3 strong Techno Electro tracks with Editing & vocoder from Carl Finlow and Dj Say.
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Steffi – JBW25 [OTON090]
Steffi revisits her Power Of Anonymity album with three completely new versions of ”JBW25” by Further Reductions and Answer Code Request. Brooklyn-based duo Further Reductions left a big impression on Steffi with their 2014 Woodwork LP on Cititrax. Now Shawn O’Sullivan and Katie Rose turned ”JBW25” upside down and inside out. The original version’s hypnotic synth bleeps are still there, but rhythm-wise Further Reductions live up to their name: Their version is a stone-cold and arhythmic interpretation of ”JBW25” with additional vocals, pushed to the absolute fringes of dancefloor compatibility. Berghain resident Answer Code Request contributes two versions to this release: While his ”Vision” adds a tough drum beat, percussion and a stronger focus on the Ambient textures of the original, his ”Revision” is more break-heavy, melodic and dreamy while setting a darker tone and mood overall. With the original version and its Techno and Electro drive this 12” comes full circle a good fit for record bags travelling to various party settings and moods.
Mick Wills @ In The Radiator, Studio 80 (Amsterdam) 17.07.2015
Intergalactic Gary – Dekmantel Podcast 031
Juju & Jordash LIVE @ Online Radio Festival x Boiler Room 02.05.2015
Gunnar Haslam – The Bunker Podcast 103
HBNG – EP1 [HBNG001]
Transmitting from a basement in Stockholm: the first HBNG (Henrik Bergqvist and Noah Gibson) release on Trouble In Paradise sees the morning sunlight after a weekend marathon dance.
Phase – Versions [PH453]
Belgian techno powerhouse Token welcome back another label regular in Ø [Phase]. This Versions 12″ represents an interesting move for Surrey-based Ashley Burchett, a chance to delve into his back catalogue and offer up some versions of some of the heavy hitting cuts that helped establish him within the techno community. Versions opens with an ‘Enhanced’ and buffed up take on “Flyby / Falling” from his 2006 Espresso EP for Ingoma, complemented by an unreleased demo take on “Bulk” from the same year. Another Enhanced version, of “Obscura Mix 1” is perhaps the finest cut here though Token completists will find much to savour in the stripped mix of Mass, the title track from his 2007 label debut.
VA – Ad Rvina Imperii [KPT001]
Ad Rvina Imperii is the first chapter of a series of various artists compilations co-produced by Kapvt Mvndi (Blackwater) with Love Blast Records and Stirpe 999 Anti Label. Fire At Work – Spartacvs is a slow motion track with increasing melody. A hypnotic industrial piece made with modulators. Somatic Responses – Dark Ervption is an experimental track mixing Drone and Rough music. On side B comes single track Luciano Lamanna – Giammai Per Sempre, a rough techno track with very deep influences and experimental sounds all made via modulator machines.
Credit 00 live @ Hijackin’ , Ritter Butzke (Berlin) 20.03.2015
Veronica Vasicka & Silent Servant for NTS & RLR @ Dekmantel Festival 02.08.2015
Parrish Smith for NTS & RLR @ Dekmantel Festival 02.08.2015
Solar for NTS & RLR @ Dekmantel Festival 02.08.2015
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VA – Omni VA : Part 1 [OMD004]
The first of the OMNI.VA series, featuring Barker & Baumecker, The Friend, Schmutz and Space Fresh. A dark territory.
VA – Acido 20 [ACIDO020]
Never a label to be afraid of bucking expectations, the 20th Acido releases sees founder Dynamo Dreesen collaborating with regular colluder SVN and, surprisingly, Dave ‘A Made Up Sound’ Huismans. Of the three untitled tracks, it’s the A side where the production touch of A Made Up Sound is most discernible, thanks to the skipping, stripped back rhythmic kicks that propel the cut forwards. You can totally see Ben UFO getting plenty of mileage out of this one. It is the B side where the abstract inclinations of SVN and Dreesen come to the fore, with “Track 2” sinking meandering drums in a thick, foggy soup of sonics and delayed modular bleeps whilst the final track is jittering, minimal electronics at its most paranoid.
DMX Krew – Zsagi [ZSAGI]
After landing his malfunctioning PX-4000 on the purple planet, Captain DMX steps out of the smoldering cockpit. After barely setting foot on the dusty landscape, the Captain is startled by deep thudding from over the hills. Dragging his oxygen pack with one hand and his atomizer with the other, he sets off in search of the other-wordly din. Over the hill his pupils adjust to the stroboscopic lightning and below him lies a sea of strange creatures moving together as one body. A cosmic sermon takes place under the three suns in the sky, mechanical and stuttered frequencies set a manic pace and drive the dark creatures back and forth. Captain DMX sighs a heavy breath and starts to descend into the fray….
Chemotex – Thulsa [TTT036]
Under his Chemotex alias, Marcos Cabral has been one of The Trilogy Tapes most productive artists in recent times. Thulsa strives to get a balance between becalmed techno hypnotism, skuzzy grooves and gently melodious intent. This blend is perhaps most satisfyingly mixed on the industrial-tinged clank of “Delta City”, though the woozier, scuffled late night warmth of “Music For Security” pushes it close. Twice he heads towards deeper territory; first on the title track’s trance-inducing synthesizer loop groove, and secondly on the dubby, locked-in tech-house majesty of “Lorentz”.
Pulpo – Russian Torrent Versions 16 [CCCP016]
Bookworms and Max Ravitz aka Patricia team up as Pulpo and givimg you some dusty Brooklyn haze. While it may be challenging for most dancefloors, the guts and murk of these tracks are sure to get you in the proper headspace for a night sinking deep into the couch.
VA – DKMNTL X PATTA 02 [DKMNTLXPATTA002]
For the second installment of their four-part collaboration with Amsterdam streetwear brand Patta, Dekmantel unleash a tasty long sleeve t-shirt and another three previously unheard tracks from a trio of homegrown talents. Veteran producer and former Rednose Distrikt man Awanto3 kicks things off, joining the dots between the starry sounds of Detroit techno and Mood Hut style new age deep house on the dreamy “Cover Up”. Flip for the old skool Detroit techno-meets-deep house bounciness of Mark Du Mosch’s “2nd 5ystem”, and Robert Bergman’s “Wings”, an out-there, acid-flecked trip into deep space paranoia that defies easy categorization. All three tracks are undeniably strong, making this one of the more alluring volumes in an altogether excellent series.
The Hipodrome Of Music 