Label: Blank Code

Artist: Various
Title: M4 Compilation
Release Date: Tuesday 27 June 2023
Format: Digital
CAT:# BCRLTD014

01. Anthony Jimenez - Insurgent
02. Brian Sanhaji - Phasis
03. Linear System - Shape Shifter
04. Luis Flores - Man Vs Nature
05. Max Gardner - Delamination
06. Takaaki Itoh - Vital Bind

Blank Code is Detroit, USA outfit that have released music by artists like Bas Mooy, Drumcell, Mike Parker, Audio Injection / Truncate and many more.

The Blank Code co-founder Anthony Jimenez has also released on Mike Derer's Northern Parallels and Detroit Underground, while he has performed alongside Regis, Silent Servant and Developer. "Insurgent" is a spacey and tubular trip with warping acid and intense alarm-like, looping tones. The robotic vocal hit adds an unexpected twist with chanting sensation to this dance floor devastator.

Brian Sanhaji is a veteran producer and engineer in Berlin who returns to Blank Code, as well as having appeared on Chris Liebing's CLR, Heiko Laux's Kanzleramt, Droid Records and running the SENSOR and EgoTon labels. "Phasis" is a modular ride of freaky frequencies and crunching percussion. Bursting with energy and raw power, it showcases his fine analogue production with a sliver of experimentation.

Linear System is a Spanish artist who has released music on esteemed labels like Edit Select, Ben Sims' Symbolism and Dynamic Reflection. "Shape Shifter" is a brooding juggernaut made of raw tension that culminates in pounding, crushed drums as its main focus. Heavy and hypnotic it draws attention with its apocalyptic menace, but its ultimately a sharpened, underground club weapon.

Mexico's Luis Flores is another seasoned beat-maker who has released on Blank Code previously and also lists Ricardo Garduno's Illegal Alien, Emmauel's ARTS and Truncate's imprint. "Man Vs Nature" begins with a shuffling kick and swelling sub bass, followed by sci-fi bleeps and abstract sound effects. Almost cinematic overall, the scything synth creates a dystopian feeling of intimidating electronic growls.

San Francisco's Max Gardner has over a decade of releases and is the co-owner of Peer Audio. He has also appeared on Northern Parallels, Oktave as well as remixing Drumcell and Truncate. "Delamination" has a deep and jackin' stance from the word go, while its vitality increases from the sputtering hi-hats and fizzing touches. Steady, muted claps add even more vigour and the metallic stabs create a haunting, emotional experience.

Takaaki Itoh is one of Japan's most prominent techno artists who has released on Bas Mooy's Mord, Adriana Lopez's Grey Report, Developer's Modularz and Lewis Fautzi's Faut Section to name only a few. "Vital Bind" uses its quirky, stuttering hits to shape a spine of thumping percussion. Pulsing, modular-fuelled accents and electronic signals frame the sonic airwaves while being guided by a grungy, throbbing bassline.

www.blankcode.com
Mastered by Anthony Jimenez @ 313 Mastering
Album Art by Cesar Acosta

Takaaki Itoh - Vital Bind

Four slices of groovy, trippy and atmospheric techno, created especially for dark sweaty basements.

Artist: Philippe Petit
Title: Remember E.P.
Format: Vinyl and Digital
Catalogue Number: KW054
Release Date: 21 July 2023
Mastering: Mathieu Berthet

A1 - Remember
A2 - Devolution
B1 - Celeste
B2 - Aqueduc

Vinyl
Bandcamp: bit.ly/3XWLCLz
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Hardwax: bit.ly/43U64hz
Juno: bit.ly/42M9an3
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Freestyle: bit.ly/43O6tSF
Cyman: bit.ly/45KMVAh
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Digital
Bandcamp: bit.ly/3XWLCLz
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Beatport: bit.ly/3K9PH9r

buy here

KW054 - Philippe Petit - Remember

Means&3rd - Character Ethic EP

Record number 3 from Unveiled Nuance brings a new confidence in the further developed sound of owner Means&3rd. A continued eye for detail as well as a roughness that breathes dark soul into the production aesthetic that we have yet to hear from the artist.

“Hardship Repackaged As Growth” Opens the EP with boomy, rugged low end and grainy driven synth lines with sharp hits of wide sonic impact and a depth of layered atmosphere, placed on a bed of dense percussion until its break point exposes contorted, abrasive stabs just surviving the crunch of their processing, that then take the forefront. “Countenance” replies to the previous track with a more calculated, rounder and organic palette of audio that focuses on a cadenced synth line that breaths with the arrangement, fizzing to break point and engaging the deeper listen. Swung percussion keeps the groove providing a propulsive backing that sits on gnarled bass hits before the focus returns on the charged lead line.

