Techno News

Shkedul is back on his imprint NORD LTD with a powerful four track EP. Dynamic, intense and bleeping techno. 300 copies - no repress

Sam Kerridge teams up with DVA Damas’ Taylor Burch in ‘The Other’, a narrative-structured
collaboration set to an absorbing contrast of seething electronics and technoid impulses riddled
by droll vocals in billowing negative space
Opening his sound up to mutual spirits, and allowing more space and time for his sounds to take
hold, ‘The Other’ locates a newfound sense of maturity and sensuality in Kerridge’s music. His
arrangements here feel more layered and ductile, finely consolidating the gloomy slow pressure
of his earliest work for Horizontal Ground with the uptick in pace and rabid energy found on
2017/2018’s ‘The Silence Between Us’ and ‘The I Is Nothing’. The adaptation is necessary as the music
now accounts for half of an AV live project with Daisy Dickinson and also needs to accommodate
Taylor Burch’s low key vocal delivery. In the process Kerridge is pushed to rethink and more subtly
reframe his sound after seven years squashing and pummelling listeners into submission.
As Taylor takes centre stage in the narrator’s role, Kerridge becomes a kinetic presence, either
navigating her thru the tightest ginnels between industrial techno, depth charge D&B and dark
ambient, or setting her in starkest sonic lighting and backdrops like a dramaturgist watching from
the wings. Kerridge’s impulses are still aggressive, but he’s clearly taken the opportunity to step
back, review his sound, and recalibrate the mechanics, returning industrial music back to a multi-
sensory conception of theatre and ‘The Other’, rather than straight-up sensory immolation - which
is still key to his music, but tempered and balanced with more complex ideas in mind.
From the hybrid of icy vox with billowing tech-step bass and scudding percussion in the opening
piece, thru the finely executed nods to classic mid ‘90s Autechre and AFX in ‘Transmission 5’, to
the hyper, side-winding brilliance and synapse-firing intensity of the final ‘Transmission 7’, longer
term followers of Kerridge’s work will be rewarded in spades with this thistly bouquet, while
newcomers will be left reeling and sure to dive into his swelling catalogue.

Limited edition version record with printed circuit board with artwork done by Delta aka Boris Tellegen! The label's return hasn't been taken lightly. The artwork for 'Research' is created through a series of photos of custom printed circuit boards made specifically for this release in collaboration with Delta. 100 of this special edition are available and they wont be available forever!!

The fourth release of Another Earth, a small Dutch vinyl only label with limited 300 pressings, has finally arrived. The A side is proper techno created by Dave Simon. A1 In Acid We Trust is a peak time acid techno track and A2 Path of Ability has a warm Detroit feel. The B side by Anders Ilar together with John H is more obscure. Deep weird acid techno that seems to come from another planet. Uncertain Principle feels like its exploring the surface of a strange planet with it's weird soundscapes and Field of Vision is a deep obscure acid track with a proper groove. Both tracks have a great analog feel to them.

With releases on the likes of Organic Music, Housewax and (djebali), plus a string of stand-out EP’s via their own labels Sintope and Sintope Digital, Timisoara’s NTFO have established themselves as key names within the realm of minimal and deep house since making their production debut back in early 2008. Having released their ‘Esperantza’ EP on the label last year, here we see the pairing return to Bondage Music in fine form to open their account in 2019 with the impressive ‘Dobr’.
Title cut ‘Dobr’ opens the EP as the duo quickly go to work, introducing a slick blend of sharp drum shots amongst snaking bassline patterns, whilst ‘Blissed Out’ combines organic percussion licks, punch low end tones and warping synth leads to great effect. Next, the first vinyl only track on the package ‘Riddin’ welcomes dubby pads and crisp hats before flowing steadily into the slinking, metallic tones and 303-tinged bass stabs found throughout ‘Standers’.

Second installment from Belgian electro-label ZwaarteKracht, once again assembling a dream-team of international producers to bring together this extraordinary selection of dancefloor tracks with dark sci-fi moods, dynamically mastered by Karel De Backer to keep those subs moving like they should.

This is the 4th release on RIOT Radio Records, an independent techno label based in Scotland.Subhead is a completely unique techno act whose sound is instantly recognizable and has a well earned reputation for energetic live shows mixing its core techno ammo with both hip hop sound aesthetics and a solid dose of punk rock attitude.

Their previous releases have appeared on various stunning labels including Don't, Neue Heimat, Sativae, Tresor and its own Subhead & 2CB imprints.

