Stratosphera

This is the End.…

2009-08-09T11:15:00.004+02:00

Dear Readers,
After two years of fun and stress, I have finally decided to end this blog. I had a lot of fun doing it but I don't have the time for it anymore. It's a decision that was very hard and has driven me around for a few days how to tell it. Believe me when I say that this decision is not driven by any arguments, rumors or anything else I had with anyone.

Naturally I will go on listenig to netlabel music - and loving it.

I'm sorry for anyone who looked forward to new music and playlists. Any emails you send me regarding Stratospheric topics will be left unanswered. Maybe, someday this blog will be revitalized if I have enough time to do so I will.

I want to thank everybody for their support and trust they put in me.

The blog itself will be kept online.

Stratosphera-nrb needs you!

2009-07-09T15:57:00.004+02:00

Hello everybody.
Yes! You are reading right. Stratophera needs you! I am searching for a 'poster' (somebody that posts reviews - not a paper to hang up :)) and somebody who is able to translate reviews into Spanish (I've discovered my Spanish has become better but still not good enough). Both should understand and write English quite good ( - the best would be fluent). It would be really nice if the poster could speak and write German which is way not required.
So if you think you would do well contact me here and write something about yourself - if you have give me a list of works describing music written by you.

Thanks everybody.

Test Tube #154: monopole - Silent movie surround sound

2009-06-06T13:42:00.004+02:00

What the Netlabel wrote:

«Monopole is Richard Sudney from Detroit, USA, but don't expect techno sounds from 'Silent movie surround sound'. Instead, expect some glitch-esque IDM mixed up with ambient electronica for good measure. Audio sources range from typical field recordings gathered around abandoned factories and old vacuum tube analogue equipment installed at Richard's basement. This small EP is apparently influenced by old theatre projections of silent movies from the 20's and 30's. The quirky programmings and out-of-line samples make up for a very curious and cinematographical, while interesting, release.»
- Pedro Leitão

What Stratosphera writes:
English: Beautiful patterns of music and atmosphere snatch the leasterners by hearing this intensive and dynamic compisition. The paradox of the album title continues into the music, which seems to get slower and faster at the same time.
Deutsch: Wunderschöne musikalische Muster und Atmosphären greifen nach dem Zuhörer während er/sie diese dynamische Komposition hört. Das Paradox des Albumtitels setzt sich in der Musik fort, welche gleichzeitig schneller und langsamer zu werden scheint.
Español: Calañas preciosas y ambientes preciosos asen por el oyente, mientras oye esta composición dinámica. La paradoja del título continúa en la música que, al mismo tiempo, parece más rápida y más lenta.

1 Silent movie surround sound / 2 Stereo-vision radio / 3 Main feature intermission
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I'm sorry but I have to take a break!

2009-01-11T13:22:00.005+01:00

I'm really sorry that I have to announce that I have too take a break. I'm extremly busy at school (Abitur is coming up too me). I promise that I will after that listen to all the stuff people sent me in the last few months and please everybody to be understanding and patient. By the way for everybody that is asking themselves what this peace of art befor this text means and is from: It's from Carl Spitzweg and named 'The Bookworm' and I took it because I will have to read many books to finally make it.

Coming up when I'm back are minimum of 3 playlists and a hell lot of new previews - also stratosphera will then be trilingual (English, Spanish and German), so be patient and read some other blogs in that while.

Stratosphera playlist #5: Random Flow

2008-07-20T14:07:00.003+02:00

…So let me comment this:

Random Flow may be one of those Netlabels kinda unknown for the 'masses'. But - and that's a big but - it's sounds are kinda groovy and without a real website it's quite hard to spread the music.
So let me say something about this Netlabel: Mostly publishing Hip-Hop it wasn't on my radar. That stopped when Ben Banyard contacted me - I refused a fue times but after downloading the whole Random Flow things I was kinda excited. Well so I thought what I could do and I decided that it was time for another Playlist, it's the 5th.
At last after the music follows I wanna say something to ALL of there artists: GO ON LIKE THIS!

