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Wink Wink 2011 - A bit of a change this year
yop:
Ancient Methods - First Method
--- Quote ---Well, we truly have been blessed this year with some new classic emissions from the Berlin techno epicentre and here's yet another set of tracks reminding us just why this music has us all so rapt, week in week out and so shamelessly addicted. Killer squashed techno, music for underground spaces and resonant chambers, apparently sourcing from two shadowy associates of the mighty Tresor, appropriately enough. After some deliciously spooked soundscaping on the intro, one rude assed rhythm just lands squarely dead centre, as huge warehouse ready sounds are allowed to interfere and then amplify the drive and flow of this truly large piece. Drop the needle on the b side and instantly fond memories of classic Dynamo productions spring to mind, not that this is the work of the Erosion maestro, but still the level of production is right up there - dirty, militant techno with bass capable of dismantling buildings, The second cut is crispier and royally crushed, a wicked track for cutting up - all round essential purchase.
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Ancient Methods - Second Method
--- Quote ---Supreme industrial techno heavyness from the shadowy Ancient Methods imprint. Following in the leaden footsteps of the first 12" on the label the well cloaked techno figure behind the series continues to produce some intensely dark and underground techno gear strictly for the purest heads with four tracks ranging from pitch black mechanical 4/4 to Female style polyrhythmic shakers and onto floor smacking Surgeon alike standards, all edited in line with the Berlin minimal commandment of less is more. This is quite possibly some of the heaviest gear this particular producer has come up with in a long time and most definitely his most club/floor dedicated tracks in an age so you know you really can't be missing out on this sick slab of wax. Awesome.
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Ancient Methods - Third Method
--- Quote ---Pitch black techno war funk from the Ancient Methods crew, enlisting the help of darkside uberlord Regis (or is it Female??) on a Ugandan Method mix. A little digging around has recently revealed the AM crew to be affiliated to Berlin's Tresor club, updating the legendary spot's heritage of darker-than-thou teutonic techno with a grimier and modernised production palette, but still resolutely sounding like it could only come from Germany. The Ugandan Methods mix of 'Else' is pure darkside punishment of the variety you'll come back to time and again like a gimp begging his mistress for a beating, reconfiguring the pummeling flow with slanted snares and a darkly funked flavour. The original mix is what the ogres from LOTR listen to on their iPods before mooching off for a slay, oppressive and brutally irresistable techno boshment of the highest order. 'White Flames' on the flipside is an experimental edged pain inflictor for fans of Kareem, Downwards, or the Pom Pom crew, rousing kinked rhythms, forged with a serrated metallic edge of heavy industrial atmopsherics. Think studs, sandpaper, and strong drugs. Tip!
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Ancient Methods - Fourth Method
--- Quote ---It's hard for anyone into harder techno to contain their feelings about Ancient Methods right now. In the space of four releases they've become the most talked about and exciting act operating in that resolutely underground style, delivering an uncompromising dose of the tough stuff for those that need it. 'Fourth Method' continues their trajectory into the nether regions of techno with three brutally funky doom rhythms, from the extended siege on the A-side forging skull smashing snares and boulder rolling kicks, to the plague of rhythmic noise and final march to victory on the B-side. You know what you're getting into. Exceptional stuff. Highly Recommended!
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Ancient Methods - Fifth Method
--- Quote ---An absolute masterclass in PROPER industrial techno from Berlin's Ancient Methods. Following their mindblowing Fact mix, Baeks and Trias don't muck about, dropping the sort of totemic techno tools that make grown men and women dance like they mean it. The A-side unloads ballistic kicks with overtly funky reverse edits and of course, lashings of barbaric noise, while the flip churns up martial marching beats pecked with the stentorian command of "Groovy" followed by another slamming heavyweight full of twisted metal riffs and pneumatic rhythms. You know what you're letting yourself in for, and it'll make you grin like a loon.
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Some pretty amazing Productions by these guys.. Deep, dark (industrial) techno. Enjoy!!!
