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Tunik - A New Dawn - Dekmantel - DKMNTL096

dekmantel shop: https://dekmantel.com/shop/records/tunik-a-new-dawn
bandcamp: https://tunikmusic.bandcamp.com/album/a-new-dawn

A1. New Dawn Fades
A2. The Aeon
B1. Electro 01
B2. Third Eye Connection
05. MS20 (Digital Only)

Tunik (@tunik303) lands on Dekmantel with his distinctive strain of jacking drum machine electro-techno. The Barcelona-based, Argentina-born artist first emerged in 2020 with a standout EP and collaborative spot for Nicolas Lutz’s My Own Jupiter label before notching up a release with Furthur Electronix, and now his emotionally-charged sound spreads its wings once more.

A New Dawn lands somewhere between original 80s synth-pop, the noirish allure of early 00s electro and sleek modern techno, using a full spectrum of synths to draw out harmonically rich tunes that pack in the feels while holding enough mystery to keep a dancefloor enthralled. From the melancholic chimes of 'New Dawn Fades' to the electro lament of 'The Aeon', 'Electro 01's punchy, bass-warping rave energy to 'Third Eye Connection's acidic introspection, it’s an EP which cements Tunik’s highly developed expression through his array of studio tools, all strapped to finely honed club structures for maximum dancefloor impact.

DKMNTL096 // Tunik - A New Dawn

Ranges013 is OUT SOON!

Submoon -  Illusory motion Ep (Blue transparent vinyl  - 12”)
incl. Conforce RMX Ranges / Ranges014

Submoon's debut EP is a collection of tracks that capture the essence of techno dub in modern key, with a sound that stands out for its depth and hypnotic atmosphere.  
The goal is to introduce the listener to a dense and enveloping sidereal sound world, melancholic melodies and static backgrounds with chords that disperse into the surroundings.
The Conforce remix is an energetic concentrate, a key revisit to drag you with a more precise focus to the dance floor, fast-dub techno vibes and very liquid details that drag you into the deepest of abysses.

Tracklist :

a1. illusory motion 
a2. illusory motion (Conforce RMX)
 b1. deepentertainment 
b2. waxing Crescent

Pre-order here :  https://bit.ly/3Ncw0j7
Much love. 
Ranges Team

Submoon - Illusory Motion EP [Ranges014] (incl. Conforce RMX)

Indefinite Pitch PREMIERES. Edition 561

ASC & Semblance - Impulse

V/A - Point E 
[OB.M011 | On Board Music]

Produced by James Clements aka ASC & Will Swann aka Semblance
Mastered at Enisslab Studio
Design by SONJA

Released by On Board Music from Berlin, Germany
Release Date: August 25, 2023

On its sixth Various Artists EP, On Board Music welcomes the prolific, techno-meets-drum & bass artist ASC for a weighty, stepping collaboration with Semblance.

All together, Point E is a well-rounded record which does justice to the range and quality of sounds that On Board has been pushing since 2015.

ASC

https://asc77.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/ascaux

Semblance

https://soundcloud.com/semblanceaux
https://www.instagram.com/semblanceaux

On Board Music

https://soundcloud.com/on-board-music
https://www.onboardmusic.net
https://onboardmusic.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/onboardmusic.berlin
https://www.instagram.com/on_boardmusic

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Point E

Impulse

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Indefinite Pitch PREMIERES. ASC & Semblance - Impulse [On Board Music]

Vibrant fast-paced twists.

Read more: https://www.orbmag.com/music/podcast/orb-podcast-065-alfred-czital/

@fred-czital

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Orb Podcast 065: Alfred Czital

Nadia Struiwigh - Birds Of Paradise - Dekmantel - DKMNTL092

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or https://nadiastruiwigh.bandcamp.com/album/birds-of-paradise

a1. Shadow On The Left
a2. Rainbrain
a3. JSF48
b1. hLOw
b2. 02nd
b3. Grown Trancy
c1. Endofthe Tunnel
c2. cmmn cmmn
c3. Dreamsynth204
d1. Parcel 33
d2. Yep, Beavers?
d3. Birds Of Paradise

Celebrating the interconnected strands of head-tripping electronica she holds dear, @NadiaStruiwigh arrives on Dekmantel with her fourth album of widescreen machine soul. Birds Of Paradise joins the dots between electro, techno, ambient and jungle as a reflection of the symbiotic relationship between the contrasting elements which drive all life on earth - the inescapable and chaotic forces of cause and effect. Echoing the free-spirited approach of electronic music in the mid-90s, it’s an album which rejects absolutes in favour of emotionally honest expression, true to Struiwigh’s deeply felt passion for the sounds and styles which defined her own journey into music.

Since first emerging in the wider scene, Struiwigh has ably demonstrated her instinct for different sonic approaches across her accomplished career, whether exploring expansive ambience on album projects or holding down the physical intensity of a residency at Berlin techno temple Tresor. Her 2017 debut album Lenticular on Central Processing Unit most closely resembles the approach on Birds Of Paradise, where introspective beat constructions and nuanced sound design folded into a natural, flowing whole unbound by perceived rules around genre. The narrative flow uses contrasting energies to glide though distinctive spaces, unfolding with the considered pace of a truly immersive listening experience.

