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out now: Various – Slowly Exploding [Perc Trax]

Artist:
Various

Title:
Slowly Exploding – 10 Years Of Perc Trax

Label:
Perc Trax

Cat#:
TPTCD006

Release Date:
10th November 2014

Format:
CD, 3x separate vinyls & digital

Tracklist:
CD1-01)
Drvg Cvltvre
(I Don’t Want To Die In) James Franco’s House

CD1-02)
Happa
To Die Hating Them

CD1-03)
Truss
Brockweir

CD1-04)
Sawf
Groves

CD1-05)
Perc
Hyperlink

CD1-06)
Martyn Hare
The New Normal

CD1-07)
Forward Strategy Group
Dragon’s Tooth

CD1-08)
Clouds Dread
Networks
(Perc Remix)

CD1-09)
Mick Finesse & Pinnion
Dead Boyfriend Alley

CD1-10)
Perc
Volley

CD1-11)
Kareem
Just When You Thought It Was Over

CD2-01)
Perc
PreSteel

CD2-02)
Sawf
Outhro

CD2-03)
Go Hiyama
Postmodern
(Lucy Remix)

CD2-04)
Sawf
Sfika

CD2-05)
Mick Finesse & Pinion
Dead Boyfriend Alley

CD2-06)
Perc
My Head Is Slowly Exploding
(Ancient Methods Remix)

CD2-07)
Forward Strategy Group
Nihil Novi
(Factory Floor FFGG remix)

CD2-08)
Sawf
Goves

CD2-09)
Perc
Hyperlink

CD2-10)
Forward Strategy Group
Elegant Mistakes

CD2-11)
Truss
Brockweir

CD2-12)
Yuji Kondo
Lose The Ability To Understand

CD2-13)
Truss
Ganymede
(Perc Remix)

CD2-14)
Truss
Hackney

CD2-15)
Sawf
Vavasofa
(Perc Remix)

CD2-16)
Dead Sound & Videohead
Trapped

CD2-17)
Clouds
Dread Networks
(Perc Remix)

CD2-18)
Perc
Take Your Body Off

CD2-19)
Martyn Hare
The New Normal

CD2-20)
Justin Berkovi
Backshredding
(Forward Strategy Group Remix)

CD2-21)
Perc & Truss
Van Der Valk

CD2-22)
Drax
Phosphene
(The Exaltics Remix)

CD2-23)
Perc
Before I Go

CD2 is a mix CD by Perc.

Press Info:
Starting as an imprint solely for Perc’s own productions Perc Trax has grown in recognition and confidence each year since its first release in 2004. This year Perc Trax celebrates its tenth year of existence, during which time it has released over seventy vinyl singles and six albums, hosted showcases as far away as New York and Tokyo and recently spawned the Submit and Perc Trax Ltd. sublabels.

To celebrate a decade of releasing music Perc Trax looks to the future, releasing tracks from a mix of Perc Trax regulars including Truss, Forward Strategy Group, Sawf and Perc himself and names new to the label such as Clouds, Happa, Kareem, Drvg Cvltvre and Martyn Hare. These new tracks will be released as three separate vinyl EPs and will also form part of a 2xCD album. The first disc containing the new tracks, whilst the second disc is home to Perc’s first commercially available DJ mix.

Accompanying these four releases will be an international tour running through the winter of 2014 and into early 2015, climaxing with Perc Trax’s biggest ever London event in February. As with all recent large scale Perc Trax projects the label is once again working with designer Jonny Costello, the man behind the visual identity of Perc’s albums and both the Perc Trax sublabels.

