Techno News

After the great debut record, Clut Communication is back with a new EP “NS connection” coming from Alex Dima and our Odracir. The guys delivered 4 house electro tunes that will burn the dancefloor.

Second release of Dojostudio featuring Billy Dalessandro, and the return of Brian Ffar from Siteholder. The owls are never what they seem!

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After successful releases of 001 with Octave , we proud to present Hubble 002.
Four original tracks from Alex Pervukhin, Laconica label boss. This artist from Lviv (Ukraine) make a lot of noise with releases in labels likeRecordeep, Harmine and Crocus VINYL.
On this EP Sasha mixed up different elements of house music: from micro sounds on "Alive A" to acidish arp on "Aseed Base". On B side we have banger "Black Eyes" with oldchool bassline and deep tune "My name is Kristina". Perfect package for any moment.
This beauties was tested on different dancefloors and now ready for your bag.

Limited 300 copies. Don't snooze

Inspired by the early white label house music releases.Vinyl only, limited copies, no digital promotion.

Ukrainian born and New York-based artist Matuss is delivering anotherinstallment of Absence Seizure. This time she is teaming up with
Norwegian but could be Berlin depending on the time of year
basslines that are pulsated by some intricate synths.


The Absence Seizure imprint is run by none other than Matuss herself along with Abe Duque and they focus on limited edition vinyl with a
nose for deep and meaningful house and techno. The last release saw the two bosses’ team up on Absence Seizure 11 to deliver some
pulsating beats and orgasmic synths. Expect a deeper cut this time around with the two artists verging more to the house side of the
electronic music spectrum on this project. Karina’s ‘Acid Meow’ is the first track on AS012. Karina is one of The
Zoo Project Ibiza core residents a player of all things vinyl with releases on the likes of God Particle and Cymawax. ‘Acid Meow’ has a
fearless acid-tinged bassline that gives the track a motivating drive. Reminiscent of 90s minimalism she’s kept the beats simple
putting all emphasis on the merciless acid sequence. Tip! Real energy to the dancefloor!


Matuss takes over the EP after the initial cut starting with ‘Travel High’. It has a long build to begin with these quizzical keys that
create anticipation. It discharges with an old school funky bassline that is slowly pushed. It’s accentuated by a ghetto vocal belting out
the title of the track and ends with some punchy percussions and bongo drums. She follows up with ‘Ninja Moves’. A more secretive and sultry number.
It tingles out a smooth bassline and revolves some nice chatter claps and snaps to add a certain silkiness to it. A bit of a floater
it has some beeping 80s keys on it that just add to the sway. If you want your mind to drift
you can get lost in this. Last but as always not least is ‘People Like You and Me’. The track starts with that fun festival horn that makes nostalgia exude out of
your prefrontal cortex. It divulges into these rolling clicks and toms that is carried by this dubbed bassline. Eventually
a bright and sunny synth emits light over the track as the vocals invite you in. The juxtaposition of the synth and bassline just work in harmony and
really make this cut hit home.

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A mystery label from East Asia. Vinyl only - limited. It is sampled from a famous song.

Thomas Fehlmann steps away as co-member of The Orb following two acclaimed full lengths on Kompakt (COW - 2016, Moonbuilding 2703 AD - 2015) and embarks back on his solo career with a career defining album 'Los Lagos' - from Detroit to Schaffel techno he conducts a broad spectrum of electronic music into a seamless flow.

Thomas Fehlmann has been active since the late 1970's from Palais Schaumburg, the Tresor defnining trio 3MB (with Moritz von Oswald and Juan Atkins), Ocean Club (together with Gudrun Gut) and of course The Orb.

Artwork direction and design by DESIGNERS REPUBLIC.

'Los Lagos' is Thomas Fehlmann's seventh solo full-length, his 4th for Kompakt following his Berlin inspired 2010 full length 'Gute Luft'. in the musician's own words it's about "checking the juice".

