Wax - Dub Shed Sessions I [2009, vinyl, subsolo records]

september 2009
lbl: Subsolo Records
#: SUB005
electronic
dubstep, dub, techno
320kbps

A.		Dub Shed (STP Remix)
B.		10001B (Panamax Remix)

Producer - René Pawlowitz [Shed, STP]

note: 'Displaying his excellent production skills within techno, Shed moves over to straight up dub sessions with the ‘Dub Shed Sessions I’ on SubSolo', czyli kolejny udany skok w bok.

dubuntu!



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Claude VonStroke - Who's Afraid Of Detroit? [Deepchord & Soultek Mixes] [2007, vinyl, echospace [detroit]]

25 july 2007
lbl: echospace [detroit]
#: echospace 003
electronic
dub, techno
~200kbps

A.		Who's Afraid Of Detroit? [Soultek's Suckaz Running Scared Mix]
B.		Who's Afraid Of Detroit? [D e e p c h o r d Remix]

note: all right?

zulu clique



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Martin Schulte - Enigma [2006, file, sinergy networks]

Almost like... pier by Marcin Stawiarz

12 december 2006
lbl: Sinergy Networks
#: SN042
electronic
dub, techno, minimal
320kbps

1.		Untitled
2.		Yellow
3.		Pillow
4.		Claustrophobia
5.		Snow
6.		Cutglass
7.		Enigma
8.		Claustrophobia (Lazzich Remix)
9.		Pillow (Marko Fürstenberg Remix)
10.		Cutglass (Dieter Krause Remix)
11.		Enigma (Yana Remix)

note: kolejna schulte'owska porcja chmurzastego, zwalistego brzmienia.

elephants in the fog



mp3s only

Isomer Transition - Bright Lights, Big City [2009, file, dope recordings]

august 2009
lbl: Dope Recordings
#: DOPE53
electronic
techno, minimal, tech-house
320kbps

A.		Bright Lights, Big City (Blackout Mix)
B.		Bright Lights, Big City (Dub City Mix)

Producer - Richard J Valeo

note: "Dope Recordings is proud to announce the release of its newest single,
Bright Lights, Big City, by the NYC based artist Isomer Transition. This
release features two remixes of the original version created by Isomer
Transition himself. Organic, yet scientifically precise, these two tracks
speak to a wide range of tastes.

Bright Lights, Big City (Dub City mix) – The name speaks for itself, a warm
and driving dubbed out jam destined to move the late night crowds. Warm
synth washes matched with a relentless and subtle bass line are the core of
this mix. The Dub City Mix is a soulful, heartwarming track reminiscent of
the early days of massive warehouse raves and early morning sunrises.

Bright Lights, Big City (Blackout mix) – This mix is a haunting and
slightly more experimental take on the original. Attention to detail
presents itself through a slow buildup of sonic structures that slowly
coalesce into the soul of the track. Starting off as a sparse soundscape, the
sounds meld into a rhythmic crescendo that releases into a pumping dance
floor groove." - Dope Recordings.



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underbelly panorama



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Al Tourettes - Dodgem / Sunken [2009, vinyl, apple pips]

october 2009
lbl: Apple Pips
#: Pips008
electronic
dubstep, techno
320kbps

A.		Dodgem
AA.		Sunken

Producer - Alec Storey

note: "Deep tripping techy styles from Apple Pips with their second drop of the week. Al Tourettes hails from Bristol and follows in that rich heritage of electronically enhanced bass music, folowing the tech-stepping lineage from the Full Cycle crew or Tech Itch through to Peverelist and RSD with two intricately programmed and darkly tinted killers. 'Dodgems' on the A-side is more compatible for the dubstep crew with skittering 140bpm syncopations also belying an electro influence from the likes of Two Lone Swordsmen and Ae, while the flipside cuts into a tricky techno groove reminding of Kontext with a more driving intent. If you've checked any of Appleblim's DJ sets recently you'll have no doubt heard both these cuts rinsed out." - Boomkat.

wonk3y!



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Darkstar - Aidy's Girl Is A Computer [2009, vinyl, hyperdub]

19 october 2009
lbl: Hyperdub
#: HDB028
electronic
dubstep
320kbps

A.		Aidy's Girl Is A Computer
AA.		Aidy's Girl Is A Computer (Kyle Hall Oats B So Deep Remix)

Producer - James Young & Aiden Whalley

note: podkupiony FACT MAGAZINE dopuścił się słów:
"Chemically frozen UK garage rhythms that thaw across the track's course

+ Melancholy robotic vocals

+ The most heartbreaking second drop on a dance track in years

x Evidence of timelessness (track was around for a year prior to release)

+ Stunning synth-led remix from Detroit techno youngster Kyle Hall on the b-side

= Single of the year" - ?!

decide about monolith of yours

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Joy Orbison - J.Doe / BRKLN CLLN [2009, vinyl, doldrums]

9 november 2009
lbl: Doldrums
#: DLDRMS001
electronic
candystep
320kbps

A.	Joy Orbison -	J.Doe
B.	Joy Orbison -	BRKLN CLLN

Producer - Peter O'Grady

note: kolejny cukierkowy release, wrzuciłabym ten ciekawszy - hyph / mango, ale panowie z hotflusha nie pozwalają, wobec tego będzie tylko otuszka skromna.

