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FIGURE X015EP
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Figure's newest addition to its catalog is Nocow's Ualldie EP, a vivid adventure following his trilogy Vozduh (FIGURE 094-1EP)/Voda (FIGURE 094-2EP)/Zemlya (FIGURE 094-3EP) on the main label. Nocow's synths stand out once again, churning out melancholic grooves over five pieces, which showcase his ability to mesh the psychedelic and the heavy, resulting in tracks both bittersweet and punishing. It's a distinct Russianness, a yearning frozen within, which Nocow's cloud techno transports effectively using stereo panning, finely layered percussion and wide strings to paint his imaginative landscape.
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FIGURE X014EP
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Following his remix of Len Faki on Robot Evolution Remixes (FIGURE X008EP), Benjamin Damage now fully signs for an EP with the label. Here he shows just what is defining his sound as a singular artist. Known for weaving together the various threads in UK club music, this EP is tied it all up together. There's the rolling sound, so deep and dramatic, the signature that first got him credited. Then the record picks up old themes of early Bass music, playing wonky horns and nodding respect to South London's burrows. On the flip you get treated to a more dreamy and introspective side of Damage's sound, one genuinely exploring the melodic trope, yet without losing the steady groove forward. Finally closing the EP out with a mighty roar, the ultimate track is bellowing and bustling with rhythms, like a beast of creativity trying to break loose.
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FIGURE X013EP
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Kangding Ray consistently fascinates the scene with his unique style that is bridging the dance floor and abstract electronic composition, talking equally to the mind and the body. His first record for Figure spans exactly that arc, introducing to the label something as much for headphones as it is for the big clubs. The tracks on Azores EP feel as intimate as the artist's work on other long players but are focused clearly on impacting the physical realm. Teeming with ideas, he first lets his modular synths sway and turn loosely before switching it to a more bassy and propulsive approach on the flip. Balancing cinematic strings against stepping rhythms, the EP's closing track is another prime example of this producer's skill to craft something which holds up as an abstract piece of art as much as it does yield a lot of emotional tension.
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FIGURE X012EP
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Following up her 2018 EP Which One Of Us Is Me on Figure (FIGURE 093EP, 2018), Lady Starlight once again tames her hardware for some wild, live and direct cuts. These four tracks of unprocessed, unadulterated machine techno are some of the freshest analog output available these days, with acidic undertones tinging the record in a slightly old school flavor. Starlight still leads way in a highly condensed and to the point way of producing, where simplicity rules and basic elements carry all the tension necessary. Clever arrangement and little filter tweaks are all that's needed for maximum rave energy.
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FIGURE 004LP
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An outstanding artist since his earliest productions, Pablo Mateo now fully joins the ranks of Figure for his first album, Weird Reflections Beyond The Sky. This versatile album finally expands his complete creative vision of what techno music truly means to him. Weird Reflections Beyond The Sky is an album that is accessible to all audiences. When engaged with actively, it holds narratives deeply connected to personal experience, going beyond what words or even images can describe. Confronting the listener with their own complexity and emotions is both its feel and feature. A beautiful use of technology and synthetic sounds as a means to journey far within. An open invitation to drop all expectations and simply let the mind wander, creating an immersive soundtrack for each individual to explore. "Blew It" features Emika.
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FIGURE X011EP
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UBX127 signs back in with Figure for an EP that is maybe his most intricate as to date. Four groovy alien transmissions, sent in directly from his headquarters somewhere in the outer rims of Saturn. Seemingly effortless these creatures build their momentum, treating the theme of minuscule power to the maximum effect. The tracks have an elegant air to them, each moving gently at its own pace. Whether through ticks and bleeps, finely plucked 303s or swaying dub chords; all the sounds on display know how to work their magic for some stellar listening experience.
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FIGURE X010EP
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Figure has invited a group of artists to contribute new takes of stand-out cuts from Roman Poncet's 2018 debut LP, Gypsophila (FIGURE 002LP, 2018). Antigone turns in a dust-shaking flurry of tribal drumming, ceaselessly pounding and rattling away for an exhilarating and at the same time grounding rhythmic experience. Efdemin blends a bunch of lively elements into one wildly roaming remix. Margaret Dygas adventurously goes on a trip of finely-tuned acoustics, an enthralling piece of enchanted electronica. Evocative, emotional and of serene beauty, Echoplex closes the collection with an epic track, led by grand strings and flute-like synths.
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FIGURE X009EP
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Kirilik, aka Strahil Velchev, is back with another load of modular emissions. Whether it's the full-on assault of relentless opener "Quad", seemingly designed solely to make you go bonkers, or a more nuanced arrangement like "Reversible" that balances high-paced percussion with booming bass of the subbiest kind in order to create an usual yet irresistible dubbed-out groove. The flip generously gives a chance to catch some breath, floating gracefully shrouded in ethereal choirs atop the cosmic nebulae. Kirilik then goes out with a bang, the vivid colors of "Distant Call" zooming by in an instant.
