After several releases on Mathematics as Contra Communem Opinionem, CCO presents his latest release on the promising new label Lux Rec. With his impressive EP “The Secret Life of a Transistor Bassline” CCO proves us once again his ability to space out and rock hard at the same time. It’s a nice space acid & jack 3 tracks EP.
Alden Tyrell and Mr. Pauli invade the West Coast of Holland in their Sumerian Fleet guise, hand-stamped red label stylez! This is quite simply one of the best new school dark wave records we’ve heard, utilizing the skills of one master producer – Alden Tyrell – and the infamous Mr. Pauli, to create powerful tracks. ‘Jenseitflugsmachine’ is a filthy big speed freak anthem, leather duds on, top off. ‘Smack Is Back’ is grungier, scared shitless with ghoulish synths and goth punk bass. ‘Blech Erkrankung’ is spiky industrial funk that just begging for some agitated yelping over the top.
After their collaboration with Traxx on a previous MOS-release, James T. Cotton and D’Marc Cantu team up as 2AM/FM for more serious Chicago House roughness. ‘Desolate Cities’ has all ingredients we love to hear in proper dark house track, this very reminds us to the best works by Phuture. ‘Give This World’ goes more on the melodic tip, and reminds to classic tracks by Virgo, Ron Trent and G-Strings.
Two tracks of attention grabbing House from Portable aka Bodycode! ‘This Life Of Illusion’ is an exceptional piece of deepest House soul laden with warmest synth washes, pointed keys and a heavyweight yet tactile bass throb made for the best sound system you can lay your hands. ‘Life Magically Is’ is built with different intentions, laying positive self-help vocals over a prime jackers rhythm with a deep, sprawling, and deadly square bass line.
This is the debut release of Brendon Moeller on Ann Aimee label. Dub, techno, jazz, afrobeat and psychedelia are inspirations that appear in most of his music. Whether it be serious dancefloor bizniz, or dubbed out bass-scapes, his music always possesses a quality and signature that have helped him become the prolific force he is today.
Number 13 on Time To Express presents three tracks. ‘Hope In Honesterror’ delivers 11 minutes of epic techno. Broad strokes of panned bass rub shoulders with driving percussion, slowly morphing into a tight groove. ‘Northeast’ is intensely claustrophobic, a white noise adrenalin rush pushed forward by a relentless kick drum pattern. Glacial soundscapes struggle in the background to free themselves from all-encompassing compression. ‘Extract’ is build on a minimal set of sonic ingredients, warped and filtered to maximum extend. The result is an inventive, raw and funky roller.
Duplex delivers the first release on the new sublabel of Frustrated Funk, Harbour City Sorrow.
Counterpart are Dimi Angèlis and Jeroen Search. They are two dutch masters of world techno scene. In this new release they have three tracks plus an intro. The tracks travelling through beautiful and dirty sounds at the same time minimal (meaning the true minimalist school of Detroit) without a breath to the dancefloor. In the whole release you can enjoy the analog sound.
Zooloft’s ‘Looking Through a Mindscape’ EP is a decidedly dark new cut from Giorgio Gigli and Obtane. A little more digital than Basic Channel or Echospace, the rhythms and soundscapes are much more poly-textured, metallic and foreboding; making for a dramatic listening experience whether at home or in the club.
New release on Kirk Degiorgio’s label, from The Third Man. The EP includes an original track and a remix from Vince Watson.
Snapshot records are back with a remix pack for Roberto Bosco’s Hong Kong. Claudio Mate’s remix keeps it deep and emotional unfolding his raw groove style, flipping the 12 over label head Elliott Dodge moves straight to the floor with a rolling sparkle of enjoyment, layering sounds that hook and lock you in for the ride. Rennie Foster’s mix has to be one of his best tech-house remixes of his career, mixing his signature sound and taking Bosco’s original to a whole new level.
NSNT stands for New School N1994 Techno and comes from Kyle Hall and his buddy Manuel Gonzalez. Cool fresh sounding tracks that builds on the tradition of Detroit techno, with a Wild Oats twist.
New release of Savas Pascalisdis’ label Sweatshop. Joel Alter is back strong with more of straight pumping chicago-inspired tracks that continues Alters forays into the rougher, tougher side of house music. Simple and effective tracks.
Shake has created three killer tracks for FIT Sound that may be called anything but failed. ‘Trackin’ is a bangin’ disco influenced house track that will smoke the dance floor. Title track, ‘Drummer Downstairs’ is a beat track in typical Shake style that mutates into something completely different and unlike anything we have heard before; while ‘Frayed’ shows another side of Shake, it is equal parts deep, melodic and dubby – an absolutely stunning track.
“To an End” is a glittering soul essence that guarantees for a perspiring spell of hopping and swaying, and ”I Wonder” bursts with funk euphoria, screaming for confetti to pelt the dance floor. This release comes with a hypnotic Tuff City Kids – remix. Tuff City Kids are Phillip Lauer of Arto Mwambe fame and Running Back’s Gerd Janson.
New signing by Chez Damier with traditional soulfull Balance and Prescription kind of house tracks. Warm, grooving and with jazzy keys, make vocals and a warm blanket of strings and synths.
Integrity Constraint Part 1 is the first in a series of aDepth audio releases by Arne Weinberg. The EP’s opening track ‘The Circle’ combines deep house vibes with Arne’s beloved signature sound – evolving synth textures and unusual rhythms – with lots of soul and feeling. The EP’s second original track ‘Desdemonia’ slows the tempo a little, while a lead analogue bass finds it’s way among soothing strings and broken techno drums. Kirk Degiorgio’s remix of ‘Paralyzed Tribes’ has a driving bassline and a heavily effected vocal from Mr Degiorgio himself.
John Daly is back with an emotive EP featuring 4 variations of deepness. His strength is definitely his versatility, as he proofs on this EP, which features great deep house tunes, such as Big Piano and Reach as well as dubtechno like Long Distance and the mindblowing Atlantic Drive, which is a masterpiece downtempo track.
