Continuing the series of reissues from the Tresor catalogue, Tresor Records announces an updated version of the classic Regis and Female long-player, Againstnature. 

Originally released in the year 2000, the album represents a pivotal moment in the emergence of the “Birmingham Sound”; a stripped-back sub-genre of Techno, pioneered around this time in the English hub by artists such as Regis, Female, and Surgeon.
 
Influenced more by Industrial, Music Concrete, and EBM than from the melodic sounds of its Detroit predecessor, Regis later described the music as being made with a fractured pop sensibility which created a sound that may be faceless but by design loses none of the soul of its American counterpart. 

Nowhere is this sonic changing of the guard more apparent than in opening track, Washing My Hands, which sets the stage with a vignette of field recordings: arc welders, water boilers and other sounds reminiscent of industrial workshops reframe your senses, placing your mind into a familiar yet unsettling dreamlike space. From this soundscape emerges a high-pitched, vitreous noise heralding the jarring introduction of Let Them Bleed, the first of several trance-inducing tracks on the album such as Join Us In Paradise, and Guiltless, which layer percussive and sampled loops creating what Peter Sutton (aka Female) described as exotic hypnotics. 

This remastered edition of Againstnature also features the additional track, Theme From Streetwalker, previously only available on Volume 6 of the Tresor Compilation series. Collected together the album is a key work in the progression of this sub-genre to the dominant form of Techno heard in clubs in Berlin and around the world today.

Againstnature

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PREMIERE: Regis / Female - Theme From Streetwalker

Propulsive techno solicitations are abounding on Ideoma, the debut EP from Oscean, a collaboration from Sebastián Galante, also known as Seph, and Andrés Zacco. The two are figureheads of Argentina's techno sound, with releases on labels such as Insurgentes, Echocord Colour and Illian Tape over the last decade.

Galante and Zacco join forces for the first time with inspiring effects, moving forward with vast paces, unshifting footsteps, with uneven prisms of electronic rhythm. Its direct intent and crisp sonic detail conjure a cinematic and nocturnal drive, unearthing subterranean pulses that leave all in its wake.

With Ideoma, Tresor Records presents a whirlwind of dense movement and cosmic energy that twists on percussive bends and distorting spirits. Spiral recalls natural phenomena, bound tight, with a rugged texture like no other, as flickers of sound processing suggest lift-off. The flanging Feral exudes a potent demeanour, wicked and unceasing. The ebbing melodics of Spacion hark back to 90s ambient techno and yet possessing a rhythmic cut and thrust that navigates unchartered terrain. Transmuting beyond planet earth, further into the extra-terrestrial, Galante and Zacco mask fractal brushstrokes with hurrying rhythms. They smear primitive and sharp sonics, pressed with dizzying resilience. The nosediving FM synths of Austraal beckon a haunting trip, cloaked in a trance of motion and forever eschewing all prediction.

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Ideoma

Spacion

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PREMIERE: Oscean - Spacion

Next Episode of Abaddon Podcast with Ignacio Rosa

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Abaddon Podcast 189 X Ignacio Rosa

Melanias musical journey began back in 2014, when the young polish artist timidly tested out the waters of her local scene, slowly but surely finding not only her passion for DJing, but also her very own sound. Characterized by a mix of energetic techno, breakbeat, drum n bass and experimental, her eclectic sets tend to be on the heavier side of the sound spectrum, yet Melania is known for effortlesly crossing into other genres as well, routinely surprising her listeners with a sudden change of atmosphere. Above all else, Melania is focused on her own productions, which have been released on labels such as Aufnahme + Wiedergabe, Instruments of Discipline, Subsist Records and others and reflect her own dark musical visison. Now Melania plays gigs around the globe, next to hosting her own parties series VERZERRUNG in Poznan, Poland. This set is a testament to Melanias ingenuity, taking you down unexpected musical paths with unknown destinations.

