https://missile-records.bandcamp.com/album/f5-1996

MISSILE  18 - DJ MISJAH - F5_1996

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Velvet

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Uncertain returns to Rekids Special Projects with the ‘Abstract’ EP this December.

Closing out Rekids Special Projects’ 2023, Mind Medizin and Uncage artist Uncertain returns to the label with the ‘Abstract’ EP following up his 2022 ‘Escape’ release. Kicking things oﬀ, ‘Alert’ does what it says on the tin via alarming stab sequences, relentless ride-cymbals and scattered vocal snippets. In this EP, Uncertain draws from the early days of Chicago house, disco, and freestyle, making the machines sing in title track ‘Abstract’ via squelchy soundscapes over a steady techno rhythm.

‘Faze’ then sees Uncertain infuse organic drums with funky stabs while frenetic hi-hats swing above before ‘Access’ closes out the release with more mind-warping groove locked onto alien bleeps. This is another stellar oﬀering on Radio Slave’s essential house & techno sublabel, coming from an artist frequently supported by the likes of Noncom.

Uncertain - Access

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Wisdom to the Wise (2023 Remaster)

Writing about techno is quite difficult without falling into clich&eacute;: there are only so many ways that you can say something about a music whose core elements are forged on deliberate repetition; where real talent is attributed to those who can find the perfect groove where nothing needs added or subtracted to hold the listener's attention for upwards of five minutes. 

Such tracks are the hallmark of Tresor's catalogue, and this joy in repetition can be found in works from Detroit, Berlin, Birmingham, Edinburgh, and more. And it is through this lens that Parisian artist, UFO95, focuses his output, resulting in Backward Improvement, an EP that sits perfectly in the spectrum of techno found in the Tresor chronology. 

The title itself makes an abstract reference to the influence of the classics of the genre, inspiring him to take a distinct less-is-more approach to production for this collection of stripped-down yet unrelenting techno chiselled from the live set which has fixed UFO95 as one of the next holdfasts for the future of the scene. 

Perhaps it is the fact the UFO95 only performs live that had led to such crisp and focussed studio productions.; each of the tracks showcase the artist's burgeoning talent for creating the essential foundations of techno; perfect, looping, instinctual grooves that are counterbalanced by an apprehensive tension from off-key tones. 

Backward Improvement marks the addition of a new name in the list of techno's best producers and proves that while the genre may now be in its 40th year there are yet sonic explorations to be made and variations that are worth unearthing.

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UFO95 - Cogitor

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Thunder (2023 Remaster)

TEST WIP, NO MIX, NO AUTOMATION, NO SWEEPS

IT'S A GOOD DJ

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Jeff Mills - Alarms

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Thunder (2023 Remaster)

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