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Max came to my place with Buchla and we spent a week in the studio, back in 2013 or 2014.

It was all improvised, just recording tons of stuff. I then afterwards went through the recordings and did some editing, selecting suitable parts etc. And then produced the material. I released two EPs on my own label also back in 2014 i think.

Now i went through the archives and chose unreleased tracks, produced and mixed them in 2020.

It's my kind of techno... fast and wild.

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Their eponymous debut album was released on April 20, 2009. Perhaps the secret of Modeselektor's and Apparat's collaboration lies in the fact that they never even tried to get close to one another. Modeselektor's thundering bass rumbles in the cellar, Apparat's sensitive and subtle melodies float high in the eaves. The fact that what one assumes to be incompatible actually communicates, is what makes Moderat so unique.

Moderat is not just a studio project: with a set of visuals created for these concerts by Pfadfinderei, they toured all five continents and will do again immediately after the release of the new album.

4 years after the debut album Modeselektor and Apparat have come together once again: more mature, but not worldly-wise, wiser but not unquestioning, more experienced but without having sacrificed any of their pioneer spirit.

Pitch Black’s Futureproof, a landmark in New Zealand electronica, finally gets a vinyl release 23 years after it first came out.

The album distilled two years of relentless touring of New Zealand into a sweeping colossus full of epic soundscapes and rumbling basslines, pounding rhythms and mind-bending effects, showcasing Pitch Black’s dubwise styles to full, bass-bin busting effect.

DJ – producer – Armando Almeida become alive influenced by the most emblematic places on the city of Berlin such as Berghain,Tresor,Space Hall,Hard Wax. Almeida stays based to his Colombian roots by inspiring himself with innovating the message of electronic music nowadays.

Born in Cartagena, Colombia and raised in Caserta, Italy – in a small town near Napoli – Almeida had already begun to develop his passion for electronic music in his youth by launching many different projects which did leave the proper message and early support by many relevant artists of the main Electronic/Techno scene around the world.

Sounds from people like- Mad proffessor,The scientist,Depeche Mode, Moderat,Planetary Assault System,Drexiya,French Fries,,Apparat,Marcell Dettmann,Anthony Parasole to name a few, as well as post-punk,industrial and folkloric Colombian Music did make start his interest on electronic music since the beginning of his journey.

Heavily influenced by a city like Berlin that breaths Techno everywhere, he gradually found his way into creating an unique sound, which lead him to the forefront of the European techno scene.

Many of his friends saw Almeida frequenting Berlin’s nightlife. This included club institutions Berghain & Tresor which where his school to really understand the meaning of this movement, after many (including self-organised) parties, his turning point came; Armando Almeida began Almeida Music – more focused and secure than ever about it!

Almeida has been a hard working Dj-Producer, spending many hours in the studio.

With the current rise of Almeida Music, Almeida shows no sign of stop!

Almeida quests tirelessly for new ways and inspiration to further develop his own concept of electronic music. His label A.M.R. (Almeida Music Records) serves as a platform upon which to shape his musical vision, and through its releases, to launch new talents onto the techno scene.

Outside of the club context, Armando Almeida has established himself as a multi-tasking artist. He work mostly of the time in sound design, postproduction, music for SPA.

As a passionate DJ, Almeida seeks to bring his listeners to sounds that will change the moment you are living 360º, balanced by emotional and surprising moments throughout his sets. Between pure techno, Acid Rave Sound, experimental, tracks old school and new age of the past century, Armando Almeida express feelings by atom vibrations.

Bestial Mouth's creations in the last two years, the INSHROUDSS EP and the RESURRECTEDINBLACK LP, are the phoenix cries of the project's rebirth under the guiding hand of vocalist Lynette Cerezo, melding noise and darkwave pop into a theatre of skin-shredding catharsis that brings the project’s post-punk roots to new levels of club-ready destruction—equal parts intensity and accessibility.

THOUSANDNEEDLES pierces that veil with warped reimaginings of both releases, from a diverse selection of artists in the dark underground. Each brings their own unique twist, whether it's to a dance ritual of pounding EBM and industrialized techno, fog-shrouded darkwave dives, cosmic washes of synthpop bliss, or soul-smashing noise dredged from a sewer cathedral. Dance through the pain, and make new paths of your scars.

"Following 2017’s Rotlicht EP (PEACH003), Shanti Celeste & Gramrcy are very happy to welcome back Chekov for the first Peach release of 2020. The Aerated EP (PEACH009) collects four tracks built from the heart, made for the head and body."

Remixes of the massive "Bigger Than Prince" pressed on 2 Tone
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Top-Remix-EP zum Debütalbum "Shadows In Blue" des Bristoler Produzenten Hodge aka Jacob Martin, das während des ersten Lockdowns im April 2020 erschien und gekonnt Dancefloor-Sensibilitäten mit experimentellen Tendenzen verband. Nun - zum zweiten Lockdown - profilieren sich die Remixer: Anz (Hessle Audio) und AYA (4-Seiten CRACK-Feature), beide aus Manchester, Facta & K-Lone aus Bristol, Shanti Celeste (die kürzlich Caribou remixte), Techno-Veteran Surgeon und der derzeit mega gehypte Footwork-Produzent Kush Jones aus NYC. 12" auf gedeckt-hellblauem Vinyl.

Four tracks from pure personal expression. ‘A’ face begins with an “Intromorfosis”, an intro with a smooth decay to focus the listener to whats coming next. Brings feelings and expression from the artists, rebelliousness and political reasoning. From the latin word ‘morfosis’, you can be aware of the current social situation of regressive changes. Second track, ‘Druida’, total body music, techno driven to break beats, together with metal synths and pads.


On the other hand, on ‘B’ face, the artist brings out cruelty and darkness side from Nodrize’s spaceship, how i define the musical journey in the career of our artists, that also gives name to his Label.
‘Destined to Extinction’, distortion, metal, synthes out of tone, keeping the power during the whole track, exalting the break rhythmic drums to result in an excellent piece for the dance floor. As last, the garden’s monster from Irrational Language, it shows a soundscape with different passages, that split the animal side and the acid line to end together in a brutal end.


An Ep that defines the sound from Structured for this first release, and that will definitely work on different dance floors around the world.

Ever since his early teenager days Kareem El Morr has been working on tracks in the studio. Techno was and has always been the basis. Dirty, raw and in a positive way escalating are his sets, which he has been playing since the mid of the noughties. Not being limited when playing in the clubs or producing in the studio makes him undisputedly one of the most versatile artists in Munich. How multi-faceted he is, is now being shown on his latest RFR release.

“Supersonic” throws the gate open wide to electroid sceneries. Not a few will be reminded of I-F’s “Playstation” by the first sounds of the decently wobbeling bassline. Sick bassline variations, breaky drum parts and a pinch of Neo-Goa – any questions? „Quake“ portrays Morr’s infinite and unconditional love to Techno. Reminiscences of Detroit’s High Tech Jazz are floating relentlessly through widely varied rooms, which we absolutely adore since the Basic Channel era.
On the flip Morr expands his driving functionality by a melodic component. “Blaze” kicks in with a lot of delay, distorted bells and Highspeed drums. This ain’t no dance, this is a ceremony! „Trance with Benefits“ marks the ending of the “Supersonic EP”. Pictures of wafts of mist, whose intensity is being ruptured by the first rays of sunlight penetrating the club on an early Sunday morning. Happy people lying in each other’s arms, unified by the principle that Techno would be nothing without Trance.

Etruria Beat boss Luca Agnelli returns to the label as he unveils four fresh originals in the form of ‘Dangerous’. A leading name within Italy’s techno landscape and beyond, DJ, producer and label owner Luca Agnelli’s musical journey continues to surge with releases and remixes via the likes of Drumcode, Soma and his own Etruria Beat imprint.

Having played a series of stand-out shows to close the year including Universe82 festival (Valencia), Duel (Naples), Die Rakete (Nuremberg) and Steam (Athens), not to mention a breathtaking performance from the top of Torre Del Cassero in his home region of Tuscany, early 2020 sees a welcome return to home turf as the Etruria Beat boss steps out to reveal his latest EP ‘Dangerous’, comprised of four commanding productions.

Title track ‘Dangerous’ unveils a high-octane ride through escalating synths, resounding kicks and menacing low- end tones, whilst ‘High Gravity’ utilises further infectious lead line work and slick, metallic drum licks. Next, ‘End Of Time’ sees the introduction of soaring melodies alongside off-kilter sonics and tripped-out vocal snippets, before closing proceedings with ‘Acidulous’, a driving acid-led effort that snakes through both tough and more melodic territories in impressive fashion.

