Posts Tagged ‘ Germany ’

Andy To Andy split 12″ – Cryovac

A clever play on their shared first-name, this split release between Andy Garcia and Andy Vaz is a functional matchup. Andy Vaz runs Yore records out of Cologne. Although he comes from a minimal house sound, his label has drifted more towards more dense, organic house with artists like Rick Wade and Kez YM filling [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

In Rotation: Adam Rowe Fall 2017

Strip Steve – Chaos2cosmos 12″ – Man Band . . . . . . . . . Giovanni Cristiani – Alpha Percussion lp – Mondo Groove . . . . . . . . . Don Carlos – Mediterraneo 12″ – Flash Forward . . . . . . . . . Ish / John [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

In Rotation: Ashina Fall 2017

Autechre – Tri Repetae 2xlp – WARP . . . . . . . . . Acid Jesus – Interstate 12″ – Ego . . . . . . . . . Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force – Yermande lp – Ndagga . . . . . . . . . Simon W – System [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

In Rotation: m50 Summer 2017

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 ]

Ant Orange ‎- Arkupe 12″ – Karaoke Kalk

Ant Orange fits perfectly within the loose oeuvre of Germany’s Karaoke Kalk imprint. Now nearing their 100th release, they’ve established a quirky, loose-limbed approach to electronic music, drawing from kosmiche, house, ambient, techno, experimentalism, acoustic, rock, and most often blurring the lines in between these categorizations. The Arkupe 12″ exemplifies this cohesive yet strangely unbound [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

In Rotation: Mark Salinas Summer 2017

Ahmad Jamal Trio – The Awakening LP – Be With . . . . . . . . . Future Sounds Of Jazz 13 4xLP – Compost . . . . . . . . . Lone – Ambivert Tools Vol. 1 12″ – R&S . . . . . . . . . Interval [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

In Rotation: Colin Boardway Summer 2017

Ahmad Jamal Trio – The Awakening LP – Be With . . . . . . . . . Garrett David & Colin Johnson – Fern Grotto 12″ – Night Sea Journey . . . . . . . . . Sw. – 015 2xLP – Sued . . . . . . . . [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

In Rotation: Ashina Winter 2016

Audio Atlas presents DimDJ – Future Ancient 12″ – Mathematics . . . . . . . . Youandewan – There Is No Right Time 2xLP – Aus Music . . . . . . . . . Nomumbah – Amanha 2xLP – Yoruba . . . . . . . . Midnight Circuitry – [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Jens Tozzberg – Random Placement 12″ – Fachwerk

A new artist on Fachwerk! Deviating from the usual rotating cast of Dehnert, Lindau, and Rydell, Tozzberg joins the cast for a debut that makes perfect sense with the label’s heavy, sometimes austere approach to proper techno. That in mind, this is still a notably wide-ranging EP for the imprint, with Baritum getting slow and [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Lawrence – Yoyogi Park 2xLP – Mule Musiq

Peter Kersten’s sonic development is quite incremental. Followers and fans of his previous releases will find a lot to like here, though maybe not a lot new. These are stripped-back, drifting works of minimalism and ambiance, wrapped gently around the deep house template. When something akin to a disco-beat is layered on, two minutes into Marble [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Prostitune – Take A Swing At Wind 12″ – Just Another Beat

Sweden via Berlin, this Prostitune on Just Another Beat takes a shot to see how funky the label is willing to go, and apparently it’s pretty funky. It sounds as if these drunkenly swinging selections might feel equally as at home on Studio Barnhus. Big lush melodic stanzas and doubled percussion parts pile on for a stomping light house party [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Silent Movie Sounds III compilation 12″ – Rough House Rosie

Cologne-based Rough House Rosie has been outlining a clear aesthetic of beatdown house, uptempo downtempo, and lo-fi techno throughout their few years of existence. From the beginning, they’ve been hosting the Silent Movie Sounds compilation series as an exploration of this vibe by four disparate artists, this third entry continues that effort. The A side [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Lowtec – Man On Wire 12″ – Avenue 66

Jens Kuhn has the air of a man rarely in a hurry. On the title track of the Acid Test / Absurd sublabel’s sophomore offering, he composes an almost Peter Kersten-style chime melody. The beats are all Lowtec, though: they’re reckless when they’re included at all. The reconstruction flips the roles around, the beats burst to [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Vilod – Safe In Harbour 2xLP – Perlon

Ricardo Villalobos’ new minimalistically portmonteau’d collaboration with Sun Electric & NSI alum Max Loderbauer showcases the gentler side of each. It functions as a kind of austere take on free improvisation, sure to disappoint (though perhaps not surprise, by now) Villalobos’ techno fans. The tracks lack the dense orchestration & composition of Horror Inc’s Perlon full [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Kez YM – Moving Vision 12″ – Yore

Japan’s Kez YM keeps the dusty deep house vibe alive on Andy Vaz’ Yore imprint. The opening track, Fixer, is an energetic, percussion-heavy tune with dense samples and multi-layered vocals for a live jam party atmosphere. Kez YM frequently dris aws from KDJ influences with his beatdown Detroit tracks, and this is a prime example. [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Mudkid – Burning Bridges 10″ – Greta Cottage Workshop

UK’s Greta Cottage Workshop project is a radio show and a record label, on both they turn out a moody, understated vibe that tends to wander in the forest somewhere between the land of the stoners and the lake of psychedelia. Mudkid returns with a fifth contribution to the imprint in as many years, this [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Christopher Rau with Jacques Bon – Stockings 12″ – Aim

If you like your house with a just a twist of disco in the mix, this repressing could be a nice fit. Aim recordings tends towards the subtle side of house in general, so this incorporation of Smallville favourites Bon and Rau doesn’t stray far from their main thrust. The title track winds a full [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Andy Vaz – It’s OK 12″ – Yore

Andy Vaz does it again, this time solo on his on Yore imprint. Flexing his abilities in a variety of classic techniques, he opens with a big room gospel house number that would be difficult to recognize as coming from the same producer as some of his signature minimal house tunes. It’s layered and lavish; [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Burnt Friedman & Daniel Dodd-Ellis – Cease To Matter LP – Nonplace

Trippy polyrhythmic medium-intensity slow-burn organic drum tracks meet indulgent Robbie Robbertson-style stream-of-consciousness word jazz voiceovers courtesy of Daniel Dodd-Ellis. Released on his own Nonplace imprint, this very thematic longplayer keeps within a narrower range of expressions than some of his more eclectic earlier works, focusing on gradually developed grooves and moods. It’s a completely different [&hellip[ READ MORE ]

Jakob Korn – Backstar 12″ – Shtum

Jakob Korn, having of late established himself as a talented deep house producer on Uncanny Valley and Dolly releases, now tries his hand at the more arid, mechanical stylings of techno on Uncanny Valley’s Shtum sub-imprint. The four tracks here deliver a robotic, sometimes atonal tone and insistent drive. The perhaps ironically named “Robots Life [&hellip[ READ MORE ]