Techno News

Lars Wickinger presents his second EP on Tanzbar|Musik! After his last Releases and Remixes on Labels like Lebensfreude, Rhythmetic, Bondage, Kachelfunk, Killa Beat... the funny Guy from Berlin is back on Tanzbar with a great and funky 2 Track EP.
The Titeltrack "Fever" is a pure Dancefloor Track and a Peaktime Monster as well!
On the B-Side, the Track called "Muscles and Flowers" is no more, no less a Track strictly for the Floors. Pumping Grooves and straight forward going in your legs...
Ladies and Gentleman: Disco Fever!
Support and Plays by: Solee, Miss Kittin, Monoroom, Steve Lawler, Martin Eyerer, Dole & Kom, Nils Nilson, Helmut Dubnitzky, James Talk, Paolo Mojo,...

Matt Star returns to Mainrecords. Together with his older brother Locke, who is also the labelboss,
he produced two melodic technobombs, which are predestined for the big floors.
But thats not all. The Maintrack "Gaucho" gets an heavy remix by knowone less than Petar Dundov
in his typical hypnotic melodic style...

We are very pleased to hear how mainrecords developed their style this year!

*** special Pack ***
The 2EP'S for a fantastic Price as 2x12" !!! ***
Argentina Electrónico meets Elektronik Germany.
Lebensfreude Records Berlin meets Depto Rec. Cordoba.
15 producers from Germany and Argentina.
7 tracks made by seven couples of one Argentinian and one German producer.
One electronic music across continents - or not;) Up to you to decide. Enjoy! (And play if you like).

finally repressed !!!
Nominated as best upcoming artist in 2009 by Sebastien Leger, Siwell for sure is following the path to the sucessfull career in the 2010. Between a Format B: collaboration, and Chris Lake remix, here he is on Sphera, with this smashing release. Useless to explain why it is hammered by Umek, Leger, Knight, Popof, Format B, Lake, Lawler, Fernandez, Karotte and many more not to tell about the fact that BBC1 put it on the playlist!

limited 2x12 pack of sh012 + sh013 !!

Full length double LP from Stockholm's biggest sound, Skudge.. complete info soon... this is BIG!

Sect Records' recent compilation It's All For You showcased the exceptionally high standard of the label's roster as well as introducing some talent to the world, and this, the first 12" sampler from the album, selects three of the compilation's finest tracks for vinyl treatment. Victor Martinez takes over the A-Side with "Dav To Dub", combining heavily delayed chords filtered to breaking point, while a massive kick drum propels everything along, and a jazzy piano melody adds some subtle ambience. On the flip, D'Knox's "I'm Sorry (remix)", is a sparse number contrasting soothing chords with micro-loops which contain the spectre of disco, with a rapid rhythmic flutter and chittering melody at its core, while Fanon Flowers closes with "Invisible Life", a murky production filled with chords that ripple like sheet metal over a flurry of 909 rimshots.

Damm Records lädt ein zum Sommerfest. Unsere Stimmungskanonen:
River ´n´ Sea & Alex Danilov. Begleitet werden die beiden von Gastspieler Mollono Bass und den Gastgebern Glanz & Ledwa.
Ja,so feiert man den Sommer!!!

Played by/ Support by:
Stephan Bodzin, AKA AKA, Mihalis Safras, Hanne & Lore, Franco Bianco, Paco Osuna, Ken Ishii, Florian Schirmacher, Brothers Vibe, Beatamines, See Why...

Thirteen might be an unlucky number for some but for Culprit it is quite the opposite. The label's thirteenth release 'Candy' from Lee Curtiss, is it's biggest and most unashamedly dance floor oriented release to date. A watershed record for the young label, 'Candy' is the special type of track that reaches out and grabs you immediately upon hearing it

Chicago's Ricardo Miranda makes his debut for the ace Stilove4music label, maintaining a fine year in which he has already dropped some serious heat on Rush Hour sub-label Hour House Is Your Rush and his own Noble Square imprint. Title track "102point 7" is all jagged synths, throbbing arpeggios, slashing claps and a rolling acid groove, marking it out as one of his most incendiary productions to date. On the flip "Rotary Cells" is deeper still, a 909-led jacker with undulating layers of sub bass augmented by a wonderfully woozy vocal which extols the virtues of true Chicago House. This is followed by "Greenline", a stripped back jam with scuttling hats and the kind of paranoid synth melody that wouldn't sound out of place in Jeff Mills' Something In The Sky series. This is dark, raw, pulsating dance music - highly recommended.

