Sirko Mueller is back on Mojuba sublabel wandering for some new adventures. He delivers four new tracks from his vault, showcasing his love for deep techno on the A-Side and heavy reggae – dub influenced jams on the B-Side.
deep techno
Dario Zenker – 2029 EP [BAUD005]
The fifth release on Baud music is the 2029 EP by Dario Zenker. Distorted dub imitations rooted in a rhythmic foundation, supplemented with penetrating driving shakes, shape the character of the first track “The Chief”. A floating, thumping bass line and claps with elegant dreamy strings characterize the second track “Least one” on the A side. The flip side welcomes us with “Sherhood” with his straight solid beat and a dominant, catchy hook. “Alen” combines Dubtechno and Dupstep into free-floating wave elements and obscures the perception of the 4/4 time, which transfers the listener into a state of suspense.
Jakob Altmann – KL007437 [STATIK037]
Jakob Altmann from Munich is the new fresh artist on the Statik Entertainment – Roaster. These are six raw techno-cuts in a really dark atmosphere.
Imugem Orihasam – Gleam From Distant Gate EP [NSYDE003]
Imugem Orihasam succeeds like no other to balance apparent opposites by using cool and clear transparency in contrast to the mesmerizing and warm pulsating soundscapes to create depth of the highest quality.A1 “Gleam From Distant Gate” is one of those tracks which seem quite unremarkable first, but with the time it creates a massiv hypnotic attraction, a wormhole-like effect you cannot escape from. That space seems endless, just right big enough to loose yourself in it. B1 “Misty Evening” seems to be just the right soundtrack to build an underwater metropolisis. It starts building a 2 minute elevated tension before its firering on all cylinders. B2 “Kotoni” is clearest balance and harmony.
VA – Emerging Elements [aDEPTH007]
‘Emerging Elements’ is aDepth’s new EP of diverse, quality electronic music produced by talented Dutch artists. It’s aDepth audio’s seventh release and showcases the work of four of these artists and producers.
XDB – Field Recording 035
Leeon – A New Chapter [7SR023]
A breakthrough artist features on this, the new 7th Sign, which also sees Conforce deliver a slick remix. Leeon, a Glasgow-based DJ and producer, uses his debut to serve up three beautiful slices of the proper machine soul we’ve come to expect from 7th Sign.
Lapien – Anvers EP [BLIQ004]
‘Anvers’, the French name for Belgian port Antwerp, starts in unassuming manner, synths swimming, bass pondering, a gentle cymbal tapping. It’s the sound of thoughtful admiration, as if Lapien is standing in front of the city’s towering gothic cathedral, motionless in the midst of a now modern metropolis. But then, as loops spring uncomfortably back and an insistent beat thunders into the fray, one realizes that this is no time for admiring architecture; this is a night drive through the city – coarse orange streetlamps, chrome blue reflections, droplet-stained window panes. Remixes by Conforce and Fred P.
Rod Modell – LWE Podcast 113
Claro Intelecto – Reform Club [92DSR]
Manchester’s Claro Intelecto is back to release his third full-length album, Reform Club, on Delsin Records. Throughout his career, the man known as Mark Stewart has always created lush deep house and techno soundscapes awash with dubby undercurrents. This new album deals in all the usual moods and textures you’d expect from Claro Intelecto… it’s warm and cuddly, comforting and inviting right from the first track, despite the rough edges and well defined analogue details which pervade throughout.
Murat Tepeli – In The Mood For… [PHP059]
Philpot presents a solo release by Murat Tepeli. The style feels right at home on the label, not least on the tumbledown beats and rubbery sub bass of “Mastika”. There’s a definite Berlin weight behind the monstrous kick on “Clifetelli” which sounds primed for Panoramabar, but it’s not all fist-pumping brawn as “Good” proves. Displaced flurries of drums appear occasionally, but really this track is all about the haunting melodic refrain.
DeepChord – Kana Broadcast 022
Duplex – Below The Photic Zone [HCS993]
The second offering on HCS from the mighty Rotterdam based duo. Again Duplex drop bombs with their signature state of the art inner city techno. Clearly playing with their love for the motorcity but always pushing the boundaries of what we like to call harbour city soul. 3 tracks ranging from beautiful deep electro to floor killing techno tracks.
STL & Djorvin Clain – Beats of Spirit [SSV002]
STL and Djorvin Clain are featured on the second vinyl outing by Silent Season Records from Canada. 3 Thick and moody techno/house hybrids that are limited to 300 color vinyl copies, coming in 100% recycled sleeve jackets
Zum Goldenen Schwarm – Die Wolke [STAUB005]
Giegling records opens 2012 with a release on their Staub sub label delivering some amazing advanced techno tracks. Exciting tracks that roll somewhere between the classic berlin dusty and dubby techno sound and a deeper poetical industrial vibe.
Shawn O’Sullivan – Untitled [WT009]
Shawn O’Sullivan brings us the latest release on WT. Classic early IDM meets rawer 90’s analogue techno with a little bit of acid and industrial sprinkled in. Shawn takes synths, drummachines, a sequencer and some effects and records one take on a stereo track.
Timo Bernhard – MyModern Podcast #003
Dario Zenker – The Move Clean EP [VA041]
Dario Zenker is back on Vakant with the label’s first release for 2012. 5 tracks that almost make a mini album but with pretty much individual tunes, with a touch of the more dark and sinister side of Vakant. Starting with ‘Where Are You’, a haunting yet hoping track that once again takes Dario as close to Detroit as one can get while living in the capital of Bavaria. Next one is ‘Hype’, less elusive than the opener, with a heavy drum pattern that demands a strong sound system to flower out completely. ‘Steppin To’ carries a bass line as thick and heavy as it can be and might be the most moody track of this package. Two more, ‘Works’ and ‘Tassel’, but we leave it up to you to discover, as writing about music we think is very limited due to its nature.
Other Heights & Friends – As We Are [OH#Seven]
Other Heights presents “As We Are”, a compilation of remixes. The release includes the original and seven remixes by As We Are Mr. Cloudy, Soulsonic, Bubbling Swamp, Herbstlaub, Alteria Percepsyne, Spaceci and Albert Van Abbe.
Marco Zenker – Black Box EP [IT012]
Ilian Tape release with number 12 by Marco Zenker. Lazy and sexy as always he is initiating a new time for us.
