Weekly Electronic Music Tips // SEPTEMBER #37-24
photo by Brett Nelson
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
- Save Our Sound Podcast // BREAK 3000
Berlin-based Break 3000 has been a DJ since the early 90s and is looking back at over 25 years of DJ and Production experience now. Delving anywhere between Electro, House and Disco, he released on labels such as KK Records, Nova Zembla, Meuse Muzique, Pocketgame, Trapez, MBF, Mood Music and of course his own Dirt Crew Recordings.
“I made this mix especially for Save Our Sound, to reflect and look back at the golden times of Electro Clash and the early 00’s scene that was a huge inspiration and the starting point of my career as Break 3000 and later on as Dirt Crew when moving from Maastricht via Cologne to Berlin where I still live nowadays…“
- US ambient /IDM /cinematic /electro artist Vanna Carr, aka Analogous Doom “Brackish Beings” from upcoming „Collapsar“ EP 12″ [Vortex Traks]
Homespun DIY project infused with shades of 90s Detroit cinematic Electro atmospherics, pulses through steady dry beats and sinuous warm warbling low ends, washed with swirling and chiming emotionally charged arp fantasy tinted with melancholy.
- Perth, Australian breakbeat /bass /dubstep producer Elbarto “Yehnaioui” from upcoming “Blabla” EP [Taipan Trax]
Western Australia‘s dubstep producer delivers a high energy percussion-laden, bass-heavy and compulsive dance floor romp.
- Japanese ambient /abstract /chill-out /electronic project of techno/house producer and Elements Of Soul label head Yuji Takenouchi (aka Mr.YT, Disposable, and most recently TECHNOuchi), aka Missing Project – “Poisson D’Avril (Galaxy Dub)” (originally from 1999 on FORM@ RECORDS) from V/A “Virtual Dreams II: Ambient Explorations In The House & Techno Age, Japan 1993-1999” compiled by Eiji Taniguchi and Jamie Tiller 2xLP12″/2xCD [Music From Memory]
The first highly enticing teaser from the upcoming archival Japanese ambient collection is a blissed out, chilly yet soulful atmospheric reverie flush with swelling lush dreamy pads, trembling bubbly low ends and soothing spacey strings, melting into otherwordly realms.
- Los Angeles ambient /cinematic /string quartet /piano /modern classical musician and composer Steven Gutheinz “After” from “After” EP
- Hyogo, Japan-based ambient /field recordings /piano artist Masakatsu Takagi “Marginalia #177”
- German ambient /drone /minimal /experimental sound artist Jeannine Schulz “When I Look In Your Eyes”
- UK ambient /drone /chillout /field recordings /electronic sound artist and Slowcraft label curator (half of Slow Reels with Ian Hawgood), James Murray “Bittersweet” from the CD album “Weeds” [quiet details]
- Swedish ambient /drone /neo-classical duo Henrik Meierkord and Knivtid “Organisch” from the upcoming CD album “I ett annat land” [Whitelabrecs]
- Philadelphia ambient /electroacoustic /synthesizer duo of late Buchla maestro Charles Cohen and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Cain, The Ghostwriters “Land Of Pandas” from the vinyl reissue of 1986 second album “Remote Dreaming” 2xLP [Dark Entries Records]
- Prague-based, Nottingham, UK-born instrumental soundtrack composer, musician and Tindersticks keyboardist, David Boulter “The Lace Factory” initially released as part of a DIY 7″ lathe-cut box set [Clay Pipe Music]
- Milan, Italy ambient /drone /experimental /classical and electric guitarist, experimental musician, composer, and sound artist Silvia Cignoli “III – Levante” from the upcoming CD album “Allegory of Earth and Water” [Rohs! Records]
- Portland, OR-based Canadian–American ambient /cinematic /electroacoustic /electronic musician (one half of husband-wife synth-pop duo Mint Julep), Hollie Kenniff “Surface” single via Nettwerk
- Uppsala, Sweden ambient /acid /dub /minimal /techno /experimental /electronic producer Tomas Bodén, aka Civilistjävel! “IV (ft. Mayssa Jallad)” from the “Brödföda” LP [FELT]
- France ambient /field recordings /chill /meditation /piano sound artist Moonfeld “Behind the Waterfall” from “Microcosm” EP [Echoes in the Valley]
- Italian lo-fi ambient /tape loops /experimental /electronic sound artist Matteo Mariano, aka Macrogramma “Tape in E flat lydian” from the upcoming CD album “Magnetic Series” [Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series / Rohs! Records]
- New York ambient /drone /experimental /electronic composer Rafael Anton Irisarri – “Control Your Soul’s Desire for Freedom” from the upcoming vinyl 12″ album “FAÇADISMS” [Black Knoll Editions]
- UK ambient /experimental /spoken word /occasional music and sound collage network led by writer and musician Mark Brend (formerly of Fariña, The Palace Of Light and Mabel Joy), aka Ghostwriter “Here” from the LP “Tremulant” 12″ [Subexotic Records]
- Colombian ambient /deep techno DJ-producer and From a Lost Place label founder, Launaea – “Del Mar” from upcoming V/A “Iridescent.” compilation 2×12″ [Semantica Records]
- Brussels-based trance /electronic artist Turkish electronic musician/filmmaker Ece Era “Inner Feeling” from the upcoming debut LP “Bedside Tunes” via 2MR
- Swiss ambient /organ /leftfield pop artist Joell Nicolas, aka VRVN – “Chienne” from the album “Storia” [CAF?]
