Awakenings Festival 2015

Awakenings

Beuken,snoeien,maaien

Techno

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Acid Techno

awesome 2014-2015

there was always 2 remixes of this track you could hear all over the internet
i don't remember how i get this version, but it's most energetic of them all

Alloy Mental - Fire Fire Fire(Chris Liebing  [?III?] Remix)

Press text :

Release 34 is a meeting of minds and talent as two of our future faves join forces for the very first time on Herzblut. The French dream-team of Electric Rescue and Maxime Dangles present a new brace of techno gems on the Melomis EP. The release comes hot on the heels of Maxime's, Oralipse ep, which has been heating our floors since July and the pair demonstrate just why they are in such high demand with their exotic genre-crossing techno workouts. Melomis is pure fire. Simple and yet utterly devastating, it's staccato siren riff drills away, filtered and intensified before the earth-shattering drums power in. On the flip its groove all the way as Orlando uses power and poise to generating an impressive helping of funk by matching the the most delicate of bells with raw, weighty beats, bass and breakdown.

Electric Rescue & Maxime Dangles - Melomis (Herzblut Recordings)

release date (vinyl / cd / digital): 21st of October

“I've intended to do an album for a long while. The tracks draw upon ideas going back to various points over the last 12 years or so - some of the hooks I wrote years ago other bits are brand new. In some ways I wanted it to reflect a personal arc and the way I tend to do things  - never rushed”

‘Frames of Reference’ is the some 12 years in the making debut album from UK based techno producer Ø [Phase].

Best known by his work on the Belgium based Token Records his style ranges from gritty minimal techno to Detroit influenced material. His debut ‘Module Overload’ was released on London’s Lost/Cosmic records in 2000 and was followed by a string of productions for London's Surface/Inceptive Records and Ben Sims Ingoma imprint.

The move to Token came in 2007, he shortly after began DJing professionally and has since performed at parties across the globe whilst becoming a regular guest at Berlin’s techno Mecca, Berghain performing alongside esteemed peers and supporters such as Marcel Dettmann, Len Faki and Ben Klock. His continued works have seen constant support throughout the techno world and have featured in CD mixes by Robert Hood, Dave Clarke, François Kevorkian and Fumiya Tanaka amongst others. Alongside his production work Ø [Phase] is also a mastering engineer and on/off artwork designer. Starting out at London’s prestigious Sony Music/Whitfield Street Studios, he has cut records for numerous underground dance acts as well as working on projects for mainstream artists.

Now after a string of acclaimed releases on Token and a selection of remixes for the likes of Robert Hood, Mark Broom and Peter Van Hoesen comes Ø [Phase]’s debut long-player ‘Frames of Reference’. Opening with the brooding and building swirl of ‘Binary Opposition (Process 3)’ Ø [Phase] sets out his template of evolving, richly textured atmospheres underpinned by shards of dark and light. ‘The Bwiti Initiate’ revolves around a bouncing techno rhythm that could most certainly traverse the house/techno divide whilst ‘Distracted’ and ‘Misaligned’ are the kind of unadulterated, pummeling, cavernous techno tracks that have made Lost such a party institution.
Then we have tracks like the soft beating ‘Just Another Dance’ providing a lighter edge, embellished with warmth and strings and the thick, densely woven tapestry of ‘Shadow Caster’ which goes from experimental to dancefloor and back again with consummate ease. The off-kilter lilt of ‘Perplexed’ drags us further into the dark before keys and a hint of a melody draw us back upwards for air whilst the fat driving bass of ‘Dirtro II’ and funkier edged menace of ‘On The Edge’ show a virtuoso producer at the top of his game. The closing introspection of ‘Self Deceit’ wallows in subtle nuances before a mid section synth and string intervention pulls us back from the brink before finally descending into the void.


Tracklist: 

2LP 
A1. Binary Opposition (process 3)
A2. The Bwiti Initiate
B1. Distracted
B2. Dirtro II
C1. Misaligned
C2. Just Another Dance (album version)
D1. Shadow Caster
D2. Self Deceit

CD & Digital:
1. Binary Opposition (process 3)
2. The Bwiti Initiate
3. Distracted
4. Dirtro II
5. On The Edge
6. Perplexed
7. Misaligned
8. Just Another Dance (album version)
9. Shadow Caster
10. Self Deceit

www.facebook.com/ashleyphase
www.residentadvisor.net/dj/phase 
www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords 

Ø [Phase] - Shadow Caster

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VIDEOSET!

