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The fourth EP from Raw Waxes includes two tracks from The Noisemaker, italian producer already on fire during the last years. Both original tracks have got a delightful groovy soul, amplified by a dark arpeggio, which drives strong energy in stomach and legs of the listeners. The sounds he choses are captivating, dynamic, and push feelings to an high vitality. The deepness of the original tracks is perfectly interpreted by the remixers, who kept his mood and added a personal touch to it. On the A side, Mike Parker keeps a sinister atmosphere and beautifies it with noisy and raw sounds, which coherently distinguish his productions from many others. On the B side, Haiku develops mostly the dance floor mood of the original track with an upbeat based production going through mind trip breaks and industrial pads, giving to the entire release a summer breathe.

[A] The Noisemaker - Point X3
[A] The Noisemaker - Point X3 (Mike Parker remix)
[B] The Noisemaker - Point X6
[B] The Noisemaker - Point X6 (Haiku remix)

Wordly distributed by Re.Birth Distribution: http://www.rebirthdistribution.com/records/travelers-ep/

The Noisemaker - Travelers EP (part one) incl. Mike Parker & Haiku remixes

Foremost international techno outlet Drumcode is delighted to announce the release of its next full-length album, ‘Satellite’, by enduring Italian techno talent Sam Paganini.

Though he has been active since the mid nineties, recent years have been hugely successful for Sam, with searing techno EPs coming on revered labels such as Riche Hawtin’s Plus8, Sven Vath’s Cocoon and of course, Adam Beyer’s Drumcode. In his time he has been responsible for underground hits like ‘Zoe’, ‘Polyester’ and ‘Fire In My Arms’, all of which demonstrate his dynamic understanding of sexy, dark and hypnotic techno grooves and at the same time have earned him plenty of great Beatport chart positions as well as respect from the best in the game.

Incredibly, ‘Satellite’ is Sam’s first full-length album. Informed by his DJ gigs at legendary places like Berghain in Berlin and Cielo in New York, the album starts with a dystopian bit of sonic scene setting, as if a space ship is charging up ready to take off.

From there it’s a case of getting straight down to business. ‘Another Chance’ is a spacey bit of cantering techno and ‘White’ is rooted in devastating kick drums and is riddled with serrated synth lines that build lots of great techno pressure. ‘Down’ is an undulating bit of funky techno complete with choice vocal flourishes and tracks like ‘Lotus’ are prime offerings from the deeper end of the scale.

No two tracks sound the same on Satellite: Sam is always teasing out a new bit of texture, nailing a slightly different vibe or exploring different amounts of light and dark throughout the course of this most excellent album. This is evidenced by diverse cuts like ‘Dusty’, ‘Toxic’ and ‘Rave’.

Despite ‘Satellite’ being Sam’s debut album, it showcases his seductive style in all its glory across 12 fantastic tracks that will leave you begging for more.

Sam Paganini - Rave - Drumcode - DCCD10

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Rafa Barrios is one of the most promising new talents on the techno circuit and can include Carl Cox among his biggest fans. Intec, Tronic and Stereo Productions have all played host to Rafa’s blistering techno releases and we now welcome him to the Toolroom Trax family with this solid 3 track EP.
 
Release date - 23/02/15
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Rafa Barrios - Hijos de la Tierra

It's Sunday night, there's nothing on the TV because the latest series of Dragon's Den has finished and you're running out of time before heading back to the office tomorrow morning so you want something to get you through the last few throws of the weekend. You NEED something to be able to brag about to your co-workers in the morning to let them know that you're as cool as Top Cat with all the fashion skills of Mr Benn.

Maybe you should try impressing them with your knowledge of these new sounds from Simone Gatto & Haiku as, unless they too are avid R$N readers, you'll be ahead of the curve on this one because you knew the right thing to do was frantically sit at home refreshing the homepage in the hope that you could be the very first person to listen to every last drop of sound. That's right, we've been watching you.

That's how we know you're going to enjoy this - and how we know that you're glad we didn't just try writing this whole thing in haikus, because we very nearly did...

