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out now: Black Asteroid – Black Acid (Remixes) [Electric Deluxe]

Artist:
Black Asteroid

Title:
Black Acid (Remixes)

Label:
Electric Deluxe

Cat#:
EDLX.029

Release Date:
18th April 2013

Format:
vinyl & digital

Tracklist:
A1)
Black Acid
(Perc Remix)

A2)
Black Acid
(Alva Noto Remodel)

B1)
Pressure
(Len Faki Re-Pressure)

B2)
Hydrogen
(DJ Emerson & Angel Costa Remix)

Info:
Raw analogue alchemies delivered with all the sleek and polish of its black-on-black casing made Bryan Black’s EDLX debut last year as blackasteroid a truly memorable one, consolidating all of the Motor man’s proven Paisley Park-honed engineering capabilities into a succinct and forward-facing EP. Defined by its gritty textures, fizzy white noisemanipulations and a signature mechanical hum throughout, ‘Black Acid’ achieved a uniquely tactile sound quality, reaffirming Bryan Black as a formidable one to watch under his revised blackasteroid guise.

Recently Perc, Alva Noto, Len Faki, Angel Costa and DJ Emerson presented a series of pithy reinventions of the EP’s three lead tracks: “Black Acid”, “Hydrogen” and “Pressure”, turning in a thoroughly versatile remix package complete with fresh nuances ranging from peak time basement material to more pensive headphone moments. A recomposed body of original ‘Black Acid’ sonic material, once more sheathed in stunning minimalistic design—this time in reverse: white on white, with contrasting materials (matte laminate on the cover and a high gloss UV varnish in the detail) providing the sole differentiating factor.

This particularly considered art direction was the result of a creative collaboration between Bryan Black (a designer himself and responsible for the bulk of Motor’s artwork), Jochem Paap and EDLX designer Jan Willem van den Ban from Enchilada. Choosing to diversify from the usual colourfulness and moiré structures of EDLX, the monotone colour palette and minimal aesthetic sets these pieces apart as highly collectable art objects, meanwhile rendering the blackasteroid project in a very physical, very personal way—thoughtful design in both sleeve and sound.

In Jan Willem’s words: “To mimic the dark and powerful tracks with sounds emerging and submerging, the sleeveshows all the shades of black possible. The design of the ‘Remix EP’ has a similar visual parallel with the music; in the way the remixes are deconstructed and reassembled from the source material, the artwork reworks the same variables and puts them together in a different mixture. The result is a minimal and monolithic object, that reflects differently from every angle and forms a logical and rock solid pair of releases.

Full Track Streaming:

Video:
“Black Acid (Alva Noto Remodel)”

Video created by the29nov films.

Special:
“ADE DJ set – Part 1”

Recommendations:
“Black Acid EP”
“Engine 1 (Remixes)” on CLR

Buy Vinyl:
Electric Deluxe
Juno
deejay.de
decks.de
djshop.de
more soon

Buy Download:
Electric Deluxe
Beatport
JunoDownload
Amazon
7Digital
Boomkat
more soon

Booking:
Altar Agency for Black Asteroid

Websites:
Black Asteroid
Electric Deluxe

out now: Ben Gibson – Imago EP [CLFT]

Artist:
Ben Gibson

Title:
Imago EP

Label:
CLFT

Cat#:
CLFTREC003

Release Date:
25th March 2013

Format:
vinyl

Tracklist:
A1)
Lima

A2)
Siphon

B1)
Imago
(Mørbeck Interpretation)

B2)
Siphon
(Thomas Hessler Reconstruction)

Info:
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Listen:

Video:
“Imago (Mørbeck Interpretation)”

Video created by the29nov films.

Recommendations:
Thomas Hessler’s “Outburst EP”
Mørbeck’s first release on own label

Buy:
deejay.de (vinyl)
Juno (vinyl)
djshop.de (vinyl)
more soon

Websites:
Ben Gibson
CLFT

out now: Traversable Wormhole – Traversable Wormhole Vol. 6 – 10 [CLR]

Artist:
Traversable Wormhole

Title:
Traversable Wormhole Vol. 6 – 10

Label:
CLR

Cat#:
CLRCD012

Release Date:
19th April 2013

Format:
CD (mixed) & digital

Tracklist:
01)
Centauri Dreams

02)
Negative Energy Density

03)
Four Dimensional Manifold

04)
Present Hypersurface

05)
Subliminal Warp Drive

06)
Worldline

07)
Universal Time

08)
Eternalism

09)
The Wormhole Nexus

10)
Paradoxical Consequences

Press Info:
Traversable Wormhole returns to CLR after a huge success in the techno scene with the digital releases and remixes of volumes 1 – 5. The present offering on CLR contains all songs from volumes 6 – 10, originally released on 12“ vinyl only.

The first anonymously produced ink stamped vinyls under the mysterious guise Traversable Wormhole appeared in the global techno scene in spring of 2009. At this time nobody knew who was behind the project and the mystique continued to grow with each new record until volume 6, when Adam X finally revealed himself as the creator of the much hailed productions in a Resident Advisor interview in 2010.

