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out now: Obscure Shape & SHDW – Der Sturm EP [Rekids]

Artist:
Obscure Shape & SHDW

Title:
Der Sturm EP

Label:
Rekids

Cat#:
REKIDS128

Release Date:
26th October 2018

Format:
12″ & digital

Tracklist:
A1.
Der Sturm

B1.
Zeit Des Erwachens

B2.
Tränen Der Sonne

Press Info:
From Another Mind founders Obscure Shape & SHDW return to Rekids with three massive techno tracks in ‘Der Sturm EP’ this October.

Marco Bläsi and Luigi Urban first appeared on Matt Edwards’ label two years ago with an unforgettable remix of Radio Slave’s ‘Vision’. Since then the pair have continued to helm their From Another Mind imprint, as well as returning to Rekids for their ‘Himmel Und Erde’ release, not to mention remix the seminal ‘Grindhouse’ alongside Slam. Joining the label again, the duo present three cavernous cuts highlighting why they’re considered such a key driving force behind Southern Germany’s techno scene.

Featuring their signature echoing kicks, ‘Der Sturm’ includes syncopated snares, scintillating pads and piercing stabs to forge a peaktime cut. ‘Zeit Des Erwachens’ is more of a roller with its undulating percussion and quivering bassline, leading into the effervescent ‘Tränen Der Sonne’ with its twisted arpeggios and rattling hats.

Full Track Streaming:

Specials:
SHDW & Obscure Shape – “@ Awakenings Festival 2017 – 24-06-2017”

Recommendations:
“Himmel Und Erde” on Rekids
all stuff on From Another Mind

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Booking:
SHDW
Obscure Shape

Websites:
Obscure Shape & SHDW
Rekids

out now: Markus Suckut – Heaven Is A State Of Mind [Rekids]

Artist:
Markus Suckut

Title:
Heaven Is A State Of Mind

Label:
Rekids

Cat#:
REKIDS126

Release Date:
28th September 2018

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
01.
Escape

02.
Breeze

03.
Sun’s Out

04.
Future Is Not Always Bright

05.
Take A Break

06.
Above The Clouds

07.
Orchid

08.
Heaven Is A State Of Mind

09.
Wonderland
(Version)

10.
We All Will Disappear One Day

11.
Death Is Not Final

Press Info:
Rekids regular Markus Suckut drops his third album entitled ‘Heaven Is A State Of Mind’ this September.

“This album is dedicated to my mother – I will always carry you with me to show you the world. See you again in a better place.”

When not helming his own imprints, SCKT and Pattern Research, the Düsseldorf artist has been releasing on Rekids since 2015 and is now a core member of the label’s family. Earlier this year saw the arrival of ‘New Life EP’, a mesmerising release exemplary of the producer’s knack for making imaginative house and techno complete with a compelling groove. No stranger to the long player format having released two albums previously, Markus Suckut returns to Radio Slave’s label with a quality eleven track album.

From the word go Suckut’s album demonstrates his versatility as a musician, initiating with a beatless intro named ‘Escape’, before ‘Breeze’ comes into play with its skipping percussion and loopy atmospherics. Crunchy snares and crystalline synths make up ‘Sun’s Out’ whilst ‘Future Is Not Always Bright’ drives forward with its sultry low-end, ethereal pads and sci-fi bleeps, leading into ‘Take A Break’ and its medley of elaborate drums, living up to its name.

‘Above The Clouds’ is comprised of intricate notes and soothing chords whilst the machinelike ‘Orchid’ features electro inspired melodies, contrasting to the album’s title track, ‘Heaven Is A State Of Mind’, with its bumpy bass and warping textures. ‘Wonderland (Version)’ is a ghostly acid cut, moving into the syncopated and ominous ‘We Will All Disappear One Day’ and its purring bassline until a moody two-step number entitled ‘Death Is Not Final’ ties it all together with twisted sequences and trippy effects.

Full Track Streaming:

Special:
“Rekids Takeover – 5th May 2018”

Recommendations:
SCKT01
SCKT01R
SCKT02
SCKT02R
SCKT03
SCKT04
SCKT05
SCKT06
album “DNA” on Figure

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Booking:
Markus Suckut

Websites:
Markus Suckut
Rekids

out now: Opål – Luminescence EP [Counterweight]

Artist:
Opål

Title:
Luminescence EP

Label:
Counterweight

Cat#:
CWT04

Release Date:
10th October 2018 (vinyl)
November 2018 (digital)

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
A1.
Luminescence

A2.
Impala

B1.
Eclipse

B2.
Eclipse
(PVS Remix)

Press Info:
Counterweight welcomes to the label the rising Berlin artist Opål with this excellent 4-Track full of Techno EP.

The title track, Luminescence, is a rough and hard hitting 4/4 warehouse destroyer. “Impala” reduces the tension and shows a more melodic side of the artist but still keeping his characteristic industrial touch. On the B side Opål shows what is the definition of “driving” Techno with “Eclipse”, this is simply amazing. The last track is an absolutely outstanding remix by the Italian artist PVS, who explores new atmospheric shapes and goes beyond simple 4/4 structures.

Pump up the volume, this is real shit!

Listen:

Specials:
“@ Counterweight | Rote Sonne (16.03.2018)”

Recommendations:
EP “Silem” on Bipolar Disorder
EP “Broken Dreams” on Voxvox Records
EP “Pilgrim ” on Arts Digital
EP “Tracing” on Obscuur Records

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Booking:
Thrust Agency

Websites:
Opål
Counterweight

out now: Dold – Express Route [Blue Hour Music]

Artist:
Dold

Title:
Express Route

Label:
Blue Hour Music

Cat#:
BLUEHOUR011

Release Date:
05th November 2018

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
A1.
Horizon

A2.
Express Route

B1.
Memories

B2.
Colliding Worlds

Press Info:
Dold arrives on Blue Hour Music

The Swedish producer, real name Patrik Eriksson, will debut on Luke Standing’s Blue Hour Music outlet in mid October this year – the first new artist to be invited onto the growing platform.

In recent years, Standing has carefully expanded his label to include not only a vast catalogue of original music, but a high profile remix series – and more recently collaborative work as Tracing Xircles.

Dold’s arrival marks the 11th release from the label, and the young Swedish talent – who runs his own imprint Arsenik alongside fellow producer Kuf, offers up a stunning collection of dance floor recordings that zero in perfectly on the label’s raison d’être.

Express Route is the result of several weeks of close dialogue between artist & label – with the end product finalised alongside Standing in his Berlin studio. A captivating, Breakbeat driven exploration of retro-futuristic dance music, the recordings fit neatly into the label’s well defined aesthetic – paying homage to the rich lineage of pan-European dance music, whilst maintaining a sharp, contemporary edge.

Opener Horizons sets the tone for the work, with emotive synth strings set amongst rolling sequences and high-energy drum programming, whilst Express Route is a perfect example of fast-forward loop Techno. Memories taps neatly into the producer’s penchant for Hardcore – riffing on vintage Rave stabs with a decidedly modern bent. Colliding Worlds ties up the EP, a glorious up-tempo nod to classic IDM & Electro.

Mature and excellently produced, Dold’s arrival on Blue Hour Music marks a considerable step forward in the label’s development, a fine example of form & function that looks forward within the genre – whilst maintaining that particular approach to production that has bound the label’s discography so well thus far.

Listen:

Full Track Streaming:
“Express Route”

“Colliding Worlds”

“Memories”

Special:
“Parabel Podcast #38”

Recommendations:
Dold’s “Gryning EP” on Intimate Silence
Dold’s “Version EP” on Interstate Records
all releases on Blue Hour Music

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Booking:
Parabel

Websites:
Dold
Blue Hour Music @ Facebook (Label)

out now: Aert – Dyrocktion EP [Instinkt]

Artist:
Aert

Title:
Dyrocktion EP

Label:
Instinkt

Cat#:
NSTNKT008

Release Date:
03rd October 2018

Format:
digital

Tracklist:
01.
Dynamic Dwarf

02.
Chrondrite

03.
Black Drop

04.
Accretion

05.
Chrondrite
(Noneoftheabove Remix)

Press Info:
For the 8th release of Instinkt, we chose the Dutch artist Aert, which will be officially released on the 3th of October. This time, Aert gave us 4 powerful and carefully tracks, each developing a different feeling. As a results, Aert signed an EP between deconstructed rhythms and more clubbing 4-4 beats, all in dark atmosphere, provided by synths line. The EP comes with a 5th track, a remix from Noneoftheabove, founder of TARO Records, who gave a more punchy version of Aert works, perfect for slamming a warehouse.

Dynamic Dwarf
Precision is required for keeping an attractive and aggressive dynamic. Dynamic Dwarf is the proof. Elements comes and perfectly matches, to give a powerful and unifying rhythm

Chrondrite
Chrondrite creates a galloping and catchy atmosphere, all on a powerful rise. Aert gives here a track with deconstructed rhythms, mixed with fighting synths. An illusion of the random, in fact perfectly mastered.

Black Drop
Black Drop recipe is unique. Offensive and assertive kicks, puzzling bass and moreover, some finesse, expurgating any rusticity

Accretion
Accretion is the meeting between deconstructed industrial sounds and the perfect synths finesse. A complete haunting union, which illustrates the efficiency of simplicity.

Chrondrite (Noneoftheabove Remix)
Noneoftheabove revisits Chrondrite in a more club atmosphere. The artist keeps the galloping feelings by adding a certain anger, al in an atmosphere of self-forgetfulness.

Full Track Streaming:

Special:
“GRND 57”

Recommendation:
SJ’s album “Space Radio” on Instinkt

Buy Digital:
Instinkt @ Bandcamp
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Websites:
Aert
Instinkt