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Having had plenty of time to digest the first trio of “Textures” from Sawlin & Subjected, it’s time to unleash the next three works from EDLX’s newest recruits. 

‘Foreign Awake Pt.1’ set the tone with a series of strung out, spacy vistas. Three chillingly subtle and pensive pieces, far removed from the pair’s usual brew of anxious, distortion-heavy techno productions that can be found on their co-run Vault Series outlet. Using EDLX to step away from the dancefloor a little, ‘Foreign Awake Pt.1’ saw the Berlin-based duo tap into headier climes using loops and tingling atmospheres with the faintest of heartbeats. ‘Foreign Awake Pt.2’ picks up the pace, however, with three more “Textures” halfway between ‘Pt.1’’s ethereal wanderings and the pair’s deeper Vault Series offerings. 

On the A-side “Texture 1.1” and “Texture 1.2” wraps typical Vault tropes with acid-washed melodies and grainy distorted pads, turning two rusty, hydraulic workouts into weirder and warmer dancefloor reliefs. “Texture 5” then, on the B-side, concludes with more yin and yang experiments, pooling ‘Foreign Awake’’s gentler, dream-like sentiments together with punishing bass, splices of hats and mechanical modulations that keep the reverie in check; a must for Sawlin & Subjected fans, and anyone who likes their techno a little on the stranger side. 

EDLX.035 Sawlin & Subjected - A1 Texture 1-1

Lesaux - Octopus

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Changing Of The Guard (Andre Bratten Remix)


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
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Ctrls - x.y

1. Zeta
2. Zayin
3. Zodiac
4. Zoetrope

For the fifth and final release of Quant Records first year in the business, from Marseille is welcomed, The Plant Worker with his Zeta EP for his debut release on the label. Inclusive of tracks... Zeta, Zayin, Zodiac and Zoetrope. All fit to destroy floors, theses tool driven deep thudders carry momentum long into the night or perhaps till Sunday afternoon in some cases. The Plant Worker compacts his defined sculptured hypnosis that has become renowned within his works.

QR005 Preview: The Plant Worker - Zeta EP (Out 8th Dec)

Mainground Music returns with a techno EP from Colombians Juan Ddd and Smilk. Their remix for Belocca’s big tune "Way Of Thinking" left him wanting more from the guys. Their energetic grooves and sizzling baselines combined are the basis of this 3 track EP. A sure winter weapon on any loud system for the holiday season!

Red code (Original Mix) Mainground

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Florian Meindl - One Moment In Life (preview)

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The next release on Hypercolour sees Seth Troxler and New York techno artist Phil Moffa combine for 'Rogue Music'

Seth's been a busy boy this year, teaming up with Art Department on 'Cruel Intentions', giving us a mix for the cover and releasing 'Space & Time' with The Martinez Brothers on their joint label Tuskegee Music. 

Pre-order 'Rogue Music': http://www.juno.co.uk/products/seth-troxler-phil-moffa-rogue-music/556411-01/

More exclusive music

Premiere: Seth Troxler & Phil Moffa 'Blue Rawls'

One of Fanon Flowers best works finally reissued on Mojuba sub label a.r.t.less! As a very eloquent discogs user once said: “Absolutely essential hard, minimal, detroit-style techno. One of the finest examples of the mid-late 90's minimal sound. Aggressive, spare, funky...much like Robert Hood's seminal masterpiece, Minimal Nation LP. Unlike much of the mindless, meathead bangers of hard techno, this single is tastefully understated. Taking cues from early g-man (and perhaps less directly from Basic Channel) this record doesn't oversaturate with a barrage of hard beats...it holds back and leaves the listener hypnotized and wanting more. This is hard techno that works. It jacks; it throbs; it fills the dance floor. It's smarter than the rest, and it isn't afraid to show its detroit roots. It's everything that the idiom of hard techno should be and rarely was able to achieve. This record is the undelivered promise of the hard, detroit sound and one of the best examples of the Robert Hood/Jeff Mills legacy.“ There's nothing more to add ;)

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Fanon Flowers - Trackmodes EP - A.R.T.LESS 2188 (Preview)

Pre-order here: http://www.delsinrecords.com/release/4707/jasper-wolff-maarten-mittendorff/cosmic-language-ep

10th Indigo Aera release by labelheads Jasper Wolff & Maarten Mittendorff.

