T is for Techno

Amelie Lens’ EXHALE Records continues to deliver fiercely dynamic techno from the underground’s most promising, rising and established artists with its second VA compilation.

Following EXHALE’s first VA release in 2020, the party series turned label once again welcomes existing members, flourishing producers and blossoming new artists to the EXHALE family for its second various artists compilation.

Today we premiere a track from the ‘Civil Unrest’ Co-Founder, Kontain, who is one of 12 excellent artists to contribute to the exciting compilation. Hailing from the rural suburbs of Manchester, Elliott Ogden defines his infectious, bone shattering sound through his acclaimed alias 'Kontain'. Depicting rhythmically complex bass lines, underwritten by thunderous drums and injected with infectious vocal loops, his productions are instantly recognisable through their signature components.

For his contribution to the VA, Kontain dishes out ‘Neck Crank’, a hybrid of gritty rumbling bass chords, strident synths and an unwavering kick

EXHALE VA 002 - Full tracklist:

01. 999999999 - Alarm 303
02. Jastice - Hey You
03. Kontain - Neck Crank
04. Gräfin - Chatty Echoes
05. Sept - Beyond The Veil
06. Raven - Metal On Metal
07. Frazi.er - Systematic Ignorance
08. Trym - Kendall
09. Charlie Sparks - Tatakai
10. Under Black Helmet - Rogue
11. Xiorro - Hearing Colors (ft. Adrestia)
12. Ahl Iver - There Is Always Light

EXHALE Various Artists 002 drops on EXHALE Records on June 18th (Digital) & July 2nd (Vinyl). Listen to the premiere via our SoundCloud, plus support the full VA release.

KONTAIN
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Four Four Premiere: Kontain - Neck Crank [Exhale VA002]

Support the label: https://lokier.fanlink.to/backtolife

Artist: Lokier
Release: Back To Life EP
Label: Lenske
Cat.no: LENSKE018
Release: November 26th

Tracklist:
A1. Back To Life
B1. Dimension
B2. Call me

Lokier
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https://soundcloud.com/lokier

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Premiere: Lokier - Back To Life [LENSKE018]

Various Artists 1 - EP

Demonic Dimensions

Space Raiders (Charlotte De Witte Remix)

Space Raiders (Charlotte de Witte Remix)

Label: dZb Records 

Mastering: Paul Render 

Copyright by WTDM Music Group ©

dZb 1061 -  FFP - Blu Cobalto (Original Mix).

pasquale maassen - string defenders

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Acid Cake

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Acid Cake (Original Mix)

Die Zunge des Todes

Bisswunden

BUY: fanlink.to/kk-dunkleillusion

Digital: 9th August 2019
Vinyl: 23rd August 2019

1: Klangkuenstler - Razor
2: Klangkuenstler - Dunkle Illusion
3: Klangkuenstler - Dunkle Illusion (Alignment Remix)

Klangkuenstler first made his debut on our SUM 5 VA with his massive track ‘Continuum’ and now returns for his first solo outing on Second State with two absolute bombs primed for decimating any dance floor they encounter.

‘Razor’ kicks off the EP in a concept where fierce, rapid drums and 90’s inspired leads result in a nostalgic yet modern twist to a timeless idea. The title track ‘Dunkle Illusion’ initiates the B-side by utilizing an ominous acid line with sinister intent slithers between racing percussion creating an undeniably wicked atmosphere. Wrapping up the short player is Alignment’s remix of ‘Dunkle Illusion’ which sees the original reworked into a powerful display of devilish melodics while never losing the intensity and force of the original’s character. This EP perfectly blends Techno with Rave sounds, and there is no better way to welcome Klangkuenstler to the Second State family.

@klangkuenstler
@alignment-3
@secondstateaudio

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Klangkuenstler - Dunkle Illusion

Premiere: Klangkuenstler - Dunkle Illusion (Original Mix)

Artist: Klangkuenstler
Title: Dunkle Illusion
EP: Razor
Label: Second State
Release Date: 2019-08-09

Pre-Sale: www.beatport.com/track/dunkle-illusion-original-mix/12207067

Klangkuenstler first made his debut on our SUM 5 VA with his massive track ‘Continuum’ and now returns for his first solo outing on Second State with two absolute bombs primed for decimating any dance floor they encounter. 

