Techno

On my Drumcode radio show this week I have taken an hour from myself an Ida Engberg's show on the PollerWiesen boat party. Expect to hear tracks from Kolsch, Luigi Madonna and more.

01. Gingy & Bordello - All day - Turbo
02. Arkist - Rendezvous [SCB Dub] - Apple Pips
03. Harvey McKay - Silk Road - Drumcode
04. Moodymanc - Joy [Ralph Lawson Dub] - Exploited
05. Inner City - Big Fun [Full Intention remix] - KMS
06. Elecric Apache - Believe - Witty Tunes
07. Kate Simko - Your Love feat. Jem Cooke [Kerri Chandler's 'Bob Bearman' instrumental mix] - No.19
08. Nikola Gala - The Phunk - Rekids
09. Waff - Beatmakerz - Cocoon
10. Kolsch - Goldfisch - Kompakt
11. Bodyjack - Feel Real Good - Hypercolour
12. Luigi Madonna - I Believe - Drumcode

DCR166 - Drumcode Radio Live - Adam Beyer & Ida Engberg live from the PollerWiesen boat, Cologne

We've reached 200 shows!! This week I've created this special studio mix from the upcoming A sides Vol 2 compilation. Also, listen out for the exciting announcement about how we are celebrating reaching 200 shows and 4 years on air.

Thank you for all your support so far and keep listening :)

01. Gery Otis - Jazing - Drumcode
02. dubspeeka - Bedlam - Drumcode
03. Kimono - Rave Flavour - Drumcode
04. Dustin Zahn - The Unfailing Light - Drumcode
05. Bart Skils - Acid Horizon - Drumcode
06. Jel Ford - Grand Union - Drumcode
07. Sian - Chicken Donut - Drumcode
08. Joel Mull - Gallop - Drumcode
09. Adam Beyer - People Understand - Drumcode
10. Cari Lekebusch - Fire Alarm - Drumcode
11. Skober - Membrane - Drumcode
12. Adam Beyer - Open Up - Drumcode
13. Gary Beck - Marrow - Drumcode
14. Dykkon - Repulse - Drumcode

DCR200 - Drumcode Radio Live - Adam Beyer A-sides studio mix

Limited edition 200 copies 12" w/ Screenprinted logo on new Ecstatic sister label Entropy Trax. Mastered by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering.

Artist: Gavin Russom
Title: The Purge / Enthroned
Label: Entropy Trax
Release Date: 23rd June
Format: 12"
Cat.#: ET001

ENTROPY TRAX, is the new sister label to Kompakt's WALLS helmed ECSTATIC imprint. Expect limited edition hand artworked white-label 12"s from a variety of artists, focussed on experimental dance floor sounds.

The debut release comes from DFA's Gavin Russom (The Crystal Ark/Black Meteoric Star) with a titanic double-header that announces the first of a series of releases for the label. Recording under his own name for the first time since 2011's 'Night Sky', this material finds Russom creating visceral and hypnotic dance floor tracks.

Gavin Russom on 'The Purge':
"I think of this as a meditation on the transformative power of illness. Cathartic purging and even the use of drugs to replicate states of extreme illness is a part of many healing traditions interestingly enough. In fact, after titling the track, I read in Jonathon Miller Weisberger's fantastic new book 'Rainforest Medicine' that in the urban version of the Yage ceremony the plant concoction they use is called 'La Purga' - literally 'The Purge' in Spanish."

Gavin Russom on 'Enthroned':
"David Brown's book 'Santeria Enthroned' was sitting on my kitchen table as I worked on this track and the titled seemed to fit it well after finishing it. I wanted to evoke a complex image of empowered femininity in the track, much like the images of orishas like Ochun, Yemaya and Oya that Brown describes in his writing. I was creating a kind of praise poem in sounds that describe a distinctly female type of energy. 'Drops' are eschewed in favor of rushes and shifts. There's an aspect of connectedness, especially with the powers of nature such as the river, the ocean and the wind that I wanted to capture…"

Tracklisting:
A. The Purge 9.44
B. Enthroned 13.01

PRE-ORDER!

Gavin Russom - The Purge

Klockworks 12 EP by STERAC

01 - A1 Track 2
02 - A2 Rotary
03 - B1 In Circles
04 - B2 Scheepsrecht

Press Release: 
Dutch techno legend Steve Rachmad, aka STERAC, joins the Klockworks ranks with an outstanding four-track EP, set for release on June 23rd.

For almost 20 years, Steve Rachmad has concentrated on the kind of melodic, grooved club tracks that DJs love, releasing on labels such as Music Man, Rejected, Tresor and Wolfskuil. Over this time, he has been responsible for some of techno's true classics, 'Astronotes', 'Asphynx' and 'Thera' to name a few. The particular tracks signed by Ben Klock for KW12 draw from a number of the styles STERAC has explored over the years, and each add something else of their own.

Opener 'Track 2' is punchy and brilliantly executed, setting the tone for the rest of the EP. It centres around coarse mid-range notes that develop throughout and bind the warm lows with high-frequency hiss.

Rachmad uses a similar sound palette on 'Rotary', a track that featured prominently in Ben Klock's Fabric mix CD. This time he opts for a more spacious mix, allowing the unpredictable texture of hardware to create a retro bassline sure to get any crowd moving.

'In Circles' is deep and moody, but with uplifting strings and a Detroit feel. The strings give 'In Circles' the 3-dimensional, sci-fi quality that often marks out techno of the highest order, they are bouncy but reserved in their arrangement, keeping the track's energy in perfect balance.

'Scheepsrecht' ends this release in style. The producer weaves the core elements with canny arrangement and an endlessly-dynamic mix, resulting in hypnotic, hard-as-nails club gear.

Bringing old-school production values up-to-date and keeping that unmistakable Dutch flavour, STERAC shows another side to the Klockworks sound. KW12 is sure to be on constant rotation amongst techno DJs of all styles, and will prove itself to be yet another essential Rachmad record.

KW12 - STERAC

That Noise

After the success of the first A-sides compilation in 2012, Adam Beyer has decided its time to release another. With Adam's stature steadily growing as one of the leading talents in the Techno scene and the rise of Drumcode, the standard of demo's that have been sent to Adam have been top notch. Adam has now decided to release two compilations with 10 tracks on each, both consisting of tracks that Adam has tried and tested. There are also new artists that have been invited to release on Drumcode for this compilation and others who are a staple in Drumcode's core family. Combining both old and new talents Drumcode have come up with something unique and distinctive to make this two-part compilation something extra special.

Adam Beyer - People Understand - Drumcode - DC129

Speedy J @ Berghain nov 2012

The first single from my 4th solo album, Immunity, released worldwide 3rd June on Domino Records. Available on vinyl and digital now.

Watch the video: http://youtu.be/Q04ILDXe3QE

Techno

Tob Ey