The Clone Basement Series has really been tearing things up for who knows how long; it kills me not to be hearing more of this stuff played out, but this Untold track, “Little Things Like That” really needs about as much time on the floor as you can stand to give it. Get. This. One.
Just a brief follow-up on that Terence Fixmer EP out on Electric Deluxe. Here’s the official video for the title track, “Le Terrible”. This one’s got excellent quality audio, so turn it up!
Mix of the Moment: tobias. Live at Berghain 9.7.11
Just in time for the weekend comes this bit of hard, dark techno from Tobias Freund’s latest incarnation, tobias. Taken from the release party for his album, Leaning Over Backwards (Ostgut Ton), that took place at Berghain last month, this is a deeply gratifying set that jacks hard, but still retains that body-moving tight balance between tension and release that has become so characteristic of the Berlin-based sound. Throughout his performance, tobias. treats his album as a show piece, creating one of the best recent examples of a truly aurally immersive dancefloor experience. We’re now very much looking forward to the moment this man gets an opportunity to wow audiences stateside. You can listen to/ download his mix below.
Regis | ‘In A Syrian Tongue’ EP
Straight out of Sandwell District’s camp comes a new EP from Regis on brand new London label Blackest Ever Black. You can already preorder copies of this one via Boomkat, and if you’re a sucker for cool album art, it’s best to hurry, as the first 500 copies come in the picture sleeve you see above.
Hard, dark techno doesn’t get much more fierce than Regis, and on this release he certainly doesn’t pull any punches. Everything here is blistering in its tone and tempo; just the right pace for the 4am crowd as it sets itself on going until morning. Very excited to hear this one hit dancefloors soon!
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Skudge | ‘First Observation’ EP
Stockholm-based Skudge bring it hard this week, with some some dark, danceable dub techno on their First Observation EP, out now on Echocord Colour. Following the 2010 inception of their own imprint, Skudge Records, the duo has built up quite the cadre of devoted followers, and seeing their work on some a more widely-recognized imprint (following their dropping some outright quality on their own) is well deserved acknowledgement, indeed. Both the A and B-sides of this one are bang on for Echocord Color’s aesthetic, with the reigning themes of hard and dark—but still with a skank—very much in the right place. The added remix by Conforce of the B-side “Void” is to some degree an out of place element, but only in that it belongs more in the headphones or after hours than on the dancefloor. You can give all three tracks a listen below—these ones are highly recommended for the crate. (Physical copies are available here and here, with digital here and here.)
Preview: New Terence Fixmer on Electric Deluxe
Very excited to find this preview of the new Le Terrible EP out from Terence Fixmer on Electric Deluxe. Dark, driving techno always needs a bit of a facelift to keep things interesting, and this certainly fits the bill. The EP is out on August 20 and features a Marcel Dettman remix and a DJ tool along with the original A and B side material. You can listen to the whole thing below.
EDLX.017 - Terence Fixmer -Le Terrible EP by electric deluxe
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Redshape | ‘Son Of A…’
Redshape brings us a new 12” on his Present label, much to our hard techno loving hearts. True to form, this one’s vinyl only for now, and you can find it over at Clone. The A-side is an as-expected dark banger, with the characteristic dissonant flourish Redshape has made his very own, while the B-side, “Kracken’s Game”, is a bit of an analog workout—still hard and dark, but much slower and far more brooding in tone. Definitely one for the crate if you love hard minimal and aren’t afraid of techno’s uglier side. Listen to samples here and here.
