Category: MindTrip

Artist:
Pfirter

Title:
Expander EP

Label:
MindTrip

Cat#:
MT45

Release Date:
29th April 2022

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Tu Mirada

02.
Stalemate

03.
Expander

04.
From Nod To Nothing

Press Info:
Pfirter is back with his first release for 2022 on his imprint. ‘Expander’ EP unveils his signature sound consisting of driving tones, hypnotic flow, extraordinary energy and mind focused elements. ”Tu Mirada” sets the vibe of the whole release straight; Hypnotic, raw, driving techno from head to toe. ”Stalemate” follows a similar approach, yet with a modular twist and a persistent tension. ”Expander” sends the listener straight to the darkest dancefloor with its peak-time energy and tunneling hi hats. ”From nod To nothing” moves in & out of an eerie musical journey and gives an ethereal closing to this exquisite project.

Pfirter’s ‘Expander’ EP proves that we can still find ways to escape reality during these dystopian days.

This is MindTrip!

Full Track Streaming:

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Recommendations:
“Altered States” by Pfirter on MindTrip
“Alpha” by Pfirter & Oliver Rosemann on MindTrip
Oliver Rosemann’s “Intermediate World EP” on MindTrip
Pfirter’s “The Empty Space (Remixed)” on MindTrip
Pfirter’s “The Empty Space” on MindTrip

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Pfirter @ Bandcamp
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Booking:
Pfirter

Websites:
Pfirter
MindTrip

Artist:
Oliver Rosemann

Title:
The Machinist EP

Label:
MindTrip

Cat#:
MT44

Release Date:
18th March 2022

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Flame

02.
Slipstream

03.
The Machinist

04.
Niere

Press Info:
Leipzig’s DJ, producer & label owner Oliver Rosemann is no stranger to the MindTrip world. Following his debut ‘Intermediate World EP’ back in 2019 and two collaborative releases with head honcho Pfirter, he returns with his second personal work on our label called ‘The Machinist’. Oliver’s new 4-track EP is inspired by the sounds of the machines in a psychologically thrilling setting in an old movie. He used a modular case, mostly Roland 909 drums and the Elektron Digitone and most parts of the tracks were recorded live and rearranged in Ableton Live.

The wait for Oliver’s return on MindTrip has been worth it as these four high octane tools are what’s missing in a dark, sweaty night environment.

This is MindTrip!

Snippets:

Full Track Streaming:
“Niere”

Video:
“The Machinist”

Video made by the29nov films

Specials:
“DifferentSound invites … / Podcast #105”

Recommendations:
Oliver Rosemann’s “Gasoline EP” on Mord Records
Oliver Rosemann’s “Season One EP” on Recorded Things
Oliver Rosemann’s “The Architect” on Konsequent Records
Oliver Rosemann’s “Remixes” on Konsequent Records
“Alpha” by Pfirter & Oliver Rosemann on MindTrip
Oliver Rosemann’s “Connwax 07” on Connwax Records
Oliver Rosemann’s “Intermediate World EP” on MindTrip
split EP “Overtall” w/ Oliver Rosemann tracks on Hypress
compilation “Signals” w/ Oliver Rosemann track on Mindcut Music

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MindTrip @ Bandcamp
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Booking:
Nachtstrom Booking for Oliver Rosemann

Websites:
Oliver Rosemann
MindTrip

Artist:
Pfirter

Title:
Altered States

Label:
MindTrip

Cat#:
MT40

Release Date:
26th November 2021 (digital)
13th December 2021 (vinyl)

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
A1.
Venus

A2.
Boiler

A3.
A Future In Chaos

B1.
Yearn

B2.
Habitable Zone

C1.
Commitment

C2.
Altered States

D1.
Unilateral

D2.
Convergence

D3.
Dissolution

Press Info:
What is techno if not a powerful conduit for energy? The movement of a sequence, the surge of an effects rush, the respondent reaction in every individual dancer and the moving mass of the crowd as a whole. Whether the frequencies transmit directly into the brain through the intimacy of a headphone reverie, reverberate through the architecture of a space or fill the formless void of the open air, techno’s potency to initiate and stimulate energetic events is profound. This is something Pfirter understands intimately, having spent more than 15 years exploring ways of manipulating the energy on a dancefloor.

Of course, energy is not just about volume and aggression. Tonality, spatial processing and composition can have just as profound an effect as the thump of the kick drum. On his new album

Altered States, Pfirter proves that point by zeroing in on the cerebral, psychedelic elements of his craft across 10 incisive tracks. The Argentine producer consciously approached his second album (following 2019’s The Empty Space) with a minimal mindset, using a very focused set of drum machines and synths to achieve a consistency across the record. Captured over a short burst of creativity, it’s the sound of an artist pushing a limited array of tools as far as possible. Despite this concise palette, it’s not an album that repeats itself, but rather an extended trip that flows from one detailed, textured immersion to the next.
The dense, febrile waves of hard-oscillating ripples in ‘A Future In Chaos’ and the sparkling, off-key chimes adorning ‘Yearn’ all speak to Pfirter’s gift for extravagant, surrealist expression within his tracks. ‘Altered States’, by way of contrast, succeeds in its absolute immediacy – a piledriving statement of bleep-driven intent. ‘Boiler’ and ‘Convergence’ land somewhere in between, coiling around kinked rhythmic incantations which still push forwards with precision while offering a different angle from which to approach the dancefloor. Cementing the idea of the whole album as a listening experience, Altered States is bookended by ‘Venus’ and ‘Dissolution’, two minimal exercises in drone-oriented mood setting.
Pfirter understands the role of his music, and his own instincts as a performing artist. It’s crafted to be captivating for DJs as much as the attentive listener. Spanning linear rhythms and broken beats, moments of calm and writhing intensity, Altered States offers a multitude of energetic possibilities in the mix or as a standalone piece of music. Ultimately, it’s a masterful return from a leading light of the contemporary techno scene.

This is MindTrip!

Snippets:

Full Track Streaming:
“Habitable Zone”

“Altered States”

Video:
“Commitment”

Video made by the29nov films

Special:
“Cosmonauts Podcast #020”

Recommendations:
“Alpha” by Pfirter & Oliver Rosemann on MindTrip
Oliver Rosemann’s “Intermediate World EP” on MindTrip
Pfirter’s “The Empty Space (Remixed)” on MindTrip
Pfirter’s “The Empty Space” on MindTrip

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Pfirter @ Bandcamp
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Buy Download:
Pfirter @ Bandcamp
Beatport
JunoDownload
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Booking:
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MindTrip