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UK-based electro and techno label Cultivated Electronics has been unleashing its signature monochrome madness onto dancefloors since 2007. With label boss Phillip Bolland aka Sync 24 at the helm, Cultivated Electronics focusses on pounding out ‘high-quality, electro-influenced dance music with a dark and twisted edge’. As well as banging out releases from Sync 24 himself, the label has seen vibey cuts from the likes of Silicon Scally, The Advent, Animistic Beliefs, Signal Type, Maelstrom and more. Sub-labels include CE DIGI and Cultivated Electronics LTD.
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Elektronically Minded EP
Basic Channelling (The Exaltics remix) - (5:45) 141 BPM Hot
Syncopated (Torai remix) - (5:03) 143 BPM
Review: Cultivated Electronics launches into 2024 with a dynamic electro collaboration from The Advent and Zein Ferreira, marking the first of two anticipated releases from the duo on the label this year. A straight up homage to straight electro, "Basic Channelling" holds it down firm with gnarly synth sequencing and breaking drums next to receiving a 4/4 and melancholic remix from Robert Witchoski, aka The Exaltics. "Journey To The Deep" keeps it spacey and computer-based with those snapping snares, while "Syncopated" appearing in remix form gets its remake from Torai - demonstrating the producer's innate talent for high-end electro production.
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CE 046
12 Feb 24
Electro
Mr Machine Part 2
Cryptotronix - (6:01) 140 BPM
Microstructures - (5:03) 140 BPM
Digicell - (5:28) 140 BPM
Impetus - (5:59) 140 BPM
Wave Dynamics - (5:48) 140 BPM
System Of Voids - (6:15) 140 BPM
Connectomes - (6:04) 140 BPM
Review: Mr Machine Part 2 by Silicon Scally is a brilliant follow-up to the electro masterpiece's first volume from last year. The album features 12 tracks of complex and diverse soundscapes that showcase Carl Finlow's skill and creativity. The album takes the listener on a journey through a futuristic world of machines and technology, with a blend of electro, techno and sci-fi influences. Some of the highlights of the album are "Cryptotronix", a powerful and energetic tune that features a distorted vocal sample and a heavy bassline, while "Tachocline" is a deep and hypnotic tune showcasing the veteran's more experimental side, and "Manifest Image" provides a cinematic and atmospheric soundscape that closes the album with a sense of mystery and wonder.
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CE 045
12 Jun 23
Electro
Attack Of The Blow Up Dolls
Tsikey - (6:00) 141 BPM
Ahemait - (5:06) 145 BPM Hot
Needler - (5:55) 142 BPM
Review: Berlin-based duo CYRK is comprised of Samy Goossens and Pascal Hetzel, and they've proven themselves to be a formidable force in the hinterland where electro and techno collide. Take this latest drop for Cultivated Electronics, which kicks off in earnest with the snarling, pumped up thrust of 'Attack Of The Blow Up Dolls'. 'Tsikey' keeps the mood nightmarish, but in a fun sort of way, with sprightly analogue synth lines cavorting over the slamming drums with glee. The techno element comes to the fore on the tightly wound, arp-charged 'Ahemait', and 'Needler' leans heavy on the funk without losing that stern demeanour that defines the CYRK output.
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CE 043
06 Feb 23
Electro
Sense Combiner EP
Morality_Corruption_Splice_Pointer - (5:02) 140 BPM
Review: Following a series of releases on Astrophonica, Client_03 lands on contemporary electro's mothership, Cultivated Electronics. "Sense Combiner" is an irresistible slice of electro; fuelled by powerful sub-bass and tight kicks, the track also contains ghostly synths and vocoder vocals. On "Morality Corruptions Splice Pointer", this fast-rising electro producer maps out a similar path, but this time the tempo is faster, with skipping drums and an ominous bass supporting atmospheric pads. Client_03 hooks up with label owner Sync 24 to deliver the acid-soaked, slow jam "Counterfactual Interaction History", while "You Have Been Notified" is a stepping affair, with a similarly dark, 303-led sound prevailing.
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CE 044
01 Nov 22
Electro
Murder Is The Number
Stop & Stall - (6:38) 140 BPM Hot
Specialized In Anything - (6:38) 140 BPM
Lowest Perceived Legitimacy - (7:03) 140 BPM
Review: With releases on Delsin, Electrix and Puzzlebox in his catalogue, it's fair to say that Dynarec is one of electro's most respected producers of the past 20 years - so it's fitting that he is making his debut on Cultivated Electronics. Kicking off with the wired, wiry funk of "Stop and Stall", Dynarec keeps Murder dance floor focused throughout. "First in Motion" sees him up the pace, embracing a hyper-speed funk rhythm and outer space melodies, while he slips into a more discordant direction on the swung electro and dissonant tones of "Specialized In Anything". On "Lowest Perceived Legitimacy", the release veers towards the visceral, with buzzing riffs unfolding over steely drums.
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CE 041
02 May 22
Electro
Inside The Microbeat
Oriental Sunset - (6:30) 140 BPM
Inside The Microbeat - (6:18) 140 BPM
The Arrival - (7:06) 140 BPM
Lightwire - (6:55) 142 BPM
Avoid The Ploid - (5:56) 145 BPM
Review: It's been a long time coming but Sync 24's debut album is well worth the wait. Over the course of 11 tracks, the Cultivated Electronics boss serves up some truly vital modern electro. From upbeat tunes like "Inspired Law" to deeper, more esoteric jams like "Oriental Sunset" and proper alien funk tunes - the prime examples being "Drunk on Delays" and the title track - it's an impressive work. That Sync 24 doesn't feel the need to slip in token vocal tracks or other artistic whims to make it sound like an artist album is testament to his 20-year craft. Instead, the robotic, steely drums of "Sluper Smashed" and the lean electro funk of "The Arrival" provide all the necessary artistic expression.
