Techno News

* Toronto-based electronic musician and producer David Psutka launches his 'Halocline Trance' label with his third LP under the experimental club project, Egyptrixx. Marking 5 years of output, the album features graphic and video design from longtime collaborator, Berlin-based artist ANF, and elaborates the structural ideas from their collaborative album "A/B til Infinity" (Night Slugs, 2013).

* The music is primitive, minimalist - fixated mainly on texture and weight. Smudged facsimiles of club music; crude and abstract grooves. The record starts with cleansing drones then lapses into a fractured digital melody. Toggling between metallic shards of DX7, drum machine blast beats and grandiose, hyper-color drones - its strange cohesion of disparate objects suggesting a novel synchronicity.

* Like all Egyptrixx releases, 'Transfer of Energy [Feelings of Power]' pivots on a central dichotomy: tranquility and concussion. Picture Genocide Organ rededicated to pure positivity or spectral love notes to aging infrastructure. These are concrete and euphoric slabs of sound.

[A] [01. Halocline Trance

Eric Kanzler - Will Not E.P.
Der eine Hälfte von Kanzler & Wischnweksi wandelt auf Solopfaden und legt mit der Will Not E.P. einen großartigen Four-Tracker vor und präsentiert sich als Ostfunk Groovmaster No. 1. Will Not ist mit zwei Mixen vertreten, dem mit sienen Vocal Samples experimentelleren Original und dem clubbigen Herr Rossi Mix, - The Lord' wandelt auf Pfaden des größten Housetracks aller Zeiten - The Poem', - Oh Shake it' ist eine hypnotisch-groovende Clubnummer, alle Tracks rocken die Berliner Clubs der Stunde.

Eric Kanzler - Will Not E.P.
Eric Kanzler, known as one part of the Ostfunk duo Kanzler & Wischnewski presents as solo release this very strong four-tracker and shows up as Ostfunk´s groovemaster No. 1. The title track - Will Not' comes out with an experimental original version and a more clubby remix. - The Lord' is Eric Kanzlers very own - Poem' and - Oh Shake it' is a hypnotic tripping club anthem hitting exactly the Berlin Zeitgeist.

After 4 EP ep on Pong Music here is the New 10" in the series by P.C.M. (Pulse Code Modulation). Two Deep Techno with Industrial dub touch between Detroit and Chain Reaction sounds. Highly supported by Kirk Degiorgio, Life Recorder, Jack de Marseille, Gez Varley aka G-Man, Dave Miller, Dj Oil, Deep in Dub, Emanuele Pertoldi, Ricardo Gabe, Mike Huckaby...

Guy Tavares' answer/sequel to UNIT MOEBIUS''KUIKEN part 1 en 2'! Pure industrial pain, dark fear, shady paranoia and swingin' noise destruction/deconstruction for maximized intensity to cut you up to pieces, to burn you alive in the nuclear holocaust ovens! 'Poi mi n'ascose nel foco que mi affina' The almighty Juggernaut keeps on rollin' and rollin'... Warning: extreme production! Please attenuate pre-amp-input-levels for better/wider sound and to maintain your speakers doing their proper job!

Guy Tavares' answer/sequel to UNIT MOEBIUS''KUIKEN part 1 en 2'! Pure industrial pain, dark fear, shady paranoia and swingin' noise destruction/deconstruction for maximized intensity to cut you up to pieces, to burn you alive in the nuclear holocaust ovens! 'Poi mi n'ascose nel foco que mi affina' The almighty Juggernaut keeps on rollin' and rollin'... Warning: extreme production! Please attenuate pre-amp-input-levels for better/wider sound and to maintain your speakers doing their proper job!

By Alessandro Cortini of NINE INCH NAILS! Heavy industrial minimalistic acidic techno from LA, may blow your speakers amongst other tissue and substance...

Sync 24 aka Phil Bolland is taking a break from his Cultivated Electronics label to get some well deserved binary treatment. Starting out on Andrea Parker's UK electro imprint Touchin' Bass, Phil has consistently produced electro of the highest caliber, be it his solo efforts or remixes for Morphology and Exaltics to name a few.

Limited White Vinyl Pressing!
It was early 2007 when Inigo Kennedy inaugurated Token. Since that Identify Yourself 12" the Belgian label has gone from strength to strength, integrating both Kennedy and Ashley Burchett, aka Ø Phase , into becoming integral cogs in the Token machine. In between releases by Grovskopa, Oscar Mulero and Go Hiyama, both Ø Phase and Inigo Kennedy dominated Token's output, but it wasn't until Burchett's watershed Binary Opposition that Token received the shower of praise it deserved. Following this, label founder Kr!z issued three remix 12"s of that release which, including Token regulars, took in a profound cast of producers to reprocess "Binary Opposition" by the way of Sigha, Peter Van Hoesen, Planetary Assault Systems and Ben Klock. It was here Token stamped their authority on contemporary techno.

Since then Token has grown exponentially, bringing into their fold artists like Xhin, Mark Broom and Rødhåd, while Ctrls, formally one half of Northern Structures, has seen his solo career flourish on Token with the release of five records to date, and he joins Inigo Kennedy and Ø Phase as a label stalwart. Additionally this year, Orphx and Ancient Methods debuted their relentless Eschaton collaboration on Token, and Christian Wünsch's Spherical Coordinates dalliance with Oscar Mulero has gained even more momentum with a second release called Kinematics Equations. Now, seven years after that debut Kennedy record, Token present Aphelion, a nine-track CD and triple vinyl grandstand of new and exclusive material from label regulars and like-minded artists whom Token founder Kr!z specifically commissioned for this milestone release.

The penultimate record before Aphelion is a second Token 12" by Rødhåd, another artist adding to the cultivation of the label's sound and roster, and for this compilation the Berliner supplies his cosmically inspired "Haumea". Joining the Dystopian founder on Aphelion are three of the UK's most influential techno artists: Surgeon, James Ruskin and Luke Slater under his Planetary Assault Systems alias who provide Token with solo material for the first time after previously appearing on the imprint in remix form. Entirely new names to grace the label via Aphelion include Stroboscopic Artefacts founder Lucy, and Blawan and Pariah's Karenn project, while label faithfuls Inigo Kennedy, Ø Phase and Ctrls naturally commit three Token defining productions.

Casting one's eye over Token's back catalogue and it's clear to see the label is a staunch advocate of absolute techno, remaining steadfast in issuing quality material that remains true to classic strands of the genre regardless of its popularity flux. In that respect, Aphelion - a word used to describe the point in orbit when a planet or comet is farthest from the sun - provides a simple analogy that the magnetic force of Token, unfazed by the shadows cast by popular opinion, will proudly shine light on their artists and given styles.

"We started in an era where our genre was very unpopular," Kr!z explains. "And in the end that seemed a big advantage for us, because when everyone was giving up, we started our mission." Regularly hosting label nights in prominent clubs around the world, Token has become a label supported by a wide-ranging body of artists like Âme and Ben Klock to Efdemin, Truss and Ancient Methods. With the label now branching out into album and compilation territory, Token's duty to techno may not yet be accomplished, but it's been a job well done.

After the big success of Sign02 by Electric Rescue (licensed directly by Bedrock records), it's time for a new one !
These releases enable him to optain the trust and support of Len Faki, Stephan Bodzin, Richie Hawtin, Dubfire, Gary Beck, and more...

rough, rugged and raw psycho jackers, that fill you up before the main course is served. Parts unknown, weight unknown, this hasn't been the first and definitely is not the last you'll hear from this guy. Promo only like way back when, just to give you a little taste of what's to come. Not coming back!

With the present four tracks compilation of exclusive Techno productions, Rebekah delivers the third and last part of CLR's new format, which consists of an hour and a half dj mix and two subsequent EPs. Once more, Rebekah has chosen a mixture of tracks by fellow CLR players and other colleagues she admires for their cutting edge, quality production style. Long-time CLR artist and mastering technician Brian Sanhaji contributed 'Gyre", the first track of the release and a truly mesmerizing, acidic journey, which fulfills the usual, extremely high sonic standard the experienced producer is known for. The second track 'Berkel' was produced by Dualit and is characterized by a comparatively laid-back vibe with a gently driving rhythm, irresistibly haunting atmospheres and sequences. It closes the A-side of the vinyl and leaves you with the urge to turn it around and keep listening. The B-side contains two more tracks by Bas Mooy and by Rebekah herself. Bas Mooy´s 'Exile' is another good example of minimalistic, driving and hypnotic Techno with an extraordinary rhythm and a diversified structure, while Rebekah manifests with 'Zero Point' what she is best known for: straight-forward, full on, banging Techno with heaps of positive energy from the relentless side of the genre. Her second 'Mind Sets' effort is a thoughtful selection, a dignified continuation of the first part of the sampler and should be enjoyed loud on top-notch sound systems. Rebekah completes the first edition of CLR's brand-new vinyl/digital venture and once more recommends herself as a tasteful advocate of uncompromising, undying Techno.90460

Italian, Domenico Crisci debuts on L.I.E.S. with four tracks of intense stomping warehouse techno. Straight to the point, grinding metal on metal machine music that will turn out the club. For those into the heavier, gnarlier and darker vibes.