Listen:
see “Full Track Streaming”

Full Track Streaming:

Specials:
Drvg Cvltvre – “08BAR Showcase @ Red Light Radio 10-18-2014”

Happa – “Boiler Room x LEAF Mix”

Forward Strategy Group – “Clash DJ Mix”

Truss – “Boiler Room x Dekmantel Festival Mix”

Sawf – “Erratic Podcast 74”

Perc – “Pole Group Podcast”

Buy Vinyl:
soon

Buy CD:
Perc Trax @ Bandcamp
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Perc Trax @ Bandcamp
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Websites:
Perc Trax

out now: Various – Unit EP [Index Marcel Fengler]

Artist:
Various

Title:
Unit EP

Label:
Index Marcel Fengler

Cat#:
IMF04

Release Date:
November 2014 19th January 2015

Format:
12″ & digital

Tracklist:
A1)
Marcel Fengler
Scion

A2)
Thomas Hessler
The Escaper

B1)
Echoplex
The Relapse

B2)
VRIL
Thronwagen

Press Info:
The Index expands into its fourth chapter with a rich collection of tracks from key label artists Marcel Fengler, Thomas Hessler, Echoplex and VRIL.

Label co-ordinator Marcel Fengler drops ’Scion’ on the A1, a non-typical, deeper House-influenced jam with a floating, mind-melting soft-focus. Abstract, crafty Techno meets classic Sunday-afternoon vibes in this unique offering.

After his wonderful 4-tracker on IMF003 promising talent Thomas Hessler continues his run with the melodic and stark journey track, ‘The Escaper’. What is initially shrouded in mystery and melancholy soon opens up into a funky, US vs. UK-styled workout, snapping snares and reduced percussion driving the meandering synth theme.

Echoplex, who graced IMF002, also returns with a suitably trippy and percussive number, entitled ‘The Relapse’. Building into a bleepy, freaky, acidic killer, complete with some cleverly deployed rave-vocal samples, filtering in and out of the fluffy aesthetic, the long-serving Polish master is still on top form.

Going for impact and stand-out sound design, VRIL offers ‘Thronwagen’ – a mesmerising arrangement of synth layers, classic Techno stabs and overlapping themes. Already well-known for his powerful drums and bottom end control, this more musical piece goes a long way to showcase some of the German producer’s many other talents.

Listen:

Full Track Streaming:
Thomas Hessler – “The Escaper”

Marcel Fengler – “Scion”

Videos:
Vril – “Thronwagen”

Echoplex – “The Relapse”

Thomas Hessler – “The Escaper”

Videos created by the29nov films.

Specials:
Marcel Fengler – “Invite’s Choice Podcast 200”

Thomas Hessler – “NovaFuture Blog Mix February 2013”

Echoplex – “Live @ Berghain Club 2011”

VRIL – “Live at Stattbad Wedding 2014”

Recommendations:
“Perception EP” by Thomas Hessler
“Sphinx EP” by Marcel Fengler
“The Soft Reaction EP” by Echoplex
vinyl “Berghain [05]” incl. Vril track

Buy Vinyl:
Hardwax
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Juno
Red Eye Records
Delsin Shop
djshop.de
HHV
OYE Records
PhonicaRecords
more soon

Buy Digital:
Beatport
JunoDownload
Amazon
Google Play
WhatPeoplePlay
TraxSource
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Websites:
Echoplex
Thomas Hessler
Marcel Fengler
Index Marcel Fengler

out now: Henning Baer | Milton Bradley – A Shared Objective [K209]

Artist:
Henning Baer | Milton Bradley

Title:
A Shared Objective

Label:
K209

Cat#:
K209-4

Release Date:
September 2014

Format:
12" & digital

Tracklist:
A1)
Henning Baer
14Vac

A2)
Henning Baer
Sleeper

A3)
Henning Baer
Duality

B1)
Milton Bradley
Divergence

B2)
Milton Bradley
Beat 992

Info:
The fourth transmission from K209, the Berlin-based label from Grounded Theory founder Henning Baer and Do Not Resist The Beat! head Milton Bradley, showcases the individual production talents and unified collaborative strength of two of Berlin’s leading techno artists.

Distributed exclusively via Hard Wax since its founding in 2011, K209 releases music from Baer and Bradley in various guises. With Baer’s “Sleeper” taking cues from hiphop’s boom-bap and Bradley’s “Divergence” showcasing stringy, heads-down techno, K209-4 highlights the pairs ongoing skill in merging multiple experimental, industrial, and traditional electronic forms. Equally memorable are the gasping electro of Baer’s “14 Vac,” and the stringy broken beats of Bradley’s “Beat 992.”

