Four Weeks

BW 005B
26 May 13

Mirror Song - (5:37)

And What? - (5:10)

Mirror Song (techno remix) - (5:39)

from $1.49

Played by: Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Allmostt, Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: In what might have seemed like an unlikely pairing at first, Kowton and Julio Bashmore join forces for a Bristolian crossover that yields the perfect kind of hybrid madness for these times. "Mirror Song" comes on with the gritty percussive dread that embodies Kowton's more recent output, while the more insistent house groove and catchy sample hooks show the poppier sensibilities Bashmore has brought to the table. "And What?" is less easy going, fraying and splintering into that broken snare snarl that could only come from Kowton, dodging any kind of melody in favour of industrial textures and morose bass stabs. For those needing a more linear kind of beat to work with, the "techno remix" of "Mirror Song" should fit the bill very nicely indeed.

HOSTAGE

How We Go Down

Four40

FF 039
10 Jun 13

How We Go Down - (4:42)

Keep Dark - (5:14)

Conscious - (5:42)

Show Ya - (5:33)

from $1.49

Played by: Mat Cant, Lucent

Review: Edinburgh producer Hostage has no intention of losing the heat garnered from a host of important releases on labels like Herve's Deep Thrills and Black Butter. The newfound interest in the deeper side of things is kept up on "How We Go Down" which features buzzing low bass and tough house beats. "Keep Dark" is sultry speed garage, the sparse "Conscious" veers into 4 x 4 territory and ""Show Ya" wraps things up with a warped rave organ riff and some very late night UKF grooves.

PEDESTRIAN

Hoyle Road (remixes)

Born Electric

BE 002
27 May 13

Hoyle Road - (4:50) 120 BPM

Hoyle Road (Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka remix) - (5:29) 124 BPM

Hoyle Road (FaltyDL remix) - (5:44) 122 BPM

Hoyle Road (SpectraSoul remix) - (4:44)

from $1.49

Played by: Henderick Aka Thelonious Funk, Shadow Dancer, Tiesto, Roger Sanchez

Review: Pedestrian's work is sporadic and unpredictable to say the least and with only two releases having come out in the last two years, we really never know what to expect from this mysterious producer. He is, however, back on James Zabiela's Born Electric label and joined majestically by a healthy team of remixers who take care of his "Hoyle Road" track! We get the original, of course, a sweet and sultry deep house groover but Benjamin Damage and Doc Daneeka rapidly transform it into a hefty techno workout reminiscent of the Ostgut Ton sound. FaltyDL dusts the bass off and produces a heavier, dubbier house cut of the original, backed by some rather splendid synth work, whilst SpectraSoul take care of the d&b sway, giving us the track's vocals over some hyper-speed breakbeats and hard-hitting low-ends. Nice lil' package!

ALLMOSTT

Modern Samurai

Hot N Heavy

buy whole release (7 tracks) from ~~$10.43~~ $8.29

HNHEP 036
30 May 13

Modern Samurai - (3:25)

Modern Samurai VIP - (3:29)

Too Late - (3:51)

Modern Samurai VIP (Morcee remix) - (3:56)

Modern Samurai VIP (Specters remix) - (3:42)

Too Late (Nemmz remix) - (6:13)

Too Late (Jon Lee remix) - (6:40)

from $1.49

Played by: Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Shouts!, Vlsonn, Allmostt

ALDEN TYRELL/GERD

Luv Thang

4 Lux Black Holland

4LUX 013-03
31 May 13

Luv Thang (feat Jessy Allen) - (7:21) 125 BPM

Girls Can't Swim - (6:21) 126 BPM

Luv Thang (instrumental) - (5:55) 125 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Shadow Dancer, Borgie, Musumeci

GARY BECK

Rascal EP

Bek Audio

buy whole release (2 tracks) from ~~$2.98~~ $2.79

BEK 015
28 May 13

Rascal - (6:33) 126 BPM

Video Siren - (6:23) 126 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Resident Advisor, Sasha Carassi

Review: Those who had Gary Beck down as a big room-minimal artist will probably get a shock when they hear Rascal. The title track is a slamming rhythmic affair, pounding and streamlined but also welling up to take in a series of churning chord sequences. It's a reminder that Beck is a diverse artist, something that becomes more apparent on "Video Siren"; there, a driving rhythm and stomping beats underpin a pitched down vocal loop that intones the track title, getting more and more hypnotic as it progresses. It's a million miles away from the fx-laden white noise bombast of big room mnml.

