It was rather a revolt than live PA what happened at MayDay in Westfalenhalle Dortmund 20 years ago, on 30 April 1993. Infamous PCP (Planet Core Productions) crew from Frankfurt was admitted to the stage to present the current state of hardcore techno to the crowd, and they really didRead More →
Skulls at large again. Planet Core Productions’ (PCP) hardcore machinery plays with breakbeats but manages to create even darker and gloomier atmosphere than in their usual kickdrum-infected rave monsters. The tracks do not suffer under self-imposed speed limit and relative slowness makes them even harder. “Black Blood” is massive: startsRead More →
In the beginning of 1990s, a hardcore techno factory was based in Frankfurt am Main (FFM). From its conveyors, a lot of brain-drilling trax from dozens of artists hit the floors. It was revealed only later that one man, Marc Trauner, was behind of most monikers. In addition to producing,Read More →
MasCon – Tongemisch (Snork Enterprises Snork109) Distorted “Passion Master” is a tool of choice for rush-hour DJ sets, reminding of robust UK sound on 1990’s Tresor. Hints to the M-Plant in “Extrakt” – all in all good functional techno by the German label. Patrick Siech – Tales from the CryptRead More →
Various unknown artists and various sounds of techno on this five-tracker, clocking almost 30 minutes of playtime. A good reason to return to the label, after covering the fifth release in the STAUB series. Most hypnotic is the opener, a stimulating builder that reminds of Jay Ahern’s works with syntheticRead More →
A page covering my 2nd hand purchases (Part 1) Legend: purchase month/year: artist – title (label cat no. – year) – price (condition) Second-hand techno vinyl 07/2024: Various – Expresiones Musicales De Venezuela (Fundación Neumann – 1978) – €5.00 (VG) An amazing double pack from the pre-authoritarian Venezuela, found atRead More →
If Remco Beekwilder were about 20 years older, he would have been a suitable sidekick for Frankfurt’s PCP posse at 1993’s Mayday, when they staged a real ‘judgement day’ with a fierce live set. I’m not saying that Mayday is a thing about quarter-century later, but memories of the pastRead More →
Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Metabanana (D) DOOM reborn, as a computer warfare edition When in 1993 The Mover’s debut album “The Final Sickness” came out on Planet Core Productions (PCP), a new video game called DOOM was about to hit the market.Read More →
The year 2017 without a release from Marc Trauner aka Marc Acardipane would have been utterly disappointing, because under his guidance the significance of 2017 for Planet Core Productions brotherhood was spelled out already decades ago when German hardcore was born in Frankfurt area. Now Trauner’s double pack under The Mover moniker hasRead More →
T99’s “Anasthasia” was one of tracks played when Deka & Free, a two-man operation of tape-jockeys, debuted on March 31, 1992 in the club of the University of Tartu, Estonia. I was ‘Deka’, not Terminal 313 yet, and with Free our mission was to introduce new sounds to the crowd inRead More →