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Booka Shade ‘Both (LP)’

Artist: Booka Shade
Title: Both (LP)
Label: Blaufield Music
Cat. #: BFMB102
Format: Digital
Release Date: 12th November 2021

Live artists, producers and label bosses who continue to evolve and adapt, 2021’s pause in touring saw Booka Shade return to the studio to deliver an array of productions spanning the melodic house and techno sphere. Having started the year with a string of collaborations alongside renowned vocalists and songwriters such as Polly Scattergood, before partnering with international producers including Bontan, SOHMI, and Felix Raphael, Autumn welcomes a shift back towards their origins as they ready their latest LP, ‘Both’. An eleven-track album set for release via the duo’s home Blaufield Music on 12th November, ‘Both’ sees the legendary duo return to what they love most, creating trademark club-ready productions made just in time for the re-opening festivals, nightclubs, and venues across the globe.

“We haven’t been able to tour across the past year and a half for obvious reasons, so naturally, we both spent a lot of time in the studio producing music. After a phase of collaborations with vocalists earlier in the year, released as ‘Voices Of Hope’, we felt it was time to focus on the instrumental and atmospheric signature Booka Shade sound again. Just the two of us in the studio. The album and project turned out to be quite clubby, which emphasises our hope for the celebratory return of club culture and live music.” – Booka Shade

Combining a wealth of unreleased material alongside a selection of recent highlights from their catalogue, ‘Both’ welcomes a marriage of soundscapes familiar to fans of the duo’s club-driven, atmospheric and impactful sound. From entrancing tracks such as LP opener ‘Caprice’, ‘Call Morpheus’ and the epic ‘Essential Chrome’ which fuse soaring melodies with captivating vocals, through to tracks such as ‘Drago’, ‘Inner City Incident’ and ‘1993’ where brooding melodies come to the fore, the LP balances light and dark to offer up an eleven-track representation of the current ‘Booka Shade sound’ – one perfectly suited to big dancefloor moments amongst late-night hours.

Tracklist:
1. Caprice
2. Nukleus
3. Drago
4. Inner City Incident
5. Call Morpheus
6. Warm Feeling
7. 1993
8. Rise Above The Stratosphere
9. Essential Chrome
10. In Avalanche
11. Caverna Magica

DJ 3000 ‘Cadence’

Artist: DJ 3000
Title: Cadence
Label: Motech Records
Cat. #: MT148
Format: Digital
Release Date: 19 November 2021
Tracklist:
1. Cadence
2. Drop It
3. Lessgo

Motech Records founder and techno veteran DJ 3000’s last label release, ‘Werkin’ (MT138) in 2020, seems a distant memory. Finally, we see new material surface, and fans of his individual craft of Detroit techno won’t be disappointed.

‘Cadence’ [MT 148] features three intelligent tracks, opening with the title track delivering the stomping signature sound of 3000. Track two, ‘Drop it’ takes a rawer, stripped back approach and further demonstrates 3000’s masterful creativity, while final track ‘Lessgo’ leads with retro sawtooth synth layered with menacing arpeggiators that encapsulate the classic DJ 3000 Detroit techno energy.

‘Cadence’ [MT148] from DJ 3000 is Motech’s final EP of the year and will be available via all digital and streaming platforms from November 19th. It’s followed by the label’s annual compilation series, ‘Continuum Vol.3’ dropping in December, to close out the year.

Luca Draccar ‘Neo Noir Plaisir’

Artist: Luca Draccar
Title: Neo Noir Plaisir
Label: Lush Point
Cat. #: LP008
Format: Digital
Release Date: 5th November 2021
Tracklist:
1. Margot
2. Mouse in Trap
3. The Black White Palm

Luca Draccar shows off his artistic take on melodic techno with three new standout tracks.

Draccar is a Berlin-based artist with Italian roots and has long been devoted to techno. He crafts conceptual EPs that delve into thoughtful topics and convey real meaning on the dance floor. He has a wide range of skills that take in mesmerizing, trance-like sounds, futuristic bass lines and hallucinatory layers of synth. Next to widespread press coverage, Draccar has been supported by tastemakers such as Maceo Plex, Carl Craig and Âme.

He opens up this fresh new EP with ‘Margot,’ which layers up elegant synth swirls with sleek, strident techno drums. The percussion is icy cold while the bass is warm and the track slowly takes over you like a rush of euphoria. There is more unique techno artistry in ‘Mouse in Trap’ with its darkened bass and shady vocal sounds. They take you to a world of mystery where bright chords add rays of hope. Superb closer ‘The Black White Palm’ is another scintillating track of clean, serene techno with real melodies and an alluring balance of light and dark.

These are three deeply involving, meticulously well-crafted tracks from the assured studio craftsman.

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Toman ‘Am I Conscious EP’

Artist: Toman
Title: Am I Conscious EP
Label: No Art
Cat. #: NOART040
Format: Digital
Release Date: 5th November 2021
Tracklist
1. Am I Conscious
2. Sabelo
3. Everywhere I Go I’m Haunted By Jazz
4. Automatic
5. Contigo

Toman returns to No Art to deliver his five-track ‘Am I Conscious’ EP.

