Techno News

ARTS is glad to present the very first full length work from one of our most unique artists in the roster, after a few records on the label and an impressive impact on the scene, KRTM worked on a larger project that aimed to express freely something deeper, and most likely something that was inevitable and that needed to get out into the sun. Despite the format, this is little more than a usual LP, the entire body of work is larger, but essentially presented in a very personal way in each single part of the elements and written tracks, we are glad to give you "It Will Make The World A Better Place", there are not many words that are needed to describe what you are going into, we hope that this piece of art will sign your future as will sign ours.

For the eleventh release of Øpium Trax, we have the pleasure to announce that two new artists signed with the family. Welcome to RVRSRVR and Dj Panini.
The young artist RVRSRVR made two bangers tracks, ‘Cognitive distortion’ and ‘Cyberbullshit’ characterized by rave vibes with industrial influences and dark atmospheres. This Ep also includes two super remixes of Cognitive Distortion. The first from the label boss Fabrizio De Santis, a pure rave track designed for the dance floor. The second from Dj Panini, a really good reinterpretation in electronic/downtempo key. Happy to share with you the first Vinyl release of Øpium Trax!
OPM011

The Sub label of "Rage & Error Music" with the focus on harsh techno join after 9 digital releases the Vinyl force.

Four hard and pure techno tracks with a breeze of industrial, Chicago and oldschool techno made by Alessandro Nero (Kindcrime rec.), Cannibal Cooking Club(CCC), Der Totmacher (Scatty Brainz) and Stephan Strube & Kratzer (10/40).

„Thinking outside the box is our priority.“

At only eighteen years old, Paris DJ and producer u.r.trax has a C.V that would make most seasoned selectors blush. Blending the innocence of youth with a ferocious production palette, the emerging techno star has already played Concrete, Dehors Brut, and La Toilette, and has released on Hector Oaks Kaos label, having become infatuated with the sound at a young age - even visiting Tresor at just fourteen!

From death comes rebirth, and on ‘Dying Generation' u.r.trax flies the flag for future-gazing doof with its twisting, left-field turns and throbbing noise. An instant Berlin classic. The glitch and suspense of ‘What Was On Their Mind’ melts into the raver’s core; alarm bells ring, heartbeats race and eyes widen on its six-minute journey.

The headsy vibes on ‘You Are Your Own Distraction’ is a welcome switch-up, its punchy kicks and bouncy aesthetic inviting the listener to dance as weird as they want, before the techno tradition is dropped in favour of a hefty cut of electro flavour, molding the artists own vocals with her production for a “Miss Kitten 2.0” vibe.

Galaxial atmospherics, horror-synths and anxious energy bow us out on ‘Race Against Time’, completing the package with a furious digi-only rework from MRD.

Repress

Embracing the underground culture with open arms when it matters most, the Dutchman arrives with his 'Goddess Of Vice EP'. Drifting through hardcore, tribal and acid, he aims to create a nostalgic getaway.

Fausten is a collaboration between Julian Caraz aka Monster-X (Opal Tapes, Murder Channel) and Derek Szeto aka Stormfield (Combat Recordings), and is an exploration into the darker, gorier realms of their collective psyche. Prolific with their solo projects, Fausten is a rare collaborative treat and "Mercenary" is their first joint-release in years; their first appearance on Acroplane where their sound is very much at home. Joining the fray on remix duties is the formidable Fret aka Mick Harris (Scorn//ex-Napalm Death).

The EP opens with a disturbed, pulsating slow march in the guise of "Phosphorus", where pensive, cut-up hip hop vocals punctuate the prowling rhythm and menacing bass. This is followed by "Cathedral", a dark ambient interlude that lingers for a couple of minutes, delivering us to the powerful "Jour de Gloire". Industrial scenes manifest here, culminating around a malevolent bass snarl that is somewhat of a signature for Fausten.

The title track "Mercenary" lurks on the B-side, armed with what seems like a Jan Svankmeier scene in the far future - granular wails of tortured AI beings, gritty textures, and rocked by deep, plunging sub bass, likely to please fans of Scorn and Autechre.

