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We blinked and it’s been four years since Ilario Alicante’s last EP on Drumcode. Back in 2017, he contributed the excellent four-tracker ‘Figures & Echoes’, but has
never been far from Adam Beyer’s mind, having regularly played alongside one another at Cocoon Ibiza. The Italian’s stripped back sound gets under your skin, both purposeful and hypnotic. With ‘Rave Soul’, he’s added extra colour to the palette, imbuing the work with bags of sentimentality and jubilation as we collectively return to the dancefloor.

The EP opens with ‘Rave Atlas’, which is propelled by plenty of old school effects and a dynamic vibe. ‘Again’ asks “who were you with last night” and packs a trippy after-hours energy. ‘Rave Soul’, continues with the throwback style of ‘Rave Atlas’ and hammers like a 90s warehouse party, driven by insistent piano stabs.

Rave Soul

Ilario Alicante - Rave Soul - Drumcode - DC252

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Tronic boss Christian Smith returns to Patrick Topping’s Trick with vital two-tracker ‘Vortex’

Heading up the Tronic imprint, which he founded in 1995, Christian Smith has been at the cutting edge of House and Techno for close to three decades with releases on Cocoon, Drumcode, Plus8, Bedrock and many more. His Tronic label has featured releases from ANNA, Paco Osuna, Kaiserdisco, and Enrico Sangiuliano, amongst others.

On his latest release, Smith returns to Patrick Topping’s Trick label following his 2022 EP ‘Infatuate’ with another set of his killer productions. ‘Vortex’ leads the EP with rocking bass and soaring sirens for a propulsive cut, before ‘Nu Style’ closes out proceedings with chunky drums and vocal samples.

Tracklist:
01 Vortex
02 Nu Style

Christian Smith - Vortex

3 AM

nobody is actually real, or are they what ever happens is it just a manifestation or an actual event your mind is so easy to manipulate do you even have control????

delusion

Making his debut on Drumcode in 2017 with his track ‘Fake’ featured on the A-Sides Vol 6 compilation, one of Brazil’s much loved exports Wehbba brings us his first full EP this February with ‘Eclipse’.

A no nonsense 4 track offering, and all thoroughly road tested by Adam, they have gained much support from longtime Drumcode fans. Eclipse, delivers a low end rumble along with a modulating synth line. Reigning high throughout the track, is the undeniably catchy and unique synth. Leaving this track one to be recognised on dancefloors all over the world.

‘Protocol’ doesn't turn down the pace, straight into a chugging hypnotic drive, this track leaks with attitude, along it’s eerie undertones.

Probably the most acid influenced track of the EP, ‘Glasswerk’ has a futuristic modular synth riff which thunders along a hypnotic bass line which flows nicely into ‘Framework’ to close out the EP. Its punchy and powerful kick sits alongside the cleverly crafted synth pattern, taking this track into a dark zone with a groovy element still resonant.

Wehbba - Framework - Drumcode - DC185

Veerus makes his Drumcode debut, after an impressive contribution to Truesoul’s VA EP in 2017.

The Italian has built up an impressive discography over the last decade, dropping records on labels including Terminal M, Octopus, Filth on Acid and his own Le Club imprint. His collaborative with Maxie Devine ‘My Train’ was a highlight of Solomun’s classic Boiler Room in Tulum, which has clocked 37 million views. In late 2017 he linked up with Brits OC & Verde for the fantastic ‘Naaki’ that featured on Truesoul’s first Various Artists EP, ensuring he was an artist well and truly in Adam Beyer’s sights. 

His maiden outing for Drumcode mines 20 years of history, taking inspiration from classic trance and acid from the ‘90s, which he distils to create powerful modern techno works. ‘Hypnosis’ was a huge highlight of Beyer’s Awakenings show at Gashouder during ADE. It’s characterised by an engrossing call-and-response dynamic Veerus builds between the 303 acid warbles and the melodic stabs that run throughout. A track custom made for big moments.  ‘Apocalypse’, like its name, is more menacing. Veerus constructs the work to mimic the dramatic theatre of a gladiatorial scene in a film, as heart-fluttering chord progressions, a piercing synth line and dystopian melody mark this memorable track.

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Veerus - Hypnosis - Drumcode - DC203

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The Belgium sweethearts Joyhauser are back on Terminal M! Check out the new 4 track ep with their unique Joyhauser sound! (Monika Kruse)

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Release Date	2020-06-29
Label: Tronic
Catalog Number: TR361

Currently on an incredible roll with release after release on a whole host of key labels – including Terminal M, Suara and Cocoon - Barcelona’s Bastian Bux makes his debut on Christian Smith’s Tronic label and it’s one of his most brazen EPs to date.

‘Lagano’ takes the lead and sets the parameters. Thundering but bouncy, you can already hear the funk long before the stunning rave riff comes in. Timeless, warehouse demolishing fun. This is proper techno. And it’s in good company… ‘Inside’ swaggers like a caveman, bashing down the walls with its swinging tribal drum arrangement while ‘Legacy’ opts for a faster, lighter, synth-led vibe that nods to the likes of Fabrice Lig and friends further afield in Detroit. Upbeat, pacey and coated in rushes.

Last but not least we hit ‘Vault’. The b-side black sheep of the EP, there’s a much slower, sexier twist in the tale as we’re taken through the smoky pathways of Bux’s mind until we’re going round in sweet synth-licked circles.

Stunning sounds and a broadsword range… Bux means business.

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Premiere: Bastian Bux - Lagano

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