Swedish EBM hero Celldod is back on Electronic Emergencies with a full album on transparent magenta vinyl! På Liv Och Död is an electronically driven emotional bomb with references to D.A.F. and Front 242. It features collaborations with Leroy Se Meurt from Paris and Michael Zodorozny of Crash Course in Science, as well as Anders Karlsson’s own Swedish lyrics about death and the meaning of life. Each track is a wild invitation to dance away our fears in this complex world of impending doom.
Marking their first release on Zodiak Commune Records, Minimum Syndicat unleashes the Revelation EP, a powerful showcase of electro and acid techno. Featuring the hypnotic electro-driven “Knowing That We Know Nothing” and the collaborative acid techno powerhouse “Disclosures” with Voiron, this EP is a bold statement. Belgian acid virtuoso G303 transforms “Knowing That We Know Nothing” and “Disclosures” into high-octane journeys, layering hypnotic 303 acid lines, pulsating bass, and intricate rhythmic structures.
De:tuned welcomes the Purveyor of Fine Funk, Midwest house and techno originator Dan Curtin, to the label with his first new album in 15 years entitled ‘The 4 Lights’. The now Berlin-based DJ and producer channels his inner DC and opens up his soul on this exceptional eight-track LP. Dan showcases his unique take on techno and early 90s influences rise to the surface. The result is an in-depth masterclass of cosmic funk, spaced-out vibes and warm pads that stimulate the mind, while the distinctive groove moves your body.
Detroit’s own DJ 3000 returns with a futuristic techno-electro offering in the form of the Waiting in the Dark EP, featuring heavyweight remixes from electro pioneers Aux 88 and DJ Stingray 313. Set for a limited vinyl release, this project captures the essence of Motor City’s deep-rooted heritage while pushing sonic boundaries forward.
Bristol’s techno dreamweaver A Sagittariun returns with ‘The 23 Enigma’, his first release since 2022’s ‘Strange Brew’ EP. A Sagittariun traverses genres with ease, peddling raw and hypnotic techno, ambient dub, breakbeat and deep electronic sounds each tinged with a heavy dose of psychedelia and cosmic power. ‘Fountainhead’ and ‘Mind Games’ take it back to the raw, with panel beating drums, frenetic percussion and wigged out synths designed for the more discerning of dancefloors, whilst lead track ‘The 23 Enigma’ goes down a wormhole of muscular electronica as deep as a wizards sleeve.
This set was recorded in a very special circumstance, at Tresor 313, May 25, 2024 at the Tangent Gallery on Day 1 of Return to the Source. Originally scheduled for 2 hours, it naturally extended to almost 4 hours, which is the kind of thing that is possible at this party when just the right chemistry happens.
Long in the making, Compton’s own AshTreJinkins debuts on L.I.E.S. with the seven track Left 2 Rot LP. The seasoned producer delivers an amalgamation of reimagined electronic styles going from stripped back. Terrance Dixon-esce minimal techno psychedelia to classic 2013 L.I.E.S. hybrid cuts sitting in the hazy grey area between gnarled house and techno. An ode to the City of Lost Angels from where he hails, this record is a perfect backdrop for the dystopian ruins the city has become over the last years. Stark, gut wrenching cuts that will leave you for dead as the title suggests.
Dark distorted acid, on and on 808 rhythm tracks and swinging 909’s. Zopelar for president! The Brazilian Jackmaster delivers a 6 track ep adding some samba to the Chicago influenced jack tracks.
“I’ve been partying since 1984,” says Jamal Moss, the living Chicago legend known by his dedicated cult following as the one, the only, Hieroglyphic Being. “40 years later, it’s drastically different – everybody’s angry!” So sets the stage for Dance Music 4 Bad People, the artist’s first album for Smalltown Supersound. Tapping back into the same cosmic frequencies responsible for the prolific house virtuoso’s most vital work, the album sees Moss coaxing nine anthems for those up to no good from out of the ether. With driving drum machine workouts and low-slung synth sexuality, Hieroglyphic Being pays homage to human fallibility, drawing focus on the revolutionary potential of house music and club culture that is so often lost to the chaos of the present. “I have yet to walk into a club and see everybody hug and say: Let’s forgive each other, let’s move forward and make the world a better place,” he levels. “With all these conversations about sexuality, ethnicity, politics, whatever, when you walk into an environment with the music, you are supposed to celebrate all of that. Let it be and come together.”
