At what point does a new tool or technology become so integral to a process as to be intrinsic? And what happens if that technology starts to subordinate its user? 

By reflecting on these questions Machine Alliance, the new EP by Irish producer Kerrie on Tresor Records, connects her music to the sci-fi origins of techno and electronic music in general.

With inspiration from classic books and films of the genre such as The Machine Stops, The Matrix, and Blade Runner as well as modern explorations in art and philosophy like Free Your Mind and Technopoly, the EP's title takes on two opposing but intersecting meanings. 

One, based on the potential for machines to take over or replace humans, is a key idea of sci-fi that seems closer to reality with the arrival of machine learning and real artificial intelligence.

The second has a much more positive view, one where the "alliance" is between the artist and machine to create the music, a process she places immense value on, being both cathartic and therapeutic, whilst also being a vehicle of addition and expansion:


"I feel that it's a collaboration&hellip;the machines are precise in their timing and I add the human touch (literally) in the live performance which adds natural imperfections, so we both provide something the other can't. There's also an element of growth; the machines get updates and so are always expanding in terms of their musical capabilities. And the more I push my own technical abilities I feel we are growing together in a constant synchronised dance."

This "dance" results in four tracks (plus three digital-only bonuses) of classic machine funk which combine the aforementioned ideas in sci-fi with a deep lifelong affection for techno. Tracks like Ode to the D, and Technopoly Dream display this love through her choice of sounds and structure, both intentional and subconscious, while Replicants, and Human in the Loop project into other genres to fully round this release off as a contemporary example of music rooted in both past and future.

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Kerrie - Machine Alliance

The word "resistance" is deeply embedded in the ethos of techno. For her debut release on the Tresor Records, the British artist and Tresor resident, IMOGEN, explores the concept of resilience; a related and equally vital concept.

Taking its name from a theological term meaning a fundamental change of mind or spiritual conversion, Metanoia is fuelled by IMOGEN's processing of what she describes as one of the most challenging years of her life.

Any struggle against injustice or misfortune takes time and effort which requires finding a fortitude within, not only to surpass the hardship itself but to not lose ourselves to despair or bitterness in the process.

IMOGEN's journey is summed up in the lead track, The Way She Moves - resilience is, after all, a persistence to continue, to move forward. The struggle against hardship is laid out in track titles like Tired Bones and Growing in the Dark before a sense of catharsis is reached in Breathe Again and Melancholy Flower. 

The music similarly mirror her experiences, passing through sadness, anger, before ultimately landing at acceptance and a newfound drive for self-actualisation and greater interoception; after all, the end goal of any resistance is liberation.

IMOGEN - Tired Bones

Metanoia

IMOGEN - Growing In The Dark

Re-inhaled marks the 15 Years Anniversary of Svreca - Obscur series. This new 12" showcase Svreca unreleased / alternative material and Remixes by Stanislav Tolkachev, Felix K and CONCEPTUAL.

Svreca - Utero

Svreca - Seda Muerta (CONCEPTUAL Remix)

Premiere of Rene Wise - Chomp Chomp [MP03]

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Artist: Rene Wise
Title: Chomp Chomp
Label: Moving Pressure
Catalogue: MP03
Release date: April 11th, 2025

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chinese lovesong (lalala le-lehll)

na

hoffe nicht der irre hinter der wand jetzt

nein schatz der irre wieder

ist nett aber danke

werf ich dann solang nicht
war ja gar nicht mein beziehung zu dir, das erwähnte
sehr musik und technisches, recht lang auch
die ersten

bin dann mich überall benehmen ab jetzt
sind scheiben, ob sonnen werden weiß ich noch nicht
fliehen gerade alle wo was vermachen

silex drin

pinta pinta manta (wirf die flinta nicht ins hinter)

7 mal im kreis drehen sitzen

ja me no aufstehen da
them doch me, meh! mehe méhm memnem

jaja solved solved
nicht auf suche
zugestellt
exclüsive coüsine

x

solved solved (solved solved)

Premiere of Rill - Silky Stones [SIDEB002]

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Artist: Rill
Title: Friss
Label: SIDE B
Catalogue: SIDEB002
Release date: August 1st, 2025

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BC: https://rillofficial.bandcamp.com

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