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Erol Alkan / Eric Duncan / Hardway Bros. / Mugwump / Red Axes / Matt Walsh / Remain / Domenic Cappello / In Flagranti / Coyote DJ's (Is it Balearic?) / DC Salas / Headman / Eskimo Twins / The Sonic Emporium

Emile Strunz was born across the dancefloors of Spain, Germany and London, amidst the dry ice and strobes at many a Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb gig. Exposure to the UK's club scene over a 20-year period has seen Emile contribute to Mixmag and write for the Cream clubbing empire.

A sound has slowly develop and christened 'North Sea Body Music' comprising of driving controlled electronic sequences, tribal rhythms, and robotic chanting. His debut single, 'Shields', released on Andy Blake's World Unknown label in 2012 was an immediate introduction to his hard, heavy and hypnotic electronic sound. This has been followed up by releases on Porn Wax, Flight Recorder and Rothmans. For Join Our Club he continues his sonic quest and journey into the night with 2 precise slabs of dancefloor-driven synth-heavy lo-slung hypnotica for Balearic Beat Boys (and Girls).

Emile Strunz - Voyetra Technique (Join Our Club)

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Well we've got Style(s), miles and miles; so much Style(s) that it's wasted. Okay, the Pavement pun doesn't really apply here – nothing's wasted when it comes to Styles Upon Styles (@ susrecords), one of the best around pushing NY's hardware scene + community forward. This one, the first available cut from Certain Creatures (@ certain-creatures)' forthcoming LP, is custom-fit for anything but grotty basements. "An Allegory..." is a beautiful sketch with traces of rainforest exotica, but not exactly suggesting serenity – the nature samples get worked into the rhythm, creating an atmospheric backdrop to get lost within. Certain Creatures indeed.

Vipassana is out via SUS on October 30th.

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Due for release later this month, @sebastian-voigt's ‘Capitao Pinto’ draws on retro techno motifs, with chunky 808s and shimmering synth work, analogue squelches and melancholy riffs straight out of the Juan Atkins Academy of Technological Advancement in Music. It’s a beaut, have a listen...

Premiere: Sebastian Voigt - 'Capitao Pinto'

A remix appendix to Jennifer Touchs last year EP-Debut on Riotvan. A record, on which essentially everything has already been said. That´s why it is not astonishing that the assemled adaptations do not necessarily evolve the sound narrative of „Feeling C“ but rather revitalise the spirit of the originals in various clubscenarios.

Best example is Curses reinterpretation of „Sell“. An uncomplicated and straightforward floor absorption with the base of a stoic kick and monotone bass foundation. What almost triggered Valerie Dore-Memories in the original version now seems to sound more like a Anne Clark-Hommage with the reduction and the very urged vocal parts.

An even more radical approach is chosen by Chinaski for his interpretation of the title track. The coarse beat substance is almost searching for a link-up to it´s source. But the reduced tempo, the all in all decelerated arrangement and the synthbass-drone that strides through the whole track, transform „Feeling C“ in a score that probably rotates high on Darth Vaders Playlist.

Panthera Krauses approach to „Wordless“ is comparatively careful. Also the break from the 4/4-frame and the reflection onto some of the more distinctive marks of the original. Not to miss: the shift into a different, a little more translucent frequency range.

Subsequent, it´s Touch himself, contributing a revision. Her remix of „No One“ could easily be interpreted as a dub-version. Reduction of the vocal parts, purification of the whole arrangement, explicit rhythm-emphasis. Less events on the surface. But a lot more bounce.

Concluding is another version of „Wordless“, this time from Llewellyn, who lets his already on Riotvans last publication shown sympathy for washed-out Disco-Tradition get the upper hand again. Herefor he invokes of a Synth-Arpeggio as well as a every resistance breaking beat that will find it´s safe place in the more aesthetic segments of todays obvious Disco-House-boom.

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No One (Jennifer Touch's Michigan Mix)

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Efdemin - Acid Bells . Martyn Bittersweet Remix . (METISSE 2.5 )

2018 sees Hulkkonen celebrate the 25th anniversary of his debut release. That’s a quarter of a century to all you non-mathematicians! “In a way I wanted to do an album that continues the journey I’ve been on with these last 4 albums on My Favorite Robot Records, but I also wanted to add some references to some of my older releases, you know for the true heads out there”, Jori quietly whispers from behind his trademark wineglass and a cigarette.
Starting off with futuristic and dark r’n’b sung by Jori himself in Finnish, ‘6n Jaakaappi’ was constructed almost entirely of samples recorded from a very noisy fridge backstage at legendary Helsinki club, Kuudes Linja. Next up, ‘Black Rainbow is an instrumental funeral ballad with a slavic vibe, mixed with an 808 and funky drummer beats. Classic Jori.

“On the Road to Miero” was written after musical novice Hulkkonen went to see a true maestro, Ennio Morricone performing live in Finland some while back. Incorporating elements from deep house and an ethereal vocal performance from up-and-coming Finnish artist Leeko, the track was Jori trying to “sound as Italian as possible and not failing completely”. Something he pulls off with aplomb!

Finally, “Plastic Freedom” revisits some of the Detroit-esque sound and rhythm scapes of Jori’s classic releases back in the 90’s. As opposed to modern DAW-based productions, it was recorded as a live jam and edited down later.
This wonderfully varied selection raises the question as to whether the album will fill in the gaps between these eclectic tracks so take the listener further into the outer realms of sound and space.  The answer will come in September.

Plastic Freedom EP

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One of dub-techno´s main features is the “time freezing” thrill, the one that gets us into an eternal loop without past or future. The hungarian producer Tamás Olejnik knows how it works; “Deep Sea Exploration”,  his second reference for Avantroots, has become his masterclass.

An album of which all five titles are the perfect guide throughout the whole journey. “Bioluminescence” introduces the dark landscapes. Then, “Tectonic Plates” and “Manta”  make us float on subaquatic textures. “Plankton” is composed of up-and-down sound currents which peacefully swerve us from one side to the other. Concluded with “ Deep Sea Exploration”, a magnificent ending to our trip , just a new invitation to dive the seabeds once more.

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