As this track has been one of my most successful, and also one of my favourites, I decided to have it remastered. Thank you to Fat As Funk Mastering who did an awesome job on it 🙂

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik was a study in discipline and distilled a lot of my clubbing memories into one track. The original is quite gritty and underground, but the remaster really gives it that punch and clarity giving it more mainstream techno appeal.

The new artwork is another stunning piece by Kuehlung

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/track/5SDyWxLXrS1HLVTkX9JWRA...
Other platforms
https://songwhip.com/.../eine-kleine-nachtmusik-remastered

A Berlin techno underground sound.

This track, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, was inspired by a summer in Berlin observing and enjoying the techno scene. The track is influenced by my experiences there, and also reflects what I wanted, but felt was lacking. The beat pushes the pace, with level changes and sounds to stimulate and energize, whilst creating an industrial feel and encompassing atmosphere. It is track one of twelve singles in the Light album.

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Remastered)

“It’s your first time in the space shuttle. As you pass through the Kármán Line (agreed by some to be the partition between the Earth's atmosphere and outer space), the vibrations become more and more intense. The flexing of the shuttle’s frame as it absorbs the pressures from passing through these various high altitude atmospheric layers consumes all of your senses.”

Kármán Line is the first track in the Space album, which depicts a journey from earth, through our solar system, its elements, out of our galaxy and on to the next, with a few dramatic events and encounters along the way. The soundscape features various driving kicks and beats to mimic hurtling through space at speed, combined with cold, hard, dark, metallic percussion and synths that conjure up the harshness of the environment, and re-imagine tales of sci-fi lore.

Space

Kármán Line

“Navigating the asteroid belt is not without its perils. Dust particles penetrated some of the external equipment leading to routine maintenance. The spacewalk (or EVA) repairs were completed without issue, but on attempting to access the airlock, the external door jammed. Oxygen is running out, and the risk of depressurizing suits imminent.”

Airlock is the third track in the Space album, which depicts a journey from earth, through our solar system, its elements, out of our galaxy and on to the next, with a few dramatic events and encounters along the way. The soundscape features various driving kicks and beats to mimic hurtling through space at speed, combined with cold, hard, dark, metallic percussion and synths that conjure up the harshness of the environment, and re-imagine tales of sci-fi lore.

Airlock

Space: The Radio Edits

Airlock - Radio Edit

“As you navigate the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, a sense of apprehension enters your consciousness. The shuttle is dwarfed by the mass of some of these carbon, silicate, metal-rich objects, and you imagine the violent, shattering, tearing collisions that must have occurred to render this torus-shaped region.”

Asteroid Belt is the second track in the Space album, which depicts a journey from earth, through our solar system, its elements, out of our galaxy and on to the next, with a few dramatic events and encounters along the way. The soundscape features various driving kicks and beats to mimic hurtling through space at speed, combined with cold, hard, dark, metallic percussion and synths that conjure up the harshness of the environment, and re-imagine tales of sci-fi lore.

Asteroid Belt

Asteroid Belt - Radio Edit

“Reaching the outer limits of this magnetosphere, it’s not lost on us that we’re coming to the end of the area under the influence of the sun. The solar winds that have accompanied us for the voyage so far begin to recede as we enter the Heliosheath and encounter termination shock. We prepare to enter the Heliopause boundary, where the interstellar medium and solar wind pressures balance.”

Heliosphere is the fifth track in the Space album, which depicts a journey from earth, through our solar system, its elements, out of our galaxy and on to the next, with a few dramatic events and encounters along the way. The soundscape features various driving kicks and beats to mimic hurtling through space at speed, combined with cold, hard, dark, metallic percussion and synths that conjure up the harshness of the environment, and re-imagine tales of sci-fi lore.

Heliosphere

“As we approach the edge of the Öpik–Oort cloud, we celebrate the confirmation that it exists, having long been only a theoretical concept, with no confirmed direct observations until now. Beginning at 2000 AU from the Sun, this spherical layer of icy objects is the source of many long-period comets; a cometary reservoir containing more than a trillion icy objects, some as big as mountains. Elements found here may well have formed before the Sun was born.”

Oort Cloud is the sixth track in the Space album, which depicts a journey from earth, through our solar system, its elements, out of our galaxy and on to the next, with a few dramatic events and encounters along the way. The soundscape features various driving kicks and beats to mimic hurtling through space at speed, combined with cold, hard, dark, metallic percussion and synths that conjure up the harshness of the environment, and re-imagine tales of sci-fi lore.

