The Secret Initiative return with the latest chapter in the series. Going for a classic Detroit and Chicago Techno House vibe. ”East of the Northern Star” blends dark dub-ish chords , deep melodies over classic 909 Wild Pitch styled drum rhythms. On the flip side ”Half A Life Ago” is a proper classic Detroit drum driven fueled affair layered with a lower the low deep hertz baseline , melancholic strings.
This first release for the Artful Division imprint takes in two original cut from Rick Wade and remixes
from label bosses Jon Brooks & Cecil and fellow Leicester housers and City Fly residents, Höhle. Rick Wade drop some heavyweight deep vibes in the form of Cooler Heads.
Diametric is pleased to announce the return of Morphology with a release of four new deep electro/techno tracks. Being praised as one of the finest electro acts in recent years, this new twelve-inch showcases why this praise is so well-deserved. The Finnish duo, Michael Diekmann and Matti Turunen deliver their mix of superb machine funk, electro beats and melancholic deep synth work to perfection here. ‘Herschel Crater’ will cause some serious frenzy on the dancefloor with its straightforward beats and dark sequence that respectfully nods toward the sound of Drexciya.
Samuel van Dijk (Mohlao, Multicast Dynamics) introduces his new project VC-118A on Trust. Four tracks of sparse and spacious, yet intricately textured techno and electro that are both a departure and a continuation of his acclaimed and much sought after productions for Meanwhile and Field Records, as well as his recent collaboration album with Delta Funktionen as Inward Content.
The “Funkinevil” project is the collaboration between Detroit’s Kyle Hall and London producer Funkineven. Raw funk recorded to reel to reel, featuring a keyboard solo from Underground Resistance player Jon Dixon.
Number three on the french label Vibes & Pepper comes from Norm Talley and is called the The Westside Project. Lead track “Do What You Like” deftly weaves in some expert Voodoo Ray sampleage amidst a permanently punchy groove whilst “Greenfield Groove” has Talley in looser rhythmic mood, with busy percussion driving through a thick swamp of vocal pressure and ever twisting piano riffs. B Side hugger “Grove Street Shuffle” was originally featured on the producer’s 1997 release for City Boy.
Trippy minimal techno tracks rooted in the best Detroit tradition of the genre by Dimi Angelis & Jeroen Search on A7S Records. Dark droning, energy loaded and straight bumping cuts by these two dutch producers.
After the successful release of “The Expert Escapist” 12” on Diametric in late 2010 and the inclusion of the track “Nanomal” on last years Music Man Mix CD by Marcel Dettmann, FBK aka Mr. Kevin M. Kennedy returns with four new slices of dancefloor techno.
Third release on BRSTL following 12”s from October & Borai and Outboxx. Two tracks of deeper, club ready techno from Bristolian newcomer Rhythmic Theory
Rebirth Records is proud to present one of the most important Italian clubs: Moxa. ‘Born’ in Mantova in 2006/2007, Moxa experienced an amazing artistic grow in the last few years, becoming a true staple of the worldwide clubbing scene, having played host to world renowned DJs, from Frankie Knuckles to Soul Clap and everyone that’s anyone in between. This sampler, taken from the forthcoming “Moxa Vol.1” compilation, includes unreleased material from Moodymann, Larry Heard and Osunlade!
Dutch minimalists Dimi Angèlis & Jeroen Search return for their second stripped down and abstract sonic affair on BALANS Records.
Ovatow drops 3 extremely deep journeys into the fog of endless re-verb and delay applications. ‘Flame’ and ‘A Thought’ are 2 electro-techno tracks that are both build on randomly step-sequenced square bass lines, raiser sharp snares and dubbed out melodies drowned in layers of breathing dusty tape delays. ‘Visitation Dub III’ is a different version of an Ovatow track, earlier released as part of the ‘Viewpoints Chapter One’ compilation, but this time stripped down to the core bass line, reminiscing BC’s ‘Presence’. The release is dedicated to the loss of South Rotterdam based DJ Juvenile Jay who played an important roll in the early DJ career of Frustrated Funk’s head honcho Klen, the man behind the Ovatow moniker.
Fantastic release by CN, also known as EOD, on WéMè Records. Retro futuristic electro tracks in the spirit of the Detroit originals by this talented producer named Stian Gjevik from Norway. This 6 tracks EP entirely composed with analogic machines will enter the brain of its listener and producing a pleasant and indelible feeling.
After a very promising debut Modal Analysis strikes back with its second release, from The Exaltics. The mysterious electro master delivers two original tracks. Node#1 and Node#2 are mind-twisting tracks suitable both for home listening and club use. The EP finishes with a killer dance-floor remix of Node#2 by Delta Funktionen.
Meet Antwerp’s ultimate Soda King aka Redray. After many years of isolation Redray has mastered his craft and learned to create believable demonic black eyes without Photoshop. Do not make eye contact for he orchestrates his moves with depraved sonic tendencies. He sees right through your soul. Xrays remove electrons from atoms and ions but only very hard x-rays can penetrate molecular clouds. The whole shock’n’awe type of thing, born bad, dripping goo and straight up evil. Think about a room filled with thick fog, vicious strobe lights and deep bass hits that would probably blow a submarine out of the water. For he is the uncrowned king of his castle and with this stab of purity he is transcending the cycles of life. Are you prepared to drift further into darkness? It’s splash season! Classify under: ”confrontational presence” and ”downright alien”. Limited black vinyl edition of 300 copies. Packaged in beautiful handsilkscreened cardboard covers with artwork by Redray himself.
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