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Artist:	MODELL, ROD
Title:	Kettle Point EP
Label:	ECHOCORD (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	ECHO 006EP

2004 release, repressed! "Rod Modell began making electronic music in the early 80's, after being influenced by the 'industrial' music scene. 'Bands' such as SPK, Human Head Transplant, Psychic TV, and Hafler Trio were Rod's initial influences, but he soon grew tired of the harshness of this genera, and pursued softer noises. Rod composed many ambient projects during this 'soft noise' period. In the late 90's, Rod co-founded Deepchord Records in Detroit as an outlet for his 'dirty' minimal tracks, and continues to produce music for this label."

Artist:	MODELL, ROD
Title:	Sacred Geometry EP
Label:	ECHOCORD (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	ECHO 009EP

2004 release, repressed. "This is the 2nd EP by Rod Modell on the Danish label Echocord. In the year 2000, Rod joined forces with Mike Schommer and started the minimal techno label Deepchord. Quickly becoming a cult favorite, the Deepchord vinyl-only releases sold out worldwide necessitating the need to release a CD compilation in 2001. Reminiscent of Basic Channel, and hailing from Detroit, this is techno at its best. Rod also does the audio mastering for Richie Hawtins m-nus label. This EP contains 4 new tracks by Rod Modell, definitely available for the dancefloor, all with a 4 to the floor beat, and a lot of dubby influences."

Artist:	MODELL, ROD
Title:	Incense & Black Light
Label:	PLOP (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	PLOP 003CD

This is the first record from Detroit-based Rod Modell (Echospace, DeepChord) on the Plop label. Modell is a classic minimal techno producer and also founder of Deepchord Records in Detroit as an outlet for his "dirty" minimal tracks. Incense & Black Light is an intoxicating journey into darkness, a sonic travelogue through one mysterious night. The tracks represent 10 different scenes from the same night, taking the listener from dusk to dawn. A rainy, neon-lit trip into the seedier side of night temples, red light districts, and opium dens. Psychedelic dub-delays, sub bass, and slabs of alien atmosphere rule here. Otherworldly rainy-night field recordings saturate the tracks. Modell began producing music in the mid-'80s using analog synthesizers and drum machines. To date, Modell has about 60 releases to his credit. Rod's work was focused on electro-acoustic experimentation in the early years, making musique concrète compositions with a 4-track cassette machine and field recordings, then branching into industrial soundscape work. More recent recordings utilize more structure and beats, but still retain the atmospherics that Modell is known for. Mood is of paramount importance in a Rod Modell recording (often created with field recordings). One of Modell's favorite pastimes is making middle-of-the-night music with his portable DAT machine and dummy-head microphone. Incense & Black Light is ideal for 3:00AM headphone listening.

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