R-Zone 2014

Just a year after starting and the irrepressible R-Zone series is up to release number 9. Again this time there is no real word on who is behind the music, but again it is fierce, searing techno for darkened dancefloors. 

The barrelling, stomping ‘Down You Go’ opens this EP with blocky metal beats, spares synth lines which bleed in and out of focus and plenty of rattling percussion. ‘Give Me More’ goes a little slower and deeper, with rubbery kick drums forming the base of the track as molten and melted acid gurgles percolate up through the mix. On the flipside, ‘Too Much TV’ is a more elastic groove that undulates up and down with short little acid stabs buried deep within as the bass drops in and out. Supple and propulsive, it’s arresting stuff that gets completed with final track ‘VHC Beats’.

Whichever producers are behind the R-Zone series always manages to come up with the goods, so if you like fizzing, textured techno that pulls no punches, this remains the series for you.

Feedback:

"Give me more of give me more "
Stephen Brown (Indigo Aera)

"Give me more!"
Pieter Presk (Presk / Will & Ink, Amsterdam)

"Great, support on this thanks."
Pfirter

"Super ravy! with cool synth lines. emotional! will play for sure."
Voiski (L.I.E.S., Construct Re-Form, Dement3d, Ivry Sur Seine)

"Down you go and give me more my picks , interesting stuff."
Jonas Kopp (Traut / Manzel, Berlin)

"Cool stuff!"
Bleak (c/o DRB Produktion, Stockholm)

"Brilliant, more of this please :) "
Forward Strategy Group

"Too Much TV is great - thanks."
Perc (Perc Trax)

"Some nice grooves going on here. Give me more and VHC Beats are the ones for me. Thx for the music"
0x4644 (BLN.FM, Berlin)

"This sounds like stuff I allready have. Only less appealing. "
Rene Passet (Dj Broadcast / Oor / Kindamuzik.net, Den Haag)

"not sure will try down you go"
Michel De Hey

"Down you Go has a great groove and stomp to it"
AnD (Horizontal Ground / Inner Surface Music)

"great stuff"
Yør

"give me more is absolutely brilliant. "
ASOK (Scenery, Use of Weapons, MOS, Liverpool)

"not for me ... peace"
Karim Sahraoui (Transmat records, Aix-en-Provence)

"Some interesting ideas here for sure. 'Give Me More' speaks tome the most."
Nubian Mindz

"Down You Go. Yes. "
Tommy Four Seven

"HIT VHC Beats :)"
Kuczera (Intergalactic FM, heerlen)

"Give Me More and Too Much TV… really good. thanks "
Adam Marshall (New Kanada)

"Give Me More sounding ace .. really like this."
Danny Howells

"Feeling the groovy weirdness of Down You Go and Give Me More. Quality."
Darko Esser (Doornroosje, Nijmegen)

"Zones..."
Fred P / Black Jazz Consortium (Soul People Music)

"give me more, bang"
Jean Pierre Enfant (Les Enfants Terribles/Trouw, Amsterdam)

"too much trance for me."
alex cortex

"give me more !"
Tomaz (www.22tracks.com, Sint Pieters Leeuw)

"I love the R-Zone releases and this is no exception. Down You Go is great!"
Lakker / Eomac

"good but a little too heavy for me. "
Dave Mothersole (Proton Radio, Worthing)

"R-Zone always delivers. thanks."
Bryan Kasenic (The Bunker NY, Brooklyn)

"'Give Me More' has a nice retro vibe to it, diggin the raw beats thanks"
Truncate/Audio Injection

"not really into the sound"
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)

"gimme more!"
Gerben Louw (Wichelroede.net, Den Haag)

"Love it!!!!!"
Thaddeus Herrmann (Radio Fritz, Berlin)

"first three please! powerful ep, love it"
Jan Kinčl Zero (Radio808, Zagreb)

"not really for me this time, maybe 'VHC Beats', but thanks. "
Angel Molina (Sonar Music, Barcelona)

"not so into this one i'm afraid, have preferred many of the earlier drops.."
James Priestley (secretsundaze / The Secret Agency, London)

"Down You Go is the pick but yet another R-Zone winner all around"
Paul Mac (Stimulus Records, Essex)

