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Various Artists - Skate Tape EP [MLKLSB]
Out now: molekul.bandcamp.com/album/skate-tape-ep

A1. Umwelt - Tricky Traxx
A2. DJ Mell G - Who Gives A Damn
A3. Partiboi69 - Get Blown
B1. Locked Club - Or
B2. AIROD & Pavel K. Novalis - Jugal Bone

Photo by Natas3000
Artwork by PG Pasquet
Mastering by ZNZL

Umwelt - Tricky Traxx

Woodwork is ending a fierce 2021 with the honour of releasing a label compilation mixed by Vancouver legend, Tyler Stadius, who presented the first volume of this series back in 2016, marking the relaunch of the label and revisiting the releases that made up our startup years back in 1998-2001.  Tyler is deeply revered globally for his taste and talent as a scene-building, true school DJ, producer, remixer, and originator.  He graciously collected a selection of Woodwork tracks from the past 100 releases and crafted a fantastic set.  The mix, and all of the included tracks drops from Woodwork on New Year's Eve 2021.  This week's beatcast episode is the premiere of Tyler's jam which is... well... 🔥 ...of course...

...out of the woodwork - episode 61: woodwork rekindled vol 2 - Tyler Stadius

Alva Recek - Soma EP


https://alvarecekwoodwork.bandcamp.com/album/soma-ep

01 – Soma white
02 – Soma yellow
03 – Soma orange
04 – Soma red

Inspired by Aldous Huxley's dystopian science fiction novel 'Brave New World', Alva Recek's Soma EP traces its theme of social hierarchy and control... where a world government tries to prevent its people from thinking and speaking freely with the use of a legal drug that is provided daily. To maintain the stability of their forcefully engineered world, authorities encourage the constant consumption of the drug Soma, ensuring the population remains passive and soothed. In the lives of the citizens, if anything should feel wrong, they have Soma to block stressful situations such as pain, grief and anger, and yet the user is completely normal, oblivious to any sort of negative side effects. Soma, supplied in its various strengths, is the perfectly tailored distraction.

The Soma EP outlines characteristics of four hypothetical variations... the softness of the white variety, the moderate dose of yellow, leading to the stronger concentration of orange and finally the ultimate effect of Soma red.

Alva Recek's roots trace back to golden era 80s & 90s hip hop and rave culture, significant backdrops to her progression from a young rapper to a dedicated producer working in numerous genres.
With past collaborations in electronica, jazz fusion and hip hop, and a track recently released on Bass Agenda, Alva comes immersed legit deep in heady electro for this debut EP. 


Alva Recek: https://alvarecekwoodwork.bandcamp.com 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alva.recek.1
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/alva-recek

Woodwork Recordings: https://www.woodworkrecordings.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woodworkrecordings
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/woodworkrecordings

Soma EP

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Quantum Decay

Costa - Dissociative

https://dviceswoodwork.bandcamp.com/album/big-bang-theory

01. Big Bang Theory
02. Heart Attack
03. Ghosts
04. Ghosts (LectrO cOd_E remix)

D.Vices is back on Woodwork with a deep and dirty EP, carrying his futuristic sound ever further forward. Big Bang Theory is crafted with immaculate detail and careful attention to dynamics and creative scope. Jack Coleman's imaginative soundscapes overlay his furious signature beats and precise melodic framework which have earned him several notable chart positions with releases on various labels over the past year. This EP is packed solid with three of his strongest works to date.

The title track opens the release beautifully, setting a dark and sensual mood with edgy, tattered drum hits treated with tactile layers of noise. Robotic accents and sweet, minimal spiky synth lines create ample thematic substance. Less is definitely more as evident throughout this delectable cut.

Winding up with distant, eerie siren blasts, 'Heart Attack' delivers wicked kick-punch combinations straight off, under rapid squelching bass figures shifting up and back through stepwise changes. D.Vices' characteristic sound has never been tighter and more cohesive, referencing classic electro feels while etching his own unique tag, wielding a custom set of sonic tools.

