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Drunken Kong: Debuting on Drumcode and Finding Balance

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Drunken Kong is a techno duo from Tokyo, Japan, consisting of D. Singh and DJ Kyoko. They have been making waves in the techno scene since 2010, with their music being supported by top DJs such as Carl Cox, Adam Beyer, and Christian Smith. In 2022, their track “Spark” was the most sold and streamed raw style techno track on Beatport, and they were awarded as the Best Seller on Beatport.

Their latest release is the “I Want To See” EP, which is their debut release on the prestigious Drumcode label. The EP features four tracks of dark, driving techno, and has already received positive reviews from critics and fans alike.

In this interview with SIX AM, Drunken Kong talk about their new EP, their influences, and their plans for the future. Read more

6AM Guest Mix: BEC

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BEC is a relentless techno talent who has got to the top in a very short space of time. Read more

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What’s in Your Toolbox: Charles D

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Artists will never come unprepared to a party. They always bring a toolbox packed with tracks that are truly dance floor destroyers. “What’s in Your Toolbox” features artists’ secret weapons, aka, the tracks they don’t leave out of their USB. In this installment, NYC-based artist Charles D (USA) has established his unmistakable sound that combines hard-hitting techno grooves with progressive sounds and influence. 2022 has been a huge year with releases on Octopus, Factory 93, and the almighty Drumcode imprint. Charles’ Epic Mix for Adam Beyer and Bart Skils’s “Your Mind” is a chugging end-of-night weapon that was first played by Adam Beyer to close out Awakenings at the Gashouder during ADE last year. It further soundtracked events including Movement Detroit, Tomorrowland, and EDC. “Your Mind” the original was streamed over 38M times and was judged by Mixmag as one of the greatest techno tracks of all time. Charles has big 2023 plans with upcoming releases on Drumcode, Factory 93, and Kraftek.

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6AM Guest Mix and Track Premiere Featuring Jo Poole

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Jo Poole is a Techno DJ and Producer from the UK. She is well known for her high energy track selections during her sets and over the last few years has been working hard to build her skill set as a techno producer and establish her sound of which she displays in this 1hrs 30min+ exclusive 6AM Group Guest Mix .

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What’s in Your Toolbox: Wehbba

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Artists will never come unprepared to a party. They always bring a toolbox packed with tracks that are truly dance floor destroyers. “What’s in Your Toolbox” features artists’ secret weapons, aka, the tracks they don’t leave out of their USB. In this installment, thriving techno star Wehbba gives us his 6 choice picks.

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A Look Back at Drumcode, Truesoul & DCLTD 2021 Releases

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The countdown to 2022 has begun. With the New Year nearly here, top labels from around the globe are tasked with rounding up their best tracks of 2021. Let’s take a look back at Drumcode, Truesoul & DCLTD 2021 releases with Charlotte Spillerova. Spillerova became the first female label manager of Adam Beyer’s iconic Drumcode imprint in June, also taking the reins of its little brother imprint Truesoul and the harder-edged DCLTD. She now shares nine of her favorite releases of this year.

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Drumcode Launches 24/7 Streaming Channel

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The popular techno label Drumcode has launched its very own 24/7  streaming channel on Youtube. Electronic music fans can expect to hear hypnotic and melodic techno from the roster of the label, Truesoul, and DCLTD. The channel will feature tracks of all artists that have released music on those labels including Layton Giordani, Lilly Palmer, Amelie Lens, Wehbba, ANNA,  Rebƫke, Thomas Schumacher, Nicole Moudaber and more.

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Mark Reeve Breathe

Drumcode’s Mark Reeve Debuts New Project ‘Breathe,’ Talks Finding Balance in Trying Times

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Techno veteran Mark Reeve needs no introduction. A longtime contributor to Adam Beyer‘s Drumcode Records, Reeve debuts his stunning new eight-track mini-album Breathe on the powerhouse label. Following a slew of critically acclaimed single and EP releases on Drumcode over the course of his esteemed decade-long career – the last of which came in the form of his mammoth Distance EP back in February 2020 – Breathe marks Mark Reeve’s most extensive musical opus on the legendary Stockholm-based imprint, and goes a long way in showcasing the inexhaustible creativity of one of the most prolific and original artists in techno today.

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Cloned Brothers

6AM Guest Mix: Cloned Brothers

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Based in Wroclaw, Poland, Cloned Brothers is the brainchild of producers Matbe & Minna Murra. While their individual approaches to music are quite different from their solo work, they joined forces to bring their techno rave sounds to the masses. This fusion of two musicians with very different musical influences creates an eclectic explosion of sounds. With this guest mix, Cloned Brothers pay homage to some classic electronic acts such as Aphex Twin, as well as emerging artists.

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