Head Front Panel is a new sub-label from Tabernacle Records focusing on techno from anonymous artists in 2014. This first one contains some serious techno bangers.
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Blue Hour – Reference 97 [BLUEHOUR003]
Some killer techno tracks. two deep tracks with layers of strings, and one fierce 909 driven straight forward cut.
VA – Trenollttre [KAFTEN005]
Joe Drive – Buried Truth [LXRC017]
Joe Drive’s music is always an intricate affair, it spirals you down and never lets you go. His freeform composition dwell within the depth of machines. Exposing their buried truth. And so is this EP. A journey into electric catacombs of forgotten impulses where at every corner menacing shadows await you. Spine shivers, ghosts of children or unthinkable creatures? It is all there, and yet you can’t see. To enter Joe Drive’s dreams you need a key, Lux Rec provides it.
Exium / Developer – The Payback EP [NHEOMA016]
With every release Spanish duo Exium do it’s like they grow an extra muscle, and at the moment they’re starting to look like a well conditioned iron man. This split release with fellow booming techno cohort Developer sees the duo, on their side of the EP, deliver a stripped and sinisterly grubby “Diverse Population”, while “Pulstar” sounds like a reserved and dubbed-out Sandwell District production. On the Developer-side the American provides a drivelling up-and-down arpeggio in “Promiscuous”, while there’s only two words that can really explain “Indigenous” properly: Developer techno.
Samuli Kemppi – Binary System EP [COT009]
Samuli Kemppi made a 4 tracks EP that clearly show the continuing outbound quality from Children Of Tomorrow. Between Detroit and analog raw techno with his modern touch, Samuli Kemppi proved again his knowledge of making quality Techno.
Alexander D’niel – Kingdom EP [NULTD001]
Argentinian Alexander D’niel delivers the debut release for Nulabel LTD. He starts with “Ellie”, a world of drums, cymbals and synthesizers in a restless and powerful techno´s key. Meanwhile, the Swedish Mattias Fridell´s remix shows us a smart and elegant construction of technoid rhythms performed in a depth and accurate way. “Kingdom” is the second original track of Alexander D’niel, and where he shows his most aggressive side with a wrenching techno as a continuous sound storm. Ungar´s remix respects the original track´s style but it breaks its rhythm giving more depth and versatility to a techno packed of groove.”
Answer Code Request – Breathe EP [OSTGUTTON075]
The first Answer Code Request EP on Ostgut Ton. Patrick Graeser has already caused a stir with his recent releases for MDR and his own ACR label. His debut 12” for Ostgut Ton begins with ”The 4th Verdict” and immediately shows clear direction.
Aroy Dee – Digital Tsunami 020
VA – Genesis Tracks [SIS022]
Sistrum ventures ever deeper into the cold, dark nights of winter, conjuring the hidden warmth that lies within each waveform. Genesis Tracks showcases a collection of deep techno talents who aren’t afraid to stand their ground for purity of sound – featuring Modular One (Patrice Scott and Chris Mitchell), Johannes Volk, Marco Zenker, and Sharif Anderson.
Santiago Salazar – Departure EP [FAN004]
Soulful, classic and futuristic tracks by Los Hermanos member Santiago Salazar on the dutch Fanzine Records.
Gary Martin – Post Techno Life [GG050]
After 20 years of experience, Gary Martin couldn’t resist a 12” that is also the 50th release for Teknotika: a label from Detroit that didn’t exactly stick with the game when it switched to the mp3 format. “Basking In Blackness” is a composition of textured broken beat then classic four on the floor old school soul.“Synthotika” is what would happen if a synthasizer could take over an orchestra. A track inspired by Detroit peers no doubt. “Every Bit As Beautiful” goes sensative deep house piano, a lil Latin percussion and soaring Eno-esque synths to top it off. The title is a bit sarcastic, let’s face it, there is no life after techno.
DJ VLR – Faster
Intergalactic Gary @ BSMNT (Zagreb) 21.02.2014
Kassem Mosse – Workshop 019 [WORKSHOP019]
Strong release with advanced abstract house tracks. Exceptional killer leftfield House trips in true Kassem Mosse style.
Romansoff – Raw Tools 4 [RWT004]
Ondo Fudd – Coup D’Etat [TTT017]
Following on from his releases on Fabric’s Houndstooth label, Call Super takes his contemporary take on low-slung, lo-fi referencing techno to The Trilogy Tapes, dropping this three track EP under the Ondo Fudd moniker. Hinting at the deeper influences of the Workshop stable together with swirling lysergic synths that provide some welcome melodic relief from the thick, crunchy rhythms. Title track ‘Coup D’Etat’ has the sprightly synths of early Detroit techno allied to clattering metallic percussion and ghostly voices. ‘Harbour’ reflects retro electro back at us through a dust-covered mirror. ‘There Will Be A Time’ reimagines a rainforest populated by robot birds and mechanical creatures.
Amir Alexander – LWE Podcast 195
Willie Burns – Woo Right EP [UTTU038]
Unknown To The Unknown present a new 4 track club EP from New York Outsider House luminary Willie Burns. By day a swimming instructor & record buyer at the world famous thrift store The Thing. By night he can be found in his studio in Greenpoint surrounded by a collection of analogue hardware that make up his alias Speculator, Black Deer & of course his SP1200 aided Willie Burns. Having released numerous EPs on some of the coolest labels on the planet: L.I.E.S, The Trilogy Tapes, Rush Hour & Crme Organisation hes turned in 4 spectacular hazy low slung house jams for Unknown To The Unknown.
Bobby O’Donell – Epsilon [SWX002]
Bobby O’Donnell delivers the second EP on his own Strobewax label which he co-runs with Annie Errez. Stirring various influences from both across the pond and the UK this EP sits perfectly between deep house and techno.