RROSE

Waterfall Variations

EAUX

EAUX 491
27 May 13

Waterfall (Lucy remix) - (8:15) 127 BPM

Waterfall (Birth) - (8:51) 125 BPM

Shrouds - (10:29) 120 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Henderick Aka Thelonious Funk, Reggy Van Oers

Review: The enigmatic Rrose returns with the monolithic sounds of Waterfall Variations, the first Eaux transmission of 2013. Since debuting on the Sandwell District label in 2011 with the Primary Evidence EP, Rrose's Herculean brand of techno has offered a new take on the big room style. The Waterfall Variations EP sees Rrose return to "Waterfall", a track that featured on the 2011 Sandwell District classic Merchant Of Salt, offering an early, previously unreleased variation entitled "Waterfall (Birth)", as well as inviting Stroboscopic Artefacts boss Lucy to remix the original with brooding results. There's every chance "Waterfall (Birth)" will fill many of Europe's festival speakers this summer, while Lucy's remix is more suited to the club, toning down the flamboyance of Rrose's electrifying synths. "Shrouds" sees Rrose merge both the menace of his Sandwell District releases with gnashing spells of harsh electronic manipulations.

ELECTRIC RESCUE

Sonic Architecture

Bedrock

buy whole release (15 tracks) from ~~$22.35~~ $13.49

BEDER 01CD
10 Jun 13

Dope - (12:31) 124 BPM

Geode - (7:08) 123 BPM

Airy Field - (4:05)

Silky - (9:54) 122 BPM

Cyclic Blues - (4:53) 110 BPM

Irritated Character - (8:40) 122 BPM

Unagressive Complexity - (3:59)

To Sail - (4:37) 136 BPM

The Four Keys - (8:14) 126 BPM

Unfinished Memories - (5:03)

Lowd - (7:19) 123 BPM

Saturn - (4:48) 110 BPM

The Rave Child - (9:20) 124 BPM

Lili Reve - (15:10) 125 BPM

Sonic Architecture (continuous DJ mix) - (1:13:49) 124 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: John Digweed

Review: French producer Antoine Husson's album as Electric Rescue seems like an unusual choice for John Digweed's Bedrock label. That said, Sonic Architecture does have some connection to the British DJ's dance floor selections, both past and present. "Unaggressive Complexity" could be an update on the break beat of Hybrid that Digweed championed - albeit with an evil Hoover riff at its centre - while the trippy vocal samples and insane tonal blips of the minimal house groover "Deode" is more in keeping with the Bedrock chief's current playlists. Sonic Architecture is more than dance floor tracks however, and the angelic melodies and glitchy sounds of "Dope" and the jingly guitar riffs and careering electronic bassline of "Airy Field" show that Husson has become a serious album artist.

HRDVSION

I Like The Feeling You're Giving Me

Rinse

RINSE 026D
03 Jun 13

I Like The Feeling You're Giving Me - (7:29)

Apocalypse6 - (6:39)

Feel You're Fading - (5:08)

Barcelona - (5:17)

from $1.49

Played by: Shadow Dancer

Review: Canadian techy house maestro HRDVSION (pronounced 'Hardvision', obviously) has always been interested in the experimental side of dance music. Not content with simply learning the tricks of the trade, he admits often that he prefers to constantly try for more difficult, more intriguing ways to approach his sound. This four tracker opens up the listener to his way of thinking in much more detail than a single track could. Sure he aims for the dancefloor, but can't electronic music be a bit deeper, more artistic than that? The acid-trip synths on "Apocalypse6" and the hard techy influences on "Feel You're Fading" make this a buy on sight.

ROLANDO

D & N's

Ostgut Ton Germany

O-TON 066
27 May 13

D & N's - (7:37) 128 BPM

We Will - (7:30) 128 BPM

Filthy - (4:37) 129 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Paul Mac, Joachim Spieth (Affin), Jt86

Review: Ostgut Ton keep their fires of 2013 well stoked with a new EP from Detroit luminary Edinburgh's most illustrious techno import Rolando who first appeared on the famed German imprint and nightclub with the rare white label 12? 5 To 8 released in late 2010. The D & N's EP marks another release in what's becoming an increasingly impressive year for Ostgut Ton, with a Function LP, Panorama Bar mix from Steffi and numerous 12"s already released. Rolando brings the heat across three tracks that are primed with the sinister funk Detroit-inspired drum sequences tailored made for the residential DJ sets of Herr Dettmann and Fengler

MATT WHITEHEAD

A Is For Acid

Perc Trax

PTL 001
31 May 13

A Is For Acid (perc redux) - (4:42)

A Is For Acid (Perc Mod mix) - (5:35) 129 BPM

A Is For Acid (MPIA3 Definition) - (6:19) 129 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Shadow Dancer

Review: Perc Trax Ltd is a sub-division of Perc Trax which will focus on collaborations, reissues and one-off specials. Last year the climbing melodies and peaking acidics of Mat t Whitehead's "A Is For Acid" became a London underground hit, championed by Perc and Truss, aka MPIA3, with Blawan also unleashing it in a Boiler Room set. Whitehead's original mix does not appear on this inaugural Perc Trax Ltd release, but there are no less than two Perc reworks - one of which should come with a warp drive warning attached - and a slamming cover version made by MPIA3 using none of the track's original samples.

