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Refracted - Torn Relics EP - Bitta - Bitta011

A1 - Torn Relics
A2- Grind You Under
B1 - The View From Cal Companyó
B2 - Down Under

DJ Nobu's Bitta welcomes Refracted. The Spanish producer delivers four expertly crafted cuts of his deep diving techno, fully embracing Bitta's hypnotic and energetic approach. Nobu: "Refracted is a unique techno producer whose work I have been playing in my sets for a long time". And the respect is mutual. Where Refracted witnessed many DJ sets of Nobu in person. "As a fan he experienced a number of my open air sets that were important to me, I think he has developed a complete understanding of what style of track works best on the dance floor in my sets".

The result is 'Torn Relics'. Four tracks reaching from tribal tinged loop techno to intense acidic wormholes. "When Refracted first sent me his demo's I was amazed how well they fitted my taste. All tracks on this EP are — in my interpretation — most effective when played outdoors. Of course, they will also sound amazing in a club setting. I've been playing these tracks at every important open air festival last year, so I wanted to make them available for you as soon as possible. I would call this EP is a true "open air techno masterpiece".

"I strongly hope that in 2022 this EP will be in the hands of many DJs and played at many open air parties around the world".

https://clonedistribution.com/release/67898

A1 Refracted - Torn Relics - Snippet

B1 Refracted - The View From Cal Companyö - Snippet

B2 Refracted - Down Under - Snippet

With over 10,000 records to his name, DJ Nobu is deeply immersed in a wealth of sounds ranging from uncomplicated club anthems to those more experimental in nature. His Future Terror parties, hypnotising sets and lean catalogue have largely cultivated a reputation for menacing techno, though lucky for his fans he’s just as adept when it comes to upbeat house. For this, his second Bassiani Podcast outing, the latter takes the stage with the Japanese polymath delivering a three hour set of light and playful beats recorded live at Horoom in early April. Mixing everything from cheesy disco to tropical synths, this is a breath of fresh air from the sought-after cult figure from Chiba.

@djnobu_bitta

Bassiani invites Dj Nobu / Podcast #125

Disc1

A1. Aki Himanen and Aleksi Kinnunen - Valediction
A2. Morgen Wurde, Tis and Tetsuroh Konishi - Deutet 
A3. Flat Maze - Golden Cat
A4. Key Clef and Luigi Ranghino - Piano Movimento 2
B1. Mattia Prete, Daniel Calvi and Leonie - Palettes
B2. Reeko, Katharina Ernst, Leonie - Snake Spirit
B3. Soundscape Orchestra and Silver Galaxy - Unknown Species (SG Vision) 
B4. Bada-Bada - Venus

Disc 2

C1. Fabrizio Rat and Bada-Bada - R4G3 (Fabrizio’s Vision)
C2. Lyder - Sea of Thought 
C3. Stanislav Tolkachev, Aki Himanen and Aleksi Kinnunen - Breakers Ahead
D1. Sunil Sharpe and TUN - New Door (Sharpe’s Vision)
D2. Dinamite and Flat Maze - Petardo Boy (Dinamite’s Vision)
D3. Studnitzky and Bodek Janke - Rebirth

This double album is a deep dive into Jazz-o-Tech carefully nurtured sound. What unites the label and its broad array of artists is a desire to fuse the traditional improvisation of jazz with the avant-garde experimentalism of techno. Over the last couple of years, it has done that to critical acclaim with a series of innovative EPs and LPs from artists all over Europe that cooked up fresh new sounds that push the boundaries of electronic and acoustic music further than ever.

For each track, we put together jazz musicians and techno producers and asked them to freely express their vision of what techno-jazz should be. Our poly-centric musical identity speaks of many possible futures in a multitude of individual dimensions, unified by an ambitious artistic effort to write a new chapter in music. The result is an innovative musical language that aims to provide a new sonic vocabulary for jazz and avant-garde electronic. We really hope you like it as much as we do!"

