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Review: Dial drops the third and final remixes of tracks from Ben Kaczor's Petrovo Uho album. This volume offers a diverse spectrum of sounds without moving from Dial's core aesthetic. The Vida Voyage version of "Ludilo" is a gentle ambient piece, with the third Sebastian Mullaert take on "Katamaran" following a similar direction. Mullaert's other takes on the same track are in a different vein. The first remix is a breezy house track, followed by a hypnotic, deep techno version. Shifting gears again, Christine Benz's take on "Oluja" is a tripped out minimal affair, while the Markus Suckut interpretation of "Ludilo" is a robust, rolling affair, powered by steely drums.
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DIAL 88
01 Dec 23
Minimal/Tech House
01 Dec 23
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Following the release of Ben Kaczor's impressive long player for Dial comes a solid remix package that brings together artists like giegling-associate Molly, Jacques Bon and Idealist to legend of the scene Carsten Jost and more. Dark, broken and ambient however is Honoree Trust's rework of "Oluja" that pitches up well next to the classical and piano driven, melodic house cut that is Soela's emotional remix to "Bura". Keeping in the shadows are the pensive tones of Jacques Bon & Drux's remix to "Tramuntana" - alongside the rock steady break beats and euphoria of Cartsen Jost's "Katamaran" remake. Emotional still is Soela's remix to "Bura", while Molly's drums do well to stand out in her floating mix of "Odsjaj". With some slo-mo beats and subtle bleeps coming up from the Idealist too via "Upson" - Petrovo Uho lives!
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DIAL 86
11 Aug 23
Minimal/Tech House
11 Aug 23
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Ben Kaczor follows the Sun Chapter One release with an expansive debut for Dial. Picking on the where the KCZ boss left off on Sun, there's the pulsating dub techno of "Svjetionik" and "Uspon"
while on "Tramuntana" and "Odsjaj", Kaczor infuses driving rhythm tracks with the type of mesmerising melodies and hypnotic sound scapes you'd expect to hear on the revered German label. Kaczor also shows a tougher side to his productions, and "Bura" resounds to steely drums and "Katamaran" displays a leaner side to his dance floor tracks. In the main though, Petrovo Uho provides a platform for Kaczor's journeys into techno's more esoteric side, as the blissed out "Spilja" so effortlessly demonstrates.
while on "Tramuntana" and "Odsjaj", Kaczor infuses driving rhythm tracks with the type of mesmerising melodies and hypnotic sound scapes you'd expect to hear on the revered German label. Kaczor also shows a tougher side to his productions, and "Bura" resounds to steely drums and "Katamaran" displays a leaner side to his dance floor tracks. In the main though, Petrovo Uho provides a platform for Kaczor's journeys into techno's more esoteric side, as the blissed out "Spilja" so effortlessly demonstrates.
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DIALLP 47
18 Nov 22
Techno
18 Nov 22
Techno
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DIAL 84
07 Oct 22
Deep House
07 Oct 22
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Following remixes by XDB and Reedale Rise on the first instalment, this second volume sees more high-quality reworks of Carsten Jost's material. Dial label mate Lawrence drops a blurry, frazzled deep house take on "V", where robust drums and a churning bass prevail. The Kaap version of "II" inhabits a similar place, with dreamy synths flowing over crisp drums and hi hats, while the Quimbie remix of "VI" is more playful, powered by a lean, funk-inspired bass and featuring hypnotic vocal samples. But the most dance floor-focused reshape comes from Moy Santana, whose interpretation of "IX" is a heady, driving techno track, led by dreamy synths and rattling drums.
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DIAL 83
09 Sep 22
Techno
09 Sep 22
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: La Collectionneuse is David Lieske aka Carsten Jost's third artist album on his Dial imprint, and it sees him continue to map out an understated but distinctive vision. All ten tracks are numbered and named after the release, with "La Collectionneuse 1" and "4" both led by stripped back grooves, and "2" and "3" venturing into deeper, US style house thanks to their shuffling drums and reflective textures. Jost's long-documented affinity with techno's more esoteric side is also audible here - "7" is a slow-building affair punctuated by subtle claps and shimmering melodies - while showing his flexible production skills, on "9", the German producer brings atmospheric sounds to bear on a warbling electro rhythm.