AIKEN

Syntagma

Lycaon

LYCAON 004
27 May 13

Syntagma - (6:04) 132 BPM

Syntagma (Agony Forces Vision 1) - (5:55) 126 BPM

Syntagma (Agony Forces Vision 2) - (6:16) 125 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Paul Mac

MARK BROOM

Acid Dik

Power Vacuum

POWVAC 005
04 Jun 13

Acid Dik - (4:35) 128 BPM

Beat Mix - (5:18) 128 BPM

Alarm Rmx - (5:02) 128 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Joachim Spieth (Affin), Shadow Dancer

DETECT AUDIO/ARNAUD LE TEXIER/ANTONIO DE ANGELIS

Minotaur

Retrometro

buy whole release (5 tracks) from ~~$7.45~~ $6.29

505108 3070737
10 Jun 13

Minotaur - (6:07) 127 BPM

Freak Lip - (6:55) 128 BPM

Minotaur (ROD remix) - (6:33) 128 BPM

Minotaur (Antigone remix) - (5:09) 133 BPM

Leading (bonus track) - (5:32) 128 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Paul Mac, Josh Wink, Philippe Petit (Knotweed/Dmt)

Review: Antonio De Angelis and Arnaud Le Texier's collaboration yields a killer pure techno release. The title track features that well-worn but effective combination of surging chords and driving hi hats, but the production is so effortless that it stands apart. The same can be said about "Freak Lip". Tougher and more percussive than the title track, the duo use dubby basslines and insistent Morse Code bleeps to create a heads-down Millsian affair. "Leading" is cut from a similar cloth, but is more grainy and frenetic, while the remixes come from Antigone and ROD. The former is a pacy affair, while on the latter, the Dutch producer drops a drum-heavy, percussive workout.

JOEFARR

Clock

Turbo Canada

TURBO 146
03 Jun 13

Clock - (5:29) 125 BPM

Big Jeff - (5:30) 128 BPM

What Goes Around - (5:20) 126 BPM

Uncle B - (6:31) 128 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Shadow Dancer, Aka Tell (A.g.trio), Joefarr

Review: Tiga's mission to reposition Turbo as a techno label continues with Clock. The title track is stomping and full-on, its concrete beats pushed to the point of distortion, its bassline sounding like a sped-up version of an 80s EBM bass. Joefarr continues with his journey into the noisy side of techno on "Big Jeff", with grainy drums supporting a cut-up vocal sample and agresisive, filtered builds. Meanwhile, "What Goes Around" is more stripped back and jacking, while "Uncle B" is decidedly groovy, its rough percussion and throbbing rhythm playing host to a pitched down vocal and insistent riffs. Fans of early Neil Landstrumm and Relief should check out Clock.

CARL FINLOW

Boot Loop EP

Electrix Recordings

ELECTRIX 002
27 May 13

Conduit - (6:10) 129 BPM

Hashtag - (5:55) 130 BPM

Conduit (Volsocs Orange Problem remix) - (6:08) 129 BPM

Hashtag (Radioactiveman remix) - (6:44) 129 BPM

Hashtag (Fleck Esc remix) - (6:20) 133 BPM

Hashtag (C Mantle remix) - (5:33) 129 BPM

from $1.49

PAULA TEMPLE

Colonized (Traktor Remix Set)

R&S

Traktor Remix Set for Paula Temple's 'Colonized' on R&S Records

RS 1307TRS
03 Jun 13

$5.15

FEMME EN FOURRURE

36-26-36

Convex Industries

buy whole release (12 tracks) from ~~$17.88~~ $10.99

CONVEXLP 003
03 Jun 13

Sunburn - (5:05)

Cleopatra - (3:59)

Golden Sssh - (6:05)

Bound - (5:02)

Pretty Boy - (3:40)

2003 - (5:01)

Soft Ice - (5:11)

Watcher - (3:10)

Letter To My Brother - (4:44)

Aids - (5:04)

Soft Ice (Audionite remix) - (6:54)

Watcher (South London Ordnance remix) - (8:49)

from $1.49

Played by: Shadow Dancer

Review: Femme En Fourrure's tagline, which reads: "Music made for DJs and catwalks; also: for nightly promenades and oceanside sexin'", truly captures the image of the music for its grungy, lopsided UK house flair. Marking the first outside artist on Jon Convex's Convex Industries, Femme En Fourrure have appeared on a few EPs, but this twelve track showdown really gets the ball rolling, starting from the beachy, synth-ridden hymns of "Sunburst" to the meandering and militant two-step roller that is "Golden Sssh", the semi-house-semi-Metalheadz stomp of the inimitable "Bound" and even the straighter but edgier house roller called "2003", these guys clearly know what they're doing. Pure, straight-up electronic diversions for the smaller hours.

