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Long awaited return of the Neapolitan imprint Informale with the founders Random / Noize delivering a solid techno ep and hosting a great remix from the talented Technoyzer !
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"Coconut Grove started as a secret. I wrote & recorded it in deliberate solitude over the course of a year, in long sessions when I was alone at home or after everyone else had gone to sleep. I had the uncanny sense of discovering something quite old rather than of making something new.

Every album I've made revealed itself over time - Coconut Grove snaked its way through my psyche, going back to my beginnings. While working on it, I found some notes I had jotted down back in 2006, when I was 22 & first inching away from punk towards electronic music. I wrote that I had been dreaming of something humid and menacing, melting but also alluring. I heard some of that in the haunting, dubby minimal techno of the time, and imagined it crossed with the slashing urgency of my favorite no wave & post punk bands. I imagined the catharsis I experienced as a performer rerouted through techno's mercurial endlessness. Those visions never left me, and I've been dreaming of them in one way or another ever since. Coconut Grove folded that time back onto the present, letting me start again from the beginning.

A lot can happen in a year, and, at the risk of sounding coy, a lot happened to me in 2018. Coconut Grove was an exorcism, or maybe a rebirth, but whatever it was it moved with a little extra fluidity. You can hear it for yourself, but I will say the album's softer touch is no accident. Living in that secret space, it felt good to let some air in."

-Daniel Martin-McCormick aka Relaxer

‘Rain, spit, ice, neon, plants, steam, mercury and soil. This is dream music categorised by a language of senses; visual, poetic, and abstract sound that draws on techno and dub ambient.

‘Somewhere between pastoral impressionism and cyber-noir, its surface evokes the tensions of a fluctuating, fizzing atmosphere, pictures emerging and dissolving in the mind’s eye. Thick layers of field recording flood tracks fabricated from erratic, oddly distanced rhythm.

‘The sensation whilst listening is not unlike hearing the world from a place within the body; swimming in the bloodstream, cutting through the turbulent landscape secure in a metal tube.

‘Or being over-exposed to lushly textured environments with the anatomy far receded; an out-of-body experience where subtler senses are heightened and the landscape begins to take on surreal qualities.’

For its second installment Subject To Restrictions Discs presents a split EP by two of Switzerland’s most underrated producers. First there is CCO. A modular wizard known from his involvement in groups such as Wavetest and Savage Grounds. He presents two Techno cuts that are bound in organic sounds and filled with driving energy. The three mellow cosmic wave tracks on the back are coming from Narco Marco. He’s active in Bern’s music and nightlife scene for almost 30 years. His music knowledge is legendary and shows itselfs in his productions which are filled with sparkling details.

Jerome Hill, the man synonymous with the UK Underground for a couple of decades now arrives on DEXT with this 4 track EP and shows just why he is one of the country’s most underrated talents.

After his superb remix for Nightwave on our LTD label, we had to get him on board for an EP. The Super Rhythm Trax / Don’t Records boss really flexes his muscles on these heavyweight offerings – effortlessly blending super sharp drum programming with his signature “acidic bleeps and breaks” style, delivering 4 clever-yet-no-nonsense jams to make you move for a long time to come.

This is a man unquestionably at the top of his game both in the studio and behind the decks, and we couldn’t be happier to have him as part of the DEXT family.

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New label by ROD who brings the heat with 2 melodic & colourful techno cuts.

We live in the era of 'more'. We spend our days trying to keep up with a seemingly infinite range of links to follow, pictures to see, sounds to hear, places to go, objects to desire, events to anticipate, heroes to cherish and villains to loath. But rather than freeing, too many options can become paralyzing. Consequently, we often find ourselves frustrated because of the experiences we will never have... without even knowing what we really want. The same goes with music creation in digital environments. Too many possibilities can also mean a tyranny of the "what if...". In this light, celebrating 'less' becomes vital. And that's exactly what swedish producer and Studio Barnhus affiliate Simon Haydo does in 'Redux'. All of the sounds in the album's nine tracks come from just one synth: the Korg MS20. As Simon puts it, the idea was to "maximize the use of less, basically. Less gear, less effects, less input from other people, less everything."Using only between 2 and 6 channels for every track, the result is a stripped but surprisingly rich sound, that delineates spatial Techno vignettes coated with the unmistakable charac- ter of the MS20 filters. Even more interestingly, this restraint is not only applied gear-wise, but also from an emotional point of view. "Instead of involving my own feelings, I let the voice of the MS20 take care of it", says Simon. All this makes 'Redux' an expression of techno in its purest form. After all, it's a kind of music that has always gravitated around simplicity, austerity and, of course, the believe that the machines have their own soul.

