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Happa
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FY 025
01 Mar 23
Experimental/Electronic
01 Mar 23
Experimental/Electronic
Various
Review: Following on from the first edition last year, Shanti Celeste and Gramrcy's label drops another killer compilation. Airbnd and Buen Clima both drop high-octane, percussive techno, while on "Parallel Sync", Gramrcy slows the tempo down for a murky, layered groove. An ominous sub-bass ripples its way through Happa's dubbed out "Not Right Now", while ISAbella's "Ces Dream" is a slower, introspective piece and Knopha's "Grove Emulator" revolves around a complex rhythm and layered organic drums. Even the fast-paced tracks on Peach Pals are imbued with a subtlety one would not normally find on club techno, with the offbeat groove and punchy drums of Peach's "Moonlight" impressing.
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PEACH 014
16 Jul 21
Techno
16 Jul 21
Techno
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FNORD 009
24 Jul 19
Balearic/Downtempo
24 Jul 19
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: Samir Alikhanizadeh aka Happa is still in his 20s, but has already put out material on Bleep and Boomkat Editions. PT3. 1 sees the young producer further develop his sound and move - sometimes in a tongue-in-cheek manner - into a more complex direction. On "Bum Trance", he takes a fairground ride through the excesses of mid-90s trance, with a hint of happy hardcore euphoria thrown in for good measure. The accompanying break beats are suitably frenetic. By contrast, "Hallucinations" sees him in serious mode. The pace has slowed down, the beats are bone crushingly heavy as they lumber along and the bass drones and hums with all the force of Demdike Stare at their most morose.
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P 50031
20 Jan 17
Techno
20 Jan 17
Techno
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P 5002
22 Apr 16
Techno
22 Apr 16
Techno
Review: UK producer Happa may only still be in his early 20s, but he already sounds more mature than many artists who are twice his age. On "Chewy Teeth" he drops a dark techno number, led by a tearing bass and screeching stabs. Visceral and nocturnal, it marries the primal power of early E-Dancer with Blawan's distorted stomp. "Ascension" is more accessible, featuring a flurry of break beats and shouty-oik vocals that sound like Underworld on steroids. It's only a temporary flirtation with the mainstream however, and "Crickets" sees him push this sound into a darker direction, with sirens screeching in over the robust bass and rolling break beats.
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P 5001
21 Aug 15
Techno
21 Aug 15
Techno
Perc / Various
Review: The tenth anniversary of Perc Trax has provided its owner Ali 'Perc' Wells with the opportunity to release his first ever commercial mix. Using a lot of his own material as well as some smart selections from the label, including Factory Floor's remix of Forward Strategy Group, Wells acquits himself skillfully. However, it's this collection of unreleased material that really stands out. Veering from Happa and Truss' stomping, distorted techno and the Magnetic North-style kicks of Perc's "Hyperlink" to the frazzled broken beats of Forward Strategy Group and Mick Finesse & Pinion's tracks, it also features the cavernous acid of Drvg Cvltvre's "(I Don't Want To Die In) James Franco's House" and the shock-horror rave stabs of Sawf's "Goves". There's no doubt about it - Perc Trax is celebrating its first decade in typically raucous style.
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TPTCD 006
10 Nov 14
Techno
10 Nov 14
Techno
Review: Is it a case of age before beauty as electronic veterans The Black Dog line out with wunderkind Happa for the fifth and final release of Bleep's Green Series? Certainly the Sheffield trio's many years of experience come to the fore on "Scan 9 From SoYo", where subtle metallic pulses provide the basis for a bass that builds and builds until it resembles a steel mill in its stature and power. There are no such subtleties on Happa's "Red Place". Instead, the newcomer uses layer upon layer of drones and textures to cover a throbbing, distorted rhythm track that fizzles and crackles with all the energy of Lenny Dee on downers.
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BLPGRN 005
18 Nov 13
Techno
18 Nov 13
Techno
