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DJ Sotofett and LNS have teamed up with Tresor Records for Sputters. The double-vinyl album with 15 cuts spans a hybrid of warped electro and psychedelic hypnosis, all the while remaining fixed in an. unmistakable dance release. Recorded between 2017 – 2020, and bookmarked throughout by intros and interludes dug out from archival material, it's a deconstructed yet classic compound of techno-sonics. 

LNS from Calgary, Canada, is rooted in braindance, electro and acid. Releasing 12inches on both her self-titled imprint LNS and Sotofett’s Wania - LNS, whilst in the studio, has often pointed out “the lacking blend of dub and electro in dance music”. 

DJ Sotofett, hailing from Moss, Norway, is among a myriad of things commonly known for the extended work of his Sex Tags Mania and Wania labels, without forgetting his afro, dub and jazz releases on Honest Jon's London. 

Together both artists give space to a guest appearance by E-GZR, a fellow Wania artist, to open the Sputters journey. The sinus bending drum stutter of K.O. by E-GZR collisions flanging basses and chronic-inducing synth pads to blueprint the technoid atmosphere to come. LNS & DJ Sotofett take control with El Dubbing, evoking an effect-heavy demeanour, typical of the Sex Tags Mania soundworld that DJ Sotofett is responsible for, this time rubbing up against solid electrified rhythms. The hypnotic moods carry over to Dúnn Dubbing's deep delays, freely running over a surprisingly minimal skeleton retaining a solid direction. Crafting a warmly emotive end of Side-A with sparse rhythms to perfection. 

A meaner turn introduces Side-B. Hints of electro are scattered everywhere, fat basslines, ricocheting drums and synths that mourn and drift in and out of harmony. Vitri-Oil exposes a tumbling sound design, fog-lit chords of material fragility and nosedives - with an alive mix that wallows and grows in equal measures. The side closes with Shim, a classic drift between house and techno releasing sensual euphoria with the albums first big surprise – grand strings. 

“LNS wanted to sell her TR-606, while my reply was for us to make a track with the 606 sounding so fresh that she'd never even think about selling it again” Sotofett states. Side-C proves the artists to be some of the most singular producers around with album centrepiece The 606. Clocking in over 10 minutes, it kicks off as a driving techno banger, chugging bass and big chords. Midway through everything falls away, and out of the void enter scattered drums and improv piano lines emerge, while twisted dubs lead us back in an enduringly warm groove. 

Side-D sets the clock back to the original electroid foundation of the album, casting fires with alien vibrations. Synchronic Bass Blort is a hard-hitting electro track, steaming sonics and thrills, its melodic hook diving in subterranean motions. On Sputtering the duo raspily beams into outer space, with fizzy motives that disfigure and dazzle while the harmonies of the closing track is for yourself to experience. 

DJ Sotofett and LNS deliver an album inhabiting a world full of sci-fi sonics and fierce groove. Their sound is free and live, simultaneously wondrous and sharp.

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PREMIERE: LNS & DJ Sotofett - El Dubbing

Exploring the boundaries of techno, Amsterdam based record label Airborne Black will bring artists together to express their passion for music. A&R is done by Steve Mulder who has already proven himself with the success of his label Orange Recordings. 
Artist’s Blackest Moments:

"I WAS OVERWHELMED WITH EMOTIONS"
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"In 2009, when I first became interested in music and decided to take it seriously. I asked my friends to teach me the basics of DJing, after a month of training, they suddenly released me to the public. There was a full hall of people, and the screen on one of the turntables did not work. That night I was overwhelmed with emotions, I first appeared in front of an audience, and there were quite a few of them, and then I realized that this is what I want to do. And after a while I began to take an interest in writing music and now we are creating a new history together with you". - Wiccuwa

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Nikoretti, Wiccuwa - Hyper (Original Mix) [Airborne Black] - AIRBORNEB033

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Rangel Coelho - Siren (Original Mix)

"Relief" is a collaboration album by Superstrobe & Dominik Vaillant.
It's produced with a lot of love and passion! Enjoy and have a lot of good moments while listening

Buy Link: https://bit.ly/3umkK7m
Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/3wGGdJw

Relief

Initiate

Superstrobe & Dominik Vaillant - Initiate

Inertial Frames EP

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[SUARA428] VÅGH - Inertial Frames (Original Mix)

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Nepotism (Original Mix)

Pull The Trigger EP

[SUARA429] The Plant Worker & DIAPO - Lesotho (Original Mix)

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Already a firm fixture on Canada’s underground techno scene, Joel West delivers a slammin’ single for Dense & Pika’s Kneaded Pains label, backed with remixes from MSTRKRFT and The GOAT.

