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Talented new German producer Thomas Hessler arrives on IMF with a superb four track exploration into powerful, melodic and timeless techno. Driven by rich synth arpeggios and textural percussion, this third release on the label continues the search for unique, stand-out electronic music full of atmosphere and finesse.
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The new PURE by Stefan Rein comes with massive remixes from Blind Observatory & AVION – Analog Sounding. Detroit Like and Raw Techno Cuts. SAVE YOUR COPY!
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Specials:
“Decks Records Podcast Episode 19” by Stefan Rein
“NovaFuture Blog Mix April 2013” by Blind Observatory
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‘Alex Smoke returns to R&S with the follow up to his transfixing debut ‘Dust’.
He has delivered a full EPs worth of mesmeric music, which is quite possibly the most dancefloor material he has released in some time.
‘GreenMan’s sinusoidal funk follows on in the vein of ‘Dust’, shuffling drum programming, snaking melody lines and Alex’s hiccupping vocodered vox combine to anthemic effect.
‘LSD’ lives up to its name with a spacious, yet urgent acidic-hymnal. On the flip, ‘Oni’ reimagines a dancehall rave-up for the 31st century, all skanking digi-pecussion and trumpet like arpeggios, while ‘Tommy Knockers’’s brutal blade-runner bounce adds some muscle to proceedings, spiraling synth riffs and gurgling drones..
Release Date:
10th June 2014 (digital)
21th July 2014 (all other formats)
Format:
Vinyl, CD, digital & SubPac bundle
Tracklist: 01) EXposed
02) EXtend
03) EXpand
04) EXtrude
05) EXplore
06) EXpire
07) EXhale
08) EX – Continuous Mix
Track 08 is download-only.
Press Info (English):
Mute are delighted to announce the release of Plastikman’s new album, EX, his first album release since 2003’s Closer.
Plastikman, aka Richie Hawtin recorded EX at the Guggenheim, New York’s iconic art museum. This very special performance was at the invitation of influential Belgium fashion designer and artistic director at Dior, Raf Simons, for the Guggenheim’s annual fundraiser, performed around a specially constructed LED obelisk.
Richie Hawtin explains, “I knew that Raf was a long time Plastikman fan so by accepting his offer to perform at the Dior event at the Guggenheim I knew I’d set myself up to a huge challenge. Although Raf was happy to have the already complete Plastikman Live 1.5 show, I locked myself away in a series of intense studio sessions and quickly recorded enough new material for the performance and realized I might also have enough for a complete new album. The music came out of me effortlessly as I was very inspired by the opportunity to play in this beautiful architectural space renowned more for art than music. The location also allowed me to step far away from the dancefloor, giving me a huge amount of freedom to EXplore any sonic ideas that I had. Art, music, architecture, painting, sculpture – these mediums are supposed to live together.”
EX is released digitally on 10 June and on vinyl, CD and limited edition SubPac bundle on 21 July. In addition to the vinyl, CD and digital releases, Plastikman has teamed up with SubPac to create a Limited Edition Premium Bundle. The album will be presented on vinyl, with a signed certificate of authenticity and a custom Plastikman edition of the SubPac S1. SubPac is a unique portable bass system that allows an immersive music experience. When you’re wearing the SubPac, the powerful bass and sub-bass frequencies – the sensations you usually only get in a club situation – are reproduced meaning you can actually FEEL the music.
Richie Hawtin explains, “By introducing the physical dimension of sound, the SubPac creates a direct connection between the fan and the music in its purest form,
allowing a deeper appreciation for the music we all love. As with all Plastikman albums, there is a lot of sonic information in the lower frequency range, that make the SubPac a perfect listening accompaniment in order to fully appreciate the experience.”
Plastikman will perform only one show this year, at Sónar 2014 on 12 June. New tracks will be presented at the Barcelona festival, pushing the boundaries of techno, offering a synchronicity of art and sound, a place for electronica that’s both cinematic and thought-provoking. Plastikman’s career has pushed at the frontiers of dance music, rejecting first the endless drive for faster speeds and, later, the blatant pop aspirations in favour of more imagination and more musical engagement.
Richie Hawtin is many things – an extraordinary DJ, creator of the ENTER. experience, mastermind behind the M_nus label, technological innovator, art aficionado – in 2011 he collaborated with British sculptor Anish Kapoor for an installation in Paris – and style icon. Before this, though, and perhaps most famously of all, he was and is Plastikman, an electronic music phenomenon whose followers are legion and fanatic.
