Techno News

rockin new label from leipzig, germany, now the last copies back in !!

Progressive and mental acid tribe, deep and pumpin, travelling between 170 andd 180 bpm. Limited 200 copies. Sizzling acid melodies turning higher and higher while an ambient dark melody comes slowly on the front... Serious sound.

a great 4 track ep full of hard techno tracks by 013 records from belgium !!!!

New Chi label: Olin brings rich synths w/tight drum programing, Garrett David combines 909s w/dreamy pads & vocal stabs, Jorge Cenra powers through w/vocals, bleeps, & arpeggiated synths, Greg K combines acid house w/jazz sax

10" marbled transparent

harp, nasty and brilliant; like licking out the wrap. Avant-garde / post-tekno tracks from the beautiful mind of UMA...Not many left!

Re:Vision series restarts with Steve Poindexter's timeless classic 'Computer Madness'. We are very honored and excited to be able to re-release this beast of a track! It's hard to imagine that this was really created over 2 decades ago. So the task at hand was to find the right contemporaries to revise this masterpiece, we didn't have to look far to find the man for the job: Function is an old friend here at THEMA, and things got even better when he brought in Jerome Sydenham to co-produce the second treatment. It's thus with great pride we announce our Re:Vision of Computer Madness, featuring two resolutely modern reinterpretations of Poindexter's classic.
The original by Poindexter dates all the way from 1989 and is a brief, headlong rush into drum machine-fueled raw acid and has long been a staple of the genre for many as well as the first release on the seminal Musique Records. We wanted to start off with a stomper, so for the whole A side, we have Function with occasional co-conspirator Sydenham with an unstoppable driving interpretation that straightens the busy drums of the original into a pounding techno pulse and takes repeated, changing portions of the original acid line as its central riff. Much of the action here occurs in the dirty, growling bass the pair add to the lower register; this is peak time damage for the most unrelenting floors. On the flip side we start off with Function's deep, dubbed out reinterpretation, but it soon strides forward into the style of psychedelic but jacking techno familiar from his recent, more extroverted output. Even at almost double the length of the original, there's still a palpable aura of reverence to the way he approaches the track; it should come as no surprise that he ranks it highly in his favorites list. Then of course we finish off with Poindexter's original 1989 version, with all its original bang and glory. Still sounds fresh and as inspiring as it did the first time we heard this way back when...
Functioning as a reunion for friends as well as a re-evaluation of past and present achievements, Re:Vision looks back to the rich past while still moving unstoppably into the future. Look out for the next 2 releases in the Re:Vision series that's following up next!
It's been awhile since we at THEMA visited our Re:Vision series, where we pay homage to those that have influenced us and bring historical accomplishments into contemporary focus. It started with DJ Slip's classic 'Available Light' (THEMA017) featuring two incredibly well sought after remixes of the celebrated original by Franco Cinelli and Mikael Stavöstrand. Now revisiting the series
with renewed dedication, we've carefully selected three classic underground tracks that reverberate in past and present for re-evaluation by a cadre of contemporary techno's finest talent.

another great sublabel from the animal trax / dod production camp !!!

special triple pack for all you feinwerk lovers out there - including
feinwerk007: syntax error & lief ryan
feinwerk009: syntax error
feinwerk018: dave tarrida

GPH17 contains 4 tracks that will burn up rooms with sizzling analogue frequencies, thundering bass, cavernous echos and shredding rhythms. It's the organic sound that Mike has become known for... an
uncompromising tour de force of face-melting techno.

Often overlooked in American techno history are the weird and wonderful flavours to have emanated from the mid-west over the years. No two finer exponents have there been than Minnesota's Paul Birken and Freddy Fresh. Their contributions date back to the early nineties when Freddy was exploring the possibilities of extreme techno (via labels like Labworks, EXperimental and his own Analog) - an activity that Paul took up a while later after debuting on Woody McBride's renegade Communique label in 1996.

