Here comes R-Zone 5, the next release in the series, this time coming from a pair of established producers who work both solo and as a duo (and one of them runs a prominent German label), but ones whose names shall not be shared in public. 

The first track is ‘Jungle Fever’ a slowed down, dub-culture tinged track of sampled loon bird calls, tooting melodies and raw metallic drums that churn deep down below. It’s the sort of track that needs to be played in summer, ideally with a reefer on the go. 

‘Down-E rave’ again calls on druggy references for its inspiration – this time E’d-up dancefloors in the mid-nineties. It’s a lazy beat with curious vocal stabs, prominent drum breaks and plenty of deft synth work that takes you up, up and away in style. 

The flip-side sees two versions of the same track. ‘nRg Zone (Happy Mix)’ is a rinsed out and tripped out track of streaming melodies, more old school and roughhewn drums and plenty of bright, pixelated melodies stabs as well as softer background pads. The Moody Mix of the same track operates much more down in the darkened doldrums. It seems to have heavy heart and sultry mood as the percussion churns on beneath golden streaming pads and like everything on the R-Zone series, is stuffed with plenty of very real atmosphere.

"Not for me this one"
Dj Simbad (Various / Browsnwood Rec.)

"nice flashback feeling......"
Oliver Kapp (Raygun / Indulge, Hamburg)

"quality rave flashback gear and definitely more 'break the limits' + '2 kilo's' than 'prodigy', which is alway a good thing ;-) big thx!"
Ben Sims (Theory, London)

"R-Zone you make me happ-E :)"
Barnt (Magazine)

"ravetastiche :) really very enjoyable, loving the breaks, old skool flavour and nostalgiac subass brought right up to date over modern tech textures. excellent."
Alex Downey (Split / [covert] / Fear Of Music, London)

"cool oldschool feel! jungle raver, and nrg moody version for me"
Brent Roozendaal (DriftOmTeDansen, Amsterdam)

"Down-E Rave is a real upper! Cooool"
Sandrien (Imprint Trouw, Amsterdam)

"I,m in the Zone. so also into this one..!"
Dimi Angélis (A&S, Traut Muzik, Balans)

"thank you for good music!"
Dj T (GET PHYSICAL MUSIC GMBH, Berlin)

"NRG Zone happy mix is the one."
Dimitri Kneppers (Dj Dimitri, Amsterdam)

"very strong.. will play jungle raver for sure moody mix rocks too."
Kuczera

"all tracks are quality! will play nRg "
Jackmate (Philpot)

"nRg Zone mixes are ace and the one to go for me on this one!"
0x4644 (BLN.FM, Berlin)

"yes, feeling this. time to set my retro-aversion aside for a minute and rave."
A Made Up Sound / 2562 (When In Doubt, Utrecht)

"nRg Zone (both mixes) are brilliant. Right up my street and will be playing for many years to come. Once again top class work guys."
Nubian Mindz

"The moody mix here"
Ksoul (Ksoul & MuteOscillator , TORINO)

"LIKE!!!!"
DJ Lady Aida (Rebelbass, Eindhoven)

"moody mix is the one for me "
Domenic Cappello (Sub Club)

"too oldschool for my personal taste."
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)

"moody mix"
Marco Bernardi (Take the Elevator, Bristol)

"Cool stuff again by R-Zone. Down E Rave & moody mix are my favs here!"
Nuno Dos Santos (kollektiv, utrecht)

"Four great tracks: best R-Zone release yet for for me. Radio plays for sure. "
Dave TTB (TOTHEBONE, London)

"My favourite R-Zone so far I reckon. Great record "
Tessela (Poly Kicks)

"Is always nice to hear some funky drumming... The moody mix is fantastic and I will play it for sure. Thx!"
MuteOscillator (Ksoul & MuteOscillator )

"hmm, funny record. maybe i just prefer the originals from around 1991/92 it points at to find this relevant. if i had to choose, most likely "down-e rave" would be my pick."
alex cortex

"Moody/Funky Drummer mix for me thanks"
Mosca (BBC Radio 1)

"Both mixes of nRg Zone are cool"
Tomaz (22tracks, Sint Pieters Leeuw)

"nRg Zone (Moody Mix) is the one for me here, good stuff!"
Norman Nodge (MDR, Berlin)

"YES! Bring on the breakbeat vibes!"
Sven VT

"'nRg Zone' (both mixes) for me on here, again my support to R-Zone. thanks. "
Angel Molina (Sonar Music, Barcelona)

"downloading"
Tim Thaler (BLN FM, Berlin)

"Vibing! "
Owain Kimber (Dessous Recordings / Littledetroit, Cardiff)

"yep! looking forward to see how all 4 cuts pan out... way back!"
James Priestley (Secret Sundaze / Simple Records)

"R-ave to the grave :) "
Giles Armstrong

"NFM"
Vincent Pollard

"moody mix for me"
Delta Funktionen (Ann Aimee, Berlin)

"Another great R-Zone"
Surgeon

"another great time travel"
Hunee (Hunch Music / Rush Hour, Berlin)

"Always happy to hear from the Global Darkness crew. This is superb material."
Andrew Duke (Andrew Duke In The Mix/Cognition Audioworks, Halifax NS)

"coolio"
Marko Nastic (Radio B92 / Exit Festival, Belgrade)

"oldschool rave vibes! "
AnD (Horizontal Ground, Black Sun Records)

""nRg Zone (Moody mix) is nice. Thanks."
Leri Ahel (Mutant Disco Radio Show, Rijeka)

"not for me"
Osunlade (Yoruba Records, Imerovigli, Santorini)

Get it here!

R-Zone 05 - Jungle Raver / Down-E Rave / nRg Zone (Happy Mix/Moody Mix) (Out Now!)

The R-Zone series continues down its avant-garde path with a next EP from another established producer but one who’s name will not be revealed, as is the way with this series. 

The jacking electronics of ‘Rebecca In The Hall’ goes first with a whipping bassline, plenty of jarring machine sounds and nebulous sci-fi synths. The tension is broken with the sensuous cry of a female vocal and from there you are elevated to a higher level of good-time vibes. ‘Romijn Ravine’ then takes us back to the old school – bristling drum breaks, hardcore stabs and crushed hits all mesh around one another to form a dusty, grainy intergalactic sonic trip.

Closing out the trio of tracks is ‘Night Level II’ which is another fully analogue jam where wiry synths and jacked-up kick drums hustle and bustle with a kinetic energy that sucks you in and drags you along for the ride. It’s another fierce EP with a dense make-up, but one that has many hidden pleasures within.

http://whitenoisereview.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/r-zone-r-zone-06.html

";) Love this guy! He knows it"
Skudge (Skudge Records, Stockholm)

"oooof nu-ravetastic"
Funk D'Void

"Fucking weirdoes. I love it!"
Neville Watson

"romijn rave for em!"
Marko Nastic (Radio B92 / Exit Festival, Belgrade)

"love the switch of rebecca in the hall, great!"
Len Faki (Podium Records, Berlin)

"yesss Rebecca -- i dig you !! Very good EP again on the label "
Laurent Garnier

"rebecca for me. thanks. "
Dave Mothersole (proton radio, Worthing)

"The R-Zone Juggernaut roles on! Heavy heavy heavy..."
Owain Kimber (Dessous Recordings / Littledetroit, Cardiff)

"Night Level II sounding ace to me .. thank u! "
Danny Howells

"rebecca in the hall's the winner on this one, I LOVE the vocals. this one's gonna get massive playtime on my show"
Jan Kinčl Zero (Zero Radio Show (radio808), Zagreb)

"Romijn Ravine the stand out one for me. Can't have enough old skool chords, bleeps and beats."
Will O'Brien (SUB-SCAPE, Antwerp)

"thanks sounds lovely! "
Dario Zenker (Ilian Tape)

"killer gear. R-Zone continues to deliver the goods."
Bryan Kasenic (Beyond Booking, Brooklyn)

"Romijn Ravine is the pick for me who can resist those subtle Rave undertones :)"
Paul Mac (Stimulus Records, Brightlingsea, Essex)

"very cool. "
Thaddi (De:Bug, Berlin)

""Rebecca..." and "Romijn" are two perfect characters for the movie inside my dj bag :)"
MuteOscillator (Ksoul & MuteOscillator )

"Romijn Rave and Night Level II are straight in the box, thanking you... "
Paul Woolford (Planet E/Hotflush, Leeds)

"Super vibey biz, Rebecca is the tune!"
Mitch Strashnov (URB/SELF-TITLED/DUMMY)

"Perfect transition material between house and uk hardcore :)"
Rivet (Skudge Present, Kontra-Musik)

"Romijn Ravine !! SIIIIIIICK ! Bruk shhhh i love it - playing / charting"
Dj Simbad (Various / Browsnwood Rec.)

