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Techno for chores

Top 9 Techno Tracks For Doing Chores

Techno is the ultimate background music; you can add it to any time and place and immediatley transmute it into a good time. Just take a dungy, empty warehouse in a seedy part of town- on it’s own, not a very attractive place to be. But add a stack of speakers blasting techno bombers and now it’s the most poppin’ party in town, truly alchemy. Being the spellbinding sound that it is, techno can do the same thing for any occasion. Need to get through that grueling workout? Add techno. Need to bust out 1,000 words before midnight or your professor is gunna drop you from the class faster than a DJ can drop the beat? Add techno. Gotta mop the floors, fold all your clothes, and clean the cat box before bae comes over for takeout and make out? You know the drill, add techno. Read more

Tap Newo techno mixtape

Tap Newo Shares Techno Mixtape, An Independent-Artist Driven Project

Tap Newo recently released his Techno Mixtape compilation where he brings together other independent artists. Together they deliver a driving and hard-hitting techno journey. Read more

Modus'Ā new label Operandi

Modus’ New Label, Operandi, Debuts Compilation

Techno producer Modus’Ā new label, Operandi, has recently launched and with it welcomes a delicious dark techno compilation. Born Joshua Garcia, the Los Angeles-native artist and now label head wasn’t always about the synthesizers, hi-hats or drum machines. Coincidentally enough, “Drum Machine Love,” aptly named, is his featured track on the label’s debut compilation. Before going down the electronic rabbit hold,Ā  Josh admits he was more into rock, emo and underground hip-hop. However, that all changed at the ripe age of 20 that all changed. After attending his first rave, he knew it was love at first sound. The rest, as they say, is history.

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Premiere: Modus Drops a Full-Impact Four-Tracker For His Debut on Lee K’s Circulate Records

Since his early beginnings into Los Angeles Techno scene in 2012, Modus has quickly elevated his position as one of the most promising techno prospects both in and out of the studio. His most recent release, Purge Your SystemĀ further cements his role as a key catalyst in the scene’s development as Modus drops a full impact 4 tracker on his first release on Lee K’s Circulate Records.

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Premiere: Modus Releases Two-Track “Perceptions” EP on Los Angeles’ Understated Recordings

Josh Garcia aka Modus has built a steady reputation for being one of the up and coming musical tastemakers, selectors, and producers. The Los Angeles native is a musically trained drummer and guitarist — music naturally became an innate part of Modus’ life.

Since starting out his career performing in Barcelona clubs while living abroad, Modus has had the opportunity to play amongst the world’s leading musical heavyweights and DJ superstars such as: Adam Beyer, Claude Von Stroke, Justin Martin, Paul Ritch, Pleasurekraft, and Simian Mobile Disco at Los Angeles’ top venues that include: Sound Nightclub, Avalon, Exchange LA, as well as the popular music festival, Electric Daisy Carnival.

On May 15th Modus will be releasing his latest EP, a two-track combo entitled PerceptionsĀ that will be out via LA based record label Understated Recordings.

We are premiering “My Love” from the EP, which you can listen to exclusively below.

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