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Hydraulix Records Press Announcement
by Stay Up Forever Collective on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 9:36am
May 2011
I am pleased to announce the return of my Hydraulix Label this year with a new direction and an armload of great new releases.
I think most people will agree that the techno scene has been in a bit of a mess recently with the invasion of commercial house DJ's playing "minimal" and the huge corporate events promoting only the "in" crowd. DJ agencies and corporate events in bed with one another and Radio DJs and online record stores setting the precedent for their chosen music and dictating styles to the listeners. The very word "techno" was in danger of becoming even dirtier than it ever was before, which exemplifies anything that corporate giants get their hands on. Pretty disgusting really, but hey, that's the music industry right?
Wrong !
Thankfully the dust has begun to settle and in many ways the techno scene is returning stronger than before. Fantastic new producers have come onto the scene and the old school have stepped up their game accordingly. Bridges are being built between artists and labels that I have never seen before, the once snobby and unfriendly techno scene seems to have softened and become "fun" again. It feels as though everyone has pulled together in the face of adversity, and it feels as though the love of the music as back as the main goal.
Maybe it's just me, I don't know, but I am feeling musically inspired again, hence the "relaunch" or maybe revamp of Hydraulix.
To be clear, Hydraulix never stopped, in fact the last 12" just came out in Feb 2011, the difference this time will be that I will be concentrating on a new sound, slower darker and funkier than before, with releases mainly being digital. To some people this may seem like a step backwards but I see it totally as moving forward, with digital releases I can release more frequently ( once a month hopefully ), and the costs are lower so I can take a chance with new producers too. The music can vary in style and listeners are not tied into buying a whole release when they may only like one track. It also means more support for the SUF download store 909London: Home and a much quicker way for me to send out promos and get feedback about tracks.
Many of you will already be buying digital music, and for those of you who still remain faithful to vinyl I will still aim to release the most popular digital downloads as 12" vinyls. As for the sound of Hydraulix, yes it is changing, there is only so much one can say musically at 145 b.p.m. and as I have got older, myself my tastes in music have changed, I have been putting up mixes and my latest releases on SoundCloud for a while now and will be continuing to do so regularly to keep you all informed of my musical direction.
I hope that you will enjoy the next batch of Hydraulix releases and continue to support the label as many of you have in the past.
Respect to all true techno people - Dave The Drummer
