after last autumn’s ‘knowledge ep’, héctor oaks returns to key vinyl with four more solid dancefloor fillers of the kind we’re starting to expect from the berlin-based upstart. now several records deep and with his fourth berghain set firmly behind him, these days his sound is about as honed and gratifying as skills from the booth. and ‘kepler 186f’ is the proof.
on the a-side “dissolve” sets its sinews to march on this taut, tough and punchy number. “radial clicles” then reins in the muscle a bit in favour of a more skulking, spectral slow-build. meanwhile on the b-side, “stone storage” sends cool cymbals and crunchy hats on a sinuous, calculated romp. leaving “avoid reality” to close in noisy, bombastic fashion. but watch out—this one’s a bit of a tease.

alongside fellow members of berlins janus collective, recently behind nights at berghain and corsica studios, m.e.s.h. is known for his futurist approach to club dynamics and production. on piteous gate, tightly gridded and sculpted sound juts up against loose-wristed improvisation, automated processes, and collage. standard club syncopation is twisted by sliding tempos, cut and paste time signatures, and indeterminate pacing. its sound design and compositions are ornate, even courtly, with neo-feudal moods offset by the recurrence of hydraulic hiss and flanger. the vinyl lp includes a download code for the full album.

two brand-new hard electro-funk jams for poplockers from label boss ed dmx. sure to be popular with funk and boogie revivalists as well as electro and breakdance fans. funk steps features a sparse, handclap-heavy beat, an arabian-style synth hook, some very greasy guitar playing and a vocoder lead vocal imploring the listener to get down and do their thing on the dancefloor. space fonk is an uptempo synth-funk number with squelchy synth bass, vocoder hook and live tambourine and guitar. moogs and lazer zaps all over this one. ed dmx continues to dj & perform live around the world: recent bookings include bloc weekend, batofar in paris, berghain in berlin and many more.

hot on the heels of killer releases by label heads ryan crosson and shaun reeves, the latest visionquest release sees the label turn its head to deadbeat aka scott monteith. the berlin based montrealeler has been putting his own spin on house and techno for some time now, putting his stamp on esteemed labels such as cynosure, echocord and wagon repair. the jacks ep continues his fine tradition of putting out discerning fare, as he conjures up a new ep package that remixes his classic track, mecca drum track (originally released on wagon repair), from 2008. striking in its many intricate and delicate production wares, its a polished effort from the outset

multipurpose french techno artist leghau plants his name in the heads of a large public thanks to a string of releases on various international respected labels such as figure, sleaze, skryptom & credo. supported by a lot of key producers, his music is a blend of various influences and styles that gave him much respect and bookings for huge events and in clubs as techno parade in paris, the rex club and berghain.

infrastructure introduce a new artist to the roster, with a brand new talent known only as post scriptum. post scriptum 01 is the debut full length album from the anonymous producer, to be released on 2 x 12inch and cd. quickly following the first ever post scriptum track to be released, human timescales featured on berghain 07 - part i (ostgut ton 86), this stunning full length thoroughly outlines the sonic intentions of the project over 11 other-worldy track

following up his appearance on part 4 of our strength in numbers compilation, we are ecstatic to present some fresh material from no other than dj slip. a name that has been on the tongue of anyone entrenched in the us techno scene since the early 90’s, dj slip has entranced audiences for years with his brilliantly bizarre take on sonics. remix duties this time around come from berghain resident dj and all around musical powerhouse, answer code request.

len faki veroeffentlicht die zweite ep seiner basement trax-reihe auf ostgut ton. war der erste teil der 2013 begonnenen reihe noch gepraegt von vocals, sphaerischen klaengen und melodien, so verzichtet der berghain-resident der ersten stunde mit vol. 2 fast gaenzlich auf solche elemente. die drei neuen stücke sind klar, funktional, aufgeraeuumt und alle um die 124 bpm pendelnd, spiegeln seinen routinierten blick auf die peaktime am wriezener bahnhof aber auch auf dancefloors rund um die welt wider

window window reflecting a nostalgic, classic love for the roland tb-303 and its oozing capabilities, paired with contemporary drums and detailed sound processing, the three talented musicians present their modern view of acid over four unique tracks. featured on the berghain 07 mix by function.

