Normally associated with his peers in techno from Detroit, Europe and elsewhere, John Tejada has embraced electronic music as a personal frontier, expanding on his resume as a techno recording artist as producer, remixer, DJ, and label owner. Known for crafting a brand of subtle, musical techno, and whether on his own Palette Recordings, Poker Flat or Plug Research plus a Fabric Mix CD under his belt, it’s thanks to a steady stream of massive releases (like “Mono On Mono” and “Sweat On The Walls”) he remains a mainstay in the charts of Beatport and uncountable DJ’s.

Oliver Schories strikes back on Parquet Recordings managed by our friend Solee! After his Wildfang & Tremodo EP that we reviewed some days ago and his amazing remix of Sivesgaard´s "Unorthodox", here comes the next wonderful 4 track EP, called "Black Rain EP". This time it includes a brilliant remix by Mr. David Keno (Kindisch / Trapez)! More precisely the EP will be released on the 30th of May as a 12" Vinyl and MP3.

Berlin resident Martin Dawson and Polish duo Catz N Dogz join forces to bring us this fierce three tracks EP entitled “No nights” featuring the Berliner singer Nnaji. It has just been released today under Get Physical Records! The first track on this release is “No nights”. Brimming with warm pads and an accusing, dark Lo-fi synth line this version has a deep vibe to it and the ability to really get under one's skin.

His real name is Arnaud. He is DJ, producer, remixer, live performer since 2000 and was born in Lyon. Knowns as Da Fresh, this man has quickly combined his passion for music with an immoderate love for machinery. After a few tests in rock bands, influenced particularly by The Cure, Anne Clark and Depeche Mode, the young man finally succumbed to the French Touch movement in the 90’s. Fascinated by the album "Homework" produced Daft Punk or the excellent "Pansoul" from Motorbass, he is known as Da Fresh and made his debut with a first album in 2002. Today, we are truly honored to offer you an exclusive interview with this French producer.

Some weeks ago, we wrote a review about Spektre, because the English duo offered to the Internet users two tracks for free “Memory effect” and “Black ice”, because they reached 10 000 fans. Now they have more than 20 000! Spektre is a duo composed of 2 English guys Paul Maddox and Richard Wakley also know as Filthy Rich. Their sounds consist of solid techno that really remembers the rave. This interview follows notably the one of other English producers such as Michael Woods, D. Ramirez and James Talk.

2011 is the time for the producer of Dijon and friends of Vitalic, John Lord Fonda to come back to the light, starting with a huge techno EP "Bang The fire !", including two original tracks "Bang" and "Heaven's On Fire" both with a minimal techno imprint and released last week on Citizen Records. This new release is the first extract from his forthcoming album, scheduled for April 2011.

2010 was an exceptional year for the Slovenian artist and 1605 record label boss Umek. Widely regarded as one of the most influential players in the global techno scene and a true pioneer of forward thinking electronic music, it was a year that saw him pack out the biggest clubs and land numerous download chart topping releases including “Back in the Race” and “OMGWTF”. We had also the chance to interview Umek a few days ago. Today, Toolroom are delighted to announce Umek as the next DJ to preside over the latest in our Toolroom Knights compilation series.