Lushly finished, almost pastoral Techno grooves from the unknown quantity, Cajun Hardt. One side is more moody, the other sweetly melancholy, but both with super crisp, twirling synthline and unusual, Latinized drum programming.
001.Features
Terence Fixmer – Le Terrible [EDLX017]
Physical and dark techno with a dark and experimental depth from Terence Fixmer on Electric Deluxe, plus a ravey Marcel Dettmann interpretation combined with a subtle modulation of Detroit Techno.
Alexander D’niel – Panel Trax 018 [PTX018]
Panel Trax presents the debut release by Alexander D’niel, a young artist from Argentina, now living in Berlin. The EP has a dense grave atmosphere featuring five original tracks, ranging from pure ambient stuff to full on techno, with an industrial feeling.
John Jastszebski – Children Of Children EP [PHONO001]
New comer John Jastszebski delivers here one of his most Detroit influenced release. So it is naturally that mister ‘Big Daddy’ Rick Wade takes place to this project. Proper house music.
Hannes Netzell – Under Bron EP [JYC002]
The 2nd release on Junk Yard Connection label, coming from a young Swedish guys Hazzes Netzell, delivering some swampy house tracks.
Hieroglyphic Being – Re-Surrection [MFMCD017]
Hieroglyphic Being aka Jamal Moss presents his new album Re-Surrection on his own Mathematics Recordings. The album includes 10 raw Chicago tracks.
John Daly – The Chant [1TRACK06]
John Daly continues his series release on his own One Track Records, with an emotive house track, yet strong and even some jacking vibes in it and a fierce bassline that keeps the pressure on. The Chant comes in two parts, the original version with full on vocal chants, where part two is a sort of dub mix with amazing melodies.
Perseus Traxx – Misspent Emotions [BOE013]
Newest signing to Boe Recordings is the UK’s very own Perseus Traxx. It’s 5 tracks of pure deep and jacking Chicago sounds with haunting pads, big baselines and the classic drum machine rhythms. It’s analogue food for your the body and soul and house music in its purest form.
Zenker Brothers – Berg 10 EP [ILIAN010]
Ilian Tape presents the first record from Dario & Marco. The namings of the EP and tracks are inspired by the period when the Zenker Brothers lived in a small village in the Bavarian countryside, but the sound of the release have nothing in common with the Bavarian scenery. The EP includes three deep techno dub infused tracks in the Zenker style.
Unbroken Dub – Seven EP [RAWAX002]
This is the 2nd release by Russian Denis Safiullin with more high quality dub techno, on Rawax.
VA – Rawarious EP [RAWAX003]
Rawax with the number 3 catalogue number, containing deeper techno tracks rooted on classic Detroit techno, produced by a new breed of Russioan producers Alex Danilov, Brother G, Diebo and Unbroken Dub.
VA – Berghain 05 [TON051]
Selections from Marcel Fenglers Berghain 05 Mix, Reagenz (Move D & J.Sharp), Peter von Hoesen and Vril have produced exclusive tracks for Berghain 05.
Slowburn – Constant Progression EP [ESR004]
Slowburn make their debut EP release on Elektrosouls. Four raw deep house cuts that ooze melody and soul.
Gerd – Palm Leaves [ROYAL010]
Clone Royal Oak continues its adventures in house music with Gerd. This is a rework of a track he did two year ago and somehow never finnished until now! Vocals are by Dr. Orion (aka OlivierDaysoul). On the flipside there is a stripped dub mix done by Serge & Tyrell
Jeremy Glenn – The Surrender EP [WPH014]
Four storming house tracks with that We Play House ‘oldskool in a new way’ feel, by Toronto’s very own Jeremy Glenn.
Wbeeza – Bagwag EP [3EEP201106]
Suburb – Vorstadt [THEMA024]
Debut release from Suburb as the second dirty dozen over at Thema. Three original tracks from Suburb and a remix from Smallpeople.
D’Marc Cantu – How Are We Doing? EP [MOSDEEP008]
Next up in the 10” series on MOS_deep another heavy 2-tracker of D’Marc Cantu, which will be followed by a (mini)-album later this year. The opening track is a fierce Chicago-styled banger kicking off with an extremely solid and frantic bassline while D’Marc’s low-pitched voice asks us “How Are We Doing?”. “A Second Earth” is a laid-back and emotional retro-futuristic techno track overflowing with sadness and melancholy, echoing the sounds of the artificial-intelligence era.
Paul du Lac – Access [HCS995]
Harbour City Sorrow presents a special release from Paul du Lac. The EP include three original track by the Dutch man and a Tevo Howard remix.
Snuff Crew Feat. Robert Owens – Clarity [STX005]
Snuff Crew present their fifth release on Snuff Trax, featuring a collaboration with Chicago legend Robert Owens. The Ep includes remixes by Steffi and Andreas Gehm.
