paranoia", after some digital releases finally on black gold. 4 unique techno tracks in an oldschool detroit style with a special modern shine, that perfectly suits these special dancefloor moments.

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It is with great pleasure that we welcome back Victor Ruiz to Electric Ballroom. This time the Techno Don from Brasil teams up with K.A.L.I.I.L. and the two serve us modern Techno of the highest order.
- I was so excited when Victor send me the new tracks, I am still playing Draco and Serpens from his first EP on Electric Ballrom and the new tracks are already stand outs in my dj sets of late"
(Thomas Schumacher)

4 Track high quality techno electronix, limited edition of 200 copies..

Jay Lumen created another banger release on his Footwork imprint.

Jay’s massive trademark baselines and 303 sounds form the basis of his production “Robots”, which is a first pick to rollout throughout the course of any peak time DJ set. Adjoined by warehouse techno tailored “Mindlock” with its trippy and hypnotic elements, this “Robots EP” is a stellar merger in regard to uplift the energies. Guaranteed!

The Greek duo Jokasti and Nek, who are well known for their releases on Mord, are back to attack. After their debut track on Mindcut Children of the Atom. Jokasti & Nek deliver a 4 tracker of heavy techno tunes.

Early Support by:
Paula Temple, Thomas P. Heckmann, JoeFarr, Dave Tarrida, Endlec, Arnaud le Texier, SNTS, Setphanie Sykes, Ryuji Takeuchi, Ghost in the Machine, Electric Indigo, Dj Ze MigL, Ike Dusk, Kill Ref, MTD, Noemi Black

Limited BOX SET edition including :
5 vinyls, numbered & signed by Vitalic (500 copies)
+ very special gifts for the luckiest

Over the past 20 years French producer Vitalic has worked on redefining the very idea of electro ‘à la française’ by imposing his distinct style (energetic and melodic) with tracks that became cult classics within the club culture.

As soon as his EP ‘’Poney’’ was released in 2001 on Gigolo Records, a label always about scouting new talent and run by famous artist DJ Hell, Vitalic was comfortable with his influences: synthetic, sensual, mutant disco, in the likes of Giorgio Moroder, Cerrone, Lime or Gino Soccio.

Vitalic with his energetic, powerful sound claimed top spot among the electro artists and charts of the time. Belgian brothers 2 Many DJs, experts in blending rock, pop, techno and disco, called all the shots within the dance realm and included the track ‘’La Rock’’ in the ‘’Radio Soulwax’’ compilation. Meanwhile, other star DJs such as Aphex Twin, Richie Hawtin, Erol Alkan, Tiga and Laurent Garnier took every opportunity to play the track in their sets. The Vitalic craze and ‘’metal disco’’ at the time took off and went far beyond the French borders. He was invited to perform live in Spain, Germany, Eastern Europe, Japan, Canada, the USA, and South America. More generally the “Poney’’ EP made a breakthrough on the French Touch scene.

On his 2005’s debut album ‘’Ok Cowboy’’, speedy and rushed electro met brass music, leaping electric guitars, and teary-eyed slow, sad pop songs.

It was the start of a seamless career and a series of 4 studio albums, all different but the same at the core. 2009 witnessed the very effective, dancing release of ‘’Flashmob’’ that, while relating to his debut album, expressed Vitalic’s limitless love for new wave. In 2012 ‘’Rave Age’’ followed. It was a violent, harsh, twitched record that led the EBM movement (taking over the USA years later) and radiated power and conveyed electronic ardor on stage. In 2017 Vitalic pulled out ‘’Voyager,’’ nostalgic of retro-futuristic mood inspired by re-imagined disco ambiances of the ‘70/80s, a record that was largely acclaimed by the press.

While keeping his musical identity, Vitalic worked on reinventing himself with every album.

That is what sets him apart and reveals his true identity: mixing disco, electro sounds, new wave references, EBM, punk rock, rave sounds, power pop with catchy melodies, physical energy, reaching beyond his own idea and vision of disco.

The producer’s strength definitely lies in his ability to constantly renew himself, to explore every possibility and every facet (much like a mirror ball) of ‘’metal disco,’’ or in plain words ‘’fuzzy disco.’’

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Longtime friends and production partners Ali Çakir and Soren Jahan launch their new label Hörru with a 4 track EP. Hörru will focus on releasing vinyl from Düve as well as personal projects from Soren, Ali and friends. Konsekvenser is a reduced house banger for the club, 808 live jam style. Nej takes things a step back and with a little more attitude, saying no to you in the crowd. Uzay Kök is a hard dripping trance exploration. Beluc closes the EP with a dialog between voice, flute and Eliot Bates on the oud.

47 regular Killawatt and recent R&S addition 6siss combine to form a new project under the guise of Motive Power.

A simple and shared passion for broken, sub-heavy technoid beats underline this first release on the newly christened Motive Power label.

Motive Power = 'an agency of power used to impart motion to machinery'

Italian Scifi Producer And Sound Designer Oisel Joins The Warm Up Family With This Extended Ep, Offering Four Cuts In The Physical Version And 7 In The Digital Release, This Is Almost An Album That Sowcases The Great Studio Skills Of This Young Talent, With Tracks Of Diverse Approach Ranging From Direct Exercises To More Mental And Layered,

First Cut 'labirinto', Starts With Microbleeps And Noises When Suddendly The Massive Kick And Sequence Appears, This Main Synth Line Is Followed By More Percussive Elements While Synthetic Details Move In The Back.

'paradosso' Uses More Resonant Tones In A Complex Arrangement, A Precise Work On The Stereo Field, Dynamic Drum Programming, Digital Congas And Bleeps.

'eteronoma' Is Spacey And Weird, Arpeggiated Sounds, Outerworldly Noises, Traditional 909 Hats, Obsession And Tension.

'sisma' Closes The Vinyl Edition. This Is A Drum Based Tool, Liquid, Elastic And Straightforward Ideal To Be Used As Tool.

In The Digital Domain We Offer Three Extra Tracks, Teros Is The First, Calmed, Alien Bleepy Tones Expertly Arranged And With An Amazing Sound Design Work. Sat 04 Is A Miinimalistic Tool Made Of Filtered Percussive Elements And Synthetic Details Going In And Out. Closing The Release, Apnea Reminds Us The Best Spacey Techno Creators With The Random Sinoidal Sequence, The Shuffled Hats And The Mini Textures Moving Along The Stereo Field.

After his contribution to our last VA-Vinyl, Oleka is back on Genesa with nothing less than an album which will be released in full length digitally and as a sampler EP on vinyl. Broken beats, grinding machinery and unexpected turns of arrangements make this package a must-have for daring djs.