Forte Techno’s first vinyl release brings together four heavy hitters from the UK and European underground. Bridging both the uncompromising and experimental it showcases driving punishing techno for the dancefloor and mind in equal measure.
This will be the first in a number of releases showcasing emerging underground talent from the UK and beyond. Music with a keen ear for techno’s past and future.
Early support from Paul Mac, Radial, Bas Mooy, Rebekah, Mark EG, Sunil Sharpe, Thomas Hessler, Dj Hyperactive, Drumcell, Binny, Clouds, Patrick DSP, Matthias Fridell, Joseph McGeechan, Dave Ellesmere and many more.
Junior Reid sings 'Puppa Jammys Nice' in a Rock 'N' Roll style on this dry and bouncy computerized rhythm while Little John showcases his rhythmical performance on a previously unreleased rhythm, which sounds similar to Jammy's classic 'Love Punanny Bad' rhythm.
Guy Andrews first appeared on Pennyroyal's parent label Hemlock with Shades / Textures in 2011, two cinematic and reflective UK techno tracks that earned him a loyal student fanbase.
He returned to the wavering imprint in 2013 with the pounding tribal thumper 'Resistivity' and has since released an EP on Leeds based techno label Fina because his ex-manager thought it would be good to "Keep things moving."
Since then Guy has been busy developing a unique 'career portfolio' including composing for film and television, launching a niche specialist winter sports fashion line and lifestyle channel 'Curl goth' and more recently founding a peer-to-peer lending co-operative and crypto-currency for exchanging controversial facts surrounding the National Trust.
In-between these diverse activities Guy has channelled his inner spirit animal (Icelandic horse) to produce two monstrous yet boringly titled techno stormers: 'Ambient Track / Experiment 02' that are a natural fit for the Pennyroyal oeuvre/overdraft.
His epic sound design and signature attention to detail remain intact; this time bolstered by reinforced metallic drums and clipped distortion. Mastered by Sam @ Precise Artwork by Richard Dunning
Blue Husky EP is the first release of newborn Humus Records. The Italy-based label starts with a three track EP by Solstice, an emerging Italian producer, featuring a remix by Pinch.
Solstice delivers two groovy four on the floor tracks filled with lush synths, both comfortably in-between house and techno.
Pinch's remix is an aggressive, dark dubstep track that gives the release a different spin.
'Summa Part 1' is pure unadulterated peak time party vibes. Warm rhodes keys and a straight forward groove are juxtaposed by a huge bass line with plenty of sub that grows throughout the track. The track really is a monster and been slaying dance floors worldwide in secretsundaze's sets. 'Internalised' is trippy percussive workout that twists and turns with some strange eerie and melancholic flourishes giving it a slightly wistful feeling but is still aimed very much at the dance floor. Last up is the low slung steppy and dramatic 'You'll Know When'. With its deadly groove complete with african chants this is a sneaky hypnotising track that compliments the EP's more peak time moments.
Dense & Pika’s Kneaded Pains label arrives kicking and screaming into 2015 with another raw n'raucous EP, this time from Blake Stone. ‘Deftone’ sets the scene nicely with a nice slab of heads down warehouse techno, ‘Good 2 Me’ uses a well known sample for an altogether more sunnier track whilst flipsides ‘Cruel Tone’ tightens up the beats for a very modern sounding slice of peak time action whilst ‘Affected’ once again delves in the darker side of things with a low-down dirty stomper.
Alex Coulton's productions are driving, abrasive techno workouts with a lo-end sensibility and abstract tendencies. It's a great honour to be able to serve up both these slabs on the Bloc platform.
Post Sandwell District, Function has formed a new partnership in the spirit of unrelenting techno alongside Ed Davenport. Together as Function/Inland they have crafted an entire side of this EP into a rolling, forceful dance- floor assault.
a1. Alex Coulton - Freefall
a2. Alex Coulton - Antagonise
aa1. Alex Coulton - Freeland (Function/Inland remix)
White Asega co-owner Jack Dixon wrote New Curtains after a friend who was coming wildly off the rails told him he was a good producer but his tunes were boring. The original version was really sparse and about 300bpm. When Jack moved to New York the parts got lost, so he remade the track a dozen times. This was the version we all liked best, although Jack never wants to hear it again in his life. It sounds tough and tropical. Our friend Troy Gunner remixed it, and turned it into something so loud and slamming it will knock your teeth out.
After telling Jack to stop making boring music, Mark Kodiak spent two horrendous years working with Jamie Kodiak on a song they've called Taargus. It nearly destroyed their friendship forever but we think it was worth it. It has brutal weapon sounds, nasty snares and an incessant “yo” that has been described as “annoying and unnecessary”. The artist Tom Pounder has created a blinding video for it that contains brand new colours. French born bass genius Bambounou stepped up to remix the track, taming the wild stems into a hypnotic earlymorning House stepper.
It took us approximately 2000 exhausting Facebook group chats, four crossAtlantic flights and one divorce to get to this point. We hope you will enjoy this record for the rest of your lives.
Snow Bone follows up his acclaimed debut Remote Viewer EP with a warehouse-shaking 12" for the Lobster Theremin Black Label series. Having set the tone with red-lining techno cuts such as the relentless 'Remote Viewer' and EBM-aping 'SHO 5537', this time Snow Bone's on a much more straight up tip.
a1. Snow Bone - Mystic Vision
a2. Snow Bone - Dutch Hater
b1. Snow Bone - Lost In Machine Code
b2. Snow Bone - Lost In Machine Code (Manse Remix)
Detroit young gun Rawaat finally steps up with his debut vinyl release for Lobster Theremin. Having carefully honed an inimitable sound that caresses the left-facing corners of house, techno, ambient and beats, this marks the start of what promises to be a very special year for the Mid West talent. Rawaat's own DIY tape imprint, Crisis Urbana, simultaneously provided the breeding ground and outlet for ideas and a collective mentallity that is beginning to define a new wave of Detroit producers, and listening to their discography it's immediately clear where those tape-saturated, cut-and-paste jams found their roots.
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