Earth is an entity on Photonz’s “Planetary Spirit”
Planetary Spirit by Photonz is raw techno that oozes with life, with energy, a spirit expressed by planetary forces that murder the ego of the hairless, fragile animal that wanders across its crust.
#TheTeardown Cratan / Decoder on the making of “Boulder”
Producer Gautham Garg on the making of the primal "Boulder" EP on Fixed Rhythms and how the young producer signed an album to Jeff Mills' Axis Records.
DJ Nobu at Oktave: This Friday at Smartbar
You need more techno in your life and Smartbar has the answer for you at Jeff Derringer's OKTAVE residency.
The Secret DJ has a new book: Tales From The Booth
The mysterious author and veteran DJ's third title will be released this Friday from Velocity Press.
Kai Alcé & Voigtmann remix Silverlining’s “Aura”
Deep, techy and acid-bubbling remixes from Kai Alce and Voightmann on Silverlining Dubs XI, taken from Asad Rizvi's Simulacra album.
Vibe The Feel is a major release from Monty Luke
Five tracks for your dollar, as Monty Luke takes you from the basement to the mainroom to the afterparty.
Two guys & a room of analog gear: The Analog Session return on Seven Textures of...
The new album from the Alexander Robotnick and Ludus Pinsky side project.
D3070 debuts on Cyberdome with “Deep Impact”
Apparently named after a flamethrower, D3070 debuts with a sizzling EP of electro sounds with a little bit of dirt rubbed into it.
Posthuman’s Requiem For A Rave is more than nostalgia for your misspent youth
The Posthuman album Requiem for a Rave could be your life, and if you're reading this it probably was.
30D to reissue two Gerald Donald Arpanet tracks as Hydrostatic Equilibrium
Single sided vinyl release on Hydrostatic Equilibrium focuses on Gerald Donald's first Arpanet tracks since 2006 on ExoPlanets.
Don’t reissues Quick N Smart’s cult classic “Phlokkerbrained”
Original artist Volker Wiegand died in 2008, but thankfully his utterly bonkers version of techno survives him on Phlokkerbrained, reissued by Jerome Hill's label Don't on Bandcamp.
#ListenUp Yeti Mind Tricks returns to Motech on “Glorious Purpose”
Yeti Mind Tricks is back on Motech with the gnarly techno follow-up Glorious Purpose.
#Praise – Inside the new issue of 5 Mag
Live from Detroit with Norm Talley & Upstairs Asylum, Lea Lisa, Cratan and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag.
Robert Hood revives his Monobox project with new album “Regenerate”
Robert Hood brings back his sci-fi inspired Monobox alias for a new album, Regenerate, out now on M-Plant.
Hieroglyphic Being: “Black Hands Sound 63”
Can't go wrong with anything on this V/A but Hieroglyphic Being's contribution to Neroli's Inside Part 2 will bring you life when you need it most.
Spray launches with a reissue from Los Angeles rave scene legends Dimension 23
New label Spray launches with Dimension 23 and a blast from the analog days of LA's rave scene.
808 State, From the Beginning
Bruce Tantum's groundbreaking interview with Graham Massey and the late Andrew Barker on the history of 808 State.
More Ghost Than Man: The Worlds We Made There
Terry Grant didn't break up with club music - they're just taking a break. Inside the More Ghost Than Man project and the new album The Worlds We Made There.
Ian Pooley strips it down for Rekids on “Studio A”
Studio A showcases a raw return to brass tacks, analog gear and a stripped down aesthetic for Ian Pooley's latest on Rekids.
30 tracks celebrate a decade of existential joy at Berlin’s Gegen
GEGEN DECADE features tracks from Ellen Allien, Paula Temple, Oliver Deutschmann and more in tribute to the Berlin event series.
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