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As electronic music pioneers and co-founders of Soma Records, Slam have continually shaped the landscape of underground techno. With their forthcoming album, Dark Channel, they present a raw, club-focused record that stands as both a reflection of our turbulent times and a celebration of the dance floor’s enduring power.

In 2025, the world feels fractured, dominated by division and extremism. Amidst this chaos, the dance floor remains a rare sanctuary—one of unity, self-expression, and collective escape. Dark Channel is an unapologetic tribute to this sacred space, where rhythm dissolves barriers and music serves as a universal language. Through relentless energy, deep textures, and hypnotic grooves, the album embodies the essence of club culture: a place where we reconnect with ourselves and each other.

Slam make no mistake when it comes to the sonic tone of the album as it opens with the tribalistic Use It, Lose It before the discordant sounds of title track Dark Channel hints at the relentless nature of things to come. The intensity continues with Parametric Factor & Glide - both pushing a pulsating, synth driven trip; the later leading on a more traditional Slam percussive workout. The dance floor warping Morganatic pursues dark territory while Infinit Spaces adds trippy FX to an already animated synth hook. The beautifully crafted Kuture Version delves into a more immersive sound as more direct, chord driven elements take the lead. The pace quickens yet again with Ghost Dancer highlighting sub tones whilst still crafting ominous intonations with its modulating FX. Approaching the conclusion, the ferocious Beat On The Drum delivers a lesson in rhythm and energy before the contorted Irregular Object completes proceedings in a suitably hypnotic fashion.   

Mastered By Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering

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Premiere: Slam "Morganatic" - Soma Records

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Following the seismic launch of Backspin with Regal’s single ‘Avalanche’, Regal announces the first label signing with techno legend Cristian Varela. With his ‘Supraconscience’ EP, Varela delivers a masterclass in groove-driven intensity, further defining Backspin’s mission to resurrect and reimagine the pulse of early 2000s techno. 

The EP plays like a coded message from another dimension. With uncompromising tribal rhythms, the tracks draw from the same well as the classic vinyl cuts that shaped Backspin’s sonic ethos: groovy, loop-driven, bass-heavy and packed with percussive punch. J0T4 kicks off with punchy low-end pressure and epic synth melodies, while J0T5 goes deeper, layering syncopated trippy percussion with eerie atmospheres. Next up is Exegon, a tightly wound, loop-heavy storm of shuffled rhythms and distorted stabs – hypnotic, functional and built for peak-time intensity with its melancholic hook. Closing track J0T7 brings a warped, rolling energy that ties the EP together in true Hardgroove spirit. 

As Backspin gathers momentum, Supraconscience proves that this isn’t just about nostalgia. It's about pushing the timeless power of groove into new realms, led by legends like Cristian Varela who helped write the blueprint in the first place. 

Cristian Varela ‘Supraconscience’ is the first EP on Regal’s new label Backspin Records for release on the 9th May.

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Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/artist/cristian-varela/1861

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Premiere: Cristian Varela "Exegon" - Backspin Records

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Morgana

Techno Recommends Radio 391
with Max Kane

"Hooligans on E"

May 8 2025

60mins from the TR studio this week, featuring new music from Remco Beekwilder, Sera J, Felicie, Cleric, MarAxe, Techflex, Axel Karakasis, DJ Fast & Hardbell, Jon Head, Sean Cunningham, Decadance, Harry Connell, Oscar Sanchez and more...

Tracklist

Part 1 #TechnoRecommended

01. Sera J "Conciso" [Clergy]
02. Felicie "Shadow Works" (Cleric 3/10 Remix) [Clergy]

Future Focus
03. Jelle Machiels "Exploits"

04. Decadance "Intellectual Hooligans" [PUIN]
05. Sean Cunningham "Gunslinger"
06. Harry Connell "Winona Ryder Discount" [Suara]
07. Jon Head "Funkywave" [Attitude]
08. DJ Fast, Hardbell "Strategy" [Attitude]
09. Axel Karakasis "The Big Wheel" [Suara]
10. Harry Connell "No Flowers" [Suara]
11. Remco Beekwilder "UFO Funk" [EMERALD]

#TechnoRecommended - Record of the Week
12. DJ Fast, Hardbell "Reference" [Attitude]

Part 2 #InTheMix

13. Remco Beekwilder "Calling From The Deep" [EMERALD]
14. Remco Beekwilder "Freestyle Techniques" [EMERALD]
15. MarAxe "Infinite" [STØK Recordings]
16. Techflex "Panic Room" [Shadow State]
17. Marc Noize "Unrelenting Need" (Redub) [Shadow State]
18. Deas "8AM" [Planet Rhythm]
19. MarAxe "Eternal" [STØK Recordings]
20. Oscar Sanchez "Intermezzo" [MEUK]
21. Ambrukt "Rata" [Otomo Trax]
22. Remco Beekwilder "Rogue FM" [Pure Echo]
23. Bengalo "La Inquisición"

