Manziping – Valpo {YKYK008}

Artist: Manziping
Title:
Valpo
Label:
 Yuki Yaki
Catalog #:
YKYK008
Release Date:
2006/10/30


Having the Andes mountains as natural reverberation device it’s no surprise that Alisu (= girl) and Rolancho (= boy) spend a good deal of time to blend ravine-deep textures with intense rhythms – playing hide and seek somewhere in the grey urban area between minimal techno and glitchy experimentalism. Get caught by the beat, take a breath and back-pedal its meaning in your own neuro patterns, get caught again, and so on and so forth.
The concept of Manzping’s first EP for Yuki Yaki – after numerous releases and compilations for Chilean netlabels – is a refreshing dive into a sea of blue hypnosis, a splendid ride between captivating beat pulses, sparkling electric discharges and floating ambient carpets. This is a taste of South America that will wipe off even the most flagrant omen of winter depressions in these days.


Credits:
original coverphotos by darwin
tracks mastered by Daniel Niet


Tracklist:
01 – Despertando [MP3] [OGG]
02 – Tarde al Sol [MP3] [OGG]
03 – Samsara [MP3] [OGG]
04 – Despertando (Transistor Remix) [MP3] [OGG]
05 – Samsara (Choenyi Remix) [MP3] [OGG]

Artwork:
Thumbnail
Front Cover
Back Cover

Additional Files:
Flash [SWF]
Info [TXT]


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


YKYK.VA – It’s Not A Trick, It’s Yuki Yaki {YKYK005}

Artist: YKYK.VA
Title:
It’s Not A Trick, It’s Yuki Yaki
Label:
 Yuki Yaki
Catalog #:
YKYK005
Release Date:
2006/05/21


The first YkYk-Compilation is a mix of new faces and well known (netaudio) artists.


Credits:
original coverphoto by Eric P. / Mozzer


Tracklist:
01 – Sonictwist – Two thousand rulers [MP3] [OGG]
02 – Cocoawildboars – Aimasendeshita [MP3] [OGG]
03 – Choenyi – Fooolship [MP3] [OGG]
04 – Adapt – 10pint wobble on [MP3] [OGG]
05 – Dr. Nojoke – zu-fue-schi [MP3] [OGG]
06 – Mint – Magnetic fields [MP3] [OGG]
07 – Transistor – Green light [MP3] [OGG]
08 – Glander – Ring [MP3] [OGG]

Artwork:
Thumbnail
Front Cover
Back Cover

Additional Files:
Flash [SWF]
Info [TXT]


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


Destreza, V/A – The Novel I Never Wrote (Remixes and Deconstructions) {[FILTRO.011]}

Artist: Destreza, V/A
Title: The Novel I Never Wrote (Remixes and Deconstructions)
Label: Filtro
Catalog #: [FILTRO.011]
Release Date: 2005/09/16


En torno a la pieza “The novel I never wrote” (Destreza) 13 proyectos de electrónica mexicana convergen para imprimir su personal sello remezclando el original. Por segunda ocasión Filtro presenta una muestra panorámica de la escena electrónica mexicana independiente. Los estilos varían desde el ambient hasta el minimal techno, pasando por el idm y el dub electrónico.

Thirteen diferent projects of mexican electronic music gather around “The Novel I never wrote” (by Destreza) remixing it and adding their personal touch. This is the second time that Filtro presents a panoramic view from the Mexican independent electronic scene. Styles range from ambient to minimal techno, including idm and electronic dub.

En torno a la pieza “The novel I never wrote” (original de Destreza, aparecida en el acoplado “Mínimas Texturas 7” dediscos Konfort) 13 proyectos de electrónica mexicana convergen para imprimir su personal sello remezclando el original. Por segunda ocasión Filtro presenta una muestra panorámica de la escena electrónica nacional independiente. Se incluyen proyectos de trayectoria reconocida, así como talentos emergentes. Los remixes van del ambient de texturas sutiles hasta deconstrucciónes de corte idm con asaltos rítmicos y dosis de ruido digital.

