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DJs: Most Charted - Minimal / Tech - September 2014

Djs: Most Charted - Minimal/Tech

Djs: Most Charted - Minimal/Tech

DJs: Most Charted - Minimal/Tech - September 2014
6 Oct 2014
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1
Cat: SNBV 002. Rel: 01 Dec 14
 
Techno
Ode To A Model
A Sad Party
out of stock $8.48
2
Cat: PP 006. Rel: 08 Sep 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Spritzer (part 1)
Spritzer (part 2)
out of stock $9.01
3
Cat: PHONICAWHITE 010. Rel: 25 Aug 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Before We Leave
Before We Leave (Gerd Janson remix)
Before We Leave
Review: Harry Agius seems to have settled into a confident production groove over the past year or so that has seen him work with some highly respected labels, not to mention set up his own Graded operation. After Midland drops on Aus and Autonomous Africa, Agius returns to Phonica for this sublime exercise in snapping, effervescent house music on the Soho shop-cum-label's Phonica White series. The presence of a remix from Gerd The Word Janson shows the regard with which Midland is now held, and the fact the London-based producer isn't overshadowed by the German's contribution demonstrates how classy his productions are right now. Based around a core string sample and some great drum arrangements, "Before We Leave" is a track you won't get tired of hearing any time soon.
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out of stock $8.48
4
Cat: DABJ 1211. Rel: 08 Sep 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Estate
Fear
Fumble
Sorry
Review: After a summer off to bask in the props for their superb Essential Mix, the Dixon Avenue Basement Jams crew engage label mode once again with this 11th release an introduction to new artist Modini. As with a good majority of artists involved on DABJ, there is next to no information out there on Modiini (take the search engine challenge if you want) but really does it matter when the material on display is this good? There's an obvious reverence for classic Chicago tropes at play throughout, though lead cut "Estate" is the sort of thing you can see Erol Alkan dropping for sure. "Fear" is pretty darn excellent; veering off into abstract Green Velvet meets Mo Fulton territory and Modini gets even rowdier on the flip with the peak time squelcher "Fumble". This release marks the onset of the label including limited edition monotone prints from Dan Axon - simple ink on paper describing the energy of DABJ; it's origins, people, and most importantly the music.
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out of stock $10.08
5
Cat: EXP 001. Rel: 01 Sep 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Rick Flair
Skitter
Prototype
Review: Following his runaway success in 2013 - and no less than seven 12" singles across the course of the year - Gerry McCartney seems to have calmed down a little. The Belfast producer is still capable of making potent house productions, though, as this solid three-tracker on his new Exploris imprint proves. Opener "Rick Flair" sets the tone, building a rolling tech-house bomb out of garage-influenced beats, pulsating sub-bass and all manner of twisted electronic noises. "Skitter" doffs a cap to acid whilst retaining his usual tech-house bounce, before he darts off into space with the deeper, shimmering "Prototype".
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out of stock $8.48
6
Cat: SWX 003. Rel: 18 Aug 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Josh Tweek - "Super Nugg"
Anaxander - "I Can't See You (But I Can Feel You)"
Drummond - "Helix"
Bobby ODonnell - "Red"
Review: UK vinyl only label Strobewax return with their third release and it marks the commencement of Waxology, a new series aimed at bringing together music from various corners of the international house community to form a coherent 12" shaped message for the underground. The man charged with opening proceedings is Josh Tweek, founder of the Louche clubnight and his "Super Nugg" is a sublime slab of beatdown house drenched in tones inspired by some extended time in the company of Detroit's finest wax. French producer Anaxander ups the ante with "I Can't See You (But I Can Feel You)" which draws from a peak time palette but does so with the sort of panache we've come to expect from him. Flip the Waxology over and Leeds based producer Drummond veers into more broken, abstract territory with the foreboding "Helix" whilst Strobewax's own Bobby O'Donnell closes the release with the pulsing, throbbing excellence of "Red".
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out of stock $7.42
7
Cat: TAR 004. Rel: 15 Sep 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Closer To Freedom
Echoes
Difficult
out of stock $10.35
8
Cat: BLWA 004. Rel: 08 Dec 14
 