One crucial anecdote which eventually led to the digital releases and the massive remix project on CLR took place at the Berghain club in Berlin, where Adam met Chris Liebing and asked him about some highly positive remarks he had made about the mysterious act on Twitter. Chris immediately guessed that Adam was the originator of those tracks and insisted until he actually had to admit it – making Chris one of the very first persons to know the key to the mystery. It´s quite significant that this conversation took place at the Berghain, as it was the club and its infamous residents that originally inspired Adam X to write this music.

The story of Traversable Wormhole is the remarkable story of a well-known artist who successfully bypassed all possible preconceptions by just bringing out the music he wanted to hear in his favourite club under a new and unknown moniker. The concept worked smoothly, as he had the complete scene stunned and wondering about the origin of this exiting sound from day one. He had instantly convinced everybody with innovation and quality, even those who might not have given him as the artist Adam X a proper chance at this very moment. It´s simply one of those stories of doing the right thing, the right way, at the right time.

Needless to say that the quality of the tracks continued to be consistently excellent and the genre-crossing mix of straight-up, post-modern techno and industrial music beyond trends and hypes works just as well in the present volumes 6 – 10 as it did in the volumes 1 – 5. Stripped-down, sci-fi laden productions with unconventional beat structures, bass, rhythm and noise – a formula that has in one way or the other always been the essence of Adam X´s artistic output.

The latest endeavors from Traversable Wormhole will now be available for the first time on digital format. Included in this digital foray of sound will be a full length CD of all the latest TW songs mixed by Adam X. CLR is very exited to present you this new chapter of one of the most striking tales in the recent history of techno.

Listen:

Special:
Adam X – “Inciting Mix”

Recommendation:
ADMX-71 – “Second System”

Buy:
Amazon GER (CD)
deejay.de (CD)
more soon

Websites:
Adam X | Traversable Wormhole
CLR

23rd March 2013: Head vs. Heart & Local Suicide present: EASE

Head vs. Heart & Local Suicide

Event:
Head vs. Heart & Local Suicide präsentieren: EASE

Date & Time:
23rd March 2013 at 10.30pm

Line-up:
D E N A
Local Suicide feat. Miss Saxo Vaya live
Wasted Ruffians
Nordic By Nature
Jorge Takei
Galactic Hippodroids

Location:
Rosis, Berlin (Germany)

Admission fee:
tba

Info (English):
Last time we were actually planning to take it easy, but it didn’t really work out. Loads of balloons and confetti flying around, music that makes you go lulu and a crazy crowd were some of the reasons why. We had a great time too, so we thought that there should be a second round for “Ease”.

This time we decided to do it with our multi-talented friends from the collective Local Suicide, who run one of the most influential and tastemaker Berlin blogs that goes by the same name and will make sure you will feel reborn, after partying with them. The party will take place at one of Berlin’s most interesting locations, Rosis in Friedrichshain.

For this occasion, we invited fresh Kitsuné-signed D E N A, who is responsible for one of 2013’s anthems: the youtube hit “Cash, Diamond Rings, Swimming Pools”. The Berlin-based Bulgarian rapper will pack in her dj bag her favorite cross-genre records from rap to trash and from pop to electro.

Brax Moody and Vamparela from Local Suicide are joining the ball with their deep house and disco sounds and this time they have a surprise for you. Miss Saxo Vaya, a sexy Greek saxophone player, dancer and vocalist, will join them for a live set.

And we have even more girl power for you, this time from the other end of Europe: Scandinavia! Nordic by Nature and their electro disco beats will make you sweat on the dancefloor.
Gifted producer Jorge Takei is coming from Cologne to inspire us with his Southern house/Electronica tracks and will show us why he’s already got so much love from labels such as Kolorit, Nurvous, Klasse, Underground Audio and A-listed DJ’s like Soul Clap, Maceo Plex, Brodinski & Larse.

Last but not least, local heros Wasted Ruffians, who are famous for their powerful konfetti-electro sets and Head vs Heart upcoming newcomers Galactic Hippodroids.

There is gonna be a lot going on at the party, since Rosis has loads of space. And space is the place! Different floors to make sure you will not get bored, a photo booth, where a team of hype Australian photographers will be taking your pictures and giving them to you in the form of a sticker, free shots, gogo dancers and strippers.. Oh no wait! That’s a different party. We got a bit carried away…

What is certain is that it’s gonna be colorful, wild, international, sexy, diverse, mixed up and easy going – and that’s exactly the idea behind. EASE

P.S. If spring decides to be gracious with us, there’s gonna be an out-door floor as well!

Info (German):
Ich hab‘ beim ersten Mal gesagt „Mach die vernünftig fest!“ – aber wie das so ist, auch der letzte unserer 500 Luftballons ist gestern aus dem Rosis geflogen. Sieht natürlich kahl aus jetzt. Muss ja nicht sein. Ease geht in die zweite Runde!
Mit unseren Freunden vom Szenemultiplikator -Blog-DJ-Radio-Podcast -EarlyAdopter-Kollektiv Local Suicide feiern wir die nächste Ease-Party im Rosis am Ostkreuz.