"Love this one and number five. One will be in the next RT-Transmissions show for sure."
Russ Gabriel

"rebecca for me ....."
Dave Ellesmere (Graphene / Belief System, Berlin)

"night level is the cut 4 me - thanks..."
Oliver Kapp (Raygun / Indulge, Hamburg)

"Grubby. Love love love."
Tom Banham (Resident Advisor)

"Dig Romijn. Deep emotional old school..."
Josh Wink (Ovum, Philadelphia)

"Can't get enough of these R-Zone records! Great as ever"
Tessela (Poly Kicks)

"Happy Daze R heRe again!!! :) "
Alex Downey (Split / [covert] / Fear Of Music, London)

"powerfull tracks!"
Brent Roozendaal (DriftOmTeDansen, Amsterdam)

"Some rave action here, Romijn Ravine is the one for me! "
Deetron

"Night Level III!"
Sandrien (Imprint/Trouw, Amsterdam)

"i like this R-zone! again... "
Dimi Angélis (A&S, Traut Muzik, Balans)

"thank you for good music!"
Dj T (GET PHYSICAL MUSIC GMBH, Berlin)

"'Rebecca in the hall' and 'Romijn ravine" are the ones for me!"
Dimitri Kneppers (Dj Dimitri, Amsterdam)

"Rebecca for me too :)"
Vince Watson (Bio Music, Amsterdam)

"its gets better and better rebecca kicks ass on the floor "
Kuczera

"yeah...cool, Like all, Rmmijn ravine is my fav"
Dan Curtin (Metamorphic, Mobilee, Berlin)

"NFM"
Vincent Pollard

"Oldschool but fresh, good stuff!"
Norman Nodge (MDR, Berlin)

"Loved 05 and this one is great too. Rebecca for me."
Leri Ahel (Mutant Disco Radio Show, Rijeka)

"Fun stuff, my pick is Romijn Ravine!"
Delta Funktionen (Ann Aimee, Berlin)

"Ace! Romjin Ravine and Night Level II are on the one for me""
0x4644 (BLN.FM, Berlin)

"now we're talking. both rebecca romijn tracks are slamming. "
A Made Up Sound / 2562 (When In Doubt, Utrecht)

"ok. romjin ravine my pick."
alex cortex

"Great fun tracks again on R-Zone."
Surgeon

"I hope rebecca has a hall pass, supporting! "
Locked Groove (Hotflush / Turbo, Antwerpen)

"'Romjin Ravine' & 'Night Level II' are the best tracks here although not as strong as R Zone 05. Good stuff nonetheless."
Nubian Mindz

"lovin night level ii"
Osunlade (Yoruba Records, Imerovigli, Santorini)

"nice old school release, especially into 'Romijn Ravine', some rave feel on it. thanks!"
Angel Molina (Sonar Music, Barcelona)

"I like the old school flavour here. Not exactly what I usually play but I like Rebecca in the hall"
Ksoul (Ksoul & MuteOscillator , TORINO)

"Not so much my thing as R-Zone 05 but no denying the quality - Rebecca In The Hall is cool. Thanks."
Dave TTB (TOTHEBONE, London)

"Rebecca In Da House :) "
Giles Armstrong

"bangin!!!"
Hunee (Hunch Music / Rush Hour, Berlin)

"rebecca & night level rock"
Tomaz (www.22tracks.com, Sint Pieters Leeuw)

"oldschool vibes. cool tracks."
Fred Deepsounds (Deepsounds.fr)

"Not for me"
Mosca (BBC Radio 1, London)

"digging the future rave vibes of Romijn Ravine, thx!"
Ben Sims (Theory, London)

"Romijn Ravine & Night Level II are big!"
Nuno Dos Santos (kollektiv, utrecht)

"downloading"
Tim Thaler (BLN FM, Berlin)

"Bring back the breakbeat vibes! 005 and 006 are my favorites in the series so far!"
Sven VT

"Always happy to get a new R-Zone."
Andrew Duke (Andrew Duke In The Mix/Cognition Audioworks, Halifax NS)

"Nice tracks"
Dj Deep (Deeply Rooted House, Paris)

"like rebecca in the hall"
Domenic Cappello (Sub Club)

N Tha Zone

R-Zone 06 - Rebecca In The Hall / Romijn Ravine /Night Level II

The much loved R-Zone series continues apace here with three more rough analogue jams for its seventh release.

'If U Going Thru Hell Keep Going' is a paranoid, angsty bit of house jack with a busy synth line, hard hitting percussion and plenty of muddy, murky atmosphere. 'Emojako' is even more unhinged and off filter with its weird hooks, dusty hi hats and intense drum workouts. It's a physical one that will fuck with your mind as it changes direction freely, and final track 'Subatomi' is just as freaky and left of centre. The synths are lively and charming, spraying about above a cacophony of woody percussion and heavy drums. It's grainy and roughhewn but groovy and catchy at the same time.

"going thru hell is great!"
Delta Funktionen (Ann Aimee, Berlin)

"Loving the R-Zone releases and this is no exception. Emojako is doing the damage for me here. Love the name too"
Truss / MPIA3

"I really like 'Subatomi', proper funk & tension there"
Guillaume Heuguet (In Paradisum, Paris)

"I'm going to hell with you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Fabrice Lig

"If u going thru hell keep going is the one for me here "
Locked Groove (Hotflush / Turbo, Antwerpen)

"this is analogue origami!"
Christereo

"Will play Emojako!"
Cinnaman

"series continues to deliver"
Bryan Kasenic (The Bunker NY, Brooklyn)

"If U Going Thru Hell Keep Going and Subatomi are very nice! Emojako too paranoid for me ;)"
Chille jr. (Night Moves@Fnoob radio, Koprivnica)

"Can't play it out but I liked if you going best."
Mike Grant (Big 50 Entertainment, Oak Park)

"yes hypnotism in If U love it!"
Michel De Hey

"not for me"
Osunlade (Yoruba Records, Imerovigli, Santorini)

"Emojako!!!"
DVS1

"If U Going Thru Hell is the jam for me here! "
Alex from Tokyo (Tokyo Black Star)

"going thru hell is my fave, great track. thx!"
Ben Sims (Theory, London)

"ging thru hell is a lovely roller"
Dave Ellesmere (Graphene / Belief System, Berlin)

"Rave stormers! Will play A1"
Rivet (Skudge Present, Kontra-Musik)

"Subatomi for me, strong release."
Tom Dicicco

"very interesting! sounds great. any chance for wavs?"
Dario Zenker (Ilian Tape)

"Nice and quirky. 'Going Thru Hell...' is the one."
Lakker / Eomac

"going thru hell for me, dope"
A Made Up Sound / 2562 (When In Doubt, Utrecht)

"'Emojako' is the one for me, thanks....."
Paul Woolford (Planet E/Hotflush, Leeds)

"Absolutely love If U going Thru Hell..."
J. Tijn

"Wow, another R-Zone. It's good, too. If U Going Thru Hell... the one for me. Thanks."
Dave TTB (TOTHEBONE, London)

"Awsome! Different than the latest R-Zone releases, but I love it."
Holger Klein (Groove Magazine)

"thank you for good music!"
Dj T (GET PHYSICAL MUSIC GMBH, Berlin)

"not fror me..thanks"
Karim Sahraoui (Transmat records, Aix-en-Provence)

"really like the strings on 'if u going thru hell'. thanks. "
Dave Mothersole (proton radio, Worthing)

"Hell yeah !"
Giles Armstrong

"subatomi for me"
Marko Nastic (Radio B92 / Exit Festival, Belgrade)

"like the acid on Emojako!"
Alex Downey (Third Ear / Split / [covert], London)

"downloading!"
Dimi Angélis (A&S, Traut Muzik, Balans)

"if u going thru hell !! "
Domenic Cappello (Sub Club)

"The R-Zone in full effect. "If U Going ..." is my pick so far."
Sven VT (De-bug, Berlin)

"I like the sound of their productions, "If U Going ..." is my favourite tune here so far."
Norman Nodge (MDR, Berlin)

"nice! ty"
Oliver Kapp (Raygun / Indulge, Hamburg)

"great as usual!"
Thaddeus Herrmann (Radio Fritz, Berlin)