- Girona, Spain based ambient /drone /glitch /minimal /experimental electronic Mexican musician Fernando Corona aka Murcof “All These Worlds Part. II” from upcoming LP “Twin Color (vol. I)” [InFiné]
- Tokyo’s ambient /dub /techno producer Yuki Takasaki, aka Altone “Naturally Unnatural (Naturally flowing Thomas Fehlmann Remix)” off of “Invincible Nature” EP 12″ [Echocord]
- Berlin-based, Detroit ambient /dub /deep hypnotic techno DJ-producer Eric Cloutier “Aparigraha” from V/A “Drifting Sands” EP 12″ [Crescent London]
- Italian ambient /deep /techno DJ-producer NEEL “Visione” from “Movimento” EP 12″ [Spazio Disponibile]
- Berlin based ambient /breakbeat /minimal /techno /electronic producer Nthng “Echo Trak” from the upcoming “Two People” EP
- French experimental /ambient /drone /ethnic /psychedelic /post-techno trio featuring Frédéric D. Oberland (Oiseaux-Tempête), Romain Barbot (Saåad), and Paul Régimbeau (Mondkopf), aka FOUDRE! “Visions from Zūrūtetsu” from the upcoming sixth opus “Voltæ (Chthulucene)” [NAHAL Recordings / ZamZamRec]
- Paris-based, German kraut /tribal /chug /psych /downtempo solo project by Kreidler member Detlef Weinrich (aka DJ Sport), aka Tolouse Low Trax – “Make Friends (Froid Dub Rework)” from upcoming EP “Kiosque Versions” 12″ [Bureau B]
- Perùvian house /dub /breaks /psych /percussion /techno producer, co-founder of Lima-based party collective Casa Locasa and non-profit Behua Icara label, Aristidez “Kaleisthenics (Feat. Raw C)” from the “Uncultured Rhythms” LP [Multi Culti]
- All drums dub /techno /dancefloor collaborative project of Wisconsin-based producer and drummer Chants (The Trilogy Tapes, Maximum Airtime, Astral Plane Recordings) and Milwaukee‘s master drummer Dave Schoepke, aka Chants & Dave Schoepke “The Quickstepper” from all-drums LP “Speleogenesis” [Maloca Records]
- Milan-based acid /psych /dub /downtempo /electronic music DJ-producer, nICo “The Old City (A-Tweed & Oltrefuturo remix)” off upcoming “Unexplored Earths (Remixes)” EP [Estuary Tapes]
- Edinburgh, UK ethnic /dub /funk /house /dance studio band East Coast Love Affair “Punta Moscarter” from “Musica Para Todos” LP [Athens of the North]
- Dutch ambient /breaks /hip-hop DJ-Producer from Eindhoven, Kid Sundance “BRO” off “Meer Seconden” LP 12″ [Ilian Beat Series / Ilian Tape]
- Siberian ambient /IDM /glitch /electronic producer Ert “Stranger” from the LP “Broken Tales” [People Can Listen 026]
- Enigmatic UK ambient /breaks /drum & bass /IDM /experimental electronic producer The New Human “Impermanence” from the cassette album, “Proximity Mantra” [Bricolage]
- Valencia, Spain experimental /acid /techno /electro producer Julio Tornero (aka Madrelarva, aka Dark Tibet ), Julio Tornero “Blue section” from “Crusader” LP [Intellitronic Bubble]
- Iceland/Scotland ambient /acid /Detroit techno collaboration of electronic producers Árni Grétar and Malaga-based Craig Murphy, aka Futuregrapher & Solipsism “Techno Feel” from “Tech Soul” EP 7″ [Móatún 7]
- London-based broken beats /percussive /dubstep /bass producer Talik – “Brainspace” from V/A “PDCOMP005” compilation LP [Pressure Dome]
- England, UK breaks /jungle /drum & bass duo Basic Rhythm & Friske – “Driller” from Basic Rhythm‘s “Corner Crew / Driller” EP 10″[Artikal Music UK]
- Greek ambient /techno /EBM /electro DJ-Producer Fro “Naked” from the EP “Naked” [Microm Records]
- Dutch ambient /breakbeat /electro producer M-seq, aka RT759 “Kyborgi”
- Dutch ambient /techno /bass /electrofunk /electro producer MachineFunk “Lightyears From Home” from “Celestial Exploration” EP [Cyber Domain]
- French techno /electro /electronic music producer and RAAR label co-founder Joan-Mael Péneau, Maëlstrom “ASCII TWINS” from the forthcoming split EP with Ben Pest “For The Floor Vol.4” [Cultivated Electronics LTD.]
