Reclaim Your City adds “Heimat II” by VA to its catalog — 4 tracks of stripped-back Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) for serious DJs. Download the full release in MP3, FLAC, and AIFF — built for DJs who demand uncompressed audio.
Album Insights
Artists: Arkan, Decka, YANT, Hitam
Genre: Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)
Release Date: 2024-02-19
Label: Reclaim Your City
Catalog: RYCL020
Watch the Official Music Video on YouTube …
Behind the Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) : Release Notes
Following a first iteration which set the tone for our newly-minted Heimat series in explosive fashion, here comes the much anticipated second batch of our zeitgeistian take on todays scenes, its current potential and destination. Showcasing productions from artists keen to roll up their sleeves and sail into the impassible status quo, this new number packs the kind of red-hot hammering and cutting-edge punch weve been so adamant to push and defend over the past decade. Berlin-based French producer Arkan steps in first with a proper magnetic depth charge. Dwelling the darker layers of our ocean floor as its name suggests, Submarine is pure hypnotic material geared up for heavy-duty boogie in the warehouse. Filling its ballast tanks with a hefty deluge of muscular bass onslaughts, sonar-like bleeps and untamed cascades of loopy arps, this one rolls and pitches like a haunted ship on predator mode. Adding his dynamic pulse and mind-bending spin to the A-side, Frameworks & Untertwegs bossman Decka cuts a path of straight mental obliteration as he smashes the doors of the club wide open and parades all guns blazing with the unapologetic crusher that is Circumvent. A no-holds-barred workout for the strong stomachs, churning out fiery bars of kick-drum/squelchy bass contrast with in-your-face swagger. Switching on to the flip side, theres Manchesters Yant cruising with the ebulliently dynamic (no shit, Sherlock) tune, Moving. A multidirectional concerto of pong-like modularity and racing synth arpeggios flying off like coloured bricks in a Tetris game gone absolute batshit. The kind of hi-intensity burner thatll awaken any lukewarm mid-set flow with its bouncy unpredictability and ruthless forward-pushing thrust. Rounding it off on a further minimal note, Amsterdam up-and-comer Hitam treats us to an inch-perfectly engineered finale with a stripped-back – yet, absolutely not hollow – bomb, Venusian Winds. Gutsy that one sure is, with its metronomic step ticking at near-cyclonic speed and cleverly arranged, subtly FX-coated funk keeping things both suspenseful and focussed thru and thru. A sleek combo of pared-down brutalism and masterly executed analogue tailoring altogether.
Download Arkan, Decka, YANT, Hitam ‘Heimat II’ in MP3, FLAC, and AIFF Formats
Tracklist & Tempos
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Arkan – Submarine Original Mix, Download MP3
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 136 BPM – E Minor | 05:45
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Decka – Circumvent Original Mix, Download MP3
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 138 BPM – Gb Major | 05:50
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YANT – Moving Original Mix, Download MP3
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 138 BPM – Gb Minor | 05:54
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Hitam – Venusian Wind Original Mix, Download MP3
Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 138 BPM – G Minor | 05:15
Meet the Artists Behind This Release
Arkan is a Berlin-based electronic artist who has released 14 tracks since 2019 across labels including Drawner Records, SK_Eleven, and FIGURE. The producer creates raw, deep, and hypnotic techno alongside peak time driving productions for the underground scene.
British producer Jack Wallis, known as Decka, moved from Bristol to Berlin in 2017 where he co-founded the Unterwegs imprint with The Lady Machine. His raw and driving techno productions have appeared on labels including TH Tar Hallow, Frameworks, Spe:c, and Token.
Hitam is an Amsterdam-based techno producer and the alias of Daeng Hitam, a guitarist from Jugra. The project delivers raw, hypnotic techno alongside peak time driving cuts across labels including Omen Wapta, Hayes, Conundrum Records, and Reclaim Your City.
Manchester producer Andrew Tomlinson operates under the YANT moniker, delivering techno across labels including SK_Eleven, Neighbourhood, and Reclaim Your City since 2022. His productions span raw hypnotic grooves and peak-time driving rhythms, establishing him within the UK's underground techno circuit.