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Techno Recommends Radio 391 Max Kane

out 09-05
Metro Skim - Tales of the Celestial Rift
WU103d

01. Anomaly
02. Celestial Menace
03. Estoric
04. Galactospeak
05. The Wrath of Rocks
06. Cosmolalia
07. Collision Course
08. Abduction Chronicles
09. Otherworldly Visions
10. Transcendent Interference
11. Rogue Threat from the Void
 
Our number 103 release comes by no other than Metro Skim, an analog technology specialist and true underground hero. He has worked for legendary labels such as Fat Cat or Steve Bicknell’s 6 dimension.
 
His personal vision on techno has attracted Jeff Mills or Dimi Angelis to name but a few, usually playing his works and now it’s time for us to have him in the house with a whole album.
 
Inside this collection you won’t find any intro or interlude, just raw and crude dancefloor exercises, provided at high tempos, rugged and merciless but mental and abstract at the same time.
 
You can smell the crudeness of hardware in every second of this workout from beginning to end. Tools that drill your mind and add organic spice to your mixes, carefully arranged and sound designed for optimal performance in the club.
 
Hypnotic and martian but also punchy and dynamic all this tunes definitely standout from the invasion of clones out there. This is timeless underground dance music at its best.
 
From the genesis of the project Metro Skim keeps things personal and unique, putting computers aside, maintaining the human versus machine interaction pure and direct.
 
For sure one of our most promising artists so far. We hope you feel the same. Welcome to another sound universe.

GTG Premiere | Metro Skim - Transcendent Interference [WU103d]

READ > inverted-audio.com/premiere-cristian-varela-j0t7

Backspin Records return to the grid with their second release, a psychoacoustic dispatch from none other than London-based producer Cristian Varela...Standout track is ‘JT07’ - an uncompromising 140 BPM pressure valve pried open with all the force of a hydraulic exorcism. Equal parts warehouse panic and spatial hallucination, the track dissolves ego in a matrix of synaptic FX, pitch-bent metallic synth pads and militarized drum programming.

@cristianvarela
@backspinrecords

Cristian Varela - J0T7 [Backspin]

Rain EP

Bandcamp

Raho - My Own Image

Shadow Light EP

A.Paul  - X-Ato (Digital Bonustrack)

Release Date: 30.05.2025

After two years, Bekkler returns to the BKHS catalog with his debut album, Utopie. The 8 tracks bring a wide range of energy levels, from the heavy and pounding "Hauptsache Nicht Anhalten" to the smooth and warm "Kakerlaken Komitee." Throughout all the tracks, a sense of dreamy melancholy is accompanied by finely tuned bass frequencies, combining emotion and dancefloor compatibility.

BCCO Premiere: Bekkler - Karkalaken Komitee [BKHS014]

Release Date: 16-05-2025


A shift in perception, a rupture in the known—Isabel Soto carves a new space within the abyss with Habitat Alteration. Sine Space 7 is very proud to present the latest EP by Isabel Soto, reinforced with a remix by the fantastic Elisa Batti. Available on vinyl and digital on the 16th of May. This latest EP is an exploration of tension, with the distinctive hypnotic pulses that are so characteristic of Soto.

With a meticulous blend of deep, rolling basslines and unsettling, high-pressure pad textures, Soto orchestrates an environment where time distorts and the senses unravel. The EP's sound design is razor-sharp, each element precisely crafted to immerse the listener in a state of heightened awareness—dark, brooding, and unrelenting.

Elisa Batti steps in with a remix that tightens the grip, amplifying the tension while injecting more rawness into one of Soto’s tracks. Sculpting the original’s ghostly elements into an even sharper and hard-hitting framework, Batti’s interpretation is a masterclass in controlled intensity, leaving no escape from the spiraling hypnosis.

This is techno for those who seek the darkness, a sonic habitat where alteration is inevitable.


Artist Socials:
https://soundcloud.com/isabelsoto
https://www.instagram.com/__isabelsoto/
https://isabelsoto.bandcamp.com


Label Socials:
https://sinespace7.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/sinespace7
https://www.instagram.com/sinespace7/

BCCO Premiere: Isabel Soto - Tunnel Ost

JPLS - Program 1 (Len Faki DJ Edit)

FIGURE / Berlin
Founded by Len Faki. 

info@figure-music.com

JPLS - Program 1 (Len Faki DJ Edit)

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