Portuguese label Kokölò returns with Rave Child's 'The Calling' EP, backed by a remix by .VRIL.

In 2022 the label made an immediate impact with its debut release — from anonymous artist and founder Rave Child — gaining support from the likes of Laurent Garnier, DJ Sasha and Patrice Baumel. 

Then label event programmer Alfonsvs made his first outing on the imprint with "Bad Habits EP," supported by a stellar remix from Berghain resident Answer Code Request. 

It gained attention from Inverted Audio, MNMT and Delayed, just to name a few, and cast a spell on dancefloors across Europe.

Grab it here: https://kokolo.bandcamp.com

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PREMIERE: Rave Child's - The Calling (.VRIL Remix)[Kokolo]

31 Years of Clone Records: Sonic Transmutations Box Set and Club Night at Tresor

The Sonic Transmutations compilation features 33 artists in total and will be released as a limited edition box set in September 2023. 
 
Announced in tandem with a club night hosted by Berlin’s Tresor on 28 May, Sonic Transmutations is an extended compilation album celebrating over three decades of Clone Records. Marking the 31 years – which is coincidentally the national Dutch telephone code – the 8x12 inch box set draws together veteran talent and emerging iconoclasts, transmitting a frequency rooted the imprint’s signature blend of essential dance music while journeying off into territories unknown. In a constant state of unfolding, morphing across phases of matter, Sonic Transmutations purveys an elemental energy that stands in testament to Clone’s enduring legacy and explorations of sounds and structures.
 
New recruit Alberta Balsam opens up the A side with ‘Anthem’, a synth-heavy medley that encapsulates her tech-savvy approach and impressive repertoire of vintage hardware. Next up, Alden Tyrell, also known under the moniker of A Visitor From Another Meaning, supplies a ride-or-die accolade to Detroit, partnering a wigged-out drum machine with eerie distortion. Frankfurt’s electro figurehead Anthony Rother follows on, landing hard with a fuzzy bassline and threateningly slick high-hats, before Dopplereffekt – the legendary duo Rudolf Klorzeiger and To-Nhan – programme a moody space jam full of roving chords and jagged harmonics. His first track since 2017, Dexter’s ‘Pumapunku’ provides a punchy, breakdance twist on 808 beat patterns and DJ Sotofett’s ‘Bachi’ is wondrously weird reimagining of electro’s funk groove. E.R.P.’s ‘Ugly Pretty June’ contrasts dreamy atmospheres with banging drive and, between these stalwart names, emerges Dim Garden, a producer redefining raw electronics, amalgamating minimal wave with noisy industrial and gothic folklore.
 
Since its inception, Clone has sought out uncompromising sonic encounters. In 1992, founder Serge put out the inaugural release under his Orx moniker, which soon led to further productions, as well as the first iterations of the record store and mail order. Forging close ties with an international community of like-minds – especially those in the burgeoning US dance renaissance – as well as the flourishing Dutch scene, took precedence. This rich heritage resonates on Sonic Transmutations. From the insistently infectious ‘Get to It’ by Detroit In Effect, a longstanding Clone mainstay, to the tripped-out melodies of Legowelt, the pioneering West Coast producer, the record pays tribute to a thriving network of DIY creativity that has transgressed epochs. 
 
Raw and rugged, Rotterdam’s own Lenson delivers a homage to underground parties in the harbour city, concocting a potent warehouse stomper, while Mr. Ho unleashes a transfixing techno-poem featuring artist and spiritual teacher Gedvile Bunikyte. The latter half of Sonic Transmutations switches into a darker, nocturnal mode, oscillating with peak-time club momentum. Built around a swing beat, Finland 's Aleksi Perälä, A.K.A ovuca, dexterously moves between light and shadow, preceded by PRZ’s new wave-flavoured ‘It’s Time’. Crescendoing with epic sibilance, Sansibar collides heavy-duty bass with psychedelic, echoing vocals on ‘Connect’ before Panorama Bar resident Steffi’s ‘50 Heads’, a stuttering rhythmic workout, closes off. 

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Proudly presenting four fresh, wild, and tribal reinterpretations of original tracks from two years ago, courtesy of Tammo Hesselink, Shjva, INN, and a hypnotic debut remix by Japan's renowned Haruka. As a bonus, the pack includes a reprise version of 'Mooping,' crafted during the midst of 2020.

So grateful to all the talented artists who were part of making this happen.

Mastering by @audiosolin
Artwork by Sunju Hargun
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Special mention to Erik Leubs

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Born and raised in Perpignan, son of a former radio DJ who passed on his UK Garage / House influences, Onohno is an artist currently based in Brussels whose productions tend towards the hypnotic and mental side of electronic music.

