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Produced and recorded live at Åbygatan, Norrköping, Sweden by Nihad Tule & Inter Gritty. Mastered by Jesper Dahlbäck.

NTTA11 - Vistula

Losoul - Open Door  Original Mix

a1-James ruskin - work(steve rachmad)

Release date (vinyl & digital format): 29th of September 2014

Located beyond Neptune's orbit is the dwarf planet Haumea, the inspiration behind Rødhåd’s second release for Token. It follows his Spomeniks 12” from last year which the Berliner used to debut on the Belgian label, the only other imprint he’s released with other than his own Dystopian Records. Over the past three years Rødhåd’s reputation has sky-rocketed, not only as an accomplished producer with five releases to his name, but as a big room DJ whose formidable presence behind the decks demands as much respect as DVS1 and German big guns Dettmann and Klock.

No longer a newcomer to the scene, Rødhåd is now a respected staple of European techno and his three-track Haumea single features an alternative Dirt version of the title-track mixed by the Dystopian co-founder, and a second remix by Token mainstay Ø [Phase]. Rødhåd’s return to Token provides the label with their penultimate record before the unveiling of their landmark 50th release, Aphelion, a CD and triple vinyl showcase of new and exclusive material from label regulars and like-minded artists whom Token founder Kr!z specifically commissioned for the deluxe release.

Rødhåd’s return succeeds Surgeon’s official debut on Token earlier this month with his Fixed Action Pattern 12”, which first bore news of the Aphelion compilation, and here Rødhåd provides a linear alternative to the distorted, industrial dub of Anthony Child’s Token missive. “Haumea” is a bleepy production that straddles the divide between the Detroit techno of Jeff Mills and newer European interpretations mixed with coarse hi-hats that cut straight through the mix. The B-side’s Dirt version provides a minimal alternative which strips the original’s murky low end, and as a result emphasis falls on lucid drum machine programming which exhume alien bleeps from the deep. For some extra heat Ø [Phase] brings the booming sound of his Frames Of Reference LP to Haumea with a chugging remake courteously titled ‘Satellite remix’ complimenting the theme of this spacey record.

TRACKLIST
A. Haumea
B1. Haumea (Ø [Phase] Satellite Mix)
B2. Haumea (Dirt Mix)

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Aphelion

TOKEN47 - Rødhåd - Haumea


Release date (3LP, cd & digital format): 3rd of November

TRACKLIST
1. Ø [Phase] - Insectoid
2. Lucy - Sana Sana Sana Cura Cura Cura
3. Ctrls - x.y
4. Rødhåd - Haumea
5. Planetary Assault Systems - The 808 Track (Parts 1 and 2)
6. James Ruskin - No Trace
7. Surgeon - Fixed Action Pattern
8. Inigo Kennedy - Arcing
9. Karenn - Pace Yourself

INFO
It was early 2007 when Inigo Kennedy inaugurated Token. Since that Identify Yourself 12” the Belgian label has gone from strength to strength, integrating both Kennedy and Ashley Burchett, aka Ø [Phase], into becoming integral cogs in the Token machine. In between releases by Grovskopa, Oscar Mulero and Go Hiyama, both Ø [Phase] and Inigo Kennedy dominated Token’s output, but it wasn’t until Burchett’s watershed Binary Opposition that Token received the shower of praise it deserved. Following this, label founder Kr!z issued three remix 12”s of that release which, including Token regulars, took in a profound cast of producers to reprocess “Binary Opposition” by the way of Sigha, Peter Van Hoesen, Planetary Assault Systems and Ben Klock. It was here Token stamped their authority on contemporary techno.

Since then Token has grown exponentially, bringing into their fold artists like Xhin, Mark Broom and Rødhåd, while Ctrls, formally one half of Northern Structures, has seen his solo career flourish on Token with the release of five records to date, and he joins Inigo Kennedy and Ø [Phase] as a label stalwart. Additionally this year, Orphx and Ancient Methods debuted their relentless Eschaton collaboration on Token, and Christian Wünsch’s Spherical Coordinates dalliance with Oscar Mulero has gained even more momentum with a second release called Kinematics Equations. Now, seven years after that debut Kennedy record, Token present Aphelion, a nine-track CD and triple vinyl grandstand of new and exclusive material from label regulars and like-minded artists whom Token founder Kr!z specifically commissioned for this milestone release.

The penultimate record before Aphelion was a second Token 12” by Rødhåd, another artist adding to the cultivation of the label’s sound and roster, and for this compilation the Berliner supplies his cosmically inspired “Haumea”. Joining the Dystopian founder on Aphelion are three of the UK’s most influential techno artists: Surgeon, James Ruskin and Luke Slater under his Planetary Assault Systems alias who provide Token with solo material for the first time after previously appearing on the imprint in remix form. Entirely new names to grace the label via Aphelion include Stroboscopic Artefacts founder Lucy, and Blawan and Pariah's Karenn project, while label faithfuls Inigo Kennedy,  Ø [Phase] and Ctrls naturally commit three Token defining productions.

Casting one’s eye over Token’s back catalogue and it’s clear to see the label is a staunch advocate of absolute techno, remaining steadfast in issuing quality material that remains true to classic strands of the genre regardless of its popularity flux. In that respect, Aphelion - a word used to describe the point in orbit when a planet or comet is farthest from the sun - provides a simple analogy that the magnetic force of Token, unfazed by the shadows cast by popular opinion, will proudly shine light on their artists and given styles. 

“We started in an era where our genre was very unpopular,” Kr!z explains. “And in the end that seemed a big advantage for us, because when everyone was giving up, we started our mission.” Regularly hosting label nights in prominent clubs around the world, Token has become a label supported by a wide-ranging body of artists like Âme and Ben Klock to Efdemin, Truss and Ancient Methods. With the label now branching out into album and compilation territory, Token’s duty to techno may not yet be accomplished, but it’s been a job well done.

