@Aregone / @MaccariMusic / @LindseyHerbert

Bandcamp - https://evilgrooverecords.bandcamp.com/album/egva004
YouTube - https://youtu.be/9VNgxvVGBOo

EvilGroove is an American-based techno label co-founded by Lindsey Herbert and Jason Doll that has featured artists such as Truncate and Dustin Zahn as well as supporting simmering underground talent.

Collectively the artists included have released on labels such as Marco Bailey's MATERIA, Arnaud Le Texier's Children of Tomorrow, Robert Hoff's trau-ma, Lady Tazz's Mind Medizin, Fernanda Martins' Devotion, Kaiserdisco's KD RAW, Ricardo Garduno's Illegal Alien, Vinicius Honorio's Liberta, Fixon & Dig It's ANAØH, BCCO, DifferentSound, plus many more.

Åre:gone is an American artist and Maccari is Brazilian, combining here, the pair share the production skills to create a sure-fire floor weapon.

For this DT:Premiere we selected their track "HAV - VCP" with a jackin' groove and driving rhythm. Chunky percussion, a swelling bassline and eerie effects create a tense and functional vibe with delicate elements providing plenty of ear candy.

LABEL: EvilGroove

CAT#: EGVA004
ARTIST: Various
TITLE: EvilGroove VA04

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 28 June 2024

01. BR!NK - Destroy
02. Åre:gone, Maccari - HAV - VCP
03. Matt Altman - Accept Judgement
04. JAURI - ISANA
05. JAIDE - Want U
06. Sigvard - Zither
07. CRØG - Way
08. Dani Durán (ES) - Deep Freeze
09. Radar - Sufa Silent
10. BRÄLLE - The Truth of our Bodies Laid Bare

Buy @ Bandcamp

DT:Premiere | Åre:gone & Maccari - HAV - VCP [EvilGroove]

@Exos / @SHDW-Mutual-Rytm 

Bandcamp - https://mutual-rytm.bandcamp.com/album/icebreaker
YouTube - https://youtu.be/HbgVKIPFuE8

Mutual Rytm is the Stuttgart, Germany-based label of the well-known musician SHDW. A variety of excellent producers, including Grindvik, Raffaele Attanasio, Stigmata, and Alarico, have contributed music to the label.

Icelandic artist Exos has a long line of top releases and as a veteran producer with an expanding catalogue, he includes labels like Ben Sims' Symbolism, Len Faki's Figure, and Force Inc. Music Works.

For this DT:Premiere we selected the title track "Icebreaker" which is an uptempo dance floor ready cut. Tribal percussion and jackin' claps create a magical mood of intensity and drive, while the breakdown adds a mysterious vocal and ethereal switch up, it relaunches back to an epic onslaught to the senses.

LABEL: Mutual Rytm

CAT#: MR027
ARTIST: Exos
TITLE: Icebreaker

FORMAT: Vinyl & Digital

RELEASED: 6 September 2024

01. Voices of Volcano
02. Enter the Danger
03. Icebreaker
04. Mocoa Beats
05. Chicat
06. Codebreaker
07. Spliffmatch

Exos - Icebreaker

DT:Premiere | Exos - Icebreaker [Mutual Rytm]

@CMRK-LT / @AbstractionLabel

Bandcamp - https://abstractionlabel.bandcamp.com/track/bonfire-torture
YouTube - https://youtu.be/Uxxthy2TXsI

Abstraction is an undeground techno label from Cuba that has been releasing quality music since 2017, listing tracks and remixes by Bas Mooy, Arnaud Le Texier, Temudo, Vegim and many more.

CMRK has exclusively appeared on Smashead Records also known as SMSH until now, and and the Lithuanian talent has put together a collection of five new original works on his new and debut EP for Abstraction.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Bonfire Torture" which begins with a pumping and vigorous energy. Frantic clap patterns and tribal hits are met with a rising siren-like synth that becomes the hypnotic draw, fading down and becoming more prominent in cyclical waves for a raw, percussive workout.

LABEL: Abstraction

CAT#: BST016
ARTIST: CMRK (LT)
TITLE: Caved

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 4 October 2024

01. Bonfire Torture
02. Hit the Pole
03. U Did Not
04. The Ninth Spell
05. Third Blind Eye

DT:Premiere | CMRK (LT) - Bonfire Torture [Abstraction]

@Introversion_Berlin / @Mitsubasa

Bandcamp - https://mitsubasa.bandcamp.com/album/dreamcore-ep-mtb015
YouTube - https://youtu.be/ImJN_OdDWLY

Groovy techno label Mitsubasa is growing in popularity thanks to its featured tunes by artists such as Zadig, Gerald VDH, Rove Ranger, and Obscure Shape.

Berlin-based musician Introversion is well-known for having performed at some of the greatest clubs and festivals in Europe. In addition to his enormous production credentials as a well-respected selector, he has releases on labels such as Emmanuel's ARTS, Remco Beekwilder's EMERALD, Coyu's Suara, Marco Bailey's MATERIA, and Fundaments LTD, to mention a few.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Picmics4" where shuffling percussion is met by dreamy atmospherics. Instilled with heartfelt emotion from its melancholic harmonics, it is a certain dance floor stormer mixed with nostalgic feelings of raves from yesteryear.

LABEL: Mitsubasa

CAT#: MTB015
ARTIST: Introversion
TITLE: MTB015

FORMAT: Vinyl & Digital

RELEASED: 4 October 2024

01. Hard Feelings
02. Dreamcore
03. Backrooms
04. Picsmics4

DT:Premiere | Introversion - Picsmics4 [Mitsubasa]

@SLV-Berlin / @SHDW-Mutual-Rytm

Bandcamp - https://mutual-rytm.bandcamp.com/album/night-echoes
YouTube - https://youtu.be/tutZYEHG1Hk

Mutual Rytm is the record label of renowned artist SHDW, situated in Stuttgart, Germany. The label features music from a number of outstanding producers, such as Grindvik, Raffaele Attanasio, Stigmata, and Alarico.

Berlin's SLV has been making his mark on the scene with great productions, and in 8 years of releases, lists appearances on Slam's Soma, Ilario Alicante's Virgo, Mattia Trani's Pushmaster Discs, Marco Faraone's UNCAGE, as well as being featured on Amelie Lens' fabric CD for example.

For this DT:Premiere we selected the track "Voids" that harnesses a lush, raw groove. Spacey analogue tones mix with shuffling percussion, stabbing leads and abstract textures, for a potent rhythm with brooding, hypnotic tension.

LABEL: Mutual Rytm

CAT#: MR028
ARTIST: SLV
TITLE: Night Echoes

FORMAT: Vinyl & Digital

RELEASED: 4 October 2024

01. Graustufen
02. Grand Cayman
03. Voids
04. Elastik Pho
05. That Night
06. Basic Uno
07. Persistence of Memory

SLV - Night Echoes

DT:Premiere | SLV (DE) - Voids [Mutual Rytm]

(@26031999) Pres / @LindseyHerbert

Bandcamp - https://evilgrooverecords.bandcamp.com/album/mutual-ideas-lp
YouTube - https://youtu.be/xNnrDbn4z68

Co-Founded by Lindsey Herbert and Jason Doll, EvilGroove is an American techno label that supports up-and-coming underground talent and has released music by artists like Dustin Zahn, Drumcell, and Truncate.