This release has three original Subhead tracks, 'Sod It!', 'YKNOT', 'Slagheap' and a never before occurrence whereby Jason Leach has actually let someone remix one of his own compositions. Who's even capable of such a feet ......... Crystal Distortion of course with his remix of 'Slagheap' which is an auditory event of such magnitude it defies all sensory belief.

The mentalist machine menaces have spoken.

"This music is made in order to claims the right to love free”

Time Traveler re-edits gave to the tracks 18 Years later a new life.

The Rain and Obscurity tracks written and composed by Marascia featuring Ray been “manifesto” of the “Harder Times” movement in Sardinia (Italy), for more than two decades the LGBT and Club scene danced in a cultural revolution lead by these 2000’s hits now part of Chronicles Diary catalogue.

100 limited copies.

Limited

This is Land Of Dance! music by: Seldom Seen aka Santiago Salazar, Jared Wilson, Ricardo Miranda, Nightjars aka Analogue Cops, Healing Force Project, XXXV Gold Finger, Passenger. The pack will include a poster 50x50 with LOD logo.

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.

Pre-Order. Releases June 21.

Unsurprisingly for a creator as prolific as Muslimgauze’s Bryn Jones was, when he was asked for a contribution for any sort of group project, he would tend to provide more options than necessary. In the case of longtime label Staalplaat’s 1996 compilation Sonderangebot, where Jones would find himself in the company of everyone from Charlemagne Palestine to Reptilicus, the selected track was the characteristically headspinning “Kaliskinazure”, nine minutes of insistent digital percussion bouncing the listener back and forth between samples of wailing women’s voices and a trebly, blurry little whirr that traces the percussion. It’s distinctive enough even among the vast Muslimgauze corpus, but as the continued excavation of DATs Jones submitted to his labels continues, sure enough there’s more to that track’s story, too.

An extended “Kaliskinazure” makes up the second of four tracks on Babylon Is Iraq, although it’s been lost to the mists of time whether an outside editor excised the more drifting, less needling coda that makes up the extra six minutes found here, or whether Jones simply submitted both versions of the track at different times. This more complete version of “Kaliskinazure” is surrounded by shorter tracks, with the opening “Kaliskinazure — Momada” sounding not very much like either track it references (instead being a barely-there wisp of far-away sampled wind instruments and what sounds like treated cymbal sounds) and the title track constantly coming to a full, roiling digital boil. The lengthy “Momada” closes out the album with a different, more tersely internal arrangement surrounding the same percussion pattern that will be familiar to any Sonderangebot fans, although the way the quieter atmosphere transforms the feeling of that rhythm indicates once more than Jones’ way of reconfiguring his pieces over and over was perhaps more purposive and even more effective than he’s sometimes given credit for. The result is a fascinating expansion on one of Muslimgauze’s strongest stand-alone moments.

Having started out throwing DIY raves in Toronto Canada, the Forth collective became influenced by the city's hunger for self-expression. Various Artists Vol. 2 is the second instalment in a series of compilations that gives Toronto artists a chance to realise their ideas on the local and international stage.

“True Lies” was originally released in 1999 on Daft Records and showed Dirk Ivens (The Klinik, Absolute Body Control) once again changing the game to create another refreshing and groundbreaking album. Suggestive industrial with distorted vocals, metallic rhythms and noises perfectly balanced with up tempo dance beats and technoid rhythms.

Production on this work is shared with the talent of Ivan Iusco (Minus Habens Records, Nightmare Lodge) and Eric Van Wonterghem (Insekt, Monolith).

"True Lies" is available for the first time on vinyl record with all original songs plus extra tracks from the singles "Two Faced Man" and "Broken Meat", some old compilations and a bunch of cover versions to classics by Suicide, The Normal and The Klinik. Limited edition of 550 copies on double blue colour vinyl with gatefold sleeve, printed inner sleeves and numbered card.

Music Man celebrates its 30th birthday with a limited series of special coloured vinyls, containing 2 classic tracks that were important in the labels history.
Up first are Metro Dade's 'Andor Voyage' (MM017, 1995) and Stephen Brown's 'Red Room' (MM150, 2010).

After a lot of questions from fans when we were going to drop Enzyme 060, it is finally here. We thought it was time to celebrate one of our most memorable releases with some new influences, but not forgetting about the original one. As it's been well over a decade since it's initial release and the overwhelming impact it has had on many of our loyal fans. It was time to do something special.

We present you the (very!) limited picture disc edition of Ophidian & Ruffneck's 'So Many Sacrifices', including two remixes by Rapture and NeoX. The original track has been carefully remastered to fit today's standards, so you can play it loud again in
your sets.

