Out now on Rekids: lnk.to/REKIDS192

Although based in Berlin for several years, Dustin Zahn has continued to exert influence over the fertile but steadfastly underground Minneapolis techno scene as part of the Intellephunk collective whilst cultivating a worldwide rep via releases for Blueprint, Token and his own Enemy Records. The ‘Gain of Function’ LP sees Zahn channelling the groove-fuelled techno of the late ’90s and early ’00s and shaping eight powerful but funky contemporary techno tracks that display the decades of experience under his belt. 

Forged from a series of live jams with two drum machines and two synths, the album is a refined collection of raw, purist techno brilliance. Across the A-side ‘Tell Me About Paradise’ brings shimmering staccato chops under bright and airy percussion before ‘Tangie Groove’ picks up the pace with floating pads, vocal slices, and a rumbling bassline. On ‘Lucid Dreams’, scattered percussion plays with hypnotic synth licks, while ‘Smoking in Silence’ sees off-kilter leads dancing between emotive vocals and evolving drum loops.

Opening the second disc is the deep and shuffling ‘Crimson Cheeks’, with trance-inducing samples nestled between sharp drum hits and rolling synthesis, and ‘Days Like These’ takes a darker turn as twinkling arps and droning pads carry the track. ‘Shark Rodeo’ featuring Jeremy Black mangles samples into a dense rolling affair, before closing number ‘Next Level Looseness’ drops the 4/4 pattern for a raucous club track, combining oddball sound sources and unruly production techniques for a trippy finish to the album. 

Since the late ’90s, Zahn’s hypnotic and driving techno has consistently caught the ears of top DJs and labels worldwide, with anyone catching his marathon sets at the likes of Berghain exposed to expansive sets. In addition to his techno-heavy catalogue and DJing prowess, Zahn has lent production and engineering skills to bands and singers, recently working with Poliça and on Carm’s Pitchfork approved eponymous album. Beyond this, his vital work with Intellephunk includes the nearly two decades long running Communion after-hours events, cementing his invaluable contributions to the scene.

Dustin Zahn

Crimson Cheeks

Dustin Zahn - Crimson Cheeks

Out Now: https://lnk.to/RSPX50A

Radio Slave announces Rekids Special Projects ‘Actualize’ compilation and DJ mix - Part 1 will be released in January, with Part 2 to follow in February 2023.

Rekids Special Projects, the no-nonsense techno-focused sub-label of Radio Slave, aka Matt Edwards’ Rekids, launched in 2017 and has since released music from the likes of Mark Broom, Luke Hess, Jon Hester, and more. For the 50th release, Edwards readies ‘Actualize’, bringing acts from the wider Rekids universe into one slick collection, with the first part arriving this January alongside a DJ mix of the tracks.

“The original concept was a vinyl-only offshoot of Rekids, focusing on techno and a home for our extended family of artists. We’re now working with so many new and exciting young artists, such as Confidential Recipe and the incredible Theo Nasa, and Rekids Special Projects is a rock-solid platform to shout about good quality club-focused techno music. Reaching the 50th release is a real milestone for the label, and I’m incredibly proud and excited to be able to start the year with this huge compilation!” - Radio Slave

Actualize Part 1’ drops via Rekids Special Projects on 20th January 2023.

Tracklist: 
01 Mark Broom - Late Night Rave Muncher 
02 Dustin Zahn & Marcal - Charger 
03 Klint - Mustang 
04 Gene Richards Jr - Take Control 
05 Uncertain - Snitch 
06 FBK - Trapped 
07 Theo Nasa - Vibe Invaders 
08 Hybrasil - Transmission Error 
09 Hemka - Yiga’s Groove 
10 DJ Sodeyama - Annahme 
11 Shinedoe - Play 
12 Philippe Petit - Form And Function

Dustin Zahn, Marcal

Charger

Dustin Zahn & Marcal - Charger

Hollis P. Monroe - I'm Lonely

Stasys - Serenade (MARIUS remix)

https://www.discogs.com/Ian-Pooley-Chord-Memory/release/824152

Ian Pooley - Chord Memory

Sam Barker (@voltek) has had a long ongoing relationship with Berghain and Ostgut Ton, having released two LPs and various EPs as one half of Barker & Baumecker and hosting regular nights at the club since September 2008 as co-founder of the label Leisure System. 2017 marked the beginning of his solo residency, 2018 sees his first solo release with Ostgut Ton.

Both as a musician and label owner, Barker operates on the fringes of techno, balancing experimentation with functionality. On ‘Debiasing’, he takes a hard look at the musical elements often considered necessary to maintain dancefloor momentum, with four distinct tracks of morphing synth stabs and paired down metronomic rhythms in varying time signatures. While there is no kick, snare, or clap to be heard, the result is not experimental techno deconstructions but driving, hypnotic and unlikely dancefloor tools.

