Nonplus 035 passes the torch to Finnish producer Samuli Kemppi who’s built a solid back catalogue over the last 15 years and in that time has also become a pioneer of electronic music in Helsinki. His radio show Deep Space Helsinki (Alongside Juho) developed into one of the cities most popular club nights and also into his shared record label DSH. His debut on Nonplus brings us 3 slices of no nonsense deep space techno. More

Finlands Samuli Kemppi made a 4 tracks EP that clearly show the continuing outbound quality from Children Of Tomorrow. Between Detroit and analog raw techno with his modern touch, Samuli Kemppi proved again his knowledge of making quality Techno. And a bonus track vinyl only not to be missed! More

Samuli Kemppi may have begun in warm house climes as the duo Sam & Gigi, but he has since found his niche and fame sound tracking the deep and icy black recesses of space. 2009's Komisch debut, 'Deep Space Helsinki EP', birthed the galactic signature that would come to define his solo techno output for labels like Prologue, Mote-Evolver and Perc Trax, meanwhile cementing his stylistic meanderings to a single, albeit flexible, narrative. 'Parallax Of One Second EP' is Samuli Kemppi's third outing on M_Rec Ltd, after the full 'Cyclic Model EP' and remix inclusion on Ben Gibson's 'More Than Milk', and sees the Fin plundering the astronomic theme once again with stellar sci-fi precision.
On the A-side: 'Extragalactic' opens with swirling technoid vistas, on a wonky robo-dance floor in a future imaged long ago. Warbling chimes and tweeting astro-creatures continue to plague 'Astrometric Precision', bleating at one another on our serene shuttle through the cosmos. The B-side then takes a decided plunge with tougher piston sounds and grittier textures on 'More Than Parsec' as our journey becomes more wild-eyed, concluding in the keyed radio-distress signals and itchy hats of 'Less Than Planck'. I guess we're never getting home wherever that may be, but this new universe isn't so bad after all. More

Ever since his classic 'Vangel' release on Ostgut Ton we have been huge fans of Samuli's sound. Needless to say we are very proud to have him on board. Early support from Yvan Smagghe, DVS1 More

With a techno career stretching nearly a decade, Finland’s Samuli Kemppi is a natural choice for the fourth edition of THEMA’s continuing Chronicle series. His intensely rhythmic, futuristic style has been making its mark across Europe since 2004, but it was really four years later, when he was picked up by Ostgut Ton, Prologue, and Kosmisch, that the world found out the true impact of his sound. Since then he’s enjoyed his strongest support from the last of these imprints and, even more importantly, from Luke Slater’s powerhouse Mote-Evolver, a go-to since its inception in 2006 for the freshest sounds techno has to offer. Following the summer launch of his own Deep Space Helsinki label, we are proud to announce Kemppi’s Chronicle debut with Voyager, an EP of deep, science fiction sounds backed by intense beats. Characteristically for the producer, there’s no waiting to unleash the barrage of elastic basslines and layered percussion we receive in Transmission. The steadily-thickening synthesizer textures grow throughout its length, but so does the density of the drum patterning; it makes for an unstoppable catapult launch into alien territory to start the EP. A2 Horizon is more grim and heads-down, an exploration of the cosmic void between galaxies which gradually falls into accelerating orbit around a distant body. B1’s Beacon may move similarly, but it starts with a clearer trajectory and a more hopeful end point in keeping with its title. His signature busy drum machines are at their most linear and smooth here, and rather than disorient the listener they provide propulsion for the mission. The unforgiving rhythmic jack of Echoes has strong gravity, and an optimistic melody gradually swells from uneasier beginnings to finish the voyage. To ease down listeners from the depths of this dense EP, we’ve included an ambient interlude as the closer; starting off with sci-fi themes, it disintegrates into a haze of woozy echoes and rhythmic bursts of static before simply fading into the ether. Taken together, these five pieces clearly chart the continuing outbound path of Chronicle and Kemppi to the interstellar regions of techno’s growing universe.
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Finnish techno producer Samuli Kemppi returns to Komisch for his third release. Leading the charge against malfunctioning computer systems and faceless corporations on this killer three-track EP is ‘Escape’. A surging, rippling bassline and heavy claps provide the basis for insistent bleeps and a surging, enveloping chord sequence that dispells even the most malevolent enemy. Next up is ‘Hostile’, which follows a similar approach. Clipped drums and hissing percussion are mixed with an acid-spiked bassline and a sinister synth riff. It’s a more sinister take on Samuli’s big room techno and is sure to appeal to those who like it darker and deeper. The EP ends with ‘System’. Kemppi’s razor sharp percussion and tough beats are audible once again as he juggles bubbling acid bass licks with frequency-shifting tones and eerie synth riffs. Let ‘Quadrant’ help you escape the mundane realities of every day life! More

icl. Peter Van Hoessen Remix
support from: Surgeon, Ben Sims, Luke
Slater, Deetron, Len Faki, Efdemin,
Technasia, Mike Dehnert, Cio D’Or, Ryan
Elliot, Arne Weinberg, Vince Watson, Dan
Curtin, Marcel Hesse, Franco Cangelli,
Philip Sherburne, Perc, Forward Strategy
Group, Matt O’Brien, The Parallel More