chick3n CLLN



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Steinhoff & Hammouda with Dionne - Touch [2009, vinyl, smallville records]

3 june 2009
lbl: Smallville Records
#: SMALLVILLE 13
electronic
techno, minimal, deep house
320kbps

A.	Steinhoff & Hammouda With Dionne -	Touch
B.	Steinhoff & Hammouda -	You Are (Jus-Ed U.Q. Euphoric Remix)

note: "As one of the founders of the Smallville Records retail store and record label, Hamburg’s Julius Steinhoff has a proven ear for quality when it comes to forward-thinking dance music. The same refined taste can be detected in Steinhoff’s handful of collaborations with Abdeslam Hammouda (and, in this case, Dionne as well). Last year’s “Tonight Will Be Fine” EP was built of cottony hums, cascading melodies, and patient grooves. Their sophomore EP offers warm, deep house to get lost in — a perfect compliment to the immersive, deep techno of the year’s other Smallville release. The undeviating repetitions of the title track’s cheap-sounding piano stabs lend a touch of minimal, but also summon a cloud of magician’s smoke, diverting our attention from developing modulations in the percussion that discretely reward a full play to the end. By the time the sunny, “woo-woo” vocals begin five minutes in, we only faintly perceive how far we’ve come." - Chris Burkhalter, Little White Earbuds.

warming empathogen

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Floating Points - Vacuum EP [2009, vinyl, eglo]

september 2009
lbl: Eglo
#: EGLO002
electronic
deep house
320kbps



A. Vacuum Boogie
B1. Truly
B2. Argonaute II



Producer - Sam Shepard

note: ""Vacuum Boogie," as the title suggests flows upwards, straight into air. The melodies reach, reach, reach until you're nearly ready to dive into the track yourself and push them where they so obviously want to go. This sort of unresolved tension is where Points, AKA Sam Shepherd, excels. You're either hanging on to the edge of your seat or hanging on to your dancing partner waiting for the hit. The same goes for "Truly" and "Argonaute II," on a more muted scale. The groove is paramount, the instruments locked into a Bolero build that only rarely gets extinguished, only to be built up again. Like Plessow, Shepherd's talent on this particular EP is in creating glowing bits of soul and then simply letting them run their course. Both producers often create more challenging work elsewhere, but Raw Cuts and Vacuum Boogie are a classicist's dream." - Terry Fonseca, RA.

soulful dust on grandma's memory



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154 - Strike [2004, cd, delsin]

Carousel by Elena Kalis

[attention: music on the site]




25 october 2004
lbl: Delsin #: 27 dsr/nwa-cd1
electronic
techno, abstract, ambient
~224kbps

1.		Sun
2.		Sniper
3.		Apricot
4.		Abrighterday
5.		Strike
6.		Themurderpeople
7.		Spirit
8.		Daze

Producer - Jochem Peteri [Newworldaquarium, Newworldromantic, Ross 154]

note: ""Strike" heads back to classic Berlin, Detroit and Chicago influences, spacious and layered, taking time to build up and drown itself in reverb and space echo...for the smoke-filled corner of the floor."

underwater rhapsody



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Arne Weinberg Pres. Onmutu Mechanicks - Blossom / Hypophysica [2008, vinyl, echocord colour]

august 2008
lbl: Echocord Colour
#: Echocord Colour 01
electronic
dub, techno
320kbps

A.		Blossom
B.		Hypophysica

Producer - Arne Weinberg

note: "A very nice release indeed here from the pairing of Arne Weinberg and Echocord. Coming as the first 12" in the colour series it's a really nice meditation on the dubbier techno sound from Arne and he hits exactly the right spot with it. The way he uses his more Detroit influenced sounds as well gives it a really deep feel but with plenty of subterranean groove."

raw diamonds



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In Sync - Untitled [2005, vinyl, fortune8]

december 2005
lbl: Fortune8
#: 888-01 / 888-02
electronic
techno
192kbps

1.1		Sahara
1.2		Mirage
2.1		Dune
2.2		Sands Of Time

Producer - Lee Purkis

note: "Lee Purkis aka In Sync returns for ’06 with a devastating double ep on his new Fortune8 label. The tracks on this release are inspired by listening to lots of electronic film sound tracks by musicians and bands such as John Carpenter, Goblin, Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Brian Eno & Robert Fripp etc.The result is really a soundtrack that represents all these elements and what they mean to the producer."

the only source of the valuable spice melange



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Claro Intelecto - Metanarrative [2008, cd, modern love]

february 2008
lbl: Modern Love
#: LOVE038CD
electronic
dub, techno, minimal
320kbps

1.		Operation
2.		Harsh Reality
3.		Innocence
4.		Before My Eyes
5.		Gone To The Dogs
6.		Nodrex
7.		Dependant
8.		Beautiful Death

