Mono Junk at the decks (Photo: TehnoTasand) A small anniversary for TehnoTasand series of techno parties in Tallinn, when the tenth edition was held in Kultuurikatla Aed, a semi open-air venue close to the Old Town. Nice weather and pleasant ambience, with some people playing table tennis in the yard,Read More →
Release date is in July 2014 Four variations on the theme “Movement” by the Italian artist Edanticonf who has previously claimed a central spot in the roster of the Vancouver imprint Silent Season. Usually we can smell dub techno in Edanticonf’s productions and his approach on the EP for M_RecRead More →
In “Gravrösens Bortglömda Band”, released simultaneously with S100‘s “Genesis” in Semantica’s recent Swedish round, Varg leaves the Northern Electronics hideaway for urban crowds targeted by the Madrid label. After the ambient intro “Lossning I Dimma, Kallholmen 04.53”, floor-minded “Västra Skogen” twins with ethereal fireballs produced by Abdulla Rashim, Varg’s pal inRead More →
A new home session for your listening pleasure. Again, I could not resist the temptation to mix new material with some older tracks. Tracklist with buy links:Air Liquide – If There Was No Gravity (Jammin’ Unit Remix) (Harvest)Mace. – Support Structures (Attic Music)*BMG & Derek Plaslaiko – The True StoryRead More →
When interviewed by the Tea And Techno blog, Zhark Recordings co-founder Kareem reflected upon the twists and turns of the label, saying the seventh release opened an entirely new direction. “After Zhark07 people started shaking their heads”, because the EP’s sound did not follow the label’s minimalistic Detroit approach. The culprit forRead More →
Instead of pretentious statements about delivering mysterious and timeless techno, NX1 and Adriana Lopez just give simple instructions: Move your a**. The label of the Colombian-born Barcelona resident Adriana Lopez reports for the third time, presenting a split release by Lopez herself and Samot & Surit aka NX1 from Barcelona.In “GR1” the SpanishRead More →
Juho Kahilainen debuted in 2004 with a split EP on Adrenogroov and since then has kept a relaxed schedule. However with vinyl-only “Dyson Sphere” the man from Finland makes a return to the Milan imprint where about two years ago Kahilainen kicked off the same M_Rec Ltd Grey Series withRead More →
Actually the new 12-inch of the Berlin based label Apparent Horizon can be tagged as dub techno. Unfortunately the genre has been watered down by numerous Basic Channel copycats but it does not affect this EP’s prospects of being taken seriously when “Environments” carries certain charm across three tracks. AfterRead More →
New techno from Finland: After the debut earlier this year, Helsinki-based Etherwerks owner Hannu Ikola comes with the second EP of three differently shaded tracks. Grim opener “Black Ingrained Dust” is exposed to the smog covering the industrialized wasteland and would easily join the camp of Repitch and Perc Trax. TheRead More →
One of UK’s young techno guns, London producer Tom Dicicco launched his own Run Out Run imprint with a floor-friendly first installment of the “Under The Aquadrome” trilogy. The second outing mainly exhibits his dub-influenced side, with one remarkable exception. After being tested on the floor, at home and inRead More →