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C 025EP
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Terre Thaemlitz's Comatonse Recordings presents a cut from English polymath Simon Fisher Turner's 2013 soundtrack to the 1924 film The Epic of Everest. Turner's windswept, quietly pulsating "Shishapangma" is another iterations of a long and colorful oeuvre that has seen him work with an early incarnation of The The, Derek Jarman, and the Portsmouth Sinfonia, not to mention a career in acting that made him a teenage star in the '70s. DJ Sprinkles's gently sub-fueled "Deeperama" mix teases the original's horns to sound something like Peter Zummo doing 11 minutes of the deepest house -- both fathoms-deep and endlessly inspiring.
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LOC 025EP
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Two of bassline house's biggest anthems ever finally get a vinyl release. "Rocky" is one of the biggest bassline house tracks ever made, and has been the climax of DJ Q's sets for the best part of a decade. It's been bootlegged, it's been edited, but it's never been given an official release until now. File it alongside T2's "Heartbroken," Piddy Py's "Giggle Riddim," and others in the instant-bassline-classic category. Even better, it's backed with "Poison," a similarly legendary bassline dub that has also somehow never been officially released.
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RC 025EP
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Reyf (aka Suedmilch) & Eidner collaborate with some real musicians to discover the borders of jazz, dub, house and techno to make their own smoky interpretations.
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INTAC 025EP
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Intacto's 25th release features Sandrien, one of the biggest rising stars in the Dutch dance scene. "I Really" generates a kick-ass bass line from percussive vocals, but layered over the groove is part of a spoken-word piece taken from "1000 Things I Really Need To Do," by Canadian-born artist and poet, Kelly Mark. "I Lost You Baby" is a feast of shimmering white noise bolstered by hard-hitting percussion and melodic vocal snippets to create a marathon track of dance-induced pleasure.
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TEC 025EP
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Tectonic's first release in the long-awaited second volume of the Tectonic Plates series, featuring offerings from dubstep dons Martyn and 2562. Martyn's "Yet" is on point with warm, padded stabs and a heavy bass line. Dubstep on a Theo Parrish-meets-Marcus Intalex tip that's not to be missed. 2562's "Kontrol" is a restrained excursion into the land of fine-tuned 808 hits and pummeling sub-bass -- absolute perfection with minimal execution. Featuring a sample from Dan Bell's "Losing Control," it's a room-shaker.
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FNC 025EP
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This is the first-ever solo EP release from label-head Dan Ghenacia and also the 25th release for Freak N' Chic. "Garden" plays a sinister hi-end above an ever-rolling dubbed groove that never stops pushing forward. "Cycles" brings deeper, dubbier vibes to the foreground; ominous synths weave throughout while the bass rolls and the added squelch detail keeps you moving. Late night flavors.
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ORAC 025EP
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Philippe Quenum's debut release on the Orac label reaches out with two radical tracks of expansive, sinuous techno. "Acalanto" starts with an infectious samba groove punctuated by tight little vocal shouts and "Glasgow" gets deep, with a dream-like chant and a thick, synthetic pulse. This release is dancefloor stuff.
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ITALIC 025EP
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"Antonelli Electr. works mainly with sequencers and drum machines; a computer is used only for studio work. Only sequencers and drum machines are used for the live interpretation as well. This minimalist procedure has proved effective over the years and it has been perfected and viewed as a challenge. His way of working is often conceptional and serially motivated, which is reflected in the visual interpretation of his work as well (cover design, live performance, music video). Antonelli Electr. creates an independently unique language of music and means of expression: his own personal digital draft, minimally arranged, slender in aesthetics, hedonistic in attitude, abstract in programming and detailed in sound."
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BETALAC 025EP
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Part 7 in the Lactamase series. "Hooked on multiphonics! This stalwart vocalist turns groaning into a sublime artform. From the ringing drones of Tuvan throat singing to the whimsy of Meredith Monk (see Dolmen Music) influenced rounds and canons, Mr Rajkowski's soliloquys display a brilliant and playful love for the human vox. Miroslaw explores a wide range of vocal stylings, carefully sidestepping any semblance of the common nuisance known as words. The deliveries lean more towards sparse atmospherics (ala early Henri Chopin) than machine gun bombast, save for the occasional Schwitters-isms that inevitably twist across his tongue. Miroslaw clears his throat that you may clear your head."
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