PREMIERE: Simone Gatto & Haiku - Mittagwachs (Raw Waxes)

@leeholman's 'One Man Army' has been remixed by @cassegrain, @distant_echoes, @kimyon333 and @theperfectunknown. Coming on vinyl only on March 23, with a visual treatment by Benedikt Rugar.

Inaugurating 2016 with Lee Holman’s debut ‘One Man Army’ on Raw Waxes, the Italian imprint welcomes the new year with a series of remixes of the Irish producer’s release of last May, which feature four benchmarks of contemporary techno: Greek-British duo Cassegrain, Dystopian-affiliate producer Distant Echoes, label owner Haiku and Metroplex label manager Kimyon. The record is out on 12” vinyl format. It comes on black vinyl with an additional hand numbered paper insert realized by German illustrator Benedikt Rugar, who also designed the illustrations of Lee Holman’s ‘One Man Army’; the drawing is a continuation of that release’ visual abstract porn concept.

'One Man Army Remixes' by Cassegrain, Kimyon, Distant Echoes, Haiku

Taken from our eighth release 'Lee Holman - One Man Army Remixes' out on 12" next week. @leeholman @distant_echoes

Lee Holman - Deadly Persuer (Distant Echoes Deconstruction)

Since its early days Jazz music has always been experimentatal, trying to contaminate, and integrate different cultures, styles and musical philosophies. Along the years, jazz movement expanded and diversified in many different genres and styles. Electronic music has also always been exprimental and the avant-garde of electronic musicians explored new technologies and new styles of music. Today the two musical frontieers meet and the contamination between jazz and electronic music will enrich both musical languages, changing the grooves but keeping the same depth and spirit of the two genres.
Jazz-o-Tech is born in order to merge tradition with modernity, improvisation and experimentation, and to create a new style: Techno-Jazz. Finally the elegant arrangements and intricated solos of jazz can develop along the modern structures of Techno and Electronica, taking the listeners on an emotional, hypnotic and intense journey, making us think that future is not that far away.
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For its debut release the new label, based between Berlin and Milan, is presenting the new representatives of Techno-Jazz. In this 12' vinyl all the artists represent the new concept that Jazz-o-Tech wants to promote. The argentinian sound designer and experimental musician Paine' is presenting a strong but elegant track full of jazz quotes and pulsing with swing. The DN3 trio (DJ and producer Guido Nemola, trumpet player Cesare Dell'Anna and pianist Mauro Tre) in their track "Lee Theme" mixes elegantly original jazz improvisation and a house inspired rythmic section. Berlin based duo Flat Maze (producer Stefano Mori and pianist Uri Gincel) play with techno grooves and with experimental raw and meditative sounds, but they still leave enough room for silence and emotions. Gamapawa are our final act, probably the most Jazz of all, definitely very much focused on experimenting new forms of contamination of Jazz and Electronica. In "Nobossa" DJ and electronic producer Paine Cuadrelli, trumpet player Mario Mariotti, japanese synth player Gak Sato and bass player Walter Prati (with guest appearance by saxophonist Gianni Mimmo) are providing the finest example of a cross over electronic experimental act which leaves the listeners with plenty of musical references and inspiring moments.
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Playlist:
A1. Paine – Yellowblack
A2. Flat Maze – Room 11
A3. Jazz Reason - Interlude
B1. Duke Zilla - Messicho
B2. DN3 – Lee Theme
B3. Gamapawa ft. Gianni Mimmo – Nobossa

"White Gardenia" compilation has been put together for listeners and would suit also a club night. 
Vinyl release will be on 200 copies with artwork by the artist Gino Venezi.

Jazz-O-Tech Records, 2018.

White Gardenia Vol.1

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JOT001: White Gardenia Vol.1 | vinyl, 12"

Haiku’s Raw Waxes label is delighted to welcome the famously unconventional Stanislav Tolkachev with a new track EP of experimental techno and IDM sounds. Entitled Champions Breakfast and with brilliant artwork from German Benedikt Rugar, the release features six cuts, one of which, ‘Negative Space’, is a previously digital-only track landing here on vinyl for the very first time. 