The EP, will come as a regular 12" but only the limited edition 12" + 10" includes the track 'Stellar Cult'.

Artwork by Daan Hageman
Mastered by Marco Spaventi
Release Date: 02 February 2015

The new instalment on Indigo æra features three originals by Indigo's founders Jasper Wolff and Maarten Mittendorff. Since the label's start they have been on a mission for soul containing techno. This release, a little bit more tough styled compared to their previous releases, still perfectly maintains the detroit-esque melodic elements. Cosmic Language EP is about the visualization of soundwaves into geometric forms....

Opener 'Ante 303' is a loose limbed bit of techno with straight kicks, spacious percussion and an always essential baseline that sprays about freely. Heady but physical, it’s a seductively supple bit of techno. 'Trica' has more classically driven chords and has real sense of crescendo buried in the bass. Last but not least, 'Stellar Cult' makes effective use of the 909 toms, with alien and sci fi sonic details evolving into a space journey with an soulfull ending of strings and stars.

Feedback:
DVS1 (HUSH / Klockworks)
YES!!! all 3 tracks are dope!! SUPPPPPPPPORT! 

Darko Esser (Doornroosje)  
Another great release from the Indigo ceo's! Ante 303 is gorgeous and Trica reminds me of an old Echoplex release 

Anthony Parasole (MDR//The Corner) 
BADASS ...PURE HEAT!!!! 

Laurent Garnier (Puyvert) wrote 
fucking excellent as allways 

Sandrien (Imprint/Trouw) 
Super nice release! 

Tommy Four Seven (CLR) 
Great release, dig all 3! 

Kirk Degiorgio (ART) (Ipswich, Suffolk) 
beautiful EP! 

Rivet (Skudge Present, Kontra-Musik) 
Reminds me of Acid Eiffel! 

Alan Fitzpatrick (Drumcode) (SOuthampton) 
love this whole EP! big! 

Jonas Kopp (Traut / Manzel) (Berlin) 
top guys , excellent music taste ! thanks a lot. 

Luke Slater (Mote-Evolver UK) (All over) 
full support 

Truncate/Audio Injection (Truncate)
Yeah solid cuts! 

Rene Passet (Dj Broadcast / Oor / Kindamuzik.net) 
Proper machine music. Ante 303 is a belter. The rest is too, as a matter of fact. These two have the funk. 

Giles Armstrong wrote 
Love the Final Frontier vibes on Ante 303! 

Eric Cloutier (The Bunker NYC | TANSTAAFL)  
three straight up monsters!!! playing this entire thing, and i need to get the vinyl for that extra 10". 

Slam (Soma Records) wrote 
will play all 3 - right up my street - great 

Carlos Valdes (Studio Soulrock) (Amsterdam) wrote 
at 1:47PM on December 17th, 2014
Beautiful bangers! 
 
Angel Molina (Sonar Music) (Barcelona) 
Indigo Aera = quality, 3 nice timeless tracks, especially into 'Stellar'. All my support, thanks.

Karim (Tikita) wrote 
Solid material! the whole ep is fantastic 

Cinnaman (Colors, TrouwAmsterdam) wrote 
stellar cult. love it. 
 
Stephen Brown (Indigo Aera/Realtime) wrote 
Excellent stuff as usual. But Stellar Cut is just Beautiful, something i would be proud of producing......WOW :) 
 
Josh Wink (Ovum) (Philadelphia) wrote 
Great EP! Digging the deep, emotional techno! Can't wait to play. 

Rødhåd (Dystopian) wrote 
Great EP i like all 3 Tracks. thanks for sharing 

Takasi Nakajima wrote 
great release guys!! 

Rolando (R3 / Ostgut Ton) (Edinburgh) wrote 
3 KILLER cuts from Jasper & Maarten. Great work guys. will play - thanks... 

Surgeon (Dynamic Tension) (Somewhere, out there...) wrote 
Like Stellar Cult from the clips. 

Nuno Dos Santos (Something Happening Somewhere) (Utrecht) wrote 
Love these tracks! 

Roger Gerressen (OGUN/LLN/FOF/SuddenDrop/FDF/ESHU) (Nijmegen) wrote 
great ep all over 

Peter van Hoesen (Time To Express) 
Solid. 
 
