|DARK|HARD| TECHNO_part2

Storm Tide

Surgeon - Breaking The Frame - Dynamic Tension Records	
DTRLP2 / DTRCD2	      Due for release late May 2011
Wholesale orders & inquiries: poutau [at] dj-surgeon [dot] com

dark matter
Transparent Radiation
Remover Of Darkness
the power of doubt
RADIANCE
Presence
We Are All Already Here
those who do not
Not-Two


This album isn't about "entertainment," it's about transformation, and transformation requires effort on behalf of the aspirant.

My initial idea for this album project was to explore ideas of science fiction, but when I started the groundwork, it soon became obvious to me that my journey was one to inner rather than outer space.
I studied the music of La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Eliane Radigue, and Alice Coltrane, all of whom made deeply spiritual, abstract music. I was searching for the deep spiritual essence that lay behind the surface structures of their individual music.

This album is the closest I have been to reaching that point.
It has nothing to do with nihilism or dystopia; it has a purely utopian aesthetic.

Surgeon - Breaking The Frame promo mix

TRUST19 :: microthol :: supergravity
coming june 20, 2011 on 12" + mp3

http://trust.at/releases/trust19

physical :: http://clone.nl/item20679.html
digital :: http://zero-inch.com

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fresh off working with artists like wolfram and hercules & love affair, microthol return to TRUST with an ep of their very own music: 'supergravity'.

with microthol this of course means to expect the unexpected: far fiction electro once again serves as a way point for tracks like 'supergravity solutions' and 'atlas detection', while the outlandish polyrhythmics of 'andolit swaras' prove microthol's ability to create strangely compelling abstract electronica.

the ep's final track, 'the bliss', provides another surprising turn. collaborating with nyc rap legend, ex-jungle brother sensational, microthol deliver a weighty workout of industrial acid hip-hop. 

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"Microthol are some of the truly rogue stalwarts left in dance music today. Their new EP Supergravity demonstrates their versatility, some deep roots, and the promise of an analogue revolution." - Andy Butler / Hercules & Love Affair

"Another big one from Microthol! The first one is my favourite!!!" - Jackmaster 

"Andolit Swaras is very nice, I would love to watch this track spin on a turntable. I can really see the direction." - Terrence Dixon

"Atlas Detection is cool" - Anthony 'Shake' Shakir

"Really nice songs...Beautiful soul!" - Luke Eargoggle

"Good job!" - Alexander Robotnick

"Excellent!" - DJ Stingray

"a stellar new EP from Vienna's finest music dudes" - Clatterbox

"further proof how consistent the pair is evolving their futuristic but ultra elegant trademark sound... this ep is definitely a beautiful beast to me." - Wolfgang Schlögl / Sofa Surfers

microthol - supergravity [preview]

main remix digital only . . . . . . "dub" and "tool" edits on SBJEKT01 vinyl white label

Wildfire

SBTRKT - Wildfire (Objekt remix) [Young Turks]

TEAL004 Kowton
A Dirty Little Bomb
B Dirty Little Bomb (Rivet Remix)
OUT November 14th VINYL
November 21st DIGITAL
MASTERING: SAM@PRECISE
Photo: F.S. Jensen - http://www.fsoegaard.com/
COPYRIGHT TEAL RECORDINGS 2011, COPENHAGEN


Dirty Little Bomb

TEAL004 - Kowton - Dirty Little Bomb (b/w Rivet Remix)

Back to the Sun

Deviance Is Bliss EP

Thinner

Ritual

Huntsman

Seventh Seal

Jauhar (Oscar Mulero Remix)

The next release on SLR is a collaboration with Berlin's N.Phect. The flip features a solo tune from N.Phect entitled 'The Unquiet'.

Mayhem x N.Phect - Made In Berlin [OUT NOW ON SLR!]

Eleven / Alarm

Alarm

Born and raised in Malmoe, Sweden Mika 'Grovskopa' Hallbaeck is one of the most exciting and innovative young DJ/producers to arrive on the techno scene, post 90s. He has been producing since the tender age of 14 and began DJing a year later, eventually graduating to his current four turntable set up at 18 years of age.

Originally drawn to the punk rock scene by its energy, Grovskopa discovered that techno also carried this energy but conveyed it through sounds that were more to his taste than the standard guitar, bass and drums set up which had led the punk scene into cliché. 

