Following his recent appearance on Blueprint, Mark Broom returns to the label with a unique project, revisiting the work of techno pioneer Regis. Entitled Power Is Neutral, the release sees Broom rework a selection of seminal Regis recordings originally released on Downwards Records across the albums Gymnastics (1996), Delivered Into The Hands Of Indifference (1998) and Penetration (2001). Known as one of the key architects of the Birmingham techno sound, Regis (Karl OConnor) helped shape British techno through his work as co-founder of Downwards Records and a catalogue that continues to influence generations of artists. For Mark Broom, few artists embody British rave culture quite like Regis. Drawing on source material that has long stood as a cornerstone of UK techno, Broom approaches these edits with both respect and imagination. As he puts it, Mark Broom is like some modern day Bagpuss... he has fired up his techno mouseorgan and polished old relics to make them all shiny and new. Power Is Neutral delivers six expertly crafted reinterpretations that bridge the raw energy of Regis original works with Brooms unmistakable contemporary dancefloor sensibility, bringing these timeless tracks to a new generation of listeners.

Blueprint Records Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

Blueprint Records

Blueprint Records

Blueprint Records Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

Blueprint Records Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

Blueprint Records

Blueprint Records

Continuing Blueprint's 30th anniversary celebrations, James Ruskin welcomes the return of Oliver Ho, whose relationship with the label is deep-rooted. Oliver Ho has spent the last 30 years devoting his life to creating some of the most intense and compelling electronic music out there. Debuting his signature raw sound in 1996 on Blueprint Records, he cemented himself in the underground of the '90s UK techno scene. With a plethora of aliases, he has navigated his way through many different genres. From the frenetic tribal sounds of his own Meta imprint, the off the wall house music made as Birdland and Raudive, the grinding industrial of Broken English Club and the heavily textured ambient of his Slow White Fall and Zov Zov projects. While pushing and pulling at the fringes of electronic music, at the very centre has always been the beating heart of hypnotic techno, an art form that is both brutal and bewitching; techno as ritual magic. Olivers live shows and DJ sets showcase this expression of music as shamanic experience, metallic and relentless, pure and direct. An integral figure in shaping Blueprint's early sound, Oliver Ho returned in 2016 for their 20th anniversary with the "Burning Heretics EP", which was followed by a remastered reissue of 1999's "Awakening The Sentient". So it's fitting that he's now back for this latest milestone with a new EP, "Our Secret Religion" dropping in May.