techno soft for cyrulik #2

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Recondite - Clouded

James Ruskin - Into A Circle

Par Grindvik - Do Us Part - Drumcode

With the sound of Drumcode’s 15 Year anniversary still ringing in the ears of those who attended one of the labels special tour events or bought the commemorative compilation, Adam Beyer’s seminal Techno label dusts down the bunting and rolls out the party banners once again this month to celebrate the labels landmark 100th release. With such longevity being a mark of the consistency that has come to define Drumcode’s output over the years, it is highly appropriate that this milestone occasion be marked by releasing two new Adam Beyer tracks, The Color Out Of Space and Lovecraft, a collaboration with Ida Engberg, that follows up her Blue Yonder EP from September 2011

Drumcode mark their landmark 100th release with a two-track EP that comes directly from the heart of the label’s operation. Just as with the label’s first release sixteen years ago, Adam Beyer positions himself at the controls, unleashing the shimmering ‘The Color Out Of Space’ with its euphoric melody riding on the back of nagging chords and booming kick. A product of Beyer’s studio collaboration with Ida Engberg, ‘Lovecraft’ takes its place on the b-side, cutting a trippy journey through distinctive chord patterns and undulating melodies that bounce around in the mix, underpinned by a heads-down groove. 

DC100 - Adam Beyer & Ida Engberg - Lovecraft - Drumcode

Function and Ed Davenport (Inland) team up to deliver a two-track 12 of synth techno. 

Released by:
New York

Release date:
16 June 2014


Function & Inland - Rhyl

Jeroen Search - Shackle

Sleeparchive - White Angel Breadline


Release date (3LP, cd & digital format): 3rd of November

TRACKLIST
1. Ø [Phase] - Insectoid
2. Lucy - Sana Sana Sana Cura Cura Cura
3. Ctrls - x.y
4. Rødhåd - Haumea
5. Planetary Assault Systems - The 808 Track (Parts 1 and 2)
6. James Ruskin - No Trace
7. Surgeon - Fixed Action Pattern
8. Inigo Kennedy - Arcing
9. Karenn - Pace Yourself

INFO
It was early 2007 when Inigo Kennedy inaugurated Token. Since that Identify Yourself 12” the Belgian label has gone from strength to strength, integrating both Kennedy and Ashley Burchett, aka Ø [Phase], into becoming integral cogs in the Token machine. In between releases by Grovskopa, Oscar Mulero and Go Hiyama, both Ø [Phase] and Inigo Kennedy dominated Token’s output, but it wasn’t until Burchett’s watershed Binary Opposition that Token received the shower of praise it deserved. Following this, label founder Kr!z issued three remix 12”s of that release which, including Token regulars, took in a profound cast of producers to reprocess “Binary Opposition” by the way of Sigha, Peter Van Hoesen, Planetary Assault Systems and Ben Klock. It was here Token stamped their authority on contemporary techno.

Since then Token has grown exponentially, bringing into their fold artists like Xhin, Mark Broom and Rødhåd, while Ctrls, formally one half of Northern Structures, has seen his solo career flourish on Token with the release of five records to date, and he joins Inigo Kennedy and Ø [Phase] as a label stalwart. Additionally this year, Orphx and Ancient Methods debuted their relentless Eschaton collaboration on Token, and Christian Wünsch’s Spherical Coordinates dalliance with Oscar Mulero has gained even more momentum with a second release called Kinematics Equations. Now, seven years after that debut Kennedy record, Token present Aphelion, a nine-track CD and triple vinyl grandstand of new and exclusive material from label regulars and like-minded artists whom Token founder Kr!z specifically commissioned for this milestone release.

The penultimate record before Aphelion was a second Token 12” by Rødhåd, another artist adding to the cultivation of the label’s sound and roster, and for this compilation the Berliner supplies his cosmically inspired “Haumea”. Joining the Dystopian founder on Aphelion are three of the UK’s most influential techno artists: Surgeon, James Ruskin and Luke Slater under his Planetary Assault Systems alias who provide Token with solo material for the first time after previously appearing on the imprint in remix form. Entirely new names to grace the label via Aphelion include Stroboscopic Artefacts founder Lucy, and Blawan and Pariah's Karenn project, while label faithfuls Inigo Kennedy,  Ø [Phase] and Ctrls naturally commit three Token defining productions.

