Two years after releasing the acclaimed Crash Recoil, Anthony Child aka Surgeon returns to Tresor with new LP, Shell~Wave. Retaining the minimal equipment list and studio-version-of-live-show-sets approach of the previous album in order to focus on the work itself, Shell~Wave is a deeply personal document of both where Surgeon is and has been, converging three decades of experience with a continued curiosity in the untested.

"To make this project, I had to dig really deep in terms of what my relationship was to techno; I've been involved with it for a really long time and there's a lot about it I feel dislocated from, so I had to really think hard about what techno is to me. I often get asked "what is techno to you?" but I can't answer that with words; this album is the answer."

From the complex, twisting track Infinite Eye to the caustic Soul Fire, the eight tracks that make up the body of the album are single-take explorations of the vast, hard yet minimal techno Child is synonymous with. 

Neatly dividing the record in two, the emotional centre of the record comes in the form of Dying, a vibrating, beatless piece that with a mantra-like vocal loop steeped in reverberating effects.

Further echoes of dub production appear throughout the record as tracks like Divine Shadow, and Empty Cloud have an almost ever-present mist of reverberation, driven by the appearance of a new delay unit in the equipment list; while much of the philosophy of Crash Recoil's creation is present, the process and the instruments have changed as Child again switches up his approach to studio work.

This insistence on trying novel techniques doesn't preclude returning to old ones, as this use of modern digital machines with live, hands-on takes that are as inspired by 60s producer Joe Meek and 70s reggae as they are by this year's synthesiser expos.

"For me, it's an interesting experience returning to old techniques again after 30 years. [I'm] always exploring and finding myself back at the beginning. Connecting the present with the past."

This philosophy of 'time travel' is inherent to the music itself as the synchronised loops repeat while the delay and effects branch out, forming unique eddies; distinct quantum moments within the circular whole; the future leaking through the spaces between the sounds. All of the concepts on the album are perfectly communicated through the painting by Taiwanese artist Jazz Szu-Ying Chen which suggests the movement of water, sound waves, and the chitinous shells of sea creatures.

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Robert ‘Stræ’ Monteiro is a South African techno DJ and producer known for his deep, hypnotic and high-octane styles, as well as his underground, dub and industrial techno. This mix serves as a deep dive through Stræ’s daily energy and personality, weaving personal expression into its core without overshadowing the music. It moves through hypnotic rhythms and industrial techno textures, creating a space where his sound can fully unfold in the moment. Though not flawless, the set’s raw honesty and emotive depth offer a true reflection of the artist’s character and style.

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Toki Fuko - Focused and Absorbing
Ben Reymann - Pivot
Uväll - Maze
Terminus & Justyn Nell - The Return
BENZA - Killer Whale
dxrvo - Mustache
Grace Dahl & Alec Dienaar - Slappy MF (BENZA Dub Remix)
Daryn Steytler & BCCO - Pre-Eminent
BENZA - Rite Of Passage
Toru Ikemoto - DONT PLAY 112 [FLOAT RECORDS]
KUSS - Sense
BENZA - Warrior
Kuss & BCCO - Nocturnal Contrast
Alarico - Troia
BENZA - Check Mate
Uväll - Pleasuredome
Hitam - Hoia Baciu
Script - Capture
Paul Hauck - Wasteland
Ketch - Morally Fluid
Takt - Rhythm Detective (BENZA995 Remix)
Ketch - Black Blood
Script - Agonizing Visions
Justyn Nell - Two Steps Ahead
Ben Reymann - Wired
Bidoben - Recensed
Ketch - Krokodil (Matrixxman Remix)
Toru Ikemoto - DONT PLAY 065 (IGLO Remix)
Daryn Steytler, Cullen Enslin & BCCO - Tocsin
IGLO - Searching

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4 Track Recordings label head DJ Hyperactive pulls a cast of artists stretching from coast to coast stateside. The title says it all for this compilation. We have a mirage of acid styles amidst the 17 tracks to review.

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2. David Castellani “Heart Plastique”
3. Rex Sepulveda “Black Moon Acid”
4. Jack Lester “Continuity”
5. Frique “Let the Beat”
6. Adam Stolz “New Arrival”
7. Dru Ruiz “Like This”
8. DJ Hyperactive “Lost Acid Tracks 1”
9. Acid Perkins “She’s a Freak”
10. Kero “Waiting”
11. Jason Patrick “Cycle Guide”
12. Drumcell “Vexis Heights”
13. Aathee “Headout”
14. Submerge “Bring Me Back”
15. Acid Pimp “Acid Around the Corner”
16. MERIVOR “Pink Magic”
17. Paradaux “Absence of Rain” Licensed from Tachyon Audio

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Artist: Various Artists
Title: Various Acid Works, Vol. 1
Cat.#: 4TRK-034
Style: Acid
Format: Digital
Release: April 14, 2025

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Nostalgic melodics and pounding breaks take over at No.Identity Records. Brilliantly crafted electro by the talented female producer from Bogotá, plus two ingenious remixes from Didacta and label owner EL MAMU.

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