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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

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Ø [Phase] - Shadow Caster

No commentary, no fades or anything. Just 2,5 hours of pure techno. Up for download here.

Info & tracklist below, taken from www.clr.net.

CLR Podcast 255 – Kr!z

It is Monday the 13th of January 2014 and we have Kr!z back on the CLR Podcast with a generous two and a half hours long set. The founder of the internationally acclaimed Belgian imprint Token Records has used two turntables, two CDJ´s and one FX to mix together 51 tracks into this excellent set, showing once more his great musical taste and outstanding DJ skills. The present podcast contains a mixture of older, classic pieces and brand-new material, including several exclusive, unreleased tracks such as upcoming Token releases by CTRLS and Rødhåd. Over the last decade, Kr!z has become a respected and established value in Belgium´s Techno scene and a resident-DJ for the legendary 'Kozzmozz' nights. Nowadays his DJ-schedule takes him all over the world and his label Token Records, which stands for timeless, uncompromising Techno, can look back on released tracks and remixes by numerous of the most respected players in the scene.

Tracklist CLR Podcast 255 - Kr!z:

1. covered in sand - russian gold & blood diamonds - mira
2. inigo kennedy - VHSK I - token
3. rødhåd - unreleased
4. jeff mills - the keeping of the kept - axis
5. birth of frequency - the beginning of something - unreleased
6. yves de mey - transfer#1 (shifted remix) - modal analysis
7. rich oddie- bloodstream - surface
8. oscar mulero - rotula (truncate remix) - modularz
9. planetary assault systems - future modular (subtracted mix) - mote evolver
10. adriana lopez - indicie - grey report
11. birth of frequency - the woman by my side - children of tomorrow
12. ctrls - shift - token
13. kike pravda - amplitude (oscar mulero remix) - senoid
14. 400ppm - lean manufacturing - avian
15. pfirter - tide (exium remix) - mindtrip
16. developer - extension - modularz
17. mike parker - mnajdra (shifted remix) - geophone
18. exium - nebulae - modularz
19. jeff mills - cobolt - music man
20. truncate - reflex v2 - truncate
21. ignacio - sidra - music man
22. heiko laux - every thought is evolution - synewave
23. oliver ho - b1 - blueprint
24. arnaud le texier - equanimity (zadig remix) - children of tomorrow
25. sterac - one side - scorp
26. developer - brightly dark - inkblots
27. reeko - recharger - polegroup
28. felix k - stone edge (par grindvik remix) - dystopian
28. jeff mills - flood - tresor
29. nx1 - eod1 - end of dayz
30. Ø [phase] - obscura (mix 1 - enhanced version) - unreleased
31. sigha - 352 lashes - our circula sound
32. Ø [phase] - dirtro II - token
33. planetary assault systems - undertow - mote evolver
34. stanislav tolkachev - i can't wait any longer- plector
35. rødhåd - untitled - token
36. sterac - repaired - scorp
37. spherical coordinates - scfls-17 - token
38. hector oaks - colour squares - key
39. andrea belluzzi - 75 - synewave
40. inigo kennedy - DLR - token
41. ctrls - displacer (sleeparchive version 1) - token
42. xhin - else - semantica
43. henning baer - cer - sonic groove
44. stevie p - bittersharp - unreleased
45. james ruskin - wisdom of youth - blueprint
46. eschaton (ancient methods & orphx) - kali - token
47. curve - falling free (aphex twin remix) - anxious
48. christian wünsch - black lab - semantica
49. alchemyst - lucy (moerbeck remix) - abstract animal
50. rødhåd - patient zero (function remix) - dystopian
51. james ruskin - b1 – blueprint

Kr!z - CLR podcast 2014

Release date (vinyl & digital): 14th of April

In March 2007, Inigo Kennedy put Token on the map with our first release ‘Identify Yourself’.
7 years & 10 releases later, he now releases his first full length on Token: ‘Vaudeville’, a project that feels like the culmination of all those years and all those records.
In true, theatrical manner, Vaudeville is a collection of differing themes - from the abstract and freakishly odd to the direct and resonant. And just as the Vaudevillian shares a common purpose with his co-stars as the 'voice of the city'('voix de ville'), there runs through the centre of this record a clear narrative for urban experience.

