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For this @DarkScienceElectro premiere we take a listen to a track from @poladroid-rr on @diffusereality

Poladroid releases his first long-player on Diffuse Reality records. A collection of tracks recorded during 2020 and early 2021 showing the more classical facet of the Belgium based producer.

Purchase: www.junodownload.com/products/polad…er/4988967-02/
diffusereality.bandcamp.com/album/polad…vejumper-lp

PREMIERE: Poladroïd - Archeofuturist

For this @DarkScienceElectro premiere, we take a listen to one of the tracks from a forthcoming various artist compilation from a new label called @Cyber-Domain

The track selected by @DVSNME to premiere is by Netherlands-based producer @CliffDalton - In addition, this compilation features tracks from artists like Francois Dillinger, MachineFunk, Lloyd Stellar, Isolated Material, Pablo Funk, Robodrum, Serge Geyzel, Dexorcist, Shawn Cartier and many more. In total there are 18 tracks ranging from downtempo creepers all the way to fast-paced dancefloor-oriented tracks. The album releases on April 2nd.  

Clips: https://soundcloud.com/cyber-domain/cyber-domain-va001-snippets
Purchase: https://cyberdomain.bandcamp.com/releases

Cyber Domain Va001

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PREMIERE: Cliff Dalton - Chaser Of The Abyss (Cyber Domain)

Schrödinger’s Box found a true audio delinquent when they discovered Rapha. Resident at Alphabet Club in Tel Aviv, this is a musician who creates tracks with a punk attitude and a painted acid smile. The co-founder of Chateau Royal arrives with four blistering numbers for our box. After the pounding percussion and 303 smears of “Ivanka”, this sidewinder synthesist unfurls the brooding darkness that is “Transform.” Lighter tones pierce the gloom in the carefully crafted “Visionia” before The Exaltics lands for some deep and dreamy electro with an incredible remake of “Voyager101.” Rapha’s original of “Voyager101” closes the 12”. Rasping rhythm patterns cut a path for rich dauby analogue bars in this stripped-back, late-night close.

@the-exaltics
@rapha707

Visionia

PREMIERE : Rapha - Voyager101 [The Exaltics Remix]

Last Nubian  - Ghetto Child EP
Label: Flat White Records (https://soundcloud.com/flatwhiterecords)
Release date: 30 april 2021
BUY LINK: www.flatwhiterecords.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/lastnubian

If you don’t know already, Last Nubian is South London producer that has been making waves with his signature style of deep house for the last few years.  This 808 driven project showcases a slightly darker side to his talents, whilst hinting at inspirations from the London Jazz scene and his explorations into analogue backed production methods. This fast-paced four track EP hints at a different direction for Flat White Records, and this could well mean there’s more to come from Last Nubian in the future.

BUY LINK

PREMIERE : Last Nubian - Ghetto Child

Full stream of Maelstrom's "Fixed Based Operator," taken from Expression Directe EP on Cultivated Electronics, out April 19.

More: www.orbmag.com/music/

@cultivated-electronics
@maelstrom

Expression Directe

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Premiere: Maelstrom - Fixed Based Operator

It had been several hours since the plane left the ground, bound for a far flung destination that was yet to be decided. Every passenger who embarked this plane left the location up to chance, in the hope of discovering something new, somewhere untouched and unspoilt by human hands. Nobody came home disappointed, and some didn't come home at all.

Following releases for Moustache, Bordello a Parigi and Permanent Vacation, French producer Eliott Litrowski makes his way to Utrecht-based imprint SoHaSo's offshoot OOSHA. Across the three original tracks on his 'Long Story Short' EP, he ties together his love of Dutch electro, French techno and Italo Disco, backed up by a heavy electro remix on the flip from a pioneer of the sound, DMX Krew.

Eliott Litrowski - Long Story Short EP (incl. DMX Crew Remix)

PREMIERE: Eliott Litrowski - Blind Pilot [OOSHA]

TL Premiere #547 (2021.04.19) : Silicon Scally - Revelations [Central Processing Unit]

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For this 99th Premiere of 2021, we have a track by veteran UK Electro producer, now based in France, Carl Finlow, aka "Silicon Scally", titled ‘Reveleations’ from the upcoming EP "Revelations" on the independent British record label, founded in Sheffield in 2012, specialising in electronic music : Central Processing Unit (CPU Records).

