Duncan Gray - The Remote Control Thief

Zeta Reticula (Uros Umek) is among the wide cream of today's atmospheric breaks and electro producers, carrying on strong with a career that he's kept steady since 2000. Since the mid-2010s, the Slovene star has hopped from label to label, signifying a restlessness that matches the writhing weight of his music. 'The Beryllium' is yet another EP to capture Reticula's preference for unrelent, commanding a unique sense of space and weight that flaunts a true sense of art. Listened to in one way, 'Need To Orbit', sounds like a functional acid jam, but its pitch-perfect use of reverb and EQ renders it gestalt, nearly convincing us that the track was direct-outputted from the aux port of an interplanetary war machine and not a stack of analog synths. On the other hand, the closing remix from Sound Synthesis is nice and cascading - gushing, sheathing sounds abounding - contrasting to Reticula's opting for judderings and impacts.

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https://bleep.com/release/430047-zeta-reticula-the-beryllium?lang=en_GB

https://www.juno.co.uk/products/zeta-reticula-the-beryllium-vinyl/984136-01/

[Premiere] - Zeta Reticula - The Beryllium (Sound Synthesis Remix)

TL Premiere #1563 (2024.03.22) : Karsten Pflum - BALM [Central Processing Unit]

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For this 93rd Premiere of 2024, we have a track by Danish DJ/Producer "Karsten Pflum" (@karsten-von-pflum) titled ‘BALM’ from his forthcoming EP "Liars" on the independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 2012, specialising in electronic music : Central Processing Unit (@cpurecords).

The EP will be available on April 5, 2024 in Limited Edition 12" Vinyl + Digital.

▶︎ Pre-order : https://centralprocessingunit.bandcamp.com/album/liars

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Release Info :

Karsten Pflum - Liars [Central Processing Unit]

Preview here: soundcloud.com/cpurecords/karsten-pflum-liars

In a convergence of two of the most celebrated names in contemporary electronic music, Karsten Pflum steps out on Central Processing Unit with the Liars EP. As anyone who has followed either Pflum’s work for labels such as Worm Interface/Furthur Electronix or the Sheffield imprint’s recent run of top-quality electro joints will have expected, this coming together proves to be a match made in heaven.

What we have here is a tour de force of modern machine music. With Liars, Pflum achieves that rare feat of making something that is at once boundary-pushing yet also thrillingly immediate, his attention to detail shining through with each well-placed snare hit or leftfield structural choice. Equally apt for home listening or dancefloor deployment, Liars is a delight for heads and hedonists alike.

Constantly evolving while also cleaving to a relentless groove throughout, opener ‘WAN1’ is a brilliant scene-setter for Liars. The track slinks between sections of seething post-Drexciyan acid and eerie vignettes which balance out haunted house synth licks with the sort of punishing bass blasts that recall early grime classics like Youngstar’s ‘Pulse X’. A sly shift of key halfway through the track only serves to redouble ‘WAN1’s restless brilliance. 

After ‘WAN1’, ‘LOLA’ represents something of a gear-switch. The track’s wiggly opening bassline is a red herring - make no mistake that we’re fully into braindance territory on this one, the drums skittering across the mix as Pflum fills the track out with jungle-adjacent delays and softly insistent synth pads. As ‘LOLA’ goes on, blurts of synth and some stiffening in the drum work pushes the track into pure rhythm workout territory.

First B-side ‘MOUSFOLK’ somewhat splits the difference between Liars’ A-sides. This track has ‘WAN1’s unyielding stomp and prominent acid bass line, but the helter-skelter drum breaks and wandering keyboard lines are very much pulling from ‘LOLA’s zanier energy. As with the other joints here, ‘MOUSFOLK’ is elevated by Pflum’s composerly touch, the Dane frequently throwing in new sonic tidbits - a skippy snare tattoo, a single-note synth loop which sounds like a hovering spaceship - that reinvigorate the mix. 

Pflum’s musicality is at the fore once more on closer ‘BALM’. For the first section of ‘BALM’, a rich and sombre keyboard fugue, you’d be hard pressed to say whether you’re listening to a producer of club music or a contemporary classical maestro. The way Pflum builds this central motif up with deft broken-beat drum programming, a wheezing synth countermelody and distant vocal sighs is equally delightful, the whole track coming off like a kindred spirit of the electronica-infused experiments on Radiohead’s 2000 masterwork Kid A. 

A brilliantly unorthodox collection of electro-braindance hybrids, Liars is a barnstorming Central Processing Unit debut from the seasoned Karsten Pflum. 

