Available at 
Bandcamp -https://counterpulse.bandcamp.com/album/axt
Beatport - https://www.beatport.com/release/axt/3445792

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CP119 Axt - Allan Pillai EP [Counter Pulse Recordings]

Twenty-three years on from its original release, the debut album of American artist Mike Parker stands proud as a blueprint for deep, hypnotic techno in the new millennium. Originally published as a CD-only edition on Parker’s own Geophone label, Field Records are now giving Dispatches the first full vinyl release it so richly deserves - spread across six sides and reproducing Parker’s distinctive artwork at scale. A stealthy classic spoken about in hushed tones by techno connoisseurs - this new edition should gain the wider recognition it rightly deserves. 

Charting the course of Parker’s career reads like the evolution of deep techno itself - moving from early collaborations with Donato Dozzy to appearances on seminal labels such as Prologue, Semantica and Spazio Disponibile. The essence of his approach was forged early on, honing techno’s propulsion into a raw essence without losing any of the weight. It’s an exercise in minimalism, but the sound is still monolithic and engulfing, crystal clear in its intention and devoted to the power of subtle pressure. When the decay on a reverb opens up a fraction, Parker’s music leaves enough space for you to notice. Incremental shifts become monumental in his hands and his commitment to subliminal layering reveals hidden depths the further you submit to his hypnotic sound. 

This definitive edition of Dispatches looks at the vinyl singles which accompanied the album’s original release and creates a more complete picture of the area that Parker was exploring at the time. It’s the first time that the alternate take of icy depth charge ‘Copper Variations: CV1’ appears on wax, as goes for the pneumatic tension of ‘Reduction’ and evocative miniature sound sculpture ‘Blue Equals Black’. Expanding the album beyond its original CD form, epic rarity ‘Dissolution 99’ presides over the final side, while the standout Voiceprint release is now represented in full with the inclusion of heavyweight stepped techno workout ‘Voiceprint: Voice Two’. 

Able to sustain his own creative vision without cowing to the trends or expectations of any scene or clique, Parker’s music has progressed on its own terms. What this reissue demonstrates is how fully formed his vision was - even at a relatively early stage. In an era where the deep techno scene is thriving, Dispatches feels all the more relevant, undiluted by time and still unmatched in its immersive perfection.

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Mike Parker - Reduction

In 2022, Rudiment label released "Life Will Win Over Death," a collective statement against the war in Ukraine. 

It featured notable techno artists such as Dasha Rush, Surgeon, Dimi Angelis, Stanislav Tolkachev, SpeedyJ, Jeroen Search, and more talented musicians. 

In 2023, we're proud to present our next anti-war compilation "HI", featuring a stellar lineup of artists: Oscar Mulero, Blawan, Jonas Kopp, Mike Parker, Sleeparchive, D-Leria, Developer, Conceptual, Steve Bicknell, Yan Cook, Ben Pest, Zadig among others. This release, distributed by Triple Vision in April 2024, will be available in all major online stores. All proceeds from sales of the compilation will directly support the Hospitallers Medical Battalion, a volunteer organization of paramedics working on the frontline in Ukraine. 

Your contribution matters!

Artwork: Stanislav Tolkachev, Anatolii Borysenko
Curation: Stanislav Tolkachev, Sergey Chernyshov
Mastering: Robert Elster, Xergio Cordoba (Eternal Midnight)
Distribution: Triple Vision
Profits go to: Hospitallers Medical Battalion

RUDIMENT 002 - "HI"

Tracklist:

Lawrence - Epiphany
Lb Honne - Same Again
Lawrence - The Dream
Birds ov Paradise - Olika Ljud
Amorf - Curiosity Step
Max Telaer - Running (Soela & Module One Remix)
Lb Honne - Pa Ohm
Amorf - Blending Light
Jan Cree - Journey's End
Lb Honne - Sky Funk
Ray Mono - Age Of Reason
ZKY - Floating Phonk
The Mountain People - Mountain021.1
Flabaire - Inwards
Bypass - Spitzel
ZKY - Sonar Train
Chefone - Hondo
Intensive Purposes - Effluxion
Domenic Cappello - Midnight With T (Instrumental Mix)
Sublee - Simbiotica
Domenic Cappello - Acid Rain
Module One - Temporary State
Hamatsuki - Sea Of Nothingness

