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GYNOIDD 060
09 Feb 12 Techno
GYNOIDD 018
18 Jan 11 Techno
GYNOIDD 072
09 Jul 12 Techno
Review:
Prolific Australian imprint Gynoid Audio lands its 72nd digital release via 88UW's No Rush ep, Sebastian Stohr's fourth for the label and second for Gynoid this year. It's easy to imagine Stohr producing "Incorrigible" with a flickered Aphex Twin styled grin - a look that says 'let's mess with their heads'. What else could be the reason for a sonically dismembered tambourine - the tracks focal point - continually descends downward into a confused tapestry of sinister bubbles and Sandwell District bleeps, beclouded further by fluttered panning, dank gurgles and tremolo techniques. "No Rush" is straight up techno - the type you pull out to explain what German techno is. Paul Boex, one half of Abstract Division and label head to Dynamic Reflection offers his "Hypno Rework" to "No Rush", shaving off some of the originals low end and replacing it with sprinklings of melodica-hypnotica. The back-beat kick-snare combo and subtle synths of "Virus" round out the EP and is a perfect pressure cooker for the esoteric warm up DJ.
GYNOIDD 035
14 Jun 11 Techno
GYNOID 05
06 Oct 11 Techno
GYNOIDD 085
11 Mar 13 Techno
GYNOIDD 061
15 Mar 12 Techno
GYNOIDCD 09MIX
25 Jun 12 Techno
GYNOIDD 009
26 Oct 10 Techno
GYNOIDD 070
11 Jun 12 Techno
GYNOID 07
19 Dec 11 Techno
GYNOIDD 069
28 May 12 Techno
Played by: Mattias Fridell
Review:
This London-based Italian producer has just a handful of releases to his credit, but has already developed an ability to creatively fuse existing sounds and styles. The title track is a good example: rich, warm chords surge and flow over a stripped back, razor-sharp minimal rhythm, equal parts inspired by Rob Hood and Basic Channel. On "Armadura", de Angelis teases out dubby techno over scuffled, juddering beats that are coated in spine-tingling acid lines. Gynoid has also chosen the remixers wisely: Advanced Human lends his breezeblock beats and metallic percussion to his version of the title track, while Mattias Fridell pushes "Armadura" into a tunnelling groove.
GYNLTD 003
18 Mar 13 Techno
GYNOIDD 030
03 May 11 Techno
GYNOID 11
22 Oct 12 Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno, Bas Mooy, Mattias Fridell, Systemic, Bruno Sacco (Gravite Records), Forest Echo One, Alonso Varela
Review:
Dutch producer Bas Mooy is one of the most talented hard techno producers, but for some reason, he doesn't get the acclaim that he deserves. Hopefully this release will help to address that situation. "Desolaat" is a killer track, its pumping groove underpinned by a dark acid line and dramatic filter sweeps. "Recoil" showcases Mooy's ability to work with seemingly disparate elements, as dreamy sound scapes unfold over a muddy bass and slamming, tribal beats. The remixers are also of a high standard. Xhin strips "Desolaat" back and turns it into leaner rhythmic workout, while the Radial take on "Recoil" is more slamming than the original, its heavy drums building to a bombastic climax.
GYNOIDD 003
22 Jul 10 Techno
GYNOIDD 008
05 Oct 10 Techno
GYNOIDD 067
16 Apr 12 Techno
Review:
Fresh-faced UK techno producer Chris Page has only been releasing music for the past year, but already his sound is taking in a healthy range of styles. It's a crisp, digital sound he has striven for on the I Am Still EP, but with an electronica sophistication at times; most notably in the robotic synth work you find on "Negative". Elsewhere there's more straight-up bleak techno fare to be found, shot through with a careful kind of restraint. Bristol producer Damien Schneider jacks "I Am Still" up nicely with some nasty hats and a mean kick drum, adding a tougher edge to the original.
GYNOIDD 086
08 Apr 13 Techno
GYNOIDD 057
26 Dec 11 Techno
GYNOIDD 039
25 Jul 11 Techno
GYNOIDRED 01
19 Oct 11 Techno
GYNOIDD 025
15 Mar 11 Techno
GYNOIDD 079
16 Oct 12 Techno
Review:
New school producer Delko gives the old guard a lesson in how to deliver forceful techno. The title track is bone-crushingly intense as heavy beats underpin layers of bleepy tones, but it doesn't hold a candle to "Useless". A jack-hammer rhythm provides the basis for doubled up claps, epic break downs and discordant waves of twisted metal riffs rollling in like thunder. "Shire" sees Delko unveil his sensitive side (in as much as an artist like him can be understated), wih a shimmering chord sequence providing the backdrop for a plaintive vocal narative. The predatory bassline and heavy acid of "Tape" complete this exemplary package.
