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Dax J_Escape The System EP_ ARTS COLLECTIVE 004

A1. Escape The System
A2. Tripin
B1. Apocalypse
B2. The 5th Dimension

Vinyl Release Date - June 2015

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Dax J_Escape The System EP_ ARTS COLLECTIVE 004

Full stream of "Devine Right," taken from Dax J's 'Shades of Black' LP, which is scheduled for October 30 release via the Monnom Black imprint. 

Premiere:  Dax J - Devine Right

"The Invisible Man" by @daxj will be released on March 4th through @monnom-black. Info: bit.ly/DaySible

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Dax J - The Invisible Man

"Marilyn Monroe said 'imperfection is beauty' and we agree. This is one of the most special releases of the year. Probably the most beautiful, risky and sophisticated cuts ever released on Suara."

"Varpulis - Ancient deity known in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania and Croatia. According to the mythology, he is a God of storm winds."

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Varpulis (Original Mix)

Charlotte de Witte is back on Sleaze Records after her outstanding debut earlier this year! Her second effort for the label features 4 quality original tracks, each bringing a different vibe, showing the variation of her production talent. The title track 'Wisdom' is the biggest of the bunch, having a huge impact in the peak moments. 'I'll See You Tonight' is more dark & driving, with a stand out vocal cut. 'Sending Them' is a stripped down, loopy groover and 'Maelstrom' rounds off the EP nicely with a pounding beat, a crazy warped vocal and hard hitting percussive elements.

Wisdom (Original Mix)

After taking the roof off 2 Misfit club events now, it seemed right for the Leeds based duo to showcase their slick Techno productions on the club's new record label. 
Paul Maddox & Rich Wakley's studio output as Spektre has continued to propel them to the upper echelons of the Techno world recently with releases on Drumcode, Tronic, Kraftek and Elevate, to name but a few. 
Lead track Gas Mask is a heavy duty slice of peak time Techno. Building atmospherics and precise percussion underpin the track while huge synth stabs and vocals samples build to create serious dancefloor destruction.
For remix duties, Misfit have drafted in Northern Irish Techno titans Loco & Jam. Their take retains all the peak time vibes of the original, but highlights their deeper, groovier style of Techno.
Completing the release is the dark and moody 'Decompression'. Stripped back to the bare essentials and as underground as it gets, the track is pounding and relentless in it's mission!
Yet another high class release from montel & Steve Boyd's new imprint!

Beatport Exclusive Release Date: 17/11/18
Official Release Date: 01/12/17

Spektre - Gas Mask

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Having already graced the label this past summer with their Cosmic Techno stunner "The Ark" - UK duo Spektre return to the Kraftek family with a blistering 2 tracker that requires little in the way of an introduction. The title track - hit's the musical bulls eye of exactly what we here at the label are all about. The flip side - easily strong enough to merit A-Side status gives an homage to the rave days of old - aptly named "Recall 90".  We are proud to kick off 2018 with all engines set to full blast on our cosmic journey with Spektre's "Another Life EP".

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Another Life EP

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Spektre - Another Life

MONNOM BLACK 014 - Dax J - Offending Public Morality LP

Dax J - Offending Public Morality

The seventh volume of Drumcode’s annual A-Sides compilation hits with no less than 10 debuts for the label, with Charlotte de Witte, ANNA, B.Traits and Scuba’s SCB project, among the collection of topline artists to release their maiden productions on the imprint. 

Over two decades into its lifespan, Drumcode keeps evolving and excelling, pushing techno forward while remaining wholly respectful of its roots. This reputation for progression was further fueled this summer with its inaugural festival at the NDSM Docklands in Amsterdam, featuring a long list of heavyweights including Nicole Moudaber, Joseph Capriati, Amelie Lens and Ida Engberg, among others. 

As ever, the A-Sides compilation provides a timely opportunity to showcase the full range of its sonic repertoire, with Adam Beyer scrupulously selecting 22 unreleased tracks that have taken prime position in his sets over recent months. 

Outstanding all-round talent ANNA kicks off the compilation with ‘Portable Paradise’, a pulsating cut that sets the tone for the top-shelf club cuts to follow. Also entering the debut field with their first ever Drumcode dalliances are B.Traits and Charlotte de Witte. The esteemed Canadian selector offers up ‘I Feel The Music’, a euphonic track that’s been sought after since spring, and the Belgian ballista unlocks a thick-edged club bomb in ‘Remember.’

