Linear Movement 002 see HVL drop four tracks of experimental and deeply textured house music. Persona Non Grata is the perfect balance between hypnotic grooves and subtle melodies.
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Fallbeil – Phormix Podcast #32
Savage Grounds – Unpleasant Music for Unpleasant People [LXRC025]
Savage Grounds are CCO and Daniele Cosmo, co-owner of Lux Rec. A techno related outfit to explore a darker, noisier and more menacing sound. The EP has been realised by using only three machines. A Roland 808, a modular synthesizer and a Roland Space Echo. Every track has been recorded in one take.
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
Rødhåd @ Boiler Room 5th Birthday (Berlin) 05.11.2015
VA – Those Shadows [STHLMLTD037]
The latest release on Par Grindvik’s long-running label is a diverse techno record. First up is Tor Lowkrantz aka Mighty Thor with ” All The Shadows”, a pumping, bleep-heavy track that fuses the hypnotic Sandwell sound with a groovy undercurrent.
Acronym – Ashes [NE025]
Acronym back on home turf Northern Electronics with five tracks of psychedelic dance floor excursions and ambient pieces.
Mick Wills – The Attic Podcast 29
This session was recorded live at the Panama Racing Club of Intergalactic FM in December 2015.
Savage Grounds Live @ Lux Rec, Kauz (Zurich) 11.12.2015
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Silent Servant @ π χ Phormix, Six D.O.G.S. (Athens) 20.11.2015
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.
Stephen Lopkin / DimDJ – Split EP [ENDILL006]
ENDILL006 goes split. Scottish Stephen Lopkin and Greek DimDJ have delivered quality Detroit informed house tunes straight for the floors, except “Grave Roll” which can be nice opening track. 909 turns 707 and It’s not Endless illusion without proper synth lines.
Peeping Tom – Voyeurism & Violence [PNKMN013]
Debut four tracker by Peeping Tom on the Pinkman imprint. Blistering techno and dramatic electro injected jams from this unknown Rotterdam based voyeur. Comes with an insert with pictures taken on the streets by the peeper himself.
Corporate Park / Beau Wanzer – CP / BW [BW003]
CP/BW is a collaboration between Corporate Park and Beau Wanzer. The LP collects material recorded over the past 3 years from various fits and bursts in Denton, TX. It’s a slimy hodgepodge of varied influences processed by warped minds and melting hardware, displaying Wanzer and Co.’s unique brand of American electronic madness.
Random XS – The Return [SHIP032]
Here’s something of a surprise treat for techno fans: a first 12″ in 20 years from legendary Dutch acid techno combo Random XS. The two tracks featured were originally recorded, but never released, in the ’90s, and have been brought back to life by Random XS in collaboration with other producers. “Errant”, which was co-produced by fellow Djax-Up Beats graduate Binaural, is a spacey affair, with undulating acid lines working in tandem with woozy chords, bubbling electronic melodies and clattering analogue percussion. Lost Trax lends a hand on flipside cut “Truant”, which explores deeper techno territory via relentless rhythms, percussive builds, darkly ambient chords and deep space electronics.
Seixlack – Vulto [777006]
Grainy and overdriven machine house from Brazil on Berlin label 777 which sounds like it’s been recorded from tape. This stuff is properly dirty in a seriously lo-fi way… First track “Charlie” is dirty techno punk using a rusty pawn shop drum machine pattern and backed by growling black metal guitar feedback; pretty serious! Next up “Mini Folia” clangs and clatters about the shop with a skipping and antagonising melody plus more overdriven guitar grunt in the background. On the flip “Metados” is more uplifting and dare we say… soulful? This melancholic deep house number still packs some punch with its overdriven kick and bumping bassline though, don’t worry. Finally “Damas” is one more underground basement jam; a driving vintage groove with equals parts emotion and machine hiss and squeal!
