Gynoid Audio At Juno Download

GYNOIDD 060
09 Feb 12
Techno

Assembly Belt (original mix) - (06:59)

Dope On Speakers (original mix) - (06:53)

Bottom Drawer (original mix) - (07:41)

Bottom Drawer (Advanced Human remix) - (07:50)

Bottom Drawer (Little Nobody remix) - (06:30)

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Played by: DJ Hi-Shock, Andrez Bergen (Little Nobody), Advanced Human

GROUND LOOP

Atonal EP

Gynoid Audio

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GYNOIDD 059
01 Feb 12
Techno

Atonal (original mix) - (08:28)

Atonal (Moreland & Parker Version) - (09:08)

Atonal (Voidloss 'On Broken Glass' mix) - (05:59)

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Played by: Andrez Bergen (Little Nobody), Mattias Fridell

PATRICK KRIEGER

Symbolism EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 058
09 Jan 12
Techno

Symbolism - (08:10)

Symbolism (Sawf remix) - (08:38)

Symbolism (Darkcell remix) - (08:34)

Shatters (MTD rework) - (07:05)

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Played by: DJ Hi-Shock, Mattias Fridell, Advanced Human

Review: Australian imprint Gynoid Audio is fast making a name for itself through a slew of big name remixers who regularly feature on the label. 2011 saw Gynoid in prolific form, falling just two short of 20 releases across both vinyl and digital formats. Relative newcomer Patrick Krieger ushers in the label's third release of 2012 (already!) with the Symbolism EP, a depth charge of pitter pattering delays, stone cold reverberations and dense low end. Both Sawf and Darkcell deliver equally ominous remixes, with Sawf's palpating and broken beat revamp matching the weight of Darkcell's four to the floor swagger. Russian outfit MTD (Modern Techno Devision) also joins in with a bonus rework of "Shatters", a heaving cut of dub techno with all the trimmings.

EMANUELE PERTOLDI/CHRIS PAGE/TOBY FAIRBANK/VIDEOHEAD

Gynoid Audio Red Series

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDRED 02
05 Jan 12
Techno

Emanuele Pertoldi - "NOR" - (09:13)

Chris Page - "Nothing Left To Burn" - (08:05)

Toby Fairbank - "Sequential Habitats" - (07:16)

Videohead - "Crawl" - (04:22)

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Played by: Mirko S., Advanced Human

VARIOUS

The 10th Planet 6

Gynoid Audio

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GYNOIDCD 07
02 Jan 12
Techno

Niereich - "Hydrogen" (Tim Kelly remix) - (08:22)

Stingrays - "Fugue" (DJ Hi-Shock remix) - (07:27)

Little Nobody - "The Thin Flan" (Blake Baxter Recon Decay remix) - (07:01)

Darkcell - "Inertia" (Mattias Fridell remix) - (08:03)

DJ Danko - "Hitrack" - (09:28)

88uw - "The Walk" (Tim Kelly remix) - (08:25)

Claudio Masso - "Absenz" - (07:14)

MTD & Tracy - "Psycho Mechanism" - (08:33)

Wata Igarashi - "Wet" - (08:25)

Unbalance - "Beat Stumble" - (06:06)

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Played by: Mattias Fridell, Enclave

DACIDO & META

Knockin On A Dark Room EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 057
26 Dec 11
Techno

Knockin On A Dark Room (original mix) - (07:26)

Knockin On A Dark Room (Advanced Human remix) - (07:24)

Knockin On A Dark Room (K A N remix) - (12:20)

Rohstoff (original mix) - (07:55)

Rohstoff (Tony Silver remix) - (06:25)

Rohstoff (Mattias Fridell remix) - (06:36)

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Played by: Mark Eg, Mattias Fridell, Enclave, Claudio Masso, Advanced Human

ANTONIO DE ANGELIS

Desperados EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOID 07
19 Dec 11
Techno

Desperados (Mark Broom remix) - (06:05)

Desperados (original mix) - (06:52)

Straight To The Bank (original mix) - (06:37)

Straight To The Bank (Arnaud Le Texier remix) - (05:32)

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Played by: Jakal, Aka Tell (A.g.trio), Trebor, Enclave, Advanced Human

Review: If Juno Download were to award a prize for best warehouse techno tune, the title track on this release would be a strong contender to win. Its insistent, dense rhythm, gigantic, doubled-up claps, grimy, squelchy riffs and cacophony of rattling percussion all come together to make for the kind of spacious techno that is made specifically for big spaces like Berghain. Mark Broom's take is almost tame by comparison, consisting of a dense techno roller pushed to a climax by insistent chords, but "Straight to the Bank" also offers intensity, this time in the form of an intense acidic arrangement.

