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Jeff Derringer

Jeff Derringer in Full Force With EP and Positive Energy

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Since 2010, Jeff Derringer has released his unique brand of techno on such high-powered labels as Electric Deluxe, Soma, and Perc Trax, while touring the world behind his sound. His Oktave events have been a staple of Chicago’s Smartbar for the last dozen years, and have helped build a resurgence in the Windy City’s techno scene.

In 2018, Jeff went on medical hiatus and soon found himself in the ambiguous swamp of the Covid pandemic. After passing through the gauntlet of the last four years undaunted, Jeff has returned with an exciting new direction. The three tracks on Automatic are no-nonsense shots across the bow, built for club devastation; fast-paced, analog-steeped beats made, as Jeff describes it, with as little equipment as possible. Jeff’s Automatic EP is the fifth release on the label Oktave Records, a label that started in 2017 as an offshoot of Jeff Derringer’s long-running event series at Chicago’s Smartbar nightclub.

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Munich DJ SYLK Delivers Hypnotic EP ‘1990′

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Munich-based DJ SYLK‘s music is oriented to deliver hypnotic body movement and deep emotions on dark and sweaty dancefloors due to his inspiration from dystopian science fiction, industrial aesthetics, and the machine age.

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Ribé Returns With Modular LP ”Las Noches”

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PoleGroup is proud to present the modular Spanish maestro Ribé on the upcoming LP Las Noches. With ten tracks, Ribé explores the scientific side of techno and its sound, all while extracting the best from his massive patch panel.

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Niki Sadeki

6AM Guest Mix: Niki Sadeki

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This week’s Guest Mix features Niki Sadeki, a self-taught and high-spirited creative that is emboldened by ideas, minds, and sounds scattered in her midst. At the core of it all, is a desire to connect people — be it through rhythm, events, or materializing projects. As a DJ, radio host, event organizer, label collaborator, curator, and producer, Niki moves along with spontaneity and gets things done with an ethos perspective.

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Sterac’s ‘Light in the Darkness’ Debuts on Token Records

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Gracing Token with a 12” of reliable effect, Sterac (a.k.a. Steve Rachmad) offers 4 titles that go beyond the club — balancing raw Detroit influences and contemporary depth.

With a reputation built on years of developing his scene through important record releases and local as well as international activity, Light in the Darkness confirms Rachmad’s artistic relevance in a quickly developing scene.

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Mha Iri Is Back on Umek’s 1605

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Known best for her links to the Australian club scene, Mha Iri has been a driving force in the country’s techno community. Not only has she dropped numerous releases on 1605, but she has also championed her sound on other respected record labels such as Markantonio‘s AnalyticTrail and Spektre‘s Respekt.

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Reaching New Heights With Krista Bourgeois

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Born in Las Vegas and raised in Southern Oregon, Krista Bourgeois first became acquainted with music when she took piano lessons as a child. As a young adult, she picked up the cello but was constantly told that music would never offer her a suitable career. It was only in college that she took a leap of faith and quit studying computer science to pursue a degree in music production and audio engineering instead.

Unconventional methods have shaped Krista’s output. Her industrial soundscapes often degrade into raw and dystopian textures. As a producer and DJ, she simply works to challenge herself, her audience, and the status quo. OBSKUR MUSIC, TRUANT.J, and Soma Records are among the record labels that champion her discography.

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Oscar Mulero Debuts on ‘Raices’ EP

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Northallsen presents the first delivery of Raices — an EP that dives deep into the concept of roots, growth and being grounded. With four tracks, Raices is full of creative energy that becomes transcendent throughout each track, and through each passing soundscape. The EP will be available on July 4, 2022. Read more

Rebekah DJ

Rebekah Releases ‘X Compilation’ VA This June

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In 2020, Rebekah curated the ‘10×10 Production Challenge’, which involved setting daily creative objectives for producers to work outside of their comfort zones and deliver a finished arrangement each day.

“I am really honored to present this compilation as an insight to what was achieved within the 10×10 creative
challenge. Connecting once more to music and fellow producers in this way brought much-needed light within a period of uncertainty in the scene and the world as a whole as we fought our way through the pandemic.” — Rebekah

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Realize on the Fringes of Groove and Music

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Realize is not a musician, artist, or DJ, but rather an explorer seeking to find the pieces to human existence. Occasionally, he sees the unexpected. Realize talks to 6AM and shares his latest project, Salvation EP which is intended for music connoisseurs that are interested in dark, slow-burn techno. Inspirations for the project include interdimensional travel, bottomless caves, and haunted castles.

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