Clara Moto (InFiné) 
WOW, great release! Love all of the tracks! 



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Jasper Wolff & Maarten Mittendorff - Cosmic Language EP // [AERA010]

Arnaud Le Texier - Continuum EP - Affin Ltd 022

Vinyl 2nd Feb 2015 / Digital 16th Feb

Out Now Worldwide
Beatport (Digital) - http://btprt.dj/1L5TFrA
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Deejay (DE) - bit.ly/1xM9PyF
Clone (NL) - bit.ly/1z1cngh
Decks (DE) - http://bit.ly/1D8QyhO
Phonica (UK) - http://bit.ly/1z7FcnV
Technique (JP) - http://bit.ly/1DB6Zl4
Techno Import (FR) - http://bit.ly/1zSmZ4W

Nearing the 2-year mark since the launch of the label, Weekend Circuit is back with undoubtedly its most accomplished release to date. Having already featured on WCR 04, providing 2 standout remixes for Coldgeist’s ‘Artefacts’, Developer is making a return - this time presenting ‘Liberation Signals’, his first original work since 2014's 'In Pure Form'.

After gaining much deserved acclaim among his peers in the last decade, Developer has cemented himself as a respected name in techno and it is a great pleasure to invite him back for a rare appearance outside of the labels that have paved his path including Mote Evolver, Polegroup and his own hugely inspirational imprint - Modularz.

‘Liberation Signals’ has all the attributes of a trademark release from the Los Angeles based producer - fully functional for the dance floor yet still in true Developer fashion, brings a sound with a multi faced approach to production. Reaching out from main room to after-party, with an agenda-free straight up techno tactility this EP is armed with the militia required for any club eventuality, summoning energy wavered by time.

This inaugural release will be available from 2nd Feburary 2015 on 12” + Digitally worldwide.

Early Support - Ben Sims, Luke Slater, James Ruskin, Jonas Kopp, Truncate, Drumcell, Mark Broom, Answer Code Reuest, Kr!z (token), SLAM, Jeroen Search, DJ Deep, Samuli Kemppi, Dustin Zahn, Joel Mull & The Hacker.

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Developer - Liberation Signals EP (Samples) WCR006

207737 - What Is Techno

From the upcoming release "Math Ilium Ion" out June 1st (UK/EU) and June 2nd (US) on Smalltown Supersound.

UK digital pre-order:
 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/math-ilium-ion/id988478715

UK pre-order vinyl:
http://www.roughtrade.com/albums/92970

US pre-order digital:
 https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/yours-sincerely-andre-bratten/id981897286?i=981897290

US pre-order vinyl:
 http://www.amazon.com/Math-Ilium-Ion-Andre-Bratten/dp/B00V9F38JA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429890812&sr=8-1&keywords=andre+bratten+math+ilium


Math Ilium Ion

Yours Sincerely, André Bratten

Stunning track from german techno producer, Héctor Oaks. 
Alongside and alike his other track ( That Morning Upstairs) on this EP,a collaboration with Kwartz on Sonntag Morgen, he delivers us here a magnificent and cosmic, incredibly deep and even kinda melodic techno track. The groove and the rawness are here, but mixed with some amazing softness, in the best proportions, to deliver the perfect soft techno track.
Support the artist and buy the track. 

Héctor Oaks - Solarmental

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2. Reelow - Melina (Original Mix) - Moan
3. Drunken Kong - Sky High(Original Mix) -Terminal M
4. Aitor Ronda - Tornado (Original Mix) - ELEVATE
5. Roberto Capuano - Complex (Cari Lekebusch Dub Version) - Unrilis
6. Mr. Bizz - Angus (Original Mix) - Transmit Recordings
7. Drunken Kong - Don't See Me(Original Mix)  - Tronic
8. Drunken Kong - Chanted(Original Mix)  - Terminal M
9. Drunken Kong - Our Light Shine(Original Mix) - Terminal M
10 .Metodi Hristov - Atlas (Original Mix)  - Terminal M
11. Alberto Ruiz - 3Street (Original Mix)  - This Is Hot Audio
12. Drunken Kong - Origin(Original Mix) -  Terminal M
13. Eric Sneo & Christian Smith - Loaded Dice (Original Mix) - Tronic