Techno's Outer Limits - October 2017

[DGTL Bonus 002] Abstract Division - Solar Return (Polygonia Remix)

Release date (3LP, cd & digital format): 3rd of November

TRACKLIST
1. Ø [Phase] - Insectoid
2. Lucy - Sana Sana Sana Cura Cura Cura
3. Ctrls - x.y
4. Rødhåd - Haumea
5. Planetary Assault Systems - The 808 Track (Parts 1 and 2)
6. James Ruskin - No Trace
7. Surgeon - Fixed Action Pattern
8. Inigo Kennedy - Arcing
9. Karenn - Pace Yourself

INFO
It was early 2007 when Inigo Kennedy inaugurated Token. Since that Identify Yourself 12” the Belgian label has gone from strength to strength, integrating both Kennedy and Ashley Burchett, aka Ø [Phase], into becoming integral cogs in the Token machine. In between releases by Grovskopa, Oscar Mulero and Go Hiyama, both Ø [Phase] and Inigo Kennedy dominated Token’s output, but it wasn’t until Burchett’s watershed Binary Opposition that Token received the shower of praise it deserved. Following this, label founder Kr!z issued three remix 12”s of that release which, including Token regulars, took in a profound cast of producers to reprocess “Binary Opposition” by the way of Sigha, Peter Van Hoesen, Planetary Assault Systems and Ben Klock. It was here Token stamped their authority on contemporary techno.

Since then Token has grown exponentially, bringing into their fold artists like Xhin, Mark Broom and Rødhåd, while Ctrls, formally one half of Northern Structures, has seen his solo career flourish on Token with the release of five records to date, and he joins Inigo Kennedy and Ø [Phase] as a label stalwart. Additionally this year, Orphx and Ancient Methods debuted their relentless Eschaton collaboration on Token, and Christian Wünsch’s Spherical Coordinates dalliance with Oscar Mulero has gained even more momentum with a second release called Kinematics Equations. Now, seven years after that debut Kennedy record, Token present Aphelion, a nine-track CD and triple vinyl grandstand of new and exclusive material from label regulars and like-minded artists whom Token founder Kr!z specifically commissioned for this milestone release.

The penultimate record before Aphelion was a second Token 12” by Rødhåd, another artist adding to the cultivation of the label’s sound and roster, and for this compilation the Berliner supplies his cosmically inspired “Haumea”. Joining the Dystopian founder on Aphelion are three of the UK’s most influential techno artists: Surgeon, James Ruskin and Luke Slater under his Planetary Assault Systems alias who provide Token with solo material for the first time after previously appearing on the imprint in remix form. Entirely new names to grace the label via Aphelion include Stroboscopic Artefacts founder Lucy, and Blawan and Pariah's Karenn project, while label faithfuls Inigo Kennedy,  Ø [Phase] and Ctrls naturally commit three Token defining productions.

Casting one’s eye over Token’s back catalogue and it’s clear to see the label is a staunch advocate of absolute techno, remaining steadfast in issuing quality material that remains true to classic strands of the genre regardless of its popularity flux. In that respect, Aphelion - a word used to describe the point in orbit when a planet or comet is farthest from the sun - provides a simple analogy that the magnetic force of Token, unfazed by the shadows cast by popular opinion, will proudly shine light on their artists and given styles. 

“We started in an era where our genre was very unpopular,” Kr!z explains. “And in the end that seemed a big advantage for us, because when everyone was giving up, we started our mission.” Regularly hosting label nights in prominent clubs around the world, Token has become a label supported by a wide-ranging body of artists like Âme and Ben Klock to Efdemin, Truss and Ancient Methods. With the label now branching out into album and compilation territory, Token’s duty to techno may not yet be accomplished, but it’s been a job well done.

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Aphelion

Planetary Assault Systems - The 808 Track (Parts 1 and 2)

Dutch veteran producer Namatjira marks a strong return to the 90watts label with a compelling double A-side release featuring 'Cala Conta' and 'Yalanchi'.

Following closely on the heels of his well-received remix of Mike Kohl's 'Home', this release continues to showcase his evolving sound. A fixture in the progressive house scene for nearly two decades, Namatjira has recently embraced a more organic house approach, blending earthy textures with his signature floating melodies and progressive grooves. Cala Conta and Yalanchi capture this renewed direction; elegant, deep, and effortlessly immersive.

