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Tresor resident DJs LNS and DJ Sotofett have for some years been developing a style at the club's Globus floor, and their new EP is a die cut of exactly the classic techno, electro, and house music they play. Here are no productions drenched in reverb, no hi-fi obsessions or generic algorithmic patterns – this is Globus Trax, the duo's third release on Tresor Records, four tracks consisting of real TR-909 workouts, rude and driving basslines, live runs through the mixing desk, and a Blake Baxter cover version with LNS on vocals. 
 
LNS & DJ Sotofett programmed an EP to perfectly fit their warehouse style of DJing, bringing out colour and variation in a spectrum more similar to a club compilation than a dogmatically reduced concept. With a single repeated vocal sample, Globus Trax opens bombastically with ClickClickClick, a dub-infused UK garage house track anyone in the world can easily describe in the course of a second.
 
Following this comes Gearbox which is a hefty slab of big room electro featuring a centerpiece arpeggio and the warmest harmonic pads on the EP's four tracks, which not-so-subtly makes reference to the pioneering band that shares a name with Globus and Tresor's home, the Kraftwerk. 
 
The house vibe returns on Destination 909, which is nothing but a manifesto for the TR-909, where the beloved drum machine's jacking beats meet galactic strings and synthetic bass, only to be ripped apart in a slamming break that sees the machine take centre stage as it cuts in-and-out of the mix, again a clear nod to the duo's sets in the club.
 
LNS steps up on vocal duties and DJ Sotofett keeps the 909 running for their final cut, taking a deeper dive into the realms of classic techno and paying tribute to "The Prince of Techno" Blake Baxter by covering his Reach Out originally released on Tresor Records in 1995.
 
The 12" was cut by DJ Sotofett himself at Manmade Mastering, where he resurrects the lost art of late-90s loud cuts with sonic presence and punch, optimal for the club-focused 12" format, and is the first to come in the new Tresor Sleeve, boasting an embossed logo on either side.

LNS & DJ Sotofett - Gearbox

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Lemon Schaden returns with a second EP on Armen Crew, behind the name lies the production alias of Dj Eendracht. Resident and member of the ÖND collective in Rennes. Influenced by the Dutch scene, Lemon Schaden abandons himself to wandering rhythms whose only conductors are darkness and chaos.

• www.armencrewmusic.bandcamp.com

@lemonschaden
@armencrewassociation



PREMIERE : Lemon Schaden - 6 Am Ballad [ARM008]

With Sketchbook, https://soundcloud.com/kaiseikitada unveils a sprawling 22-track debut on Dutch-based Optic Portal, the https://soundcloud.com/mirrorzone sublabel. Our premiere, Tongues, offers a glimpse into a project that has been years in the making, opening up a space where the electronic music of tomorrow is shaped. 

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-kaisei---tongues

Sketchbook will be out on July 1st, 2025. Pre-order a copy via https://mirrorzone.bandcamp.com/

Premiere: Kaisei - Tongues [OP005]

Glaesha brings a fresh Jungle-tinged EP for UK imprint, Breaker Breaker, out July 18th.

Pre-order: https://glaesha.bandcamp.com/album/memory-implant
More: www.orbmag.com/music

@breakerbreakerrecordings
@glaesha

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Premiere: Glaesha - Árka Will Know

Titta - Voices Unchained (Stenny remix)

The Rennes-based duo @cwtchcwtch debuts on Parisian label De la... je l'espère (@delajelespere) with the Parenthesis EP, a five-track collection that navigates techno, bass, and ambient with a restless curiosity for the wider electronic music spectrum.

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-cwtch---gyoza

The Parenthesis EP will be out on September 19th, 2025. Pre-order a copy via https://delajelespere.bandcamp.com/album/parenthesis-ep

Premiere: Cwtch - Gyoza [DLJL009]

For our next physical release, FERMA welcomes back home one of the individuals running the project, Romphea. 

As a co-founder, he has long shaped the label’s uncompromising DIY ethos—placing experimentation, raw energy, and community at the heart 
of its vision. After releasing in a series of acclaimed platforms, the forward-thinking DJ and producer from Vyronas, Athens returns to vinyl with 
a genre-defying release. Building on the experimental pulse and reshaping the edge between electro, breaks and techno, Romphea continues that trajectory, 
weaving together tense polyrhythms, warped melodic fragments, and cavernous spaces.

This release features four, plus three digital bonus original tracks, aiming to provide a clear sound identity for the artist. The A-side opens with “Calls from Salem”, a dystopian slow burner that sets the tone with broken-beat percussion and dissonant synth stabs. “Steel Chair” surges forward with unrelenting force, propelled by serrated arpeggios and a barrage of fragmented vocals that rise and fall within the space, crafted for peak-time eruption.

Flipping to the B-side, “Paid Dividends” reaches full intensity, layering hammering kicks and percussion, while the low end rumbles with tectonic weight, amplifying the energy to fever pitch. Closing the record on a more contemplative note, “We Are The Universe” slows the pace, easing the tension and drifting into deeper territory. Echoing chords drift into space, layered with fragile percussive details and low, throbbing pulses. It’s a meditation on collapse and renewal, offering a moment of breath after the storm.

