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I Call Upon ...
I Call Upon ... - (6:40) 126 BPM Hot
I Call Upon ... (Mike Servito Pump mix) - (6:45) 126 BPM
I Call Upon ... (Wtchcrft's Mclean remix) - (5:34) 73 BPM
I Call Upon ... (instrumental) - (6:26) 126 BPM
I Call Upon ... (acapella) - (5:20) 126 BPM
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BK- 046
03 Mar 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Gamelatron Bidadari
In The Softness - (3:13) 62 BPM
The Ring Is Satu - (7:07) 72 BPM
Twisting Twirling - (5:25) 90 BPM
The Moat - (4:18) 110 BPM
Blessings In Red - (6:03) 100 BPM
Contours - (8:59) 80 BPM
Serra Tone - (3:29) 68 BPM
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BK 043
24 Jun 22
Experimental/Electronic
Transcendental Number
Melting Synthetics - (6:01) 124 BPM
Ascending Bubbles - (6:54) 128 BPM Hot
Ratio Of Decay - (5:19) 129 BPM
Total Synchronization - (5:09) 127 BPM
Alarmed - (5:57) 130 BPM
Parched (Distant mix) - (6:21) 85 BPM
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BK 044
05 Nov 21
Techno
Deep Dish (Explicit)
No Affection - (5:47) 140 BPM Hot
Just Stop It - (4:56) 132 BPM
Too Familiar - (5:18) 135 BPM
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BK 041
03 Apr 20
Techno
Psycho Romance and Other Spooky Ballads
4th Dimension Signal No 1 - (0:39) 150 BPM
The Misfortunes Of Virtues - (4:06) 130 BPM
Cabaret (Demode) - (4:02) 131 BPM Hot
4th Dimension Signal No 2 - (0:35) 134 BPM
Dramatic - (3:48) 120 BPM
Elle Est Nihiliste - (2:43) 150 BPM
4th Dimension Signal No 3 - (0:34) 120 BPM
Angelus Novus Tape 2 - (4:41) 135 BPM
Secrets Of The Crowd - (2:32) 150 BPM
4th Dimension Signal No 4 - (0:24) 128 BPM
Aletheia - (4:18) 142 BPM
Ruins On Ruins - (5:32) 126 BPM
4th Dimension Signal No 5 - (0:28) 147 BPM
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BK- 041
31 Jan 20
Electro
Kioku
Body - (5:51) 133 BPM
DNA - (5:17) 128 BPM
Gravity - (6:10) 128 BPM Hot
Kioku - (6:31) 123 BPM
Kioku (Big Room ambient version) - (6:33) 123 BPM
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BK- 039
21 Jun 19
Techno
Seasick Acid
Leeward Tripping - (6:31) 123 BPM Hot
Coastal Geography - (5:57) 126 BPM
Seasick Acid - (7:28) 134 BPM
Seasick Version - (5:48) 134 BPM
Played by: Addison Groove
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BK- 038
21 Jun 19
Techno
One Man's House Is Another Woman's Techno
One Man's House Is Another Woman's Techno - (7:14) 129 BPM
(You Have To) Work - (5:56) 132 BPM Hot
A Deeper Side Of Jack - (5:28) 132 BPM
Played by: Chrissy, Gina Breeze
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BK 037
19 Apr 19
Techno
Are You Ready
Are You Ready - (6:17) 127 BPM Hot
Are You Ready (Derek Plaslaiko Campus Luv remix) - (6:49) 125 BPM
Are You Ready (Gunnar Haslam Bass And Superstructure) - (5:04) 129 BPM
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BK 036
08 Mar 19
Techno
The Moon Chant
The Moon Chant (feat Gabriella Vergilov) - (9:19) 127 BPM Hot
Cyberia - (6:18) 131 BPM