Test Tube #125: uncle bart comes to have breakfast - some paradoxes about the human existence and its arquetips

2008-06-08T18:02:00.002+02:00

Comment from Test Tube-Site:

«From fragments of some (other) space free jazz in ‘Interlude…’ to the perversion of a spoken word in ‘Metamorphosis…’, going through the post-minimalism of ‘Cyber Chaotic Zen Paradox’, it’s a whole universe almost cinematographic – which goes beyond transcending labels and classifications – the one that we are given to discover in this excellent work from ‘Uncle Bart comes to have breakfast’.
Deep spaces of deceiving sound weirdness, where the ripping of pseudo-narrative perspectives intertwines with timbric instrumental explorations, in the quest for a new and rigorous sound.
Music in which distant and disperse ‘ethnics’, permeate a never-ending journey of disturbing beauty, in an apparent noise amalgam.» - Carlos Zíngaro

Comment from Stratosphera:

This album is not as much music at it is art. The story you will here has been written about 80 years ago; it's "Die Verwandlung" (Metamorphosis) by Franz Kafka. Kafka was one of these author that couldn't really earn money with the writting - but what those people write changes the ways of thinking and the history of liturature. His stories and novels have often been discussed. Now "uncle bart comes to have breakfast" mixes up the text with sometimes strange audial settings. He cuts, breaks, returns back again, flips the story around - get's it all dynamic and slow if the text conducts it. And so I can't do anything else than announce the most aesthetic audial work this year so far.

01 Metamorphosis Paradox part 1 / 02 Interlude - Meditation Paradox part 1 / 03 Metamorphosis Paradox part 2 / 04 Interlude - Meditation Paradox part 2 / 05 Metamorphosis Paradox part 3 / 06 Cyber Xhaotic Zen Paradox

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Archaic Horizons and Techno from Russia

2008-05-13T16:45:00.003+02:00

Archaic Horizon #22: Electricwest - Divine de Vice

Comment from Archaic Horizon:

Manifesting an angelic sound through adverse emotions creates a dynamic structure to Divine de Vice. On the surface lie alluring tangible synths that glaze arduous and mysterious memories. Softly broken beats fringed at the edges skim across this ever fading finish, condensing the foggy barrier between a burdened past.
Beginning with a tranquil hum, "Before You Know I'm Gone" progresses from its quiet origin with distinctive glitching percussion, soft and effervescent. The unfamiliar melodies of "Hello Stranger" foreshadow the uncertain intentions of our own most powerful vice. "The Crawls" descends deep below a divine surface exposing the ominous workings of the often unseen.
The album is then completely reinterpreted through six various artists as well as a remix by Electricwest. As always, enjoy, and welcome to the new year.

Comment from Stratosphera:
This EP is the bridge between funkie-groovy laid-back-music and philosophic ambient. Just beautyfull to listen to.

Bruises / Because of You / Before You Know I'm Gone / Hello Stranger / The Air That Found Us / Where'd You Go? / The Crawls / Bruises (DREXON FIELD canine mix) / Before You Know I'm Gone (MILIEU redspine mix) / The Crawls (COUNTERSPARK lonely nights mix) / The Air That Found Us (ELECTRICWEST blowback mix) / Bruises (GABRIEL mix) / Hello Stranger (ELUDER parasite mix) / Where'd You Go? (DAVID TAGG mall security mix) / Because Of You (we did this mix by CELER)

Archaic Horizons #23: Heroines of the U.S.S.R - Spring Snow

Comment from Archaic Horizon:

Heroines of the U.S.S.R constructed 'Spring Snow' with manipulated field recordings layered upon various instruments including the glockenspiel, guitar, and trumpet, as well as other homemade instruments. The sound of which is then deconstructed into an aged and grainy fury of soft kinetic tones, which wander about the periphery of the stereo field.
Each track posses a living force that is elemental to the operation of its change. This distinct underlying force that drives ‘Spring Snow’ through its slow and steady transitions is manifested through the degradation of prolonged tones. The weathered sonics thaw in the layers of thermal distortion and freeze into an icy frost after being sheltered from the sun. Cycling through these processes creates a sound enlivened with a chilling mobility that activates the listener’s space.
Matt Spokes has distilled the essence of his instruments into drones saturated with distortion and synthetic effects, effectively rendering a phenomenon nature. These pure sounds construct an environment that excludes all excess while still obtaining a well-bodied and rich sound.

