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2022.11

I want to buy these tunes

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

Stream/Download: orcd.co/cxc-vol-2
Article: couvrexchefs.com/en/couvre-x-chefs-presents-cxc-vol-2/

CxC Vol. 2 is our new compilation for which we have commissioned eight tracks from artists who, in our opinion, broaden the scope of contemporary club music’s possibilities. In the logic of the first volume (released in 2019), this compilation gathers members of the collective and guests with whom we have worked during events or on our media (premieres, interviews…).

CxC Vol. 2 is a deliberately short eight-track album format to be listened to in one go, a sonic calling card of the identity of the Couvre x Chefs project and its different directions.

This new compilation also marks the official launch of our label branch.

@laura-puentes @ohgodscarlett @holy-strays @biancaoblivion @dj-tva @djbjf @le-motel @naejaa @bindi-946800237

Mastering @imaabs
Artwork BJF

CxC005

CxC Vol. 2

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Næja - I'm Into NFT (Nice Feet and Toes)

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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Alva Recek - Soma EP (wood113 preview)

@4navr1n returns to Scuffed Recordings with four new originals and a remix from Sonia Calico.

The ‘Parisian Pitstop’ EP is his second release on Scuffed, and sees An Avrin building on his previous work while also expanding his horizons into different tempos and styles.

The A-side opens with the one-two of the title track - which is as good a primer on An Avrin’s sound as it’s possible to have.

Buy:
smarturl.it/ParisianPitstopEP

An Avrin - Parisian Pitstop

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

D.Vices - Big Bang Theory (wood115 Preview)

Artists: Blame The Mono
Title: God Among The Drunkards EP
Label: Absis
Catalogue: ABS2
Format: Vinyl/Digital
Genre: Electronic
Style: #Techno
Release date: May 17, 2022

Tracklist:
1. Midrange Mojo
2. If You're not redlining, You're not Headlining
3. Sub Rock

Blame The Mono - If You're Not Redlining, You're Not Headlining

RobotZ - LectrO cOd_E & Savvi

Power - LectrO cOd_E & Hoss Analogue

Out Of Contact- LectrO cOd_E

Communication Error -LectrO cOd_E

Cody Chiasson's Album

Break The Cycle -LectrO cOd_E

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)

Arman John delivers the twenty -fifth EP of COUP’s secondary label catalogue called “COUP Z” for promoting upcoming producers. Three tracks of future rave classics…

Artist: Arman John
Title: Holler for My Classics
Feat: SZG
Label: C O U P
Catalogue Number: COUPZ025
Release Date: September 16, 2022
Format: Digital
Mastering: Drange
Artwork: Berkant Erdem

Tracklist:
1. Arman John – Holler for My Classics
2. Arman John - She Ain't To Get
3. Arman John & SZG - Shimmering Blaze

Arman John
@armanjohn
www.instagram.com/arman_john

C O U P
www.facebook.com/coupprojekt/
@coupprojekt
www.instagram.com/coupprojekt/

PREMIERE | Arman John - She Ain't To Get  [COUPZ025]

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)

1st Hour Interdimensional Warlock 
1.Datashat // Out To Lunch // Datassette
2.Ceephax Acid Krew // House of Mirrors Acid // Ceephax Acid Krew
3.James Wolfe // Brainstorm (revisited) //
4.Bass Kittens // MFS_Root // Kraktronic
5.Roel Funcken & Cor Bolten // Stark2 // RoelFucken
6.Ara U  & Radioactive Man // What Happened to the Stash? // Radioactive Man
7.Interdimensional Warlock // We are the Designers // Diffuse Reality Records
8.MAGIKBITTUM // CYCLIC REDUNDANCIES (DWELLZ REMIX) // Divine Disorser
9.Nikki Nair // Step 2 // Nikki Nair
10.Richard Holhburn // Techno Goth Latex Packaged Spring Break Life Choice // For Sale Tracks
11.Anthony Rother // 3L3C7ROphonia // Anthony Rother
I2.nhuman Designed // So Get With It // Inhuman Designed
13.Kronos Device // The Infiniite Ones // Avoidant Records
14.John Selway // Highest Order .. Tronic
15.Vaimler // Stagger // Anti Gravity Device
16.MMT-8 // The Growler // Cultivated Electronics
17.MAGIKBITTUM // TOXIC VIEW SCREEN (SUPREME.JA REMIX) // Divine Disorder
18.Christian Smith // Pressure Drop // Tronic
19.IMOGEN & Ben Pest // Captain Crunch // Imogen London
20.Plant43  // Dormant Technology // Plant43
21.Fictional Devices - Asteroid Island // Perimeter Junk
22.Docta Gee // Delta Waves (Version) // Blind Allies
23.Ceephax Acid Krew // House of Mirrors Acid // Ceephax Acid Krew

