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Federation Of Rytm III
Various
Levzon - "Intense" - (5:20) 144 BPM
Roll Dann - "That Will Never Happen" - (4:58) 143 BPM
Hemka - "Fragrance" - (5:01) 141 BPM
Chlar - "Inside Us" - (4:29) 143 BPM
Alarico - "Push To Select" - (4:59) 141 BPM
Glaskin - "Cutta" - (5:00) 145 BPM Hot
SLV (DE) - "Liminal Space" - (5:12) 142 BPM
Lars Huismann - "Conductor" - (5:02) 146 BPM
SELECTIVE RESPONSE - "Reality Unfolds" - (5:06) 144 BPM
Dax J - "Celestial Dub" - (5:26) 144 BPM
Colin Benders - "Siren" - (4:50) 150 BPM
Alpharisc - "Spiral Down" - (5:05) 145 BPM
Seelow - "Instant Welfare" - (4:57) 140 BPM
LDS - "Maxidub" - (5:06) 155 BPM
Blawan - "Don't You Dare Squawk At Me" - (5:00) 160 BPM
Regent - "Cyberian" - (4:56) 144 BPM
ANNE - "Outrun" - (4:58) 142 BPM
Sera J - "Machinery" - (4:52) 145 BPM
Chontane - "Pyrax" - (4:25) 145 BPM
The Advent - "Randomized" - (3:39) 145 BPM
Stigmata - "Mortal Vados" - (4:39) 146 BPM
Gary Beck - "Fold" - (5:02) 140 BPM
Non Cyclic - "Nothing Left" - (4:52) 145 BPM
Measure Divide - "Lemm" - (5:04) 141 BPM
William Arist - "Form" - (4:55) 139 BPM
Raffaele Attanasio - "Pointbreak" - (5:33) 144 BPM
Sonic Propaganda - "White Paper" - (5:15) 143 BPM
Invexis - "Artefakt" - (5:37) 143 BPM
Jancen - "Voluptuous" - (5:27) 142 BPM
Z.I.P.P.O - "Broken Game" - (5:35) 134 BPM
JakoJako - "UFO I" - (5:03) 142 BPM
Dajusch - "30 Seconds" - (5:59) 140 BPM
OFF & GRID - "Distant Thoughts" - (5:10) 141 BPM
Steve RedHead - "Mizar" - (4:55) 143 BPM
VILLA - "Watering Dead Plants" - (5:38) 146 BPM
Frazi.er - "Motor City 3000" - (4:52) 145 BPM
Review: SHDW's label marks its twentieth release with this weighty compilation. Drawing on some of the most respected names in techno, volume three is full of peak-time bangers. There's the lean, rolling techno of Chlar's "Inside Us", while Dax J showers the listener with waves of acid tones on the steely, peak-time "Celestial Dub". The Advent's "Randomized" is a bruising and quite brilliant industrial techno workout. While Blawan's hyperactive "Don't You Dare Squawk At Me" hovers just below the 160 bpm mark, not all of the compilation is as intense. Vocals are mixed with chiming chords on Gary Beck's "Fold" and Z.I.P.P.O's "Broken Game" is a deep Detroit techno track.