Marcos Cabral returns to L.I.E.S. with a new six track mini lp after a run of cult releases for The Trilogy Tapes as Chemotex. Here we get Cabral in top form falling somewhere in-between his last works for L.I.E.S. and Chemotex tracks. Through the record we get a rough yet refined style moving from metallic gnarled electro to melodic IDM and/or destructive the electronics as heard on "Secret Air". Our favorite being the introspective closer "Wearing Petrichor" Cover photo licensed from legendary NYC street photographer, Richard Sandler.

The Italian producer and founder of the Berlin-based label "Sonic Interface Records" has long been influenced by many subgenres of dance music; from electro to techno-acid music before combining them in his pioneering first ep . "Sonic001'' which sees Michael Space gravitating towards a different kind of electronic music, driven as much (or more) by analog sequencers, marked vocals, melodies and experimental sounds between space bass lines and acid sounds of the most common bassline 303 synthesizer, as by drums and percussion.
Beyond the ego EP001 guides the listener through a hypnotic terrain: the four tracks fully represent the different phases of an ideal dj set.
This broad approach translates into sounds that are difficult to define, and that lend themselves to multiple listeners.
A futuristic Techno that can surprise you with sound sensations never heard before!!
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French producer Najem Sworb re-joins Wolfskuil Records with ‘Pergelisol’ featuring remixes from Darko Esser and Doka’s collaborative project, The Leap.

Najem Sworb is an intriguing artist who’s been putting together absorbing techno productions for over ten years now which includes outings on labels such as Days Of Being Wild, Technorama, Clone Basement Series and Wolfskuil Records. ‘Pergelisol’ sees Najem return to Darko Esser’s exceptional Wolfskuil imprint following recent releases from Border One, Architectural, Physical Therapy, Ambivalent and Cadans and features remixes The Leap – a new live project from Dutch producers Darko Esser and Doka.

‘Sorl’ begins with rattling percussion enticing you from the start fused with angelic melodies and undulating euphoria while ‘Egilep’ taps into more of a heads-down kind of vibe featuring tough, modulated drums, robust synth shatters and pulsating bass stabs.

On the flip, The Leap offer up a remix of ‘Egilep’ which blends haunting undertones, airy pads and vibrant rhythms that shimmer throughout before their remix of ‘Sorl’ rounds off proceedings with wavering bleeps, clattering 909s claps and dreamy ambience in the distance allowing for a evocative atmosphere to finish.

Dj Tool Techno W/ Raw And Industrial Warehouse Vibes.

After being summoned from Ohio to London by Adrian Sherwood, Nick Riggio and Rebecca Magnetic have brought their Midwest musical experience to the South London electronic music scene with a unique creative vision. Fusing elements of techno, post-punk and psychedelic rock they explore spiritual connections and transcendence while Rebecca Magnetic's introspective vocals set against a tough backdrop of Detroit influenced rhythms and vibrations leave you in awe.

Their superb single 'My Future' is a brilliantly cosmic exploration of spaced out and spacious grooves. Crashing hits bring an edgy mood, while lurching drums drag you forwards.
Molten acid synths and the strained and pained vocals from Rebecca add further layers of intrigue to this most adventurous electronic trip.

First to remix is Oosh! man Dan Wainwright, and his version is laced up with sci-fi chords and echoing vocal sounds. The downtempo drum rotations are superbly heavy and trap you in a trance.
Next up, Retroforward is Al Mackenzie's solo remix/music project named after his successful Birmingham night.
Al is one half of Field Of Dreams. His 'No Future' remix is an airy and atmospheric remix that takes the track to the farthest edges of space on smooth, hypnotic grooves and beautifully astral melodies.

Lastly, Richard Sen has already been getting support for his remix from ALFOS man Sean Johnston, and he goes for a superbly rugged yet slow motion chugger that is dubbed out and expansive thanks to the arching guitar riffs that ring out to the heavens above fat-bottomed drums.

Whether experienced on the dance floor or in metaphysical states, this music is medicine for the mind and body.

The Double Portrait EP is Tobs' and LEMs story of descent rituals. Don't look in the mirrors left and right of you. Still, you need yourself. Flip the coin from time to time, be tender and never stop. Somebody deserves it.

Remixes

So... Here we have one of the most hightly awaited EPs of the year. Since the transcendence "Imprint Of Pleasure" took being the most sold track on Beatport from 2013 and definetely one of the tracks of the year, we cannot miss the chance to release a remix pack. And then, the big question: ¿Which artists should remix this track.

After many discussions, we concluded that we needed four totally different point of views for such an amazing cut.

That's why we choose: Monkey Safari, Adam Beyer, Rodriguez Jr. and of course our mastercat Coyu. Each artist gives a totally and unique point of view. Now it's your turn to decide who you think did the best job. We can't decide one. We love them all!

A collection of tracks formerly released on 7' vinyl only by Dance Drugstore Records in the Netherlands. The original coloured 7' singles were released in the period from 1994 to 2000 in small limited editions quickly sold out around the world. Check!!

2LÄRM UND STAHL 2" is a new worldwide radiography of the actual “hidden” scene in dark electronics offering sharp- and crude minimal industrial beats as it's best; the featured bands are 89’s† from Mexico, S.A.D from UK, PALMARIELLO from Argentina & CHRIS SHAPE from Italy. All tracks have been specially remastered for LONG CUT Vinyl by Daniel Hallhuber at Young & Cold Studios!

The Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA), is the largest astronomical project in the world. It is a revolutionary interferometer that comprises a set of 66 antennas (also called antennas: reflectors or radio telescopes when it is a single antenna) of seven and twelve meters in diameter, designed to observe millimeter and sub-millimeter wavelengths. The project was built on the Chajnantor plain, at an altitude of 5058.7 meters, in the Atacama desert in northern Chile.

ALMA Sounds is an initiative that seeks to interpret and decode the frequencies of the Universe transforming them into sounds, so that filmmakers from all over the world can compose, share and create a community united by a search that has captivated humans for thousands of years.

Árido Records presents the first Various Artists on the plate, a material that will feature leading producers from Latin America and who agreed to transform the sounds captured into music, which will be forwarded and merged with the cosmos.

Whilst club events and music festivals around the world may have come to a halt, there’s no stopping the undeniable Haŵs party taking place inside this hefty slice of wax. The Haŵs crew once again come correct with their 11th release, and the 3rd edition of their V/A volumes. Their dominant streak waxes anew with zero sign of waning, as they unleash 4 original pearlers into the outside world. Names all too familiar in the scenes they inhabit, Rudolf C, Lisene, DJ Life and Nathan Pinder combine their comprehensive skillsets for your unending pleasure.

Opening celebrations is Rudolf C’s ‘Shotta’, the type of head-nodder, dancefloor fodder that has long been associated with his name. Alien signal-like stabs persist and combine with the crunchy percussion throughout, tripping back and forth in its otherworldly paradigm.
The A2 track is ‘Time 2 Bump’ by Lisene, and if that kick drum doesn’t define ‘bump’ then we need a new sonic dictionary. Elongated acid permeates a sweeping groove, sitting atop a mechanized vocal of malicious design and destructive intent.

Up next is DJ Life with his offering, the galvanic ‘Organo’. Continuing the theme of dancefloor delirium, his track rumbles with unerring force and potency. The party is still going strong under his guidance. You’ve no choice but to latch onto the acid and move your body.

As we hit the early hours, Nathan Pinder closes proceedings with his track ‘Good Times Ahead’. The stuttering vocal and unequivocally euphoric synth hark back to the progressive trance scene of the late 90s, whilst the track’s message simultaneously looks proactively to our immediate future. Pump it loud and dream of the Haŵs parties on the horizon.

Take care and remember, freedom is a state of mind. Music will always be there for you no matter what.

We are very happy to announce the next catalogue number: ://ab007! This time characterised by techno in its different varieties.
Yuka and Blazej Malinowski are regular guests and friends of ://about blank. They both produced warm, atmospherically dense tracks for us. Yuka lets the bass roll properly, while Blazej Malinowski has produced wonderful open-air techno, which will not fail to have an effect in the early morning hours indoors as well.
On the B-side, Milena Glowacka is striking up a bit darker and – nomen est omen – colder tones with her track “Cold Blue”. That may have something to do with the place of residence – Rejkjavik –, where the Polish producer currently lives.
All in all, we have an attractive package of deep, atmospheric techno tracks that will still breathe the spirit of summer in October as well – month of release – and the dancefloor.
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Acid Electro Techno Rough and dancefloor : the 4/4 kick and the analog Acid music defenitly pakes it rock'n'roll at some point... the TB303 is played like a guitar lead while the kick textures are loud an,d thick !
Masterpiece !