index marcel fengler unearths another berlin-forged gem with a debut release for somewhen. following an impressive pair of eps on his own sana imprint, label boss marcel fengler was quick to invite the newcomer to the imf family. following a pair of head turning performances on line-ups alongside fengler at his berghain home, the time has come for imf 05 to bring somewhens talents to wider attention.
a cut *dain* is a stripped down techno trip engineered for dancefloors at dawn: a siren call to the club’s most battle hardened heads, its subtle machinations will prove deadly in the right dj’s hands. over on the b-side, *aula* is the eps more unpredictable beast, its rougher rave edges rounded off by a rich bass synth and enigmatic vox pads that give the track an unsettling air as it nears its conclusion. xj closes the ep with an insistent slice of acid with somewhens own playful modern twist.

supported by ben klock, dvs1, marcel fengler, minilogue, joel mull, claude young, roman lindau, dustin zahn, speedy j, paul mac, alan fitzpatrick, laurent garnier and many more. we are very proud to present ray kajioka’s debut album “en route”. most of the album was premiered in rays live-set during our 20 years of kanzleramt celebration at berghain. others have been shaped and tested over 10 years to find the right frame to release on an album. our mastering engineer, who is recovering from surgery, said >the album is very therapeutic< and >the work on rays album helped me heal<. this is proof to us, that rays magic on >en route< can uplift your soul, especially in spring.

obwohl er gerade das demolevel überschritten hatte, ging der ursprungstrack * howling* anfang 2012 (via dixons boiler room set) viral und erregte in der gesamten elektronischen musikszene aufmerksamkeit, erklomm charts und gewann awards. keiner der beiden beteiligten - singer/songwriter ry x und Âme-produzent/innervisions-chef frank wiedemann - hatte das erwartet. man beschloss kurzerhand, aus diesem erfolgreichen zufall ein projekt zu machen: howling war geboren. gleich die erste single * signs* ist ein perfektes aushängeschild für das anstehende album * sacred ground*. der nahezu hypnotische track zeigt den neuen, einzigartigen sound von howling auf: rys ätherische vocals, die über eine göttliche, minimalistische elektronische landschaft schweben. diese stimmung wird von den remixern aufgegriffen und betont: dem berliner berghain-resident und dystiopian-labelbetreiber rødhåd, kalabrese (von pitchfork als -erster großer Überläufer des minimal house seit matthew herbert- bezeichnet) sowie radio slave & thomas gandey

hell yes!! superb moody and organic berghain infected techno for the serious and solid hours. stefan rein on his own imprint pure traxx. incl huge s.e.p.e. remix.

with a firm nod to the community, revered techno aficionado, roberto reveals the launch of his new record label, fossil archive and its first release *prolecanites gurleyi*. roberto has already built quite the discography with previous releases on fachwerk, affin, artform and be as one, as well as establishing himself as a dj with gigs at the likes of fabric, berghain and tresor and recently took time out from his busy schedule to talk to marcus barnes for the independents blog.

now shinedoe delivers some new intense colored and uplifting dance floor grooves to flourish around the globe. pom pom is a solid jacking track while up groove subtly builds up tension. an code reque was inspired by a dj set in berghain of... guess who!

albert van abbe has truly gained momentum this year with his new self-titled label vanabbe, a successful berghain live debut as well as releases on shipwrec and now trolldans. and you can tell! this trolldans release is filled with confidence and lucidity. the term ostinato refers to a continuously repeated musical pattern. its usually used in reference to classical music, but is well suited here. this ostinato, this stubbornness, gives the music a sense of pace and propulsion.

ecstatic welcomes l/f/d/m to the fold with his debut record m is a shape. l/f/d/m is london based producer richard smith. l/f/d/m first emerged in 2013, inaugurating the optimo trax series with the purple maps ep. in 2014 he teamed up with factory floors dominic butler to release two eps of hardware-driven atonal techno on powells diagonal records. m is a shape bristles with cloudy, industrial, stripped down acid/techno, landing somewhere between berghain, the warehouse sound of the late 90s and the caustic spirit of ebm.