RIYL: AFX, Silicon Scally, DMX Krew, Matmos

Tracklist :
1. WAN1
2. LOLA
3. MOUSFOLK
4. BALM

releases April 5, 2024

All tracks written and produced by Jacob Helverskov Madsen.
Mastered at Computer Club Sheffield
Design by Human / www.humanstudio.com

Liars

BALM

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TL PREMIERE : Karsten Pflum - BALM [Central Processing Unit]

Our forty-first episode is signed by Leipzig based DJ Johann Freitag under his alias 160GB. 
Johann is a collecting vinyl records since his childhood. In his sets he combines darker electro sounds with story telling as an homage to science fiction films & literature.
As a co-founder of Panama Drift, 160GB organizes events where live band music is combined with electro & breakbeat on vinyl format. 
Enjoy this great set!


Nuestro cuadragésimo primer episodio lo firma el DJ afincado en Leipzig Johann Freitag bajo su alias 160GB. Johann colecciona discos de vinilo desde su infancia. En sus sets combina sonidos de electro oscuro, narrando historias como homenaje a las películas y la literatura de ciencia ficción.
Como cofundador de Panama Drift, 160GB organiza eventos en los que combina bandas en directo con sets de electro y breakbeat en formato vinilo. 
¡Disfruta de esta gran sesión!

https://soundcloud.com/160gb
https://www.instagram.com/160_gb

Tracklist:

1.  I-F - The Men Who Won’t Come Back
2. Sound Synthesis - Biological System
3. Cute Heels - Silence Complot
4. Krypton 81 - Telephone Operator
5. C*nt - Hunter
6. Reptant - Lizard Eyes
7. Elias Sternin - The Marriage Between Humans and Technology 
8. Uncanny Lovers - Definition
9. Dark Vektor - Musica Robotica
10. Djedjotronic - Death Clock (VIP Mix)
11. Human Rebellion - Danger
12. KafkaCtrl - Occam’s Razor
13. Robert Cosmic - 101

Gladiocast #41 - 160GB

New World Vol. 2 is the sequel to Tiger Weeds' first VA compilation.

The core concept of the "New World" series remains intact, encompassing a variety of styles and aesthetics with Electro consistently serving as the cornerstone.

This compilation features both established and emerging artists who bring their unique perspectives to the continually evolving Electro landscape.

This is the next phase that pushes the boundaries of the genre even further.

1. Francois Dillinger x Lloyd Stellar - Design Dreams
2. Sinitsin - Biometric
3. Waste - Base δ
4. Monodroids - Epanekinisi
5. EKATA - Level
6. Kafkactrl - Reflexive Closure
7. CT Kidobo - Shock
8. Ole Mic Odd - Laughing Gas
9. ELEKTROTECHNIK & Grid User - Cybernetic Minds
10. Morken - Fading
11. MANASYt - Jugular (Live)
12. DVS NME - Excess Profits

Mastered by: Rude66 
Catalogue number: TWDIG02
Pre-order: https://tigerweeds.bandcamp.com/album/va-new-world-vol-2

All rights reserved
Tiger Weeds 2024

New World Vol.2

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VA - New World Vol.2 (TWDIG02) Snippets

Hi! Friends 

We are pleased to finally announce the release of Artificial Intelligence, new reference on Vinyl. 
Vinyl in Special Limited Edition, which brings together some of the most prominent international artists and producers with the best trajectory and reputation of the Braindance IDM Electro scene and sound worldwide.
For this new work, we are excited and honoured to have international artists and producers of the stature and trajectory of: D'Arcangelo, RTR, Principles of Geometry, Roel Funcken, Curios, Groof aka Q_IX, The Jaffa Kid, Low Tape, Lee, Veelargo, Yaporigami, Zobol.


Format: 12" Special Limited Edition.

PRE-ORDER: https://artificialintelligencercrds.bandcamp.com

LTD. EDITION 12" SOLID RED - SOLID WHITE AND RED SPLATTER 


A1. RTR - Waev    [4:14]

A2. ZOBOL - Don´t Be So Shallow  [5:45]

A3. LOW TAPE - Articelectro    [3:42]

A4. THE JAFFA KID - SSF   [7:08]


B1. PRINCIPLES OF GEOMETRY - Dreampler   [6:16]

B2. D'ARCANGELO - MC101-07  [4:36]

B3. Lee - Lazy Saturday  [5:13]

B4. YAPORIGAMI - Custodian of Ambience  [4:24]


+4 DIGITAL BONUS TRACKS

01. ROEL FUNCKEN - Brame Convix   [5:16]

02. CURIOS - Dancing With The Flowers   [8:05]

03. Q_IX - Liquid Love   [5:50]

04. VEELARGO - Melek17   [5:48]


Thank you very much to each artist who collaborated to our vision and to each one of you who have made possible.