Curve Pericolose - (6:20) 135 BPM
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BK 035
30 Nov 18
Techno
Law Of Seven
Moving Centre - (5:37) 135 BPM
Law Of Seven - (6:14) 135 BPM
Nysa - (5:55) 135 BPM
Theia - (6:20) 135 BPM
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BK 033
12 Oct 18
Techno
Magic Of 8
Chekechant - (6:06) 120 BPM Hot
Nenechant - (6:11) 120 BPM
Pushed All - (5:36) 121 BPM
This Is NY - (5:53) 121 BPM
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BK- 034
12 Oct 18
Techno
Ab Initio
Nadezhda - (6:27) 130 BPM Hot
Nyctinasty - (5:35) 123 BPM
Ionosfeer - (6:07) 121 BPM
Inquilinism - (3:00) 96 BPM
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BK 032
22 Jun 18
Techno
Osho
Osho - (4:19) 133 BPM
Osho (Derek Plaslaiko's Oogly Boogly remix) - (6:47) 125 BPM Hot
Osho (Jasen Loveland's Twisted Interpretation mix) - (6:26) 129 BPM
Osho (Rrao edit) - (5:02) 130 BPM
Played by: Catz 'N Dogz
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BK 030
18 May 18
Techno
Question And Answer
Outburst - (6:43) 128 BPM Hot
Train Of Thought - (6:33) 124 BPM
Question And Answer - (5:57) 124 BPM
Broken Telephone - (6:53) 95 BPM
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BK 029
20 Apr 18
Techno
Question & Answer
Outburst - (6:43) 128 BPM Hot
Train Of Thought - (6:33) 124 BPM
Question & Answer - (5:57) 124 BPM
Broken Telephone - (6:53) 95 BPM
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152148 6614583
20 Apr 18
Techno
Ante Meridiem
Tuesday AM - (9:04) 126 BPM Hot
Mercurn - (6:45) 127 BPM
Lavender - (6:38) 129 BPM
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BK- 028
16 Mar 18
Techno
Ante Meridiem
Tuesday Am - (9:04) 126 BPM Hot
Mercurn - (6:45) 127 BPM
Lavender - (6:38) 129 BPM
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152061 7078718
16 Mar 18
Techno
15 Years Of The Bunker
Various
David Last - "Physical Value System" - (6:16) 110 BPM
Coward - "Bend Back" - (11:04) 112 BPM
Rrao - "Anita" - (5:50) 128 BPM
Mike Servito & Justin Cudmore - "Juice Boxx" - (7:40) 125 BPM
LDY OSC. - "Oao" - (7:54) 128 BPM
Jasen Loveland - "Paranoid Raver" (4am Curfew mix) - (5:42) 122 BPM
J.F. Burma - "Good Servant Bad Master" - (8:56) 130 BPM
Tin Man - "Melt Acid" - (8:07) 130 BPM
Wata Igarashi - "Adrenochrome" - (5:28) 127 BPM
Mark Verbos - "Meet Me There" - (4:53) 131 BPM
Leisure Muffin - "Isoprene" - (10:13) 127 BPM
LAtt.te - "La Maree" - (8:08) 141 BPM
Ectomorph - "Snake Charmer" - (6:15) 126 BPM
Abby Echiverri - "Dento Ronso" - (7:17) 124 BPM
Clay Wilson - "Arado" - (8:32) 135 BPM
Zemi17 - "Awera" - (7:32) 120 BPM
Derek Plaslaiko - "Praia Da Amelia" - (6:41) 126 BPM
Neel - "Sima" - (7:52) 130 BPM
Forma - "Mmt-H8" - (9:04) 84 BPM
Gunnar Haslam - "Isola" - (10:39) 131 BPM
Function - "Norfolk Street Acid" - (6:06) 127 BPM
Marco Shuttle - "Ewe Tech" - (6:52) 138 BPM
Romans - "Novaria" - (7:36) 130 BPM
Tobias. - "Impossible" - (6:19) 160 BPM
Justin Cudmore - "Real Shock" - (6:50) 130 BPM Hot
Ulysses - "No Many Hashtags You Use You'll Still Die Alone" - (7:08) 129 BPM
