Steve Rachmad – 3-6-9 EP on Dekmantel

Dark and deliberate, “3-6-9 EP” sees Steve Rachmad deliver 3 tracks of peak-hour techno (raw / deep / hypnotic) via Dekmantel. Spanning 67–132 BPM across its 3 tracks, this release gives DJs flexible tempo options for different set moments.

3-6-9 EP – Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) at 67–132 BPM

Behind the Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) : Release Notes

One of the true, undisputed pioneers of Dutch techno, Steve Rachmad appears on Dekmantel for an EP of peerless machine music. On the 3-6-9 EP, the artist also known as Sterac, Parallel 9 and many other names plies a powerful trade in funked up, gritty and soulful techno made the proper way. The connection between Rachmad and Dekmantel reaches back many years via his frequent appearances at the Dekmantel Festival he has two performances at the 2026 edition as well as sets at Dekmantel Selectors lined up later in the summer. The 3-6-9 EP lands ahead of an album and world tour that marks 45 years in service to electronic music, nodding to Rachmad’s earliest roots in electro funk through to his day-one embrace of house and techno as it made its way across the Atlantic from Chicago and Detroit. There’s a rowdy, rave-spirited energy to the synth hook bucking its way through the centre of ‘3 Creation Energy’, coming on in brassy tones laced with artful distortion while the drums dutifully jack the way they ought to. There’s a more linear, pressure cooker quality to the tidal filter work guiding ‘6 Physical Manifestation’ to its own energetic peaks, while ‘9 Completion and Delivery’ surfs on coursing waves of arpeggiated lead lines before breaking through to the oceanic calm of grandiose pad tones. There’s no mystery to unpick here this is quite simply techno perfection made with the instinct and experience of a master of the form, whose life is synonymous with every inch of the culture.

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Release Tracklist

1. Steve Rachmad – 3 Creation Energy Original Mix

   Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 67 BPM | Eb Major | 5:25

2. Steve Rachmad – 6 Physical Manifestation Original Mix

   Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 128 BPM | Ab Major | 4:49

3. Steve Rachmad – 9 Completion and Delivery Original Mix

   Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) Dub | 132 BPM | D Major | 7:10

About Steve Rachmad

Steve Rachmad 🇳🇱 · 13 releases

Steve Jerome Rachmad is a Dutch techno producer and DJ from Amsterdam who has been active since the mid-1980s and also records under aliases including Sterac, Scorp, and Ignacio. His driving and hypnotic techno appears on labels including Kanzleramt, Life And Death, and STOOR, spanning peak-time and raw deep styles.

Techno (Peak Time / Driving)Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)Tech House