Clusters convey infinite possibilities. The meeting place of creation or destruction, harbouring life and light or death and darkness. The fragile, intergalactic interplay of opposites. The beginning, the end, the unknown!

Handbraekes is the heavyweight marriage of electro titans Boys Noize and Mr Oizo, blending industrial German tech with Gallic insanity. The dream team duo have collaborated once again and their 2nd EP aptly titled #2 is set for release on May 26th through Boysnoize Records. Bringing groundbreaking fidget house to the clubs once more, #2 showcases the pair's dynamic sounds with 4 tracks to make you lose your shit in cavernous hangers and shiny super-clubs.

For the final release in the first series of Especial, the label takes a detour across the Atlantic to San Francisco and latter-day synth / experimentalists Inhalt for something a bit special. Taking 4 original tracks from their Occupations EP on Dark Entries and
commissioning a set remixes that bring them into the label's musical aesthetic. With an EP already on Dark Entries, plus a release included on the inspiring World Unknown label, Occupations showed a progression in Inhalt's music to capture the sound of moderne electronique. Synth / Cold / Dark Wave, whatever the tag, this West Coast trio produce an clean, driven electronic sound of their own, backed with the unique voice of Phillip Winiger. Approached by mutual friend George Thompson aka Black Merlin who, alongside US duo VALIS, had been commissioned to do remixes that were unreleased, Especial jumped at the change to pick up the chalice and pass it to label friends and arc-remixers de jour Timothy J Fairpaly and Scott Fraser. The result is a remix EP that celebrates the ideas of Especial, to take influences of 80s New Wave, Synth Pop, Electro, Proto-House and the occassioanl touch of Disco and mold them in to an up-to-date vision that respects but runs parellel to the modern obsession with all things House and forges it's own way. The "Frankie Says" hymn of Black Merlin's Remix sets the tone beautifully, before swatted by bass electro retake by VALIS, before TJF dons his hip slung bass for another inspired epic, before finally Glasgow's answer to Dopplereffekt, Mr Fraser is all hissing hats and electro beats to close an EP that is aimed at one place - dark dancefloors.

Remixes of Kowton and Asusu courtesy of Workshop's Mix Mup & Kassem Mosse and Acido Record's Dresvn (Dynamo Dreesen & SVN).

Succeeding Tresor's landmark 250th release, Infiniti - The Remixes: a re-issue and remix package of selected tracks from Juan Atkins' two LP's as Infiniti, the Berlin powerhouse continues to push forward with the signing of fresh techno talent, Marcelus.

Phon.o's new E.P. continues his quest into the deeper zones of club music.

Combining influences from UK House, Garage and Berlin Techno he manages to further define his very own sound.

Featuring guest appearances from malaysian duo Bass Sekolah on the hymnic 'Here now' and additional keyboards from San Franciscan mastermind Joshua Kit Clayton on the more introverted 'Moonwalk', this record has a strong narrative that manages to work on the dancefloor as well as on the home stereo. Or, simply speaking: for the girls and the boys.

The 50WEAPONS035 is intimately tied to the forthcoming #037, Phon.o's next EP. Together they make a killer couple. Each on their own, you won´t be able to decide which one to take home with you.

This might inevitably be your very first menage a trois....

After a break of over a year while he concentrated on his debut album 'Smoke & Mirrors' for Drumcode, Ben Sims' Theory label returns to celebrate the 40th release with a stormer featuring remixes from 3 of the finest techno names around (Robert Hood, Rolando and Skudge).

limited collector's edition on red & black marbled vinyl including remixes by Black Asteroid and the Horrorist! Played by Chris Liebing, Gary Beck, Sasha Carassi, Dave Clarke, Luke Slater, Cari Lekebusch, Alex Bau, Tony Rohr, Space DJz and various others!

Eric Copeland is an American born experimental musician and a member of the band Black Dice since its inception in 1998. As a solo artist he has written and produced six albums as well as countless singles through as many years, and has forged his own path creating an intimate and deranged space which his music exists in.
Logo My Ego is his debut record for the L.I.E.S. record label out of Brooklyn, New York.

When listening to this record, some may say it sounds like, "a bunch of crying disco loops melting under the sun"

Others could call this "some form of ultra demented pop music created to destroy pop music whilst trying to co-exist in a paralell dimension simultanously getting caught in some sort of purgatory to suffer together infinitely.

Another rather accurate description could be that the record is akin to "eating an ice cream cone off city blacktop in August"

At points some of the tracks are driven by a possessed rhythm box going in and out of sync
as a tape player with a broken pitch chews and warbles eveything in its path.

Other times the music is like a slow dry mouthed mule caravan trudging through the desert looking for a oasis while hallucintating on dmt.

And some may even be turned on when things take an unexpected turn for the worse as out of tune melodies, and skewed abrupt breaks in the music grind and scratch the listeners face with its jagged nails.
To say this isn't a masterpiece would be a gross understatement.

Concept compilation album, based on live recorded tracks only. A global acid mental ambition here, with a high quality selecta of artists, all actives nowadays and all underground in the spirit. Superb sleeve, and blasting selecta. Respect !

More of the brilliant Head Front Panel series. Powerful energetic analogue techno tracks that dont hold back. Old School techno joy. Buy now or pay later!

Blue Vinyl

Spanning 33 tracks across 3 CDs, M-Print brings together for the first time a collection of essential Hood moments from the vast M-Plant back-catalog, alongside a hoard of new, remastered, and unreleased material.

Mesmerizing slow industrial techno by Brooklyn duo Further Reductions consisting of Shawn O'Sullivan (Vapauteen) and Katie Rose !
Cititrax presents the full length LP by Brooklyn duo Further Reductions. Shawn O'Sullivan and Katie Rose formed Further Reductions in 2008 as an outlet for their shared passion of electronic dance music. O'Sullivan, known for his recent techno releases as Vapauteen on L.I.E.S., 400PPM on Avian and Civil Duty (with Beau Wanzer of Streetwalker) on The Corner has been quite active lately blurring the lines between techno and noise music. With Further Reductions, O'Sullivan's rhythmic sensibility is fused with Rose's pop leanings to create super lush and atmospheric tracks that work both on and off the dance floor. Informed by the sounds of classic techno and early house, they subtly substitute the structure of functional club music with a more primal absorption based in their unique collaboration. Seductive vocals coupled with organically evolving sequences create a complex narrative that penetrates the subconscious in a way that conventional club music rarely threatens to. Woodwork is an edition of 999 copies pressed on 160 gram clear vinyl with purple and silver splatter, presented in a high gloss printed LP jacket.

Fanzine Records launches its third record, this time by one of the Spanish techno classics.
HD Substance presents its own brand of techno in 'Marriot Room 808', based on analogue
sounds, and traditional production and mixing methods.
With a long history and a large number of published LPs, HD joins the Fanzine Records family
with this three-song EP that will be published on vinyl and digitally.
Early support by Steve Rachmad, Chymera, Jeroen Search, Simon Garcia, Djinxx, DVS1, Paul
Mac, Dimi Angelis and many more

Robert Crash's IFM partner Marcello Napoletano returns to his Michael Ferragosto alias who has seen prior releases on Steve Pointdexter's Muzique Records with a new five track ep.
As with all of the other Dog in The Night releases, this 12 is food for the working dj. True to form beating Chicago jack tracks, twisted acid cut ups, and slam dancing warehouse grooves that will get the pit started at your next jam. Now get ready to dive in and slamjack!

Tommy Four Seven: 'Sure Players'
Laurent Garnier: 'Full support on this great EP'
Dj Deep: 'Nice release'
Audio Injection/Truncate: 'Both Mattias and Search mixes are great, thanks'
Samuli Kemppi: 'Great remixes, like all of them thanks'
Ben Sims: 'Diggin the Mattias remix, thanks'
Kr!z: 'been playing the moerbeck rmx for a while now, great track. will play the search track too now. thx'
Psyk: 'nice one, like all 3 of them, thanks'
Rebekah: 'all of these remixes rock, thank you'
Speedy J: 'thanks, will test'

The efforts of label chief Max_Mand Attic Music's own Fabrizio Lapiana as so far proven to be a potent combination. Sharing wax space for the last two releases on M_Rec Ldt's discreet new 10' vinyl series, the pair have so far turned in a stirring duplet of some of the finest, fully-formed pieces of modern techno music.
Now, for the third installment, Max_M steps aside to let a brand new outfit take the helm.
The mysterious and so far unreleased Overall Severitynestles comfortably into the A-side with another swollen, undulating melodic arrangement, true to form of what we've seen from the series so far. Then on the B-side, Fabrizio Lapiana offers more of his dark and groovy techno, toned in what has become a signature splash of vintage British-redolent electronica.

