Techno

Vinyl available now http://perctrax.bandcamp.com/album/spiker
Digital released 2nd September.

Perc & Truss - Spiker 
Perc Trax Ltd / PTL002

A1) Clapacid
B1) Spiker
B2) Broken

After the success of ‘A Is For Acid’ Perc Trax Ltd continues with the first ever collaboration between the London brutalist dream team of label boss Perc and regular Perc Trax artist Truss (R&S, Avian, OCS) for an EP of no-bullshit, hardware based techno. 

Three tracks, each recorded fully live in one take. No second attempts, no re-edits and no processing of the tracks after they were recorded. Add mastering by Matt Colton and you have one of Perc Trax's rawest releases so date. 

As with A Is For Acid the first pressing of this 12” will be on clear vinyl with a full colour double-sided artwork insert by Jonny Costello, who also created the artwork for Perc’s ‘Wicker & Steel’ and ‘Labour Division’ by Forward Strategy Group.

Perc & Truss - Spiker (Perc Trax Ltd)

Stak Etop ‎– Almiera

release date (vinyl / cd / digital): 21st of October

“I've intended to do an album for a long while. The tracks draw upon ideas going back to various points over the last 12 years or so - some of the hooks I wrote years ago other bits are brand new. In some ways I wanted it to reflect a personal arc and the way I tend to do things  - never rushed”

‘Frames of Reference’ is the some 12 years in the making debut album from UK based techno producer Ø [Phase].

Best known by his work on the Belgium based Token Records his style ranges from gritty minimal techno to Detroit influenced material. His debut ‘Module Overload’ was released on London’s Lost/Cosmic records in 2000 and was followed by a string of productions for London's Surface/Inceptive Records and Ben Sims Ingoma imprint.

The move to Token came in 2007, he shortly after began DJing professionally and has since performed at parties across the globe whilst becoming a regular guest at Berlin’s techno Mecca, Berghain performing alongside esteemed peers and supporters such as Marcel Dettmann, Len Faki and Ben Klock. His continued works have seen constant support throughout the techno world and have featured in CD mixes by Robert Hood, Dave Clarke, François Kevorkian and Fumiya Tanaka amongst others. Alongside his production work Ø [Phase] is also a mastering engineer and on/off artwork designer. Starting out at London’s prestigious Sony Music/Whitfield Street Studios, he has cut records for numerous underground dance acts as well as working on projects for mainstream artists.

Now after a string of acclaimed releases on Token and a selection of remixes for the likes of Robert Hood, Mark Broom and Peter Van Hoesen comes Ø [Phase]’s debut long-player ‘Frames of Reference’. Opening with the brooding and building swirl of ‘Binary Opposition (Process 3)’ Ø [Phase] sets out his template of evolving, richly textured atmospheres underpinned by shards of dark and light. ‘The Bwiti Initiate’ revolves around a bouncing techno rhythm that could most certainly traverse the house/techno divide whilst ‘Distracted’ and ‘Misaligned’ are the kind of unadulterated, pummeling, cavernous techno tracks that have made Lost such a party institution.
Then we have tracks like the soft beating ‘Just Another Dance’ providing a lighter edge, embellished with warmth and strings and the thick, densely woven tapestry of ‘Shadow Caster’ which goes from experimental to dancefloor and back again with consummate ease. The off-kilter lilt of ‘Perplexed’ drags us further into the dark before keys and a hint of a melody draw us back upwards for air whilst the fat driving bass of ‘Dirtro II’ and funkier edged menace of ‘On The Edge’ show a virtuoso producer at the top of his game. The closing introspection of ‘Self Deceit’ wallows in subtle nuances before a mid section synth and string intervention pulls us back from the brink before finally descending into the void.


