out now: Hector Oaks – Ambiguous Relation EP [Quant Records]

 

Artist:
Hector Oaks

 

Title:
Ambiguous Relation EP

 

Label:
Quant Records

 

Cat#:
QR001

 

Release Date:
04th December 2013 (vinyl later)

 

Format:
vinyl & digital

 

Tracklist:
01)
Ambiguous Relation

02)
Revolt

03)
Light Of Hope

04)
Ambiguous Relation
(Dax J & Chris Stanford Remix)

05)
Revolt
(I/Y Remix)

 

Info:
Quant, a new techno label project coming from London, for the first release the focus of originality is the craft work of Madrid born but Berlin based Hector Oaks. With this release he carries a punch packing sound, that rolls with a sublime aura of darkness.

Hectors “Ambiguous Relation EP” comes with 3 stand out originals ready for the dancefloor. The accompanying remixes are a white knuckle, driving rework of the EP’s title track by Dax J & Chris Stanford, known of London label EarToGround. The second track “Revolt” is remixed to an epic tale by I/Y, two guys by the names of Irakli and Yacoub, hence the name of their own label/ guise.

 

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Special:
PoleGroup Radio / 10.05

 

Recommendations:
“Random Fear Generator EP” on Par Recordings
“I/Y002” by I/Y

 

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Booking:
Paramount Artists for Hector Oaks

 

Websites:
Hector Oaks
Quant Records

 

out now: Chevel – Air Is Freedom [Non Series]

 

Artist:
Chevel

 

Title:
Air Is Freedom

 

Label:
Non Series

 

Cat#:
NON010

 

Release Date:
26th November 2013

 

Format:
vinyl & digital

 

Tracklist:
01)
Crossing

02)
Entanglement

03)
Lumen

04)
Own

05)
Nightbus

06)
Harsh Times

07)
Dario’s Diet

08)
Air Is Freedom

 

Info:
Debut album by Chevel on Non Series.

Dario Tronchin is an italian techno producer who saw himself rapidly rising up in the business during 2012.

After signing his first release as chevel in 2011 on stroboscopic artefacts (label which features lucy, dadub, xhin and many others), dario started working on his own musical aesthetics and he gave birth, together with a bunch of friends, to enklav, a platform where they could fully express their need to experiment. chevel pressed his first album on enklav, “apply within”.

 

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Websites:
Chevel
Non Series

 

out now: Function – Remixes [Ostgut Ton]

 

Artist:
Function

 

Title:
Remixes

 

Label:
Ostgut Ton

Cat#:
O-TON 73

 

Release Date:
25th November 2013

 

Format:
vinyl & digital

 

Tracklist:
01)
Against The Wall
(Rrose Remix)

02)
Psychic Warfare
(Vatican Shadow Remix)

03)
Incubation (Ritual)
(Recondite Remix)

04)
Inter
(NSI Remix)

 

Info (English):
After Function’s epic debut album “Incubation” had several months to breathe, Ostgut Ton issues four remixes by Function contemporaries Rrose, Vatican Shadow, Recondite and NSI. Spread over 4 sides of vinyl they paint a picture rich in texture and atmospheres fitting it’s origin. Like the album, the remixes transcend club concepts of electronic music and techno as they unravel in surrounding territories.

After initial releases on Sandwell District the darkly mysterious Rrose seems a natural choice for this EP and Rrose reveals a deep and instinctive understanding of Function’s sound world. The remix of “Against The Wall” picks up the hypnotic acid of the original and spins it into manic depths, relentless and powerful.

Vatican Shadow hones in on the fragile beauty present in the original “Psychic Warfare”. Like a different side of the same coin, the track portrays a far away view of the original, where memory enhances the warmth and the contrast between tension and ease in Function’s original.

German producer Recondite has been going from strength to strength in recent months and his remix of “Incubation (Ritual)” confirms this status, seemingly understated, his remix achieves a stunning grip with minimal texture, killer synth line and bass, effortlessly solid.

The last remix comes from artist pairing NSI. Max Loderbauer and Tobias Freund share between them the huge experience of half a life time in music and sound engineering and Freund also mixed the “Incubation” album. For their remix they tap into Function’s early music influences and layer elements of pioneering German electronic experimentation with ambient and psychedelic sensitivity, creating a dark, brooding version of “Inter”, that seems to close the circle between the then and now in living electronic music.

 

Info (German):
Nachdem Functions Debütalbum „Incubation“ ein paar Monate zum Atmen hatte, bringt Ostgut Ton nun ausgewählte Remixe von Rrose, Vatican Shadow, Recondite und NSI heraus. Über vier Vinyl- Seiten erstrecken sich die Remixe und erweitern die Textur und Atmosphäre des Originals. Wie beim Album, setzen sich die Remixe über die üblichen Clubkonzepte elektronischer Musik hinweg und nutzen das Techno Genre um sich in den umliegenden Territorien zu entfalten.

Nach den Veröffentlichungen auf Sandwell District scheint Rrose als Remixer eine selbstverständliche Wahl. Der mysteriöse Künstler deckt die tiefliegende Klangwelt von Function auf und katapultiert den hypnotischen Acid Character von „Against The Wall“ unbarmherzig und kraftvoll in wahnsinnige Höhen.

Vatican Shadow schärft die zerbrechliche Schönheit von „Psychic Warfare“. Wie die andere Seite derselben Münze, porträtiert der Remix einen entfernten Gedanken des Originals. In der Erinnerung entstehen Elemente, die die Wärme und den Kontrast von Functions Version erweitern.

Recondite konnte sein Talent in den letzten Monaten erfolgreich unter Beweis stellen und kann dies mit seinem Remix für „Incubation (Ritual)“ wiederholen. Der unaufdringlich wirkende Track besitzt eine umwerfende Textur, die in der Kombination mit minimaler Synthline und dem wuchtigen Bass mühelos einen soliden Track entstehen lässt.

Der Remix von NSI schließt das ganze ab. Max Loderbauer und Tobias Freund teilen zusammen große Erfahrung in den Bereichen Produktion und Tontechnik. Tobias Freund, der auch für den fantastischen Album Mix von „Incubation“ verantwortlich war, kreiert zusammen mit Loderbauer ein psychedelisches Ambient Stück, dass bei den frühen musikalischen Einflüssen von Function ansetzt. Die dunkle und brodelnde Version von „Inter“ schließt raffiniert den Kreis zwischen Vergangenheit und Gegenwart in der elektronischen Musik.

 

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Related Release:
album “Incubation”

 

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Booking:
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Websites:
Function
Ostgut Ton

 

[Video]: Electrosexual – Lay My Eye

 

Artist:
Electrosexual

 

Title:
Lay My Eye

 

Label:
Rock Machine Records

 

Note:
“Lay My Eye” is taken from upcoming full-length debut album “Art Support Machine”, out in March on Rock Machine Records.

 

Related Release:
single “Lay My Eye” (out on 09th December 2013)
album “Art Support Machine” (out on 01st March 2014)

 

Websites:
Electrosexual
Rock Machine Records

 

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