The wondrous odd Appointment quartet (John Swing, Marieu, EMG and Lucretio) returns with 4 tracks of sleazy urban funk cut directly from outdated ferrous tape. A plastic torpedo crafted with household hardware engineering, shuffling Mid-West cracks and british breaks with sinked bass and vitrolic disco balls.

Morn, even and next day. Man, woman and child. Can you see the rainbow there on a raining day... The welcome return of 10 Label the Japanese imprint co-founded by Katsunori Sawa and Yuji Kondo, from their first 'Mu EP' in 2011. TEN002EP is the second release in the various artists series. 'Replay' brings together the visions of Perc, Dalhous, Matthew Herbert and Steven Porter. However, there is a dramatic development in four artists' dexterous works. You discover that now you are standing on the centre of stark contrasts among all four tracks, with a photograph and your breath.
The vinyl is adorned with a stunning artwork by London's photographer Jone Reed. The print-design by Shinya Ishimura. Mastered by the Mastering Engineer of the Year 2013 at the Music Producers' Guild Awards, Matt Colton at Alchemy

RV800 - "Equanimity", with Higher Intelligence Agency remix

Orange colour 12" vinyl mastered by helmut erler @ dubplates & mastering berlin

Next up we take a nice and ugly diversion into the world of Whirling Hall Of Knives. Ruling the Trensmat and Nute labels with an iron fist over the past 8 years, WHOK (aka Magnetize & The Last Sound) have released a surging flow of albums and singles over various formats, that have become buy on sight purchases for their loyal and ever-growing fanbase.

This is their first 12" outside of Trensmat, with which they deliver a standout addition to the Earwiggle catalogue. With a title track that Surgeon has already likened to German krautrock legends Faust (as well as premiering on his recent Rinse FM show), 'Comminute EP' is characterised by a monstrous, dark metal texture and tension-building soundscapes that remind us of what hell must really be like. For fans of classic Alec Empire, Justin Broadrick or modern day Downwards Records, inside cuts 'Monopolific' and 'Scrap Assembly' are for you.

Ancient Methods is an old friend of Earwiggle, playing one of his first overseas AM gigs for us back in 2009 (which many Irish techno heads still get emotional talking about), and he kindly remixes 'Comminute' into one of his most individual works to date; a tearing low-bpm slab of doom, it shares a similar one-minded approach to the original but with a crazed mind all of its own.

Gallic cynosure Agoria debuts on the Hotflush roster with 'Hélice' - a compelling, propelling record that envelopes and encompasses. Blending an ambience of eerie sci-fi over suspense-laden peaks and troughs, it goes after body and mind in equal measure.

Its B-side counterpart is 'Make It Real', a jacking house number cut through with a classic Rhodes bounce. The latent garage disposition is brought to the fore by ESS, whose remix nods to the East Coast glory days of yore.

In a frequent manner, Mike Wall serves a solid techno track called 'Nask' for the newest Analogue Audio release. Corpulent bass kicks meeting industrial shreds, straight from the machine room. Three massive remixes complete this EP and show different ways of pure techno, how to rumble the floors. Jeff Rushin's one is humming on dark frequencies, while Distale takes over the dusky part and Ixel strikes with a driven precision. Surely not to be missed!

dj support:

dustin zahn, fedde le grand, marco carola, pappenheimer, holger nielson, richie hawtin, pierre deutschmann,
andrea frisina, jackrock, slam, dj emerson, joachim spieth, booka shade, will kinsella, roger dee, danny tenaglia
kerstin eden, francisco ferreira, simo lorenz, feyser, alex wolf, lerio corrado, erphun, sync therapy, joseph disco
dominik vaillant, daniel cuminale

The second set of house tracks from the Skid Row sessions. Menacing early morning meditations over a console and tape recorder in a filthy warehouse downtown Hollywood. Limited edition of 200. Tibetan woodblock with India ink stamped jackets with color art print insert. No 2 copies are alike!

Uwe Schmidt is one of the most prolific contemporary electronic musicians of our era, with nearly 200 releases produced under a dizzying array of aliases.
Perhaps his most well known and celebrated project is Señor Coconut, of bossanova Kraftwerk cover fame. We've heard many dozens of Uwe's releases and consider more than a few of them to be Bunker classics that are in constant rotation at both our house and on our dancefloor.

When we first heard his compilation of tunes organized as a satirical history of acid house released under the Atom™ moniker - 'Acid Evolution 1988-2003', we started hounding Uwe about performing this material live at The Bunker. We eventually got him to perform an improvised live hardware set with Tobias, then were lucky enough to have him perform his A/V set for us, and most recently were treated to a solo techno set of the Ground Loop material just last year.

We asked Uwe to flesh out a few of the clips he'd put online of Ground Loop material with a view to releasing a record for The Bunker and two days later these two monsters landed in our inbox. Two brand new Atom™ dancefloor acid explosions that stand alongside the best of his work. Enjoy!

Another round from the hound! Robert Crash again delivers with the kind of house music that was informed by the disco of the past. Reconstructed and re-imagined off kilter beat tracks, mixers and wacked out cuts that will turn the party out. Abstract yet cohesive behind the beat jackers from the Crash man!
If you missed out on his previous effort, take this as a second warning. Heavy duty, stripped down psycho-beat dj fodder ready for the club. Truly unique off kilter mixers to slam-jack in the pit to.

Kingpin of the Dog in the Night label, Robert Crash is back with his third ep for the label this year. More smoking hot beat tracks and club ammo for the workin' disk jocks out there. Uniquely deranged yet rooted in the classics, you won't wanna miss this.

Mental techno, Deep stuff.

The 5th in Darknet vinyl series is a collection of powerful, uncompromising, heavy-hitting techno tracks, each featuring the lovely voice of Gracie from Malaysia. The EP has already been a regular feature on more than one of Dave Clarke's WhiteNoise shows and judging by the early reactions, this one is set to explode across the festival season floors!

Supported by Sven Wittekind, Slam, Torsten Kanzler, Luke Slater, A.Paul, DJ Hi-Shock, Ryuji Takeuchi, George Lanham, Rene Walther, Dave Clarke.

nice release. A-brothers will get a going over.
Luke Slater

will give the A-broters mix a spin.. Good ep overall.
A.Paul

Great ep, love almost all tracks, but Gabeen and Tosi are the winners
Snello

A-Brothers - Diabolus (feat. Gracie) and Monocraft - Defense System (feat. Gracie) are the one for me. support.
Ryuji Takeuchi

Yin Yang is geil
Torsten Kanzler

gabeen & tosi mix for me, thx
Mike Ban

i love this release. we're happy to be a part of it!!
A-Brothers

full support on all tracks, insane EP
Rene Walther

Great, like the Gracie vocals ! Will play Gabeen and Gymmy J !!
Sven Wittekind

huge techno ep, support !
DJ Hi-Shock

sounds deep and dark - liking thanx
Slam



Defense System is a killer! will test it out for sure!

Claudio Masso



Anyone remember the first Arpeggiators EPs on Harthouse in the early 90s Gracie reminds me so much at Maike from the Arpeggiators and reminds me once again how well hard techno and tender reverbed female voices go together. BIG tunes for the hard floor.

Mijk van Dijk



The Monocraft one is wicked!

Mattias Fridell



great release. all tracks are proper! The Gabeen and Tosi track top it, good work Darknet / Elektrax

George Lanham



Powerful release. All Tracks are super and will find places in my gigs.

Flex

Etruria beat's 017 release sees his founder at the forefront, Luca Agnelli, who is back on his own label after his latest track Dark Moon which was played by the best artists of the techno scene, and after being the cover Dj of DJmag Italy May 2014. Two original tracks, Orion and Cassiopea, plus two remixes of well-known artists such as Brett Johnson,who just released on Visionquest, and Daschund from Highgrade and Clapper. Orion has an old-style flavor, characterized by a 909 groove and a bassline from an old 303; the main element is the Moog synth, that is addictive, melodic and hypnotic, that will lead you away through the atmosphere of Detroit. Brett Johnson turns Orion into much more deep track, playing with the main synth and making it suitable to afterhours. Daschund instead has a tech-house touch giving relentless and happiness to the groove of the track. The last track of ep is Cassiopea, inspired by the sound of Ostgut Ton. Dark and deep sounds will bring us into a subterranean journey ... on the way to Etruria!

KLASSE WRECKS is more than happy to welcome Marco Bernardi to it's ranks, having passed the initiation test with flying colours and having made a strong impression on previous labels (Clone, Delsin, Rawax and Planet E being just a few), Marco brings forward the Spacejam EP for our listening pleasure. Spacejam is an EP of demented drums, fiddling electronics and refreshing originality, all tracks contained within feature the signature sound of a studio obsessive and capture the many inspirations and influences of the Scottish born DJ and Producer.

