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Various Artists/ Klang Elektronik - Diamanten Und Raketen II

Various Artists, Klang Elektronik, Diamanten Und Raketen II, Klang Elektronik, selected by Roman Flugel, Alter Ego, Heiko Schäfer, M/S/O, Atanasios Christos Macias, Ata, Acid Jesus, Jorn Elling Wuttke, Anthony 'Shake' Shakir, Phage e Daniel Dreier, Oliver Ho, Eight Miles High, Carsten Jost, Dryer, Aurelio Cianciotta,KlangElektronik_DiamantenUndRaketenII.jpg CD - Klang Elektronik
This is a selection made by Alter Ego's Roman Flugel based on the Klang Elektronik catalogue. The album consists of tracks which are not mixed, but often almost ‘juxtaposed’ in the search for a continuum – perhaps a questionable trick in terms of intrinsic consistency. All the productions included  ... [ Continue ]


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ambient . deep . electronica . soundscapes

Pridon - Apnea Eina

Pridon, Apnea Eina, Low Impedance, Petros Voudouris, ambient, ambiance, deep, electronica, soundscape, Aurelio Cianciotta, Pridon_ApneaEina.jpg CD - Low Impedance
Pridon a.k.a. Petros Voudouris structures a quiet and enjoyable electronica, influenced by many different styles including techno, electro, IDM, dub and even an ounce of seventies psychedelia. This tissues are then carefully reassembled mixing different "spices", but nevertheless the accessible moments are not  ... [ Continue ]


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abstract . deep . electronica . glitch'n'cuts . house

Various Artists - Now

Various Artists, Now, Underscan, abstract, electronica, deep, glitch'n'cuts, Funckarma, Somshit, 3tronik, Frank Bretschneider, Pytlik, Scanner, Star & Heroes, Aurelio Cianciotta, VA_Now.jpg CD - Underscan
This is an interesting compilation by Underscan Recordings, a Berlinese label founded by the productive Ralph Pytlik and Markward Wagner, and it's the first release of the 'Now' series that connects a truly wide soundscape, with very fuzzy experiments spanning the different subgenres which converge towards  ... [ Continue ]


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Scorn - Stealth

Scorn, Stealth, Ad Noiseam, Mike Harris, abstract, deep drone, dub, elettronica, experimental, Neural, Aurelio Cianciotta, Scorn_Stealth.jpg CD - Ad Noiseam
Gloomy bases, vibrant drones and sharp beats, faithful to his own electronic imprinting, Mike Harris, five years after his latest studio album, is back with the Scorn moniker, calibrating obscure downtempo rhythms, oppressive and industrial sounds which deeply remodel the cornerstones of dub. Purged from  ... [ Continue ]


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deep . electro . techno

Various Artists - Disco Not Disco

Various Artists, Disco Not Disco, Strut, Audioglobe, Vivien Goldman, Robert Wyatt, Johnny Lydon, Shriekback, James White and The Blacks, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Material, Liaison Dangerouses, A Number Of Names, Miss Kittin, The Hacker, breakbeat, nu skool breaks, review, tech-funk, funky, remix, house, techno, beats, electro, Jaurelio, Wicked Style, wickedstyle italiano, Aurelio Cianciotta, discoNOTdisco.jpg 12" - Strut / Audioglobe
'Any new manifestation in culture rewrites the past, turns old criminals into new heroes and old heroes into people who should have never been born. New characters rummage the past to look for precursors, because having roots is legitimate and modern times are suspect, but in any period forgotten characters  ... [ Continue ]


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audio art . deep . experimental . minimal techno

Weisse - Rephlex

Weisse, Rephlex, Electroton, audio-art, deep, experimental, minimal-techno, programming language pure-date, minimalismo, avanguardie storiche, non-mainstream, Aurelio Cianciotta, weiss_rephlex.jpg CD - Electroton
Glitchy and deeply cut atmospheres, densely articulated among synthesized sounds and data-centered programming. Threads that obliquely reflect the influences of a certain kind of minimal-techno dance, keeping strong non-mainstream attitudes and a conceptual approach, with clear goals that make this a  ... [ Continue ]


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Uusitalo - Karhunainen

Uusitalo, Karhunainen, Huume, Audioglobe, deep, dubby, electronica, minimal, techno, Vladislav Delay, Sasu Ripatti, Luomo, Aurelio Cianciotta, uusitalo_karhunainen.jpg CD - Huume/Audioglobe
With the 'Uusitalo' nickname, Vladislav Delay agitates a refined mix of dub and minimal techno influences in a superb production characterized by crystal-clear sounds and crisp 4/4 beats, seasoned with oblique glitch and click'n'cut sounds. An artist with many facets, Sasu Ripatti (this is his real name, hidden behind  ... [ Continue ]


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Quio - Phiu

Quio, Phiu, CD, AGF Producktions, mc, Nicolette, Massive Attack, vocalist, Lise, rapper, Edu K, soul, club culture, Aurelio Cianciotta, Neural, abstract, deep, electronica, quio_phiu.jpg CD - AGF Producktions
Those new urban sounds, which are more and more imbued with digital moods, come together perfectly in this new album by the electronica producer AGF and mc Quio. Their music encompasses many genres, from underground to mainstream, between hip hop, dub and garage. They're multifaceted  ... [ Continue ]


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Andy Vaz - Live In Detroit

Andy Vaz, Live In Detroit, Persistence Bit, andyvaz_liveindetroit.jpg CD - Persistence Bit
Andy Vaz, a German DJ and producer with an indisputable talent, releases this for an Italian label, Persistence Bit, owned by Alessandro Vaccaro and based in Catania, a peripheral city, but with a rich underground music scene which isn't limited to rock and such. It's an album made of deep and  ... [ Continue ]


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ambient . deep . drone . experimental . noise

Alvars Orkester - Interference

Alvars Orkester, Interference, Ash International, alvarsorkesterinterference.jpg CD - Ash International
Experimental electronic forms, drones and extreme analogical permutations, between noise and industrial culture (Test Dept, Throbbing Gristle, SPK and Z'ev, among the stated influences) mix together for Jan Svensson and Joachim Nordwall (the real names between  ... [ Continue ]


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