Techno

On my Drumcode Radio Live show this week I have Dense & Pika with their amazing live show from Fuse, Belgium.

01. Dense & Pika - Intro
02. Dense & Pika - Move Your Body Back - Hotflush
03. Dense & Pika - Crackling - Dense & Pika 004
04. Dense & Pika- Lack of light - Hotflush
05. Glimpse - True South - Aus
06. Dense & Pika - Vomee - Hotflush
07. Dense & Pika - Crispy Duck - Hotflush
08. Dense & Pika - Bad Back - Dense & Pika 001
09. Dense & Pika - 31 - Hotflush
10. Dense & Pika - Buttplug - Dense & Pika 002
11. Dense & Pika - Cartoon Heart - Dense & Pika 002
12. Dense & Pika - Morse mode - Dense & Pika 004
13. Dense & Pika - Who cares who wins - Dense & Pika 004
14. Dense & Pika - Coil - Hotflush

DCR165 - Drumcode Radio Live - Dense & Pika live from Fuse, Belgium

This week on my Drumcode Radio Live show I have taken an hour from my show at Club Lehmann in Stuttgart. I have included tracks from Manic Brothers, Dustin Zahn, Gary Beck and more.

01. The Advent - Gamora [Cari Lekebusch remix] - H-Productions
02. Opencloud - Phoenix Sun [Pig & Dan remix] - Waveform recordings
03. Jerome Sydenham - Whitewater in Trackmode - Apotek
04. Dustin Zahn - Miss You - Drumcode
05. On Off - Braintrapped [Petter B stripped remix] - Onofficial
06. Mihai Popoviciu - Transitions "Bootleg Mix" - Bla Bla
07. Gary Beck - Cherub - Drumcode
08. Marcel Dettmann - Corebox [James Ruskin Blueprint Mix] - Marcel Dettmann Records
09. Spiros Kaloumenos - That Awkward Moment - Focus
10. Gary Beck - Marrow - Drumcode
11. Manic Brothers - Voices - Drumcode
12. Sian - Chicken Donut - Promo
13. Par Grindvik - Dim The Light - Sinister
14. Petter B - Belgian green [Mix 2] - Promo
15. Mark Morris - Call style [Raffaele Attanasio remix] - Ketra
16. Tim Wolff - Stage Manager - Dynamic Reflection
17. Nick Bowman - Cynical Mind [Ray Kajioka remix] - Organism

DCR167 - Drumcode Radio Live - Adam Beyer Live From Club Lehmann, Stuttgart

This week's Drumcode Radio Live show is an hour from my Drumcode show at Berghain, Germany. Expect to hear tracks from Dustin Zahn, Heron, Nicole Moudaber and more.

01. Heron - The Wave [Re-edit] - Promo
02. The Welderz - Other Music - Analytic Trail
03. Chris Colburn - No Smoke - Decoy
04. Sativa Indica - Assault - Mize
05. Citizen Kain & Phuture Traxx - I Want You [Dustin Zahn Monolith Remix] - BluFin
06. Randomer - Bring - Hemlock
07. Exercise One - The Raven - Exone
08. Dustin Zahn - Deny Fate [Monolith Dub] - Promo
09. Kimono - Rave Flavour - Promo
10. Gery Otis - Sebair - Promo
11. Spektre - Skuz - Toolroom
12. Inner City - Till We Meet Again [Carl Craig Remix] [Adam Beyer Edit]
13. Nicole Moudaber - Bitter Sweet - Promo

DCR172 - Drumcode Radio Live - Adam Beyer Live from Berghain, Germany part 1

Field Records is to release a two-CD compilation and three vinyl samplers of music from the label's artists old and new entitled simply, Collection.

This second sampler pulls together three tracks of deep, dubby and ambient music from French producer duo Polar Inertia, Remote_ and Sweden's Varg. His track 'Ohns Odegard' is a serene and autumnal bit of ambient with swollen pads and incidental synths making for a soothing atmosphere. Remote_'s 'Echo Of You' is just as wide open and serene but has a warm, rubbery pulse driving it along and finally Polar Inertia gets a little frazzled and intense with their loopy slow techno roller 'Sonic Outlaws'.

Bandcamp

Polar Inertia - Sonic Outlaws


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.

www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords

Aphelion

Inigo Kennedy - Arcing

Human

You most probably know of Nuel from his previous collaborative efforts with Donato Dozzy, or his fantastic LP on Further Records from 2011. Needless to say news of more material from him is welcome news around these parts. This time his powers are served via a remix of Claudio PRC and Ness' 'Icore'. Catch it when it arrives on Outis Music.

Be sure to grab your copy on release day, March 16.

Claudio PRC & Ness "Icore (Nuel Remix)" - Boiler Room Debuts

I entered rapidly in the darkness,
searching for a secure place,
I cheated myself;

I walked through paths travelled
by those ones who get lost.

I’ve dreamt many times the light in the distance
always bumping into an illusion;
the illusion in my mind.

I ask to calm down to the screams in my ears,
to cease to the voices in my mind.

