Lunar Disko Records begins 2012 with a milestone 10th release from local hero Automatic Tasty, aka Jonny Dillon.
Month: January 2012
The Burrel Brothers – The Burrel Brothers Present: The NU Groove Years [RH117CD]
The Burrel Brothers output, from Chicago-esque rhythm tracks, to the deepest, soulful NY house.
Tr One – Drum Dance [APT001]
Apartment Record’s 2nd release comes from Ireland’s analogue-obsessed soul assassins, Tr One. On the A-side, “Drum Dance” is a fusion of beatdown with a minimal techno aesthetic, creating a hypnotic journey through the duo’s machines. The B-side serves up 2 alternative takes. John Heckle’s debut remix takes a heaving, lo-fi approach to the original’s drums while layering it with wistful synths, before Juju & Jordash’s Dub version closes off proceedings in their inimitable style; expansive yet claustrophobic at the one time.
Geeeman – Bang’t / Fire Extinguisher [CJFD010]
New Geeeman release on Jack For Daze sublabel. Proper jacking tracks firmly rooted in the good old Chi-town history of raw and banging house tracks.
VA – Hard Times & Basslines EP [VIEW012]
Room With A View crew round out a split EP featuring a variety of deliciously deep cuts from Motor City Drum Ensemble, Nowakowski, Marlow and Marino Berardi.
Timo Bernhard – MyModern Podcast #003
Voices From The Lake – Voices From The Lake [PRGCD001]
Voices from the Lake is an intensely personal project borne out of the long-standing friendship between two Italian DJ/producers, Donato Dozzy and Neel. The project extends and deepens their explorations of ambient techno, with an emphasis firmly placed on the ‘techno’ component. Listening to Voices from the Lake is an immersive experience, as the textured beats and carefully crafted rhythms have a deeply hypnotic effect. The open, fluid structure of the music gives it an organic, natural feel, transporting you to more peaceful surroundings. With the music of Voices from the Lake there is a completely natural progression and flow, nothing is forced or hurried. The sounds develop and unfold at their own pace, creating a powerful sense of tranquility.The genesis of the Voices from the Lake album can be found in the mountains of Japan, where they made their live debut at The Labyrinth festival in 2011.
Rivet & Marcel Fengler – Amid the Roar [KM023]
Rivet puts a lot of effort in his sounds and his production. This is not another copycat. First out on the EP Amid the Roar is Metrist, a sexy march that blends the stiffness 80-ties disco with techno from the future. On the b-side Marcel Fengler takes his turn on Metris. He keeps the string of the original, chops up the bass and creates a dancefloor monster with a big anthem alert stamp on it. Amid the Roar ends with what might be the strongest track on the ep.
Searle – Mind Transfer EP [MOWAR010]
Functional Deep Techno from Mowar’s recent conscript, Searle, backed with a wicked slomo remix from Claro Intelecto. Searle’s original cuts strike upon aquatic acid with ‘Mind Transfer’, hypnotic, industrialized bleeps on ‘Succubus’ and driving acid Techno for ‘Unauthorized’, but the highlight has to be Claro’s gripping, beatdown remix of ‘Mind Transfer’, draggign the tempo down while opening up the space above, while still managing to create the sort of driving intensity you don’t usually feel at this pace.
Raffaele Attanasio – Black Bloc EP [NON001]
DJ Jus-Ed – LWE Podcast 110
Dario Zenker – The Move Clean EP [VA041]
Dario Zenker is back on Vakant with the label’s first release for 2012. 5 tracks that almost make a mini album but with pretty much individual tunes, with a touch of the more dark and sinister side of Vakant. Starting with ‘Where Are You’, a haunting yet hoping track that once again takes Dario as close to Detroit as one can get while living in the capital of Bavaria. Next one is ‘Hype’, less elusive than the opener, with a heavy drum pattern that demands a strong sound system to flower out completely. ‘Steppin To’ carries a bass line as thick and heavy as it can be and might be the most moody track of this package. Two more, ‘Works’ and ‘Tassel’, but we leave it up to you to discover, as writing about music we think is very limited due to its nature.
Unbalance – Unbalance #4 [UNBALANCE004]
The fourth release by Unbalance, energetic & trippy Berlin-styled techno tracks straight from the unknown.
Stojche – Asset 001 [TANG001]
Tangible Assets is a new independent label for underground dance music associated with deepness. The debut release “Asset001” showcases four original tracks from Stojche. The opening track “Introvert” track is a strong pounding melodic techno track where the infectious pad theme is filled with various warm synths and chords. The side continues with “Decay”, a nice symbiosis between the old-skool groove and mellow pads, spiced up leading texture and a beautiful string arrangement. The B-side kicks off with “Traveler”, a deep ‘n soulful groover, with raw percussion, dubby chords and a unique lead. Finally the last cut of this EP is “Raw Method” – is a Detroit-influenced stripped down house tune, where the 808 drums combine with synths, padlines and electric piano chords.
Humandrone – My Racoon / Paranoia [STX006]
Humandrone on Snuff Trax with an own EP, featuring two tracks. “My Racoon” also got a beautiful melodic remix treatment by Nick Anthony Simoncino and on the flipside The Minister aka Andreas Gehm delivers a super-dark version of “Paranoia”.
Arttu – Soul Stream [4LUX1201]
Arttu comes with his first single for 4lux. “Attic House” is a filthy club banger with heavy bassline and cut up vocal bits. Gerd re-arranges the track and adds more drama to the strings coming in halfway throughout the track. “Soul Stream” is a deeper Detroit-ish nugget with nostalgic feel. Yet again Arttu’s trademark of slamming beats & bass combined with cut-up vocals snippets profide for an insane jackin’ track. Last but not least Snuff Crew comes with a heavy re-work on “Attic House”.
James Mason – Nightgruv / I Want Your Love [RHRSS003]
VA – J.A.M. Family EP [JAM001]
J.A.M. Traxx is an Italian label vinyl lovers of Chicago House. Tthe production of material is inspired by the sound of analog synths and machines of the early 80’s. J.A.M. prefers the hypnotic atmosphere and everything that shows a genuine passion for the intricate rhythm and counter. This is their first various EP and includes tracks by Ennio Colaci, Punknown, E-dward!, Meschi and Tiger Mask.
Albert van Abbe – No Comment_0004 [NOCOMMENT004]
No comment is a platform focused on sharing channeled auditive and synaesthetic/ multi sensory perceptions. The concept was conceived to help the energy levels rise towards the transcendence of spacetime, entering the multiverse. The message is in the music, this is your last call.
Other Heights & Friends – As We Are [OH#Seven]
Other Heights presents “As We Are”, a compilation of remixes. The release includes the original and seven remixes by As We Are Mr. Cloudy, Soulsonic, Bubbling Swamp, Herbstlaub, Alteria Percepsyne, Spaceci and Albert Van Abbe.
The Hipodrome Of Music 