Lao – Amen EP {[FILTRO.016]}

Artist: Lao
Title:
Amen EP
Label:
 Filtro
Catalog #:
[FILTRO.016]
Release Date:
2006/04/28


Debut de Lao, joven artista mexicano, en el que se fusionan sus obsesiones más personales: el dub digital y una mezcla abstracta a medio camino entre la ironía y el respeto de la religiosidad popular mexicana.Loops y clicks que armonizan contratiempos desplegados sobre un tapiz de largas oscilaciones; perlas líquidas añadidas de IDM y de reguetón desdibujado complemetan el imaginario sonoro de una de las propuestas más frescas provenientes de la ciudad de México. Incluye un remix de Bifidus.

Debut from Lao, a young Mexican artist, in which his more personal obsessions merge: digital dub and an abstract mixture halfway between the irony and the respect of the mexican popular devotion and sacred images. Loops and clicks that harmonize with a tapestry of long oscillations. Liquid pearls of idm and customized, blurred reggaeton complete the sonic imaginary of one of the freshest proposals emerging from Mexico City. Amen includes a remix from Bifidus.

En el tercer lanzamiento de filtro este 2006, el EP Amén, de Lao, ocupa el #16 del catálogo virtual del sello. En la vertiente del dub desde una perspectiva techno, este producto integrado por tres piezas y un remix, a cargo de Bifidus, está cargado de atmósferas de profundidad religiosa.

Lauro Robles (aka Lao) es uno de los integrantes más jóvenes, no sólo del sello, sino de la escena electrónica en general, a los veinte años hace su debut formal con Amén, una exploración sonora a partir de ideas y símbolos místicos y religiosos en el marco de las estéticas de la música electronic contemporánea, para construir un vocabulario fresco y original, con loops y clicks que armonizan los contratiempos desplegados sobre un tapiz de largas oscilaciones.

Fraseos de ambient dub envuelven piezas como “Dub heaven”, que da cuerpo y remonta en suave crescendo de etérea reverberación que planea en pasajes rítmicos minimalistas, en una contextura idm. En esta línea transcurre con finura “Immaculate deception”, que entreteje las bases rítmicas y el recurso del “reverb” con precisión y elegancia, consolidando una de las piezas más emotivas del EP, un dub en melancolía devocional. De este track se incluye un remix de Bifidus en una estructura y estilo que fusiona el dub en un perfil idm. Uno de los mejores cortes del disco es “Glory sat”, que propone fusions de ritmos y estructuras del dub con el techno, con una interesante matriz de síncopas que dan un trasfondo originario de calidez dancehall en formas que evolucionan de manera natural al reggaeton.

This is the third release of the year 2006, the EP Amen, by lao, steps for the 16th work in the label virtual catalogue. From a techno perspective, deep in dub lands, you can find three tracks: “Dub heaven”, “Glory sat” and “Immaculate deception”, this one including a remix made by Bifidus.

Lauro Robles (aka Lao) is one of the youngest artists not only of the label, but the whole Mexican electronic scene, he is 20 years old and publish his first work with a sonic exploration with local colorful music codes like dancehall and the techniques and aesthetics of dub and techno and fine idm treatments.

This contemporary feeling with a religious and spiritual concept is an opportunity for lao to search and build a fresh vocabulary, with loops and clicks that embodies harmoniously syncopated beats, displayed over a long breathe soundscapes.

In Amen the artist floats across different emotional status uf dub, from ambient treatments like the beginning of “Dub heaven” a delightful journey with a soft evolvement in crescendo into an ethereal reverb in minimal rhythmic structures in an idm frame. The track “Immaculate deception” entwines the rhythmic bases with an elegant and precise use of dub techniques, consolidating one of the most emotional pieces, full of devotional melancholic tones. From this track the EP incluyes a remix by Bifidus with an idm approach, and a style that preserve its dub bases. With no doubt the best achieved cut is “Glory sat”, with a very nice fusion of rhythms from dub to techno, and an interesting matrix of syncopated beats that refers to its original context of the warm dancehall musical tradition, evolving naturally to a reggaeton formula.


Tracklist:
01 – Glory Sat.
02 – Heavendub
03 – Inmaculate Deception
04 – Inmaculate Deception (Bifidus Mix)

Artwork:
Front Cover


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)


Recue – Between Stations {[one026]}

Artist: Recue
Title:
Between Stations
Label:
 One
Catalog #:
[one026]
Release Date:
2006/04/25


Between Stations is the long anticipated debut EP from Recue (Riku Annala). Already known by some through his live performances with Bad Loop and here at One with his recent remix for If:Then:Goto, the interest in a solo release has been building up for awhile. We’re the lucky ones who bring it to you.

