Browse by Label: MINIMISE (IRELAND)

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	Color Series: Green
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 005EP

"Donnacha Costello's 'Color Series' continues with the release of Green. Green blends the tightness of the cologne sound with the echoes and reverbs that one has come to associate with Costello's sound. Green comes in two versions, the a-side is lighter but still energetic with more complex drum programming and a noticeable relation to Blue, the previous release in the series. The b-side is a strong, direct and ever building groove that just rolls and rolls, ideal on the dancefloor. Again, these tracks are produced with hardware machines and reject the micro/click/software trend, standing in relation to a more classic approach to techno production, which is clearly audible."

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	Color Series Rubine Red
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 006EP

"Donnacha Costello's Colorseries continues with the release of 'Rubine Red', bringing a tight yet playful a-side and a hands in the air b-side. The a-side recalls Costello's debut album Growing Up In Public [Force Inc]. The dub element is removed however and in it's place is the early sound of acid house, 303 mixing with 101, trapped in Costello's tight and formalized grid. The b-side maintains links to the a-side but takes the acid reference further, blending Chicago with the early Sheffield bleep sound and the early 90s UK sound with it's repetitive chord hook. Overall, another strong record of trend bucking hardware music."

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	Color Series Grape
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 007EP

"Donnacha Costello's Colorseries continues with the release of Grape. Taking a more relaxed and altogether European look at the American Midwest acid sound of the early 90's, Costello explores this territory while stamping it with his own individual style. The a-side presents a solid, sophisticated groove, with clever interaction of elements over a hissy 303 pattern which remains insistent but buried, almost unseen at the heart of the track. The B-side brings the 303 to the front as the track builds steadily until it achieves meltdown. Overall, an energetic yet tasteful record."

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	Color Series Pistachio
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 008EP

"Donnacha's Colorseries continues, going deeper into his own unique blend of classic acid house, UK bleep and a contemporary minimalist attitude. Donnacha rejects current trends in techno/house, attempting instead to return to the feelings and sounds that switched him on to this music in the first place. Subtle 303 lines are blended with deep bass and 707/909 percussion in driving arrangements. Picture 200 people at a small basement party at a time when bpm never rose over 130, groove and intensity ruled and people lost themselves and their inhibitions to acid and bleep. The Color series simultaneously belongs to this time and our own."

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	Color Series Orange
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 009EP

"Donnacha shows no sign of slowing down as the Colorseries continues. Listening to the a-side of Colorseries Orange, with it's nod to Warp's Artificial Intelligence sound and warm string sounds, one can almost feel the heat on one's back as the summer sun rises above a field in middle England and things start to mellow out. Inside, people continue to party to the b-side. Strings, bleeps, hissy 303 and a bassline deeper than the grand canyon all lock together like one insistent machine pounding forwards, shaking the ground as it goes. Sheer bliss."

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	Color Series Opal
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 010EP

"Donnacha Costello continues to push what he can out of his machines and comes up with the most direct record of the Colorseries since min007, 'Grape'. On the A side, this results in euphoric acid with strong connections to Plus8, early 90s trance and even the disco-tech of Giorgio Moroder. On the B side, Prince meets Plus8 and Chicago trax in the operating theatre and gets down to some serious jacking. With an ear on the past and an eye for the future, Donnacha continues to push on in his own unique direction."

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	Color Series Olive
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 011EP

"The Colorseries arrives at its eighth installment with 'Olive'. Over the past few releases, the records in this series have been becoming more and more focused on the dancefloor although clearly, groove is still high on the agenda. Side a holds a 'Dry as a Bone' analogue track, dominated by a filthy, hissy bassline, cut up with Chicago style edits and joined by Costello's now signature bleeps. This track is pure groove and totally irresistible. Side b starts off as jerky analogue machine techno but quickly takes an unexpected twist in the direction of classic Detroit influenced UK house, calling to mind 808 State or even b12. Ecstatic, dreamy analogue house music. One for the ladies. This track also seems curiously connected to Carl Craig in a way which even we haven't worked out yet. Could be big."

