www.heron-music.com


Herons first release with Soma is a single that brings a new and different sound to the label that is both interesting and engrossing. Reborn incorporates motifs and style drawn from various genres with wobbling bass and deconstructed rhythm sections influenced by certain areas of bass music. This convergence of distinctive forms helps the EP to maintain a dynamic structure with layers added sequentially and separate elements given their own focus throughout. Title track Reborn, follows the ingenuity represented throughout the EP combining various different elements. The track opens up with bold, bouncing rhythm matched well with the distinctive repetition of the bassline. Again these elements are carried on a wave of hi-hat and metallic rhythm which gives the track a recognisable edge. Coupled with the sharp synth line the track conveys an industrial feel and moves to slightly darker areas. The interplay between elements maintains a strong dynamic with rhythm parts subsiding to highlight the synths and effects being brought to the fore amongst well balanced interplay. Foolish Solina finishes off the EP with a perfectly old school feel. Deep pads open quickly followed by a bassline reminiscent of Saunderson-era techno. A stomping 909 kick flashes in alongside crisp ride cymbals as electronic fluctuations give this track a unique progression finally unloading a full assault from the 909 as the track moves into overdrive.This is a single that develops a new sonic avenue for Heron and Soma as the artist encompasses a busier and more prominent style.

Foolish Solina

Preview of SKUDGE008 
B-Side ''Timing''

Pre order:http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=82932


Out soon on Skudge Records

Skudge ''Hunted'' (SKUDGE 008) Preview

https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/how-steve-rachmad-brought-detroit-techno-to-amsterdam

Nitin - Dubbed Out (Parallel 9 Version by Steve Rachmad)

"Summer Heart Line” merges electronic energy with the Schumann resonance – the heartbeat of the Earth. A hypnotic flow between Mother Earth and spirituality.

Summer Heart Line

Elith - Enhancer

Available at www.pnrecords.com

rus'me gets the remix treatment from Answer Code Request, Ben Sims & Pangaea. This is the first of two EPs featuring remixes of tracks from the Trus'me Planet 4 album. Answer Code Request takes Our Future into new territory with two outstanding mixes. Remix 1 moves things to a much more sinister & foreboding place. Tightening the feel & tension of the original with all the hallmarks of classic Berlin techno. Remix 2 winds up & coils the track into a searing workout of early 90's hardcore breakbeat. Ben Sims takes control of Ring Round Heart, pushing the tempo & creating a whole new urgency in the track. This is proper no nonsense heads down business & tight as you like. The mix builds excellently well & manages to produce an epic amount of feel and emotion, dropping in & out of the groove with a sneaky breakbeat & vocal dubs. Pangaea tackles one of the albums more esoteric tracks in The Unexplained. He manages to work a wonderfully intriguing steppers beat which drops from nowhere after the highly beguiling metronomic extended opening. The tracks are getting plenty of play & plaudits from likes of Ben UFO, DJ Deep, Bicep & Anthony Parasole.

A1 - Trus'me - Our Future ( Answer Code Request Remix 1 )

** Blotter Art insert - "stamp collecting for psychedelic enthusiasts."
** Cut & Mastered by Matt Colton @ Alchemy.
** Manufactured by optimal media, Germany. 

Special Request joins forces with Nina Kraviz and Anastasia Kristensen, shattering the doors of perception over a four-track EP. ‘Through The Looking Glass’ drops 27th July on Houndstooth.

On the A side, Nina Kraviz provides two interpretations of ‘Curtain Twitcher’. ‘Alice Was Here Remix’ takes the intensity of the original and boils it into a 4/4 spin of frenzied basslines and distorted acoustics, punctuated by her languid reading of the Mad Hatter. For the ‘Samba Remix’, syncopated polyrhythms take charge of a fragmented melody.

Opening the AA side, ‘Looking Glass’ lures you down the rabbit hole with mysterious bleeps, only to reveal a whirlwind of stormy breaks and junglist percussion. Closing off the trip, Anastasia Kristensen’s remix of ‘Tiresias’ marches its way through a field of swollen bass and glitchy percussion.

Special Edition 12"

Special Request - Tiresias (Anastasia Kristensen Rework)

‘New Atlantis’, @Efdemin aka Phillip Sollmann's 4th album, oscillates between fast, kaleidoscopic techno, multilayered drones and acoustic instrumentation, fusing for the first time Sollmann’s deep dancefloor productions as Efdemin with his sound art and avant-garde music projects. The latter include 2017’s Harry Partch-inspired ‘Monophonie’ performance and 2018’s ‘Panama / Suez’ EP with Oren Ambarchi and Konrad Sprenger.

Sollmann took inspiration for ‘New Atlantis’ from Francis Bacon’s unfinished 17th century novel of the same name, which describes a fictional island devoted to social progress through the synthesis of art, science, technology and fashion. 

Out now: “New Atlantis”, the epic, psychedelic title track off of Efdemin’s upcoming album out February 15 via Ostgut Ton. Across 15 minutes, Efdemin’s experimental spirit is in full swing, with morphing drones/chords generated by a mix of Efdemin’s hurdy-gurdy and drum machines, Konrad Sprenger’s MIDI-controlled Stratocaster, Joachim Schütz’s electric guitar and Nika Son’s synthesizer – recorded live during the quartet’s Tony Conrad tribute concert in Hamburg.

Listen at
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/album/new-atlantis/1446617084
Bandcamp: https://ostgut.bandcamp.com/album/new-atlantis
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/album/84349402
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0DvULRThTYtegc9nMTxkTx?si=tmOYwipxTt-Coq7XJGyc5A
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIBQEH6TH1Y

Efdemin | New Atalntis [OSTGUTCD45/LP31], out February 15, 2019.
Buy ‘New Atlantis’ as 2xLP, digipak CD or in digital formats: http://ostgut.de/shop/music/efdemin-new-atlantis-ostgutlp31.html / http://ostgut.de/shop/music/efdemin-new-atlantis-ostgutcd45.html https://ostgut.bandcamp.com/album/new-atlantis

All info: http://ostgut.de/ton/record/234
Artwork: The Centers Of The World, Brussels, https://centersoftheworld.wordpress.com | Layout: Yusuf Etiman

Efdemin | A Land Unknown

Magnetic Mag brings you the latest offering from Japan's Risa Taniguchi. With support from some of techno's heaviest hitters, her new offering on Thirdson's Polymath imprint is as gritty and brooding as it is sophisticated.

Premiere: Risa Taniguchi - Amalgam [Polymath]

Stream/Download here: https://TurboRec.lnk.to/NoMercyforBeginners

A member of popular techno trio Agents of Time, Italian artist @fedelemusic goes solo AF on his Turbo debut, "No Mercy for Beginners". 

Leading single here is "Vampire Electronics", a collaboration between Fedele's own two aliases. Mood dark electro, written to the tune of a horror film.

"Vampire Electronics" is out Jan 31st.

The full EP "Nor Mercy For Beginners" is out digitally and on 12" vinyl on February 14th.

A1 - Trus'me - Our Future ( Answer Code Request Remix 1 )

Trus'me / Prime Numbers