Techno News

Soren Jahan is a 23 year old Ithaca based producer known as half of B-Tracks and a founder member of Supply Records. On his debut LP as Rene Audiard he drops seven varied techno tracks. The productions all bear Audiard's trademark rough texture and stripped down aesthetic. Ranging between stark dubs, lo-fi house, upfront kraut-style techno to beautiful ambient soundscapes, this album is a strong entrance for the young artist.

Zusammengestellt von Panorama Bar Resident Nick Höppner, er präsentiert der 12-Inch Sampler für die 'Panorama Bar 04' Mix CD zum Einen den typischen Panorama Bar Sound, zum Anderen aber auch Höppners ganz eigenen DJ-Stil. Alle vier vorher unveröffentlichten Exklusiv-Tracks wurden von Nick für die Mix-CD ausgesucht:

Subwax Bcn is a new born record shop based in Barcelona and run by two swedish music lovers. To celebrate the opening of the new shop they here proudly presents Iceland's finest ambient/dub producers Yagya! This album was originally released back in 2002 and has since then been a real collectors gemm. It features 8 stunning and timeless ambient/dub techno tracks, recorded in Reykjavik during the frozen summer of 2001. All the tracks have been remastered by Rashad at Dubplates & Mastreing. Don't miss out on this classic masterpiece!

After last year's very popular and widely acclaimed album 'Severant', Kuedo returns with this emotionally epic, dancefloor detonator of a track originating from the same sessions. 'Work, Live & Sleep In Collapsing Space' starts with huge symphonic synths, half-speed kicks, trap style hi-hats rushes and flammed 808 snares, slowly building up with giant whooshes of gaseous noise before breaking out into an intense trancey Moroder-esque synth that totally fills the track, making it sound absolutely vast and a little bit frightening, running it through effects to give it an aggressive, spacey rush that takes your breath away. It's the sort of track that connects Kuedo's past to the newer music he made on 'Severant', with a fierce emotive grace and intense power. This will absolutely destroy dancefloors and headphones alike. First up on the remixes, Laurel Halo takes the track apart, adding sutured strings and bubbling sounds inside a pressurised dub space, before dropping a gorgeous, bittersweet melody into the space that's left. It's an appropriate re-imagining of the title, almost aching and groaning under its own pressure. Next, Claude Speed re-interprets the track as a beatless evocation of space, building graceful warm strings into a vision of symphonic beauty before the whole piece coalesces into building trancey bass synths over racing live drums, mirroring the original version but taking it in a totally different but equally breathtaking direction.

New MORPHINE!! yes! Morphosis goes there... two great electronic excursions from the nomad! TIP!

This is blueform, a sublabel of melted recordings, with it's first release - made by Random Audio. In order to assort different variations of techno blueform was founded as the first official sublabel of melted recordings, although small labels aside of melted were started so far. Blueform stands for real classic detroit techno as we know and love it for many years. Very famous protagonists, especially from the US formed this spacy, retro-futuristic and/or chordish sound - a special state of mind. Random Audio reflects these characteristics with his tracks of the hologram EP. He is an important part of the futuredraht community, he has produced many tracks of various styles - mostly (but not only) techno - and even now he had just his second track on melted recordings under another alias, this is his first own (vinyl | digitally worldwide distributed) release. The first track "Fourier Transmatica" brings us back with a pulsating sound into the late nineties of detroit techno. The chords, melodies and pads in "Downtown" fit exactly to the sound of "the motor city". "The Model" goes right into the science fiction side of techno using creaky blips and old string sounds and finally "The Mask" seems to build itself up with bubbling tones again and again. Watch out for the next big release of Random Audio very soon!
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Imugem Orihasam is one of Japan's most exciting and driven electronic music composers. With a slew of releases on the likes of Ilian Tape, Sistrum and New Kanada, to name but a few, he is clearly a man on a mission. He started out making hip hop beats in 1997 but by 2000 exposure to Jeff Mills by a close friend ignited a fire that burns deep and blue.Upon listening to these four tracks two things becomes clear, Imugem's unique vision as well as his immaculate sound design and production sensibility. The tracks are deep but propulsive, futuristic yet filled with emotion. Dive in.

Sirko Mueller, one half of the Tokomak label headquarter, is back on Mojuba sublabel wandering for
some new adventures!After his last EP called reexplored and quite some releases for Pure Plastic
sublabel Rewired, Styrax and Milnor Modern he delivers us four new tracks from his vault, showcasing
his love for deep techno on the A-Side and heavy reggae - dub influenced jams on the B-Side. Watch
for more to come from Mr. Mueller, because he has just started!

