Hot on the heels of 'Vision Mixtape' Vol. 1, electronic music label U-TRAX invite Dutch producer Legowelt, aka Danny Wolfers, to curate a second compilation album.
 
Danny Wolfers is a truly prolific producer and performer who effortlessly spans various electronic music styles. Most frequently producing as Legowelt, his unique style comes from an unfaltering devotion to hardware, be it old, new or completely worn out. Wolfers spends his days jamming on music-making toys with his output veering from dense techno to whizzing electro, deeper electronic and everything in between. Clone, L.I.E.S., Bunker, you name it, they have all come calling for the man's music. Quite simply, Legowelt is a musical force with boundless artistry.
 
Wolfers and U-TRAX label boss DJ White Delight first met each other at the doorsteps of record store Rush Hour during A.D.E. 2018. Being a fan of Legowelt, White Delight spoke to Wolfers for over an hour before discovering he was the producer Legowelt. As a high school kid in the mid-90s, U-TRAX were a vital label for Wolfers, and some of the first records he ever bought (at I.F.'s legendary The Hague Hotmix Record Store) were U-TRAX releases. Legowelt decided to post his first demo tape to U-TRAX, taking huge inspiration from early releases on the label. Due to a twist of fate, that tape ended up at someone else's mailbox, and U-TRAX never got to learn about Wolfers' genius before going into a 21-year hibernation in 1997.
 
Fast forward to 2021 and Legowelt and U-TRAX finally join forces, with Wolfers picking some of his all-time favourites from the U-TRAX back catalogue and Phoq U Phonogrammen archives, in addition to taking a peek at future U-TRAX releases. He selected the 14 tracks, wrote very personal notes for each one and created artwork in his characteristic style. His drawing depicts some Utrecht landmarks, like the Dom Tower (as featured in the U-TRAX logo) and the city's unique canals.

The compilation brings a wide range of electronic music, from smooth ambient techno to hard electro, and spicing things up further with acid, techno and hip hop flavours. It features nine tracks from the 90s archives of U-TRAX and Phoq U Phonogrammen, by techno favourites like The Connection Machine, Tick Trax, P.A. Presents, Sonar Base and one track by Sp@sms from 2019. This selection of classics is completed by four brand new tracks from forthcoming U-TRAX albums by artists like hip-hop producer Thavius Beck (N.Y.C.), old school electro producer Nuklear Prophet (L.A.) and new school electro producer w1b0 (N.L.).

w1b0
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/w1b0
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/w1b0-182428208497235

U-TRAX
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/utraxqdm
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UTraxRecords

U R Here! U-TRAX 20/21 Vision Mixtape Vol. 2 – compiled by Legowelt

PREMIERE: w1b0 - Syntax Error (U-TRAX)

TL Premiere #521 (2021.03.25) : Cliff Dalton - Travelling Without Moving [Specimen Records]

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For this 73th Premiere of 2021, we have a track by the Dutch Electro producer Cliff Dalton entitled ‘Travelling Without Moving’ from his forthcoming Album "Rise of the Robot Man" [SPEC-021] on the London label : Specimen Records.

"Cliff Dalton - Rise Of The Robot Man" will be available from April 2, 2021 on Limited Vinyl (Quality vinyl colored translucent red) + Digital through all major digital music stores and streaming platforms.

▶︎ PRE-ORDER : https://robotik-cliff.bandcamp.com/album/rise-of-the-robot-man

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Release Info :

Cliff Dalton - Rise Of The Robot Man LP [Specimen Records - SPEC-021]

Since mid-2020 Cliff Dalton has been influenced by 80’s soundtracks. setting about to create a blend of dark robotic mechanical and deep electro. As an artist, his use of conceptual themes is constructed of elements that create dense atmospheric soundscapes. Probing as an interface between harsh reality and pure fiction. He reveals a surrealistic emphasis on sonic particles into the realms of electro.

The Dutch West Coast, home of the Hague, where Cliff Dalton resides, the home of a new producer for Specimen Records 2021. Although not new to the world of producing with several years of recording and playing in studios, his attention to detail has helped him develop a retro mapping onto his perception of the future. Possibly influenced by Underground Resistance and Drexciya. This accomplishment becomes a metaphor for any small group of people who are battling against a system. The album is an observation of what’s happening right now around us. Our interaction with technology and media pervasion and the rise of cybernetics, in a world dominated by corporate ideals.

Track A3 Travelling Without Moving -
This comes with a more danceable approach. The beat is tight and the swing is irresistible. This is how it’s like to float around, in the ocean, or in your mind. It is all watery business. The melodies are really lifting this tune-up and remind me of old black ‘n white sci-fi flicks.

