Dark slow techno

Everything Is as It Should Be

Zadig - TTRXL

Shifted - Control

Release date (3LP, cd & digital format): 3rd of November

TRACKLIST
1. Ø [Phase] - Insectoid
2. Lucy - Sana Sana Sana Cura Cura Cura
3. Ctrls - x.y
4. Rødhåd - Haumea
5. Planetary Assault Systems - The 808 Track (Parts 1 and 2)
6. James Ruskin - No Trace
7. Surgeon - Fixed Action Pattern
8. Inigo Kennedy - Arcing
9. Karenn - Pace Yourself

INFO
It was early 2007 when Inigo Kennedy inaugurated Token. Since that Identify Yourself 12” the Belgian label has gone from strength to strength, integrating both Kennedy and Ashley Burchett, aka Ø [Phase], into becoming integral cogs in the Token machine. In between releases by Grovskopa, Oscar Mulero and Go Hiyama, both Ø [Phase] and Inigo Kennedy dominated Token’s output, but it wasn’t until Burchett’s watershed Binary Opposition that Token received the shower of praise it deserved. Following this, label founder Kr!z issued three remix 12”s of that release which, including Token regulars, took in a profound cast of producers to reprocess “Binary Opposition” by the way of Sigha, Peter Van Hoesen, Planetary Assault Systems and Ben Klock. It was here Token stamped their authority on contemporary techno.

Since then Token has grown exponentially, bringing into their fold artists like Xhin, Mark Broom and Rødhåd, while Ctrls, formally one half of Northern Structures, has seen his solo career flourish on Token with the release of five records to date, and he joins Inigo Kennedy and Ø [Phase] as a label stalwart. Additionally this year, Orphx and Ancient Methods debuted their relentless Eschaton collaboration on Token, and Christian Wünsch’s Spherical Coordinates dalliance with Oscar Mulero has gained even more momentum with a second release called Kinematics Equations. Now, seven years after that debut Kennedy record, Token present Aphelion, a nine-track CD and triple vinyl grandstand of new and exclusive material from label regulars and like-minded artists whom Token founder Kr!z specifically commissioned for this milestone release.

The penultimate record before Aphelion was a second Token 12” by Rødhåd, another artist adding to the cultivation of the label’s sound and roster, and for this compilation the Berliner supplies his cosmically inspired “Haumea”. Joining the Dystopian founder on Aphelion are three of the UK’s most influential techno artists: Surgeon, James Ruskin and Luke Slater under his Planetary Assault Systems alias who provide Token with solo material for the first time after previously appearing on the imprint in remix form. Entirely new names to grace the label via Aphelion include Stroboscopic Artefacts founder Lucy, and Blawan and Pariah's Karenn project, while label faithfuls Inigo Kennedy,  Ø [Phase] and Ctrls naturally commit three Token defining productions.

Casting one’s eye over Token’s back catalogue and it’s clear to see the label is a staunch advocate of absolute techno, remaining steadfast in issuing quality material that remains true to classic strands of the genre regardless of its popularity flux. In that respect, Aphelion - a word used to describe the point in orbit when a planet or comet is farthest from the sun - provides a simple analogy that the magnetic force of Token, unfazed by the shadows cast by popular opinion, will proudly shine light on their artists and given styles. 

“We started in an era where our genre was very unpopular,” Kr!z explains. “And in the end that seemed a big advantage for us, because when everyone was giving up, we started our mission.” Regularly hosting label nights in prominent clubs around the world, Token has become a label supported by a wide-ranging body of artists like Âme and Ben Klock to Efdemin, Truss and Ancient Methods. With the label now branching out into album and compilation territory, Token’s duty to techno may not yet be accomplished, but it’s been a job well done.

www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords

Aphelion

Planetary Assault Systems - The 808 Track (Parts 1 and 2)

Vril & Rødhåd Presents Out Of Place Artefacts

MOSCOVIUM

Inks

Otherness (Album Edit)

Nuphar Log

Buy it here :
https://dement3d.bandcamp.com/album/kinematic-optics-ep

Polar Inertia - Floating Away Fire [DM3D011]

