The 15 Best Techno Tracks of February 2020

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Mia Dora - Sex Lines - Original Mix (CLIP)

Extrawelt -Premonition Of A Flashback

After 4 consecutive albums, seekers is back with a beautiful EP. 
4 jams fitting different phases of a set, all produced and recorded overseas

Artwork by @mona_bit_

https://seekers.net/release/skr007/

SKR007 _ Future Notions of an Endless Time

Drumcode starts 2020 with a sterling EP from genre hero Thomas Schumacher, his first on the label after a long association with Adam Beyer.

No ifs or buts, if you’re a techno fan, Thomas Schumacher holds a place in your heart. His 1997 classic ‘When I Rock’ still gets rinsed, he has a vast body of stellar work on his influential former label Spielzeug Schallplatten, including a release from Adam Beyer, and he continues to deliver pin-sharp productions via his Electric Ballroom imprint, including a scorching remix of ‘The House of House’, the 1994 classic from Cherry Moon Trax. The rework was first played by Beyer at Time Warp and has been a 2019 highlight.

He first contributed to Drumcode in 2018 with ‘The Unseen’, a stirring contribution to ‘A-Sides Vol.7’, setting up a maiden EP with ‘Crimson’. Beginning with the brilliant ‘Feist’, it’s a no-nonsense brain melter, as 303 arpeggios bloom and recede, creating a thrilling rhythmic intensity throughout. The title track ‘Crimson’ is crafted around two minutes of tension-building synths, before a beat finally appears and a rasping deep bassline commands the dancefloor. ‘Anker’ brings the rave with eagle-eye focus, unleashing a wall of fierce acid to round out the pack.
“Adam and I have both been producing and playing techno since the early ‘90s. I have deep respect for him as a person and artist. It’s an honour to have the opportunity to collaborate in this way.” – Thomas Schumacher

Crimson

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Thomas Schumacher — Crimson — Drumcode — DC217

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London based artist DYSART kicks off 2020 with a class new EP ‘No Acid’ on Kneaded Pains. After his third EP on Intec in 2019 and multiple Radio 1 support, it looks like 2020 could be the year for DYSART.

Keeping to his stripped back style, ‘No Acid’ is a lesson in less is more. Pounding 909 kicks pulverise as metallic percussions syncopate the rhythm. Dystopian vocals, clever drum work and eerie synths complete the sonic landscape resembling the kind of desolate terrain perfect for techno. 

On remix duties, rising star Frazi.er ups the tempo punctuating the tension with submarine radar bleeps and a skippy woodblock groove. Relentless and hypnotic. Finally, ‘Dark Metal’ sees overdriven kicks, warped clicks and percussions, and bleeps create the kind of dark energy that only peak time techno can make. Strong tribal drum work again sets this apart from the herd.

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DYSART - Dark Metal (KP55) [clip]

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Artist: The Southern
EP: Raw Culture
Label: EI8HT
Catalog No: EI8HT006
Release Date: 24/01/2020
Pre-order: https://fanlink.to/RawCultureEP

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The Southern - Raw Culture [EI8HT]

Whenever Erol Alkan sits in the studio, magic is always around the corner and 'Spectrum' proved to be one of his best original productions yet.

On remix duty then, it seemed only right that Erol enlisted one of the best in the business and Paul Woolford's Special Request alias never misses. 

While we're only a few weeks into 2020, we're already confident that this Kaleidoscopic Mix (one of two remixes on the EP) will remain one of our favourite edits of the year. It's deep, it's dreamy and oh does it bang.

Erol x Paul, well, that's just silly isn't it. 

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Spectrum (Special Request Mixes)

Premiere: Erol Alkan 'Spectrum' (Special Request Kaleidoscopic Mix)

ALX rolls into 2020 in style with his new two track Zuru EP on the Miami based label, Descend Records. The American mixes up deep, rumbling techno with high energy percussion and deft synths and showcases that here.
First up is Zuru, with mean bass rolling beneath haunted chords that unfold up top with a real sense of tension. There is an exotic lead synth line that also adds to the dark spell and keeps you locked. Prolon then keeps it deep with more minimal techno, sci-fi synths and shuffling perc that gets you in a state of trance. It is brilliantly atmospheric and involving and makes for a real ride.
This is another top EP from this quickly ascending producer.
Release Date: 03-02-2020
Artist: ALX
Label: @descendrecordsofc
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PREMIERE: ALX - Zuru (Original Mix) [Descend Records]

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@marcromboy returns to our KOMPAKT EXTRA series with STALKER / BEYOND.

