Dance music powerhouse Deeptrax follows up recent dispatches from Joey Anderson and Caim, with a label debut from fellow Dutch techno stalwart Robert Vosmeijer AKA De Sluwe Vos, who offers a 5-track collection that explores the depths of both music and sound. Crafted during the pandemic, Vosmeijer, who had been experimenting with ambient music and sound design, found himself longing for the dancefloor and its ability to disconnect you from reality whilst reconnecting you with friends. As such he began digging into his record collection, absorbing sounds and reenergising his creative output. "I loved making these records because it felt like I could express myself, within the 'De Sluwe Vos' project, again." The Patron Records boss' new Terraforming EP opens with 'Reeeese', a heavyweight ode to the legendary bass sound that underpins the track with its thick layer of treacly warmth. Solar Prince turns our focus on percussion, with its xylophone melody dancing between vaporised synths and string-laced stabs, to create a soothing and yet urgent soundtrack. On the flip, title track Terraforming, with its wonderful analogue crackles and hisses, lets the pulsing sub steal the show again as pressurised hats snappily punch holes in the atmosphere. Jupiter's Universe exudes a roughly cut techno 2step, layered with pulsing cosmic synths and bubbling melody. Finally the EP is rounded off by Crawford. Another track that perfectly rides the intersection of music production and sound design. It's cosmic keys and scything synths work almost at odds with the tribal roll of his drums, yet come together to create a mature and unique production. More

Hiroshi Watanabe does not hold back on Threshold of Eternity EP. The Leonids Strings is a deeply emotional and delicate string arrangement that leaves the listener beauty struck and in awe. Into the Memory is a dance floor banger which holds true to Watanabe's exquisite skill as a techno producer. The release contains a beautiful balance between groove and beauty which is rarely present in a techno record. The cover photography is a photo by Watanabe himself of his hometown Tokyo. More

Dutch dj/producer De Sluwe Vos comes with his first ep for 4lux. Three mental and hard hitting club tools in Broken Snare, Poltergeist and The Bullet. De Sluwe slows down the pace on The Feeling featuring the voice of Beaumont Livingstone.


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Tommy Vicari Jnr is back with his 76-79 moniker with three new killer club cuts. The EP features some heavy duty material including a previously unheard remix of 57 hertz which has been dug deep from the vaults of the Sheffield producers basement.
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Albion meets Hardworksoftdrink's Muanda for a three track EP with which Cedric Dekowski joining for a collab and Birdsmakingmachine jumping on Remix duties. More

The Albion crew release their sixth release to date, with a two track EP from from Phran with two heavyweight remixes from brothers Samuel Deep & Julian Alexander and Perlon favourite Ark. More

Albion is back again bringing with a filthy Dance Mania style E.P. The fifth instalment is a Various Artist release which sees heavy tracks from DJ Lil' Tal, Traxman, Phran and a killer track under a secret alias from DJ Handsome.
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Albion 04 brings forth one of the true pioneers of the French house scene with a three track ep from the infamous, Ark . The EP features 3 original tracks which have been dug out from the vaults of his studio deep in Lyon . The before now unheard tracks consist of three peak time slammers: Funk Da Police (2013) Dunktrain (1994) and Liposuccion (1996) all tracks emanate that raw, heavy hitting analogue sound which Albion is renown for. On the remix duties it's the industrious Arttu who delivers a seriously heavy remix which is a real dancefloor weapon.
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