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SPORTIV 005EP
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Sportiv 005 is Cosmin TRG going on the offense with a three-track tactical package. "Romanian Deadlift" celebrates the spirit of acclaimed Olympians with resolute, floor-shattering kickdrums and a superset of corrosive arps and leads. The tempo picks up with "Exuberant Gambit", a jungle-tekkno hybrid that flexes a rugged, mutant "Think" break under porous beats and an eerie aerobic melody. "Mae Geri" delivers the final forward thrust with abrasive percussion underlining a paranoid sequence reminiscent of '90s era NYC warehouse material.
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SPORTIV 004EP
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Cosmin TRG is back on his white label operation, Sportiv. "Brixtonstrasse" explores an imaginary buffer zone between the urban angst of London's pirate transmissions and the warehouse logic of Berlin's post-Iron Curtain freedom and energy explosion. In line with the label's semiotics, "Gloria" is named after the rather unsuccessful third league football club from Cosmin's home town. It's a high octane tribal workout with fuzzy chords, in the vein of '90s luminaries like Sterac, bringing back hints of the era's unbridled energy and enthusiasm.
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SPORTIV 003EP
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Cosmin TRG returns to Sportiv with two tracks of stark, angular beauty. "Afterburn" harks back to '90s techno of the hyperkinetic variety, in the vein of Regis's seminal Gymnastics (DNLP 002R-LP). The obsessive vocal mantra adds to its hypnotic, frantic rhythm. "Electra" is on a trance-inducing mission, with its cavernous 808 kick carried by a pulsating bassline and eerie percussion.
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SPORTIV 001EP
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Relax your eyelids. Focus on the darkness. This is your time to relax. You don't need to think about anything. Except being right here, right in this moment. Don't think about tomorrow, or yesterday, Just be here, In your body. Sportiv is a dexterous white label operation that brings heavyweight rhythmic performances from the world of techno athletics. Cosmin TRG presents their first release.
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FIZIC 005EP
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The fifth installment of Cosmin TRG's Fizic comes in the shape of two lethal remixes from Lucy and Minor Science. Lucy takes the mystical energies "Serpenti" and blends them into a digital ritual of tectonic plate-shifting drums, sizzling textures and hypnotic patterns, a highly seductive and authoritative transmission. "Oblic" sees its exuberant shimmer and ricochet rhythms reinterpreted with scientific precision by Minor Science. The result is a hyper-modern, high-octane excursion with deep fluid bass drums, expert percussion and soaring synths. Lucy's remix mastered by Giovanni Conti. Minor Science's remix mastered by Matt Colton. Original cover artwork by Cosmin Nicolae.
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FIZIC 004EP
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Cosmin TRG returns to his own Fizic imprint. "Oblic" offers a brisk groove that ebbs and flows among graphite-thin layers of percussion and sonic debris. The recurring dust sample amplifies the vigorous rhythmic attributes of the track, rendering it with prime dancefloor capabilities. "Serpenti" takes distant sparkles of mutant chimes, wraps them around the relentless pulse of a thudding kick, and soaks everything in static. Granules and grit are extracted from circuitry with a focus on razor-sharp sound system efficiency. Produced by Cosmin TRG and transformed by Matt Colton at Alchemy, with original artwork from Cosmin himself.
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FIZIC 003EP
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Romanian DJ and producer Cosmin TRG presents the third release on his Fizic label, taking abstract inspiration from musique concrète and J. G. Ballard's 1975 novel High Rise. "Sever" is a stripped-back bit of basement funk with scurrying alien sounds, frosted lo-fi textures, and propulsive kick drums; the forceful dub of "Redus" is riddled with abstract lifeforms and distorted radio frequencies; the synths of "Sirena" howl and spray like a UFO in a storm over a burrowing groove; and "Motoric" goes arctic with cavernous chambers of sound full of echo and reverb. Music and artwork by Cosmin Nicolae. Mastered by Matt Colton.
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FIZIC 002EP
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Cosmin TRG returns with another pair of killer modular techno tracks on his own label, Fizic. A timely reminder of the former Rush Hour and 50 Weapons producer's singular sound. "Uzura" starts with a brutal and blistering wall of rhythmical white noise. When drums do drop in, the fuzzy, scuzzy intensity remains and listeners are propelled along a frosty horizon with slithering synths, frazzled sirens, and hiccupping percussive sounds. "Vitriol" features spiraling pads, high-stomping drums, and a mangled acid line. An arresting EP of hugely textural techno that will surely dissociate and dislocate minds and bodies whenever it is dropped.
