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VA052 Avatism - Adamant Remixes I

Vinyl release date: 25.11.
Beatport release date: 09.12.

So here I am, happily an album older, introducing the first of Adamant's remix packages.

Since the whole project was, generally-speaking, "a personal affair" and a lot of the album was not necessarily "club-ready" (does that even make sense?), we invited our friends on board to do the dirty deeds for me and rework my sounds into something normal people can dance to.

First up are Mind Against. I've known these guys for a long time, and despite them being somewhat "new" to the scene, I clearly remember them fiddling around with cheap cracked software like the rest of us Milanese idiots around the same time. Matured into true synth magicians, they've been years in the making and, if you ask me, it shows.

Next is Alex Smoke, who I believe needs no introduction. Probably one of my biggest influences, I have been a fan for ages and he is the reason I discovered Vakant. In case you've been living under a rock, after a little break he's now back with a bang, responsible for probably one of the year's best LPs (as Wraetlic), an outstanding EP on the legendary R&S and now this. I've had the pleasure of finally meeting and hanging out with Alex a few times while we were both living in Berlin and I have to say he's exactly as awesome. His remix totally destroys my original, which I thought sounded "fat" but now sounds like a skinny girl in Barbie clothes in comparison.

Lake People (actually just one Lake Person, Martin Enke) is another really nice guy who just happens to make great music. After months of people telling me I should check his stuff out, mentioning we had a lot of things (sound-wise) in common, I had the pleasure of playing after him in Paris. His liveset totally rocked the place and I've been a fan since, so it was a pleasure to have him on board.

Last but not least, new Vakant boys Sons of Tiki round off the package with a club-oriented version of "Blackened".

I guess that's all. I'm not very good at this marketing hype thing, and upon re-reading this it actually made little sense, nor is it particularly inviting. Whatever the case I hope you enjoy listening, playing or partying to this as much as we did making it: I assure you the music is better than this writing.

T

Preorder 12"

Avatism - Mastodon (Mind Against Remix)

Randomer - Bring (Original Mix)

CATCH - 1 (Ansome Remix)

Fatima Hajji at Female Hard Techno Special 28-12-2013

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Fatima Hajji at Awakenings Female Hard Techno Special 28-12-2013

Phobos IV

Following Cloud's behemoth 'Radical Cutting Methods' // 'Chained To A Dead Camel' [OA002] in mid-2013, London's J. Tijn steps forward with two heavy cuts on 'ILGD' for OA003. 

//// 12" //// 
- http://www.decks.de/t/j_tijn-ilgd/c2t-cf
- http://hardwax.com/70389/j-tijn/ilgd/

//// digital ////
- http://overlee-assembly.bandcamp.com/album/ilgd

J. Tijn - ILGD - [OA003]

Skream - Bang That

Written & produced by E. Stade
Mastering by Enrico Stade
Design by Second Eye Design
Marketed by Noisj

SOP 024-1414 Energetic X - Displacement

Jose Pouj - Occipital (Reeko remix)

Can't Do Without You (Tale Of Us & Mano Le Tough Remix) is available on all digital stores now.

iTunes: http://smarturl.it/cdwytou_itunes
Beatport: www.beatport.com/artist/caribou/37805
Bleep: https://bleep.com/release/54111-caribou-cant-do-without-you-tale-of-us-mano-le-tough-remix
Boomkat: http://boomkat.com/downloads/1100905-caribou-can-t-do-without-you-tale-of-us-mano-le-tough-remix

Original version appears on the Caribou album 'Our Love'
out on City Slang Oct 4th in Germany and Oct 6th in the UK/EU and on Merge Oct 7th in Canada and the United States.


Photograph by Jason Evans.


Buy on Beatport

Caribou - Can't Do Without You (Tale Of Us & Mano Le Tough Remix)

Extremely Tasty 4 Tracker! &gt;Odd Even&lt; is the new imprint by Andre Kronert himself. A wide open space for friends and tracks which surely fit into his own DJ sets. A playground for music and art. 001 comes straight with two amazing remixes by argentinian techno geniuses Jonas Kopp and Pfirter. Outstanding coverprint, shrinked and DJ friendly 140g pressing. Mastering and Cut by CGB at Dubplates and Mastering.

ODDEVEN001 B1 Andre Kronert Terminus (Pfirter Remix)

Foremost international techno outlet Drumcode is delighted to announce the release of its next full-length album, ‘Satellite’, by enduring Italian techno talent Sam Paganini.

Though he has been active since the mid nineties, recent years have been hugely successful for Sam, with searing techno EPs coming on revered labels such as Riche Hawtin’s Plus8, Sven Vath’s Cocoon and of course, Adam Beyer’s Drumcode. In his time he has been responsible for underground hits like ‘Zoe’, ‘Polyester’ and ‘Fire In My Arms’, all of which demonstrate his dynamic understanding of sexy, dark and hypnotic techno grooves and at the same time have earned him plenty of great Beatport chart positions as well as respect from the best in the game.

Incredibly, ‘Satellite’ is Sam’s first full-length album. Informed by his DJ gigs at legendary places like Berghain in Berlin and Cielo in New York, the album starts with a dystopian bit of sonic scene setting, as if a space ship is charging up ready to take off.

