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DSR 093LP
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Double LP version. Niels Luinenburg aka Delta Funktionen presents his debut full-length, Traces. Though still very much couched in techno, the album sees Dutchman Delta explore plenty of new sonic territory, as he often does in his long-ranging DJ sets. It's adventurous, basically, and is an album that doesn't lose itself in intricate sound design, but instead pairs a raw, machine-made aesthetic with plenty of real human soul and palpable, earthly emotion. Says the man himself: "Traces is about my long-time research into electronic music. It covers tracks that make reference to my favorite subgenres within electronic music: techno, house, electro and (Italo)-disco. There was no specific idea behind it, because the album contains tracks made over a long time. Some are three years old, others were made this year, but in the end I think it sounds like a coherent piece of work." It certainly does that, but so, too, does the album cover lots of ground, with not all of it completely focused on the dancefloor. Made using a mixture of drum machines, FM and digital synthesizers, various bits of hardware and digital FX units, the whole thing was sequenced in Ableton with plenty of sample use to finish it off. From the atmospheric openings of blissful electro joint "Frozen Land" through the sultry and searching acid of "Enter" and on to more forceful cuts like "Redemption," this is an album for listening to as much as it is for dancing. Mood-driven landscapes like "Onkalo" prove that, but you'll have to check it out for yourself to get a real appreciation of the story Delta Funktionen is telling.
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DSR 093CD
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Niels Luinenburg aka Delta Funktionen presents his debut full-length, Traces. Though still very much couched in techno, the album sees Dutchman Delta explore plenty of new sonic territory, as he often does in his long-ranging DJ sets. It's adventurous, basically, and is an album that doesn't lose itself in intricate sound design, but instead pairs a raw, machine-made aesthetic with plenty of real human soul and palpable, earthly emotion. Says the man himself: "Traces is about my long-time research into electronic music. It covers tracks that make reference to my favorite subgenres within electronic music: techno, house, electro and (Italo)-disco. There was no specific idea behind it, because the album contains tracks made over a long time. Some are three years old, others were made this year, but in the end I think it sounds like a coherent piece of work." It certainly does that, but so, too, does the album cover lots of ground, with not all of it completely focused on the dancefloor. Made using a mixture of drum machines, FM and digital synthesizers, various bits of hardware and digital FX units, the whole thing was sequenced in Ableton with plenty of sample use to finish it off. From the atmospheric openings of blissful electro joint "Frozen Land" through the sultry and searching acid of "Enter" and on to more forceful cuts like "Redemption," this is an album for listening to as much as it is for dancing. Mood-driven landscapes like "Onkalo" prove that, but you'll have to check it out for yourself to get a real appreciation of the story Delta Funktionen is telling.
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INERTIA 001CD
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After more than 15 releases, Delsin sub-label Ann Aimee releases its first compilation, Inertia/Resisting Routine. Of course, rather than looking backwards, the Dutch label run by Marsel Delsin has instead compiled and commissioned -- together with Delta Funktionen -- 16 brand-new and exclusive tracks. They come from a new generation of label associates from the past half decade, with all of them therefore sharing certain ideals when it comes to brooding, darkened techno, as is Ann Aimee's mission. Operating in the murky under-waters of the contemporary techno scene, each producer enlisted serves up their own idiosyncratic vision: some are acid-tinged, some swing like a monkey and some lean on dub or house aesthetics for inspiration, but every single one will likely hypnotize dancefloors just as any good techno track should. So then, bold drums, analog aesthetics and meaty grooves are all present and correct throughout. Taking in names like Delta Funktionen, Mike Dehnert, Roman Lindau and Sacha Rydell, Cosmin TRG, Peter Van Hoesen, Conforce and techno innovator Redshape alongside new school heavyweights like Skudge, Lucy, Milton Bradley and Marcelus as well as newcomers Area Forty_One, Ozka and Sawlin, the Inertia/Resisting Routine tracklist reads like a who's-who of modern underground techno. Naturally, then, what it sounds like is the most definitive techno compilation in years.
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ANN 015EP
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Delta Funktionen delivers his third and final part in his Setup series. More freaked, frantic and robotic as ever before.
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ANN 013EP
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Darker and more sinister than all his releases before. Beats getting tighter and rougher, there's no chance to escape. Welcome to the world of Delta Funktionen. This second part of his Setup EPs brings three times dark, heavy, soaking techno tracks, with the otherworldly track "Conflict Data" closing the Setup.
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ANN 011EP
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Delta Funktionen presents the first part of two Setup EPs. After his debut EP Electromagnetic Radiation, his reputation is still rapidly growing. Setup One: Decorum is the follow-up to his cult hit "Silhouette" and explores the darker side of things -- three straight techno jack tracks, and one serene ambient track, evolving in an even more personal sound.
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DSR 079EP
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The original Silhouette EP by Delta Funktionen was previously only available as an ultra-limited, vinyl-only release through sister-label Ann Aimee. Now it's finally back, including a tight, dark and steamy Marcel Dettmann remix. On swimming pool-colored vinyl.
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ANN 010EP
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After his debut EP on Ann Aimee and the ultra-limited Silhouette EP, Delta Funktionen now delivers this 4-track beauty. Four tracks of deep, beautiful, atmospheric techno, with the soul deep within.
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