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KR3.005 

A Day in the Life - is the first chapter of a dedicated series fully curated by Steve Bicknell for KR3. 

This bold new work by the veteran English artist provides an insight into the mind of the artist. 

Side A features three tracks by The Evader, another face of Steve Bicknell. An obscure intro leads us straight to the point: 4/4 sounds, repetitive and hypnotic, not afraid to be heavy. In fact, that's the point: to take everything that is a burden to us and embrace it. After all, there can be no light without darkness. 

On Side B, Steve Bicknell has a killer approach. A parallel rail to Side A, with a more furious, still gloomy approach. He moves in the same direction but vents different emotions. The sound is harder, rawer, faster and more impetuous. 
An outro ends the EP, as if to represent a circle closing: The first lap inside A day in the life.
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releases July 27, 2021

A Day in the Life

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KR3.005 | Steve Bicknell - A Day In The Life EP

Booz - First Moon

Taken from Gotshell's EP Cluster Syndrome on Planet X, out September 3.

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Falling Echoes releases "Static Function EP" on Immaterial Archives. Monument premieres track "Definition" from the release, that will be out on September 24th.

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MNMT Premiere: Falling Echoes – Owl

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Born in Madrid, living somewhere in Europe, Irazu’s connection with electronic music is just a symbol of sonic expressionism of self discovery to try to know what and who he is.

Starting his contribution to music as a promoter of parties in Madrid, making music and releasing records was a necessary way to express emotions that he felt a few years later.

His first records came out in the last two years in Kastil’s label ‘’Stale’’, working with artists like Acronym, Regis, Pessimist and Kastil, ‘’Study for portrait’’ was released giving again his personal vision of techno as a mini album.

After a few more releases in Platforms like Hooded or Artificial intelligence and some remixes, Irazu released ‘’140.15 EP’’ on Kastil’s label Stale giving his most intense and dance focused tracks he ever made.

Irazu continues his constant search of new sounds and ways to explore his mind through music.

His influences comes specially from the UK west Midlands, Holland, Italy and Spain, figures like Regis, Svreca, Autechre, Oscar Mulero, Donato Dozzy, Luke Slater or Surgeon are a way to define what he believes in a sonic way.

He defines his work as ‘’A intimate space between tension and false tranquility’’

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087: Irazu from Somewhere, Europe

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FACETS Podcast | 087 | Irazu

Giri, known also as Gi Napoletano, was born in Naples. Started playing with electronic music at 13 with a makeshift daw, Music, a Playstation videogame. His techno attitude has been more and more influenced by Detroit's Second Wave and UK techno scene.

He released tracks on Awry, Evod, Srie, Prophet, No Signal, Axis and others, and performed alongside artists such as Laurent Garnier, Steve Bicknell, Juan Atkins, Anthony Rother, Moritz von Oswald, Octave One, Matthew Herbert, Scan 7 and so on. In 2020 he founded his own label: Antiterra, whose name sums up the sci-fi concept of a theoretical planet in the Solar System which shares its Orbit with Earth and is constantly eclipsed by the Sun.

This set recorded for us reflects his musical vision that its clearly recognized in his productions as well. Sci-fi, deep and gritty techno that takes listeners float into another dimension. Enjoy the ride!

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Photo credit: Maciej Czarnecki

Giri

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IAN - SL2 INTRO

Frequency Return - Eliana

Ānak Lucky - SIYA

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YouTube - https://youtu.be/xKX0pTki5Wg

Abstract Mechanisms is a sublabel of Mexico's leading techno imprint, Illegal Alien. Also run by Ricardo Garduno, it has featured contributions by Jonas Kopp, Ruman, Singular Anomalies, Yrsen, and Mari Mattham.

The new four-track EP 'Solitary State' is by Decoder, a much loved American artist from Dallas who has released on Jeff Mills' Axis Records, Amotik Records, TWR72's Float, Edit Select Records, Molecular Recordings, and Science Cult, amongst others.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Phantom 4" with a deep and introspective sound. Dancing modular tones set the muted and gentle atmosphere around the stuttering kick and tinkering hats for a joyful sonic trip into space.

LABEL: Abstract Mechanisms

CAT#: ALH016
ARTIST: Decoder
TITLE: Solitary State

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 22 September 2025

01. Isolate
02. Borderland
03. Transitory
04. Phantom 4

Ecilo - Moon Landing Conspiracy (Translate Remix)

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