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MR 020D
02 Feb 24
Techno
Dismantled Into Juice
Toast - (2:41) 93 BPM Hot
Panic - (3:35) 77 BPM
You Can Build Me (feat Monstera Black) - (3:29) 63 BPM
Body Ramen - (4:12) 71 BPM
Dismantled Into Juice (feat Monstera Black) - (4:00) 79 BPM
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XL1330DS
17 May 23
Experimental/Electronic
Toast
Toast - (2:41) 93 BPM
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XL1353DS
19 Apr 23
Experimental/Electronic
Woke Up Right Handed
Blika - (4:03) 128 BPM
Under Belly - (3:52) 125 BPM Hot
Close The Cycle - (4:05) 112 BPM
Gosk - (3:15) 120 BPM
No Rabbit No Life - (3:52) 94 BPM
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XL 1197DS
12 Nov 21
Techno
Blika
Blika - (4:03) 64 BPM
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XL 1245DS
09 Nov 21
Experimental/Electronic
Under Belly
Under Belly - (3:52) 125 BPM
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XL 1227DS
19 Oct 21
Techno
Fabric Presents Overmono
Various
Overmono - "Fabric Presents Overmono" (continuous mix) - (1:05:50) 133 BPM
Overmono - "So U Kno" - (5:43) 130 BPM
Artwork - "The Soul" (Mixed) - (1:48) 133 BPM
Foremost Poets - "MoonRaker" - (2:27) 154 BPM
Milanese - "Billy Hologram" - (3:51) 131 BPM
Antonio - "Hyperfunk" - (6:16) 125 BPM
Overmono - "If U Ever" - (4:48) 133 BPM
DJ Zank - "Pegassans" - (6:32) 137 BPM
Surgeon & James Ruskin - "Sound Pressure" (Part 3) - (4:01) 133 BPM
Holy Ghost - "4am At The Crying Cactus" - (6:48) 75 BPM
L.B. Dub Corp - "I Have A Dream" (feat Benjamin Zephaniah) - (5:23) 120 BPM
Plastikman - "Fuk" - (5:31) 125 BPM
For Those I Love - "I Have A Love" (Overmono remix) - (6:06) 129 BPM Hot
DJ Misjah - "Victim" - (5:09) 134 BPM
Powder - "Lost Of Light" - (6:11) 119 BPM
Overmono - "BMW Track" - (7:23) 134 BPM
LCY - "Shhh" - (3:58) 134 BPM
Vex'd - "Pop Pop" - (6:03) 140 BPM
Robert Fleck - "Bromine" - (7:04) 126 BPM
Anz - "Morphing Into Brighter" (Mixed) - (2:20) 136 BPM
Actress - "Caves Of Paradise" - (4:15) 119 BPM
Remarc - "Thunderclap" (Dubplate mix) - (1:02) 154 BPM
Equiknoxx - "A Rabbit Spoke To Me When I Woke Up" - (3:12) 57 BPM
Ed Rush & Optical - "Bacteria" - (6:47) 127 BPM
Orca - "Intellect" - (7:30) 155 BPM
Smith & Mighty - "Film Score" - (4:19) 121 BPM
Blawan - "Fourth Dimensional" - (5:06) 156 BPM
Roy Of The Ravers - "Erolfa" - (6:52) 118 BPM
Sockethead - "When I Close My Eyes I See Paint" - (2:28) 153 BPM
1995 Epilepsy - "Get 2 Kno" - (2:46) 132 BPM
Review: The Russell Brothers aka Truss & Tessela keep the fires of their Overmono project burning with a huge session on Fabric Presents mix series. Off the bat you'll find a hyped and unreleased Blawan number in the producer's "Fourth Dimensional" next to a 2005 Vex'd classic "Pop Pop". Overmono exclusives include a super laid back and hopeful "If U Ever" alongside both numbers from their latest Polykicks release - jungle and UKG heads check it out. On the lighter dubbier side of things is a sweet inclusion of Well St artist Robert Fleck, next to some heavier bombs from L.B Dub Corp, Plastikman, Actress and Ed Rush & Optical's "Bacteria". We also recommend Powder's "Lost Of Light" next to DJ Misjah's "Victim" and Equiknoxx's "A Rabbit Spoke To Me When I Woke Up". Best thing since Surgeon's This Is For You Shits.
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506084 5320478
16 Jul 21
UK Garage
Soft Waahls EP
Justa - (4:42) 146 BPM
The Sithe - (4:43) 157 BPM
Silver - (4:04) 154 BPM
Fizz City - (5:19) 148 BPM Hot
Fourth Dimensional - (5:06) 156 BPM
Micro 8's - (5:13) 83 BPM
Review: For the ninth release on Ternsec, label owner Blawan delivers a killer six-tracker. "Justa" is a slinky, skeletal rhythm that resounds to repetitive vocals and a warped vocal sample. On "The Sithe", Blawan goes down an abstract route, with hyper-speed shuffling drums married to a multi-layered bass and a rickety rhythm. "Silver" is based on a similar approach, but this time a wobbly bass unravels over ticking percussion and a slinky groove. The release takes a more ominous turn on "Fizz City", with Blawan opting for a straighter and searing electronic riffs. "Fourth Dimensional" operates at the very farthest limits of techno, with doubled-up metallic drums fused with abstract percussive slivers and ghostly synths.
