Dark techno

Elyptik Trevors - The Shadow Of My Personality(Original mix)128kbit/s Versions

Using rolling percussion and a thumping kick, Luigi’s four track EP starts with a bang as the title suggests; ‘Primo’ really is unbeatable! Luigi uses synth stabs that add character and finesse to this outstanding piece of music. ‘I Believe’ uses dubby drums and an infectious vocal to really tear things apart before dropping into a melodic synth section that will make anyone move. Tantra’s melodic groove synths help this early morning track really come into its own before the main melodic section, accompanied by strings, will take any clubber to their own dimension. Hypnotizek rounds off the EP being more upfront about where it’s going. This cheeky, groove based track will warm up a dance floor quickly and get people in the mood for a real party!

DC122 - Luigi Madonna - I Believe - Drumcode

Droning (Slam Paragraph Mix)- Hans Bouffmyhre

Roberto Capuano has delivered Drumcode an immense 4 track EP that will blow out the cobwebs and see Roberto step back onto Drumcode with a bang. Lacing each track with pads and tantalising hook lines, Capuano’s tracks fire on all cylinders with good use of vocals and drum rhythms. His tracks have a certain swagger that only Roberto can conjure.

Roberto Capuano - Wilford - Drumcode - DC150

ANDERSON SONGS: The Islander
Songs of Logan Skelton adapted from writings of Walter Anderson
Stephen Lusmann-baritone, Logan Skelton-piano

Skelton: Anderson Songs, Skelton Songs

Anderson: 12 Inky the Coon: A Requiem

Mark Reeve is a name synonymous within techno, having released on labels such as Drumcode, Cocoon and Bedrock in recent years. These releases have served as a platform for him to tour the world as a DJ, playing esteemed festivals like Awakenings, Tomorrowland and B My Lake. 

2017 see’s him return to Truesoul with ‘New Path EP’, comprising of two blistering tracks in ‘New Path’ and ‘Acceso’. Both tracks are teeming with dark sounds and heavy textures and are typical of Reeve. The title track ’New Path’ is a homage to his groove laden past, calling on big bass lines and sweeping percussion that takes you on a ride through the track. ‘Acceso’ is more of a rolling affair with a thumping beat and some divine synth work. These are certified floor fillers and given the Adam Beyer stamp of approval.

Mark Reeve - New Path - Truesoul - TRUE1294

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Dense & Pika - Morse Mode (2000 and One Remix)

Drumcode returns with its 6th installment of the internationally celebrated A-Sides series. Renowned for fostering a shared space between industry tastemakers and rising talent alike, the careful curation that goes into each volume is a fine example of why Beyer’s brand continues to go from strength to strength.

Techno titan Adam Beyer has grown Drumcode into a force to be reckoned with; the label has become synonymous with forward-thinking, functional techno and even after 20 years, Drumcode continues to find new boundaries to push, and ways to solidify its legacy as the world’s number one techno label. 

2017 is no exception, with Beyer’s imprint hosting it’s first stage at Tomorrowland, not to mention the expansion of the critically acclaimed Junction 2 where the Drumcode stage is the centrepiece and Adam plays the key role of festival director. The Drumcode phenomenon continues to grow each week, chiefly fuelled by Drumcode Radio, Adam’s radio show that’s broadcast in 57 countries via 86 stations and to a global audience of 16 million techno fans per week. 

The A-Sides series acts as a perfect vignette of Drumcode’s cutting-edge sound; functional yet inspired techno, all tracks tried and tested by Beyer himself. Vol. 6 continues this tradition with a collection of 16 multi-faceted cuts from a mixture of both emerging artists and experienced label friends. 

The heart-throbbing bass in Amelie Lens’ electrifying piece ‘In Silence’ sets the tone for the dark and dance-floor-ready energy that Vol.6 carries the whole way through. Other standouts include Mars Bill’s rough’n’ready ‘Mohave’. Pulsating and precise, ‘Mohave’ has highlighted many of Beyer’s sets recently as has Wehbba’s monster track ‘Fake’, which fans have been anticipating the release of all year. 

Label-favourites Dense & Pika also feature on ‘A-Sides’ Vol. 6 with their hard-hitting ‘Just a Beat’ and a huge track from Beyer himself who has joined forces with Enrico Sangiuliano to bring us their undeniably infectious ‘Preset Heaven’. 

With many more notable selections from the likes of Julian Jewell, Timmo, Tiger Stripes and Pig&Dan, A-Sides Vol. 6 is another impressive addition to the label’s prolific release roster and a testament to why Drumcode remains at the forefront of the electronic world.

Timmo - Muzik - Drumcode - DC178

This is my new single UNCONFUSED taken from the Natural Rhythm II release. Available from Friday Sept. 8th on Beatport.
http://bit.ly/NATURALRHYTHM2

Natural Rhythm II

Natural Rhyhthm II

Beatport

Unconfused

Hans Bouffmyhre - Hurricane (Original Mix) Preview Clip

Since 2008 the Label and party series Kopfmusik is celebrating and organizing underground Techno party's among other things in Köln. Only in 2011 with Artists like Audio Injection, Drumcell, Alex Bau, Octave, Miro Pajic, Mike Wall, Miss Sunshine and many many more. 
Köln and it´s scene was getting bigger and bigger and a lot of other promoters and organizers were thinking in the same way of life: Techno. 

Now, in 2012, it's time to concentrate the most important producers, organizers, and new artists, which have the same starnge output in case of Techno, to realize the first Compilation "Kölsch Techno Edition".

Therefore Kopfmusik is extreme proud to presents Björn Torwellen, Cortechs, Marco Coviello, Jester Rush, Courtis, Nils Mohn, Cern, Christian Klichè, Miss Knarz, Curtis Mack, Roman Rang, Al Zwodezwo and Real Mother!!! 

