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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
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President Bongo & Ottar Saemundsen - "1? Quadrante (Club Version 1)" (Club version 1) - (16:00) 116 BPM
Played by: FLEKITZA
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Played by: Philippe Petit
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Having debuted on Avian in 2017, techno producer Reeko makes a glorious return with Fat Punko. The release opens with "Punish or Be Damned", where a disturbing vocal sample unfolds over eerie sound scapes, before Reeko pivots towards the dance floor with the discordant, building minimalism of "Massive Garage Meetings". "Screem'N'Cry" is more abrasive, with pummelling broken beats and pile-driving percussion overlapping, while "Nervous Idiots in the Bar" moves back towards the abstract, albeit with a darker focus thanks to its synapse-splitting tones and industrial kicks. Rounding off this gloriously moody Ep is the menacing wall of sound that is "Dirty Feeling".
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Review: To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the release of Gravedigger, Reeko aka Juan Rico has decided to resurrect - no pun intended - this hard techno classic. As part of the re-release, there's a new 2019 version, with the abrasive original given a more rolling groove and powerful building filters. Reeko has also wisely included the original in all its glory albeit with the benefit of remastering: visceral, punchy drums, rough percussion and that central howling riff serve as a reminder as to why this 90s New York techno-influenced Spanish-produced hard club track continues to excite and inspire - ten years after its original release.
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Played by: Laylae
Review: It was only a matter of time before Reeko released on Avian. The Spanish producer has long been a master of dark, industrial techno, and now he brings that sound to Shifted's label. However, La Mala Educacion marks a change in direction for the Spanish producer; for the first half of the EP, his sledge hammer drums are absent. It means that "Engendrado" unfolds to the sound of menacing bass tones, while on "Carne y Demonio", he delivers a raw, frazzled sound scape. By the time he reaches "Las Virgenes Tambien Juegan Con Cuchillos", the more familiar sound of dense, looped techno is audible, while on "Habitacion 877", Reeko drops one of his trademark rough steppers.
Played by: Kessell
Review: Reeko faces down techno duo Exium for a no-nonsense release on the pair's Nheoma label. Circuits is an inspired meeting of minds and features Spain's leading proponents of harder-edged techno (with the possible exception of Oscar Mulero). It's no surprise then that "Circuit IV" is all noisy metallic riffs, dense loops and gives off the kind of eerie, spaced out feeling one normally associates with all-night techno parties. "Circuit V" is just as intense and sees the trio drop a dense, noisy loop over a rolling, linear bass. Rounding off the release is "Circuit VI", which focuses on a slightly deeper sound, thanks to its eerie synths, but the same relentless, pumping groove is audible in the background.
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Review: Oscar Mulero's Polegroup label closes the year with a mammoth compilation that defines the current state of the techno nation. As Unknown Landscapes shows, it is a diverse place. There's droning ambience from Daphne RXX, while Reeko, Reggy Van Oers and Mike Parker deliver bleep-heavy, hypnotic groove that draw on the influence of F.U.S.E and Sandwell District. Heads-down loopy fare is also catered for - with the spiky percussion and bleak filters of Jonas Koop's "Fu Factor" standing out - and the form also revisits the rough, analogue sound of the 90s thanks to Karl Bult and American scene veteran DJ Hyperactive's contributions.
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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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