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2008-10-11T01:57:00.003+02:00

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[WARPCD165] Flying Lotus - Los Angeles

2008-10-03T15:25:00.000+02:00

Label: Warp Records
Catalog: WARPCD165
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: 09 Jun 2008
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop
Style: Instrumental

Tracklist:

01. Brainfeeder
02. Breathe.Something/Stellar STar
03. Beginners Falafel
04. Camel
05. Melt!
06. Comet Course
07. Orbit 405
08. Golden Diva
09. Riot
10. GNG BNG
11. Parisian Goldfish
12. Sleepy Dinosaur
13. RobertaFlack (Feat. Dolly)
14. SexSlaveShip
15. Auntie's Harp
16. Testament (Feat. Gonja Sufi)
17. Auntie's Lock/Infinitum (Feat. Laura Darlington)

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[WAG046CD] Deadbeat - Roots and Wire

2008-10-03T15:18:00.002+02:00

Label: Wagon Repair
Catalog: WAG046CD
Format: CD, Album
Country: Canada
Released: 13 Oct 2008
Style: Minimal, Dub Techno, Dub

Tracklist:

01. Rise Again (Feat. Paul St. Hilaire)
02. Roots And Wire
03. Grounation (Berghain Drum Jack)
04. Xberg Ghosts
05. Deep Structure
06. Night Stepping
07. Sun People (Dub Divisionaire)
08. Babylon Correction (Feat. Paul St. Hilaire)

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Monolake - Cinemascope

2008-08-25T16:37:00.002+03:00

Label: Imbalance Computer Music
Format: CD, Album
Country:Germany
Released: 2001
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno

Recorded at Studio HDL 911 and Studio Neues Deutschland. Photos made in Shanghai 2001.
[Atmo] recorded in Seoul, Korea 1997.
Track 1 (atmo) is unnamed on the CD. The name is disclosed on the Monolake web site, however.
Alpenrausch (track 9) is a comissioned work by Migros Kulturprozent.

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Monolake is among the most acclaimed artists associated with the Berlin-based Basic Channel/Chain Reaction label group, run by Moritz "Maurizio" von Oswald and home to such champions of minimalist austerity as Vainqueur, Substance, and (initially) Porter Ricks. Consisting of Robert Henke and Gerhard Behles, the group have recorded just under a dozen singles for the Chain Reaction and Din labels, as well as a full-length CD, HongKong, released by CR in 1997. Monolake's music sits at the intersection between abstract computer music and the more dance-derived techno redux of their CR labelmates. Behles studied formally at Utrecht's Institute of Sonology (a noted fount of electronic experimentation formed in the late '60s by Stan Tempelaars and Gottfried Michael Koenig). Behles and Henke met at Berlin's Technical University, where Behles taught and Henke was studying sound engineering for film. Monolake formed somewhat by accident, when a first round of collaborative improvising in the studio led to a handful of tracks from which their first single, "Cyan," was soon pressed. A number of follow-up releases appeared in 1995 and 1996, with the best of these eventually joining new material on the 1997 CD release, HongKong, an important release both for Chain Reaction (it's widely considered the label's finest) and Monolake (whose previously vinyl-only 12-inches reached a somewhat small, specialist audience). The full-length Interstate followed in 1999, along with the EP Gobi: The Desert. Gravity was issued in early 2001.

In addition to his work with Behles, Henke is a mastering engineer for Maurizio's Dubplates & Mastering (the D&M inscription can be found on the run-out groove of many a European techno release), and also operates the Imbalance Computer Music label, home to the more experimental reaches of Chain Reaction and Basic Channel artists such as Andi Mellweg (of Porter Ricks), Wieland Samolak, and Henke himself.

On Cinemascope, Monolake (aka Robert Henke) blends the stark sounds of the street with beat-conscious elements, creating a reserved late-night brew of intense minimalism. Short bursts of light break through the dark cracks that underscore the majority of Cinemascope, allowing the largely clipped and clicky beats to comprise the framework of the record. Not unlike Richie Hawtin's later work, Henke utilizes subtractive theory to pull apart regular dancefloor structures into roomy, spacious reconstructions that echo endlessly, reminiscent of the introspective period of early-'90s Detroit techno. Perhaps the perfect record for driving around the city at night, Cinemascope takes in the wonder of architecture, construction, and how people tend to relate to those concepts. Certainly, Henke seems somewhat more closely aligned with his German, minimal-tech colleagues, but he no doubt is in safe territory with Detroit's innovators of the genre. His sometimes spooky and skittery layers of rhythm imitate the clunking and perfect cadence of factory machines in their restless stages. Little melody creeps in, but there's still something pleasant about the work. Perhaps this pleasantness is found in the music's general relaxedness. Nothing ever bubbles over with excitement, but ebbs and flows are still quite visible. And even still, Henke keeps the dancefloor in mind, especially on the track "Remoteable," which is dark and nondescript, held up with constrictive beats and subtle layers of rhythm.

