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TUNES Albums - Dance Albums - Dance // TECHNO & HARD TECHNO // Mark Neenan TOP TUNE // 10 PTTRNRCRRNT - Discrete Data EP [Materia 81] Fresh from remixing Oliver Roseman and appearing on labels such as Speedy J’s STOOR and Pfirter’s MindTrip, PTTRNRCRRNT delivers his second release on Marco Bailey’s Materia imprint and wow, can this guy produce! Four exquisite tracks are on offer. Data 4 is a clanking tough tribal affair. Data 3 is a deeper cut, with de tuned synth stabs. Data 2 is a punchy roller with a growling bassline. All three of these are highly playable but my pick is Data 1. What a f**king tune, I can’t get enough of it. A tough thumping kick drum leads the way whilst creeping in from the start is what can only be described as an angry aeronautical sounding flanged synth bass that is just beautiful. On top of this you have some eerie sounding synth drones and crisp punchy percussion. There is so much movement in this track and that angry flanged bass really hypnotises you. Must listen! 9 8 10 https://www.beatport.com/es/release/discrete-data-ep/4513755 Pest Control - Vamanos EP [SKUXX 019] Pest Control (aka Rats On Acid / Andy Newbury) ditches the acid and drops onto Tassid’s ace Skuxx label. It sounds like Andy had a naked jelly fight with his machines and subsequently this was the outcome, three hard and heavy warehouse bangers of epic proportions! ‘Vamanos’ is pure filth with a thumping great kick drum, tidy searing synth work and cool vocal samples ‘Holy crap, how much poison are you using?’. ‘Rattler’ does exactly that, it rattles, it clanks, it bloody well bangs! Hard energetic techno at its finest. ‘Wonky Tonk’ is next and the breakdown on this is crazy! It’s a bit deeper this compared to the others but still hard as nails, with Ian Industrial tinge, you really must check these out. Last but not least label boss and all round bad man Tassid remixes ‘Vamanos’ in his trademark crisp energetic style, packed full of evolving synth work and crazy edits that only Jamie knows how. No wonder he is now a mainstay in Perc’s sets. I’ve always been a big fan of Andy’s work, and I’m liking this new direction he’s gone in. What I really want to know is, with his fascination of ‘Rats’ and his alter ego ‘Pest Control’ is Andy Newbery the real Banksy? Anyway, this latest Skuxx is wicked, go and grab a copy at Bandcamp now!! https://skuxxrecords.bandcamp.com/album/vamanos-ep RECOMMENDED - Acerbic - Rave Hero - [Mechanikal 065] Mike’s (Skirra) ace Mechanikal label has made a comeback. He’s teamed up with Carl Shorts and had a kind of re brand. Acerbic is the new (ish) alias of Ant / Chicago Loop, a bad ass producer and DJ with heavy links to the SUF collective (Remember his massive Powertools label from back in the day!) I have followed and been a huge fan of Ant’s work for years and his Acerbic project fresh from releases on Stay Up Forever and Resilient is some next level gear, let me tell you! The original of ‘Rave Hero’ is a fat slab of energetic modern driving techno. A huge kick and sub combo are joined by slick, crystal clear psychedelic sounds that are then entwined by a crazy lead metallic Guitarlike synth which is wicked. The breakdown treats us to some breakbeats, old school rave stabs and vox before the Guitar synth is twisted to maximum before re-entry! Booom! ‘Machine System Translation’ is track two and has a rather growling low end and sexy female vocals from the off ‘Systems, analysis, from the machine’ is repeated, tight marching percussion is followed by crisp claps that move this track along lovely. Add to the equation lots of crazy synth zaps, bleeps and a robotic sounding bass in the break and you’re onto a winner here! Label boss and fellow Collide resident Skirra remixes ‘Rave Hero’ in his own unique style and let me tell you, this is a HUGE remix! Slightly darker and tougher than the original, he really twists that metallic Guitarlike synth up and adds in lots of clever edits, fills and drum rolls. Total slammer of a remix this is! https://www.beatport.com/es/release/rave-hero/4510299 Oscar Escapa & Linear Phase - Technology Is Twisting My Mind EP [Planet Rhythm] 10 Spanish producers Oscar Escapa and Linear Phase supply Planet Rhythm with five heavy tracks of grade A Techno! ‘Slave Of Groove’ has a lush de tuned metallic synth. ‘Raw Sensation’ is a deeper rather progressive slice of intelligent techno. ‘Fractal Encription’ has a huge clanking kick drum and is full of bleepy synth action. ‘Geometric Accuracy’ is probably my favourite, dark, driving and heavy percussive techno at its finest. Finally title track ‘Technology Is Twisting My Mind’ is going to get some big plays I can see. It has a male vocal throughout telling a story about losing reality and digital technology taking over. It’s a proper roller and very well made with lots of clever effects and edits, but I’m not sure if I like it or not. Think this maybe a marmite tune. You either love it or hate it. I’m undecided yet. But this whole EP as always from Planet Rhythm is ace, check it out! https://www.junodownload.com/products/oscar-escapa-linear-technology-is-twisting-my-mind/6586538-02/ Apaull - Depths (John Selway’s Bottom Feeder Remix) [Furnace Room Records] I must admit, I got a bit confused when I received this promo. I thought it was Portuguese Hard Groove legend A. Paul, but in fact this Apaull is a Dutch- Canadian producer and owner of Furnace Room Records. The original EP of this came out in early 2023 apparently, all that has ben sent here is a new John Selway remix, and my god is it a beauty! It has everything this. Tough solid kick drums, deep warm evolving synth bassline that is bloody epic! Crisp percussion movements and chimes and it even manages to squeeze in cow bells, robotic voices (Sounds like it says Civilisation, or Zombie nation…) and an eerie female ghost like vox. You really must listen to this LOUD. It has it all going on. Will be rinsing this (albeit pitched up) over the Summer at various festivals that’s for sure! Selway is a bad man! https://www.beatport.com/es/release/depths-john-selway-bottom-feeder-remix-edit/4511506 66 zone-magazine.eu
