Random Musings, April 2020

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fivefourtwentytwentyone
PART III: threeninetyonefourtwentytwenty

Torture the Artist celebrates its 5th anniversary with the release of 'fivefourtwentytwentyone', a compilation compiled and mixed by the webzine-founder himself, Holger Breuer, who gathered together 17 exclusive tracks from artists that either have a record or relationship with the online magazine. 'fivefourtwentytwentyone', a numerical and literal abreviation for '5 for TTA', musically varies between Deep House and Disco, it makes an excursion to melodic and more techno-ish takes, it contains edits of current Indie/ Alternative but also Pop-artists and provides its audience with unreleased material from and of scene-heavyweights. The result is an eclectic mix that delivers several approaches to (electronic) music carefully and skillfully put together in a continuous mix that represents Torture the Artist's philosophy, namely that of offering various (mainly melodical) styles of music to its listeners from renowned as well as talented and uprising artists.

'fivefourtwentytwentyone' is released in four parts containing four tracks while each track is available as a FREE DOWNLOAD exclusively via Torture the Artist' Soundcloud-channel. The download-link for the 17th and last track, is unlocked to those who solve a riddle as each of the previously released parts will provide you with a hint.

PART III: threeninetyonefourtwentytwenty
The third part of Torture the Artist's 5th anniversary compilation 'fivefourtwentytwenty' comes with tracks/ edits from Upercent, Lazaros, Foreign Guest, Wewerka, Cook Strummer and Marc Wolf and  are summed up under the code 'threeninetyonefourtwentytwenty', meaning 3 days in 2020.  Valencia genius Upercent delivers a rhytmical homage to the floor with a break(down) that's not only unusual or uncommon but simply stunning and surprising in its sound selection as it even has its secret 'Moments In Love'-touch. The 'art of noise'-master's stomping take 'Amor Mental' then continues with the afore-introduced synths to bring the mental love home. Club-owner, DJ, label-head and producer, ever busy artist Marc Wolf took on Bon Iver's 'Woods' and turns the original in a completely new tune that's as haunting and craving as a Deep-House track can be as the memorable vocal is rather used to support the spooky mental chords and sound arrays than the other way around. Lazaros, best known for his releases on Sum Over Histories or Nautilus Rising, delivers a driving disco-ish take, namely 'Medusa', that is as intriguing as its name sounds and bites the listener with its first beat. The catchy chords in combination with a driving bass line and various tonal and volume changes as well as the implementation of filters' turn Lazaros' track to a proper dance floor stomper. Part III of the compilation is closed by Berliners Foreign Guest, Wewerka and Cook Strummer. While Foreign Guest and Wewerka were responsible for the 'instrumental' part of 'Agonize' Cook Strummer delivered the vocals to this deep, almost techno-seeming track that is so well produced but still edgy and crunchy with its shuffling chords that it can basically fit in a set at any time and any place.

Part I: eleventwotwentytwenty - December 20th, 2019
Part II: fourtwotwentytwenty – December 27th, 2019
Part III: threeninteyonefourtwentytwenty – January 3rd, 2020
Part IV: tenninteyonefourtwentytwenty – January 10th, 2020
The Riddle Track – January 10th, 2020

Artist information
Cook Strummer: www.facebook.com/cookstrummer // @cook-strummer // www.instagram.com/cookstrummer 
Foreign Guest: www.facebook.com/foreignguest // @foreignguest // www.instagram.com/foreignguest 
Wewerka: www.facebook.com/WEWERKA // @felixwewerka // www.instagram.com/felixwewerka

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FREE DOWNLOAD: Foreign Guest, Wewerka ft. Cook Strummer - Agonize (Torture the Artist Exclusive)

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Digital: 13th March 2020
Vinyl: 27th March 2020

1: Rocko Garoni - Ammoniak
2: Rocko Garoni - Gece
3: Rocko Garoni - No Border
4: Rocko Garoni - It's All Yours feat. Cook Strummer
5: Rocko Garoni - Helio

Rocko Garoni knows what a techno dance floor wants. He’s learned it through countless hours spent on the floor himself as a punter, and through DJing at some of the best clubs and festivals in his hometown Berlin and all over the world. He knows exactly the type of productions that thrill crowds, and he brings this wealth of knowledge and experience to his third EP for Second State, Ammoniak. 