Casting one’s eye over Token’s back catalogue and it’s clear to see the label is a staunch advocate of absolute techno, remaining steadfast in issuing quality material that remains true to classic strands of the genre regardless of its popularity flux. In that respect, Aphelion - a word used to describe the point in orbit when a planet or comet is farthest from the sun - provides a simple analogy that the magnetic force of Token, unfazed by the shadows cast by popular opinion, will proudly shine light on their artists and given styles. 

“We started in an era where our genre was very unpopular,” Kr!z explains. “And in the end that seemed a big advantage for us, because when everyone was giving up, we started our mission.” Regularly hosting label nights in prominent clubs around the world, Token has become a label supported by a wide-ranging body of artists like Âme and Ben Klock to Efdemin, Truss and Ancient Methods. With the label now branching out into album and compilation territory, Token’s duty to techno may not yet be accomplished, but it’s been a job well done.

www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords

Aphelion

Ø [Phase] - Insectoid

Music is soul food for retro-minded Locomatica boys either when consuming it or expressing themselves throughout their tracks. This kind of extended EP is perfect environment for them to show their full techno profile which is proudly influenced by the legends of the '90s including Legowelt and Vince Watson who are special guests on this "ready to shine" EP.


Ben Sims - Tempest is my fave here, will drop. Thx!
Luke Slater – Tempest (Original Mix). Thanks!
Jonas Kopp - Great release , thanks. 
DVS1 - Tempest original.
Truncate - Tempest reminds me alot of Ignacio - Virton... but still nice! Thanks! 
Paul Mac - Vince's Bassline Dub is the one for me here but a really strong package of tracks will be playing at least 3 of them for sure! 
DJ Hyperactive - Tempest and Pylon og mixes feelin em...! 
Ø[Phase] - Sound great. Will road test. Thanks
Alan Fitzpatrick - Massive selection, love it. 
Vince Watson - Lovely Lego remix there :)
Guy J - Vince Watson Remix is ace like always, thnx.
Pig & Dan - Super cool release always good stuff from Locomatica.
Roberto - Great release! My favs are Tempest and Laborum. Thank you!
Bleak - Great release! Very into the originals Tempest and Pylon! Mental!

Locomatica - Tempest

Recondite - Levo

After teaming up with Sawlin to deliver a series of spacy “Texture” works, dubbed ‘Foreign Awake Pt.1 & Pt.2’, Subjected returns to Electric Deluxe this time in searing solo guise. Known for his thundering, no-holds-barred basement style, which until ‘Foreign Awake’ was kept purely to his cloistered Vault Series outlet, with ‘Dolor’ we see the industrial edges polished smooth in this rotund and rolling three-track EP. “Krupp” opens in typical rumbling Vault fashion that builds into a gargled mechanical reprieve and back again. On the B-side, “Dolor” applies Subjected’s rusted signature to a groovy subzero bassline and blue-note melody, the EP’s duly crowned peak-time lead. “Wute” then
concludes with the sort of venomous hypnotism followers of Electric Deluxe should be familiar with by now, albeit this one has a more scuffed and tarnished appeal. Then for the digital fans, “Zopiklona” presents a slightly cleaner, bleepy bonus track with one killer charged drum crescendo.

Subjected - Krupp 5

This track is a deep journey into what techno can be at it's best. Deep,hypnotic,atmospheric is what can define this wonderful piece of work.

Octual - Varii

Cocoon 125 - Fauntleroy - Everything (Len Faki Remix)

LAD025 - Steve Rachmad - Parallel Shopping
Get it here: http://btprt.dj/1NyExZC

For this next release, Life and Death brings Dutch techno hero Steve Rachmad into the fold for a little fable of consumerism gone sideways. 

In a shopping mall of singing machines a revolution is brewing. Where instead of you going shopping for them, the machines slowly rise up, collect themselves together and decide to go shopping for you. In Parallel Shopping we can hear the sounds of the machines organizing themselves out of their slumber as they slowly begin their bizarre free market march to gather their forces and prepare to stock up on you. 

Flipping over to the next side the story continues with Out In The Open (edit). Their plans having been revealed to the masses, the machines have no other option but to launch a full scale attack. Under the cover of night the machines rally their forces as soft synths sing their rhetoric into the night while the crash of metal and booming basses foreshadow the likely winner of this sortie.. 

