In February 2020 Pfirter & Oliver Rosemann released their first highly acclaimed collaboration on MindTrip called Alpha. A year later they joined forces again for a shared release on Par Grindvik's label Stockholm LTD with 'Beta EP', a 4 tracker mainly recorded in one take.
September 2021 marks their return to MindTrip with yet another stellar record. 'Gamma' brings forward their old-school inspirations expressed in loopy cuts combined with evolving arrangements and the pair's well-known raw energy. A high point in a series of collaborations with even more chapters ahead. The Greek alphabet does not end with Gamma.
This is MindTrip!

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Pfirter & Oliver Rosemann - Gamma 01 [MT38]


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

Ctrls - x.y

Kwartz - Form And Void

Setaoc Mass "Man Ray"

Release date (vinyl & digital format): 17th of March 2017

After the success of the broad and powerful second LP Alone In Time?, Ø [Phase] continues his ongoing connection to Token with the Submerged Metropolitan EP.

The title track enters with Burchett’s own brand of unease; the lead is tense and discordant, moving over a bumpy, rolling kick. Brushing off-beat hats rush overhead and play delicately with this unease above the thunder. A vague spoken word sample adds texture and contributes to the cerebral edge.

Ethereal swells and intense rhythmic play introduce Fallen Columns, which delves into atonality with keys that add a controlled recklessness to the composition.

This Absent Mind takes on a hypnotic, dubby form with a confidence that belies its complexity. A sublime breakdown introduces the heavier second half of the track, which enters impressively and batters on to the end.

TRACKLIST
A. Submerged Metropolitan 
B1. Fallen Columns 
B2. This Absent Mind

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TOKEN71 - Ø [Phase] - Submerged Metropolitan

[COOKED01] Yan Cook - Arrival EP
Label: Cooked
Format: 12" and Digital
Tracklist:
 A1. Twisted
 A2. Grey Layers
 B1. Falcon
 B2. Arrival

Release Date: 14.04.2017

Buy:
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COOKED01 / Yan Cook - Arrival EP

Cleric x Setaoc Mass - Isolate EP [CRG010]

A1 // Altered States ft. John C. Lilly
A2 // Odyssey
B1 // Isolation
B2 // Centre Of The Cyclone
C1 // Madame Butterfly
C2 // 188
D1 // Subconscious Life
D2 // Exploration X

The tenth instalment of Clergy sees host to the second collaborative project between lifelong friends Jorden Hodgetts and Sam Coates (Cleric and Setaoc Mass) split over two discs. The first disc presents three driving rhythmic orientated tools, 'Odyssey', 'Isolation' and 'Centre of the Cyclone', which are sculpted flawlessly for the dance-floor. You can see a continuous theme surrounding the release, the exploration of escapism is perfectly introduced by a foreboding message courtesy of John C. Lily: "Be in the present..."

The second disc progresses as a means to go on, with the sonic emphasis moving more towards tone and melody. The sweeping pads of 'Madame Butterfly' and the sinister strings of 'subconscious life' give the songs a feeling of satisfying unease, while the electro-twinged melody of '188' evokes emotion from start to finish. Last on the EP is 'Exploration X', an ambient voyage which beautifully rounds off the record. CRG010 will also end the second series of releases on Clergy, starting a new look and bringing in a new photographer for the next series.

Written & Produced by Jorden Hodgetts and Sam Coates
Artwork designed by Jorden Hodgetts 
Mastered by Conor at Glowcast

Format : Vinyl & Digital 
Cat Number : CRG010
Release Date : 26th of January 2018 
Copyright : CLERGYLTD

Isolate EP [CRG010]

Premiere | Cleric x Setaoc Mass - Madame Butterfly [CRG010]

From BPC340 - Tim Xavier - Dust to Dust
Release Date: 07.12.2018
Label: Bpitch Berlin
Format: 12"/Digital

Tim Xavier’s »Dust to Dust« EP for Ellen Allien’s BPitch Berlin showcases the Berlin-based US American producer’s knack for a timeless techno sound that harkens back to the heyday of minimal techno while relentlessly rushing towards a yet unknown future. Between quasi-acid anthems and complex minimal structures, Xavier again proves to be one of techno’s most reliable producers.

Dust to Dust

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BPC340 - Tim Xavier - UFO Kommt - SNIPPET

Linkan Ray is back to Be As One with a stomping 4 tracker ep of no-nonsense Techno.

A1 Dissonant Shapes
A2 Constant Phase
B1 Mutations
B2 In my Bones

Cat: BAOX04
Release: 8th August 2019

Dissonant Shapes

Linkan Ray - Dissonant Shapes

Herdersmat Part 19-22

Tilt

Title: Amotik 011
Label: Amotik
Catalogue: AMTK011
Release: 10 Jul 2020

A1 Amotik - Ikyavan
A2 Amotik - Baavan
B1 Amotik - Tirepan
B2 Amotik - Chauwan

Pre-order: https://amotik.bandcamp.com/album/amotik-011

Kwartz - Form And Void

Mick Berendregt