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2nd Hour Dirk Wiertz

01. Digital Justice - Theme From Its All Gone Pearshaped [Fragile Records]
02. DVS NME - Commodity Fetishization [dvsnme.bandcamp.com]
03. Dynarec - Twisted Helix Posture [Return To Disorder]
04. QphoriQ  - Power Source [Fides]
05. Cyan85 - Blue Shifted Galaxies [Curtis Electronix]
06. Konerytmi - Hengitys [Burial Soil]
07. LectrO cOd_E - Savidge Machine [Woodwork]
08. Larionov - Murdeshwar [Scena Acid]
09. Rolando Simmons - Starclapper [030303]
10. Illektrolab - I am Illektro [Advanced Robotiks]
11. Alden Tyrell - Shift Up [Djak-Up-Bitch]
12. Acidulant - Taste Your Body [Zodiak Commune]
13. Barker & Baumecker - Silo [Ostgut Ton]
14. Fadi Mohem - Reactant [MOHEM]
15. Lake Haze - Emotional Encore [Shall Not Fade]
16. Cygnus - Black Market Robotics [Electro Records]
17. John Faustus - Gemini [Zodiak Commune]
18. Deemphasis - Harmonic Synchronization [AC Records]

https://soundcloud.com/interdimensional-warlock

https://soundcloud.com/interdimensional-warlock

Interdimensional Warlock & Dirk Wiertz  The Electric Circus Show Vol 56

Every Friday at 21:00 CET www.dreamstreamradio.nl 
In the mix by Qamar Sol

MAKE MUSIC NOT WAR!!

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Support Qamar Sol / Ray La Soul:
Bandcamp : qamarsol.bandcamp.com/releases
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SoundCloud : @qamarsol @raylasoul

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Tracklist:
01. The Exaltics - Reticulation Notes (Short Version)(SolarOneMusic)
02. MONOSHUV - Instant Light (Bandcamp) 
03. MONOSHUV - AUTUMAT_3(Bandcamp)
04. Cliff Dalton - Delta25 (Unreleased)
05. O=3 - DeckardsCat (Soundcloud)
06. Telesumo - Long Gone (Bandcamp)
07. Scape One - Electrhythm (Bandcamp)
08. Scape One - Driftglass (Bandcamp)
09. iNFO - We Change
10. Creasol - District Battle (Bandcamp)
11. Scape One - Gateway (Alternative Mix)(Bandcamp)
12. MONOSHUV - Lack Of Light (Bandcamp)
13. Plant43 - Constantly Morphing Entity (Plant43 Recordings)
14. Dirk Wiertz - The Unforessen (Diffuse Reality Records)
15. Lloyd Stellar - Waiting In Paradise (Pulse Drift Recordings)
16. The Exaltics - Ten Years in Ten Weeks (SolarOneMusic)
17. Controlled Weirdness - In The Shadows (Cultivated Electronics Ltd)
18. DeFekt - Fear and Body (Cultivated Electronics Ltd)
19. LectrO cOd_E - Savidge Machine (Woodwork Recordings)
20. Rico Casazza - Caldo (Cultivated Electronics Ltd)
21. Marshall Applewhite - Hustle featuring Project Pat (Junted)

Space Is The Place - Mixed By Qamar Sol DSR 18-11-2022

White Noise #881 / www.rte.ie/radio/2fm/white-noise

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Tracklist :
01. Jensen Interceptor & DeFeKT - Free Your Body [Tresor Records]
02. Julien Mercier - No Time [Space Factory]
03. Eitan Reiter - Lost Souls (Carl Finlow Remix) [Boshke Beats]
04. Dr. Boomer - Man of the Future [The Villains Inc.]
05. Sin:it:sin - PKD [LDI Records]
06. Any Act - Jug A Jug [Lone Romantic]
07. Captain Mustache feat. The Advent - Computer Monkey (Legowelt Remix) [Les Yeux Orange]
08. Zeta Reticula - Star's Wobble (Sync 24 & Alex Jann Remix) [Censor]
09. LectrO Cod_e - Savidge Machine [Woodwork Recordings]
10. Ben Pest - VCS Wig [Mechatronica]
11. MSTEP - A Fish-Eye View of Problems [Sounding Functions]
12. F.R.B. - Bioscan Devices (Luz1e's Mechanical Cut) [Censor: Data Point]
13. jadzia - Habitat [Sweaty Records]

