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ECHO 090-2LP
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Echocord marks a momentous twenty years with an exclusive release for dub-techno lovers and collectors. The limited re-press comes in black vinyl. This vinyl series celebrates artists who continue to inspire the Echocord journey, from 2001 to 2021 and beyond. Over the past two decades, the Kenneth Christiansen helmed Echocord imprint has been at the forefront of the dub-techno scene, discovering and developing sophisticated artists globally. The twelve-track release is an exploration, from energetic dub techno, with cuts like Luke & Jeff Hess's "M1 Dub", grad_u's "Pacific Lair", and Idealist's "Ride" to more esoteric passages with Forest Drive West's "Signals", Mikkel Metal's "Lakam Dub", and Brendon Moeller's "Slow Return". Heavy dub vibrations resound in Babe Roots featuring Another Channel's "Gunman" and Deadbeat's sub-driven "The Old Doom and Gloom" while Fluxion turns it to a jazzy, dub house wave with "Slide". Also features Mathimidori, Quantec, and Resoe. "To me music is life, thank you for your support keeping the sound of echocord resonating" --Kenneth Christiansen
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ECHO 088EP
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Echocord revisits Mathimidori's Akebono LP (ECHO 086LP, 2020) with remixes from Deadbeat, FDF, Rod Modell, and Quantec. Late 2020 saw the release of Mathimidori's Akebono on the Echocord imprint, the ten-track collection saw the Mathias Kaden alias deliver a number of collaboration and original productions exploring the realms of dub and the guise's underlying Japanese influences. Here the label revisits the project with an all-star cast of remixes in the dub techno world. Stepping up to the plate first is Deadbeat with his "Dub" take on Maiia', the Montreal based artist shifts focus to tumbling dub echoes, hazy noise sweeps and jittery hi-hats throughout before the "FDF Reshape" of "Soso" lays down a gyrating drum groove atop expansive reggae vocal shots and an ethereal, billowing atmosphere. Deepchord's Rod Modell deliver his first "Version" of "Ork" next, as expected the pioneering dub techno artist offers up a typically classy interpretation fueled by hypnotic, chanting voices, the originals fluttering chords and a pulsating low-end drive. Quantec takes on "Akari" next for a refined and reduced offering, laying down minimalistic percussion and subtly nuanced chords before Modell's "Dub" take on "Ork" completes the release, as the name would suggest adding a more hypnotic and dubbed out aesthetic to things to contrasting his former remix.
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ECHO 086LP
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Copenhagen's Echocord returns with a long player from Mathimidori, titled Akebono and comprised of ten original compositions. Mathimidori, better known by most as Mathias Kaden, has been using this alias as a way to showcase his take on dub-leaning, minimalistic, and refined techno via labels such as Dorian Paic's Raum Musik, Tokyo's Mule Musiq, and Berlin's Ornaments. Here though he delivers his debut long player under the guise and fittingly the LP will be released via esteemed dub techno imprint Echocord, home to releases from the likes of STL, Deepchord, Fluxion, XDB, and Forest Drive West. Across Akebono, Mathimidori delivers hazy, spaced-out instrumentals like "Maiia", "Ork", and "Soso" while tracks like "Asaka" and "Shao" offer a darker approach. The project also welcomes an assortment of collaborations such as opening track "Java" alongside Spain's Pulshar, "Kiok" featuring Japanese artist Tomomi Ukumori and "Kobe" with Germany's Rhauder which all lean towards downtempo dub territories. Also featured are Sakura who provides spoken word vocals for "Akebono" and Shoco who joins Mathimidori for the ambient leaning album conclusion "Akari". Transparent red vinyl.
