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A. Garcia* - Untitled - 12-Nov-09 10:51 AM
The Docile label surfaces to give us a breath of fresh air again. Always eclectic, here Mr. Garcia gives us a nice variety of thought provoking but not pretentious techno.

On A its a deep excursion into the void with the guts to try something new. Bizarre meets functional in this revolving soundscape of rhythm and sound.

B1 takes us to the electronic disco. Not filtered disco house loops, but a neo-retro-disco-tech flavor that comes at you with that rubber band twang, yet staying clear of chi-town ghetto flavor with a warmer melody. Slight nuances in the melody pluck away at your brain and works well in the mix.

B2 is for the purist minimal techno enthusiast. A unique understated kick drum starts things off somewhat grungey and off kilter. The alarm goes off when the bellowing deep harbor horn, that sounds like some eerie mating call of alien humback whales, introduces a wake-up call to the doubters. A distant soundscape develops while keeping you locked into a dark hypnosis of well timed beats, moving you slowly to the unsuspecting crescendo.

Acid Circus - V-Snares - 12-Nov-09 06:22 AM
The man with the hidden agenda welcomes us to the circus, but you wont find any clowns here.

On V-snares we get tight, crisp, and punchy production that builds, drops, and peaks with subtle elements that are a DJ delight for those heavy mixing excursions. Minimal, yes, but not boring and not like the rehash that sounds like it came out of a time machine from the late 90s. Taken alone, V-snares still stands tall with plenty of head fakes and subdued acid warmth, that has enough jackability to cross multiple underground electronic genres. PWOG meets early Sativae with hints of Heil here.

Dark Wave is just that. Brooding, pulsing, not muddy but once again, clean and crispy. Not quite as weird as V-snares but certainly has an uncompromising feel with clinking-clanking percussion that will appeal to those who arent looking for safe filler but a floor filler that holds your attention and takes you to the edge.

On the V-snares remix, Dietrich steps it up and starts with a an experimental introduction until thoroughly taking the original into the techno trenches. If the original is too minimal for you, back it up with the remix and take a breath when youre done. Big, bold, gun-blazing techno spitting electronic fire at the dance music tyrants that keep their electronic citizens behind an iron curtain of hype. Bring it on? Come get some.

Worth a taste on wax, youll hear the depth and warmth that had me stepping back and just taking it in on first listen.

BPMF - Neurotransmitters Vol. 2 - 04-Nov-09 07:11 AM
Here we have Mr. Szostek serving up some twisted acid on the Analog sub label, EMF. Always on an experimental tip, the acid here comes at you in a familiar form but with interesting diversions that work well in the mix and will keep the 303 phreaks attention.

B1 is a little bit different. Although the acid in this track is apparent, were treated to a more subtle approach before the mind rip ensues. Starting with subdued 303 grumbling, BPMF dictates to the sorry partygoers sitting on the dancefloor to "shake it on down". If thats not enough to shake those asses, theyll have no choice as the track slowly progresses to shake the foundation of the dancefloor with its freq-out finale.

Available on black and purple/grey marbled vinyl.

Groenland Orchester - Groenland Orchester [Zollamt Aachen] - 04-Jul-09 06:11 AM
Experimental techno, headphuq house, quirky cinematic boogie beats, however you want categorize this slice of wax youll be hard pressed to lock it down.

Take some softer subhead, sprinkle some early eevolute, mix it up with the old school sounds from Borft and youve got the perfect soundtrack to pop in your spaceship 8-track or the theme to an electronic carnival side-show. Cuts of choice for me are "Fast Mosaic" and "Haudura". These arent your beat match, cut it up and go tracks, its gonna take a little more then that to slither these in. Certainly not for all, however, theres no need to rely on built-in flangers and effects to keep it interesting, just the brass to drop it on the unsuspecting. If youve got the headstrong party atmosphere ready to work, theyll be thanking you.

If you slept on it a decade ago, you cant go wrong at these prices if youre looking for something a little different.

Connection Machine, The - Utroid Machine Missions - Black Hole EP - 14-Jun-09 10:07 AM
"8 Minutes", gives you a melodic trance-esque excursion on a tech tip with some acid flavor, if you like your trance with an early Labworks feel but not as fast, this is the cut for you. Deep but not abstract, uptempo, but not hard. Great for a big open venue.

Flip for "Echoes From Tau City", a deep heady journey reminiscent of Mays "Icon" and Detroit inspired, but certainly not a copy. Perhaps not as lush, but will appeal to the listeners as well as those who want to take it to the floor.

"Space Cadets On Leave" goes for the same mood as "echoes", but takes it down a step and holds through. Techno around this time would be experimenting with the sound a lot. What were adjectives to describe Techno would somtimes become entire genres and here you have a great example of this experimental time period that was bridging gaps and finding new territory.

Babble? Like the title suggests, label shouts and information is spoken with some jokes thrown in for fun. Nice cut-up stuff in the mix.

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