Madrid based artist _asstnt returns to his newly formed Opera 2000 label with four pounding techno cuts entitled "Heartless" EP.

_asstnt's sound comes from the heart of a passionate artist conveying romanticism, truth and dedication within his music and philosophy. The DJ and producer from Madrid breaks into the underground scene with an industrial, dirty and melancholic sound that stems from his love for hardstyle or hardcore that was instilled in him from an early age. In 2017 his first track was released on an Involve Records compilation together with the artist Roll Dann before starting the Opera 200 label together in 2020 whose inaugural release saw the light of day in February 2020 and picked up support from the likes of Charlotte de Witte, Matrixxman, Truncate, Fernanda Martins and many more.

"Heartless" begins proceedings with intense, piercing modulations, industrial kicks and robust sonics in this haunting opening cut before "Teenage Romance" offers up entrancing leads underneath blistering soundscapes and acid-soaked, rave inspired synth flutters. On the flip, shrieking oscillations, industrial atmospheres, frightening samples and soul-stirring moods take the focus in "Smells Like Darkroom" whilst "Broken Ties" rounds things off with a 90s trance feel featuring psychedelic, revolving bass notes and fast paced grooves that continue to pulsate throughout the effervescent finisher.

In Post-Heretic Dracula X Chronicles II the Dracula figure functions as a part fictive and part autobiographical metaphor. Dracula mirrors certain systematic (therefore also internal) conditionings and attributes in its whole ambivalent fluctuations. This character represents the complex relationships of a loving/living person in a neo-liberal capitalist system while oscillating between melancholia & rage, facing the preservation or loss of his love and standing in an alienated position towards the ruling order. The eleven featured compositions and their respective song names (both of them are riddled with references) playfully touch on conflicts between love, life and system-critique, without being too upfront about the subject-matter.

Nicola Kazimir (*28.05.1990 in Zürich, Schweiz)

A DJ, producer, musician, artist, space-owner, record label owner and party organizer, Nicola Kazimir works freely across platforms and communities. For Kazimir, these numerous positions are not static, and they can actfluidly and reciprocally as a whole, or as separate entities. His artistic and acoustic productions are mostly based on topics that include the institutionalization of techno, copyright, dividualism and the human perception of repetitive rhythm patterns mixed with aesthetic codes of b-movie horror movies or occultism. He is one of the founders and still part of the labels Les Points/ Gentrified Underground / Infoline and the offspace Mikro Zürich. Other projects include a supporting role in the organization of Zentralwäscherei Zürich and being part of the Clubbüro-team at Rote Fabrik.

For the second outing on their offshoot label, London's Art of Dark crew has handed over the reigns to Uruguayan artist Omar Chibbaro (best known for his outings on CABARET and My Own Jupiter) and Cartulis Music co-owner Unai Trotti. Chibbaro handles side A, first offering up the rubbery bleep techno/Drexciyan electro-funk fusion of "Zum" before slamming down the blackened beats, hypnotizing bleeps and twisted acid lines of "Adheuz". Over on side B, Trotti offers two tasty peak-time workouts: the snappy, bleeping retro-futurism of "Thisorden" and "Pirupipi", where deep space chords and angular electronics cluster around a weighty, forthright groove.

A testament to the growth of Adam Beyer’s scene-leading label, Drumcode annual A-Sides Vol.8 is the brand’s biggest yet.

The 25-track strong compilation, split across 7 EPs, features standout cuts Beyer has received over the last 12 months, but been unable to find room for in Drumcode’s regular release schedule, such is the volume and high standard of music that’s submitted.

Part 2 sees debuts on DC from SAMA, in a terrific collaboration with Secret Cinema, and Raxon following a couple of quality additions to the Truesoul back catalogue. Alongside this Wehbba offers up ‘Mantra’ combining techno classicism with future-focused groove, and Timmo provides another standout track to match his solo releases on the label.

The highlight-rich compilation also includes Jamie Jones & Darius Syrossian’s buzzy Drumcode debut ‘The Grid’, Nicole Moudaber’s first DC release in 5 years with the mesmerizing ‘This Is Us’, Will Clarke’s bass-drenched re-work of Adam Beyer & Bart Skils ‘Your Mind’ and Joey Beltram’s first Drumcode release in 11 years with the retro-tinged ‘Can You Feel It’.

The beloved Alan Fitzpatrick returns to the fold with the searing ‘Heiße Rakete’, while the exciting Hyperloop project links up with Upercent for the slinky loop-driven ‘Rouge’, alongside label mainstay Layton Giordani, who drops the stirring chord-driven ‘Chrome’.

There’s a troupe of debutants donning the Drumcode jersey for the first time, including BEC, Shelley Johansson, Avision, Zimmz, Woo York, SAMA (in a terrific collaboration with Secret Cinema) and Ilija Djokovic, who delivers a shimmering highlight with ‘Aura’, a particular favourite of Beyer’s over the last year.

Exciting young guns Weska and Juliet Fox bring heat to the compilation, while Veerus follows up a strong DC release with a repeat dose. Elsewhere faithful contributors Ramon Tapia, Jay Lumen, Luca Agnelli, Marco Bailey and Mark Reeve craft powerful dancefloor weapons.

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Booming and banging, crashing and smashing, wriggling and writhing: the 'Black Snake Whip' cracks and out come the bats. INDEX:005 is a continuum of electrical fields that will psychologically ensnare and physically coerce you. Feel the tension from your ears to your toes; only dance will set you free.

This is a body of music, made for your body. Its Influences have been cultivating in the minds of industrial space enthusiasts and warehouse ravers for years. The sound of peaky synth leads and trebly harsh drums will make you grit your teeth as you succumb to the urge to move.
Take a whiff of this sonic bouquet from Black Snake Whip.

Machine acid trax on the EP titled 'Gone Fishin''.
Getting lost, escaping a life that got you sick and tired, is sometimes necessary.
This EP combines energetic (A1), disorienting (A2), and heavy-hearted (B1) vibes to provide a getaway from
the ordinary, expressing an overall nasty, acidic feel.
Limited edition, black vinyl.

The Estonian master of dubstep and techno Margus Löve, who has operated so far under the monikers L-OW and 1DERL&, has changed his creative direction into curvier areas and is presenting his fresh act Exit Safe Mode as a proof. Cool and ghastly darkness is still hoofing at your heels and ominous concrete thunder brings the skeletal techno to a new fertile ground. Seeming coldness is concealing a hot-blooded pulse and a stealthily transporting psychedely. A dangerously alluring adventure has begun and it's calling for an exit from the numbing comfort zone.

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On the hunt for timelessness we travel far and wide and realise only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. Brilliance borders lunacy. Extreme wisdom and extreme stupidity are the same. When u know everything u know nothing. Just as minus infinity reaches plus infinity and forms a circle. Just as extreme right wing and extreme left wing are basically the same but arrived from a different angle. Extremely bad taste becomes good, and extremely good taste is contrived. The truth is in the middle (yes i have come at an age where i can say that) so we have to embrace change to be the only constant. Everything and everyone always changes. So what does it mean “to be timeless”?

A very special thanks to Efdemin.
The story goes like this:
He gave us the strong winds remix. We told him its a bomb. We also said its a little sad maybe perhaps that it contains so little of the original. “Oh let me try something” was his answer. And the very next day we got sent the good winds mix. Of course we asked if we could include both mixes. How could we choose?

Celebrating the label's 3rd anniversary, stranger presents the 10th output of his Self Reflektion imprint. Sampler 1/2 features tracks from the likes of Janice, Moving Thoughts, Hiroaki Iizuka and Stranger.

Industrial Complexx opens its vinyl releases with a first EP that brings toge- ther a historical part of the industrial scene with contemporary music projects. Both Esplendor Geométrico and Max Durante represent two different musical currents, with different situations in space-time but, with a similarity in terms of great contributions to future movements.

Little remains to be told about Esplendor Geométrico, pioneers of the most transgressive industrial music who have been active for 40 years and who have influenced countless bands and artists with their harsh and hypnotic sound. Necrosis En La Poya was their first single, released in 1981, the track we pu- blish is recorded live at a concert in Tokyo in 2010.

