ZIO'S Playlist

1,5 years after first playing this at my birthday in Studio 80, Amsterdam.
Here is Ringo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpzb2LWO35M

Ringo (Short SoundCloud Edit)

artist: Benny Rodrigues
title: The Choice Is Mine EP
cat nr.: WOLF030
format: 12” vinyl & digital
release date: 1st of june (vinyl), 15th of june (all download portals)
file under: Techno
tracks: 
A1 The Choice Is Mine
B1 The Choice Is Mine (Rødhåd Remix)

Dutch legend and Wolfskuil inner circle member Benny Rodrigues returns to the label for a fresh twelve. In the DJ booth he has no equal and established himself as one of the world’s premier selectors. Besides his ominous DJ skills, Benny has been making waves in the studio the last couple of years as well. Wether it be as ROD or under his own name, respected imprints worldwide have embraced and released his productions with eagerness. Klockworks, CLR, Drumcode and Desolat are just a few of the labels he can call home now.

Wolfskuil wouldn’t be Wolfskuil if we didn’t pick the ‘odd one’ of the litter. The Choice Is Mine might be the most freaked out & modulated excersize Benny has yet to unleash upon the world. No 4 bars in this mental trip are the same, ever evolving around a sequence that brings old 90’s warehouse techno to mind. 

A peaktime monster like this deserves a royal rework. Berghain resident, Dystopian head honcho and man of the moment Rødhåd happily agreed to give his own and unique vision on the original. The result is stunning, psychedelic and with a little unexpected surprise in the final part of his remix and compliments the original in a perfect. Another Gem in our catalogue, we hope you will enjoy this as much as we do!

FEEDS

Samuli Kemppi – “Really like Rødhåd remix of "The Choice is Mine". Already played on the radio this tuesday. Will play that on gigs too. Great release.”

Brendon Moeller – “The original chugs along with a raw urgency, but its the finesse and build of the remix that end up being my fave here.”

Gary Beck – “Crazy stuff from Benny! Robotic madness. Really cool Rodhad remix as well. Support for both!”

Joel Mull – “Been playing the Roadhad remix a lot!!! Its just one of those tripped out journeys I love a lot.”

Mosca – “The Rødhåd version is great. Super-functional as ever but really exciting and ballsy when the 'melody' kicks in. Thanks for sending!”

Norman Nodge – “Two serious BANGERS here from Benny and Rodhad!! Supporting!”

Junior Sanchez – “This is TUFF!!!! I’ll be rocking this original out on my floors!! Supporting!”

Laurent Garnier – “Yes, YES, YESSSSSSSSS… Acid, Acid ACIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDD. Support from me for sure!!”

Shadow Dancer (Al) – “The Choice Is Mine is a barnstorming techno track! The remix is cool too. Strong release!”

Nuno Dos Santos – “Mindtrippin, Mind-Melting track and remix!! ☺ 5/5!!”

Anja Schneider – “I really like Benny’s stuff!! Thank you for the great music Mr Rodrigues!”

Ian O’Donovan – “2 good cuts here. Dark, cerebral stuff on the original and I like the added synth line on Rodhad's remix giving it an extra dimension. Will play, thnx.”

Audio Injection – “Both of these are nice cuts but it’s the Rodhad remix that suits my sets better. Support.”

Adam Beyer – “BIG! On first listen I prefer the original, but I know I have to hear the Rödhåd out to fully appreciate it.”

J.Tijn – “Yes! Both of these are gonna work for me… Proper weapons!!”

Dave Clarke – “Original mix is the standout for me to play here… Easter weekend here we GO!!”

Cosmin TRG – “Strong track! Both versions are gonna be great for me for different times!”

Psycatron (Paul) – “Woah, this is one total weapon, heads down, lights out pure trippiness. Great work Benny.

Doka – “Wow! Blown away! The choice is mine (original) starts very powerful and the mayhem that follows afterwards is really off the hook! Inspirational track! Also nice how Rødhåd succeeded in making a very strong remix! Thanks for this one! Can't wait to play.”

Marcel Fengler – “This is a strong record from Benny and I’ll be playing both versions for sure!!”

Sinden – “I LOVE both of these!! I’m definitely gonna be spinning these out!”

Andre Kronert – “Very nice release. Both tracks are ace but the stick out tune is the trippy monster by Rodhad. See me playing both. Top work!!”

Alan Fitzpatrick – “This is a wicked release from a TOP label and artist. I LOVE IT!!”

Strip Steve – “Rodhad remix is the favourite for me here, love the modular textures!”

Par Grindvik – “Sweet combination! Liking both the original and Rodhad mixes! ☺”

Mr Jones (Unsubscribe) – “Nice EP!! Rod/Rodrigues it’s now one sound. I like both of the mixes on this one. Supporting!”

Vince Watson – “I am loving the 88’ vibe of the original track from Benny… Will support!”

Pfirter – “I’m gonna play the Rodhad remix. He is on fire at the moment! Loving his dark and deep sound, killer!!”

