Van Abbe’s fresh No Comment release presenting 2 originals, a remix by The Exaltics and a debut track by Pantone 32.
Echoplex – The Solar Experience [SOLAR001]
Solar Phenomena is a brand new label on an exciting astral crusade. The take-off pilot for our virgin mission is none other than decorated Polish producer Echoplex with an excellent remix by A Made Up Sound.
Trap10 – Three EP [ARTLESS2182]
Mojuba sub label a.r.t.less presents the second 12 by Munich Techno Duo Trap10. Three cuts of high quality Detroit influenced no nonsens Techno, ranging from heavy peak time action to subtle emotion ladden deepnes. Classy, driving, mid 1990s Detroit school reminiscent Techno.
Ephemeral – Sunshine After The Rain [BBC003]
Ephemeral’s second release, showcases his uniquely moody and emotional sound. Each track on ‘Sunshine Comes After Rain’ is undeniably deep and dubby while also incorporating jazzy elements. At times, Ephemeral creates a truly raw and gritty sound though his heavy use of filters but the vibe of the tracks is never brought down and stays fluid and groovy. Kez YM provided a classic house groove with a beautiful piano melody on his rework of ‘Sunshine Comes After Rain’ on the B side.
Chaos In The CBD – Comfort Zone [MULE217]
CBD is back on Mule Musiq. This time the New Zealand natives present different atmospheric spheres. The a-side tune “Comfort Zone” is a slow house burner enlarged with bird sounds, flute melodies and super warm bass power. on the opposite, their track “Educate The Hear” marries dub atmospheres and four-to-the-floor grooves, without giving up the hotness that dub music got to offer. Their third tune “Pressure” brings in, what is always needed in a club: funk that shakes the booty. This all wrapped in a gentle house track that stays calm while spreading hard to resist dance emotions.
Perseus Traxx – Drowning In Your Eyes [GNOSIS003]
Following well received EPs from Myriadd and Q-Chip, Gnosis are ecstatic to have prolific UK producer Nigel Rogers (aka Ellis De Havilland, Operator Tracey, Orpheus, Pagan Ritual, Sir Leon Greg etc.) on board for their third release. ‘Drowning In Your Eyes’ is a four track EP recorded under his Perseus Traxx handle.
Aybee – Nexus EP [RDV002]
Aybee makes his debut on Molly’s newly launched RDV (Recit de Voyage) with the label’s second release. The ‘Nexus’ EP follows the DJ/producer/filmmaker’s 2016 LP ‘The Odyssey’ on his own Deepblak imprint and recent 12” ‘The Motion Syntax’ for London’s DMK. Aybee is mining a deep & hypnotic house sound to maximum effect, employing the tribal drum patterns, hypnotic synths and signature grooves that helped establish the Deepblak sound. The trio of tracks make for a perfect follow-up to RDV’s debut from Prophets of a New Generation, and fit beautifully within the trademark deep, subtle & groovy style of the Parisian DJ & Rex Club resident Molly, who herself is quickly establishing herself as a label owner with her own unique vision.
Dollkraut – Digital Tsunami 133
VA – RDY #41 (Ron Hardy Edits) [RDY041]
More edits from Ron. Bamboo – Space Ship Crashing, Aeo – Pts 1 & 2 and Easy Going – Do It Again.
The Hacker – Midnight Bliss [BAP105]
Over his twenty year The Hacker has traversed a spread of styles, from frosted electro to raging techno slammers. ”Midnight Bliss” shows another side of this multitalented artist. Warmth flows from the title piece. Clean rhythm patterns are spiked by synthlines as liquid melodies are swirled into a carefree cocktail that simply radiates. “Heavy Duty Disco” takes over the flip and runs headlong into speakers. The Hacker builds a track of generous proportions. Textured keys weave through columns of toms and snapping beats before bruising basslines descend for a late night encounter of formidable intent.
Vercetti Technicolor – Hard Pill EP [GD025]
Label co-founder Vercetti Technicolor returns to Giallo Disco with the soundtrack to the psychedelic neon-soaked slasher short Hard Pill, directed by writer-director Daniel Freedman. The title track’s dark romance is epic suspense and moodlighting reminiscent of the great John Carpenter while B side electro cut “Voice Of Darkness” goes down the same gothic brooding path as Visonia. It all comes to a thrilling climax on the slow burning closer “She Does” full on rich vintage synth flar, ricocheting Linn drums drenched in gated reverb and the most razor sharp arpeggios you’ll ever hear.