Cosmic frequencies and deep rhythms straight from Vakula’s universe. A 13-minute journey backed by dubby grooves and sunlit vibes.
More Dutch Outsider Polder Techno From The Legowelt Archives 1994-2005. “Synths Below Sea Level” is a deep dive into the tape archives of The Hague’s premier techno alchemist Danny Wolfers, best known as Legowelt. These newly unearthed and remastered tracks explore a variety of soundscapes and moods. From the spacey thumping labyrinth “Trance Lego Highway” to the radiant sonic adventure “Dance The Hypno Wave”, there’s a little something for everyone in this collection.
Profits from this project will be donated to American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Self Learning System presents a new 5 tracker: Only Drowning Men Could See Him, by label co-founder DJ Unisex, is offering a raw mix of contrasting styles. Atmospheric patterns and hazy synths get irritated by off-kilter Breaks which praise the unconventional. Focussing on experimentation this EP embraces imperfections and challenges the norms of listeners.
Lake Haze delivers a powerful electro-techno experience with his debut on the Clone West Coast Series! This six-track EP blends deep, aquatic electro with Detroit-inspired techno, capturing the essence of the mid-’90s sound. Drawing influence from legendary producers like Optic Nerve, Drexciya, and Cybonix, Geonomic Fusion EP offers a versatile and compelling journey.
Steve Bicknell returns to KR3, once again unleashing his mastery of power electronics. Hetakes us deep into the realms of his sonic mysticism, marking a significant milestone in the fifth anniversary of the label. Several Streams of Thought LP is an unrelenting and immersive odyssey, presented through nine tracks, seven of which will be available on a double 12-inch vinyl, with two exclusive cuts in a limited 7-inch format.
‘Modulations’ is Oscar Mulero third EP on Semantica Records. This new installment brings an updated techno perspective by the acclaimed Spanish artist with an extended six track format.
Earwax is back for another round and brings fresh heat for the Dolly TS series. The Italian turbo talent shows his wide taste in techno on his new EP, Upstairs Downstairs. Pure bliss with his sublime blend of warm grooving Detroit schooled techno vs. effective dark floor slammers.
Anthony Child aka Surgeon returns to Tresor with new LP, Shell~Wave. Retaining the minimal equipment list and studio-version-of-live-show-sets approach of the previous album in order to focus on the work itself, Shell~Wave is a deeply personal document of both where Surgeon is and has been, converging three decades of experience with a continued curiosity in the untested.
Minimal Detroit presents The Bridge vol. 2 with tracks from Reggie Dokes, Domenique Xander, David Meiser and Tomasz Kozlowski.
Credit 00 is still doing his thing with ‘Put The Funk Back In 2 Techno’, saving you from the horrors of today’s life with a bunch of stirring tracks to dance against oppression. On his seventh EP for Uncanny Valley the Leipzig based funkster finds solace in his craft, doing what he does best. And that is to make dance music that is both undeniably catchy and blessed with an ever-surprising range of ideas and styles.
“The 5th chapter from the definitive days of house music, as the previous 4 chapters is education that a lot of alleged “House” DJs and Producers are obviously lacking.
Traxx plays again from the early 80s, 90s & today from vintage, out of print and promo labels: Trax Records, Dancemania, Spectral, Sound Signature, Dirtyblends, LIES to productions from: Farley Jackmaster Funk, Boyd Jarvis, Marcus Mixx, JTC, Delroy Edwards, Carl Craig, Leron Carson, Michael Jackson, Ray Charles, Todd Terry, Colonel Abrams, Basement Jaxx, Sneaker, Gene Hunt, Mark Imperial, Orgue Electronique, Population One, Deep Concentration, Brand New Heavies, 2 Dogs In A House and a unpublished joint from the Chicago dungeon vault building blocks of the early dance music scene with selections of today and yesterday incorporating musical blueprints of Chicago, New York and Detroit’s timeless heroes we admire, honor and inspired by their education.
We hope this will give people the chance to listen to music many may have never heard on this side of sound that provides a provocative and thoughtful musical workout in your mind with vinyl turntables, a vintage mix console with an effects box and cd players.”
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