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Download this show NOW : www.rte.ie/podcasts/2022/pc/pod-v-19112260m34sdave_clarke_whitenoise_881_hq.mp3

Download Previous Whitenoise shows from RTÉ here : www.rte.ie/radio1/podcast/podcast_whitenoise.xml

Subscribe on iTunes : itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/rte-d…oise/id505578675

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Dave Clarke - White Noise #881 (Electro) (2022.11.18)

March edition of the PT Show with very Special Guest BOT23, head of the amazing PATTERNED MEDIA Label in Portland, he has also recorded for Pyramid Transmissions, Touchin Bass, Earthlings, Buried in Time.
Alongside ADJ with Electro/IDM and Beyond......
Trax:
MAELSTROM - TSUGA
BREAKING E - UNTITLED 101
CHALO - TRICKSTER
SMPL SMPL - VAPOUR
JAMES SHINRA - SURFACE
NOMADIC - NERVOUS SURGE
PABLO SPLICE - DO THE WORK
Q-PHORIQ - THROTTLE
CYRK - TECHNIQUE
FLECK ESC - BLOOD ORANGE
ARMEC - IV 426
LECTROMAGNETIQUE - CALADAN
ALOKA - ROTARY XL
BASIC - BOOBAP
MAELSTROM - MALISH
RNBWS - MELTING (LONE FLANGER REMIX)
THE THOUSAND ORDER - TELEPATHIC INTELLIGENCE (LORD JALAPENOS REMIX)
DATACRASHROBOT - BYTESTREAM
LECTROMAGNETIQUE - INVESTIGATION
ADJ - QUANTAMTHINGAMYJIG (UNRELEASED)
ZETA RETICULI - NOTE ATTACK (SYRTE VS VISIONS OF GLOSTERS REMIX)
LFDM - ORNAMENTS
BPMF - IDIOMATIC
JEGA - BREAKPOINT ENVELOPE
COUSHIN - OPULENCE

PT Show Mar 23 With ADJ And BOT23

TL Premiere #1293 (2023.06.27) : Fleck E.S.C. - Desinterest [Woodwork Recordings]

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For this 158th Premiere of 2023, we have a track by French electronic music producer, now based in Tokyo, Japan "Fleck E.S.C." (aka Franck Collin) titled ‘Desinterest’ from his forthcoming EP "Upgrader" on the Canadian Label operated by Pete Grove : Woodwork Recordings.

▶︎ The EP will be available from June 30, 2023 in digital here : https://fleckesc-woodwork.bandcamp.com/album/upgrader

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Release Info :

Fleck E.S.C. - Upgrader [Woodwork Recordings]

Tracklist :
1. Never Stop
2. Prosthesist
3. Upgrader
4. Desinterest

releases June 30, 2023

All tracks written and produced by Franck Collin.
Mixed by Amaury Groc at www.unsonore.com

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Follow Fleck E.S.C. :
Bandcamp : www.fleckesc1.bandcamp.com
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Upgrader

Desinterest

TL PREMIERE : Fleck E.S.C. - Desinterest [Woodwork Recordings]

All tracks written and produced by Franck Collin.
Mixed by Amaury Groc at www.unsonore.com

https://fleckesc-woodwork.bandcamp.com/album/upgrader

https://soundcloud.com/fleck
https://soundcloud.com/woodworkrecordings

PREMIERE: fleck E.S.C. - prosthesist [Woodwork Recordings]

Order Of The Muffin  - Transformed(Danny Electro's Bass Boom Bottom RMX)

There's a good bunch of intense, dark and extreme, grinding electro-techno gems on the "Raval Rave Breakers" first compilation. While Boris Divider's 'Collapsed Cluster' recalls of the more clinical approach of labels like Raster-Noton, Eel manages to deliver a fresh mix of styles on 'Sraight Edge', where Old Skool Breakbeat and EBM draw an unforgettable match made in heaven. Last track on the A side comes from Classicworks boss Neuhen, but is Patricia (Opal Tapes, Spectral Sound) who remixes it: in "Supress" we can find all the magic tricks of the NYC based producer: eery atmospheres, gently distorted drums and a warm feeling of cozyness. On the flip, RNXRX delivers "Aktion Intertia", one of the most psychedelic jams he's ever did: an industrial acid track as catchy as it can be. Oakland's "Heroine From The North" sounds a bit like when New Beat became faster and more agressive, being mixed with styles like EBM and trance.

