Draku Returns with His Deeply Atmospheric Second Release on City of Drums Black Label: “Dark Plantasia”

City of Drums Black Label is proud to present the second release from rising electronic producer Draku: the evocative and immersive “Dark Plantasia.” Blending deep melodic house, hypnotic techno grooves, and cinematic soundscapes, this release invites listeners into an otherworldly ecosystem—where darkness blooms and nature pulses with electronic life.

Draku experienced a strange dream: a dense jungle where every leaf and vine moved to the beat of an invisible rhythm. But this was no peaceful paradise—this forest had a pulse, a heart, and a darkness. Creatures stirred in the undergrowth, roots whispered secrets, and the plants danced to a brooding melodic techno symphony.
“Dark Plantasia” was born from that dream.

🎵 The Sound of an Organic Dreamscape. Across its runtime, Dark Plantasia explores contrasts—light and dark, organic and synthetic, meditative and driving. 

This release captures the core ethos of City of Drums Black Label—music that pushes boundaries, tells stories, and creates immersive sonic environments.

Draku’s ability to blend emotion, groove, and storytelling has already caught the attention of melodic house and techno lovers. With “Dark Plantasia,” he takes a bold step forward in both artistry and concept, crafting a release that is as thoughtful as it is danceable.

Whether you're a DJ looking for atmospheric tracks that still move the floor, or a listener seeking a deep headphone journey, Dark Plantasia is a must-experience.


Dark Plantasia

CODBL101 Draku - Dark Plantasia

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Notzing - The Use of Hypnosis in Dance Environments 
This work owes its existence to observations and to feel in a first person side, the effects of hypnosis in dance environments. The results obtained from a frequencies precise study and analysis, are four dedicated key tools to be played and mixed in consonance with other textures to carefully develop the hypnosis process through the different stages needed to have the mind of the listeners under control.

To Parasitize The Consciousness

RELEASE BY PWCCA AND REMIX BY WIFREDO, HECTOR MAD, SHHGRR  AND STRUCTURAL FORM

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Enjoy our next SINFUL podcast with @SXS666 🔥🔥🔥


Claudio Petrosino aka SXS, born in Germany from an italian family, spends his youth in Italy where, just for fun, starts to approach turntables and mixing gears. Curious and interested by the art of djing, he realized already then that all this world could have become his ultimate lifestyle. So, he started to develop his own technical and musical taste, avoiding external influences and following his own pure perception of the clubbing enviroment. 
In 2009 SXS moves his first professional footsteps, and with his first gigs becomes acquainted and appreciated. 
In 2011, he moved back to Germany, in his native city, Munich, where he continued to evolve musically, becoming resident in a club in the city and expressing his talent and taste with Chicago-House elegant vinyl stories, floating on classical dub atmospheres and rythmic grooves. 
But never forgetting his love for Techno, embroidered with his unconditional love for Acid sounds, Detroit Techno grooves, and Dark Industrial sounds.
Founder of  "Why Not Underground Movement", SXS defines himself first a DJ and prefers to keep himself away from all the clubbing market influences and mainstream sceneries.

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Kollektiv Techno | Sinful Podcast | SXS (Why Not Underground Movement)

Out on TMM Records. 
Release: The Past is Looped EP 
Release Date: 30.07.2020 
Tracklist: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
1. Speech in codes [Intro] 
2. The past is looped 
3. Shape of this kind 
4. Born like that

Vegim - The past is looped EP [TMM266]

RAMKKA is a DJ and producer from a small town in Ireland that has been fascinated with techno since he was a teenager. His love for the genre developed after seeing Dave Clarke many years ago and he has been DJing since then with his production career coming more recently. His brand of techno is dark, hypnotic and driving and he states DJs like Oscar Mulero, Lewis Fautzi and Norbak as his inspirations. His first EP was released earlier this year on Spanish industrial label Truc Records followed by a track on heavyweight UK techno label Taro Records with another 2 3-track EPs on the way alongside other remixes and tracks which have also been signed by labels across Europe.