Pulshar - Nospheratu (Echospace Reduction)

2008-07-24T17:15:00.002+03:00

Label: Phonobox
Format: Vinyl, 12"
Country: Spain
Released: 2008
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dub

Tracklisting:

A - Nospheratu
B - Nospheratu (Echospace Reduction)

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Dopplereffekt - Calabi Yau Space

2008-07-16T13:53:00.003+03:00

!! KILLER !!

Label: Rephlex
Format: 2 x Vinyl, 12", Album
Country:UK
Released: 2007
Genre: Electronic

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The archive uploaded from theeta (back to school)

Real electronic music heads take note, and quickly - it's finally with us, four years after the incredible 'Linear Accelerator' we have the new Dopplereffekt album and shock horror, it's on the Rephlex label? Well it makes perfect sense really, Rephlex have been championing 'classic electronic music' since their inception all those years ago, and Dopplereffekt is just about as classic as this music gets. Following on from the laboratory-based mostly beatless explorations of 'Linear Accelerator', 'Calabi Yau Space' is similarly synthesizer led, taking in huge lungfuls of influence from Tangerine Dream, Delia Derbyshire and of course Kraftwerk to produce some of the most engrossing electronic textures we've heard for years. Gerald Donald (one half of Drexciya, but you already knew that, right?) has for a long time had us hooked on his musical output but you've got to understand, this album is something truly special, and something that will no doubt be hailed as essential in years to come. Kicking off with the sub-aquatic arpeggiated bliss of 'Calabi Yau Manifold' we are already in prime Dopplereffekt territory with a slice of pure science fiction gold. This is the sort of music which commands visuals, and not in the way that it sounds necessarily cinematic but it just brings up images in your head, a power that the two Drexciyans have always retained in their music and Donald certainly hasn't lost. Following on from this we get the bass heavy proto-electro crunch of 'Hyperelliptic Surfaces', a track which could have tiptoed from the annals of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop (especially towards its final third) accompanying a particularly mystifying episode of Doctor Who, no doubt including plenty of references to androids. These two tracks set the pace for the rest of the album, which is simply a masterclass in analogue experimentation, and proof if ever proof were needed that Detroit still has it. Amongst the mystery and leaning towards science fiction too there is a certain soul, a spirit which was most lovingly explored by Vangelis in his soundtrack to Blade Runner where he gave a heart to the mechanical creatures explored in the storyline of the movie. Just check 'Compactification' for the record's melancholy core, a track which the rest of the album is perched around and just about as emotive as electronic music gets. Quite simply, you need to purchase this record, whether you're into ambient music, classic electronic experimentation or good old fashioned electro, you just won't be disappointed.

2008-07-09T12:07:00.002+03:00

Label: Fabric (London)
Catalog#: FABRIC 81
Format: CD, Mixed, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: Jul 2008
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Techno, Deep House, Tech House, Minimal
Credits: DJ Mix - Luciano

About:

Luciano is famously averse to CD mixes, but Fabric have managed to twist his arm into delivering the goods. “For me, the hardest thing to do is make a mix CD. Really,” says Swiss/Chilean minimal star. “It was a big decision for me to do a CD for Fabric. To me, mixing is about the live moments, it’s about the moment you live with the people: that’s why you choose one record, and this is how you push the music. So to make a mix CD and already have a playlist in my head, it’s something that disturbs me. Then I know I have to play this and that—I feel obliged to do something rather than feeling free to just create something."

“It was really difficult for me,” he adds. “I always try to think, ‘what music do I like?’ and I try to make something a bit more natural. Not too soft or too thin, and not screaming either, but to mix both together. I try to use also a lot of tools, some elements that I can put in and put out, so it’s more like a composition, but it’s still very tough to make a mix feel right. I took a very dance-approach and I tried to make a sort of crescendo, musicwise. It starts a little bit deeper with fewer elements and slowly it modifies and modulates into something more charged and more rhythmic.”

Fabric 41 is Luciano’s second commercial mix, and follows up Sci.Fi.Hi.Fi Vol. 2. Like that mix, it begins in minimal territory, slowly building to floor-oriented house climax before finishing on the gentle techno of Chymera’s ‘Arabesque’.

