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Boxia - Ethereal Education EP - Drumcode - DC186

Today’s Free Music Monday is a Hodgson remix of Roni Size & DJ Krust’s ‘Formulate’. The pair of legends have re-launched their influential record label 'Full Cycle’ with a re-working of a previously unreleased, original track entitled ‘Formulate’ and we have this weighty techno remix complete with heavy jungle influences to give to you today from rising producer Hodgson.. Enjoy!

FMM: Roni Size & DJ Krust - Formulate (Hodgson Remix)

ARTIST - Look Like
RELEASE - MISTRESS 09
CAT. NO: HU-MR09-SH

Physical Release Date: Jan 30, 2017
Digital Release Date: Feb 20, 2017

Vinyl distributed by HARDWAX. 
Available soon at all proper vinyl shops.

Digitally available here: 
dvs1mistress.bandcamp.com
More Info: 
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If you purchased the vinyl, send a photo of yourself holding the record for download codes of entire release !!

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Tracklist
01. Fronter - Gangster (Original Mix) [Stereo Productions]
02. Jansons - Killer Key (original Mix) [Knee Deep In Sound]
03. Filterheadz - Essential Elements (Original Mix) [Tronic]
04. Chus & Ceballos, Rafa Barrios feat. Cari Golden  - Now Or Never (Original Mix) [Stereo Productions]
05. Mihalis Safras - Catzzzz (Original Mix)
06. Cuartero - Nosy Neighbors (Original Mix) [Desolat]
07. Fronter - Meraki (Original Mix) [Stereo Productions]
08. Carl Bee - Dirt Fader (Leftwing & Kody Remix) [Lost Records]
09. Arjun Vagale - Patterns (Original Mix) [My Favorite Freaks]
10. Loco & Jam - Break it down (Original Mix) [Toolroom]
11. De La Swing - Connected (Original Mix) [Material]
12. Fronter - La Mañana (Original Mix) [Stereo Productions]
13. Eddy M - Working on it (Orginal Mix) [Stereo Productions]
14. Karotte & Kaiserdisco - Mauve (Original Mix) [Tronic]

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Vangelis Kostoxenakis - Dig This EP

Vangelis Kostoxenakis - Hip It

Cooked up with a more melodic vibe and fusing elements of house and techno, Dense & Pika’s latest outing on Drumcode offers something different compared to their previous work. There is still that vintage feel to each of the tracks with analogue sounds and arrangements born and developed from experimental studio jams. Indeed, ‘Suki’ heavily utilizes the distinct harmonic tones of the Dave Smith Prophet 8 keyboard. While ‘Little Sun’ - A staple of D&P performances over the last three months - delivers a more classic Drumcode sound. ‘Lanky’ closes out the release with an infectious slab of wonderfully wonked-out raw funk.

Dense & Pika – Little Sun - Drumcode - DC177

Dense & Pika - Suki - Drumcode - DC177

Ramiro Lopez drops the electrifying follow up to his ‘Pretending’ EP from May this year. 

For almost a decade, Spain’s Ramiro Lopez has established himself as one his country’s leading proponents of techno, with strong releases across labels that include Suara, Intec, Octopus Recordings and Bedrock. He first debuted on Drumcode in 2016 with the rousing collaborative track ‘Clap Your Hands’ that ranked among one of the label’s standout tracks for the year. With one Drumcode release already under his belt in 2017 and a new label project Odd Recordings with fellow DC cohort Arjun Vagale recently launched, he’s enjoying another strong year.

His return to the label comes in the form of ‘Being Alone’, a powerful trio of cuts, all of which featured in Adam Beyer’s Awakenings Festival Day 1 performance. The title track is a multi-layered weapon, propelled by a dizzying vocal, swirling synth effects and pin-sharp percussion that build toward a smooth classy finish. ‘Dark Science’ is an effective stomper brought to life by a bell chime hookline and undulating synth melody ensuring its peak-time prowess. ‘Der Raum’ rounds out the EP, highlighted by Lopez’s deft drum work, proceeded by a driving, euphoric climax.

Ramiro Lopez - Being Alone - Drumcode - DC181

Following on from his debut EP on Drumcode earlier this year, Ilario Alicante returns with a generous 6-tracker.

Ilario Alicante - Third Eye - Drumcode - DC183

Ilario Alicante - Virgo's Echoes - Drumcode - DC183

Ilario Alicante - The Acid Runner - Drumcode - DC183

Ilario Alicante - Figure Of RA - Drumcode - DC183

Shlomi Aber makes his debut on Drumcode Ltd with a piercing four-tracker for the vinyl only offshoot.

Israel’s Shlomi Aber remains of techno’s most consistent artists, with a career stretching back 15 years. The label boss of Be As One, Aber has also had his music released on such imprints as R&S, Figure and Ovum, reinforcing his status as a purveyor of classy yet impactful techno. 

