As we still can’t enjoy the power of ubiquity, and if you’re a bit lost when looking at all the wonders on display, here’s our essential guide to Dekmantel 2016, from the most obvious picks to the perhaps lesser known greats who’ll get to mess with your body and mind for four days of sheer chill and ecstatic dancing.
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Terraforma: A World For The Senses
The mystical bond between nature and sound has proven once again that music is not only something you hear but a physical vibration that shakes both the earth and skies in one go. Terraforma gave birth to an idyllic world free of the bourns that would impede its expansion to weave the sound and universe as one.
LOST music app launches with top independent music curators
LOST is a new app which allows fans to jump between different music experiences in one place – whether it’s reading about new music on blogs, adding that music to playlists or buying tickets to gigs.
Premiere: Amato – The Labyrinth
After contributing his first track as Amato via Cititrax on the ‘Tracks Volume 1’ compilation last year, the Frenchman returns on Veronica Vasicka’s imprint with a new-wave and EBM-infused debut solo EP, ‘Le Désordre Et La Nuit’. Stream the steroids-boosted ‘The Labyrinth’ in full now.
Premiere: Sector Y – Sector Y
After breaking 2016 in with a pair of fine releases, Booma Collective step up with their third delivery of the year, a four-track EP courtesy of up-and-coming French producer Sector Y. Stream the full record within.
Intercontinental Dance Organization: Bridging the Body and Mind
As IDO’s stunning debut release ‘Body Nostalgia’ just hit the shelves, we sat down with Valentino and Amila to discuss the label’s hopes and concerns, radical sound evolution and further release plans.
DJ Sotofett / SVN: Current 82 (12 Mix) / Dark Plan 5
Between the forward-moving swing of SVN’s airless techno roller and the sky-scraping lift of Sotofett’s track, it’s only a matter of taste. Quality itself is a constant.
Premiere: DJ Problemas – Love Simones
After contributing a track to rising Croatian outlet low income $quad’s second compilation, Lisbon-based producer DJ Problemas steps up with his debut solo outing, ‘Fúria De Viver’, out now via Berlin-based imprint Out Of Order. Stream ‘Love Simones’ in full within.
Florian Kupfer returns to Technicolour with Unfinished
After first surfacing on Ninja Tune’s sister label last year with ‘Explora’, Florian Kupfer returns to the single-focused Technicolour with ‘Unfinished’, his sixth solo effort scheduled for release on 12″ on July 22nd and digital on August 12th.
Nathan Melja invites Ondo Fudd for Dream Real #4
After inviting the likes of Joey Anderson, Moiré, Florian Kupfer, Madteo and Coni for the previous editions of his Dream Real residency at Batofar, Parisian producer Nathan Melja welcomes Joseph Seaton for a rare appearance as Ondo Fudd on July 23rd.
Mr TC: Surf & Destroy EP
If C. R. Stecyk, III once contributed the Dogtown legend by sanctifying the now concrete-cast ‘Skate and destroy’ phrase in his famous article for Thrasher magazine, Glaswegian talent Thomas Lea Clarke aka Mr TC opted for aquatic obliteration with his second instalment for JD Twitch’s Optimo Music.
Herron and Joy Orbison team up as CO/R on Hinge Finger
After a two-year break from the recording front, Joy Orbison and Will Bankhead’s Hinge Finger venture is back in business, this time summoning the likes of Meandyou boss Sam Lewis aka Herron and Orbison himself as CO/R.
Premiere: Dino Sabatini – The Unexpected (ASC’s Grey Area Remix)
A few months after the launch of Outis Music’s new Opera series and the drop of his sophomore album ‘Omonimo’, Dino Sabatini is back with ‘Concentrica’, a 4-track remix EP collating reworks from Howie B., ASC, Antonello Salis and the label boss himself. Stream ASC’s rework within.
Premiere: Aleksi Perälä – UK74R1512110
Tonally, it’s easy to pitch the Colundi Sequence as the logical successor to Aphex Twin’s Polygon Window alias, but you can easily point the finger of inspiration towards anything from Jeff Mills to Thom Yorke. Premiering on the Inverted Audio channels, we are happy to bring you the lead track from ‘The Colundi Sequence Vol. 1’ as a taster.
Claudio Fabrianesi talks up Rome and Terraforma
With his performance at Terraforma festival about to take place on July 2nd, we caught up with Claudio Fabrianesi to discuss his Roman roots and relationship to the city, approach to production and how he feels ahead of his opening set at Villa Arconati.
Soulomon reflects on Magnetic Archive
As the release of his debut instalment for newborn Italian label New Interplanetary Melodies comes closer, we caught up with Soulomon to discuss the long-coming release of his 3-track EP and sound evolution. Stream ‘Magnetic Archive’ within.