Pres, a talented Croatian musician, is a member of the Kongres Kolektiv, which manages the record label and hosts club events. He lists a release catalogue on BCCO, Synergie, and Diffuse Reality and is also making waves with his killer tracks.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Paragon" with a shuffling, mechanical groove. Iron clanks and warped metal hits show a creative way to provide the lead sounds in this funky and tribal-influenced cut with raw energy.

LABEL: EvilGroove

CAT#: EGLP002
ARTIST: Pres
TITLE: Mutual Ideas LP

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: Friday 7 February 2025

01. Kontrast
02. Jungle Dive
03. Paragon
04. Radical
05. Pobjeda
06. Abnormal
07. Mutual Ideas
08. Pravda
09. Mutual Ideas (Kr!z Remix)
10. Paragon (Nicolas Vogler Drum Mix)

DT:Premiere | Pres - Paragon [EvilGroove]

@ConradVanOrton / @Mitsubasa

Bandcamp - https://mitsubasa.bandcamp.com/album/city-roaming-ep-mtb017
YouTube - https://youtu.be/zQHibb3lmL8

Mitsubasa is a rapidly growing vinyl and digital techno label that has released music by artists such as Introversion, Rove Ranger, Obscure Shape, and Zadig.

Conrad Van Orton is welcomed to the roster to begin 2025. The renowned producer from Rome has contributed to several top labels, including Developer's Modularz, Remco Beekwilder's EMERALD, Inland's Counterchange, Slam's Soma, and Oscar Mulero's PoleGroup.

For this DT:Premiere we selected the track "Blossom" that has a throwback sound. Up-tempo and old-school, there's hints of Detriot from deep synth patterns, a shuffling groove, and for sure tribal influences, that's frantic at times, yet always satisfying.

LABEL: Mitsubasa

CAT#: MTB017
ARTIST: Conrad Van Orton
TITLE: City Roaming

FORMAT: Vinyl & Digital

RELEASED: 14 February 2025

01. City Roaming
02. You Can't Run in Dreams
03. Asakusa Station
04. Blossom
05. Can You Run in Dreams? [Digital Only]

DT:Premiere | Conrad Van Orton - Blossom [Mitsubasa]

@BRALLE / @PeerAudio

Bandcamp - https://peeraudio.bandcamp.com/album/how-small-worlds-become-ep
YouTube - https://youtu.be/IdJCV6-0Ta8

The burgeoning soundtrack for US techno is being developed by Peer, a cutting-edge underground techno label run by San Francisco native Max Gardner. Heavyweights like Drumcell, Uun, Secus, Annika Wolfe, Truncate, and many more have contributed classic sounds to the label.

BRÄLLE is a bright and rising artist from New York, and his work has been included on prestigious labels including Lindsey Herbert's EvilGroove, Quail's Animal Farm, Coyu's Suara, and Joton's Newrhythmic.

For this DT:Premiere we selected the track "Overthrow" with a roaring underbelly of tension. Hypntotic and expansive, this is a trippy realm of details and drum work that captures the mind and feet with a heads down style groove.

LABEL: Peer

CAT#: PEER011
ARTIST: BRÄLLE
TITLE: How Small Worlds Become

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 21 February 2025

01. How Small Worlds Become
02. How Small Worlds Become (Decoder Remix)
03. Overthrow
04. Overthrow (Declan James Remix)

DT:Premiere | BRÄLLE - Overthrow [Peer]

@MeasureDivide / @Synthetik_Sounds

Bandcamp - https://synthetiksounds.bandcamp.com/album/los-angeles-fire-relief-v-a-compilation
YouTube - https://youtu.be/068srYMBZv8

Synthetik Sounds proudly presents a 39-track Various Artists compilation, uniting global techno talent to support LA Fire Relief Funds. Following the devastating January 2025 Palisades and Eaton wildfires, which burned 37,000 acres and displaced over 200,000 residents, the label rallied artists to contribute. The overwhelming response led to a powerful release featuring over 40 cutting-edge producers, from veterans to rising stars. With 100% of proceeds aiding affected communities, this compilation showcases both the resilience of Los Angeles’ underground electronic scene and the unity of the global techno community in times of crisis.

Measure Divide is a Canadian artist who has been releasing music for over a decade, gracing top labels like SHDW's Mutual Rytm, Cleric's Clergy, Ricardo Garduno's Illegal Alien, to Nachtstrom Schallplatten.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Refract" with a brooding, cyclical style. Dark, rumbling elements are met with phasing pulses and electrical bursts creating haunting and heady underground trip of mental and intense techno.

LABEL: Synthetik Sounds

CAT#: SYNTHETIK007
ARTIST: Various
TITLE: For Los Angeles

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 7 February 2025

01. Adam X - Trip Into the Past
02. Anastasia Giovani - Eating Off Your Dreams
03. Annika Wolfe - Hutash
04. Aztekan - No Stone Unturned
05. Barbosa - Choke
06. Chontane - Ishrow
07. Chris Liebing - Sunday School
08. Cleric - Snowden
09. David Castellani - Backdraft
10. Dean Paul - Copulator
11. Dimi Angelis - Get Started
12. Drumcell - Shadowed Oaks
13. EAS - Give It Form
14. Ecilo - Shinji Stories
15. EMILIANA - Shadow Work
16. Insical - Rebirth
17. Joel Mull - Moog Hero
18. Jonny Maven, Kahai Owens - Perpetual Drift
19. Lego - Foreknow
20. Less Distress - Defocus, Do Not Prioritize
21. Marie Nyx - Crimson Heart
22. Materielle - Kevlar
23. Max Gardner - Cerebral Session
24. Measure Divide - Refract
25. no.name - Shape
26. Oscar Mulero - Here Forever
27. Ø [Phase] - Never Alone
28. Pleasurekraft, Atroxx - Beyond the Veil
29. Pleasures - Horse of Instruction
30. Ray Kajioka - The Dream
31. Realize - Ask the Void
32. Secus - Heal
33. Selective Response - Monolith
34. Stephen Disario - The Core
35. Sterac (aka Steve Rachmad) - Resilience
36. Timekube, S:V:S - People of the Sun
37. Trovarsi, ALX-106 - Breathe
38. Truncate - Falling Ash
39. Wata Igarashi - Dreaming of Angels

DT:Premiere | Measure Divide - Refract [Synthetik Sounds]

@UMEK / @SixteenOFive 1605

More Info - http://deathtechno.com/2025/02/27/dtp-umek-presents-polyvinyl-mechanically-intensive/
YouTube - https://youtu.be/glN3p_x4I7g

With the comeback of his moniker, Polyvinyl, UMEK goes back to his hardgroove origins. In addition, he is starting a new record label called 1605 GrooveSector, which will specialise in raw techno and hardgroove.

Slovenian-born UMEK has a career that dates back to the 1990s, when he was among the musicians that helped create and pioneer the first hardgroove movement. His iconic Recycled Loops project produced a number of groundbreaking songs that shaped the modern genre.

UMEK’s music has changed throughout the course of his three-decade career to reflect contemporary styles, and he has continued to be one of the most significant techno artists. His career is coming full circle with the return of the Polyvinyl pseudonym, and he is once again embracing the improvisational production style that once brought him international recognition.