Artist: Steve Rachmad
Title: Parallel Shopping
Format: Digital & 12”
Digital Release Date: 11.09.2015
Physical Release Date: 23.10.2015


Tracklisting Digital & 12”:

A1. Out In The Open (edit)
B1. Parallel Shopping 
	             
All tracks created by Steve Rachmad. 

LAD025 Steve Rachmad - Parallel Shopping

Dj Hells Version of "Der Klang der Familie".

Dj Hell - The Disaster

Turbo Recordings presents a stellar new EP from emerging UK producer joeFarr, the latest addition to the label's New Jack Techno stable.

The gamut of Turbo releases can range from big-name big-deals to cult favorites to relative unknowns. The past year has seen the label delve more deeply into the latter category, scouting new talent and signing material entirely on the basis of the music, rather than preconception, hype or cronyism. With this release from young UK producer joeFarr, the label continues to expand its burgeoning New Jack Techno roster, which has been embraced by everyone from superstar DJs to highbrow tastemakers like Resident Advisor.

The title track's moody synth intro gives way to bleeped-out party vibes, riding an insistent  groove that strikes a balance between loopy mania and techno intensity. Meanwhile, "FE CR" welds clanging percussion to dark atmospherics and a relentless distorted acid line. Finally, "You Got Some Front" is an industrial-tinged banger that crosses the line into glowstick-eating rave madness.

"On Further Inspection" is yet another example of the wealth of undiscovered talents out there, just waiting to be uncovered and discovered. And we will be their Father Figures, till the end of time.

On Further Inspection

JoeFarr - You Got Some Front

Mathew Jonson - Marionette

In the last few years German producer Markus Suckut has built quite a following, thanks to his distinctive, raw and reduced modern techno sound. After several singles on the label, Markus now announces his debut full length, ‘DNA’, on Figure.

Rather prolific with his output of 12’’s and remixes, Suckut’s previous releases on Figure stood out, with tracks like ‘Hunt’ on Figure SPC M really developing his command of intensely focused and powerful kick drums. A true follower and advocate of the more refined side of club techno, he has recently set up his own SCKT label, and travels more and more as a DJ.

‘DNA’ now goes even further in making a statement on his sound. There’s something of the classic German minimal techno lifeblood flowing through this album, and over 11 tracks (8 on the the double vinyl release) we are guided through very precise, tense and effective exercises in basement techno minimalism.

From the moody synths of ‘Path’, a fitting intro to the album, we are then dropped head-first into ‘Dissociation’ where only a handful of elements resting on a weighty kick drum build a certain sci-fi tension. This tension is maintained over the course of the whole album.

Heading into more trippy zones, ‘Dust’ and the acidic jack of ‘Rigid’ both demonstrate Suckut’s skills at telling a story with a very strict economy of elements. As paranoid tension establishes itself as a major theme further still, ‘Shatter’ unfolds in a dreamy, if not rather apocalyptic dub track of the highest order.

‘Doomed’ presents a brief respite from the tunneling bass frequencies, as serene synths float across a smokey backdrop, but then it’s back to business as ‘Stranger’ takes us deeper into the fog with its tripping beauty.

The more aggressive thump of ‘Vibrant’, with its urgent synth voices and dramatic arrangement are pure Suckut - taught, carefully executed and intoxicating on the dancefloor. We are then guided into a more heady, psychedelic mood with ‘Remains’, before the true dub of ‘Places’ eases us down, working glorious space between the groove. Finally the last stand arrives in the form of ‘Mirage’, where an undulating acid line and freakishly- timed percussion shake and rattle around a wonderfully submerged throb.

Markus Suckut shows us his true colours and talents with ‘DNA’ - a very focused, mature and honest portrayal of his take on techno for 2013 and beyond.

Markus Suckut - Mirage

Release date (vinyl & digital): 8th of July

After deeper excursions on January’s grand ‘Cathedral’, Inigo now strikes back with a monumental new 2 tracker.
Both tracks emerged from the same studio session and definitely complement each other.
While the pounding drums are omnipresent on this release, ‘Emitter’ leaves us euphoric, while ‘Collector’ is less explosive, more persistent.

I.K. at his best.

TRACKLIST
A. Emitter
B. Collector

www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords 


techno soft for cyrulik #2

Majzer Mayser