we re back and this time with a super cool various artist s release, bringing musical variations together from london, berlin, paris and copenhagen. alexi delano is back again on kolon:trax (his first release was big) with another smashing and cool techno track. our man in berlin, oliver deutschmann delivered a jacking acid track, already heavily tested at berghain mainfloor. copenhagen based patrick bateman, here under his new alias broxgaard, sent us an amazing straight up stabs n haunting track (watch out!). finally paris man franck valat gives us bass in his souljahs track!this release is for you, if you like your techno to be played in a dark basement. early support and play by: marcel dettmann, answer code request, joris voorn, slam, the advent, pig & dan, sasha, ilario alicante, jorge savoretti, noah pred, sebastian roya, alessio mereu, deep space helsinki

the corner presents * bloodlines* its tenth release with a split ep by marcel dettmann (berghain, mdr, fabric, ostgut ton...), silent servant & anthony parasole… raw power!

we have the honnor to receive for the first time a producer who really bring his own way of doing techno today and influence many techno artists, dusty kid, with 3 pure techno killers, hot and dark power techno in the same time with a detroit feeling or sound we listen to at berghain.

phil moffa is an accomplished audio engineer who has worked with nile rodgers, seth troxler, anthony parasole, the martinez brothers, kool keith, roc marciano, and many others. we are honored to release his first solo effort for plan b recordings, a quartet of tracks made from the various machines in phils butcha sound studios. from the hypnotic *warm wave* to the berghain-worthy *premonition*, this is modern machine music for dark dance floors.

support by: alexi delano, angel molina, bollen & fichtner, deep space helsinki, electric indigo, evad (whorehouse 69), jeks (stab recordings), jorge savoretti, luke slater / planetary assault systems, marcel dettmann (berghain, ostgut, mdr), merlyn martin (subdivisions)

unholds that horn track, ein highlight der exklusiven bleep10 compilation auf dem gleichnamigen warp-sublabel, erfährt endlich den 12inch release. und diese schon wunderbare nachricht wird weiter optimiert durch den zusätzlichen remix des berghain-kult-djs marcel dettmann.

mysterious w.i.r.e. starts own imprint. after the huge mord release wire continues with an analog 2 tracker. amazing hypnotic and berghain infected techno!

we hope you will permit us the indulgence of deviating slightly from our globe trotting explorations on this release as we pay homage to the sun. highlife on holiday, if you will. stepping away from the edits, auntie flo delivers a new original track. sun ritual ii takes things up a notch from its earlier counterpart (released on kompakt), banging dare-we-say-it berghain techno gives way to warm synth-laden euphoria. on the flip, miajica, one third of alma negra who you may recall from highlife2. here he serves up a delightfully familiar summer treat, the original being an end of the night, highlife highlight, particularly at our annual tribute to the sun event. we are sure you will agree that both sides are rock solid and primed for the summer!

suzi ecto heißt das debütalbum des wahlberliner djs/produzenten jr seaton (aka call super), der beruehmt beruechtigt fuer seine dj-sets im berghain, boiler room und fabric ist. 11 tracks mit düster-knarzendem techno der berliner berghain-schule. veröffentlicht als cd, heavyweight-doppel-lp und download auf dem fabric-sublabel houndstooth. sublime and utterly timelss. a very special release. schreibt das britische mixmag und vergibt den titel techno lp of the month- mit 10/10 punkten.

zwei tracks aus dem anstehenden debütalbum des wahlberliner djs/produzenten jr seaton (aka call super) auf einer streng limitierten 7inch vinyl mit breitem mittelloch (dinked vinyl). düster-knarzende techno-electronica der berliner berghain-schule.

the panorama bar series on ostgut ton returns with volume 6 and brings ten new exclusive tracks on two eps all taken from the “panorama bar 06“ mix compilation by panorama bar and berghain resident ryan elliott. part ii features contributions from the oliverwho factory, deadbeat, nick höppner, makam and marcel dettmann

the panorama bar series on ostgut ton returns with volume 6 and brings ten new exclusive tracks on two eps all taken from the “panorama bar 06“ mix compilation by panorama bar and berghain resident ryan elliott. part i features contributions from newworldaquarium, roman flügel, terrence dixon, borrowed identity and tuff city kids

an original by sean dixon, with analog synth melodies and deep basses/kick, followed by two reworks by berghain dj oliver deutschmann, and a masterful deep house rework by swedish producer joel alter. support by: axel boman, sascha dive, xdb, patrice scott, brendon moeller, marco bernardi, youandme

im mai 2013 feierte die choreografie masse premiere: eine koproduktion von berghain und staatsballett berlin. in der halle am berghain erkundeten verschiedene produzenten in zusammenarbeit mit mehreren choreografinnen und choreografen eines der bestbesetzten ensembles mitteleuropas verschiedenartige facetten des themas masse: henrik schwarz, dettmann/ wiedemann sowie din.

