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DREF 001
30 Sep 08
Played by: Matt K, Paul Mac, Concrete Djz, Delusions, Tony Silver, Steve Pain, Luka Baumann, Omar Guevara, Techno
SUB-017
12 Mar 07
XTDM 005
28 Feb 08
XTDM 008
28 Feb 08
XTDM 001
28 Feb 08
SUB-020
25 Jun 07
SUB-002
29 Mar 04
SUB-007
25 Oct 04
SDD 05
22 Jul 08
SUBCULTEP 26
21 Aug 09
DJAX-UP-123
01 Jan 91
HHD 075-8
09 Aug 12
BESTOFSLEAZE 004
30 Jul 12
899576 001760
28 Jun 12
Played by: Hannah Wild
DREF 010
12 Dec 11
Played by: Matt K, Paul Mac, Juno Recommends Techno, Mirko S., Systemic, Kereni, F.akissi, Jason Fernandes, A.trebor
Review:
The second instalment of Form provides accurate snapshots from contemporary techno sounds and styles. In its original format, "Floating Point" is an austere, bleepy Sleeparchive-style groove, its sonic blips lent additional weight thanks to snappy, Klock-style percussion. Dutch producer Delta Funktionen brings a dubby approach on his rework, fusing it with a tunnelling, hypnotic riff, for a darker sound than is his wont, while "Magnetic Field" is a dark, industrial-tinged sound scape. There is also a look to the past as Ben Sims drops an acid-coated, loop techno take on "Shifted Reality" - but in the main this second volume is a forward-facing collection.
SUBCULTEP 63
03 May 13
KA 157
05 Apr 13
SUBCULTSSEP 4
29 Mar 13
RPS 11
25 Mar 13
MODULAR 00
25 Mar 13
SLEAZE 079
06 May 13
DJAXUP 23
29 Apr 13
AFFIN 007LTD
01 Apr 13
Review:
This German label has won its reputation by straddling the house/techno divide, but there is no such ambiguity on Chosen 3. Focusing heavily on harder sounds, it opens with Rebekah's remix of Chris Page's "Derailleur", a steamrolling, fist-pumping affair, littered with belligerent chord stabs. Advanced Human's "Satellite Club" is in a similar vein, its dark drums and soldered iron riffs sounding similar to Jeff Mills. The Jeroen Search take on Egor Boss' "Inversion 2.2" isn't short of high-paced thrills either, and its doubled up claps and tracky rhythm provide a hard-edged basis for Boss' ghostly synths; the release highlight however is Dax J's "New Beginnings", a chord-heavy groove that throbs and filters to infinity.
GSPCOMP 178
05 Apr 13
WU 033
01 Apr 13
Review:
Oscar Mulero revisits last year's Black Propaganda with some help from some of contemporary techno's biggest names on this essential remix EP. "To Convince For The Untruth" sees Stroboscopic Artefacts boss Lucy take the original's cavernous surroundings and sharpen them up with bitcrushed hi-hats and subtly a rumbling noise floor, while Developer's take on "Disinformation" straightens out the original's breakbeat acid tendencies by soaking its furious synth lines in reverb and hooking everything together with a rolling 4/4 kick. Finally, Shifted's take on "Intentionally False" keeps the measured pace of the original but transplants its thick, bulging frame for a threadbare structure littered with subtle detail.
TRETCOMP 116
07 Sep 12
50WEAPONS 021
06 Jan 13
50WEAPONS 025
11 Jan 13
Played by: Paul Mac, Juno Recommends Techno, Aka Tell (A.g.trio), Philippe Petit (Knotweed/Dmt), Resident Advisor, Agoria, Atoms For Peace
Review:
Modeselektor's 50 Weapons label reaches its preordained halfway point with this early 90s referencing release from Dettmann. In particular, "Linux" sounds like an amalgamation of early Synewave and Robert Hood's 90s work, its squeaky, linear groove supported by doubled-up claps and subtle percussive slivers, but with a lower pace and inadvertent jerkiness which makes "Linux" more accessible to a wider range of DJs. It's a similar story on "Ellipse"; while the insistent rave horn, coupled with a succession of doubled up claps, makes it sound more insistent, it avoids the bare-knuckle extremism of the 90s minimalism that it takes inspiration from.
AFFIN 005LTD
14 Jan 13
Review:
This German label originally made its mark as a house imprint, but increasingly, it has moved into techno circles - and Chosen 2 continues down that path. Egor Boss's "Inversion 2.1" is an impressive stab at Berlin techno, its dense rhythm housing insistent bleeps, eerie synths and a screeching vocal sample. Jeroen Search's take on Ad.lib & Silvision's "Collide" ventures into industrial territories, with its razor-sharp percussion and stepping rhythm, as does Roberto's "Going Nowhere Fast", where reverberating drums unfold over heavy broken beats. Affin have also catered for the peak time audience, with Reggie van Oers's "Untitled x 2" led by a pumping groove and insistent chord stabs.
RST 007
29 Jul 09
SPSERIES 0265
03 May 10
4WCD 1
13 Oct 97
7SR 021
01 Apr 11
Review:
Glaswegian label Seventh Sign score something of a coup, securing the services of Detroit machine funk technician Marcellus Pittman for their 21st release. The 3 Chairs member (alongside Kenny Dixon Jr., Rick Wilhite and Theo Parrish) opens proceedings with the tense 303 squelch-out that is "The Mad Underdog", which bubbles along with acidic intent for the entirety of the A Side. Warmer textures abound on the flip, with the gentle synths and shuffling percussion of "An Afternoons Delight" (dub), before "You Want Me (Never)" brings it home. Another fine release from a producer with a discography that already includes 12"s with Fit, Sound Signature, Track Mode and FXHE.
MG 009D
01 Jan 99
PBX 002
20 Jan 96
MG 014D
11 Dec 00
PBX 006
01 Jan 00
TAR 126
11 Jan 12
7SR 010
29 Mar 12
MOOUPSP 001
19 Sep 11
ART 14
06 May 13
Played by: Alan Fitzpatrick
Review:
Italian producer Bosco makes his debut on Kirk Degiorgio's label with this deep but diverse release. "State of Mind Part 1" is the most dance floor friendly, its firing percussion and pulsing bass underpinning shimmering synths that float like a ghost over the arrangement. "Part 3", featuring Fabio Petrosino, is dubbier and more relaxed, with hissing hats guiding a more relaxed tempo and heavy beats. Bosco ramps up the intensity on "Part 4", which sees a buzzing bass underpin his reflective chords, but as "Part 5" and "Part 6" show, the mood here is largely introspective with warbling melodies and muffled vocals prevailing.
DOPPELGAENGERCOMP 181
10 May 13 |