Continuing his rise as one of The Netherlands’ most talked about talents, Amsterdam-based DJ/producer Toman continues to showcase exactly why he’s an artist in such high demand. Serving as an A&R for No Art, summer welcomed the launch of the label’s vinyl-focused sub-imprint No Art Red with the collaborative ‘Due’ EP alongside label bosses ANOTR. Up next, early November marks his solo return to the imprint as he follows up material via Cuttin’ Headz and Moscow with five fresh offerings across ‘Am I Conscious’.

Title cut ‘Am I Conscious’ opens proceedings as freaky melodies meet entrancing vocals and wonky drums, while ‘Sabelo’ delivers powerful rolling percussion, spiralling background sonics and further hypnotic vocal work to shape up a peak time terrace anthem. Next up, ’Everywhere I Go I’m Haunted By Jazz’ showcases an upfront and lively track guided by a chunky core groove and infectious samples, before the deep chords of ‘Automatic’ enter the fray to offer up a funky slice of rich house music. To close, ‘Contigo’ takes things firmly into the after hours, inviting listeners on a journey through hazy tones, warping electronics and sparse atmospheres.

Jesusdapnk & Delia Ros ‘Another Day’

Artist: Jesusdapnk & Delia Ros
Title: Another Day
Remixer: Nitin
Label: Music Is 4 Lovers
Cat. #: MI4L030
Format: Digital
Release Date: 5th November 2021
Tracklist:
1. Another Day
2. Mystery Object
3. Another Day (Nitin Remix)

Jesusdapnk joins forces with Delia Ros for their first collaboration, ‘Another Day’, backed by a remix from No.19 boss Nitin.

Long-time friends of Music Is 4 Lovers, San Diego-based duo Jesusdapnk & Delia Ros collaborate on ‘Another Day’ EP featuring two hot original tracks and a bomb remix from No.19 bossman, Nitin.

Holldën ‘Malpractice EP’

Artist: Holldën
Title: Malpractice EP
Label: Second State
Cat. #: SNDST097
Release Date: 5-11-2021
Tracklist:

Slacker
Physical Provider
Dandelion Mine
Garotte

Portuguese producer Holldën returns to Second State with “Malpractice” EP, a dynamic and texturized 4 track record.

Kuiper Noise founder Holldën presents “Malpractice” EP on Second State. The Portuguese export delivers a whirlwind of crunching, evocative techno with this record, following his stand-out contribution to the label’s most recent VA compilation with track “Myosotis”.

Launching the record with breakneck speed is “Slacker”. This chaotic high energy opener employs furious precision with relentless cymbals and snare drums. The hectic mood that’s created delves deep with a pummeling kick drum and a dense, malevolent baseline. Synth keys sway and push from one minor key to another, building a deep and dark energy.

Next up is “Physical Provider”, a track that continues with the same level of energy and gusto as its predecessor. A heavily distorted vocal sample that is pushed beyond any discernible recognition plays a vital rhythmic role, intertwined with the kick drum and hi-hat combination. Slowly, a devilish baseline is drawn in, adding even more weight. Melodic keys jolt between the percussion and fall gracefully into the arms of the long, yearning major notes towards the close.

Following is the atmospheric cut “Dandelion Mine”. Endlessly deep sonics greet us from the jump, swirling nimbly around the thumping kick drum and off-kilter synth notes, that make this an ultimate techno roller. Razor sharp cymbals ring out and send you into a frenzy amongst the snares drum and a jet black baseline. A brief moment of serenity is found when the percussion is stripped away, but is soon lost as the full weight of the track is brought down upon you again.

Closing out proceedings is “Garrote”, with off-center, minor keys, it is as perfectly unusual as it is effective. The percussion leaves nothing to the imagination as the full force of Holldën’s production is brought out on show. Explosive kick drums, hi-hats, and snare drums drive you on, while pairing effortlessly with the trippy melody. A deep baseline brings with it an unnerving anxious feeling that calls you to the dance.

Leeu ‘Dream Control Night EP’

Artist: Leeu
Title: Dream Control Night EP
Label: Les Perles du bord de l’eau
Cat. #: PERLO005
Release Date: 24-11-2021
Tracklist:
Leeu & Lemonella – Star Sailor
Leeu & Lover Buffet & Thor Rixon – You Don’t Think Of Me
Leeu – Dream Control

The next release, scheduled for 24 November 2021, is the result of a long artistic reflection based on the dreams of Alexander Coetzee, alias LEEU, DJ and producer from Johannesburg, South Africa.

The Dream Control album is an introspective musical masterpiece about the universal mystery that every human being lives through, their dreams. To those moments when you cannot decide if it is infact a dream or reality and the freedom one feels when lucid dreaming. Divided into 3 chapters, this album approaches by a first EP the paradoxical dream, then by second EP the waking dream and finally by a complete reading through an album to be released on March 1, 2022.

