Conforce – Kinetic Image [102DSR]

Boris Bunnik has finished his third full-length album as Conforce.  Entitled ‘Kinetic Image’, the ten-track album is the sound of Conforce producing without the dancefloor in mind. It’s the sound of him moving away from the past and into the present. The album has very much been designed to be heard in one sitting, as a complete experience that moves away from regimented 4/4 beats and into slower, more surreptitious tempos. The result is an all consuming sonic journey of intriguing and inspiring sounds that range from full on cerebral excursions into vast open spaces that throb invitingly (Scientific Trajectory) to underwater daydreams that suspend you deep in an ocean as various mycobacterial details float by. There’s also more industrial sounding fair that depicts a desolate warehouse in perennial decay (Semantic Field) and mysterious echo chambers that spread out all around you as celestial light beams and haunting melodic ripples gently float by as per the excellent Temporary Reversals.

vinyl / CD

Conforce – Kinetic Image [102DSR]

VA – Alternativ 01 [WRR030]

https://i0.wp.com/images.junostatic.com/full/CS2325524-02A-BIG.jpg

Shortly after his debut vinyl album in late October, Patrik Skoog comes with another techno track on his own label We Are Records, accompanied by three new favorites on the scene. Tapirus aka Charlton lives in Rotterdam is first. R_L out of Hong Kong contributes to the Ep with his “Chaotic Bliss”, a forceful track drenched in reverb, echoing metal throbs and resonating lustful timbres. Atimpuri finishes off the Ep with his lush track “So Edo”, we have been secretly making people dance to this one for a little while now and are excited to finally have this pressed on vinyl.

listen

VA – Alternativ 01 [WRR030]

Floorplan – Phobia [MPM017]

https://clone.nl/platen/artwork/large/plaatimage28881.jpg

MPM17 comprises two brand new Floorplan tracks, Phobia and Glory B plus a remix of album cut ‘Higher!’ by Ben Sims. The opener, ‘Phobia’ is a driving, funk-fuelled track. An unrelenting looped jam that immediately sets the tone for another stunning M-Plant release. Solid peak time techno tracks.

listen

Floorplan – Phobia [MPM017]

Sync 24 – Life Scenes EP [ELECTRIX003]

https://imagescdn.juno.co.uk/300/CS513439-01B-MED.jpg

Electrix label comes with a release from Sync 24 aka Phil Bolland, comprising two new cuts from the Cultivated Electronics / Scand man, alongside remixes from The Exaltics, Carl Finlow and Fleck E.S.C. Immediately setting the tone, Sync 24 delivers some classic old school Electro flair on his original tracks, with ‘This Life’ featuring dark vocals and a moodily melodic synth line, while ‘Night Scenes’ has a melancholy emotion sweeping over the cutting beats and deep bass.

listen

Sync 24 – Life Scenes EP [ELECTRIX003]

Omar S – Nelson County [AOS123]

Detroits finest is back with some ultra cool tracks… title track grabs back to the classic unpolished house sound, where the other two tracks sound rawer as if Unit Moebius was jamming with Omar S in the Dystopia basement! Jacking drum machine driven cuts.

listen

Omar S – Nelson County [AOS123]

A Sagittariun – Dream Ritual [EDREAMSLP001]

https://imagescdn.juno.co.uk/full/CS507134-01A-BIG.jpg

The shadowy UK techno artist, A Sagittariun, releases his debut album this November, to coincide with the Sagittarius zodiac period. “Dream Ritual” comes off the back of a steady stream of well received EPs from ‘The Archer’ on his own Elastic Dreams label, releases that have captured the imaginations of the electronic community for their depth and diversity, where old techno breaks collide with Detroit techno aesthetics, ambient dub sits alongside industrially charged electro, and many more sound palettes inbetween. “Dream Ritual” continues this journey through moods and tempos, each track sprinkled with this stargazing quality. Opening track “Sundial” sets the tone, the percussive elements teasing in and out of a melodious, thick analogue cloud. “Dream Ritual” represents the versatility of A Sagittariun, and presents a collection of music for the listening experience as opposed to a dancefloor record, hopefully following the lineage of some of the classic techno and electronic albums that have paved the way and most definitely influenced A Sagittariun on this record.

