The third release from the enigmatic Equalized label was released.
techno
Mezerik
Interesting unsigned producer from Not-sure-where from.
3 EP’s for free download and they are quite good. Is everything in between Dub Techno, Electro to Robert Hood inspired minimal techno to ambience.. All rooted deep in the Motor City Soul sound.
Marco Bernardi – Switches, Drawers and Washing Machines [FRLP001]
Thirteen track album by Marco Benardi with his most delicate compositions ranging from minimalistic electro trickery to his sweetest and intense intelligent techno excursions. This limited deluxe double vinyl album is sweetened with hand stamped label art and hand made screen printed sleeves to make this package extra special.
Norman Nodge – Activist02
Echologist – Snow Blower [SFV002]
Under his Echologist moniker, Brendon Moeller has releases on Rekids, Mule Musiq, Resopal & Ransome Note. This release sees him taking off the kid gloves and offering up four slabs of massive dancefloor oriented techno that take what he accomplished on the much praised >Jazz Space EP< to the next level,
Ben Klock – BodytonicLive 023 (The Twisted Pepper, Dublin, 19 Sept 2009)
Mike Dehnert – Lautschrift [CBS03]
After succesful releases on Fachwerk and the MASSIVE first release on the Clone Basement series, the time has come for another essential 12″ release by Mike Dehnert. “Lautschrift” is – to put it mildly – a wolf in sheep clothes. A sub-zero techno belter complete with vocoded voice, soft bleepy sounds and a deep bass… Properly stands out!! On the flip “Regelschrift” and “Nano” are two heavy techno tracks of the ‘neuer-berliner techno schulle’ .
Skudge – Depth Buffering EP [ALPHA015]
Their debut EP comes on Alphahouse Records, and is turning heads as a late-night monster. Need a mental picture? Imagine classic G-Man, strobe lights, smoke machines, and a cavernous Berghain style freak show. The duo slyly manage to push the tracks in many directions, looking back to a time before Ableton-warped bootlegs and cheap production techniques, all the while maintaining a standard that feels fresh and experimental. Some of us are searching for more. With this record, we approach closer to that groove than ever.
Delta Funktionen – Silhouette EP [Delsin079]
For just over a year ago, Delta Funktionen’s track ‘Silhouette’ got released on Ann Aimee (one of Delsin’s sublabels).
Being pressed in a very small amount, together with his previously digital only remix of Marcus Enochson and The Subliminal Kid’s track ‘That’s a Lot of Bait’, the track didn’t really see a proper EP release on any label at all. In October this year, Delsin announced that the popular B-side to the limited Ann Aimee release (‘Silhouette’), would get a re-release together with a remix by Marcel Dettmann.
Even though this EP was planned for an earlier release, it feels very natural for it to get out in the middle of December instead. The original’s quite reduced sense brings out a rougher side of Delta Funktionen as well as following the trail established by the ‘Electromagnetic Radiation Part I’ release – dark, cold and what to expect nowadays.
Even though the original is a good track, Dettmann’s calmer take on it brings out a new visualisation of the elements of the original; while keeping his own trademark style to it. Leaning more towards his own ‘Helix’ track on ‘Phantasma Vol.3′, the mesmerizing aspects of his sound takes a bigger space over the dark and haunting elements usually acompanied Dettmann’s work. In some sense, this was quite unexpected and welcomed – even though traditionalists might overlook this EP because of that.
The power of the original ‘Silhouette’ is still there after a year, even though it feels as Delta Funktionen’s own sound has developed since its initial release on Ann Aimee. Nevertheless, it feels natural that a track getting various support by the Ostgut DJ’s, getting a remix by one of their DJs, should be on the same EP after all.
Ben Klock – Red Alert [DRH028]
The ‘Tracks From 07’ release includes the dope ‘Red Alert’, which has a certain something similar to Liquid Liquid, with its dope beat and dark vibe.’Viscoplastic’ is a deeper track with an awesome groove and feel.
This is the first Deeply Rooted House release distributed by Carl Craig’s Planet E.