His contribution to Drumcode Ltd puts a fresh take on the classic pounding DC sound of the label’s early years, an era the DJ/producer has long been a fan of. Beginning with ‘Inflict’, the EP lays down its heavy-hitting intentions from the onset, as a persistent muffled vocal build beneath a bed of steely percussion, creating a dark tension-filled atmosphere. ‘Accelerator’ follows, the title track that was quite literally born at Basel’s own techno temple Nordstern this year when Aber crafted it into a stunning cavernous beast, using his 909 and XOXBOX Acid machine. ‘Typeface’ is stripped back and functional, an energy-packed tool for building extended techno journeys. The four-piece is rounded out by the fantastic ‘Rain Storm’, that lowers the intensity, as the six-minute cut introduces a new groovier element to the work and concludes the EP is sharp fashion.

Shlomi Aber - Rain Storm - Drumcode Limited - DCLTD021

AIROD - Sine Crush

On his first solo four-track EP ‘AFL’ for Ostgut Ton, Berghain resident Somewhen (@Somewhen-1) offers his own take on distorted techno, combining squelchy, ultra-saturated drums with chromatic basslines and EBM inflections.

More information: ostgut.de/ton/record/212

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Adrian Shala and Adrian Schweizer, the Swiss duo recording and performing as Adriatique, sign the third Afterlife release of 2018, ‘Ray’. The two-track single follows their remix of Tale Of Us & Vaal’s ‘Monument’ in 2017, and marks the beginning of Adriatique’s own journey with Afterlife Recordings.

We first heard of ‘Ray’ in Tale Of Us’ sublime fabric 97 CD, where its soaring melody ended the mix on a euphoric high. It stands out as a scintillating dancefloor composition, whose lead synth line will no-doubt create many memorable dancefloor moments. ‘Voices From The Dawn’ takes a more subtle approach to the same thrilling effect. Driven by the rolling beats, it reveals itself sporadically in spirited surges of life.

These two tracks not only show the range of Adriatique’s production focus, but show them to be highly-accomplished whether making hypnotic, peak-time grooves or epic songs for the end of the night.

AL012 Ray

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Adriatique - Voices From The Dawn

One of the most exciting artists to emerge in techno circles in recent times, Drumcode is excited to present the label’s first EP from Boxia.

Over the last 12 months the UK artist has impressed with his classy take on techno that mines two decades of rave. Last year’s ‘Colour Sequence’ EP on We Are The Brave marked one of 2017’s standout releases, before being tapped by Maya Jane Coles to remix a track from her latest album ‘Take Flight’, while B.Traits also shone the spotlight on him for a Future 12 residency on BBC Radio 1 throughout September. Boxia first came into contact with Adam Beyer when he opened the Car Park at Tobacco Dock for LWE’s NYD event in 2016, and since then the pair have spoken regularly sharing similar tastes in music and DJing. He dropped his first cut on DC during the summer of ’16, with ‘Revolution’ that featured on A-Sides Vol. 5, making him primed and ready for his first full length EP in 2018.

The four-track work lives up to his growing reputation for crafting beautiful, nuanced and ultimately very powerful electronic music. The EP opens with ‘No World Order’, a deep transcendental slice of techno propelled by a wicked acid line and vocal that leads to a galloping finish. ‘Only Human’ is drenched in atmosphere and old skool wonder, a brilliant composition of punchy multi-layered drum work, catchy synth lines and cutting acid that reveals its tender side with emotive broken beat interludes. ‘Unreal’ is a big peak time belter, raising the tempo to sweaty palms level, as a propulsion of acid and a memorable riff fill the technosphere. The title track ‘Ethereal Education’ closes out the work, a beautiful chord-driven vocal cut that evokes images of the classic dance that characterised Boxia’s earlier years and makes a fitting outro to this outstanding EP.

Boxia - Ethereal Education - Drumcode - DC186

Boxia - Unreal - Drumcode - DC186

Boxia - Only Human - Drumcode - DC186

Boxia - No World Order - Drumcode - DC186

Patrice Bäumel returns to Afterlife with two instantly-recognizable, cosmic excursions arranged for big room impact. Building on the far-and-wide success of 'Glutes' last year, Bäumel delivers another singular take on the Afterlife sound.

'The Hatchet', which shone on the Tale Of Us fabric 97 CD, has Bäumel’s signature, tempered drums, slithering FX and masterfully-executed bursts of white noise. With a similar modus operandi, 'Serpent' glides through bright arpeggios, snowballing towards the brilliant climax. A journey through time and space, into the Afterlife.

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Patrice Bäumel - The Hatchet

Independent record label owned by Adam Beyer.