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FIGURE X008EP
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Len Faki's Robot Evolution Remixes is a special treat, rallying up some top-notch producers from Figure's extended circle. In a massive remix package, these artists have compiled singular takes on Faki's "Robot Evolution" from the label's recent anniversary compilation Figure 100 (FIGURE 100LP, 2018). Benjamin Damage manages to mine the original track for its raw essence, harnessing a rough and lively -- yet streamlined -- high-energy track. The clever rework by Charlotte de Witte shows off her deeper side, providing a submerged feel while not losing focus on the floor, sprinkling in the acid stab for good measure. Emika's creative interpretation pairs her bread and butter (pulsing sub-bass and battering grime-style syntharps) with a completely new vocal dub. Her fresh fusion of genre-specific tropes serves as a delightful surprise and is one to make heads turn. Jensen Interceptor turns in exactly the kind of fast-moving, tightly grooving, no-nonsense electro that one has come to expect from the prolific producer, straight up and honest, a true Drexciyan descendant. Galloping and hopping, it's the Midnight Operator-remix that races along at breakneck speed yet luckily offers some great breakdown moments to catch one's breath before hammering it home on this stuttering full-throttle ride. Creativity abounds, and this package proves a worthy successor to the original track, and has helped the robot evolve all of its model's specific features.
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FIGURE X007EP
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After his debut last year, The Eskapist re-appears from the shadows for another double-episode of the story.
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FIGURE X006EP
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After his debut last year, The Eskapist re-appears from the shadows for another double-episode of the story.
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FIGURE X005EP
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After having appeared twice on the Figure SPC series, Inland (aka Ed Davenport) now arrives on Figure, providing a trio of well-honed, first-grade club-material. Out the gate comes "Stainless" -- an electrifying piece of machine-power which, already bursting with energy, still manages to turn it up a few notches. Next up, the seasoned producer turns in a powerful chord-rooted tool: "Swerv" is driven by tides of shimmering beauty along a sea of pounding drums. One to behold is the epic B side, which amounts to a trance-inducing, enveloping synthetic vortex of sound. A long journey that is deeply rewarding.
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FIGURE X004EP
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Joining forces for the first time are label founder Len Faki and Juxta Position. How effectively the prolific producers worked the machines with combined strength shows in every fiber of this four-tracker. The record's sides feature two alternate mixes of each track, "Superstition" tempts with is sultry vocal, driven by an irresistible acidic groove, fusing Juxta Position's preference for rough and analog sounds with the tight programming Len Faki has become renowned for. A lot more tender than its counterpart, "Gathering Clouds" slowly builds from jagged synths and droning basses, brewing up a vivid tempest of anticipation.
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An established artist since his early minimal and dubbed-out techno productions around the beginning of the millennium, recently re-emerged Exos is now picking up the thread. Building on his first EP on Figure, the Icelandic beatsmith carefully hones his sensibly arranged and richly layered tracks, which then are detached for the pleasure of following their constant evolution. This is intense listening; one is treated to a dive in the deep end of techno and will only come up again with more clarity and focus, simply from having been lost in the groove for what feels like a moment outside of time.
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FIGURE 003LP
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All things come from and return to the same source; such is the theory of Monism, an ancient philosophy, but also accounting for the music of Jeroen Search. Dictated by an ethos of exclusively recording live takes and only ever editing while a tune is being created, each finished track is imbued with that unique magic of the moment. This is the nature of Monism, Search's first LP in over two decades of electronic explorations and personal as well as artistic growth. As with any of his music that has been released so far, the tracks on here hold a timeless quality, existing within their own frame of reference; that is their immediate experience. Across a carefully arranged course, the album naturally unravels its many ideas, ranging from moments of pensive ambient pieces to thick washes of dub echo and layers of modulated synths, all while providing an endless array of hypnotizing barebones grooves in the process. A true Figure mainstay, Search upholds his artistic relevancy without any reinventing or switching up the formula, rather by simply keeping true to his accomplished craft.
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FIGURE X002EP
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The Eskapist returns with his second statement of personality, handing in a seasonal EP ranging from a seriously immersive opener to the shuffling full-force rhythms of "Islet Observer", gently flowing tides on "Brittle", and finally some soulful electrifying alien techno, as "Voluptuous Runner" takes things home. This is where the Eskapist dwells; here one finds freedom.
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Unveiling an exciting new project to make for Figure's 101st release, Figure are announcing Eskapist Volume 1. Anyone closely related to the label, knowing the futuristic but also classic approach of the roster's artists, will feel that Eskapist is no stranger so far, as he's surely been seen before. There's that certain vibrancy running through his work, the tunes brimming with life, pulsing, thumping. So undeviatingly and determined, allowing us to escape into its foreseen shadows...