"Down you go and Give me More! more more more..!"
Dimi Angélis (A&S, Traut Muzik, Balans) (Dimi Angélis, Amsterdam)

"Too much TV is nice"
Paul Boex (Dynamic Reflection)

"Like the more stripped bits of VHC Beats but nothing really jumping out at me I'm afraid."
Mosca (Ann Aimee, BBC Radio 1, London)

"Awesome EP from R-Zone, again! Uncompromising, raw & beautiful!"
Chille jr. (Night Moves@Fnoob radio, Koprivnica)

""Give Me More" is rad"
Vincent Pollard (Exclaim, Toronto, Ontario)

"thx for the promo, nothing really jumping out for me to play this time. but pls feel free to keep me updated on future beats."
Ben Sims (Theory, London)

"Another winner from R-Zone: Give Me More... Please :)"
Owain Kimber (Innate, Cardiff)

"Always happy to play out new goodies from the R-Zone "crew"!"
Andrew Duke (Andrew Duke In The Mix/Cognition Audioworks, Halifax NS)

"GIVE ME MORE -- oh yes oh yes !! :-D "
Laurent Garnier

""VHC Beats" and "Give me more" are nice ones! Thx"
MuteOscillator (Ksoul & MuteOscillator )

"down you go sounds cool!"
Delta Funktionen (Ann Aimee, Berlin)

"all tracks going down a treat in my books, support for all of these "
Bobby Champs

"give me more"
Marko Nastic (Radio B92 / Exit Festival, Belgrade)

"give me more on this one i think"
Marco Bernardi (Take the Elevator, Bristol)

"VHC beats is my pick here, other tracks didn't quite click for me."
James Fox / Severn Beach

"Not feeling this one as much as some of the other R-Zones. Just a bit too pounding and one-dimensional. Thanks."
Dave TTB (TOTHEBONE, London)

""Give Me More" - Banging tune! Fun EP overall. Keep em coming ..."
Sven VT (De-bug, Berlin)

"All 4 tracks are brilliant."
Leri Ahel (Mutant Disco Radio Show, Rijeka)

"R-Zone is always great fun. Like first 2 tracks best from preview clips."
Surgeon

"Im liking the rawness, hit the spot attitude"
Carlos Valdes (Studio Soulrock, Amsterdam)

"great e.p,have to try some tracks ! "
Fabrice Lig

"Chunky tunes that never stop making you get lost in their grooves. My favorite R-Zone release out of them all."
Mitch Strashnov (URB/SELF-TITLED/DUMMY)

"Too much TV is my pick here. Love that vibe"
Nuno Dos Santos (kollektiv, utrecht)

"really feeling "down u go" thx ! "
GoldFFinch (Turbo, Dirty Bird)

"Down You Go and Give Me More are the ones for me! "
DJ+ (Nachtwerk/Hoax, Amsterdam)

"Love the harder sounds on Down as you go :) "
Giles Armstrong

"Good tunes, especially "Give me more"."
Norman Nodge (MDR, Berlin)

"ima leave that one aside "
Dj Simbad (Various / Browsnwood Rec.)

"big one, all four!! favorite r zone release"
Innershades (Roze Balletten, Aalst)

"Feeling the throbbing 'Give Me More' - thanks... "
Paul Woolford (Planet E/Hotflush, Leeds)

"down you go is the one for me, dikke batser"
A Made Up Sound / 2562 (When In Doubt, Utrecht)

"On point, as per."
J. Tijn

"Nice mix of the straight and the frayed. Think I'll be hunting this down on a circular slab next month."
Simon Whight (Data Transmission / Inverted Audio / Ibiza Voice, Manchester)

"Looking forward to hearing this on a nice sound system."
Miguel Senquiz (Ghostly International, New York)

"downloading"
Tim Thaler (BLN FM, Berlin)

R-Zone 09 - Down You Go / Give Me More / Too Much TV / VHC Beats

The much loved and mysterious R-Zone series rolls on here with another new EP, this time made up of three more moody and atmospheric cuts.