Deep House
November Memories
Softy
Rainy Sunday Morning Jam
Life Cycle
out of stock $8.48
9
Cat: AMP 007. Rel: 15 Sep 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Voluspa
Behind The Black Meadow
Review: It's been a little while since a fresh injection of refined minimal techno was issued from Vlad Caia, but now the Romanian stalwart is back with a fresh pair of subtle gems for Amphibia, with whom he dropped the Projections EP back in 2012. "Voluspa" is a cyclical workhorse powered by undulating bass synths and swirling pads with a decidedly cosmic flavour to them, working just enough dubby flourishes into the mix to keep things fluid and warm. "Behind The Black Meadow" by contrast takes a slender funk to task with the finest slithers of percussion and a yearning line in melodics as expressed through heavy doses of filtering for a truly subconscious slice of micro house.
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out of stock $11.94
10
Cat: HT 011. Rel: 29 Sep 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Juice
We Can't Stop
Ishine Ushine
We Can't Stop (Shonky edit)
Review: The next EP on Holic Trax, limited coloured vinyl, is a collaboration from Running Back & Desolat man Robert Dietz and Ibiza based house talent Tuccillo complete with a edit from Frenchman and Apollonia member, Shonky.
out of stock $7.17
11
Cat: GEMZ 001. Rel: 14 Jul 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Weekend Off?
Birthday Jam With Extra Rum?
Summer Finally Here Or Is It?
Tommys Groove?
Review: Any new Mr G release is cause for celebration, but this coloured vinyl 12" - with hand-stamped labels, natch - is extra special. While details are sketchy, at best, we're reliably informed that these four tracks have been rescued from the vaults. Whenever they were recorded, there's plenty for fans to enjoy, from the sparse, synth bass-propelled 4/4 funk of "Birthday Jam With Extra Rum", to the mutant bass, swinging cymbals and cut-up saxophones of "Summer Finally Here Or Is It?". There's some trademark sparkling deep house in the shape of the US garage influenced "Tommy's Groove", while opener "Weekend Off" - the pick of a strong bunch - is a deliciously fuzzy chunk of no-holds-barred techno-funk with incessant mutant organ stabs and hip hop vocal samples aplenty.
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out of stock $7.96
12
Cat: ENEREC 017. Rel: 18 Aug 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Re-Enter (6:55)
Re-Enter (Man Power remix) (7:59)
Review: Jamie Blanco and Chris Stoker recently debuted their Ess O Ess project with an impressive single on Love on the Rocks. "Baboon" was particularly potent, offering a decidedly Balearic fusion of low-slung, Italo-influenced rhythms, punk-funk bass and jangly, bluegrass-infleunced guitars. Here they deliver a speedy follow-up for Japan's impressive Ene imprint. "Re-enter" is a decidedly tougher prospect, with relentless, Italo-style arpeggios and Detroit techno style chords riding a wave of locked-in, jackin' percussion. Man Power remixes, turning the original into a sprawling chunk of late night Balearica complete with tactile melodies and a faintly foreboding groove.
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out of stock $13.26
13
Cat: PERLON 102. Rel: 01 Sep 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Medellin
Behind (feat L Cio)
Continue
Continue (acapella)
Review: Perlon treated the arrival of their 100th release with a lack of fanfare we've come to expect from the Berlin operation and they seem to be wasting little time in heading towards the 200 mark. PERLON 102 welcomes back a familiar name in Portable for the South African producer's first 12" on the label in two years and the four tracks on Sportable find Alan Abrahams in suitably effervescent form. Given the name, it's little surprise to hear "Medellin" is tinged with South American polyrhythms which are programmed perfectly within the sonic DNA alongside a rather doleful bassline. "Behind" features the vocal talents of L Cio and finds Portable traversing abstract terrain, whilst "Continue" finds Abraham dropping his distinct delivery over a snapping production.
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out of stock $9.81
14
Cat: JACKOFFBEATS 002. Rel: 25 Aug 14
 