K209-4 builds in intensity and tempo over five tracks, ultimately feeling like the ideal vinyl representation of a well-paced Grounded Theory club night.

Listen:

Specials:
Milton Bradley – “Soma Radio 083”

Henning Baer – “Soma Radio 054”

Recommendations:
first release on K209
second release on K209, “Fierce Hundred EP” by Henning Baer
third release on K209

Buy Vinyl:
Hardwax
decks.de
deejay.de
Juno
Red Eye Records
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Buy Digital:
Hardwax
JunoDownload
Boomkat
Beatport
iTunes
TrackItDown
Google Play
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Websites:
Henning Baer
Milton Bradley
K209

out now: Anthony Parasole – My Block EP [Ostgut Ton]

Artist:
Anthony Parasole

Title:
My Block EP

Label:
Ostgut Ton

Cat#:
O-TON 84

Release Date:
10th November 2014

Format:
12″ & digital

Tracklist:
01)
My Block

02)
Bizarre

03)
Typhoon

Press Info (English):
New York City-based DJ, producer and The Corner label owner Anthony Parasole makes his debut on Ostgut Ton with three new percussive-heavy Techno tracks on the My Block EP.

“Percussive music, that’s my ground, my foundation but I am missing the feeling of tribalism in Techno today. I’ve been using a lot of different drum techniques over the past years, implementing them to Techno. The record ‘Quickstrike’, that I’ve released on my own label The Corner, was an edit record of an old sample-based house release. To me this was a test if people would gravitate to this sound and it was the biggest record on The Corner so far. From there I knew I could do this and two tracks off my new EP on Ostgut Ton work like this: ‘Typhoon’ features bongos, congas and all kinds of skin percussion, ‘My Block’ uses a different kind of percussive color.

HipHop in general and the Cut-up technique in particular have also heavily inspired me as a producer. During the 1990s music seemed really profound – a little bit tougher too. I listened to a lot of HipHop when I was writing the music for this new release and applied its methods to my own music. Many producers at that time were very forward-thinking. Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA uses a sixteenth note technique that made me realize that I wanted this kind of hypnotizing sound to work in a Techno format. Another big influence were late 1970s Horror movie trailers. I was watching them while I was working on ‘Bizarre’ in the studio, I was inspired to capture the eerie tones and textures of those short clips in ‘Bizarre’.

At the end of the day I work within certain parameters. Everytime I make a sample, I drop it into my personal folder – so all my music has a similarity of up to 50 or 60%. Maybe I’ll use the same drumkit or kickdrum. I apply limitations to myself, but doing this also gives me my own voice. When I was learning how to produce, Levon Vincent taught me to make my own drum kit, to make my own synth kit and to work within this. Sample-based music is inspiring, and creating something out of found sound is very interesting to me. I think a sound signature is something that will always refine ones sonic pallet and skill set.”

– Anthony Parasole, Berlin, September 2014 –

Press Info (German):
Der in New York City lebende DJ, Produzent und The Corner-Labelbetreiber Anthony Parasole macht sein Debüt auf Ostgut Ton mit drei neuen, perkussionslastigen Techno-Tracks auf der My Block EP.

„Perkussive Musik, da liegt mein Fundament, aber dieses Gefühl von Tribalismus fehlt mir heutzutage im Techno. Ich habe in den letzten Jahren viele verschiedene Drum-Techniken verwandt und sie mit Techno zur Anwendung gebracht. Die ‚Quickstrike’-Platte, die ich auf meinem Label The Corner veröffentlichte, war ein Edit eines alten, Sample-basierten House-Tracks. Für mich war das ein Test, ob sich die Leute von diesem Sound anziehen lassen würden und es wurde zur bisher größten The Corner-Veröffentlichung. Zwei Tracks auf meiner Ostgut Ton-EP funktionieren genau so: In ‚Typhoon’ gibt es Bongos, Congas, alle möglichen fellbasierten Percussions. ‚My Block’ benutzt eine andere Art perkussiver Klangfarbe.