Producer - Mark Stewart

note: "The first Claro Intelecto album, the electro-dubtronica record Neurofibro, came out four years ago. Since then, Mark Stewart has relocated from Ai Records to the deeper trenches of Manchester’s Modern Love, which last year put out his much drooled over Warehouse Sessions series. Pounding, floor-friendly and sharply produced, that series of four 12-inches delved into the darker sides of techno and electro, but Metanarrative is something different again. Where the Warehouse Sessions were functional, Metanarrative is emotional, although, in typical Claro Intelecto style, it is an album distilled from an extensive array of influences—electro, IDM, Detroit techno, Berlin dub techno." - Janet Leyton-Grant, RA.

after clubbing



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P.Laoss - Triplandenia Ep [2009, file, load and clear netlabel]

california sunset by Severin Koller

31 october 2009
lbl: Load and Clear Netlabel
#: L&C 14
electronic
dub, techno
256kbps

1.		Triplandenia Pt. 1
2.		Bugs
3.		Triplandenia Pt. 2

Producer - André Müller

note: kolejne miniwydawnictwo młodego, obiecującego narybku dub techno, polecam również jego raw tempel berlin liveset.

little gold fhis between silver sharks

[official .zip contains bugs, oops!]

[free release]

Dcast Dynamics - The Giant Returns [2008, vinyl, frustrated funk]

2008
lbl: Frustrated Funk
#: FR-015
electronic
electro, techno
~220kbps

A.		The Giant Returns
B1.		In Darkness
B2.		Under Current

Producer - Shad T. Scott

note: "Hiding behind the enigmatic Dcast Dynamics moniker is our favorite Shad T. Scott. Maybe better known as Gosub. The well known Miami based artist once again joins forces with the frustrations department to drop one of his best outings ever. These experiments go deep. Way deep. Melancholic melodies drowning in running tape delays.. wobbling analog pulses that seem to come from beyond the aquatic triangle. Dcast Dynamics continues to explore where The Other People left off."

softhearted creatures


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Brendon Moeller - Big Shot [2009, vinyl, connaisseur recordings]

2009
lbl: Connaisseur Recordings
#: cns031-6
electronic
dub, techno, tech-house
320kbps

A1.		Big Shot Dub
A2.		The Boost
B1.		Big Shot
B2.		The Urge

note: "Brendon Moeller skanks out on a big-room dub-techno flex with the 'Big Shot EP' for Connaisseur Recordings. The title track is executed with the srt of spacious quality and expect you'd expect from Moeller, building mammoth dub-chords over powerful kicks, while the 'Big Shot Dub' switches to a dub-rolled skanking breaks mode with broken-garage syncopations and the requisite amount of stretched Berlin dub-chords. To keep the dance heavy 'The Boost' and 'The Urge' make their mark on the 'floor with strong and uplifting variations on the dubby tech-house theme."

big shot of brandy, please


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Wax - No. 20002 [2009, vinyl, wax]

25 june 2009
lbl: Wax
#: WAX 20002
electronic
techno, dub, deep house
320kbps

A.		Untitled
B.		Untitled

Producer - René Pawlowitz [Shed, STP]

note: "When the first Wax record hit the scene roughly a year ago, it sent vibrations running through the techno community. The mysterious two track EP that appeared on the shelves of Hardwax quickly found its way in to the bags of prominent DJ's and subsequently became one of the hot must-have items of last year, appearing on charts the world over. But the mystery remained: Who was the producer behind the two-tracker? Shortly after Shed's solo album came out on Ostgut, though, people began to put the pieces together, and the unknown production finally had a face to put to the name."


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make the place for floor monsters!


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Andy Stott - Night Jewel [2009, vinyl, modern love]

october 2009
lbl: Modern Love
#: Love058
electronic
techno, dub
320kbps

A.

Night Jewel

note: "Night Jewel' is the first one-sided twelve on Modern Love for over a year and is Andy Stott's biggest club track since the release of his overnight sellout 'Hostile' 12" back in 2007. 
 Revolving around reverberating chords reminiscent of Move D at his deadliest, it's a track that just builds into a heaving mass of feelgood vibes, honed and primed for the floor."

stottology


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Bruno Pronsato - Why Can't We Be Like Us [2007, cd, hello? repeat]

december 2007
lbl: Hello? Repeat
#: HELLO010CD
electronic
techno, minimal
320kbps

1.		Slowly, Gravely
2.		What They Wish
3.		Same Faces - Different Names
4.		An Ill Collage
5.		At Home I'm A Tourist
6.		Too Few Hellos, Too Many Goodbyes
7.		What We Wish
8.		Who Is Sarah Stern?
9.		Why Can't We Be Like Us?

Written-By, Producer - Steven Ford

note: "[...] I could also draw comparisons with Dandy Jack’s work, or some of Ricardo Villalobos’ more introspective brainfunks, but I think that would be overworking what should now be obvious: Pronsato has created something genuinely fresh and exciting with this album, something that sublimates and outdoes most other similar works idiosyncratically, stylistically and artistically, and something that will outlast the barrage of limp dreck released in 2007. It’s only January, but I can say without hyperbole that this is easily going to be one of the albums of the year. Why Can’t We Be Like Us took two years to produce—it shows, and it was worth it. Take as much time letting these complicated mechanisms unwind in your earspace and you should feel rewarded with an equal magnificence." - Peter Chambers, RA.


