Sax Paradiso

Jazz Affair

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Continuing their run of club singles to close out 2024, Peder Mannerfelt and Pär Grindvik once again channel their avant-pop production (Fever Ray, Björk) into a classy demonstration of dancefloor maximalism. 'Keep Moving' rides on a rough and ready rhythm section of crooked drums and brooding bass, teasing out a hype energy through snatches of vocals that peak at the mid-section. With hooks in all the right places and driven by dramatic tension, it's a fine demonstration of Aasthma's keen instinct for what makes a banger.

Keep Moving

Buy here: found.ee/spandau20-010

Spandau20, an imprint named after the Western Berlin district and focused on artists from the area, delivers techno in all diverse forms – from warehouse and electronic peak time beats to breaks and IDM, balancing the old and new school sounds flawlessly. With a focus on vinyl releases, for the collectors, Spandau20 has lately also focused on its label nights, with showcases at Fabric, Bassiani and many others.

The label’s 10th release features 10 tracks that epitomise the musical diversity of Spandau20 and the progressive musical mindset of its roster, calling on the label favourites and Spandau natives to deliver brand new and exciting music. This special release even features one track that all artists have worked on together: ‘Come Closer’, a swarming, slithering beginning featured as the VA’s opener. Its barely coherent female vocal echoing amidst a cacophony of demon-like effects.

The chilling ambience captured at the offset transcends into the first full length track by Elli Acula, ‘Floating Eyes’, a cur characterised by an authoritative, pounding bass featuring calculated percussive rolls and metallic overtones to make for a face-scrunching opener to this devilish collection of works. FJAAK follow for the first of twin cameo appearances, partnering up with fellow live supremo and hardware aficionado KiNK. On ‘Overbridge’ the trio deliver a cavernous, rolling number driven by a deep thrumming bass in addition to a razor-edged lead synth, and pulsating technopattern. Dajusch is known for incorporating his years of classical study in with his immersive musical style – and with his VA effort the Berlin native neatly showcases this. Easing the energy slightly, ‘Move’ escalates from its warm, melodic intro into rumbling goliath of a beat comprising a looping, slew of gassy harmonics. 

The momentum of the release shifts considerably with the introduction of acutely versatile producer, DJ and sound artist Claus. The artist from Spandau leans his track ‘Bloomscroll’ towards sparse, dubby sonics in which he intricately ties together to form churning, burgeoning soundscape. FJAAK jolt proceedings back into the techno groove with their signature blend of arresting sub-bass and reverberating rhythms, which come thick, fast and heavy on ‘Jackfruit’. The abstract wonder of Anna Z’s broken-beat like stylings is fully explored on ‘Icy Liq’. It’s outlandish and amorphous in its execution, causing a clattering percussive chaos that’s choicely pieced together by the modular-extraordinaire. Nikk stealthy moves into breaks territory with his track ‘Down In The Shadows’, packing a trap-like snare with an acid-flecked melody and dawn-breaking, dream-like textures. The penultimate track on the VA is ‘Tufted’. J.Manuel expertly employs a chorus of robot-like sonics that course through a short-circuiting low-end to produce a pacy, inescapable journey via a whirling, merciless beat. He is joined by the legendary producer Tobi Neumann for their menacingly ambient number titled ‘Fennec.’ In parts a nod to UK dubstep, the duo concocts a fierce admixture of styles bolstering tribal-like components with industrialised overtones and methodically crafted drum-fills.

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J.Manuel - Tufted

Pleasure

Pearl Clutch

FJAAK - Leave A Message

FJAAK - Rekorder

@toobris released on KEY VINYL / NEW ALBUM called "KAMEL"

buy the vinyl here https://keyvinyl.bandcamp.com/album/kamel-key052

 or listen it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo4oIJ_kUMI

toobris - Dead Sea /released on KEY VINYL "KEY 052"

techrap

Artista: Jason Laake
Sello: @fenix_fire_records

Hay temas que no sólo golpean la pista: golpean el pecho. “Judgement Day”, segundo corte del último EP de Jason Laake, es uno de ellos. Un fragmento de techno oscuro, directo y puntiagudo, que avanza como una llamarada fría y deja atrás un rastro de tensión eléctrica. Un track construido para ese instante en el que el club se estrecha, las luces se vuelven bisturí y la música deja de acompañar para dictar sentencia.

Este lanzamiento llega revestido de un peso emocional que lo hace aún más contundente: Jason Laake falleció recientemente a causa de un cáncer, y el sello Dark Distorted Signals publica este EP como homenaje final a un artista querido dentro y fuera del estudio. En el propio press, la frase que lo recuerda —“He was not only a great artist, but also a great man with a bigger heart”— suena hoy como un abrazo colectivo, un reflejo de la comunidad que lo rodeó.

En “Judgement Day”, todo está pensado para dejar huella: kick seco, percusión en tensión continua, un bajo que emerge desde el subsuelo y un diseño sonoro que no busca movimiento… lo exige. Es Leake en su versión más firme y afilada, con esa precisión quirúrgica que siempre definió su sonido.

PREMIERE: Jason Laake – Judgement Day – Dark Distorted Signals

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