Release Date:
31th August 2018 (vinyl)
21th September 2018 (digital)
Format:
vinyl & digital
Tracklist: 01. Provide The Future (Dax J Remix)
02. Acid Head (CUB (Regis & Simon Shreeve) Remix)
03. Acid Head (CJ Bolland Bad Acid Remix)
04. Departure (The Horrorist Remix)
Press Info:
Thomas P. Heckmann’s album Body Music on Monnom Black gets remixed with 4 acidic and EBM cuts from techno legends; CUB, CJ Bolland, The Horrorist and label boss Dax J.
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Stroboscopic Artefacts is releasing its latest addition to the forward leaning edge of electronic music with the Totem series, unfurling as a chain of transparent 10” vinyl, each of them having their own subtly divergent takes on the aesthetic space defined by techno and club culture. The Totem series continues investigations previously established by Stroboscopic Artefacts, namely the relation between sound and material object, spatiotemporality and the architecture of music. The Totem series aims collapse the artist, their intention and resonance with the public into one object, an artifact of beauty and functionality, the transparent 10-inch which becomes an emblem. In choosing a less common format for the Totem series, Stroboscopic Artefacts aims to reinforce the cognition that each of these pressings is a unique object, carrying a message that will develop as the record’s existence moves through space and time.
The second release to be pressed into Totem’s slabs of 10-inch vinyl is from techno impresario Luke Slater’s L.B. Dub Corp moniker. Slater has been operating as a pioneer, with a full deck of aliases, throughout the genre’s many corners since the days when techno was a newborn phenomenon. The stripped back sounds of L.B. Dub Corp’s last releases on the imprint have resounded naturally within the psychotropic space carved out by Stroboscopic Artefacts. The “Roar EP” injects a carefully measured dose of dance floor adrenaline, getting a gradual rolling start with its A-side “Roar”. A hypnotically simple drum machine pattern lulls us into a state of quivering vulnerability where Slater’s tweaking of the reverb and decay on the one spare saw-toothed synth element creates a kind of minimal rapture that’s enveloped by an unforeseeable boiling of tape delay and ambient space. The B-side reserves the best of what makes dub and techno friends-with-benefits. “Hard Wax” is a hard- nosed amalgamation of a hand full of dirty analog sounds that Slater deftly weaves in and out of each other. The track’s ovular syncopation of machine grit and off-beat accents give the feel of an AI drum circle rising from tomorrow’s post-industrial ashes. B2, “Sure Step Dub”, keeps the machine minimalism rolling, while living up to its name as a guaranteed dance floor spinner. Once the track’s 808 wood block and clap staple the tracks template to the listeners’ skull, the hi-hat and wobbling synth create the parameters of what becomes a bubbling party soundscape – complete with hooting vocals and a sudden ecstasy rush of strings. Full of surprises and eloquent minimalism, L.B. Dub Corp’s Totem release is going to give listeners plenty to ponder when imagining what’s to come next from the series.
08. Polished Chrome (The Friend Pt. 1) [feat. Gary Numan]
09. Trilogy
10. No Regrets (The Friend Pt. 2) [feat. Aleen]
Press Info (English):
Chris Liebing has announced details of his first album release for Mute, Burn Slow, out on 7 September 2018 and shared ‘Polished Chrome (The Friend Pt. 1)’ featuring vocals from Gary Numan (listen below).
This, and ‘Novembergrey’ are the first taste of what to expect from Burn Slow, a 10-track album with vocal contributions from a diverse range of artists: Miles Cooper Seaton (Akron / Family), Mute labelmate Polly Scattergood (onDeadWaves), Cold Cave, Aleen and, of course Gary Numan.
Burn Slow is a minimalist electronic epic and start of a new chapter for one of techno’s leading authorities. It might not be what you expect for a DJ synonymous with fast, hard, and heavy techno, but according to Chris Liebing, he’s always been something of a slow starter. “I’ve wanted to do something like Burn Slow all my life,” he says.
While retaining the framework of the techno beats that Chris Liebing has dedicated his life to for the past 25 years, here he also seeks out new harmonic territories, taking aim at the heart rather than the feet, in order to tackle some deep themes. The key concept of presence – the idea that everything is happening in this moment, and that everything in the past is mere memory – form the thematic backbone of the record. It’s something Liebing got in touch with via the philosopher Alan Watts, not to mention decades of getting entire dancefloors lost in the present. “If people would stay in the now, everything in the world would just have a bit more harmony,” explains Liebing.
Liebing has teamed up with Ralf Hildenbeutel for Burn Slow (a key part of the long since defunct Eye Q family), and at his Hildenbeutel’s Frankfurt studio Liebing began drifting into new territory with his new musical ‘enabler’.
The Burn Slow project began its evolution with two remixes, for Depeche Mode’s Going Backwards and Goldfrapp’s Everything Is Never Enough – both artists associated with his new label, which has been an inspiration for Chris Liebing since a young age: “Without realising, a lot of the music I was into came from just one label, Mute. I vividly remember dancing around at my neighbour’s house in the early ‘80s to songs by Depeche Mode and Yazoo. Banging my head in dark basements to the likes of DAF, Laibach and Nitzer Ebb to name but a few.”
Chris has channeled his passion to the performance, production, distribution and broadcasting of music on a global level. His DJ sets are sonic journeys between darkness and light, always far from the beaten tracks of the musical mainstream.
