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Planet Destroyed
Various
Francois Dillinger & Lloyd Stellar - "Control Data" - (4:52) 135 BPM
Marcel Dettmann - "Motorman" - (4:03) 134 BPM
Slam & Autonomous - "Into The Light" - (5:55) 142 BPM
SOD-90 - "Vinyl Corset" - (4:05) 144 BPM Hot
Luz1e - "Draw The Line" - (4:29) 140 BPM
YTP - "E.T.H.E.R" - (4:08) 137 BPM
Nite Fleit - "The Sweet Ride" - (4:38) 140 BPM
Atix - "Slow Down" - (5:32) 134 BPM
Dim Deck - "Cyborgs" - (6:02) 145 BPM
Ara-U - "GUAGUA" - (5:31) 140 BPM
EKATA - "VIRYA" - (5:10) 145 BPM
Ngoni Egan - "A Compute B Programme" - (6:44) 140 BPM
Marco Bruno - "Cybernetic Healing" - (6:35) 142 BPM
Amber Cox - "Borean" - (6:20) 134 BPM
Terrestrial Access Network - "Change Of Seasons" - (6:29) 135 BPM
D3070 - "Bonus Beat" - (3:12) 121 BPM
Denssal - "Drones" - (4:35) 115 BPM
Review: Glaswegian imprint Avoidant presents Planet Destroyed, a mammoth various artist compilation featuring the leading names in underground electro sounds. Counting legends and newcomers alike, this is the definitive dystopian fantasy soundtrack. Berghain resident Marcel Dettmann contributes the exclusive track 'Motorman' which has an industrial edge that's typical of his style, while local legends Slam team up with Autonomous on the brooding sci-fi beats of "Into The Light", Luz1e throws down some serious computer funk on "Draw The Line", No Static 's Ara-U delivers the wonky acid of "GUAGUA" and San Francisco's Amber Cox (Slumber) ventures into deeper territory on the emotive cybernetics of 'Borean'.
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AVD 019X
05 Dec 22
Electro
Fear Of Programming
Coral - (2:49) 143 BPM
Suffice To Predict - (5:54) 125 BPM
Renewal Theory - (5:36) 125 BPM
Transport - (1:14) 160 BPM
Water (feat Ryan Elliott) - (5:34) 133 BPM Hot
Pxls - (2:12) 132 BPM
Reverse Dreams - (6:59) 124 BPM
X12 - (5:41) 128 BPM
(Batteries Not Included) - (4:50) 130 BPM
Picture 2020 - (4:13) 124 BPM
Selective Dissolution - (1:40) 98 BPM
Tone - (7:39) 128 BPM
Fear Of Programming - (5:19) 126 BPM
Review: Almost a decade after the release of his last solo album, Marcel Dettmann delivers this follow-up. Unlike many of his peers, there is no concept at the heart of Programming, rather it's a reflection of a continuous period spent in the studio. This explains why it shifts in style, with its author never staying in one place for too long. "Suffice to Predict" is a dense, bass-heavy roller, while on "Renewal Theory" spiky Detroit rhythms prevail. These dance floor tracks sit between the ambient swirls of "Coral" and "Transport". Elsewhere, Dettmann explores Motor City influences, with the lithe electro of "Pxls" and the Juan Atkins-sounding brittle groove of "Water". The mood darkens on the droning, repetitive "Batteries Not Included" and "Selective Dissolution" but as the expansive title track demonstrates, Marcel Dettmann's music takes in many perspectives.
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DKMNTL 095
25 Nov 22
Techno
The State Of Art EP
State Of Art (original mix) - (4:39) 130 BPM
Juper - (4:27) 130 BPM Hot
State Of Art (Ryan Elliott dub) - (4:00) 133 BPM
Meramo - (4:34) 131 BPM
Music Is Playing - (4:28) 130 BPM
Review: The fourth release on Faith Beat reveals a different side to Marcel Dettmann. Gone is the Berghain resident's gritty warehouse sound, replaced by a deeper, more considered approach. While "Music Is Playing" centres on a jittery rhythm, it features dramatic stabs and frenetic percussion, drawing on early Detroit techno for inspiration. "Meramo" leans towards the musical US house sound of Balance and Prescription, supported by a robust groove, while on "Juper", Dettmann explores this sound further, as skipping drums provide the basis for jazzy melodies. The title track is the only instance where he veers into a darker direction, but in this instance it's moody bass tones rather than Dettmann's signature concrete kicks that set the tone.