Max Durante is also another essential artist in the European electronic music scene, his most primitive work was to provide Italy with its first raves and to im- port the underground culture and sound to his country. His style is mainly cha- racterized by the harshness and combination of techno with industrial sounds.

To complete this great list of artists there are 3 projects that are currently on the rise, all of which have their own very particular sound. The British L/F/D/M is one of the great references in terms of elaborate sound taken to the limit, a specialist in combining extreme textures that fit perfectly with the dance floor.

Group is a project that wo-rks from anonymity and also has a very personal and very identifying Lo-Fi sound.

SOJ is the maximum responsible of Soil Re- cords, a label that faithfully reflects its so penetrating sound and always linked to a mix of EBM, techno and industrial.

Madrid, Malmø, Motor City – the places that influenced the sound behind the pure Electro EP, „M-Technology“. The fifth SNC Recs release fuses elements from very different cities from all around the world.

The musician Dip Shim aka. Diego Ocejo unites on „M-Technology“ the Sounds of Detroit, his roots in Spain, and the current scene of Sweden. Dip Shim has many talents; in his formative years, he was active in the Graffiti scene and working as a graphic designer. Turning his lifestyle into education, he moved to Malmø, getting lost within the city’s artistic bubble. It was within this creative environment, that Dip Shim found a place to start a new project. Since 2020 he runs the record store called „Bolero Record-Store“ and started his own label „Malmø Traxx“. One thing is for sure – he knows what he’s doing. By the way, Dip Shims' first release on his own imprint was a top seller on Juno and sold out after only two weeks.

„M-Technology“ is for sure the perfect soundtrack for your favorite Graffiti Film or a rave night that will hopefully take place soonish. With his full analogue producing style, using legendary equipment like the MPC2000 and a selection of classic Roland drum machines, Diego created an outstanding 4 track, full Electro EP which will probably heat up a lot of Dancefloors in the near future.

Internationally acclaimed DJ, producer and label boss Guy Gerber has unveiled his dynamic new EP ‘What To Do’, out 2nd March on RUMORS.

A producer known for his eclectic and melodic sounds, Guy’s EP embodies a varied range of sonic arrangements that the Israeli DJ has become synonymous with, starting with the opener ‘What To Do.’ A deep, and cosmic production clad with cymbal-claps and a wide range of isolated percussive instruments, the title track features groove-fuelled vocals, offering a stark contrast to ‘Night of The Gold Diggers’, Guy’s punchy-house track which utilises high-pitched drum rolls and claps. With EP finale ‘Hummingbird Blues’ focusing on percussive bass elements, instrumental chords sweep through a track underpinned by a gruff and distorted vocal.

As a performer, Guy Gerber is consistently rated one of the best touring acts in dance music, earning a top 10 live performer nod three years in a row for Resident Advisor. Launching in 2014, Guy’s RUMORS imprint served as a home to Guy’s colossal collaboration with Dixon, 'No Distance’, as well as his crossover album with Puff Daddy, 11:11, which proved one of 2014’s most startling and impressive LPs. Since then, the label has released music from the likes of Seth Troxler, DJ Tennis, Chaim and more, and Guy’s own standout releases ‘Secret Encounters’ EP in 2016 and ‘Here Comes The Rain’ last year.

The genre-bending spiritual journey ‘What To Do’ encompasses Gerber’s signature sound, set for release on 2nd March.

Our KORE Series is up for a new chapter!

We started with a fresh Sign series: First Sign EP (ZC-KORE004). This is the first one of this brand new series with a compilation of Oldschool Acidcore, Acidcore and Acid Tribe.

From the center of the Netherlands Procell emerged. His blend of oldschool kickdrums, powerful sweeps and lethal acid patterns will make you want to rave all night long!

To complete the release we received two fierce and rough cuts by veteran in the scene Jaquarius. Are you ready for some acid tribe and kore?

Design by OdS#23
Mastering by Stefan ZMK

Procell - Matrix Theory
Neo loves to dodge bullets. Can you dodge this high caliber ammunition?

Procell - Acid Mindset
A massive sweeping oscillator, hard broken beats and a perfect fitting 303. This will have impact on your mind(set)

Jaquarius - L'ombre du Volcan
Like a volcano, Jaquarius is a master at building the tension untill the hot lava erupts. Burning hot acidcore!

Jaquarius - Lunar Live Shoot #1
Transmitting directly from the moon. Sound flying through space and penetrating earth's atmosphere. This is what Acid Tribe is about!

Acid banger

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Russ Gabriel founder of Ferox Records and the house music label - Soul On Wax Communications is one of the U.K.'s most respected producers, having recorded nearly one hundred EPs and several albums since 1991. His recent debut release The Controller on the respected Firescope Records continued his record of outstanding releases.

He now arrives on Subconscious Algorithms with 4 slices of deep classic motor city techno. From the opening track "16 hours" with lush pads and electronic funk and "Dromedary" with deep grooves and dose of acid to "Photoa" we are in Detroit territory.

The closing track "End of Doubt" adds something extra, with a more European electro feel and hints of a darker sound and rounds of the record perfectly.

Dutch psych-musicians Jacco Gardner and Nic Mauskovic create a new take on no-wave, post-disco with their debut LP as Bruxas, Muscle Memory. It’s their third work for the Dekmantel label, following up earlier EPs Mas Profundo (2017) and Sirocco (2018). Immersing themselves in a world of bohemian synth, the duo ex periment with vintage machines and cosmic effects, swimming in rhythmic grooves and psychedelic tones. It’s a style that reflects their respective musical backgrounds, and long partnership, one in which that has strengthened their collaborative, musical muscle memory. After playing together in the revival tour for Zamrock band WITCH, Gardner and Mauskovic struck up a partnership centred around poolside antics, cocktail hours, and a mutual love for late-60s, German kosmische musik. Through their particular style of alchemy, the duo embarked on a quest to craft soundtracks to imaginary, forgotten moments.

‘Cógelo, Rápido’ plays out like a pseudo-disco-noire thriller, while ‘Mountain Cruise’ strums to an upbeat Jodorowsky beat, and then ‘Minitrip’ accompanies the listener through psychedelic planes of existence. Unsurprising then that there is a little bit of Patrick Cowley in this record. A pioneer whose own Muscle Up soundtracks also lent themselves to leftfield synth explorations.

Outside of Bruxas, Gardner and Mauskovic have both found success with their respective careers. Gardner, with his unique take on experimental synth work, and Mauskovic’s rhythmic post-punk, solo-project The Mauskovic Dance Band. Together as Bruxas, they found a synergy full of youthful exuberance that looks to recapture a vintage left-of-centre, wave-scene aesthietc. Recorded on a minimalist setup, Muscle Memory is full of improvisation and psychedelic sound experimentation, proving that with time the subconscious can take over, creating patterns within music that the conscious mind would have otherwise been unable to perform. What one would call, true Muscle Memory.

art by the excellent Mr Stefan Glerum

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M.E.R 004 La Lucha EP is the first release put out by Cabanelas from his own label project, which he shares with artists like Santiago Uribe and Juan Dairechsion.

It's also his debut in a 4 tracked EP, after two previous colaborations, and shapes and reflects much of M.E.R's musical imprint.

The outcome : 4 floor-oriented tracks delivering a classic powerful sound, produced along a year period, which gives a broader outlook on his approach to musical production.

Our imprint marks its five years anniversary this year and to celebrate it’s offering up five special various artist packages across 2019 limited to 250 copies each, featuring material from the likes of Vid, The Mole, Cinthie, Shinichiro Yokota, San Proper, Akiko Kiyama, Com Sin aka Cosmin TRG, Subb-an and more..
Here though we see the focus on the core family as well as some new additions, celebrating the artists involved over the past five years and looking towards the future with some fresh, hotly tipped acts.

For the fourth installment in the series the label welcome’s Berlin’s queen of House Cinthie onto its roster with ‘6am’, as the name would suggest a heads down, emotive slice of House aimed at those special moments in the early hours of the dance floor, fusing a robust analogue drum workout with bright strings, jazzy piano lines and driving low-end.

Akiko Kiyama’s ‘Dirt Specks’ follows, a typically unique offering from the Tokyo based experimentalist, built around swirling bass notes, hypnotising processed vocals and glitched out percussion before label co-founder Red Pig Flower’s ‘Mental Adventure’ brings eastern-tinged plucked strings and vacillating atmospherics into the limelight alongside rounded subs and a bumpy rhythmic drive to create a smooth, hypnotic trip.

No romantic trip into the sunset here – Gaja and Huren come to Arma with a nihilistic determination and a one-way route into absolute darkness.



