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out now: A. Brehme – Saisho EP [Sonata Forma]

Artist:
A. Brehme

Title:
Saisho EP

Label:
Sonata Forma

Cat#:
Sonata001

Release Date:
30th March 2018

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist Vinyl:
A1.
Saisho
(Distinct)

A2.
Past Eroticism

B1.
Mirai
(Abundant)

B2.
Saigo

Tracklist Digital:
01.
Saisho
(Distinct)

02.
Past Eroticism

03.
Mirai
(Abundant)

04.
Saigo

05.
K. Ran And Spoke Foresights From The Forest

Press Info:
Launching the Sonata Forma imprint with four solid tracks in A. Brehme’s characteristic brand of psychedelic techno, Saisho showcases organic textures woven together in complex suspense.

Listen:

Full Track Streaming:
“Saigo”

“Mirai (Abundant)”

“Past Eroticism”

Special:
“at Technoon / The Lodge, Brussels – 15 Oct. 2017.”

Recommendation:
“Intiyat EP” on Form And Function

Buy Vinyl:
Deejay
Decks
Juno
more soon

Buy Digital:
soon

Booking:
Form And Function

Websites:
A. Brehme
Sonata Forma

out now: Phase Fatale & Silent Servant – Confess [Bite]

Artist:
Phase Fatale & Silent Servant

Title:
Confess

Label:
Bite

Cat#:
BITE01

Release Date:
26th March 2018

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
A1.
Plastic Motion

B1.
Confess

B2.
Tausend Heilige

Press Info:
Phase Fatale (Hayden Payne) and Silent Servant (Juan Mendez) started their collaboration in 2016 performing together live at several Jealous God showcases across Europe, such as Berlin Atonal, and then working together on Payne’s Redeemer Extended Mix 12” from his album on Hospital Productions last year. The Confess EP on BITE is a studio documentation of those aforementioned live performances and harnesses the cathartic energy of the stage into a physical medium.

The EP opens up with “Plastic Motion,” a techno track that is full of layers of subsonic pulsations, monolithically consuming the entire A-side. The sounds of the sirens are balanced against heavily stylized basslines moving in and out of the framework while bursts of white noise appear through the fog, creating a telekinetic hallucination. The B-side starts with the title track “Confess.” A ruthless song that crushes together bass-heavy broken beat rhythms with straight-ahead kicks and snares. It’s about to burst out of its seams any minute as psychedelic synths and buried vocals command it all to stay together.

The closing track, “Tausend Heilige,” ups the pace to a motorik rhythm, driving underneath the wings of metallic synths and steady pounding drums. Meanwhile, the lamenting choir strings and dusty vocals swell to a stuttering electric signal. With the three tracks from the Confess EP, Phase Fatale and Silent Servant create a cinematic soundscape that has shed its skin and has brought to life a new interpretation of contemporary techno music.

Listen:
@ Deejay

Full Track Streaming:
“Plastic Motion”

“Confess”

Special:
Phase Fatale – “Reclaim Your City 186”

Silent Servant – “Phormix Podcast # 100”

Recommendation:
Phase Fatal’s album “Redeemer” on Hospital Productions
Phase Fatal’s “Anubis EP” on Unterton

Buy Vinyl:
Deejay
Decks
Red Eye Records
HHV
Hardwax
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Buy Digital:
Bite @ Bandcamp
JunoDownload
Beatport Classic
Hardwax
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Booking:
Circle Booking for Phase Fatale
Triangle for Silent Servant

Websites:
Phase Fatale
Silent Servant
Bite @ Soundcloud

out now: Dial Tone – Lucid EP [Interstate Records]

Artist:
Dial Tone

Title:
Lucid EP

Label:
Interstate Records

Cat#:
INS002

Release Date:
06th April 2018 (vinyl)
18th May 2018 (digital)

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
A1.
Lucid

A2.
Cypher

B1.
Cypher
(Cadency’s Dramatic Science Remix)

B2.
Cypher
(Viers Remix)

Press Info:
After a more than well-received first release, Interstate Records is back with a shimmering and diverse EP. Featuring two original cuts by the label heads Dial Tone on the A-Side, plus two outstanding remixes on the flipside, the record serves as a fitting successor to the label´s thriving start.

