techno
Norm Talley – Transmissions Part 2 [THEMA028]
In spite of 3 tracks on the original Transmissions that fell a little closer to what the heads would expect from Detrot Beatdown man Norm talley, on Transmissions, Chapter 2 he serves up two techno tracks.
Future Past – Game Theory EP [ART-DDS007]
Kirk Degiorgio dusts down his Future Past moniker for a no-nonsense techno release. The title track typifies the EP, with a bubbly bassline and doubled up claps supporting whooshing, churning filters. It’s the same approach on “Sparta”, where a walking bass and warbling acid lines suggest a clean, pure sound, but then an intense filter pushes it into the realms of peak-time techno. “Skrunch” dispenses with the lighter, more playful elements in favour of a tunnelling groove that flows to the sound of arcing acid and a dark riff undertow, while “An Act of Modulation” completes the transfer from bubbly techno to a leaner-edged sound with squelchy tones tweaked against the backdrop of an insistent spiky rhythm track.
Andy Blake – Cave Paintings 3 [CP003]
The third installment of Andy Blake’s Cave Paintings series. All the Cave Paintings releases are one-take analogue excursions constructed by machines and recorded live. 3x is a simple but dramatically effective warmly buzzing bassline is clambered all over by layers of interlocking pure analogue percussion. 3y heads into thus far uncharted territory. An evil, growling LFO driven bass underpins militaristic percussion that’s slammed hard into ancient spring reverbs and accompanied by the sound of synthesisers being choked to death.
Paul Mac & Mark Broom – Essex Acid EP [BMD005]
Paul Mac & mark Broom revisit those aciiied days to show us how it’s done with the four-tracker, ‘Essex Acid EP’ on Mark Broom’s own imprint, BeardMan. Joining their production forces for the first two tracks, Paul Mac then goes it alone for the second half of the EP. Originally recorded back in the day, ‘I Don’t Know’, ‘A Certain Era’ and ‘Knocker’ were first released on Mark Broom and Dave Hill’s seminal Pure Plastic label (PP066), while ‘Remember When’ was never previously released.
Skudge live @ 2.35:1, Berns (Stockholm) 26.11.2011
Hazylujah – Too Many Ghosts EP [DSRSP003]
Hazylujah is a new talent from Italy who here presents the first in a new series of webshop exclusives. His four track ‘Too Many Ghosts EP’ is a fizzing and machine wired world of deep space atmospherics, house beats and techno futurism. It clunks and splutters with analogue details in its own unique way.
P.God – Neptune IV [KOMISCH010]
P.God is a very young producer from Naples in Italy, but “Neptune IV” sounds like the work of a veteran producer. Lead track “Approaching an Ocean Planet” sees grainy, dense beats and hypntoic bleeps take the lead, but hovering above the arrangement, tethered to the reverberated, doubled up claps, are ghostly, eerie chords. The title track adopts a similar approach, with bursts of metallic percussion underscoring spacey pads as P.God drops a droning, tunneling rhythm track. Finally, “Geometric Shadows on Iced Surfaces” sees the young producer opt for a deeper approach. This time the chords envelop a purring groove, but the same sense of understated menace is still audible thanks to the austere hats and bleak subsonic bass.
Mike Parker – Pulse Trader EP [PRG024]
Mike Parker comes back on Prologue, with four deepest energetic driving tracks, monster baselines and loaded with hypotonic.
Karenn – Sheworks 001 [SHEWORKS001]
‘Works The Long Nights’ is the brand new label from Blawan and Pariah, two artists who are constantly pushing the boundaries of techno and bass music. The first release comes from their collaborative project ‘Karenn’ and it consists of two solid techno tracks.
DVS1 – Break Away [KLOCKWORKS008]
Appointment – Reconstruction [AP005]
The ever mysterious Appointment enclave return with the fifth volume of self titled releases, with the four untitled cuts here supposedly finished on a whistle-stop visit to our fair capital London. As per usual, the end product will appeal to those of you who prefer your house music to be raw and unhinged, not least the brooding opening track which is steeped in saturation and pumps along with a piston-like rhythm smashing through your synapses amidst a backdrop dipped in heaving vocal delay. From here Appointment dabble in sub heavy swamp house on the second track which explodes into life quite brilliantly mid way through via an endless procession of shrieking, crashing stabs. Our favourite here however is the third track, which sounds like it was recorded in a cavernous, disused tube station pairing heavily dubbed jack vocals with swirling pianos amidst the singularly dull thud of drums.
#4.26 – Frozen Border 010 [FB010]
Mikkel Metal – All Over [ECHOCORDCOLOUR018]
New Echocord Colour release by Mikkel Metal. He presents his rough side of the genre, raw warehouse infused dubby grooves.
Egal 3 – Time Train [EDEC003]
EDEC offers up a third serving of deep tinged techno. This EP comes from the Romanian duo Egal 3 with remix duty going to Ryan Elliott. “Time Train” is an absolute onslaught of percussion, bass and synth constantly slaying away at the dance floor, while creating a certain euphoric atmosphere. On the flip Mr. Elliott strips back the orignal building a deep groove that defies categorisation.
Mary Velo – Methods [CSF044]
Straight outta Berlin, two tracks by Mary Velo on the Coincidence imprint. So of course, you can expect techno at it’s rawest and a truely suprising remix by Delsin wonderboy Conforce.
Morphology – Information Paradox EP [CE009]
New release on Cultivated Electronics by the Electro flavour of the moment Morphology. The EP kicks off with the title track ”Information Paradox” a solid, smooth, straight up electro jam with punchy 808 kicks and snares, crisp 606 hats, tight percussion and a minimal quirky bass line over layered with signature Morphology strings. “Escape Velocity” heads into more a 4/4 electro groove, a territory not really explored by Morphology to date. Super spooky pads and stabs float over a rolling groove and staccato bass making this a real dance floor treat!! On the flip label head Sync 24 takes to remix duty on ”Information Paradox”. This mix picks up the pace of the original and moves into darker grounds with a pulsating bass line, hypnotic arpeggio, spacey keys and eerie pads. The EP is rounded off with ”Tangent Spaces” a beautiful, deep piece perfect for the start the night or after hours chilling. Smooth rolling beats, lush chords and dreamy piano keys make this the perfect end to the EP.
Delta Funktionen – Electronique Podcast 144
Hieroglyphic Being – The Black Box II [MFMCD019]
Part 2 of the black box… containing mental afro-american post-apocalyptic industrial tribal techno for your average sunday afternoon.
