Philogresz’s aptly-titled ‘Climax’ version of his own track ‘Asakusa’, a pacey 4/4 roller looking for the summits. Interspersed with stealth, sliced-and-diced piano stabs and raucous sunken reverbs, it’s a progressive take-off that prepares, shuffling and revving up before leaving the ground to upper mental realms. An epic ascension.
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Premiere: Decka – 003
Decka’s ‘003’ is a track so weighed down with bass and pressure it’s hard not to affiliate this to Berghain’s iconic signature sound. The track rolls out a mix of intense low-pitched freqs, fractal dub and gasping vocals to take full advantage of your body.
Giegling line up ‘Mind Over Matter’ compilation and two remix EPs
A veil of secrecy and die-hard fandom surrounds Giegling. In a world of non-stop communication and ultra-fast service, Weimar-based imprint has made a name for itself as
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Premiere: Norin – Djupa Vatten
Frontman of Posh Isolation and Sacred Bones-affiliated synth pop band Lust For Youth, Lars Hannes Norrvide has multiplied side-projects and monikers over the past decade – releasing music under
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Premiere: 45 ACP – Safe Return
Since debuting on L.I.E.S. with his mini-album ‘Change Of Tone‘ last year, French producer D.K. aka 45 ACP established himself as one of the label’s most regular contributors.
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Kito Jempere: BAH029
Kito Jempere’s new slab for Bahnsteig 23 – the edit-focused imprint helmed by sphinx-like character Ziggy Sternenstaub, follows the steps of eastern European funk-punk and disco through four astutely re-arranged tracks aimed to enhance the original mixes’ bounce. Premiere the EP’s highlight ‘Melnaa’ within.
Tolouse Low Trax to release vinyl triptych on Antinote
Over Düsseldorf’s multifaceted bastion for arts Salon des Amateurs hovers the shadow of Det Weinrich aka Tolouse Low Trax, eternal pathfinder and crafty sound twiddler in his own right; a
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Premiere: Killawatt – Livewire (Ossia Remix)
Over the past five years, Matthew Watt bka Killawatt polished his roily dub and droney techno sonics through a constant influx of choice releases for various imprints. Released last year via Simon
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Sano talks up ‘Los Muchachos’ EP on Cómeme + premieres ‘La Grúa’
We caught up with Colombian producer Sano to find out more about his musical background, first steps into production and his forthcoming three-track ‘Los Muchachos‘ EP on Cómeme.
Premiere: Mathis Ruffing – Celeste Undressed (feat. Strip Steve)
Mathis Ruffing ‘Celeste Undressed’ – featuring Boysnoize affiliate Strip Steve, works a fine balance between African polyrhythms and a velveteen lo-fi house boogie, exuding its particularly rousing tropical feel throughout the grooves. The sonic equivalent to exploring the vivid aquatic fauna from some mysterious underwater caves. Superb.
Premiere: Baltra – Tears Drop
Baltra’s ‘Tears Drop’ is a lethal floor tempter, seductive yet redoubtable with its siren-song-like vox samples and heady synth hooks, luring you into the sunny belt of some rapturous exclave in one nostalgic caress. Optimal coastal house stunner.
Premiere: PeteMartell – Digital Dave
Brought to prominence by labels like Morelli’s torch-bearing L.I.E.S. and Stephen Bishop’s Opal Tapes, the tape-saturated grit of the “lo-fi” aesthetic has gained massive impact on the underground tech
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Premiere: Neotnas – Morning Way
Haunted by Ivan Pona’s voluptuous sax solos, ‘Morning Way’ meshes a classic Chicagoan shuffle and elastic bass line with mangled vox bits, setting its languid slo-mo groove against an alluring retro-laced ambient backdrop. Rolling deeper than deep, this smooth kaleidoscopic chugger shall please all fans of MCDE and beyond.
Premiere: DJ Spider – Necro Nebula
DJ Spider’s ‘Necro Nebula’, raises the curtain on a warlike scenario between astral bodies: as black holes spit their antimatter, reverberated echoes of meteor shower relentlessly and a padded lunar melody announces the arrival of an army of blue suns. Yet another full-on tribal tech mind-bender from the Arachnid-friendly producer. Humongous.
Lucy and Minor Science remix Cosmin TRG
After releasing ‘Oblic/Serpenti‘ through his own Fizic imprint earlier this year, Cosmin TRG has lined up two remixes from Lucy and Minor Science. The remixes will be released
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Faster Action: Soki Loka
When Ron Morelli asked Interstellar Funk and Robert Bergman for a release as Faster Action, the latter felt it wasn’t the direction he wanted to explore next so he left Olf full room to express his “darker” side. In return the Rush Hour affiliate delivered a pair of weatherbeaten big room mover-and-shakers that shall leave a durable mark in L.I.E.S.’ modern classic catalogue.