Establishing a picture of his current artistic condition, as suggested by the title - los lagos / die lage / the situation (literally translating to 'the lakes' but taking the meaning of 'wassup' in the context of a relaxed discussion between friends), the album refers to Fehlmann's "musical motivation, dreams and wishes" through the language of music exclusively: a way to "allow myself to techno" he says, "to techno as a means to deconstruct and rebuild again. Set up an area of tension, loose it in the flow of the grooves. Magnifying some detail out of proportion, regroup around that and slowly knit a texture. Expand."

"It was time to take a bend and head where the sun rises or sets, wherever my heart drives me." This is pretty much the kind of decision Thomas Fehlmann has made. 61 and shining, longstanding member of The Orb, multi-talented composer and boundless experimentalist, had to make in the twilight of his collaboration with Alex Paterson, eager to taste the flavours of the unknown on his own again. "It was the moment when felxibility would have become compromise'. Far from being the demise of their joint dream, this was bound to split it in two distinct, parallel fantasies - rich of their own singularity.

As goes with that essential love of his for the free-flowing nature of electronic music, a fascination born out of its "lack of borders", capable of "inventing, changing the emphasis, experimenting with an unpredictable outcome", 'Los Lagos' "freely connects disparate extremes. Art, disco, minimalism, schmalz, jazz and funk". As he likes to say, Fehlmann's head functions as a sampler, capturing elements and re-assembling them under his own embracing perspective ; not afraid to leap from a deep, dubbed-out hypnotism ('Window', 'Morrislouis', 'Freiluft') to the playfulness of '90s-style bleepy schaffel ('Tempelhof' featuring Max Loderbauer), through out-there, muscle-flexing dancefloor cuts ('Triggerism') onto the calmness of ambient ('Geworden').

In need to keep his inner balance in check, Fehlmann committed himself to "switch off the control" and follow his intuition, which isn't so much of an easy process as he also wanted to incorporate the side disturbances experienced: "it's a complex process of search and destroy to bring out a new beauty trying to expand my vocabulary". With 'Los Lagos', Fehlmann looked at finding "the structure that's surprising, disturbing and rewarding". The artwork for the record, courtesy of contemporary artist and friend Albert Oehlen whom he shares lots of artistic ambitions with, echoes the producer's "funky use of shape and space, sludge and clarity" like a second skin. A search for light and harmony that Fehlmann sums up eloquently: "Does your inner musical voice respond", that is the question. Then "doors open up in unexpected corners, rays of light appear; you follow through and you're in - in your oasis."

'Breathe The Machine' is the first installment of Dojostudio and presents a musical world rich in harmonics, low frequency and melodic impact, yet with enough space in between to allow that perfect breathing room essential for powerful dance cuts. 'Breathe The Machine' portrays a world that initially feels robotic, yet instills an organic fluidity known only to come from humanoid beings, breathing life into a system littered with code and coldness. Billy Dalessandro presents 3 original cuts, plus a rendition of the title track by Mike Shannon.

Both for 'Breathe The Machine' and 'Tractor Beam' the Waldorf Microwave XT 2 and the Jomox 888 were the primary sound sources. For 'Breathe The Machine' the 888 was processed through a Jomox T-Resonator, which added harmonic distortion, and also spread the stereo spectrum out a bit offering the drums a more washed-out feel. The XT was layered track by track by performing patterns live into an editor until the desired ideas were properly recorded. Mike Shannon was brought on board to offer a contrasting expression of 'Breathe The Machine' and when asked how the process went he stated:

"I took the source sounds, edited them and processed them to work with a groove I had written for this remix. I mainly used the pad, lead synth and synth effects from the original. The rest of the gold I engineered."

On 'Tractor Beam', subtle use shows that ample space in between ideas make things seem larger than life. By allowing a more minimal approach in the production process the sounds can easily co-exist, allowing for that 'big room' sound without overwhelming the overall experience.

The digital exclusive 'Deliverance' was created using NI's Maschine for the drums, and FM8 and Reaktor were the sources of the synths. Drum patterns were created in Maschine and then recorded in realtime back into the DAW as it played, with real-time tweaking of the hi-hat to create the desired impact, especially at the break. The synth and pad patterns were recorded as MIDI into the editor, and then automation of the synths' VCF rounded out the expression needed to complete the emotional process.

