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Sometimes one and one are greater than the sum of their parts: Abstract Division is glaring proof. The long-running Techno project is the symbiotic collaboration of artists Paul Boex and Dave Miller, who having met through a serendipitous booking, are now a b2b force to be reckoned with. Responsible for a spate of electronic gems in recent years, they’re also at the helm of Dynamic Reflection and The Nursery, with their DECODE party series currently on ice. Here, the spirit of their Rotterdam parties lives on with Bassiani Podcast 108: a brooding, mystical and labyrinthine mix of gritty, razor-sharp sounds.

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Bassiani invites Abstract Division / Podcast #108

https://inigokennedy.bandcamp.com/album/tides-indefinite

Asymmetric head honcho Inigo Kennedy returns to his label with the 'Tides Indefinite' EP.

What better way to celebrate Kennedy's half a century on this third rock from the sun than a new five-track EP on Asymmetric. The title track 'Tides Indefinite' kicks the EP off with its deceptively simple synth rise and fall before an archetypal Asymmetric track in the shape of 'Cartesian Form'. Next up is a darker tale in the form of 'Unrest' which pitches driving layered bass cycles against a constantly moving 909 backdrop. 'Labyrinth Walls' is nothing short of six minutes of breakbeat sonic joy in which to get lost with no need to escape before 'Amaranthine' brings the EP to a close; the sort of track that shouldn't really come to an end, it ebbs and flows like tides indefinite...

Label: Asymmetric
Catalogue Number: ASYD-06
Artist: Inigo Kennedy
Title: Tides Indefinite
Release Date: 16 September 2022

Tracks:

01 'Tides Indefinite'
02 'Cartesian Form'
03 'Unrest'
04 'Labyrinth Walls'
05 'Amaranthine'

- Links
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Dynamic Reflection
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Abstract Division
Midnight Ensemble LP

When two musicians intensively work together for a period of time, at some point the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts. If Paul Boex and Dave Miller hadn’t already reached that status under their Abstract Division moniker, they certainly have now, with the release of Midnight Ensemble, their first full length album.

Those who have followed the duo since their early days of playing dj-sets together, know that it’s hard to define their style anywhere beyond techno or even electronic music, as it is ever evolving and always dependent on the time of the day or night. When listening to this album, the resemblance between their unpredictable selection behind the decks and the eclectic range of subgenres on this album is more obvious than ever before.

Midnight Ensemble could be interpreted as an ode to nightlife; a reminiscence of all that happens between dusk and dawn, captured and compressed into about one hour of music. An hour in which they so delicately time their changing of styles and tempos, always reading the room and always being one step ahead of the crowd.

This album is a reflection of that skill, starting its journey with soothing, mood-setting ambient, followed by timeless pieces of Detroit and dubtechno. A daring electro cut provide a refreshing break from the four to the floor tradition, only to be followed by the stripped down sound the duo is so comfortable with.

The final minutes consist of experimental breaks, one last banger to pull out the last bits of energy that is left and a beautiful outro, which concludes the all-nighter vibe. There are no open endings, it doesn’t make you want to stay in the dark forever. Rather it makes you want to close your eyes one last time before walking outside to see the sun come up again before going home, overwhelmed and satisfied.

Midnight Ensemble LP

Abstract Division - Open Your Soul [Artaphine Premiere]

Pre-order: https://dynamicreflection.bandcamp.com/album/time-crystals-pt-2-liquid-solids-15yrdref002

The second release of @dynamic-reflection’s 'Time Crystals' series explores the deeper, darker end of the electronic spectrum.

Closing track 'Oye' sees @benbui, @shoall and @vandmusic link back up on a special collaboration as DOM, delivering a piece of trippy and stubborn techno.

More exclusive music

Premiere: DOM 'Oye'

This is the live recording of the first 3 hours at Ratherlost, Lofi Amsterdam on NYE 2024. The second half is mixed together with Polygonia.

Abstract Division & Polygonia @ Ratherlost (NYD 2024)

My remake of Morgan Seatree's unreleased "Say My Name"
Hope you like it =)

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Morgan Seatree - Say My Name [H!DE REMAKE]

Recorded live at Paral·lel Festival 2024, Saturday 530-830PM, Port del Comte, Spain.

Thank you to the Paral·lel team for the trust, to everyone whose music I was able to share, to all of you for being there and for listening.

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Aaron J at Paral·lel Festival 2024

EERSTE COMMUNIE #047 ABSTRACT DIVISION

Regis and Function's first mix in over 10 years is a unique paean to Silent Servant, heavy on unreleased material.

When it came time for RA to compile our Albums of the 2010s, one record with a tauntingly limited availability of 500 copies was never in doubt: Sandwell District's era-defining 'Feed-Forward'. Encompassing Karl O'Connor (Regis), Peter Sutton (Female), David Sumner (Function) and Juan Mendez (Silent Servant), Sandwell District had the underground in a vice grip for over a decade.

