Techno News

Enter the purple maze again with three subtle techno tracks from Yør.
After some challenging an experimental offerings last time out, secretive musicos Purple Maze are to release their second offering, the Rave EP, in December 2011. It comes from equally low-key producer Yør, and is a release that operates a little closer to the dancefloor than maze 001...

As an ally who has been with us from the start, we are delighted to be releasing our first full E.P. from The Third Man. Often recognized for his harder-edged techno output, here he blends some of his warmer and more soulful tracks with some of his darkest.

Oxford/London/Leeds based newcomer Graphics is responsible for the first release on the long gestated Granholme label. Brian Eno was once quoted as 'not wanting to contribute to the glut of CD's' in the world. Granholme's ambitions as a label are modest, but if we can do anything to detract from the glut of painfully beige electronic music available in 2011 then that will be considered a small victory. The title track crossed our path in February of this year and was the catalyst for finally making the label a reality. It's blend of intricate percussion, pounding kicks and swamp voodoo atmospherics are bound together by a relentless forward momentum rarely heard. Were we not embarrassed by such brazen hype building we'd say it fuses classic techno to the jungle derived energy of early Big Apple releases. Shit, it's happened again. 'Name This' reigns in the most unhinged flailing of it's predecessor and revels in a focussed chain gang swing. Heavy on Dub'ish atmospherics and sweeping chords it's a more discrete animal than it's other half with methodically intensified tension threatening to swallow the arrangement whole. Exclusive to the digital version is 'D-Transition'. A listless voice unsuccessfully self interrogates as decaying minor chords mount a further assault on the listeners good humour. As things threaten to get overly oppressive a heavily dampened 4/4 kick leads into a rhythm section that gradually comes to the boil before locking into a series of percussion and bass led drops. Finally we have the Zoltan remix of D-Transition. Due to be used as a promotional tool in 1 the weeks leading up to release, it takes the original and adds some hefty drum programming along with a gloriously queasy new melody for the 4am push towards daylight.

Hugo Barritt was a promoter at London's infamous 'Egg' venue, during which time he focused his attention on Robert Owen's residency at the club. A friendship was struck up and when Hugo finally decided to leave to concentrate on production he could think of no-one better to provide the vocal's to 'You Are' than the most recognisable voice in dance music, Mr Owens himself. Befitting such a wonderful coupling, Efdemin heard the track and agreed immediately to provide the remix, and a splendidly slick ride it is too, taking the merest hints of Roberts vocal whilst injecting a melodic feel for a blissed out ride through the early hours. Contrast that with high octane thrill's of murmur regular Tom Demac's remix - dispensing with the subtleties of the original in favour of a power house ride of beats and bass, warping Robert's vocal into something altogether sleazier.

Shameless Toady are delighted to announce their latest release from London-based rising star Pip Williams. "Analog Sequences" is a limited 4 track EP on heavyweight 12" vinyl.

NEW ARTITS FOR DAR SCOTTY A WITH A DOUBLE HEADER

With nimble synth melodies that leap over burbling sub-bass "Nightvision" quickly distinguishes itself as more accessible but equally detailed as the tracks on "Plastic World" Andy Stott drags it into his lair to refashion it as a gritty, slo-mo beatdown.

Jon Gaiser ist bekannt für den explosiven Techno seiner Relases auf Minus. Nun aber erforscht er mit seinem Projekt VOID neue Sound-Dimensionen. "No Sudden Movements" kreist um introvertierten Ambient und Downtempo-Beats. Es ist eine sanfte, karge Musik, die Wärme sucht und damit so ganz anders klingt, als die kalten Winter von Jon Gaisers Wahlheimat Berlin. Ein faszinierendes und hochinteressantes Techno/Electronica-Album!

support by phil kieran, chloe, electric indigo, xpansul, terence fixmer, david keno, herve, ... the underground is what the politically correct devastates. being able to make a step aside, daring to make what the times do not take in count". this is the leitmotiv that defines best the work and state of mind of monoblok & pussyselektor, an upcoming explosive duo composed of two activists of the electronic scene from the north of france.

"Relativismi" is the latest three track release from Sonic Groove artist Dasha Rush.

Holland's deep electronic specialist Conforce is to release his next full-length work, Escapism, on Delsin Records in November 2011.

Opening up the first of two Wicker & Steel remix EPs is CLR's Tommy Four Seven, a producer whose own debut album came out to a great response earlier this year. Tommy switches Start Chopping's 4/4 rhythms for his own broken beat foundation and adds a whole new world of bass to the track. The original's pads echo around the soundscape as each break brings back a tougher version of the beat.

Next up are Warp/Dust Science/Soma legends The Black Dog. Keeping Gonkle's beating heart in place they add subtle synths lines and pads to add a melancholic edge to one of Wicker & Steel's tougher tracks, without ever losing any of the original's impact.

On the flip-side we witness the first ever collaboration between London producers Sigha (Blueprint/Hot Flush) and Truss (Stroboscopic Artefacts/Perc Trax). Combining their love of techno with a
bass music mentality the duo serve up a jackin' semi-broken groove topped off with all manner of drones and rhythmic effects.

Finally ASC, one of the stars of Instra:mental's Nonplus stable makes his Perc Trax debut, cutting up the now familiar industrial drum assault of 'My Head Is Slowly Exploding' into an Autonomic style 170bpm stepper. A move away from the typically smooth Autonomic sound this is something completely new. Industrial -tinged D&B that is a world away from the apocalyptic No U-Turn sound of the mid to late 90's.