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CE 040
19 Nov 21
Electro
Overseer
Overseer - (4:15) 146 BPM
Plashingers - (5:11) 148 BPM Hot
Vacuum Surfers - (4:02) 142 BPM
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CE 037
25 Jan 21
Electro
Stellarator Hyperway
Sync 24 - "Hyperway" - (6:42) 142 BPM
Sync 24 - "Hyper Loop 1" - (1:01) 142 BPM
Sync 24 - "Hyper Loop 2" - (1:01) 142 BPM
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CE 036
14 Sep 20
Electro
Life Cycles
Music Is Life - (9:12) 147 BPM
Electrical Sounds - (5:10) 144 BPM
Boogie Electro - (5:01) 143 BPM
Stasis V2 - (5:57) 144 BPM Hot
Panda - (5:12) 140 BPM
Review: Cisco Ferreira aka The Advent delivers his first electro album in 17 years - and what better platform than Cultivated Electronics. The artwork for Life Cycles echoes the Advent's timeless Elements of Life debut album from 1995, and the music is also similar on the breaking electro-techno of "Music Is Life" and the hyper-speed breaker, "Electrical Sounds". Elsewhere, Ferreira takes us on a trip through classic Detroit sounds on "This Is Not" and on "Vast", he delivers a more abrasive, grainy take. Shifting focus once again, "L.U." and "Stasis V2" are high-paced ghetto bangers. It's a remarkably fresh and rounded affair from one of the great artists of the electro genre.
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CE 035
11 May 20
Electro
Write Pulse EP
OYM - (5:33) 141 BPM
OYM (Sync 24 & Jensen Interceptor remix) - (5:56) 141 BPM
BIOS - (4:24) 140 BPM
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CE 033
07 Feb 20
Electro
Skoda Banger EP
Skoda Banger - (6:25) 140 BPM
Review: Garnering a name for himself with a stream of releases on labels like Cultivated Electronics and Central Processing Unit, Silicon Scally and his sound this time around is keeping a ghetto spirit alive within electro that's not too short of a wry, subtle humour. With its catchphrase titling, it's fun to imagine the sounds of this Skoda Banger EP come from nights out in a coupe whip, flexing the backstreets of Liverpool on a midnight blitz through city's badlands, clubs and underground. In Sci-Fi style, it's as if the bleepy synth lines in the title track represent a four-wheeled drift down main street, or something of a highway cruise control in "Mind Splitter". Banging EP.
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CE 031
04 Nov 19
Electro
From The Dark Volume 3
Various
Sync 24 X Joonam - "Prada Thunder Cuns" - (5:04) 140 BPM
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CE 028
12 Apr 19
Electro
Molucca Quake EP
Molucca Quake (original mix) - (4:37) 140 BPM
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CE 029
11 Apr 19
Electro
From The Dark Volume 3
Various
Sync 24 X Joonam - "Prada Thunder Cuns" - (5:04) 140 BPM
Review: Following on the two previous instalments, the third volume in the From the Dark series sees Cultivated Electronics map out an uncompromising vision for modern electro. There's the acidic bounce of Morphology's "Sentinal", while the Cuban funk pioneer Alpha 606 lays down a stripped back sound on "Zombie King". While the compilation features respected artists like Carl Finlow - dropping brooding, bass-heavy heat on "Hive Mind" as Silicon Scally - and label owner Sync 24 teaming up with Joonam for the mysterious "Prada Thunder Cuns", this volume also features newcomers like Calderin, whose ferocious, filtered "Sudor" shows that electro's future is in safe hands.
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C 028
25 Feb 19
Electro
ECZO EP
Smoker (Sync 24 remix) - (5:03) 140 BPM
Review: Despite begin one of the leading lights in modern electro and putting put material on CPU and Raar, Eczo is Maelstrom aka Joan-Mael Peneau's debut release for Cultivated Electronics. As befits such an individualistic artist, it's a diverse affair: there's the wiry, high-speed electro funk of "Smoker", while on the title track, Peneau drops the tempo and opts for a more atmospheric arrangement. The approach changes radically again on the Sync 24 remix of "Smoker", with the label owner dropping a high tempo, electro funk version, led by sparse drums and a frenetic, stepping rhythm. Closing out the release is the swampy "Confidential", where Maelstrom uses a dense rhythm and a detuned bass to devastating effect.
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CE 025
05 Nov 18
Electro
Mind Stealers EP
Fluid Dynamics - (6:47) 140 BPM
Played by: Djedjotronic
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CE 023
12 Mar 18
Electro
Split Excursions Vol 1
Sync 24 X Privacy - "General Data Standard" - (5:08) 140 BPM
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CE 021
23 Jun 17
Electro
Ten Year Electronics
Sync 24 & Radioactive Man - "Eliptical" - (5:56) 140 BPM
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CE 020
14 Feb 17
Electro
Sequencer EP
Cosmic Warp - (4:25) 140 BPM
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CE 018
15 Feb 16
Electro
Low Pass Gateway
Bleeding Diodes - (6:02) 141 BPM Hot
Abstract Index - (5:17) 141 BPM
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CE 017
01 Jun 15
Electro
World Electronix Volume 2
Sync 24 - "Where This" - (6:31) 140 BPM
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CE 012
23 Apr 13
Electro
We Attack At Dawn EP
The Deadly Storms Of Uranus - (8:21) 144 BPM Hot
The Deadly Storms Of Uranus (Sync 24 remix) - (6:48) 144 BPM
Played by: Systemic
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CE 010
18 Jun 12
Electro
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