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bruno los lobos


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The Sight Below - Murmur EP [2009, vinyl, ghostly international]

27 october 2009
lbl: Ghostly International
#: GI-92
electronic
techno, dub, ambient
320kbps

A1.		Murmur
A2.		Wishing Me Asleep
MP3-4.		No Place For Us (Eluvium Remix)
MP3-5.		At First Touch (Simon Scott Remix)

Producer - Rafael Anton Irisarri

note: "The Sight Below comes close to recording a “real” dance track with “Murmur,” slipping a skipping syncopation and an honest-to-god bass line into a roiling cloud of distortion. “Wishing Me Asleep” incorporates bits of strings into the mix for a touch of cinematic melancholy."

4/4 texture-kicking


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Ikonika - Smuck [2009, vinyl, planet mu]

october 2009
lbl: Planet Mu
#: ZIQ254
electronic
dubstep, experimental
320kbps

1.		Smuck
2.		We Could Be Ikons (Remix Of Eero Johannes)

Producer - Sara Abdel-Hamid

note: "Someone’s slipped something freaky into Ikonika’s crunk juice. Or at least that’s how it seems on new cut ‘Smuck’, which sees the Hyperdub regular releasing on Planet Mu for the first time. Taking a leaf out of Joker’s purple G-funk book, then scribbling mad psychedelic synth doodles all over it, this is dubstep viewed through a Dirty South, Herbie Hancock-on-blotters fisheye lens. Insane and impossible to categorise, then. "

quirks and twists


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In Sync - Storm / Warm [1992, vinyl, irdial discs, fortune8]

1992
lbl: Idrial Discs
#: 27 ird ins 1
electronic
techno
256kbps

A.		Storm
B.		Warm

Producer - Lee Purkis

This record was remastered and repressed for re-release on In Sync's Fortune8 label (catalogue number 888-05) in July 2006.

note: "A major character in the evolution of UK techno, Lee Purkis set up the legendary Fat Cat, a record store that would dominate the hearts and minds of many in London during the 90s. This formidable single is almost impossible to find now on vinyl, but it’s worth investigating the label it was released on, namely Irdial Discs, which remains one of the most outstanding imprints to emanate from Britain in the last 30 years. All manner of fantastic oddities, both electronic and experimental, have emerged from there, and due to their free music philosophy, virtually all of it is free to download from their site. It’s also worth checking the In-sync vs Mysteron album Android Architect on 10th Planet."

key is the control of the desert planet Arrakis


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Nadja - Desire In Uneasiness [2008, cd, crucial blast]

april 2008
lbl: Crucial Blast
#: CBR65
electronic, rock
ambient, doom metal
192kbps

1.		Disambiguation
2.		Sign-Expressions
3.		Affective Fields
4.		Uneasy Desire
5.		Deterritorialization

Bass - Leah Buckareff
Bass, Effects - Aidan Baker
Drums - Jakob Thiesen

note: "[...] Five colossal jams of eternally-fuzzy, ethereal dirge that are powered by the interlocking bass guitars of Leah Buckareff and Aidan Baker, who set loose a wave of monstrous grinding bass riffs amidst a fog of beautiful, swirling electronic effects. Desire also marks the first Nadja album to feature a live drummer in place of the drum machine programming that has driven the band's previous recordings, and the difference in the band's sound is apparent from the first crushing beats of album opener 'Disambiguation'. The organic drumming here takes Nadja's music into new realms of spacious jazzy exploration, dubby rhythms and cavernous psychedelia, while also delivering some of the band's most grooving, crushing hypno-bliss yet."

dislocated walls in roll-offs


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Pom Pom - 23-28 [2006, 6 x vinyl, pom pom]

2006
lbl: Pom Pom
electronic
minimal, techno, experimental



23 [#: POM 23, ~160kbps]
24 [#: POM 24, ~180kbps]
25 [#: POM 25, ~170kbps]
26 [#: POM 26, ~200kbps]
27 [#: POM 27, ~200kbps]
28 [#: POM 28, ~200kbps]



note: next 6-pack from pom pom's industries.
2006 flying krakens.

Scuba - Aesaunic [2009, 2 x vinyl, hotflush recordings]

october 2009
lbl: Hotflush Recordings
#: HF024
electronic
dubstep, techno
320kbps

A.		Aesaunic
B.		Flesh Is Weak
С.		Reverse
D1.		Golden
D2.		Symbiosis

Producer - Paul Rose

note: "With its irreproachable roster of talent, Hotflush has become over the last couple of years a buy on sight label. Scuba himself has already provided one of the standout moments in dubstep this year with his “Klinik/Hundreds and Thousands” release, while Mount Kimbie’s “Sketch On Glass” emerged to leave critics slack jawed and saliva mawed at its recondite rhythms. Scuba’s new EP, lovingly spread over two slabs of vinyl will further fluster bass heads, encapsulating the breadth of his sound over five tracks ranging from blunt, fathomless ambient through to shimmering half steppers and steely, chrome-plated house." - Per Bojsen-Moller, Little White Earbuds.


