techno
John Heckle – Desolate Figures [TABR022]
Two years after his last full-length titled ‘Second Son’, which was out on Jamal Moss‘s Mathematics label, John Heckle has returned with his second album ‘Desolate Figures’ for Tabernacle Records. ‘Desolate Figures’ revolves around vintage-tinged Detroit techno, gritty Chicago house and experimental hybrids of the aforementioned genres, with the overall result sounding deliciously and uncompromisingly nasty. The album opens with a wonderfully warped slab of Detroitish techno in the form of ‘Blindman’s Bluff’, a track deeply rooted in spacey synth and string structures that gradually transforms into a superb dancefloor track. From that point on, Heckle continues to present his broad view on house and techno across a set of track that seem to stray away from pre-fabricated song patterns, instead drawing on more abstract and less rigid textures. This ethos gives the LP as a whole a very personal and organic touch, as if it were recorded in a single take while creativity and intuition were peaking. Tracks such as the emotive ‘Inhuman Nature’, ‘Something For Your Distorted Mind’, and the acid-driven, Legowelt-esque ‘Never With You’ are all examples of Heckle’s signature blend of flowing melodics and raspy rhythms, while the industrial and very minimal ‘Love-Lies’ and the nervously rattling ‘Crazy Metal’ add a dash of experimental flavors to the LP. Its diverse content and overall DIY-attitude turn ‘Desolate Figures’ in a somewhat unorthodox package, but if you don’t shy away from experimental house and techno (or if you’re just a fan of the Crème Organization and Tabernacle labels in general), then you simply can’t afford to miss out on this one.
Magic Mountain High – Tiny Breadcrumbs [OMR002]
Latest release from the collaborative project between Move D. & Juju & Jordash. Deep and refined techno tracks.
VA – Alternativ 01 [WRR030]
Shortly after his debut vinyl album in late October, Patrik Skoog comes with another techno track on his own label We Are Records, accompanied by three new favorites on the scene. Tapirus aka Charlton lives in Rotterdam is first. R_L out of Hong Kong contributes to the Ep with his “Chaotic Bliss”, a forceful track drenched in reverb, echoing metal throbs and resonating lustful timbres. Atimpuri finishes off the Ep with his lush track “So Edo”, we have been secretly making people dance to this one for a little while now and are excited to finally have this pressed on vinyl.
Floorplan – Phobia [MPM017]
MPM17 comprises two brand new Floorplan tracks, Phobia and Glory B plus a remix of album cut ‘Higher!’ by Ben Sims. The opener, ‘Phobia’ is a driving, funk-fuelled track. An unrelenting looped jam that immediately sets the tone for another stunning M-Plant release. Solid peak time techno tracks.
Mr. G – VFM EP [PG048]
Mr.G is returning with a mint 4 tracker for the heads. 4 acey analog anthems with that authentic Mr.G. sound. Rich basses and excellent placed vocal cuts that allign with open hats perfectly.
VA – 100DSR/VAR3 [100DSR/VAR3]
To mark the occasion of Delsin hitting 100 releases, the label is to release five new various artist EPs throughout the rest of the year. Besides a special collector’s box edition, all EPs will be offered separately, with limited edition colour runs and unlimited black copies. All fifteen tracks will also be compiled onto one CD. Label mates Convextion, Sawlin and Ross 154 (aka Newworldaquarium) contribute one tack each for the third EP in the series.
Adam Marshall – Chord Tracking [KUJI001]
Adam Marshall’s original mix takes Chicago drums while chord stabs morph and evolve in a tough, organic style on this 11-minute journey. On the flip side we have a Mike Shannon Remix.
Tazz – Science Friction [NK040]
Montreal producer Tazz’s take on dance music is both powerful and quirky, characteristics that have endeared him to a wide range of fans. Pinning him down much further is a harder task. Tazz tends to lay down straight-laced, tech-house rhythms, but his growing arsenal of synth sounds lend his tracks a more experimental edge. Science Friction is his second effort for Adam Marshall’s New Kanada, and it finds him in typical form.
Brendon Moeller – Reconcile [POM035]
Pomelo’s newest outing is delivered by the NYC based producer extraordinaire Brendon Moeller, a real master in the field of techno and dub. The EP’s title track promises a subtle fusion of house and techno through a loosly swinging techno groove, and duly delivers with echoing chord cascades and spluttering sound effects. Machiavellian impulse picks up the intensity with a more direct, pounding beat, to which stuttering, spacious stabs add an element of deepness and dub. Loudness Sustain Decay finally has a whole side to itself, starting out as a lofty house mover, with a pulsing wild pitch synths slowly adding tension until the track’s wild finale.
Exploit – Event Horizon EP [MUX010]
This EP is a sampler of the first full length album by Exploit. Event Horizon combines punchy techno grooves and mature melodic electronic passages.
Rod – Anindica [KLOCKWORKS011]
Benny Rodrigues’ (Alves Fortes Monteiro) Rod alias debuted on Klockworks in 2007 giving Ben Klock’s label its seventh release. Following Etapp Kyle’s debut on Klockworks earlier this year, Rod returns with the first creatively titled EP the label has released. Anindica (Klockworks 11) provides two productions, and the title track is in line with a zapping Detroit style of techno, and perhaps something you may hear played in a current Eddie ‘Flashin” Fowlkes DJ set, while the muscular, dub-tinged, European B-side of “Hux” is well a truly destined for some heavy Ben Klock rotation.
Spherical Coordinates – Vector Projection EP [TOKEN035]
Mr. Oscar Mulero returns to Token in the company of Christian Wünsch as Spherical Coordinates, with the ‘Vector Projection EP’. Mulero & Wünsch join software and hardware to create a stellar EP that explores the deeper side of techno, on ‘SCFLS-05’ & ‘SCFLS-11’, but also hits back hard on the rolling ‘SCFLS-12’ & brutal ‘SCFLS-17’.
Cosmin TRG – Panoramic [RBTRG001]
New Cosmin TRG making his debut on Running Back. White label techno feel on this release with three stong slowly building cuts that slowly move further away from the old TRG titles.
Esplendor Geometrico – Francotirador EP [FRV012]
Frigio is very honored to release the biggest and most important Spanish electronic project of all times Esplendor Geometrico. From the early 80s until today, theyve been delivering the most authentic, raw and powerful industrial electronics you can hear Francotirador which means Sniper is a track recorded back in 1989 and this record includes original plus 3 remixes by Sneaker (who previously did a remix for Twilight Ritual), Juanpablo (head of Frigio Records) and Spanish producer Vinz Vincenzo.
Xosar – CS Podcast 119
Delta Funktionen @ Boiler Room, ADE (Amsterdam) 19.10.2013
Kenny Hanlon – Podkazt 48
Steffi – BIS Radio Show #702
Hieroglyphic Being – A Synthetic Love Life: +++10 Love [MATHSPLUS010]
“A Synthetic Love Life” is an 8 track “compilation of experimental tunes & sonic art in retrospect from 1996-2013”. Mathematics label boss/founder Jamal Moss releases some of his more challenging tunes on the Mathematics Plus side label. Limited pressing, hand stamped with printed insert.
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