Saint Petersburg-based producer Aleksei Nikitin AKA Nocow joins us for an hour mix, demonstrating intricate crossovers between house, techno and contemporary electronica. 

Tracklist:
1. Scan X - Reflection
2. X-103 - Curse Of The Gods
3. 400PPM - Piquette Plant
4. Alan Backdrop - Ramas
5. Nocow - Never Leave Me (Ryan James Ford mix)
6. Clatterbox - Machine Code
7. Robert Hood - Home
8. Overmono - Daisy Chain
9. Ryan James Ford - Masthead
10. Autechre - Foil
11. Code 6 - After Life 
12. Metamatics Clatterbox - Cityscapes
13. Actress - Watercolour Challenge Part II
14. Caterina Barbieri - Fantas
15. Hoavi - Destination

Wax Blends #023: Nocow

Returning for another instalment of their cassette series, AK Sports and @kessleruk join forces, heading up one side of the record each. Providing a formidable array of sonics, @kessleruk showcases nine tracks of breakbeat wizardry including this premiere "Third Eye" - an undeniably hard yet tuneful breakbeat cut that flutters across the dancefloor with addictive percussive elements broken up by dream-like vocal samples that make you go check yourself. Giving a sense of what to expect from the release, Kessler continues to ascend new heights and this forthcoming release on Club Glow shows exactly why.

Premiere: Kessler - Third Eye [Club Glow]

With various releases and remixes for Ostgut Ton, MDR, Dolly Deluxe and Monkeytown Records under his belt, @answercoderequest continuously pushes the boundaries of techno, evident in his celebrated debut LP Code (Ostgut Ton, 2014), and his follow-up album Gens four years later which demonstrates an acute experimental approach. Expect sixty minutes of exhilarating and high-quality techno cuts.

Wax Blends #028: Answer Code Request

Portugal-born Luso-Capeverdean, aka @rkeatonly, is a platinum and gold selling music producer who has spent the past few years producing for other musicians. Heavily involved in the Portuguese hip-hop community, Rkeat decided to return to his roots of making club-orientated music from techno to tarrax and after a year hiatus announces his first EP. Coming through strong with an octane affair, HH is certified dancefloor filler primed and ready for the return of clubs.

Premiere: Rkeat - HH

Known for his melodic productions with an emotional touch, No_4mat draws inspiration from trance, techno, video game scores and random spurts of distant memories. Amassing a global online following since he self-released his first single, "1992.", the young producer has since been making signature melodic productions, with his own unique emotional touches. This is certainly evident in his latest LP No Fear - an exhibition of his unique sound palette ranging all the way from ambient euphoric sounds to experimental pop. Demonstrating his immaculate productions and track selections, it is a pleasure to have No_4mat deliver sixty minutes of dancefloor ready vibes.

Wax Blends #029: No_4mat

Emerging Italian producer @D3070 shares his name with a type of flamethrower; quite apt given the amount of flame emojis that have been dropped in the comments sections of where his debut release on CYBERDOME has been teased. This imprint is the sub-label of esteemed @10-pills-mate

Premiere: D3070 - New Era [CYBERDOME]

Returning to the soundsphere with the second edition of Illegal Alien LTD's new VA compilation series called Between Lands & Oceans, the in-form label merge a plethora of great artists, some already successful whilst others have very promising futures. Boasting a selection of great artists such as Abstract Division, Fabrizio Lapiana, Nørbak and The Advent to name a few, it's Portuguese favourite CRAVO who takes the spot for a Dance Wax premiere. Providing a scintillating techno cut, "Backwash" furthers CRAVO's recognition as one of the most exciting and forward thinking techno producers in the world right now. Don't miss.

@cravomusic
@illegal-alien-records

Premiere: CRAVO - Backwash [Illegal Alien Records]

Coming as their 25th release, KEY Vinyl announce French producer and vinyl DJ Benales. He has been honing his craft since the end of the 90s and is recognised for his immersive DJ sets and productions that combine raw, dark and deep elements of these musical forms with a firm nod in the direction of Detroit.

Artist: Benales 
Title: Klystron 
Label: KEY Vinyl 
Cat.: KEY025 
Format: 12” Vinyl Only
Release Date: 24.09.2021 
Tracklist: 
A1 - Benales - Cavity 
A2 - Benales - Void 
B1 - Benales - Anemic 
B2 - Benales - Motion

Pre-order: https://keyvinyl.bandcamp.com/album/klystron-key025
Official release date: 24.09.2021

@freddy_k_berlin
@keyvinyl
@benales

Premiere: Benales - Cavity [KEY025]

Phara has been making music for over five years and has already released some monster tracks on the likes of Soma, Voltage (Festival), SK Eleven and now his very own Phaaar imprint. 