Joe Lucas creates music under a few monikers most often as Causa and notably has appeared on Tusk Wax, Boogie Box and Birdie.

The Causa sound elegantly touches on deep house grooves and melodic techno but with contemporary style and is an obvious choice for the Verdant family. The Locks EP is released as Sixtyone leaning towards Detroit flavours with intricate percussion layered with warm soulful keys.

Previous releases have attracted high profile remixes from Kuniyuki, Luv Jam and Young Marco and that trend continues. On the flip of The Locks Stojche provides a burly, peak time reshape of Zelo upping the Detroit vibes. Hiver's reshape of the delicate Tregnanton original adds a firm kick, swinging bassline and heady 303 sparkle with dazzling effectiveness.

We Are The Brave boss Alan Fitzpatrick joins Rekids with ‘Step Away’, a euphorically chargedtechno release featuring two remixes from Planetary Assault Systems.

Having performed across the world at the likes of Watergate, fabric, Shelter and DC-10, renowned UKartist Alan Fitzpatrick has continued to bring driving techno to the forefront of electronic music culture since the early 2000s. With a ream of releases on Figure, Unknown To The Unknown, Drumcode, Hotflush and many more, he now launches into 2020 with his debut on Radio Slave’s revered imprint.

Fitzpatrick’s signature, thundering techno cut ‘Step Away’ opens with spacey toms, industrial kicks, delayed claps, pulsing bass and atmospherically sustained keys.

The hailed Mote-Evolver boss and esteemed remixer Luke Slater serves up two propulsive edits under his Planetary Assault Systems alias with the first remix being otherworldly with reverbed stabs, subtle arpeggiated synths, minimalistic drums whilst the second remix goes into overdrive with analogue beat programming, computerised melodies and a harrowing sub-frequency rhythm.

Every comment is useless ... the story of Electronic Techno is now re-issued Remastered on Flash Forward! !!! 30th anniversary edition Purple coloured vinyl + Insert

After their successful releases on Cajual, Wow! Recordings,
Great Stuff, Smiley Fingers and Lapsus, M.in & Gunman are back on
My Favourite Freaks Music. In addition, we are glad that we can also offer this release on vinyl.

There will be 3 new strong tracks and the already released
"M.in & Gunmann - I Believe" track on the black gold.

"Humanize" reminds us of Floorplan tracks. Energetic minimal house
with beautiful chords and short vocals.

"Spice" is a driving house track, all in the M.in & Gunman style.
Somehow Oldschool, but still New Cool.

"Haus" on the other hand shows a different side of the two. An
oppressive bass is the focus here, pushing the Micro House track forward.

Lisbon pals Photonz and Shcuro are two of the city's most active DJs and music makers, sharing a penchant for a moody yet electrifying brand of dance sonics. They've created Shermanworx together in the studio, recording machines live using an ethos of improvisation while relying on their fine-tuned dancefloor intuition. The Sherman Filterbank was the go-to piece of equipment, appearing in every track and eventually naming the EP.
Tribal techno swirls menacingly backed by dark melodies in the opening track, a hypnotic yet vivid peak-time belter that could go on and on.
A synth so textured you can almost touch it is the centrepiece of Sherman2, another driving club beast complete with modulated arpeggios and industrial-tinged percussions.
The record comes to close with a dreamier exercise in Sherman3: a dubby electro beat conducts melodic mutant synth lines and pads to achieve a slow-burning, expansive euphoria.

For all the Acid that is coming out through this so-called "Acid revival" I was somehow missing the good old hook of the 90s Acid-Techno tracks. After countless requests to do some new Acid again it finally clicked with me and I had this - in my opinion - great Acid hook to jump along to for the Acid To The Future track. I really love this one and it could've been big in the 90s I guess...so hopefully this will click with the listeners also today :-) Acid Funk and Acid Jaxx pretty much speak for themselves and are funky groovin' Acid tracks with a more modern touch mixed with the old vibe flavour. Machine Banger is definitely on the harder side and was done for Ferox' This is Acid... Nothing else" VA compilaton on Kobayashi.Hands up and have fun...

