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Ambassador Award 2023 - KUJU Studio from Kosovo for the "Best Art Production of the Year"

FU-5 & Vince - Rapport EP [Abstraction]

FU-5 and Vince from Argentina and Portugal Opening things on side A we have ' Compress C3 ' and ' Compress C4 ' two analog monsters where the Argentinian artist shows his wildest side. Building a fluid narrative through strong kick drums , syncopated synth sequences and uneasy hi hats he shapes these powerful tools. 'Swig' and 'Fey' are the cuts that make up the B side of the release. Showing personality and a distinctive sound, the young Portuguese artist subtly merges the Techno style of the early 2000s with the current tendencies, resulting in two very useful and effective tracks for any situation of the night. Enjoy!

Various Artists - Música Para Soñar [MOOR01]

MOOR is a Buenos Aires label, created under the influence of its predecessor ROOM recs , where it will seek not to adapt to any particular sound or artist, editing music as much as what we commonly call dancefloor music. MOOR will seek not to limit itself in terms of bpm or tone and will motivate the artists on duty not to have limitations when it comes to sending us music, breaking that prototype of musical barriers, and getting carried away by the originality and spirit of each one. MOOR is the maximum freedom of expression and search for new sound boundaries.  Music to dream, textual and literal is the only and most successful way to give a full name to this magic album that contains 7 tracks with which the artists expressed themselves freely and let their imagination fly in high caliber music, without limitation in terms of any genre or music style. Being the first release of the label, we are very happy to listen to drum and bass and very musical artists on this

Ceili - Rough N Ready [Obscuur]

After their first foray into the vinyl world last year, with a beast of a release from Time Traveler, Holland's Obscuur return with another vinyl outing, this time from Ceili. With two very strong originals and wonderful remixes from harder favourites Hadone and Rommek. At once pristine and rough, there's an attention to detail which allows every sound to pop, both across the percussive opener and the arpeggio based second track. There's definitely a hint of rave warfare in here too, it's high octane stuff for an energetic crowd. On remix duties we have the ever heavyweight Hadone , who slams his foot on the gas, playing it flat out. London regular Rommek displays the breadth of his character as usual, with a fired up breakbeat style roller closing out the release. Enjoy!

Research: Techno has been the best-selling genre for the last four years

The International Music Summit in Ibiza annually publishes a study exploring the development of the electronic music industry globally. In addition to a number of interesting lectures, discussions, forums, workshops and parties, the research is being conducted by analyst Kevin Watson, a passionate lover of the electronic genre from London. He is also the author of a Dance-onomics study published in 2012 in the Netherlands. Electronic music is the third most listened genre in the world according to the International Music Conference in Ibiza.  64% listen to pop music, 57% rock, and 32% listen to electronic music. The survey was conducted on the basis of 19 thousand people, aged 16 to 64 years from 18 countries. Based on this survey about 1.5 billion people are listening to electronic music today. According to Beatport, the world's most famous digital electronic music store, techno has been a top-selling genre for 4 years now. The second in line is Tech-house, third

Industrialyzer - Moonstone EP [Secon State]

Ricardo Rodrigues aka Industrialyzer delivers another hard-edged release for Pan-Pot's label. Inspired by 90s techno, it sees Rodrigues move from the Green Velvet-style deranged jack on the title track into the Plastikman-influenced "Kontrol", where snares roll in unison over a skeletal, niggling rhythm. On " Daily Nova ", he ups the pace to deliver a tone-shifting banger that's powered by doubled-up claps and a lean rhythm, while " Psychic Overlay s" is the toughest arrangement on offer here. Led by grubby kicks and hi-hats so sharp they'll pierce your skin, its cascading filters make it a relentless peak-time affair. Enjoy!

Truncate - The Bell/Initials/Timbre Ep [Blueprint]

Few if any contemporary producers do heads-down techno better than Truncate, as his latest EP for Blueprint demonstrates. What really sets the LA producer apart is his ability to tease out new sounds and nuances while still maintaining maximum impact. For example, "The Bell" is a rolling, rhythm-heavy affair that resounds to ticking percussion and pounding drums, but also drops into atmospheric reveries. Enjoy! Similarly, on "Initials", Truncate visits Miill-style minimalism, but adds his own touch with some deft, detuned sounds, while "Timbre" sees him deliver a rolling percussive affair that builds and drops subtly thanks to some wild tonal progressions

Fjaak - Fjaak 005 [Fjaak]

Berlin wunderkind power trio Fjaak are back with the fifth installment on their eponymous imprint - strap yourself in for a wild ride on this one! Features the furious and pummelling warehouse techn o assault of " Phonox " reminiscent of '90s legends Devilfish, followed by the soulful hard jack of the 50 Weapons indebted "Midnight Take Out" (they are alumni of the label after all) and the industrial/dub techno experimental piece "They Can't Smell Us" - but unless they are hiding under a bar of soap we certainly can - this one's dirty! Enjoy!

