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Cleric - Codes of Chaos EP
[CRG001]

A1 // Blitz
A2 // Restore
B1 // Distant Cry
B2 // 1514695B

Release Date - 9th of February 2015

New Year, New Project. Cleric launches the first release on his own imprint, "C L E R G Y".

Cleric - Blitz

A.Paul Critical mass (John V Remix)

Recondite - Cleric (The Advent  Industrialyzer Rework)

@utobscure0010 and @shdw-music's remix of Radio Slave's "Vision" will be released through @rekids on October 14/28 on vinyl and digitally. More info: bit.ly/SHObRa

Vision (Remixes)

Info

Radio Slave - Vision (Obscure Shape & SHDW Remix)

The first release of Venom Recordings is decisively marked by the quest for new musical creativity. A common thread which unites the three Venom’s residents Erlin James, Paul Roux and Absence Of Light, as well as the various artists invited to work with them: Dasein, Julien Piacentino, Satom, Against The Time and Memorial Home. By following their own creative path, they shaped a soundscape that blurs the boundaries between dark and melancholic vibes. Both yearned for nostalgia and inspired by the future, all of these artists combine a compelling deep percussion groove with spellbinding dark textures. When their tracks hit the dancefloor, you will be moved by the rolling bassline and pulsating drums. But the distinctive sonic experience of darkness they provide will also awaken the most obscure and dusky emotions buried in you. An ambivalent feeling whose every inch you will savor. An immersive musical trip through which, as Venom conceives it, the listener is also invited to be an artist himself through his own interpretation of sounds.

VNM001 - Against The Time - Terse

Adding to previous 12“es on Ostgut Ton and his own RK label fellow Neuköllner and Berghain resident Kobosil offers four new uncompromising Techno club tools.

While all cuts on the 105 release share filthy, stone-cold, elemental rhythms – pounding, energetic and hypnotic 4/4 kick drum slaps – the devil is, like with all Kobosil productions, in the aesthetic details. “40000 L” uses gargling synth patterns and howling horns to dramatic effect; “Bei Nacht H (178)” contrasts the kick with a harsh, tinny drumbeat and menacing melody pad, creating a nightmarish vibe.
“Backmask N” on B1 offers heavily alienated vocal samples alongside rave-reminiscing synth stabs and staggered hi-hat percussion. “Derange” closes this four-tracker with grainy drone echoes and throbbing, sizzling synth pulses.

Adding to Kobosil’s full-floor-focussed sonic repertoire 105 shows him from his darkest and most vigorous side yet – this 12“ is a brute, in the most positive sense.

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Kobosil | Backmask N

Adding to previous 12“es on Ostgut Ton and his own RK label fellow Neuköllner and Berghain resident Kobosil offers four new uncompromising Techno club tools.

While all cuts on the 105 release share filthy, stone-cold, elemental rhythms – pounding, energetic and hypnotic 4/4 kick drum slaps – the devil is, like with all Kobosil productions, in the aesthetic details. “40000 L” uses gargling synth patterns and howling horns to dramatic effect; “Bei Nacht H (178)” contrasts the kick with a harsh, tinny drumbeat and menacing melody pad, creating a nightmarish vibe.
“Backmask N” on B1 offers heavily alienated vocal samples alongside rave-reminiscing synth stabs and staggered hi-hat percussion. “Derange” closes this four-tracker with grainy drone echoes and throbbing, sizzling synth pulses.

Adding to Kobosil’s full-floor-focussed sonic repertoire 105 shows him from his darkest and most vigorous side yet – this 12“ is a brute, in the most positive sense.

Kobosil | Bei Nacht H (178)

Quite some time has passed since Recondite’s last release on Dystopian. “Theater II“ is tenebrous spheres in all its beauty transformed into sound. Techno, House and Electronica absorbed in thought.
Artwork by the Popovy Sisters, layout by Nina Langel.

vinyl: https://bit.ly/2IRgo4A

digital: https://bit.ly/2mNL3CQ

Recondite: www.instagram.com/_recondite_/

Dystopian: instagram.com/dystopian_official/

Theater II EP - Dystopian 023

Dystopian023

A1 Recondite - Theater II

VINYL=> https://www.somarecords.com/shop/music/soma_503/

@cleric | Twenty Fourteen EP
[SOMA503] 

1. Nowhere Fast
2. Moxie
3. Dualistic Soul
4. Arctic Circle

Manchester’s Cleric makes his Soma debut with the Twenty Fourteen EP. Having firmly stamped his name on the global Techno scene over the last few years on various labels and more recently is own CLERGY label, the young producer seeks to continue this run of form with this new 4 tracker. 

