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Lewis Fautzi
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Review: Lewis Fautzi returns to MORD after a string of releases for Soma, Pole and his own Faut Section imprint. The title track resounds to frosty synth loops and fractured percussion, with this combination unfolding over lead-weight kicks. On "Danger or Threat", Fautzi goes deeper. Reverberating claps and subtle filters are to the fore as he sketches out a dubby but still dancefloor-focused track. In contrast, "Confused" is a pared back minimal track. Led by a galloping groove, it sees Fautzi drop dissected percussion. Rounding off the release is "Unprincipled". Centred on a driving rhythm, it's a dense affair, grounded in textured percussion and powered by tough kicks.
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MORD 102
09 Feb 24
Techno
09 Feb 24
Techno
Review: Following releases on Mord, Soma and his own Faut Section - home to the recent Manner Of Death album - Lewis Fautzi drops this four-tracker on Polegroup. "Total Absence" kick-starts the EP to the sound of robust drums and a growling bass, with Fautzi adding in rasping percussion. "Ground State" is a rolling affair, where the dense drums are populated with tonal bleeps. "Paranoia" sees Fautzi go down a more hypnotic route, as layered tones unfold over a throbbing groove. It's only a temporary distraction, and "Uncertainty" is a peak-time track that resounds to powerful, sweeping filters and a relentless groove.
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POLEGROUP 070
10 Nov 23
Techno
10 Nov 23
Techno
Review: The latest release on Faut Section is a dynamic split EP. It opens with "Code Of Deception", a collaboration between label owner Lewis Fautzi and Norbak. Centred on a tough, stepping rhythm, it sees the duo factor in dubbed out percussion for maximum impact. Oscar Mulero's "Zw System" is more direct; it features a rolling, tribal groove, populated by a cacophony of frazzled percussion. Temudo's "Niiv" also makes use of metallic hi hats, but has a punchier feel, thanks to the use of dense kicks. "Time Domain" by Kessell pushes in an opposite direction: focused on a visceral bass and a stepping rhythm, it's a distinctive but functional affair.
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FAUT 052
12 May 23
Techno
12 May 23
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Lewis Fautzi, a prominent figure in the Portuguese techno scene, returns to Soma with his latest EP, 'Properties Specifications'. Having been a mainstay on the Soma roster for a decade, Fautzi has made a name for himself as one of techno's most recognizable acts, with a sound that has evolved over the years while remaining fresh and modern. The EP opens with 'Density', a visceral and hypnotic track that builds with electric synth hooks and subtle drive. 'Severity' takes things down a dark and hypnotic path, guided by polyrhythmic percussion and a pulsating groove. 'Malleability' showcases Fautzi's control over specific elements, creating new depths of rhythm through the track. Finally, 'Tension' closes out the EP with an emphatic bang, featuring thumping low end, crisp percussion, twisted synths, and dark atmospheres. Soma, the titanic Scottish techno label, continues to impress with their consistent output, and Lewis Fautzi's EP is no exception.
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SOMA647D
12 May 23
Techno
12 May 23
Techno
Various
Review: Bas Mooy's label brings together an impressive cast of producers for its latest compilation. The ominous bass on Mascon's "Nenner" lends the track an ebm sensibility, while Exium's "Dark Voids" is more in keeping with convention, fuelled by powerful filters and a steely, slamming rhythm. While there are intense contributions - in particular, Antony Doria's "Uprite" is visceral hard techno at its finest - Herdersmat impresses most when contributing artists provide their own interpretations of sub-genres. Takaaki Itoh's "Implement" is a mesmerising piece of hypnotic, droning techno, while on "Hdmt" UVB delivers a compelling version of Downwards' broken beat sound, replete with swirling textures.
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MORDBOX 004
28 Oct 22
Techno
28 Oct 22
Techno
Review: Having released for labels like Soma, Bpitch and Mord in recent years, Lewis Fautzi returns to his own imprint to deliver Neurohumoral Transmission. In keeping with his tough but nuanced sound, the title track resounds to layers of murky textures, which are underpinned by a driving, relentless rhythm. "Symptomatic" follows a similar path, with the Faut Section boss serving up a murky groove that's shot through with utilitarian percussive ticks. "Adjacent Grain" is more extreme and features grainy drums supporting bursts of visceral noise, while Rodhad's take on "Symptomatic" is a dystopian affair that is built on a linear rhythm and intense layers of percussion.
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FAUT 044
03 Jun 22
Techno
03 Jun 22
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Lewis Fautzi returns to Polegroup with a four-tracker that covers some of techno's most underground tropes. "Induced Pulse" resounds to booming broken beats and is swathed in dense textures and dissected vocal hooks - a nod to the signature sound of label owner Oscar Mulero. On "Undirected Differential", Fautzi pushes in a more linear direction: powered by grimy kicks and unflinching percussion, it's an effective, stripped back track. "Intense Mechanism" continues farther down this path: soundtracked by eerie filters, powerful bass drums and wiry percussion, this combination makes for a crafty peak time workout. "Stimulated Desorption" is the most intense track on offer here though, with the Portuguese producer dropping a pulsating, throbbing peak-time groove powered by waves of percussive crescendos.
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POLEGROUP 062
10 Sep 21
Techno
10 Sep 21
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Lewis Fautzi follows on last year's EP for Soma with this turbo-charged release on Bas Mooy's imprint. "Process" resounds to an industrial broken beat rhythm and sounds similar in style to Regis' more angular work as Kalon. On "Another Try", Fautzi opts for a straighter approach, delivering pounding bass drums and swirling, hypnotic textures. He maintains a hectic pace on "Inwards", with hypnotic drones unravelling over tight kicks, while on "Complete Cycle" Fautzi ventures farther into an industrial direction. Led by a pounding drum track, the backing arrangement underpins layer upon layer of noisy electronic tones - a rousing finale to this fine release.
