Enrico Sangiuliano’s ‘The Techno Code’ Remixes EP ft. Kevin de Vries & SLVR, Charlotte de Witte, Avalon & Tristan
Out Now on his NINETOZERO Imprint
Pioneering, uncompromising, yet frequent chart-stormer, sound designer/producer/performer Enrico Sangiuliano releases a remix EP of his seminal, startling ‘The Techno Code’.
The techno manifesto dropped in April, also on his countdown imprint NINETOZERO, as part of the VA EP ‘Discipline’, and since then has won multiple plays and plaudits on dancefloors, radio, and streaming platforms.
Remixes accompanying the original on the new digital EP are by:
- Kevin de Vries & SLVR
- Charlotte de Witte
- Avalon & Tristan, plus a bonus DJ tool edit.
‘The Techno Code (Original Mix)’ is at once a spoken ‘how to’ of techno and a celebration of the genre, in portentous US tones reminiscent of 50s atom bomb warning films and of Faithless’ ‘This is my church…’.
Sangiuliano builds the track according to “my rules – the Techno Code” — the hi-hats, the main theme, the touch of acid… as the Voice narrates their effect on the listener and raver.
The Remixes:
‘The Techno Code (Kevin de Vries & SLVR Remix)’
Starts slower, looser, and stealthier, until fleshed out with a ‘plucked string’ melody overlay, while a siren-like ultra-high note joins in. They’ve darkened the bass elements while chopping, but maintained the centrality and clarity of the spoken words.
‘The Techno Code (Charlotte de Witte’s Acid Code)’
Adds hoover swoops, spacey stabs, and a brain-invading beeping backbeat. As per de Witte’s remix title, the ‘little acid’ of the original becomes a fizzing main theme. Reordering and cutting the words gives more emphasis to the ‘journey’ motif and builds on the ‘tension/anticipation’.
‘The Techno Code (Avalon & Tristan Remix)’ (Digital Exclusive)
The spoken word is stripped back to a powerful intro and brief interjections, all processed with echo, robotic effects, and distortion… It’s all about anticipation — what you are about to hear, here it comes…
The acid is raised to sulphuric levels by a pulsing, tooth-tingling synth in a fast, psy-trance ride.
Enrico Sangiuliano’s ‘The Techno Code’ Remixes EP, featuring Kevin de Vries & SLVR, Charlotte de Witte, and Avalon & Tristan, is out now on NINETOZERO.