From there it’s a case of getting straight down to business. ‘Another Chance’ is a spacey bit of cantering techno and ‘White’ is rooted in devastating kick drums and is riddled with serrated synth lines that build lots of great techno pressure. ‘Down’ is an undulating bit of funky techno complete with choice vocal flourishes and tracks like ‘Lotus’ are prime offerings from the deeper end of the scale.

No two tracks sound the same on Satellite: Sam is always teasing out a new bit of texture, nailing a slightly different vibe or exploring different amounts of light and dark throughout the course of this most excellent album. This is evidenced by diverse cuts like ‘Dusty’, ‘Toxic’ and ‘Rave’.

Despite ‘Satellite’ being Sam’s debut album, it showcases his seductive style in all its glory across 12 fantastic tracks that will leave you begging for more.

Sam Paganini - Rave - Drumcode - DCCD10


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

https://soundcloud.com/trialzrecords/trialz09-sunkenface-windowpanes-ep-out-200820-rmxs-by-c-system-ctsd

Windowpanes

Enigma

HF20 Gatefold Vinyl!

Locked Groove - Enigma (Scuba's Warehouse Mix)

On Sight (FREE WAV DOWNOAD!)

Steve Bicknell - Untitled (Lords Of Afford Remix)

High quality FLAC and MP3 available from https://noisemanifesto.bandcamp.com/track/gegen

Artwork by Nina Reisinger at superfutura.com

Paula Temple - Gegen

Disruption Of The Abysm III

Earwiggle - 8 Wigglin' Ways To Die Compilation

Tracklist :

A1 AnD - Higgs Boson 
A2 Martyn Hare - 2BE&aBN 
B1 Johan Platt & Boner M - Antsinplot 05 
B2 Papers - Calum 
C1 DeFeKT - 6 x 6 
C2 Bintus - Indigo Waste 
D1 Neil Landstrumm - The Rise Of Slime 
D2 Ordinate - OR 06 

Earwiggle will release Eight Wigglin' Ways To Die on March 9th, 2015.

AnD - Higgs Boson - Earwiggle - EAR010

Planetary Assault Systems - The Eyes Themselves

Tilthammer - You Get a Rush

Tracklist:

1. Plukkk - Hoogstraten
2. Plukkk - Hoogstraten (Martyn Hare remix)
3. Plukkk - Stable 
4. Plukkk - Stable (Ayarcana remix)

Wrong Side EP [Green Fetish Records]

Caustic Window - The Garden Of Linmiri (1993)

O.B.I. & ViperXXL @ Awakenings Festival 2015 Day Two
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O.B.I. & ViperXXL @ Awakenings Festival 2015 Day Two

The TRUST EP by Roberto Capuano is set to showcase another Unrilis’ offering that demonstrates what truly complex electronic music can achieve today. Capuano brings a solidly-based career that began with producing and DJing at a young age, before he took his obsession with electronic music to the Academy of Music, where he honed his skills enough to gain recognition from veterans Markantonio and Rino Cerrone. Capuano has since rocked dance floors all over Europe with an ear for eclectic and inventive sounds. This newest offering is only one of a few projects he’s currently working on, so get ready to see and hear much more of Capuano in the near future. This collection also features two remixes of Capuano’s track “Complex” by Cari Lekebusch, a devoted and well-established member of the techno scene with over 20 years of experience behind him. Never settling and always inventing under the self-styled title of “sound architect,” Lekebusch offers a resounding take on Capuano’s work that only heightens the pay off for listeners of every taste.

Roberto Capuano - Trust (Original Mix)

Paramod  - Fear Of Noise

DJ-tool i did somewhere this year, decided to put it up here as free download. For those who'd want to play it; enjoy :)



Streetdrummer

Biddy Suit (Original Mix)[RDL47 records]

Dx - B1 - Untitled - AA00 - Acid Anonymous (2002)

The Advent & Industrialyzer - P.M.O.W (Original Mix) [CodeWorks]

My remix for Sub Focus, full details coming soon!

Sub Focus 'Tidal Wave' (Shadow Child remix) [released 5 Nov]

Delphic are giving away my remix of 'Baiya' FREE - jus fill in the form and it's yours right NOW! http://zaphod.uk.vvhp.net/vvreg/7354-255689

Delphic 'Baiya' (Shadow Child remix) - Polydor

Fatima Hajji at Awakenings 26-01-2013 (Klokgebouw, Eindhoven)

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Fatima Hajji at Awakenings 26-01-2013 (Klokgebouw, Eindhoven)

<p>The label bosses The Advent and Industrialyzer team up with Hugo Paixao and they are releasing an excellent EP on Codeworks. Kicking off this EP is the title track ‘Mutant’ which creates a big chunky affair full of dark beats with smooth percussion on the foreground. A very nice and intense production with smooth string getting along. ‘Twisted’ follows, featuring stabbing and rolling deep basslines mixed up with nice and melodic riffs. Can be better than that? Three excellent producers getting along and they produce two techno anthems for Codeworks. Enjoy</p>

Dx - B1 - Untitled - AA00 - Acid Anonymous (2002)

Gerben