All in all, DOJ001 is mostly an all-hardware showdown, with 'Deliverance' being the only 'virtual' attempt. Life is in nature, not in machines, yet the culmination of the two worlds can be beautiful, if only properly tamed and understood. Lest we beware! Stay tuned... and thanks for listening!

BEYER & FITZPATRICK TEAM UP FOR HUMAN REASON B/W SIMPLE HAZE FROM BEYER.

A rare collaborative statement of Laurine Frost and G76 on Tablon's Ten Inches series. Swinging jazz, funk and adventurous techno utopia in a gentle conversation of sounds. A unique soundscape that stands far way from the actual trends.
Obvious trademarks of Frost's unusual drums and wacky structures give birth to two peerless compositions with Florin Gojnea's floating micro-house visions. Sweet cake for silent rebels.

heavy hitting and groovy house four tracker with a special hint of breezy playfulness.

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'When you put on the first track on the album 'Antisocial Background 2017 - 2019 by Mythologen your likely to think: 'this is THAT kind of an album', and fell happy with that. But Mythologen aka Alexander Palmestal is not 'THAT' kind of an artist and this album reflects his broad musical background. It spans from Japan to USA, from the 70s to the 00s and from cold concrete floors to fluffy cotton clouds. Palmestal, with a background in bands such as Pistol Disco and Iberia now releases his second full-length album on Hoga Nord Rekords

The album is a play with emotions and genres, with unexpected meetings between major and minor keys and is a collection of tracks where Jungle, Electro, House, Synth and Big Beat are deconstructed and put together as relevant contemporary dance music. The production on 'Antisocial background' sometimes sound like a more electronic version of Boredoms but most of the time it puts the listener on the British isles and in the 90's. Palmestal pays respect to his masters but he is not in any way too careful with their legacy and let, just as on his debut album, influences from the 1970's and 80's Nigeria and Soweto.'

Are you Vogue enough After contributing her mesmerizing lyrics to Sinfol's 'Crystalline', Barbara Ford now debuts on Anagram with her first solo EP titled 'Sound of the Siren'. From her tense storytelling on the title track, brilliant contrasting elements on 'Fashion Week' and fast paced power grooves on 'Treason' and 'Amotan', Barbara makes it very clear why she made herself a part of the Anagram family with this stellar contribution to the Dutch label's discography.

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Scotland's number one label present their stunning first release, remastered for 2018. Title track "OSB" has lit up many a dance floor down the years and the flip's menacing "It's Dark, But I'm Not Afraid" has become a unique classic, lauded and loved by many. The haunting "Move Yo Body" rounds things off in true Hutton Drive twisted fashion. A definitive must-have.

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The 6th release on July Z imprint is here.
12” Vinyl Only Release
Limited copies

The second EP of Kapucci is a crispy, genius breaktune that goes from house to electro and everything in-between. Followed by a characteristic RMX of Phil Evans, fits perfect for your night.

Kicking off a brand new and solid imprint MESLOW. First VA release is a musical journey through stomping and dreamy sounds from 4 of the most prolific heads in the business like Bobby ODonnell, Rowlanz, Ed Herbst and Jake Flory. This is an absolute weapon for dancefloors!

Radio Mars is happy to announce the next release
RM005 : Deemphasis – Reflections Ep
This Ep is particular, it represents the very essence of the Electro style, minimal beats, Robotic voices, melody and a destructive groove….

Deemphasis is a producer specializing in electro, acid and vocoder.
Originally from northern france, deemphasis was influenced in the late 80s by german, english, detroit and belgian techno sounds. in the 90s, he is very involved in the “demoscene” and uses “sound-tracker” to make music. Nowadays, he always uses the same approach. it was at this time that he settled in clermont-ferrand, in the early 2000s, he began to do some concerts and he turned gradually to electro.

In 2010, deemphasis released its first 12 “ep” synthetic cells “on the umwelt label, newflesh records. Then, several ep and his famous album “mechanical beats” on ukonx recordings.

