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Blueprint
Review: London's Progression returns to Blueprint Limited with four high-powered slabs of machine noise, characterized most appropriately by the term 'techno'. This naughty, hand-stamped piece of wax is dark, foreboding and distinctly industrial in texture, where cuts such as "Omnipotent 3", "Obscuro" and "CH1" explore all of the genre's tricks and no nonsense sonics. The bleepy outlook of "The Coriolis Effect" is a particular highlight!
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BPLTD 007
28 Aug 15
Techno
28 Aug 15
Techno
Played by: Paul Mac
Review: Blueprint's 20th anniversary celebrations wouldn't be complete without a new EP from British techno veteran Oliver Ho, who first appeared on the imprint way back in 1996. Opener "Burning Heretics" is a typically no-nonsense affair, with Ho effortlessly joining the dots between contemporary Surgeon, modern industrial techno, and the ragged intensity of purist acid house. "Worship" is deep, out-there, metallic and partially ambient, while "Control" is a near perfect exercise in bouncy acid techno. Finally, Ho presses the button marked "tribal" on the loose-limbed, broken techno brilliance of "Genuflect". As the old cliche goes, this is "all killer", with "no filler".
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BP 045
16 May 16
Techno
16 May 16
Techno
Played by: Rodhad
Review: London based producer Romek Boyer aka Rommek follows up releases on Weekend Circuit and Sonntag Morgen with a Berghain ready and absolute killer for James Ruskin's Blueprint. He wastes no time getting down to business on "Moth Hole", a pulverizing peak time monster with industrial strength groove, bleepy sonar aesthetics and massive menacing pads: sold yet? "Boiling Point" or "Solvent" are high octane peak time journeys in the vein of Rodhad or Post Scriptum; proper futurist groove assault! On the flip we have 'Beyond Desire", probably the most restrained effort on here. It's a dark and brooding, body bashing modern industrial workout that fans of AnD or Killawatt will appreciate.
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BP 043
22 Feb 16
Techno
22 Feb 16
Techno
Played by: Simon Heartfield, Paul Mac, Juno Recommends Techno, Cristiano Balducci, JAK, Resident Advisor
Review: To commence their 20th birthday celebrations, British techno imprint Blueprint has naturally turned to some of their pals for fresh material. Thus, we get Search Deep Inside Yourself, Surgeon's first appearance on James Ruskin's imprint for 19 years. The Birmingham producer naturally rises to the occasion, surging between metallic loop-jams ("Inside"), bleep-heavy broken techno brilliance ("Deep"), and surprisingly warm, tribal-enthused techno anthems ("Search"). Arguably best of all, though, is closer "Yourself", which sounds like Jaydee's "Plastic Dreams" after 20 years on crack, several spells in jail, and a brutal gang beating. Sure, there are few surprises, but when does Surgeon ever disappoint? You know the drill.
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BP 044
28 Mar 16
Techno
28 Mar 16
Techno
Review: Having disappeared from view at the tail end of the noughties, veteran UK techno producer Makaton returned to action last year with the typically bombastic Ra Ra Replica EP on Token. Here, he continues his comeback by delivering a trio of tracks on James Ruskin and Richard Polson's similarly vintage Blueprint label. He begins with the creepy intensity of "Point Suspension", where crackling kick-drums and relentless cymbals combine with ragged, acid-influenced electronics to create a suitably psychedelic mood. Twisted, oddball electronics also form a key part of the slightly deeper and slower - if no less impressive - "Six Feet Under In Love", while "Cold Black Heart" is a quirky chunky of floor-friendly glitch-funk.