First track 'Visions Of A Deepweb' is a slow and predatory crawl through a barren cosmic landscape. Synths spiral around you and encase you in paranoia as heavy drums trudge out a groove below. The track grows ever more stormy and turbulent, never letting your attention wane. 'Xochisa Wakening' is a much more spacious and less intense affair with no drums, just dripping water; tons of reverb and groaning deep space ambient sounds that suggest you are in total free fall. Continuing with the intergalactic feel, the final track 'Positive Sequence' sounds like a voyage through space, with heavenly pads adding tons of beautiful atmosphere, gently ticking percussion driving things along and plenty of little sonic details all drifting by in the background. Various cinematic images play out in your mind throughout this EP, and that makes it all the more appealing as a result.

"Wonderful harmonies. Will try them out "
Bleak (c/o DRB Produktion, Stockholm)

"Track one is the one for me, thanks."
Necta Selecta (Eat Music)

"perfect for my opening sets at The Bunker. always feeling R-Zone and this is a nice curveball."
Bryan Kasenic (The Bunker NY, Brooklyn)

"i oike the 2 ambiant tracks -- great for my online radio "
Laurent Garnier

"Really dope vibes on Xochis Awakening. Thanks!"
Marco Zenker (Ilian Tape)

"not 4 me"
Osunlade (Yoruba Records, Imerovigli, Santorini)

"This whole record is great... Postitve Sequence if beautiful though!"
Iron Galaxy (Audio Culture)

"I take pozitive sequence!"
Christereo

"very strong ep. outstanding synthesis on all tracks"
Artefakt (Field, Prologue, Amsterdam)

"very nice music, could definitely listen to a whole album of this!"
Dan Curtin (Metamorphic, Berlin)

"yes"
Conforce (Transcendent, Rotterdam)

"LOVE Xochis awakening! "
Dario Zenker (Ilian Tape)

"thank you for the music!"
Dj T (GET PHYSICAL MUSIC GMBH, Berlin)

"Moody tracks for warm-up-sessions and courageous DJs. I like it."
Norman Nodge (MDR, Berlin)

"Positive Sequence is lovely...."
Vince Watson (Bedrock / Ovum / Planet E / Poker Flat / Rekids, Amsterdam)

"visions is seriously trippy stuff, love it! positive sequence is very nice as well, perfect for the radio show"
Jan Kinčl Zero (Radio808, Zagreb)

"visions of a deep web ...gorgeous warm groove"
Solenoid (Graphene / Belief System, Berlin)

"Great records love both ambients bits visions of a deepweb to thanks for this :) "
Charlton/Tapirus (Mord / Krill Music /Midnight Shift, Rotterdam)

"not for me..."
Kirk Degiorgio (ART, Ipswich, Suffolk)

"liking the two beatless tracks here."
James Fox / Severn Beach

"downloading for the first track which i will attempt to pitch up. tryppy"
Alex Downey (Third Ear / Split / [covert], London)

"Hello R-Zone, always a pleasure to hear you! Visions Of A Deepweb & Xochis Awakening for me"
Sandrien (Imprint/Trouw, Amsterdam)

"this R-Zone is different then all the others. dunno yet what to think. like the Visions"
Dimi Angélis (A&S, ANGLS, Traut Muzik) (Dimi Angélis, Amsterdam)

"Visions is sleazy and relentless. But the rest is crap. "
Rene Passet (Dj Broadcast / Oor / Kindamuzik.net, Den Haag)

"Not for me this time around"
Mosca (Ann Aimee, Not So Much, Prime Numbers, London)

"Cheers! Liking the final one"
Rivet (Skudge Present, Kontra-Musik)

"Love the ropey sound on visions of a deepweb - a pure head melter!"
Giles Armstrong

"positive sequence is beautiful!"
Nuno Dos Santos (kollektiv, utrecht)

"not really feeling that one, sorry"
Ben Sims (Theory, London)

"Visions of a Deepweb definetly the winner here !"
Rogér (Deathmetaldiscoclub, Amsterdam)

"nice one!!"
Kuczera (Intergalactic FM, heerlen)

"not for me, sorry."
alex cortex

"the web attack for me"
Marco Bernardi (Take the Elevator, Bristol)