Diversions – (CHRY Toronto, Canada) – “I like the swirling rhythms and acidic vibe of the original mix from Benny.”

Ceoltronic Radio – (RTE Pulse, Ireland) – “Rodhad remix is the one for me here. Sounding good!!”

Groove Magazine, Germany – “Considering for review.”

Fuzz Magazine, Belgium – “Tracks fitting the big names of Benny Rodrigues and Rødhåd!”

Scan Mode – (DJ Magazine, Spain) – “WOW!!! Killer of the Month! Rodhad remix is amazing.”

Philip Sherburne – (SPIN, USA) – “This is sweet! Love how bonkers the synth lead gets.”


Benny Rodrigues - The Choice Is Mine (incl RØDHÅD Remix) - WOLF030

MORD Records 2014
Second Life EP 
https://www.discogs.com/fr/UVB-Second-Life-EP/master/889385
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ6EK6KJP7M&index=1149

UVB - Mixtion

Mark Broom & Gary Beck - Red - BEK Audio

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The chant of the void calls.
⛧ FRΞQUΞNCY DΞSCΞNT: VØID CHΛNT ⛧ is a descent into subterranean frequencies, where hypnotic techno collides with industrial shadows and trance echoes. Pulsing bass, ritual percussion, and evolving textures form a soundscape carved from darkness.

All original compositions by ApØtheØsis.
Best experienced in the dark, headphones on, volume high.

Genres: Hypnotic Techno · Deep Techno · Ritual Minimal · Industrial Techno · Acid Techno · Psytrance · Electro-Industrial · Experimental · Ambient Drone

#FrequencyDescent #VoidChant #Apotheosis #ÆtherfluxRecords #HypnoticTechno #DarkTrance #IndustrialPulse #RitualMinimal #TechnoWithoutPermission

ECHØ RITUAL

Pt.2 of an allnight dj set at one of the world's best underground clubs. Recorded 23.10.15 at Output Brooklyn NY.

Buy Joris Voorn Music

Joris Voorn At Output Brooklyn 23.10.15 Pt.2

Pt.3 of an allnight dj set at one of the world's best underground clubs. Recorded 23.10.15 at Output Brooklyn NY.

Joris Voorn At Output Brooklyn 23.10.15 Pt.3

As played in my B2B set with Sasha at Parklike Festival.

Buy on Beatport

Sebastian Mullaert - You're An Orchestra In The Cosmos (Joris Voorn Remix)

SOMA 468d
SLV / @slv-berlin – Satellite EP

- Satellite
- Darkness

Soma proudly present the debut solo EP from the mysterious SLV after his epic contribution to the Transmission series earlier this year. Characterised by tough, sub heavy percussion joined by melodic elements, SLV has crafted a very unique, mature sound in a short space of time and with Satellite he further explores the realms of deep, emotive Techno.

Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering

Satellite Ep

Satellite

SLV - Satellite (Soma 468d)

MOOD begin to wrap up for the year with an atomic dispatch: two of techno’s most exciting new generation faces step up to make their label debut: ANNA V. and M.I.T.A. 

MOOD label head honcho Nicole Moudaber says "So happy that we managed to sign this release to the label, been hammering all of the tracks since they landed in my inbox. Massive.“

Both well known and respected, Anna and Mattia have previously worked together on Anna’s Voltage label and Pig&Dan’s ELEVATE. Here they take off where they left us last year with this Hadron Collider sized three tracker. ‘The God Particle’ pays respect to the Higgs boson with a relentless pacey beat laced with churchy, skin rippling trance textures that attract mass in all directions.

The God Particle

Premiere | ANNA V. vs M.I.T.A. - The God Particle [MOOD Records]

premiere of "When Anger Rises" by @introversion_berlin
taken from the EP "Hell On Earth", released soon on @emeraldlabel

EP Details:
https://novafuture.blog/2018/12/31/introversion-hell-on-earth-ep-emerald/

Info & Buy

Introversion - When Anger Rises [EMERALD003 |  Premiere]

UK Techno pioneer Ben Sims joins techno heavyweights Damon Wild, Steve Bicknell and Tadeo for a joint release on Thema's sub-label, Chronicle. The EP, titled 'Visitations (Chapter One)', is the start of a project in which label boss Lenny Posso will be accumulating various artist releases courtesy of a number of the genres most respected names.

Ahead of the EP's release, Ben Sims has offered up his contribution, 'Vicious Cycle' - a roaring and dark club slammer filled with otherworldy oscillations and machine-like endurance.

'Visitations (Chapter One)' drops on February 2 via Chronicle.

Pre-order: https://bit.ly/2DJg2tg

Vicious Cycle

More exclusive music

Premiere: Ben Sims 'Vicious Cycle'

Download/Stream >> https://fanlink.to/trunc8ight

With an absolute ton of marvellous productions on labels like 50 Weapons, Luke Slater’s Mote-Evolver, Blueprint and Ultramajic, we’re having a bit of a ‘fan-boy’ moment here at EI8HT, and proud as punch to welcome Truncate to our burgeoning label.