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BP 041
16 Nov 15
Techno
16 Nov 15
Techno
Played by: Gus Brown, Matt K, Paul Mac, Sebastian Bayne [IF? Records], Audiolabor / S-Tek, Maxx Rossi, Juno Recommends Techno, Spark Taberner, Jay Wong, James Ruskin, Luke Slater, Mattias Fridell, The Advent, Trebor, Enclave, Posthuman, Hugo Paixao, Frenkie V, Tim Xavier, Paul Brtschitsch, Ambivalent, Alan Fitzpatrick, Psyk
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BP 031
20 Dec 10
Techno
20 Dec 10
Techno
Review: While Kr!z originally made his name through DJing and running the seminal Token label, increasingly he is becoming known as a producer. This release on James Ruskin's Blueprint serves as a reminder of his skills; "Vortex" and "Mirage" are searing minimal techno workouts, powered by an expertly weighted combination of raw analogue tones and rasping percussion. On "Neutrino Systems", he ups the intensity levels to deliver a Millsian peak-time track, led by a looped, visceral riff and a relentless rhythm, while "Levitate" is an insistent minimal stomper that keeps on building - making a fitting finale to this fine, hard-hitting release.
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BP 064
06 May 22
Techno
06 May 22
Techno
Review: Mark Broom and James Ruskin follow up their Lightbox album as The Fear Ratio with the Skana EP. The introduction of "Dirty Paws" sounds like something you would hear when trying to contact a passed loved one through radio static and white noise. A broken beat drum loop and swooping bass stabs break the confused silence which is later followed by air raid snares similarly heard in Plastikman's "Spastik". "Fedec" falls somewhere between Burial, Aphex Twin and early Scuba productions - replete with fuzzy electronics, moody melodies and over-driven kick drums. Like Stroboscopic Artefacts' Monad series the EP packs an ambient or beatless track and comes in "Kingdom of Ends", showcasing the duo's rarely heard penchant for non-dancefloor sound design. The only techno synonymic styled production is "Skana", a beautifully deep and pushy piece of melancholic techno.
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BP 035
20 Jul 12
Techno
20 Jul 12
Techno
Played by: Paul Mac, Paul Langley, Abnormal Boyz, Juno Recommends Techno, Posthuman, Resident Advisor, Forest Echo One, Cari Lekebusch, Psyk
Review: Two of UK techno's most reliable producers get straight to the point on Bites. Unlike The Fear Ratio project, this EP is all about the dance floor at 4am. The title track is an insistent roller, its concrete beats sounding like SP-X, but the series of break downs and chord builds coming across like that other ultra-functional new schooler, Psyk. "D.O.D" is more noisy and grinding, as splintered beats and fractured rhythms compete with ghostly chords for the listener's attention. "Nel", meanwhile, is dubbier and less uptempo, but don't let that fool you - the atonal, surging bass at its centre is tough enough to level a powerful sound system.
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BP 036
21 Sep 12
Techno
21 Sep 12
Techno
Review: The reason why Dublin-based duo Lakker has attracted a lot of attention is due to the fact that they sound genuinely different. As "Mustard Crying" demonstrates, they are unafraid of dropping a track consisting mainly of beats that sound like someone falling down a flight of stairs and loads of noisy feedback. "Ciar" is only slightly more palatable and revolves around a sludgy bass and walls of screeching noise. But Lakker also have a softer side and even thought they frame it against an itchy, scratchy minimal groove, "Summer Rains" has a fragile beauty to it, its eerie synths feeling like steam rising from the ground after a brief spell of rain on a hot day.
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BP 037
05 Nov 12
Techno
05 Nov 12
Techno
Review: Blueprint Records kick off a sub-series dedicated to reissuing early material from the label's discography in fine fashion here, with the first transmission from the Outline project label boss James Ruskin was involved in alongside Richard Polson (RIP) presented for contemporary ears. Together as Outline, Ruskin and Polson launched Blueprint in 1996 with First Contact and the pair recorded a further four EPs together for the label in little over a year. A chance to bask in "fully re-mastered and substantially beefed up" takes on both tracks from First Contact should not be missed! Modern audiences looking for greater insight into the no holds barred techno of mid 90s London should pay attention here!