For this DT:Premiere we selected the title track “Mechanically Intensive” with a rolling bassline and filtered percussion. Jerking synth stabs are added to boost the offbeat energy, but it’s the timeless, tribal and schranz-like rhythms that create the throwback, dance floor burning sound.

Buy the Digital release from Beatport
https://www.beatport.com/release/mechanically-intensive/4906430

LABEL: 1605 GrooveSector

CAT#: 1605GRV001
ARTIST: UMEK Presents Polyvinyl
TITLE: Mechanically Intensive

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 28 February 2025

01. Mechanically Intensive
02. Da Flute

DT:Premiere

DT:Premiere | UMEK Presents Polyvinyl - Mechanically Intensive [1605 GrooveSector]

@Hioll / @AbstractionLabel

Bandcamp - https://abstractionlabel.bandcamp.com/album/access-point-lp
YouTube - https://youtu.be/YcMp_7t14ys

For many years, Abstraction, a Cuban underground techno label, has been putting out high-calibre music. The label has received recordings and remixes from artists like Temudo, Vegim, Arnaud Le Texier, and Bas Mooy.

Label boss, Hioll, delivers 'Access Point' his second album release featuring 10 quality tracks, and it follows appearances on top labels like Florian Meindl's FLASH, Perc Trax, Coyu's Suara, Robert Hoff's trau-ma, and many more.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Trip to Nowhere" with a raw, machine funk as the driving force. Modular tones and bleeps are met with rolling percussion and flurries of claps in this gritty, dance floor workout.

LABEL: Abstraction

CAT#: BST021
ARTIST: Hioll
TITLE: Access Point

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 7 March 2025

01. Chemicals
02. Detroit Memories
03. El Rolling
04. Furia Roja
05. Let Me Bleep
06. Open Source
07. People
08. Rubbish Beats
09. Space Quest
10. Trip to Nowhere

DT:Premiere | Hioll - Trip to Nowhere [Abstraction]

@M-zmin (Counterchange / Mord / Diffuse Reality)

Artist... http://deathtechno.com/artists/muzmin/
Tracklist... http://deathtechno.com/2025/02/25/dtmix253-muzmin/
YouTube... https://youtu.be/PR86zkwhaAc

Müzmin is a definite discerning artist with a decade of productions on highly influential imprints such as Bas Mooy's Mord, Inland's Counterchange, Planet Rhythm, MTD's Methodical, Ketch's SYXT, and Vegim's TMMR, to name only a few. The Turkish born, now California-based producer's alias translates to "eternal" and through a love of experimental electronics, to crafting emotive soundtracks for film, he fuses commitment to innovation and creative expression. As a DJ and live act his career lists line-ups alongside artists like DJ Bone, STERAC aka Steve Rachmad, Dustin Zahn, Anthony Linell, Exos, and more. This exclusive mix takes a hypnotic ride through huge analogue grooves and raw, funky frequencies intertwining with punchy rhythms made for spacing out the keenest of dance floors by his tectonic selections. Tracks featured by Luke Slater, Truncate, Ken Ishii, Michael Klein, Peder Mannerfelt, MSDMNR, DJ Shufflemaster, ROD, and many more...

Tracklist…

01. Len Faki - Shri Yanira (Luke Slater Deep Heat Remix) [Figure]
02. JSPRV35 - Tex [Diffuse Reality]
03. datasæt - Circuits [Null Warp]
04. b.mod & Essentia - Ahfal [Rhythm Werk]
05. A4 (ES) - Four Rays [Edit Select]
06. Obscur - Trip Sitter [Lunar]
07. Elias the Prophet - Yomi [Prophecy]
08. Ma Haiping - His Alone [Space Travel]
09. Truncate - Process [Blueprint]
10. Ken Ishii & YUADA - Rapid Shots Part 2 [ARTS]
11. Michael Klein - School Day [KYSH]
12. Konduku - Hayal [Bitta]
13. Corium - Acolyte [Reverse]
14. Elsen (JP) - 562 (Fergus Sweetland Remix) [Heel]
15. Feph - Multiples [Zosimos]
16. Yanamaste - Shape [KYSH]
17. DisX3 - Collision [Recorded Things]
18. FAÏG - Reset [Planet Rhythm]
19. Casper Hastings - Reaper (Peder Mannerfelt Remix) [Yin Yang Label]
20. Metapattern - Miasma [Mord]
21. MSDMNR - Alarm [MSDMNR]
22. DJ Shufflemaster - P.F.L.P. [Tresor]
23. JSPRV35 - Clock [Diffuse Reality]
24. Hertz Collision & Programma 101 - Concrete Skin [Clergy]
25. TWR72 - Lucid (ROD Remix) [Float]
26. DJ Strat - Conscious [UMF]

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DTMIX253 - Müzmin [Oakland, USA]

@OliverRosemann / @PWCCAofficial 

More Info - http://deathtechno.com/2025/03/03/dtp-oliver-rosemann-psyched-out/
YouTube - https://youtu.be/GtXZ7PxzteA

Inducted Waves is the Spanish label created by PWCCA that has seen a lot of his own productions make up the catalogue since 2019, and has also featured music from Oscar Mulero, Dimi Angélis, Pyramidal Decode, amongst others.

Based in Leipzig, Oliver Rosemann introduces his newest EP titled Grime after repeatedly amazing with his stylish sounds that has allowed him to collaborate with Jonas Kopp the owner of TREMSIX, as well as Pfirter, the label boss of MindTrip. His solo compositions have appeared on prestigious labels such as Oscar Mulero’s PoleGroup, Grindvik’s Stockholm LTD, James Bong’s RAW RAW, and Bas Mooy’s Mord, in addition to his own Recorded Things label.

For this DT:Premiere we selected the leading track “Psyched Out” with raw and freaky sound. Modular ripples flicker the sound waves in this dystopian and atmospheric trip. The metallic clashes and tapping kick drum keep things on a tight groove creating a regimented ride of hypnosis and ultimately, a stripped-back tool, where less is most certainly more.

Buy the Digital release from Beatport
https://www.beatport.com/release/grime-ep/4937143

LABEL: Inducted Waves

CAT#: IW033
ARTIST: Oliver Rosemann
TITLE: Grime

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 7 March 2025

01. Psyched Out
02. Red Dog Blues
03. Ties that Bind
04. Cloak of Danger

DT:Premiere | Oliver Rosemann - Psyched Out [Inducted Waves]

@LinearSystem

More Info - http://deathtechno.com/2025/03/04/dtmix254-linear-system/
YouTube - https://youtu.be/j0NIuvQCizc

Linear System is an artist based in Costa Rica who has close ties to the highly regarded Scottish imprint, Edit Select Records. A label that has released four out of five of his studio albums, as well as several EPs in just a few years. Outside of his regular appearances on the highly respected Glasgow stable, he also lists quality additions to his back catalogue such as Ben Sims' Symbolism, Marco Bailey's MATERIA, Abstract Division's Dynamic Reflection, Ricardo Garduno's Illegal Alien, Marco Lenzi's Molecular, BCCO, and Detroit-based Blank Code, as well as his own Modern Minimal that started life in 2022. Having played everywhere from Portugal to China, he is an experienced DJ with a clear understanding of how to capture the listener with engaging grooves and trippy atmospherics. This exclusive mix covers all grounds from thundering kicks, raw jackin' cuts, to intense hypnotics, and never loses sight of the dance floor. He succeeds in working up a frenzy of joy by the impeccable selections with detailed sound design and uptempo beats. Tracks featured by Neel, DJ Dextro, Sciahri, Jeremy P Caulfield, Hemka, Chlär, ANNĒ, and many more...