"In this month's Resident Advisor label profile, Blackest Ever Black owner Kiran Sande seems conflicted. In a good way. Creating his label, he suggests, was an attempt to address his doubts that, frequently, dance music is an empty pleasure. "Nobody grills a house or dubstep producer on what their music is actually about, because we know from the outset it's not about anything, and nor do we expect it to be. But after a while you begin to crave content, don't you"

"4/4 techno as functional party music is timeless - it quite simply works - but ... does it tell us anything of the way we live or ought to live

I've no idea what Sande thinks of Perc's Wicker and Steel, but if, like him, you are currently looking for electronic music that is more than a simple invitation to dance, then you will find this album (two EPs of remixes are also due in October) one of this year's few essential releases.

In a year of riots, phone hacking and looming economic meltdown, 35-year-old Haringey-based, Ali "Perc" Wells, has created the perfect mood music for the time. Unrelentingly serious, at times tender and vulnerable, Wicker and Steel is a bleak audio montage of modern Britain, created from hard techno, ambient drones and reconditioned industrial noise." - GUARDIAN

Other Heights brings the debut EP from Ghostek, one of the young pioneers in the postdubstep-era. Next to his own 'Cryon', it features an intense collaboration with Roof Light as Ghostlight and a remix of his favorite track from TH. Eerie, deepness and a little blend of darkness straight out of the Russian forests marks this first exciting release.

repress His Live Acts and DJ Sets are as remarkable as his productions and you won't ever hear him playing any self-pleasing or incidental grooves.

This is dscrd debut EP. Made with poetry and dedication, with machines and microphones, with software and live performances.

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Raime return on Blackest Ever Black with Hennail, their first 12" release since 2010's 'If Anywhere was here we would know where we are'.
A double-A-side comprised of 'Told And Collapsed' and 'You Will Lift Your Frame Clear', it's the most potent and substantial document
of their militant dysphoria yet.

We are delighted to welcome 'Echonomist' on Dieb Audio and present this EP. On 'Room With A View', Echonomist shows us how well he knows the art of producing pure underground tech house music with all the beautiful chord transitions and the old school drum programming while on 'Stay' he delivers a functional piece of deep house music with bouncy bass lines and funky chord stabs.

IOTDXI is the newest installment in the classic R&S compilation series. Previous installments have been responsible for rounding up the labels roster at the time and presenting their finest tracks to a wider audience, and have gone onto become classics in their own rights.

4 tracks of deep soulful house/techno.. more excellence, slightly harder/more jacking than previous outings but still covers a broad remit of house/techno over 4 tracks.Darling Farah returns with his second EP of 2011. Entitled 'Division', the Detroit-born producer offers four tracks that journey further into deep house, techno and machine-soul. The EP grabs you from the offset, while dream-like qualities wash over the listener they contrast perfectly with an offbeat, energetic 4/4 backbone. Division will undoubtedly solidify the hype around it's precociously talented 19 year old producer and add more critical acclaim to that already received from his previous releases, 'Berline' and 'EXXY'.

Mikkel Metal presents his rough side of the Dub-Techno genre, raw warehouse infused dubby grooves.

Sepalcure are poised to release their eponymous debut full length through Hotflush

PROPER DETROIT BIZNESS FROM QUANTEC

For Steadfast's thirteenth release we have 3 smoking tracks of deep chunky techno from a collaborative project featuring John Daly and the mystery man known as 19.454.18.5.25.5.18. All three versions are guaranteed to work the floor.

Spec: Reversed board sleeve features Silver Metallic Pantone logo and lettering front and back, Pantone matched labels, plastic inners. A selection of short cinematic explorations taking in the ancient, the far reaches of the galaxy and the end-time, featuring Transportation AAD (Boddika/Alex Instra:Mental & Drkstr), Grey Goo (Boddika/Alex Instra:Mental), and Vaalhaala (to remain anonymous..).

First cv313 project album from critically acclaimed duo Deepchord Presents: Echospace (Rod Modell & Steven Hitchell).
Features released and unreleased remixes by King Midas Sound (The Bug - Hyperdub, Ninja Tune), DeepChord (Modern Love, Soma), The Sight Below (Ghostly, Touch), Brock Van Wey (bvdub, home normal, styrax) Reference (Beretta, Planet E), STL (Perlon, Something)

Droid resident artists David Flores (Audio Injection/Truncate) and Vangelis + Vidal Vargas (Raíz) combine their production elements on the Degrees of Motion EP.

Germany based producer Kassem Mosse releases his second EP for Nonplus, entitled Enoha, The four track release follows on from last year's ' We Speak To Those/Hi Res' 12 inch for the label, which is run by UK duo Instra:mental. This year Mosse - real name Gunnar Wendel - has already released two solo EPs, including the Workshop 12 and a limited 7 for Mikrodisco which included the brilliant DJ Koze-esque mindfuck house track '7am'. http://www.inhabitonline.co.uk

Howell's first material outside of Pendle Coven and takes on a much darker, more stripped down aesthetic.

Coeter One shows two tracks in perfect style of the label. Nutempo Vinyl Records means high-quality of minimal techno.

new Label Thal Communications incl. Rene Bretbarth Remix
These last few months Hans Thalau has carved a niche for himself as a producer of the finest deep electronic house grooves. In celebration of one year of quality digital releases, Hans brings you his strongest offering to date on his very own Thal Communications. This tenth release will be ThalCom's first on vinyl and will feature three original tracks by Thal along with a superb remix from Deep Data maestro Rene Breitbarth. Enjoy!