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On 'Conductor', Pan-Pot join forces with Slam to create a techno behemoth like no-other. You can expect trippy and escalating beats that come backed by some absolutely furious kicks. 

For 'Fiction Inc', their collaboration with Vincenzo, the pressure is relieved slightly for a cut that's more hypnotic than traumatising. Enjoy.

Pan-Pot & Slam 'Conductor'

We are happy to welcome Maceo Plex to Drumcode with the fourth instalment of his Conjure series, ‘Conjure Infinity’. Featuring two tracks ‘Conjure Dreams’ and ‘Conjure Floyd’, both are peak time monsters that introduce two very different elements. ‘Conjure Dreams’ utilises a groovy, melodic bass that is reinforced using tight thumping drums to shatter any dance floor into the universe. ‘Conjure Floyd’ builds into a more ‘heads down’ techno vibe with a very interesting breakdown. Two sure fire tracks to ignite the floor.

Maceo Plex - Conjure Floyd - Drumcode - DC136

The first single from Scuba's forthcoming album, Claustrophobia.

Why You Feel So Low

HF20 GATEFOLD VINYL!

Scuba - Why You Feel So Low


Bulgarian producer KiNK follows up releases on Pets Recordings and Running Back with his take on the 'Accident In Paradise', adding a whole new level of weirdness.

But who said weird is a bad thing? The whacky synths and squiggly rhythms he injects into this are the kind we love, so when the epic string work and rattling tribal drums seeped in on our first listen, we instantly stamped it with that A* grade.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Sven Väth 'Accident In Paradise' (KiNK remix)

Danny Daze - Swim

Sascha Dive - Funky Rhythm Seduction (Original)

Acid Pauli - Gwar is not the answer

Deborah De Luca live for CERCLE @ Chateau de Chambord, france 4.9.2017

After taking the roof off 2 Misfit club events now, it seemed right for the Leeds based duo to showcase their slick Techno productions on the club's new record label. 
Paul Maddox & Rich Wakley's studio output as Spektre has continued to propel them to the upper echelons of the Techno world recently with releases on Drumcode, Tronic, Kraftek and Elevate, to name but a few. 
Lead track Gas Mask is a heavy duty slice of peak time Techno. Building atmospherics and precise percussion underpin the track while huge synth stabs and vocals samples build to create serious dancefloor destruction.
For remix duties, Misfit have drafted in Northern Irish Techno titans Loco & Jam. Their take retains all the peak time vibes of the original, but highlights their deeper, groovier style of Techno.
Completing the release is the dark and moody 'Decompression'. Stripped back to the bare essentials and as underground as it gets, the track is pounding and relentless in it's mission!
Yet another high class release from montel & Steve Boyd's new imprint!

Beatport Exclusive Release Date: 17/11/18
Official Release Date: 01/12/17

Spektre - Gas Mask (Loco & Jam Remix)

Nicole Moudaber welcomes a kindred spirit to the MOOD family: Fabio Florido. Connected harmonically through their shared signature of stripped back dynamics and hypnotic elements. Connected technically through their roles as ambassadors in Hawtin’s movement for innovative technology. Now Fabio and the MOOD founder connect once again with a stunning three-track debut label release. 

Adding more fuel to his on-point fire on Matador’s Rukus earlier this summer, Fabio rolls out another profound, entrancing and vast excursion.

We premiere ‘Connection’ - its acid bedrock buzzes like a hornets nest as more percussive layers and sweeping alien FX soar and scorch across the spectrum building with a breath-taking state of contemporary techno oblivion.

Premiere | Fabio Florido - Connection (Mood)

After their Apocolyptic EP on Suara, northern irish based Techno duo are back on the kitty label with 3 original tunes ready to destroy all dancefloors. These three tracks have all the elements necessary to control the dancefloor. With a very modern techno taste, Loco & Jam have managed to deliver an entire EP to be played on peak moments. Clint Stewart turns Acid Control into a much more delicate Techno tune with a focused melody that accompanies the track. Loco & Jam are back!
Artwork by GaAs
Mastering by www.pobla.es

Loco & Jam - Acid Control (Clint Stewart Remix) [Suara]

Artists : @trunklineofficial ; @madben ; @yannlean
Label : @moodrecords
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Premiere : Nicole Moudaber & Carl Cox - See You Next Tuesday (Trunkline Remix)

Alan Fitzpatrick’s We Are The Brave celebrated its 10th release in November and to close out a truly outstanding year, they continue to set the standards higher than ever, welcoming Sasha to the WATB family this December.
 
‘Sasha and I got to hang out a little through 2016 at various gigs we played together and the idea for the collaboration was born’ Alan says. ‘I have been a Sasha fan for some time, so for this collab to now be actually happening and for it to have come together pretty quickly, given our crazy our touring schedules, just goes to show that dreams can come true if you want them bad enough.’
 
