Category: Releases

Upon the arrival of the original tracks in the inbox of Märked, I was immediately intrigued by the sound of ANDROM. The characteristic overdriven electric guitar sound catches your attention by the minute and blends especially well with techno, which we have previously only seen UVB do properly – until now.

ANDROM’s Märked debut with My Distorted Fantasy is a refreshing one. Together with 3 men strong (Ayarcana, Plukkk, and Kaylah) for the remixes, he sets the tone right to bring attention to our 30 releases since 2016. It also wasn’t a surprise finding out he’d studied at the Conservatorium in Amsterdam.

Iconic synth riffs in the opening track ‘Unbelieve In Me’ where the kick punches through like a knife through butter, charged with guitar slams on the 4’s. Further elaborating on the rock ‘n roll spirit with Infected, punching, and marching forward with more flying percussive objects in Going Life.

Ever heard an angry steel bending factory produce a rhythm? Ayarcana stretches the boundaries of aggression-relief in a heavy 2-step remix. After being away for a while, we welcome Plukkk to Märked with a mysterious and striking techno storyline. Kaylah brings fiercely high energy to the table at a pace that’s recognizable for this era of techno with a rework of the addictive main hook in ‘Unbelieve In Me’.

Now more relevant than ever, Verlangen touches a sensitive sentiment by resorting to pre-pandemic times. None of these are subtle anthems, but four sincere and powerful approaches to reminiscing to when everything was ‘normal’.

In title track Verlangen big warehouse kicks are alternated with forward-driving percussion. The intro is long before a saw synth comes in with a classic touch to it – all adding to the EP’s concept. The synths’ notes and rhythm are catchy and predict triumph on dance floors.

B2 takes on a more dark approach, with more body and distortion to the voice from the original as one of the main drivers – the track and rhythm is also faster.

A churning continuous bassline synth carries the track forward, introducing an alarm-like stab filling the stereo field in the second break onwards. The concept Verlangen truly hits home in the last bit on Sehnsucht – showcasing red-blooded synth play along with the cold kicks.

DLV’s version of Sehnsucht brings more groove to the table, making way for packed dance floors among the rest of the EP’s line-up. A proper way to close the EP and end a night.

90s techno in a crisp 2021 jacket. Charlie Sparks brings 4 tracks of pure dance floor power, including a legendary Rommek remix pulled through gritty breakbeat dimensions.

Anastasia sets the tone right with a 90s hinting female vocal and stabs, picturing an uplifting vibe driven by snappy percussion. An extra dimension is added by the introduction of another 90s-colored synth elevating the track until the ending.

Interstellar is of a faster pace, lines of acid are added and the BPM is higher. Around midway the track starts to really lift off after adding an electrifying iconic guitar-like synth line.

It is in the name, Hyperspace will take you into hyper space without a doubt. Drawing you back and forth with glitchy synths going into thick acid through after an immersive build-up.

Rommek brings maturity to the table in an imminent remix of Hyperspace. Strong kick rhythm combined with clever perc hits and the same glitchy synths taken from the original mix as the main driver lead.

Functional and stable four-to-the-floor, with touches of iconic melodies and catchy rhythms. It’s a first timer for a Brazilian artist to feature on the label, but certainly a memorable one. KaioBarssalos hits the spot just right between driving techno with proper uumpf and snappy hypnotic synth riffs.

‘The Castle’ is a track with cleverly programmed delay on the lead. The melody is nostalgic and melancholic at the same time, making the track particularly suitable for home-listeners too.

Saturnian System has the acid and high pace in it’s groove. The short stabs and acid holds the drive, lead by tensive pad harmonies.

We get why Amelie Lens recently supported one of his releases, because for dance floors they seem very effective. Nothing is different in Falling Elithics, faster rhythm, higher notes.

Spreadless with Wesley Martins packs the dirty acid sounds with a dry pounding kick and Makornik reimagines Falling Elithics in a more repetitive way, an effective synth groove working its way up to a full-blown warehouse tool.

We are super excited to present to you this eclectic album filled with sparkling talent, varying from lighter melodic techno to physical techno surprises.

Starting off with a magical cruise on Harry Potter’s air travelling device. LCYDMND is someone who hasn’t passed our radar earlier, but this certainly locks us in. A dreamy synth and minimal drums seem an effective combo.

