09.11.2026

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News1

Drumcode celebrates 30 years with 20-track compilation

Adam Beyer’s Drumcode marks 30 years in 2026, having grown from a DIY Stockholm label into one of techno’s most influential imprints. The anniversary compilation features Amelie Lens, Alan Fitzpatrick, Jesper Dählbäck and others.

The compilation has two parts, and Volume 1 is a retrospective in an unusual form: Adam Beyer commissioned the label’s most vital artists to create new reworks of 14 standout Drumcode cuts. Among them, Amelie Lens revamps her 2017 label debut ‘In Silence’, Alan Fitzpatrick turns ‘Skeksis’ into a rolling, heads-down rework, and Nicole Moudaber gives ‘I Know Where I’ve Been’ a polished update. Volume 2 is a remix edition of six re-rubs, including Jesper Dahlbäck reworking ‘DC01’ and HNTR and KASIA adding their touch to ‘Space Date’. Drumcode is also honoured to release a new version of ‘Traction’ from Charles D and the late Cevin Fisher, who passed away last month.

Read at the source: Techno Station →

Techno Station · peak time

New releases2

20 Years of Bar 25 Music – Various Artists [Bar 25 Music]

Berlin label Bar 25 Music celebrates its 20th anniversary with ‘20 Years of Bar 25 Music’, out 13 November.

Label founder Danny Faber launched Bar 25 Music in 2006 as the musical offshoot of the Berlin club Bar 25, which opened in 2004 on a former wasteland by the Spree and closed in 2010, while the label has since released more than 270 records. On the compilation, Jo.Ke reworked ‘Thank You’ with newly recorded vocals, Tobi Neumann contributed a new interpretation of Gudrun Gut’s ‘Garten’, and Robosonic and Laura Weider built an Anniversary Mix from a 40-hour piano performance Weider gave in the Bar 25 circus area in 2009. The set also includes Mark Henning’s previously unreleased track ‘Butcher’ and lorie’s remix of Reecode’s ‘Catching The Dawn’, which had only been available on SoundCloud. Faber described the release as a look back and a look ahead, saying twenty years is ‘a milestone, not a finish line’.

Read at the source: Fazemag (in German) →

Fazemag · minimal

Sacha Robotti & Blakkat – The Flood (Radio Slave Remixes) [Dirtybird]

Radio Slave makes his first appearance on Dirtybird with two official remixes of Sacha Robotti and Blakkat’s ‘The Flood’, now out.

Radio Slave offers two distinct takes on ‘The Flood’: the ‘Garten Dub’ runs for nine meditative minutes, surrounding Blakkat’s soulful vocals with percussion-led builds and soft, flute-like melodies. The ‘Remember Mix’ is more experimental, with chiming synths and ethereal sub-bass giving it a mystical edge. The remixes come from Sacha’s debut album ‘I, ROBOTTI’, following DJ Rap’s drum & bass take on ‘Looking Through The Glass’ as the album’s second official remix. Sacha Robotti said he has followed Radio Slave’s work closely for two decades and praised his refusal to take shortcuts to stardom.

Read at the source: Decoded Magazine →

Decoded Magazine

Sets and mixes1

Vieze Asbak at Boiler Room LA: Teletech

A September recording from Boiler Room in Los Angeles featuring Teletech and leading hard dance names. The video is tagged hard techno.

Boiler Room (YouTube) · hard techno

Events and festivals2

Time Warp Mannheim reveals 2027 lineup

Time Warp has confirmed 49 artists for its 2027 Mannheim edition on Saturday, 3 April, at the Maimarktgelände. The event runs from 9 PM Saturday to 2 PM Sunday across five floors, with Sven Väth, Charlotte de Witte, Richie Hawtin and Nina Kraviz among the names.

The lineup includes the world premiere of Alarico b3b Chlär b3b Yanamaste, and Alarico and Chlär, who form Funk Assault, will perform together with Yanamaste for the first time as a three-way act, although they have previously played individually alongside Yanamaste. The program also features Ben Klock b2b Rødhåd, Ben UFO b2b Enzo Siragusa, Carlita b2b Rossi and Beltran b2b Ben Sterling, while Adiel b2b Quest will perform together for the third consecutive year. The 2027 edition will occupy five distinct spaces on the Maimarktgelände, including two main floors inside the Maimarkthalle, a third main floor dedicated to house music, the Glaspavillon and the Maimarktclub, each with its own sound system, lighting design and musical programming.

Read at the source: Electronic Groove →

Electronic Groove · peak time

Also reported by: Fazemag

Düsseldorf club Silq returns for one night

Silq in Düsseldorf, known as a hub for melodic techno and tech house where a young Charlotte de Witte played, closed at the end of 2023. The club is returning for a single night.

Silq, which operated in Düsseldorf’s Altstadt for seven years and was known for melodic techno and tech house, will return for a single night, announced by Silq Musiq in cooperation with Sol y Luna Club, which now occupies the venue on Mertensgasse. The event takes place on Saturday 13 February 2027 from 9 PM at Sol y Luna Club, and tickets are already on sale, although the lineup has not yet been announced. The organisers promise deep house, tech house and melodic techno with a ‘warm, deep and hypnotic’ sound, and local names such as Marc Romboy, ACME and Matonik already appear to be ready in the comment sections.

Read at the source: Fazemag (in German) →

Fazemag · melodic techno

Interviews2

The roots of techno: a conversation with Juan Atkins (Wired 1994)

A link to an archival 1994 Wired conversation with one of Detroit techno’s founders. It is an important document of the genre’s history.

r/Techno · detroit techno

Westbam on 9/11: techno responded with minimal and Berghain

In the ‘MusikerGrillen’ format, Westbam discussed the changing electronic scene and linked its phases to world events, including the 9/11 attacks. His statements have not been universally welcomed.

Westbam, a 61-year-old DJ, linked the Loveparade and the fall of the Berlin Wall with the 9/11 attacks, which he called a ‘Schockerlebnis’. He said that afterwards came a ‘Rückzug ins Private’, a retreat into private space, while in the 1990s the aim had been to convert the world with big rave signals. Frankfurt DJ and producer Jörn Elling Wuttke called these views ‘Unsinn’ and dated the emergence of minimal techno to 1994–1999, citing artists such as Robert Hood, Richie Hawtin and Wolfgang Voigt. A user criticized Westbam for describing the end of his own era, while DJ and producer Nilofar agreed that the scene continues to live on.

Read at the source: Fazemag (in German) →

Fazemag · minimal