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Levon Vincent – Invisible Bitchslap EP
Label: Deconstruct Music
Catalog#:DEC-01
Format:Vinyl, 12", EP, White Label, 33 ⅓ RPM 
Release: November 08

The B-side of this humorously titled release is hands down one of my favourite tracks of all time, and definitely my favourite Levon Vincent creation. One of the few records that I can honestly say is well worth the high marketplace price, though I hope my copy gives me years of play! There's really no fitting description for this shifting chugger; it's a totally melodic and dubby slice of techno with a nice, subtle tinge of house-y-ness. It keeps going and going, with every element in its perfect place. Lots of reverb and warped sounds that build a series of layered loops from some ultimately quite simple components. For me that's the mark of perfection: a fugue-like cycle that plays on a perfect kick, bass drum, etc. And did I mention there are some VERY fat synth chords? Oh, and I just listened to it again and must add that there are some sweet pitched up lasers. I've always had a soft spot for the sound of lasers! Mmmmmm, Woman Is The Devil indeed.


Levon Vincent-Woman Is The Devil

To speak to Luca Daniel Schwarz aka LDS about his music is to be enthusiastically guided into a complex world of his own creation: clean and powerful techno which pulses with life from the textured patterns and drum sequences that have fills and accents that would make anyone who's picked up a set of drumsticks envious.

Yet this ecosystem of noise is deceptive; Schwarz's process for making music is very different to how a live drummer would create the same subtlety of performance. Forever researching new technology, Luca got deeply interested in different programming languages, and created a series of probability based music tools for manoeuvring sounds and sequencing.

Manipulating those probabilities takes a skillful alchemy, needing understanding of both musical structure and how the tools he devised work. To return to the drummer analogy, if the drummer is focussed and intentional in the moment of playing, then the method used in LDS tracks is almost diametrically opposed, with all of the intention coming in the assembly of the instruments, potential paths, and gateways; once play is pressed the music flows, following all the rules that were set in advance, not unlike a domino run or Rube Goldberg machine.

And like a domino run, the results are fascinating and, ultimately, fun: staccato vocals pop in and out in 'zipp prompt'; laser-like synths pulse; background noises sweep across the aural plane of the dub techno of 'diff, blockmix' and 'pow' adding texture that brings vitality all-too-easily missed out when complex mathematical processes become entwined with music creation. The high sensitivity to texture and rhythmic detail in Stadion Progg is multiplied further on Jean Redondo's remix - whose track, Hypersonic, was the backbone of 2023's 'yet' compilation on Tresor.

The balance between technology and a sense of fun might also come from the maker; it's not easy to overstate Schwarz's passion for what is now his favourite way to make music, "it never gets boring. There's always a moment of anticipation to see what actually emerges." And the true "power of 2" comes into play when the resulting music can be fed back through the system again and again, potentiating the music in exponential ways.

BANDCAMP

LDS - pow

PREMIERE: LDS - diff, block mix

PREMIERE: LDS - zipp prompt

PREMIERE: LDS - stadion progg

PREMIERE: LDS - stadion progg, jean redondo remix

303 TIMEMACHINE

This is my entry for the Hï Ibiza Remixed competition ✨  

James Hype & Major Lazer – Number 1 (Korter Remix)

I wanted to keep the spirit of the original track but shape it with my own touch, grooving basslines, crisp drums and a darker vibe made with the Ibiza dancefloor in mind.

Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it! 
 Big thanks to Hï Ibiza and James Hype for the opportunity.

#HiIbizaRemixed #JamesHype #MajorLazer #Remix #number1

James Hype & Major Lazer - Number 1 (Korter Remix) Remix Competition Entry #Hiibizaremixed

NEW HARBOURS 4- REMIX // ESPECIAL CUMPLEAÑOS D TINO .  REC-2025-09-08

Domina

Domina (Maurizio Mix)

Inspiration / Transition

Underground Resistance - Transition

Galaxy 2 Galaxy - Journey of the Dragons

@Steffi_official and @Virginia-dj return with the new eight-track double EP ‘Work A Change’ on Ostgut Ton, inviting us into new dimensions of the sonic world they have crafted together over a number of years.

The first single – “Help Me Understand” — lands us on another planet entirely, complete with extraterrestrial synths and animated robotics.

Listen at
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/de/album/work-a-change/1475237445
Bandcamp: https://ostgut.bandcamp.com/album/work-a-change
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0IYm7LtasRnv2TkULggFPI?si=kXy8vLljQ12PRPpG5RfW9g
YouTube: https://youtu.be/dTmdMNBUwZU

Taken from the 2xEP: Steffi x Virginia | Work A Change [O-TON 122], out September 20, 2019.
Buy ‘Work A Change’ as 2x12" EP or in digital formats: http://ostgut.de/shop/steffi-virginia-work-a-change-oton122.html / https://ostgut.bandcamp.com/album/work-a-change

All info: http://ostgut.de/ton/record/244
Artwork: Laurie de Kok | Layout: Yusuf Etiman

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