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FAITHBEAT 04
27 Aug 21
Techno
20 Years Of Fabric
Various
Nina Kraviz - "Da" - (4:14) 140 BPM
Steffi - "Ankertje" - (5:14) 93 BPM
Imogen - "Bizant" - (4:44) 141 BPM
Marcel Dettmann - "Taste 2.0" - (5:44) 127 BPM
Cassy - "Joey" - (5:38) 126 BPM
Anastasia Kristensen - "Go Getter" - (5:43) 137 BPM
Margaret Dygas - "Zeitgeist" - (10:37) 120 BPM
Call Super - "Echothread" - (5:56) 144 BPM
Maya Jane Coles - "Reason" - (5:29) 124 BPM
Sasha - "Comet Chaser" - (7:13) 126 BPM
Special Request - "Codename Turbo Nutter" - (5:41) 85 BPM
Source Direct - "Vigilante" - (7:25) 113 BPM
J Majik - "The Lost Tribe" - (5:16) 162 BPM
Shackleton - "Drawn And Quartered" - (8:11) 136 BPM
Pinch & Trim - "That Wasn't It" - (2:45) 128 BPM
Daniel Avery - "Whilst We've Got Metal In Our Blood" - (4:02) 145 BPM
Mantra - "Embers" - (5:24) 127 BPM
B.Traits - "Mameya" - (6:08) 126 BPM Hot
Groove Armada - "Wesley Nightshade" - (6:11) 118 BPM
Unkle - "Catch Me When I Fall" (Fabric club mix) - (10:49) 115 BPM
Review: This second 20 Years Of Fabric compilation presents a new arranged selection of the defining network of artists that have come to call fabric home. Taking in deep and atmospheric loops from Groove Armada to the light and sprinkled chords of Call Super, the sound of the Farringdon trips through the live and acoustic percussions of Margaret Dygas, the devastating hardcore cuts of Special Request and pure strads of drum and bass by Source Direct and J Magick. More recent tracks include the epic classicalisms of B.Traits acid-flecked "Mameya" to the industrial and dubbed out techno from Marcel Dettmann and Imogen. And not to be overlooked of course are bonafide classics from Unkle, Shackleton, Cassy and Sascha with "Comet Chaser".
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506500 0444204
31 Jan 20
Techno
Activator / Namuan
Marcel Dettmann - "Activator" - (6:12) 130 BPM Hot
Zenker Brothers - "Namuan" - (6:10) 130 BPM
Review: The 50 Weapons farewell continues in style with this release from Marcel Dettmann and the Zenkers. The MDR boss has been quiet this year on the release front, but "Activator" shows that he hasn't lost his ability to craft hypnotic techno, as stripped back, stepping beats underpin a wave of hypnotic, 'caught in a wind tunnel'-style sounds. The Zenker Brothers' "Namuan" is more indebted to 90s techno; insistent drums and percussion clatter and clang like iron bars flung on a concrete floor, as chords surge and climax in the background. There are just three releases left now and it will be interesting to hear what Modeselektor come up with next.
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50WEAPONS 047
01 Jul 19
Techno
50 Weapons Of Choice #30-39
Various
Dark Sky - "Shutter Speed" - (5:13) 126 BPM
Phon.o - "Schn33" - (6:32) 126 BPM
Addison Groove - "I Go Boom" - (4:42) 138 BPM
Bambounou - "Deepstaria" - (8:52) 130 BPM
Atoms For Peace - "Other Side" (Stuck Together remix) - (7:54) 120 BPM
Anstam - "Feed The Pigs" - (3:36) 142 BPM
A Made Up Sound - "Malfunction" (Despair) - (6:54) 125 BPM
Cosmin TRG - "Sommer" - (6:24) 125 BPM
Marcel Dettmann - "Linux" - (5:03) 127 BPM Hot
Benjamin Damage - "Swarm" - (5:32) 128 BPM
Datei42 - "They Explore Themselves" - (7:26) 125 BPM
Truncate - "Switch" - (6:01) 128 BPM
Review: The quality of the 50 Weapons output is always supreme and our German friends really do know how to pull together a diverse and extensive collection of their latest catalogue signings - a sure buy for anyone wanting a glimpse into the world of the most cutting-edge bass music around. Among the twelve stormers we have Dark Sky's "Shutter Speed" which pulls together wacky basslines and rolling tech beats; Addison Groove's usual footwork magic represented here as "I Go Boom"; "Malfunction (Despair) by the nuttiest technoid producer known to man - A Made Up Sound - and even Marcel Dettman's foreboding "Linux" monster. An essential collection.
