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JUNION 007EP
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"Physics: a subject that's difficult to understand, made simpler by Jambi. Following on from recent Junion smashes by Jay Haze and Michal Ho, we now turn to Jambi for the next hit. Jambi needs no introduction for those of you who need to listen to techno in order to wake up/sleep/eat etc. With releases on District of Corruption, Horizontal, Textone, and Junion, as well as remixes for labels like Tuning Spork and producers like Jay Haze, Ricardo Villalobos, and Guido Schneider amongst many others, Jambi is a certainly a producer qualified to give us this physics lesson. So if you'd all take your seats, and spit out that gum, we can begin. These tracks combine to make an EP which can find its way into all sets of deep electronic house music for those who know. The tracks are perfectly layered, and not only are people dancing, they are learning physics too. However one essential rule is broken by Jambi here, as he proves that in this rare case, what goes up does not have to come down."
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JUNION 006EP
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"Having released one of 2006's best EPs, 'Econoclast,' on Tuning Spork, Michal Ho makes his Junion debut with another hot 4 tracker. 'Cassecade' brings the deepness we've come to expect from Mr. Ho, rattling effects and a warped riff make this a stomping 5am monster. 'Gimme Me Some Back' meanwhile is the perfect set starter, with a relentless melodic hook built around swirling static and snappy hi-hats. '50 Pants' takes things up a notch, with garbled vocals, and the funkiest drum programming this side of the Atlantic, making sure this record will contort any floor. Finally 'Zerogiro' (it rhymes if you're Italian), takes things in a more cosmic direction. With a melody that sounds like a music box and waves of hissing fx, this track keeps the locomotive feel of the EP and is a DJ's dream. 4 tracks +4 different styles =a perfect 12"."
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JUNION 004EP
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"Forget minimal. It's over. These tunes right here are the real deal. How can two maniacs with 4 elements on each track can make something so deep is not clear, but who cares? They do it so well. Junion 4 opens the doors of the cellar and brings out the monster. Drop this bomb at peak time and the panties will come flying. At the after-party you'll loose the freaks and at home you'll fall into a trance. 'Nosebleed' is 808 madness. Toms, kick and a freaky synth. Lush pads that will make you cry. 'Lost in Deep' is a minimal destroyer. It's so bassy that pregnant ladies should stay away..."
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JUNION 003EP
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"The Red Light Shining is a project that was born in the depths of the Amsterdam, sin city environment amply called the 'Red Light District.' On a weekend of frenetically running around, countless coffee shops, and a few trips later, these guys found themselves in what one might call a 'magical' studio. Well as probably guessed, they ended up staying in that same studio for days on end, and before it was time to head back to good old Berlin -- this record came from twisted thoughts (well kind of) to a blatant reality. The Red Light Shining sound can be best described as crazy, bleepy, minimal techno."
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JUNION 002EP
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"For his first release on Junion, Argenis Brito has produced a unique after hours EP. Sentidos Opuedos as its names indicates go to explore the many fields of techno music. A1 'Ama sonica' shoots to ears some groovy drums and a funky bass line, which takes control of the soul while the hypnotic synth-line gets in charge of the head. A2 'Naked Gravity' challenges to blow you mind into heaven. Argenis points out his origin, delivering a song with a fat bassline and some typical South American rhythms that could easily bring you naked on a dance floor. B1 'Yerbabuena' explores a more rhythmic section. This evolving tune starts from a simple bass shot to more complex patterns that deliver fury in crowded clubs as easily as to say 'yerbabuuuuuuena.' B2 'Eimuu' is the psychedelic child of this EP. Its groovy bass pushes you far somewhere in the deepness and the chords do the rest."
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JUNION 001EP
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"Welcome to the world of Junion, the new sub-label of Contexterrior Records. Junion is like the little sister that somehow ate more than the older sister and as such has wider hips and is curvier. The label is focused on a beefier, more synthesizer oriented sound than the sub-bass and click older sister and kicks things off with a killer E.P. that winks at the label's U.S. roots and pinches the behind of the never ending question: 'where is techno music going'. The first release, by Jambi, a recent implant from Washington, DC in Berlin, is simply put a deep hit. The A side track, a 'Theme From a Dream,' happened just so, in a dream. The hypnotic synth line that accompanies the tune was a waking memory from a previous night and the whole track was completed in a frantic morning studio session. The track can only be described as a thumper yet keeping a super deep vibe created by marvelous pad work that hint slightly to Berlin's early techno revolutionaries."
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