Haiku has long been a fan of Ukrainian Tolkachev having previously collaborated on a remix for the label, while Tolkachev has also released on Haiku’s other label Inkblots. This new EP is one that not only shows off the label’s willingness to take risks and put out diverse and interesting electronic music, but also one that proves Tolkachev is a truly unique artist with his own musical voice. He has been that way for more than a decade now, and has put out three long players as well as countless EPs that get heavy support from the tastemakers of the day. This latest offering contains his take on the essentialness of groove, enriched by his use of atonality, dissonance and acid-not-acid textures, all in a minimal style. This is a varied and vital EP that oozes essential electronic invention.

Stanislav Tolkachev - Champions Breakfast EP

Next up on Out-ER is Inland, aka Ed Davenport, an artist who has long been a friend of the label and whose powerful techno sound is a perfect fit. His three originals come with a remix by Tresor and Tiercel artist BNJMN. 

Inland has collaborated with Out-ER for some time now, contributing as a remixer and was involved in their events in Italy, Germany and Holland, from label showcases to workshops and panel discussions. He’s released on the likes of Ostgut Ton, Nonplus+, and runs his own Counterchange label, which recently celebrated its 10th release.

Up first is the perfectly driving ‘R-13’, with a concrete bass-end down low and celestial synth patterns up top. The train-track percussion locks in the momentum, while the beautiful waves of sine wave bleeps keep your heart and head closely connected. 

Flipping the vibe completely is ‘Eminent Domain’, a surging old-school indebted ride, with its hypnotic mutating synths, overdriven percussion and icy hats. It’s a majestic track followed-up by ‘Planitia’, a more twisted modernist techno cut with turbulent synths wrought with tension and steel plated drums hitting hard. Glassy harnonic layers add colour resulting in an utterly absorbing trip.

Long time friend BNJMN has a unique take on melody and texture in his work, proven by a series of excellent LPs and EPs on labels like Rush Hour, Tresor and his own Tiercel imprint. Here he flips ‘R-13’ into an eerie, loopy dub with slithering synths and distant bell drones fluttering in and out of the mix. The layered drums add real dynamism to this floating yet intense interpretation that closes out an EP of inventive modern techno.

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A1. Inland - R-13

Stanislav Tolkachev has been turning out experimental techno for more than a decade but might never have been as prolific as he is now. Hot on the heels of an EP on Raw Waxes that brimmed with dark IDM invention, this month sees him serve up his fourth full length, It Will Be Too Late Then. It finds the Ukrainian serving up controlled machine made chaos, cavernous grooves and his trademark arpeggios across nine forward thinking tracks. 

All this and more is showcased on his podcast for us. Tolkachev’s compulsive rhythms are the foundation for what is an end of days soundtrack that takes you from the heat of a percussive battle to a charred and desolate landscape. It’s cinematic music rich in texture, blistering drums and sharp melodies that is beautiful in its brutality.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 177 - Stanislav Tolkachev

For this week's podcast we are excited welcoming Haiku to showcase the sound of his record labels Inkblots and Raw Waxes.  

Get ready for 75 minutes of uncompromising, spaced-out techno.

Read more (track-list included): https://mnmt.no/blog/mnmt-174-inkblots-and-raw-waxes-label-showcase/

Label info:

https://soundcloud.com/inkblotsrecords
https://www.facebook.com/inkblotsrecords/

https://soundcloud.com/raw-waxes
https://www.facebook.com/Raw-Waxes-284348301691459/

Haiku: 

https://soundcloud.com/theperfectunknown

MNMT 174: Inkblots and Raw Waxes (Label showcase)

STAUB #57

Raw Waxes rises to unite a tight circuit of techno artists and put out analog electronic and techno music. It was founded by Haiku in 2013 to welcome a wide range of alien sounds, from IDM, dark and industrial music to smooth techno.

The Noisemaker - Travelers EP (part one) incl. Mike Parker & Haiku remixes

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