Various
MUSEK 02

Dream Ticket celebrates 10 releases on this planet with a VA matching old label favourites with fresh new blood. Multidisciplinary artist Koolmorf Widesen kicks things off with a madcap acid squirmer that will terrorize your sense of direction as much as it moves your body, before DT stalwart Binary Digit hits us with his latest signature braindance pounder. On the flip, Ryan James Ford, another DT alumni, brings us a techno banger that marries the best of Detroit and Berlin, then newcomer ZDR closes things out with stuttering, dreamy piece of jungly dnb magic. Here’s to the next 10!

2024 RepressWriting about techno is quite difficult without falling into cliché: there are only so many ways that you can say something about a music whose core elements are forged on deliberate repetition; where real talent is attributed to those who can find the perfect groove where nothing needs added or subtracted to hold the listener’s attention for upwards of five minutes.Such tracks are the hallmark of Tresor’s catalogue, and this joy in repetition can be found in works from Detroit, Berlin, Birmingham, Edinburgh, and more. And it is through this lens that Parisian artist, UFO95, focuses his output, resulting in Backward Improvement, an EP that sits perfectly in the spectrum of techno found in the Tresor chronology.The title itself makes an abstract reference to the influence of the classics of the genre, inspiring him to take a distinct less-is-more approach to production for this collection of stripped-down yet unrelenting techno chiselled from the live set which has fixed UFO95 as one of the next holdfasts for the future of the scene.Perhaps it is the fact the UFO95 only performs live that had led to such crisp and focussed studio productions.; each of the tracks showcase the artist’s burgeoning talent for creating the essential foundations of techno; perfect, looping, instinctual grooves that are counterbalanced by an apprehensive tension from off-key tones.Backward Improvement marks the addition of a new name in the list of techno’s best producers and proves that while the genre may now be in its 40th year there are yet sonic explorations to be made and variations that are worth unearthing.

Comforter2's 2023 tape album gets the remix treatment! By none other than Peach, Alex Kassian, Downstairs J and RDS.

Electro mechanisms from the new world.White label limited run.

Wildly healing from a downtown record store and cultural bar in Barcelona, Perros Mediterráneos embarks on their next adventure launching the new born record label, Perros Recordings. Nourished by their early groove fundamentals, for the first release they have onboard four long-time friends who most influenced their vision of house music.As a balanced dualism in the style of yin to yang, this release splits with two tracks from Paris (France) and two from Bologna (Italy).The curtain rises with Charonne's Electricity Pulse (A1) engaging with an electro-funk driven elixir for any dancefloor, blending timeless vibes with a contemporary edge through an infectious rhythm. Next up is Take Some Future (A2), a finely arranged and tuned tech house anthem from the prolific producer Nemo Vachez, pushing boundaries with such a lively thrust and parry of tantalizing synths, hypnotic vocals and cinematic bassline.Flipping over to the B-side (B1), we dive headfirst into the enigmatic world of Umberto, one half of the renowned duo Nudge and a founding pillar of 320KB Music. His track 'My Mind' weaves a powerful effect into the ears, a house dream that goes deep, deep and deep... touching body, soul and obviously mind, waking up through a fat bass shaker every dancefloor.And at the pivoting point of the B2 side mystical track, we find 'Colour Depth' by T. Oceans. This "Detroit-oriented" seductive journey into the depths of sound expresses a curious electronic meditation moment, powered by layers of mellow pads and roller coaster arpeggios.Here we are now, we let the dogs out with these four widely tuned various tracks.

Ukrainian producer Yan Cook hits hard with a third follow up EP on Delsin's Inertia series. Once again a lethal pack of four to the floor techno weapons.