Since Héctor Oaks’ debut album “As We Were Saying” came out on Bassiani as BASLP01 almost 2 years ago, his career has gotten quite some traction. Time to celebrate one of our first international residents with BASRMX01. On his new EP he invites like-minded techno figures to remix tracks and bring in a new twist to his take on contemporary dance music. If this was a lineup, you’d definitely want to show up to the party. DJ Stingray and Somewhen kick-off the record with understated yet confident remixes. Voiski uses a beautiful and raw melody, elevating the original to even higher realms of potential dance floor ecstasy. Parrish Smith’s remix of “Afterall, She Had No Reason To Stay” pushes through with a fast beat and a pinch of darkness. Tribal drums and a luring melody complement the end of the release with “Horoom Reclusion” in a remix by Zesknel.

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Stepping in with a new maxi, first after the album, can't deny it wasn't the easiest job. Inspired by several meetings with influential people in my life, this 4 tracker delivers melancholia and funk for the toughest Dancefloors in the very Oaks tradition.

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Our first LP is presented by our deeply appreciated resident Hector Oaks. Taking inspiration from his marathon sets in Bassiani's second floor, Horoom, and the 11th of May in Tbilisi, the techno staple crafted his own take on contemporary dance music.
"As We Were Saying" is an unapologetic collection of heartfelt, powerful techno. Crafted by a vinyl lover for dancing purposes, its arrangement and composition fits both, club or as an energizing home listening. This is the soundtrack for our revolution.
"The 11 tracks are a portrayal of the spirit captured in the vaults of the Dinamo Stadium. From my point of view, this is the voice of a generation that found it's freedom in raving. To all of you my Georgian brothers and sisters, and anybody who felt touched by this. As we were saying: we dance together. One of you."

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All that was fire and only ashes were left. No matter how many times we burn, as the scum, we'll grow again. "Proudly introducing the last Maxi-Single I'll be releasing this year. (No don't worry, OAKS is fully scheduled so you will hear from us). For the first time, I'm releasing a 4-tracker with highly emotive p(f)unktional music, for the warehouse or the club. These songs are written in a certain mood and I suppose that they accomplish their purpose. The willing to get lost, avoid reality and at least for some time forget this mad world that surrounds us. Please do not stop the rave."

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- What you can see, from here to the right, to the left, until the very end grew from the ashes. We had nothing, we came with empty hands, nothing to lose and this is what we got.- The man with the grey beard was announcing with humid eyes and pale inland when suddenly the younger one who was missing appears-
- Welcome my son, -the man with grey hair continues- AS WE WERE SAYING: All this was fire.

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Tracklisting
A1 Loren Kuehne - INTOXICATION
A2 Loren Kuehne - RADIUS
B1 Loren Kuehne - SO WHAT
B2 Loren Kuehne - WHAT THE 4UCK
B3 Loren Kuehne - SPATIUM

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Loren Kuehne has been living the techno scene of Berlin for the past few years, finding inspiration in its clubs and streets. In this EP, she captures the current state of the city's electronic music culture.
This fuego 5 tracker ranges from energetic and powerful to uplifting and melancholic, always maintaining a high BPM with kick drums designed to shake dance floors around the world.

TECHNO DJ MUST LISTEN ALERT

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Tracklisting
A1 Keepsakes - Dog Anonymous Fluid
A2 Keepsakes - Funk the Influence
B1 Keepsakes - Criminal Drum Lab
B2 Keepsakes - Egotistic Horn
B3 Keepsakes - Powder Of The Gods

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INTRODUCING OAKS23, FROM HAVEN'S LABEL BOSS KEEPSAKES. AFTER YEARS OF PLAYING HIS RECORDS, I AM PROUD TO INTRODUCE THIS SPECIAL RELEASE FROM HIM. IT DIVERGES FROM HIS USUAL INDUSTRIAL CONTEXT AND BRINGING IT MORE TO THE OAKS STYLE, SURE WEAPON FOR DISC-JOCKEYS.

EXPLORING NEW DIMENSIONS TO HIS SOUNDS WITH A FOCUS ON FUNK AND GROOVE, SPRINKLES OF EUPHORIA, ZANY ACID AND HIS USUAL DARK ATMOSPHERES.