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TESC 009
18 Jun 21
Techno
Make A Goose
My Guide To Dancing On Carpet - (6:01) 145 BPM Hot
Spooky Fingers - (6:49) 146 BPM
Make A Goose - (6:09) 150 BPM
The Conjurer - (6:09) 144 BPM
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TESC 008
19 Feb 21
Techno
Immulsion EP
40 Spiral - (6:50) 140 BPM Hot
Immulsion (Come To Me In full Electric mix) - (5:46) 138 BPM
Rain - (6:28) 140 BPM
Immulsion (That Kind Of Kink mix) - (6:38) 137 BPM
Review: Blawan has opted for an unhurried schedule for his Ternesc label, putting out an EP a year for the most part. Following this approach, Immulsion follows 2019's Many Many Pings. It gets off to a raucous start with the pounding kicks and gated riffs of "40 Spiral", before Blawan follows it with the rolling break beat-led "Rain". From there, he takes the sound deeper with the 'Come To Me In Full Electric' take on the title track, while the 'That Kind of Kink' version of "Immulsion" sees the respected UK producer up the ante again with a lean but funky tribal rhythm.
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TESC 007
26 Jun 20
Techno
EP1002
Mannella - "The Dark Breeze" - (5:29) 126 BPM
Mannella - "121" - (5:16) 130 BPM
Mannella & Blawan - "I Know You Are" - (5:50) 130 BPM Hot
Mannella - "Interleave" - (5:59) 128 BPM
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JTS 002
02 Jun 20
Techno
Many Many Pings
Many Many Pings - (6:44) 143 BPM Hot
Lox - (5:59) 140 BPM
Gadget - (6:09) 140 BPM
Hapexil Rotator - (7:25) 140 BPM
Review: Following 2018's Wet Will Always Dry, Blawan returns to his Ternesc imprint for more high-paced techno. The title track moves at a frenetic pace, with its hiccuping, skeletal rhythm containing happy hardcore and rave samples. On "Lox", he maintains the same kind of tempo, but instead daubs the arrangement in noisy swathes of feedback. "Gadget" is much more abrasive; powered by distorted kicks, it sees the UK producer deliver cascading filters over a stomping rhythm. Closing out the latest release on his label is "Hapexil Rotator", where he opts for a slightly more restrained but grimy rhythm that resounds to pulsating tones.
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TESC 006
18 Oct 19
Techno
Continuum II: Magno Hyacinthum
Blawan - "The Narrowing" - (7:11) 130 BPM Hot
Obscure Shape & SHDW - "ZuruIck Ins Licht" - (5:51) 132 BPM
Jeroen Search - "Fundamental Force" - (5:28) 130 BPM
Stefan Vincent - "You Taught Me How To Hate" - (5:45) 136 BPM
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10 YRDREF002
02 Nov 18
Techno
Wet Will Always Dry
Klade - (5:32) 129 BPM
Careless - (6:02) 128 BPM Hot
Tasser - (6:21) 134 BPM
Vented - (7:00) 129 BPM
North - (6:23) 131 BPM
Stell - (6:09) 129 BPM
Kalosi - (6:51) 133 BPM
Nims - (5:50) 132 BPM
Review: Some eight years on from his Hessle Audio debut, Blawan has finally got round to releasing his debut album. Predictably, it's rather good, offering an eight-track assault on the senses built around his now familiar clanking, industrial-tinged polyrhythmic techno rhythms, foreboding electronics and paranoid, claustrophobic aural textures. Most of the sounds - including the percussion hits - were created using modular synthesis, which gives Wet Will Always Dry a particularly atmospheric and otherworldly feel. There are nods towards the likes of Surgeon and Livity Sound, as well as Rhythm & Sound/Basic Channel style dub techno, but the album's greatest strength is that it never sounds like anything other than a fine set of Blawan club tracks.