im mai 2013 feierte die choreografie >masse< premiere: eine koproduktion von berghain und staatsballet berlin. in der halle am berghain erkundeten verschiedene produzenten in zusammenarbeit mit mehreren choreografinnen und choreografen des ensembles verschiedenartige facetten des themas >masse<: din, dettmann |wiedemann, henrik schwarz. wie seine musikalischen >masse< mitstreiter veröffentlicht henrik schwarz ein knappes jahr nach der vielbeachteten bühnenproduktion nun zwei stücke im remix für die clubs.

im mai 2013 feierte die choreografie masse premiere: eine koproduktion von berghain und staatsballet berlin. in der halle am berghain erkundeten verschiedene produzenten in zusammenarbeit mit mehreren choreografinnen und choreografen des ensembles verschiedenartige facetten des themas masse:din, henrik schwarz, dettmann / wiedemann. wie ihre musikalischen masse-mitstreiter veröffentlichen marcel dettmann und frank wiedemann ein knappes jahr nach der vielbeachteten bühnenproduktion nun zwei stücke im remix für die clubs

for crimes of the future number 3 we present the ubiquitous black merlin, trevor horn heads to berghain at 3am friday and stays til monday.completing the release timothy j. fiarplay and scott fraser remix together for the first time in the adrian tripod mode, taking amazing exotics back deep into early 1990 s new york and kicking it out bonesbreaks style.

what happened to techno? if you find yourself asking this question, obviously you haven t seen amelie ravalec s landmark film on the subject. from secret parisian parties to berlin s infamous berghain club, paris/berlin: 20 years of underground techno documents the underground movement of techno through the lens of two different cities. after 2 years successfully touring the film worldwide, fondation sonore and les films du garage are commemorating the occasion with a gatefold double lp featuring the film s harder edge techno. back-to-back classics from regis (downwards, sandwell district), ancient methods (ancient methods, fondation sonore), adam x (sonic groove, fondation sonore), archae & grovskopa (surface), makaton (rodz-konez), kareem (zhark) and oyaarss (ad noiseam). this must-have-techno-compilation also features an lp exclusive track from dna, produced by dax j & paris/berlin director amelie ravalec.

• ldnwht. london white - london based vinyl only project
• great 3rd release compilation
ldn003 sees yet another diverse selection of upfront techno in the form of a four track va. featuring exclusive tracks by token records artist inigo kennedy from london, berghain & panorama bar resident oliver deutschmann, italian co-head of children of tomorrow antonio de angelis and last but not least mirrorpress a brand new dual-alias project from londoners chris stanford and andrew wright. mastered by matt colton at alchemy studios. vinyl only, sub label project. supported by... peter van hoesen, rolando, Ø phase, rødhåd, francois x, samuli kemppi, jonas kopp, ben sims, jeroen search, answer code request, psyk and many more...

the berghain support for mount kimbie with a special release between dance and independent.

absolutely trippin techno! the series continues. brilliant berghain infected 4 tracker by patrik skoog, ilario alicante, truncate and espen lauritzen.

live techno-tanzband trio elektro guzzi are set to release their new studio album observatory via berlin based record label macro. from their 2010 s/t debut album and 2011 follow up parquet (hypnotic, near kosmische reverberations - clash) elektro guzzi have taken their man machine live show of bass, guitar, drums around the world, from landmark clubs like fabric and berghain to major festivals roskilde, sonar and mutek.

dustin zahn makes his album debut in march 2014 with the release of monoliths on adam beyers drumcode label. gestating over a period of a four years during break from releasing original solo material, monoliths sees the minneapolis native capturing the full breadth of his production style in the long-player format for the first time. having become a mainstay of the drumcode line-ups for their berghain residency and beyond, the challenge was set for the berlin-based zahn to build upon the reputation he has established in the past decade-and-a-half since he first arrived on the scene, during which time he has also given a platform to artists such as dvs1, minilogue, psyk and truncate via his enemy records imprint.

