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Although based in Berlin for several years, Dustin Zahn has continued to exert influence over the fertile but steadfastly underground Minneapolis techno scene as part of the Intellephunk collective whilst cultivating a worldwide rep via releases for Blueprint, Token and his own Enemy Records. The ‘Gain of Function’ LP sees Zahn channelling the groove-fuelled techno of the late ’90s and early ’00s and shaping eight powerful but funky contemporary techno tracks that display the decades of experience under his belt. 

Forged from a series of live jams with two drum machines and two synths, the album is a refined collection of raw, purist techno brilliance. Across the A-side ‘Tell Me About Paradise’ brings shimmering staccato chops under bright and airy percussion before ‘Tangie Groove’ picks up the pace with floating pads, vocal slices, and a rumbling bassline. On ‘Lucid Dreams’, scattered percussion plays with hypnotic synth licks, while ‘Smoking in Silence’ sees off-kilter leads dancing between emotive vocals and evolving drum loops.

Opening the second disc is the deep and shuffling ‘Crimson Cheeks’, with trance-inducing samples nestled between sharp drum hits and rolling synthesis, and ‘Days Like These’ takes a darker turn as twinkling arps and droning pads carry the track. ‘Shark Rodeo’ featuring Jeremy Black mangles samples into a dense rolling affair, before closing number ‘Next Level Looseness’ drops the 4/4 pattern for a raucous club track, combining oddball sound sources and unruly production techniques for a trippy finish to the album. 

Since the late ’90s, Zahn’s hypnotic and driving techno has consistently caught the ears of top DJs and labels worldwide, with anyone catching his marathon sets at the likes of Berghain exposed to expansive sets. In addition to his techno-heavy catalogue and DJing prowess, Zahn has lent production and engineering skills to bands and singers, recently working with Poliça and on Carm’s Pitchfork approved eponymous album. Beyond this, his vital work with Intellephunk includes the nearly two decades long running Communion after-hours events, cementing his invaluable contributions to the scene.

Dustin Zahn

Lucid Dreams

Dustin Zahn - Lucid Dreams

Throwing Shade - Lights
Laurel Halo - Ainnome
!!! - Californiyeah (Anthony Naples Mix)
Laszlo Dancehall - Fatty Que	
Shifted - Contract 0
Willie Burns - Honey Let Me
Mosca - It's Not What It Looks Like 
Borrowed Identity - Painted Clouds XIII
NSDOS - Meridien S-Dos
Peter Van Hoesen - Subjects From The Past
Dadub + Retina.it - Kykeon
Vatican Shadow - Remember Your Black Day
Dax J - From The Grave
Laszlo Dancehall - Flute Worx
Gardland - Ride With Me
Jonas Kopp - You Are Mine
Shifted - Pulse Incomplete
Function - Incubation (Ritual) (Recondite Remix)
Pariah - Prism
Shifted - Wash Over Me
Eomac - I Love You, I Miss You
Aniello - 05

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For TTR00043 we present CODE-13, underground artist from Wales, already released Naked Lunch Records, 3MOON Records to name a few. EP named Manifest with three hypnotic cuts and a remix from DKult.

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Field Records label embarks on a new mini trilogy of EPs that will present a magical journey through modern-day trance. First up in the series is Artefakt with their three track effort The Final Theory. Dutch producers Robin Koek and Nick Lapien make up Artefakt, and between them they excel at moody voodoo music on labels like Delsin and Field. 

They open this latest EP with the title track, a deep, spacious house roller with subtle pads and gentle acid that perform slow motion acrobatics for nearly ten minutes. It is suspensory, dreamy music that works on the head as well as the heel. Moving Horizon is then less doleful and introspective but just as deep, with sweeping pads add a sense of scale, busy drums bring the dynamism and icy percussive sounds adding a sense of urgency. Last but not least, Solaris is a fatter, more physical groove with claps and gloopy bass, acid flashes and trancey pads all fleshing out a lush and deep electro workout. This is heavenly stuff that cannot fail to get inside your head and heart.

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Artefakt - Moving Horizon

Artist – Morphology
Title – Information Paradox EP
Label – Cultivated Electronics
Format – 12” Vinyl/Digital
Catalogue Number – CE009
Release Date – Vinyl – 17-01-12

Track List

A1 – Information Paradox
A2 – Escape Velocity
B1 -  Information Paradox – Sync 24 Remix
B2 – Tangent Spaces
 
Following up Scape 1's “Potent Mutagen” EP Cultivated Electronics is back with it's 1st release of 2012 under a newly signed Clone Distribution deal. And who better for this release than Electro flavour of the moment Morphology. 

The EP kicks off with the title track “Information Paradox” a solid, smooth, straight up  electro jam with punchy 808 kicks and snares, crisp 606 hats, tight percussion and a minimal quirky bass line over layered with signature Morphology strings.

“Escape Velocity” heads into more a 4/4 electro groove, a territory not really explored by Morphology to date. Super spooky pads and stabs float over a rolling groove and staccato bass making this a real dance floor treat!!

On the flip label head Sync 24 takes to remix duty on ”Information Paradox”.   This mix picks up the pace of the original and moves into darker grounds with a pulsating bass line, hypnotic arpeggio, spacey keys and eerie pads.

The EP is rounded off with “Tangent Spaces” a beautiful, deep piece perfect for the start the night or after hours chilling.   Smooth rolling beats, lush chords and dreamy piano keys make this the perfect end to the EP.  

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