The title and first track ‘Ammoniak’ drags you straight into the zone; a pounding, take no prisoners cut laced with stormy synths creating a vague sense of paranoia. ‘Gece‘ cranks the energy up with trancey, bouncing synths and a cool, clipped female vocal. Instantly, you’re pulled into the very sort of club that Garoni knows so well. ‘No Border‘ is the kind of expansive track that seems destined for huge warehouses or vast festival dancefloors. There’s an insistent, brooding bassline, robotic repeated vocals and a mid-track shift in tone that will send the crowd to a heightened state of reverie. The blend of post-punk vocals and eerie beats on ‘It’s All Yours‘, a track featuring Cook Strummer on the vocals, is at once highly unusual and completely compelling. It’s the track to play when the crowd are losing themselves in the best possible way. Closing the EP is ‘Helio‘, another completely different track that showcases the extent of Garoni’s range. Faint, echoed chanting lends the track an almost holy atmosphere. Combined with tunnelling synths and spindly percussion FX, the effect is euphoric, acting as a delicious palate cleanser between heavier tracks. 

Put simply, Ammoniak is another first-class EP from a dynamic act who’s fast becoming a Second State star.

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Rocko Garoni - It's All Yours feat. Cook Strummer

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Release Date: Friday 10 April 2020

01. Paranormal
02. We Are The Futrur

UMEK’s label 1605 presents an EP from French duo Cosmic Boys, who recently featured on the imprint working in collaboration with UMEK himself, but this time they are back with two solo tracks.

Cosmic Boys previous works have been released via tracks and remixes on labels such as Popof’s FORM, Oscar Aguilera’s HE-ART and Richie Hawtin’s Minus.

Quickly rising through the ranks of the world’s techno elite, Cosmic Boys have achieved many top 10 selling tracks on Beatport, and currently their collaboration with UMEK is charted at No.2 in the techno section of the website.

The duo consists of Sebastien Bevil plus Gaby Meynadier, and they have also proven popular DJ’s with several festival bookings across Europe.

“Paranormal” opens the release with a hammering kick drum and tense pads that lay a foundation for the arpeggiating lead synth and sci-fi effects. Swelling with tension, its high-paced energy gives the track a frantic momentum that’s perfect for peak time plays.

Second of the cuts, “We Are The Futrur” is deeper and more stripped back with a building euphoria that engulfs the track. Underpinned by the relentless pounding of the tough percussion and sinister tones of the ominous vocal, this cut is a twisted blend of dark and light textures.

Premiere: Cosmic Boys - Paranormal

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Artist: Seismal D
Title: Aracadia EP
Label: Yoshitoshi Recordings
Release Date: 2020-04-03

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Redux

1. Randall Jones - Lucky Groove - Halo Varga Remix
2. John Digweed & Nick Muir - Steady State - Mordisco Remix
3. John Digweed & Nick Muir - Bilder - Zoo Brazil Remix
4. Pindrop - Madhouse - Ruede Hagelstein Remix
5. Quivver - One Darker - Namito's One Deeper Remix
6. JD/NM/GJ - Trezzz - Raxon Remix
7. Tom Mangan - Chutney - Robert Babicz 303 Remix
8. Booka Shade -Rosebud - John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix
9. Science Dept. - Persuasion - Danny Howells XX Retouch
10. Gabriel Ananda, John Digweed & Nick Muir - Tachyon Dream - Quivver Remix
11. King Unique - 2000000 Suns - Monkey Safari Remix

John Digweed - Quattro - Redux Minimix

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@foreignguest & @cook-strummer - Run 
Remix - @lucabacchetti
EP - Foreign Guest & Cook Strummer – Run Remixes

Release Date - 24/04/2020

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Foreign Guest ft. Cook Strummer – Run Remixes (incl. Ian Pooley / Luca Bacchetti)

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PREMIERE – Foreign Guest & Cook Strummer – Run (Luca Bacchetti Escape from the Medina Remix)

Artist: Foreign  Guest & Cook Strummer
Title: Run
Remix by: Ian Pooley
Label: Radikon
Release date: May 1st

Photography by www.elenakulikova.com

For catalogue number 13, Radikon is proud to present a
trio of reimaginations. Ian Pooley, Luca Bacchetti and
Radikon  mainstay  Yubik  grace  the  label  with  three
startlingly  different  takes  on  Foreign  Guest’s
mesmerizing ‘Run’. 
Ian Pooley’s rendition gracefully envelopes the originals
bottled  up  tension  in  layers  of  funky,  body-moving
comfort.  Blissful  and  warm  with  a  distinct  analogue
feel, Ian Pooley’s take creates a fascinating emotional
dichotomy to Foreign Guest’s original.

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Foreign Guest & Cook Strummer - Run Remixes (Ian Pooley, Luca Bacchetti & Yubik)

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