One of the most noteworthy producers to recently emerge from Berlin's sprawling techno scene is Mike Dehnert, DJ, producer and owner of the increasingly well known Fachwerk label. Striking a balance between deep dub-techno elements and the raw energy typical for Berlin's Tresor-style techno, Dehnert's releases for Clone or 6ONE6 have been gratefully received as a breath of fresh air amidst an abundance of soulless and overproduced dance-floor productions.
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Modeselektor, Roman Flügel, Four Tet, Joakim
Modeselektor are back! After four years spent with Moderat and setting up their own label the Berlin pranksters return with their eagerly awaited third album, 'Monkeytown'. Don't just stop reading there however, as September was ripe with many more fantastic more...
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Dexter, Mike Dehnert, 2562, Marcel Dettmann
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After a stunning debut appearance last month on Echocord Colour by Skudge, Mike Dehnert makes his own debut on the venerable Danish label with this no-nonsense techno EP, 'Briso'. Two chunky, dub-inflected cuts by Dehnert come packaged with a remix by Dehnert's Fachwerk compadre, Roman Lindau.