Tracklist:

01 Rhadoo – Slagare – Cadenza Records
02 Brothers’ Vibe – El Baile [Acapella]– Som Underground
03 D’Julz – Yo Momo – Intacto Records
04 Los Updates Ft. Luciano – Getting Late [Luciano’s Getting Late Remix] – Cadenza Records
05 Reboot – Be Tougher – Cadenza Records
06 Alex Picone – Floppy – Cadenza Records
07 Sety – Mogane (Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts Remix) – Circus Company
08 Johnny D – Orbitalife – Oslo Records
09 Julien Jabre – Jungle Beatz – Defected
10 M83 – In Church – Gooom Disques
11 Inner City – Good Love [Luciano Remix] – KMS
12 Phuture – Rise From Your Grave [Tiefschwarz Remix] – Strictly Rhythm
13 Schneider, Galluzzi – Albertino – Cadenza Records
14 D’Julz – So You Know – Ovum
15 Kenny Larkin – You Are Original – Planet E
16 Chymera – Arabesque - Tishomingo

Download links: (part1, part2)

Marcel Dettmann / Berghain 02

2008-06-23T01:09:00.002+03:00

Label: Ostgut Tontrager
Format: CD, Mixed
Country: Germany
Released: 2008
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno

Tracklisting:

1. Tobias - Balance
2. Norman Nodge - Native Rhythm Electric
3. Pied Plat - Double Trouble
4. Planetary Assault Systems - Kat
5. Tadeo - Reflection Nebula 056n (Substance Remix)
6. Risque Rythum Team - The Jacking Zone
7. Samuli Kemppi - Vangel
8. Kevin Saunderson - Just Want Another Chance
9. Clatterbox - Press On
10. Redshape - Plonk (Original Mix)
11. Shed - Warped Mind
12. Tadeo - 4
13. Kate Simko - She Said (Ryan Elliott Edit)
14. Deetron - Let's Get Over It (Marcel Dettmann Remix)
15. T++ - Mo #1
16. Radio Slave - Tanakatan
17. Luke Hess - Believe & Receive (Shedsdeepanddubbydub Remix)
18. Strand - Zephyr

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The buzz around this release has been almost deafening in the last few months, with Marcel's stock in trade steadily rising as his marathon 8+hr sets at Berghain become the stuff of legend, his production and mixing skills have become feverishly sought after. Having witnessed the man's selections at work on a number of occasions now we can confirm that he lives up to the hype and Berghain have attempted to slice off a little of this buzz with this 70min+ mix crafted from a pitch perfect lineup of techno classics past and present layered and delivered by the man himself. The tone is set with Tobias' 'Balance' recently heard on the taster 12" a couple of weeks back, digging a bass heavy rut into which he slots Norman Nodge's Crispy Bacon alike 'Native Rhythm Electric' and on through funked Detroit tech from Pied Plat and alltime classic 'Kat' by Luke Slater's Planetary Assault Systems. From here the selections run fathoms deep through bold techno advancements from Substance, Samuli Kemppi and Redshape's stunning 'Plonk', but the real moments of genius are saved for his own production with his mix of Deetron's 'Let's get over it' with that sickeningly awesome bass riff that causes some freaked reactions when deployed at the just the right moment, alongside a brand spunking fresh cut from T++ on a proper techno mission with 'Mo' 1' and it couldn't be a Berghain mix without the darkside jackers anthem 'Tantakatan' from Radioslave. Basically each and every cut here is just prime floor working material that begs to played at the loudest neighbour annoying volumes possible and for that Mr Dettmann we saulte ya. A ball achingly cool and completely essential purchase as ever from the good people at OstGut Ton.

Beat Pharmacy - Constant Pressure

2008-06-15T23:54:00.002+03:00

Label: Deep Space Media
Format: CD
Country: US
Released: 2006
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dub, Deep House

Tracklisting:

1 Club Dread (6:58)
Vocals - Mikey Dread
2 Tangerine (7:19)
3 Caramel (7:57)
4 Hot Spot Splash (6:21)
Vocals - Paul St. Hilaire
5 Velocity (7:14)
6 Slow Down (6:16)
7 Pieces (6:37)
Vocals - Ursula Rucker
8 Worship (5:40)
9 Wata (Water) (6:51)
Vocals - Allan Hope
10 Rat Race (5:45)
11 Floating (9:21)

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Brendon Moeller, born In Johannesburg, has a thing for music from a young age; he tries the piano and trumpet before settling for the drums. Forms a college rock band called ‘Honeyslide’, and later turns to writing for an assortment of music mags. With influences ranging from the Stooges, Velvet Underground and Nick Cave to The Orb, Fela Kuti, Happy Mondays and Ministry, Brendon ups and moves to New York with hopes to record an album.

Fast forward a bit and Brendon has taught himself the basics in music production and recording. ‘Smile Records’ are the first to release his work under the moniker ‘Mono Blanco’. Then comes the name ‘Beat Pharmacy’, as does a chance meeting with blues, rock and jazz musician ‘Shigeru Tanabu’ and horn player ‘Todd Simon’. With tracks now appearing on ‘Six Degrees Records’, ‘Turntables on the Hudson’ and ‘Codek Records’, it is only time before ‘François K.’ offers Beat Pharmacy the chance to release an album on ‘Deep Space Media’, the latest sub-label of ‘Wave Music’.