Heavy and equal elements of ambient, dub, idm, and techno are present in Recue’s sound. Rhythms trip around and over strong melodies that together carry a persistent groove along currents of bass and ragged arpeggios. Sublime and sombre introspective moments are here as well – such as the drowned bass of ‘Silversands’, the melodic ambience of ‘Between Stations’, and the enamoring guest-vocals of Jobie on the lush ‘Come away with me’.


Credits:
Design by Blamstrain


Tracklist:
01 – Himanka
02 – Silversands
03 – Lumino
04 – Orchard Rd.
05 – Between Stations
06 – Come away with me

Artwork:
Front Cover
Front Page
Back Cover

Additional Files:
one026_recue_-_between_stations [TXT]


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5)


Published
Categorized as Recue Tagged

DNCN – What Am I? {4four005}

Artist: DNCN
Title:
What Am I?
Label:
 4four
Catalog #:
4four005
Release Date:
2006/04/24


DNCN was birthed to the scene by whoring himself to netlabels and telling bands they needed his remixes for some ‘next level shit on the flip’ until someone decided his bar tab was too high and someone should maybe pay him to do some tracks because his tongue in cheek arrogance was not unjustified. And this release is no different, but he’s still not getting paid! Quirky, glitchy, itchy, scratchy, and other adjectives ending in ‘y’, these tracks are hectic yet melodic. Supported by a straight up techy remix by Paul Louth, which is a complement to the glitchiness, his remix builds layer upon layer of trancetastic pads.


Credits:
Cover artwork: Wildcard Studio


Tracklist:
01 – Melod
02 – Ayoob
03 – No 2 Upstairs
04 – No 2 Upstairs (Paul Louth‘s tranceathon remix)

Artwork:
Front Cover


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)


Ninjaspark – Rör Inte Min Kompis {CANDY022}

Artist: Ninjaspark
Title:
Rör Inte Min Kompis
Label:
Candy Mind Records
Catalog #:
CANDY022
Release Date:
2006/04/24


They are hiding in your closets, you read about them in Nerikes allahanda, they get married to your uncle. Ninjaspark is everywhere!
And this Candy Mind-release is not an exception.

So have your q-tips and revaxör handy and get ready to shake your ass to this adult fairy-tale.

As an add-on to this release, you will also find Ninjasparks previous EP “MAMMA SA ATT JAG VAR SPECIELL” included as a rar-file at the bottom of this page.

1. SKOLAVSLUTNING ’90
Ninjaspark is playing live at an underground school party for kids. But hey, isn’t that Michael Jacksson dancing over there?

2. RULLSKRIDSKODISCO
Honouring their Mexican ancestors, Ninjaspark is roller skating across the pacific ocean and beyond. This is the true and uncensored story about rullskridskodisco.

3. HAL 9000
A war between human and machine…again?!! Well, make your bet and let’s see who’s winning!

4. RÖR INTE VÅR KOMPIS (VS. YEAH SOMEDAY)
Don’t touch our friend! Don’t even think about it.

5. LUSTIGA HUSET (YEAH SOMEDAY REMIX)
Apple eating dentist team Yeah Someday is taking us on a ride to the lustiga huset. Full of apples and mexican ancestors, this is NOT a place for kids.

6. LO-FI IN OUTER SPACE (ELECTRIC REMIX)
We always thought that space was hi-fi; full of hi-tech electronics and drunken jedi knights? But we were wrong – space is actually a very low-fi place indeed.

7. SKOLAVSLUTNING ’90 (BOY VS. BACTERIA REMIX)
The school party this year is full of boys… and bacteria…! How will this end?!

8. MAMMA SA ATT JAG VAR SPECIELL EP (ADD-ON RELEASE)
A secret add-on-release – yes please! Download and find out why the mothers of Ninjaspark have always considered them to be so special.