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ECHO 085EP
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Echocord welcomes the return of STL with Take Off Music EP, comprised of three murky, dubbed-out cuts from the acclaimed German producer. Stephan Laubner, better known as STL has long been one of the most respected producers in the underground electronic music scene. Racking up releases on the likes of Smallville, Perlon, Echospace [Detroit], his own Something, and, of course, Echocord where he returns here. "Fluxxy" leads on the package, embracing STL's signature style via, dusty analog drums, choppy dub stabs, penetrating low end flutters, and airy atmospherics before "Dub Plus" lays focus on a stripped-back, perfectly balanced drum groove, hazy field recordings and bubbling chord delays and bell chime synths. "Magic Thing" then rounds out the release, fusing FM synth melodies and gritty bass stab sequences with thunderous subs and Laubner's robust rhythmic style. Once again, STL delivers a touch of class with a contemporary dub techno style for Echocord.
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ECHO 084EP
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Forest Drive West delivers the Parallel Space EP via Copenhagen's Echocord, backed with a remix from Conforce. London's Forest Drive West has gained widespread recognition as a purveyor of raw and emotive techno over the past few years, releasing material on the likes of Livity Sound, Hidden Hawaii, Neighbourhood, and Whities. Here though see him returning to Echocord following his recent remix of Babe Roots on the imprint earlier this year. "Creation Dub" leads, fusing echoing dub chords and off-kilter drums with cavernous atmospherics and pulsating low-end tones before "Drift" edges into darker territories with murky synth textures, glitched-out percussion, and tension building drones creating a hypnotic and subtly nuanced six-and-a-half minutes. Title-track "Parallel Space" then opens the B-side, bring the rhythmic aspects into the spotlight this time as bumpy broken drums, a rounded sub line and oscillating percussion ebb and flow amongst hazy pads, fluttering echoes and expansive reverbs. Conforce's take on "Parallel Space" rounds out the package next and the Delsin regular delivers a typically classy interpretation with choppy bass stabs dynamically driving the composition as snippets of the original's ethereal textures and spiraling percussion are weaved within.
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Following 2018's Babe Roots EP, Echocord revisits with reworks from Forest Drive West, Mike Schommer, Felix K, DB1, and Babe Roots themself. London's DB1 leads the package with his take on "Work Hard", a mostly beatless interpretation. Felix K then ups the energy levels with a high-octane take on "Sufferation Time". Forest Drive West steps up next to remix "Jah Nuh Dead". Former Deepchord member Mike Schommer's take on "Bless Me" follows, the pioneer of contemporary dub techno delivers a cinematic rework. Babe Roots revisits "Sufferation Time", delivers a more refined feel this time around.
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ECHO 082EP
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Copenhagen's Echocord welcomes YWF onto its roster with Replaced EP, backed with remixes from Berlin's Freund Der Familie (FDF). "Replaced" opens the package via a sturdy rhythmic foundation, wandering synth licks, and winding modulations before "All ls Temporary" embraces a cinematic aesthetic, edging in elongated sub drones, emotive strings, and delayed percussive hits. FDF takes control on the latter half of the package, delivering two interpretations of "Cutoff": first up is "Reshape", employing an airy atmospheric feel amongst fluttering low-end and dustry drums, while the "Days Of Doom" lays focus on menacing bass, expansive delays, and menacing voices.
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Stephan Laubner, better known as STL, is regarded for his unique twist on dubbed-out house and techno sounds. "Lost Harbour" leads Take Your Seats EP with textural field recordings, crunchy distorted rhythms, and an amalgamation of snaking bass, synth, and piano lines, intertwining and unfolding throughout. "Mr. Sinister" switches the vibes over to menacing bass swells, fluttering subs, gritty percussion, and an underlying tension before "Sensimilla" edges into more ethereal territory with spiraling dub chords, shuffled hats, and winding atmospherics.
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ECHO 080EP
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Babe Roots and Another Channel join forces with Danish label Echocord with four dubbed-out cuts titled Takeover. Turin based artist, Babe Roots' catalog has seen a steady growth since he started out in 2016. Takeover sees him team up with Another Channel, an up-and-coming German producer. "Takeover" is spaced-out, dub-tinged atmospheres to ease you in; "Can't See" provides pitched-down, meditative ambience peppered with deep, sedative reggae drums, calming synth flutters and enchanting vocals. "Money Run Things" sustains the mellow moods with dubby vibrations. "Get You Down" offers a meditative, dropped- tempo take on dub-techno.