'Ghosts' slaps with thick snares and glassy percussion hits, floating through thick liquid bass, occasionally submerged in synthetic glowing atmospheric hues. A relentless energy pushes its way through each turnaround, led by unusual filter blast effects and tempered by the ever-present spooky mood created by an overhanging synth haze.

'Ghosts' is then further subject to the freak-treatment by the one and only LectrO cOd_E. The original themes are dismantled and dressed in riveted scrap metal outer armour, transporting the same ethereal vibes, electrified and battle-ready. LectrO cOd_E's version busts out of the halfway point with a supernatural blast that eliminates everything in its path...  


D.Vices: https://dviceswoodwork.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/D.Vices.Music
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/d-vices
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jak_subsensory

LectrO cOd_E: https://lectrocodeww.bandcamp.com/
Bandcamp: https://lectrocode1.bandcamp.com 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electromusic86 
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/southernfiya

Woodwork Recordings: https://www.woodworkrecordings.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woodworkrecordings
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/woodworkrecordings

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Fleck E.S.C. – Walking Free

Catalogue #: WOOD116
Release Date: 07/15/2022
Format: Digital, Streaming

01 – B-Love
02 – Walking Free
03 – New Schedule
04 – Unmatched Decay


https://fleckesc-woodwork.bandcamp.com/album/walking-free

Fleck E.S.C. returns to Woodwork with a 4-track perpetration of spectacular dark electro bleeding the expected precarious charm, swagger, mystery, and menace. 'Walking Free' chronicles a twisted engagement of nefarious themes masked behind infectious funk and a pervading air of trepidation. 

Opening with a psychotic grin, 'B-Love' sets up a dank backdrop of brick and bloodstains, bearing its sharpened teeth and flashing its sonic switchblades, setting a most comfortable mood of panic and constriction. 

Easing the pressure slightly wih a malevolent smile, 'Walking Free' blends the best of Fleck's relentless break styles and quirky effects manipulations, fully-loaded with inescapable synth hooks that casually seize and strangle with delicate aggression. 

'New Schedule' creeps up from behind, breathing heavy and rubbing itself on thick with stark precision bass hits and minimal chunky beats. From the outset, perpetual tension rises, occasionally releasing its grasp to toy with the victim in a tight, murderous groove. 

The EP wraps with 'Unmatched Decay', a disorienting movement that crafts psychogenic disturbances through electro-shock seizures. Infectious low end sludge bounces through it's shattering sonic space, subtly closing in as the bars clang shut.


Woodwork Recordings: https://www.woodworkrecordings.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woodworkrecordings
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/woodworkrecordings

Fleck E.S.C.: https://fleckesc-woodwork.bandcamp.com
Bandcamp: https://fleckesc1.bandcamp.com
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/fleck

Walking Free

Fleck ESC - Walking Free (wood116 preview)

Woodwork Recordings Release: LectrO cOd_E – Savidge Machine

Catalogue #: WOOD117
Release Date: 10/28/2022
Format: Digital, Streaming

01 – Savidge Machine
02 – Deep
03 – Calkachu
04 – LectrO Maniac
05 – Modulated
06 – Modulated (Pablo Splice b-botz bananaz version)


https://lectrocodeww.bandcamp.com/album/savidge-machine

 
LectrO cOd_E returns in full force with five staggering cuts sure to pulverize the boogie.  'Savidge Machine' rolls and bounces in that hyperactive manner we've come to expect from this prolific creator of no-nonsense electro.

The title cut hides a subliminal vocoder backdrop behind a chunky punch-up of thick breaks.  In direct continuation but slight contrast, 'Deep' takes over, lit up with neon bleep melodics and washes of metallic noise... a delicate weaving of synth lines rides this one out.

'Calkachu' brings an updated take on the signature manic LectrO cOd_E vibe, fusing a flurry of juicy synth hooks with some robotic posturing, filling the track's hefty mold of sub, breaks and popping percussion.

'LectrO Maniac' unwinds into strips of mechanical rhythm, shifting emphasis with each razor sharp transition. Spacious pockets in the beat show off a dirty pitched 808 bassline and leave space for an evolving mix.