Since we last saw him in 2018 on SPEICHER 103, Marc has kept plenty busy with a release on Bedrock, a collaboration with Stephan Bodzin, plus a series of releases with Petar Dundov on his own Systematic Recordings. Beyond Marc’s rigorous DJ touring schedule, he performed live in a Planetarium and ended the year with a highlight, performing live at Philharmonie Cologne together with violinist Miki Kekenj and the Takeover! Ensemble.

Marc appears to be looking back to the deep, twisted forms of techno that shaped his early years with this double header. STALKER clearly delivers a typical Detroit-ish 90’s grittiness and drive which resounded the dancefloors of the German rave scene of that era.

BEYOND is a deeper cut for those late-night dreamers who are into the sound of Carpenter. A growling synth and laser light synth mingle relentlessly until a delicate piano quickly realizes that IT’S THE place.

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Marc Romboy - Beyond

Four years after his standout Truesoul debut, Cristoph returns with a trio of peak-time weapons. 

Cristoph’s last contribution to Truesoul, ‘Genesis’ / ‘Exodus’, was a masterstroke of deft dancefloor dynamics, imbued with the right balance of polished low-end groove, licks of melody and pin-sharp drums that epitomised his high production standards. To many, both tracks stand as highlights in the imprint’s canon of releases. As such Adam Beyer remained in regular contact with the impressive UK artist, with a follow-up release in mind.

‘Consequence of Society Vol. X’ is his latest contribution and maintains the high bar set. ‘Sleepless Nights’ is driven by an emotive bassline melody and stirring orchestral break and is made for peak-time moments. A fact confirmed by Eric Prydz when he dropped it at Coachella last year during a rousing performance as Cirez D. ‘Starcourt’ is plucky and propulsive, its deep grooves injected with bags of energy thanks to a persistent synth riff that runs throughout. Like its 
predecessor, ‘Hawkins’ reinforces Cristoph’s love of Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ and navigates the EP home with uplifting arpeggios and crisp production techniques.

Cristoph — Sleepless Nights — Truesoul — TRUE12129

“The universe,
purity, simplicity and deceits,
profundity, solitude and hardness.
A brilliant yet dark setting.
A place of fleeting ephemeral encounters, real and intense nonetheless, where the forces sustaining it all are neither dark matter nor dark energy, but rather the outcome of the explosion of infinite ancestral love between the creation and its creator, in an era where one was still everything.
Gravity darkening is an astronomic phenomenon, in which the light emanating from a star is distorted to the eyes of the beholder. A bridge of playful mirrors between reality and its perception in a binary code world, where man can dream unconditionally when reflecting himself in the absence of light.

This album is an expression of the allegorical essence of my lived experience and its resulting analysis, projected into another timeline, parallel to ours”. — Specialivery

Specialivery - Convective Heat Transfer

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https://www.beatport.com/release/spaces-in-between/2859175

Qess feat Ursula Rucker - Spaces In Between incl. Rey&Kjavik Remix
February 28
mobilee224 - Qess feat. Ursula Rucker
Spaces In Between
Spaces In Between (Rey&Kjavik Remix)

You are listening to the debut of a new producer alias!
QESS partnered up with Ursula Rucker for a premiere on mobilee. We are not allowed to lift the secret behind Qess, but you might be familar with Ursula Rucker´s voice presenting the "Spaces In Between".