Tracklist: 

2LP 
A1. Binary Opposition (process 3)
A2. The Bwiti Initiate
B1. Distracted
B2. Dirtro II
C1. Misaligned
C2. Just Another Dance (album version)
D1. Shadow Caster
D2. Self Deceit

CD & Digital:
1. Binary Opposition (process 3)
2. The Bwiti Initiate
3. Distracted
4. Dirtro II
5. On The Edge
6. Perplexed
7. Misaligned
8. Just Another Dance (album version)
9. Shadow Caster
10. Self Deceit

www.facebook.com/ashleyphase
www.residentadvisor.net/dj/phase 
www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords 

Ø [Phase] - Shadow Caster

Taken from the Perc album 'The Power And The Glory' - out now.

http://perctrax.bandcamp.com/album/the-power-and-the-glory

Before Perc’s eagerly awaited second album ‘The Power And The Glory’ is released, Perc Trax is offering up this first glimpse of one of the album's key moments. ‘Take Your Body Off’ is the album’s most focused club track and has already been road-tested by Perc across Europe at gigs ranging from small basement clubs to 5,000 strong festival crowds. 

Built upon a foundation of stabbing kick drums, rolling triplet snare patterns and a wall of sub bass, the track is completed by the vocals of Dan Chandler of London noise rock outfit Dethscalator. The piercing, guttural vocals, more akin to the short sharp shock of a metal performance provide the kind of sonic jolt techno used to trade in, yet which is rarely heard these days. 

Buy at Bandcamp

Perc - Take Your Body Off (Perc Trax)

Mote-Evolver kicks off 2014 with Future Modular EP from Luke Slater’s Planetary Assault Systems alias, presenting sharp-as-ever fresh sound of P.A.S. that has enticed the audience as long as the mighty ‘Systems’ have existed. 

Never a stranger to a forward thinking sound aesthetic and with a title like ‘Future Modular’, P.A.S. packs the EP with 4 tracks (with digital-only ‘Subtracted Mix’ of the title track) that spark with Futurism and tightly channel the energy at the tip of the boiling point.

The title track sets the tone of the EP - positively powerful and playful - with its groovy bass drum and acid infusing an ample dose of funky rhythmic variations. But it wouldn’t be P.A.S. without the thrilling tension that locks you in, “Riot in Silo 12” on the B-side slips into the darker side, keeping the hats just below the surface and layer by layer uncovering the electrifying suspense throughout the track. “Serc” pops open with the bursting energy of kick drum then takes you to the uncharted realms of cold minimalistic drops reminiscent of early Sähkö purism, and masterfully brings a variety of moving elements and textures into dynamic captivating techno.

Future Modular is yet another top form techno EP full of ideas and dimensions from P.A.S., a superb successor to the constantly floor-stirring his previous No Exit EP to offer kinetic prowess that never diminishes.

Mote038 :: Planetary Assault Systems - Future Modular

Following Cloud's behemoth 'Radical Cutting Methods' // 'Chained To A Dead Camel' [OA002] in mid-2013, London's J. Tijn steps forward with two heavy cuts on 'ILGD' for OA003. 

//// 12" //// 
- http://www.decks.de/t/j_tijn-ilgd/c2t-cf
- http://hardwax.com/70389/j-tijn/ilgd/

//// digital ////
- http://overlee-assembly.bandcamp.com/album/ilgd

J. Tijn - ILGD - [OA003]

AnD - Gravitational Waves

Label: Mord
Artist: D. Carbone
Title: Anomalies EP
Cat No: MORD011
Format: 12" and Digital

A1. Irritating Collapse
A2. Origin
B1. Discernment
B2. Machine Elves

Release Date: September 15th 2014

***
Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hilly lands,
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done,
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.

*** 
Early support: Oscar Mulero, Tommy Four Seven, Marcel Dettmann, Clouds, Rebekah, AnD, Gary Beck, Joe Farr, Slam, Ascion, Exium, Mark Morris, Dimi Angelis, Xhin, Inigo Kennedy, Norman Nodge, The Black Dog, Joachim Spieth, Martyn Hare, Svreca, Eomac, Paul Mac, Manni Dee, NX1, Unbalance, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Sandrien, Kirk DeGiorgio, Lag, Kriz, Drvg Cvltvre, Aiken, Ness, Sawf, Operator, P.E.A.R.L., Ryuji Takeuchi, The Public Stand, Mr. Jones, Wire, Luis Ruiz, Blank Code, Fran Hartnett, Ansome, L.A.W., Dax J, Paul Birken, Hector Oaks, Kontort, Jeff Ruhin, Juho Kusti, Joton, Ricardo Garduno, Sebastian Kokow...

