Techno's Outer Limits - December 2016

All tracks by offworldcolonies in Berlin, Germany and Dals härad, Sweden 2015-2016. 

Additional production by Drottning Omma on †. 

Visual concept and cover font by offworldcolonies.

https://undermolnet.bandcamp.com/album/vadstena

Vadstena

UM014 | offworldcolonies - Vadstena

ANNV02
A black 12-inch, 180 gram.
Vinyl only (limited edition)

'Iajov' is the alter ego of the Bucharest based producer Am.Light. 'Kalpa' immerses you into a spiral of voodoo sounds that allows you to move towards a shamanic state of consciousness. The ritual explores a hypnotic and atmospheric concept, marked by the identity of Annulled Music.
https://soundcloud.com/am-light

Release date: October 2016
Mastering: Mattias Fridell
Presale
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Iajov aka Am.Light - Kalpa_ 12"  . ANNULLEDV02

Following a seventeen year hiatus since the release of Symbiotics on Mille Plateaux in 1999, Porter Ricks returns with a new EP on Tresor with plans for another release this coming year. The duo comprises of sound artist Thomas Köner and music producer Andy Mellwig.

During the duo’s silence, Köner has been working extensively as a sound designer and artist – exhibiting at among other places the Centre Georges Pompidou and The Louvre. Mellwig’s other projects include collaborations with Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine, Pete Kember of Spacemen 3 and former Monolake member Gehrard Behles. Porter Ricks is undoubtedly the central item in their musical careers, setting a high-water mark for experimentally
tinged pulsating techno.

Shadow Boat is deeply nuanced in its perception of space, using complex layers to add depth, detail, and density to non-formulaic techno compositions: buoyant dub, hazy ambience, and colorful sound design renders the project a diving platform at the intersection of club music and art. Though perhaps more focused on rhythm and melody than their experimental touchstone Biokinetics released 20 years ago on Chain Reaction in 1996, this most recent installment employs equally subtle artistic sensibilities that transcend the styles that typify contemporary electronic music.

Köner and Mellwig reveal the EP on the heels of a recent performance at Berlin Atonal festival, marking a new tide in their pace of output. The gap between Porter Ricks’ releases, however, has proven that extended periods in the studio devoid of the pressure for consistent delivery permit the time to craft a very sophisticated sonic fabric. Shadow Boat, as if carried by a current, drifts in cadence with Porter Ricks’ earlier releases as though pulled by a gravitational force spanning the stroke of time.

A. Porter Ricks - Shadow Boat (needle drops)

Von Grall is back on Midgar with Following the Rules Ep, a glacial excursion into the craters of deep techno.

Mastering by Matt Colton at Alchemy Studio London
Release Date : Mid December 2016
Artist Page : https://soundcloud.com/bvongrall

Buy 12"

MDG009 - Von Grall : Following The Rules Ep [snippets]

Track from NE34 Abdulla Rashim - Of Water and the Spirit EP

Pre-order: https://northernelectronics.bandcamp.com

Abdulla Rashim - Vestal Witness

After his EP together with Ness, Giorgio Gigli returns to Planet Rhythm with another Italian collaboration. This time he is joined in the studio by Roman talent VSK. Whilst Gigli is known for his hypnotic productions on labels such as Prologue and his own Zooloft, VSK has been steadily releasing bangers on labels such as EarToGround and recently Perc Trax.

Both gentlemen's styles are blended flawlessly together in a masterful EP. Reverb soaked sounds are effortlessly merged with powerful kicks and basslines. 

From the haunting atmosphere on "Silent Age" to the trademark VSK synthwork on the B-side, this special collaborative debut is one that we surely hope to to present again on Planet Rhythm!

Giorgio Gigli & VSK - Silent Age EP
Cat.no: PRRUKLTDGGVSK
Label: Planet Rhythm
Releasedate: 18/11/2016

Tracklist:
A1. Giorgio Gigli & VSK - Silent Age
B1. Giorgio Gigli & VSK - Hidden Conspiracy
B2. Giorgio Gigli & VSK - Memories Of An Unconnected Era

Giorgio Gigli
https://soundcloud.com/giorgiogigli
https://www.facebook.com/GiorgioGigliOfficial
https://pro.beatport.com/artist/giorgio-gigli/12549
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/giorgiogigli

