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MOTE 059EP
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Steve Rachmad, aka Sterac, returns to Luke Slater's Mote-Evolver imprint this May to release the Numbers EP. Since his earliest days in the scene, Amsterdam's Steve Rachmad has created a legion of monikers to cover his compositions' variety and broadness. One of them being Sterac which focuses on the deeper and more obscure end of the techno genre. The Sterac discography consists of signature cuts, spread out over genre-defining labels such as M-Plant, Tresor, Klockworks, Afterlife, Mote-Evolver, Indigo Aera, and Delsin. His Numbers EP sees Steve drop the first release of 2021 under his Sterac alias as he makes a return to Luke Slater's Mote-Evolver label with four tunnelling techno tracks. Kicking off the release is "Ghost 37", which employs vacillating grooves, ominous synths and intricate mechanics before "Lost Track 22" fuses sizzling 303s, dynamic drums and mammoth, alien-sounding modulations. On the flip, "Rey Fur 2.1" keeps the energy flowing with a high-impact clapper featuring bustling fx and expansive tones until "Tr-15" masterfully rounds off the EP with twisting synth flutters, rattling highs and hypnotic bass grooves intricately unfolding underneath.
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MOTE 006LP
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As Morganistic, Luke Slater only released a handful of cuts-but among those was the album Fluids Amniotic, originally released in 1994, still widely praised today as a benchmark techno long-player. Regularly featuring in the sets of Hood and Mills, Morganistic's dark, rumbling minimalism was, as the album title suggests, the sonic equivalent of being trapped in the murky, viscous fluids of some sinister alien womb. Slater unearthed the original DAT and reel-to-reel tapes and got them remastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis.
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MOTE 005LP
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Released on Luke Slater's iconic Freek Funk album on NovaMute (1997) -- one of the most seminal techno albums of the '90s -- "Love" finally gets the remix treatment it deserves more than two decades after its initial release. Leading the charge, Burial makes one of his rare appearances on remix duties and doesn't disappoint with an atmospheric and mesmerizing reimagining with an aesthetic reminiscent of Untrue (2007). Lucy then reels out a deep-diving techno roller with precision kicks and tantalizing melodies. Luke Slater then adopts The 7th Plain moniker for a collage of sound extending past the 15-minute mark, before upping the energy with a moody reverberating number as Planetary Assault Systems. Marcel Dettmann provides two takes on "Love"; his "City" remix features a cacophony of metallic rhythm, ebbing pads, and plenty of swing whilst mantra-like vocals operate throughout, followed by the thudding "Black Glove" remix with its murky tones and rattling effects. Cascading drums and lively trumpets next in Silent Servant's upbeat and infectious take.
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MOTE 056EP
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Inaugurated by Luke Slater (as L.B.Dub Corp) and ASC in 2011, Parallel Series has continued to host a handful of split releases. For its sixth instalment, Brighton based producer Rene Wise returns to Mote Evolver with "Wind Runner", which features a relentless bassline and substantial kick, married to swooping industrial textures generating abstract rhythms, before an arpeggiated bass melody joins ghostly vocals in "Sling Jockey". Making his Mote Evolver debut, Billy Turner distributes sharp oscillating frequencies with syncopated drum hits in "Charging Totem", then "Magma" erupts dangerous modulating stabs whilst ethereal reverb evolves into a cacophony of intense energy.
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MOTE 055EP
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Fresh off much essential reissues of his seminal debut album for Peacefrog, The Electric Funk Machine, and the initially 2017-released The Light Years Reworks, which featured an incredible cast of remixers, UK techno mastermind Luke Slater resurfaces as Planetary Assault Systems with a crisp double-package of his signature deep-rolling, hypnotic big-room churners. As its name suggests, Straight Shooting takes no byway to get its point across. Lifting off with the bleepy, outer space-y thrust of "Beam Rider", Slater's new outing stings like a straight-out nasty shot of adrenaline right in the ticker. Going for the jugular with its ever-impactful mix of pummeling kicks, bloodthirsty bass combers, and frenzied electronics blinking like signals freshly emerged from a long drift across cold, hostile wormholes, PAS further proves he navigates in a parallel dimension of his own. Although familiar in essence, the chassis of the tracks remains distinctively unique with cuts like "Born Anchors" and "Engage Now" moving away from the calibrated number category, whilst finely blurring the line between explosiveness and self-discipline, which makes them perfect for near peak-time moments of transition in a set. Proper muscular bangers are nevertheless the kernel of it all here, and sure to steer the crowd into ecstasy on automatic pilot. If "Humans Use Concrete" blazes with the wild stomp of Slater's most incisive classics and "Bear Bones" guides its listener into a trippy excursion across hyperspace loops and alien inner territories, it's "Give It Up" that harnesses the storm with its playful mix of sliced-and-diced vocal fragments, rabid toms, skittish hats and freq-shifting synth whines sure to cut a path of destruction into the club. If an extra-terrestrial invasion of planet Earth was on the agenda, no doubt Slater would be appointed soundtrack composer in chief. Deadly as it gets, Straight Shooting holes it in one.
