Techno News

It's already well-known that Cocoon Recordings is a sucker for tracks that stand out of the usual field of - let's be honest - often uniformly reduced Tech-House, and the past nine years of the label's history have proven this sustainably. And the Rhein-Neckar area based team Flatner/Lopazz are again two hot candidates to leave their very special mark on the summer of 2009. After all, Circlemusic manager Alex Flatner is rocking the floors as a DJ and producer for already 10 years now, having been releasing for labels such as Harthouse or Black Nation, whereas the Heidelberg-born Stefan Eichinger aka Lopazz has made himself a name with releases on imprints from the likes of Output, International Deejay Gigolo and mainly Get Physical. Together they celebrate a very funky understanding for percussive Techno, which is setting highly meaningful moments for the primetime, particularly by means of lascivious vocals. 'I wanna take you all night long", for sure! And you definitely can't find a better expression for the perfect pounding symbiosis between bass-focused club stompers and economically dosed Pop elements than 'It's time to make up your mind".

first pressing in clear vinyl!
With over 30 releases behind and over a decade of running his own label, Jacek Sienkiewicz persistently followed his very own path, creating music that very soon began to be impossible to define.

the new jacek release on the legendary cocoon label !!!

Presenting the debut vinyl only release from Berlin based label Baumbaum.
Take a walk into a vast jungle of atmospheres and landscapes with Zefzeed's two original productions, showcasing utter class in production and groove as well as a ultimately unique experience for the ears.
Cristi Cons throws in a mind-blowingly powerful momentum with his remix, a sound that will undoubtably fill the floors and send goosebumps into the crowd.

repressed !

RUIS is a new limited vinyl only label of Ruiskamer, a record shop near by Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Founded by the guys of KARTON Label.

180 gram hand stamped record with a limited number of copies, a very special EP by Diogo!

inner sleeve only !

Retraieste Romaneste is a LP in which music speaks for it self, like the translation of the title Relive The Romanian Way' this original minimal and deep sound of young artist Dragutesku brings us one step closer to the roots. The track names are picked after the names of great romanian writers and poets from last century topped by the original artwork, this album makes us relive those moments of pure, inspiring originality once again.

Dead Rail is a soundshaping railroad soaked in fog and cough.
Dead Rail is the breath that transforms light into smoke, smoke into brain waves and brain waves into some anamorphic sound blend.

Dead Rail is a walk through an eyeburning beat and runs on mandibular tracks.
Dead Rail is the dark corner of a party where the tones are stagnant in a motionless dynamic.
Dead Rail is the suspended activity of synapses while earing is driving the other senses.
Dead Rail is the dying frequency in your ear.
Dead Rail is noise from within.

Early May will see Mihai Popoviciu return with his second long player in the shape of the
'Home' LP on Bondage music, comprising twelve original compositions from the Romanian artist.

Mihai Popoviciu : "The album's called "home" because it is inspired by my experiences from my home city Sibiu in Romania. Home is also the place where the album was produced, in my stripped down studio. It is where I always return to rest and chill after touring the world and the place where I feel most safe and comfortable. The artwork shows an image of the airport lane in Sibiu with surrounding hills and mountains in the back. It is a metaphoric "gate" to both leave and return home."

Romania's Mihai Popoviciu has carved out quite the career over the past decade releasing material through the likes of Highgrade, Hudd Traxx, Poker Flat and Fear of Flying. Here though we see him deliver his second full-length album and return to Bondage Music following a single on the label back in
2013.

Across the project Mihai delivers his signature dance floor focused, stripped back style with records like
'ACK', 'Sandstone Folder' and 'Tentacle Operated' showcasing the hypnotic and percussive style
Popoviciu executes so well. The project also drifts into smooth dubby realms via compositions like
'Cannon Poets' and 'Sunshine' while the likes of 'Triumph' and 'Music 999' radiantly display Mihai's proficient production abilities as he wanders into a brighter more house centric sound.

All in all Mihai Popoviciu turns in a coherent long player whilst exploring a broad range of styles, 'Focus and 'Havana' lay down a groove-led feel with subtle modulations and an unfaltering structure, while
'Data On Data', 'Paranoia' and 'Hypnosia' tip the focus over to dark and brooding territories with murky synth pads and chuggy low end tones. Once again Popoviciu has proven himself to be one of Romania's finest electronic music exports.

