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Review: From the prolific Dutch label comes this high-quality compilation. It starts, somewhat inauspiciously, with the serene ambience of JaBBurg's "Summit", but soon after that plunges into the kind of streamlined techno that Paul Boex's imprint excels at. Deepbass & Ness' "Proximity" is a tough tribal track and Voidloss' "Moment Of Total Emptiness" follows in a similar vein, albeit with some hypnotic tones thrown into the dense rhythms. The Jeroen Search take on Tim Wolff's "Backstage Fridge" is reminiscent of late 90s Sterac mixed with Silent Servant as woozy chords are mixed with functional, loopy rhythms. Paul Boex himself also impresses with "Hate is Love" remixed here by Oscar Mulero, bringing the compilation to an urgent, acid-heavy climax.
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DRC 001
22 Apr 16
Techno
22 Apr 16
Techno
Various
Review: For the fourth instalment of its From The Vault series, Paul Boex' label opts for a less banging than usual approach. Area Forty One's 'Sunday Morning cut' of Abstract Division's "Deformation" sets the tone for the release with its deep groove, while Deepbass & Ness come together to create the rolling groove and atmospheric tones of "Flight 103". Stefan Vincent's contribution, "Aro", is similarly deep, with some tropical samples embedded in its lithe rhythm, while remixers Milton Bradley and Delta Funktionen also use the opportunity to take Abstract Division on a more esoteric path. In the case of the former, it is articulated on the churning, dubby "Shifted Reality", while on the latter's re-work of "Floating Point", a jerky, angular rhythm prevails.
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DRC 004
09 Apr 18
Techno
09 Apr 18
Techno
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: The ninth instalment of Dynamic Reflection's Vault compilation series achieve a fine balance of depth and force. There's the reflective break beats of Joey M's "Listen to Me", Detroit producer Uun's dubbed out "Cyclical Nature" is a deeply atmospheric affair and Luigi Tozzi's "Irini" is populated by chiming melodies. However, that's not to suggest that this volume has abandoned the label's tougher dance floor approach, and Vault contains heavy contributions that counterbalance the more introspective pieces. There's the tearing bass and hypnotic bleeps of Linear Straight's "Epoxy", while Fixeer's "Mito" is a linear affair led by driving percussion and Sleeparchive-like tonal repetition.
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DRC 009
21 Jan 22
Techno
21 Jan 22
Techno
Various
Review: Last year's fourth volume of the From the Vault series was largely an in-house affair, but for the fifth edition, Dynamic Reflection opts for a wider approach, bringing newcomers into the fold. It means that there are deep techno contributions from Cocoon producer Kevin De Vries' "Samarev" sitting beside spaced out dub tracks from Italy's Tozzy. Despite this proliferation of newer artists, Part V also plays host to familiar names. These include Stefan Vincent in reflective mode on "Torch" and label founders Abstract Division, whose "Metropolis" is turned into a solemn but beautiful slice of underground techno by former Sandwell District founder Function.
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DRC 005
15 Jan 19
Techno
15 Jan 19
Techno
Review: Abstract Division is a collaboration between Dynamic Reflection owner Paul Boex and Dave Miller. Known to date for their tough, no-nonsense techno on the label, this debut allows them the platform to cover a wider musical range. "Glide " and "Fade Away", which book-end the release, are chilling ambient sound scapes, "Prime Radiant" sees the pair deliver acid-fried minimal house, while "Encounter" is a deep, filter-heavy groove. There is no shortage of tough club tracks on Spaces - check the brilliant, big-room drones of "Compulsive Disorder" - but this format does allow them to explore compelling alternatives, as the combination of solemn sirens, inspired by F.U.S.E's "Substance Abuse" and nocturnal filters of "Future Existence" so ably demonstrates.
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DREF 028
19 Jan 16
Techno
19 Jan 16
Techno
Dynamic Reflection / Various
Review: Staying true to its mandate of releasing killer underground techno, Dynamic Reflection drops this diverse compilation. The Plant Worker & DIAPO's "Grogrott" and RNGD's "Radiation" are both stripped back, linear grooves, while contributions from Deas and the Linear System's hypnotic tonal "Void Perspective" represent a deeper side to the Dynamic Reflection canon. Pyramidal Decode raises the tempo - and intensity level - on the cavernous "Optical Noise", where doubled-up claps underpin dubby builds. There is a different aesthetic at play on the muddy bass and dense kicks of Gabriel D'Or & Bordoy's "G13", while Korben Nice represents the classic Dynamic Reflection techno sound with the bruising, percussion and coruscating filters of "Orchestra".
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DRC 010
25 Apr 24
Techno
25 Apr 24
Techno
Review: Linear Straight is a veteran Belgian DJ who, as Polished Mood shows, is now bringing his understanding of dance floor dynamics to production. Both "Distant Resonators" and "Bong" are hammering, linear tracks that see wave upon wave of drums underpinning eerie synth lines. On "Don't Wake The Dogs", he mines a path that that sees him navigate his way between Sleeparchive-style tonal bleeps on one side and a Sandwell District-like tunnelling rhythm on the other. The end result is a hypnotic affair. In stark contrast, the title track is a noisy, visceral banger that has echoes of gabber and hard techno, while "Mndtrp" takes a trip to Lost-style minimalism. Clearly, Linear Straight is adept at making a range of techno as the tripped out release closer "Epoxy" shows.
