Dustin Zahn – Hand Over Control [BP061]

ZAHN, Dustin - Hand Over Control

Dustin Zahn makes his Blueprint Records debut as James Ruskin’s label continues to celebrate 25 years at the forefront of Techno. ‘Hand Over Control’ EP features four new tracks of deep dance floor techno.

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Dustin Zahn – Hand Over Control [BP061]

Johannes Volk – Mutable Motor Units [EFR008]

VOLK, Johannes - Mutable Motor Units

Johannes Volk debuts on Eternal Friction Records with a 4 track EP called “Mutable Motor Units”. The result is a powerful EP filled with powerful grooves, smooth leads and uplifting rhythms, that clearly demonstrates Johannes unique and personal approach to techno.

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Johannes Volk – Mutable Motor Units [EFR008]

DJ Surgeles – Visions Of The Wise [ECLLTD018]

DJ SURGELES - Visions Of The Wise

DJ Surgeles is back again on Eclectic Limited with a solo EP. 4 powerful tracks on clear orange colored vinyl showcasing his uniquely appreciable recognizable way of making Techno.

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DJ Surgeles – Visions Of The Wise [ECLLTD018]

Head Front Panel – Phonetic EP [RRR002]

HEAD FRONT PANEL - Phonetic EP

Head Front Panel signs on for the second ‘Repetitive Rhythm Research’ with his ‘Phonetic’ EP. Relentless, heady, analogue techno. Rooted firmly in 90’s dark basements, updated for the 2020’s.

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Head Front Panel – Phonetic EP [RRR002]

Sterac – Numbers EP [MOTE059]

STERAC - Numbers EP

Steve Rachmad, aka Sterac returns to Luke Slater’s Mote-Evolver imprintto release the ‘Numbers’ EP, with four tunneling techno tracks. Kicking off the release is ‘Ghost 37’, which employs vacillating grooves, ominous synths and intricate mechanics before ‘Lost Track 22’ fuses sizzling 303s, dynamic drums and mammoth, alien-sounding modulations. On the flip, ‘Rey Fur 2.1’ keeps the energy flowing with a high-impact clapper featuring bustling fx and expansive tones until ‘Tr-15’ masterfully rounds off the EP with twisting synth flutters, rattling highs and hypnotic bass grooves intricately unfolding underneath.

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Sterac – Numbers EP [MOTE059]

Terrence Dixon – Reporting From Detroit [RHM035]

DIXON, Terrence - Reporting From Detroit

Seven years after the classic ‘Theater of a Confused Mind’ (as Population One), Detroit techno phenomenon Terrence Dixon is back on Rush Hour with a new album, this time under his own name. ‘Reporting from Detroit’ is another prime example of the distinctly unique sound language Dixon has developed over the last three decades – defiant, forward-thinking afrofuturist techno that could only have been made in the Motor City.

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Terrence Dixon – Reporting From Detroit [RHM035]

Function – Awakening From The Illusory Self [TRESOR320]

FUNCTION - Awakening From The Illusory Self

An enduring fixture in the techno and electronic music landscape, Dave Sumner continues to step through new terrains, reinforcing his spike and vision. He returns to Tresor Records with a new Function record, entitled Awakening From The Illusory Self.

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Function – Awakening From The Illusory Self [TRESOR320]

Ø [Phase] – Before This [MDWXLP001]

O aka PHASE - Before This

“Before This” is the third studio album by London based techno producer Ashley Burchett and the first release for his label Modwerks. The culmination of three years work, this project has been produced almost entirely by Ø Phase from the music to the artwork to the accompanying videos.

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Ø [Phase] – Before This [MDWXLP001]

Valentin Ginies – Dimensional Perception [11001-1]

GINIES, Valentin - Dimensional Perception

11001 Records is a Berlin-based record label focused on techno, ambient, experimental and other forms of abstract visions. Co-founder of Teufelsberg Domecast, a sound installation podcast series with ambient experimental live performances using the dome at the top of Teufelsberg as a natural parabolic reverb. In ‘Dimensional Perception’, each song revolves around an object in outer space.

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Valentin Ginies – Dimensional Perception [11001-1]

Robert Hood – Underestimated EP [MPM36]

HOOD, Robert - Underestimated EP (reissue)

To open M-Plant’s 2021 schedule, Robert Hood announces the return of the Perpetual Masters series. The ‘Underestimated EP’ still sounds as fierce as it did when it was originally released in 1998, delivering Hood’s personal style of minimal, stripped back Techno with crisp beats, powerful build-ups and flawless grooves; nothing is superfluous.

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Robert Hood – Underestimated EP [MPM36]

VA – Arts V: Disc 5 [ARTSBOX001DISC5]

SHLOMO/SUBJECTED/TRUNCATE/DEAD FADER - Arts V: Disc 5

Originally released as a box set and now available as individual records. The label has become synonymous with quality and consistency with a wide range of timeless sounds from Techno, House, Dub Techno, Electro, championing some of the most respected names in the scene and pushing the youth and putting this same youth at the very top of the chain, the label philosophy keeps rotating on a different level of orbits trying to reach always the best result and never be influenced by anything in the scene. This EP includes tracks by Shlømo, Subjected, Truncate and Dead Fader.

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VA – Arts V: Disc 5 [ARTSBOX001DISC5]

Truncate – DTW 2 LAX [TOKEN098]

TRUNCATE - DTW 2 LAX

Truncate arrives on Token. David Flores’ raw, jacking sound refines the best bits of modern production whilst staying true to the core proponents of the Techno genre. His upcoming appearance on the label shows him in great form, channelling classic sounds in an elegant, reduced fashion.

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Truncate – DTW 2 LAX [TOKEN098]