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Tracklisting:
A1 Tim Tama - Burn (Tool Version)
A2 Lars Huismann - Carimbó
B1 Not A Headliner - Seeking Behind The Correct Things
B2 JKS - Gonna Be Mine

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Contemporary groove tribal techno compilation for the collective extasy induction. Discoteca use preferred for disc-jockeys and collectors.

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Tracklisting:
A1 Loren Kuehne - Now And Here
A2 PEARL - My shoes burning with desire
B1 Loren Kuehne - Serpentine 1.1
B2 Ruiz Osc1 - Que gracioso

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Contemporary groove tribal techno compilation for the collective extasy induction. Discoteca use preferred for disc-jockeys and collectors.

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Tracklisting:
A1 Héctor Oaks - Todo el polvo
A2 Blue Hour - Traversing
B1 Birmingblast - Bending
B2 Keepsakes - House For Cynics

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Contemporary groove tribal techno compilation for the collective extasy induction. Discoteca use preferred for disc-jockeys and collectors.

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Tracklisting:
A1 Ascion - Accelerate (Intro)
A2 Ascion - Acidtraum
A3 Ascion - Witnesses
B1 Ascion - It began with that sound
B2 Ascion - Energize
B3 Ascion - Needless
C1 Ascion - You know how it is
C2 Ascion - Tribute to bad passion
C3 Ascion - Midnight Tease
D1 Ascion - U forget to partey
D2 Ascion - Tainted Core
D3 Ascion - Heave

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Ascion's debut solo album "ACIDTRAUM (You Know How It Is)" showcases his years of dedicated music production. It's a psychedelic blend of Underground Resistance, arcade games, 90s electronica, and sci-fi vibes, creating a unique post-modern club experience. The album reimagines the nostalgia of Trance, Acid, Electro, and Italo Disco, resulting in a captivating and innovative sound.

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Tracklisting:
A1 Héctor Oaks a.k.a. Cadency - Leben Auf Highspeed
A2 Héctor Oaks a.k.a. Cadency - NEVER ALWAYS FOREVER ANYMORE
B1 Héctor Oaks a.k.a. Cadency - Neanderthal
B2 Héctor Oaks a.k.a. Cadency - I Learned That On The Street

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- 2023 repress / comes in Oaks' repress label sleeve -

"Scars cannot be obliterated. Scars make us who we are, Scars remind us how we got hurt but also that we can heal.
I learned that on the street."

Program and mood recorded on the streets of Berlin and Madrid.
Mastered by Joel Krozer in Copenhagen at 6BITDEEP.
2020 to eternity.

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Tracklisting:
A1 Player - Player Three
A2 Player - Player Twenty-Five
B1 Player - Player Three (+8%)
B2 Player - Ghetto Bootie

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Proudly bringing for you on vinyl maybe my most played track and mighty tribal techno most influential sounds from the beginning of the millennium. Wilko sample based hard kicking grooves have been destroying dance floors continuously since they were created. OAKS is here to perpetuate this mission with a compilation of true effective tunes in total PLAYER fashion, for disc-jockeys and collectors.

ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN PLAYER AND CORE BETWEEN 2001 and 2003. RESPECT TO JOHN NUCCLE AND WILKO FOR PERPETUATING THIS RELEASE TO THE NEXT GENERATION AND TO ETERNITY.

Often Plus Never minus 8.

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2022 Repress

Tracklisting
A1 Airod - Drumshock
A2 Airod - Hit The Floor (Dub Mix)
A3 Airod - Voxxx
B1 P.E.A.R.L. - Dirty Knees
B2 P.E.A.R.L. - The Purpose
B3 P.E.A.R.L. - Blow Like That

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Proudly reissuing one of the most wanted Birmingham industrial techno records by the Japanese legend Takaaki Itoh. This seminal milestone has been carefully remastered, for fitting nowadays standards, but conserving all the rawness and power of the original, by Pedro Romero at Nexo 101. Contained in a 12" disco bag designed by Marcos Leiras Santos. For disc-jockeys and collectors.
Originally released in 2004 in IM records.

