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Jan Fleck @ Kantine Augsburg 06.11.2015

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.

Amelie Lens - In Silence - Drumcode - DC178

It doesn’t get much bigger than this: Adam Beyer links up with Green Velvet and Drumcode’s outstanding rising star Layton Giordani for a debut collaboration.

Some musical partnerships feel fated. Both fans of one another’s work, for years Adam Beyer and Green Velvet had discussed writing music together. In turn, Beyer’s protégé Layton Giordani had admired the Chicagoan’s work for as long as he could remember. When the 25-year-old found himself playing alongside the green mohawked legend at Belfast’s Shine, the spark and subsequent friendship was immediate. With the links now set in place, it was only a matter of time before the trio’s creative chemistry would manifest musically.

‘Space Date’ was conceived organically and birthed quickly. Propelled by Green Velvet’s trademark vocal hypnotism, the triumvirate combine to craft a pumping intergalactic slice of techno laced in melody that’s highlighted sets by Beyer at Awakenings, Ushuaia and also EDC Vegas when Green Velvet dropped it to a raucous response. The track is complimented by ‘Rome Future’, the product of a year-long series of productions between Beyer and Giordani. Deftly combining crisp drum work, catchy vocal effects and a powerful bassline melody that gives the track an almighty kick, it will be familiar to many who’ve followed their sets over recent months.

Adam Beyer, Layton Giordani & Green Velvet - Space Date - Drumcode - DC193

Drumcode returns with its seventh annual ‘A-Sides’ compilation featuring Charlotte de Witte, ANNA, B.Traits and more. B.Traits’ ‘I Feel The Music’ is a huge, percussive big room techno cut...

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Premiere: B.Traits ‘I Feel The Music’

Tracklist:
1. Fabiann - Submission (Burden & DLTN Remix)
2. Disscut - My Drug
3. Mario Ochoa - Terra
4. Space 92 - The Bass
5. Thomas Evans - Phantom Manor
6. A*S*Y*S & Kai Tracid - Freedom Of Expression (Dark Acid Mix)
7. Wehbba - Basic Pleasure
8. Harvey Mckay - They See My Shadow
9. D.A.V.E The Drummer - Mutate Survive 
10. Superstrobe - Future Generation
11. Wehbba - No Sleep
12. Basteth - Escape From Thebes 
13. Atroxx - Go Dancing 
14. Felix Reichelt - Prime (Oliver Immer Remix) 
15. Lifka - Otherworld
16. Pli & Lorenzo Raganzini - No Escape (Regal Remix) 
17. CCC - Mamuta
18. Mall Grab - Shoot
19. Dj Arne L II & Dj Mirko Milano - Regenerator 
20. Dekel - Technoaid
21. Bandikoot - Belharra 
22. Jan Vercauteren - Classic Timeswap 
23. VCL - Energizer
24. TBA - TBA
25. Inner Groove & Brain Impact - TBA

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