Beatport Best New Techno (Peak Time / Driving)

Hot on the heels of our tentacular project ’The Most Famous Unknown’, Planet Phuture is proud to welcome rising French talent Cuften to the fold. A most fitting match for PP’s phuture-facing vision, Damien Peltier has been pushing some of the finest techno around over the last couple of years, landing a handful memorable cuts via the likes of Parisian label Tripalium and his own imprint, Purusu. Cloaked in dim-lit atmospheres and open-ended post-apocalyptic narratives, his debut solo 12” blends in all of the elements that made his sound stand out from the crowd of releases coming up these days - traversed by dogged primitive rhythms and reassessed 303-infused Detroit’isms, but also stamped with his signature no-frills rave elegance. 

Speeding up the cosmic highway like Deckard roams San Fran’s neon-splattered alleys on the hunt for replicants, Cuften takes us on a full-immersion journey into dystopian electronic soundscapes. Full-beam on, ’Solar Ashes’ has us drifting amidst ruins of a devastated city - its lysergic bass languidly threading its way across brutalist concrete facades and cold ember set for reignition. A more martial affair, ’The Black Rain Order’ pulls out the rattling drums, slo-boiling arpeggios and moebius-strips of wistful acid to score a supremely tense crescendo, both optimally tasted on and off the dance floor. 

Moving up closer to the free-spirited vibe of the '90s open-air raves, ‘Rise Of The Neo-Humans’ unleashes a baroque firestorm of sucker-punchy toms and hyperventilating shuffle, woven against an endlessly expanding corolla of hallucinogenic shapes and fluttering harmonics. Sinking further deep into all-dark dubby grounds, ‘Lasttt Batttle’ extrudes its obsessive melody out a thick gangue of squelchy chords and bleepin’ engineering to form the kind of brain-washing hybrid pumper that'll roast your last remaining neurones. Trouble-brewing isn’t over though and the droney ‘Kjhfskjoize’ shall take you to places unknown through eleven minutes of envelope-shifting shamanism, thinking noise bake-off and gravity-defying arrangements. Bend your mind.

Cuften - Solar Ashes

David Granha makes his debut on Markantonio’s AnalyticTrail following his many successful releases on other labels such as Filth On Acid, Octopus, Tronic, Noir and Codex amongst others of equal note.  

Hailing from Madrid in Spain, David Granha has been releasing music for over a decade after first making his name for himself as a producer of melodic styles, before evolving into the dark techno sounds his is best known for today.  A popular DJ booking, he has played everywhere from Berlin to New York and is known for an eclectic style that although centred around techno, also takes influences from a wide selection of sources outside the genre.  

This eccentric techno release is the perfect blend of dark and light while delivering a peak time energy and brooding atmosphere perfect for the dance floor.  “Bacala” opens the release with rattling percussion and slow building tension of the acid bassline that bubbles beneath the surface before erupting after the main break. “Leave the Hole” brings a hint of euphoria while the grinding bassline and jazz saxophone provide a medley of contrasting textures. “The Time Chords” delivers an epic finish with hands in the air synth lines and fast-flowing rhythms that have a timeless sound.

David Granha - Bacala

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Shawty (Original Mix)

@buried-secrets - Destiny Defeated EP (Soma598)
1.Destiny Defeated
2.Vanishing Point
3.Dream Stalker
4.Land Of The Lost

Masked Techno assassin Buried Secrets returns to Soma with a massive new release featuring his signature hard and distorted Techno with the Destiny Defeated EP. With several Soma releases under his belt including 2020’s huge Of Lost Things EP, Buried Secrets continues his assault with this massive new EP.

Title track Destiny Defeated roars into life with relentless percussion and a ripping rave infected synth hook. Vanishing Point is a proper heads down, no nonsense affair - a little more subtle than the opening track but just as intensive. Dream Stalker heads into proper Hard Techno territory with thundering, pulsating low end as the hook opens into a more euphoric affair. Land of The Lost closes the EP with a huge flourish. A superbly crafted synth sequence loops and hypnotises as the drums workout batters you into submission. 

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Destiny Defeated EP

Destiny Defeated

Buried Secrets - Destiny Defeated (Soma598)

Traum EP

Traum (Original Mix)

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Space 92 - Atlas (Original Mix)

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Momec - Cardio [ FLASH Recordings ]

Part of the new brigade of artists making their mark on the label, Veerus lands his fifth release in two years on Drumcode.

With a pair of EPs and numerous contributions to the coveted A-Sides compilation under his belt since his debut in 2018, Veerus has established himself as a talented go-to producer for Adam Beyer; from his stirring cut ‘Hypnosis’ that highlighted the Drumcode founder’s Cercle performance, to the killer ‘System’ that provided an early 2020 moment for the label. His consistent vein of form will result in a coveted spot at Drumcode Festival Malta 2021 in September.

‘Recovery’ continues the Italian’s talent for crafting powerful melody-led techno projections. The title track is an ace. What begins as a smoky atmospheric cut is quickly elevated to beast status as intergalactic robot stabs shatter the mist, while an acid-underbelly adds to the mood. ‘Dysfunction’ brims with a distinct 90s synth aesthetic, propelled by a crisp and classy bottom end.

Recovery

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Veerus - Recovery - Drumcode - DC237

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For FOA089 we invite Spanish techno heavy hitter Ramiro Lopez to the acid trip. Ramiro on Acid NOW! Vamos!

Ramiro Lopez, Lady Vale - Into The Code (Original Mix)

Ronnie Spiteri is back with a massive single. 'You Make Me' feat. Shannon B is bassline driven techno anthem. Combining soulful vocals with forward driving groovy techno reminiscent of older E-Dancer material. This one is BIG! 'Toxic' has an equally addictive groove, but is less obvious, and will rock any floor as well! Keep your eye out for Ronnie Spiteri's full-length album coming out soon on Tronic!

Ronnie Spiteri Ft. Shannon B - You Make Me (Original Mix) [Tronic]

Yellow Lambo

Indira Paganotto - Yellow Lambo (Original Mix)

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Buried Secrets - Destiny Defeated (Soma598)

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