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Forging acclaim for their fiercely unrelenting sound production, New Frames are no stranger to shattering the parameters and caveats within electronic music with their masterfully curated approach to chaos. The collaborative project of Berlin-based David Frisch and Mathis Mootz (aka The Panacea) sees the duo engineer their hybridised palette of maximalist yet modular techno music in both their DJ and live sets. Pulling influence directly from dance floors both contemporary and from raving’s genesis, New Frames' all encompassing signature of ferociously layered sonic weaponry promises to leave no stragglers in their wake.

Presenting their debut double long player ‘Scherben’ - the body of work demonstrates the pair's eclectic merging of cataclysmic pure and raw techno, ominous vocals and distorted sound design across the eight track LP. Nimble mixing interbreeds New Frames’ quintessential cacophony of instrumentation, laminated with bombastic drum-beats and carnal vigour. Additionally with appearances from Eva Vuillemin, fellow BITE Records protagonist Omon Breaker as well as label co-founder Phase Fatale, the album comes as a natural progression following two previous EP releases on BITE as well as featuring on the labels fifth anniversary compilation record ‘Shredding Skin’ .

Furthering the duo's pursuit of polarity within their melodic terrain, the album follows the structural composition of a mixtape, robust in its opening, experimental yet focused, unpredictable yet precise. Rhythmic tracks flesh out the hardware essence of the LP with the pair's signature hypnotic and commanding vocals ensuring New Frames’ dancefloor destroyer warranty.

Previously gracing lineups for venues including Berghain, Khidi, Tresor and Distillery, the devastating floor-fillers of Scherben personify rave dance floors past and present directly from the cold walls of the underground scene the pair have inhabited for collective decades. The LP projects New Frames’ tried-and-tested understanding and execution of nuanced production interchangeable from the dancefloor or for intense home-listening.

BITE is the Berlin-based techno label co-founded by Hayden Payne (aka Phase Fatale) in 2018. Beginning with the debut collaborative EP by Silent Servant & Phase Fatale, the label aims to platform artists who operate outside the conventional preconceptions of techno and are united by an ambition to push the boundaries of electronic music.

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