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The third KRI Records release features the infamous Italo Moderni label boss Adrian Marth joining forces with the Italian EBM master Diana Berti (Violet Poison) and it's a belter. Warm and punchy analog beats are spiced with haunting melodies and sinister pads that will break even the toughest of ravers. Sturdy EBM-ish, dark italo and wave production is cushioned with Adrian's mysterious vocals adding yet another layer to a diverse EP accompanied by two heavy-weight remixes.

Magic Fantasia is reimagined as a dirty electro firecracker by Chupacabras (L.I.E.S.) while Panoramix Forest is transformed into a
commanding EBM march by Chino (Pinkman).

Think of Dario Argenti walking into a dark club at 3 AM ...

BUY on BANDCAMP

PREMIERE : Adrian Marth feat. Diana Berti - Panoramix Forest

Some kind of up and down yes (asusu remix)

The dice spun feverishly, each side flickering and flashing beneath the spotlight which beamed down upon the radiant green table. Sat around the table were murky figures, wicked characters and rogues. Nobody was safe...

He placed his cards on the table and took a breath, hoping that he wouldn't be the next to leave the table.

It was always a losing game, even the winner would retire somewhat broken, a part of themselves left sat in the dark room they left behind.

That's for whoever was lucky enough to leave...

Marcel Dettmann remixes Black Dot on Italo Moderni, a wicked version which punches with sharp synths and rugged industrial energy.

Black Dot - Love At Glance EP

PREMIERE: Black Dot - Losing Game (Marcel Dettmann Remix) [Italo Moderni]

There was an opening between the trees, an arena within which a fire burned brightly casting sparks and flames high upward toward the forest ceiling.

Shadows danced and moved in a circular motion, each swaying in time with the beat of the drums. Their faces were concealed by the darkness, for everyone was anonymous here.

The music echoed loudly, sounds of the wild. It bounced from tree to tree, becoming loud and relentless in the heat of the darkness.

This would go on all night.

Benyayer is set to release a new record on his own label. A bass driven affair which leans heavily into the UK lineage of the genre and reminds us why big soundsystems and the wobble of an undercurrent are all you might ever need.

BNYR003

PREMIERE: Benyayer - Domiray [BNYR]

RIDE’s Andy Bell, recording under his electronic alter ego GLOK, and the producer and Insult to Injury label boss Timothy Clerkin have joined forces for Alliance, a brand new seven-track album released by Bytes on November 8. The collaboration finds Andy and Tim with their freak flags flying, working in a freewheeling environment where nothing was off limits, with influences ranging from Death in Vegas and Boards of Canada to James Holden and New Order.

The woozy ‘Empyrean’, which combines the analogue-decayed production of Boards of Canada and the ethereal vocals of ‘Xtal’ from Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works 85-92 with a fizzing behemoth of a synth line, is a fitting way to launch the album as it was the first track they worked on together. “It’s basically a Timothy Clerkin remix of a demo I sent him,” Andy explains. “I can’t get enough of it. To me, it’s one of the best tracks I’ve ever been involved with since I started making music.”
credits
released September 19, 2024

Written and produced by Timothy Clerkin and Andy Bell
Mixed by Timothy Clerkin
Nothing Ever lyrics written by Beth Jeans Houghton
Mastered by Keith Tenniswood at Curved Pressings
Artwork by Nick Taylor
(P) and C) Bytes 2024

Alliance

PREMIERE: GLOK & Timothy Clerkin - Empyrean

The sails billowed in the wind. They were all that were in control of the ship as it moved steadily forward across the stormy waters. The sky was cloudy and dense overhead, it looked as though it might soon rain.

Up on deck there were only a handful of men left watching over the course of the boat. They were the ones that had to pick up the slack as the storm hit. Together they were responsible for driving things onward and steadily through the bleak, darkness of the night to come.

It was a wicked dance this. One ship upon the wildest of waters.

Terraflow is a moniker of producer AJ Edward. This time things get dark and heavy on a new EP for Liquid Memory Records as he enters more progressive, bass driven territory and delivers to wondrous effect.

PREMIERE: Terraflow - Pick up the Slack [Liquid Memory]

They were hovering above the ground, gravity was non existent in these parts and they were only buoyed down by the mechanics all around them.

Deep in the midst of space it was hard to reconcile what life was like back home. The people packed upon crowded transport, the busy offices, the weekend entertainment. Out here in the middle of nowhere there was nothing of the sort. At times it was hard to remember your own name.

Some could not even imagine it, the way beyond. Yet here they were…

The Jaffa Kid features on a new compilation, Volume 3 on Kulture Galerie showcases leftfield IDM and Electro through futuristic lenses. This cut is a spaced out, synth heavy Electro jam with raw improvisation and wandering tones.

PREMIERE: The Jaffa Kid - SH Holo [Kulture Galerie]

There were shadows everywhere, they lurked around corners and beneath the streetlights. Their wicked faces were blurry and dark, much like the minds which sat behind their pale shadowy eyes. There was nothing but negative space back there, buried deep in the recesses of their twisted skulls.

The night was chilly and cold, the sound of industry could be heard roaring in the distance. They were building and preparing for what was to come, for it could be any day now.

Smoke filled the air, it was thick and coarse upon the lungs. One deep breath might be all it took to send you into the great beyond.

JR2k aka Jackson Ryland releases a new EP of riotous Techno on Fixed Rhythms. Furious and fast paced with a frenetic energy and poise.

PREMIERE: JR2k - Negative Space VIP [Fixed Rhythms]

Since its inception in 2020, Italo Moderni’s energy, spirit and inspiration has been the dancefloor. The darkened bunkers of Belgium, the trembling speakers of Valencia, the warming dawn of Rimini, these influences have been the lifeblood. Solidifying this tireless effort, Mellow Bangers Vol 2 is the label’s most ambitious collection to date.

@antonmaiof

Antoni Maiovvi - Stopping Power (ITALO MODERNI)

It is time for a fun track that makes you dance. “Ricochet” is a cartoonish and groovy track that will keep you dancing for almost 6 minutes. It comes to a break where the audience can be introspective for a minute, right before getting slapped in the face by the old and trusted combo of kick and bass we all know and love.  

Ricochet

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Relase date 5/8
Sub Chunk 
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/artist/2DC00Veg4T5jEuz41wTDva?si=ahuDw028T-WM2DSkAy7P1Q

SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.com/sub-chunk

Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtAnxV4TUwync9MlSbfhEw

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/subchunk/

PREMIERE: Sub Chunk - Orbit ( Original Mix) [Subordinate Records]

Vivid & colorful techno explorations from Gothenburg sound artist David Sabel in his Birds ov Paradise guise. Two trippy rays of sunshine through the morning mist & an Aniara remix on the flip!

Aniara18

Bandcamp

Birds ov Paradise - Olika Ljud (Arkajo & Fabian Bruhn Remix)

Plastikman: I Don't Know (2003) MINUS18

‘Found Ritual’ is the first full release by Absis. Six cuts that recall inner journeys through expansive techno compositions built around reverberating drums, droning landscapes and a distinct sense of liturgy.
Artwork by cm-dp

Out on 7th May 2021

Pre-order:
https://hiverndiscs.com/product/absis-found-ritual/
https://hiverndiscs.bandcamp.com/album/found-ritual

A1. Absis - Floating Around

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PREMIERE: Black Dot - Losing Game (Marcel Dettmann Remix) [Italo Moderni]

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