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Global Vibe Radio 357 feat. Deniro

Deniro – a producer pur sang. Synthesizers are his way to communicate with the world. Deniro has been gradually emerging from the Dutch techno scene as one of the most exciting artists in Europe and beyond.

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sterac

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

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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Luke Slater

Luke Slater Returns as Planetary Assault Systems With Remixed EP

Since releasing his full-length LP Sky Scraping, Luke Slater is back as Planetary Assault Systems with another iconic EP titled Devotion. The track “Devotion” opens the EP with what can only be described as raw drum machine psychosis. Slater whips up multiple, classic tom-based 909 sequences with impact — he keeps things straight to the point before introducing the defining vocal sample. Slater also appoints complementary scene Truncate and Barker for the remixes as well

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Marcal Dancing Pursuit

Premiere: Marcal “Dancing Pursuit” – Token

For the third installment of Token’s Fuga compilations, the label invites 9 cutting edge artists to put their skills to the test, all offering their unique vision of contemporary club music for a collection of tunneling and intelligent cuts. One of those artists being Marcal, coming in hot with his track “Dancing Pursuit.” Read more

Planetary Assault Systems Token

Luke Slater Unleashes 7th Planetary Assault Systems Album, Sky Scraping, on Token Records

Iconic and legendary producer, DJ, live act and label owner Luke Slater is releasing Sky Scraping on Token Records, his seventh studio album under the Planetary Assault Systems moniker.

The UK techno icon returns to the Belgian imprint after the release of his Say It Loud EP earlier in 2021. Sky Scraping features 10 tracks, two of which were already proposed on the earlier EP on the label founded and spearheaded by Kr!z.

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Jeroen Search returns to Token with "Aether" EP

Premiere: Jeroen Search Returns to Token With More Signature Hypnotic Techno Goodness

Following up 2020’s Inner Call, Jeroen Search returns to Token with another serving of characteristically hypnotic purism. Aether draws on classic, tripping motifs designed for maximum drive.

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PTTRN Debuts on Token Records

Premiere: PTTRN Debuts on Token Records With “To Disappear Completely” EP Including a Remix From Mike Parker

PTTRN follow up strong releases on labels like MindTrip and Float with a first high energy offering for Token Records. The record also marks Mike Parker’s first outing on the label with a stunning remix in his inimitable style.

A natural fit for Token, the Belgian duo serve up a neat package of rolling contemporary Techno – driven but dynamic and broad in terms of tone. The production is decidedly refined and riffs on the classic posits of the genre, making the very most of very little.

Opener “Disappear 1” sets the scene: immediate, metallic material for the dance-floor and “Disappear 2” doesn’t let the energy dip – a slice of pure peak time Techno executed with considerable deftness. Closing out the A side, “Disappear 3” opens things up, a marginally more airy take on the same dense, rhythmic work.

On the B side “Disappear 4″ goes deeper and more hypnotic but doesn’t lose the energy that defines the record before segueing into Mike Parker’s remix – a powerful dose of the classic sound that has made the artist one of the true mainstays of the genre.

Token is a Belgian label started by Kr!z in 2007.

Enjoy the exclusive premiere of Premiere: PTTRN “Disappear 4” (Mike Parker Remix) on Token below:

 

Track Listing:
A1/1 Disappear 1
A2/2 Disappear 2
A3/3 Disappear 3
B1/4 Disappear 4
B2/5 Disappear 4 (Mike Parker Remix)

PTTRN “To Disappear Completely” incl. Mike Parker Remix is out on Token

 

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Connect with Mike Parker: Instagram | SoundCloud 

Kr!z Purification of Malice

Premiere: Kr!z and Pfirter Collaborate for “Purification of Malice” EP on MindTrip Records

MindTrip returns to the shelves with a new collaborative release titled Purification of Malice, introducing head honcho Pfirter sharing the same ‘room’ with Token label boss Kr!z.

Their EP opens with Kr!z, presenting his first original material outside of his own platform; while on the B side, Pfirter extends his musical research with 2 trademark cuts. The final outcome is worth every second of the wait.

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Token to Release EPs from Ø [Phase], Ctrls and Johannes Volk

 

Techno label Token has a strong series of EPs coming out in the following months.

Ø [Phase] is set to to release his first track since 2015’s Alone In Time? LP, as part of a three-track EP entitled Submerged Metropolitan which will be coming out March 17th. Next up it will be the turn of Ctrls who will follow on April 14th with Routing, an outing comprised of four tracks and two locked grooves. On May 12th it will be the turn of Johannes Volk, who will be releasing for the first time on Token with Designing Evolution.

You can listen to “Fallen Columns” by Ø [Phase] here.

Tracklist:

Submerged Metropolitan (Token71)
A1 Submerged Metropolitan
B1 Fallen Columns
B2 This Absent Mind

Ctrls – Routing (Token72)
A1 The Shortest Path
A2 Locked Groove 1
A3 Rush Hour
B1 Crash
B2 Locked Groove 2
B3 Highway

Johannes Volk – Designing Evolution (Token73)
A1 Designing Evolution
A2 Escapism
B1 Cosmic Clockwork
B2 Sleeping On A Razor Blade

Token will release Submerged Metropolitan on March 17th, Routing on April 14th and Designing Evolution on May 12th, 2017.

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