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Primary [colours] life begins with the Echo Inspector's creation, Lunar Shadows. Exploring the depths of space, Lunar Shadow’s form begins humble, discreet, with its stealth like kick forming structure around dark matter, playful hats, deep sub and intertwining textures and layered frequencies. Life emerges organically, evolving before it takes one final deep breath and re-emerges capable and built for the un-yielding journey ahead before finally completing its calling.
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﻿Lunar Shadow’s second incarnation comes by the way of the talented Luke Hess [DeepLabs/Echocord/FXHE].  Lunar Shadows finds new life with its forceful techno pattern.  Gritty, warm chords layer themselves over an insistent rhythm while off beat micro-organisms keep stride. Gentle pads envelop and grow in authority, weaving their way through the groove, creating power, tension and intensity - consequently leading Lunar Shadows to become an everlasting memory before finally waning and leaving you wanting for more.

Over the ages the Moon has helped us describe everything from rarity, love and lunacy. This release is another interpretation by us to the overstanding sphere in the sky.

Lunar Shadows

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Echo Inspectors - Lunar Shadows (Luke Hess Deep Labs Remix)

Full stream of Luke Hess' remix of "Begin Again," taken from John Beltran's The Peninsula EP on npm, out January 24.

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The Peninsula

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Premiere: John Beltran - Begin Again (Luke Hess Remix)

dZb Records "314"

Artist: Samuel Bass.
Artist: Dan Horizon.

Ep: Rocket Combustion.

dZb 314 - Samuel Bass, Dan Horizon - Way Of Life (Original Mix).

Out now on Rekids Special Projects: lnk.to/RSPX41

Luke Hess arrives on Rekids Special Projects with ‘Detroit Visions’.

With original releases and remix material on labels such as Omar S’ FXHE Records, Carl Craig’s Planet-E, Motech, Echocord, and his own DeepLabs imprint, Luke Hess is no stranger to expanding the boundaries of electronic music. Preparing his first full release on Rekids Special Projects this June, the Detroit born and raised DJ/producer drops four inventive techno cuts for Radio Slave’s imprint.

Across the release, Hess plays with classic dub techno sensibilities, distilling his years of experience into a set of highly playable, evolving club tracks. From the interplaying chords and pads on opener ‘Two Prophets’ to the dense acid lines on ‘Polymoon’, Hess’ mastery of the genre is on full display across ‘Detroit Visions’.

"I've been a fan of Matt's music and the label in general for ages and have played so many tracks from the catalogue in my DJ sets over the years. When Matt asked me for music, I was over the moon, and I still haven't quite come down yet. This EP is inspired by my mid-90s warehouse party days & the feeling I still get while driving around in Detroit. Analog Detroit soul & emotion with some creepiness & anticipation sprinkled in - that's the idea.” - Luke Hess

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Polymoon

Luke Hess - Polymoon

Soul Purpose

Luke Hess - Soul Purpose

The Way

Luke Hess - The Way

Two Prophets

Luke Hess - Two Prophets

Ben Klock - Subzero (Original Mix)

Out now: https://orcd.co/rspx67

The title track of Harvey McKay’s ‘DV8’ EP on Rekids Special Projects starts with driving, shuffling drums shot through with jazz-inflected chord stabs. It’s techno with an authentic soul feel yet perfectly suited to work the dancefloor and sets the tone for the rest of the tracks.

Up next, ‘Footstep’ sees the Scottish McKay fuse an evocative vocal with organ riffs and more powerful and raw drum work before ‘Rasta Woman’, where the Soma, Cocoon, UNCAGE, and Bedrock artist once again pushes his drum machines by blending hard-hitting rhythms with earworm vocal snippets, closing out a club-ready release brimming with attitude.

“With so much focus on playing it safe with music these days, with this release, I felt I really needed to push myself to innovate and create new fusions of styles, cultures, and musical influences in techno, as I feel that's what keeps the scene alive in the long run.” - Harvey McKay.

