Marco Effe - Unusual Signs

Marco Effe displays a thorough knowledge of what makes a techno track tick in Unusual Signs, his collaboration on the Calibrate Repetition EP from Planet Rhythm. A dry and sparse atmosphere is the perfect setting for its thundering percussion and piercing call-and-response stabs.

Thomas Schumacher - The Fuzz

Thomas Schumacher unleashes his inner acid beast in The Fuzz, from his latest release on Noir Music. Full-on energy in a peak time track sure to blow a few minds on the dancefloor.

The Reason Y - Amalthea

A project started by Berlin producer Frederik Laaser, The Reason Y seeks to create deep, booming techno cuts that also connect to audiences on the dancefloor. Amalthea is a track that envelops and pulls you by keeping a steady beat and adding hypnotic effects to its many layers.

Vonda7 - On Fire

A versatile music lover from Poland that has trotted Europe playing and learning the ropes of different styles, Vonda7 finally settled in Berlin, from where she unleashes beasts like this track, keeping her impressive production skills at the highest level. 

Weska - Stellar Tidal Disruption

This intense track is impossible to miss thanks to its massive, rising and falling bassline, sweeping away all those who might happen to be on the dancefloor when it´s dropped.

Joachim Spieth - Luminophor

Deep techno imprint Affin presents Luminophor, the latest EP from label boss Joachim Spieth, who weaves an intricate and dubby track full of echoes, effects and ghostly sounds in the title cut.

Andre Crom - Ready 2 Jack

Andre Crom´s debut EP on Tronic Music delivers two punishing original tracks and a remix of the title cut by [Wex 10]. Check out the original version for massive kicks and all-out techno mayhem.

Hannes Bieger - Scoria

This highly skilled and sought-after mixing engineer stepped up to dance music production and live performances to fully live out his passion for electronic music, turning his knowledge and experience in the studio as a major asset. His latest on Bedrock, the Stars EP, is a tasteful collection of 3 original tracks and a dub version of the title cut. While keeping with the chilled atmosphere of the EP, Scoria carries a mean bass-line nonetheless, driving the rhythm forward while synths and effects interact and intertwine as the main melody rises and falls.

Vonda7 - Stay Organic (Tiger Stripes Remix)

Tiger Stripe´s remix of Vonda7´s Stay Organic fattens up the beats while keeping close to the original, leaving the main organ riff and vocal samples almost intact for the same intense, funky effect.

Juliet Fox - Robotic Mode

Robotic Mode is truly reminiscent of a cold, detached world of machines thanks to its tight marching beat, soulless voice samples and simple, hypnotic synth stabs.

Truncate - Dial (Heiko Laux Remix)

Truncate is by now a name associated with underground techno, focusing on the percussive elements of the style while instilling them with uncompromising and unexpected twists and turns that set his sound apart. Remixing his tracks should be a daunting undertaking, one that German producer Heiko Laux tackles with gusto, further enhancing original track Dial with a jacking groove and swinging attitude.

Tripeo & Cadans - Rave Tune

Tripeo & Cadans´ Rave Tune starts with a dramatic intro that seems to rise from the abyss to become a driving techno tune, including string melodies all throughout. Part of Rekids´ Special Projects series.

Florian Meindl - Free Fall

Versatile as well as prolific, Florian Meindl is a producer that is able to keep the groove no matter the style he tackles, as he shows in Free Fall, the title track off his new EP on Flash Recordings. Techno and breaks shape and transform each other into a deep and intense ride.

Randomer & Cadans - Anchor (Len Faki Hardspace Remix)

Len Faki continues his remix-oriented series on LF RMX 010 with four tough remixes, of which we´ve selected the drifting, sparse version of Randomer and Cadans´ original tune Anchor.

JoeFarr - Dedicate (Emmanuel Remix)

Wonderfully off-kilter, JoeFarr´s Dedicate is a testament to this producer´s unique view and style when crafting techno music, fusing all kinds of different elements to surround the catchy melody that leads the track. ARTS label owner Emmanuel gives the original a run for its money, delivering a solid remix that seems to drift in and out of consciousness.

Chymera - Noise Tool

Irish producer Chymera brings us Noise Tool, his latest release on Maeve, featuring a progressive, slow burning title track, which opens with a subtle kick and then builds up to become an all- enveloping monster.

Juxta Position - Bad Folder

Juxta Position takes us on an expedition to the deepest realms of techno in Bad Folder, part of Figure Jams 005, his split EP with Pablo Mateo on Figure. With a driving, stomping beat, the track layers on bouncing stabs that play off each other, in a sort of call-and-answer fashion.

Victor Ruiz & Thomas Schumacher - Wonder

With four tracks that range from grinding acid to symphonic techno, Victor Ruiz and Thomas Schumacher´s Apollo II EP showcases the duo´s versatility at the studio. Opening the B-side of the record is Wonder, a tough yet melodic cut that takes the booming beats to a higher level, thanks to a dramatic string breakdown.

Kevin de Vries - Aratak

When it comes to melodic, progressive techno, Afterlife is the place to go, as Aratak, the latest EP from Kevin de Vries, proves, especially in its title track. Synths laden with effects carry the tune while a solid and robust rhythm section provides a steady base from which to fly off.

Lewis. - The Resurrection

Berlin imprint Dense Audio continue their streak of great techno releases with The Resurrection, an EP from producer Lewis., featuring two original tracks and a remix by Brian Gros. First cut is the title track, which ambles along quite nicely thanks to fat, dense grooves and washed-out voice samples.