"Really like Positive Sequence, cheers."
J. Tijn

"hmmmm..ok"
Karim Sahraoui (Transmat records, Aix-en-Provence)

"i like visions of a deep web thanks!"
Dimitri from Amsterdam (Dj Dimitri, Amsterdam)

"Xochis Awakenings and positive sequence are awesome ! thanks."
Jonas Kopp (Traut / Manzel, Berlin)

"Great EP"
Jean Pierre Enfant (Les Enfants Terribles/Trouw, Amsterdam)

"Xochis Awkenings and Positive Sequence are killer tripped out ambient, reminds us of KLF"
AnD (Horizontal Ground / Inner Surface Music)

"I love R-Zone. Great stuff as usual."
Lakker / Eomac

"deepweb is awesome"
Tomaz (22tracks, Sint Pieters Leeuw)

"We trippy, mang. (Feeling this!)"
Philip Sherburne (SPIN / RA / The Wire, Barcelona)

"Cool but not playable for me thanks"
Truncate/Audio Injection

"Always happy to have something new to play out from the mysterious R-Zone! :)"
Andrew Duke (Andrew Duke In The Mix/Cognition Audioworks, Halifax NS)

"splendid as ever, yet very different. love "positive sequence" in particular. will play!"
Thaddeus Herrmann (Das Filter, Berlin)

"I like the ambientish tracks here... positive sequence reminds me of the early nineties uk techno era"
Ksoul (Ksoul & MuteOscillator, TORINO)

"nice ambient stuff"
DJ Santorini (OUT-ER)

"Love the track Visions Of A Deepweb Nice job"
Thor (Thule Records)

"Wow - "Positive Sequence" is pretty special ... Thanks!"
Owain Kimber (Innate, Cardiff)

"not for me this time"
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)

"What a bomb!"
Nukubus (Katsma Media / SD Records, Rotterdam)

R-Zone 11 - Visions Of A Deepweb / Xochis Awakening / Positive Sequence

For their next trick, the anonymous R-Zone crew turn out three darkly engaging cuts that once again look back to a ravey heyday for their inspiration, but at the same time conjure up some refreshing contemporary ideas that will no doubt have dancefloors in raptures. 

EP opener 'Onefourone' is an epic end of the night track with big drums, melancholic chords and a sombre sense of finality that makes you think the world could end anytime. 'Gravity' sounds like an invasion from space, with falling synth lines, buried deep drums and clattering percussion all making for a foreboding atmosphere. 

'Stolen Birds' fills up the flip side with a groaning and darkwave synth line and cooing birdcalls. As big hi hats come in and glassy tinkles fill in the airwaves, it turns into a stormy affair that is both dancey and cerebral at the same time. As always with R-Zone, this is compelling, creative music that bristles and brims with all sorts of occult charm.
"support!"

"Onefourone is totally ridiculous , looking forward to play !"
Dj Simbad (Various / Browsnwood Rec.)

"I love onefourone and stolend birds, messy as fu** :) radio support"
Jan Kinčl Zero (Radio808, Zagreb)

"Beautiful music, will watch out for wax."
Norman Nodge (MDR, Berlin)

"gravity sounds nice"
Delta Funktionen (Ann Aimee, Berlin)

"awesome release!"
Tom Dicicco

"Nice one! Gravity is an absolute winner."
Lakker / Eomac

Marko Nastic (Radio B92 / Exit Festival, Belgrade)

"Gravity --- ohhh yesssssssssssssss "
Laurent Garnier

"Gravity for the sideways sets :)"
Mosca (Ann Aimee, Not So Much, Prime Numbers, London)

"awesome release! will play all of them"
Rogér (Deathmetaldiscoclub, Amsterdam)

"Gravity for me"
Randomer (Hemlock, London)

"love all three"
Tomaz (22tracks, Sint Pieters Leeuw)

"gravity and stolen birds are wikked"
Solenoid (Graphene / Belief System, Berlin)

"gravity is the one for me! thanks"
Jean Pierre Enfant (Les Enfants Terribles/Trouw, Amsterdam)

"Gravity sounding great !"
Tessela (Poly Kicks)

""stolen birds" is the one!"
Thaddeus Herrmann (Das Filter, Berlin)