Deep House
Borai - "The Rejection"
Deep88 - "Works"
Oliver Deutschmann - "Straight Up My All"
Freestyle Man - "Give It To Me"
Review: It's been a while since we heard anything from Bristol's best dressed chicken in town Borai, so it's great to see him leading the way on this second edition of the Jackoff Beats series from Berlin label Jackoff Records. Indeed this is Boris English's second contribution to the series, having appeared on last year's inaugural 12" alongside Iron Curtis and Oli Deutschmann. "The Rejection" demonstrate's Borai's lost none of his production verve for emotionally loaded house music and sets a high bar for what follows. Deep88 rolls deep on a lo fi filtered disco flex with the excellent "Works" whilst Oliver Deutchsmann also maintains his 100% Jackoff Beats appearance record with the stripped down acid burner "Straight Up My All". A welcoming titular vocal hook is the key element around which the Freestyle Man lays down a classic dusty house groove on the closing "Give It To Me".
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out of stock $9.01
15
Cat: ROBSOUL 140. Rel: 29 Sep 14
 
Deep House
Remenber
Ze Box
I Say
Review: The Ze Box EP surprisingly represents the full label debut of French house don D'Julz on Robosoul Recordings, and arrives some three years after the Circo Loco fixture remixed his good friend and label boss Phil Weeks for the 2011 Love Affair EP. Lead track "Remember" sets the tone nicely with the Bass Culture boss expertly building layers of fierce rhythms around a classic filtered loop, weaving in bucking percussion that really adds to the funk levels. The title cut veers off into more classicist house territory with some hi hats that will prove hard to resist whilst "I Say" is a neat little DJ tool dipped with just the right amount of abstraction.
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out of stock $9.53
16
Cat: ACIDO 014. Rel: 21 Oct 13
 
Minimal/Tech House
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Review: Acido is undoubtedly one of the more intriguing labels to releases music that - at a stretch - falls under the banner house and techno. Dynamo Dreesen and SVN, who make up the Dresvn combo, have been collaborating under this moniker since 2009 for labels Sex Tags, Wania and SUED - all of which are loosely connected. This EP is their fourth for Dreseen's Acido and it finds the duo in equally stellar and oddball form once again. Dripping poly-rhythms of tabla drums glop like thick glue over static snare hits in "Track 1", while a gloaming "Track 2" is downtempo and jazzy. "Track 3" accommodates something a little more straight forward; the vocal however, is a different story, which could be said about "Track 4" too, which blurs the line between ambient music and charming minimal house.
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out of stock $9.53
17
Cat: KOMPAKT 306. Rel: 28 Jul 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Conjure Superstar
Review: When the hitters are as big as Maceo Plex and Kompakt, there's no need for trite B side distractions and so this single-sided release comes forth with exactly the kind of anthemic, pop-straddling tech house that you would expect from such a combination. There may be edgy arpeggios and chunky drums powering the rhythm of the track, but with the straining emotional vocal and romantic pad sweeps, this is a track to garner appeal across the board, and not at the expense of the impact this will have in a club. It won't take long to learn the words, so before the summer is out you can expect plenty of people to be cooing along dreamily to this bright and bold belter.
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out of stock $11.14
18
Cat: RUIS 003. Rel: 08 Sep 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Amant
Destiny
Fuchs
out of stock $8.22
19
Cat: KOMPAKT 313. Rel: 27 Jul 15
 