Best described as a synthesis of dub, minimal techno, psy-trance, jazz and afrobeat; ‘Earthly Delights’ is an organic treasure trove of sound. Instruments and electronics are bought together seamlessly. Sounds are mirrored, duplicated and contorted. Progressive beats thud slowly and deeply as excited bursts of sound emerge with punctuated precision. Vocals are sparse and used only when necessary. This journey is a very deep relaxing and captivating one.

Warp Records Spring 2008

2008-06-14T14:00:00.004+03:00

Label: Warp Records
Catalog: WARPSAMP 9
Format: CD, Sampler
Country: UK
Released: Apr 2008
Genre: Electronic, Hip Hop, Rock

Tracklisting:

1. Autechre - Altbizz
2. Clark - For Wolves Crew (Edit)
3. Jamie Lidell - Little Bit of Feel Good (Radio Edit)
4. Born Ruffians - Hummingbird
5. Leila - Mettle
6. Flying Lotus - Gangbang (feat. The Gaslamp Killer)
7. Harmonic 313 - Call to Arms
8. Pivot - In the Blood
9. Battles - Atlas (Radio Edit)
10. Grizzly Bear - Deep Blue Sea (Daniel Rossen Home Recording)
11. !!! - Yadnus (Still Going To The Roadhouse Mix)

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borko - celebrating life

2008-06-13T14:45:00.006+03:00

Category Rock/Indie/Electronic
Label Morr Music
Orig Year 2008
Catalog# 80

About Borko

Borko is the recording name for Iceland's Bjorn Kristiansson, an electronica artist who specializes in warm, densely textured sound sculptures. CELEBRATING LIFE is more ambitious than Borko's debut; it incorporates a range of traditional instruments, some vocals, and post-rock touches. The music may veer from the exuberant layering of loops and noise ("Continental Love") to sweet, breezy melodies ("Shoobaba"), but Borko's skilled arrangements and unique, surprising sounds make CELEBRATING LIFE an entrancing and rewarding listening experience.

Tracklist:

1.Continental Love
2.Spoonstabber
3.Shoo Ba Ba
4.Sushi Stakeout
5.Dingdong Kingdom
6.Summer Logic
7.Doo Doo Doo
8.Hondo & Borko

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Listen samples: (click here)

Qbical - Life Is Just A Bunch Of Pixels

2008-06-09T02:20:00.002+03:00

Label: Manual Music
Catalog#: MANDIG009
Format: File, MP3
Country: Holland
Released: 27 May 2008
Genre: Electronic
Style: Tech House, Minimal

About:

www.qbical.net

Tracklisting:

1. Introduction (Original Mix)
2. Looped Ride (Original Mix)
3. Summer Something (Original Mix)
4. Life Is Just A Bunch Of Pixels (Original Mix)
5. Evening At The Lake (Original Mix)
6. Level Six (Original Mix)
7. Dust In The Cartridge (Original Mix)
8. O Eight (Original Mix)
9. Sound (Original Mix)
10. Sine Street (Original Mix)
11. Microprocessor (Original Mix)
12. Misty Circuits (Original Mix)
13. Improvisation (Original Mix)

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Listen samples: (click here)

Subsonic Park - Inner City Codes

2008-06-09T02:15:00.002+03:00

Label: Elektrolux
Catalog#: E 10011111 CD
Format: CD, Album, Mixed
Country: Germany
Released: Apr 2008
Genre: Electronic
Style: Electro, Dub Techno, Ambient

About:

Subsonic Park is a side project from 2/3 of The Saafi Brothers, Alex Azary and Gabriel Le Mar. So, with those two guys you expect something special, right? I'm happy to report you get in spades on Inner City Codes. It could easily be a Saafi Brothers release. There's the impeccable, extremely wide bandwidth, with deep bass, along with soaring jazzy interludes that are so rich and complex, with no cliches. Simply another gorgeous, head bopping classic from these guys who have never made a bad record that I know of. Elektrolux continues to be an important label in it's 13th year.

Tracklisting:

1. Bionic Garden
2. Red Shift
3. After Dark
4. Inner City Codes
5. Second Skin
6. Rain Machine
7. X-Ident
8. First Cause
9. Refloat
10. Signs Of Life

Download: (click for part1, part2, part3)

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Traum 100

2008-06-03T03:20:00.002+03:00

Label: Traum Schallplatten
Catalog#: TRAUM CD20
Format: File, MP3
Country: Germany
Released: 02 Jun 2008
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, Minimal

About:

Cologne label Traum celebrates 100 vinyl releases with a compilation of new and exclusive tracks. Traum 100 is out in early June.
Riley Reinhold’s label is one of the most long-lived in techno – and the secret to its success may be its open attitude to new talent. These guys actually listen to demos. New label compilation Traum 100 has its fair share of new faces, too, including Moonbeam, Bukaddor & Fishbeck, Super Flu – but mostly it’s a celebration of longtime Traum talent back in the saddle.
Traum watchers will be psyched to hear Traum 100 has coaxed a new track out of on-again-off-again San Francisco crew Broker/Dealer (remember ‘Boots and Pants?’), while Domink Eulberg’s new track is billed “a soundtrack from a 70’s hippy movie”. Minilogue´s contribution ‘Carnival’ promises to be stripped down and rhythmical, while Thomas Brinkmann’s ‘Aleks in Love’ is a sequencer-driven disco track. Gabriel Ananda’s ‘Lila Pause’ fuses post-Detroit and cool melodies, while Process’ ‘City-zen’ is a house track dubbed “Mr. Fingers transferred into 2008 with a slight touch of a true gentle English attitude.”