Gaja, aka Alessandro Gaia, was last seen pounding out Bracny Chelloveck on falling apart. Once locked into the throes of Berlin’s ceaseless techno throb and now back home in Albenga, Italy, Gaia represents the gnarly, noisy extremity of modern dance music. It’s a desolate, distorted place where blasts of noise spit in the empty footprints once shaped by snares and hi-hats, and the bass bleeds out over everything. Listen closely though – the deeper you take yourself into this forbidding space, the more you can detect the subtleties. The delicate relief of the harmonic overtones, the brutally managed modulation. It’s bleak, to be sure, but it’s also beautiful.



Huren is the current guise for David Foster, a Canadian techno vet of high standing thanks to his role in the seminal Teste project. A true underground lifer, he’s cavorted through a cavalcade of aliases and projects over the years – as Huren he’s most noticeably wielded rhythmic noise explorations via Clan Destine, FALK and, since the late 90s, on Zhark. You can sense the primal, instinctive act of creation in his three offering on Ride Or Die – this is the sound of someone for whom post-industrial rhythm mantras and exorcistic utterations are second only to respiring and perspiring.



In two distinct but complementary ways, Gaja and Huren showcase the vivid expressions achievable within monochromatic, noise-oriented techno. It’s a sensory experience matched with unsettling accuracy by Judex Franju’s intense sleeve design. Intense contrast and artful distortion lead the way in lieu of colour – a fierce and formidable underground expression for dystopian times.

Acid hard techno and acidcore. Raving Belgian style. Marbled records.

Bedouin’s Human By Default recruits Upercent for the four-track ‘Inconformisme EP’ this May.

Previously recording for Watergate, Kompakt and Adana Twins’ TAU, the Valencia-based DJ/producer arrives on Bedouin’s imprint for his debut appearance on the label, delivering some of his most accomplished productions to date on vinyl.

Across the record, Upercent displays combines his wide range of musical influences into a set of engaging downtempo dancefloor cuts with impeccable attention to detail. Opener ‘Elefants’ twists various acoustic instruments and vocal samples around soft shakers and warm low end, leading into theloose percussion of ‘Fluir’, grounded by a softly thudding kick amongst fluttering and glitched out FX.

On the flip, ‘Caduco’ combines the natural and the synthetic as hand percussion meets sharp synth stabs and glowing pads. ‘Hipocresia’ twists mangled horns over a low slung backbeat.

The new sub-label from WNCL Recordings features 12 short “tools” per release, for use on discotheque sound systems and home stereos alike. Released on 10” vinyl with digital to follow at a later date.

Denham Audio – the next generation of breakbeat scientists from the land of bleep and clonk – take some time out from their world domination plans to grace the Library Tool Kit series with an essential collection of heavy duty miniatures.

This is the 16th release on RIOT Radio Records, an independent techno label based in Scotland.

Jerome Hill lives and breathes music with his productions, sets and record labels being educational and hedonistic in equal measures. He’s a label owner, party organiser, scratcher, dot joiner and arguably the best proper pumpin’ party DJ in the world. He’s the founder of “Don’t” recordings, “Fat Hop” records, “Super Rhythm Trax” and 1992 rave themed “Hornsey Hardcore” with his own releases, all of which are absolute honkin’ belters, featuring prominently on labels that are lucky enough to have his work printed with them.
This release sees the welcome return of Jerome to RIOT Radio Records for a second outing with three original tracks and a blustering ‘Bar Room Rumble’ of a remix by those Swedish lunatics TSR. The Don’t master is once again on top form with his own unique style of funkin’ and bumpin’ and wonk to make you stomp. It’ll even shake your body’s as yet undiscovered Cuban hip movements to bust a move or two from the over indulgent rhumba mayhem it’ll stir up within.
WARNING: THESE BAR ROOM RUMBLINGS ARE SURE TO CAUSE THE TORMENTOR TO AWAKEN

Audionik Strikes Back With A Carrying-on Outstanding Akltd002,
Big Canarian Talent Juliche Hernandez Aka July Z, Debuts Under The Audionik Series With Some Proper Grooves For The Dancefloor, On Remix Duties, Okain Delivered A Clearly Unquestionable Groove With His Unique Touch In The A-side, For The Bside, Savor Music Co-owner Cape, Develop His Own Reinterpretation Of Juliche´s Track With A Mad Outcome For The Afterhours, Early support from: Andrey PUSHKAREV, Franco Cinelli, Michael James, Rossko, Barem, Sakro and more...

This is the 8th release on RIOT Radio Records, an independent techno label based in Scotland.

This 12" is the 3rd of many releases to stem from our V/A - 'STAY TUNED Sampler Vol. I' LP whereby each artist on that compilation will be getting their own individual release.

Martyn's output is nothing short of brilliant, he's a true force to be reckoned with. He's had many, many releases over the years on some of the world's best labels including Don't, Earwiggle, Perc Trax and his own Emetic imprint. This isn't the 1st time he's appeared on RIOT Radio Records either. A well as appearing on the Sampler LP, he'd previously been recruited by us for remix duties on our 3rd release by Ingen which was nothing short of spectacular.

There's two original tracks on this 12', one remix by Codex Empire and two remixes by Somatic Responses. The full digital release also features an additional 'Full On Rave Assault' remix by Somatic Responses which plays at a blistering pace.

You better watch out when there's a Hare about ............................... RUN.

A1, A2 Written by Martyn Hare
B2, B3 Remixed by Somatic Responses
Mastered by Martyn Hare
Artwork by Nomad

'He Bleeds Stories EP' is the first vinyl release on VRAAA Records, a techno label with the aim of queering-up the genre. Both original tracks contains elements from Projekt Gestalten's past original productions clashing with new sounds and being incorporated into a whole new context; like pieces of different stories scattered throughout the music and reconfigured into a brand new tale. Each track was remixed by projects with contrasting gender identities: the heavyweight techno duo I/Y, representing the masculine side and the fabulous German selector Anja Zaube, giving a feminine perspective.

This is the 14th release on RIOT Radio Records, an independent techno label based in Scotland.

The brothers John and Paul Healy have been collectively known as Somatic Responses for over 20 years and they’ve absolutely no plans to stop. These native residents of a small industrial mining community snuggly located in the southwest region of Wales are an industrial electronic duo that truly encapsulate hard-edged, apocalyptic and mind altering techno to its mechanical core.

This double vinyl LP has eight original tracks that will severely pound your senses with its full on sonic ‘Assault.’ A true journey from start to finish, the music will take you far from this world into time and space itself and leave you wandering some combat strewn war zone on another plain of astral existence.

The full digital release also features two additional original tracks and two remixes by Tomohiko Sagae, all of which add to the complex textures of the story this release weaves.

WARNING: YOUR MIND’S EYE WILL BE AWOKEN, SHEDDING A SINGLE WARP TEAR TO GRANT IMMACULATE VISUALISATION

Credits:

Written by John Healy & Paul Healy
Mastered by Joe Farr
Artwork by Nomad & randomDisco

DJ Support
Roman Flugel, Axel Boman, Dixon, Nick Hoppner, Groove Armada, Hdvision, Ida, Bradley Zero, Mosca, Enzo Siragusa + more

This Is The 10th Release On Riot Radio Records, An Independent Techno Label Based In Scotland.

Tsr Are A Trio Of Swedish Musical Mentalists Made Up Of Tomas Nordstrom, Fredrik Askebris And Robert Sundelin. This Crazed Technologically Berserk Band Of Electronic Wizards Under Otto's Command Relentlessly Conjure Up Thee Most Brilliant, Silliest, Toughest, Most Dance Bootable Funky Shizzle On This Train Of Existence.

This 12" Has Three Original Tracks, All Having Been Harvested And Carefully Selected From The Choicest Of Tsr Live Sets, One Of Which Has Also Been Remixed By Modulator Aka Freddy Fresh.

Beware Of The Terror Shit That's Coming At You On This One .......... Or Tom's Dark Bushy Moustache Will Hunt You Down And Tickle Your Top Lip.

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Not too speed and not too hard and very mental and thin, precise swing. A superb release from the Erredeka Sound System !

There's A Certain Quality To The Music Dubiosity And Pjotr G Put Out. Their Palette Is Wide And Open And Incorporates Acidic Basslines, Orchestrated Pads And Emotive Melodies. The 'trailer Park Prophet Ep' Is A Worthy Addition To Their Ever Growing Discography. This 4-track Vinyl Release Combines Different Sides Of The Dutch Duo Whilst Maintaining A Certain Degree Of Dancefloor Quality.