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BP-R 01
20 Dec 13
Techno
20 Dec 13
Techno
Played by: Simon Heartfield, Paul Mac, Paul Langley, Mudrost, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Luke Slater, Joachim Spieth, Wesley Matsell, Juno Recommends Techno, Donnell Knox, Chris Liebing, Tek-No-Bee, NBMD, Resident Advisor, Pixelord, Woo York, DJ Skull
Review: James Ruskin has of course individually collaborated with Mark Broom, as well forming The Fear Ratio project for Blueprint, and he's worked with Regis as O/V/R, but a solo record from the boss on his own label hasn't been heard since 2009. Throughout the Silt EP, sounds from these collaborations creep in and out of the three productions, while the title-track sounds like something that would fit right into a [Phase] EP. There's a definite Warp, albeit Lakker and The Fear Ratio sonic to the melancholic "Wisdom Of Youth", while the murky slither of "Emotional Erode" is the EP's unexpected, ambient, and rhythmic dub-leaning highlight.
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BP 038
10 Feb 14
Techno
10 Feb 14
Techno
Played by: Paul Mac, Paul Langley, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Joachim Spieth, Roberto Rodriguez (Manolo), RADIAL, Juno Recommends Techno, Slam, Chris Liebing, Trevor Benz, Resident Advisor, Inigo Kennedy, Lo-FI Funk
Review: Once in a while James Ruskin reveals just how diverse a producer he can be, and so it is on this new Blueprint release with its crisp electronica undertones striking a chord with the recent Function / Inland release. The title track especially balances deft, broken rhythms with bold, brassy sweeps of synth, keeping a primal analogue feel to the production and sounding not dissimilar to early Autechre. "Shallow Pool" is even further out in leftfield with its languid guitar tones and distant piston-pumping beat, while "Dependant Stage" comes over all electro as though suspended in mid-air.
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BP 039
17 Jun 14
Techno
17 Jun 14
Techno
Played by: Gus Brown, Paul Mac, Kr!z (Token Records), Petter B, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Luke Slater, Axel Karakasis, Jerome Sydenham, Joachim Spieth, A.Paul, The Advent, Grovskopa, Juno Recommends Techno, Andrez Bergen (Little Nobody), Mike Absolom, Luke Slater, Deepbass, Chris Liebing, Tobias Lenz, Alejandro Trebor, A.Trebor
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BP 027
12 Oct 09
Techno
12 Oct 09
Techno
Played by: Detroit Grand Pubahs, Kuniaki Takenaga , Hertz, James Ruskin, Billy Nasty, Samuel L Session, Luke Slater, Anton Pieete, Adam X
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BP 025
27 Apr 09
Techno
27 Apr 09
Techno
Review: Two of modern techno's most singular artists team up for this raw and lean techno release on Ruskin's Blueprint. "Shortcut" is a twitchy, frenetic minimal track that resounds to dynamic percussion and freaked out electronic stabs. On "Hang Up", the Blueprint owner and Truncate focus their efforts on dense drums and gradually building, electronic tones for a measured but effective arrangement. But all bets are off on the closing track "Drums Eyes". Based on visceral industrial drums and a pile-driving rhythm, it sees the duo draw on Mills during his Waveform Transmissions period for inspiration, delivering an intense, intoxicating track.
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BP 059
30 Apr 21
Techno
30 Apr 21
Techno
Review: The second instalment of Broom and Ruskin's Basement Jams series follows in the same vein as last year's first volume. "Latch" is a lithe, linear track that resounds to a warbling acid line and a snaking groove, while on "Twister", the duo opts for a more visceral take, with rough drums and loose percussion providing the basis for tweaked 303 sequences. "Zone" is similar to "Latch", with a funk bass-line supporting dubbed out chords and filtered hi hats. Rounding off this fine second volume of Basement Jams is "Drive", where the storied techno pair twist news sounds and shapes out of their 303 against a dense, steely rhythm.