The Giant Monarch EP is a various artists 12" from Fifth Wall Records.


Support from Norman Nodge, Xhin, Moerbeck, Randomer, FSG, Mosca, Fred P, and many more.

DAST (aka Daniel Strazzullo) is a young and talented Italian producer based in Naples. After the release on "Hot Waves" and "Liebe * Detail" he is pleased to present the release on "Etruria Beat." This release is the perfect combination of analog electronic sounds and hypnotic melodies that will take you back in time to the pioneers of techno and house. if you like raw drums and analog synths paired with great arrangements, it is time to listen to this release. As remixers , we first picked Berlin based Berghain regular Oliver Deutschmann . Oliver delivers a very percussive reinterpretation spiced by some hypnotic synths . For the second remix , Huge brings some pure techno with a fat analogue bassline Huge delivers the second remix ( BeAsOne , Sci - Tec )

Beatdisaster records goes on with a brand new
release of Eric Sneo called 'Cosmic Dance'.
This track has already attracted attention due to the heavy rotation on sunshine live radio and has been road tested with amazing response.

new EP from our man M.in and his partner under the kaufmann & ferdinand alias. funky funny tracks perfect for style rockets...

You still find them, these stories of a producer handing over a demo-CD-R to the DJ in the limelight hoping he will listen to it.




And imagine all this on Ibiza, in a full club madness all around with long after hours following and even hotter days waiting. How many CD-Rs got lost in this universe of madness However, this story here has a different ending. Mauro Picotto & Ricardo Ferri gave it a try and handed Sven Väth a Dubplate over while going crazy at a massive Cocoon night in Ibiza. And Sven saved it and made sure it will see the daylight. He checked the demo right after the night was over and loved it from the first second. Since then the Dubplate have been part of Sven's sets and will now even see the release on Cocoon Recordings! So here we are, presenting Mauro Picotto's and Ricardo Ferri's release 'The Riff". And the message of this release is clear: Cool but lush house beats with the right amount of techno added, merging with hypnotic synths and monster basslines that force you to dance, dance and dance! Get crazy, get lost, forget where you are, shake your head and feel the vibe! These guys know what they want and how they get it! Sure, Mauro Picotto is a master of all things hedonistic techno, however, this gem is one of his best productions ever! Their second track 'EMP' proves this even more, as this is another masterpiece of techno-madness! A track that will trigger the right nerves of Pig&Dan and Argy fans, built on a funky and shuffling beat with a modulating bassline that leaves no space to escape. This one will get you on the floor and keep you there forever! This is pure acid thunder that will make small dark clubs move as well as big rave floors.

number 3 on the limited series !!

First release for this new label, Wet Cellar Records is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany, this imprint is dedicated to an techno sound and frame of mind in regards to underground electronic dance music. Amazing Peak Time Hunting And Mind Blowing Floor Killers!we have on this release Marco Effe the new comer of Cocoonwith his song Glik. Salvo Castelli owner of the label with its dark sound try to re-launch a new product and Toni Moreno & 2Vilas from Ibiza Global Radio.. stay tuned!

SUPPORT BY: RYAN ELLIOTT , SPEEDY J , HIPODROME , THOMAS KOCH , DANNY TENAGLIA
JONAS KOPP, ANSWET CODE REQUEST , BETOKO , LEE HOLMAN
CLARK DAVIS , DARIUS SYROSSIAN , ANDREW WOWK ,RICHIE HAWTIN.

After a 10-yr hiatus, this Sydney underground label reminds us of how lethal Australian techno can be. 4 tracks of serious bottom-end techno from one of the pioneers of techno in the southern hemisphere.

Going back to 1998 with this original archive copies, taken from the lost stock of Temple Records N.Y.C.. Two tracks of heavily stomping uptempo HardHouse, Hardbag, and banging signal heavy Rave Techno featuring oldskool'ish stabs, twisted vocal bits and spiralling Acid lines for the whistles and glowstick crew. Grey 10' vinyl for all

Inter Gritty's loving hommage to the early 90's UK bleep & bass, one of the truly golden eras of techno. Shockingly, one of its most influential producers passed while this EP was in pressing - but bleep will live forever. 100 copies only, no repress, hand numbered white vinyl.

Step into Broom's Dojo and be met with a sausage Apocalypse, as the UK techno Magus flays alive your wildest dreams using his brace of bangers. With snake-like precision this chimera of the shadow realms pounds techno oblivion from his production line. Sparks fly as gleaming loaves of acid-soaked brilliance fly out the bakehouse door, the master bakers eyes spinning like electronic roulette wheels - out of control under delirious bass weight. Enshrouded in the blue haze of the shamans gourd pipe, Mr Mark Broom is again set to blow the back doors off any club this side of Basildon.

Parassela is the studio and live project of Blawan and The Analogue Cops. Their first release on their own label with the same name has become a collectors item in less than 40 days. Now the project lands on Restoration, featuring the appearance of Pariah on track A1, a crossover monster of techno and garage. Getting darker, A2 is an unfriendly radio-activity with a gloomy chicagoid reminiscence.
Side B displays two dystopic cuts of massive sci-fi acidic techno.
There are no titles for the tracks, just insurgent grooves, by men and machines, coming from magnetic tapes

Crux is a refined contemporary techno album with some unexpected twists.

This special very limited version of the album holds the original album including full length CD as well as the remix 12" as a bonus packed in the original full colour sleeve. For the collectors!

Red Royalty is about to take a step outside of his realm of music abrasion. His debut EP Spirit is the first in a row of raw and obscure techno jams to come. You can expect these future classics on his own imprint Second Voyage.

Fanciful Ltd. starts with a limited white label vinyl! Including releases by
Frank Savio, resident of Frankfurt´s famous techno event "MOVE" and a Andrasson
remix from newcomer Mooslip. Only on vinyl if possible. Mastered by Pär
Grindvik!

Resilience returns from under the floorboards with the second release following geographic relocations from the core crew. Having met London-based artist Paper Dollhouse at a gig in the North of England and become friends over a shared love of jungle, post punk & techno she passed us a selection of unreleased ambient pieces.

We commissioned close friends Joe Cocherell of Downwards America/Frozen Border fame and mysterious operators Montalk to take two of the pieces and compose their own interpretations. Joe's version comes across like an L.A. Desert cover of Basic Channel 8 with a drone breakdown reminiscent of the Kevin Drumm classic 'Imperial Distortion'. On the flip Montalk come on strong with something that sounds like little before; thunderous bass creeps over a distorted synth line with Astrud's vocals washed away. An industrial strength mixture of brokenhearted beats recalling the recent output of Andy Stott crossed with the DNA of early DMZ/Loefah productions.

Bristol's Kowton turns 3 tuned works for Whities. Def aimed at the floor - resonant and bass heavy...TIP!
Played by Joy O in his essential mix and early support from Ben UFO and Bake All Caps.

Deadly Population One album from Terrence Dixon on Rush Hour...*Classic Alert* TIP!
Under the Population One codename, Detroit citizen,Terrence Dixon, has realised some of his most vivid, esoteric portals to the Motor City mindset. 'Theater Of A Confused Mind' is Dixon's 2nd album in this mode and marks a timely return to Rush Hour twenty years after his debut album, 'Unknown Black Shapes', and the 'Hippnotic Culture' 2LP, whose 'Rush Hour' track inspired our company's name.

In both the literal and figurative sense of the album's title - theatre as a space for performance or an operating table, and equally in terms of psychogeography - 'Theater Of A Confused Mind' plays out an affected Afro-futurist narrative over eight tracks of haunting and furtive sci-fi techno. It's riddled with cryptic connotation, systemic from the track titles to its deft, subtle mix down, all drawing upon the city's emotions, industrial architextures and post-industrial panoramas to better express its sense of soul.

Between opener 'Out Of Control', where Dixon is the voice-in-Detroit's-head, a dark interpreter on a dérive whispering to himself "Detroit, Out of Control/As I Walk Through The Mists Of Detroit/And You Don't Know What We Be", and through to the mind-blowing sci-fi projections of closer 'All Of A Sudden', it renders a unique perception of Detroit's enduring export. Tracing circuitry like grid-iron avenues, Dixon deviates down back alleys, through warehouses and across mental space, divining the ghosts of jazz in the coiled double bass of 'For Only You', or long lost SOS transmissions in the tribal patterns of 'Code Urgent', whilst the prickling electro of 'Battle For Space' condenses that fractured flux at the album's core, and the kaotic harmonies of 'My Own Shadow' encapsulate a Kafkaseque sense of raving paranoia.

In light of recent news that Terrence is set to retire from making music, the already incredible 'Theater Of A Confused Mind' is imparted with an ever more impending sense of gravity. It's little short of Population One's magnum opus, and should be treated with due respect.