Launching his own Groundwerk label in Vancouver back in 2017, Joel West has been shaping his label’s output with his own productions, as well as remixes for Mr. C’s Superfreq label and releases for Re:Define Records and Woodwork Recordings.

‘Resistor’ is a delivered at breakneck speed, so intense, you can almost smell the sweat on the walls, coming out of every pore of this industrial techno stomper!  Remixes come courtesy of MSTRKRFT, who serve up a punchy and vocalised version, and fellow Canadian artist The GOAT, who keeps things raw and gnarly with extra acid spice!

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Joel West - Resistor (The GOAT Remix) [clip]

Joel West - Resistor [clip]

PRE-ORDER: https://vilcravo.bandcamp.com/album/klockworks-32

Power duo VIL & Cravo debut on Klockworks with a high-spirited 3 tracker showcasing their warm approach inspired in soul and funk tracks from the 80’s and early 00’s.

Both behind Portugal’s freshest collective Hayes, the duo started their project 6 years ago with the idea of bringing colour, light and groove to the scene.

Fusing funky techno with soulful vocals, this EP reminds us of the carefully chosen euphoric moments Ben Klock drops in his sets with hope to get them back this summer.

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Klockworks 32

More exclusive music

Premiere: VIL & Cravo 'Links'

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Dubfire really needs little in the way of introduction, but for the uninitiated, the hugely prolific DJ & producer has been at the forefront of the electronic scene since the earliest days.  As one half of house music titans Deep Dish, through to his more techno focused career as Dubfire, huge singles like ‘Ribcage’ and ‘Roadkill’, and his own SCI+TEC label, the Iranian born artist has more than left his mark on the dance music scene.

‘Sound Bath’ drops on Dense & Pika’s Kneaded Pains label and illustrates the resolute sounds that Dubfire has become revered for.  A minimal and stripped back production keeps active with metallic and fissured tones, as an ever-present percussive loop anchors this impressive club cut, where the ‘less if more’ ethic is deployed auspiciously.

Rising star, Sophia Saze, has been impressing with her productions and remixes for labels such as Tresor, Counterchange and Krill Music, and her take on ‘Sound Bath’ centres on the addition of an arpeggiated synth line and acid pulses that really ramp up the energy levels!

Dubfire - Sound Bath [clip]

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Following 2020’s ‘Mirror Man’ LP on Radio Slave’s Rekids, Detroit pioneer Robert Hood returns to the label with a four-track EP of his trailblazing minimal techno. Leading the release, ‘Chroma Light’ opens with cinematic pads and pounding 4/4 patterns as twisted synthesis modulates throughout for a striking start. Followed by ‘The Majestic (Deeper Edit)’, with rattling percussion and fiercely relentless stabs, Hood shows his intent in creating propulsive, dancefloor focussed cuts across the EP.

On the flip, ‘The Majestic’ takes the B1 spot, expanding on the previous track with wild synths and his signature machine-like drums before ‘Ultrasonic Room’ closes out the release with eerie atmospherics and an underlying hypnotic pulse taking centre stage.

A founding member of Underground Resistance alongside Mad Mike Banks and Jeff Mills, Robert Hood is one of techno’s originators, with his decorated career spanning three decades across labels like Tresor, Peacefrog, Music Man Records, and of course, his own M Plant.

Robert Hood

The Majestic

Robert Hood - The Majestic

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Recorded at his home studio, Zen Zero has created a dark warehouse mix with a tinge of Detroit soul. He focuses on raw and punishing drums with hypnotic melodies to keep you raving till sunrise. Moments of deepness dip us briefly into emotional clarity before being thrusted back into the wormhole of a dark and sci-fi journey through sound.

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6AM Guest Mix: Zen Zero

Afterwork Records presents its fourth VA release, titled “Grow” — a sonic journey that blossoms from the serenity of ambient into the hypnotic and groovy energy of techno.

Hakkon, Mind Halla, Danpoul, Vartes, and M5R come together in this compilation celebrating the diversity and evolution of the Afterwork sound.
Each artist contributes their unique essence, crafting a deep, organic, and mind-expanding journey that invites both introspection and motion.

Mind Halla - Tyāga

dZb 1051 - Melmak - Atmosphere (Original Mix).

Exact Sciences

Label enquiries: nick@nerdlabels.com
Demos: alex@kneadedpains.com

Coined originally as an offshoot label to Dense & Pika's self penned label, Kneaded Pains has now taken off into it’s own orbit with a slew of Techno weaponry from new and established artists alike in the shape of Mark Henning, Melody’s Enemy, ONNO, VONDA7 (et al), each release custom made to ignite those tougher leaning dance-floors.

Joel West - Resistor (The GOAT Remix) [clip]

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