Tracklist…

01. Neel - The Vancori Complex [Spazio Disponibile]
02. Neel - Riflesso [Spazio Disponibile]
03. Yrsen & Gannein - 01 [Unreleased]
04. DJ Dextro - Eon [Suara]
05. Bidoben - Sans Soleil [Clergy]
06. Sciahri - One Letter [Sublunar]
07. Havik - Mutation [Syncopated]
08. Jeremy P Caulfield - Night Hammer [Self Released]
09. Mython - Wachtabletten [DifferentSound]
10. Hemka - Repeat [Float] 
11. Sons of Hidden - Wrapped Skin [Unreleased]
12. Falling Echoes - Sharp [Molecular]
13. Maccari - Flames (Hemka Remix) [Devotion]
14. ANNĒ - Floating Waves [Mutual Rytm]
15. UMEK aka Polyvinyl - Endgame in Mind (Chlär Remix) [Suara]
16. Linear System - Unreleased
17. Sons of Hidden - Macondo [Unreleased] 
18. Linear System - Bottom Left [Room Trax]

DTMIX254 - Linear System [Puerto Viejo, COSTA RICA]

@SLV-Berlin / @Mitsubasa

Bandcamp - https://mitsubasa.bandcamp.com/album/surfacing-ep-mtb018
YouTube - https://youtu.be/WLHLvQAIY4g

With music by artists like Zadig, Rove Ranger, Obscure Shape, Conrad Van Orton, and Introversion, Mitsubasa is a vinyl and digital techno label that is quickly becoming a preferred imprint.

SLV is featured on Mitsubasa's latest EP, and the Berlin-based musician has contributed to numerous quality labels, including Ilario Alicante's Virgo, BCCO, OECUS, Marco Faraone's UNCAGE, Slam's Soma, and SHDW's Mutual Rytm.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Signature" with a raw and powerful sound. A thundering and throbbing bottom end captures the energetic groove, while the modulating synth stabs and gritty textures act like a brewing storm of dance floor delight.

LABEL: Mitsubasa

CAT#: MTB018
ARTIST: SLV
TITLE: Surfacing

FORMAT: Vinyl & Digital

RELEASED: 4 April 2025

01. Signature
02. Do High
03. Far from the Madding
04. Overcircle

DT:Premiere | SLV - Signature [Mitsubasa]

@VNNNtechno / @TheThirdRoom_T3R

More Info - http://deathtechno.com/2025/03/11/dtmix255-vnnn/
Artist - http://deathtechno.com/artists/vnnn/
YouTube - https://youtu.be/9mCEaCdXjEU

VNNN. has a clear penchant for techno and its contemporary influences. The Essen-based DJ and producer is not only a key team member behind the Stone Techno festival, but is also a long-serving resident at The Third Room events that boasts bookings such as Jeff Mills, Ben Klock, Marcel Dettmann, DVS1, for example. He also has appearances at clubs further afield alongside artists such as FJAAK, Floorplan, Dax J, Stef Mendesidis, and Bambounou, to name only a few. His tracks have been released on homestead The Third Room, as well as fellow German label Toolboxxx, and he continues to carve out staunch path collaborating with Ahmet Sisman too. This exclusive mix is trippy from the word go, developing a hugely hypnotic opening that really sets the mood and transports. Thoughtful, twisted and expertly curated, the half way point delicately turns the groove knobs up a touch as he finishes off in style by introducing some more stomping grooves and jackin' cuts with some deeper, atmospheric vibes for good measure. Tracks featured by Decoder, Peryl, Jonas Kopp, P.E.A.R.L., Chlär, Ignez, R.M.K, Hollen, Andy Martin, and many more...

Tracklist…

01. Allen - Empty Space [from another star]
02. Radical Axis - MM1 [Equal]
03. Noise from Beyond - Through The Halo [Diatriba]
04. Ellissir - Baja Fantasia [Speculations LTD.]
05. Decoder - Iccha [Molecular Recordings]
06. Hitam - Kaelago (Rene Wise Remix) [Conundrum]
07. DHÆÜR - Chapter 01 [Supercinema]
08. Peryl - The Purist [Inguma]
09. Jonas Kopp - LIM 12H [TREMSIX]
10. P.E.A.R.L. - Reverse [Falling Ethics]
11. Chlär - Economic Mirage [Primal Instinct]
12. Ignez - Ascend [Somov]
13. Connor Wall - TemptatioN [Treatment]
14. Funkhaus - Ego Drift [Unreleased]
15. R.M.K - Edge of Chaos [NECHTO]
16. Hollen - Introversion [Tronic]
17. Connor Wall - SoX Du [Treatment]
18. Nadia Struiwigh - Wind Whisper (Andy Martin Remix) [The Third Room]
19. MZR - 197CTE2 [Modwerks]

DTMIX255 - VNNN. [Essen, GERMANY]

@Morrbe / @Duplicity

Bandcamp - https://duplicityrecords.bandcamp.com/album/quinctus-dpva005
YouTube - https://youtu.be/5cB72lQuv5s

The renowned Scottish collective Duplicity presents 'Quinctus,' the fifth installment in their VA series. With a combination of punchy dance floor pieces, useful tools, and sophisticated hypnotic compositions, they showcase 42 of techno's best faces without sacrificing quality.

Morbe is a Georgian artist with a raw and hypnotic sound that has gathered pace from self-released works and now emerging on Duplicity with a superb purist track.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Ashina" with its stabbing elements riding a frantic and near relentless rhythm. Pausing for air briefly at the midway point, this absolute rocket demands a dance floor to work up into a spin by its clever, jackin' power.

LABEL: Duplicity

CAT#: DPVA005
ARTIST: Various
TITLE: Quinctus

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 28 March 2025

01. Local Analyst - Logic Knot 05:22
02. art.ic - Bird Control
03. BERGA - Fuse
04. BLZS - URWALD
05. K-H1 - Molnia 06:16
06. HIGHLIMITER - Silent Faith
07. Iraklip - Purist
08. Angioma - Anestesia
09. Idu Berg - Executor
10. Serge Taub - Sentinel
11. Jancen - Zynth
12. Irah - Cannibal
13. Konstantin Scharf - C-Falter
14. Willem - Canopy Effect
15. Fvndo - Margem De Erro
16. Mara Menace - Inner Enemy
17. Lucho (VE) - Shaman Drift
18. Allan Elder - They Don't Even Look
19. Voorman - Fasten Seatbelt While Seated
20. IF - Imperfection
21. John Wick - The Gang
22. Luda - Take a Breath
23. Molly Lollen - Such a Bad Habit
24. Morbe - Ashina
25. Carlotta Jacobi - Wide-Open
26. Vato - Terrestrial Movement
27. Talinho - Northern Blade
28. Ignacio Wilhelmus - Ambeda
29. shft.rar - High Pressure
30. Rheak - Dexpus
31. Tristan Blach - Y
32. Korben Nice - Fluctuations
33. Laura Lane - Astral
34. Black Hypnotist - Fouri Dal Limbo
35. Yuki Seki - Deplete
36. Snaga - Seal
37. Taaris - Samay
38. Plug-in - Elsita Forever
39. USER FRNDLY - Expansions
40. Connor Wall - Wear Effect
41. mchvlsm - Malignity
42. Catartsis - À la recherche de...