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Mord 011 - D. Carbone - Anomalies EP (previews)

EDMX - Cerberus

Disruption Of The Abysm II

D. Carbone - Untitled 2 [Black Sun Records 010]

Label: Mord  
Artist: Lag  
Title: Fiend EP  
Cat No: MORD014 
 Format: 12" and Digital 

A1. Kontrola 
A2. Kontrola (Bas Mooy remix)   
B1. Trema 
 B2. Trema (Clouds remix) 

Release Date: January 12th 2015 

*** 

When puppets turn to 
face the puppet master, 
the air reeks 
of Triumph and Catastrophe. 
'For a price, 
I could make it go away. 
For a price, 
I could steer their hearts your way' 

***

Early support by: Surgeon, Marcel Dettmann, Tommy Four Seven, Adam Beyer, Perc, James Ruskin, Rebekah, Ancient Methods, Kriz, Slam, Charlton, Exium, Manni Dee, Martyn Hare, Ansome, Svreca, Drvg Cvltvre, The Noisemaker, Psyk, Black Asteroid, Pfirter, Sawf, Eomac, Inigo Kennedy, Xhin, AnD, UVB, Sebastian Kokow, Len Faki, Developer, Forward Strategy Group, Wire, Octave, He/aT, Gary Beck, Giorgio Gigli, Paul Mac, Mr. Jones, Objekt, Radial, J. Tijn, Kyle Geiger, Hans Bouffmyhre, Norman Nodge, Henning Baer, Shifted, Lucy, Pinion, CTRLS, Mark Morris, Killawatt, Rivet, The Black Dog, Dustin Zahn...

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MORD014 - Lag - Fiend EP (previews)

Ctrls - Interface EP

Release date: 23rd of April 

TRACKLIST
A Socket
B1 Social Vector
B2 Encrypted Sex


After releases by Phase &amp; Xhin, which left the techno scene with a pair of extra holes, Token now introduces its third release for 2012.
We introduce a new name: Ctrls, from Copenhagen, Denmark.
A new name, but not a new artist. Troels B-Knudsen is an ex drum &amp; bass head and earned his producer stripes throughout the years. He slowly made his transition to techno and last year him &amp; long time friend Lasse Buhl formed Northern Structures. To great acclaim, they released their first 2 EP's on Adam X's legendary Sonic Groove label.

2012 sees the start of a new chapter, his solo project: Ctrls.
His debut for Token is called 'Interface EP' and holds 3 powerful pieces in Ctrls' own style: hard edged, stripped down, metallic sounds, detailed drum programming and a mean low end.

With this first EP and a follow up in the works, we're excited to add Ctrls to the Token roster.
Take notice.

Token Introspective mixed by Kr!z

Ctrls - Socket

X-101 - Sonic Destroyer

Egbert - Die acid plaat (Cocoon Recordings)

Release date: 22nd of October (vinyl &amp; digital)

Phase strikes back after ‘Binary Opposition’ and does it with ease.
Two tracks, two different sides of the spectrum. One takes you to the sun, the other one to the dark side of the moon.
Astral travelling at it’s best.


TRACKLIST
a: Behind The Sun
aa: The Chasedown

www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/ashleyphase
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords

Phase - The Chasedown

MPIA3 - Acid Badger

Written, re-mixed and produced by Al Green at 'The Zoo'.

Boddika & Joy Orbison - Mercy (Boddika's VIP)

Overlee Assembly brings Clouds on board for the label's second release. The production duo of Liam Robertson and Calum MacLeod (aka Clouds) lay down two heavy originals that are accompanied by mixes from Edit Select & Sosak.


Techno

Anouk Gaaf