Dopplereffekt – Metasymmetry [TRESOR388]

December 13, 2025December 11, 2025 hipodromeambient techno, detroit techno, dopplereffekt, electro, gerald donald, michaela to-nhan bertel, rudolf klorzeiger, tresor recordsLeave a comment

Marking the anniversary of three decades of career, Dopplereffekt debuts on Tresor Records with Metasymmetry. This latest release finds members Rudolf Klorzeiger and To-Nhan in deep inquiry in sound, contemplating structure and pattern in physics and nature resulting in a harmonious audio tessellation. ‘Metasymmetry’ itself relates to a kind of second-order reality found not in the structures of life but in the rules that govern these structures; that order exists not only in things but in the relationships among systems of order. It is a structure of structures, a logic of laws, an abstract unity embedded in the act of transformation itself.

Drexciya – Fusion Flats [TRESOR130X]

November 10, 2025November 7, 2025 hipodrome043 chaos, detroit, detroit techno, drexciya, kaotic spatial rhythms, octave one, tresor recordsLeave a comment

Tresor Records announces the first-ever reissue of Drexciya’s ‘Fusion Flats’ 12” vinyl, including remixes from Detroit’s Octave One, Kaotic Spatial Rhythms and 043 Chaos. Originally released in the wake of Drexciya’s seminal 1999 Tresor debut album ‘Neptune’s Lair’, this release marks its long-awaited return and first appearance on digital platforms. The remastered edition contains the original extended version of Fusion Flats and features new artwork by Detroit-based contemporary artist Matthew Angelo Harrison, whose reimagined covers continue to shape the Drexciya reissue series. 25 years later, Fusion Flats returns to the constellation of Drexciya’s Tresor works, connecting their debut full-length to further explorations that continue to inspire generations.

Kerrie – Echoes Of The Live Wire [TRESOR385]

November 1, 2025October 30, 2025 hipodromekerrie, techno, tresor recordsLeave a comment

Irish techno producer, Kerrie, returns to Tresor Records with her second EP for the label. Entitled ‘Echoes Of The Live Wire’, this collection captures the beauty and essence of live performance; a moment in time never to be repeated.

Black Sites – R4 LP [TRESOR379]

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025 hipodromealbum, black sites, electronics, f#x, helena hauff, industrial, techno, tresor recordsLeave a comment

A long-dormant signal reactivates from Hamburg’s hidden places: Helena Hauff and F#X return as Black Sites with R4 on Tresor Records, their first full-length album and the first release under the moniker since 2014. Like a hieroglyphic recently discovered and translated, R4 feels more like a long-awaited resumption than a comeback. Recorded to tape with minimal editing or post-production the record is a classic example of the symbiotic relationship that can come from the interaction of human and machine. This punk ethos isn’t invoked through distortion alone, but through method; in the album’s breaking from the received wisdom of hardness tethered to speed as most of the tougher pieces are lower BPM and vice versa.

Blake Baxter – Dream Sequence X [TRESOR002X]

June 22, 2025June 19, 2025 hipodromeblake baxter, detroit, detroit techno, re-release, reissue, tresor recordsLeave a comment

To inaugurate and celebrate one the genre’s true founders, an artist whose connections to Tresor go back to the very beginning, the label announces a special 12” release, Dream Sequence X, featuring remastered tracks from the early days and highlighting the harder side of his output. Jacking 909 drums, intense, ravey synth stabs, samples from classic soul breakbeat and the Speak & Spell voice synthesizer… classic sounds and styles of the era all make an appearance. All tracks have been remastered by Manmade Mastering breathing a new vitality and sharpness for the modern dancefloor.

LNS & DJ Sotofett – Globus Trax [TRESOR375]

June 7, 2025November 26, 2025 hipodromedj sotofett, electro, house, laura sparrow, lns, techno, tresor recordsLeave a comment

Tresor resident DJs LNS and DJ Sotofett have for some years been developing a style at the club‘s Globus floor, and their new EP is a die cut of exactly the classic techno, electro, and house music they play. Here are no productions drenched in reverb, no hi-fi obsessions or generic algorithmic patterns – this is Globus Trax, the duo’s third release on Tresor Records, four tracks consisting of real TR-909 workouts, rude and driving basslines, live runs through the mixing desk, and a Blake Baxter cover version with LNS on vocals.