The release features one original track, with two outstanding versions, and is a true example of the work, exploration and compromise that goes into musical collaboration. ‘It was great to collaborate with Alan’ Sasha says. ‘We kept going back and forth, sharing ideas, trying different melodies, synths and beats. We were struggling to decide on a final version. In the end we just couldn't choose, so decided to release both. We’ve been testing them out on the road and they've been getting some fantastic reactions.’
 

 


A thumping kick drum, sits alongside a thick and fluid groove, setting the tone in Version 1. This track has an amalgamation of synthetic patters and vocal strands which blend seamlessly together, filtering off one another in perfect syncopation.
 
Version 2 has a little more drive, and a clearer techno path. As with V.1 its thumping kick drum rolls punches throughout the mix, with synth stabs slicing through its heady bass notes.
 
‘The process of making music together was actually really smooth and natural’ Alan adds, ‘of course you always have at the back of your mind that this is one of the biggest projects you’ve worked on and that adds a certain pressure. But I really enjoyed that aspect of this release and I feel like the uniqueness of it really added something to my creativity and imagination.’

El Jefe

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Sasha & AlanFitzpatrick El Jefe (Version 2)

Over a 15-year period Truesoul has set the standard for engaging and effective club music, drawing in fans from across the techno spectrum. A relentless dedication to quality means it’s logistically impossible for Adam Beyer to release music from all the impressive artists who send him tracks each year for Truesoul. This EP showcases four such outstanding cuts, all of which have been tried and tested in Beyer’s sets in recent months. Indeed, anyone who witnessed his deliciously groove-ridden daytime set at Sonus Festival in August (or listened via episode DCR370), would have already been treated to an unofficial preview of the release. 

Belgian’s Ramon Tapia kicks the EP off in superb style with ‘Hexagon’, an energetic slice of techno that builds towards a pumping finish. Fast rising Manchester duo OC & Verde team up with Italian producer Veerus for ‘Naaki’, the track highlighted by a rousing call-to-arms vocal that saw it go down a storm during Beyer’s annual gig on the Amnesia Terrace for Cocoon in Ibiza. The beautiful vocal-led ‘Take My Life’ follows courtesy of Spaniard Marc Marzenit, adding an extra dimension to the release, while still having enough percussive fizz to keep the dancefloor moving. Southampton’s Ronnie Spiteri is another emerging talent to create waves in 2017 and he delivers the knockout blow with ‘Sugar Lips’, a chunky soul-infused offering that’ll be effective in house and techno sets alike.

Ramon Tapia - Hexagon - Truesoul - TRUE12102

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Michael Klein - BLK DRP #3 (incl. Pan-Pot Remix)

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Premiere: Michael Klein - BLK DRP 301 (Pan-Pot Remix) - BLK DRP

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Track of the Day: Hollen, Raffaele Rizzi “Basic Duo”

Alan Fitzpatrick’s We Are The Brave is back with a bang in 2018, after a mega first year in 2017, the label clocked up an impressive 11 releases, from the massive success of their debut single “We Do What We Want”, Gary Beck’s Top10 hit “Just One More” and then closing out the year with an epic collab from Alan and Sasha. With a mega 6 gig tour in Ireland just completed, We Are The Brave continues its reign, expect more gigs, more releases and more madness in 2018. 

Making his debut on We Are The Brave, is Reset Robot. Born and based in Portsmouth, he and Alan have grown up together “we have worked together for many years on so many different projects. I was really happy when Alan decided to take these tracks for his label, I think they are a perfect fit!” 

The lead track Held Note has a thundering low end, with a vocal which reverberates amongst the hi hats. “I actually called the track and EP Held Note, as I held down a note on my Korg MS2000 and played around with the pitch and filter modulation a lot. That's the basis of the track” says Dave.

Followed up by “Manhattan Project” filled with a selection of heady deep synth rhythms which weave in and out of one another, along a crispy kick, delivering a dark and driving techno track.

Welcome to 2018 and the start of the second year of big hitters from We Are The Brave.

Held Note

Reset Robot - Held Note

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Berlin DJ and producer Efdemin aka Phillip Sollmann is gearing up to release a hybrid mix/album and 'Naïf' is nothing short of a techno masterpiece.

Featuring heaps of brand new original material from the man himself and exclusives from artists like Margaret Dygas, Steve Bicknell and Gunnar Haslam, the project will arrive via Curle on April 13.

Of the ten new tracks by Efdemin (all are amazing) we really liked 'Sirius' and here we present its premiere. 

An amazing project by an amazing artist, 'Naïf' is a hot tip for one the mixes of the year.

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