written by Michal // Evening Selection
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This three track EP incites exploration and curiosity. The tracks embody a pleasant elixir of sounds who vary enough for excitement but all stay true to a similar theme. All tracks build their own unique swing but don’t peak in energy in a way that demands overt attention, keeping things subtle but groovy.
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Though structured with a linear story to tell, this compilation transcends the need for linear listening because of its uniquely varied content. Play it backwards or forwards, or one at a time over weeks and you will still get the very same tingling effect from it. Spanning between pensive breaks, evangelic gabber (yes, you read that correctly), industrious techno heartthrobs and even subtle odes to synth wave - there’s a track here for every lover of electronic music. Needless to say, this is one for the heads.
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This EP pays a nice ode to the creative expression that Hear the Art Records aims at. The label places an emphasis on open minded and thought-provoking themes and this EP rings true the labels notion that really ‘everything is permitted…’. A warm for welcome for MOAB DEP into the creative landscape that is Hear the Art Records and some excellent foreshadowing of what is to come in his second release on the label in April later this year. We await with anticipation…
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Marking the end of a two year hiatus, Supply Records returns with a short and (not so) sweet Techno EP from label boss Mechaniker. The release explores the grittier, dystopian end of electronic dance across two hi-speed marathon cuts - clocking in at plus 10 minutes a piece.
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Sonar Base, better known as Dutch Electro pioneer Frank De Groodt, presents a twisting trip down sci-fi avenue with We Attack at Dawn. The third instalment in the Sonar Base Transmissions series on Deeptrax records, reissued for a new generation of beat engineers and sound scientists.
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Another elusive drop from Japan’s Uchitoshi. One of many nomadic Minimal releases from yoyaku’s sublabel project YYK no label; an outlet dedicated to Japanese producers jostling at the forefront of the electronic underground.
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A crucial and surprising repress from PHIL; a label centred around deep, personal and timeless electronics. Back in 2009 just 150 copies of Simon Hinter’s ‘Take Care’ EP were pressed, a quality record lost to those swift enough to grab one - until now.
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Criminally underrated producer Sangre Voss takes the helm on new imprint series Third Place Dance Discs. The aptly titled ‘Dance Class’ EP features 4 genre-bending cuts that border on the schizophrenic. Whimsical, stylish and overflowing with fuel for dancefloor bodies.
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Fresh to the Zwart Good distro, CYB (aka Alessio Ciborio Gioffredi) and Elisa Batti unveil their first release on new project/imprint Immaterial.Archives. Born from a shared affinity with synthesisers, analogue machinery and part-melodic-part-punishing techno; Between Viewers and Spaces represents the duo’s insatiable lust for shadowy, complex textures and cinematic boldness.
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Istanbul based producer Ismail Genç aka Havantepe has had something of an illustrious career. Surfing on the fringes of genre, meditative atmospheres and meticulous composition sit at the core of his sculptured sounds. And in this vein the Robo Owl EP certainly delivers. A cauldron of slung-back techno, minimal breaks and teasing electro, strung together by a dreamy common denominator. It’s majestic blue sleeve a symbolic gateway into the impending dreamscape.
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V1 charts the first physical release on collective-turned-label Cyberspeak. The LP features 4 original cuts from producing duo Train to Eltanin, with an additional Ghost Mix interpretation from Grienkho. Inspired by the intricacies of digital programming and the internet as language, V1 marries elements of glitch, electro-funk, jungle and broken beat under a versatile club banner. The shifting tones of the tracks characterised but the cryptic fonts and symbols emblazoned on the sleeve.
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A drifting arrangement of ambient sounds and complex textures grounded by an Electro-IDM pulse. Veteran producer Mesak calls upon Finnish peers Mono Junk, Claws Costeau and Antti Hevosmaa to orchestrate a masterclass in experimental electronica. The sleeve art, rendered by artists-architect Natacha Mankowski, echoing the post-digital form of the music.
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A vacant sleeve. Plain text hand stamped on the A side, a smeared impression of “ohne kommerziellen wert” on the reverse. The precedent is set for the music etched within. OHNE 001 makes the Hamberg-based label’s agenda clear - a first time release where the music does the talking. A meandering, yet tight sonic narrative suitably binds the 4 track EP. And while big room techno sits at it’s core, subtle deviations make for one thrilling ride.
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From the first glance of the artwork to placing down the needle on the first cut the Minor Forms EP by Francis Harris generates a warm inviting feel that sure lives up to those preconceptions as the record unfolds. After a short hiatus from his house driven endeavours Francis’s returning record falls on his own outlet Scissor and Thread. The record features two originals on the A side met with a double remix by Valentino Mora on the flip.
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Over the last few years, the name ‘Florian Kupfer’ has made its way onto many people’s radar. His previous work has seen the light of day on both Ron Morelli’s labels, Willie burns W.T.Records, Ninja Tune’s Technicolour as well as the much loved white label Sade Bootleg. His first release of 2017 comes on the imprint Private Persons, a label coming out of Moscow, Russia. Although the label is still very much in its infancy there paving their way with big steps as seen in this 3 track EP.
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Skee Mask has been working solely with Illian Tape since his first release in 2014. After an exciting debut album it comes as no surprise his latest 4 track EP, an exciting blend of techno and ambient sounds, falls on the same platform yet again. The Munich based DJ/Producer is some what of a mystery and tries to maintain being unidentified, however his appearances more and more on the labels showcases across Europe are making him a regular face to many. Yet people are still asking ‘Who is Skee Mask?’.
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London outfit Berceuse Héroïque have taken little time to set the tone for the year ahead as we step into 2017. BH036 their second release of the year comes from George Thompson, aka 'Black Merlin’, who's catalogue of releases is really somewhat impressive. In this edition the spiritually provoked 4 track EP provides an array of different tones from track to track with high energy dance floor peaks yet also more down-tempo introspective lows.
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