The A-side of this record is a remix by Rapture and it's a long one. With it's tense and cinematic intro, this vinyl-only version of his remix is one for the dedicated fan. As Rapture puts it: "a listening experience for the Enzyme enthusiast". He recreated all the elements of the original from scratch, and turned it into a perfect blend with his own unique style. All this created a hardcore marvel of over eight and a half minutes.

On the B-side, the first track you can find the NeoX remix of this timeless classic. High energy and a heavy kick is what drives this remix, with the perfect atmosphere for the dance floor. As NeoX is known for his special twist on mainstream hardcore, this remix is no different. The sheer power of this track is what brings the original into a different realm, ready to blast your sets.

And last, but certainly not least, is the remastered version of the original. As quality improves, sometimes even classics need a little polish. So that's what Enzyme did and it sounds glorious!

So there you have it, after a long time, there finally is a new special edition picture disc out on Enzyme Records. This is a limited run of only 500 units and there will be no reproductions, so get yours fast!

Arriving as the third outing of Len Faki's recently established non-profit platform LF RMX, these previously exclusive edits take on a raging classic by courtesy of Frankie Bones, godfather of the North-American rave scene. The new Hardspace Mix bolsters up the characteristic vocal and synths for even more frantic effect but trades in the percussion for Faki's signature assault of claps and hats. These also dominate the stripped-back Hardspace Tool, which carefully builds momentum only around the sirens and some seriously sizzling low-end rumble. Both of Faki's personal mixes capture the original's raw energy, yet manage to appear in both sleek but powerful presence. As with all releases of LF RMX, the proceeds of this record will be donated to the Berlin charity project Straßenkinder e.V. to be used in actions against child poverty.

Todd Osborn Returns To Spectral Sound In His Osborne Guise With His First Release On On The Label Since 2013's Hold Up (feat. Joe Goddard). Fools Finds Osborn In His Best Self, As A Shapeshifter Bringing Together Strands Of Various Genres. The Title Track Is A Lesson In House Reduction, While "different" Is A Chunk Of Bassline-led Techno. On The B-side, "back Whenever" Kicks Off In Proto-idm Electro Form, All Melody And Light, And "integrate" Slows It Down To A Walking Pace For A Dash Of Synth Funk.

Second edition of Pulse includes 4 killer tracks from 4 different artists. From Uruguay with love. Vinyl only, limited copies.

Ninth release from Mr Deka including a housy remix from Alex Ground.

Strictly limited pressing on coloured vinyl.

Very LIMITED album discs available now:

This is the first album Oscar Mulero has released under his own name, after two acclaimed LPs under the moniker Trolley Route. Well known for his skills as a hard-edged, raw and floor-orientated techno dj, his productions go far beyond, digging deep into the intricate landscape of intelligent techno, floating moods, reminiscent atmospheres, harmony and detail.

Grey Fades To Green is the affirmation of his maturity as a producer, using both hardware and software in the pursuit of a highly coherent and diverse album.

The concept is split into two parts: The Grey and The Green, each one with its own character. The first part is rougher and meant for the dance floor, although pays full attention to detail and complexity. The second part is quieter, has a slower pace and is best enjoyed at home.

In The Green Oscar goes deep into the intellectual side of techno music and is heavily influenced by the post rave sound emerging from the UK in the nineties: Aphex Twin, Gescom, B12, Plaid, Autechre.. but with a contemporary approach.

This part of the album brings you melodies, harmonies, endless atmospheres, and hours of studio work. Each sound has been carefully constructed, nothing is left to chance: Every stereo panning, every change to the synth's parameters has been meticulously designed for your listening pleasure; just what you want when you listen to techno on headphones. Futuristic music made with the utmost care.

The Green starts with 'Letters From Madrid', a dreamy and melancholy track, where an introspective melody leads to a slow-building drumbeat. Broken rhythms and distorted drums go side by side with the piano riffs and analogue bleeps: intelligent techno by definition.

'Dreams of Happiness' is a sci-fi soundtrack where pads and the different atmospheres are the main stars, and where subliminal drums add flow to this tune from outer space.

'After All' departs from calm dreamy territories with its grounded beat, complex 303 programming and micro synth sounds. A track which is as good for listening at home as it is for the dance floor.

'The Darker Days' uses a similar formula. Slow bpm, fat drums and weird 303 lines that make infinite layers of sound.

