With Narration, Toki Fuko returns to Affin after a long break. The EP contains 4 stylistically diverse tracks (some of them overlong), which are captivating in their perfection and document the musical versatility of the musician, who skilfully moves between dubby, hypnotic, in-depth techno here.
On “Decades On Divided Stars” Brock Van Wey, aka bvdub, presents his first album on Affin, each of its tracks spanning his trademark Odyssean length, with a sonic and emotional density second to none. You are lost… losing your sense of time… of self. Yet finding your inner existence in its inwardly-folding galaxies. Your thoughts and emotions revolve, as planets caught in gravitational pull, before you suddenly awake, as if from a dream, unaware of how much time has passed. Only the stars will tell…
An ambient compilation opening Affin’s 10th year anniversary. Find some hidden ambient pearls from Markus Guentner, Joachim Spieth, Gustavo Lamas, Zann, Toki Fuko and Ismael Pinkler.
Rismu’s “MST (The Plant Worker rmx)” focuses on functional beat patterns until the chords breaking into. On with a dub techno interpretation of Advanced Human’s “Open Air” by Joachim Spieth. On the flipside we’re happy to introduce Exos from Iceland (known from Thule, Force Inc. & Mosaic) with “Stargate 7”. Massive subs meeting cloudy dub chords. “The Zenith” from Roberto & Chris Page is closing this 12”, by the way, it’s their first cooperation tune appearing on Affin.
Welcome Rismu, a new project of M.A.D.A. (Marseille/France) debuting on Affin! Opener MST combines tricky chords with massive beats, working perfect as a bridge in the mix. The Plant Worker (also known from Blank Code & Limited) remix emphases the technoid elements of the original. S3 going its way with floating chord arrangements, nice delayed percussive lines and pounding beats while the reshaped version from The Plant Worker another time focuses more on his stoic beats
Roberto on Affin. The title track deals with straight beats but integrates warm chords, what a great mixture of techno & house. On with a gorgeous dubby and sub bass-branded Unbalance “First Principles” remix. “Silvertown” represents a Roberto typical high-class chordish techno track while “Going Fast Nowhere” is working on a drum sequences combined with pitched vocals.
Joachim Spieth returns on Affin with a superb remix ep of his successful tune „Sensual“ from the label‘s 100th release. Therefore Spieth included Brendon Moeller, Reggy Van Oers & Jamal Moulay. Brendon Moeller comes up with flowing fx lines, fat stabs, nice added chords, just a massive reshape. Reggy Van Oers version is more on the chords. So this one tends to be a straight but very clear sounding techno trip you won‘t forget. Jamal Moulay shows a different insight on it. A fat kick, layered chords and some nice acid extracts on a base that seems to develop constantely.
Little Fritter presents a new EP on Affin. “Raw Fix” welcomes 2012 with his unique mixture of pumping house beats and a little dirt between. A “walking” bass, uplifting chords and the driving shaker lines defining “Raw Fix”, the opener track. Moerover, you’ll be surprised by the merging vocal snippets added to this mover. The Romania based producer team Egal 3 turn the Original into a jazzy and weird tune with a feeling of an almost hand-played bassline. The hammering “Raw Tip” is just a hi-energy tool that will fill the floors with smiling faces and happyness all over.
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