Oh wow, it's number 10 already! Today's guest: ZeitlupenUwe, localizing himself "somewhere between slow motion techno and down tempo house" thereby asserting to be "free of talent but creative" - sounds good to us! ZeitlupenUwe just got on board of the Clap your Hands family, where he found the tender family he needs to be creative, carrying him through the hard fairways of the Berlin electronic music scene. One act of creativeness (and of poring over statute books): After experiencing few party vacations and following complaints, he invented the pretty charming idea of „Open Air to go“, which became a story of success soon. Just in line with official regulations, saying everyone is allowed to operate a radio on public green spaces, as long as nobody feels disturbed by it, guests bring along their radios, directly receiving the music a DJ is playing on site. Nice manoeuvre! Nice podcast! Nice guy! Thank you, ZeitlupenUwe!

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null4277 Podcast #10 - ZeitlupenUwe (Clap your Hands)

Available on Beatport: pro.beatport.com/release/chrysalism/1581728

Debuted during Mobilee’s famed off-Sonar week to a frenzied response, French producer/live act Rodriguez Jr. delivers his first highly anticipated EP of 2015.

A renowned perfectionist, Rodriguez Jr. (AKA Olivier Mateu) has been honing his craft for 20 years. It stretches back to the Atari computer and keyboards that dominated his early production experiences, to the years spent disseminating superb on-point electronica as one half of The Youngsters on Laurent Garnier’s seminal F Communications imprint, right up until today when the artists works tirelessly to experiment with his machines in his impressive Brussels-based studio and push his sound forward. 
A mainstay of Anja Schneider’s mobilee collective since 2010, Rodriguez Jr. has been one of the jewels in the label’s crown; his effervescent live sets have made him one of the most exciting artists in his field, while his productions remain classy, catchy and always forward-thinking. 

The ‘Chrysalism’ EP sees Rodriguez Jr. tireless drive to develop his sound signature in full flight, all the while staying true to his core production principles of creating captivating, memorable electronic music.

Utilised to great effect in early stages of his recent live sets, the title track is a master class in dramatic juxtapositions and is an exquisite seven-minute composition of warm uplifting synth layers that build over a rough-edged clatter of drums delicately balancing the elements of tension and beauty on a knife’s edge.

‘Etoile Du Nord’ (literally meaning ‘Star of the North’) is a dreamy, propulsive slice of Motor City-inspired techno and the kind you could imagine soundtracking a warehouse party at 6am as the sun begins to seep through the cracks in the corrugated iron roof. 

The EP is rounded out by ‘Kenopsia’ that evokes a kind of beautiful, eerie sense of somber as delicate layers of twinkling melody bubble over the contemplative patter of drums and the light drone of bass. 

“Going back in the studio after months of intense touring, almost one year after my 'Persistence Of Vision' EP, has resulted in strong moments of self awareness and experimentation with my machines. This is why I chose titles such as 'Chrysalism' and 'Kenopsia', describing obscure sorrows you could sometimes feel, without being able to name them,” Rodriguez Jr. explains. 
“Technically, this EP is a crucial step as it's a first attempt to define what my forthcoming album will be. I had collected lots of material while travelling, and my aim was to keep on developing my sound signature in order to emphasize the core emotions - it's been all about stripping things down, focusing on melodies and textures and, once again, finding inspiration in my deepest influences such as the early techno from Detroit.”

Chrysalism

Kenopsia

Buy on Beatport

Kenopsia (Snippet)

SLAM/@paragraph | Parallel Phase EP
[SOMA449D]

1. Parallel Phase
2. Shadow Art
3. Morass
4. Contour     

After the unprecedented success of the opening of the unique ‘Soma Track Series’, Stuart & Orde are back in business with pure, thundering Techno packed full of soul and a vision that sees them take Soma into 2016.

Title track ‘Parallel Phase’ wastes no time in crashing though the speakers as steam train drums and 
pulsing rhythmic tones serve as the back bone of this driving, dance floor orientated weapon. ‘Shadow Art’ combines perfectly held drones, evolving pads and subtly dubbed percussion against another solid groove as Slam really delve deep on this one. The duo brings out another heavy hitter in ‘Morass’ that utilises perfectly matched rhythms in the low end and synth hook creating tension with every build. Slam round of this storming EP with the gentle yet powerful ‘Contour’. A warping baseline fluctuates amongst swarms of glistening high end and straight up percussion creating an immersive, subterranean sound.

With a whole lot more in the pipeline, Slam make a bold start to the new year with this expertly crafted EP showing full control over all the Techno elements.

*All tracks mastered by Conor Dalton @ glowcast.co.uk

Parallel Phase EP

Parallel Phase

Slam - Parallel Phase (Soma 449d)

@ilario-alicante | Zenith
[SOMA453D]

1. Aggressive
2. Zenith
3. Forward


Ilario Alicante makes a welcome return to the Soma ranks with his second EP, Zenith. This straight up 3 tracker is indicative of Alicante's sound. Bold, rhythmic and full of energy.

Aggressive opens proceedings with bounding percussive elements stapled together with a hypnotic vocal cut. Title track, Zenith takes things deeper with it's repetitive synth hook whilst still exuding pure energy from it's rapid fire percussion as Alicante turns out an effective DJ tool. Forward closes out the EP on a slight Detroit tip with the Italian working in a quirky Hood-esq organ, leaning heavy on a soulful flavour and once again back backed by his intense drum programming. 