I look lost around me;
nothing is in possession of my senses anymore.

I fall, asleep.

-Utopian Soul-

Luigi Tozzi - Faunus (Cassegrain Remix)

A great philosopher (Samuel Johnson, not Ebeneezer Goode) once wrote… “our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks”. While it would be a stretch to suggest the Drumcode artist roster are closet philosophy fans, once one begins to unravel the tale that led to Jel Ford remixing the 2012 Alan Fitzpatrick hit ‘For An Endless Night’ and it is impossible to escape the unexpected enterprise and spirit of surprise that are at the heart of this exciting collaboration. 

As fans of Adam Beyer’s label will testify, the two Drumcode names have more in common than just a label stable, they also share common ground with the peak-time melodic sound that has delivered many of the labels most memorable output. Ford being a much more recent addition than Fitzpatrick, whose history with the seminal Swedish imprint stretches back to 2009, however Ford’s history within techno goes back even further having released multiple EP’s through the early noughties on vintage UK techno labels including Dave Angel’s Rotation Records, Billy Nasty’s Tortured Records, Primate Recordings and Ford’s own Jericho imprint. 

It is within this shared passion for uplifting synths and big room melodies that the ‘unexpected spark’ of creativity that led to Ford remixing Fitzpatrick can be found. An long-time admirer of Fitzpatrick’s work, Ford had developed an idea for his alternative version and secretly worked on the remix long before any discussion of the project had taken place. Once given the draft version, Fitzpatrick immediately endorsed the remix, excited to have an updated version to breath new life into what had become a familiar staple of his sets for the past two years. Parts were swapped and the end result being the barnstorming end-of-night monster presented here. A track that will be familiar with many having been the subject of much social-media furor since it first surfaced back in Autumn 2014. 

Alan Fitzpatrick - For An Endless Night (Jel Ford Remix) - Drumcode - DC140

The eight single release on Marco Shuttle's Eerie's delivers Michal Wolski's "Unthinkable Otherwiseness" EP which contains three deep, abstract, misterious compositions where Wolski is seeking for the balance between subtle and more raw energy. Each track is a meditative, drone-like trip into an area where there are more questions than answers. Classic 808 drum set meets futuristic hazy drones, pads and deep bass lines. Dance or/and contemplate!


A1 - Qi

Available in all record shops in the coming weeks. 

Following on from son.sine and Sven Weisemann on Delsin's deep and house leaning series of releases is Artefakt with a new three track affair entitled The Fifth Planet EP. The Dutch duo has been making music for the mind on labels like Field and Prologue for a few years, and are experts at conjuring up atmospheric grooves that seduce your soul. 

The Fifth Planet EP

From Our Minds to Yours

Buy @ Delsin Shop

D.A.N.C.E. (Detector for Advanced Neutron Capture Experiments), the various artists series of the label, comes back with the italians Ness, Luigi Tozzi and the french Underjack. On the a-side with "TMB" Ness turns a robotic rhythm in a dark electric / industrial infected tunnel. LuigiTozzi’s a2 “Blood Meridian” strikes soft under an oppressive butterfly effect creating an intense flow. Underjack on the b-side delivers a nebulous groove that is responsible of a eight minutes of immense hypnotic techno cut with energy drums and crispy bassline

Artists: Ness/Luigi Tozzi/Underjack
Title: D.A.N.C.E. 3
Format: 12'' Vinyl EP
Label: Attic Music
Catalogue: ATTIC010
Release date: 16.12.2015

Tracklist:
A1. Ness - TMB
A2. Luigi Tozzi - Blood Meridian
B. Underjack - Siberia

Mastering by Ken Karter
Design by Fabio Milito

ATTIC010 - Ness/Luigi Tozzi/Underjack: D.A.N.C.E. 3

Covered by  water
I search for an escape
from these tightening walls;

Far laughs confuse me, and
I see the shadows of pedestrians
over me, unarmed;

In vain I try an handhold
but I’m absorbed always more,
I do not find an escape;

one last inhalation,
divides me from the death given to me;

no more footsteps, no more shadows,
no more laughs, no more water;

One thunderous, gentle, Rustle
dries out each one of my tears of desperation,
the eyes get closed, already white because of the cold.

- Utopian Soul -

Ritvik Neumann - Binah (Luigi Tozzi Remix)

18 | 11

Lost In Ether | Podcast #34 | Luigi Tozzi

About Luigi:
Born and educated in Rome, the young Italian producer Luigi Tozzi has so far been released on the established label Dynamic Reflection as well as setting a regular cooperation with the very promising and mysterious techno label Hypnus Records from Sweden, where he found a platform that inspired him to develop his style. Melting the tribal and hypnotic elements of techno with the atmospheric and emotional side of ambient music he is making his own path in the world of electronics. Recently this has gotten him in contact with Dino Sabatini which led to the opportunity to join Outis Music.

Explore more:

FB:
https://www.facebook.com/L.TOZZI9

SC:
https://soundcloud.com/luigitozzi

RA:
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/luigitozzi


Techno

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