Techno

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Matador makes his debut appearance on Crosstown Rebels with his absorbing new EP ‘My Yellow Coat’, accompanied a  remix from NYC house and techno favourite Levon Vincent.  

An outstandingly technical live artist, DJ and producer, Matador, real name Gavin Lynch, has a prolific discography with releases on  renowned labels such as Minus, Hot Creations, and Cocoon. A resident at Richie Hawtin’s iconic ENTER series in Ibiza, the past decade has  seen the Irish talent tour the globe consistently with performances at some of the world’s most prestigious festivals and clubs, including  Awakenings, TimeWarp, and Neopop, while featuring in Resident Advisor’s ‘Tip 20 Live Acts’ on three separate occasions. ‘My Yellow Coat’  marks his first appearance on Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels, describing the debut as “a result all round” with the imprint featuring as a  personal favourite of his over the years. 

“I wrote the EP as one of the first projects in my new studio in Ibiza in 2021. I’d been listening to a lot of LCD Soundsystem and  more electronic rock-leaning sounds, really good riffs and wonky synths. I have a Roland VP330 here that was running slightly out  of tune at times, the oscillators in the string section, so I used that and played everything in for both tracks and recorded some  vocals processing them through various effects. Then I tied it all together with an 808. It was a limited set-up using old equipment  and utilising the imperfections, and that’s what it was all about – not correcting or quantising everything but letting the instruments  speak as they were. So that’s pretty much how the tracks came about, and I’m so happy that Damian connected with them and  that the EP is going out on Crosstown, one of my favourite labels” - Matador.  

The EP features two original tracks, ‘My Yellow Coat’ and ‘What You Say Is So’, showcasing a dynamic approach to electronic music with a  deep dive into rich beds of emotive and spellbinding tones. Title track ‘My Yellow Coat’ is a slow-blooming and delightfully suspenseful  production guided by the track’s charming vocals as soft synth melodies and refined percussion build gracefully across its eight-minute  duration. ‘What You Say Is So’ is again rooted amongst captivating tones and subtle background textures before the lead melody emerges  and places itself at the forefront of the mix. 

Novel Sound boss Levon Vincent’s dynamic interpretation of the title cut welcomes a new side to his expansive sound, building on his  distinctive sound palette and welcoming a shift towards faster realms. He explains, “I saw the remix as an opportunity to step out of my  comfort zone, musically speaking, and to make something at a faster tempo. I wanted to do this to at least recognise what has happened in  techno in recent years with faster BPMs. It just seems a little rude to live in Germany and not even comment once on these fascinating beats  happening in techno. I don’t play that fast, but for me, it was an opportunity to make something that shows I’ve not disregarded any dialogues  happening around me”. 

He adds, “It was exciting to work with these vocals from Matador and to mix ‘em up and get creative with them. I kept the same fundamental  frequency of the original tune and used it as a foundation to build my own tonal universe, a scale which consists of several just intervals and  some that reflect PHI, or 1x 1.618- and the square root of PHI, which is 1x1.2720”.

Tracklist  
1. My Yellow Coat 
2. What You Say Is So 
3. My Yellow Coat (Levon Vincent Remix)

My Yellow Coat

Matador - My Yellow Coat (Levon Vincent Remix)

Riccardo De Polo - Ascension - COR12177

The epochal energy of "Ascension" captivated us from the very first moment, making it an ideal intro track. With its cinematic soundtrack reminiscent of "Vangelis", Italian producer Riccardo De Polo has crafted a sublimely ethereal experience that transports listeners into the vast expanse of space. As stars and planets drift by, the music beckons us to explore further, to surrender ourselves to the moment. The low strings serve as a booster until the rocket engine roars to life and the spaceship disappears into another galaxy.
Subsequently the polyrhythmic sequence of "Wahnstimmung" spirals abstractly far below the cerebral cortex. The driving bass drum, paired with shakers and percussion, propels the composition forward at a steady pace. The tension intensifies, painting a picture of liquid metal pouring into a melting pot. Pure, stripped-down techno as we know it from its origins.
"Inception" hypnotically takes you into a deep state of trance, engulfing you in a tribe's energy. It’s truly a classic Cocoon sound that has its very own place in Sven's sets. The vigor is palpable, the shimmering sequence will make the dust visibly glow above the open-air dance floors while the air begins to shimmer. Noisy snare drums heat the narrowed arrangement to the absolute boiling point. This is the energy we have been looking for!

Ascension

Riccardo De Polo - Inception - COR12177

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Ned Bennett - Engineered Movement

https://pro.beatport.com/track/pong-ben-klocks-bones-and-strings-rework/705700

Kerri Chandler - Pong (Ben Klock's Bones & Strings Rework)

Running Day

Mutter

Ben Klock & Marcel Dettmann - Dawning (revisited)

PAUL NAZCA MEMORY

From Beyond

Caldera

DRGN2

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Original Tracks:
Donato Dozzy ft. Anna Caragnano-Parola (Spazio Disponibile)
https://www.beatport.com/track/parola-featuring-anna-caragnano-rework/12251872
& 
bR1-My State(Juan Trujillo Remix) (Techno Vinyls Records)
https://www.beatport.com/track/my-state-juan-trujillo-remix/11899068

Donato Dozzy & BR1 - State Of Parola(Captain Cosmotic Rework)//Free Download

Vinyl & Digital available here: https://lnk.to/4WDG720

Musically we are exploring the ‘power or powerlessness people feel over the things that shape their world’

Building on the success of Vol 1, Detroit pioneers Octave One now serve up Locus of Control Volume 2, continuing their journey of exploration of power or powerlessness over what moves one’s world. 
This EP comes after a busy series of shows for the most famous live act in all of techno, with them recently having played everywhere from Piknic Électronik Montréal to Movement to Dimensions Festival and many more. The show is an all new audio-visual experience for 2019 and continues to keep them at the forefront of the scene despite more than 30 years of experience. Locus of Control Part 2 follows a remix of Giorgia Angiuli and lands on their own 430 West label once more. 

This EP series takes its name from a psychological concept that refers to how strongly people believe they have control over the situations and experiences that affect their lives. Part 1 showcased euphoric piano stabs and uplifting drum lines, and Part 2 explores more propulsive techno. 

Up first, ‘Afrotech’ is a seven minute techno adventure. It’s built on sleek, crisp drums with twisted synths writhing about up top. The devil is in the detail and the way the synths are subtly tweaked throughout to make for a most dynamic journey once more from these brillaint brothers. 

The excellent ‘Detune’ is a futuristic track with layers of shiny metallic drums and taught synth riffs that make for a tense and thrilling ride. Big drums power things along and the whole thing is the sort of sensory overload that will blow up even the biggest warehouse parties and festival stages. 

These are two more powerful tracks from the ever essential Octave One.

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Octave One - Detune

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Murder Ballet

Mutter

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