We love and release on Vinyl !

- Perc Heckmann Heckmann Heckmann, four great tracks, all will get plays from me. Thank you!'
- Ben Sims acid jaxx doing it for me, thx!'
- Ambivalent WOW Heckmann killing it!! This is INCREDIBLE!! Classic TPH material here, and I can't be
more glad to play it all the time. I love it!!'
- Niereich Acid Funk is awesome!'
- Dr. Motte love all tracks! thomas p heckmann on acid! this is a great acid record i will play in my acid sets for sure!'
- Spec Acid Jaxx !'
- Phuturelabs Brilliant!'
- Stanny Franssen Excellent. Full support from my side.,-)'
- LxS serious jawbreakers,thanks for the music - L
- Misoo heckmann high quality techno sound!!'
- Al Ferox good ep my freunde '
- Remy Like acid funk!'
- Nick Warren Hugeness ! love all 4'
- Orlando B filthy 303 action, nice work'
- Dan Drastic Acid Funk is great.'
- Paul Mac A little hint to the old Spectral Emotion series of old liking these a lot.'
- g-man aka gez varley nice slamming acid tunes ....... phasers set to kill on this one.'
- Advanced Human Really diggin' Acid Funk and Acid Jaxx !'
- Jon Rundell acid to the future kicks'
- A. Mochi great acid ep!Thanks'
- luca agnelli great release! strong!!!'
- Patrick Kunkel oldschool ,) but nice!'
- Henning Baer Acid Jaxx is dope!'
- Oli Matte Fat Techno. I like it!'
- L.A.W. Machine Banger for us!! :D'
- marco bailey Many thanks !'
- marcel dettmann thx'
- Felix H. "Acid to the future" rocks!!!
- Raphael Dincsoy (H-Productions,Lehmann Club) aciiiiied'
- Zakari&Blange Acid to the future is great thx nice stuff'
- Audio Injection/Truncate Phat!'
- Pablo Discobar top !!! amazing !!! full support !!!'
- Loukas Pour-Hashemi All four of those are wicked!!!!!!! Will play'
- Frankyeffe bombsssss!!!!!'
- Lucas Freire Heckmann is always amazing! good work!'
- 2562 aka A Made Up Sound liking acid to the future, thanks :)'

Adriatique is proud to announce the very first Release of SIAMESE. The title Track is an almost 11 minute Trip, which tries to put the dance floor into a hypnotic state. The Layers and Synth lines create a very own vibe while the driven bass line pushes the Track forward. Although - Patterns of Eternity' never is to obvious it still manages to create a peak-time atmosphere if you let it breathe. - Womb' the B-Side is the Track most people know already, as it made is cycle around the Clubs and Festivals by now. While the A-Side wins thru it's complexity - Womb' focuses on keeping it simple. It is uncompromising Bass and Beat elements wants to make you change the - W' into a - B'.
The third and final Track is called - Quadrivia'. It reminds a little bit of the mid 2000's. Not that minimalistic but definitely inspired as that period was a big influence to Adrian + Adrian. Quadrivia starts with no sign of hurry to introduce a wobbly melody before breaking down again and comes back with full effect.

The third release in Haven's white label series keeps up its focus on crunchy dance floor bangers with the first in a line of special VA compilations with "Sardonic Tonality Vol.1".

The record starts with a bang on the A1 with a noise-drenched banger of colossal proportions from everyone's favourite UK modular wizard Ansome - mammoth kicks, crisp percussion, and a rolling synth line ensure a moving dungeon dance floor in this leviathan of a track. This is followed by a trippy smasher from Haven co-head Keepsakes on the A2, featuring twisted vocal samples, hellish pads, and pounding drum patterns for fans of demonic techno heaters.

The B-side is kicked off with a hectic pounder from New Frames on the B1, with a hyperactive EBM-style bass-line, tight drum programming and contorted voices making up a frenetic dance floor weapon. Finally, the release ends with a creepy, tumultuous journey from Russia's Draag on the B2. Evolving, pulsating synth work and frenzied percussion make up this fevered march down a wormhole, closing out yet another soundtrack to society's decay from the Haven team.

