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HFNDISK 054LP
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Six years after his latest LP Busted With A Bag Of Bliss came out on My Favourite Robot, Canadian indie electronica master Sid Le Rock returns with his fifth studio album Scenic Route. The new LP, out on hafendisko, is the result of a year-long production process, marked by total creative freedom in the studio. "Reflecting the ethos of my over 15-year long music career, Scenic Route is all about taking the long way -- embracing my experiences and humility by continuing forth along a road less traveled, rather than seeking instant gratification and shortcuts in life," Sid Le Rock says. With a total of eight LPs, four of which were released under his Sid Le Rock moniker, it's clear that albums are the Berlin-based producer, live act, DJ, and vocalist's preferred form of expression. "I'm an album artist. I prefer the concept of an album, because it's more intertwined with all your influences, your musical goals and directions, and you can get away with a lot more experimenting, expression and explorations than you can with an EP. EPs for me are foreplay," he explains. Scenic Route is a musical journey through a wide palette of sounds, ranging from dancefloor tracks "Kismet" and "Morgenfrisk" to electro masterpieces "Speak Sweetly" and "Hiraeth". The album artwork has been created by Alex Solman. Includes download code.
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STRIKE 126EP
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This 12" by Shitkatapult pal Sid Le Rock (aka Pan/Tone) rocks the shit. "Devil's Night" is a serious 8+ minute smooth melodic techno piece from the hands of the Franco-Canadian-Berlin meister. The B-side opens up with a majestic Soul Center remix of "Made For You." Thomas Brinkmann re-arranges the original by adding a straight funkyness with filter warmth, bass drums and extra bass. "Hello Gorgeous" finishes it all off with surprisingly smooth, melancholy indie-rock and deep pop feeling.
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DFRG 029EP
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Sid Le Rock is the new star of Defrag with 4 hot tracks only for the most sophisticated tastes. "Troubles" is a funky techno ballad with a dark voice. The remix by Pan/Tone "More Troubles" features minimal sounds and spacing effects that will lead you to a new planet. "She Smiles" is for a romantic journey and the remix by Fairmont will introduce you to the gloomier side of love.
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STRIKE 115CD
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The Franco-Canadian and Berlin-based producer Sheldon Thompson (aka Pan/Tone, Gringo Grinder ) aka Sid LeRock presents his third album Tout Va Bien, with 11 fresh and bright tracks that never stop rocking. All his work can be described as very personal electronic music that keeps on searching for the human touch -- the errors, wrong paths and trials that one can find in all creative works. The computer and electronic instruments are just alternate ways to create sound and rhythm, just as with drums, guitars, and bass. Sid Le Rock makes use of all these mediums and fights to stray away from the machine's calculated ways of the straight track. Human error is vital. Tracks such as "Swollen Member," "Incliner," and "Pow Wow" are examples of great, rocking, funk tunes with the typical Sid tchak (snare/clap/boom!) style, combined with classical, melodic rock riffs and techno bass patterns. And best of all, are the wonderful hidden gems with amazing vocal tracks such as "Still Life" and "Walk Alone" -- classical songs, classical moods, and wonderfully charming singing from a bearded man. After the bankruptcy of Ladomat, Sid LeRock was without a home, so he focused his attention on his other alias, Pan/Tone and his own imprints, Cereal/Killers and Beachcoma. As Pan/Tone, he released with Kompakt, Sender, and Sub-Static and completed some random productions as Sid LeRock with remixes for Depeche Mode, Gui Boratto, Fairmont and Placebo. It took him 4 years to return to a big Sid LeRock album, and it's about time.
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LADO 2190EP
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"His unholy beats still stomp through weak standards. His tracks still cut in your head like a thousand knives through butter cream. His rusty sounds still scrape over the blackboard of life and still no-one's reached the mindbending peak of sweat and emotion, that this not-so-lonely wanderer from the Canadian woods calls his edge. Sid LeRock's bone-breaking funk knows more about euphoria than meets the eye, but also finds his way through dark and sad alleys of your mind. You might even call it precise pop, wouldn't it be for the good ole distortion pedal that reminds our hero of his origins and his goals: those sharp riffs, the rattling voices and dem waving booties. It's on purpose, that 'Fatal Distraction' feels like the secret center of the album and will be the first single taken to the crowd. Sulfuric voices and a stoic bass lurk in front of a guitar-driven wall-of-noise, that keeps the refrain from any indecision. The 12" comes with the brilliant RMX from Misc. (Sender Rec.)."
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