Tracklist :
1. Resistance From Under The Surface
2. The Escape With The Nautilus
3. Travelling Without Moving
4. Nocturnal Transformation
5. Testing & Producing
6. Rise Of The Robot Man
7. Ghost In The Machine
8. The Tide

Written and Produced by Cliff Dalton
Mastered by João Rodrigues
Artwork by Roganski Genetik

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Follow Cliff Dalton :
Bandcamp : www.cliffdalton.bandcamp.com
Facebook : www.facebook.com/CliffDaltonMusic
Instagram : www.instagram.com/cliffdaltonmusic
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/cliffdalton

Follow Specimen Records :
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Rise Of The Robot Man

Travelling Without Moving

TL PREMIERE : Cliff Dalton - Travelling Without Moving [Specimen Records]

TL Premiere #555 (2021.03.26) : Flyora - First Encounter [Specimen Records]

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For this 107th Premiere of 2021, we have a track by the Belfast-based DJ/Producer Flyora titled ‘First Encounter’ from his forthcoming EP "Immrama" on the London label : Specimen Records.

"Flyora - Immrama" will be available from May 4, 2021 on digital only through all major digital music stores and streaming platforms.

▶︎ Pre-order : https://flyoraspec.bandcamp.com/releases

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Release Info :

Flyora - Immrama [Specimen Records - SPECTRO-025d]

“Immrama'' is an exploration of unfamiliarity inspired by Flyora’s past. As it is his debut he establishes his broken-down sound and style which emerged from his varied lifelong influences.

“First Encounter” goes right in with its massive bass and conversation-like squelchy elements, setting a strong electro starting point for the project to evolve from.

“Nebulous” pushes the sound to a more moody place thanks to its broken pads and leads, yet it keeps up its driving energy throughout.

“Defunct” opens up with a massive build-up into another unforgiving and breakneck beat pushed by the warped percussive parts and synths.

“Malfunction” marks a tonal shift in the project while keeping the signature tortured synths and samples. The atmosphere gets thicker and the bass gets deeper as we transition into the second half of the project.

“Earth Paradise Club” overloads the listener with its nostalgic pads and one-shots while exploring familiarity and longing for things to go back to normal.

“Crash Landing” was accurately described by a close friend as “feeling like dumping my face in a bucket of gravel”. Unregular drums, haunting bells, and disturbing noises make the track ooze unfamiliarity.

Tracklist :
1. First Encounter
2. Nebulous
3. Defunct
4. Malfunction
5. Earth Paradise Club
6. Crash Landing

Produced by Flyora
Written by Szymon Jurak
Mastered by Lloyd Stellar
Art Direction by Art Black

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Szymon Jurak (Flyora), is a Polish dj and producer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I have been producing for about two and a half years now, and I finally reached the confidence to try and put out a track or two. I have been making electro and electro influenced tracks, tending to keep things distorted and in your face - similarly to Serge Geyzel who I discovered through Specimen Similarly I have been really into the Eastern European side of electro - specifically AnyAct, Get Mioud and Re:Drum. I try to bring some of that EBM-ish edge to some of my productions in the playlist below. Other than that I love any type of heavy, distorted and broken sounding music - artists like Pilo, Baseck, Nikki Nair or Michael Foreshaw - all of which had an effect on the way I produce. I had a track released earlier last year on Fly By Night Recordings "Locked Up" VA - which got support from False Persona and Dave Clarke, two amazing personalities which I did not expect to find my music at all.
https://flybynightrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/fbn005-locked-up

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Follow Flyora :
Facebook : www.facebook.com/dj.flyora
Instagram : www.instagram.com/dj.flyora
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/Flyora

Follow Specimen Records :
Bandcamp : www.specimenrecords.bandcamp.com
Facebook : www.facebook.com/PaulRip
Instagram : www.instagram.com/specimenrecords
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/user-598173009
Twitter : www.twitter.com/species101
Website : www.specimenrecords.com
YouTube : www.youtube.com/channel/UC0VOYM7TV7Ch0Ic_CxEOKCw

Immrama

First Encounter

TL PREMIERE : Flyora - First Encounter [Specimen Records]

Brand new track written on May Day to celebrate International Worker's Day. MPC One, Hydrasynth, SE-02, SH-01, Minilogue, SH-2 and Peak.

Unreleased DVS NME

DVS NME - Haymarket Affair

Newly launched Dutch electro label LDI Records follows up their first release from T/Error with a deep and dark four track EP by French producer Franck Kartell.

In a homage to masterful science fiction writer Philip K Dick - Side A of Electric Sheep EP evokes scenes from future mechanised worlds. Electric Sheep kicks the 12” off with a melancholic and contemplative moment followed by a steel cold and brooding venture in Voigt-Kampff.