Cala Conta / Yalanchi

Yalanchi (Edit)

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Wave (Short Play)

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Coconoize & Del Piero - Wave (Short Play)

Sandwell District, "Falling the Same Way"

"Forsaken Dreadnought Approaching Dead Space" by @blind-observatory will be out in late September on Gravitational. More info: bit.ly/BlinObs

Forsaken Dreadnought Approaching Dead Space

Info

Blind Observatory - Dead Space

Rod - Hor [KW19]

Track from NE42 Anthony Linell – Emerald Fluorescents 2xLP

Pre-order: http://northernelectronics.bandcamp.com

Mastered by Neel at EnissLab, Rome

Anthony Linell – Fractal Vision

Available on Ltd Edition purple marbled 12" with free WAV's or digital http://smarturl.it/feardom

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Feardom

Sam KDC - Feardom

Available on Ltd Edition white vinyl 12" with free WAV's or digital http://smarturl.it/oureai

Ushering in the next series of 10 releases on Horo and an all new look is the introduction of a new Horo artist signing - Lemna, collaborating with an artist who has become integral to the Horo sound - Sam KDC. Together Lemna and Sam KDC are Ourea, and Ourea I is an amalgamation of their two very singular approaches to electronic music. Polyrhythmic experimental techno with tribal rhythms that often operate at two different tempo’s at the same time, Ourea I is deceptive in it’s percussive shapeshifting, but strongly effective in the hands of the right DJ.

Lemna premieres Sediment, her live show at Berlin Atonal 2017

Ourea I

Ourea (Sam KDC & Lemna) - Ourea I

Release date (vinyl & digital): 8th of September 2017

After the three-track Time Enough At Last, Antigone returns with Ostinato for TOKEN75. As a project, the record is thematically accurate, adhering to its title’s suggestion on both sides. The tracks play with layering techniques, gradually building a spectrum of sound around their respective persistent motifs. Antigone shifts these insistent base elements, allowing them the foreground before masking within a blend of carefully processed and organic-sounding details. 
 
Ostinato 1 is mild and disconcerting, with strings that verge on unnatural in their high pitch. Ostinato 2 is more traditionally dramatic, the space this time filled with keys that follow the ongoing theme, building to an ostentatious crescendo reminiscent of the roots of trance. 

Tracklist:
A: Ostinato I
AA: Ostinato II

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TOKEN75 - Antigone - Ostinato

B1 Kancheli - Discotrancemaker from USSR

Dorian Gray - Telepathic Contact (Free Download) out on The Gods Planet

this is an authentic journey through the universe..

part of the Gliese Systems EP 
listen to Telepathic contact in a continous mix here: https://soundcloud.com/thegodsplanet/doriangray-gliesesystems-continuousmix 
free download here: https://thegodsplanet.bandcamp.com/album/dorian-gray-gliese-systems
Artwork by Aerphis, "Red Shift".

Dorian Gray - Gliese Systems

Dorian Gray - Telepathic Contact

‘New Atlantis’, @Efdemin aka Phillip Sollmann's 4th album, oscillates between fast, kaleidoscopic techno, multilayered drones and acoustic instrumentation, fusing for the first time Sollmann’s deep dancefloor productions as Efdemin with his sound art and avant-garde music projects. The latter include 2017’s Harry Partch-inspired ‘Monophonie’ performance and 2018’s ‘Panama / Suez’ EP with Oren Ambarchi and Konrad Sprenger.

Sollmann took inspiration for ‘New Atlantis’ from Francis Bacon’s unfinished 17th century novel of the same name, which describes a fictional island devoted to social progress through the synthesis of art, science, technology and fashion. 

Out now: “New Atlantis”, the epic, psychedelic title track off of Efdemin’s upcoming album out February 15 via Ostgut Ton. Across 15 minutes, Efdemin’s experimental spirit is in full swing, with morphing drones/chords generated by a mix of Efdemin’s hurdy-gurdy and drum machines, Konrad Sprenger’s MIDI-controlled Stratocaster, Joachim Schütz’s electric guitar and Nika Son’s synthesizer – recorded live during the quartet’s Tony Conrad tribute concert in Hamburg.

Listen at
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/album/new-atlantis/1446617084
Bandcamp: https://ostgut.bandcamp.com/album/new-atlantis
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/album/84349402
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0DvULRThTYtegc9nMTxkTx?si=tmOYwipxTt-Coq7XJGyc5A
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIBQEH6TH1Y

Efdemin | New Atalntis [OSTGUTCD45/LP31], out February 15, 2019.
Buy ‘New Atlantis’ as 2xLP, digipak CD or in digital formats: http://ostgut.de/shop/music/efdemin-new-atlantis-ostgutlp31.html / http://ostgut.de/shop/music/efdemin-new-atlantis-ostgutcd45.html https://ostgut.bandcamp.com/album/new-atlantis

All info: http://ostgut.de/ton/record/234
Artwork: The Centers Of The World, Brussels, https://centersoftheworld.wordpress.com | Layout: Yusuf Etiman

TOKEN75 - Antigone - Ostinato

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