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BLACKCROW 012EP
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Following 2018's full-length, Dominance (BCLP 001LP), Deep'a & Biri reemerge on their Black Crow imprint for Roots, presenting three immediate yet sophisticated cuts traversing techno and electro, brimming with character and detail. "Approaching Skopje" is a tunneling slice of techno, with layers of trippy electronic textures. "Quantum Hypnosis" sees an instantaneous swung-groove gradually blossom into a weightless electronic lullaby. On "Roots", a loose breakbeat flirts a circling analog signal, demonstrating the duo's subtle craftsmanship.
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BLACKCROW 011EP
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Deep'a & Biri curate a bevy of much-respected underground techno specialists to further unravel and reimagine the vital and sophisticated sounds of Dominance (2018). Midnight Operator, the collaborative project of Mathew and Nathan Johnson, begin the set with their trippy and transcendent take on "False Memories". Further blending the experimental and the physical, Peter Van Hoesen provides a typically complex and compelling take on "Voltage", deconstructing the original and expanding each element in myriad, rave-specific directions. Deniro contributes a rolling, hypnotic version of "Alpha Cephei", while Z.I.P.P.O. charges down a tense, big room industrial tunnel for his interpretation of "Seeking Solace".
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BCLP 001LP
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Central to the Israeli club scene, Deep'a & Biri have long been defying expectations even within a community they helped construct. Serving as resident DJs, activists, and bookers for Tel Aviv's legendary Barzilay Club, the pair helped build a transcendent club scene. Now based in Berlin, for Deep'a & Biri, things are much the same, even if the landscape and the city is different. Always rooted in the fertile ground between machines and emotion, on their second full-length LP, Dominance, the duo demonstrates their unique grasp of the sensitive, unfolding relationship between man and machine. Steadfast in their insistence never to remain in one lane in terms of their sound, Dominance flawlessly segues between forcefulness and weightlessness. From beginning to end, this is not a record afraid to show its teeth with an uncompromising, instantly recognizable techno palette that kicks the foundations of any sound system with menace, anger, and determination, particularly on tracks such as the dense "Voltage" and pulsing throughout the more industrial flourishes of "École De Nancy" and "Seeking Solace". Beyond these grittier, although never mindless, moments of authority, a sense of escapism and curiosity imbues the album. "Alpha Cephei" offers the first hint of Deep'a & Biri's more wistful concepts, producing a smoke trail of twinkling electronics out of a smudged but distinctive bassline. That understated sense of emotional catharsis carries throughout, to be found between the complex-yet-familiar bells that drive the rhythm of "Flow Diverter" to a Detroit-indebted landscape that will surely instantly elasticate any keen dancers, while "False Memories" offers big-room techno fulfillment with none of the character or sincerity removed for cheap thrills. Saving the most remarkable moments for last, the pair sign off "Dominance" with the poignant and purifying "Astral Trails", fusing an ethereal, ambient landscape with the more pronounced rhythms of their hardware. The album's distinctive artwork comes from the studio of Jewish orthodox artist Avraham Guy Barchil, who forged a powerful connection with Deep'a, both was immediately drawn to "weird atmosphere, amazing technique and emotions involved with his work". Ensuring their natural, conscious touch always remains at the forefront of this unapologetically machine-driven music, Deep'a & Biri have produced an album in the lineage of their heroes and greatest influences. Cerebral yet satisfying, deep yet always engaging, Dominance both reasserts and evolves Deep'a & Biri's forward facing and singular sound.
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BLACKCROW 010EP
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Ed Davenport aka Inland explores all facets of his diverse sound on Metatlantic. The title-track is a work of driving, acid-laced techno; "Cosinaxis" employs electro beat patterns and IDM aesthetics; "Lagoon9 (feat. Civilian)" is a melodic, Detroit-indebted big-room weapon. Closing out the EP is a remix of "Cosinaxis" by Italian duo 3KZ (Z.I.P.P.O and Kaelan).
