Cat. : ASG/OR015
Artist : Doug Cooney
All tracks written & produced by Doug Cooney
Title : In Plane Sight EP
Format : Digital & Vinyl

Tracks :
1) Alternative
2) Internal Drive
3) Riflekt
4) Coming Home

Release date : 11th of may 2018
Mastering by Da Goose Mastering
Publishing by Alaska Swimming-Gear
Distribution by EPM Distribution & Triple Vision

Doug Cooney has cultivated his knowledge of techno over many years. Doug's passion for this craft runs deep and his DJ sets span the full spectrum of Techno, past and present. His style and attention to detail have earned him warm up sets for many of his Techno heroes, with Dave Clarke, UVB and Abstract Division being recent highlights. As well as being a Mutate resident, he also plays regular headline slots in Dublin’s biggest venues & has played several gigs abroad taking a trip to Berlin’s Arena club last year featuring on the same line up as Adam X & the Dystopian Record labels Jon Hester. 

Doug is also the driving force behind Real//Sound Ireland an independent music school for aspiring producers and DJs in Dublin. Real//Sound provides workshops and showcases for those hoping to learn the craft of electronic music, within the laid back and straightforward environment Doug insists on with all he does. 

Doug brings a similarly tireless ethos to his own productions, which blend classic analogue synthesis with contemporary digital sound design. His production has received support from Berghain Resident Answer Code Request & Ben Sims who has played several of Doug's tracks featuring them on his monthly ‘Run It Red’ mix Series. As well as producing records under his own name on labels Bastardo Eléctrico, research and RLSD Records, Doug is also part of the duo RSCH14, who released on Vision Collector records. More recently, Doug’s composition skills have been turned to scoring, and he was delighted to be commissioned by VICE and Vodafone to produce four tracks for "Don't Forget To Go Home”, a documentary which explored Berlin’s techno scene. 

So… very pleased to welcome Doug to the Orbis Records.

If you’re looking for a good four tracker to keep in your bag for a very long time, allow it to be this one. Consistent throughout the EP. Great synthesis with a classic touch with an excellent balanced digital sound design. If you’re not planning on playing this on a big ass sound system just once,… just don’t! 

“Alternative” offers none. 
As simply as that. Slick. Classic synthesis. 
Gently and balanced, yet interestingly very funky in its own way.
Perfect filler and A-track to set the tone for this EP.

“Internal Drive“ is a kicker. Excellent thrive. 
Perfect floor filler with a touch of acidic bass lines

“Riflekt“ kicks of the B-side.
Imagine an empty black space creeping up to you from behind.
Dark. Groovy. Bleeps and Blips. Gentle throttling movements around you.
Great atmosphere generator to shift any DJ-set to a higher gear and step it up a notch.

“Coming Home” sounds like a track to cruise home from an amazing night. You’d expect soft, gently, sweet minimalistic techno with a touch of melancholia. Guess what. Not for Doug. Sounds more like a good ol’skool closer to have a last stretch of all those zombies on the floor!
Go home. Go hard. 

We’re extremely humbled to have Doug Cooney as our guest on our 15th release! A milestone.

— mau

Previews @ http://soundcloud.com/orbisrecords

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ResidentAdvisor: https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/dougcooney 
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/dougcooney 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dougcooneymusic/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dougcooneymusic 
Real // Sound Ireland: http://realsound.ie/

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A2 - Doug Cooney - Internal Drive

Core mission: 
Transcend mediocre electronic music.
Orbis Records and projects like Orbis X, Orbis LST, ...

"The press part"

Standard records are often too mediocre. The average track has been wrongfully given to much attention in order to achieve maximum income per release. Since digital music has been more available than ever, standards have been low as never seen before.

Some tracks are brilliant and special, others aren't worth it. Not even to get a digital format. Many tracks have been wrongfully given to much attention & have been falsely setting the tone for the new good. Good is not good enough!

We truly believe that music should be treated honestly and no one should lower the bar.
As a label, you should set an example. You should feel obligated to find the best mastering out there for your tracks. You should give honest feedback to new artists. You should define quality at the highest level possible.

We're extremely transparent in our communication in order to give you the most uncensored information about the other side of the music industry.

We aim to release the best we can get in our current time frame.
We don't settle with good enough. We're here to make a difference and help other to do so in any way we possibly can.

We want to transcend mediocre electronic music. We will do so in any way we can and help other people as well, in any format or any product possible. We happen to start with hypnotic & stripped down electronic music.
"The Orbis label"

Orbis Records is probably one of those underground deep techno labels Belgium never had until now. The label will provide dark, deep and stripped down hypnotic techno music as wide as the box can get.

'Thinking outside the box is our priority' is possibly the most used sentence when it comes to label descriptions but we have no limits. Our priority is bringing deep, hypnotic and stripped down techno music that will please the partygoer as well as the record collector.

"The Orbis X sublabel"

Orbis X is a sublabel of Orbis Records and will be mainly focusing on softer yet often usable as DJ material for the broader mass interested in Electronic music. This sublabel is an extension of Orbis Records’ softer, more melodical and experimental side. Music will be ranging from house, dub, chicago over melodic acid and even breaks. Not any track makes it to this sublabel if it can't stand on its own and stand the test of time!

"The Orbis LST sublabel"

more soon.

"The simple part"

We aren't just another fish in the sea, not 'some' label that will release every week a load of crappy tracks to get that monthly cashflow. Instead we're scheduling our releases every 3 to up to 6 months (or maybe even more) depending on the time to find or create music that fits our vision.

It all stands and falls with the quality and character of the music in a wide perspective. Innovation, sound and emotion are the main driving forces behind our passion.

Music & artwork will be our #1 priority in order to move and touch all you collectors and fans of the deep & stripped sound out there !

Extras

Digital Music Distribution by EPM Music
Vinyl Distribution by Triple Vision
Publishing by Alaskas Swimming Gear

For feedback on our releases, pls spill some unsalted words to feedback (at) orbisrecords (dot) be.

We are always looking for people to join our family :
Drop your demo @ http://soundcloud.com/orbisrecords
pls consider before you drop.