VSK
https://www.facebook.com/VSK.CRS/
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/vsk
https://www.beatport.com/artist/vsk/164435

Planet Rhythm:
http://www.planetrhythm.nl
https://soundcloud.com/planetrhythmrec
https://www.facebook.com/planetrhythmrec
https://pro.beatport.com/label/planet-rhythm/3022
http://www.discogs.com/label/347-Planet-Rhythm-Records

Giorgio Gigli & VSK - Silent Age EP [PRRUKLTDGGVSK]

Digital: 
https://modes-music.bandcamp.com/album/scenario

Vinyl: 
https://clone.nl/item42943.html

Keeping up their fine schedule, the Spazio Disponibile label is back with a fifth excellent EP, this time from Modes. Modes is an artist who is making his debut here, and he is one of a few guys Spazio is creating a platform for in the coming months. 

Modes fits right in with the deeply subliminal, transcendental style of the label and its associated party in Rome. Opener ‘M52’ is a supple and sci-fi mix of smooth rubber kicks and Millsian melodies that are trippy and hypnotic. ‘M51’ is darker and moodier, with smeared pads and grainy ambience making for a big and shadowy chamber of end-of-days techno that is full of foreboding, and finally ‘M44’ is more forceful and brutal, with reverb and electricity static adding texture to the cavernous airwaves. Compelling from start to finish, this is a fantastic debut from Modes.

A1.	Modes - M52
A2.	Modes - M51
B1.	Modes - M44

Spazio005 - Modes - Scenario

Ownlife 008
Tensal / The Subaquatic Saga
Release date: 18 - 11 - 2016
A1 - Saga I
A2 - Saga II
B1 - Saga III
B2 - Saga IV
Under the surface of the sea, immersed in the depths where the light is utopic, waiting for the tempest to end… 
Tensal is back with his second EP for the Berlin based imprint “Ownlife”.
Subaquatic Saga is the confirmation of his cyclical sound; an exhaustive development from the producer, who has been one of the key artists pushing the genre forward in the last few years.
This time he deconstructs his usual formula, showing new directions for his particular vision of the future sound of techno.

Tensal / Ownlife 008 - The Subaquatic Saga

SNTS will launch a new label, Sacred Court, with the release of his second album, Losing Sight.

The new label's first transmission, Losing Sight, is the result of SNTS working with analog drum machines, modular synths, guitar, effects pedals and vocal recordings and recording "in a cave studio in an undisclosed location, in order to achieve the ideal acoustics." 

Tracklist:
A1 Our Only Hope
A2 The Grinding Inside
B1 Limited Perception
B2 Telepathic Thought
C1 Blindfolded
C2 Improving Senses
D1 Daydream
D2 Beyond Reach

Artist: SNTS 
Title: Losing Sight LP 
Label: Sacred Court 
Release Date: November 22nd, 2016 
Format: 2x12" Vinyl & 50 Limited Edition Cassettes 

All tracks written & produced by SNTS 
Design by SILICA 
℗ & © 2016 Sacred Court

Losing Sight LP

Written produced and mixed by Alessandro Barchitta.
Artwork by Michel Iseneld.
Mastered by Mattias Fridell.

Love and light

Heruka

Feral - Heruka

Release date (vinyl & digital format): 2nd of December 2016

A relative newcomer, Antigone joined Token in 2015 after a succession of releases on well-respected imprints such as Concrete and Construct Re-Form. His first Token record was a 2LP statement of purpose, with hints of neo-classical ambience in the opener into decisive, utilitarian mesmerism for the dancefloor in later tracks. He returned again earlier this year with the Saudade EP for TOKEN59; an overall heavier offering that still manages to retain some of the delicacy of the first.
 
Now he’s back with a 3 tracker for TOKEN68. Antigone employs an advancement on his usual sonic vocabulary to produce yet another record of surprising techno tracks. Static’s lead is woody as it begins, then evolves with gradual accents – a confident off-beat hi hat and detailed highlights varying in aggression.
 
Shadow Play starts out more panicked than playful, then straightens out under the driving percussion. This track is all about noisy atmospherics, confusing our sense of space through masterful panning.
 
Where the A-side is staunchly anti-melodic, Walking Distance is dulcet in comparison. Amusing hi-end synth work captivates over a practical but absorbing bassline, gradually building just enough to keep us gripped without succumbing to extravagance.