Johannes Schuster on board with a driving, yet mystical track, grinding forward with short arppeggiated synth hits cleverly placed onto the beat,

KLAMER – Dysphoria Control is the soundtrack to an early sunrise coming up, where the first sun flashes through a window, reflecting a slight misty, pure blue sky. Unlike real dysphoria, this is what we crave for in a post-epidemic world.

If there was anything Romain Vincent‘s track Breaking Barriers reminds us of, it would be the slighest hint of a sound coming from Kobosil’s R-Label. Physical, punishing warehouse techno.

Another new name to the label is Ømen, bringing the raw and melodic techno vibes from the UK. The catchy melody is good to stick in your head for hours, reminiscing of the refreshingly great dynamic of the party.

Ethereal Beauty by Joshua Naughton is an exceptional bloops and bleeps track with an atmosphere hinting to the Scandinavian sound, but the kick and boldness is what we hear more in West European countries.

Onelas‘ Rave Now is throwing it over a different angle, pushing hiphop lyrics and happy house stabs. But it wouldn’t be on Märked if it wasn’t for the kick and the obscure synth on the turn.

E.L.I.A.S.‘ premiere on Märked has it all; refreshing sounds, hypnotic background spheres, packing a short breakbeat in the first part. Further develops into a surprising catchy and big melody.

Violent never disappoints. In Hoax he sets another standard for the kind of techno that makes you go physical. Pure audiophile food for the body, like a stomping freight train without the brakes.

Rounding off, NHM brings the boldness. Churning bass underneath hasty percussion and fast synths. Here comes the storm, as the vocals talk you into battle.

Rock’n roll techno from Roni Rix. Contagious hits of perc on the left and right, tuning in into an amped guitar sound. An overdriven – yet cleverly soothing – synth rhythm in the break, running into rhythmic drum solos.

The kick hits hard in the finishing track by Vendex & 753, who weave together aggression while triggering a sentimental note. Proper closing down – we’ll be back soon.

Peace.

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Tracklist:
1. WBR – Progressivity
2. WBR – A New Life
3. WBR – Wild Thoughts
4. WBR – A New Life (Verschwender Remix)
5. WBR – Wild Thoughts (SDB Remix)

WBR is a fresh blow in the scene. Melodic tough techno, to empower even the darkest of days.
Hopeful dance music that makes you think it will all be okay.

Progressivity has something of that, progressing into something better. With a touch of trance, but in a retro jacket. Not like how trance is used in most techno tracks nowadays.

Deceivingly tough kickbass punching you into A New Life. What WBR does really well is the build-up, sneaking into a compact kick and short stab ‘n short delay beat, evolving and building up to a bigger
mystical synth-guided composition.

Another bass roller track in Wild Thoughts. It’s the fastest of the five. Happy synths and strings working up to super tight and ruff violin synth-play.
Verschwender’s first timer on the label with a big bomb of organic- and eerie sounding percussion.

High in pace in the groove department. SDB does what he does best; big groove, high drive and high tension. Funnily enough the original Wild Thoughts has elements that reminisce of some older SDB tracks.

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Release

3 November 2020

Audio Mastering

JoeFarr Mastering

Artwork

Thomas Créac’h

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Kaltblume’s introduction to the label is a banger; 5 absolute face melters destined to cause havoc in your ear.

Tracklist:
1. Kaltblume – Pleasurable Pain
2. Kaltblume – Hardfloor Brutus
3. Kaltblume – Transhuman Era
4. Kaltblume – Hardfloor Brutus (OPOSITION Remix)
5. Kaltblume – Transhuman Era (CYNKT Remix)

Coming in hard with the big kicks, surrounded by moving percussions and a female touch. In Pleasurable Pain a lot is happening, though concisely to hit it into the groove.

Title track Hardfloor Brutus’ kick and screeches remind of the earlier days of hardstyle, up-front kicks where the bass sits nicely behind the delay of the kick.

Fast percussion seems to be the recipe in a lot of Kaltblume’s track, but in Transhuman Era this is joined by a utopian synth spreading gusts of melancholy.

OPOSITION as a newcomer to the label puts in the dirty work for an even dirtier remix; face slap techno on the open hi-hat. An appetizing bass synth adds the missing touch.

