#5 Feat. New Releases in Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

2024-11-08 Blue Hour

Blue Hour, Dold, Steffi, Newa

#35 Feat. Staff Picks in Trance (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

Omni meaning all-encompassing is an apt title for celebrating over a decade of existence of Blue Hour Music. Marking the musical diversity and longevity of Blue Hours imprint, the Omni V/A series brings together a wide range of artists from the full electronic music spectrum, plunging into a pool of techno, trance, breaks and everything in between.

Spekki Webu, DJ Ibon, Tracing Xircles, Ryan James Ford, DJ MARIA., Levzon, Hasvat Informant, Matriark, DJ Ali, Newa

#64 Feat. Staff Picks in Trance (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

Native Austrian Felix Benedikt will release the four-track EP Contract Labour May 1st on Luke Standing's Blue Hour Music outlet. Benedikt, who began his musical education under the tutelage of Erdem Tunakan at Cheap Records in Vienna, before moving on to TONGUES in the same city - the store where the Alpha Tracks project first began to take shape courtesy of studio located above the shop, sits neatly within the realm of Blue Hour Music's aesthetic concerns. Of late, Standing has been developing the label's roster with a keen ear - refining the sound & building a solid and versatile group of producers & live performers around him. Alpha Tracks, with his largely retro-futuristic, but decidedly fresh approach to high energy proto-Trance makes for a glowing addition to Standing's stable. The music draws from a well worn palette but feels wholly zeigtgeisty in the current climate - pushed 909 drums provide the backbone of the work, with rich, emotive melodies working in tandem with the heady 303 leads - the accomplished, effective finish on the recordings bearing the hallmarks of a seasoned ear - all making for a fantastically satisfying dance floor package. Regarding his approach to production, Benedikt is keen to state that much of his work relies on improvisation - on an organic, real time recording process that draws its energy from the actual physicality and technical limitations associated with working predominantly with analogue hardware. No doubt this is where the magic comes from on Contract Labour, a centred and powerful addition to the Blue Hour Music discography.

Alpha Tracks