Oort Cloud - Radio Edit

You can find all of these tracks on Bad Haz Techno's main playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sAnYAOTGftaUFbD2ZGSaD?si=e6630011a7424b7b

1. Airlock - Hegstraction
2. Dancing With Chimeras - Vilko (7:30)
3. Strong - Pulsenoizer (12:20)
4. Maximum - Peter Harich (16:30)
5. Arts of Living - Stevan Mandic (21:30)
6. Explorers - Many Elephants (26:20)
7. Pangea - Techflex (29:30)
8. Pearl - I A N (33:40)
9. Bunker - BULLDOOZR (39:10)
10. The Awakening - Gerard H (43:00)
11. Fault Line - Sam Kitt (49:10)
12. Omega - Max Foley (54:00)

Bad Haz Techno Mix 1

Pumped to find out this track was played by Joris Voorn on New Year's Eve 22/23 at Awakenings, Gashouder, Amsterdam.

Check out the live set on YouTube
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTsPIszW8wg

"An acid techno track with fun gritty filter vocals (by my good friend Jason Vincent) & dark dirty booming kick & bass." BPM 135

https://open.spotify.com/track/44vL4TB1fO80loqQ3OxTO5?si=34f4e5f3290c4ce1
https://songwhip.com/hegstraction/dark-and-dirty-beats

Dark &amp; Dirty Beats

Dark & Dirty Beats

MIXCLOUD CHART POSITIONS:
This show was 9th in the global berlin chart, 18th in the global minimal techno chart, 23rd in the global dark techno chart and 29th in the global deep techno chart.
https://www.mixcloud.com/Hegstraction/hegstractions-space-album-techno-mix/

This techno set is a mix of all 12 tracks on the recently released Space album by Hegstraction (Minimal & Techno producer, Beatport Top 100 & BBC Introducing Artist).

The Space album depicts a journey from earth, through our solar system, its elements, out of our galaxy and on to the next, with a few dramatic events and encounters along the way. The soundscape features various driving kicks and beats to mimic hurtling through space at speed, combined with cold, hard, dark, metallic percussion and synths that conjure up the harshness of the environment, and re-imagine tales of sci-fi lore.

https://open.spotify.com/album/5kY6YWW8eSJ1Q1ufsg4wH6?si=b08H4kM9SP-AmACSIF_T9A

Other platforms 
https://songwhip.com/hegstraction/space
https://hegstraction.bandcamp.com/album/space

Track list:
1. Kármán Line
2. Asteroid Belt
3. Airlock
4. Kuiper Belt
5. Heliosphere
6. Oort Cloud
7. Interstella Space
8. Alien Encounter
9. Black Hole
10. Galaxías Kýklos
11. Space Warp
12. Andromeda

Space Album Techno Mix

The Mohs hardness scale is a qualitative scale that ranks minerals based on their ability to scratch or be scratched by another mineral. It ranges from 1 (softest) to 10 (hardest). As such, tracks get harder as the series progresses.

Mohs 3 Calcite: The Hard Series

Dark Minimal Constructs is an artistic techno piece. All 12 tracks have exactly the same length, kick, percussion, & FX. This showcases & highlights the long 16 bar bass synths, which are the only differences in each track. With 12 tracks each 5 mins in duration, this creates a one hour hypnotic journey into dark turbulent frequencies that act to stimulate the mind & body. The tracks are named after the 12 darkest shades of black in the Hexadecimal color system (Hex).

Dark Minimal Constructs

Raven #505050

Ink #585858

The first track in The Melodic Series; complex grooves with subtle builds & celestial vocals.

Seraphim: The Melodic Series

This is the first of 10 tracks in Hegstraction's hypnotic techno series; the naming of the tracks will eventually spell out the word - Somnambulism (a hypnotic trance). With minimal sounding stabs, percussion and effects, combined with repetitive deep bass synths, this track lures you into a techno flow.

S: The Hypnotic Series

Record Sounds Like: Hypnotic techno featuring trance-inducing beats & bass synths, punctuated with haunting atmospheric synths.

Hegstraction prepares the latest in his "Hypnotic Series," set to release on Friday, January 26, 2024. This release marks the second chapter in the ambitious series, where each track is a letter, spelling out "SOMNAMBULISM." Hegstraction's unique approach to storytelling through music pushes at the boundaries of what you would expect from the genre, offering an immersive experience.

"O" embodies the essence of hypnotic Techno, intertwining trance-inducing beats with deep, resonant sonic texture, pulsating rhythms with synths that envelop the listener. The artist describes "O" as a crucial piece in the narrative puzzle of The Hypnotic Series.

The artist's vision for the series is about individual tracks that are all part of the whole, the creation of a larger tapestry of sound that explores the concept of somnambulism — sleepwalking through life.