Teaming up for the first of two collaborations on this 12", Paul and Freddy open with 'The Fate of Thirty Eight' - a belting slab of analogue techno, where machines shriek and squawk like possessed animals on the loose. 'Acid Sound of Malibu' sees Paul flying solo, laying down a teasing reverb-soaked warehouse cut where suggestive 303 frequency shifts jostle for centre stage, around a series of both bellowing and piercing sound fx.

On the b-side the pair team up again on 'Fifty Is Shifty': a distorted and demented electro workout if ever there was one. Think of Ed DMX + AFX, competing in a duel for the earth's last 808, and you're somewhere close. Closing the ep is Freddy's 'Year Back'. Originally released in 1998, it was squashed onto one side (with 5 other tracks) of his 'Last True Family Man' album on Eye Q. A hidden gem of that LP, it's an epic, spaced-out trip of pulsing electro that now gets the vinyl space it needs, as well as a beefy remastering.

Feedback:

Surgeon: Thanks for sending. Excellent stuff. I like the live raw feel. Timeless Techno really. I'll give 'Acid Youth of Malibu' a spin in my DJ sets.

Blawan: Is amazing mate, really feeling all 4 but that Acid Youth of Malibu is a thumper :) Massive release! Can't wait to get the vinyl

Objekt: thanks! these are nuts. Lots of fun.

2562 / A Made Up Sound: Is sounding fierce, first track in particular is a slammer :)

Perc: Thanks for this, I really like it. I think my favourite track is Years Back, the big banging acid tracks are cool but I prefer the little breakbeat/electro groove.

Inigo Kennedy: Heavy stuff and a pretty strong and raw Rephlex vibe here! Can see A2 working well for me. B2 is nice too.

Ancient Methods: The Fate of 38 is great! The others are not bad (they fit well to the recent Unit Moebius stuff) but this one is outstanding! Will definitely buy and play!

Truss: Wow. Amazing stuff! 'Acid Youth of Malibu' is absolutely wicked. Thanks loads for sending these

Bas Mooy: acid youth of malibu...oh my god, what a tune! love it!!!! will be dropping this one for sure mate!! thanks :)

Jerome Hill: Ferocious and refreshing! Love "Years back" and "fifty is Shifty" is on my 'Play out CD'.. Definitely Old skool style with Updated production. Monster monster !!

Tessela: Acid Youth of Malibu is AMAZING!! Thanks a lot for these mate, acid youth getting a spin tonight for sure

Minimum Syndicat: Pure raw analog mid-west sound as it used to be...and apparently still is ! we love it ! that's a powerful EP for sure.

Sale Out - be fast
many cool breaks beats and tools

Superb new release from the legend that is Paul Mac on his Stimulus imprint delivering a funky, percussive, chord-laden A-side plus an excellent acid house remix from John Heckle on the flip.
ANGEL MOLINA
LOFT / TRESOR / SONAR (BARCELONA, SPAIN)
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (John Heckle Mix)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: John Heckle mix for me here, thanks!



AUDIO INJECTION
TRUNCATE / DROID
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Great EP! Thanks!


BILLY NASTY
TORTURED / ELECTRIX / BM SOHO
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: 2 great trax, love them both for different reasons!!


DARREN RICE
HEAVY REEL / BEAT AT WORK / SATURDAY SELECTION - BEAT 102-103FM (WATERFORD, IRELAND)
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Both of these mixes are outstanding, harking back to a time when techno was real and less about poser bastards and trendy haircuts - 2 savages!!


DEETRON
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (John Heckle Mix)
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Amazing Heckle remix!!


DOC SCOTT
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (John Heckle Mix)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Like the old style vibe.


DVNT
MANTIS RADIO - DARKFLOOR / FUTURE-MUSIC.CO.UK (INTERNET - UK)
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (John Heckle Mix)
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Leaning on the acid enriched John Heckle remix, though the vinyl edit of Paul Mac's original does impress.