Eschewing the purely club-based loop techno which had put many of his fellow-countrymen on the techno map, he gravitated towards the more intricate, menacingly industrial techno coming out of mid 90s England, taking his lead from producers such as Surgeon, Regis and James Ruskin. Simultaneously, Grovskopa developed a taste in some of the inspirations for this sound from outside the techno scene, such as Steve Reich, Liaisons Dangereuses, Recoil, Arvo Part and Boyd Rice, feeding notions of musicality that strectched far beyond the dancefloor.

Along with his musical partner Archae, Grovskopa formed Emergence Records in 2001 as an outlet for their first release, but with the wider intention "to release music on a continuum of change, to support the development and expression of artistic ideas and to create a forum for the new". Archae did however leave Emergence in 2003 and now the label is run by Grovskopa and his brother Luka Baumann. In 2006 Grovskopa widened his playground and started the sublabel Pohjola Records. A label that quickly became known for its 1990s techno romanticism and the will to push forward the less established names of the scene.

Further to this, Grovskopa states, "My biggest vision is to intertwine the 'body music' with the 'intellectual music' making it appealing to listeners of both groups. I work quite much with electro acoustic and "non-musical" elements (most of which I record at my dayjob as a blacksmith) which I find very stimulating". Audio manipulation/mangling is the key feature of every Grovskopa track. 

Those who may once have been considered heroes are rapidly becoming peers. Treading the difficult path of creating music with conceptual depth and artistic focus, which still operates as FUNKtional dance music. A techno force is coming out of Sweden to control your mind and your feet!

In early 2010, Grovskopa had a near-death motorcycle crash, and was due to severe injuries forced to take a year off making music and doing gigs. Locked in Manchester is the first appearance since his accident.


Grovskopa - Locked Warm up Set

Born (1982) and raised in Malmoe, Sweden Mika “Grovskopa” Hallback is one of the most exciting and innovative young DJ/producers to arrive on the techno scene in recent years.

He has been producing since the tender age of 14 and began DJing a year later, eventually graduating to his current three+ turntable set up at 18 years of age.

Originally drawn to the punk rock scene by its energy, Grovskopa discovered that the rising techno scene also carried this energy, but conveyed it through sounds that were more to his taste than the standard guitar, bass and drums set up which had led the punk scene into cliché. "I listened to a lot of Synth and Punk Rock when I was 10-15. I loved the sounds in Synth and the energy in Punk Rock. So when I heard techno it was the perfect mixture for me", he explains.

Eschewing the purely club-based loop techno which had put many of his fellow-countrymen on the techno map, he gravitated towards the more intricate, menacingly industrial techno coming out of late 90s England, taking his lead from producers such as Surgeon, Regis and James Ruskin. Simultaneously, Grovskopa developed a taste in some of the inspirations for this sound from outside the techno scene, such as Steve Reich, Liaisons Dangereuses, Recoil, Arvo Part and Boyd Rice, feeding notions of musicality that strectched far beyond the dancefloor.

Along with his musical partner Archae, Grovskopa formed Emergence records in 2001 as an outlet for their first release, but with the wider intention "to release music on a continuum of change, to support the development and expression of artistic ideas and to create a forum for the new". Archae did however leave Emergence in 2003 and now the label is run by Grovskopa and his brother Luka Baumann. In 2006 Grovskopa widened his playground and started the sublabel Pohjola Records. A label that quickly became known for its 1990s techno romanticism.

Further to this, Grovskopa states, "My biggest vision is to intertwine this 'body music' with the 'intellectual music' making it appealing to listeners of both groups. I work quite much with electro acoustic and non-musical elements (most of which I record at my dayjob as a blacksmith) which I find very stimulating."

Those who may once have been considered heroes are rapidly becoming peers. Treading the difficult path of creating music with conceptual depth and artistic focus, which still operates as FUNKtional dance music, a new techno force is coming out of Sweden to control your mind and your feet!


Grovskopa releases music on the following recordlabels: Surface UK, Emergence SWEDEN, Pohjola FINLAND, WarmUp SPAIN, Sect UK, Token BELGIUM, Labrynth PORTUGAL and many more.

Jauhar (Oscar Mulero Remix)

Grovskopa

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