after the success of “miss the rave” released last year on the fresh blood va series, onlynumbers is back on taapion with a solo ep carefully crafted for the french imprint that will definitely make a statement in the artist’s discography.

incl anton kubikov remix

after the last ep from niki, twig comes back with an ep from ukrainian producer o fortyfour. four dark and powerful club tracks for the dancefloor...enjoy!

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retina.it and crisci come together again, after releasing a 12 inches on semantica last year, they both have a long story in the techno scene.

james devane returns to umeboshi

driving and calming, kinetic and heartfelt, refreshing and absolutely danceable.

pleasure zone presents costin rp and his 4th release for us, called take eat ep. this great record will be out early spring.

athmospheric ambient longplayer!

rockets audio is back with the second part of their stunning compilation called -as above so below-. part 2 contains tracks by alessio mereu, doubtingthomas , max jacobson & metheiu, satoshi tomiie! vinyl only & highy recommended!

2x12 inch (140gr) vinyl with a special etching on the 4th side

the young nordic label is back at it with a sturdy 12” vinyl release, produced by the helsinki underground electronic music champion poly sone. the three tracker kicks off with an intro track titled “come find me” which combines stripped down rhythm patterns with a subtle choir pad. on top of the foundation, an entrancing spoken word verse works as the main ingredient throughout the track. as the needle pushes onwards to the title track “echolocate”, the listener is confronted with a robust wall of lowend, soon accompanied by rolling percussions and clever use of reverb and delay. the simple composition highlights its sterling production and makes for a highly useful dancefloor tool. the last track “helix” bundles up the record nicely as the most melodic one of the bunch. the agile synth stabs and dystopic pads operate on a surprisingly groovy soil of bass and drums which add up to a dreamy whole.

following a spellbinding and curiosity spiking debut release in the shape of last years mouth ep, which drew accolades from the guardian, mixmag, dummy, annie mac, soulwax, ewan pearson, skream, deetron and more, phantasys man of mystery ghost culture is back with giudecca / half open.

brooklyn based producer and dj ryan crosson makes his debut on frntr this october with his ‘we can only ever be how we are’ lp. moving away from the dance floor, the album has been in the making for the last ten years and sees ryan evolving as an artist as he continues to explore and push boundaries through his experimental musical output.

bxl003 is the third release of the artist-run brussels based label bxl. this third release by simon halsberghe features a collaboration with sagat (real name wiet lengeler), who previously released on the brussels’ label vlek and had his music included in the fabric mixes of both ben klock and joris voorn. the track is called the set-up and is a relentless sawtooth rave tune that finds it’s balance between the heydays of belgian techno and more contemporary ‘hi-fi’ attitudes towards functional yet idiosyncratic dance tracks. on the b-side space tom sounds is a deeper and more hypnotic trip with lush broad pads that provide a space for the mind as well as sonic pressure on the body. the last track, snared, takes things into breakbeat territory. with razor sharp snares and a pulsating baseline this track lives somewhere in the venn diagram overlap between rave, front 242 and an air raid siren going off.

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