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heavyweight


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2562 - Unbalance [2009, cd, tectonic]

release date: 2 november 2009
lbl: Tectonic
#: TECCD 006
electronic
dubstep, techno
256kbps



1. Intro
2. Flashback
3. Lost
4. Like A Dream
5. Dinosaur
6. Unbalance
7. Superflight
8. Yes / No
9. Who Are You Fooling?
10. Narita
11. Love In Outer Space
+ Escape Velocity [digital only]



note: at last, album version!

so, here's your flight ticket


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Luke Hess & Marko Fürstenberg - Campfire Dialogue [2008, vinyl, echocord colour]

september 2008
lbl: Echocord Colour
#: Echocord Colour 02
electronic
dub, techno
~207kbps

A.	Luke Hess -	Platte
B.	Marko Fürstenberg -	Site 312

note: "While no proper affiliation exists between Detroit’s Echospace and Denmark’s Echocord, there is certainly an interesting volley of ideas taking place between the two like-minded labels. Both champion a sonorous mid-tempo dub style, and, with the recent launch of the sub-label Echocord Colour, both please collectors with lush transparent records. But while the former favors muffled bass kicks and swishing ambience, the latter keeps the dance floor a bit closer to its heart. On “Campire Dialogue,” the second release on Echocord Colour, Luke Hess and Marko Fürstenberg keep the beats punchy and the vibe tight, but hold onto the cavernous imagery that’s given the “echo” variety of dub so much staying power. [...]" - Will Lynch, Little White Earbuds.

german conga-clapping


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STL - Silent State [2009, vinyl, smallville records]

5 may 2009
lbl: Smallville Records
#: SMALLVILLE 12
electronic
techno, dub
320kbps

A.		Silent State
B1.		Six In A Row
B2.		From A Distance

Producer - Stephan Laubner

note: "Is this then STL in a nutshell, as its anagrammatical title furthermore suggests? Perhaps. But in light of Laubner's unrelenting high-quality output, one would be hard-pressed to pick such a thing as a quintessential STL track. Ever since his first release on Perlon a decade ago, he's wielded a musical palette that is unique in colouring: An aesthetic of noise and dirt is the common thread to STL's meandering excursions into the old-world territories of deep house and techno. Having released the bulk of his work on his own Something imprint, it's more than noteworthy that STL has furthered his spectrum of labels with Smallville. Quite befitting for the Hamburg-based label, the new 12-inch is dubby at heart: The elegant and spacious B-side cuts "From a Distance" and "Six in a Row" may sound a bit low-key at first, but they handily overtake most of the current dub techno productions on the market these days. Essential release." - Bjørn Schaeffner.

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sentimental lucidity


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STP - The Fall EP [2007, vinyl, subsolo records]

february 2007
lbl: Subsolo Records
#: sub001
electronic
techno
320kbps

A1.		The Fall (Original Mix)
B1.		The Fall (Hard Waxed Mix)
B2.		The Fall (Additional Mix)

Producer - René Pawlowitz

note: "STP is the work of the man known as Shed, responsible for some of the heaviest Detroit debted techno of the last couple of years, operating under the STP alias for this release."

rush


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Monolake - Atlas T++ Remix [2009, vinyl, monolake]

october 2009
lbl: Monolake / Imbalance Computer Music
#: ML 024
electronic
techno, dubstep
~200kbps

A.	Monolake -	Atlas T++ Remix
B.	T++ -	Test#10Seed_Bit

Producer - Torsten Pröfrock

note: czyli znowu ucieczka w remiksy i odcinanie kuponów, powiedzmy, że znośnym stylu. z czegoś trzeba żyć...

mr. T++, ALBUMS, not stinking REMIXES!


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Newworldaquarium - Theme From [2000, vinyl, delsin]

10 july 2000
lbl: Delsin
#: 10 dsr/nwa1
electronic
deep house, ambient
192kbps

A1.		Themefrom
A2.		Daze
B.		NY

Producer - Jochem Peteri

note: "A tightly knit undercover operation fronted by an obscure nautic outlet in the heart of NYC. Nothing more than a hallway scarcely lit by the large aquariums along the walls. Nothing more until this first outing hits the streets."

float around a bit!


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Brendon Moeller - Ignition EP [2008, vinyl, apnea]

24 november 2008
lbl: Apnea
#: APNEA022
electronic
dub, techno, deep house, minimal, tech-house
320kbps

A1		Dynamo
A2		Oceanfront
B1		Ignition
B2		Ignition (Variation)

Written-By, Producer - Brendon Moeller

note: a four track 12" that melts techno, house and dub, resulting in a deep but very danceable release.

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productive humpback!


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Heath Brunner - Movie [2005, vinyl, frantic flowers]

20 april 2005
lbl: Frantic Flowers
#: FS 004
electronic
techno, electro
320kbps

A1.		Movie
A2.		Get A Little Closer
B1.		There Was A Day
B2.		Vdub

note: "The last 4/4 techno release was his amazing release on KMS (The Book). While busy running his own cool Vmax label for his obscure and more freaky electro-techno experiments, Heath drops some amazing techno tracks on Frantic Flowers that will be appealing to a much wider audience then his release on Frantic Flower's sister label Frustrated Funk. Classic Detroit techno energetic and uplifting with smooth effective basslines."


