Category: Techno/House/Trance

Artist:
Various

Title:
Visitations (Chapter One)

Label:
Chronicle Records

Cat#:
EVENT0017

Release Date:
11th February 2019

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
01.
Damon Wild
Constant Search

02.
Ben Sims
Vicious Cycle

03.
Steve Bicknell
Chapter Of Self

04.
Tadeo
X Marks The Spot

Press Info:
Damon Wild, Ben Sims, Steve Bicknell and Tadeo arrive on Chronicle as part of the label’s forthcoming four track Various Artists EP entitled ‘Visitations (Chapter One)’.

Thema sub-label Chronicle returns in 2019 with original tracks from techno heavyweights Damon Wild, Ben Sims, Steve Bicknell and Tadeo, four artists that mirror the labels reputation and vision of releasing “hard groove, sci-fi styled techno soundscapes”. This is the first chapter of ‘Visitations’ – a project in which label boss Lenny Posso will be accumulating various artist releases courtesy of a number of the genres most respected names over the months ahead.

Synewave founder Damon Wild kicks things off with ‘Constant Search’, delivering ethereal modulations as emotive chords and angelic pads float in the distance, whilst UK techno pioneer Ben Sims offers up a thunderous drum workout fused with machine-like oscillations and undulating toughness.

On the flip 6dimensions boss Steve Bicknell gracefully balances sonic obscurities with growling pulsations to reveal a dark yet enchanting atmosphere, before Cyclical Tracks and Another Intelligence label chief Tadeo throws down otherworldly synth patterns, tension building leads and a winding percussive sequence in ‘X Marks The Spot’.

Listen:

Full Track Streaming:
Tadeo – “X Marks The Spot”

Specials:
Damon Wild – “Meduza VIP, Tianjin, China (Dec. 09)”

Ben Sims – “@ HEX 07092018 at Input (Barcelona)”

Steve Bicknell – “djmag Podcast 94”

Tadeo – “TRAX.278”

Recommendations:
Steve Bicknell’s “Awakening The Past” on 6dimensions
Steve Bicknell’s “Modes Of Thought” on 6dimensions

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Booking:
Octopus Agents for Steve Bicknell
Triangle for Ben Sims
Point Collective for Tadeo

Websites:
Steve Bicknell
Ben Sims
Tadeo
Damon Wild
Chronicle Records

Artist:
Mekas

Title:
Chaosmos

Label:
Insurgentes

Cat#:
INS004

Release Date:
February 2019

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
A1.
Chaosmos

A2.
Tension Lines

B1.
Catalyze

B2.
Extrapolar

Press Info:
Straight out of the city of fury, Mekas arrives on Latin American label Insurgentes for a fifth chapter that will take us through an utopic journey of resurrection and inmortality. The Buenos Aires artist and Aula Magna Records affiliate has resurfaced once again to present Chaosmos, a four-track EP of peaceful and chaotic electronic ambient excursions.

The title track enters the cosmic void, letting the euphoric chords and electrifying breaks mark the course. “Tension Lines” provides a nice dose of soothing ambiance, a pleasant quietude in the middle of the unknown. Throughout it’s B-side, Mekas continues the voyage with two functional pieces that will resonate along this unearthly plane. The message has been sent: this is sonic hustle from the south.

Listen:

Full Track Streaming:
“Extrapolar”

“Tension Lines”

Special:
“Aula Magna Podcast 19”

Recommendation:
Mekas’ “Neon Forest” on Aula Magna Records
Mekas’ “Entropy” on Aula Magna Records

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Websites:
Mekas
Insurgentes

Artist:
Various

Title:
DSTRT005

Label:
District 66

Cat#:
DSTRT005

Release Date:
01st April 2019

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
A1.
Nima Khak
Maze

A2.
Oleg Mass
Vault

B1.
Alexander Kowalski
AUX 804

B2.
Ray Kajioka
Birds Of A Feather

Press Info:
The Hamburg based labels 5th release comes with an amazing Various Artist release this time. A 4-tracker made by musicans the label is focused on. True darkness transports the listener into the diversity of techno.

Listen:

Full Track Streaming:
Alexander Kowalski – “AUX 804”

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Specials:
Nima Khak – “Form and Function Podcast 013”

Oleg Mass – “DTMIX178”

Alexander Kowalski -“Geheimclub Podcast 015”

Ray Kajioka -“@ Globus / Tresor.Klubnacht Berlin 24|02|2017”

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Websites:
District 66

Artist:
Ascorbite

Title:
Macrocosmic Framework

Label:
Corseque Records

Cat#:
CRSQ008

Release Date:
25th January 2019 (vinyl)
18th February 2019 (digital)

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
A1.
Divination (Introversion)

A2.
Devour Affliction

A3.
Habitual Longing

B1.
Disaffection

B2.
Second Range Of Vision

C1.
Virtuous Infelicity

C2.
Burning Pendulum

D1.
Unbleached

D2.
Shading

D3.
Unfolding (Serenity)

Press Info:
Ascorbite’s debut album on his own Corseque Records is like a spooky mirror attraction at the edge of an after-hours amusement park. Step inside and you’ll find ten different mirrors uncannily glowing in a pitch black room. You’ll see yourself in each and every one of them, but the images will be deformed and continuously shifting. There are voices behind the glass, beckoning, chanting, calling out to you.

Some seem human, others decisively mechanical. It ought to be a cacophony, but it’s not. Titanic bass kicks make all the ten mirrors vibrate in sync, giving the illusion of one single, distorted image. Dark and harsh, yes, but also a vision of endless possibilities.

Text by Björn Jumme, Kontra-Musik

Listen:

Full Track Streaming:
“Virtuous Infelicity”

“Habitual Longing”

“Shading”

Special:
“Voight-Kampff Podcast – Episode 40”

Recommendations:
compilation “Pronomina” w/ Ascorbite track on Substantiv
sampler “C O U P 0 0 2” w/ Ascorbite track on C O U P

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Websites:
Ascorbite
Corseque Records