- London, UK industrial /experimental /techno /electro DJ-producer and Slow Process label head, Ufaze “Non-Stop Overstimulation” from V/A “Constellations Vol. 1″ EP 12” [Mechatronica]
- Kraków, Poland-based EBM /acid /techno /electro funk multi-disciplinary artist Chino – “PC Prince” from V/A “Trust the Rust Vol.2” cassette compilation [KRI]
- Veteran Bulgarian experimental dark electro mastermind Petar Tassev, aka MANASYt “Through Darkened Eyes (Pasta Sauce remix)” from “Through Darkened Eyes” EP [Nach Der Stille]
- Dutch experimental /IDM /acid /breakbeat /dark electro producer Johnny Hoorneboeg, aka Nachtwald “Programmed Logic” from “Delete The Internet” EP [Roulette Rekordz]
- Berlin-based death metal /post-punk /industrial /techno artist Dillon Steele, aka The Marquis is Dead – “Eat your Words and Vomit them on my Face” from “I Am the Blade and the Wound” EP [Brutal Forms]
- Spanish industrial techno producer Kätte – “Against Control” off V/A “Against Control EP” [Kätte Records]
- German industrial techno producer Verschwender – “No Puedo Mas (Boyd Schidt Remix)” off “No Puedo Mas” EP [Gordo Trax]
- Colombia EBM /electro /industrial DJ-producer MAGNUM OPUS “Area Zero” title track of “Area Zero” EP [Mosaique Records]
- Mar Del Plata, Argentina Acid /Trance /New Beat /Body Music /Techno producer and live act Axggaa – “Empty Space” title track of the upcoming EP “Empty Space” EP [Wie Ein Gott Records]
- Brussels-based ambient /industrial /EBM /electro-punk /techno mutant project Jean Grünewald, aka Ottoman Grüw “Under My Skin, I Carry Your Bones (Feat. Prophän)” from upcoming “Womb” LP [X-IMG]
- Rochester, NY EBM /techno producer Jordan Lieb, aka Black Light Smoke “CRIMES 1” off 2-track EP [Death Decay Magic]
- Melbourne-based post-punk /dark disco /indie dance artists Traxion and Sam In Space, aka Future City Punks – “Covert Negotiations” off upcoming “Lust & Defiance” EP [Ombra International]
- Berlin-based dark disco /new wave /synth wave /electronic project of duo Local Suicide and producer Kalipo, aka Dina Summer ‘Girls Gang (Extended Version)’ new single and title track of the sophomore album [Iptamenos Discos]
- Parisian house /disco /synth-pop /electronic duo Simon Says and Florent Frossard, aka Il Est Vilaine “Ramassama” from EP “Kool Menthol”
- Birmingham, UK Italo disco /cold wave /indie /synth-pop project of producer John Napier, aka Real Velour – “Champions” single 7″ [ Bordello A Parigi]
- Scottish 72-year-old artist from Glasgow, Tony Morris “House Of God (JD Twitch remix)” (Dimensional Holofonic Sound cover, 1990) from “House Of God” EP 12″ [Optimo Music]
- Berlin-based mysterious psychedelic krautrave Brutalism duo of veteran musicians ‚Deckert‘ and ‚Laser‘ (aka ‚MynkMynk‘ and ‚1409‘), aka Church of Ajijik – “Sputnik Snare”
- Barcelona synthpop /electroclash /dark disco producer and Clash Lion label co-founder, Daniel Watts & Digitaria – “Glamour is Over” off “Glamour is Over” EP [Clash Lion]
- London-based ethnic /breaks /dark disco /indie dance DJ-producer Farloh “Garam” off upcoming EP “Garam” [Nein Records]
- Mexican Indie Dance /Psych /Dark Disco producer Jesus Cuevas, aka Tierra De Ovnis “Cayendo en la espiral (Corresponsal Remix)” off of “Cayendo en la espiral” EP [Maleante Records]
