out now: Amstra – Acid Theory EP [Märked]

 

Artist:
Amstra

 

Title:
Acid Theory EP

 

Label:
Märked

 

Cat#:
MRKD020

 

Release Date:
23rd March 2020

 

Format:
digital

 

Tracklist:
01.
Acid Theory

02.
Euphoria

03.
Summer Of Rave

04.
Talk To The Devil Tonight

05.
Acid Theory
(Non Reversible Remix)

 

Press Info:
Almost 4 years have passed since we rebranded Märked from an illegal rave into a platform to connect artists to audiences, and vice versa.

Twenty, it now sounds like an enormous number. 20 artworks, more than 100 tracks and over a few million listeners. It’s been an interesting 4 years in which we built our own authentic space – thanks to all artists involved.

This 20th release milestone sees Amstra with a 5-tracker EP including a massive remix by Non Reversible. Acid Theory as EP title speaks for the tracks’ characters, for they all have acid elements.

Starting the EP with one of his best tracks – progressive and dynamic in the build-up. The acid vibe reminisces to the sweeps in the better Boston 168 tracks – carefully crafted gems. In Euphoria the acid lines are more driving forward as does the rest. Euphoria is among the more effective club peak time tracks in the pack. Summer Of Rave does that job well too, but has a more cinematic thriller-movie approach. Not the kind of summer we are used to. In Talk To The Devil Tonight Amstra shows that he can build a break very well, playing tension and release to a big unexpected turn in the drop. Non Reversible hits the remix hammer just right in his version of Acid Theory. Very powerful, rolling and pure heated dance floor atmosphere.

 

Full Track Streaming:

 

Special:
“Mixtape [02-09-2019]”

 

Recommendations:
all stuff on Märked

 

Buy Digital:
Märked @ Bandcamp
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Websites:
Amstra @ Instagram
Märked

 

out now: Various – Code Five [Black Codes Experiments]

 

Artist:
Various

 

Title:
Code Five

 

Label:
Black Codes Experiments

 

Cat#:
BCE014

 

Release Date:
23rd March 2020

 

Format:
digital

 

Tracklist:
01.
Moddullar
Absurd

02.
Ian Axide
Schematic

03.
Temudo
Kira

04.
Cristian Varela
Addiction

05.
Kontal
The Bitter Antidote

06.
Cristian Varela
Addiction
(Hioll Remix)

 

Press Info:

 

Listen:
soon

 

Full Track Streaming:
Cristian Varela – “Addiction (Hioll Remix)”

more soon

 

Specials:
Cristian Varela – “CU Techno 14”

Ian Axide – “DEADCERTPODCAST005”

Temudo – “Artaphine Series 039”

 

Buy Digital:
JunoDownload
Boomkat
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Hardwax
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Websites:
Black Codes Experiments

 

out now: Below Surface – Transitions And Transmissions [Be Sure]

 

Artist:
Below Surface

 

Title:
Transitions And Transmissions

 

Label:
Be Sure

 

Cat#:
BESURE021

 

Release Date:
04th April 2020

 

Format:
digital

 

Tracklist:
01.
Aura

02.
Busy

03.
Horizon

04.
Matter Of Time

 

Press Info:
Below Surface once again returned from the far off orbits in quest for inspirations to his new ambient release. Compiled of a variety of darker and brighter sounds, Transitions and Transmissions contains soundscapes for both nightmares and meditations. As usual on Be Sure the presented ambient sounds can be enjoyed as single tracks or be played in DJ sets.