ENNIO STYLES
FAR OUT / RAW FUSION / COUNTERPOINT / COMPOST / SOUL SOURCE / IRMA / COSMIC SOUNDS / LOCAL PEOPLE / FREAKSHOW DISCO / STYLIN - 3RRR 102.7FM (MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA) / STRAIGHTUP.COM (INTERNET - AUSTRALIA)
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (John Heckle Mix)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Love JH's raw analogue sound.


JOSEPH CAPRIATI
CLR / DRUMCODE / PLUS 8 / ANALYTIC TRAIL
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Great package. Will support!


KYLE GEIGER
DRUMCODE / MB ELECTRONICS / DROID
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: My internet is super slow back home so came to a cafe to grab all my promos and low and behold, I forgot a pair of headphones! So rather than say something awesome like "Downloaded", I'm letting you know that if I dig it, feedback will follow! On behalf of the forgetful side of my brain, I apologize for not being able to listen now!


MR SPRING
RTE 2FM (DUBLIN, IRELAND)
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Paul Mac always welcome...


MY EVIL TWIIN
BULLETDODGE / THE PLAYERS CLUB
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (John Heckle Mix)
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Loving both mixes but John's acid workout is something else!!


OWAIN K
ADSR MUSIC / LITTLEDETROIT.NET
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 5/5
Comments: BIG RECORD. Been on this since the last promo. Safe to stay I'll be grabbing the wax too. Awesome original and a tip top rework from the Heckle. Review on Littledetroit to follow...


PÄR GRINDVIK
DRUMCODE / SPECTRAL SOUND
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Sweet one! Original for me, thanks.


RICHIE HAWTIN
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Downloaded for R Hawtin.


SHINEDOE
INTACTO
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Original for me, thanks!


SLAM (ORDE MEIKLE)
SOMA
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Liking these grooves - will try out this weekend - thanx guys.


STEVE PARRY
JUICE FM / AZTEC / CREAM / CREAMFIELDS (LIVERPOOL, UK)
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (John Heckle Mix)
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Both are great, liking John's mix a lot... filthy!


TERRY MITCHELL
THE ELECTRIC UNDERGROUND - TIMELINE MUSIC (RADIO / BLOG - UK / BRAZIL)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Loved the original since it was first released, somehow the vinyl edit sounds beefier = mastering trickery Heckle's mix is great too. Love how he worked the vocal into the acid riff. Great stuff, full support including review forthcoming.


UNTOLD
HEMLOCK RECORDINGS / HESSLE AUDIO
Favourite Track: I Want To Fly
Rating: 4/5
Comments: I can't decide whether this is cheap and crappy or the best thing I've heard in ages. Need to play and test. Thanks for sending.


ALEX DOWNEY
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Wicked release, will have to get the vinyl.


ANDERSON NOISE
Comments: Great.


ANN D.
HEADCHARGE / PIKNMIX - BCR RADIO 103.1FM (SHEFFIELD, UK)
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Paul Mac's a busy guy. Keeps throwing out these top tunes that always work on the floor and definitely on my PiknMIx show.


BEN LONG
SPACE DJZ
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Great work as usual, full support.


BIG SHOT MAG (USA)
Paul will be featured in their 9th annual year-end feature.


CHARLTON RAVENBERG
FIELD / M_REC LTD / POHJOLA /LABRYNTH/ AUDIO ASSAULT / ARMS
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Both tracks for the win :)


CHRIS NORMAN
313RGB / SYNAESTHETICS - EDGE RADIO 99.3FM (AUSTRALIA) / FNOOB TECHNO - FNOOB (INTERNET)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Killer Release! Full support from 313RGB Soundsystem...


CLAUDE YOUNG
DIFFERENT WORLD (with TAKASI NAKAJIMA)
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 5/5
Comments: One of my all time fave Paul Mac tracks!!!! Love the original mix, it's a classic!!!


CLUBBING SPAIN (INTERNET)
News story 27/11/12



COLIN DALE
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Another stunner from Paul Mac. This is just right for peak time... love it!


