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out now: These Hidden Hands – These Hidden Hands [Hidden Hundred]

Artist:
These Hidden Hands

Title:
These Hidden Hands

Label:
Hidden Hundred

Cat#:
HH02

Release Date:
26th September 2013

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
01)
Trelesire

02)
When Told

03)
Diesel

04)
Untitled

05)
Ivy

06)
Laika

07)
Mollusk

08)
Severed

09)
Isopod

10)
Kheium

11)
Hidden

Info:
Over half a decade since this creative partnership was first brought to the public’s attention, Tommy Four Seven and Alain reconvene after time spent establishing themselves within their own respective fields to present These Hidden Hands; a musical long-player that exemplifies the pairs fiercely unique approach to production.

If the ‘Strix EP’ saw them channel their energy solely towards the dancefloor, this project sees them at their most visceral, refreshingly embracing the extended format with a vigour akin to that first demonstrated on Tommy Four Seven’s debut album for CLR, ‘Primate’.

Over the course of 45 minutes the listener is left in no doubt as to the striking sonic identity of the collaboration. With Hidden Hundred – the creative platform and outlet they’ve constructed for themselves – they have been allowed the freedom to bring to the forefront the influence of classic IDM, jungle and early techno that proved so irresistible on celestial debut single ‘Ivy’.

From the confrontational textures of opener ‘Trelesire’, to the sonically abrasive ‘Severed’, it’s clear that this palette is far from just indebted to the innovators of old. The engulfing drama of ‘When Told’ and harrowing tension of ‘Kheium’ showcase their singular approach to sound design, their adept versatility in utilising both industrial tones and ethereal melodies.

‘Laika’, is a case in point. Scattered rhythms, gauzy synths and rugged atmospheres conjure a distressed nostalgia. ‘Diesel’, which was offered by the pair as the first tantalising glimpse into the project, melds sparse beats with a soaring, creature-like drone before the ghostly motifs of ‘Hidden’ bring the body of work to a natural close.

Grasping the imagination as though it were some lost tape of unknown origin; this dexterously crafted album marks a timeless statement from These Hidden Hands, and one that represents two artists truly in their element.

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Special:
Tommy4Seven – Electric Deluxe Podcast 036

Related Releases:
“Remixes I”
“Remixes II”

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Websites:
These Hidden Hands
Hidden Hundred

out now: Shifted – Under A Single Banner [Bed Of Nails]

Artist:
Shifted

Title:
Under A Single Banner

Label:
Bed Of Nails

Cat#:
NAIL007

Release Date:
25th November 2013

Format:
CD, vinyl & digital

Tracklist :
01)
Core Of Stone

02)
Chrome, Canopy & Bursting Heart

03)
Suspended Inside

04)
Under A Single Banner

05)
Burning Tyres

06)
Pulse Incomplete

07)
Contract 0

08)
Story Of Aurea

09)
Wash Over Me

Info:
It’s been a busy couple of years for the producer behind the Shifted project. On top of an extremely well received album for the Mote Evolver label, the producer has edged further out into the fringes of electronic music under a number of aliases, taking in noise/ambient variants as ‘Covered in Sand’, as well as more distorted, technofied productions under the Alexander Lewis moniker, a sound described by the Blackest Ever Black label as “S-M Techno”.

His new album as Shifted, ‘Under a Single Banner’ finds the producer converging these strands into a lucid re- imagining of Techno, starting off from the toughened, purist templates honed down by the likes of Sandwell District and Marcel Dettmann, and stretching out into more textured, sometimes noisy, often introverted and melancholy signatures.

It’s a perfect fit for Bed of Nails, a label that’s given a platform for the more direct dance-floor mutations of Dominick Fernow’s own productions as Vatican Shadow, Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement and Christian Cosmos, as well as familiar Hospital Productions affiliates such as Kris Lapke under the ‘Bronze Age’ guise.

There’s a rich and earthy warmth to ‘Under a Single Banner’ that’s perhaps at odds with the puerile fixation on all things noisey at the fringes of Techno these days, but for the most part, the tension and
momentum keeps the album definitively aimed at the floor without ever resting on its laurels.

