Artist : Exos
Title: Q Box
Label: X/OZ Music
Catalogue:XOZ010
Format: Digital, 2X12" Vinyl
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dub Techno
Release date: 24 Aug 2021

Tracklist:
A1.Haus I Krukku
A2.Attflat (feat Octal)
B1.Gegnum Skraargat
B2.Spaelt
C1.Haus I Krukku (LaFontaine remix)
C2.Attfalt (feat Octal - Octal Industries remix)
D1.Gegnum Skraargat (Thor remix)
D2.Spaelt (Waage remix)

Rumbling beat, mind-bending dub chord and atmospheric safari by one of the absolute veterans of the Icelandic techno scene. Q-Box was originally released in 1999 on the legendary Thule Records and has since then been one of the ultimate go-to dub techno tracks for DJs worldwide. Now, 22 years later, the release has been remastered – and to add a little sprinkle to the cake we have worthy remixes from some of the mightiest of the current Reykjavik techno scene.

The 2x12“ limited release begins with the minimal techno banger Haus Í Krukku – an repetitive fist bumping anthem which works the dance floor as well today as it did back in the days. Followed the quirky percussion-based Áttfalt – a track done in collaboration with his father. The B-side starts with a rumbler Gegnum Skráargat, a groovy minimalistic dub techno delicacy. Steadily paced backroom anthem with chords that‘ll make your knees weak. Closing the side is Spællt, evocative & dubby mind-evolving.

The additional 12“ with the remixes starts with LaFontaine taking on Haus Í Krukku. The Icelandic boy wonder takes no prisoners and spares no effort in making it a essential one. Next is the veteran dub techno titan Octal Industries with his remix of Áttfalt - an effortless and groovy rendition of the track. An absolute belter. Finally the D-side has couple of the remixes from the enigmatic dub techno producer Waage, who has swept the scene recently with his „W“ series releases. He offers his signature sound – a perfect balance of drums and sound.

XOZ has been operating since 2017 and this is the tenth release so far. Also operating under the same regime is the side-label Planet X, where the more harder side of techno is explored. Both of the labels are the brainchild of the Icelandic techno artist Exos.

XOZ010 - Exos - Q Box Remixed

Blurred Memories I

Eyes

***Omni 'Part 2' tracks (5-8) will be available digitally Autumn 2024 (vinyl exclusive till Autumn 2024 release)***

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

C1 Ryan James Ford - Mosquito (vinyl edition - preview)

39 Records 001 w/ Maumedlats

A Remix i made for my friends from @gruppemesser. 
Mastered by Alexander von Hörsten

Messer - Im falschen Traum (Felice Remix)

The other I day I found this unreleased alternate version of one of the tracks from my last 12" (Subterranean Realm) on Spencer Parker's label Work Them Records. Not sure if I even showed it to Spencer back then. Anyway, I thought this would make for a nice give-away and thank you to everyone who supported me over the years. Enjoy!

s:vt - Teach You (Desire) Unreleased alternate version

Exoplanetary Exploration

Eiswerk

Domtare - Happy Ghost (Original Mix)

Q 1.1

Q1.1/Iiii

Long time label mate and partner in crime knocking down the house with an amazing EP. He comes up with a subtile groovin and hard stomping acidicted 4 tracker. Detailed elaborated grooves and banging rhythms combined with a bassline. Outstanding coverprint.

Markus Suckut Social Media: 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markussuckutofc/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markussuckutofc/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/markussuckut
Booking: http://www.outlined-am.com/markus-suckut/
https://markussuckut.com

ODD/EVEN Social Media:
FACEBOOK:www.facebook.com/oddevenofficial/
DECKS: www.decks.de/decks/workfloor/li…php?label=odd-even 
BANDCAMP: oddeven909.bandcamp.com/
BEATPORT: www.beatport.com/label/odd-even/43372 
YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/channel/UCO7UjwADC8sRPl_OOPup8hQ
INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/oddeven.official/

A1 - Markus Suckut - Promises

Since moving to Berlin in the mid-nineties, Sven von Thülen immersed himself in all things club culture. In the Spring of 1999, he started working as an editor at De:Bug magazine, while also writing for other magazines and newspapers.

As a DJ, he has been a club fixture since the early 2000s, holding residencies at various locations throughout the city and playing regularly at Berghain/Panorama Bar since its inception. He is and has been touring extensively as a DJ, playing hot spots like Concrete in Paris, Robert Johnson in Offenbach, fabric in London or Golden Pudel in Hamburg, as well as festivals like Glastonbury, Nation of Gondwana, Fusion, Garbicz or Melt!. Currently he can be regularly found behind the decks at Heideglühen and STAUB.

He has released various house and techno records both solo and in groups on labels like Spencer Parker's Work Them Records, Ellen Allien's Bpitch Control, John Osborn's Dred Records and his own labels Expansion Unit and Constant Variables. Sven von Thülen has remixed (solo and in groups) A-list DJs/producers like DJ Hell, Ellen Allien or Radio Slave. He continues to work as a DJ, producer and writer.

He co-wrote (alongside Felix Denk) the oral history Der Klang der Familie - Berlin, Techno und die Wende, an in-depth look at the beginnings of Berlin's techno scene in the late eighties and early nineties, which was published in March 2012 by renowned German publisher Suhrkamp. In 2013 a French translation was published, and in October 2014 Sven von Thülen and Felix Denk self-published an English translation called Der Klang der Familie - Berlin, Techno and the Fall of the Wall, followed by a translation into Spanish in November 2015. A Russian translation will be published in late 2019.

The book was turned into a TV documentary called "Wendeklang"/"In This Place Called Techno", for which Sven von Thülen co-wrote the script. He also curated the soundtrack, which featured two of his own original compositions. The documentary was aired on French-German TV station ARTE in July 2014. 

In August 2020 he released his debut album Emanating on Dred Records.

New music and a new music related film projects are on the way for late 2020 and 2021.

s:vt - Teach You (Desire) Unreleased alternate version

Sven von Thülen (aka s:vt)