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1515008150437_BK-031
16 Feb 18
Techno
15 Years Of The Bunker
Various
David Last - "Physical Value System" - (6:16) 110 BPM
Coward - "Bend Back" - (11:04) 112 BPM
Rrao - "Anita" - (5:50) 128 BPM
Mike Servito & Justin Cudmore - "Juice Boxx" - (7:40) 125 BPM Hot
LDY OSC - "OAO" - (7:54) 128 BPM
Jasen Loveland - "Paranoid Raver" (4AM Curfew mix) - (5:42) 122 BPM
JF Burma - "Good Servant Bad Master" - (8:56) 130 BPM
Tin Man - "Melt Acid" - (8:07) 130 BPM
Wata Igarashi - "Adrenochrome" - (5:28) 127 BPM
Mark Verbos - "Meet Me There" - (4:53) 131 BPM
Leisure Muffin - "Isoprene" - (10:13) 127 BPM
Latt Te - "La Maree" - (8:08) 141 BPM
Ectomorph - "Snake Charmer" - (6:15) 126 BPM
Abby Echiverri - "Dento Ronso" - (7:17) 124 BPM
Clay Wilson - "Arado" - (8:32) 135 BPM
Zemi17 - "Awera" - (7:32) 120 BPM
Derek Plaslaiko - "Praia Da AmAllia" - (6:41) 126 BPM
Neel - "Sima" - (7:52) 130 BPM
Forma - "MMT-H8" - (9:04) 84 BPM
Gunnar Haslam - "Isola" - (10:39) 131 BPM
Function - "Norfolk Street Acid" - (6:06) 127 BPM
Marco Shuttle - "Ewe Tech" - (6:52) 138 BPM
Romans - "Novaria" - (7:36) 130 BPM
Tobias - "Impossible" - (6:19) 160 BPM
Justin Cudmore - "Real Shock" - (6:50) 130 BPM
Ulysses - "No Many Hashtags You Use You'll Still Die Alone" - (7:08) 129 BPM
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BK 031
16 Feb 18
Techno
Animais Soar O Alarme
Animais Soar O Alarme - (6:34) 110 BPM
Animais Soar O Alarme (Patrick Russell remix) - (5:41) 149 BPM Hot
Review: Ninos Du Brasil is the project of Nico Vascellari and Nicolo Fortuni, who released an album, Vida Eterna on Hospital Productions earlier this year. This debut for New York's The Bunker was taken from the same session and shows why the act is so revered. The title track is a mid-paced affair, its swaggering rhythm and dense, broken beats populated by garbled vocal samples and layered white noise. Bunker resident Patrick Russell is tasked with reworking "Animais.." and does a fine job. Deploying a more stripped back groove, he turns the original track's textures into a droning, frazzled segue that really comes to life on a big system.
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BK-027
10 Nov 17
Techno
Nomadic
Sub Saharan Jitter - (9:09) 131 BPM
Taiga - (6:04) 125 BPM Hot
1000 Pines - (6:40) 92 BPM
Review: The Bunker delves deep into psychedelic realms for its twenty-sixth record. The work of Jeremy Berman, a self-confessed vinyl and gear nerd who hooked up, unsurprisingly, with the Bunker crew via I-f's now defunct Cybernetic Broadcasting Systems, Nomadic paints a vivid sonic picture. It starts with the layered, complex rhythms and tones of "Sub-Saharan Jitter", an abstract yet strangely funky jam that is reminiscent of Morphosis at his most accessible. It's followed by "Taiga", where Berman descends into tripped out, bleep techno, a bit like Sandwell District, but with a more raw, analogue aesthetic. Closing the release are the hypnotic drones of "1,000 Vines".