Deformed is the first Gravite Label release, a "12inch vinyl coming directly from the label owner, Bruno Sacco. This vinyl contains three main tracks, focused on a clearly intelligent techno, in a different but co- herent whole. The first one, "Deformed", that gives its name to the the ep, is a sort of trip based on a line com- posed of almost piercing synth and industrial drags for almost the entire track, a very repetitive and deep bass dub techno groove, simple while remaining effective. "Orbital" as the name says, it's an hypnotic rhythm that will send us in orbit, following Bruno's high techno sound spheres. A track that it's gonna be enjoyed in clubs and dancefloors! "Distance" the third track, closes the ep with this concentric dubby atmosphere Bruno loves.

The track that all Berghain is talkin' about...Reserve your copies now, limited series, no repress !!!

frisch nachgepresst !

DJ FEEDBACK

Adam Beyer (Drumcode)
'dehnert and shifted mixes are great!' Rating: 8/10

Len Faki (Figure)
'soulfull mike dehnert remix!' Rating: 8/10

Mauro Picotto (Alchemy)
'techno rulez, will play at Paaspop this week' Rating: 8/10

Slam (Paragraph, Soma)
'another strong release - deep and dark - spinning thanx' Rating: 7/10

Gary Beck (Bek Audio)
'nice one on everything here!' Rating: 9/10

Alan Fitzpatrick (8 Sided Dice, Drumcode)
'original and shifted for me!' Rating: 8/10

Marco Bailey (MB Elektronics)
'cool will play ! shifted mix rocks !' Rating: 8/10

Dustin Zahn (Enemy Records)
'Great package with excellent originals and remixes that are just as good!' Rating: 9/10

Par Grindvik (Stockholm Ltd)
'love this release! secluded appeared from nowhere and saved me from boredom! keep them coming!' Rating: 10/10

Perc (Perc Trax)
'Both mixes of Provode for me. Good release, will play it a lot. Thanks.' Rating: 9/10

Audio Injection (Droid, Truncate)
'yes! awesome stuff, definitely playing them all!' Rating: 10/10

Nima Khak (H-Productions)
'Fantastic release! It's not often that all four tracks on a release hold this high quality.' Rating: 10/10

David Marcia (Clash Magazine)
'Like these tracks. All quite consistent too.'

Mark EG (Tilllate Magazine/Core Magazine)
'Very good!'

Machines Are Funky Blog (Ibiza Voice/Resident Advisor)
'The original and remix of 'Provoke' sound good.'

Jeff Roll (gradientmagazine)
'cool release'

Benoît Carretier (Tsugi)
'cool mixes'

DJ Javimar (DJ Mag Spain)
'techno shock on the dance floor. That's great.'

Partysan Austria
'great !'

Tobias Quinten (FAZE Magazin)
'intense atmosphere'

Raphael Dincsoy (Partysan Raum Neckar)
'great dark techno mood!'

Bleed (De:Bug)
'considering for review'

Yes, he's back with a huge follow up, after his first impress he left with "Down". His decision to work with the wonderful and unique voice of Soniamiki was just magnificient. Marlon Krupa is well known in the Minimal Techno Szene because of his digital releases, which always climed the highest positions in digital download charts. It's high time to introduce him to the friends of vinyl. With his minimal remix, he will impress! At least, Racso and Jenn pushed the Original in their different kind of styles and generate at all, a record with a high variety of sound and styles. Taste the full-bodied flavour of the night!

SO SOUND RECORDINGS 1ST UP IS REMIXES OF AGUA ARDIENTE WHICH HAS HAD NEARLY HALF A MILLION HITS ON YOUTUBE.

Next Smasher on Maschine.incl. Remixes by Dapayk & Estro

We digged it out and finally decided to re-release Tony Rohr's techno classic track 'Slowburn' (weave-5) that was originally released in 2004 (vinyl Only).