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DIALLP 46
20 May 22
Techno
20 May 22
Techno
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Just as the sounds of minimal faded out of fashion in the late noughties, Hamburg's Dial Records started gaining attention with its signature style of understated house and contemplative techno - a breath of fresh air at the time. Perhaps unbeknownst to many then, the imprint was actually founded at the turn of the millennium, so 2020 marks two decades in the business - and certainly cause for celebration. To mark the occasion, the now Berlin-based label has released a series of various artist EPs commemorating the milestone, and this is the fourth one to bring in the year that was. The label's distinct aesthetic as mentioned before is still present: from Jordan GCZ's "Tongue Twister" providing a rather sensual take on mood music, as well as label chief Lawrence bringing his idiosyncratic take on deep house as per usual on the lush "Pinches". Elsewhere, Katie Drover delivers the hypnotic tones of "Precarious", Valencian mainstay Estrato Aurora teams up with Siarem on the evocative electro of "Acacio" and veteran German producer Joern Elling Wuttke dons the new alias Bachelor Kisses, to give us the mellow shoegaze/road trip vibe of "Brighter Than The Sun".
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DIAL 81
11 Dec 20
Minimal/Tech House
11 Dec 20
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: As part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of Hamburg's Dial Records, they present the second album release of this year by Goettingen's XDB. Kosta Athanassiadis has been extensively involved in the constantly changing world of dance music, and a much valued companion to Lawrence and Carsten Jost's label for some time. A revered DJ who can be regularly seen at such institutions as Panorama Bar or Freerotation, and an esteemed producer having released for the likes of Sistrum, Dolly, Echocord and of course his own Metrolux Music. From soulful and sublime explorations of deep house as heard on "Moveya" or "Transitions", to the arcane techno stylings of "Endo" and "Dial Funk" or Motor City inspired electronics as best exemplified on "Desert Night" - 'Inspiron' is testament to three decades of musical dedication.
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DIALLP 44
23 Oct 20
Minimal/Tech House
23 Oct 20
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: The third and final part in Dial's compilation series brings together some well-known names and emerging producers. Tracey opens up the release with the dreamy, downtempo "Chapter 1", while on "Cuba", Lerosa delivers a fine, stripped back percussive track, underpinned by a throbbing bass. Anton Kubikov's "Night Road Blue" delivers the kind of mysterious, expansive techno that the label is best known for - with the added bonus of a rubbery double bass - and in contrast, Siamak Amidi brings the compilation down a weirder route with the woozy soundscapes and ticking percussion of "Kandoo", while DJ Jus-Ed impresses as always with the lithe claps and murky bass of "Synth Sex".
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DIAL 80
11 Sep 20
Techno
11 Sep 20
Techno
Review: Deep house from the cerebral and heavily electronic/minimal side is the order of the day on this EP from Germany's Dial stable, which features six tracks from as many artists. Soela's '10km' is probably the most dancefloor-friendly cut on offer, Christopher Ledger's 'Omni DX' nods towards Detroit with its bleepy microsounds, Whodat's 'Obscure' is a midtempo, ambient-leaning affair, Jacques Bon & Dux's 'Fading Sail' is a twitchy minimal cut, Yone-Ko's 'A Downpour Of Blessings' is another blissed-out, post-club joint with overtones of Harold Budd and finally Carsten Jost's 'Sphairistike' has a mellifluous deep prog vibe.
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DIAL 79
10 Jul 20
Deep House
10 Jul 20
Deep House
Various
Review: To mark the passing of two decades since the launch of their lauded Dial label, Lawrence and Casrten Jorst have decided to offer-up a trio of celebratory mini-albums, each featuring fresh cuts from the label's family of artists. There's naturally plenty to set the pulse racing on this first volume in the series, with all six tracks offering ultra-deep vibes, gently melodious motifs, intergalactic electronics and - Laroche's superb, ambient-inclined "Caress" excepted -hypnotic, locked-in grooves. Our picks include the immersive, enveloping bliss of Molly's "Conspiracy", the chunky dub-house influenced deep space throb of "Ruby Nights" by XDB, the appropriately titled early morning colour of Mary Yalex's "Cosmic Garden" and the acid-fired analogue deep house warmth of Joey Anderson's "A Moon Fell On Me".
