out now: Various – Room 004 [Room Trax]

 

Artist:
Various

 

Title:
Room 004

 

Label:
Room Trax

 

Cat#:
ROOM004

 

Release Date:
27th March 2020

 

Format:
digital

 

Tracklist:
01.
Rocko Garoni
Realize

02.
Frazi.er
Emotional State

03.
Blanka
Strength

04.
Angioma
Excess

05.
Marwan Sabb
Asidi Bou Saïd

06.
Grittrip
Salazar

07.
Tim Etzel
Superfly

08.
Francesco Mami & David Silver
Calm Before Dance

09.
Arthur Nozen
Bump

10.
Enzo Leep
Fly

11.
Just Ellie
Chicken Scratch

12.
Albert Ess & Milou
Le Lune
(Vocal Version)

 

Press Info:
It is a well deserved celebration when Barcelona’s ROOM Records steps into the new decade with a 14-track full Various Artists Compilation here, representing the fourth – and most diverse – label release to date.

Introducing this very manner is Rocko Garoni’s „Realize“, showing the Berlin-based producers vibe for cracking bass drums and driving break passages, capable of switching floors into a multi dimensional rave utopia. The spot is on. Fraz.ier follows with „Emotional State“ – punch oriented, club tested. A driving piece showcasing shaking, yet powerful vocal lines, dynamic synth appearances and one ongoing progression in order to keep things moving, without loosing the focus on an extraordinary beat clock.

Blanka is ordering up next, showing the on point Spanish delight in „Strength“ – a 7 minute tribute to distinct kicks, leading hats and creative synthesizer programming. Lifting up any situation on a basis is a must with this track. Coming up now is non other than label-head Angioma and his contribution „Excess“. Being forward thinking, electronically pushing, emotionally exiting and the right tune to select for showing a wider side of his production techniques and style, surely treating your speakers within their full spectrum.

French dj and producer Marwan Sabb provides track number five by the name of „Asidi Bou Saïd“ and showcases an accurate acid-bassline, which couldn’t be better, rolling over detailed drums with eventually highlighting small voice patterns to push those analog sounds even more.

Meanwhile, UK-native Grittrip is on a groove mission with „Salazar“. We discover the deeper touch between slicing patterns on this one with jacking claps driving through the system, supporting a flashing bassline with versatile synthesizer chops to keep a bliss of a vibe. So let’s dig even deeper.

German funkiness is what you’re about to experience on Tim Etzel’s „Superfly“. More than half-way through this compilation, Tim brings up a handcrafted synthesizer collage, pushing boundaries of House and Techno like hardly experienced before. This one is for the moods.

David Silver and Francesco Mami delivering next on „Calm Before Dance“ with bringing up warm, organic instrumentation on this House-keeper of a production. Including some irresistible rhythms for the long and sweaty nights out – the soul is real in here. Arthur Nozen from France on the faders for the ninth contribution called „Bump“. Which consists of a smart jumping bassline, covering even smarter vocals on this slammer, focusing on beautiful variety inside the drumming and mysterious spookiness in the overall tone.

We continue with Spanish talent Enzo Leep, kicking in direct percussions and elegant Atmospheres in „Fly“. A diverse thought, emotionally driven, yet still energizing and fresh in its production style. Perhaps perfect for all local residents, who want to push limits in their club gigs.

Four to the floor as we move to the next piece inside this compilation. And it’s a good fashioned, English manner inside „Chicken Scratch“ by Just Ellie when a rhythm-driven bassline pairs scattered voices. Perfectly drafted, deep evolving spheres set up the right vibe on this ideal tune.

And so it’s Albert Ess & Milou giving the last, but not least grand closing with „Le Lune“. Taking care of wide ranged pads, combining trippy effects, hypnotic drums and a special touch of appeal within the original vocals included, rounding off this compilation completely like none other. Room to the fullest.

 

Full Track Streaming:

 

Specials:
Angioma – “Club Room 83”

Frazi.er – “@ Grelle Forelle, Vienna – 27.12.19”

Rocko Garoni – “TNW006”

Tim Etzel – “@ Watergate, Berlin 08.01.2020”

 

Recommendations:
Rocko Garoni’s EP “Ammoniak” on Second State
Rocko Garoni’s EP “Phobia” on Second State

 

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Websites:
Room Trax

 

out now: Luke Slater – Berghain Fünfzehn [Ostgut Ton]

 

Artist:
Luke Slater

 

Title:
Berghain Fünfzehn

 

Label:
Ostgut Ton

 

Cat#:
O-TON 127

 

Release Date:
17th April 2020

 

Format:
vinyl & digital

 

