EQD - Equalized #002 [2008, vinyl, equalized]

december 2008
lbl: Equalized
# EQD 002
electronic
techno, minimal, breakbeat
320kbps
mohs hubscale: diamond

A.		A [Original Mix]
B.		B [Original Mix]

producer - Rene Pawlowitz

note: "So what's the music like? Surprisingly, it sounds less austere than the format suggests. The untitled A side is a straight enough DJ tool, until the rich, joyous chords start to gradually build over the repetitive tribal beats. There's a bigger surprise on the flipside though: Equalized dispenses with the straight kicks and dance floor approach in favour of a noisy, slightly out-of-time breakbeat arrangement that shuffles along, accompanied by the sound of angelic hooks and bleeps to swoon for. It's hard to imagine who'll play this track, but, like this series and the manner in which it is delivered, it remains an endearing and hopefully enduring oddity." - Richard Brophy.

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EQD - Equalized #003 [2009, vinyl, equalized]

december 2009
lbl: Equalized
#: EQD 003
electronic
techno, minimal
~200kbps
mohs hubscale: boron

A.		Untitled
B.		Untitled

producer - Rene Pawlowitz

note: "The A-side starts quickly, plotting out a course for darker pastures before a ramshackle organ lick arrives to save the day. It provides relief, but it does so despite itself. Once you run into its careening path, with sparks appropriately flying everywhere each time it attempts to turn, it becomes easier to love, and easier to discard from a DJ's perspective. I lean toward the latter, as its hook leavens the unrelenting percussion track underneath it.

That same organ finds its way onto the B-side, this time bubbling around in uneasy tandem with the similar raw techno beat that EQD favors. Like its predecessor on the A-side, there's a sense that things could fall apart at any moment throughout its length. And that's exactly the appeal. Wondering whether or not you're going to get to the end of those eight bars—and what will happen after that—is what makes techno of this variety so vital. It's also why Shed is currently among its most celebrated producers." - Todd L. Burns.

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EQD - Equalized #001 [2007, vinyl, equalized]

december 2007
lbl: Equalized
#: EQD 001
electronic
techno, minimal
320kbps
mohs hubscale: boron

A.		Untitled
B.		Untitled

producer - Rene Pawlowitz

note: "[...] If you were expecting it to be a revolutionary record that would change the face of techno music, then the answer would be a resounding 'no'. In fact, it captures the zeitgeist of today's electronic scene perfectly on both sides, injecting house's hip-shaking swing into its austere sonic palette with extremely satisfying results. [...]" - Richard Carnes.

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