DAVE THE DRUMMER

Heart Of Stone

Nightmare Factory

100528 51
31 May 13

Heart Of Stone - (8:03) 133 BPM

Heart Of Stone (Bjoern Torwellen remix) - (6:02) 127 BPM

Heart Of Stone (Electrorites remix) - (6:52) 128 BPM

Shard Of Glass - (7:23) 129 BPM

Shard Of Glass (Deh-Noizer reboot) - (6:46) 130 BPM

Shard Of Glass (A Paul remix) - (6:02) 127 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Paul Langley

CHRIS PAGE

Corpus Delicti EP

Decoy

DECOY 02
27 May 13

Counterfeit Innovator - (6:31) 128 BPM

Counterfeit Innovator (Chris Finke remix) - (5:49) 128 BPM

Corpus Delicti - (7:40) 126 BPM

Corpus Delicti (Blawan remix) - (6:05) 129 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Joachim Spieth (Affin), Mattias Fridell

KIRK DEGIORGIO/BEN SIMS

Strike

Machine Label

M 02
27 May 13

Strike - (7:44) 126 BPM

Guardian Angel - (6:05) 127 BPM

Strike (Kirk Degiorgio remix) - (5:03) 127 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Paul Langley, Henderick Aka Thelonious Funk, Shadow Dancer

RODHAD

Spomeniks EP

Token Belgium

TOKEN 30D
03 Jun 13

Buzludzha - (6:30) 126 BPM

Spomeniks - (7:04) 128 BPM

Energomash - (7:12) 128 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Laurent Garnier

Review: Thanks to his sets at Berghain and releases for the Dystopian label, Rodhad is very much a Berlin phenomenon. However, this release for Kr!z' Token label should see him reach a wider audience. "Buzludzha" starts up with dense rhythms and insistent bleeps, but it's the esoteric, spooky textures that lend it a mysterious quality. "Energomash" is a straighter techno tool, enhanced by dry percussion and effective acid builds, while the title track sees Rodhad really prove his mettle. Focused on the dance floor like "Energomash", its bleepy rhythm veers into a dreamy segue that sounds more atmospheric than a dawn stroll through a snow-covered forest.

ANGY KORE

Dirty Dancing

Masters Of Disaster Germany

MASTERS 105
27 May 13

Dirty Dancing - (7:37) 128 BPM

Point Of View - (7:24) 130 BPM

Point Of View (Klaudia Gawlas remix) - (7:28) 126 BPM

from $1.49

ERIK TRONIK

Orange Roofs EP

Mekanism

buy whole release (7 tracks) from ~~$10.43~~ $8.29

MK 0022
27 May 13

Orange Roofs - (6:43) 128 BPM

Orange Roofs (A Paul remix) - (5:29) 131 BPM

Orange Roofs (A Paul hardfunk) - (5:26) 129 BPM

Orange Roofs (A Paul re-funk) - (5:29) 131 BPM

Orange Roofs (Vegim remix) - (7:30) 128 BPM

Grey Buildings (Peder Slow remake) - (7:04) 120 BPM

Grey Buildings - (6:44) 128 BPM

from $1.49

KIRK DEGIORGIO

SambaTek

Far Out Recordings

505545 3690044
03 Jun 13

Babilania (Rick Wilhite remix) - (7:39) 126 BPM

Babilania (Rick Wilhite dub) - (7:45) 128 BPM

Borel (NX1 remix) - (6:51)

Morro Da Formiga (Spatial remix) - (6:14) 129 BPM

from $1.49

VARIOUS

Sound Pellegrino Presents SND PE Vol 1

Sound Pellegrino

buy whole release (15 tracks) from ~~$22.35~~ $13.49

44197
17 Jun 13

Ben Butler/Mousepad - "Still Moving" - (4:25)

Matthias Zimmermann/SCNTST - "Rick" - (6:16)

Orgasmic - "Diamond Falls" - (5:39) 160 BPM

The Phantom - "Cruising" - (6:16)

Jean Nipon/Koyote - "RMS (To Steve)" - (5:00)

123Mrk - "Can't Believe" - (5:17)

Nicolas Malinowsky - "Skateboarder" - (3:28)

K-Lagane - "Bump" - (5:11)

TWR72 - "Heat" - (5:52)

Surkin/Todd Edwards - "I Want You Back" (Canblaster rework) - (3:07) 140 BPM

Modeselektor/Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team - "Negativity" - (4:57)

Djejotronic/Maelstrom - "Buran" - (6:20)

Eero Johannes - "Real Virtuality" - (4:20)