Tracklist Vinyl:
A1.
O-Ton Reassembled 1

A2.
O-Ton Reassembled 2

B1.
O-Ton Reassembled 3

B2.
O-Ton Reassembled 4

C1.
O-Ton Reassembled 5

C2.
O-Ton Reassembled 6

D.
O-Ton Reassembled 7

 

Tracklist Digital:
01.
O-Ton Reassembled 1

02.
O-Ton Reassembled 2

03.
O-Ton Reassembled 3
(Extended Mix)

04.
O-Ton Reassembled 4

05.
O-Ton Reassembled 5

06.
O-Ton Reassembled 6

07.
O-Ton Reassembled 7

 

Press Info (German):
Mit Berghain Fünfzehn schafft Luke Slater neue Kompositionen aus dem Ostgut Ton- Backkatalog, indem er bestehende Sounds zerhackt, loopt, neu justiert und in einen Mix einbettet. Das Ergebnis ist eine spielerische Retrospektive auf das Label und gleichzeitig eine zukunftsweisende Vision für Mixing und Dance Music als solche.

Am 17. April erscheinen sieben exklusive Tracks aus dem Berghain Fünfzehn-DJ-Mix auf zwei 12″es und als digitaler Download / Stream. Mittels einer De- und Rekonstruktion der Ostgut Ton-Diskografie umreißt Slaters Vision nicht nur Sampling, sondern auch Live Electronics und Improvisation, was sich im breiten Spektrum berauschender und liminaler Dance Music artikuliert: von radikal abgespecktem Mindfuck-Techno über Vocals und Verzerrungen bis hin zu Breakbeat-Exkursionen, minimalistischem Acid und Rave-Polyrhythmik. In anderen Worten: der Bogen des Ostgut Ton-Labels, gebrochen in Slaters einzigartigen, halluzinatorischen Prisma.

 

Press Info (English):
Berghain Fünfzehn sees Luke Slater creating new compositions from the Ostgut Ton back catalogue, chopping, looping tweaking and deploying sounds into a mix that is both a playful retrospective of the label and future-facing vision for mixing and dance music.

On April 17, seven exclusive tracks from the Berghain Fünfzehn DJ mix will be released on two 12”s and for streaming/digital download. De- and reconstructing the Ostgut Ton discography, Slater’s vision encompasses not only sampling but live electronics and improvisation, resulting in a broad spectrum of heady and liminal dance music: from ultra stripped-back mindfuck techno, vocals and blasts of distortion to breakbeat excursions, minimalistic acid, and rave polyrhythms. In other words: the arc of the label through Slater’s singular hallucinatory prism.

 

Listen:

 

Full Track Streaming:
“O-Ton Reassembled 3”

 

Video:
“O-Ton Reassembled 7”

Video by the29nov films

 

Related Release:
Mix “Berghain Fünfzehn | Luke Slater”

 

Special:
“at Awakenings 1997-2001 Special 27-12-2013”

 

Recommendations:
Luke Slater’s “Love (Remixes)” on Mote-Evolver
all stuff on Ostgut Ton

 

Buy Vinyl:
Ostgut Ton @ Bandcamp
Deejay
Juno
Decks
Red Eye Records
Boomkat
Hardwax
more soon

 

Buy Digital:
Ostgut Ton @ Bandcamp
Boomkat
JunoDownload
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Beatport Classic
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Booking:
Luke Slater

 

Websites:
Luke Slater @ Facebook
Ostgut Ton

 

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out now: Perseux Traxx | Mantra – Acid Avengers 015 [Acid Avengers]

 

Artist:
Perseux Traxx | Mantra

 

Title:
Acid Avengers 015

 

Label:
Acid Avengers

 

Cat#:
AAR015

 

Release Date:
10th April 2020

 

Format:
vinyl & digital

 

Tracklist:
A1.
Perseus Traxx
Moskwa

A2.
Perseus Traxx
What Do U Want From Me

B1.
Mantra
The Swarm

B2.
Mantra
Hey Amigo

B3.
Mantra
Spacetime Reversal

 

Press Info:
For that 15th Acid Avengers split EP, we welcome two providers of acid music who know each other very well, as they’re also associated in the duo Nite Vision. On the A-Side, english producer Perseus Traxx, known for his raw house & electro bombs on Bunker, Solar One, I Love Acid or his own imprint Future Flash. On the B-Side, Barcelona-based producer Mantra, also know under his aliases Myriadd or Acid Phreex, and responsible of several ravey bangers on Pinkman, Creme Organization, Bunker and Polybius Trax. Two virtuoso producers for five acid pearls !

