First part in the triptych of Versalife! Pure intense atmospheric electro techno tracks constructed on the costal areas of the dutch west coast.
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Nagamatzu – Sacred Islands Of The Mad [DE009]
Dark Entries is honored to present the highly limited second cassette by British duo Nagamatzu for the first time ever on vinyl. “Sacred Islands of the Mad” is a collection of eleven tracks recorded between December 1984 and March 1986. agamatzu began in 1982 after messing around with old tape machines and drum boxes, making numerous contributions to international compilations and erratically releasing their own cassettes. Their name comes from a character in JG Ballard’s “Atrocity Exhibition” and their music reflects his influence and incorporates carefully chosen samples from the Challenger shuttle disaster, Gregorian chants and films including “Dawn of the Dead” and “The Omen.” All the songs were recorded onto a Ferrograph reel to reel in a small room at their parent’s house and some of the backing rhythms and sequencers were recorded first onto cassette and then the band played along live. Nagamatzu’s instrumentals combine stuttering bass, guitar bursts and funeral keyboards draped over a dragging drum machine beat, calling to mind Clock DVA, Cabaret Voltaire and early New Order or Cocteau Twins. “Sacred Islands of the Mad” is a complex, textured tapestry of sound full of dark electronics, fresh harmonies and danceable rhythms.
The Exaltics – Irresistible [TRAJECTORY1008]
The Exaltics are back with a new album on Last Known Trajectory. Short, sharp, electro styles in the form of ‘Irresistible’ and ‘Calculate’ devised to strike the target head-on, while the brooding, soulful, even graceful, techno gloom of ‘Relentless’ warns of impending doom. Dark times… dark vibes.
CRC vs. Myon – Strings & Harmonies EP [HEM004]
CRC, one half Morphology, returns to Heliocentric Music with two new blistering tracks in the vein of famous 90ies UK-IDM Techno. The contribution by Myon is a 9-minute cut with huge basslines and strings that will rock your socks of.
Ever Vivid – Sketches Of My Life EP [OMR-EP1]
Four tracks of deep techno and electro produced by Nick Dunton, one half of The 65D Mavericks. This EP represents a bit of a departure from his hard-edged 65d style, and brings four beautiful tracks steeped in soulful imagery. It’s all classic Detroit style techno on here ranging from solid sweet dub techno to more string laden electro tracks with beautiful spoken voices. ‘Lost Love’ is absolutely the winner but all 4 tracks are top notch
Jaakko Eino Kalevi – Modern Life [HELMI036]
Fresh, exciting synthpop album from Finland’s Jaakko Eino Kalevi. “Modern Life” is a tradition-conscious and rather minimalist disco, definitely dance music. The album includes a couple of killer hitting, but otherwise the atmosphere is dreamlike and peaceful.
Capracara – Panic Beats [FA024]
Fine Art with another piece of sultry nu-disco/house. This time its london’s Capracara (aka Jonathan Burnip). This vinyl only release of “Panic Beats” includes (beside the original version of course) a sweet remix from Diskjokke.
Morphology – Zircon Affair [06DIAM]
The Finnish electro duo Morphology make their debut release on Diametric. “Zircon Affair” offers refined electro with lots of depth and funk and these four tracks will please open-minded deejays and the crowds on the dancefloor worldwide, combining the futuristic sound of electro with beautiful and haunting melodies to full effect
214 – Drift Diving [HCS998]
Seattle’s 214 (TwoFourteen) is next in line for some Harbour City Sorrow ear candy. His Miami roots are clearly present in his strong booming beat programming but Puerto Rico born Chris Roman has more tricks up his sleeve as his style crosses many borders. It’s a solid electro-techno affair on this EP.
Albert Van Abbe – No Comment 001 [No Comment_0001]
No comment is a platform focused on sharing channeled auditive and synaesthetic / multi sensory perceptions. The concept was conceived to help the energy levels rise towards the transcendence of spacetime, entering the multiverse. The message is in the music, this is your last call.
The Personator – Echos Of The Storm Mix
E.R.P. – Evoked Potentials (Part Three) [SEMANTICA016]
Final part of the ”Evoked Potentials” series. No need to discuss Gerard Hanson’s work any further. One of the best electro/techno acts around, period!
Oliver Hafenbauer – ROOF.FM Nr. 39
Mick Wills @ Efir Club, St.Petersburg, Russia 01.01.2011
Baby Red Torres – Stiller’s Reprise [CF001]
This is the first output from the Cosmic Fox label. Baby Red Torres draws on his love of library records, film scores and the Detriot techno, specifically Gerhard Trede/Selected Sound and Fassbinder’s ”World on a Wire” to create these raw, stripped down beats and foreboding melodies.
Noleian Reusse – The Black Tekno [LWYF02]
Reclusive Chi native & member of Africans With Mainframes drop 5 tracks on Pittsburgh’s finest. The machine funk runs wild from the jumpoff, w/raw, jacking beats produced on real hardware.
VA – Welovetomerge – Junction [WLTE-JUNCTION]
This is the one and only ever release on Welovetoemerge. Six serious electro-techno grooves to capture your soul – check the aura of moody melodies of Hyboid’s ‘Jenseitsflugmaschine’, Telebot’s electronic love ballad, ‘Robot Messiah’ and the infectious lil’ groove that is Redcone’s ‘The Head’. Top drawer stuff and Interstellar’s album of the month!
VA – The Tear Apart Tapes [MW026]
Out of the 3 songs on this release, 2 were originally released on cassette in the 80’s by Danny Bosten of Das Ding via his own Tear Apart Tapes label. The other one (LAB 80) was a collaboration he did with his brother and has remained unreleased until now. This release was pressed in conjunction with PopWave301 to celebrate Das Ding’s live set at OT301 in Amsterdam on October 21, 2010.
Ruins – The Art Dance LP [MW025]
A full length LP by Ruins, an Italian electro-wave duo. Ruins formed in Mestre in 1978 with the intention of experimenting with electronic devices and mixed media. They mainly created music out of self-expression without any intention of joining the mainstream. Ruins it’s where Italo meets Minimal Wave.
Collin Gorman Weiland – Price Of Leather / Despair & Confession [D07]
Downwards uproot a fine clod of propulsive drone noise from one Collin Gorman Weiland. He follows in the freshly trodden footsteps of Six Six Seconds to release a brilliant debut on the Regis-curated label. A-side ‘Price Of Leather’ attains a pummeling attack velocity of industrial rhythms and sludgy, crooked kosmische spirals and the flipside ‘Despair And Confession’ zones out to gunkjack machine throbs and walls of welting distortion.
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