Techno News

Berlin head Mike Davis drops four tracks of uncompromising techno taking inspiration from the raw side of house music and 90's 303 acid culture, what makes this collection stand out is its freeness. It could be argued that the structure and arrangements fall more in line with jazz than traditional techno. Mike manages to avoid the constraints of techno production and delivers natural yet unpredictable arrangements. Themes and moods change throughout taking you on a journey through Berlin via Detroit.

Reacquainted with his soul after the galactic battle with the gatekeeper of Hades, Edmx and his craft bulb into view from hyperdrive..

Emerging from an imperfect stasis, the pilot lay slumped over the controls of his ship. Beneath the glaze of his vizor his eyes looked milky white, opaque cataracts had almost sealed them. The craft was being pulled slowly toward Sigma Orionis on invisible magnetic currents. Flurries of dust danced around the pilots window like fireflies. In the far distance the horse head nebulae dwarfs the tiny craft with it's mountainous cosmic majesty. Intergalactic myth being of the ages, guiding this stellar traveller to his doom. The incandescent solar whorls start to coruscate before his eyes and form twisted images from his fractured subconscious. Grotesque parodies of half-humans beckon him towards an astral dance floor made of finely spun crystalline glass - insane visions threatening his mission. Reaching forward to the control panel, captain Dmx flips the cover on the button marked 'SUB ATOMIC PILE DRIVER - USE WITH EXTREME CAUTION' and pushes down hard, blowing the solar hallucinations into the outer reaches of the galaxy with a sonar burst of such technoidal intensity, the tremors will eventually be felt back on Earth. The vessel continues on its way, cabin speakers ringing to the perpetual lock groove caused by the blast, like a thousand galaxies being simultaneously shredded. The captain slams his foot; jets blow orange and red setting the ship back on its course. As it pulls into the distance a set of giant celestial eyes appear to be watching it from behind a corner of the nebulae...

Early support: Surgeon, Perc, Objekt, Icicle, Cosmin TRG, Cosmo Vitelli, Pangaea, Kriz (Token recs), Kowton, Distal...

With Eintakt's Acid Dub Tango release Dub Diary entitles a new chapter, a showroom for lively sound architecture.
This concept record navigates through layers of bubbly 303 acid patches, abyssal dub chords, and landmark variations. 'Her Lips' is an ode to summer joy, enriched with cheerful Tango-like accordion sequences. The deep spaced dub impulses were adopted from the original song by Matteo Pitton, now forming a unique combination of profound energetic festivity.
'Oriental Ladder' originally is a solo instrument song by Naftali, a talented Handpan player from Berlin. He plays his instrument spirited and multi-variant, following catchy and lovely arrangements. His percussion-like interpretation of playing is exceptional. Nowadays, Handpans make up the most searched instrument class in the world and its application to powerful electronic music is still rare - simply since the basic instrument character is strongly meditative.


The Songs on Vinyl and Coverart underscore joy of being.

Limited to 150 handnumbered and airbrushed Covers / Vinyls

Jann is back! Again on Land Of Dance Records! After his clamorous debut, Jann is back with a new EP including four tracks full imprinted of his chicago-acid sound. Different mood shaped by mental attitude, electronic sound and power grooves. Pure analogue music coming from his machines. ...last but no least... We are glad to present Andreas Gehm aka Elect Pt. 1 as remixer in this great release, just one word about him... ACID!

Acid Worx are kicking off 2014 with 2nd acid vinyl release, this time
involving four different artists in the project. Their identities will
be revealed with the digital release at a later stage, but for now vinyl
purists, as always, enjoy your analogue Acid!

De:tuned was founded in 2009 by Ruben Boons and Bert Hermans. The pair first organised a series of old school techno parties in Antwerp (Belgium) before launching the record label in 2012. To celebrate 5 years De:tuned they now turn out a very special 5LP album featuring 21 tracks from some of the most respected names in the game. The album has its roots firmly in early/mid 90s techno and electronica, a style which De:tuned has always presented, and spans some 20 years of electronic music.

De:tuned has gathered together a top notch collection of previously unreleased tracks recovered from old DAT tapes as well as a few brand new productions. The result is an amazing compilation of tracks in a wide variety of styles that really captures the sounds pioneered by influential labels such as R & S, Warp, Rephlex and Plus 8 to name but a few. The album also sees the remarkable return of a few highly talented artists that had gone under the radar for a number of years, such as Mark Gage (aka Vapourspace), Frank De Wulf, Erik van den Broek (aka Shiver) & LA Synthesis.

