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Arne Weinberg – Integrity Constraint Part 2 [aDEPTH005]
Arne Weinberg’s Integrity Constraint – Part 2 is a worthy follow up to the well-received first release in this series. Arne has produced these tracks in his atmospheric and well-known style, in which beautifully arranged sounds embrace the listener in a timeless journey.
Instant House – Dance Trax – Raw [GT123-4]
Re-issue of the Classic Instant House Vinyl EP. Includes the 6 original tracks, along an unreleased bonus cut from the Instant House Archives titled “Hat Hat”.
DJ Yoav B. – Wisdom Traxx EP [MEA005]
DJ Yoav B. releases three new tracks on the Belgian Meakusma label. Gently rubbing shoulders with Detroit Techno and HipHop, built on crazy loops and raw rhythms, the tracks are enhanced with psychedelic and playful sounds, that give them the feeling of being in continuous flux and movement. The mood here is absorbing yet ambivalent. On top of this, Protect-U, from the fantastic Future Times camp, delivers a remix, pulling the music away from reality, firmly aiming it for the universe. With a mid-tempo House feeling, a crispy bassline and abstract synthesizer pattern, they take the listener beyond the infinite.
Sven Weisemann – Berlin Techno Podcast 029
Joy of Sound Productions – Joy of Sound EP [MM027]
New Mahogani release from Joy of Sound Productions, with some lovely soulful house and a wonderful beatdown soul cut with sublime male vocal. All with that rich, organic Mahogani feel – congas, Rhodes, live bass etc.
Morphology – Euclidean Algorithm [SEMANTICA031]
Two deep space electro tracks EP, from the duo Matti Turunen and Michael Diekmann aka Morphology on the Spanish outfit Semantica Records.
Stephen Brown – Extensive Perception EP [HEM005]
Two Detroit tracks by Stephen Brown on his first appearance on Heliocentric Music. The record starts with “HMI”, a very deep dancefloor-experience with lots of spheric sounds, which make the track perfect for the crowd as well as for home-listerners. “My Harmony” is of such a beauty, that one simply has to listen. Ambient-soundscapes and electro-drummings are the key here and take the listener on a truly fantastic journey.
Kyle Hall – Oats B So DEEP Mix
Michael Frosinone – No. 1 [UNPREDICTABLE001]
Unpredicatbles first release is a compromiseless raw killer maxisingle at the boundaries of filtered house and dub techno with thefull power of the analogue productions.
Laak – The Beyond EP [AUS002]
The second offering from Laak on their Austere imprint is another defined four tracker. “Back of Beyond” kicks things off, a sincere heads down jam combining Latin percussion elements with a killer bass line and warm chords. The second track, “Don’t Ever Leave” is a heartfelt lament on the feeling of loss, slowing the tempo down. On the flip, “Cosmic Causeway” offers something a little different although keeping with the warm pads, this time the use of a spaced out trumpet keeps things flowing. The remaining track “Cantankerous Emotions” is a little different as regards to the beats, but loses none of the soul and profoundness of the other tracks.
Laak – Negatively Seductive [AUS001]
The first EP on Austere is coming from Laak, underground music for the deep heads, with a sound palette of warm pads, discreet analog melodies and vintage drum patterns. The tracks give a huge nod to Chicago, Detroit and the forefathers of the genre but remain contextual and fresh.
Auto Delta Time – Inception [AD002]
New release on Acoustic Division the label under the direction of Joseph Clark. Three tracks from Auto Delta Time.
Vakula – Steve Reich – 2×5 (Movement 3 Fast) [REICH2X5001]
Extremely heavy off-label reworking of Steve Reich’s 2X5 (Movement 3, fast) by Ukraine’s Vakula. Comes with a bonus track on the flip. Raw, analogue and organic.
Santiago Salazar – Techno Chicano – Keep It Deep 004
Argy – Daze To Come / The Difference [VER072]
Versatile presents the new Argy “Daze To Come EP”. On the A side, “Daze to Come” and his melancholic and hypnotic synth is a real gemm. The kind of track which owns a real and deep mood. The dub version give up the synth to focus on the groovy beat. On B side, Argy push forwards the house vein with the track “The Difference”. Funky samples, endless groove, strong beat, hard to resist to this track. Its dub version offer the powerful beat, a perfect tool for DJs.
Lowtec – Wonderkidd [NONPLUS011]
Lowtec licks up two deeply dipped grooves to follow recent Nonplus. Two slices of old school Detroit techno rooted house magic.
VA – Uncanny Valley 003 [UNCANNY003]
Uncanny Valley returns with the 3dr compilation release. A great versatile release again where the label shows their fascination for forward thinking challenging dance music inspired by British IDM, Detroit Techno or Chicago deep house.
Lone – Echolocations EP [RS1103]
Nottingham’s resident excavator of classic Detroit techno and old-school rave sounds, Matt Cutler a.k.a. Lone has prepped a brand-new EP that further explores that club-appropriate sound palette. “Echolocations” is a six-song, double-12″ record that will be released on R&S label.
Alex Israel – Walking To Guntersville [WT006]
Release on WT records, from a new artist Alex Israel. Mellow, funky house tracks with a nice edge.
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