Month: April 2013
Mick Wills – Les Yeux Orange #008
This 3hours marathon mix from Mick is the recording of his set at The Bleep43 party played in february at the Waiting Room London.
Kenny Hanlon – Loud Mouth Podcast #16
Echo 106 Live @ Loch (Zürich) 13.04.2013
Fishermen – Delirium Tremens [KMWL004]
Fishermen is a new project created by Martin (MRSK) and his friend Thomas. Their first EP was released on the Skudge White series. When it is time for their second coming, Delirium Tremens, the duo delivers four tracks of dark, grinding soul techno, inspired by the sea. To be played at maximum volume.
Hash – Spice EP [BOSQRT002]
Bosconi Squirts present a release by modular synths man Hash aka Daniele De Rossi. 4×100% pure analog bombs amazingly produced moving forward from finest Minimal Techno a la Robert Hood to more modern cynematic and experimental rotative productions. Two of the tracks are revisited by label boss Corcos, on his techno vest and Ennio Colaci, both the men behind Minimono project.
VA – 1 [DOLLY014]
Outstanding EP on Dolly again, who keeps on delivering at the highest level. Four equally strong tracks (of which three will be featured on Steffi’s upcoming Panoramabar mix cd) by Dexter, Third Side, John Barera & Will Martin, and label lady Steffi herself. Crossing the thin line of contemporary house & techno with slight hints of acid and proper US deep house, but basically all just can described as strong & plain groove, for maximum dancefloor delight.
Moiré – Rolx [RHM003]
After his debut 12inch on Actress’s Werkdisc label comes Moiré’s new 3-track 12″ on Rush Hour. Moire is a mysterious producer hiding behind hypnotic visuals and a well-groomed cloak of anonymity. Now he’s ready to show his hand further with this second release, a three-track EP of what he proudly calls “London techno”.
Mathew Jonson – Automaton [CRM110]
Honorary Rebel Mathew Jonson will soon be unleashing his long awaited third artist album on Crosstown Rebels but first a slice of the Canadian minimal house pioneer’s inimitable style with two tracks of distinct tonal contrast both with the unique stamp of a Jonson production. A-side ‘Automaton’ is a powerful trip with a solid yet nuanced drive, intricate tribal beats with an almost syncopated African influence combined with gnarled bass sequences in a never-ending groove. B-side ‘In The Stars’ enters a more abstract realm, with celestial synth melodies melting into a sound bed of futuristic bleeps and a soporific groove of percussion and a heavy bass beat. In the breaks, vague jazzy chords fuse with an echoing voice descending from space.
Delta Funktionen Interview
The Cyclist – Bones In Motion [LR022]
“Bones in Motion, the Northern Ireland hailing producer’s latest full-length exercise, is dance music Leaving Records style – thoroughly busted techno for the post-punk demo tape set. On a blurry path between house music’s early analog experiments and astounding vistas in modern digital production, you will hear ghostly wisps of woozy trance, distorted and dazzling, cooing through a thick haze of warbling warmth and soulful, revolving resonance. Propelled rhythmically by a ramshackle assemblage of maimed drum machines and battered samples, Bones in Motion doggedly pedals ahead with no finish line in sight – towards the endless possibilities of electronic music.”
Vedomir – Marcel Dettmann Remixes [DKMNTL012]
Marcel Dettmann makes his debut on the Dekmantel imprint and takes on two Vedomir alias Vakula remixes. So what else to expect but forward thinking techno from the man who has been widely regarded as one of the genres most respected dj’s? Keywords are stripped, dark, raw, hypnotizing and dystopian; we could almost say ‘business as usual’ from this longtime Berghain-resident.
Par Grindvik – Air [STHLMLTD027]
Exillon – Mind Technocontrol EP [FRV009]
Frigio happily announces a new release by San Francisco based artist Exillon who is well known for his amazing works for Detroit Underground among other labels. In Mind Techno Control EP, Exillon (aka Jay Fields) drops 3 energetic and overwhelming tracks. On side A we have an incredible 10 minute long acid techno killer that for sure will burn dancefloors. You can hear all the analogue gear frequencies bouncing in your bones. On B side, the 2 tracks keep the same forcefulness and get closer to an IDM drum structure that maintain the groove but out of the straight 4×4 beat. By using deeper melodies and mixing different styles, the result is very rich in textures and makes the sound exotic.
Hardrock Striker – Skylax got the Bicep (UK’s House Revenge live mix).
Rhode & Brown – Joyride [TOYT008]
Superfresh German House label Toy Tonics comes up with a record by German house shooting stars Rhode & Brown. Getting inspired by all kinds of house music, they simply don’t know any frontiers – mixing up the old deep Berlin sound with the funky aspects of Munich future disco, 90ies New York and an even some more uplifting angles.
Alex Arnout ft. Tyree Cooper – One Nation [ONE022]
One Records bring you Alex Arnout and ‘One Nation’ featuring the legendary Tyree Cooper. Killer remixes come from Argy and Dame Music’s Bloody Mary. Proper peak time house with vocals by Tyree Cooper.
Concept E25 – Garage Sessions #1 [WXC009]
WAX Classics – a sub-label of the famous SKYLAX Records, presents their 9th release, featuring 4 house trax done by the french producers duo Concept e25. ‘Garage Sessions I’ continues their journey into the 90’s Underground House world, with 4 tracks featuring funky basslines, classic.
Mr. Beatnick – Savannah EP [DBA011]
The Savannah EP is the long-awaited third and final element of Mr. Beatnick’s Synthetes Trilogy on Don’t Be Afraid.
VA – The Lifesaver Compilation [PLAYRJCCD010]
After a string of twenty plus 12-inches, various high-flying mix-compact-discs, other audio-visual eccentricities and even books, she is finally ready to make a collection public that embodies the very character of Live At Robert Johnson and its affiliated club in Offenbach am Main. During this collection of 11 tracks, you will meet old and new companions; hear withdrawn songs and extrovert composi- tions, experience Frankfurt skyline techno-soul, hobo house and divergent disco. Starting off with new kid on the block Chinaski and an extended mix of the fragile “Lunch”, Live At Robert Johnson old hands Massimiliano Pagliara and Lauer are on top of their respective games, Roman Flügel sends warped and gifted droid funk, The Citizen’s Band precedes him, while newcomers Benedikt Frey and Orson Wells set good examples of their own. Not too shabby either: San Laurentino in his state of overjoy, Portable and Lcio bring their flutes of mellow madness, while the Tuff City Kids close of with “People Is A Crackhead” and some blue-eyed steppers business. Modern, old-fashioned, post-nostalgic, history-addicted and future-ridden all at the same time, “The Lifesaver Compilation” is exactly that: a life saving apparatus.
The Hipodrome Of Music 