For the upcoming release on KNTXT, label boss Charlotte de Witte announces a dual EP release. “The Selected EP and Pressure EP, to me, are the perfect reflection of the music I have been playing over the years.” says Charlotte de Witte. “On the Selected EP people will find the straightforward Techno sound with the Acid twist, that I love to bring to the floor when I’m touring.”
“It’s counterpart, the Pressure Ep, is an extension of the mixes that I assemble for my BBC Residency.

A more ambient approach, that’s rougher around the edges.”“Both releases can be seen as an ode to the techno I love and cherish.” concludes de Witte. On the subject of the dual release Charlotte says “For me this duality is essential to explore my interests both as a producer and DJ. Therefore it also made sense to me to release them simultaneously, as we also combine our label releases with events and our weekly radio show.”

Heckmann returns with this ferocious double A side to AFU Limited !
Two raw and relentless tracks to kick ass and bring the noise back to the floors !
Energy loaded analogue madness...enjoy !

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Feedback:

- Secret Cinema 'Reality Lost is a banger!!'
- Funk d Void "big"
- Alexi Delano 'Reality lost!'
- Perc 'In Your Face is great, thanks'
- LxS 'perfect mayhem!love it x) thanks for the music - L'
- Drumcomplex 'big bomb will be hammered for sure'
- Robag Wruhme 'cool! RW'
- Emerson 'reality lost for me'
- marcel dettmann "thx 5/5"
- nihad tule 'cool stuff, thanks!'
- D.Diggler 'yess! great tunes !!'
- Sasch BBC 'bang!! thx'
- Sasha Carassi 'Bomb!'
- dolbyd 'full support'
- Miro Pajic 'cool stuff! thanks'
- Javi Lago 'Like "In your face" classic Heckmann sound. Thanks for
- the music, will play!'
- Chuck Flask 'cool tracks'
- Dr Motte 'Rockt wie Sau der alte Raver Heckmann!"
- Acensor 'Reality Lost really kicks asses!'
- Loukas Pour-Hashemi 'Fucking awesome!!! Love both!'
- Mijk van Dijk 'Less knarz, more dub, I like!'
- Greg/hardsoul 'cool!'
- Andrea Frisina 'Support !'
- Spec. 'in your face !'
- Daniel Boone 'Nice one!'
- Lars Wickinger 'Nice one!'
- Chris Hirose 'massive!'
- Adam K. 'i like this. very interesting'
- Raphael Dincsoy 'reality lost for me'
- Parasole 'dope!'
- Kyle Geiger 'I'm liking Reality Lost!'
- Responder 'Heckmann is back! Great!'

Heinrich Dressel was an archaeologist, epigraphist and numismatist, creator of a table, still in use, for the cataloging of Roman amphorae. For over ten years, one of the founders of MinimalRome, Valerio Lombardozzi, has embraced the name of the German scholar, becoming both the guardian of a dense collection of sounds from the past and the creator of new brilliant electronic ones. “Completion Of The Amphoras Table”, originally released on cd by Legowelt's Strange Life Records, was the final chapter of the so-called 'Studium Amphorae Trilogy', a triptych of albums which tried to 'evoke' in notes not only the discoveries and the studies of Monte Testaccio's fragments made by the former pupil of Theodor Mommsen.
The first vinyl release of “Completion Of The Amphoras Table”, curated by Souterraine.org and Envlp_Imprint, fills not only a recording void, but also gives posterity a remarkable album to rediscover, worthy successor of “Mons Testaceum” (2007 ) and “Escape From The Hill” (2008),
which reconstructs one more time the ghostly atmosphere of a Rome at the dawn of the 20th century. Heinrich Dressel adopts the stylistic features of gloomy soundtracks and, above all, relies on a set of polyphonic synthesizers that, starting from the rare Elka Syntex, favor the composition of abstract textures, punctuated by some appropriate variations, and harmonies which, net of the
deep bass, make every single track even more magnetic.

New release on Eye Teeth by Israel Vines featuring the hybrid Techno Bass Electro anthem Gatekeepers', the dark techno gem Unscathed' and the ambient Repose in Dub'.
We started this sublabel as way of exploring pure and experimental techno in an entirely contemporary context (where IT often uses historical lenses and a wider musical context). This is Techno from Detroit and America, not Detroit Techno. We would like to see American Techno evolve, and this new imprint is an attempt to be a catalyst in that arena.