listen

A Sagittariun – Dream Ritual [EDREAMSLP001]

Voiski – Iai Movement [LIES036]

https://i0.wp.com/images.junostatic.com/300/CS509774-01A-MED.jpg

A gem of the Parisian underground electronic music world for those who know, Voiski hits us with three tracks of high bpm techno. The b-side hits hard with the epic “From Sea to Sea” a monstrously beautiful building track that does all the right things in the right places just when you want them to happen.

listen

Voiski – Iai Movement [LIES036]

Patrik Skoog – Exit Earth [3ELP-201311]

Exit Earth is Patrik Skoog’s first solo album under his own name. He has released on Drumcode as Patrik Skoog, but it is as Agaric that he is best known. As Agaric he has released tracks on his We Are label and on Josh Wink’s Ovum Recordings (the album Who Made Up The Rules in 2011). As Agaric, Patrik inhabited a more Housier planet. With Exit Earth he has produced one of 2013’s best Techno albums. Exit Earth is a Techno album. Purely electronic. It is intentionally forward thinking, not retrospective. It is inspired by the twin space crafts Voyager 1 and 2 sent out by NASA in the late 70s on interstellar missions, which up to and beyond the very day of recording this album have been exploring the planetary systems of Jupiter, Saturn and the outer reaches of our solar system. Third Ear Recordings is proud to release Exit Earth. It is imaginative. It is beautifully written, played and produced. It reminds us how much we love Techno.

listen

Patrik Skoog – Exit Earth [3ELP-201311]

DJ Nasty – Guess Whos Back EP [YO106]

https://i0.wp.com/images.junostatic.com/full/CS507743-01A-BIG.jpg

DJ Nasty is a Detroit electro veteran, with a career spanning 15+ years. Nasty is back with a new EP of deep Detroit electro funk! The kind we don’t hear too often these days. This EP started back in 2008 scheduled to be released on the late Aaron Carl’s Wallshaker Records. Aaron and DJ Nasty worked on this EP between 2008-2009, however these tracks went unreleased due to the tragic passing of Aaron Carl the following year. The EP was unearthed by Detroit DJ Brian Gillespie, who along with his old friend DJ Nasty decided the time was right for the EP to be heard. So here it is..

listen

DJ Nasty – Guess Whos Back EP [YO106]

Sound Of Mind – Programming [FR027]

https://imagescdn.juno.co.uk/300/CS512046-01A-MED.jpg

Valuable set of sought after tracks for those who know.. From the early days, before techno was techno.. Programming (original 12-inch version), Joy One Mile (original 7-inch TP version), Techno World (previously unreleased on vinyl), This Is My Beat (original 12-inch version). Discogs insanity so to speak…

listen

Sound Of Mind – Programming [FR027]

Der Zyklus – Elektonisches Zeitechno / Mathematische Modelle [CAL003]

https://imagescdn.juno.co.uk/300/CS509333-01A-MED.jpg

Two great Der Zyklus tracks finally available on vinyl again after being out of print for a long time. Heinrich Mueller (Dopplereffekt, Arpanet, Drexciya) in top form.

listen

Der Zyklus – Elektonisches Zeitechno / Mathematische Modelle [CAL003]

Staffan Lindberg – Y2K EP [DOLLYDUBS003]

https://imagescdn.juno.co.uk/300/CS507907-01A-MED.jpg

Great follow up of Dolly Dubs 01! Once again Staffan Lindberg is delivering. His nice & smooth ‘The Orbit’ is a great & optimistic club track that will have the sun shine on any floor, with the mighty Trevino remix adding a slightly rough edge to the original version. But don’t let the easy-going fool you! The b-side dives in deeper territories with ‘Y2K’ that reminds a bit of early Kevin Saunderson works, and ‘Feel like dancing’, which is a proper sexy house burner for the morning hours. Wonderful & diverse release.

listen

Staffan Lindberg – Y2K EP [DOLLYDUBS003]