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")

Zvrra debuts on Avian. 

The multifaceted artist and video game developer arrives on the label with a brace of glistening ambient Techno and Noise derivatives. The versatile producer, whose auteur approach to recorded output has yielded a wealth of dense and considered material over the years, marries melodic synthesis with glassy, effervescent sound design and considered polyrhythms to arrive at a cohesive but undeniably idiosyncratic nine track offering. 

Cinematic opener Bizzaroland combines vocal manipulations with phasing, noisy drones that stand in pleasing contrast to a mournful lead that delicately emerges at the midpoint. Follow up Society, offers a meditative take on stepping ambient Techno before Bizzaroland II treats the listener to a heady, stripped back slice of tripping beatless machine music. Tribal cut Figurine closes the A side and sees the material segue into more ominous territory with pulsing low end, percussive flourishes and harsh bursts of white noise. On the flip, B1 Inside sees the artist roll out another stripped back Techno experiment – this time dry and saturated and propelled by a single lead sequence that shifts about the high mids. Oracle returns to a more esoteric, undefined sonic palette – a cacophonous blend of heavily panning drones in line with the artist’s more experimental work. In the same vein Prohibited is a powerful noise cut that finds its contrast in subdued moments towards the end of its run time. As the record approaches its close, Tired Beetle settles the mood somewhat – an introspective, atmospheric ambient recording tethered with admirable low end, before off kilter invocation Untitled draws the collection to its logical end point.

Bizzaroland

Zvrra - Society [Artaphine Premiere]

Stanislav Tolkachev - Simple As a Miracle [semantica 51]

Tresor Records is proud to announce forthcoming special editions of its entire catalogue of Drexciya and related projects. 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of James Stinson and the releases of the Transllusion and Shifted Phases albums. In recognition, the rightsholders, their families, and the label have commissioned Detroit-based contemporary artist Matthew Angelo Harrison to re-conceptualize the covers of Tresor's Drexciya-related catalogue. These editions will be released sequentially, bimonthly, starting early-September 2022. 

The series starts with Neptune's Lair, first released in 1999, with the Hydro Doorways single arriving shortly after. In November, Harnessed The Storm and Digital Tsunami are coming. In 2023 comes the release of Transllusion in February. The series is completed by the long-awaited re-release of Shifted Phases - The Cosmic Memoirs Of The Late Great Rupert J. Rosinthrope - at the end of March. 

These records, individually and as a catalogue, represent some of the most crucial moments in the Tresor label history, with the sound and mythic world of Drexciya undoubtedly inspiring generations.

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Drexciya - Species Of The Pod

Artist: Eomac
Title: 'Aquatrance'
Label: Emika Records
Cat. #: EOCEP01
Format: Vinyl & Digital
Release: 28st April, 2023
Pre order: https://eomac.bandcamp.com/album/water-tracks?label=701772203&tab=music

Sounds From NoWhere is pleased to premiere a new Eomac' gem on 'Emika Records'.
Distorting reality, in the most beautifully crafted and playful manner, Eomac’s Water Tracks are made with natural sounds of water and they not only make your body want to dance, they are a joy for the minds ear; sound design full of life and character, Refreshing for the soul too.

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Premiere: Eomac - Aquatrance [Emika Records]

Out now on 10 inch limited vinyl:  GPH22 by Mike Parker.
Side A: "Night Calling"  /   Side B: "2 gated_EXP"

GPH22 Preview

BleeD presents... 'Social Sculpture'

For the first time, Volte-Face's BleeD releases a Various Artists compilation, featuring friends and close family of the label. Named after Joseph Beuys' concept of 'Social Sculpture', which serves to harness collective potential in an attempt to transform society (in some small way at least!), the release features eight different artists who embody the BleeD sound of the last few years of activity - Volte-Face, Rote (Daniel Avery & Volte-Face), DJ Nobu, Peder Mannerfelt, Opuswerk, Refracted, AWB and BLNDR.

Released on physical & digital formats July 13th.

A1 Volte-Face - Plus Four++++
A2 DJ Nobu - Fish
B1 Opuswerk - Transhancement
B2 Refracted - Depth Charge
C1 Rote - Shit Business
C2 BLNDR - Doepfer Exercise
D1 Peder Mannerfelt - Dig 6 
D2 AWB - Nimh

Refracted -  Depth Charge

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On June 14, Rod Modell AKA Deepchord will release his new album Captagon on Berlin’s Tresor label. The record is 9 tracks of crystalline and ethereal sound design underpinned by seismic sub-sonics from a master of techno. Today on Peak Time, we premiered the track "Tracer." 

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