Danish maverick Nandu reppears on TAU after a short absence. Nandu’s remarkable ascension has been swift, yet he’s maintained a high level of quality with all of his releases. Every step of the way he’s ensured that his sonic signature has remained intact and, as a result, his music has been signed to labels like Afterlife, Innervisions and Out Of Options. It’s great to have the talented producer back on TAU and he’s bestowed us with four stirring cuts, each of which demonstrates why he’s become such hot property...

The EP opens with ‘Gone Tomorrow’, an ominous cut with classy drum programming and a grumbling low end. The tension builds as Nandu splices a modulated vocal into the background. As the beats stomp forward, unsettling effects create a spinetingling atmosphere. The main melody is morose, complementing the overall darkness of this deadly track. Across six and a half minutes Nandu manages to create several distinct phases of the same track, skillfully keeping us engaged from start to end.

The title track follows next, with an unusual rhythm and similarly spliced vocals. This time there’s a little more urgency, and the track feels anx- ious. After the first two minutes we get a breakdown which leads into the main body of the track. A mysterious melody tempts us into unknown territory, and the energy increases. Midway through we encounter an extended breakdown, which guides us into the latter part of the track where all of the elements creep back in to create a mesmerising piece of music.

Next is ‘After The Thunder Comes The Sun’, a percussion-heavy roller. Nandu brings together a variety of organic sounding drums, shakers and snares, alongside an Arabian-sounding melody. It’s like the soundtrack to a mystical ride into the moonlit desert. A bright motif is juxtaposed with the sombre mood, offering an optimistic outlook before we head back into the gnarly Middle Eastern atmosphere.

Lastly, ‘Syncopated Teardrops’ closes the EP. Nandu’s penchant for exquisite drum programming is evident here, once again. The bassline bounces alongside a fantastical collection of buoyant pads and synth lines, which form a cacophony of inspiring sounds. As the EP draws to a close Nandu ensures we’re left feeling tingly all over, with a goofy smile on our faces and a feeling that life ain’t so bad after all... Wonderful.
@nanduofficial

Symptoms Of Humanity EP

Vinyl/Digital/Stream

TAU030 | Nandu - Symptoms Of Humanity

Primer single de mi autoria Aberamentho,  un mix de sonidos nativos y espaciales.
Espero lo disfruten! Gracias por escuchar 🙏🏿

Hekha - Aberamentho (Original Mix)

Blue Horse (Red Richards )

Buy on bandcamp

Mr Hounck - Blue Horse (Red Richards )

Peuch - Sex With Arco

Brand new single which precedes the release of Recondite's upcoming album 'PLACID' - Placid will be released in October as 2LP + 2CD. CD version will feature 'Placid' as well as Bonus 'On Acid' - Recondites first Album first Time on CD ! 

A1 - Limber

@slv-berlin | Rises EP 
[SOMA480] 

1.	Connections
2.	Planetary
3.	Rises

After a successful debut year in 2016 on Soma, SLV kicks off 2017 in his suitably unique style with the Rises EP. The mysterious Berlin based producer has crafted a blazing 3 tracker that gracefully moves from hard hitting Deep Techno to more moving, melodic edged material. 

Connections gets things started at a fiery pace as SLV’s signature sub heavy, rolling percussion drives out atop a hollowed out vocal sample, aiming directly for peak time, dance floor action. Planetary goes a little deeper and hypnotic as yet more intense drums and crashing highs, combined with a mesmerising synth hook, end up in ferocious outcomes. Closing this latest release from SLV is Rises where he really takes things on a journey. Certainly things are at a slower pace than the previous two tracks but SLV makes up for that in emotive content. Beautifully crafted, delayed pianos are floated across driving beats and wisp-like hi hats. 

Another standout and individual creation for the, as yet, unidentified SLV.

Mastered by Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering

Rises EP

Rises

SLV - Rises (Soma 480d)

available now: https://KompaktRecords.lnk.to/Speicher100SD

Succeeding a recent run of much-acclaimed outings by stand-out artists such as Laurent Garnier (KOM EX 95), Kölsch (KOM EX 97 & 93) or Patrice Bäumel & Danny Daze (KOM EX 98), our SPEICHER series hits the magical number 100 with its latest instalment, an action-packed double 12” pack that includes brand new belters by Kompakt trailblazers MICHAEL MAYER, JÖRG BURGER, JÜRGEN PAAPE and VOIGT & VOIGT.

Jürgen Paape - Rodeo

Cocoon Compilation P

The Choice

Milan based collective Just This present the ‘Enter The Block’ EP from label mainstays Hunter/Game due November 2nd as a digital-only release. Featured in this five-track package are two remixes from Cassegrain and Amandra.

Title track is a minimalist roller featuring subtle acid inflections and a pointillist melody. For their remix, Cassegrain morph the unfurling hypnotism of the original into something more twisted, punctuating its cyclic nature with drawn out tones and frenetic rhythms.

‘Second Floor’ is an exercise in restraint, slowly building around one motif that swirls in and out of focus above stripped back percussion. Amandra provides an unexpectedly angular interpretation for his remix, repurposing the original into a molecular structure of atonal textures driven forwards by marching percussion.

Closing off the EP, ‘Explore’ revolves around a tiny, glistening melody, teetering on the edge of something bigger in a way that builds a brooding tension.

Hunter/Game

JT023 / Hunter/Game - Enter the Block EP - Snippets

Secret Weapons Part 11

Cries

Wax | Digital | Stream

IV84 - Glowal - Cries - Secret Weapons Part 11

Download here: https://KompaktRecords.lnk.to/GracePuppetsSD

Patrice Bäumel’s remains one of the most cherished and pragmatic members of the KOMPAKT pack. Through a relentless touring schedule, he continues on an incredible rise as both a DJ and producer.

Patrice returns to SPEICHER through our newly minted X series. X was created as a means to not worry about long vinyl manufacturing lead times and allow us to be more spontaneous with tracks that we feel should be immediately released to the world.

Grace and Puppets are prime contenders for X – why? We can let Patrice explain himself. “I had been stuck, unable to finish anything in months. To break out of this creative dead end, I decided a change of scenery would do me good and I moved into the Kompakt studio at they’re Cologne headquarters for a few days, working day and night without much interruption.”

The results are two weapons of choice titled “Grace” and “Puppets” that both characterize Patrice’s signature sense of delivering an audible means of showcasing his immense depth of passion for music by a means that is both subtle and explosive.

Buy/Stream

Patrice Bäumel - Grace

Just This is the expression of a social, metropolitan and underground movement we are living and going through all together.

Special guest of our nights is the music: techno, electronic and pop; those kind of music are influencing the culture of an entire generation like we have never seen before.

Our Mission is to give room and importance to Art and Music which are still evolving day by day. JT’s events are aimed to frame these changes, which are going to be the picture of today and the future memory of the cultural movement of this age, throughout a series of messages, images and sensation drawn inside the audience.

Furthermore, thanks to the energy, the happiness and the magic charm of our parties and events, talented and unique artists, from all over the world, use their way to interpret music to communicate people the real core of this change: 

the future is changing...

JT023 / Hunter/Game - Enter the Block EP - Snippets

JUST THIS