“We must embrace unity, not separation – sharing, go back to small, caring communities. Unity, not separation, is what has to happen” – Genesis P-Orridge
Celebrating 10 years of existence with a statement, Berlin’s Gegen is releasing a solid 3-part compilation, ‘Gegen DECADE’, grounding their work of the past decade into the newly founded label’s sonic aesthetic by showcasing the artists that have been at the heart of the infamous party series.
‘Gegen DECADE’ is a bundle of 30 tracks hailing from the true ride-or-die residents at the core of the project to the headliners whose support have propelled the collective from day one as well as up-and-coming artists that Gegen takes to heart to support.
Curated with our love for techno’s history of diversity in mind, this release travels through different subgenres and BPM and takes you from classic techno to industrial, hardcore to breakbeat, deconstructed to acid. Whether you are up for an ethereal epic eerie journeys with Ellen Allien or Femanyst, looking to get dirty in punk distortion with Hypnoskull or Bombardier, needing to release energy on some tense walkyrie anthems with Paula Temple, Espectra Negra or Ayako Mori, wanting to indulge in some raw hard hitters with Ayarcana, Tunnel or Esther Duijn, losing yourself in spacious hypnotic trips of Cristian Marras, La Fraicheur & Leonard de Leonard, Non Reversible or Lady Maru, craving from some groovy cuts from Bloody Mary, Mar/us or Years of Denial, or wishing for deconstructed and drums focused tracks from SKD or Scalameriya, you will find what you are looking for in this compilation that proudly represents the Gegen sound.
‘Gegen DECADE’ is built on a sonic narrative arc, with releases growing harder, faster and harsher, as would the curating of a Gegen night. Experience the Gegen universe, we are presenting the ninth track from the ‘Gegen DECADE III’, ‘Grain’ by Stave.
You can buy ‘Gegen DECADE I’ HERE and ‘Gegen DECADE II’ HERE, and ‘Gegen DECADE III’, which will be available after the 15th of October, HERE.