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We are proud to present our milestone release. Magical 100th edition of Baile Musik brings Blast EP written and produced by our residents Silat Beksi and Patrick Weblin.
Silat Beksi needs no introduction. Always inventive, always determined, always independent, he belongs to the new breed of truly exceptional producers. His productions are reminders of the good old Arpiar Sound - dark, repetitive, simple, yet at the same time verily effective.
Patrick Weblin fits perfectly with Silat in studio environment.
Patrick is Mood 24 Records owner, experienced dj and producer. His studio work is melting with Silat´s talent and amazing music enthusiasm.
All in all Blast could blast you away with melting pot of repetitive minimal techno, techno and break beat sound.
Early supported by Raresh, Varoslav, Enzo Siragusa, Dj W!LD, Bunte Bummler, Archie Hamilton, David GTronic, Danny Tenaglia, Marwan Sabb, Joseph Capriati, Paco Osuna, Rhadow and Stacey Pullen.

Raresh - "fela cuti for me maybe .. thanks a lot"
Varoslav - "nice ep ! groovy trx to play thx !"
Enzo Siragusa - "B1 is Large!"
DJ W!LD - "support will play for sure"
Bunte Bummler - "killer"
Archie Hamilton - "Fela Cuti for me, thanks "
David GTronic - "Support! 10/10"
Rhadow - "lovely tracks. thnx!"
Bolumar - "VFTS 102 is great! supportt guys! nice release!!"

Boutique Polish vinyl imprint Astropical Tapes returns for a second outing following the widespread acclaim of Astro Buhloone's inaugural effort Forever with an EP from label boss, Marcin Krupa.

Spa House is named after Krupa's hometown Konstancin-Jeziorna, which is a historic spa resort on the outer reaches of Warsaw's administrative area. The EP is a fittingly soothing affair, from the resplendent strings and vocal harmonies that adorn the rolling title track to the loose, early morning mellowness of Jeziorna. Remixes of the latter come from Universo, who opts for a distorted, acid-licked melodic version, and Studio Barnhus signing Naphta, who chops up a broken beat and woozy chords to discordant effect.

Early support from: Axel Boman, Detroit Swindle, Jimpster, Nachtbraker, Frits Wentink, Loz Goddard, Daniel Drumz

limited repress !

Four edges of a circle are defined by four different but closely intertwined pieces authored by four very special artists.
Why So Series 02 provides a broken and diverse dimension through a selection of tracks that range from the glitchy subtleties of Mierea Dor's Teleparty, the driving and bold force of Lizz's Secbor, all the way to Sublee's delicate and gentle touch with That Same Feeling and ending on a tribalesque and mystical note with Rojid's Saiyan.
Either taken as a whole, or just as a a V.A. - WSS 02 aims to surprise and jolt you in all the right directions.

Vinyl only, 180 gramm & original artwork

Branching out further and deeper into contemporary electronic music, UVAR brings forth the first release of their limited edition series with an 8 tracker designed with the specific concept of blending together an immersive experience through sound and musical ideology.
UVAR LTD 001 gathers some of the most appreciated up and coming producers in Romania with Vid, Sepp, Nu Zau, Andrey Kharitonov, Cosmjn and Lizz alongside Miami newcomers Rojid & Idana.

From alpha to omega, the LP caters to a wide variety of dancefloor and home listening experiences, accomplishing what we set out to with our very first releases through this compilation...
Music, unadulterated & raw in a vinyl only format, 180 gramm.

Marwan Sabb and Illan Nicciani are essential figures on Parisian techno and house underground scene.
Booth as Dj-s and producers, Marwan and Illan left an indelible mark releasing for labels such as Sci-Tec, Time Has Change and sharing decks together with names like Fumiya Tanaka, Martin Buttrich, Arpiar, Sonja Moonear and many other.
Aya Baba presents tight, deep and filled with emotion minimal techno track.
Notably Aya Baba places special emphasis on smoothness and the warmth of the track.
We chose a diverse selection of remixes for Aya Baba starting with our old friends Bunte Bummler and their well known sound which stretches throughout the remix.
Deep house version of Aya Baba is masterfully done by amazing Copenhagen based Nandu. With cutting edge releases, on labels such as Constant Circles, Kindisch and OFF Recordings, we are immensely proud to have him on the Baile Musik.
For the end comes minimal masterpiece by our residents Guanlong. A non-conceptual project called Guanlong are two very strange objects, a two lovers between nowadays and the world in the past.

import warehouse find on this classic Canadian label.

2016 starts with warm welcome on board of our next Russian representative - Julia Govor, with her original "Open possibility" supported by Kamran Sadeghi and Ricardo Villalobos.

Stereoma is our illusory reality derived from the original self, also known as Samsara. Bellomo's mind tries to communicate through beat making some of those
ideas, using left fielded sounds and clicks to create a different kind of atmosphere for the ritual of late night dancing.

import warehouse find on this classic Canadian label.

