Techno

Boiler Room w/ Vatican Shadow, Connor Thomas, Cut Hands & Russel Haswell

[Broadcasted on 5th September 2013]

Tracklist & video at boilerroom.tv

Vatican Shadow LIVE in the Boiler Room

Mind Against - Avalon
LAD016

After the warm and beautiful indie leaning EP from Dead Heat, Life and Death steps back up to the plate with two fresh dancefloor killers found in Mind Against's new Avalon EP. 

With sounds that seem plucked from an early 80s children's filmstrip gone very wrong (or perhaps very very right) Mind Against weave a dark, inspired charge into the black of night with both sides of this stunning EP.

On the A side is Several Times, a techno gem that comes out of the gate at breakneck pace with solid drums, bass and a rhythmic synth pulse that evolves slowly and strongly until finally augmented by a main analog synth line that reaches over from the other side and grabs you directly by the ears. It's an evocative melody that keeps the listener on edge with tones that are fully present yet almost barely hold together, teetering just on the edge of falling apart but never quite falling away from just where they need to be. A techno themed soundtrack to a disturbing Groundhog Day of the faraway future.

Over on the B side is the EP's namesake with a simmering sound that makes reference to the ancient island home of legendary sorceress Morgan Le Fey, sister of the famous King Arthur and whose mystic ways were to blame for mirages seen by sailors long out at sea. Here again an analog synth casts its spell on the listener, framed by delayed chords and a foreboding low end growl that slowly tell the tale of Avalon. Managing the difficult task of painting a picture without form, Mind Against weave an emotional drama without words and yet their vocabulary of sound seems keenly up to the task. No easy feat but one this duo have proven again and again that they are more than able to accomplish.

Digital: 24.02.2014
Vinyl: 07.04.2014

Mind Against - Several Times (Snippet - 128kbps)

This week Rich Vacated switches the usual Label Focus for an Artist Focus -- which will focus on an Artists output rather than you're standard "guest DJ mix" -- and first up in this new feature is hardware-based techno duo Chrononautz. With releases lined up for One Eyed Jacks and Folding Space in 2014 and a residency at their new club night Sect in Leeds -- which starts on May 2nd -- the duo have put together a special mix of their own releases for a 30 minute closing set to the show. This week's featured album comes from the shadowy Swedish techno artist Abdulla Rashim, with his superbly produced debut album, Unanimity.

Ambareesh - Walking Through Sand Dunes [Amba Amba]
Adriana Lopez - Permanent Condition [Semantica]
Abdulla Rashim - Moral Blinds [Northern Electronics]
Sawlin - Alpra [Vault Series]
Woo York - I Am Against (Phase Remix) [Soma]
Abdulla Rashim - Red Uprise [Northern Electronics]
Angy Kore - Aggroviglio [Perfekt Groove Recordings]
George Lanham & Mr Jones - Hackney Movement [The Public Stand]
Vohkinne - Battery (Ben Sims Remix) [Atrophic Society]
Rebekah - A2 [Cult Figures]
Sigha - Loop Six [Avian]
Abdulla Rashim - No God [Northern Electronics]
Cave DJz - Lysergide [Hybrid Confusion]
Tomo Hachiga - Damned [Mental]
Paul Birken - Acid Youth Of Malibu (Bas Mooy Remix) [Earwiggle]
Clouds - Elevator Girl [Soma]
J Tijn - IGLD [Overlee Assembly]
JoeFarr - FTone [Turbo]
Corax - Drakker [Rodz-Konez]
Airsilk - Bark Replacement [Unreleased]
Savagen - Indoor Puncture [Darkfloor Sound]
Chrononautz & Worker/Parasite - Proto Toms [Folding Spaces]
Chrononautz - Cybele [One Eyed Jacks]
Chrononautz - Public Domain Fuckover #5 [Self-Released, Bandcamp]
Chrononautz - Noments Extract [Bad Mums]


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#whv021 | 27-04-2014 | Artist Focus: Chrononautz | Abdulla Rashim - Unanimity

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/n-lights/id872634098
Soma Shop: http://www.somarecords.com/shop/music/soma_cd106/
Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/release/n-lights/1295275

Roberto Clementi | N Lights
[SOMACD106]

1- Your Turn
2- Lei
3- Pand
4- Subavia
5- Reeced
6- Obscuria
7- When Love Clashes (Album Mix)
8- Untime
9- Visceral
10- Agile
11- At The Fruit

After a string of releases through Soma, we are pleased to present the debut album from Italian based DJ/producer Roberto Clementi. 

Roberto first came to Soma’s attention through a series of very slick demos and it was clear form the outset that this was a producer who not only had a grasp of a modern underground techno movement but one who also appreciated the finer things that can be found in electronic music. Since then, 4 highly acclaimed singles have been cultivated through Soma and brought Clementi to the forefront of the new stream of artists currently residing on the Glasgow label.

