Five tracks-worth of low-down heavy funky sound by Life’s Track on this new 12” EP. Smell of Sanctity bounces along powerfully with thick, irresistible beats that sound like they are kept on a short leash.
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Amir Alexander – Love & Fear! [AC007]
“A recontextualized hybridization of that which is familiar to create the foreign….
Using classic Chicago, Detroit and New York as a reference, I sought to explore new sonic possibilities while limiting myself to the classic machines and sounds of the era that inspired me to dedicate my life to this art-form.
Revivalism was not my intent. Perhaps neo-futurism if any ism’s must be assigned. That, and a strict code of minimalism. I aspire to use time, space, and absence, as well rhythm and sound, all in equal measure to create suggestive music (pun intended). Defined as much by what is not there as by what is. Music for travel. For Dance. For Contemplation. In a club among hundreds, or at home in bed.
An album. Along player. A fantastical voyage through the soul and mind via abstract, minimalist etudes exploring the range of emotions that are joined to a particular year in my life. Using as few elements as possible to create the most emotive material I could, these studies are recorded documentation of one student’s pursuits to master the craft of creating raw, yet elegant. Rich and sonorous, yet stripped down modern electronic music. For the club, at home, and everywhere between. Modern music for modern living.
I hope to contribute to the progression of the form and create excitement in the next generation so that some of them will also be inspired to expressively create and add on to the culture. Peace”
John Heckle – Wet Noises [MNSX003]
The secret to John Heckle’s impressive productivity is probably his admirable commitment to jamming with analogue hardware. Certainly, there’s a loose, all-action immediacy to this outing on Midnight Shift. Tinged by acid throughout, and with more than a few nods to both Detroit futurism and vintage British “intelligent techno” (most obvious on the early Orbital style, stargazing shuffle of closer “Frozen Planet”). The title track itself is particularly potent, offering a surging combination of stomping techno drums and intoxicating acid lines, while the bleaker “Alpha Deux” sounds like the musical foretelling of some kind of post-apocalyptic future.
Roger 23 – Future Jack Programs To Respond (Section 1 & 2) [RHYTHM013.1]
First release in a series of two by the bad boy from Saarbruecken, Roger 23, bringing 3 crystal clear future jackers and deep & deeper techno tracks.
Hissman – The Invisible Crowd EP [HM005]
Raw and 90’s influenced effective house tracks on this Wilson sublabel from London. Including cool acid cut on the b2.
VA – Events At The Fatal Party EP [CY002]
Contort Yourself returns with “Events at the Fatal Party” which comes over more as a description than a title, brimming with a bubbling sense of tension and fear. Hamburg duo Fallbeil kick things off in impressive style with a crunchy acid monster which twists and turns followed by two killer proto-techno cuts from legendary French industrial band Die Form from their 1985 tape Hurt. Here we find ourselves in a unsettling scenario with metallic voices scowling over clanging machines and guitar feedback in an unhinged way. The mysterious Slugbug starts the flip with “Goback”, a creeping acidic beast moving unstoppably forward as a reverberating voice ripples throughout. Any calm is then shattered by IBM a.k.a. Jamal Moss whose remix of Die Form hammers home a tough seven minutes of mangled synths, bubbling acid and thundering drums.
Chino – Muno.pl Podcast 79
Marvin & Guy – Egoista [HVN028]
Marvin & Guy with 3 tracks that push boundaries between disco culture & techno spirit. Ranges from hypnotic warm analog bass to pumping Italo-disco to obscure trip built around psychedelic synths & rolling bass topped w/spooky vocal samples.
Dungeon Acid – The Wait [BORFT127]
Jean-Louis Huhta aka Dungeon Acid with a new release on Borft. 4 Dark acid stompers by this percussionist & electronic music veteran.
VA – Lab Our 05 [LBRM005]
LAB.OUR 05 showcases tracks by 4 different artists, displaying a diverse spectrum of deep sounds. Lab.our Music co-owner J-UL’s first ever release, Tempest, is a moody, beat driven track with layered synths. Maxwell Church returns to the label with Elastic Ban, a rolling rhythmic journey with tense strings. Newcomer, and Toronto native, Xavier Gonzalez drops Praise, a dancefloor burner with a barrage of beats and energetic vocal snippits. Last but not least, veteran Chicago Skyway brings us Vase Mix 3, an atmospheric and melodic jackin’ track.
BLD – Extended Versions 4 [BEV004]
Barcelonian underground BLD hits us with a new EP straight to the Club. Two versions of the monstrously acid and beautiful dub building track Crawling on the A side and the epic break beat Twisted on the flip side.
Olivia – UV Podcast 029
Myriadd – Streetlight Soul [GNOSIS001]
Inaugural release on the new imprint Gnosis comes from Myriadd. This four track EP remoulds the template of vintage Chicago house, acid and deep house into his vision of modern house music.
Glyn – Youtube Rips [777003]
Ron Wilson’s 777 label delivering a strong EP with 3 spaced out techno tracks with layers of deep strings and warm bass lines. A fierce jacking rhythm with a rolling bassline and a contrasting atmosheric synth on top.
Weber – Zwei [HOLGER007]
On his second installment for Holger, Philipp Weber further expands the sounds and themes introduced on his debut Eins on Holger. Combining influences from early krautrock and minimal music to contemporary dance sounds.
JP Enfant – Dreaming Backwards EP [LET001]
Sophisticated deep and athmospheric techno by Les Enfants Terribles. An extra fine release number one to start this fresh venture by Dutch dj/producer JP Enfant. These terrible kids all ready made name in their local scene and are now ready to step over the border.
Frawl – Ep1 [KRISTIANA001]
The first release on Kristina Records, featuring four tracks by Frawl aka Cian Frawley. Nice deep, meancholic house tracks with fragile melodies and a lovely flow.
Function – Berghain 07
Civil Duty – Civil Duty [COR012]
The Corner presents Beau Wanzer and Shawn O’Sullivan with their Civil Duty self titled hard hitting album, not for the faint at heart.
VA – Ground Fault Interrupt Vol 1 (Part 2) [WCR007-2]
Weekend Circuit releases its first V/A series, Ground-Fault-Interrupt. Spread over 2 parts, the record’s eight tracks further showcase what the label has been become known for, a highly-focussed, well-contemplated brand with music to match. The second part includes tracks by Sleeparchive, Alderaan, P.E.A.R.L. and Coldgeist.
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