Techno, not more, not less

Buy/stream: https://drumcode.ffm.to/dcx001

Drumcode hits the autumns months with a dancefloor ace fit for a variety of occasions. Patrik Berg, who debuted on the label with an excellent contribution to A-Sides Vol.10, returns with 'Living the Lie'. The cut respectfully honours a Gladys Knight classic, marrying the lead vocal lines with more of his trademark deep techno rhythms.

Patrik Berg - Living the Lie - Drumcode - DCX001

Spektre's 'Cyclic Operations' is out now on Beatport: http://btprt.dj/1hd0VrP
Released worldwide on 18th November.

Welcomed back onto the label with their Toolroom debut album 'Cyclic Operations', Spektre look set to smash the Techno charts as Filthy Rich and Paul Maddox deliver one of the most anticipated artist albums of 2013. This dynamic duo are widely considered to be one of the best new, up and coming acts of the year gaining support from some of the world's best Techno DJs and producers including Carl Cox, Dubfire, Richie Hawtin & Sven Vath, alongside collaborations with UMEK, Christian Cambas, Miniminds, Subfractal and remixes by artists including Uto Karem, Jon Rundell, Gorge, Nicole Moudaber, Christian Smith and Wehbba.

Returning to Toolroom after their debut Techno banger 'Turbine' featured on the hugely successful Rhythm Distrikt compilation, this prestigious production duo are back with a release which showcases their killer hooks and distinctive sounds alongside haunting vocals and deep, atmospheric tones. 'Cyclic Operations' captures the best of Spektre's unique sound, starting off, delving into the darker side of Techno and finishing leaving the listener with those classic slick, smooth, Techno vibes.

Including 14 tracks and a full-length DJ mix, the album is cleverly divided up by a series of short musical interludes; 'Introduction' with its dark vocals, 'Intersection' with its futuristic, apocalyptic feel and 'Intervention' which is more uplifting and upbeat. Album highlights include 'Let Me Tell You' which features the strong vocals of Montserrat, 'Sense In Madness' with its spooky synths and powerful basslines, the mystical 'Ghosts In The Machine' with its futuristic sounds, the feel good summer tune 'Opus' and the beautiful 'Steel City Sunrise' which ends the album with smooth echoing vocals and a chilled melodic atmosphere.

Beautifully atmospheric, 'Cyclic Operations' is an album that will connect with DJ's and producers across the dance spectrum; a glorious culmination of all things dark and wonderful. This is one Toolroom release that you cannot afford to miss! EXSPEKT THE UNEXSPEKTED…

http://www.toolroomrecords.com/
http://www.spektre.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/SpektreLive
https://twitter.com/SpektreLive

Spektre - 'Skuz' - OUT NOW

HINZ & RUHMHARDT - PANTHER EP
[SECOND STATE AUDIO: SNDST002]
 A: Hinz & Ruhmhardt - Doch
B: Hinz & Ruhmhardt - Panther

PREORDER VINYL
Decks.de: bit.ly/1nx5Bcu
Amazon: amzn.to/1i6pByc
Juno Records: bit.ly/1tLFDTl

DIGITAL
Beatport: btprt.dj/1nSxGLw 
iTunes: bit.ly/1qy33hJ 
Traxsource: bit.ly/1oOavps

Hinz & Ruhmhardt come out of the gate full speed on their first EP with Doch. 
A grinding and relentless kick drum, hi-hat and snare combo that no doubt hypnotizes even the most relenting soul. Those merits alone can command a dance floor but, combined with a single organ line that is equal parts villainous, psychedelic, and beautiful while being perfectly constructed with a masters knowledge in the art of tension and suspense, they have conceived a magnum opus of grand proportions.
An aural field fusing the finest elements of both heaven and hell.

Hinz & Ruhmhardt - Doch

Len Faki - BX3 (Techno)

Stephan Hinz - Hub One
[SECOND STATE: SNDST007]
 
A: Stephan Hinz & Pan-Pot - Tension
B1: Stephan Hinz & Philipp Ruhmhardt - Hak
B2: Stephan Hinz & Clint Stewart - Shimmer 

VINYL
Decks.de: http://bit.ly/1vljBNL 

DIGITAL
Beatport: http://btprt.dj/1BeKOS1

We here at Second State are thrilled to bring you our new concept entitled HUB. While most labels these days are doing various artists releases to showcase the overall talent on their label, we thought it would be better suited for both our listeners and ourselves to break the mold and bring you a series of true collaborations. Each HUB release will feature a single artist teaming up with others from the Second State family to create an EP of authentic musical compromises. A place where multiple minds find a harmony somewhere outside their own identity and each collaboration conceives a genuinely unique artifact. With this, there is no one we would rather have kick off the series than the man behind the massive EPs; 'Throwl' and 'Doch', Stephan Hinz with HUB One!

