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Tresor resident DJs LNS and DJ Sotofett have for some years been developing a style at the club's Globus floor, and their new EP is a die cut of exactly the classic techno, electro, and house music they play. Here are no productions drenched in reverb, no hi-fi obsessions or generic algorithmic patterns – this is Globus Trax, the duo's third release on Tresor Records, four tracks consisting of real TR-909 workouts, rude and driving basslines, live runs through the mixing desk, and a Blake Baxter cover version with LNS on vocals. 
 
LNS & DJ Sotofett programmed an EP to perfectly fit their warehouse style of DJing, bringing out colour and variation in a spectrum more similar to a club compilation than a dogmatically reduced concept. With a single repeated vocal sample, Globus Trax opens bombastically with ClickClickClick, a dub-infused UK garage house track anyone in the world can easily describe in the course of a second.
 
Following this comes Gearbox which is a hefty slab of big room electro featuring a centerpiece arpeggio and the warmest harmonic pads on the EP's four tracks, which not-so-subtly makes reference to the pioneering band that shares a name with Globus and Tresor's home, the Kraftwerk. 
 
The house vibe returns on Destination 909, which is nothing but a manifesto for the TR-909, where the beloved drum machine's jacking beats meet galactic strings and synthetic bass, only to be ripped apart in a slamming break that sees the machine take centre stage as it cuts in-and-out of the mix, again a clear nod to the duo's sets in the club.
 
LNS steps up on vocal duties and DJ Sotofett keeps the 909 running for their final cut, taking a deeper dive into the realms of classic techno and paying tribute to "The Prince of Techno" Blake Baxter by covering his Reach Out originally released on Tresor Records in 1995.
 
The 12" was cut by DJ Sotofett himself at Manmade Mastering, where he resurrects the lost art of late-90s loud cuts with sonic presence and punch, optimal for the club-focused 12" format, and is the first to come in the new Tresor Sleeve, boasting an embossed logo on either side.

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LNS & DJ Sotofett - Destination 909

Throughout 2025, Tresor Records will reactivate Detroit house and techno originator Blake Baxter's vast Tresor catalogue digitally in chronological order, starting with 1992's Dream Sequence, closely followed by his 1995 album, Endless Reflection. 
To inaugurate and celebrate this retrospective of one the genre's true founders, an artist whose connections to Tresor go back to the very beginning, the label announces a special 12" release, Dream Sequence X, featuring remastered tracks from the early days and highlighting the harder side of his output.

Initially inspired by post-punk and funk, Baxter started making music as early as 1985. By 1991 he had already released several seminal records on classic labels like Underground Resistance, KMS, and Incognito, as well as providing multiple tracks to the groundbreaking UK compilation Techno! The New Dance Sound of Detroit, which was many European listeners' introduction to the genre, solidifying the term techno, and launching the international careers of many of the contributors.

1992 saw Baxter make the first trip to play Tresor, on the first UR Europe tour ever, thereby pioneering the now legendary Berlin-Detroit Connection. This visit led to a long and fruitful partnership with the club's new-fledged label beginning with Mills', Banks' & Hood's X-101 and Baxter's Dream Sequence, from which the first four tracks on the new 12" come.

Whilst he would become more renowned for his signature seductive vocals and a smoother music style closer to house music, these early tracks are heavier, classic 90s techno, revealing the influence of industrial, post-punk and pop of the time. 
Indeed the collection is something of a time capsule: jacking 909 drums, intense, ravey synth stabs, samples from classic soul breakbeat and the Speak & Spell voice synthesizer; classic sounds and styles of the era all make appearances on the record.
All tracks have been remastered by Manmade Mastering breathing a new vitality and sharpness for the modern dancefloor.

In a world where longevity is difficult and superlatives are too easily deployed, it is still difficult to overstate the long-lasting influence that Blake Baxter has had on modern music. His visionary output can be heard across modern electronic and pop to this day and with this series of remasters, there has never been a better time for the world to hear it at source.

PREMIERE: Blake Baxter - Ghost (Remastered)

On June 27, 2025, a long-dormant signal reactivates from Hamburg's hidden places: Helena Hauff and F#X return as Black Sites with R4 on Tresor Records—their first full-length album and the first release under the moniker since 2014. Like a hieroglyphic recently discovered and translated, R4 feels more like a long-awaited resumption than a comeback.

