Kazerne Netherlands Vinyl & CDs

Review: Kazerne is a label that deals in techno with no punches pulled. It's heart-of-the-dance floor, warehouse-ready tackle that fires every synapse in your body. Alexey Dunchyk very much taps into that aesthetic with his Dark Therapy EP. 'Uncontrolled Emotion' is dark and driving techno with caustic textures and walloping great hits. 'Barmaley' is a menacing and sludgy subterranean ouster will all manner of sleazy sound designs and 'Doom Mantra' then locks you into a tunnelling bit of automated looped techno. There is more wildness to the drum patterns of 'Specific Objects' and a pure bit of bunker funk defines 'Crime Planning'.

Review: An EP that's as hypnotic as it is forceful, with each track contributing to a dark, almost oppressive soundscape, merging bleeps, gritty textures, and throbbing rhythms that move like clockwork machinery. The EP is a focused exploration of tension and release, with each cut showcasing Endlec's ability to sculpt vast, minimal layers while retaining a heavy, metallic edge. The sound is cavernous yet controlled, filling the space with an intense, meditative energy, perfect for late-night immersion or darkened rooms.

Review: Mord sublabel Kazerne specialise in hardcore black labels, each record blazoned with but one silhouetted insignia: that of an arched-backed, sinister-looking hyena. With no backing info on this one as ever, the label top up a profligately churner-outer assembly line of 12"s, with over 15 records issued since 2023. Here Alexander Johannson and Mattias Fridell make their debut, all-aboarding the overdrive bus, squishing their pummel kicks to the point of satu-rave. 'Vegitationen' is a suitable title indeed, as its computational synth ascends evoke the frightful infallibility of mass data capture, leaving us all in vegetative states.

Review: Mesh Convergence is an artist from South Spain and this is his debut EP. But you would not think it because these are some hi-spec and original techno sounds. 'Reflection Of You' blends prickly percussive loops with distant claps, a percolating low end and tense chord work. 'Despite Everything' has a deft rhythm that floats just above the dance floor and is run through with searching synths and 'Before It Fades' gets more deep and minimal with curious synth sounds and sparse open hi-hats held together with a rugged lead. 'Still Not Over It' is gritty, fizzy, evocative techno for large, dark warehouses.