Surgeon – Shell~Wave LP [TRESOR373]

May 11, 2025May 9, 2025 hipodromealbum, anthony child, surgeon, techno, tresor recordsLeave a comment

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.

Robert Hood – Internal Empire LP (30 Years Anniversary Edition) [TRESOR027LPX]

February 8, 2025February 5, 2025 hipodromedetroit, detroit techno, minimal techno, re-release, reissue, robert hood, tresor recordsLeave a comment

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.

2024 Best Tracks part 9 (of 10)

January 2, 2025January 9, 2025 hipodromearmy of god, best tracks 2024, bordello a parigi, clone records, cybotron, fxhe records, hayter, helena hauff, kri records, legowelt, lux rec, neptune's child, nicolas balmer, omar s, senor chugger, tom carruthers, trent, tresor records, wrong era9 Comments

We start presenting our favorite tracks from 2024. More or less in a chronological order we present here the ninth set of tracks.

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Scan 7 – Dark Territory LP [TRESOR057X]

December 5, 2024December 3, 2024 hipodromealbum, detroit, detroit techno, re-release, reissue, scan 7, techno, tresor recordsLeave a comment

Patience is a virtue well-rewarded in techno; finding the right groove to build on then holding your nerve long enough to pay off the wait at the optimum moment is a much more skillful endeavour than it would seem for such a minimalistic style. And few display this talent better than Detroit originals Scan 7. Part of the hallowed Underground Resistance family, Scan 7 first broke out in the mid-90s with a series of jacking machine funk 12”s that showcased their savvy for self-control – a faculty they have demonstrated in releases year-on-year since. Highlighting this continuous font of vitality, Tresor Records has returned to the source and presents the reissue of Scan 7’s debut LP, Dark Territory. First unleashed on the label in 1996, the album has been remastered from the original DATs by Mike Grinser, augmenting already powerful tracks such as the snake-like, teasing Unusual Channel (mixed by the master Blake Baxter), and the harder-edged VII resulting in music that will, without doubt, provoke an enhanced response when the pressure is finally released.

Helena Hauff – Multiply Your Absurdities [TRESOR372]

November 14, 2024November 13, 2024 hipodromeacid, helena hauff, techno, tresor recordsLeave a comment

With ‘Multiply Your Absurdities’, Helena Hauff delivers her long-awaited 12-inch debut on Tresor: a multi-colored inauguration, masterfully crafted by the inimitable Hamburg producer and DJ.

Cybotron – Parallel Shift [TRESOR313EP2]

November 6, 2024November 4, 2024 hipodromecybotron, detroit, electro, juan atkins, tresor recordsLeave a comment

Astral travel with Cybotron into the meta-narrative of the Parallel Shift, a new sonic fiction that raises many questions about military science of the near-future and the possibility of other worlds. Descending backward through the rhythms of time, the Skynet module retracts from the hyper-structural society of 2100, edging toward the mid-century modern age teetering on the brink of what was then the frontier of “the future”. The system boots the Infiniti process, morphing into a cosmotechnic vessel coursing the superhighway of burgeoning general intelligence, seeking data from just before “the overshoot and collapse.”

UFO95 – Backward Improvement [TRESOR346]

September 5, 2024 hipodrometechno, tresor records, ufo95Leave a comment

Parisian artist, UFO95, presents Backward Improvement, an EP that sits perfectly in the spectrum of techno found in the Tresor chronology. The title itself makes an abstract reference to the influence of the classics of the genre, inspiring him to take a distinct less-is-more approach to production for this collection of stripped-down yet unrelenting techno chiselled from the live set which has fixed UFO95 as one of the next holdfasts for the future of the scene. Perhaps it is the fact the UFO95 only performs live that had led to such crisp and focussed studio productions.; each of the tracks showcase the artist’s burgeoning talent for creating the essential foundations of techno; perfect, looping, instinctual grooves that are counterbalanced by an apprehensive tension from off-key tones.

