Late nineties saw three releases of Boo Williams on Titonton Duvante run Residual Records. From these three eps we pulled the four best tracks, which make up this ‘Residual EP’. Four times raw, deep, melancholic, late night grooves at which Boo is a master.
Roberto Auser and Alden Tyrell hooked up in their Hometown Rotterdam and come with some tight tracks that go somewhere between house and early electronic tracks such as Eddy Grants time warp.
‘Part 2’ is essentially a status report on the last 12 months or so in Mike Dehnert’s world. He re-evaluates and modifies tracks from three previous releases, together with a handful of new cuts in a set of tidy versions for the digital crew. Both ‘Umluft’ cuts hit heavy with that stern German/Detroit flavour while ‘WH1′ and WH2’ serve perpetual techno revisions from the ‘Poutres EP’ and elsewhere we get killers from the ‘Dico’ EP.
Anonymous black label warehouse aces from the Cub label. We can’t divulge the identities of these operators for fear of some darkside repercussions, but if we were to spill the beans, a lot of techno heads would be getting moist right now.
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cub – C U 1 (UST Mix)
Anonymous black label warehouse aces from the Cub label. We can’t divulge the identities of these operators for fear of some darkside repercussions, but if we were to spill the beans, a lot of techno heads would be getting moist right now. The A-side ‘CU1’ seems to have taken the current dubstep/Funky mantra of “reduce the tempo and up the groove” to heart, creating a snaky slow 118bpm techno rhythm that slithers along like it’s caught in a strong headwind. The drag effect is accentuated by a grumbling Belgian bassline reminding of Peter van Hoesen’s ‘Trusted EP’ and dread reverb treatments making for an addictively strong cut. On the flip we get the UST remix, rubbing out the kinks and rolling with a fuller 4/4 pattern. This is a must have 12″ for any fans of the Horizontal Ground or Sandwell District labels. Highly Recommended!!!
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Tadeo´s cosmological concept continue in Series 02, this time playing with the essential forces involved in the idea of Universe. This release also includes a great remix by Marcel Dettmann, a very interesting point of view signed by this respected artist from Berlin. Cyclical tracks continues researching new sounds together with cosmic ideas.
A sample is a small part of the whole, selected because its a premier example of its class. The Gamma Sampler sees Stroboscopic Artefacts collect together four cuts that take you from the dance floor right into the ether.
After more than a decade of being out of the music industry, Jamie Read is back in business. Jaime Read had a few solid releases in the ’90s and a trickle of collaborative material with Felix Dickinson as L.H.A.S. Inc. (short for Larry Heard Appreciation Society). “Never The Future” EP finds Read picking up on a diversity of sounds that his solo work afforded him.
Soma Records released a remix pack for The Black Dog. Redshape, Claro Intelecto and Octogen delivers 3 Detroit infused minimal remixes, while Silicone Soul gives o more friendlier face to the pack with a housey remix, in their characteristic style.
Mysterious new label, mysterious new artist. Sound like a stripped down Levin Vincent production.
New Fachwerk Records release, two striped down killer Berlin flavored techno from label boss Mike Dehnert and Roman Lindau.
The third release from Zooloft, Contextualised in Monochrome is brilliant wax featuring dystopian visions, collapsing psychedelics and raw techno.
Boris Steffen aka Jichael Mackson strikes back after more then a 2 years break, releasing Plex Ep on Munich based label Ilian Tape.
Great full length EP by the THIRD SIDE, the infamous Berlin based team formed by Panorama Bar resident Steffi (Ostgut Ton/Klakson), Marieu (Restoration/Sabotage) and Lucretio (Restoration/Mixworks/DeepMoves). “Nyx” is an invocation to the primordial goddess of the night summoned with soul and machines, Nyx, rather than Chaos, is the first principle. All tracks are recorded live on dusky tape with no computer involved.
Excellent release coming from the juicy dusty tapes of Restoration Records. “Butsu” is a 4 track EP of powerful analogue electronic dance music without boundaries. This is the sound of the passion and the devotion to the House and Techno tradition from the underground scene of Berlin; it’s the triumphant march of the defenders of the vinyl.
Disco Nihilist’s music production rejects PCs decked with sleek software and infinite options. Instead he chooses to operate within the parameters of dated, hands-on music technology. This is not art made for the sake of process or equipment fetishism, but rather a real human interaction with the instruments at hand.
Second release on the Pattern Repeat Label is another collaboration between Kenneth Christiansen, Echocord label boss and Resoe. According to the label this is the sound of “modern” Berlin Techno, Dubstep and Dub-Techno all put together in the blender. Two tracks of dusty, underground techno that will appeal to fans of the Berghain sound – gritty to the bone and dubby in a indirect sort of way.
Tevo Howard is surely The New Unsung Hero Of Chicago House Music ! He is one of the few able to inject soul into a scene that is often at risk of sounding flat and two-dimensional. ‘Kisses from New York With Love’ and ‘Boing Pop’ are Warm and Emotional with a Raw and Hypnotic vibe. Authentic deep house with a touch of acid, rememberings of Phuture Trax, perfectly recreated by Tevo with the same kind of intensity as its inventors.
“Looked In The Studio” part 1 is out on Soulrock. The V.A. includes 4 warm house tracks for the summers that is coming fast. On side A, Steffi, the Panoramabar resident, is uniting forces with Baaz and delivers a perfect balance between the old and the new, the rough and the clean, at home or at the club. Completing side A is Ivel Tax, a 22 years old producer from Romania. He makes steady grooves that are bound to shake any dancefloor. Side B is welcoming the dutch masters, Dimi Angelis & Jeroen Search, to the Soulrock label. For this trippy track they plunge into the deep blue sea of dreamy chords and mesmerizing percussion, creating a mood that will set even the most grounded listener adrift. Duijn & Douglas provide a sensual deep house track, the perfect closing for this warm EP.
With a loose, frenetic synth line fluttering over deep, dry kicks and bass throbs, it is easy to compare the techno offerings of Baltimore’s Graham Hatke’s latest to the recent outpourings of Omar-S, or even a Theo Parrish joint from the early aughts. But there is an undeniable spaciness to Hatke’s sound palette that brings Michoacan or even Idjut Boys to mind, which sets it apart from its American influences in an interesting way.
