The Manic Brothers six track EP begins with ‘Praying Mantis’; a deep techno offering using a swelling bass line that rumbles under the track whilst the distinctive synth phrase shifts the groove of the track. ‘Voices’ huge hypnotic stabs generate a late night dub that uses sparse percussion and interesting delay effects to mesmerise the crowd. ‘Life After Life’ is a more euphoric and delicate take on techno and uses subtle percussion and melodies to create an ethereal felt track. Using a more industrial style of techno, ‘Hidden History’ includes lots of snare rolls and a stab that is infectious whilst rolling over a heavy kick drum. ‘Introduction’ is a long player and takes it time to slowly build synth melodies and stabs that morph into an unbelievable record. ‘Morning Mass’ rounds off the EP using an unusual rhythmic instrument and beautiful synth pads to create a record that leaves you wanting more.

DC118 - Manic Brothers - Life After Life - Drumcode

Paul Ritch - Spoke

Gary Beck - Mock Tease

Plastic Illusion

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Peuch - Plastic Illusion

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Simon Sim's - Let's Go To The Beach (Ivan Martin)

Who Gave the Order?

A dark, hypnotic techno track built on groove, restraint, and control.
Minimal spoken vocals question authority while the rhythm keeps moving forward.

This is not chaos.
This is an order — given by someone.

No answers.
Only the question.

Who Gave the Order?

Groove ve kontrol üzerine kurulu hipnotik bir dark techno parça.
Minimal konuşma vokalleri otoriteyi sorgularken, ritim durmadan ilerler.

Bu bir kaos değil.
Bu bir emir — birileri tarafından verilmiş.

Cevap yok.
Soru var.

Who Gave the Order

Dustin Zahn - Moving the Chains

Without doubt one of the names of 2012 and a regular name amongst the listings for Adam Beyer’s Drumcode Radio show; Mark Reeve makes a debut on Drumcode with his Drumatic EP. Comprising four tracks, the release brings a familiar heavy-weight percussive sound to Drumcode, starting with The Beat and its marching rhythm powered along by a distinctive growling stab; before moving on to Drumatic with its snare-loop driven wall of sound; and on to Industrial, which comes in two versions – the original with a thumping kick and old-school pads and the Tool Mix which strips the track back to a rolling groove punctuated with an array of sonically interesting details and effects. 

04 DC101 - Mark Reeve - Industrial - Tool Mix - clip

DCCD02 - 2 - Alan Fitzpatrick - Mouthwash - Drumcode clip

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