Dark Techno


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.

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Aphelion

Ø [Phase] - Insectoid

Buy HTH035: 8 track CD & digital http://found.ee/HTH035 
Buy HTH030: 2 track remix EP on heavyweight 12" bit.ly/HTH030 
Download HTH030 from iTunes: smarturl.it/HTH030 
Play HTH030 on Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/4oNkddDxTVLrF77X5R1daq

Akkord – Typeface / Greyscale (Vatican Shadow’s The World Is Complete)

03 Nathan Fake - Audio Gold

Giorgio Gigli - Hidden In The Darkness

The Cyclist returns with the six-track Hot House EP, released on digital download and limited edition 12" by music/is/for/losers. The digital EP is available from April 6th and the limited edition 12" vinyl version drops the following week, on April 13th.

Pre-order here: 

12"
https://musicisforlosers.bandcamp.com/album/hot-house-ep

Download
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hot-house-ep/id976685729

Stream
https://play.spotify.com/album/4NNiOq5klVSW8KY2ZyhoTS

Hot House EP will also be released on cassette tape in North America by our good friends, 100% Silk.

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Tracklisting:

A1 – Heart of Stone
A2 – Hot House
A3 – Aurora (Shortwave Mix)

B1 – Upwards Spirals
B2 – Spirals Onwards
B3 – Higher Volumes

Produced by Andrew Morrison in Derry and Liverpool.

For more information contact: peter@musicisforlosers.com

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A1 Heart Of Stone

Whities 003 - Terron
Track B2 - No.34 Dove [Part II]

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003_Terron - No. 34 Dove [Part II]

Adam Beyer is back on Drumcode with an impressive array of tracks that will get the senses tingling and shows us what Drumcode is all about. These 4 tracks are deep and almost melancholic in their approach to techno, using effects to really help enforce an ambience only Beyer can achieve within his productions. The under lying throbbing of the drums drives this EP into the forefront of the heads down Drumcode sound and have been heard in many of Beyer’s phenomenal sets throughout the year.

Adam Beyer - What You Need - Drumcode - DC141

After Kollaps-Thinking (Mellon Place Records)

After Kollaps-Fall (Mellon Place Records)

Israeli-born Berlin based producer and DJ Omer debuts his first release on Cocktail d'Amore with two offerings of celestial house. The title cut blends the sounds of the east with an immediately seductive atmosphere of bright melodies leaving the listener plenty of room to be transfixed through it's entirety. “Dust” dives deeper to reveal a more melancholic mood built on a symphony of lush pads and swirling metallic percussion. On remix duties are the wonderfully quirky Estonian duo Ajukaja & Andrevski who deliver an oddball re-imagining which sends the original into outer space as it gently builds to sparkling fervor only heard on the outskirts of galaxies. Rounding out the release is Man Power with an acid tinged burner which explodes into en excitement of live percussion and pads leaving any dance floor in complete ecstasy. 

Pre-Order @ Juno by clicking "e-mail me when released": http://www.juno.co.uk/products/omer-spring-ep/596459-01/

A2 Omer - Dust

B1. Knutsson/Berg - Acid Nord

Knutsson/Berg - Acid Nord is taken from PPR006: 
Power Plant 5 years VA

Release date 6th of June 2016 on Power Plant Records.

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Power Plant 5 Years VA

Acid Nord

PPR006: Knutsson Berg - Acid Nord

For their latest and perhaps boldest release, Zone have called up the legend Arnaud Rebotini for a new EP called 'Danger Zone'. Not only has the Black Strobe extraordinaire served up four intricate, heavy-hitting tracks, he's also been involved with the very special artwork for the record.

The label have had a specially commissioned bust of the pioneer made and the statue is a pretty striking way to present the tracks. If anyone in the electro game deserves a piece like that made, it's probably Arnaud.

We've got the premiere of the title track and it goes off like a rocket. It's exactly what you want in an electro ripper, it's got pounding kicks, rugged synth riffs and robotic vocals that ooze dread. It's a mechanical beast that sums up the Rebotini and Zone sound just right.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Arnaud Rebotini 'Danger Zone'

Exclu Tsugi : “Ibifornia” de Cassius, le remix oublié de Molécule

https://www.tsugi.fr/exclu-ibifornia-de-cassius-le-remix-oublie-de-molecule

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Cassius - Ibifornia (Molécule Remix)

Track that I played on for Brassica's Temple Fortune EP. 

Modern Magic by Brassica

NX1 - MR4

UK record label based at fabric, East London. Run in part by Rob Booth (Electronic Explorations)

Akkord – Typeface / Greyscale (Vatican Shadow’s The World Is Complete)

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