This is the second part of Semantica’s ”5 Years Compilation” series. Arcanoid, Ed Chamberlain, Trolley Route and Plant43 deliver the goods this time. High quality compilation from a high quality label… check!
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Erik Travis – Big Spender [CCROWN006]
From the Mind of Erik! Dropping the dopest tunes since 1987, Erik is back on the radar in 2011 with these 4 brand new tunes! This gets every Detroit party started and if you are not to stiff in the hips you’ll be shaking your ass on these crazy tunes. Pumping 808, Erik on the mic, silly ass beats, funky basslines… no hype break downs, no magic computer tricks… just solid rocking tracks the new old school way. What else do we need? All you got to do is turn it up!
Juanpablo – Mother Mountain EP [FRV005]
Frigio Records is back, with some deep, exotic and emotional electronic release. “Mother Mountain EP” by Juanpablo, featuring a remix by Arcanoid, vocals by Josh Werner and a special collaboration by Vinz Vincenzo.
Lowfish – Hello Tinnitus [SUCTION023]
Canadian electro mainstay Lowfish, lets loose a preview of his forthcoming “Hypersensitivity” full-length. Lowfish is Gregory De Rocher, and barring last year’s “Memories…” album, a compilation of vintage archive recordings, this double-A-side 7″ is actually the first new Lowfish release since 2008.
Andrew Ingram – Expedition.Lunar Mix
Raiders of the Lost ARP – Battlestar EP [LDR009]
Italy’s Mario Pierro aka Raiders of the Lost ARP returns with two outstanding Sci-Fi influenced electro/disco tracks for the 9th release on Lunar Disko Records. Both tracks are accompanied by a remixe from Dutch master, Rude 66 with his distinctive dark and atmospheric production style. Both artists create contrasting soundscapes on each side that compliment each other brilliantly.
DJ TLR – Creme Upcoming September 2011
Tanz Ohne Musik – Hide and Sleep
The debut album from Tanz Ohne Musik, a project by Dan Serbanescu (The Pixels, Divine Muzak).
Solar One Music – Bleep43 Podcast 209
Metropolis – Guardian of the Heartmachine EP [OHWL#Six]
Dutch millipede Nick Lapien offers a view of one of his intriguing projects, this time as Metropolis. This alter-ego, inspired by the 1927’ cultfilm, gives his idea of how the city would look like if it was created out of musical waves. Neo-electronic, mechanical, raw and as dark as a film noir.
Dopplereffekt Live @ Bloc Festival 2011
D.I.E. – Break it down [MAP012]
D.J. Maaco is back at it again by keeping D.I.E. on the MAP! With long over due favorites such as Dutch Friends and Move Yo Body, this will be a 12 inch you don’t want to miss. Listen as he drops the bass in Break It Down and bring the funk Like No Other. As you already know Detroit In Effect are the knights of pure Detroit Electro/Techno and have one mission.
Dj Stingray – Electronic Counter [MCR00002]
Sherard Ingram’s Micron Audio label launches it’s opening foray into physical media, with his DJ Stingray name. This is a taster for his album due later in the year, four deep and dark techno tracks, proving that in the right hands, machines speak louder than words.
Cestrian / Perseus – Annihilator [FFLASH002]
Ali Renault dons his Cestrian outfit once again for some equally momentous movements for the Future Flash imprint. “Annihilator” surely ranks in the upper echelons of apt titles as Renault explodes into a frenzy of spazmoid analogue rhythms from the off. Spectral flourishes and bubbling textures keep it interesting and it all rides on top of a pummelling aqua techno groove. The aforementioned spectral elements are expanded on by Perseus Traxx on an eerie electro refix that displays all the producers’ talent for eking every last drop of lysergia out of analogue machinery.
Totebagz – Toteally Techno [ESP010]
Totebagz is the collaboration between two of Melbourne’s most daring minds, Jerky Perky aka Misha Hallenbach (Perks and Mini, Bamboo Musik) and DJ Biscuit (Moonrocks). On this limited edition disc, the Totebagz pile blankets of synth upon deep-fried circuitry upon drum machines that have a mind of their own.
Innergaze – Shadow Disco [SILK008]
100% Silk return with another exceedingly alluring drop, this time from Aurora Halal and Jason Letkiewicz aka Innergaze. Lithe, sexy post-punk disco is the vibe, NYC in 1981/2011 is the setting for ‘Shadow Disco’, strutting to languid dub bassline and preening synth flashes, before ‘Way Of Life’ retires to the balcony to ahem, powder one’s nose and gaze out at glittering harbour lights dancing off glass-curtained high rises. Soon enough the seductive, panther-purring bassline, cooing big-haired women and rippling rototoms of ‘Hypnogogisco’ beckons us back to the middle of the floor and the chick with the biggest hair asks ‘What’s Your Body Doing Tonight’, only it comes out all syrupy slow and you realise you shouldn’t have necked that pint of GHB.
Horrid Red – Silent Party [SAB047]
Edmund Xavier’s dark minimal wave project Horrid Red new EP on Soft Abuse. “Silent Party” features the group’s signature style of combining gloomy creepiness with an overall very danceable rhythm pattern, adding up to strangely irresistible party tunes, new wave & post-punk.
E.R.P. – Lunar Ruins [HCS996]
Harbour City Sorrow presents a special release from E.R.P. aka Gerard Hanson, featuring three electro tracks.
VA – 5 Years Compilation (Part One) [SEMANTICA030.1]
Semantica celebrates its 5 years anniversary, with a various artists selection featuring ERP, Boris Divider, Oscar Mulero, and Julien Neto. Beautiful electronix by some talented producers.
Stingray313 – Misinformation Campaign [TRUST020]
‘Misinformation Campaign’ is Sherard Ingram’s third EP for TRUST. Sherard Ingram contrasts his lightning-fast electro-inspired rhythms with lush synth melodies and glistening arpeggios, on occasion more menacing and dystopian moods gain the upper hand.
The Hipodrome Of Music 