The Motech label has been building a high reputation of late but it’s actually been three years since co-owner, Detroit’s DJ 3000 (Franki Juncaj) released a 12inch of his own. Putting that to rights, he delivers ‘Take Me Away’ and featured is a deadly remix by Truncate.
Detroit native MGUN aka Manuel Gonzales returns from a two year break from releasing to unveil his debut LP for Don’t Be Afraid, marking the UK-based label’s first artist album. In drawing from these recordings and methods developed over such a long period of time, Gentium captures the growth of a modern electronic artist in a way few albums do, charting the evolution from an unknown quantity in the birthplace of techno to the DJ & producer widely admired today for the fresh immediacy of his approach.
”About half of these tracks were made in my childhood home between 2007 and 2010. Most were recorded on cassette then digitized on a Windows millennium edition PC. I would record these to the standard WAV recorder you can find in the sound preferences, which from there it was possible to use primitive effects to manipulate the audio file.” ”The other half were produced in my current home studio, using somewhat of the same system I used back then, one take for the most part. There is hardly any multi-tracking involved with any of my productions. I use a basic WAV editor to manipulate recordings as well as various analog recording mediums beforehand.”
Unreleased tracks from the vault of the Dutch techno pioneer Stefan Robbers under the Terrace guise.
This new Transmat release from Karim Sahraoui displays typical elements from Detroit‘s classic sound. Finely Intricately and wonderfully worked orchestrated sequences and string sounds take the audience on a voyage through space. Thanks to the songwriting‘s depth of the songwriting, the tracks don‘t lose contact with the ground.
Conceived to offer dance-floor friendly techno music, created to conceptually unite rhythm and mathematical theories, Rhythmath is back with his third release taking inspiration from the well-known mathematical Fibonacci sequence. Rhythmath #003 is set represents the audible base of the aforementioned sequence through three swinging, functional but versatile techno tracks appearing onto the usual mathematically-related artwork.
Never one to sit still, core Delsin artist Conforce is back with a brand new EP on his most regular label. North To South Part 1 is the first EP in a two-party story featuring four fresh cuts, it is another deep exploration of musical subtlety and rich sonic design that comes tied to some of the Dutchman’s more propulsive drum work.
J.C. with part 2 of his Rebellion of the Overman project dropping some physical techno tracks that will work the body and mind/ J.C. communicating through his machines and laying down solid grooves and effective machine rhythms topped by vulnerable contrasting synths.
Heavily 313 influenced tracks from Mattia Trani for honorary Detroiter Orlando Voorn’s Nighttripper Records. Comes with excellent remixes by Juan Atkins and DJ Stingray.
Juan Atkins and Moritz von Oswald – the two indispensable protagonists of the Electric Garden – plug back into the wilderness. The result: a font from which springs serene and exhilarating musical ideas that vibrate with refined energy for sixty seconds in every minute.
Debut release from Lamaze on Bliq, featuring 3 deep detroit techno tracks and a remix by the prolific producer Conforce.
Spell PETS backwards to get STEP. Spell STEP forwards to find PETS going back to basics. STEP is the new concept vinyl only label from the founder of PETS, Catz ‘N Dogz, that highlights the rawest forms and root functions of quality club music. STEP finds the fundamental groove with undertheradar house and techno that is isn’t afraid to be rough around the edges. STEP is limited promo and all about the music. Each new STEP will be released every four months on vinyl only.
One of a set of new 12”s from Derrick May’s prestigious imprint – this one featuring a stomping and heavy techno track, based on hypnotic rhythms and somber patterns and that is guaranteed to move everyone on the dancefloor.’ Featuring classic looking cover illustration from the myth that is Abdul Qadim Haqq. Azimute is a new musical project combining the energies of Italian Cesare Marchese and Swiss Philippe Quenum.
Samo ‘DJ’ Forsberg continues his assault on 2016 with this killer TTT 12″ as Four Legs alongside Skudge overlord Elias Landberg. This Four Legs stuff finds Forsberg and Landberg partaking in some no-nonsense, heads down machine funk. That’s the flavour for opening cut “Aguirre” whilst title track “Clarky Cat” (Chris Morris reference anyone?) finds the Swedish duo veering off into deeper, psychedelic territory. “Shark” is as marauding as the sea creature it takes its name from, whilst “Clearwater Bay” ends on a more serene note.
J.C. aka Jose Cabrera is launching his own new label, Cabrera. This 1st release that includes a strong remix by Jonas Kopp will be the starting point of an adventurous fresh new Techno label that is promising to reach for the dark corners of the dancefloors.
Two original techno tracks aimed straight at the floor plus a big remix version by Efdemin in his well known fine style.
UK heavyweight Tim “Love” Lee meets FIT Siegel for the ultra trippy, dubbed out odyssey “Living Is Serious Business.” On the flip, Carl Craig’s mix strips down the groove taking us into darker territory.
Eduardo De La Calle returns to Cadenza with the ‘Anima Animus’ single, coupling two tracks of refined techno for your listening pleasure. Taking inspiration from the psychologist/philosopher Carl Jung’s concept of anima and animus (and do take the time to explore this), Eduardo marries arpeggiated synths and melodic chords with a soft kick and tantalizing hats, producing a slick piece of reflective techno that’s alive with melody and groove. On ‘North Pole’, we get more of the signature ‘De La Calle’ sound; subaquatic bass and searing, melancholic strings play out over a steady mechanical beat, nodding its head not only to the Detroit masters but also to the European New Wave sounds that influenced the Motor City artists in the first instance.
B12, one of the UK’s first wave of pure techno acts, are back again to take you above and beyond with their trademark deep space techno and electro soundscapes. After appearing on the ‘5 Years De:tuned’ album with the track ‘Let Me Free’, B12 return to De:tuned with more transient music for the mind.
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