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50WEAPONSCD 14
01 Jul 19
Techno
Linux / Ellipse
Linux - (5:03) 127 BPM
Ellipse - (5:29) 127 BPM
Review: Modeselektor's 50 Weapons label reaches its preordained halfway point with this early 90s-referencing release from Dettmann. In particular, "Linux" sounds like an amalgamation of early Synewave and Robert Hood's 90s work, its squeaky, linear groove supported by doubled-up claps and subtle percussive slivers, but with a lower pace and inadvertent jerkiness which makes "Linux" more accessible to a wider range of DJs. It's a similar story on "Ellipse"; while the insistent rave horn, coupled with a succession of doubled up claps, makes it sound more insistent, it avoids the bare-knuckle extremism of the 90s minimalism that it takes inspiration from.
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50WEAPONS 025
01 Jul 19
Techno
Test-File
Test-File - (3:03) 90 BPM
Ascending - (4:43) 128 BPM
Autumn77 - (4:49) 120 BPM
Torch - (3:25) 128 BPM
Error - (5:41) 131 BPM
Metalloid - (5:47) 130 BPM Hot
Review: Test-File is Marcel Dettmann's first solo record in over five years. Despite the passage of time, it sees him focus again on straddling experimental sounds and more dance-floor friendly arrangements. This is especially the case on the title track, where the Berghain resident blends stepping, rickety rhythms with ghostly soundscapes. On "Ascending", he focuses on a straighter, tribal rhythm, while Dettmann's exploration of the dance floor also sees him unleash the stripped back, oddball house of "Autumn77". However, experimentation is never too far from his agenda, and the water-drop abstractions and eerie, bass groans of "Torch" provide a reminder as to why he is so revered - on and away from the dance floor.
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O-TON 114 DIGITAL
14 Sep 18
Techno
Phantom Studies
Phantom Studies - (8:49) 130 BPM Hot
No One Around - (4:34) 133 BPM
The Room - (4:47) 128 BPM
Prophet Man - (6:46) 127 BPM
Bad Boy - (4:01) 130 BPM
The World Tonight - (5:54) 130 BPM
The Tenant - (4:09) 129 BPM
Review: Quite a number of techno fans will go weak at the knees when they spot this expansive collaboration between longtime friends and occasional studio partners Marcel Dettmann and Ben Klock. It's their first combined release since 2013. Every one of the 7 tracks are full of high quality, atmospheric, late night techno workouts, from the creepy riffs and off-kilter drums of "Phantom Studies", and the horror-influenced post-dubstep shuffle of "The Room", to the raging, mind-altering dancefloor heaviness of "Bay Boy" and sparse, minimalist techno closer "The Tenant". Given their abilities as producers, we'd expect nothing less than superbly produced, club-ready cuts. Predictably, Phantom Studies delivers that in spades.
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OTON 100DIGITAL
27 Jan 17
Techno
MDR 19
Onto (2010 edit) - (5:17) 130 BPM Hot
Escape - (3:28) 127 BPM
Nautilus - (5:12) 129 BPM
Foundry - (5:10) 130 BPM
Review: The latest release on Marcel Dettmann's label starts with a surprise; "Onto (2010 edit)" sees the MDR owner in mellow form, as warm piano keys and blissed out chords coalesce over a housey beat. It's only a temporary arrangement however, and "Escape" sees him tease out a dense, dub-coated groove and a slightly stepping rhythm. Both "Nautilus" and "Foundry" mark a return to the purist approach that inspires much of Dettmann's production and the totality of his DJing. Consisting of intricate, stripped back rhythms and ticking, bubbling percussive slivers, they are less abrasive than early MDR records and provide further evidence that Dettmann is maturing as a producer.
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MDR 019
10 Jun 16
Techno
Mdr 19
Onto (2010 edit) - (5:17) 130 BPM
Escape - (3:28) 127 BPM
Nautilus - (5:12) 129 BPM Hot
Foundry - (5:10) 130 BPM
Review: The latest release on Marcel Dettmann's label starts with a surprise; "Onto (2010 edit)" sees the MDR owner in mellow form, as warm piano keys and blissed out chords coalesce over a housey beat. It's only a temporary arrangement however, and "Escape" sees him tease out a dense, dub-coated groove and a slightly stepping rhythm. Both "Nautilus" and "Foundry" mark a return to the purist approach that inspires much of Dettmann's production and the totality of his DJing. Consisting of intricate, stripped back rhythms and ticking, bubbling percussive slivers, they are less abrasive than early MDR records and provide further evidence that Dettmann is maturing as a producer.
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146494 2486043
10 Jun 16
Techno
Ostgut Ton/Zehn
Various
Marcel Fengler & Elif Bicer - "Fallin'" - (7:01) 115 BPM
Ben Klock - "Sirens" - (8:26) 130 BPM
Ryan Elliott - "Smith Lake" - (6:04) 131 BPM
Steffi - "Loweborschtel" - (5:52) 128 BPM
DVS1 - "[Ecks]" - (6:12) 87 BPM
Atoma - "Stromlinien" - (5:54) 130 BPM
Marcel Dettmann - "Encode II" - (7:05) 130 BPM
LB Dub Corp - "Roller" (feat Function - Len Faki interpretation) - (6:24) 128 BPM
Substance - "Keine Angst" - (5:50) 133 BPM
Kobosil - "Saldae" - (6:34) 126 BPM
Barker & Baumecker - "Love Is A Battlefield" - (10:06) 133 BPM
Etapp Kyle - "Nolah" - (6:19) 129 BPM
Nick Hoppner - "Double-Cross" - (5:07) 126 BPM
Answer Code Request - "Zeitspielraum" - (5:42) 129 BPM
Doms & Deykers - "Whirling" - (7:54) 130 BPM
Virginia - "Never Underestimate" - (6:33) 120 BPM
Anthony Parasole - "Heartbeat" - (5:19) 132 BPM
Martyn - "Jah Bedouin" - (7:36) 130 BPM Hot
Dinky - "Planes" - (7:55) 122 BPM
Len Faki - "Rainbow Delta" (ambient mix) - (4:56) 115 BPM
S - "The Launderette" - (4:53) 87 BPM
Atoma & Tobias - "Physik E7532" - (5:42) 125 BPM
Planetary Assault Systems - "Hama Static" - (5:16) 128 BPM
DIN - "Mono" - (5:07) 135 BPM
Norman Nodge - "Beastmode" - (5:40) 126 BPM
Fiedel - "Probe-806" - (6:29) 129 BPM
Tobias - "Like A Drug" - (8:35) 127 BPM
Efdemin - "Unten Links" - (5:25) 130 BPM
Function - "DX3_Analog_Bass_Seq" - (6:40) 125 BPM
Boris - "Lock" - (10:39) 128 BPM
Played by: Josh Larue
Review: You have to admire Ostgut Ton's ambition. While celebrating a decade in dance music with a compilation of exclusive, previously unheard music is now standard practice amongst leading underground labels, few would have the balls to release it with such a killer tracklisting as Zehn. Across the 30 tracks (count 'em!) you get a who's who of Berghain and Panorama Bar associates delivering a quite outstanding selection of left-of-centre techno and deep European house, with Marcel Dettmann, Boris, Virginia, Steffi, DVS1, Martyn, Tobias and Ben Klock all featuring. Highlights naturally come thick and fast, from the spacey electronics, heady textures and hypnotic rhythms of Function's "DX3 Analog Bass Seq", and the rush-inducing, string-laden house warmth of Matthew Styles' remix of Dinky's "Planes", to the picturesque intelligent techno of Doms & Deykers.
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OSTGUT CD 034 DIGITAL
30 Oct 15
Techno
Balance 027
Magda / Various
Various - "Balance 027" (mixed by magda continuous mix 1) - (1:09:55) 115 BPM
Various - "Balance 027" (mixed by magda continuous mix 2) - (1:13:12) 126 BPM
Tomas More - "Gold, Grey & Dun" - (8:08) 108 BPM
Dinos Chapman - "Alltid" - (3:40) 89 BPM
Jahiliyya Fields - "Turned On Type" - (5:46) 115 BPM
Tase - "Comeback" - (4:07) 95 BPM
NYMA/Carreno Is LB - "Solaria" - (5:29) 97 BPM
Gregory Fleckner Quintet - "How Much Would Conkers Cost?" - (11:15) 117 BPM
Farben presents James Din A4 - "Please Excuse My Face" - (5:26) 120 BPM
Rework - "Traubenzucker" - (8:39) 122 BPM
Odd Soul - "Capitoul" - (6:17) 124 BPM
Hauntologists - "Shakes" - (6:32) 124 BPM
Luc Ringeisen - "Beat Design" - (7:56) 126 BPM
Wishmountain - "Crisps" - (3:42) 101 BPM
Cornerbred - "Riding High" - (5:03) 120 BPM
Odei - "Radius Head" - (1:14) 112 BPM
19 21 3 11 21 20 - "B1" - (7:54) 123 BPM
Brett Johnson - "Big Drunk Caterpillar" - (3:49) 126 BPM
CV30X - "2x4" - (4:45) 123 BPM
Nicholas Desamory feat Lucile Desamory - "The Truth" - (6:31) 111 BPM
Kaitaro - "Magic Channel" - (12:49) 125 BPM
Rotorik - "Verschollen In Der Unendlichkeit" (Roto edit) - (2:55) 108 BPM
Errorsmith - "Make Or Break" - (3:32) 160 BPM
Shackleton - "Cast The Die" - (11:41) 135 BPM
Andrew Pekler - "Pitch Class Spy Glass" - (1:14) 120 BPM
Andrew Pekler - "Dizzy Spells Of Summer" - (0:49) 138 BPM
Minor Science - "The Beckoner" - (4:48) 120 BPM
The Mole/Hreno - "Things Are Heating Up In The Grizzly Maze" - (11:59) 126 BPM
Murat Tepeli - "P.S.A. (Play Stop Acid)" - (6:25) 120 BPM