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BP 060
11 Jun 21
Techno
11 Jun 21
Techno
Review: With a background in drum'n'bass, Vinicius Honorio has pivoted seamlessly to techno and makes his debut on Blueprint. However, he hasn't abandoned his roots. On the title track, dense polyrhythms prevail, providing a pummelling backdrop to atmospheric synth lines. "Reiki" is also powered by an opaque groove and tough kicks - on this occasion, Honorio uses them as the backdrop for swirling filters. "Uruk" sees the Brazilian artist venture down a more purist techno path. Led by a pounding metallic groove and noisy percussive bursts, it drops unexpectedly into chord-led breakdowns. Closing out the release is "Visions", a peak-time banger that centres on a spiralling rhythm.
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BP 071
23 Jun 23
Techno
23 Jun 23
Techno
Review: British techno veteran James Ruskin resurfaces on his esteemed Blueprint label, for a series of executions in direct impact techno. As fierce and as functional as you'd surely expect, the three cuts on his latest Shortcut EP feature all the hallmarks of his idiosyncratic sound. Starting with the slow burning title track: an off-kilter expression in greyscale futurism with a seething atmosphere throughout. Picking up the pace next is the rolling, bass-driven stepper "Hang Up" which will captivate you with its intricate rhythm programming, and ending with the chilling and dystopic ambient journey of "Drums Eyes".
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BP 058
12 Mar 21
Techno
12 Mar 21
Techno
Played by: A.Paul, Paul Mac, Owain Kimber (Owain K), Detroit Grand Pubahs, Semtek, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Experimental, Future Beat Alliance, Gary Beck, Systemic, Tocadisco, Posthuman, Benny Grauer, Stefano Infusino
Review: James Ruskin and Mark Broom are known as doyens of UK techno, but a closer look at their catalogues suggests that there is a less well-documented side to their work. Ruskin's last album for Tresor skirted around the edges of IDM and abstract electronics, while Broom was responsible for the excellent downbeat project, Midnight Funk Association. Light Box however is the first time that they have given full vent to their love of techno's abstract side. Drawing heavily on the intelligent techno sound of Warp's 90s catalogue, on "Pinhead" the heavy, recoiling bass and foreboding synths are reminiscent of LFO or Nightmares on Wax in bleep techno mode. "Antirac" recalls a more austere sound from this period, its icy synth lines and distended, fractured rhythms coming across like an update of Amber-era Autechre. That's not to suggest that Broom and Ruskin are engaged in revisiting old glories. "Bronik" is a wild combination of glitchy percussion and oppressive jungle sub-bass, while "Mas" integrates swirling synths with house beats and thundering claps for the only straight dance floor track on Box. Meanwhile, "Guv 3" and "The Quick & The Dead" re-imagine the sensuous electronic melodies of vintage Plaid and Black Dog in a contemporary setting, against a backdrop of splurging basslines and stepping rhythms, and "Morning Blues" provides the album highlight, its rumbling, Shed-like break beats wrapped around a melody line that recalls a more wide-eyed time.
