Artist: Dip Shim
Release: 25.06.2021
SNC005 – M-Technology EP
Digital & Vinyl (300 Pcs.)
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Madrid, Malmø, Motor City – the places that influenced the sound behind the pure Electro EP, „M- Technology“. The fifth SNC Recs release fuses elements from very different cities from all around the world.

The musician Dip Shim aka. Diego Ocejo unites on „M-Technology“ the Sounds of Detroit, his roots in Spain and the current scene of Sweden. Dip Shim has many talents; in his formative years he was active in the Graffiti scene and working as a graphic designer. Turning his lifestyle into an education, he moved to Malmø, getting lost within the city’s artistic bubble. It was within this creative environment, that Dip Shim found a place to start a new project. Since 2020 he runs the record store called „Bolero Record-Store“ and started his own label „Malmø Traxx“. One thing is for sure – he knows what he’s doing. Dip Shims first release on his own imprint was a top seller on Juno and sold out after only two weeks.

„M-Technology“ is for sure the perfect soundtrack for your favorite Graffiti Film or a rave night that will hopefully take place soonish. With his full analogue producing style, using legendary equipment like the MPC2000 and selection of classic Roland drum machines, Diego created an outstanding 4 track, full Electro EP which will heat up some Dancefloors in the near future.

SNC005 – Dip Shim – M-Technology EP (Snippet)

German electro producer Martin Matiske has recently breathed new life into his Blackploid alias. The project’s revival continues to bear fruit with the Strange Stars EP, Matiske’s third Blackploid release of 2021 and second for Central Processing Unit after issuing March’s Cosmic Traveler EP through the Sheffield label.

Blackploid’s two CPU drops have more in common than just stargazing titles. Those who enjoyed Cosmic Traveler will find plenty to like again in these four tracks, with Matiske serving up another quartet of snappy machine-funk joints this time around. However, while there is certainly a throughline between Cosmic Traveler and Strange Stars, this EP also finds Blackploid pushing the envelope at points by taking risks with his synth tones which thrill and enliven the record.

In keeping with the cosmic theme of Blackploid’s recent output, Strange Stars kicks off with ‘Star Patrol’. While this opening cut is full of the same needle-gun basslines and dinky synths that characterised Cosmic Traveler, the drum programming eschews the broken beats favoured by many in the scene for a straight house/techno snap. It makes for a very groovy jam, one with Drexciya, Computer World-era Kraftwerk and a pinch of Space Dimension Controller in its mix.

Indeed, the only track on Strange Stars which skips along on a broken beat is second entry ‘The Signal’. ‘The Signal’ also features some of Blackploid’s most impressive electronics programming to date, announcing itself with a brilliantly unusual synth that sounds like an old video game unit which has just gained sentience. When this alien tone is combined with another precision-engineered bassline the track invokes the grizzly bangers of the L.I.E.S. label, though the keyboard stabs which enter periodically also hint to the funkier electro of, say, Egyptian Lover.

‘The Unseen’, the first B-side of Strange Stars, finds Blackploid bringing together many of the things which made the two previous tunes such standouts. A steady four-on-the-floor and a slightly haunted feel to the synth choices casts back to ‘Star Patrol’, but much like ‘The Signal’ this joint also features some rather weird tones which are a hair’s breadth away from machine malfunction. It’s a feeling which runs through to closing cut ‘Light Corridor’, a number where melodies and anti-melodies zip around an array of gurgling electronic cells.

Martin Matiske’s fine run of Blackploid EPs continues with the intergalactic electro stylings of Strange Stars.

RIYL: Drexciya, Cardopusher, Legowelt, Beau Wanzer, Jensen Interceptor

Strange Stars

Blackploid - Strange Stars

Not only was it in his character to be noncommittal, but indecisiveness and uncertainty seemed to dictate his every decision. It would take something very special - or, more to the point, someone very special - to change his behaviour. That day did arrive. He couldn't quite put his finger on what he liked about them, it was an unspeakable feeling that he'd never had before, but for the first time in his life he had no doubt in his mind about what he wanted.

First landing on Bristol-based imprint Shall Not Fade in 2018 with regular collaborator Newborn Jr., Warsaw-based producer Earth Trax, AKA Bartosz Kruczyński, has since gone on to house two solo full length releases on the imprint, LP1 and LP2 Ambient Dance, both back in 2020. Now he returns for his hat trick, The Sensual World, a release written and produced during the pandemic. Spanning a plethora of different sounds and moods, the 13-track release is another showcase of Bartek's ability to craft music that touches all corners of the electronic spectrum, from dreamy house cuts to emotive rave and pounding industrial techno.

The Sensual World

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Artist: Kalcagni
Title: Manners EP
Label: Distrito 91
Cat No: D91005
Format: 12” Vinyl

Tracklist: 
A1. Manners
A2. Retox
B1. Wrong Fix
B2. It Knows Me Bad

This debut EP from Manchester producer Kalcagni brings us 4 slices of deep, vibey electro. Kicking off with EP title track ‘Manners’ which provides 303 acid lines laced with infectious chord stabs and beefy 808 drums. Next up ‘Retox’ takes proceedings even deeper with a soulful, slightly melancholic touch. On the flip side ‘Wrong Fix’ jacks up the BPMs for a wonky electro affair, before EP closer ‘It Knows Me Bad’ rounds things off with oscillator sync bass stylings interspersed with minor chords, modular percussion and punchy drums.

Kalcagni - Manners EP (D91005)

Forthcoming EP for Spanish based label - MASA Series.
https://masaseries.bandcamp.com/album/masa-004

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Analog Concept adds a premium 6th entry to the label catalogue from Russia's electro and acid connoisseur, the always talented Low Tape. Liquid, Seamless, and Lush is the order of the atmosphere in the aptly titled Lost Heaven EP.

Fun ride with Cosmic Tides - a spacy and tasty dish of old school Detroit flavor featuring sharp arps of insight, basslines of funk, and dynamic atmospheres seamlessly fusing classy techno and ambient.

Low Tape
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Artist: DJ Unisex
Track Title: Instrumental C.03
Album Title: Chromatic Stimulations
Label: Self Learning System
Cat#: SELF003
Release date: 14.10.2022
Format: vinyl, digital

@djunisex
@self-learning-system


Within just one year, the Leipzig-based label Self Learning System has established itself as a serious and cheeky contender in the electro scene, and the third release aims to live up to this claim once again. DJ Unisex surprises with Chromatic Stimulations, as his four otherworldly tracks unfold a no-frills attitude on par with a trippy sound design between a revealing in and outro. This EP is not afraid to present raw and unsettling machine noises and rather revels in the bubble bath of reverberating and resonating synths from late night hardware sessions. 

Desire [ 136 bpm ] Don't be misled by the early onset synth pads, DESIRE is a disturbingly catchy bass monster of an electro track. 

Observer T - 8EM [ 132 bpm ] A perfect example of how a minimal club electro track doesn't have to be complex to make your body bang to it. 

Electro Techno Freaks! [ 136 bpm ] DJ Unisex screws a smacking bass into your auditory nervous system again and uses only selected inorganic ingredients. 

Instrumental C.03 [ 141 bpm ] You came for the machine funk but you'll stay for the blinding trip. Secret tip. 

SELF003 comes again with stunning artwork painted by Dominik Widmann himself. Included as A2 inlay print in every record.

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Limited pressing of 100 coloured and 20 black copies. Available this Sunday on bandcamp:
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Oligo: Unreleased Tracks (UTRFE00) 2x12"

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