Cleric wastes no time with opening track ‘Nowhere Fast’ with it’s bone crushing percussive workouts leading the charge. The slightly more subtle Moxie picks up the baton. Bouncing rhythmic structures give way to a gentle pad midway through yet still retains a forward moving template. Dualistic Soul ups the tempo yet sees Cleric embarking on more of a journey - taking things from his punishing rhythms into more melodic territory. Closing out this debut Soma EP is Arctic Circle, it’s beginnings leaning on more sub heavy elements to create a dark and forceful track backed as usual with Cleric’s shifting rhythms. 

A great example of the new breed of UK Techno producers, Cleric is a welcome addition to the Soma roster.
 
Mastered by Conor Dalton @ http://glowcast.co.uk/

Twenty Fourteen EP

Nowhere Fast

Cleric - Nowhere Fast (Soma503)

IOD024// B R 1 0 0 2 - Self- titled - limited edition 300 black vinyl
The Italian duo brings their signature sound to Instruments of Discipline for a powerful EP. Born in 2005, Bruno Di Berardino and Bruno Ruggieri have pushed beyond the limits of techno and cultivated a true sonic assault weapon.

Get your digital and vinyl copies here:
instrumentsofdiscipline.bandcamp.com/album/br1002

B R 1 0 0 2 - Murder

[ BCSDGTL002 ]

For the second episode of Binary Cells digital series we have the pleasure to host Casual Treatment.

The young French artist recently exiled in Berlin strikes with a solid and sharpened Techno package combining hypnotic, atmospheric and melancholic vibes.
This EP also contains a fantastic remix of  "99 Reasons" by Polish craftsman Michał Jabłoński, one of the finest artists of the moment.

Tracklist : 
Casual Treatment - Introspection
Casual Treatment - Paralyzed
Casual Treatment - Haunting Quest
Casual Treatment - Shaped Signal
Casual Treatment - 99 Reasons
Casual Treatment - 99 Reasons (Michal Jablonski remix)

Label : Binary Cells
Cat n° : BCSDGTL002
Release Date (Digital format): Dec 15th
Distributed By - Triple Vision Record Distribution
Mastered By : Simon Davey - The Exchange Mastering Studios

BCSDGTL002 - Casual Treatment -  "99 Reasons" (Incl. Michal Jablonski remix)

Charged Particles

SCXFG-21

SNTS

ES19.1

Decipher EP

Floating (Original Mix)

Due EP

0009

Suburban Avenue [SAV009] 
Asymptote - Belief System (incl. Oscar Mulero remix)
Release Date : 01.02.2018

Buy on Bandcamp:
www.suburban-avenue.bandcamp.com

Buy on Bandcamp

A2. Asymptote - Belief System (Oscar Mulero remix)

Slam  (@paragraph)- Constructivism EP ( Soma513d)

1. Mellifluous
2. Pantera
3. Paradox
4. Constructivism


Slam drop their 2nd release of 2018 as the duo continue to develop their unique and hard-hitting sound with the Constructivism EP. Despite the pair’s heavy touring schedule, they consistently deliver ever more impressive releases each time, exploring the realms of dance floor orientated Techno.   Opening with Mellifluous, surging synths are propelled by tough kicks and driving percussive elements yet the whole track is tied together by deep and emotive pads. Pantera begins to take things up a notch. A seemingly more stripped back approach gives way to hypnotic rhythms and effect drum workouts. Paradox lifts things further still, building gradually through effective use of subtle FX and a very in your face track structure. Title track Constructivism a colossal EMB cut, road-tested by the pair at Berghain just two weeks ago, closes out the EP. A well crafted and constantly evolving sequence burns at the heart and drives this monster home with furious energy.

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