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TL Premiere #697 (2021.09.22) : Serge Geyzel & Kartsten Pflum - Tolrens State [Specimen Records]

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For this 249th Premiere of 2021, we have a track by the Berlin-based musician "Serge Geyzel" & the Danish DJ/Producer "Karsten Pflum" titled ‘Tolrens State’ from their forthcoming EP "EP-02" on the London label : Specimen Records.

"Serge Geyzel & Kartsten Pflum - EP2" will be available from October 1, 2021 in digital on Bandcamp : https://specimenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/serge-geyzel-karsten-pflum

▶︎ Vinyl release at a later date TBA, due to lengthy wait times with manufacturing

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Release Info :

Serge Geyzel & Kartsten Pflum - EP2 [Specimen Records - SPEC-024]

Serge Geyzel and Karsten Pflum are old friends, with a common musical ground and passion. Since 2020 they have been collaborating prolifically - focusing their energy and effort on dance-oriented electro, with strong acid, breakbeat, and IDM vibes.

“EP 2” is a five tracker, displaying a palette of funky, tight, deep, and quirky excursions into their acid galaxy.

Tracklist :
A1. Tolrens State
A2. Sag Harbour
B1. Cloud Truck
B2. Margrethe II
B3. Godself

Produce and written by Serge Geyzel and Karsten Pflum
Mastered by Bob Humid
Artwork by Roganski Genetik

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Follow Serge Geyzel :
Discogs : www.discogs.com/artist/3674901-Serge-Geyzel
Facebook : www.facebook.com/sergegeyzelhostage
Instagram : www.instagram.com/sergegeyzel
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/sergegeyzel

Follow Karsten Pflum :
Bandcamp : www.karstenpflum.bandcamp.com
Discogs : www.discogs.com/artist/111907-Karsten-Pflum
Facebook : www.facebook.com/karstenpflum
Instagram : www.instagram.com/karsten_pflum
Mixcloud : www.mixcloud.com/karstenpflum
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/karsten-von-pflum

Follow Specimen Records :
Bandcamp : www.specimenrecords.bandcamp.com
Facebook : www.facebook.com/PaulRip
Instagram : www.instagram.com/specimenrecords
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/specimenrecords
Twitter : www.twitter.com/species101
Website : www.specimenrecords.com
YouTube : www.youtube.com/channel/UC0VOYM7TV7Ch0Ic_CxEOKCw

Tolrens State

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TL PREMIERE : Serge Geyzel & Kartsten Pflum - Tolrens State [Specimen Records]

Every Friday at 21:00 CET www.dreamstreamradio.nl 
In the mix by Qamar Sol 
Common tread in this weeks show: 
Mindframe: a concept from the mind of Francois Dillinger, launched with the album 'Mindframe: Cycles' on Specimen Records.   

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Support Qamar Sol / Ray La Soul:
Bandcamp : qamarsol.bandcamp.com/releases
Facebook : www.facebook.com/qamarsolmusic
Instagram : www.instagram.com/qamarsolmusic/
SoundCloud : @qamarsol @raylasoul

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Tracklist:
01. Cliff Dalton - Den Of Evil
02. Phelan Kane - Ram Pressure Stripping
03. SMPL SMPL - 2909 - Francois Dillinger
04. NULLPTR - Cytron
05. Telephasycx - Collapsing Truths - Francois Dillinger 
06. Phelan Kane - Dyadic Function (Werner Niedermeier Remix)
07. Cliff Dalton - Eight Or Nine
08. Qamar Sol - Qamar's Dub (Ray Master)
09. T/error - Reverse Engineering - Francois Dillinger
10. Zodiac Childs - Goblin (Zodiac Childs & Baraqiel
11. Francois Dillinger and Lloyd Stellar - Machine Men
12. Cliff Dalton - We Are The Little Ones (Legowelt Remix)
13. Jauzas The Shining - Collapsing Truths - Francois Dillinger
14. Dany Rodriguez & Oliver Way - First Act
15. Arsonist Recorder - Cycles - Francois Dillinger
16. Alfred - Direct Hit
17. The Droid - Unfolding Eye - Francois Dillinger
18. Plant43 - Lo-res Dreams

Space Is The Place - Mixed By Qamar Sol DSR 15-10-2021

Isolated Material has invited Cyphon to provide the sounds for emotional robotics

Mechanics 101 w/ Cyphon (23/10/21)

This week, BETAMAX072 invites producer, DJ, and experimental music enthusiast from Milan, Italy - Francesco Rachele aka @exhaleelectronics

Born as a side project in 2021, Ex.Hale has soon become the main one.

