Melodic Techno

Riding high off the back of a hugely prolific inaugural year – a year which saw no less than four critically acclaimed label releases and a hugely successful debut showcase event in Tel Aviv – internationally celebrated record label and artist collective Scenarios steamrollers into 2023 with continued vigour, with the unveiling of its next... Read more »

Swedish producer Ivan Berggren, aka Paresse, returns to Eskimo Recordings with ‘Meat Robots’, an underground house number whose acid bass lines and ricocheting percussion will have even assembly line robots jacking as it builds to a hypnotic conclusion. The track was inspired by Berggren’s wrestling with the age-old question of just what we are, simply... Read more »

Gray Cosmo steps up to the leading RUKUS label with a new EP full of techno power. Born and raised in Turin, Italy, Alessandro and Andrea met in 2020 and embarked on a new artistic path as Gray Cosmo. Alessandro was producing and performing worldwide as Alex Mine, releasing his music on labels such as... Read more »

Final Request provides the first 2023 release for Øddity, Fur Coat’s unstoppable melodic techno force. This EP follows previous chart-topping works for the likes of Atlant, Dynamic, and Radikon. ‘Become Better’ gives further insight into Final Request’s undoubtable talent across four powerful tracks. The lead track ‘Become Better’ demands your attention from the first initial... Read more »

Up-and-coming Vivrant star OLING is making moves. Not just with his brand new event series ‘Roots’ launched in November of last year, but also with his latest project ’Sonic Explorations’. A producer camp set out to take place in the abyss of the Swedish wilderness. OLING released his debut EP ‘Aves’ on Jeremy Olander’s Vivrant... Read more »

Afterlife’s 2023 campaign commences with a collaborative single from Argy and two-man outfit Goom Gum. The trio get together for the first time on this cut, pouring their respective energies into a powerful composition. ‘Pantheon’ utilizes a rousing vocal symphony, with a rolling bassline, an urgent melody and a goosebump-inducing breakdown to devastating effect.

Hailing from Ukraine, SHMN is a master at melding the gamut of styles and sonics across the spectrum of electronic music. His productions glue myriad moods, genres, and stylistic tricks but they all carry one consistent quality which is passion. Now – in a huge step forward for the multi-faceted artist, SHMN presets his debut... Read more »

For its third release, Around Midnight chose to highlight the latest work of Dutch producer and DJ Joep Mencke. Since his debut in 2017, he has been gracing the decks of the Gardens of Babylon, ADE, Burning Man and Afrikaburn to name just a few, and released no less than 7 EPs and 1 album.... Read more »

Mind Against further their fruitful relationship with Afterlife as their cinematic, compulsively danceable single ‘Dreamcast’ drops on Friday 16th December, following their 2021 ‘Changes’ EP on the imprint. Already very much on the music map, the Italian-born, Berlin-based duo released their eagerly awaited ‘fabric presents…’ compilation in September to critical acclaim from the likes of... Read more »

There’s a hint of calm assurance in Hyunji Lee’s demeanor as we meet in the studio apartment she uses as both living and music making space. ‘It’s definitely more of a  going with the flow thing. I go into it without expecting anything,’ she observes as we go through the path which led her where... Read more »