big with: Norman Nodge, Surgeon,
Dave Clarke, Peter Van Hoesen, Mike
Parker, Ben Klock, Marcel Fengler,
Laurent Garnier, Hell, Vince Watson,
Ben Sims, Cassy, Slam, Dan Curtin,..
With releases on labels like Ostgut, Time 2 Express and
Prologue, the Finnish producer is one of the leading lights
in the new wave of European techno. Samuli gets straight
down to business on ‘Orbiter’. Based on chugging,
insistent drums, the listener is led to a place where
repetitive droning sounds, pitched up percussion and
robotic bleeps dominate. If ever there was a soundtrack
lose your mind to in a dark room, then ‘Orbiter’ is it. ‘Metal
Space’ is more considered, but it’s no less effective. More

While the saying goes that writing about music is like dancing about architecture, this seems to be rather unfitting when it comes to artistic works like ELECTRIC INDIGO’s release for the next installment on SCR-DARK SERIES, the techno-leaning sub-label of Berlin’s SUICIDE CIRCUS club enterprise of over 20 years of existence. Depending from which angle you look at it, her forthcoming record is either a legit piece of artistic expression well worthy of being written about, due to her incorporation of digital bits, pieces and sound bites, ranging from fragments of granular sound synthesis to chopped-up voice recordings or spectral processings – while at the same time, it’s simply two beautiful pieces of reduced, smart and abstract club music to listen and dance to, each accompanied by a hefty remix from a couple of hand-picked fellows in the likes of Bill Youngman and Dadub. Berlin’s notorious techno stalwart BILL YOUNGMAN contributes a distinct interpretation with his slightly broken peak-time banger of a take on “Cinq”, wilst DADUB, the duo made up of two of the core artists (and mastering wizards) of the well-renowned Stroboscopic Artefacts-imprint, reconstruct the original “Zero” to a fiercely pumping, blacker-than-black monster. Yes, we are indeed very excited about this release, obviously, and we’re really looking forward to seeing it hit the stores soon, as it turned out to be a rare case of heartfelt cooperation between like-minded souls and, first and foremost, friends, who engaged in a DIY effort to then have it culminate in an adventurous record – a kind of approach that, as another saying goes, was once referred to as True Spirit.

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Alexander Kowalski is someone you should know. Not only is he a resident artist at our club, but with uncountable EPs and several albums on Heiko Laux’ label Kanzleramt and others, he has contributed more to electronic music than many others. To have a separate platform for the darker and harder productions of his, he created the alias D_FUNC. a while ago. When he approached us with the tracks that are now on the record in hand, we immediately fell in love with the Mills-like energy of them. Perfect drum programming, driving synth lines two perfect tools for any proper techno set. The Dirt Mix of Revalism which is included in the digital release package puts the original in a more modern jacket with its stompy beat – another proof of how well Alexander knows what the djs need to please their crowd.
Let the dancefloors burn!
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SCR DARK SERIES is the new label of SCR that’s concentrating on dark techno. Number 001 comes from no less than long time techno hero ALEXANDER KOWALSKI who delivered an amazing detroit techno floor burner driven by deep chords and subtle melodies. Alltime primetime favourite alert! For their remix CASSEGRAIN dubbed the track out and transformed it into a pulsating, reverberating dub techno piece that’s slowly morphing into more and more deepness. D_FUNC stripped down the original and gave it a bit more of a push with a heavy bassline and a strong string melody, Old school basement techno style!


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The second record of our label comes along as another compilation of tracks delivered by our fellow resident DJs and friends. Our mate and well established producer FRANK MARTINIQ delivers “The Renegade Circus”, a smooth dub bomb that will work on the floors at any time of the night, with its smooth chords and gentle beat programming it will make people dance whether you open the night with it or play it peaktime to a screaming crowd. FRANKLIN DE COSTA’s “Birdy” stands in clear contrast to this. With its particularly raw sound design and its weird birdy melody this track sounds like the favorite song of a dusty machine taken from some still unwritten child book. MIKE VAMP’s “Licence to Thrill” rounds up this EP up with its pumping disco flavour, compatible with any throbbing floor.
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SUICIDE CIRCUS RECORDS is a new label connected to the Berlin Club Suicide Circus. The label represents the club in all its musical facettes, ranging from house and tech house to techno and all its derivates. MATHIAS SCHAFFHÄUSER is a regular guest at our club. With Nuevo Romance he has delivered a funky theme for the late night romantics. FALKO BROCKSIEPER, also a regular guest gives us something For The Birds, a classical house piece with beautiful chords. BENI is one of our resident djs, a true school tech head. His track Growth displays well his approach to the dancefloor: dark and functional. Last but not least D_FUNC. vs MARIO BERGER show off with a strong techno tool. D_Func. is ALEXANDER KOWALSKI’s alias for his raw techno output and despite of the raw apporach to this dancefloor monster you can well feel his professionality in production.
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