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MJJ 328LP
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"Recorded on July 1 and 9, 1971 in the geodesic dome at the Utopia & Visions 1871-1981 exhibition at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Takehisa Kosugi's Taj Mahal Travellers were the premiere Japanese experimental rock band of the 1970s. The band, heavily influenced by Fluxus, used electronic effects and a host of unusual instruments to create a series of improvised drones. Kosugi went on to become the music director for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company."
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WIRE 335
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"On the cover: Rewind 2011. Our massive annual survey of the last 12 months of underground/outsider music activity, including the 50 records of the year, 50 archive releases of the year and specialist genre charts covering all bases from Avant Rock to Outer Limits. Plus our crack team of critics and contributors, as well as some of 2011's most active and high-flying musicians, give us their takes on the highs and lows of the cultural year. Features: Kouhei Matsunaga (Clive Bell meets the German born conceptual composer who treats scores as standalone artworks); Collateral Damage: Claudia Molitor (Philip Clark meets the German born conceptual composer who treats scores as standalone artworks); Gonjasufi (Dan Barrow enjoys a sun salutation and enters the wormhole with Warp's conscious beatmaker); Invisible Jukebox: Michael Chapman (The veteran folk guitarist and improviser becomes a fully qualified survivor of The Wire's mystery record selection); Spencer Clark/James Ferraro (The ex-Skaters talk about their separate Fourth World and Far Side Virtual second lives). Global Ear: Brisbane (Daniel Spencer gatecrashes the house hows, pub gigs and bedroom blowouts of Queensland's capital city); Epiphanies (Adam Harper on the transformative potential of Cornelius Cardew's Treatise graphic score)."
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PFR 125EP
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Martin Landsky's outstanding form continues with this release on Poker Flat Recordings. "The Composer" is an atmospheric tech-house workout that kicks off with a tight and funky groove and then expands into an off-kilter dancefloor bomb. On the flip, Sasse adds a dubbier take on the track, pushing the drums up in the mix and teasing out the acidic riffs to full effect. Expertly building the tension, the track resolves itself in an epic breakdown.
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CEDI 002EP
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C-Edits presents a limited series of vinyl-only, DJ-friendly versions of songs from the past and present. Second installment in the series, featuring a sexed-up house version of "Turn It Around" as well as a space disco mix of "Physical." Must have.
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GRM 002EP
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Tom Ellis presents four evocative songs that feel pretty organic and sensitive at the same time. You might be ready to embark on such an affecting voyage built upon those ever-imperfect harmonies and natural rhythms. This EP can be correctly catalogued as deep house, but with everything mixed up -- sax samples and voices go further to get the dancefloor moving. Sax & voice by Michiel Renger & Sammy Maine, respectively.
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AM 047EP
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Tiger Stripes returns to Audiomatique with a funky little number. Going by the name of Glorified, this return to the dancefloor is cutting-edge tech-house and techno. "Glorified' opens with a tight, swinging groove. As we are quickly drawn into the snaking arrangement, an uplifting speech arrives from a preacher from the House of Jack. Rodriguez Junior lends his hand on the remix, drawing out the introduction and adding tension. Pushing drums lead a pitching, super-stereo chord pattern, evolving into an early morning anthem.
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PING 032LP
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LP version. Sven Kacirek, the much-praised multi-instrumentalist from Hamburg, releases his third album with Pingipung. Scarlet Pitch Dreams presents intimate solo works, following his debut The Palmin Sessions (2007) and the international success The Kenya Sessions (PING 020CD), which was honored with a German Record Critic's Award for the second quarter of 2011. While The Kenya Sessions revealed fruitful collaborations with Kenyan musicians, almost every single instrument on Scarlet Pitch Dreams has been played, recorded and produced by Sven Kacirek himself. Within these dreamy séances of percussive virtuosity, Kacirek has effortlessly found his original sound -- from the first whirring of the prepared grand in the opener to the massively rolling drumset crescendo in the last track. Jazzbrush patterns define Sven Kacirek's sonic identity. They create beat structures on wood, glass, and paper which sound like digital sampler tweakings -- but they are not. "For the previous records I had been led by the production process in the first place, cutting loops, use of FX and so on. But here, everything has been written down in notation first, and has then been properly recorded," Kacirek says. This handcraft -- and the craftiness in Sven Kacirek's handling of his recording and production technology -- are two blessed aspects to this record. The 11 tracks burst with sonic details and never dwell on aimless repetition -- they are tied together with wide melodic arcs, and at times they sound like a classical jazz recording, at other times they show their influences from dub techno and clicks & cuts. Featured guests on this record include Jana Plewa (Old Splendifolia, The Kat Cosm) on vocals, and Johannes Huth (Efim Jourist, Anthony Braxton) and John Eckhardt (Alvin Lucier, Evan Parker) on upright bass. Vinyl version contains 9 of the 11 tracks on the CD, plus an mp3 coupon for the entire album.
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UY 055EP
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Marcus Meinhardt presents a taster of his upcoming record with a whole rig of remixes. "Checkpot" has become a typical Meinhardt track that twirls with a cool funkiness and mysterious melodies through the dancer's brain. The producer and DJ Okain takes the theme by the fuse and relights the dancefloor with his bass accelerator. Pele fuels the fire with Findling for their remix. They turn the wind towards the morning and let the flames turn into a trip-dub direction.
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SVT 072EP
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Marco Biagini aka Kellerkind's "Backflash" works around a delicately-crafted, vintage Miami synth lead, a dangerously obese bassline and devilishly catchy hook. Niko Schwind's remix subtly shifts the original's elements around while extending its vocal sample. "Disco Light" features laser synths, bleeps and chugging basses that might just catapult you back to Paradise Garage in '78, were it not for the track's classicist house percussion. "Down To" features Kellerkind's own deep vocal hums, replacing a traditional bassline.
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HFN 012EP
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Kasper Bjørke is ready to release his second artist album on HFN music, entitled Fool. Amongst the plethora of quality on offer on the LP, there is "Lose Yourself To Jenny," one of a handful of songs that feature Jacob Bellens. The original version has a super-catchy melody line, where '80s new-beat and nu-wave meets modern studio charms. This 12" hosts a variety of outstanding remixes, from the likes of Axel Boman, Rebolledo, Till Von Sein and Maxxi Soundsystem.
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