'Modulated' tops the collection with a boombastic drum jam, strewn with pitchy nuances and stuttering effects breaks.  Woodwork alumni, Pablo Splice jumps on board with a remix of this one, adding a meandering bass hook to his revamped set of LectrO cOd_E beats. An extended tag rocks the floor with a barrage of abstract robot speak.



Woodwork Recordings: https://www.woodworkrecordings.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woodworkrecordings
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/woodworkrecordings

LectrO cOd_E: https://lectrocodeww.bandcamp.com
Bandcamp: https://lectrocode1.bandcamp.com 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electromusic86 
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/southernfiya

Pablo Splice: https://pablosplice.bandcamp.com

Savidge Machine

LectrO cOd_E - Savidge Machine (wood117 preview)

Live Recording by @detroitineffect on 14.07.2019

Detroit In Effect - 14.07.19

Cody Chiasson's Album

Mind Control

Illektrolab

Those out there which listen to electro must have surely bassed their asses off to this man: with classics like "Overdrive", "I Am Illektro" & "Internal Software". We have been struck by this man's talent for years now, listening through his collection the depth is also really evident: everything from dark & gloomy to full-on bass in your face!
Anyway, we are huge fans of this man and that is why he represents number 70 in our podcast series: a live mix of his tracks, some you will recognize and some are bound to be added into all of your electro lists later this year.  
Go check out his new EP on brokntoys "Paranoid Android" as it is another banger but first:

Let his music do the talking.

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/illektrolab
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/artist/638821-illektrolab 
Bandcamp: https://illektrolab.bandcamp.com/
Clone: https://clone.nl/search?instock=0&query=illektrolab
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jason.Illektrolab.McCracken
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mccrackenadventures/

DUSK AMSTERDAM PODCAST

DUSK070 By Illektrolab

She's ruthlessly jumped into the Bubble Bath with no mercy, splashing about with sick vibes and steaming up the bathroom. Hailing all the way from Brazil, ERAM is part of a new wave of artists from the Brazilian underground who are causing rumblings in the country. Go check her out, her versatile yet subtle mix of different style is seriously soapy.

Listen to some of her other stuff --> @eramexp

In the Bubble Bath with: ERAM

James Shinra return to Analogical Force, and it needs no introduction. ‘Reverie’ is the new 4-track EP where James plunges us  into his fantasy world again and will remind you exactly why you fell in love with this talented guy. JUST DIVE IN.
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©+Ⓟ Analogical Force 2020. Copyright Control. 
Written and produced by James Clarke somewhere in UK.               
Mastering by Carlos Koschitzky at Koschitzky Studio, Gijón.
Artwork by The Partisan, Madrid. 
Distributed by Clone, Rotterdam. 
www.clone.nl
www.analogicalforce.com

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[AF029] JAMES SHINRA 'REVERIE EP' [2020]

Eris Drew is one of those artists who seemed to blow up over night, but who had actually been hard at work for decades. A long-time residency at Chicago's Smart Bar brought her to international attention, and her own Motherbeat parties at various places around Europe furthered that reputation. It is there that she manages to cook up pure, unadulterated dance floor love and euphoria with hi-energy selections and a unifying sense of oneness that is put together with her own so called “orchestration” mixing techniques. An inquisitive musician and innovative recording artist, she has also just put out her debut solo EP on Interdimensional Transmissions and runs T4T LUV NRG with partner Octo Octa. 

This week's mix is all of the above and more: a throbbing, impulsive and full bodied experience that serves up the most bumping house grooves but run through with the warm ambient glow of a post-rave comedown. The music feels at classic but also thoroughly contemporary: it will make you pump your fist in sheer joy, but also sends warm waves of euphoria through your body. This is the sound of the Motherbeat.

