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Exile
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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: The twelfth release on Johannes Heil's Exile imprint sees the veteran producer demonstrate his prowess. Of the two pieces, "Track 1" is the more conventional club workout; centred on slamming drums and a wiry rhythm, its support of crashing cymbals and niggling electronic riffs guarantee that it will become a weapon of choice for discerning techno DJs. More impressive still is the second, untitled piece: the drums are punchy and the rhythm jitters hyperactively, but it's the siren riff that builds and builds throughout the arrangement that ensures it is one of the most distinctive peak-time tracks to appear in 2019.
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EXILE 012
13 Jun 19
Techno
13 Jun 19
Techno
Review: Johannes Heil continues on his mission to bring underground techno to the masses with the eleventh Exile release. "Track 1" is a heads-down affair. Led by firing percussion and throbbing bass pulses, it showcases Heil's ability to deliver lean, linear techno. Meanwhile, he opts for a dif-ferent approach on "Track 2". Featuring the somewhat unusual combi-nation of a robotic vocal and dramatic chord stabs, doubled-up claps provide a fitting backdrop to gel these elements together. Last but not least is "Track 3", where Heil drops a combination of pounding kicks and percussive volleys to create a deep but pounding fusion.
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EXILE 011
30 Apr 19
Techno
30 Apr 19
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Exile is the label that veteran producer Johannes Heil set up with Markus Suckut, and on its eighth installment, there is a distinctly purist feel. "A1" is a firing percussive affair, led by tough, relentless drums and cold bleeps. It sounds like Sleeparchive at his most austere, combined with Millsian funk. "A2" revolves around a hypnotic organ riff that spirals into intensity thanks to a series of doubled up claps. Meanwhile "B1" is a searing, visceral groove, a proper heads-down affair that is supported by tribal beats and insistent hi-hats. "B2" rounds off the release with a storming big room workout, reminiscent of vintage Dave Clarke material.
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EXILE 008
29 Jun 17
Techno
29 Jun 17
Techno
Played by: Laylae
Review: Johannes Heil is of Berlin's (not to mention techno in general's) most underrated heroes. This workhorse has been responsible for some seminal releases in the last twenty years. The obvious ones being his early releases on Kanzleramt through to Anthony Rother's Datapunk and of course Len Faki's Figure; where some of his most powerful output of late has come courtesy of. Since launching his own Exile imprint with Markus Suckut, Heil has further honed his hard hitting yet mesmerising dancefloor journeys. Starting with the brooding hi-octane transporter that is "EXILE 007 A1", he then brings in the power courtesy of the banging and fucntional DJ tool "EXILE 007 B1" which is exactly the kind of stripped back industrial groove Suckut would play at Berghain. Finally "EXILE 007 B2" goes for something deeper and more hypnotic on this clever Millsian style exercise in trance induction. That is until those mad rave sirens come rushing in!
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EXILE 007
27 Apr 17
Techno
27 Apr 17
Techno
Review: Resist, Markus Suckut's latest album, is released on his own Exile label and plays out like a DJ set. Spread across nine 'movements', it starts with the vocal sampling, bell chiming first installment, before Suckut nudges the listener towards the dance floor with the dense rhythms of number two. However, it becomes clear that Suckut does not succumb to predictability and Resist does not follow the typical conventions of a linear DJ set. Both "Third Movement" and "Fifth Movement" are deep, rolling grooves and the fourth installment centres on a tracky house rhythm. Resist never goes for the jugular - Suckut even slips in an ambient track near the end - and it's this unwillingness to go down the obvious, banging route that makes it so alluring.
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EXILELP 02
16 Mar 17
Techno
16 Mar 17
Techno
Review: On the sixth edition of Exile, its co-owner Markus Suckut proves why he is one of Europe's finest contemporary techno producers. Each track is streamlined and functional, but none sound faceless or linear. The untitled A-side revolves around forceful kicks, rasping hi hats and an all-encompassing, trancey hook. Meanwhile, "B1" is powered by glassy shards of percussion and pin-prick techno bleeps. On "B2", he treats the listener to one of his rare trips down an acid wormhole, but of course this being Suckut, subtle but insistent percussive ticks and steady, relentless drums are never too far from the surface.
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EXILE 006
04 Jan 17
Techno
04 Jan 17
Techno
Review: The Black Light is German techno veteran Johannes Heil's first artist album in five years and follows on from a series of untitled collaborative releases with Markus Suckut on the pair's new Exile label. While Light does not reinvent the wheel, it does prove yet again that when it comes to no-nonsense club techno, few producers can match Heil. "Scene Four" is a typical Heil affair, with a filtered chord sequence unravelling over storming beats, while "Scene Five" sees him revisit the early days of German techno with a stomping analogue workout. Despite this no-holds barred approach, the album also contains subtlety on and off the dance floor, audible on the siren blasts and dense claps of "Scene Three" and the serene but slightly menacing ambience of "Scene One".
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EXILELP 01
23 Nov 15
Techno
23 Nov 15
Techno