Recorded to tape with minimal editing or post-production the record is a classic example of the symbiotic relationship that can come from the interaction of human and machine. This punk ethos isn't invoked through distortion alone, but through method; in the album's breaking from the received wisdom of hardness tethered to speed as most of the tougher pieces are lower BPM and vice versa (with one notable exception in the mind-melting stomp of BLOKK).

Across ten tracks, Black Sites traverse a landscape where genre dissolves into intention. It migrates through electro's danceability, acid house's corrosion, and into the liminal realm of machine funk—a genre coined by Andrew Weatherall, which sounds like the results of technology dreaming of soul where the emphasis is on live execution, on immediacy over perfection—a sound forged in the act of creating, not polishing.

In a 2013 interview, around the time of the first Black Sites EP, Hauff was quoted as saying that she wants "things to fit together properly, but on another level, I really want them to make sense together." That principle animates R4: The album's form reveals itself in time, with each movement echoing and amplifying the others to create a synergistic whole.

From the opening crawl of C4 (a name that like the music foreshadows the explosions to come) to the end-of-the-night bliss of MOTHERJAM via the intense peaks of BLOKK, 707, and classic acid track 3D it's clear that R4 is a work made with serious intent; a refutation of a world where streaming has made the two-minute single the dominant musical form again. R4 demands immersion, not just attention. It is not a collection of tracks, but a singular, recursive experience: a mirror in which sound and listener repeatedly rediscover one another.

PREMIERE: Black Sites - FLIKK

PREMIERE: Black Sites - UURWERK

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Nostalgic melodics and pounding breaks take over at No.Identity Records. Brilliantly crafted electro by the talented female producer from Bogotá, plus two ingenious remixes from Didacta and label owner EL MAMU.

PREMIERE: ÆTERIS - Baile Lumínico [No.Identity Records]

Presenting this limited edition 300 picture disc vinyl on Warehouse Manifesto from label boss GAMADON with the original hybrid broken-techno/electro Cyborg Samba with five formidable remixes by Umwelt, SOD-90, Jerome Hill, Kim Cosmik and Serge Geyzel. Expect everything from tough electro, to industrial breakbeat, old-school breakbeat, fast-paced IDM breaks and robo-funk to wrap up a truly diverse ep. This is part one of a three part series coming this year from GAMADON with remixes from some of the best in the business.


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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamadonofficial/
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Umwelt
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/umwelt-music
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fredumwelt/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umwelt.raveordie

Warehouse Manifesto
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/warehouse-manifesto
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warehousemanifesto/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/warehousemanifestolabel

PREMIERE: GAMADON - Cyborg Samba (Umwelt remix) (Warehouse Manifesto)

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𝗝𝗝 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲 returns with 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘜𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥, a collection of tracks that didn't find a place on previous 𝗥𝗶𝘇𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 releases but now come together to form a solid album with a clear, shared vibe. This compilation shows off JJ Fortune’s range, jumping from playful grooves to heavier, unconventional rhythms without losing his signature touch

Our premiere, 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘺𝘢𝘳𝘥, stands out with its playful yet eerie atmosphere. The track blends bouncy rhythms with quirky synth lines, creating a soundscape that's both fun and slightly unsettling. 

Most Unwanted is available for purchase on Bandcamp, offering listeners a chance to experience the wide ranging sounds that define Rizound's unique approach to electronic music.


Album Title: 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘜𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥
Artist: 𝗝𝗝 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲 
Label: 𝗥𝗶𝘇𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 
Format: Digital
Distribution: Bandcamp
Release Date: May 18, 2025. Australia

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Schwefelgelb show their diversity in an impressive manner. A vibrant record with a very positive aura, which makes you want to dance with a smile. Minimalistic and clearly arranged, showing each element’s full potential. Unfolding dance music’s power with no distraction. 
„Ay“ is all about its irresistible groove, which is smooth but yet punchy. A compelling opener which reminds Leftfield House. 
“Randseiter” is an intriguing Techno track balancing stomping EBM rhythm and playful syncopic melody patterns.
With “Sie Lacht” we turn to a cheerful and uplifting combination of subtle Jungle rhythms, prominent bass and quirky lead, undoubtedly referencing UK Bass music. 
If you’re out for some rumble you’ll find it in JANEIN’s remix of “Ay”. Despite its Industrial darkness it’s not too shy to implement melodic parts. A haunting mix of pumping kick and funky stab sequences.
There isn’t really a box for Danny Daze’s remix of “Sie Lacht”. This digital bonus track is full of creative surprises.
“Marginale” will be released 5th of September on n-PLEX, 140 g colored vinyl including download code.