Zu Gast ist Dena, kürzlich beim französischen Label Kitsuné gesigned, steht sie hoch oben in den Pop-Prognosen für 2013. Die junge Berliner Rapperin mit bulgarischen Wurzeln hat ihr DJ-Set und allerhand Blingbling im Gepäck. Local Suicide, in Form von Brax Moody und Vamparela, haben außerdem ihre Griechische Freundin Miss Saxo Vaya eingeladen, die das Duo bei seinem eigenen Set live mit dem Saxophon unterstützen wird. Geballte Frauenpower und skandinavische Elektrodisko gibt’s von und mit den Nordic by Nature-Mädels. Weiter geht’s mit dem Kölner Jorge Takei. Er debutierte mit seinen House/Electronica-Tracks letztes Jahr auf Kolorit und wurde nicht nur von allerhand Szeneschwergewichten unterstützt, sondern wird auch bei Ease auflegen. Die Party rund machen dann die Elektro-Konfetti-Lokalmatadore Wasted Ruffians sowie die Newcomer aus dem Hause Head vs Heart, Galactic Hippodroids.
Es wird bunt, es wird wild, es wird international, es wird sexy, es wird abwechslungsreich, es wird ziemlich lässig – und genau das alles ist die Idee dahinter. Ease.

PS: Wenn der Frühling sich beeilt, wird es vielleicht auch „draußen“ einen Floor geben…

Event @ Facebook
Event @ ResidentAdvisor

DJ Sets:
Local Suicide

Wasted Ruffians

Nordic By Nature

Jorge Takei

Galactic Hippodroids

Video:
D E N A – “Cash, Diamond Rings, Swimming Pools”

Websites:
Ease
D E N A
Wasted Ruffians
Nordic By Nature
Jorge Takei
Galactic Hippodroids
Local Suicide
Head vs Heart
Rosis

out now: Atom™ – HD [Raster-Noton]

Artist:
Atom™

Title:
HD

Label:
Raster-Noton

Cat#:
R-N 147

Release Date:
18th March 2013

Format:
CD & digital

Tracklist:
01)
Pop HD

02)
Strom

03)
I Love U (Like I Love My Drum Machine)
[feat. Jamie Lidell]

04)
The Sound Of Decay

05)
Empty

06)
Riding The Void

07)
Stop (Imperialist Pop)

08)
My Generation

09)
Ich Bin Meine Maschine

Press Info :
„HD“ can be described as Atom™‘s electronic quintessence: a blend of pop, electronic abstraction and powerful grooves – an invention Atom™ stands for and which was popularized through previous releases, classics in the electronica genre, such as „pop artificielle“ and others. Here is what the artist says:

As so often I was asked to say and write something about the recording you are currently having in front of you: „HD“. To any musician this is no doubt a complicated moment, since the choice of medium had already been taken in the first place: music. However, it seems that the written word needs to accompany the music, if not just to make sure the composer knows how to defend himself. Let me be frank, in the past this has been a rather ungrateful job, due to the fact that words either seem to appear like a method of justification or explanation of something that in my modest opinion doesn‘t need either one of the two. In the same sense in which „Liedgut“ wasn‘t about romaticism and „Winterreise“ had nothing to do with Schubert, „HD“ isn‘t about anything I‘d wish to express in a lengthy text or would like to see you being able to pinpoint or sell with a flashy headline. In order to get done with the headline, apart from the rather descriptive details I will dedicate my time to in an instant:

HD is a spiritual work

HD is a musical work

HD is a scientific work

The first recordings for „HD“ were made in 2005. Back then the album still carried another title which was „Hard Disc Rock“. The initial selection of songs for „Hard Disc Rock“ was of course a very different one, and while the years passed by most of those songs which did not continue to please, were one by one replaced by newer compositions (in fact the track „Stop (Imperialist Pop)“, which entered the album around 2009, does contain a fragment of an Atom™ track from 1998 called „Hard Disc Rock (don‘t stop)“.) All of the „early“ tracks for the later re-entitled „HD“ album necessarily were subject to profound changes in music and words, and I can say that by the time around 2012 „Hard Disc Rock“ had completely transformed into something else, which is pretty much what you got laying in front of you right now. „HD“ contains a couple of contributions by friends and colleagues such as Jamie Lidell (main vocals on „I love U“), Alva Noto (additional programmings on „Ich bin meine Maschine“), Marc Behrens (additional programmings on „Strom“ and „My Generation“), Jean-Charles Vandermynsbrugge (main vocals on „Pop HD“). Dominique Depret (guitars) and chilean pop star Jorge Gonzalez (backing vocals, guitar and bass raw material) – a diverse selection of guest musicians which very much reflects the general spirit of „HD“

Listen: