Day: July 10, 2011
John Maus – We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves [UTR049]
Upset The Rhythm released John Maus’ third album ‘We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves’. Questing synthesisers, tensely strung bass lines and chasing drum machines providing the perfect backdrop for John’s deeply resonant reverb-drenched vocal.
Xeno & Oaklander – The Staircase [VR022]
First single to be lifted off Xeno & Oaklander’s forthcoming new album ‘Sets and Lights’. Baroque electronic arpeggios and fast celebratory beats drive the surrealist scenario of ‘The Staircase’ in which a staircase continually leads to dead ends. The delicate ghostly female vocals mirror this eternal motion forwards and backwards and up and down. This dark tale takes flight into warm noise ornaments and glistening synth flourishes and comes right back to its core: minimal electronics. ‘Not Afraid’ is a more haunted and dark waltz which takes you to a private enchanted universe of silk, flowers, leather and lace, sheltered away from turbulence and doom.
Morphology – Urania’s Mirror Remixes [ZYNTAX005]
Tracks from Morphology’s Urania’a Mirror album remixed by Hardfloor, Headnoaks, Legowelt and Arne Weinberg. Stunning remixes from some of Europe’s finest techno warriors of selected tracks from Morphology’s debut album for Zyntax Motorcity. Alongside Hardfloor with their superb reinterpretation of ‘Absence of Matter’ feature Headnoaks, an upcoming artist from Germany, who delivers a gorgeous electro version of ‘Hydrus Constellation’; Legowelt, with a sultry techno rendition and Arne Weinberg, with a somewhat and most welcome, darker take than his usual style of recording for ‘Into the Unknown’.
Josh Dahlberg – Natura Futura [BLNK021]
Sweet athmospherical tracks from Josh Dahlberg on Blank Artists. The EP comes with remixes from Planet E’s Monty Luke and classic electro producers Ectomorph . In addition to the remixers, Josh Dahlberg collaborated with musicians from Detroit’s Rock and Funk communities (Will Sessions) for songs on the A Side.
The Hipodrome Of Music 