A small pacing misstep is not enough to detract from what is an excellent album, and a timely issuing in what has proved to be a dry patch for quality techno albums this year.
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Route 8
Ahead of his performance at Found Festival, Route 8 taped his first ever vinyl-only podcast for Inverted Audio, gracing us with a strong mixture of jaunty filtered house and extended ambientish blends. We sat down with Horváth to talk Hungarian scene, studio modus operandi and his impressive upward trajectory.
Galcher Lustwerk, Ital, Aurora Halal, Max McFerren at RBMA Technopolis
Mitch Strashnov reports on RBMA’s effort to present the sounds of the underground that inhabit the streets from dusk until way past dawn and carve it into a celebration of local talent that would take place smack dab in the middle of its month-long “Technopolis” extravaganza.
Head-to-Head: Mark E + Eugene Whang
With Eugene Wang and Mark E coming together to great effect under the Public Release banner, and generally being good friends, we sat back and let them take control of the questions in this head to head.
Listen back to Antepop’s May radio mix on Balamii
Antepop hosted Inverted Audio’s May residency on Balamii Radio, presenting a 2-hour live radio mix focussed on techno. The mix was recorded using vinyl only and features Evian Christ, Audion, Machine Woman & Kassem Mosse, Terekke, Horizontal Ground, Sven Weisemann, DBX, Atom TM, Head High and many more.
Premiere: Nathan Melja – Gold Rings
We sat down with Nathan Melja as he reflects on his new ‘No No No’ offering, discusses his Dream Real residency, club and non-club music and teases us with some exciting plans for the Winter. Meanwhile, enjoy the moony ‘Gold Rings’ in full-stream – refashioning ‘Leo Draws’ emotional pads with a raw, protuberant drum programming and enhanced balearic feel. Let the charm act.
Kompakt ready Total 16 feat. The Field, Weval, Rex The Dog, Dave DK, Sonns
Seventeen years on since the inaugural delivery of their Total compilation series, Cologne Flagship Kompakt returns with ‘Total 16’ featuring 25 cuts from The Field, Weval, Rex The Dog, Terranova, Hunter/Game, Frankey & Sandrino, John Tejada, Blond:ish, Patrice Bäumel and more.
Secretsundaze with Fred P, Funkineven, Patrice Scott, Palms Trax, Shanti Celeste, Henry Wu
After a great start to the Summer season at St John’s Church on Saturday 30th April Secretsundaze return with another finely tuned party on Sunday 29th May
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Allergy Season present Allergy Edits Vol.1
Daniel Fisher aka Physical Therapy convenes the New-York connection for a fresh new series of edit-focused releases featuring the cream of the crop of the Big Apple’s techno and house scene: Terekke, Galcher Lustwerk, Via App, Young Male, Max McFerren, Fisher himself and more.
Premiere: Wav Fuzz – Way Down To Psili Ammos
We are proud to present the kosmische-infused ‘Way Down To Psili Ammos’ in full, exclusive stream. A subtle drumwork pulses a brittle beat whilst vibey pads and fizzy synth accents expel their prismatic beauty in full effect, giving off the kind of entrancing vibe that would resuscitate the most bushed of all party animals. Better wear your sunglasses at night.
Premiere: Formation – Pleasure (Mall Grab Remix)
Well-known for soulful lo-fi house tracks often flavoured by dreamy and cherishing vocal samples on Shall Not Fade, 1080p or Collect Call, Mall Grab presents a very personal interpretation of ’Pleasure’ for Meno Records.
Objekt mixes ‘Kern Vol.3’ for Tresor
Following efforts from DJ Deep and DJ Hell, Berlin-based producer Objekt steps up with a very personal mix for Tresor.
Win a pair of tickets to “Nous Talks with Kate Simko”
Having recently collaborated with Tevo Howard on the single ‘Bring It’, remixed Philip Glass ‘Houston Skyline’ and scored the soundtrack to various visual projects, Kate Simko will have plenty of subjects to explore and shed light on.
Matthias Meyer talks up Watergate 20
Well-known to the fellow Berlin club attendees, liebe*detail staple Matthias Meyer was logically appointed by Watergate to take control of the decks for their special 20th mix episode. We caught up with the Hamburg DJ and producer to discuss the making of Watergate 20.
Introducing: Third Try Records
With the newborn Parisian imprint Third Try Records ready to drop their debut instalment, ‘Moon Dancer EP’, courtesy of Studio Barnhus co-founder and Pampa regular Axel Boman, we caught up with label head Victor Willaert to lift the veil on a very special assortment of audiophile-dedicated items.
Lo Shea
We get under the skin of Sheffield-based DJ, producer and club owner Lo Shea, from his roots in dancehall and drum’n’bass right up to his community enriching work through his Hope Works project.