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	Mustard Color Series
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 012EP

"The Colorseries reaches it's ninth installment and yet the quality control remains surprisingly high. The a-side holds a driving, bass heavy track, chock full of tiny edits, delays, and a buzzy, energetic hands in the air main theme. Rushes of white noise and dub delays share space with an insistent, groovy, 808 conga, slightly reminiscent of late 90s Plastikman. While still clearly analogue in nature, this track is certainly one of the most detailed and intricate of the series so far and is testament to Costello's skill behind the mixing desk. The B-side holds a romantic, melancholy work. Although evocative of loss and alienation when played at home, this somehow translates to an ecstatic feel and a theme of unity when played in the club at the end of the night [or start of morning!]. There's something quite touching about this little tune but even we're not quite sure what it is, suffice it to say that it possesses some intangible, classic, emotive quality. Like all Colorseries records, this is recorded completely live. The difference with this track is that it is totally without subsequent edits. This is the sound of Donnacha's emotions running directly through his machines and straight to tape with a tear in his eye."

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	Cocoa Color Series
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 013EP

"Donnacha Costello's Colorseries reaches its tenth and final installment. As the sun goes down on the Colorseries, it has now become clear that it will take its place in techno history alongside some of that genre's finest series. It has been favourably compared with Wolfgang Voigt's 'Studio Eins' and Richie Hawtin's 'Concept'. In a recent interview with Go magazine, Michael Mayer of Kompakt even went so far as to declare Costello 'today's Basic Channel'. 'Cocoa', the a-side contains a classic, dark, driving string laden acid track; 303, deep bass and silky strings... Plastikman meets Jon Carpenter in a disused warehouse outside Detroit and gets down! The B-side finishes the series in true style with a pensive, melancholic and touching ambient track, the type for which Costello is well known since his landmark 2001 album Together is the New Alone and his contributions to Kompakt's Pop Ambient series."

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	Infinite Now
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 016EP

"It's as if clickhouse and the computer revolution had never happened, while the rest were hacking, one man kept on jacking. Sometimes one has to take a step backwards to move forwards. For some time now, Donnacha Costello has been offering an alternative to the palpable entropy of the click, the glitch and the tricky, skippy, flippy rhythms all too common at present. So far, this is the closest he has come to a mission statement, urging us to remember the past and try to imagine an alterative future. With its sublime melody, classic synths and big strings, 'Infinite Now' (Leeds warehouse mix) is a joyful celebration, a wide open, sublime composition, a manufactured memory of a moment on a huge dancefloor when you just couldn't smile any harder. Flip to the b for 'Into Tomorrow' and you can almost feel the heat and smell the sweat of an old school basement party in full swing. This record was too big to be confined to the colorseries and has it's own message to spread, hence its own release outside of the series. Soon to be joined by more extra-series releases. Of course, the title is a reference to the classic 'lfo' (Leeds warehouse mix) and the spirit of that record and of that time."

Artist:	DONOHOE, DAVID
Title:	Hail Holy Light
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 017EP

"Complex, multi-layered, epic and romantic hardware/computer hybrid tracks from one of Ireland's top electronic producers with previous releases for Minimise, Force Inc, Mille Plateaux and D1 recordings. A side: 'Hail Holy Light': analog bass and bleeps meet muted dub guitars meet film soundtrack strings in extended, complex and deep arrangements. B side: 'Eyes On My Eyes': similar themes to a side develop in quite a different direction, muted guitars with delicate melancholy chords, haunting strings, analog bleep melodies and driving rhythms. Epic, hypnotic, dreamlike. David Donohoe is a close friend and long-time collaborator of Donnacha Costello. He has released many records to date. His first release on Minimise was 2000's 'Try To Make You Love Me' [min002]. Since then he has recorded for Dublin's D1 recordings, for Force Inc, as 'Nost', and in collaboration with Donnacha for Mille Plateaux."

