It has been over a year since Simo Cell released his debut 2-track 12″ for Livity Sound’s sister-label Dnuos Ytivil. Since then Simon Aussel contributed a track to Widom
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Results3385Premiere: 99LETTERS – Neo Life
Launched ealier this year with a rather massive debut courtesy of Dutch electro crack DJ Overdose, Budapest-based outlet Dalmata Daniel continue their exploration of wide-angle sonics and supple floor-oriented material with a new instalment from Japanese producer 99LETTERS. Over
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Pangaea talks up ‘In Drum Play’
Marking his return to Hessle Audio with the release of his first awaited long-player, we caught up with UK-based producer Pangaea to discuss his album writing process and his relationship with Hessle Audio.
Premiere: Illum Sphere – Red Glass
Since his debuts on Fat City in 2009, Manchester-based producer Illum Sphere became a regular on a variety of top-class labels out there, contributing choice releases to Martyn’s 3024, Tectonic,
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Broshuda: Ooze Vector
Just as he does toy with shapes and structures through retro-laced, post-pop and graffiti-imbued collages, Broshuda has developed a sound that is steadily mutating from a certain ‘figuration’ to increasingly abstract forms. Moving from more calibrated formats to anti-normative fields of experimentation, ‘Ooze Vector’ is a striking example of this substantial evolution.
Premiere: 2 Bad Mice – Limit Of Paradise
Over a decade after their last outing, UK hardcore dons 2 Bad Mice are finally back in business with ‘Gone Too Soon‘ EP on Sneaker Social
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Shifted: Appropriation Stories
Appropriation Stories is one of the top Shifted works to date – providing everything fans and new listeners could want out of a techno album, while not trying to vacillate between the dancefloor and a headphone listen. It has terrific balance, exudes confidence and packs a mean punch with silk sheets surrounding it.
Premiere: Jason Fine – Workin’ it out (Porn Sword Tobacco Conga Wok)
Having initially shaped the idea of Kontra Musik around a series of club nights, Ulf Eriksson gave life to the label exactly ten years ago. Not endorsing one specific genre,
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First Listen: Carsten Jost unveils second album ‘Perishable Tactics’ on Dial
Best known under his production alias of Carsten Jost, Dial co-founder David Lieske is set to release his second album ‘Perishable Tactics’ in January 2017. Our pick ‘Army Green’ offers a spooky STL-tinged melody lacing up a deeper than deep bass drum, dusty claps and delayed piano keys drowned in reverb with a hip-swaying groove.
Premiere: Morkebla – Snow Canvas
Since its launch earlier this year Edinburgh-based imprint Czaszka Records has been on a roll, dishing out no less than seven releases in eight months – including choice transmissions from 1080p
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Les Graciés: Low Doses
Veiled under the name of Les Graciés, Paris-based sound artist Gaël Segalen and half of the Deepblak core Afrikan Sciences break down cultural barriers to pull an unique and cohesive output off their own singular heritages. After honing their skills for four years the pair is eventually taking the leap of releasing their longed-for debut joint effort ‘Low Doses‘, due out on Lindsay Todd’s Firecracker Recordings on 25th October.
Premiere: Albert van Abbe – Vision 01
Albert van Abbe has been bubbling up in recent times. After a string of releases on his ‘No Comment’ label, whose name aptly matched his understated
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Premiere: Contours – Quarkabeb
On 21st October Manchester-based producer Tom Burford aka Contours will return with his second solo instalment and first delivery for Bristolian label Shall Not Fade. The excellent ‘Loose Wood‘
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Various Artists: A Fiction Universe (EP Stream)
On 4th November Dutch imprint Taped Artifact will inaugurate their debut VA compilation, which we’re no short of excited to share with you in full. The four-track ‘A Fiction Universe‘ gathers contributions from Allergy Season’s Physical Therapy, Italian duo Hiver, Arnemann and Elmer – the techno project of Bepotel members Sagat and Walrus.
Call Super: New Life Tones
Call Super’s “New Life Tones” demonstrates Seaton’s lessons learnt in (de)constructing his album and ability to piece together the disparate influences of techno into new forms.
Premiere: James Booth – O.I.L
A couple of months ago we were proud to share with you a first extract off James Booth’s top-notch EP for the ever consistent Church. Today
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