Tracklisting:

1. Broker & Dealer - Midnight
2. Dominik Eulberg - Es Klebt Noch Morgentau In Dei
3. Bukaddor & Fishbeck - Decade
4. Minilogue - Carnival
5. Thomas Brinkmann - Aleks In Love
6. Jesse Somfay - The Days Of My Youth Ended Wit (Dominik Eulberg & Riley Reinhold Remix)
7. Super Flu - Sunset Handjob
8. Moonbeam - You Can Hear Them
9. Gabriel Ananda - Lila Pause
10. Fairmont - Down The Rabbit Hole
11. Process - City-Zen

Download link: (click for part1, part2, part3)

Listen samples: (click here)

Heartthrob - signs (m_nus 062)

2008-05-30T16:59:00.002+03:00

Label: M_nus
Country: Canada
Released: 28 May 2008
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, Minimal

About:

Very good release! "Signs" has a fantastic catchy melody that will certainly get stuck in your head for a few days, overall a great funkydark track! "Apprentice" is just INSANELY deep and danceable, when I listen to it i feel like going clubbing right away. Will get stuck in your head as well! It's got a fantastic bassline, you have to listen to it to appreciate its greatness. "Valentine" is not for the club for sure, but still a great enjoyable piece of music, it's more experimental/minimal than minimal techno or house. This release is one of those releases that brings back your faith to modern electronic music if you're starting to question it!

EP Including:

1. Signs (Original Mix)
2. Apprentice (Original Mix)
3. Valentine (Original Mix)

Download link: (click here)

Listen samples: (click here)

Martin Buttrich - Stoned Auto Pilot

2008-05-29T19:03:00.004+03:00

Artist: Martin Buttrich
Title: Stoned Auto Pilot
Label: Planet E
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno,Techhouse
Release date: 13 may 08

About:

It must be pretty easy for a well-known producer to get some publicity for his new tracks. Then again the downside is the lack of forgiveness shown when the production doesn’t deliver as expected. He gets labeled as being old or selling out or doing it for the money. So whenever I see a new release from a producer of Martin Buttrich’s statue, I tend to get a bit nervous. What if this is the downfall? What if it’s got capitol A on the lyrics? I think I tend to bring myself in a pessimistic state like that just to increase the chances of a positive surprise.

I’m relieved to say that “Stoned Autopilot” is indeed a positive surprise. I don’t care much for the flipside – “Cruise Control” – although it will probably get played by many DJs. The necessary tension is missing, and that’s luckily there on “Stoned Autopilot”. Starting with a punctuated single note bass line, it evolves to a harmony that reminds me to a more techno-ish Henrik Schwarz. And then there’s the breakdown. All in all, it’s not an obvious sort of a hit, but I feel it can do massive damage to the dance floor if played at the right moment.

Ep Including:

Side A. Stoned Auto Pilot
Side B. Cruise Control

Download link: (click here)

Listen samples: (click here)

Marascia & Dusty Kid - Sawless And Sineless

2008-05-29T18:43:00.003+03:00

Label: Systematic Recordings
Country: Germany
Released: 15 May 2008
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno

About:

Systematic Recordings proudly presents the second release of Italian wonderkind Dusty Kid, this time in collaboration with his mat e Emanuele Marascia! Sawless continues where the incredible "Tsunamy" has stopped one year ago, with ass kickin´ beats and a sawto ooth bassline which lets you forget who you are. "Sineless" goes ahead where Dusty Kid´s release "Luna" on B:Pitch Control has end ed, with soulful melodic techhouse, all ladies like.

