October saw the start of our ten-week Debut season in conjunction with 50WEAPONS, to celebrate their last ever ten releases. This week sees Cosmin TRG passing the baton to Phon.o, for the second instalment in the series. Maybe due to its context as one of 50WEAPONS' last ever releases, the tone of "Tw33tz" is richly nostalgic. A big, four-by-four house beat upholds an indulgent, soaring synth melody, easily giving into a feeling that's deeply reminiscent of the melancholic euphoria taking place around about 4am on dancefloors worldwide. As a label whose releases are known to touch on all spectra of Berlin's dance music, 50WEAPONS ticks a more conventional box with "Tw33tz" – with a suitably neurotic teeth-clencher by Paula Temple on the flip, just to remind you that 50WEAPONS will continually catch you off-guard. Long live 50WEAPONS. Release date: 16th October Pre-order: bit.ly/1LDUPdn

PHON.O / PAULA TEMPLE – »TW33TZ« / »OSCILLATE« (50weapons #41)

It consists of a killer pairing of two tracks aiming to destroy any dancefloor. So be careful, this one is a weapon of mass destruction. Phon.o chose techno's first lady Paula Temple as his counterpart and they both set out on the same mission: To leave you locked in the club for hours. But don't worry: There's no escape. Phon.o's "Tw33tz" pays homage to the label's heritage with this sly techno track that goes from foggy darkness to 10 am euphoria. A gasping breath wreathing for air in the tight clutch of a distorted kickdrum and dubby percussions turns into a Moderat-esque bass-synth screaming hands up. The argument is overwhelming: shut up and dance. Same goes without saying for "Oscillate" Paula Temple's burning techno stomper. Here the atmosphere seems as compressed as astronaut ice cream. A gut wrenching sub bass introduced by the dryest kick heard on this label so far clears the space for an electro-acid synthline ready to sweep you of your feet. Club music at it's finest: this is psychological warfare.

RELEASE: 16th of October 2015

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