From the rich, undulating beatless pastures of ‘JSF48’ to the intricate mechanics of ‘02nd’, the dubby downtempo of ‘cmmn cmmn’ to the crunchy beatdown of ‘Dreamsynth’, the spaces Struiwigh defines on Birds Of Paradise are brilliantly vivid and bound together by an affinity for emotionally-charged ambience. At times the effect is nostalgic, calling to mind the exotic ecosystems of Future Sound Of London or Higher Intelligence Agency, but even these passages are charged with a restless futurism informed by the imagined vistas of science fiction as a comment on the realities of the here and now.

Widely recognised for her expertise in a multitude of production processes (not least her extensive knowledge of outboard gear), Birds Of Paradise pools Struiwigh’s devotion to her craft into an exquisite instant-classic to be savoured and absorbed in the same fashion as so many iconic electronica albums which have come before.

DKMNTL092 // Nadia Struiwigh - Birds Of Paradise

VC-118A - Waves of Change - Delsin Records - 157dsr

vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/7731
digital: https://chaindata.bandcamp.com/album/waves-of-change

a1. Heat
a2. The Deep
a3. Stream
b1. Glub
b2. Motherboard
c1. You
c2. Replace Image
c3. Echo Drop
d1. Elektri
d2. Ufonic

On his fifth album as VC-118A, Samuel van Dijk is using his evolved electro practice to explore the notion of change - a universal constant which keeps us barrelling towards unknown futures.

With 2021’s Spiritual Machines, Van Dijk presented a new approach which took his established (and celebrated) sound into downtempo and experimental pastures. Now the Dutch artist builds on that premise with a clear-sighted focus on the idea of change, as forces and factors in our present moment accelerate the states of flux within our lives.

Crooked machine rhythms remain the driving force behind VC-118A, but it’s the treatment of the drums and the richly developed layers around them which tell the story. The sources are largely analogue, from a trusted bank of outboard tools ranging from 606s and 101s to ample modern and vintage effects and various modular systems, but these sounds are carefully sequenced and shaped with digital processes to create the nuanced tones and textures which envelop Waves of Change. Crucial to the spatial immersion of the album is the subtle drop in tempo, widening the rhythms and leaving room for the atmospheric sound design to have a greater impact.

The fluid synthesis and sound design which permeates tracks like ‘The Deep’, ‘You’ and ‘Replace Image’ might well be considered a sonic metaphor for the ever-shifting state of the universe, while the reliably crisp rhythmic structures applied to the likes of ‘Heat’, ‘Club’ and ’Elektri’ have a metronomic quality as steadfast as time itself.

It’s the extended immersion of ‘Motherboard’ which offers the most complete summation of the album’s qualities at the midway point, coursing through subtly vivid soundscapes guided by elegant, constantly probing drums. The snatches of voices which emerge through the mix are those of Van Dijk’s parents, sampled from a discovered box of tapes from the mid-80s when they were both sound artists. Thematically, the samples also embody the sense of change Van Dijk was striving for making this album, capturing a moment in time for his now-separated parents when their lives were very different.

Balancing the disciplines of machine-powered sequencing and hand-shaped sound to render his ideas in sonic form, the continued evolution of VC-118A results in another mesmerising record steeped in craft and loaded with intention.

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VC-118A - Waves Of Change (157DSR)

IN2STELLAR is a Melbourne-based DJ duo formed by Sarah and Georgia. In addition to composing their own music, DJing, and organizing events in their home country, they have also performed in numerous venues in Europe. 

We were fortunate to bump to each other recently, which resulted in this mix and possibly something more, subscribe for updates.
This contribution to the book is an ongoing journey of our recent fascination with the Australian approach to the electronics. Exciting swings between broken beats and straight grooves, starting off carefully, with neat and seamless minimalism. 

As the recording unfolds, the drive gradually builds, gently unveiling another face of the Australian dance scene and wrapping up the entire story in a very compact way.

@in2stellar

Harmony Rec. podcast | IN2STELLAR

Warm up i did for Marcel Dettmann @ @nitsa-club (Barcelona) 14/10/2023

Nico @ Nitsa Club 14/10/2023

05. Steffi - The Red Hunter (Barker Remix)

Also known for his production work under the aliases Reeko, Humano and Neither (amongst others), Architectural has issued a slew of mind-bending releases for labels like Music Man, Pole Recordings, Non Series, Ellum Audio and his own Mental Disorder imprint over the past two decades.

His new release, the ‘Clothed In Light’ EP, is out now on R&S Records.