EP including:

Side A. Sawless
Side B. Sineless

Download link: (click here)

Listen samples: (click here)

Woody - Selected works

2008-05-29T18:37:00.002+03:00

Label: International DeeJay Gigolo Records
Country: Germany
Released: 26 May 2008
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, Minimal

About:

Although Berlin based DJ WOODY a member of the Gigolo crew, having the honour to play at some legendary Gigolo nights, this is Woody's first solo album to be released on Gigolo. And what a fine entry onto the Gigolo-scene it is: sure to get people in the know talking...and dancing! Following his hot 12", August / Booty Bar (Gigolo218), on Gigolo earlier this year, WOODY shows us all what he can really do with the new album Selected Works.  WOODY is the original sonic funkateer whose life is completely focussed on music and his very own definition of FUNK. He’s a genuine kind of a guy, needing nothing more than two turntables, a mixer and an audience to know he’s alive. WOODY has been a cornerstone of the Berlin club scene for many years now. He's been DJing since 1989/90 and was a resident at Berlin's legendary Planet and E-Werk club in the early 90s. For him DJing and making music is not just a job, it's his destiny - so you can be sure he puts his all into his work, whether its DJing or, as in this case, original productions. The album Selected Works kicks of with some deep acid house in the form of Memory Soul - an up tempo that sets a fast pace for this passionately energetic record. A pace that doesn’t let up throughout the entire action packed album. August is a cerebral sounding track that will lift you to another level. The track also came out as 12" on Gigolo earlier this year (Gigolo218).  The CD version is exclusive to the album – as with all the other tunes on Selected Works, Our World is a deep and dark mind trip;with features of Stefan Eichingers aka LOPAZZ great voice;this epic track will really take you on a journey across the dance-floor. Take It Down is another pumping and raunchy tune that’s guaranteed to get that ass shakin'. It’s and slammin' beats and funky, almost jazzy, synths licks plus the sexy vocal samples gives this number a succinctly Gigolo feel to it.  With songs like this, its no wonder that WOODY is one of the most respected German DJs on the international scene. He has remixed the likes of FELIX DA HOUSECAT, DJ T, 2-RAUMWOHNUNG, his mixes have appeared on Ministry Of Sound, Get Physical and Tigersushi, Cocoon, Coke-DJ-Culture, Kitty-Yo so surely knows what it takes to rock the club. Rocksteady is clearly one of the many highlights on WOODY's Selected Works. This loungy number is ideal for chillin' at home or as a warm-up track early on in your DeeJay set. You can hear the influences of Chicago Jack-House, Detroit Techno and various electro extracts in productions such as Nesbits Way!, Mindfunk and Liquid Room. In every single track you can trace WOODY's talent for minimal changes in the melody which catch just about every crowd.   WOODY's new album fits perfectly into the Gigolo collection. While its certainly a kind of Gigolo-minimal sound, it is by no means lacking in attitude, which has always been the defining characteristic of HELLs label. This album is packed full of rocking tracks b and one listen will leave you wanting to hear more in which case you have to catch WOODY on the decks. Selected Works rocks from start to finish, the sound is fresh and modern but at the same time WOODY has the utmost respect for the old-school: all of which can be heard in his music.

Tracklist:

1. Memory Soul (Original Mix)
2. Jack (Original Mix)
3. August (Original Mix)
4. Our World (Original Mix)
5. Take It Down (Booty Bar) (Original Mix)
6. Rocksteady (Original Mix)
7. Nesbits Way! (Original Mix)
8. Mindfunk (Original Mix)
9. Liquid Room (Original Mix)

Download link: (click for part 1, part 2)

Listen samples: (click here)

Mark Henning - Jupiter Jive

2008-05-25T17:10:00.003+03:00

Label: Soma Quality Recordings
Catalog#: SOMACD069
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: 16 Jun 2008
Genre: Electronic
Style: Tech House

About:

Clever Music's Mark-Henning will release a debut album Jupiter Jive this summer.

Mark-Henning started out as the brains behind netlabel Clever Music, picking up on acts such as Pheek and JPLS ahead of the pack before eventually turning to production himself. His wonky take on minimal techno has since found its way onto platters for Trapez, Foundsound and Einmaleins.

Debut longplayer Jupiter Jive arrives on Scottish techno institution Soma and promises to be an equally trippy ride with the press notes billing it as "nothing short of fucked up".

Tracklist:

01 It’s A Harsh Life
02 Almaha913
03 BB Roger
04 Moody Bastard
05 I Lost My Brain At Wrinchout
06 Frau Daudle
07 Bobadob
08 Run
09 Freaky Deaky
10 Chav Land
11 Stash
12 Fabrique Belgique
13 All Star Geek

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The Vegetable Orchestra - Remixed

2008-05-24T13:49:00.005+03:00

Label: Karmarouge
Catalog#: KR34CD
Format: CD, Album
Country: Germany
Released: 23 Apr 2008
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, Minimal, Experemental

About:

Luciano, Ricardo Villalobos and Anja Schneider put Vienna's The Vegetable Orchestra through the blender on The Vegetable Orchestra - Remixed next month.

The Vegetable Orchestra is a group of eleven musicians, one cook and one sound engineer who use instruments constructed from vegetables. Think carrot flutes, cabbage leaf kazoos and pepper trumpets. The group first invited some of dance music's heavyweights to cook up new recipes using sounds from their album Automate in 2005, and now the fruits of their labour will be released on CD.