Anthony Rother - We are the future EP [Rekids]

Anthony Rother's music has always sounded futuristic, so it's not surprising that this release sounds like it came from another time. However, instead of the robust electro drums that Rother's music is usually based on, the title track is underpinned by a stripped back techno arrangement. Despite this slightly different approach than usual, it still gives him the opportunity to deliver his signature robo-vocals and austere, frosty synths. On "Super Future Metropolis", the storied German producer delivers a tantalisingly different approach, with a pile driving rhythm populated by abstract tones, while "The Message" is an epic synth workout, featuring those distinctive vocoder vocals. Enjoy! 

Andrea Camillo - Alumina E.P. [Mechanikal]

Andrea Camillo with this incredible statement E.P. entitled 'Alumina' on Mechanikal.  An absolute sonic feast awaits you as Camillo expertly blends dark, brooding and distorted kick patterns into wonderfully rich synth-lines . Huge and heavy but with a touch of class. A fine example of what a dance-floor-commander sounds like. ' Calcined ' is a hypnotic and well timed affair. Synth patterns turn and twist in a journey that will leave you fully immersed in its intricate note structure and dominating composition. Expect to hear both of these tracks in the sets of the greats!

Gabriel Wnz WNZ - Solaris E.P. [Mechanikal Hard]

Warm welcomes all round to the harder side of the Mechanikal machine with rising producer Gabriel Wnz with this awesome offering entitled ' Solaris ' Melon twisting techno is what's on offer when tackling ' Solaris '. Its deep, straight groove drives directly into the heart of the Hard Techno sound to deliver an awesome array of power and sonic control. Heavy, deep and unrelenting - ' Dunklang ' storms the gates of sanity and embarks on a full on assault on the senses. Big, tough drum patterns drive heavy acid melodies throughout the track. A full on journey from start to finish. Incredible remixes from Domingo Caballero and Hans Delbruck assist in creating an E.P. that will knock you off your feet and straight onto the dancefloor.

Brighton Music Conference 2020

Brighton Music Conference (BMC), the UK's foremost electronic music industry event reveals dates for it's seventh edition in 2020. Brighton Music Conference (BMC), the UK's foremost electronic music industry event will return to the prestigious British Airways i360 venue on Brighton’s beachfront for its seventh edition from April 22 to 25. #BMC20  will also release  50 special limited Golden Tickets  on  27th Sept , which give access to  BMC Pro, BMC Academy, Tech Zone, Networking Events and VIP Entry  to the exclusive BMC parties on the Pod.  Early Bird tickets  will be available from  1st November .  www.brightonmusicconference. co.uk/buy-tickets/ Following its most successful year in 2019,  BMC20  will once again host  over 60 panels and talks , with key industry speakers, including in-depth discussions and debates on the biggest issues facing the electronic and wider music industry such as  diversity, mental health, the environment and current music and bu

Andreas Kraemer & SLT - Research EP [Bubblejam]

Andreas Kraemer & SLT - Research EP come with 4 phenomenal tracks , 3 of which are originals and 1 remix of the main track Trancendance by Jens Lissat & Christoph Pauly. Andreas Kraemer & SLT premieres his techno to the music world.  He is known since the 90s and also for his collaborations-project, 'Junk Project' Andreas Kraemer Techno The way of the success from Andreas Kraemer is like a history lesson in techno in techno music.  25 years now Andreas takes a big place as music producer and DJ in the Electronic music business as one of the pioneers he did over 300 vinyl releases and a lot of digital releases also.  With uncountable DJ gigs worldwide and his outstanding productions he takes a big place in the game. He is found on releases and lineups with colleagues like Chris Liebing Adam beyer , DJ Rush , Sven vath , Sven Wittekid ,, The Advent and so on .  In 2012 he started the a collaboration with Neireich and did the project K

Alen Milivojevic & Drzneday - Preservation E.P. [Refined Format]

For number nine in the series we have the fantastic Techno duo ' Alen Milivojevic' & 'Drzneday' with an absolute smasher as they treat us with their track ' Preservation '.  These guys hail from Bosnia and Herzegovina and provide us with some really interesting rhythms, nice vocal hooks and a big room synth that fits the party just nicely.  Also on the release we have 2 excellent remixes with the first being from Hard Techno master 'Dorian Parano'.  The Frenchman takes things darker with hard punchy kicks and intricate synth stabs and a synth that boomerangs your head.  The 3rd remix is from Brazilian Techno wizard and Chromium Music label boss ' Allan Feytor'.  He goes Techno on us with a more laid back approach to things with neat production and smooth subtle changes. This release has something for everyone, and we are very happy to be putting these tracks out on the label.