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TESC 005
22 Jun 18
Techno
Nutrition
Mayhem - (6:30) 128 BPM
Trampelpfad - (6:33) 129 BPM
Fawner - (6:24) 120 BPM
993 - (6:03) 130 BPM Hot
Atlas - (7:09) 130 BPM
Calcium Red - (6:35) 128 BPM
Review: Given that he's been active since the dawn of the decade and released countless singles on a wide variety of labels, it's something of a surprise to find that Nutrition is Jamie Roberts' debut album. Pleasingly, he's not altered his style to fit the format, instead opting to showcase six tough techno tracks in his usual fearless, club-ready style. Of course, there's still a certain amount of variety present - compare, for example, the end-of-days industrial motifs, foreboding textures and clattering drums of "Calcium Read" and the metallic, early morning tribal thrust of "Mayhem" - it's just that Roberts has no intention of compromising his principles. For that, he should be applauded.
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TESC 004
20 Oct 17
Techno
Soma25
Various
Robert Hood - "The Bond We Formed" - (6:34) 128 BPM
Jeff Mills - "A Tale From The Parallel Universe" - (4:48) 123 BPM
Daft Punk & Slam - "Drive" (Slam Modular Interpretation) - (7:04) 129 BPM
Adam Beyer - "Just Things" - (6:06) 126 BPM
Blawan - "Clipper" - (6:02) 133 BPM
Woodleigh Research Facility - "SOMA 25" - (5:50) 125 BPM
Josh Wink - "Synodic Period" - (10:51) 125 BPM
Slam - "Stepback" (Jonas Kopp remix) - (6:42) 131 BPM
Slam - "Visions" (Kobosil remix) - (5:40) 133 BPM
Percy X - "X-Track" (Vril remix 2) - (8:30) 136 BPM
Slam - "Tempest" - (6:07) 128 BPM
Steve Bicknell - "Mind Cycles" - (5:12) 127 BPM
Funk D'Void - "808 Planet" - (7:54) 123 BPM
Joe Stwarz - "Cry" (Deepchord remix) - (8:57) 122 BPM
Joe Stwarz - "Beebear" (Deepchord remix) - (9:25) 120 BPM
Slam - "Positive Education" (Cleric remix) - (6:11) 131 BPM
Slam - "Positive Education" (Shlomo remix) - (5:56) 131 BPM Hot
Slam - "Stepback" (Gemini Voice Archive remix) - (7:08) 127 BPM
Percy X - "Maintain" (Mark Henning's 90s mix) - (5:37) 130 BPM
Funk D'Void - "Magnolia" (Architectural Barcelona version) - (2:53) 123 BPM
Played by: S-File
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SOMADA 999
11 Aug 17
Techno
Materia - Ibiza XL 2
Various / Marco Bailey
Various/Marco Bailey - "Materia - Ibiza XL 2" (continuous mix) - (1:18:52) 128 BPM
Joachim Spieth - "Decelerate" - (6:41) 160 BPM
Yotam Avni - "Marva Version" - (8:14) 127 BPM
Margot - "Er Suonone" - (5:53) 125 BPM Hot
Nima Khak - "Hidroelectrica" - (7:15) 130 BPM
Moteka - "Xytyru" - (5:55) 127 BPM
Alfredo Mazzilli - "Invisible Entity" (Zadig remix) - (8:28) 125 BPM
Sterac - "Rotary" - (6:11) 130 BPM
Flug & Miki Craven - "If You Missed It" - (6:01) 130 BPM
Mikael Jonasson - "Projectile" - (7:01) 126 BPM
Dany Rodriguez - "Spirit" (Mikael Jonasson mix) - (6:35) 128 BPM
Alex Bau - "The Whip" - (7:07) 127 BPM
Valent - "Black Wool" - (5:06) 129 BPM
Shlomi Aber - "Paradox" - (5:51) 127 BPM
Various/Marco Bailey - "Gravity Drag" - (5:52) 128 BPM
Blawan - "Marga" - (6:18) 129 BPM
Shifted - "Persistence Of Vision" - (6:30) 127 BPM
UVB - "Honne" - (6:19) 134 BPM
Marcel Fengler - "Shitau" - (6:51) 129 BPM
Sigha - "Christ Figures" - (8:04) 129 BPM
The Persuader - "Aver Stigen" - (4:38) 125 BPM
Soolee - "Tense" (Unam Zetineb remix) - (6:15) 128 BPM
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MBE 159D
14 Oct 16
Techno
Structures And Solutions
Various
O & V & R - "Metal Slipper" - (7:19) 131 BPM
