Master of the ‘refined machine funk sound’ Cignol makes his return to UTTU with uplifting, euphoric electro.
Cignol – Botnet [UTTU171]
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Dawl – Beyond Low Earth Orbit [UTTU119]
Since debuting as Dawl nine years ago, Tone Dropout co-founder Darren Woollard has become one of the most trusted producers of revivalist ’90s fare, with a trademark sound that mixes and matches elements from various vintage styles of techno and electro. That attractive, mind-altering personal sound is much in evidence on this EP for Unknown To The Unknown, which wholeheartedly pays tribute to the turn-of-the-’90s Yorkshire bleep & bass sound. Those versed in the style’s history will notice a few knowing winks to various underground classics – the title track sounds like an unreleased track from Richard H Kirk and Rob Gordon’s short-lived XON project, for example – while the important ingredients (deep sub bass, alien bleeps, unfussy house-tempo techno drums and crunchy hardcore breaks) are all present and correct.
Jensen Interceptor – Master Control Program EP [DANCETRAX031]
Jensen Interceptor returns to Dance Trax with his Master Control Program EP, 3 tracks of high octane dark elekro future klub classics. Kicking off with a collab with Chicago House legend DJ Deeon for the massive electro anthem SWEAT, the flip features 2 monster-electro-kuts.
Dickie Smabers – Jammed From The Fist [UTTU109]
Danny Wolfers dons his Dickie Smabers alias on his return to UTTU for his 7th release on the label – low-slung-house grooves rub shoulders with robotronik-jakbeat over 2 slabs of electronxxx straight outta The Hague.
Jensen Interceptor & Assembler Code – Dance Trax Vol. 19 [DANCETRAX019]
Jensen Interceptor & Assembler Code team up for Dance Trax Vol.19 – 4 tracks of high octane electro nuttiness!
Photonz – Metanime EP [UTTU088]
Simoncino – Nemesis EP [UTTU83]
Simoncino returns to UTTU with 4 synth led electronix cuts – super deep introspective techno & house.
Cliff Lothar – E-String [UTTU073]
Cliff Lothar debuts on UTTU with 2 insane hyper-club tracks, E-String is “classic Lothar’ in peak time territory and on the flip Tool Tyme is the perfect club tool – No Messin’ with this one! Added bonus: Comes with a remix from House Crimes’ DJ Boneyard.
Dj Overdose – Feeding The Fad [UTTU074]
Label-hopping Dutchman DJ Overdose can usually be relied upon to bring the goods. Happily, he’s in fine form on this first solo Unknown to the Unknown appearance since 2015’s fantastic Housejam Freaker. Wisely, he’s decided to steer clear of well-worn retro-futurist cliches (jungle breaks, hardcore revivalism and so on), instead delivering a trio of raw cuts that blend elements of electro, 1990 style European techno and blistering acid house. Flipside “Probably Too Commercial”, a rough-and-ready dose of distorted, high octane electro smothered in alien electronics, is probably the pick of the bunch, though sweaty, stab-tastic opener “Feeding The Fad” – all razor-sharp electronic riffs, wayward drum machine beats and old school vocal samples – also impresses.
Lake Haze – Love In Lux [UTTU075]
After debuting on UTTU back in 2013 Lake Haze returns to the fold with 2 epic 90s Goa-Inspired-House-Jams for the freaks. Backed with an incredible bleep n bass remix from DJ Boring.
Realitycheck – Untitled Love EP [UTTU070]
Unknown To The Unknown bring in the new year with Realitycheck’s debut EP for the label – 4 incredible spazzed out tech houz jamz for the deeper listener.
DJ Plant Texture / DJ Shark – Split EP [UTTU069]
DJ Plant Texture & Gnork AKA DJ Shark team up for this split 12 on UTTU.. rough break-beat-houz & jungle pressure for the headz.
Igor Tipura – DWAMS [UTTU065]
Esoteric break house from on Igor Tipura Unknown To The Unknown. Comes with a Lauer remix on the B side.
Legowelt – Sampling Winter [UTTU060]
Danny Wolfers drops two cold houz jams on UTTU, perfecting his trademark ”Deep space house trek” sound.
Gnork presents DJ Shark – Space Beach [UTTU058]
Unknown To The Unknown’s early ’90s inspirations are well documented, with boss man DJ Haus frequently signing and releasing tracks that doff a cap to ghetto-house, acid, Belgian techno and early British hardcore. Despite this history, Gnork’s “Space Beach” feels surprisingly fresh. Described, somewhat matter-or-factly, as “jungle techno”, the title track does a brilliant job combining booming, skittish, energy-packed early jungle rhythms with the kind of spacey melodies and chords that you’d expect to find on vintage Detroit techno records. Flipside “Double Sunset” jettisons the Motor City inspirations in favour of a more straight up, bass-heavy early jungle flex, with rich dub bass enhancing the mood.
Legowelt – Institute Of The Overmind [UTTUFACT]
The Dutch artist releases music at a rate of knots – there’s been at least nine albums under the Legowelt name alone now, and he has over 30 different aliases, all of which interact in weird, wonderful ways. His music has appeared on labels as Creme, Clone and Bunker bringing that original Dutch West Coast Flavour. Here Institute Of The Overmind, which was made live in a session filmed for FACT TV,gets the vinyl treatment backed with a monster 90s trance re-work from Photonz.
DJ Overdose – Housejam Freaker [UTTU052]
DJ Overdose heads over to Unknown To The Unknown for a spot of techno-jackin’. Thrillingly, “Housejam Freaker” combines fizzing, upbeat machine drum rhythms, deep space chords and wild, sped-up Motor City electronics to create something that sounds like the bastard offspring of Jeff Mills, Drexciya and Phuture. Willie Burns provides the obligatory remix, offering something that retains the original’s energy whilst increasing the beauty factor tenfold. Elsewhere, he wanders into deep acid territory on the straight-up jacker “Dikzak”, and delivers a surprisingly funky dose of intergalactic electro on the cheery “Vinca”. A string of handy locked grooves complete a tasty package.
Marcus Mixx – Rub It Don’t Go So Fast [UTTU054]
Chicago’s Marcus Mixx return to Unknown to the Unknown. The salaciously named Rub It Don’t Go Fast is a welcome return, and the producer’s unhinged urges remain wonderfully undimmed as the title track attests. It’s dark acid house with redlining bass, a monstrous kick drum and a clear sense of perverse humour. “Rub it in French…” On the flip, Mixx lays down two swerving takes on breakbeat house flex out “Do U Luv 2 Dance”.
Legowelt – Immensity of Cosmic Space [UTTU050]
50 releases in under four years is no mean feat, so a round of applause to Unknown to the Unknown who surpass the landmark with a new record from Legowelt. The superbly named Immensity Of Cosmic Space arrives hot on the heels of Legowelt’s fine Vaporware Tracks record for Creme and sees the Dutchman exploring the realm of rave era breakbeat techno. Of course what makes Danny Wolfers work as Legowelt so distinctive his mastery of star gazing melodies and hearing them fused with recycled drum breaks on the title track and the Amen filled “Lumeria2” is a real delight.
Chaos In The CBD – DeLorean Dreams EP [HOTSHIT007]
Chaos In The CBD drop down on Hot Haus Recs In Effekt with 2 outsider house bangers backed with a Legowelt remix. Having released records on Clek Clek Boom to much fanfare the New Zealand brothers have honed a more analogue houz sound for their Hot Haus 12 keeping with Unknown To The Unknown spirit of “offf the wall bangers”.
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