Various Artists - Statics mind VA. Part I [Dissolved Mind Records]

Statics Mind is the digital disc with which we begin  Dissolved Mind  Records.  In this album several artists expose their current vision of music and express with total freedom what they propose in their minds.  It is divided into two parts, each part with 6 artists that are getting a lot of attention and that is why we decided to include them in this project.

Better Lost Than Stupid - Wild Slide (Album) [Skint/BMG]

Martin Buttrich, Davide Squillace and Matthias Tanzmann present  Better Lost Than Stupid Wild Slide (Album) ‘Wild Slide’ i s the debut album from techno supergroup, Better Lost Than Stupid, aka 3 of the world’s finest producers and DJs - Martin Buttrich, Davide Squillace and Matthias Tanzmann.  Released on 13 September by Skint/BMG , the 11 track album follows a slew of singles ‘Back From The Desert’,  ‘The Sky Is Too Low’, and  ‘Inside’ which have won praise from the likes of Mixmag, Dancing Astronaut, RA, Radio 1 (Pete Tong and Danny Howard), Marco Carola, Dubfire, Nicole Moudaber, Kolsch, Joris Voorn, Claptone, Eats Everything, Adam Beyer, and many more.

Best of 2019 by Junodownload

It’s that time of year again when Junodownload team looks back at all releases in 2019 and has selected the must-have releases of the year. 2019 has been marked by some fantastic music, from “Last Summer” by one of New York's electronic music scene Icons, Eli Escobar, and Hot Since 82’s eight-track collection of cuts, to the 15 heavy, raw, and punchy tracks by Spy on his “Dubplate Style” release out on Hospital Records. Check out Juno Download’s top picks of 2019 HERE ! What's yours? HERE you can see what's our top picks of 2019 :)

Axling - Verge EP on Abstraction

Very talented Swedish artist Axling making his debut at the Abstraction label with a package of exceptional productions, showing his characteristic raw and analog sound in each of them. Starting with '[1010]' a cut loaded with movement where he makes very good use of the classic bleep by dividing it into two parts, a low and a much more treble one, thus creating a complex and contagious rhythmic pattern.  On the second track, we have ' Screen ' with an imposing kick and an envelope sub-bass as predominant elements that accompany the very well programmed synth arpeggio and 909 hi-hats sequence. We continue with '10 sec to panic' a track of a more progressive character and influenced by that sound that was so popular in the raves of the late 90s , where the artist boldly leaves the comfort zone without losing his distinctive touch. 'End Signal ' is another organic cut, that many would describe as Loop or Hypnotic Techno , which uses

Gigi de Martino - Revelation EP on Mechanikal

Marching onto Mechanikal with confident stride is the two-track floor-filler on an EP by Italian Techno talent Gigi de Martino entitled 'Revelation'. Strong and full of purpose, ' Revelation ' makes its statement from the very beginning. Big, hard kicks drive the vibes as the full techno soundscape opens up to wonderfully lush and vibrant synth-lines.  Put this in your set if you want to fill the floor!  Equally driving and slightly more percussive is the excellent ' Universalis '. A full, festival-ready cut, full of flavor and character.

Skov Bowden - Turbine Ep including remix by Marco Raineri on Mechanikal Hard

Skov Bowden  comes for his Mechanikal debut with an absolutely incredible EP entitled ' Turbine '!  Heavy, warm and twisting - All the best characteristics that make up the perfect Hard Techno cut and ' Turbine ' possesses them all. Skov's unique and inspiring brand of Techno is immediately injected into rolling bass patterns and intricate phrasing build into a full-on, hypnotic swell that will take you to the front of any dance floor.  ' I Can't Breathe ' will leave you in that exact state. Darker and deeper in tone, 'I Can't Breathe' is well thought out and perfectly weighted - A true Techno classic that's hypnotizing to the very end.  Complete with an incredible remix of 'Turbine' from  Marco Raineri. The ' Turbine' E.P. is a sure-fire must for any Techno lover out there.

Diffused Signal - Hors EP on Indistinct Approach

Moe Reza Shaygan , best known as ' Diffused Signal ' is a very promising artist from Perth, Australia He shares deep tastes for powerful , atmospheric and hypnotic techno.  His productions are soacked in repetitive basslines and dusty textures. After releasing a great remix on Simplecoding Recordings , Diffused Signal is coming with his debut work on Indistinct Approach with 3 big leagues originals.