Dustin Zahn returns to James Ruskin's label with the follow-up to his 2021 Blueprint debut "Hand Over Control" (BP061). "Temporary Vandalism EP" features four new Techno jams from the Enemy Records head.

Tracklist
A1. Dustin Zahn - Catharsis
A2. Dustin Zahn - Rotator

B1. Dustin Zahn - Temporary Vandalism
B2. Dustin Zahn - Conduit Of Chaos



Since 1998, Dustin Zahn's work has put his career on a steady ascent. Along the way, he has gained years of experience and unrivalled musical diversity as both a producer and performer, earning him respect among techno and house legends, purists, and contemporary DJs. He performs regularly around the world and his DJ sets are much like his releases. "I like it dark enough for the boys, but groovy enough for the girls", says Zahn. With a preference for marathon sets and his laid-back approach to life and music, heseamlessly traverses through various genres to create a unique, hypnotic vibe. As a producer, his releases on labels such as Drumcode, Rekids, CLR and his own Enemy Records have brought him international success. And his remixes for the likes of Adam Beyer, Chris Liebing, Green Velvet, Dubfire, Nic Fancuilli, Mark Broom, Joel Mull and more have helped catapult him into the collections of DJs everywhere.

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Although based in Berlin for several years, Dustin Zahn has continued to exert influence over the fertile but steadfastly underground Minneapolis techno scene as part of the Intellephunk collective whilst cultivating a worldwide rep via releases for Blueprint, Token and his own Enemy Records. The ‘Gain of Function’ LP sees Zahn channelling the groove-fuelled techno of the late ’90s and early ’00s and shaping eight powerful but funky contemporary techno tracks that display the decades of experience under his belt. Forged from a series of live jams with two drum machines and two synths, the album is a refined collection of raw, purist techno brilliance. Across the A-side ‘Tell Me About Paradise’ brings shimmering staccato chops under bright and airy percussion before ‘Tangie Groove’ picks up the pace with floating pads, vocal slices, and a rumbling bassline. On ‘Lucid Dreams’, scattered percussion plays with hypnotic synth licks, while ‘Smoking in Silence’ sees off-kilter leads dancing between emotive vocals and evolving drum loops. Opening the second disc is the deep and shuffling ‘Crimson Cheeks’, with trance-inducing samples nestled between sharp drum hits and rolling synthesis, and ‘Days Like These’ takes a darker turn as twinkling arps and droning pads carry the track. ‘Shark Rodeo’ featuring Jeremy Black mangles samples into a dense rolling affair, before closing number ‘Next Level Looseness’ drops the 4/4 pattern for a raucous club track, combining oddball sound sources and unruly production techniques for a trippy finish to the album. More

Dustin Zahn drops ‘Feed The Fire EP’ on Radio Slave’s Rekids ahead of full LP in November. Active since the early 000’s, Dustin Zahn’s hypnotic and driving techno has consistently caught the ears of top DJs and labels, with releases and remixes on Chris Liebing’s CLR, James Ruskin’s Blueprint, and of course Radio Slave’s Rekids. Alongside his productions, Zahn runs the Enemy Records imprint, having released music from Regal, Truncate, and DVS1 alongside his own music since 2004. For his latest offering on Rekids, which arrives ahead of his first full-length album since 2014, Zahn leads the charge with four direct and expertly constructed techno cuts. Title track ‘Feed The Fire’ makes use of a snaking synth line, evolving in tandem with the sound of classic drum machines atop a pounding 4/4 pattern, while ‘Heresy’ leans towards the twilight hours, with tripped out bleeps, chugging percussion, and deep chords. On the flip, ‘Profane Purposes’ sees bubbling synthesis alongside raucous claps and vocal cuts, making for a high octane techno bomb before ‘Golden Hour’ closes out the release, lowering the energy levels as twinkling keys, blissful pads, and dusty hats craft a warm and inviting atmosphere. More

