L-Vis 1990 makes his debut on Clone Records with a 4 tracks EP, a consistent source of jacking, hardware-centric monsters.
Month: February 2013
Vereker – EP 2 [LIES020]
Second EP from Vereker picks up right where the last one left off starting with the track Fear Eats the Soul which somehow reminds us of Nitzer Ebb meets techno meets your face in a meat grinder. Chock full of paranoia, deceit, and all things bad that happen that you wish never would, the remainder of the ep continues on in a bleak and unforgiving manner painting
a grim picture of the decaying present and lost future. Heavy music for the dark hours.
Vereker – EP 1 [LIES019]
Originally from the UK, now San Francisco based artist Oliver Vereker makes an amazingly strong vinyl debut with three crushingly tense and off-kilter techno tracks. All three tracks contained within are designed to rip the listener apart like a sickened animal on the loose.
The Exaltics / Elec Pt 1 – The Exaltics Meets Elec Pt. 1 [SOM022]
Elect Pt1 becomes the latest collaborator in The Exaltics Meets series following prior introductions to Morphology and Gosub. German speakers will be able to decipher Elect Pt1’s “Drei Chinesen Mit Dem Acidbass”, a potential retrospective nod to Bunker’s “acid planet” squat parties. A flabby kick, crushed hats and white noise sounding more like a baby robot tantrum than synthesis opens “The Party”, before unexpected doo-doo-doo vocals become the tracks centrepiece. The Exaltics opens his side of the 12″ with throbbing drums and hardedge acid in “The Midnight Connexion”, which later gives way to uplifting chords. Acid and breakneck drum loops make up “Nichts Aber Auch Nichts” which also receives some euphoric synth treatment.
Yør – Sublimation [MAZE005]
Low-key German producer Yør returns to similarly low key Dutch imprint Purple Maze for his third full outing on the label in the form of the ‘Sublimation EP’. Across the four tracks Yør continues to explore the same frayed and decayed, abstract electronics as he has in the past. The opener and title track is an intense and moody, nerve jangling affair where huge searching synths pan in the background of grinding drums and dense percussive clatter before ‘Gravity’, with its heavyweight and churning drums, trudges on through sonic scuzz and lo-fi blizzards as a backlit melody keeps things from growing all too dark and abstract. The dystopian, tortured industrial funk of ‘Parallels’ with its slapping claps and decaying percussive lines are proof of that, where through chaos comes beautiful order. Closer ‘Trust’ holds its head a little higher, more spiralling synths and bleepy fax machines tones add a sense that the apocalypse is coming and machines will take over, but there’s enough organic beauty in the deeply hidden melodies to keep the track from being all too hostile.
Levon Vincent – Rainstorm II [NS008]
Levon Vincent with the 8th Novel Sound delivering quality again. Four tracks all different from each other, ranging from warm dubby berlin-esque techno, solid bass driven house to a more to a more haunting slightly aggressive sound.
The Rhythm Odyssey & Dr Dunks – Saffron / Night Addict [CHANNEL032]
Agnes – Jedi House EP [VIT015]
Vitalik presents the ‘Jedi House EP’ by Agnes. Agnès is the embodiment of the consummate perfectionist and here on the ‘Jedi House EP’ he makes a welcome return to the dubbed out, chugging house grooves he first became renowned for. Each high hat, each snare, each kick is meticulously crafted. While the EP contains weapons for deeper dancefloors, the audio motifs throughout allow the listener succinct excursions left and right of the underlying musical theme, enabling it to flow from start to finish as one rounded body of music
Massimiliano Pagliara – Magic Serials [PLAYRJC023]
Massimiliano Pagliara is back where he belongs. A backbone of Live At Robert Johnson records, Pagliara’s take on neo-dance, post-disco and proto-house is as unmistakable as it is dreamlike. With this sound palette, a love for hardware and surgical arrangements “Magic Serials” sees the Berlin-based producers on top of his game. While name checking the tools of his work, MP unfolds untold stories of love, high spirits and deep meditation that every romantic rave craves for – acid poetry included.
Boo Williams – Back To The Future / Looney Chunes Volume 1 [CSLC001]
Brand new label Contemporary Scarecrow launches this January with a double pack vinyl EP from Chicago house veteran Boo Williams. He was propelled into the underground house and techno scene through long time ally Glenn Underground who introduced Williams to music production back in the late 90’s, Boo has since gone on to record for reputable imprints. Vinyl comes in 1x transparent blue, 1x yellow version).
Patrik Sjeren – Patrik Sjeren EP [FIT008]
New 12″ from veteran producer Patrik Sjeren, with two smooth and bumping House tracks for the A side. On the B side, Sjeren changes it up and gets dark and dirty with two acidic techno tracks.
Motor City Drum Ensemble – Send A Prayer [MCDE1210]
Dani Plessow aka Motor City Drum Ensamle returns to his label for a new EP featuring some Awesome gospel inspired 4 Track House tracks.
VA – Modern Underground Music Volume 2 [BC005]
This is the 5th Black Catalogue release. “Modern Underground Music Volume 2” is another collection of tracks from all sectors of the electronic music underground. This sampler contains some fantastic exclusive tracks from Monty Luke, London’s Ibrahim Alfa Jnr., San Francisco’s Lance De Sardi, the amazing AbJo and brand new artist Kneco Uqdah Jr., hailing from the Detroit. Each track has its own style and fashion and continues Black Catalogue’s commitment to global dancefloor devastation.
Strange Attractor – Free Fall EP [FF018]
Full Flavor Music has reached its 18th release, the Freefall EP by Strange Attractor. Strange Attractor is an alter ego of Jonah Sharp aka Spacetime Continuum and half of Reagenz, his collaborative project with Move D. Jonah’s sound with Strange Attractor tends to reflect a slightly darker and more techy side of his productions. Freefall is the peak time drivey cut, with a perfect 4/4 beat and a great build going on with layers of synth sounds. Plexa uses Jonah’s favorite, his 808 providing a standout build with several elements of the drum machine all working together. There’s an unexpected synth line that comes towards the tail end of the track that gives it clever perfection! Sudachi gives more of a funk element finishing off the EP nicely, very comparable to a Spacetime Continuum tune with rich layers of synth arpeggiation coming from Jonah’s Roland SH-101. These tracks were composed live in the studio, pretty much in one take with all hardware running straight through the board and processed in the moment using mostly analog gear.
Moustache Records + Kosnix Party @ Bar (Rotterdam) 01.03.2013
J.T.C. – Sonic Criminal [KILLEKILL011]
Tadd Mullinix aka James T. Cotton aka J.T.C. with Sonic Criminal on Killekill label, an EP crossing over classic Detroit techno, deep house, jazz and electro.
Skudge / Different World – Lost Archives I [AERA007.1]
First of a four-part series focusing on unreleased material from those close to the Indigo Aera label. Skudge with a special re-version of the intro they use often in their live setup. From the start this track keeps on building. Real tension for the dancefloor. On the B-side, Claude Young & Takasi Nakajima under their Different World alias with a real emotive hi tech soul techno track.
MRSK – Image Ctrl [SKUDGE-PT007]
MRSK coming with yet more styles on Skudge, this time he darkens up the rave and goes into some serious warehouse territory.
The Third Man – Double Dawn EP [EPM003V]
EPM Music welcomes The Third Man to its label roster in 2013 with his ‘Beyond The Heliosphere’ album due for release in the Spring. As a precursor to the album are two EPs, the first of which is ‘Double Dawn’ featuring remixes from John Heckle and Claro Intelecto.
Martyn – Newspeak EP [DOLLYDUBS002]
Big follow-up of Dolly Dubs 1 by Martyn. Both ‘Newspeak’ and ‘What is room 101’ are ecstatic contemporary house tracks making you remember once again what this music is all about. Pure bliss. ‘Oceania’ on the other hand goes deeep, very intense track with beautiful broken beats and mesmerizing melodies for the more adventurous dj
The Hipodrome Of Music 