UNBALANCE

Airport EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 056
12 Dec 11
Techno

Airport (original mix) - (05:16)

Airport (S-Tek remix) - (10:27)

Rotor (original mix) - (05:14)

Despair (original mix) - (07:14)

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Played by: Mattias Fridell, Advanced Human

MATTIAS FRIDELL

The Echopraxia Cycle EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 054
10 Dec 11
Techno

Spherical Vault (original mix) - (07:50)

Mattias Fridell (Advanced Human remix) - (07:33)

Spherical Vault (Advanced Human dub) - (06:18)

Justify Or Prove (original mix) - (07:38)

The Echopraxia Cycle (original mix) - (06:38)

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Played by: Concrete Djz, Juno Recommends Techno, Mattias Fridell, Enclave, Positive Merge, Advanced Human

DJ SHIVA & ADAM JAY

Language Of The Unheard EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 055
05 Dec 11
Techno

Language Of The Unheard (original mix) - (07:14)

Dirty Mantis (original mix) - (06:22)

Echolalia (original mix) - (06:45)

Echolalia (Videohead's Echopraxia remix) - (05:00)

Echolalia (Videohead's Silect remix) - (04:18)

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Played by: DJ Hi-Shock, Mirko S., Mattias Fridell

DAVE TARRIDA

Damage EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOID 06
23 Nov 11
Techno

Damage (original mix) - (05:36)

Damage (Funk DVoid remix) - (06:51)

Damage (Beroshima remix) - (07:03)

Damage (Angel Alanis remix) - (05:35)

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Played by: Andrez Bergen (Little Nobody), Giovanni Pasquariello

CLAUDIO MASSO

Just A Reason EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 053
21 Nov 11
Techno

Just A Reason (original mix) - (07:34)

Just A Reason (Advanced Human vs Ground Loop remix) - (06:40)

Absenz (original mix) - (07:14)

Dichte (original mix) - (07:21)

Absenz (DJ Tool) - (03:33)

Dichte (DJ Tool) - (01:40)

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Played by: Mattias Fridell, Enclave, Claudio Masso

PATRICK GIL

Nerves EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 052
08 Nov 11
Techno

Nerves (original mix) - (07:27)

Nerves (Patrick Krieger remix) - (07:15)

Beach (original mix) - (07:45)

Beach (Brian Knarfield remix) - (06:59)

Crabtree (original mix) - (07:25)

Crabtree (Deepstrike remix) - (06:27)

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EGOR BOSS

Under The Line EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 051
01 Nov 11
Techno

Under The Line (original mix) - (06:41)

Under The Line (Advanced Human vs Ground Loop remix) - (07:40)

Neon (original mix) - (06:34)

Neon (88uw remix) - (06:48)

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Played by: Mattias Fridell

VARIOUS

Advanced Human - The remix Files Vol1

Gynoid Audio

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GYNOIDD 050
24 Oct 11
Techno

Ade Fenton - "Falling Down" (Advanced Human remix) - (06:51)

Ground Loop - "Ampersand" (Advanced Human dub) - (06:48)

Little Nobody - "Metropolis How" (Advanced Human remix) - (07:59)

Positive Merge - "Claustrophobia" (Advanced Human remix) - (08:20)

Mattias Fridell - "Rent" (Advanced Human remix) - (07:20)

88UW - "The Errorist" (Advanced Human remix) - (08:02)

Ade Fenton - "Alien Water" (Advanced Human remix) - (07:20)

Ground Loop - "Ampersand" (Advanced Human remix) - (08:03)

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Played by: Mattias Fridell, Claudio Masso, Positive Merge, Advanced Human

DAZ FUREY/SOUS/88UW/VELOVR

Gynoid Audio Red Series: Red 1

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDRED 01
19 Oct 11
Techno

Daz Furey - "Charon's Passage" - (08:04)

Sous - "Synapse" - (06:06)

88uw - "Weedizm" - (07:24)