GYNOIDD 066
18 Apr 12 Techno
GYNOID 10
06 Aug 12 Techno
Review:
Developer continues his fine run of form with this EP for Gynoid Audio with four tracks of typically driving yet intelligent techno. "Tiburon" opens on a decidedly mechanistic tip, as factory line rhythms drive forward gaseous textures, while "Shade" is decidedly chunkier affair, with shackling hi-hats playing off against deep organ drones. "Bodega" fills its rhythmic gaps with shrill bleeps and electro-acoustic tones, but it's "Formu" that's the real powerhouse of the release, as pounding kicks go head to head with undulating sheet metal chords.
GYNOIDD 048
10 Oct 11 Techno
GYNOIDD 055
05 Dec 11 Techno
GYNOIDRED 02
05 Jan 12 Techno
GYNOIDD 047
03 Oct 11 Techno
GYNOIDD 075
21 Aug 12 Techno
Review:
Uruguayan resident George Paar steps up for the latest Gynoid Audio release, delivering the doom laden cavernous dub drones of "Cielo", enveloping its skeletal beats with a terrifying inevitability, and "Vuelo", whose rippling chords of sheet metal are joined by pulsating bass and a hefty kick drum. Patrick Krieger turns in a version of "Cielo" that tightens up the dub and leaves things lean yet powerful with some hefty compressed kicks, and Mattias Fridell creates his take on "Vuelo" that contains strong Detroit undertones in its woody kick and pulsating bass throb.
GYNOID 04
11 Jul 11 Techno
GYNOIDD 065
19 Mar 12 Techno
Played by: Advanced Human (Aka. DJ Hi-Shock), Future Beat Alliance, Mattias Fridell, Enclave, Advanced Human
Review:
Like SP-X and Developer, Ground Loop provides a contemporary take on club techno. "Pine Gap" shows how techno has progressed in the area of sound design as concrete beats provide the basis for a growling bass and churning filters but also eerie textures. "South Signal" is a different proposition as Ground Loop escapes the rigours of the peak time to focus on stop-start beats and a low slung rhythm. Despite this, there is no doubt about where this EP's focus is; Advanced Human's take on the title track feature abrasive percussion and a big room filter, while Mattias Fridell's take on "South Signal" is more understated, but its tight claps and linear rhythm mean that it is a consummate functional techno track.
GYNREP 001
22 Apr 13 Techno
Review:
Gynoid reveals a murkier side with the Reprise series. Ground Loop's "Begin" sounds like a relatively normal techno groove until ravey riffs kick in over the massive claps. Likewise on Mattias Fridell's take on Jin Hiyama's "Carp", percussive elements take hold. Hats crackle and hiss, snares roll in menacingly and an electronic bassline hums menacingly. The Advanced Human remix of Dacido and Meta's "Knockin On A Dark Room" up the ante further with dramatic chord sweeps and a pulsing acid line creating the drama, while Velovr's "We Are Straight" brings the release to a crushing close, its heavy beats and murky, stepping rhythm stomping all over the listener.
GYNOIDRED 04
03 Sep 12 Techno
GYNOIDD 002
07 Jul 10 Techno
GYNOIDD 083
04 Feb 13 Techno
GYNOID 01
29 Jun 10 Techno
GYNOIDD 091
01 Jul 13 Techno
GYNOIDD 071
02 Jul 12 Techno
GYNOID 09
16 Apr 12 Techno
Played by: Matt K, Paul Mac, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Pagalve, Joachim Spieth (Affin), Advanced Human (Aka. DJ Hi-Shock), Juno Recommends Techno, Axer Rouf, Sutter Cane, Submerge, F.akissi, Advanced Human, DJ Srle (Perpetual), Technopodcast.com, Resident Advisor, A.trebor, Harvey Mckay
Review:
When UK producer Mark Broom went down the party route for his last album, there was undoubtedly a cohort of his fans who were displeased. After all, Broom has a long and proud tradition of putting out defiantly underground techno. Box Set could well be his peace offering to the purists; its deep chords build and build over a rolling Pure Plastic groove, to the point where the dub nuances come close to hitting the red dial. "M28" is fashioned by similar influences, but its backing track is more sedate, with Broom constructing clicking, hissing rhythms, while Advanced Human's take explores a dubby sound and Truncate provides a fine militaristic take, its pulsing groove bolstered by percussive licks and tight claps.
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