German producer Subjected’s Vault Series label has put out a series of excellent, hard-edged techno releases and now the focus turns to remixers. It’s testament to the label’s stature that it is able to get producers like Developer and Shifted involved. For his part, the mysterious UK producer delivers a bleak, jacking take on “005.7”, his razor-wire percussion marking out nightmarish riffs and insistent tonal blips. Developer’s contribution is as impressive, with waves of hissing hats providing the basis for a swelling chord progression. The release also features a rare remix from Gerd Janson; working with Philip Lauer as Tuff City Kids, he turns “005.7” into a jittery, busy house groove. Completing the package is Moerbeck’s grinding, quasi-industrial take on “005.7”.
Dino Sabatini: “It has always been one of my dreams reunite the old group of friends I met in the basement of Rome and with whom I have begun the journey towards this adventure. Today I am very happy to present this work made in collaboration with one of my closest friends and with whom I shared for long time studios, music, ideas, techniques and the mutual love for a good Italian cuisine. I sincerely believe that Donato Dozzy does not need any introduction.”
Lab.our Music is the new label from Basic Soul Unit and this is the debut release, featuring some acidic basslines driven, pure House.
o 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. Following on from the first EP that included tracks from Claro Intelecto, Gerry Read and Unbroken Dubs comes the second offering, which features Mike Dehnert, Conforce and CiM.
Unknown To The Unknown step once again where many have feared the Unknown! This time on a quest to unearth the Lords Of Midnite, a sect of humanoid aliens lost for generations and almost erased entirely from the history books. US military droids were tasked with an expedition to discover the lost rhythms that some consider the key to existence. Discovering that all that remained were 3 lost audio maps & shocked to discover the messages hidden within.
Love What You Feel is back, and the family is expanding! LWYF-005 is a various artists EP featuring jams by four master craftsmen of house and techno whose music has been a mainstay in the record boxes of the label heads for years. Santiago Salazar, Lerosa, Moonstarr and J Fine.
Murphy Jax delivers a fresh full length EP entitled “Teleport : Echo City”, via the Frankfurt based Chiwax imprint. The album embraces a variety of styles, ranging from Chicago House, Classic Deep House, Movie Theme style cuts and raw Acid workouts. The mood of the records goes from child like melodies to dark, hypnotic and brooding synth heavy tracks.
Jax tells us the story of the album “Imagine a pre-apocalyptic generation of robots on a planet of machines. This is the last generation before the big war against the darkness, slowly coming from space. Some groups are fighting each other in chaos, others party before everything seems to end and lots of them don’t know – yet, but they all dream of Echo City. The one and only safe point, founded by Dr. Nigel Echo in the deep, cold and blue core of the planet. Dreams, desires, rebellion and chaos. They´re all going to fight the coming darkness, united by the prince of nanomagica. Taking place at several different locations, we are looking into the last hours before it all begins and ends at the same time.”
Nicolas Cantu makes a welcome return to Sequencias with The Lost Tribe—a brisk 808 workout with lush synthwork and psychedelic acid stylings. This is a more breezy approach compared to his work on other labels yet spares none of the imaginative or emotive qualities. On the flip side, label head JM De Frias offers up the dissonant groover The Light as a follow up to his debut track from Levon Vincent’s acclaimed Fabric mix CD. Brash percussion collides with staccato melodies awash in echo and organ, sustaining an intensity that never quite boils over. The two team up for the closer The Last Light, an atmospheric epic of growling strings, breathy ambience and melancholy stitched together with creaky, decrepit acid stabs and brittle percussion. This is the beginning of an on going collaboration between the two, keep your ears open in the near future.
Russia’s official policy and attitude towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people has fallen down a slippery slope. This is a compilation by 24 left-field techno producers to raise money, awareness and show our support to the Russian LGBT people.
After totally missing the incredible CCCP 01, we are happy to have finally tracked down some of this illusive heat.. get it quick. blistering tracks from Chicago’s Beau Wanzer and Svengalisghost.
The Glasgow-based label Clan Destine Records with the second release in the series Clan Destine Traxx. Optimo Music’s Golden Teacher are heavily involved, contributing a track in “Cedar Eels” that feels like an extension of their polyrhythmic endeavours for JD Twitch’s label. In addition some of the band appears under the Tropic Of Capricorn banner with the straight up acid techno banger “Helen Gilgrist” whilst Stefen Blomeier might just steal the show with the K’ed up Daphni stylings of “They Have No Place In Paradise”.