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DIAL 78
22 May 20
Deep House
22 May 20
Deep House
Review: Soela is the artist name for Elina Shorokhova, whose work has previously featured on labels like Kompakt, Lost Palms and Detroit Underground. It's fitting that she has chosen Dial for her debut album. Like much of the output on the well-known Hamburg label, Genuine Silk is subtle, intricate and seductive. From the gentle piano lines of "Prologue" through the mournful, downbeat tones of "Inconsistency" and "Hold On" as well as the broken beats of "Lullaby", this is far more than a typical house long player. Of course, Soela is also adept at crafting slinky dance floor grooves as the irresistible "Shadows On The Wall" so effortlessly demonstrates.
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DIALLP 43
17 Apr 20
Techno
17 Apr 20
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: It's still hard to really believe this album by Lawrence, aka Sten, was released 15 years ago, a time when the Dial label was defining the minimal melodies and deeper house sounds coming out of Germany. Making it to digital for the first time after CD and vinyl releases, Leaving The Frantic was the first of two Sten albums that focused on more stripped back, dubby and minimalistic sounds designed for when the fading hours of a club night has decided to move outside for misty-eyed dancers to lose themselves in the smoke machine fog and tupperware skies of an overcast winter.
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DIALCD 06
07 Feb 20
Minimal/Tech House
07 Feb 20
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Tracey aka Tom Ruijg has invited some of Europe's finest house and techno producers to rework tracks from his recent Biostar album. First up is Steve Rachmad, who delivers a lean, insistent techno take on "SLPNGVLCN" and then moonlights under his Sterac Electronics guise for a deep electro version of "CCLRT" . Darling offers up a very different proposition, turning "DRMRBT" into a drum-heavy house track. Moving the same track into a more esoteric direction is Jordan GZR from Juju & Jordash with a reverberated, dubbed out interpretation, before label owner Lawrence drops a stripped back, dubbed out remix of "TRR".
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DIAL 77
15 Nov 19
Techno
15 Nov 19
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Last year, Peter Kersten aka Lawrence released his first material on Dial in five years in the form of his Illusion long player. Combing field recordings with Lawrence's trademark frazzled deep house sound, it was a real homecoming. Now the label has commissioned remixes of key tracks from the album. Shinedoe delivers a droning, pulsating take on "Crystal" that drags the listener down a dark tunnel, while the Tracey take on "Dark Swirl" is a woozy break beat affair. In contrast, the Trux version of "Montreux" sketches out a dense, downtempo soundtrack, while long-time Lawrence affiliate Carsten Jost drops a bleary, deep house version of "Transitions".
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DIAL 76
21 Jun 19
Techno
21 Jun 19
Techno
Review: The Amsterdam-based artist Tracey AKA Tom Ruijg has released on Aus Music, Intergraded and Voyage Direct. His next one comes courtesy of Hamburg's Dial Records and is his debut full length. The music throughout Biostar focuses on raw machine textures and memorable melodies, yet retains the unmistakeable aesthetic of Lawrence and Carsten Jost's imprint: seductive, emotive and utterly majestic throughout. Features dusty electro derivatives as explored on previous EPs on tracks like "TRR" or "WNTDMND", moments of otherworldly ambient on "SLPNGVLCN" through to deep modular techno exploits as experienced on "CLLMMM".
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DIALLPCD 42
10 May 19
Techno
10 May 19
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Surprisingly, some five years have passed since Peter Kersten AKA Lawrence last appeared on Dial, a label he co-founded with Carsten Jost. His return to the imprint is, naturally, an impressive one, with "Illusion" - his eighth studio album - offering up nine absorbing, ultra-atmospheric deep house cuts wrapped in homemade field recordings and ear-catching acoustic instrumentation. There are naturally dancefloor moments dotted throughout the album - see the glistening, intergalactic shuffle of "Treasure Box", the "recorded in an underwater cave" tech-house hypnotism of "Illusion" and deep Motor City flex of "Dark Swirl" - but it's often the more circumspect, sofa-friendly outings that linger longest in the memory. Check, for example, the impeccable deep electro shuffle of "Transitions", the horizontal pulse of "Flaunting High" and the sinewy ambient/IDM fusion of "Crystal".
