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BPC 173EP
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Lee Van Dowski presents an awesome statement called The Last Run. The Geneva-based DJ and producer has releases on well-known labels such as Cadenza, Soma, Dumb-Unit, and Num Records, to name a few. The title track is influenced by classic British Warp and Rephlex electronica, developing slowly and steadily with fat, organic beats. "Rave Da House" rocks down to the ground. The sound is a bit more clean and organized, but for this reason it's totally hypnotic.
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NUM 018EP
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"The label owner is getting remixed by the hottest producers of the moment, Matt Star and Ripperton (Lazy Fat People). Don't miss!"
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NUM 006EP
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"On his own label, widely considered as a stripped-down, more dancefloor-friendly version of Cadenza, Lee is at home and kickstarts the new year with more futuristic digital rock'n'roll -- without the ego posturing, we're talking 'faceless techno bollocks' -- for those who know. Well, techno's pretty much the new rock isn't it, minus the vocals sometimes -- then again, there are many instrumental bands. You know, it's got heavy electronic riffs in loops, rising and falling, reaching intense climaxes followed by breakdowns. So bang your head to the ruthless buildups and outlandish, cosmic breakdowns of 'The Darkened Component' on the A side, and consider 'face B' as another A side: 'Endonet' immediately grabs you with a darker atmosphere, a droning, menacing synth and nasty metallic bleeps. Starting from and returning to a confined and intimate space, all sounds expand to arena-size proportions in-between."
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MG 043LP
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"His first appearance on Mental Groove was in 2003 for the CD Hosomaki:mix volume 2, a compilation introducing up and coming artists from the Lemanic Riviera. Since then the half Polish-French producer has come a long way, making himself a name by releasing two very successful singles on Luciano's label Cadenza and recently his own label (Num records) with his partner Phil Quenum, whose first release is doing serious damage here and there, and here again, kind of Autechre meeting Robert Hood in 7th Sky. Soma records immediately signed them on their new sublabel for a handful of releases... this mini-LP comes together with a special free album CD of different electronica, not far from the sound of Schematic records."
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