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TURBO 236EP
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$19.00
PREORDER
RELEASE DATE: 1/31/2025
Years of simmering mutual admiration between Turbo and Architectural finally erupt with Good Night, Whatever That Is, the Asturian producer's first release on the label. Nothing gets Turbo hot and bothered like the prospect of featuring a true artist on the label. The Good Night, Whatever That Is EP imbues the timeless platonic forms of techno with an energy, craft and depth that will feel instantly familiar to anyone who has built a cathedral with their bare hands. And yet the unadulterated power of lead single "Steampunk" and the even-less-adulterated power of "Tubular Funk" confirm that this release also has one foot squarely planted on the secular dance floor, coursing with the searing bio-fluids that drive and torment all sexual beings. Meanwhile, your deep human need for contrast will be sated by the IDM-ambient euphorics of "Eternity Land" and the highbrow breaks of "Rousing Rhythms."
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WLTD 034EP
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Architectural returns to Wolfskuil Limited with four exceptional cuts on his Beautiful Life After Death 12-inch. Complex sound design and a warm and open atmosphere go hand-in-hand with the Spanish studio wizard's sonic world. From lush ambient in the title track, the addictive groove in "Piedras" to wobbly modular bass excursions in "Luminous Path" and moody textures from the abyss in "Gris". Architectural covers a lot of ground in just four tracks. Diverse and coherent at the same time, few artists have such a recognizable sound signature as the Barcelona artist.
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NONSERIES 027EP
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The contemporary techno talent, Architectural, releases his second solo EP on Non Series. Known for his smart production and sound design, Architectural, aka Juan Rico, delivers a new four-tracker with an advanced framework. These new cuts present a wide range of sci-fi spellbinding sounds with a distinctive techno funk which fits perfectly with Non Series' tendency.
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ELL 039EP
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Deep, dubby, dark punchy techno, from Architectural, showing off his natural groove.
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NONSERIES 023EP
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Architectural releases fresh ambient techno soundscapes on a 4-tracker, Elastic Layouts, on Psyk's Non Series. The Spanish producer delivers a trip into deep spatial territories playing with liquid textures and exploring the elasticity of sound.
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WOLF 002LP
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Juan Rico aka Reeko continues to fine-tune his dark and often abstract take on techno under his Architectural guise with Amour, a perfect mix between straightforward techno and ambient passages. Rico is a consistent and reliable ambassador of a Spanish techno scene that has brought forth artists ranging from Oscar Mulero to Tadeo. Under his Architectural alias, Rico has developed a penchant for perfectly interlocking sonic elements and for a structural sensibility that delivers on the promises of advanced engineering implied by his artist's pseudonym. So just what kind of architecture is in store for listeners on this album? One immediately gets the impression of something massive and towering, yet open to the elements and with a fascinating view of the surrounding landscape for miles around. This feel comes through especially clear on the opening "Aura," the poignant and chorally inflected "Il Mare," and the closing "Sentir." In Rico's imaginary structures one can feel both the wind on one's face and the steady, unfaltering pulse of the power grid. This is the case with the remarkably colorful "Lacrimosa," which is powered by a "vintage futuristic" solo synth singing over a backing chorus of chopped and chattering electric current. It also holds true for "Delicatezza," in which a huge, yawning orchestral swell repeatedly crashes down like ocean waves upon the supporting structure of Rico's techno towers. These moments of cinematic and climactic beauty would, on their own, be enough material for an outstanding work, but there is still more; tracks like "Sapphire" take a more straightforward hypnotic techno approach (only relatively speaking, though -- in Rico's hands a "straightforward" track is still one that uses atmospheric subtleties, organic effects, and a balanced EQ mix to maintain a healthy distance from more conformist exercises). When Rico truly gives himself room to stretch out -- as on the epic "Amour" -- he also shows how easily he can turn the challenge of a lengthy track into an opportunity for more innovation and further elaboration of his key concepts. "Amour" acts very much as the centerpiece of the album, morphing from a scintillating piece of celestial ambience to a busy groove-train loaded with a cargo of unexpected percussive and melodic fills. For listeners who value both lush musical dreamscapes and hard excursions into concrete reality, Amour is the perfect antidote to the conventional album, and a welcome companion on listeners' own journeys into new dreams and realities.
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