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Dark Circles have only been releasing music over the past few years, each time with infrequency but serious impact, and always on their own, specially tailored imprint, DC Trax. They also nailed a weird and wonderful remix of Phantasy’s own Future Four (a creative partnership between Erol Alkan and The Emperor Machine founder, Andy Meecham), which has become a go-to selection for the likes of Gerd Janson.Consisting of the acid-tinged dream team of Iain Bogg and Matthew Waites, both of whom have been DJing for decades, the music of Dark Circles is a case study in the power of acid...

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Erol Alkan brought ‘To The Rhythm’ to the radio waves of NTS Radio for an special hour of music 31.08.18. Listen back above and view the tracklist below.Khotin – Somehow More Sad Mark Renner – The Quiet Land Oneohthrix Point Never – Trance 01Beyond The Wizards Sleeve – The Third Mynd (Voxless)Scritti Politti – Skank Bloc Bologna Wire – I Should Have Known BetterConrad Schnitzler – Auf Dem Schwarzen KanalHarald Grosskpf, China Williams & his Afrian Percussionists – Agboju LogunRazor N Tape – Elis Coming (Mytron & Olofo Edit)Compact Disco – UntitledHaamed – KyaaGeneral Ludd – OWLExpansives – Life With You (Vocal) Cold Beat – Love Is A Stranger

As a taster of what to expect on the North American tour with Jon Hopkins, Daniel Avery has created an original 50-minute ambient work called ‘Visible Gravity’, shared via XLR8R. Speaking about the new material, he explains, “One of the wonders of DJing for me is to build the atmosphere of the room from the ground up. To draw a line between the people laying on the floor to the opening drones and those climbing the walls during the acid rave hours later. It requires patience and submission from everyone involved but the rewards are great.” “When asked by Jon...