"my fave unknown vinyl series!!"
Hunee (Hunch Music / Rush Hour, Los Angeles)

"HUGE-sounding tracks. Tough to play but I imagine they hit the spot in the right place, at the right time. Stolen Birds my fave. Thanks. "
Dave TTB (TOTHEBONE, London)

"Onefourone and Gravity are great!"
Roger Gerressen (ESHU / ESHU Records, Nijmegen)

":)"
BNJMN

"not quite for me."
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)

"Yuppp, all 3"
J. Tijn

R-Zone 13 - Onefourone / Gravity / Stolen Birds

Like chasing Orbital down a South London alley with a rusty pipe innit?

Pre-order: http://shop.wichelroede.net/product/r-zone-r-zone-12

The much loved, slightly mysterious but always firing R-Zone series rolls on to its 12th release here. This time the Dutch collective serves up five searing club tracks that are as raw and energetic as ever and look back to a 90s UK heyday for their inspiration. 

First up is Beginning of Life, with old school loon bird calls, lots of rave intentions and nebulous pads all creating a sweaty atmosphere atop rough hewn drums. Hardcore Track is a frenzied cut with  pixelated melodies, chopped up vocals and machine gun like drums that pull in many directions at once. 321 then has classic [pitch shifted hardcore vocals, rinsing, dusty old break beats and cantering bass, then Red Rave #1 is all whacked out and tinny, with skeleton drums jostling next to vocal stabs and dark and ominous spoken word snippets and Red Rave #2 gets all jungle by going deep on some rolling, shuffling drums and rich, rubbery bass. For fans of old school, hardcore and rave this Ep will certainly make you smile and, of course, dance!

Dem say;

"RAVEEEEEEEEE - pure bullets!"
Owain Kimber (Innate, Bristol)

"Always look fwd to these releases......."
Monty Luke (BLACK CATALOGUE, DETROIT)

"I'm a fan of all of these. Whistle Posseeee in the house!"
Jimmy Posters (Saints & Sonnets / MN2S, London)

"No."
Kirk Degiorgio (ART, Ipswich, Suffolk)

"I feel very fine with it, thanks!"
Norman Nodge (MDR, Berlin)

"Why am i not nostalgic of this specific sound?... I'm not sure. Anyway it's well done in it's own style"
Dj Deep (Deeply Rooted House, Paris)

"hmm 1991. dummy time"
Luke Slater (Mote-Evolver UK, All over)

"This brings back the times of 808 State and early Baby Ford. I've been there, it was fun."
Rene Passet (Dj Broadcast / Oor / Kindamuzik.net, Den Haag)

"not for me sorry"
Franck Roger

"not my style"
Mike Grant (Big 50 Entertainment, Oak Park)

"not for me"
Osunlade (Yoruba Records, Imerovigli, Santorini)

"Not for me this time"
Laurent Garnier

"Ahh the memories nice one"
Stephen Brown (Indigo Aera/Realtime)

"not for me"
Vince Watson (Bedrock / Cocoon / Ovum / Planet E / Poker Flat / Yoruba, Amsterdam)

"hoppa!"
Steffi (Klakson/Dolly/Ostgut Ton, Berlin)

"Red Rave #1 is lovely, authentic hardcore!"
Rivet (Skudge Present, Kontra-Musik)

"Thanks for the RavE!"
Surgeon (Dynamic Tension, Somewhere, out there...)

"uptempo and uphill."
Thaddeus Herrmann (Das Filter, Berlin)

"Old school vibes here, 321 and Rave#2 are my picks.. Thank you!"
Simone Gatto (OUT-ER)

"thank you for the music!"
Dj T (GET PHYSICAL MUSIC GMBH, Berlin)

"Make some fucking noise please."
Neville Watson

"I dig this retro vibe... Red Rave #2 is nice!"
Truncate/Audio Injection (Truncate, Los Angeles)

"HARDCORE! Well into these ..."
Sven VT (De-bug, Berlin)

"Loons! It's all fun, maybe a little inessential, but really well done regardless."
Philip Sherburne (Pitchfork, Barcelona)

"Wicked rave cuts!"
Darko Esser (Doornroosje, Nijmegen)