Warmth is the main project of this spanish producer who has released his music in labels like Spaceal Orbeats Records, Subeast or Mind Field Records. Always in the search of warm sounds between lush ambient scapes and 2 Step beats.
Buy link:
http://classic.beatport.com/track/refracted-original-mix/8382009

Espectrum

Warmth - Refracted

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Sandwell-District-Sampler-Single-One/release/2304939

Function - Untitled (AA)

HardWax https://hardwax.com/08917/florian-meindl/time-illusion-the-remixes/
Digital https://www.beatport.com/label/flash-recordings/4025 (Releasedate 17. Nov. 2017)
Resident Advisor: https://www.residentadvisor.net/tracks/879623

Follow @florian-meindl / @flash-recordings /@lucy

Early support by Surgeon, Luke Slater, Marcel Dettmann, Blawan, Norman Nodge, Slam, Keith Carnal, DVS1, Jeroen Search, DJ Rolando, Paul Ritch, Kwartz, Dustin Zahn, Joel Mull, Shlomo, P.E.A.R.L., Jonas Kopp, Pfirter, Mark Broom, Jeff Rushin, Amotik, Psyk, Francois X, Cassegrain, Denise Rabe, Etapp Kyle, Angel Molina, Tommy Four Seven, Jon Hester

Florian Meindl's third artist album "Time Illusion" marked another big milestone in
his career. These last 12 months have seen him tour his live show, where he has
showcased his flair for live performance with some heavy equipment including his
Eurorack Modular System.
To remix Time Illusion Florian has chosen three artists that he admires for their
unique take on techno music. Lucy, responsible for the curation of the highly
respected Stroboscopic Artefacts imprint, Sigha renowned for his modular system
performances and productions on Token and Blueprint and up and coming
Netherlands duo TWR72 who have been continuing to put out fresh and gamechanging
releases on their label Float Records.
The Lucy remix spans on a whole A side with 45 rotations per minute and opens a
window in a yet unknown dimension of expanding effect drones which takes the
listener on an extraordinary trip of its own. He took the opportunity to weave the
breakbeat from the original composition into a straight-clocked rhythm while
giving the harmonic content a new unheard surreal depth. This track has got the
potential to suck the dancers minds into a strange journey and yet keep them on the
steady rhythm.
Sigha's interpretation of "Frame Of Mind" manages to be heavy and soft at the
same time with industrial noise movements and mystic synth sequences emerging
and disappearing. The beauty in this masterpiece lies in the balance between the
sweet harmonic content and the pounding beat construction, which keeps moving
and modulating until the very end.
TWR72 deliver a perfectly working and grooving DJ weapon, which is highly
playable in all sorts of situations. They perfectly manage to incorporate the key
elements from the original into their very own signature sound. The eclectic
alternation between a suspense-packed part and a pure forward going beat
section makes this tune outstanding and joyful to put on the turntable again and
again.
www.flash-rec.com

Order Vinyl

Resident Advisor Premiere: Florian Meindl - Space Traveler (Lucy Remix) [ FLASH-X-004 ]

Sinergia Ep

Mira

buy at Dystopian shop: https://bit.ly/2wYIgM8
or at: www.spacehall.de

170913

Lucy & Rødhåd - 170913

Continuum III: Fluctus

Les Planes (Original Mix)

release date (vinyl & digital): 3rd of June.

Next stop: Berlin.

Rødhåd is one of the city’s most promising and talked about new artists of the last year. With only 2 EP’s on Dystopian (the label he helms with friends) & 1 remix on Semantica, that’s quite an achievement.

‘Spomeniks EP’ is his first release outside of Dystopian but preserves his deep & melancholic yet powerful style.

Apart from a rising producer & prolific dj, Rødhåd is a very down to earth guy with a strong vision and an open mind.

Definitely a match with anything Token stands for.

TRACKLIST
A1. Buzludzha
A2. Energomash
B. Spomeniks

www.tokenrecords.com
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