Inner Surface Music are very proud to present their fourth release with two stalwarts of the UK underground techno scene - Patrick Walker (Forward Strategy Group / Isodyne) and Inigo Kennedy. 'Data Distill" kicks off proceedings with tough but grooving rhythms snaking through twisted melodies and textural sound scapes. 'Parity Function' starts as it means to go on, the kick drum and groove has a major stomp to it, while spacey bell sequences play with the subterranean dub chords and metallic drones, building tension to the track and locking you in. 'XOR gate' is spaced out techno at it's best, driving dubby drum palettes build with the echoing bell sequences and cinematic strings, transporting
you to scenes of a far away place.

Hands Up is the production team formed by The Analogue Cops (Restoration/Appointment) and Alex Picone (Cadenza).
Their analogue joint venture has groundbreaking results. Machine powered house music heavily influenced by the Berliner dub techno and by the funkiest 2step ,with a debt to Detroit.
This first release features 2 dancefloor killers recorded on tape and saturated with bass.

FORMAT - 180 gram white vinyl LTD 300 (no digital release)

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Very ltd copies for this arpiar label ! One per customer.

Romanian record label Amphia have just released their third vinyl and it is very far from your run of the mill record. The label owners, Vlad Caia & Cristi Cons, are showcased here in their collaborative form under the project name SIT.

A side 'Channeling' is a very pleasant listening experience full of depth and grace. The beat and bass take the center stage here while everything else is kind of muted and carefully filtered just waiting to be discovered. Unlike the A side, most of the drum elements are acoustic in nature. An element that is never hidden here is the complex array of melodic atmospherics. The three minute long outro gives you a chance to reflect upon some of the elements in greater detail and leaves you feeling cooled and relaxed.

B side 'Ex' has a very industrial, feel to it right off the bat. Aside from the hypnotic 4/4 beat we have a very playful bassline, bright reverbed synthetic drum elements that are carefully crafted in sound and well placed in the structure of the sound, giving the track a smooth, rolling feel. A detuned pad helps complete this beauty's slightly darker melodic character.

This is then a very effective record in the sense that it perfectly showcases what the dynamic duo are capable of, complex and mesmerizing at the same time.

The Spanish label 'TechnoLogika Records' has the premiere in this new release number 18 in format vinyl, on the occasion of his second Anniversary. There is signed the most representative artist of the label JOSE CASTILLERO, after his recent publication for RESOPAL SCHALLWARE (Berlin) now we surprise with this new work focused in sounds techno more forceful and ultramodern always characterized by his technology and personality in his productions. Also we will be able to enjoy the remixes created by the artists AXEL KARAKASIS, DYLAN DRAZEN and STANNY FRANSSEN.
Supported by: RICHIE HAWTIN, SLAM, PACO OSUNA, CLAUDE VONSTROKE, ROLAND M. DILL, SASHA CARASSI, DAVE ELLESMERE...

A rolling groove and significantly classic hooklines turn this into a techno monster.

Our 2 golden old ladies are back with a dub inspired deep cruise around the corner. Anette
throws the beats and chords and Anita tries to kick out the bad ghosts directly into the mic.
Acid Pauli catches the mood of this exorcism and transforms it to his own world.

Thanks for purchasing a real copy!
DE:BUG: 'Jackmate - Oval [Phil E/2011 - WAS] Eigentlich gibt es kaum ein anderes Label auf der Welt, das so beständig und mit einer solchen Lässigkeit diese ungewöhnlichen und überdreht massiven Kicks raushaut wie Phil E und Philpot. Und das über Jahre. Jedes einzelne Release ein Meisterwerk und die neue Jackmate (deren Tracks ich nicht schreiben kann, weil mir die eher elektronischen Anfangsbuchstaben auf der Tastatur fehlen) ist voller unerwarteter Wendungen. - OvaI' (mit Ohmzeichen) rockt mit einem massiven Jazzswing langsam in einen treibend plinkernden Killertrack, der selbst Carl Craig zu seinen besten Zeiten hätte erblassen lassen, und die unglaubliche Duborgie auf der Rückseite zeigt einem mal wieder, wieviel an Zersplitterung dieser Sound eigentlich vertragen könnte, ohne seine summend breite Killerästhetik verlassen zu müssen. Zwei grandiose Tracks, und den letzten wünsche ich mir als Startschuss in das nächste Jahr.

Next up on Deep Vibes comes Sascha Dive with his killer remixes of Matthew Dear's "Little People (Black City)".