American producer Dustin Zahn readies the next release on Rekids Special Projects this April with four vigorous cuts entitled ‘Take The Throne’. Dustin Zahn has been flying the techno flag for two decades, releasing on labels like Rekids when not helming the Berlin-based Enemy Records, a label which has released music from artists like fellow US techno stalwart Ambivalent, ARTS boss Emmanuel, and Innervisions' producer Yotam Avni. Zahn is also respected for Train Wrecks, his weekly podcast series inviting members of the house and techno community to discuss a wide variety of music and industry related topics and stories. The release opens with the thumping kicks and sci-fi melodies of ‘Take The Throne’ before rolling into the dubby tones, infectious claps and rattling white noise of ‘Decorum’. The atmospheric ‘Nameless Midnight’ then follows, packed with echoing synths, tantalising effects and a twisted vocal sample that weaves throughout, arriving at the final track ‘Subtle Flex’ where escalating synths meet syncopated percussion. More

FINALLY PRESSED ON 12" DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND LIMITED EDITION RED VINYL COPIES INCLUDES THE HUGE LEN FAKI PODIUM REMIX!!!

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David Flores surfaces as Audio Injection with No Key EP, two slabs of pristine techno for the new year. After owning 2011 & 2012 with over a dozen releases as Truncate, Audio Injection flexes some production muscle to put out a sound that’s as huge as it is hypnotic. The A side features Deep Thought, a seven-minute obsession around a short melodic fragment that speeds at 130 BPM through a paranoid passage of beguiling rhythm. The B side features title track No Key, a demolishing groove that builds and breaks but never lets go. Machined percussion and tonal beats carve their way through an arena-sized rabbit hole with detail and dimension. More

MODZ is the highly anticipated collaboration between Dustin Zahn of Minneapolis' Enemy Records and Berlin-based producer Material Object, fresh from a more subdued collaboration with Pete Namlook.
SIGNALS begins in dark territory with the pulse of an alien telegraph, but after a minute of tension the track screeches into collision with with a 10-ton kick. Attentive sound design and a growing, hypnotic pulse slowly craft a detailed environment fit for the largest of systems.
PROMOTION OF VICE jumps straight into its main rhythm, proceeding with expertly placed embellishments, ebbing the track in and out of intensities and moody environments.
PREVENTION OF VIRTUE picks up the pace and expands on some of VICE'S themes, opening the track to a wider sound and an equally wide appeal for the dance floor. More

First pressing LIMITED white vinyl+limited screen print covers. 300 only. 300+ will be black vinyl in standard jacket Luis Flores’ upcoming New Flesh EP is the Mexican producer’s second release for the American powerhouse techno imprint: Droid Recordings.The title track, built around the "new flesh" vocal sample from cult horror movie: Videodrome, is a dark, trance inducing affair, constructed around the soundscapes the modulated voice renders and the subsonic groove that identifies Flores’ productions. Drumcell pushes the track into deeper, darker territory, showcasing his mastery of modular synthesis, and delivers a hypnotic experience which seamlessly carries the listener from beginning to end in the most organic fashion. CLR mastering resident, Brian Sanhaji, dramatically transforms the piece into a screeching industrial monster, armed with relentless drum work which takes full advantage Sahhaji’s sound expertise, resulting in a wall of sound that demands the listener’s full attention. Flores' B title: Excision, completes this release with an adrenaline-fused take on the Droid sound. Driven by a rolling bassline, the track propels the audience through a tense, paranoid journey, riddled with metallic vocoded voices and synths and a wasp-like sounding shaker that keeps anyone listening, ever on alert. Delivered on limited edition white 12” with hand silk screened jackets, this marks a benchmark on Droids physical releases, going beyond the inherent functional aspect of the object and into the fetishistic lust vinyl promises. All is rounded up with the inclusion of French artist and photographer Nihil Sth work, through his piece “Human”, as the focal image upon which the artwork and the release’s extras are constructed upon.

