Having kept our opinion quiet over the past two years, we’ve compiled what we believe to be the best albums of 2018.
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Premiere: Levon Vincent – Cake 1
Levon Vincent has had a busy year: the revered producer and DJ has issued six releases in 2018, and he’s rounding things off in December with
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Shed furthers his Wax output with ‘No. 60006’
Shed has dropped a brand new two-track 12-inch named ‘No. 60006‘ via his own imprint Wax, operated and distributed by Berlin-based record store Hard Wax. ‘No.
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Marlon Hoffstadt celebrates two-part 12″ release with Kowton & DMX Krew at Wilde Renate
Following our track premiere last week, Marlon Hoffstadt will celebrate the release of his two-part “Law Of Attraction” on Saturday 8th December in Berlin at the final Savour The
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Premiere: Marcello Napoletano – Resa
Half a year after his last outing on Roots Underground Records as Anthony Parasaula, analogue hijacker Marcello Napoletano resurfaces today with the debut eponymous offering of
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Xosar announces ‘The Possessor Possesses Nothing’ LP for Bedouin Records
Today Berlin-based producer Xosar announced the release of her fifth full length album, arriving next year via Salem Rashid’s never-failing imprint Bedouin Records. ‘The Possessor Possesses
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Norman Nodge talks up his first release in seven years ‘Embodiment’
When it comes to holding up a golden standard as a techno DJ, there are few at the level of Berghain resident Norman Nodge. To celebrate the release of his ‘Embodiment’ EP on Ostgut Ton we caught up with Nodge for a quick fire Q&A and a pounding 88-min mix from the man himself.
Premiere: Black Merlin – R24
Nearly a year after the release of his latest double package for Berceuse Heroique, tenebrous proto-tech alchemist George Thompson aka Black Merlin turns up again on the London-based
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Wilde Renate bid farewell to long-standing club night ‘Voyage Voyage’ with Africaine 808
After eight years and almost fifty consistently on-point parties, Voyage Voyage have announced the final edition of the longstanding monthly club night, set to take place
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Swedish producer 1991 releases ‘No More Dreams 03’ EP featuring Rezzett
Gothenburg-based producer 1991, real name Axel Backman, has released a five track extended player featuring a remix from Rezzett through his own imprint No More Dreams. 1991
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Premiere: Anetha – Virtual Ritual
Since the release of her debut EP ‘Ophiuchus‘ on Spencer Parker’s label Work Them Records back in 2015, French producer Anetha steadily climbed the ladder up
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Doc Sleep provides a bountiful mix for Newtype Rhythms
Following her DJ set in August at the Inverted Audio Barcelona showcase at Laut Club and Discos Paradiso, Doc Sleep steps up to deliver a guest
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Ossia and Cera Khin go back-to-back again on ‘Skully Mix’ cassette for LazyTapes
After releases from Christoph De Babalon and Peder Mannerfelt, Berlin-based imprint LazyTapes turns up this fall with the same combo that inaugurated the label’s catalogue last year,
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Premiere: Kadajane – DNS Sinkhole
Following up to choice efforts from Nikolajev and Endamisi Salamisi, Tallinn-based PÄÄSTEVEST return with their third 12″ this year, ‘Rostok’, coming courtesy of another local talent, Kadajane. After
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Posthuman: Mutant City Acid
Posthuman deliver some of their finest work to date with ‘Mutant City Acid’ LP. Created as a soundtrack to a mythical dystopia called New Reno City, the album is replete with nods to ’80s and ’90s computer gaming and sci-fi including Fallout, Bladerunner and Ian M. Banks.
Nachtdigital gear up for 2019
Nachtdigital have announced the dates for the 2019 edition of the long-running German electronic music festival named Nachtdigital “Mint”. Now entering their 22nd evolution, the festival will
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