Minimal/Tech House
Plastik (remastered original)
Plastik (2014 mix)
Plastik (Todd Terje mix)
Review: At the time of its original release back in 2007, Simon Baker's "Plastik" was something of an underground hit, a undoubtedly simplistic but effective club track that made it's way into many a DJs record boxes. Later picked up by Playhouse, the Frankfurt institution took the strange but very effective decision to commission Mr Todd Terje to remix the track, with the resultant Turkatech Mix still one of the Norwegian's finest efforts. However the original and redefining remix have never appeared together on wax so props to Kompakt for this new edition which includes both plus a new 2014 version from Mr Baker.
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out of stock $8.76
20
Cat: WAP 368. Rel: 25 Aug 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Aftermath (Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer dub)
Aftermath (Ricardo Villabobos & Max Loderbauer Electric Jazz version)
Review: Previous remixes in the Nightmares on Wax 25th anniversary series - from the likes of Special Request and JD Twitch - have been fairly reverential, sticking to the sweaty spirit and sub-bothering bleep techno feel of the original material. Here, Ricardo Villalobos and Max Loderbauer take the opposite approach, turning in radical revisions that recast "Aftermath" as a minimal techno after-party anthem. There's very little of the original present, though what is used - most notably the vocal, cut-up and reversed, plus a few notes here and there - is brilliantly woven into the fabric of their wonky, 18-minute Dub. Adventurous DJs should check the thrillingly odd Electric Jazz Version, which re-animates the track as a quirky tech-jazz wig-out of epic proportions.
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out of stock $9.28
21
Cat: AUS 1468. Rel: 29 Sep 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Duster
Reflex
Pitch Drift
Review: It's safe to say Midland is now one of Aus Music's marquee artists. This Duster EP provides the Englishman with his seventh release on Will Saul's label since 2010 with that killer split 12" with Ramadanman (now Pearson Sound). The title track features a Caribou-like bassline and synths which swell and vary in size over a skipping house beat. "Replex" is rougher and frenetically percussive while still remaining melodic, while "Pitch Drift" is the deepest production on the record that some how, in amongst the trippiness of it all, stays tropical.
out of stock $10.08
22
Cat: SOV 002. Rel: 25 Aug 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
La Cochonne Intergalactique
Tender As Asphalt
La Cochonne Intergalactique (Gonno remix)
Krissy Moon
out of stock $8.76
23
Cat: VER 089. Rel: 17 Feb 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
123 BPM
118 BPM
Makossa Suspens (Pilooski edit)
Review: The Cubo Rhythm Trax 12? sees the Versatile stalwart end nearly two years of radio silence in style, with inspiration coming from Jive Rhythm Trax's Volume 2, an eight-track tape of electro first released in 1989. Named after their BPMs like the original, I:Cube's techno-take on these retro productions also come with a throbbing Pilooski edit of "Makossa Suspens" taken from the producer's "M" Megamix album from 2012, which although unrelated to Jive, provides a complimenting bonus to two jangly, metallic, tribal drum tracks.
out of stock $5.58
24
Cat: HYPE 039. Rel: 25 Aug 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Enchante
Confused
Review: French producer Laurent Garnier (or Larry as we like to call him at Juno) has spent the entirety of 2014 flirting with one label and the next, tailoring his approach dependent on the operation in question. After drops for Musique Large, Jerome Derradji's Still Music, 50 Weapons, and Danilo Plessow's MCDE, Garnier's international tour of labels ends with BA371, a two tracker for the ever-dependable UK house titan Hypercolour. Quite possibly named in honour of the flight from Marseille to London, BA371 sees Larry turn in two 10 minute plus tracks with "ENCHANTe" a searing exercise in string laden house music. Flip it over and "Confused" has the French legend trying his hand at Detroit techno in the vein of Jeff Mills. Succeeding too, naturally.
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out of stock $9.53
25
Cat: CCE 013. Rel: 02 Jun 14
 
