Hard Groove 2024

AAA Best New Techno (R/D/H): December 2024

hardwax techno (updated daily) - 9

Hanegi

A2 Where Is The Exit

While Scalameriya's first album, Hubris (2016) on Genesa Records, was an exploration of what he considered "uncharted territory" at that time, Aeon Core (2022) on Perc Trax, on the other hand, was a process of cataloguing the various techno influences from his teenage years, seen through the lens of his modern, unmistakable style.
The next chapter of Scalameriya's turbulent saga in electronic music is Kornukopiya (2024), the manifesto of a mad scientist, a depiction Nikola resisted for years that ultimately became an embraced part of his persona as he finally takes on the lab coat of a genre-defying artist he was bound to become.
His documented, unwavering discipline has transformed into nothing less than rituals that are performed daily, securing him the grace of the muse as a result.
With Kornukopiya, Scalameriya ventures beyond the ordinary and dashes to the forefront of avant-garde club music, evading the shackles of conventional techno yet again while he effortlessly showcases his limitless hyperphantasia across 25 tracks, each as relentless and articulate as the other, making this album an auditory opulence for listeners eager to experience more than just a simple interaction between an effective kick and a random blip.
Always remaining conceptual, worshiping the idea and imagination as sacred phenomena, this time he consolidates the ever-recurring motifs of sci-fi, danger, and weight in his music with the mystical, bringing forth coherent displays of sound that, collectively as an album, emit an uncanny fusion of mechanical ferocity and ethereal enchantment.
At the moment, Kornukopiya can be considered Scalameriya's "magnum opus", but with his merciless pursuit of the apex of sound design, this statement will likely be rendered obsolete in the blink of an eye.

Artist: Scalameriya
Release-Name: Kornukopiya
Catalogue: V+1007V
Release-Date: 13.09.2024.
Series: V
Format: Vinyl + Digital
Track-List:

//Digital (Full album)//

01 Final Form Manifesto
02 Aether Responds
03 Non-Euclidean Paradigm
04 Aural Engram
05 Scarlet Acolytes
06 Phantom Engine Cottontail
07 Interdisciplinary Process
08 Stay Away From The Mirror
09 H1V3
10 Kornukopiya
11 Graviton#9
12 Instinctual Dread
13 Apex Protocol
14 Nyx-E's Howling Ramen
15 Retrocausal Maelstrom
16 Menagerie Of Paradoxes
17 GX.05-T
18 Apparatus Bizarre
19 Vitrified Structures
20 Purple, Talk To Me
21 Resurrection Pod
22 Anomaliya
23 Monolithum Divitiarum
24 Peeker's Advantage
25 Tomorrow Isn't Promised

//Vinyl sampler//

A1 Phantom Engine Cottontail
A2 Aural Engram
B1 H1V3
B2 Graviton#9

//2x12" LTD Lathe-cuts//

A1 Aether Responds
A2 Final Form Manifesto
B1 Kornukopiya
B2 Non-Euclidean Paradigm
C1 Vitrified Structures
C2 Apex Protocol
D1 Nyx-E's Howling Ramen
D2 Apparatus Bizarre

Written and produced by Nikola Grebovic
Mastered by Nikola Grebovic
Sampler-cut by Simon at The Exchange
Lathe-cuts by Thanos Hana
Graphic design by VOID+1
Distributed by Triple Vision
2024 Void+1 Recordings

V+1007V 13 Scalameriya - Apex Protocol

V+1007V 15 Scalameriya - Retrocausal Maelstrom

V+1007V 14 Scalameriya - Nyx-E's Howling Ramen

V+1007V 19 Scalameriya - Vitrified Structures

V+1007V 16 Scalameriya - Menagerie Of Paradoxes

Night Trip

Night Trip (Original Mix)

Support the label, buy it here: https://ketrobinsonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kr059

Artist: Obscur
Title: KR059
Label: KR Records
Catalogue: KR059
Format: Digital
Genre: Electronic
Style: #Techno
Release date: December 16th, 2024

Follow #KRRecords here:
https://www.instagram.com/ketrobinsonrecords
https://on.soundcloud.com/VTEtc2oyVkyuYxuf8
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0L9FlLz3cIV38c0RU0WhMu

Tracklist:
01- Obscur - Back And Forth
02- Obscur - Black Sheep
03- Obscur - Hopelessly Lost
04- Obscur - Bad Communication
05- Obscur - Confront Yourself
06- Obscur - Red Alert
07- Obscur - Though To Say

GTG Premiere | Obscur - Back And Forth [KR059]

Buy link: https://smilesessions.bandcamp.com/album/smile-sessions-007-various-artists-workout-sessions-vol-2

Release Name: Workout Sessions Vol. 2
Track Title: Breeze
Artist: ANNĒ
Label: Smile Sessions
Catalog: SMILE007
Release Date: 06/12/2024
Format: Vinyl, Digital
Mastering: Conor Dalton
Artwork: PG Pasquet
Tracklist:
A1. ANNĒ - Breeze
A2. BENZA - Back2
A3. STIPP & Alec Dienaar - Ciara
B1. Hyden - +10 Agility
B2. JKS & Lacchesi - L'Orologio
B3. Grace Dahl - What's Up Wit Dat
C1. Regent - Back 2 Basics
C2. Mezer The Architect - Be A Hoe
C3. Julian Muller & Askkin - Viper Mushrooms
D1. Sicion - Abstract Projection
D2. The Scan - X-BURN
D3. D.E.S. - Ikigai

