RIP50WEAPONS

Addison Groove "Allaby"

Anstam "Dolores"

Bambounou "See You Soon"

FJAAK "Super Smash"

Marcel Dettmann "Activator"

Shed "Dark Planet"

The month of October came with a promise of something truly special: one Debut a week from 50WEAPONS' last ever ten releases, catalogue numbers #040 to #050. And so it begins, with Cosmin TRG stepping up to the plate as first torchbearer. Ploughing straight in with its spiralling mechanics, "Narr Day (Remodulated)" plays with an energy and suspense that captures 50WEAPONS in essence: a label trusted to capture the very état d'esprit of Berlin in their releases. Befitting the occasion, no 6.5 minutes could be a better way to kick-start this Debut series that Boiler Room are proudly playing host to. Long live 50WEAPONS.

50WEAPONS40 drops on 9th October.

Cosmin TRG "Narr Day (Remodulated)" - Boiler Room Debuts

October saw the start of our ten-week Debut season in conjunction with 50WEAPONS, to celebrate their last ever ten releases. This week sees Cosmin TRG passing the baton to Phon.o, for the second instalment in the series.

Maybe due to its context as one of 50WEAPONS' last ever releases, the tone of "Tw33tz" is richly nostalgic. A big, four-by-four house beat upholds an indulgent, soaring synth melody, easily giving into a feeling that's deeply reminiscent of the melancholic euphoria taking place around about 4am on dancefloors worldwide. As a label whose releases are known to touch on all spectra of Berlin's dance music, 50WEAPONS ticks a more conventional box with "Tw33tz" – with a suitably neurotic teeth-clencher by Paula Temple on the flip, just to remind you that 50WEAPONS will continually catch you off-guard. Long live 50WEAPONS.

Release date: 16th October
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Phon.o "Tw33tz" - Boiler Room Debuts

This week's instalment of our 50WEAPONS Debut series comes from label veterans and longtime collaborators, Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka. Their first collaborative release was the "Creeper" 12", which got played out to a huge San Fran crowed by Modeselektor themselves. Damage & Daneeka subsequently signed to 50WEAPONS the very next day.

Five years on, they show their support in the final ten, poignant releases on the label, #40-50, by appearing on #42 alongside Bicep, as well as #48 with Truncate. For "Kansas", the duo keep it in the family, honing in on the familiar sonic world of whirring, mechanical techno. A sound that the Berlin-based label are well acclaimed for by now.

50WEAPONS42 is out on 23rd October (physi + digi).

Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka "Kansas" - Boiler Room Debuts

Benjamin Damage "Battle"

19.94 "Narr Day"

Paula Temple "Oscillate"

Bicep "Closing Sequence"

Another Monday, another Debut special on behalf of 50WEAPONS' final releases.

This week's decks are manned by Errorsmith - the Berlin-based producer, synthesist, DJ and creator of the Native Instruments RAZOR Synth. "Airbag" provides us with 5.5 minutes of menacing percussiveness in Errorsmith's fluent language of synth-driven techno, featured on the flip of 50WEAPONS' opus number #043 alongside Addison Groove.

Get your hands on the physical & virtual goods come October 30th.

Errorsmith "Airbag" - Boiler Room Debuts

Today's instalment of our 50WEAPONS Debut series is off the label's fourth RIP split-single from Bambounou and renowned Perlon artist, Margaret Dygas – whose B-side is our top choice. "Popular Religions" marries Dygas' minimal aesthetics perfectly with 50WEAPONS' Berlin-centric style. A well made match when placed alongside Bambounous bubbly "See You Soon".

50WEAPONS044 drops (physi + digi) on 6th November.

Margaret Dygas "Popular Religions" - Boiler Room Debuts

What better way to mark reaching the halfway point of our ten-part R.I.P. 50WEAPONS series, than with a work by its own creators. #045 sees Shed's orthodox techno "Dark Planet" get twisted into five minutes of broken beats and hypnotically heavy bass – thanks to the doing of label bosses and Pawlowitz's longtime friends, Modeselektor. Two names that haven't shared a release since the very first Modeselektion.

50WEAPONS045 drops on 13 November. Set your digital and vinyl pre-orders down now.

Shed "Dark Planet (Modeselektor Remix)" - Boiler Room Debuts

Sound design and techno experimentation are both familiar territories for Munich-born, Berlin-based audiovisualist, Monolake (Robert Henke). A name that 50WEAPONS are very excited to welcome to the family, forming part of their closing 12" series. This is the seventh opus out of ten in total, split between Henke and Anstam, with "VT-100" on the flip ranking highly in our books. Henke elects the unexpected, with a sampled live drum kit providing the reverb-rich percussion throughout the techno-inspired track. Six minutes of a well versed sound, turned on its head.

50WEAPONS046 drops on 20th Nov. Don't sleep.

Monolake "VT-100" - Boiler Room Debuts

Munich's newcomers and Ilian Tape bosses, Zenker Brothers join Berlin techno kingpin, Marcel Dettmann, on the eighth split single of 50WEAPONS' final ever ten releases. For #048, Marco and Dario Zenker's "Namuan" brings the Illian sound to 50WEAPONS – the unmistakable flavour of 1990s rooted tool techno, with a banging clap-groove and bass line undulating persistently throughout. A suitable follow-up from Marcel's "Activator" A-side, resulting to one of our favourite singles from the 50WEAPONS finale.

50WEAPONS047 drops digitally + on vinyl on 27 November.

Zenker Brothers "Namuan" - Boiler Room Debuts

This week's Debut, and penultimate instalment of our 50WEAPONS Debut series, comes from L.A. native, Truncate (also known as Audio Injection). First dropped as part of Function's Berghain '07 mix, "86" compressed kickdrum and creeping, cyclical synths building up to a climax in typical Truncate style. On catalogue number #048, Truncate is joined by fellow driving force of contemporary techno, Benjamin Damage, whose A-side complements "86" in its acid-inflected, groove-tinted techno track, "Battle".

50WEAPONS048 drops on December 4th.

Truncate "86" - Boiler Room Debuts

Lo and behold; today marks the very last instalment in our ten-part Debut series with 50WEAPONS. What better way to round it off than with a 12" of techno head-splitters from two notable Berlin heads – FJAAK and Dystopian head, Rødhåd. A powerful combination that cements Berlin's ever strong, unfaltering plight in the techno world of today.

Rødhåd's 50WEAPONS inauguration may be delayed but, falling in at catalogue number #049 (close second to the grand finale), it's better late than ever. In the Elder Scrolls game-inspired "Oblivion", factory line drums pummel softly underneath, whilst faint synth sirens circle overhead. We can almost feel the smoke-filled, strobe-lit warehouse now. A noble sendoff to the prestigious 50W imprint, with some much revered Dystopian flavour. R.I.P. 50WEAPONS

#049 drops on 11th December. 

Rødhåd "Oblivion" - Boiler Room Debuts

Addison Groove
Anstam
Bambounou
Benjamin Damage
Cosmin TRG
Dark Sky
FJAAK
Marcel Dettmann
Phon.o
Shed