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The Enigmatic duo behind much of Droid Behaviour's activity, Vangelis and Vidal Vargas make their debut on Droid Recordings as Raíz. Raíz marks a new sound and message for the label, bringing a deeper sound to the power and grit. The Raíz project first appeared on Historia y Violencia with the dark dub track NUEVA, which made waves for the label last spring. This time round the duo delves into an exploration of atmosphere, psychedelia, and themes of emotional disorder with the Keep Secrets EP. On remix duties are like minded music veterans James Ruskin of Blueprint UK and Jerome Sydenham vs Function of Ibadan / Sandwell fame..
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Droid hit maker David Flores AKA Audio Injection has become one of the West Coast's most prolific techno producers in 2010 with releases on Timefog, Enemy, Subsensory, 4track, Impact Mechanics, Droid Recordings, and an upcoming remix with production partner Drumcell on CLR. Well known for his collab work with Drumcell, Audio Injection comes into his own on Droid 10 with remixes by Luis Flores, Acid Circus and Ambivalent.
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Mexican techno veteran Luis Flores makes his debut appearance on the Droid Recordings label with Dain Brammage. As both an artist andmusical catalyst, Luis has shared many ideals with the members of Droid. After many years of pushing progressive concepts that are both innovative and non conforming, Luis has developed his own production style that is precise, hypnotic, and maintains a healthy degree of dance floor groove. His title track is a deep journey into psychedelia and unearthly bass. Brammage contains only a few essential elements, each tripped toperfection. Sparse eerie vocals carry nicely along the 6 minute sequence. Flores' inside track "The Call" is a slow and steady builder with dark subtle vibes and crisp hand claps. At four minutes Flores' introduces a rippling synth gate that trips listeners deeper into submission. Very heady, very essential.
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Sultans of the LA warehouse sound Audio Injection and Drumcell keep up with the sharp series of current droid releases on cell injection. already on the permanent playlists of heavy weights speedy j, adam beyer, richie hawtin, and paco osuna, droid's primary production group deliver consistancy for quality seekers. the original mix is a well paced pristine production, with super stereo percusion, and subtle space verbs building up to a smooth yet effective break down. acid circus still jacking, sheds a new skin on this deep phase remix of the orignal. this unique rendition pumps out a coma enducing saw wave. heavy verb washes fill out the sequence and a solid drum track provides the thump. a flanged break builds
the rhythm up to a quick breakdown before slamming the dancefloor back to reality. NY export tim xavier strips the heavy layers from his mix but retains the breakdown for max effect. perfect for ambigious mood settings and also works as a transitional track. tony rohr sticks to whats true and takes the best elements of cell injection while adding a throw back bassline for hype party moments. true analog tribute More

The Los Angeles based duo Acid Circus present their second extended release on Droid recordings. Following the label's tradition of creating stripped down, new school, jacking techniques, the release primes dance floors with a taut beating. Producers, performers, and party hypers, Acid Circus lead the nightlife dynamic and capture that vibe on the record. The dark minimalist, Agaric, who is responsible for the label We Are and for his demiurgic releases on Drumcode and Headroom, provides the Reduxtion remix.
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Studio freq Audio Injection teams up with Droid label head Drumcell to bring another taste of LA warehouse party damage to the global techno scene. "Kommunicate EP" combines the studio ingenuity of Audio Injection with Drumcell's energy & attitude for 2 powerful tracks. Tony Rohr and Dietrich Schoenemann tweak out the remix. The Los Angeles sound +scene is growing. Droid continues to push both along. A1 Kommunicate attacks the dance floor rough and dirty. Droid's trademark bass heaviness plays against the overdriven, twisted melody to a haunting effect that'll stay in your head hours after the party's cleared out. B1 Kommunicate Remix : Industry veterans Dietrich Schonemann and Tony Rohr flip Kommunicate on its wonky head with a gut-wrenching bassline, headfucking analog loops, dirty hand claps, and a nasty radio static breakdown to keep listeners jacked in. B2 Bottle Opener features an immense breakdown sure to get the party moving. Audio Injection lays a solid foundation with swinging drums, perfetly-timed edits and creative synth programming. Essential. More

Droid recordings returns with a collection of west coast producers. Drumcell and Acid Circus, 2 staples of LA's underground night life, deliver the original tracks with tweaked out remixes by break out artists [a]pendics.shuffle aka Ken Gibson (Mo's Ferry) and Jason Emsley (Platzhirsch Schallplatten, Telegraph). Drumcell delivers serious mental minimalism with the lead track on side A: brain.rek. Crunchy percussion cuts thru the mix while dark acid blips surround a nasty bass heavy groove resulting in a well paced track perfect for any situation. [a]pendics.shuffle of adjunct/mo's ferry fame flips a tripped out remix with glitch inspired edits, super stereo low end and dark acid blips transformed into pacman zaps. His complex yet subtle sequence further proves his ability as a seasoned top notch music producer. Flip the record over for a stand out track by Acid Circus. Minimal.junk, with its crisp snares and upbeat bassline, is the perfect minimal groove to carry dancefloors throughout sonic nights. Jason Emsley's mix of minimal.junk has solid low end to move that low end. More technical grooves on this one for the music heads but funky enough for zoned out body movers. More