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MOTE 054EP
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The howling "Wolf" kicks things off on a pounding yet playful note with its hooting synths and behemoth kicks, whilst "Broken Motor" sinks you into an obsessive swirl of lysergic arpeggios and rattling drums on automatic fire. Back to a more synthetic feel, "Loud Colours" heads for the abysses of consciousness with its subtly interwoven skein of sonar-like bleeps, bloops, and straight gut-churning stomp. Looping the loop, "Spirit Molecule" tops the record off with more of a hip-swaying finish, dipping its Latin-inflected batucada rhythms in a thick sauce of brooding dub, eerie noises, and altered vocal echoes.
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MOTE 053EP
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Opening proceedings, "See The Light" unveils a soulful and vocal driven side to the L.B. Dub Corp sound, whilst "We Are Going Home" switches up the aesthetic and moves into duskier, percussion driven territories. Last up, Slater punctuates the EP with the intricate, snaking sonics of "Calling The Spirit", harnessing slick, skipping hats, and a hypnotic, ever-evolving lead line.
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MOTE 004LP
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Reflecting on a career spanning three decades, Luke Slater is a true dance music legend. The British producer has not only been pivotal in the rise of techno but his work continues to play a vital role in driving the genre forward, particularly under his Planetary Assault Systems name. Following its launch in 2006, Slater's L.B. Dub Corp moniker has been responsible for refreshing house music on labels like Mote Evolver and Ostgut Ton, with the latter hosting the pseudonym's debut album in 2013 (OSTGUT 029CD/015LP). Side Effects is the project's first body of work since then. Slater on the recordings: "I wrote the tracks over the last year between being on the road as P.A.S. and playing a few L.B. Dub Corp house sets, which naturally evolved into Side Effects almost accidentally." Crashing stabs and a rolling hook inaugurate the album in "Reel One" before the meandering "Night Time Hawk" demonstrates effervescent effects and bursts of white noise. Commanding kicks and a moody bassline make up the robust "Edge 7" whilst "IELBEE" exhibits a bouncy aesthetic complete with intricate melodies. "Float When You Can" is dark and ominous from the off but an echoing note sequence adds a glimmer of light, making way for the reverberating mechanics of "Bass Machine" before leading into the twisted sounds and ghostly air of "Forever In A Day". Nearing the end, "LBEES Jam" is the most lighthearted track on the album with its twinkling lead melody until Slater rounds off the release with a soulful and vocal driven affair "All Got To Live". "Edge 7" features Aurelie Yung. 180 gram vinyl. Includes download card.
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Oliver Deutschmann's hard-edged beats, insistent tones, and occasional flash of devious humor make him a natural addition to the Mote Evolver roster. Deutschmann's deft usage of split-second samples on the opening track "Seduced" -- a distant, repeated murmur and a dense acid bassline. The interlude "Apsurt" follows with lofty, faintly ominous synth pads. "Survive", like "Seduced", relies on the repetition of a single reverberating word to set the tone, while the hammering drum patterns fill in the details. "Lost" dispenses with vocalizations completely and lets the steaming mechanical processes take center stage.
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MOTE 051EP
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The working relationship between producer Psyk (aka Manuel Anós) and Mote Evolver continues with the new Silent Witness EP. "Disorder" leads in with a curiosity-provoking combo of rubbery kick drum and gated synth sounds. The title track follows with a similar tempo and probing mood, but this time with sharper rhythmic edges, crisp hi-hats, and rising swells. "Apart" inaugurates the B side with a classic club sound, one reliant on chaining together micro-snippets of sound into something expansive. "Surrender" ends this particular voyage with a vertiginous, omnipresent sequence guiding the way through a synthetic wilderness.