Awakenings Hardtechno Special 2013 NETHERLANDS

Taken from the Perc album 'The Power And The Glory' - out now.

http://perctrax.bandcamp.com/album/the-power-and-the-glory

Before Perc’s eagerly awaited second album ‘The Power And The Glory’ is released, Perc Trax is offering up this first glimpse of one of the album's key moments. ‘Take Your Body Off’ is the album’s most focused club track and has already been road-tested by Perc across Europe at gigs ranging from small basement clubs to 5,000 strong festival crowds. 

Built upon a foundation of stabbing kick drums, rolling triplet snare patterns and a wall of sub bass, the track is completed by the vocals of Dan Chandler of London noise rock outfit Dethscalator. The piercing, guttural vocals, more akin to the short sharp shock of a metal performance provide the kind of sonic jolt techno used to trade in, yet which is rarely heard these days. 

Buy at Bandcamp

Perc - Take Your Body Off (Perc Trax)

Paul Woolford - Erotic Discourse (Dense & Pika Remix)

Nicole has returned to Drumcode all guns blazing with her new ‘Bittersweet EP’. The A- side ‘I Know Where I’ve Been’, is a deep rolling techno machine that uses a constant building percussion loop that eventually explodes into some serious funky signature Moudaber techno! ‘Bittersweet’ is a techno belter that uses a hypnotic synth rhythm that will take the listener into another world. The repetitive claps induce a flurry of energy and excitement whilst supported by the crisp highs.

Nicole Moudaber - I Know Where I've Been - Drumcode - DC127

Another exclusive courtesy of mixmag.net

When you're talking about techno, few names have been innovating and evolving as much as Robert Hood. When he's not running things over at M-Plant, he can be found touring the festival circuit with his live show and releasing tonnes of fresh new material.

Today we concentrate on his more melodic alias and under the name Floorplan, Hood has released a stunning album showcasing a slightly different yet equally strong sound.

A new EP is set to drop featuring two re-edits of tracks that appeared on his Floorplan album 'Paradise'. 'Phobia' and 'Never Grow Old' have been given a special Re-Plant and we have the premiere of the latter.



Premiere: Floorplan 'Never Grow Old' (Re - Plant)

Wippenberg - Neurodancer

You can now buy 'Wicker & Steel' on cd and as a download at Bandcamp

http://perctrax.bandcamp.com/album/wicker-steel

James Holden (Border Community) ‘Your album has been excellent airport-headphones-paranoia music for me since I got it. Really excellent.
Luke Slater (Ostgut Ton) ‘Refreshingly original, great album Perc, Thanks!’
Lucy (Stroboscopic Artefacts) ‘That's what I want to hear from Perc. I think "Wicker & Steel" is without any doubt the peak of his musical career and in some way a very functional abstract of what Perc Trax represented for the underground music scene.’
Adam X (Traversable Wormhole/CLR) ‘Perc gets more play in my dj sets than any other artist over the last year. Definitely one of my favourite artists in the industrialized techno arena over the last two years. Keep em coming Ali!’
Oliver Ho (Pokerflat) ‘Amazing stuff. Really innovative music!’

7. Perc - London, we have you surrounded

Jeroen Search - The Future Is Ours

Out on Oct. 31 on vinyl and later on Digital! 

Irrational Behavior (Francois X Remix)|| AFFIN


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

Inigo Kennedy - Arcing

"Superb dark techno from the Spanish New Rhythmic Records. Joton managed to compile 4 straight up floor bangers for his 15th release. Limited edition on crystal clear transparent vinyl."

Scalameriya - Kneel! [NR015LTD]

Full stream of CD1 of the 'Slowly Exploding' compilations.

CD1 is 11 new tracks. CD2 is a 66 minute DJ mix by Perc. Released on 10th November on Perc Trax.

Truss - Brockweir

@daxj  will play at The Batofar (Paris - 22/11) for the @classicasfuck night: https://www.facebook.com/events/379739365524241/

Original post and download: http://www.seeksicksound.com/sss-podcast-137-dax-j-mix/

DOWNLOAD

SSS Podcast #137 : Dax J

JoeFarr - FTone (Truss Edit)

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

Gregor Tresher kicks off 2015 looking to break new soil with his first ever full release for John Digweed's Bedrock Records.   