“Character Ethic” carries deep suspense from the off, with filtered menace being teased below the surface, warping atmospheres are stacked and build the apprehension against a militant 16th shaker before an almost vocal like modulated synth reveals itself and is left to dance prominently across the stereo field. Layers of energy providing percussion complete the picture for a mesmerising trip. “Desperate And Relevant” the most driving of the 4 cuts takes an effectively reduced stand where square wave accents build new levels of intensity. Propulsive low-end and cohesive percussion writhe through the track’s arrangement closing out the EP with a powerful ending, a blistering siren sees the track’s breakpoint provide a release worthy of the pressure built.

Pressed on 140g black Vinyl, reverse board full-colour print sleeve with poly-lined inner sleeve. 

Produced, Programmed and Mixed by Means&3rd 
Mastered by Neel @ Enisslab, Rome
Cut by Marco Pellegrino
Design by Means&3rd 
Pressed By AFG, Rome, Italy
Distributed by Rubadub, Glasgow & Readymade, Berlin

Character Ethic EP

Preview - Means&3rd - Character Ethic EP - NUANCE003

Feelin? - Recorded in 2001 
under my “Kim Bilir” pseudonym. 
A grey area between House and Techno

Digital release available here: 
https://stevebicknell.bandcamp.com

Feelin?

Feelin? (Kim Bilir) | Recorded in 2001

buy and support: https://vectorfield75.bandcamp.com/album/moodscapes-ep

Sacred code of Quetzalcoatl

Lost recordings #5 'When All Is Not?'
Recorded in 2004.

Digital Release available on my Bandcamp page:
https://stevebicknell.bandcamp.com

When All Is Not?

When All Is Not? [Lost Recordings #5]  | Recorded in 2004

SPOKEN083 - Beyun

The 83rd edition of our mix series is presented by none other than Roterdam-based DJ and producer Beyun!

Beyun's sonic wanderlust ventures beyond genres and borders—weaving elements of acid through electro, breaks, techno, and house with influences from Detroit, Chicago, New York City, and London—creating peaks of soulful euphoria and rhythmic emotional release.

Her exceptional mix for our series is a testament to her versatility, seamlessly weaving through different genres, tempos, and soundscapes. In her own words: "the mix feels very psychedelic in nature and is meant to take you on a mental and emotional journey, creating moments of tension and discomfort followed by release and euphoria."

Please enjoy this mix by the exceptionally talented Beyun!

SPOKEN083 - Beyun

Affinity

Shroom or Doom (free download)

Support the label, buy it here: 
https://gannein.bandcamp.com/

This project grew from a desire to combine the power of music with the urgent need for collective action. After the success of our first volume, we proudly present Volume 2 — a compilation that reimagines tracks from Gannein catalogue through the distinct visions of a diverse group of artists. This release is an act of solidarity: all proceeds will be donated to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF).

We extend our sincere thanks to Alberto Tolo, Askkin, Bob Semp, Ecilo, E2NMN, FVKS, Jack Fresia, KaioBarssalos, Marcos Fagoaga, michael ius, Nic Jaro, Rill and Znzl for lending their creativity and talent to this cause.

Artist: Various Artists
Title: Gannein (Remixed) Vol.2 [PCRF Solidarity Compilation]
Label: Gannein Recordings
Catalogue: GNR2SC
Format: Digital
Genre: Electronic
Style: #Techno
Release date: October 24, 2025

Mastering: 1010audio
Artwork: Gannein

Tracklist:	
Gannein - Atman (FVKS Spatial Reconstruction)
Gannein - Atman (FVKS Primal Reconstruction)
Gannein - Advaita (Jack Fresia Remix)
Gannein - Ganbaru (Bob Semp Remix)
Gannein - Antinomia (Nic Jaro Remix)
Gannein - Dasypeltis (Rill Remix)
Gannein - Encaged Vice (E2NMN Remix)
Gannein - Liminal Space (Znzl Remix)
Gannein - Unrest (Alberto Tolo Remix)
Gannein - Bhumi (michael ius Remix)
Gannein - Intrusive Thoughts (KaioBarssalos Remix)
Gannein - Dialect (Ecilo Remix)
Gannein - Uru (Marcos Fagoaga Remix)
Gannein - Nao E minha praia (Askkin remix)

GTG Premiere | Gannein - Bhumi (michael ius Remix) [GNR2SC]

Berlin based producer Ed Davenport unveils new material under his Inland alias with the Nightfall EP on Figure SPC. The Inland project reflects a more purist, hardware driven approach to techno. Many of the elements are recorded live, and overdubbed to build up a modulating, dynamic sound. Glide introduces us to this new territory with an airy, spacious wash of textures and atmospheres. This then leads us to Nightfall where sinister strings and filtering synth stabs tell a tense and dramatic story, underpinned by a tough, pushing kick. Snaking and jacking with an insistent thump and rolling bass, Support submerges vocal manipulations and classic synth chords in spacious reverb, adding to the effect of motion. A more hypnotic trip, Celebration locks down a dubbed, psychedelic synth pattern, driven by another powerful kick and a teasing sub-bassline. Celebration is also included in a dub form as a digital only extra, expanding the space within and creating a different mood entirely.