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MOTE 050EP
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On the compelling "Lazer Organical", listeners will find themselves in the midst of a testing range where thick arcs of coherent plasma ricochet off of the walls. On the mesmerizing bubblebath of "Random Kingdom", Luke Slater allows listeners to sink into the rising sonic foam before interjecting with some sharp metallic hits. "Desert Races" proceeds in similar fashion, weaving a web of luminous sequencer patterns around the listener before and cutting in with sudden fluctuations or distortions. "Life Rhythm", on the other hand, is a total immersion session in which Slater's presence seems to recede into the background.
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Roog Unit is the new production duo of Luke Slater and Ø [Phase], aka Ashley Burchett. "Mesh" is a bracing bombardment of the senses; chugging bass sequences, metallic flutters, and sparkling high-register arpeggiation all make this into a piece of contained chaos. "Bugeye" follows suit; a characteristically high-impact percussive track forms the base from which Burchett and Slater implement their plans for layering sonic architecture. "The Chains" is a quintessential late-night/early-dawn number; Eerie shivering sonorities float in with all the classic drama of sustained Hammond organ chords.
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MOTE 003LP
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2018 repress. Having already unleashed a considerable amount of collaborative magic with the Planetary Funk: 22 Light Years series of remix EPs (MOTE 046EP, MOTE 047EP, 2016), Luke Slater upped the ante with six full sides worth of material, all of them injecting the spirit of classic Planetary Assault Systems into new sonic organisms. Using motifs from past P.A.S. successes, Luke Slater and his cohorts join here to make something radical and revitalizing: too cohesive for a "compilation album" and with too much autonomy granted to the guest remixers to be a simple "tribute". Three of the tracks in the program are intense and captivating live re-workings from Slater himself, hurtling from the speakers with an apparent minimum of post-production polish and an optimal level of buzzing energy. While this on its own would make for a compelling listen, the album is also laden with contributions from an international assembly of electronic soul controllers (to wit: Marcel Fengler, Psyk, Lucy, Slam, Octave One, Function, and Kamikaze Space Programme). Fengler kicks off the proceedings with an ecstatic and lustrous rework of "Twelve", a melodic sunrise joining a synth pad massage to a locked-in and systematic rhythm. Psyk's own interpretation of the same track preserves the same insistence but applies it to a completely different time and place, driving the listener through a wilderness of coded signals and an ambiguous repetition of the title that sounds like it could be as much a warning as an indicator of progress. KSP's version of "Function 6" gradually builds a cyborg leitmotif from an overdriven martial beat and epileptic machine breakdowns. Sequencing this with Octave One's "Booster" rework is an ideal choice, as the squared-away EBM/electro-funk sequences and flanged hi-hats seem to refer to a different phase in the life cycle of the same machine. Function's "Diesel Drudge," on the other hand, moves from the machine world into a totally oneiric world typified by backwards-masked/time-traveling voices and a thick strobe-lit haze. Lucy's re-envisioning of "Surface Noise" is a no-nonsense tantric exercise in shedding preconceptions and inhibitions. Rounding out the collection is Steve Bicknell's "Raid" version - a breathing mosaic of rhythmic pulses and clattering objects - and Slam's characteristically intense modification of "Temporary Suspension," whose low-end sequences continually bubble and seethe yet never completely boil over. Comes on 180 gram clear vinyl; includes a download card.
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MOTE 048EP
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The Parallel Series is back with Sev Dah and Jeff Rushin who produce four techno pieces aimed for early mornings on darker dancefloors. Sev Dah starts with "Svarog", a fierce workout with rolling percussion and an off-kilter melodic line. "Morana" has the mood of early Detroit tracks but with more modern production values. Jeff Rushin's "Solex" is the most disorienting track on the release - A distant kick drum and the rising intensity of a ringing synth line gradually fall together with added percussion. "Obsolete" fills the audio spectrum with layers of dissonant panning and shuffling hats.
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MOTE 047EP
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Luke Slater delivers another new 12" with all of the purposeful intensity and sonic clarity to be expected from his celebrated Planetary Assault Systems alias. This EP pairs both an original mix and a spirited re-working by Josh Wink. Josh Wink's reworking of "Kat" pushes beat-driven sound to disciplined extremes, but not without clearly detectable traces of humor and playfulness. The original mix begins in a more subdued fashion, but it isn't lacking at all in concentrated energy. This mix relies on geometrical sound sequences that slowly approach from a distance before they completely overtake the listener.