Harvey McKay - Footstep

Harvey McKay - DV8

Out now: https://orcd.co/REKIDS247

Part two of Oliver Dollar’s ‘Contemporary’ EP will be released this July via Rekids. It follows part one, released in April of this year, which saw him team up with ADMN, Austin Ato, and APROPOS and featured a remix from Brian Kage. With the first part winning support from the likes of Laurent Garnier, Nightmares On Wax, and Dam Swindle, this next EP continues with an equally promising cast behind the wheel, as Dollar brings in Brillstein and Harvard Bass for more irresistible house funk across three tracks in part two.

First up on the ‘Contemporary Part Two’ EP, Jesse Rose, Diplo and Switch collaborator Brillstein joins Oliver Dollar for ‘Pill Popper’, a real dancefloor-igniting underground cut with an unforgettable hushed vocal over infectious rhythms. It is followed by Oliver Dollar and Harvard Bass’ ‘Funky Brewster’, which sees the Tuskegee, Relief Records, and Turbo artist complement Oliver’s house style with signature jackin’ flair. A repeating vocal and hard-hitting drum beat keep centre in this party anthem before Dollar flies solo for ‘Funked Up’, in which a low-slung groove and dreamy, chopped-up vocal work in harmony before breaking down into a jazz-inflected midsection, making for the perfect outro to a fantastic two-part series on Radio Slave’s Rekids.

Oliver Dollar - Funked Up

Oliver Dollar & Harvard Bass - Funky Brewster

Oliver Dollar & Brillstein -  Pill Popper

Dettmann | Klock - Dawning (Revisited)

B2 Joshua Harrison - IO(MOJ Series) - DeepLabs 03 - Limited 12" vinyl

Ben Klock & Marcel Dettmann - Phantom Studies (Original Mix)

Album: Adventures In Deep Space [ECHOCORDCOLOUR032]
Title: Luke Hess - Gravitational Effects
Label: Echocord Colour Release Date: 03/11/2015

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Luke Hess - Gravitational Effects

Supercinema 002  - B2 - Luke Hess - Obeisance

Supercinema 002 - A2 - Luke Hess - Hidden Dimension

Dawning / Deadman Watches the Clock - Single

Marcel Dettmann & Ben Klock - Dead Man Watches the Clock

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Drugs Work - System 01 (1992)

Out now on Rekids: lnk.to/REKIDS165

Techno pioneer Robert Hood debuts on Rekids with a blistering release entitled ‘Nothing Stops Detroit’ ahead of an album this winter.

Over the last three decades the Underground Resistance alum has continually been at the forefront of the techno genre whilst releasing on many of electronic music’s finest labels to boot. In recent years his solo outings have appeared on a select few labels such as Dekmantel, Music Man Records, not to mention his very own M-Plant. Having made appearances on Rekids in the past remixing label boss Radio Slave - both as Robert Hood (‘Don’t Stop No Sleep’) and Floorplan (‘Feel The Same’) - the Detroit originator now drops a four track release in his official debut on the label.

With its machine aesthetic, ‘Nothing Stops Detroit’ is unmistakably Hood from start to finish. Precision kick drums propel the title track forward as stuttering effects and deep stabs work alongside a march band rhythm. ‘7 Mile Dog’ is next with its grainy synths and scintillating pads, making way for the meandering bassline, rattling atmospherics and trippy, oscillating top line of ‘Ignite A War’. Finally, ‘The Cure’ is a cacophony of twisted percussion and rumbling low-end that energetically concludes matters.

Robert Hood - The Cure

After the success of his Uncage debut EP "SUP?" last summer which was supported by a some of the major tastemakers of the scene, we're really happy to welcome back fast-rising Ackermann from Stuttgart, Germany for his second EP on the label. 

He didn't mess around this time and delivered two straight driving techno bombs in his bouncy head-bopping style! On top there are brilliant remixes by two of the best upcoming producers at the moment: Gene Richards Jr., who is coming hot after his debut EPS on Uncage anD Truncate's WRKTRX. 

Also on the remix duties is Brazil's finest Marcal, who is dropping bombs left and right in 2020 on labels such as Rekids or Planet Rhythm.  Break your neck to these!

Ackermann - Consciousness (Marcal Remix)

Listen here to the exclusive GROOVE-Premiere of @radioslave 's track „Variations V1", released digitally and on vinyl on the 15th of January.

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Variations

Radio Slave - Variations V1

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Frankey & Sandrino - Please EP: https://orcd.co/REKIDS273