Erick Gamboa, productor de la pieza original, es uno de los talentos más destacados de la música electrónica nacional, sus proyectos Destreza y E.lebleu han contribuido a colocar la atención del mundo en la música electrónica producida en México.

Thirteen diferent projects of Mexican electronic music gather around “The Novel I never wrote” (by Destreza, a track that originally appears on “Mínimas Texturas 7” produced by the Konfort label) remixing it and adding their personal touch. This is the second time that Filtro presents a panoramic view from the Mexican independent electronic scene. Included are well known names al well as emergent artists from the Mexican electronic circle. The remixes go from subtle ambient to idm deconstructions with rhythmic assaults and splashes of digital noise.

Erick Gamboa, producer of the original track, is one of the most respected musicians from Mexico, Destreza and E.lebleu, two of his projects, have helped to spread Mexican quality music around the world.


Tracklist:
01 – e.lebleu Mix
02 – Israel M Mix
03 – Antena Mix
04 – Rodrigo Arana Mix
05 – Meiker Remake
06 – Vate Mix
07 – Subnor Mix
08 – Plug Mix
09 – Supereit’s my favorite toy Mix
10 – Monoploid Mix
11 – Transistor Mix
12 – Fax Mix
13 – M. Montero Mix

Artwork:
Front Cover


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


Transistor – Pad 81 (live) {[FILTRO.010]}

Artist: Transistor
Title:
Pad 81 (live)
Label:
 Filtro
Catalog #:
[FILTRO.010]
Release Date:
2005/09/16


Set en vivo de Edgar Medina, alias transistor, presentado en el Mutek MX en abril del 2005. Minimal techno que se funde con invernales paisajes sonoros y que continúa en la tradición de música intimista de este músico originario de la ciudad de León, Guanajuato.

Live set form Edgar Medina, aka transistor. Edgar played this set at Mutek MX last april. This is minimal techno fused with winter soundscapes, this release continues the intimate-music tradition that has distinguished this musician from the city of León, Guanajuato since his starting.

Pad 81 es el set en vivo presentado por Edgar Medina el pasado Mutek MX en la ciudad de México. Este músico mexicano proveniente de la ciudad de León, Guanajuato, se ha caracterizado por generar música orientada al dancefloor cargada de imaginación y emotividad. Sus actividades comienzan en el 2002 fuertemente influenciado por los sonidos propios del clickhouse. Si bien Transistor es música para la pista de baile, su apuesta es la de acompañar los beats con atmósferas más introspectivas y personales, lo cual queda claro tanto en Transistor como en su promisorio proyecto Alejandro Morse, en el cual desarrolla conmovedores paisajes de ambient sintético.

Pad 81, Minimal Techno que se funde con invernales paisajes sonoros y que continúa en la tradición de música intimista que ha caracterizado a Edgar desde sus inicios.

Pad 81 is the live set presented by Edgar Medina on the last Mutek MX celebrated in Mexico City. This Mexican musician coming out from the city of Leon, Gunajuato, has distinguished himself because of his dancefloor works, full of imagination and feeling. His activities began on 2002, heavily influenced by the sounds coming from the microhouse scene. Even if Transistor is dance music, he focuses on introspective atmospheres that he fits with the beats. The personal nature of his music is shown here as well as on his other project named “Alejandro Morse” in wich he work in the realms of synthetic ambient, creating lovely complex soundscapes.

Pad 81; minimal techno fused with winter soundscapes, this release continues the intimate-music tradition that has distinguished Edgar since his starting.


Tracklist:
01 – Awake
02 – Lobby
03 – Sonorite
04 – Dusk
05 – Pad 81

Artwork:
Front Cover


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


Manrico Montero – Noches de verano + Remixes {[FILTRO.001]}

Artist: Manrico Montero
Title:
Noches de verano + Remixes
Label:
 Filtro
Catalog #:
[FILTRO.001]
Release Date:
2004/10/08


A partir del ambient de Noches de Verano, trece proyectos mexicanos dan cuenta de los alcances de la electrónica independiente y nos pasean por diferentes vertientes de ambient, glitches e idm.

