Life Performance EP

Challenger

In 2022 I have finally been able to start travelling and playing outside Japan again. It has been incredibly positive being able to see friends old and new, and share my music with audiences around the world. Now I am happy to be able present my new WIP release, which includes two tracks I have been playing on my recent tours. I hope you enjoy these, and I am looking forward to more experiences together on the floor. Take care, Wata

All tracks written and produced by Wata Igarashi. 
Mastered by Kassian Troyer at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin
Artwork by Ayako Haruta.

01 Roar

Neel - The 808 Archive [non051]

"Pay as you like it"

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Ryogo Yamamori - Venues

This is the track I donated to the BPM Japan Charity album - njoi. 
I wrote this track in 1996 whilst working on the Drone Sector album. 
It was too "light" for the album, quite rightly so and never found a home until now with all the proceeds and contributions of 60 different artists being donated to the Red Cross Japan.

https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/362359/bpm-japan-charity-album-volume-1

Planetary Assault Systems - BPM Japan Charity - Radiance (Unreleased 1996 Drone Sector track)

In March 2023, Tresor Records will release "Crash Recoil", a new album by Surgeon. It marks Anthony Child's first techno LP in five years, following a period in which he felt uncertainty in his role as a techno producer and found it tough to locate inspiration. This new album encounters him drawing on spontaneous techniques to arrive at unchartered topographies.

"Crash Recoil" originates from Surgeon's recent live sets, where he experimented with constraints in performing and embracing the twists, turns and paradoxes that arrive from this. Each fresh iteration on consistent MIDI sequences and hardware reconfigured tracks into different constellations, creating an inspiring vortex of unpredicted events where ideas could flourish. This new approach allowed him to capture the spontaneous energy of his live shows in a way he had never done before. "This is not a live album, since it has not been recorded in one go during a live performance. In the same way that bands tour songs before going into the studio to record an album, I was able to explore these songs and hone their effectiveness during my live performances before creating a studio version."

The result is eight tracks that emphasise a new techno sound for Surgeon, drawing in references from across the musical spectrum. "I can hear Coil, King Tubby, Detroit Techno and The Cure all wrapped up with 30 years of DJing," Surgeon says of the album. Melancholic hum-like ambiences smudge around unadorned, near-droning basslines, crunching rhythm and percolating arpeggiations. The tracks carry unique and potent locomotion, with a low-slung grind through toughened terrains, breathing with a free spirit, untethered by a studio-based perspective. We hear manifestations of the same raw material across the album, like a textural motif, carving new variants and creating a cohesive work full of recollection.

#surgeon #crashrecoil #tresorrecords

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Surgeon - Subcultures

Press Release

Label: Abstract Mechanisms
Artist(s): Merino
Remixer(s): N/A
Album/Single: Nowness
Track(s): Cocoon, Drala, Nowness
Genre: Techno
Format: 10' Vinyl / Digital WAV/MP3
Catalogue Number: AMLTD003
Release Date: May 1st of 2023

AMLTD003 - Merino - Nowness

Kerrie - Transient Belief - BP070

DJ NOBU - KOKO - TAKAAKI ITOH BITTA REMIX - BITTA - BITTA04

Jujuka Is A Multidisciplinary Art Project And Record Label That Involves Rhythm Composer And DJ Julia Govor And London-based Illustration duo Le.Llue. The Project Is About Music. Short Narratives. True Stories. Comics And Illustration. Where The Artists Behind The Project Want To Go Beyond What The Conventional Record Label Offers. Every Piece Will Be Unique. Told Through Music And Stories Composed And Written By Julia. Accompanied By Artwork And Comics Illustrated By Le.Blue.

https://www.leblue.net/jujuka/

Julia Govor-0031-JUJUKA01

Luke Slater’s timeless ‘Love’ gets remixed by Burial, Marcel Dettmann, Lucy, Scuba, Silent Servant, and more on Mote-Evolver this May.

Released on Slater’s iconic ‘Freek Funk’ album on NovaMute - one of the most seminal techno albums of the 90s - ‘Love’ finally gets the remix treatment it deserves more than two decades after its initial release.

Leading the charge, Burial makes one of his rare appearances on remix duties and doesn’t disappoint with an atmospheric and mesmerising reimagining with an aesthetic reminiscent of ‘Untrue’. Lucy then reels out a deep-diving techno roller with precision kicks and tantalising melodies. Luke Slater then adopts his The
7th Plain moniker for a collage of sound extending past the 15-minute mark, before upping the energy with a moody reverberating number as Planetary Assault Systems.

Marcel Dettmann provides two takes on ‘Love’; his ‘City’ remix features a cacophony of metallic rhythm, ebbing pads and plenty of swing whilst mantra-like vocals operate throughout, followed by the thudding ‘Black Glove’ remix with its murky tones and rattling effects. Cascading drums and lively trumpets is next in Silent Servant’s upbeat and infectious take, until Scuba concludes the release under his SCB alias with a high-tempo cut fuelled by funk complete with an idyllic breakdown.

MOTELP04 :: Luke Slater - Love Remixes

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