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BK 026
29 Sep 17
Techno
Future Nights
Future Nights - (3:00) 125 BPM
Acidsexmagic - (6:00) 54 BPM Hot
Chemistry - (9:00) 127 BPM
Review: Probably the most straight ahead sounds we've ever heard come from the studio of German electronic music maestro Uwe Schmidt. His latest offering via The Bunker NYC features three dancefloor effective cuts, albeit delivered in his quirky and ever futuristic fashion. "Future Nights" sounds like Schmidt's take on Millsian style minimalism with vocoded loops atop, while the slow burning 303 sleaze of "Acidsexmagic" is a smacky downtempo trip for the chill-out room. Then strap yourself in for the hypnotic and tunnelling trip that is "Chemistry" that will have you surrendering to the void at some point during its epic nine minute duration.
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BK 024
29 Sep 17
Techno
Kalaatsakia
Broadcast - (5:41) 132 BPM Hot
Kalapuyan - (4:08) 99 BPM
Transdisciplinary - (2:58) 160 BPM
Nxbound - (4:12) 120 BPM
Kjolle - (7:35) 135 BPM
Rservoir - (8:18) 159 BPM
Istvaeonic - (7:29) 143 BPM
Kpalaga - (6:45) 97 BPM
Kaltrees - (4:50) 114 BPM
Invariance - (5:00) 110 BPM
Density - (6:12) 157 BPM
Second Version - (9:42) 127 BPM
Review: Kalaatsakia is Haslam's fourth album and sees the US producer flit between underground techno and more experimental sounds. This approach is audible from the get-go with the angular, jacking "Broadcast" followed by the weird, dissected tones and blips of "Kalapuyan" and the atmospheric white noise of "Nxbound". Despite moving between these diverse bases, there is also some middle ground and the aptly named "Transdisciplinary" and the more brooding "Kjolle" are hypnotic electro workouts. In the main though, this is a work of extremes. This is best characterised by the contrast between the melancholic synths and head nodding beats on "Rservoir" and the storming analogue techno of "Istvaeonic".
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BK 025
02 Jun 17
Techno
Scale No Flam
Scale No Flam - (6:01) 134 BPM
Scale No Flam (Servito & Cudmore Bass Shift mix) - (7:44) 125 BPM Hot
Played by: Honey Soundsystem
Review: Haslam is one of the more prolific techno artists, with four albums - three under his own name and one as Romans with Tin Man - to his credit in the past four years. As Scale demonstrates though, a high volume of releases has not had a detrimental impact on the quality of his work. The title track on his latest outing for Bunker shows why he is such a talented artist. Despite easily passing the 130bpm mark, its combination of bleeding acid and whiplash percussion is imbued with an innate sense of funk, in the same manner as early Cristian Vogel or vintage Communique releases. There's also a real treat for Bunker fans with Mike Servito and Justin Cudmore team up to turn "Scale" into a throbbing underground groove.
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BK 023
17 Mar 17
Techno
Forget It
Forget It - (7:09) 124 BPM Hot
Sweet Phantasy - (5:17) 124 BPM
New Jack The House - (6:18) 125 BPM
Moment - (6:20) 125 BPM
Played by: Djs Pareja
Review: The Bunker's label has helped to cultivate a number of new techno acts over the past few years, and the latest artist to step up is Justin Cudmore. The Brooklyn-based DJ and producer first showcased his material on an EP for Honey Sound System last year, and Forget It provides further proof of his promise. The title track is a bleepy, acid-fuelled Chicago house track, while "New Jack The House" follows in a similar vein, albeit with rougher beats. "Moment" sees Cudmore fuse his love of 303s with the pitch-bent minimalism of Dan Bell, while on "Sweet Phantasy" he relives the energy of mid-west raves, as trancey chords flow over heavy drums.
