Techno

UMEK’s record label 1605 welcomes the return of AKKI (DE) who delivers two peak-time techno tracks with driving percussion and tantalising suspense. AKKI (DE) is a German artist who has previously featured on a mixed artist release on 1605 and this time he is back with a solo EP. He is a rising star who... Read more »

Drumcode’s beloved A-Sides compilation makes a return after a two-year absence, with a mammoth 25-track feast covering every shade of the techno spectrum. The project was devised in 2012 as a way of showcasing the wealth of strong material Adam Beyer receives each year, which due to Drumcode’s busy release schedule, might not otherwise find... Read more »

Lisa May (AUS) is a rising star from down under. As she steps up to the newly formed VOLTA label from Victor Ruiz, The Australian producer brings an EP that explores an array of driving club sounds and showcases her brilliant abilities in the studio, sowing a certain successful future ahead. Dare I Groove is... Read more »

Reinier Zonneveld is back on his own unstoppable Filth On Acid label on an EP that welcomes towering techno talents Alan Fitzpatrick and Reset Robot. First up We Are the Brave label head Alan Fitzpatrick pairs off with the mighty Reset Robot for Acid Texture which is all banging drums and synths fired out of... Read more »

Two rising stars in pin-sharp form, Chris Avantgarde and Kevin De Vries have linked for the first time to deliver the masterful ‘Mind Control’. The release marks Avantgarde’s maiden appearance on Drumcode, while this is De Vries’ second following up the excellent ‘Eternity’ on A-Sides Vol.5 way back in 2016. Since then, De Vries has... Read more »

Cut NHOAH and he bleeds musical notes, his heart pumps its beat to the rhythm of the club, his mind locked into the ravers’ psyche and his spirit descended from our drummer ancestors. A consummate party connoisseur, DJ set architect, dynamo producer, and experienced studio hound, he has the music, vision, creativity, drive, winning personality,... Read more »

Italian DJ & producer Akoriz had been carving out raw, industrial, and acid sounds for labels such as Set About, Redrum Music, and of course, Kneaded Pains. His second full release for Dense & Pika’s label, the ‘Apropos’ EP comes backed with a killer remix from hard techno wonderboy, Luciid. Three new original productions from... Read more »

For FOA119, Teenage Mutants emerge from the shadows again. The German duo are underground mainstays who bring the rave across four super new cuts including collabs with Dok & Martin and Heerhorst. Their new EP will transform every dance floor into a burning theatre! Uno, dos, tres fuego! Die Transformation kicks off with heavy techno... Read more »

Lilly Palmer’s ‘We Control’ was one of the standout moments on Drumcode this year, an exhilarating EP debut that peaked at no.1 on the Beatport techno charts and was supported by Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC Radio 6. Since the release, Lilly’s grown as an artist in leaps and bounds and enjoyed a huge year... Read more »

It is impossible to explain who Anna Tur is without talking about her music, or better said, her relationship with music. To know when it came into her life is a difficult task and not because it requires deep investigation but because it feels like it was always there. Two inseparable realities that coexist in... Read more »