DT:Premiere | Morbe - Ashina [Duplicity]

@VatoOfficial / @DuplicityEdinburgh

Bandcamp - https://duplicityrecords.bandcamp.com/album/quinctus-dpva005
YouTube - https://youtu.be/rcJYBJkfEIY

Duplicity are a respected Scottish collective who introduce the 5th instalment in their VA series, titled 'Quinctus.' Not holding back in size, yet still setting the bar high in quality, they present 42 of techno’s finest faces with a blend of formidable dance floor pieces, effective tools and elegant hypnotic compositions.

Vato is a rising talent from Germany who lists appearances on PRTL WRX and Backhaus, and his hypnotic and raw style is always classy and dance floor orientated.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Terrestrial Movement" with a slick and smooth ride that's drenched in atmosphere. Raw and hypnotic, this deep and detailed cut is captivating from the first bar. Its melodic tones dazzle, shimmer, and fascinate for a truly special groove.

LABEL: Duplicity

CAT#: DPVA005
ARTIST: Various
TITLE: Quinctus

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 28 March 2025

01. Local Analyst - Logic Knot 05:22
02. art.ic - Bird Control
03. BERGA - Fuse
04. BLZS - URWALD
05. K-H1 - Molnia 06:16
06. HIGHLIMITER - Silent Faith
07. Iraklip - Purist
08. Angioma - Anestesia
09. Idu Berg - Executor
10. Serge Taub - Sentinel
11. Jancen - Zynth
12. Irah - Cannibal
13. Konstantin Scharf - C-Falter
14. Willem - Canopy Effect
15. Fvndo - Margem De Erro
16. Mara Menace - Inner Enemy
17. Lucho (VE) - Shaman Drift
18. Allan Elder - They Don't Even Look
19. Voorman - Fasten Seatbelt While Seated
20. IF - Imperfection
21. John Wick - The Gang
22. Luda - Take a Breath
23. Molly Lollen - Such a Bad Habit
24. Morbe - Ashina
25. Carlotta Jacobi - Wide-Open
26. Vato - Terrestrial Movement
27. Talinho - Northern Blade
28. Ignacio Wilhelmus - Ambeda
29. shft.rar - High Pressure
30. Rheak - Dexpus
31. Tristan Blach - Y
32. Korben Nice - Fluctuations
33. Laura Lane - Astral
34. Black Hypnotist - Fouri Dal Limbo
35. Yuki Seki - Deplete
36. Snaga - Seal
37. Taaris - Samay
38. Plug-in - Elsita Forever
39. USER FRNDLY - Expansions
40. Connor Wall - Wear Effect
41. mchvlsm - Malignity
42. Catartsis - À la recherche de...

DT:Premiere | Vato - Terrestrial Movement [Duplicity]

@Vegim

Bandcamp - https://alhenarecords.bandcamp.com/album/individual-motion
YouTube - https://youtu.be/L2xJWWlXozs

Pioneering Kosovan techno artist Vegim's most recent label, Alhena, has included up-and-coming artists like DSNGDMANN, Lorenzo Fasano, and KNTZ.

Vegim is a veteran producer always pushing his sound and himself to new realms that does not go unnoticed. He has featured on Stanislav Tolkachev's RUDIMENT, Emmanuel's ARTS, A.Paul's Naked Lunch, Gynoid Audio, and our very own DEAD CERT. Records over his back catalogue now spanning two decades.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Return to the Source" that rattles from the off with its stuttering kick shortly joined by bending metallic hits. There's a strong feeling of old-school purism mixed with a modern groove and '90s-style, raw textures amidst killer hi-hat details.

LABEL: Alhena

CAT#: ALH011
ARTIST: Vegim
TITLE: Inidividual Motion

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 10 March 2025

01. Tonologue (Intro)
02. Individual Motion
03. Chemical Fuel
04. Hermetically Sealed
05. Return to the Source

DT:Premiere | Vegim - Return to the Source [Alhena]

@ImSleepyCat / @WeAreAllVAST

More Info - http://deathtechno.com/2025/03/19/dtp-sleepy-cat-isolate
Bandcamp - https://weareallvast.bandcamp.com/album/modality
YouTube - https://youtu.be/flZbpM-bh6c

Spencer Hardwick, a Portland-based musician, has launched a new underground techno label called VAST. It will feature a variety of up-and-coming American artists as well as others, emphasising raw, hypnotic sounds with analogue characteristics, modular sounds, and imaginative ideas.

Sleepy Cat is a well-known DJ and producer in the underground club scene in Los Angeles. He has a varied approach and has made an impact with his visceral live recordings and dramatic, immersive hardware performances. After appearing on Secus’ Rituals and Orly Gal’s Hidden Symbols, this release titled Modality highlights a cerebral and mesmerising aspect of his sound.

For this DT:Premiere we selected the track “Isolate” with a broken beat and intoxicating atmosphere. Swirling, analogue textures combine with a bold kick drum that increases the pressure to a euphoric breakdown of space and respite before launching into another wave of dystopian cinematics.

Buy the Digital release from Bandcamp
https://weareallvast.bandcamp.com/album/modality
Beatport
https://www.beatport.com/release/grime-ep/4937143

LABEL: VAST

CAT#: VAST002
ARTIST: Sleepy Cat
TITLE: Modality

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 21 March 2025

01. Universal Harmonics
02. Observation
03. Isolate
04. Reconnect
05. Modality
06. Isolate (Declan James Remix)
07. Modality (Secus Remix)

DT:Premiere | Sleepy Cat - Isolate [VAST]

Piner @Jack-Cavenaugh / @White-Owl-Records

Bandcamp - https://pineraudio.bandcamp.com/album/daybreak
YouTube - https://youtu.be/Fp5S_mIsdGU

White Owl Records is a vinyl and digital label headquartered in Brooklyn, USA, that specialises in live and machine-driven techno from the city's dynamic underground scene.

Piner is not only a Co-Founder of White Owl, who is returning with his second EP, but he is also one half of the Drim duet, who have released fascinating new music on the label.  Drawing on live hardware performances, 'Daybreak' combines mesmerising machine sounds with abstract grooves to create dance floor-ready, eccentric tracks.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Doors to Nowhere" that builds with agitated percussion and a sparse lead. Waves of spacey textures and a bubbling bassline add a sense of drama to this energetic slice of creative sound design.

LABEL: White Owl

CAT#: WHITEOWL010
ARTIST: Piner
TITLE: Daybreak

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 21 March 2025

01. Daybreak
02. Implicit Messages
03. Doors to Nowhere
04. Godless

DT:Premiere | Piner - Doors to Nowhere [White Owl]

@Biorc / @Retorica-Records

Bandcamp - https://retoricarecords.bandcamp.com
YouTube - https://youtu.be/Ytq6U1ON5OA

Retórica is an Argentinian techno label that has embraced underground talent like Joaquin Ruiz, Rhombic, Bruno Ledesma, and Javi Lago.