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BPL P03
19 Nov 11
Experimental/Electronic
19 Nov 11
Experimental/Electronic
Played by: Paul Mac, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Thatboytim, Juno Recommends Techno, Posthuman, Advanced Human
Review: This release proves again that it's the producers operating at the fringes who often make the most rewarding techno. Lakker are Dublin duo Dara Smith and Ian McDonnell, who for years ploughed a furrow that was inspired by Warp and Rephlex and which resulted in releases that embraced noise, high speed break beats and electronica. So when Lakker decided to focus primarily on techno, they brought with them their previous musical experiences. Unsurprisingly, their debut vinyl for Berlin label Killekill won support from Surgeon and Aphex or that James Ruskin signed their second release to Blueprint. Lakker's past is audible on "Evening Lemon" as detuned, manic piano playing and the sound of kids in a playground bubbles to the surface of a glitchy offbeat backing track - only to give way to a beautiful, dreamy synth. What's more interesting is their application of their left of centre thinking to traditional techno structures. "ED" is powered by crunchy, off beats and shards of glitchy percussion but it's the ghostly, filtered synth that lead it from the outer limits to the realms of the dance floor. Likewise "BKRO" starts with echoing, dubbed out drums and kicks low in the mix, as Lakker let the ghostly textures and melodic undercurrents occupy centre stage. Indeed, if there is a recurrent theme on Arc, it's the use of texture and sound design as a means of seduction and nowhere is the recurrent theme on Arc and nowhere is this more evident than on the title track. There, a dense, lumbering nouveau techno backing provides the backdrop for eerie Aphex-style synths that linger in the background, gradually get closer and then eventually dominate the arrangement as the beats lose their intensity and the electronic melodies prevail, arcing upwards the sublime.
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BP 034
18 Apr 12
Techno
18 Apr 12
Techno
Played by: Paul Mac
Review: In 2010 James Ruskin and Mark Broom turned more heads than usual with the release of their No Time To Soon and Erotic Misery EPs, both of which found a release on Blueprint. Following this the pair formed a new project called The Fear Ratio, and they've just released a new album on Skam. But if you're after another taste of the booming warehouse techno that took hold around the turn of the decade, this two-track single will give you a reenergised version of "No Time Too Soon" (with extra 2015 industrial scrapings) and, for all we know, a reduced version of all time classic "Erotic Misery".
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BPLTD 006
29 Jun 15
Techno
29 Jun 15
Techno
Played by: Paul Mac, A.Paul, John Karagiannis & PayLipServic, Honey Dijon, Mudrost, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Zenner, Audiolabor / S-Tek, Estroe, Sinisa Tamamovic, Joachim Spieth, ADVANCED HUMAN (aka. DJ HI-SHOCK), Ground Loop, Space Djz, Odessa Soundfreaks, Juno Recommends Techno, KOZIN, Andrez Bergen (Little Nobody), Jay Wong, Groove Magazine, KAi ACiD, Robert Hood, Ambivalent, JoeFarr
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BP 029
15 Mar 10
Techno
15 Mar 10
Techno
Review: Utterly brain-assaulting techno onslaughtery from the collaborative duo that is Alexander Johansson and Mattias Fridell (Lomsk), debuting this new EP for Blueprint. As ever nailing their conscious decision to make 'playful and mischevious' techno, this one finds sadistic pride in pummelling our ears with womp and repetition, for its own sake. The double-clapping 'Klot' in particular reigns supreme over this EP for its Birmingham-style chord stabs, while the overall pleasing mix of 'Koner' rounds things off on a cuspy, raspy, wally note.
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BP 067
27 Jan 23
Techno
27 Jan 23
Techno
Review: Last year Rumah debuted on the Church label with the Stutter/Murmer EP, a record which seems to have grabbed the attention of Blueprint boss James Ruskin. This SC1 EP, a collaboration between Rumah and Progression, provides the label's BPLTD series with its first release that's not by Ruskin, and it's a minimal and dark affair. Respectively "SC1" and "SC2" are linear and progressive, dubby and downbeat - similar to a Truncate production - while "SC3" harks back to the days of early MDR releases. The final track, "SC1 (Creech)", then offers a broken beat alternative to the straight up techno before it.
