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CRF007 - ANTIGONE -  AND WHEN THE SKY WAS OPENED (B)

The Belgian https://soundcloud.com/voltageimprint closes of its single digit releases with a fine taste, club-focused EP by https://soundcloud.com/altinbas & https://soundcloud.com/cirkle-1: Cynical Moves. Our premiere pick, ‘Divergence’, is part of the B-side and pulses through your speakers like a compelling invitation to hit the dance floor.

The duo tears open the EP with a clean-cut & high momentum mind-twister, ‘Cynical Moves’, setting the tone for what’s to come. While the pace and energy peak in the second track, the signature tunneling thrive is ever-present. Like a cat carrying her kitten by the neck, it lifts you up, controls you and drops you off elsewhere.

‘Divergence’ is a rambling pulsation, rhythmically building up towards another hypnotic wobbler. While trying to combine aesthetic quality with a high energy and emotional experience Altinbas and Cirkle manage to keep the underground feeling real.

Premiere: Altinbas & Cirkle - Divergence [VOLT009]


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.

www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords

Aphelion

Karenn - Pace Yourself

Prince Of Denmark - Prypjat

Growing up on the north Atlantic island of Iceland bestows one with an unusual and often intense relationship with light and colour: Summers come with endless days, Winters with scant sunlight yet increased sightings of the Aurora Borealis; the mysterious and awe-inspiring glow across the sky. Channelling these energies, Exos comes to Tresor with his Green Light EP, a five-track collection of the sort of spectrally rich techno synonymous with the Northman's 27-year career.

Across the EP, the five tracks fizz and pulsate driving ever forward, making the release's title a three-way play on words referencing the continuous travelling of photons, the verdant warping of the Northern Lights, and the universal colour for Go, for forward propulsion. Smart wordplay can also be found in titles like Gr&aacute;tt Silfur, a term in &Iacute;slenska (literally "grey sliver") which signifies a tension between two parties, further extending the colour metaphor and dark/light dichotomy found elsewhere.


The digital release comes with three extra tracks that continue the dynamic energy, pushed along by the same shifting, mutating force where the music often feels like voices calling out from the darkness or the shimmer of light as the sun rises across the horizon.

Green Light EP continues this year's blazing return from an artist who, similar to his output, is never stagnant: ever changing form yet ever moving forward.

BANDCAMP

Exos - Dark Light

We’re excited to announce our debut release, featuring a selection of both emerging and established artists who embody the identity we aspire to showcase. Expect futuristic sounds with deep, driving grooves, perfectly crafted for peak hours of the night.

Mastered by STNDRD and JLTZ
Artwork by Ayse Mete
Release date: 12/11/2024

Catalog : AM_01

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V.A - Shadows of the Future - [AM01] Previews

Label: Mord
Artist: Vertical Spectrum
Title: Wernyhora Nadchodzi
Cat No: MORDCAS007
Format: Cassette and Digital

Release date: 31-01-2025

Side A

A1 Ma.... Ku....
A2 ..r... ..s...
A3 ...ci. ...to.
A4 .....n ..s...
A5 .ar... .....s
A6 .a...n ...t..

Side B

B1 ...c.. ..s..s
B2 M.r... .u....
B3 ....in .us...
B4 ..r... ...to.
B5 ...c.n K....s
B6 ....i. ....o.

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Wernyhora Nadchodzi

MORDCAS007 - Vertical Spectrum - Wernyhora Nadchodzi [Previews]

Recorded and first released in 1999, "Drain Hum" is a perfect example of Mike Parker's signature sound.  

Some history of the track is published here:
https://mnmt.no/blog/flashback-mike-parker-drain-hum-1999/

"Drain Hum" by Mike Parker

Arrival EP

COOKED01

Beatport

Yan Cook - Grey Layers [COOKED01]

Bandcamp : nashtonrecords.bandcamp.com
Beatport : beatport.com/release/celebrity-flush/2178989
Juno : junodownload.com/products/piotr-f…lush/3624207-02/
iTunes : itunes.apple.com/fr/album/celebri…flush/1324627612

Master : Piotr Figiel
Artwork : Brice Alonso (@brice-alonso)

Label: Nashton Records 
Artist: Piotr Figiel (@piotrfigiel)
Release: Celebrity Flush
Catalog No: NREP030
Format: Digital

Celebrity Flush

Piotr Figiel - Glitter In Your Veins (Umba Remix) [NREPO30]

Buy / Stream: https://moc.fanlink.to/western-super

Artist: Morven
Title: Western Super EP (Incl. Toni Dextor Remix)
Catalog Number: MOCD019
Label: made of CONCRETE
Release Date: 11.12.2020

RELEASE INFO:
Bade Records owners and two-time remix contributors Morven return to made of CONCRETE with their first full EP, with label member Toni Dextor up for remix duties.

"Western Super" is a slice of dance-inducing undulating techno, with a subdued percussion and catchy glitches ebbing and flowing as its obscure vocal seems to sputter through a radio loudspeaker in the backdrop. Another heavy-hitter comes in the shape of "Shift", which amps up the tension through its hard bassline and menacing snares. "Grindhouse" is yet another immersive, hazy dub techno piece which mesmerises from the get go. 

Toni Dextor’s remix of "Western Super" takes a detour into dark techno with effervescent synths and a subdued version of the vocal, leaving more room for the high impact of the enveloping, throbbing bass.

Morven - Shift - MOCD019

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