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FIZIC 001EP
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Iidiosyncratic producer and DJ Cosmin TRG is now minting his own new label, Fizic. The inaugural release sets the tone for the imprint perfectly with two heavyweight slabs of deep, texturally-rich techno in the form of "Repetetiv" and "Vernacular." "Repetetiv" has firm, monstrous kick-drums down low and an eerie brew of industrial signifiers, blurting machine sounds and scurrying percussion up top. "Vernacular" is a gnarly cut with urgent, slamming kicks, restless and raw hi-hats and rattling industrial hooks that place you at the centre of some darkened late-night warehouse.
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RBTRG 001EP
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Three cuts for the techno dancefloor and all the other ones. Made by Cosmin TRG, signed in Helsinki. Mastered and cut by Lupo at Calyx. Stamped by R.A.N.D. MUZIK.
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50WRMX 008EP
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Cosmin TRG's sophomore album Gordian (50 013CD/LP) is a great example of an artist continuously pushing his own boundaries and denying genre limitations of any kind. Not easy listening material, but a delightful listen, packed with plenty of rewarding oddities. 50 Weapons is preparing a series of remix singles to highlight the DJ aspects of the album. Legowelt's remix of "Terminus Abrupt" is a timeless, superlative techno monster. Miles Whittaker's (one-half of Pendle Coven and Demdike Stare) remix of "Noise Code" is exactly the superb demonstration of deep drone techno dub epicness you would expect. Only it's even better.
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50WRMX 006EP
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Cosmin TRG's sophomore album Gordian (50 013CD/LP) is a great example of an artist continuously pushing his own boundaries and denying genre limitations of any kind. This isn't easy listening material, but a delightful listen, packed with plenty of rewarding oddities. 50 Weapons' series of remix singles highlight the DJ aspects of the album, and this first volume hosts a remix by 50 Weapons affiliate Marcel Dettmann. Lee Gamble's remix on the B-side is a techno gem oscillating between sonic illusions and post-Detroit-techno.
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50 013LP
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Gatefold double LP version. Modeselektor's 50 Weapons label releases the second artist album by Romanian Cosmin TRG. Since that debut, the now Berlin-based Cosmin has toured the globe, taking his rusted techno frequencies to places like Fabric, Berghain and Sónar, at the same time as releasing more essential EPs on Rush Hour and 50 Weapons. The new album marks something of a new direction for Cosmin, however -- it's a much more intricate affair that deals in plenty of fuzzy texture, percussive energy and his trademark skimming bottom-ends, but looks outside the techno world for its influences. As the artist himself explains, "The title references an ancient myth, but describes the very contemporary, impossible task of discerning between real and replicated, authentic and contrived. Coping with facts, objects and bodies, the necessity of 'making it,' fear of failure, fear of 'not being happy' are today's topics, and Gordian is my attempt at an exploration of those issues." Starting with the deep, alien-laced ambience of "New Structures for Loving," it's clear from the off Cosmin's production has continued to improve and evolve since Simulat. Abstract yet heartfelt, it's followed by the more implosive snare rattles and crossing synth lines of the title-track, which sounds like a factory gone feral. Opposing light with dark, density with space, tracks like "Desire Is Sovereign" manages to be both propulsive and cerebral. One thing that ties the album to Cosmin's nuanced back-catalog is the gauziness of tracks like "Divided By Design," where the distant hum of radio frequencies turn your thoughts to Cold War-era transmissions lost in blizzards of snow. Though the heads-down surges of tracks like "Semi Present" sure will work on the floor, there's an underlying narrative that makes this album as suitable for listening on headphones. Non-standard melodies, otherworldly blips and a ruined intergalactic energy seem to course throughout, truly transporting you to another world entirely.
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50 013CD
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Modeselektor's 50 Weapons label releases the second artist album by Romanian Cosmin TRG. Since that debut, the now Berlin-based Cosmin has toured the globe, taking his rusted techno frequencies to places like Fabric, Berghain and Sónar, at the same time as releasing more essential EPs on Rush Hour and 50 Weapons. The new album marks something of a new direction for Cosmin, however -- it's a much more intricate affair that deals in plenty of fuzzy texture, percussive energy and his trademark skimming bottom-ends, but looks outside the techno world for its influences. As the artist himself explains, "The title references an ancient myth, but describes the very contemporary, impossible task of discerning between real and replicated, authentic and contrived. Coping with facts, objects and bodies, the necessity of 'making it,' fear of failure, fear of 'not being happy' are today's topics, and Gordian is my attempt at an exploration of those issues." Starting with the deep, alien-laced ambience of "New Structures for Loving," it's clear from the off Cosmin's production has continued to improve and evolve since Simulat. Abstract yet heartfelt, it's followed by the more implosive snare rattles and crossing synth lines of the title-track, which sounds like a factory gone feral. Opposing light with dark, density with space, tracks like "Desire Is Sovereign" manages to be both propulsive and cerebral. One thing that ties the album to Cosmin's nuanced back-catalog is the gauziness of tracks like "Divided By Design," where the distant hum of radio frequencies turn your thoughts to Cold War-era transmissions lost in blizzards of snow. Though the heads-down surges of tracks like "Semi Present" sure will work on the floor, there's an underlying narrative that makes this album as suitable for listening on headphones. Non-standard melodies, otherworldly blips and a ruined intergalactic energy seem to course throughout, truly transporting you to another world entirely.
