Limited edition "smoky black" vinyl. Download card includes digital bonus tracks. In 2013, following excursions in deep house, acid, and techno that made him "one of Berlin's most compelling artists," per Resident Adviser, Lorenz Brunner brought his Recondite project to Ghostly International for the definitive full-length, Hinterland. The producer looked to his childhood homeland of Lower Bavaria, utilizing field recordings to map the music to the emotions of the region's seasons. Hinterland presented an atmosphere - icy, eerie, melancholic music that crossed intimate melodies with crisp percussion - what would become Recondite's signature. "This is the album that had to come out of Recondite eventually," he said at the time. "It is Recondite." A decade later, the sound remains wholly his own. More

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Tracklist 2 x 12":

A Valvate
B1 Rainmaker
B2 Saudade
C Rufus
D1 Step Back
D2 Arcane

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Recondite signs his first full record to the Afterlife label, following two tracks on the Realm Of Consciousness compilations and many revered performances under the iconic man.

‘Rainmaker’ is a six-track, double-vinyl EP crafted from the delicate-yet-powerful ingredients that are Recondite’s signature. Free-falling from the tense opener ‘Valvate’ through various shades of his sound, you’re at once enchanted by the alluring melodies and moved to dance. ‘Rufus’ provides euphoria, ‘Step Back’ is trippy and minimal, ‘Arcane’ a haunting, atmospheric finish.

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Es geht weiter – Recondite lotet in 4 Tracks seine dystopischen Klangwelten aus. Wie ein Uhrwerk Orange, präzise und auf den Punkt.


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after The Release Of Dystopian's Very First Long Player the Untold Way Monoloc Took Some Time To Focus On His Own Label Unterland And The Cinematic Sounds The Imprint Stands For. Now He's Back On Dystopian With The drought Ep, A Heavy Four-tracker That Combines Stepping Grooves, Gloomy Soundscapes And Dance Floor Effectiveness.' More

The Entirety Of Space, Time, Matter, Energy, The Physical Laws And The Constants - Omniverse. Three Original Tracks From Vril Plus A Remix By His Master's Voice. Two Mysterious Identities. Scattering Sound Waves. More

Simulated worlds, projections, identity units – Alex.Do’s „World on a Wire“ EP is the third instalment of the Berlin born artist on Dystopian. Four tracks on the edge between pounding Techno and cinematic sound sculpting.







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Bold blocks and fine lines - Distant Echoes and Jon Hester feature on Dystopian's first split EP blending archaic heaviness with sophisticated subtlety. More

Rødhåd’s debut album ‘Anxious’ sees the artist step away from the dancefloor and further develop the narrative qualities of his beautiful soundscapes. It was the natural next step to present the sound he began cultivating with his recent EPs “Kinder der Ringwelt” and “Söhne der Erde” as a full length LP. The experience the album is trying to convey is being thrown into a world that is ready to crush you.They have you with your back to the wall, and you are ready to give way to despair.Will you be able fight back? How is it even possible? Rødhåd is the spearhead of a new generation of techno producers and DJs. With his bass heavy grooves and dubby atmospheric soundscapes he is a sonic guide, knowing exactly where he wants to take the crowd, leading through the inexhaustible sounds of techno music in all its beauty and gloom. He fully immerses himself into the music, yet never loses himself. More

these 3 atmospheric tracks are circulating for a while trough the live set of woo york.with the best combination of epic soundscapes and melancholic melodies, it shows another wide range of dystopic music. More

these 3 atmospheric tracks are circulating for a while trough the live set of woo york.with the best combination of epic soundscapes and melancholic melodies, it shows another wide range of dystopic music. More

Sascha Borchardt aka Monoloc is a dystopic atmospheres fanatic that has dedicated his life to the dance floor from an early age. The Frankfurt-born artist’s raw yet sleek take on techno and ambient has evolved to characterise his own musical style in his productions. Monoloc’s sound is a mixture between techno, dub and ambient, nurturing a tone that is driving, groovy and low-slung, but with greater emotional range. He acquires most of his inspiration from old movies and likes to work mostly with field recordings in his productions. ‘The Untold Way’ on Dystopian is his second album, following his first in 2012, and shows a notably matured development in the artist’s style. Sascha explores the distant realms between the pillars of genres, presenting a 12 track album of techno but not as we know it - left field, keeping a foot in ambient, with elements outside of the dancefloor. He brings together the concept of an album written in his own language of atmospheric patterns, melodies and fragments of words and voices. Instead of functional four to the floor tracks he explores the meaning and depths of dark, melancholic music.
The album unfolds into a 12 chapter story of his musical style with many surprises and twists along the way. More

Sascha Borchardt aka Monoloc is a dystopic atmospheres fanatic that has dedicated his life to the dance floor from an early age. The Frankfurt-born artist’s raw yet sleek take on techno and ambient has evolved to characterise his own musical style in his productions. Monoloc’s sound is a mixture between techno, dub and ambient, nurturing a tone that is driving, groovy and low-slung, but with greater emotional range. He acquires most of his inspiration from old movies and likes to work mostly with field recordings in his productions. ‘The Untold Way’ on Dystopian is his second album, following his first in 2012, and shows a notably matured development in the artist’s style. Sascha explores the distant realms between the pillars of genres, presenting a 12 track album of techno but not as we know it - left field, keeping a foot in ambient, with elements outside of the dancefloor. He brings together the concept of an album written in his own language of atmospheric patterns, melodies and fragments of words and voices. Instead of functional four to the floor tracks he explores the meaning and depths of dark, melancholic music.
The album unfolds into a 12 chapter story of his musical style with many surprises and twists along the way. More

Floating astronomical objects and the void in between – Jon Hester enters the Dystopian circle with four gravity manipulating Techno tracks coming directly through the wormhole. Jon Hester got his start in the midwest US, living in Chicago, Minneapolis, and connecting with Detroit. After years on the dance floor he took to the decks, going on to work in a record shop, host his own events, and hold residencies that developed his sound. Music production and a move to Berlin followed, but dancing and mixing are still the inspirations that drive him to create. His DJ sets are built on physical rhythms and adventurous programming, effortlessly combining diverse varieties of techno and house. With an engaging presence and a knack for telling a story, he builds a unique connection with each audience, and works any room until it sweats.
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Between the high-rises and the depths there's a light glowing. Alex.Do's second EP for Dystopian combines Techno with melancholic Wave, percussive brilliance and heavy bass drones
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Drumcell's debut on Dystopian. Evoking visions of a forbidding future. Heavy drones, doomy synths and vibrant stepping Techno all blended in masterly precision. Artwork by Eric Winkler.


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The last release of Dystopian this year and also the follow up release of Rødhåds "Kinder der Ringwelt". In 4 Tracks the red mastermind is exploring once again the paths outside the strict techno world.

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Distant Echoes is back with his second EP for Dystopian – blending pounding precision with shady noisescapes and sublime melancholia.
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The mergence of two well-known artists: This is Armitage transmitting signals from the depths of an obscure world. Dystopian soundscapes between Techno and House.
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No more words to say… Stone Edge delivers 4 fantastic cuts, all on the edge of techno, house, dub and melancholy.
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