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MOTE 046EP
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Leading off the proceedings on this first volume is the Ø [Phase] remix of "Dungeon" which takes the listener to a dark place of uncertainty and possible hidden dangers, but with more vigor and percussive intensity added to the mix. Ben Sims appears on the scene as well with a re-envisioning of "Gated". Retaining all the controlled chaos which made this track a classic, Sims adds more of his own fuel to the fire. "Dungeon" a 1997 original from P.A.S. which shows this unit transitioning into something more akin to the project's present-day approach.
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MOTE 045EP
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The track titles on Kamikaze Space Programme's Ballard are taken from the chilling techno-criticism and dystopian visions of the late J. G. Ballard's fiction. It's a translation of Ballard's high-wire suspense and hyper-modern aesthetics into rhythmic, incisive electronic music, from the shuddering bass , corroded percussion hits, elevator-shaft ambience, and eerily obscured vocal samples of "High Rise" through the tactile "slamming door" percussion of "Low Flying Aircraft" and the white noise, audio grit, and alarm buzzes of "Concrete Island" to the deceptively delicate bell tones, tranquil synth pads, uniquely springy industrial rhythm, and floor-shaking low-end frequencies of "Day of Creation."
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MOTE 044EP
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Amsterdam-based producer Jeff Rushin's Mote Evolver debut opens with "Coda," which flawlessly builds anticipation as a shivering sequence slowly creeps in and out of the listener's headspace, accompanied by sharp claps and huge subterranean kicks. "Facing the Truth" combines the same commanding kick sound with busy cymbal shivers. "Enigma" applies Rushin's calm but forceful approach to what feels like a journey through a forest of translucent filaments. "A Figment of His Imagination" has the EP's hardest edge, with intense hydraulic pumping and titanium-plated industrial pounding, yet Rushin's deft programming and arranging skills elevate the track beyond a rote exercise in aggression.
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MOTE 043EP
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Spanish producer Manuel Anós aka Psyk aka Maan follows his 2014 Time Foundation album (MOTE 002CD/LP) and the Arcade (MOTE 035EP, 2013) and Distane (MOTE 031EP, 2012) with the Human EP. While records like Distane rolled over dancefloors with a metallic, cardiac thump, the Human EP spins its cocoon of sound in a less aggressive, but still enjoyably intense manner. "Human" features a crystalline mesh of bass kick, jittering hats, and persistent eighth-note percolations; "Powder" adds driving ride cymbal and a cleverly subtle filtering to the mix; and "Aumento" features gorgeous interplay between a whistling oscillator and its lower-pitched counterpart.
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MOTE 042EP
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Dutch producer Steve Rachmad aka Sterac presents his first release on Luke Slater's Mote Evolver label, a series of hypnotic, uncluttered drum-machine experiments. The Roland 808 can feel like a tired cliché when it comes to techno, yet Rachmad's manipulation of the tool is nothing short of masterful. "Stroke 1" marches forward, steady and resolute, with heavily processed elements. Across "Stroke 2," the synths feel hazy and out of focus, jutting forward between Rachmad's stuttered rhythms; the track shares a celestial space-age feel with "Stroke 3." "Stroke 4" is a frantic percussive workout incontestably rooted to the dancefloor.
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MOTE 041EP
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"The Eyes Themselves" features layers of crisp and captivating sound design, with irregular droplets of high-frequency sound that fall around the listener like glowing rain on the surface of a distant planet, while cymbal tracks fight to wrest the listener's attention away. On "Strange Attractor," a number of lightly accented, quickly decaying micro-sounds form more than the sum of their parts. "Arc" powers along with dirty, filtered phrases, a faintly menacing shaker sample, and the occasional impolite release of steam from the grating beneath your feet. With The Eyes Themselves, Luke Slater deftly moves from oneiric wonder to cold intensity.
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MOTE 040EP
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Luke Slater's Mote-Evolver reaches the big 4-0 with the help of Chris Jarman, the commanding officer behind the Kamikaze Space Programme. Looking to redefine the concept of uncompromising from bass culture's traditional Bristol HQ, Concrete Musique is four tracks of loud, hard-nosed, techno-taunting speaker pressure. Both "The Bailiff" and "Network Rail" power off box-y kick drums: such is their statement of intimidation. "Radio" lays down body-popping lino before the techno undertone turns it into a bed of nails, while "Death to the Valley" can be found sweeping grime and trap before it.
