We are glad to announce the IAMT Summer Sampler 2021 compilation with Dani Sbert, Mac N Dan, Luca Napoli, Marie Vaunt, Hector Cardenas and MAUK on board which will be out on the 30th of July!
Enjoy!

IAMT Summer Sampler 2021

Dani Sbert - They Said (Original Mix)

DeadBat - Epic (Original Mix) 160Kbps

Last Breath

Danek - Siren (original mix)

On his latest excursion into concept-driven deep techno, Eddie Merced joins the dots between his East Coast US machine soul sound and his Puerto Rican roots, all while continuing to look skywards in search of hidden mysteries.

Merced's sound holds true to the fundamentals of techno as a modernist soul music, steeped in beguiling harmonies that communicate on an emotional level even as the lead track lands with physical, peak-time intention. It's a fitting tribute to Atabey, the ancestral mother-spirit of the Taino people across the Antilles archipelago (including Puerto Rico) in the time before Europeans arrived.

'LZ-1' maintains the forthright impact of Merced's most floor-focused production traits, locking into cyclical hooks while unfolding a narrative steadily over the run time. Elsewhere the body-popping electro funk of Underground Resistance exerts a tangible influence over the visionary sweep of 'UAPs Gone Mad' and 'Interplanetary'; two distinct tracks speaking the same language.

Given the rich layers of melodic synthesis that course through Merced's tracks, it's natural to hear him putting the drum machines to one side and casting off into beatless ambient techno on the impossibly lush 'Signals From Enceladus'. The track nods to the Puerto Rico-based Arecibo telescope, and its task in the 1970s of sending signals into space in search of a response from extra-terrestrials.

The quest continues to this day in the work of Merced and all other synth dreamers, creating evocative space music charged with that same sense of wonder and the enduring question of whether we've already received a response.

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Eddie Merced - Atabey

It has been too long since the last Hollen release! Now he is coming up with a great 4 track ep with flying melodies, funky grooves and a big soulful touch. (Monika Kruse)

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Hollen - Off The World

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Hollen - Out Of The Tunnel

Hollen - Interspace

Markantonios label AnalyticTrail welcomes Turkish artist Ugur Project for a solo three track release in the same style he has featured on other imprints such Pig&Dan's Elevate and Christian Smiths Tronic.

Ugur Project has previously featured tracks on one of AnalyticTrails mixed artist compilations, but this is his first time dropping a solo EP.

A veteran of Turkeys fledgling techno scene, Ugur Project hosts one of the country's only radio shows dedicated to electronic music and he has a hand in events that have booked the likes of Charlotte de Witte, Len Faki, Ilario Alicante, Paul Ritch and Carl Cox.

Each of the tracks on this release blend compelling melodies and pulsating synths with hard-hitting percussion shrouded in a dark atmosphere.

"Hypno" opens the EP with an arpeggiated synth line before the twisted euphoria of "Resolute" and the throbbing tension of "Exiles".

Hollen - Interspace

Terminal M Records