Luke Slater and Ø [Phase] release "Nu Rebels Club EP" as RoogUnit on Slater's Mote-Evolver imprint. Monument premieres track "Edge 3" from the three-tracker, that will be out on April 7th.

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Nu Rebels Club EP

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MNMT Premiere: RoogUnit – Edge 3

Benales - Resilence [NGM007]

A1 - Benales - Distress 05:01
A2 - Benales - Morphia 05:24
B1 - Benales  - Ooze 05:21
B2 - Benales - Fierce 05:35
B3 - Benales - Mirage 04:56

Mastering by Carlos Koschitzky at Koschitzky Studio, Gijón.

Benales - Resilence [NGM007]

Release date (vinyl & digital): 25th of March 2022

A1/1 Ignez - Celestial  
A2/2 Emily Jeanne - Red River Delta
B1/3 Altinbas & Cirkle - Uhlanga  
B2/4 Alarico - Spit 
C1/5 Dustmite - Filaments & Jaws
C2/6 Yant - Take The Reins 
D1/7 Marcal - Dancing Pursuit  
D2/8 Decka - Fractured

	
For the third installment of Token’s Fuga compilations, the label invites another list of 9 cutting edge artists to put their skills to the test. Ignez, Emily Jeanne, Altinbas & Cirkle, Alarico, Dustmite, Yant, Marcal, and Decka all offer their unique vision of contemporary club music for a collection of tunneling and intelligent cuts. 

Introducing the compilation, Ignez warms us up with the appropriately-named ‘Celestial’ - a 6 minute argument between melody and dissonance over a thick percussive line. Emily Jeanne then continues with ‘Red River Delta’ to lift some of the weight with a dissociative mind-bender. The crisp sound design and wide stereo image allow for an exhale before Altinbas and Cirkle introduce their collaboration ‘Uhlanga’. With our focus back on the body, the duo turn up the pace and prioritize groove. With rhythm at the forefront, depth is given to the track in the ambience, creating a rainforest-like atmosphere with resonant stabs streaking over the tighter low-end. Alarico then picks things up by taking advantage of this crescendo to present the energetic climax of the compilation with ‘Spit’. Hypnotism becomes almost paranoia with vocal cuts camouflaging themselves in the pulse of the track that only releases us with the occasional fleeting arpeggio. Walls rise and we’re in concrete for Dustmite’s ‘Filaments and Jaws’, which wastes no time in introducing itself with clear intentions and an imposing, low hi hat. He then lifts the record with a hovering main synth that drifts the experience back into a nervosity that complements the preceding track. It’s Yant’s turn to guide us with ‘Take the Reins’ - an almost nostalgic record with infectious chord stabs over a pounding 909, before leaving us with Marcal. ‘Dancing Pursuit’ is offered to the listener as another dance floor weapon with a density in its percussion and ambience that’s balanced by the sequence of the lead synth and creates a lot of energy. Decka then takes control with ‘Fracture’ with a brutally saturated kick over whipping two-bar synth loops to close out the compilation with a head-spinner.

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OECUS Premiere // Biri, Rhythm Assembler

Extract from "Metaphysics" - @platform-22
Release date: 17th May 2022

We are very excited to welcome two dear inspirations to the community. First we welcome Biri, Born in Israel he is a musical genius with deep roots and clear vision. He provides us with the opening track, ‘Platonism’ a majestic soul shaker that is assured to help you reflect on experiences. Delicate tones and emotional chords run throughout, Guided by a Vocoder that comes with meditative quality. Just genius. ‘Ontological Naturalism’ is the second, a peak hazy mover, Packed with Intelligent percussive work. An atmospheric sequence takes us through this one with spontaneous moments of clarity.
Rhythm Assembler, known also as MTD.. He needs no introduction, well known for his quality and consistency throughout the years. His first track ‘Locker’ is bound to create some sparks. Concentrated pulsating rhythms, Sharp slick percussion, eerie tones, This track is a moving entity. ‘Till The End’ is intellectual and transcendental, A mysterious Pad communicates throughout, complimenting the pitched sequence, the percussion guides the story further. This track fuels the sense of wonder.

Artist: Biri - @biri1990, Rhythm Assembler - @nicomtd
Title EP: Metaphysics
Label: Platform 22
Format: Vinyl, Digital
Catalogue: PLTM016

Youtube Premiere:
https://youtu.be/vL0ZazU6e9I
Platform 22 Bandcamp: https://platform22.bandcamp.com/music

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OECUS Premiere | Biri - Ontological Naturalism [PLTM016]

Rene Wise - Knock Motion E.P BP065

Produced and mixed by: Joona Hongell
Mastering by Pheek

Buy link: https://joonahongell.bandcamp.com/track/4kw

One foot in the nineties and another in the future, New Yorker Holden Federico's music updates the funk and grit of techno’s formative era for modern dance floors. The four tracks on “Inner Order”, his second EP for the SK11X series, squeeze maximum power out of few elements, with peak-time cuts presented on the A-side and his deeper work on the flip. Heavily road tested in label boss Setaoc Mass’ DJ sets, this EP is proven to do the business on a big stage, while still paying tribute to techno’s musical roots.

A1 - Inner Order
A2 - Emergence
B1 - Snow Like Wool
B2 - Hours and Hours

Mastered and Cut by Tim Xavier @ Man Made Mastering, Berlin
All tracks written and produced by Holden Federico, New York City
All rights resereved SK_eleven 2023

Holden Federico - Inner Order [SK11X016]

Release date (vinyl & digital): 7th of April 2023

Tracklist:
A1: Aventurine
A2: Seraphic
B1: Verdant
B2: Cure

Info:
	
Returning to Token with his second solo contribution for the label, Ignez invites us back into his sonic world with his new chapter ‘Aventurine’. Providing yet again a record with novel texture and spatial work, Ignez guides us through a 4 track project orchestrated with intent and skill. 