Alicante boldly fires out 3 epic DJ tools ready to take any dance floor apart


*All tracks mastered by Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering

Ilario Alicante - Forward (Soma 453d)

@monoloc-smallroom-music | Gipson Remixes
[SOMA457D]

1. Gipson ( Slam/@paragraph Remix) 
2. Cupel (Lucy Remix)
3. Gipson (SHDW & Obscure Shape Remix)

Monoloc returns to Soma in the form of a special remix package that sees 2015’s ‘Gipson Ep’ reworked by Slam, Lucy and SHDW & Obscure Shape. Monoloc carefully selected his remixers to breath new life in to his fantastic debut release on Soma with superb results.

Soma label heads Slam turn in a brooding, menacing version of title track Gipson. Staying true to the original’s heavy and atmospheric vibe, the Glaswegian duo keep it stripped back and pounding. Stroboscopic Artefacts boss, Lucy steps up with his more experimental take on Cupel. The dubbed out atmospheres of the original take on a new life and Lucy leans hard on the electronics and delivers a broken beat, tweeked out trip. Relative newcomers SHDW & Obscure Shape round off the EP with a big, bold reinterpretation of Gipson. Thundering bass drums, hypnotic synths hooks and and an epic use of the original’s pad create a fairly ferocious end to the EP. 

*tracks 1 & 3 mastered by Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering

Gipson Remixes (Slam, Lucy, SHDW & Obscure Shape)

Gipson (SHDW & Obscure Shape Remix) 

Monoloc - Gipson (SHDW & Obscure Shape Remix) (Soma457d)

Cupel (Lucy Remix)

Monoloc - Cupel (Lucy Remix) (Soma457d)

@gemini-voice-archive | Involves Sunlight
[SOMA460D]

1. Destellos de Luz y Oscuridad
2. Fase
3. Involves Sunlight

The elusive Gemini Voice Archive return for their second EP this year, one that sees them sky rocket into the heavens with a space age Techno 3 tracker, Involves Sunlight. The anonymous duo have really made their mark here at Soma with a blistering run of releases that shows real maturity in their production.

Destellos de Luz y Oscuridad opens the EP with its deep subby rhythms and hypnotic synth hooks, it captures a view from the GVA space station straight away. Fase picks up the pace with a more heads down approach. Brooding, ripping synths tear at the heart of the track while the percussion whips up furiously. Title track Involves Sunlight closes out the EP with slight melody being brought into the hypnotic hook backed once again by the duos drum assault. 

Another well crafted EP from GVA sees them continue to produced only top quality Techno on Soma

Mastered by Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering

Involves Sunlight Ep

Destellos de Luz y Oscuridad

Gemini Voice Archive - Destellos De Luz Y Oscuridad (Soma 460d)

same as it ever was-
contribution to lala-Festival Negenharrie 2016-
that was beautiful- thank all of you!
@sascha-needcontact!
@tobi-fon?!

Ei der Saus

---Phollkomplex---
fruehlingserwachen- @http://phollkomplex.de
watch~out~for~eastereggs
mitdΞnkΞn, FrΞudΞ schΞnkΞn, fΞΞl frΞΞ to donatΞ @ 0x00933A786Ee4d5d4592c0D1cF20B633C6A537f5f
got ΞthΞrΞum?
ja, auch hier könnte richtig viel sinnvoller Text stehen, Interessantes, was mit Aussage, Stil und dem ganzen anderen Kram, was Leute sich über sich selbst oder andere Leute sagen möchten, an was diese zu glauben glauben, woher sie kommen und der ganze andere Kram. Ehrlich, wäre bei mir total unspannend, ich kenne auch keine "supitollen, hippen" Stars oder sonstige weltbewegende Weisheiten spar ich mir auch gleich, denn ich glaube ich habe keine. Wie auch immer, schön, daß Euch dieser Text eh nicht erreichen wird, weil wer liest schon das Kleingedruckte in Verträgen oder auf Internetseiten. Was ich damit zum Ausdruck bringen möchte? Nichts, ebenso wie meine Musik keinerlei Aussage, Aufruf, Appell oder sonstwie sinnbehaftete Message rüberbringen soll. Gar keine- und weils auch wirklich unwichtig ist, ob es diese gibt lösche ich nach gewisser Weile auch wieder mal ein wenig raus, damit mehr Platz für "nichts neues" ist. Nehmt`s nicht krumm, aber mich interessieren die Kommentare auch keinesfalls. Ich mache Musik für mich, konvertiere diese danach zwar und lade auch hoch, aber bin inzwischen komplett stumpf und auch ignorant genug, mich über Lob in irgendeiner Form geschmeichelt zu fühlen, weil es eben gelogen (mir selbst gegenüber) wäre. Ich mache Musik aus Vergnügen und zur Entspannung, weil ich damit mehr Frieden für mich finde. Warum ich es hochlade? Weil ich weiß, daß es Menschen gibt, die aus der Musik und/oder den Geräuschen ihre individuellen Schlüsse ziehen können, was gerade los ist/war oder auch sein wird. UND DAS REICHT MIR PERSÖNLICH VÖLLIG AUS. Danke für Eure Nichtaufmerksamkeit, Eure Ignoranz und Eure permanente Verblendung durch die anderen Medien. Das wird ein Spaß- ab jetzt weiß ich, daß jemand vor langer Zeit doch vermutlich Recht damit hatte, als er sagte "daß das alles jetzt auch nicht mehr viel bringt".
Vielleicht packe ich demnächst auch wieder ein paar Mixe ins Netz, dann aber nicht hier sondern auf Mixcloud, alles hübsch ordentlich----- man hört sich, oder auch nicht.

Ei der Saus

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