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LVL 015EP
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Cancel is Düsseldorf-based producer Antonelli Electr.'s 3rd EP for Level Records. All three tracks are arranged and recorded live without any edits, resulting in a very pure record with a magical flow. The first track is the very dense and euphoric house hymn, "Hush." "Deal" and "Cosy" are both stripped-down house tracks which were created only on one drum sequencer. Both tracks sport a subtle, percussive, but still-harmonic monotone approach. Lowtec finishes the EP with his delightful rework of "Cosy."
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LVL 013EP
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Russia's minimal techno traditionally sounds different from its Western European and American counterparts. Modul's Pioneers EP for the Düsseldorf-based Level Records imprint lacks American minimal's invincibility and straightforwardness as well as the nerdy, druggy or avant-garde-borne quirkiness many European interpretations of techno show. Modul substitutes these prominent attributes with a baroque, synthetic deepness fueled by slick, modern beat skeletons.
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LVL 011CD
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"The eight new tracks on Sworn have a romantic and sublime feel and combine a wide range of musical styles: you will find sparkling electronica, abstract IDM-ish parts and deep clubby tunes with slices of acid and Chicago house in it. Despite the many different influences the result is a very coherent one as everything is embraced by Ilar's enigmatic and unique haze of sound. On Sworn, undoubtedly one of Ilar's finest works to date, sophistication and blissfulness go hand in hand."
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LVL 010C-EP
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"Third and last part of the Top Ten series on Level Recordings. Top Ten 3 is packed with exclusive tracks by SLG, Revolver label-head Jeff Milligan, Ekkohaus and Daniel Fritschi himself. This piece of vinyl comes in a lovely designed LP-sleeve by Nicola Roman Walbeck."
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LVL 010B-EP
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"The second part of the three EP series celebrating Level Records' tenth anniversary, Top Ten 2/3. Ferenc Vaspoeri kicks off with an escape from the city and deep into Hungarian forests yet maintains a metropolitan perspective with his harmonic, almost texture-free sound design. Next on the map is Hidenobu Ito, who summons ghosts in Tokyo's Asakusa district with the spookiest house sneaker released on Level Records to date. On the flipside, it's back to Duesseldorf, Germany, with local legend Antonelli Electr. throwing on a twisted Chicago-esque house tune."
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LVL 010A-EP
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"Level Records reached the 10th release and in order to make it something special, we decided to release Top Ten in three separate parts. The first part includes tracks from Marcin Czubala, Bvoice & KHz, & Anders Ilar."
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LVL 009EP
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"Since his acclaimed debut EP on Level Records in 2005, Slg (Lukasz Seliga) has managed to establish himself as one of the leading producers in Poland. His second EP for Level is strongly influenced by his countless accomplished live performances and is a testament to just how well club and deep music can work together. From the fantastic minimal stomper 'Sixty Six' over the very deep, funky title track 'Invisible' with its deep meandering melodies to the more rave-oriented 'Rain Over Lodz,' Slg presents an extraordinary symbiosis of deepness and functionality. The EP is closed with Anders Ilar's refined reinterpretation of 'Sixty Six.'"
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LVL 005EP
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"Antonelli Electr. is delightfully composing himself back into a perfect arrangement between house and minimal techno. One thing, two sides -- and a gradual change of perspective, developing from straight techno beats to a gas and steam cogeneration plant. Side A starts off with 'Dusty,' a straight techno track with a slurping bass that easily masters the quirky house chords. 'Slipstream' is an accelerating impulse for the dance floors and will make them hit and kick till their hearts are content. Side B sways more into serenely playful sounds: 'Snowflake Funk' is sure funky, even jazzy with a clearly swishing and rustling scent. 'Laziness,' the last track then tumbles over into a new interpretation of deep and dubbed minimal techno -- playful without being abstract -- a snapshot of relief and liberating contemplation. Laziness EP is not entirely without double and maybe triple irony, yet it displays too much friendliness and equanimity to be full-swing iconoclastic, and what is more, it will knock over your flower tub real good, too, just as the mood pleases."
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LVL 002EP
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"After releasing his debut-track 'Vortex' together with tracks by Oliver Hacke, Rhythm-Maker and Andy Vaz on the compilation Quartett EP (level1), Daniel Fritschi finally steps out of the background and establishes himself as a full-fledged musician with this 4-track 12" vinyl, called Intonation EP. A1 'Flexion-Wavelet'; Side B starts with 'Flexion-Wavelet' -- a track of 120 bpm with mellow chords and filigree clicks, zaps and bleeps. The track tenderly develops into a free-floating and deep ambience, thinning out here and there to intonate a delicate piano melody and a counterbalanced more techno kind of bass drum. The bouncing bass and the smooth flow of 'Flexion-Wavelet' maturely explore the ramifications of minimal techno."
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