"Silicon Scally - Revelations" will be available on May 28, 2021 in Limited Edition 12" Vinyl EP + Digital here : https://centralprocessingunit.bandcamp.com/album/revelations

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Release Info :

Silicon Scally - Revelations [Central Processing Unit]

Preview : www.soundcloud.com/cpurecords/silicon-scally-revelations

Since debuting on Central Processing Unit with 2018’s Projections EP, Silicon Scally has averaged a release a year for the Sheffield label. New offering Revelations finds the one born Carl Finlow keeping up that hit rate. Both Finlow’s name and his many aliases have become bywords for top-draw electro productions since he first emerged in the mid-90s, and Revelations is no different - this is dystopian machine-funk of the highest quality.

With its burbling electro groove, piston-precise drum programming and plethora of gurgling synths, Revelations’ opening title-track comes beamed in direct from the Dopplereffekt realm. However, as well as being a mid-set weapon of serious heft, the manner in which Finlow daubs the track with some plaintive synth chords will also bring just a hint of pathos to the dance. That wistful edge quickly dissipates when following cut ‘Walk Over’ homes into view - ushered in by eerie, paranoid synth work, ‘Walk Over’ has an air of technoid ghoulishness to it which invokes John Carpenter sparring with Egyptian Lover. 

Revelations’ flip is taken up by a pair of remixes that go deep on the A-side jams. The first of these sees Finlow himself setting aside his Silicon Scally cap and reworking ‘Walk Over’ under his own name, upping the eerie feel of the original still further by enveloping the track in icy atmospherics as well as phasing grizzled synths and wailing sirens in and out of the mix. Following close behind is Fleck E.S.C, whose reworking of Revelations’ title-track marks a first appearance on CPU since 2018 for this French electro expert. Fleck E.S.C delivers a low-slung synth-funk masterclass here - as the track’s laser-gun bassline invokes Drexciya, the producer guides the listener through a variety of shadow-realms populated by metallic clangs, insectoid chattering and some strangely hypnotic textures.

Silicon Scally (Carl Finlow) continues his fine run on Central Processing Unit with the Revelations EP, a set of steely electro bangers which comes backed up by remixes from Fleck E.S.C and Finlow himself.

RIYL: Dopplereffekt, Drexciya, I-F, Jensen Interceptor, 96 Back

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Tracklist :
1. Silicon Scally - Revelations
2. Fleck E.S.C - Walk Over
3. Fleck E.S.C - Walk Over (Carl Finlow Remix)
4. Silicon Scally - Revelations (Fleck E.S.C Remix)

Revelations written and produced by Carl Finlow.
Walk Over written and produced by Franck Collin.
Track B1 produced by Carl Finlow.
Track B2 produced by Franck Collin.

Mastered at Computer Club Sheffield
Design by Human / www.humanstudio.com

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Follow Silicon Scally :
Bandcamp : www.carlfinlow.bandcamp.com
Discogs : www.discogs.com/artist/5055-Silicon-Scally
Facebook : www.facebook.com/groups/272001402207 | www.facebook.com/groups/1060324197712077

Follow Central Processing Unit :
Discogs : www.discogs.com/label/424941-Central-Processing-Unit
Facebook : www.facebook.com/cpurecords
Instagram : www.instagram.com/cpurecords
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/cpurecords
Twitter : www.twitter.com/CPURECORDS
Website : www.cpurecords.net
YouTube : www.youtube.com/user/cpuoutput

Revelations

TL PREMIERE : Silicon Scally - Revelations [Central Processing Unit]

First in the TRUST XY recombination series. /DL/MS/, Keith Tucker, The Exaltics, and Privacy remix DJ Glow, Microthol, DJ Stingray, and VC-118A.

"Crises invite introspection. To counter the social and cultural void of 2020 we have asked friends and favorite artists to analyze, extract and recombine our electric DNA for the TRUST XY recombination series.

DJ Glow’s (@gl03) ‘The City’ opened the first TRUST release back in 1998 and starts off XY.1 as well. Viennese duo /DL/MS/ (@dl-ms), whose album debut will drop on TRUST later this year, turns its brittle lo-fi funk into an airy electro stepper, complete with the original’s classic arcade samples.

Keith Tucker needs no introduction as a Detroit techno master, from early Direct Beat to this year's Optic Nerve album for Axis Records. Microthol (@microthol) remixed his ‘Plastic People’ back in 2003, and he returns the favor with a slamming electrofunk take on ‘Binary Systems’ (TRUST18).