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	Nineteen
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 019EP

"Although undeniably great records that were universally acclaimed, by the end of 2004 Donnacha Costello's 'Colorseries' on Minimise had left both artist and label open to accusations of being too 'retro,' which was never the intention of either. However, with his old machines in storage since January and with a handful of brand new machines and a full Protools setup now residing in Donnacha's studio, such accusations should be banished forever. Thoroughly excited about techno's current period of accelerated growth and discovery he has been working hard on a new computer/machine hybrid sound, with fresh and compelling results. This new release has been available to DJs in digital promo form for some time and is currently receiving heavy play from luminaries such as Troy Pierce/Magda and Steve Bug to name just a few. A: "No Matter What I Do" dark, moody, energetic, highly accomplished production borrowing from the future and the past in equal proportion, twisted snippets of spoken word sharing space with sophisticated digital edits, swinging crunchy rhythms, jerky computerized synths and emotive strings. B: "Bear Bounces Back" a current favourite of Troy Pierce, this is a swinging, loopy, chaotic track that gradually descends into madness over the course of its seven minute duration. Simultaneously reminds of Daniel Bell, Run Stop Restore, Plastikman. Innovative, inventive, tripped out."

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	OK, That's Great, Start Over
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 020EP

"Hypnotic, symbiotic man-machine-computer mind control experiment aimed to entrance and ensnare all whom cross its sticky path. We dare you not to buy it. Being caned in digital promo form by the usual suspects for some time now. A: 'Ok, That's Great, Start Over' -- randomly modulated bassline, snare drums twisted with dsp to become more like synthesizers, groovy swinging bleeps subjected to detailed edits, spoken word elements. These things combined with a devastating and totally unexpected ending ensure that this record will be in all the right boxes and on all the right hard drives for a long time to come. It's clear that Costello is working hard in the studio and has found a new energy in his new approach. B: 'Rusty Sticks' -- unbreakable groove backed up with space-out synthesizers, thumping kick drum and an extremely hooky bassline. Round and round we go, getting sucked in further with each rotation. Computer/machine hybrid hypnosis."

Artist:	EDUCUTION
Title:	Man Versus Man Beast
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 021EP

"Educution takes your mind, twists it into string, ties it in knots and leaves you begging him to do it again. As the ominous, warped, stacked vocal chant of 'Man Versus Man Beast' blasts forth from the turntable from the first moments of this release, it's clear that Educution is in control and he's probably the one who spiked your drink. The title track twists and turns in all directions, scrambling your brain with weird vocals and raspy synths. It's intense, it's psychedelic, it's Educution! Flip over and discover swinging, skipping loops splitting, twisting and caving in on each other while layers of idiosyncratic percussion build and warp above them. Extremely claustrophobic and intense with layers of feedback and noise but also somehow very lovely, manifesting many of the contradictions at the heart of the man beast himself. So, who is Educution? An Irish producer and DJ with many years of experience, already the owner of such unlikely aliases as 'Booger' and 'Ting Chuggy.' Get set to hear more from him in the months ahead as it looks like he's going to become a household name. The phrase 'instant classic' was coined for records like this."

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	Bear Bounces Back (Too Sad To Bounce Mix)
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 022EP

"Troy Pierce out-does himself here as he puts his spaced out twist on Donnacha Costello's 'Bear Bounces Back.' Neither producer seems to be able to do any wrong right now and the combination of the two results in something even stronger than the sum of its parts. Paranoid, moody, subtle, spaced out, groovy. We think it's so special we decided to turn it into a collector's item. Only available in one pressing of strictly limited, one-sided red vinyl!"

Artist:	LOPEZ, ALEJANDRO
Title:	Kernel
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 023EP

"Minimise is very proud to announce the signing of Alejandro Lopez to our artist family. Alejandro is a native of Gijon in northern Spain and although he has now been producing music and collecting drum machines for ten years, this is his debut release. If evidence were ever needed that patience is rewarded and practice makes perfect, here it is. Like many other Spanish producers who have burst on to the scene in recent times, Alejandro Lopez is one name you are going to see and hear again and again and again in future. In digital form, this release has already taken a favoured place in the 'crates' of some of the world's best known DJs. And now as it finds its way to vinyl, you can expect to hear this record everywhere this summer. A: 'Kernel': touch percussion and bubbling basslines meet sinister, anthemic, soaring melodies in a modern minimal style. One for DJs who like to play longer tracks to packed out, spaced out dancefloors. B: 'Pisces': percussion rich, constantly evolving track whose dark synthesizer passages at times recall Plastikman or perhaps Matthew Jonson all put together with Alejandro's unique sense of style. C: 'Fir(s)t': No-nonsense, looping, storming, frenetic yet still intricately detailed and carefully controlled. Think of the most powerful moments of a great set from the likes of Richie Hawtin and you'll be on the right avenue."

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	6x2
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 024EP

"Announcing a special new project of Donnacha Costello: 6x6=36 six tracks, each of six minutes duration were written/recorded/edited in just six exhausting days as Costello locked himself into his Dublin studio. They will appear over six sides of vinyl to be released over a period of six weeks. 6X2 -- The first installment in the 6X6=36 project. Housed in a beautifully designed and spot varnished sleeve, and sounding equally impressive, this is exactly the type of high quality release people have now come to expect from Minimise. '6.1': sounding like the hyperactive bastard child of a threesome between Studio Eins, Richie Hawtin's concept sound and the modern sound of Costello himself, '6.1' loops, whirrs and spins a constantly shifting, energetic and pushing groove which tears floors apart as the opener in his new live sets. Random elements rub like sandpaper against the precision for a mathematical yet groovy and exhilarating ride. Like life itself, just when you get a handle on it, it shifts. '6.2': intensity in ten cities! Machines loop and fall all over each other as a snarling, gnarly twisted modular synth growls over the top, bass rumbles beneath and the percussion swings furiously. Costello's trademark edits round out the picture. The whole track is awash in paradox; devilishly dark yet completely ecstatic, claustrophobic yet liberating. Costello is lashing us with sound and we love it!"

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	6x4
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 025EP

"6X4 -- The second installment in the 6X6=36 project. Housed in a beautifully designed and spot varnished sleeve, and sounding equally impressive, this is exactly the type of high quality release people have now come to expect from Minimise. '6.3': Swing! Loop! Swing! Loop! '6.3' weaves a dirty, gritty, digital, bass heavy groove. Simple yet devastatingly funky, the repetition builds to a looping, swinging climax when after building the tension to almost unbearable levels, the kick drum finally arrives and the payoff is delivered. One must experience this in a club to appreciate its strength. Simply killer. '6.4': The aural equivalent of someone spiking your drink and pushing you backwards down a helter skelter into a cartoon world of hypnotic bass, twisting modulations, swung rhythms and hyperactive snare drums that work the crowd into an all out frenzy! In all the hot crates for all the right reasons."

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	6x6=36
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 028CD

Announcing the CD archive version of Donnacha Costello's 6x6=36 project (which was initially issued as 3 separate 12"'s). Six tracks, each of six minutes duration were written/recorded/edited in just six exhausting days as Costello locked himself in his Dublin studio. Get all tracks here: "6.1": Sounds like the hyperactive bastard child of a threesome between Studio Eins, Richie Hawtin's Concept sound and the modern sound of Costello himself, along with loops and whirrs. Random elements rub like sandpaper against the precision for a mathematical yet groovy and exhilarating ride. "6.2": Machines loop and fall all over each other as a snarling, gnarly twisted modular synth growls over the top, bass rumbles beneath and the percussion swings furiously. "6.3": Weaves a dirty, gritty, digital, bass-heavy groove. Simple yet devastatingly funky, the repetition builds to a looping, swinging climax. Simply killer. "6.4": The aural equivalent of someone spiking your drink and pushing you backwards down a helter skelter into a cartoon world of hypnotic bass, twisting modulations, swinging rhythms and hyperactive snare drums that work the crowd into an all-out frenzy! In all the hot crates for all the right reasons. "6.5": This track is pure, beatless ultra-stripped super-dub. "6.6": Totally unhinged with its undulating bassline, filtered beats, snippy clicks, whacko hook, and insomniac spoken vocal line. Housed in a beautifully designed 3-panel digipack, this CD compiles the six tracks featured on the 3 vinyl releases of this outstanding conceptual project. Despite the expense of the sleeve production, this one reaches fans at mini-album price -- a very nice surprise.