After a sabbatical period, Roberto Auser makes a comeback with his analogical machinery with the exquisite mini-album called “Chaos Never Dies”. In this record he explores a broad range of sounds from minimal-electro to acid with a touch of improvisation from his particular perspective based in roughness, rhythm and immediacy. Limited to 300 copies.

Limited to 200 copies wordwide. Early support from Rolando, Garnier, Josh Wink, Mano le Tough, Truncate, Zadig, Slam, Shinedoe etc.



The eighth disc in Indigo area’s ÆX series is another excellent showcase of diverse techno flavours combined in one disc. Familiar faces to the series Bas Amro, Tetelepta and Taupe return with their very own signature techno sound, from minimal stripped down hypnotizations to the deeper and warm dub grooves. Label curators Jasper Wolff and Maarten Mittendorff, who recently launched their new Indigo aera production alias, jump in with a true ‘90 inspired floor track where the new mysterious Anton Biotica completes the package with a tribally fun and playful tool.

"Tender Trance" is the long-anticipated debut EP of the production collaboration between DJ Gigola and Kev Koko, and marks the 5th installment of the Live From Earth Klub imprint (LFEK005). Blending heavy trance synthesizers with broken beats and driving drums, the 3-track-release focuses on different shades of modern trance sound. The EP’s leading track "Papi", adds a layer of DJ Gigola‘s own hazy vocals. "Tender Trance" will be released June 14th 2019 in digital form as well as limited edition of 300 vinyl copies.

SHELVED RECORDINGS 2.1

Following the success of the their debut double 12" release, SHELVED RECORDINGS return with part one of a two part set.
2.2 will follow (the sleeve will ship with Part 1)

Returning to a brief but very fruitful period in electronic music production, Shelved Recordings exists to look back to the golden age of the remix, with a clear view of the future it imagined.

Artists who were steered towards maverick producers, with a view to changing the rules, to re-defining the terms of what modern music should and could be.
Pioneering techniques, over-dubs and an exploratory period of pop production, resulted in many lost dub versions and mixes. Mixes, which invariably were left on the shelf, deemed too 'out there' by the bosses of the the hedonistic label managers who commissioned them.

Carefully reconstructed and rebuilt lost classics from someone who was there the first time around !

More leftfield techno sounds from one of the scene's more unassuming producers, A Sagittariun delivers a new single stamped with his trademark sound aesthetic. The 'Fahrenheit 451' EP brings together three new productions in lieu of a new album coming later in the year.

'The Golden Apple' brings together brain scrambling drums, a heavy hoover bassline, and a typically Sagi style wormhole riff, whilst 'Blue Lotus' throws tropical shapes around the broken beats that flourish into a rapid 4/4 stomper, with scattering hats and equatorial ambience giving a unique vibe. A Sagittariun strays into disco territory on 'Liebe Tanzen', flitting between modern intergalactic synth riffs & basslines, and sampled disco drums.

LF RMX is a new series, exclusively featuring edits and remixes originally made by Len Faki for use in his own DJ sets. Now releasing them to a wider audience, the second edition presents two complementary contrasting versions of 'Deep In' by Stephen Brown. Sticking to the strengths of the source material, Faki's sleek polish makes the centerpiece acid bassline and playful cut-up vocal stand out from the mix even more. Already quite a force to begin with, the momentum only keeps growing as oldschool drum breaks and additional percussion roll in. The original's linear progression is traded for murky, modulating analog squelches on the Deepspace Mix, turning the tune into a dubby late-night groover, which still holds some surpises in store. As with all releases of the non-profit platform that is LF RMX, the proceeds of this record will be forwarded to the Berlin organization Straßenkinder e.V. to be used in actions against child poverty.

HIEROGLYPHIC BEING'S Volume 2 of 9 "A SYNTHETIC LOVE LIFE VOL 2" features uptempo electronics & simmering circuit boards stamped with Chicago rhythm patterns. Limited & stamped for MATHEMATICS PLUS.

After 3 sell out releases Downfall recordings are back with The Corroded Circuits EP

4 jackin analogue driven machine that rock the dancefloor with squelch from the 303s and beats to make you move
This time as well as residents ConSequence and the Auditor they also bring tracks by Mantra and a new artist from Finland
Happopumppu with his 1st vinyl release

Real acid house for the dancefloor

We kick off with our own Souledit, delivering a original and modern EP, rich with club tools, ranging from darkness to the light. Written and produced by Mârza Mihai Alexandru. Artwork by Mârza Mihai Alexandru.

*Third vinyl release from the Berlin based Jazz-O-Tech Records.