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ECHO 079LP
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Idealist returns with his second full-length Mind Field, featuring eight dub-leaning cuts from the Swiss producer. Based out of Zurich, producer and DJ Idealist has become a respected figure in raw, dubby house and techno over the past five years via his releases on Echocord and his Idealistmusic and Details Series labels, picking up support along the way from the likes of Mike Huckaby, Dana Ruh, Tini , and Mandar to name but a few. Here, though we see him returning to Copenhagen's Echocord with his second long player, following 2016's Firewood Street on his own label. Leading on the package is "Explorer", setting the tone with crunchy percussion, billowing stab sequences and airy dub swells before "Dimension" employs pulsing subs, soft organ-like chords and gritty analog drums as its foundation whilst fluttering stabs and sweeping atmospherics wander within. "Stage One" is up next, consisting of a weighty low-end drive, thunderous kick and snappy clap running in unison with swirling dub echoes and tension-building strings, a shining example of an effective dub-techno tool. "Golden Places" offers something different, embracing a walking bass groove, soft 303-style resonant flutters and cinematic strings. "M.I.T.H" opens up the flips side of the release, upping the energy levels with a dynamic, robust rhythm, gritty stabs and murky modulating effects throughout before "Singularity" edges things back into deeper territory with fluttering synth licks, vacillating pads and low-slung drums. "Smoke and Mirrors" embraces a loop-driven approach next with a focus on short, sharp synth cuts, bumpy drums and skippy hats before "Final Cut", as the name would suggest, wraps up the album with oscillating percussion, choppy bass hits and raw drums all unfolding with the subtle nuances prevalent throughout yet another smooth and understated addition to Idealist's catalogue.
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ECHO 078LP
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Conforce returns under his Silent Harbour guise for the Noctiluca mini-LP, a six-track collection released via Copenhagen's Echocord. Dutch producer Boris Bunnik has been releasing material under various guises over the past two decades such as Conforce, Versalife, Hexagon, Vernon Felicity, and of course Silent Harbour which he revisits here following 2015's Hinterland on Deep Sound Channel and the self-tilted inauguration of the project in 2012 on Echocord (ECHO 012CD). The beatless drones of "Riparian" open the package, perfectly setting the tone with murky bell like chimes, rumbling subs, and splashes of white noise before title-track "Noctiluca" picks up the pace, tipping the focus over to bubbling dub echoes, glitched-out minute percussion, and a sturdy muted kick to keep things driving. "Dwelling" is up next, featuring expansive, washed-out synth textures, cavernous bass tones, and modulating percussion throughout. Leading on the B side of the release is "Peridinum", employing classic dub techno tropes with an amalgamation of choppy stab sequences dynamically evolving over off-beat hats and a thunderous kick. "Fusiformis" strips things rhythmically whilst keeping the bubbling delays and expansive reverbs at its core before closing track "Pelagia" brings bright, resonant synth lines, delayed percussive hits, and tension-building synth bass into the limelight.
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ECHO 077LP
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Mikkel Metal returns to Copenhagen's Echocord with his new mini-LP Just Enough Light, comprising six originals from the Danish artist. Copenhagen-based producer and DJ Mikkel Metal has been a beacon of light in the Danish electronic music scene and further afield for nearly two decades now, with the dub techno imprint from his hometown, Echocord, being the predominant home for his output, whilst also releasing material on Cologne's Kompakt, Tartelet, Semantica, and Avant Roots, a telling sign of the quality embodied in his work. Here though you'll see Mikkel deliver a mini-album concept in the shape of Just Enough Light and opener "Awake" perfectly sets the tone with emotive, dynamically unfolding atmospherics, tension building bass drones and spiraling dub chords subtly easing us into the project. "Bregnan" then stirs in some classic dub techno tropes with billowing stab sequences, lumpy subs and off-beat hi hats carrying the hypnotic groove for six-and-a-half minutes. "Jech" then strips things back to an almost beatless amalgamation of murky chords and modulating synth whirrs. Opening the flip side of the release is "Include" which embraces a brighter feel via ethereal pad swells, jazz-tinged synth melodies, and bumpy 909 rhythms before "Konkin" edges back into the eerie, brooding aesthetic with bubbling echoes, broken drums, and menacing bass swells at its core. "Restore" then closes the package on a stripped-back vibe, laying focus on an ever- evolving singular dub chord to ebb-and-flow around thunderous subs, kicks, and bright hats.