DJ HYPERACTIVE
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Downloading...!


DVS1
BLUEPRINT / TRANSMAT / HUSH (USA)
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (John Heckle Mix)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: John Heckle!!! Always bringing it... thank you!


ED2000
MUSIC EDITOR - BLN 88.4FM (BERLIN, GERMANY) / BLN.FM (INTERNET)
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Downloading for bln.fm, thanks for this music.


FABIAN BIRKE
PLAYLIST MANAGER - BLN 88.4FM (BERLIN, GERMANY) / BLN.FM (INTERNET)
Favourite Track: None
Rating: 4/5
Comments: For radio play, thanks.


GARETH WHITEHEAD
BULLETDODGE / THE PLAYERS CLUB
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Top class release.


GARY BECK
BEK AUDIO / SOMA
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 5/5
Comments: The vinyl edit is best, thank you!


ISON
NON RADIO SESSIONS - REPUBLIC RADIO (GREECE)
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Wonderful release! I love both versions.


JAMIE BEHAN
BASTARDO ELECTRICO / SUBJECT DETROIT / PROJEKT RADIO (PODCAST) / GLOBAL FM (CORK) / REDFM.IE (IRELAND) / TIMELINE MUSIC (BLOG - UK / BRAZIL)
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (John Heckle Mix)
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Absolutely sick release! Have been a fan of the original for a while now and the new edit makes it even more floor-friendly. Heckle's remix absolutely kills it! Charting on Juno and RA for December, podcast and club support, plus a review for Timeline Music forthcoming.


LIZ TRESCHER
TIMELINE MUSIC (BLOG - UK / BRAZIL)
Favourite Track: None
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Love the vinyl edit of original track. It exudes a real Chicago House vibe, with a only a subtle difference. The John Heckle Mix is totally different in style bringing an acid flavour by way of the TB 303. Lots and lots of hi-hats giving this mix a much darker edge than the euphoric ambience of the original. Love it!


LUKE SLATER
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Chunky and funky.


MAKOSSA
MAKOSSA & MEGABLAST - SWOUND SOUND SYSTEM - FM4 (VIENNA, AUSTRIA)
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (John Heckle Mix)
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Good stuff.


MARCIN PIWECKI
ELEKTRODISCO - RADIO ZAK (POLAND)
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Super :)


MARCO BAILEY
MB ELECTRONICS
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Like always Paul's Stimulus, vinyl edit for me here.


MARK ARCHER
ALTERN-8 / I LOVE ACID (UK)
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Both belters, both getting heavy plays.


NICO DE CEGLIA
CODEX / PETE TONG'S RECORD PICKER - BBC RADIO 1 (NATIONAL - UK)
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (John Heckle Mix)
Rating: 3/5
Comments: The John Heckle Mix is the one for me.


NORMAN NODGE
BERGHAIN / OSTGUT TON
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (John Heckle Mix)
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Nice late 90's style remixes. Will try.


PAUL LANGLEY
JACKSTAR
Rating: 4/5
Comments: I'm loving this... both trax are sure-shot hits.


RITZI LEE
UNDERGROUND LIBERATION
Rating: 5/5
Comments: I was always wondering when a next thing like this would be released. Thank you. Groovy techno with balls! Full support.


ROB WARNER
IBIZA VOICE (INTERNET - SPAIN) / ROBWARNER.BLOGSPOT.COM (BLOG - NEW ZEALAND / ASIA)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Nice one. Both of these are quality underground grooves.


ROLF MULDER
THE PUBLIC STAND / STUDIO 80 (INTERNET - NETHERLANDS)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Lovely EP, the original sounds intimate and is suitable for the big rooms as well. John Heckle is adding his "Mathematics-music-box-tracky-312" touch to it. Big chance I am playing both of these tracks in my show.


SAMUEL L. SESSION
BE AS ONE / SOMA / MUSIC MAN
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (John Heckle Mix)
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Like this, have the first in another mix already though, remix is really cool and dirty - good job.


