Review: 'Telomic Ghost' is the natural peak of TM404 & Echologist's transatlantic collaboration. Since their first release together in 2017 (KYN007), Andreas Tilliander and Brendon Moeller have explored their subaquatic, techno sound on a further EP (KYN010), and now this album broadens the scope with ambient cuts, slo-mo acid and dubbed-out house. Both Tilliander and Moeller have renowned discographies of hazy electronics, under a number of aliases and with numerous collaborators. Their records as TM404 & Echologist have struck on a powerful synergy, pairing the glitchy, Roland indebted sound of TM404 with Moeller's dub-wise headspace and striking sound design. Turn the lights down, press play and freefall into the depths of 'Telomic Ghost'.
Review: Echologist is one of Brendon Moeller's projects, and not an alias one might immediately associate with Mord. That said, this EP contains quite a kick. "Raise" manages to combine a weighty dub bass with powerful drums and vast swathes of cubby reverb. It's deep and textured but is also massively forceful. On "Slight Detour", Moeller heads into a tougher, even more linear direction: the kicks are pounding and the percussion nags and rattles relentlessly as a wall of layered effects ebbs and flows. "Dispatch" is deeper and more subtle thanks to Moeller's use of mesmerisingly hypnotic chords, but it's only a temporary divergence and soon enough, he returns with the skeletal break beat techno of "Walrus".
Review: Brendon Moeller delivers the latest installment for Kynant, a Berlin label that is already home to Tensal and Max Durante. The title track sets the tone for what is one of Moeller's darkest releases, with nightmarish synths swirling about over robust bass pops. "Kavorka" is far more direct and dance floor-based and comprises insistent bleeps and a buzzing bass that create a deadly impact. "Dirtbox" is the stuff of nightmares thanks to its churning bass - that mimics a swarm of killer bees - and militaristic percussion. Finally, Moeller ventures down a Sandwell/Mike Parker-style wormhole on "Candy Mountain", where filters churn and a lone bleep plays out like a candle flickering in a grey void.
Review: Matrixxman has spent much of his career collaborating with others, primarily like-minded producer Vin Sol. Here, he switches focus, joining forces with Beat Pharmacy man Brendon "Echologist" Moeller to deliver an eight-track assault of late night techno excursions. Hugely atmospheric - a by-product of both their selected sounds, and the trippy way in which the collection has been mixed down - the double-pack features acid-flecked hypnotism, balls-out early morning stompers, dubbed-out rollers, L.I.E.S style industrial crustiness, and the kind of gently psychedelic fare that would once have been described as "intelligent techno". In other words, the Black & White EP is a rock solid collection of dancefloor-ready techno cuts that touches on a variety of moods and sub-genres.
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