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Anomaly – Sun & Moon EP [SPM022]
Fred P immerses himself further into his techno alter ego, bringing more depth and insight to the saga, using sound to transcend time and space.
DJ October – Gate 2 Yesterday [SKUDGEPT011]
October is back with his first solo 12″ after appearing on Fred P’s SPM label last year. Both cuts will please lovers of October’s trademark slow techno sound and also hint at the industrial influences which he explores more heavily on his debut LP, forthcoming on Skudge White.
Ben Sims & Kirk DeGiorgio – Raw Hide [MACHINE003]
Four peak-timers incl. a special club edit of the popular ‘Rawhide’ track, and Degiorgio’s ‘Dread’ appears on vinyl for the first time after it’s inclusion on Sims’ Fabric Mix CD. Funky and uncompromising as always – this will be a mainstay in Techno sets.
Intergalactic Gary @ Boiler Room x Dekmantel Festival 01.08.2014
Mick Wills @ Boiler Room x Dekmantel Festival 01.08.2014
Jared Wilson – Ghost Miners [7777007]
Killer debut release from Jared Wilson on his own label 7777. Wilson states the album draws inspiration from the literal underclass. “Ghost Miners is influenced and dedicated to all those who have worked and lived underground, from gold miners in South Africa, copper miners in the 1800s in northern Michigan, the mole people of NYC to orphans living under Bucharest.” Raw acid and techno of the highest caliber.
LA-4A / Matrixxman – Split EP [DELFT004]
Two tracks each from Delft label boss LA-4A and comrade Matrixxman with a featured appearance by Vin Sol. LA 4A’s lead cut “Sweat” it’s acid techno that straddles the perfect temperature between lukewarm and too hot. The A2, “Harness”, still has an acid vibe, but this time around it sounds more like Plastikman beaten down and remixed by the Restoration crew. Meanwhile Matrixxman delivers gritty flexes of rave in a track that fluctuates between something like Yello’s “Oh Yeah” and Claude Von Stroke’s “Who’s Afraid Of Detroit”, while “Acid City” sounds like Steve Poindexter’s “Work That MotherFucker” with DJ Pierre on the 303.
LAHJ – Miller SC [CCCRAW003]
LAHJ on the Crow Castle Cuts label. The four tracks here more than match the calibre of previous CCC output, with title track “Miller SC” a wonderfully dark yet playful groover with some blinding organ stabs. “Womb” finds LAHJ dip into acid fried techno that feels like it was recorded straight to tape, whilst “The Tinley Effect” strips things back to a more minimal thrust that allows more of the analogue feel to seep through. This leaves “Gears & Greas” to close proceedings in a jerky, rhythmically unpredictable fashion that would appeal to the Pudel crowd.
Randomer – Russian Torrent Versions 10 [CCCP010]
Randomer aka Rohan Walder on the Russian Torrent Versions. Of the three productions, lead cut “Side Crack Lung” is the one the more adventurous selectors will gravitate towards, with a complement of vocal samples and degraded synth lines getting racketed around the channels by a tunnelling gutter techno rhythm. “Fun In The Sun” is pure screwface techno whilst the delicate sounding “Odd” ends matters on a suitably strange note.
Anthony Naples – Zipacón [TTT026]
Anthony Naples hooks up with Bankhead again for what looks and sounds like a sequel to last year’s much loved El Portal 12″ for The Trilogy Tapes. Apparently named in honour of the hospitable reception young Anthony received whilst playing a party in the Columbian town of Zipacon, this four track release opens with “Perron” which sounds like previous Naples hit “Busy Signal” hollowed out. From here, “Zipacon” feels like a real high point with fizzing, intricate drum patterns and a warbling pad line that really captivates. Flipside cut “More Problem” offers a undeniably booming interlude before Naples gets really bugged out on the excellent “Crazy Spirit”.
Voiski – Melbourne Deepcast 122
Andy Ash – Connections EP [FBV008]
Leeds based Fullbarr sees the turn of Liverpool based Andy Ash, offering up fresh house that ranges from deep and moody to acid laced and angst ridden.
VA – Panorama Bar 06 Part II [OTON082]
A second 12″ sampler for Ryan Elliott’s soon to drop Panorama Bar 06 mix opens with “Take It Slow”, a rugged house jam of the finest order from The Oliverwho Factory and proceeds to take in cuts from former label manager Nick Hoppner, Deadbeat, Dettmann and Sushitech mainstay Makam. Individually the standard of these exclusives is remarkably high and it will be interesting to see how Elliott has slotted them all together for the free to download mix. If we had to guess, Deadbeat’s superb glistening house burner “Woah” would make an appearance towards the end thanks to his high tempo, whilst Dettmann’s swirling layers of ambience on “Light” feel very much like a set opener.
VA – Panorama Bar 06 Part I [OTON081]
It’s the onset of a brave new era for Ostgut Ton as Panorama Bar 06 signals the label’s decision to halt the manufacturing of CDs for their much loved series of mixes. Due for free download via the Ostgut site on August 11, the Berlin operation have not forgone the vinyl format with all the exclusives gathered by mix curator Ryan Elliott pressed up across a pair of 12″ samplers. And boy did Elliott call in the favours with this first sampler featuring new and unreleased music from Newworldaquarium, Roman Flugel, Terrence Dixon, Tuff City Kids and Borrowed Identity. It is an overall exquisite selection, running from the ambience of NWAQ’s contribution to Flugel’s big room stomper and the sweeter, more playful sounds of Tuff City Kids and Borrowed Identity.
Tobias – Remixes [OTON080]
Mathew Jonson & The Mole, Peter Van Hoesen and Blue Hour deliver three of the album tracks in remix form.
P.E.A.R.L. – The Fall Of Because [FEX002]
This is the second reference of Falling Ethics, Berlin based label owned by P.E.A.R.L. This delivery is composed by two original tracks and remixes by the leader of techno in Spain, Oscar Mulero, and by The Transhumans, the Spanish duo based in Berlin.
Iron Curtis @ Kyo (Singapore) 19.07.2014
Daze – Lips [LTWHT002]
The second Lobster Theremin white label comes from the mysterious Australian producer, Daze. Making his release debut with four original tracks, Daze covers varying strains of tough melodic house, ferocious acid and old school breakbeat, taking us on an experiential journey into the heart of British rave culture via Detroit-influenced electro and rough and ready tape jams.
The Hipodrome Of Music 