 

Full Track Streaming:

 

Special:
“@ Tresor Berlin – NEXT 31.05.2014”

 

Recommendations:
all stuff on Be Sure
sampler “Pearls” w/ Below Surface track on Sculptures

 

Buy Download:
Beatport
TraxSource
iTunes
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Commercial Streaming Services:
Tidal
Apple Music
Spotify
Youtube Music

 

Websites:
Below Surface
Be Sure @ Facebook
Be Sure @Instagram

 

out for a while: Under Black Helmet – Mute EP [Code Is Law]

 

Artist:
Under Black Helmet

 

Title:
Mute EP

 

Label:
Code Is Law

 

Cat#:
CODEISLAW006

 

Release Date:
January 2015

 

Format:
vinyl & digital

 

Tracklist:
A1.
Have You Ever Had a Dream

A2.
Mute

B1.
Sabotage

B2.
Lost Signal

 

Press Info:

 

Listen:

 

Videos:
“Have You Ever Had a Dream”

“Lost Signal”

Videos by ThousandBits

 

Special:
“Techno Cave Podcast 016”

 

Related Release:
EP “Mute (Remixes)” on Code Is Law

 

Recommendations:
LP “Emerged from Nothing” by Under Black Helmet on KR/LF
sampler “Bromance Vol. I” w/ Under Black Helmet track on Counterweight
compilation “First Blood Part I” w/ Under Black Helmet track on RAW
Compilation “Golden Circle 2” w/ Under Black Helmet track on Code Is Law
Compilation “Golden Circle 1” w/ Under Black Helmet track on Code Is Law
Compilation “Golden Circle 6” on Code Is Law
Compilation “Golden Circle 5” on Code Is Law
Compilation “Golden Circle 4” on Code Is Law

 

Buy Vinyl:
sold out?

 

Buy Digital:
Code Is Law @ Bandcamp
JunoDownload
Hardwax
Beatport Classic
TraxSource
Google Play
iTunes
Boomkat
more soon

 

Booking:
RAW Agency

 

Websites:
Under Black Helmet
Code Is Law

 

out now: Rocko Garoni – Ammoniak EP [Second State]

 

Artist:
Rocko Garoni

 

Title:
Ammoniak EP

 

Label:
Second State

 

Cat#:
SNDST074

 

Release Date:
13th March 2020 (digital)
27th March 2020 (vinyl)

 

Format:
vinyl & digital

 

Tracklist:
01.
Ammoniak

02.
Gece

03.
No Border

04.
It’s All Yours
[feat. Cook Strummer]

05.
Helio

 

Press Info:
Rocko Garoni knows what a techno dance floor wants. He’s learned it through countless hours spent on the floor himself as a punter, and through DJing at some of the best clubs and festivals in his hometown Berlin and all over the world. He knows exactly the type of productions that thrill crowds, and he brings this wealth of knowledge and experience to his third EP for Second State, Ammoniak.

The title and first track ‘Ammoniak’ drags you straight into the zone; a pounding, take no prisoners cut laced with stormy synths creating a vague sense of paranoia. ‘Gece‘ cranks the energy up with trancey, bouncing synths and a cool, clipped female vocal. Instantly, you’re pulled into the very sort of club that Garoni knows so well. ‘No Border‘ is the kind of expansive track that seems destined for huge warehouses or vast festival dancefloors. There’s an insistent, brooding bassline, robotic repeated vocals and a mid-track shift in tone that will send the crowd to a heightened state of reverie. The blend of post-punk vocals and eerie beats on ‘It’s All Yours‘, a track featuring Cook Strummer on the vocals, is at once highly unusual and completely compelling. It’s the track to play when the crowd are losing themselves in the best possible way. Closing the EP is ‘Helio‘, another completely different track that showcases the extent of Garoni’s range. Faint, echoed chanting lends the track an almost holy atmosphere. Combined with tunnelling synths and spindly percussion FX, the effect is euphoric, acting as a delicious palate cleanser between heavier tracks.

Put simply, Ammoniak is another first-class EP from a dynamic act who’s fast becoming a Second State star.

 

Listen:

 

Videos:
“Ammoniak”

 

Special:
“Substantiv Podcast 052”

 

Recommendations:
Rocko Garoni’s EP “Phobia” on Second State
Johannes Menzel’s “Gestalter EP” w/ Rocko Garoni remix on Suspekt

 

Buy Vinyl:
Deejay
Juno
Decks
HHV
Red Eye Records
more soon

 

Buy Digital:
JunoDownload
Beatport Classic
Google Play
iTunes
more soon

 

Websites:
Rocko Garoni
Second State