"going through hell has an intense build towards the end, other than that the release is ok, but doesnt grab me."
alex cortex

"Emojako is good and demented, might have to edit but a fine piece of work nonetheless..."
Mosca (Ann Aimee, BBC Radio 1)

"Going Thru Hell is epic!"
Vince Watson (Bio Music, Amsterdam)

"I'm a big fan of all the R-Zone releases, great fun tracks."
Surgeon

"The R Zone express train keeps on rolling. Probably their most esoteric ep to date! Subatomi really stands out: wonk & bass goodness!"
Owain Kimber (Dessous Recordings / Littledetroit, Cardiff)

"Loved all R-Zone releases so far and this one is great too. "If U going thru hell keep going" stands out."
Leri Ahel (Mutant Disco Radio Show, Rijeka)

"certainly oddly charming but i'm afraid i can't really make use of it."
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)

"NFM"
Vincent Pollard (Exclaim, Toronto, Ontario)

"Emojako all the way for me."
Nubian Mindz

"Keep Going indeed more quality gear here liking 'em all"
Paul Mac (Stimulus Records, Brightlingsea, Essex)

"The R Zone right in the Jackin' Zone !!!! Looove it --- "
Laurent Garnier

"'Subatomi' sounds really crazy, that´s my pick on here. thanks!"
Angel Molina (Sonar Music, Barcelona)

"downloading"
Tim Thaler (BLN FM, Berlin)

"i never want to leave the r-zone!!!"
Hunee (Hunch Music / Rush Hour, Berlin)

"Subatomi is doin' my head in...proper!"
Mad Mats (Local Talk Records, Hägersten)

"I'm feeling the hell tune, radio and club support mos def, really good stuff. big up"
Jan Kinčl Zero (Zero Show @ Radio808, Zagreb)

"Subatomi is track of choice"
Tomaz (22tracks, Sint Pieters Leeuw)

"once again full LOVE and support 1+2 are my favs"
Marco Bernardi (Take the Elevator, Bristol)

"Emojako is cool!!!"
Innershades (Roze Balletten, Aalst)

"If u going thru hell - this has caught my ears the most"
Chymera

"all winners to me,especially I u going thru hell.. great job! "
Gilb-r (Versatile, Paris)

"Feeling the hell keep going track."
Nuno Dos Santos (kollektiv, utrecht)

"More dope than Howard Marks' false-bottomed suitcase."
Tom Banham (Resident Advisor)

PRE-ORDER

R-Zone 07 - If You Going Thru Hell Keep Going / Emojako / Subatomi

With this release the mysterious but much loved R-Zone series hits its 8th outing. Still no one quite knows who is behind the music, but that doesn’t matter when it’s as fresh and arresting as this. 

Opening this EP’s account is ‘Percept’, a kinked techno rhythm drowning in scraping percussion, grainy synths and gallivanting basslines. Once you penetrate the textural mist that shrouds the whole arrangement, it’s a heady place to be. ‘We Sad II” is a gurgling acid jam with rattling machine sounds, rubbery basslines and plenty of sonic grit and grime, whilst closer ‘303909’ makes plenty of use of the machines mentioned in its title to conjure up a weighty, dubbed out vibe that’s thick with mystic ambiance and propped up by well swung drums. 

The music on the R-Zone series is as cloaked in intrigue and mystery as the artists who make it: now at its eight chapter, the story continues to confound and impress in equal measure.

http://www.junodownload.com/plus/2013/10/31/r-zone-get-tougher-on-forthcoming-8th-release/

"we sad II for me definitely!"
Fred Deepsounds (Deepsounds.fr)

"Cool tracks, not sure this EP is quite as strong as the others on 1st listen but "303909" will definitely get an outing..."
Owain Kimber (Innate, Cardiff)

"303909 is my fave but the other two a bit too intense for my taste. Really interesting project though - can't wait for #09 ! "
Necta Selecta (Eat Music)

"Percept, nice."
Jean Pierre Enfant (Les Enfants Terribles/Trouw, Amsterdam)

"quite cool. we sad II would be my pick, with a quite obvious mills sample?!"
Delta Funktionen (Ann Aimee, Berlin)

"Yet another hit. Boom."
Tom Banham (Resident Advisor)

"extremly cool EP... Love all tracks !!! "
Tom Bonaty (Prologue)

"Percept & 303909 for me"
Sandrien (Imprint/Trouw, Amsterdam)

"definitely percept ..... "
Dave Ellesmere (Graphene / Belief System, Berlin)

"Percept! R-Zone is in the Zone again"
Dimi Angélis (A&S, Traut Muzik, Balans)

"right on!"
Osunlade (Yoruba Records, Imerovigli, Santorini)

"sounds fat! thanks! "
Dario Zenker (Ilian Tape)

"more analog funkyness on R Zone -- full support from me "
Laurent Garnier

"Feeling them all with 'We Sad II' grabbing me the most for the moment... thanks."
Paul Woolford (Planet E/Hotflush, Leeds)

"Percept has that psychedelic goodness that I love. Nice!"
Keishie

"Percept is a dancefloor bomb! Cant wait to play it out! I like We sad II too."
Estroe

"more killer modern retro acid trax. percept effectively worms it way into my head, perfect psychedelic grooves, we sad II comes a close second, but all 3 tracks have something to offer. thanks a lot. "
Alex Downey (Third Ear / Split / [covert], London)

"wow super cool one,percept is killer maybe my fav so far ! full support"
Marko Nastic (Radio B92 / Exit Festival, Belgrade)

"really great, percept for me definitely"
Bobby Champs

"great, into this... "
Locked Groove (Hotflush / Turbo, Antwerpen)

"another great one! feeling them alles, thanks!"
Pär Grindvik (Stockholm LTD)

"Brilliant release, thanks"
John Heckle

"Happy to see another R-Zone release. I like ‘Percept’ most from preview clips."
Surgeon

"Percept is the on on here thanks "
AnD (Horizontal Ground, Black Sun Records)

"with no doubt, 'We Sad II' is my pick on here. Thanks!"
Angel Molina (Sonar Music, Barcelona)

"R-Zone continues to go from strength to strength Percept is the one for me here"
Paul Mac (Stimulus Records, Brightlingsea, Essex)

"proper techno record, all three go in the box. full support"
Jan Kinčl Zero (Zero Show @ Radio808, Zagreb)

"Nothing particularly new on 303909 but love it all the same "
Mosca (Ann Aimee, BBC Radio 1, London)

"I like Percept here"
Ksoul (Ksoul & MuteOscillator, TORINO)

"Percept is the jam for me. R-Zone continuing to impress."
Nubian Mindz

"Missing the retro vibe of previous R-Zones but the first track would definitely work very well in a basement. Edit: I like it after hearing the full tracks. THere's still some 90s vibe :)"
Rivet (Skudge Present, Kontra-Musik)

"Always good, to hear a new R-Zone. "We Sad II" is my pick here."
Sven VT (De-bug, Berlin)

"Great, again - one of the most consistent labels going "
Dave TTB (TOTHEBONE, London)

"Not sure ... will download and check again, thanks!"
Norman Nodge (MDR, Berlin)

"not for me this time thanks"
Karim Sahraoui (Transmat records, Aix-en-Provence)

"thank you for good music!"
Dj T (GET PHYSICAL MUSIC GMBH, Berlin)

"Percept is the trippyest R-Zone yet :) "
Giles Armstrong

"loving all the R-Zones - jungle raver killed Washigton DC last night! thanks again!"
Appleblim (Apple Pips, Bristol)

"loving all the R-Zones - jungle raver killed Washigton DC last night! thanks again!"
Appleblim (Apple Pips, Bristol)

"love it! especially percept!"
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)

"love love love R-ZONE !!!"
Hunee (Hunch Music / Rush Hour, Berlin)

"downloading"
Tim Thaler (BLN FM, Berlin)

"Another great R-Zone release. "Percept" stands out."
Leri Ahel (Mutant Disco Radio Show, Rijeka)

"my fave R-Zone yet... all three are up there"
Tomaz (www.22tracks.com, Sint Pieters Leeuw)

"Percept is one of the strongest R-Zone tracks yet, I can't wait to play it this weekend."
Casper (Bleed Music, London)

"once again complete quality "
Marco Bernardi (Take the Elevator, Bristol)

"Great as always. We Sad II is particularly amazing."
J. Tijn

"The R-Zone is a great series. This is no exception."
Lakker / Eomac

"we sad ll ,love it"
Domenic Cappello (Sub Club)

"unstopable r-zone series, very nice again "
Kuczera (Intergalactic FM, heerlen)

"good stufffff!"
Steffi (Klakson/Dolly/Ostgut Ton, Berlin)

R-Zone 08 - Percept / We Sad II / 303909

Just a year after starting and the irrepressible R-Zone series is up to release number 9. Again this time there is no real word on who is behind the music, but again it is fierce, searing techno for darkened dancefloors. 

