E.R.P. and Morphology and Boris Divider remixing one of Hardfloors album tracks on this limited edition 12”. Three names that are essential for everyone into techno and Electro! Futuristic sounds with beautiful and haunting melodies to full effect.
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Hardfloor feat. E.R.P. – 4th Dimension Of The 5th Ward [HF013]
Hardfloor ‘4th Dimension of the 5th Ward’, featuring two E.R.P works and a Dynamik Bass System remix, to deliver some of the hottest electro techno tracks around. E.R.P. delivers some of his best works with stellar strings and beautiful melodies that make you float away. The third and final tracks goes into the Metroplex, Detroit Techno area with that typical bassline and vocals by Detroit in Effect finnished off by some of that Hardfloor 303.
Tolouse Low Trax – Asimiad [SD024]
Hypnotizing acid-EBM-electro-wave masterpiece from Düsseldorf’s Tolouse Low Trax aka Detlef Weinrich. Tolouse Low Trax remixes Noblesse Oblige’s already fantastic ”The Great Electrifier” into a mesmerizing and highly original blend of electronic dub and new-wave-like techno. The other three tracks are solely by the hand of Tolouse Low Trax. Teutonic marching beats with layers of spaced-out, dubby electronics.
Ryan Elliott – LWE Podcast 82
Shifted – Avian 1 [AVN001]
Shifted starts his own label Avian. The first release features 2 tracks of deep tripping, highly reduced techno plus a bonus cut of droning ambiance.
Terrence Dixon – The Parkhurst [THEMA022]
“The Parkhurst” gives us five cuts spanning a wide spectrum of emotional hues and dancefloor objectives and we can see Terrence venturing into some rare territory for one who has hewed such a well-defined and recognizable sound through his career. “City Nights” it’s a maze of operatic afrobeat-tinged house music rushing gaining momentum with each angular twist into sweaty oblivion.“Suspended” is the breather after the workout: sensory deprivation courtesy of rippling strands of static chords, featuring a deep extended digital-only mix of this mesmerizing little jewel. “After Five” carves a languid, oversexed groove—the perfect soundtrack for a rainy evening at home or in the morning sessions at the club. On the flip, “The Parkhurst” brings that old familiar no-bullshit aesthetic back into the picture with a pensive minor key melody fused with alien orchestral accompaniment. The clooser, “Multiply” reaches into techno’s past to communicate with us in the here and now—giving each new element room to grow and sing.
James Johnson aka Plural – In Darkness [SSPT003]
New project by up and coming house producer James Johnson for more techno orientated tracks. “In Darkness” comes with true spirit and four hypnotic techno tracks. From the first song on Plural lets you notice the influences he has in early Dubtechno and vibrations from Detroit.
VA – Uncanny Valley 004 [UNCANNY004]
The Uncanny Valley-quartet is rounded up by the Ace of Spades. Before starting to release its first Artist-EPs, the compilation-series is rounded up for now with the roughest EP so far. Sneaker’s “You Think You Think!” takes no prisoners and comes with a dark bass line. The track is a musclebound monster and includes claps that are out of control and freaked out vocals by Sneaker himself. No less rough is cvbox’ “machinematch”, even if its acid-thunderstorm builds up far more subtly. Finally, “Platschern” by Stefan Lohse takes us on a 100-BPM-journey straight into analogue wonderland…
STABLO – No. 9997 [STABLO9997]
Third strike from the Berlin based label Stablo, again with underground sounds from another mysterious source.
Aroy Dee – Ravishing Venlo Mix
Rejected – For the People Remixes [REJ014]
Rejected the label of Joris Voorn and Edwin Oosterwal returns with a release containing two remixes of “For The People”, the first tracks produced by Joris and Edwin under their Rejected project. Two straight forward effective techno tracks, from Ben Klock and DVS1.
Nick Dunton – Between Worlds [SFBSF002]
Surface re-emerges from the murky depths of Londonshire with part 2 of the new sub division ‘Beneath the Surface’. Between Worlds sees Sandwell District team up with Nick Dunton with an ep dedicated to long time friend and Nicks fellow maverick Richard Polson R.I.P. The A side sees Nick delivering his trademark emotive sounds.. lush harmonies, deep drones and echoing stabs line the track whilst the phasing drums, keys and melodic sub bass keep the journey moving beautifully towards a crescendo of harmonic drifts. On the flip long time friends of the label Sandwell District strip back the layers with a special mix for Rich.
Mod.Civil – Funktionen Part 1 [UWE04.1]
Forward thinking edgy techno tracks on the Ortloff label, from Leipzig based long-distance runners Mod.Civil.
Redshape live @ Morph at Timbuk2 (Bristol) 29.01.2011
VA – Axiom [TH002]
TransHuman presents their second release “Axiom” in a mini Lp 12”. The TransHumans and Arcanoid present 5 new tracks, that transmit perfectly tension, abstraction and Techno quality, giving the necessary axioms to make a hopeful journey of transgression between classic sounds and new mutations with IDM influences, broken rhythms, cyclic and hypnotic bass, contrast of textures and trapping melancholic melodies. Sowing Paranoia presents their first work for this label, with a track that combines the influences of European Techno-Dub, with epic melodies, developing into a cosmic journey.
Jerome Sydenham – Bad Dog [APT014]
‘Bad Dog’ shows Jerome exploring an experiment in thoroughly inspired Chicago House flavoured Techno. Lake Michigan’s chill runs all through the bass, hats and snares. A-sides don’t come much better than this. Completing the A-Side is, ‘Rabid Dog’. This is some foam – mouthed Techno with a lighter hint of old-school Chicago. One B-side, ‘Good Dog’ is a classy tune complete with Detroit stabs that get the Jerome treatment and a heavy dose of perfectly tinged 909 hats, that slice right through the mix.
Sawf – Unrhythm [TPT044]
The 2nd single from Sawf’s debut album ‘Flaws’, on Perc Trax. ‘Unrhythm’ features Marcel Fengler with his remix of ‘Unrhythm’ on the A side with Perc Trax favourite Go Hiyama remixing ‘Sfika’ on the B.
Solvent – Latch, Fasten, Secure [MRX019]
”Latch, Fasten, Secure” is a new 3-track 12” by Solvent, for MinimalRome. Solvent debuts here a new approach, delivering 3 tracks of pure Bunker/Rephlex-style acid, monotonous and pounding. ”Fasten” is the most straight-up acid track present, nothing but 707/606 percussion + x0xb0x squelch. ”Latch” and ”Secure” are more dark, abstract, dirty. ”Secure” is epic madness, clocking in at over 16 minutes; at times slow and prodding, elsewhere growling furiously in sheets of distortion.
