r/ProperTechno - 2

release date (vinyl / cd / digital): 21st of October

“I've intended to do an album for a long while. The tracks draw upon ideas going back to various points over the last 12 years or so - some of the hooks I wrote years ago other bits are brand new. In some ways I wanted it to reflect a personal arc and the way I tend to do things  - never rushed”

‘Frames of Reference’ is the some 12 years in the making debut album from UK based techno producer Ø [Phase].

Best known by his work on the Belgium based Token Records his style ranges from gritty minimal techno to Detroit influenced material. His debut ‘Module Overload’ was released on London’s Lost/Cosmic records in 2000 and was followed by a string of productions for London's Surface/Inceptive Records and Ben Sims Ingoma imprint.

The move to Token came in 2007, he shortly after began DJing professionally and has since performed at parties across the globe whilst becoming a regular guest at Berlin’s techno Mecca, Berghain performing alongside esteemed peers and supporters such as Marcel Dettmann, Len Faki and Ben Klock. His continued works have seen constant support throughout the techno world and have featured in CD mixes by Robert Hood, Dave Clarke, François Kevorkian and Fumiya Tanaka amongst others. Alongside his production work Ø [Phase] is also a mastering engineer and on/off artwork designer. Starting out at London’s prestigious Sony Music/Whitfield Street Studios, he has cut records for numerous underground dance acts as well as working on projects for mainstream artists.

Now after a string of acclaimed releases on Token and a selection of remixes for the likes of Robert Hood, Mark Broom and Peter Van Hoesen comes Ø [Phase]’s debut long-player ‘Frames of Reference’. Opening with the brooding and building swirl of ‘Binary Opposition (Process 3)’ Ø [Phase] sets out his template of evolving, richly textured atmospheres underpinned by shards of dark and light. ‘The Bwiti Initiate’ revolves around a bouncing techno rhythm that could most certainly traverse the house/techno divide whilst ‘Distracted’ and ‘Misaligned’ are the kind of unadulterated, pummeling, cavernous techno tracks that have made Lost such a party institution.
Then we have tracks like the soft beating ‘Just Another Dance’ providing a lighter edge, embellished with warmth and strings and the thick, densely woven tapestry of ‘Shadow Caster’ which goes from experimental to dancefloor and back again with consummate ease. The off-kilter lilt of ‘Perplexed’ drags us further into the dark before keys and a hint of a melody draw us back upwards for air whilst the fat driving bass of ‘Dirtro II’ and funkier edged menace of ‘On The Edge’ show a virtuoso producer at the top of his game. The closing introspection of ‘Self Deceit’ wallows in subtle nuances before a mid section synth and string intervention pulls us back from the brink before finally descending into the void.


Tracklist: 

2LP 
A1. Binary Opposition (process 3)
A2. The Bwiti Initiate
B1. Distracted
B2. Dirtro II
C1. Misaligned
C2. Just Another Dance (album version)
D1. Shadow Caster
D2. Self Deceit

CD & Digital:
1. Binary Opposition (process 3)
2. The Bwiti Initiate
3. Distracted
4. Dirtro II
5. On The Edge
6. Perplexed
7. Misaligned
8. Just Another Dance (album version)
9. Shadow Caster
10. Self Deceit

www.facebook.com/ashleyphase
www.residentadvisor.net/dj/phase 
www.tokenrecords.com
www.facebook.com/tokenrecords 

Ø [Phase] - Shadow Caster

Linear System - Space Exploration Part.30

Querschläger

Querschläger (Planetary Assault Systems Remix) [feat. Malwina]

Another premiere from the trailblazing label Mutual Rytm. This time it's a five-track debut EP by the founders themselves: SHDW & Obscure Shape. Their label's approach to the 90s techno has been an inspiration to many already and makes them a key component of this new wave of old school.

@mutual-rytm
@shdw-obscureshape
www.facebook.com/SHDWOBSCURESHAPE
www.instagram.com/shdw_obscureshape/

PREMIERE: SHDW & Obscure Shape - Before Sunset [MR003]

Superposition

Echo Chamber

Universe

Vogl

Orbits In Time

Symmetry Zone

Formed

1.	Marcal – Suffocating
2.	Marcal – Rolling Sway
3.	Marcal – This Body
4.	Marcal – Angry Teleprinter
5.	Marcal – 16S49W
6.	Marcal – Lesson
7.	Marcal – ABL1
8.	Marcal – Manta Ray
9.	Marcal – Hachidan
10.	Marcal – Liturgia
11.	Marcal – Droste Effect
12.	Marcal – Bellbird
13.	Marcal – Tensorflow
14.	Marcal – Don’t Fear The Three
15.	Marcal –The Interloper
16.	Marcal – Feathers And Bones
17.	Marcal – Enemy 9
18.	Marcal – Cyclic Voltammetry
19.	Marcal – Infectious
20.	Marcal – The Spoon Bender
21.	Marcal – Moravec’s Paradox
22.	Marcal – Nothing About The United States
23.	Marcal – Robotic Thinking
24.	Marcal – Seroto
25.	Marcal – Matsu
26.	Marcal – Sentinel
27.	Marcal – Never Wrote This

DJ Hypnoid - Never Wrote This mix (Tribute to Marcal)

Radiant

Radiant (Techflex Remix)

Buy on Beatport

NOW AVAILABLE :

https://kevinferhati.bandcamp.com/album/hall-of-truths-002

It breathes behind the veil of names,
etched in echoes no mouth can hold.
Walls remember what voices deny,
and the floor listens longer than kings.

Not a sound, but a reckoning
weight settling into its rightful shape.
Every step unmasks another reflection,
every reflection refuses to lie.

Here, time stands trial with itself.
Nothing hides. Nothing fades.
Only what endures remains upright
in the Hall of Truths.
credits


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Tensal - Achievement 3

A1 Tessellation
A2 1133
B1 Eter
B2 Svävarterminalen

A1 Tessellation
A2 1133
B1 Eter
B2 Svävarterminalen

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W&P by Patrick Siech
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