Marc Houle - "Techletoes" - (3:20) 127 BPM
Alliv Sobol - "Toz 11" - (11:14) 128 BPM
Tomas More - "Whoas In Charge" (melodic version) - (3:27) 102 BPM
Rework - "In A Dance" - (7:17) 126 BPM
Stefny Winter - "I Needed That" - (7:19) 125 BPM
XDB - "Indywa" - (6:34) 127 BPM
Seth Troxler - "Evangelion" (Jonson & Siminski remix) - (7:20) 126 BPM
Magda - "Trailerfork" - (6:21) 123 BPM
Trusame - "Itas Slow" (Truncate raw mix part 1) - (5:25) 124 BPM
Samuli Kemppi - "Wrong Turn" - (4:49) 128 BPM
Etcher - "They Are Us" - (3:24) 126 BPM
TB Arthur - "1 (B1)" - (7:09) 116 BPM
Marcel Dettmann - "Apron" (PAS Tubed mix 2) - (5:46) 131 BPM
DVS1 - "Black Russian" - (6:31) 130 BPM
Lester Fitzpatrick - "Tone Control" - (5:11) 136 BPM
Magda - "Scrumps" - (4:55) 124 BPM
Birdsmakingmachine - "Icaros" - (11:22) 125 BPM Hot
Sandman - "Machines Like This" - (7:00) 122 BPM
Gabriel Ferreira - "Fold" - (5:20) 116 BPM
Tom Trago - "Fall Down On Me" - (7:03) 123 BPM
Transllusion - "Walking With Clouds" - (3:32) 135 BPM
Obergman - "Holometer" - (3:45) 128 BPM
Played by: Maceo Plex
Review: Australia's Balance Music is known for its quality mixes by the very finest in the underground music circuit. With previous compilations by the likes of New York's Danny Tenaglia, Deetron and Funk D'Void, among others, this is as close to a Fabric mix as you can get without those shiny tin cases. Ex-minimal legend turned all-out techno queen Magda steps up for number 27 in the series, and it's nothing but vibes on this one. Amalgamating shreds of stripped back techno - Marcel Dettmann, DVS1, Samuli Kemppi - together with newer, more underground sounds from some of the most cutting-edge labels around - Marco Bernardi's Sandman project, TTT's Minor Science, XDB and Shackleton - the Minus legend shows why she's still one of the best in the game and a true expert at evolving her aesthetic. A great mix, dig in.
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BAL 014D
09 Mar 15
Minimal/Tech House
Panorama Bar 06 Part II
The Oliverwho Factory - "Take It Slow" - (5:53) 129 BPM
Deadbeat - "Woah!" - (6:24) 133 BPM
Nick Hoppner - "Track For Eb" - (5:35) 120 BPM
Makam - "Girls Night" - (5:58) 125 BPM Hot
Marcel Dettmann - "Light" - (2:33) 131 BPM
Review: A second sampler for Ryan Elliott's newly dropped Panorama Bar 06 mix opens with "Take It Slow", a rugged house jam of the finest order from The Oliverwho Factory and proceeds to take in cuts from former label manager Nick Hoppner, Deadbeat, Dettmann and Sushitech mainstay Makam. Individually the standard of these exclusives is remarkably high and it will be interesting to see how Elliott has slotted them all together for the free to download mix. If we had to guess, Deadbeat's superb glistening house burner "Woah" would make an appearance towards the end thanks to his high tempo, whilst Dettmann's swirling layers of ambience on "Light" feel very much like a set opener.
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OTON 082
11 Aug 14
Deep House
Planetary Assault Systems (remixes)
Apron (PAS Tubed mix 2) - (5:46) 131 BPM
Apron (PAS The Rhythm remix) - (5:25) 131 BPM Hot
Rush (PAS deep release remix) - (8:29) 128 BPM
Review: Amid a whole stack of MDR represses of late the label throws in three new cuts of older Dettmann material remixed by arguably the top boy of UK techno. Luke Slater under his all devouring Planetary Assault Systems alias provides two remixes of "Apron" from 2009's MDR06 and another for the track "Rush". The 'PAS Tubed mix 2' of "Apron" is a jittery piece of Luke Slater brilliance that harks back to his earlier, minimal productions as Planetary Assault Systems on Peacefrog, while the 'PAS The Rhythm remix' stays true to the dusty sound Dettmann surfaced with toward the end of last decade. Meanwhile on the flip in the 'Deep Release remix' of "Rush" sees Planetary Assault Systems provides more bona fide booming techno for Berghain that re-popularised the genre several years ago.
