“Maia and Volcano”, opera by Bartholomäus Spranger, represents our third “Staff Picks” of the year. Maia, one of the fertility Goddesses, is hardly connected with the God Volcano which offers her any 1st May a pregnant sow so that the ground would be fecund for everybody, therefore a reawaken of spring and all of its fruits.
This spring gave us a nice amount of proper fruit-releases. Check out our selection!

Viels – Il Quarto Respiro [Semantica]

Viels on Semantica Records opens this April-May release selection. Viels, Acquario’s resident DJ and half-head of End of Perception, delivers a proper, dark and subtle release on the colossal Spanish label by Svreca. Delightful synths elaboration and powerful, yet hypnotic rhythms are the solid structure of each track.
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Kerrie – Machine Alliance [Tresor Records]

Irish multidisciplinary artist and Dark Machine Funk label boss Kerrie releases on Tresor Records a proper analogue and varied EP. Dystopic vibes and sound design intersect the artist’s vision about a producer collaborating with its own machines, a well programmed mix between techno and electro.
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Kangding Ray – Polar [Spazio Disponibile]

Polar is a blissful EP produced by Kangding Ray on Spazio Disponibile. This release is a wonderful propaganda for ambient and experimental music combined with the techno sound. Stylish and refined EP, useful for any DJ set to break through into dreamy soundscapes. The EP has inside break beats and sound design composed with delicate taste.
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Olli Aarni – Yö näkyy [Dauw]

Ten years after the Finnish sound artist Olli Aarni is back on Dauw with a full length release with 2 pieces where tapeloops are the main center of it. Enchanting recordings make up an immersive experience for the listener, where several textures and white noises lead to a focused but soft journey.
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Various: Quindici [Attic Music]

Attic music is delighted to celebrate his 15th birthday with this awesome various. Label owner Fabrizio Lapiana invites for this celebration some of the greatest producer of the scene and great talents as well. Pyramidal Decode, Kaiser, Mary Yuzovskaya and Fabrizio himself to name some. Groovy, dark and fierce EP to express all the facets released by the label through the years. Limited edition of grey marbled vinyl.
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Lemna – Mantis 14 [Delsin Records]

Japanese music architect Lemna returns on Delsin with an intricate, deep and mystical 5 cuts that express the complex method the producer adopt in her productions. Tribalish rhythms enchant the dancefloors, surrounded with an hypnotic sound pressure and a flawless building of the textures.
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D-Leria – Multiverso [Monument Records]

Italian talent artist D-Leria does the first album in the Monument Records discography bringing his own modular producing skills with a multi-dimensional release. Experimentation is endless in Giuseppe’s hands and with this album we have the proof: sonic and wide sound design range, saturated and distorted reverbs with a limitless way to explore for the listeners.
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Various: Unterwegs VII [Unterwegs]

Decka and The Lady Machine’s label Untwegs is welcoming a massive Various for its 7th release. Roseen, Dold, Hurdslenk and Slight Function are the selected bombardiers for this selection of missiles. Dancefloors shakers, rolling pounders and harmful bullets are the tools contained into this nice package. Dear DJ don’t miss it.
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Luigi Tozzi – Strati [Non Series]

Deep techno Maestro Luigi Tozzi is back on Non Series with one of his regular and peculiar release. In our opinion one of the most outstanding release by Luigi: flawless, dark, boomy, minimalistic with a great synth integration. Sci-Fi leaning techno to hypnotise the hazy and darkest dancefloors.
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Pfirter – Synchronic [Mindtrip]

For its 75th release Mindtrip welcomes its own head-label Pfirter with Kaiser on remix duties. The whole EP is characterized by Pfirter expertise with his minimalistic view of techno: forceful and brutal kick drums lead the composition, to then go furthermore into the depths of techno with marvelous arranged synths. Kaiser’s remix is a timing-groovy bomb to spread chaos on the dancefloors. The Italian producer, with his unmistakable style, confirms again his wonderful skills.
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