Regal Launches New Label 'Backspin'
Regal’s New Label Backspin Goes Back to the Early 2000s Techno Sound: Percussive, Groovy, Raw Power
After closing the influential chapter of Involve Records, Regal returns with a brand new single titled ‘Avalanche’ – a powerful statement marking the launch of his brand-new imprint Backspin Records. With this inaugural release, Regal sets the tone for the label’s vision: a bold revival and reimagining of early 2000s Hardgroove Techno.
Avalanche is a high-impact club weapon, steeped in the groove-heavy DNA of techno’s golden era. Pounding rhythms, rolling basslines and crisp Latin-infused percussion lock into a hypnotic loop, while Regal masterfully layers tension and release with sharp stabs and vocal fragments. It’s a sound that feels both raw and refined – a modern take on the era that first ignited his love for techno.
Backspin is Regal’s sonic time machine, a return to roots that’s anything but nostalgic. Inspired by the gritty funk of labels like Primate, Theory and Pornographic and artists such as Ben Sims and Michael Burkat, the label picks up where Involve left off. While Involve redefined 90's Acid and Trance-infused techno in the 2010s, Backspin looks forward by spinning the clock back to the 2000's.
With ‘Avalanche’, Regal doesn’t just introduce a new label, he lays the groundwork for a fresh movement. The future of techno lies in its groove, and Backspin is here to make sure it hits hard. Promise of some exciting releases to come, the first EP will drop in May.
Regal’s ‘Avalanche’ is the first single to mark the launch of his label Backspin, to be released on the 11th April. Listen now!