The newest EP titled 'Late Night Argument' sees Spanish talent Biorc grace the stage after releasing on Joton's Newrhythmic, Ricardo Garduno's Illegal Alien, MTD's Methodical, Diffuse Reality, as well as his own Ethnic Meeting and Null Warp imprints.

For this DT:Premiere we selected the track "Confrontation" that is a spacey and frantic offering. A raw and hypnotic groove lies at its core, but it's the phasing and laser-like frequencies that are the standout with impact and rapture, capturing a stylish creativity.

LABEL: Retórica

CAT#: RTR007
ARTIST: Biorc
TITLE: Late Night Argument

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 28 March 2025

01. Late Night Argument
02. Fractured
03. Ties That Bind
04. Cloak of Danger

DT:Premiere | Biorc - Confrontation [Retórica]

@JihoSR / @KollektivSynergie

Bandcamp - https://kollektivsynergie.bandcamp.com/album/various-artists-syva004-part-a
YouTube - https://youtu.be/sZiDa6T7Q7k

Synergie is a German collective that has a keen ear and supporter of talents of the underground. Not only a record label, but an event series that has parties around their homeland, they have welcomend DJs such as TWR72, Bailey Ibbs, Egotot, and more.

On the latest complation release 'SYVA004 Part A' it was Japan-based Korean, Jiho, that caught our attention. His tracks have already landed on Joton's Newrhythmic, Linear System's Modern Minimal, Diffuse Reality, and BCCO, as well as being at the wheel of Subhills imprint.

For this DT:Premiere we selected the track "Thinking You" with a hypnotic and spaced-out style. Devilish details of the tubular lead combine with dancing textures, swirling around this cerebral groove that is a tight, pleasurable cut with power and grace.

LABEL: Synergie

CAT#: SYVA004
ARTIST: Various
TITLE: SYVA004 Part A

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 4 April 2025

01. FRIEDER - Defined Chaos
02. Connor Wall - Katnip Evagreen
03. Biorc - Closed Circle
04. Elisa Batti, Isabel Soto - Liminal Entities
05. Elias Garcia - U381F
06. Ma Haiping - A Deferred Future
07. Obscur - The Drum Track
08. Ben Behrendt - Overwhelming
09. E2NMN - Emotional Vampire
10. Jiho - Thinking You
11. dxrvo - After Party

DT:Premiere | Jiho - Thinking You [Synergie]

@AlexiDelano / @Illegal-Alien-Records

Bandcamp - https://illegalalienrecords.bandcamp.com/album/parallel-thoughts-eight
YouTube - https://youtu.be/tHGDSFaZJIU

Thoughts. is the sublabel of Illegal Alien, and it contains four tracks that feature label boss Ricardo Garduno alongside Alexi Delano, Anders Enge, and Jessse in a quality collaboration pack. Previously, Vinicius Honorio, Developer, and Alexander Kowalski are among the many prominent artists who have appeared on the imprint.

Alexi Delano is a longstanding DJ and producer born in Chile who has also lived in the United States and Sweden, and has been releasing music for nearly three decades. Richie Hawtin's Plus 8 and M_nus, Cari Lekebusch's H-Productions, Dubfire's SCI+TEC, and Hans Bouffmyhre's Sleaze to Visionquest are among his back catalogue signifying his expertise.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Lunar Illusion" that is trippy and stomping cut. Raw and powerful, the menacing, throbbing textures are met with stuttering low-end kicks and shimmers of synth tones like piercing light through a dark and smokey ambience.

LABEL: Thoughts.

CAT#: THGHTS015
ARTIST: Various
TITLE: Parallel Thoughts: Eight

FORMAT: Vinyl & Digital

RELEASED: 24 March 2025

01. Alexi Delano - Lunar Illusion
02. Ricardo Garduno - Unknown Addiction
03. Alexi Delano, Anders Enge - Derca 8
04. Ricardo Garduno, Jessse - Just Another Strange Voice

DT:Premiere | Alexi Delano - Lunar Illusion [Thoughts.]

@SamuliKemppi / @ConcreteRecords

More Info - http://deathtechno.com/2025/03/28/dtp-samuli-kemppi-looking-for-a-way-out/
Bandcamp - https://concreterecords.bandcamp.com/album/low-mileage
YouTube - https://youtu.be/FVbstzPOd5I

Voices From the Lake, Minilogue, Svreca, Tensal, Echologist (Brendon Moeller), Cassegrain, and many others have contributed to the Rome-based label Concrete Records. The limited vinyl offshoot has had many releases have been repressed due to their demand, and there is a sense that the newest EP Low Mileage may follow suit.

Featuring one of the prominent figures in the Finnish techno scene, Samuli Kemppi has released his music on quality labels like Berghain’s Ostgut Ton, Luke Slater’s Mote Evolver, Arnaud Le Texier’s Children of Tomorrow, Lewis Fautzi’s Faut Section, and the renowned M_REC LTD founded by the late Max_M. He is also the co-host of the esteemed radio program Deep Space Helsinki with Juho Kusti which has run for more than 15 years.

For this DT:Premiere we selected the first track “Looking for a Way Out” with its gritty and raw sound. Bubbling modular elements are met with fizzing percussion that create waves of analogue distortion and tension that can be rarely matched.

LABEL: Concrete Records LTD

CAT#: CLTD020
ARTIST: Samuli Kemppi
TITLE: Low Mileage

FORMAT: Vinyl & Digital

RELEASED: 28 March 2025

01. Trying to Bite
02. Conversation Without Resolution
03. All Warnings On
04. Looking for a Way Out
05. A Chamber Full of Nothing
06. River of Names

DT:Premiere | Samuli Kemppi - Looking for a Way Out [Concrete Records LTD]

@ByronAlvaradoq / @Induxtriall-Records 

Bandcamp - https://induxtriallrecords.bandcamp.com/album/byron-alvarado-you-are-still-an-npc
YouTube - https://youtu.be/lWA5Ob4N8W8

Featuring appearances by artists such as Stanislav Tolkachev, Cristian Varela, Dave Tarrida, PWCCA, and Joton, H. Paul's label Induxtriall, situated in Spain, has been putting out high-quality techno for more than ten years.

Byron Alvarado is a Costa Rican-based DJ, producer, and promoter who's somewhat of a local hero in the capital's bubbling scene. A Music Producer graduate who will be releasing on Ellen Allien's BPitch to now H. Paul's Induxtriall, he holds residencies in key clubs in the city playing alongside Héctor Oaks, Fiedel, and Nastia, amongst others.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Power of Retention" with a soaring and purist sound. Bleeping tones lay a driving foundation around skipping hats and a raw, analogue rhythm with huge bass swells and well-timed mechnical effects.

LABEL: Induxtriall

CAT#: 
ARTIST: Byron Alvarado
TITLE: You Are Still an NPC

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 31 March 2025

01. You Are Still an NPC
02. Power of Retention
03. Termina tu Historia
04. Termina tu Historia (H. Paul Remix)

DT:Premiere | Byron Alvarado - Power of Retention [Induxtriall]

@Unreturned / @LindseyHerbert (EvilGroove)

Bandcamp - https://evilgrooverecords.bandcamp.com/album/evilgroove-va007
YouTube - https://youtu.be/-Tuh1JaKhtQ

Lindsey Herbert and Jason Doll co-founded EvilGroove, an American techno label that has included artists such as Truncate, Kr!z, Hemka, and Dustin Zahn while additionally promoting bubbling underground potential.

