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Joe Farr / @joefarr_ux - Identity (SOMA562D)

1. I Am Therefore I See
2. The Pills Have Eyes
3. 50hz Dip

Joe Farr lends his considerable talent to Soma Records with his latest release, Identity. Leading the charge in the new wave of UK based producers, Joe has become synonymous with the UK underground since first emerging in 2011. Since then, he’s built an impressive body of work through his own User Experience imprint plus DSNT & Leisure Systems to name but a few. His debut Soma EP comprises of 3 fairly distinct, analogue tracks that further his sound effortlessly and continue to show his talent as one of the UK’s most impressive producers. 

Mastered by Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering

Joe Farr - Identity EP (Soma562d)

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With more of an emotional focus than symbolic this time, it's clear this one is from Bone's heart. Detroit Is ... Soul, ducks and weaves in the grey area between house and techno; the initial percussion that is brushed over the kick giving more of a house swing than a techno groove. The on/off, cut-and-dry synth chords contrast with the looser fluidity in Here To Stay (Won't Fade Away), and gives a real sense of intent and desire. The real focal point however is the profound vocal that comes swirling over the top, "Detroit is what I love, Detroit is what I need, Detroit is where I'm from, Detroit's the air I breathe?" No explanation necessary

DJ Bone - Detroit Is ... Soul

SHINEDOE - DILLEMA [PUREDV008]

Floodland Collection

Flood I (New Version for Digital)

Dominion / Mother Russia (New Version for Digital)

Unofficial Remix 2016

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Ame - Rej (Ivan Nikusev & Steiss Remix)

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Envoy | Dark Manoeuvres Soma25 Remixes - [SOMA474D]

1.	Dark Manoeuvres (@Daxj Remix)
2.	Dark Manoeuvres (@norman-nodge Dub)
3.	Dark Manoeuvres (@utobscure0010 & @shdw-music Remix)
4.	Dark Manoeuvres (@Tensal Remix)

Soma proudly present the first in an exciting series of releases to celebrate 25 years at the top of electronic music as we turn to some of our favourite modern artists to reinvent some of the best from the back catalogue and up first is Envoy’s timeless classic, Dark Manoeuvres. Originally released as part of the “Coalition EP’ in 1996 (which also featured the classic Seawall), Hope Grant’s instantly recognisable hit is still found in nearly every Techno DJs record box and has continually served as a beacon of Soma since it’s release Four new versions are served up here as Dax J, Norman Nodge, Obscure Shape & SHDW plus Tensal all deliver fine interpretations of this Soma classic.

Dax’s furious style is the opener as he uses the original chords as they were intended but all the time firing his concussive drum patterns directly to the dance floor. Ostgut Ton’s Norman Nodge turns in a delectable dub version in only the way he can by keeping Envoy’s original muted and delivering a subtle, introverted version. The duo of Obscure Shape & SHDW are next up and delivery one epic take on Dark Manoeuvres. The pair build the tension early, teasing the strings then unleashing an onslaught, adding their own beautifully led, string section before hammering home. PoleGroup’s Tensal closes out our first Soma 25 releases, twisting and cutting the hook to suits his means as thunderous beats work away behind this solid tool.

With much more on the horizon, Soma has their gaze fixed firmly on the future of Techno

Mastered by Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering

Dark Manoeuvres Soma25 Remixes

Dark Manoeuvres (SHDW & Obscure Shape Remix)

Envoy - Dark Manoeuvres (Obscure Shape & SHDW Remix) (Soma 474)

DUSTIN ZAHN - STRANGER (TO STABILITY) (ORIGINAL)

Xoneout - Inflation

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Starlight EP

Premiere: Timmo - Starlight [Terminal M]

Sven Väth - Harlequin-The Beauty And The Beast (Original Version) (1994)

Hard at work for over a decade now, EDND is one of those artists whose influence on her local scene rolls deep and yet feels subtle - she's been silently honing her craft surrounded by a healthy mix of VSTs, classic drum machines and second-hand synthesisers of all kinds in her home town of Portimão. She's also never stopped playing a part as an important cultural agitator in the south of Portugal and Lisbon alike, taking part in jam sessions or community-led parties in all sorts of DIY venues, as well as gracing established clubs and festivals with hers and her duo's Roundhouse Kick mesmerising live acts.

For her first solo EP 'Rupture of Plane', EDND finds a fitting home at Paraíso, where she explores the border between inventive experimentation and dancefloor effectiveness. The opener 'Quartz Composer' layers a bouncy bassline with mystery-drenched melodies and carefully sound designed percussive elements while the sparse vocal inspires a state of loving ecstasy. The infectious rawness of 'Field Effects' follows; its visceral, playful kickdrum pacing a dizzyingly trippy synth and an enticing suggestion of the rougher side of acid. 'While Sleeping Watch' ensues, bringing an even moodier, industrial-leaning piece of top-form EBM and techno. Paraíso regular Photonz steps in for a powerful rework of Quartz Composer, infusing it with a tough, whole new broken electro groove and an addictive synth re-design.

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A collection of bedroom-engineered rhythms, psyched out slow jams and 4-dimensional steppers by Gerry Franke. Very low business risk. Brought to you by Max & Can.

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TAX12005 - GF - “ULAM SPIRAL”

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Out worldwide early October. Distribution by Rubadub

A1. Nikolaienko - April Echo
A2. Grim Lusk - The Man Is Out
A3. Cru Servers - Henge Salt Phrasal 
B1. Robert Bergman - Dream About You (Almost Every Night)
B2. Luar Domatrix - Koppa D

V/A - Inkosi (ISLE007.5)

Offworld started off with the question:

“what if Jam & Lewis signed to Metroplex?”