The barrelling, stomping ‘Down You Go’ opens this EP with blocky metal beats, spares synth lines which bleed in and out of focus and plenty of rattling percussion. ‘Give Me More’ goes a little slower and deeper, with rubbery kick drums forming the base of the track as molten and melted acid gurgles percolate up through the mix. On the flipside, ‘Too Much TV’ is a more elastic groove that undulates up and down with short little acid stabs buried deep within as the bass drops in and out. Supple and propulsive, it’s arresting stuff that gets completed with final track ‘VHC Beats’.

Whichever producers are behind the R-Zone series always manages to come up with the goods, so if you like fizzing, textured techno that pulls no punches, this remains the series for you.

Feedback:

"Give me more of give me more "
Stephen Brown (Indigo Aera)

"Give me more!"
Pieter Presk (Presk / Will & Ink, Amsterdam)

"Great, support on this thanks."
Pfirter

"Super ravy! with cool synth lines. emotional! will play for sure."
Voiski (L.I.E.S., Construct Re-Form, Dement3d, Ivry Sur Seine)

"Down you go and give me more my picks , interesting stuff."
Jonas Kopp (Traut / Manzel, Berlin)

"Cool stuff!"
Bleak (c/o DRB Produktion, Stockholm)

"Brilliant, more of this please :) "
Forward Strategy Group

"Too Much TV is great - thanks."
Perc (Perc Trax)

"Some nice grooves going on here. Give me more and VHC Beats are the ones for me. Thx for the music"
0x4644 (BLN.FM, Berlin)

"This sounds like stuff I allready have. Only less appealing. "
Rene Passet (Dj Broadcast / Oor / Kindamuzik.net, Den Haag)

"not sure will try down you go"
Michel De Hey

"Down you Go has a great groove and stomp to it"
AnD (Horizontal Ground / Inner Surface Music)

"great stuff"
Yør

"give me more is absolutely brilliant. "
ASOK (Scenery, Use of Weapons, MOS, Liverpool)

"not for me ... peace"
Karim Sahraoui (Transmat records, Aix-en-Provence)

"Some interesting ideas here for sure. 'Give Me More' speaks tome the most."
Nubian Mindz

"Down You Go. Yes. "
Tommy Four Seven

"HIT VHC Beats :)"
Kuczera (Intergalactic FM, heerlen)

"Give Me More and Too Much TV… really good. thanks "
Adam Marshall (New Kanada)

"Give Me More sounding ace .. really like this."
Danny Howells

"Feeling the groovy weirdness of Down You Go and Give Me More. Quality."
Darko Esser (Doornroosje, Nijmegen)

"Zones..."
Fred P / Black Jazz Consortium (Soul People Music)

"give me more, bang"
Jean Pierre Enfant (Les Enfants Terribles/Trouw, Amsterdam)

"too much trance for me."
alex cortex

"give me more !"
Tomaz (www.22tracks.com, Sint Pieters Leeuw)

"I love the R-Zone releases and this is no exception. Down You Go is great!"
Lakker / Eomac

"good but a little too heavy for me. "
Dave Mothersole (Proton Radio, Worthing)

"R-Zone always delivers. thanks."
Bryan Kasenic (The Bunker NY, Brooklyn)

"'Give Me More' has a nice retro vibe to it, diggin the raw beats thanks"
Truncate/Audio Injection

"not really into the sound"
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)

"gimme more!"
Gerben Louw (Wichelroede.net, Den Haag)

"Love it!!!!!"
Thaddeus Herrmann (Radio Fritz, Berlin)

"first three please! powerful ep, love it"
Jan Kinčl Zero (Radio808, Zagreb)

"not really for me this time, maybe 'VHC Beats', but thanks. "
Angel Molina (Sonar Music, Barcelona)

"not so into this one i'm afraid, have preferred many of the earlier drops.."
James Priestley (secretsundaze / The Secret Agency, London)

"Down You Go is the pick but yet another R-Zone winner all around"
Paul Mac (Stimulus Records, Essex)

"Down you go and Give me More! more more more..!"
Dimi Angélis (A&S, Traut Muzik, Balans) (Dimi Angélis, Amsterdam)

"Too much TV is nice"
Paul Boex (Dynamic Reflection)

"Like the more stripped bits of VHC Beats but nothing really jumping out at me I'm afraid."
Mosca (Ann Aimee, BBC Radio 1, London)

"Awesome EP from R-Zone, again! Uncompromising, raw & beautiful!"
Chille jr. (Night Moves@Fnoob radio, Koprivnica)

""Give Me More" is rad"
Vincent Pollard (Exclaim, Toronto, Ontario)

"thx for the promo, nothing really jumping out for me to play this time. but pls feel free to keep me updated on future beats."
Ben Sims (Theory, London)

"Another winner from R-Zone: Give Me More... Please :)"
Owain Kimber (Innate, Cardiff)

"Always happy to play out new goodies from the R-Zone "crew"!"
Andrew Duke (Andrew Duke In The Mix/Cognition Audioworks, Halifax NS)

"GIVE ME MORE -- oh yes oh yes !! :-D "
Laurent Garnier

""VHC Beats" and "Give me more" are nice ones! Thx"
MuteOscillator (Ksoul & MuteOscillator )

"down you go sounds cool!"
Delta Funktionen (Ann Aimee, Berlin)

"all tracks going down a treat in my books, support for all of these "
Bobby Champs

"give me more"
Marko Nastic (Radio B92 / Exit Festival, Belgrade)

"give me more on this one i think"
Marco Bernardi (Take the Elevator, Bristol)

"VHC beats is my pick here, other tracks didn't quite click for me."
James Fox / Severn Beach

"Not feeling this one as much as some of the other R-Zones. Just a bit too pounding and one-dimensional. Thanks."
Dave TTB (TOTHEBONE, London)

""Give Me More" - Banging tune! Fun EP overall. Keep em coming ..."
Sven VT (De-bug, Berlin)

"All 4 tracks are brilliant."
Leri Ahel (Mutant Disco Radio Show, Rijeka)

"R-Zone is always great fun. Like first 2 tracks best from preview clips."
Surgeon

"Im liking the rawness, hit the spot attitude"
Carlos Valdes (Studio Soulrock, Amsterdam)

"great e.p,have to try some tracks ! "
Fabrice Lig

"Chunky tunes that never stop making you get lost in their grooves. My favorite R-Zone release out of them all."
Mitch Strashnov (URB/SELF-TITLED/DUMMY)

"Too much TV is my pick here. Love that vibe"
Nuno Dos Santos (kollektiv, utrecht)

"really feeling "down u go" thx ! "
GoldFFinch (Turbo, Dirty Bird)

"Down You Go and Give Me More are the ones for me! "
DJ+ (Nachtwerk/Hoax, Amsterdam)

"Love the harder sounds on Down as you go :) "
Giles Armstrong

"Good tunes, especially "Give me more"."
Norman Nodge (MDR, Berlin)

"ima leave that one aside "
Dj Simbad (Various / Browsnwood Rec.)

"big one, all four!! favorite r zone release"
Innershades (Roze Balletten, Aalst)

"Feeling the throbbing 'Give Me More' - thanks... "
Paul Woolford (Planet E/Hotflush, Leeds)

"down you go is the one for me, dikke batser"
A Made Up Sound / 2562 (When In Doubt, Utrecht)

"On point, as per."
J. Tijn

"Nice mix of the straight and the frayed. Think I'll be hunting this down on a circular slab next month."
Simon Whight (Data Transmission / Inverted Audio / Ibiza Voice, Manchester)

"Looking forward to hearing this on a nice sound system."
Miguel Senquiz (Ghostly International, New York)

"downloading"
Tim Thaler (BLN FM, Berlin)

R-Zone 09 - Down You Go / Give Me More / Too Much TV / VHC Beats

The much loved and mysterious R-Zone series rolls on here with another new EP, this time made up of three more moody and atmospheric cuts.