Velovr - "We Are Straight" - (07:02)

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Played by: Advanced Human

NEVER EXISTED BOY

A Non Place EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 049
17 Oct 11
Techno

A-Non Place - (06:58)

About Sinking - (07:40)

Then Brightness Came - (07:52)

About Sinking (Paul Boex remix) - (06:41)

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Played by: Mattias Fridell, Mas Teeveh, Advanced Human

DJ HI SHOCK

Darkness Below (remixes)

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 048
10 Oct 11
Techno

Darkness Below (Go Hiyama remix #1) - (08:15)

Darkness Below (Go Hiyama remix #2) - (07:32)

Darkness Below (Bas Mooy remix) - (06:38)

Darkness Below (The Blunted Boy Wonder remix) - (06:16)

Darkness Below (Advanced Human remix) - (07:00)

Darkness Below (88UW remix) - (06:37)

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Played by: DJ Hi-Shock, Andrez Bergen (Little Nobody), Enclave, Giovanni Pasquariello

Review: This excellent remix package gradually gets more and more intense, with each track outdoing the previous one. The first Go Hiyama version features housey beats encased in a metallic percussive shell, while the second take is sparser and sees controlled siren riffs unfolding over woodblock beats. The tempo and intensity level ramps up quickly with Bas Mooy's version - with a focus on pounding, abrasive beats and a pumping acid line - and continue with the panel-beating industrial intensity of Steve Stoll's Blunted Boy Wonder version. 88UW's slick acid sounds provides some relief, but it's negated by the pounding concrete beats of Advanced Human's interpretation. Recommended.

ADVANCED HUMAN

Air EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOID 05
06 Oct 11
Techno

Air (original mix) - (07:07)

Air (Ground Loops Echo remix) - (05:51)

Air (Markus Suckut remix) - (06:24)

Air (Raíz remix) - (06:38)

Air (Jin Hiyama remix) - (07:11)

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Played by: DJ Hi-Shock, Andrez Bergen (Little Nobody), Advanced Human, Giovanni Pasquariello

ENCLAVE

The Eyes EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 047
03 Oct 11
Techno

Enclave - "Eyes" (original mix) - (05:40)

Enclave - "Eyes" (Craig McWhinney 'Blind Reshape' remix) - (07:34)

Enclave - "C-Sin" (original mix) - (06:26)

Enclave - "C-Sin" (Sebastian Bayne remix) - (06:59)

Enclave - "Pollvolt" (original mix) - (06:35)

Enclave - "Pollvolt" (Ground Loop remix) - (05:55)

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Played by: Sebastian Bayne, Andrez Bergen (Little Nobody), Enclave, Advanced Human

POSITIVE MERGE

Blade EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 046
27 Sep 11
Techno

Blade (original mix) - (05:42)

Blade (Unbalance remix) - (05:30)

Blade (88UW remix) - (07:02)

Mirage (original mix) - (07:41)

What A Choice (original mix) - (05:16)

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Played by: Sebastian Bayne, DJ Hi-Shock, Mattias Fridell, Enclave, Positive Merge, Advanced Human

DEAD SOUND

Your Move EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 045
20 Sep 11
Techno

Your Move (original mix) - (05:46)

Your Move (Casual Violence remix) - (08:40)

On The Wall (original mix) - (05:55)

On The Wall (Videohead Wall to Wall remix) - (05:20)

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Played by: DJ Hi-Shock, Mirko S., Mattias Fridell, Enclave, Advanced Human

Review: Gynoid goes for a deeper approach than is its wont on Your Move. The title track is a bleepy techno affair with a moody filter gradually rippling through the arrangement, providing its impetus. "On The Wall" is a more DJ-friendly track, its rolling, insistent rhythm home to insistent riffing, while Videohead's remix is stripped back and jacking, reminiscent of the yelping analogue funk of classic DBX. Maybe Gynoid has instructed all involved with the project to keep the intensity levels low. This would appear to be borne out by the fact that despite Casual Violence using lurching broken beats on his version of "Your Move", it's the atmospheric synths that enjoy most prominence on the remix.