‘Aventurine’ introduces the EP assertively with his unmistakably cinematographic approach. The title-track proves to be of considerable dimension, a precise and impactful percussion-line cuts through distant atmospheres, rendered all the more dramatic with the presence of a cello. Ignez then takes down the narrative tone a notch to make space for the A2 ‘Seraphic’, narrowing his focus and stripping down the record. Giving the track time to sink in an expertly crafted tension, it isn’t until halfway through that the main attraction is revealed. Reverse, spiraling stabs dot along a persistently imposing rhythm to make ‘Seraphic’ very representative of a style that Ignez has claimed over the past few years. Whipping outward with white noise to accentuate the listener’s notion of space, we arrive finally to the second half of ‘Aventurine’. A perfect follow-up to the last cut awaits under the name ‘Verdant’. Dry percussion and string-like stabs, this time sharper and more metallic, make for a record where timing is the driving force. More mute than the previous tracks, ‘Verdant’ makes a perfect dip into the final element of the EP - ‘Cure’. Back into a more harmonic style, Ignez uses vocals and background synth work to create tonality before throwing in the ear-candy. Spacing out elements to conclude the EP in a meditative fashion, Ignez once again strikes a balance between technical knowhow and acute storytelling.

TOKEN115 - Ignez - Aventurine EP

DifferentSound Premiere // DJ HI-C

ARTIST : DJ HI-C
LABEL : Aum Recordings
TITLE : TORUS EP
CATALOG NO. : 003
ORDER : bandcamp / Beatport
FORMAT : digital streaming
RELEASE DATE : 31.Mar.2023 (bandcamp)
15.Apr.2023 (Beatport)

Aum Recordings
All tracks produced and mixed by DJ HI-C
Remixed by Arthur Robert Remix
Artwork by Aum Recordings

Aum Recordings Bandcamp: https://aumrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/torus

DS Premiere: DJ HI-C - Yao (Arthur Robert Remix)

Artists: Kr!z
Title: Revelation EP
Label: Blueprint
Cat. No: BP069
Format: Vinyl / Digital
Released: 7 April 2023

Track Listing:
A1. Tidal Wave
A2. Power Of The Prophet
B1. Evil Eye
B2. The Ceremony

Kr!z made his Blueprint debut last year with the 'Neutrino EP'.  Now he returns this April with the follow-up 'Revelation EP'.

Kr!z has been at the forefront of techno for more than a decade. Influenced by the hypnotic and energetic sound helmed by veterans such as Jeff Mills, Steve Rachmad and James Ruskin, he gradually but steadily developed his own identity in the international techno scene.  After making a name for himself as a skilled DJ with sharp focus and a quick mixing style in home country Belgium and the Netherlands, Kr!z launched Token Records in 2007.  It has since been a leading outlet for heady, purist sounds.  He rapidly established the label as a fixed value with a timeless and powerful sound and took it around the world with label nights on every continent.  Token remains important in defining techno today - always straightforward, sometimes weird, often catchy – all under the helm of Kr!z as avid A&R.

After 12 years spent assiduously focused on curating the Token discography, showcasing artists he has nurtured and supported over this time, and incorporating the connoisseur’s knowledge and experience he has cultivated in his work as a DJ, 2019 saw the release of his long awaited debut EP on Token.  'Mantra' received high acclaim by both media and the scene's key DJs.  This continued in 2020, when he released the track 'Scorpion’s Tail' on Voltage Imprint and 'Malice' and 'Imperative Needs' as part of a split EP with Pfirter on his MindTrip label.  2022 was his most prolific year to date with three full EPs seeing the light of day: 'Neutrino EP' on James Ruskin’s Blueprint Records, 'The Tunnel' on Setaoc Mass' hotshot SK_eleven and ‘Atlantis’ on his own Token Records.


www.facebook.com/Krztoken
www.instagram.com/kriztoken

www.blueprintrecords.net

PREMIERE: Kr!z - The Ceremony [BP069]

Hot on the heels of his noteworthy digital debut for Mark Broom’s Beard Man label earlier this year, rising Brighton-based techno producer Rene Wise steps up on Mote Evolver with his second instalment, ‘Loud Colours’ EP. True to the DNA of Luke Slater’s imprint, Wise fires off a throbbing combination of big room-ready 4/4 mechanics, high-velocity bass and hypnotic acideries on a dopey, dubby flex – engineering the tools of chaos for a highly immersive dive into the basement’s teeming underworld and its nocturnal fauna. 

The howling ‘Wolf’ kicks things off on a pounding yet playful note with its hooting synths and behemoth kicks, whilst ‘Broken Motor’ sinks you into an obsessive swirl of lysergic arpeggios and rattling drums on automatic fire. Back to a more synthetic feel, ‘Loud Colours’ heads for the abysses of consciousness with its subtly interwoven skein of sonar-like bleeps, bloops and straight gut-churning stomp. Looping the loop, ‘Spirit Molecule’ tops the record off with more of a hip-swaying finish, dipping its latin-inflected batucada riddims in a thick sauce of brooding dub, eerie noises and altered vocal echoes out the murkiest of post-urban landscapes.

MOTE054 :: Rene Wise - Loud Colours EP

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