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Double LP version. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl. After two successful EP releases on the label, Psyk aka Manuel Anós is back on Mote-Evolver, inaugurating his first full-length album effort with Time Foundation. It's no surprise that Psyk is releasing his debut album on the label, as his previous two EPs Distane (2012) and Arcade (2013) have both left people wanting more. Time Foundation proves to be an outstanding collection that shows the full spectrum of Psyk's sound and the range of his skills as he expands and explores different depths and moods. Keeping the energy level constant at the peak, there's no downtime in Time Foundation. And while 10 sharp-cut tracks are all armed with clean, streamlined groove and impressive sound design, sounding incredibly slick and effortless, once you listen closely, these tracks demand your attention. The opener "Automatic" rolls like a well-oiled machine on cruise control with the signature of a single chord bouncing on top of a relaxed but energetic groove. Expanding on a similar theme is "Myriad," which takes a further playful approach. "Riot" steps into more minimal territory, featuring a subtle development that keeps you engaged while "Avalon" grounds itself to just heavy enough bass kicks to evoke deeper vibes without compromising its uplifting spirit. Slipped in the middle of the album like an intermission is "Five," and it's a curious and ominous track that flashes a different side of Psyk. It shows off his craftmanship as muted and muffled beeps faintly go in and out while a blinking synth melody renders a unique, intriguing beauty. Starting off the second half is "Silhouette," picking up the tempo and elevating the mood with bass drums and claps, followed by the demure crescendo of melody and floating fuzzy hiss of "Shift." "Nine" is designed for the deeper moments you encounter during longer sessions in the club, surrounded by people yet alone with the pulse of music. The album closes with the stunning "L3" -- swinging white noise and a hint of acid invite you back to the beginning of the album to listen all over again. Time Foundation is packed with no-frills, on-point peak-hour techno tools finely executed with a minimalistic concept of doing more with less. It's a highly functional album that spoils the listener with mesmerizing details and provides the diversity of sounds and textures today's techno has to offer.
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After two successful EP releases on the label, Psyk aka Manuel Anós is back on Mote-Evolver, inaugurating his first full-length album effort with Time Foundation. It's no surprise that Psyk is releasing his debut album on the label, as his previous two EPs Distane (2012) and Arcade (2013) have both left people wanting more. Time Foundation proves to be an outstanding collection that shows the full spectrum of Psyk's sound and the range of his skills as he expands and explores different depths and moods. Keeping the energy level constant at the peak, there's no downtime in Time Foundation. And while 10 sharp-cut tracks are all armed with clean, streamlined groove and impressive sound design, sounding incredibly slick and effortless, once you listen closely, these tracks demand your attention. The opener "Automatic" rolls like a well-oiled machine on cruise control with the signature of a single chord bouncing on top of a relaxed but energetic groove. Expanding on a similar theme is "Myriad," which takes a further playful approach. "Riot" steps into more minimal territory, featuring a subtle development that keeps you engaged while "Avalon" grounds itself to just heavy enough bass kicks to evoke deeper vibes without compromising its uplifting spirit. Slipped in the middle of the album like an intermission is "Five," and it's a curious and ominous track that flashes a different side of Psyk. It shows off his craftmanship as muted and muffled beeps faintly go in and out while a blinking synth melody renders a unique, intriguing beauty. Starting off the second half is "Silhouette," picking up the tempo and elevating the mood with bass drums and claps, followed by the demure crescendo of melody and floating fuzzy hiss of "Shift." "Nine" is designed for the deeper moments you encounter during longer sessions in the club, surrounded by people yet alone with the pulse of music. The album closes with the stunning "L3" -- swinging white noise and a hint of acid invite you back to the beginning of the album to listen all over again. Time Foundation is packed with no-frills, on-point peak-hour techno tools finely executed with a minimalistic concept of doing more with less. It's a highly functional album that spoils the listener with mesmerizing details and provides the diversity of sounds and textures today's techno has to offer.
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MOTE 039EP
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Mote039 comes from New York-based Mike Parker, a producer known for his consistent stream of quality work. With this EP Parker showcases his unique sound of dizzying arrays of hypnotica warped in metallic swirls. Parker delivers three tracks that are not only powerful, but also designed to deepen and strengthen the almost meditative nature of techno's outer-end, endlessly evolving with fluidity.
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