Lakker - "Chain Of Combs" - (6:00) 130 BPM
James Ruskin & DVS1 - "Page 1" - (6:13) 130 BPM
Makaton - "Slur" - (7:04) 134 BPM
Planetary Assault Systems - "Pull" - (7:36) 131 BPM
Steve Bicknell - "Disguise Of Beings" - (4:09) 128 BPM
Regis - "Party Spoiler Too" - (5:09) 134 BPM
Randomer - "Sheen" - (6:59) 130 BPM
Truss - "Wanastow" - (5:58) 89 BPM
Rumah & Progression (UK) - "Speak & Spell" - (5:56) 130 BPM
James Ruskin - "6teenth" - (5:22) 132 BPM
Tessela - "Rub" - (6:11) 130 BPM Hot
Rommek - "Off The Radar" - (6:15) 128 BPM
Blawan - "Passer By" - (6:07) 129 BPM
Oliver Ho - "The Serpent Devours Itself" - (5:10) 128 BPM
The Fear Ratio - "Lonor" - (4:53) 103 BPM
Lakker - "Orange" - (5:09) 135 BPM
Review: To mark the twentieth anniversary of the foundation of his label, James Ruskin has put together this massive compilation. It includes long-term friends and associates of the label - like Oliver Ho, Regis and Luke Slater - as well as newer additions to the roster, including Lakker and Rommek. Apart from uniting artists from different generations, the compilation also showcases the label's various hues; from the broken beats and intricate rhythms of Ruskin and Regis' O/V/R project and the hypnotic soundscapes of Lakker's "Orange" to the trace stabs and 10 tonne kicks of Regis' "Party Spoiler Too" and the chaotic industrial rhythms on Truss' "Wanastow", this compilation offers to newcomers an invaluable introduction to Blueprint, or to long-standing fans an indispensable reminder of why the label is unique.
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BP 2016
24 Jun 16
Techno
Communicat 1022 EP
Say What You Want To Say - (6:11) 126 BPM
Rubber Industry - (6:08) 129 BPM
Lit Up Communicat - (6:38) 86 BPM
Marga - (6:18) 129 BPM Hot
Review: Blawan's back: look out! The Communicat 1022 is on his own Ternesc imprint: its third release to date. The title track is testament to his modus operandi: hard as nails, all-modular stompers that somehow find the soul in the machines. The brooding and dystopian "Rubber Industry" shows more restraint but still grinds and scuffles away in fine vintage glory. On the flip "Lit Up Communicat" is atmospheric and faintly melodic amongst all the industrial metallic textures and tape hiss while "Marga" hammers the message home in peak time hypnotic fashion: the melody on this one sounds like a hammer dulcimer dragged through a delay, absolutely mental! He's come a long way since bangers like "Scarborough Harbour" and "Peaches", finding a seasoned maturity in his sound, but this shows he still has all the energy and devotion to his art and possibly more than ever.
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TESC 003
08 Apr 16
Techno
Warm Tonal Touch
Talatone - (6:04) 129 BPM Hot
Fentanyl - (6:00) 129 BPM
Slow Mick - (5:52) 135 BPM
Blue Bottle - (6:40) 129 BPM
Review: Warm Tonal Touch marks a new chapter in Jamie 'Blawan' Roberts career, as the producer launches his Ternesc label. Set to offer a home to most of his solo material, he kick-starts the imprint with a quartet of modular techno workouts. Undeniably rhythmic and floor-friendly throughout, there's a surprisingly tactile feel about the rolling grooves of "Talatone" and "Roll Mick", despite the presence of clanking, metallic percussion. Interestingly, it's when he tries to do things differently -such as on the intense, clicking grooves and dislocated horn samples of "Blue Bottle", or the intense, cacophonous, unsettling throb of "Fentanyl", that the EP really excels.