Matthias Zimmermann - "Jeffrey" (bonus track) - (5:40) 159 BPM

Orgasmic - "SND PE Vol 1" (trailer mixed by Orgasmic) - (4:09)

from $1.49

2BROTHERS ITALY

Room

Crosstech

buy whole release (2 tracks) from ~~$2.98~~ $2.79

CRT 072
27 May 13

Black Room - (6:18) 125 BPM

White Room - (5:57) 125 BPM

from $1.49

HEADLESS HORSEMAN

Headless Horseman 002

Headless Horseman

HDL 002
03 Jun 13

Decapitation - (7:13) 124 BPM

Graveyard (Perc remix) - (7:05) 124 BPM

Graveyard - (5:58) 124 BPM

from $1.49

Review: Anonymous hand-stamped white label techno isn't exactly unique these days, but Headless Horseman is at least having fun with their anonymity, adopting a faintly nightmarish persona through which to deliver his music. Thankfully his productions more than live up to the presentation; "Decapitation" sounds like it would be capable of doing just that, combining slamming industrial kicks with a razor edged synth arpeggio delivering doom-laden discordant tones. "Graveyard" meanwhile delivers something altogether more gothic, with a halfstep rhythm that concentrates more on atmosphere than the dance; this makes Perc's remix the perfect counterpart, filling in the gaps with industrial stabs and a more floor-friendly rhythm.

EIGHT MILES HIGH

Lost Tracks

Running Back Germany

buy whole release (5 tracks) from ~~$7.45~~ $6.29

RBEMH-1
27 May 13

Outtake - (7:03) 134 BPM

Razor Dub - (4:39) 129 BPM

Loop 01 - (4:39) 133 BPM

Loop 02 - (4:49) 133 BPM

Loop 04 - (4:04) 133 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Shadow Dancer

Review: Essential fare from the highly respected pairing of Roman Flugel and Running Back, with the ever inventive German artist digging into his personal archives for Gerd Janson's excellent label as Eight Miles High. Consisting of two full tracks and a triplet of B Side loops, Flugel apparently rescued these productions from some old DAT Tapes (hopefully found in his basement) and they find the prolific producer very much "wearing a techno helmet." The fact that the Lost Tracks 12 arrives with descriptive terms such as strange, dark, heavy, loop, high speed, EBM and industrial should offer some indication what to expect. Indeed lead track "Outtake" sounds like the perfect moment deep into the night at Robert Johnson distilled onto record.

ROBERTO CAPUANO

Sweet Willy

Analytic Trail

800391 2201055
03 Jun 13

Sweet Willy - (6:56) 128 BPM

Sharpness - (6:54) 129 BPM

Sharpness (Spektre remix) - (7:38) 125 BPM

Groovin - (6:31) 128 BPM

from $1.49

HYETAL

Modern Worship

True Panther US

buy whole release (12 tracks) from ~~$15.49~~ $7.81

744861 609568
05 Jun 13

Forefathers - (4:30) 78 BPM

The City Is Ours - (3:28) 138 BPM

Playing The Game - (4:24) 81 BPM

Lake Rider - (4:29) 92 BPM

Northwest Passage - (4:48) 123 BPM

Left - (4:35) 117 BPM

Moving Statues - (3:45) 100 BPM

Lovers - (3:49) 81 BPM

Jam The Network - (3:06) 85 BPM

1000 Lights - (3:38) 134 BPM

Cloud Bridge - (1:44) 92 BPM

Four Walls - (4:11) 76 BPM

from $1.29

Lucid Sounds Vol 8: A Fine & Deep Sonic Flow Of Club House Electro Minimal & Techno

VARIOUS

Lucid Sounds Vol 8: A Fine & Deep Sonic Flow Of Club House Electro Minimal & Techno

Lucidflow

buy whole release (23 tracks) from ~~$34.27~~ $15.99

DCD 025
23 May 13

Various - "Lucid Sounds Eight" (continuous DJ mix by Nadja Lind) - (1:03:08) 125 BPM

Nadja Lind & Paul Loraine - "Making A Difference" (Funk D'Void remix) - (6:37) 120 BPM

MoodWarp & Quintin Christian & Vandermeer - "Illusion" (David Alvarado remix) - (8:49) 125 BPM

Klartraum - "Aaron" - (8:19) 120 BPM

Grunbox & Nadja Lind - "High Heels Trap" (Helmut Ebritsch Table Dance remix) - (6:54) 124 BPM

Nadja Lind - "Limbus" (D Diggler remix) - (7:56) 126 BPM

Klartraum - "Spiral Dynamics" - (7:23) 124 BPM

Grunbox & Nadja Lind - "Shy Downtown" - (6:57) 123 BPM

Nadja Lind & Paul Loraine - "Making A Difference" (Silicone Soul Hypnohouse dub) - (7:58) 126 BPM

MoodWarp & Quintin Christian & Vandermeer - "Illusion" - (6:41) 121 BPM

Nadja Lind - "Limbus" (Paul Loraine Absent Without Leave remake) - (6:50) 123 BPM