Already supported by Slam, Hanne & Lore, Fabian Reichelt, Click Click, Ron FLatter, Joy Kitikonti, Beatamines, Jam (Jam & Spoon), Patrick Zigon, Glanz & Ledwa, Sven Jozwiak, Marcapasos, Vanilla and many more! Two massive tracks from Oscar plus a great Spedro Remix

LP debut from Claudio PRC on Prologue ! Talking about Italian outstanding electronic music artist, Claudio PRC is one of the first to mention. His understanding of profound and overwhelming beats is extraordinary. Claudio abducts us in a world of minimalistic sound experience opening a new universe of impelling simplicity. Claudio is equipped to receive all credits an astonishing instrumentalist deserves

White marbled vinyl) Following BIG STRICK (FXHE records), MLZ (Demdike Stare, Modern Love) remix part 1, we are very happy to announce Remix part 2/2 with BRUN (of Swayzak) and young protégé of Initial Cuts, ENOLA.

repress!!!

debut release by THOMAS GREY on Solee´s Parquet Recordings! 2 wonderful melodic techno tracks and a very strong remix by PATRICK KUNKEL (COCOON REC.)! MASSIVE!

The Man With No Shadow - shady name for a respectable dj. Gaining notoriety as co-founder and resident of the infamous GZG raves, he is now one of Holland's most wanted technojocks. Representing the underground with a stern smile towards the mainstream, he's winning over crowds across the Netherlands and beyond. A matter of timing or just a captivating choice of records Who's to say. Somehow The Man never fails to supply magical moments.

A brilliant record with four stirring remixes by Marek Hemmann, Juno6, Ruede Hagelstein and MOllono.Bass.

played by: Hernan Cattaneo, Marco
Bailey, Tassilo, Dubfire, Monika Kruse, Pig&Dan, Davide Squillace, Troy Pierce and many more. Now a key member of the SCI+TEC family, SHDWPLAY aka Shoddy Lynn and Skyler Taugher return to the label with their third and possibly strongest release to date, the "Nerve Noise" ep.

New 12" heat from DJ Spider and Hakim Murphy on Plan B Recordings called Kaiju EP. Inspired by the giant monster fights that were part of the Saturday
rotations of network TV in the 70's and 80's sparked the inspiration for this 6 track EP. Four futuristic bangers accompanied with two ambient soundscape pieces that take you on a ride through murky beats and lush sound textures. Super banging Chicago-New York hybrid release for the new year!

repress!!!

enjoy the love !!!!!!

Following his debut EP for All Caps at the end of last year, Idle Hands is proud to present Alex Coulton's next outing on wax. Both tracks are tough and low house rollers: all swollen basslines and driving percussion. Support so far from Pinch and Addison Groove.

butch is serving an oriental inspired sound adventure !!!

Again 4 Tracks Tribal Latin Tech House from the brazilian newcomer JPhilipps! After releasing his widely acclaimed 'Sexy Success' ep on Amazing Records, Brazilian hot new producer JPhilipps is back on MiniCoolBoyz' label with a brand new four tracker, showing once more his unique talent in creating tribalistic groove-infused dancefloor hits. Title track 'Samba Do Futuro''s big tough bass and rootsy feel go hand in hand with its powerful array of jungle sounds and carioca football game whistles. A quirky vibraphone riff spices up the whole 7 minutes and 54, while rollicking percussions add a colourful twist to the boisterous break. 'I Like' more straightforward techno approach and distorted vocals lead the way to fat synth stabs and in-your-face rim-shot sounds. 'Baile', as the title suggests, is pure tech-house designed to get the crowd going crazy during peak time disco hours, with high-pitched toms, delayed claps and an addictive upbeat South-American mood. 'Star Criminal (feat. Ilka Oliver)' is built around a funky bass line, dark vocal snippets and piano chords, and is without any doubt the most eccentric and off-the-wall of the package. With this ep, the Rio De Janeiro native delivers a fine example of electronic music mixed with the warm sounds of his own cultural heritage; an ep which is set to ignite the summer clubs all over the world and get the party-goers shake their bodies following the rhythm.

Expect to get lured into the Purple Maze with this third release by the Dutch imprint, once again by mysterious producer Yør with his 'Modern Slaves Of Contemporary Contexts EP'.
Expect to get lured into the Purple Maze with this third release by the Dutch imprint, once again by mysterious producer Yør with his 'Modern Slaves Of Contemporary Contexts EP'. Again it will be a shadowy and esoteric dancefloor experience like few others.