Artist Quote - "'O' is the second release in The Hypnotic Series with the tracks spelling out the word, SOMNAMBULISM."

O: The Hypnotic Series

The fifth release in Hegstraction's Hypnotic Series, which will spell out the word, Somnambulism. Hypnotic techno with retro 80s 'steamy' synths and distorted basslines.

The Hypnotic Series

AM: The Hypnotic Series

The sixth release in Hegstraction's Hypnotic Series, which will spell out the word, Somnambulism. Hypnotic techno with thick basslines, 'flutter' melodies, and pitched synths.

B: The Hypnotic Series

Inspired by the Gravity Drive sound system at the Ghent club, Chinastraat, in Belgium, this peak time driving techno track delivers a sci-fi-infused narrative with spoken word vocals voiced by the spaceship's onboard computer, guiding the listener through a high-intensity journey across space and sound.

Lyrics:

1, 2, 3, 4 ...
Gravity Drive initiated.
Gravity Drive engaged.

1, 2, 3, 4 ...
Gravity Drive initiated.
Gravity Drive engaged.

1, 2, 3, 4 ...
Gravity Drive at maximum power.
Gravity Drive exceeded.

Gravity Drive

A peak time driving acid techno track featuring Korean spoken word vocals by Benjamin Lee. The narrative evokes a clandestine club scene set against a moody futuristic backdrop reminiscent of Blade Runner and Squid Game.

Lyrics
클럽 벤슨은 아랫층 입니다.
입장 시 비밀번호가 필요합니다.
모르면 입장 할 수 없습니다.
클럽 벤슨에 오신걸 환영합니다.

Club Benson is on the lower floor.
You need a password to enter.
If you don't know it, you can't enter.
Welcome to Club Benson.

Club Benson

The tenth and final release in Hegstraction's Hypnotic Series, which will spell out the word, Somnambulism. Hypnotic techno with complex percussion, and dreamy atmospheric synths, akin to slowly waking from a trance.

SM: The Hypnotic Series

Club Benson (Radio Edit)

The Hard Series

Mohs 5 Apatite: The Hard Series

Mohs 6 Orthoclase: The Hard Series

The Dark Minimal EP

Dark Minimal - 01

Dark Minimal - 02

This track was inspired by a visit to the historic airfield, Tempelhofer Feld (now a public space) in Berlin. It is an intense, industrial, warehouse track with a Viking techno beat, WWII era air raid sirens, and a Cold War nuclear era siren creating the atmosphere.

Light

Tempelhofer Feld

This track is a bonus track on the Light album; it is a variation on track 8 - Berlin is Berlin - with vocals from my good friend Paul Ravenscroft. The song is an attempt to capture the whimsical nature of the Berlin techno clubbing scene, and also demonstrate its fast paced gritty harder side.

Berlin is Berlin (Paul Ravenscroft)

Berlin is Berlin (Paul Ravenscroft) - Bonus Track

An experimental techno track that combines vocals featuring the Latin phrase "Pie Jesu" (Pious Jesus) from the final couplet of the ancient hymn "Dies irae" with melodic techno beats interspersed with progressively harder kicks. It is the 12th and last Hegstraction techno single of 2020, which will make up the album, Light, to be re-released as an album in early 2021.

Church of Techno

Hegstraction is a UK Techno Producer & Abstract Artist. Featured on Beatport Top 100, BBC Music Introducing & Awakenings. He also runs the Bad Haz Techno record label.

hegstraction@gmail.com
badhaztechno@gmail.com

HIGHLIGHT Track, Dark & Dirty Beats, played by Joris Voorn live at Awakenings New Year's Eve 22/23, Gashouder, Amsterdam.

ALBUMS Movement (2019) Light (2020/21) Space (2021) Dark Minimal Constructs (2023)

Currently releasing tracks for The Minimal, Melodic, Hypnotic, Industrial & Hard Series.

BACKGROUND Hegstraction grew up in the 80s & 90s heavily influenced by the emergent electronic music in Amiga, Nintendo & PlayStation video games & the movie soundtracks by electronic music pioneers Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis & Kraftwerk. Recent influences from German techno DJ/producers Felix Krocher & Stephan Bodzin.

INSPIRATION His inspiration differs from most artists as it comes from the dance floor where he is most at home. From over 20 years experiencing DJ sets worldwide throughout Europe, Asia, South & North America, his ideas have been shaped.

METHODOLOGY He approaches each track as a mini set, building up slowly, using level changes, sounds that stimulate & energize, following Skeletalism (using closely related sounds) & Massification (layering sounds over time) methods.

Hegstraction

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