"too old school for my personal taste."
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)

"321 and red rave 2 phat old school warehouse vibes !!"
Solenoid (Graphene / Belief System, Berlin)

"cant wait to hit the streets with those baddies!"
Hunee (Hunch Music / Rush Hour, Los Angeles)

"A lot of fun. This is definitely my favorite R-Zone to date! "321" and "Red Rave #1" are HUGE."
Mitch Strashnov (URB/SELF-TITLED/DUMMY)

"really into this"
Chrissy (The Nite Owl Diner, Brooklyn)

"321!"
Pangaea (Hessle Audio, London)

"Hardcore Track, yes!"
Mirella Kroes ([in]cognito, Amsterdam)

"321 is pretty cool!"
Clara Moto (InFiné)

"Proper '91 vibes ! Red Raves & 321 outdoor festival weapons for me :-)"
Dj Simbad (Various / Browsnwood Rec.)

"To be played on specialised electronic music program Full Frequency on RTRFM 92.1 Perth Western Australia. Show is aired weekdays from 3pm til 5pm (GMT+8)"
Craig Hollywood (RTRFM)

"cool stuff, might play 321 ! thx"
GoldFFinch (Turbo, Dirty Bird)

"Great Stuff proper oldschool vibe :) cheers"
Charlton/Tapirus (Mord / Krill Music /Midnight Shift, Rotterdam)

"not what I play, too much oldschool for me, but 'Red Rave #1' sounds good, nice wicked bass. Thanks."
Angel Molina (Sonar Music, Barcelona)

"Got it. Amazing !!"
Rogér (Deathmetaldiscoclub, Amsterdam)

"Ravetastic :)"
Giles Armstrong

"miaaaauw me like :)"
Kuczera (Intergalactic FM, heerlen)

"Great old school ravy e.p"
Fabrice Lig (Planet E, Biesme-Sous-Thuin)

"Echt een plaatje voor Marsel van der Wielen!"
Aroy Dee (MOS Recordings, Amsterdam)

"fuuuuuuck red rave 2 is sick. will also play hardcore track and 321. rave onnnn"
Gingy (Clone, Toronto)

"ravetastic, thx!"
Ben Sims (Theory, London)

"yes yes"
Tommy Four Seven (CLR)

"Nice ! Where's the Vicks?!"
Tomaz (22tracks, Sint Pieters Leeuw)

"LOVE IT!"
Jean Pierre Enfant (Les Enfants Terribles/Trouw, Amsterdam)

"blinding stuff!"
Appleblim (Apple Pips, Bristol)

"not for me... maybe in the early nineties :-)"
Ksoul (Ksoul & MuteOscillator, TORINO)

"sorry, not for me."
alex cortex

"the whole ep is wicked"
Dense & Pika (Hypercolour)

"Red Rave #1 is crazy!"
Nuno Dos Santos (Something Happening Somewhere, Utrecht)

"Best R-Zone since 05. Will gab the rekid"
Jamie Russell (Hypercolour Ltd, Bristol)

"Beginning of Life & Hardcore Track are good!"
Chille jr. (Night Moves@Fnoob radio, Koprivnica)

"downloaded for r hawtin"
Richie Hawtin (M-nus, Berlin)

"Not for me this time"
Mosca (Ann Aimee, Not So Much, Prime Numbers, London)

"fantastic as always!"
Marcel Heese (Tresor, Finitude)

"Amazing."
Iron Galaxy (Audio Culture)

"R-Zone never fails!!!"
Circular Rhythms (Scenery)

"love this label!"
Dario Zenker (Ilian Tape)

"NFM"
Vincent Pollard (Exclaim, Toronto, Ontario)

"Hardcore track rocks! Great refreshing EP. Rave on!"
Najem Sworb (Clone, Ai)

"Hardcore track is quality but it's all good."
Perc (Perc Trax)

"Nicely done - 321 was my fave on first listen, thanks !"
Necta Selecta (Eat Music)

""Beginning of Life" + "Red Rave 1" - my fav's from these - cool rave vibes - thanx guys"
Slam (Soma Records)

"my favorite R-Zone!"
Innershades (Roze Balletten, Aalst)

