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Youand:themachines Behind Lp
May 24, 2013
Summer 2013 will see the release of „Behind“, a brand new album by youAND:THEMACHINES aka Martin Müller - one half of youANDme - on the Ornaments imprint. As youANDme the pair have seen plenty of success with releases on labels like Cocoon, Rekids and Deeplabs. Their last mix-cd was hailed as one of the best of the year by DE:BUG and between them they have officially remixed influential artists like Moodymann, Seth Troxler, Radio Slave or Lawrence.
As is usually the case for this vinyl-loving outfit, the „Behind“ album has a limited
Read the whole storyFranck Roger album on Circus Company
May 7, 2013
In the here and now of house and techno, a flux is taking place. The newest generation of souls possessed by the beat has never had a better chance to look back at the unbridled creativity and vitality of the 80s and 90s, and channel it into their contemporary creations. The gospel of Youtube and a wealth of mixes with convenient tracklists make it easy for the lazy artist to absorb what was great before and reflect it in their contemporary productions.
This of course is of no concern for someone like Franck Roger. He was there in the beginning, and he never went away. In his years ofRead the whole story
Album by Andre Bratten on Prins Thomas' Full Pupp
May 7, 2013
Andre Bratten was born in Oslo and grew up in a suburb of the Norwegian capital, which borders on the deep, dark Scandinavian forest. Like most kids in the late 1990s, he was bitten by the hiphop bug, but he also got turned on by the Led Zeppelin records he picked out from his father’s record collection. He’s broadminded enough to be into everything from the Norwegian electronica masters Røyksopp to Metro Area, Sigur Rós, Eno, Cluster and Weather Report.
Currently dwelling in the heart of the city, his efforts with the synthesizer coincided with a huge boom inRead the whole story
DIYNAMIC: David August Album
May 7, 2013
One of the most interesting artists in the field of music releases his long-awaited debut March 11th 2013.
Its titel “Times“ is appropriately chosen, though indeed it seems to be timeless.
David August has waited quite a long time, cancelling all gigs for a year to fulfill himself in his musical
yearnings in a very personal album. It is an intimate production, realising his fanatic dedication, of which
love in all its facettes is the main motive.
The listener will find his own emotional journey in it, starting with “Help me Through“, a journey leading to
DavidRead the whole story
watergate 13 compiled by Ruede Hagelstein
Apr 2, 2013
Our next Watergate compilation is numbered with the myth-enshrouded 13 - a burden taken by our longstanding friend and resident Ruede Hagelstein. Simultaneously to his enrolment into our booking agency, he curated 25 tracks for our new CD. The collection contains known classics and new gems.
The mix starts off with a dreamy melancholic track by Prins Thomas and develops an enormous deepness, which is masterfully broken by technoid soulfunk. Mike Dunn's Chicago-house-bomb "Phreaky MF" is mixed with the soulful Tone Of Arc anthem "Sound Sail" peaking with ShlomiRead the whole story
Daniel Steinberg's Treptow album on arms+legs
Apr 2, 2013
Sometimes you need to lose your mind, to regain your musical soul. For Berlin DJ/producer Daniel Steinberg, an intense touring period in the wake the releasing of his debut album ‘Shut Up’ warranted just that. Suffering from a heavy tour comedown and questioning the direction of not just his music, but his ongoing desire to continue as a globetrotting artist, he locked himself in his East Berlin studio for a nine-day period of “self-imposed exile” that ultimately laid the foundations for his latest opus, ‘Treptow’.
