Techno News

Cologne based artist 'Adryiano' has finally threaded into label managing waters. Ever since the emerge of his multi functional platform 'Cestraw' back in 2011 Adryiano has been twisting and thinking on when to launch the label side of things. After the humble success of his latest "Down South" effort on Soul Notes it felt like the right time.

CR/001 turned out to be an emotive dance floor record that touches several different modes within the spectrum of underground dance music. From the straight forward 303-anthem "Break Module" to the uplifting yet deep, Chicago-ish tones of "Path Of Yours" - Adryiano's "Default EP" is set to unfold just in time for the cold, dark days before Christmas.

Big acid burner

Lonja aka Leonid Weidemann uncovers his first vinyl release on our Label. His EP 'Uppers & Downers' is made up of 4 banging tracks. Each of them will hit the sweatspot at the right time. With its grinding baselines, soft chords, smart beats and crazy vocals, 'Uppers & Downers' will take you on a good trip.

Vinyl Only

Our machines are back and this time make you enter in a state of anxiety. Its message is clear and you will wrap in an ocean of Techno, and when you think that your engine to come to an end, you will see that even everything can change. Vinyl only release.

One Sided Vinyl

Morgane aka Ganez The Terrible now goes House Music... Tekhouse music... inviting some melt of big names and unknown aritists... ENJOY !

REPRESSED !!

My Favorite Robot very much prizes quality over quantity, and so it is that they offer up their carefully chosen autumn vinyl release, namely another landmark EP from key label artist Eric Volta. Fleshing out his killer originals are remixes from Swiss star Deetron and Volta as Voltaeric.
Volta is a synth whizz who crafts cinematic, epic, emotive music for this label as well as No.19 Music. He has emerged as a real star in the last year or so and is able to marry dance floor clout with a truly cerebral sense of musical storytelling.
It's that kind of musical narrative that he offers up here to great effect with an EP which starts off with a scene-setting recording of some frightened breathing and a torturous synth line that grows unbearably loud then dissolves to a post apocalyptic hum. It's unsettling but really gets your attention before 'Until I Dissolve' drops, an absorbing brew of searching sci-fi synths, wood block hits and thick melodic gurgles. A spoken word vocal muses up top and the result is a truly dark and futuristic groove.
'Heartbeat II: Cry' is two minutes of excellently evocative sound design, pained synth lines and cosmic energy that really makes this EP feel like a story, then we have 'Deliquesce', a Vangelis like prog track rich with reflective chords and rippling melodies that really tugs at the heartstrings.
Deetron- a real house and techno specialist who has proven himself in both EP and LP format over the years- remixes this one into a more slow burning but all consuming main room track with bold drones and glassy melodies. He also offers up a beatless dub that is equally engaging as it grows ever more manic. Finally Volta remixes his own 'Until I Dissolve' into a whacked out,
synth laden techno cut that is brilliantly dark and weird. Few EPs feel like as fully realised a sound world as this. Even more impressive is that Volta never loses sight of a dance floor groove whilst telling his compelling synth based stories.

Killer raw jacking acid tracks with some old school Chicago influences in a contemporary style. Inter Gritty on Deep Moves delivering the goods!! For fans of Gesloten Cirkel!!

Electro and acid. Techno and breaks.

Red Vinyl Pressing
Shipwrec is turning back the clock and paying deserved respect to a giant in dutch acid. Active in the 90s, Random XS delivered high octane, 303 drenched, techno on the trailblazing Djax-Up-Beats like few others could. "Errant" and "Truant" have been reclaimed from '97, the first seeing them team up with fellow djaxer Binaural with the latter being a collaboration with Lost Trax (of Tabernacle fame.) The emblematic TB303 is at the heart of the EP. Acid lines melt and reform behind distant bleeps for "Errant". Lush chords ebb behind scuttling hi-hats in a deep journey of subaquatic electronics. "Truant" keeps that bubbling energy, teetering on the boundary between techno and ambient the track leads the listener deeper and deeper into a sonic labyrinth. An historic EP of texture and thump.

JAMAL MOSS & STEVE POINDEXTER return for another outing of straight bugged- out freakness with classic manic Chicago drum mechanics on MATHEMATICS. "THE UNBEARABLE TENSION" on the A side is a tweaked-out acid stomper, while "THE RELEASE" and the title track back off slightly...but not much!

Comes on limited CLEAR GREEN vinyl in poly sleeve (not solid white as previously advertised)

A new series of releases from London's EarToGround Records. 'X PROJECTS pt1' sees fresh new material from label artists Gareth Wild, Dax J and Secluded. Also included is the previously unreleased, dubbed out Ø Phase remix of 'REVOK'. Centre artwork comes from East London's prolific street artist 'Sweet Toof'. Limited edition white vinyl in a poly sleeve. Mastered by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering.