ANNĒ
https://soundcloud.com/annemusicofficial
https://www.instagram.com/anne__gr_/

Smile Sessions
https://soundcloud.com/jksmusic
https://www.instagram.com/jksvds/
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RAW
Website: https://raw-people.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/rawppl
Bandcamp: https://rawppl.bandcamp.com
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rawppl
Facebook: https://facebook.com/rawppl
Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/RAWppl
Spotify: https://spotify.link/KdBmfeIJdDb
Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/label/raw/89186
Telegram: https://t.me/rawpplaA

Buy link

Premiere: ANNĒ - Breeze [SMILE007]

Support here: https://slam.fanlink.tv/FlickerEP
Slam - Flicker EP [SOMA677D]

1. Flicker
2. Volitant
3. Aggregation

Soma label heads Slam, close out the year with a superbly crafted EP, showcasing their hypnotic & direct driving sound on the Flicker EP.

This latest release encompasses various disciplines and strips things down to a pure and introspective heads down dance floor vision.

Title track 'Flicker' has all that usual Slam drive and attitude as rolling drums and sharp percussion are bolstered with a pulsing, warping synth hook. 'Volitant' delves deep as subaquatic atmospheres and tones are processed perfectly, delivering a backdrop of hypnotism. 'Aggregation' strikes the final blow in this latest Slam release as driving and distorted synths sweep across a dynamic and vigorous track.

Mastered by Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering

Follow Slam:
Soundcloud: @slam_djs
Instagram: www.instagram.com/slam_djs/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SLAM.soma

Follow Soma:
Soundcloud: @soma
Instagram: www.instagram.com/somarecords/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SomaRecords/
Twitter: twitter.com/SomaRecords
Spotify: open.spotify.com/user/somarecords
Bandcamp: soma-records.bandcamp.com/

Flicker EP

Flicker

Slam - Flicker [SOMA677D]

https://lnk.to/CLR122

CLR welcomes back DEAS for the ‘Maniac’ EP. DEAS returns to Chris Liebing’s label for the fifth time this November.

Poland’s DEAS kicks off his ‘Maniac’ two-tracker on CLR with title track ‘Maniac’, featuring deep, sub-heavy rhythms accompanied by techno stabs that dart playfully over its groove. Leaving the cover of the smoke machines then comes ‘Bunker’, another monstrous warehouse track with a front-loaded low-end shot-through with hefty synth hits.

Planet Rhythm, Arts, and ara artist DEAS has long been a staple on CLR, first appearing on the label in 2021 with the ‘Command’ EP. He’s since dropped three more releases on Chris Liebing’s imprint, the latest being his 2023 ‘Fear’ EP, which won support from the likes of Dave Clarke, Dubfire, Bloody Mary, Amanda Mussi & many more.

Founded by influential techno lynchpin Chris Liebing in 1999 and reemerging in 2021 after a five-year hiatus, Create Learn Repeat (CLR) has hosted a range of artists like Shlomi Aber, Drumcell, Truncate and more while also focussing on developing newer acts in the scene such as B. Riley, The Southern, and Klint.

https://clrofficial.bandcamp.com/

Maniac EP

Maniac

New Territories

Chop Saw

On Big House Resonance, Fergus Sweetland strikes a natural balance between rhythmic complexity and atmospheric warmth. The closing track, a collaboration with Nørbak, rounds out the EP with added texture and depth.

Tracklist:
1.Fergus Sweetland - Big House Resonance
2.Fergus Sweetland - Regular Chicken Sandwich
3.Fergus Sweetland & Nørbak - Bob's Your Uncle

Written, mixed and produced by Fergus Sweetland
Mastered by João Rodrigues at Tema Mastering
Artwork by João Frederico
Released by NRBK, Portugal
Release Date Digital: 20th of December, 2024
Catalog Reference: NRBK005
Format: Digital

Fergus Sweetland - Big House Resonance EP | NRBK005 | Previews

Driving and hypnotic cuts by Xris Vavrzhina on TH series. Limited Black, 180grams vinyl lathe cut. 30 copies, numbered.

mastering by Paul Mac @ Hardgroove Mastering
cutting by Thanos Hana

TH 10

Bandcamp

A1 - Xris Vavrzhina - Suspicious (TH10)

Support here: https://vaultrecords.bandcamp.com/album/origami-ep

Origami EP

Funny, Not Really

Quelza - Funny, Not Really [VAULTREC005]

Outlander aka Marcos Salon is a name that should ring a bell with any discerning house and techno lover. Figurehead of the glory days of R&S, creator of ‘The Vamp’, which sounds just as fresh today as it did upon release 26 years ago, and allround studio wizard involved in such diverse projects as Liasons-D, In-D, TZ, Telepaticos and the man behind the mastering of cutting edge house label We Play House Recordings. Marcos has never stopped being busy with music, and recently he decided to bring his Outlander sounds back on stage with a killer live set consisting of a bunch of his gems from the last 25 years. Energetic, raving, musical and utterly danceable, the Outlander live is just what you need to get the dancefloor into a state of raving bliss. A revival of things past? As far as Marcos is concerned the spirit of the oldskool has never left!

A2 Where Is The Exit

Marcos Salon "Outlander"