If the first Black Narcissus album did not knock you out, this second double LP could address the problem by being more precise where it hits.

If there's one thing Jonas Kopp has proven over the last decade is that he can turn his hand to just about anything. Since debuting on Prter's revered MindTrip Music back in 2006, the Buenos Aires native has managed to rack up a rich and compelling discography, coursing with ease through electronic music's various forms.

From warm Chicago house through to deep, dark and driving techno on labels like Deeply Rooted House, Stroboscopic Artefacts and more, Kopp's hypnotic and heady sentiment has remained the red thread throughout, which has allowed him to ourish as one of techno's more liberal dance oor purveyors.

More recently, for Illian Tape he strayed out of the ring entirely to deliver two billowing, orchestral-sized ambient works; proof that there's still plenty more to come from someone already so well-versed and dexterous in his craft.

It's high time then, that Jonas Kopp should present his rst full-length effort. 'Beyond The Hypnosis' weaves Kopp's discursive repertoire into a single and concise narrative, covering both familiar ground and exploring new and spellbinding territories, along with just a hint of cosmic neo-retroism that makes this a welcomed edition to the Tresor catalogue.

Despite having just a single release on the label so far, 'X' featuring on DJ Hell's 2013 Kern Vol.2 compilation, Kopp has been a rm xture at the club since 20

'Beyond The Hypnosis' is a techno album as ambiguous and unrestrained as its astrological muse. This is Kopp at his most wayfaring with titles like 'Seven' and 'Green Square' showing off more of the producer's are for spacey, subaqueous music.

There is of course plenty of oor-facing material as well, delivered with less stringent
functionality than we've seen from him before. The perverted 'Tau Ceti', for example, or the basement-dwelling single 'Red Plented' have been tarnished with the same brush as this album's more dreamier moments, setting them apart from stand-along experiments to work collectively as a symbiotic and fully-eshed whole.

"When we talk about Mister Saturday Night and Mister Sunday, we tend to focus on the details. The seemingly little things like a friendly staff and a springy dancefloor make a big difference in how good a party is, but the main reason we pay attention to them is that we're trying to create the best environment forpeople to enjoy music.

Before we're producers of parties and guys running a record label, we're DJs. Everything else we do with Mister Saturday Night comes from our desire to play records for people. That's what we're putting forward on Weekends and Beginnings.

The mix was recorded live at Mister Sunday on August 24, 20

- Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter

Four, off-the-wall, housebound deviations in true Hinge Finger mode from Liepzig's underdog: fervently chopped-up beats, slicing percussion shots and seductively deranged atmospherics. Blueprint experimentalism from one half of MikroDisko.

Sometimes there are questions that demand answers. Questions that strike to the core of one's beliefs. The ''Abandoned Buildings in Mono'' series returns, this time, with a question. As the social, mental, educational and economic destruction of Detroit continues, many are forced to question the one thing that has carried generations through turbulent times in the past. The Church has been the cornerstone of many communities throughout history, yet what does it mean when the institutions of faith turn and run from the difficulties Detroit faces In the face of the religious abandonment of the city at an increasing rate, some have been forced to ask the question, HAS GOD LEFT DETROIT

After Patrick Pulsinger on the first SCRAM release, the label features another classic techno project on its second. Ratio (Central Records, 7th CIty) returns with its first outing in over a decade: Four artful tracks of broken dub techno, ranging from intense and banging to deep and hypnotic.

Eat My Pussy" is the delightfully nasty debut solo release from Latvian artist Anet K., coming out on Pomelo November 24th. The title track, featuring Anet's vocals and production, functions as both a demand and endearing request, fusing her encyclopaedic knowledge of electro with a cunning lyrical twist. With such a explicit title, it should come as no surprise that the inspiration for "Eat My Pussy" comes from firsthand experience. Anet K. is no stranger to the scene - as a long-term resident of Berlin she's contributed vocals to several recent releases, including Barker's "Like An Animal" on Leisure System.

Franksen goes way back in the history of Frankfurt's electronic scene. Hosting Germany's eldest radio DJ Show, today's YOU FM Clubnight (formerly simply known as CLUBNIGHT), he represents electronic music culture 360° since 15 years. As a dj, producer and music journalist (for BEAT magazine) he boasts versatile skills and follows his unique approach on an endless groove journey.

Franksen appeared on deep and techhouse labels from Suara to Plastic City, WePlayMinimal, InCase Recordings, Salted Music and many more. Since 2009 he has released a string of fine tracks with collabo partners. Since 2012 it is his time to go solo. Franksen released on Amused Records, Kaato Music, Meleon, Diametral and more labels to come in 2013. Right now his next tracks are scheduled for the fresh year: on Circle Music and Mainakustik!

For AUDIOTHENTICA he delivers an EP full of slick grooves, whether in drum-driven techhouse fashion, with a breaky manner or his distinctly deep but driving touch. A fierce techno remix by his buddy Broombeck completes this EP of many true styles!


A1 Old School Shit / Original Mix
This theme tune grooves, rolls and pumps beats, break-laden drums and subs relentlessly. Dark yet sexy, with depth driven by a strong array of bass sounds.
A2 Old School Shit / Broombeck Mix
Techhouse hero Broombeck celebrates Old School Shit in dark n techy peaktime manner, reducing it to a menacing, screaming siren of a track, complete with pitched down vocals.
B1 Behind Me
Franksen's most personal statement on this EP full of variety. Deephouse with a dark edge and an irresistible speech of true wisdom for any music lover or artist!
B2 Keep Pushin' Me
Right from the start this track pushes forward with an infectious, bassy groove, happy but heavy vibes and some old school-ish vox that makes girls and boys step it up in line!

Download / Support:
Marco Carola, Luciano, UMEK, Butch, SLAM, Zoë Xenia, Patrick Zigon, AGENT!, Hanne & Lore, Paco Osuna, Richie Hawtin, Lexy, Wehba, Arnaud Advokat, Pig & Dan and many many more
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Radioplays:
Sunshine-live, you-FM, radio 98eins, CHRY 105.5FM Toronto, Canada, FREIES RADIO FREUDENSTADT, Big City Beats FM, BLN.Fm radio - Berlin, Proton & Dinamo FM
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Mags / Reviews: DJmag Germany, Sound Effect Magazine, NITEBEAT Magazine, debug (considering for review), Ibiza Voice (considering for review)

After his first appearance on vinyl with the track Spaceperiode in 2012 on PCM05, Poisson Chat Musique is proud to support and release the first 12 from the rising talented German artist Tim Dornbusch. Simply entitled EP, PCM07 contains two killer tunes that send you off on magical journeys. Grid is an emotional trip, intense and progressive, perfect for rainy Sunday afternoons in Panorama Bar. On the flip, BLK is a super-strong techno spiral infected by nasty dub-techno particles.
Grid is mastered by Stefan Betke at Scape Mastering. BLK is mastered by Self at Mastering Berlin. Cut by Lupo at Calyx Mastering. Pressed by MPO. Distribution DNP. Artwork by Rodolphe Rocton.

Mit der Veröffentlichung "Risk" setzt Martin Woerner neue Maßstäbe im Bereich des minimalistischen Techno - Martin´s Form der Bassläufe und den Groove den er damit erzeugt, kann man bedenkenlos als außergewöhnlich bezeichnen. Das ist seine Königsdisziplin.Beim Beataufbau von "Struggle" paaren sich verspulte Flächen und Voices miteinander, führen zu einem vorgesetzen Höhepunkt, welcher dann in einer Entladung der Gesamtformation des Beats gipfelt. Ein Dancefloor Killer - ohne Zweifel. Der Opener der Platte "Bulletproof" ist eine ebenso sichere und alles weg stampfende Waffe für den Club. Dessen Markenzeichen sind ebenfalls wunderschöne Sub-Bässe und kranke Vocals."Risk" begeistert mit echoloten, tiefen Flächen und spielt noch die ruhigste Geige auf der EP, ist aber nicht weniger groovig.Martin Woerner´s "Risk" ist eine Bereichung für die junge, wilde und sympathische Audiothentica Labelfamilie, die nun mit dem dritten Vinyl-Release innerhalb eines Halbjahres die Musikszene bereichert und sich damit ganz sicher einen Platz in den Cases vieler Künstler und vor allem auf den Tanzflächen dieser Welt sichert.

finally repressed! the mixes of the 4x4x9 - the one that has used the sample from lipps inc "funky town" !!!

For their second release they called upon 3 compelling artists, exploring their vibrant auditory pieces. One of the most talented artists in the Dutch scene, Stefan Vincent, joins on Anagram002 together with their own Sinfol. Furthermore, they welcome Octual, the newest addition to the label.

The SUPERSTROBE sound is strong, energetic and crystal clear to the ear. It takes on board essential elements and influences from all its contemporaries, from Techno, Minimal, Tech-House, Electro and Progressive and fuses them all together in a very Now sound, that stands for stepping forward and originality in its field. The missing link in the evolution of EDM.