To top it off the 5 heavyweight (180 gr) vinyl records are presented in a beautiful sealed and individually numbered box with cover and label artwork by the legendary Alan Oldham (aka DJ T-1000).

De:tuned would like to thank all the artists for their contributions and support. Stay tuned!
Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland 3014 GJ · Netherlands

Fans of Analogic acid techno will love this one... That very Drop bass style label invites this time one of the Subcom artist discoveries for a Full first Mini Album... vinyl only and A-class production. Needed !

Nach Marco debuts on Ovum with 'GHOSTS". Born in Valencia Spain, Nacho Marco is one of the most respected djs and producers in the Spanish electronic music scene. Starting djing at the age of 15, Nacho has over 20 years of experience in dance music. Nacho started producing his first house tracks in 1999 recording for labels like Alola, Future Groove, and Shinichi. In 2007 he started his own label Loudeast Records with collaborations with The Time Writer, Terry Lee Brown JR, and more. Since it inception the label has worked with artists such as Fred Everything, KiNK, and Mark Broom. He has also branched out and done releases with labels like OM Records, Freerange, Plastic City and Pacha. His DJing has taken him to legendary clubs around the globe like Florida 135, Sub Club (Glasgow), The Loft (Barcelona), Space (Ibiza), Redlight (Parisa), and many more. Nacho delivers a very diverse two track EP that should find its way into the sets of many this summer. The EP starts out with the rocking Acid House influence title track 'Ghosts". Nacho then shows his diversity with the gorgeously deep B side track 'Friday Night' with its undertones of acid. You can feel the warmth of the rising early morning sun in this track. Let the music play!

22 Digit LTD 001 is the first in a series of vinyl-only releases that will be pressed on limited runs of marble vinyl. The label is run by North East of England duo and close friends, William Reed (William Welt) and Peter Bartram (DEE.P / Pete Weasel).

Peter is best known to many for his involvement in long-running UK club night Shindig where he regularly rubs shoulders with the world top DJs as resident VJ. William, who now resides in Manchester, runs a string of labels including Eye Shadow and DEAD CERT Records as well as 22 Digit. Boasting releases on Traum Schallplaten and a number of other labels spread across Europe, the pair are no strangers to the music industry.
This first release is a solo EP from William Welt, consisting of two original tracks and two remixes. William describes himself as having a split personality, similar to that of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde when it comes to his music taste, often blending deep and atmospheric house with dark and aggressive techno. William states 'I just see music as sound; I don't care for genre or trends, I just make and play what I like regardless of others peoples' opinion'. The two original tracks on this EP, titled 'Instinctive Behaviour' and 'Hive Mind', fuse Detroit-style pads with heavy percussion and eerie FX for a blend of textures and moods that should appeal to both house and techno DJs alike.

The first remix comes from Inxec, AKA Christopher Sylvester, who cut his teeth with early releases on labels like Contexterrior, but these days is better known for his releases on labels including Leftroom and Cocoon, as well as regular collaborations with LA-based production trio, Droog. Inxec flexes his production brawn, demonstrating he is a heavyweight in the studio that can flit between musical genres like Rocky Balboa switches to south paw. Moving away from the deep house sound he has become most well-known for, he returns to his Contexterrior roots and turns out something of a techno masterpiece with his remix of 'Hive Mind'.

Welshman Tom Ellis finishes off this four track release with his remix of Instinctive Behaviour. Best known for his intercut melodies and jazz-influenced chord structures, this is a fine example of Tom's trademark sound. Rolling along nicely, Tom delivers the perfect contrast to the original with a laid back groove and spaced-out mix full of intergalactic funk.

With a distinctive sound, full of character, this release has something for both warm-up and peak-time sets. With forthcoming releases on 22 Digit LTD featuring music from Trus'me (Prime Numbers), Moodymanc (20:20 Vision), Clio (Saved/Metroline) and Joe Le Groove (Supplement Facts) this is a label set to turn heads...

freshly repressed !
Tejada & Maxwell are back with their unique approach to collaboration using a hardware modular synth setup.

Originally tucked away as the B2 on a various artists EP on Don't, Matt Whitehead's 'A Is For Acid' has grown into a sleeper hit
on the London techno scene, thanks to Truss and then Perc championing the track in their sets and Blawan playing it in his
Boiler Room set from May last year.