In this ep, deemphasis explores some of the feelings one can encounter in a post-apocalyptic world. The opening title “my empire” is clearly oriented towards the dance floor and features a surviving robotic voice in a hostile environment. An acid base consolidates the melancholy atmosphere. The remix of “my empire” by the french producer “the observer” is a journey with some hypnotizing effects, deep experience and ongoing melodies take will take you to a different dimension, sounds rythmic, mysterious and variable… this remix are like a poetical description of some non-human race or nature of another dimension….

The b side begins with the track “obsession”, presenting a long journey in the darkness. The mechanical rhythm sounds like a dehumanized factory fighting against continuous pressure. The ep ends with a touch of hope, looking for a « rebirth », contemplating the galaxy full of stars.

LumieresLaNuit (alias LLN) is glad to welcome on board another talented Russian producer, Gatilove, and his "Wave EP" for the 8th release of its OFF series.

Just as his predecessors Module One and Bypass, Gatilove shows an unbelievable dexterity in delivering soulful, sophisticated and rousing cuts. Whereas "Marini" unveils a breaky and sparkling aquatic atmosphere, "Wave" brings us back above sea level with minimal beats and daydreaming chords.

LLN's OFF regular, Russian duet Bypass offers a minimalist and charming version of "Marini" to the sound of Japanese-inspired strings. Lost.Act, as for him, restyled "Wave" in to a floating and techno journey at night.

After Moscow-based duet Bypass (LLNOFF001 and -006) and Module One (LLNOFF007), Gatilove is the fourth Russian artist to join LumieresLaNuit, and Lost.Act the fifth.

Oscillate Tracks 003 is the first split EP featuring resident Johanna Knutsson and alumni Karen
Gwyer. The two performed together early last year, Karen live with her shimmering textures
before Johanna introduced her bleepy tales. Their musical affinity was easily recognisable and
our aim was to bring their dynamic connection from one fleeting experience onto the enduring
form of a record. What developed exceeded all expectations. On Johanna’s side, the Swedish
producer plays with tempo and panning, constructing vast soundscapes on the backdrop of a
dubbed-out alternating bass drum with refrains from her Nord synth rippling throughout. On the
flip we find Karen exploring melancholic ambient IDM, layering sparkling notes over lush
melodies interlaced with rapid percussions, forming utterly exquisite works of art.

DUAT (pronounced "do-aht") was the realm of the dead in ancient Egyptian mythology. The deity Osiris was believed to be the lord of the underworld since he personified rebirth and life after death, being the first mummy as depicted in the Osiris Myth. The underworld was also the resi-dence of various other gods along with Osiris. The DUAT was the region through which the sun god Re traveled from west to east each night, and it was where he battled Apep, who embodied the primordial chaos which the sun had to defeat in order to rise each morning and bring order back to the earth. It was also the place where people's souls went after death for judgement, though that was not the full extent of the afterlife. Burial chambers formed touching-points be-tween the mundane world and the DUAT, and the akh, the effectiveness of the dead, could use tombs to travel back and forth from the DUAT

Shoutscire & Francesco Mon : Lady From the East
Incl. Ashley Casselle remix
You breathe Dope effect in the deep soul of this release, in proper sublime psychedelia of Assie vocals, weaver of ancestral melodies able to transform listening in an open-eyes dreaming. As well as in the cutting edge textures and sharp grooves of the original mix where ethnic mood of composition is soaked with never ordinary tech energy. First product of collaboration between our Francesco Mon and the Sicilian, Ibiza based, avant-garde producer, composer-multi-instrumentalist and much more: Shoutscire. As well as in the refined Ashley Casselle's interpretation we can not stop playing anytime after the first hearing, as hopefully you will love loving like this superb mix.

Gians :: THE GUARDIAN - Incl. Erly Tepshi Remix If you love to fly with the music, feeling like being in a space shuttle loaded of empathy and soul vibrations, then The Guardian will easily give what you need. The last opus of an always more espressive composer and producer like Gians with a fantastic remix of Erly Tepshi conducts on a proper lysergic planet never to be leaved.