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ECHO 076EP
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Greek producer Fluxion returns to Danish imprint Echocord with his Upsides & Sideways EP, comprising three original productions. The Athens-based artist opens with "En Route", employing sharp percussive foundations, white noise atmospheres, and haunting chord progressions which evolve throughout the track before "The Place" offers dubbed-out synthesizer motifs and glitching arpeggios which are underpinned by echoing drums and a subtle bass melody. "Flick" then closes out the release with spacey synth riffs developing over groove-led percussion and a warm, distorted low-end.
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ECHO 075EP
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Sven Weisemann releases Bilateral Relations EP, comprising four originals from the German producer. "Lunation" opens and sees Weisemann fuse emotive string melodies and cavernous vocal echoes with off-kilter rhythms and rounded sub hits. "Bilateral Relations" embraces a more direct four-four approach via sparse percussion and tumbling toms alongside choppy bass stabs and echoing dub chords. "Monistic" is an airy ethereal number employing billowing pads, bright synth chimes, and a dropped-tempo dubbed-out feel. "Decimation (Valvle tR9 Mix)" closes things on a darker tip with looming stab swells, heavily swung drums, and sporadic growling bass drones.
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Swedish artist Joel Alter, under his Jor-El alias, offers Tilted Reality EP, comprising three originals. Alter return under his Jor-El guise under which he first started releasing material on DJ Hell's International Deejay Gigolo imprint. Up first is title track "Tilted Reality", laid out over seven minutes with a slowly unfolding dynamic feel, encompassing spiraling atmospherics, distorted rhythms, and blooming stab sequences. "Elevation" follows and takes a more direct groove-driven approach via straight four-four percussion and hooky bass chops. "Solitude" closes out the package delving into deeper realms with soft ethereal dub chords, acid-tinged leads, and emotive strings.
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Ofog EP comprises three original productions from Sweden's Andreas Tilliander. Ofog EP kicks off with an upfront and club leaning track entitled "Störet", which is driven by deep kicks and crisp hats that sit tightly at each end of the mix, leaving room for twisted chords and delayed synth swells. Next up is the fine dub-tinged and spacious aesthetic of "Oliveros", where ethereal textures glide freely alongside the live-sounding tape delayed drums, accompanied by a deep, weaving sub. Closing is "Risset", in which a half-time bassline chugs alongside vibrantly saturated percussion escorted by dubby chords and glitchy atmospherics.
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From Zurich, Switzerland, Idealist has been producing for more than a decade, but within the last five years, he took it a step further and signed releases or tracks on labels like Pro-Tez, Lackrec, Berg Audio, and focused on building up his own label Idealistmusic with the non-written Details Series sublabel. In September 2016, he released his debut album Firewood Street (2016). He has played in various European countries, Canada, and Georgia, where he played in clubs like Tresor, Batofar, and Culture Box. His first EP on Echocord contains three heavy, powerful, dubby tracks, all for the dancefloor.
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ECHO 071LP
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Double LP version. The Danish label Echocord Records was formed in 2002 by Kenneth Christiansen. Echocord are proud that they can still continue releasing quality electronic music. To celebrate their vitality, they present 15 Years With Echocord, a compilation containing ten tracks from ten different artists that all have released on Echocord and Echocord Colour. Featuring veterans like Mikkel Metal, Deadbeat, and Fluxion to a newer artist such as Arovane, 15 Years With Echocord is composed of all new and unreleased tracks that cover the typical Echocord sound - from ambient/chillout by STL, stoned dub by Beat Pharmacy, to typical dub-techno and house from Fluxion, Resoe and XDB, to the more dancefloor peak tracks by Mike Dehnert and Deadbeat. Also features Luke Hess.