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50 003LP
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2LP version. This is the debut full-length album from Cosmin TRG. Since 2007, Cosmin TRG has been earning a well-earned reputation with the electronic elite. In that time, the now Berlin-based DJ, producer and live performer has amassed an enviable discography which traverses a number of ghostly styles, moods and tempos. Having released music on an appropriately diverse array of labels including Hessle Audio, Rush Hour and Hemlock, as well as BPitch, Tempa and Fifty Weapons has marked out the Romanian as a distinguished producer with a discernable voice all his own. It should come as no surprise, then, that the debut Cosmin TRG album is as considered as it is. Sure, there are tracks which will work both on and off the dancefloor, but it's the way they're threaded together, making for one cohesive and coherent statement overall that stands them apart. Opening on a typically solid but simultaneously surfing groove, things are alluringly urgent and typically textured from the off. Taking appropriate detours into deeper pockets; areas of warm analog ambiance and abstract alien sounds, there are traces of everything that has gotten Cosmin to this point so far, all re-visioned with an ever-shifting focus. To call the album so-and-so house or some sort of techno doesn't do it any sort of justice. Quite simply, it's an all new language. Once again confirming Cosmin to be a producer in constant experimental flux, Simulat speaks loudly of an essential talent.
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50 003CD
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This is the debut full-length album from Cosmin TRG. Since 2007, Cosmin TRG has been earning a well-earned reputation with the electronic elite. In that time, the now Berlin-based DJ, producer and live performer has amassed an enviable discography which traverses a number of ghostly styles, moods and tempos. Having released music on an appropriately diverse array of labels including Hessle Audio, Rush Hour and Hemlock, as well as BPitch, Tempa and Fifty Weapons has marked out the Romanian as a distinguished producer with a discernable voice all his own. It should come as no surprise, then, that the debut Cosmin TRG album is as considered as it is. Sure, there are tracks which will work both on and off the dancefloor, but it's the way they're threaded together, making for one cohesive and coherent statement overall that stands them apart. Made up of 12 new tracks, each has been exclusively produced for the album while CD-only track "Fizic" is to be the lead single. Opening on a typically solid but simultaneously surfing groove, things are alluringly urgent and typically textured from the off. Taking appropriate detours into deeper pockets; areas of warm analog ambiance and abstract alien sounds, there are traces of everything that has gotten Cosmin to this point so far, all re-visioned with an ever-shifting focus. To call the album so-and-so house or some sort of techno doesn't do it any sort of justice. Quite simply, it's an all new language. Once again confirming Cosmin to be a producer in constant experimental flux, Simulat speaks loudly of an essential talent.
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RH DC8-EP
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Cosmin TRG drops his third release for Rush Hour, this time a 4-track EP. As he moves away from his dubstep/funky roots, he heads more towards 4-floor techno and house; yet, he keeps his crisp drum programming and sharp synth lines, which makes his productions sound fresh and gives them a future feel. With this release, Cosmin TRG proves that house music still can be an inspiring and amazing genre of music.
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RH DC2-EP
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The DC series continues with Cosmin TRG, known for his releases on Hotflush and Tempa, amongst others. "See Other People" is an infectious garage stepper, announcing the future of r&b. Big tune. "Groove Control" continues on a techno tip. It starts off deep and mysterious, evolving into a pulsating, acidic bass line-driven killer.
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TEMPA 048EP
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2012 repress, originally released 2010. This double-pack by TRG shows that the producer now has more in common with branches of house than traditional dubstep. "Twilight Riddim" forces you to jack your body in surrender to the shuffling drum loop. "Diskotek 79" is more soulful, with squelching chords, synth lines and a rousing female chorus, and "Strobe Lick" is a luscious, warm sub-bass roller. Already battered by DJs including Sinden, Rob Da Bank, Coldcut, Laurent Garnier, Mary Anne Hobbs and Modeselektor, these cuts highlight TRG's versatility.
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