VA – 030313 [TRESOR360]

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 hipodromeamx, ann-marie teasley, detroit techno, dj stingray 313, ectomorph, erik jabari, jakojako, model 500, tresor recordsLeave a comment

030/313 – Berlin/Detroit, the fundamental techno union. Now Carhartt WIP, whose roots can be traced to Detroit, Michigan, join forces with Tresor for a collaboration that celebrates the enduring spirit of two music metropolises. Referencing the early 90s compilations like “Tresor II – A Techno Alliance”, they present a 12” mini compilation with exclusive material from both cities. The releaser features tracks from Model 500, Ectomorph, AMX aka Ann-Marie Teasley, DJ Stingray 313, JakoJako and Erik Jabari.

Kerrie – Machine Alliance [TRESOR370]

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 hipodromekerrie, techno, tresor recordsLeave a comment

Machine Alliance, the new EP by Irish producer Kerrie Anderson on Tresor Records, connects her music to the sci-fi origins of techno and electronic music in general. With inspiration from classic books and films of the genre such as The Machine Stops, The Matrix, and Blade Runner as well as modern explorations in art and philosophy like Free Your Mind and Technopoly, the EP’s title takes on two opposing but intersecting meanings.

Silent Servant – In Memoriam [TRESOR362]

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023 hipodromejuan mendez, silent servant, techno, tresor recordsLeave a comment

Juan Mendez aka Silent Servant is a figure in techno history that needs little introduction. As a member of the Sandwell District collective and the label’s art director he collaborated on works that were responsible for a global focal shift in the genre as their label adapted and challenged the paradigm of minimal techno, taking influence from other sources such as dub, post-punk, and even classical minimalism. With ‘In Memoriam’, Silent Servant’s latest release on Tresor Records, Mendez writes a deeply personal memoir of a 30-plus year career spent exploring and absorbing the shadowy side of music; a carefully crafted elegy to people, places, and times past and the lasting effect they have on the present.

Moritz von Oswald – Silencio LP [TRESOR339LP]

November 12, 2023November 9, 2023 hipodromealbum, ambient, electronics, experimental, moritz von oswald, tresor recordsLeave a comment

What are the differences and similarities between human and artificial sound, between oscillations generated by vocal cords and synthesizer voices, voltage amplified by speakers? On ‘Silencio’, his latest album for Tresor Records, Moritz von Oswald works with a 16-voice choir to explore this concept. Drawing from the ensemble works of long-standing inspirations Edgard Varèse, György Ligeti and Iannis Xenakis, von Oswald and Vocalconsort Berlin delve into the space between sounds, creating a deeply textured collection that shifts between light & ethereal and dark & dissonant. The vast dynamism of the human voice adds to the profound weight of electronics while offering up a rhythmic source and sonic noise palette unexplored in von Oswald’s repertoire. In Silencio, von Oswald dredges a dank murk, pulling clouds over a distant pulse. It hangs, ready to take on new forms.

Oscean – Chronium Radiance [TRESOR358]

October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 hipodromeoscean, techno, tresor recordsLeave a comment

Argentinian producers Oscean return to Tresor with Chronium Radiance, their longest release so far, in which the duo continue the evolution of their sound, coalescing the elemental ideas explored in their first two releases and yielding sublime results. This landmark release will no doubt be seen as the point at which Oscean crystalised a trademark sound, balancing complex percussive rhythms with pulsing and cadenced music in which a universe of often oxymoronic ideas can be found, melded together with a deft touch to create a blissful sonic whole.

Cybotron – Maintain The Golden Ratio [TRESOR313EP1]

October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 hipodromecybotron, detroit, electro, juan atkins, laurens von oswald, tresor recordsLeave a comment

Cybotron has re-emerged in our contemporary cybercultural age when artifactual futures begin a transition into a new era of ”Meta”. Cybotron’s return demonstrates a studied engagement with what techno was and should be with a peerless update of Juan Atkins’ initial inventive idea of do-it-yourself electrically reengineered music xeroxed onto both sides of the 12” – uploaded directly into the alleys of your mind.

Robert Hood – Master Builder [TRESOR032]

September 30, 2023September 28, 2023 hipodromedetroit techno, minimal techno, re-release, reissue, robert hood, techno, tresor recordsLeave a comment

Twenty five years after its initial release, and accompanying the re-release of ‘Internal Empire’ Tresor Records present a new cut and pressing (180gm) of Robert Hood’s essential ‘Master Builder’. The ongoing importance of this single and its adjacent album is indisputable, essential both to techno and to Tresor. It is a history intertwined. This work elevates its maker as master, and remains a cherished moment in the Tresor story, 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.