5 tracks by Jason Grove on the third release of this Skylax sublabel.
001.Features
Justin Berkovi – Drive [ART-DDS8]
Justin Berkovi delivers 2 heads down mid-tempo Techno dance tracks for his ART debut. Clean, crisp production with thunderous low end characterise both tracks. The title track Drive delivers its power via modulating synth stabs, whilst When I Throw Down commands the dancefloor with its demonic vocal.
Tadeo – Futurism EP [CT018]
Johannes Volk – The Lost Signals [EXP003]
Somewhere between Detroit and Far Away Galaxies, Exploration brings you three pieces of electronic music. The title track is a hypnotic stomper for the peak time, designed for these magic moments on the dancefloor. The b-side contains two deeper cuts, full of raw grooves, synth riffs and sound research!
VA – Vanguard Sound Vol. 3 [VS001]
There’s some serious ruffness to this breakout four track compilation from the shadowy Vanguard Sound collective. The Detroit roots of the label shine through, not least on Amir Alexander’s tough, haunting jacker “Violence”. Militant samples and scuffed arpeggios scream Motor City from the off, much like the stripped sci-fi techno of Chris Mitchell. DJ Spider’s “Tribal Mechanism” creates an industrial nightmare out of a rootsy percussion premise, and Hakim Murphy excels with a stalking slice of stripped down menace, capitalising on a broken kick pattern to deadly effect.
Kyle Geiger – Imperial EP [CUB001]
Strong debut release of this new label. Epic techno tracks with energy and great tension that manage to keep a nice the energy high without loosing the nice groove.
Peter Van Hoesen – Transitional State EP [T2X19]
Peter Van Hoesen’s last solo output on Time To Express dates back from March 2010 with his seminal Entropic City album. After a string of remixes and collaborations Peter provides his own label with a new solo EP. The Transitional State EP presents four brand new tracks, each distinctly different from what has come before.
Jeroen Search & Isaev – Select Series #2 [DLRV002]
Deeplab by Luke Hess comes with this split release that sees Jeroen Search on the A-side with Ball Masque, a raw and analog soulful dancefloor monster. On the B-side Isaev brings a futuristic masterpiece cut from his home in Russia.
Roberto Bosco – Figure SPC L [FIGSPCL6]
Roberto Bosco is back for his third offering for Figure SPC, with a future-classic 4 track techno EP, intelligent and sensitive. Easing us into the thick of it, ‘Charming Noise’ takes humming, rumbling bass tones and a metallic clang as its themes. Slow burning and readily effective, its a brooding monster for the late hours. ‘I Just Can’t Breathe’ pushes the adrenalin up a few notches in a screaming, white noise attack on the senses. Bosco’s trademark heavy bass rumble and crisp percussion layers hold their own in this reduced killer. We’re then ready to embark on an emotional voyage as the masterful ‘See The Light’ emerges from the depths with its pushing acid bass and beautiful atmospheric melody. Classic strings and synths swirl and build in a tender and heartfelt piece of timeless techno. Closing the EP, ‘I Was Lonely’ takes the vibe into more reduced, after-hours zones with Roberto’s cool and low-slung take on the smoother sound of future-deep house.
G-Man & Rob Strobe – Acrophobia [SG1151]
G-Man returns with Robert Hauck aka Rob Strobe to bring forth Acrophobia. A three track dancefloor burner of chord driven pumping techno, the purist Sheffield / Detroit techno kind mixing classic styles of techno into the contemporary field of where techno is at in the present.
Phase – Binary Opposition [TOKEN020]
The latest Token release sees the label mainstay Phase at the helm for two typically fierce and unrelenting productions. Essentially presented as two “Processes” of the same “Binary Opposition” track, Phase demonstrates his unerring talent for crafting deeply effective techno filled with detailed and wall shaking drum programming and subtle yet devastatingly effective rhythms.
Jeremiah R. – The 5th Dimension [WR023]
A glossy new stream of consciousness entitled “The 5th Dimension” by Jeremiah R. These ten fresh cuts of nebulous ambient electro are guaranteed to lock you in a celestial meditation chamber and take you on a mental quest through space and time.
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Versalife – Night Time Activities Pt.3 [CWCS006.3]
Versalife’s Night Time Activities part 3, with four more deep intense atmospheric electro techno tracks.
The Exaltics & Gosub – The Exaltics meets Gosub [SOM019]
Solar One Music presents their new ‘The Exaltics meets…’series. The first one in the game beside The Exaltics is non other than the great Shad T. Scott aka Gosub, known for his unique style with lowslung basslines and melodies. 2 pure funk killer tracks from the veteran from miami. The Exaltics return to their homebase SOM, with their more melodic style they deliver 2 deep tracks full of wide melodies, dark basses and the typical Exaltics mood.
GB – 7 in 24 [ACGB12X1]
Second outing on the label from LA’s GB (Gifted & Blessed). 2 tracks here with 7 in 24 a dense 808 led up-tempo workout with a hypnotic groove while on the flip “Dogon” is a techno-electro hybrid with a nod to the pre-millennium Motor City sound.
Hardfloor – Skill Shot Remixes [HF017]
Remixes of the track ”Skill Shot”, which is included on the ”20 – Two Decades Of Hardfloor” album and originally released on the album ”All Targets Down” from 1998. Remixes by Versalife and Pip Williams.
Automatic Tasty – Fieldwork EP [LDR010.10]
To celebrate the 10th release on Lunar Disko Records, they will release a 10″ from Automatic Tasty. LDR 10.10 is a conceptual 4 track EP named Fieldwork.
Automatic Tasty – Strange Terrain EP [LDR010]
Lunar Disko Records begins 2012 with a milestone 10th release from local hero Automatic Tasty, aka Jonny Dillon.
The Burrel Brothers – The Burrel Brothers Present: The NU Groove Years [RH117CD]
The Burrel Brothers output, from Chicago-esque rhythm tracks, to the deepest, soulful NY house.
Tr One – Drum Dance [APT001]
Apartment Record’s 2nd release comes from Ireland’s analogue-obsessed soul assassins, Tr One. On the A-side, “Drum Dance” is a fusion of beatdown with a minimal techno aesthetic, creating a hypnotic journey through the duo’s machines. The B-side serves up 2 alternative takes. John Heckle’s debut remix takes a heaving, lo-fi approach to the original’s drums while layering it with wistful synths, before Juju & Jordash’s Dub version closes off proceedings in their inimitable style; expansive yet claustrophobic at the one time.