MTD & TRACY

Psycho Mechanism EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 044
13 Sep 11
Techno

MTD & Tracy - "Psycho Mechanism" (original mix) - (08:33)

MTD & Tracy - "Psycho Mechanism" (Unbalance remix) - (07:50)

MTD - "Disfunktion" (original mix) - (06:24)

Tracy - "Apologies" (original mix) - (07:38)

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Played by: Kereni, Advanced Human

Review: Like Fanon Flowers meeting Perc in a rural Vietnamese opium den, "Psycho Mechanism" manages to combine the US producer's penchant for pummelling repetition with the English artist's mastery of the shuffling broken beat and tooth loosening, rattling percussion. The Unbalance version pushes the track into an even darker corner, but its grungy backing track also unexpectedly plays host to a dubby shanty. MTD's solo track, "Disfunktion", is built from similar blocks, but drifts further in and out of dancefloor accessibility thanks to abstract textures, while Tracy adopts a radically different approach for "Apologies". Similar to the Frozen Border/Kalon school of chain mail repetition, its panning groove is nothing short of hypnotic.

WATA IGARASHI

As It Is

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 043
06 Sep 11
Techno

As It Is (original mix) - (06:32)

As It Is (Go Hiyama remix) - (07:05)

Wet (original mix) - (08:25)

Two Lines (originla mix) - (08:08)

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Played by: Kereni, Advanced Human

Review: Anyone for a spot of Japanese techno? On this decidedly floor-friendly four-tracker, Tokyo-based producer Wata Igarashi sets out his stall as 'one to watch' with a quartet of funk-laden, emotion-heavy jams. Weighing in somewhere between classic Dave Angel and the deep futurism of Detroit, "As It Is" provides an impressive but unfussy opening. Go Hiyama remixes, adding glitchy atmosphere to Igarashi's pounding original loops. "Wet" pairs cute melodic touches with high octane dancefloor grooves, whilst "Two Lines" reinterprets the deep tech-house of Berlin to impressive effect. Rock solid techno laden with machine soul and raw funk... what more could you want?

LITTLE NOBODY

The Thin Flan EP

Gynoid Audio

buy whole release (7 tracks) from ~~€7.85~~ €6.24

GYNOIDD 041
23 Aug 11
Techno

The Thin Flan (Blake Baxter Recon Decay remix) - (07:01)

The Thin Flan (original mix) - (07:18)

The Thin Flan (Chris Finkes Rave remix) - (06:18)

The Thin Flan (Ground Loop remix) - (08:13)

The Thin Flan (88uw remix) - (07:14)

The Thin Flan (Blake Baxter Depth Charge remix) - (07:01)

Behind The Meme Claw (original mix) - (06:03)

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Played by: Andrez Bergen (Little Nobody), Enclave, Advanced Human

Review: The calibre of remixers on this release reinforces Little Nobody's rising status in techno circles. While Ground Loop does a fine, grinding take on the title track, replete with distorted beats, and German artist 88uw delivers a grungy-bass led interpretation, the fact that Gynoid persuaded veterans Chris Finke and Blake Baxter to remix Little Nobody is impressive. Finke's version of the title track is, as expected, a heavy tribal groove augmented by a snaking acid bass. Meanwhile, Detroit's prince of techno drops two takes. The "Recon Delay" mix is stripped back yet revolves around a pile driving kick, while the "Depth Charge" take is a galloping, drummy groove. The origial's insistent drums and intense rhythms are also well worth a spin.

VARIOUS

The 10th Planet 5

Gynoid Audio

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GYNOIDCD 06
17 Aug 11
Techno

Little Nobody - "Metropolis How" (Dave Angel remix) - (08:15)

88uw - "The Walk" (DJ Danko remix) - (08:30)

Demia E Clash - "Neo Green" (original mix) - (06:00)

DJ Hi Shock - "Darkness Below" (Advanced Human remix) - (07:00)

Positive Merge - "Strange Box" (Mattias Fridell remix) - (06:38)

MFS - "Minimal Destruction" (original mix) - (06:30)

Chris Finke - "Moofish" (Mark Broom remix) - (06:04)

Little Nobody - "Engine Room" (Glitchfxxx remix) - (06:34)

Bactee & Tito - "Atlantic Ocean" (original mix) - (07:42)

Ground Loop - "Ampersand" (Adanced Human dub) - (06:48)

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Played by: DJ Hi-Shock, Enclave, Posthuman, Luis Niewa, Advanced Human

UNBALANCE

Distress EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 042
15 Aug 11
Techno

