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Maya Jane Coles Returns as Nocturnal Sunshine with “It’s Alright”

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Renowned audio engineer and enigmatic producer Maya Jane Coles has been testing the waters over the summer with a renewed alias called Nocturnal Sunshine. Nocturnal Sunshine is another facet of Maya Jane Coles’ history of musical exploration, from her beginnings in deep house with House of Om to her current high standing in the scene with darker, complex forms of industrial techno and house. With Nocturnal Sunshine, Maya incorporates the raw sounds of 90s UK dubstep with the heavier dub side of techno to produce sensual remixes and original tunes. Read more

Calculus’s upcoming “Vaporizer EP” on Anemone Recordings

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Anemone Recordings head hancho Calculus is making his debut with Vaporizer EP this October 26th 2015 with two tracks “Vaporizer” and “Sacred Gudgeon”. Browsing through the labels recordings, you’ll notice this label is constantly shelling out some very abstract and future sounding techno. If there’s one major thing to appreciate about any label it would probably be the labels consistent originality and true reflection of the sound it wants to portray. The tracks “Vaporizer” and “Sacred Gudgeon” are definitely a raw reflection of the sound that many DJ’s, such as Len Faki and Nikola Gala, are starting to appreciate about this label and it’s artists.

Vaporizer: It’s always fun to hear a hard classic 4/4 techno track with consistent hard bassy kicks. The melodic chords dangling themselves above the track teased with a filter give the track an immaculately crafted tension that makes you crave what’s coming next. The deep and abstract sounds that lay within the various layers of the track give it a type of mysterious, industrial, and disorienting aura.

Sacred Gudgeon: The atmosphere and effects were crafted so well in this track. You feel like your in a suspensful part of some pixar movie about alien invasions.The bass-line that comes in later in the track is very unruly and is filtered up and down throughout the track to build tension. The rolling synth gives the track its dose of higher end frequencies that sprinkle the track nicely to give it that other worldly type of atmosphere.

This EP will be available for your downloading pleasure October 26, 2015 on Anemone Recordings.

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Put Your Hands Up for Movement Detroit 2016

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detroit-movement2013-stage_joe_gallIt’s that time of year again when presales go on at the height of the morning and there are another seven months to go before Detroit Electronic Music Festival, a.k.a. Movement, comes around again. Next year’s festival is sure to be a treat as Movement is celebrating its ten-year anniversary. We are speculating a possible marathon set featuring our Detroit techno pioneers as special guests or maybe some wild back-to-back sets from world-class talent. Reminiscing on who played this past year, we are expecting 2016 to raise the bar even higher. Read more

From Drum and Bass to Techno Revival on Zia’s Void EP

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The enigmatic Leeds-based producer Zia has risen from the ashes of a drum and bass past with an upcoming release titled Void EP (TT034) on Turbo Recordings. The EP includes two original techno tracks as well as a polished minimal remix by Alexi Delano, who coincidentally has returned to the Canadian label that released his LP fifteen years ago.

The first track titled Recall is riddled with sweltry vocal cuts and has a liberatingly bassy drumline that conjures an animalistic drive deep in the crevices of the mind. It’s a good balance of high and low elements that elicits a body high and some trippy contemplations. Read more

Jeff Mills Transported Into the Time Tunnel by Little Alien People at ADE Performance

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October 21, 2015. On this very day, Marty McFly travels into the future to save his children in Back to the Future Part II. In an alternate universe, little aliens appeared at Jeff Mills’ performance at ADE and brought him through the Time Tunnel. So in honor of Back to the Future Day and Jeff Mills’ out-of-this-world performance, we dive down the rabbit hole of techno and its relation with futurism and science fiction.

Techno came about as an assimilation of ideas about music and futurism (afrofuturism in the Detroit scene) in a progressive society that coincided with developments in modernism, capitalism, and technological spirituality, Ă  la Alvin Toffler’s The Third Wave. This is where the term “techno rebel” became synchronized with the identity of being one who listens to techno music. Read more

Get Groovy with the Desert Hearts Three-Year Anniversary Lineup

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ph2Our friends over at Desert Hearts have outdone themselves with a stellar lineup spanning the cosmos of their foundation in good house and techno music. Get ready for one hundred hours of nonstop dancing with the best vibes and a trippy crowd that is sure to make a wild and memorable weekend. Brush off that dust from Burning Man and cure that hangover from Halloween weekend shenanigans with a trip down south to the Los Coyotes Reservation this November to celebrate Desert Heart’s third birthday with a bang.