Press Info (German):
Chris Liebing veröffentlicht Details seines Album-Debüts für Mute: Burn Slow erscheint am 07.09. Zudem gibt es mit Polished Chrome (The Friend Pt. 1) feat. Gary Numan als Gastsänger einen Vorgeschmack auf das Album zu hören (siehe unten).
Es folgt dem Stück Novembergrey, das bereits vor einer Weile veröffentlicht wurde. Burn Slow ist ein 10 Stücke umfassendes Album, das mit Miles Cooper Seaton (Akron / Family), Mute-Labelmate Polly Scattergood (onDeadWaves), Cold Cave, Aleen und natürlich Gary Numan eine ganze Reihe an Gastsänger*innen bietet.
Das Album ist ein minimalistisches elektronisches Epos und zugleich der Beginn eines neuen Kapitels für Liebing, der als DJ eine langjährige Autorität vor allem in den Bereichen schneller, harter Techno ist. Doch offenbar war er schon immer ein slow Starter: „Mein ganzes Leben lang wollte ich schon immer so etwas wie Burn Slow machen“, sagt er. Während er den Beat, dem er sich seit 25 Jahren in Techno verschrieben hat, beibehält, sucht er nach neuen harmonischen Territorien und zielt diesmal, wenn man so will, weniger auf die Füße als vielmehr nach dem Herzen. Das Rückgrat des Albums folgt dem Konzept einer reinen Gegenwart: Alles was passiert, passiert genau Jetzt, in diesem Moment, alles, was der Vergangenheit angehört, ist bloße Erinnerung. Es folgt damit den Ideen des Philosophen Alan Watts – und natürlich Liebings Erfahrung, ganze Dancefloors in der Gegenwart verloren gehen zu sehen: „Blieben die Leute in der Gegenwart, würde die ganze Welt ein klein wenig harmonischer sein“, erklärt er.
Um Burn Slow aufzunehmen, tat sich Liebing mit Ralf Hildenbeutel (vormals Eye Q Family) zusammen um in dessen Frankfurter Studio das Album zu entwickeln und aufzunehmen…
Die Wurzeln des gesamten Projekts gehen jedoch viel weiter zurück. Alles begann mit zwei Remixen für Depeche Mode („Going Backwards“) und Goldfrapp („Everything Is Never Enough“) – beides Künstler*innen, die lange schon mit Mute assoziiert sind, einem Label, das Liebing ohnehin schon seit seiner Jugend verfolge: „Ohne es damals bemerkt zu haben, kam eine Menge der Musik, die ich mochte von nur einem Label, Mute. Ich erinnere mich lebhaft daran, in den Achtzigern im Haus unserer Nachbarn zu Depeche Mode und Yazoo herumgetanzt zu haben. Und in dunklen Kellern meinen Kopf zu DAF, Laibach und Nitzer Ebb geschüttelt zu haben – um nur ein paar wenige zu nennen.“
Weltbekannt für seine einzigartigen DJ-Sets, gehört Chris Liebing zur Speerspitze des deutschen Techno in Performance, Produktion, Distribution und Aufführung. Seine Sets wurden an anderer Stelle als sonische Reisen zwischen Dunkelheit und Licht beschrieben, immer bleiben sie weit abseits des musikalischen Mainstreams.
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Videos:
“And All Went Dark” (feat. Polly Scattergood)
“Polished Chrome (The Friend Pt. 1)” (feat. Gary Numan)
02. Åre:gone & Røttar Far From Noise (JC Laurent Remix)
03. Åre:gone Wenn Alles Vorbei Ist Pt-II
04. Åre:gone Wenn alles vorbei ist Pt-II (Earthscape Remix)
Press Info:
For this release, we present a collaboration between the young talented of the Cuban techno scene, Åre:gone aka Keji Itan and the new member of the collective, Røttar. The first track, “Far From Noise”, which gives its name to the release, is characterized by being a hypnotic tool based on very rhythmic textures, percussions and synths with an intense and energetic arrangement. In the second we have a remix from the French artist JC Laurent, a darker and more enveloping interpretation of the original track with deep and atmospheric sounds. In the third, “Wenn Alles Vorbei Ist Pt-II”, Åre:gone builds a linear narrative but at the same time varied, making good use of the sounds depending on the rhythm without losing the point of interest that makes this track a effective tool. Finally we find the version of Earthscape, denoting a classic and crushing sound that is characterized by a strong kick and several industrial elements, making it ideal for peak hours. So, with this solid ep, Abstraction reaches it’s ninth reference.
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Full Track Streaming:
“Wenn Alles Vorbei Ist Pt-II (Earthscape Remix)”
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Phara, releasing one banging EP after the other, landed his next EP on Cleric’s label Projekts.
One month ago, he released his ‘Mind Inside’ EP on Planet Rhythm. Soon his new ‘Rosemary’ EP will be the fourth release on Cleric’s new label Projekts.
This EP contains 3 tracks. On the A-side ‘Antics’, a rather groovy vibe that’ll make your head nod. The B-side contains 2 darker minded tracks. ‘Rosemary’ as the harbinger of obscure and straight-on techno, whilst ‘Six Is A Charm’ has a more compelling vibe to it, taking you on that eyes-closed, hands-up journey.