“The Grind” by El Agua Es Profunda is a beautiful, ever evolving track. Building from a basic rhythm, layering and layering into an anthemic state. Fans of John Hopkins, Kaito, The Field, Gui Boratto will find a familiar vibe in The Grind, but this vivid and cinematic ten and a half minute production triggers memories of epic moments in any dancer.

The B-side holds a remix by Copenhagen‟s Kasper Marott. Highly regarded for his releases on Modeselektor 's Seilscheibenpfeiler, Courtesy's Kulør, and most recently his own Axces imprint. Marott has taken The Grind on a more intense trip, enhancing the percussive elements for the floor.

Behind the artist name El Agua Es Profunda we find the Danish music producer Jacob Funch. He has previously released four digital EPs as well as the abum “Circumnavigating Lueena“ through his own Gold Records. The productions vary in genre from melodic soundscapes and synth-pop to dance music. Besides his solo work he is a frequently used producer for several other artists on the global leftfield indie scene.

Inner Space PT1 is the debut release of Kerrie’s ‘Dark Machine Funk’ imprint, with PT2 forthcoming late Summer 2021.

Deeper Audio Cuts is back from its 20+ years hiatus!

Scott Featherstone (Triform / Glorious Springtime / Beyond A Void) had been sitting on a treasure of unearthed gems from his early days of production. After supplying us with a massive deadstock of his early releases, DAC001, DAC002 and VOID1 he stored for more than 20 years in a closet, Scott then dug into his DATS and sent us a pendrive stuffed with almost forgotten tracks from those same years.

At that point we thought that kickstarting Deeper Audio Cuts again together with Scott was the next step into the right direction.
With the first release after the hiatus, we reissue one of Scott's most sought after records, 'Lemmon Grass - Itchy EP', co-produced with his then production partner Ben.

We've compiled this special limited edition of 500 copies that includes 2 coloured vinyl: a green lime 12' and a dark green 10', with the originals + previously unreleased versions and tracks.

Mysterious white label surfaces from OG AG with raw, reduced, deep and banging cuts contained within.

Ōgon Batto is an exercise in patience; indeed, a model of restraint in these trying times. Although a fixture of the Belgian underground for over a decade (as part of the Hare Akedod label and band, the latter with DSR Lines’ David Edren), Bent Von Bent has released just two albums thus far. A scroll through ‘Browse’ reveals a series of miniature compositions — bite-size psychedelic treats, a sequence of imaginary hyperlinks and clickbait for Generation Instant Gratification, reminiscent of the early work of Battiato, Francois De Roubaix, and Igor Wakhévitch.

Limited edition of 300 copies. Includes an insert, download code and a UE sticker.

Next up on MOM is another exploration of the link between art and music. This time it is dance performance. The musical artist is Okkre (Uge Pañeda) producer of the Spanish duo LCC, who have released two albums on the celebrated Austrian imprint, Editions Mego. Okkre is a composer of soundtracks, DJ and she is currently immersed in researching her "landscapes series" project, connecting countries and cultures that are seemingly unconnected to each other through field recordings... MOM 012 is the soundtrack to a very special performance named ÉPICA. Directed by Barcelona based choreographer Aimar Pérez Galí, it was premiered at Sonar 2017. EPICA brings clubbing culture inside the theatre, to deliver a highly energetic performance, joining bodies, sound and voices of historic and political dissidence. It is about communication between bodies (without language) and the liberty of being on the dancefloor. Freedom of movement, expression and happiness through music! Okkre has provided a startling soundtrack. This soundtrack complements the performance of the dancers beautifully but also deserves to be listened on its own. It is both powerful and dramatic, fitting the title. The music of the soundtrack has been adapted for its imminent release on vinyl. The piece begins with the rhythmic movement of beats, which provides a structured backdrop. They are complemented by a swirling bassline. Overlayed percussion of differing styles comes in and out. Harsh almost metallic synths enter after a few minutes, which also have the sensation of breathing. Later on, powerful synths battle sturdy cymbal assisted percussion. In the latter stages, everything gets even more intense techno feel and the A Side ends with dense dark synths. The music is alive! While the other side gently mixes a melodic bassline that moves like the wind with intertwined chorus and voices, which appeal to the spirit of the artistic work, evoking space for feeling and touching. At the same time, insistent beats offer a club feeling. Scary yet empowering strings create a hypnotic atmosphere alongside falling keys and vocal impressions. The final few minutes provides a strong climax to the record. This features hammering beats, a circling bass and powerful keys. A mighty performance! ÉPICA is indeed epic.

Although Rico Puestel has been producing since 2005, he still seems to be something of an insider tip. Since 'Caravel' though, his August release on Cocoon Recordings, things have taken a dramatic turn with Puestel currently enjoying 'man of the moment' status, especially when it comes to progressive techno and peak time action on the dance floor."973 picks up exactly where 'Caravel' left off, kicking powerfully with irresistable, effect-loaded breaks that really twist your melon. This one really works you over but there's also feeling and a touch of elegance, in fact we can't remember hearing anything like this since Len Faki's Dustin Zahn Remix! '973 proves that 'Caravel' was no flash in the pan, just one tantalising glimpse into the musical world of Rico Puestel and that's not the end of it..."272 is a little more stripped down and chilled to start with, but soon opens up into the same crazy atmosphere as '973. This is dominated by an up-and-running arpeggio synth, which combines with the now familiar effects-break motif to create an incredible hypnotic effect. A little less brutal than '973 but drenched in more reverb, '272 is something like 'kicking Deep Techno' with a nod to the Tech House corner in the style of Mark Broom or Joris Voorn. Mr. Puestel serves up two choice cuts here and there's no question that 973272 will be with us for a while. Buckle up, hold tight and off we go!

THE NEXT INSTALMENT FROM SOUND ENTITY

4 TECHNO / HOUSE TRACKS FAITHFUL TO THE LATE 80'S VIBE, SOUNDS RANGING FROM PURIST DETROIT TO SOULFUL CHICAGO.

DON'T MISS THIS DJ'S SECRET WEAPON

QUOTE:

"Hey Ron

So many GREAT tunes in there

Whaouuuuuu ...... loooooove it

A million thanks for these .... U can be sure that I'll play them a lot

;-D)))))))))))))

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LAURENT GARNIER" 21/02/2018

*PRESSED IN DETROIT - OFFICIAL* Metroplex makes another classic available again... Off-kilter, electrifying, Very Funky production works this time, by the magician that Anthony Shakir is. We're huge fans here!

What is a shlundee is probably the first thing you’ll ask yourself when you hear this.
In short, it’s a mixture of every music genre that you could imagine, brought to you by Indy Erens. The one-man project Shlundee finds the balance between house, hip-hop & electro. "Himawari" explains that Asia always had a big influence on Shlundee, it's a classic samurai anime. Influenced by club music and the Baltimore / Jersey culture, Shlundee made this EP during lockdown. He had this idea of making something really vibey and different than what people usually expect of him. 'Wait, What?' perfectly represents how Shlundee can expand his boundaries and trying out other stuff. Shlundee is massively influenced by Anz, Lefto, Young Marco, Park Hye Jin, Jamz Supernova & Acemo...

For Dekmantel Festival 2019, The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision’s RE:VIVE initiative and Dekmantel teamed up for the third time to invite four artists to bring fresh music to a curation of Dutch archival films. As debuted live in Amsterdam’s Eye Filmmuseum, 2019 featured new scores from Safe Trip eclectic left-of-centre DJ / producer, Max Abysmal, 80s pastiche, keyboard wizard duo, Lamellen, Italian contemporary composer and saxophonist, Laura Agnusdei and heavy-hitter, Identified Patient. 2019’s films were as diverse as the invited artists. Three of the films come Academy Award winning Dutch producer, Nico Crama whose collection is held by The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision while Comeback (Poppenfilm) was made by amateur Dutch filmmaker, Otto Laan.

Comes with liner notes inlay and pressed on 180 grams vinyl.