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MDR 13
09 Aug 14
Techno
Masse Remixes II
Spiritoso (club version) - (7:18) 125 BPM Hot
Martellato (club version) - (6:56) 129 BPM
Review: Let's not lie, how often do you see, or need, the words 'club version' alongside a Marcel Dettmann production? In this case, for the tracks "Spiritoso" and "Martellato" it makes sense considering the original two were disjointed, industrial-tinged scores for a conceptual performance which took place in Berghain. The first club version strips away the Panthu du Prince-style chimes and chirping bird effects and boils the piece down to a dusty beat with a resonating ambience, sinewave sweeps and the odd piano crash. "Martellato" in its original form is a haunting Phantom Of The Opera type production with this club version somehow transforming it into a watery and dubbed-out piece of tense, minimal techno.
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O-TON 078
14 Jul 14
Techno
Planetary Assault Systems
Apron (Tubed mix) - (5:46) 131 BPM
Apron (The Rhythm remix) - (5:25) 131 BPM Hot
Rush (Deep Release remix) - (8:29) 128 BPM
Review: Amid a whole stack of MDR represses of late the label throws in three new cuts of older Dettmann material remixed by arguably the top boy of UK techno. Luke Slater under his all devouring Planetary Assault Systems alias provides two remixes of "Apron" from 2009's MDR06 and another for the track "Rush". The 'PAS Tubed mix 2' of "Apron" is a jittery piece of Luke Slater brilliance that harks back to his earlier, minimal productions as Planetary Assault Systems on Peacefrog, while the 'PAS The Rhythm remix' stays true to the dusty sound Dettmann surfaced with toward the end of last decade. Meanwhile on the flip in the 'Deep Release remix' of "Rush" sees Planetary Assault Systems provides more bona fide booming techno for Berghain that re-popularised the genre several years ago.
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140534 1128403
11 Jul 14
Techno
Seduction
Seduction (feat Emika - short version) - (3:49) 129 BPM
Seduction (feat Emika - Deuce remix) - (6:58) 130 BPM Hot
Seduction (feat Emika - Anthony Parasole remix) - (6:41) 130 BPM
Seduction (feat Emika - Ryan Elliott remix) - (6:12) 130 BPM
Played by: Mudrost
Review: Originally released on the Berlin producer's second album, "Seduction" is less abrasive and more thoughtful than his usual fare. Over understated, tribal beats and eerie textures, Emika provides some indistinct but endearing vocals. Dettmann's own remix as Deuce is also thought-provoking rather than upfront. Over a pulsing bass and hissing percussion, he adds in screeching synth lines to add to the sense of drama. There's no danger of Dettmann or Ostgut alienating their techno audiences thanks to the remixes. Berghain resident Ryan Elliott turns "Seduction" into a rolling, driving groove, featuring a droning underbelly, insistent claps and the vocals buried deep in the arrangement. Anthony Parasole's version is impressive too, its jagged rhythms fused with what are in his hands screeching, deranged vocals.
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OTON 076DIGITAL
30 Jun 14
Techno
Dettmann II
Arise - (1:39) 129 BPM
Throb - (5:37) 130 BPM
Ductil - (5:36) 126 BPM
Shiver - (0:36)
Lightworks - (5:01) 127 BPM
Soar - (5:12) 130 BPM
Outback - (2:40) 164 BPM
Seduction (feat Emika - CD version) - (6:45) 129 BPM
Radar - (5:37) 127 BPM Hot
Corridor - (6:06) 128 BPM
Stranger - (1:51) 150 BPM
Aim - (5:56) 129 BPM
Review: Berghain resident Marcel Dettmann returns with a second album for Ostgut in the shape of the simply titled Dettmann II. Unlike Hollywood, this musical sequel to his debut self titled LP of three years packs just as hefty a punch and arrives with Marcel at his busiest. In addition to overseeing his MDR imprint and putting out a steady stream of EPs for Ostgut Ton, he's contributed two singles to Modeselektor's 50 Weapons as well as mixing an entry into Music Man's Conducted mix series. Hot on the heels of an entry into Bleep's techno-centric Green Series, Dettmann II arrives and follows a similar formula to his LP length debut. Expect a mixture of ambient soundscapes and minimalist experimental cuts going up against more uncompromising dancefloor material, and there's a high profile cast of supporting names involved too; Emika provides vocals on "Seduction" while multi-monikered Rene Pawlowitz and Levon Vincent have assisted in the production of the tracks "Aim" and "Outback".
