Month: September 2012
D’Marc Cantu – Sequencias Embrace Chapter 4
Recorded live using: Samples (808,505), ER-1, Poly 800, FX, MicroKorg, and several Horror movies playing through fx pedal running through a mixer to the ER-1 as additional samples.
Mike Servito – BIS Radio Show #641
Marcellus Pittman – Pieces [UNICD001]
The long overdue 10 track debut album from Marcellus Pittman on his own label Unirhythm. Includes some tracks that were vinyl only previously, as well as about 5 new tracks, including a Jamie 326 edit. Pittman is one of Detroit’s hidden gems of production. A talent with an unmistakeable sound that is undeniably his own.
MarcMan – In Trecere EP [BCR026]
Romanian new talent MarcMan is now set to join the Bass Culture family as he presents his debut release for the label the “In Trecere” ep. MarcMan’s 4 tracker sees him sandwiching the deep dubby sounds of Rutina and the percussive guitar licked Dansand, with the Chicagoesque numbers Levier and In Trecere.
Portable – A Process [PLAYRJC021]
Alan Abrahams is capable of evoking the spirits of traditional deep house songs without getting lost in nostalgia, manufacturing boring carbon copies or a longing for a past that never was. The first release for Live at Robert Johnson is all that: haunting, melancholic yet optimistic, as deep as it is driving and most of all mesmerising. “A Process” features all his great sound signature moves, comes with an acappella for brave DJs and a serious Flutramental on top of it all for the faint at heart.
NCW – Pharoah And The Goose [APT003]
NCW returns to the fold for Apartment’s 4th release. Pharoah And The Goose is a tale of 2 sides; 10 minute-plus tranced out jazz and techno explorations meeting somewhere in deepest space, most likely a little lost. Go forth and discover…
J.T.C – Beats in Space [SHK005]
J.T.C. with a new release on Shaddock. Originally produced for Tim Sweeny’s Beats in Space radio show the title track was heard in one of J.T.C’s dj sets during a night out in Berlin and was signed to Shaddock on the spot. Heavy on the synths with a stirring bass-line and a driving 808. Stepping up for his first ever remix duty is MadTeo of Meakusma, who added his unique signature of twisted, hypnotic left-field house, aptly titling his re-work ‘Mad in Space’. On the flip J.T.C showcases his more melodic side as well as his versatility as a producer. The First Night Cycle, feat. Ellis Monk is a metabolic track clocking in at eight minutes developing over time, all the while under-laid with James T. Cottonis ceaseless heavy grooves. Love Canopy And Vessels finishes this little gem in the best Detroit/ Chicago house fashion.
Peter Van Hoesen – Perceiver [T2X022]
Belgian producer and DJ Peter Van Hoesen offers a new full- length album, on his own Time To Express label. ‘Perceiver’, his second full length album following 2010’s ‘Entropic City’, is evidence of Van Hoesen’s continual experiments into sound. The textural, shifting and dynamic synth elements, hooks and arpeggios that characterise the album’s voice often reach into abstract zones, but never too far that the listener cannot easily delve into the hypnotism of the moment. Gently rhythmic pieces such as the album’s opening voyage, ‘Objects From The Past’, or the reduced modular electronics of ‘Spectral Participant’ plant the tone of the earlier tracks firmly in the high-tech, experimental realms of modern electronica. With careful editing Peter arrived at a complete and concise album, spanning 60 minutes, exploring largely varied yet complementary fields of sound. It is clear that intricacy and diversity are high on Van Hoesen’s sonic agenda. With that in mind, ‘Perceiver’, offers a telling insight into the explorations of a producer who is little concerned with fulfilling or expressing his artistic ego, and much more by the genuine discoveries one can make by diving deep into sound. The album ascends patiently from serene and perplexing sound pieces into fierce club-ready movements. With each track we find bold new percussive elements and sharp, textural, modulating synths entering the fold. In the later half of the LP the emphasis is clearly on headstrong body shocks designed for cavernous off-world clubs – the biting snarl of ‘Decoder’ – or futuristic festival settings with the entrancing arpeggios of ‘Inspection In Solitude’. ‘Perceiver’ presents an organic, flowing and modern take on techno – vitally alive, pulling us away from genre boundaries and more into the adventurous realms of electronica.
Dino Sabatini & Giorgio Gigli – Sons Of Poseidon EP [OUTIS003]
The third release of Outis Music, “Sons of Poseidons EP”, it’s a collaboration between label boss Dino Sabatini and Giorgio Gigli. “Proteus” it’s a solid, dynamic and linear track, with strong harmonic resonances and a slowly growing rhythmic in a hypnotic groove of atmospheres. “Nereus’ has deeper mental space sensations in which hypnotic noise sequences travel smoothly in a crescendo of acid riffs.
Milton Bradley – Reality Is Wrong [PRG027]
Milton Bradley’s new flagship starts with 3 new tracks and start with an unbelievable and brilliant long deep Techno journey, which transports your mind into another dimension. The B side shows Milton´s other face, 2 excellent raw Techno driven tracks combined with his unique technique and old fashioned touch from the 90´s.
VA – Conducciones EP [MODULARZ009]
The ninth release on Modularz, featuring new recordings by Developer and new upcoming artists NX1 & Adriana Lopez. A strong functional techno release focusing on driving hypnotic rhythms and funked out harder edge dub techno.
Russel Haswell – Remixed [LINO051R]
Ahead of Haswell’s hugely anticipated album for Downwards, Regis, William Bennett (Whitehouse/Cut Hands) and Kevin Drumm set about his ‘Chua Rave’ and ‘Harshing’ cuts taken from a 5″ vinyl. Regis goes in first with a jagged, loopy rebuild of ‘Chua Rave’ revolving around a signature, numb hook crawling with insectoid, stereo-swarming textures and swung round a killer metallic clap. William Bennett meanwhile is back to his old tricks, refrying the same cut in a sweltering headfuck of disembowelled modular madness, but the star of the show is undoubtedly Kevin Drumm’s “GODDAMNIT!! 1,2,3” Remix. To ‘Harshing’ he applies cryptic, haptic processing, resulting a deeply rewarding noise punishment which subsides to cosmic splutter and elegiac microtonal drones reminding of his seminal ‘Imperial Distortion’ works. So damn good.
VA – OHWL#Ten EP3 [OHWL#TEN-EP3]
After two years since the first vinyl release in 2010, Other Heights is proud to announce the tenth vinyl release, released as 3 seperate EP´s. The third EP is a selection of inspiring and eclectic artists, from Ukraine to Belgium, over the ocean to America and back to the roots of the UK itself. Expect a blend of future bass, garage and house influences by J. Tijn, VVV, Ozka, Myztical and Brim.
VA – OHWL#Ten EP2 [OHWL#TEN-EP2]
After two years since the first vinyl release in 2010, Other Heights is proud to announce the tenth vinyl release, released as 3 seperate EP´s. The second EP is a combination of elements of techno and house. Tom Dicicco, Markus Suckut, Brooks Mosher and Metrobox have been wandering around in the musical mind of Other Heights for quite a while. Now the time has come to combine their work in one overwhelming deep & jacking techno EP.
VA – OHWL#Ten EP1 [OHWL#TEN-EP1]
Two years after the first vinyl release in 2010, Other Heights is proud to announce the tenth vinyl release, which will be as 3 seperate EP´s. The first EP introduces 3 new individuals: Gaust, a new face in the Belgian techno-scene, and Pehr Genlogue and Kretipleti from Sweden. The most familiar face will be Unbalance, who delivers the closing track for this northern & truly oustanding techno EP!
Daniel Andréasson – Bath Trax EP [TABR013]
The second release from Daniel Andréasson on Tabernacle Records, continues in his engaging style of endless rhythms and nostalgic melodies, produced under heavy influence of hot baths and regular espressos.
Carl Craig – FACT mix 345
Nick Sinna – Voyager Remixes EP [PN015]
Nick Sinna has been on the radar lately with his debut release for Prime Numbers “PN 13”. Sticking to the dark corners of the dance floor as of late, the label has commissioned the spaced out bass child, Conforce and Spectral’s secret weapon, James T Cotton to add their touch with edits on 2 of the tracks. Conforce takes Sinna’s “Real Time” further down the worm hole, adding molten pressure to the percussion, and cutting up the vocal to reinforce “time seems to feel more slow”; while the acid warrior himself, James T Cotton stays true to his roots on his rework of “Voyager”, taking the edge off the snap and slicking the groove down to a more deep, melodic trip.
Ben Sims & Kirk Degiorgio – Machine [M001]
New label by Ben Sims and Kirk Degiorgio. Entitled, appropriately enough, Machine, the EP sees Degiorgio deliver the deep melodicism of “Machine Theme”, while Sims contributes one of his typically twisted productions in the shape of “Metal Works”, an alienating slice of prickly techno. To round it off, Sims remixes “Machine Theme”, concentrating on a tough 909 rhythm.
The Hipodrome Of Music 