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Review: Paul Mac is one of the UK's real techno veterans, a producer with a sizeable back catalogue spanning a variety of sounds. For this EP, a taster for an album of the same name, he focuses on deep, Detroit techno, but with a twist. The title track is a driving affair, but Mac lends it a musical sound with evocative, breezy chords combined with dramatic string stabs. "Undoubted" sees him go down a more tracky route and its heads-down groove veers close to militaristic, but he keeps it on the right side thank to the clanging drums and crashing percussion. Marcel Fengler also contributes an excellent, wobbly bass-led version of "Insomnia".
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EPM 19
17 Sep 12
Techno
17 Sep 12
Techno
Review: Unlike many of his peers, veteran UK producer Paul Mac excels at the album format. Previous long-players Old School Former Pupil and Push Came to Shove have afforded him the opportunity to showcase his versatile approach, and Insomnia is no different. The rolling, loopy groove of "Disc Elecronique" and the stripped back rhythms of "Driven Points" prove that he's still got an intuitive dance floor feeling, while the dramatic string stabs of the title track and the evocative chords on "Old" see him bring the Detroit narrative to clubby techno. But Mac is not just about copying existing narratives and the chord-heavy, filtered groove of "More Disco" represents a new mutant strain - dubby, disco techno.
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EPM 22
29 Oct 12
Techno
29 Oct 12
Techno
Review: The veteran UK producer Paul Mac is enjoying a renaissance at the moment and Drums & Breaks is a reminder about why he is held in such high regard. The title track is based against the backdrop of a pulsing rhythm and crunchy beats, but it's the shimmering, trancey synth, combined with a groovy filter that give the arrangement so much impetus . "Doubts Remain" meanwhile, is a classic 90s techno track, its surging chords and hissing percussion reminiscent of vintage Ian Pooley. EPM have also commissioned on point remixes of the title track: G Flame's version is a compressed, chugging affair, but for those who want a throbbing, acid-fuelled remix, head straight for the Advent vs Industrialyzer reshape.
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EPM 21
15 Oct 12
Techno
15 Oct 12
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Marking their one hundredth release, ePM pull out the stops with this unmissable remix package. Shed reworks Regis' "Beyond the Reach of Time", turning the Downwards founder's droning techno into a dreamy affair. CYRK is tasked with remixing Freddie Fresh's "ProMars", with the interpretation centred on warbling acid and crisp 808s, while in contrast, the Inigo Kennedy version of Bryan Chapman's "Io" is a dense affair, powered by heavy kicks and populated with sludge-like textures. It's followed by the Works of Intent take of UK veteran Paul Mac's "Nothing Remains". Led by a grinding bass and warbling melodies, it makes for a hypnotic end to an exemplary release.
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EPM 100
16 Sep 22
Techno
16 Sep 22
Techno
Played by: Paul Mac, Veztax, Shadow Dancer, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Bas Mooy, Mattias Fridell, Posthuman, Lionel Weets, William WiLD (MindReaders)
Review: UK producer Paul Mac is one of the most prolific techno artists and has been putting out music since the mid-90s. This goes some way to explaining why his new release for Kirk Degiorgio's ART label alternates between such extremes. On "Odd Things Amount To Nothing", Mac delivers a slab of hard, jacking techno; its jarring, droning riffs and heavy filters building up to a roof-raising finale. By contrast, on "Here Comes The Swing", Mac drops a deep house gem, its bleeding acid bassline and wonderfully eerie synth riffs inspired by Adonis and Larry Heard. Only a producer of Mac's experience and talents could manage mood swings with such aplomb.
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ART-DDS5
25 Apr 11
Techno
25 Apr 11
Techno
Played by: Millhouse, Paul Mac, Detroit Grand Pubahs, RocknRolla Soundsystem, Daniel Romero, Slam, Hannah Wild, Felix Kroecher
Review: Ben Sims's label delivers a diverse but hard-hitting three-tracker. The label boss is first up and "Bite This" sees him sever the links with his loopy past. It's still a repetitive track, but as its basis Sims deploys a pulsing electronic groove and firing percussion, while a malevolent riff makes the transition from jarring and abrasive to atmospheric and eerie. Ritzi Lee travels a similar path on "Reverse Processed", where snappy percussion and a nagging bassline underpin metallic stabs and jarring riffs that reach out into the darkness. By contrast, Paul Mac's "Dry Run" is a more soulful experience. Despite the proliferation of spiky, metallic drums, it's the screeching, slightly deranged male vocal that stands out.
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THEORY 038
28 May 12
Techno
28 May 12
Techno
Review: It's a positive thing that a veteran producer like Paul Mac can re-appear, seemingly at random and receive acclaim for his work. Then again, as Simple demonstrates, not every producer is as talented. The title track is a heavy, rolling groove, powered by a dark, booming bass and made all the more effective thanks to its churning filter. It sounds like Mac has made an attempt to fuse loopy techno with Saunderson-style bassy grooves and has succeeded. Liverpool producer John Heckle opts for a radically different approach with his remix. Heckle's remix is based on a jacking rhythm and acidic licks that insinuate themselves in and out of the arrangement.
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STIM 046
17 Dec 12
Techno
17 Dec 12
Techno
Played by: Paul Mac
Review: It is no exaggeration to say that Mac is one of the UK's most underrated producers - and his archive series shines a light on his talent. It also brings material that has been unavailable before to the public and on this fifth installment, he shows two different sides to his musical output. "Regular Disaster" is a deep, breathy techno track, powered by an up-tempo rhythm and a supple bass. Representing another facet of his sound is "Studio Grit". Operating at a similar tempo, it sees Mac weave churning filters in and out of bombastic drums and a relentless, pile-driving rhythm.
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STIMDAT 005
08 Jun 15
Techno
08 Jun 15
Techno
Review: Despite having released almost 80 EPs on countless labels and having worked under an array of artist names, it seems that there is still unreleased material in Paul Mac's studio. Thankfully, he has decided to put it out and it serves to reinforce the fact that he is a hugely talented, diverse producer. "All Tolled" isn't what one would expect from Mac, a stepping rhythm recorded it seems from a Martian aircraft carrier, amid the hiss and whoosh of space vehicles taking off and landing. "Level of What" also offers surprises; it follows Mac's well-documented love of acid, throwing down crashing snares and pirouetting acid lines, but amid this mayhem, he drops in the kind of eerie synths more commonly associated with Giallo Disco's horror shlock.
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STIMDAT 003
23 Feb 15
Techno
23 Feb 15
Techno
Played by: Paul Mac
Review: Mac often draws on the influence of Detroit, but on DAT Archive, he focuses on the low-slung swing of Chicago house. "Binary Cycle" is a grainy, jacking affair, featuring little more than heavy 909 kicks and scratchy riffs. "Cherry Picker" sees Mac up the intensity and tempo levels as splurging 303s lines and an insistent ghetto rhythm prevail, while "Evidence" invokes the spirit of Robert Armani with its relentless, analogue rhythms. But Mac excels when he adds some of his own flourishes to this sound: "Funk Ignition" is a stop-start affair laced with grimy acid, while "F10 Filter" is led by spiky snares and tough, metallic drums.
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STIMDAT 1
06 Jan 14
Techno
06 Jan 14
Techno
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STIM 24
06 Dec 07
Techno
06 Dec 07
Techno
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STIM 25
08 Feb 08
Techno
08 Feb 08
Techno
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STIM 29
17 Apr 08
Techno
17 Apr 08
Techno
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STIM 39
15 Dec 08
Techno
15 Dec 08
Techno
