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1FFNG007 sees us welcome the first producer from across the pond onto the label. Via songwriting & playing guitar in bands as a teenager to studying jazz, LA-based Edward White has a musical range few producers can match. He began DJing in his teens which led to producing, in turn exposing him to a wide array of new artists and musical styles which he fuses together to create unique blends of House, UKG, Rave, Breaks, Chillout, & Lo-Fi.

With the pandemic pressing pause on him performing live, producing became an invaluable musical outlet, the fruits of which are now beginning to surface. With releases out on prominent labels such as the ever dominating underground UKG label Shall Not Fade as well as Fantastic Voyage and now tapping into 1Forty, this talented producer is one to keep an eye on.

Taking inspiration from the dark sound of the UK capital’s 2 Step UKG scene and incorporating a classic Dizzee Rascal sample, it doesn’t get much more London than this.

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Edward White - London City

Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald Present Borderland: Transport

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Panorama (Short Version)

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Our album 'Love By Machine' is out now on vinyl, CD and digital: https://lnk.to/4W700
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OCTAVE ONE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘LOVE BY MACHINE’  
A year after their impressive last album Burn It Down, Detroit techno legends Octave One are back with a nine track double EP that again shows they are masters of big hypnotic grooves.   

Entitled Love by Machine, the album’s name is a nod to the fact that the Burden brothers are such revered masters of their hardware. Both in the studio, where they cook up atmospheric house and techno with soaring synths and vocals and also in the live arena, where they are celebrated as one of the most accomplished and forward thinking performers in the game today. That is all the more impressive when you bear in mind they have been active since the ‘80s, most often releasing on their own 430 West label, which is where they appear again here.

  Say Lenny: “We’ve been exploring the theme of connection with this project. How technology gives us the illusion that we are closer to each other more than ever. At some point humanity crossed a line where the devices that we created to bring us together are the same devices that are blocking us from organic experiences.”

  “Technology is only a tool, which we also had in mind during the recording process.” Adds Lawrence. “We decided to go back to how we used to make our records, when we didn’t have so many ‘sophisticated’ audio devices. Back to when we interacted in the studio together as musicians.”  

Things open up with the loose metallic percussive line that is In Mono, which sets the machine made tone and is filled with promise. Locator then immediately gets to action with a gallivanting techno kick and various synth lines wrapping round each other as you get sucked into the groove. Just Don’t Speak (Midnight Sun Redub) is a more deep and house leaning track with big feel good piano keys and slithering synths that will get hands in the air. Proving they have real range, 7 B4 Dawn is a moody and reserved cut with subtle acid pricks, hip swinging claps and a spaced out dead of night feel.    

The second half of the album offers peak time business in the form of the spectacular Bad Love II, the whirring and cosmic Sounds of Jericho and the big loops and fluid grooves of [Where] Time Collides. Pain Pressure is a wonky number with big bassline and a focus on percussive patterns as well as some vocals with real attitude and last cut 8 B4 Dawn ends things in a downbeat and sombre way with sad chords and emotive strings. It is pure Detroit, much like the whole album, and rounds out another fine release from these most revered veterans. 

TRACKLIST 
1. In Mono
 2. Locator
 3. Just Don't Speak (Midnight Sun ReDub) 
4. 7 b4 Dawn
 5. Bad Love II 
6. Sounds of Jericho
 7. [Where] Time Collides
 8. Pain Pressure 
9. 8 b4 Dawn

RELEASE INFO 
Artist: Octave One 
Title: Love by Machine
 Label: 430 West Records 
Format: Double EP, Digital Download, CD 
Release Date: 25th November 2016

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Killer set of tracks by the Burden Brothers! Classic 430 West compilation from 1995.... ''Detroit Techno City''! Originally spread over 2 samplers it contained some of their best work - all featured here. The original releases also contained tracks from Alien FM (Aux 88) and Unknown Force, however, the rights to these tracks have now gone back to the original artists.

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After more than a decade of deep, expansive productions on labels such as Detroit Underground, Semantica and CPU, Annie Hall arrives on MUSAR for a record typically rich in texture and understated grooves. Dutch artist Mattheis adds a soft, compelling kick in response on his suspenseful remix of ‘Lavandula’, while maintaining the subtleness and spaciousness of the original cut.

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PRÈMIÉRE: Annie Hall - Lavandula (Mattheis Remix) [Musar]

@vril_01's track 'Free World Order' will be released on the double EP 'Bad Manners 4' through Bad Manners on April 17th. More Info: bit.ly/VrlPrmr

Bad Manners 4

Free World Order

Vril – Free World Order

Out now on Rekids: lnk.to/REKIDS164

Prolific American artist Jon Hester returns to Rekids for the first instalment of his new album, ‘Converge’, this September.

Jon Hester grew up in the Midwest US, living in Chicago and Minneapolis while taking musical cues from Detroit. Initially he was a dancer, and later transitioned to the decks with a refined understanding of what it takes to move a club. He progressed to hosting his own events, holding residencies, and working at a record shop, and now brings his physical rhythms and adventurous drums to his productions, with output on respected labels such as Transmat, Deeply Rooted, Dystopian, Klockworks, and LET Recordings, not to mention multiple appearances on Rekids.

Continuing to show fine form on his debut album, Hester now serves up eight of his signature house and techno fusions with plenty of his trademark directness across four sides of vinyl. The superb 'Sending Signals' opens the album with scene-setting synth modulations full of sci-fi atmosphere. It's the calm before the storm as 'Metropolitan' then immediately sets off on a cantering groove that is eventually run through with busy, jazzy piano keys that bring the soul.

'Haze' has excellently taught kick drums with hypnotic synth tones adding colour, and features Hester on saxophone. When 'Rain' comes, things grow darker and more menacing, with shakers and urgent stabs keeping you moving at a slick pace.

The second half of this compelling record features the loopy punches and pulses of the super smooth 'Dreamstate', beautifully cosmic and widescreen techno of 'Free' and pensive but urgent deep electro of standout cut 'Flex.' Last of all, 'Equinox' is lit up with distant chords which bring a far-sighted gaze to the rolling, robust kicks.

Jon Hester - Flex

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Inspired by the imposing forest parks of Washington State, most known as the backdrop for the iconic Twin Peaks series, this is electro that is high on drama. @2020visionrecordings @214_electro

Exposure to Winds

214 - Alpenglow [20/20 Vision]

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