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OSTGUT CD 28
16 Sep 13
Techno
Corebox - James Ruskin Mixes
Corebox (James Ruskin blueprint mix) - (6:03) 127 BPM Hot
Corebox (James Ruskin 3rd version) - (4:11) 133 BPM
Corebox (James Ruskin event mix) - (6:11) 127 BPM
Review: If Donato Dozzy plays Bee Mask then on this release James Ruskin plays Marcel Dettmann. The Blueprint boss turns in three remixes of Dettmann's "Corebox", originally taken from MDR04 (featuring "Lattice"), supplying two club crafted tracks and an ambient 3rd Version. Ruskin reworks the original's famous chords, adding overdrive and reverb in his first remix, while his Event mix strips them dry to sound more like a Baby Ford or Steve O'Sullivan production. Ruskin's ambient version again uses the chords as its centrepiece, but buries them in a soundscape made for a '70s horror film.
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MDR 012
13 Sep 13
Techno
Corebox
Corebox (James Ruskin Blueprint mix) - (6:03) 127 BPM
Corebox (James Ruskin 3rd version) - (4:11) 129 BPM
Corebox (James Ruskin Event mix) - (6:11) 127 BPM
Review: If Donato Dozzy plays Bee Mask then on this release James Ruskin plays Marcel Dettmann. The Blueprint boss turns in three remixes of Dettmann's "Corebox", originally taken from MDR04 (featuring "Lattice"), supplying two club crafted tracks and an ambient 3rd Version. Ruskin reworks the original's famous chords, adding overdrive and reverb in his first remix, while his Event mix strips them dry to sound more like a Baby Ford or Steve O'Sullivan production. Ruskin's ambient version again uses the chords as its centrepiece, but buries them in a soundscape made for a '70s horror film.
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137778 0493856
13 Sep 13
Techno
BLPGRN004
Marcel Dettmann - "Ride" - (6:49) 130 BPM Hot
Lucy - "Slaves' March" - (7:37) 124 BPM
Review: The techno-fuelled offshoot of Bleep continues apace after excellent installments from Redshape, Steffi, Objekt and Cosmin TRG amongst others. This time the techno gets even more serious as Marcel Dettmann takes up one side with the snappy "Ride". It's a playful kind of banger to be fair, injecting a funky little swing into the propulsive beats not least thanks to the prominent clap, while the synth is a catchy motif that brings plenty of light into the surroundings. Lucy's way on "Slave's March" is more obtuse, wantonly plunging into a quagmire of dub techno, gorging your senses on reverb decays and subtle, linear progression as unfurled by a master of sonic poise.
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BLPGRN 004
05 Aug 13
Techno
Range EP
Range - (5:06) 129 BPM
Iso - (5:33) 125 BPM
Push - (5:43) 128 BPM Hot
Allies - (6:01) 130 BPM
Review: Marcel Dettmann returns with yet another EP full of dusty atmospherics and brooding minimalism. The dark synth line of "Range" wallows around sketchy percussion and filtered pulsations while the density of "Islo" ups the energy in a hectic mess of Dadub-esque drum patterns. Machine gun snares strafe the Berghain-y kicks of "Push" as otherworldly vocals breath pitched down variations of the track's title. "Allies" is Dettmann's take on party techno, but tailored entirely for flinty concretions and sturdy pylons - an absolute Berghain classic.
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O-TON 061
26 Nov 12
Techno
DJ Kicks
Maya Jane Coles / Various
Deft - "Loqux & Past" - (4:27) 115 BPM
Kris Wadsworth - "Mainline" (Jimmy Edgar remix) - (10:00) 116 BPM
Chasing Kurt - "Money" - (6:29) 112 BPM
Bozzwell - "In My Cocoon" (original mix) - (6:31) 116 BPM
Larse - "Karoo" - (6:46) 114 BPM
Milscot - "All Alone" (feat Angela Sheik - Domyan Just Slow remix) - (8:49) 117 BPM
Adam Stacks - "Hey Love" - (6:12) 124 BPM
Phil Kieran & White Noise Sound - "Never Believed" - (4:13) 126 BPM
Sigward - "Nuerd" (original mix) - (6:31) 121 BPM
Not Listening (DJ Kicks) - (6:31) 123 BPM Hot
Virgo Four - "It's A Crime" (Caribou mix) - (8:16) 125 BPM
Roberto Bardini - "Hate Me" (Muteoscillator Fairy Tall remix) - (7:35) 121 BPM
Tripmastaz - "Guess Who" - (7:25) 125 BPM
Standard Fair - "Little Helper 16-3" - (6:46) 124 BPM
Nocturnal Sunshine - "Meant To Be" - (5:56) 132 BPM
Zenker Brothers - "Berg 10" (original mix) - (7:26) 130 BPM
Last Magpie - "No More Stories" - (6:26) 129 BPM
Zoe Zoe - "Church" - (6:09) 129 BPM
Gerry Read - "Roomland" (Youandewan remix) - (7:07) 126 BPM
T Williams - "Analog Tour" - (6:33)
Marcel Dettmann - "Translation Two" - (5:32) 130 BPM
Claro Intelecto - "Hunter's Rocket To The Sky" - (5:00) 130 BPM
Various - "Maya Jane Coles" (DJ Kicks mix) - (1:10:57) 123 BPM
Review: Given her current popularity, it's no surprise to see all-conquering house hero Maya Jane Coles mixing the latest instalment of !K7's long-running DJ Kicks series. The diminutive DJ/producer is in fine form, too, mixing up typically atmospheric house cuts and clandestine deepness with saucer-eyed late night faves and forgotten B-sides (see Bozzwell's surprisingly emotional "In My Cocoon"). As a mix it's as deep, melodic and groovy as you'd expect, with a strong vocal theme running throughout. As it progresses, it tiptoes further into bleary-eyed darkroom territory, via stand-out cuts from Marcel Dettmann, Caribou (his thrilling remix of Virgo Four), Gerry Read and T Williams. Available digitally as individual tracks or one continuous mix!
