techno but not techno

Tonight with you

Dynasty

Daydream Prt.1

The city came alive at night, awakened from its dormant state. The streets, lit in colours of red, green and purple, rang with the buzz of incessant chatter, brimming with thrill seekers finding a place to house them until the early hours. People stumbled out of one venue and into the next, looking for the next adventure, another surprise waiting for them around the corner. There was so much to discover, this wasn't a time for sleep.

Two Twirl Recordings veterans have teamed up for the latest release on the Berlin-based label run by DJ and producer Alinka. Majorettes is the new supergroup made up of The Bunker New York affiliate Justin Cudmore and The Carry Nation (Nita Aviance and Will Automagic), who've teamed up for a three tracker aimed firmly at the dance floor. Across the EP, titled Records Dept., pulsating rhythms meet haunting vocals, while percussive house frameworks are laced with dramatic pads and breakbeats are propped up by groovy basslines.

PREMIERE: Majorettes - Never Sleep [Twirl Recordings]

Simpler Times https://soundcloud.com/simplertimesuk  is a Sheffield/Manchester based record label run by four close friends who will be releasing their own material as well as putting on intimate parties.

Wrong Conversation is the debut release from Simpler Times and features 3 mesmerising original cuts focused on the more ambient, emotive and melancholic side of electronic music.

Limited run- Vinyl Only
180gram Vinyl
No Repress

Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/3hqYuDk
Lobster Records: https://bit.ly/3hwthi9

Simpler Times Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/simplertimesuk
Tys Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/tysmusicuk

Simpler Times Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/simplertimesuk

Simpler Times Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/simpler_times_uk/

PREMIERE: Tys - They Don't Know [Simpler Times]

premiere of "Shaping The Future" by Julian Muller
taken from the album "Playing With The Devil", released soon on Lobster Theremin

Album Details:
https://novafuture.blog/2020/08/23/julian-muller-playing-with-the-devil-lobster-theremin/

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Artist: Julian Muller | @julian_muller
Label: Lobster Theremin | @lobster-theremin

Julian Muller - Shaping The Future [LT071 | Premiere]

out now on nein 
https://www.beatport.com/release/sonic-slay/3072461

Wewerka - W.E.W.E.R.K.A - Man2.0 remix

out on nein
https://neinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/lost-in-space

Low Manuel - Lost In Space

BAD DREAM TUESDAY

There was something in the music, something which made sense. It pulsated and echoed between his hears, reverberating and bouncing with promise and intent. Is this the way it had always been? Was this what others had experienced and yet he had never been able to find? Now as he moved in time with the scattered drums, the wayward percussion and the bygone rhythm, he began to feel as one. 

Dan Curtin has been an ever present figure in electronic music, a producer whose music has been adored and collected over decades. His label, Metamorphic, is now back. A much loved imprint has been given a new lease of life and a new EP from Nico Lahs helps to set the scene. This one comes with high recommendations.

PREMIERE: Nico Lahs - Is This The Way [Metamorphic]

@soulmasstransitsystem's remix of @tmsn-dj's and @benmono's track 'Sweet Talk' will be released on 'Sweet Talk' through Operate x @dimsumrecords on October 8th. More info: bit.ly/3imjOts

Sweet Talk EP

Operate – Sweet Talk (Soul Mass Transit System Remix)

B1 Paradiso Rhythm - Laura Palmer On Acid ( Košice )

Jakobin - Locked
BUY LINK: https://fortunea.bandcamp.com/album/locked-fortunea018
Release Date: 2020-11-27
Label: forTunea (https://soundcloud.com/fortunea)
https://soundcloud.com/jakobin909