Hailing from a remote, beautiful area of Southern Italy, Roberto’s background and culture has shaped him as a producer, elements which he uses to fill his music with depth and emotion. He recounts back to his younger days when his father was the first person in their village that owned a satellite dish. This allowed the eager Clementi access to the wealth of music outwith his native Italy, finding himself recording music to VHS for later consumption. In fact, a technique he still employs when creating his own music today. For Roberto, every track has a background, a story and through his use of organic grooves and well-defined melodies he allows each individual listener to experience their own interpretation of his music. 

N Lights is definitely one of those albums produced with a personal touch. While it has its dancefloor moments, Roberto has taken the time to express himself as an artist. With the opening pads of Your Turn Roberto sets the tone of the album; deep, grooving and brought to life with electronic feeling. He keeps a steady hand as tracks like Lei, Subavia & Receed keep the opening dubby vibes of the album in tow whist still retaining a dance floor appeal. The slo-mo electronics of Obscuria swell perfectly in the middle of this album, its sluggish subs and tweeking synths break the mould so far. Normal service resumes quickly as When Loves Clashes (already a previous hit on Soma) & Untime come hurtling in. The latter, probably one of Roberto’s most grooving tracks, pulses with dubbed out synths and chugging drums making for perfect peak time action. It’s at this point Robert brings us slowly out of his universe. The eerie and resonating Viscreal, while ominous, alludes to that light at the end of every tunnel as percussive keys flash through the cavernous low end. The stepping Agile glistens with perfectly chopped and arranged vocal cuts that lend themselves intuitively to the beat. Jazzy keys with spring like synths brighten this track from the core eventually drifting into the ether. At the end of his journey, Robert closes with the incandescent At The Fruit. Stuttering beats and otherworldly bass are flanked by beautifully improvised keys tripped out with space like FX, tying the album together under his full spectrum of production techniques.

Roberto has crafted a very unique and self-exploratory body of work with N Lights, one that has come together with faultless ease. Since his first release on Soma he has grown into a fully-fledged eclectic artist and one who is not scared to put himself out there with his work. 


*All tracks mastered by Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering – http://glowcast.co.uk/

Roberto Clementi - N Lights (Soma CD106)

Alex Smoke - GreenMan

BBOY 202 will be released 2nd June.

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Moiré - BBOY 202

South London Ordnance
Contact EP
HFT033

South London Ordnance marks his sophomore Hotflush release with an extended four-track EP that confidently flaunts his flair for brooding atmosphere.

Dark, punchy basslines informed by a distinctly UK heritage are his signature and they bind these wee-hour refrains with brassy continuity. From the futurist synthesis of lead-track “Contact” through the jungle influences pervading “Sabre” and “Ritual to Romance” to the whistle-wielding “Output”, SLO’s stamp is as compelling as it is surefooted.

This release, together with last year’s acclaimed launch of his own label, Aery Metals, a remix for Optimo, his first North American tour, show the young UK producer maturing beyond his years.

Tracklist:
A1. Contact
A2. Sabre
B1. Ritual To Romance
B2. Output

Release date: May 19th 

Available on Beatport on May 19th. Follow us here http://www.beatport.com/label/hotflush-recordings/7517

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South London Ordnance - Contact EP (HFT033 Preview)

Taken from the forthcoming EP 'Iterations'.
Released May 13th via Tri Angle Records (12" drops May 27th in UK & Europe).
12" & Digital.

Fis - Womb Dream

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Benjamin Damage "Up" (50WEAPONS036) Out May 23, 2014

Order vinyl: http://www.somarecords.com/shop/music/soma_400/
Buy it digitally: http://www.beatport.com/release/rotary-catacoustics/1310927

SLAM | Rotary/Catacoustics
[SOMA400]

1.	Rotary
2.	Catacoustics

In what is a momentous occasion for Soma Records, we hit the milestone 400th release of the label and who better to see this in than label heads SLAM as they lead up to their new album due to drop this October. Soma are proud to present the double A sided Rotary/Catacoustics. Slam have been locked away in the studio these past months working hard on their latest album which sees them look to past machines and new technologies to form the base of this new album. These album sessions have spawned two raucous tracks that state where the veteran producers are with their sound. These tracks have the dance floor firmly in mind and display the years of experience Slam have in knowing what exactly will whip up a storm.

Rotary opens the EP with a definite analogue rawness as a storming synth hook leads the track from the offset. Keeping it stripped back the boys allow the hook to bend and evolve over the course of the track, reminiscent of early Hood-esq minimalism. Straight up percussion backs the track and keeps the groove true to Techno.

