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LOFI 041EP
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"A mysterious project name by two mysterious minimal house-heroes: Casio Casino & Eddie Zarook. Based in lovely Heidelberg the two had their Lofi Stereo debut in 2005 and after a follow-up release on Neville Attree's Gumption Recordings they are about to return to the mothership again. We didn't ask what the codes in the track names 'ANS08.2' & '011RNS' indicate but we know for sure that these tracks open up a minimal house heaven. The A-side 'ANS08.2' is an hypnotic anthem that drives every tech-house and minimal floor mad with its nice combination of sound snipplets, new school synthlines and a cool oldskool synthstab. The more laid back flipside is the perfect soundtrack for Berlin-based afterhours. Although everybody here hates Berlin afterhours we cannot wait to hear the track at one of them ;) welcome back Eddie Zarook & Casio Casino. 'Eins zwei drei vier fünf sechs sieben acht, one two!' (Kraftwerk, 1981)"
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ITALIC 060EP
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"Sparse but fat at the same time. 'Pride of the Poor' is the perfect tool with a Chitown flavour."
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GUMP 003EP
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"Two scintillating slabs of sonic sorcery from Eddie Zarook and Casio Casino to fuel the engines of the Gumption express and help us push on into the night... Anyone who picked up last year's 'double whammy' Halluzengenic/The Gap will know what these guys are all about -- tough, uncompromising grooves coupled with dexterity and original thought. First up, '6ft Under' is a blurry-eyed musical vision which perfectly captures that moment during the night when people start to go missing in action. Subtle atmospheric layers, phasing percussion loops, subliminal vocal samples and a clunking drum-pattern initially disoriented before giving way to a killer bass riff that will catapult any dancefloor worth its salt towards nirvana. It's a deep, psychedelic experience -- rich in both texture and colour -- that abandons the rather staid, formulaic conventions of many modern productions in favour of a free-flowing, open arrangement scoring highly on both style and content in the process."
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LOFI 035EP
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"It's safe to say that the debut release from Berlin based DJ Eddie Zarook and Heidelberg's Casio Casino (aka Steffen Neuert of Bergheim 34 fame) is an absolute stomper. What we have here are two finely crafted tunes that seduce the dance floor in totally different ways. Both contain perfectly structured arrangements that creep up on you with the stealth of a ninja, making them a real pleasure to mix with. However what's actually occurring between the minimal beats is deceptively complex -- the lavish sounds and perfectly separated frequencies let you know you're in the presence of someone who 'knows their stuff'. In the case of hallucinogenic, long, patient grooves followed by some fantastically understated 'sonic tweaking' give the track a real kick without ever losing that empty, laid back vibe. The cut up vocal loops also create a lush subliminal backdrop to the proceedings, while the 909 hats ride some downright funky sub bass patterns out into the void. On the flip side (or should that read the flipped-out side) you'll find the gap. Warning! Do not play this record to children under 16 as it may cause irreparable damage to their synapses. It's a monster -- pure and simple. Once again there's an amazing amount of space to be found between the beats but this time it's repeatedly violated by a full dosage of electro-shock therapy. It's the sound of technology eating itself -- but quite good fun all the same! Every so often a project comes along that inadvertently redefines a genre, that subtly moves the goalposts, that stamps it's personality on a tried and tested formula creating a new sound in the process. This may well be one of them."
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