techno
Xosar – Exclusive Dazed Digital Mix
Morphosis LIVE @ Terraforma Festival, Villa Arconati (Milano) 06.06.2014
Jeff Derringer – Panic [SOMA411]
Another new face graces the halls of Soma’s roster as American based Techno artist Jeff Derringer make a blistering debut with Panic. Jeff weighs in with 2 top-notch hypnotic Techno tracks and we also welcome a debut on Soma from the incomparable Mike Parker who whips up his usual storm of sound on his remix of title track Panic.
VA – GPH021 [GPH021]
Geophone returns with a four track various artists EP curated by the label boss Mike Parker. The A side begins with new artist Eastern Renaissance, who delivers a melodic and acidic dreamscape in classic form. Mike Parker continues this science fictional atmosphere with his contribution, Night of 21 Hours with whirling analogue sequences that remind us of flying saucers and outer space. The B side moves in a harder direction with Echologists buzzing and bleeping syncopations backed with heavy drum programming. The always surprising Stanislav Tolkachev concludes the EP with a track that pushes the boundaries, reflecting his unique interpretation of techno music.
Brendon Moeller – Passage To Obscurity [AS002]
Atrophic Society welcomes Brendon Moeller for it s second release, delivering 2 deeply textured and emotive technoscapes. Wielding a warbled bassline and synthetic bleeps with a masters touch, the title track meanders within a natural landscape, fuzzing and washing around descending chirps and following the call of a distant foghorn, leading us through the Passage to Obscurity.Vohkinne takes the delicacies of the original and hammers them into submission, where the original meanders the remix charges, bringing the distant foghorn into focus as a challenging and stubborn lead. Closing out the EP, Contents Under Pressure surges forward with an insistent Bleep, purging and cleansing itself through gnarling bass, never questioning its purpose as it takes you to a higher state.
S.P.E.A.R. – Blood Inside EP [WHITEROSE003]
Third reference of the label White Rose that brings together the hypnotic Detroit sound of mid 90s and also the dub flavors of the mid 90s Berlin sound. The E.P. is signed by SPEAR with remixes from Max_M and Miki Craven
Unbalance – Unbalance#6 [UNBALANCE006]
Alexander Matlahov’s self-released series of 12″s sees the sixth installment the Russian producer is diving into grainy industrial textures and restrained menace. “Devastation” worms its way into a streamlined cycle with the usual Unbalanced style of intricate rhythm, using vast sweeps of unsettling tones to steer the energy in the track. “Advent” is a decidedly warmer affair that exudes melodic warmth with rich layers of synth and a heart-rending string line. “Long Waiting” however sees a return to more icy tones with another detailed and dub-infected beat.
Regal – Chaos EP [INV005]
Baz Reznik – Descending EP [DYFR006]
After 2 years of silence around the DYFR label thought it would be a good time to release a new vinyl. 3 timeless tracks from minimal acid / techno to cheerful electronics and ending in a massive underground acid fest.
Zenker Brothers – Groove Podcast 34
Mike Ash – Return To Acid [SRTX001]
Super Rhythm Trax return to the original Acid House blueprint of the mid/late 80’s , updating it with fresh ideas yet maintaining the integrity and super atmosphere of those early and exciting times.
D’Marc Cantu – Zone 4 [SHK008]
“Zone 4 was the first project that I created as a whole idea, the creation of Zone 4 started around the time that the final track selection to A New World was taking shape. It sat for a number of years, shelved till the day that I found a label that would honor it the way I had envisioned”.
In Aeternam Vale – Jealous God 05 [JG005]
Everyone’s favourite French Minimal Wavers In Aeternam Vale return for an outing on Jealous God.
Asss – Taxi Helms [HAR003]
Manuel Gonzales – Filth EP [WB015]
Wicked Bass label presents a new release by newly emergent Detroit talent Manuel Gonzales, aka MGUN. Opener ‘Mono Port’ is a sludgy, dirty track with scuzzy ambiance, grainy white noise and plenty of grit obscuring buried deep kick drums and raw synth patterns. Second track ‘Frosted Lakes’ is a just as knackered sounding bit of whacked out techno. Broken kick drums trudge below spiralling synths, static interference and the general imperfect buzz and hum of analogue gear and it builds into a loopy banger that will blow minds as well as speakers. Last is ‘Chip Implemented’, another dystopian bit of depraved sounding techno with groaning synths, hurried drums and plenty of stormy winds blowing across its face. This is hugely textured, darkly cerebral music that manages to be minimal in design yet maximal in impact from start to finish.
Brooks Mosher – Don’t Say Goodbye [DOLLY019]
Warmer than warm club/techno groovers by the man Brooks Mosher, delivering his third release on Dolly. 4 very strong cuts with exactly that dreamy & sensual feeling which might be the main reason why we like to dance & sweat in the dark so much… body to body with the eyes closed, far away from everyday trouble.
Baz Reznik – Les Yeux Orange #027
Stephen Lopkin – The Haggis Trap [MOSDEEP020]
Next up to join the MOS Deep cannon is Stephen Lopkin, who serves up four new cuts on his The Haggis Trap EP. Lopkin is still something of an emerging talent having only started releasing in the last couple of years. The Glasgow based producer operates in the worlds of house and techno with a unique futuristic perspective. Combining elements of all the techno greats from Juan Atkins to Derrick May, this is an EP that surely announces the arrival proper of a very real new talent.
Pagan Sector – Hermopolis Magna [KH001]
Hermopolis Magna is the first born of Amsterdam based Knekelhuis. Under the moniker Pagan Sector, two mysterious grandmasters (Danny Wolfers aka Legowelt and Cliff Lothar)of electronic music collaborated, resulting in this depraved love child.
