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From BPC342 - Regal - The Eyes
Release Date: 12.04.2019
Label: BPitch Berlin
Format: 12"/Digital

Regal debuts on BPitch Berlin with one of his rare releases outside his own Involve imprint. His »The Eyes« EP draws heavily on early hardcore and the powerful acid sound that has become the Spain-based producer’s signature style ever since he started making waves in the techno scene in 2012. Over the course of four tracks however, Gabriel Cassina showcases a previously unknown side of his abilities. More versatile, more experimental, and more stylistically diverse, »The Eyes« shows Regal at his most radical. If his past releases were dedicated to updating the sounds of the nineties for the present, his  first offering on Ellen Allien’s label sees him heading straight for the future.
The breakneck title track alone will surprise even the most devoted Regal followers with an entirely di erent sound and style. Eschewing the mighty four-to-four thump that dominates most of his work, »The Eyes« is rhythmically closer to recent pieces like »Double Standard« but still sticks out from Regal’s vast discography. If you’ve ever wondered what an acid-infused early 90s hardcore track would sound like if Regal had produced it, here is your answer. It’s not like Cassina slows down when experimenting; on the contrary, he only picks up speed. »Fire left engine,  fire right engine«, a voice commands at the beginning of the cheekily titled »Overground«, which then immediately launches us into outer space and towards rave ecstasy on a 140+ bpm backbeat.
»I Need You« opens the flip in typical hard-hitting Regal style but throws two elements in the ring that give this track an unusual spin. From beneath the murky, hoover-like chords, a glistening guitar melody slowly rises above the relentless groove. Intensifying more and more, it only serves as a preparation for the emotional turning point near the middle of the track, when a seemingly familiar voice intones the track name with soulful urgency. »I Need You« is an intense and raw piece of techno, both emotionally and sonically speaking. »Stimulus« brings about a welcome change in mood after this overwhelming experience: this is five and a half cathartic minutes of acid techno at its purest, informed by the likes of Cassina’s all-time hero Plastikman or nineties rave legends like Emmanuel Top. The backbeat-driven peak time energy of »Stimulus« offers exactly the kind of dark, cosmic sound that BPitch founder Ellen Allien has been leaning towards as a DJ recently, making it a perfectly  tting closing track for Regal’s first release on the label.

The Eyes

2. Regal - Overground SNIPPET

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

BUY HERE

Klangkuenstler - Dunkle Illusion

Onryo

Onryo (Obscure Shape & SHDW Remix)

𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩: https://artsrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/intergalactic-emotional-breakdown

"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. I Hate Models is back on the label with ARTS040. 3 Years after the big storm that took this artist everywhere in the world, he is here in his home with a record that goes back into his unique way to paint contrast of emotions. "Intergalactic Emotional Breakdown" is a well-crafted work based on 3 cuts that reflect his personal vision of music and one more time confirms why we love this artist so much."

It comes with special front sticker. [info sheet from distr.]

A1. I Hate Models - Intergalactic Emotional Breakdown

Tracklist:
A1: Ahl Iver - 7AM
A2: Ahl Iver - 7AM (Milo Spykers Remix) 
B1: Ahl Iver - Haunted Patterns
B2: Ahl Iver - Rave Simulator

If you’ve come across Amelie Lens’ all-new fabric presents mix, then the name of Ahl Iver shall definitely ring a bell. In addition to a forthcoming appearance at the next Exhale party in Antwerp in February 2020, where he’ll get to share the stage with Richie Hawtin, Helena Hauff, Kobosil, Stephanie Sykes and the whole LENSKE family, new sensation Ahl Iver is undeniably on the cusp of big things, and his debut EP, ‘Haunted Patterns’, sets the tone in gutsy fashion.

The opening track ‘7AM’ features a punchy gabber kick and rush, hard-hitting drums and a healthy dose of slimy acid squelch to leave you dazed and confused for a while. Adding his ever efficient spin to the original, LENSKE mainstay Milo Spykers reworks the groove onto straightforward clubby railway as he sure knows well how to subdue the dancers through the most wildly enjoyable ankle-twisting/brain-melting manoeuvres.

As its name suggests the title-track ‘Haunted Patterns’ is a spooky dance floor affair. Allowing a 4/4 hell to break loose on the basement while enveloping it in further hypnotic synths and intense cosmic vibrations. Lovers of classic Altern-8 style hardcore shall find the perfect outlet to their headbanging fantasies in the euphoria-inducing ‘Rave Simulator’. With four cuts tailored to take clubs and dance floors by storm, Ahl Iver steps up for his debut record on LENSKE.

Haunted Patterns EP

Ahl Iver - Rave Simulator (Lenske009)

What You Do

Tim Tama - What You Do [DRMSCPDIGI001]

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.

Regal - Spreading the Cult

WANA-02 - Various Artists - We Are Not Alone Pt.2
Release Date: 27.11.2020
Label: BPitch Berlin
Format: Streaming/Digital

Ellen Allien brings you the second, dark and brooding edition of We Are Not Alone, a huge compilation series, featuring three installments with 11 tracks each. All brand new music from artists who’ve either played at the infamous event series or will be appearing at future parties. 

Join us as we head deep down underground…

We Are Not Alone Pt. 2

Last Summer

Rebekah - Last Summer SNIPPET

A R T S is a Techno Independent Label founded by Emmanuel, There are 9 Platforms (12" Format, and Digital), Artscore, Arts Ltd / X , Arts Collective, Arts Transparent, Warehouse Memories, Arts White and Arts Gallery and Stealth as well.  
"Pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo, primarily in the art and cultural realm."

▬ For Label Showcases email: management-AT-artsltd.eu
▬ Demo: NOT ACCEPTING DEMO'S ON ANY PLATFORM. 

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The Collective: 
Emmanuel / SLS / Jonas Kopp / Terrence Dixon / I:Cube / Mark Broom / Boner M / Cleric / Sawlin / James Ruskin / Radio Slave / Dax J / Valmay / Roman Poncet / Robert Hood / Farceb/ Psyk / /Subjected/ Acronym / Kitkatone / Vincent Vidal / Recid/ Infektion/ Netsh / Denise Rabe / Rrose / Disrupted Project / Traumer / Karim Sahraoui / Hironori Takahashi / Iori / Zoltan Solomon / Grad U / Ixm aka Kaelan / Hydergine / Jeff Rushin / Keith Carnal / Shlomo / Inigo Kennedy / I Hate Models / Judas / 0[Phase] / Antigone / Geinst/  Par Grinvik / Echoplex / Slam / Roberto / ASC / Unbalance / Farrago / Parallx / Fabrizio Lapiana / Introversion / Amelie Lens  / Opuswerk / Vase / Asmar / Yan Cook / Alfredo Mazzilli / Ersalz Olfolkz / AWDHA / 3KZ / Forward Strategy Group / Joe Farr / Tim Tama /  [KRTM] / Earwax /  Power Culture / Linn Elisabet / Julian Muller /Ferdinger / MRD / Kmyle / Raär / Roberto Clementi / Henry Greenleaf / Tensal / Chontane / Regent / VNTM /Alexander Kowalski / Private Press / OFF GRID / Thimo Konings / Dynamic Forces

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