URSULA RUCKER
Ursula Rucker is a Philadelphia born poet, mother, activist and recording artist. She has been performing, recording and releasing works for over 20 years. Ursula has traveled and toured extensively, throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Africa…sharing her poetry…her heart and soul. She is dedicated to art as/for social change…and committed to freedom fighting, truth-telling and peace-(and a little trouble ;) making through her chosen art form. Ursula believes in taking her art as far as it can go…whether it be through teaching, activism, lecturing, conducting workshops, merging it with music and recording or rocking mics and stages.
To date, Ursula has released five solo albums (Supa Sista, Silver or Lead, ma’at mama, Ruckus Soundsysdom, SHE SAID)…as well as collaborated on over 100 songs, in a wide array of musical genres, with producers/artists from around the world (such as King Britt, Bahamadia, The Roots, 4 Hero, Jazzanova, Louie Vega, Incognito). Currently, Ursula is working on her 6th solo album, and planning her first book project...and always looking forward to making and sharing art with the people in as many ways as possible.

REY&KJAVIK
Rey&Kjavik became a mobilee mainstay in the past months with a busy release schedule providing a very own sound signature to the label.
With his interpretation of ´Spaces In Between´ he added another layer of spiritual sound fragments that he probably recorded himself during one of his adventurous trips to the hidden corners of our planet.

QESS
https://www.instagram.com/i_am_qess/
https://www.facebook.com/iamqess/

Rey&Kjavik
https://www.facebook.com/rkjvk/
https://www.instagram.com/rkjvk/

Ursula Rucker
https://www.facebook.com/ursularucker/

Spaces In Between

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EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE - QESS feat. Ursula Rucker - Spaces In Between

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https://www.beatport.com/release/no-one-knows/2830813

Since it‘s inception in 2017, Anja Schneider’s Sous Music label has been forging a path as the main home for the Berlin-based tastemaker's own productions as well as providing a home to works by artists from the current vanguard of house and techno. Most recent releases have contained contributions from Mella Dee,Fort Romeau, Madben and Markus Suckut, illustrating Schneider's continued passion for explorations within a diverse stylistic palette at the cutting edge of the scene.   

'Future State' continues the retro inspired theme as Schneider experiments with combinations of classic Detroit feels and raw warehouse vibes. The result is an explosion of personality as elegant chords weave a melancholic spell ahead of an eruption of unashamed euphoria.

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Premiere | Anja Schneider - Future State (Sous Music)

Exclusive Renato Cohen - Bismuth (Jennifer Cardini Remix) 

Brazilian artist Renato Cohen makes his PETS Recodings debut with his Lone Ranger EP, which comes with three original tracks and a rare remix of Correspondant and Dischi Autunno label-head Jennifer Cardini. The French Berliner took on remix for Bismuth and turns the track into an Indie/Disco anthem with a slightly deep touch, which takes it into an almost joyful direction – perfectly designed for a moment under the clear blue sky in summer. Cardini serves several influences with her remix approach without leaving her general disco-ish vibe, which not only characterizes her own music but also sets the tone of the music released on her two labels. However, Jennifer's remix for Bismuth sounds fresh if not to say refreshing and, aside from being a forwardly going piece of music, it contains a hopeful subconscious note, those deep chords, that offer the audience a moment of mental freedom, a moment without sorrow, a moment of beauty in a pad-landscape.

Renato Cohen's EP Lone Ranger will be released on PETS Recordings on March 27th, 2020.

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Bandcamp: https://petsrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/renato-cohen-lone-ranger-pets117
Beatport: www.beatport.com/release/lone-ranger/2889536

Artist & label information
Renato Cohen: www.facebook.com/DJ-Renato-Cohen-122756487793520 // @renato-cohen // www.instagram.com/renatoc
Jennifer Cardini: www.facebook.com/JenniferCardini // @jennifercardini // www.instagram.com/jennifercardini
PETS Recordings: www.facebook.com/petsrecordings // @pets_recordings // www.instagram.com/pets_recordings

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Renato Cohen - Lone Ranger (incl. Jennifer Cardini Remix)

Bismuth (Jennifer Cardini Remix)

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EXCLUSIVE: Renato Cohen - Bismuth (Jennifer Cardini Remix) [PETS Recordings]

Minilogue - The Leopard (Extrawelt Remix)
Release date: January 2007
Genre: Minimal

Minilogue - The Leopard (Extrawelt Remix)

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