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DIALLPCD 41
05 Oct 18
Deep House
05 Oct 18
Deep House
Played by: Seth Merlo, Borgie, Juno Recommends Experimental, Resident Advisor, Juno Recommends Ambient/Drone, Tube and Berger
Review: Frankfurt favourite Roman Flugel returns to Hamburg institution Dial, presenting his third album to date for the label. According to a press release, the All The Right Noises LP explores further the themes of hotel rooms while on tour: "a place where no beats are banging and euphoric party energy is absent. A place where only heartbeats call the tune." Take for instance woozy and sombre drifters such as "The Mighty Suns" or "Nameless Lake" (which are full of dusty and vintage machine flair) or tough and disjointed house jams like "Warm & Dewy". Or our favorite "Dead Idols" which borders on near techno moments. Rest assured that there are more uplifting and bouncy tracks on offer, such as the deep disco flavour of "Dust" or the emotive bittersweet title track, where its soaring drones will wash over you.
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DIALCD 38
28 Oct 16
Ambient/Drone
28 Oct 16
Ambient/Drone
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DIAL 73
25 Oct 16
Deep House
25 Oct 16
Deep House
Review: Christian Naujoks fits right in with the whole Dial aesthetic. The visual artist, composer, singer and DJ is obviously a multi-talented force who has no boundaries in terms of artistic engagement, and this new album on the imprint is perfect testament to his style. It is ambient music, yes, but all of the tunes on Wave follow a very similar path, and from the opening cascading guitar riffs of "Little Dume", through to the endlessly spacey "Wave", and the improvisational strings of "Pacific Street", Naujoks paints a very detailed and precise portrait, one that is effortlessly enjoyable and deeply pensive. Beautiful.
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DIALCD 36
27 May 16
Ambient/Drone
27 May 16
Ambient/Drone
Played by: Sanderson Dear
Review: Fences is the long awaited new album from Dial poster boy John Roberts, arriving three years after the Ohio born producer's hugely accomplished and widely lauded debut LP, Glass Eights. In the period between albums Roberts has busied himself with a smattering of remixes and the odd 12", though his primary concern outside of touring has been co-editing The Travel Almanac, a high end magazine exploring "travelling and temporary habitation for an increasingly sophisticated and mobilized generation of travellers". Not your typical techno producer then. The ten tracks that form Fences were conceived and recorded during Roberts' worldwide travels, and later sequenced and mixed in NYC and offer a further refinement on the combination of sound design, sample research and contemporary club music that characterised last year's Paper Frames 12".
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DIALCD 28
27 May 13
Minimal/Tech House
27 May 13
Minimal/Tech House
Review: The pairing of Efdemin and RNDM has already borne some fruitful results for a scattered selection of EPs, and now the pair return with more of their austere minimal techno. The most surprising entry is opening track "Dirty Float" which staggers to life in a tangle of warm synth gurgles and micro-crackles with not a kick in sight. "Painting The Tape" is more conventional fare, plumbing the depths of looped hypnotism full of hushed synths and whispering beats, but "Sunrise Industry" lifts out of the murk with a greater presence and an engaging chime pitched perfectly for those early morning moments. Excellent release.
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DIAL 059
18 Jul 11
Minimal/Tech House
18 Jul 11
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Estroe, Shadow Dancer, Dirt Crew, Max Riolo, Vadim Griboedov, Dj Assassin (Recode Recordings)
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DIAL 054
29 Nov 10
Minimal/Tech House
29 Nov 10
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Simone Barbieri Viale, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Minimal Tech, Axer Rouf, Thomas Von Party (Turbo Records), Sascha Funke, Gareth Bilaney, Van Bonn, Bilanez Music
Review: Dial Records are really on a roll these days. After recently releasing a beautiful album by Pawel and their remarkable 10 year anniversary compilation, they come back at us with the long awaited second album from Efdemin, Chicago. Berlin-based Efdemin (aka Phillip Sollmann) has been associated with the Hamburg-founded label since its inception a decade ago. His self-titled debut in 2007 was a stunning affair that resonated deeply with both the house and techno communities. After three years and several singles in between, Efdemin has finally graced us once again with nine new soul-striking tracks that combine the beauty and deepness we have come to associate with his productions. "Cowbell" starts things off with a vocal snippet, warbled organs and slow drum rolls as a prelude to "Shoeshine" which kicks things into higher gear with its tough drums and precise high-hats. All tracks seamlessly flow into each other, a concept many artists tend to overlook when making a full length album. This overall sense of flow makes it pleasure to listen to uninterrupted. Instead of finely balancing the line between house and techno, Chicago has more of a jazz-induced feeling to it- which is not to say that it's light or too refined, but rather more intriguing and textured than your standard fare of straight up deep house or deep techno. Oh, and there's even a Homer Simpson sample hidden in there.
