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Refracted
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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Next up on Bitta is Mind Express boss Refracted with a release that touches on a range of different styles, all of which are united by an underlying hypnotic sensibility. The title track features haunting, layered melodies, while on "Grind You Under", a different approach prevails. Focused on frazzled synths and an undulating bass, Refracted delivers an understated version of Donato Dozzy-style techno. "The View From Cal Company?" goes deeper, with reverberating pulses and broken beats helping to steer the listener through a dense tapestry of textures. Slowing the tempo down, Refracted closes out the release with the reflective sounds of "Down Under".
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BITTA 011
18 Feb 22
Techno
18 Feb 22
Techno
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: As underground venues and spaces struggle to overcome the financial pressures exacted by coronavirus, many artists are responding to support them. In_vurt is a case in point; issued on Cassegrain's label, it sees a multitude of techno producers who have played at Vurt contribute tracks, with the proceeds of sales helping the Seoul venue. It's an impressive, 28-track collection, and features some of underground techno's most respected artists, including Answer Code Request, who drops the dreamy, breakbeat-led "No Comply 180", Artefakt's dubbed out tunnelling "Solstice" and the shimmering rhythms on BNJMN's "Overstated". These sit alongside more experimental tracks like Cio D'Or's glitchy "Permanent Key" and the droning, expansive "Further Movements Into Unknown Territories" from Peter Van Hoesen.
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ARCSVURT 01
10 Aug 20
Techno
10 Aug 20
Techno
Various
Review: The label arm of Dutch techno distributor Triple Vision delivers a fine compilation. It starts off in understated, sombre mode, with the rolling drums and woozy synths of tracks from Amotik and Refracted, before Codex Empire delves deeper with an atmospheric, break beat-led take on KAS:ST's "Raving Alone". That's not to say that Volume 8 is shy of dance floor tracks; from the rolling tribal groove of Setaoc Mass' "Light Falls" and the rave-infused "Generation X" from Deep Dimension to Remco Beekwilder's banging, chord-heavy "90's Mayhem", this is an expertly weighted and executed collection of modern techno.
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TVMGCOMP 008
05 Jun 20
Techno
05 Jun 20
Techno
Review: Berlin-based Refracted has released on a range of labels, including Silent Season and Slow Life, but no matter where he puts out material, the result is the same - hypnotic, mesmerizing techno. This debut on Polegroup is a case in point; "Expedition 1" takes its cues from Mike Parker and even Hawtin's FUSE project, but Refracted uses 303s to build and build over a fathomic sub-bass and hissing, lean percussion. "Expedition 2" uses a similar approach, as Refracted substitutes the pulsing acid with chiming chords. On the third "Expedition", the sound is more earthy, with heavy kicks providing the backing for Refracted's percussive bursts, while Exium's take on the first "Expedition" completes the release with dubby effects and a cavernous bass.
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POLEGROUP 045
14 Apr 17
Techno
14 Apr 17
Techno
Reeko / Various
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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POLEGROUP 42CD
09 Dec 16
Techno
09 Dec 16
Techno
Played by: Kessell
Review: With release on labels like Silent Season to his credit, including an album earlier this year for the Canadian imprint, Refracted makes for an unlikely candidate to pop up on one of Oscar Mulero's imprints. However, on "Ascent", the mysterious producer applies his love of drones and hypnotic tones to create a teased out, tunnelling groove. In case there was any remaining doubt about his suitability to release on Polegroup, he also delivers "The Drums". As its title suggests, it centres on relentless tribal drums and niggling percussive licks, but complimenting these elements is a rising, tranced out filter that will appeal to fans of his layered sound scapes as much as to the Mulero devotees.
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AINE 01
14 Dec 15
Techno
14 Dec 15
Techno