Two masked electro heavyweights and TRUST alumni meet on side B, with The Exaltics (@the-exaltics) reshaping DJ Stingray’s (@djstingrayofficial) ‘Herd Instinct’ from TRUST20. Sherard Ingram’s unmistakably lightfooted beats are paired with a propulsive bassline and seductive synths of The Exaltics’ design.

With Privacy (@privacyprivacy) we have shared DJ booths, bunk beds and hangovers, and we are very happy to welcome him to TRUST at last. He chose to deconstruct ‘Eha’ off VC-118A’s (@mohlao) debut EP (TRUST22). Always one to gleefully sidestep expectations he winds down the original’s sparse electro dub into a foreboding doomsday hip hop instrumental.

Future parts of the XY recombination series will feature remixes by Ultradyne, Peter Mannerfelt, Alex Cortex, Clatterbox, Stenny, D.Tiffany, Microthol, Second Storey, DJ Di’jital, Luxus Varta, and more."

out october 4, 2021
distributed by @clone-distribution :: clonedistribution.com/release/64446
artwork by dextro.org

a1 :: DJ GLOW x /DL/MS/ - the city (04:27)
a2 :: MICROTHOL x KEITH 'K-1' TUCKER - binary systems (03:56)
b1 :: DJ STINGRAY 313 x THE EXALTICS - herd instinct (04:13)
b2 :: VC-118A x PRIVACY - eha (06:18)

Download

[TRUST XY.1] /DL/MS/ :: KEITH 'K-1' TUCKER :: THE EXALTICS :: PRIVACY [out october 2021]

TL Premiere #555 (2021.03.26) : Flyora - First Encounter [Specimen Records]

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For this 107th Premiere of 2021, we have a track by the Belfast-based DJ/Producer Flyora titled ‘First Encounter’ from his forthcoming EP "Immrama" on the London label : Specimen Records.

"Flyora - Immrama" will be available from May 4, 2021 on digital only through all major digital music stores and streaming platforms.

▶︎ Pre-order : https://flyoraspec.bandcamp.com/releases

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Release Info :

Flyora - Immrama [Specimen Records - SPECTRO-025d]

“Immrama'' is an exploration of unfamiliarity inspired by Flyora’s past. As it is his debut he establishes his broken-down sound and style which emerged from his varied lifelong influences.

“First Encounter” goes right in with its massive bass and conversation-like squelchy elements, setting a strong electro starting point for the project to evolve from.

“Nebulous” pushes the sound to a more moody place thanks to its broken pads and leads, yet it keeps up its driving energy throughout.

“Defunct” opens up with a massive build-up into another unforgiving and breakneck beat pushed by the warped percussive parts and synths.

“Malfunction” marks a tonal shift in the project while keeping the signature tortured synths and samples. The atmosphere gets thicker and the bass gets deeper as we transition into the second half of the project.

“Earth Paradise Club” overloads the listener with its nostalgic pads and one-shots while exploring familiarity and longing for things to go back to normal.

“Crash Landing” was accurately described by a close friend as “feeling like dumping my face in a bucket of gravel”. Unregular drums, haunting bells, and disturbing noises make the track ooze unfamiliarity.

Tracklist :
1. First Encounter
2. Nebulous
3. Defunct
4. Malfunction
5. Earth Paradise Club
6. Crash Landing

Produced by Flyora
Written by Szymon Jurak
Mastered by Lloyd Stellar
Art Direction by Art Black

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Szymon Jurak (Flyora), is a Polish dj and producer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I have been producing for about two and a half years now, and I finally reached the confidence to try and put out a track or two. I have been making electro and electro influenced tracks, tending to keep things distorted and in your face - similarly to Serge Geyzel who I discovered through Specimen Similarly I have been really into the Eastern European side of electro - specifically AnyAct, Get Mioud and Re:Drum. I try to bring some of that EBM-ish edge to some of my productions in the playlist below. Other than that I love any type of heavy, distorted and broken sounding music - artists like Pilo, Baseck, Nikki Nair or Michael Foreshaw - all of which had an effect on the way I produce. I had a track released earlier last year on Fly By Night Recordings "Locked Up" VA - which got support from False Persona and Dave Clarke, two amazing personalities which I did not expect to find my music at all.
https://flybynightrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/fbn005-locked-up

