Intergalactic Gary @ Dimensions Festival 29.08.2015
techno
John Heckle – Trema EP [MATH086]
John Heckle is back on Mathematics with this 4 track EP. Bringing back some serious textures and sequence in sonic mentalism. “It’s a Chicago thang don’t be confused or afraid.”
Solar @ Dekmantel Festival 2015
Romansoff – Forbidden Land EP [SIG009]
Signal Code release number eight comes from the Romanian outfit Romansoff, including a remix by Privacy.
Costelloe – Infiniti EP [RWT-3]
Next on Raw Tools is Irish producer and Signal Code label owner, Costelloe, delivering two tracks much in the manner of his previous works, both of them at the fine line between techno and house music. While the title track, “Infiniti” is definitely a dance floor track, with its rave pads and solid bassline, “Pheta X” shows a more darker side of Costelloe’s music. Both of these cuts get special treatment from two of the most prolific and respected producers out there, Lerosa and DJ Overdose, rounding off the EP with two amazing, yet diverse remixes.
Egyptian Eyeliner – Theda Bara EP [KAFTEN007]
The second Egyptian Eyeliner release on KäfTen is just as tearful and sentimental. Ecstasy on the housefloor.
Carlos Souffront @ Dekmantel Festival 2015
Giorgio Luceri presents 6D22 – I Know U Have Wings [MATH085]
“I Know U Have Wings” EP feats 4 tracks from one of Mathematics’ main artists, Giorgio Luceri. A serious deep textured beating EP for the serious dance floor movers & shakers.
Roger 23 – Future Jack Programs To Respond (Section 3 & 4) [RHYTHM013.2]
Part 2 of the Future Jack Programs To Respond serie, bringing even more future jackers and deep & deeper techno tracks.
Basic Soul Unit – Dekmantel Podcast 036
J. Tijn – Half Empty Half Full EP [WNCL026]
J. Tijn makes a welcome return to the Cassette Library for his second EP on WNCL Recordings. Once again, the boy wonder explores musical worlds outside of his perceived comfort zone (”HEHF”), gets his bleep on (”Fat Controller”) whilst ensuring the die-hard raving crew are kept happy (”Malaria”). To round things off, we’re also treated to the next installment in the beat-heavy Decimated series (”Decimated #8”).
Anetha – Ophiuchus EP [WORKTHEM025]
French producer Anetha delivers four hypnotic techno cuts in her debut EP on Spencer Parker’s Work Them Records. ‘Black Widow’ begins with a syncopated kick and chugging synth line, before ‘Orchid’s Curse’ delivers piercing percussion and an infectious 303. ‘Last Evening’ then ventures into mesmerising territories with its tantalising atmospherics, until ‘Drive With A Dead Girl’ conjures a sullen vibe through the use of arpeggiated notes and poignant moans.
Alexandru Jijian – Mix Vice 2015
Mark Forshaw mix for Berceuse Heroique
DJ Overdose – Housejam Freaker [UTTU052]
DJ Overdose heads over to Unknown To The Unknown for a spot of techno-jackin’. Thrillingly, “Housejam Freaker” combines fizzing, upbeat machine drum rhythms, deep space chords and wild, sped-up Motor City electronics to create something that sounds like the bastard offspring of Jeff Mills, Drexciya and Phuture. Willie Burns provides the obligatory remix, offering something that retains the original’s energy whilst increasing the beauty factor tenfold. Elsewhere, he wanders into deep acid territory on the straight-up jacker “Dikzak”, and delivers a surprisingly funky dose of intergalactic electro on the cheery “Vinca”. A string of handy locked grooves complete a tasty package.
VA – SALT001 [SALT001]
As label debuts go, SALT001 feels like a genuine statement of intent. Run by Melbourne producers Shedbug and Rudolf C (who both contribute tracks), Salt Mine’s first outing touches on a number of contemporary deep house trends whilst retaining the kind of hazy, Balearic feel most associated with the Australian city. Mall Grab & Rudolf C’s dreamy “Untitled (Track 2)” pays tribute to the new age house sounds of Vancouver, while Shedbug’s “End of the Drone” inhabits the ambient techno territory recently visited by Shine Grooves and the Acting Press crew. Elsewhere, Coastdream’s “Untitled 16” sits somewhere between Motor City futurism and the raw rhythms of L.I.E.S, and DJ Phlowgod’s “Summer” is a pitch-perfect analogue jam full of clattering machine drums, boogie synths and jackin’ intent.
Charlton – Forgotten EP [MORD023]
Dust – Moth On Fire [2MR004]
DUST is an international, amorphous, conceptual techno project known for futuristic acid compositions and noisy, immersive live performances. Perhaps the most notable element of the live aspect is Greem Jellyfish, whose heavily processed screaming and flamboyant costumes often erupt crowds into techno riots.
CHPTR – CHPTR 001 [CHPTR001]
The anonymous entity CHPTR derived from undefined controlled sequences progressing into endless alienated narratives, all live recorded and captured on the eponymous label, CHPTR.
Celldöd – Mekaniskt Gränsland [SUCTION033]
Suction Records is pleased to present “Mekaniskt Gränsland,” the debut full-length release by Sweden’s Celldöd. Celldöd’s Anders Karlsson is a seasoned EBM musician and fanatic, a member of bands including The Pain Machinery and Bunkersex. “Mekaniskt Gränsland” (translation: Mechanical Twilight) is dirty, electronic dance floor music, hardware driven, mostly instrumental, and stripped to the bare bone. The album was made during long, late-night sessions, working with semi-functioning gear from the past (analogue synths and drum machines, cassette decks, old tape delays and spring reverbs) as well as new, small and inexpensive machines. Karlsson’s modus operandi for Celldöd is to keep the grit and the rough edges in the production, submitting to the beauty and power of imperfection.
The Hipodrome Of Music 