Superstrobe is nominated as "BEST LIVE ACT 2013" @ PARTYSAN Poll & Award.

Here we fully available this fantastic ep, exclusive vinyl of our great artist Aldo Cadiz, working well in the worldwide productions Sosa Ibiza & Andres Fernandez aka kanario, ep consists of four major sections of a fairly impressive to sound more analog and underground, now being pricked by the great artists of the scene, do not hesitate to add this gem to your bags vinyl, will be a classic for sure.

DJ Sneak
Aldo Cadiz & Sosa Ibiza Amazing)
Luciano (Cadenza)Thx !! L.
Richie Hawtin (Minus)downloaded for r hawtin
UGLH (Marco Duranti) Really nice thanks
Jonathan Tena(The Zoo Project) Great ep!
Maceo Plex (ELLUM Audio / Crosstown Rebels)downloading for Maceo Plex . Thank you . 
Andrew Technique (VIVa Music,Monique Musique) (VIVa Music) Sounds good! Will play & support!
Yaya (Desolat) thanks!
nice music here 
Loco Dice (Desolat)
Great Ep thanks!
Markus Schulz Thanks! Downloading for Markus. Please check www.markusschulz.com for spins
Marco Carola
Nice! Thank you

After being returned from his abduction by aliens from the hidden planet Nibiru, DJ Overdose was given an alien synthesizer 'the HAEX-HRLL' as a thank you for all the cerebral research the aliens did on him. On returning back to Earth all DJ Overdose had to do was finish the 6 tracks the aliens had started to work on, which became this EP. Straight forward Techno Hop Electro Funk without any fancy-pants pretentious hooha. It's like a black and white movie which makes you think 'why the hell is there colors anyway!' After completion, the only record label he could imagine being fit for such rawness would be Viewlexx... and so here it is.

More driving Techno cuts from the Selected Edits project. The A-side sees Italian Techno mainstay Giorgio Gigli team up with Edit Select, while the flip side offers two massive remixes of "Asperity" from the very first Edit Select release: First, a stone cold killer from Cassegrain, then Edit Select himself joins forces with Markus Suckut to revisit the track.

Recently acclaimed for his high quality remixes, this time it's John Heckle's turn to be remixed. Back Alley Terminator is a menacing and industrial single, accompanied by three suitably dark reworks.

Phantasy is proud to welcome Klaxons to the family with this exclusive vinyl only release. Remixed by Chemical Brother and original producer of the title track from the forthcoming Klaxons album 'Love Frequency', Tom Rowlands returns to Phantasy after the huge 2013 double A sided single 'Through Me' / 'Nothing But Pleasure'. On the flip side, Erol Alkan (also a producer on the album) brings down the tempo and ups the dub on his 'Mild Pitch' Mix.

Neville Watson ends 2013, the year in which he released his debut album for Crème Organization, with a club-focussed 12' and the second in the DBA Special Editions series. Since remixing DBA003, and thereby providing one of the most requested tracks in the label's history, it has only been a matter of time before the legendary UK producer joined the DBA camp for a full 12' release. In keeping with the remit of the Special Editions sub-label, all three tracks are aimed squarely at the dancefloor, but relative to previous Neville Watson releases they tread a significantly more Techno line, from the fused circuitry of Crossing The I's to the deeper strains of Hot & Heavy, and the twisted bassline assault of Wired.

after more than a year berlin based dj and producer TAKT TICK is back on SOLEE´s label PARQUET RECORDINGS with 2 melodic techno masterpieces! incl. superb remix by LONYA & ANDREW MCDONNELL!

Limited Collector´s Vinyl Edition - 125 Hand Numbered Copies. Hand made serigraphy print and detais. Few newcomers have created that stir that Italy's Alessandro Parisi has caused. Following releases on Lux Rec, Minimal Rome and Flight Recorder this young producer has captivated audiences with his textured electronics and vivid soundscapes. It is to this bright talent that Frigio Records have turned to proudly introduce the label's first full vinyl full length: Cathar Rhythms. Soundtracks have always been a focal point for Parisi, a core of his inspiration. This love of the analogue movie score permeates the six track album, fortified with a new toughened rhythmic edge. Claps and snares ricochet against rising arpeggios and rich chords, as in the building tide of 'Wenstern Monk.' Darkness is never far from the Parisi palette, the blackened alleyways and leaden grandeur of the cathedral peppered Italian capital. But now that ashen aspect has been further blotted by bolstered beats.
This nightsky is combined with one of the cores of Italian society, Religion. Spiritual motifs festoon the LP. 'Trapped Angel' shatters drum patterns against sweetened choral vocals for an intoxicating blend of ethereal electronics. The divine is balanced with the base, heavenly with the human. Percussion peals, bruising the lofty 'Bishop Fulk' before the final confession. Strung-out, haunting bars are pierced for 'Moments of Extremis,' Parisi finding equilibrium between saintly synthlines and sinister slicing snares. Cathar Rhythms marks a new musical venture for this talented Italian. His well-honed, brooding electronics are further fortified with full rhythms and an even darker countenance. 'Something wicked this way comes.

Bond, James Bond. Wickinger, Lars Wickinger!This time an easy mission for Mr. Wickinger, excellent Techno - Dub Techno for the Floor!The mission: to burn down winter floors and clubs!

Bond, James Bond. Wickinger, Lars Wickinger!
Dieses mal eine leichte Mission für Mr. Wickinger, hervorragender Techno - Dub Techno
für den Floor!
Die Mission: Brennende Winter Floors und Clubs!

support and feedback:
Stephan Bodzin - like actually all 4 tracks here, thanks!

Dubfire - Cool Stuff!

Roland M. Dill - Bombing!

Jam & Spoon - Nice Tracks!

Richie Hawtin - Play for sure!

Someone Else - Love The EP!

Mark Brain - Yeah, great Dub-Sound! Love it!

Abnormal Boyz - Cool EP!

Eddie Hu - Nice EP!

Nadine Kreuzahler (Radio Fritz Nightflight) - Nice! Like the dark Vibe here!

Compact Grey - Nice Techno - Great Single!

Raycoux Jr. - Nice!

Howard & Stereo - gut Druck, wird gespielt, danke!

Alexander Bien - Great ones there! Congrats to Lars!!

Concept albums are a rare species. They seem to have a tendency to show up late on revered artists timelines. Post teenage angst and the sheer unlimited energy of the early stages of the human condition, they convey a strategy that's often been shaped by matured ideas coming together over the years. It is seldom that these are debut records. Gajek's compositions however have grown quietly under the radar, heard only by those in his inner circle. In a way this is not a debut - as this music has ripened over the course of many years. But whilst his visual oeuvre has been out there for a while, accompanying the music of Warp's Clark, Gajeks own audio is only now seeing the light of the public.

After Chris Clark had passed some of Gajeks sheer endless output over to Modeselektor, quite a few listening sessions followed. Ranging from post-rocky electronica to complex and moody renderings of intricate introverted beat structures to a mutant dance music, a whole audioscape had to be discovered. There were songs and tracks and experiments there, morphed vocals and reverberated non human instruments, complex percussion patterns and sweet athmospheres, but in all these different paths and moods, a penchant for working with a leitmotif could be traced.

As an introduction to expose his particular working method, a concept mini-album was carefully crafted. Filled with 21 short tracks circling around 3 main motifs this record lays bare one of Monkeytown's new artists main strenghts. The creation of a soundscape that explores a notion of something athmospheric hidden away under the material of the zeitgeist. Working with variations of rythmic elements it seems like the 3 parts of this album tell very short but intricately entwined stories equal to the miniature worlds contained in snow globes. They contain references to their larger musical counterparts in Gajeks other works, but shaken and stirred and sometimes snowed under. One is quickly drawn into this music, challenged to find the thread and follow it into its different outfits and scenarios.

The first complex entitled - Curved Engines' evolves around a major scale played over two octaves with the exclusion of a few notes. Its friendly and simple melody is examined in every possible direction almost like a classical minimalist piano piece. The second one - Restless Water Shapes' explores a repetitive rythmic pattern, which is evolving over the course of its 8 parts, sometimes reminiscent of early Autechre, but combined with a more jazz based approach. On its course, the pattern morphs from being played on actual percussions, to drony pads and sirens synthesized from vocals until it breaks into actual composed pieces on track 9, 12 and 14. Here, various of the afore-heard elements come together and form moments of extreme beauty and calmness while
challenging the listener to come closer, hear more, better, finer.

Complex 3 - Moving Glasses' starts like an overture to a digital - Zarathustra'. Synthezised arpeggios sounding like a muted bamboo - harpsichord are interrupted by a syncopated beat swinging in an upside down gesture like an exclamation mark. Some of the elements of the former complexes appear, culminating in a more orchestrated apparel. Where the other parts explore a musical structure this one is devoted to (a) form. This form could be called - electronic dance music', if this expression wasnt already taken for the cheap mainstream rendering of autotuned four to the floor. In a different speak one could also say - almost techno'. - Moving Glasses' offers the most apparent references to club - music in its various forms ranging from hip hop to techno but also finding its way back to ambient and electronica.