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Follow Flyora :
Facebook : www.facebook.com/dj.flyora
Instagram : www.instagram.com/dj.flyora
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/Flyora

Follow Specimen Records :
Bandcamp : www.specimenrecords.bandcamp.com
Facebook : www.facebook.com/PaulRip
Instagram : www.instagram.com/specimenrecords
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/user-598173009
Twitter : www.twitter.com/species101
Website : www.specimenrecords.com
YouTube : www.youtube.com/channel/UC0VOYM7TV7Ch0Ic_CxEOKCw

Immrama

First Encounter

TL PREMIERE : Flyora - First Encounter [Specimen Records]

TL Premiere #557 (2021.03.27) : Plant43 - Interlinked [Plant43 Recordings]

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For this 109th Premiere of 2021, we have a track by Plant43 (AKA Emile Facey) titled ‘Interlinked’ from his forthcoming EP "Interlinked" [PLANT43005] on his own record label : Plant43 Recordings.

"Plant43 - Interlinked EP" will be available from May 3, 2021 in 12" Yellow Limited Edition Vinyl (300 copies) + Digital.

Pre-order :
▶︎ Bandcamp : www.plant43.bandcamp.com/album/interlinked-plant43005
▶︎ Juno : www.juno.co.uk/products/plant43-interlinked/818552-01

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Plant43 - Interlinked EP [Plant43 Recordings - PLANT43005]

‘Interlinked’ is the fifth release on Emile Facey’s new imprint, however the title track was originally written just after the UK’s EU referendum in 2016. Having forged many strong musical ties with other European countries over many years, the UK’s vote to leave the EU left him feeling disconnected and saddened. Now that the UK has left the EU and musicians try to navigate the impact on electronic music, a culture that thrives on being completely ‘interlinked’ he felt it was time to release this track that expresses that sadness but also conveys some hope for a future in which music can connect us all again.

The B side starts with the driving urgency of ‘Ancient Voice’, future electro designed to move dance floors when they return. Closing track ‘The Silent Flock’ is a slower, more contemplative expression of discovery and hope. Music produced by Emile Facey in the UK, mastering by Boris Divider in Spain and pressed by Deep Grooves in The Netherlands.

This is the second in a series of hand-numbered, limited edition vinyl records. Pressed and manufactured by eco-friendly pressing plant Deep Grooves.

Preview clips: https://soundcloud.com/plant43/interlinked-ep-plant43-recordings-005

Tracklist :
1. A. Interlinked
2. B1. Ancient Voice
3. B2. The Silent Flock

Mastered by Boris Divider
Manufactured by deepgrooves.eu
Design by Emile Facey @ plant43.com

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Based in the South of England, UK, Emile Facey is also a graphic designer and illustrator. He has been promoting underground electro and techno events since the late 90’s. As a producer he’s been releasing records since 2005 with a string of releases on respected scene favourites such as Central Processing Unit, Frustrated Funk, Semantica, Shipwrec, 20:20 Vision and Cultivated Electronics, among others. He has played live alongside DJ Stingray, ERP/Convextion, The Advent, Surgeon, Legowelt, DJ Overdose, Urban Tribe and Datassette among many others.

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Follow Plant43 :
Bandcamp : www.plant43.bandcamp.com
Discogs : www.discogs.com/artist/430952-Plant43
Facebook : www.facebook.com/plant43electro
Instagram : www.instagram.com/plant43
Soundcloud : www.soundcloud.com/plant43
Twitter : www.twitter.com/plant43_

Interlinked EP

Interlinked

TL PREMIERE : Plant43 - Interlinked [Plant43 Recordings]

Jabberwocky - Feeling Dancing Tempo
BUY LINK: 
Release date : 5 may 2021
https://soundcloud.com/jbbrwck

French electronic trio Jabberwocky are back with bangers. After 2 albums released on Polydor/Universal Music, 4 years of touring, and millions of views on streaming platforms and Youtube, the group of long time friends independently released a series of EPs with italodisco and 80’s clubs high energy influences. The producers are now imposing their italo-disco shift by announcing a new album to come in June 2021. “Feeling Dancing Tempo” is saturated with powerful beats and analog sounds inspired by space music and guaranteed to make you dance.

