Iconic Berlin techno club and label Tresor is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with a string of rare music reissues, a special box set and a book.

First up in the reissue series is a remastered album from 3MB with Juan Atkins, which is set for release on 28th May. Originally released in 1992, the album was one of the earliest to forge a connection between the sounds of Detroit and Berlin. 

Ciel has announced a new EP, ‘Why Me?’, on revered US imprint Ghostly International.  

The Toronto-based DJ, producer, pianist and Discwoman-affiliate has unveiled the title track, with the full release slated to land on 24th May.

Describing the background of the EP, which is notably heavier than her previous releases, she has said, "I was dealing with a lot. Anger, despair, paranoia, feeling unjustly targeted... I wanted to communicate that nothing is permanent, that there's always hope for understanding and resolution." 

 The nominations have been announced for DJ Mag's annual Best of North America poll.

The poll is our chance to put a spotlight on the immense breadth of talent to be found throughout North America. Across 16 categories, representatives from the worlds of house, techno, bass and disco sit alongside electro, jazz and experimentalism in the hope of platforming the wide-ranging and ever-changing dance music environment of North America. You can see the full list of categories and nominees below.

Juan Atkins and Ciel have been confirmed for the first party to be announced as part of DJ Mag's Best of North American Awards tour.

Techno behemoth Atkins, who's taking his legendary Cybotron project to London later this year, will play the awards show at Coda, Toronto on Saturday 4th May, supported by the reliably excellent Ciel, as well as Jackie Spade and Jamie Kidd.

Juan Atkins will debut pioneering electro project, Cybotron, live in London's next year.

The Godfather of Techno will premiere the Detroit band's music live at the Barbican Centre on April 12th. The event will kickstart the Cybotron Live tour, before stopping off in Berlin, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris, New York City, Sydney, Tokyo and elsewhere, between 2019 to 2021. Full details are to be confirmed.

Tresor Records will reissue a string of classic techno albums from November.

Taking the angle "Masters then, masters now" the series will welcome back Jeff Mills' ‘Waveform Transmission Vol. 3’, ‘Internal Empire’ by Robert Hood, Juan Atkins presenting Infiniti's ‘Skynet’, Drexciya’s infamous ‘Neptune’s Lair’ and ‘Arrange and Process Basic Channel Tracks’ from Scion.

The re-issue of Mills' 'Waveform Transmission Vol. 3' was announced last week.

A Kickstarter campaign is currently in progress to help raise finishing funds for a new documentary focusing on Detroit techno.

God Said Give 'Em Drum Machines: The Story of Detroit Techno is the work of Detroit natives and filmmakers Jennifer Washington and Kristian Hill who have spent the last seven years researching for the documentary, as well as following the lives and work of pioneers such as Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May, Eddie Fowlkes and Blake Baxter.