A1 - Boris Divider - CollapsedCluster

ltd 150 vinyl copies and digital
A1. Flotation Aid - Celebrities
A2. Vlaysin: Open Your Mind
B1. Sestrica: Ssense
B2. Proxyan & Lewski: Cereology

Order

V/A - Resistance Is Futile - Flesh Or Die 01

illektrolab "illahertz" EP Sampler. Released on Shipwrec Recordings Vinyl/Digital. Cat# SHIP043 - Available on illektrolab bandcamp/buy link

"Illahertz EP" Sampler. Vinyl Sold Out/Digital Only

Hi, here is the first full stream of EMS's "Rythmus Machine" , and tons of info about this overlooked producer. Also we have his limited Edition T-shirts for sell, 8$  on bandcamp. Buy one T'shirt and get the full Wav. file of the LP in return. Pretty good deal and great way to support the Artist and the Wunderground!!

http://satamile.bandcamp.com/




EMS is one of our most diverse and talented artists on the label. I found him living above Strange? Records in 1995 making his own modular synths, vocoders and drum machines for his electro productions. Stephen Machnowski currently has 3 eps on Satamile Records and a full length 2x12. He falls into the category of genius electro producer with records that have charted amongst the worlds top DJ’s and radio stations both nationally and internationally. It’s rare to find someone such as him who can build the exact modules from transistor up, write, engineer , perform live and dj!! 

XLR8R (USA) May 2004
"...six exceptional cuts in which minimal groove, analogical modulations, subtle vocoders, gloomy melodies and heading hypnotic bass lines combine perfectly, EMS introduces his definition of a both deep and funky syncopated music. The final result is just simply amazing!!

Dave Clarkes Techno Tip Sheet 
TOP FIVE ELECTRO 
1) Non Stop DJ's "Furious Ep" 
2) Blotnik Brothers "Elapse Current Loop" (Satamile) 
3) Manasyt "Sore" (Touchin' Bass) 
4) Ems " Synchronaut" (Satamile) 
5) RA-X "The Overthrow Ep" (RMR) 

EMS - SYNCHRONAUT - SATAMILE - 2xLP (SAT017) 

"EMS - Synchronaut" and "Blotnik Brothers - Elapse Current Loop" are two of Dave Clarke's 
TOP 5 electro picks 
--May 7, 2004 www.daveclarke.com (UK) 

"...more ears are primed for real electro than ever...ems brings unrelenting beats and time tested robotic vocoders to the dancefloor" 
--Review XLR8R (USA) May 2004 

"...six exceptional cuts in which minimal groove, analogical modulations, subtle vocoders, gloomy melodies and heading hypnotic bass lines combine perfectly, EMS introduces his definition of a both deep and funky syncopated music. The final result is just simply amazing!!" 
--Review by Atome.com (France) May 17, 2004 

"‘Crack In The Sun’ is a brilliant opener, almost hittting Detroit territory due to its warm analogue synths that play a lush sequence and modulate throughout the track, while underneath a stripped and jacking electro beat rolls with the sub bass, class groove. Also head for ‘Ginetik’ which has one of the warmest swooping basslines that hugs the beat with classic arpeggiator-esque synths that deliver a killer electro atmosphere. My fave has to be ‘Ellipticophasic’ which has an amazing and hard beat backed by acidic synths to drop what is probably the hardest cut on the album, it stands out so much due to the punchy drums that will rock a dancefloor solidly, ace New York electro shizzle." 
--Review by Boomkat.com (UK) May 2004 

"A full six track double pack that's bursting at the seams with cracking dancefloor electro grooves. After two great singles they cememt their place as key players for this top new york label. Hefty grooves, deep basslines and a more than liberal sprinkling of wicked sounds. Recommended." 
--Review by Smallfish.co.uk (UK) May 2004 

* The very first Satamile signature strikes back in full length version! After releasing three magnificent EP's, ''Exoplanet. Voice. Transistors'' ''Robotronic Rhythm''and ' 'Colonized'' on Andrew A. Price NYC based structure, rare and precious talent Stephen Machnowski signs here a dancefloor and mental electro deluxe album in its own and inimitable trademark. In six exceptional cuts in which minimal groove, analogical modulations, subtle vocoders, gloomy melodies and heading hypnotic bass lines combine perfectly, E.M.S introduces his definition of a both deep and funky syncopated music. The final result is just simply amazing! Grade A to sumptuous ''Crack In The Sun'', ''Ginetik'' and ''Ellipticophasic'', three tracks that confer ''Synchronaut'' opus its essential status. 
--Review by Dropshop.com (USA) June 2004 