Last year was as hectic as ever for the Gregor and he came into it on high from the success of his artist album Nightcolours and having closed out 2013 by releasing an astonishing Laurent Garnier remix of the title track, on his own imprint.   Time to relax a little maybe? Not a chance. January saw the remixed version of the album hit the stores and this was backed within a few weeks by 'Taurus', Gregor's enticing collaboration with Petar Dundov. The summer saw him remix the Chymera classic 'Shadowdancer' and he closed 2014 with the superb 'Midas / Disturber' double-header.   

Somewhat of a musical chameleon, Tresher is as at home creating deeper shades of house for the likes of Moon Harbour and Ovum as he is techno rhythms for Music Man, Cocoon and Drumcode.   With label boss Digweed a huge fan, Bedrock is yet another perfect fit for the German and he opens his account with the mighty, melodic and Kraken'esque 'Goliath' and the razor-sharp lightning bolt that is 'Stormblade'.

Gregor Tresher - Goliath (Bedrock)

Vinyl & Digital: https://struk-tur.bandcamp.com/album/rasza-vega-ep 
Stream: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YFF1pDHHDLs3GsPUtldWq?si=2kM0L9bgR3iPdqBzsABBxA

Rasza Vega

'Signs' will come fully equipped not only with a stunning video directed by Ry X and Constantin Demner, but an arsenal of remixes from Kalabrese, Rødhåd and Radioslave (who also turn in a mix from their other guise Matom) to be released on white label early March.

Howling -  Signs (Rødhåd Remix)

Bedlam - Мир (MIR) EP

A1 BUMERANG
A2 ESHELONKA (ECHELON)
B1 OBVALKA
B2 BETUSHNYE

Artwork by Andrea Ida

Bedlam - Мир (MIR) EP (barehands003)

Gary Beck - Hentzi - BEK023

12" vinyl out now
Digital - http://hyperurl.co/g99pqa

Part 1
Juno (UK) - bit.ly/1EucHVn
Phonica (UK) - bit.ly/1LGi6xB
Redeye (UK) - bit.ly/1AtihLL
Deejay (DE) - bit.ly/1GZoKLa
Decks (DE) - bit.ly/1ExKnkd
Clone (NL) - bit.ly/1J38IEw
Rush Hour (NL) - bit.ly/1LYfFWB
Techno-Import (FR) - bit.ly/1dHHQ1z
Freestyle (JP) - bit.ly/1FXxYNf

Part 2
Juno (UK) - bit.ly/1KjnSap
Phonica (UK) - bit.ly/1AJKDRO
Deejay (DE) - bit.ly/1PVZeuW
Clone (NL) - bit.ly/1JfnYzV
Rush Hour (NL) - bit.ly/1AGyBZK

Weekend Circuit, record label born out of London, England, is an artistic entity focussing primarily on releasing first-rate Techno since it’s inception in 2013. Starting from humble beginnings, the outfit have rapidly grown into one of the cities most important collectives. The inaugural release, helmed by Dax J, helped set the blueprint for a well-honed, forward-glancing sound that owes as much to London as it does to Berlin.

Previous releases have given artists a stand-alone platform upon which to extend their music to the masses, and now the label releases its first V/A series, Ground-Fault-Interrupt.

Artists such as Developer and Sleeparchive return to the imprint, this time joined by both veteran producers and newcomers alike. Yan Cook, Alderaan & P.E.A.R.L. also surface, giving this compilation a unique flavour and displaying a true understanding of the label’s direction.

Spread over 2 parts, the record’s eight tracks further showcase what the label has been become known for, a highly-focussed, well-contemplated brand with music to match. With tracks from the compilation already being played by artists such as Rodhad at this years Time Warp, Ben Sims and more, G-F-I offers future classics across the board.

Early support from Luke Slater, Ben Sims, Rodhad, Kr!z, DJ Deep, Randomer, Stanislav Tolkachev, Samuli Kemppi & Dustin Zahn.


Ground-Fault-Interrupt Vol. 1

Hidden

Yan Cook - Hidden (Weekend Circuit 007)

The Drumcode A-Sides compilation is quickly becoming synonymous within the techno world as a go to compilation for the hottest tracks that are deservedly A-side material in their own right. Each specific track has it own unique character that brings an outstanding and electrifying aspect to the compilation that as a whole makes it something extremely special. Mixing both highly experienced and new artists has helped to bring a new dimension to the compilation that makes it such a special array of tracks.