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Ø [Phase] - Insectoid

This is our upcoming remix for The Noisemaker on Raw Waxes. Will be released soon.

The Noisemaker - Shuttle (Abstract Division Remix)

Crazy Handful Of Nothing!

Release date (vinyl & digital format): 20th of April 2015

Few artists have made such an undeniable impression on Token as London based Ashley Burchett, aka Ø [Phase]. Since debuting on the label in 2006, Burchett has scarcely looked back, releasing an impressive slew of EPs as well as his meticulously crafted debut LP Frames of Reference all via Token. His latest release, the 'Tunnel Vision/Internal Conflict' 12” captures perfectly the grainy, oddball approach which has garnered Burchett's productions so much attention in recent years. Following pounding releases by Makaton and Ctrls, as well as the Aphelion compilation on which Burchett featured, 'Tunnel Vision/Internal Conflict' shows a flair and originality rarely matched.

There is little concession made for patient build-ups across the release, 'Tunnel Vision' for example surging forward with pummelling low-end and jagged percussion right from its opening. The track operates at whirlwind speeds, so much so that the combination of Burchett's twirling, ethereal chords and steadily intensifying percussive work is almost overwhelming. 'Internal Conflict (Acts 1-3)' on the other hand flirts with a more old-school brand of techno. Reverberating drum machines cut sharply alongside the incessant stomp of 4/4 kicks, a tortured acid-riff chugging forward relentlessly.

This is techno for the small hours – frantically paced, disorientating and charged with adrenaline. Burchett has maintained fiercely consistent standards as a producer across his assorted releases, and this latest EP for Token is no different - crafting dancefloor techno which is both captivating and hypnotic. 

TRACKLIST
A Tunnel Vision
B Internal Conflict (Acts 1-3)

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TOKEN52 - Ø [Phase] - Tunnel Vision / Internal Conflict

My Heart Is Overwhelmed, My Pity Is Stirred

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DEEPCHORD | Atmospherica Vol. 2
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A1. Exploring The North
B1. Pinewood Lodge
B2. Shot Point

Atmospheric Vol 2 is the second single to be taken from Deepchord’s latest full length but sees him stray from the album tracks, bringing 3 exclusive pieces to the vinyl, keeping in the same musical vein as Ultraviolet Music. 

Exploring the North & Pinewood Lodge see Rod Modell on more Deep Techno excursions as beautifully sweeping pads and glistening synths drift by ever evolving, perfectly processed atmospheres. Deepchord’s unique use of subtle field recordings throughout give both of these tracks a real heady/druggy quality and his seamless loops allow you to drift of into his fully developed dream world. Shot Point delves into straight up ambient territory with Deepchord striking an unearthly balance between the natural and synthetic world. Yet more flawlessly collected field recordings wash away on an ocean of reverb soaked pads, drowning the listener within its mesmerising tides.

Atmospherica Vol. 2

Pinewood Lodge

B1. Deepchord - Pinewood Lodge (Soma 452)

Pre-order at: vinylbuy@gmail.com

Split composed by the duo Beat Movement on A Side, and D-Leria on B Side.
Delivered on vinyl 12" classic wax. 
Release date approx: March, 2016.

Written and composed by: 
Mattia Prete & Simone Scardino in art Beat Movement.
Giuseppe Scaccia in Art D-Leria.
Mastered at: LRS Factory.
Ph. courtesy of Gino Ven.
Dlbm Records, 2016.

Beat Movement, D-Leria - 00X [Dlbm Records, 12"]

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Five years after his last album release Luke Slater returns to Ostgut Ton with a new Planetary Assault Systems longplayer, titled ‘Arc Angel’.

"Behind The Eyes" premiered at Billboard – find personal thoughts from P.A.S. on the behinds of the track at http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7495876/planetary-assault-systems-behind-the-eyes-premiere-dance

More information: http://ostgut.de/ton/record/180
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Bandcamp: https://planetaryassaultsystems.bandcamp.com/album/arc-angel

After 22 light-years Luke Slater’s Planetary Assault Systems keeps exploring space and time with different musical means. Staying true to the project’s initial mission statement, Slater comments on the new yet familiar musical direction: “For me music has to go forward. I’d feel I was cheating by sticking to tried and tested formulas. There’s a valid use for these, but this album has its own agenda.” With ‘Arc Angel’, Planetary Assault Systems departs to new musical frontiers by focussing on melody, but staying rooted in the purist values of Techno that Slater shaped over his decades- and generations-spanning career.

Arc Angel

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Planetary Assault Systems – Behind The Eyes

"Token is 5 years old. I never planned to do anything special for this occasion. However, when I received these 2 new tracks from Phase, all just fell into place. This release pretty much sums up what Token stands for since day one. Both tracks are fierce pieces of relentless yet deep techno, in-your-face yet very subtle rhythms, all credited to Phase's detailed drum programming, keen sense of atmospherics &amp; sound processing.

What else.. Except for the fact we flipped the graphic design a bit, we can tell you 2012 is going to be a busy year for Token.
There's a lot of exciting music floating around we definitely want to share with you soon, not just the usual suspects but also some new signings.

Keep your ears peeled.
(Kr!z)"

release date (vinyl + digital): 23rd of january


TRACKLIST
1. Phase - Binary Opposition (Process 1)
2. Phase - Binary Opposition (Process 2)




Token Introspective mixed by Kr!z

TOKEN20 - Phase - Binary Opposition (Process 1)

Polar Angle // track list

A1 - SCMWY-01
A2 - SCMWY-02

B1 - SCMWY-03
B2 - SCMWY-04


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