Playing Music To A Wall #5

Full album → https://goo.su/j9kmK
Artist: Stephen Disario 
Title: As The World Turns 
Format: Vinyl, 12" / Digital
Rel date: End of June
Catalogue: TB001
Tracklist:
A1.Stephen Disario - On My Way
A2.Stephen Disario - Delivery

B1.Stephen Disario - Serendipity  
B2.Stephen Disario - Warped
B3.Stephen Disario - As The World Turns 

Extra digital_
Dig1.Stephen Disario - Riders
Dig2.Stephen Disario - Formations

Vinyl orders include two Diffuse Reality stickers and digital downloads of the full release.
*** No repress.

www.diffusereality.net
linktr.ee/diffusereality

Stephen Disario - As The World Turns [TOBAS 001]

Artist: Dave Wincent
Title: 10 Shades Of Me
Format: 2x12"-Vinyl & Digital Format
Label: Nachtstrom Schallplatten
Cat.-No.: NST186
Shop-Link: nachtstromschallplatten.bandcamp.com

[NST186] Dave Wincent - 10 Shades Of Me (Album, 2x12")

Artist: Lidvall
Title: Prototype
Format: 2x12"-Vinyl & Digital Format
Label: Nachtstrom Schallplatten
Cat.-No.: NST188
Shop-Link: nachtstromschallplatten.bandcamp.com

[NST188] Lidvall - Prototype (Album, 2x12")

Linear System - Collected Cuts I - Free Download in Bio

PWCCA - Expresión

PWCCA - Identidad

Release date (vinyl & digital): 17th of May

TRACKLIST:
A1. The Sweat And The Salt
A2. The Reddish Glow
B1. Why Are You Holding a Gun?
B2. The Sunlight Blinded His Eyes

INFO:
Known for his intense DJ sets and heavily textured productions, Oscar Mulero embodies all that has made him a central figure in the international techno scene in 'The Stranger'. His first release on Token since 2021's 'Titan', the Spaniard announces his return the only way he knows how, through layered concoctions of noisy synth work and impactful percussion wrapped up in a four track EP of impressive weight.

The record's first track 'The Sweat and the Salt' is a representative introduction to the rest of the project. Mulero holds nothing back with his moody, obscure style and funnels measured grit into every detail he can. Hypnotic to its core but noisy and saturated enough to give it an industrial edge, the intricacies of this first track are upheld and continued in 'The Reddish Glow'. Here, we have more of a melodic back and forth being played between synth sequences. With no small dose of reverb to open up the dimension of the track, the incessant tapping of high to low frequency plucks make it a destabilizing mind trip of a club record. Complete with racing hi hats and his signature kick, Mulero plays with his elements to ensure depth in disorientation. 'Why Are You Holding a Gun' flattens up the space a little bit, creating more of a two-dimensional ambiance and taking synth distortion to a new level. A mess of an analog sequence hissing in the high end is paced out by metallic rides and short hi hats, making an effective dancefloor instrument. As powerful as ever, the PoleGroup boss controls his chaos with rhythmically questionable elements that add to the general delirium of 'The Stranger'. As the final chapter, 'The Sunlight Blinded His Eyes' is the perfect arrival to a stomping EP. A meditative pad hovers in the back while a rhythmically centered track forms, shuffling through drum patterns and an infectious bassline. Still packing a punch in the kick, this final song takes us out into the cosmos after a high pressure club music display by one of Spain's most respected contributors to techno.

TOKEN125 - Oscar Mulero - The Stranger

Releases on Olympian, Gynoid and Counter Pulse.

Latest EP - https://modularz.bandcamp.com/album/olympian-48

CP119 Axt - Allan Pillai EP [Counter Pulse Recordings]

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