Now it’s in fourth year, Her Damit festival is set in the heart of a decommissioned war bunker 50km outside of Berlin. Taking place from the 8th to 10th June, the festival brings together city regulars and residents for a three-day party spanning across house and techno. This year the line up includes I Hate
Camea invites Matrixxman and Mark Suckut for new ‘NAF 97’ EP
The Seattle native pays tribute to her hometown’s original underground warehouse NAF Studios. With remixes from Matrixxman and Mark Suckut, ‘NAF 97’ reflects the raw attitude of the 90s warehouse raves where Camea started her journey before moving to Berlin. NAF Studios is legendary to locals who picked up flyers from the streets and took
Phoboz joins Resonance Moscow for ‘Flow’ EP
The anonymous figure has previously released under alternative stage names Doghead, Phaseliner, and Parseq. Affiliated with the Motorlab label, Phoboz’s ‘Flow’ EP vaguely connects between darkness, industry and Russian feelings as of late. Shifting through industrial progress to post-industrial flow, the six track release is filled with ‘resonant, insistent beats, straight from the gut of some
Siberian artist HMOT to release debut EP ‘Permanent Imbalance’ on oqko
The ‘Permanent Imbalance’ EP follows a single contribution to the label’s ‘form_1’ compilation. A musician, curator, educator and multi-disciplinary artist, HMOT uses modular synthesiser, field recordings and visual programming languages to push electronic music genres beyond their comfort zone. The five track collection ‘proves to mirror the crisis in which modernity resides – a state
Cinematic Explorations: Monoloc shares top five film soundtracks
Since 2008 Frankfurt native Monoloc has been releasing captivating, sleek productions on some of the most prominent techno imprints. Working with CLR, Innervisions, Soma, Dystopian and Afterlife, Monoloc, his seriously impressive discography includes the poignant, leftfield LP ‘The Untold Way’ and contributions to Innervisions’ and Afterlife’s respective famed compilation series. Where his creativity holds no
Galaxian heads to Helena Hauff’s Return To Disorder label for ‘Paradise Engineering’ EP
Glaswegian producer Galaxian contributes the 11th release on Helena Hauff’s Return To Disorder imprint. Spanning across four-tracks, ‘Paradise Engineering’ “lays out an intricate web of self, spiritual and socio-technic exploration and critique.” Questioning themes of “inner-alchemy, freedom and transcendence”, Galaxian also designed the artwork for the EP, taking him 12 months to make. The record will
Joy O and saxophonist Ben Vince collaborate for new EP on Hessle Audio
Released on the 11th May on both digital and vinyl formats, ‘Transition 2 / Systems Align’ is the first collaboration between Joy O and Ben Vince. Introduced to each other by Jon Rust, the two-tracker is a result of studio sessions with Ben’s existing recordings, showing Ben’s playing within a dance floor framework. The new
DJ Seinfeld to release ‘Sakura’ EP on Deep Sea Frequency
To be released on the 13th April, DJ Seinfeld’s offering is the third EP to be released on Or:la and Breakwave’s label Deep Sea Frequency. ‘Sakura’ is the Swedish artist’s first release of the year and draws from multiple influences including dub, electro, breaks and trance. Joined together by his signature lo-fi approach, the four-track
Skee Mask to release second album, ‘Compro’, on Ilian Tape
Following the 2016 release of ‘Shred’, Skee Mask’s next album ‘Compro’ is an ‘endless search and fascination for fresh music, weed and burgers channeled into his own vision of sound.’ Spanning across 12-tracks, the LP will be released on Dario and Marco Zenker’s famed imprint Ilian Tape. ‘Compro’ by Skee Mask will be released on the
Tracks of the Month, March 2018
This is an overview of the music that the 909 crew are feeling this month. Not focused on new releases, it serves as an insight to our musical journeys and the discoveries we make on the way. Nightfall In Camp – Cada Día Who knew that Belgian pop from the 80’s could be