You can consume this album without paying attention to the - concept' part of it, no worries, it is a masterfully crafted piece of intelligent electronica that is as pleasant to listen to, as it is thought though. But you can also dig deep and let yourself be amazed by the mindgames of this young producer, who is by the way also just gaining his - Meisterschüler' in the visual arts. His idiosyncratic mastery of music however was obtained autodidactically. And that makes the beauty of it.

Concept albums are a rare species. They seem to have a tendency to show up late on revered artists timelines. Post teenage angst and the sheer unlimited energy of the early stages of the human condition, they convey a strategy that's often been shaped by matured ideas coming together over the years. It is seldom that these are debut records. Gajek's compositions however have grown quietly under the radar, heard only by those in his inner circle. In a way this is not a debut - as this music has ripened over the course of many years. But whilst his visual oeuvre has been out there for a while, accompanying the music of Warp's Clark, Gajeks own audio is only now seeing the light of the public.

After Chris Clark had passed some of Gajeks sheer endless output over to Modeselektor, quite a few listening sessions followed. Ranging from post-rocky electronica to complex and moody renderings of intricate introverted beat structures to a mutant dance music, a whole audioscape had to be discovered. There were songs and tracks and experiments there, morphed vocals and reverberated non human instruments, complex percussion patterns and sweet athmospheres, but in all these different paths and moods, a penchant for working with a leitmotif could be traced.

As an introduction to expose his particular working method, a concept mini-album was carefully crafted. Filled with 21 short tracks circling around 3 main motifs this record lays bare one of Monkeytown's new artists main strenghts. The creation of a soundscape that explores a notion of something athmospheric hidden away under the material of the zeitgeist. Working with variations of rythmic elements it seems like the 3 parts of this album tell very short but intricately entwined stories equal to the miniature worlds contained in snow globes. They contain references to their larger musical counterparts in Gajeks other works, but shaken and stirred and sometimes snowed under. One is quickly drawn into this music, challenged to find the thread and follow it into its different outfits and scenarios.

The first complex entitled - Curved Engines' evolves around a major scale played over two octaves with the exclusion of a few notes. Its friendly and simple melody is examined in every possible direction almost like a classical minimalist piano piece. The second one - Restless Water Shapes' explores a repetitive rythmic pattern, which is evolving over the course of its 8 parts, sometimes reminiscent of early Autechre, but combined with a more jazz based approach. On its course, the pattern morphs from being played on actual percussions, to drony pads and sirens synthesized from vocals until it breaks into actual composed pieces on track 9, 12 and
challenging the listener to come closer, hear more, better, finer.

Complex 3 - Moving Glasses' starts like an overture to a digital - Zarathustra'. Synthezised arpeggios sounding like a muted bamboo - harpsichord are interrupted by a syncopated beat swinging in an upside down gesture like an exclamation mark. Some of the elements of the former complexes appear, culminating in a more orchestrated apparel. Where the other parts explore a musical structure this one is devoted to (a) form. This form could be called - electronic dance music', if this expression wasnt already taken for the cheap mainstream rendering of autotuned four to the floor. In a different speak one could also say - almost techno'. - Moving Glasses' offers the most apparent references to club - music in its various forms ranging from hip hop to techno but also finding its way back to ambient and electronica.

You can consume this album without paying attention to the - concept' part of it, no worries, it is a masterfully crafted piece of intelligent electronica that is as pleasant to listen to, as it is thought though. But you can also dig deep and let yourself be amazed by the mindgames of this young producer, who is by the way also just gaining his - Meisterschüler' in the visual arts. His idiosyncratic mastery of music however was obtained autodidactically. And that makes the beauty of it.

The multi-faceted New Yorker is back with his 2nd album on L.I.E.S. .. full information coming up next..

Vinyl reissue of Madteo's TTTree Low G. Tapes: Mad Dip Revue, originally issued by The Trilogy Tapes on cassette in 2012. The record will consist of edited down versions of the original tape, with both sides containing some 17 minutes of material remastered by DJ Sotofett of Sex Tags Mania. Artwork by Will Bankhead of TTT.

Nine years on from their debut release in December 2004, Saved Records now reached the milestone of a century of releases. That first release was Skylark presents Buick Project 'Chancer / Drop The Beat', and since that point the imprint has been a benchmark for quality electronic music, managing to nurture new talent alongside a furthering of the global dance music agenda.

The label has done what any right minded institution or individual would do upon proudly reaching an achievement; planned a proper celebration. Saved 100 brings together an ensemble of the label's favourite producers and DJ's to showcase the full gamut of it's musical personality, taking in everything from deep house to peak-time techno. There's fresh cuts from both label bosses Nic and Mark Fanciulli alongside some of the key players of the Saved so far; Robert Dietz, Philip Bader, Stacey Pullen, Gary Beck and Alex Tepper. The remixers read like a who's who of house music history, with Frankie Knuckles, Joris Voorn, Danny Daze, Spencer Parker, Terrence Parker and Adam Beyer all included.

There also heading out off to party, with the Saved 100 tour taking in Tel Aviv, New York, Palermo, Munich, San Francisco, Miami and an abundance of top tier cities across the globe!





















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part 1 von 2 der terminal-m vinyl edition zur cd !!!

After highlighting two young french talents for its first releases with Madben and Oniris, Astropolis Records now invites two french techno legends for its third release.

The Driver, techno aka for french rave key figure Manu le Malin and techno veteran Electric Rescue join their forces for a first 12' « the wolves » : A dark fang strike, fierce, beastly.
The encounter of these two french techno activist couldnt have result in anything else than an explosiv termination : two raw and nagging techno tracks blending up both artist proper musical background.

The EP begin with a track called « The Wolves » declined in two versions, dark and biting on the aubervilliers mix, sharp and boiling on the chord mix. The B side features a second track by techno duo The Driver vs Electric Rescue called « La Crytpe », a muggy and stifling techno track that make the link beetween both composer style and a enchanting and captivating housy resivison of « The Wolves » by prolific french composer and remixer Traumer.

The Scenery label is now relatively well established after its first few releases, with discerning DJs and dancers everywhere lapping up the rough and raw electronic offerings. Label boss ASOK steps up with the next release, and that it comes with a remix from Dutchman Borris Bunnik in his Versalife guise is the icing on the cake.
Having released on labels like M>O>S before now, ASOK is well versed in proper house music as this new EP proves. It kicks off with the misty eyed nostalgia of 'Hunter', a mid tempo jam that drifts along with frazzled synth lines offset by more bittersweet melodies. Well-programmed drums underpin the whole thing and it leaves you feeling cast adrift in some deep space cavern. Delsin and Clone associate, Versalife, reworks the same track. His take reimagines it as a kinetic sub aquatic affair laden with celestial chords, rubbery basslines and soothing ambient soundscapes.
It's then back to ASOK for 'Cabal', a pad laced jam that glows warm and radiates heat as soft edged percussion and increasingly jacking beats propel the vibe along. Some fine and bulbous basslines eventually gurgle into the mix to add some serious weight, and molten acid also characterises the second half of this most emotive affair.
Last but not least, Millennium 2.2 picks up the tempo - a well-driven deep house affair with swirling pads adding swathes of scale to proceedings. Roughshod analogue lines, glistening keys and a greyscale mist all form nebulous clouds that pull you right into the core of the track and leave you feeling as if you're in another world.

No. proudly presents its third 12 inch release, under catalogue number No. 905. 'No. Inc.' are Material Object and Atom™. Having launched their label 'No.' in early 2014 with the Early Reflections Album, the two artists return to the project with Early Reflections II EP which continues the theme of releasing a part of the 'Early Reflections' Album, previously only available digitally, alongside a new techno cut forged from refractions on the original theme. Side A explores ambient psychedelic regions while Side AA dives into a bass heavy, cavernous techno cut designed for the mind whilst retaining full body functionality.

The first of a two-part package of exclusive material from the 17th edition in the Watergate CD series is from none other than the duo who commanded the mix, Pan-Pot. Making it even more special is the fact that both tracks are collaborations with two heavy hitting names in the industry from completely different sides of the musical spectrum: Slam and Vincenzo.

On the A side we see Pan-Pot and Slam do a techno burner with 'Conductor'. This shouldn't come as any surprise as both are well known for their heavy peak time club anthems. With driving hi hats, crisp snares and a thumping kick drum, the solid foundation is laid for the craftsmen to build the rest of their masterpiece and it begins with dark, reverb heavy stabs. Slowly a monotonous yet psychedelic tone takes grip and the stabs come again. This time more frequent and building in energy before getting to the break where the white noise grows and the tension builds. With just a few perfect elements it only takes removing a few pieces and then giving them back at the perfect time to instill a massive 'hands in the air' moment.