With releases on OSM tapes, Voidance Records, House of Reptile and Occultists, his mix of industrial drum 'n' bass and heavy electronics is something that makes everybody move.


Tracklist:

1. Søulless - Erosion [House Of Reptile]
2. Isabassi - There is no empty space [Fox & Hound Recordings]
3. Kamikaze Space Programme - Skin Cells
4. alys - Anxious drum solo [self]
5. Öspiel - Inglorious Fortune
6. Ōtone - In the years of salt land
7. ASC - Aphelion [Horo]
8. Cocktail Party Effect - Deerhorn
9. Nite Flite - Bystander in full effect
10. O Wells - Deep Blue
11. King Rambo Sound - Fugitive (unreleased)
12. Ex.Hale & King Rambo Sound - Demo_1 (unreleased)
13. SC-164 - Generator #3
14. Kyoka - Moon Plasma (dubstep mix)
15. Kanye West - Monster (Bjarki pandemix)
16. Kondaktor - Signal#1 (ANFS remix)
17. Nina Pixex - Cave Allegory
18. alys - Words Failing
19. Isabassi - Entropic Body

The name Betamax stands for quality electronic music and analog warmth in micro/minimal/lo-fi/tech house/breakbeat and electro genres. The show itself is a mix series to represent groovy, funky, and rough sounds to show a more creative and experimental approach to dance music and @Play4n4.

play4n4.com/#radio

BETAMAX072 | Ex.Hale

When talking about eccentric electro, issu has got to be mentioned as one of the up and coming producers of 2022. His hard and edgy brand of electro leaves no survivors as it rips through the auditory system of listeners. He's back at the Dallas, Texas based Science Cult as one of their core label family and continues to deliver high octane releases.

issu - Bleep

TL Premiere #904 (2022.04.17) : Commuter - NTF-LZ2 [A-Traction Records]

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For this 102th Premiere of 2022, we have a track by one of the most talentend French Electro Producer "Commuter" titled ‘NTF-LZ2’ from the forthcoming 22 Years Anniversary Compilation of the French Techno Electro label : A-Traction Records.

The Compilation will be available from April 22, 2022 in digital on all streaming platforms.

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Release Info :

Various Artists - 20+2 [A-Traction Records // ATRACT067]

The oldest French Techno label A-TRACTION records is celebrating its 22nd birthday, after an aborted 20th anniversary in 2020, it couldn't stay there!

This label is the story of a life and a passion, that of its creator Marc Ayats, who gathered 20 producers already part of the A-TRACTION family around this 20+2 project, between Electro, Detroit, Melodic, EBM, Acid or Rave... pure eclecticism

All generations of producers in 20 unreleased tracks by Thomas Schumacher, Elektrotechnik, David Asko, Voltaire, Jules Wells, John Lord Fonda, Leonard de Leonard, Scan X, Paul Nazca, 909 Resistance, Commuter, Jonathann Cast,
P-Ben, Munsinger, F.E.M, Southsoniks, Antony Dupont
but also 3 exclusive duets : Veronika Nikolic & John Lord Fonda, Madben & ZPKF, Ayats & Thorvald

20+2 represents so much the spirit of the label, a techno label but not only!

Tracklist : 
01. ANTONY DUPONT - As Simple As Fuck
02. AYATS-THORVALD - Marche Noire
03. COMMUTER - NTF-LZ2
04. DAVID ASKO - Sweety Body
05. ELEKTROTECHNIK - Objekt
06. F.E.M - Emerge
07. JOHN LORD FONDA - One billion frames per second
08. JONATHANN CAST - The Cleaver
09. JULES WELLS - The Pace
10. LEONARD DE LEONARD - Prenzlauer Berg Klub
11. MADBEN & ZPKF - Hit and Run
12. MUNSINGER - Inner Pride (feat Kiddo)
13. P-BEN - Sound Of Brikh
14. PAUL NAZCA - Mal Assor
15. SCAN X - Time Machine
16. SOUTHSONIKS - In Silico
17. THOMAS SCHUMACHER - Komatik
18. VERONIKA NIKOLIC & JOHN LORD FONDA - Chaconne
19. VOLTAIRE - Amaranth
20. 909 RESISTANCE - Midnight Ravers

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Follow Commuter :
Bandcamp : www.commuter1.bandcamp.com
Discogs : www.discogs.com/artist/259657-Commuter
Facebook : www.facebook.com/commuterofficial
Instagram : www.instagram.com/laurentcommuter
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/commuter

Follow A-Traction Records :
Bandcamp : www.a-tractionrec.bandcamp.com
Discogs : www.discogs.com/label/2874-A-Traction-Records
Facebook : www.facebook.com/A.TRACTION.Records
Instagram : www.instagram.com/atractionrecords
Beatport : www.beatport.com/label/a-traction-records/25340
Soundcloud : www.soundcloud.com/atractionrecords

VARIOUS ARTISTS - 20​+​2

NTF-LZ2

TL PREMIERE : Commuter - NTF-LZ2 [A-Traction Records]

Available on my Bandcamp release "Augenschein".
Unmastered version.