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Tracklisting:
A1 Syndromania - Tenebrae
A2 Syndromania - Araña Vascular
A3 Syndromania - Schelmowg
B1 Syndromania - 4sturi3s
B2 Syndromania - Toboggan
B3 Syndromania - Telangictasia

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"In the beginning of the 2000's being a producer or a DJ wasn't cool, it was something for nerds. And no one was so crazy to spend all their money in machines. I was going to the clubs in the weekend and when everyone was going to the afterparty i was going to work for a little money to be able to make music, music that I wanted to be play by all these big DJ's I had the chance to see, and I made it."
- Tells Hector Sandoval AKA Tensal Aka Syndromania to me and some other younger DJS (P.E.A.R.L, Jheal Bashta) while we drink a beer in Gijon north of Spain, city close to the town where Syndromania is based. -

After hundreds of records released and the recognition of every single artist of the scene. Few has changed for Syndromania, he keeps getting immersed in his studio with the same love although now with another point of view plus the experience to twist it to the next level.

DJing since 1993 his musical knowledge may be in the top 5 more knowledgeable people I ever met. As you can hear along the 6 cuts of this Sacrilegio EP it's fully rooted on straight messages and codes that have been filling up years of rave culture with a new take on them in order to optimize them for a contemporary rave experience.

From UK infected electro, mechanical-industrial techno music, leaning Chicago house cut to a tremendous take on techno-trance. This record is one of my favorites ever released on OAKS/KAOS and one of the ones that I'm sure that sets the level to inspire many to reinvent and develop our culture.

To be honest Sacrilegio is one of the records I'm more proud about of all in our catalogs. Thanks to Syndromania for this extraordinary piece of art and DJ apex tool which won't ever leave my record bag, neither probably yours."
Respeto.
Hector.

#oftenplusneverminus8

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Tracklist
A1 Christian Varela - New Experiment 1
A2 Christian Varela - New Experiment 2
B1 Christian Varela - New Experiment 3
B2 Christian Varela - New Experiment 4

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Taking the basics from the past we seed our future. Apparently the songs hosted in this 12" are just techno tracks but the man behind them knows what he is doing.

Expect the unexpected: trap breaks, Chicago swinged rhythms, epic breaks and a lot of cowbell. All out of the ordinary to surprise the crowd, the listener and your neighbor if you play it loud enough during lockdown. All written and produced by one of those underrated genius who has studied and mastered the history and culture of rave music.

Dj Plant Texture is a sublime vinyl DJ, he owns a record store in the south of Italy and his prolific producer catalog along genres speaks for itself. Honored to have him in this second edition of Música Techno para Discoteca Presenting his new alias A.662

Disruptive techno music for believers, disc-jockeys and collectors. Play under your own risk.

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Originally released between 2002 and 2006 by Antidandruff. Remastered by Joel Krozer at 6BitDeep Studio Copenhagen. Respect to Rumenige and Loktibrada for making this reissue transcend to the next generation and probably to eternity.

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Originally released between 2002 and 2006 by Antidandruff. Remastered by Joel Krozer at 6BitDeep Studio Copenhagen. Respect to Rumenige and Loktibrada for making this reissue transcend to the next generation and probably to eternity.

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Stepping in with a new maxi, first after the album, can't deny it wasn't the easiest job. Inspired by several meetings with influential people in my life, this 4 tracker delivers melancholia and funk for the toughest Dancefloors in the very Oaks tradition.

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"The next one is signed by one of my contemporary idols. His zero-f*cks-giving attitude and his aim to move forward make Ascion the perfect artist to keep telling this story which two years ago was started to write. It could have been nineteen ninety two or today. It could be acid, techno-trance or even 'ardcore (you know the score). Echoes from Belgian New Beat and UK's Intelligent Dance Music resound all along it. Call it how you want and no matter when or where. This rave instrument is going to fill many epic warehouse moments. There is no way to escape: welcome to Your Finest Nightmare."


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All that was fire and only ashes were left. No matter how many times we burn, as the scum, we'll grow again. "Proudly introducing the last Maxi-Single I'll be releasing this year. (No don't worry, OAKS is fully scheduled so you will hear from us). For the first time, I'm releasing a 4-tracker with highly emotive p(f)unktional music, for the warehouse or the club. These songs are written in a certain mood and I suppose that they accomplish their purpose. The willing to get lost, avoid reality and at least for some time forget this mad world that surrounds us. Please do not stop the rave."

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