forward strategy group follow up their seriously killer debut 12inch release >transect< with another fresh slab of monolithic, bass heavy techno entitled: >applied generics<. with support from surgeon, ben sims, marcel heese (tresor), samuli kemppi (berghain), grovskopa (token, audio assault) ++ applied generics has already booted a sizeable hole in the ceiling @ clubs worldwide. this new release was featured as part of ben sims and surgeons frequency 7 set on mary anne hobbs radio 1 show and as part of surgeons resident advisor podcast. the first offering is a skanking slice of techno with a shuffled re-sequenced edge delivering a cortex scrambling mess of barbed wire sounds wrapped around a linear, tracky beatstructure. this is a unique cut with a very distinct sound somewhere between berlin minimalism and dark wave uk techno. on the flip deep rumbling textures, ghostly tones and spectral, metalic chords lie in wait on the second offering, which takes on a more berlin influenced deep style pitching it somewhere in between basic channel and sandwell district. big

with recent releases on emergence and token, grovskopa debuts for labrynth and hits the floor hard with treacher collins . re-processed percussion and rolling low end seem to cause sensory overload at every turn. the perfect floor tool. aa/ balamber sees grovskopa maintain the industrial focus, but heads further into darkness and despair. driving forwards relentlessly, a rolling sea of bass and mechanical abrasive tones force us to move and dance! b/ trademark michaelangelo sounds here on the 4/4, reminiscent of some of the mid 90 s synewave recs releases. sirius carves into an immense sonic landscape. chaotic and crackling high frequencies modulate and break up over our heads, while monotone subs meander and bounce with the kick. big room techno. big sound. quality. bb/ massive offbeat techno from telesthesia, a collaboration between michaelangelo & coefficient. complex rhythms continually weave throughout the track. the journey deconstructs and falls into darkness, re-emerging again into precision synths and digital modulations

rap sensation cerbral vortex (born in texas but really a citizien of the world) and new kid on the beatmachine erik l (born in stockholm but musically at home in the motor city) present >kitty cat kabbodle< a four track theme ep dealing with love, sex and relationships. featuring the one and only kissey asplund, singer stray and ezekiel 38. love, beats & rhymes - phresh for 2009. cerebral vortex is also making noise as one half of the two man club rap duo 215:the freshest kidz (who have a record out with rustie) and has just released the >vortex cookies< 12inch with robot koch on up my alley. artwork desgined by mike davis.

finest techno with electro and acid influences from 2001 produced by oliver bondzio and ramon zenker aka hardfloor.. ltd backstock

plays by jeff mils, dave clarke, james ruskin, paul mac, pacou and many more.. phase is back on token with a winner. after >morodem<, which was sold out even before its actual release, we decided not to wait too long for the follow up which is a double a-side, a for the peaktime hour & aa for the afterhour..

planet rhythm presents the second part of firm to farm ep, this time with 3 tracks of radial that consists of the two dutchmen jeroen liebregts and laurens van der starre. since they teamed up in 2006 they have been working together intensively, producing music for labels such as token, numb and audio assault. coming up with quality forward thinking techno every time, their sound is an impeccable one and this is release on planet rythm is no exception !

supported by ben sims, dave clarke, steve rachmad, bart skills, dj 3000, cari lekebusch and many more.. the time is now, a new token, a new wave of mayhem for dancefloors worldwide. for 6 we have the first belgian artist on token. its been a while since we saw a release by dimitri andreas and since he released his widely well received panther ep on the highly acclaimed music man label in 2003, the mass was hungry for a new release. london based producer and blueprint legend james ruskin takes care of another interpretation for the flip side. with his recent album >the dash< on tresor, he continues his legacy. here, mr ruskin keeps the groove of the original track and gives it a bit more intimacy and funk

played by derrick may, dave clark, laurent garnier !! token special will highlight a deeper, less dark variaton of the main imprint. on this first dition, phase delivers a timeless piece of funk, driven on killerstabs and dreamy synths. add the typical phase percussion and you have another winner. both mixes contain a huge amount of energy while still keeping it intimate. their timeless detroit feel will certainly haunt worldwide dancefloors for a long time

token recluse drop their 10th release and its the shit. controller 7 mixes up peter, bjorn & johns young folks with the temptations get ready. sounds like they were made for each other. plays from diplo and spankrock. flip over for ying yang twins vs kanos im ready. limited press of 500!

token is back, and how. radial are jeroen liebregts and laurens van der starre, hailing from holland comes with 3 monster tracks for big floors !! huge support by surgeon, the advent, ben sims, mark broom, paul mac, bart skils, ortin cam and other key players

the second artist from london releasing on token is phase. this young artist is new to the game, he released some classic releases on steve bicknells legendare cosmic imprint and more recently on the 65d mavericks quality label inceptive & ben sims ingoma. he brings 3 deep, yet intense dancefloor tracks, using his recognizable power and drive.

dj & g aka julien & gonzague aka subspace (token/mission/mirage) with a nice classical detroitish techno three tracker

neues label namens multivitamins... mark-henning, katzo, sebastian russell und ekkohaus eröffnen die runde mit bestem techpunk !!!

ex-harry pussy guitarist bill orcutt s 2009 side a new way to pay old debts was an instant classic for those attuned to his brand of stomach-scrapingly raw, hoary blues improvisation. few could have expected the album to be subsequently issued on cd by editions mego, but the more you thought about it the more it made sense - though all-acoustic, orcutt s music is every bit as extreme, violent and threshold-testing as that of, say, florian hecker, russell haswell or mika vainio. as if to prove it wasn t a token gesture towards eclecticism, mego boss peter rehberg has signed a brand new album from orcutt, and what an album it is. for the most part it s in that visceral, coruscating style that he s best known for, all finger-bleeding fretboard assaults that manage to sound at once virtuoso and completely out-of-control, reaching a psychotic climax on the visible bosom: but there are some more reflective passages too, hell, the title track might even be the most chilled thing he s ever recorded. the album was cut at d+m in berlin, which really teases every last drop of blood, sweat and tears out of the recording, which took place at orcutt s home studio in san francisco in spring of 2011. brutal, bludgeoning but incurably romantic, how the thing sings demands your steadfast attention. mind-blowing.