Dark Techno

Premiere of ' Isolation' by Katran wiith Surit, taken from Above The Concrete LP, forthcoming on HANDS Label  

Label: HANDS
Artist: Katran
Title: Above The Concrete LP 
Track: Isolation
Cat: HANDS D273
Format: CD, Digital 
Release Date: April 22, 2022 

Pre - Order: https://handsofficial.bandcamp.com/album/above-the-concrete

After three years in the pipeline, it’s about time for the @KATRAN full-time debut album: Darko Kolar of ONTAL dishes out an instant industrial techno classic, eleven tracks of no-nonsense hard-hitting assaults with four prolific guests bringing their very own sound to extend the musical range of “Above the Concrete“ in a most intriguing way. Expect no moments of rest, surrender to the force of banging repetitive power branded with a brave scrape-and-burn musical edge.
With a new version of his 2019 FORMS OF HANDS compilation track “Mirror Reflection” Darko Kolar dives straight into the driving dance floor material that he has been cutting his teeth on the half dozen KATRAN tracks released so far and takes it from there: Pristine sound design, various flavours of the almighty kick drum and traces of melodic ambience, floating above the industrial shrieks and screeches that litter the album.
The four tracks that have been produced in collaboration promise stimulating diversion: “Isolation” with Spanish DJ/producer SURIT evolves around a slow, pronounced bass line and suggests some deceptive calm, former Ad Noiseam act FAUSTEN tear up the rhythmic structure of “Envenomation” and conjure up chaos, French veterans ELEKTROPLASMA contribute some hardcore flavour to “Disruption” and “Sudden Closure” features noise legend KK NULL with uncontrollable outbursts of industrial debris.
Loop-based, repetitive industrial techno with an edge is a time-honoured and accustomed tradition that HANDS has been fostering since ORPHX’s 1999 classic “Vita Mediativa”, and “Above the Concrete” follows in those footsteps. Strong rhythmic energy to work up a sweat meet nuanced and layered sounds that elevate this album above the functional, above the concrete

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Above The Concrete

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Katran - Isolation(with Surit)[Premiere I HANDS D273]

PREMIERE!! 

Artist: NZM 99
Track : Fever (The Undertaker's Tapes Remix)
Release date: December 20th, 2022
Label: Khoinix
Format: Digital 
Pre-order link: https://khoinix.bandcamp.com/album/requiem-of-art


@khoinix announces their very talented label artist, NZM 99 releasing his second album on their label. 



NƵM 99 gives us 3 tracks embodying his brilliant style of dark and powerful basslines that will blow dance floors away. 

Requiem of Art album consists of 6 tracks; 3 originals and 3 remixes from The Undertaker's Tapes, Notausgang and Meshes. 



Emerging from the rave scene, he cultivates techno with EBM tones that bewitches dance floors. 



A must have album on your collection!

PREMIERE || NZM 99 - Fever (The Undertaker's Tapes Remix)|| [Khoinix]

Resist Pt.2: “A hard techno & industrial compilation from artists across the globe who have come together in support of the wrongful invasion of Ukraine. The citizens and military that are defending their homeland & we are donating all proceeds from this release to Ukrainian aid support groups. The compilation is a collection of blistering kick drums, percussion & hard techno audio resistance.”

ll proceeds will be donated to the betterment of those affected by the war. @kyivangels

Text: AdamHd https://www.instagram.com/adamhdtechno/
Cover: Dear Sergio https://www.instagram.com/dear.sergio/
Mastering: Dominic @fss_ffs

Monya - How Dare You


Release date (3LP, cd & digital format): 3rd of November

TRACKLIST
1. Ø [Phase] - Insectoid
2. Lucy - Sana Sana Sana Cura Cura Cura
3. Ctrls - x.y
4. Rødhåd - Haumea
5. Planetary Assault Systems - The 808 Track (Parts 1 and 2)
6. James Ruskin - No Trace
7. Surgeon - Fixed Action Pattern
8. Inigo Kennedy - Arcing
9. Karenn - Pace Yourself

INFO
It was early 2007 when Inigo Kennedy inaugurated Token. Since that Identify Yourself 12” the Belgian label has gone from strength to strength, integrating both Kennedy and Ashley Burchett, aka Ø [Phase], into becoming integral cogs in the Token machine. In between releases by Grovskopa, Oscar Mulero and Go Hiyama, both Ø [Phase] and Inigo Kennedy dominated Token’s output, but it wasn’t until Burchett’s watershed Binary Opposition that Token received the shower of praise it deserved. Following this, label founder Kr!z issued three remix 12”s of that release which, including Token regulars, took in a profound cast of producers to reprocess “Binary Opposition” by the way of Sigha, Peter Van Hoesen, Planetary Assault Systems and Ben Klock. It was here Token stamped their authority on contemporary techno.

Since then Token has grown exponentially, bringing into their fold artists like Xhin, Mark Broom and Rødhåd, while Ctrls, formally one half of Northern Structures, has seen his solo career flourish on Token with the release of five records to date, and he joins Inigo Kennedy and Ø [Phase] as a label stalwart. Additionally this year, Orphx and Ancient Methods debuted their relentless Eschaton collaboration on Token, and Christian Wünsch’s Spherical Coordinates dalliance with Oscar Mulero has gained even more momentum with a second release called Kinematics Equations. Now, seven years after that debut Kennedy record, Token present Aphelion, a nine-track CD and triple vinyl grandstand of new and exclusive material from label regulars and like-minded artists whom Token founder Kr!z specifically commissioned for this milestone release.

