Artist: Octave One 
Title: Locus Of Control Vol. 3
Cat No: 4W745
Label: 430 West
Released: 27 Aug 2021
Tracklist
Side A Shameless
Side B School of the Seven Bells

OCTAVE ONE
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 Locus of Control –Vol. 3

This fall, Detroit techno icons Octave One serve up the third volume of their Locus of Control EP series. The two-track offering again explores the ‘power or powerlessness people feel over the things that shape their world,’ and never has that been more true than during the last 18 months of the pandemic.
It has almost been two years since the release of the last installment. Of course, the pandemic largely explains that delay, but that doesn’t mean the celebrated Burden Brothers haven’t stayed busy in other ways. Already in 2021, they have served up their Reworks and Whatever She Wants EPs, and have also revived their more introspective 90s alias Neveron Sunday for a new EP later in 2021. More than 25 years after first starting out, they continue to shapethe modern techno landscape with their famous analogue approach, as this new EP proves.
It opens with the superb ‘Shameless,’ a heavily percussive yet elastic track that bangs from thestart. The bassline is dark and menacing but also has a subtle sense of techno funk. Once the pixelated chords arrive, the track is doused in a cosmic energy that will take dance floors to the next level. Then comes ‘School of Seven Bells’, a straight-up seven-minute techno workout laden with rich layers of synth and a baseline full of suspense. It immediately gets you on your toes and the ever-evolving pads and loopy drums ensure maximum impact throughout.
These are two more thought-provoking, body-shaking tracks from techno’s finest.

Locus of Control Vol.3

Locus of Control Volume 3

Shameless

Ascension

Inception

Timeline is a deep and atmospheric house track built around a blend of diverse organ sounds, each adding its own texture and color. Layered with driving rhythms, warm basslines, and evolving melodies, the track creates a timeless groove that feels both classic and forward thinking. A unique fusion of organic tones and club energy designed to move both body and mind.

Timeline

A Lister - Your Love (Original Mix)

Text Me Back, groovy house track by NOAH WHO

Text Me Back - NOAH WHO

The now well established and widely respected Will & Ink label hits release number eight with a debut collaborative effort from Yaleesa Hall and Malin Genie. They serve up three tracks having both released individually on this label before now, and while Yaleesa Hall is still someone we know very little about, Malin Genie is the producer who co-runs the Oscillate label, is based in Amsterdam and Paris and works with Lazare Hoche and Samuel Andre Madsen as Mandar. 

'First Lucas' is a tough, abstract kicker with industrial sound design and weird synths the only accompaniment to a monstrous, earth moving kick drum. Truly hypnotic and all consuming it is followed by a brief bit of dark interlude music before 'Second Lucas' pairs ghoulish sounds with well swung wood block hits and watery pads. It is a forceful groove full of occult atmosphere and lastly 'Third Lucas' is again about solid kick drums and freaky sound design. Here squelchy synths and frazzled lines all dart about as hunched kicks stomp out a macho groove below. This is perfect warehouse music once again from the Will & Ink label. 

Yaleesa Hall X Malin - Third Lucas (WNK008)

Original release: https://www.discogs.com/Skateb%C3%A5rd-Skateboarding-Was-A-Crime-In-1989/release/91544

Re-issued with Mental Overdrive remix: https://www.discogs.com/Skateb%C3%A5rd-Sgnelkab/release/1791198

https://open.spotify.com/album/0ewjlZbn7oTzglqujEDpUd

SGNELKAB

Richie Hawtin: Shufflephunk (2003) PLUS8080

Jam & Spoon - Follow Me (Heiko Laux SloDub)

Castle Trancelott - Indoctrinate (1995) original

Aril Brikha Berghain

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