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Trek 19

Nomadic [Touchin’ Bass]

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Since minimal techno got a tan and decamped to Ibiza, underground electro has become the last remaining electronic music sub-genre to resist the mainstream’s dubious charms.

Andrea Parker’s Touchin’ Bass label is one of the main outlets for a style whose name has been misappropriated by the cheesy house brigade.

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Deep Sounds of Argentina Volume II

Hernan Nunzi [Soulman Music]

• Written by: Lema Romero
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Rising Buenos Aires producer Hernan Nunzi delivers three very strong tracks for this, his second instalment of ‘Deep Sounds of Argentina’ on Soulman Music.

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Zeitgeist EP

Raudive [Poker Flat]

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London based techno Oliver Ho is the brain behind Raudive, the spearhead name for a series of releases that have conjured up some of the past year’s most exhilarating techno.

The Raudive buzz started with fans of Villalobos or Hawtin chasing down a bizarre track that featured heavily on live DJs mixes of the two in 2006.

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Absolut / Mescal

Intus [K2]

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K2 has really found its feet as a label quite quickly.

Somehow, its DJ-orientated remit still screams Kompakt while offering its own fresh perspective on the mother label’s pop-inflected style.

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Too Much Love

Daniel Steinberg [Style Rockets]

• Written by: Lee Smith
• Filed under: Music Recommendations: daniel steinberg, heinrichs, hirtenfellner, style rockets

Style Rockets put out some cool gnarly techno a few years back, with a sound that sat between the raucous playfulness of Alter Ego and the big-rig thump of straight European techno.

But it seems they’ve developed more minimal tendencies of late, with this unpretentious groover from newcomer Daniel Steinberg offering a considerably less aggressive dose of dancefloor fun.

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These Eyes / Strictly Erotics

Danton Eeprom [Fondation Records]

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Danton Eeprom, aka French producer Julian Brambiller, first came to the attention of many when he was included on Ewan Pearson’s excellent Sci.Fi.Hi.Fi mix for Soma, and since then has carved out his own uniquely beguiling strain of angular, quirky techno that references everything from Dopplereffekt to Kompakt, Adonis and Depeche Mode.

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Igra EP

Too Funk [Ferox]

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Anyone who was into high-end British techno in the mid to late ‘90s will undoubtedly have a place in their heart for Russ Gabriel’s Ferox records, home to some of the most enduringly deep electronic music of its time.

Happily for his fans, after some six years in the wilderness with no new releases or label activity to speak of, Gabriel seems to be back on it again, with this digital only release under his Too Funk moniker apparently the first in a revitalized series of fresh material.

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Pond

Lawrence [Dial]

• Written by: Richard Brophy
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Rightly or wrongly, German producer Lawrence is always associated with fey, lullaby melodies and brittle techno rhythms.

Clearly, he wants to shake off this image, and his latest release marks a change of direction.

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Hielo Sobre Arena

Garnica [Galaktika]

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Barcelona’s Galaktika has been steadily garnering plaudits and recognition over the last twelve months with a string of thoroughly decent releases focusing on the emotive, melodic side of contemporary club gear, but this is certainly their heaviest, most anthemic release so far.

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Boogie Down (Remixes)

ErickE [Tiger]

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Two tasty remixes of ErickE ‘Boogie Down’ touch down this month, and with each one you get two very different flavours.

The DJ Delicious remix is best described as bumpin’.

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Postpartum Psychosis EP

Andomat 3000 and Jan [Morris Audio]...

• Written by: Lee Smith
• Filed under: Music Recommendations: andomat 3000, jan, morris audio, postpartum psychosis

Switzerland’s Morris Audio has been churning out high-quality techno and house with a distinctly forward-looking flavor since 2001, chiseling out a style that can swing from deep, Detroit-inspired harmonies to jacking, minimally-inclined beats, always infused with a floor-friendly swing.

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