8 8.5 8.5 9 9 Raho - Hypnotic Sequense EP [OFF 311] I always keep an eye on OFF record promos, not all of there releases grab me but every know and then one will jump out. Well this one caught my attention after the first listen with a deep rumbling bassline and very nice modern hypnotic sinewave synth on title track ‘Hypnotic Sequence’. This carries it along and beeps and changes and infects your mind along with warm bass drones for extra measure. Track two ‘ My Half’ up’s the BPM and the energy for a hard futuristic thumper that wouldn’t sound amiss on Dax J’s Monnom Black label. Great work! Final track ‘No Response’ is similar in ilk to track two and is packed full of energy, cool rhythms and an added acid line for the 303 lovers. Three very playable tracks in this cool package. https://www.junodownload.com/products/raho-hypnotic-sequence/6619142-02/ Mascon - Tongestaltung [Snork Enterprises] Four originals here from Mascon on quirky German label Snork Enterprises, plus a killer remix ‘Cabernet’ is deep tough purist techno, packed full of raw hypnotic rhythms and clever percussion. ‘Secret Service’ follows in the same vein, a bit deeper and more eerie with nice shuffling hats carrying it along. ‘Nonsens’ is my least favourite of the four, whilst my pic of the originals is ‘Sumpfralle’ which is the most energetic of mason’s tracks, clanking beats, busy shuffling perc, this packs a hell of a punch! Class. The remix on the EP is by legendary Irish artist Sunil Sharpe and as you would expect, it is sheer quality. Bouncy, Jacking and packed full of techno groove, like his sets this really gets you dancing like a mad man with a big cheesy grin on your face. Wonky techno banger! Check it out! https://snorkenterprises.bandcamp.com/album/tongemisch SP1 - WRK [Arkham Audio] Big fan of the Arkham Audio label and they continue their fine form with this EP from Rising Belgian artist SP1. There are four originals and six (6) remixes on offer here. My pic of the originals is WRK2, a dark and broody tune with such a rumbling deep low end, intricate percussive patterns, squelchy bass synth zaps and stabs and a wooden rattling instrument that evolves and spins out. Love it. All of SP1’s originals are excellently produced, heavy, but crisp and punchy in all the right places. Defiantly someone to look out for! The package includes some really good remixes from Klint, Stanislav Tolkachev, OctOgn, and Cri Du Coeur & Erratum, but the two that will do most damage for me are the Energetic and galloping J.Blofeld remix which is full of hypnotic synth action and the Steve Redhead remix which is a heavy loopy hardgroove Monster of a track! Lovely stuff! https://criducoeurarkhamaudio.bandcamp.com/album/wrk-ep Gunjack - Mfunk Trax Volume 1 [Resilient Recordings] This just came in last minute before the deadline. But I must get this in! LA’s ‘Gunjack’ continues to build on his reputation, delivering 3 tracks that are gritty, hypnotic, and packed full of underground acid! Brian, known for his intense and raw techno productions, has consistently pushed the boundaries of the genre and these 3 tracks on Eddie Santini’s wicked Resilient imprint are three of his best IMO. ‘MDUB9’ Is first up. Deeper and rolling compared to the others, crips hats and lovely atmospherics carry this nicely along accompanied with a repetitive vox for good measure. The second track ‘Acid City’ shifts gears slightly, incorporating a darker bassline and exquisite acid lines. Quite old school sounding this! My favourite of the EP is ‘Acidf4k’ which is packed full of raw and aggressive energy from the start. The acid synths are front and centre, cutting through the mix with a squelchy intensity, and there is a strong focus on the low end. The acid lines are gritty and unrefined, which makes this sound so raw and ‘Avin it!’ Great release this is, you must check it out. https://www.beatport.com/release/mfunk-trax-volume-1/4528229 Norus & DJ Whipr Snipr - Gravitational Attraction [Nerang Recordings] This also came in late, although I believe this is out now. But I needed to mention this excellent EP of Electro and Electronica. Norus & DJ Whipr Snipr are new to me, but I will defiantly be keeping an eye out for them. You can tell the lads are heavily influenced by the innovative sounds of Aphex Twin and the legendary Warp Records (No wonder it jumped out at me!) There are five tracks on offer full of heavy electro breakbeats, futuristic vibes, glitchy effects, beautiful atmospherics and for my favourite track ‘Invisible Commission’ there is a lush acid line which just tops it off. This track literally sounds like it’s a linking track between Selected Ambient Works and Syro! (High praise indeed) If electronica is your thing, check this out! https://nerangrecordings4211.bandcamp.com/album/nrng015-n-rus-dj-whipr-snipr-gravitational-attraction ESSENTIALDANCEMUSIC 67
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