“For the nine days I didn'tRead the whole story
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| David Alvarado — “Land Of The Sunchild Ep” on OVUM DJ: “Steve Rachmad – “Great release from David!! I've been hammering both tracks for a while now.” Steve Parker – “Loving the dub vibes on this ep, Ovum always delivers the goodies!” Paco Osuna – “Ysleta is suuuuper nice. Will play for sure. Big support to David J” Anja Schneider – “This is such a great release from David, especially feeling Ysleta.” Carlo Lio – “This is really dope.. Really feeling Nita here.. Ysleta is great as well.. will be killing this ep!” Dustin Zahn – “I'm leaning towards the funkier vibes of Ysleta for this one. Good to see some new stuff from Mr. Alvarado. J” Scuba – “Yeah, I’m feeling the B side on this new Ovum. Ysleta is good for me.” Gary Beck – “Lovely dark journeys from David.. I like them both! Support!” Adam Beyer – “Really liking this new release from David. Nice and deep music.” Marc Romboy – “Ysleta is totally sick!!! Mad! Krank! Kaputt! Maniac! Love love love it!!!” Rolando – “David bringing the HEAT!!! both tracks are Dope!!” ” |
| Eduardo De La Calle — “Precursors Ep” on CADENZA DJ: “Josh Wink (Ovum) – Love this EP, Pink Water is so refreshing! Trippy & tweaky, More! More! More! Raresh (Arpiar) – good EP, thanks! DʼJulz (Bass Culture) – Amazing release! Sebo K (Mobilee) – Great! Full support from me Dixon (Innervisions) – Great EP, thanks Rebot (Cadenza) – Full support ” |
| Stefan Goldmann — “Ghost Hemiola 132 Empty Locked Grooves” on MACRO De:Bug (D): “Ehrlich gesagt, für einen überforderten Plattenbesprecher wie mich ist so ein Ding eine absolute Entspannung. Nur leere Loops auf einem Doppelvinyl, davon aber sehr viele. Keine Musik, nur das Rauschen und Knistern des Tonarms und Plattenspielers. Das kenne ich in- und auswendig und höre es immer als Präsenz im Hintergrund mit als dieses Bild, das bleibt, selbst wenn nichts mehr ist, und auch das ist immer anders. Es ist kein Ton, kein Nicht-Ton, keine Präsenz, keine Absenz, ja, ihr ahnt schon worauf das hinausläuft… Hauntology. Es ist durchaus amüsant, Stefan Goldmann im Video dabei zuzusehen, wie er in die leeren Rillen von “Ghost Hemiola” mit dem Messer kleine Knackser reinritzt und damit spielt. ” Jungle World (D): “ Das Tool-Kit – wie Stefan Goldmann »The Ghost Hemiola« selber nennt – besteht aus zwei 12-inch-Platten, in die jeweils 66 Leerrillen gepresst wurden. Simultan abgespielt, können die geschlossenen Rillen dabei so gemixt werden, dass sie einen Beat mit den rhythmischen Akzentverschiebungen einer Hemiole ergeben, zwei Takte also zu einem großen Dreiertakt zusammengefasst werden. Goldmann liefert damit eine konzeptionelle Zuspitzung seiner vorangegangenen Veröffentlichung »The Grand Hemiola«. Auf »The Ghost Hemiola« sind nun also lediglich Rauschen, Knacken und Knistern den Loops eingeschrieben. Die Komposition spielt sich in der Leerrille ab, und Goldmann ermuntert dazu, selbst Geräusche in das Vinyl zu schneiden. Es ist wie bei Afrika Bambaataas »Looking for the Perfect Beat« – nur halt mit Messer in der Hand und auf der Suche nach dem Groove der Artefakte.” Musikexpress (DE): “ The last word on the digital era, spoken by Stefan Goldmann. Ghost Hemiola (check the ghostly cover with the label's logo that seems to be dissolving) "contains" 132 empty grooves on two LPs. The quite concrete music emerges when the needle touches the record and changes with time when dust and dirt changes its surface. But also - and Goldmann explicity encourages this - through mechanical manipulation of the vinyl. "Digitalization freed content from its carrier, now Ghost Hemiola frees the carrier from its content" - that's what it says. ***** 5/5 ” |
| Stefan Goldmann — “Live At Honen - In Temple” on MACRO BPM Magazine (SA): “Stefan Goldmann’s compositions are textured, quirky and imaginative, albeit in a pretty serious, dour, chin-stroker kind of way. Not immediately easy listening, 17:50, his 2012 album, is certainly varied and some of it even danceable… but the trademark to Goldmann’s sound is sonic exploration that is off the tried-and-tested path of much of the minimal-tech stuff out there. Live at Honen-In Temple is a live recording of his one-off performance on the slopes of the Eastern hills of Kyoto, Japan and is a completely different beast to 17:50, further endorsing this avant-garde techno producer’s reputation for sonic dexterity. Significantly this live performance is devoid of a single kick drum and given the right mood and setting, proves to be absorbing listening. If you’re an electronic music trainspotter impress your friends with some left-of-centre techno. Recommended. ” Fact (UK): “ Live At Honen-In Temple was recorded at the titular holy site in Kyoto last year. The performance, arranged as part of