HipHop im Generellen und Cut-up im Speziellen waren auch eine große Inspiration für mich als Produzent. Während der 90er Jahre wirkte Musik sehr tiefgründig – und auch ein bisschen härter. Ich hörte viel HipHop während der Arbeit an diesem Release und wandte dessen Methoden auf meine eigene Musik an. Viele Produzenten jener Zeit waren sehr vorausdenkend. RZA vom Wu-Tang Clan benutzte eine Sechszehntel-Notierung die mir die Augen dafür öffnete, diesen hypnotischen Sound in einem Technoformat funktionieren zu lassen. Ein anderer großer Einfluss waren Horrorfilm-Trailer der späten 70er. Davon schaute ich viele an, als im Studio an ‚Bizarre’ arbeitete — ich wollte die gespenstischen Klänge und Strukturen dieser kurzen Filmclips in ‚Bizarre’ einfangen.

Ich arbeite innerhalb bestimmter Parameter, jedes meiner neuen Samples werfe ich in meinen persönlichen Ordner – all meine Musik hat also ungefähr 50 bis 60 Prozent Gemeinsamkeiten. Vielleicht benutze ich mal dasselbe Drumkit oder die gleiche Kickdrum. Ich limitiere mich selbst, aber dadurch schaffe ich mir meine eigene Stimme. Als ich anfing zu produzieren, lehrte mich Levon Vincent mein ganz persönliches Drumkit oder Synthkit zu bauen – und dann innerhalb dieses Systems zu arbeiten. Sample-basierende Musik ist inspirierend und etwas aus gefundenen Klängen zu erschaffen, finde ich sehr interessant. Eine musikalische Klangpalette wird immer die eigene Handschrift und Fähigkeiten verfeinern.“

– Anthony Parasole, Berlin, September 2014 –

Listen:

Video:

shot, directed and edited by Irwin Barbé

Special:
CLR Podcast 275

Recommendations:
Dettmann’s “Seduction EP” on Ostgut Ton incl. Parasole remix
Answer Code Request’s “Breathe EP” on Ostgut Ton
Norman Nodge’s “The Happenstance EP” on Ostgut Ton

Buy Vinyl:
Ostgut Ton
deejay.de
decks.de
Juno
HHV
Boomkat
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Norman Records
Red Eye Records
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Boomkat
JunoDownload
iTunes
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Booking:
Ostgut Booking

Websites:
Anthony Parasole
Ostgut Ton

out now: Go Hiyama | I/Y – Ink #2 [Inkblots Records]

Artist:
Go Hiyama | I/Y

Title:
Ink #2

Label:
Inkblots Records

Cat#:
INK002

Release Date:
24th November 2014

Format:
12″

Tracklist:
A1)
Go Hiyama
Recur

A2)
Go Hiyama
Prop

B1)
I/Y
Thesys 0000.001

B2)
I/Y
Thesys 0000.003

Press Info:
The second release of Inkblots involves three great artists deeply active into the international techno scene: the japanese Go Hiyama and the Berlin based duo I/Y.

On Side A, Go Hiyama’s first track ‘Recur’ delivers sinister atmospheres matched with a tough kick and industrial bleepy elements. Slow and paranoic drones get in and out contributing to enlarge the sound perception. The second track ‘Prop’ introduces elegant hi-hats and strident synths. A captivating kick perfectly embraces the shrill synths waving together with the sharp drum; what remains of the first side is just tense ambients, forewarning the journey is not over.

Side B smells like a dark club firing up, indeed I/Y’s aim is not different at all. ’Thesys 0000.001’ debuts with a thin bassline and distorted grave surroundings. The track evolves with clean slap hats sound in an empty echo chamber. Deep timbres rise and fall, turning the entire route gently aggressive. The second track is an IDM experiment which keeps a trippy approach and the clarity of claps and hi-hats. Solid as the first one, ‘Thesys 0000.003’ sets itself as an hypnotic but pleasant moment where suspicious fragments quickly appear and disappear: a sparkled trip to be enjoyed anytime but not by anyone.

Listen: