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@shxcxchcxsh are back with their sixth album 'Kongestion' - presenting a mixture of avant-garde rhythms and hair raising sonic experimentations. Our pick 'Stio' is techno that’s been reduced to a skeletal selection of elements.

Kongestion

SHXCXCHCXSH - Stio [Avian]

TB 2014

If STRGTHS offered a taste of the Swedish duo SHXCXCHCXSH’s sense of humour and willingness to actively resist order, Linear S Decoded see them in full control. 

The complex, onomatopoeic track titles are gone and replaced with more recognisable words and expressions, as though the pair - having strayed dangerously close to parody have decided to reign it in, declaring we make the rules round here. 

And they do. 

Whilst many of the textures on the album can be cross checked against celebrated European Techno of yore, it’s the unapologetic nature of SHXCXCHCXSH’s composition that marks it out against the rest. And it’s a development - where STRNGTHS might have opted for simply another cavernous kick drum, there are hooks here (see This Hmming Raverie), and bonafide musical pieces (see Monolithic Conclusion). Where others might feel ashamed that such uplifting and tonally pleasing sounds are coming out of their machines - SHXCXCHCXSH revel in this fact, warping and bending these sounds unashamedly to craft a truly singular Techno album. 

“Linear S Decoded never feels like punishment. They've replaced UK techno's sadistic carnival with a mossy softness, a reminder that while factories and cities decay and corrupt, so do cabins and farmhouses.” Andrew Gaerig, Pitchfork, 2014

Released September 9, 2014 

Written & Produced by SHXCXCHCXSH 
Mastered by Matt Colton at Alchemy, London
Copyright Avian 2014

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Rösten 2

SHXCXCHCXSH - Stämma #5 (Rösten 2)

Label: Mord
Artist: SHXCXCHCXSH
Title: VOOO EP
Cat No: MORD067
W + P by SHXCXCHCXSH
Art by Dennis Beutner
Format: 12" vinyl and Digital

Buy at: mord.bandcamp.com/album/vooo-ep

A1: VOOO
A2: OPPP
B1: POPP
B2: VVOV

Release date: March 27th 2020

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run, raise,
return, riot.
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VOOO EP

MORD067 - SHXCXCHCXSH - VOOO EP [Previews]

“Inhabited Shadows” is the new album by pioneering, Berlin-based techno artist Headless Horseman. This is his most daring and emotional release to date: the culmination of live performance, studio experimentation, and global exploration.

A total sonic experience, “Inhabited Shadows” takes listeners on a deeply personal journey through Headless Horseman’s creative brain. Dark industrial synths and broken beats form the spinal cord. A spirit of lightness and compassion guides the way forward.

From its opening, the album sets hard edges and metallic surfaces against dense and delicate textures. A-tonal figures and percussive attacks merge with melodic flights and soulful rhythms. Classical counterpoint and cinematic soundscapes conspire together. The result is discordant joy.

Headless Horseman’s vitality comes from his determination to remain open and vulnerable as an artist. “Inhabited Shadows”, recorded over eight months in 2019, reflects a period of intensive growth. Each of its nine tracks ventures into uncharted territory, embracing many moods, changing climates, old ghosts, and new risks.

“Over years of trials and tribulations, music has been the antidote”, says Headless Horseman. “I’ve learned to live in shadows and darkness. Now I’m chipping off pieces of my shell and portraying directly how I feel without compromise. I still inhabit shadows, but I can move back and forth between darkness and light.”

℗ 2020 Headless Horseman | © 2020 Headless Horseman

Headless Horseman 'Inhabited Shadows' LP Preview

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