Five track vinyl compilation on Amateur with different tracks from Duyster, Fairmont, Gisberto, Sigward and Mattheis.
001.Features
Eduardo de la Calle – Klassiker Elektronische [UNCAGE002]
As the dust settles on Eduardo de la Calle’s most successful year to date the Spanish super-producer propels into the new year with another broad, rich statement of musical intent: this time on UNCAGE. Eduardo delivered a wonderful EP and he’s done so with three beautiful original compositions ranging from cosmic techno to velvet jazz and subdued, poignant house.
Hiroshi Watanabe – Multiverse EP [MS096]
For its 30th anniversary Transmat is releasing 3 new artists. First in line is Japanese artist Hiroshi Watanabe, whose Multiverse EP is picking up the classic Motorcity sound, while simultaneously sounding very current and fresh.
DJ Skull – The Drum [CHIWAX010LTD]
Chiwax presents DJ Skull and his new release “The Drum”. Ron Maney shows again his brilliant definition of Techno & House. Quality deep house to jacking techno tracks by the Chicago veteran.
Seelow – TFE XX4 [TFEXX4]
Fuelled on late ‘90s Detroit, Berlin and Brummie techno vibes, Seelow aka Shen aka René Pawlowitz turns up the infectious, latinate 909s and stealthy chord build of TFExx4A recalling his earliest aces on the Stronghold or Opulence 12”s, and likewise with the deeper, percolated bounce of TFxx04B for fans of Female, Regis, Claude Young.
Robin Kampschoer – IO [LET002]
Hypnotic, deep and painstakingly produced stuff that makes maximum impact with minimum components. Serene and blissful techno rollers that will take any dance floor to a the next level produced by dutchy Robin Kampschoer. His first release for the young Amsterdam based LET label/Party Crew comes with a remix from none other than Detroit’s Luke Hess.
Surgeon – From Farthest Known Objects [DTRLP003]
The seventh Surgeon album. Anthony Child claims that the inspiration for his seventh artist album came from using hardware to receive transmissions from far-flung galaxies. He then hooked up with astrophysicist Dr Andrew Read – a former collaborator – to work out the bewildering track titles. That’s the concept. The reality is that From Farthest Known Objects is a dense, grainy work. It feels like Child has deconstructed or in some more extreme situations has hacked away at tropes like minimalism, clicks and cuts and dub step to reveal an inner, hidden world. On the first few tracks, this alternate reality resounds to a sluggish pace, amid the crackle and groan of cleaved percussion and tortured subs, but it gradually comes round to stepping, broken beat techno and lunging rhythms. That these also descend into pulverising walls of white noise and nausea-inducing frequency shifts at times also serve as a reminder that Child has tuned into something other or inner-worldly.
Mike Dehnert – Echo 8 [CBS020]
Mike Dehnert is back with his 4th release on the Clone Basement Series. Ice cold grooving techno cuts. Machine grooves sounding so cold and so damn sexy at the same time.
Beat Movement – Anubi EP [LB015]
Acid, hypnotic and industrial are the three components that close the circle of Anubis EP, an EP that combines the elegance at the old school groove above 130 bpm. Arnaud Le Texier remix is a mix of refined pad, dark and deep sound.
Binny – Shlaguance EP [CLFT010]
Electronic Body Techno with a touch of cosmic-retroesque Axis atmosphere by Liverpudlian Binny. “Rotate” not only features all the usual hallmarks of the early Purposemaker sound, such as overdriven kick, clattering/rusty high-hats and grinding SH-101 basslines: it even features improvised snare rolls that you’d hear The Wizard himself playing live! “Spirit” matches the icon’s new found love of the 303, but no doubt Binny’s own take on the sound, that’s a given. On the flip “TG-33” sounds like another segment from Live At The Liquid Room complete with DX7 organ stabs and more epic 909 drum rolls. Some pretty epic stuff on here that stands out from the rest of the current tributes.
Ninos Du Brasil – Para Araras [HOS448]
Italian pair Nico Vascellari and Nicolo Fortuni have only put out a limited amount of output under their Ninos Du Brasil moniker. The A-side’s A Magia Do Rei displays of rolling techno variant kinked with polyrhythmic shuffles, darkside synth strokes and swooping subs, superbly rounded off by Neel’s mastering work. Turn over, and Algo Ou Alguém Entre As Árvores hits a rather different groove accentuating their tribal influences in a roiling, humid swamp of churning bass, scissoring syncopation and layered voices sounding like an extended offcut from the Cannibal Holocaust OST.