Distress (original mix) - (05:56)

Beat Stumble (original mix) - (06:06)

Beat Stumble (Mattias Fridell remix) - (06:58)

March (original mix) - (05:24)

Oblivion (original mix) - (06:45)

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Played by: Heaven To Hell Records, Electrorites, Advanced Human

ETAPP KYLE

Parallel EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 040
09 Aug 11
Techno

Parallel (original mix) - (07:19)

Parallel (Egor Boss remix) - (07:19)

Fake (original mix) - (06:13)

Void (original mix) - (07:24)

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Played by: Joachim Spieth (Affin/Kompakt), Mattias Fridell, Advanced Human

DARKCELL

Inertia EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 039
25 Jul 11
Techno

Inertia (original mix) - (08:34)

Taurus (original mix) - (08:36)

Inertia (Ascion remix) - (06:04)

Inertia (Mattias Fridell remix) - (08:03)

Inertia (D Carbone remix) - (07:01)

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Played by: DJ Hi-Shock, Juno Recommends Techno, Heaven To Hell Records, Mattias Fridell, Electrorites, F.akissi

QUANTIC SPECTROSCOPY

Lithium Prism EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 038
18 Jul 11
Techno

Lithium Prism (original mix) - (06:55)

Lithium Prism (Niereich vs Mike Ban & Dietmar Wohl remix) - (06:34)

Fundamentals Of Iron (original mix) - (06:42)

Fundamentals Of Iron (Mas Teeveh Impressive View) - (06:01)

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Played by: DJ Hi-Shock, Positive Merge, Electrorites

GROUND LOOP

Ampersand EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOID 04
11 Jul 11
Techno

Ampersand (i) (Lucy remix) - (06:28)

Ampersand (i) (Samuli Kemppi remix) - (06:09)

Ampersand (i) (Advanced Human remix) - (08:04)

Ampersand (i) (original mix) - (07:35)

Ampersand (You) (Advanced Human dub) - (06:49)

Ampersand (You) (original mix) - (11:52)

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Played by: DJ Hi-Shock, Andrez Bergen (Little Nobody), Mattias Fridell, Enclave

DJ DANKO

Subzero EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 037
28 Jun 11
Techno

Subzero (original mix) - (09:23)

Subzero (Darkcell remix) - (07:13)

Hitrack (original mix) - (09:28)

Hitrack (Mark Morris remix) - (07:28)

Hitrack (Ideal Flow remix) - (07:16)

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Played by: Enclave, Positive Merge, Electrorites

STINGRAYS

Extraction EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 036
21 Jun 11
Techno

Extraction (original mix) - (06:53)

Extraction (Dead Sound remix) - (06:10)

Abstraction (original mix) - (06:33)

Abstraction (Dead Sound remix) - (06:25)

The Black Planet (original mix) - (08:53)

The Black Planet (Implode mix) - (08:53)

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Played by: Alan K, DJ Hi-Shock, Kuniaki Takenaga　, Electrorites

Review: Stingrays, who have nothing to do with the Drexciyan electro DJ, drop an EP that takes influence from 90s minimal but retains modern-day resonance. Abrasive, unrelenting and uncompromising, they manage to strike an almost perfect balance between Millsian fury and new school rhythms on the analogue stomp of "Extraction" and "Abstraction" - the latter track's stepping rhythm features a particularly creepy vocal sample. The remixes of both tracks by Dead Sound push the limits with rattling percussion and buzz saw riffs, but neither match the intensity of "The Black Planet", where dense, tumbling drums underpin sheet metal percussion and insane bleeps.

88UW

The Walk EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 035
14 Jun 11
Techno

The Walk (original mix) - (07:10)

The Errorist (original mix) - (07:52)

The Walk (DJ Danko remix) - (08:30)

The Walk (GO!DIVA remix) - (05:58)

The Walk (Tim Kelly remix) - (08:25)

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Played by: DJ Hi-Shock

Review: He is a relative newcomer, but German producer Sebastian Sohr aka 88uw has developed a distinctive sound. This is audible on the driving rhythm and spooky found sounds of the title track. Combined with a nagging acid line, it makes for a heady combination. The same can be said of "The Errorist", where Sohr takes his approach to extremes. The bass is heavier, more oppressive even, and the distended percussion lends the arrangement a more sinister edge. DJ Danko's take on "The Walk" is more restrained, but doesn't lose its edge despite a lower tempo. Based on a dubby backing, it belches forth acid lines and gets progressively harder. Meanwhile, both the Go! Diva and Tim Kelly remixes are angular techno workouts, the former boating cheese wire percussion, the latter powered by a squelchy, stripped back groove.

