16 wax nailers from the FXHE back catalogue, deftly mixed by none other than Omar S himself.
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Johannes Volk – The Awakened Guardians [EXP008]
High energy techno stompers by Johannes Volk on his own Exploration label. The Title track is a massive 7 minutes long journey, filled with a merciless bass, heavy dubs and a sinister atmosphere. Flip side gives us two effective percussive techno tracks.
Unbroken Dub – Trashbin EP [RAWAX10.10]
Rawax closes the 10″ series with an EP from the Russian producer Unbroken Dub. It’s a simple two-tracker this time around, with the A side given over to the mid-air suspension of “No Feel”. Whether the languid guitar strums in the distance or the heavily filtered drums out front, it’s a haunting and evocative swirl of a track, hovering in a dense fog of harmonic interference. “Computer (Dubs)” plunges into deeper territory where the dubbed delays push out cosmic pulses that rinse the feedback for all its worth. Yet again it’s exemplary stuff from an always-on-point producer.
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Unbalance – Voice Dub (Remixes) [REBALANCE002]
The second release on Balance label. Killer Dj Rolando remix who delivers some superb powerful dubby techno, and a beautiful deep introvert techno cut by Marcelus.
Developer / Stanislav Tolkachev – Observance [INKBLOTS001]
Inkblots Records presents their first release with tracks from Developer and Stanislav Tolkachev. On Side A, Developer focuses on sight and offers Observance and Brightly Dark, in order to make you look at daily things in a different way. On Side B, Stanislav Tolkachev hits your stomach with Raw1, like a butterfly fist into darkness. Raw2 punches your ears and brings your mind to pointed frequencies and a twisted mind trip.
Cassegrain – Tiamat (Remixes) [PRG035]
Cassegrain´s brilliant Tiamat releases are back. After the amazing original tracks from Cassegrain, well known and respected Remixers like Svreca, Mike Parker, TM404 and Inland aka. Ed Davenport have designed 4 Tiamat tracks in order to provide a completely dedicated view on Cassegrain´s fantastic EP.
Ben Sims – Unreleased [THEORY049]
The penultimate Theory release is a highly limited double pack 7” of road tested club bangers, featuring 3 previously unreleased tracks from Ben and a collab with Paul Mac
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Terriers – House No9 [MPR002]
Three tracks of pickled, tripped techno-not-techno and crushed house from the Dubliners, backed with a wry remix from Tuff Sherm aka Dro Carey. Mastered by Helmut Erler at D&M, this is a vinyl-only release.
Claire – Perfume [AD010]
The tenth release on Acoustic Division is coming from Claire. “Perfume” is a techno that sucks the air out of the room and charges the void with an inescapable atmosphere of enchantment and control. Distilled from smoke and mirrors and spun from the hypnotist’s lyre, her machinery leaves its trace everywhere, as fragments of desire dissolve into the presence of total submission.
Aroy Dee – Sketches [MOSLP002]
After more than a decade of releasing raw and emotional house music, Dutch producer and architect Aroy Dee is about to drop his debut album on his own M>O>S label. The man has established himself as someone who creates misty analogue music that nods to a Chicago heyday at the same time as coming imbued with plenty of its own deep emotions, mystic melodies and jacking beats. His M>O>S label has become a go-to outlet for fans of no nonsense house and that tradition continues on this full-length album. Incidentally, M>O>S stands for Muziek Over Steden – Dutch for ‘music about cities’ – because Dee has a close tie to buildings: during the day he works as an architect so has an unrivalled grasp of space, structure and urban environments that surely translates into his well built house music, and more specifically into this debut album. Made with the same hardware that defines the rest of his discography, including his first synth, the Poly 800, which he bought from his friend NWAQ, Sketches is a truly idiosyncratic project.
“For me, my musical output and development feels like an on going history of my life. In this perspective I worked steadily over the last two years on my first full-length album, Sketches. It’s a very personal document, not intended to make anybody happy but myself, which is why it has taken so long. It’s like a diary or ghost-script written about a part of my life and my fascinations, honoring my biggest musical inspirations.”
2AM/FM – Fusion Daze [SIG.MMXIII.XII]
From the shores of the Great Lakes comes a 3 track floor filler from MI duo 2AM/FM aka JTC & D’Marc Cantu. Confronting the canons of Techno & House head on, this 12″ takes you beyond the dance. Best experienced loud though, preferably in a darkened smoke filled room.
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Cosmin TRG – Repetitiv / Vernacular [FIZIC001]
‘Fizic’ is the next natural step for accomplished techno producer Cosmin TRG. Having released on an influential array of labels in the last few years, the Romanian is now branching out on his own with an imprint that will serve as a further extension of himself, his sonic preferences and his interest in artistic imagery. Releasing esoteric techno aimed largely at the dancefloor and purely from his own studio, Fizic releases will come accompanied with Cosmin’s own photography as well as occasional videos. Coming in both vinyl and digital format, the label serves as a combination of a need for a more personal, dedicated approach, a desire for artistic freedom and is born from ‘a slightly egocentric tendency, with the sole purpose of creating unique, high quality audio-visual products.
Marco Bernardi – Emotional Wreck [BT003]
Glaswegian producer Marco Bernardi offers up 4 tracks of unsettling, quirky, off the wall techno and electro. Along with his heavy release schedule, Marco has also launched his own label Take the Elevator that focuses on non-conventional house and techno.
Boo Williams – The Boo Williams Explosion [CS004]
The next release on Contemporary Scarecrow comes from Chicago house legend Boo Williams. This double pack features 8 tracks of quality Chicago house to complete another solid release on this rising Australian label.
VA – Adventures In Techno Soul 3 [FERLP009]
The original Adventures in Techno Soul compilation was released back in 1996 with remixes of Ferox tracks from the likes of Derrick Carter, Carl Craig and Kenny Dixon Jr. A full 16 year’s after its follow up “Further Adventures in Techno Soul” comes this 8 track album of new and unreleased material on double vinyl from 8 different and exciting artists. Ferox is proud to welcome established and respected producers such as Fred P and Germany’s Move D to the roster, as well as a welcome return from Affie Yusuf, Nebraska and Bush Funk (Steve O’Sullivan and Winlord X) who were last seen on Soma Records back in 1996. The label is also proud to introduce two new artists, Darren Harris and Spain’s Hoax Believers who alongside label boss Russ Gabriel round off this package of soulful electronica.
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