Unreturned, previously known as Quest, is a live production project from Vancouver, Canada, that combines lights, graphics, and music, with previous outings on imprints such as North of Nowhere, From 0-1, and Eternal Drive.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Peralayzed" with a grooving, spacey aesthetic. The hypnotic and raw track has a mesmerising bottom end lit up with sparkling tones and metallic hits, while its spooky, tooting sounds add a jovial element into the overall twisted tension of this gem.

LABEL: EvilGroove

CAT#: EGVA007
ARTIST: Various
TITLE: VA07

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 11 April 2025

01. Daryn Steytler - Crude
02. Bob Semp - Amber Spark
03. Specific Instructions - Nightwalk
04. Nicolas Vogler - Distopica
05. Unreturned - Peralalyzed
06. Rocko Garoni - Eclipsed
07. Oruam Zior - Obscuro
08. Yazmin - Exposition
09. Audio Units - Controlled Chaos
10. BR!NK - Obsession

DT:Premiere | Unreturned - Peralalyzed [EvilGroove]

@KwirKMusic

Bandcamp - https://algorithmicjigsaw.bandcamp.com/music
YouTube - https://youtu.be/G1BTobcsetU

Algorithmic Jigsaw is the new label from Matt Duncan aka KwirK, an English artist who launches the imprint following a longtime involvement in nationwide parties, such as co-hosting incredible events like Colour at Sankeys in Manchester, Archetype in Liverpool, and holding many residencies at events such as A.U.M. in Birmingham.

This fervent energy in the techno sphere has seen him remix Mark Williams and perform alongside the likes of Surgeon, Ben Sims, Tommy Four Seven, Perc, Laurent Garnier Chris Liebing, Speedy J, and many more top talent.

For this DT:Premiere we selected the remix of "500kg" that's a collaboration with Mutant, and it's machine-driven style is intense and fun all at the same time. Ready to work a dance floor, the morphing lead fizzes the airwaves, met with bleeping notation and other analogue textures, it's sole mission is to get you moving.

LABEL: Algorithmic Jigsaw

CAT#: ALJ001
ARTIST: KwirK
TITLE: Action and Reaction

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: April 2025

01. KwirK - Action and Reaction
02. KwirK - Mig
03. KwirK - Molecules
04. KwirK and Mutant - 500kg (KwirK Re-work)

DT:Premiere | KwirK & Mutant - 500kg (KwirK Re-work) [Algorithmic Jigsaw]

@Kimbo-7 K-Deey / @CMPND / @Gravitational-Forces

Bandcamp - https://gravitationalforces.bandcamp.com/album/awake-ep
YouTube - https://youtu.be/qJIgG0OvPAA

Gravitational Forces is an emerging underground techno label from Belgium's CMPND (BE), which has previously supported artists including Joton, Amine Kohb, PS11, and Dorbachov.

Belgian-based K-Deey is an experienced veteran with a long production history, and his latest EP 'Awake' follows contributions to labels such as Marco Bailey's MATERIA, Arnaud Le Texier's Children of Tomorrow, A.Paul's Naked Lunch, and Paula Cazenave's Combine Audio.

CMPND (BE), the Gravitational Forces head, also supplies a remix. He is a rising Belgian artist with music on the ORKS imprint and Void Rhythm, and he has been absorbing the prestigious nightlife environment for over 20 years to become a revered DJ, drawing influences from many local pioneers.

For this DT:Premiere we selected his remix of "Ring Twice" with an eerie and energetic vibe. Thundering percussion meets swirling textures and tootling tones shrowded in atmosphere and tension in this raw, floor working cut.

LABEL: Gravitational Forces

CAT#: GF004
ARTIST: K-Deey
TITLE: Awake

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED:  11 April 2025

01. Awake
02. Pay Day
03. Pay Day (Marc Faenger Remix)
04. Ring Twice
05. Ring Twice (CMPND (BE) Remix)
06. Mistral

DT:Premiere | K-Deey - Ring Twice (CMPND (BE) Remix) [Gravitational Forces]

@Petter_B / @Arjun-Jalebee Arjun Vagale

More Info - http://deathtechno.com/2025/04/14/dtp-petter-b-before-the-after-arjun-vagale-remix/
Bandcamp - https://petterb.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-after
YouTube - https://youtu.be/lOYJ6s8Yct0

Sweden-based Bond has primarily been an outlet for its bossman’s new material, but also lists a release by Manic Brothers. Delivering the newest EP titled Before the After, Petter B returns with more top tracks.

Featuring on remix duty, Arjun Vagale is one of India’s biggest techno stars and an advocate for the emerging techno scene and frequently performs internationally. He runs the AsymetriK label and Odd Recordings, with a lengthy history of releasing a wide range of music that includes London’s fabric, Pfirter’s MindTrip, Svreca’s Semantica, Adam Beyer’s Drumcode, and Stephan Bodzin’s Herzblut.

For this DT:Premiere we selected his remix of the title track “Before the After” with a crunchy and driving sound. Analogue textures bend and bounce over the pumping low-end culminating in the breakdown’s tremendous tension, before the relaunch of high-octane energy and dynamic power.

LABEL: Bond

CAT#: BOND015
ARTIST: Petter B
TITLE: Before the After

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 25 April 2025

01. Before the After
02. Before the After (Stripped Version)
03. Before the After (Arjun Vagale Remix)

DT:Premiere | Petter B - Before the After (Arjun Vagale Remix) [Bond]

@Secus_Official / @RitualsTechno 

Bandcamp - https://ritualstechno.bandcamp.com/album/shadows-in-silence
YouTube - https://youtu.be/BKF4JTXaR2Y

Launched by the label boss himself, Rituals is an underground techno label from Secus, situated in Los Angeles, USA, which has released EPs from Sleepy Cat and SOLëM.

'Shadows in Silence' is Secus' debut album, which features a carefully chosen selection of eight original tracks that were created last year, and together with two remixes, he reveals a deep dive into his sonic progression. The mesmerising intensity and fluctuating textures that characterise his distinctive sound are reflected in the release, and his previous productions are Steve Parker's MUTED rec, Detroit's Blank Code, Lindsey Herbert's EvilGroove, Vegim's TMMR, and 6AM Group's Synthetik Sounds, to mention a few.

For this DT:Premiere we selected the opening track "Fate," with a twisted and unsettling sound. Dark vibrations and tides of electronic pulses pull and push in this abstract and fulfilling slice of hypnotic expressionism.

