M_Rec Ltd LP01 - Samuli Kemppi - The Observer Effect

A1 Particle Spray 
A2 Agitated 
A3 Locked 
B1 Power Of Voltages 
B2 Water Lake 
B3 Unsung Heroes 
C1 250 Days 
C2 Beneath The Surface 
C3 Wrong Turn 
D1 Tailgating 
D2 Passage 
D3 Never the Same

Release date: 10 November 2014 (2x12" Vinyl)
Cat N°: M_RECLTDLP01
Mastering & Cutting at The Code Studio (Berlin)
Artwork: Sergio Andretti﻿
Worldwide Distribution: 712 Distribution﻿ (Berlin)

OVERVIEW:
We often forget that techno artists are some of the most knowledgeable and passionate music enthusiasts. Luckily we are forced to a shift in perception when an album comes out, when all the ideas and intentions that do not fit a format push the producer to embrace something new and consequently showcase some of the most interesting electronic music out there. It’s a narrative that can be applied to many of the producers that are currently pushing techno toward more experimental grounds… a group Samuli Kemppi certainly belongs to. Growing up in Helsinki, Finland and discovering the Detroit sound in the late 80s, Kemppi has consistently contributed to the advancement of techno for the past decade, sometimes as dj and promoter, but mostly as producer. Unafraid to experiment with all sorts of subsets within the realm of techno, his records have been released by a diverse range of labels (among which we find Prologue, Mote-Evolver and Perc Trax) but it’s with M_Rec Ltd. that the artist is set to release his debut album.

“The Observer Effect” is a brainy and challenging record. Recorded exclusively with gear, with all tracks arranged live, its tracks are pure explorations of the process of writing electronic music. It’s all about perfecting the loop in real time, being in the moment without any digital memory to limit the potential. Forcing oneself to go back to the roots of the genre itself, basically writing a personal and heartfelt letter to its early pioneers. Although raw and unpolished, the results convey a very honest love for the essential nature of the genre and the emotional power of the electronic loop.
Obviously, Kemppi’s attitude and vision live strong through the album: working as an intro, “Particle Spray” is a crepuscular and haunting track that pierces deep. “Agitated”, “Locked” and “Power of Voltages” are conceptually ruthless techno experiments where the core of loops gets explored until a certain climax is extracted. “Water Lake” is unsettling dark ambient, standing before the second set of loop-heavy tracks. “Unsung Heroes” and “250 Days” are basically skeletons of instant rave classics you end up losing yourself into. With “Beneath The Surface” things get even darker and sparse. It’s basically harsh dub sounds working as dissociatives. “Wrong Turn” goes out to busted dance floors and is probably the friendliest of the tracks on the record. Rough on the surface, its groove is irresistible. Expect to see this exciting electro monster getting a lot of play. The last tryptic formed by “Tailgating”, “Passage” and “Never The Same” explore more hypnotic grounds. Slightly more fluid, with more melody at play, these tracks stay consistently sinister in their nature, concluding an album that is not afraid to stay personal.

M_Rec Ltd LP01 - Samuli Kemppi - The Observer Effect

BNJMN presents Body Reflections Pt.2 - the second step in his new, subdued and intricate sonic direction.

The EP opens with “Undulations”, an emotional number on which delayed rhythmic elements gradually introduce minor chords. “Lyra” is a slow burning march, offset with an offbeat clap, giving the track a stron sense of decay and disorder. 

On the flip, "Earth Shock” is an atmosphere laden piece starting with a sombre, slow melody that gets increasingly drowned out by harsh, industrial textures. The piece eventually reaches power electronics territory before returning to its onset. 

“Severance” is a tense affair. Layered synths meet stuttered kicks. Metallic stabs come puncturing and piercing rimshots provide rhythmic clarity. The EP closes with the fluttering and delightfully ghastly "Ghost Faction". 

Body Reflections Pt.2 is deeply illustrative of BNJMN’s ability for creating nuanced and delicately balanced layers, and a culmination of his vast experience.

Body Reflections Pt.2

BNJMN – Undulations (Tresor.297)

Rekids regular Markus Suckut drops his third album entitled ‘Heaven Is A State Of Mind’ this September.