The collective imploded in 2013, with Sumner and O'Connor's relationship appearing beyond repair. And yet, an unlikely second phase is here, featuring imminent comeback LP 'End Beginnings' and their return to the RA Podcast after 16 years. In 2023, the trio of Function, Regis and Silent Servant had been performing and laying down new material before the latter's shock death last January. It's in the shadow of loss that this unique mix was forged.

Founded in 2002 as a spiritual sister to seminal Downwards, Sandwell truly began to hit its straps in the late '00s, as shadow-stalking cuts sliced through clubland orthodoxy like a switchblade. In parallel, the label's artwork—a noir recombination of Burroughs cut-ups, DIY zines and arthouse amour that Silent Servant made his own—helped fortify a movement which placed an aesthetic premium on grit, grain and sadism.

By the early 2010s, this fixation on the dark arts had utterly permeated the mood inside techno's masonic temples. Labels like Blackest Ever Black, Stroboscopic Artefacts, Avian and Modern Love were in their pomp, razorwire legends like Severed Heads and Chris & Cosey benefited from second winds, and it was briefly a jailable offence to not have a press photo in black and white. 'Feed-Forward' was the exceptional coronating statement.

RA.978 features a stack of unheard recordings from each of the trio, as well as close allies Stefanie Parnow and Tropic of Cancer, while also gathering many of Silent Servant's all-time favourite songs, including Psychic TV, Grace Jones and Galaxie 500. It's a strikingly vulnerable listen, one without many parallels on the Podcast. We're glad to run it. – Gabriel Szatan

Read more and find the tracklist here: ra.co/podcast/978
Read our new feature with Sandwell District here: https://ra.co/features/4426

RA.978 Sandwell District

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The Kaluki Musik imprint returns with a four track release this August, entitled ‘iLL Shit’ and coming courtesy of Carlo Lio, while SHADED and Pirate Copy step up on remix duties.

Canda’s Carlo Lio has been a driving force for high octane electronic music coming out of his homeland for quite some time now with over a decades worth of back catalogue and his new On Edge Society imprint further cementing his status in the scene. Here we see Carlo joining the roster of the Manchester born Kaluki Musik imprint following recent output for No.19 Music, This And That and Suara.

The original mix of title track ‘iLL Shit’ opens up the package and Lio delivers his typically raw, drum driven style here with winding bass whirrs, hooky synth blips and spoken vocal licks thrown in for good measure. ‘My Name Is Nobody’ follows and lays down a murky stripped back groove alongside looped vocal lines and a subtly unfolding underlying tension throughout.

The latter half of the package sees two remixes offered up, the first of which from Pirate Copy reshapes ‘iLL Shit’ with swinging 909 rhythms, stab-led bass hits and sporadic bass wobbles, while Sci + Tec and Turbo Recordings live act SHADED turns in his ‘Money Cash’ take on ‘My Name Is Nobody’, laying focus on dynamic evolving bass leads and intricate processing of the original parts to create a dark and intriguing interpretation.

Carlo Lio - My Name Is Nobody (Shaded's Money Cash Remix)

The Nursery’s seventh release sees another newcomer: it’s Violent. A truly promising DJ and producer from Poland, rapidly making a name for himself as a pusher of rough, breakbeat induced techno. Stressful Environment contributes to that persona. It is a fierce composition of peak time tracks, that at times hint towards industrial, while preserving a certain melancholy. It is largely this combination that makes these tracks complement each other so well. The muscular foundation gives them their power; an enlightening fragility keeps them from becoming mere stompers. With that, Violent has put together an impressive piece of contemporary techno that will most likely see the inside of many clubs in the months to come. The ‘Stressful Environment EP’ is bound to make the name Violent stick around for a while.

Violent
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/violent.official
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/violent_official
Resident Advisor: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/violent

Without Mercy

Violent - Without Mercy

SHADED returns to SCI+TEC for the first time this year, with his latest EP 'Yoyoyo'. No stranger to the label with a steady stream of hits since 2012, his last EP on Dubfires imprint was back in 2015 with 'Electric Auto Pitch'.

The southern Cali producer always brings his trademark funkiness to his unique techno productions and this EP doesn't fail to get you moving.

'Yoyoyo' comes out swinging for the dance floor with full force, and does not disappoint. This powerhouse of a jam comes laced with heavy percussive zest, finely tuned synth work, and a booming vocal hook that locks you in and takes you over.

'Touchfade' follows, and showcases his effortless ability to turn experimental synths into groove-laden rhythms. From the dark and sensual female vocals to the modulating frequency ranges, this tune is literally a trip into the wild realm of some planet Mars disco mansion.

'After Eyes' rounds out the EP, taking the energy levels down a notch and into the one and only realm known as the after hours. Laced with tripped out vox and synth patterns, this heady track twists and tangles its way on to the dance floor in true underground style.

TEC145 - 1- SHADED - Yoyoyo (Original Mix)

Harvard Bass & SHADED - Mental Fade (Original Mix)

Aritst: @harvardbass @shaded_official
Title: Time Wasting EP
Label: @turborecordings
Release Date: 2016-01-20

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