Jazz-O-Tech introduces Black Gardenia Vol.1 composed by Berlin-based duo BEAT MOVEMENT.
The duo presents an unusual, psychedelic and moving techno jazz EP in collaboration with techno pioneer Sunil Sharpe, Italian saxophonist and composer Gianni Mimmo and the jazz quartet Gamapawa.
Black Gardenia is a mesmerizing aesthetic sound experience, taking the listener on abstract journeys and into cinematic sceneries. The title track "Silent Rain" opens the A-side with a soft and emotional fusion of drones and saxophone, followed by the sovereign and psychedelic slow groove of the track "Aphex Twin shot my neck". The B-side is a dancefloor killer combination between Sunil Sharpe's intelligent techno remix of “Silent Rain” and Gamapawa's featuring track "Untitled Reconstruction", where drums and saxophone reach the speed of 150 bpm.
Black Gardenia will be distributed worldwide in 300 limited edition copies.

It's been a long wait.. 22 track album from Delroy Edwards on his own L.A. Club Resource. 500 only, be quick.

✖ INCL 7 STICKERS, 2 BUTTONS + 2 FOLDOUT POSTERS
✖ SPECIAL „GLOW IN THE DARK“ PRINTS
✖ LIMITED TO 300 RECORDS WORLDWIDE!
✖ COVERART by SCOTT ROBINSON 3D (UK)
✖ MASTERING by STAZMA THE JUNGLECHRIST (F)
✖ DESIGN + PRINTINGJOBS done by e_wann (BE)

Pressed on Orange vinyl and limited to 300 pcs.
If you like acid this record is essential.

Long running label Don't presents 2 beast tracks from Minneapolis Techno legend Paul Birken making his 5th appearance on the label. Paul has been in great demand the last few years regularly touring the USA and Europe with his incredible live set up. These tracks both feature his trademark heavy crunch and literally pummel any sound system they're played on. Also included are 4 rock solid Locked grooves featuring beats from the tracks. This release is presented on clear 10' Vinyl and is strictly limited to 300 copies.

7 track EP/mini album by L/F/D/M 's Richard Smith - ‘Dream Bleeds’ overflows with body jerking industrial, raw acid/techno, and hints of the warehouse sound of the late ‘90s and the caustic spirit of EBM.

Richard Smith says about ‘Dream Bleeds’, “attaching meaning to songs is often arbitrary but when the visceral feeling of music, particularly instrumental body music, is laid bare, the interaction is immediate and physical. These tracks thread together; each starting point completely open, each new step informed by the last. I find it interesting that the process is the same but the outcome somewhat unexpected; shaped by emotion, inspiration or even constraints of time, they evolve as they do in that time. They reach a different end point due to that evolution of circumstance.”

7 track EP/mini album by L/F/D/M 's Richard Smith - ‘Dream Bleeds’ overflows with body jerking industrial, raw acid/techno, and hints of the warehouse sound of the late ‘90s and the caustic spirit of EBM.

Richard Smith says about ‘Dream Bleeds’, “attaching meaning to songs is often arbitrary but when the visceral feeling of music, particularly instrumental body music, is laid bare, the interaction is immediate and physical. These tracks thread together; each starting point completely open, each new step informed by the last. I find it interesting that the process is the same but the outcome somewhat unexpected; shaped by emotion, inspiration or even constraints of time, they evolve as they do in that time. They reach a different end point due to that evolution of circumstance.”

Compilation of Aardvarck mainly unreleased material from one of our favorite and dearest producers.
Limited Edition Of 300. Every sleeve is unique - achieved with a computer generated randomization process for each print.

This is the 9th release on RIOT Radio Records, an independent techno label based in Scotland.

This 12' is the 4th of many releases to stem from our V/A - 'STAY TUNED Sampler - Vol. I' LP whereby each artist on that compilation will have their own individual release.

Neil Landstrumm is a legendary producer whose influence within the techno scene cannot be understated. He's had many, many releases over the years on the world's best labels including Sativae, Don't, Peacefrog and his own Scandinavia imprint. He's also accredited with remix duties on our 7th release by The Horrorist.

There's two original tracks on this release, one remix by JoeFarr and another by Sunil Sharpe, all are bona fide club stompers.

This release sees him returning to his electronic roots with 'I Want No More Moaning' being crafted on his trusty Roland TR-909 and a Jupiter synth just like in the good old days, something he's not done for a very long time. So this one's something special altogether.

It's time for you to Stray from the path .......... it's time for you to RIOT .......... and NO moaning about it.