Catacoustics takes things down a deeper route as low subs rumble while a nicely delayed bell tone reverberates gently in the background giving depth to the track. Strung out percussion flutters in the back as subtle time stretch is applied giving this a trippy and mind melting feel. Slam pull back on the reigns ever so slightly going into the break as yet more subtle builds give tension before firing back with the hypnotic feel essence of the track

Soma400 signals the start of the countdown to the latest Slam album and also shows why they have been in electronic music for over 20 years. 

*All tracks mastered by Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering

Slam - Rotary / Catacoustics (#Soma400)

This is Brothers and Sisters, a summary of the sound of Mister Saturday Night Records to date. The album brings together all the artists who've released on the label – Alex Burkat, Anthony Naples, Archie Pelago, Boya, Dark Sky, General Ludd, Gunnar Haslam, Hank Jackson, Keita Sano and Lumigraph – combining music made specifically for this record and tracks that have until now only been available on vinyl.
The LP and CD are available at http://store.mistersaturdaynight.com/

**A special triple vinyl edition of all the unreleased tracks is being released in conjunction with the CD. 


Mister Saturday Night - Brothers and Sisters

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General Ludd - C

taken from the EP "Don't Leave Me / Plan A" (50WEAPONSXTR02)Out July 18, 2014.

Pre-order: bit.ly/1jTDKny

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FJAAK "Plan A" (50WEAPONSXTR02) Out July 18, 2014

Ateph Elidja - Vision

Haunted Air haul ASSS in for their first release... killer mix of Techno & Wave on this heavy 12".

Exclusive worldwide distribution by Rush Hour. 
http://www.rushhour.nl/

HAR 001 ASSS - Halt Sex Mi

FORMA’s combustible mixture of lush synth explorations and frenetic rhythm has captivated the margins of the international synth scene since their acclaimed 2011 debut on John Elliott’s Spectrum Spools label. Following 2012’s dark and penetrating OFF/ON, the trio set a direct course toward the shadowy perimeter of the dance floor, with John Also Bennett replacing original member Sophie Lam. FORMA’s celebrated live performances -- extended improvisational journeys veering from the ecstatic to the foreboding -- draw techno, noise, and synth disciples into their realm.

We first heard Forma at a live show at their headquarters--Bushwick's monumental live-work space and performance venue The Schoolhouse. After one of their shows this winter, members of the group revealed that they had been working on music that didn’t really fit into an album format, but would work as a 12” aimed more at dancefloor audiences--and that’s what you have here: two epic 15 minute tracks of blissed out kosmische techno.

Mastered by Neel at Enisslab
Cut at Prarie Cat
Pressed at Brooklyn Phono

North American distribution by Forced Exposure. Rest of world by Rush Hour.

B - Cloud Pillar (CLIP)

Roberto Capuano releases his first single on Truesoul with two exceptional tracks that show a tech-ier side to Roberto’s sound and one that impresses throughout. The title track ‘Never Stop’ has been a highlight in Adam Beyer’s sets and its easy to understand why. The creeping vocal and driving drums are an inaugural part of the track before the uniquely pleasing pads drop in and create a gripping and immersive track to get lost in. ‘Around’ is a tech-ier track that implements a throbbing underlying bass line that sits and keeps the track driving under a roaring vocal.

Roberto Capuano - Never Stop - Truesoul - TRUE1254

Title: Untitled
Artist: Mono Junk
Catalog #: FP 008
Release date: Spring 2015

Tracklisting:
A1: Prince Of The Night
A2: Suomen Moroderit Theme
B1: Channel B rmx (co-written by Roberto Bosco)
B2: Maaliskuu

Mono Junk - Untitled [FP008]

Slam Feat Mr V. - Take You There (Soma Track Series Vol 2) is out next week on Soma

Pre-order: http://www.somarecords.com/shop/music/soma_454d/

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Catch Slam in RM2 this Saturday night

Tickets: http://www.fabriclondon.com/club/listing/1228

Buy release

Premiere: Slam Feat Mr V. - Take You There (Soma Track Series Vol 2) - Soma Rec

Phantasy proudly releases the 'Need Electric' EP by Daniel Avery on special 'Locked Grooves' 12" only release (PH 20). Available now from all good record stores. 

Buy the vinyl from: http://shop.phantasysound.co.uk
Piccadilly Records: http://bit.ly/DA-Pic
Phonica: http://bit.ly/DA-PR
Juno: http://bit.ly/DA-Juno

Or digital from:
iTunes: http://bit.ly/DA-itunes
Beatport: http://bit.ly/DA-beatport
Juno: http://bit.ly/DA-juno

Watch the video for Taste here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6vmdGdGat0&hd=1

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