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U.K. Techno producer. Experimental - Industrial and dark. Steve Bailey – aka Makaton – has been at the forefront of techno releasing peerless, influential and experimental techno music since 1998.
Bailey is from Birmingham in the UK, and along with Surgeon and Regis pushes an upfront and raw sound. With his heritage rooted deeply in the heavily industrialised 'Black Country' area of the Midlands, he operates in the dark and industrial landscape.
Rodz-Konez was started in 1998 as an outlet for Makaton to release music. All but a handful of Makaton releases have come through his Rodz-Konez operation, a label that has released music by Regis and Inigo Kennedy, among other techno luminaries. Since its inception, the label has had more than 60 releases firmly embedding the Rodz-Konez psyche in the techno scene.
Makaton's unique production style leans heavily on dub, industrial, no wave and minimalism concepts. Bailey's experimental approach has seen him introduce new ways to represent techno and leave outdated approaches to the genre at the wayside.
Makaton joined James Ruskin's Blueprint label in 2015 and since then, has had 3 releases and an exclusive track released to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the label. He has also released two records on Belgium's Token label.
A Rodz-Konez label showcase was recently broadcast on BBC Radio 1 for which Makaton selected five stand-out tracks from the Rodz-Konez back catalogue and recorded introductions offering background to each track played.
Makaton's live sets range from deep to industrial and are always sonically challenging.
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Neglect (Remixes)
Neglect (Tommy Four Seven remix) - (5:30) 140 BPM
Neglect (Paul Bass Meditation mix) - (4:55) 140 BPM
Neglect (Death Abyss Pain Is All You Are Worth mix) - (6:26) 140 BPM
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MAK 062
19 Nov 21
Techno
Blueprint25
Various
Lakker - "Static & Amp" - (4:10) 140 BPM
Review: To celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary, Blueprint has delved deep into its back catalogue. "Post Traumatic Son", a collaboration between label owner James Ruskin and Karl O'Connor, features three times in remixed form, with DVS1 dropping a deep take, Robert Hood turning the track into an angular, metallic jacker and Marcel Dettmann remodelling it into a grainy Berghain stomper. In as much as dance floor tracks like "Son..." and the coruscating, gnarly rhythm of Outline's "Encounter" have defined the label since the start, so too does its more abstract work. A shadow of textured sound looms over Ruskin's "Correction Centre A"; Samuel Kerridge's "Operation Neptune" is a trip into the world of grungy electronics, while Lakker's "Static & Amp" fuses haunting vocals with a hissing, humming groove.
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BP 2021
29 Oct 21
Techno
Seven Years Of Delirium
Various
Marc Ash - "Palmyra" - (3:51) 141 BPM
Repitch - "Your Lies" - (5:27) 143 BPM
Mace. - "Privatized Keynesianism" - (5:35) 146 BPM
Zanias - "Komodo" - (4:17) 143 BPM
ANFS - "Plokamia" - (5:21) 146 BPM
Grim - "Mythos" - (5:35) 142 BPM
Claudio Prc - "Sunya" - (5:38) 140 BPM
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LNVA 001
21 Dec 20
Coldwave/Synth
Various Artists 002 Fundraiser Compilation
Various
Echoes Of October & Tham - "Hektik" - (7:13) 142 BPM
Heckmann - "Hand Aufs Herz" - (6:33) 142 BPM
Lucinee - "Jesus On Amphetamine" - (5:47) 141 BPM
Space Exile - "Pentandra" - (5:57) 141 BPM
Played by: Rave Energy
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DNR 002
25 May 20
Techno
R.U.N. Rebels United For Nature Vol 1
Various
AEIT - "UNIDENTIFIED.28777" - (4:39) 145 BPM
?re:gone - "Nada Es Perfecto" - (6:32) 140 BPM
JKS - "Attractor" - (6:52) 142 BPM
Ronze - "Devil Scarface" - (5:44) 140 BPM
RVSSIA - "Aterg" - (5:05) 145 BPM
Schacke - "Erotomania" - (6:49) 140 BPM
Stigmatique - "A Never Forgotten Soul" - (6:44) 140 BPM
.Wav_909 & 7th Raw - "With My Tactics" - (6:23) 143 BPM
Played by: David LaFhionntain
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RCM 004
13 Dec 19
Techno
Immaculata
Dive - (5:44) 144 BPM
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VOI 013
30 Nov 18
Techno
All Kneel
There To Here - (1:24) 143 BPM
Review: With a title like All Kneel, Makaton is clearly having a laugh. That said, the UK producer, who usually releases on Token, isn't messing about when it comes to his music. "We Believe" revolves around a noisy, spiky rhythm and layer upon layer of textured synths. It's an abrasive affair, but the musical accompaniment ensures that it doesn't sound too visceral. On "Blood Purity", Makaton uses a similar structure, but this time around, the drums are cleaner-sounding, supported by a distorted acid line. "Reclamation" is a straighter track, led by a linear drum pattern and a surging, prowling bass, while on "There to Here (Noise)", Makaton's penchant for the unusual plays out in the form of what sounds like Henry Rollins taking about the hardcore (punk) scene against waves of white noise. Bizarre but brilliant.
