Sixth release of Moving Pictures Label comes from one of its founders - Täino. Three originals and a remix from Roman Rai bring a balance between dance-floor material and slow-paced rhytms.

The white-sanded shore was filled with tranquility. Wind was calming too. From time to time she could hear a lonely wave, weakened and exhausted, washed away on the pearl-like sands. It’s been a while since surroundings sounded and felt so peaceful.

Only occasional flakes of ash were landing on the sand, reminding her of the recent events. She could still somehow spot the smoky trail of the Leviathan, dissolving in the distance.
Her sight has quickly switched to the only two objects laying in front of her - a leafy branch and a broken compass needle...

PREMIERE : Täino - Leviathan

Title: Softcore
Cat. Number: IT027
Format: Digital & Physical 
Release date: December 13, 2013

Tracklist:
1. (A1) Softcore
2. (A2) The Dangers With Strangers 
3. (B1) Softcore (Dubspeeka Remix) 
4. (B2) Softcore (Chloé Remix)

Returning to Items & Things with his first solo EP for the label since October 2011ʼs “VoodooVoodoo”, label head Troy Pierce presents “Softcore”, a four track EP featuring two original productions alongside remixes of title track “Softcore” from Bristol-based producer Dubspeeka and French DJ/producer Chloé.

A pioneer of the darker side of electronic experimentation, Troy’s A-side “Softcore” is anything but: a haunting, chugging peak-time production with a music DNA consisting of twisted strands of EBM, techno, and industrial, with a hint of dub thrown in for good measure. B-side “The Dangers With Strangers” is an equally powerful effort; its depraved machine funk and distorted tales of strangers provide a visceral exploration into the depths of hedonism.

Having debuted with a release on Oliver Huntemannʼs Ideal Audio label, elusive Bristol producer Dubspeeka (perhaps more famously known as one part of British group Kosheen) delivers a stripped down yet driven interpretation of Troy’s original, reinforcing the reasons why his productions have been exciting a number of the techno elite over the past year. Chloé - a recent addition to the Items & Things Booking Agency - needs little introduction. Typically poised between genres and aesthetics, the Kill The DJ founder and ex-Pulp resident rounds off proceedings with a remix that is as atmospheric as it is club-suitable, a reflection of her unique eclecticism that couldn’t be more at home than with Items & Things.

Troy Pierce - Softcore

Bo Sound  Mix - Rob Darky  -  Dark Minimal Techno

Swiss DJ & producer, Mirko Loko, continued to indulge in his intergalactic persuasions on last year’s long player “Comet Plan”.  Released on Cadenza, Mirko’s second album was enthusiastically received and picked up many fans for its collection of blissfull and wide-eyed electronica and techno sounds.  Featured guests on the album included dOP’s vocalist, JAW, and Francesco Tristano.

12 months on, and “Comet Plan” gets revisited and remixed by two stellar names from the electronic dance community.

Sebastian Mullaert is well known for partnership with Marcus Henriksson as Minilogue, the Swedish duo responsible for killer albums & singles for the likes of Cocoon, Silver Planet and Wagon Repair.  Mullaert plumps for a solo remix of “Venus” of epic proportions, split into two versions; “Phaze One” and “Phaze Two”.  An organic trip through the cosmos, Mullaert tweaks and teases over two seductively trippy versions, showing us a master class in minimal electronics.

Hailing from Dallas, Brett Johnson has become synonymous with masterful jackin house music via singles for Derrick Carter’s Classic, DJ Sneak’s Magnetic, Freerange and Visionquest.  Brett tackles “U Special” featuring JAW, and turn in a very tasty Remix and Instrumental version.  Soulful, spacey and groovy in equal doses, Brett delivers the goods in abundance on these mixes.

A tight remix package that bows respectfully to Mirko’s original visions, and a timely reminder, to the uninitiated, to check out the album for further inspection.


Mirko Loko - Venus (Sebastian Mullaert Remix Phaze One) (Cadenza109) [clip]

Decompression - Mathew Jonson (Konrad Black's Decompresha Remix)

Deep, brooding techno from Tom Flynn, coming out next month on Into Orbit. The track can also be heard as the opener for Tale of Us' Fabric 97 mix, so we're chuffed to have snatched the premiere on this one.

Check:
https://soundcloud.com/tomflynnmusic

First Play: Tom Flynn - Cup Of Joe [Into Orbit]

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'Dreiklang welcomes Italian native Hydergine for their fourth record; continuing with the label’s trian- gular remit of three juxtaposing interpretations per vinyl-only release. The aqueous tones of Hydergine’s ‘Diving Alone (Tape 3db)’ uctuate hazily around one another, with dampened thumps and diluted synths uncovering a carefully crafted murky mystery. Japanese producer Iori provides the rst remix; upping the tempo and twisting the meditative textures with a sound honed through two years living in Berlin, not to mention a pivot towards immersive sci- ambience on 2016 album Cold Radiance. Iconic UK dub techno pioneer JS Zeiter takes the baton on the ipside, having released his Turning Point EP on Hydergine’s Ranges label in 2017. Known for his engrossing Basic Channel in uenced pro- ductions, Zeiter here dips dreamily above and below the waterline.'

Follow : @hydergine // @dreiklangrecords

Diving Alone

Premiere: Hydergine - Diving Alone (JS Zeiter Remix) [Dreiklang Records]

Master minimalist Guido Schneider has teamed up with veteran DJ-producer Daniel Dreier for a joint two-tracker on the Montreal-based techno imprint, Opulence.

Titled 'Liquid Summer', the EP comes paired with a tasty title track remix from electronic music virtuoso, Martin Buttrich. The remix is a tempered and extended groover that snakes its way onto the dancefloor in an aberrant yet calculated manner. 

Guido Schneider & Daniel Dreier 'Liquid Summer' LP drops via Opulence on January 11.

Pre-order: https://bit.ly/2VyJcSO

Premiere: Guido Schneider & Daniel Dreier 'Liquid Summer' (Martin Buttrich Remix)

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