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FEINES 018EP
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Four-track EP No Bad Decisions is Pletnev's debut on Cologne-based imprint Feines Tier. And here he matches perfectly with label requirements -- hidden melodies, dozens of layers and sounds. Truly simple and addictive music for parties with soul, big or small. For the recent few years, Pletnev did a solid statement as a producer with releases for Lithuanian Le Temps Perdu imprint or French labels KUMP and Hard Fist where he always explored a variety of genres melting tribal, EBM and techno into one solid peace of gold. Originally Russian, Pletnev now settled in Vilnius where he represents incredibly booming local scene being a resident of Opium club. Title tune "No Bad Decisions" is a noisy electronic boogie with drunk arpeggios and filtered bassline. Comemé based Ana Helder delivers more dancefloor-oriented version of the track. "Almost Equal" continues the general line of the EP with jumpy boogie beat and tribal percussions. "Norton Commander" makes a perfect balance and adds mystic darkness through running sub bassline and sliding atonal bells. And simple 808 beat makes out of tune a perfect trance-y option for the late party hours.
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HHMM 600EP
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Alexander Pletnev's latest EP, Voranto Bros, is a long-awaited return to Le Temps Perdu. The title track is a cinematic tale, a sound novel about two migrant brothers hitting the shores of USA in the dawn of XXth century to became vicious gangsters. "Hope They Wont Come Back" is severe instrumental ballad with low drums, talking bass lines, and noisy guitar riffs. Cocktail D'Amore's head honchos Discodromo strip "Voranto Bros" down to deliver an EBM style dancefloor burner. Harold Boué (Abstraxion, Lion's Drums) delivers a menacing remix for "Hope They Won't Come Back", a dark and mystic journey.
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FW 006EP
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Alex Pletnev joins you as Pletnev for Aztec Code/Daywalker. Inspired by the fat kicks and live bass lines of the big beat era, Pletnev combines a jumping beat with African percussion and a charismatic vocal on "Aztec Code". "Daywalker" is a completely original, synthesized outing. A sleazy lead line charms and slithers upwards between layers of syncopated tabla and a sultry acidic groove. Sound artist Eva Geist joins Fleeting Wax label head Mehmet Aslan to spin "Daywalker". Their hazy rework dubs out some electronic elements, adding contorted sound design, distant vocals, lo-fi samples, and an Italo leaning bass.
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HHMM 200EP
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Soft spoken and well-mannered, Alexander Pletnev moved in 2014 from the Russian city of St. Petersburg to the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. A co-founder of a barber's shop that also hosts an improvised vinyl second-hand corner, and a cozy bar, Alex soon embraced influences filtered through the local nightlife institution "Opium Club". His production powerhouse Pletnev explores darker territories, untouched by his bright alter ego, Ponty Mython. St. Bones EP consists of two tracks, contrasting in mood and tempo, accompanied by remixes from the Japanese tailor of sound and taste Ryota OPP and fellow St. Petersburg producer, Inga Mauer.
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