Now the track gets the full release it deserves on Perc Trax's new club focussed sub-label. First up Perc takes the original mix
and roughs it up distorting the acid lines, hihats and cymbals and sliding a layer of sub-bass under the kick, next Perc serves
up a more radical interpretation, twisting the original's acid lines around one of his trademark metallic percussive grooves.

Ruling over the B-side is Avian / R&S star MPIA3 (aka Truss) who turns in a full cover version of the original, using no samples from
the original mix. Based around his trademark hellish kick and jackin' synth lines, all manner of drops and breaks demonstrate
the MPIA3 sound at its most euphoric.

Invasive psychoacoustic acid killer from EVOL for the sympathetic freaks at Sweden's iDEAL. Continuing a pursuit of altered states induced by pure frequency manipulation, 'Purple Melters' is the fourth work in a series that started with 'Proper Headshrinker' (Editions Mego, 2013), a series which will also see a release on Diagonal later this year. Essentially, it's acid house without the house, drilling down to the 303's micro phase variations and psychedelic sleight-of-mind conjuring a sense of movement from ostensibly static phrases. Granted, you have to be a bit of a sadist to enjoy this, but really only in the same sense as a proper hardcore hooligan who gets their rocks off jackin' in manmade synthetics to amplified music while gobbling illicit chemicals from a Dutch laboratory supplemented by synthetic hormone-infused energy fizz.

Ever heard of the Belgian Plastikman Alpha303 is the one! His love for acid, electro, ambient music and passion for hardware results in stunning dark tracks called Pump It, Daydreamer and Hypnose that gives people like Josh Wink even goosebumps! Accompanied by a brilliant stripped Jeroen Search remix, this first vinyl release from Orbis Records will be the start of a must-have record collection of this Belgian underground label. Supported & played by: Jamie Behan, Exium, Grovskopa, Ed Davenport, Markus Suckut, Joton, Eric Cloutier, Coefficient, Ben Woollard, Fran Hartnett, Kr!z, Franco Cangelli, Tomaz, ...

The DARK ACID series returns for a fourth outing, with four of our favorite producers of the moment. The series was started for artists that we think have been exploring and developing the outer reaches of acid house and techno. Previous artists who have contributed to the series include Torn Hawk, Jamal Moss as IBM (Insane Black Man), Dungeon Acid, Claire, Golden Teacher, TWINS, Tzu Sing and Tuff Sherm.
For this one we have gathered together an exciting group who have really stretched out and contributed some outstanding trax.
First up is the Edmonton, Canada based producer Khotin who really caught our ears last year with his great 12"s and an amazing LP (originally released on tape by 1080p) called 'Hello World'. Here he brings us a real epic house tune ('Tsoi') which just builds up and up.
Finishing up the A side is Clan Destine regular Varg. Stockholm, Sweden based Varg has released a phenomenal amount of great music under different names on his own label Northern Electronics (run jointly with Abdulla Rashim) as well as others. We have released 2 great records of his icy ambient techno as Varg and Hypnobirds and D.A.R.F.D.H.S on Clan Destine. Here he increases the acid content with one of his most upbeat trax so far, 'Ultra Acid'.
Side 2 is opened by London based producer Kid Who. We have long been fans of Kid Who's productions as well as the releases on his label Bravura. Here he steps away from his normal sound with a heavy dancefloor smasher, 'Gap Related Injury'.
Closing the record is Glasgow-based duo Terminator, a collaboration between Toby Ridler (Mourn) and Richard McMaster (Golden Teacher, General Ludd, Lovers' Rights, Tropics Of Capricorn, Silk Cut etc). The duo contribute an epic, percussive, acid-soaked rager ('Terminator') to round things up.

This time an unique colab EP on Flatlife. Supersonic Bass is a fresh happy feeling acid techno track which is created by Sterling Moss & Jack Wax in London, UK. The Wipeouts (Chris Liberator, Aaron Liberator & Sterling Moss) 'Forces Of Anarchy' is already a huge classic in the acid techno scene ! With the beautiful special artwork from Damnrijt; this EP is NOT-TO-MISS !! Get this one - before it's sold out !!

Direct out of deepest Neukolln emerges Z O D I A C 4 4. Rusty, broken and cantankerous we spill forth our first ever release with Dungeon Acid at the helm. Dungeon Jams sees the Swedish producer summon madness from the depths of his mind and unleashes it on the world via his Computerriddimdrummachiner and the Analoguewavecombosignalizer. Aboard the pirate ship are fellow Viking RIVET (Skudge/Kontra) and Nordic saint DJ FETT BURGER (Sex Tags Mania/Sex Tags UFO) with both bringing their own inimitable and unparalleled sonic grooves to the battleground. ZAQUA is the first of 12 releases. One for each sign of the stars and then Z O D I A C 4 4 is forever dead and gone. Forever.

finally repressed!

produced by adam beyer and jesper dahlbäck !!! limited re-stock !!!

limited re-stock of this original overdrive pressing !!!

contains the track "dinamuh" that uses the sample from stakker humanoid !!! limited re-stock of this original overdrive pressing !!!

