Tech 2022

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Kangding Ray (@kangding-ray) - Branches EP (FIGUREX28)
Artwork by Bernhard Holaschke.
Out: June 4, 2021
Preorder: https://bit.ly/3e7kUsY

Ever effervescent producer Kangding Ray continues to connect experimentalism and dancefloor, hitting home hard on his newest EP on Figure.

Storming out of the gate, Doppler Shift packs the momentum to take off, its dry-thumping arp-ride raising the levels from zero to hero. Meditating on murky sounds, Branches displays the producer’s extraordinary skills at splicing together seemingly disparate DNA of sounds to create otherworldly but compelling tapestries of rhythm.

Turning things for the flip, from colourful dub chords emerges Salt and Iron, a driving tune reminiscent of the 90’s spacey chill-out-rooms. Taking it a notch deeper, Robust Version Nine builds its lively groove around modular experimentations, the machines ultimately becoming an extension of the artist himself.

The final Bandcamp exclusive track, Digital Salt—a revision of Salt and Iron without the Iron—begins unassumingly beatless, only to pick up the pace for a blissfully trancey journey.

Written and produced by David Letellier
www.figure-music.com

Branches EP

Kangding Ray - Branches EP (FIGUREX28)

UBX127 - BRAIN MECHANIX (FIGUREX29)

Sleeve design by Sebastian Hæger
Release: 12.07.2021
Preorder: bit.ly/3gcI1Vz


TRACKLIST:
A1 Freek
A2 Bastun
B1 Likstroem
B2 Teleport Into Space 


His sixth EP on the Figure label catalogue, Brain Mechanix, finds the Stockholm producer UBX127 once again in top form.
Enhancing the proven formula, UBX127 combines outer-space atmospherics with heavy slabs of techno that will shake up any soundsystem. Revolving around a dusky vocal, opener Freek sets a hazy mood with chugging rhythms and some massive bass. Bastun then builds its eerie character on steady drums and squelching tones, before a hypnotic synth finally takes over. 
A perfect example of finely trimmed minimalism, soothing B1 Likstroem carries itself by the presence of its rising and falling dub chords alone. Marking the culmination of the vinyl release, Teleport Into Space combines all of UBX127’ core qualities into a lengthy, albeit deeply rewarding ride throughout the stratosphere.

www.figure-music.com

UBX127 - BRAIN MECHANIX (FIGUREX29)

Jvlia

Rescue Me

Download/Stream >> https://fanlink.to/sound-bath

Dubfire really needs little in the way of introduction, but for the uninitiated, the hugely prolific DJ & producer has been at the forefront of the electronic scene since the earliest days.  As one half of house music titans Deep Dish, through to his more techno focused career as Dubfire, huge singles like ‘Ribcage’ and ‘Roadkill’, and his own SCI+TEC label, the Iranian born artist has more than left his mark on the dance music scene.

‘Sound Bath’ drops on Dense & Pika’s Kneaded Pains label and illustrates the resolute sounds that Dubfire has become revered for.  A minimal and stripped back production keeps active with metallic and fissured tones, as an ever-present percussive loop anchors this impressive club cut, where the ‘less if more’ ethic is deployed auspiciously.

Rising star, Sophia Saze, has been impressing with her productions and remixes for labels such as Tresor, Counterchange and Krill Music, and her take on ‘Sound Bath’ centres on the addition of an arpeggiated synth line and acid pulses that really ramp up the energy levels!

Download/Stream

Dubfire - Sound Bath [clip]

Superseries

Muscles

Vortex

Out now! Remixes of 'Pneuma' by Harvey Mackay & Ian Axide!

Mastered by Conor @ Glowcast

Gary Beck - Pneuma (Harvey Mckay Remix) - BEK048

HARDGROOVIN’ VOL.3

Exos - Time To Time (FIGUREX30)

Sleeve design by Sebastian Hæger
Release: 11.03.2022
Preorder: https://figure-music.bandcamp.com/album/time-to-time


TRACKLIST:
A1 Time To Time
A2 In No Time
B1 Time Of Time
B2 No To Time
digital only - Time Of

Coming off the back of his critically acclaimed Indigo LP, Icelandic Techno producer Exos drops a fresh EP full of his organic electronic grooves.
A1 harks back to the days of a simple, driving, and addictive acid tracks, followed by some deeply hypnotic, icy rhythms on A2. The flipside’s B1 introduces a spiraling synth motif, its climatic effect another prime example of Exos’ unparalleled skill of pairing the sublime with the straight-forward.
Slowing things down quite a bit, the vinyl’s last track balances between atmospheric details and gorgeous basslines, conjuring up a mystical downbeat scenery.
Fashioned in much the same kind of organic texture, the digital bonus track builds upon the enchanted vibes for another percussive excursion into unchartered psychedelic territory.