Eris on her mix:
"In a recent interview for DJ Mag I talk about my connection to the song “Secrets of Mediation” by Dutch producers Alex Dijksterhuis (Jamez) & Gaston Steenkist (Dobre). At Chicago raves in 1994 and 1995, this track revealed to me that modern dance music contains archaic ritual elements such as trance-inducing resonances, penetrating sacred drums, and language transformed into glossolalia. My DJ mix for Dekmantel is inspired by my formative dance experiences and by the intense extended sets I play at psychedelic raves such as Motherbeat and No Way Back. The mix includes bass music, progressive, breaks, house, techno, and minimal, all of which I collage, drop and scratch to put us into a tunneling trance."

Full tracklist here: dkmn.tl/270-ErisDrew

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 270 - Eris Drew

Lectr0 c0d_E drops a hefty 6-track debut on Woodwork, with a collection of boomy electro beats. Each track builds with layers of rhythm and odd effects pushed by relentless snares and 808 kick bass that fills the mix.

The main track, 'c0d_E Violation' comes in three parts. The opening version presents a non-stop beat that opens up into pads and atmospheres toward its final measures.

'Oblivion' hits a more jackin' stride with its punchy kick pattern. Ever present are the odd little voices in the background, joined by strange synth hits that revolve around an ambiguous tonal center.

'c0d_E Violation - Mind Control' takes another tour through Lectr0 c0d_E's dirty bass snare combo, this time subjecting us to a hypnotic series of heavy synth fx layers, again hovering over beats that just refuse to quit.

'XSTATIK' provides a sonic interlude with more spacious beats and background fx textures. The vibe on this one rides low with occasional breakdowns, but maintains the momentum and mesmerizing flow of the EP.

'Zone 6' plays like a menacing remix / mashup of the other elements of the release. The beats are slower, joined by a few recognizable sounds from the other tracks. Again some of the major themes are saved until the end of the tune, where we are subject to some acid synths and repetitive bleeps until we are just cut off and left hanging.

'c0d_E Violation - Overcharged' busts out like the cleanup crew, wiping the slate with a clean version of Lectr0 c0d_E's booming breaks including some refreshing variations. The effect layers in the EP closer build and layer hypnotically, cementing the overall feel of this collection.

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Lectro cOd_E - cOd_E Violation (wood048 preview)

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For this 58th Premiere of 2020, we have a track by the Electro DJ/Producer from Louisiana (USA) Lectr0 c0d_E from the upcoming EP "c0d_E Violation" [WOOD048] on the Canadian Label : Woodwork Recordings.

Woodwork Recordings is a Canadian record label that fuses multiple styles of electronic music, with branches in techno, electro, house, drum n bass, ambient, dub, hip hop and synthwave... Woodwork emerged in the late 1990s, releasing early incarnations of tech house on 12” vinyl EPs with full-length live performance mixes on cassette... after vanishing for a 15 year hiatus, the label rekindled its past and began a second run, branching off into wider sonic territory... deliberately free of any singular definable sound, Woodwork is committed simply to craft, substance, and musical diversity...

The track we chose to premiere is entitled ‘c0d_E Violation’ and it will be available from April 4, 2020 in digital here :

Bandcamp : www.lectr0c0de.bandcamp.com/album/c0d-e-violation
Juno Download : www.junodownload.com/products/lectro-cod-e-cod-e-violation/4493652-02
Traxsource : www.traxsource.com/title/1305145/cod-e-violation

Release Info :

Lectr0 c0d_E – c0d_E Violation

Preview : https://soundcloud.com/woodworkrecordings/lectro-cod_e-cod_e-violation-wood049-preview

Lectr0 c0d_E drops a hefty 6-track debut on Woodwork, with a collection of boomy electro beats. Each track builds with layers of rhythm and odd effects pushed by relentless snares and 808 kick bass that fills the mix.

The main track, 'c0d_E Violation' comes in three parts. The opening version presents a non-stop beat that opens up into pads and atmospheres toward its final measures.

'Oblivion' hits a more jackin' stride with its punchy kick pattern. Ever present are the odd little voices in the background, joined by strange synth hits that revolve around an ambiguous tonal center.

'c0d_E Violation - Mind Control' takes another tour through Lectr0 c0d_E's dirty bass snare combo, this time subjecting us to a hypnotic series of heavy synth fx layers, again hovering over beats that just refuse to quit.