Second track of the EP is Next is 'Hak' with Philipp Ruhmhardt. Together they have already made waves with their tune, 'Doch' becoming an anthem almost immediately since it's release last May. This time they are back with a stormer that feels like racing through a metropolis at warp speed. Each chord stab is a quick, bright flash of color as the shakers and hi hats impersonate the rapid pulse of a speedometer. 'Hak' is a white knuckle ride. 

@stephanhinz
@hinzandruhmhardt


Beatport

Stephan Hinz & Philipp Ruhmhardt - Hak

Mars Bill - Panorama [INTACDIG047]

DJ Hyperactive - Venus (Truncate Remix)

Written & produced by: Grażyna Biedroń

Mastered by: Viceversa
Artwork by: Arsaluis Negrisan

Sound Illusions

Grażyna Biedroń - Sound Illusions [PUR033]

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[Suara] Nick & Danny Chatelain - Acid (Coyu Raw Mix)

Artist : DOLBY D & MATT MUS
Blood And Sand
Label : Hex  / 2015 /
Vinyl  : 12 er
Genre : Techno

DOLBY D & MATT MUS - Blood And Sand  ( original )

Plastikman - Spastik (Dubfire Rework)

DENSE & PIKA
PROJECT ZEUS EP
KNEADED PAINS 22

1. PROJECT ZEUS
2. GUM

1 DENSE & PIKA - PROJECT ZEUS

Out now on Beatport

https://www.beatport.com/release/percussionix/2280205

Carl Cox is an industry figurehead whos legacy in music includes his iconic label Intec, which he runs with friend and business partner Jon Rundell.

Intec's new release is from UMEK who is a Slovenian artist accredited with kick-starting the techno scene in his home country, before earning critical acclaim on a global scale when he first started his career in the 90s.

Having released on labels ranging from CLR and Novamute right through to Toolroom, in recent years UMEK's own imprint "1605" has also become a main outlet for his music.

People with a good knowledge of technos history will be more than aware of the impact of UMEKs classics tracks, such as his anthemic Gatex that came out only a few years before his first Intec release in 2005.

Having also collaborated with many influential figures such as Chris Liebing and Joey Beltram, this new solo EP is UMEKs third release on Intec.

Titled Percussionix the EP opens with (Mix 1) which centres around a thick set bassline cut with filter sweeps and full of menacing intent. Leading the track is a combination of tribal percussion loops, which provide the track's main driving force.

Track two is UMEKs alternative mix of Percussionix which titled (Mix 2) has a more refined sound with the raw edges of the percussion being rounded off to smooth the sound, and its bassline is left unfiltered so it becomes more of a gradual sweep that grows with building tension.

ID152 1. Umek Percussionix Mix 1

Paul Kalkbrenner - Gigahertz

Tiger Stripes follows up ‘Baby’ with a quintuplet of aces on Drumcode.

Death, taxes and Tiger Stripes crafting dancefloor weapons for Adam Beyer’s Drumcode and Truesoul labels. Not many things in life are certain, but we’ve always counted on Mikael Nordgren knocking it out of the park. Last year’s ‘Baby’ EP was a label highlight, while in March he released ‘Sneaking Hotdogs Into People’s Pocket’, which mined the spirit of ‘90s-drenched euphoria and was a standout on Truesoul. Now he’s back dropping heat on DC.

Taking the retro vibes of Hotdogs into more techno-orientated territory, he bunkered down with his family in the Swedish forest, setting up a makeshift studio in the kitchen. From this, the five-track ‘Into Desolation’ was born. Beginning with ‘Recluse’, it combines steely bass rumbles with old skool stabs and a heady vocal from Mikaela Rahmqvist. ‘Basshunter’ is propelled by galloping bass and a catchy undulating melodic loop and is brilliant in its effective simplicity. ‘Into The Early Night’ is a pearl, comprising deep compression-heavy bass stabs, perky percussion and a rousing vocal, making it a winner at festivals so far this summer, including Awakenings. ‘Ignition’ fires on all cylinders with a wicked arpeggiated hook and pounding drums. ‘Ride’ is a nostalgic nod to the past as trance-inspired chords marry deliciously with crunchy future-focused techno.

Buy all

Tiger Stripes — Until The Early Light — Drumcode — DC209

Adam Beyer   Alan Fitzpatrick - Human Reason (Len Faki Remix) [DRUMCODE]

FYI Intacto website is hacked from 2020. The blogs on it, is not put by the founders.

Through the years Intacto Records became a household name. The label was 
founded in Amsterdam in 2004 under the collaborative genius of Shinedoe and 2000 and One .
Intacto 's defining sound included a catalogue of house and techno influences.

Mars Bill - Panorama [INTACDIG047]

INTACTO RECORDS

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