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tiny, charming blips


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Noxagt - Noxagt [2006, cd, load records]

2006
lbl: Load Records
#: Load 069
rock
noise, experimental, math
192kbps

1.		Histrionix
2.		Wall's End
3.		Soft Sugar
4.		Ninety Parallels Ago
5.		Coefficient Ascender
6.		Satin Vengeance
7.		The Impious One

note: "The seven songs here are a strong, smart combination of pummelling riffage and carefully-planned changes, something like a Ruins' 45 played at 33 – or a more complex updating of Godflesh. There's a surprising amount of variety, given that it can be tricky to individualize tracks when they're instrumental and this heavy; it's nearly all deep, aggressive rock churn, dominated by smashing drums, ultra-low grinding bass and guitar that shoots off shards of distortion in all directions. The ingredients don't vary much, it's the mixture of them that maintains interest. And, wisely, Noxagt display an awareness of the listener's attention span, keeping the album at an easily-digestible 38 minutes."- Dusted.

!!!the Riff!!! how many parallels?


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Funkstörung - Appetite For Disctruction [2000, cd, studio !k7]

25 april 2000
lbl: Studio !K7
#: !K7087CD, RTD 387.0087.2
electronic, hip-hop
glitch, idm, hip-hop
192kbps

1.		Test
2.		Appetite For Disctruction
3.		Try Dried Frogs
4.		Sounds Like A Breakrecord
5.		Grammy Winners
6.		A8 KM34
7.		Think!
8.		I/O
9.		Red Shirt, White Shoes
10.		A Bottle, A Box And A Mic
11.1.		Mind The Gap
11.2.		Untitled
11.3.		55:55
11.4.		Outro

Producer - Chris De Luca , Michael Fakesch

note: "Funkstorung may never be able to escape the inevitable comparisons to Autechre. While most people (myself included) would never mean this disparagingly, its clear that Funkstorung will have to take fairly radical steps to escape Autechre's long shadow. With the release of "Appetite for Disctruction" (yes, it is a Guns 'N Roses tribute) they have set out on a path to carve a unique and influencial niche in the field of electronic music." - Thomas Aikin.

break your poo
[fixed, 4 nov 2009]


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Pan Sonic - Kulma [1998, cd, mute]

1998
lbl: Mute
#: 9081-2, 9081-2, 9081-2
electronic
minimal, glitch, experimental, abstract
~200kbps

1.		Teurastamo
2.		Luotain
3.		Vapina
4.		Puhdistus
5.		Jakso
6.		Murto Neste
7.		Kylmä Massa
8.		Hahmo
9.		Aines
10.		-25
11.		Säätö
12.		Kurnutus
13.		Rutina
14.		Moottori

Producer - Ilpo Väisänen , Mika Vainio

note: "Finland's premier electronic provocateurs Mika Vainio and Ilpo Vaisanen always professed admiration for the shock tactics of The KLF's Jimmy Cauty (whose ideations include the lethal "sound cannon"). With KULMA (and the preceding OSASTO EP), Pan Sonic's own inclinations towards sonic terrorism come to the forefront of the group's minimalist techno lattices. The subtle shifts and pulses of the earlier VAKIO are largely absent from the duo's second album, replaced instead by an onslaught of grating, screeching, and squealing slaughterhouse hydraulics."

who stole my fridge?!


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Xoki / Hieronymous - Dub World Order (The Album) [2007, file, kyoto_digital]

In Japan by Pete Harrison



8 april 2007
lbl: Kyoto_Digital
#: KY_D14
electronic
dub, techno
256kbps

1.	Hieronymus -	Ground 69
2.	Xoki -	Disassimilated
3.	Hieronymus -	No Surrender
4.	Xoki -	Coded Tactics
5.	Hieronymus -	Banana Republic
6.	Xoki -	Never Give Up
7.	Hieronymus -	Normalization Dub
8.	Xoki -	Quiet Riot

Producer - Theodor Zox, Hieronymus.

note: very gentle collab.

gimme royal banana


mp3s only.

Variant - The Setting Sun [2009, cd, echospace [detroit]]

10 august 2009
lbl: echospace [detroit]
#: ECHOSPACE-AIR2
electronic
ambient, dub, techno
~200kbps

1.		As Time Stood Still
2.		Enchanted
3.		Upon A Dream
4.		A Silent Storm
5.		Someplace Else
6.		Adrift
7.		The Setting Sun

Producer - Stephen Hitchell

note: "You could, in some ways, call it ambient I suppose, but it has way too many hints of his rhythmic background to be 100% beatless. On the contrary he uses percussive elements in such a keen way that they serve to accentuate what we all know he’s so good at: those chords and melodies. Another big feature of this album is the inclusion of a wealth of field recordings made whilst experiencing a late night storm in Berlin and a train journey in Japan. These recordings perfectly fit the ambience of Steve’s work, particularly the train journey elements. There’s something about his tracks that gives you a sense of movement – I can vouch for the fact that this album sounds utterly amazing whilst gazing out of the window sitting on a train."