More information: http://ostgut.de/ton/record/217

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Barker | Filter Bubbles

@voltek 'Filter Bubbles' is a beautifully fluid dancefloor tool formed from fluorescent synths that circle endlessly in head-spinning polyrhythms. Bringing to mind the visionary sound design of fellow envelope-pushers Second Woman, this one's an effervescent bubblebath of sound that you won't want to get out of.

Debiasing EP

Barker - Filter Bubbles [Ostgut Ton]

Continuing  their  series  of  deep  body  music  with  the  seventh  instalment,  Silverlining  Dubs  has  announced  ͚Silverlining  Dubs  (VII)͛.  The  Silverlining  Dubs  series  has  been  on  the  go  since  2016,  with  its  sixth  instalment  having  been  released  earlier  this  year.  The  series  was  created  in  response  to  the  high  prices  Silverlining͛s  early  releases  were  fetching  on  Discogs;  Asad  Rizvi,  the  man  behind  Silverlining,  wished  to  make  the  music  more  accessible  to  ordinary  vinyl  buyers.

 Previously  featured  on  the  Mirai  compilation,  "The  99  Year  Wait͛"  is  a  spaced-out  techno  jam.  Featuring  a  steady,  rolling  beat,  various  synths  filter  in  on  top,  from  rattling  and  reverbed  stabs  to  softer,  more  ambient  chords.

Follow Silverlining
SoundCloud: @silverlining-dubs
Bandcamp: https://silverlining-dubs.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/silverlining.dubs/

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Facebook: www.facebook.com/6amgroup
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Silverlining Dubs (VII) EP

Premiere: Silverlining "The 99 Year Wait" -  Silverlining Dubs

‘New Atlantis’, @Efdemin aka Phillip Sollmann's 4th album, oscillates between fast, kaleidoscopic techno, multilayered drones and acoustic instrumentation, fusing for the first time Sollmann’s deep dancefloor productions as Efdemin with his sound art and avant-garde music projects. The latter include 2017’s Harry Partch-inspired ‘Monophonie’ performance and 2018’s ‘Panama / Suez’ EP with Oren Ambarchi and Konrad Sprenger.

Sollmann took inspiration for ‘New Atlantis’ from Francis Bacon’s unfinished 17th century novel of the same name, which describes a fictional island devoted to social progress through the synthesis of art, science, technology and fashion. 

Out now: “New Atlantis”, the epic, psychedelic title track off of Efdemin’s upcoming album out February 15 via Ostgut Ton. Across 15 minutes, Efdemin’s experimental spirit is in full swing, with morphing drones/chords generated by a mix of Efdemin’s hurdy-gurdy and drum machines, Konrad Sprenger’s MIDI-controlled Stratocaster, Joachim Schütz’s electric guitar and Nika Son’s synthesizer – recorded live during the quartet’s Tony Conrad tribute concert in Hamburg.

Listen at
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/album/new-atlantis/1446617084
Bandcamp: https://ostgut.bandcamp.com/album/new-atlantis
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/album/84349402
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0DvULRThTYtegc9nMTxkTx?si=tmOYwipxTt-Coq7XJGyc5A
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIBQEH6TH1Y

Efdemin | New Atalntis [OSTGUTCD45/LP31], out February 15, 2019.
Buy ‘New Atlantis’ as 2xLP, digipak CD or in digital formats: http://ostgut.de/shop/music/efdemin-new-atlantis-ostgutlp31.html / http://ostgut.de/shop/music/efdemin-new-atlantis-ostgutcd45.html https://ostgut.bandcamp.com/album/new-atlantis

All info: http://ostgut.de/ton/record/234
Artwork: The Centers Of The World, Brussels, https://centersoftheworld.wordpress.com | Layout: Yusuf Etiman

Efdemin | Good Winds

Listen to all tracks from ‘Utility’ in full at https://sambarker.bandcamp.com/album/utility

On his debut solo LP ‘Utility’, Barker [@voltek] turns his focus toward melding experimentation and dancefloor pragmatism with the psychology behind the musical decision making process.

‘Utility’ is a playful but non-ironic musical approach to a whole spectrum of utilitarian and transhumanist ideas: from models for quantifying pleasure and “gradients of bliss” to abolishing suffering for sentient beings (not just people) through the ethical use of drugs and nanotechnology. Over nine tracks, Barker’s vision ebbs and flows through waves of deeply psychedelic musical vignettes; free-floating and futuristic melodies and rhythms as targeted brain stimulation.

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Barker | Utility

Barker - Utility (Tommy2K's Club Mix)

Expression
noun
/ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/
act of saying what you think or showing how you feel using words or actions

A place for artists to express themselves through sounds, harmonics and melodies.

Stasys - Serenade (MARIUS remix)

Expressions Records

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