Klartraum - "Kazantrip" - (6:50) 125 BPM

Grunbox & Nadja Lind - "High Heels Trap" - (6:53) 124 BPM

Klartraum - "Indian Spirit" - (9:05) 122 BPM

MoodWarp & Quintin Christian & Vandermeer - "Illusion" (Hatikvah remix) - (8:40) 121 BPM

Nadja Lind - "Limbus" - (7:45) 124 BPM

Klartraum - "The Void" - (11:40) 120 BPM

Weisses Licht - "Travelling" - (6:38) 118 BPM

Nadja Lind - "Sorry Books" (Yapacc remix) - (10:23) 123 BPM

Trinity & Beyond - "Gone Fisson" (Deepchild remix) - (9:37) 125 BPM

Klartraum - "Causal Waves" - (8:10) 123 BPM

Nadja Lind - "Sorry Books" - (6:55) 126 BPM

Trinity & Beyond - "Melville Lane" - (6:00) 124 BPM

from $1.49

DRUMLOCH

Insomnia EP

Pragmatik Recordings

buy whole release (8 tracks) from ~~$11.92~~ $9.29

PR 08
24 May 13

Insomnia - (6:24) 125 BPM

Insomnia (Michael Schwarz remix) - (6:49) 129 BPM

Insomnia (Mike Maass remix) - (7:42) 126 BPM

Insomnia (GO!DIVA remix) - (6:16) 125 BPM

Insomnia (Mike Wall remix) - (7:45) 129 BPM

Insomnia (Cortechs remix) - (9:39) 126 BPM

Insomnia (Horn Porn remix) - (6:51) 126 BPM

Insomnia (Flex Long View remix) - (6:03) 124 BPM

from $1.49

VARIOUS

Twilight Techno Sessions Vol 8

LW Recordings

buy whole release (25 tracks) from ~~$37.25~~ $15.99

LWTTS 08
06 Jun 13

Martin Brunelli - "Exit" - (6:58) 124 BPM

Clutch Slip - "Pelters" (Danny Smith remix) - (6:45) 128 BPM

Flash Grey - "Space" (Original Mix) - (6:30) 128 BPM

Substantive Gee - "Dylann" (Matt Whittet remix) - (9:48) 128 BPM

Ed Sirat - "July" - (8:39) 128 BPM

Peet & Breeth - "Spring Prayer" (instrumental version) - (8:34) 124 BPM

Jmix - "El Alma Triste" - (7:14) 135 BPM

Daniel Allen - "Filthy Vacation" (John Reyes remix) - (6:38) 126 BPM

Hideyoshi - "Time Flies" (Hideyoshi Tokyo remix) - (8:40) 118 BPM

Julixo - "Last Chamber" (Stefano Infusino remix) - (6:24) 126 BPM

Ruslan Cross - "Blackpoint" - (7:06) 128 BPM

Marko Nastic - "Free Access" (Speedy & Kobaya remix) - (6:29) 126 BPM

Deeplift - "Spectrum" - (7:11) 127 BPM

Dan Pitch - "Blast" - (8:00) 128 BPM

Garett White - "Salsa" - (6:05) 140 BPM

Bagagee Viphex13 - "Padak Padak" - (7:05) 128 BPM

Andre Rigg - "Ocean Mood" (Kreisel remix) - (6:56) 126 BPM

Yxel - "MELOPE" (Jeremy Clane remix) - (6:52) 128 BPM

Articledisco - "We Said Different" - (6:31) 127 BPM

Metaplazmus - "Move" - (7:10) 128 BPM

Sergio Pardo - "Stalled" - (6:47) 130 BPM

Sin Sin - "Outperforming" - (10:12) 127 BPM

Denoizerz - "Physics" (Dr Bread remix) - (6:40) 112 BPM

The GBR Project - "Damaged" (feat Shavina - Paul Skutch remix) - (7:09) 129 BPM

Hiab - "The Trap" - (9:03) 129 BPM

from $1.49

ZEITGEBER

Zeitgeber

Stroboscopic Artefacts Germany

buy whole release (8 tracks) from ~~$11.92~~ $9.29

SALP 001
10 Jun 13

Closely Related - (3:26) 147 BPM

These Rhythms - (3:11) 144 BPM

Skin - (4:40)

None Of Their Defects - (7:24) 129 BPM

From Here - (8:03) 113 BPM

Now Imagine - (10:12) 130 BPM

Before They Wake - (6:14)

Display 24 - (8:26)

from $1.49

Review: Two well-known techno names come together, but will Speedy J's age and experience prevail over Lucy's hunger for experimentation? Happily, Zeitgeber avoids this situation and both producers complement one another, either taking turns to assume responsibility or working so closely that their talents dovetail seamlessly. The found sounds and glitchy percussion of "These Rhythms" and "None of their Defects" are by-products of Lucy's approach, while "Skin" sees Speedy J revisit early 90s trance techno with a robot vocal rambling away in the background. But when their creative footprints are indistinguishable the best results occur: in particular, the stepping rhythms and gamelan drums of "From Here", which also features half-heard sounds and drones, unite Paap and Lucy in one gloriously abstract arrangement.

