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Dimbiman - Iso Grifo - 03-Jun-08 02:35 AM
Along with the first two Baby Ford EPs "Slow Hand" and "Night D3 Died", Thomas Franzmanns' contribution stands out as one of the best records on PAL SL. Subdued beats and seriously deep music made even better by the dark drugged-out vocals on "Lava" (The mixing's niiiice). Buy this release blind and then work your way through the early Perlon catalogue - starting with the Windowshopping EP, the first in a series of fantastic collaborations between Baby Ford and Zip. Essential.
Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygène - 04-Mar-08 07:19 AM
Aside from Oxygène being widely regarded as one of the landmarks of modern synth/ambient; this cassette marked my first introduction to electronic music. As a child I frequently lay in bed listening on my headphones long after I should have been asleep. Full of beautiful synth washes and panning echoes; the six parts gel into one another to form a continuous piece of music that still affects me with the same childlike wonder of over 20 years ago, though with added nostalgia this time around. If I'm around in another 50 years I'll still be listening to this, simultaneously embarrassing the wife and entertaining the grandkids with some amusing grandad dance moves.
Reinhard Voigt - Robson Ponte - 22-Feb-08 10:28 AM
Surely one of the best releases to come out of the Kompakt label. Ignore the A-side and flip straight for the two cuts of Robson Ponte; the second variation being an electro take on the first (techno) cut at the same tempo. Robson Ponte himself is a Brazilian football player, who in 1999 at the time of this release was transferred to Bayer Leverkusen; a possible clue then of which team Reinhard follows. Kompakts' output has long since faded into sub-standard banality, but stick to the (very) early catalogue and you can't go wrong. The label peaked in 1999 and bar a few releases from 2000 it has sadly been a slippery slope down to popularity & profit.
Quantec - Deep In Mind - 22-Feb-08 08:44 AM
It seems Sven Schienhammer aka Quantec has been listening very carefully in recent years to the best dub techno releases and has now put together a 12" with obvious nods to his influences. 'T1,0' bears all the hallmarks of a Dean DeCosta production and is very similar to 'Barbequed Eggs' or the tracks on the Alternate Materials EP by Dean on Mosaic, but 'T1,0' has a glitchier edge and heavier atmospherics. The B1 track 'Constant' takes the Deepchord formula and adds a secondary layer of granular textures. The result feels more oppressive than anything Rod Modell has done recently and my only complaint is that it ends abruptly; it certainly would not have suffered for being a few minutes longer.
The instant I heard the reverbed chords of 'ChainData' I thought of the A-side of Lazyfishs' Falling EP on Trapez; a record sadly overlooked by many people into dub techno. The sharp hi-hats and drifting synth in 'ChainData' give it a more polished feel but the mere mention of Lazyfish should be enough for those in the know to check this out.
Ever-so deep and pressed on milky white vinyl, it's good to see releases of this calibre slipping out without the recent unsubstantiated hype surrounding certain Dallas-based producers. Another cracking release from the Styrax Leaves imprint - expect to see those that miss this now scrabbling to pick up a copy in a years time.
Detroit Escalator Company, The - Shifting Gears - 19-Feb-08 11:42 AM
The Shifting Gears 12" was originally intended to test the water prior to the release of 'Soundtrack [313]' and was never officially released; making it even rarer than the already scarce album on Ferox. When asked about its limitation, Neil replied with the following:
"Ah, the blue one... The blue one represents the first introduction of The Detroit Escalator Co. I did that one myself, as I'd begun with the interest of starting the moniker as a record label. Very few of those were pressed up, maybe 150, maybe less, and as I recall they were never for sale. I think that I sent a few to some journalist friends and professional associates to gather their thoughts about my endeavor, and the rest I think I gave to Mike, the owner of a Detroit record shop called Record Time. I think that he sold them in the shop and through mail order..."
All three tracks feature on 'Soundtrack [313]' so you'd be forgiven for ignoring this elusive release. For me though, this is a real piece of techno/ambient history and a real collectors item.