KAN

Damned EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 034
07 Jun 11
Techno

KAN (original mix) - (07:23)

KAN (Ground Loop remix) - (07:12)

Zohar (original mix) - (09:05)

Atmosfear (original mix) - (07:57)

Atmosfear (Dark Pressure mix) - (08:50)

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Played by: DJ Hi-Shock, Juno Recommends Techno, Mattias Fridell, Enclave

ELECTRORITES

The Vengeance Quadrilogy EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 033
31 May 11
Techno

Memento Mori - (07:38)

Unforgiven - (08:04)

Old Boy - (07:10)

Sympathy For Lady Vengeance - (07:59)

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Played by: Electrorites

Review: Gynoid has a knack of spotting new talent and this release is no exception as Electrorites deliver four unforgiving techno cuts. "Momento Mori" is reminiscent of Carola at his most potent, with a foreboding bass, aggressive filtering and siren-led builds coming across like the Italian producer's releases on Question or Zenit. "Unforgiven" sees Electrorites ramp up the intensity as a relentless, panel-beating rhythm breaks down to the sound of eerie industrial interludes. There are no such concessions on "Old Boy", a straightforward but utterly effective stomper, while "Sympathy For Lady Vengeance" ends the release on a malevolent note, its horror screeches soldered to iron bar riffs and punishing beats.

DEMIA E CLASH

Signal EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 032
24 May 11
Techno

Signal (original mix) - (05:10)

Neo Green (original mix) - (06:00)

Neo Green (88uw remix) - (07:30)

Signal (Elchk remix) - (06:47)

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Played by: DJ Hi-Shock, Electrorites

Review: The always consistent Gynoid drops an EP that takes its cues from some of minimal's late 90s innovations. Focusing on the UK rather than Detroit, the title track's clashing beats and glitchy, hissing percussion sound like Cristian Vogel during his "Rescate 137" period. "Neo Green" also draws on this time, but its more reduced groove and vocal snippets could be mistaken for Herbert. The remixes bring us back to the modern day: 88uw's version of "Green" is a coruscating abstract monster, all noisy hats and insistent bleeps, while the Elchk take on "Signal" comes across like Modern Love's dubby techno backed with a surging, T.Raumschmiere-style bass.

MFS

LoFi Rotor EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 031
17 May 11
Techno

LoFi Rotor (original mix) - (08:22)

LoFi Rotor (Quantum Soul remix) - (10:39)

Extaktogen (original mix) - (07:06)

Minimal Destruction (original mix) - (06:36)

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Played by: Gr-Oy

VARIOUS

The 10th Planet 4

Gynoid Audio

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GYNOIDCD 05
10 May 11
Techno

DJ Hi-Shock - "Darkness Below" (Go Hiyama remix 2) - (07:32)

Positive Merge - "Claustrophobia" (Advanced Human remix) - (08:20)

Ben Mill - "Hour25" (Tex-Rec remix) - (10:50)

DJ Danko - "20" (original mix) - (07:49)

Unbalance - "Mechanics" (original mix) - (06:31)

Mattias Fridell - "Rent" (original mix) - (06:31)

88uw - "Suspect" (original mix) - (07:26)

BCR Boys - "The Flux" (Justin Berkovi remix) - (07:14)

Dead Sound - "On The Wall" (original mix) - (05:54)

Ade Fenton - "Alien Water" (Advanced Human remix) - (07:20)

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Played by: DJ Hi-Shock, Mattias Fridell, Positive Merge

Review: Although it has only been in existence for a short time, Gynoid has established itself as a leader in underground techno. Certainly, this compilation won't do its reputation any harm. 88uw's "Suspect" is a tracky, minimal groove, a mysterious sounding riff its centrepoint and the lithe rhythms coming across like a straighter version of Kalon's music. Comparisons are pointless for Go Hiyama's take on DJ Hi Shock's "Darkness Below", its stuttering beats underpinning thumb-clicking percussion and a fazed vocal sample, but Dead Sound's "On The Wall" shows that Gynoid is conscious of its past. A killer jacking cut with relentless chord stabs, it sounds like a modern version of fellow antipodean DJ HMC's 90s classic "LSD".