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TESC 001
29 Jun 15
Techno
Hanging Out The Birds
Hanging Out The Birds - (6:04) 125 BPM
Mine Oh Mine - (7:00) 133 BPM Hot
Weakening Force - (6:50) 129 BPM
Diatonic Valves - (6:11) 129 BPM
Played by: Paul Mac
Review: After flitting between labels for the first four years of his career, Blawan has decided to become master of his own destiny. Last month's Warm Tonal Touch EP marked the debut of his Ternesc imprint. This speedy follow-up continues on a similar theme, delivering a range of ragging, dark and often intense modular techno workouts. All four tracks prioritize percussion and rhythm, with any melodic elements - usually short, nightmarish loops, or horror-influenced textures - playing second fiddle to his impressive drum programming. It's a formula that works well, from the left-of-centre bounce of "Hanging Out With The Birds" and throbbing 4/4 pulse of "Mine Oh Mine", to the sludgy, industrial fuzziness of closer "Diatonic Valves".
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TESC 002
29 Jun 15
Techno
Tiptop Audio Presents Various Artists 001
Various
Angle - "FM" - (6:41) 126 BPM
Phase VI - "Theta Phase" - (5:09) 83 BPM
Blawan - "MEG" - (6:30) 126 BPM
Surgeon - "Techno Blush" - (6:08) 128 BPM
Kink - "Tail Of Prisma" - (7:31) 126 BPM
Christian Burkhardt - "Gin Tronic" - (7:19) 125 BPM
Joao Ceser - "5th Dimension" - (5:29) 124 BPM Hot
Joseph Fraioli - "Circadian Rhythms" - (4:12) 133 BPM
Richard Devine - "CR Hex Mutant" - (4:05) 154 BPM
Played by: Paul Mac, Borgie, Heidi
Review: Tiptop Audio started life as a manufacturer of modular instruments. Here, they launch an offshoot record label with an all-star collection of all-modular recordings. Largely focused on techno, as you'd expect, there are stellar contributions from Christian Burkhardt (the floor-friendly low-end bounce of "Gin Tronic"), Surgeon (the surprisingly melodious, intelligent techno inspired "Techno Blush"), Blawan ("Meg", a typically dense and sludgy affair), Kink and Richard Devine, whose "CR Hex Mutant" sounds like Aphex Twin having an epileptic fit. Best of all, though, is Joao Ceser's "Fifth Dimension", which drags classic Detroit futurism kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
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TTAVA 001
27 Apr 15
Techno
I Love Techno 2012 (unmixed tracks)
Erol Alkan / Various
Various - "I Love Techno 2012" (continuous DJ mix by Erol Alkan) - (1:16:30) 126 BPM
Erol Alkan & Boys Noize - "Brain Storm" - (6:14) 129 BPM
Carretta & Workerpoor - "Body Control" - (5:34) 125 BPM
Para One - "Compute" (feat Surkin - Erol Alkan live re-edit) - (3:41) 128 BPM
DJs Pareja - "Tacha" - (6:31) 125 BPM
Obsolete Music Technology - "Mmmmusic" (Chicago Skyways Pay Toll mix) - (6:43) 123 BPM
L-Vis 1990 - "Video Drone" - (5:35) 128 BPM
James T Cotton - "Press Your Body" - (6:26) 123 BPM
Arttu - "Get Up Off It" (feat Jerry The Cat - Dexter remix) - (5:28) 133 BPM
Duke Dumont - "Street Walker" - (5:57) 124 BPM
Switch & Erol Alkan - "A Sydney Jook" (Bok Bok remix) - (5:15) 128 BPM
Bad News - "Real Bad News" - (6:45) 126 BPM
Nautiluss - "Troubleman" - (7:37) 126 BPM
Blawan - "6 To 6 Lick" - (7:09) 128 BPM Hot
SCNTST - "Rhythm Sticks" - (4:23) 123 BPM
Si Begg - "Come Correct" - (5:46) 120 BPM
Kebacid - "Bandy Party" - (5:16) 125 BPM
Gesaffelstein - "Control Movement" - (5:58) 126 BPM
John Dahlback - "Take This Thing Back" (Jacques Lu Cont remix) - (5:07) 128 BPM
Erol Alkan & Boys Noize - "Roland Rat" (LFO remix) - (4:09) 129 BPM
Daniel Avery - "Taste" - (7:22) 122 BPM
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LLCD 11D
08 Oct 12
Electro House
Cursory EP
Sickle - (5:46) 125 BPM Hot
Illy - (5:38) 126 BPM
Aurum - (5:54) 127 BPM
Quarto - (4:52) 124 BPM
Review: The Cursory EP is the second collaboration between Italians in Berlin The Analogue Cops and UK bass producer Blawan. It's the debut release on a new label run by another Italian duo, Raw People, but what is more notable is that the release maps out new possibilities for that grey area where house, techno and bass meet. "Aurum", with its loose, organic drums, could be easily mistaken for a Workshop release were it not for the wired vocal sample and interplay between the spacey, ambient chords and the arrangement's cheese-wire percussive licks. "Illy" is straighter and more representative of the Analogue Cops' approach, with its filtered groove and insistent stabs underscored by firing percussion, but it sounds functional when played next to "Quarto". The standout cut on the EP is based on a driving but more offbeat rhythm, while viscous acid lines cosy up to crashing cymbals, creating a woozy, edgy feeling. Put simply, "Quatro" is the kind of track that captures lost moments from late nights without making the listener feel uncomfortable. Finally, "Sickle" sees the trio return to dance floor techno, but with a difference. Blawan's input ensures that the rolling rhythm is fluid and less regimented, while the rasping percussion that tracks the building chord is rougher than a Ryanair red-eye out of Berlin on a Monday morning.