Enrico Sangiuliano & Secret Cinema - Trrbulence - Drumcode - DC142

B1 - AnD - Power Spectrum (Sleeparchive Remix)

0010x0010 is back with an all OG TB 303 EP."C20H25N3O" is a very unconventional Acid EP with different types of 303 riffs on mostly  heavy bassdrums.The title track's beautiful pad and TB 303 line take us on a trip so intense , that you even forget that this track doesn't have drums.

0010x0010 - INFJ

Back at our mammoth Stay True Scotland broadcast earlier this month, one track came real close to bringing The Caves' roof down during Nina Kraviz's powerhouse headline set. "I Wanna Go Bang" very nearly executed its titular statement – well, if the song was more about wrecking balls and less about...oh, never mind.

The vocals that stalk the track, so wholly devoid of humanity, rub up against razor-sharp claps and serious bounce in the subs. It's weighty warehouse techno of the highest order, set to devastate dark basements and big tents alike throughout the year. Simply put: Icelandic producer Bjarki has delivered a bomb.

Grip the physical via трип from July 15th onwards.

Bjarki "I Wanna Go Bang" - Boiler Room Debuts

Caustic Window - The Garden Of Linmiri (1993)

Public Energy - Three 'o Three

Out now on 12" vinyl and download http://perctrax.bandcamp.com/album/a-new-brutality

Luke Slater - 'Looking forward to test A New Brutality out on the dance floor - thanks :)'

Blawan - 'Before I Go is brilliant ! Cash 4 Gold also a mind melter. full support'

Lucy - 'Really can't tell how perfect this is. Will heavily play.'

Tommy Four Seven - 'Proper, nice one!'

Objekt - 'Oooft, yes Perc'

Xhin - 'Killer EP. Loving all four cuts.'

Truss 'Stunning EP. One of the best of the year so far. The Hardcore Gabber feel of the title track is doing it for me.'

Motor - 'Brutal & Beautiful'

The Hacker - 'I love "boy", dark & industrial, sounds like what Throbbing Gristle should sound like in 2012 !!'

Tiga - 'Dope'

Ambivalent - 'Boy is the one I'll play, but the whole direction that Perc is moving really takes me back to how I felt in the early 90s listening to the Birmingham isolationist stuff and how dark and industrial and aggro that stuff was. Ali's really dialed into that worldview and it's making some truly special stuff. Hats off.'

AnD - 'A New Brutality is sounding heavy! looking forward to playing this :)'

Randomer - 'This is intense! Great work'

Perc - A New Brutality - EP preview

Oxia - Domino

X-101 - Sonic Destroyer

Egbert - Die acid plaat (Cocoon Recordings)

Release date: 22nd of October (vinyl &amp; digital)

Phase strikes back after ‘Binary Opposition’ and does it with ease.
Two tracks, two different sides of the spectrum. One takes you to the sun, the other one to the dark side of the moon.
Astral travelling at it’s best.


TRACKLIST
a: Behind The Sun
aa: The Chasedown

www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/ashleyphase
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords

Phase - The Chasedown

Written, re-mixed and produced by Al Green at 'The Zoo'.

Boddika & Joy Orbison - Mercy (Boddika's VIP)

Karenn - Studio 3

Release date (vinyl & digital): 28th of Janaury 2013

Six years ago, Token was born with the release of Inigo Kennedy's 'Identify Yourself'. Since then, each of his EP's has been a milestone in the label's growth and this new 3-tracker promises to be no different.

Title track ‘Cathedral’ has you floating under its arches at a sheer height above the heads of its 
worshipers, while ‘Chamber’ takes you back down straight to the centre of the dance floor. Closing the EP is the graceful ‘Accordion’, which could be the soundtrack to a lucid dream.

Token starts 2013 in pure Inigo Kennedy style: dark, refined and oh so magnetic.

TRACKLIST
A. Inigo Kennedy - Cathedral
B1. Inigo Kennedy - Chamber
B2. Inigo Kennedy - Accordion

www.inigokennedy.com
www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/inigo.kennedy.music
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords

Inigo Kennedy - Cathedral

Artist: Alan Fitzpatrick
Title: Skeksis For An Endless Night
Genre: Techno
Date: 07 November 2012


Alan Fitzpatrick - For An Endless Night

Overlee Assembly brings Clouds on board for the label's second release. The production duo of Liam Robertson and Calum MacLeod (aka Clouds) lay down two heavy originals that are accompanied by mixes from Edit Select & Sosak.


Caustic Window - The Garden Of Linmiri (1993)

Matthijshoorn