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Julian Jeweil returns with a generous five-track EP continuing his stellar 2017. 

Following on from his ‘Rolling’ EP that dropped in January and featured the outstanding ‘Blue’, an early contender for one of the strongest tracks of the year, Julian Jeweil drops the crisp intergalactic techno trip ‘Space’

The EP begins in stunning fashion with title track ‘Space’, driven by stirring vocal effects that build up tremendously, later giving way to a punchy acid-laced climax. ‘South’ follows, a low-end tour de force. ‘Answer’ is already familiar to fans after it featured on DCR368 Live from Loveland and the track is a rousing peak-time weapon propelled by subterranean stabs. ‘Encke’ is deliciously mind-bending, led by heavy bass and distorted effects, before ‘Module’ follows providing a groovier, but no less powerful contrast.

Julian Jeweil - Module - Drumcode - DC179

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Balthazar & JackRock - Splash (TEUTON Edit) [Suara]

Hello ! Here is my last edit of the massive track "Rave" from Sam Paganini
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FREE DOWNLOAD : Believe In Rave ( BLANC Edit )- Sam Paganini, Fierce Rulling Diva

Balthazar & JackRock - Immutable [Suara]

Support from Adam Beyer, Charlotte De Witte, UMEK, Victor Ruiz, Pan-Pot, Wehbba, Monika Kruse, Christian Smith....

When Belgium’s Bonzai Records released Cherrymoon Trax I “The House Of House” in 1994 it was like nothing I had ever heard before. It is a masterpiece that captures the energy and euphoria of rave culture from the mid 90s in such an iconic way. I picked this track out of my record collection a few months ago and felt compelled to create a tribute to this groundbreaking work. My respect to the original producers Yves Deruyter; Alex Stephenson; Frederico Santini and Franky Kloeck. (Thomas Schumacher)

Cherrymoon Trax - The House Of House (Thomas Schumacher Remix)

Beatport/Spotify/Vinyl

A testament to the growth of Adam Beyer’s scene-leading label, Drumcode annual A-Sides Vol.8 is the brand’s biggest yet.

The 25-track strong compilation features standout cuts Beyer has received over the last 12 months, but been unable to find room for in Drumcode’s regular release schedule, such is the volume and high standard of music that’s submitted.

The highlight-rich compilation includes Jamie Jones & Darius Syrossian’s buzzy Drumcode debut ‘Eyes of the Night’, Nicole Moudaber’s first DC release in 5 years with the mesmerizing ‘This Is Us’, Will Clarke’s bass-drenched re-work of Adam Beyer & Bart Skils ‘Your Mind’ and Joey Beltram’s first Drumcode release in 11 years with the retro-tinged ‘Can You Feel It’. 

The beloved Alan Fitzpatrick returns to the fold with the searing ‘Heiße Rakete’, alongside label mainstays Layton Giordani, who drops the stirring chord-driven ‘Chrome’ and Wehbba with ‘Mantra’, combining techno classicism with future-focused groove.

There’s a troupe of debutants donning the Drumcode jersey for the first time, including BEC, Shelley Johannson, Anthony Castaldo, Avision, Zimmz, Woo York, SAMA (in a terrific collaboration with Secret Cinema) and Ilija Djokovic, who delivers a shimmering highlight with ‘Aura’, a particular favourite of Beyer’s over the last year. Raxon also debuts on the label after a couple of quality additions to the Truesoul back catalogue.

Exciting young guns Weska and Juliet Fox bring heat to the compilation, while Veerus and Timmo follow up strong DC releases with a repeat dose. Elsewhere faithful contributors Ramon Tapia, Jay Lumen, Luca Agnelli, Marco Bailey and Mark Reeve craft powerful dancefloor weapons.

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Luca Agnelli — Apollo — A-Sides Vol. 8 — Drumcode — DC211

Another Twist

This Is How We Do (Original Mix)

Weska - EQ64

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PREMIERE: Ensall - Bright Lights, City Life

A firm Drumcode favourite, Mark Reeve is back with his latest techno opus.

Weaving his vitalising, biting techno through the seminal imprint since 2012, Reeve has since become a permanent fixture within Adam Beyer’s camp. He saw demand for his knockout ‘Run Back’ EP being matched and surpassed by his ‘Far Away’ EP, which bagged the number one spot on Beatport’s techno chart. Staunch DC fans will also be familiar with Reeve’s output on the label’s A-Sides compilation series, and clubbers hot on the tails of Drumcode events will have caught him centre stage across a string of showcases, including the inaugural Drumcode Festival.

Reeve’s music invariably endorses an arresting sonic aesthetic, with intense melodies often driving in those eye-closing moments. The title track ‘Distance’ is an atmospheric opening gambit set to sonically massage the senses with uplifting pads and a radiant melody. ‘Serum’, a track recently road-tested by Beyer at a special event in collaboration with Cercle, soars and captivates as it progresses with a low-end rumble and intricate keys. ‘Fix Me’ is a vigorous techno workout that’s intent on energising a clubroom rammed with sweat-soaked dancers. Closing off the EP, ‘Filmwave’ rides a killer groove into a pit of punchy, powerful kicks.

Distance EP

Mark Reeve — Distance — Drumcode — DC219

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Picking up where 2018's debut album left off, Pleasurekraft continue their foray into the Cosmic Techno sub-genre they ushered into the dance music lexicon, with their new LP "Love in the Age of Machines."
Arriving exclusively on Spotify initially on April 10, with other streaming platforms to follow a week later, Pleasurekraft had one of  the biggest tracks last year on Drumcode with their remix for Adam Beyer's 'Space Date,' always bring forward thinking grooves embellished with astral melodies and spaced out synths that make for emotional as well as physical experiences. 
"Love in the Age of Machines" is in no short supply of the sonic signatures the production duo have become known for, and there is a clear maturation at work here.  The album's non-techno tracks showcase an artistry rarely seen in conventional dance music and techno in particular. From the gritty dystopian future that establishes the album's themes at the onset in "Last Sapien", to the dark, rainy, urban-lit textures that form the spine of "Nostalgic for the Future", there is a sense of impending self-wrought catastrophe, tempered with a sense of wonder of all that is, and all that could be if humanity somehow overcomes its hubris. 
Things get more intense and turbulent on "Panopticon (The Patron Saint of Global Surveillance)" [ft. Thomas Gandey] before the voyage to the edges of our galaxy continues on "I Sing the Body Electric" & "Main Sequence" which keep up the enthralling techno atmospheres with increasing pressure, before the tension is released with the cinematic grandeur of "Novacene." Two more hard hitting bangers in "At the Mountains of Madness" and "Primordial" then rebuild the all consuming techno mood before you're left adrift in the cosmos with the album's swan song "Requiem For the American Dream."
As Kaveh Soroush of Pleasurekraft puts it, "Without sounding too reductionist, humans are simply a bundle of biochemical algorithms with a few holes at either end, who mistake their sensory experiences as objective, and their sense of self as something concrete, when in fact science reveals to us with each new finding that our basic intuitions about reality and the world around us have not evolved much from our first ancestors, who just wanted to make sure not to get eaten for long enough to feed and procreate on the African savannah. While there are certainly wonders about the Cosmos we have discovered given our enlarged frontal lobes, and technologies that we've invented dating back to when the first tool was built thanks to an opposable thumb, we haven't been the best custodians of the only planet that can sustain us, and history makes it abundantly clear that our wisdom lags far behind the technological advancements we develop with each new day."

Despite the overtly pessimistic tone, ultimately there is a sense of potential change on the horizon. That perhaps a species which has come up with abstract ideas of love, justice, liberty, and created works of immense artistic and scientific beauty, might just find a way to correct course before it's too late. This sense of wonder is on full display on "The Occupant" and the potential seed for our enlightenment is planted in "Corpse Reviver Number 3", a track brimming with homages to the love of philosophy and its place in navigating a more examined life.  
Ultimately "Love in the Age of Machines" feels like a dystopian sci-fi soundtrack written for optimists who want to change humanity's looming fate.  While still firmly rooted in the techno genre, the album evokes themes and ideas that are universal to the human experience and our place in the Cosmos, and it is this aspect of the album that makes "Love in the Age of Machines" such a rewarding musical experience.  It's techno that is at once accessible and intelligent, a combination rarely heard in today's endless sea of dance music.