Artificial Intelligence™ 

©+Ⓟ Artificial Intelligence 2024. Copyright Control
Mastering by Rubén Montesco at Soundclip Studio, Madrid
Artworks & Design by Black Moon, Madrid
Distributed by Clone, Rotterdam
www.clone.nl

[AI005] - V/A ~ [Vinyl Snippets]

The Spy is on a mission for the 8th Kri release and it ends with a bang. Similar to Wessel's releases on Mechatronica and Osare! Editions, his signature sound keeps evolving by melting electro, EBM and wave into a hypnotising dystopian soundtrack.

His Kri debut is named Halt and Hack and it ranges from melancholic EBM-ish slow burners to mutated wave-meets-electro anthems, rounded with a nostalgic remix by the mighty Zement operator Kluentah.

Available as limited lathe-cut vinyl and digitally on 17th of May 2024.

@thespy808303
@kluentah

KRI008 The Spy - Halt and Hack EP (snippets)

https://viewlexx.bandcamp.com/album/viewlexx-v-034-industrial-models

Intergalactic Gary - A1. Industrial Model - Viewlexx (V-034)

This album is compiled by by ‘A friend of mine’ aka A.F.O.M. International & supported by Sameheads Berlin
to raise funds for the survivors of the February 2023 earthquakes in South East Turkey/Syria
and to provide some sonic experiences to the mere listeners.

Thanks to the generosity of all participating artists and the contributors, 100% of the income,
generated from the sales of this album and the tracks within will be donated to Angel's Farm Sanctuary
which operate at the affected area to restore life and hope.
 
Turkey and Syria were struck by two massive earthquakes of Mw 7,8 and Mw 7,6 on 6th of February 2023.
Being one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history,
the earthquakes affected 11 cities in the region, with a death toll reaching more than 57.000,
more than 110.000 injured and over 500.000 buildings being collapsed or heavily damaged. 
 
Urgent support for the rescue and relief efforts brought to the area, included 60,000-strong search-and-
rescue forces, 5,000 health workers, 30,000 volunteers, and more than 141,000 people from 94 countries.
This followed by numerous wide-ranging fund-raising campaigns with donations from companies,
institutions, organizations, and individuals.
 However, with an estimated damage over US$110 billion,
it is obvious that the recovery process for the region and the victims will be lengthy.
 
As the dust settles and the buzz slowly dissolves 8 months after this disastrous incident,
we believe that it is the right time for releasing this compilation,
not only to raise funds for the ones in need,
but also to raise the fading awareness about the situation in trhe region of Sout-east Turkey and Syria.

Anatolian Weapons - Tangerine Blood (AFOM / Sameheads)

New World Vol. 2 is the sequel to Tiger Weeds' first VA compilation.

The core concept of the "New World" series remains intact, encompassing a variety of styles and aesthetics with Electro consistently serving as the cornerstone.

This compilation features both established and emerging artists who bring their unique perspectives to the continually evolving Electro landscape.

This is the next phase that pushes the boundaries of the genre even further.

A video performance recording of the song can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ0WBc4Dp1I&ab_channel=DVSNME

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PREMIERE: DVS NME - Excess Profits (Tiger Weeds)

Marguerite Records proudly welcomes Northern Europe's machine funk masters, @harlemelectronics, as the 17th label output.

Cagey is a punchy cocktail of sly bass hooks, raw machine grooves, and found sounds, all tied together by vocals that shape-shift from staccato statements to haunted murmurs and back again. Featuring six tracks including a remix by Colombian producer Filmmaker. The opener Cagey sets the tone with an elastic, Liaisons Dangereuses-esque bassline coiling around its tail and a propulsive electro beat juxtaposed with the track's cadenced vocals. Blynde amps up the hypnotic feel a notch by throwing a momentum-building bass, snatches of words from the experimental film Anti-Clock, and detached vocals into the blender. The result is street electro evoking a secret discotheque in Rimini in 1985, overtaken by disaffected mutants. Ending the A-side is the slow burner Lawn Preacher, which builds cinematic tension with a synth hook straight from the depths of Ralf Hütter's subconscious. The sly hip-wrecker Coast to Coast kicks off the B-side by setting the tempo to a syrup-laced new beat pulse. This is the soundtrack for a car cruising along the outer reaches of a tropical beach at night. Next, Slovak Casinos picks up the pace with funky techno at its dirtiest. The track's coy vocals beckon the listener to enter a dizzying gambling world of random numbers, slot machines gone kaput, and card counters losing track. On the record’s final track, Colombian beat wizard @flmmkr kicks the gears into turbo drive on his demented speed-addicted remix of Slovak Casinos. Cagey is defined by a dry, cheeky irreverence that keeps it uncompromisingly fresh and forward-leaning. Prepare yourself for a mind-altering experience with each listen, as this record sets a new standard for electronic music operating at the outskirts of the dance-floor.