After careful consideration the Belgian producer has decided to launch his own record label with an immaculately interwoven four-track EP entitled A Constant State Of Movement containing a series of simple yet effective techno cuts made to celebrate the reopening of dance floors across the globe. Speaking on the release Phara described the EP as having "a pretty old school dub-influenced sound", with Dance Wax premiere "Sensory-C" providing an electrifying take ready for any international club space.

@phara-6

Premiere: Phara - Sensory-C [Phaaar]

For his latest release, Luke Slater, aka Planetary Assault Systems serves up a brand new full-length project entitled Sky Scraping - an eleven track LP drawing upon studio material and components recorded during the PAS live show for a loud and unabashed celebration of the formative and familiar environments. Second on the album is Dance Wax's premiere "One For The Groove", a delicious techno groove packed with a series of high mids and squelching synth patches. A high octane affair primed and ready for any dance floor motive.

Sky Scraping

Premiere: Planetary Assault Systems - One For The Groove [Token]

Dark Planet

Premiere: Flug - Just You [Avoidant Records]

Premiere: Jeroen Search & Pushmann - Nebula [Combine Audio]

For his most recent release, Markus Suckut returns to Odd Even and serves up part two of his Blurred Memories project - providing a plethora of groove-ridden weapons suited for any dance floor motive. A close friend of label boss Andre Kronert, the German producer delivers an energetic EP kicked off by the immaculately interwoven techno cut of "Higher".

Releasing 17th December on Odd Even.

1. Higher
2. Wandering 
3. Take 
4. Eclectic City

@markussuckut @odd-even-1

Premiere: Markus Suckut - Higher [Odd Even]

Distant Lands EP

Premiere: Terrestrial Access Network - Distant Lands [LDI Records]

To announce their brand new label 'Mutual Rytm', German hotshots  SHDW & Obscure Shape invite seven renowned artists to deliver a techno feast V/A compilation entitled Federation Of Rytm I.

Showcasing a plethora of high-octane tracks from a number of esteemed artists, both emerging and established, the V/A rolls through a number of spicy tracks. In the midst of it is fast-emerging, Milan-based honcho Alarico, an artist renowned for his raw and forward-leaning sounds of 90's techno, whom delivers a formidable techno groove  to keep the momentum up within the record. 

@mutual-rytm
@alarico_katana

Premiere: Alarico - I'm Into You [Mutual Rytm]

Premiere: DJ T-1000 - Resonance [Pure Sonik Records]

For his next release, Vogler teams up with the esteemed Intra Records — a label aiming to defend the underground essence of techno through quality hypnotics, texturals and percussive releases — who release their very first VA including this techno heater "Roll The Dice" from Vogler.

@nicolasvogler
@intrarecords

Premiere: Nicolas Vogler - Roll The Dice [Intra Records]

Premiere: Deniro - DhundredX [DGTL]

The Houghton Blues

Premiere: ARA-U & Radioactive Man - The Houghton Blues

The Flowers Hundred

Premiere: Sigvard - Nightlife Miracles [MATERIA]

In The Mix: Art School Girlfriend

Trust No One EP

Premiere: Wallis - If I Leave Tomorrow [Jell]

Waste Of Skin

Premiere: Anna Kost - Rotar [Who Whom]

Premiere: Valerie Ace - "How To Fit In" [Intrepid Skin]

Permission to Roam

Premiere: peachlyfe - "Go Up" [UMAY]

Consisting of 4 unique fast-paced, club-orientated techno tracks, Mary’s latest EP, 'The More You Know', is home to”Micologia”, consisting of intricately places squelchy synths, intertwined with rich bursts of low-end and splashes of 303 which envelop the listener’s mind.

Pre-save 'The More You Know' EP: https://bit.ly/3TBBia1

@bananamilk
@monday-off

The More You Know

Premiere: Mary Yuzovskaya - "Micologia" [Monday Off]

Premiere: Lady Starlight - "Chapter 23" [Tresor Records]

Wax Blends #008: Sharad Sood

Tracklist:

Planetary Assault Systems - Mod
LKY-Unreleased
Oliver Ho - In The Dark
Eric Fetcher-Rupture
Soul Destroyaz-B4 Dawn
Damon Wild vs Function-Waveterm
Gaja-Appear
Alarico-Unreleased
Transient X4-Randomized
Nøkken-Unreleased
Alarico-Unreleased
Chriz.jae-Unreleased
Alarico-Unreleased
Regis-Untitled 06 (1996)
Cari Lekebusch Fred - Niteshade
Sam Duties-Unreleased
Phil Berg-Void
Chris Liebing - String Theory Original Mix 
LKY-Unreleased
Steve Bicknell- In Order To Remember One Needs To Know

Wax Blends #017: Alarico

Grenoble-based artist Binary Digit has been producing electronic music from a young age, honing his unique out-of-category style that lies somewhere between acid techno, braindance, crisp electro, often with accents of melancholy. Using a mix of tapes, obsolete or current software and synthesisers, and a bit of DIY spirit, Binary Digit is able to create unique and powerful productions.

Wax Blends #024: Binary Digit

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