Deeply Rooted House presents a new release by Bleak, featuring three techo cuts with a unique mixture of deep hypnotic and repetitive grooves.
Month: November 2011
VA – Fachwerk EP [FW022]
All three excellent Fachwerk bosses step up here with a beautiful red vinyl release of their latest EP entitled, erm, Fachwerk on their own label. Roman Lindau goes first with some scraping, cavernous and loopy sounds before teaming up with Mike Dehnert for a beautifully bouncy acid number. Mike appears on his own for track three, a stomping peak time banger before Sascha Rydell gets some great height into his fat assed percussive groove, ‘It Happened’.
Developer – Programma EP [MODULARZ005]
New release from Modularz by Developer with a solid remix from Truncate aka Audio Injection and two more cuts on the flip from Developer.
Scram – Scram01 [SCRAM001]
New release from the Trust orbit: SCRAM01 combines cold futurism with a pulp sci-fi mood, cool Berlin dub techno flavours with melodramatic Detroit strings. Side A is a pounding acid trance epic by Vienna’s Patrick Pulsinger, side B has the slightly more melodic original plus bonus beats.
The Fear Ratio – Light Box [BPLP003]
‘Light Box’ is the first artist album to bear fruit from the recent studio partnership of James Ruskin and Mark Broom – aka The Fear Ratio. As The Fear Ratio, Broom and Ruskin delve into the hinterland of contemporary music. A space where cold atmospheres meet lush melody and tough, yet clipped pulsating beats. From the warm polyrhythmic funk of ‘Ax’ to the deep spatial reverb of ‘Guv 1’, the dub induced strains of ‘Pinhead’ and melancholic refrain of ‘Morning Blues’ Ruskin and Broom deliver their new artistic agenda.
Kondens – Second Coming [KM021]
Kondens is collaboration between Swedish electronic music veterans Andreas Tilliander aka Mokira and Stefan Thor aka Folie. The sound is a hybrid of techy dubstep with a twist and banging dub-influenced techno. Pure peak time bliss without losing the love for dub and tape delays. This is their ‘Second Coming’ and is supported by a breathtakingly beautiful Substance remix.
John Daly – Sea Level [FUR017]
Surprising release from John Daly on Further Records. A side is a aquatic analogue ambient piece (the Haze mix). Main track/mix is on the b-side which is a stunning and epic techno track with intense strings and lovely fragile melodies on top.
7679 – Let It Grow [COMF014]
Three techno tracks with a nice raw edge from Comfortable Records. Its taking things just a bit further then just your average techno tool.
Daniel Stefanik / Vivianne Projects – Ultraschall / If You Loose My Number [HKR005]
Harry Klein Records is back with a two tracks EP. ‘Ultraschall’ is an homage to the first big techno club in Munich. Daniel takes us on a journey through the past and back to the future again. A charming mixture of laid-back grooves combined with some rough n ready rave moments make this a rapturous trip, no matter what time it is. ‘If You Loose My Number’ is the first Vivianne Projects aka Heartthrob tracks is more than 6 years.
Luke Slater – Fabric Promo Mix
Eric Cloutier – Smoke Machine Podcast 031
SP-X – Supressor Grid [T2X18]
Time To Express hands in another hard-hitting, bass- heavy techno 12”. For the 18th release, SP-X provides two original tracks while label owner Peter Van Hoesen delivers the remix.
AnD / Jonas Kopp – Transparent / Anklad [KRL001]
For the debut release, Buenos Aires-based Krill Music have coaxed the evil out of Jonas Kopp and AnD to present a two-track EP of seriously threatening techno. “Transparent” is AnD’s most menacing number yet and sees their ambient dub pallet take a chilling industrial turn. Unsettlingly languid to begin with, “Transparent” slowly thuds to life, as though rising from an ancient slumber, before steely drum programming lead the charge through an ominous sonic landscape. A post-apocalyptic burner set to light up the darkest of underground dancefloors. On the flip, “Anklad” is a hydraulic workout from the Argentinian, molded from a minimal blueprint that has been fermenting in Berlin sensibilities. A dangerously precise piece of techno hypnosis.
Jackmate – Oval [PHILE2011]
Two big room techno tracks from the always versatile Jackmate. Jacking techno driven by a solid acid-ish bassline. A welcome return from Phil E.
Santiago Salazar – Shadow Dancing Mix November 2011
Unbroken Dub – Northern Fields Mix
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300 Degrees – Step Sequence [BLIK007] FREE DOWNLOAD
300 Degrees is a side project by IJO, dedicated to live electronic music made with vintage drum machines, synths and other analog gear. Recorded live as a part of a performance / improvisation between 2008 and 2010. Some of the tracks on this album have been previously released on “Napalm Enema Records” and “Cactus Island Recordings”.
Mike Huckaby – Baseline 87 [SUSH04.56]
Another very sought after limited Sushitech 12″. “Baseline 87″ is exactly what the title is named a rolling Baseline loop that would certainly move any dance floor. Talking of dance floors “Music For The Dancefloor” certainly does what it says on the tin. A modern Detroit Techno track with lots of energy with Huckaby’s signature keys that certainly move you.
Yør – Rave EP [MAZE002]
Secretive musicos Purple Maze are to release their second offering and it comes from equally low-key producer Yør. A self-assured and delightfully suggestive release, Rave EP pulls you deep into the Purple Maze without you really realizing.
The Hipodrome Of Music 