Release date: 28.05.23

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Ark W is a daring and intense atonal techno album that challenges the listener's expectations of electronic music. The album features a raw and industrial sound, with harsh textures and dissonant melodies that evoke a feeling of mechanical disarray.

The opening track, "A Transformative Time," sets the tone for the album with its frenetic rhythms and melodic synth riffs, while " Ditto Walk" builds on this foundation with complex polyrhythms and glitchy effects. The lack of a discernible melody or tonality creates a sense of unease, drawing the listener in and forcing them to confront the discomfort of the music.

The album's title track, “Ark W,” is a standout with its hypnotic distorted baseline and a changing soundscape. As the album progresses, tracks like "MeterGain:red " and " Resurrection Tool " delve deeper into the dark and dystopian themes of the album. The track "Stage 2050" provides a moment of respite with its stripped-back percussion and eerie atmospherics, before the album closes with the euphoric and atmospheric “Unspoken Bond” giving some powerful and uplifting energy to the journey Skodde delivers.

Ark W is an album that demands attention and rewards the listener with its intricate sound design and unconventional structures. This is a bold and uncompromising work.

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PREMIERE: Skodde - Unspoken Bond [FLUX013]

Italian-born, Berlin-based artist VSK delivers his first solo release of 2023. The DJ, producer and familiar face on 47’s back catalogue blends searing techno with trippy motifs, building signature soundscapes, knife-edged textures and misty atmospheres.

Following his collaboration with Flaminia last year on 47, VSK dips into a haunting sound palette on 47036, fusing foreboding feels with an astral touch. The opener, “Sfere a Contatto”, sets the tone with a claustrophobic melody and noise-driven background, while “Terza Variabile” melds squelchy synth notes with marching kickdrums, evoking a menacing mood. On the B-side, the punchy “Ottimizzazion” stitches drone-like notes against a gravelly background, creating tension and a sense of unease. The final track, “Codici e Figure”, displays VSK’s broken-beat stylings, mutating witchy aesthetics and mechanical whirrs to stimulate a surreal, skin-crawling trip.

47036 will be released on June 16th, available as limited edition vinyl and digital formats.

47036

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Punto - Weapon Of Choice

Returning to his roots in live production, OTON shares the 4-track EP Aurora on his imprint Alliance Club. Following his previous neo-rave stylings on the label, Aurora is the product of hours spent in OTON's Brussels-based studio, where he worked with a DAW-less setup and a newly acquired tangle of gear. Such tools remained instrumental in crafting the sonically rich textures of Aurora and OTON's forthcoming album, New Forms Of Silence, drawing from a palette of mental techno, hypnotic tribe, and psy tek. Two tracks from the album—due for release in spring 2025—feature on Aurora, comprising the title track and 'Voltage Controls'. 

"I have always wanted to explore modular synthesisers and polyrhythmic sequencing, but I wanted to inject some of the sounds I've worked with previously, like psychedelic and trippy techno," says OTON. "So I built a modular and produced the album with it. I locked myself in my flat for three or four months and went into a full analogue workflow. Producing with hardware and machines is more natural and enjoyable for me. I'm more creative. And because my background is in composing and performing in bands, Aurora and New Forms Of Silence mark my return to the live set and my musical origins, and a new direction in my sound and process, shifting further and further away from the DAW." 

Fusing a misty soundscape with sheets of squelch, 'Aurora' opens the EP on a beatless note before morphing into a gnarly curveball, formed by an eerie violin-like melody, rubbery drums and squiggly motifs, provoking an atmosphere that's equal parts sharp, sinister and soft. 

On 'Quad Funktion', OTON whips up warbling polyrhythms and tinkling sonic FX, coalescing into an intricate tapestry of psychedelic ambience and relentless technoid drums. While there's no dramatic breakdown to signify a gear change, it's not needed. This is a wormhole for those hazy moments on the dancefloor post-sunrise. 

Shaped by a witchy backdrop and murky bassline, 'Full Reset' meshes visceral sounds that span gurgles and squirmy synths, writhing like snakes between leathery drums. Ideal for swift left-turns into darker, moodier territories. 

Closing out the EP on 'Voltage Controls', which features on OTON's upcoming album in Spring 2025, a combination of horn-like motifs, a melancholic melody and a glitchy soundscape form a fierce and fiery alchemy, building to an urgent, claustrophobic nightmare—a potent teaser of what else OTON has lined up on New Forms Of Silence. 


BCCO Premiere: OTON - Quad Funktion [ALC009]

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Subterranean Spark

Here we go (Original mix) is a sonic journey where precision and energy meet in perfect harmony. Hernan White blends clean grooves, powerful percussion, and a hypnotic atmosphere that defines his signature techno style. A track built for the dance floor, delivering a crisp, modern, and driving sound — perfect for club sets and peak-time moments.

Hernan white - Here we go (Original mix)

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"Rebel Culture" remixed by Paris 303 Crew's aka @Mayeul303, @Jksmusic & 
Lucass P
Out now on Stay Up Forever

Headrush Tactics - Rebel Culture (Paris 303 Crew's "Sleep Deprivation" Mix) [Stay Up Forever]

The World of Monnom Black II
Triple 3 x Vinyl 12” (comes with free digital download + sticker + a5 insert + protective plastic sleeve)

To celebrate its landmark 20th release, Monnom Black invites you to enter The World of Monnom Black II – a return trip to techno's most uncompromising landscape. The triple vinyl release features 14 hand-picked contributions from the label’s trusted collaborators alongside cutting-edge artists new to the roster; making this compilation one of the label’s most varied and innovative collections yet.

On The World of Monnom Black II, new artists including VTSS, DIMI (AnD), Vladimir Dubyshkin, Hadone, Fractions, LDS, Aahan and Buried Secrets all throw down tracks which fuse tight machine rhythms with intricate detail. There's also a return for many established label favourites such as UVB, Dax J, Zanias and Thomas P. Heckmann as Knarz.

To round out the compilation there’s a re-release of the timeless 1998 cut, “Devious Methods,” from legendary artist Hive, and Tellurian’s hardcore classic, “Big Bad City,” gets a new mix from Dax J.

This release further confirms Monnom Black’s reputation for representing raw analogue music and cements the label’s place as the home of some of the roughest and classiest contemporary sounds in techno.

Welcome to the world of Monnom Black.

Tracklist

A1. Fractions - Zero Ground
A2. DIMI - Drive Me Up
B1. Hadone - Hope Reminds Me of Her
B2. Tellurian - Big Bad City (Dax J Mix)
C1. VTSS - Atlantyda
C2. LDS - Algorithmic Reality
D1. Buried Secrets - Distant Voices
D2. UVB - God Knows You’re A Cunt
D3. Zanias - Holocene
E1. Dax J - Zephyr
E2. Aahan - Ventig ft. The Dag
F1. Vladimir Dubyshkin - Lorry
F2. Knarz - Kind Der Nacht
F3. Hive - Devious Methods

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Triple Vinyl 12” & Digital
Release – November 29th 2019
Mastering – Matt Colton @ Metropolis

The World Of Monnom Black

Big Bad City (Dax J Mix)

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Tellurian - Big Bad City (Dax J Mix)

Thanks to all the wonderful artists that have made this compilation possible: Omformer, Araknyl, Marilao, Hyperforce, Erlenmeyer, Ezy, HLLW, Oprofessionell, OT2, Hypnostedon, Lund&Rønde and Fakethias.

Compiled by Marius Bø and Ekkel.

Graphics: Parks Perdue
Mastered by: Joel Krozer, 6bitdeep

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