Artist:	CORNELL
Title:	Polimer/Flounce
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 030EP

Cornell is from Hungary and has produced this stunning 12" full of masterful arrangements that are filled with tension and suspense. "Polimer" sounds like stumbling endlessly, trying to find your way through the darkness after someone spikes your drink and throws you into the sewers of Berlin. Claustrophobic and unsettling yet totally compelling and exhilarating, "Flounce" features relentless forward motion paired with an unflappable groove, making this track a guaranteed killer on the dancefloor.

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	Colorseries
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 031CD

The Colorseries was a series of ten records released in rapid succession by Ireland's minimal master Donnacha Costello in 2004 and marked the breakthrough point in his career. The original releases were vinyl-only and to date have not been made available for download. This is their first appearance on CD. For this 2007 compilation, Donnacha's favorite selections from the series have been edited and carefully remastered and are now sonically far superior to the original vinyls. In addition, the CD contains some previously unreleased and very special material from the Colorseries sessions. These additions will undoubtedly make the CD of interest to the many fans that enthusiastically collected the original vinyl series. In the intervening years, Donnacha has scored a number of hit releases and has broadened his fan base considerably. To date, his work has been licensed for CDs by the top tier of techno DJs, including among others: Josh Wink, Ricardo Villalobos, Magda and Tiefschwarz. The Colorseries CD will therefore appeal to those who were not around for the original releases and those who have discovered Donnacha's work through the CDs of other DJs or through witnessing one of his famed live appearances. Throughout 2004, the Colorseries consistently appeared in the charts of big name DJs and eventually appeared in end of year top ten lists in many publications, including The Wire magazine and The New York Times. Minimise is proud to present these tracks on CD for the first time, offering the full-spectrum sound-rainbow for your listening pleasure. Colorseries influences include: Farley Jackmaster Funk, Steve Silk Hurley, Inner City, 808 State, Plastikman, F.U.S.E., Aphex Twin, The Black Dog, Lobe, LFO, Maurizio, Basic Channel, Model 500, Baby Ford, Mike Ink, The Modernist, Studio Eins, Thomas Brinkmann.

Artist:	BROOM, MARK
Title:	New Life
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 033EP

Mark Broom and Donnacha Costello first met in 1997 through Dublin's D1 Recordings when Broom first remixed Costello's "Goshdarnit." Costello in turn remixed 2000's "Basement Life." Now the two appear side-by-side once more. Broom turns in a dark and stylish house track where old school piano samples and synths get a modern twist. Costello slows things down while maintaining energy through an interesting arrangement showing traces of Chicago, Plus 8 and even his own Color Series tracks.

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	Black Bag Job
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 034EP

Donnacha Costello presents straight-up, highly-refined and irresistibly groovy techno/house music in two different formats: one with a slightly faster development and one that's been stretched out a little. With a hypnotic, rolling synth pattern functioning as both bass line and hook, warm percussion, analog strings and Costello's trademark digital edits, both versions are so completely soaked with groove that one cannot help but lose oneself in their charms. A future classic.

Artist:	COSTELLO, DONNACHA
Title:	It Simply Is/Trust
Label:	MINIMISE (IRELAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MINIMISE 035EP

Donnacha Costello takes it back to simpler times with just one synthesizer, one Roland TR-808 drum machine, and some basic effects. "It Simply Is" is an emotive ambient track in which synthesizer melodies and echoes wash over each other and modulations send shivers down the spine. "Trust" is a building, rushing, euphoric dancefloor track. Brought to life with only a few classic elements, it shines in its simplicity and emotion. The first 1000 pressings will come exclusively on clear vinyl.

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