First track 'Visions Of A Deepweb' is a slow and predatory crawl through a barren cosmic landscape. Synths spiral around you and encase you in paranoia as heavy drums trudge out a groove below. The track grows ever more stormy and turbulent, never letting your attention wane. 'Xochisa Wakening' is a much more spacious and less intense affair with no drums, just dripping water; tons of reverb and groaning deep space ambient sounds that suggest you are in total free fall. Continuing with the intergalactic feel, the final track 'Positive Sequence' sounds like a voyage through space, with heavenly pads adding tons of beautiful atmosphere, gently ticking percussion driving things along and plenty of little sonic details all drifting by in the background. Various cinematic images play out in your mind throughout this EP, and that makes it all the more appealing as a result.

"Wonderful harmonies. Will try them out "
Bleak (c/o DRB Produktion, Stockholm)

"Track one is the one for me, thanks."
Necta Selecta (Eat Music)

"perfect for my opening sets at The Bunker. always feeling R-Zone and this is a nice curveball."
Bryan Kasenic (The Bunker NY, Brooklyn)

"i oike the 2 ambiant tracks -- great for my online radio "
Laurent Garnier

"Really dope vibes on Xochis Awakening. Thanks!"
Marco Zenker (Ilian Tape)

"not 4 me"
Osunlade (Yoruba Records, Imerovigli, Santorini)

"This whole record is great... Postitve Sequence if beautiful though!"
Iron Galaxy (Audio Culture)

"I take pozitive sequence!"
Christereo

"very strong ep. outstanding synthesis on all tracks"
Artefakt (Field, Prologue, Amsterdam)

"very nice music, could definitely listen to a whole album of this!"
Dan Curtin (Metamorphic, Berlin)

"yes"
Conforce (Transcendent, Rotterdam)

"LOVE Xochis awakening! "
Dario Zenker (Ilian Tape)

"thank you for the music!"
Dj T (GET PHYSICAL MUSIC GMBH, Berlin)

"Moody tracks for warm-up-sessions and courageous DJs. I like it."
Norman Nodge (MDR, Berlin)

"Positive Sequence is lovely...."
Vince Watson (Bedrock / Ovum / Planet E / Poker Flat / Rekids, Amsterdam)

"visions is seriously trippy stuff, love it! positive sequence is very nice as well, perfect for the radio show"
Jan Kinčl Zero (Radio808, Zagreb)

"visions of a deep web ...gorgeous warm groove"
Solenoid (Graphene / Belief System, Berlin)

"Great records love both ambients bits visions of a deepweb to thanks for this :) "
Charlton/Tapirus (Mord / Krill Music /Midnight Shift, Rotterdam)

"not for me..."
Kirk Degiorgio (ART, Ipswich, Suffolk)

"liking the two beatless tracks here."
James Fox / Severn Beach

"downloading for the first track which i will attempt to pitch up. tryppy"
Alex Downey (Third Ear / Split / [covert], London)

"Hello R-Zone, always a pleasure to hear you! Visions Of A Deepweb & Xochis Awakening for me"
Sandrien (Imprint/Trouw, Amsterdam)

"this R-Zone is different then all the others. dunno yet what to think. like the Visions"
Dimi Angélis (A&S, ANGLS, Traut Muzik) (Dimi Angélis, Amsterdam)

"Visions is sleazy and relentless. But the rest is crap. "
Rene Passet (Dj Broadcast / Oor / Kindamuzik.net, Den Haag)

"Not for me this time around"
Mosca (Ann Aimee, Not So Much, Prime Numbers, London)

"Cheers! Liking the final one"
Rivet (Skudge Present, Kontra-Musik)

"Love the ropey sound on visions of a deepweb - a pure head melter!"
Giles Armstrong

"positive sequence is beautiful!"
Nuno Dos Santos (kollektiv, utrecht)

"not really feeling that one, sorry"
Ben Sims (Theory, London)

"Visions of a Deepweb definetly the winner here !"
Rogér (Deathmetaldiscoclub, Amsterdam)

"nice one!!"
Kuczera (Intergalactic FM, heerlen)

"not for me, sorry."
alex cortex

"the web attack for me"
Marco Bernardi (Take the Elevator, Bristol)

"Really like Positive Sequence, cheers."
J. Tijn

"hmmmm..ok"
Karim Sahraoui (Transmat records, Aix-en-Provence)

"i like visions of a deep web thanks!"
Dimitri from Amsterdam (Dj Dimitri, Amsterdam)

"Xochis Awakenings and positive sequence are awesome ! thanks."
Jonas Kopp (Traut / Manzel, Berlin)

"Great EP"
Jean Pierre Enfant (Les Enfants Terribles/Trouw, Amsterdam)

"Xochis Awkenings and Positive Sequence are killer tripped out ambient, reminds us of KLF"
AnD (Horizontal Ground / Inner Surface Music)

"I love R-Zone. Great stuff as usual."
Lakker / Eomac

"deepweb is awesome"
Tomaz (22tracks, Sint Pieters Leeuw)

"We trippy, mang. (Feeling this!)"
Philip Sherburne (SPIN / RA / The Wire, Barcelona)

"Cool but not playable for me thanks"
Truncate/Audio Injection

"Always happy to have something new to play out from the mysterious R-Zone! :)"
Andrew Duke (Andrew Duke In The Mix/Cognition Audioworks, Halifax NS)

"splendid as ever, yet very different. love "positive sequence" in particular. will play!"
Thaddeus Herrmann (Das Filter, Berlin)

"I like the ambientish tracks here... positive sequence reminds me of the early nineties uk techno era"
Ksoul (Ksoul & MuteOscillator, TORINO)

"nice ambient stuff"
DJ Santorini (OUT-ER)

"Love the track Visions Of A Deepweb Nice job"
Thor (Thule Records)

"Wow - "Positive Sequence" is pretty special ... Thanks!"
Owain Kimber (Innate, Cardiff)

"not for me this time"
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)

"What a bomb!"
Nukubus (Katsma Media / SD Records, Rotterdam)

R-Zone 11 - Visions Of A Deepweb / Xochis Awakening / Positive Sequence

For their next trick, the anonymous R-Zone crew turn out three darkly engaging cuts that once again look back to a ravey heyday for their inspiration, but at the same time conjure up some refreshing contemporary ideas that will no doubt have dancefloors in raptures. 

EP opener 'Onefourone' is an epic end of the night track with big drums, melancholic chords and a sombre sense of finality that makes you think the world could end anytime. 'Gravity' sounds like an invasion from space, with falling synth lines, buried deep drums and clattering percussion all making for a foreboding atmosphere. 

'Stolen Birds' fills up the flip side with a groaning and darkwave synth line and cooing birdcalls. As big hi hats come in and glassy tinkles fill in the airwaves, it turns into a stormy affair that is both dancey and cerebral at the same time. As always with R-Zone, this is compelling, creative music that bristles and brims with all sorts of occult charm.
"support!"

"Onefourone is totally ridiculous , looking forward to play !"
Dj Simbad (Various / Browsnwood Rec.)

"I love onefourone and stolend birds, messy as fu** :) radio support"
Jan Kinčl Zero (Radio808, Zagreb)

"Beautiful music, will watch out for wax."
Norman Nodge (MDR, Berlin)

"gravity sounds nice"
Delta Funktionen (Ann Aimee, Berlin)

"awesome release!"
Tom Dicicco

"Nice one! Gravity is an absolute winner."
Lakker / Eomac

Marko Nastic (Radio B92 / Exit Festival, Belgrade)

"Gravity --- ohhh yesssssssssssssss "
Laurent Garnier

"Gravity for the sideways sets :)"
Mosca (Ann Aimee, Not So Much, Prime Numbers, London)

"awesome release! will play all of them"
Rogér (Deathmetaldiscoclub, Amsterdam)

"Gravity for me"
Randomer (Hemlock, London)

"love all three"
Tomaz (22tracks, Sint Pieters Leeuw)

"gravity and stolen birds are wikked"
Solenoid (Graphene / Belief System, Berlin)

"gravity is the one for me! thanks"
Jean Pierre Enfant (Les Enfants Terribles/Trouw, Amsterdam)

"Gravity sounding great !"
Tessela (Poly Kicks)

""stolen birds" is the one!"
Thaddeus Herrmann (Das Filter, Berlin)

"my fave unknown vinyl series!!"
Hunee (Hunch Music / Rush Hour, Los Angeles)

"HUGE-sounding tracks. Tough to play but I imagine they hit the spot in the right place, at the right time. Stolen Birds my fave. Thanks. "
Dave TTB (TOTHEBONE, London)

"Onefourone and Gravity are great!"
Roger Gerressen (ESHU / ESHU Records, Nijmegen)

":)"
BNJMN

"not quite for me."
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)

"Yuppp, all 3"
J. Tijn

R-Zone 13 - Onefourone / Gravity / Stolen Birds

Like chasing Orbital down a South London alley with a rusty pipe innit?

