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minimal techno
Roseen @ HÖR (Berlin) 14.04.2026
Robert Hood – Psychic / Pole Position [MPM050]
2026 sees Robert Hood going back to his minimal techno roots and then flip things forward with remastered releases from his ground-breaking label, M-Plant. Robert Hood’s “Psychic / Pole Position” is a classic which features his stripped-back minimal techno style that helped define the sound in the late ’90s. Both tracks are built around hypnotic rhythms and sparse, precise grooves characteristic of Hood’s influential production ethos. Originally released in 1999, the EP reflects Hood’s focus on minimalist electronic structures and dance floor functionality, and has remained a sought-after piece among fans of the genre.
Terrence Dixon – When Stars Remember [TRESOR384]
Detroit original, Terrence Dixon, returns to Tresor Records to kick off 2026 with ‘When Stars Remember’. Despite his thirty-year career, Terrence has always managed to keep a lower profile than his peers; he has given few interviews, preferring instead to speak through his music, with cryptic song titles hinting at the thoughts swirling around their creation. However, ”When Stars Remember” finds him stepping forward. ”I wanted to get closer to the dancefloor. I consciously made this one feel louder. Made with Tresor specifically in mind.” And the EP does just that: whilst many of the hall marks of a Terrence Dixon production are present, the drums are more forward, the synth arpeggios so bold that ”monumental” seems a better descriptor than ”minimal”.
Dimi Angelis – NECH034 [NECH034]
One of the founding figures of Amsterdam’s underground Techno culture Dimi Angelis has been shaping the scene in the late 90s, throwing warehouse raves living up to the underground standards. Until today his approach remains unchanged: uncompromising, opinionated, and never aimed at easy pleasing. Drawing from decades of crate-digging and an encyclopedic knowledge of Techno’s evolution, Dimi crafts sets that feel familiar a reveal unexpected depths on closer listening. These tracks follow that same philosophy as they are straightforward and honest on the surface, but wrapped in something appropriately unexpected.
Jeff Mills @ Liquid Room (Tokyo) 15.11.2025
Millsart – Space Outside Space [AX124]
The next chapter in Axis Expressionist Series, a collection of vinyl and limited digital releases, curated by Millsart, an alias of Jeff Mills, of his most eclectic and transcendent compositions that derive from his Every Dog Has Its Day project as well as new unreleased works.
VA – The Bridge vol. 2 [mda.004]
Minimal Detroit presents The Bridge vol. 2 with tracks from Reggie Dokes, Domenique Xander, David Meiser and Tomasz Kozlowski.
Roseen – Conditioning Chamber EP [A.R.T.LESS2167]
Roseen joins the a.r.t.less label family. His debut on the Mojuba sublabel brings four uncompromising, club-ready belters in the finest Detroit Techno manner – relentlessly kicking, timelessly grooving, and delivering minimalistic sci-fi techno escapism of the highest order.
Fabrizio Lapiana – Ritmo Ossessivo [ATTIC029]
Label owner Fabrizio Lapiana returns on Attic Music with ”Ritmo Ossessivo”, a three tracks techno EP that showcases again his mesmerising sound.
Robert Hood – Internal Empire LP (30 Years Anniversary Edition) [TRESOR027LPX]
This album holds an undeniable significance, serving as a cornerstone of both techno and Tresor’s legacy. Its story is deeply entwined with that of the label, following Robert Hood’s Waveform Transmission 2 under his The Vision moniker, released just one year earlier and reissued on Tresor in 2023. On Internal Empire Robert Hood perfected his signature sound already present on Waveform Transmission 2, marking a pivotal moment in techno’s history. It elevates its maker as master, sharing an irrefutable singular magic, sounding as present and indispensable as when first created. To understand this work fully is to stand back and celebrate its impact. Originally released in 1994, the album marks a point of transition for Robert Hood moving on from his previous collaborations within Underground Resistance. Robert Hood advanced, uncovering the power of true minimalism. Deep soul through a simplicity that showed how much could be done with so little. The devastating rhythms of this album forge the unmatched spirit of this sound, influencing generations to come.