On the ‘TRUNCEI8HT’ EP (see what we did there!), David Flores serves up a trio of textbook techno DJ tools for the deeper dancefloors.

A stripped down, bouncing groove constitutes ‘Our Bodies’, as rattling ride rhythms and rolling percussion maintain forward motion, its scantly used metallic vocal sample crushed and mangled. 

Latin flavours are at play on ‘Utility 2’, with a female vox and bustling groove adding bucket loads of funk to it’s already super charged vibe, whilst ‘Utility 3’ goes further, ramping up the BPMs and offering up a frantic loop driven banger with that unmistakable Truncate sound!

Download/Stream

Truncate - Our Bodies (EI8HT004) [clip]

Stream FULL album: https://fanlink.to/LitAoM
Picking up where 2018's debut album left off, Pleasurekraft continue their foray into the Cosmic Techno sub-genre they ushered into the dance music lexicon, with their new LP "Love in the Age of Machines."
Arriving exclusively on Spotify initially on April 10, with other streaming platforms to follow a week later, Pleasurekraft had one of  the biggest tracks last year on Drumcode with their remix for Adam Beyer's 'Space Date,' always bring forward thinking grooves embellished with astral melodies and spaced out synths that make for emotional as well as physical experiences. 
"Love in the Age of Machines" is in no short supply of the sonic signatures the production duo have become known for, and there is a clear maturation at work here.  The album's non-techno tracks showcase an artistry rarely seen in conventional dance music and techno in particular. From the gritty dystopian future that establishes the album's themes at the onset in "Last Sapien", to the dark, rainy, urban-lit textures that form the spine of "Nostalgic for the Future", there is a sense of impending self-wrought catastrophe, tempered with a sense of wonder of all that is, and all that could be if humanity somehow overcomes its hubris. 
Things get more intense and turbulent on "Panopticon (The Patron Saint of Global Surveillance)" [ft. Thomas Gandey] before the voyage to the edges of our galaxy continues on "I Sing the Body Electric" & "Main Sequence" which keep up the enthralling techno atmospheres with increasing pressure, before the tension is released with the cinematic grandeur of "Novacene." Two more hard hitting bangers in "At the Mountains of Madness" and "Primordial" then rebuild the all consuming techno mood before you're left adrift in the cosmos with the album's swan song "Requiem For the American Dream."
As Kaveh Soroush of Pleasurekraft puts it, "Without sounding too reductionist, humans are simply a bundle of biochemical algorithms with a few holes at either end, who mistake their sensory experiences as objective, and their sense of self as something concrete, when in fact science reveals to us with each new finding that our basic intuitions about reality and the world around us have not evolved much from our first ancestors, who just wanted to make sure not to get eaten for long enough to feed and procreate on the African savannah. While there are certainly wonders about the Cosmos we have discovered given our enlarged frontal lobes, and technologies that we've invented dating back to when the first tool was built thanks to an opposable thumb, we haven't been the best custodians of the only planet that can sustain us, and history makes it abundantly clear that our wisdom lags far behind the technological advancements we develop with each new day."

Despite the overtly pessimistic tone, ultimately there is a sense of potential change on the horizon. That perhaps a species which has come up with abstract ideas of love, justice, liberty, and created works of immense artistic and scientific beauty, might just find a way to correct course before it's too late. This sense of wonder is on full display on "The Occupant" and the potential seed for our enlightenment is planted in "Corpse Reviver Number 3", a track brimming with homages to the love of philosophy and its place in navigating a more examined life.  
Ultimately "Love in the Age of Machines" feels like a dystopian sci-fi soundtrack written for optimists who want to change humanity's looming fate.  While still firmly rooted in the techno genre, the album evokes themes and ideas that are universal to the human experience and our place in the Cosmos, and it is this aspect of the album that makes "Love in the Age of Machines" such a rewarding musical experience.  It's techno that is at once accessible and intelligent, a combination rarely heard in today's endless sea of dance music.

Love in the Age of Machines

Pleasurekraft - Last Sapien

Out now on Rekids: lnk.to/REKIDS171

Radio Slave returns to his Rekids imprint for his first release of 2021, ‘Variations’.

Marking the first release of 2021, Matt Edwards aka Radio Slave turns in four thundering tracks loosely based around a common theme: his signature maximal minimalism mixed with classic dub techno aesthetics.

While his recent anthemic single ‘Live My Life’ displays Edwards’ knack for twisting vocal hooks into main room artillery, ‘Variations’ sees the Berlin-based producer head for room 2, showcasing Edwards ability for crafting devastatingly effective heads-y techno.

After releasing Robert Hood’s incendiary ‘Mirror Man’ LP towards the end of 2020, Rekids is showing no signs of slowing down for 2021. With this release highlighting an artist at the top of his game, ‘Variations’ adds yet another powerful and striking 12” to both the discography of one of electronic music’s most essential labels and one of its most lauded artists.

Radio Slave

Variations V4

Radio Slave - Variations V4

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