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Slam bring light to their Paragraph imprint with the floor-shattering 'Cadence' release. 

'Cadence' is as tough and as noisy as you'll find Slam today. Sitting on the outskirts of Techno, the Glaswegian pair push the envelope of their style and production, utilising a grit they have worked on for over twenty years.

The deeper of the two tracks ,'Remain', still packs a punch. While preserving the rumbling low-end that binds 'Cadence' together, 'Remain' bears a fathomless form that allows that dizzying, cosmos moment in longer sets. 

This powerful two tracker from Slam is a welcome return for Paragraph.

2. Slam - Remain [PARA019]

Diese Momente

Diese Momente Werden Nicht Verloren Sein Wie Tränen Im Regen!

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Writing about techno is quite difficult without falling into clich&eacute;: there are only so many ways that you can say something about a music whose core elements are forged on deliberate repetition; where real talent is attributed to those who can find the perfect groove where nothing needs added or subtracted to hold the listener's attention for upwards of five minutes. 

Such tracks are the hallmark of Tresor's catalogue, and this joy in repetition can be found in works from Detroit, Berlin, Birmingham, Edinburgh, and more. And it is through this lens that Parisian artist, UFO95, focuses his output, resulting in Backward Improvement, an EP that sits perfectly in the spectrum of techno found in the Tresor chronology. 

The title itself makes an abstract reference to the influence of the classics of the genre, inspiring him to take a distinct less-is-more approach to production for this collection of stripped-down yet unrelenting techno chiselled from the live set which has fixed UFO95 as one of the next holdfasts for the future of the scene. 

Perhaps it is the fact the UFO95 only performs live that had led to such crisp and focussed studio productions.; each of the tracks showcase the artist's burgeoning talent for creating the essential foundations of techno; perfect, looping, instinctual grooves that are counterbalanced by an apprehensive tension from off-key tones. 

Backward Improvement marks the addition of a new name in the list of techno's best producers and proves that while the genre may now be in its 40th year there are yet sonic explorations to be made and variations that are worth unearthing.

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UFO95 - Wallon

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Symbolism - Mind [PHTM014]

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Symbolism - Fidem [PHTM018]

Teufelswerk

U Can Dance

I Want U

I Want U (The Hacker 2018 Remix)

Support here: https://hayescollective.bandcamp.com/album/la-danse-de-lalbatros-ep

Origami unfolds on La Danse de L’Albatros to reveal an intricate universe - long-form narrative storytelling in direct opposition to disposable tools.

Written and produced by Léo Naïtaïssa 
Mastered by João Rodrigues at Tema Mastering 
Artwork by João Frederico 
Release description by Tyler Golato 
Released by Hayes Collective, Portugal 
Release Date: 13th of September, 2024 
Catalog Reference: HYSEP55 
Format: Vinyl & Digital

PREMIERE: Quelza - We'll Never Be Friends Again [HYSEP55]

Premiere of Kwartz - The Golden Hour [PoleGroup075]

The time has finally come to have Kwartz in this house again and we couldn’t be more satisfied with the quality of the work he has delivered. It is clear that his new residency at the best techno club on the planet, Berghain, has helped his inspiration multiply exponentially and this is definitely reflected in this brand new work that leaves us wanting more.

Four slices of techno with all the letters, which define exactly what the genre should be without seasonal additives, dynamic electronic dance music, without an expiration date, which could be signed thirty years ago or in the distant future.

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Artist: Kwartz
Title: The Golden Hour
Label: PoleGroup
Catalogue: PoleGroup075
Release date: November 22nd, 2024

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THEGOD01 - The Nuremberg Phenomena

Dynamic Reflection kicks off the year 2025 with the third release of their sub label Morphologies; a powerful and hypnotic release from Linear System and his new label mate Subtil. Their signature sound will definitely make a big impact on the dance floor.

We're happy to welcome Dutch techno queen Beste Hira with her own interpretation of the title track of this EP. She managed to make her own version which resulted in a special stripped down groove.

Linear System - Deviance

Album Name: Senderos Ficticios
Track: Escalera del Pánico
Artist(s): Franklin S
Label: Beluga Tracks
Catalog: BTEP008
Format: Digital
Genre: Electronic 
Style: Techno
Release date: 20/02/2024
Artwork: @ccccasilda
Master: @notaheadliner

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Franklin S - Escalera del pánico [BTEP008]

Brace yourself for an astral journey through six distinct forms of techno, crafted to guide a set from the first spark to peak club moments and a triumphant finale.

This release blends analog warmth with digital precision, delivering a soundscape that is slightly melodic, minimally hypnotic, and irresistibly groovy

Unusual Orbit

Archive X

Mauritian Martian - Archive X (Original Mix)

Forged from the raw circuitry of the Elektron Analog Four and Analog Rytm, “Poles” lays down the first foundation of Mircha V’s sonic journey. Four tracks of industrial groove and metallic tension, shifting between hypnotic pulses and relentless percussive drive. From the grinding pressure of Thronyx, through the mechanical swing of Tom Lock and the electrified edges of Ferrolux, to the fractured energy of Xonic Fault — this EP carves out a space where analog grit meets underground momentum.

Ferrolux

https://talismann.bandcamp.com/album/percussion-part1

TALISMANN returns...
Commanded by the deep rhythms from beyond, TALISMANN meticulously crafted his modular album named PERCUSSION. PERCUSSION is a homage to this dancing rhythm, the short strikes & drums that give soul to even the darkest ambiance.

PERCUSSION is a multi-release album, and will eventually provide a complete experience. Offering a multitude of unified tracks which all share a synergy with one another. A synergy that will invite for others to play and create one's own within the universe called PERCUSSION.

PERCUSSION PART1

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TALISMANN - ANCHORYST

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.

UFO95 - Wallon

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