"This album is dedicated to my mother - I will always carry you with me to show you the world. See you again in a better place. “

When not helming his own imprints, SCKT and Pattern Research, the Düsseldorf artist has been releasing on Rekids since 2015 and is now a core member of the label’s family. Earlier this year saw the arrival of ‘New Life EP’, a mesmerising release exemplary of the producer’s knack for making imaginative house and techno complete with a compelling groove. No stranger to the long player format having released two albums previously, Markus Suckut returns to Radio Slave’s label with a quality eleven track album.

From the word go Suckut’s album demonstrates his versatility as a musician, initiating with a beatless intro named ‘Escape’, before ‘Breeze’ comes into play with its skipping percussion and loopy atmospherics. Crunchy snares and crystalline synths make up ‘Sun’s Out’ whilst ‘Future Is Not Always Bright’ drives forward with its sultry low-end, ethereal pads and sci-fi bleeps, leading into ‘Take A Break’ and its medley of elaborate drums, living up to its name.

‘Above The Clouds’ is comprised of intricate notes and soothing chords whilst the machinelike ‘Orchid’ features electro inspired melodies, contrasting to the album’s title track, ‘Heaven Is A State Of Mind’, with its bumpy bass and warping textures. ‘Wonderland (Version)’ is a ghostly acid cut, moving into the syncopated and ominous ‘We Will All Disappear One Day’ and its purring bassline until a moody two-step number entitled ‘Death Is Not Final’ ties it all together with twisted sequences and trippy effects.

Markus Suckut ‘Heaven Is A State Of Mind LP’ drops on Rekids on 28th September 2018.

Markus Suckut -  Orchid

Realidades Holográficas I: Torre de Babel

Reeko / Jonas Kopp - Introducción Gradual De La Tiranía. SEMANTICA 103

Order: https://stroboscopicartefacts.com/shop/dyscamupia/

Six years on since his latest appearance on the label’s main series, Stroboscopic Artefacts boss Luca Mortellaro, aka Lucy, returns with ‘Dyscamupia’ – an introspective, multisensory techno triptych revolving around the core sequence of Albert Camus’ classic existentialist novel, ‘The Stranger’. Also known as the ‘killing of an arab’, this pivotal moment in Camus’ seminal book – which also inspired The Cure their song ‘Killing An Arab’ back in the day, is here evoked through three variedly intense, deep and hypnotic techno variations – flexing from 120 to 130, onto 140 BPM – each of them translating a particular step in the author’s minute, focal-shifting depiction of the unknown man’s murder on the beach.   

Embodying Meursault for a minute, Jason Snell lends his voice to the narrator and his inner demons, casting a strange, ominous spell on the club and its crowd. Willing to explore and dig up further into the textural wealth and crucial warmth of organic sounds and synthetic treatments, Lucy made wise use of the binaural microphones technology during the vocals recording process, greatly enhancing the immersive force of his compositions to create thoughtful, dystopic narrative bubbles that stand in their own right.

The first number, ‘ Dyscamupia (Forward)’, happens before and right until the actual killing – hence time flowing at a metronomic, heartbeat-like tempo; the second cut ‘Dyscamupia (Pause)’ takes place right after the nameless man’s death, when the narrator enters a kind of existential ‘pause’ and a whole new flow of consciousness begins; the third sequence, ‘Dyscamupia (Backward)’, plumbs the depths of the action itself as played backwards, like an equally hazed-out and dizzying reminiscence of the sad encounter’s mechanism. Don’t let its seemingly conceptual framework fool you though, like most of his past output ‘Dyscamupia’ also aims to bring dancefloors to a steady simmer, whilst maintaining Lucy’s ascending momentum towards an all-round genre-busting, thought-provoking apex.

 

All tracks (w) & (p) by Lucy AKA Luca Mortellaro
Voice on all tracks by Jason Snell
words by Albert Camus’ “ The Stranger”
mastered @ Artefacts Mastering Studio, Berlin
graphic concept by Ignazio Mortellaro [OA]
Ⓟ & © Stroboscopic Artefacts 2019
Cat. No. SA034 – all rights reserved
www.stroboscopicartefacts.com

Lucy - "Dyscamupia" [SA034]

Purveyors of contemporary electronic music Anagram return with their second remix EP that calls upon some of the scene’s most compelling and uncompromising names. Coalescence, the next chapter from the label, will unfold as a series of remix EP’s reinforcing the labels core values of community, togetherness and growth. The first instalment reflects on their previous three releases reimagining four titles under the controls of Drugstore resident Tiljana T, Ostgut Ton legend Ryan Elliot, Klockworks artist Newa and the Tel Aviv based Yotam Avni. 

