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Downwards

Established in 1994 by Karl O'Connor and Peter Sutton, Downwards is most closely associated with the Birmingham techno sound, although the label has released a wide range of music; from post punk to industrial and electronica. Greyscale cover art accompanying a minimal, often austere execution of sound created an enigmatic image for the label over the years. Seminal releases such as Surgeon's eponymous EP (1994), Regis' Gymnastics (1996) and Female's Into The Exotic (1997) are integral to the genre's bloodlines still to this day, while contemporaries such as Samuel Kerridge, OAKE, Grebenstein carry on the imprint’s legacy.
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Angel Plague
No Sense / No Reason - (5:17) 134 BPM
My Untied Hands - (5:09) 89 BPM
Day In Day Out - (4:50) 134 BPM
Because The Night - (5:01) 134 BPM
Looking Through The Eyes Of Love - (4:42) 134 BPM Hot
Surrounded By Enemies - (4:56) 133 BPM
Skin Test - (5:02) 134 BPM
Drawing Me In - (5:15) 133 BPM
Review: Originally released on Karl O'Connor's label back in 1999, this reissue shows that Female's second album has lost none of its white-knuckle ferocity. From the rolling beats and acid undercurrent of "No Sense / No Reason" to the dizzyingly complex rhythms of "My Untied Hands", and the rolling groove and hammering beats of "Day In, Day Out", this collection clearly provided inspiration for the loop techno deluge that followed. Tellingly though, dance floor prime techno bangers like the ear-drilling riffs-led "Because The Night" (nothing to do with the Patti Smith song of the same name) still sound vital when played beside modern day gloomy fare.
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DNFELP 01
05 Oct 15
Techno
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