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DJ Sotofett and LNS have teamed up with Tresor Records for Sputters. The double-vinyl album with 15 cuts spans a hybrid of warped electro and psychedelic hypnosis, all the while remaining fixed in an. unmistakable dance release. Recorded between 2017 – 2020, and bookmarked throughout by intros and interludes dug out from archival material, it's a deconstructed yet classic compound of techno-sonics. 

LNS from Calgary, Canada, is rooted in braindance, electro and acid. Releasing 12inches on both her self-titled imprint LNS and Sotofett’s Wania - LNS, whilst in the studio, has often pointed out “the lacking blend of dub and electro in dance music”. 

DJ Sotofett, hailing from Moss, Norway, is among a myriad of things commonly known for the extended work of his Sex Tags Mania and Wania labels, without forgetting his afro, dub and jazz releases on Honest Jon's London. 

Together both artists give space to a guest appearance by E-GZR, a fellow Wania artist, to open the Sputters journey. The sinus bending drum stutter of K.O. by E-GZR collisions flanging basses and chronic-inducing synth pads to blueprint the technoid atmosphere to come. LNS & DJ Sotofett take control with El Dubbing, evoking an effect-heavy demeanour, typical of the Sex Tags Mania soundworld that DJ Sotofett is responsible for, this time rubbing up against solid electrified rhythms. The hypnotic moods carry over to Dúnn Dubbing's deep delays, freely running over a surprisingly minimal skeleton retaining a solid direction. Crafting a warmly emotive end of Side-A with sparse rhythms to perfection. 

A meaner turn introduces Side-B. Hints of electro are scattered everywhere, fat basslines, ricocheting drums and synths that mourn and drift in and out of harmony. Vitri-Oil exposes a tumbling sound design, fog-lit chords of material fragility and nosedives - with an alive mix that wallows and grows in equal measures. The side closes with Shim, a classic drift between house and techno releasing sensual euphoria with the albums first big surprise – grand strings. 

“LNS wanted to sell her TR-606, while my reply was for us to make a track with the 606 sounding so fresh that she'd never even think about selling it again” Sotofett states. Side-C proves the artists to be some of the most singular producers around with album centrepiece The 606. Clocking in over 10 minutes, it kicks off as a driving techno banger, chugging bass and big chords. Midway through everything falls away, and out of the void enter scattered drums and improv piano lines emerge, while twisted dubs lead us back in an enduringly warm groove. 

Side-D sets the clock back to the original electroid foundation of the album, casting fires with alien vibrations. Synchronic Bass Blort is a hard-hitting electro track, steaming sonics and thrills, its melodic hook diving in subterranean motions. On Sputtering the duo raspily beams into outer space, with fizzy motives that disfigure and dazzle while the harmonies of the closing track is for yourself to experience. 

DJ Sotofett and LNS deliver an album inhabiting a world full of sci-fi sonics and fierce groove. Their sound is free and live, simultaneously wondrous and sharp.

@sophatmixes 
@lauransparrow

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PREMIERE: LNS & DJ Sotofett - El Dubbing

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PRE-ORDER: https://vilcravo.bandcamp.com/album/klockworks-32

Power duo VIL & Cravo debut on Klockworks with a high-spirited 3 tracker showcasing their warm approach inspired in soul and funk tracks from the 80’s and early 00’s.

Both behind Portugal’s freshest collective Hayes, the duo started their project 6 years ago with the idea of bringing colour, light and groove to the scene.

Fusing funky techno with soulful vocals, this EP reminds us of the carefully chosen euphoric moments Ben Klock drops in his sets with hope to get them back this summer.

Klockworks web-shop:  https://klockworks.de/shop/kw32/

Klockworks 32

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Premiere: VIL & Cravo 'Links'

Download/Stream >> https://fanlink.to/sound-bath

Dubfire really needs little in the way of introduction, but for the uninitiated, the hugely prolific DJ & producer has been at the forefront of the electronic scene since the earliest days.  As one half of house music titans Deep Dish, through to his more techno focused career as Dubfire, huge singles like ‘Ribcage’ and ‘Roadkill’, and his own SCI+TEC label, the Iranian born artist has more than left his mark on the dance music scene.

