Strange Echoes 95 — 99 is music that woke up yesterday bearing a message for tomorrow. Excavated from the late-90s and largely rematerialising for the first time on vinyl, the album carries a selection of sonic diamonds by bona fide sound experimenter Xingu Hill (John Sellekaers). The fully remastered tracks pull the curtain back two decades to offer a snapshot of a prolific five-year period in Sellekaers' expansive soundverse, which runs the gamut from brain-bending, emotive ambient outings to driving, acerbic industrial experiments. Timeless music for keeps in the age of disposables; a reference to early rave and trip-hop aesthetics that could just as very well be one music clairvoyant's nostalgia-inspired preview of things to come.  

All tracks written, performed and produced by John Sellekaers, remastered by Dave Miller at Audiosculpture. Packaging designed by Jericho Marcel. Front cover art by Annemarie Slobbe.
 
Xingu Hill - Strange Echoes 95 — 99 [TRAUM2]
Release date — 28th of June 2021

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Ten years ago, Acid Test began with a simple concept—each track the label released would make use of the Roland TB-303. Like a producer purposefully paring down their studio setup, or the continuous imperative within underground electronic music to reduce, this concept engendered creativity with the introduction of what seemed to be an aesthetic limit. However, the decade that followed, which now culminates in the triple-LP compilation Ten Years Of Acid Test, proves acid is limitless.

That the Berlin-via-LA label would expand upon the classical conception of acid house and techno is no surprise considering the cast of characters that have come in fold over the past decade. Ten Years Of Acid Test gathers key material from the label's extended family of acid acolytes. There's that Vienna-via-LA maestro of sad, elegant acid Tin Man (Johannes Auvinen), whose "Afters Acid" is both a highlight within his prolific catalogue and a distillation of his symphonic approach to the 303. Detroit giants Erika and Marcellus Pittman, both of whom have released remixes on Acid Test, present their respective and singular Bass Line visions. Erika, the Interdimensional Transmissions lynchpin, crafts a dark, delicate take on broken techno on "Violet Fungus" while Pittman continues his cubist house explorations on "Unknown Species," both tracks straying from typical acid lines in favor of the intricate textures achievable on the 303.

This variation in approach applies to tempo as well. Irish-based master Lerosa, as well as Delsin affiliate VC-118A, delve into downtempo atmospherics. Meanwhile, Japanese deep techno virtuoso Wata Igarashi, SUED co-founder SW. (a regular on Acid Test's leftfield sub-label Avenue 66) and Patricia (one-half of Acid Test act Ociya) use acid as a creative jumping-off point for complex melodic concepts. Wata layers an orchestra of synth-bliss drone overtop a squelchy bassline on "Ephemeral." SW.'s "ChaIAnJAzzz" cycles through an array of dusted chords eventually landing in skewed, fuzzy rave nostalgia, anthemic chords held aloft by a wicked UK-flavour bass line. Patricia's “Higher Still” explores dreamy, IDM-flavoured acid, cinematic synthlines counterbalanced by propulsive, squelching acid.

Acid Test devotees will be thrilled at the return of various luminaries from the catalogue, including Achterbahn D'Amour, Skudge, AAAA, John Tejada and Donato Dozzy, whose memorable remix of Tin Man's "Nonneo" from Acid Test 01 served as a kind of proof of concept for the label. There's new blood too. San Francisco up-and-comer Sepehr makes his label debut with the excellent "Persian Acid Prince," as does Andreas Tilliander's beloved hardware techno project, TM404.

Like the original Hot Mix 5 Acid compilation, which highlighted the original cohort of Chicago acid innovators including Pierre, Fingers and Armando, Ten Years Of Acid Test is a valuable portrait of a group of artists linked by a dedication to innovation within acid, in line with the genre's storied roots. Over ten years, Acid Test has gracefully made a case for the 303's past, present and future, the story of acid continuing to unfurl in unpredictable, addictive patterns.

Published by Copyright Control
© 2021 Acid Test
Mastering by Stefan Betke @ Scape
Manufactured by RAND
Distributed by Word and Sound
Design by Floating Bastard

A3 - VC - 118A - Silver

Its Puzzling

Snippets to the new Brew 12". Recorded by Frantic Excess, big thanks to Beau, Jason & Misha!!

