Chris Liebing's 'Bruson' EP is out now via the CLR Bandcamp: https://clrofficial.bandcamp.com

Chris Liebing - Alchemist - CLR (Low Res Clip)

release date (vinyl / cd / digital): 21st of October

“I've intended to do an album for a long while. The tracks draw upon ideas going back to various points over the last 12 years or so - some of the hooks I wrote years ago other bits are brand new. In some ways I wanted it to reflect a personal arc and the way I tend to do things  - never rushed”

‘Frames of Reference’ is the some 12 years in the making debut album from UK based techno producer Ø [Phase].

Best known by his work on the Belgium based Token Records his style ranges from gritty minimal techno to Detroit influenced material. His debut ‘Module Overload’ was released on London’s Lost/Cosmic records in 2000 and was followed by a string of productions for London's Surface/Inceptive Records and Ben Sims Ingoma imprint.

The move to Token came in 2007, he shortly after began DJing professionally and has since performed at parties across the globe whilst becoming a regular guest at Berlin’s techno Mecca, Berghain performing alongside esteemed peers and supporters such as Marcel Dettmann, Len Faki and Ben Klock. His continued works have seen constant support throughout the techno world and have featured in CD mixes by Robert Hood, Dave Clarke, François Kevorkian and Fumiya Tanaka amongst others. Alongside his production work Ø [Phase] is also a mastering engineer and on/off artwork designer. Starting out at London’s prestigious Sony Music/Whitfield Street Studios, he has cut records for numerous underground dance acts as well as working on projects for mainstream artists.

Now after a string of acclaimed releases on Token and a selection of remixes for the likes of Robert Hood, Mark Broom and Peter Van Hoesen comes Ø [Phase]’s debut long-player ‘Frames of Reference’. Opening with the brooding and building swirl of ‘Binary Opposition (Process 3)’ Ø [Phase] sets out his template of evolving, richly textured atmospheres underpinned by shards of dark and light. ‘The Bwiti Initiate’ revolves around a bouncing techno rhythm that could most certainly traverse the house/techno divide whilst ‘Distracted’ and ‘Misaligned’ are the kind of unadulterated, pummeling, cavernous techno tracks that have made Lost such a party institution.
Then we have tracks like the soft beating ‘Just Another Dance’ providing a lighter edge, embellished with warmth and strings and the thick, densely woven tapestry of ‘Shadow Caster’ which goes from experimental to dancefloor and back again with consummate ease. The off-kilter lilt of ‘Perplexed’ drags us further into the dark before keys and a hint of a melody draw us back upwards for air whilst the fat driving bass of ‘Dirtro II’ and funkier edged menace of ‘On The Edge’ show a virtuoso producer at the top of his game. The closing introspection of ‘Self Deceit’ wallows in subtle nuances before a mid section synth and string intervention pulls us back from the brink before finally descending into the void.


Tracklist: 

2LP 
A1. Binary Opposition (process 3)
A2. The Bwiti Initiate
B1. Distracted
B2. Dirtro II
C1. Misaligned
C2. Just Another Dance (album version)
D1. Shadow Caster
D2. Self Deceit

CD & Digital:
1. Binary Opposition (process 3)
2. The Bwiti Initiate
3. Distracted
4. Dirtro II
5. On The Edge
6. Perplexed
7. Misaligned
8. Just Another Dance (album version)
9. Shadow Caster
10. Self Deceit

www.facebook.com/ashleyphase
www.residentadvisor.net/dj/phase 
www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords 

Dirtro II

Ø [Phase] - Dirtro II

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Gracing Token with a 12” of reliable effect, Sterac (a.k.a. Steve Rachmad) offers 4 titles that go beyond the club - balancing raw Detroit influences and contemporary depth. 

With a reputation built on years of developing his scene through important record releases and local as well as international activity, ‘Light in the Darkness’ confirms Rachmad’s artistic relevance in a quickly developing scene. 