 

Full Track Streaming:

 

Special:
Perseux Traxx – “Modulations Live MOD.31”

Mantra – “Modulations Live MOD.28”

 

Recommendation:
“Acid Avengers 012” by Cardopusher | La Bile on Acid Avengers

 

Buy Vinyl:
Tripalium Corp @ Bandcamp
Juno
Deejay
Decks
HHV
Clone
Red Eye Records
more soon

 

Buy Digital:
Tripalium Corp @ Bandcamp
JunoDownload
Beatport Classic
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Websites:
Perseux Traxx
Mantra
Acid Avengers

 

out now: Various – Coping Strategies For Progressive Persuasions [Unknown Movements]

 

Artist:
Various

 

Title:
Coping Strategies For Progressive Persuasions

 

Label:
Unknown Movements

 

Cat#:
UM002VA

 

Release Date:
27th March 2020

 

Format:
cassette & digital

 

Tracklist:
A1.
Other Form
Not My Leader

A2.
Alternate Current
Repudiate

A3.
Rowka
Bulking Agent

A4.
Decka
Created Void

A5.
Vlaeminck
Sitzrohr

A6.
How To Levitate
Stasis

A7.
Willy Parker
Mental Ignorance

B1.
Other Form
Continuous Mix

 

Press Info:
Unknown Movements debuts its first release of 2020: a seven-track exploration into deep, atmospheric techno, opened by label boss Other Form (UK) and featuring the talents of Alternate Current (UK), Rowka (UK), Decka (DE / UK), Vlaeminck (ES), How To Levitate (ES), and Willy Parker (DE). The cassette edition features all seven tracks on the A-side and a continuous mix of all on the B-side.

 

Full Track Streaming:

 

Specials:
Other Form – “Unknown Movements Podcast 01”

Alternate Current – “Unknown Movements Podcast 04”

Rowka – “Unknown Movements Podcast 02”

Decka – “Unknown Movements Podcast 03”

Vlaeminck – “T-LABEL | Podcast #72”

How To Levitate – “The Godmother Podcast 012”

Willy Parker – “PRKR002”

 

Recommendations:
Willy Parker’s “Konstellation EP” on Distorted Perception
Willy Parker’s self-released “Parker’s Archive 001”
Willy Parker’s “Sculptor-20 EP” on Bipolar Disorder
Rowka’s “Grind” on Taro Records
Rowka’s “Deconstruct EP” on User Experience

 

Buy Cassette:
Unknown Movements @ Bandcamp

 

Buy Digital:
Unknown Movements @ Bandcamp
JunoDownload
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Websites:
Unknown Movements

 

out now: Matt Mor – Peace Was Never An Option [Meat Recordings]

 

Artist:
Matt Mor

 

Title:
Peace Was Never An Option

 

Label:
Meat Recordings

 

Cat#:
MR013

 

Release Date:
03rd April 2020

 

Format:
vinyl & digital

 

Tracklist:
01.
Surrender

02.
Method Of Regression

03.
Method Of Rebellion

04.
Method Of Rebellion
(Kwartz Remix)

05.
Humility

 

Press Info:
For the 13th release on Vienna based Meat Recordings, label mainstay Matt Mor is back with his follow-up release to his debut album in 2017. The artist returns with a 5-tracker as his first solo release on Vinyl.

‘Surrender’ kicks in with polyrhythmic structures and strong overdriven bass drums to let you know there ”ain’t no prisoners gonna be taken” on MR013. When you’re ready to pull down the tempo fader to evoke ecstatic behaviour among raving pieces of MEAT, ‘Method Of Regression’ provides the basic recipe to inject fun into your game just like they used to do things back in the old days. To avoid walking down the memory lane too far, ‘Method Of Rebellion’ will bring you back to present with full force and provides the foundation for successfully tearing down club walls with its gnarly punch and pulsating synth-hooks. ‚Humility’ shows no mercy with its heavy bass and resonating sub-frequencies, all complementing each other, forcing your sound system to reveal its strength, to strike with awe like rolling thunder on a summer’s night and resulting in an intense showdown of flesh, sweat and bass.

The EP also includes a remix by the Spanish Pole Group artist KWARTZ. The record will be released on April 3rd and will be available on vinyl, as a download and on all major streaming plattforms.

 

Listen:

 

Full Track Streaming:
“Method Of Regression”

“Method Of Rebellion (Kwartz Remix)”

 

Video:
“Humility”

 

Special:
“Form and Function Podcast 019”

 

Recommendations:
Specific Objects’ “Encounters Of Uncertainty” on Meat Recordings
sampler “The Blood Stays On The Blade II” on Meat Recordings
Specific Objects’ “Encounters Of Uncertainty” on Meat Recordings

 

Buy Vinyl:
Meat Recordings @ Bandcamp
Decks
Hardwax
more soon

 

Buy Digital:
Meat Recordings @ Bandcamp
JunoDownload
Hardwax
Beatport Classic
TraxSource
Google Play
iTunes
more soon

 

Websites:
Matt Mor
Meat Recordings

 

© Photo By Edith Ranacher