did he loose rhythms?
[fixed, 30 oct 2009]

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Pom Pom - 18-22 [2005, 5 x vinyl, pom pom]

Hang The Bunny On The Wall by Elif Sanem Karakoç

2005
lbl: Pom Pom
electronic
minimal, techno, abstract

18 [#: POM 18, ~200kbps]
19 [#: POM 19, ~200kbps]
20 [#: POM 20, 320kbps]
21 [#: POM 21, ~200kbps]
22 [#: POM 22, ~200kbps]


note: 2005 double helixes.

Eskmo - Hypercolor EP [2009, file, ancestor]

7 april 2009
lbl: Ancestor
#: ANC003
electronic
experimental, dubstep, glitch
320kbps

1.		Hypercolor
2.		I Dream I'm Flying
3.		San Francisco (The Rhythm)
4.		We Have Invisible Friends

Producer - Brendan Angelides

note:
"I Dream I'm Flying and San Fransisco are totally wicked.
Really some of the best production I've heard in recent times" - Amon Tobin

"Groundbreaking work from the West Coast's most thoughtful bass producer." - Bigup Mag

“Gentle and docile, yet still maintains that key subaqueous and unruly bass.” – GetDarker

gosh, invisible kalkbrenner in fifth dimension

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OVERCAST SOUND - Changeling EP [200?, file, silent season]

lbl: Silent Season
#: SS10
electronic
dub, techno
320kbps



01. The Beast
02. The Pursuit


note: "OVERCAST SOUND is electronic music project formed by Michael Pettit and Jamie Drouin in 2005. Centering their compositions around the sparse arrangements of minimal techno, the repetitive chords of dub, and fragments of field recordings, OVERCAST SOUND present an intense and introspective vision of modern electronic music.
In their influential live performances, OVERCAST SOUND focuses on a fluid interaction between the two members, creating a unique performance each time by relying on improvisation and randomness within their distinct style." - Silent Season.

textured techdub for the forest people
polar bears in the mind-forest?


yea, this release is for free, i like it! enjoy freely.

Kenny Larkin - Keys, Strings, Tambourines [2008, cd, planet e]

july 2008
lbl: Planet E
#: PLE 65303
electronic
techno
320kbps

1.		Androgenous
2.		Glob
3.		Keys, Strings, Tambourines
4.		Wake Me
5.		You Are...Light
6.		Drone
7.		Computer Rain
8.		Vibin'
9.		Bass Mode (Original Mix)
10.		Siren
11.		Gimme
12.		Cirque De Soul
13.		Deja Vu
14.		Wake Outro

note: "Throughout the album, Larkin peppers his elegant tech-house rhythms with jazzy keyboard fills, strings, tambourines and oddball synth blurts, making for an especially tuneful listen that doesn't skimp on the ass-shaking. Fans of Larkin's classic works will not be disappointed here, nor will those discovering his music for the first time (a likely case, considering how long he's been out of the game). Here's hoping he sticks around this time and lives up to the promise of his early career." - Todd Hutlock, RA.

pull the strings on E planet and gimme tambourine


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Volapük - Polyglöt [2000, cd, cuneiform records]

2000
lbl: Cuneiform Records
#: Rune 134
jazz
contemporary jazz, avant-garde
192kbps

1.		Vieux Futur
2.		Nusrat
3.		Voilà Pük
4.		Sanza
5.		Tante Yo
6.		Entre 2 Zoo
7.		Technovo
8.		Marimba
9.		Des Liens Invisibles
10.		Valse Chinoise
11.		Pablo
12.		Medication & Yoghurt
13.		L'Oeuf D'Apük

Cello, Flute, Recorded By, Mixed By - Guillaume Saurel
Clarinet, Tárogató - Michel Mandel
Drums, Voice, Piano, Marimba, Kalimba - Guigou Chenevier
Violin, Voice - Takumi Fukushima
Written-By - Chenevier* (tracks: 1, 4 to 9, 12, 13) , Saurel* (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7 to 9, 13) , Hollmer* (tracks: 3) , Mandel* (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 to 9, 11, 13) , Fukushima* (tracks: 12)

note: "The trio collaboratively wrote most of the 13 selections. The music mixes Eastern European melodic traditions, cabaret and chamber music sensibilities, small combo jazz, and even a bit of progressive rock. The tunes are rich with character and never much more than three minutes in length. While iconoclastic in its refusal to adhere to any particular existing boundaries, this is very friendly music. Volapnuk make excellent ambassadors for the avant-garde."

little, silly tárogató
[fixed, 21 oct 2009]

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M:I:5 - Mikrophon [1999, vinyl, profan]

29 april 1999
lbl: Profan
#: PRO 023
electronic
techno, minimal, tech-house, deep
192kbps