Remixed includes previously issued remixes from Ricardo Villalobos, Luciano and Oliver Hacke as well as new concoctions from Mobilee chef Anja Schneider ('Carrot Cuts Mix') and Karmarouge kitchen hand Sian ('Secret Garden Mix'). Award for the best remix name, however, still belongs to Basteroid for his Human Leak remix.

Tracklist:

1. Carrot Cuts (Anja Schneider Mix)
2. Ciboulette (Luciano Mix)
3. Dandalion Goes Deeper ( Frank Martiniq Mix)
4. Redish Reduction (Gabriel Ananda Mix)
5. Atavismus (Ricardo Villalobos Mix)
6. Secret Garden (Sian Mix)
7. Pumpkin Jam (Martini Bros Feat. Mc Veggie Mix)
8. Spinach Point Error (Oliver Hacke Mix)
9. Human Leak (Basteroid Mix)
10. Greenhous (Original Mix)

Listen samples: (click here)

Download: (click here for part1 & part 2)

DeepChord - Vantage Isle Sessions

2008-05-20T16:09:00.005+03:00

Label: echospace [detroit]
Catalog: echospace 313-1
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 27 May 2008
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, Dub Techno, Ambient

Tracklisting:

. Vantage Isle (DC Mix I)
2. Vantage Isle (Echospace Glacial)
3. Vantage Isle (Echospace Reshape)
4. Vantage Isle (Spacecho Dub)
5. Vantage Isle (DC Mix II)
6. Vantage Isle (Spacecho Dub II - Extended Mix)
7. Vantage Isle (Convextion Remix)
8. Vantage Isle (Echospace Reform)
9. Vantage Isle (Echospace Spatial Dub)
10. Vantage Isle (DC Mix III)
11. Vantage Isle (CV313 Reduction)
12. Vantage Isle (Echospace Excursion)
13. Vantage Isle (CV313 Reduction II)

Download: (click here for part1 & part 2)

Resident Advisor.102 Four Tet

2008-05-20T16:03:00.007+03:00

Four Tet turns in a rough ‘n ready mix of electronic music.

Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden a DJ? Believe it. Hebden has been holding down a regular gig at The End for a few years now, blending current electronic music with the jazz, post-rock and various other genres that has make up his musical world. Purists take heart: Hebden’s dance music bona fides run deep. His first single, Thirtysixtwentyfive, was released on Trevor Jackson’s Output Recordings and K7 tapped him in 2006 for a DJ Kicks mix.

Like that diverse comp, Hebden’s RA podcast isn’t about clean mixing and keeping genre-splicing to a minimum. Instead, the passion is the thing: Hebden delights in combining a whole host of tracks together into a whirlwind mélange of sound, all leading up to the placid and satisfying denouement that begins with C++’s ‘Angie's Fucked’ and ends with his stunning remix of Born Ruffians’ ‘I Need a Life’. In between those two? ‘Swimmer’, a track from Hebden’s new Four Tet EP, a release that makes clear that this dance music thing is something that Hebden is excited about exploring once again. Welcome back, buddy, it’s good to see you again. (view more)

Tracklist

01. Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts - Ocre - Oslo
02. Martin Buttrich - Stoned Autopilot - Planet E
03. Delia Gonzales and Gavin Russom - Rise (DFA Remix) - DFA
04. Ricardo Villalobos - Enfants (Chants) - Sei Es Drum
05. Plastikman - Kiropraktor - Plus 8
06. Harold Björk - Brus - Traum Schallplatten
07. Hot Chip - No Fit State (Audion Remix) - EMI
08. A Number of Names - Sharevari - Capriccio
09. Alex Smoke - A Moment to Myself - Soma Quality Recordings
10. Aril Brikha - Groove la Chord - Fragile Records
11. X-Ray - Let's Go (Dub Mix) - Transmat
12. Crazy Bald Heards - First Born - On A Tick
13. MJ Cole - Sincere (Dubb 2000) - AM:PM
14. Inner City - Good Life (Mathew Jonson Remix) - KMS
15. Benga - Z - Tempa
16. Lindstrom - Breakfast in Heaven (Arp Remix) - Feedelity
17. Sam Clarence - Sextant Daktari - Remake Music
18. Matt John - Olga Dancekowski - BAR25
19. Thom Yorke - Black Swan (Cristian Vogel Remix) - XL
20. Sound Stream - Love Jam - Sound Stream
21. Nightlife Unlimited - Peaches and Prunes (Ron Hardy Re-Edit 1) - Partehardy Records
22. C++ - Angie's Fucked - Music For Freaks
23. Four Tet - Swimmer - Domino Recording Company Ltd.
24. Born Ruffians - I Need a Life (Four Tet Remix) - Warp

Listen online: (click here)

Download: (click here)