After a successful release period of Eintakt's 10 years anniversary, the label appears with the 2nd part of the Liquid Garden series. Eintakt´s new compilation 'Liquid Garden Chapter 2' makes this summer to a lithesome incidence.
Extraordinary airy and deep sound combined with dub tech elements, a congenial batty mix of distinct styles. Bekeschus, Einklang freier Frequenzen, Reynold and The Marx Trukker
contribute their brilliant acoustic artwork to this team-playing vinyl.
A very special attention must be given to the cover artwork, an enormous combination of graphic- and sound design. After building up a trigger for a kick drum and installing a special camera, our graphic designer Astrid Höffling shot a mass of abstract forms, that show the colourful exercise of the frequencies while running out of a speaker - a liquid movement of sounds.
The musical range covers it all: from a bright hymn by Bekeschus to some chunky dubtechno by Einklang Freier Frequenzen and then all the way back with some uplifting moments for the deeper floors by Reynold and multiple melodic house music sketches by The Marx Trukker.
All artists present their creativity at full volume ranging from outstanding soundscapes to visual sensations, making 'Liquid Garden' a total work of art.

Brilliant and timeless tech-deepness by Eduardo de la Calle

Welcome aboard SEAGHDHA
A new label emerging from Sheffield's burgeoning third wave, Warehouse party scene
Each release will be strictly limited to 300 - Vinyl only
The series will run to ten releases in total, titled 1-10 in Gaelic
Here's a little more about the label & Lo Shea:
Seaghdha is the result of crafting tracks specifically for the early morning warehouse dancefloor
Tapping into an electronic music heritage that has driven Sheffield's underground scene for over 20 years .
Referencing the American and European sound, but with its own unique style - a style that has been developed over many years behind the DJ booth & in the studio by Loshea
not to mention defined and refined in the space where they were dreamt up
He's one of the founders and residents at Downlo (At DanSane)- Sheffields most celebrated Warehouse party, tucked away on an industrial backstreet surrounded by cutlery factories and long since abandoned little mesters workshops.
Sheffield, over the last two decades has been the hub of the northern industrial rebirth through creative arts, and DanSane is carrying the torch to a whole new generation of people eschewing the mainstream and seeking out something with a little more heart and soul in the city.
Over the last year the space has certainly made its mark, with guests like Delano Smith, Levon Vincent, Efdemin, Dj Deep, Secretsundaze, Babyford, Dinky and John Daly all making the pilgrimage.
Limited to 10 releases it will be a document of this time, and it is hoped, a nod to the possible future...

a special limited edition with a brand new track and 32 exclusive schermate locked grooves as dj tool !!! only 300 copies worldwide !!! be fast to grab your copy !!!!

Written, produced and mixed by Laric & Stefano Greppi (Schermate). Including the tracks: A. Abyss and B. Hypnotomia. Limited edition. Label supported by Boris (Berghain - Berlin), Brendon Moeller, Hubble, Rose & Ulysse, Roland M. Dill, Giorgio Gigli, Margot, Matthias Schaffauser, Someone Else, Peter Grummich, Modern Heads, Rossella, Jorge Savoretti, Traversable Wormhole and many more !!

the next monster on schermate !!!
Including two new exclusive tracks by Schermate (Laric+Stefano Greppi).
Label supported by Boris (Berghain - Berlin), Brendon Moeller, Tony Scott (Edit Select), Hubble, Rose & Ulysse, Roland M. Dill, Giorgio Gigli, Margot, Matthias Schaffauser, Someone Else, Peter Grummich, Modern Heads, Rossella, Jorge Savoretti, Traversable Wormhole, Seuil, Deepbass, Shadow Sync, and many more!!

Aubrey is one of UK's early 90's techno pioneers that made music still relevant today. On this Contact Funk 2012 EP Lifeworld introduces you to 4 of his classic and rare tracks remastered. Vortex Two is a straight forward techno trip with minimalistic 909 programming and deep mesmerizing sounds. With Reflection Aubrey brings things in more playful territory. The deep driving bassline, jumpy melody line and dito percusion provide for an insane dance floor bomb. On the flip we have a melodic club banger in Contact Funk and a deep techno tune called Ultra De Ja Vu. Beautiful dark blue marbled vinyl. Highly Recommended!

The debut release from UntilMyHeartStops features the unique sound of New Jersey-based artist Joey Anderson. With recent releases on Strength music / Inimeg, and tracks featured on Levon Vincent's Fabric mix CD, we're very proud to have Joey on board for our first 12' release. UntilMyHeartStops is a new vinyl label brought to you by Freerotation residents Joe Ellis and Leif.