The festival will be joined by some household names like Dirtybird captain Claude Vonstroke, who just had a successful turnout at last weekend’s Dirtybird Campout, Doc Martin, Kate Simko, Marc Houle, Jozif, No. 19 boss, Nitin, Eddie Richards, David Scuba, Solar of Sunset Sound System, LA Burner friends Goldcap, Sabo, and Tara Brooks, and many more colorful spirits that will move and groove together under the glittering night sky.

There will be plenty of fire dancers, spiritual retreats, art installations, and more fun sights and sensations to keep you stimulated and inspired. This is your last chance to grab tickets before the festival sells out. Get them through Ticketfly and join the Desert Hearts family for an audio and visual adventure.

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Q&A: Justin James Returns to SCI+TEC with “Planned Deviation”

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There’s no denying that Canada has produced some of the finest in minimal techno. The pioneer that put Windsor, Canada on the map goes to none other than Richie Hawtin, and in the wake of the minimal wave of Canada and Detroit, the next pool of artists began to emerge. One such artist is Justin James.

“I have always been into music that is stripped down. Even the hip-hop that I love has a very minimal structure in production. Other than that, being from Windsor and having a close neighbor like Detroit, it’s impossible to not gravitate to these amazing scenes and the amazing artist that have emerged from them” – Justin James

Justin James Album ArtWith a noticeable influence stemming from Detroit and Canada, it’s no surprise that Justin James has landed releases on Minus, SCI+TEC, Trapez, and Night Light Records. Two years since his last release on SCI+TEC, Justin James follows up on the powerful minimal label with the Planned Deviation, a two track EP complete with rubbery elastic basslines and percussions that coincide so swiftly with SCI+TEC.

The EP has been in the rotation for quite some time, receiving immense support from minimal curators around the globe. Justin James recently took some time to answer a few questions about his summer, life, and of course, Planned Deviation.

Take a look at our Q&A with Justin James below, and make sure to grab your digital copy of Planned Deviation here on Beatport.

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Recondite to Play Live Session at Amoeba Hollywood

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The Berlin-based producer is set to play a live set at Amoeba Records in Hollywood on Tuesday September 22 at 6PM. Released back in 2012, Recondite’s debut album titled On Acid is both melancholic and melodic, proving versatile in its appeal to the ears and to the soul. The producer has released music under top notch labels including RĂždhĂ„d’s Dystopian label, multimedia platform Ghostly International, and Berlin’s acclaimed Innervisions label.

Recondite continues to produce and press his own vinyl series titled Plangent. The On Acid album was released under Los Angeles Imprint Acid Test and will be reissued and available at Amoeba Records.

For more information, check out Recondite’s event on the Amoeba site.

Recondite: Official Site | Facebook | Soundcloud

Watch the Techno For Humanity Party Live from Antwerp

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The techno community has united together in support of the Syrian Refugees, and the unfortunate crisis that they currently find themselves enduring. Where many have turned a blind eye to the situation, the techno community shines light on the issue in the way we know best…the music.

Organized by Ida Engberg and multiple humanitarian organizations, Techno for Humanity will take place today, September 17th, in Antwerp with a supportive lineup comprised of artists Marco Faraone, Heidi, Guti, Marc Houle, David Squillace, Yousef, Christian Smith, and of course, Adam Beyer and Ida Engberg.

Be-at.tv will be hosting the live stream of Techno for Humanity in it’s entirety, and is in full support of the cause and efforts of those wishing to shine light on the Syrian Refugees.

WIRED CLASH with Richie Hawtin, Takkyu Ishino, Radio Slave, Joel Mull, & More

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Some exciting news just hit the front steps of Tokyo’s music scene. WIRED Clash, one of Japan’s most well respected techno gatherings, is hosting another event next month at Ageha with techno icon Richie Hawtin, the man behind the ENTER concept and techno label Minus.

Alongside Richie will be local legend, Takkyu Ishino, who has hosted many WIRED Clash events in the past as one of Japan’s forefront techno pioneers . DJ Sodeyama is another rising talent rising of the country who has been making waves in recent years. Sodeyama will be making a appearance at ULTRA in Japan at the techno stage dubbed RESISTANCE.

The lineup keeps getting better from here. Also joining from abroad is Radio Slave, a producer and DJ with decades worth of experience and talent from the UK. Sweden’s shining star Joel Mull will also be making an appearance for the night. He is currently jet setting around Europe but will squeeze some time for Japan in his busy schedule. From the U.S., we have JIA of Los Angeles. JIA is the curator of Electric Island Festival (EIF) based in Guam, and is hard at work developing a electronic music scene on the island. Other than JIA, all of these DJ’s have made past appearances at WIRED Clash. This is a true testimony of Japan’s love for techno and house music. October 24th is a day to come prepared and excited. Get your dancing shoes ready.

WIRED Clash: Official Website | Facebook Event | Event Listing
ageHa: Official Website | Facebook

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