Finnish duo Aki Himanen and Aleksi Kinnunen kick things off just as their new album A Thing with Feathers is about to drop. Their 'Valediction' is led by melancholic trumpets and hypnotic drums, while Reeko, Katharina Ernst and Leonie Freudenberger combine to create dark, heavily percussive rhythms and eerie synths on 'Snake Spirit.' Flat Maze pairs glitchy techno with edgy piano chords and Supercore keeps up the pressure with clattering drums overlaid with a snake charmer-like sax line. After Lyder's soothing and suspensory 'Sea of Thought' with its gorgeous wind sounds and soulful vocals, techno legend Sunil Sharp remixes his collaboration with experimental label regulars TUN into a frenzied mix of free-jazz motifs and industrial rhythms.

Stanislav Tolkachev comes together with Aki Himanen & Aleksi Kinnunen for more detuned, unhinged synth madness, Bodek Janke & Studnitzky reset the mood with a calm yet menacing fusion of ambient synths, prickly rhythms and fluttering wind sounds, then Fabrizio Rat remixes his work with Bada-Bada into a pounding techno groove with mysterious jazz melodies. A Dinamite remix brings textured broken beat techno to the fore, Morgen Wurde & Tis keep it deeply dark and atmospheric on their cut with Tetsuroh Konishi and Sliver Galaxy then races off into the cosmos on high energy and uplifting jazz-techno rhythm. Finally, Bada-Bada releases the tension with a celebratory sound before Key Clef and Luigi Ranghino's 'Piano Movimento 2' closes down in gorgeous neo-classical fashion.

This collection once again proves that jazz and techno belong together as it takes you on a rollercoaster ride through many fascinating fusions.

This is Techno Jazz Vol.2

https://soundcloud.com/zvrra [Chicago]

OFR192 is live thanks to Chicago artist, Zvrra. She has released on Avian, a remix for https://soundcloud.com/iideo-net, our friends at https://soundcloud.com/pprzrecords and more. I highly recommend digging into the Zvrra bandcamp for a handful of quality self released material (see Linktree below).

For OFR192, Zvrra creates a nicely blended mix of chugging techno grooves. Enjoy! 

TRACKLIST
FACO - Intensamente
Judas - ID 8 (Original Mix)
Reeko - Use Of The Defensive Mechanism
Secam - Splice
Zvrra - Illuminance III
Zvrra - Anomalous (Original Mix)
Rene Wise - Marbles
Stark - Balance
Undivulged - Haddock
Ascorbite - Shallow Affect (Original Mix)
Linear System - Inanimate Things
Dax J - Escape The System (Par Grindvik I'm Going In Rework)
Soul Alt Delete - Balancing Act
Meyer Bergy - Waltz
Z99 - Juusu Gruuvs (casual violence remix)
kirilik - Infinity Is Not A Number
Stingrays - The Black Planet
Sleeparchive - Monochrome

https://linktr.ee/zvrra

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.VRIL - Animist - Delsin Records - (152DSR)

pre-order: http://vril.delsinrecords.ltd 

a1. Animist
a2. Love Rollout
b1. Zūkunftsstrāße
b2. Katharsis
c1. Terraformink
c2. Boom To The Moon
d1. Unwelt
d2. Kuru
e1. Anomal Beta
e2. Errorist
f1. Mortem Cellula
f2. Sohn

Channelling his own explorations in search of the soul inside the machine, VRIL draws from the deep well of his live performances to present his third LP for Delsin, Animist. Inside lie 12 pieces which seem to probe at the unknowable distance between tangible consciousness and the astral plane, imbuing even the most seemingly synthetic of materials with a living essence. Given his illustrious back catalogue, it’s no surprise to hear VRIL conjure explicitly electronic music with such loaded emotional impact and seemingly organic animus, but in the process he also toys with the idea of how far the technology’s spiritual potential can reach.

Artwork by Daniel M. Diaz.

Release 03/03/23

.VRIL - Animist - Delsin (152DSR) LP Snippet

Holding On -Esx [VaterTag] VolleTekk

DJ Yazi invites us to his studio in this podcast edition. He patiently maps out hypnotic techno labyrinths, where vibrating synths and yearning melodies collide with dubby-deep and dark kicks. This mix is for those who need to heal their short attention span with some quality music.

BASSIANI PODCAST SERIES

Bassiani invites DJ Yazi / Podcast #56

DJ and producer. Founder of Future Terror and Bitta.

Bookings: matthijs@octopus-agents.com

B2 Refracted - Down Under - Snippet

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