The EP starts with 'ABCM', a dystopian landscape of buzzing machines, ticking percussion and raw drums that builds and builds until eventually coalescing into a foreboding and roughshod house groove. The sound of circling space ships, dangling glass tubes and other odd effects flesh out the groove into something really quite intense.

'Dystopia' continues in Yør's tradition of contrary titles, because it's in fact a soothing cut doused in ambiance that relaxes you after the agro ride that went before. There are some bumpy beats underneath the whole thing but the large spaces above are what mostly occupy your mind, before 'Fear And Desire' comes over like a deep, spare Redshape cut: searching synths, a fine grain texture and plenty of disheveled Detroit vibes.

Closer 'Phaedra's Love' is a scuffed deep house kicker with delicate tambourines, somber buried melodies and a only the faintest sense of optimism muffled in its concealed core... Modern Slaves Of Contemporary Contexts, then, is another great EP from an unordinary sonic world.

Delving into darker more techy realms, the unstoppable Hot Creations imprint welcomes M-nus favourite Heartthrob with 'Odyssey' - two original cuts straddling the boundaries of house and techno, filled with glacial atmosphere, moody melodics and serious dance floor drive.

Steaming in with a powerful pumping bass and dense, mischievous chords, title track 'Odyssey' is a tech-house dream of the highest stature. Metallic drips echo in the deep waters, while pacey percussions soon creep into the mix, rolling a tight and trippy rhythm. Spacey electronic keys swell and rise through the top tiers creating a cosmically charged hypnotic wave, which is destined to swarm your senses.

Moving into darker territory, 'Liar' sets off with heavy-duty bass, subtle claps, shakes and deep, moody keys. Tense breakdowns escalate into sinister, dramatic synths, while the dark vocal haunts create an alluring energy, both seductive and disturbing. Progressing into sensational synth patterns, the track has a compelling energy, without losing its dark and moody edge.

Originally from Michigan, U.S.A, Jesse Siminski aka Heartthrob soon became an integral member of the M-nus family and still resides in Berlin where he continues to explore his passion for music. Venturing from his M-nus home ground for this special release, Jesse makes a fresh and distinctive leap with this new project for Hot Creations. Thrilled to have the M-nus legend on-board, the label continues its musical evolution.

Upon its release in 2011 Narcosa quickly garnered support and love from Tobi Neumann, Ellen Allien, Steve Bug, John Selway and Anthony Collins, to name a few. The WetYourSelf! crew now release a killer remix package as they enlist the talent of Jennifer Cardini, Faster and Luke Solomun to reinterpret Cormac's cerebral techno ballad of 2011 ‚ "Narcosa", as well as showcasing an all-new original from Cormac.

The Original track on this release, "Haus", sees Cormac's continue his exploration of the Machina-Melancholia he has been refining over his past few records. Drum vocabulary is provided courtesy of the Roland-TR legacy, whilst subtle textures and sound design form a decisive nod to modern and established techno methodologies. Deep, fresh and seductively satisfying, this tune was designed for the discerning dancefloor.

Jennifer Cardini delivers an delirious wayward journey into Cormac's Narcosa. Deep synth notes, murky textures and drum machine hits are soaked in reverb. This mix recalls the work of Goblin and the glacial sounds of the 80s underground. Cardini has created an incredible hypnotising lullaby soundtrack for the now.

Offering up a streamlined dish in minimalism, Romanian talent Faster constructs an elegant labyrinth of percussive dub textures and sinusoidal tones whilst a firm kick drum and fast shuffling hats propel the track toward serious dancefloor language.

Luke Solomon takes us on a journey of a post-dystopian disco where human beings have been replaced by machines and robots who have learnt to dance. A dangerously funky bassline threatens to consume all with the help of flying hi-hat saucers and an armada of synths, pads and textures. An authoritarian voice creeps out from the wilderness. If DBX had been commissioned to soundtrack 1984 in a futuristic alternative universe, it would probably sound something like this.

Gigolo welcomes Rampa & Re.You aboard to the roster for the double-whammy of "Feet" and "Provoking", two beastly tracks designed to suck you onto the dancefloor like a swirling maelstrom of black tar!