Tracklist:
01 – Skolavslutning 90
02 – Rullskridskodisco
03 – HAL 9000
04 – Rör Inte Vår Kompis (feat. Yeah Someday)
05 – Lustiga Huset (Yeah Someday Remix)
06 – LoFi In Outer Space (Electric Remix)
07 – Skolavslutning 90 (Boy vs. Bacteria Remix)

Artwork:
Front Cover

Additional Files:
Mamma sa att jag var speciell EP [RAR]


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5)


SinQ – Passage {mtk164}

Artist: SinQ
Title:
Passage
Label:
Monotonik
Catalog #:
mtk164
Release Date:
2006/04/16


Another debut on Monotonik, and honestly, somewhat of a spectacular one from SinQ, aka Sander van Oirschot, a Dutch electronic musician who’s produced, in his album ‘Passage’, one of our favorite works so far this year – and we’re lucky enough to be able to release it for free, too!

Completely licensed via Creative Commons, and even using multiple CC-licensed recordings as samples, SinQ’s blend of triphop, electronics, and ambient is evocative and beautiful, with first track ‘Who’s Afraid Of Noises?’ using haunting female vocals, samples from noted Dutch jazz pianist Jeroen van Vliet, and a loping Bristolian sound to air things out in a rather wonderful way.

In general, it’s either an ambient hush or gorgeous blisslike nu-chill, reminiscent of some of the best of the genre, with ‘Be Brave’ rinsing out the evocative, Overpass building up a kind of slow train groove, and ‘Are You There?’ leading up to a soundtrack high. Things all end out with ‘Epiloque’, again gorgeous, and really the epitome of what Monotonik has tried to provide for the last few years – the best headphone music you can find.

[Full credits for the album are available as a JPG cover piece alongside this release.]


Credits:
cover by Sinq


Tracklist:
01 – Who’s Afraid Of Noises?
02 – The Walk Pt 1
03 – Be Brave
04 – The Walk Pt 2
05 – Overpass
06 – Port Aventura
07 – Are You There?
08 – FreeJazz
09 – Headphase
10 – Epiloque

Artwork:
Front Cover
Acknowledgements


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5)


fire for effect – st {m3d,043}

Artist: fire for effect
Title:
st
Label:
 mp3death
Catalog #:
m3d,043
Release Date:
2006/04/12


playing into is a sky-blue tonality
mments a bit as been playing we love
even create and celebox and day
what is very dark place is
and hoped a lights ill sophistication

moment of inattentiveness, a second
tracks far beyond of amentia

one momentarely great release
of the right or hand one
in fact queued and again dreamy and
also made so far the endowment decons.

self-release of full of joy
and compillation
on their fire insides of autechre,
as music is sometimes
but always song

the reception of the listener


Tracklist:
01 – deathmurdermetal
02 – fuck8bit
03 – Peak Oil
04 – parachute
05 – Death To All

Artwork:
m3d043
pixel

Additional Files:
ffe [TXT]


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)


Mookid – In Sync {KNOB005}

Artist: Mookid
Title:
In Sync
Label:
Knobs
Catalog #:
KNOB005
Release Date:
2006/04/07


“Knobs” netlabel is back with a storm after half-year break. It was worth to wait! This time we have for you a brill mini-album of Mookid. Lithuanian artist with a big potential prepared a release full of emotions. As you can expect, all 7 tracks of “In Sync” (like allways on “Knobs”) are tech-minded, groovy and perfect to rock a dancefloor. Mini-album also includes a tool to extend boundaries of your dj set. Don’t doubt about capability of Mookid to produce fabulous deep-minimal-tech and tech-house tracks. He allready proved it with his previous releases. Just listen and enjoy !!


Tracklist:
01 – Space Monkey
02 – Dream Machine
03 – Mind Explorer
04 – Doors 5
05 – Niagara
06 – Shingin
07 – Niagara (131 BPM Tool)

Artwork:
Front Cover


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5)


Published
Categorized as Mookid Tagged

Dorothy’s Magic Bag – Dansmosaik {CANDY021}

Artist: Dorothy’s Magic Bag
Title:
Dansmosaik
Label:
Candy Mind Records
Catalog #:
CANDY021
Release Date:
2006/03/30


Dorothy’s Magic Bag is giving us a beautiful, yet sinister gift this time; a dance mosaic. You´ve never heard of dance mosaic before? You’re probably not the only one.

We on Candy Mind had not heard about it either before Dorothy’s Magic Bag brought one home from a trip to Mozambique. There, a secret tribe of voodoo-dancers taught him the secret art of… dansmosaik.

In today´s busy and ignorant culture, mosaic do not stand a chance, but in the future, everyone will have mosaic when they dance.

1. RYSK ROULETTE
The first piece of mosaic (the green one) shows Dorothy’s Magic Bag in a deadly game involving guns and vodka. Who will win, and who will one life lesser get, in this game of Russian roulette?

