Posts Tagged ‘ techno ’
Various artists come together for a 5-track release on the Los Angelean newcomer label Black Lodge Recordings. There’s quite a bit of variety in the realm of techno on this release. Things start out with a lo-fi, acid-tinged contribution from VeXaTioN, and continue with a sparse, minimal number from Brown Irvin. Kosmik’s “The Endless Void” [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe – Levitation Praxis Part 4 lp – DDS . . . . . . . . . Midori Takada & Masahiko Satoh – Lunar Cruise LP + CD – We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want . . . . . . . . A New Line (Related) – Reverie(s) 12″ [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Gramaphone Records presents: Now That’s What I Call Clark Street Jams: Volume 2. Featuring selectors SOLD and Adam Rowe, the show “presents an open format deviation from the typical club night. Gramaphone staffers focus on sharing unearthed oddities, and the occasional guilty pleasure.” Adam Rowe is 1/2 of the Bell Boys and a talented recording [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
There’s a lot of sound to get through here: the first side features NYC Garage house courtesy of Groovestyle (a seldom used Eric Miller alias) and Tommye. Then on the flip, Scottish Funk D’Void channels some Detroit high-tech soul and Vil-N-X digs up their 1992 house jam What Cha Gonna Do. The next disc is [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Force Placement is in Los Angeles, connected with the Black Lodge crew with a radio program on RWD.FM. Force Placement has a track on the new Black Lodge compilation and has released for LA 909 and Kid 606’s Tigerbeat6. Sometimes It Seems Like is Force Placement’s debut solo on vinyl. Material Image is Aschof Mal’s [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Uon – Zlo 12″ – Motion Ward . . . . . . . . . Dreamlogicc – MDS005 12″ – Main Drain Studios . . . . . . . . . Skookum – Laudanum 12″ – Tesuji . . . . . . . . . Mukqs – 11 666 666 666 666 [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
From 6pm-8pm, Bad Boy Bill will be at the Gramaphone shop in Chicago, in celebration of his birthday party. The meet and greet will be in advance of his appearance at The Mid, 306 N Halsted later Friday evening. Bad Boy Bill is a longtime Chicago DJ who hosted a program on WBBM, founded International House Records, [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Patrice Scott is a soul man. Patrice Scott is Detroit via Berlin. Patrice Scott is a dope DJ. Sistrum is Patrice Scott’s label. Sistrum is known for sleek futuristic house music. Patrice Scott’s productions often fall somewhere between house and techno. Soulfood is Patrice Scott’s new record on Sistrum. Patrice Scott seems to have moved [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Gerard Hanson a.k.a. Convextion’s latest album finds him in a much different place from last year’s theatrical, sci-fi, ambient release on Acido Records. Here, listeners will find a septet of Techno tracks backed by a beat. The production style often carries a futuristic element; the pads are cool and the percussive elements are sharp, minimal, [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Caveman LSD – C2SG002 – City-2 St Giga . . . . . . . . . Grischa Lichtenberger – Spielraum Allgegenwart Strahlung 3xLP – Raster-Noton . . . . . . . Karim Sahraoui – Gang Of Love 12″ – Compost Black Label . . . . . . . . Lerosa – Niji [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Victor Aguinaga and Nick Marshall’s Chicago-based Perpetual Rhythms elects Warren Harris, a.k.a. Hanna, for their latest 12”. The result is a bit of a departure from Perpetual Rhythms’ usual deep-house excursions. Rather one will find a quartet of downtempo, broken-beat, hip-hop, and jazz-influenced recordings; the vibes are mellow, yet bright. All of the tracks settle [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Porn Sword Tobacco – [untitled] 2xlp – Acido . . . . . . . . . Terry Riley – Persian Surgery Dervishes 2xlp – Aguirre . . . . . . . . . Sebastian Mullaert – All The Keys Are Here 12″ – Apollo . . . . . . . . . [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
God Particle’s most recent release features the work of San Francisco’s Christina Chatfield. The EP presents a pair of techno tracks on the A-side and 2 acid-influenced tracks on the flip side. The content is 4-to-the-floor, lively, and geared towards dancing. “Circadian” is first up with punchy percussion, and a synth line that gives the [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Key Tronics Ensemble – House Of Calypso II Remix 12″ – Flash Forward . . . . . . . . John Heckle – Tone To Voice 2xLP – Tabernacle . . . . . . . . . Becker / Stegmann / Zeumer – Ich Traume So Leise Von Dir 12″ – Music From [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
With releases on labels such as Eglo and Lo Recordings, Kieron Ifill makes another appearance on Kyle Hall’s Wild Oats. The two-disc LP is mellow, sunny-hued, and lighthearted, with jazz, funk, and house influences. Ifill shows some nice chops on various synths and keys throughout the record. The release as a whole shows quite a [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Studio Mody – Count 01 12″ – Counter 99 . . . . . . . Mike Huckaby – Too Many Classics To Be Left With Little Or No Protection 2xLP – Deep Transportation . . . . . . . . B From E – Porno TR-XXX 12″ – Copenhagen Underground Posse . . [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Clark Street Jams goes on the road for the summer – Alex Gonzalez, J. Copes, and Leja Hazer carry the torch over to The Hideout for a vinyl heavy mix, spotlighting some of the gems (and jams) Gramaphone has to offer. There is a 5$ cover for this 21+ event, The Hideout Inn is located [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Jim Magas is the boss at Midwich Productions and is a legitimate underground legend in Chicago & Detroit circles. See: Ersatz Audio, Bulb Records, Weekend Records & Soap, Lake Of Dracula… The last few years seem to have been a fruitful period for his productions, as well as for his well-received imprint. Following up on [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Mr. YT – Brand New Day 2xLP – Apollo . . . . . . . . . . Ron Trent – Prescription: Word, Sound, & Power compilation 6xLP – Rush Hour . . . . . . . . Kaidi Tatham – Changing Times 12″ – First Word . . . . . . . [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Federico Benedetti, Claus Voigtmann, Tolga Fidan, and Pablo Tarno all contribute tracks for Berlin-based Finest Hour Records. Onirik (a.k.a. Benedetti) starts things off with Detroit-style pads and fidgety house beats, then Voigtmann closes out the A-side with his minimal perspective. Flipping the record reveals plenty of interesting sounds and quirky synth work on Tolga Fidan’s [&hellip[ READ MORE ]