A very rare remix package of STL's original material from Sebastian Mullaert on very limited edition 12" vinyl.

When I get a request to do a remix, I take that as an invitation… an invitation to express.

The sounds from the original composition become doors / gates… stepping stones for me to travel into this very moment and investigate how it is always changing (that changing being me).

I start working with the sounds… looping, playing, shaping… like a ceramist working with the clay, a painter working with the brush and paint, or the baker working with the dough. This process becomes a mantra; a meditation, and my studio becomes filled with sounds and rhythms… echoes from the original song, filtered by this very moment, temporary passing through "someone" being called Sebastian Mullaert or Wa Wu We.
Expression taking place and there are "NO MORE WORDS". Music becomes being, just Being.

STL is one of my absolute favorite artists, this specific invitation felt very special to me and the journey around the creation of the remix has been very deep.

Now I invite You to take part of it, let your consciousness express this very moment through the experience of the music. Again, being is just Being.

Much love
Sebastian Mullaert & Wa Wu We & …

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Time to unveil the third Chapter of Dighop records. Our monkey strikes again with some serious dance floor heat.

Acid & hypnotic atmospheres makes DHR003 the perfect banger pack to kill the dance floor... enjoy it!

Meanwhile in the Blast Office, Party Nails have been cooking straight bangers for bent dancefloors.

Four more heaters to test your meters.
Following an inclusion for PN001 in DJ Boring's Phonica top 10 for 2018 the duo gave up their day jobs to pursue their dream of full-time idiocy.

Please buy this record. The kids still need wine.

DON'T ASK WHY - JUST BANG THE NAILS

Mella Dee’s Warehouse Music drops its second release of 2019 this summer with ‘When You Gonna Learn’, the label debut 12” from Work Them Records boss, Spencer Parker.

Berlin-based Parker rarely releases outside of his own label or Radio Slave’s Rekids imprint these days, but having struck up a friendship with Mella Dee following the former’s support of his ‘Techno Disco Tool’, the idea of a release was cemented last year. The fruits of this produced ‘When You Gonna Learn’, which comes complete with a remix from Mella Dee as well as a dub version from Parker.


As you’d expect from both artists and label, ‘When You Gonna Learn’ is an urgent, gritty powerhouse of a cut. A discordant top line threads itself through the track while Parker pushes the limits of tension building strings and drum fills to extreme effect. His dub pairs things back somewhat, allowing the main riff to do the bulk of the work while Mella Dee delivers a classy but no less forceful late-night roller of a remix.




c B1. Spencer Parker - When You Gonna Learn Mella Dee Mi

Marking one year since the birth of Addition by Subtraction, we are delighted to bring you the third vinyl only release of many as we showcase deep and swingy dance-floor bombs for those with eclectic taste.


ABS003 enlists the expertise of six artists from around the world who understand what it means to produce a sound that rocks dance floors and a sound that takes years of practise to blend and perfect.


ABS003 has been road tested by artists around the world and of course the ABS team in Sydney Australia.


Early Support: Yaya, Rossko, Hanfry Martinez, Michael James, Swoy, Giorgio Maulini, Monika Ross, DJ CASPA

Egal 3 together with his alter-ego Vid has been one of the most prolific and innovative producers over the past years. No Time For Love is proud to present his last incredible work. 3 originals tracks crossing minimal and techno in a superb way. Only 300 copies. No repress!

Our philosophy is, to release outstanding, evolving longplayer music to represent the complexity of soundstructures together. Where art meet with dance. Where soul able to melt together with the body. Only on vinyl.

Ont he first episode we would like to represent on two different way the Birth itself.

On side A. we represent you "Riaffiorire" by our very-talented Italian friend, Reclame With his outstanding epic and hypnotic masterpiece, where is only one word can describe properly this tune: Beauty.

On side B. we represent you "Eruption" by the Hungarian background man, Khristian K to catch You with a more powerful yet still evolving longplayer vision.



