Our Sunday selection: Chris Liebing – Love Those Who Fight With Passion And Faith EP Chris Liebing drops ‘Love Those Who Fight With Passion And Faith EP’ on CLR this January. For the first CLR release of 2023, Chris Liebing drops a heavy-hitting EP for his own imprint, the two-track ‘Love Those Who Fight With Passion And Faith EP’. Leading the release, ‘For Those Who Fight’ combines sub-rattling kicks and siren-esque bleeps with rousing vocal samples and shimmering percussion for a warehouse-filling club cut. ‘With Passion And Faith’ keeps the energy levels high with dubbed-out FX, twisted atm ..read more

Our Saturday selection: Speedy & Steve – Speedy & Steve Speedy J and Steve Rachmad join forces as Speedy & Steve for a four-track techno EP on Luke Slater’s Mote-Evolver this February. Dutch artists Speedy J and Steve Rachmad have long been defining the techno underground with seminal tunes on a range of influential labels. For their new release, the duo jammed in Speedy’s studio for their new release, working the live results into four fresh and powerful new tracks, kicking off a new series of live collaborations on Luke Slater’s Mote-Evolver. The intense and textural ‘Reddo’ kick ..read more

Our Friday selection: Dave Angel – Glide Techno legend Dave Angel drops ‘Glide’ on Radio Slave’s Rekids this January. Dave Angel was a regular on Brixton-based pirate radio station Phase One in the late ‘80s and an integral part of the UK Techno scene ever since, remixing the likes of Underworld, Orbital, and Model 500, and founding Rotation Records in the ‘90s. Turning his sights to Radio Slave’s essential Rekids for his latest release, the iconic DJ/producer prepares a heavy duty two-tracker for the label, dropping in early 2023. Title cut ‘Glide’ leads the release with flanged hi-hats, Der ..read more

Our Sunday selection: Various Artists (Ramiro Lopez, HNTR, Madeaux, Zeplin, Mattia Saviolo) – MODULE 2 Factory 93 returns with the second instalment of ‘MODULE’, welcoming Ramiro Lopez, HNTR, Madeaux & Zeplin and Mattia Saviolo to the label. A new mini-compilation series launched earlier this year, Factory 93’s MODULE shines a spotlight on a collection of up-and-coming talents and rising names to take note of, with the first EP welcoming contributions from Octopus Recordings regulars Loco & Jam through to LA-based talent DRAKK. Rounding out 2022, ‘MODULE 2’ brings more techno offerings ..read more

Our Saturday selection: Various Artists (incl. Mark Broom, Theo Nasa, Shinedoe, and more) – Actualize Part 1 Radio Slave announces Rekids Special Projects ‘Actualize’ compilation and DJ mix Rekids Special Projects, the no-nonsense techno-focussed sub-label of Radio Slave, aka Matt Edwards’ Rekids, launched in 2017 and has since released music from the likes of Mark Broom, Luke Hess, Jon Hester, and more. For the 50th release, Edwards readies ‘Actualize’, bringing acts from the wider Rekids universe into one slick collection, with the first part arriving this January alongside a DJ mix of the t ..read more

Our Friday selection: Ignacio Arfeli – No Machine Berlin-based Ignacio Arfeli is next up on VOLTA Records with a four track EP of synth heavy and moving techno. A percentage of this label’s profits go to charities and causes chosen by the artists that are involved. Hailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina and based in Berlin since 2019, Arfeli is a relative newcomer but with a mature sound that belies his age. His powerful sounds combine physical drums and heart-on-sleeve synth work and have come out on labels like Terminal M, We Are The Brave and Noir Music. Der Beitrag Ignacio Arfeli – No Machin ..read more

Our Sunday selection: Black Loops & Innocent Soul – High Cutz Vol. III Lele Sacchi & Asian Fake’s Stolen Goods Records returns with the third instalment of Black Loops & Innocent Soul’s ‘High Cutz’ series, accompanied by a remix from Italian house legends Pastaboys. After a debut compilation featuring the likes of Bawrut, Elisa Bee, Ruff Stuff & label head Lele Sacchi, Stolen Goods Records amassed a following of Dixon, Harvey, DJ Seinfeld, Dam Swindle & many more. The Italian imprint returns this December, dropping two tracks from deep house mainstays Black Loops & Inno ..read more

Our Saturday selection: Ben Sims & Mark Broom – Circular Motions EP Ben Sims and Mark Broom drop split EP for Hardgroove. The UK Heavyweights’ ‘Circular Motions’ EP features two new tracks from Broom and three from Sims’ vaults. A master of the drummy groove, Broom opens the EP with ‘Nothing to Do’, a propulsive track that counterpoints its powerful drum track with blissed-out vocals and a solitary horn stab. Sims opens his account on ‘Circular Motion’ with an updated, pacy version of his 2013 limited-release vinyl-only track ‘Unity’, a churning and percussive slam shot through with snakin ..read more

Our Friday selection: DESNA – Psychic Liberation DESNA unveils the sophomore release on Frequency Made Music with ‘Psychic Liberation’, continuing her exploration of healing frequencies within techno and beyond and reuniting with Sapien Medicine. Launching a label is often a daunting task. Yet, it’s something NYC-based DJ/producer DESNA is welcoming in her stride as she also looks to introduce, curate and shape a new genre of electronic music under the same title – Frequency Made Music. Exploring and incorporating specific frequencies within her music to aid and assist healing, her continued e ..read more

Our Sunday selection: Lugovskiy – Natural Decay Ukrainian artist Lugovskiy unveils four breakbeat-fuelled, blissful daydreams titled ‘Natural Decay’. ‘Natural Decay’ surfaces in a vortex of melodies surrounded by bubbling, floating synths. Serving as the perfect demonstration of how Lugovskiy masterfully unearths deep emotion from his workstation, ‘Peak’ follows up with bouncing basslines and pitched-up vocals, squelchy acid lines emerging in the second half as jungle breakbeats keep pace. ‘The Mountains of Freedom’ features nostalgic dubbed-out synths and scattered vocal gates while subtle pi ..read more