Austria meets Argentina: One year after his debut on Kaiserdisco’s imprint, KD RAW, Mark Michael returns to the German label. This time, he teamed up with emerging techno talent from Argentina, Ignacio Arfeli.

“Blackout launches into a full-on sonic assault with a squelching bass arp and a thumping low end, ready to devour you and take you into the deepest depths of the sonic spectrum.”

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BLACKOUT

[PREMIERE 6AM] Mark Michael, Ignacio Arfeli - Blackout (Original Mix)

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A stalwart member of the team across the label's fluorescence has been Berlin based producer Torsten Kanzler who has appeared in amongst VAs and with his own solo EP back in 2020.

Torsten's masterful approach to production and his melding hardware and software instruments generates a truly unique strand of Techno that has always sat him neatly within the milieu of Kuukou: his work packs punches whilst also possessing a warmth that makes it as kinetic as it is emotive.

His 'Bulli EP' bares these qualities and head to toe is another armoured set of club tracks guaranteed to shake the foundations of the floor. The title track sets an off-kilter major / minor synth line gambolling over a heaving, subby kick. Reverb, delay and mangled filters are gently adjusted to provide a sense of space as tension steadily swells throughout.

Label head Simina Grigoriu then follows up with her interpretation which compresses the track into a tight box, giving it a more intense sense of pressure as it swirls through spooky vocal snips and synth stabs. 'Afuche Cabasa' then closes up the EP with a slightly lighter touch. Sparkling tones and birdsong sonics dart over a heart wrenching low end which carry a conclusive feeling; a perfect close to a varied and effective record.

Bulli

Bulli (Simina Grigoriu Remix)

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Markus Volker - Blue Ice (extended)

Angel

Angel (Tech Edit)

Alcohol In Me (Extended Mix)

Just MOOR - Teddy

Underground Hex

Locked Ritual

My new album is out now. :)
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Lost Tales

Jay Lumen - Passion 303 (Original Mix) Low Quality Preview

Velvet Revolver EP is out now.

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Available December 17 via SubVision Records.

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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.

11 - Primordial

Netw∅rk K - a.k.a Kevin Needham, based in Market Harborough, UK - has been producing music since early 2020, he captures and combines elements from many 'House' genres with retro influences from years gone by - the 1990's dance scene and acts like Depeche Mode, Orbital, Prodigy, Chemical Brothers. Heavily influenced by the 90's dance culture offering a stunning tribute to acts gone by. Netw∅rk K just wants people to enjoy their listening experience and will continue to push the boundaries with EDM and House genres in his quest to create a unique and amazing listening experience which sets apart from the rest ! 

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Alcohol In Me (Extended Mix)

Netw∅rk K

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