To beef up an already-powerful package, Fausten called upon their longtime hero and musical inspiration Mick Harris for remix duties. Instead of reworking one track, the grindcore maestro asked for the project stems and turned his hand to a surgical reconstruction of the whole EP, condensed into one remix. This is relentless broken techno as you would expect from the Mongoose, alive with clattering percussion and rock-solid elephant-track style kickdrums, building a strong, lively narrative purely from rhythmic architecture, in which breathe his seething, venomous atmospheres.

Tras una larga espera, ya tenemos aquí Gente Seria Viste Chándal Volumen 2. Un disco

que, como el anterior, se ha gestado entre Iruña y Barcelona.

Este vvaa cuenta con los siguientes artistas: Honexters con un electro un tanto experimental. Vema Diodes con su contundencia de siempre, afilando melodias. Carlos Sicrock, electro espacial y melódico. Korrupted Brothers north bass atemporal, reconstruyendo el tema Computah Life de Dark Vektor. Gravedad Cinética con su electro casi místico y Robert Cosmic en el lado más pistero del puro electro, el hit chandalero que todos cantaremos este verano.


El disco ha sido elaborado con total seriedad y como en la anterior edición, rebosa calidad.

Dark & classious. As all Scuderia records...

Songs inna hardcore bloody mood...

Hardtechno and acidcore bangerz !

For "Spectres", a 6-track split release, Buttechno teams up with DJ SPEEDSICK, a Chicago-based artist, famous for his raw and uncompromising approach to sound. Together they explore sonic and textural possibilities of the extreme forms of dancefloor music employing distinct ways of sound manipulation. Buttechno's side features highly saturated textures being torn out, dissected and sewed back together with a wicked use of spectral processing. On the other side, Dj Speedsick, known for reamping his material with guitar amplifiers and cabinets, puts out tracks that bear unique sonic qualities and transform the usual sense of space and distance. The underwordly sounds and high-speed beats presented on this split go beyond the common bounds of dancefloor music, exposing the spectres that dwell between the genres.

Repress

Unforgiving. Antisocial. A raw cut of the electricity inside the analogue production techniques of this extraordinary duo. AnD and their "Shadows" project is back, putting an end to the saturated scene of overexaggerated & overproduced techno bangers. Deal with it.

Dark & classious. As all Scuderia records...

Songs inna hardcore bloody mood...

Acidcore Pearl.
Crazy tunes twirling the brain !

Niki Istrefi debuts on SNTS sub label Sacred Court with a 4-Track EP.

Constructed in the initial chaos of the pandemic, Baby Blue’s dystopian debut LP “End Of Sleep” finds solace in the unearthly home of Planet Euphorique. 7 offerings from the Canadian artiste dive deep into a heightened reflective state; an amalgamation of memories stitched together via looped dissonance and destruction. A contrast of lightness and dark constantly working against each other and at times in harmony; a familiar connection that can be found in complex electronic music and mental states alike. Strap in and be guided through a wormhole of cyber analog journeys, thematic explorations and catastrophic calls to celestial beings.

Ethereal echoes of LSG break in the opening of the record, fleeting cries nodding to ancestry; yet A Rainy Trip To Netherworld Sequence embraces the storm. Knee jerk kick distortions disrupt the angelic hypnosis; reality rolling through the clouds. The sequential energy continues through A2 and A3, driving and rolling viciously with heavy contorted noise infiltrating the low end whilst flickers of melodious song sail unbothered, thriving amongst the destruction. The Spring Is Coming feels like a seasonal change, a melting and defrosting; thawed harmony shining through; textural and flowing with movement, a perfect bridge.
An arguably more delicate chaos emerges on the B side, elongated pads stream endlessly whilst drums cultivate and expand into sudden frisson. Fragile voices begin to gate and sweep in Equal Parts Damaged, lingering and ringing through ear drums whilst glued in rhythmic unison to induce a state of floating, a game of elevated push and pull. Syncopated howls of distortion leads the closing track, Violet summarizing the brilliantly confronting conversations pulsating through the record.