Orchestrating the rework of Elad Magdasi’s ‘Liquid Dreams’ is Serbian talent Tiljana T who runs with the cinematic ideas behind the original but uses snapping hits, ebullient bass notes and plenty delay to fuel the cut with a new lease of life. The accompanying A-side sees Ryan Elliott do what Ryan Elliot does best by keeping things straight up four to the floor transforming ‘Sound of the Siren’ by Barbara Ford into pulsating peak hour material. 

On the flip side are two remixes taken from label co-founder Sinfol’s latest solo EP ‘Pull Back’. First up, Newa gets the blood rushing injecting breaking beats and furious energy into ‘Life Of Measure’ resulting in a high tempo no-nonsense techno affair that embodies the sound of the bustling Tbilisi scene. Tying together Coalescence Vol. 1 is arguably the most dynamic choice of the four remixes in Yotam Avni’s 'Final Push' Remix. With a meticulous assortment of intricately crafted synth lines and sequences, he manages to deconstruct Sinfol’s title cut of its acid workouts and replenish it with an equally rivalled amount of energy. Four artists, four remixes, Coalescence Vol. 1!

Tracklist 

A1 Elad Magdasi - Liquid Dreams (Tijana T Remix)
A2 Barbara Ford - Sound of the Siren (Ryan Elliott Remix)

B1 Sinfol - Life Off Measure (Newa Remix)
B2 Sinfol - Pull Back (Yotam Avni Remix)

ANAGRAM015 | V.A. - Coalescence Vol. I (Tijana T, Ryan Elliott, Newa and Yotam Avni Remixes)

The Dutch Jasper Wolff & Maarten Mittendorff release an EP as @IndigoAera on their imprint same named imprint. Monument premieres track Flux from Terraformer EP, that will be out on April 12th.

MNMT Premiere: Indigo Aera – Flux

Spectrum VA 2/3

Nylon Metal

Artist: Craft
Title: 'Presidia'
Label: Informa Records
Cat. #: PROXIMA004
Format: Digital
Release: 17th October,​ ​2019
Pre order: https://informarecords.bandcamp.com

Sounds From NoWhere is pleased to premiere a new Craft' gem on 'Informa Records'.
For the 4th instalment of the Proxima series we present some beautiful deep journeys from NYC's Craft.

@craft-music-productions
@deepbass

Premiere: Craft - Presidia [Informa Records]

AQR015 // 747 – Aurora Centralis - The Remixes

Tracklist:
A1: Aurora Centralis (Schacke Remix)
A2: Aurora Centralis (Tin Man's Spaced Remix)
B1: Aurora Centralis (nthng's Saiyan Saga) 
B2: Aurora Centralis (Primal Code Remix) 
*Digital Bonus 1*: Aurora Centralis (nthng's Saiyan Dream)
*Digital Bonus 2*: Aurora Centralis (Tin Man's Detroit Remix)

Release Description:
Three years after the original's release, new life is given to 747's widely acclaimed neoclassic acid anthem, Aurora Centralis. The uplifting track, characterized by its iconic singing 303, is revisited by four masterful artists: Schacke, Tin Man, nthng and Primal Code, each bringing a unique take. 

Opening the release, Schacke delivers a fast and euphoric revamp with an infectious groove and floaty atmosphere, while modern acid legend, Tin Man, executes a flawless take embellished with lush pads and deft 303 work. 

Introducing the B side, nthng's vehement rendition is fierce and ethereal in a way only he can deliver - wish granted. To close, Primal Code bring a hypnotic version with an atmospheric ambiance and a nod to the original through dreamy gliding acid notes.

The digital pack features two additional cuts: Tin Man's Detroit Remix and nthng's Saiyan Dream. 

Artist: 747
Remixers: Schacke, Tin Man, nthng, Primal Code
Title: Aurora Centralis - The Remixes
Label: Aquaregia Records
Catalogue: AQR015
Format: Digital & Vinyl
Genre: Techno, Acid
Release date: May 15, 2020

www.aquaregiarecords.com
www.facebook.com/aquaregiarec
@aquaregiarec

Aurora Centralis - The Remixes

747 - Aurora Centralis (Tin Man's Spaced Remix)

First Ep by our finest πrko

Mastering: Florian Plass

Artwork: Jim König

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