A1.		Untitled 1
A2.		Untitled 2
B1.		Untitled 3
B2.		Untitled 4

Producer - Wolfgang Voigt

note: you know what to expect with his material: crunchy, minimal, atmospheric and sometimes almost noisy techno grooves, that always have that ever so effortless feel.

this fish stinks


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Chicago Underground Quartet - Chicago Underground Quartet [2001, cd, thrill jockey]

2001
lbl: Thrill Jockey
#: thrill 093
electronic, jazz
free jazz, post bop, experimental
192kbps

1.		Tunnel Chrome
2.		Four In The Evening
3.		A Re-Occurring Dream
4.		Welcome
5.		Three In The Morning
6.		Total Recovery
7.		Sink, Charge, Fixture
8.		Wo Ist Der Kuchen, Meine Frau
9.		Nostalgia

Bass - Noel Kupersmith
Cornet, Electronics - Rob Mazurek
Guitar - Jeff Parker
Mixed By - Cuq* , John McEntire
Percussion, Vibraphone - Chad Taylor
Recorded By - John McEntire
Written-By - Chad Taylor (tracks: 3, 6) , Cuq* (tracks: 7) , Jeff Parker (tracks: 2, 5) , Noel Kupersmith (tracks: 8) , Rob Mazurek (tracks: 1, 4, 9)

note: "With plenty of Miles and Ornette obviously under their belts, Mazurek and company have enough grounding in prog-jazz history to sound both confident and authentic in their further explorations in the kind of improvisational territory that's forward-looking enough to defy simple categorization."

sugar free


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Millie - Sample Clearance / Path To Hell (Redemption Mix) [2009, vinyl, daphne]

8 january 2009
lbl: Daphne
#: Daphne 002
electronic
dubstep, dub, techno
320kbps

A.		Sample Clearance
B.		Path To Hell (Redemption Mix)

Producer - Miles Whittaker [MLZ]

note: RA Review.

millie the ghoul / handsome miles


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E.R.P. / Mariel Ito - Split 2 [2006, vnyl, ai records]

2006
lbl: Ai Records
#: Ai 015
electronic
techno, detroit, electro, acid
vbr ~200kbps



a1. E.R.P. How Did We Become Like This?
a2. E.R.P. Members Lonely
a3. E.R.P. The Way We Were
b1. Mariel Ito Aproach
b2. Mariel Ito Future 2020
b3. Mariel Ito Once Upon A Creature



Producer - Gerard Hanson [Convextion], Erik Estornel [Maetrik]

note: "One vinyl, two artists, six tracks. ''Split 2'' mixes sleek Detroit techno grooves with original, inspired machine music. ERP is for fans of Basic Channel or Deep Chord. Mariel Ito aka Maetrik (Treibstoff) serves most complex, metallic and mashed-up dancefloor beats but takes things one step further with the creation of a new alter ego programmed and honed for maximum dancefloor decimation."

frogs in the fog


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Sleeparchive - Hospital Tracks [2006, 2 x vinyl, sleeparchive]

december 2006
lbl: Sleeparchive
#: ZZZ 06
electronic
minimal, experimental, techno
192kbps

A1.		Hospital 01
A2.		Hospital 02
B1.		Hospital 03
B2.		Hospital 04
C1.		Hospital 05
C2.		Hospital 06
C3.		Diagnosis
D1.		Null Sekunden
D2.		Hospital 09

Producer - Roger Semsroth.

note: Huge noisy & bleeping techno album, reminiscent to Pan Sonic or Sähkö! or Sleeparchive!

dissociative guru


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Carl Craig - More Songs About Food And Revolutionary Art [1997, cd, ssr records]

Tick by Kristin Baker



24 march 1997
lbl: SSR Records
#: SSR 188
electronic
techno, detroit, ambient, electro, experimental
vbr ~256kbps

1.		Es.30
2.		Televised Green Smoke
3.		Goodbye World
4.		Alien Talk
5.		Red Lights
6.		Dreamland
7.		Butterfly
8.		Act 2
9.		Dominas
10.		At Les
11.		Suspiria
12.		As Time Goes By (Sitting Under A Tree)
13.		Attitude
14.		Frustration
15.		Food And Art (In The Spirit Of Revolution)

Producer - Carl Craig (tracks: 1 to 13, 15)
Written-By - Carl Craig (tracks: 1 to 12, 14, 15)

note: Text on front cover from Jeff Sawell reads:
Revolutionary art is not determined by it's avant garde content; nor its formal or technical trickery, it's interpretation of reality or its verisimilitude, but, rather, by how much it revolutionises our thinking and imagination; overturning our preconceptions, bias and predjudice and inspiring us to change ourselves and the world...

have a good time in the process


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Decoside - Re | Load Volume 1 [2008, vinyl, eclipsemusic]

2008
lbl: Eclipsemusic
#: LTD 001
electronic
dub, techno
vbr ~200kbps

A.		Reload 1
B.		Reload 2

Produced by - Giacomo Rondinella [Turin, Italy]

note: The mighty impressive Eclipse label kicks off their new limited edition series with a release by the Italian Decoside. Good quality dub techno stuff that stand out amongst a lot of Basic Channel and DC Trax imitators.

DCholism strikes back

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