PE016 urges you to join the otherworldly personal journey and sufferings of Baby Blue, a moment to connect with her meditative dreams and struggles; sonic synergy expanding to anyone with the invitation to surrender.

Banging acid fuckerz !!!

Industrial fueled distorted techno loops brought together in a rather aggressive display of sonic warfare by none other than Madback Records big-cheese Tripped. The following tracks have been thoroughly tested on various dancefloors, mountain resorts and garden tea party's. While the main flow of this EP clearly is Industrial and hard techno, Tripped never was shy about his love for the 303 and distorted 909 kickdrums. This time is no different, bringing 'Haven't You Learned Anything' to a whole other level in the Romantic mix version.

Jasmine Azarian caught my ear with a DJ set a while back so I asked her to send some tracks over. The first two she sent were stunning - raw, emotive, warehouse anthems (no Hard Wax you may not steal my description). If that doesn't float your mojito we have none other than Manni Dee and Ossian remixing each track just to add a shit ton more sizzle to the party.

Clear Vinyl

The Psychedelic Romance experience is birthed, combining future-facing electronic music, art and healing. The venture is a collaboration between former Trouw & De School resident JP Enfant, energy practitioner & artist Cuevawolf and artist & label manager Maren Monika Brombeiss. It will offer an immersive sensory experience to its audience via an event series and label, with music produced at 432hz, a frequency known to uplift emotional wellbeing.

The trio linked in Amsterdam last year. JP had been previously running Psychedelic Romance events at the legendary Trouw, an opportunity he used to explore the musical terrain linking techno, UK bass and ambient. Over the years, the cream of the underground scene was invited to play, from Pearson Sound to boundary-pushing dubstep/bass producer 2562. He met Cuevawolf by chance mid-way through 2020, after fate would have the Mexican artist “stuck” in the Dutch capital during the pandemic. The click was instantaneous. Seasoned music industry professional and yoga practitioner Maren Monika completed the triangle. Together they seek to combine their passion for cutting-edge electronic music with consciousness-raising events and healing.
The label strand of Psychedelic Romance comes to life via JP Enfant’s ‘Somewhere Else EP’, a veritable musical Rubik’s Cube encompassing techno, ambient and bass. The five-track work includes a remix of lead track ‘Muzieklokaal’ from Bristol’s acclaimed experimental producer LCY, who reworks the playful original into a dynamic pastiche of industrial breaks and techno.

Dubbed a “local legend” of the Amsterdam scene by RA, JP Enfant has built up a credible reputation with gigs across Europe including Berghain, Melt Festival and fabric. His nuanced approach to techno has seen releases on Planet X, a.r.t.less and DGTL Records.

The conscious ethos of the project runs through every thread of Psychedelic Romance. Alongside the music being produced at 432hz, a frequency believed to support a calm body and mind, at upcoming Psychedelic Romance events, Cuevawolf will play the crystal singing bowls, which will transition the night from an uplifting sound healing session into an immersive electronic rave experience, led by JP. “Our goal is to create purposeful healing frequencies through music and art that ultimately raises and harmonizes our audience’s vibration,” Cuevawolf explains. “The idea is to marry electronic music and spirituality providing a safe space for transcendental and self-healing experiences that evolve onto a dancefloor.”

Psychedelic Romance hosted an intimate family and friends gathering during ADE week at Amsterdam’s Pamela, with music led by JP and emerging Amsterdam selector DJ Corridor. On the label front, other artists slated for appearances on Psychedelic Romance include Dutch techno artist Mary Lake and ascendant Austrian talent Arthur Robert.

Limited to 100

This is the 22nd release on RIOT Radio Records, an independent techno label based in Scotland.

Moscow based Bermind AKA Ksenia Volker is a producer and DJ who’s known for her twisted, distorted and atmospheric industrial techno that often verges into the experimental realm. A tough kick, overloaded percussion and an all-encompassing ambience of agony permeate every track she creates while the DJ sets she lays down are overtly tough and powerful, showing no signs of mercy.