‘Sound Bath’ drops on Dense & Pika’s Kneaded Pains label and illustrates the resolute sounds that Dubfire has become revered for.  A minimal and stripped back production keeps active with metallic and fissured tones, as an ever-present percussive loop anchors this impressive club cut, where the ‘less if more’ ethic is deployed auspiciously.

Rising star, Sophia Saze, has been impressing with her productions and remixes for labels such as Tresor, Counterchange and Krill Music, and her take on ‘Sound Bath’ centres on the addition of an arpeggiated synth line and acid pulses that really ramp up the energy levels!

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Dubfire - Sound Bath [clip]

Out now on Rekids: lnk.to/REKIDS184

Following 2020’s ‘Mirror Man’ LP on Radio Slave’s Rekids, Detroit pioneer Robert Hood returns to the label with a four-track EP of his trailblazing minimal techno. Leading the release, ‘Chroma Light’ opens with cinematic pads and pounding 4/4 patterns as twisted synthesis modulates throughout for a striking start. Followed by ‘The Majestic (Deeper Edit)’, with rattling percussion and fiercely relentless stabs, Hood shows his intent in creating propulsive, dancefloor focussed cuts across the EP.

On the flip, ‘The Majestic’ takes the B1 spot, expanding on the previous track with wild synths and his signature machine-like drums before ‘Ultrasonic Room’ closes out the release with eerie atmospherics and an underlying hypnotic pulse taking centre stage.

A founding member of Underground Resistance alongside Mad Mike Banks and Jeff Mills, Robert Hood is one of techno’s originators, with his decorated career spanning three decades across labels like Tresor, Peacefrog, Music Man Records, and of course, his own M Plant.

Robert Hood

The Majestic

Robert Hood - The Majestic

Purple Disco Machine - Street Life

Do You Get It ? (Garageband IOS 15.8 mix)

Artist: @franklin_s
Release: Translation EP
Label: @loopstage

Tracklist:
1. Franklin S - Translation I
2. Franklin S - Translation II
3. Franklin S - Translation III
4. Franklin S - Translation I (Error 909 Remix)
5. Franklin S - Translation II (Rill Remix)
6. Franklin S - Translation III (VSSR Remix)

Cover by Julia Aviss
Master by Nevera Studio

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CV Premiere I Franklin S - Translation II

Artist: Alarico
Label: PRX Records
Release: Park Bench II EP
Catalog: PRX010

Tracklist:
1. Alarico - After Laughter Comes Tears
2. Chriz.jae - The Air that I Breathe
3. EBD - Malorum
4. Ikari - La Puta Praxa
5. Lobster - Phoenix Force
6. Palma - Magnetism
7. Paul Laurens - Karah
8. Sam Duties - 01010011

Mastered by Sintetics Studio

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The second single from our resident @FAXEONFAXE comes in the form of a HardGroove track to follow up his debut release ‘SEE YOU THERE’.

Production / Mixing / Mastering - @joshallotey9
Cover - @ste_________________ + @joshallotey9

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[PREMIERE]  FAXE ON FAXE - SOMETHING HARD + GROOVY

And we are back with the 11th edition of Shir Khan’s Black Jukebox Series. This time Shir Khan has collected 3 heavy jams from Purple Disco Machine, Dayne S and Zoka. We didn't do any promo for this one so far but it's available in a few good recordstores now.
A1 was played by Pete Tong at BBC Radio 1 last week and it's compilation of the week at DMC World.
PDM's "Magic" kicks off proceedings with a well know male-rap vocal collaged onto a funky shaker rhythm before "Evil Vibration" by the Mighty Ryeders gets lo-pass filtered into just bass and groove. Every so often the catchy rap hook gets fired over the top of the mix with aplomb, hitting hard and working collaboratively with the hi-pass filtered sections. Dayne S's "My Soul" is up next, another soundsystem-ready disco-house jam which tickles the subwoofers beautifully and seems purpose built for eyes-wide-shut Summer terrace play in big outdoor spaces. Zoka brings two cuts to the B-side. "I Don't Dance" deploys some nice warm disco drums before subtly working in some intricate guitar parts, funky b-line and sensual female vocals. Another hip-shaker to get an early evening dancefloor wiggling too. Finally, "Professional Dancer" closes off the EP with a percussion heavy workout taking in wicky-wicky guitar (official term) and heady, psychedelic elements; a loft-party future classic for sophisticated dancers everywhere.