Tracklist:
A. Static
B1. Shadow Play
B2. Walking Distance

www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords

TOKEN68 - Antigone - Time Enough At Last

TGP Extra 003

Claudio PRC & UNC - CXXV
Blazej Malinowski - III

W&P by Claudio Porceddu & Pier Alfeo, Blazej Malinowski, mastered by Artefact Mastering, original picture by Aerphis “Uncharted Space”, worldwide distributed by Re.birth Distribution.

Vinyl, digital.

December 2016.

www.tgp-label.com

www.rebirthdistribution.com

Bandcamp

Claudio PRC & UNC / Blazej Malinowski - TGP Extra 003

Clip
Gebre EP
Abstract Places Audio
Release date: December 9th, 2016
Tracklist:
A1. Gebre
A2. Boira
B1. Miratge
B2. Zud
Distributed by Triple Vision
Artwork by Silvia Ramos

Ubiquitous Barcelona producer Edu Tarradas keeps on gaining a well-earned reputation as Clip. Tarradas was invited to the 2011 Red Bull Music Academy in Madrid and has provided vigorous releases to such labels as Struments, Classicworks, and FINA White, where the pounding “Brotherhoood EP” was released to be supported by serious selectors as Ben Sims, Truncate, Anja Schneider, XXXY, Throwing Snow, Skream, Luke Solomon and Simon Baker.
Now, Clip returns to action with the first release of his own imprint (along with fellow Barcelona producer Xixa) Abstract Places Audio. On these four new tracks, Tarradas shows many different faces as a producer and showing the influence of ambient and dub on his music. Although this is not strictly a club record, A side brings enough energy to keep the floor packed, always with a dark hint that keeps things coherent and make them rise over the average DJ tool. Risks taken in his 100% analogical live sets now pay Tarradas the reward of a more complete musicianship with more drama and deepness added to his compositions. Opener “Gebre” (“Rime” in Catalan) sets the mood: dark, acute techno from minute one with noisy frequencies that graze the track like airplanes over the dancefloor. Mysterious “Boira” (“Mist”) mixes deep echoes with frozen ambient layers and distant clapping in a cinematic track. On the other side, “Miratge” (“Mirage”) keeps on adding frozen and distant layers over a collection of brilliant beats that seem to grow and speed up endlessly. “Zud” closes the pack as an ambient track full of tension.
Avoiding almost completely the influence of house that propelled his music in previous releases and adding a masterly dark tone, Clip excels in creating a coherent and haunting atmosphere in this debut EP from his new label. An excellent opener for a label that will become everyone’s favourite.

www.soundcloud.com/clip-4  
www.facebook.com/ClipMuzic

Gebre

Clip - Gebre [APA001] out December 9th

Released on 9th December (vinyl & digital)
- hand-screen printed sleeves 

Cassegrain • ARCS-02
A1. Stax Scarlett
B1. Vultures
B1. Local God

CASSEGRAIN = C• S • S • G • R • N • A • E • A • I = ARCING SEAS
https://arcingseas.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/arcingseas

Cassegrain - ARCS-02 (previews)

First album in our label is from Mechanist and his 'Old Complaints Revisited LP'. It's  ten tracks with vibes from ambient and exerimental to Dub Techno.

Release Date : 02/12/2016
Distribution : Labelworx
Art Cover : Aerphis

LP Tracklist
1.  Mechanist - Poetics Being Laid Bare (Original mix)
2. Mechanist - Creation Myth (Original mix)
3. Mechanist - Masquerade In A Landscape (Original mix)
4. Mechanist - Dazzle Ships (Original mix)
5. Mechanist - Repetition Fade Meditations (I) (Original mix)
6. Mechanist - Repetition Fade Meditations (II) (Original mix)
7. Mechanist - Repetition Fade Meditations (III) (Original mix)
8. Mechanist - Through Fissures and Gaps (Original mix)
9. Mechanist - Acommunicative Strategy (Original mix)
10. Mechanist - Interlanguage (Original mix)

Old Complaints Revisited

Buy on Bandcamp

Mechanist - Old Complaints Revisited LP [Preview's]

Premiere: Edit Select & Antonio Ruscito - Projection 5

HYPER OPAL MANTIS

The tension between the natural and artificial, the body and mind, are central themes in electronic music in general, and Techno in particular, as the means of creation, focused around technology and interactions with machines, contrast with the emotional response to sound, the mystical ritual of collective dancing, and the ethos of liberation and tolerance embedded in the culture it produced.