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BLACKCROW 009EP
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Black Crow revisits the highly praised Insular Realms (BLACKCROW 003EP, 2014) by fellow Israeli producer Hakimonu. Mind Against deliver a mid-track moment of calm before the intensity resumes. Luigi Tozzi, the Rome-based producer, contributes the second remix. Taking the lead from the original's more ethereal moments, his version is dreamy and almost wistful as it propels along its shaking rhythm. Echologist's (aka Brendon Moeller) dub mix twists the original into an acid-inflected track that slowly ratchets up the tension over its seven minutes, while the Reshape breaks things down into a churning rhythm peppered with flashes of off-kilter sonic details.
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BLACKCROW 007EP
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Michal Matlak's Analog Roland Orchestra finds the Poland born and Berlin based producer in the conductor role among an array of classic electronic hardware, taking on the role of shaping and directing a free flowing sound that moves across genres, whether in a studio or live setting. Aftermath II is no different, moving from the classic roots techno sounds of "Plant" and "Father Detroit", through the dub excursion of "Urei Dub", to the cinematic, Boards of Canada and Tangerine Dream-recalling pair "Her" and "Aftermath".
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BLACKCROW 006EP
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2030, aka Nico Campanella presents Timeworm, with remixes from Luke Hess and Deep'a & Biri. The EP's original tracks are lushly-produced classic Detroit-influenced excursions with cascading ambient textures and string melodies. "In Aeternum" could easily be mistaken for a lost early '90s classic, while the title track also draws on a similarly timeless quality. Luke Hess's "In Aeturnum" remix is a dancefloor workout that retains a softer edge. Deep'a & Biri offer two of their own interpretations of the title track, pulling the track across the dub techno galaxy with their trademark dexterity. Artwork by Israeli artist Avraham Guy Barchil.
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BLACKCROW 005EP
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Deep'a & Biri return to their Black Crow label following their 2016 Echoic Memories EP on the legendary Transmat label with Lightsdown. Deep techno work with two versions, reflecting both the emotional and the darker side of their production scale.
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BLACKCROW 004EP
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Tel Aviv's Deep'a & Biri return to their own Black Crow imprint following the huge success of their 2014 split EP with Aril Brikha (BLACKCROW 002EP). Circular Sector/Parallel showcases the tougher side of their expansive techno sound, with an intensity that marries well with the dub sonics they've long made their calling card. The originals are backed by a pair of stellar remixes from Klockworks affiliate ROD and Figure techno veteran Markus Suckut, with the former tying the bassline of "Circular Sector" to a swung-out groove and the latter turning "Parallel" into an acid-infused tribute to Berlin's '90s techno heyday.
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BLACKCROW 003EP
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The third release on Tel Aviv duo Deep'a & Biri's Black Crow label comes from Israeli talent Hakimonu. This release should bring his intelligent fusion of techno, ambient, dub, jazz and acid to wider attention. Far more than a pair of dub techno excursions, the EP's original tracks retain a tougher, more experimental edge while encouraging listeners to explore the minute details in the spaces between the more prevalent elements of the tracks. The EP enlists Ed Davenport (under his Inland guise) and Black Crow bosses Deep'a & Biri for remix duties.
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BLACKCROW 002EP
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Tel Aviv's Deep'a & Biri and Iran-born producer Aril Brikha unite on Deep'a & Biri's Black Crow label, from which proceeds will be donated to an Israel/Palestine peace project organization. With their shared love for the deeper sounds of Detroit techno, Brikha's collaboration with Deep'a & Biri on the second Black Crow EP was the logical next step to follow the duo's 2013 debut LP Emotions Visions Changes on DJ Hell's International DJ Gigolos. The 12" features both acts contributing an original track and remix, with Brikha's signature melodic progressions and Deepa & Biri's dub techno atmospherics brought to bear on each side.
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BLACKCROW 001EP
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Production/DJ duo Deep'a & Biri now launch their own Tel-Aviv based label, Black Crow. Inaugurating the label is Redshift, produced in collaboration with their long-time partner Gene. "Redshift" has the signature Deep'a & Biri sound, a pumping Detroit-indebted roller, with shout snippets riding in & out of the keys-led workout. Greek producer Argy provides the remix, accenting the bass line and adding a spoken vocal that takes "Redshift" all the way to Chicago. "Blueshift" demonstrates the team's melodic tendencies, and is perfect for those deep space moments.
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