Pre-order: http://shop.wichelroede.net/product/r-zone-r-zone-12

The much loved, slightly mysterious but always firing R-Zone series rolls on to its 12th release here. This time the Dutch collective serves up five searing club tracks that are as raw and energetic as ever and look back to a 90s UK heyday for their inspiration. 

First up is Beginning of Life, with old school loon bird calls, lots of rave intentions and nebulous pads all creating a sweaty atmosphere atop rough hewn drums. Hardcore Track is a frenzied cut with  pixelated melodies, chopped up vocals and machine gun like drums that pull in many directions at once. 321 then has classic [pitch shifted hardcore vocals, rinsing, dusty old break beats and cantering bass, then Red Rave #1 is all whacked out and tinny, with skeleton drums jostling next to vocal stabs and dark and ominous spoken word snippets and Red Rave #2 gets all jungle by going deep on some rolling, shuffling drums and rich, rubbery bass. For fans of old school, hardcore and rave this Ep will certainly make you smile and, of course, dance!

Dem say;

"RAVEEEEEEEEE - pure bullets!"
Owain Kimber (Innate, Bristol)

"Always look fwd to these releases......."
Monty Luke (BLACK CATALOGUE, DETROIT)

"I'm a fan of all of these. Whistle Posseeee in the house!"
Jimmy Posters (Saints & Sonnets / MN2S, London)

"No."
Kirk Degiorgio (ART, Ipswich, Suffolk)

"I feel very fine with it, thanks!"
Norman Nodge (MDR, Berlin)

"Why am i not nostalgic of this specific sound?... I'm not sure. Anyway it's well done in it's own style"
Dj Deep (Deeply Rooted House, Paris)

"hmm 1991. dummy time"
Luke Slater (Mote-Evolver UK, All over)

"This brings back the times of 808 State and early Baby Ford. I've been there, it was fun."
Rene Passet (Dj Broadcast / Oor / Kindamuzik.net, Den Haag)

"not for me sorry"
Franck Roger

"not my style"
Mike Grant (Big 50 Entertainment, Oak Park)

"not for me"
Osunlade (Yoruba Records, Imerovigli, Santorini)

"Not for me this time"
Laurent Garnier

"Ahh the memories nice one"
Stephen Brown (Indigo Aera/Realtime)

"not for me"
Vince Watson (Bedrock / Cocoon / Ovum / Planet E / Poker Flat / Yoruba, Amsterdam)

"hoppa!"
Steffi (Klakson/Dolly/Ostgut Ton, Berlin)

"Red Rave #1 is lovely, authentic hardcore!"
Rivet (Skudge Present, Kontra-Musik)

"Thanks for the RavE!"
Surgeon (Dynamic Tension, Somewhere, out there...)

"uptempo and uphill."
Thaddeus Herrmann (Das Filter, Berlin)

"Old school vibes here, 321 and Rave#2 are my picks.. Thank you!"
Simone Gatto (OUT-ER)

"thank you for the music!"
Dj T (GET PHYSICAL MUSIC GMBH, Berlin)

"Make some fucking noise please."
Neville Watson

"I dig this retro vibe... Red Rave #2 is nice!"
Truncate/Audio Injection (Truncate, Los Angeles)

"HARDCORE! Well into these ..."
Sven VT (De-bug, Berlin)

"Loons! It's all fun, maybe a little inessential, but really well done regardless."
Philip Sherburne (Pitchfork, Barcelona)

"Wicked rave cuts!"
Darko Esser (Doornroosje, Nijmegen)

"too old school for my personal taste."
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)

"321 and red rave 2 phat old school warehouse vibes !!"
Solenoid (Graphene / Belief System, Berlin)

"cant wait to hit the streets with those baddies!"
Hunee (Hunch Music / Rush Hour, Los Angeles)

"A lot of fun. This is definitely my favorite R-Zone to date! "321" and "Red Rave #1" are HUGE."
Mitch Strashnov (URB/SELF-TITLED/DUMMY)

"really into this"
Chrissy (The Nite Owl Diner, Brooklyn)

"321!"
Pangaea (Hessle Audio, London)

"Hardcore Track, yes!"
Mirella Kroes ([in]cognito, Amsterdam)

"321 is pretty cool!"
Clara Moto (InFiné)

"Proper '91 vibes ! Red Raves & 321 outdoor festival weapons for me :-)"
Dj Simbad (Various / Browsnwood Rec.)

"To be played on specialised electronic music program Full Frequency on RTRFM 92.1 Perth Western Australia. Show is aired weekdays from 3pm til 5pm (GMT+8)"
Craig Hollywood (RTRFM)

"cool stuff, might play 321 ! thx"
GoldFFinch (Turbo, Dirty Bird)

"Great Stuff proper oldschool vibe :) cheers"
Charlton/Tapirus (Mord / Krill Music /Midnight Shift, Rotterdam)

"not what I play, too much oldschool for me, but 'Red Rave #1' sounds good, nice wicked bass. Thanks."
Angel Molina (Sonar Music, Barcelona)

"Got it. Amazing !!"
Rogér (Deathmetaldiscoclub, Amsterdam)

"Ravetastic :)"
Giles Armstrong

"miaaaauw me like :)"
Kuczera (Intergalactic FM, heerlen)

"Great old school ravy e.p"
Fabrice Lig (Planet E, Biesme-Sous-Thuin)

"Echt een plaatje voor Marsel van der Wielen!"
Aroy Dee (MOS Recordings, Amsterdam)

"fuuuuuuck red rave 2 is sick. will also play hardcore track and 321. rave onnnn"
Gingy (Clone, Toronto)

"ravetastic, thx!"
Ben Sims (Theory, London)

"yes yes"
Tommy Four Seven (CLR)

"Nice ! Where's the Vicks?!"
Tomaz (22tracks, Sint Pieters Leeuw)

"LOVE IT!"
Jean Pierre Enfant (Les Enfants Terribles/Trouw, Amsterdam)

"blinding stuff!"
Appleblim (Apple Pips, Bristol)

"not for me... maybe in the early nineties :-)"
Ksoul (Ksoul & MuteOscillator, TORINO)

"sorry, not for me."
alex cortex

"the whole ep is wicked"
Dense & Pika (Hypercolour)

"Red Rave #1 is crazy!"
Nuno Dos Santos (Something Happening Somewhere, Utrecht)

"Best R-Zone since 05. Will gab the rekid"
Jamie Russell (Hypercolour Ltd, Bristol)

"Beginning of Life & Hardcore Track are good!"
Chille jr. (Night Moves@Fnoob radio, Koprivnica)

"downloaded for r hawtin"
Richie Hawtin (M-nus, Berlin)

"Not for me this time"
Mosca (Ann Aimee, Not So Much, Prime Numbers, London)

"fantastic as always!"
Marcel Heese (Tresor, Finitude)

"Amazing."
Iron Galaxy (Audio Culture)

"R-Zone never fails!!!"
Circular Rhythms (Scenery)

"love this label!"
Dario Zenker (Ilian Tape)

"NFM"
Vincent Pollard (Exclaim, Toronto, Ontario)

"Hardcore track rocks! Great refreshing EP. Rave on!"
Najem Sworb (Clone, Ai)

"Hardcore track is quality but it's all good."
Perc (Perc Trax)

"Nicely done - 321 was my fave on first listen, thanks !"
Necta Selecta (Eat Music)

""Beginning of Life" + "Red Rave 1" - my fav's from these - cool rave vibes - thanx guys"
Slam (Soma Records)

"my favorite R-Zone!"
Innershades (Roze Balletten, Aalst)

"rave on :)"
Jan Kinčl Zero (Radio808, Zagreb)

"Brilliant"
Randomer (Hemlock, London)

"Hard to pick a favourite. Great release!"
calumclouds (Clouds)

"Great stuff! I love this sound, and always will I imagine. Can't pick a favourite. Thanks!"
Lakker / Eomac (R&S / Killekill)

"Love that 90s hardcore nostalgia when it's done like that! "Red Rave #2" is my favourite track in this great package."
Holger Klein (Groove)

"Reminds me of #5, which I was fully down with."
Simon Whight (Data Transmission / Inverted Audio / Ibiza Voice, Ashton-Under-Lyne)

"Red rave #1 for me. Thanks."
Leri Ahel (Mutant Disco Radio Show, Rijeka)


R-Zone 12 - Beginning Of Life / Hardcore Track / 321 / Red Rave #1 / Red Rave #2 (@wichelroede.net)

Pumping Slugs in your brain, but not the lead type!