www.figure-music.com

EXOS - TIME TO TIME (FIGUREX30)

Tracklist: https://wearesoundspace.com/mix309-julien-earle

Spotify: goo.gl/phNY5q
YouTube: goo.gl/MlPo8d
Facebook: goo.gl/WGjgHO
Twitter: goo.gl/QJgbtz
SoundCloud: @wearesoundspace

Julien Earle
https://soundcloud.com/julienearle

TRACKLIST HERE

MIX309: Julien Earle

Arthur Robert - METAMORPHOSIS PART 1 (FIGUREX31)

Sleeve design by Marius Jopen
Release: 15.04.2022

TRACKLIST:
A1 Mastermind
A2 What We Do With Our Time 
A3 Relentless
B1 Rising
B2 Cosmic Traveler 

A year from his latest release on Figure, Arthur Robert clocks back in with two full EPs.

The first one is a jam-packed 5-tracker, sporting full-on peak time thrill rides such as electrifying elated opener Mastermind or its more brawny brother, the bellowing beast that is stab-driven roller Relentless. But x31 features also Robert’s more introspective side, be it the glowing experimental excursion of What We Do With Our Time or the dreamy half-time stepper Cosmic Traveler. Fans of his more hypnotic techno productions will find joy in the modular magic of Rising, hinting at what’s to come on x32…

www.figure-music.com

Arthur Robert - METAMORPHOSIS PART 1 (FIGUREX31)

Written, Produced and Engineered by Stefan Zlatarits
Mastered @ Phonogenic Audio

Stefan Z - Let It Go - RMBS012

Written, Produced and Engineered by Iain Howie
Additional Mix Engineering by Joel West
Mastered @ Phonogenic Audio

Trees

Iain Howie - Trees - RMBS015

Artist: Nocow
Title: Vozduh
Cat Nr: FIGURE94_1 (part 1 of 3)
>part 2: http://bit.ly/FIGURE94_2
>part3: http://bit.ly/FIGURE94_3
Release: February 19th

Vozduh (air) marks the first EP in a trilogy by Nocow for Figure, showcasing his emerging signature-style of Electronica-tinged techno. Drawing inspiration from the sheer endless winters of St. Petersburg, his series builds on classic IDM tropes, imbuing them with a noticeably Russian and deeply personal sensitivity.

As each part of the trilogy is represented by an element, the tracks on Vozduh are vaporous by nature: from the crackling ambiance of opener Bouis to the weightless vocals on stoic Forgiven, as well as a surprisingly introspective take on ghetto-house or the wafting melodies closing out the record‘s B-side – all forms seem to be in constant shift, casting a dense yet permeable body of sound.

With two more releases on the way, which will be exploring the themes of voda (water) and zemlya (earth) within this artist‘s singular spectrum, the outlook on this approaching season is anything but gloomy.

Nocow - Vozduh - Figure94_1  (preview)

Artist: Nocow
Title: Zemlya
Cat Nr: FIGURE94_3 (part 3 of 3)
>part1: http://bit.ly/FIGURE94_1
>part2: http://bit.ly/FIGURE94_2
Release: February 19th

Zemlya (earth), the final installment of Nocow‘s three-part EP-series for Figure unearths the artist‘s maybe most drastic work to date. While opener Libbi still sprouts gently into crystalline arteries of ambiance, the incessant arps of Synchronicity loom ominously. Equally challenging, yet offering conciliation in form of string-led soothing is Rave Button, after which the record finds closure in the seemingly open-ended sound spiral of Troubles Will Be Miles Away.

Nocow - Zemlya - Figure94_3 (preview)

“Mémoire du Présent’ is the first record I am releasing under my real name, Hendrik van Boetzelaer, and presents an introspection of my various musical influences, as well as a look at my Egyptian and Dutch origins and my passion for Russia. Moreover, it is a way for me to take stock of how I juggle family responsibilities with the work of an artist and how I have learnt to achieve the best of the present moment.” - Hendrik van Boetzelaer aka Opuswerk. 

Following several collaborations as Opuswerk on François X’s label Dement3d, both under their joint HISS:1292 project and on his debut album ‘Irregular Passion’, this is the first project that Hendrik is putting out under his real name, coinciding with the imprint’s objective to present a form of ‘Musique de Banc d’essai’, where emotions and feelings are at the heart of the music chosen with no pre-defined boundaries to limit artist experimentation. 

Sailing between techno, house and minimal pulsatile music, the EP presents four tracks that will be released in the form of a limited edition 12’ vinyl of 300 copies.

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