Limited edition of 50 professionally dubbed tapes.
Produced by Johan Skugge and Martin Thomasson.
Slovak Casinos remixed by Filmmaker
Mastered by Francesco Brini (Spectrum Mastering)
Artwork by Alessio Di Mezza
Duplicated in Milan, 2024.

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MRG017. Harlem Electronics - Cagey

DVS NME is an Electro music producer/deejay and Post Punk enthusiast living in Colorado. He runs a weekly mix series called @DarkScienceElectro (est 2010) and is actively producing under the name @DVSNME (est 2000)

His musical influences include, but are not limited to: Abstract Thought, Adult., The Advent, Aether Pilot, Afrika Bambaataa, Aphex Twin, Aloka, Andrea Parker, Animistic Beliefs, Annie Hall, Anthony Rother, Armec, Arpanet, AS1, Ashtar Lavanda, Audiogenetics, Autechre, Automat, AUX88, Bass Junkie, Binary Digit, Blackploid, Blatromen, Blotnik Brothers, Boards Of Canda, Boris Divider, Carl Finlow, CEM3340, Cignol, Client_03, Commuter, Composite Profuse, Comtron, The Consumer, CPU, Cyan85, Cybotron, Cygnus, Cylob, CYRK, Dark Vektor, Das Muster, Datawave, Datassette, Deemphasis, Delayscape, Der Zyklus, Detroit's Filthiest, Dez Williams, DJ Stingray, Dave Clarke, Helena Hauff, Dibu-Z, Digitizer, Ditone, DJ Di'jital, DJ Godfather, DJ Overdose, Djedjotronic, DMX Krew, Dopplereffekt, Drexciya, E.R.P., Dynarec, Ectomorph, Egyptian Lover, Ekman, Elecktroids, Electronome, The Exaltics, Heinrich Mueller, Exzakt, Fabrice Lig, Faceless Mind, FAH, Fleck ESC, Fotoapparat, FPU, Franck Kartell, Francois Dillinger, Galaxian, Gedanenexperiment, Gesloten Cirkel, Glass Domain, Go Nuclear, Gosub, The Hacker, Hadamard, Hardfloor, Headnoaks, Heinrich Dressel, Heurisitc Audio, The Hidden Persuader, I-F, Illektrolab, Imatran Voima, Inkamera, Isolated Material, Ivna Ji, IXRQ, Japanese Telecom, Jauzas The Shining, Jeremiah R., John Carpenter, John Selway, Kalson, Kan3da, Keith Tucker, Kobol Electronics, Komarken Electronics, Kon001, Konerytmi, Koova, Kraftwerk, Kronos Device, Krypton 81, Lake Haze, Lectromagnetique, Legowelt, Lithium Flux, London Modular Alliance, Low Tape, Lowfish, Luke Eargoggle, Luxus Varta, Luke Vibert, Luz1e, Machino, Maelstrom, Manasyt, Mandroid, MAS 2008, Maschine Brennt, Melogik, Mesak, MetaComplex, Microlith, Microthol, Miss Kittin, MNLTH, Model 500, Mono Junk, Morphology, Mr. Velcro Fastener, MSRG, Mumm, MystesSystem, N-Ter, Nebenprodukt, Newcleus, Nite Fleit, Noamm, Noise&Noise, Nomenklatur, NRSB-11. Nullptr, Oberman, Ole Micc Odd, Orgue Electronique, Pametex,  Paul Blackford, Pip Williams, Planet Pluto, Plant43, Polytron, Privacy, Q-Chip, R325, RA-X, Radioactive Man, Rebustape, Reedale Rise, Relaxant, Reptant, Retax Gorgon, Richard Easel, Robodrum, Rutherford, S>>D, Sansibar, Sbassship, SC-164, Scape One, Siak, Silicon Scally, Simulant, Skinny Puppy, Solar Chrome, Solvent, Solid Blake, Sonar Base, Sound Synthesis, Stingray313, Sync 24, Synth Alien, Syrte, T/Error, TecRoc, Terens K., Teslasonic, Thomas Kress, Textasy, Ticco Ross, Transparent Sound, UHU, Ultradyne, Umwelt, Underground Resistance, Unit Black Flight, Univac, VC-118A, VCS2600, Velocs, Versalife, Vertical67, Vessel In Distress, VLR, Voice Stealer, Volfram, Volsoc, Wee DJs, Weltwirtschaft, Will Web, Wumpscut, Xerodefx, XY0815, Zerkalo, Zeta Reticula, Zobol, Zwischenwelt, 96 Back, 240 Interceptor, and many more.

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