Please listen, buy and get in touch with Kölsch Techno. 

More Infos: www.kopfmusik.net


9. Cortechs-Abiotic Kontrol Snippet

Staring back to 2011, Adam Beyer and Alan Fitzpatrick’s ‘Human Reason’ track was a huge Drumcode release and with Len Faki’s new stamp on it, he is showing the unique talent that Drumcode have within their ranks. Len Faki’s Remix incorporates the original lead sound into different rhythms and puts it against different sound textures to create a sure-fire techno track. ‘Memesis’ is a new original track from Adam Beyer and Alan Fitzpatrick that uses a deep bass line to create a solemnly dark atmosphere. It also uses synth stabs help to enforce this trippy, hypnotising ambiance that moulds the track together. 

01 - DC105 - Adam Beyer & Alan Fitzpatrick - Human Reason - Len Faki Remix - Drumcode

My new EP on Drumcode is out now.

You can grab your copy here: http://www.beatport.com/release/brave-new-world-ep/1009193

Support from a whole bunch of friends and colleagues;

Joseph Capriati, Karotte, Danny Tenaglia, Sven Vath, Joel Mull, Kaiserdisco, Nicole Moudaber, Pan-Pot, The Advent, Slam, Gregor Tresher, Alan Fitzpatrick, Monika Kruse, Richie Hawtin, Cari Lekebusch, Tobi Neumann, Darren Emmerson, 2000 and One, Sasha, Marco Carola, Frankyeffe, Mauro Picotto, Marko Nastic, Markantonio, Steve Lawler, Patrick Siegh, Sam Paganini, Nuno Dos Santos, Pig & Dan, Butch, Tim Xavier, Tom Hades, Billy Nasty, Luigi Madonna, Dubfire, Marco Bailey, Genarro La Fosse, Stephan Bodzin, Sasha Carassi, Alberto Pascual, Ramon Tapia, Samuel L Session, Anton Pieete, Michel de Hey, Raphael Dincsoy, Coyu, Taster Peter, Dennis Ruyer, Manic Brothers, Space DJ’z...

Bart Skils - Hypnotizing - Drumcode [Lo_Res]

Collabs 3000 (Metalism)

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Italian DJ and producer Lazar returns to We Are The Brave for a four-track EP that infuses slick
acid lines, considered melody writing and touches of nostalgic rave, with the finest techno
rhythms.

Inhuman Signal

Lazar - Inhuman Signal

Felix Bernhardt - Magic Nuts

Collabs3000 '2025 EP': https://mute.ffm.to/collabs3000-2025ep
Collabs3000 'Metalism': https://mute.ffm.to/collabs3000-m20

World: javier@analog-a.com
North America: mariesa@liaisonartists.com
Latin America: larissa@liminal.ag
Italy: alex.ravizza@vivoconcerti.com
MGMT: roland@rlcgmbh.com

Chris Liebing is synonymous with techno. His legacy is long assured, but his craft never stops evolving. Whether as label head, podcast curator, DJ or producer, he continues to challenge himself and his audience to explore new realms in the electronic world. And often ahead of the curve, too, from the early, hard-edged and loopy 90s sound which is back en vogue today, through his more stripped-back turn of the millennium minimalism and onto the cinematic atmospheres and broader alternative electronica of his latest albums on Mute. It's no stretch to say, then, that Chris Liebing's story is closely connected to the story of techno itself. 

Liebing is considered a global techno ambassador, but his ambitious album projects and direct club tracks excite and innovate as much as any new school star. A proudly forward-thinking attitude ensures that is the case as his DJ tools and studio setup constantly evolve. He continues to be an early adopter of emerging technology, too, just as he was with vinyl controllers, Traktor and when leading the way with full hybrid/live DJing. 

These days, Liebing incorporates an ever wider sphere of sound into his own work. After an eight-year break from full lengths, 2018's Burn Slow on Mute was a creative rebirth that received critical acclaim and confounded all expectations. It was a melancholic mediation on gothic moods, looming apocalyptic landscapes and optimistic broken-beat techno that drew from his childhood love of Depeche Mode, Gary Numan and the New Romantic movement. 

Remixes for Depeche Mode and Goldfrapp followed alongside a collaborative single with Charlotte De Witte, and 2021 brought a second album on Mute, Another Day. It found Liebing exploring all new ways of expressing both his euphoric and melodic side, all with high-grade technical skill and meticulous sonic craft with a range of collaborators from Miles Cooper Seaton to Polly Scattergood. This exceptional form continued into 2023 as he returned to the club with his Love Those Who Fight With Passion And Faith EP on CLR, a passionate and politically charged call to the dance floor that joined Liebing and Luke Slater’s remix of Depeche Mode’s iconic ‘Ghosts Again’ in the first half of the year. 

Born in Giessen and active ever since the 1990s, Liebing has always platformed the talent around him as much as himself: a long time before they were commonplace, he famously helmed his own CLR podcast. For many years, it was the scene's most influential series, with a who's who of international pioneers at the helm. After that came the equally important AM/FM radio show, but now following a hiatus, the CLR podcast is back and pushing a fresh techno agenda, as is his iconic label of the same name.

In its first chapter, CLR stood for Chris Liebing Records, then Create Learn Realize, and now Create Learn Repeat - a subtle evolution that is at the heart of everything Liebing does. The label will always be synonymous with exciting techno and is now back hosting parties and festival stages. 

Though his music is underpinned by pulsating menace and a stomping sense of drama, Liebing himself is friendly with a famous smile. It is the music that motivates him and the freedom that comes with increased experience. These days there are no limits, no expectations, but a continued love for the art and craft of techno that is taking him down all new creative pathways.

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Chris Liebing

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