Continuing with our ‘Limited As Fuck’ series of 12”s, the menace that is Bermind brings her unique and insanely berserk sound to the RIOT label with full force on her first ever vinyl release.

There’s seven obliterating tracks on this incredibly scored industrial paragon including an intro and an outro with all Hell breaking loose in between. The full width of Bermind’s compositional excellence being exhibited is a startling piece of twisted production with sounds reminiscent of an Akula class hunter-killer attack submarine on the warpath in the deepest darkest recesses of the oceans during the Cold War. Full of dark ominous pandemonium from the get go, including a lethal remix by Green Fetish Records boss Mickey Nox, the sheer brutal power of this weapons grade release will having you running for fear you’re under nuclear attack, literally.

WARNING: THIS MUCH HYSTERICAL DELIRIUM WILL CAUSE YOU TO RAISE YOUR HAND ……….. AGAIN

Limited As Fuck black & white marbled vinyl 12” of 100 copies

This is the 21st release on RIOT Radio Records, an independent techno label based in Scotland.

Cymbol is the brainchild of a twisted mind-meld specialising in various forms of sonic manipulation via techno and fragmented electro. Formed in 2001 by former members of Wave 7 as a reaction to the generic club music of the era, their style is a fusion of intense polyrhythms and intricate synthesis composed with a combination of software and electronics ranging from harmonic electro soundscapes through to dissonant 'baby in the blender' doom montages.

Continuing with our ‘Limited As Fuck’ series of 12”s, Cymbol have come out of the shadows to unleash their first full release on the label after appearing on our ‘STAY TUNED Sampler Vol. I’ V/A triple vinyl album with ‘Transient’ a couple years ago.

There’s four utterly savage tracks on this wraith like manifestation. Starting off with the beat of heavy tribal overtones it twists and turns into a jacking frenzy, followed up by an intense militaristic march, ending with such annihilating terror it perfectly epitomizes the full spirit of bone crushing techno.

WARNING: BEWARE OF THE PHANTOM, IF NOT BANISHED IT WILL SEND YOU BERSERK

Industrial touchy Hard Techno... Nostalgic motions and spoken words of love... Broken Heart is Lady Maru's label !

This is the 13th release on RIOT Radio Records, an independent techno label based in Scotland.

Mickey Nox is a techno enthusiast, label owner, DJ and producer from Melbourne, Australia. His impressively unique style and attitude towards his constantly evolving productions and DJ sets is dark, menacing, and always maniacally exhilarating as he becomes progressively more entangled within his heavy hitting hardware.

This 2 x 12” vinyl has five original tracks and three insane remixes from a trinity of head bangers. Not only are all the original tracks on this release techno missiles solely intent on becoming club destroyers, but the additional remixes from Ayarcana, Myler and Ansome devilishly turn it into a weapon of true annihilation.

WARNING: THESE ‘FUCKING HAMMERS’ ARE INSTRUMENTS OF ASSAULT TO POUND YOUR SUBJECTS INTO SUBMISSION.

Limited As Fuck black & silver marbled vinyl 12” of 100 copies)

This is the 20th release on RIOT Radio Records, an independent techno label based in Scotland.

Devoted to music from a very young age, Nomad has been writing electronic music and DJing for the last three decades. His DJing skills earned him gigs at many of Scotland’s top clubs and in Europe, eventually taking up residency at Edinburgh’s legendary ‘Dogma’ where he helped shape the infectious club with his rampant track selection and turntabalism. However, 2015 saw him change direction, craving something other than DJing in clubs, which resulted in the spawning of highly successful radio shows and record labels under the RIOT banner.

Continuing with our ‘Limited As Fuck’ series of 12”s, with his very first release on his own label, Nomad finally unleashes his instantly recognisable form of brain twistin’ techno with three screaming tracks, literally. Starting with a drilling acid workout that’ll rip your mind to pieces, it continues to send shivers down your spine as the howls of ‘Hannibal’ take you over the edge, plunging you deep into another brutal acid laden frenzy to finish. Definitely not for the faint hearted.