despite making a impression with rough-hewn techno records on taanstafl and his own tallmen imprint, brian mitchell aka tallmen.785 is a relative newcomer to the genre. arriving in berlin to continue studying jazz guitar – a craft he’d been learning in new york from legendary jazz musicians ornette coleman and lawrence d. ‘butch’ morris – it was a long night in berghain that steered him toward electronic music

dustin zahn makes his album debut in march 2014 with the release of monoliths on adam beyers drumcode label. gestating over a period of a four years during break from releasing original solo material, monoliths sees the minneapolis native capturing the full breadth of his production style in the long-player format for the first time. having become a mainstay of the drumcode line-ups for their berghain residency and beyond, the challenge was set for the berlin-based zahn to build upon the reputation he has established in the past decade-and-a-half since he first arrived on the scene, during which time he has also given a platform to artists such as dvs1, minilogue, psyk and truncate via his enemy records imprint

answer code request brings the berlin and berghain vibes while aaron fit siegels epic mix represents detroit to the fullest, and is sure to appeal to the heads that love his work on fxhe. acr remix already extensively roadtested by the man himself and marcel dettman. fit remix a staple end of night record in spencer parkers sets of past few months.

we who like to think of ourselves as disruptors felt that the time has come for a shift. a new path for chronicle emerges, carved out with a new series of 7 inch records limited to only 250 copies. our inaugural release, entitled words for silence, will be unleashed at our debut chronicle showcase on march 29th at berghain. as our way of giving thanks to our supporters the first 10 copies will be passed out in secrecy to attendants looming in the shaded corners of the club. words for silence features two driving tracks from aiken and the illusive ben gibson – two producers that have both crafted powerful eps for us and will be gracing the decks that evening along with nick dunton (65 d mavericks), boris, oliver deutschmann and mike dehnert among others. we could not be more honored to host this night, and look forward to unveiling more releases of this caliber for other special events/turning points. so watch out below… aikens *singularity* has a groove that beeps like a time bomb waiting to explode, washing over you with its sinful drones - while gibsons track *parallax* takes things a bit deeper with pastoral pads and fluttering hi-hats. together they create a balance of rhythm and energy that will be well suited for a number of unique moments while in the chamber.

p. lopezs new ep may be called the same beat. however, rest assured that this is most definitely a showcase of the paraguayan urban and tech house producers chameleonic capabilities. we ve seen lo¬pez on labels such as dogmatik, tirk and rationalism just to name a few, and he s even grabbed the attention of berghain who welcome him for his debut performance there in april. now he stamps his sonic dexterity all over this five track dark techno aeon ep. expect to be led through a progression of styles and emotions, fist pumps and foot taps all in the name of true quality music.

dj support from ben klock (berghain), truncate, dave clarke etc...
ben sims theory imprint nudges closer to its closure at its 50th release but 048 proves that the label is far from over yet with heavyweight cuts coming from paul mac and ritzi lee this april

you can never go home is about the first time derek went to berghain. actually, it was his first time in berlin, may have been his second day only and after a certain point he had been there for quite a while. his friend didnt want to leave and she had the keys and on top of it only she knew where they lived, so he couldnt leave but eventually it turned out he didnt want to go home

when the aquaplano records were first released in 2008 and 2009, emerging out of hardwax with little fanfare, they were distinctly out of step with the way techno appeared to be heading. the minimal detour was reaching its logical endpoint, and producers were returning to the 1990s for inspiration, with berghain and sandwell district at the vanguard of a new techno movement. what the aquaplano sessions shared in common were slower bpms and finding inspiration in the 1990s, but there they parted ways. the influences these italians were drawing on were rather different, returning to tribal rhythms and ambient textures to sketch out a much more heady, psychedelic form of techno.

xdb returns on dolly with the ganivon ep, the follow-up of his excellent recago ep from 2011. xdb is once again delivering the goods, with 3 top-notch contemporary techno tracks filled with his trademark hypnotic melodies, lush strings and solid groovin beats. favourite is tonik with its classic detroit-feel and special atmosphere. berlin/berghain based answer code request is doing the remix job for ganivon, resulting in an effective techno bomb which perfectly combines industrial techno elements with the dolly feel. recago might have been hard to surpass, but xdb might just have done it. big!