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DIALCD 21
07 Jun 10
Minimal/Tech House
07 Jun 10
Minimal/Tech House
Various
Review: Hamburg based label Dial Records shot to fame in the second half of the 00s with their high brow approach to deep, minimal house and techno. Founded in 2000, they now celebrate their tenth birthday with a new compilation featuring all their usual suspects, aptly titled 2010.
Set up at the turn of the millennium by Carsten Jost and Peter M, better known as Lawrence, Dial remained largely unnoticed at first. It was only the last five or so years that the imprint famed for its sophisticated and emotionally evocative style of deep and minimal house came to the wider attention. Releases such as Efdemin's "Bergwein" EP and Pantha Du Prince This Bliss have garnered them the most attention leading up to today's celebratory compilation. But rather than just collecting the finest moments from those ten years, such is Dial's ethos, that they celebrate with entirely new material, including previously unreleased tracks from the likes of Rndm, Pigon and John Roberts.
Opening the compilation in typically refined style, Phantom Ghost embark on a fittingly theatrical ode to the pleasures of the highlife with the twilight keys of "My Secret Europe." Cultivated 4/4s then take over, starting with John Roberts who brings a classical element into the mix on "Lines." Efdemin explores sensuously deep tribalism on "Time," whereas Kassian Troyer uses layers of sub bass on "Tourist" to get into the groove. Isolee makes a rare appearance with some trippier house moments on "Black Lodge" before Pigon take it unfeasibly deep on "Koto." One of the label's starlets, Pantha Du Prince adds one of the highlights of the release with the enveloping masterpiece of "Fountain Drive."
Dial celebrate their tenth year, and twentieth release, the only way they know how - with a selection of tracks that look unreservedly forward, proving their need to do more than simply sit back on their previous successes. I'm just looking forward to their 2020 compilation.
Set up at the turn of the millennium by Carsten Jost and Peter M, better known as Lawrence, Dial remained largely unnoticed at first. It was only the last five or so years that the imprint famed for its sophisticated and emotionally evocative style of deep and minimal house came to the wider attention. Releases such as Efdemin's "Bergwein" EP and Pantha Du Prince This Bliss have garnered them the most attention leading up to today's celebratory compilation. But rather than just collecting the finest moments from those ten years, such is Dial's ethos, that they celebrate with entirely new material, including previously unreleased tracks from the likes of Rndm, Pigon and John Roberts.
Opening the compilation in typically refined style, Phantom Ghost embark on a fittingly theatrical ode to the pleasures of the highlife with the twilight keys of "My Secret Europe." Cultivated 4/4s then take over, starting with John Roberts who brings a classical element into the mix on "Lines." Efdemin explores sensuously deep tribalism on "Time," whereas Kassian Troyer uses layers of sub bass on "Tourist" to get into the groove. Isolee makes a rare appearance with some trippier house moments on "Black Lodge" before Pigon take it unfeasibly deep on "Koto." One of the label's starlets, Pantha Du Prince adds one of the highlights of the release with the enveloping masterpiece of "Fountain Drive."
Dial celebrate their tenth year, and twentieth release, the only way they know how - with a selection of tracks that look unreservedly forward, proving their need to do more than simply sit back on their previous successes. I'm just looking forward to their 2020 compilation.
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DIALCD 20
01 Apr 10
Deep House
01 Apr 10
Deep House
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DIAL 48
21 Dec 09
Minimal/Tech House
21 Dec 09
Minimal/Tech House
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DIAL 041
07 Aug 08
Minimal/Tech House
07 Aug 08
Minimal/Tech House
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DIAL 036
09 Jul 07
Minimal/Tech House
09 Jul 07
Minimal/Tech House
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DIAL 028
09 May 06
Minimal/Tech House
09 May 06
Minimal/Tech House
