TechHo - part 2

These were the stories that he told himself, tall tales from long ago which had got lost in the spaces in between. It had been a while since he’d last let himself think about such history and nostalgia for it was buried deep in the recesses of his mind. His memory palace was a place visited once in a blue moon for the magic which lived behind those thick castle walls was sometimes best to be left alone.

Lying amidst the tall grass he watched as the clouds moved slowly by overhead, he’d allowed himself this one afternoon to daydream upon what might of been in another life. He opened the heavy gates and let his memories of a wilder, better time come rushing in.

He closed his eyes and nodded off…

Priori continues to develop and grow as a producer, moving toward deep, pensive textures and atmospheres on a new EP for Midgar Records. The Pareidolia EP is comprised of four tracks of intelligent Techno which teases and intrigues – this is a record which will sound good on dark nights and in smokey rooms.

PREMIERE: Priori - Memory Palace [Midgar]

first bit of this digi only series
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https://secondcousin.bandcamp.com/album/bits

All Music & Art by Cousin
Mastered by Angus Mills

~O.V.O~

Taken from Big Hands' ‘Bacchanalia’ EP, out January 24, 2025.
Order: https://vargmalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/bacchanalia

A1. Bacchanalia I
A2. Bacchanalia II
B1. Bacchanalia III
B2. Bacchanalia I (Al Wootton Remix)

The EP is available on black 180-gram 12” vinyl and digital formats.

Mastered by Neel at Enisslab Studio
Artwork by Niall Greaves

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Bacchanalia

Big Hands - Bacchanalia II

Preorder now on Juno: https://bit.ly/4c7enft

Mono Junk only loosely uses techno as a foundation for exploration of various different forms on this new EP on Cold Blow. The opener has jacked-up beats with an electro feel and prying bass that brings great bounce. 'Gamma' is brilliantly dark and moody with domineering synth notes and shuffling hi-hats getting heads down and feet marching. Katerina's Mind mix of the opener then opens it up into a more expansive and widescreen synth world and the Sansibar is pure muscular rhythm.

More from the label: https://www.juno.co.uk/labels/Cold+Blow/?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=premiere&utm_campaign=soundcloud

PREORDER

PREMIERE: Mono Junk - Loving Your Mind (Sansibar remix) (Cold Blow)

Tresor resident DJs LNS and DJ Sotofett have for some years been developing a style at the club's Globus floor, and their new EP is a die cut of exactly the classic techno, electro, and house music they play. Here are no productions drenched in reverb, no hi-fi obsessions or generic algorithmic patterns – this is Globus Trax, the duo's third release on Tresor Records, four tracks consisting of real TR-909 workouts, rude and driving basslines, live runs through the mixing desk, and a Blake Baxter cover version with LNS on vocals. 
 
LNS & DJ Sotofett programmed an EP to perfectly fit their warehouse style of DJing, bringing out colour and variation in a spectrum more similar to a club compilation than a dogmatically reduced concept. With a single repeated vocal sample, Globus Trax opens bombastically with ClickClickClick, a dub-infused UK garage house track anyone in the world can easily describe in the course of a second.
 
Following this comes Gearbox which is a hefty slab of big room electro featuring a centerpiece arpeggio and the warmest harmonic pads on the EP's four tracks, which not-so-subtly makes reference to the pioneering band that shares a name with Globus and Tresor's home, the Kraftwerk. 
 
The house vibe returns on Destination 909, which is nothing but a manifesto for the TR-909, where the beloved drum machine's jacking beats meet galactic strings and synthetic bass, only to be ripped apart in a slamming break that sees the machine take centre stage as it cuts in-and-out of the mix, again a clear nod to the duo's sets in the club.
 
LNS steps up on vocal duties and DJ Sotofett keeps the 909 running for their final cut, taking a deeper dive into the realms of classic techno and paying tribute to "The Prince of Techno" Blake Baxter by covering his Reach Out originally released on Tresor Records in 1995.
 
The 12" was cut by DJ Sotofett himself at Manmade Mastering, where he resurrects the lost art of late-90s loud cuts with sonic presence and punch, optimal for the club-focused 12" format, and is the first to come in the new Tresor Sleeve, boasting an embossed logo on either side.

LNS & DJ Sotofett - Gearbox

Set Me Free

Annie Hall - Practical Optimism EP - Delsin Records - dsr-e15

buy vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/9074/annie-hall/practical-optimism-ep
buy digital: https://musicanniehall.bandcamp.com/album/practical-optimism-ep

a1. Divergent Thinker
a2. Managing Nothing
b1. Ability To Multitask
b2. Practical Optimism

Spanish Electronica, IDM, Electro all-rounder Annie Hall presents her first full EP for Delsin Records. After a sneaky under the radar contribution to an untitled white label series earlier, she hereby delivers four magnificent cuts of machine heavy electro melancholia to form her Practical Optimism EP. Broken beats with Detroit atmospheres strengthened by knife sharp lazer beams, bumpy drum programming and mesmerizing vocal use form the core of an excellent piece of work that represents both Hall and Delsin in optima forma.


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Annie Hall - Practical Optimism EP (DSR-E15)

A twisted and acerbic collision of breaks, electro and UK rave. 'Cruising' has alarm sounds and blistering synth textures running through saw-tooth bass and big breaks. 'PIGMENTOR' is all acidic and chuggy while 'The Looper" is heads down, feet marching electro-techno. 'Good Bye' brings some electrified disco futurism to the party for a more colourful and outwardly expressive closer.
Order: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/prz-pigmentor-vinyl/1083898-01/

PRZ - Pigmentor EP - RTTD027 clips

Records & Vibes

[ANKALISOS-001] The Ankali club has been going through a difficult financial situation that has brought it to the brink of closure. Ankali means a lot to us - not just as a label, but for each member of the crew, it’s much more than just a club.

Together with @fred-czital, we’ve put together a special EP as a fundraising initiative. It’s available for digital purchase starting today via Bandcamp. All proceeds will go directly to support this emergency cause.

Happy Birthday Ankali, this goes for many more <3 

Alfred Czital  - 8 Years of Memories
Release name: [ANKALISOS-001]
On label: Harmony Rec.

A1: The Soap Factory
A2: Devin's Sidequest
B1: Easy Rider

https://harmonyrec.bandcamp.com/album/8-years-of-memories-fundraiser

Artwork by: Tomas Bim
Mastered by: Nik Kozub
Self-distributed

A very limited number of dubplates will also be available. More information will be released this Friday. Stay tuned!

Special thanks to Nik for supporting this release and donating his mastering services, and to Tomas from Gram Records for making the dubplates possible.

Nothing At All (Christopher D Ashley Remix)

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