BACTEE & TITO

Midi IN EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 030
03 May 11
Minimal/Tech House

Piano - (08:26)

Surgeon - (07:31)

DNA - (08:11)

MidiIN - (07:19)

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Strange Box EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 029
26 Apr 11
Techno

Strange Box (original mix) - (06:45)

Strange Box (Mattias Fridell remix) - (06:38)

Chemical Connections (original mix) - (07:34)

Mad Women (original mix) - (08:33)

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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno, Jamie Behan (Bastardo Electrico), Mattias Fridell, Enclave, Positive Merge, Alex Mayer, Electrorites

Review: Mysterious artist Positive Merge returns with more off the wall techno music. "Chemical Connections" is a pacey, stripped back techno track, its time-stretched bassline and eerie chords sounding like Alex Cortex. "Mad Women" is more experimental, a wall of abstract noise and distorted feedback that suddenly swings into a more dance floor-friendly 4/4 groove augmented by ghostly filters. Ironically, the title track is the most conventional arrangement here, a stripped back, glitchy groove in keeping with the artist's back catalogue. Special mention should also go to Mattias Fridell for his version of "Box", which turns the wiry original into a shuffling dubby techno groove in the Cosmin TRG mould.

ADE FENTON

Alien Water EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 028
19 Apr 11
Techno

Alien Water (original mix) - (05:52)

Alien Water (Advanced Human remix) - (07:20)

Alien Water (Ben Mill remix) - (07:21)

Language (original mix) - (06:03)

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Played by: Andrez Bergen (Little Nobody), Enclave, Positive Merge

Review: UK techno producer Ade Fenton has been making music for more than a decade and this release is testament to his experience. The title track is a slamming techno affair that is lent an eerie feeling thanks to the use of violin samples and textured chords that nudge it towards the breakdown. At the other end of Fenton's range is "Language", a pile-driving minimal techno affair that offers no respite. Thankfully, there is some relief on the remixes of "Water": the Advanced Human take shifts from metallic drums into deep, filtered breakdowns, while Ben Mill's version is a rolling workout tempered by atmospheric textures.

CHRIS FINKE

Moofish EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOID 003
08 Apr 11
Techno

Moofish (original mix) - (06:16)

Moofish (Mark Broom remix) - (06:05)

Moofish (DJ Hi-Shock Big Room mix) - (06:01)

Moofish (Go Hiyama remix) - (07:41)

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Played by: Kube 72, Mihalis Safras, Plankton, Joachim Spieth (Affin/Kompakt), Andrez Bergen (Little Nobody), Mattias Fridell, Kereni, Positive Merge

MATTIAS FRIDELL

Clark EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 026
22 Mar 11
Minimal/Tech House

Clark (original mix) - (06:40)

Clark (Ben Mill remix) - (06:20)

Rent (original mix) - (06:32)

Rent (Advanced Human remix) - (07:20)

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Played by: Mattias Fridell, Enclave, Kereni

DEAD SOUND

Behind Time EP

Gynoid Audio

GYNOIDD 025
15 Mar 11
Techno

Behind Time (original mix) - (07:07)

Leton (original mix) - (06:25)

Behind Time (Dave Tarrida remix) - (05:17)

Behind Time (Hypertic's Open For Business remix) - (06:19)

Behind Time (Little Nobody remix) - (04:47)

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Played by: Spiros Kaloumenos, Andrez Bergen (Little Nobody), Mirko S.

Review: Only a few releases strong, Gynoid Audio impresses with its latest release, Behind Time. In is original form, Dead Sound delivers a powerful blend of whirring, crackling percussion and surging, nocturnal bass like Suburban Knight getting into an argument with Thomas Brinkmann. "Let On" is more straightforward, its heavy beats providing the basis for razor sharp percussive licks and effective filtering, but the remixes go down an unpredictable route. Dave Tarrida's take on "Time" is the most dancefloor friendly, containing doubled up percussion and repetitive chord stabs, while Hypertic and Little Nobody provide woozy, off-beat visions of minimal house, with the former remix in particular impressing with its deep filtered disco riffs.

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Claustrophobia EP

Gynoid Audio