Walker / Kennedy – 3 Stacked Layers From Macro To Meta [INNER004]

Inner Surface Music present their fourth release with two stalwarts of the UK underground techno scene – Patrick Walker and Inigo Kennedy. ‘Data Distill” kicks off proceedings with tough but grooving rhythms snaking through twisted melodies and textural sound scapes. ‘Parity Function’ starts as it means to go on, the kick drum and groove has a major stomp to it, while spacey bell sequences play with the subterranean dub chords and metallic drones, building tension to the track and locking you in. ‘XOR gate’ is spaced out techno at it’s best, driving dubby drum palettes build with the echoing bell sequences and cinematic strings, transporting you to scenes of a far away place.

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Walker / Kennedy – 3 Stacked Layers From Macro To Meta [INNER004]

VA – Kommand EP [ETG003]

EarToGround Records 3rd release, once again features as a limited pressing on high quality black wax and is likely to be seen by techno purists as ready to go dj ammunition for a variety of dance floors, as each track & remix carries its own identity. Solid techno gems by Chris Stanford, Dax J and Gareth Wild. Features strong remixes from Samuli Kemppi & hard-hitters AnD.

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VA – Kommand EP [ETG003]

The Secret Initiative – 05 [TSI005]

The Secret Initiative return with the latest chapter in the series. Going for a classic Detroit and Chicago Techno House vibe. ”East of the Northern Star” blends dark dub-ish chords , deep melodies over classic 909 Wild Pitch styled drum rhythms. On the flip side ”Half A Life Ago” is a proper classic Detroit drum driven fueled affair layered with a lower the low deep hertz baseline , melancholic strings.

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The Secret Initiative – 05 [TSI005]

Stereociti – Dialog [MOJUBA019]

New release by Stereocity on Mojuba. The opener Dialog is a ten minute epic journey of finest deep house and is showing that Stereociti is constantly improving his sound and taking it to the next level! The B-side brings us Jellyfish a poetic house jam with some dark driving moods, which was recently released as a part of the japanese exclusive Mix-CD called Never Trust A DJ mixed by Stereociti. The last track Mosaic is a fantastic contemporary turn on jacking Chicago House, so get your dancing shoes ready.

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Stereociti – Dialog [MOJUBA019]

Schatrax – Mists [FOFLTD10]

Mists’ was previously unreleased but unmistakably Schatrax. Submerged beats, a skippy groove and a simple effective riff are the essence of the track while ‘Keep On Loving’ injects a glorious uplifting feel with a bouncing b-line and classic piano riff. Flipsides ‘The Almighty’ keeps things deep whilst ‘Aliena’s Groove’ is one of Schatrax’s signature tracks with it’s haunting melancholic riff keeping the emotions high.

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Schatrax – Mists [FOFLTD10]