Best New Mixes from July 2018

The list of mixes that we enjoyed listening the most in July is here.

Interview with Conforce

Dutch producer Boris Bunnik has been releasing material under various guises over the past two decades such as Conforce, Versalife, Hexagon, Vernon Felicity and of course Silent Harbour

interviewsGilles WassermanAugust 8, 2018Conforce, Silent Harbour, echochord

Best New Releases from July 2018

Summer is in full swing hitting up with fresh albums, exciting releases, and impressive remixes

PREMIERE: Far Out Radio Systems - In A Moment Of Pure Being (4 A.M. Mix) [Tanzbar Records]

People often say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what of a song?

Best New Mixes from June 2018

Here's the list of mixes that we enjoyed the most in June. As usual you'll find mixes that are more suitable for home listening as well as mixes that can rock any night club or festival in the world. Mixes are listed in no particular order

Best New Releases from June 2018

June has already established a fresh and sunny summer vibe in the underground electronic music scene with stunning releases by Cleveland, Love Over Entropy, Human Space Machine, Lord Of The Isles, Red Axes, Afriqua, Dorisburg & Fabian Bruhn, Toto Chiavetta, Supreems and Pional

REVIEW: R100 & Amin Fallaha - DUAT 003 [Duat Records]

DUAT (pronounced "do-aht") was the realm of the dead in ancient Egyptian mythology. A fitting name for a new label from R100 (aka Ruede Hagelstein) and Amin Fallaha focused on slow, heavy techno that transports your soul to a dystopian fantasy realm.

releasesIrina KotikJuly 6, 2018Duat Records, R100, Amin Fallaha, Ruede Hagelstein

Delayed with...Ingo Sänger

For our latest edition of Labcast we are welcoming a veteran from German house scene, Ingo Sänger.

delayed withGilles WassermanJuly 5, 2018Ingo Sanger, Labcast, break beat, house, fiction labcast, Delayed

PREMIERE: Nathan Surreal - The Dreams [Native Response]

Nathan Surreal explores the deep ends of music design and art. With his sound keeping it between Detroit and Chicago, Nathans music has lead him releasing four EP's from 2014 till 2016 on labels as KMS Records, Motech Records and Coincidence Records.

premieresGuest UserJuly 4, 2018nathan surreal, native response, track premiere, deep house, chicago, detroit

TRACK OF THE MOMENT: Meditation Tunnel - La La La

Are you are suffering from music review fatigue? Do all those fancy words and clever observations blend in your head into one hot ball of "la la la"

releasesGuest UserJuly 3, 2018meditation tunnel, blitz, life and death, slav ka, house, idm

PREMIERE: Atish & Bengal - Tortoise [Manjumasi]

Quality over quantity is at the heart of Atish’s musical outlook and why we here at Fiction have no qualms in helping debut one of his latest musical collaborations

premieresZach HueninkJuly 2, 2018atish, bengal, manjumasi, premiere, zach huenink, deep house

High 5 - cmd q

When it comes to German underground electronic music hotspots, Leipzig is surely worth keeping an eye on

High 5, releasesIrina KotikJune 26, 2018cmd q, suzanne kraft, 543ff, betonkunst, palmbomen, vainqueur, ravechild

PREMIERE: Phunkadelica - Microcosmo (Original Mix) [Engrave Ltd]

Last year’s debut EP ‘Intergalactico’ by mysterious duo Phunkadelica released via Engrave Ltd gained recognition from many DJ’s and producers on the underground music scene.

premieresGuest UserJune 21, 2018phunkadelica, Engrave LTD, track premiere, fiction lab, nicko fier

Delayed with...LOR

Following his gorgeous new 'Mystery To The Viewer' EP released via Warm few weeks ago, master of trippy house, Belfast virtuoso, LOR made an exclusive mix for us.

delayed withGilles WassermanJune 20, 2018LOR, trippy house, techno, fiction labcast

TRACK OF THE MOMENT: Queniv - Old Friend

When you're asked to review a track from an artist you don’t know on a compilation with no familiar names and on a label that doesn’t ring a bell, what possible context can you have?

releasesGuest UserJune 19, 2018queniv, de lichting, native response, techno, house, electro, ambient, slav ka

Best New Mixes from May 2018

We have picked 20 mixes that will be your perfect companions during this beautiful summer days ahead of us

Delayed with...Pacifica

Domenico Ferrari and Balint Dobozi are Swiss duo known as Pacifica. We fell in love with their release on Drumpoet Community, remix for Tosca on K7! and few weeks ago phenomenal new EP on Zukunft Recordings which we featured on our blog.

delayed withGilles WassermanJune 13, 2018Pacifica, mixes, deep house, zukunft, delayed

Best New Releases from May 2018

Summer is upon us, and with it we herald the arrival of stunning albums, gorgeous releases, and exiting remixes from the likes of Llewellyn, Lawrence, Konduku, Eduardo De La Calle, Arkajo, Ripperton, Superpitcher, Marcus Worgull, Skee Mask and Upsammy .

REVIEW: Melatonin Man - ‘Cruise Control Love’ EP

‘Cruise Control Love’ is the debut full EP from Melatonin Man aka Tammo Hesselink out now on Dutch label Nous’klaer Audio

High 5 - LOR

For our latest installment in High 5 series we welcome our friend and astonishingly talented artist from Belfast, Lunar Orbit Rendezvous aka LOR

High 5, releasesIrina KotikJune 6, 2018LOR, Orbital, Ro70, Kraftwerk, Plastikman, Aphex Twin