Departing from the ambient track Noches de Verano, thirteen Mexican projects show the possibilities of independent electronic music and take us into different forms of ambient, glitch and idm.

Decir que Manrico Montero es uno de los personajes más activos en la escena electrónica local es más que un lugar común si se revisa todo el trabajo que ha realizado a lo largo de los últimos años. Uno de los principales interesados en ganar espacios para los músicos mexicanos, sus actividades han incluído temporadas de música en vivo desde por lo menos diez años a la fecha, las cuales se volvieron clásicos en la vida nocturna de la ciudad de Méxic0. Noches que sirvieron para exponer los trabajos e intereses de diferentes colectivos y artistas en lugares como el Marro (del Salón México), el Cabaret La Perla, La Faena entre otros, contribuyeron a darle forma a la cultura electrónica mexicana. Los diversos intereses de Montero se manifiestan en sus diversos proyectos: desde trabajos de electroacústica pasando por la producción y el djing de drum and bass hasta el idm y el ambient, ya sea como Linga, Karras o simplemente Manrico Montero.

Noches de Verano, pieza original de Manrico Montero , no sólo representa uno de los momentos más altos del ambient nacional al conjuntar las habilidades de Manrico como productor y su capacidad para impregnar en su música una gran carga emocional. Es también el pretexto para llevar a cabo una demostración de los parámetros que mueven a filtro. La colaboración entre diferentes artistas, el trabajo que, gracias las posibilidades tecnológicas al alcance, vence a la distancia para volverse diálogo, y el compartir, a pesar de lo amplia que pueda llegar a ser ésta, una aproximación estética a la conjunction música + tecnología en común, dan como resultado este disco en el cual es posible encontrar algunos de los proyectos más representativos de la escena electrónica a nivel nacional: Antena, Laptop Fans, Destreza, Fax , Don Moy ,Transistor, Panoptica Plug, Latinsizer, Tre/Molo, Bishop, Flux, y Childs.

When we see all the work realizad by Manrico Montero over the past years, saying that he is one of the most active in the local electronic scene is not a cliché. He is one of the most interested in gaining new spaces for Mexican musicians, his activities included the organization of live music seasons & events since at least ten years back, those events became classic in Mexican nightlife, and showcased the works and interests of different collectives and artists in such places as Marro, La Perla Cabaret, La Faena, among others, and helped in the shaping of Mexican electronic culture. The interests of Manrico are shown through his diverse projects wich include the productions of electro acoustic music, drum and bass, idm and ambient, and dj’ing. He works also under the nicknames of Linga and Karras.

Noches de Verano, originally written and performed by Manrico Montero, is one of the highest moments reached inside the Mexican ambient scene, one that displays Manrico’s experience as a music producer and his capacity to create works with a rich emotional charge. This remix album is a good chance to show what Filtro is about: collaboration between different artists under team work dynamics which, due to the technological possibilities near reach, defeat distance to turn into dialogue, and a common aesthetic approximation to the understanding of music + technology possibilities. This work is a result of these parameters applied, and a showcase of some of the most representative inside the Mexican electronic scene. Included are the remixes by Antena, Laptop Fans, Destreza, Fax, Don Moy, Transistor, Panóptica, Plug, Latinsizer, Tre/Molo Bishop, Flux, and Childs.


Tracklist:
01 – Manrico Montero 2004 edit
02 – Antena Mix
03 – Laptop Fans Mix
04 – Lonely Nights Destreza Mix
05 – Fax Mix
06 – Don Moy Deafmoy Mix
07 – Transistor Mix
08 – Panoptica Mix
09 – Plug’s Zolpidem Mix
10 – Latinsizer Mix
11 – Tre/molo Mix
12 – Bishop Mix
13 – Flux mix
14 – Childs Epic Pony Mix

Artwork:
Front Cover


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