@ramkka

DREPTCAST #070 - Ramkka

Press Release

Label: Illegal Alien Records / Illegal Alien LTD
Artist(s): Various Artists
Remixer(s): N/A
Album/Single: Mitos y Leyendas
Genre: Techno
Format: Cassette | Digital WAV/MP3/AIFF
Catalogue Number: IARLTDCST003
Release Date: September 25th of 2020


Tracklist

A1. Art Uro - Ometéotl
A2. Dig-it - Arbol del Vampiro
A3. Damian Vargas - Casa Del Trueno
A4. Fixon - La Llorona
A5. Fixeer - Cerro del Muerto
A6. Jnks - Xtabay
A7. Binary Phase - Huicholes Y El Maiz

B1. Leon XIV - Dziú y el Maíz
B2. Ricardo Garduno - Nahual
B3. Jorg Rodriguez - El Niño Llorón
B4. Daniel Romero - La Planchada
B5. LFB & Technicism - Alux
B6. Sintoma - Los Volcanes
B7. Daryl - El Charro Negro


Los mitos y las leyendas han servido como herramienta de arraigamiento cultural para los pueblos latinoamericanos, evocan la sabiduría ancestral de los viejos de la aldea, que reunían pequeños grupos de niños para cautivarles con las historias y que sirvieran como lineamiento para el desarrollo y crecimiento de sus culturas. En Illegal Alien Records, hemos decidido rendir un homenaje a las historias populares mexicanas que en forma de mitos y leyendas han logrado trascender a través de generaciones y generaciones. Hemos invitado a participar por primera vez a artistas mexicanos del más alto nivel, quienes se han encargado de musicalizar estas pequeñas gotas de agua cristalina de las que se compone el gigantesco océano cultural del que estamos compuestos. A nivel imagen hemos trabajado en la representación y homenaje al arte huichol que representa la Mexicanidad más pura y real, lejos de nacionalismos pero con la intención de la difusión del arte y cultura de una región sagrada como la Mexicana.
Ante el grandioso trabajo gráfico y musical, decidimos realizar un tiraje limitado, edición especial en formato Cassette y Digital, que estará disponible en tiendas el día Viernes 25 de Septiembre del 2020.


Myths and legends have served as a tool of cultural roots for Latin American peoples, they evoke the ancestral wisdom of the old men of in village, who gathered small groups of children to captivate them with the stories and that served as guidelines for the development and growth of their cultures. In illegal alien, we have decided to pay homage to popular Mexican stories that in the form of myths and legends have managed to transcend through generations and generations. We have invited Mexican artists of at highest level to participate for the first time, who have been in charge of musicalizing these small drops of crystalline water that make up the gigantic cultural ocean of which we are composed. At the image level, we have worked on the representation and tribute to Huichol art that represents the purest and most real Mexicanity, far from nationalisms but with the intention of disseminating the art and culture of a sacred region like Mexico.
Given to the great graphic and musical work, we decided to make a limited run of high quality Cassette Edition and Digital format, which will be available in stores on Friday, September 25th of 2020.

Featuring exclusive tracks from Art Uro, Binary Phase, Damian Vargas, Daniel Romero, Daryl, Dig-it, Fixon, Fixeer, Jnks, Jörg Rodriguez, Leon XIV, LFB & Technicism, Ricardo Garduno and Sintoma.


www.illegalalienrecs.com

IARLTDCST003 - Mitos y Leyendas - Various Artists

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@koryu_budo is back on wax again with a very special release. It means a great pleasure for the label to have one of the pivotal figures of the Madrid underground techno scene on board, Herr @unkle-fon.

Some years ago, Madrid club scene was formed by conventional clubs in conventional locations with conventional opening and closing times and usually, conventional programming. Manuel Cano then founded Utopía Secret Society and things changed forever for the city’s underground nightlife.

Now as you may have noticed there is no club scene at all, neither conventional nor illegal, sign of the times.

Musically speaking, Manuel started as a guitarist and soon evolved into studio engineer, label owner, club promoter, record shop owner (Ater Cosmo), social agitator… and adventurous character that reflects in his productions all his knowledge of the dancefloor.

"Jisatsu" is a slow-paced broken beat surrounded with smooth textures, soon joined by a repetitive synth line that adds the hypnotic component.

"Genroku Ako" follows with a cosmic approach, continuous percussive and synthetic lines run together on a fast BPM exercise obsessive, linear and mental.

On the flip side, "47 Ronin" uses dreamy stabs over a relentless groove mixing liquidity with tension.

Closing the release "Shuppatsu" is an almost beatless exercise, just with 909 rimshots, toms and snares spiced with ethereal components.

A timeless futuristic release that can wait on your record bag until things go in better directions.