Pre-order here; http://shop.wichelroede.net/product/r-zone-r-zone-14

Keeping up the pressure with their anonymous EP series, R-Zone now offer up three more cuts of purely dance floor aligned action. 

Opener You Wear The Mask Of The Beast is a mysterious cut with a spooky lead synth, subtle, buried deep drums that are full of implicit energy and build to a heady peak. Raw textures, unfamiliar patterns and perfect back room vibes all pervade. Salt Volatile This Sucka is a slow mo but chugging track with frazzled synth lines, atmospheric pads and curious melodies all spiralling above lazy, ramshackle drums. Last but not least, Arrowhead is a sludgy, dirty, sleazy groove that sounds broken. It’s a fantastic fusion of fucked up machines sounds that keeps you on edge throughout. Once again here R-Zone have confounded all expectations with their left-of-centre electronica.  

For those who know;

"Not quite for me this one..."
Owain Kimber (Innate, Bristol)

"Not for me, sorry."
Norman Nodge (MDR, Berlin)

"NO."
Kirk Degiorgio (ART, Ipswich, Suffolk)

"not my style"
Mike Grant (Big 50 Entertainment, Oak Park)

"not for me"
Osunlade (Yoruba Records, Imerovigli, Santorini)

"Cool tracks , but i won't play them this time"
Laurent Garnier

"not for me"
Vince Watson (Bedrock / Cocoon / Ovum / Planet E / Poker Flat / Yoruba, Amsterdam)

"Cheers!"
Rivet (Skudge Present, Kontra-Musik)

"''you wear the mask of the beast'' is the one for me here.. thanks"
Simone Gatto (OUT-ER)

"thank you for the music!"
Dj T (GET PHYSICAL MUSIC GMBH, Berlin)

"yyyyyyyyeeeesssssssssss !!!!!!"
Marco Bernardi (Take The Elevator, Bristol)

"Not very playable for me.. but these are cool!"
Truncate/Audio Injection (Truncate, Los Angeles)

""Salt Volatile This Sucka"! Killer track, killer title. "Arrowhead" is also awesome. Great stuff."
Philip Sherburne (Pitchfork, Barcelona)

"A bit slow for me, but sounds interesting!"
Darko Esser (Doornroosje, Nijmegen)

"not quite for me."
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)

"total mood rave!"
Hunee (Hunch Music / Rush Hour, Los Angeles)

"i like the mystic underground feelings all the r-zone releases breathe. excellent hypnotic stuff."
Syncom Data (Syncom Data)

"loving all of these releases"
Chrissy (The Nite Owl Diner, Brooklyn)

"digging this, thanks"
Lord Of The Isles (Unthank, Shevchenko, Permanent Vacation)

"Arrowhead sounds great!"
Mirella Kroes ([in]cognito, Amsterdam)

"great series, arrowhead is my favorite of this release"
Clara Moto (InFiné)

"R-Zone are proper nuts, full full respect"
Dj Simbad (Various / Browsnwood Rec.)

"really dope label! salt volatile this sucka is my favorite! great vibes!"
Marco Zenker (Ilian Tape)

"yeah this is my fav R-Zone i think"
Divided (Resin)

"not really for us, thx"
GoldFFinch (Turbo, Dirty Bird)

"Great lease again will play out :)"
Charlton/Tapirus (Mord / Krill Music /Midnight Shift, Rotterdam)

"not really for me, only into 'Arrowhead'. Thanks anyway."
Angel Molina (Sonar Music, Barcelona)

"You Wear The Mask Of The Beast is the best of a bad bunch!"
Giles Armstrong

"enjoying all of these thanks. will prob play arrowhead most"
Gingy (Clone, Toronto)

"not really feeling that, sorry"
Ben Sims (Theory, London)

"Arrowhead!"
Tommy Four Seven (CLR)

"SVTS for the win"
Tomaz (22tracks, Sint Pieters Leeuw)

"consistently different challenging and funky!!"
Appleblim (Apple Pips, Bristol)

"not for me"
Ksoul (Ksoul & MuteOscillator, TORINO)

"not feelin it."
alex cortex

"Salt Volatile This Sucka is really nice and Arrowhead is a slow mo sickness!"
Chille jr. (Night Moves@Fnoob radio, Koprivnica)

"downloaded for r hawtin"
Richie Hawtin (M-nus, Berlin)

"Arrowhead is nice and edgy thanks. Might run it even slower"
Mosca (Ann Aimee, Not So Much, Prime Numbers, London)

"Top draw EP!"
Circular Rhythms (Scenery)

"NFM"
Vincent Pollard (Exclaim, Toronto, Ontario)

"You Wear The Mask Of The Beast! Thanks !"
Necta Selecta (Eat Music)

"cool fucking label - thank you"
Slam (Soma Records)

"I'm very much into arrowhead, slow burner. club support"
Jan Kinčl Zero (Radio808, Zagreb)

"All brilliant, will def play Arrowhead!"
calumclouds (Clouds)

"Another solid addition to the series. I like 'Salt Volatile..' particularly. Thanks"
Lakker / Eomac (R&S / Killekill)

"More restraint than the usual R-Zone, less rave leanings too. Turns out to be one of the most compelling so far."
Simon Whight (Data Transmission / Inverted Audio / Ibiza Voice, Ashton-Under-Lyne)

"Brilliant! love all 3 tracks"
Leri Ahel (Mutant Disco Radio Show, Rijeka)

R-Zone 14 - You Wear The Mark Of The Beast / Salt Volatile This Sucka / Arrowhead (@wichelroede.net)

This one took us long enough! New offspring bastard house from the dark waters of R-Zone

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The mysterious and much loved R-Zone series hits release number ten here with another compelling three track affair. As ever, we don't know the artists behind the tracks, but as ever, they are fresh and freaky propositions that bottle up a world world of influences from rave to acid.

Up first is 'The Waters of Lethe', a busy and dense track full of blurting machines, metallic percussive patterns and insistent drum patterns. It's one for big dark warehouses and is sure to grab headlines. Then comes 'Desert Schematics', which has slithering snares whipping about like a loose hose pipe as mid tempo drums and arpeggiated bass do a physical dance below. Lastly, 'Broken Pyramid' marries nervy chord stabs with old school rave sounds, a twisted vocal and lots of techno energy. All in all these three tracks are tough to characterise, but rest assured they are all designed for maximum dance floor impact.

R-Zone 10 - The Waters Of Lethe / Desert Schematics / Broken Pyramids

New mysterious heat from the R-Zone vaults!

The R Zone series excels at raw, inventive, off kilter club music from a range of mysterious artists. That fine tradition continues once more here with another four cuts of inventive music that takes cues from techno, IDM, acid and house. 

Lumidei is all wonky drums and out of time hits and is a brilliantly weird cut full of spacious atmospherics. Mynheer is built on a bed of broken beats, knocking hits and metallic textures that all tumble and fall around loosely and invitingly. Dédale d´or then takes you on a trip through the outer edges of the universe with rough hits and drums scraping out a groove as big, bold synth chords add an air of melancholy and finality to proceedings. Things close out with Skagerrak, a perfectly roughhewn drum track that is backed with sensuous synths and lots of cosmic moods. Arresting and compelling, this yet is another unique R Zone release that cannot fail to stand out in any DJ set. 

R-Zone 16 - Lumidei / Mynheer / D'édale D'or / Skagerrak

The mysterious but widely acclaimed R Zone series roll on to a 15th EP now with a new four track release that is as essential as ever. 
Opener Hired Gun is a tough and raw concoction with coarse, snappy snares, rough drum pings and lots of abrasive texture all making for a physical listening experience.  Midwinter is a deeper and more emotive jam with warm pads dampening down icy hi hats and busy synth work. It is fresh and original and sounds like little else, then Captive gets all deep and space-y with smeared pads and slick metallic hits tied together with a molten acid line. Lastly, Exile is five blissful and beautiful minutes of atmospheric, intergalactic electronic sounds that really take you to another place. 

R-Zone 15 - Hired Guns / Midwinter / Captive / Exile

New Year = new R Zone. This time the revivalist rave crew, brutal techno lovers and broken beat brothers—whoever they may be—serve up three more tantalising tracks that are designed simply for high dance floor impact. 