As I Look To The Sky From The Surface Of The Water is the much awaited second album from GRIT, aka London producer Guy Brackley and it's found a perfect home on Meanwhile. The label is well placed to be an outlet for GRIT's explorations deep into the realm of deep techno, thanks to it's standing within the techno community and this album stands tall alongside contributions from the likes of Murmur, Sven Weismann, Bvdub and Conforce. Opening with the expansive title track, GRIT sets the tone for what to expect with the ripple of syncopation shifting in and out of focus amidst the viscous layers of foggified luminescent ambient texture. Across the subsequent five tracks this tone is retained throughout as Brackley playfully explores the inventive sparks that arise when rhythm rubs with texture, with the smudged out subaqueous "Safer Retreat" a real highlight.

4 untitled tracks on untitled EP, shrouded in mystery.

Yoshh!!! For its 22nd output, Kiosk Eclectic is glad to welcome a new comer on its wax series, the so called Dogboy. The parisian based producer unleashed there 2 angles of his work. 4×4 bassline to start with A side, and its excellent efficient bassline groovy attitude. Featuring the flip, we're on a more glitchy & atmospheric level with a nice upfront dubstep tune.

the last copys, be fast to secure your stock
Original mix rings in deep, jazzy, ambient tones and melodic washes. Dub mix works up a generous
heaping of body-shaking bass and melodies

4th vinyl of limited Unbalance Series !!

Deep Floors Vol. 1 is the first installment of a Various Artists series, combining the dancefloor energy and the mental deepness of proper techno. Volume 1 delivers 4 deep techno tracks by Ireland's Lee Holman, Sweden's Pehr Genlogue, Italy's Roberto Bosco and Belgium's Searle. Sonically the release ranges from mental cerebral trips to deeper detroitish grooves. Lee Holman and Roberto Bosco deliver two hypnotic mindfuck tools while Perh Genlogue and Searle dive more into deeper stripped techno.

PERC DELEIVER SOME KILLER FUTURE THINKING TECHNO.

Tact Recordings offers up the first in its annual Various Artist EP's entitled, 'Tactics Volume 1' featuring tracks from Isherwood, Per Bojsen & Luke Black...

Early support from Delano Smith, Rene Breitbarth, Delano Smith, Ame & Iron Curtis...

Making their first foray into vinyl release, Club Soda present a new three track EP from West London producer Guy Haans. This EP will appeal to both long term dubstep devotees and more recent disciples of the UK bass music scene. Taking its cue from producers like Joker, Ikonika and LD, this is immaculately produced dubstep: deep, dark and dub-wise, crafted in the finest tradition of the genre before the mid-range brigade crashed the party. It has already been played on Dublin's Play FM and been featured on dubstep / bass blogs such as subrewind and dub selekta, where comparisons to seminal producers such as Joker were again drawn. Club Soda Records is a new label specialising in deep dubstep, bass music and alternative electronica. Launching in 2011, the imprint immediately caught the eyes and ears of London bass-heads with an astonishing video for debut single 'Thermo-Nuclear War' by Many Minds. Scroobius Pip tweeted his admiration and a remix by Dan le Sac followed on the imprint's first single of 2012. The Guy Haans single is Club Soda's debut vinyl release, presenting this music in the format it was meant to be heard on. With its rolling bass and analogue sounds, this single was built for the turntables of bass-heavy vinyl enthusiasts.

180 gram vinyl only release

Fresh from his Exit Records 12, Clarity heads up the new Samurai Horo vinyl only 10 with 2 mind bombs that once again belie this talented producers young age. 'Other Sights' opens with other world ambience that collides with a razor sharp, potent kick snare combo, a deadly bass pulse and chilling sonics. The simplistic but immense rhythm of this tune is in a league of its own and has been re arranging dancefloors at the hands of the best selectors. Clarity teams up with good friend Overlook for 'Rohypnol' on the flip side. Nailed again by a powerful rhythmic combination that has a hypnotic feel as it sways and writhes, it's other aural ingredients accentuate the snake charming effect. A truly innovative tune from two exceptional talents determined to shape the future. Cut at 33 rpm to fully give it justices this record has had support from tuned in DJ's like Loxy, dBridge, Friction, Dub Phizix, Spectrasoul, Skeptical, Jubei and more.

Brand new release from Fracture featuring collaborator Dawn Day Night for the excellent Exit Records label. Fracture has been noted as stating this particular style of his recent productions should be filed under 'Jungle Juke' a sound inspired by the US footwork house trend and built within a Jungle framework... Intriguing, let the debate commence.