Techno

Forged in the pitch black recesses of underground Berlin, long-time conspirators Sawlin & Subjected have been making bold, distinct and largely faceless techno from the cloisters of their Vault Series home. Now comes the first in a two-part EP for Electric Deluxe, titled ‘Foreign Awake’, a much broodier spacy homage than we’ve yet heard from the pair.

Shying away from usual PR and biographies, Sawlin, Subjected and their third Vault Series member Mørbeck have been making names for themselves on the weight of their music alone. Raw, industrial hues, distortion and chest-caving basslines are some of the tropes that have coloured their anonymous ascension to date. While Sawlin has strayed a little from the Vault camp, Subjected has yet to release elsewhere. Until now. In April Subjected released his debut LP, ‘Zero’, which channeled his and the label’s respected tough and concept-free aesthetic into a fully functioning full length. But for Electric Deluxe they’ve served up something all together different.

Swapping their usual gung-ho floor artillery for swirling atmospheric vistas, subtle tones and cavernous empty spaces, ‘Foreign Awake pt.1’ sees Sawlin & Subjected paint chilling, post-apocalypse landscapes in three parts. Deep, dark and dangerously hypnotic, this is Sawlin & Subjected at their most compelling.

EDLX.033 Sawlin & Subjected -  Texture 3

<p>MB Elektronics unleashed a massive box set of seven tracks and with this release MB celebrates ADE festival. Marco Bailey the chief of this exquisite line up, leading with his majestic way while Simone Tavazzi, Rafa Barrios, Dany Rodriguez, Drumcomplex, Roel Salemink, Davy Dee and Kiko are making something unique with this complilation. It&#8217;s a pick of 7 genuinely sought of techno anthems. Gritty basslines, twisted effects and rolling drums this compilation is all about. Overall this is a solid release by MB Elektronics featuring some great productions that are cutting the edge.</p>

Marco Bailey & Redhead - Chrome Bullet (Original Mix) [MB Elektronics]

This week on my Drumcode Radio Live show I have taken an hour from my show at Club Lehmann in Stuttgart. I have included tracks from Manic Brothers, Dustin Zahn, Gary Beck and more.

01. The Advent - Gamora [Cari Lekebusch remix] - H-Productions
02. Opencloud - Phoenix Sun [Pig & Dan remix] - Waveform recordings
03. Jerome Sydenham - Whitewater in Trackmode - Apotek
04. Dustin Zahn - Miss You - Drumcode
05. On Off - Braintrapped [Petter B stripped remix] - Onofficial
06. Mihai Popoviciu - Transitions "Bootleg Mix" - Bla Bla
07. Gary Beck - Cherub - Drumcode
08. Marcel Dettmann - Corebox [James Ruskin Blueprint Mix] - Marcel Dettmann Records
09. Spiros Kaloumenos - That Awkward Moment - Focus
10. Gary Beck - Marrow - Drumcode
11. Manic Brothers - Voices - Drumcode
12. Sian - Chicken Donut - Promo
13. Par Grindvik - Dim The Light - Sinister
14. Petter B - Belgian green [Mix 2] - Promo
15. Mark Morris - Call style [Raffaele Attanasio remix] - Ketra
16. Tim Wolff - Stage Manager - Dynamic Reflection
17. Nick Bowman - Cynical Mind [Ray Kajioka remix] - Organism

Techno

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