STEPHEN TITMUS
SHAZAM / RESIDENT ADVISOR (INTERNET)
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (Vinyl Edit)
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Lovely.


SUBMERGE
SUBMERGE RECORDINGS / IMPACT MECHANICS / MOTE EVOLVER (CHICAGO, USA)
Favourite Track: Sometimes It's That Simple (John Heckle Mix)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Nice Chicago feel. Thanks!


TAKASI NAKAJIMA
DIFFERENT WORLD (WITH CLAUDE YOUNG) / ART
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Cool!!


TOMOHIKO SAGAE
RODZ-KONEZ
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Great funky and acid!!

Repress of the inaugural release on 7777 instantly recalls the sound of the legendary Gherkin and Target imprints from Chicago. An expansive remix is added on the B-side by the acid powerhouse production duo TNT (Tadd Mullinix and Todd Osborn), whose releases on their eponymous imprint have been highly sought after.

With the 4th release the original 303 continues !! Acid Attack EP contains two original tracks from the masters Franky Jones and Stanny Franssen. The two experienced dj's found each other inside the silver box. Acid Attack is a hard acid track with the bpm going crazy at the end. And Acid Trip brings you to a higher state of mind. Last but certainly not least, the truly Acid Attack - Metacid remix. This Belgian upcoming duo will bring the dancefloor to another peak-time moment. Be prepared!!

Truss continues his recent run of form with a 12" on Our Circula Sound that demonstrates the depth and
breadth of his palate. Auden's slow burning groove and metallic dub call to mind Silent Servant's Historia Y Violencia
imprint, while Splot's distorted kicks and frantic pace blur the lines between Truss' sound and his current MPIA3 project.

With this release the obscure but legendary börft records from Sweden starts releasing some interesting electronic dancemusic again (after some resting years). The new format is MiniLP, longer playtime than an average 12'' but still DJ quality! PEEL MD is first out with this acidios travell that will make no resting moments but powerfull cruel groovy acid mood... Through their common appreciation for acid-artists such as Phuture, Bam Bam and Unit Moebius, as well as artists of such diversity as Autechre, Eurythmics and Killing Joke, they started to blend these influences with their own respective styles to come up with the concoction that is Peel MD. This is their debut release on vinyl. Limited edition of 250!

this is the first release from metacid on their new label braincrashed records. this belgian duo (carbo and david gneo) are real 303 addicts and will keep the analogue sound throughout their next releases.
anarchy ep contains 4 strong acid techno tracks with original sounds !!! support by stany franssen, arkanoid & mr gasmask !! keep the tb303 alive !!!

Making his debut on Dynamic Reflection and delivering a remarkable and outstanding three-track EP, 'Emerging Era', is Spanish artist and outspoken advocate of all things analogue, Eduardo de la Calle. Two originals, 'Speedlight Speedmind' and 'Dynamic Arrangements', complimented by a no-nonsense rework from the hands of Holland's finest jack-of-all-trades ROD make this fifteenth vinyl to date into a special one indeed!

The A-Side's minute soundscaping, Hood, Mills and Search-esque sounds, precise filtering and
delicate accents throughout and the flipside's wicked Basic Channel-like stabs turn both originals into weapons. Classic techno done in an impeccable manner.

ROD strips, shuffles and roughens 'Speedlight Speedmind' up in his trademark 'get to the point' fashion. Aimed at destroying any dancefloor ROD's rework keeps the original close, but lets only its basic instincts deftly filter through at just the right moments. Bomb, it's really that simple.

Fenek returns with a some killer mental tribe, and acid core sounds. Main tune is well in the mood of Curley's tribe. Special limited edition comes in with Hand Made sleaves, Not one single sleave Identical!!!

After the Cosmic Awakening Ep by DMX Krew on Shipwrec, Breakin's label boss returns under his EDMX moniker, this time to stir up business with some analog 303 mayhem. Four tracks of proper hardcore raving acid! Without any compromise 153 Mission Ep smacks you in the face with a force not many possess these days. A very effective dancefloor smasher for the late hours.