More feel is added in CYNKT’s remix for Kaltblume. An extra layer unfolds a new chapter of desolation in Transhuman Era.

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Release

28 September 2020

Audio Mastering

JoeFarr Mastering

Artwork

Anton Abrahamsson

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BRÄLLE’s debut on the label with Hands Of The Master EP, starring no stranger to the label ArchivOne and surprisingly rough talent T Y.

Tracklist:
1. BRÄLLE – Hands Of The Master
2. BRÄLLE – Spačva Forever
3. BRÄLLE – Blaspheme
4. BRÄLLE – Spačva Forever (ArchivOne Remix)
5. BRÄLLE – Blaspheme (T Y Remix)

Hands Of The Master EP is a combination of cosmic club diving to acid-esque trippin and full-blown warehouse pounding.

What’s interesting in the title track is the swords percussion, hinting to a medieval trip lead by an atmosphere breathing chivalrous adventures.

Spačva Forever sits on a more ominous vibe, pushing an hypnotic 3-note synth forward to its absolute limits. At the same time melancholic and uplifting – though mesmerizingly deep – in Blaspheme backed by deep kicks definitely make for another club-ready produce.

ArchivOne kept his interpretation of Spačva Forever as pure and minimalist as we like to hear from him – mind boggling hypnotizing and heaps of percussion-driven drive.

T Y is our secret little surprise of the EP where he adds an absolute speaker destroyers for whatever dance floor it’s played on.

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Release

19 August 2020

Audio Mastering

JoeFarr Mastering

Artwork

Alex Hofmann

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Kaylah from Hackney is here with the tougher techno weapons. Together with the underrated legend JoeFarr and most-promising upcoming duo Kander it’s a definitive asset to our catalog for summer 2020 – and to your playlist.

Tracklist:
1. Kaylah – Devil In A Red Dress
2. Kaylah – Headknock
3. Kaylah – Off The Grid
4. Kaylah – Devil In A Red Dress (JoeFarr Remix)
5. Kaylah – Off The Grid (Kander Remix)

EP title track ‘Devil In A Red Dress’ is the most kind-hearted of the few. Contrasting to the rest, it has a synth loop that is quite uplifting, coloring the track well. The grimey Kaylah part is that there’s a

concussion-slamming kick tucked in there for your convenience.

Kaylah’s quite enjoying the impact of unconsciousness and confusion, riding on the concussion flow in Headknock. From here onwards it will only leave you behind worse than before – or better in that
case. What?

Nothing leaves you quite upside down, inside out as ‘Off The Grid’. This type of scary faces techno you only meet with at proper business get-togethers.

As if that wasn’t enough, JoeFarr brings the nuts, chisels and gears for a fairground wheel that has gone insane spinning till eternity.

Then the boys from Kander take it up a notch with a loopy synth sequence, a hardcore kick and quite the anthem-like stab when it drops after the break.

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Release

20 July 2020

Audio Mastering

JoeFarr Mastering

Artwork

Josh Faux

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It is during these times that music can mean so much. Exilles from Italy makes nowadays’ techno very interesting by always pushing an unheard sound, as their own. Take Ansome and you have a producer that has really dug deep into finding his own very specific sound – and perfected it too. Exilles do that, but they bring so much variety to the table.

Tracklist:

1. Exilles – The Forgotten Overlook
2. Exilles – Primal Instinct
3. Exilles – Primal Instinct (Aahan Remix)
4. Exilles – Placid

Their music can vary from dreamy, hypnotic to straightforward aggression as heard in Modul B14 in Märked’s 16-track album. Take ‘The Forgotten Overlook’, a track that is somewhat dark, layered with hypnotic stereo voices. It builds up to a drop with an adventurous refreshing flute-sounding synth and polished chiseling percussion.

‘Primal Instinct’ is a track with more perceived speed and drive. Quick alternating synth hits are enriched with a progressing alarm – an alarm sound always wins on the dance floor.

Aahan’s premiere on Märked means trouble. Tribalesque approach and a classic Aahan kick underneath it. Mysterious and mudded-down voices of men in the darkness.

Close it with madness; Placid will mess with your upper chamber by playing with acid lines and funky rhythms.

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Release

22 April 2020

Audio Mastering

Joe Farr Mastering

Artwork

Josh Faux

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