Milanese imprint Ansia returns with a new V/A of warped, unconventional techno. Following his critically acclaimed debut LP 'Perdu', label-head Piezo continues to carve out his club-ready and explorative sonic niche, this time calling on a team of kindred left-field sound manipulators to get the job done. Manchester's BFFT (Whities, Gobstopper, Cong Burn) leads the charge with a dexterous cut that marries mind-bending sound design with club-ready functionality. Next up is Timedance-affiliate Metrist, who is as playful as ever on 'LB Steaua': a deceptively simple 4/4 beat peppered with distorted glitches and psychedelic details reminiscent of Perlon's more left field releases. Moving to the B-side, Piezo delivers his trademark brand of ruffneck techno - buzzing with off-grid tribal drums, cartoon synths and nonsense vocal samples. To close, Mexican leading-light Siete Catorce ratchets up the tempo for a singular track in a world entirely of its own: rude, fast, no-frills, sitting somewhere between digital cumbia and hardcore tekno. Unsurprisingly this one ended up in Batu's relentlessly forward thinking BBC Essential Mix.

Ellen Allien, Anthony Linell and Tensal remix tracks from Amotik's Vistar LP on his self-titled imprint.

After moving to Berlin in 2014, Amotik has been steadily building a base in the city that significantly inspired him. Having developed a unique style of atmospheric techno with a relentless raw undertone, his consistency as both a DJ and producer has seen him perform at some of the most exciting clubs and festivals around the globe. Amotik delivered his first full-length double vinyl LP on his Amotik label earlier in 2019 which will be accompanied by a debut live tour to end the year. The album features 10 tracks with elements of ambient, broken beats, textured soundscapes but has its foundations firmly rooted in techno and invites remixes from heavyweights Ellen Alien, Anthony Linell and Tensal.

Presiding over Stockholm's Northern Electronics label with Varg, Anthony Linell aka Adbullah Rashim dispenses a deep, hypnotic approach which can be heard on releases on Northern Electronics, Semantica Records and Abdulla Rashim Records. Anthony's remix of "Chautis" deploys his meditative production style to great effect through shimmering low end, glistening synths and alleviating elements.

Spanish producer Tensal who has over fifty releases on labels such as Polegroup, Modularz, Mord, Falling Ethics, Arcing Seas, Kynant, Float, Ownlife, Soma, Attic, Propaganda and his own Tensal Records imprint, gears his remix of "Paintis" towards a modern, raw sounding number through crunchy oscillations, thudding kick drums and obscure yet brain-tickling atmospheres.

Berlin's Ellen Allien has been at the forefront of the techno scene for many years adopting a style that sees her blend and weave between mesmerising Berlin techno, acid, freak jack slammers and classics which can be heard on her BPitch Control imprint, as well as her remix of "Tetalis" which adopts sharp rhythms, entrancing leads, dramatic yet euphoric leads filled with nostalgia to round off this remix package with majestic style.

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Desroi cuts his unrivaled skill to combine power and pace into four new tracks again. "Vermillion Border" draws from a dazed palette of concise and forceful sounds and thus raises the bar on his lasting run of EPs.

Tightly oscillating and resoundingly austere, the EP has its moments of stormy brutality that punctuates the mesmeric synth cycles to inspiriting elation. "Bright Blood" and "Gauze Covers Flaw" appear tethered at the base by cavernous low end and heady drum machine programming which drives the work.

Closing track "Empty Eye" might present Desroi's most funky work to date, rounding the EP off with a single warping synth motif shifting through sonic spheres.

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Perlon präsentiert das langerwartete neue Album der japanischen Techno-Legende Fumiya Tanaka. Der Mann führte die Genres Minimal, Detroit und Berlin in die japanische Techno-Szene ein, betrieb mit Torema und Sundance zwei äusserst erfolgreiche Kult-Labels, und legte zusammen mit Jeff Mills, Derrick May und Dave Clarke auf. Sein letztes Album "Unknown 3" erschien 2008 auf Sundance.

Limited pressing of 200 copies..

In life everything is cyclic. It’s said, the wave is the most essential form of creation existing in nature. People, moments, come and go…it’s the law of life. But, in reality, the cycles of our life are all linked together, while one is closing another is opening. 012 (twelve) is a new cycle, a new space dedicated to sounds and art.

Slow Life Program is a space traveler involved in the creation of techno, ambient and accessible electronica.

Creating his own tunes, SLP combines deep technical nuances, acid sounds,dub-fluids and broken grooves, adds some deep surrounding elements and mixes them with the natural sounds recorded by him. As a result, he draws universal figures lying somewhere between dub,techno, acid, house, ambient and glitch electronics.

The cirle is now complete. Well.. maybe because Never Say The Last One. Troniq left the Prague city life and now he's exploring ambient journeys under his real name Martin Kuška while for the dance stuff he reserved the new Goobye Mirage nick.

Two melancholic tracks were left behind unreleased and here they come as a first release on COLUMBO RECORDS. Polished and glamorised for the hazy dance floors, boosted by stunning remixes of Etbonz and Imre Kiss.

DIGITAL BONUS: Two more mixes from Imre Kiss!

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Arnaud le Texier (Cocoon Records): "Top quality! Really nice.." 10/10
Cio D'Or (Telrae): "An amazing double Vinyl of different interpretations from some music friends in techno for Hypnus! Thank you!" 9/10
David Att (ATT Series): "SUPER VARIOS ARTIST. THANKS: D" 10/10
Deepbass (Informa Records): "Great remix package here! Will be using most of them, a true showcase of the love for Hypnus" 10/10
Etapp Kyle (Klockworks): "Edit Select and Mike Parker are winners!" 8/10
Exium (PoleGroup): "Great stuff, thanks!" 8/10
Francois X (Dement3d): "Perfect Package of Remix!" 10/10
I/Y: "wow.. really good.. too many of them to choose one favourite" 10/10
Kwartz (Shapeless Records): "Congratulations for this great work, I love every song of the release" 10/10
Mattias Fridell (Gynoid): "This is a very solid compilation congrats." 8/10
MTD (Sonntag Morgen): "AMAZING release! hard to choose a favorite..." 10/10
Mod21 (Prologue): "No words for this release.. Hypnus is flying high!!" 10/10
Nima Khak (H-Productions): "Great bits! The Ness mix is outstanding, but a lot of great stuff in this package! Will play for sure!" 9/10
Nobody Home (Home Records): "Very nice release with many of my favorite musicians! Thank you very much :-)" 8/10
Reggy van Oers (Affin): "Some crazy stuff in here! love it!" 9/10
Samuli Kemppi (M_REC Ltd.): "Fan boy likes. Brilliant release. Full support." 10/10
Svreca (Semantica Records): "Excellent release. Full support." 8/10
Takaaki Itoh (Phobiq): "what a great trks. im sure to play all of them. full support!" 10/10
Terence Fixmer (CLR): "Top release, difficult to choose a favourite here...all are nice." 10/10
The Noisemaker (Par Recordings): "Hypnus is going to be one of the best label on earth! full support! all tracks have his own personality and are well designed.. top for opening a djset" 10/10
Tommy Four Seven (Stroboscopic Artefacts): "Big!" 8/10

Also supported by:
Dimi Angelis, Unam Zetineb, Antonio de Angelis, Artefakt, DARS, Gianluca Meloni, Jonas Kopp, Hector Oaks, Juho Kahilainen, Vilix, Eric Cloutier, Brendon Moeller (Echologist), Iori, Jose Pouj, VSK, AnD, Rasmus Hedlund, Victor Martinez, Antonio Vazquez, BLNDR, Luigi Tozzi and many more.

Extrawelt are Arne Schaffhausen and Wayan Raabe. Both have been around for about 40 years, and making music together for half that time. They enjoy normal things and are ashamed of their carbon footprints due to the large number of flights they take to bring them to their gigs. Unknown, is the tenth studio album from the producer team, and the fourth under the name Extrawelt. Its largely devoted to another side of their creations.

Something's different. Well, Extrawelt releases always have been somehow different yet, despite becoming instantly absorbed into the familiar Extrawelt atmosphere when listening, I can't help but notice again: something's very different. Feet are bouncing, mind is traveling and my fingers speed across the keyboard like they're on fire. I'm trying to imagine what it would be like to listen to Unknown with closed eyes in the midst of a throbbing concert instead of through laptop speakers.
Listening to Extrawelt on crappy speakers is anyway never a good idea, as it really deserves the backing of the loudest and best possible sound system.