In 2010 DimbiDeep Music initiated by Matthias Springer and Oliver Roos started with the first release "Morgennebel EP" by M. Rahn into a special journey of ambient and dub techno soundscapes, surrounded by a lot of delays, noises and reverbs. Just seven 12" records and about thirty digital releases later it is time to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Diametral sublabel. Therfor a special compilation with selected artists will be split on two coloured vinyl releases, the first part with exclusive tracks by Dave Marian, Subset, Volunteer and Narcotic 303. Enjoy this trip a be prepared for more!

molpack01 (5,99): monotone leidenschaft - special pack 01
special triple pack for all you MONOTONE LEIDENSCHAFT lovers out there - contains 3 classic releases
mol02: ash cawlin - i'm mds ep
mol03: subtronic - equivalent ep
mol04: jack else & ash cawlin - na uti epc

collecting orders for repress

A much needed re-issue of this modern acid classic from Rrose on his newly formed (and already hitting hard) label - Eaux.
The original Sandwell version (SD19) is now deleted so here we present the same tracks in a new format with the same monster sound !

special 3x12" pack for all you Budenzauber lovers out there - contains 3 classic releases

buza006: denis karimani & morbid monja - everyone suffers ep
buza008: five green circle - the second beginning of the middle ep
buza009: dncn - forrosselliot ep

Sukhumvit Records strikes again with Giuliano Lomonte in beastmode.!
Trippy remix by Sedee from Mannheim. Friendship on wax. !
Get your hands on this!!

Fasten Musique comes with its 10th release "Slow Notions EP" this time a collaboation from Kamran Sadeghi who is known as a core member of the art and music group Soundwalk Collective based between Berlin and New York City.The release contains two orignal tracks,vinyl only as always.

The second vinyl release from Rewire Musik presents ''Sattva'', the new ep from Medu. 4 tracks, with 2 different sides flowing from minimal techno vibes on the 'a-side' to the housy and groovy feeling on the 'b-side'.

Matthew Burton's charismatic "Shudderz" EP is the first release from Berlin imprint Chord Records.
Four off-kilter techno charmers from the British producers analogue world.

vinyl only !

LTD and numbered
3 digipack packed ina box

Loads of good techno, ambientish and minimal... to Acid... to Tribe... to groove and to explore !

REPRESS!

RiRom is a collaboration between Ricardo Villalobos and Roman Flügel and we are more than happy to have this dream team as our 80th release on Raum Musik. Have fun... !

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Outofstock returns with another release, this time a two-tracker from Timofti which is well known as being a part of Audiotheque. After the great reception that followed after the premiere of this label, it was a tough job to have any material at least close to that one, but Timofti lived up to the expectations and produced some of the most attracting sounds you would hear lately.
"Storyline" is the masterpiece of the A-side, an extremely well-balanced tune with an appealing, low vocal part and an edgy bassline is as good as it comes. Unpredictable, but amazing, the track is sophisticated due to the quirky percussions and spacey hats, all of them in perfect place to offer a unique vibe. A linear product, according exactly to the Romanian sound that is so highly appreciated lately, this one is definitely going to make a mark for years to come due to its complexity and real value.
The B side contains a contrast because of the "Blue Effect", a more darkish concept that inserts the idea of the sea, both with its title and with an astonishing depiction through sound, a truly artistry composition that can induce you in the musicians perspective. The basline is the root of this image, with an aggressive but deep approach, also completed by some acoustic elements that go beyond the usual aspects, delivering a new insight of Timofti.

RUIS004 by BODJ. 450 hand-stamped and hand-numbered copies on solid white & black vinyl.

Now, as a 20-something, DER HUT finally welcomes Senor Felix Bernhardt again! The striking "Rombola" additionally got retreated by Hamburg's finest newbee trio of Kamika, Felix Lorusso and Brojanowski.
A1- Felix Bernhardt - Rombola. As energetic as techno can get: Felix is pulling out all the stopps. This is what you need on an all raving primetime boiling pot!
A2 - Felix Bernhardt - Rombola (Kamika RMX). Kamika is condensing it down to a weird yet massivly pushing soundscape of straight forward strangeness - a perfect tool for well focussed dancefloors not reaching for the obvious.
B1 - Felix Bernhardt - Rombola (Brojanowski daddy RMX). Equally crispy, yet not restraining from mixing it up
with an atmospheric element of harmony, is Mr. Brojanowski's approach to the Rombola.
B2 - Felix Bernhardt - Rombola (Felix Lorusso's Flat Broke RMX). The original artist's namesake Felix Lorusso is getting it serious again. No hokums here, no distraction - Techno en pointe.

The brand new Echoes_ imprint sees label co-owner Nathan 0ye delivering his solo debut with Topper on remix duty.

The newest imprint indulging in dub minimal techno.

180g vinyl

300 limited copies

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