VERNON FELICITY

Dawning EP

MOS Holland

MOS 019
10 Jun 13

Dawning - (5:57)

Breaking Silence - (7:10) 124 BPM

Wrong Notion - (5:49) 118 BPM

3 - (8:04)

from $1.49

Played by: Shadow Dancer

Review: Is Boris Bunnik capable of releasing a sub-standard record? Hot on the heels of his excellent Versalife album comes Dawning, recorded as Vernon Felicity. Like a halfway house between his Conforce sound and the more reflective end of Versalife, Dawning inhabits a dreamy, synth-laden netherworld, where low-slung, jacking rhythms and ghostly synths prevail. This combination is audible on the title track, but Bunnik impresses most on "Wrong Notion", with its wiry acidic framework and angelic chords and "3". Forsaking the jacking rhythm that makes "Dawning" and "Breaking Silence" such groovy propositions, "3" is bathed in a glow of introspective synths.

VARIOUS

Confronted Pt 5: Techno Collection

Recovery Tech

buy whole release (20 tracks) from ~~$29.80~~ $15.99

RTCOMP 280
23 May 13

Elon & Lauren Ritter - "Juntos" - (7:19) 126 BPM

Derek Marin - "Cut The Line" (Myers Briggs remix) - (6:00) 126 BPM

H2 - "Chapter One" - (6:08) 120 BPM

Marc Houle - "Juno 6660" - (5:09) 120 BPM

Arne Michel - "Good Bye / Danke" - (5:00) 122 BPM

Timid Boy - "Oh Oh Do It" - (8:25) 122 BPM

Phage - "Silhouette" - (7:03) 125 BPM

Format B - "Between The Lines" - (7:21) 124 BPM

Michael Knop - "Aweheh" - (7:21) 123 BPM

Tomy Declerque - "The Funny Man" - (8:28) 125 BPM

Noah Pred - "Jizo Pod" - (6:34) 124 BPM

Julian Jeweil - "Cube" - (6:15) 128 BPM

Jon Gurd - "The Heat" (Caytas & Patz remix) - (7:31) 126 BPM

Astronivo - "Rost" (Alberto Pascual remix) - (6:12) 125 BPM

Dubbler - "Tensjon" - (7:15) 128 BPM

Gabry C - "Samurai" - (7:43) 128 BPM

Vegim - "X8" - (6:30) 123 BPM

Limacon - "Rubber Bump" (Mike Shannon remix) - (7:38) 126 BPM

AnGy CoRe - "Panic Day" - (7:06) 128 BPM

Niereich - "Creaking Material" - (6:38) 126 BPM

from $1.49

MYK DERILL

Unison EP

Knotweed

KW 010
24 May 13

Facial Features - (6:03) 127 BPM

Omage - (5:28) 122 BPM

See - (7:17) 123 BPM

Synda - (5:14) 125 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Philippe Petit (Knotweed/Dmt), Jt86

Review: Most techno releases focus on a specific sound - by contrast, Unison manages to combine a range of styles. "Facial Features" is the dance floor slayer on the release, its hissing percussion and slamming beats combining with glacial chord progressions to create a peak-time affair with style and intelligence. By contrast, "Omage" is all about stripped backbeats and a slurred vocal in French that is reminiscent of the minimal house anthem, "Mumbling, Yeah". "See" is more up to date, with a stepping rhythm underpinning dramatic chords, while "Synda" sees Derill deploy a heavier, straighter rhythm, but one that is underpinned by dubby textures.

DAVID MOLEON/DAVE MOL

Time Out

Wazz Music

WAZZMUSIC 001
03 Jun 13

Time Out - (6:52) 136 BPM

Summer Time - (7:03) 137 BPM

Optimal Side - (6:29) 138 BPM

Zelda - (6:44) 137 BPM

from $1.49

GONCALO M

Buttons I Engage EP

Global Techno Movement

GTM 001
01 Jun 13

Buttons I Engage - (5:57) 136 BPM

Wide Range - (6:08) 138 BPM

Hi-Q Mode - (6:13) 138 BPM

Technological App - (6:12) 139 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Paul Langley

SANCTUMS

Modern Math 001

Modern Math Recordings

MM 001
27 May 13

Thirst Or Land - (5:02) 116 BPM

Tympanum - (4:35) 115 BPM

Satellite Past Tense - (5:56) 120 BPM

Magnum Opiate - (4:10) 112 BPM

Jaguar (Silence In Presence) - (5:10) 116 BPM

Pyramid Scheme - (5:09) 118 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Modern Math Recordings

