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KM 010
27 May 09 Minimal/Tech House
KM 001
12 Apr 06 Minimal/Tech House
KM 001
01 Aug 12 Techno
Review:
After a series of house releases, Agaric brings an experimental techno sensibility to Swedish label Kontra. "Subaquatic Mechanic" is an unusual lead track; like much of Agaric's output, it is based on a stripped back groove full of intricacies and which houses emotive synths random vocal samples and bursts of noisy sounds."Playing Games" is less adventurous and sees Agaric bring deep chords together with hazy percussive licks, but he returns to the kitchen sink approach on "High Voltage Monkey". A warbling bassline is at its heart and crunchy break beats steer a path to a place at the fringes of conventional techno.
KM 002
25 Jul 12 Techno
KM 002
12 Jul 06 Minimal/Tech House
KM 005
03 Sep 12 Techno
Review:
The Swedish label showcases its diverse approach on this remix package. First up is Berghain resident Marcel Dettmann; like his last remix on the label, of Mokira, he succeeds in shattering perceptions. Instead of dreamy dub techno however, on this occasion his remix of Agaric's "Playing Games" delivers a rolling, housey rhythm, with repetitive stabs and rasping percussion sounding similar in tone and tempo to his recent reworking on Trus'Me. Scuba also surprises with his take on One's "Kontrafunk". Harking back a decade, it captures the spirit of UK breakbeat as it fuses a booming bassline with a cut-up filtered vocal sample. As always with Kontra, it's a case of expect the unexpected.
KM 009
01 Apr 09 Minimal/Tech House
KM 014
11 Jun 12 Deep House
KM 015
11 Jun 12 Deep House
KM 012
04 Dec 09 Minimal/Tech House
KM 012
11 Jun 12 Techno
KM 013
11 Jun 12 Techno
KM 010
03 Sep 12 Bass
Review:
As one of the younger breed of Detroit talents, Jason Fine is still just starting to get a foothold, despite having a good few years of releases behind him. His Kontra Musik relationship has proven to be the most fruitful, and this remix package capitalises on that with two top shelf commissions. A Made Up Sound brings his unmistakable broken house swing to bear, with warming subs and thick swathes of pad and melody twisted to Dave Huismann's crafty designs. Heinrich Muller brings the Drexciyan vibes in abundance with his punchy electro stance that remains peerless after all these years.
KM 008
15 Oct 08 Minimal/Tech House
KM 008
11 Jun 12 Techno
KM 009
03 Sep 12 Techno
KM 024
16 May 12 Minimal/Tech House
Review:
The mighty Kontra has an impeccable catalogue and these remixes of Jonsson & Alter maintain the label's high standards. Swedish duo Minilogue's take on "Kyrka 2" completes their transformation from a melodic minimal act to a fine purveyor of tripped out techno, with swirling chords and trippy builds swathing the lithe accompanying rhythm in a psychedelic glow. Trailed by an acidic arc, it is one of the few techno tracks deserving the title 'epic'. In contrast, the Dorisburg version of "Djup House" is clanging and glitchy, as metal on metal grinds and glistens. Finally, Donato Dozzy takes on "Acapellan"; instead of droning techno, the Italian drops a deep house reshape, fuelled by rasping percussion, heavy beats a warm, sensuous bass and the most seductive 'ooh ooh' vocal since One Dove's Dot Allison strutted her stuff.
KM 016
11 Jun 12 Techno
Review:
Ulf Erikson's label has been one of the techno success stories of recent years, and this is mainly down to the owner's ability to release diverse music with a common thread. In Kondens's case, glitchy, stop-start rhythms abound, but underneath the splintered rhythms sits the same kind of dreamy, tranced out melodies that featured on the recent remixes of Alter & Jonsson. "0451" sees Kondens go more out on a limb, with the glitchy, skewed percussion and heavy broken beat occupying centre stage. Berghain's Norman Nodge has been commissioned to remix the title track, and once again Kontra surprises. Instead of jaw-clenching depravity, the rework is a swirling, hypnotic dub techno affair, gentler than a room full of Quakers.
