various artists techno ep

first part of the khidi anniversary series with tracks from james ruskin, yanamaste, tensal and phase fatale & reka.

powerful 5-tracker from yanamaste for khidi.

khidi presents the debut ep from tbilisi based producer othr aka ladouka ninua.

after their highly regarded debut on attic music called “laq 02” back in may 2016 boston 168 are back with a 4-track spanning release named “khidi raver”.
again, the italian duo delivers a well balanced release that cleverly touches different sides of modern day techno music. from the slow paced chug “khidi raver” to the emotive tones of “blu bridge”, the a-side already showcases the duo’s versatile pallette.
on the b-side we find an acidic growler named “j the master” which is heavy arms material for the festival season. label owner fabrizio lapiana offers a haunting remix of “khidi raver” to close down the record.

georgian dj and producer vulkanski returns to bite with his first full length album skeptical answers. serving as a longtime resident at tbilisi club khidi, he’s also known as one of the key figures pioneering the local electronic music scene. achi tabukashvili stands for rich, vibrant techno and grinding, metallic soundscapes that are elegantly arranged through his high fidelity productions and singular dj sets.

coloured vinyl - georgian dj and producer vulkanski returns to bite with his first full length album skeptical answers. serving as a longtime resident at tbilisi club khidi, he’s also known as one of the key figures pioneering the local electronic music scene. achi tabukashvili stands for rich, vibrant techno and grinding, metallic soundscapes that are elegantly arranged through his high fidelity productions and singular dj sets.

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.

as we reach our 30th release on the label, animal farm is proud to present stephanie sykes’ first solo ep since 2016’s effort on prodigal son. those two years have seen her presence in the techno scene explode, with a flurry of appearances across europe - our own animal farm night in glasgow among them + residencies at tbilisi’s khidi and the infamous after hours jaded crew in london, corsica studios.

im lauf der letzten vier jahre hat sich hayden payne alias phase fatale einen ruf als erneuerer von techno erarbeitet – sowohl hinsichtlich des breiten spektrums dystopischer electronics in seinen dj-sets, als auch wegen seines tiefen wissens von synthese und sounddesign in seinen produktionen. nach releases auf labels wie jealous god debu&#776,,,,,,,,tierte payne 2017 mit der ep anubis auf unterton. seitdem u&#776,,,,,,,,bernahm der new yorker club residencies in seiner wahlheimat berlin (berghain) und seinem – quasi – zweitwohnsitz tiflis (khidi), vero&#776,,,,,,,,ffentlichte sein debu&#776,,,,,,,,talbum redeemer auf hospital productions und startete außerdem sein eigenes label bite mit einer kollaborativen ep seiner selbst mit silent servant. seine erste o-ton, reverse fall, atmet einen frischen, reinen geist von techno – weder nostalgisch noch futuristisch, eher anarchisch und beila&#776,,,,,,,,ufig visiona&#776,,,,,,,,r. phase fatale erweitert mit dieser 12- die klangliche variation und musikalische narrative seines bisherigen schaffens als producer ebenso wie er die bandbreite seiner dj und live-sets spiegelt. gleichzeitig verschiebt er die genreparameter von techno vorwa&#776,,,,,,,,rts: ihm geht es musikalisch weniger um ‚ha&#776,,,,,,,,rter‘, sondern um dichtere atmospha&#776,,,,,,,,ren und basslastige grooves einerseits, um einen bissigen, markanten und scharfkantigen sound andererseits. auf reverse fall gibt es von film(musik) – namentlich carpenter und argento – informierte stellen: markant-melodio&#776,,,,,,,,se, bedrohliche synth-arpeggios, staccato-hi-hats, du&#776,,,,,,,,stere sechzehntelsequenzen, knackige snares und schnalzende peitschenschla&#776,,,,,,,,ge, noisige drones und dro&#776,,,,,,,,hnende pads. zwei stu&#776,,,,,,,,cke wie gemacht fu&#776,,,,,,,,r halsbrecherische hochgeschwindigkeitsfahrten auf der na&#776,,,,,,,,chtlichen u&#776,,,,,,,,berholspur („reverse fall“, „blackbox“), zwei abgebremste stu&#776,,,,,,,,cke fu&#776,,,,,,,,r die horrorszenarien danach („incision“, „empty whip“). musik, karosserie, ko&#776,,,,,,,,rper und kopf verma&#776,,,,,,,,hlend – hier inspiriert von j.g. ballards verkehrstodfetisch crash, dort a&#776,,,,,,,,sthetisch im geiste dirk skrebers um stahlpfeiler gewickelt. eine abfahrt u&#776,,,,,,,,ber das gesamte frequenzspektrum, mit frontalcrash in einer schroffen klangwand.