The flip side offers another vibe which rounds out the EP perfectly. It was in 2007 on the Pan-O-Rama album that we last saw Vincenzo and Pan-Pot together for 'Faces'. With 'Fiction Inc' we see both artists' styles shine through. A warm deep sub bass grabs your attention while washes
of glittery synths pan the background setting the stage for the lush key work that Vincenzo is synonymous for and the sinister bleeps that scream Pan-Pot. Finally the feature element reveals itself; a mix between dark and uplifting chords that resolve each cycle of the other elements finalizing in a cohesive, driving, emotional ride.

a great new terminal m release - techno and techno house tracks as its best !!! bomb alert !!!

Next Treibjagd-Records banger from the young Italian Newcomers "STIV HEY & MARCK SCHWARZE TRANE" incl. some fresh Remixes by:
LÜTZENKIRCHEN, JOSEPH DISCO, ILL-BOY PHIL & DJOKER

played / supported by: Nudisco, AKA AKA, Paco Osuna, Alexander Bien, Lonya Koval, Lars Wickinger, Robert Grand (additan radio), westradio.gr (web radio/greece), Marcel Sareyka (Partysan Nord / Feierei.de),Summer (aka Brendon Collins), Alex D'elia Frequenza, Mojiito and many many more....

Support from: Hanne & Lore, Umek, Zoo Brazil, Slam, Nico Push, Simina Grigoriu, Rainer Weichhold, Remute, florian Meindl, René Bourgeois, Ingo Boss, Beatamines, Oliver Schories, Mike Wall, Klangkuenstler, Martin Dacar, Lars Wickinger, Rich vom Dorf,

Ostfunk Mastermind Daniel Boon hat einen funkig-fröhlich-minimalen Sommerhit produziert, von denen alle drei Versionen ein Teil des angenehmen Soundspektrums des Ostfunk Labels abdecken. Der Zoo Brasil Mix ist der treibende Dancehit , der die Arme in die Luft fliegen lässt, das Original ist anfangs smoother und perkussiver, später durch seine spanischen Vocalchöre regelrecht hymnisch. Der Mike Wall Remix ist verträumt-kuschlig-trancig- deep für den sonnigen Sonntagmorgen.

Ostfunk Mastermind Daniel Boon made it! Here is a funky-uplifting-minimal summer hit. Each of the three versions represent a part of the sound spectrum of Berlin´s successful music brand OSTFUNK. The Zoo Brasil Mix is the dancehit of this EP, the original is in the beginning of the track more percussive and later through it spanisch vocal chorus like a real anthem. The Mike Wall remix is deep and trancey - the optimal sound fort he sunrise in mid-summer Berlin

Illum Sphere steps up to curate the latest edition of Fabric's venerable compilation series with Fabriclive 78. The Hoya:Hoya co-founder, who brings his Manchester-based residency to Fabric's Room 2 every quarter, says of the selection, "I decided to stick to more electronic-based music, from new wave, dub, techno, acid, etc. In terms of range I think the oldest thing is probably late 70s and the newest thing came out this year."

Following releases for Unknown To The Unknown, DFA and Cómeme,Capracara returns with two decisive club tracks for the first release on new label, One Day Wonder. Two tracks, 'Fake Drukqs' and 'Blue Balloon' switch up old school, UR-inspired techno next to big-boned, speed garage that twists the punch of vintage Kevin Saunderson into mid-90s style Armand Van Helden...

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Vakant continues its VALT series with the third installment of uncompromising club tracks. Started in 2008 with Onur Özer and followed up by Tolga Fidan in 2009, Dario Zenker brings up VALT3 in 2010.

After the highly anticipated release of his third studio album DECAY, Efdemin presents the first part of a remix series featuring his favourite producers.
Bristol's underground hero Asusu inflates the reduced album opener "Some Kind Of Up And Down Yes" with deepest bass and beautiful scapes to the max in a true Photek-Style. Last year's "Control" by Staffan Linzatti was one of the favourite constants to be played in every Efdemin or Lawrence set. Luckily his version of "Solaris" is another epic hymn here with futuristic enhancements of the third kind.The most extraordinary piece on "Decay Version's Part" 1 is The Borderland State's rework of "Parallaxis". Efdemin's studio-mate John Gürtler recorded that beauty with adding acoustic instruments only and sounds like a meeting of Moondog with Wim Mertens. 
Space is the place!

Simian Mobile Disco are back with the second in a series of collaborations, following on from 'Sacrifice', their joint effort with Bicep. This time they've joined forces with Cosmin TRG fresh from his highly acclaimed album 'Gordian' on 50 Weapons.
The fruits of this hard graft in the electronic kitchen of SMD's studio (to push the food metaphor to its limits) kick off with Surstro¨mming. This northern Swedish delicacy of tinned, fermented sour herring has the dubious claim to fame of being the most putrid smelling food substance in the world. The burbling, queasy synth tones reflect the effects of this scent on all but the true connoisseurs.
With slightly less seasoning, Sannakji, is a Korean cuisine that consists of chopping off the tentacles of an octopus and serving them, live and squirming on your plate. The real challenge for the dedicated gourmand is to swallow them before the suckers tear chunks from your throat and mouth. Try not to think about the minimal melodic tendrils of the music forcing your gullet open as they attempt to climb out...
Delicacies will be back in 2014 with yet more delights of the world's only techno tasting menu.
Surstro¨mming and Sannakji will be available on 12' full platter and digital small plate on 9th December 2013, and Cosmin TRG will be special guest at SMD's Delicatessen night, at XOYO in London on the 7th December.

Moving away from strictly white label/white sleeve packaging, Great Circles has widened its Philadelphia- based collaborative team, with jacket designs created via video disruption by Seppuku Overwrite, and screen printing by Mark Price markpriceisafactory Dan Trevitt and Westov Temple mark the transition into the next phase of releases with a split 12'.

The A-side opens with Dan Trevitt's Mendacious Truths, an immediate onslaught of warehouse madness, with its bruising kick drum, raw voltages, and organized chaos. Trevitt's The Vapid follows, an evolving experiment in sound design, with polyrhythmic patterns, subtle percussive undertones, voices from the distant future, and droning discordant negative space.

Spanning the B-side, Westov Temple's Dr. Sardon was recorded in one take while preparing new sounds for a live set performed the following night at Industry of Machines in Brooklyn. Though it is a divergence from previously released material, Dr. Sardon exemplifies the sound of Westov Temple's live sets over the last six months, most notably in the driving, relentless rhythm and in the crescendo - both in volume and tension - that extends across the entire piece

Killekill 017 by Neil Landstrumm is a three tracker with no less than three hits on it. The A-Side is a dark slammer about someone trading his ass for drugs in a new acid / disco / synthwave / techno fusion style with an undisputed Chicago flavour in it. What a hit!
B1 is the result of a collaboration of Neil with Jd Twitch under the name Doubleheart, under which they also released on Nonplus and other labels. 'Outsider music aimed at the dancefloor', as they put it, and that pretty much hits the nail on the head: nice electro beats, a wobbling bass, and all sorts of freaky sounds on top of it, from classic cowbells to whistles, squeaks and other weird stuff. And all this without ever losing the drive to rock the dancefloor.
B2 again was an intial collaboration between Neil and Ralph Cumbers who produces a UK project called 'Bass Clef' and has released some high quality, left of field club productions over the years on the Punk Drunk and Blank Tapes labels. He is also an extremely gifted trombone player and frequently plays this at live shows along with Theremin and bass heavy garagey beat style.. They produced a few tracks together and this one stood out as glam rock/synth wave production. Then Lewis Maccoll alias Operator, who recorded Scandinavia 022, was asked to write song lyrics and sing vocals over the original track. Lewis has a unique layering style of vocal production and his dark story of the deep and passive souls enhanced the song immensely and broadened its appeal to a much wider audience. Its a fresh style electronic style for 2014 very fitting to the alternative Killekill label approach.

Starting as an imprint solely for Perc's own productions Perc Trax has grown in recognition and confidence each year since its first release in 20

To celebrate a decade of releasing music Perc Trax looks to the future, releasing tracks from a mix of Perc Trax regulars including Truss, Forward Strategy Group, Sawf and Perc himself and names new to the label such as Clouds, Happa, Kareem, Drvg Cvltvre and Martyn Hare. These new tracks will be released as three separate vinyl EPs and also form part of this 2xCD album. The first disc containing the new tracks, whilst the second disc is home to Perc's first commercially available DJ mix.

Accompanying these four releases will be an international tour running through the winter of 2014 and into early 2015, climaxing with Perc Trax's biggest ever London event in February. As with all recent large scale Perc Trax projects the label is once again working with designer Jonny Costello, the man behind the visual identity of Perc's albums and both the Perc Trax sublabels...