DAS MUSTER ::: KONTAKTAUFNAHME

Hi, here is the first full stream of EMS's "Rythmus Machine" , and tons of info about this overlooked producer. Also we his limited Edition T-shirts for sell, 8$  on bandcamp. Buy one T and get the full Wav. file of the LP in return. Pretty good deal and great way to support the Artist. 

http://satamile.bandcamp.com/




EMS is one of our most diverse and talented artists on the label. I found him living above Strange? Records in 1995 making his own modular synths, vocoders and drum machines for his electro productions. Stephen Machnowski currently has 3 eps on Satamile Records and a full length 2x12. He falls into the category of genius electro producer with records that have charted amongst the worlds top DJ’s and radio stations both nationally and internationally. It’s rare to find someone such as him who can build the exact modules from transistor up, write, engineer , perform live and dj!! 

XLR8R (USA) May 2004
"...six exceptional cuts in which minimal groove, analogical modulations, subtle vocoders, gloomy melodies and heading hypnotic bass lines combine perfectly, EMS introduces his definition of a both deep and funky syncopated music. The final result is just simply amazing!!

Dave Clarkes Techno Tip Sheet 
TOP FIVE ELECTRO 
1) Non Stop DJ's "Furious Ep" 
2) Blotnik Brothers "Elapse Current Loop" (Satamile) 
3) Manasyt "Sore" (Touchin' Bass) 
4) Ems " Synchronaut" (Satamile) 
5) RA-X "The Overthrow Ep" (RMR) 

EMS - SYNCHRONAUT - SATAMILE - 2xLP (SAT017) 

"EMS - Synchronaut" and "Blotnik Brothers - Elapse Current Loop" are two of Dave Clarke's 
TOP 5 electro picks 
--May 7, 2004 www.daveclarke.com (UK) 

"...more ears are primed for real electro than ever...ems brings unrelenting beats and time tested robotic vocoders to the dancefloor" 
--Review XLR8R (USA) May 2004 

"...six exceptional cuts in which minimal groove, analogical modulations, subtle vocoders, gloomy melodies and heading hypnotic bass lines combine perfectly, EMS introduces his definition of a both deep and funky syncopated music. The final result is just simply amazing!!" 
--Review by Atome.com (France) May 17, 2004 

"‘Crack In The Sun’ is a brilliant opener, almost hittting Detroit territory due to its warm analogue synths that play a lush sequence and modulate throughout the track, while underneath a stripped and jacking electro beat rolls with the sub bass, class groove. Also head for ‘Ginetik’ which has one of the warmest swooping basslines that hugs the beat with classic arpeggiator-esque synths that deliver a killer electro atmosphere. My fave has to be ‘Ellipticophasic’ which has an amazing and hard beat backed by acidic synths to drop what is probably the hardest cut on the album, it stands out so much due to the punchy drums that will rock a dancefloor solidly, ace New York electro shizzle." 
--Review by Boomkat.com (UK) May 2004 

"A full six track double pack that's bursting at the seams with cracking dancefloor electro grooves. After two great singles they cememt their place as key players for this top new york label. Hefty grooves, deep basslines and a more than liberal sprinkling of wicked sounds. Recommended." 
--Review by Smallfish.co.uk (UK) May 2004 

* The very first Satamile signature strikes back in full length version! After releasing three magnificent EP's, ''Exoplanet. Voice. Transistors'' ''Robotronic Rhythm''and ' 'Colonized'' on Andrew A. Price NYC based structure, rare and precious talent Stephen Machnowski signs here a dancefloor and mental electro deluxe album in its own and inimitable trademark. In six exceptional cuts in which minimal groove, analogical modulations, subtle vocoders, gloomy melodies and heading hypnotic bass lines combine perfectly, E.M.S introduces his definition of a both deep and funky syncopated music. The final result is just simply amazing! Grade A to sumptuous ''Crack In The Sun'', ''Ginetik'' and ''Ellipticophasic'', three tracks that confer ''Synchronaut'' opus its essential status. 
--Review by Dropshop.com (USA) June 2004 