Donnacha Costello - Colorseries

2008-05-20T15:12:00.004+03:00

Label: Minimise
Catalog#: MIN031
Format: CD, Album
Country: Germany
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, Minimal, Tech House

Tracklisting:

1. Orange A (CD Edit)
2. Grape A
3. Pistachio A
4. Grape B (CD Edit)
5. Opal Sessions Unreleased
6. Blue B (CD Edit)
7. Rubine Red B (CD Edit)
8. Cocoa B (CD Edit)
9. Cocoa Sessions Unreleased
10. Mustard B (CD Edit)

About:

Donnacha Costello’s ten deep, percussive and synthy records sounded fresh and retro at the same time when they were released in 2004, and they haven’t lost their impact three years on. From acid to melancholy dub, the analogue aesthetic of the series has become the recognisable signature of Costello’s Minimise.

Does this compilation CD really add anything to the Colorseries? Or is it strictly for completists? Remastered for the compilation, the tracks sound smoother, and there is unreleased material, ‘Sessions’ from both Opal and Cocoa. ‘Opal Sessions’ is a deeper version of ‘Opal A’, with the arpeggios inverted to the downward progression of notes so characteristic of the series, while ‘Cocoa Sessions’ a subtle reworking of ‘Cocoa B’.

Obviously, some tracks have been trimmed to fit, and more than half are missing altogether. As an overview of the series for those who missed out the first time around, it's okay, but it’s no replacement for the full set; it has the range, but not the breadth and depth. Instead, the CD gives you a peek at Costello playing favourites. A concept compilation of a concept series. Opening with the bleepy ‘Orange’, the CD builds by increments into to the heady acidy peaks of ‘Opal Sessions’ before opening onto the deeper, spacier ‘Blue’, through the melancholy troughs of ‘Cocoa’, before ending with the ease of ‘Mustard’’s pop. It’s an assemblage. Those interested in a mix might want to check Ryan Elliott’s fine dissections, if they haven’t already.

The CD might be good for the vinyl-challenged, or those who don’t want to wear out their precious originals, if not for word that all twenty original tracks and the two unreleased ‘Sessions’ from the CD will soon be available as digitally remastered downloads. And that makes the CD essential only for the nice cover.

Samples: (click here)

Download: (click here for part1 & part2)

RICHIE HAWTIN - Pioneers Of Electronic Music Vol. 1 - SLICES

2008-05-14T02:58:00.003+03:00

Label: Electronic Beats
Catalog#: EB-DVD-SP001
Format: DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, DVD 9, Dolby Digital 2.0, Region-Code Free
Country: Germany
Released: 21 Nov 2006
Genre: Electronic, Non-Music
Style: Interview, Techno, Minimal
Notes: Total duration: 108 min.

DOWNLOAD: Pioneers of Electronic Music Vol. 1 - Richie Hawtin DVDRip Xvid - 07/11/07

http://rapidshare.com/files/20884174/Slices.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/20893710/Slices.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/20909038/Slices.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/20914886/Slices.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/20920061/Slices.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/20924955/Slices.part6.rar

Superpitcher Vs. The Congosound - Say I’m Your Number One

2008-05-11T16:16:00.004+03:00

Label: Kompakt Pop
Catalog#: KOM POP 12
Format: Vinyl, 12″
Country: Germany
Released: Mar 2008
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Tech House

Tracklist:

A - Say I’m Your Number One (Superpitcher Remix) (listen)
B - Say I’m Your Number One (Original Version) (listen)

About:

The night is long in Spain, particularly so in Barcelona where locals don’t head out until past 2am. Early-evening DJs can consequently get away with playing the sort of slow, sleazy Euro trash found here by Madrid’s own tech-poppers The Congosound. ‘Say I’m You’re Number One’ is their latest single and it’s found a fine home on Kompakt Pop, likely a tip-off from resident deviant Justus Kohncke.

The original is a dirty disco trawler draped in cheap glitz and fake pearls, worthy of Miami Vice, if set on the Costa Del Sol. The vocals are doused in menacing vocoder and the pogo bass and woodblocks are classy, but the confused breaks and arrangement are more Stock Aitken & Waterman than Schaben & Voss. The cocaine-refrain ‘You’re Number One!’ adds welcome megalomania to the eighties charm, and the track unravels in a boozy neon mess.

Superpitcher's version cuts through the soup, concentrating on vital sounds in spacious surroundings – the drums are big and the bass rotund, like the sleek thud of early classics ‘Heroin’ and ‘Tomorrow’. The melodies may be twee three-note things punched out on a DX-7, but they work, particularly beside the voices, which are tailor-made for Schafler’s bittersweet ends. His version too eventually succumbs to disco meltdown – the dumb riffs and arpeggios snowballing into a reverberant glitter-ball crescendo. Schafler must sleepwalk through this stuff and, if not his finest moment, it still hits the spot. Certainly better than the original, but that too has an odd, if meandering charm.

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