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First Transmissions

Independent conversations, records and scene positions from inside contemporary techno.

The position

Signal is the editorial channel of Groove Protocol.

It exists to slow the release cycle down and give context to the artists, records, labels and working methods that deserve more than a passing mention.

The focus is not volume, paid placement or automatic praise. Each transmission begins with a position and follows the work far enough to understand what gives it identity, function and lasting value.

Now transmitting

MarAxe, portrait

Signal 001

MarAxe

Control, Groove and the Heart of Techno

A conversation on limitation, instinct, label ethics and the pressure to keep techno human.

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Next transmissions

MaKabre, portrait

Next transmission

Signal 002

MaKabre

The Power of the Room

Pure electronic sound, three-deck performance and why techno still needs soul.

Publishing soon

Fin Cormack, portrait

Following transmission

Signal 003

Fin Cormack

Built Through Instinct

Hardware, improvisation and the productive value of losing control.

Publishing soon

Signal Notes

Records in view, kept short. The full readings live inside the numbered issues.

Zero Dayz - Ayahuasca cover artwork

Zero Dayz - Ayahuasca

Zero Dayz, the pairing of Eddie Santini and Alex Calver, arrive on Resilient Recordings, part of the Flatlife group, with a four-track acid-techno record. The original is reworked by The Southern, D.A.V.E. The Drummer and Juliana Yamasaki, pressed as a limited vinyl run.

Label
Resilient Recordings
Catalogue
RESVL003
Digital / Bandcamp
2 June 2026
Vinyl retail rollout
July 2026
Various Artists - Framework 01 cover artwork

Various Artists - Framework 01

Framework 01 opens RE:CODE, the independent techno platform founded in Osijek in 2018 by Xenex. A various-artists set of eight tracks that sets the frame the rest of the catalogue will be judged against.

Label
RE:CODE
Catalogue
RC001
Beatport
13 April 2026
Bandcamp
27 April 2026

Signal Radar

Artists and imprints currently in view.

  • Albert Einsekt, portrait Albert Einsekt
  • K8LR, portrait K8LR
  • Acheron, portrait Acheron
  • CODE-13, portrait CODE-13

Imprints

  • Apex Recordings
  • TCR - Techno CORE Records
  • ITMX

Signal archive

  • Signal 001 MarAxe Control, Groove and the Heart of Techno Read
  • Signal 002 MaKabre The Power of the Room Upcoming
  • Signal 003 Fin Cormack Built Through Instinct Upcoming

Editorial contact

Signal follows the work, not the noise. If a record, an artist or a label earns the room, it is read here in full.

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