Acidland. That´s the name of the game on RRRC-023.

"Acid In Wonderland" by Dj Wank is driven by a hypnotic acidline on top of a groovy techhouse beat, leading you across the magic tunnel.

Dominik Vogel & Kinky T demonstrate with "Alice In Acidlant Pt.2" what they call "Nu Acid":
A massive analog techno track with a wild evolving, sick 303 performance.

Welcome to Acidland!

Banging new Rebeltek by Sterling Moss!

Hardware tunes played Live and recorded. Totally Hardcore in a total natural delight. Hard, very Hard acid hardcore, unformated and very dancefloor through... Last tune, more mental tribe is a superb acid melodious track bringing aznother smoother reality to finish the record. Big Up mr ToysForNoise and thank you for these tracks !

Unrealesed Live set from Vikkei, 50 minutes Live Set, not really a Chill Out music... Superb Dancefloor space !

Rowland the Bastard is smashing the shit out of 909's since 1993. Bionic Orange presents 'Lets Dance' and 'Rumour Has It'. Completed with an Arse Kicking Steve Mills remix of 'Lets Dance'.

Following the colossal success of the Terry Farley compiled 'Acid Rain', we're proud to announce the incredible follow-up and worthy companion, 'Acid Thunder'. Once again compiled by House expert Terry Farley, 'Acid Thunder' continues the journey of its predecessor with another collection of 58 incredibly influential House Music releases from the Vintage era of the sound, namely, 1985-1991. In addition, we are delighted to have finally managed to unearth 25 key tracks from one of House Music's most influential labels, D.J. International. As with 'Acid Rain', all tracks have been immaculately re-mastered and have never sounded better. This collection also contains numerous tracks which have never been on compilations or available since their original release. Sleeve- notes this time are courtesy of Jacob Arnold, founder and curator of the hugely influential House Music website, Gridface. Once again, we have included a 32 page booklet containing all scans plus photos, flyers and other memorabilia from the archives of Terry Farley and Jacob Arnold. All 5 CDs and the booklet are within a hard- wearing clamshell box which will sit perfectly with 'Acid Rain' for the collectors out there. As usual Harmless will be co-ordinating a huge Press and Radio campaign and we'll be rolling the PR throughout the summer and into autumn 2014. This is must-buy purchase for all serious House Music aficionados.

produced by patrick lindsey & gregor tresher !!!

New Shags! Typically retarded but strangely enticing Chi-Haya house that swings like a tit. Produced by an auxiliary member of the New Kids Turbo and his socially challenged compadre from the Coastal region

finylla released after 2 years - new sub-label from tigersushi

Acid techno tribe, 160 to 170 BPM, acidcore Pumpin style.

Two wicked tracks by Wake N Bake in true Hive style. banging!

For their next release Crème Organisation turn to an emerging producer in the form of young Belgian Innershades. With but one previous release on Ukraine's Wicked Bass label, little is known of the man other than the fact that he produces heavyweight techno with a purposeful and dubbed out menace. The first cut here, 'Nina At The Boiler Room' is a mid tempo stomper with grainy textures and musky ambiance run through with a wild acid line and classic pinging cowbells. It's potent and feverish and forever builds to a peak, at which point a searching horn sound surveys the desolate landscapes. 'No Stoppin' is more like dub house, shrouded as it is in plenty of echo, delay and rueful and romantic pads. Last cut 'The Future' is the most up beat and peak time of the lot. It's a bouncy, nimble bit of analogue house with sombre pads, busy melodies and a healthy scattering of percussion that brings plenty of kineticism to the mix. Three fine tracks that will surely have the world keeping an eye on Innershades from here on in.

4 tunes from keja Mackitek, and 1 bonsu track, the A3 ( is a special Bonus Track in french... story telling of how to answers questions... Actually thgis is cool !). The Ep sounds acid mental, evolutive rather than progressive : mental story telling.

Melbournes own acid tekno crews first release on vinyl.

Unrealesed Live set from Vikkei, 50 minutes Live Set, not really a Chill Out music... Superb Dancefloor space !