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FIGURE 100LP
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Celebrating its 15th anniversary as well as the monolithic catalog number 100, Figure releases Figure 100, a gem-packed compilation featuring 15 artists who are shaping the current sound of the label. Ranging from machine-driven stompers courtesy of Juxta Position, Kirilik or Lady Starlight, to punchy electro by Viers and UBX127, to Nocow's signature style wavy melancho-electronics, or the straight-up high-voltage techno of Shlomi Aber, Lewis Fautzi and captain Len Faki himself, all adequately framed by Setaoc Mass' beautiful ambient pieces, this four-LP set encompasses everything Figure past, present, and future, arriving in a unique gatefold sleeve that carries exclusive handmade visual art by Munich artist Julia Schewalie. Whether a long-time fan of the label or newly recruited follower, Figure 100, is a must-have entry in every techno lover's collection. Also features: Roman Poncet, Pablo Mateo, Truncate, Jeroen, and Search Amotik.
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FIGURE 099EP
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Setaoc Mass's fourth record for Figure displays a level of maturity an artist this young rarely inhabits. Two tracks feature his ability to craft finely layered IDM, showing another perspective of the ideas behind the cavernous techno taking up the rest of this EP. Nestled between the electronica-pieces is "Torque", heavy yet undeniably beautiful with its big breaks towards ascension. "Always Falling, Never Declining" is a slowly swelling beast with many heads. Spiraling inwards, "Search Lights" is that key track to drop in the murkiest, darkest hour of the night.
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Shlomi Aber continues to explore different avenues of his multi-faceted sound with Whistler. Setting the pace is driving opening track "Whistler", the producer showcasing his ability to craft something big but undoubtedly refined. He then lets old school drums cruise along gentle sways of washed-out ambience. Back with more techno on the B side, this time in true Figure-style: lean, sharp, and utterly effective "Penetrate The System" leaves its mark and comes complete with an extended, separate intro. Staying atmospheric to the end, Aber chooses to step out in half-time, taking cues from dubstep.
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Three years after presenting an original idea of arranging his own music live by using a standard DJ setup and a drum machine, Strahil Velchev, alias KiNK, premieres the first EP-outing of his new project Kirilik. Created with obscure studio equipment and backed by an array of sonics, Kirilik successfully transfers the unique level of levity and immediacy of his live act to record. Loopy and infinite in nature, sometimes seemingly spiraling themselves out of control even, these tracks are versatile and fun. Includes four additional endless loops, edged into the final grooves of each side.
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Juxta Position finally finds his way to Figure, with highly infectious, acid-festered analog techno runs. Feeding on the raw and dynamic energy of live hardware production, these jams hit the sweet spot where constant modulation and spontaneous changes transform a bunch of loops into something more than the sum of its parts. Whether it's a bouncy ride around the rings of Saturn with "Elixir", the frantic sledge hammer-assault of "Stepping", cascading down into the machine's bowels on "Automated Reproduction", or the all-out overdrive that is "Pestered" -- every track on this record takes on a whole life of its own.
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FIGURE 002LP
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Listening back to Roman Poncet's first releases on Figure in 2013, they already hinted at the producer's keen technical abilities and a knack for rich texturing, resulting in tracks that were both carried by force and form. What he delivers now is an impressively mature debut album, ripe with personal creative realization. On Gypsophila the French producer uses the extended format to slowly shape up a scenery of epic proportions where surprise and constant change lurk around every corner. A certain sense of progression and evolution runs throughout Poncet's music; it invariably keeps one locked in, no matter for the opening drones of "Do Not" or the patiently growing "Thick Vegetation", which fuses tribal percussion and choral chants to showcase another of this LP's key features: its dense soundscape, which at once feels inherently electronic yet deeply organic, translating the abstract futuristic themes of techno into something jam-packed and heady albeit steadily grounded -- a listening experience that is as dreamy as it remains tangible. This holds true for the highly atmospheric synth-lead pieces, such as the cinematic intro "Hello You", the elevating Arp-ride "Épreuve", or the suspended celestial groove of "Atlas". But equally goes for the floor-focused rhythms, like relentless steam engine-workout "Piège" or mid-album mind-trip "In Aeternam". Adding even more variety and depth to the mix, the tidal title track is given its own side to explore the sheer endless expanses of dub... Bundling the complete range of his influences, Gypsophila marks the pinnacle of Roman Poncet's work to date. Covering a spectrum this broad in his very own way, the album proves as relevant for the current club scene as it will be for repeated return visits.
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Viers clocks back in on Figure duty, showing up with up for another strong statement of his unmistakably singular style. Here he is working it from all angles: Straight up and searing stoic techno opener "Let My Mind Breath" is grinding away grittily, while things turn surprisingly bouncy, as "Genesis" dishes out electrifying boom-bap-breakbeats, transporting imagery of neo-futuristic Tokyo streets. As night sets in, so does the kinetic groove of "Oyasumi", which twirls layers of energetic movement into a thick current. "Data Entry 4590" provides some soothing ambient tones of melancholic longing, inviting to slowly drift away into white-washed nothingness.
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FIGURE 094-2EP
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Voda ("water") the second part of his trilogy sees Aleksei Nikitin delving deep into Baltic seas. Coming up again with chilled flows of acid on "Vdaleke", the bubbly yet driving thump of subaqueous "Placeholder"; then he goes diving even further on the flip, cruising through underwater caves filled with tentacles of twisted, seductive electro, gnarly acid-techno, before finally emerging in "Iskatel", ears still ringing with harmonies of shredded beauty.
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