Introducing "BNS001" - the debut release in a new series crafted by Leo Benassi.
A collection of four tracks built for dancefloors, late hours and deep listening, released July 28, 2025.

Written and produced by Leo Benassi
Remixed by Umberto! and Min_Ed
Mastered by Analogcut
Artwork by ABsG

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Leo Benassi - Born To Run (Original Mix)

Using real anolog synths to create my second peak time track..it's inspired by my love for real industrial Berlin techno. With a little help from the 606, Poly D and some analog delay, Kuru has that hypnotic upfront rhythm you need on the dance floor.

Kuru

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Afotik Music debuts with our first volume of the Devoid VA Series. This release contains 6 selected tracks by emerging producers that are ready to dominate the dance floors.

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Shay De Castro - In Haze of Folly (Original Mix)

Darian Jaburg - Stroke (Original Mix)

Dino Maggiorana - Open Your Mind (Fechrome Preview)

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Digital Release: 12th June 2020

01: The Reason Y, Tømas Sinn - Trip Tales
02: Secret Cinema - Zürich
03: Risa Taniguchi - She
04: Quenum - Fact Action
05: One Track Brain - Triathlon
06: Jos & Eli, Magit Cacoon - Tropical Heart
07: Joran van Pol - Derelict
08: Frazi.er - Sleep Deprived Vibration
09: Eme Kulhnek - Efforts
10: Duss - Kevin The Second
11: Bleur & MB1 - Humans
12: Blackrachas - Five O’Clock

Your favorite compilation series is back with more of the pummeling, moody techno you’ve come to expect from Second State – plus a few surprises.

On 'Trip Tales', Watergate resident The Reason Y and relative newcomer Tømas Sinn team up on a driving, hypnotic techno cut built for big rooms and post-peaktime blear. Dutch veteran Secret Cinema picks up the pace on 'Zürich', a deliciously unsettling blend of distorted stabs, tribal arpeggios and an atmosphere that is at once tense and mysterious. There’s a lightness and delicacy to Risa Taniguchi’s 'She': The Japanese producer layers hi-hats, rattles, a strong, lean, bassline and airy synths for a techno track compelling in its subtlety; a welcome contrast to harder beats. Swiss techno don Quenum goes for understated suspense on 'Fact Action', a slow-building mood piece that unfurls with the drama of a cinematic score and is perfect for between-banger breathers.

Prepare to take off into another dimension with Triathlon’s 'One Track Brain', a pulsing, futuristic trip shot with sci-fi lasers and springy bass: It’s a one-track ride to oblivion. The tinkling synths that welcome 'Tropical Heart' signal a different side of Second State: Three emerging Israeli talents, Jos & Eli and Magit Cacoon team up on this kinetic, warm track with a proggy core. The results are spiritual, ethereal and dynamic; a breath of fresh air. A walloping kick to introduce Dutchman Joran van Pol’s 'Derelict' pulls the comp back into hard, dark territory. Menacing echoes and fidgety synths create a prickling unease that, much like the kick, never lets up. 'Sleep Deprived Vibration' paints an evocative scene: flashing strobes, t-shirts wet with sweat, faces in various states of blissful disarray. You know exactly what Glaswegian producer Frazi.er is talking about here: the best kind of sleep deprivation, fueled by the electrical charge of tracks like this one.

Argentinian Eme Kulhnek lets 'Efforts' simmer like a perfectly cooked stew, gradually shifting out of subtle atmospherics and shrouded voices into faster and more curious terrain. Keening, circular bleeps and chanting conjure something primitive and magnetic. The Polish producers DUSS, meanwhile, head to the race track with 'Kevin the Second', a motoring, high octane thrill ride loaded with revving synths, snapping percussion and masterful pauses and drops. Greek duo Bleur & MB1 bring the listener on a cosmic trip anchored by thumping beats with 'Humans' which, contrary to its title, operates in a “parallel universe” involving time machines, robotic female voiceovers and an industrial yet melodic whirr and hum. The Italian producer Blackrachas made 'Five O’Clock' with the witching hour in mind. Burbling drones, tickling synths and monstrous mumblings combine in an ominous melange bound to hit the spot as the moon casts its last shadows.

Consistency is reassuring, but variety holds interest. On SUM 8, Second State offers the best of both worlds in what is arguably their most colorful and wide-ranging compilation to date.

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Joran Van Pol - Derelict

Italian Techno talent Devid Dega makes his debut on Tracer Records with a new EP called ‘Medusa’. Including a Remix by label boss Ronald van Norden.

‘Medusa’ has an energetic rhythm with on top a brutal synth like the venom of a poisonous snake, resulting in a vigorous progression. It seems there is no antidote for this bite, so make sure you don't get bitten. If you do get bitten, Ronald van Norden's Remix might be a last resort.

What does the future hold and what does the past contribute to this? Maybe ‘Whispers From The Past’ is your crystal ball to find out. Be ready for this hypnotic journey with a 303 bass arp as your compass and a firm progressive melody to lead you for setting up the path that lies ahead.

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Veerus, Dr Motte, Frankyeffe, Simina Grigoriu, Saad Ayub, Irregular Synth, Giorgio Rusconi, Chris Veron, Barbuto, Belocca, Raul Mezcolanza, Risa Taniguchi, Ilario Alicante and many others.

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Devid Dega - Whispers From The Past

After releasing several top quality EP's on labels like Spartaque's IAMT and Matt Sassari's Panterre, we welcome Spanish techno matador John P to the Orange Recordings family!! He delivered 4 absolute brilliant tracks which we found very hard to pick a favourite from..

This EP is dedicated to John's newborn daughter Emma!!

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John P - Venus (Original Mix) [Orange Recordings] - ORANGE145

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