2. GHOST RIDE (FEAT. SPÖK-JENNIE)
The second piece of mosaic (the blue one) is telling us a story about a mystical journey. So listen to this side by side, and let’s join for a ghost ride.

3. TEQUILA TRAIN
The third piece of mosaic (the red one) is giving us a moving picture of a long gone new years evening. You want to loose both sense and pain? Then go for a while on the Tequila train!

4. GRÄNSLINJE
The fourth piece of mosaic (the yellow one) is shining out the feeling of a life on the line. Please no yelling, please don´t whine, we’ll now cross the borderline.

5. HÄR ÄR APORNA (FEAT. THE CHILDREN OF BERGSJÖN)
The fifth piece of mosaic (the purple one) is screaming about children singing a song about furry animals. We’re no soft sweet kittens, nor stupid donkeys, no angry dogs, cause we are the monkeys!

6. DANSMOSAIK
All the mosaic pieces together (in all the bright shiny colours) is blending, mixing, and all colours, which just were so beautiful, is now just a dull brown mess. Some things are best not to be mixed.

7. DANSMOSAIK (PSILODUMP REMIX)
In one of the mosaic pieces (a mysterious black one) we find Psilodump, the one-eyed witch-doctor from the far away lands. Also he has found his way to the secret art of dance mosaic.

And, remember; in the future, everyone will have mosaic when they dance!


Tracklist:
01 – Rysk Roulette
02 – Ghost Ride
03 – Tequila Train
04 – Gränslinje
05 – Här Är Aporna
06 – Dansmosaik
07 – Dansmosaik (Psilodump Remix)

Artwork:
Front Cover


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5)


choplin – netlabels mix 03.06 {netdj004}

Artist: choplin
Title:
netlabels mix 03.06
Label:
 Oír Para Creer
Catalog #:
netdj004
Release Date:
2006/03/28


Y ya estamos de vuelta nosotros con la cuarta sesión de nuestras netdj, la correspondiente al més de marzo. Una selección de algunos de los mejores temas que hemos comentado (o no) por aquí. Esta vez la cosa ha venido más relajada, es una sesión que ronda los 123bpm y va creciendo poco a poco en sonido. Empezamos el viaje con una intro larga que poco a poco va dejando paso a ese latido techno que tanto nos obsesiona…. Al final de la sesión toma un rumbo un poco más alejado de ese minimal tan seco, pero con unos temas muy especiales….
Como venimos haciendo de costumbre, presentamos en estreno, un tema inédito de hermético, que ya os avanzo que posiblemente forme parte del inoquo016.

Our new selection for march 2006. http://netlabels.bitacoras.com


Notes:
01 [ser007.4] marcel tuerkowsky – de dodu
02 [aero001.4] mirko hunger – i.h.t.l.u.
03 [inoquo014.2] mikel mendia – ikea (hermético remix)
04 [audio80811.1] kai – depth
05 [Eqq005.2] mikel mendia – highway bird
06 hermetico – once gatos en la cara
07 [1bit013.11] franz eder – eisbein_mit suelze
08 [leftnet002.3] mark ashken – Knock Knock
09 [leftnet001.3] gummihz – gummihz
10 [dbdf006.3] mutor – openmindinsertfoot
11 [flm004.3] 3channels – instrumental
12 [Zimmer013.2] izidor radmanovic – handy shop
13 [copidex011.1] atesh k – armored innerself
14 [4four004.4] audiodrome – larock
15 [labrec002.3] tom teel – strg
16 [wl001] wolf and lamb – any day now

Enjoy! And thanks again to all netlabels and artists!!!


Tracklist:
01 – netlabels mix 03.06

Additional Files:
netdj004 [CUE]
tracklist [TXT]

Artwork:
Front Cover
Back Cover


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5)


Audiodrome – Pen 15 Club {4four004}

Artist: Audiodrome
Title:
Pen 15 Club
Label:
 4four
Catalog #:
4four004
Release Date:
2006/03/22


4four brings you a brand new concept: Audiodrome. Audiodrome is the first house music making computer in the world. It has been running it’s neural network simulation of a gurning clubber’s brain for the past 20 years and today you see the fruits of his chips. So dive into his random house music generator and check out the results, we promise you won’t be disappointed.


Credits:
Cover artwork: Polly Playford


Tracklist:
01 – LA Rock
02 – Bird Rib
03 – Beta K
04 – If I Had Hi-fi

Artwork:
Front Cover


License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)