LABEL: Rituals

CAT#: RITUALS004
ARTIST: Secus
TITLE: Shadows in Silence LP

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 25 April 2025

01. Fate
02. Embers
03. Disruption of Change
04. Reflection
05. Shadows in Silence
06. Whispers Fade
07. Neglect
08. Vanishing Point
09. Neglect (SOLëM Remix)
10. Disruption of Change (Declan James Remix)

DT:Premiere | Secus - Fate [Rituals]

@PiotrFigiel / @RWETES 

Bandcamp - https://piotrfigiel.bandcamp.com/album/in-another-dimension-everything-is-fine
YouTube - https://youtu.be/MrOM7vFcIDs

Piotr Figiel founded the techno imprint RWETES, which focusses on his own underground productions. Having performed with musicians like Surgeon, Tom Hades, Paul Birken, Deas, and Esther Duijn, Piotr Figiel has made a name for himself in the Polish scene and beyond. In addition to being the owner of RWETES, he counts releases on Developer's Modularz, Arnaud Le Texier's Children of Tomorrow, Lex Gorrie's Unknown Territory, H.Paul's Induxtriall, and collaborations with Rraph and Marboc.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Incident" with its gritty, mechanical groove. Tension builds as the eerie atmosphere is met with robotic growls and groans that creates an ethereal sound of dystopian, sci-fi like effects, all of which geared to rocking the dance floor.

LABEL: RWETES

CAT#: RWETES009
ARTIST: Piotr Figiel
TITLE: In Another Dimension Everything is Fine

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 5 May 2025

01. Incident
02. Digitus Infamis
03. In Another Dimension Everything is Fine
04. Measure Once Cut Twice

DT:Premiere | Piotr Figiel - Incident [RWETES]

@Roi-Fanzine / @Retorica-Records

Bandcamp - https://retoricarecords.bandcamp.com/album/fides-et-ratio
YouTube - https://youtu.be/UHgthquWkNc

Joaquin Ruiz, Rhombic, Bruno Ledesma, and Javi Lago are among the underground artists featured on the Argentine techno label, Retórica.

Spain's Roi, is an experienced DJ and producer who Co-Founded the Fanzine Project specialising in its label and events, as well as his IOR imprint. He also lists releases on Joton's Newrhythmic, Oliver Rosemann's Recorded Things, Vegim's TMMR, amongst others.

For this DT:Premiere we selected the track "Tirio" that is a suspenseful masterclass. A throbbing bassline underpins skittering and rolling percussion amidst powerful waves pulsing frequencies sounding like futuristic, dystopian warfare that will melt your mind and body.

LABEL: Retórica

CAT#: RTR008
ARTIST: Roi
TITLE: Fides Et Radio

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 30 April 2025

01. Tract
02. Tirio
03. Fides Et Ratio
04. Basmor

DT:Premiere | Roi - Tirio [Retórica]

@Staffan-Linzatti

Artist - http://deathtechno.com/artists/staffan-linzatti/
Tracklist - http://deathtechno.com/2025/04/29/dtmixs53-staffan-linzatti-live/
YouTube - https://youtu.be/ocI114X48Oo

With releases dating back 20 years, Swedish born, now Berlin-based artist Staffan Linzatti is a significant, influential, and respected figure who has helped progress the sound of techno in this time. Whether collaborating on specialised material with Jonas Kopp for his TREMSIX label, or releasing albums on Jeff Mills' Axis, Developer's Modularz, and Field Records, Staffan's hypnotic productions have also spread to Damon Wild's Synewave, Grindvik's Stockholm LTD, and his own Searchlights imprint. An ear for sci-fi sensibilities, analogue soundscapes, and modular aesthetics, grooves are also at the forefront of his ideas. This exclusive mix that is jam packed with his own productions, came with an interesting note that read, "The Neural Nexus (The Mental Maze of Interstellar Travel)," providing a mission statement for the direction of this set and its ethos. From spacious ambient tones, dubby influences, to eerie string melodies, and abstract, haunting atmospherics, this is a mix to get lost in the details with and experience the unusual as well as the strangely familiar, hitting all corners of the psyche for a trippy and avant-garde journey of the highest order...

Tracklist...

01. Staffan Linzatti - Untitled
02. Staffan Linzatti - Awakening
03. Staffan Linzatti - Source
04. Staffan Linzatti - Untitled
05. Staffan Linzatti - Silent
06. Staffan Linzatti - An Ocean of Answers
07. Staffan Linzatti - Solarity
08. Staffan Linzatti - Untitled
09. Staffan Linzatti - With Every Step
10. Staffan Linzatti - Untitled
11. Staffan Linzatti - Elevation
12. Staffan Linzatti - Chaos / Order
13. Staffan Linzatti - Untitled
14. Staffan Linzatti - The Instigator 
15. Staffan Linzatti - Untitled
16. Staffan Linzatti - Badlands
17. Staffan Linzatti - Untitled
18. Staffan Linzatti - Travellers
19. Staffan Linzatti - Draw
20. Staffan Linzatti - Badlands
21. Staffan Linzatti - Solarity

DTMIXS53 - Staffan Linzatti LIVE [Berlin, GERMANY]

@CMRK-LT / @AbstractionLabel

Bandcamp - https://abstractionlabel.bandcamp.com/album/imperial-conquest-ep
YouTube - https://youtu.be/TaWOilrJ5Pc

With tracks and remixes by artists like Bas Mooy, Arnaud Le Texier, Temudo, Vegim, and many more, Abstraction is a Cuban underground techno label that has been putting out high-quality music since 2017.

CMRK has released on performed on Smashead Records, better known as SMSH and returns to Abstraction that he has frequented many times. The Lithuanian artist adds six new and original pieces for the 'Imperial Conquest' EP.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Glowing Void" with its moody synth tones. Jackin' and intense, this chirpy yet twisted floor worker has a wicked and raw groove mixed with classic vibes.

LABEL: Abstraction

CAT#: BST022
ARTIST: CMRK (LT)
TITLE: Imperial Conquest

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 16 May 2025

01. Aknish
02. False Evidence
03. Bones to Pick
04. It's Not Her Calling You
05. Glowing Void	
06. Liquid Cactus

DT:Premiere | CMRK (LT) - Glowing Void [Abstraction]

@Gannein / @BFVR / @Amphibian_Rec

Bandcamp -https://amphibianrecords.bandcamp.com/album/swamp-motions-ii
YouTube - https://youtu.be/vuQ0DNwI5g4

Amphibian is putting Czech Republic on the map, where in just a couple years, they have included tracks by notable artists such as CRAVO, A.Morgan, and Pink Concrete.

Berlin-based Gannein and BFVR combine for a track on the 'Swamp Motions II' VA for Amphibian. With a shared back catalogue that has seen them release on Florian Meindl's FLASH, Electric Rescue's Skryptöm, Pushmann's N&N Records, Grab the Groove, and Synergie, the pair certainly know how to create quality music.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Uncle Punch" with a hypnotic and sci-fi sound. Fluttering textures and a muted, stabbing synth melody meet a jackin' and raw groove for an analogue track that hits all the right corners of the mind.

LABEL: Amphibian

CAT#: AMPHVA007
ARTIST: Various
TITLE: Swamp Motions II

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 23 May 2025

01. Dima Kachan - Axxon N
02. Enigma Trax - Interrupted
03. Inger Illel - Čekám
04. Alex Gordiy - XXX
05. Gannein, BFVR - Uncle Punch
06. art.ic - Fill This Track
07. Motivo - Forced
08. Mu'taism - Théos
09. Tsukuyomi - Hollow

DT:Premiere | Gannein & BFVR - Uncle Punch [Amphibian]

LABELS: @DEADCERTrecords / @METIERukrec
OWNER: @JackWhoDTxDC

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