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Function - Immolare / Falling The Same Way
--- Quote ---*Marbled white vinyl* Function serves two masterful live mixes of tracks from Sandwell District's majestic 'Feed Forward' album, recorded in Japan last year. Captured in Osaka, the A-side features the three sections of 'Immolare' dynamically shuffled and resequenced with a deft sleight of hand, while the flipside bears a rework of the elegiac 'Falling The Same Way' recorded in Tokyo's legendary Dommune club, it's dramatic impact enhanced with extra spacious, layered detailing and gracefully augmented rhythms. The label have pushed the boat out some for this one, too, with special die-cut sleeve and label artwork, not to mention the marbled vinyl!
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Sandwell District - Feed Forward
--- Quote ---FINALLY! Sandwell District unleash the most anticipated techno album of the last twelve months, an inspirational double clear vinyl plus bonus 7" and fanzine affair executed to the highest standards. If you're of a technoid persuasion the label and its co-conspirators Karl O'Connor (Regis), David Sumner (Function), Juan Mendez (Silent Servant), and Peter Sutton (Female) will need little introduction, but if you're not au fait, they're basically the vanguard of contemporary, dark and electronic dance music. 'Feed-Forward' was originally conceived by Juan Mendez as a fanzine showcasing his artwork found on the SD tumblr site, but the idea expanded into a full length LP (never to be released digitally) featuring contributions from each of the label's core members, whose collective work has formed one of the most important, principled, and disciplined bodies of techno music in the last decade. The scope of their mission is divulged in the three opening movements of 'Immolare', gliding in from blank-eyed coldwave ambience to a passage of body-throbbing bunker techno and fading out to glacial strings. Those strings are a prominent feature for much of the set, adding an elegant balance to the robust, ERP-on-2CI sweep of 'Grey Cut Out' and imbuing the album's emotive peak 'Falling The Same Way' with an utterly sublime sense of dancefloor suspension. We'll leave the rest for you to discover but we've gotta be a little bit sly and say that two of the best tracks appear on the limited edition 7" included. The two sides of 'Readymade' drop the beats to leave awe-inspiring feats of resonant kosmic 2010 ambience, the likes of which you're never going to hear anywhere else. Sorry! In all, this is a milestone for pure and uncompromised electronic music and comes strongly recommended - blink and you'll miss out.
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Scarychips:
A little bit of Acadian Hip-Hop. I've been listening to these two albums a lot these days.
Cliché Hot - Radio Radio
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First LP by this hip-hop quartet. Very electronic. Instrumentation is basically just synths and drum machines. Standout tracks: Forme Elliptique, Cliché Hot, Baisse Les Lights.
Belmundo Regal -- Radio Radio
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Latest LP by this group, now a trio, with MC Timo's departure. More variety in the sounds. Unlike the first one, which was more party-oriented, this album is much more chill. Standout tracks: 9 Piece Luggage Set, Dekshoo, Sur La Galavante, Kenny G Non-Stop.
Melodic:
Mogwai - EP+2
Way more interesting to listen to if you've already scooped Young Team, since it touches on the same sounds and themes. This is the American distro copy, without the other four bonus tracks on EP+6.
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Mogwai - Government Commissions: BBC Sessions 1996-2003
Really phenomenal sound in these "live" radio versions. You can actually hear the dudes twiddling pedal knobs for effect, really gives the album an analog feel.
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Mogwai - Kicking A Dead Pig + Mogwai Fear Satan Remixes
Mostly hit-or-miss here. Kicking A Dead Horse is generally pretty good to splice with the rest of yr post-rock collection, but a few of the Fear Satan mixes are downright awful. This was burned from the Jetset-issued release, which has a few more tracks than the earlier release and is a lot harder to find.
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Mogwai - Ten Rapid
Really quiet mixing, but Helicon 1 & 2 are easily some of Mogwai's best work.
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amok:
--- Quote from: yop on 12 Mar 2011, 04:16 ---Ancient Methods
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These are absolute quality. Cheers 8-)
nippletwister:
--- Quote from: ogbza on 11 Mar 2011, 11:08 ---Parts and Labor - Constant Future (320 KBPS)
--- Quote ---The band has a fun, physical sound, and they never once move away from that sound on Constant Future. That's a formulaic approach to writing an album, but it's an approach that works; every one of this band's albums is worthy of hard-drive real estate. Constant Future doesn't much build on previous albums, stylistically or qualitatively, but it displays a group of now-veteran dudes who know their strengths and who never stop playing to them. There's a lot to be said for doing one thing and doing it well, and that's what Parts & Labor do here.
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Really been enjoying this one.
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