On 14 April we are releasing a single to portend the full show: 'Lullaby'/'Petrichor'. These two tracks will stand alone on a 12'' vinyl, with the rest of Vaudeville released as a 2xLP & CD on the 2nd June.

This was worth the wait, we promise.

TRACKLISTING
A Lullaby
AA Petrichor

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Vaudeville

Inigo Kennedy - Lullaby

Inigo Kennedy - Petrichor

Radio Slave - Repeat Myself (Rødhåd Remix)

Releasedate: 06-05-2014

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Sings EP

Sings (Dispar Vulgo Remix)

2. Joton - Sings (Dispar Vulgo Remix)

Ø [Phase] - Burden Of Proof [TOKEN42]

DB-110 - Justin Jay - Instincts

Available on The Birdhouse: June 6th
Beatport Exclusive: June 9th
iTunes + : June 24th


Deep bass rumbles in the dirtybird jungle as Justin Jay swathes into the fray once again with yet another impeccable collection of tracks. From acid house foundations to the sonic semiotics of Detroit - his ability to fuse a timeless, full-bodied dancefloor blend is remarkable. The Instincts EP follows up a notable appearance on VonStrokes Urban Animal remix album and continues Justin's steady rise as he finishes his college degree while also interning at the dirtybird head office!

"Analysis Paralysis" is a hypnosis homage: percussive elements strip and tease amid the mix while a sharp, sinewy synth line twists and turns itself inside out.  All the while a deep, almost dub-level bassline bubbles and bobs over the concrete kicks.  

"Denial," done in tandem with PILO, is a sludgier, loopy beast that struts with a bi-polar moodiness. Both reflective and growling the fine balance is kept in check between the purring metallic SFX and human vocal touches. 

 "Instincts" closes the show with bleepy gusto.  Instantly infectious thanks to its sturdy rhythmic clap, were soon dropped into a bold, bulbous bass riff that smoulders and shimmers with 808 finesse.

Timeless, full-bodied and unarguably funky: Justin Jay just keeps on delivering. Press play and get busy.

Justin jay - Analysis Paralysis [PREVIEW]

David Penn returns after the success of his last track “A Different Story” on Toolroom Records with his new original track. Old school vibes with a badass bassline and the legendary Robert Owens on vocals creating a 2014 summer bomb! The pack includes a Vanilla Ace remix, one of the producers of the moment that released tracks on labels as Toolroom or Ministry of Sound  and a David Herrero remix, prolific Spanish producer that releases on labels as Defected, Kling Klong or Saved that completes this amazing package.

People Lovin' People (Vanilla Ace Remix)ScEdit

deze man soundsystem // PODCAST #5

Taken from the album Ralph Lawson - Content
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Doc Daneeka - One For Pidge

After the success of the first A-sides compilation in 2012, Adam Beyer has decided its time to release another. With Adam's stature steadily growing as one of the leading talents in the Techno scene and the rise of Drumcode, the standard of demo's that have been sent to Adam have been top notch. Adam has now decided to release two compilations with 10 tracks on each, both consisting of tracks that Adam has tried and tested. There are also new artists that have been invited to release on Drumcode for this compilation and others who are a staple in Drumcode's core family. Combining both old and new talents Drumcode have come up with something unique and distinctive to make this two-part compilation something extra special.

Jel Ford - Grand Union - Drumcode - DC129

KW11 - ROD

Dusty kid - psika

Dark Beat (Murk Monster Mix)

X-101 - Sonic Destroyer

Wellington Boy - Leadlines (Federico Fleres Remix)

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

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Inigo Kennedy - Cathedral

The original of Delilah's *So irate" was totally inspiring. We did our own interpretation for the morning hours. We hope you like it ;) By the way: support delilah, she's simply amazing!!! <3

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