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Terriers – Second Labour of Hercules [MPR006]
New release on Major Problems featuring some glassy-eyed triptych of techno variations from Terriers.
Kovyazin D – Destiny EP [MOSDEEP025]
Russian DJ and producer Dmitry Kovyazin aka Kovyazin D makes his debut on the Dutch label M>O>S Deep. He serves up three tracks of house that fit perfectly with the misty, roughshod vibe of the well established label. Up first is ‘The Iron Jack,’ which is a seriously slow but thumping house number with massive booming kicks, thunderous claps and cutting hits and cymbals. As the drums ping about, a paranoid synth line creeps in to get you thinking and the groove stays locked throughout. ‘Destiny’ is a more moody and subdued cut with circling spaceships hovering around a sunken metropolis. The drums here are lazy and inviting, and the overall mood is one of inward reflection. Finally, ‘Uralmash Buildings’ is an acid cut with scattered cow bells, thick bass and military sounding snares that makes for warm and uplifting listening.
Carlos Souffront – The Bunker Podcast 98
Interstellar Funk – Dekmantel Podcast 027
Tapirus – Where Are We Heading [MNSX002]
‘Where Are We Heading’ EP is a sequel to the stunning entry by Tapirus aka Charlton Ravenberg, and offers greater room for the artist to roam, breathe, flex and grow. The title track ‘Where Are We Heading’ questions the forward march by mankind with a Mr. Fingers touch providing pause in between the war. Offering up his interpretation on B2 is Credit 00, adding battle call drums and a kind of majesty, he rallies new life to the mix, pointing a way forward in this crazy collective experience we call life.
Achilles – High School Lovers [SNT001]
Previously released on cassette, here is a new mastered 12″ vinyl with dreamy raw house jams by Leipzig based Achilles.All tracks were recorded with a Fostex 380S Tape Recorder without doing any kind of overdubbing or shit like that just using a couple of cheap drum machines and synthesizers.Old skool 90s inspired analog underground House.
VA – This Is How It Started Vol.4 [CHITOWN004]
‘This Is How It Started’ focuses heavily on the early days of the Chicago sound, especially in the formative years at Ron Hardy’s Music Box. Vinyl Sampler 4 of a comprehensive journey in the essence of Chicago House Music is set too feature Mach, Robert Owens, Clandestino & Eli Escobar.
Bufiman – Altere Sachen EP [FAS008]
Disco and funk injected house release that will see new light through the nice Fasaan imprint. Released with the spiritual and physical approval of Dusseldorf – Malmo Love Association (DMLA).
Noah Gibson – Jazzpod 016
Art Crime – Renessense EP [CR1286]
The mysterious Art Crime is back with a new EP on Creme Organisation. It is a four track affair that continues to showcase the producer’s knack for ravey, texturally rich house and techno sounds with a rather haunting edge. ‘Anxiety is Always Here’ is a high tempo stomper with spooky pads and jangling, energetic melodies that reverberate in a dark night sky. ‘The Owner’ is rooted on firm kicks and has dark, lo fi atmospheres percolating all around as paranoid stabs and gothic keys rain down from above. ‘Renessense’ is then a rather more stripped back and groovy, deeper cut with slithering and icy hi hat patterns and sombre bass notes. Still, it retains a trance inducing sense of freakiness before closer ‘Intention’ close out the EP in lithe, soulful and hi tek techno fashion.
ASOK / Neville Watson – Scenery White 001 [SCNW001]
Scenery Records presents the first release on a new sub label “Scenery White”, featuring 2 tracks a piece from ASOK & Neville Watson.
Funkineven / Greg Beato – A18 [APRON018]
The Mystic Jungle Tribe – Solaria [EAS009]
Mystic Jungle’s tribe lands to Solaria planet with a sound inspired by craters, solar wind and obscure presences who are probably responsible for the hieroglyphics found in an abandoned cavern.
Gay Marvine – Bath House Etiquette Vol. 8 [BHE008]
Bath House Etiquette Vol. 8 continues the devastation from Gay Marvine: totally transformed Donna Summer, a Prince disco edit that removes all the vocals, his Liaisons Avant Apres Mars master edit, and Iggy Bowie Eno Sister Midnight.
Mark E – E-Work #1 [MERC020]
Mark E makes a rapid return after the hugely successful E-Versions series, we now embark E-Work. While E-Versions celebrated the full, dazzling shimmer of the Disco ball lit dancefloor, E-Work turns down the lights, and turns up the system for some pared down sonic sorcery. Emotive, muscular machine jams then, in Vocal and Instrumental versions.
Takeshi Kouzuki – Technique Mix Series 037
Matrixxman – Homesick [GI245LP]
Matrixxman uses his debut album to evoke visions of a not-too-distant-future with music made both for the dancefloor and the early morning zone-outs that follow. These are the real world applications of Homesick, though Duff comes to it all from an entirely different mindset. “We will have the technological capability to fully map out a human brain in its entirety within 30 years,” he starts. “The implications of such a possibility are deep and far reaching. We will be crossing a rubicon towards a new phase in human consciousness. I am one person that is prepared to take that step.” Once you emerge on the other side of Homesick, it seems possible that Matrixxman already has.
Andreas Gehm / Elec Pt1 – Yes Or No [HAPSKL007]
Cologne based acid maverick Andreas Gehm dons his Elec Pt1 guise for his debut 12″ on Bristol’s Happy Skull. The A-Side see’s the German producer take us deep in to jak-beat territory with ‘Yes or No’, a riotous fusion of scatter bomb 707’s, hard hitting claps and undulating acid lines. ‘Summer Time in Coloniae’ lightens the mood slightly, a misty eyed homage to his hometown complete with melancholic synths and yearning melodies. Rounding off the 12″ is ‘Going By’, possibly the most adventurous cut of the three. A dense pulp of saturated drum machine noise, destined for only the wildest of dance floors.
WC0016 / Abono – Untitled EP [AIAN001]
The first release on Allisandnot label is a split EP between WC0016 & Abono. Gritty, lo-fi acid techno.
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