Release date (vinyl & digital): 10th of March 

After a string of acclaimed releases on Token and a selection of remixes, Ø [Phase] released his debut album 'Frames Of Reference' on Token last fall. It earned him outstanding reviews at Resident Advisor ("a display of real power and finesse" 4/5), in DJmag ("a calculated masterpiece" 9,5/10), at XLR8R ("sticks out as an alternate route to the heart of machine music's appeal" 8/10), Groove Magazine ("pulsating techno in which every sonic details fits") and more.

Following the first single “On The Edge / Perplexed” & the second single “Dirtro II” (including the stellar ‘New Device Remix’ by Robert Hood), we now present you the last segment of the series with 2 remixes. On the A-side Rødhåd delivers an epic 10 minute interpretation of the first single ‘Perplexed’, while Robert Hood delivers a second, more minimalistic take on “Dirtro II” for the flip.

TRACKLISTING
A. Perplexed (Rødhåd's Extended Mix)
B. Dirtro II (Robert Hood's Redeemed Mix)

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Remixed

Ø [Phase]- Perplexed (Rødhåd's Extended Mix)

Remix by @kink

// Daniel Avery - New Energy [Collected Remixes]. A double album.
// Includes new reworks from Rødhåd, Silent Servant, Volte-Face, Powell, Conforce and Ø [Phase]
// @phantasysound

Out now: go.phantasysound.co.uk/PHLP05

Buy album

Daniel Avery - Knowing We'll Be Here (KiNK Remix)

Remix by https://soundcloud.com/roman-fluegel
[Edited version]

// Daniel Avery - New Energy [Collected Remixes]. A double album.
// Includes new reworks from Rødhåd, Silent Servant, Volte-Face, Powell, Conforce and Ø [Phase]
// @phantasysound

Out now: go.phantasysound.co.uk/PHLP05

Daniel Avery - All I Need (Roman Flügel 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.

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Aphelion

Lucy - Sana Sana Sana Cura Cura Cura

John Tejada - The End Of It All (Original Mix)

Download available here:  http://boilerroom.tv/recording/speedy-j/

Speedy J Boiler Room & Ballantine's Stay True Scotland Live Set

@blondish are back with a brand new track called "Endless Games".

As the first single for the forthcoming debut full-length from BLOND:ISH, ENDLESS GAMES has the tough job of convincing listeners without spoiling the surprise - an effort that sees its pitch-perfect execution in the compelling and slightly mysterious-sounding synth drops, masterfully bolstered by an incentive groove and massive vocals. With the album shaping up to be both an inspired journey for the mind and a propelling trip for the body (and soul), this delivers on all fronts, presenting the mystical and enchanting leanings of the producer/DJ duo as well as the obvious urge to work the dance floor. Remixer PATRICE BÄUMEL has no trouble connecting to this mindset, as he has proven time and time again - check his highly immersive and definition of techno on SPEICHER 81 and SPEICHER 85. Bäumel's strong and club-ready revamp of ENDLESS GAMES comes in two flavours: the vocal version geared for prime time destruction and a sweet dub version for the aftermath. 

Buy on Beatport

Blond:ish - Endless Games

BLOND:ISH - Endless Games (Patrice Bäumel Mix)

'California Paranoia' by Lawrence Rothman 
Watch the Floria Sigismondi directed video:  https://youtu.be/I8uaI7SGdPY
More Lawrence Rothman music: http://smarturl.it/LawrenceRothman

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California Paranoia (feat. Angel Olsen)

A Side - Two Different Ways (original)
B Side - Two Different Ways (second way) 

Release date: 14/11/11

12'' Single 
DFA Records 
DFA 2318

Factory Floor

TWO DIFFERENT WAYS

B1 - In Quicksilver

Rival Cavves self-titled debut record

Music by: Matthew Lieberman
Vocals & Lyrics by: Marissa Longstreet
Album art by: Josh Beavers

Controlled

Jane Weaver Releases New EP ‘The Architect’
Out October 27th On Fire Records

‘The Architect’ is available for pre-order now at http://www.firerecords.com/janeweaverstore

Tracklist:
1. The Architect
2. The Architect - Andy Votel's Brutaliszt 250Kg Readymix
3. Code
4. Element

“A perfect example of her motorik psychedelia” NPR

“Otherworldy synth-pop” Rolling Stone  

“A fascinating career with an album that melds cult cornerstones into a lean and thrillingly addictive slice of unearthly pop” Guardian 

 “Using motorik rhythms and ancient technology to create music that brims with urgency and originality, there is a real creative bravery at work here” Mojo 

‘With one eye on the dancefloor and another on those sprawling existential questions’ (The Quietus), ‘The Architect’ sees Jane Weaver evolving with an aero-lite melodicism, the drum heavy vivacious pop song evokes vivid images of early Modernist art, Archigram blue-prints with a rigid back-bone of Eames worthy construction.

Directly inspired by Hilma af Klint’s séances, spiritualism and the science of anthroposophy that formed the artist’s abstract paintings, Weaver finds herself in a transformative state channeling her inner spirituality, it’s place within her music and the cosmos. Shifting perspectives with her meditative vocal explorations and oneiric flow on ‘Code’. Eight-minute psych-pop opus ‘Element’ is richly melodic replete with pulsating analogue synths, unrelenting motorik rhythms and incessant beats. 

The perfect antidote to those longing for more music since the release of the critically acclaimed ‘Modern Kosmology’, the release features title track alongside unreleased new tracks and a special remix by Finders Keepers’ Andy Votel.

Jane Weaver and her band will be on extensive UK and Ireland tour from October with a number of special one-off live dates in Europe and festival appearances at this year’s Reeperbahn and Le Guess Who?.


Live Dates
05 Aug: Skeleton Coast Festival, Hoylake Parade Community Centre, Hoylake, UK   
26 Aug: Sea Change Festival, Totnes, UK   
22 Sep: Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, Germany 
23 Sep: Liverpool Psych Fest, Liverpool, UK  
20 Oct: Ramsgate Music Hall, Ramsgate, UK    
21 Oct: Simple Things, Bristol, UK   
22 Oct: The Haunt, Brighton, UK    
23 Oct: Arts Centre, Norwich, UK    
25 Oct: Quarterhouse, Folkestone, UK    
26 Oct: Islington Assembly Hall, London, UK    
28 Oct: Bodega Social Club, Nottingham, UK    
29 Oct: The Bullingdon, Oxford, UK    
31 Oct: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK    
01 Nov: Sugarmill, Stoke on Trent, UK    
02 Nov: The Cluny, Newcastle, UK    
03 Nov: Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, UK    
04 Nov: Stereo, Glasgow, Scotland    
10 Nov: Workmans Club, Dublin, Ireland    
11 Nov: Maple Leaf Club, Belfast, Ireland    
12 Nov: Le Guess Who?, Utrecht, Netherlands  
14 Nov:  AB, Brussels, Belgium 
16 Nov: Hafen 2, Offenbach, Germany 
17 Nov: Privatclub, Berlin, Germany 
20 Nov: Cafe V lese, Prague, Czech Republic 
21 Nov: Papiersaal, Zurich, Switzerland
24 Nov: Supersonic, Paris, France
28 Nov: Komedia, Bath, UK 
29 Nov: Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, UK 
30 Nov: O2 Ritz, Manchester, UK

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