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MORD 075
16 Apr 21
Techno
16 Apr 21
Techno
Review: Lewis Fautzi continues his long relationship with Soma on State Of Pressure. This is an expertly crafted big room techno release; the title track centres on a pounding drum pattern, with phased filters and a one-note riff a constant throughout the arrangement. "Epidemic of Wellness" opts for a slightly more nuanced sound, as a dense, tribal rhythm provides the basis for repetitive stabs and soaring, filtered riffs. Soma has also tapped two emerging producers as remixers: N?rbak turns the title track into a more linear, streamlined rhythm, while Temudo's version of "Wellness" focuses on a frazzled electro bass and busy, nagging percussion.
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SOMA 589D
18 Sep 20
Techno
18 Sep 20
Techno
Review: Fautzi puts out his third EP in as many years on Soma - and the title track is a reminder as to why he has become a regular on Slam's label. Echoing the austere, steely minimalism of Space DJz output for Soma during the 90s, it's a robust, steely affair that resounds to menacing riffs and superb percussive builds before returning to its banging path. "Ionic Bonding" is a more contemporary sounding track, with drones rising over tough drum patterns, while on "Absolute Zero" the Portuguese producer flirts with the tunnelling, hypnotic sound of Mike Parker and even Sandwell District. "Covalent Bond' is in a similar vein, but this time Fautzi ups the pace, puts his head down and aims for dance floor abandon.
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SOMA 508D
15 Dec 17
Techno
15 Dec 17
Techno
Review: Mind is Fautzi's third album and follows two long players for Soma as well as a brace of EPs on Figure, Warm Up and Pole. It's a mysterious, textured affair that begins with the ambient noise of "Psychopath" before moving into the eerie sound scape menace of "Entering". The Portuguese producer then shifts his attention towards the dance floor - "Subconscious" is a stripped back, minimal groove laden down with eerie soundscapes, while on "Defracted" and "Rentless", he veers down a tunnelling, acid soaked path, like a murky, visceral version of Sandwell District. "Seasick" is darker and more droning, led by a Mike Parker-style bass, but no matter what style he tuns his hand to, Mind demonstrates that Fautzi is a master.
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POLEGROUP 46
16 Jun 17
Techno
16 Jun 17
Techno
Various
Review: Oscar Mulero's other label celebrates its fifth anniversary with this mammoth compendium. For fans of the Spanish imprint's club techno there is no shortage of material to get excited about; the Lewis Fautzi remix of Exium's "Nucleoid" is a hypnotic groove par excellence, its confluence of acid and droning pulses arcing to a tantalising climax, while Christian Wunsch and Exium once again represent the tough industrial and dub-meets-noise sound of the label on "Emission Lines" and "Biolag" respectively. However, there is also a more musical, reflective side to Poelgroup's sound. In this regard, 5 Years delivers most impressively with the chilling strings of the Architectural project from Reeko as well as the Spanish producer's cinematic, break beat-led reshape of Jonas Kopp's "M31".
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POLEGROUPBOX 1
09 May 16
Techno
09 May 16
Techno
Review: Although he's still in his mid-20s, Portuguese producer Fautzi has already released on Soma, Figure and Pole Group. Now he brings his singular take on dance floor techno to Tsunami. Both "Illusion" and "Unheard" are heavy, relentless grooves, the former consisting of tense acidic pulses and quick-fire percussion, the latter revolving around distorted kicks and militaristic snares that are shot off like machine-gun volleys from a sniper's nest. Fautzi reveals his softer side on "Bound", where eerie textures are married to rolling, dubby bass. However, this release is primarily concerned with the harder end of techno; this is also evident on the Christian Wunsch reshape of "Bound", where broken beats are shot like grenade shrapnel over the original track's dub textures.
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TSU 021
04 May 15
Techno
04 May 15
Techno
Danny Tenaglia / Various
Played by: Franz Johann
Review: Danny Tenaglia is a stone cold legend, but his profile has waned significantly over recent years. Given that it's 25 years since the release of his first production, this first contribution to the Balance series - is well timed. Pleasingly, it seems Tengalia still "has it it". Throughout the collection, the veteran NYC DJ maintains a fearsome energy level, mixing things up via a track list that spans chunky tech-house, darkroom tribal, heavily percussive fare (see Michel Cleis' dub of Basement Jaxx's "Mermaid of Salinas") and intelligent techno revivalism (Dax J's brilliant "Dreamscape" and Ho's "Deletion 3"). It is, of course, an impeccable selection, as you'd expect from a man with Tengalia's undoubted pedigree.
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BAL 011D
19 Sep 14
Minimal/Tech House
19 Sep 14
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Slam's label goes down the purist techno route for its latest release. The title track is a trip into Sleeparchive and Mills territory, featuring tough, relentless rhythms and insistent underground pulses and bleeps vying for the listener's attention. Scottish producer Deepbass aka Darren Roberts provides a more subtle version of "Range", but doesn't detract from its dance floor impact, as churning filters and blustering chord sequences unfold over a rickety, percussive arrangement. Futzi's own "Astronauts" is in a similar vein to the Deepbass remix. Based on powerful filters and a rolling groove, it is less direct than "Range", but still packs a powerful punch.
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SOMA401D
05 May 14
Techno
05 May 14
Techno
