Artwork: Maya

Techno veterans, Alexander Johansson & Mattias Fridell, have been releasing music together for over 20 years on many of the genre's most established and notable labels, and here we are in the year 2023 seeing their first definitive techno album on Recorded Things.

Label owners Oliver Rosemann and Sebastian Rothermel approached Alexander & Mattias with the proposition to make an album for their label, and after heartfelt conversations about it, everyone concluded that their ideas aligned, both conceptual and musical and that it was time to set a plan for it in motion. True to their nature, Alexander and Mattias provide their signature sound in album form; efficient rhythmical work-outs & stern, yet playful synth sequences that sometimes bear the mark of classic techno, and other times take unexpected directions. All in a package that presents an uncommonly energetic album, with no fillers or pauses. There is just one direction, from start to finish.

Skrammel & Bank

Alexander Johansson & Mattias Fridell - Skrammel & Bank [RECT009]

Omni – meaning all-encompassing – is an apt title for celebrating over a decade of existence of Blue Hour Music. Marking the musical diversity and longevity of Blue Hour's imprint, the Omni V/A series brings together a wide range of artists from the full electronic music spectrum, plunging into a pool of techno, trance, breaks and everything in between.

Mastered by Sugar @ Soundstuff Studio 
Artwork by Jonathan Castro Alejos
Blue Hour Music 2024

Alpha Tracks - Kaleidoscope Face (preview)

Full Album → https://goo.su/XtZco
Artist: Molar Novate
Title: Núvol Verd
Format: Digital 
Catalogue: TE0140
Tracklist: 
1. Bug's Muzak
2. Obertures
3. Rabbit Hole, Wormhole, Black Hole
4. Gogme
5. Núvol Verd



Molar Novate is an experimental music project composed of DJ Watusawa and Dani Blue, two DJ’s with extensive experience within the field of underground club music and experimental electronics since the early 2000's. The project is based on improvisation and joint interaction through the use of sound sources of different formats, such as cassettes, records, CDs or digital files with which a dialogue is established between the two artists, creating a sound map with elements of electroacoustics, ambient - drone, field-recordings or sound collage. The songs edited in their productions are segments extracted from their live recordings in which they use works from a multitude of artists which are intervened and reduced to a sound tool. In every release these artists are named and thanked, although the project advocates appropriationism within the experimental creative field. 

Credits:
Molar Novate are Dani Blue & DJ Watusawa
Recorded at Tesla FM studio in Barcelona for Morada Sónica Festival in Málaga
Edited by Dani Blue
Mastered by Ander Agudo
Artwork by DJ Watusawa & Ale Veloso
Thanks to Ishak, Ander, Joan, Ale, Carolina, Diffuse Reality

Special thanks to the featured artists: 
Chicha Libre, Bahk, Patryk Zielinski, Meglamancha, Pita, Fischerspooner, Process, Ceephax, Nick Edwards, Catherine Christer Hennix, Luke Vibert, René Aquarius, Dronny Darko & ProtoU, The Idealist,  Arrigo Lora - Totino, MarKD, Terry Fox, Four Tet, John Cage, Jakob Draminsky, Chris Watson / BJ Nielsen, Nurse With Wound, Phill Niblock, Christian Banasik, Zbigniew Karkowski, P2, Noto, Institut Für Feinmotorik, Thomas Brinkmann, Michael Vette and the ones we forgot or got lost in the void.

www.diffusereality.net 
linktr.ee/diffusereality

Molar Novate -  Núvol Verd [TE0140]

***ARTWORK WITH AUGMENTED REALITY ***

After a stellar debut release in 2023, vinyl-only label Dust in Grooves, sees its anticipated second EP Reclaim, showcasing one of Dublin’s gleaming underground talents Mode_1. Establishing DIG as a progressive sonic platform, founder Olivia Mendez is also curating a series of dynamic augmented reality covers for each EP. Adding more layers into the sound experience of the Reclaim vinyl is motion designer and visual artist from Los Angeles Omer Avarkan.

Mode_1’s dedication to uncovering layers of tough but rhythmic grooves, both as a DJ and a producer, has led him to make a mark on legendary techno imprints such as Knotweed, FiedelTwo, Truncate and Naked Lunch. Staying true to his advancing, dynamic sound laid with dexterous technique, Robert Kavanagh delivers a collection of four ominous tracks, pulsating with incandescent pads and pacey drums.

The EP opens with the relentless and driving Sigma, setting the tone for a swiftly moving ride across the record. With playful shifting of gears and jacking rhythms, the A2 flows into the next track Dusty Room, utilising the bleepy pitches in contrast to the expansive spheric tones, offering an energetic boost of a melodic techno...  more
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Words by Lora Mateeva, Orb Mag

Written and produced by Mode_1
Mastering Nihad Tule
Artwork Omer Avarkan
Graphic design Ferdinand Prat
© Copyright Dust In Grooves 2022

© all rights reserved

Mode_1 - A2. Dusty Room [DIG002]

Neen - Planificación

PANO V: Nexus

Octavio Octavio is an Argentine producer currently based in Italy. Co-founder of the label @fiesta-en-mi-casa .
Always mutating and adapting to the dancefloor, his selection is characterized by being energetic, dynamic and personal.

SIAH Podcast TARIK #024 | OCTAVIO OCTAVIO

Joining us for the 10th instalment of Structure Series Invites we have our good friend, Polyritmica resident and fresh from his debut at our collab after party - Ordep! 

Founder of //Futureproof - Pedro is known for eclectic sets that centre around stripped-back rhythmic techno from the 90s and 00s.

Enjoy an hour of high-grade techno and don’t forget to show the love and support to the artist involved.

Ordep socials:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/whyordep/
SC: https://soundcloud.com/ordep-6

Structure Series Invites 010 - ORDEP

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