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Black Cadmium - Inertia EP [Transient Nature, TN003]

Black Cadmium – Inertia EP [Transient Nature, TN003]

Our Sunday selection: Black Cadmium – Inertia EP [Transient Nature, TN003] Rotterdam-based duo Black Cadmium drop four-track EP ‘Inertia’ on Wanderist’s Transient Nature imprint this September. Joginda Macnack and Mike Richards are two Dutch artists of Surinamese descent who are heavily influenced by the London – Detroit connection, from Hi-Tek to grimy UK sounds. Following previous releases on…

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Ignacio Arfeli - No Machine [VOLTA Records, VOLTA004]

Our Friday selection: Ignacio Arfeli – No Machine [VOLTA Records, VOLTA004] Berlin-based Ignacio Arfeli is next up on VOLTA Records with a four track EP of synth heavy and moving techno. A percentage of this label’s profits go to charities and causes chosen by the artists that are involved. Hailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina and based in Berlin since 2019, Arfeli is a relative newcomer but with…

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RLGN - Romantichrist EP [Lone Romantic, LR024]

RLGN – Romantichrist EP [Lone Romantic, LR024]

Our Friday selection: RLGN – Romantichrist EP [Lone Romantic, LR024] RLGN joins forces with a series of collaborators on his new Romantichrist EP, on Maceo Plex’s Lone Romantic. Russian innovator RLGN has a rough and ready techno sound that has come on Boysnoize Records, Private Persons and Don’t Recordings. He is part of the experimental wave of post-Soviet artists mixing up scruffy basement…

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W.LV.S (The Driver & Electric Rescue) - Guilty [ASTROPOLIS Records, AR14]

W.LV.S (The Driver & Electric Rescue) – Guilty [ASTROPOLIS Records, AR14]

Our Friday selection: W.LV.S (The Driver & Electric Rescue) – Guilty [ASTROPOLIS Records, AR14] Activists and fervent rave militants The Driver and Electric Rescue come together for a superb new EP as W.LV.S. It lands on ASTROPOLIS Records and features vocals from Louisahhh and remixes from Cuften and Tommy Four Seven. ‘Guilty’ is the third EP for this outfit after their acclaimed ‘Misericordia…

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Swarm Intelligence - Swarm Intelligence 001 [Swarm Intelligence, SWRM001]

Swarm Intelligence – Swarm Intelligence 001 [Swarm Intelligence, SWRM001]

Our Wednesday selection: Swarm Intelligence – Swarm Intelligence 001 [Swarm Intelligence, SWRM001] Swarm Intelligence continues to push techno into unchartered territories with a bold new self-titled EP and label that launches in early 2022. This Dublin-born artist has already established himself as part of the techno underground with critically acclaimed LPs and EPs on labels like Voltax, 47 and…

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Brian Johnson - That Culture (LP) [Master Chef Music, MCM004]

Brian Johnson – That Culture (LP) [Master Chef Music, MCM004]

Our Sunday selection: Brian Johnson – That Culture (LP) [Master Chef Music, MCM004] Sometime Drake, Mos Def, and Barrington Levy collaborator Brian Johnson drops debut house LP ‘That Culture’ on his Master Chef Music imprint this March. World-renowned audio engineer and Core Recording Studios co-founder Brian Johnson is known for his broad take on the deeper side of house music. Hot on the heels…

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Joton - A Wicked Plot EP [Symbolism, SYMDIGI016]

Joton – A Wicked Plot EP [Symbolism, SYMDIGI016]

Our Saturday selection: Joton – A Wicked Plot EP [Symbolism, SYMDIGI016] Spain’s Joton returns to Ben Sims’ Symbolism late February with his ‘A Wicked Plot’ EP. Comprising four tracks from the Leon based producer and head honcho of New Rhythmic Records, ‘A Wicked Plot’ kicks off with the thundering ‘Foreign Bodies’, a track that utilises vast reverb-driven atmospheres as a backdrop to razor-sharp…

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Goeran Meyer - Keep Asking [MYR, MYR24]

Goeran Meyer – Keep Asking [MYR, MYR24]

Our Sunday selection: Goeran Meyer – Keep Asking [MYR, MYR24] Goeran Meyer kicks off 2022 with a new EP on his ever-excellent MYR label. Meyer is in a fine run of form that last saw him release two stylish electronic tracks here back in October. They were the latest in a long line of fresh sounds from the German, who has put out more than 30 releases on labels like Tulipa Recordings, Wonnemusik…

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