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B13 Frantic Excess 12" - OUT V SOON - SLAMS!!

Artist: Narvalos https://soundcloud.com/losnarvaloslocos
Track: Dhikr
Release: DHIKR
Cat: SOT009
Label: Sons of Traders Records https://soundcloud.com/sonsoftraders
Release date: 31 Dec 2022
Format: Cassette + Digital
Pre-order: https://sonsoftradersrecords.bandcamp.com/album/narvalos-dhikr-sot009

DT PREMIERE: Narvalos - Dhikr [Sons of Traders] (2022)

selection IDM, dowtempo, breaks et trip hop wiz Nao Never.

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Ocytocine #03 - NaoNever (25.01.23)

Pre-orders via Bandcamp: https://maturre.bandcamp.com/album/mixtus-orbis

Distributed by Rubadub.

Mixtus Orbis is a split album between Rennes' wizard Le Matin and Danish astrocosmonauts Parallel Planet (Grammar of Movement & Ecxo).

Mixtus Orbis is a place where the good and the evil meet.
Strange form for strange minds, and big bangers for big dancers.

Le Matin
Coming from experimental hardcore techno in the 2000s, producer Charles Torris is now expressing his strange vision of the world through blends of electro, disco and wave styles, with vinyl and cassette publications by various labels (Mathematics, Dekmantel, Third Type Tapes, Lost Dogs Entertainment) and live performances (Astropolis, Maintenant, Serendip, Mechatronica). He's also active as a digital artist and game programer in Rennes, France, where he lives now.

Parallel Planet
The two long time friends Grammar of Movement and ECXO are finally teaming up as Parallel Planet on the split EP Mixtus Orbis with Le Matin via Maturre Records. Based on their music, it's easy to hear the high collaborative energy the two producers have when they're in the studio together.
These two Aarhus born producers are very inspired by the roots of detroit electro sound and have achieved their own groovy, pacy and trippy sound universe with the blend of soft analogue and edgy digital synthesizers. Two tracks for the dancefloor and one for the mind.

The artwork is a painting made by Michel Santos aka Mimi (www.instagram.com/mimi_aka_carlos/). All rights reserved.

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Le Matin & Parallel Planet - MIXTUS ORBIS [MRR019] // Extracts Split Vinyl

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Blue 08 - Mucho Sueño / Bas Dobbelaer / Martinou / Sapphire Slows
Release date - 18th September 2020
Buy - https://ad93.bandcamp.com/album/blue-08

Artwork designed by Alex McCullough
Mastered by Beau Thomas

Distributed by Rush Hour

Blue 08 - Mucho Sueño / Bas Dobbelaer / Martinou / Sapphire Slows

Konduku - Şeker Ep

A1 - Şekersin    4:59
A2 - Şeker 5     5:49
A3 - Şekerli     5:28
B1 - Şeker 7     5:33
B2 - Şeker       5:39

2-sided 12” dark black stereo vinyl wrapped in paintings by Sophie Schmidt! 
Also very nice music by Konduku!!

DISK20
Released: 10/10/2020

distributed by Honest Jon's
https://disk.bandcamp.com/album/konduku-eker-ep

Konduku - Şeker Ep

DISK20: Konduku - Sekersin

Forest Drive West - They Live Remixed by Wata Igarashi, Konduku, Felix K & Pessimist
Mastering & Cut by Mike Grinser at D&M Berlin
Worldwide Distribution : ReadyMade Berlin
Artwork by Jacopo Severitano

Out : February/March 2021

Tracklist
A1. Phosphenes - Wata Igarashi Pressure Remix https://soundcloud.com/wata
A2. Block Nine - Konduku Remix https://soundcloud.com/kondukukonduku
B1. Ricochet - Felix K Reinterpretation https://soundcloud.com/flxk1
B2. They Live - Pessimist Remix https://soundcloud.com/pessimist

Forest Drive West - They Live Remixed [snippet]

Acid Test featuring artists: Tin Man, Donato Dozzy, John Frusciante, Recondite, Pepe Bradock, Achterbahn D'Amour aka Iron Curtis & Jool....

Avenue 66 featuring artists: Joey Anderson, Lowtec, Trux, Relaxer, SW. Trickfinger

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