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VA – Made With Black Energy EP [CHIWAX009LTD]
Timothy J. Fairplay – My Etherealrealness [CHAR007]
Pinkman follows on his blooming imprint Charlois with another addition from label favourite Timothy J Fairplay. ‘My Etherealrealness’ kicks things off with tape saturated drums propelling interweaving sequences and nostalgic lead lines before ‘Phantom Trap’ sets springing kicks bounding under tense and sweeping melodies. Pressure builds behind a wall of coiling synth lines before ‘Flying Saucer Review’ lays a reverberated thud under playful percussive flashes and more adroit synthesis. Fluttering textures and gentle tape purrs persist throughout as the tracks dismantlement gives way eerily flickering tones that cap off another prime addition to the Charlois catalogue and another solid 12″ from artist going from strength to strength. Limited to 300 copies, with silkscreened sleeves.
Diffuse Arc / Arcanoid – E.P. Constant Pulse [CAUW004]
The fourth release from Caustica Waveform, features three tracks written and produced by Diffuse Arc and one produced by Arcanoid.
Khidja – The Ransom Note Mix
Intergalactic Gary @ Club Von Westen, BAR (Rotterdam) 05.12.2015
Rezzett – EP 2 [TTT040]
London duo Rezzett make it three for Will Bankhead’s Trilogy tapes with this exquisitely packaged. As with their previous output the pair focus in on hazy outsider house texture –all tape hiss, distorted kicks and detuned keys- but what sets them apart is an unheimlich reading of the ‘ardkore dream captured not by drug-addled nostalgia but an exciting future, the thrill of possibility; this is rave music for 2016.
Coni – Imaginarium Essai EP [TTT041]
You could never accuse Parisian artist Coni of releasing too much music; to date, the ClekClekBoom-affiliated artist has released just three EPs in four years. Clearly, these releases have impressed The Trilogy Tapes founder Will Bankhead, as he’s snapped-up a four-track EP from the talented French producer. It’s the A-side that sparkles the most immediately, beginning with the curious looped sound effects, slashed jazz chords, swinging rhythms and bubbling electronic hits of “Into The Silly World”. Arguably even better is “Zex Plongeon”. While not as thrillingly unusual as its’ predecessor, it feels more obviously tailored to club play. It’s creepy, deep, drowsy and tense, with slowly pulsing chords and ghostly textures stretching out over a tidy techno groove.
VA – Invisible Darning [BT009]
Invisible Darning brings together 4 unique acts, covering a wide spectrum of techno and electro. Crystal Maze’s Crossroad Blues kicks off the EP with slow mo tripped out techno. Dez Williams’ Hand on Mouth follows up with spaced out, stargazing electro. On the flip we have Switzerland’s Echo 106 – 100M Splutter bringing stuttering arpeggiated synths for an epic showdown. Closing the EP Albert Van Abbe resurrects his dormant The Pulse Projects for the brutalist crunching Grounds.
Privacy – Default Query [VV019]
Privacy debut on Valcrond Video. Mr. Privacy would hang around all day eating stuff and listening to Siamese Dream with Luke until the office manager who keeps things in line was forced to ask them both to leave. A deal was struck: In exchange for a continued flow of free snacks and treats, Privacy agreed to provide these 4 tracks. In the same way Privacy is unable to resist a warm chocolate croissant, no one who plays records in public for a living will be able to resist these audio delights.
Fallbeil – Phormix Podcast #32
FOQL – Hopeless EP [NYH019]
Overlord of Polish techno, FOQL, drops 2 originals and 2 remixes on this tape. Slabs of heavy, doomed out techno get complimented by remixes by Tapirus (aka Charlton) and the German techno duo Fallbeil. Peak hour madness.
Intergalactic Gary @ Perro Negro & Culto (Medellin, Columbia) 19.12.2015
Aroy Dee – Les Yeux Orange #054
LA-4A – The Bunker Podcast 115
VA – The Game 001 [THEGAME001]
The new imprint The Game presents their first release with 4 high-talented players: Skymark, Nas1, Jose Rico and Gari Romalis. Each producer delivers something different on this debut EP, expect crispy acid sketches, running MPC sequences, synths unleashed and a jackin’ low end.
Max Graef Band – Dog [MSLP001]
Five guys jamming together, each throwing in funk-nuggets from a finely honed appreciation & a shared love of the good groove. This studio project was compiled from a free-wheeling desire to just team up and play together, see what happens.
Credit 00 @ Boiler Room (Dresden) 17.11.2015
R-A-G – The Tales Of… Part 1 [MOSDEEP026]
MOS Deep is back with a fascinating four track EP, The Tales Of.. Part 1, that veers from slow and beatless to fast and energetic. It comes from R-A-G and is a soundtrack to a distant world with corrugated drums, free flowing synths and lots of mysterious forces at work.
TX Connect – Replacing Memories [LP009]
TX Connect steps up for Lower Parts 09. Replacing Memories is a pounding voyage into the unknown. Pulsing acid and urgent FX ring out over banging drums.
