Browse by Label: RECOGNITION (POLAND)

Artist:	I
Title:	Repetitive Digital Noise
Label:	RECOGNITION (POLAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	RECOG 018EP

Rare Atom Heart tracks from 1992, with Tetsu Inoue. "18th release on Recognition, label run from Warsaw, Poland by Jacek Sienkiewicz, is a rare and special one. For the first time available on vinyl, there are four tracks recorded more than a decade ago by the mysterious 'I'. This was one of the many aliases of Uwe Schmidt (aka Atom Heart, Senor Coconut, Lisa Carbon...) and a CD released in 1992, titled Repetitive Digital Noise was a major influence on Jacek's sound. Simple, minimal, rough, but careful, haunting and hypnotic, here are four tracks of stripped-down, hallucinogenic, acidic techno, sounding as fresh as years ago. As Recognition releases aim to be equally timeless, this is a perfect moment to refresh what's in the very roots of modern electronic dance music. Tracks were remastered by Atom Heart in Chile this year especially for this limited release. I -- one of the aliases of Uwe Schmidt native German living in Chile, who released millions of records as Atom Heart, Senor Coconut, Lisa Carbon, Los Samplers and few dozen others."

Artist:	SIENKIEWICZ, JACEK
Title:	Forgot To Tell You
Label:	RECOGNITION (POLAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	RECOG 022EP

"Jacek Sienkiewicz presents another unbelievably complex experiments in beat programming and string arrangement. This time, Poland's top techno producer known for his storming live sets goes over the edge, stretching minimal techno formula far beyond its limits and comes up with two epic tracks of enormous proportions. 'The One' starts immediately with a stainless steel kick, but what seems to be a digital techno groove soon develops into a cosmic fairytale, with layer after layer of strings, bells and unidentified, but strangely organic sounds, executed with breathtaking complexity and almost obsessive attention to every tiny detail. Sounds and emotions embraced within its almost 10 minutes are enough to fill a couple of albums. The same can be said about the title track, where silicone and chrome bleeps surrender to somewhat otherworldly hyperstring melody. It still IS an electronic dance music -- sparkling with originality, this is yet another proof of Jacek's highly unique blend of shuffling groove and unspeakable beauty."

Artist:	BUCCI & JACEK SIENKIEWICZ, PIER
Title:	Eastern Promises
Label:	RECOGNITION (POLAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	RECOG 025EP

"For the 25th release on Recognition, one of the premiere Polish export goods, label boss Jacek Sienkiewicz teams with a longtime friend, and extraordinary musician, Chilean maestro Pier Bucci. Both have been playing together for some time now, and this debut studio recording hopefully will not be the last. Despite obvious cultural differences, both artists share some curious sensibility and/or sort of modern romanticism -- underpinned either with Latin optimism (Bucci) or a kind of Slavic melancholy (Sienkiewicz). Add to this the dopest tech-house beats available today, and dancefloor destruction is guaranteed. The title track is a cross-genre time bomb, obviously designed to mess with the heads while the bodies can't stop moving. Kicking off with driving, solid beat of almost live feel, soon it develops into a symphony of carefully crafted and meticulously assembled sounds. We are treated by some strange woodwinds, jokingly reminding of Jacek's previous hit outing, Beacon, and -- is this the Pope we hear talking for a moment? -- nevertheless, by the time the sparkling, warm chords float in, this track simply cannot be stopped. Given the complexity of it, it's one piece of a pretty demanding DJ tool. It's almost 11 minutes of constant challenge, packed with enough ideas to fill a dozen singles from current charts."

Artist:	SIENKIEWICZ, JACEK
Title:	Modern Dance EP
Label:	RECOGNITION (POLAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	RECOG 027EP

"First seconds into already 27th release on Recognition, and we immediately know that there is serious business going on here. Stunningly complex drum track go like clockwork, only setting the scene for what is to come. Forget the craft of drum programming -- we are talking another dimension here. 'Modern Dance' is like being suddenly dropped into suspended animation: having that peculiar feeling that the world around is accelerating to the verge of a seizure -- and at the same time this very world feels so slow. Unnameable, transparent sheets of sound almost give no room to breathe -- but one's breath is taken away by the magnificent landscape that's about to appear. Shapes shift under half-closed eyelids, and while the low, peaceful yet sad chant comes in, one can feel it like an omnipresent breath, burning hot and marble cold at the same time. This mysterious and heart-wrenching voice comes courtesy of one Yula, and we're gonna surely hear much more from her in the future. And it seems that the beats literally start to boil. Rhythms shuffle and swing, and given the lack of floating melodies abundant in Jacek's earlier output, this track is even more outstanding from the producer's former work -- probably acting as a bridge towards new visions, appearing in the confidence of the new, almost-perfect studio. Nevertheless, with 'Modern Dance,' Jacek is practically destroying competition, delivering almost twelve minutes of contemporary club sophistication so much different from formulated bleeps of today. There are no jokes here, no winking, no smile -- and no prisoners taken. With such a gigantic effort as a title track, B-side will always be... well, a B-side. Clocking at merely 6 minutes, 'Never Landing Story' is equally labor of love and devotion to exploring new grounds. Fast and firm, it delivers some unsettling frequencies, housey bass stabs and a fair share of pretty disturbing, inhuman voices; it also packs one of the tightest grooves you can imagine, and a brave artist's hand never shook while he laid some ominous harmonium into the mix. Brave and bold, this is the music of tomorrow: maximal techno made with true love and spirit."

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