Goldmann’s Villa Kamogawa residency in the city, took place in front of a tiny crowd while daylight faded into the dark of night. Goldmann’s set is a decidedly ambient affair, focusing on musique concréte, microtonal music and beatless soundscapes. The album promises a glut of previously unreleased material, alongside familiar friends like ‘Lunatic Fringe’. ” Groove Mag (D): “ Durch die Dodekaeder-Boxen des japanischen Herstellers Sonihouse schickt er düstere verzerrte Klänge in die Nacht und inszeniert somit auf extreme Weise die Stille des Zen-Gartens. Das Konzert im Honen-In, besucht von begeisterten jungen Japanern, die der Musik barfuß auf Tatami-Matten sitzend folgen, stellte den Höhepunkt von Stefan Goldmanns dreimonatigem Japan-Aufenthalt dar. ” Mixmag (UK): “ Berliner Stefan Goldmann is one artist from whom you should always expect the unexpected. (…) Parts of it are tough going, parts veritably euphoric, but if you give it your attention, it’s the transformation from the one to the other that makes it worth the effort. Strange, magical and brilliant. ” Musikexpress (D): “ Alles wird zu einem großen Fluss. Es gibt Anklänge an die Pioniere der elektronischen Musik, Tracks zwischen Avantgarde und Atonalität, Minimalismus der als tiefgefrorenes Schaben aufs Maximale ausgereizt wird, lyrische Repetition. Techno Not Techno, aufgenommen während Goldmanns Künstlerresidenz an der Villa Kamogawa in Kyoto.” Q Magazine (UK): “ “The one to buy!”-recommendation // This live album is characteristically out on a limb – it’s an hour of abstract ambient performed at the Buddhist temple near Kyoto, Japan, and sounds like intense meditations in sonic form. The music unfolds from sparse scrapings to voluptuous beauty, edginess to bliss, but doesn’t give up its secrets easily. Live At Honen-In requires real commitment, but is all the better for it. ” Resident Advisor (UK): “Goldmann's output has certainly included plenty of house and techno-oriented material, but he's also shown a penchant for avant-garde experimentation, as heard on many of his prior LPs. It's perhaps unsurprising then, especially given the setting, that Live At Honen-In Temple sees him veer far from the dance floor to focus on abstract (and often beat-less) soundscapes. Heavy on unreleased material. ” Textura (CDA): “ Goldmann’s material is as carefully tended as a Japanese garden, and the meticulous music he created for the performance makes for a natural complement to the setting, which is documented in photographs within a full-colour mini-booklet. Electronically assembled, the music, new and unreleased material (…) with Goldmann attempting to balance bold experimentation with austerity and reserve. This is an arresting addition to a wide-ranging body of work by an artist who’s never afraid to venture into new territory, confident that the adventurous listener will be as open to exploring it as the creator. ” Wire (UK): “ Stefan Goldmann’s set strings together vignette after sonic vignette: short explorations that are shuttled as if in a slideshow, the one constant being the rate of turnover from one small chamber of intriguing sound to another. Here you can feel Goldmann prodding, poking and pulling sounds apart as if with his bare hands. ” Zeit Online (D): “ Der beeindruckendste Ort, sagt Stefan Goldmann, an dem er je gespielt habe, ist der Honen-In-Tempel in Kyoto. Eine buddhistische Stätte, durchzogen von verwinkelten Gängen aus Papierwänden und geheimen Zen-Gärten. Bis auf wenige Tage im Jahr haben nur Mönche Zutritt. Kurz vor der Heimreise wurde Goldmann die Ehre zuteil, hier Musik machen zu dürfen, in einem Raum, der sich an zwei Seiten zum Garten hin öffnet. Die Gäste der Techno-Zeremonie blickten auf dahingleitende Koi-Fische, schnurgerade Bambusstämme und schlürften ihren Tee. ” |
| Uner — “Nagual Ep” on CADENZA DJ: “Jimpster (Freerange) - Heavy EP all round but Detector is jumping out as a track I can play the most. nice one! Shlomi Aber (Be As One) - Bonheur is cool , though la playa is the one for me here . Monika Kruse (Berghain) - nice, groovy, deep and sexy. thank you uner for the great music. Josh Wink (Ovum) - Deep, percussive, electronic, latin... I LIKE! Great release for both Uner and CADENZA DJ Chus (Stereo) - Uner is rocking it once again! full support. Dennis Ferrer (Objektivity) - very nice ep! Joris Voorn (Rejected) - Nice one, soulful deep and groovy! Reboot (Cadenza) - another bomb record from UNER!! great!! Mathias Tanzmann (Moonharbour) - Beautiful! Franck Roger (Real Tone) - Bohneur is a pure bohneur moment thxxxx Yousef (Circus) - 3 wonderful tracks. will play them all. Seth Troxler (Visionquest) – Work it! Back to the realness! Laurent Garnier (F Comm) – Really great, atmospheric release, will play a lot ” |
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