Named after a Lewis Carroll poem and consisting of three friends in Camille Camara (piano conservatoire), Emmanuel Bretou (self-taught guitar and bass), and Simon Pasquer (sampling and MAO), there’s a wonderfully organic sense of chemistry between each member. Best known for their hit single “Photomaton”, Jabberwocky are now looking to evolve past their previous sounds into wholly new territory.

Equally inspired by sci-fi films, Italodisco, and Salvador Dali, there’s multidimensional layers to Jabberwocky’s music that reveals new details with every listen. They’ve also been influenced by the energy accrued from years of touring alongside a recent move to Paris that’s engulfed them in the city’s long-standing culture. 

« Feeling Dancing Tempo »  is an electronic romance, dynamited by powerful beats and a bass, with analog sounds inspired by space music. it expressed an emergency sentiment and a soft melancholia carried by this voice from another place, an imminent need to feel alive.

PREMIERE : Jabberwocky - Feeling Dancing Tempo

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-co-accused-psychonaut-society-jensen-interceptor-remix

Co-Accused recruit @jensen-interceptor for remix duties on their imprints debut EP. Primed for dancefloor annihilation, the producer’s sonic signature is easily identifiable on this one.

Psychonaut Society

Co-Accused - Psychonaut Society (Jensen Interceptor Remix) [Co-Accused Records]

buy there : https://electronicemergencies.bandcamp.com/album/how-come-u-know 

Summer kicks off with 'How Come U Know', a 4-track EP by accomplished producer and DJ https://soundcloud.com/captainmustache from Paris. For this EP, he teams up with rave legend Adamski, exactly 30 years after his worldwide smash hit 'Killer', and electro goth star Linda Lamb, who has previously worked with Vitalic. Title track 'How Come U Know' is an electro rave basher featuring Adamski's vocals and cheeky lyrics about the all-seeing eye and loss of privacy. On 'Bliss', the deep and esoteric voice of Linda Lamb takes us to another world without possession - electro wave in optima forma. The remaining two tracks on 'How Come U Know' showcase Captain Mustache's crispy electro pop sound, made to dance all summer long. New York artist Bubi Canal conceived the furry cover art.

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PREMIERE : Captain Mustache - The Love Song

Coming off the back of his debut release split with Joone on Ghost Ships Records, Butch Sundance drops his first solo EP on newly founded label Acrylic On Canvas. Dave Delgado aka Joone’s London based label Acrylic On Canvas was founded as a platform to bring new musical ideas and talent to the scene, ultimately created as an art manifesto to confront the mainstream. Butch Sundance finds balance between soft and rough sounds, loyal to analogue he finds themes in every track resembling future landscapes which is especially relevant on ‘Tyranny Falling’. ‘Tyranny Falling’ begins proceedings with stabbing electro styled drums fused with acid-soaked oscillations and pulsating synth shoots providing an otherworldly aesthetic before ‘Tank Vs Human’ lays down breaky rhythms that harmonises delightfully with growling modulations, mind-bending sonics and warped elements. ‘Nuclear Game’ then stylishly rounds off the EP with fluttering synths, twisting arrangements and outlandish yet warming leads that provide an absorbing finish.

Tyranny Falling

PREMIERE : Butch Sundance - Nuclear Game

OFFICIAL VIDEO/ANIMATED MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sdokh_tRW0
It's been the hell out of a process, but finally, I´m happy to share it.
Had this idea really long ago.. I really wanted to record a dance by night on this scenario of wash machines. Illuminated by cold neon lights, but at the same time warm and cozy, as cradled by the sounds of the machines rolling steadily.

Then a summer night I came to the studio and made this track and as I was playing a lot with a Moog mother32 all this lasers sounds found their place in the song and so did the vocoded lyrics about them. I found them funny and I kept the track as waiting for the right time to put it out!
Then I meet Paula and Maria and I convinced them to help me shape it, just out of this crazy Idea of recording that happening, and then came the need to create a lil bit more intricate story, so I thought that would be pretty cool if they where dancing as being chased by the wash saloon itself trowing lasers at them! :))

The rest of the story is a tedious process of drawing more than 20.000 frames in order to have the animation endless hours of cutting, fights with the ram and the space of the disk to handle the project and a bunch of other boring technical shits.

So finally its here and I hope you like it.😉

Eternal thanks to Maria Torrents Soler & Pau Caldirola for believing on this project ❤️❤️.