Leaders of Drumcode’s new brigade, exciting Brazilian Wehbba and British techno alchemist Boxia set out to impress. Wehbba’s straight-talking ‘Just’ hits with an immediate sense of urgency before neck-snap claps strike with force, and Boxia’s ‘Final Call’ elicits physical engagement with mellifluous vocals and soaring pads. 

Continuously looking to bolster the profiles of emerging talent, Berlin-based producers Weska and Juliet Fox are brought into the fold with equally engaging razor-sharp tracks that are primed to do lasting damage. 

Other notable highlights include an exhilarating workout from Reset Robot - the most released artist on Beyer’s imprint Truesoul – as he lands on Drumcode for the first time. And tastemaker’s favourite Jel Ford makes a welcome return as he ushers in techno rhythms with bustling breaks in ‘Nightshade.’

Elsewhere, support from label mainstays comes in from Bart Skils, who offers a work of consummate skill in ‘West Of The Moon.’ Alan Fitzpatrick, who’s been heavily featured across the A-Side series, joins forces with Scuba as he operates as his uncompromising alias SCB. The result is a propulsive floor-gripper that testifies to their masterful deftness as co-producers. Formidable duos Dense & Pika and Pig&Dan also contribute with powerful compositions.

Charlotte de Witte - Remember - Drumcode - DC195

Monnom Black will mark its 17th release with its first various artist compilation presented on triple vinyl. Keeping with the label’s modus operandi, the compilation is packed with iconic, raw and uncompromising techno, featuring 13 artists new and old to the imprint, including a re-release of a classic Drax aka Thomas P. Heckmann track from 1993. 

To coincide with the launch of the compilation, Monnom Black will hold its first highly-anticipated label party. Locking arms with the notorious underground Dutch promoters Reaktor, known for their challenging events and pushing the boundaries of what techno has to offer. Together they will celebrate with an electronic onslaught on New Year’s Eve in Amsterdam’s Elementstraat Warehouse. A location cut to the bone that perfectly encapsulates the label and promoters combined vision and ethos.

Dax J curates the night fusing the label together for a special moment in time, with the titan warehouse opening up two of its rooms hosting a monster line up with the likes of CJ Bolland, Regis as CUB, Thomas P. Heckmann, I Hate Models, UVB, Stranger, Zanias, Cressida, Inhalt Der Nacht, Raffaele Attanasio, Tommy Holohan and Remco Beekwilder.

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Tracklist  - VA - The World of Monnom Black_(MONNOM017)

A1._ 1._ Stranger - Someone I Know
A2._ 2._ Drax - Virtual Plane
A3. _3._ Airod - Strange Mind
B1._ 4._ Dax J - Opressor
B2._ 5._ Raffaele Attanasio - Gundam
C1._ 6._ UVB - I Will Always Hate You
C2._ 7._ Zanias - Pleroma
D1._ 8._ Dax J - Midnight Vigil
D2._ 9._ I Hate Models - Ritual Of Tears
E1._ 10._ Tommy Holohan_Inter dimensional Hardcore Business
E2._ 11._ Inhalt Der Nacht_ Dosis
F1._ 12._ Cressida_ Liquid Zoo
F2._ 13._ Opal_ Factory 4
F3._ 14 - Gaja - Urban Meditation

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Dax J - Midnight Vigil

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Following up on their now infamous "Another Life" EP, and their rework of Y-Traxx trance classic "Mystery Land", Spektre return to Kraftek with another statement release.  The signature drums, the infectious hook, the vocal mantra running throughout, it's textbook Cosmic Techno primed for dance floor euphoria. The flip side of the title track continues the peak-time energy, but with a retro twist thrown in.  Kraftek is proud to present "Back Into Consciousness".

Premiere: Spektre - Back Into Consciousness

Nur Jaber_If Only_(DAX J REMIX)

Released 3rd December 2018

Nur Jaber_If Only_(DAX J REMIX)

Kraftek regulars Spektre give 'G.O.D (Gospel of Doubt)' a quaking, delightfully chaotic #CosmicTechno remix. Part of  the remix EP for Pleasurekraft's debut album, it will be available January 25. 