'XSTATIK' provides a sonic interlude with more spacious beats and background fx textures. The vibe on this one rides low with occasional breakdowns, but maintains the momentum and mesmerizing flow of the EP.

'Zone 6' plays like a menacing remix / mashup of the other elements of the release. The beats are slower, joined by a few recognizable sounds from the other tracks. Again some of the major themes are saved until the end of the tune, where we are subject to some acid synths and repetitive bleeps until we are just cut off and left hanging.

'c0d_E Violation - Overcharged' busts out like the cleanup crew, wiping the slate with a clean version of Lectr0 c0d_E's booming breaks including some refreshing variations. The effect layers in the EP closer build and layer hypnotically, cementing the overall feel of this collection.

Tracklist :
01. c0d_E Violation
02. Oblivion
03. c0d_E Violation - Mind Control
04. XSTATIK
05. Zone 6
06. c0d_E Violation - Overcharged

Produced by Cody Chiasson
Cover photo by Tara Stadius

Follow Lectr0 c0d_E: 
Bandcamp : www.lectr0c0de.bandcamp.com
Facebook : www.facebook.com/electromusic86
Hearthis.at : www.hearthis.at/cody-love
Instagram : www.instagram.com/cody__love
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/southernfiya

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c0d_E Violation

TL Premiere : Lectr0 c0d_E - c0d_E Violation [Woodwork Recordings]

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U-TRAX proudly presents its first-ever compilation album, featuring a mix of tracks from its 90s roots, as well as new, never before released music compiled by Detroit producer Qmoog a.k.a. Roy Parker. R U There Yet? U-TRAX 20/20 Vision is the culmination of years of electronic artistry into one mixtape by an international collective of producers for the electronic music Utrecht based label U‑TRAX. The collection features artists from across the spectrum of modern music. In the tradition of mixtapes, it showcases a track by each artist that is uniquely different from the other, offering a blueprint for the future of electronic music collaborations. From the moment the quirky label re-emerged in 2018, label boss DJ White Delight has been in touch with many of his old heroes, including Detroit producer Roy ‘Green’ Parker, a.k.a. Qmoog. Parker is best known by techno connoisseurs for his leftfield releases on Rhythm-Tech and SSR, blending jazz and techno with ethereal vocals into unique soundscapes for the discerning listener. When played a few of the forthcoming U-TRAX albums, Parker got enthusiastic about the new direction of the label, recognizing that the crossing of boundaries will be the future of electronic music. That’s when he suggested to create a ‘mixtape’ and eventually wound up curating it. The compilation features eight tracks from the U-TRAX 90s archive by techno favorites like The Connection Machine, Tick Trax and Sonar Base, two tracks from last year (by Sp@sms and P.A. Presents) and four brand new tracks from forthcoming U-TRAX albums. One of which is made by Parker himself, a sensual tech-house hybrid that reminds one of Parker’s fellow Techno City producer Blake Baxter. The mixtape also features an instrumental hip-hop track by New York rapper/producer Thavius Beck, the 80 BPM electro chill-out opener by Los Angeles producer Nuklear Prophet and an upbeat, bordering on poppy remix Dutch electro producer w1b0 made for the band Mr Joe Abe. All tracks received a fresh new mastering treatment by Thee J Johanz of Bally Hoo Studios for this release.

R U There Yet? 20/20 Vision Mixtape Vol. 1 – compiled by QMoog

PREMIERE : P.A. Presents vs Dazzlinj – Creators

Woodwork Recordings is a Canadian record label that fuses multiple styles of electronic music, with branches in techno, electro, house, drum n bass, ambient, dub, hip hop and synthwave... Woodwork emerged in the late 1990s, releasing techno on 12” vinyl EPs with full-length live performance mixes on cassette... after vanishing for a 15 year hiatus, the label rekindled its past and began a second run, branching off into wider sonic territory... deliberately free of any singular definable sound, Woodwork is committed simply to craft, substance, and diversity...

Lectro cOd_E - cOd_E Violation (wood048 preview)

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