This EP was pre-mastered by Neel at Enisslab Studio in Rome. The vinyl was mastered by Carl at Trutone and pressed at Archer Records in Detroit.

Aula Magna Records presents Atmen by Mekas, a storming record that reveals the artist's latest techno explorations in
full effect, featuring Stockholm LTD label boss P r Grindvik as guest remixer. A techno statement shaped by melodic
and rhythmic interactions that draw the listener into the artist's profound sound world.
The A-side opens with the powerful beat of Clark Nova, a cut that moves forward with a modulating synth line and simple
but cleverly designed percussions. This is followed by Unknown Soldier, an intense techno weapon that reflects the
distinctive sound of Mekas.
The B-side features both versions of Atmen, starting off with P r Grindivik's dance-floor rework of the title track that
combines a fresh arpeggiated motif and a powerful groove with the emotional spirit of the original. Atmen closes the
record, an epic ambient techno track built with deep atmospheric synth lines on an intelligent stripped down breakbeat.

Alpha 606 on IT with a visionary remix from Anthony Shake' Shakir. A secret dance floor anthem that works in almost any context from BMG and a beautiful spaced out take on Electronic Flotation Device' by Erika.
This was the last record mastered by Mark Richardson at Prairie Cat Mastering. All tunes from the lost Alpha 606 LP Afto-Cuban Electronics'.

Miami post bass from a Cuban perspective. What is it to be an exile of the country you love The largely Cuban city Hialeah, part of the sprawling Miami metropolis, is home to not only Alpha 606's exiled family, but also to Miami Bass.

THE GOOPY GOONS ARE BACK with another collection of twisted American electronics. For those not familiar, CP/BW is a collaboration between Corporate Park (aka Shane English/Jonah Lange) and Beau Wanzer. This second LP collects tracks from various recording sessions done in Texas over the past 5 years. Humid ditties, bumpkin beats, toothless treats, and only for the freaks.

The celebrated Dutch techno producer debuts on Token with Inner Call, a four track EP showcasing the veteran's dynamic, puristic approach to the genre.

The music sits neatly in and amongst the outlet's distinguished catalogue - honing in with considerable precision on the very essence of the Token sound.

A powerful, streamlined vision of contemporary techno, Inner Call highlights the producer's time honoured ability to walk the line between pulsing, hypnotic workouts & outright peak time tools - stripping back the work to include nothing but the most vital components to deadly effect.

The forthcoming falling ethics effort (FEXLVN003) contains tracks by three stalwarts of modern day techno. UVB's 3000 years of lies is a work of percussive endurance which contains five minutes of thumping drums, a low down synth roar and several squeeks of fx. Kastil's Arcanism is an hypnotic endavour into uncharted territories. The main sounds have a repetitive and clear quality that pierce through eardrums and will grab the attention of crowds. Amsterdam based Dimi Angelis closes down this three track effort. ''Flirting With The Machine'' is a lenghty voyage into pure synthesis. A monotonous sound with razor sharp clarity serves as the spine of this track while the kickdrum dictates the pace. Adventurous music at it's best.

Next in store for the prestigious Icelandic label AE Recordings is a collaboration between well-known Icelandic & Russian artists. The Moscow legend Anton Kubikov delivers a beautiful & haunting minimal techno track, bound to encapsulate the essence of Russian winter - while SCSI-9 offers a dubby and a hypnotic techno anthem. The Icelandic regulars of the label bring their goods to the table. The ever-intriguing collaboration of Ohm & Octal Industries never ceases to disappoint - and their contribution is an intriguing atmospheric deep house track, ideal for home-listening as well for the late-night rooms. The Thule Records label boss Thor offers a musical equivalent of a megafauna with his track - heavy hitting dub chords, mindbending delays & that little extra magic that we all love from the Icelandic god of thunder. Essential for the record bag!

Straight outta nowhere we received a demo from Davide Piras who blew our minds off directly. We could not resist to sign this EP which features 4 tracks of rough analog electro & techno bombs, for fans of E.R.P/Convextion etc. ...

In the early nineties, directly influenced by the Summer of Love of 1988, Florentine Riccardo Falsini began his project I Believe-a miscellaneous collection of records, compilations, and collaborations-released through his label Interactive Test (co-run with brother Franco Falsini).

