Techno

Throughout 2025, Tresor Records will reactivate Detroit house and techno originator Blake Baxter's vast Tresor catalogue digitally in chronological order, starting with 1992's Dream Sequence, closely followed by his 1995 album, Endless Reflection. 
To inaugurate and celebrate this retrospective of one the genre's true founders, an artist whose connections to Tresor go back to the very beginning, the label announces a special 12" release, Dream Sequence X, featuring remastered tracks from the early days and highlighting the harder side of his output.

Initially inspired by post-punk and funk, Baxter started making music as early as 1985. By 1991 he had already released several seminal records on classic labels like Underground Resistance, KMS, and Incognito, as well as providing multiple tracks to the groundbreaking UK compilation Techno! The New Dance Sound of Detroit, which was many European listeners' introduction to the genre, solidifying the term techno, and launching the international careers of many of the contributors.

1992 saw Baxter make the first trip to play Tresor, on the first UR Europe tour ever, thereby pioneering the now legendary Berlin-Detroit Connection. This visit led to a long and fruitful partnership with the club's new-fledged label beginning with Mills', Banks' & Hood's X-101 and Baxter's Dream Sequence, from which the first four tracks on the new 12" come.

Whilst he would become more renowned for his signature seductive vocals and a smoother music style closer to house music, these early tracks are heavier, classic 90s techno, revealing the influence of industrial, post-punk and pop of the time. 
Indeed the collection is something of a time capsule: jacking 909 drums, intense, ravey synth stabs, samples from classic soul breakbeat and the Speak & Spell voice synthesizer; classic sounds and styles of the era all make appearances on the record.
All tracks have been remastered by Manmade Mastering breathing a new vitality and sharpness for the modern dancefloor.

In a world where longevity is difficult and superlatives are too easily deployed, it is still difficult to overstate the long-lasting influence that Blake Baxter has had on modern music. His visionary output can be heard across modern electronic and pop to this day and with this series of remasters, there has never been a better time for the world to hear it at source.

BANDCAMP

Blake Baxter - The Warning (Remastered)

Baby, Hold Me (Remixes)

Give You Up (with Bonobo) (Elisa Bee Remix)

Genesis

Genesis (Daniel Avery Remix)

Run was originally released on Glukkon Records in 2021. Now available on vinyl for the first time, together with 3 new originals. 

Get "Little Closer" EP by Pino Peña here: https://w133records.bandcamp.com/album/little-closer 

Pino Peña - Run [W133011]

Preorder now on Juno: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/jakojako-hardwired-vinyl/1094322-01/?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=premiere&utm_campaign=soundcloud

Berlin-based JakoJako has meticulously compiled this new compilation for Air Texture with the aim of spotlighting the deep bonds among hardware-focused producers. Featuring standout tracks from top dogs like Rødhåd, Acid Pauli and The Field, the collection reflects a shared musical language built through machines and their ability to convey the emotions of their human users, often with a rough, dusty edge that makes them all the more realistic. Drawing on the metaphor of a hardwired synthesiser that is pre-connected and instantly functional, the release celebrates unspoken creative kinship between the two with everything from deep, heads down late night dancers from Regent to more lithe and elastic rhythms from Mareena alongside JakoJako herself.

More from the label: https://www.juno.co.uk/labels/Air+Texture+US/?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=premiere&utm_campaign=soundcloud

PREORDER

PREMIERE - Mareena & JakoJako – ‘ah’ (Air Texture)

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Orion - Kernel Ghost - H-Productions [HPX161]

Hybrid Productions Sound Architecture proudly presents: [HPX161] Kernel Ghost, written and produced by Orion. The captain of the Finish label Absence of Facts is back on Hybrid with a phantom 3 track release.

1. Stroke Mechanism
2. Guru Meditation
3. See It

Out in all portals 4th of August, 2025.

with peace from / Cari Lekebusch & Orion

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GTG Premiere | Orion - Stroke Mechanism [HPX161]

Release date: 05/08/2025

"The Feeling That Brought Me Here" is Ackermann's second album. Effortlessly drifting between techno and house, the album eschews his usual EP minimalism in favor of a bold, hookline focused album. Gritty chord stabs, chunky pianos and jacked up grooves dominate the palate, whilst Ackermann's signature sample manipulation fuses deconstructed vocal chops that are used more like instruments or percussion elements instead of being the centrepiece of a song with razor-sharp drum edits and intricate sound design.

While his debut album "Stadium Techno" saw Ackermann's teenage incarnation smugly manning the controls of his 2020s studio (where he is currently known for immaculate mastering and A-List mixdowns) this sophomore collection offers a polished weaponry spanning 3 years of focussed collaboration integrating this adolescent dynamist with the guiding hand of an elder reaching their production zenith.
"The Feeling That Brought Me Here" channels the intrinsic urge of embodied music creation - fiercely somatic, unrestrained, physical, immediate and kinetic. Rogue sketches and intuitive vibe snapshots resist genre constraints to favor a dancefloor defined by polished 'f##k-you' tectonics and sleekly engineered attitude.

From the unapologetic feel-good opener "Good Times" via tougher chord slappers like "Click" or "Alter", a casual techno banger exclusively made with jungle sounds ("Now you know" with Vinicius Honorio), the deep techno bliss of "Noha", the cathartic "Let Go" or the disco infused outro "Gratitude" its all unmistakenly trademark Ackermann productions and all the various styles are firmly held together by his emotion over function approach to music production.