Marginale

Schwefelgelb - Marginale (preview, NPLX007)

Artist: Blake Baxter
Title: 'Ex- (Remastered)'
Label: Tresor Records
Cat. #: TRESOR002X
Format: Vinyl & Digital
Release: 20th June, 2025
Pre order: https://album.link/dreamsequencex

Sounds From NoWhere is pleased to premiere a new Blake Baxter' gem on 'Tresor Records'.

Throughout 2025, Tresor Records will reactivate Detroit house and techno originator Blake Baxter‘s vast Tresor catalogue digitally in chronological order, starting with 1992’s Dream Sequence, closely followed by his 1995 album, Endless Reflection.

To inaugurate and celebrate this retrospective of one the genre’s true founders, an artist whose connections to Tresor go back to the very beginning, the label announces this special 12” release, Dream Sequence X, featuring remastered tracks from the early days and highlighting the harder side of his output.

Baxter started making music as early as 1985. 
His DJ style was Alternative Industrial Synth Pop, Acid House and Techno. 
By 1991 he had already released several seminal records on classic labels like DJ International Chicago, KMS, Underground Resistance, and Incognito, as well as provding multiple tracks to the groundbreaking UK compilation Techno! 
The New Dance Sound of Detroit, which was many European listeners’ introduction to the genre, solidifying the term techno, and
launching the international careers of many of the contributors.

1991 saw Baxter make the first trip to play Tresor, on the first UR Europe tour ever, thereby pioneering the now legendary Berlin-Detroit Connection. 
This visit led to a long and fruitful partnership with the club’s new-fledged label beginning with Mills‘, Banks‘ & Hood’s X-101 and Baxter’s Dream Sequence, from which the first four tracks on the new 12” come.

Whilst he would become more renowned for his signature seductive vocals and a smoother music style closer to house music, these early tracks are heavier, classic 90s techno, revealing the influence of industrial, post-punk and pop of the time.

Indeed the collection is something of a time capsule: jacking 909 drums, intense, ravey synth stabs, samples from classic soul breakbeat and the Speak & Spell voice synthesizer; classic sounds and styles of the era all make appearances on the record.

@blakebaxter
@tresorberlin

Premiere: Blake Baxter -  Ex- (Remastered) [Tresor Records]

At midnight, on March 13th 1991, a basement door opened at Leipziger Strasse 126, Berlin. Through this door, many passed, on their way to defining new terrains in electronic music. There they found a dance floor in the vaults of a closed-down department store, with a unique sound bound to dense fog, building night after night a history that was also a vision of the future. 

This history has seen in Jeff Mills’ first sets on three turntables, Underground Resistance's first live appearances in Europe, grandiose Tresor Park parties, to various chapters of the Loveparade with Sven Väth in the 90s and since then countless generation-spanning parties. These moments represent the highlights of infinite personal clubbing experiences. It is the manifestation of the Berlin spirit, emerging from its considerable strife. This history is not without its complications - from temporary closure by the authorities and several raids in the early years to closure and demolition of the old location in 2005. What followed was years of wandering in exile and, finally, resurrection in the new home in Kraftwerk Berlin.

These stories, conversations and shared experiences within our walls forge a resilience that drives towards a shared ideal, the Tresor sound: community, resistance, and the world to come. This was observed in the newly re-unified German youth, who danced and celebrated together from the club’s inception, and into the present day through ongoing community work in Detroit. 

Tresor Records was founded in the same year and began to serve as a platform for exporting the new sounds associated with Tresor all around the world. Emergent musicians from Michigan, such as Juan Atkins, Underground Resistance and Drexciya, were pivotal in shaping these early years. Their visits to Berlin would kick-start dialogue between the youth movement in Europe and these musicians. This story is one of friendship and community-building, inextricably linked with cities like Detroit, Birmingham or Edinburgh, where like-minded friends built something truly special, where revelatory rhythms soundtrack decaying industry in corrupted metropoles. 

Tresor Records has been the fertile soil for dozens upon dozens of creative minds, from the very luminaries of the scene who developed electronic music over the last three decades through to contemporary protagonists who are currently defining the sound of the future -  A more than 300 strong catalogue displays an unmistakable identity - the Tresor spirit.

To those that have danced before, and to those that will dance in the future: the light at the end of the long Tresor tunnel is a signal. A flicker amidst the fog. This is our future. This is our place.

PREMIERE: Blake Baxter - Ghost (Remastered)

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