Being played and supported by the likes of Anthony Parasole, Answer Code Request, Surgeon, Truss, Tom Dicicco, Marcelus and Philippe Petit...

Dance floor taskmaster REINHARD VOIGT is at it again,

dropping a new set of raw, willful techno cuts that follow his much-acclaimed solo release REISEN & SPEISEN (KOMPAKT 338) and a stirring split EP effort with Michael Mayer on TIME IS RUNNING (KOMPAKT 328). He even found time in his busy Kompakt schedule to throw in a rare remix for El_Txef_A on rising underground imprint Forbidden Colours. Voigt's latest outing KONTRASTE fits snugly in the artist's tradition of powerful, minimalistic techno with a headbanging twist: oscillating between pure movement,

and monolithic, abstract riff, the a side's THE SINGING SAW interweaves several rugged synth motives around a stoic, empowering bassdrum, while b side jam TRUST takes the scenic route, building its simple, yet highly effective lead sounds up into a towering grinder with a touch of silkiness. As we've grown to expect from REINHARD VOIGT, the whole is always greater than the sums of its parts, with these new recordings again proving his mastery of all things banging.

Repress Alert!
The 7th release in the Truncate series. Two deeper moody tracks and 1 warehouse style bleepathon. A little something for everyone.

"Polybolo" is a monster that drags you into the abyss, and hits the dance floor like an avalanche. +POPOF mix

Outcast Oddity deliver their first 12". A hard hitting various artists EP channeling blown out techno, off the wall acid bangers and heady, ethereal electro. A complete melting pot of styles all coming together to form one, formidable debut.

Finally repressed

Pukemaster Gehm kicks four uncompromising and banging Acid tracks where you can feel his pure love for his partner in crime, the 303. Stomping basslines, twirling and chirping 303 sounds, jerking hihats and hypnotic claps all over here. Pukemaster Gehm know what the crowd wants.... DANCING, SWEATING, SCREAMING. Comes on juicy pink vinyl.

Outcast Oddity launch another various artists fro their second release, this time seeing four unique artists take on bumpy, pounding house and techno jams. Melodic, ghostly and totally enthralling.

repressed !

Valere Aude, the debut album from Romans, a collaborative project between New York techno producer Gunnar Haslam and Vienna-based acid evangelist Johannes Auvinen (aka Tin Man). Featuring 12 tracks of hallucinogenic, psychedelic techno, Valere Aude is an acid-etched trip to the outer reaches of the mind.
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I just really like listening to albums. I think the popular notion of techno not lending itself to the album format is just a myth," says Haslam, a statement we can't help but agree with. Both Haslam and Auvinen are no strangers to the album format — Haslam has released three under his own name, and Tin Man has released no fewer than six. "The album format allows for more cohesive artistic statements than other formats — it feels like more of an achievement and delivers a filled-out narrative," explains Auvinen. That's a perfect summation of Valere Aude. Building on the blueprint they sketched with Ambulare Aude, their first 12" for The Bunker New York, Valere Aude presents a fleshed-out vision of another world where acid techno falls like rain upon a forgotten civilization. "The album connects to a fantastic fictional history in which we are imagining attitudes lost to the waters of time," Auvinen says. The track titles, in fact, allude to geographic designations in the greater Roman empire, adds Haslam.

Although both Haslam and Auvinen are fully established artists in their own right, Romans is more than a mere meeting of the minds. "We are discovering a third entity as Romans, within Romans, which is neither he (Haslam) nor I," explains Auvinen, cryptically. "Our decisions as producers become simpler as we get closer to discovering Romans' sound." Haslam concurs: "Our production process is pretty quick — our compositional style is similar. We give each jam all that we have, then, later, sort 'em out and let Providence decide whether it's any good."

The finished product is a steamy, moody record, experimenting with atmospheres, tempos, and sounds, designed for blistering hot days and cold, rainy nights. We couldn't be more excited to share it with you.

Beautifully Designed 2LP , 4mm spine sleeve, matte varnish "technoid yet lo-fi version of music for discotheques that's uniquely his own. He should be playing a venue near you soon, if the world is fair...