‘Greatest Enemy’ is first and lives in a deep space world where jungliest percussion and pummelling drums are offset with swirling pads and warm synths. It’s an emotional roller coaster that gets followed up by ‘Spike’, a manic and prickly speaker blaster with wild melodies and rave stylings all barely continued by punch and off beat kick drums. Last of all, ‘Faramore Agent’ is in your face with its frazzled bass, skittish percussion and vocal stabs all panning about left and right. One again this is brilliantly all over the place and impossibly visceral music designed to devastate all who hear it.

Greatest Enemy

R-Zone 17 - Greatest Enemy / Spike / Faramone Agent / Rise

Mind bending spacetronix from the murky outer rim of the R-Zone singularity.

4 Tracks With Numbers

R-Zone 18 - 4 Tracks With Numbers

We walk in the dark places no others will enter.

R-Zone 20

R-Zone 20 - The Geometry of Shadows / Chrysalis / Ship Of Tears / The Parliament Of Dreams

Deep, moody techno ... just the way i always loved it -- Love this
Laurent Garnier (F-Com)

Dead is sublime. Thank you. May I have WAVS? 
Midland (Aus Music)

Superb EP. Thanks!
Luke Hess (DeepLabs, FXHE, Planet-E)

Nick Höppner (OstGut Ton)
I really like Dead. Smooth late night action with enough functional traction!

Chymera (Berlin)
Great depth on Pain. Dead is a good uptempo take on that sound, think I'll find a place for both of these

Delta Funktionen (Ann Aimee) (Berlin)
both tracks are nice

Jackmate (Philpot)
great 12"...PAIN!

Dave Mothersole (proton radio) (Worthing)
really like rag's stuff. both tracks are great. thanks.

Estroe (Rotterdam) wrote
I'm in(to) Pain...a lot.

Kuczera (heerlen)
Dope release again, and it gets better too.. keep them coming!

Hendrik Stein (bln.fm) (Berlin)
Luv it - Both Tracks are amazing! But it doesn't top the 01 for me...

Paul Woolford (Planet E/Hotflush) (Leeds)
Quite a potent murky atmosphere pervading 'Dead' - fantastic afterhours or early doors selection for my sets, thank you..

Alex from Tokyo (Tokyo Black Star)
Pain is pretty dark moody and atmospheric, Dead is a lot of light and aerial and is the one for me!

Dj T (GET PHYSICAL MUSIC GMBH) (Berlin)
thank you for good music!

Paul Mac (Stimulus Records) (Brightlingsea, Essex)
Liking Dead a lot reminds me of old Master C&J in atmosphere somehow and that can't be a bad thing :)

Dj Deep (Deeply Rooted House) (Paris)
very cool record

Cosmin TRG (50 Weapons) (Berlin)
These will sound so deadly on a big system.

Tommy Four Seven
Pain!

Henning Baer (Grounded Theory, K209) (Berlin)
Pain is great!

Gilb-r (Versatile) (Paris) wrote
Dying for Dead..huum..

Karim Sahraoui (Transmat records) (Aix-en-Provence)
Dead is the more danceable and groovy but pain has the deepest melody...both tracks are solid..will play

Santiago Salazar (Historia y Violencia) (San Gabriel)
Both are super deep tracks. Love it!

Michel De Hey (Rotterdam)
both nice!

Ambivalent (Berlin)
Fits well with the other releases in the series so far. I will save these for a moment when I can play this deep. I like Dead the most.

DVS1
DEAD!!!!!!!

Will O'Brien (SUB-SCAPE) (Antwerp)
More mellow than the previous offerings but still classic sounding stuff.

Fabrice Lig (Biesme-Sous-Thuin)
Love "Dead" a nice organic and deep track.

Skudge (Skudge Records) (Stockholm)
Cool stuff. Like ''dead'' the most

Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)
i'm more into pain than dead ;)

Dimi Angélis (A&S, Traut Muzik, Balans) (Amsterdam)
Pain and Dead please...! thank you

Pär Grindvik (Stockholm LTD)
love them both, thanks!

Paul Boex (Dynamic Reflection)
Although the name "dead" doesn't sound very pretty, the track does ;)

Fred Deepsounds (Deepsounds.fr)
nice tracks, pain in particular. thanks.

Chris Miller (Little White Earbuds) (New York, NY)
dead is sounding really nice. turning out to be a nice series. thanks!

Dave TTB (TOTHEBONE) (London)
I was a little disappointed with the second R-Zone release but this is a return to form. I like both tracks and will play one on the radio. Thanks.

Norman Nodge (MDR) (Berlin)
Good stuff!

Owain Kimber (Dessous Recordings / Littledetroit) (Cardiff)
Whilst those days seem like an age away. This EP is class. A must have on vinyl for me, thanks for the promo :)

MaSpaventi (MaSpaventi) (Amsterdam)
Dead is an excellent tune! Thank you

Marko Nastic (Radio B92 / Exit Festival) (Belgrade)
dead all the way :)

Dj Simbad (Various / Browsnwood Rec.)
Very dope that Dead tune ... Maximum respect to R-Zone always. Playing / Charting

Nubian Mindz (Kildare)
'Dead' is most definitely ALIVE! Can't wait to play this out.

Marco Bernardi (Bristol)
Dead for me on this great "secret " release

Neville Watson
"Have you ever?" Yes I have, with bells on!!!! And these tracks lift me up and take me back there. But no mere retro pastiche here just solid, timeless and emotive dance music. Will be playing both sides forever.

Surgeon
Will use 'Dead' for radio play.

Monty Luke (BLACK CATALOGUE) (DETROIT)
featured the last release on my 'unknown tones' podcast...will give this a serious listen.

Tr nch (Samurai FM/MYM Tokyo/Mariana)
"epic!"

rook (Kaunas)
Both tracks sound great, midnight burners.

Hunee (Hunch Music / Rush Hour)
dead is so good. love the oldschool r-zone vibe!

Sven VT (Berlin)
Another R-Zone, another killer. Twilight zone house music!

Martyn
"dead" is great

A Made Up Sound / 2562 (When In Doubt) (Utrecht)
'dead' is the one for me, probably my favorite r-zone track so far.

Mosca (BBC Radio 1)
Preferred 01 I think... 03 is still nice but just haven't wet myself

Koen van Bommel (VICE)
i kinda feel like putting this music over the vampire rave scene in blade

Andrew Duke (Andrew Duke In The Mix/Cognition Audioworks) (Halifax NS)
Excellent material. Will play. Thanks.

Nuno Dos Santos (KOLLEKTIV) (UTRECHT)
deeep haunting tracks will play both!

Angel Molina (Sonar Music) (Barcelona)
nice mysterious feel on 'Pain', that´s my pick on here. thanks.

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R-Zone 03 - Pain/Dead (OUT NOW!)

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We R here

R-Zone. Who is involved isn't exactly a secret, those who feel so inclined can piece the information together quite easily. It is however irrelevant to the concept of R-Zone, which would like to shift the focus away from namedropping and perception based on hype around individual artists and bring it back where it belongs; in the lap of the music.

The sounds exhibited across each track are fresh offerings that combine brightly coloured synths, swirling pads and non-standard beats into captivating and kaleidoscopic soundscapes that constantly evolve from start to finish. A cosmic, intergalactical energy pervades each release, transporting you to a world far away from here. The rest of the tell can be told by R-Zone themselves:

“Have you ever stood in a traffic jam in the middle of nowhere with complete strangers desperately looking for a party that may or may not exist? Have you ever wandered around a bombed out illegal warehouse rave at X in the morning on an E come-down? Have you ever stood in limbo between the click of a strobe or between the shards of a dense orange haze that emanates from a fog machine? Floating away on never ending waves of music and substance induced - we may as well call it - LOVE? Where for one brief moment it didn't matter who you are and what you do and how you look or how many scene-points you have? If so then you will remember the R-Zone as a shadowy place that never fully exists yet is always waiting. “

“In the whip of a snare, the beat of a kick, the wail of a string or the rush of an arpeggio, in those heart pounding moments of anticipation and in the glorious release of a drop. And then, as those frozen moments echo out and fade into a corner of space-time where nothing seems quite real, you descend among your peers, feeling somehow richer and more enlightened - as if you have been touched by something. You know it can make the world seem an empty place, a barren wasteland devoid of endorphins, where neurotransmitters merely twinkle but never shine. Just remember you are not alone. Others have entered the R-Zone with you and together we may embrace its infinity - as we enter into a new age.”

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