Noisily Stage - May Techno Belters

An artist who has been an integral part of the rich and colourful tapestry of underground dance music culture for over three decades, James Monro continues to find himself at the cutting edge of a scene he helped establish. Now, as Monro celebrates his long involvement in dance music, he draws together a collection of tracks for Proton Music, "In the Ether".

Born in the UK but firmly settled in South America, Brazilian based James Monro has always been at the vanguard of underground dance movement. A classically trained musician from an early age and inspired by icons of the electric music scene, Moroder, Eno and Jarre, Monro's love of disco, psychedelia and hip hop saw him translate his passion into energy-fuelled performances behind the decks across his home country and onto the beaches of Goa in the early 1990s.

As co-owner of the Flying Rhino imprint in 1995, Monro added another string to an already impressive bow, before joining forces with long-term friend, co-producer and label partner Grant Collins, to create the 4DigitalAudio label. Striking out as a producer under a variety of production alter-egos, the Midnight Ramblers outfit (alongside Flying Rhino co-owner, George Baker) saw an appearance on John Digweed's iconic "Structures Two" album, with the heavily supported "Scarab", charted by no lesser lights than Babicz, Cattaneo and Warren, while the "Ambientworkx7" track featured on the latter's "Renaissance: Masters Series" compilation. A plethora of high-profile releases have continued to find success on blue-chip imprints that include, Iboga, Bedrock and Flow Records as James Monro continues to stay hugely relevant in the current, fluid music market. A regular on the Particles and Proton Music imprints, 2013's "Fonik" and 2015's "Nectar" EPs, showcased James Monro's extraordinary original work as high-profile remixes from Kastis Torrau and Lonya continued the success. 

Now, James Monro returns to Proton with a truly astonishing body of work in the shape of the full-length album, "In the Ether". Developed and written in his Encantada hometown, the fulmination of a decade-long work is now represented by a striking twelve-track offering that spans Monro's musical career. A work that may never have come to fruition due to an extraordinarily difficult set of circumstances in recovering corrupted files after the loss of a computer and back-up on a boat-sinking incident in Brazil, make the album a real triumph of human endeavour and musical craft.

Full of the trademark melodic flair that is consistent with a classically trained musician, the floating, airy sounds of "Profusion" and "Viridian" are juxtaposed against the pulsating bass dominance of "Alchemical", "Galactix" and "Rise", creating a sense of urgency and drive. The intricate rhythmic patterns and meticulously programmed percussive cadence of "The Pink Button" and "Rapture" with their clave/wood block sound, plus modulated synth lines and buffer overridden effects.

Creating a delicious dance-floor groove, "Voyager" weaves a sublime path through an intelligently constructed chord motif whose delay adds elegantly to the sonic tapestry, while "Modular" once again, finds a pumping sustained bass line, added to a series spine-tingling melodies and growling pitched vocals. Similarly, "Frolic Acid" hits hard with its huge running bass line, textured white-noise pads and acid-tinged lead line that evolves into shimmering melodic phrasing. Closing with the hi-hat and shaker fuelled, "Impendium", a chorus of percussive effects lead the charge against ethereal synth lines that flow in unencumbered hypnotic fashion.

With a body of work that is certain to stand the test of time, James Monro has fully transformed his music "In the Ether".

Directed by Jay Epoch
A&R by James Warren
Mastered by Grant Collins
Design by Ben Mautner
Text by James Warren

In the Ether

Modular (Original Mix)

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Long time Lowbit contributor Geist returns to Lowbit to wrap up a fantastic year for us. Geist together with dreamAwaken (Ellum, Open Records) collaborate to deliver 'Buchalla' a deep and groovy tech house track with a growling bassline, modulating arpeggios and classic stabs. Switchbox (Ellum, Flow Vinyl) delivers the sole remix taking a darker turn with their heavy moog bassline, hypnotic pads and subtle groove.

Available: 2017-12-11
http://lowbitrecords.com

Buchalla

LBR202 Geist & DreamAwaken - Buchalla (Switchbox Remix) [Lowbit]

Buy on Beatport https://www.beatport.com/track/hype-original-mix/10156604

Quivver unleashes his latest sonic weapon ‘Hype’ for broadcast on unsuspecting dance floors worldwide! 

Reports from our allies confirm this hypnotizes all those exposed... 

Result: total surrender!

Tracklist 

A) Quivver - Hype (Original Mix)

Quivver - Hype (Controlled Substance) [Premiere Edit]

Patrice Bäumel returns to Afterlife with two instantly-recognizable, cosmic excursions arranged for big room impact. Building on the far-and-wide success of 'Glutes' last year, Bäumel delivers another singular take on the Afterlife sound.

'The Hatchet', which shone on the Tale Of Us fabric 97 CD, has Bäumel’s signature, tempered drums, slithering FX and masterfully-executed bursts of white noise. With a similar modus operandi, 'Serpent' glides through bright arpeggios, snowballing towards the brilliant climax. A journey through time and space, into the Afterlife.

AL013

Patrice Bäumel - Serpent

Khainz - Collider

Melodic Series by Sweet Musique: Discover the best Deep House to Melodic Techno with us!

PREMIERE : Boss Axis - Cloud 9 (Definition Remix) [Parquet Recordings]

Release Date: 2018-04-23

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About the Ep: 
On the occasion of this years 10th anniversary of BOSS AXIS, we proudly present their impressive jubilee-release called "Cloud 9". Including hot remixes by swiss DEFINITION (DIYNAMIC DEFINITION:MUSIC) and AGUIZI & FAHIM from Egypt. Enjoy this beautiful package with 3 different and strong mixes!

Noisily Stage - May Techno Belters

Simon Longman