Dynamite Winter Palace – The Catechism Of A Revolutionary [KAP001]
Blood is thicker than water and eventually long time friends Bordello A Parigi and Knekelhuis pageant a solid piece of music together. Alessandro Parisi also known as Hesperius Draco from Portenone – Italy – and London based Timothy J Fairplay found themselves in the middle of an ice cold world, opening their wintery project with the “Romance” soundtrack. The warm synth lines will single handedly set Moscow’s frozen red square on fire. The Italian soundtrack synthesisers will touch the trans-siberian world and end with a slow burner named “What Is To Be Done”.
VA – Signs Of Decay [SOM038]
Signs of Decay: Acid Compilation with dirty and hard acid cuts by Ekman, The Exaltics, Helena Hauff, Perseus Traxx, Drvg Cvltvre and a artwork made by Godspill. A powerful collective statement on the desiccation some “hard and dirty acid tracks” can do to a dancefloor. Don’t come here looking for any lofty concepts, this is just five of the best banging their boxes in the name of all that is grotty and lysergic.
Gunnar Haslam – Athabaskan Languages [DSR/C6]
A year after his last outing on the label, Gunnar Haslam is back on Delsin with four more tracks of idiosyncratic techno. Opening up this EP with the title track, Haslam cooks up a spangled brew of erratic synths and spinning hi hats and ties them together with a heavy rubber kick drum. Followed by ‘Sarsi’ which is then completely different, it’s a beatless and emotionally forlorn cut that still manages to take you somewhere special. Deep dancefloor business taking over on the b-side. Scurrying alien sounds closed by a frenzied techno trip. Each track here is different from the last, and each track here is a refreshing proposition from one of the most interesting guys around.
Arno E. Mathieu – The Existence Project [SOL001]
Solarism is the result of a common fascination for landscapes and a passion for contemplation. The first release comes with two Arno E. Mathieu’s pieces of music and a Juju & Jordash remix.
Stereociti – Lost Land [MOJUBALP005]
Stereociti aka Ken Sumitani presents his second album Lost Land for Mojuba and like its predecessor Kawasaki his new oeuvre is some of the finest Japanese deepcore you will come across these days! This long player is taking us on a journey into an adventure to Stereociti’s ever-changing vast sound landscapes, narrating the story of a lost land. Each of the ten songs is contributing to paint you a in-depth picture of a forgotten city which vanished from this earth long time ago, exploring even the tiniest details through a remarkable sound design. A album that will find a place at home, in the club and you heart! Available as limited edition 3×12 LP in a hand-printed silkscreen cover. Vital Sales Points: – high quality music – limited edition Vinyl in hand-printed silkscreen cover
Moomin – A Minor Thought [SMALLVILLELP011]
The ocean- the infinity, the beauty, the colour, the sound: a truly seductive place. With the sound of ocean waves Smallville’s beloved artist Moomin invites us to enter his second full length album “A Minor Thought”. A selection of wonderful tracks initiate some exciting house music moments at our favorite clubs, improved at Panorama Bar, Robert Johnson and of course the Golden Pudel among many others.. Engaged with a fantastic collection of analogue synths and drum machines, Moomin is always on a hunt of the most delicate samples.
Mr. G presents Jayson Wynters – Unfamiliar Territories EP [PG053S]
The G man found himself a protege. After the odd 50+ solo releases offered through his Phoenix G imprint Mr.G has found himself a young producer that has a style that connects with the Phoenix G output thus far. Mysterious Jayson Wynters offers a 4 track record that is hazy, technoid and threads into deep territories every now and then. ‘Unfamiliar Territories EP’ opens with the deep down perc jam named ‘Momentum’ a moody dubbish track that sets the tone for things to come. The title track offers a more emotive ride that’s being supported by tough saw basses and windy pads that float throughout. The B side openen Science is a tough house cut that is reminiscent of the glory days of US deephouse and sounds as a solid classic rather than a new cut. The closing down bit ‘1 more’ is the same story. Firmly produced drum patterns with classic bass sounds and hazy pads.
VA – Big & Tall EP [SLPVNL004]
Deep versatile house EP released on Soul Print Recordings with tracks from Allstarr Motomusic, Tominori Hosoya, Owen Jay & Melchior Sultana, Diego Gamez and Petkovski.
Scott Ferguson – Tribute To My Twenty Something Year Old Self: Part 2 [FPR044]
The Second release in a series of 12′ records from Scott Ferguson. House Tracks that were recorded in Detroit during the Late 90’s early/realy 2000. Previously Unreleased until now.
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