KM 021
16 May 12 Techno
KM 007
13 Feb 08 Minimal/Tech House
KM 007
03 Sep 12 Techno
Played by: Marcel Dettmann
Review:
Luke Hess drops one of his most dancefloor-friendly tracks so far. "Believe" is powered by a combination of a ticking, acidic groove and a prowling bassline that threaten to but never quite take off. The climax does finally, but it's on the back of a trancey chord segue that seems slightly at odds with Hess' work. The real highlight though is Shed's 'deepanddubbydub' remix. Not content with releasing one of this year's finest albums, Rene Pawowlitz drops a slamming, acid-soaked track with an unmistakable off-beat - something that is pervasive on so much of his work - and couples it with a ghostly melodic filament that harks back to the days of hardcore rave.
KM 017
04 Jun 12 Techno
KM 005
28 Mar 07 Minimal/Tech House
KM 011
03 Sep 12 Minimal/Tech House
KM 011
01 Jul 09 Minimal/Tech House
KM 004
13 Dec 06 Minimal/Tech House
KM 004
25 Jul 12 Techno
KM0 181
04 Jun 12 Techno
KM 0182
04 Jun 12 Techno
KM 0183
04 Jun 12 Techno
KM 003
18 Jul 12 Techno
KM 003
04 Oct 06 Minimal/Tech House
KM 006
09 Nov 07 Minimal/Tech House
KM 006
03 Sep 12 Minimal/Tech House
KM 028
09 Jan 13 Techno
Played by: Da Goblinn /Remuted
Review:
Swedish label Kontra Musik's twisted psyche grows stronger with each new step, placing them on a merited podium as one of the most consistent manufactures of noisy, techno-infused psychedelia. The Morphosis Korg Response presents us as witnesses to a war of vintage machines, a combat response in the form of two remixes by Rabih Beaini aka Morphosis cultivated from material by Andreas Tilliander under his newly anointed TM404 alias. "202/202/303/303/606" is a near fifteen minutes of squealing, sub-acid trickles and prophetic synth bleeps yearning for a way out of the nomadic tunnel built by its shimmering hi-hats and weighty kick drums, while "202/303/303/303/606/606" begins with a flurry of scattered synth improvisations and 303 growls, taking its time to emit the distant bass drum spawning from the depths of its core.
KMCD 04
11 Mar 13 Techno
Played by: Shadow Dancer
Review:
Think you heard all there is when it comes to techno made from Roland analogue gear? Andreas Tilliander has other ideas. Well regarded for his musical endeavours as Mokira with numerous albums on labels such as Kontra, Raster Noton, Type and Mille Plateux, Tilliander is a fan of aliases and unveils a new one in TM404 with illuminating results on this eponymous album. Tilliander presents eight polyrhythmic productions apparently recorded live in one take without any post arrangement using a combination of Roland gear, including the TB-303, TR-606, TR-7-07, TR-808 and MC-202 drum machine. Track titles are amusing literal, displaying what combination of each model Tilliander used and the name itself is an in joke for Roland nerds. Strangely meditative and possibly one of the most unique albums released so far this year.
KM 027
31 Oct 12 Minimal/Tech House
Review:
California's Tyler Friedman continues to explore the outer hinterland of techno on his second release for the ever excellent Kontra Musik imprint. Much like his debut missive Revolve, Friedman is not afraid to use every inch of wax to experiment sonically with your perceptions of techno here. "A Night In The Woods" begins as a ball of impossibly ravelled rhythmic textures that suddenly unfurl into an intense hailstorm of melodics which reaches a peak and attains a whole new chiming, cinematic gloss. As musically refined as Friedman's original is, those craving something more appropriate for the dancefloor will revel in the accompanying remix from Rivet, who turns in a pounding, disjointed remix brimming with dirty funk.
KM 026
10 Oct 12 Techno
Review:
Friedmann pushes open the door discovered by Villalobos and goes into a new world. There, glassy percussion and slinky rhythms prevail, with a humming bass leading the organic, trancey melodies into a feather-light ambient break down. It's all very surreal sounding, but the oddness doesn't end there. The A Jonsson and Alter take on "Tyler's Dream" delves even deeper into this dream like state. There, a woozy, pitch bent bassline and samples of liberal chunks of dialouge from the movie Taxi Driver - this writer's favourite part used is the De Niro monologue - prevail, ensuring that Revolve remains the preserve of dreamers, freaks and wide-eyed lovers.
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