- Russia/Argentina indie dance /trance /psychedelic /dark cosmic disco collaboration, Radial Gaze & Balam – “Foreclosed” off V/A “The Blue Hour” EP [Thisbe Recordings]
- Italian acid /techno /Italo /psych /dark disco/electronic producer Vicky Montefusco “Lo-Fi Coffee” from “How Much Coffee?” EP [BAU_HAUS]
- Mexico City/Augsburg acid /house /indie dance Feines Tier veterans Theus Mago & Dominik Marz – “Timewarp” off „Timewarp“ EP [Feines Tier]
- Lisbon-based Italo /techno pop /indie dance British electronic producer Chris Barratt aka Eagles & Butterflies “SH-09” from “Heartbreaks & XTC” EP
- Marseille, France dark disco /techno /indie dance producer and Critical Monday label boss, Bonnie Spacey “Energy (No Hopes Remix)” from “Chapter 24 : Bonnie Spacey Remixes” EP [Critical Monday]
- Valencian indie dance /Italo trance /cosmic dark disco /electronic producer Mundo D – “Energy Trance” [Burning Synths]
- Mexico Balearic / progressive house DJ-producer (Fka Alex Aguayo), Mahkina “Attraction Gravitationnelle” from “Sale Por el Corazon” EP [Mister T.]
- Berlin-based bass /percussive /mutant techno producer Rhyw “Drool” [Fever AM]
- Montreal‘s ambient /IDM /dub /bass /deep house /techno /electronica DJ-producer and Naff Recordings founder Francis Latreille, aka Priori “Sub Lux (Sansibar Remix)” from upcoming “Lexica” EP 12″ [Kalahari Oyster Cult]
- Seoul, South Korea ambient /ethereal /Balearic /house /progressive /downtempo /electronic producer Cosmo – “Kintamani” off “JIN 09” EP [JIN]
- UK/Hong Kong rave /breaks /acid house /techno producer and Klasse Wrecks label boss, Luca Lozano “One Last Thing” from V/A “Dekmantel Ten: A Decade Of Dekmantel Festival” compilation LP 7×12” Box Set [Dekmantel]
- Portland, OR Balearic /disco /indie dance /breaks /psych /downtempo DJ-production duo and part of Bed of Roses collective, Break Mode x Cole Baby, aka Wormbox — “Afterlife” from V/A ” Paradia Sound: Volume One” EP charity compilation [Paradia]
- Mexico-based acid house /trance /psych /indie dance Argentinian DJ-producer, Thomass Jackson “Space 2 – Unknown Location Edit” from “Alien Edits VOL II” EP
- French bass/techno /trance /breakbeat project of a member of Brest-based crew DLZ, Gneiss “Follow Me Please, Before The Sun Goes Up” from upcoming “Ruthless” EP [Tripalium Corp]
- Bronski Beat “Smalltown Boy (Boys’ Shorts edit)” 40th-anniversary edit by Athens, Greece-based electronic duo of Vangelis (LAGASTA) and Tareq
- The Smiths – “How Soon Is Now ? (Tending Tropic Edit)”
- Los Angeles-based ambient /drone project of Japanese musician Chuck Soo-Hoo, aka Ki Oni “Feathering Flight” from “A Great Blue Heron Patiently Waits In The River” album [Florina Cassettes]
- UK electronic /hauntology /folktronica musical project of Clay Pipe Music label head Frances Castle, aka The Hardy Tree “All the Hours” Mini CD series single [Clay Pipe Music]
- Weimar, Germany-based, UK ambient /drone composer and producer (Olan Mill, llm, Pausal), Alex Smalley “Verdantia” from the long-form CD album “Contrastive Canopy” [Slow Tone Collages]
- Iranian experimental /electronic/electroacoustic composer and cross-disciplinary artist, Kimia Koochakzadeh-Yazdi “Radif of Iranian Music: Noor-e Tāreek” [Post Orientalism Music]
- Finnish Dark Ambient Ritual project Mirocaw “Metsästäjät tulivat Luumetsään maailman reunalla” from the long-form album “Sienihämärän Luola” [MIST]
Photo by jeanette hagglund