80s soul meets Detroit electro *Metroplex* - the label run by techno legend Juan Atkins

https://hndsth.lnk.to/offworld

VINYL /
2 x 12” 140g clear vinyl in a spined silverfoil laminated sleeve housed within a chrome silver outer bag with screen-print front and rear, black inners + photo insert.

CD / 
4 panel digi-sleeve - open pocket - silver lamination.

Offworld

Arse End Of The Moon

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Special Request - Arse End Of The Moon

Stream on Spotify: http://bit.ly/TR337_SP

We are happy to launch the 7th edition of our very successful Rockets VA series. With these compilations, we are focusing on new talent as well as well-known names on Tronic and this time we welcome 11 new and exclusive tracks ranging from melodic to straight forward techno. Please take a close listen as all these artists deserve your attention. Thanks for your support!

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Ian O'Donovan, Luca Gaeta - Magma (Original Mix) [Tronic]

EARTHBASE03
ES.TEREO
RA

12" VINYL / DOWNLOAD: 
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A1. Ultimas Breath
A2. Temple of Ra
B1. Ancestral Path
B2. Flying Disc

Release Date:  25th October 2019 // Limited Edition 12” Vinyl & Download

File Under: Electronic, 160, Bass, Footwork, Drum & Bass, Jungle

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We welcome for our final release of 2019, Germany’s very own Max Hock aka Es.tereo. This, our third release on our ‘Earthbase’ series, sees Max arrive with an already solid pedigree of output via such labels such as the now defunct but seminal Hidden Hawaii imprint, as well as German modern dnb staples such as Absys Records and Urban Poetry. His perhaps most notable previous work is arguably  his ‘Theme’ project (via Samurai Music) which saw universal praise from the leftfield dnb scene and beyond , taking the landscape of dub techno atmospherics into a whole exciting new format of 170bpm-led excursions, when most people where hypnotised by minimalist sub-lead dread.

‘Ra’ Sees Max taking on a whole new level of sonic architecture, with dense and complex arrangements that almost lean into modern experimental breakbeats, remaining coherent enough for dancers at your local jungle rave. The levels are however undeniable, this is modern atmospheric jungle taken to a different level altogether. 

‘This EP was conceived whilst focusing on different energies and the translation of mixing those energies into soundscapes.  Ultima’s Breath was the beginning and is the centre of the EP. It´s the ultimate Unification/Union of those energies I feel that came out of that process. All the other pieces came with the flow subsequently and I decided to explore the different vibrations and facets which lead to this similar feeling. I feel the result is this balance of 4 expressions of this energy.’ 
- Es.tereo

The EP Sets the scene with ‘Ultima’s Breath’ a frantic but atmospheric breakbeat meditation that opens the doorway to new levels of breakbeat layering that might excite fans of skee mask, square pusher and remarc alike, moving swiftly into the heavy hitter ‘Temple Of Ra’, a half-stepping but still energetic sound-system staple, coming with a kind of tribal slow/fast style but taking the idea to a whole new level of intricacy, whilst maintaining a concrete backbeat that DJ’s can be sure to be drawing for years to come. the B-side opens with a complex tech-stepping dnb roller in the form of ‘Ancestral’ wherein The Alternating breaks provide grounding for yet another complex landscape of percussion and brush strokes of reverb and melody that orbit around the core gracefully. The EP closes with ‘Flying Disc’ - a Frantic medley of minimalist percussive motions that seem to levitate above a dominating saturated sub-bass line that will test any decent system to it’s limits.

‘RA’ is the ideal blend of dancefloor and headphones that we feel we have been honing with our output at Cosmic Bridge, and we are happy to be a part of what may be the evolution of a dnb artist about to potentially transcend the genre itself. 

This is put simply, fresh as fuck.

12" Vinyl / Digital

Es.tereo - Temple Of Ra (EARTHBASE03)

PREMIERE: Reinier Zonneveld - Melting Brains (Original Mix)

Variations EP

Variations

Identity EP

50hz Dip

Joe Farr - 50hz Dip (Soma562D)

Joe Farr - The Pills Have Eyes (Soma562D)

Joe Farr - I Am Therefore I See (Soma562D)

Download EP here: http://www.beatport.com/release/techno-vocals/73547

Release date: 28/09/2007

Why are the vocals turned down so low? This is the way we make Techno!

To mark the label’s 50th release Marc Houle gets right back to basics with two raw, stripped down future classics. What’s more both vinyl cuts, “Techno Vocals” and “On It” clock in at under six minutes meaning that this compact 12inch’s sound and message is going to be coming through extra loud and clear.

On “Techno Vocals” (as with all Houle productions) each sound is perfectly realised, commanding its own space with metronomic discipline. The rigid drum patterns, analogue explosions, regimented snare rolls, laser guided effects and delayed bleeps interact with supreme efficiency, while the arrangement is mapped out with cool, calculated intent. The result is a totally robust example of A-grade techno that’s really brought to life by the self-referential, pitched down vocal hook!

It’s well documented that Marc has more than a passing interest in 80’s electro, New Wave and retro computer games and these influences are somehow more apparent on Minus 50 than on his earlier solo releases or as part of Run, Stop, Restore. “On It” in particular will turn a few heads, making, as it does, a detour into previously unexplored territory. Revolving around a heavily filtered melodic bass riff, Houle punctuates the dry, upfront groove with a choice selection of rough, old school samples before dropping into a series of moody bass variations that give the track its distinctive flavour.

To complete the release, dub and accapella versions of “Techno Vocals” are also available as digital downloads offering amongst other things the chance to reformat the vocals over the original beats.

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Marc Houle - Techno Vocals Dub | Minus | 2007

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