EXIUM

A Sensible Alternative To Emotion

Polegroup

buy whole release (10 tracks) from ~~$14.90~~ $10.99

POLEGROUP 016
03 Jun 13

Dronid - (4:36) 123 BPM

Massless Particle - (4:52) 125 BPM

Parallel Computing - (4:41)

Absolute Magnitude - (5:53) 128 BPM

Biosh - (5:11) 123 BPM

Dagma - (2:34) 165 BPM

Cimmerian Trail - (6:32) 120 BPM

Novakron - (5:49) 123 BPM

Nucleoid - (5:40) 127 BPM

The 12th Planet - (5:19) 123 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Advanced Human (Aka. DJ Hi-Shock), Mattias Fridell

Review: Exium continue to strengthen their working relationship with Pole Recordings, gracing Oscar Mulero's label with A Sensible Alternative To Emotion, their second studio album. Having spent over a decade refining their own vision of hard edged techno, Exium use this platform of a second album to expand on their established sound, at times easing down the tempos and intensity for a more balanced listen across the 10 tracks. Productions such as the granite heavy "Massless Particle" or tunnelling abstraction of "Absolute Magnitude" demonstrate this is no drastic departure from the Exium sound but there's an equal consideration for melodic arrangements and more subdued moments.

DJ OVERDOSE

The Future Of The Planet EP

Lunar Disko

buy whole release (5 tracks) from ~~$7.45~~ $6.29

LDR 13
03 Jun 13

Housing The House - (6:19) 125 BPM

Sandokan - (4:19) 120 BPM

141 Gates - (5:16) 141 BPM

Slave - (4:15) 135 BPM

Nibiru - (5:02) 127 BPM

from $1.49

ROBERT ARMANI

Arrow

Chiwax Germany

CCE 003
05 Jun 13

Muzik Man - (4:51) 129 BPM

Arrow - (4:43) 123 BPM

Poison Mind (feat Alvin Carr) - (6:11) 131 BPM

The Power - (4:54) 136 BPM

from $1.49

ATPROJECT

Ego War

Elektrax Recordings

ELEK 187
06 Jun 13

Ego War - (6:01) 130 BPM

Ego War (Carara remix) - (9:14) 136 BPM

Ego War (Andreas Kremer remix) - (9:01) 135 BPM

from $1.49

VARIOUS

Techno Wall 3

Music Is The Answer

buy whole release (20 tracks) from ~~$29.80~~ $15.99

BELIEVE
06 Jun 13

ZweiGen - "Schmidtchen Schleicher" - (7:26) 123 BPM

Voko - "This Summer" - (6:03) 127 BPM

Syn & Roc - "Sonne Mond & Sterne" - (6:50) 128 BPM

Filter Cutz - "Morning Bells" (Laia remix) - (6:15) 128 BPM

Mr. Dynamic - "The Power Of Past 2012" (original re-edit) - (9:41) 126 BPM

Toby Montana & Dan Caster - "Run On Flat" - (8:20) 126 BPM

Grunhauser - "When Image Makes No Sense" - (6:07) 130 BPM

Magvay & Novskyy - "White Corner" (Brain Pitcher remix) - (6:18) 129 BPM

Mr Vee - "Maximal Expander" - (5:15) 129 BPM

As(x)at - "Winter Melody" - (6:31) 127 BPM

Maria Edesse - "Atrium" - (7:05) 128 BPM

Filter Cutz - "Zinkro" - (6:45) 127 BPM

Steve Bridge - "Ramses" - (8:21) 125 BPM

JD Miller & 2Rullo - "The Bell" - (5:57) 129 BPM

As(x)at - "Touch The Sky" - (6:25) 128 BPM

Damir Ludvig & Ivana Masic - "Things" (Damir Pushkar remix) - (6:45) 123 BPM

Lars Wickinger - "Bondage Blood" - (7:15) 126 BPM

Paul Commy - "Speed Racer" - (3:13) 130 BPM

Miss Kiyami & Dario Rodriguez - "What The Fuck" - (6:04) 127 BPM

The Plastique - "Affliction" - (6:45) 126 BPM

from $1.49

ALEXANDER JOHANSON

Counter Pulse Series 9

Counter Pulse

CP 009
11 Jun 13

Manuva (part 1) - (8:03) 129 BPM

Manuva (Damien Schneider remix - part 1) - (7:16) 129 BPM

Manuva (part 2) - (7:46)

Manuva (Mattias Fridell remix - part 2) - (6:51) 128 BPM

from $1.49

Played by: Advanced Human (Aka. DJ Hi-Shock), Mattias Fridell

STRCK

Formulation EP

NuLabel