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BK 022
10 Feb 17
Techno
Valere Aude
Cirta - (3:53) 124 BPM
Legia - (6:44) 121 BPM
Via Agrippa - (1:48) 120 BPM
Aquilla - (6:32) 120 BPM
Zarai - (3:47) 135 BPM
Locria - (3:56) 160 BPM
Cyrene - (9:52) 160 BPM
Dura Agameia - (5:51) 131 BPM
Markouna - (7:58) 141 BPM
Sitifis - (5:31) 141 BPM
Sabratha - (8:19) 131 BPM Hot
Oeviodunum - (8:15) 124 BPM
Played by: Borgie
Review: Valere Aude is Romans' debut album and continues to explore Gunnar Haslam and Tin Man's two main interests; the ancient Roman civilisation and the acid sound. That said, Valere Aude is wider in scope than the previous Romans EPs. It veers in sound from the rough analogue techno of "Zarai" and "Dura Agameia" through the fey, toy town melodies of "Via Agrippa" and into "Markouna", which sounds like the pair's tribute to Rob Hood minimalism. Despite these shifts from the Romans script, there are plenty of the hypnotic, 303-led tracks that the act is best-known for, most audible on the machine funk of "Legia" and the epic album closer, "Oeviodunum".
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BK 020
02 Dec 16
Techno
Mood Of The Machines
Mood Of The Machines Pt 1 - (6:23) 128 BPM
Mood Of The Machines Pt II - (6:26) 123 BPM Hot
Mood Of The Machines Pt III - (6:37) 122 BPM
Mood Of The Machines Pt IV - (5:47) 118 BPM
Review: Igarashi is a significant name in his native Japan, but his star is only beginning to ascend in the West. This was thanks initially to a release on Peter Van Hoesen's label and now this record on New York club The Bunker's in-house imprint. Suffice to say that Igarashi is fully deserving of the hype. "Part 1" is led by spiky 808s and a pulsing, lithe rhythm, while on "Part 2" he goes farther down the wormhole. Led by translucent trance stabs, it sees Igarashi mine the same hypnotic techno path as Mike Parker. The third part is more pulsing and less frosty but on the fourth and final "Machine" he vanishes back down the frazzled tonal path he first explored on "Part 2".
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BK 021
23 Sep 16
Techno
Feelings
How Does It Feel To Feel? - (8:50) 120 BPM Hot
Object Of Interest - (6:19) 120 BPM
The Mascara Snake - (5:40) 106 BPM
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BK- 019
24 Jun 16
Techno
Exile On Sesame StraAe
Cat Call - (6:52) 128 BPM
Dark Times - (6:36) 127 BPM
Unhinged - (6:02) 129 BPM Hot
In The Clouds - (7:30) 129 BPM
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BK- 018
09 Jun 16
Techno
Zipper
Zipper - (6:50) 128 BPM
Trickles - (6:07) 128 BPM Hot
An Army Of Crickets - (5:26) 128 BPM
Remission - (7:16) 128 BPM
Roses - (5:43) 124 BPM
Wading - (6:05) 128 BPM
Review: Given that one of his previous projects involved creating a robotic gamelan orchestra, it is no surprise to learn that Aaron Kuffner approaches techno differently than the majority of his peers. On his latest release for The Bunker, Kuffner's adventurous sound is audible throughout. The title track is a high-paced tribal affair, while "An Army of Crickets" sees him veer into a grungy corner, where a soupy bass and a low-slung, muddy rhythm prevails. Kuffner explores other, quite different avenues too; "Wading" is a low-slung, moody rhythm, while "Trickles" is a bubbling, melodic groove, with all of the intricacies of an Indonesian funeral dirge.
