After 2 digital releases on Prologue, Iori comes back with his first vinyl release and has fulfilled the mission with a masterpiece of pure Techno. Three deep, energetic, driving tracks and a monster baselines based on Iori´s unique style.
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Mike Dehnert – Oblique [CBS008]
Mike Dehnert follows up on his previous 2 Clone Basement releases, with a selection of 4 tracks, that shows another side of Mike. Four tracks that reveal the more challenging side with some forward thinking techno tracks. Slightly slower paced as some of his recent works, and with only 1 out of 4 tracks having a straight kick in the complete track, he is placing emphasis on the rolling machine groove and the flow coming from sounds and effects.
Gerd – Time & Space [CBS006]
Release by Gerd on the Clone Basement Series with an old classic themed techno track he found on a dusty DAT tape while archiving some old recordings. Somehow a traditional techno track with metalic basslines, stellar string sounds and retro futuristic vocals with a classic theme… time & space. The original slower paced version did get an reshape/makeover that gives it a 2011 update that will be a standard record in the box for many! Remixers on duty are Rotterdam’s Duplex duo who are back in business and deliver two remixes.
Sascha Rydell – Marmonner [FW018]
New release on Fachwerk techno train from Sascha Rydell. On the A-side Sascha delivers a proper Berlin machine-techno track, undercooled, intense, heavy. On the B-side a surprisingly relaxed techno excursion with dubby hints of Detroit techno.
Mutual Dreaming @ Shea Stadium 05.02.2011
Steve Summers
Protect-U
Benny Rodrigues – I Like Acid [BAO029]
Rotterdam’s Benny Rodrigues’ interpretation of acid house takes the form of ”I Like Acid”, and surely it sounds classic! Acid synth madness like in the old days but with an updated touch. ”Choice” hypnotic appeal will not get unnoticed on the floor, once again a track that finds its strength in the basic structure of its arrangement, effective drums patterns with a ”freakish” top line that carry the track into peak time. Steve Rachmad as ”Sterac” and Mike Dehnert are providing the remixes for ”I Like Acid”, to close the EP.
Lamanchanegra – Tidal Waves (Frustrated Funk Mixed Up)
214 – Submanouvers [FR023]
214 (TwoFourteen) witll release a new EP on Frustrated Funk. Four solid electro-techno tracks, with sharp electro rhythms combined with deep string laden melodies, pads and very strong attention for detail are the ingredients for this beautiful piece of machine funk.
VA – Entrada EP [MODULARZ003]
Truncate, Silent Servant, Santiago Salazar and Developer with four rocking techno tracks on the American techno label Modularz.
Volta Cab – Running Man / Motion Map [TS001T]
This is the first of a new series and Imprint from the Balance/Finale family. Tech Sessions is a 10″inch Vinyl series from various of artist from around the world who wants to express the deep and harder side of House and Techno.
Marco Zenker – Blue Air EP [ILIAN008]
Marco Zenker has his second record on Ilian Tape. “Invisible Shadows” its building up slowly and leads into a very open space – the perfect track to give the night another direction. “Remain Silent” goes down, you almost can call that cut a meditation hymne. Finally we have a tripping remix from Conforce. Its just free spirited, soulful and open minded.
C.C. – Sound Carrier 2 [SC02Y]
Sankt Goran – Slobban [GORAN001]
Sankt Goran presents a old Swedish release that has been released as promo only in 1999. Its a release called Slobban by a late 90’s trio of Jens Johansson, Peter Gustafsson and Carl Magnus Ernström from Falun in the woods of Dalarna. Almost classic Detroit Techno tracks with some jazzy influences from these guys that have been playing around and tweeking their Deep Bass Nine, TB-303, Korg DW8000 and Yamaha DX7 & DX10, sprinkling some samples on top with the Casio FZ-10M since 1994.
RA.253 Adam Marshall
Jeroen Search – Destiny [CSF041]
Raw, booming and pretty straightforward yet with that typical Jeroen Search touch. “Ellipse” is loopy, minimalistic and a very effective dancefloor weapon. “Periapsis” on the other hand is a calmer track, deepness, darkness, smoothness. The background sounds give it a unsettling vibe while the acid’ish stabs give it that hypnotic feel you drugheads all crave for. But the icing on the cake is definetely the Conforce remix.
K209 – 1 [K209-1]
Milton Bradley recently released a new EP with Grounded Theory’s Henning Baer as K209. Some harder stomping noisy techno cuts.
Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka – Creeper / Infamous [50WEAPONS009]
50 Weapons presents Benjamin Damage and Doc Daneeka with 2 stunning collaboration works, merging classic Techno and House influences with UK Bass elements. “Creeper/Infamous” yet again shows Modeselektor’s 50 Weapons label from a new and different perspective.
Sebastien San – Great Cities EP [WPH011]
Detroit grooves from Sebastien San with a deep San Soda remix on top. We Play House Recordings is kickin’ the new year with ‘Great Cities E.P.’, a package crammed with Detroit delights, with a deep San Soda remix as a little bonus thrown in.
Jeff Mills – Something In The Sky 7 [SITS007]
Shifted – Reach [SZ002]
Second release on Syndrome Z label, with some excellent chord-ish / Detroit techno from Shifted. The EP is closed by a Szare remix.
