It’s hard to overstate the importance of ‘The Final Frontier’ in shaping modern electronic music. First released in 1992 by the unapologetically political Detroit collective, Underground Resistance, it remains an essential classic in the story of Techno. Underground Resistance’s stated objective was to “[electrify] the inner city with hi-tech, sci-fi thoughts and dreams”; to offer working-class Black Americans, through music, a vision of a bright future through community action. Final Frontier was the first of many tracks which underlined this mission in bold type.

The great Afrofuturist tradition of imagining Black emancipation through space travel is upfront; both in the Star Trek-referencing title, as well as in the music itself, which sounds like the perfect re-scoring to the “Stargate” scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Now, nearly 30 years after it was first unleashed, there is not a serious techno fan who does not consider this to belong on the highest echelon of electronic music’s Pantheon.

Taken from Tresor 30 – Limited Edition 12 x 12" Vinyl Boxset
Available for pre-order now - out October 1st

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PREMIERE: Underground Resistance - The Final Frontier (Nomadico Remix) (taken from "Tresor 30")

digitally released on december 3rd 2021
re-mastered by Isabel @ OLO mastering. 

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Sterac - Teknitron EP - Delsin Records - dsr-stc5

vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/7212/
digital: https://sterac.bandcamp.com/album/teknitron-ep

a1. Teknitron
b1. Transpose
b2. Alastria

This fifth EP in the Steve Rachmad re-issue series contains a colorful combination of three tracks from different releases. Side A brings the sought after track 'Teknitron', originally released on his 3rd EP, originally released under his short-lived alias Black Scorpion back in 1995. 'Transpose' is taken from his first Sterac EP from 1994, while the last tracks 'Alastria' comes from his second album Thera, originally released in 1998. All tracks are re-mastered of course.

Steve Rachmad’s richly melodic strain of techno has resulted in a huge body of work he has been growing since the early 90s. His sound is the perfect distillation of machine soul – dubby atmospherics and crisp, danceable dynamics balanced in perfect unison. Amsterdam’s Delsin Records gathers together some of the Dutch techno figurehead’s most important, sought-after works in a new EP series, all remastered from the original DAT tapes from Steve’s archives. Artwork by Boris Tellegen.

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Sterac - Teknitron EP (dsr-stc5)

Chris Stussy - Mouse Schack Edit (Unreleased)

Marcel Dettmann - MDR 013 - Rush (PAS Deep Release Remix)

MDR 13

Out now on vinyl-only:
Juno - http://bit.ly/_RSPX02
Phonica - http://bit.ly/RSP_X02
Decks - http://bit.ly/__RSPX02

USA’s Jon Hester serves up four heady techno cuts for the second installment in Rekids’ newly launched techno orientated series Special Projects.

Based in Berlin, Hester’s discography may be humble but it is one of pure quality. The American techno producer has released on Rødhåd’s Dystopian, appeared on a release alongside the likes of DJ Richard, Hinode and Arthur Kimskii (Point Break) on L.A.G., and now joins the Rekids Special Projects series featuring FBK, Markus Suckut and DJ Deep.

Heaving distorted kicks and echoing stabs lay the blueprint to ‘Inertia’ whilst intricate hats make way for metallic melodies. Speeding things up, ‘On The Move’ is a more driving cut in comparison with its trippy atmospherics and crunchy percussion, whereas the surging ‘Short Circuit’ demonstrates syncopated percussion and ominous synths for a rhythmic dancefloor workout. Finally, ‘Neurons’ sees various cosmic elements ebb in and out of the mix for a mesmerising conclusion.

TRACK LISTING
 
A1. Inertia
A2. On The Move
B1. Short Circuit
B2. Neurons

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B2. Jon Hester - Neurons

Jeff Mills ‎– B1 Java (Java EP PM-001)(1996)

The A2 from our upcoming vinyl only release, NGRMW01, by Sinfol & JP Enfant. This will be a limited pressing of 200. Pre-order your copy via Clone.

Sinfol - Who We Are (JP Enfant Remix)

Kill Ref and Hyperikòn's, live at work, jazzy remix of Jeff Mill's Alarms for personal use only. Not for sale. Mastered by Stefano Moretti. Beats Studio, Berlin, DE.

Jeff Mills ‎– B1 Java (Java EP PM-001)(1996)

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