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BAS 003LP
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Tripeo raises a voice for change on his new album Green Is the New Red. "The great thing about (electronic) music is that it's the most universal art form there is", says the Dutch producer. "It transcends lingual and cultural barriers more than any other cultural expression and can be a catalyst for change." The sound of the coming revolution is manifold: Starting off with "Hope In The Dark", a soft melody unfolds. "Shifting The Overtone Window" stands out as the most bass-heavy track, with techno as its musical blueprint. Further into the album, "Fridays For Future", the artist openly states his sympathy with the global youth movement. His vision for the protest is lo-fi in sound and courageous in mood. Never angry, this album creates urgency without uttering a word.
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TRIP 008EP
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Darko Esser returns with two powerful, finely-crafted techno pieces on Eighth Trip, his first release since 2015. "Untitled #15" drives forward with sullen aggression; eerie morphing synths gaining strength and swaying atop aggravated deep-hitting drums, all constantly meandering in space and energy. "Untitled #16" is forged with less aggression, but just as much tension; a morose cowbell sounds, offset from a moody drum pattern that beats beneath an extra-terrestrial synth, creeping, and probing, throughout the whole piece. Altogether Eighth Trip is yet another rich-sounding release from a champion of the darker, deeper realms of techno.
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TRIP 007EP
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Darko Esser returns for the seventh edition of his Tripeo series with Seventh Trip, featuring two tracks, both exceptionally deep and undulating. "Untitled #13" opens with mystical, hypnotic low frequencies while spiritual melodies find their way from darkness to light. "Untitled #14" shines in its own shadow, as sullied unfiltered pads slowly climb; the track continuously adds elements as it gathers speed before climaxing in a fervent clash of dynamic beats.
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TRIP 006EP
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Following the success of the 2015 double EP Anipintiros Reworks (TRILPRMX 001EP & TRILPRMX 002EP), featuring remixes from the likes of Mike Parker, James Ruskin, Blawan, Ben Sims, Cadans, and Exium, Tripeo presents Sixth Trip. Each side features different moods, yet both are equally suited for a time past the midnight hour. The A-side opens full-throttle; a thumping techno track with elevating high-hats and deep tones that will punish any dancefloor. Side B sets the scene for a battle across the supernovas, with a hypnotic overdrive and galloping notes enveloping the listener in a mesmerizing state.
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TRILPRMX 001EP
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Following Tripeo's acclaimed 2014 debut album Anipintiros (TRIP 001LP), the artist asked a few of his friends to reinterpret his release. Anipintiros Reworks Part I explores headier interpretations, beginning with James Ruskin's rework, which recalls memories of early UK rave culture and the early Warp catalog. Exium couldn't choose a favorite, so decided to mash "#5" and "#8" into a whirlwind of industrial funk and sound design. Closing Part I is Mike Parker, who unleashes his signature hypnotic drones onto the acidic monster that is "Anipintiros #7."
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TRILPRMX 002EP
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Following Tripeo's acclaimed 2014 debut album Anipintiros (TRIP 001LP), the artist asked a few of his friends to reinterpret his release. Anipintiros Reworks Part II explores the harder mixes. Blawan goes full-throttle during his sonically destructive reconstruction of "Anipintiros #7." Not for the faint at heart. Ben Sims does what Ben Sims does best with his rework of "Anipintiros #5": over-driven grooves; acidic sequences kept together by the relentless tempo of a high-speed train. Closing the EP is the mysterious Cadans, whose skillful and highly detailed rework of "Anipintiros #1" shows him to be a master of his art.
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TRIP 001LP
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Dutch DJ, producer and Wolfskuil label boss Darko Esser presents his sophomore album, Anipintiros. The eight-track album comes four years after his debut and is his first as Tripeo, the techno-leaning alias he has been working under in recent times. Working as Tripeo has reinvigorated Esser, who under his own name has been producing his unique take on electronic music for a decade now. Tripeo's music is aimed squarely at the dancefloor, and there sure are some full-blooded cuts on the album, but there are also deep, dark passages and more leftfield experiments to help tie the whole thing together into one cohesive and coherent whole. "Like all albums, this is a very personal statement," explains Esser. "It's just me trying to translate the overwhelming inspiration I feel right now into sound. That, and making the record as diverse as possible without losing the purist identity of Tripeo." That identity shines through right from the off on the album, which has been made using a knowing blend of both soft and hardware. "Anipintiros #1" is a firmly-rooted, rubbery bit of deep techno that works you into hypnosis and comes detailed with plenty of otherworldly ambiance. From there, Tripeo explores gallivanting techno run through with celestial pads on "Anipintiros #2" and tripped out, ever shape-shifting and dusty minimal sounds on "Anipintiros #3." "Anipintiros #4" channels the widescreen and pumping techno of Detroit's finest while "Anipintiros #5" is a more industrial and muscular track of the sorts that would sound perfect in the bowels of Berghain. "Anipintiros #6" is one of the busier and more kinked techno rhythms with punchy drums and fax machine-like melodies, before "Anipintiros #7" thumps with real menace and "Anipintiros #8" hums and hisses, spits and stutters like the suitably epic and melodic comedown you need after such a captivating ride. Everything, though, is backed with serene synth-work and an otherworldly sense of alien spirit that runs through all great techno. There is plenty to get lost in throughout Anipintiros and it proves once again that Esser is someone able to coax far more feeling out of his machines than most. Includes CD version of the album.
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TRIP 005EP
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The last Trip leading up to the forthcoming Anipintiros album from Tripeo. Stripped-down, bass-fuelled underwater excursions on "Untitled #9" and retro Detroit vibes for "Untitled #10."
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TRIP 004EP
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Tripeo is feeling a bit more angry on his Fourth Trip, probably due to massive lay-overs and delays. "Untitled #7" and "#8" are two industrial cuts with extreme synth and FX-programming to maximize dancefloor devastation. Only meant to be played out loud. This series is vinyl-only, and yes: that really means no digital release.
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TRIP 003EP
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Tripeo is embarking on his Third Trip. Two hypnotic and stripped-down techno cuts dipped in Detroit funk and Berlin darkness. Aimed for the dancefloors. This series is vinyl only.
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TRIP 002EP
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Tripeo is embarking on his Second Trip. "Untitled #3" dives deep into the darkest realms of dub techno. Not the warm-up or afterhour kind of dub, but peak-time hypnotism made for dark, sweaty basements. "Untitled #4" sees him exploring off-beat territories. Its industrial, blistering groove is layered with washes of ARPs and strings to create contrast and warmth. This series is vinyl-only, no digital release.
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TRIP 001EP
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First vinyl-only release in a brand-new series of heavily textured, hypnotic and puristic techno by one of Holland's veterans. This 12" marks the official launch of the second alter ego from Nijmegen's Darko Esser. You might call Tripeo the nemesis of his other project, Onionboy. Where Onionboy is as eclectic as he can get, Tripeo is all about niches and purism. All trips are inward journeys through explicit sound designs, textures and rhythms.
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