Italian, Domenico Crisci debuts on L.I.E.S. with four tracks of intense stomping warehouse techno. Straight to the point, grinding metal on metal machine music that will turn out the club. For those into the heavier, gnarlier and darker vibes.
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Acronym – Nautilus [NE011]
Acronym once again surfaces for five floating techno excursions on Abdulla Rashim’s Northern Electronics.
Alex.Do – Stalker EP [DYSTOPIAN008]
This eighth Dystopian record presents the debut proper of label co-founder Alex Do. Before this he appeared on the one various artist EP alongside Rodhad, Felix K and Recondite, and it seems now is his time to shine. He does so by putting heavy emphasis on the synth work in his music and all three tracks are melodic and bright in tone which is quite the contrast to the previous releases of the label.
DJ TLR & Innershades – Hot Haus Radio Episode 4 (07.07.2014)
Robert Hood – Protein Valve (Re-Plants) [MPM021]
The Floorplan project show-cased Robert Hood’s love of gospel-tinged house, but as this, his latest release demonstrates, he remains a techno artist through and through. The Protein Valve record originally appeared on M Plant 20 years ago and like Hood’s Internal Empire and Minimal Nation releases, became a blueprint for minimal techno. On the “Re-Plant” and “Edit 1” versions, nagging, insistent percussion and an eerie organ sound create a sense of drama. However, the old approach proves to be the most effective and the second edit remains closer to the original sound, with jittery hats, unsettling organ riffs and the wind whooshing past in the background.
Digital Prophet – Transdimensional Communication Systems [MNTLTRX601]
Dusseldorf based Digital Prophet releases his first EP on MNTLTRX this year. His Transdimensional Communication Systems EP is a pure techno romance in a future retro apperance.
VA – Machines & Tapes [SIG006]
Nice compilation ep with Clone veterans Duplex and Mark du Mosch alongside Costelloe and ESS. Smooth electro techno sounds coded from Dublin.
Trevor Deep Jr – Tapes EP [NSYDE010]
Finnish deep house champ Trevor Deep Jr takes a break from releasing for Delsin and his own HPTY imprint to drop this delectable set of jams for Nsyde. There is a distinct dubby lilt to Trevor’s output, and that comes through in abundance with the carefully treated chord that pulses through the core of lead track “Merge”. However that track is still operating in the Basic Channel school of dub, while “Blunted” flips the script to a Rhythm & Sound style romp through rootsy steppers rhythms and choice guitar plucks. “Believe Dub” ramps the energy back up with a housey groove around which cavernous synths can echo and throb, making for a damn fine addition to the tradition of dubwise dance music.
Mick Wills – Demo Mix #19
VA – DBA015.5 [DBA015.5]
The first of a number of various artists eps from Don’t Be Afraid. The Room Below debuts with the crisp, low-slung acid gyrations of ‘Work’, and Manuel Gonzales aka MGUN rubs out the bright, creamy Detroit lather of ‘Risqué’. Ali King also debuts with the warm, sub-heavy swing and jazz-wise palette of ‘Session 24’, and Italy’s Deep88 drops the breezy pipes and Rhodes chords of ‘Sunday Morning’.
Sound Source – Naked Themes EP [EVRE002]
Four productions by NJ deep house legend Wayne Gardiner under his less known alias Sound Source. Written and recorded between ’91 and ’92, now remastered and soon to be repressed in one E.P.
Harvey Sutherland – Edges EP [EVR015]
Melbourne synthesist Harvey Sutherland brings four stripped-back rhythm tracks to Echovolt Records for his debut 12″. Features a long edit of ‘Q3’ from last years limited cassette release, plus three new original cuts. Developed and refined from Sutherlands improvised live show, the ‘Edges E.P.’ glides between the sparse melodic funk on Sunday Flower to the tightly-wound house shuffle of Speaking Your Language. The title track rounds out the B-side – a long rollicking hardware jam, all Juno brass and marching band snares.
Heart 2 Heart – Shigan Remixes [BMUK010]
Roberto Bosco comes to Balance with an exclusive project, “Introspective”, engaging with more tech-house inspired sounds than any of his previous releases.
Julius Steinhoff – Flocking Behaviour [SMALLVILLELP009]
Half of the dynamic duo Smallpeople, founder and one of the steersmen behind Hamburgs Smallville empire as well as a producer and DJ in his own right, Steinhoff’s debut album comes on his own label. A romantic concept of house music that is at times utopian, the album gathers eight tracks that evoke late nights, hazy mornings and walks on thin air.
Dona – Brown [POINTS003]
The third release on Points with a great deep tech/house package. Two originals by Dona and remixes by Patrice Scott and Vakula.
Fred P / Kai Alce – Finale Sessions Select Vol.1 [FSS001]
Finale Sessions presents a new series of releases from the vault on 10″ format. This first release pairs two bonafide legends in the shape of Fred P and Kai Alce, both known for their incredibly accomplished takes on house. Fred P’s “Ram” is a deep excursion into pulsing chords and delicate atmosphere, while Kai Alce’s “Scene 1” is a raw, acidic affair for peak time sets – both are essential cuts.
VA – Combo EP [OJO009]
Rick Wade, K.Alexi, Fantasna and Jorge C signing in for this 9th release for the South American Ojodeapolo label. A fine Various Artists compilation titled Combo EP. A-side begins with Jorge C. “Baile” a set of playful chords , seductive machine drums plus percussions,voices & whispers and surrounding baselines. Followed by “Sun On My Face” by the legendary Chicago star K Alexi Shelby consisting on a mysterious, hypnotic and sensual refreshing summer hit. B-side continues with the one and only Rick Wade, who delivers a tremendous track called “Darling Your Love” transporting us to his own sound-signature developed before by his own imprint Harmony Park label. Last track is “Faraon”, a real deep-acid-anthem that comes by the hand of the young promise Sebastian Mella aka. Fantasna, one of the best kept secrets from Santiago de Chile.
Looper – First [L001]
Florian Kupfer – Florian Kupfer [LIESBLK006]
Cold summer drop on the limited black series from Florian Kupfer. Heavy jackin floor tracks, mellowed dubs, and some strange nod to a 90s rapper. Essential club gear. This one will not last.