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Premiere: Pleasurekraft — G.O.D. (Gospel of Doubt) [Spektre Remix]

Charlotte de Witte delivers an explosive remix of Eats Everything's intergalactic dancefloor filler...

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Premiere: Eats Everything 'Space Raiders (Charlotte de Witte Remix)'

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Available March 1 via Respekt Recordings.

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Track of the Day: Spektre “Gates of Dawn”

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Premiere: Spektre ft Juliet Fox - Thinking About You

Monnom Black 018

Dax J – Chaos Come To Conquer EP

Release Date – Vinyl & Digital – April 19th 2019

Dax J returns to Monnom Black with an ep of uncompromising warehouse tracks, drifting through Acid, UK and Jungle influences to create an iconic onslaught of ominous Techno cuts.

A1. Chaos Come To Conquer
A2. Tenshun
B1. Speedball
B2. The Drome (SE1)

Release Date – Vinyl & Digital – April 19th 2019 
Mastered & Cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering 
Distributed by Triple Vision

All tracks written, produced and mixed by Dax J

Photo Credit - Lincoln Clarkes, 1996, Heroines
Original image captured by award-winning photographer, Lincoln Clarkes in Vancouver 1996, from the highly praised, hard-hitting photo-book series, “Heroines,” portraying social injustice and the stark contrasting realities faced in the forgotten areas of modern day sub culture.

“In any other city, this photograph might have been staged, but not here in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Crack-smoking, heroin-shooting, sleeping, eating, living, dying - it’s all done on the street” Lincoln Clarkes, extract from “Heroines”

Presenting hard-talk issues with challenging and thought provoking images, while discovering hidden beauty in the decaying societies of humanity, this is Monnom Black.

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Dax J - Tenshun

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Spanish producer Dave Sinner has quietly been amassing a loyal following of techno fans and globe-trotting dj's alike through his releases on Odd Recordings, Unrillis, and even making an appearance on a previous Monolith Series compilation. But now the Barcelona native unveils his first full EP on Kraftek which includes a collab of epic proportions with label head Pleasurekraft.  We won't waste much time putting to words what the music can say for itself - so without further ado - we proudly present this new Cosmic Techno journey - the "Between Now and Never" EP.

Premiere: Dave Sinner, Pleasurekraft - Alien Body Double

Two contrasting remixes of ‘Space Date’ come courtesy of Pleasurekraft and John Monkman, as the three-way collaboration between Adam Beyer, Layton Giordani and Green Velvet continues to thrill. Joining the strong reworks is an unexpected treat for fans; a last-minute inclusion of a fresh new original track from the trio.

Drumcode got its first taste of Pleasurekraft’s unique production touch in 2016 when ‘Dopefield’ dropped on ‘A-Sides Vol.5’. The Swedish/American duo’s exploration of cosmic techno realms made them the ideal candidates to re-work ‘Space Date’. Their contribution is as visceral as they come; defined by a hypnotic vocal arrangement, a stirring call and response melody and propulsive galloping beats fashioned for peak-time moments. No surprise it was a highlight of Adam Beyer’s Ultra Resistance sets and gobsmacked Maceo Plex who requested a promo to play at Time Warp a week later.

Meanwhile Drumcode debutant John Monkman steps up with a very different, but not less deadly reinterpretation of ‘Space Date’. The Brit has impressed in recent times with strong releases on Ellum, Kompakt and his own Beesemyer imprint, and takes this form into DC207. His is a twisted intergalactic re-rub drenched in warped electro, blistering modular sounds and touches of IDM that manages the difficult task of taking the original to darker, more leftfield realms without ever losing its powerful dancefloor pulse. 

A new collaborative work ‘Data Point’ joins the pack, only completed by the trio of Beyer, Giordani and Green Velvet in late May in time for the Drumcode boss to drop it at IMS Dalt Villa during the sunset slot with Ida Engberg.

A new collaborative work ‘Data Point’ joins the pack, only completed by the trio of Beyer, Giordani and Green Velvet in late May in time for the Drumcode boss to drop it at IMS Dalt Villa in his B2B with Ida Engberg. The track’s sleek melodic grooves and hypnotic vox complimenting the sunset slot perfectly.

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