American producer FBK returns to Rekids with his debut album entitled 'More Stories From The Future'. Long-term house and techno heavyweight, Kevin M. Kennedy aka FBK has a career spanning three decades. Debuting with a seminal release on Frictional in '97, Kennedy went on to appear on labels like diametric. and Urban Kickz, whilst more recent releases have landed on Barba Records, Suspected (alongside Paul Mac) and Rekids - kick-starting the label's Special Projects series. With a close bond to Detroit greats like Anthony 'Shake' Shakir, Daniel Bell, Claude Young, Keith Tucker and Sherard Ingram (DJ Stingray), FBK is considered a true contemporary. Returning to Rekids for his inaugural long player, 'More Stories From The Future' demonstrates his versatility within the studio and mirrors his genre-bending approach to performing, both as a DJ and live act. 'Modular Life' brings deep resonating lows, liquid pads and clinical percussion, before the psychedelic vocals of 'I'll Sit Back, You'll Jack' join smashing snares and intensifying synths. Exhibiting erratic sound design, 'Layers of Fear' comes complete with pumping drums and intense hi-hats, until 'Hassling' offers a stepping groove, thick pad stabs and deep sub movement. 'Headless' gets modular heavy with bubbling effects and shuffling rhythm, preceding the driving kicks of 'Gate Closing' where ghostly vocals meet enveloping acid growls. 'The Boxing Lesson' delivers punchy kicks and steppy snares under lofty atmospherics, ending on 'The Finisher's Heart' where evolving detuned synths flow over powerful percussion. More

5th release of the strong Barba records! And its FBK who's back featuring a remix by none other than Claude Young - a Detroit heavy-weight who's been particularly selective with his output. Kevin's previous record for Barba, a 2016 twelve titled "Screaming Her Name", also featured a remixes by Terrence Dixon and Plural. Between then and now Kevin managed to put out a track for "The Cast Project" VA and a solo EP for Radio Slave's "Rekids" imprint. As we mentioned earlier, "Eclipse" features two original tracks, the title one and "To A Place I Know". "Eclipse" track is closer to the sound we've come to associate to FBK's productions - equally banging and meditative. This track takes you for a spin with hypnotizing lead synth, distorted acid lines and drums that intensify the vibe as the track progresses. It's dark and moody, but perfect for those moments when the dancefloor is ready to dive really deep. "To A Place I Know" starts on the similar note but as soon as the sampled vocal loop takes the lead it takes the song to a much happier place. Hypnotizing element is still unavoidably present but here the synth line is more subdued and plays a supporting role to the vocals. Something you would play when you need to dive out from the deep and feel some sun on your skin. Finally, Claude Young's remix of "Eclipse" is a fairly different affair, focusing on the meditative aspect of the original quite literally, and taking it to a whole other level. It is an exercise in restraint and patience, with a slowly-rising tension masterfully achieved by a piano line, ambient pads and synth textures subtly exchanging roles throughout the whole length of the song. Simply wonderful. All that, pressed onto a heavy duty 180 gram vinyl and beautifully packaged in an original artwork traditionally featuring local artists More

Rekids introduces a new vinyl only series titled Rekids Special Projects. A more techno orientated division of the label that will feature appearances from the likes of John Hester, Markus Suckut, and DJ Deep amongst others. First up is Ohio-based producer FBK, real name Kevin M. Kennedy, who has a career spanning three decades and after a seminal release on Frictional Recordings back in the 90's recent releases have seen him appear on labels such as Marcel Dettmann Records, Barba Records and diametric. Intricate drums and jagged synths initiate ‘You Are Not Fixed’ whilst a looped sample recurs throughout the mix. ‘Dynamonium’ then enters deeper territories as echoing stabs join a low slung meandering groove before ‘Set It Free’ ups the energy with rumbling kicks, distorted vocal murmurs and tantalizing melodies. ‘The Final Escape’ then closes the release with a syncopated drum arrangement, mesmerising chords and ethereal atmospherics. More