Between 1993 and 2003, Plastikman created an astonishing body of work, one that didn’t so much define a time and place as explode them, expanding the dimensions of Detroit techno and redefining the possibilities of electronic dance music. Across six albums (‘Sheet One’, ‘Musik’, ‘Recycled Plastik’, ‘Consumed’, ‘Artifakts (B.C.)’, and ‘Closer)’ and numerous singles such as ‘Spastik’, ‘Plastique’, and ‘Sickness’, Plastikman evolved into one of contemporary electronic music’s most distinctive voices: minimalist, psychedelic, seriously groove-laden, and ever mindful of the transcendent properties of electronica.
Plastikman was never going to be a heritage dance act and this latest renaissance opens doors few never knew existed, showcasing a master at work.
Press Info (German):
Mute freuen sich, ein neues Album von Plastikman alias Richie Hawtin ankündigen zu dürfen. EX ist sein erstes Album seit dem 2003er Werk Closer.
Plastikman nahm EX im New Yorker Guggenheim Museum auf. Dort spielte er – im Lichte eines speziell entwickelten LED-Obelisken – auf Einladung des belgischen Modedesigners und Dior-Art Directors Raf Simons im Rahmen des jährlichen Guggenheim-Fundraisings.
Richie Hawtin sagt: “I knew that Raf was a long time Plastikman fan so by accepting his offer to perform at the Dior event at the Guggenheim I knew I’d set myself up to a huge challenge. Although Raf was happy to have the already complete Plastikman Live 1.5 show, I locked myself away in a series of intense studio sessions and quickly recorded enough new material for the performance and realized I might also have enough for a complete new album. The music came out of me effortlessly as I was very inspired by the opportunity to play in this beautiful architectural space renowned more for art than music. The location also allowed me to step far away from the dancefloor, giving me a huge amount of freedom to EXplore any sonic ideas that I had. Art, music, architecture, painting, sculpture – these mediums are supposed to live together.”
EX erscheint digital am 10.06. – auf Vinyl, CD und als limited edition SubPac bundle am 18.07. Neben den üblichen Formaten hat Plastikman mit SubPac ein Premium Bundle geschaffen: Einer limitierten Vinylauflage liegt eine Plastikman-Sonderedition des SubPac S1 bei sowie ein signiertes Echtheitszertifikat. SubPac, soviel sei noch gesagt, ist ein portables Subwoofer-System, dass den Träger, die Trägerin die Bässe/Subbässen beim Tragen spüren lässt.
Richie Hawtin: “By introducing the physical dimension of sound, the SubPac creates a direct connection between the fan and the music in its purest form,
allowing a deeper appreciation for the music we all love. As with all Plastikman albums, there is a lot of sonic information in the lower frequency range, that make the SubPac a perfect listening accompaniment in order to fully appreciate the experience.” Mehr zum Thema unter: http://www.thesubpac.com
Plastikman wird in diesem Jahr genau eine Show spielen: Beim Sónar 2014 am 12. Juni werden die Grenzen von Techno, von Kunst und Sound erneut erweitert, ganz so, wie man das von Plastikman kennt. Denn Hawtin ist einiges: Ein exzellenter DJ, der Visionär der ENTER.experience, Kopf des Labels M_nus, Kunstkenner und Künstler, Stil-Ikone. Und mehr als alles ein Phänomen der elektronsichern Musik: Zwischen 1993 und 2003 schuf Plastikman ein erstaunliches Oeuvre, das eine Zeit und einen Ort weniger definierte, als zum Explodieren brachte. Über sechs Alben (Sheet One, Musik, Recycled Plastik, Consumed, Artifakts (B.C.) und Closer) gelang ihm nicht weniger als eine radikalen Erweiterung von (Detroit-)Techno und eine Neuerfindung von elektronischer Tanzmusik. Und gelingt es bis heute.
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Trailer:
Event Film:
Video Special:
“Electronic Beats SLICES – Pioneers of Electronic Music: Richie Hawtin”
Release Date:
02th June 2014 (vinyl)
16th June 2014 (digital)
Format:
vinyl & digital
Tracklist: 01)
When Rain Falls
02)
The Black Chamber
03)
The Black Chamber (Samuel L. Session Remix)
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MIKE WALL has become a regular guest at our club, the Suicide Circus, and this is for a reason. His sets are banging, and so are his productions.
When Rain Falls on A1 is a techno monster with a DAF-influenced bassline ripping it. The Black Chamber on A2 comes along as a dark and spooky tune with lots of playful sounds in it.
On the B-side The Black Chamber is being turned into a superfunctional and effective dancefloor weapon by SAMUEL L. SESSION in his remix.