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BK 017
15 Apr 16
Techno
The Bunker Remixes
Clay Wilson - "E4" (Patrick Russell remix) - (8:31) 83 BPM
Romans - "Coptos" (Patrick Russell remix) - (6:07) 129 BPM Hot
Zemi17 - "Rangda" (Patrick Russell remix) - (6:31) 134 BPM
Review: Best-known for his extended DJ sets at Detroit parties like No Way Back, Patrick Russell steps into the studio to deliver this remix EP. It's clear that Russell has brought his years of experience behind the decks to this task. He turns Clay Wilson's "E4" into a blissed out, grey noise-led down tempo track, while his take on Romans' "Coptos" sees him go for the dance floor jugular with a dense, percussive rhythm shot through with insistent acid bleeps. Best of all though is his take on Zemi17's "Rangda". Its beautiful melodies and chiming rhythm makes for a deep, seductive track that'll work on more discerning dance floors.
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BK- 016
01 Apr 16
Techno
Squadra Quadra
Quadra Sette - (6:25) 130 BPM Hot
Quadra Nove - (5:54) 130 BPM
Review: Italian techno doyen Donato Dozzy has long been a favourite at New York club The Bunker, and now he makes an appearance on the club's label. Staying true to the trance-led aesthetic that informs everything he does, "Quadra Sette" is a layered, dense affair, ebbing and flowing over limber break beats. "Quadra Nove" meanwhile is harder and more direct. Designed for the peak-time, it sees the affable artist lay down gnawing tonal bleeps, haunted synth lines and relentless percussive ticks. The end result is reminiscent of Mike Parker getting down with Richie Hawtin's FUSE project and makes for captivating listening.
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BK 015
11 Mar 16
Techno
Skandha
Skandha - (4:40) 130 BPM Hot
Catacleptic - (6:40) 130 BPM
Feres - (6:17) 128 BPM
Pict - (6:13) 124 BPM
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BK 014
04 Sep 15
Techno
Walk The Distance
Start Up Drive - (4:44) 126 BPM Hot
In The Back Room - (5:48) 133 BPM
Just A Little Late - (5:50) 121 BPM
Walk The Distance - (5:14) 94 BPM
Review: The Bunker New York rarely mess around when it comes to techno. With a few notable exceptions, their releases are rarely less than thrillingly forthright and intense. Certainly, this surprise EP from veteran techno producer Mark Verbos - a man whose discography stretches back over 20 years - fits that remit. Flitting between acid-laden psychedelic intensity ("Just A Little Late"), high-octane loop jams ("In The Back Room") and sweaty, all-out assaults on the senses (the metallic madness that is "Start Up Drive"), it portrays Verbos as a masterful producer of no-holds-barred dancefloor techno. Interestingly, he diverts a little from the script on the EP's final moment, "Walk The Distance", combining sparse dub techno rhythms and ghostly electronics.
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BK 013
21 Aug 15
Techno
Ambulare Aude
Emona - (6:20) 120 BPM
Coptos - (5:59) 134 BPM
Delmenium - (10:34) 124 BPM Hot
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BK- 012
29 Jun 15
Techno
History Of Discipline
History Of Discipline - (9:11) 135 BPM Hot
A Mutable Constant - (10:04) 136 BPM
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BK- 011
18 May 15
Techno
The Periodic Table
Si - (13:32) 120 BPM
Tc - (12:59) 120 BPM
Au - (11:43) 120 BPM
Ge - (13:24) 121 BPM Hot
Co - (14:31) 120 BPM
Reagenz - "Db" - (10:10) 120 BPM
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BK- 010
12 Dec 14
Techno
Ground Loop
Ground Loop 1 - (11:13) 125 BPM
Ground Loop 2 - (10:03) 125 BPM Hot
Played by: Timo Maas
Review: This is perhaps the The Bunkey New York's most high profile record in a year where it's excelled at showcasing the community of lesser-known but eminently talented artists around it. Atom TM is of course one of numerous aliases used by prolific German musician Uwe Schmidt, and like most of The Bunker NY's previous output this Ground Loop EP is intrinsically linked to a performance at the Brooklyn club. Both tracks originate from Schmidt's live set of club-focused Ground Loop material last year, and fill the needs of anyone requiring some refined 10-minute techno monsters.
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BK 008
05 Dec 14
Techno
Cool Haptics
Cool Haptics - (15:00) 126 BPM Hot
Cloud Pillar - (15:33) 126 BPM
Review: Forma are known for their ambient/cosmic work on labels like Spectrum Spools, so this release marks a departure of sorts. It still features those great layers of sound that characterise their leftfield sounds, and the title track begins with animal shrieks and expanses of swirling, glacial synths. Eventually, Forma introduce kick drums and the track morphs into a tripped out, acidic affair. There is a similar approach audible on "Cloud Pillar"; the kick drums are audible from the outset and Forma use snare rolls sporadically to ramp up the intensity levels, but it's the expansive, textured soundscapes that really captivate and hypnotise the listener.
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BK- 009
14 Nov 14
Techno
Impressions
Impressions - (10:27) 120 BPM
Rangda - (12:18) 128 BPM Hot
Review: When one of your past achievements include creating the world's first robotic gamelan orchestra, then releasing a record for a techno label probably doesn't seem daunting - even if it is the respected Bunker imprint from New York. That said, Aaron Taylor Kuffner has done his best to deliver a release that plays at the fringes of dance floor electronic music. The title track resonates to steely drums, but it's the finer details that really impress. Rickety effects, microscopic bleeps and a cacophony of bells that gradually get louder and more discordant as the track progresses mark it out as unusual. Kuffner follows a similar approach on "Rangda", where a clanging percussive groove collides with a wall of electronic noise.
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BK-007
15 Sep 14
Techno
Impressions
Impressions - (10:27) 60 BPM
Rangda - (12:18) 64 BPM
Review: When one of your past achievements include creating the world's first robotic gamelan orchestra, then releasing a record for a techno label probably doesn't seem daunting - even if it is the respected Bunker imprint from New York. That said, Aaron Taylor Kuffner has done his best to deliver a release that plays at the fringes of dance floor electronic music. The title track resonates to steely drums, but it's the finer details that really impress. Rickety effects, microscopic bleeps and a cacophony of bells that gradually get louder and more discordant as the track progresses mark it out as unusual. Kuffner follows a similar approach on "Rangda", where a clanging percussive groove collides with a wall of electronic noise.
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140637 9634720
15 Sep 14
Experimental/Electronic
Fanfara
Fanfara - (10:05) 128 BPM
Marching On The Rings Of Saturn - (12:41) 132 BPM Hot
Review: Fittingly, the Bunker's offshoot label is just as adventurous as the New York club itself - and Marco Shuttle's Fanfara upholds this experimental approach. Thankfully though, Shuttle favours experimentalism with a small 'e' and his adventures in sound don't come at the expense of providing dance floor excitement. The title track evolves from dense and textured drones, a throbbing bassline kicking in after a short intro, followed by out there, extra-terrestrial sounds and effects. "Marching on the Rings Of Saturn" is more intense as sheets of percussive fury are shot over a pounding backing, but in the background there are waves of abstract sound and textures that keep the listener guessing.
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BK- 006
18 Jul 14
Techno
The Casual Mystic
The Casual Mystic - (6:22) 118 BPM Hot
Throne Of Bubbles - (4:56) 120 BPM
Nanook - (6:36)
Review: The revolution will not be televised but The Bunker New York will be heard. So far this year Clay Wilson, Voices From The Lake and Turkish artist Lot.te have helped the nightclub-turned label make their stamp on 2014 following their inauguration by Leisure Muffin in January. This time around it's local talent Ulysses who delivers the goods; "The Casual Mystic" has a real Tropic Of Cancer vibe to it with moaning basslines, softly hissing snares and guitars, while "Throne Of Bubbles" is a disjointed mess of drums, percussion and one hell of a bassline. The final track "Nanook" sounds like DeepChord and Dadub collaborating to produce something of a soft and syncopated feel that lands somewhere in the uncharted world of instrumental dub techno. Watch out!
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BK- 005
02 Jun 14
Techno
Pressure Chant
Pressure Chant - (7:37) 136 BPM
Private Transgressions - (7:34) Hot
Review: The fourth instalment in renowned New York club The Bunker's label offshoot is, as one might expect, an individualistic affair. Visual and graphic artist Lot.te has dabbled with soundscapes before, but he is now moving into the world of techno and his debut foray is an impressive one. The title track swings and grooves to the sound of insidious acid, the faraway chiming of dark bells and loose tracts of percussion. "Private Transgressions" is even more left of centre; slower and dubbed out, its lazy shanty may not work on some dance floors, but in The Bunker's world it'll make perfect sense.
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BK- 004
16 May 14
Techno
Velo Di Maya
Velo Di Maya - (6:43) 125 BPM Hot
Sentiero - (6:21) 126 BPM
Respiro (live edit) - (8:21) 125 BPM
Review: Following The Bunker's inaugural two releases from Leisure Muffin and Clay Wilson, the label releases its most high-profile EP to date with this three-track release from Donato Dozzy and Neel's famed Voices From The Lake project. Following tracks for Concrete Records and Mike Parker's Geophone label last year, the Velo Di Maya EP is Donato Dozzy and Neel's most substantial release since their revered self-titled debut album of 2012, and contains three tracks reproduced from their favourite live segments of a performance given at the famed New York club night in 2012. Containeing the lush, fluid textures of the title track, the gently pulsating frequencies of "Setiero" and the throbbing electric textures of "Respiro", there's enough here to keep the most ardent fans of the duo sated.
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BK 003
28 Mar 14
Techno
Velo Di Maya
Velo Di Maya - (6:43) 125 BPM Hot
Sentiero - (6:21) 125 BPM
Respiro (live edit) - (8:21) 125 BPM
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139223 3752517
28 Mar 14
Techno
The Bunker New York 002
E4 - (8:38) 126 BPM Hot
Socorro - (7:19) 125 BPM
Oizumi - (6:00) 128 BPM
Played by: Gut Nose
Review: It was only a matter of time before the fabled New York club The Bunker set up a spin off label - indeed it's surprising that it didn't happen sooner. For this second release, the label has recruited newcomer Clay Wilson. "E4" is a ponderous affair, as teased out and labyrinthine as spending eight hours in the Bunker itself. Its languid groove moves from understated drones into darker, more introspective textures without missing a beat. "Socorro" is radically different both in tone and purpose: its reduced beats and breathy pads sounds like the kind of track Perlon's Zip would drop in an early morning set. Before long though, the mood swings back to the grimy and subterranean, as "Oizumi" is powered by all-encompassing drones.
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BK 002
14 Mar 14
Techno
The Bunker New York 001
In Wearable Hertz (feat Elizabeth Warren) - (9:05) 120 BPM
Heldscalla - (6:51) 126 BPM Hot
Alys - (3:58) 124 BPM
Review: New York techno club The Bunker expands operations with the launch of a new label The Bunker New York. Despite the calibre of artists that have played the club over the years, includes Regis, Silent Servant, Marco Shuttle and Peter Van Hoesen in the past 12 months alone, the first release from the label opts to highlight one of the "characters who lurk in the shadows of the party" in the shape of Leisure Muffin. A Bunker regular otherwise known as Michael Hopkins, Leisure Muffin's music is produced with a modular synth setup and is described by the label as a "modern take on kosmische music". Apparently produced last year as Hopkins looked after his dying mother, the record is supposedly influenced by early Warp Records artists like Seefeel and Autechre, as well as Drexciya, Coil, and recent Morphine retrospective subject Charles Cohen, with whom Hopkins has previously collaborated.
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BK 001
28 Feb 14
Techno
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