Techno

Foremost international techno outlet Drumcode is delighted to announce the release of its next full-length album, ‘Satellite’, by enduring Italian techno talent Sam Paganini.

Though he has been active since the mid nineties, recent years have been hugely successful for Sam, with searing techno EPs coming on revered labels such as Riche Hawtin’s Plus8, Sven Vath’s Cocoon and of course, Adam Beyer’s Drumcode. In his time he has been responsible for underground hits like ‘Zoe’, ‘Polyester’ and ‘Fire In My Arms’, all of which demonstrate his dynamic understanding of sexy, dark and hypnotic techno grooves and at the same time have earned him plenty of great Beatport chart positions as well as respect from the best in the game.

Incredibly, ‘Satellite’ is Sam’s first full-length album. Informed by his DJ gigs at legendary places like Berghain in Berlin and Cielo in New York, the album starts with a dystopian bit of sonic scene setting, as if a space ship is charging up ready to take off.

From there it’s a case of getting straight down to business. ‘Another Chance’ is a spacey bit of cantering techno and ‘White’ is rooted in devastating kick drums and is riddled with serrated synth lines that build lots of great techno pressure. ‘Down’ is an undulating bit of funky techno complete with choice vocal flourishes and tracks like ‘Lotus’ are prime offerings from the deeper end of the scale.

No two tracks sound the same on Satellite: Sam is always teasing out a new bit of texture, nailing a slightly different vibe or exploring different amounts of light and dark throughout the course of this most excellent album. This is evidenced by diverse cuts like ‘Dusty’, ‘Toxic’ and ‘Rave’.

Despite ‘Satellite’ being Sam’s debut album, it showcases his seductive style in all its glory across 12 fantastic tracks that will leave you begging for more.

Sam Paganini - Rave - Drumcode - DCCD10

Kai Tracid - Trance & Acid

2000 and One - Kawasaki [PURE098]

The original Techno release which was made in advance of my first European tour of the U.K. Summer Of Love in August 1989, performing this live inside a 2 hour set at Energy on August 26, 1989.  The song also became an anthem to the original German scene which can be seen on the Youtube documentary of the same title "We Call It Techno".  

CALL IT TECHNO (ORIGINAL JUNE 4, 1989 VERSION)

Amelie Lens - Drift

www.mypromosound.com

Amelie Lens - Nel (Original Mix)

Amelie Lens - Forced To Move (Original Mix)

http://mixmag.net/read/premiere-oliver-huntemanns-rotlicht-is-adrenaline-charged-techno-premieres

@oliver-huntemann delivers again with more hand-rasing, head-spinning, adrenaline-pumping music on @senso-sounds

Rotlicht

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Premiere: Oliver Huntemann 'Rotlicht'

Amelie Lens @ Awakenings Festival 2017 (24-06-2017)

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Amelie Lens @ Awakenings Festival 2017 (24-06-2017)

Drumcode returns with its 6th installment of the internationally celebrated A-Sides series. Renowned for fostering a shared space between industry tastemakers and rising talent alike, the careful curation that goes into each volume is a fine example of why Beyer’s brand continues to go from strength to strength.

Techno titan Adam Beyer has grown Drumcode into a force to be reckoned with; the label has become synonymous with forward-thinking, functional techno and even after 20 years, Drumcode continues to find new boundaries to push, and ways to solidify its legacy as the world’s number one techno label. 

2017 is no exception, with Beyer’s imprint hosting it’s first stage at Tomorrowland, not to mention the expansion of the critically acclaimed Junction 2 where the Drumcode stage is the centrepiece and Adam plays the key role of festival director. The Drumcode phenomenon continues to grow each week, chiefly fuelled by Drumcode Radio, Adam’s radio show that’s broadcast in 57 countries via 86 stations and to a global audience of 16 million techno fans per week. 

The A-Sides series acts as a perfect vignette of Drumcode’s cutting-edge sound; functional yet inspired techno, all tracks tried and tested by Beyer himself. Vol. 6 continues this tradition with a collection of 16 multi-faceted cuts from a mixture of both emerging artists and experienced label friends. 

The heart-throbbing bass in Amelie Lens’ electrifying piece ‘In Silence’ sets the tone for the dark and dance-floor-ready energy that Vol.6 carries the whole way through. Other standouts include Mars Bill’s rough’n’ready ‘Mohave’. Pulsating and precise, ‘Mohave’ has highlighted many of Beyer’s sets recently as has Wehbba’s monster track ‘Fake’, which fans have been anticipating the release of all year. 