These sounds would eventually reach Vancouver-based producer AVR (Avery La Rochelle) in the summer of 2018. Compelled by Riccardo's legacy as a producer and a deejay, Avery reached out to the Italian producer.

A friendship formed that would see them collaborate on various dance events in Vancouver, as well as their Outside Of Time EP, a reverie of hallucinatory trance music. Over the past year, the duo recorded these tracks with the free spirit of early rave culture in mind.

Outside Of Time is certified dance floor therapy that inspires the listener to believe in the power of love and music.

Big techno electro and triby EP. Defenitly one of the Hydro-Killaz !!! MUST Have papa !

We welcome back Lenson with his first solo-EP for the third release on the Revenge Techniques imprint. Being with the label since the very first Paling Trax output, Lenson counts among the best in the young, cutting edge techno producers from Rotterdam. Highly essential club traxx!

GMT (Phil Moffa, Guy Gerber and Seth Troxler) heads of the A side with a bang. The haunting strings of the original wind their way through drums reminiscent of jacking 90's house before the
drop of the classic Decompression bassline, chopped and spliced sure to make your mid section feel nice.
Mike Shannon touches down with a modular synth rework that takes the original and twists it into a modern acid trip and groove signature of his programming style. Like surfing a spaceship through a technicolor wormhole to planet funk.
Deadbeat shows his strength with a spaced out dub version. A master of his craft he delivers a reverb drenched, morphing grove that will transport your head to an indica haze.
Natalia Escobar stretches the pulls the track into an intense ambient time machine. This escape into the 5th dimension will induce shivers down your spine and make your 3rd eye burst into flames.
We hope you enjoy the work of these talented navigators! Safe travels :
Volume 3 is still to come and will feature DJ Rush, DJ Sodeyama, Quenum and S Katz (a.k.a.Katsuhiko).

Since becoming a Berghain resident in 2017, Dominick Fernow's risk-taking hybrid live/DJ sets as Vatican Shadow have become conduits for infusing techno with contrasting musical ideas - from noise, industrial and ambient to distorted melodies and rhythms that push the club's borders in unexpected ways.

It's an idiosyncratic approach to techno rooted not only in Fernow's 25-plus years as an experimental and noise musician under more than a dozen aliases (e.g. Prurient, Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement) but also in his role as founder of the vital New York-based Hospital Productions, whose discography exceeds some 500 releases. The label - which in 2017 celebrated its 20-year anniversary - is also home to the majority of Vatican Shadow output to date.

Under that alias, Fernow's numerous albums and 12's (including 2017's Rubbish of The Floodwaters on Ostgut Ton) oscillate between ominous, distorted machine-funk, techno and ambient electronics; equal parts noise, melody and rhythm. Since 2011, the project's intentionally ambiguous visual identity has been defined by War on Terror-related imagery and track titles - and the media's role therein.

Both the Berghain 09 mix and accompanying exclusive 12's - featuring exclusive tracks by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Virile Games, Los Angeles Death Cult, Ron Morelli, Volvox, JK Flesh, Alberich, Ugandan Methods Prurient and Merzbow - reflect Vatican Shadow's composite musical influences and relationship to Berghain as a club. Stylistically, the two vinyls are divided between clubbier and experimental electronics, with vocal samples of Genesis P-Orridge acting as a bridge between the two. All tracks on Side D end in locked grooves.

As Fernow describes in his own words:

'My interest in DJing developed naturally out of industrial music traditions such as mail art, tape trading, and sound collage. While this mix, of course, does not solely focus on cassettes, they were used as the bridge between the seemingly disparate areas and cross-sections of underground electronic edits you will find sewn together from diverse factions to create a sonic 'cut up'. Accordingly, the artists featured with exclusive tracks span several continents and generations of electronic music subculture, from the birth of industrial in the UK and the rhythmic loops of Japanese noise, to the raw collision of genres found in the NYC underground. Berghain 09 is a tribute to the techno mixtapes that influenced me during my introduction to raves and dance music in the 90s.'

4 techno tracks with rave and '90 trance sounds, wisely mixed with modern ones. Lucretio in the A side with an industrial digital track; same taste for Dove Quiete's track. The B side is characterized by two melodic and trance tracks from Albanish People and Stic.

