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B12 023EP
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"Kirk Degiorgio, the man behind Future Past and As One, continues to innovate with unique sounds and dance floor friendly beats. The Isomer Shift EP is an uncompromising set of progressive dance floor beats in the tradition of Craig/Saunderson and Beltram. The four tracks are outstanding 21st century techno, an instant Degiorgio classic with typically syncopated dance beats, beautiful chords and rhythms that create mesmerizing and energetic soundscapes. On the A side, 'Isomer Shift' is a perfect example of Degorigo's relentless rhythmical talents. Twisted beats, beautiful strings and chords combine to create a master work of futuristic funk. 'Isidora,' the second track brings bigger and spacier atmospheres to a club fulfilled club beat. The B side takes the future funk even deeper, great strings provide the backing for two tracks that see Degiorgio returning to his previous influences with rhythms and bass lines synonymous with Kirk's much acclaimed earlier works."
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B12 022EP
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"Posthuman's entry into the electronic music world was via the now legendary Skam Records in the late '90s. After the duo relocated to London in late 1999 they established their own label, Seed Records which showcased many pioneering acts and became the platform from which Bevan and Doherty released three albums between 2001 and 2006. After leaving the label behind and focusing on their own projects the duo have established themselves as not only Post human but post techno, post minimal and post rave, cumulating in this excellent, creative and diverse four track EP. Musically, their sound was unrestricted by genre, 'Monsters Exist' and `Callisto' being Posthuman's take on dark, brooding, complex and emotional techno. `The Karman Vortices' is a fine example of thoughtful downtempo classy electronica, while `Krill' is aimed straight at the dancefloor and is set to become an instant DJ classic." Black vinyl version.
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B12 122CD
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"Volume two of B12 Records epic Archive series collates the 3rd and 4th releases on B12 Records (catalog numbers B1203 & B1204). These two EPs continued the new era in UK techno, with truly unique sounds coming from the B12 camp. CD1 draws together the debut work from Zee Sharp (Matt Cogger) and Future/Past, and As One, aka Kirk Degiorgio, who is now considered to be one of the best techno producers to emerge during this time. Kirk has subsequently released music on Planet E, R&S, Likemind, New Electronica, MoWax, Buzz and his own highly influential Applied Rhythmic Technology (ART) and OpART record labels. His critically-acclaimed B12 Records debut is undisputed as a forerunner in the unique sound of British techno and has been fully re-mastered here, from the originals. CD2 continues the techno explorations of Mike Golding and Steve Rutter, this time under the guise of Musicology, their more upbeat incarnation. It was this EP that first captured the imagination of Warp Records. The lead track, 'Premonition' subsequently appeared on the first Artificial Intelligence compilation album that launched the now-infamous series. Also included on CD2 are another 2 bonus tracks extracted from the B12 Records Archives, also previously-unreleased, never heard before on any format."
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B12 020EP
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Limited edition four-track picture disc sampler.
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B12 020CD
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"After the critically-acclaimed album Last Days of Silence projected B12 back into the techno limelight after twelve years of silence, the duo, Mike Golding and Steve Rutter, have remixed some of the most asked-for tracks from the album and combined them with two completely new and unreleased tracks. The Last Days album built successfully on the ethos set down by B12 in 1990 when they started their own music output on B12 Records to provide music for listening and dancing. It was described by DJ magazine as 'mesmerizing Detroit explorations (4.5/5)' and by M8 magazine as 'epic electronica with a touch of darkness.' This limited remix release concentrates on the listening rather than dancing and brings the duo's perfect atmospheres, melodies, moods and beats together to create a new take on the best of their album, in a way that only B12 are capable of. The extended CD consists of eight tracks in total and will be released at the same time as a limited edition, four-track picture disc sampler."
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B12 019CD
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"Some 12 years since the classic Time Tourist album (Warp), the rightful follow-up to B12's critically acclaimed and landmark first LP Electro Soma (also on Warp) the recently re-launched B12 are back as both label and seminal electronic act. The duo, Mike Golding and Steve Rutter release their first CD album consisting of new unheard material, tracks only ever heard at their live gigs and music only previously available on limited edition vinyl. Last Days of Silence sees the pair return in superb form with an album that rightly joins their first two highly rated electronic classics. From the warm and moody 'Ashamed of Me' to the Far Eastern tinged strings on 'Hall of Mirrors,' echoic deep bass on the break infected 'Magnetic Fields' and dancefloor groove of current single '32 Lineup' Steve Rutter and Mike Golding combine the classic B12 sounds into a new vision of the future. Also featuring a bonus disc of unreleased live recordings Last Days of Silence sees B12 rightly return to the UK techno throne."
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