It’s this time of the year again: Best of lists are back! You hate them, right? Well, don’t be such a grinch. This best tracks list’s only purpose is to dispense a tiny dose of what’s been, once again, a brilliant year for musical creation, with plenty more than just dozens of top-notch EPs and albums.
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Mexican festival ‘Comunite’ set to launch in January
Comunite are gearing up to host the debut edition of their home-grown festival in Tulum, Mexico on 13th January 2016 and so far it has all the requirements to be a dream like experience.
Farr Festival x Inverted Audio: Into The Woods with Alex BTW
Alex BTW serves up a driving, dubby, synth-led techno mix for the Farr Festival x Inverted Audio podcast series; perfect for a dance in the woods.
secretsundaze celebrate NYD with Leon Vynehall, Martyn and Joey Anderson
secretsundaze reveal details of their New Year’s Day party at Shapes in Hackney – their first party of 2016 and the first date of their 15th anniversary season no less.
Gradual: Ipseity
‘Ipseity’ is exactly the kind of stuff you want to hear at 4am in a darkened sweatbox with nothing but a flashing strobe and a punchy sound system – an excellent and extremely assured debut.
Aufgang B, Benedikt Frey: Demo 2 / Drop The Funk
Aufgang B and Benedikt Frey band together for two bold groovers of the purest essence. An elixir of dirty funk and elastic synth-y figures dispensing soulful brightness and murky atmospheres in equal measure.
Johannes Heil
We caught up with German producer Johannes Heil to discuss the concept behind his 10th studio album “The Black Light”. Johannes also delivers a full-throttle techno mix.
Farr Festival x Inverted Audio: Into The Woods with Anna Wall
We are delighted to reveal a new weekly Farr Festival podcast series created in partnership with Inverted Audio to bring you an array of local and international selectors ahead of the seventh edition of the UK based electronic music festival.
Premiere: Francys ‘Komorebi (Deadbeat Remix)’
Today we are proud to premiere Francys ‘Komorebi’ remix by BLKRTZ label boss Deadbeat, bringing his well known penchant for timeless techno to the game.
Make Me with Donato Dozzy, Marco Shuttle & Gateway To Zen
On Saturday 5th December Make Me return to Corsica Studios for an evening of hypnotic techno from Donato Dozzy, Marco Shuttle and the Gateway To Zen collective.
Premiere: Lutto Lento ‘Dog Leaf’
Lutto Lento’s title track Dog Leaf is all about ragged silky motifs, smooth trumpets and heavenly vocals with a twisted Xmas-vibe to it. Particularly enjoyable with a cookie and some milk. Tip!
Sessions with Nic Tasker, Jon Rust, Antepop at Corsica Studios
Sessions return to Corsica Studios on Friday 8th January 2016 for a night of house and experimental techno from Nic Tasker, Jon Rust and Antepop.
Juxta Position
As a DJ, Juxta Position is more focussed on one type of sound compared to the eclecticism of Marquis Hawkes. We caught up with the man behind the two aliases to discuss how got involved with DVS1’s Mistress Recordings and his music.
Gradual release debut techno album ‘Ipseity’ + premiere ‘Abandoned Train’
“Ipseity” is a psychedelic journey into throbbing beats, hypnotic ambience and drone-like melodies. Spread over 6 tracks, Gradual try to find their own sonic vocabulary by drawing from raw techno sounds and spacey electronica.
Tolouse Low Trax: Porcelain and Volcano
‘A Song and a Photo Novella’ is way more than your umpteenth arty variation on a dogmatic, ultra-codified genre such as techno.
Farr Festival reveal stage hosts for 2016: Sub Club, Dance Tunnel, Exit Records
The seventh edition of the festival, scheduled for 14 – 17th July 2016, is already taking shape and today we can reveal the stage partners that will be bringing their sounds and influence to the woods.