Relentless techno powerhouses Octave One stride in 2022 with a brand new release that re-affirms their status across two essential tracks. 
2021 was another busy year for the Burden Brothers, who re-introduced the world to their Never On Sunday alias. The project first started in the 90s as an outlet for deeper, more introspective sounds and was fittingly brought back last year to great acclaim. The Detroit duo’s Locus of Control series also hit volume number three and the iconic Octave One live show continued to light up clubs everywhere from Barcelona, Paris and Geneva to LA and New York. Despite that, they still had time to cook up more of their famously soulful techno in the studio, the first two tracks of which are presented here.
Opener ‘The Blue Drift’ surges ahead on waves of rattling metallic synths. Well swung claps bring that irresistible sense of groove, while twisted melodies add raw dynamics. Add in the heavy underlying bass and you have a classic Octave One track that is both physical yet emotional. 
On the flip side is ‘It-Just-Is’ a powerful statement of intent. It’s a stripped back track where house and techno meet - there is a seductive slide to the drums and potency in the turbulent synths which bring the energy. The melody is melancholic and as the emotive pads ring out they lodge deep in your brain to make for another standout cut. 
This vital new release proves Octave One remains right at the forefront of underground music more than 30 years after they started out.

Patterns of Power

It-Just-Is

Octave One - Tiers (Level A) out now: https://lnk.to/4WDG764A
New album coming soon.

Octave One drop the first of their new 2023 dance single ‘Tiers’ on their own 430 West Records. Debuting as part of their live set in 2022, first single ‘Tiers’ is already well sought after by clubbers and DJs worldwide. The fresh and future-facing 'Tiers' gets you on your toes as slick bass and sleek drum programming race on a warm wave of soulful techno.

Techno is in the genetic pulse of the Octave One brothers. Hailing from Detroit, Lenny and Lawrence Burden have been vanguards of the genre since its early innovation and continue to set the standard for dance floors. Their electrifying live performances showcase to audiences just what techno is made of: the synthesis of man and machine. The duo’s astounding array of analog gear, a mighty rig they call “The Mothership,” acts as a vessel of funk grooves, house riffs, and irresistible rhythms as they take dancers on a trip through musical literacy. With each live set, the formidable force accomplishes a feat few can conceive of in the studio, and even fewer are able to recreate live. This is why Octave One is techno’s unrivalled live act.

Music Programmed by: Lorne Burden, Lenny Burden, & Lawrence Burden
Produced by: Octave One
Written by: Lenny Burden, Lawrence Burden, Lorne Burden
Published by: Munchman Music BMI
Mix Engineer: Ollie Knight

Octave One

Tiers (Level a Edit)

Tiers (Level A Edit)

Nina Kraviz launches her трип (pronounced ‘trip’) label with a double-EP compilation entitled ’The Deviant Octopus’, featuring a pair of brand new productions from Kraviz alongside material from Terrence Dixon, emerging talent Parrish Smith & Bjarki, and veteran producers Exos & Steve Stoll.  

Stream Nina Kraviz - IMPRV in full here and head to the трип soundcloud page for a taster of the full EP: https://soundcloud.com/triprecordings/sets/trp001-the-deviant-octopus

TRP001 ’The Deviant Octopus" is now available worldwide on vinyl. 
http://www.juno.co.uk/products/the-deviant-octopus/556371-01/
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All tracks on ‘The Deviant Octopus’ feature on Nina Kraviz’s DJ Kicks compilation, out 26 January 2015 on !K7 Records.  Pre-order the album at http://geni.us/NinaKravizDJKicks 


Nina Kraviz - IMPRV (The Deviant Octopus EP)

Star Child

Theme From Star Child

Laurent Garnier - Boom (Traumer² X Abdénord Edit)

Stream / Download: https://ffm.to/tr553

Japan's duo Kulage are back for a follow-up to their massive single Crypt. A tough challenge indeed, which they knocked out of the park!!!! Blaze is a powerful, yet soulful techno track that rocks all floors! Positive energy all the way! The other two tracks are slightly more raw, but they always keep their trademark groove! Hail to this duo that is on fire!!!

Blaze EP

Blaze

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2K15 Masterpiece by Johannes Heil 
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Johannes Heil - Kykeon I (Original Mix) [FIGURE]

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Marcel Dettmann - Plain

Sixth Sense

Sixth Sense (Shlomi Aber Remix) [feat. Ursula Rucker]

Techno is a family affair.

Arriving onto the electronic scene with "I Believe", featured on the monumental (10 Records) compilation "Techno 2: The Next Generation" (alongside Carl Craig, Marc Kinchen, and Jay Denham) in 1990, Octave One is the brainchild of the phenomenal native sons of Detroit, MI (USA), the Burden Brothers. The core unit of the band, made up of Lenny and Lawrence Burden (with revolving members of Lynell, Lorne, and Lance Burden), have had the privilege of bringing their high energy live shows to many parts of the world, including Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, UK, and the USA, among many other places.

The brothers have released groundbreaking dance anthems on their own Detroit based record label, 430 West Records. Including DJ Rolando's "Jaguar", Random Noise Generation's "Falling in Dub" (the other Burden brother moniker), Aux 88's "My A.U.X. Mind" (on the 430 West sister label Direct Beat), as well as their own Octave One recordings: "Empower", "Nicolette", 'The X-files", "Meridian", “Love and Hate”, “The Greater Good”, and 'Siege". They have remixed tracks for such artists as Massive Attack, Akabu (Joey Negro), DJ Rolando (Jaguar), Steve Bug, John Thomas, Aril Brikha, Vince Watson, The Trampps, Rhythm is Rhythm, and Inner City.

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