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VVR 001
28 Feb 12
Techno
Peaches
Peaches (Coronation) - (4:52) 128 BPM
Peaches (Freestone) - (5:10) 126 BPM
Peaches (Melting Flesh) - (5:48) 127 BPM
Peaches - (5:00) 128 BPM Hot
Review: For those with no concept of the studio intricacies that go into producing music, there are certain artists whose traits ensure their productions constantly fascinate. Mr kick drum Blawan certainly falls into that category. The London based Barnsley lad has enjoyed what some people might call a rip roaring 2011, scoring success after success on whatever label is lucky enough to house his music as well as starting his own label initiative with Pariah in the shape of Works The Long Nights. Given the increasingly bezerk techno nature of Blawan's material, it seems natural that one of this year's most consistent imprints in Clone would seek him out for some magic. And Peaches is up there with Blawan's finest work, smartly following Untold's debut on the Basement Series with four track based variations on the fruit every bit as devastating as the Hemlock boss's 12". Those trademark burrowing rhythms and indescribable drums sounds are present throughout each track and you get the feeling Blawan has as much fun making this sort of music as we do listening to it.
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CBS 11
20 Dec 11
Techno
Hessle Audio 116 And Rising
Various
Elgato - "Music" (Body mix) - (5:40) 120 BPM
Untold - "Cool Story Bro" - (5:21) 65 BPM
Blawan - "Potchla Vee" - (5:41) 138 BPM
Pearson Sound - "Stifle" - (5:56) 65 BPM Hot
Joe - "Twice" - (6:52) 58 BPM
Randomer - "Brunk" - (4:49) 67 BPM
Pangaea - "Runout" - (6:12) 134 BPM
Cosmin TRG - "Bijoux" - (6:11) 126 BPM
D1 - "Sub Zero" - (4:42) 92 BPM
Addison Groove - "Fuk Tha 101" - (4:51) 140 BPM
James Blake - "Give A Man A Rod" (2nd version) - (4:34) 140 BPM
Peverelist - "Sun Dance" - (6:15) 131 BPM
Played by: Benji B
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HESDD 1
23 May 11
Bass
116 & Rising/Back Catalog
Various
Pangaea - "You & I" - (5:56) 138 BPM
Untold - "Test Signal" - (4:20) 143 BPM
Blawan - "Fram" - (5:54) 138 BPM
James Blake - "Buzzard & Kestrel" - (5:44) 140 BPM
Untold - "I Can't Stop This Feeling" - (6:05) 140 BPM
Joe - "Rut" - (6:03) 92 BPM
Ramadanman - "Blimey" - (6:45) 93 BPM
TRG - "Put You Down" - (5:16) 138 BPM Hot
Joe - "Level Crossing" - (4:41) 140 BPM
Pangaea - "Why" - (5:08) 96 BPM
TRG - "Broken Heart" (Martyn's DCM remix) - (5:52) 138 BPM
Ramadanman - "Don't Change For Me" - (5:33) 92 BPM
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HESDD 2
23 May 11
Bass
Fram/Iddy
Fram - (5:54) 138 BPM
Iddy - (5:48) 138 BPM Hot
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HES 013
01 May 10
Bass
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