H&S – Sandy Traces [HS001]
Mothball Record presents the first collaboration between Hysteric (Public Possession, Fuego International, Bordello A Parigi) and Shelter (from Plaisir Partagé and International Feel), who are now working together as H&S. Both known for their edit skills and obscure taste, they now bring us dark balearic versions of two underground Italo killers. With strong new beat influences, and two versions of each track for added flexibility, this record can fit easily in different sets.
VA – Elsewhere MCMXIII [ICI003]
Elsewhere MCMXIII is a 12 track journey of future retro oddities that navigates through different waves of electronic territories, all that with a taste for experimentation while being great to dance to. Put together carefully by DJ soFa for débruit’s ICI label, the track listing’s emotional depth balances between retro and modern, lo-fi and high end, warm and cold… make the listening experience an exciting, surprising journey. Genre-wise the music floats between borders of disco, new wave, synth-pop, kraut and trad elements.
Jasss – Weightless [IDEAL160]
Jasss makes her head and body-turning album debut with Weightless, an absorbingly stark and spiky set of industro-dub concerns riddled with heavy inspiration from African rhythms, jazz and concrète electronics. iDEAL give Jasss room to consolidate and expand her grizzled dancefloor structures to a full length episode that brutally dovetails with Joachim Nordwall and co’s unforgiving but compelling take on contemporary noise and industrial musics.
Cute Heels – Bella EP [MST032]
MST032 Cute Heels. This 4 tracker EP comes Strait from the White Mountains of Bogota after Transmissed to the dark streets of Berlin. After a mindblowing 12inch on darkentries Cute Heels delivers a new one for Moustache Records. This 12inch listen to the name Bella EP a renaissance new wave techno electro banger. dark strings and live feel with enough fist pumping energy for your unisex body machine tekno party.
Vitor Hublot – KESS 06 [KESS06]
Former masked techno crusader Adam Rivet started the Kess Kill imprint a couple of years ago, to showcase some lesser known talents from the ’80s scene in Europe. French producer Guy Clerbois began his musical career by transforming sounds: creating rhythms with scratched vinyl records and altering their playing speeds plus detuning his guitar. In the mid eighties, he began what would become the very concept of Vitor Hublot, making shifted reworks of existing ones. All compositions originally issued on the ‘185 Millions De Francophones Et Moi, Et Moi, Et Moi…’ LP via his own Psoria Discs in 1986.
OTTO – Full Auto [SAUBERBLEIBEN]
OTTO – whose last album ‘Greatest Hits’ created furore not only with their female fans – have just backed it up with a new self release. Quirky krautrock influenced tunes by Alexander Arpeggio and Cid Hohner.
Daniel Andréasson – LP 1 [SKUDGE-WLP03]
This is the debut album of Swedish producer Daniel Andréasson, an artist that has both a sonically and artistic resemblance to the Skudge family of labels and artists. Pushing his eighth year of releasing records, Andréasson has accomplished the task of creating a debut album that seem to tie together the sound of his previous EP’s. Andréasson’s sound is in line with a more outsider approach, but with a dance floor focus. A sound that he has been pushing since the beginning. This approach shines through at the most on the tracks such as ‘Mc35I# Rushup’, ‘Stay’ and ‘Dreams’ as these specific tracks shows Andréassons more accomplished style. In between, the album keeps a perfect concept throughout. Taking breathers with its interludes and in general “shorter” tracks that hints of a ambient leaning urge to express himself, he never loses focus.
Chino – Old Practices [AST079]
Chino is Krakow, Poland’s Artur Oles. Artur is into Polish Brutalist architecture, poster art, 80’s drum machines, FM synthesis, tape hiss, obscure eastern electronics, Tatra mountains. Following a series of impeccable records, this is Chino’s debut on cassette. Eight tracks of perfectly studied techno with edges of the abstract.
Gamma Intel – Drama In Decay [BTMNC001]
Brokntoys opens its Monochrome series with a debut EP from Gamma Intel. Across 4 tracks, the Dutch producer presents a workout in jagged body music. Power Plant Tales sets the scene with suspenseful driving rhythms and Theorem X rolls on through sweat-dripping grooves. On the B-side, Post Factum navigates through weird contortions while Self-Denial takes no prisoners as the fierce and menacing finale.
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