Supported by: Korablev, Andrea Ferlin, Andrey Zots, Anushka, Plusculaar, Yaroslav Lenzyak and many more..

Vinyl only heavyweight sublabel of Moira Audio Recordings.

This the first release of this newly formed label, product of the studio collaboration between the experienced music duo.

A1 holds a special place since it was one of their first productions, defining their sound and workflow in the studio. Driving energy, crispy drum sounds and well crafted pads make this one a perfect track for the early morning hours. B1 is one of these tracks that stay glued in your mind and you can't stop humming their melody. Evolving basslines, forceful kick drums and an elegant lead make 'Backup' one to remember. B2 is showcasing the duos attention to detail when it comes to minimalism in music making. Few elements arranged in a way that make the track progress flawlessly to a proper mind bending groove.

Focus and hard work ethic are the key elements of this collaboration. During endless studio sessions the duo has defined their characteristic sound and more material will be coming out soon. Staying quiet. Working hard. Together

New Argentina based label, limited copies and vinyl only

Re...Requestion!Please request... Here we go with this mega earworm by Dominik Musiolik plus a dirty remix from Syntax Error. It´s so snorky and catchy!There is nothing more to say!!!

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Silent Servant - former Tropic Of Cancer and Sandwell District producer, Juan Mendez - makes his
stunning album debut with the poised fusion of epic techno, primitive post punk, and industrial
electronics on 'Negative Fascination' for Dominick Fernow's Hospital Productions.
Since he stopped recording with Sandwell District, Mendez has explored his divergent yet
compatible tastes to their fullest, recognising and reconciling their congruent rhythms,
atmospheres and intentions with alchemical ability. If you're familiar with his previous
trajectories you'll no doubt be seriously impressed with his balance and contrast of time-
honoured elements, from the bellicose sci-fi romance of 'Process (Introduction)' to the full flight
techno escapism of 'Utopian Disaster (End)', and if you're new to his sound - whether you're a
noise freak wondering what the f*ck Hospital Productions are doing releasing a techno album, or
a techno head who's baffled by the raspy drums - you should be quickly realising that this stuff is
the way forward.
From the wave-scanning intro he spins a bleakly noirish narrative, slowly building tension with
'Invocation Of Lust''s acid hypnosis and the stoic deployment of drones and agitated drum machine
slaves on 'Moral Divide (Endless)' that resolves with gritted techno determination on 'The Strange
Attractor'. Yet perhaps our favourite moment is 'Temptation & Desire', sounding like the converged
darkroom visions of Front 242 and Stephen Morris, but if any cut shocks us the most, it's 'A Path
Eternal', revealing SS at his most unreservedly sublime and vulnerable without his usual, armour-
plated chassis of beats.
It all surely adds up to one of the most impressive examples of modern industrial techno you'll hear
this year, one which doesn't merely pay deference to its roots, but nourishes and augments them
with the kind of vision that imparts the strong feeling that he's really been biding his time, 'til
now...

Canadian John Varuhin serves up the second tasteful EP on Clyde Records , a sublime minimal techno affair across 4 standout tracks.

This Vancouver artist is a techno DJ and producer who has also played a purely digital live set in the past. He has a clean, crisp style that comes back from the future and is rich in hi fidelity details that make it truly cinematic.

Opener ‘ Bunker ’ is a spacious track with gooey kick drums rolling deep as slithers of synth and tiny metallic sounds glint and glisten up top. It’s perfectly transcendental, while the excellent ‘ Retribution ’ picks up the pace with a sense of silky techno urgency. The unsettl ing sound of distant automation and darkened synths recall the best of Motor City techno and ensure this one will have the floor locked in.

The expertly designed ‘ Rainy Day ’ is pure minimalism, with icy hi hats and scuttling little details sure to find favour with fans of Robert Hood. Hugely atmospheric and absorbing, it’s the sort of deep and late night track that’s designed for intimate club rooms. Last of all, ‘ Detached Screen ’ is another deep, rolling, perfectly elongated groove design to melt your mind and trap you in the beautiful repetition.

This is a classy and timeless EP of meticulously crafted minimal techno.