On ‘Lucid’, the title track, Dial Tone show their distinctive skill to create an ongoing trip and let the listener immerse in its energetic melancholia. ‘Cypher’ kicks off on a slightly deeper note, however, only until a dazzling synthesizer line drills itself through the drums.

The B-Side contains two remixes of ‘Cypher’. Cadency (also known as Héctor Oaks) transforms the track into a fully equipped dance floor bomb. The chopped up, reverberated synth and the somewhat weirdly shivering percussions make the track stand out as a perfect example of Cadency’s signature sound.

The final track of the record is a dreamy cut by Figure affiliate Viers. After slightly more functional releases on Len Faki’s label, the man from Leeds shows his spherical and cinematic side – nailed it!

Listen:

Special:
“The Forgotten CXXI”

Recommendation:
sampler “V/A One” on Interstate Records

Buy Vinyl:
Triple Vision
Deejay
Decks
Juno
HHV
Techno Import FR
Red Eye Records
Clone
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Buy Digital:
JunoDownload
Beatport Classic
TraxSource
Google Play
iTunes
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Websites:
Dial Tone
Interstate Records

out now: Various – Anthology [Ellora]

Artist:
Various

Title:
Anthology

Label:
Ellora

Cat#:
ELR008

Release Date:
26th March 2018

Format:
digital

Tracklist Vinyl:
01.
Antik
Exitum

02.
Earthscape
Into the Dark

03.
Joyhauser
Super Pollen

04.
SWART
Kompass

05.
Symmetric & Future of Matter
We Need to Escape

Press Info:
Introducing Anthology, the first Various Artist release on Hush & Sleep’s Imprint Ellora. A collection of gems that are carefully selected.

Listen:

Full Track Streaming:
Earthscape – “Into The Dark”

Antik – “Exitum”

Specials:
Earthscape – “Podcast 001”

Joyhauser – “@ Thé Dansant Gothica”

Symmetric & Future of Matter – “Steyoyoke Black Podcast #024”

Antik – “Untitled Set [02] ”

Buy Digital:
Beatport Classic
JunoDownload
more soon

Websites:
Ellora

out now: Various – Envisioned Disorder [Abyss Recordings]

Artist:
Various

Title:
Envisioned Disorder

Label:
Abyss Recordings

Cat#:
ABYSS001

Release Date:
02nd March 2018

Format:
12"

Tracklist Vinyl:
A1.
Rommek
Surrender Yourself

A2.
Yuji Kondo
Tonal Disturbance

B1.
Snitch
Mechanical Waves

B2.
Michal Jablonski
Wrath

Press Info:
It’s early 2018 and we’re itching to pull the trigger.

If I’m totally honest we’ve felt this way since January 2016, when our desire to launch our vinyl catalog reared it’s head for the 3rd or 4th time. We’d made a point to each other of not rushing into it, not for fear’s sake but because as a team, we place great importance on an essential combination of creativity and project planning.

Combining these 2 keys factors has always served us well, right from our digital catalog through to ABYSS | FEATURES and now into our vinyl catalog too, this setup facilitates the creative flexibility to curate and design releases that work both audibly and aesthetically.

Over the last 24 months we’ve focused vast amounts of time and invested a small fortune into creating a truly unique vinyl experience, covering all bases including mastering by professional mastering engineer Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering in London, distribution by TripleVision Distribution and 4 expertly crafted contributions to our new vinyl catalog from renowned techno artists; Rommek, Yuji Kondo, Snitch and Michal Jablonski.

The creative process started out like any other creative project, a minefield of ideas and contributions from the whole team swirled and spooled as we generated concept after concept, some were well formed and others not so but ultimately they were all leading in the same direction.

As the first few months of 2016 ticked by our eagerness to get moving with the vinyl catalog was looming ominously in the background, we had deduced from our idea generation that we were seeking a thick and atmospheric yet balanced sound palette for the release, but we were yet to decide on potential artists.

By this point we had all of the ‘necessaries’ thought out, which left us in a slight dilemma, having already agreed on a solid sound and having planned the majority of the release without the tracklist meant we were on the look out for a very specific collection of music.

Text by Jack Vanstone

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