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EMEGO 188LP
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Philipp Quehenberger's music has existed as a consistent strain amongst the Austrian underground for the last 15 years. His output is a cracking combination of dancefloor zeal and deep disco disorientation. A perpetually rotating sphere which blends genres while bending the body and mind. Quehenberger's sweaty cerebrum is significantly showcased on his second full-length for Editions Mego. Content ventures deeper into Quehenberger's world of electro noir, ketamine cool and sordid soul. "Fucked" is a monumental drive through a gloriously queasy and sleazy terrain which leads into the rolling rhythms of the killer Uff Uff 12" (DEMEGO 020EP). Here, an oozing psychedelic tapestry folds amongst muffled voices, resulting in a striking, propulsive chant. "Startled" further charts the depths of dance and disorientation as striding rhythms coalesce amongst gloriously diminishing synths. "Extended" bounces around an ecstatic carnival atmosphere where an abject ringleader swerves amongst swirling organs and a thick organic beat. "Content" is brimming with hard, driving dance music -- a bass line degenerate hurtling out of the speakers as the ultimate mood enhancer. Equal parts quarantine and club, Content is one of Quehenberger's finest works to date. Mastered at Dubplates & Mastering. Cover drawing by Marta Mikulec.
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DEMEGO 020EP
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New gear from the Philipp Quehenberger corner with one new original and a trio of remixes from his album Hazard (released as LATON 047 in 2009). Patrick Pulsinger tackles "New Beat," with his unique future-funk sound. There's also the welcome return of Elin (who hasn't been on a Mego record since 1995). He slurps out a version of "Hey Gert," making it into a slamming, slowed-down twister of a track. This leaves the pumping excess of Altroy's "Keep Talking" remix.
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EMEGO 083CD
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This is Vienna-based Phillip Quehenberger's long awaited full-length debut, after the 12" EP Q.B.B.Q on Cheap in 2002. Phantom in Paradise seems to be immune to quick categorization. Based on a wondrous forwardness, the prevailing instrumental tracks neglect predictability, never lose their mysteries, opening psychedelic trap doors and windows, bunching imagination and closeness. Phantom in Paradise captivates with intelligent dancefloor confusions, hypnotic maelstroms and darkly gleaming pop. Quehenberger has taken the raw energy of his ecstatic live performances and crafted a diamond of a release. From the catchy riffs of "Loner Goner," to the polyrhythmic UR-like "Varad" and the scorching twisted keyboard distortion of "Verdammst!," this is dance-heavy pop-eclecticism.
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