‘Razor’ kicks off the EP in a concept where fierce, rapid drums and 90’s inspired leads result in a nostalgic yet modern twist to a timeless idea. The title track ‘Dunkle Illusion’ initiates the B-side by utilizing an ominous acid line with sinister intent slithers between racing percussion creating an undeniably wicked atmosphere. Wrapping up the short player is Alignment’s remix of ‘Dunkle Illusion’ which sees the original reworked into a powerful display of devilish melodics while never losing the intensity and force of the original’s character. This EP perfectly blends Techno with Rave sounds, and there is no better way to welcome Klangkuenstler to the Second State family.

Premiere: Klangkuenstler - Dunkle Illusion (Original Mix)

It's Only Real

Rave Dan Rave Rave
Techno Dan Techno Techno

To celebrate Reinier's 11th DAN black belt in raving after a full week of EATING CONCRETE he opens a creative bottle from his birth year 1991, while politely nodding to the classic T99 - Anasthasia.

Rave Dan

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PREMIERE: Reinier Zonneveld - Eating Concrete (Original Mix) [FILTH ON ACID]

Serpent Series Vol. 2

Can you hear me (Original Mix)

Buy here: fanlink.tv/ExhaleVA001

Digital release: 13th Nov 2020
Vinyl release: 15th Jan 2021

Amelie Lens’ EXHALE imprint launches with a myriad of uncompromising techno tracks from the underground’s finest established and aspiring artists. 

EXHALE’s much anticipated first release continues the legacy of the EXHALE event series with a fifteen original track compilation featuring old and new friends from each avenue of the underground. With a shared love of rave culture, the label is a platform for the forward-thinking while simultaneously paying homage to foundations of techno. With this in mind, Amelie gathers familiar faces and upcoming artists to deliver the future sounds of techno. 

Spanning to each dark corner of the technosphere, the compilation fosters a range of sound that exhibits each artist’s production taste and background. @amelielens & EXHALE events mainstay @airodmusic open proceedings with the ascending ‘Adrenaline’, featuring acid lines and hypnotic vocals, with Spanish techno veteran @regalmusic driving on with authoritative speed and neurotic alarms in ‘Spreading the Cult’. Following his debut on LENSKE, Amelie welcomes @ahl-iver to bring an acid flavour to this compilation along with French talent @feliciemusic, who builds tension early on with raucous track ‘The Devil Himself’. @utobscure0010 & @shdw-music follow with ‘Brennende Erde’, inducing a state of trance with whirring atmospherics. 

Next up is notable Berlin based producer @klangkuenstler with ‘Engelsblut’, an oscillation of stabbing keys, sinister drones and unrelenting hi-hats before transitioning into ‘Take Two’ from @remy-x, whom Amelie discovered after his stand-out EP on Coincidence Records last year. DJ/Producer at the forefront of French techno @antigone proceeds with ‘U Tell Me’, along with @brecc who incorporates industrial elements and thundering bass with track ‘Vox’, continuing with Antwerp producer @lukasfirtzer’s ‘Excessus’, packed with shifting percussions and tenacious melodies. 

Purveyor of modular techno @mrdmrdmrd combines layered atmospherics and euphoric pads in ‘Reach my hand’, followed by Mehen (aka @hadonesector) who maintains pace with his rendering ‘Broken Whisper’, with a disorentiating and melody driven expedition from @francoisx next to switch up momentum. Promising upcoming Dutch producer @gracedahl ensues with the merciless ‘Vermilion Empire’, while production virtuoso @dyenmusic nods to EXHALE’s roots in rave culture with ‘Fantasy’, a medley of spiked vocals and ethereal synths that maintain the energy until the final kick.

Can you hear me (Original Mix)

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