Minimal

Richie Hawtin

ALL IN CHAIN part. 3 SMUGGLED ORGANS

Awakenings Festival

Adam Beyer has produced an incredibly strong EP. The first track on the EP, Eye Contact, uses rhythmic vocal stabs to give it an infectious rhythm and groove. The second track, Raspberry Cave, uses a melodic synth-line and pad to create a dark, absorbing roller. On the digital release, another further two tracks have been added. Salvage Dub uses a funky bass line and rhythmic chords to full effect to gain the club’s attention. Cosa Mira, rounds of the EP by using percussion to construct an energetic rhythm with the help of some dreamy stabs to create a moody characteristic.

ME12 - Adam Beyer - Eye Contact - Mad Eye

ME12 - Adam Beyer - Raspberry Cave - Mad Eye

ME12 - Adam Beyer - Salvage Dub - Mad Eye

Kazuya Nagaya
Utsuho
MINUS107 WAV, MP3

Originally released in 1999 on the AME Ambient label, "Utsuho" was Kazuya Nagaya's first ambient music album - a delicately constructed sonic world largely composed of the sounds of traditional bells and gongs found in the temples of Tibet, Bali or Japan, juxtaposed with delicate use of modern keyboards and guitars.

The textures of "Utsuho" - named after a mystical tree hollow with magical powers in the 10th century Japanese Novel "Utsuho Monogatari" - feature heavily the deeply reverberating sounds of these traditional temple instruments. Informed by the sensibilities and philosophical views of his previous literary works, Nagaya's music takes a deeply spiritual path. The sound of giant Japanese temple bells that feature heavily in his music are listened to every New Year's eve by large crowds who flock to the temples in the belief that the long echoes of the bell chimes can purify and wash away the the cares of the mortal world. The reverent silence of the crowds reflect the sensation of deep personal calm engendered through meditation or Zen.

Having been brought to Richie Hawtin's attention during a cultural trip to Japan in 2008, Nagaya was asked to contribute a remix to the Replikants disc of the 2011 Plastikman Arkives release. Now, with Richie Hawtin and Minus traveling to Japan on May 4th for a special Womb Tokyo event celebrating Japanese culture in the wake of the March 2011 earthquakes, Nagaya's debut album gets a release on Minus, as Hawtin looks again to support another aspect of Japanese art that he finds so inspiring:

"A few years ago while in Tokyo I found myself in a small Japanese arts and crafts store. After looking around for twenty minutes or so I started to realize that a soft and almost inperceivable rhythm of bells and gongs had been playing in the background. The subtle vibrations of tones had taken over my subconscious and reverberated in my head and transfixed my attention. This experience led me to the work of Kazuya Nagaya whose delicate use of sonic landscapes remind me of the more quiet moments of Consumed." - Richie Hawtin

RELEASE INFORMATION:

Artist/Title: Kazuya Nagaya | Utsuho
Catalogue No.: MINUS107
Label: MINUS
Format: MP3, WAV
Distribution: Beatport / M-nus.com
Barcode: 815349011125
Release Date Digital: May 4th, 2011

Track Listing:
1. Yoshino - 3:18
2. Utsuho - 27:28
3. Cinnabar - 17:07
4. Myojin Waterfall - 5:03 

Kazuya Nagaya - Myojin Waterfall (From MINUS107 Utsuho LP)

A lo-fi funky tech bouncer which serves the clear purpose of keeping the dance floor locked firmly in place. With a clever use of mallets and percussive elements, the track unexpectedly shifts pitch throughout, while the quirky samples and micro-edits drive the grooves throughout the duration of this auditory masterpiece.


Something is happening in Italy. There is a cutting-edge wave of music streaming forth that has the country poised to become the next supreme land of dance music exports. Seemingly leading the pack of Italy’s rising stars is Uto Karem, who in just a short period of time has produced hit after hit with forward thinking dance tracks that are fast becoming staples for DJs everywhere. With an ability to infuse cutting edge machine music with soulful grooves, Uto Karem packs a powerful one-two punch that can drive any room into an absolute frenzy at any hour.

His debut release for Plus 8, “Maschine Love ep.”, brings a sense of rejuvenation to the spring season. It comes complete with four tracks of playful electronic mischief offering listeners sonic stimulation from the darkest warehouses to the setting sun-soaked terraces, and all points between. All thanks to the advancements of modern music making machines and one brilliant, devious mind…

Uto Karem - Butterfly Effect (Original Mix) [Plus 8]

12min preview of Hobo's forthcoming debut album, Iron Triangle - released on Minus on February 20th (Physical) / February 22th (Digital)

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Hobo - Iron Triangle (preview mix)

Oliver Klein & Peter Juergens - Heat (Original Mix)

Form and Function Pt. 1

Shifted Reality

Form And Function Pt. 3

Deformation

Form And Function Pt. 2

Floating Point

Take Control / All over You

Take Control

Slapback

Bodylost

Eye Contact

Withdrawal

Pullpush

Oolooloo

mfnstmp

Back To The Future

Night Night

TEC78 "Be My Binge" EP out on SCI+TEC Digital Audio

LICK TEASE o.g. mix

Richie Hawtin presents New Horizons

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Tale of Us are Carmine Conte & Matteo Milleri. Born in North America, raised in Italy, at home in Berlin. And this is their first release for Minus.

Both musical and minimal, Tale of Us strip things back to their most basic ingredients.
Circular phrases hinting at the melancholic slowly spiralling downwards.

Tracklist:
1) Another Earth 
2) Discochord 
3) Lost City

Release date:
April 8th (vinyl) 
April 10th (digital)

Discochord

Lost City

Da Fresh - Sleazy Place (BluFin Records)

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Untitled 2

FROM OUR MINDS