With this, I leave the audio confines of my low-fi laptop world and get in the car. Cranking up the stereo, I cruise around aimlessly — lost in appreciation of the music from within the bubble of my metal highway-pod on wheels. I've got the urge to speed up — which is surprising considering I'm a usually a very sensible driver. The bass and the beats blow up in my face. Something uncluttered. Something broken. Something grimy. Something sideways. Something undeniably Extrawelt, yet inherently different to what we've come to expect from the Hamburg pair. I don't plan on getting all emotional, but something about this twelve track journey fits together so superbly it's hard not to be overcome with at least a few shivers up the spine. With profound bass lines and cutting drums, I keep coming back to these sounds. Again and again these sounds. On one hand you feel that you know them, on the other hand you don't know them at all. Is that a synthesiser or a voice Is it rotating or just linear reinvented Whatever the answer, my mind goes astray. Whether this is exotic or native doesn't matter: all I know is that it's great. Meanwhile I've reached track seven and now I realise what's been different all along — it isn't techno! Somehow, they've accomplished staying true to themselves despite deploying not even one four-to-the floor-bass drum. Admittedly, you can find a couple of similar tracks on a few of their previous releases, but here you've got a whole album fullof it. I gotta listen to track seven again. As a music writer I'm asking myself: what genre of music is this actually Neo-Electro Alternative Electronica Emo-EDM Ah, whatever — these guys don't like to be put into boxes anyway. It's simply Extrawelt.

As I talk to Arne and Wayan later on, I discover that the tracks on Unknown began simmering more than ten years ago without any goal or idea regarding if they'd end up releasing them. Come 2018 though, the time felt right to dedicate an entire album to this side of their musical spectrum. This also explains how Unknownappeared so quickly after their most recent LP 'Fear Of An Extra Planet'. As the guys mention 'We just felt these tracks a lot when we made them, and never cared really if anyone would be interested in it'.

We're definitely interested!

Yours sincerely,
Cocoon

Since nearly a decade now, Italian born artist Antonio Marini is going through a sonic adventure known as Healing Force Project. Discreetly building up his musical blueprint, he slowly reached a cult status
as a visionary who is blending electronic music with free-jazz in an atypical, anarchic, spontaneous and original way. On „Sideral Escape“ the artist shows himself in his different facets ranging from ambient to jazz to techno.

The notorious London White vinyl only project returns with more original Rave material!

Selected by Gareth Wild this cut through VA sees excellent additions to the series via standout material from JK Flesh, 7XINS, Keikari and Voicedrone.

Tried and tested, dance floor killers!

All tracks written and produced by the artists.
Mastered by Simon at The Exchange.
Graphics design by Grade A.

Highly Recommended!
Airual is the new record label by Mario Lauriano a passionate Italian expat living in Berlin for almost a decade. Deeply influenced by the House music played in the clubs of Neaples in the late 90s, he has
always loved vinyl and intimately pursued an extensive knowledge of analogue and digital hardware.

“Dubra Tape” and “Philatrop Philosp” are two hefty gems of devotion to the true dub Techno sound of the German capital, enriched by a contemporary taste for Elektron’s spectral qualities. Nobody better
than Dj Pete a.k.a . Substance could rework “Dubra Tape” with his majestic sub basses and equisite sprinkled chords. Finally, The Analogue Cops transform “Philantrop Philosop” into an Infinitesque
quick paced tribute to the Motor City pioneers of electronic dance music.

Mastered by the magical Marco Pellegrino at AnalogCut Mastering Studio.

Enjoy this PROTO GABBER ELECTRO SCHRANZ record of ma dude Terrorrythmus. 6 tracks full-on dancefloor destroyers. This will be our last record of 2019! See ya all in 2020 and stay tuned

Tbilisi based Murder Records will mark it's first release with various artists compilation available on 12" vinyl, featuring exclusive tracks by JK Flesh, BMSK, Codex Empire, Puritan and Crystal Geometry.

For the first release, label head Puritan invites four different artists with same approach to music, bringing raw, rough analogue sounds to life, which already shows future path of the label. Release comes with black disco sleeve with big sticker on the top. Designed by Georgian artist Stugbear.

Radio Slave and Gene Richards Jr remix Marco Faraone on ‘No Filter Remixes (Part II)’ this April on Rekids.

For the second remix EP of Marco Faraone’s 2020 ‘No Filter’ LP, Rekids boss Radio Slave and WRKTRX and UNCAGE affiliate Gene Richards Jr step up to the plate and deliver two bombastic remixes of Faraone’s works.

On the A-side, Radio Slave is in stomping techno-mode with his take on ‘Addiction’, the hypnotic titular vocal meeting an onslaught of climbing-the-walls percussion and dizzying arpeggios for nine minutes of club chaos.

The B-side sees Gene Richards Jr, an artist who is winning an outstanding number of props from a huge variety of DJs at the moment, injects shuffle and swing into the bones of ‘Frog Face’ alongside a dose of hands-on FX tweaking and pitch bending percussion, bringing a dynamic and distinct take on Faraone’s track.

Warehouse Records/Cologne presents Pappenheimer from Germany, he is known for his versatility, playing the entire pallet of electronic music. His Legendary "Abfahrt" events , has taking Germany on by storm. PARTYSAN granted him the award for best newcomer of the year 2013.

Tezz: Techno DJ from Cologne with his own Nachtaktive Streaming Show and Parties.

Amsterdam-based label Kalahari Oyster Cult proudly presents release #18. UK transplant and currently residing in the techno mecca Berlin, A Psychic Yes a.k.a. Timothy Crombie delivers his sophomore EP named “A Maze Dream EP”. The title track immediately mesmerizes with its abundantly organic beauty. There is a direction from this relatively new artist that is unique and special. Japan’s Sapphire Slows remix follows it up and brings the beat more to the forefront in a trippy journey that defies laws of gravity. Tribal is an understatement for this EP. More of being immersed in a kind of primitive sunken garden. “Forest Floor” starts off the second side with an alien language all its own while “The Skaters” absorbs you in a primordial rainforest groove. The sounds throughout this EP are natural, innate and anatomical. This is an essential release to have that blurs the lines between land, sea and space.

Aiken's recent contribution to Psyk's Non Series gets remixed by talented UK producers Blawan, Volte-Face and James Ruskin. Blawan's remix of 'Genetics' sets the tone with energetic rhythms and trippy sound textures, Volte-Face delivers a progressive and hypnotic version of 'Hybrid' and James Ruskin ends the release with his own intense yet funky interpretation of 'Dominance'.

Banging Rave techno, dancefloor industrial sound...
FAT label from Paris Aera !

Autumns Meets Post-Punkers Uptown. A couple of years after the Dyslexia Tracks EP, and following a volley of killer releases on labels such as iDEAL, Death & Leisure and Opal Tapes, Autumns returns to Touch Sensitive with perhaps his most complete set to date. Pitching down the BPM but maintaining the intensity of his recent recorded output and incendiary live shows, Dyslexia Sound System sees Christian Donaghey turn the edit on himself with a grip of eight dub-wave zingers. Pulling from his love of On-U Sound, The Pop Group, and Public Image Limited, Dyslexia Sound System perfectly fuses dubbed-out dynamics with the tough and unrelenting electronics that has become Autumns' signature sound. Guitars squall, clarinets skronk, vocals echo, roto-toms repeat and - as always with Autumns - rhythm is king. Dyslexia Sound System is the sickest handbrake turn in Autumns' relentless and wired journey to date. Ltd. 250 vinyl. Mastered by The Bastard. Cut by Kitaro at Schnittstelle. Artwork by Rinky. Forthcoming Press: Ransom Note Premiere The Thin Air Premiere The Quietus Review Previous Highlights Radio/Mix/DJ play: Trevor Jackson, Ruf Dug, Regis, Broken English Club Gig / Tour Highlights: Playing with Wire, Beak>, Silent Servant, Veronica Vasicka 2016 performance at Paris Fashion Week for Downwards Records w/ Samuel Kerridge Recent online performance as part of Ireland's Celtronic Festival w/ Gerd Janson, Move D, David Holmes, Space Dimension Controller Previous Releases: Downwards Records, iDeal, Opal Tapes, Death & Leisure (Broken English Club)

Over the last couple of months, the records of Berlin-based duo CYRK have become a hot commodity within DJ circles. Their releases on Rawax and Vakant are firm favorites of selectors like Helena Hauff, Steffi, Alienata, Laurent Garnier,Slam, Maceo Plex, Solid Blake or Len Faki. Time Zero, CYRK's new label (together with their friends Flash Fab and Lad Caduceus), marks the next step for the prolific duo. Dreamscience, Time Zero's inaugural EP, features five tracks that traverse CYRK's influences in style, adding their own trademark twist. Tracks like "Collateral" and the eponymous cut are diving deep into Detroit's electro heritage, while "CS70m" takes cues from classic electronica and IDM. "Automotive" is a throbbing broken beat work-out with plenty of soul and "Monument", the EP's closing tracks is a string-laden journey in itself. Get ready for the next chapter in CYRK's irresistible ascent!