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Artist:
SATURN V/X2
Title:
Rhythm Relics EP
Label:
NATION
Format:
10"
Price:
$14.00
Catalog #:
NAT 009EP
Killer Nation 10".
Saturn V
(
Traxx
&
James T Cotton
) turn out a sick wave-dipped bomb (live playing: no samples!), while
X2
enter bleep warehouse-style territory with dark acid vocals. Immense.
Artist:
J.T.C.
Title:
Creep Acid
Label:
NATION
Format:
2LP
Price:
$31.00
Catalog #:
NAT 010LP
The second album to be unveiled from Nation is called
Creep Acid
from
J.T.C.
, who has recorded with Spectral, M>O>S, Relief, Crème Organization, and more.
Creep Acid
carries the resonance of future past, as J.T.C. was driven by thoughts about the lifespan of many things. Words directly taken from the artist for this release:
"
When I was a teenager I had to sell my Micro-Moog in order to pay for some serious and necessary repairs to my car. This reality would keep me away from having any new instruments for years. Luckily, my friend
Rodger Devine
taught me how to compose and record music using my personal computer and tracker software. Years later, I launched a career with that very music. I was grateful for having had the chance to make music without much more that the computer, but all the while I knew that I eventually wanted to go back to analog synthesizers. I wanted to make sounds with subtle sonic variation. I wanted to write tracks with multiple phasing phrases, and to improvise. I started to accumulate some machines that I've always wanted; a TR-909, a TB-303, and an SH-101 that I picked up during a tour in Tokyo. I assembled my studio in an apartment that I shared with
D'Marc Cantu
in Ypsilanti, MI. Since I wanted to convey a live, improvised feel, I wasn't programming pattern sequences or writing songs with distinct parts. I achieved this goal because D'Marc was kind enough to lend me a hand when I needed it on the machines. When, eventually, we collaborated in that studio, we became
2AM/FM
. We wrote the EPs
Pt. 1, Pt. 2,
and the tracks 'Don't Front!!!,' and 'Electronic Justice' there. For years, I shared my living space with fellow young people. Though I didn't go to college, I did my fair share of partying and consider those my 'college days.' This was my environment at the time that I recorded
Creep Acid.
I was making music in a haze of smoke. I was indulgent and pleased. Acid house is what drove me to these machines, but once I got there, I was only thinking about enjoying the fruits of improvisation and crude techniques
."
Artist:
VA
Title:
Nation Presents: The Modern Electronic Element Serie 2
Label:
NATION
Format:
2LP +7"
Price:
$29.00
Catalog #:
NAT 011LP
Chicago-based label Nation returns to the forefront with
The Modern Electronic Element Serie 2
, the second release in a series designed to showcase the different elements of the Jakbeat sound through the conceptual artistry of
Traxx
and the whole Nation movement. Featuring a line-up not for the faint of heart, the collaboration represents a return to the simple synth and prototypical rhythm from the early age of electronic dance. "Dance Planet" is the work of
Quid Pro Quo
, a project consisting of members Traxx,
Mick Wills
and
Isabella Venis
. Traxx's futuristic remix of "Energia" rediscovers the
Tevo Howard
track's ability to capture and hold a level of intensity but never quite explode. Stripped of all pretentiousness,
Steve Summers
' first contribution to Nation, "Make Your Move," is a testament of undying love to the days when house music was more than just a generic 4/4 beat layered with tons of different synth-lines on top. "Eurasia - 200," Istanbul-native
Baris Karademir
's debut on Nation, carries a lot of weight for social change in Turkey, but at the same time captures an inherit beauty in its composition.
I.B.M.
is back on solid turf, continuing to make seminal electronic recordings of raw power with "The Secret Power Of The Mind." An additional 7" features works from
SSPS
, the brainchild of
Jon "Porkchop" Nicholson
(who is also a member of the electronic band
Excepter
) and
Beau Wanzer
(
Mutant Beat Dance
,
Streetwalker
).
Artist:
TRAXX
Title:
Mysterio/Juz Jak
Label:
NATION
Format:
12"
Price:
$13.00
Catalog #:
NATION 001EP
"A brand new label out of Chicago headed by Melvin Oliphant a.k.a. Traxx, amongst other aliases (Saturn V, Green Goblin, Dirty Criminals, Xxart, Villan X etc...). Reminiscent of the classic Chicago sound, this 12'' relives the simple based synth and prototypical rhythm manifested from the early age of electronic dance. Hot and only available for a limited period of time."
Artist:
VILLAN X & 2AM/FM
Title:
Heartbeat Crazy/Don't Front!!!
Label:
NATION
Format:
12"
Price:
$13.00
Catalog #:
NATION 002EP
"Prototype Chicago jack beats on this obscure Chicago label done by Traxx. Crazy but solid basslines, dark haunting strings and hypnotic vocals played live in the studio by ViLLan X (aka Traxx) and 2AM/FM (also known as members of the Dirty Criminals -- Gigolo rec.). Limited to 500 copies worldwide and guaranteed no repress or digital downloads! Reminiscent of early Trax releases by Sleazy D., Adonis, Farley. Especially 'Don't Front' will be on high rotation with many of the top DJs! Pure raw dancefloor energy."
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