part 1: mano le tough, jimi jules, coloray & tjade

part 2: dax j, deniro & jp enfant

part 3: adriatique, roman flügel & nicky elisabeth

part 4: frank wiedemann / trikk, terr / daniel watts /johann heyss, kino todo / danelz & lucky done gone

5 years anniversary album!

familar lauer sound at its best

the 4-tracker consists of contributions by haai, rebolledo and paulor, axel boman and jp enfant

mit dancing glass figures liefert er einen starken 4-tracker, dem man nur schwer widerstehen kann.

strange alliances holds two striking and contemporary tracks by the tel aviv native – who also has releases out on turbo and life and death - plus remixes by trikk and rebolledo. and so it seems the amsterdam based label has another winner on their hands. with autarkic having an exceptional personality one would expect the same from his music. and this is exactly what you get with strange alliances, as his originality shines through on both tracks. interesting fact is that autarkic used a lot of live instruments and his own vocals on both tracks, adding to the ingenuity of the dgtl 006 release.

it shouldn’t come as a surprise that applescal is the next in line for a release on dgtl records, seeing as he has been part of the crew since day one, with multiple appearances at their shows to his name. the atomnation label-head crafts out three tracks all coming from one single studio jam, aptly naming them harmony one, harmony two and harmony three. the record is a special one for applescal himself as well, as it’s his first full ep in two years.

man power his raw electronic sound, organic flourishes and diverse selection make him a perfect match for dgtl, both on stage as well as on the imprint. next to releasing a steady flow of records on established labels like esp institute, optimo trax, correspondant and hivern discs, man power is running his own shop as well: me me me. this gives him an outlet to release music by both friends and himself. for his release on dgtl records he created a three-track ep called apologue ep, that showcases just two of different sides of his multi-faceted musical scope. the a-side features two firm, acid influenced tracks. the first of these two, the duelist, is an emotive house record, with a soundscape of piano melodies, synths and syncopated percussion laid on top of an acid bassline. el mago del tiempo features heavy hitting kicks combined with a sharp synth pattern. it has a long build up that keeps evolving throughout the entire composition. halfway through, the track breaks in to a raw and fierce rhythm accompanied by yearning, drawn-out synth pads. on the flipside, put your hands on the car (and get ready to die) brings back memories of a long gone past with nods to balearic pop, ebm, and the soundtrack work of stewart copeland, james horner, and jan hammer. this multi layered production has a warm and analogue sounding feel to it that rounds off a 3 dimensional release.

for their second release on the label, dgtl records asked another one of its festival shows regulars: fort romeau. after playing at three different dgtl editions, and an upcoming fourth during ade, the organization also wanted to propagate his sound with an ep on their imprint. the release consists of two multi-layered compositions, untitled ii and a familiar place, and will be available on the 13th of october.

in its five years dgtl has carved its style and sound worldwide as one of amsterdams staple dance music institutions. this year the organisation is deepening its focus and vision. therefore dgtl is launching its own imprint dgtl records. the label builds on the festivals musical theme of an evocative cross section of the sounds and styles showcasing forward thinking, cutting edge artists. the one to kick off the new imprint will be the bulgarian hardware wizard kink. best known for his live performances, teemed with explosive energy, which for a consecutive year puts him to the no.1 spot of live acts on ra poll, he is also one of houses most in demand producers. kink has worked with dgtl for quite some time, including last years audiovisual installation transmission tower, where the first track neutrino was born. the melodic neutrino , kicks off with syncopating bassline. its interconnecting layers organically jump over and under each other, reflecting the organic character of kinks live performances, where every knob touch and turn matters. on the latter, he built the b-sider dynamo: i loaded my favourite element from neutrino in my computer and i tweaked the sound through various weird devices in my studio, till it sounded like a completely new track. as usual, he added a few endless loops on the record, for the adventurous djs, exclusively for the 12inch. the idea for the dgtl records artwork is to feature a different visual/graphic artist from the dgtl art program every year starting with the cover from tim buiting and his graphical visual of the liege train station, designed by calatrava for this years releases.

strong limited black / red eye vinyl! very unique! comes with a diary written by the two artists of the release. hex recordings founders paolo ferrara & lorenzo raganzini team up for >breaking the nirvana< featuring remixes from and, inhalt der nacht and shdw & obscure shape as well as a selection of videos, a short documentary and booklet. helmed by italian djs and producers paolo ferrara and lorenzo raganzini, hex launched in 2014 and quickly became a techno movement in barcelona with events at venues and festivals like khidi, gare, input, razzmatazz, brunch and dgtl. it now has a devout following that stretches not only in spain but throughout the world. last year saw the launch of hex recordings with a debut release from ferrara and raganzini, followed by appearances from regal, zanias, nx1, vii circle, endlec, joton, codex empire, alignment, nico moreno, insolate and many more.

hex recordings founders paolo ferrara & lorenzo raganzini team up for >breaking the nirvana< featuring remixes from and, inhalt der nacht and shdw & obscure shape as well as a selection of videos, a short documentary and booklet. helmed by italian djs and producers paolo ferrara and lorenzo raganzini, hex launched in 2014 and quickly became a techno movement in barcelona with events at venues and festivals like khidi, gare, input, razzmatazz, brunch and dgtl. it now has a devout following that stretches not only in spain but throughout the world. last year saw the launch of hex recordings with a debut release from ferrara and raganzini, followed by appearances from regal, zanias, nx1, vii circle, endlec, joton, codex empire, alignment, nico moreno, insolate and many more.

jammin music for fans of rephlex / warp

echocord’s colour sub-label returns early june with a four- track ep from eindhoven’s albert van abbe in the shape of ‘klangbilder’. dutch techno artist albert van abbe has nearly two decades of experience under his belt in various forms of musical and visual expression, releasing on his own vanabbe imprint, figure jams, semantica and no comment, as well as playing live and djing at hot spots across the globe such as berghain, tresor, dgtl and awakenings festival. ‘klangbilder 1’ leads with a robust rhythmic drive, employing bumpy toms, shuffled hats and lumpy kicks at its core as vacillating synths, tension building drones and menacing pizzicato strings develop throughout. ‘klangbilder 2’ takes things deeper next, retaining the dusty drums sound of the previous cut whilst stirring in airy ethereal pads and choppy, resonant stab sequences. ‘klangbilder 3’ kicks off the b-side with modulating synth whirrs, emotive organ tones and a muted drum tones throughout before ‘klangbilder 4’ closes the package, taking things beatless and cinematic via emotive synth leads, droning subs and expansive echoes.

fur coat return to crosstown rebels - the label that launched and empowered them to grow into the major techno force we know today, with their ’numbers ep, featuring a remix from us native vin sol. this is music that keeps you guessing. initially it appears dark and forceful, and suddenly a sound appears that results in a smile, a warm feeling that only the highest level of production can deliver. fur coat’s schedule is unrelenting. the last couple of months involving a standout set at dgtl festival, releasing on watergate records, remixing nicole moudaber & skin on mood records, combined with numerous festival appearances over the summer. resident of the popular night club lonely in san francisco, vin sol, founded an imprint with the same title earlier this year. a self confessed lover of the drum machine and regularly collaborating with matrixxman, sol has previously released on soo wavey, clone jack for daze and delft among others.