Who else would have thought before the year 2020, that this new decade starts with a devastating natural incident that pushes the entire world in a health crisis and recession? Well, we sure didn’t. And still, after 11 months, this damn virus doesn’t seem to go away. But no matter how bad this pandemic is. There is no need to stop being creative! Many people used their time during the lockdowns as much as possible to make new music. And Jakobin is one of these guys who took his time this spring to work on brand new material, that is slowly but surely coming out the next months on various labels. One of them is his Locked EP on our imprint - fortunea. The title track on the A-side is an amazing piece of house music. A great homage on the raw punching Chicago sound and the late 80s/early 90s UK rave era. Heavy Breakbeat-loops blend in perfect together with the use of 909 kicks, low-frequenced acid lines and a stabbing piano. Turning over to the B-side there is the track ‚Pad Work’. A deep dub house tune with a nuance of Lo-ﬁ-nism in it. Mysterious voices that are coming forward from the background of this bouncing beat, a restrained but also smooth bassline and hypnotic string- and synthesizer-passages are the main characters in this tableau. While ‚Dreadbox’ is sealing the deal on this release with an abstract melancholic sciﬁ elektro approach. Overall a conspicuous release, that lets you forget the chaos that is happening right now in this world. All we wanna say at the end of this text is stay safe out there! And don’t give up!

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Jakobin - Locked (Piano Version)

The original [psychedelic dub] plays first, remastered for a fuller frequency range, properly kicking off the beat cypher. First up for a remix, Sean Dimitrie drops an effervescent soulful version, very much tuned to the original vibe, but slightly hyped and subject to his master arrangement skills and immaculate mixing.

We Used 2 DANCE: cypher

PREMIERE : AFT Lounge Tech - We Used 2 DANCE (Psychedelic Remaster)

U-TRAX proudly presents its first-ever compilation album, featuring a mix of tracks from its 90s roots, as well as new, never before released music compiled by Detroit producer Qmoog a.k.a. Roy Parker. R U There Yet? U-TRAX 20/20 Vision is the culmination of years of electronic artistry into one mixtape by an international collective of producers for the electronic music Utrecht based label U‑TRAX. The collection features artists from across the spectrum of modern music. In the tradition of mixtapes, it showcases a track by each artist that is uniquely different from the other, offering a blueprint for the future of electronic music collaborations. From the moment the quirky label re-emerged in 2018, label boss DJ White Delight has been in touch with many of his old heroes, including Detroit producer Roy ‘Green’ Parker, a.k.a. Qmoog. Parker is best known by techno connoisseurs for his leftfield releases on Rhythm-Tech and SSR, blending jazz and techno with ethereal vocals into unique soundscapes for the discerning listener. When played a few of the forthcoming U-TRAX albums, Parker got enthusiastic about the new direction of the label, recognizing that the crossing of boundaries will be the future of electronic music. That’s when he suggested to create a ‘mixtape’ and eventually wound up curating it. The compilation features eight tracks from the U-TRAX 90s archive by techno favorites like The Connection Machine, Tick Trax and Sonar Base, two tracks from last year (by Sp@sms and P.A. Presents) and four brand new tracks from forthcoming U-TRAX albums. One of which is made by Parker himself, a sensual tech-house hybrid that reminds one of Parker’s fellow Techno City producer Blake Baxter. The mixtape also features an instrumental hip-hop track by New York rapper/producer Thavius Beck, the 80 BPM electro chill-out opener by Los Angeles producer Nuklear Prophet and an upbeat, bordering on poppy remix Dutch electro producer w1b0 made for the band Mr Joe Abe. All tracks received a fresh new mastering treatment by Thee J Johanz of Bally Hoo Studios for this release.

R U There Yet? 20/20 Vision Mixtape Vol. 1 – compiled by QMoog

PREMIERE : P.A. Presents vs Dazzlinj – Creators

https://soundcloud.com/kitojempere
Kito Jempere is the alias of Kirill Sergeev — a musician, DJ, and producer, also known for his projects Uniquetunes and Saint Petersburg Disco Spin Club. He is back with an album full of international minds.From Tokyo to London, Berlin to his base in St Petersburg, trusting the chosen artists led to a broad palette, as his 4/4 driven funk expands with Jazz horns to Motorik percussion, Avant-Reich vocals to White Isle melodies, J Pop Balearics to Chanson stories wrapped around Club memories. #zarabat #zarabattehran #tehran #iran #russia #electronic

Kito Jempere - Affair 21

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PREMIERE: Nico Lahs - Is This The Way [Metamorphic]

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