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SSPB 017EP
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On most days, Seilscheibenpfeiler is fully focused on the future, but every once in a while, we like to revisit the sounds that inspired the label in the first place. Back in 1994, Sebastian Szary was living with his parents in the suburbs of Berlin and making music in his bedroom, and although he'd adopted the name Fundamental Knowledge, he never actually got around to naming any of his tracks. Two unnamed tracks with befriended artist Dr. Rhythm were released in 1994 on the very first Seilscheibenpfeiler release, a rare collectors item nowadays. The rest of the tracks were just given numbers and for the most part, they sat on Szary's hard drive until just a couple of years ago, when "1994-2" and "1994-21" appeared on SSPB012. Now, Szary has once again dipped into his archives and unearthed "1994-11," a synth-driven tune that's arguably closer to a church recital than a techno party. Made with just a few pieces of equipment and recorded directly to tape, it's a surprisingly pensive piece, although its booming drums (which don't actually show up until the track is halfway through) take some obvious cues from late '80s/early '90s hip-hop. Alongside the original are a pair of newly crafted "1994-11" remixes, both of which significantly ramp up the energy level. Up first is Szary's Modeselektor partner Gernot Bronsert, who's billed here -- for the first time -- under a new solo moniker, Demokrator. Transforming the song into a hard-charging techno cut, his rework pairs bubbling, sci-fi melodies with slamming kicks, employing just enough corroded static to give the track a gritty warehouse feel. A similar vibe colors the remix from old friend Shed, who layers the ethereal melodies of the original over a rough-and-tumble assault of rave-ready breakbeats --fans of his work as Head High will definitely approve.
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SSPB 015EP
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Not long after his Seilscheibenpfeiler debut, 2019's acclaimed Lurk Late EP, techno renaissance man Alex Tsiridis returns with four new expertly crafted killer tracks. He's changing gear and style here compared to his last record. If Lurk Late was a kind of late-night soundtrack, this release is more concerned with twisted peak time energy. There's no straight and safe 4/4 beats in these tracks, but they hit you with equal force. "Bao Cecile" sets the scene with stabbing percussion and mysteriously cut-up vocals before "Casualty" steps it up and "Just In Case" hits the red zone with fierce and powerful cascades of kick drums. It's a rhythmic workout on the surface, but as you listen closely, a heap of sound layers drift in and out. The title track closes the record much slower and weirder, underlining this producer's urge to never sound the same.
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Berlin-based DJ and producer Alex.Do is starting off the year 2020 for Seilscheibenpfeiler with a four track-EP called Amplified Music EP. As a constitutive member of the Dystopian crew he has actively helped forming a new kind of techno and house sound from Berlin, and his rare but recently increasing own releases (for example on Cologne's Magazine or Recondite's Plangent Records) display a stylistically very openminded and capable musician. And so does this EP, which ranges from a pair of warm and moody electro tracks on side A to mindboggling IDM on the flipside. "Maxituning" is brilliantly reverent of classic Squarepusher, Aphex, or ì-Ziq aesthetics and its enduring appeal. "Lebb251212" is a strange off-key exploration of sound, a strong counterbalance to the dancefloor focused material of the EP's first half and a manifestation of Alex.Do's many facets.
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