Clash of the Techno Titans. Floorplan (aka Robert Hood and Lyric Hood) go toe to toe with Mark Broom for an all new rumble in the 'Jungle'. This monster split EP sees the official release of the highly sought after Mark Broom Edit of Floorplan's huge Gospel powered house monster 'Never Grow Old'. This ultimate secret weapon for a select few DJs over the last few years is backed by the equally mega Re-plant version of 'He Can Save You' which gets some extra Techno power under the Hood. The EP is rounded off by Mark Broom's double combination in the guise of 'Jungle'. Knockout!

Italian based Ribbon Recordings presents an EP from the legendary Ken Ishii also including remixes by Manuel Di Martino, Adiel, Mute8 and Matti Trani.

In terms of his influence, Ken Ishii’s legacy puts him alongside the likes of Jeff Mills and Richie Hawtin, as he is one of the people who helped establish the techno genre. Thanks to his iconic releases on labels like R&S that gave him huge exposure in places like Europe that were far from his native Japan.

Still one of the most respected and highly revered people in electronic music, this release is another fine example of why Ken Ishii has managed to maintain such a vibrant career spanning over two decades.

Italian artist Manuel Di Martino is label owner of Persistence but has also featured on other labels like Suara, Etruria Beat and Dynamic Reflection.
Adiel is one of Italy’s most talked-about new talents, and she is already playing regular gigs across Europe along with release tracks on labels such as Ara and Danza Tribale.

Ribbon Recordings regulars Mute8 are a duo consisting of Gigi Galli and Dave Manuel who have also contributed tracks on other imprints including SK BLACK and Nice To Be Records.

Mattia Trani has released often on his own label Pushmaster Discs, but has also featured on other imprints such as On Edge Society, Uncage, with his tracks picking up support by everyone from Robert Hood to Amelie Lens.

The original track “Landslide” has a stripped-back style with thrashing percussion and dark atmosphere cut by stabbing synths and a pounding kick drum. Manuel Di Martino adds a modulating lead synth to his intensified, hypnotic version, and Adiel keeps things flowing in the zone with added ambience. Mute8 stays true to the vibe of the original but adds claps and a swarming pad, before Mattia Trani closes the release with a jackin' groove and ominous synth bursts.


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"MUSAR" is excited about the return of MANASYt - Bulgaria's electro-synth pioneer, for ’Inferior Subjects', a new album, bubbling with madness and loaded with darkwave sounds. The 2nd part of MANASYt's lost tracks series, recorded between 2000's to 2010's and found in his old PC.

For his second release on MUSAR, Petar Tassev collected some of his best unreleased works to date, inspired by metal and new-wave music then interpreting the moody, roughness to a raw, pure and dark adventure, like no one else does. 'Inferior Subjects' consists of 8 dark and psychotic tracks that will take you deep into a futuristic dystopian world adventure - Opener ''Screw The Routine'' is a dark-wave fetishistic killer, pushing the clubby electronic music borders to new limits.

''Terminal Medicine'' is a deep psychedelichorror soundtrack to a very bad day at your dentist while ''Daylight For 15 Seconds‘' (inspired by the Belgian film 'Nuit Noire') is a slow hazy burner that will send you straight to the mental clinic ''Positive Deception'' is the anthem of the aliens while attacking earth, ’'Secret Time'' will lock you in a room where time moves backwards and forwards at the same time and ''Insect Sect'' a mystic electro piece of music for
a deep nightmare.

Closing the album - ''Metacontol'' and ''God of Chance'' two evil energetic electro bombs, pure chaos and full of post-punk elements, perfect for fetish party/techno rave, fitting for an artist given to performing live in a rubber 'gimp' mask. 'Inferior Subjects' will mark the beginning of 'MUSAR's' new limited Cassette Tape series that will focus on producers edgy sides and the wonderful weird side of electronic music.

After taking off from earth with Space being the destination of exploration, J Shaw ascends levels of galaxies as a renegade living in time by his own rules. After making it through the large Lines Of Galactic Bass, he is able to peacefully sail through space and relax a while before finding a good spot to clear for inhabitation. Able to view the different structures of his current position in space, he notices flights of Neurons in the Galaxy. As he follows the trails of Neurons, he encounters Alienetec wave forms that brings him to a new galactic life system. What does he encounter next as he deciphers the Alien Coding …..