Radio Plays: 
Kiss 100 Dave Mothersole 5/11/04 
Kiss 100 Tayo 
Kiss 100 Rev Milo 5/16/04 
Spin 103 Barry O'donoghue 5/20/04 + 5/27/04 
Passion FM Dan Bean 5/15/04 

Selected DJ Comments 
Keith Tenniswood - "The EMS ting I got is ace!!!" 
Tomaz (switch) - "I really love this! Ginetik and Getghetto are the best tracks. Chart and 
Airplay (Charted #10)" 
Percy X - "Love one of the trax on this LP, still playing loads of em" 
Mark Broom - "Yeah into it. Satamile can't put a foot wrong for me...going from strength to 
strength. Big up the NY Possee" 
The Hacker – “Good album, pure electro. I like it!” 
DJ Hyper – “Love it” 
Ade Fenton (Advanced/Atomic Jam) – “Best tracks are ‘Illusion Mode’ & ‘Ginetik’. I prefer 
the harder tracks on the album” 
Xander (Romp) – “This is the business. 9/10” (Charted #7) 
Barry O’Donoghue (Hotpress/Spin 103) – “Absolutely fantastic. Two tracks on this week’s 
show. Word.” 

Grooves Magazine 
Following up on the original vinyl released earlier in 2004, the CD version of Synchronaut adds five new tracks. With a distinctively deep, dark analog sound that harkens back to a mix of early acid, Detroit techno, and classic Elektroids, the record is packed with the classic 4/4, relentless 16ths of percussion , and robotic vocals of the 80's b-boy sound. Brisk and biting, tracks like "Close Encounters" and "Get Ghetto" establish an oppressive futurist vision early. But "Plt_lounge_eur" is a lovely, almost nostalgic electro piece that lubricates the ear canals, being plush and synthetic at the same time, and "Rhthmus Machine" slows down to an introspective crawl, its sensuous knob-twiddling making the piece grow and rise like a post-massive dawn. EMS has put together these extra pieces with as much care and attention as his homemade instruments. Highly recommended. 
Written by Alex Reynolds
credits

released 26 April 2004 
Stephen Machnowski, Frankford+Wayne Mastering, Gabe @ B'constructive design, Roland 909, 808, Juno 106, Satamile
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http://www.electromusic.com/studio/
Technical History
The electromusic specialist began designing and assembling his studio in New York in 1994. The initial purpose was to have a live setup that he could use to construct songs directly on the dance floor with few pre-written sequences.
Many of his synthesizers and drum machines were self-engineered from recycled, discarded electronics; converted into chaotic but solid techno music machines. From the transistor up they were engineered for raw bass power and allowed stray noises and malfunctions to become part of the recording or show.
The main foundation pieces of equipment at the time were his "CMS-01" modular synth, "Modularhythm System-3" drum machine, and "Sputnik Voice Processor SVP-02" vocoder. After his first couple records, EMS started to incorporate some commercial synthesizers into his studio to fill out tracks for the third record with plenty of live-performed layers without having to multitrack, but instead doing a 1 shot composite recording. Some of his most-used additional instruments were the Oberheim SEM, Sequential Circuits Pro-1 and Roland SH-101, which contained several modifications and enhancements.
CMS-01 Modular Synthesizer
The CMS-01 contains the following modules: VCO(2), VCF(2), VCA(3), AR Envelope, ADSR Envelope, Sample&Hold, Ring Modulator, Patch Bay, Trigger Extractor, AC/DC Mixer, LFO/HFO, VC Glide, Comparator, Envelope Follower, VC Slew Limiter
VCO 1
Based on an old design which is mostly discrete, this VCO is quite temperature sensitive. This one was fun trying to keep in tune every time someone opened the door or cranked up the fog machine. Cold makes the pitch go flat on this unit. Other than that, it has a very warm sound and has a massive frequency range.
Listen to: Rhythmus Machine
VCO 2
Standard 1970s "3340" oscillator design with sub bass.
Listen to: EMS acid/switch mix
VCF1
Diode ladder filter.
Sample & Hold
Labeled S&H, this little component helped a lot at shows. To fill the silence between live or DJ sets this one was patched in to VCO2 with a slow clock for sample rate and the voltage was output to a self-oscillating VCF1. Lots of blips and bleeps that could be tweaked to sound like computers from early scifi movies. Some notes could shake the floor with bass where the next could hang on almost inaudible high frequencies.
Listen to: Sample and hold example
LFO
Well, this might as well have been called HFO since it was mostly used as a high-frequency modulation source often applied to a VCF. The sound from that kind of patch is described as "talkie" because at certain settings you can almost hear vowel sounds. The component is on the bottom left, look for the small blue LED.
Listen to: Gemini

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