We’re navigating a world of engineered pleasures, big data monitoring of movements and consumption habits, and falsely objective representations of reality, further blurred by a reduced attention span and several opaque layers of cultural interpretation and political manipulation.

Manichean simplifications are used to create hate and fear in order to achieve domination and impose limits on freedom, and the irrational belief in endless growth, increasingly disconnected from nature, led to massive environmental destructions and waves of unprecedented extinctions of species.

Our primal sensuous perception, vastly more abstract, emotional and sensual, make us feel the world as an ambiguous realm we are part of, but not in control of ; a complex network of interacting forces and enigmatic patterns, a matrix of overlapping desires. Rebuilding our bonds with nature, Reconnecting with our senses, and spreading love in the process becomes an essential act of resistance.

Hyper Opal Mantis is a triptych on 3 states of desire, and the first long player of Kangding Ray for Stroboscopic Artefacts.
HYPER is the primal, sensual lust, OPAL is the emotional catharsis, a blissful desire for love. MANTIS, like the insect it refers to, is the destructive, fatal attraction.

HYPER OPAL MANTIS

B2 - Kangding Ray - EPSILON [SALP005/SACD008]

Track from NE36 Varg - Nordic Flora Series Pt. 1: Heroine EP

Order: http://northernelectronics.bandcamp.com

Varg - Heroine I (CK)

Pre-order; bit.ly/2fyc3BY
Available the pre-order of 250 copies, will have a special new packaging, including a poster and will be only available towards the PoleGroup bandcamp page.
Release date; 09/12
PoleGroup42CD / PoleGroup43 (vinyl)
Unknown Landscapes Vol 4 / Selected and mixed by Reeko
Tracklist
Unknown Landscapes Mix Vol. IV
01. Daphne RXX - Aspects
02. Mike Parker - Serrated Formation
03. Reggy Van Oers - Unobtrusive
04. Reeko - Basic Sentence
05. Karl Bult - System
06. DJ Hyperactive - A Running Start
07. Jonas Kopp - Fu Factor
08. Exium - Fluid Dynamics
09. Kwartz - Slow Motion
10. Pfirter - Ver
11. Oscar Mulero - In Full Circle
12. Unbalance - Rejected
13. Tensal - Concatenation
14. Kessell - Addictive States
15. Reeko - Dead Animal
16. Refracted - Positive Charge
17. Kangding Ray - Khat
18. Donor - Last Cause
19. Mod21 - Phasing
20. Trolley Route - Sunflowers
21. Lussuria - Dockside Pickup
22. Positive Centre - Forever Optimun
Release date Mix and Digital (POLEGROUP42CD) : December 9 – 2016
Release date Vinyl (POLEGROUP43) : January 13 - 2017

PoleGroup presents the fourth opus of his CD mix series Unknown Landscapes Vol 4: a compilation of unreleased tracks, mixed and compiled by a member of the PoleGroup platform.

To make up the fourth volume, Juan Rico, has selected 22 previously unreleased tracks. Besides tracks by Reeko, Exium, Kwartz, Jonas Kopp, Pfirter and Oscar Mulero, the tracklist includes works by many new faces at the label, such as Reggy van Oers, DJ Hyperactive, Unbalance and Kangding Ray.

Preview - Unknown Landscapes Vol. 4 Selected and mixed by Reeko

The next Dust REC album is ready to be released! It is going to be launched under a series of mini albums entitled Origins and Dorian Gray is in charge of signing it.

As it is usual in these series, the music, the graphic concept and packaging melt together to create a unique way of artistic expression.

This album is going to be released in CD and digital format. It also includes a postcard, a sticker and a star map, which is printed in a transparency sheet and safe-kept in a tube. Its packaging conveys different viewpoints of life, depending on how one looks at it. How big is the universe? Do we know everything about it?

All these objects are packed in a handmade box designed for this special occasion.

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''I thought that the moment would last forever. 
But then I realized that the reality and suffering 
were  only an illusion, and time stopped.
The awareness of relativity and to not 
understand my role made me feel sad. 
But that feeling it has soon developed
into a great euphoria and the anxiety 
of this revelation is faded away, and it has 
dissolved into a hymn to the mystery: 
Not to know is the only reason that makes me 
alive”

Techno's Outer Limits - December 2016

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