Clothed In Light EP

RSMIX050 - Architectural

Pre-order: https://aniararecordings.bandcamp.com/album/aniarawl01
@alexanderberg
@mattiaselmansouri
@anthonylinell

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AniaraWL01: Mattias El Mansouri & Dorisburg / Anthony Linell (snippets)

https://soundcloud.com/tammohesselink Tammo Hesselink debuts on Berlin's Midgar with "Work Work Work", showcasing 5 techno cuts in his distinct stripped-down style. He expertly links the dots within mesmerizing drum grooves, tied together by subtle imperfections. Wonky rhythms layered with loads of sub and razor sharp twitches could be seen as a blueprint for Hesselink's productions. Excellent percussive club tools for playful DJ sets, where tools as we know them could be flat and loopy, in these jams there's a whole lot more to explore.

Release : 8th December 2023
Mastering by Neel at Enisslab in Rome
Pressed by AFG Manufacturing in Rome
Distributed by Ready Made
Artwork & Design by Severja

Work Work Work

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Tammo Hesselink - Work Work Work [snippets]

Tunik - Nosferatu - Dekmantel - DKMNTL098

vinyl: https://dekmantel.com/shop/records/tunik-nosferatu
digital: https://tunikmusic.bandcamp.com/album/nosferatu

a1. Nosferatu
a2. Slave
b1. W72
b2. Sorrow

Barcelona’s Tunik follows up on last year’s A New Dawn with a distinct turn to the dark side as he pays tribute to the iconic, vampiric creature of the night, Nosferatu.

The horror theme on the title track is a natural fit with the Argentinian artist’s schlocky strain of EBM-styled electro-techno, but the music is no joke. Boxy drum machine jack and a suite of darkly seductive synth lines strike the perfect note between vintage flair and modernist impact, and the macabre mood lingers over the rest of this trip through gothic club music.

Whether it’s the Twilight Zone creep around the edges of ‘Slave’, acid blood raining down on ‘W72’ or the undead getting busy with the grungy bass and dry snare hits on ‘Sorrow’, Tunik has got exactly what you need to send a shiver down the dance floor’s spine and raise the temperature in the room, all in the same heartbeat.

DKMNTL098 // Tunik - Nosferatu

Sepehr - Genesis Domain - Dekmantel - DKMNTL103

buy via dekmantel: https://dekmantel.com/shop/records/sepehr-genesis-domain
buy via bandcamp: https://sepehr.bandcamp.com/album/genesis-domain

a1. Genesis Domain
a2. Delicate Senses
a3. Twisted Solstice
b1. Planet Lonely
b2. Queen Of Demons

Making his Dekmantel debut with a flourish of symphonic, transcendental techno, Sepehr takes us into a fictional metaphysical zone he calls the Genesis Domain.

Over the past 10 years NYC-based Sepehr Alimagham’s versatile club music practice has taken in techno, D&B, electro, EBM and acid on a suite of scene-leading labels. This new EP builds on the pseudo-spirituality he explored on recent LP Fall From Grace with an exploration of an imagined space “where your reality can be reinvented at any given moment.”

On the A side, the title track sets the pace with a throbbing, sparkling-yet-spooky trip that allows a touch of trance into the mix, while ‘Delicate Senses’ explores snappier broken beat rhythms and edgy atmospherics with a distinctly moody outlook.

The mystical electro shades of ‘Twisted Solstice’ and ‘Planet Lonely’s melancholic 4/4 pastures strike a note between contemplative introspection and anthemic main stage energy. ‘Queen Of Demons’ is the consummate EP closer, leaning on brooding low end and snaking, intricate beats with a healthy dose of shimmering beauty up top.

Consistent with his versatile approach since day one, Sepehr proves any blend of tempos and rhythms can be folded into his vivid, evocative sound world — the results will always draw you in close until his vision becomes yours.

DKMNTL103 // Sepehr - Genesis Domain

Sam Goku - Radiants - Dekmantel - DKMNTL104

vinyl: https://dekmantel.com/shop/records/sam-goku-radiants
digital: https://samgoku.bandcamp.com/album/radiants

a1. Tides (Under The Moonlight)
a2. Tanggu FM
b1. Radiants
b2. Temple Arp

Building on the buzz around his dynamic techno releases of the past few years, Sam Goku @samgoku makes a welcome debut on Dekmantel with four striking set pieces which subvert the rules of the average floor fodder.

Through his steady stream of output on the likes of Atomnation Berlin-based Robin Wang has established himself as a must-check artist with an instinct for the unconventional. That comes through in jaw-dropping fashion on Radiants’ opening cut ‘Tides (Under The Moonlight)’, a swirling, mystical thumper which rises with graceful restraint to a thunderous peak. By way of contrast ‘Tanggu FM’ brings things up close and claustrophobic, using slippery sound design and stuttering vocals to create a different kind of maverick energy on top of the rugged low end. Even when he does reach for anthemic hooks on the EP’s title track, there’s a fundamental otherness to the sparkling chords and a toughness to the beat which edges out the competition.

This is just a snapshot of the versatility at work across Radiants, a record which will cement Goku’s position as a standout producer taking a less obvious path to truly distinctive, devastatingly original showstoppers.

DKMNTL104 // Sam Goku - Radiants

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DKMNTL092 // Nadia Struiwigh - Birds Of Paradise

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