Love in the Age of Machines

Pleasurekraft - Hush (ft Amāl Gama)

Pleasurekraft - Last Sapien

Brazil has been a hotbed for techno for some time and finding new rising talent from there is no surprise. If you haven’t heard about Goiânia, here is Marcal representing the city that is in the heart of the country, rich in culture but also famous for its countryside vibes. 

With a raw approach to the craft and championed tracks on Sam Paganini's JAM and Ramon Tapia's Say What record label, Marcal's music is surely causing waves into the sea of techno, leaving now his mark on Liberta Records.

Zero Point

Marcal - Eigengrau

Weska - Catalyst

Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/track/overflow-original-mix/13675740

https://soundcloud.com/giovannicarozza | https://soundcloud.com/suara

Premiere: Giovanni Carozza - Overflow

Overflow EP

Giovanni Carozza, JNO - Need To Listen (Original Mix) Snippet

Giovanni Carozza - Andromeda (Original Mix) Snippet

Giovanni Carozza - Transitions (Original Mix) Snippet

Release date: 15th of June 2020

Tabulat discloses its highly anticipated sixth release delivered by Lukas Firtzer. This Belgian-based prodigy recently gained global traction with a feature on Amelie Lens’ Fabric Compilation. Needless to say Tabulat is thrilled to present Firtzer’s four-track ‘Vitalize EP’, containing two hard-hitting originals as well as two stellar remixes by Tabulat mainstays Klaps and Jeroen Meertens.

The EP kicks off with the title track: ‘Vitalize’. This offering withholds eerie and industrial buildups that build rigorous forms of suspense towards mind-bending climaxes. All these combined elements give this weapon a bona fide prime-time status.

Within ‘Rush Of Essence’, Lukas Firtzer showcases his unconditional love for the genuine 303 sound. Solid bass work paves the way for oscillating acid arpeggiators. Intensity and fury are the key elements that mercilessly unfold within the stomping climax.

After recent outlets on leading labels like Kraftek and Tronic, Klaps has put himself in the limelight of the contemporary scene. With impactful bass, raw percussion and sturdy drops, Klaps’ signature sound clearly comes through within his remix of the title track ‘Vitalize’.

Label head Jeroen Meertens went for an up-paced, psy-flecked reinterpretation of ‘Rush Of Essence’. Oscillating synths interact seamlessly with fast and rigid drum patterns throughout this take. Needless to say, this remix gives an extra dimension to an already outstanding EP.

Premiere: Lukas Firtzer - Rush Of Essence (Jeroen Meertens 'Edge Of Psy' Remix)

No Love Lost

Vinicius Honorio & Orion - Our Target

Mark Reeve - Closer (Beico Remix)

Dj | Producer | Remixer 

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Labels:
Drumcode, Afterlife, Cocoon Recordings, Second State, Soma, Intec, SubVision



Anyone serious about their techno will certainly have come across the name Mark Reeve. Moving to Germany from England 15 years ago in search of an inspirational scene that embraced his tough uncompromising sound. First discovered by Sven Väth Mark has since gone on to establish a reputation totally respected by his peers through groundbreaking productions on iconic labels such as Afterlife, Drumcode, Cocoon, Soma and many more. Fully established on the scene Mark has helped push electronic music forwards as a solo artist, while working with true heavyweights like Tale of Us, Adam Beyer and Pig&Dan 

Equally at home behind the decks and a mixer live as he is in the studio, Mark’s DJ sets have been been receiving fantastic feedback, with his talent and artistic vision taking listeners on a thrilling journey full of hard driving beats and intense melodies at dance floors around the globe such as Awakenings Gashouder, Space Ibiza, Fabrik Madrid or Rex Club. As an essential step in his evolution, Mark was to set up a record label in the form of the excellent SubVision. 

SubVision acts as a platform not only for Mark but for all kinds of true talent to keep pushing their underground sound onto dance floors worldwide. SubVision has been quietly growing and maturing in approach the encompasses Mark’s values as a DJ and Producer, offering a forward thinking selection of all new cutting edge music with a focus on breaking new artists alongside established names at the top of their game.

Mark is one of those people that wears his heart on his sleeve. A true craftsman you can feel that rawness and emotion in his music which is filled with a vision, true passion and intentional excitement.