Radio Plays: 
Kiss 100 Dave Mothersole 5/11/04 
Kiss 100 Tayo 
Kiss 100 Rev Milo 5/16/04 
Spin 103 Barry O'donoghue 5/20/04 + 5/27/04 
Passion FM Dan Bean 5/15/04 

Selected DJ Comments 
Keith Tenniswood - "The EMS ting I got is ace!!!" 
Tomaz (switch) - "I really love this! Ginetik and Getghetto are the best tracks. Chart and 
Airplay (Charted #10)" 
Percy X - "Love one of the trax on this LP, still playing loads of em" 
Mark Broom - "Yeah into it. Satamile can't put a foot wrong for me...going from strength to 
strength. Big up the NY Possee" 
The Hacker – “Good album, pure electro. I like it!” 
DJ Hyper – “Love it” 
Ade Fenton (Advanced/Atomic Jam) – “Best tracks are ‘Illusion Mode’ & ‘Ginetik’. I prefer 
the harder tracks on the album” 
Xander (Romp) – “This is the business. 9/10” (Charted #7) 
Barry O’Donoghue (Hotpress/Spin 103) – “Absolutely fantastic. Two tracks on this week’s 
show. Word.” 

Grooves Magazine 
Following up on the original vinyl released earlier in 2004, the CD version of Synchronaut adds five new tracks. With a distinctively deep, dark analog sound that harkens back to a mix of early acid, Detroit techno, and classic Elektroids, the record is packed with the classic 4/4, relentless 16ths of percussion , and robotic vocals of the 80's b-boy sound. Brisk and biting, tracks like "Close Encounters" and "Get Ghetto" establish an oppressive futurist vision early. But "Plt_lounge_eur" is a lovely, almost nostalgic electro piece that lubricates the ear canals, being plush and synthetic at the same time, and "Rhthmus Machine" slows down to an introspective crawl, its sensuous knob-twiddling making the piece grow and rise like a post-massive dawn. EMS has put together these extra pieces with as much care and attention as his homemade instruments. Highly recommended. 
Written by Alex Reynolds
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released 26 April 2004 
Stephen Machnowski, Frankford+Wayne Mastering, Gabe @ B'constructive design, Roland 909, 808, Juno 106, Satamile
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http://www.electromusic.com/studio/
Technical History
The electromusic specialist began designing and assembling his studio in New York in 1994. The initial purpose was to have a live setup that he could use to construct songs directly on the dance floor with few pre-written sequences.
Many of his synthesizers and drum machines were self-engineered from recycled, discarded electronics; converted into chaotic but solid techno music machines. From the transistor up they were engineered for raw bass power and allowed stray noises and malfunctions to become part of the recording or show.
The main foundation pieces of equipment at the time were his "CMS-01" modular synth, "Modularhythm System-3" drum machine, and "Sputnik Voice Processor SVP-02" vocoder. After his first couple records, EMS started to incorporate some commercial synthesizers into his studio to fill out tracks for the third record with plenty of live-performed layers without having to multitrack, but instead doing a 1 shot composite recording. Some of his most-used additional instruments were the Oberheim SEM, Sequential Circuits Pro-1 and Roland SH-101, which contained several modifications and enhancements.
CMS-01 Modular Synthesizer
The CMS-01 contains the following modules: VCO(2), VCF(2), VCA(3), AR Envelope, ADSR Envelope, Sample&Hold, Ring Modulator, Patch Bay, Trigger Extractor, AC/DC Mixer, LFO/HFO, VC Glide, Comparator, Envelope Follower, VC Slew Limiter
VCO 1
Based on an old design which is mostly discrete, this VCO is quite temperature sensitive. This one was fun trying to keep in tune every time someone opened the door or cranked up the fog machine. Cold makes the pitch go flat on this unit. Other than that, it has a very warm sound and has a massive frequency range.
Listen to: Rhythmus Machine
VCO 2
Standard 1970s "3340" oscillator design with sub bass.
Listen to: EMS acid/switch mix
VCF1
Diode ladder filter.
Sample & Hold
Labeled S&H, this little component helped a lot at shows. To fill the silence between live or DJ sets this one was patched in to VCO2 with a slow clock for sample rate and the voltage was output to a self-oscillating VCF1. Lots of blips and bleeps that could be tweaked to sound like computers from early scifi movies. Some notes could shake the floor with bass where the next could hang on almost inaudible high frequencies.
Listen to: Sample and hold example
LFO
Well, this might as well have been called HFO since it was mostly used as a high-frequency modulation source often applied to a VCF. The sound from that kind of patch is described as "talkie" because at certain settings you can almost hear vowel sounds. The component is on the bottom left, look for the small blue LED.
Listen to: Gemini

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