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BCCO Mix Series 155: Melania

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Fenix EP

New ep By Kernel Panic (AR)

Tracklist:
Kernel Panic (AR) -Break (Intro)
Kernel Panic (AR) - 1 de septiembre (Original Mix)
Kernel Panic (AR) - RAW02 (Original Mix)
Kernel Panic (AR) - Cordoba (Original Mix)
Kernel Panic (AR) - New Ride (Original Mix)
Kernel Panic (AR) - Triunfo (Original Mix)

1 de septiembre (Original Mix)

Afterwork is pleased to announce the release of our third EP, Neutral, available on September 15, 2025.

This release comes from Sebastián, known artistically as Nøctem, a Colombian DJ and producer based in Barcelona. With a deeply personal approach and refined production, Neutral is a testament to the artist's talent and sonic evolution.

Across six tracks, Nøctem guides us on an immersive journey where hypnotic techno and dynamic grooves converge with soundscapes that evoke both euphoria and nostalgia. Each track is designed to progressively release energy, creating a sonic narrative that captivates from the first moment.

This EP is a clear example of Nøctem's vision and the spirit that defines Afterwork: music with identity, depth, and purpose. 


Templanza - Noctem (Original Maix)

Early support from: Dave Clarke, Amotik, Setaoc Mass, Freddy K, Tensal, Joton, Henning Baer, Roseen, Perc, Bleak, Fernanda Martins, Boris, Zadig, Len Faki, Jamaica Suk & more.

First making noise in 2015 on Darwin’s Berlin label SPE:C with the 'Begyndelsen’ EP, Decka makes sound that journeys through bare-bones techno and bass, crafting hypnotic polyrhythmic patterns that look both to the big room industrial sound of the German Capital and the sub-low pressure rooted in his home city, Bristol. Decka’s Unterwegs imprint that he runs with The Lady Machine translates to ‘on the move’ correlating with the labels vision to expand upon the idea that music is forever changing, evolving into new territories. ‘Elimination Technique’ sees Decka invite Russian producer Phillipp Gorbachev for a remix who is known for his flamboyant live sets and productions which can be found on labels such as Comeme and his own PG TUNE label.

‘Balancing Act’ begins proceedings with undulating toughness through beastly drums and shimmering bass growls before ‘Self Evasiveness’ offers up machine-like revolving synths and energising grooves that continue to drive throughout the duration.

On the flip, ‘Elimination Techniques’ lays focus on wavering modulations underneath surging dynamism keeping this peak-time cut flowing until Phillip Gorbachev’s VDNH remix of ‘Elimination Techniques’ moves into industrial territories featuring raw, throbbing kicks and whirling bleeps orbiting around growling synthesis fiercely rounding off this effervescent EP.

1. Balancing Act
2. Self Evasiveness
3. Elimination Techniques
4. Elimination Techniques (Philipp Gorbachev VDNH Mix)

WEGS003 - Decka - Elimination Techniques

Twenty-second guest of the club's podcast series is a family member of Mannequin Records, French DJ and producer - Tomas More aka December.

KHIDI Podcast NR.22: December

Techno 2 (deconstruction by S. Tolkachev)

DZ'OB is an electroacoustic ensemble from Dnipro (Ukraine).
A cross-genre 7-piece orchestra crashes to the ground a well-established musical concept in which, for example, house and art music exist in completely different frames of reference. Eventually, DZ’OB not only synthesizes disparate genres, the band comes up with their unique, eclectic sound that blurs the line between epochs, schools and traditions. Piano Preludes by Shostakovich fused with bits and samples are reborn in the most incredible pieces of IDM. With the same radicalism in musical technique, DZ'OB treats songs of one of our time’s most eccentric DJs - Aphex Twin. Suchwise ensemble generates inconceivable instrumental metamorphosis: electronic music becomes academic with a wave of a cello bow.
DZ'OB is not about genres, but a new vision of the music itself.

Techno 2 (deconstruction by S. Tolkachev)

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