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BP 051
27 Oct 17
Techno
Token Introspective (mixed by Kr!z) (unmixed tracks)
Kr!Z / Various
Phase - "Decode" - (6:02) 142 BPM
Inigo Kennedy - "The Map" - (4:32) 142 BPM
Inigo Kennedy - "Bite Back" - (4:58) 140 BPM
Played by: Submerge, Inigo Kennedy
Review: Token has sensibly made all of the tracks from Kr!z debut commercial mix available in an unmixed format. The Belgian label has put out a wide range of music, and its owner represents its diversity well on this selection. With the inclusion of Xhin's twisted, abstract rhythms, the plaintive ambience of Inigo Kennedy's 'Obsidian' and Surgeon's electro take on Grovskopa's "Sex & Violins", the compilation shows the label's reflective side. However, Token is first and foremost a dance floor label and Introspective includes the insane drones of Ctrl's "Sockets", Rodhad's spooky "Spomeniks", the glacial trance of Inigo Kennedy's "Cathedral" and the deranged tonal assault that is Makaton's "Endless Revolt".
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TOKENCD 1D
17 Jun 13
Techno
Dead Inside
Makaton - "Cold Reception" - (4:46) 140 BPM
Makaton - "Lesion Mode II" - (3:46) 141 BPM Hot
Lift Syndrome - "Internal War" - (6:29) 140 BPM
Lift Syndrome - "13" - (6:50) 140 BPM
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MAK 007
27 May 10
Techno
This Shutdown
The Androgyny Key - (5:03) 140 BPM
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MAK 003
25 Jun 09
Techno
Superstar Whore
Makaton - "Mutual Decay" - (3:58) 142 BPM
Played by: Mirko S.
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MAK 011
23 Jun 09
Techno
Sanguine
Weakness - (5:24) 140 BPM
Hate Sign - (4:00) 141 BPM
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MAK 004
23 Jun 09
Techno
Jukha
Trisuli - (4:59) 140 BPM Hot
Teamcolours - (4:42) 140 BPM
Played by: Mirko S.
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MAK 005
23 Jun 09
Techno
Generic Herod
Turnin Contamination - (3:57) 141 BPM
I Am The Game - (4:48) 140 BPM Hot
Trust No One Trust Me - (4:58) 143 BPM
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MAK 002
23 Jun 09
Techno
Belief Is The Death Of Intelligence
Makaton - "Neglect" - (5:48) 140 BPM Hot
Inigo Kennedy - "Here It Comes" - (1:15) 148 BPM
Inigo Kennedy - "A Wider Acceptance" - (5:55) 140 BPM
Inigo Kennedy - "Nothing But The Distant Clatter" - (6:45) 140 BPM
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MAK 010
23 Jun 09
Techno
Relationship To Authority
Makaton - "Yesman" - (6:23) 140 BPM Hot
Paul Bailey - "No Calling" - (6:15) 142 BPM
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MAK 014
23 Jun 09
Techno
Sex Is Mathematics
Collapsed Scan - (4:13) 142 BPM
Words Are Free - (4:09) 141 BPM
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MAK 006
23 Jun 09
Techno
Keloid
Fevered Egos - (5:49) 140 BPM Hot
Blood On My Hands - (5:13) 140 BPM
The Feeding Circle - (5:09) 140 BPM
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MAK 008
23 Jun 09
Techno
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