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Julien Chaptal

6AM Guest Mix: Julien Chaptal (Live At Awakenings ADE 2019)

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This week’s Guest Mix comes from Julien Chaptal and is a live recording of his set from ADE 2019, when he was invited by Carl Cox to perform at the Awesome Soundwave party at Awakenings

Julien Chaptal is an electronic assembly — part French electronics, part Detroit synth machine, and part Dutch minimal robot (as part of MFD, Le Clic and Amsterdam661).

Purpose-built with a modular brain, Julien’s performances are switched on, live, utterly groovy, and while pulsating with machine wiring, undeniably human.

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Intec Digital Closes Off 2019 With Five-Track V/A Featuring Gaston Zani, Uhnknwn, Ferhat Albayrak, Chris Count, Jonno & Gibso

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Intec Digital is ending the year in style, with a five-track mixed artist EP that brings together a diverse selection of talents set to do big things in 2020, including a contribution we are premiering today from Gaston Zani.

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Premiere: Carl Cox and Jon Rundell Invite FAC3OFF For Intec Digital Debut

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Carl Cox is an industry figurehead who’s legacy in music includes his iconic label Intec, which he runs with friend and business partner Jon Rundell, and the new release is from FAC3OFF.

FAC3OFF is an Italian artist with a melting pot of influences ranging from Detroit techno to dark prog that manifests in a unique blend of techno with ominous atmosphere and brooding intensity.

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Premiere: Luca Marchese Debuts on Intec Digital with “Breaking Silence” EP

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Carl Cox is an industry figurehead who’s legacy in music includes his iconic label Intec, which he runs with friend and business partner Jon Rundell, and the new release is a label debut from Luca Marchese.

Featuring on Intec for the first time, Luca Marchese is a young talent who has already proven himself making many notable releases on labels including Respekt, Kraftek, Phobiq, Tronic and AnalyticTrail.

Having spent many years DJing locally in his hometown of Caserta in Italy, the success of his productions has led to him starting to get international bookings in places such as Germany.

Still a young artist at the start of his career he has already made many high profile achievements, and this EP is another stepping stone towards his ascendance through the world of techno.

Along with Carl Cox other fans of Luca Marchese’s music include Tale Of Us, Joseph Capriati and Maceo Plex along with many others of equal respect.

“Alien Biosymmetry” starts off proceedings with thrashing percussion and enchanted vocal snippets the lead to the euphoria of the main breakdown, before the throbbing acid-line and kick drum lift things up a gear to devastating effect.

Next up “Breaking Silence” has a brooding tension that swells up from the low-end frequencies of the bassline. Squelching stabs and analogue pops give driving force to the fast-flowing rhythms that reach critical mass with an explosion of relentless energy.

Connect with Luca Marchese: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Beatport | SoundCloud

Premiere: Giovanni Carozza and Steve Mulder Collaborate for “Primate” EP On Intec Digital

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Carl Cox is an industry figurehead who’s legacy in music includes his iconic label Intec, which he runs with friend and business partner Jon Rundell, and the new release is the debut collaboration EP from Italian artist Giovanni Carozza, plus Dutch techno maestro Steve Mulder.

Steve Mulder is a veteran producer who has racked up an impressive back catalogue including Unrilis, 1605, Respekt, MB Elektronics, Bush, and Odd Recordings, along with previous solo EP’s on Intec.

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Resistance Miami Announces Island Takeover at ULTRA 2019 With Carl Cox’s MegaStructure and Richie Hawtin’s PLAYdifferently

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RESISTANCE, Ultra Worldwide’s esteemed underground concept, has come a long way since its Ultra debut as a single stage in 2015. With Ultra Music Festival 2019 around the corner, RESISTANCE has announced that it will be returning to Miami this year with its most ambitious plans yet.

Following the news that Ultra Music Festival officially moved to its new venue at Historic Virginia Key Beach Park & Miami Marine Stadium, RESISTANCE has revealed that it will have its own island, taking over the Historic Virginia Key Beach Park side of the venue for the weekend. This comes as a significant upgrade as the concept will have more space and hours to use than ever before. The festival will officially run from 2pm – 2am on all three days.

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Interview: Fabio Neural Discusses His Recent “Flow Beat” EP and Being a Core Member of Jon Rundell and Carl Cox’s Intec Label

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One of the recent releases on Carl Cox and Jon Rundell’s Intec label comes from imprint regular Fabio Neural.

Italian born Fabio Neural is known for the consistency of his productions that cover a full spectrum of techno but always with a dance floor focus. Apopular DJ booking playing many of Europe’s top clubs and festivals, Fabioalso boasts previous releases on labels including Dubfire’s SCI+TEC, Kaiserdisco’s KD Music, Josh Wink’s Ovum, Andre Crom’s OFF Recordings, and Adam Beyer’s Truesoul.

Fabio Neural is a core member of Intec’s family of artists, and this release marks his eighth EP on the label. One of those early EPs was made in collaboration with Alex Costa, but the rest have been solo efforts. Arguably one of Carl Cox and Jon Rundell’s favourite artists, this latest outing on Intec titled Flow Beat is another fine example of Fabio’s exceptional production skills.

We decided to catch up with Fabio in honor of this release, which you can stream below and also find on Beatport.

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Premiere: Andres Campo Debuts on Intec Digital with “Cyclone” EP

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Carl Cox is an industry figurehead who’s legacy in music includes his iconic label Intec, which he runs with friend and business partner Jon Rundell, and the new release is from Andres Campo.

Spanish artist Andres Campo makes his Intec debut following previous releases on Second State, MOOD, RUKUS and Odd Recordings

Already championed by some of the biggest names in techno, Andres has risen to fame as a solo artist, but also boasts collaborations with people like Ramiro Lopez and Alberto Ruiz.

Carl Cox is one of the people who regularly supports his tracks and adding Intec to an already impressive back catalogue of labels, this three track EP showcases Andres Campo at his very best.

Hard hitting with hypnotic grooves and captivating atmospherics, this release also has powerful synths making it the perfect peak time EP.

The opening track “Cyclone” is all about the exhilaration of lead synth and its stabbing rhythms layered with a heavy kick drum and fast flowing clap rhythms.

“Ancient Gods” ripples with tension as the pulsating percussion rhythms beat like a heart with a heightened pulse rate that’s been raised by excitement. With a captivating sense of urgency, this cut will whip the dance floor into a frenzy with the way it teases each and every drop along the ride.

Finishing things is the understated “Glaciar” which builds steadily towards a twisted crescendo of sinister FX and growls, before its explosive percussion kicks back in. Keeping you on the edge of your seat, its ominous atmosphere is beyond intense.

Track List:

01. Cyclone
02. Ancient Gods
03. Glaciar

Andres Campo’s Cyclone EP, released on Intec Digital, is available on Beatport

Frank Biazzi Debuts on Carl Cox’s Intec With “Reflection” EP

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Techno in recent years has had a resurgence due to the success of big labels like Drumcode, but other longstanding imprints such as Carl Cox’s Intec have also been front leaders of the genres surge in popularity, allowing it to be accessible by more mainstream crowds.

In the ’90s and early ’00s was arguably the last time techno spilled into the mainstream with events in places like Ibiza, and in those days it was usually 140 BPM with abrasive hi-hats and raw unpolished sounds.

The modern take on big room techno is slower and more polished, but it’s no less exciting with many a long-serving producer making an overdue return to the spotlight.

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