Blawan & Pariah join forces again under their Karenn guise for the fourth installment on Works The Long Nights. 6 tracks of forward thinking Techno and Electro cut loud by Matt Colton at Air Studio's and spread over 2 180gm slabs of vinyl.
This release also comes with a full sleeve.

'The Green Series' is a brand new project from Bleep.com, GiveUpArt, and photographer Shaun Bloodworth. The project will be a series of tracks exploring techno music released on limited 12" as well as on digital formats.

The first 12" is entitled "BLPGRN001"- the double A-side single features the pairing of Karenn (a.k.a. Blawan and Pariah) and The Analogue Cops (a.k.a. Marieu and Lucretio) to supply us with raw and unadulterated techno. Mastered by Rashad at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin.
Uncoated green outer-sleeve with die-cut on both sides.
Embossed detail on outersleeve.
Hand-stamped 12" and artist details on outersleeve.
Green-tinted photo inner-sleeve.
Limited to 500 copies worldwide.

Available on hand-numbered limited edition (300 copies only) red & black marbled heavyweight vinyl, & digital download. Out this coming Monday, 19th November 2012. The Benz is taken from last years Acid Relief charity compilation, a jacking electro-acid number from UK duo Posthuman. It's been given the analogue acid treatment by Ben Sims, and taken to Drexciyan electro depths by Radioactive Man. Rounding out the EP is new track Company Man, a downtempo rave/acid techno groover. The EP is already picking up props from Blawan, The Hacker, Josh Wink, Al Tourettes, Hrdvsion, Alex Downey, Affie Yusuf, Paul Mac, Shadow Dancer, Speedy J, Vince Watson, Rob Hall & more...

Menacing industrial techno from some backwoods laboratory in a hostile environment. Limited to 200 as usual, handstamped.

Menacing industrial techno from some backwoods laboratory in a hostile environment. Limited to 200 as usual, handstamped.

QUADRAT MUSIK FROM BERLIN

Acid tribe, Pumpin and otehr various old school sounds... Nice one !

Amazing futuristic and forward thinking three track ep by Japanese producers Takuya Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Onozawa and Kouji Nagahashi. Exotic house music from asia made with a fresh approach thats stirring up influences from jacking Chicago and Japanese pioneers such as Yellow Magic Orchestra. Titles are Chicago/Brazil , Ele-Factory, Route 8 Connection. Recommended!

Best known for his releases across Bunker, Delsin, W.T. Recordings and more under the shark loving $tinkworx moniker, US producer JT Stewart is retaining the Drexciyan themes that ran through that recent 12inch while reining in some of the dread filled textures that permeated its every pore in favour of a more classicist take on the Detroit Utopian techno vision.

Lux Rec reaches number 10 in their catalogue, and for this occasion they come out with a special release.
In January 2012 CCO played a stunning and completely live & analog set at Zukunft, one of the best clubs in ZŸrich. Lux Rec asked him to reenact the set and record it once again, live. The result is a 1 hour long electronic music suite, filled with 808 and 707 beats, 303 acid lines and spatial sounds. They decided to press 2 excerpts, Pt. 1 is 12 minutes long while Pt. 2 is 25 minutes long, and release them on vinyl as MUSIC FOR COSMONAUTS. It was magic to see CCO at work, as no computer was used in the process every pattern specs had to be written down on paper, and machines programmed on the run.
The sleeve artwork of the LP has been silkscreened by Adalberto (Acidicted). The label picture is a piece specially made for Lux Rec by Marc Kappeler (moire.ch). The mastering has been done by Ruud Lekx (Rude 66), the idea and overall production of this release is by D Cosmo & Faber.
Music for Cosmonauts is music to look at the world from outer space. We hope you'll fly again with us.