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The Danish label Echocord Records was formed in 2002 by Kenneth Christiansen. Echocord are proud that they can still continue releasing quality electronic music. To celebrate their vitality, they present 15 Years With Echocord, a compilation containing ten tracks from ten different artists that all have released on Echocord and Echocord Colour. Featuring veterans like Mikkel Metal, Deadbeat, and Fluxion to a newer artist such as Arovane, 15 Years With Echocord is composed of all new and unreleased tracks that cover the typical Echocord sound - from ambient/chillout by STL, stoned dub by Beat Pharmacy, to typical dub-techno and house from Fluxion, Resoe and XDB, to the more dancefloor peak tracks by Mike Dehnert and Deadbeat. Also features Luke Hess.
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ECHO 070EP
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Tomas Rubeck is based in the Midlands (UK) where post-industrial decay fringes with an idyllic rural backdrop, it may not be too much of a surprise as to where aspiring artist Rubeck takes his lead on inspiration for his music. With an ear for detailed production and a self-confessed perfectionist when it comes to sound design and artistic flare, it's clear as to why his records seem refreshingly different. The Blueprint EP, his first EP on Echocord contains three heavy, powerful and dubby tracks, all for the dancefloor.
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Uwe Zahn aka Arovane debuts on Echocord with the Modul EP. Zahn started out with releases on Berlin labels DIN and City Centre Offices, and is known for being one of the best producers ever within the IDM and electronica scene. In the '90s he listened to the music of Basic Channel, Maurizio, and Fluxion a lot. This sound is timeless. In the summer of 2015 he started to record a couple of dub sounds and beats, and eventually showed them to Fluxion, who liked the tracks very much and got in touch with Echocord.
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ECHO 068LP
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Double LP version. Mikkel Metal was the first artist on Echocord and the main reason for the label's inception. After many releases, he returns to Echocord in 2016 with his first full-length album since 2008's Peaks and Troughs (ECHO 004CD). Bypassing dub-techno as the starting point, this is music clearly consistent with his earlier output. Its ten tracks evolve around a melancholic melodic framework, and while there is clearly a nod to Detroit and another to dub-techno, the overall impression is consistently and unmistakably of Mikkel Metal himself. A hypnotic, very enjoyable, and thorough return from the Danish artist.
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Mikkel Metal was the first artist on Echocord and the main reason for the label's inception. After many releases, he returns to Echocord in 2016 with his first full-length album since 2008's Peaks and Troughs (ECHO 004CD). Bypassing dub-techno as the starting point, this is music clearly consistent with his earlier output. Its ten tracks evolve around a melancholic melodic framework, and while there is clearly a nod to Detroit and another to dub-techno, the overall impression is consistently and unmistakably of Mikkel Metal himself. A hypnotic, very enjoyable, and thorough return from the Danish artist.
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ECHO 067EP
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Stephan Laubner aka STL presents his fourth EP on Echocord. Laubner is mostly known from his own Something label; he has also released on Perlon, Sushitech, Styrax, Echospace, and Smallville. Message of Sound EP - Part 2 is the second of a two-part release, following Message of Sound EP - Part 1 (ECHO 066EP, 2015), and it contains three original STL tracks and two loops. "Nitetrain" is a beautiful, almost ambient, dubby tune; "Make Believe" is a powerful dubby house track, perfect for the dancefloor; and "Deep Stare" is an ambient chill-out track, with the typical STL atmosphere.
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Stephan Laubner aka STL presents his third EP on Echocord. Laubner is known for running his Something label, and he has also released on labels like Perlon, Sushitech, Styrax, Echospace, and Smallville. This first part of the two-part Message of Sound EP contains two original STL tracks and two loops. "Inside Out" is a beautiful, almost ambient, dubby tune, and "Heavy Snow" is a powerful dubby house track, perfect for the dancefloor.
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