Short about the producer:
Keita Sano is born in 1989 in Okayama. He has released music on more labels(1080p, Rett I Fletta, Let's Play House, Mister Saturday Night, Crue-L etc.) than forests have trees. He makes a technoid yet lo-fi version of music for discotheques that's uniquely his own. He should be playing a venue near you soon, if the world is fair...
My first meeting with Keita Sano
A little over a year ago I spent a day off in the lovely seaside town Enoshima. There is a really nice club, cafe and concert venue there called Oppa-La which I had played the previous night. So my dear friend and japanese promoter Hagi tells me we should go back there the following night as there will be local bands playing followed by a live-set from Keita Sano. I was only vaguely familiar with his music but had noticed his name crop up more and more frequently so off we went.
a couple of beers later and around the third track in : somehow managing to merge the playfullness of disco with the physical impact of techno I'm sold there and then.
over a friendly chat and more beers later I clumsily present an offer to release his music and hopefully even all the things he played that night. a few days later the album as you hold in front of you AND more or less a replica of that live-set arrives in my inbox.Prins Thomas, RIF HQ Asker 13th of October 2016

AnD make a return for the 6th instalment on Brothers, hooking up with 3 fresh new artists, adding to the label's growing roster of techno talent.

Headless Horseman makes his debut ride out for an external label, laying down a bad boy broken beat stepper with AnD for a brutal but grooving A side offering. For B1 Earwiggle boss and one half of Tinfoil, Sunil Sharpe, teams up with AnD to serve up the pounding slab of acidic techno that is Security Breach. The final track for BROS006 sees AnD and D.Carbone collaborate on a relentless 4x4 acid bomb.

Three collaborations that you may not see again so grab this record while you can...

Mastered by Matt Colton at Alchemy // Artwork: Ryan Self

Each side last 18 minutes, this is a LP with 2 long tunes... Bringing a good sound through:) The groove reminds me KGB02, long dubby tribe in a 69DB style supporting an acid story telling growing up to experimental casualties. A great record !!

Heavy dark techno tracks by Rotterdam based Damcase debut on Tavares' Bunker Records.

12 minute Electro-Acid-Techno bomb from our FRESH man Qnete. Grey City and out.

After Mike Gervais' strident work on SYM017, Ben Sims' Symbolism imprint returns with Spanish newcomer JLG's four track 'Convolution' EP.
Originally coming to Sims' attention via the demo section of his 'Run It Red' radio show/podcast, Javier LG has previously released for Dynamic Reflection and Substance but it's the quality of his unreleased material that secured his place on Symbolism. Characterised by intricate and interwoven melodic rhythms, some at the forefront and some almost there, JLG's debut for the label is an infectious and consummate affair.

Four slabs of distortion-laced acid, electro, and techno from LSE founder R Gamble. Featuring an excellent remix by Diagonal / Spectrum Spools affiliate Prostitutes. Cover .
artwork by Jenna Westra. Mastered by Dietrich Schoenemann. 12" vinyl available in May 2016. Limited to 300 copies

KILLEKILL MEGAHITS II is a jubilee release. But it's not only that. It's also milestone and turning point in the Killekill history, because with this release Killekill closes one chapter, and opens up another. We will start several new labels over the next months, so this is a hello and a goodbye release - looking back and forward at the same time.
The full compilation got a lot of coverage and the tour was very successful, and so we will release the records as single releases as well.

Part 1 features some of the future key artists and crosses over from electro to acid and back.

Short about the producer:
Keita Sano is born in 1989 in Okayama. He has released music on more labels(1080p, Rett I Fletta, Let's Play House, Mister Saturday Night, Crue-L etc.) than forests have trees. He makes a technoid yet lo-fi version of music for discotheques that's uniquely his own. He should be playing a venue near you soon, if the world is fair...
My first meeting with Keita Sano
A little over a year ago I spent a day off in the lovely seaside town Enoshima. There is a really nice club, cafe and concert venue there called Oppa-La which I had played the previous night. So my dear friend and japanese promoter Hagi tells me we should go back there the following night as there will be local bands playing followed by a live-set from Keita Sano. I was only vaguely familiar with his music but had noticed his name crop up more and more frequently so off we went.
a couple of beers later and around the third track in : somehow managing to merge the playfullness of disco with the physical impact of techno I'm sold there and then.
over a friendly chat and more beers later I clumsily present an offer to release his music and hopefully even all the things he played that night. a few days later the album as you hold in front of you AND more or less a replica of that live-set arrives in my inbox.Prins Thomas, RIF HQ Asker 13th of October 2016

Valere Aude, the debut album from Romans, a collaborative project between New York techno producer Gunnar Haslam and Vienna-based acid evangelist Johannes Auvinen (aka Tin Man). Featuring 12 tracks of hallucinogenic, psychedelic techno, Valere Aude is an acid-etched trip to the outer reaches of the mind.I just really like listening to albums. I think the popular notion of techno not lending itself to the album format is just a myth," says Haslam, a statement we can't help but agree with. Both Haslam and Auvinen are no strangers to the album format — Haslam has released three under his own name, and Tin Man has released no fewer than six. "The album format allows for more cohesive artistic statements than other formats — it feels like more of an achievement and delivers a filled-out narrative," explains Auvinen. That's a perfect summation of Valere Aude. Building on the blueprint they sketched with Ambulare Aude, their first 12" for The Bunker New York, Valere Aude presents a fleshed-out vision of another world where acid techno falls like rain upon a forgotten civilization. "The album connects to a fantastic fictional history in which we are imagining attitudes lost to the waters of time," Auvinen says. The track titles, in fact, allude to geographic designations in the greater Roman empire, adds Haslam.