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To celebrate the beginning of summer, I’m happy to share with you this special rework of a song that I love! Hope you will float on it ༄ Thank you for the support!

Mango - Bella D'Estate (Tagliabue 'Eterno Ritorno' Mix)

Irakli’s new album is due to come out September 2023 on Live at Robert Johnson. Mechanical Moon is a retrofuturistic adventure of beautiful compositions and pulsating rhythms which are weaved together over the span of eight tracks.

We are immersed into evocative atmospheres, full of intricate textures. This is techno where you close your eyes and board an ocean liner that slowly rises and floats towards the moon.

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In the latest installment of their VA Point series, On Board Music looks to a plethora of talented artists such as ASC, Polygonia, Morphing Territories, and our focus for today, Nuversion. Not a stranger to us at Delayed, as we’ve highlighted him before with a stellar Delayed with… mix. Nuversion, formerly Juliano, has delivered a dubbed out energetic number titled, Impression.

As Impression unfolds,  the bassline takes center stage, a deep and groovy force that pulses through the track, creating a solid foundation for the entirety. Delicate echoes and reverberations dance around the edges of the mix, adding a sense of space and intrigue as off kilter synths bounce to and fro.

Impression, and the rest of the Point E release will be out into the world on the 25th of August.

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Special premiere starting this week! Our long-time friend Irakli is releasing his new album 'Mechanical Moon' on Live at Robert Johnson this month, marking the massive number 100 in the label's catalogue.

We have the honour of sharing with you our favourite track from the LP. 'Exploration' feels like the energetic culmination of the retro-futuristic journey this record takes the listener on. Sitting somewhere between techno, trance and IDM vibes, this tune is guaranteed to enhance any trip on the dance floor. 

We can only tease you with this track today but once the album is out we highly recommend to listen from start to finish and enjoy the complete adventure of beautiful compositions and pulsating rhythms which are weaved together.

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NEW HIT: Irakli - Exploration [Live at Robert Johnson]

Taken from: VC-118A - Waves of Change - Delsin Records - 157dsr

buy vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/7731/vc-118a/waves-of-change
buy digital: https://chaindata.bandcamp.com/album/waves-of-change

On his fifth album as VC-118A, Samuel van Dijk (@mohlao) is using his evolved electro practice to explore the notion of change - a universal constant which keeps us barrelling towards unknown futures.

With 2021’s Spiritual Machines, van Dijk presented a new approach which took his established (and celebrated) sound into downtempo and experimental pastures. Now the Dutch artist builds on that premise with a clear-sighted focus on the idea of change, as forces and factors in our present moment accelerate the states of flux within our lives.

Crooked machine rhythms remain the driving force behind VC-118A, but it’s the treatment of the drums and the richly developed layers around them which tell the story. The sources are largely analogue, from a trusted bank of outboard tools ranging from 606s and 101s to ample modern and vintage effects and various modular systems, but these sounds are carefully sequenced and shaped with digital processes to create the nuanced tones and textures which envelop Waves of Change. Crucial to the spatial immersion of the album is the subtle drop in tempo, widening the rhythms and leaving room for the atmospheric sound design to have a greater impact.

The fluid synthesis and sound design which permeates tracks like ‘The Deep’, ‘You’ and ‘Replace Image’ might well be considered a sonic metaphor for the ever-shifting state of the universe, while the reliably crisp rhythmic structures applied to the likes of ‘Heat’, ‘Club’ and ’Elektri’ have a metronomic quality as steadfast as time itself.

It’s the extended immersion of ‘Motherboard’ which offers the most complete summation of the album’s qualities at the midway point, coursing through subtly vivid soundscapes guided by elegant, constantly probing drums. The snatches of voices which emerge through the mix are those of van Dijk’s parents, sampled from a discovered box of tapes from the mid-80s when they were both sound artists. Thematically, the samples also embody the sense of change van Dijk was striving for making this album, capturing a moment in time for his now-separated parents when their lives were very different.

Balancing the disciplines of machine-powered sequencing and hand-shaped sound to render his ideas in sonic form, the continued evolution of VC-118A results in another mesmerising record steeped in craft and loaded with intention.

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VC-118A - You (taken from 'Waves of Change' 157dsr)

Full stream of Plant43's remix of "CV Swizzly," taken from Miles Otto's Skitter EP on Batrachian, out September 25.

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Premiere: Miles Otto - CV Swizzly (Plant43 Remix)

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NEW HIT: Irakli - Exploration [Live at Robert Johnson]

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