Category: Mote-Evolver

Artist:
Psyk

Title:
Arcade EP

Label:
Mote-Evolver

Cat#:
MOTE035

Release Date:
06th May 2013

Format:
12″ & digital

Tracklist:
01)
Arcade

02)
Surface

03)
Intern

04)
Somewhere

Info:
Mote-Evolver welcomes back Psyk (aka Manuel Años) after his strong label debut release, Distane. For his second Mote-Evolver release, Psyk delivers yet another standout effort with four tool-oriented tracks of clean, tight, yet po- werful minimalistic approach.

The title track “Arcade” that opens the EP contrasts high-energy thumping drumbeat with a hypnotic layer of syncopa- ted rhythm. Its movement and development is subtle and organic, but at the same time skillfully elevates the energy with joining clapping beat and hi-hats. Following “Surface” will stay in your mind with its obsessive singularity of mo- notone balanced with the groove of muted heavy beat. It’s a moody number that grabs the listeners’ attention with certain tenacity that stays throughout the track.

One might find B-side of Arcade EP slightly funkier; “Intern” is meshed with lighter elements like beeping sounds and clapping, adding refreshing vibe to the EP. However the carefully crafted dynamic and the simple, pure, and fun personality of “Intern” assures that it’s no less powerful tool for the dancefloor. The last track “Somewhere” is perhaps the grooviest track of Arcade EP, thanks to the deep dark dubby bass that’s setting the tone properly from the very beginning. Psyk tames the high energy into a relaxed atmosphere for “Somewhere”, giving a breathing room for emo- tion that draws you deeply into the euphoric moment. With Arcade EP, Psyk is clearly not shying away from showca- sing his skill of honing the diverse mood and texture of highly functional techno.

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Artist:
Lucy & Silent Servant

Title:
History Survivors EP

Label:
Mote-Evolver

Cat#:
MOTE034

Release Date:
04th March 2013

Format:
12″ & digital

Tracklist:
01)
Dormancy Survivors

02)
Victors History

Info:
The History Survivors EP is a fierce collaboration between two of electronic music’s most intriguing producers, Lucy & Silent Servant.

Entering the production process together Luca Mortellaro and Juan Mendez delved into a period of studio based research. On the trail of a hybrid sound they rendered their questions with both digital and analogue machines, synthesising their suspicions into existence and layering sounds until they took on unmistakeable form. Two tracks emerged and Mote-Evolver has pressed these dark tales onto each side of the Mote034 vinyl.

A-side Dormancy Survivors begins with a metallic rasp and opens out into a euphoric state. It’s as if a story that was long repressed is finally being retold. And this story is told in syncopated sentences that are punctuated with slanted snares. Odd bleeps rotate around the weight of the bass-line and strange atmospherics catch you brilliantly unawares. This is an industrial-strength peak-time track.

Victors History is expansive and hypnotic. Pulling you into its loops the track is littered with glimmering asides. Low frequencies tug at the undercarriage and heighten the damage that the bass is committing. If the A-side tells the tale that history neglects, the B-side asks you to question the narratives weaved by the winners.

Mote034 combines the expertise of two producers at the top of their games. Silent Servant’s expert handling of noise and distortion and Lucy’s ability to create narratives where you least expect them form a startling hybrid. History Survivors is an EP that will move your feet, your thoughts and most importantly your expectations.

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Artist:
Shifted

Title:
Razors EP

Label:
Mote-Evolver

Cat#:
MOTE033

Release Date:
December 2012

Format:
12″ & digital

Tracklist:
01)
Razors

02)
Over

03)
Bloodless

04)
Trouble

Info:
Following the release of his critically acclaimed album, Crossed Paths, Shifted’s next release on Mote-Evolver is the incendiary Razors EP.

The EP opens with title track ‘Razors’ a six minute odyssey. Sounds are layered one on top of another and create a strictly cyclical structure. Shaking, rattling sounds helicopter overhead, syncopated noise unfurls in the mid-ground and underneath hypnotic beats are laid down relentlessly. It’s a dizzying combination.

Following on from this disorientation ‘Over’ ratchets up the BPM and rules it with an iron fist. This is merciless techno that’s full of intelligent details. Out of nowhere jangling blips and bleeps collide with feral bass. Shifted is no stranger to creating dance floor optimised cuts and ‘Over’ is the sound of a producer with a very finely honed craft.

The flip side begins with ‘Bloodless’ a title that suggests cold hearted, zestless deeds and a track that is ironically anything but bloodless. Rendered in twisted beats and synthesised noise there’s a cautionary tale to be heard, a warning about shiny surfaces that conceal deadening agendas.

The EP closes with the unsettlingly ‘Trouble’. It’s just as likely to have you listening reclined, with your eyes closed, as it is to leave you slightly paranoid looking over your shoulder. The palette is stripped back giving rise to psychologically charged atmospherica. ‘Trouble’ leaves you with far more questions than it answers.

Across the ‘Razors EP’ Shifted displays the range and diversity of his productions with refined electronic experiments next to broken beats and strange atmospherica aside lethal dance cuts.

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“Razors”

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Artist:
Psyk

Title:
Distane EP

Label:
Mote-Evolver

Cat#:
MOTE031

Release Date:
10th September 2012

Format:
12″ & digital

Tracklist:
01)
Distane

02)
Isolate

03)
RDMN

04)
Main

Info:
Manuel Años, AKA Psyk, has much to lay claim to within his relatively short career, having already played at Berghain, Tresor and Stockholm’s Fabriken, as well as having himself as a focal point of Madrid’s techno scene. His approach seeks to continually purify and refine his sound, and with “Distance”—his debut release on Mote:Evolver—he melds together new forms of rhythm and expression with the kind of maximal composition and hard energy that the label has honed. The four tracks of “Distance” pulse, pound and thump their way forward while also showcasing a distinct metabolism that develops throughout this varied release.

The A-side, beginning with “Distance”, establishes a direct, compelling energy that’s carried forward by echoing synths that become underlaid with an ever-growing bass. Envelopment is the true characteristic of “Distance” as it compresses its energy, channels it forward and establishes a strong sense of momentum perfect for any number of following tracks. “Isolate”, the A2 track, properly expresses its title with isolated, intense pulses of warped bass that eventually blend into one another to deliver a highly hypnotic, immersive feel. This sense of repetition creates a spiraling sense of progression that hooks onto the listener and draws them in.

“Rndm”, the first track on the B-side, brings in a sense of experimentation as it uses different percussive patterns while it searches for its moment to strike. The dented funk of the main bass line ebbs and flows until it finds its groove and immerses itself in it. On the heels of this comes “Main”, the final track that is no less saturated with energy than all the rest. It’s pure switched-on dance floor thunder, and surges forward with a straight-forward simplicity. As Psyk’s first release on Mote:Evolver, “Distance” establishes the momentum both for the budding Spanish producer as well as for his supercharged productions to come.

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Video:
“Distane”

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Specials:
Psyk – DJ set at Berghain
Psyk – podcast for CLR

Recommendation:
Psyk remixed by Norman Nodge, released on Non Series

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