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Audiopile Review: Saying that Juan Atkins is a techno legend… Well, that’s obviously an understatement. He is one of the Belleville Three, after all. And, as such, he is one of the people who undeniably invented techno. His work with Cybotron and those classic Model 500 12”s helped set the...
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mindSET is the ninth album from enigmatic producer SW., directly following this summer’s excursion into his trademark techno, IDM and bleep soundscapes, on the myDEFINITIONS Vol II album. But with his mindSET album SW. takes a left turn, as pioneers often do, and we find ourselves on the lesser traveled...
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Gatefold double LP version on 180 gram vinyl. Includes download code. Last copies available in this deluxe format... In My Room presents Lost, the third full-length venture from Anders Trentemøller. Lost, much like its predecessor Into the Great Wide Yonder, serves not only as a logical continuation of his work,...
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Vinyl reissue of Trentemøller's groundbreaking debut album. Includes all of the 13 songs on vinyl for the first time. Trentemøller's debut album remains one of the few genre-defining and groundbreaking albums in many regards. It's still being praised for its composition and sound design alike, and sounds as fresh and...
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Ambien Baby is the collaborative project by D Tiffany and NAP, which serves as a borderless zone for both friends to channel a freewheeling experimentation with whatever sounds they happen to be jiving with in the moment. Simply put, Ambien Baby is two BFF's letting loose with no rules, just...
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Little is known about the origins of this project, grasping the curiosity of many 90's trance diggers, this mysterious EP was originally released in 1994 on the now defunct London based label ITP Recordings. Presenting 3 tracks that dive deep into the trancy electronics of the time, going well into...
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Nina recorded "tarde" in her bedroom 3 years ago and wanted the song to keep the same intimate feeling as when she recorded it. The result is a dark love song about love so strong, it could almost break you. David Lohlein and Alex Wilcox delivered perky remixes that are...
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First released over 30 years ago, this EP, as with Volumes 1 & 2, is where The Future Sound Of London started in 1991, these tracks under their pseudonyms. All four tracks were instrumental in establishing a new genre of electronica within dance music. They were ahead of their time...
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The instantly warm and inviting "Did You Love Me?" has been a secret tool of LNS and DJ Sotofett for the greater part of the season. With it's strings and pads, classic house breakbeats and driving bassline the white label was mistakenly called "the proper house remix of Current 82"....
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DJ Sotofett presents a double 12inch with 8 strictly underground & classic Techno tracks. The album features regular collaborators LNS, L.A. 2000, Ronny Nyheim and Zarate_Fix while scanning through a set of tracks designed for DJ Sotofett's resident nights at Berlin's Tresor club. Energy driven Dub-Techno, overtonal and percussive Acid,...
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Belgian techno tastemaker Charlotte de Witte is back with the brand new Sanctum EP containing vocals of Marion Di Napoli. The release arrives the week after this year's Amsterdam Dance Event from October 16th - 20th and just ahead of her return to LA on November 2nd, where she will...
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Objekt launches his new label, Kapsela, with a 10-year anniversary reissue of his lauded production ‘Ganzfeld’. An ambitious, evocative electro/IDM epic with cavernous drums and a riotously funky bass solo, Ganzfeld was initially released in 2014 on Leisure System as the B-side of Hypnagogia, a split EP with Detroit electro...
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With a remix and a compilation cameo already under his belt, Canadian figurehead Priori makes his Kalahari return for the debut proper. 3 squelchy incursions complete with a hefty remix from fellow Oyster Cult acolyte Sansibar. Known for traversing breezy, horizontal zones, the NAFF co-founder sets downbeat and ambient concerns...
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DRIVETRAIN “That Detroit” Pure electro, unfiltered and unrelenting. From the subs to the robotic, it’s all Detroit. “Destination” Intelligently spirited techno, manufactured with the aggressive punch to command body movement. JANI HO “Ripple In Time” The evolution of minimal, hypnotic syncopation, precisely characterized with tireless charisma. “Violent Delay” Applied science...
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To mark the 10th anniversary of Gidge's landmark album Autumn Bells on Atomnation, the label has assembled a brand-new box-set reissue. This deluxe and expanded edition features a 60-page photo book, poster, the original double album plus a nine-track bonus vinyl with alternative edits and demo tracks from the time,...
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Lucy Duncombe embroiders her signature vocal synthesis on a remarkable cover of Bonnie Beecher’s one-off, cult ballad ‘Come Wander With Me’, a pearlescent gem exemplary of Modern Love’s guess-again, gotta-get-‘em-all 7” shellings - RIYL Maria Chavez, Kara-Lis Coverdale, Laurie Anderson, Nozomu Matsumoto, Niecy Blues. Highly regarded for a pair of...
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Audiopile Review: Music From Memory follow-up their triumphant Virtual Dreams comp with a second volume that zeroes in on the concurrent and wildly fecund Japanese IDM, ambient-techno and chill out scene of the’ 90s. While the first volume contained names familiar to even those who may only dabble...
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Beat machine freak duo Bill Converse and Patricia (Max Ravitz) present 380/750, a new EP on Acid Test that blends the two producers' singular styles to form an emotive "introspection on the dance floor" experience over the course of four tracks. Recorded at Ravitz's Brooklyn studio over the course of...
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The word "resistance" is deeply embedded in the ethos of techno. For her debut release on the Tresor Records, the British artist and Tresor resident, Imogen, explores the concept of resilience; a related and equally vital concept. Taking its name from a theological term meaning a fundamental change of mind...
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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....
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To celebrate its 30th anniversary, Plastikman's redefining acid techno masterpiece Sheet One has been mastered from the original tapes and reissued on vinyl via Mute and NovaMute. Released on double BioVinyl packaged in environmentally friendly wrapping. Released in 1993 on Mute's subsidiary label NovaMute, this record was the debut for...
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5x driving techno tracks from the always reliable Zenker Bros. Ilian Tape just can't seem to miss these days!...
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Outer space or Cyber space, you decide… Fantasy or an urban introduction into the vast possibilities of the internet? Honoring sci fi heroes, citing inspiration, or something more sinister?...
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Essential 90's Techno reissue alert from Wildplanet, originally released on 430 West. Big!...
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Audiopile Review: One of Vancouver’s best kept secrets has got to be Jesse Bru, who has been quietly dishing 12”s across a dozen+ labels since first arriving in 2013 with his debut EP on the Heart To Heart imprint. Though he already has one full length release under his belt,...
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Audiopile Review: In the early 2000s, there were three distinct wings of the emerging glitch scene. Perhaps the most well-known was the cerebral sound pioneered by the Mille Plateaux label, whose founder Achim Szepanski tragically passed away a couple of weeks ago. Then you had the punk pranksterism of Mego,...
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Maelstrom returns to Central Processing Unit for the fourth time, and it's the one born Joan-Mael Péneau's lengthiest drop on the Sheffield label yet. The French artist has been a mainstay in the European electro game since the 2000s, and Malestrom brings that experience to bear on new LP The...
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Mika Vainio was recoording a new Ø-album since 2014. He almost got it ready before his too early passing in 2017. Mika's girlfriend Rikke Lundgreen from Oslo has been going through his notes, numerous versions and takes of the album treacks. Now the collection of the tracks is completed. There...
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All killer, no filler type biz as Naarm hardware donny Furious Frank makes his Oyster Cult return. Strictly dancefloor wreckers from beginning to end. Girder-strength rhythm and driving, direct torque on the menu as Frank opts in favour of club-ready ordnance. Those with a taste for the rough n’ ready...
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Barna mainstay oma totem is dishing out the cerebral and dubby like it’s nobody’s business. 3 tripped-out accelerators courtesy of the Oyster Cult debutant, complete with an OK EG rework for good measure. No messing with this purveyor of reverb-drenched dynamics and fractal polyrhythm. But this time, rather than the...
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1998 Japanese deep techno EP originally released in limited quantities on the short lived Tokyo based Metro Juice Records. To date it remains the sole release of Sohei Nagasawa aka Cocoo, becoming a favourite for fans of stripped back percussive and earthy techno. Includes two new remixes....
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Model 500's "Deep Space," released in 1995, is a landmark album in electronic and techno music, crafted by Detroit pioneer Juan Atkins. This work seamlessly combines atmospheric textures with pulsating beats, reflecting the innovative spirit of the Detroit techno scene. With tracks like "The Chase" and...
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Floating Points announces forthcoming album, ‘Cascade’ via Ninja Tune. ‘Cascade’ is available on black vinyl, limited edition universal sparkle indie exclusive vinyl, and CD. ‘Cascade’ pushes Floating Points’ sound forward into new places. The eight songs here are allowed to smoulder and spark for up to eight minutes at a...
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Audiopile Review: In 1990s Berlin, Robert Henke, the main dude behind Monolake, was known as the techie of the techno scene. Emerging from the Basic Channel-sponsored dub techno clique, Henke initially made music that was simple in structure but deeply complex in texture. Given his techie proclivities, it’s no surprise...
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DJ Stingray 313's Industry 4.0 EP is a sonic exploration into modern manufacturing concepts and the impact on humanity. Moods and titles across the EP cover artificial intelligence ("Large Language Model"), the internet, and robotics ("Multi-Functional Robotics" and "Sensor Data") -- all set to his signature high-energy, industrial, cyborg-style productions....
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Buoyant, spirited, and merging the cultural influences of the Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, and Lebanon, Moaïs debuts on 1432R like a cool glass of water. This EP blends his African influences with modern and informed house traditions, building a sound that’s energetic and timeless. It’s music colored by...
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Blank Mind presents three sublime versions of Big Hands’ ‘Girde Maye / Astere’ from Tammo Hesselink, Notte Infinita and Paperclip Minimiser - originally released on the Ossario EP in 2021. Though playful in nature, and not overtly political - the lyrics explore identity and geographical boundaries. As the artist explains...
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Patcool was recorded alongside DOO411 in 2017 at our first studio in pre-A.I. mile ex. The original self-review accompanying the email with the track (“i think it’s engaging enough to fuk wit”) proved to be true over the years, and we have kept the track frozen and perfectly preserved so...
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RAWAX proudly presents the second release by Ricardo Villalobos on his own series! This time we have the honor to release Ricardo under his Termiten Alias. "Nordhorn" came originally out on LINEAR in 2002. The release will be re-mastered and vinyl only - don't sleep!...
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‘Seven hundred and fifty loops’ mints SnPLO co-op label Pin with a brace of drum loops swept up in heady filter chicanery and FX. Built between respective bases in Montreal and Berlin, their first EP fathoms a range between trippy, hardgrooving disco-techno loops coruscating like a Porter Ricks cut, thru...
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Audiopile Review: Sublime Records, the boundary pushing Japanese electronic imprint, celebrates 30 years by reissuing a pair of their classics, released at the start of their three decade run. First up is Ken Ishii’s Reference To Difference, which makes its vinyl debut here. Reference lands in the middle of a...
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Reissue of Future Sound of Melbourne's iconic "Melodia" EP, after the success of Meglamania and "Barefoot in Sydney". Originally released in 1992 as a maxi two song record, and now added two extra bonus tracks, this timeless collection of tracks, meticulously remastered by Damian Schwartz, promises to ignite dancefloors festivities...
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Audiopile Review: Finnish producer and sax stylist Jimi Tenor is certainly a square peg. He might even seem inexplicable to anyone who didn’t experience that specific version of the 90s. How did someone associated with austere techno label Sähkö (home of Pan Sonic) end up making albums like 2000’s ‘Out...
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Audiopile Review: We’ve been bumping a lot of Sandwell District recently, and we cannot get enough of that dark, minimal techno sound. Luckily, Sandwell founder Karl ‘Regis’ O’Connor has us covered with the new album from British Murder Boys, ‘Active Agents and House Boys’. BMB is a collaboration between Regis...
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Both cuts find Demdike in wickedly rambunctious mood, the a-side ‘Junk’ weaving gated filters and squashed subs into the gynoid vocal delivery of Alice Merida Richards, formerly of baroque pop band Virginia Wing, and here giving it a full Nico via Trish Keenan thing. Imagine the Chain Reaction label doing...
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In the realm of computer-generated music, all compositions are essentially binary, consisting of zeros and ones, representing data and information. Within this binary structure, every musical event exists amidst a backdrop of unchosen possibilities, creating a sense of absence and mourning for what could have been. The bittersweet emotional quality...
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Audiopile Review: Right from the opening track of slow strings and crackling ambience on “Everything Forgotten Flows”, long-time listeners of Priori will surely recognize the Montreal-based producer and head of NAFF is moving into new territory. While his 2020 debut, On A Nimbus, as well as the follow-up, Your Own...
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Audiopile Review: Our Record of the Week is the self-titled 1996 debut from Wolfgang Voigt’s Gas project. Finally reissued by Voigt’s Kompakt label as a deluxe 3LP set, this is an essential part of any serious electronic music fan’s record collection. The Gas discography is a cornerstone of both dub...
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