Techno in his pure form! New amazing Planete Rouge by Brendon Moeller aka Echologist. Four trippy and dark techno athems. Opening with the Millsian ‘New Strain’, its rotational vibe continues on the dizzying techno of ‘Confusion’, before the tougher ‘Crystal Days’ leads on, ending with bleeps and sweeps of ‘Yellow Sands’.
In 1925 Hugo Gernsback invents the “Isolator”, an elusive helmet that can cloister oneself away. Now 89 years later Lockertmatik puts on the helmet …
Kit n C.l.a.w.s. is a project by two experienced musicians in the fields of dance and psychedelic music. Teaming up was probably one of the better ideas they had for a long time as the music this duo serves us is simply amazing. Deep trance indulging moody house tracks with acid influences.
Trust’s anniversary series continues with its second of three chapters: Six far-fiction electro tracks by DJ Stingray, Dez Williams, Scape One, DJ Glow, Microthol, and Biepang continue the story of a human mining operation on 61 Cygnus e, a remote planet orbiting Bessel’s star.
Gavin Guthrie returns on Dixon Avenue Basement Jams with a full record as TX Connect. There’s a strobe-friendly feel throughout this final DABJammer of 2014, as the producer joins the dots between acid house and fluorescent techno, with a few hints of early ’90s rave thrown in. This is most obvious on the title track, which expertly fuses a wobbly acid line, ricocheting drum machine hits and a nagging, early ’90s riff. “Intramountains” comes swaddled in stormy sound effects, cloaking its hissing rhythms with foreboding techno stabs and backwards samples. As for “Xanadu”, it’s a deliciously rough-and-ready chunk of late night acid jack.
To remain in biblical territory “The last shall come first”. Such is also the case with the 3rd in the Creme Valley of Shadows series which will come out before part 1 & 2. So yeah this 3rd installment is a collaboration with NYC’s by way of Paris L.I.E.S. Records. Six tracks by Legowelt, Randomer, Simoncino, Innershades, Ron Morelli and Wilie Burns.
Bleaching Agent returns for a spot on the TSAR label. Unique Techno experiments & straight-up floor slamming business.
Le Matin returns with an eclectic selection of ambient and classic underground structures with a some off kilter sonic expressionism and a deep beat on Mathematics Recordings.
Greek label Lower Parts presents andreas Gehm aka Elec Pt1, who gets remixed by Damcase and Anopolis.
Former Descent is the free spirited project by the mastermind behind Neurobit and Rioteer. With this project he blends in a very successful way minimalism and lo-fi electronics with tough rhythms. This while the melodic elements give the tracks just the right touches to draw you deeper into them harsh and playful and light and dark never went so well together before resulting in pure rave anthems.
Great collection of challenging and fine quality techno tracks by an excellent selection of artists: Fred P, Brendon Moeller, Mike Parker, Zadig, DJ Spider, Hakim Murphy and others.
Italian producer and sound designer Roberto Clementi joins the Kontra-Musik family. With the use of tape and field recordings and an array of analogue machinery Roberto has created an “all nighter”. The steady thumps and growling dubs of the title track ‘Diodes’ is the perfect welcome to a dark and smoky dance floor, and the sweeping synths and life sustaining open hihat of the last track, ‘Into’, is the perfect goodbye. Between the open and the close you have have the analogue grit and amplitude of ‘The Optimist’ for peak time purposes, as well as a refreshingly dizzy-making breath of fresh air from ’15 Years Later’.
Ben Sims presents ‘Theory Of Completion’ the final release on his label Theory. He unleashes four forward forward-thinking Techno cuts for 050.2, two of these receiving the remix treatment from Planetary Assault Systems and DVS1. On 050.3, Sims goes all out with a grip of dancefloor killers, backed by a stunning remix from none other than Surgeon.
Dystopian unveil their most comprehensive release yet, a 2×12″ featuring music from label regulars and newcomers Gotzkowsky, Ron Albrecht and Vril. Recondite opens the compilation with a straight-laced but dirty techno production. Don Williams throws down some pumping four-four beats, while Gotzkowsky and Alex.Do venture down a gurgling bleep hole of techno. Distant Echoes was responsible for the label’s release before this, and here the shady producer delivers more gloomy, industrial deepness. Vril lightens things up with his famous chords, although a little disorientating this time, while man of the moment Rodhad goes big with a synth line you’ll never forget. Ron Albrecht then completes the EP with a slab of Fachwerk-like techno, swapping funk for hard-nosed beats.
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