With a tone-setting introduction for the EP, Rachmad immediately grips the listener’s attention with the pragmatic yet nostalgic "Mangled". Chord stabs an inch away from a brutal on-beat drum sequence, a technique responsible for many hits in the genre, this time tastefully repolished through spreaded wooden percussion in direct support.  "Mangled" boasts what A1’s should — a worthy first impression — before luring us into what can be considered the apex of the EP.

"Light in the Darkness" claims the project title with a gradual exploration through celestial bodies. A minimal opening with a simple acid bassline shows a great deal of attitude before the listener gets caught in an unexpected tide of cosmic pads, dimensionalizing an initially linear record. With slow waves of rich synth work enveloping the only anchor to time that is rhythm, the result is a closed-eyed dance floor experience to be selected in prime conditions.

Thick pads are immediately offered again, this time more orchestral than mental. The softness of this primary sound design is expertly dissected by a razor-sharp resonant top synth and an upward drum construction, completing the spectrum of sound and unveiling a record with a size fit for warehouse capacities.

Rachmad adds almost cinematic suspense to the EP with"S.O." — certainly not to be underestimated. This leads us to the project’s closer "Solidify", a delirious club groover. With a sound as bent and confronting as a house of mirrors, Rachmad leaves us with a final chapter to keep the heart racing past the end.

Tracklist: 
A1 / 1. Sterac - Mangled
A2 / 2. Sterac - Light In The Darkness
B1 / 3. Sterac - S.O.
B2 / 4. Sterac - Solidify

Follow Sterac 
SoundCloud: @steverachmad
Website: www.steverachmad.com 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/STERACofficial 
Twitter: www.twitter.com/steverachmad 
Instagram: www.instagram.com/steve_rachmad_sterac 
Resident Advisor: www.ra.co/dj/sterac 
Beatport: www.beatport.com/artist/sterac/295594 
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2QFnCeEbTqsb0YUYpFl08v 
Bandcamp: www.steracscorp.bandcamp.com/music 

Follow TOKEN Records
SoundCloud: @tokenrecords
Website: www.tokenrecords.com 
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tokenrecords 
Resident Advisor: www.ra.co/labels/1310 
Beatport: www.beatport.com/label/token/8898 
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0pPgj6kv4sQdB63gJLrVph 
Bandcamp: www.tokenrecords.bandcamp.com 

Follow 6AM Group
Website: www.6amgroup.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/6amgroup
Twitter: www.twitter.com/6amgroup
Instagram: www.instagram.com/6amgroup
SoundCloud: @6amgroup
YouTube: www.youtube.com/6amgroup

Light In The Darkness EP

S.O.

Premiere: Sterac "S.O." - TOKEN

Tonight / Are You There

Are You There

Artist(s): Peryl
Label: Augmented Research
Catalog: [ar_005]
Release Date: 20.01.2026
Format: Digital + Vinyl
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, Minimal, Experimental
Mastering: MaSpaventi
Artwork: Anton Braun

Artist links: 
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/peryl_music
Bandcamp: https://peryl.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peryl_/?hl=de


Label links:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/augmented_research
Bandcamp: https://augmentedresearch.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/augmented.research/

Pre-Order Link: https://augmentedresearch.bandcamp.com/album/peryl-phase-alternations-ar-005

GTG Premiere | Peryl - 1001 [ar_005]

SAMA
MXMN005: Phoneutria
MXMN005
Maximalist_Minimalist
Release date: 12/12/2025
Formats: Vinyl & Digital

SAMA strikes down with his fifth techno outing on Maximalist_Minimalist since the opening of the label in 2022.

The last track of the EP, ‘Tiger Mosquito’, is the most forward-pushing of the four, with a very straight groove and dark, buzzing and almost aggravating textures and atmospherics, hence the name.

Bandcamp

Premiere: SAMA - Tiger Mosquito [MAXIMALIST_MINIMALIST]

Ave Demonstrantico

Paris - Berlin

Mö 1

Contemporary Spaces, The Remixes pt.2

The Hunt (SHDW & Obscure Shape Remix)

Amotik 010

Solah (Edit Select Remix)

Remixed, Pt. 4

Dial

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