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Video:
“Wash Over Me”

Video created by the29nov films.

Recommendations:
Debut album “Crossed Paths” on Mote-Evolver
“Razor EP” on Mote-Evolver
“The Cold Light Part I” & “The Cold Light Part II” on Avian

Special:
ResidentAdvisor Podcast

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Bed Of Nails

out now: George Lanham & David Meiser – Disruptive Behaviour EP [Pareto Park]

Artist:
George Lanham & David Meiser

Title:
Disruptive Behaviour EP

Label:
Pareto Park

Cat#:
PRTP007

Release Date:
14th October 2013

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
A1)
David Meiser
Distress

A2)
David Meiser
Rising Entropy

A3)
David Meiser
Locked Groove 1

A4)
David Meiser
Locked Groove 2

B1)
George Lanham
Cabot Cove Syndrome

B2)
George Lanham
Co Operation 1
[feat. David Meiser]

B3)
George Lanham
Locked Groove 3

B3)
George Lanham
Locked Groove 4

Info:
Pareto Park presents the first collaboration between George Lanham and David Meiser with the pair serving up a blend of abrasive modern techno and classic influences. The opener ‘Distress’ sets the tone and grabs the listener from the start with its moody vocals punctuating a sinister beat. Lanham’s ‘Cabot Cove Syndrome’ hits hard with a growling synth lead, pushed forward by a building siren. Whilst ‘Rising Entropy’ and ‘Co Operation 1’ both reveal the duo’s Mills influences, yet aimed at modern club play.

The vinyl release featuring 4 additional locked grooves.

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Video:

Video created by the29nov films.

Specials:
George Lanham at AUM presents Pareto Park

David Meiser – The Barking Dog / Episode 015

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Websites:
David Meiser
George Lanham
Pareto Park

out now: L.B. Dub Corp – Turner’s House [Ostgut Ton]

Artist:
L.B. Dub Corp

Title:
Turner’s House

Label:
Ostgut Ton

Cat#:
O-TON 71

Release Date:
October 2013

Format:
12inch & digital

Tracklist:
01.
Turner’s House

02.
Nearly Africa
(Dub)

03.
I Have a Dream
[feat. Benjamin Zephaniah]

Info (English):
Luke Slater’s L.B. Dub Corp alias makes a welcome return to Ostgut Ton. After the 2010 released “Take It Down (In Dub)” EP this second 12“ also announces the release of the “Unknown Origin” album which comes out on Ostgut Ton in November.

On the three tracks for this EP L.B. Dub Corp digs deep inte the history of dance music, the euphoric early days of house make themselves apparent on “Turner’s House” and are combined with tribal dub elements on “Nearly Africa Dub”.

Benjamin Zephaniah, arguably the UK’s premier wordsmith, lends his wit and wordplay to “I Have a Dream”, together with L.B. Dub Corp’s treatments they catch the listener unawares. Zephaniah undercuts the closed-down thinking that plagues politics and the us-and-them thoughts that can creep into rallying speeches. Together they create a surreal hymn for our pluralistic times.

Info (German):
Luke Slaters L.B. Dub Corp Alias kehrt auf Ostgut Ton zurück. Nach der 2010 erschienenen EP „Take It Down (In Dub)“, kündigt die neue „Turner’s House“ 12“ das Album Debüt „Unknown Origin“ an, das im November auf Ostgut Ton erscheint.

Die drei Tracks der EP graben tief in der Geschichte der Tanzmusik. Die euphorischen Anfänge des House sind offensichtlich auf „Turner’s House“ hörbar und werden zudem auf „Nearly Africa Dub“ mit Tribal Dub Elementen kombiniert.

Benjamin Zephaniah, einer der führenden britischen Wortschmiede, füllt „I Have a Dream“ mit Witz und Wortspiel. Zusammen mit L.B. Dub Corp’s Herangehensweise treffen sie den Zuhörer unerwartet. Auf “I Have a Dream” untergräbt Zepaniah das engstirnige Denken und die wir-und-die Mentalität. Er schafft gemeinsam mit Slater eine surreale Hymne und widmet sie unserer pluralistischen Zeit.

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