VA – Thoughts From Chicago Vol. Tree [EGC4015]

This is the 3rd volume from the highly acclaimed series features Bjak’s nujazz ground Velophone getting an ultra deep beatdown remix of “We’re All the Same” by Daryl Cura and Steven Tang as Obsolete Music Technology kills it with the tech’d out “Incite”.

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VA – Thoughts From Chicago Vol. Tree [EGC4015]

Appointment – Appointment 3 [APPOINTMENT003]

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Appointment records comes with 4 new compromiseless analogue tracks by the appointment crew. A noise study about the possibility of frequency phases, sub-bass driven tunes at the boundaries of techno with uk garage. Old school reminiscences in a revolutionary approach.

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Appointment – Appointment 3 [APPOINTMENT003]

VA – Refined Textures Vol. 1 [AER03]

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New release on Atmospheric Existence Recordings, featuring  artists 1Dan, Bittersuite and Miles Sagnia. A beautifully poetic 3 track ride through the outer realms of Electronic music.

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VA – Refined Textures Vol. 1 [AER03]

Samuli Kemppi – Cyclic Model EP [M_RECLTD06]

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The sixth M_Rec LTD’s release is signed by Samuli Kemppi and showing this unmistakable style. These four new tracks strike again for its ultra-modern techno. A techno full of expectation with its clean sound and dark, reminiscent of Detroit techno.

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Samuli Kemppi – Cyclic Model EP [M_RECLTD06]

Hironori Takahashi – Gaia’s Archetype [AC005LTD]

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Uncompromisingly deep and brooding techno from Japan’s Hironori Takahashi, including a Nax_Acid remix. ‘Outgass’ is the big highlight here, a side of well balanced and immersive techno powered by sculpted subbass kicks and opened into widescreen proportions with some dazzling production tricks. On the flipside there should be some kind of warning attached to the pounding ‘Serv’, a stoically fierce tribal tattoo for modern dancefloor rituals, followed by Nax_Acid’s more spacious and crafty mix of ‘Outgass’.

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Hironori Takahashi – Gaia’s Archetype [AC005LTD]

Africans With Mainframes – The Sound Of Something Ending EP [MATH046]

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Africans With Mainframes return with ‘The Sound of Something Ending’, a monstrous three track EP full of heart-pounding, dirty industrial styled acid house in the way that they can only do. Along with the title track, ‘The Pleasure Seekers’ and ‘98.6’ throw down some seriously heavy energy.

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Africans With Mainframes – The Sound Of Something Ending EP [MATH046]

VA – Music From Mathematics Vol. 7 [MATH045]

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Part seven from the impeccable series by Jamal Moss’ Mathematics label that features brand new music from new artists Echo 106, Vagon Brei, Gentl3menMEN, and JOHN HECKLE. There’s a little bit of everything on this five track EP, ranging from elements of classic house and techno to downtempo electro.

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VA – Music From Mathematics Vol. 7 [MATH045]

Hieroglyphic Being – A Romance Of Two Planet [ALT004]

New Jamal Moss release, with his enigmatic Hieroglyphic Being guise, on London’s excellent Alter label. A highly unique sound that draws from a melting pot of influences such as Acid, Chicago House, Industrial and New Age music, which is produced through primitive means.

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Hieroglyphic Being – A Romance Of Two Planet [ALT004]

Innergaze – We Are Strange Loops [TYL002]

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The debut LP by Innergaze is chock full of rugged hand played analog synths lines, primitive drum machines, haunting vocals, and psychic jewelry. Call it synthwave, call it punk, call it “metaphysical body music” or at this juncture whatever one sees fit, but this duo’s music goes beyond naming names for the sake of it.The title track ‘We Are Strange Loops bubbles at a slow, hazy drug induced bpm, while Illusions, with it’s distorted almost guitar-like synth lines and stripped down 808 programming, brings things right back to the dance floor. The ideas and feelings executed here are a direct outpouring of what happens when the machines are turned on, played and recorded.

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Innergaze – We Are Strange Loops [TYL002]

Képeslap – Power And Darkness EP [FIR004]

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Kepeslap is the project run by ImiAFan and Makina Girgir. The “Power And Darkness EP” displays their recent work made thru Interweb between Slovakia and France. This time a 5 tracks presenting synthpop tunes with an electro and darkwave touch.

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Képeslap – Power And Darkness EP [FIR004]

Function – Variance 1-3 [SWD013B]

Function aka Dave Sumner returns with the new version and supreme techno affair that is ‘Variance’. Moody in the extreme, this release finally comes with the kicking and slightly acidic B-side it always deserved without sinking into the predictable mire of dub techno.
Function – Variance 1-3 [SWD013B]

STL – Flying Objects [SOMETHING015]

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Detroit beat down & Chicago oldschool house inspired house cuts. Eight tracks and four locked grooves of raw and diverse House music from the inimitable STL. Constantly changing the game, he nods to KMS style rave with the nasty synth licks of ‘Dark Energy’, while ‘Like This’ nods to earliest Chicago House with wickedly ’80s sounding stabs followed by two minutes of rave-starting air raid sirens. Getting trickier, ‘Don’t Follow Me’ is a pure and deadly piece of drum programing magic.

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STL – Flying Objects [SOMETHING015]

Andy Blake – Cave Paintings 2 [CP002]

Andy Blake gets back to basics with a 2nd installment of his all-analogue, hardware-powered ‘Cave Paintings’ workouts. The vibe is meaningfully rough and ready, the A-side capturing a locked-in drum machine pattern and mental reversed synthline synced in tangled, captivating copulations, whereas the flipside gets loose with proper Chicago-meets-UK jack patterns.

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Andy Blake – Cave Paintings 2 [CP002]

Jon Cutler – Elevate [DISTANT041]

“Elevate” serves up a slice of deep jacking house from the New York producer, Jon Cutler. On the remix duties we have up and coming dj/producer Victor Casimir who keeps it true NYC style, along with Marlon D and Doc Link from Chicago who rounds of the package with some raw drums and neo-soul.

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Jon Cutler – Elevate [DISTANT041]