"rave on :)"
Jan Kinčl Zero (Radio808, Zagreb)

"Brilliant"
Randomer (Hemlock, London)

"Hard to pick a favourite. Great release!"
calumclouds (Clouds)

"Great stuff! I love this sound, and always will I imagine. Can't pick a favourite. Thanks!"
Lakker / Eomac (R&S / Killekill)

"Love that 90s hardcore nostalgia when it's done like that! "Red Rave #2" is my favourite track in this great package."
Holger Klein (Groove)

"Reminds me of #5, which I was fully down with."
Simon Whight (Data Transmission / Inverted Audio / Ibiza Voice, Ashton-Under-Lyne)

"Red rave #1 for me. Thanks."
Leri Ahel (Mutant Disco Radio Show, Rijeka)


R-Zone 12 - Beginning Of Life / Hardcore Track / 321 / Red Rave #1 / Red Rave #2 (@wichelroede.net)

Pumping Slugs in your brain, but not the lead type!

Pre-order here; http://shop.wichelroede.net/product/r-zone-r-zone-14

Keeping up the pressure with their anonymous EP series, R-Zone now offer up three more cuts of purely dance floor aligned action. 

Opener You Wear The Mask Of The Beast is a mysterious cut with a spooky lead synth, subtle, buried deep drums that are full of implicit energy and build to a heady peak. Raw textures, unfamiliar patterns and perfect back room vibes all pervade. Salt Volatile This Sucka is a slow mo but chugging track with frazzled synth lines, atmospheric pads and curious melodies all spiralling above lazy, ramshackle drums. Last but not least, Arrowhead is a sludgy, dirty, sleazy groove that sounds broken. It’s a fantastic fusion of fucked up machines sounds that keeps you on edge throughout. Once again here R-Zone have confounded all expectations with their left-of-centre electronica.  

For those who know;

"Not quite for me this one..."
Owain Kimber (Innate, Bristol)

"Not for me, sorry."
Norman Nodge (MDR, Berlin)

"NO."
Kirk Degiorgio (ART, Ipswich, Suffolk)

"not my style"
Mike Grant (Big 50 Entertainment, Oak Park)

"not for me"
Osunlade (Yoruba Records, Imerovigli, Santorini)

"Cool tracks , but i won't play them this time"
Laurent Garnier

"not for me"
Vince Watson (Bedrock / Cocoon / Ovum / Planet E / Poker Flat / Yoruba, Amsterdam)

"Cheers!"
Rivet (Skudge Present, Kontra-Musik)

"''you wear the mask of the beast'' is the one for me here.. thanks"
Simone Gatto (OUT-ER)

"thank you for the music!"
Dj T (GET PHYSICAL MUSIC GMBH, Berlin)

"yyyyyyyyeeeesssssssssss !!!!!!"
Marco Bernardi (Take The Elevator, Bristol)

"Not very playable for me.. but these are cool!"
Truncate/Audio Injection (Truncate, Los Angeles)

""Salt Volatile This Sucka"! Killer track, killer title. "Arrowhead" is also awesome. Great stuff."
Philip Sherburne (Pitchfork, Barcelona)

"A bit slow for me, but sounds interesting!"
Darko Esser (Doornroosje, Nijmegen)

"not quite for me."
Electric Indigo (indigo:inc)

"total mood rave!"
Hunee (Hunch Music / Rush Hour, Los Angeles)

"i like the mystic underground feelings all the r-zone releases breathe. excellent hypnotic stuff."
Syncom Data (Syncom Data)

"loving all of these releases"
Chrissy (The Nite Owl Diner, Brooklyn)

"digging this, thanks"
Lord Of The Isles (Unthank, Shevchenko, Permanent Vacation)

"Arrowhead sounds great!"
Mirella Kroes ([in]cognito, Amsterdam)

"great series, arrowhead is my favorite of this release"
Clara Moto (InFiné)

"R-Zone are proper nuts, full full respect"
Dj Simbad (Various / Browsnwood Rec.)

