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Svengalisghost live @ Camera Sambo (Control Club) 28.09.2012
Legowelt – The Paranormal Soul [CJFD016]
Insubordinate and averse to anything going on in the EDM world the dutch derelict of techno is back with a luminous new album on Clone Records. Steamy and mysterious as ever The Paranormal Soul is advancing the trademark Legowelt sound into new directions. Mangling up the historical foundations of New York, Detroit, Chicago and early U.K Rave, mixing it with seedy witchcraft rituals and deep space psychedelics for a boundless journey into techno mysticism.
VA – L.I.E.S. presents American Noise Sampler [LIES017]
Three track vinyl sampler EP from the upcoming L.I.E.S. “American Noise” 2xcd compilation. This sampler expands upon three completely styles reflective of the diverse L.I.E.S. catalog to date. Torn Hawk pulverizing the entire a-side with his most unclassifiable material to date, Marcos Cabral returning to the label with a sinister 110 BPM techno track, and Delroy Edwards doing a blown-out Barney’s workout.
VA – Aphotic Segments Part 2 [SIS019]
Sistrum moves further into the exploration of modern electronic music with the 2nd installment of the Aphotic Segments series. Chris Mitchell opens the EP with a driving, minimal builder- “Brisk City.” Tony Ollivierra is warmly welcomed to Sistrum for this project and “Prophetic Light” lives up to everything we had hoped to hear from him. Patrice Scott commandeers the B-side with “M.F.D.T” – and for good reason – this tune needs a full-side vinyl cut to transmit the hefty, growling bassline on display. Listeners are further treated to an intergalactic journey of swirling soundscapes and mind-tingling synth pulsations.
Obsolete Music Technology – Inflection Point [DOLLY011]
Chicago’s Steven Tang with four brand new tracks, with Tang’s unique trademark blend of raw jacking Chicago beats and Detroit-inspired atmospheres. One of the few contemporary techno artists that truly delivers music for both body and soul.
Takeshi Kouzuki – Where Is The Club Podcast #16
DJ TLR – Casser La Baraque 23.09.2012
Hieroglypic Being – The Lost Transmissions [DOSER014]
Jamal Moss is back on Morphine, although you wouldn’t think it by the sounds of these tracks. Both tracks clock in around the 13 minute mark and totally go there. Clued up sickness again on this excellent label.
Jorge C. + Hieroglyphic Being – El Effekto EP [OJO008]
Ojodeapolo presents the second Ep from Jorge C. who made his debut some years ago on Sean Deason Matrix label. The track ”El Effekto” opens the A side with freaky filtered jumping nu-disco treatments plus delicious horn sections. A2 Track Creation gets into deeper underwater sounds with a dubby feeling. B side is a peculiar rework of ”El Effekto” by the legendary producer Jamal Moss aka. Hieroglyphic Being who takes us into a long journey through pure Chicago noise.
Myriadd – The Way We Were [SIG.MMXII.VII]
Two stunning slices of mercurial and heartfelt British Techno from two outstanding northern producers that cuts across the M62 corridor like a night drive into oblivion. A 10” black hit of space, lovingly designed for the dark, sweaty basements of provincial, post-industrial towns and the cold light of day in the car park of Knutsford Services.
Ursa’s Reef @ Radar Show on Brap FM 09.08.2012
Donnie Tempo – Systems On EP [MAMSW003]
The mysterious Donnie Tempo has been producing house music for over twenty years. His first release as Donnie Tempo was back in 2001 on Larry Heard’s Alleviated Records, demonstrating his old school acid inspired productions. Donnie Tempo unleashes the ”Systems On EP” due for release in September on MAMSW. The EP drops two previously unreleased tracks recorded between 1989-91 and one new production ”TCB”, that shows that the original Chicago house sound still runs deep. Finally, Donnie has found a new home to release the uncharted authentic house jamz that he’s created.
D’Marc Cantu – Sequencias Embrace Chapter 4
Recorded live using: Samples (808,505), ER-1, Poly 800, FX, MicroKorg, and several Horror movies playing through fx pedal running through a mixer to the ER-1 as additional samples.
Aroy Dee @ Memory, ://About Blank (Berlin) 11.08.2012
Snuff Crew Live @ Berghain (Berlin) 04.08.2012
Members Only – The Muzic Box Vol. 1 EP [MUZICBOX01]
Chicago cassette tape/reel splices by Jamal Moss. It opens with ”Slamming the box”, a hypnotizing, slow burning, excursion to tripped out places reaching over 16 minutes. ”Jack the floor (edit T21)” on the flip is a dark synth experiment & ”Whistle on & on” gets seductive.
Deviere – Transcendental Numbers EP [MATH062]
New to the Mathematics roster, Deviere brings this 3 track EP that opens with Lessons Learned In The Tears Of Deceit, a deep cut with a driving rhythm & sick bass sounds & synths. My Kingdom For A Time Mach is a sick percussive joint with elements of acid & the title cut brings it back deep.
Steve Summers Live @ Visit, The Waldorf (Vancouver) 27.07.2012
VA – Jerome Derradji Presents – 122 BPM – The Birth Of House Music [STILLMDCD006]
Stunning triple disc compilation and includes numerous unreleased tracks and beyond hard to find house tracks made in Chicago in the early to late Eighties from the catalogues of Mitchbal Records and Chicago Connection Records. 3CD boxset includes an exclusive mix by Jerome Derradji, and a 28 page booklet documenting the story of Mitchbal and Chicago Connection Records.
For anyone with an interest in the history of house music, this excellent compilation from Jerome Derradji’s Still Music imprint should be essential listening. It focuses on the output of two long forgotten Chicago labels, Mitchbal and Chicago Connection Records, during the early to mid 1980s, when electro, new wave and boogie were morphing into house. As such, 122 BPM offers a mix of rare, largely overlooked cuts that bristle with analogue dancefloor intent. There’s proto-jack in the shape of Jeanette Thomas’s “Shake Your Body” and Z Factor’s “I Am The DJ”, dubbed-out Chi-town proto house from Mitchbal and Larry Williams, and some terrific bodypoppin’ electro from McGhee.
The Hipodrome Of Music 