On the B side of this release, there is a live mix of Kartell's track Electro Music, a futuristic electro work out with kicks for the dancefloor. The EP completes with Victoria - an ode to the electronic musician Victoria Lukas who passed away in 2020 - with a beautifully poised and contemplative track steeped in synths.

Franck Kartell is a French producer who has releases on Between Places, Transient Force, Ukonx Recordings, New Flesh, Bass Agenda and others. Since 2005 he has been producing well thought-out electro music filled with dark atmospheres and driving rhythms.

Specialising in moody, atmospheric electro, LDI Records (Lloyd’s Dark Imperium) are an essential label to watch. Distributed worldwide by Clone Distribution, while the Dutch label’s main focus is on vinyl releases, available in selected record shops across the globe, releases will also be available digitally.

https://soundcloud.com/franck-kartell
https://soundcloud.com/ldirecords

Pre-order: https://clone.nl/item64511.html
Mastering: Temudo
Artwork: Autograph
Distribution: Clone Distribution

Electric Sheep

PREMIERE: Franck Kartell - Electric Sheep [LDI Records]

Origin One is my debut album – a journey through hypnotic melodic techno and driving tech house. Deep kicks, heavy rolling basslines, and atmospheric layers merge with robotic vocal textures to create a soundscape built for both underground clubs and big Ibiza stages. From emotional, dreamy buildups to harder, peak-time drops, each track captures a unique moment on the dancefloor and invites you to lose yourself in the flow.

👉 Tags: Melodic Techno, Tech House, Deep House, Club, Ibiza, Origin One, Underground, Peak Time

Stillness (trance)

This EP will be released on ZEN-DNA soon.
ZEN061 Creasol - Tagging Galactoids EP

 (Mastered by dPen)

ㄷㅋㅌㅂㄹㅁㄴ - Not A Random Bug

Get Up And Don't Give Up

PΛЯΛПD mixes the latest remixes on the Arsonist Recorder Vaxxer remix album

1.VAXXER - D'Arcangelo Remix 
2VAXXER - Serge Geyzel Remix 
3.VAXXER - Lloyd Stellar Remix 
4.VAXXER - Kim Cosmik Remix 
5.VAXXER - Errorbeauty remix 
6.VAXXER - Francois Dillinger Remix 
7.VAXXER - Parand Remix 
8.VAXXER - Retwisted by ADJ

Vaxxer

PΛЯΛПD  Vaxxer Megamix

Cosmic trips by the label newcomers and the artists you may already recognise.

Artwork:
Image courtesy of Studio Prokopiou
Model: Luke Harris
www.studioprokopiou.com

Mastering: AV

Vinyl only.

Rnbws - Engage
Rnbws - Backtrack
Caprithy - Smoky Sunday
CYBEREIGN - Accelerate
Rnbws - Little Things Important
Universo - Mercury Retrograde
credits
released August 19, 2019

Accelerate(blind allies)

Arsonist Recorder presents, the remixes of Vaxxer featuring; D'Arcangelo, Serge Geyzel, Errorbeauty, ADJ, Kim Cosmik, Lloyd Stellar, PAЯAПD, and Francois Dillinger
Its certainly been a weird year for sure, the title “Vaxxer” in 2020 was chosen back when I first saw this word popping up in some article, very early on in the Corona-saga. Who would have thought it would have become such a mainstay expression in our everyday lives hardly one year later. It has become yet another way to label people and put us into groups: “Vaxxers” and “anti-
Vaxxers”, another detail in the evolution towards a dystopia that is not happening in movies but in real day-to-day life.
Just a track name at first, we decided to use it also as the title for the whole EP which eventually was released in April 2020 on Specimen Records, and like anything virus-related it started living its own life, growing stronger as more DJ’s were picking it up: Dave Clarke, Solid Blake, DJ Stingray, Ralph Lawson, ADJ, to name but a few.
Now, a year ahead, it brings me great pleasure and honor to present these exclusive remixes and interpretations of Vaxxer, the artists involved are big inspirations and one by one true hero's of mine, most of whom have become dear friends in these difficult times. When these remixes started coming in, I'm in awe of the sonics that presented to me and I'm proud to present The Vaxxer remixes.
After his first appearance on Specimen Records as a part of the SPECTRO17 various artists with his track “React”, Arsonist
Recorder now comes with a first solo-EP on the label, in which the producer reaches back into some deeper, almost trippy states of mind, accompanied by some ultimately addictive electro grooves.
Taste Vaxxer and you will be inoculated from any bad reproduction or genetic mutations in this forward-thinking approach to electro music.

TL PREMIERE : Flyora - First Encounter [Specimen Records]

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