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BPLTD 005
06 Oct 14
Techno
06 Oct 14
Techno
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
27 Oct 17
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Few if any contemporary producers do heads-down techno better than Truncate, as his latest EP for Blueprint demonstrates. What really sets the LA producer apart is his ability to tease out new sounds and nuances while still maintaining maximum impact. For example, "The Bell" is a rolling, rhythm-heavy affair that resounds to ticking percussion and pounding drums, but also drops into atmospheric reveries. Similarly, on "Initials", Truncate visits Miill-style minimalism, but adds his own touch with some deft, detuned sounds, while "Timbre" sees him deliver a rolling percussive affair that builds and drops subtly thanks to some wild tonal progressions
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BP 055
04 Oct 19
Techno
04 Oct 19
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: This is the final instalment of Rommek's Set In Stone project and sees Blueprint call on some of techno's best known artists to provide remixes. First up is Makaton's take on "Obsidian", with the UK producer dropping razor-sharp metallic riffs over a dense stepping rhythm. Oliver Ho's Broken English Club project is next up with a radically different rework, turning "Komatiite" into a slowed down, atmospheric dirge. Label owner James Ruskin steers the release back to the dance floor with his hypnotic, orchestral take on "Grintstone", while he pairs up with Karl 'Regis' O'Connor for a menacing mid-paced stepping take on "Flint".
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BP 0522
26 Oct 18
Techno
26 Oct 18
Techno
Played by: Umek
Review: This is the first new O/V/R material in five years, but in the interim it sounds like not much has changed. Both Karl 'Regis' O'Connor and Blueprint owner James Ruskin continue to bring their distinctive techno sound to the collaboration. On the title track, this is articulated through O'Connor's grimy drums and dense sense of arranging, while Ruskin's fingerprints are all over "Everyday Impulse". Clearer and more defined than the title track, it mines Detroit minimalism to deliver a sharp, looped affair. "Excerpt In Dreams" sees both sensibilities come together as an acid-infested groove rides O'Connor's unmistakable dense drums.
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BP 046
10 Oct 16
Techno
10 Oct 16
Techno
Review: Deployment is the debut release from mystery act R.A.S.P and it starts in explosive mode. "Deployed" revolves around a hammering rhythm, surging bass and rolling snares, while a strangled shriek that plays on repeat lends it a truly individualistic feeling. "Fortified" is a more controlled, but also features hollowed out drums and acrid 303s, while R.A.S.P takes it down a notch on "Insert Point". Deeper and more mysterious sounding than the first two tracks, it has the kind of atmospheric nuances that prevail on James Ruskin and Lakker's recent work for Blueprint. Closing the release is "Strong Hold", where R.A.S.P show that they are adept at working 303 elements into a Baby Ford-style minimal groove.
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BPLTD 09
10 Mar 17
Techno
10 Mar 17
Techno
Review: Hot on the heels of a fine new version of Truncate's 2014 single "7_1" comes this fresh EP of dancefloor dynamite from David Flores's best-known project. Appearing on James Ruskin's long-running Blueprint label for the very first time, Flores kicks things off with the no-nonsense techno roller that is "Terminal 5", a dark, brooding foray into pitch-black techno territory typical of the British label's output. "Process" is similarly minded but slightly more positive in outlook, with mildly foreboding electronics and a repeated vocal sample riding a rubbery techno groove. "Tribal Tool", an exercise in drum machine percussion and dense African drums, completes a rock solid package.
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BP 049
12 May 17
Techno
12 May 17
Techno
Review: Rommek previously released on Sonntag Morgen and Weekend Circuit, and doesn't disappoint on this, his first release on James Ruskin's label. Combining atmospheric textures with robust broken beats and tough kicks throughout, on "Forbidden Planet", Rommek ventures into the kind of territory that the Blueprint boss himself normally inhabits. There, eerie bleeps unfold over mesmerising percussion and cavernous off beats. "Arcane" is even more utilitarian and sees the upcoming producer lay down a full on, hammering industrial workout, albeit with some atmospheric textures playing away in the background. "Archetype" is just as intense, but for different reasons; a muscular, predatory bass weaves and insinuates itself over a stepping rhythm and bleak soundscapes. Rounding off this impressive EP is the eerie, broken down "Doldrums".
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BP 050
26 May 17
Techno
26 May 17
Techno
