Iori from Japan is back on Prologue and he is delivering again outstanding authentic techno deepness with squared basslines. A spaced-out adventure.
001.Features
Onmutu Mechanicks – Nocturne [ECHOCORDCD08]
Onmutu Mechaniks is an alter ego of the prolific Arne Weinberg for Echocord. To date it’s given us two 12″s of loners techno soul, a vibe he expands and asserts with ‘Nocturne’. From the dub stasis of ‘Catatonic’ he guides us on an inward trajectory with the heavy breathing shuffle of ‘Aspiring To Aspire’ and continues an internal spiral with the soundtracky space of ‘Lupos Moon’, recalling the bleakness of Demdike Stare’s spare grooves. Down the line and the sleep-techno of ‘Neutrino’ only keeps consciousness because of its metronomic woodblock, before ‘When You Return’ inhabits the blue zones of Signer or Fluxion and ‘Across The Styx’ pulls the rhythmic anchor to drift in placid dub lagoon. With ‘Nocturne’ Arne proves he knows how to sooth and salve heads with elegance and substance, resulting in a sumptuous listen from start to finish.
Dj Kaos – Horny Morning Loop [JOLLYJAMS001]
First release, on Dj Kaos’ imprint Jolly Jams, comes in the shape of “Horny Morning Loop” and it features remixes by Eric Duncan under his Dr Dunks moniker and Till Von Sein & Aera. Dr Dunks remix is a hands-in-the-air sort of affair with a killer bassline and a cool lil’ synth riff. On the flip Till Von Sein & Aera takes things to a darker, slightly more acidy direction.
Kuba Sojka – Bright Shadow of a Star [MATH044]
Jamal Moss presents Kuba Sojka, a new star rising from the Mathematics imprint. With his debut EP, he brings 4 tracks of the most compelling house music.
Marco Passarani – Colliding Stars Pt.1 [RB099.1]
Marco Passarani delivers new original material since his brilliant Statostasi EP. The first one of a two part 12-Inch series is walking in the shoes of the future while wearing the fine cut trousers of the past. Here you you get it all, dear earthlings: Science-Fiction marathon tech-house, Male Martian mirror balls and SH-303 female robot acid.
Midnight Hours – Midnight Hours Two [MH002]
We can only guess of who’s behind the second installment of the Midnight Hours 12″ – we only retrospectively found out that Rick Wade, Nick Holder & Scott Ferguson we’re all involved in the first one. The aural clues are quite promising… Upbeat and occasionally jazzy house with a strong whiff of Detroit about it.
Ibex – Meltdown EP [YRE026]
New Yore release brings an EP from Tony Ollivierra aka Ibex with four tracks, so deep (and yet grooving without a doubt), unique and full of class. The music on this EP is so rich and full of musical idea’s.
Volk vs. Myon – Initial Appearance [HEM3]
Volk’s initial appearance on Heliocentric Music features a stunning dancefloor bomb, which will spark large-scale-fires in clubs around the world. The second track on this record comes from label-owner Myon, who again delivers an epic journey through the periodic table of Techno.
VA – The Bad Mask EP [TABR001]
Glasgow club night, Slabs Of The Tabernacle, invites four former guests, John Heckle, Arne Weinberg, The Third Man, and PassEnger for a diverse and heavy debut.
Robert Hood – Power To The Prophet [MPM009]
Stunning new EP room the master of the true minimal groove. Infectious drum pads and an acidic twist render the title track unbeatable. The thundering kick and warehouse style acid line on ‘Power To Prophet’ will add energy to any dancefloor. ‘Clash’ is a nod to the old skool Chicago minimal techno.
Falty DL – Endeavour [ZIQ279]
Falty DL beautifully crafted and subtly put together slow motion house EP called “Endeavour”. “Endeavour” itself kicks off the release with molasses thick chords, off-beat bleeps and drums which build up a lush atmosphere before breaking into subtle keyboard stabs. “Filthy Divinity” takes a more hip-hop orientated route with a plaintive lead synth melody playing out over dusty drum breaks and claps, building into a crescendo with lush sampled orchestra strings. “Odyssey” takes classic Detroit techno at a snails pace and adds jazzy strings and a moog melody borrowed from classic fusion while building something that’s simultaneously fresh and nostagic.
Ion – Schutzhaft EP [LCL03]
Despite being club oriented with touches of dub techno and deep house, this EP attempts to reach a higher, more complex and edgy musical goal: 90% of it is made using audio samples and instruments collected through a lot of years and I tried to profit from all their imperfections and limitations.
Hipodrome Podcast 005 – Thommy
Thommy is one of the few djs promoting the underground movement in Cluj-Napoca. For the last 5 years, he was involved in different projects that focused in promoting parties with good music and quality people. He presented us two mixes with two different attitudes, both showing some quality techno.
VA – Bleep43 EP 001 [BLEEP43EP001]
New record label Bleep43 Recordings will be launched on 1st October. The first release is an EP with tracks from ERP aka Convextion and London’s PLANT43, Orphan and Jo Johnson.
Roberto Bosco – Background Techno Experience Episode 127
Two Dogs In A House – Dog House [LIES002]
Debut release by Two Dogs in a House comprised of Jason Letkiewicz (Steve Summers, Maloveaux, RBL) and Ron Morelli of the L.I.E.S. label. Continuing in the tradition of producing old school analog house tracks with a twist, LIES 002 takes it to the more melancholy side of the Chicago and New York spectrum with brooding basslines and hand played melodies.
Iori – Spaciotemporal [PHONICAWHITE003 ]
Phonica Records’ limited offshoot returns with a second 12” from the man that kickstarted the label, Iori. The release comes with a remix from Skudge.
Lucy – Kalachakra EP [PRG014]
Lucy, Stroboscopic Artefacts labelowner, and DVS1 debut on Prologue delivering finest pure deep techno floor fillers.
DJ Compufunk – A.I. Soul EP [CPUF002]
Compufunk Records release a new EP from label boss DJ Compufunk. Two classic detroit techno tracks with two remixes, one from Motech’s DJ 3000 and one from UR’s Mark Flash.