Deep House
End Of Days (6:51)
Party Time (7:11)
Blue Horizion (7:14)
Along The Way (6:59)
Review: One of the windy city's most recognised exponents of Chicago house, Boo Williams, returns to the German run Chiwax label for the second time following last year's orange Pleasant Dreams 12". There's no denying the tracks on this red Last Of The Past 12" are the types that so many try to imitate; like the basic, but perfect one-two bassline of "End Of Days", or the filter sweeps and slinky keys of "Party Time". Then there's "Blue Horizon", a bassline driven club track that sounds like a mellow Fanon Flowers cut from his Studio Sounds label, while "Along The Way" is what you'd imagine an Autumn-time soundtrack to Chicago's south side would sound like.
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out of stock $12.46
26
Cat: BMM 005. Rel: 15 Sep 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Icaros
Inland Sickness
Review: For long, deep sessions of mellow techno and deep house, few other labels seem to do it as well as the Birdsmakingmachine crew. This sixth release feels like the most accomplished 12" yet from the collective despite the fact there are only two tracks; it's certainly the most colourful looking with a full colour sleeve used for the first time! The A-side production "Icaros" is as flighty as the title suggests yet still retains a laid back groove with plenty of dubby fx that give it a slight subaquatic feel. "Inland Sickness" comes across as slightly more upbeat, with subtle chords and tones combining to offer a more housey alternative to the A Side's minimal approach.
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out of stock $9.53
27
Cat: SA 03. Rel: 14 Jul 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Dana Ruh - "Overcome"
Patrice Meiner - "Uva"
Miss Jools - "Calamity Cloud"
Review: After the runaway success of the Dilated Pupils release, bright young imprint Sol Asylum kicks off release number three with more sublime stripped down house business from a triple whammy of production talent. Dana Ruh spreads across the A side with a swirling, dubby jam that has no trouble in getting its head deep down in the groove. On the flip side, Patrice Menier drops a tight shuffler with ethereal pads and tones drifting eerily in the background, and Miss Jools wields a carefully shimmering synth hook with a delicate touch around a clean and crisp beat with just a smattering of found sound filling out the gaps.
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out of stock $11.41
28
Cat: ELL 022. Rel: 25 Aug 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Heads Above (Maceo Plex remix)
Heads Above (Maceo Plex dub)
Hiding In Darkness (Mario Basanov remix)
Hiding In Darkness (Kyson remix)
Review: Having released their fifth album, Dreams, on Darup Associates in April, Danish punk-funk trio Whomadewho jump ship to the Plexmaster's Ellum Audio label for this raft of big name remixes. Maceo Plex naturally features, delivering one of his typically muscular yet emotive remixes of "Heads Above", transforming it into the kind of end of night fare you can imagine closing out a festival set beside the Adriatic Sea. The hypnotic piano loop and sun-soaked vibes of Mario Basanov's take on "Hiding In Darkness" show just why he's such a hit with the Innervisions crew, while FoF Music artist Kyson delivers a sumptuous downtempo version of the same track, swathing the original vocals in symphonic strings and heart-wrenching melody.
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out of stock $9.28
29
Cat: HB 005. Rel: 08 Sep 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Five Majors
Nobody Loves Bishopgate
Nobody Loves Bishopgate (Vera remix)
Kosma
Review: Though it was founded last year, the label branch of London promoters Half Baked seems like it's had an injection of ingenuity in 2014 with this JC EP from resident Robin Ordell their third release this year following Mike Shannon and Enrico Mantini drops. Having featured on the inaugural split artist 12" that Half Baked released, it's nice to see Frenchman Ordell granted the opportunity to spread his production wings across a full 12" and the results are atypically the kind of minimal leaning house you will find soundtracking one of their East London parties. The smartly named "Nobody Loves Bishopgate" is a particular highlight with Ordell laying down a rubbery bassline that complements the crisp snare rolls and generally murky atmospherics.
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out of stock $8.76
30
Cat: PTX 009. Rel: 29 Sep 14
 
Minimal/Tech House
Voodog (part 1)
Voodog (part 2)
Review: Making a rare excursion outside of his Perlon familiarities, Ricardo Villalobos contributes to Einzelkind's Proper Traxx imprint with two upfront groovers that keep the energy levels up without compromising on the minimal maven's hyper-focused attention to detail, not to mention his love of a cheeky sample or two. The rhythm stays consistent on both sides, shuffling in a micro house arrangement for lovers of twitchy funk everywhere, while the oddball speech and licks from recognisable disco classics keep things interesting in the midst of the extended grooves. This is as DJ-friendly as you could ever wish contemporary Villalobos to be, and it should keep stripped down dancefloors shaking long into the morning.
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out of stock $9.81
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