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apaull Q&A

Finding New Depths with apaull

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apaull is a dutch-canadian electronic music producer, focusing mostly on techno and house genres, with an occasional sprinkling of ambient music. What makes apaull unique is that he started producing and releasing music in his mid-fifties, after a successful career as an environmental scientist, business owner and academic. While an avid consumer of today’s electronic music, his own musical ‘muscle memory’ and inspirations pulls him back to the 1980s and the start of electronic music making. Read more

Premiere: Sigrid Rosier "Inferno"

Premiere: Sigrid Rosier “Inferno”

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Sigrid Rosier‘s Inferno is a slow, grounding burn. It combines 2 different genres (techno and ambient) to create a world in an infinite loop of creation and destruction. Read more

mod21

New German Label Mnestic Records Debuts PRG/M and Mod21 on Hypnotic-Deep Album “Are We on the Run?”

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Based out of Leipzig, Germany, the newly established 2022 techno label releases their digital and 12” vinyl album Are We on the Run? with 5 hypnotically-deep tracks. The 2-sided album features PRG/M (aka Pier Mariconda) on side A1 with his dark flare of ambient sounds using immersive pads, and deconstructed rhythmics that is subdued.

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DJ interview

Amotik’s Calling to Techno and His Drive for Sharing It

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Amotik has steadily developed a signature sound of techno that is atmospheric, hypnotic, and raw. As a DJ and producer, his music has earned him the privilege of performing at many clubs and festivals around the world and making guest appearances on labels such as Tommy Four Seven’s 47, Len Faki’s label Figure, and Ellen Allien’s label BPitch (also known as BPitch Control). All the while, he has maintained his residency at the renowned venue Goethebunker in Essen, Germany.

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Idem Nevi

6AM Guest Mix: Idem Nevi

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From being a Toulouse-born techno producer and having founded Requested Soul Records in 2020, Idem Nevi has always been headstrong about his productions. Inspirationally, Idem has been influenced by the likes of Paul Kalkbrenner, Extrawelt, Jon Hopkins, and Recondite.

Receiving support from Richie Hawtin, Charlotte De Witte, Marcel Fengler, 747, and Slam, Idem Nevi makes a strong return after a brief hiatus with his ten-track album, ‘Lost Alchemy’. Idem Nevi’s ‘Lost Alchemy’ album drops on Requested Soul May 20th, 2022.

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NĂžrbak

NĂžrbak Launches New Label NRBK With His EP ‘SĂĄtira’

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Known for his precision in ambient and experimental techno, Nþrbak’s (aka Artur Moreira) productions have always been focused on quality over quantity. He incorporates detailed sound designs that hit a nerve of gravitation from any listener. The Portugal-based artist has always had a clear devotion to music. Even now, as someone who lives and breathes his craft, he continues to work hard in his studio day after day.

Buy Tickets – NĂžrbak’s live show at WORK 2022

NĂžrbak will also be showcasing at WORK, an event presented at 6AM and Synthetik Minds. WORK will be welcoming NĂžrbak for his Los Angeles debut on May 21, 2022.

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VNNN "Fake Friends"

Premiere: VNNN. “Fake Friends” – The Third Room

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The Third Room‘s day one player Almedin Alibegovic, AKA VNNN., gives his debut with a four track EP called “Give Me Some Attention”. Read more

Robert Pattinson as Batman

Robert Pattinson Made Ambient Music While in His Batsuit

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Robert Pattinson revealed to GQ that he made ambient music in his batsuit while on set for Matt Reeves’ The Batman.

[T]he nature of the shoot was so kind of insular, always shooting at night, just really dark all the time, and I felt very much alone. Even just being in the suit all the time. You’re not really allowed out of the studio with the suit on, so I barely knew what was going on at all outside. I’d be in the tent just making ambient electronic music in the suit, looking over the cowl. There’s something about the construction of the cowl that makes it very difficult to read books, so you have to kind of almost lean forward to see out of the cowl.

Pattinson on creating ambient music in between scene takes

It’s worth noting that Pattinson isn’t a stranger to music. In the past the actor claimed that music is his back-up if acting fails. Pattinson’s love for music is very apropos, considering the latest Batman character is inspired by Kurt Cobain. Batsuit or no batsuit, “Come As You Are“.

techno subgenres

6 Techno Subgenres You Need to Know About

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Since the dawn of the first “untz,” there has been an ongoing battle within the world of dance music about techno as a genre. In the ’90s, the term was often used as a mislabel for all dance music. Today, the debate continues on what it is, and people have created other terms for it such as “business techno.” However, most can agree techno is characterized by the use of a 4/4 synthesized kick drum (the “un” in the “untz”), repetitive beats using various percussions, and heavy use of synthesizers. Now beyond that, is where things get tricky and you go into the wonderful world of subgenres. Don’t know where to start? Here are six sub-genres (plus tracks) to help you venture down the techno rabbit hole.

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Polygonia DJ

Global Vibe Radio 297 Feat. Polygonia

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This week’s Global Vibe Radio mix interludes with Lindsey Wang, the mind behind Polygonia, a versatile musician and artist based in Munich, Germany. Her sound identity is driven by a mystic, deep and organic character which is enriched with acoustic elements, built into the genres of deep techno, downtempo and ambient.

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