At the end of 2006, Erol Alkan was at a crossroads. He'd been voted DJ of the year by Mixmag. He'dmade landmark, expectation-defying remixes for bands he loved: a crunching 'glam racket' reworking of 'Do You Want To' for Franz Ferdinand, a wonderfully wistful reinterpretation of Hop Chip's 'Boy From School', a psychedelic take on Scissor Sisters' 'I Don't Feel Like Dancing' and a genre-defining reworking of Justice's 'Waters Of Nazereth'. He was about to close Trash, the Monday night indie disco that had somehow morphed into the most adventurous, influential and glamorous club night in the world without changing its attitude, musical philosophy - or ever charging over six pounds on the door. Other triumphs lay a little further in the past. In 2006, he supported Daft Punk for their live return at Global Gathering at their own personal request. The year before, he did the same for Madonna at Koko in Camden with a DJ set which she used as an intro tape on her subsequent world tour. In 2002, he'd lent some muscle to another icon, creating the bootleg of 'Blue Monday' and 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' that Kylie performed at the Brits in 2002: the culmination of a craze for 'bastard pop' hybrids he'd been instrumental in creating alongside long-term kindred spirits Soulwax. Then there were his DJ sets at clubs and festivals around the world, in which Erol's unerring instinct for playing the right record at the right time brought hardened clubbers and alternative music obsessives together in abandoned celebration of brilliant music. Though he started DJing in dance clubs in earnest in 2001 after being invited to play at Bugged Out, Erol still considers himself an outsider in that scene. 'Unfortunately, I never had that seismic moment of hearing someone like Carl Craig DJ in '96' he says. 'I feel as passionately about the Manic Street Preachers as people in dance music do about Kraftwerk.

CD1: Bugged Out

Taking place on the 10th of November, this year's I Love Techno is held at the Flanders Expo in Ghent and as ever is expected to attract some 35,000 people across 5 rooms making it Europe's leading indoor dance event. Erol Alkan is one of the headliners this year, next to other hot acts such as Boys Noize, Vitalic, Gesaffelstein, Modeselektor, A-Trak and many many more.

Erol Alkan is a London based DJ and producer. He has remixed tracks from artists such as Franz Ferdinand, Justice, MGMT, Hot Chip, Scissor Sisters and Connan Mockasin amongst many others. Erol Alkan has produced a few guitar bands, often works together in the studio with his good friend Boys Noize and is one half of Beyond The Wizards Sleeve. He also runs his own label Phantasy Sound, has a radio show on BBC 6 Music... A busy bee is definitely an understatement for Erol Alkan!

His 2005 "Bugged Out" mix is a real classic, so after previous editions by Crookers and Steve Aoki, we're proud to present you "I LOVE TECHNO 2012 MIXED BY EROL ALKAN" on Lektroluv!

The 100th release is a massive milestone and we know everyone is waiting to hear exactly what we are going to be releasing and how we are going to do it. so listen up, the basic plan is as follows: Four digital and vinyl releases spanning a year, cat numbers will be 100.1, 100.2, 100.3, 100.4 coming out roughly every 3 months Ok, first release is 'CROYDON GIRL' by Chris Liberator and Sterling Moss with Rachel Rackitt, backed with 'THE DRUMS' by D.A.V.E. The Drummer and Ant, both 'avin it and hard acid techno monsters, a fitting way to begin

Third part in the ever popular Stay Up Forever 100 anniversary!

Sparks and KLM brings 2 Trancy trippy tribecore, to be mixed with some Astrology records, Eeboo gives a solid Tribecore track and TLB keeps on with his musicboxes little melodies supported by a Harfloor non-stop kick.

Liars' latest album WIXIW's fiercest track gets gargled in the jaws of Canadian hip-hop artist Cadence Weapon, who takes the electro-punk stomper and shoots its beats into new orbits. Sucking out the original's roaring break and laying down his own rhymes in place, Cadence Weapon diverts the flow of the tune while in no way dampening its bite.
Hotly-tipped Bristol based producer Vessel (Tri Angle / Left Blank) and LCD Soundsystem's David Scott Stone also climbed on board to remix the song