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K7295 DTM
16 Apr 12
Deep House
DJ Kicks (unmixed tracks)
Scuba / Various
Sigha - "HF029B2" - (3:51)
Surgeon - "The Power Of Doubt" - (7:40)
dBridge - "For Tonight" - (6:25)
Badawi - "Lost Highway" (Incyde remix) - (4:58)
Peverelist - "Sun Dance" - (6:13)
Until Silence - "The Affair" - (5:25)
Addison Groove - "An We Drop" - (4:57)
Roska - "Leapfrog" - (4:30)
Trevino - "Shorty" - (4:14)
Beaumont - "CPX11" - (4:18)
Function vs Jerome Sydenham - "Two Ninety One" - (9:49)
Braille - "Breakup" - (5:26)
Quest - "Everybody In The Place" - (6:27)
Sigha - "Let Me In" - (6:52)
George Fitzgerald - "Shackled" - (7:10)
Jon Convex - "Streetwalk" - (5:00)
Mr Beatnick - "Don't Walk Away From My Love" - (6:36)
Boddika - "Acid Battery" - (4:55) Hot
Marcel Dettmann - "Captivate" - (6:01)
Arkist - "Rendezvous" (SCB edit) - (8:04)
Locked Groove - "Drowning" - (5:54)
Recloose - "Tecumseh" - (8:02)
Sigha - "Where I Come To Forget" - (8:22)
Sex Worker - "Rythm Of The Night" - (3:18)
MARS (DJ-Kicks) - (6:02)
Jichael Mackson - "Gedons" - (14:39)
Rivet - "Running" - (6:11)
Recondite - "Backbone" - (5:40)
Ludovic Vendi - "Mental Bright" - (8:18)
Rivet - "Slant" - (6:49)
Scuba - "Adrenalin" - (6:08)
Sepalcure - "Inside" - (2:13)
Various - "Scuba DJ-Kicks mix" (continuous DJ mix by Scuba) - (1:15:57)
Review: While it might be tricky in these open-minded times for Scuba to shatter preconceptions the way that he did with his Sub:Stance mix a few years ago, this compilation should be seen really as a celebration of the man himself as a DJ. After launching with a decidedly minimalist approach, the mix meanders between pacey techno, bluesy broken beat and rolling dubstep tempos. At times the flow feels unsteady, but then it just rings true that he put this mix together for himself. Without a dancefloor to look after, who knows where many of our favourite DJs might take us?
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K7 291DTM
17 Oct 11
Dirty Dubstep/Trap/Grime
Translation EP
Barrier - (2:10) 131 BPM
Translation One - (5:13) 129 BPM Hot
Translation Two - (5:32) 130 BPM
Planning - (5:43) 129 BPM
Review: Dettmann's latest EP may refer to lingustics in its title, but there is no danger that what the Berghain resident wants to achieve will get lost in translation. With the exception of the spacey soundtrack and "Apollo" samples on "Barrier", this release is all about dance floor functionality and is as stark as the imposing architecture in the club he built his reputation on. That said, "Planning" owes a great debt to Robert Hood's visceral minimalism, as Dettmann sprays shards of percussion over jarring beats. The same incessant percussive approach is audible on "Translation One", but in this instance, it's the basis for a stab-heavy, filtered rhythm. Finally, Dettmann plays tribute to a Berlin artist on "Translation Two", with its spaced out but cold bleeps reminiscent of vintage Sleeparchive.
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O-TON 052
19 Sep 11
Techno
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