The penultimate record before Aphelion was a second Token 12” by Rødhåd, another artist adding to the cultivation of the label’s sound and roster, and for this compilation the Berliner supplies his cosmically inspired “Haumea”. Joining the Dystopian founder on Aphelion are three of the UK’s most influential techno artists: Surgeon, James Ruskin and Luke Slater under his Planetary Assault Systems alias who provide Token with solo material for the first time after previously appearing on the imprint in remix form. Entirely new names to grace the label via Aphelion include Stroboscopic Artefacts founder Lucy, and Blawan and Pariah's Karenn project, while label faithfuls Inigo Kennedy,  Ø [Phase] and Ctrls naturally commit three Token defining productions.

Casting one’s eye over Token’s back catalogue and it’s clear to see the label is a staunch advocate of absolute techno, remaining steadfast in issuing quality material that remains true to classic strands of the genre regardless of its popularity flux. In that respect, Aphelion - a word used to describe the point in orbit when a planet or comet is farthest from the sun - provides a simple analogy that the magnetic force of Token, unfazed by the shadows cast by popular opinion, will proudly shine light on their artists and given styles. 

“We started in an era where our genre was very unpopular,” Kr!z explains. “And in the end that seemed a big advantage for us, because when everyone was giving up, we started our mission.” Regularly hosting label nights in prominent clubs around the world, Token has become a label supported by a wide-ranging body of artists like Âme and Ben Klock to Efdemin, Truss and Ancient Methods. With the label now branching out into album and compilation territory, Token’s duty to techno may not yet be accomplished, but it’s been a job well done.

www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords

Aphelion

Ø [Phase] - Insectoid

Buy HTH035: 8 track CD & digital http://found.ee/HTH035 
Buy HTH030: 2 track remix EP on heavyweight 12" bit.ly/HTH030 
Download HTH030 from iTunes: smarturl.it/HTH030 
Play HTH030 on Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/4oNkddDxTVLrF77X5R1daq

Akkord – Typeface / Greyscale (Vatican Shadow’s The World Is Complete)

DΛS - Hope Is Weakness

Giorgio Gigli - Hidden In The Darkness

‘鬼面 : VA 02’ by Various Artists

The album ‘VA 02’ is set to be released by a diverse group of ten artists, each of whom will showcase their distinct style and artistic approach. In our exploration, let us direct our attention to the unique storytelling abilities of these artists, who possess a strong sense of individuality and expression.

Hedon - Sacred Emission

DOWNLOAD THIS EP FOR FREE HERE:
https://vumantra.bandcamp.com/album/cutting-thighs-ep

VūMantra Records presents:

[VMNTR#066]

NEA GAITS
"Cutting Thighs" [EP]

‘Cutting Thighs’ is an aggressive play on words of the classical idiom ‘Cut Ties (with
someone)’ and refers to the darker side of losing a long-standing relationship.
The album makes use of distorted drums and unique synths blended with recorded foley.
Several rooms made from recorded impulse responses from real locations around my
home island helped add a personal touch into this album.
The aim was to create a digital head-trip without conforming to a specific style.

NEA GAITS
An artist name making reference to the verb, ‘To Negate’:
- To deny the existence or truth of,
- To cause to be ineffective or invalid,
- Make (a clause, sentence, or proposition) negative in meaning

Production and Mix down: NEA GAITS
Mastering: AP MASTERING
Artwork and Cover design : The Nent

FREE DOWNLOAD

Cutting Thighs

Adam Beyer is back on Drumcode with an impressive array of tracks that will get the senses tingling and shows us what Drumcode is all about. These 4 tracks are deep and almost melancholic in their approach to techno, using effects to really help enforce an ambience only Beyer can achieve within his productions. The under lying throbbing of the drums drives this EP into the forefront of the heads down Drumcode sound and have been heard in many of Beyer’s phenomenal sets throughout the year.

Adam Beyer - What You Need - Drumcode - DC141

From VA - "Spectral Decay - Vol. 1" [Arboretum]

Video Première on Boiler Room's channel 4:3 by Andrea Familari FAX 

https://fourthree.boilerroom.tv/film/mogano-anthropocene-official-music-video

Spectral Decay Vol.1

Anthropocene

MDD - South London Analogue Material Digital 010

MDD - Hard Wall To Hit [SLAMD010]

NX1 - MR4

Label: Forbidden Teachings
Artists: NN, Mind I Matter, Antechamber, Nigh/T\mare
Title: Rite Of Initiation VA
Cat No: FT001
Mastering: Hardgroove Mastering
Format: Vinyl, Digital

Buy: https://forbiddenteachings.bandcamp.com/album/ft001-rite-of-initiation

Tracklist :
A1 NN - The Blood Of A White Monark
A2 Mind I Matter - Thelema
B1 Antechamber - The Ephemeral Hallucinations
B2 Nigh/T\mare - Unconscious Traction

Rite Of Initiation VA 12" (Inc. Tracks from NN, Mind I Matter, Antechamber, Nigh/T\mare)[FT001]

Artist: Weever
Track: L'Ange de la Mort
Remixer: Nigh/T\mare
Country: France, Italie
Release Date: 02/25/21 
Format: Limited Tape & Digital
Mastering: Diapason Mastering 
Links: 
https://soundcloud.com/drennweever
https://www.facebook.com/drennweever
https://soundcloud.com/nigh-t-mare

Il Fut UnTemps LP

Weever - L'ange De La Mort (Nigh/T\mare Remix)

https://nexerecords.bandcamp.com/

borja@acheron-booking.com

NX1 - MR4

Surit / NX1

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