Tel Avivs Deep’a & Biri and Iran-born producer Aril Brikha unite on a forthcoming 12” on Deeps & Biris Black Crow label, from which proceeds will be donated to a Israel/Palestine peace projects organization.
001.Features
Esteban Adame – Home Sick EP [EPM006V]
The opening track, ‘Home Sick’ is taken from Esteban’s forthcoming album, while ‘Search For Resolution’ is exclusive to the EP. And with their deep techno grooves, heavy basslines and melodious synth work. Detroit’s MGUN remixes the title track.
Frak – Saturate You [MID002]
Second release on Midlight, by the notorious FRAK, is in sight. One mighty tune on each side, both nearly 10 minutes. This mysterious group from Sweden has a history rooted in the late 80’s releasing cassettes, later many tripped out releases and lauded livesets. This fresh 12” gives proof, once more, of their intriguingly stripped sound. First limited pressing comes with a limited inlay.
Ed Shepherd – Shady Trip [LH010]
Ed Shepherd delivers again a manifold release with a proper Acid Live Jam on the a side and a classic Housetrack with disco elements on the flip.
Matrixxman – 808 State Of Mind [DELFT001]
After the introductory acid dose of DELFT 00X, label founder LA-4A’s Levelled EP, Delft introduces the second of its repertory players, Matrixxman. DELFT 001 delivers more tough dancefloor-focused machine music, crafted by the San Francisco producer who already made a splash in 2013 with the killer techno cut ‘Protocol’.
Fabio Frizzi – Paura Nella Citta Dei Morti Viventi [SEM85003]
It’s a scarce limited edition of the Italian soundtrack ”Paura Nella Citt Dei Morti Viventi” produced by Fabio Frizzi in 1980. The high quality vinyl record features sought after unreleased tracks which are missing on the earlier pressing on Beat Records and includes a beautiful poster.
Architectural – Secret Chapter [ARCH006]
Architectural returns with a very special album: Atmospheric, darkness, emotional, deep and organic. A musical piece with a soundtrack essence that transport to the darker and disturbing forests. The CD edition has a second CD with a previous tracks compilation released on Architectural recs.
Fluxion – Broadwalk Tales EP [ECHOCORD059]
2 tracks from the CD Album which are not on the vinyl album. K. Soublis (aka Fluxion) met Jamaican vocalist Teddy Selassie in NY. After a brief discussion they started exchanging music and lyrics and by the end of 2013, the ‘Broadwalk Tales’ album came to life. This ep contains 2 tracks, one instrumental and one with the amazing vocal by Teddy Selassie.
Marco Shuttle – Sing Like A Bird [T2X023]
Time To Express presents its first release of 2014 with a stunning appearance by London-based Italian Marco Shuttle. Sing Like A Bird is a gorgeous, hypnotic techno anthem. Stretched out over almost 12 minutes, the track’s lean groove teams up with a stunning vocal line. The listener is taken by the hand, slowly directed towards a high-flying crescendo. Peter Van Hoesen’s remix takes the existing framework of the original and adds a dose of psychedelica to it. His interpretation emphasizes the trancy, hypnotic aspect of Marco’s track. Several synth lines take turns twisting and shifting in and out of the mix, leading up towards a great buildup.
Robert Hood – Mark Broom Edits [MPM019]
This year Robert Hood celebrates the 20th anniversary of his M-Plant label with a sequence of EPs featuring classic M-Plant releases and rarities remixed and re-edited, a compilation bringing Hood’s huge body of work together and a series of special events. Kicking off the EP releases, UK techno stalwart Mark Broom delivers these exceptional edits of ‘Untitled 1’ from Hood’s series ‘Moveable Parts’ and ‘One Touch’ from the ‘Minimal Nation’ album.
VA – From The Lab To The Club Part 1 [MT007]
MindTrip introduce a new V/A series, featuring four of the most challenging and interesting artists from the techno scene; each one of them contributing music which will alter mind perceptions, entitled ‘From The Lab To The Club’. The A-side of Part 1 features Markus Suckut with his trademark deep and trippy sound providing a perfect opener, ‘Sarin’. Jesse Jakob makes his first appearance on MindTrip with the hypnotic ‘Black Bells’. Label owner Pfirter opens the flip side with the mighty ‘Angular Momentum’, alongside burgeoning dutch techno producer Charlton, taking the trip into an even more intense analogue listening experience with the track ‘The Quantum Complex’.
Paul Mac vs Ritzi Lee – Theory 048 [THEORY048]
VA – Co-Ops Vol.1 [COUNTER004]
COUNTER004 brings together three new artists to the label, Berliners Roman Lindau, Cassegrain and Savas Pascalidis, alongside Counterchange family member Nubian Mindz for this 4 track Various Artists 12”.The result offers four distinct, expertly crafted techno jams in the classic tradition. Real DJ tools to come back to, that mature with repeat listening.Versatile moments to work into non-linear sets, from four artists who each propose unique blueprints for club music today. Counterchange, 2014
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Chris Mitchell – Din Gir Dialect EP [AC004]
Light Year – Come Together [SPC119]
Australia’s Light Year is innovating his way from electro through to the rebirth and reimagining of techno and house, making sounds to merge the global dance floor community into a singular consciousness of light, sound and dance.
Unknown Artist – Untitled [FT021]
Mysterious one sided 12” from the Future Times camp. Some serious swinging house business right here!
Borrowed Identity – Bang Bang Boogie EP [FINA015]
FINA Records marks its fifteenth release this with Borrowed Indentity’s ‘Bang Bang Boogie’, a four-track single of rugged house and disco grooves. Romanian born now Germany based join the FINA Records roster, a fitting placement for his soul-laden electronic sound.
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VA – Fields Of Light [PF005]
‘Fields Of Light’ is an ambitious compilation release containing 6 tracks by BNJMN, Aroy Dee, Lerosa, Metropolis, Perseus Traxx and Tr One, that focuses on other qualities than the usual style-similarities. Here, the focus has been put on some other aspect; their soulful and melancholic nature. On each side 15 minutes of dreamily emotive and sometimes alienating works from these 6 producers have been pressed. Some of them appeared earlier on Photic Fields, others are new here. Among these works you’ll find a deep and multilayered sonic excursion (by BNJMN), a dark, futuristic and movie-inspired piece (by Metropolis) and an emotion-drenched late 80’s inspired house music-cut (by Perseus Traxx). Each of these tracks may have their moment to be played, some might work on dancefloors while other are ‘just’ for the home-listener. But a true sentimentalist should find these moments.