Extending beyond the physical record, this release comes with three extra digital exclusives. "Moonlighting" is another dancefloor stomper, 
capturing the tension and guiding dancers into a space where time dissolves, while in "Keygen Music", the rhythm remains grounded, but it is softened by melodic fragments that swirl in and out like fleeting memories. The release closes with "The 286 Theory" as a fierce statement: a four-to-the-floor cut, with layers of percussion that drive the groove forward, bringing the record full circle.

Straight from the source, defying the norms, devoted to the art. Do not sleep.

Release Name: Clash Driven Policies EP
Artist: @rompheamusic
Catalogue: FERMAV005
Release Date: October 30, 2025


Tracklist:
A1. Calls From Salem [6:15]
A2. Steel Chair [5:54]
B1. Paid Dividends [6:15]
B2. We Are The Universe [6:12]
BONUS001. Moonlighting [5:16]
BONUS002. Keygen Music [5:48]
BONUS003. The 286 Theory [6:49]

Mastered by George Anyfantis
Artwork by Miro Taf

Available via our bandcamp page:
ferma.bandcamp.com/

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Romphea - Clash Driven Policies EP [FERMAV005]

Channeling inventive sound design into incisive, characterful techno variations, Jurango returns to Livity Sound with an eight-track double EP — his longest release to date. Taíno Gold captures a moment in time for Bristol-based Nate Reece's continually evolving sound as it draws on the full spectrum of UK club music. 

Following a debut for Livity's reverse label in 2021 and last year's An Amorphous Mass EP, Reece is more assured than ever tackling a variety of club-focused cuts. The tracks on the release all came together before, during and after a two-month visit to Reece's grandparents' home — an idyllic tropical environment in a small community at the top of a hill in the northern part of Jamaica. 

Taíno Gold refers to the island's indigenous Taíno community and the legend of a witch luring Spanish settlers into a trap on the Martha Brae river. There are no messages explicitly embedded in the music, but the release is both a personal reflection of Reece's own experiences and family heritage, plus a reminder about the enduring sceptre of colonialism and the continued need to fight against it. From absorbing Jamaica's fraught history through museum and plantation visits to the abundant nature in the garden surrounding his grandparent's house, the double EP marks a place in time for Reece, with eight advanced, ear-catching tracks as the end result.

From the cascading arps of 'Black Torches' to the tunnelling chords of 'Waiting For Trelawny', the melodic dimension of the Jurango sound is more confident than ever. 'Hibiscus' is a shimmering celebration of dub techno and crooked drum pressure and 'Chalk On Trees' basks in aqueous, fathoms-deep pads to close out the EP. Elsewhere, Reece brings new textural and tonal detail to his percussive workouts, splashing acidic noise around the angular experimentation of 'Maybe It's Broken' and firing off double-time rhythms to inject 'Double Sevens' with infectious urgency. 

With the space afforded by a longer release, Reece widens out the scope of his artistic identity while absorbing the particular scene and setting that surrounded him while making the tracks. Taíno Gold is a vibrant next step for Jurango and a natural continuation of his work with Livity Sound.

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Waiting For Trelawny

Lean Before The Interview (Feat. Assembler Code)

Track for Luke Eargoggles Stilleben Records VA series, also featuring hits from Obergman, Hiltipop and T-Error.

Sof Cell

Label: Techno Vinyls Records ‎– TVR87
Format: Digital + Vinyl, 12″
Country: Hungary
Released: 09/02/2019
Style: Techno

Produced by Dawn Razor.

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Techno Vinyls Records
Copyright (c) – Techno Vinyls Records
Mastered At – ATD

A2. Dawn Razor - Phaza

Mix recorded on MODEL 1 @ at Beacon Festival, Auckland, New Zealand - 14.03.2020

Sound Mastering by Konstantinos Georgiou aka Kostas Richter

Richie Hawtin - Beacon Festival - Auckland, New Zealand -14.03.2020

София Родина в программе µзоляция, 28 марта 2020

µ-Cast > Sofia Rodina

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Prolific dj and producer, label owner and promoter - Dawn Razor, conjures
up a deft, future-focused productions that paints a rich landscape of
exciting sounds that push the boundaries of modern electronic music in a
myriad of new directions. Been killing` the game since 2015, been making waves with over 50 releases to date on some of the most respected labels in the world, such as R & S, ARTS, Holding Hands, Dext, Of Paradise, UX, Planet Rhythm, Illegal Alien, Subsist, FLASH, and Credo.
With his music receiving support from some of the biggest names, such as
Richie Hawtin, Chris Liebing, Scuba, Rødhad, Marco Bailey, Pan-Pot, Joey
Beltram, Shed, and Answer Code Request, it's no wonder his tracks are
frequently found in the mixes and playlists of these industry heavyweights.
He`s also been featured in podcasts for Mixmag, DJ Mag, Essential Mix,
Slam Radio, Deep Space Helsinki, Rinse FM, and HOR Berlin.
Razor`s discography is packed with remixes from some of the most
respected names in the underground electronic music scene, including
Psyk, Julia Govor, Unbalance, Dubspeeka, Takaaki Itoh, 6SISS, Shedbug,
and Desert Sound Colony. Performing both LIVE and dj-sets, his music displays Dawn Razor’s skills as an increasingly confident producer and one of the most important artists emerging out of scene. Blurring the line between both straight and broken beat techno, breakbeat, electro, mutated bass, IDM and post-trance and more, Dawn Razor is one to watch.

A2. Dawn Razor - Phaza

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