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47 Ronin EP

Premiere: Unkle Fon "Genroku Ako" - Koryu Budo

Warmup session recorded in Feszek Kulturalis Kozpont, Budapest.

Feszek Club Warmup 2020.07.11.

Born and raised in Venezuela, SOTO moved to London in 2014 and fell in love with the techno world, attending every party and festival she could.

Graciela Soto aka SOTO, made her debut in January 2019 for the Strange DNA crew at the LadyBird bar, enjoying every second behind the decks feeling the energy of the crowd.

With eclectic influences ranging from more melodic acid tunes to hardcore industrial bangers, she adapts to the crowd but always maintains her own spin, with her heart always beating strong.
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Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soto_ldn/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/graciela.soto.m
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/sotomusicinfo

SOTO special podcast WORMHOLE series 017

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Upcoming gigs:
coming soon...

Past gigs:

22.07.2016 Kinsau - Sepp a Rave
28.10.2016 Bad Tölz - Chronisch elektronisch
17.12.2016 Peißenberg - Fur:ther Sessions
26.12.2016 Bad Tölz - Polarexpress
13.01.2017 Murnau - Generator 9
24.02.2017 Bad Tölz - New Kids on the Decks
10.03.2017 Murnau - Elektrisches Gefühl
28.04.2017 Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Lager17 meets Kollektiv Techno
19.05.2017 Mailand - RTD Radioshow
03.06.2017 Wielenbach - Unter Freunden
17.06.2018 München - Radio Spurensuche
22.07.2017 Huglfing - Wald & Vinyl
09.09.2017 Memmingen - Audiogate Summer Festival
15.09.2017 Schongau - STRNDFST
16.09.2017 Tannheim - Bis einer heult
13.10.2017 Augsburg - Amelie Lens
28.10.2017 Peiting - Kollektiv Techno Halloween
02.02.2018 Augsburg - Charlotte de Witte
24.02.2018 Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Fusion Techno
09.03.2018 Augsburg - SHDW & Obscure Shape
07.04.2018 Schongau - STRNDFST
18.05.2018 Tannheim - Lights out!
07.06.2018 Memmingen - Ikarus Festival
28.07.18 Peißenberg - FinalRavePlötzlich
01.09.2018 Kaufbeuren - Reason to Rave Festival & House am See Summer Edition
08.09.2018 Memmingen -Audiogate Summer Festival
17.11.2018 Tannheim - Tekk Direkkt
25.12.2018 Neu Ulm - Audiogate Christmas Bang
04.05.2019 München - Gute Laune
18.05.2019 Tannheim - EXIT Kollektiv Techno meets Soulex Rec.
24.05.2019 Tannheim - Darkmassaker
27.07.2019 Elchingen - Audiogate Beach Fest
31.08.2019 Lechbruck am See - House am See Festival
07.09.2019 Klause, Tirol Austria - Lost in deep
14.09.2019 Starnberg - Fur:ther Sessions Rooftop Open Air
21.09.2019 Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Tonabnehmer Festival
26.09.2019 München - Rote Sonne pres. Thron Showcase
16.11.2019 Starnberg - Aus Spass an der Freude
24.12.2019 Bad Tölz - Techno Christmas
11.01.2020 Starnberg - Fur:ther Sessions pres. Schneckattack
15.02.2020 Starnberg - Sinful x Kollektiv Techno Showcase
22.08.2020 Berlin - Zug der Liebe Livestream
18.06.2021 Starnberg - Aus Spass an der Freude Birthday Rave
19.06.2021 Dießen am Ammersee - 0815 Open Air
23.07.2021 Starnberg - Southside Indoor & Open Air Festival
10.09.2021 Starnberg - Exploration Indoor Festival
11.09.2021 Starnberg - Exploration Indoor Festival
01.10.2021 Augsburg - Kantine Club - Re-Opening
02.10.2021 Jettingen-Scheppach - Fefe Club Grand Opening
08.10.2021 Starnberg - Exploration Rave
22.10.2021 Starnberg - Basswerk
30.10.2021 Starnberg - Halloween Rave
16.06.2023 Augsburg - The Journey of Harmony
01.07.2023 Augsburg - Hot & Sweaty
22.07.2023 Starnberg - Southside Connect Festival
07.10.2023 Tannheim - Twisted Alps
27.10.2023 Augsburg - The Journey of Harmony
23.08.2024 Augsburg - Garden of Taste