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TRESOR 167LP
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Reissue of DJ Shufflemaster's album EXP, first released by Tresor in 2001. This expanded reissue comes as a triple-LP with new artwork by Japanese designer Sk8thing and combines the original CD release tracks with three tracks from the Angel Gate 12" from the same year, including a remix by Surgeon. Also present is a previously unreleased version of "Innervisions", which replaces the assonant synths of the original with a looped vocal sample upfront. Tatsuya Kanamori remains a critical component of the Tokyo techno underground scene, initially coming to the fore through the Subvoice label before releases with Tresor, Theory Recordings, and Japanese record labels such as Disq and Reel Musiq. At the moment of the original release, DJ Shufflemaster considered the record to draw in disparate and latent ideas into a fully encompassing mesh. "I would like to show my thoughts and everything that I am through the album. If it doesn't reflect my ideas and the reasons that I live for, there is no meaning for me to create an album. Therefore, EXP doesn't contain just one theme or concept." EXP represents an uncompromising and psychedelic slant on techno, with a purist's focus on the dancefloor. It bridges many avenues within the techno genre, from the minimalist, dubby terrains of tracks like "P.F.L.P." and "Opaqueness", to more fierce percussive works that share a kinship with the sonic movements in Berlin, Detroit, and the UK. Beyond the technical, pared-down techno found in tracks such as "EXP" and "Onto The Body", the album leaps into unpredictable territories frequently. "Angel Exit" carries mystical UK steppers moods as if it were a long-lost dubplate of The Rootsman. Kanamori delves deep into looping digital grunge in "Flowers Of Cantarella" and "Dawn Purple", these synthetic worlds enveloping and deforming at will. Bold and as fresh as ever, EXP is an unearthed jewel from Tresor's past for new ears. Full printed sleeve.
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