Label-favourites Dense & Pika also feature on ‘A-Sides’ Vol. 6 with their hard-hitting ‘Just a Beat’ and a huge track from Beyer himself who has joined forces with Enrico Sangiuliano to bring us their undeniably infectious ‘Preset Heaven’. 

With many more notable selections from the likes of Julian Jewell, Timmo, Tiger Stripes and Pig&Dan, A-Sides Vol. 6 is another impressive addition to the label’s prolific release roster and a testament to why Drumcode remains at the forefront of the electronic world.

Amelie Lens - In Silence - Drumcode - DC178

Mixed by www.soundcloud.com/hurricane-kid (www.soundcloud.com/moon-harbour, www.soundcloud.com/reliefrecords)

Recorded live at www.soundcloud.com/outputclub on September 8th, 2017 for Unsourced

File Not Found 009 - mixed by Sidney Charles (Live at Output)

Mix recorded on MODEL 1 @ at The Block, Tel Aviv 22.09.2017

Another beautiful moment looped between the past, present and future at The Block Tel Aviv reminding me once again that the foundation of our scene, the club dance floor, should not be forgotten.  The night was a perfect synchronous moment between the audience and I, immersed together in warm frequencies emanating from a sound system impeccably curated by the clubs owner.  Nights like this, where we all disappear into the darkness together are what bought me to the dance floor in the first place. Here's four hours of pure modern Techno music, from my mind to yours!


Tracklist
01 Special Request - Telepathic Dog 
02 Sigha - Down 
03 Jose Monsalve- Secuencia 94 (Original Mix)
04 Destination Unknøwn - Theme 1 (Original Mix)
05 MITA - Human Circus (Original Mix)
06 Matrixxman - Process
07 Biotech - Verdoso Polar
08 Kaled - 4 Steps
09 CementO - Retina (Original Mix)
10 LANDR - Hurr
11 Carara - The Ambiguous (Original Mix)
12 Andre Crom - Rhea (Original Mix)
13 Skeef Menezes - Mean Me Up (Original Mix)
14 Extrawelt - Gentle Venom
15 Kris Wadsworth - Melt
16 HORN - M.A.R.Y
17 Vinquenn - Jumper (Original Mix)
18 DJ Emerson & Thomas Hoffknecht - Vacation Club (Original Mix)
19 Errol Dix - Moonlight Rhythm (Original Mix)
20 Deuce Parks - Data Breach (Original Mix)
21 Carlo Ruetz - Until The End
22 Erik Anthony & An Dante - Bound
23 Sean Collier - Paradox
24 Krossfingers - Rumors (Original Mix)
25 Jason Patrick - Umbertones (Original Mix)
26 Insolate - Subversion
27 Tiga vs Audion - Stabbed In The Back
28 Volto - Kaleidoscope (Original Mix)
29 Astronomy Domine - Piena (Original Mix)
30 Julian Jeweil - Nasa
31 Cardao - Return To Earth
32 Tronus - Protos (Original Mix)
33 Destination Unknøwn - Theme 2 (Original Mix)
34 Tom Newman - Trip
35 Thee J Johanz - More Cowbell
36 Tibiza - The Gallery (Original Mix)
37 Temporary Permanence - 1939 (Original Mix)
38 Julian Jeweil - South
39 Chipi & Rimles - CH707 (Original Mix)
40 Frau Anke - Afterglow (Original Mix)
41 MAP vs DJ Haus - Freq Trak
42 Beat Tape - Music 
43 Tiga vs Audion - Stabbed In The Back (Dubfire Remix)
44 Astronomy Domine - Prima Di Andare Va (Original Mix)
45 THNK & Pim Kos - Macabre (Extendid Mix)
46 Lazar (IT) - Space Oddity (Original Mix)
47 Claudio Coccia - Third (Original Mix)
48 Hans Bouffmyhre - Life Without Freedom (Original Mix)
49 Stiv Hey - Venture (Original Mix)
50 Juan Tellez - The Temple
51  Stroboscopic Artefacts - Lady Starlight
52 Highestpoint - Vice Versa (Original Mix)
53 Ali Zee - Sonorous (Original Mix)
54 Christian Cambas - Multi-bot (Original Mix)
55 Truncate - Terminal 5
56 Juan Tellez - The Temple (Dub Version) 
57 Neil Pantos - Muhba 
58 Abstract Division - Out Of Alignment 
59 Abstract Division - Future Existence (Matrixxman Biohazard Mix)
60 Marco Faraone & Hertz Collision - Monastero
61 Troy Kros - Fluid funk
62 Sjoerd Mäts - Unpolished
63 Rico Puestel - A1 Caravel 
64 FAC3OFF - Departure
65 Max Loderbauer & Jacek Sienkewicz - Tuk
66 Ligocskoï - Man (Abdulla Rashim Remix)