WARNING: IF YOU SCREAM!!! LOUD ENOUGH YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BANISH THE PHANTOM

Fat & hard Acid banger !
Printed sleeve and colored vinyl...

Tetrabass factory double LP compliation of praised unreleasqed tunes on vinyl !

Massive dancefloor weapon !

We are proud to have ‘Oleka’ apart of the Green Fetish brand. He brings his signature sound across 3 original tracks and really amplifies his own originality. All 3 tracks warp and distort the common sound of “techno” with sharp polished sound design stabs driven by break beat and off beat drum sounds. He really pushes and stretches different sounds past it’s limit but in such a unique way that it still fits into a realm of dance floor tracks that will keep the rave going. Adding diesel to the release, we have saucy remixes from Mickey Nox and the infamous ‘Lag’. All up this 5 Tracker is stacked with power start to finish. #fuckinghammers

Masked Techno assassin Buried Secrets returns to Soma with a massive new release featuring his signature hard and distorted Techno with the Destiny Defeated EP. With several Soma releases under his belt including 2020's huge "Of Lost Things EP", Buried Secrets continues his assault with this massive new EP.

Here it comes... Acid ears-grinder.
Crazy intros, superb textures : an aethetic way to mental Tribe !

Frequence hunter !

Season One is fully featured by "Oliver Rosemann" himself. He delivers a straight and direct techno foundation with his own twist on 8 mental and hypnotic tracks. Take a ride from gentle distorted drums and cutting hi hats to precise filters baselines, futuristic stereo atmospheres along with alternating pattern and mind-boggling synth lines.

Canadian born, Berlin based producer Aquarian debuts on Dekmantel Records’ UFO imprint with Mutations I & II, a series of two EPs following his debut album The Snake That Eats Itself and his collaborative records as AQXDM. The series marks his return to club focused solo material for the first time since 2017.

Originally written as inflection points for his typically boisterous and genre collapsing dj sets, Mutations deftly splices the foundational DNA of his earliest productions — electro, hardcore and broken beat techno – with new and vital influences.

Mutations I: Death, Taxes and Hanger finds Aquarian gleefully contorting mid-2000s dnb tearouts, wrong footed IDM and progressive trance euphoria into thrilling new shapes. Fast techno, hi-tek jazz, amphetamine-addled filter house and breakcore join the fray in Mutations II: Delicious Intent as he pushes intensity levels past breaking point. Whichever the touchstone, the results are clear: distinctly modern, highly-propulsive body music with an unapologetically emotive core.

Something fresh and dark from a newcomer. First record on a new label... At the frontier between Hardcore and Industrial Techno... This new label will provide one EP per industrial catastrov... Infinite project init ? Here Individu Lambda offers an unconfortable industrial techno, pushing it to the core with strident frequencies and obsessing sounds. Intro and drops are beautyfull and kick is hard and dry. The whole thing really offers an industry-core ambiance and gives the naufrage trauma another memory in time....

“Grinding, old industrial influenced, no wave techno for outsiders…”
JK FLESH is the industrial techno alter ego of JUSTIN K BROADRICK (NAPALM DEATH, GODFLESH, JESU, TECHNO-ANIMAL, ETC). It is techno made by an extreme music pioneer, so expect techno that is heavy, brutal and psychedelic. ‘NEW RELIGIONS OLD RULES’ is the latest JK FLESH album, made up of 8 fierce dancefloor destroyers. ‘NEW RELIGIONS OLD RULES’ thematically explores mankind’s persistent obsession with indoctrination. Limited 500 copies worldwide only on double vinyl!

Funky techno tribe music
Brilliant printed sleeve full of Panda Panikaz' !

New release on one of Holland's finest hard techno mprint: PROTOCAST! This major 12 offers 2 new tracks by SOURCE UNKNOWN and 2 new ANCRONIX tunes... SOURCE UNKNOWN (the source is not the same as Protocast #06) created 2 very original hard techno tracks: 9.8 M3 contains a very original rhythm and a strong melody PROPULSIVE PARALYSIS is a straight on hard techno tune with a great breakdown