FBK aka Kevin Kennedy is a hardworking man, be it battling computers and machines when producing music or when going out there and getting job done. In either case, one things is certain - theres no messin' around. He's also one half of 'The Fallen' a duo performing live, showcasing their love for banging darker industrial/wave inspired techno. His pal James Johnson aka Plural, artist with release on legendary Metroplex label last year, provided great remix on this latest EP by Kevin under his FBK moniker for Barba Records. All three original tracks are long building, big room, grooving stompers with a lot of emotions that would fit in various sets pretty much at any time. To keep things entirely 'D' footed, the legend, the man of weird, beautiful, unique and reduced techno world - Terrence Dixon rounds things up with his hypnotic re-interpretation of title track.

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After the successful release of “the expert escapist” 12” on diametric. in late 2010 and the inclusion of the track “nanomal” on last years Music Man Mix CD by Marcel Dettmann, our purveyor of straight no nonsense techno Mr. Kevin M. Kennedy returns with four new slices of dancefloor techno. If you like your techno edgy and direct in your face, this is the record for you. Hailing from Columbus, Ohio, USA, Kevin has already released on Shake’s Frictional label and on the Detroit based Xplor label (as Sleep Engineer) and others, and is a very welcome part of the diametric. family now.
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Tracklisting:
A1 Any Act - Gypsy Man
A2 Any Act - Nahuy
B1 Any Act - Amo Delphino
B2 Any Act - Mabe
B3 Any Act - Amo Delphino (Cardopusher remix)

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The punk anarchists Any Act return to Tram Planet with a 5-track slaughter, Viebe Po Bratski. Picking up from where they left off with their previous release, Ne Boyat'sya, they draw from the sweatiest corners of the club to deliver an electro EBM beat down. The opening heater 'Gypsy Man' brings other-worldly sounds to a punishing electro breaks hybrid. In case you weren't awake, 'Nahuy' summons the distorted depths of screaming vocals and sub splitting kicks for a wake up call. 'Amo Delphino' raises the stakes with whispering samples and crunching rhythms while the rave punk anthem of 'Mabe' rattles the rafters of the club. The closing 'Amo Delphino' remix by Cardopusher combines the hardest elements of the EP with a KO finish with this EBM killer that can only be pulled off by a producer of this caliber. More

Any Act's Ne Boyat'sya EP unleashes an endurance test of annihilated techno. Punk blood runs red across the 5-track EP of unrelenting no-fucks-given energy and adds to an already thriving community of like-minded Russian brethren. It is here where Any Act builds upon this fertile ground and forges new bounds of invigorated punk techno and EBM.

Take the eponymous opening track - a bare-knuckled anthem of distorted guitars and thrashing drum-set fills that evoke the days of swinging sweaty elbows in those dungy, DIY punk shows. Building off this heat-induced energy, "Moskva-Baghdad" carves out an acid bath of hi jinks, mother tongue vocals on top of world-conscious sounds. The pain only gets more brutal as "If You Didn't Know" enters the ring, with its Memphis rap-tinged and gritty EBM aesthetics - the track powers through with pumping cruelty. "Korean Ride" touches upon the untapped corners of ice-sharp electro with an undercurrent of esoteric, yet melodic, sensibilities. To close out the release, "Drug Dealer's Accountant" weaponizes the elements for an effective club banger - a submerged sub bassline, surgeon-precise vocal cuts and gut punching rhythms for a KO finish. In other words: ?????? ?????????? ?????. More

5 heat-seeking cuts, rattled with adrenaline and gnawing feedback, set Nikki Nair's "Singular Vectors" on course for pure obliterated electro. Incubated in a time similar to the lab sessions of Singular Values (TP009.5), "Vectors" continues on that raw-live energy, topped off with a thermal rave remix by Jensen Interceptor. More