Although both Haslam and Auvinen are fully established artists in their own right, Romans is more than a mere meeting of the minds. "We are discovering a third entity as Romans, within Romans, which is neither he (Haslam) nor I," explains Auvinen, cryptically. "Our decisions as producers become simpler as we get closer to discovering Romans' sound." Haslam concurs: "Our production process is pretty quick — our compositional style is similar. We give each jam all that we have, then, later, sort 'em out and let Providence decide whether it's any good."

The finished product is a steamy, moody record, experimenting with atmospheres, tempos, and sounds, designed for blistering hot days and cold, rainy nights. We couldn't be more excited to share it with you.

0100110110 is an abstract combination of techno electronica with no rules and no boundaries.The sound is completely analogue with hypnotic sequences, dark drones, violent percussion, twisted pads and distortions that will strom through your brain and shake up every certainty in your mind. The project is a fusion of sounds created by the visionary artistic ideas of Italian duo Steve Lorenz and Low Manuel through combining their differentiating synthesizers.

Dark Entries returns to the New Jersey basement studio of Smersh to unearth a 4-track selection from the 'Deep House Anthems' cassette. Smersh was the duo of Mike Mangino and Chris Shepard, who began making music together in 1978. They were uninterested in traditional notions of songwriting or live performance. Recording in a domestic setting necessitated the abandonment of live drums for rhythm machines, and the Smersh sound would gradually change with each new bit of gear they acquired. The Electro-Harmonic Rhythm 12 gave way to TR606, TB303, and SH-09. Most Monday nights, they would write a new song from scratch. A couple hours later, the song was recorded, never to be performed again. By 1988, they had already put out at least 16 different tapes on their own Atlas King imprint. They would be followed by as many more. Some of those (subsequent) tapes there were less than 10 copies that got made because nobody wanted them. They couldn't get reviewed,' says Mike Mangino. As these tapes traded their way across continents, Smersh developed a devoted following in places far beyond Piscataway, leading to releases on dozens of other labels from around the globe. Smersh's sound is a lush hybrid of techno, industrial, dance, and experimental. Most songs revolve around driving EBM style beats, intricate industrial noise manipulation and synth melodies. For 'Selected Deep House Anthems' we selected 4 tracks of pulsating acid techno, which were recorded live, direct to DAT. All songs were originally recorded and released in 1991, and this the first time all but one of these songs are appearing on vinyl.

With Electro Bunker Cologne we see another highly influental German label of the 90's opening it's lost archives to cater the needs of all electronic music lovers with sweet treats.

Back in 1996, a time when Minimal Techno first emerged as anantipodeto the ongoing Rave & Trance hype, the producer named Can Oral which we all still know and love under his KHAN-moniker until this day unleashed his - Silent Movie' EP into the creative continuum of the Minimal Techno-scene, a slightly acidic, well-hypnotic and uberly thrilling gathering of five stripped down, untitled tracks that still live up to todays dancefloor standards due to their slow, but steady evolution and combination of highly effective elements which provide an essential thrill for a reason.

Vermona vs. Global Electronic Network - what a combination! Two tracks recorded back in a tiny apartment in New York City back in 1994, released via the former Cologne-based underground label XXC3 in 1999 and now unearthed from the long lost label archives are telling the story of the original Phonk, a dope ass fusion between tripping downtempo beats and organic, ever changing Ambient / Electronica structures, created for highly advanced dancefloors jam-packed with creative, free floating spirits.

Path Records, old school Brooklyn based leaders in underground psychedelic techno, keep up the twelve inch pressure with a brand new EP from their label-head Reade Truth. Picking up where his recent N-Syde records left off ( Stares to Upstairs', Blessings of Luh'), the 3 track EP abounds in sci-fi techno themes while taking root in a somewhat housier rhythmic structure. The EP begins with the dark, mysterious OMM 0910' where whispered female dialogue and a powerful bassline are combined with cut up efx, trickling liquid soundscapes and solid 909 programming. A Bump of House' develops around a hypnotic bass line and intricate deep synths and strings, similar to earlier Path releases. Drop and See' dives the tempo to 110 bpms and is a mechanical industrial/synth styled number with a clever, hypnotic progression. Overall, this EP offers another vital and varied selection of tracks from Truth, who is known for providing refreshing and unique ideas throughout his career, including seminal releases on labels like Planet E, Sonic Groove and Strictly Rhythm. Limited to 350 copies, first 200 include a 12x12 graphic insert.