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TN 026
29 Jan 19
Techno
29 Jan 19
Techno
Review: Following last year's Lucid Minds release, Vladw returns to Dynamic Reflection with Struggle. The title track is a swirling, ambient sound scape, while in stark contrast, "Movement Twenty Six Seven" sees him deliver a tough, distorted banger. "Pulsion De Muerte" and "Example For Many Peoples" both follow with a similarly peak-time approach, although the steely percussion and pulsating groove on these tracks make them somewhat less visceral than "Movement...". "More Greater, Stronger And Truer" sees Vladw opt for a less frenetic tempo, but its throbbing bass still ensures it has a strong dance floor focus, before the EP concludes with the dreamy, skittish rhythm of " A Lion That Still Lives."
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TN 033
07 Oct 19
Techno
07 Oct 19
Techno
Played by: Reggy van Oers
Review: "Proximity" provides the prequel for an EP punctuated by dense, dubby sounds and clattering industrial rhythms. More linear than the title track, it nonetheless canters effectively thanks to its droning textures and always filtering groove. The title track is heavier and denser, with a murderous bass at the centre of an arrangement littered with dank acid and dark chords. The remixers do a fine job of heightening the menacing mood. Van Orton's version is built on a juddering broken beat arrangement, made all the more loose and unpredictable by a bubbling bass and hissing hats, Ascion lends a more linear techno sound and Zooloft's Obtane delivers a stepping take that's soaked in acrid 303 tones.
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DGR 008
26 Mar 12
Techno
26 Mar 12
Techno
Review: The last we heard of Australian producer Advanced Human, he was remixing other people's productions - so what does it sound like when his own work gets remixed? Damon Wild's take on "Eternal Loneliness" is tracky, stripped back and stepping, while the Black Hats version of the title track traces a pattern of subsonic bleeps over dubbed out drums. Cassegrain's take on "Grinding" is darker and more corrosive with noisy interference set to a fierce rhythm. However, the most impressive contributions here are the dubbed out original version of "Grinding" and "Eternal Loneliness", a cold, bleepy techno track to rival Sleeparchive's frosty sound.
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DREF 020
27 Jan 14
Techno
27 Jan 14
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: This is the first in a series of remixes from Paul Boex and Dave Miller's recent double pack under the Abstract Division alias - and bodes well for any subsequent remix releases. It starts with the Tensal version of "The Hunt" where a clanging Birmingham-inspired rhythm opens up to reveal a cascading spaced out filter. By contrast the Deepbass & Ness take on "Passenger" is a deep and dark tunneling dub techno groove its hissing ticking percussion and echoing drum patterns providing a soundtrack to accompany the listener to the depths. On Lewis Fautzi's remix of "Encounter" a similar mood prevails while the Stefan Vincent take on "Glide" nestles in soft-focus synths. That said Abstract Division don't spend too much time from the dance floor and the Haeken take on "The Hunt" is a mesmerizing minimal techno affair.
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DREF 031
08 Sep 16
Techno
08 Sep 16
Techno
Review: Abstract Division is the brainchild of Paul Boex and Dave Miller. For this remix series Boex, who also runs Dynamic Reflection, has drafted in some high-profile remixers. Perc is more tempered than usual as he steers "Glide" in a deep, atmospheric direction. The same cannot be said about Matrixxman's 'Biohazard' take on "Future Existence" which features the kind of speaker-levelling frequencies one would expect to hear on a Mike Parker record. Matrixxman clearly has an interest in late 90s techno as he also delivers the rolling drums and steely Plastikman-inspired percussion on his reshape of "Immersion". The package also features a brooding acid-heavy remix of "The Hunt" by SHD & Obscure Shape, while Ben Buitendijk's take on "Future Existence" is in a similar vein to Matrixxman's remix.
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DREF 032
06 Oct 16
Techno
06 Oct 16
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Dutch imprint Dynamic Reflection can always be relied on to deliver high-quality club techno, and Deception is no exception. It starts with the high-paced title track, which resounds to a pounding, dense rhythm, eerie synths and firing metallic percussion. On "Consumed", this emerging producer heads down a deeper route, with clicking percussion and swirling textures underpinned by a robust, filtered groove. "Dissolution" is more stripped back as Vagh plots out a path led by tribal drums and steely percussion, like an updated, turbocharged version of early Oliver Ho work. "Hologram" marks another shift in sound, with Vagh dropping a throbbing, pulsating track that has echoes of Mike Parker at his most hypnotic.
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TN 045
20 Nov 20
Techno
20 Nov 20
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Spanish duo Gabriel D'Or & Bordoy aligned forces in 2007 and are back on Abstract Division's Dynamic Reflection for their second release. The Same Visions EP is a further exploration of the Madrid-based pair's penchant for hypnotic, raw techno with a twist of darkness. Whether it be the strobed-out tunnel vision of opening cut "Polybius", or the cerebral warehouse techno workout of "Dibok '' to the entrancing DJ tool Memoir" or the closing cut "Aura" which nails that Sound of Rome style just perfectly - Gabriel D'Or & Bordoy are ones to watch moving into 2022.
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TN 054
07 Jan 22
Techno
07 Jan 22
Techno
