Category: Techno/House/Trance

Artist:
Peter Van Hoesen

Title:
Life Performance

Label:
Tresor Records

Cat#:
Tresor.265

Release Date:
21st October 2013

Formats:
CD & digital

Tracklist:
01)
Hyperion

02)
Subjects From The Past

03)
Exacting Reward

04)
Carbon

05)
Challenger

06)
Assembly

07)
Azur

08)
Deceive Perform

09)
Turmoil

10)
Causal Condition

11)
Force Withdrawn

12)
Protocol

13)
Ascending

14)
Arrival

Info:
Belgian producer and DJ Peter Van Hoesen to release new full-length live performance on Tresor Records.

Almost a year after the release of Peter Van Hoesen’s highly acclaimed album ‘Perceiver’ on his Time to Express imprint, the Belgian producer returns with ‘Life Performance’ – a brand new live recording which was captured into a single, longform listening experience during a specially curated Time to Express label night at Tresor on July 19, 2013.

Coming in October on Berlin’s techno institute and record label, Tresor, this new live album represents an important step forward for the producer. Since 2006, Peter has played live in a variety of different settings and situations, from festival circuits and dark, sweaty venues to working with dance and theater companies on stage. Each live performance brought with it a necessary evolution in approach, which led to a varying sense of real ‘live’ interaction. At first, with a setup centered around a laptop, a drum machine was added, then slowly more and more machines entered into proceedings. Ultimately though, it was the computer that was to hold central guard in the coordination of each disparate sonic element.

Now, the laptop is being pushed aside, making way for the hardware to be brought fully to the fore, allowing for greater artistic freedom and expression. The focus is to be placed upon live improvisation in the creation of something wholly unique and ever-evolving. Sculpting this sound in real-time, allowing for the exploration of a multitude of possibilities and contorting parameters, in essence, a child-like approach to the idea of ‘playing’, of not being limited by the world around, is what drove this project forward. As Peter explains, “Making the tracks with the setup in mind as opposed to transposing tracks made in the studio into a live setting is much easier, and much more fun. You can improvise with it freely – and for me that [improvisation] was most important – then decide, in that specific moment, about its tonality and its synthesis. I’m a big fan of synthesis. I don’t work with samples often. If you use samples, there’s no way to really sculpt them – not just from a technical perspective, but also from an artist viewpoint. There’s a freshness and directness you get from being able to interact with the music and audience on a much deeper level than normal.”

Over the course of sixty minutes, the listener is exposed to a broad palette of sounds and patterns. Textural shifts, gentle rhythmic blends, dynamic synths, hooks and arpeggios coagulate into an exceptional aural experience, exemplifying an approach to music production in a live context that is both personal and unique.

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Special:
“RA Podcast”

Recommendations:
album “Perceiver”
“Receiver” remix series Part I, II, III

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Artist:
Laurel Halo

Title:
Chance Of Rain

Label:
Hyperdub Records

Cat#:
HDBCD021

Release Date:
28th October 2013

Format:
CD, vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
01)
Dr. Echt

02)
Oneiroi

03)
Serendip

04)
Chance Of Rain

05)
Melt

06)
Still/Dromos

07)
Thrax

08)
Ainnome

09)
-­Out

Info:
In a few short years Laurel Halo has demonstrated an unnerving ability to question established idioms in electronic music. Throughout her body of work the Michigan-­born producer has expressed musical representations of merged dualities -­-­ spirituality in the inorganic, space in the claustrophobic, hope in dread. As a result there’s something uncanny about Laurel Halo’s sound -­-­ the sonic templates may change, but the challenging of divides remains.

Laurel Halo returns to LP format after two critically acclaimed EPs with the driving, meditative ‘Chance of Rain’. Evolving from earlier works, it’s a cerebral exploration of the intersection between rhythmic and ambient music, drawing together moments of movement and stillness, psychedelia and presence of mind. On ‘Chance Of Rain’, rhythms melt with unpredictable structures, ambient drift and deep harmonic passages, while keyboard-­based interludes reinforce both the far-­out and contemplative aspects of the record as a whole.

Halo’s evolution as a live performer has directed her music’s development in part, as the tracks on Chance Of Rain are fleshed out versions of live hardware improvisations.

This LP is far off from the definition of a traditional dance long player;; where tracks like ‘Serendip,’ ‘Chance Of Rain’ and ‘Ainnome’ invite with infectious grooves, others like ‘Oneiroi’,‘Still/Dromos’ and ‘Thrax’ invert these energies, revealing sinister potential in the process. Again Halo’s knack for illusory detail and sound design shines, and another duality feeling emerges, this time one of unearthly joy.

Drawing inspiration from the music of her homestate’s music capital Detroit, in both harmonic and rhythmic palettes, the music showcases freedom within metric constructs, and skyward optimism in the face of decay.

The album comes packaged with artwork created by her father, an NYC-­born, Michigan-­based visual artist whose work focuses on industrial landscapes of Michigan and the Rust Belt at large. The artwork here is an early work of his from the 1970s, reflecting the album’s twisted, hopeful tone.

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Recommendation:
another great record by Laurel Halo aka King Felix, “Spring”
album “Quarantine” on Hyperdub

Special:
Laurel Halo @ Boiler Room

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Websites:
Laurel Halo
HyperDub

Artist:
Bodyjack

Title:
Bodyjack

Label:
Bodyjack

Cat#:
Bodyjack001

Release Date:
16th September 2013

Format:
12 inch & digital

Tracklist:
A)
Bodyjack

AA)
I Wanna Be

Info:
UK producer Chris Finke announces new label and alias: Bodyjack. As the host of his own radio show for Pulse and as a resident at Atomic Jam – UK’s longest running Techno night, Chris had already proven his versatility in bridging the sonic gap between straight-laced techno and 2-step infused house.

In summer 2012, Chris made a track called “Bodyjack”, combining a funky bassline with classic Dance Mania & Relief samples. He then passed it onto five DJs: Jackmaster, Paul Woolford, Dave Clarke, L-Vis1990 & Rolando whose support motivated him to take the next step. Fast-forward a year and Chris has hooked up with longtime cohort Aidy West from Vinyl Underground to bring Bodyjack to life as a label and as a limited vinyl edition, featuring the title track and an upfront UKG-tinged tune titled “I Wanna Be”.

This is the first in a series of Bodyjack dance floor assaults, pressed loud with extra locked grooves.

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Special:
“Mix For Hypercolour on Rinse FM”

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Websites:
BodyJack