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MEA 001EP
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"Following up on their rüts compilation and DVD manifesto, comes this new meakusma release, a collaborative effort of Massimiliano Pagliara (Balihu, Eskimo, Live at Robert Johnson) and Roger 23 (Playhouse, Swayzak Soundsystem, 240 Volt). Two exceptional tracks, aimed directly at a demanding and sweaty dancefloor. On the A-side, Berlin based band Sic! (with Jules Etienne, Alessandro Tartari from gui.tar and Massimiliano Pagliara) have their track 'H-EA-L' remixed by Roger 23. A 10 minute, moody dub, this track pounds its way gracefully to the center of the dancefloor. Literally out of a thunderstorm, Alessandro Tartari's breathy voice emerges, spurring on the track. Roaring sub bass and an ever increasing amount of little chords, rhythmic elements and effects give the track a profound and dislocating spatial deepness. Right in its middle, the track reconsiders and breaks open into a warm, string-laden soundscape, restarts again but sounds as if reinvented. This is an epic piece of music fusing a relentless robotic structure with a warm sound production. The track on the B-side sees Massimiliano Pagliara and Roger 23 offering an even more dislocating piece of dance music. Filled with contrast and contradiction, this is a disco house track for lovers of dub techno music, a slow motion house track for DJs not afraid to slow things down and take the dancefloor to the next level, a functional track for everyone willing to take it on and twist it around. The dub chords, which sound as if coming out of some gigantic echo chamber, the pounding bass and the piercing and catchy synth line are all mixed completely to the foreground. A track without physical heart that is all about heart. A beautiful contradiction. Something special."
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RUTS 002EP
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2008 release. Second in a series, featuring Morthen Kiang - "Dubfunk 050," Rezkar - "Vivid," Valyom - "Mermaids" and Roger 23 - "No Movement In A Cycle."
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RUTS 003EP
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2008 release. "The third part of the Rüts vinyl mini compilation series features 4 tracks, searching for common and less common grounds between functionality and abstraction. A courageous release and a confrontation between newcomers and more established producers, the A-side here is reserved for the lesser known artists. Immer.Chic kicks things off with a genuine techno trip called 'The End Of Eternity'. A dark and futuristic track, with a stumbling groove that stands out because of its atmospheric density and its unconventional sound design. A buzzing bass, warm analogue chords and a moaning synth contrasted with harsh loops and machine-like sounds. It's an interesting piece of music that, despite its electronic core, has a warm spirit. Vakula is a man of rhythm, musically raised by his grandmother, who introduced him to African American soul and jazz music. This education has had its consequences, as is shown on 'We Shall Dance'. Basically an amalgam of jittering and spacy sounds, Vakula layers different grooves and soulful samples over a house rhythm that directly aims for the legs. With a few rhythmic traps inside, this is sophisticated and very danceable stuff. On the B-side, two more established producers step into the limelight. Paul David Rollmann is a man of many trades. Here, under his Even Tuell moniker, he delivers an easy but also unsettled track. 'Thanden Strakk' is a mid-tempo shoegazer of a house track. Softly tapping beats, an organ playing chords in the background as well as a light but dissonant synth chord form the framework of this psycho-trip of a track. The atmosphere of the track breaks open over and over again with a hard synth hit, whereas, by the middle of the track, a naive but mysterious melody once again intensifies things. Move D & Benjmin Brunn are clearly soulmates. After superb releases on Smallville and Bine, they are featured here with a track that fully exploits the possibilities of stereo. A wonderful piece that communicates a spatial deepness, echoing Basic Channel. With a certain, almost spiritual quietude 'Vorhaus' builds up like waves and, at the same time, calms itself down. Wonderful!"
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