Various Artists - Netlabel Day 2024 Techno Warriors [Dancefloor Socialism 028 Promo]

Put out on the digital circuit via the ever active Dancefloor Socialism imprint on July 14th, 2k24 is "Netlabel Day 2024 Techno Warriors", a ten track compilation album which sees a variety of artists and projects from the labels current roster making exclusive contributions to this release. Opening with Sascha Müller's "Ibiza" we see the Uelsen-based producer on a deep an playful early 90s early morning Trance tip followed by the ravey, heavily compressed Broken Techno of Stanley Hottek's "Stupid Love" and Ohrchitekt's "Vollpfosten", an absolutely peaktime-oriented high quality Broken Techno x Breakbeat x Wonky Techno affair which also seems to be influenced by certain Dubstep and Bass Music derivatives - think: Neill Landstrumm in his "Bambaataa Eats His Breakfast" era -, whereas The D3VI7 provides raw, functional and uncompromising Techno toolage with "Glue Bond". Furthermore Widerwille brings forth a dry, yet certainly hypnotic and hypereleastic variation of Broken Techno x Phonk with "Entasis", "Temp 9" by Computer 4000 serves dry unconventional Lo-Fi House sporting a playful and ever tripping synth motif as well as raw, basically unprocessed percussion lines and the studio triumvirate of P.T.B.S., Hanzzo & The D3VI7 enters "Space", a realm of hard stomping, purely functional and slightly overcompressed Business Techno sporting deep, hovering and in parts motor city reminiscent space melodies. Furthermore Tiefenrausch contributes "Anatomy", a surprisingly mainstream-oriented and floating TechHouse x (Neo)Trance affair for open air festival crowds whereas "Lost Transmission Planet Earth" by Nitrogene pairs muscular, expertly sculpted Deep Techno drums with washed out stabs and interestingly arranged synth layers building up to create a surprisingly seductive anti-groove for after hours or extended club nights and the final cut that is "Press Start (Edit02)" by Duality Micro & Sascha Müller rounds things off with funky, well cheeky high speed lo-fi Techno well suitable for intimate basement clubs attended by a selected crowd of underground connaisseurs. Quite a selection, this.