Richie Hawtin @ The Block, Tel Aviv  22.09.2017

part 2 of my 8 hours 20 min set at Labyrinth Club. Sorry about the bad mix somewhere at the end. After playing for over 7 hours I completely lost focus for a minute. Much love and sorry again! :)

Amelie Lens - all night long (part 2)

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Vinyl: www.decks.de/track/amelie_lens-stay_with_me/cb1-i8

Stay With Me 

Beatport

Amelie Lens - Follow

Over the past four years, Hayden Payne aka Phase Fatale has earned a reputation as a techno innovator, both for the broad spectrum of dystopian electronics included in DJ sets as well as his deep understanding of synthesis and sound design in his own productions. Having previously released on labels such as Jealous God, Payne made his Unterton debut with last year’s Anubis EP. Since then he has settled into residences at both Berghain in Berlin and Khidi in Tbilisi, released his first LP on Hospital Productions and kicked off his own label BITE with a collaborative EP between himself and Silent Servant.

On his debut 4-track EP for Ostgut Ton, Reverse Fall, The New York native has sharpened the rhythmic contours of his productions, creating an imposing wall of sound within the techno framework. Inspired in part by Crash, J.G. Ballard's dystopian novel on the fetishization of car crashes, Reverse Fall is uncompromising motorized, cybernetic techno – infused with haunting soundtrack-like flourishes reminiscent of films by directors John Carpenter and Dario Argento.

A night drive accelerating at the pace of a dark, melodic bassline and distorted hi-hats. “Reverse Fall” is available across streaming platforms, as a single track and as an instant gratification download with the purchase of the full digital release.

Listen at
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/album/reverse-fall-ep/1394765995
Bandcamp: https://phasefatale.bandcamp.com/track/reverse-fall
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/de/album/66459102
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/42DjPohwGNsWkjnurRI1iz?si=P9S-wDG0S9yb__2L3l00Cw

Taken from the forthcoming Ostgut Ton EP: Phase Fatale | Reverse Fall [O-TON 113], out July 13, 2018.
Pre-order EP on 12" vinyl or in digital formats: https://phasefatale.bandcamp.com/album/reverse-fall

All info: http://ostgut.de/label/record/219
Artwork: Richard Söderberg, https://www.instagram.com/sabotage999 | Layout: Yusuf Etiman

Catch Phase Fatale on the road: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/phasefatale/dates

Phase Fatale |  Reverse Fall

https://secretthirteen.org/stm-260-phase-fatale/

Phase Fatale - Secret Thirteen Mix 260

When the Krafty ones made "Numbers" back in 1981, my German friends taught us how to count in both Spanish & English.  Uno, dos, tres, cuatro.  One, Two, Three, Four.  We were a year away from "Planet Rock" and the Roland 808.   We are talking 37 years ago, folks.  But once that 808 came along, the future course of our world was set for many of us in our scene.

Numbers.  To me it's not all about how many you have, it's about how you count.  I count in two measures.  An upbeat and a downbeat.  Roland taught me that.  One, two, three, four, two, two, three, four.  The metronome has been running since 1981.  24/7 every day, all day.  Rave Culture was spawn exactly 30 years ago, right now in the Summer of 1988.   I know it's 30 years exactly because 15 years later, or 15 years ago right at this very moment New York City and much of the East Coast was without power, the blackout of 2003.  August 14th was the date.  Looking back at history I have a unique way of vision in retrospect.  The Kraft.  The Werk.  

I'll make a track list for this soon.  I'm leaving to Copenhagen & Berlin in a few hours so let me just let this soak in for a moment.  30 YEARS OF RAVE CULTURE.

NUMBERS

Tresor is the pulse of Techno.  Always has been.  Thinking back to my last time playing at Tresor, some 21 years passed by since July 28, 1997.  So I wanted to make this set special.  Unfortunately, the batteries died in the middle of recording the set and it seems as if the levels were a bit hot.  A tracklist will follow.  For now I just wanted to get it out there.

TRESOR - LIVE IN BERLIN - AUGUST 18, 2018

Infinite EP

A1 - Milo Spykers - Infinite (LENSKE002)

Live set from Sonic Boom @ The Coney Island Walls in Brooklyn on August 26, 2018.  It's Techno as it should be.

SONIC BOOM - LIVE IN CONEY ISLAND - AUGUST 26, 2018

Dark Underground Techno | Acid Techno | Industrial Techno | Acid House

Techno

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