Oscar Mulero – Viaje Interior LP [WU100]
Warm Up Records are celebrating 100 releases and who better can put the celebration at the proper level than the label boss and curator Oscar Mulero. In a solid career spanning across more than 30 years, Oscar Mulero has developed his own signature in the global techno scene. These 22 songs are the culmination of a personal sonic journey and makes the seventh full album in his discography. Oscar explores the most scientific side of techno, where abstraction and alien sounds collide with precise rhythms and ultra mental arrangements, diving deep into sound design and studio mixing techniques.
Plastikman – Musik (30th Anniversary Edition) LP [NOMU37VLP]
In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Plastikman, aka Richie Hawtin, has remastered his groundbreaking second album, Musik, from the original tapes for a new limited bio-vinyl edition. The record was first released in November 1994 through NovaMute and Plus 8, following the debut Plastikman album, Sheet One (1993). A masterclass in minimal techno, Musik quickly propelled Hawtin to new levels of success. The release followed Plastikman’s first-ever live performance in a black vinyl-encased room at a semi-derelict Packard Plant in Detroit, where Hawtin was central to the burgeoning underground scene. Now, 30 years later, the album has been remastered from the original tapes, reminding us why Plastikman is a name that still resonates and that the album’s intensity – on and off the dance floor – has lost none of its potency in the intervening years. Available on limited edition double bio-vinyl from Mute and NovaMute.
Taken – Taken 2024 [TAR026]
Taken, is the duo of former Skudge man Elias Landberg and Nihad Tule. This latest slab of techno follows their previous work in that it is functional but stylish. The drums are analogue, muscular, and perfect to hook on to, and the synths and hi-hats that peel off a rusty, glitchy and slight, but make enough of an impact to cut through.
Neel – Movimento EP [SPAZIONERO001]
A new chapter in the Spazio Disponibile story. Since 2016, Donato Dozzy and Neel released a wide range of their favorite electronics on their collaborative imprint. From here they inaugurate a new side branch named Spazio Nero, focussing on heady dancefloor techno only. First edition comes from Neel himself, his Movimente EP sets the tone for what to expect. Four cuts of flawless techno pressure for the late nights.
Translate – Orbital Range EP [WU98]
Argentinean artist Translate shows his sci-fi techno on the latest Warm Up Recordings release. This five-track extended EP represents Translate’s crystalline, scientific sound 100%, seasoned with well-managed minimalism, precision bleeps and hypnotic, mental arrangements. All this is administered at different speeds and sensibilities, sometimes more galactic and mental and sometimes more dynamic and physical, but always futuristic and timeless.
Jeroen Search – One Dimension EP [SYNCRO51]
Syncrophone Records present Dutch producer Jeroen Search’s brand new “One Dimension” EP. Across its 5 unreleased tracks, Jeroen Search pushes further his exploration of minimal textures and hypnotic rhythms. Opener “OneDimension” plunges the listener into a meditative trance with its lancing, repetitive groove. “Night Driver” follows with an obsessive bassline that seems to have no beginning or end. The atmosphere grows darker and more introspective on “Cypher”, before “A form OF” and “Snake Shifter” bring the EP to an epic, reverberating climax.
VA – Fuga V [TOKEN127]
With eight fresh tracks for the modern dance floor, Token writes another chapter of the Fuga series. Challenging new faces to complete the label’s sound, Fuga V is another focused compilation that balances spatial detail and rhythmic bite. Tracks by Singular Anomalies, Ketch, Justyn Nell, DHAEUR, Maasym, Ray Kajioka, Kameliia and Kashpitzky & Casual Treatment.
VA – Structure Series 1 [MOLST01]
Molecular Recordings announces the release of “Structure Series 1,” a special vinyl collection marking the label’s 30th anniversary. This release features unreleased tracks from both veteran artists and emerging producers, highlighting the label’s ongoing commitment to innovative and high-quality techno music.
The Vision – Spectral Nomad [M025R]
As The Vision, Robert Hood provided Detroit techno a pinnacle of the artform. It may be justifiably best known for the lip-bitingly strong minimalist transport of Detroit: One Circle with its sparing central refrain “Detroit” and spine-playing riffage, or for the killer Explain The Style variant, but for us the EP’s shortest and freakiest number Modern And Ancient is also one of its strongest, a mad, half-stepping slice of Afro-futurist electro encryption that still blows our mind today.
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