Giegling records opens 2012 with a release on their Staub sub label delivering some amazing advanced techno tracks. Exciting tracks that roll somewhere between the classic berlin dusty and dubby techno sound and a deeper poetical industrial vibe.
Month: February 2012
Fluxion – Traces [ECHOCORDCD011]
Second album by Fluxion on Echocord. The sounds, influences and aesthetic of his actual travels, expectation-journey-destination, alongside the music influences deriving from them. Through his prism those sounds, pictures, travels, emotions left traces of new directions, of future journeys to take. Fluxion captured the “Motion” in his travels with a different feeling each time. On “No man Is An Island” with the unreleased Dennis Brown vocal version, an influential song, with a clear message.”Desert nights” a kind of desert rock meeting dub on a road movie. “Stations”, a place between destinations always a felling of something promising, “Butiama” an actual place, where variations and consistency in rhythm is within people’s DNA, “Migration” a new start, a promising start.
Shawn O’Sullivan – Untitled [WT009]
Shawn O’Sullivan brings us the latest release on WT. Classic early IDM meets rawer 90’s analogue techno with a little bit of acid and industrial sprinkled in. Shawn takes synths, drummachines, a sequencer and some effects and records one take on a stereo track.
S Crosbie – Dark Arts #01 [DA001]
‘Mid Blue’ is a soundtrack for the darkest corner of the warehouse. The square bass grabs you from the first bar and combines with cosmic sweeps to drag you down deep before the toms come in to add that all-important funk factor. ‘Broken Space’ is a beautifully playful track. The stuttering beat, organic percussion and melodic touches merge with the darkest of strings to create a sound rooted in classic electronica but belonging firmly in the present. ‘Restraint’ is a burst of heavyweight electroid futurism – rock-solid beats and alien sounds from god-knows which galaxy combine with a razor-sharp cymbal attack. Handle with care. ‘Red_Dust2’ is a huge, rolling tech-house rhythm, mixing the warmth of the motor city with the cold machine funk found this side of the pond.
Decoside – Reload Vol. 3 [ECLIPSELTD003]
Decoside delights us with a 12 “containing two tracks inspired by the legacy of the dub techno pioneers but focusing on the evolution of the genre! Reload 5 is a massive floorkiller based on tribal rhythms that moves on dub chords and ethereal pads, all powered by a fat kick drum! definitely groundbreaking! On the other hand we have Disorder much softer and atmospheric track with all the typical dub techno elements on the inside. The release is completed with an emotional version of Disorder remixed by Fluxion.
DJ Jus-Ed – Endurance [UQCD044]
Following numerous mix CDs, singles and doublepack vinyl EPs in 2011, jus-Ed begins 2012 with a typically impressive collection of soft-focus deep house with a rugged, floor-friendly edge. As ever, there’s a high musical content (see the haunting acid bass and twinkling pianos of “Confused Passion”), alongside rougher cuts that explore the darker recesses of early morning deep house. Take, for example, the dreamy synths and ice-cold acid of “Trip To Hamburg” or liquid atmospherics of “Mr Pete’s Cribby”. Like the rest of Endurance, they’re inspirationally melodic without losing dancefloor focus.
Brother G – Raw Box EP [RAWAX006]
New release on Rawax by Brother G. Cool jacking house track with a raw edge and a little retro touch.
Madteo – ReCast [MEA007]
Meakusma presents “ReCast”, an essential collection of previously released and unreleased tracks by Madteo, re-interpreted and remixed by Anthony Shake Shakir, Marcellus Pittman and Kassem Mosse.
VA – Laid 16 [LAID016]
Quality various artists EP on Dial’s lovely subdivision. Deep & psychedelic house for all 3Chairs / Kassem Mosse etc. fans. By Palisade aka Redshape (who comes up with an outstanding journey into Avantgarde based on the feedbacks of John Cage’s ”Pendulum Music”), Smallville’s shooting star Moomin, and RNDM.
Mitsuaki Komamura – Vintage Moon EP [WEEDIS002]
Second release on the Weedis Japanese label. Vintage Moon is inspired on Sword & Sworcery game for the i-phone that has a nostalgic feel. Three tracks rooted in the traditions of the Detroit/Chicago house.
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Jason Grove – 313.4 Ever [LAX127]
Skylax is back with the fantastic first album of Jason Grove. A diverse range of lush & warm French house tracks on one of the finest classic US/Jersey inspired house albums in years.
Jacob Korn – It [MILD013]
Jacob Korn on Mild Pitch camp, with a raw intense track that slowly builds and keeps the tension high. Remixes by Manuel Tur and Langenberg who both deliver some great mixes both giving their own twist to the deep original track.
Satore – On Tape [FEEL003]
Feelharmonic presents Satore with his EP ‘On Tape’. The young Spanish producer makes his label debut with the deep title track ‘On Tape’ and the funky, percussion-driven ‘For The Road’. On the remix front, the excellent Madrid-based duo Ordell and Ernie from Minuendo Recordings house it up even further with a re-work each of ‘On Tape’ and ‘For The Road’ respectively.
Jason Grove – Lost Cuts EP #2 [WXC003]
Justin Berkovi – Drive [ART-DDS8]
Justin Berkovi delivers 2 heads down mid-tempo Techno dance tracks for his ART debut. Clean, crisp production with thunderous low end characterise both tracks. The title track Drive delivers its power via modulating synth stabs, whilst When I Throw Down commands the dancefloor with its demonic vocal.
Tadeo – Futurism EP [CT018]
Johannes Volk – The Lost Signals [EXP003]
Somewhere between Detroit and Far Away Galaxies, Exploration brings you three pieces of electronic music. The title track is a hypnotic stomper for the peak time, designed for these magic moments on the dancefloor. The b-side contains two deeper cuts, full of raw grooves, synth riffs and sound research!
VA – Vanguard Sound Vol. 3 [VS001]
There’s some serious ruffness to this breakout four track compilation from the shadowy Vanguard Sound collective. The Detroit roots of the label shine through, not least on Amir Alexander’s tough, haunting jacker “Violence”. Militant samples and scuffed arpeggios scream Motor City from the off, much like the stripped sci-fi techno of Chris Mitchell. DJ Spider’s “Tribal Mechanism” creates an industrial nightmare out of a rootsy percussion premise, and Hakim Murphy excels with a stalking slice of stripped down menace, capitalising on a broken kick pattern to deadly effect.
Kyle Geiger – Imperial EP [CUB001]
Strong debut release of this new label. Epic techno tracks with energy and great tension that manage to keep a nice the energy high without loosing the nice groove.
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