Month: September 2007

Dead Eros – Cycle EP {mtk192}

Artist: Dead Eros
Title: Cycle EP
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk192
Release Date: 2007/09/30

We first released Michigan-based foreboding idm superstar Dead Eros on Monotonik back in 2005, and are delighted to welcome him back with this 4-track release, ‘Cycle EP’, all slightly spooky, overlapping electronics in a distinctly regional, but distinctly original way.

We start out with ‘Specific Ocean’, which is fuzzed-up angular metal funk, in a laid back way, before going on to the keyboard-flecked, downtempo ‘Ignite Alarm’, which is heavy on the shuffle, almost halfspeed drill and bass rhythms. It’s like if you got Squarepusher a bus pass and made him reminisce about the old days of cloth caps, innit?

Following rapidly on, ‘Idyll’ is incredibly ambient, smile-inducing melodic haze, and closer ‘Respite’ drifts almost into Biosphere territory with some powerful drone overlaid with some strong, catchy loops, while the radio chatter jerks up and down, and eventually overwhelms the piece for a blissout, dubladen ending. This is, my friends, original electronic music, while is why we’ve released it on Monotonik. End.

Credits:
pic by Dead Eros

Tracklist:
01 – Specific Ocean
02 – Ignite Alarm
03 – Idyll
04 – Respite

Artwork:
Front Cover

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choplin – netlabels mix 09.07 {netdj013}

Artist: choplin
Title: netlabels mix 09.07
Label: Oír Para Creer
Catalog #: netdj013
Release Date: 2007/09/23

Volvemos de nuevo con las sesiones netdj. Últimamente tenía otra vez el tema un poco olvidado, normalmente voy apartando los temas que más me gustan de los discos que comento hasta que tengo para hacer la sesión pero desde hace un tiempo que no lo hago. De esta forma ha salido otra vez un set bastante improvisado, aunque con temas muy buenos también.
Tenemos a Alex Medina, que ha sacado cosas muy buenas, Sara goldfarb que no falte, tres temillas del recopilatorio de indigo magenta que estuvo muy bien, visión nocturna de hermético etc… guardo para el final uno de los mejores temas que se han publicado en los últimos meses, el de lugas romagnuolo, simplemente brutal.

Notes:
01. [im10.02] sam & dave & lowran – what else mr. jon doe
02. [0lab001.3] la capria – difuse abuse
03. [1016AD] tom dazing – scrambled lowball
04. [ccrec006] angel galán – war tv
05. [miniatura007] alex medina – mini mal de compañia
06. [antiritmo024] hermético – visión nocturna
07. [Flm020] Aquarell – Amelie Road (Electric Arrow rmx)
08. [im10.18] sarah goldfarb – confusion
09. [nore012] p.laoss – plock machine
10. [flm020] aquarell – amelie road (omar salgado remix)
11. [ir004] Roger Mercader – Eyes
12. [nu-logic012] MdM – come back
13. [im10.10] lu&nl – bontempi
14. [mnsl011] alex medina – Else 01
15. [mnb001] lucas romagnuolo – lo que hay debajo de mi cama (rose rmx)


Thanks to all artists and labels!

Tracklist:
01 – netlabels mix 09.07

Additional Files:
netdj013 [CUE]
tracklist [TXT]

Artwork:
Front Cover
Back Cover

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Reconocimiento-SinObraDerivada 2.5 España (CC BY-ND 2.5 ES)

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GERT 3000 – Sylvia Saint EP {012}

Artist: GERT 3000
Title: Sylvia Saint EP
Label: Kellerloch
Catalog #: 012
Release Date: 2007/09/19

Tracklist:
01 – Wo ist Walter?
02 – Sylvia Saint
03 – Round Round Baby Baby
04 – Pasta Del Alex

Artwork:
Front Cover

Additional Files:
kl_012_GERT_3000_-_Sylvia_Saint_EP [TXT]
GERT_3000_-_Sylvia_Saint_EP_playlist [M3U]

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Bird Lantern – DuD {mtk191}

Artist: Bird Lantern
Title: DuD
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk191
Release Date: 2007/09/15

Introduced to Monotonik by long-time friend Tim Koch, we’re delighted to present an EP from the kinetic Australian duo of Bird Lantern. The group comprises Greig Thomson and Al Thumm from Adelaide, to be precise, with extra personnel when playing live, and they have been making music since they met in 2000, and are signed to Australian indie Kinderbox Records.

In any case, ‘DuD’ is a delightfully loop-centric EP that reminds vaguely of laid-back compatriots The Avalanches, but artfully mixed with a whole raft of guitar-based, hiphop, and sample-heavy influences. Opener ‘Phasers’ is scrappy hiphop loops with odd spoken word snippets dotted all over it, whereas ‘Sweet Papa Fridge’ is wah wah and low-key funk all over the shop.

For the rest of the EP, we have ‘Off The Beaten Track’, sorta transposing Old West charm into the Australian melange, and finally the flute loop charm of ‘Thrill’ ends everything out, smiling off into the sunset. It’s another shift of pace for Monotonik, but that’s just how we like it. Happy September, all.

Credits:
pic by Bird Lantern

Tracklist:
01 – Phasers
02 – Sweet Papa Fridge
03 – Off The Beaten Track
04 – Thrill

Artwork:
Front Cover

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Muxu – Show Us Your Weak Side {mtk190}

Artist: Muxu
Title: Show Us Your Weak Side
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk190
Release Date: 2007/09/02

This new release is most definitely Monotonik’s first from Malaysia, thanks to duo Euseng and Liang, also known as Muxu, who’ve followed up their self-released debut album ‘Above Us, A Clear Summer Sky’ with this wonderful 6-track EP, ‘Show Us Your Weak Side’, here as the 190th release on Mono.

The duo first met for a joint band project – with Liang playing guitar for delightfully named band Citizens of Ice-Cream, but set up Muxu in early 2006. They’ve also contributed a track to the Mu-nest label compilation ‘We Are All Cotton-Hearted’, alongside other artists such as Lullatone, Piana, Park Avenue Music and Aus.

In any case, Muxu starts out with the delightfully meandering ‘Hishiko’, all sliding ambience and strong melodies – reminding of previous Monotonik artists Sleepy Town Manufacture through a distinct guitarinfused Asian blend, perhaps? It only gets lusher from there, with ‘Let’s Walk On The Frozen Sea’ weaving almost Harold Budd-esque piano into the mix, and ‘Meeting Snow During Summer’ continuing the carefully multi-layered shimmer.

Other highlights include the careful groove of ‘Moving At 30’ and the end track, ‘People Running Away’, which has us running towards, not from Muxu’s lush sound from an unusual place. Thanks, guys.

Credits:
pic by Muxu

Tracklist:
01 – Hishiko
02 – Let’s Walk On The Frozen Sea
03 – Meeting Snow During Summer
04 – Morning Breeze & Talking Beans
05 – Moving At 30
06 – People Running Away

Artwork:
Front Cover

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