DFA Archived Selections (2018-2020) created weekly as an alternate history of new release Friday - part 2

Supported by: I:Cube, Laurent Garnier, Interstellar Funk, Rampa, The Drifter, Solar, Raresh, Aera, La Fleur, Mano Le Tough, Red D, Kolsch, Philip Sherburne, Adriatique, John Digweed & Maceo Plex.

Out now on vinyl & digital.
Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/2ijMA3O
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2j7bJvZ
Kompakt: www.kompakt.fm/releases/rif_ep
Beatport: http://btprt.dj/2jLogIt
Delsin: www.delsinrecords.com/release/5600/quince/rif-ep
Juno: www.juno.co.uk/products/quince-rif-ep/633520-01/

A1 Rif (7:20)
A2 Propheet (4:46)
B1 Coïtus (5:58)
B2 Stop (3:27)

Something Happening Somewhere
www.sohaso.com

Artist: Quince
https://soundcloud.com/quincemusic
  Title: Rif Ep
cat nr.: SoHaSo 009
 12” vinyl (limited to 300 copies)(16-12-2016) 
White Coloured Vinyl + first 100 copies inc silkscreen printed inlay
Digital: (13-01-2017)
  Artwork: Jonne Kuyt
Distribution: Kompakt

It has been a year since we last heard something from him, but in the meanwhile things have been sweltering beneath the surface. Last we saw him, he vanished into a sculpture that bended the rules of our three dimensional reality. Finally, here we are. Being stuck inside a rusty hypercube trying to find your way out, crawling around the different tunnels all leading to new spaces that puzzle the mind. Tangible, tactile shapes forming a comprehensive physical world without containing a discernible contour. Flat pictures that once inspected transform into multidimensional spaces. The room fades into infinity, and all that’s left is an overdose of sensory stimulation. But don’t worry. Quince is here to help you find your way out.

After an album on Delsin, releases on Music Man, Kompakt’s Speicher series and his track ‘Europe on our SOMEWHERE compilation, Quince is back after a short hiatus on Something Happening Somewhere with a four track killer no filler EP that oozes character out of every sweaty pore. Making the kind of records you still remember after an intense club night slowly comes to an end, Quince presents a diverse pallet of sounds to choose from.

‘Rif’ provides perfect sturdy dance floor material with Quince’s compelling groove trusting alongside splintered melodies and Detroit influenced synth sounds producing a sense of undeniable optimism. B1’s ‘Coïtus’ shares a similar punch, combining raspy synth stabs with a detuned bell pad giving the feeling that you’re sucked into a wormhole propelling you towards an unknown location.

‘Propheet’ hits you in the gut like nothing you’ve experienced before, like a smack in the face in the most positive way imaginable. It’s a raw driving electro cut, sounding like it could be coming from a long forgotten industrial era, with so much vibe that sweat starts dripping instantly. Think of it as travelling trough the wormhole and realizing you ended up in a dark nightmare of the soul. ‘Stop’ sounds like the musical equivalent of an artificial intelligent life form’s onboard computer slowly malfunctioning, experiencing true emotions in the downfall. It could be the sound of that intense night coming to an end and fits the closing of this class ep by Quince flawlessly.

Rif Ep

Quince - Stop (SoHaSo 009)

BAVARIAN STALLION SERIES
RFR 007

RELEASE DATE VINYL: 05.02.19 (LIMITED WITH SPECIAL POSTER)
RELEASE DATE DIGITAL: 05.02.19
LC: 85121

RFR 007

148Ohm

B1_1KW - 148Ohm

A new addition to the label’s extended family, Tracey arrives on Dial with his debut LP, Biostar. Following previous releases on Aus Music, Voyage Direct and Intergraded, ‘Biostar’ pushes the technical and emotional craft of this vital young producer in exciting new directions, submerging listeners in thirteen tracks of sublime electro, ambient experimentation and warm, tonal techno.
Based in the Netherlands, Tracey’s music is undoubtedly indebted to a legacy of emotive electronic music, the sort whose stark futurist vision cannot be equalled. Instead he strives and succeeds to create something personal and charismatic from a perhaps familiar palette of sounds. Somewhere between experimentation and understated songwriting, ‘Biostar’ is a worthy edition to Dial’s legacy of unique, artist-led albums.
In the tradition of established Dial artists such as Lawrence, Roman Flugel and Efdemin, Tracey’s immediately apparent strength is an almost supernatural ability to conjure affecting and memorable melodies with minimalist intent, often just utilising the raw textures of his machines.
From album-opener ‘THRRVL’, Tracey tracks the initially gentle undulations of his studio seemingly waking to life, plotting a neat melodic shuffle on ‘TRR’ and then, by, ‘CCLRT’, something dense, trippy and yearning. From hereon in, ‘Biostar’ plots an intriguing course through hypnotic, clockwork crunch (‘THWRD’), to Drexciyan submersion (‘HDRCSTCS’) and rhythmic experimentation on ‘PHTCPHRK’. 
Some of the more affecting moments on ‘Biostar’ emerge from it’s more obtuse sections; ‘DTFNK’ deciphers a surprisingly catchy melody among waves of scrambled signals, while the initially skittish ‘DRMRBT’ blossoms into an electro lullaby at 126bpm. By the arrival of wistful closing track ‘CLSTLBNG’, listeners are likely to emerge content from the deepest exploration yet of Tracey’s unique analogue ecosystem.
John Thorp


DISTRIBUTION (PHYSICAL): KOMPAKT / ROUGH TRADE
DISTRIBUTION (DIGITAL): WORDANDSOUND
BOOKING: JORN@VOYAGE-SELECT.COM
PROMOTION: DIAL@DIAL-REC.DE

TRACEY - THRRVL

Predawn Qualia EP

Out on 17th May on ara
https://kangdingray.bandcamp.com
https://ara-aboutrecordingartists.bandcamp.com

A Blank Slate

Earthen Sea