"really dope label! salt volatile this sucka is my favorite! great vibes!"
Marco Zenker (Ilian Tape)

"yeah this is my fav R-Zone i think"
Divided (Resin)

"not really for us, thx"
GoldFFinch (Turbo, Dirty Bird)

"Great lease again will play out :)"
Charlton/Tapirus (Mord / Krill Music /Midnight Shift, Rotterdam)

"not really for me, only into 'Arrowhead'. Thanks anyway."
Angel Molina (Sonar Music, Barcelona)

"You Wear The Mask Of The Beast is the best of a bad bunch!"
Giles Armstrong

"enjoying all of these thanks. will prob play arrowhead most"
Gingy (Clone, Toronto)

"not really feeling that, sorry"
Ben Sims (Theory, London)

"Arrowhead!"
Tommy Four Seven (CLR)

"SVTS for the win"
Tomaz (22tracks, Sint Pieters Leeuw)

"consistently different challenging and funky!!"
Appleblim (Apple Pips, Bristol)

"not for me"
Ksoul (Ksoul & MuteOscillator, TORINO)

"not feelin it."
alex cortex

"Salt Volatile This Sucka is really nice and Arrowhead is a slow mo sickness!"
Chille jr. (Night Moves@Fnoob radio, Koprivnica)

"downloaded for r hawtin"
Richie Hawtin (M-nus, Berlin)

"Arrowhead is nice and edgy thanks. Might run it even slower"
Mosca (Ann Aimee, Not So Much, Prime Numbers, London)

"Top draw EP!"
Circular Rhythms (Scenery)

"NFM"
Vincent Pollard (Exclaim, Toronto, Ontario)

"You Wear The Mask Of The Beast! Thanks !"
Necta Selecta (Eat Music)

"cool fucking label - thank you"
Slam (Soma Records)

"I'm very much into arrowhead, slow burner. club support"
Jan Kinčl Zero (Radio808, Zagreb)

"All brilliant, will def play Arrowhead!"
calumclouds (Clouds)

"Another solid addition to the series. I like 'Salt Volatile..' particularly. Thanks"
Lakker / Eomac (R&S / Killekill)

"More restraint than the usual R-Zone, less rave leanings too. Turns out to be one of the most compelling so far."
Simon Whight (Data Transmission / Inverted Audio / Ibiza Voice, Ashton-Under-Lyne)

"Brilliant! love all 3 tracks"
Leri Ahel (Mutant Disco Radio Show, Rijeka)

R-Zone 14 - You Wear The Mark Of The Beast / Salt Volatile This Sucka / Arrowhead (@wichelroede.net)

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We R here

R-Zone. Who is involved isn't exactly a secret, those who feel so inclined can piece the information together quite easily. It is however irrelevant to the concept of R-Zone, which would like to shift the focus away from namedropping and perception based on hype around individual artists and bring it back where it belongs; in the lap of the music.

The sounds exhibited across each track are fresh offerings that combine brightly coloured synths, swirling pads and non-standard beats into captivating and kaleidoscopic soundscapes that constantly evolve from start to finish. A cosmic, intergalactical energy pervades each release, transporting you to a world far away from here. The rest of the tell can be told by R-Zone themselves:

“Have you ever stood in a traffic jam in the middle of nowhere with complete strangers desperately looking for a party that may or may not exist? Have you ever wandered around a bombed out illegal warehouse rave at X in the morning on an E come-down? Have you ever stood in limbo between the click of a strobe or between the shards of a dense orange haze that emanates from a fog machine? Floating away on never ending waves of music and substance induced - we may as well call it - LOVE? Where for one brief moment it didn't matter who you are and what you do and how you look or how many scene-points you have? If so then you will remember the R-Zone as a shadowy place that never fully exists yet is always waiting. “

“In the whip of a snare, the beat of a kick, the wail of a string or the rush of an arpeggio, in those heart pounding moments of anticipation and in the glorious release of a drop. And then, as those frozen moments echo out and fade into a corner of space-time where nothing seems quite real, you descend among your peers, feeling somehow richer and more enlightened - as if you have been touched by something. You know it can make the world seem an empty place, a barren wasteland devoid of endorphins, where neurotransmitters merely twinkle but never shine. Just remember you are not alone. Others have entered the R-Zone with you and together we may embrace its infinity - as we enter into a new age.”