BCCO Premiere: Ackermann - Jack That Way [SAFESP035]

Out now: https://orcd.co/rspx80

Japanese Techno pioneer Ken Ishii returns to Radio Slave’s Rekids Special Projects with the ‘Autopilot’ EP, arriving 22nd August 2025. It follows his first appearance on the label in 2023, where he collaborated with Dutch duo Kamara on the ‘Powerplay’ single.

‘Autopilot’ kicks oﬀ with an unsuspecting, rolling groove while playful synths sneak up and bounce oﬀ its rhythm. The trip continues with ‘Sunset Flight’, lush chords washing over deep, subby low-end, rising high before delving back into the background while delicious percs play between its pounding kick drums. Closer ‘Grid Bounce’ then returns to mischief, machine-like sequences tumbling over an unrelenting beat, excellently building pressure for maximum dancefloor wonk.

“With this EP, I wanted to combine the funky and happy side of my music with driving techno elements. The EP and track titles were inspired when I was on a long-haul flight. So happy to release these three tracks in one EP.”
– Ken Ishii

DJ and producer Ken Ishii is one of the founding artists behind the Japanese Techno scene, he debuted on R&S Records in 1993 and quickly rose to global acclaim, releasing on labels like Harthouse, Exceptional, and now Rekids’ RSPX oﬀshoot, while collaborating with artists like Jeﬀ Mills, who remixed Ishii’s 2019 ‘MOBÏUS STRIP’ album on U/M/A/A.

He is also the founder of the 70 Drums label, co-brewer of KIKK IPA, worked on theme songs for the 1998 Winter Olympics and the Japanese government for the 2005 World Expo, and continues to innovate through projects ranging from video game and anime soundtracks to collaborations with Jazz artists.

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Ken Ishii - AutoPilot

@Dj_tasha's @neighbourhood-music label returns with a four-track suite of thundering no-nonsense techno from Ocirala

More info:  https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-ocirala-day-i-didnt-graduate-uni

Premiere: Ocirala ‘The Day I Didn't Graduate From Uni’

Circular Motion

Harvey Mckay - Hook Up - Hardgroove

Support here: https://nixxx.bandcamp.com/album/nixw003-when-its-over-ep

Barcelona-based producer Ikari debuts on NIX with When It’s Over, a tightly constructed EP that brings together the weight of low-end pressure with crisp percussive detail. Built for the club but with a strong emotional pull, the release folds bass-rooted aesthetics into tightly wound techno frameworks, led by carefully sculpted sound design and a deep sense of mood.

Each track acts as a standalone world, but together they form a cohesive whole, driven by feeling rather than formula. There is a subtle melancholy running through the release, not overbearing, but present in the tonal shifts, textural tension and soft-release moments that flicker throughout. It is a record that sharpens Ikari’s already distinctive voice, pushing his technical process further without losing the raw edge that defines his work.

On When It’s Over, the focus isn’t on maximalism. Every choice feels deliberate: harmonic details, spatial effects, rhythmic structure. All of it is aimed at stirring something visceral in the listener. It is the sound of an artist locked into his own narrative, inviting us to step in.

PREMIERE: Ikari - Thermometer [NIXW003]

Download here: found.ee/fjaak-rmx02

FJAAK return with a powerful remix package, delivering fresh takes on a selection of tracks from their unforgettable 2024 album 'FJAAK THE SYSTEM'. Welcoming three standout remixes from some of techno's most respected names, 'REMIX02' sees offerings from Robert Hood, Shed and West Code, as well as some surprise Bandcamp digital only remixes selected from the participants of FJAAK's latest remix competition.

Kicking off the main remix package release, Detroit legend Robert Hood brings his unmistakable raw, relentless and pioneering sound to the table as he reimagines FJAAK's 'Breathe Underwater'. The genre-defining godfather serves up an undeniably signature cut flooded with euphoric energy, thumping grooves, rippling musicality and spaced-out vocal injections, carving out an authentic Floorplan-esque peak-time jam.

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FJAAK - Micro Expressions (Shed Remix)

We Rise is pure techno energy. The track flows through constant variations while always keeping a clear and determined direction. At its core, an orchestral build up breaks the pattern and pushes the tension to a higher level, before dropping back into the groove with even more power.

A sonic journey that never lets go and lifts you up, stronger every time.

We Rise

Free download

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MEUK 2-YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

Our anniversary gift to you! A2. Eva Bohnen - Rauwe Groef (from our very first vinyl release: the MEUK EP) now available for free download on SoundCloud: https://hypeddit.com/meukrecords/evabohnena2rauwegroefmeuk001

And grab one of the last vinyl copies with 50% anniversary discount: https://meukrecords.bandcamp.com/album/meuk-ep-meuk001

Tracklist:
A1. Denn Punk - Lekkere Track
A2. Eva Bohnen - Rauwe Groef
B1. Denn Punk - Achterstevoren
B2. Denn Punk - Binnenstebuiten

Title: Rauwe Groef
Album: MEUK EP
Artist(s): Eva Bohnen 
Format: Vinyl & Digital
Mastering: Paul Mac at Hardgroove Mastering
Label: MEUK Records (Formerly MEUK Collective) 
Cat.No: MEUK0001 – All Rights reserved
Copyright © MEUK Records

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Rawue Groef

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