The solid Spanish producer is back. He presents three tracks with his unique style that is clean and repetitive.
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VA – 5: Part 1 / Part 2 [FLOAT039/FLOAT040]
Float Records 5 Year Anniversary is celebrated with a sublime release. Divided in 2 parts we’ve tried to bring the ultimate Float sound to your table.
VA – Act II [PROPAGANDAM002]
The legendary Moscow club Propaganda celebrates its 20th Anniversary in April 2017 and launches a brand new record label. The label will cover different styles of intelligent electronic music, focusing on techno in the first year. At the beginning there will be released music by great artists who had performances at Propaganda club in past. More artists will be involved and more excellent music will be released over time.
Aiken – Inertia [EVENT015]
Aiken’s much anticipated return to Chronicle. The Spanish artist has been spending years honing his craft, focusing on sharp, distinct sounds that create a pure sense of kinetic energy. The title track of the EP bolsters a erce disarray of carefully (de)constructed atonal synthwork and a rhythm section that is set to detonate. It is then followed by “Axial”, a track that stays as true to modular miscalculations as it does to stripped down techno, combining both in a subliminal cessation of sanity. However Aiken isn’t done there. He continues with “Magnetism”, which throws a brick in the glass of conventionality with its earth-shaking layers of textured momentum. Phased pads then wash over “Soul Drama”, bringing the entire experience to an emotionally laced denouement.
VA – Five III [NON025III]
Non Series will reach its fifth anniversary and to celebrate the Spanish label will be releasing a compilation series. Tadeo successfully opens the third and closing part of the compilation with a very strong cut, followed by Eduardo De La Calle’s sophisticated sound, the mesmerising groove of the UK producer Mark Broom and at last, the haunting jams from Aiken.
Aiken – Inductive [TL003]
Aiken is back on his homebase. The third release on his selfcurated techno imprint counts four headnodding floor jams. Hypnotic melodies searching their way through rumbling percussion patterns. This is trademark deep techno from Madrid.
Aiken – Boundary [TL002]
After a successful launch of his own imprint last year, label owner Aiken is now back with the second EP. His first release of 2016 and the second release on the Timelime imprint counts four four-to-the-floor techno bangers in his own signature style. Warehouse proof peaktime.
VA – Consider This A Warning [EVENT010]
Bolstered by the unshakable body of work behind it, Brooklyn-born Berlin-based techno label Chronicle reaches its milestone tenth release with its gaze fixed dead ahead. Ten releases in, it pays to make a strong, defiant statement of intent, toasting to what the label has been about so far. More important though is to remind those tuned in to take heed, because the next step is always the most significant. Joining in on this behemoth project is; Aiken, Arnaud Le Texier, Ben Gibson, Hironori Takahashi, Imugem Orihasam, Echoplex, Mike Storm, Staffan Linzatti, & Zadig. The forward-thinking nature of the music in this collection sums up the ethos of Chronicle as a whole. Each artist has a distinct identity but they all strive to push techno into unexplored realms, placing the emphasis on atmosphere and psychological impact. In such an approach can the most affecting sounds be found, and there will surely be few listeners left unmarked by this record.
Gareth Wild – Precision Divice [ETG014]
New release on EarToGround label featuring two dark and solid dancefloor Techno from label boss Gareth Wild with remixes by UVB and Aiken.
Aiken – Looking Inward [SEM062]
Aiken / Ben Gibson – Words For Silence [EVENTLTD701]
Fierce minimal techno by Aiken and string loaded techno by Ben Gibson on the new release on Chronicle.
Aiken – Eternal Dreamer [EVENT006]
Aiken, known for his releases on Semantica, with some darker advanced techno tracks and ambient pieces.
Aiken – Balance [MRECLTD012]
New release by Aiken on M_Rec Limited. Aiken kicks off with a pounding sequence of drum loops and eerie tones. “First Balance” is a smudgy mixture of muffled acid sounds and progressive melodies, while “Second Balance” introduces a heads-down beat laden with rainy chords and sparse hi-hats. The Regis remix sees the Birmingham techno king stamp his signature percussion style over a distant blend of melting pads and tripped-out atmospherics. “Third Balance” finishes things off with a more up-tempo arrangement of beats, tied together with a skipping, paranoid synth stab. Warehouse techno.
VA – 5 Years Compilation (Part Four) [SEMANTICA030.4]
Part 4 of this special series, celebrating 5 years of Semantica Records. Tracks by Inigo Kenedy, Aiken, Silent Servant and Coushin.
Aiken – Scientific Methods [SL005]
Faithful to their ideals in Scientific Methods, with Aiken in the lead, they bring us four cuts divided into three stages: “Hypothesis”, “Experiment” and “Conclusion” (this last one being re-touched by the Architectural’s remix). Deep, intense techno, made in Spain. This is Scientific Methods, the fifth reference on Science Label.
Aiken – Mer [SEMANTICA038]
New release on Semantica, featuring 4 club friendly techno release by Aiken. Floorkilling dub techno tracks.