JUNO: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/purple-disco-shir-khan-presents-black-jukebox/566777-01/
PHONICA: http://www.phonicarecords.com/product/shir-khan-black-jukebox-11-pre-ord-black-jukebox/128628
PICADILLY: http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/prod/VariousArtists-ShirKhanPresentsBlackJukebox11-Exploited-102292.html
CLONE: https://clone.nl/all/artist/shir+khan+presents+black+jukebox+11

Label: Exploited
LC: 15799
Artist: Various
Title: Shir Khan Presents Black Jukebox 11

Releasedate Vinyl: 13.04.15
Releasedate Beatport: 11.05.15 (B2 is excluded)
Releasedate I-Tunes, ect: 25.05.15 (B2 is excluded)

Early Feedback:
Tiga: Tasty.
Phil Weeks: Nice one.
Tensnake: Nice sampler.
Arthur Baker: Great package.
Karotte: Nice stuff. For me to play is Magic. But the other 3 are great too. Like it.
dOP: Some great cuts.
Kraak & Smaak: Great!
Phil Weeks. Nice one.
Alex Barck: Sehr brauchbar!
Bodhi: Magic is lovely.
Chasing Curt: Good work!
Smash TV: Great house package.
Till Von Sein: Magic sounds like fun.
Trickski: Summe fun right here! Good time!
Hector Moralez: Great EP. Dig Magic and My Soul but all tracks are nice and dope.
Hackman: Magic sounds great!
Yannick Labbe: I Don’t Dance! This is a prime slice of stripped down disco-music. Big love!!!
Satin Jackets: Cool
Joyce Muniz: Nice selection!
Copy Paste Soul: Love this series. Will def get some plays.
PJU: Very strong EP. Perfect blend of house & disco. Will support!
Will Clarke: This is a nice EP. Love the track Magic.
The Mekanism: Perfect for Ibiza, Villa and Girls.
Gary Martin: All 4 tracks made for a good time party.
Larse: Professional Lover is nice.
Mickey: Hard to name a favorite. Excellent release!
Druzzi/The Rapture: TIGHT!!!
Sasse: Thanks for sending!
Kaiserdisco: Great tracks by Danye S and Purple Disco Machine.
Alex Metric: My Soul is awesome! Thanks.
Nils Penner: My Soul is phat!
Kyodai: Purple Disco Machine is great!
Death On The Balcony: Big support for these as always.
Paolo Martini: Great.
Round Table Knights: Summer-Jams!
Pete Herbert: Yes! Jukebox is back!

Shir Khan Presents Black Jukebox 11

My Soul

Dayne S - My Soul | Exploited

Last year Rebirth Records celebrated 10 years with the release of the acclaimed compilation selected and mixed by Larry Heard. We are now happy to present 'Rebirth 10 Remixed': a special collection, available on a limited 2x12” vinyl edition, and three digital parts, including brand new versions of some of the classics of the label in the first ten years.

The second part includes remixes from Palms Trax, Borrowed Identity, Gerry Read, Matteo Gamba and Khotin Berlin-based producer Palms Trax picks one of our favourites 'The Infamous' by Butch & C.Vogt cooking up a very cool version, combining the subtle atmospheric deep vibe and hazy synths with a swinging bass-heavy and a pinch of Acid. Borrowed Identity drops an uplifting, dynamic and solid club mix of 'Conscious Of My Conscience', the classic by Womack & Womack revisited by Freaks.  Gerry Read delivers an incredibly peak time house boogie disco monster version of Full Intention's club hit 'Icon'. The italian producer living in Berlin Matteo Gamba, add his electronic deep touch to System Of Survival’s ‘Iper Island’, while  Vancouver based producer Khotin gives 'Evolving' by Chromatic Filters an introspective slow feel with acid touch.

The cover sleeve is a work by Emil Schult, who has created a painting especially for the Rebirth's Anniversary. Emil is known for his work with electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk. Schult's collaboration with founders Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider saw him actively involved in writing lyrics as well as generating the design for some of the band's most famous covers.

Rebirth 10 Remixed Part Two

Freaks - Conscious Of My Conscience (Borrowed Identity Remix)

Grow Up

L.O.V.E.

L.O.V.E. (Original Mix)

Exact Sciences

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