Ninth in the Ternesc series, Digital formats release June 18th, Vinyl format released later in the year.

Blawan - Fizz City

Release Date: 28.04.

Harmony Rec. has closed one chapter and is boldly opening another with its next release, HARMONY011. This latest offering not only presents a fresh redesign of their upcoming vinyl releases with an added screen-printed PVC sleeve but also introduces a new artist hailing from the collective's hometown of Prague.

Trevor Linde (@trvlnd), a member of the Polygon crew responsible for some of the most vibrant events in Prague from 2013 to 2016, has honed his sound design skills and perfected heart-stopping live performances ranging from cinematic ambient to techno. His latest EP, "Whispering Thru The Mask," showcases three indisputable techno compositions with characteristic rigidity and tripping percussions that will make your head spin.

In addition to Linde's tracks, two of the EP's offerings have been expertly revised by Harmony's own Shoal. These versions submerge the listener into an even deeper mood than the original mixes. And if that wasn't enough, the EP's final track is a digital bonus, a 100 BPM reinterpretation with a magical fairy tale outro.

Artist: Trevor Linde  
Release name: Whispering Thru The Mask [HARMONY011] 
On label: Harmony Rec.

Support: 
Trevor Linde: 
https://soundcloud.com/trvlnd IG: https://www.instagram.com/trevor.linde/  
Shoal :
https://soundcloud.com/shoall 
https://www.instagram.com/shoal_/  

Harmony Rec. : 
https://soundcloud.com/harmony-rec
https://www.instagram.com/harmony_rec/

Whispering Thru The Mask

BCCO Premiere: Trevor Linde - Spiritual Currency [HARMONY011]

Writing about techno is quite difficult without falling into clich&eacute;: there are only so many ways that you can say something about a music whose core elements are forged on deliberate repetition; where real talent is attributed to those who can find the perfect groove where nothing needs added or subtracted to hold the listener's attention for upwards of five minutes. 

Such tracks are the hallmark of Tresor's catalogue, and this joy in repetition can be found in works from Detroit, Berlin, Birmingham, Edinburgh, and more. And it is through this lens that Parisian artist, UFO95, focuses his output, resulting in Backward Improvement, an EP that sits perfectly in the spectrum of techno found in the Tresor chronology. 

The title itself makes an abstract reference to the influence of the classics of the genre, inspiring him to take a distinct less-is-more approach to production for this collection of stripped-down yet unrelenting techno chiselled from the live set which has fixed UFO95 as one of the next holdfasts for the future of the scene. 

Perhaps it is the fact the UFO95 only performs live that had led to such crisp and focussed studio productions.; each of the tracks showcase the artist's burgeoning talent for creating the essential foundations of techno; perfect, looping, instinctual grooves that are counterbalanced by an apprehensive tension from off-key tones. 

Backward Improvement marks the addition of a new name in the list of techno's best producers and proves that while the genre may now be in its 40th year there are yet sonic explorations to be made and variations that are worth unearthing.

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UFO95 - Gargk

Australian forerunner, https://soundcloud.com/hasvat-informant, returns to the https://soundcloud.com/amniote-editions imprint with the Reciprocate EP under his Intellagama alias. The Naarm-based artist showcases his expertise in driving, visceral techno across four tracks complimented by remixes from heavyweights Heliobolus (https://soundcloud.com/spekkiwebu) and Eastern Distributor.

Reciprocate will be out February 23rd, 2024. Order a copy via Bandcamp. 

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere

Premiere: Intellagama - Stretch Bollard [HbF-9]

First and Final digi release this year. 

Special  vinyl release of the year dropping next month in March 

on Character.

I am very grateful for all of the support. I hope you guys enjoy this one.

Legacy

Full stream of Kerrie's "Ode To The D," taken from Machine Alliance EP on Tresor Records, out April 26.

Pre-order: https://kerrie-music.bandcamp.com/album/machine-alliancess
More: www.orbmag.com/music

@tresorberlin
@kerrie_dj

Machine Alliance

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Premiere: Kerrie - Ode To The D

Fireground's live sets brim with joy and Mediterranean warmth, so as we have now passed the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and are well on en route to leave the long, cold winter behind, what could be more fitting than a new release from the duo? 

As with their three previous releases on Tresor (Dualism, Refreshing Part 1, and Dreams) for Love Letter Angela and Daniele have created a heady melange of styles of techno synonymous with the turn of the century with such outrageous elan and jubilation that they practically embody the musical term giocoso:

"We had the "summer" concept in mind from the beginning, this pushed us to create a message in our sound making it uplifting and engaging, capable of conveying a positive, romantic and warm vibe.

In our productions we always give priority to the harmonic parts such as melodies, pads, piano and guitar riffs, the peculiarity of this EP is that all the tracks were born first from these elements, and only at the end the groove was crafted, not due to a difference in importance, rather to ensure that the rhythmic part paid as much respect as possible to the harmonic part."

This decision to build upwards from the harmonics has paid dividends: the entrance of a string section provokes visions of a rapt club crowd cheering with exultation; a looped groove stimulates a connection to such gleeful nostalgia that is almost certain to be heard at many festivals in coming months; a blissful pad sweeps over a track like the first rays of sun in the morning; a filtered synth rises to be met with a xylophone-like countermelody&hellip;every track has a moment where the music overflows with some form of happiness. Together the collection promises, and perhaps even delivers, a summer both ecstatic and joyful.

Fireground - Etereo

Omni – meaning all-encompassing – is an apt title for celebrating over a decade of existence of Blue Hour Music. Marking the musical diversity and longevity of Blue Hour's imprint, the Omni V/A series brings together a wide range of artists from the full electronic music spectrum, plunging into a pool of techno, trance, breaks and everything in between.

Featuring: Blue Hour, Parallax Deep, Dold, Steffi, D.Dan, Alpha Tracks, Vel, Eyerate, LDS, Oprofessionell

Buy: https://bluehourmusic.bandcamp.com/

Premiere: Kerrie - Ode To The D

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