Mastered by Wiloo Mancha at Estudios Dinamic

Grey Pantone - Lasers [Free Download]

Canadian-born, DJ, producer, and broadcaster, Baby T, will make her debut on Central Processing Unit later this month. Hear the broken beats and dark, dystopian atmospherics on 'I Wish' now.

Premiere: Baby T 'I Wish'

https://soundcloud.com/moldra ’s first E.P. released on https://soundcloud.com/edblancherecords is a tribute to 90’s Breakbeat raw sound twisted with some cold melancholia from our current era. The title has been chosen to express the link between nature, music waform and human. The cycle of mouvements that change through distances and feelings, creating a misunderstanding that results in a beautiful silence between people and environment.

PREMIERE : Moldra - Stranger Feeling

For this @DarkScienceElectro premiere we check in with Electro veteran @martin-matiske (Blackploid) on new release with @cpurecords

While the German producer Martin Matiske averages a new release under his given name every few years, there was a long stretch of time in which sightings of his Blackploid alias were much more rare. After dropping an EP for Frustrated Funk in 2006, fans found further material hard to come by over the next decade or so. However, Matiske has reinvigorated Blackploid in recent times, with the project making a few compilation appearances and dropping a couple of EPs across 2020.

Clips: https://soundcloud.com/cpurecords/blackploid-cosmic-traveler
Buy: https://centralprocessingunit.bandcamp.com/album/cosmic-traveler

Cosmic Traveler

PREMIERE: Blackploid - Night Drive (Central Processing Unit)

This @DarkScienceElectro premiere is for @konerytmi on @shoganai-records

No stranger to fans of Dark Science Electro, Konerytmi (aka @junolainen) has been featured in a number of ways over the last ten years on this platform. Truly one of Electro's best-kept secrets. This new record coming out in April of 2021 is absolutely worth checking out/pre-ordering. This will be officially released on April 15, 2021.

Buy here: https://shoganai-records.bandcamp.com/album/musiikki-ja-arkkitehtuuri-2

Resources:
https://bit.ly/konerytmiFB
https://bit.ly/konerytmiIG
https://shoganai-records.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/shoganai.records/
https://www.instagram.com/shoganai.records/

PREMIERE: Konerytmi - Nokia 3310 (Shoganai Records)

While the German producer Martin Matiske averages a new release under his given name every few years, there was a long stretch of time in which sightings of his Blackploid alias were much more rare. After dropping an EP for Frustrated Funk in 2006, fans found further material hard to come by over the next decade or so. However, Matiske has reinvigorated Blackploid in recent times, with the project making a few compilation appearances and dropping a couple of EPs across 2020.
That run now culminates in Cosmic Traveler, a four-track affair which marks Matiske’s debut appearance on Sheffield’s Central Processing Unit. Given the long wait, it’s great just to see Blackploid back among the fray once again. But for the project’s CPU curtain-raiser to be an EP of such high-quality techno jams? Now that really is spoiling us.
Cosmic Traveler’s title nods towards the sort of stargazing aesthetics one finds in classic Detroit techno. However, while there are undoubtedly ties to the Motor City in this music, the record ultimately steers less towards spacious atmospherics and more towards the taut, lean machine-funk of seminal practitioners like Dopplereffekt.
Matiske sets his stall out from the off. Opener ‘Electric Engine’ begins with a run of stiff-necked 808 kicks before hissing hi-hats, a grizzly bassline and all manner of futuristic sounds enter to warp the tune into hyperspace. Following cut ‘Night Drive’ repeats the trick of ‘Electric Engine’ but adds a pleasingly dinky synth lead in order to nudge itself slightly towards bleep-techno territory.
The two cuts on Cosmic Traveler’s B-side are pure late-night goodness, a pair of mid-set heaters primed for dark basements. ‘Pleasure Activism’ delivers on the promise of its title and then some, pushing the Kraftwerk template to extremes by bringing a load of gnarly synth lines into play over a wobbling acidic chug. Finally, EP closer ‘The Race’ is reminiscent of both the twisted machine-funk of Gerald Donald’s Japanese Telecom project and the playful modern evolutions of artists like fellow CPU high-flyer Jensen Interceptor.
The resurgence of Martin Matiske’s Blackploid project continues with Cosmic Traveller, an EP of timeless electro-funk and techno.

PREMIERE : Blackploid - The Race

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