For this first chapter, LEEU was surrounded by artists from South Africa including Lemonella, a poetess with a melancholy and acidulous tone, Lover Buffet, a committed genre visual artist and poet living in Berlin, and Thor Rixon, a multiinstrumentalist, producer and actor from Cape Town.

This album will be the subject of a double album vinyl release and a live concert on Saturday, July 2, 2022 for the 15th edition of the Festival Week-end au bord de l’eau in Sierre, Switzerland.

PIG&DAN ‘Aptitude EP’

Artist: PIG&DAN
Title: Aptitude EP
Label: Break New Soil
Cat. #: BNS076
Release Date: 26.11.2021
Tracklist:
A: Pig&Dan – Aptitude
B1: Pig&Dan – Epiphany
B2: Pig&Dan – Madness

Break New Soil · Pig&Dan – Aptitude EP

Pig&Dan on Break New Soil? Sounds like a no-brainer! We’re pumped to have the boys on the label with their debut release „Aptitude”! Igor and Dan and I have been friends for a long time, sharing stages all over the world for decades and have actually released a collaboration EP and a full album on Adam Beyer’s Truesoul records earlier this year. On „Aptitude“ you’ll find three full-on techno jams, showcasing P&D’s signature sound – combining their vast knowledge and admiration of classic Techno, yet looking firmly to the future with another modern sounding production. Welcome to BNS, boys!

Monobox ‘Regenerate’

Artist: Monobox
Title: Regenerate
Label: M-Plant
Cat. #: M.PM040
Format: Double vinyl / digital
Release Date: 26 November 2021
Tracklist:
A1. Rise
A2. Blackwater Canal
B1. Wargames
B2. Angel City
C1. Exoplanet
D1. Drydock
D2. Regenerate

Following Robert Hood’s announcement in October detailing the return of his Monobox alias and the ‘Forwardbase Kodai EP’ comprising two exclusive tracks and two remixes from himself and Ø [Phase], he now delivers the full Monobox regeneration across an album featuring seven more tracks.

Originally launched in 1996 Hood’s Monobox sound spanned a trio of EPs on his own M-Plant label, culminating in more releases including the ‘Molecule’ album (in 2003) for French label Logistic, which later spawned a series of remixes including those of Ricardo Villalobos and Matthew Dear. A brief return came in 2014 as part of M-Plant’s 20th anniversary celebrations, which saw the release of a new Monobox 12″, ‘Film / Rectangle’. Speaking to RBMA that year for one of their Fireside Chat interviews, Robert said: “Monobox was an alien project. I read this book when I was probably around 13 or 14. It was this ominous black box that came from some other universe, and it was just sort of hovering over the planet, over a cornfield somewhere.” For the return of Monobox, Hood has envisaged that the vessel has been lying dormant for 40 or 50 years and is now beginning to rise up again, or regenerate.

The new Monobox album, ‘Regenerate’ creates an all-enveloping story from its opening chapter and the atmospheric ‘Rise’. Stripped-back tribalism ensues with ‘Blackwater Canal’ before the ominous ‘Wargames’, while ‘Angel City’ brings a lighter, sparkling touch. Disc two delivers the gritty ‘Exoplanet’ running at over nine minutes as it gradually draws you in, then flip over for the sweeping grooves of ‘Drydock’. The album closes on the album’s title track where vintage melodies sit alongside techno futurism.

‘Regenerate’ will be released across double vinyl and digital from 26 November.

CSR7000 ‘Jiles EP’

Artist: CSR7000
Title: Jiles EP
Label: Adam’s Bite
Release Date: 29th October 2021
Cat. #: ADAM005
Format: Vinyl & Digital
Tracklist
1) Miles I
2) Jimi I
3) Miles II

Cesar Merveille debuts his CSR7000 alias via Adam’s Bite as he delivers a trio of stripped back, classy cuts via his ‘Jiles’ EP.

Since launching in June 2020, Swiss imprint Adam’s Bite has quickly laid down an impressive marker within the realms of minimal house and techno. Hot on the heels of releases from Barac, Traumer and Martinesque, late- October welcomes a label debut from one of the scene’s most well-respected artists, producer and instrumentalists, Cesar Merveille. Based in Berlin, with a rich discography of releases via the likes of Visionquest, Cadenza and his own Roche Madame imprint, the Paris-born talent continues to evolve and push house beyond its traditional boundaries, with his three-track ‘Jiles’ EP providing yet another example of his renowned musical nouse within the studio.

The aptly titled ‘Miles I’ kicks things off with a nod to one of the greats, unveiling a 10 minute journey of luscious melodies and deep grooves. On the flip, ‘Jimi I’ introduces intricate melodies amongst dynamic, shifting textures to realign mind and spirit, before closing the show on a jazzy tip via ‘Miles II’ as intricate drum work harks back to the glory days of b-boy house and provides the perfect backdrop to this soothing trip – enjoy.