Comment from Stratphera:

This EP screamed at me. It screamed and whistled at the same time: 'Think of the Sovjet Union; Stalin Era. You're travelling bye train through the country. You look into the sad and silent Faces of the Poeple. A dark feeling grows in you, the feeling that something bad is going to happen." And this feeling is translated into the music - so listen to it you could loose your place and be there.

January 22nd / February 7th / March 3rd / March 6th

Russian-Techno Podcast #1:

Comment from Russian-Techno:

So here’s the very first Russian-Techno.Com podcast over here! Vadz has put together a nice mix of his best-loved electro tracks, splicing and cutting them into a big journey. So, it feels like a spring in space You have to check it out, trace it’s mood and catch the flow… This one is truly made with love and passion!

Comment from Stratosphera:

Welcome to a lot more modern Russia. Very dynamic, very kickin'.

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DCC Records #13: Breitbandkater - More EP

2008-04-17T11:54:00.003+02:00

Comment from DCC Records-Site:

Let the 13. be your lucky number especially with the Breitbandkater. This 4 Track EP contains a mix of deep, groovie and funky house music, or as the artist would say: “Everybody boogie”. Fore more informations about the “Breitbandkater” and his musical background please visit his artist page. “2008 lacht!”

Comment from Stratosphera:

This is classical House. Da Beats are pumpin', da rythem is kickin' - it's spring in my headphones :)

01 Kaffeehaus / 02 more / 03 Koerperkontakt / 04 grow old along with me

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Moment Sound #2: Lokua - Trails

2008-04-11T18:19:00.004+02:00

Comment from Moment Sound-Site:

Lokua (Joshua Keckner) is a master of melody, texture and mood. Many are yet to experience this musician’s full scope of ability. Lokua’s earlier works consist largely of down-tempo instrumental hip-hop. Recent works branch out to include a large scope of electronic genres with a significant amount of dance material. Lokua’s sound is characterized by the richness and sincerity of its emotional content with even the danciest of tracks retaining a deep, cerebral sophistication.
A Chicago native, Lokua has fully embraced and embodied his environment. His sound is deeply rooted in the city’s music and social history and his countless live performances are imbued with contemporary yet authentic and raw Chicago culture. With a back catalog of tracks hovering in the thousands (including a number of conceptually-complete albums) and new ones being produced daily, we can look forward to a great variety of music releases in the near (as well as distant) future.

Comment from Stratosphera:

This release's style is a lovely mix of hip-hop elements and downtempo. Just something to sit in the subway and nod your head.

01 A Thousand Pages / 02 Bub-Sag / 03 Crystel Ball / 04 Burning money / 05 Coupe Deville / 06 Ghostrider / 07 Grasshopper / 08 Taxi / 09 Interlude / 10 Tai Chi / 11 Trails / 12 Thanks Rainig / 13 Crystal Coupe / 14 Y.E.A. / 15 Coup Deville Reprise

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Mixotic #123: Jemset - Antiritmo Label Mix

2008-03-23T19:35:00.004+01:00

Comment from Mixotic-Site:

The Antiritmo netlabel is rendering homage to the pure techno sound with distinctive Detroit references. Jemset created a label mix of his favourite Antiritmo tracks. The set kicks ass and smells like holy party sweat in a deep, dark steel basement.

Comment from Stratosphera:

Antiritmo is one of the best known Netlabels on the web - this may be rootable in the sound that is very special and you won't find anywere else. Jemset made a great mix that portraits the antiritmo style really lovely.

Playlist:

1 Peter Gual - Altres Llums Antiritmo 014 // 2 Vizar - Ghosts Antiritmo 018 // 3 Sascha Müller - Vorlauffunktion Antiritmo 002 // 4 Katsuyuki Taguchi - Azure Antiritmo 028 // 5 Sascha Müller - The Book Writer Antiritmo 002 // 6 Vizar - Allright Antiritmo 018 // 7 Hiroshi Oki - Vibrations Antiritmo 011 // 8 Pepe Arcade - X2 (Hiroshi Oki Remix) Antiritmo 017 // 9 Sascha Müller - In and Out Antiritmo 002 // 10 Roger M - Freakxpress Yourself Antiritmo 023 // 11 Banding! - Eula Antiritmo 024 // 12 Hermetico - Vision Nocturna Antiritmo 024

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Planète Sauvage #1 & #2

2008-03-18T18:09:00.005+01:00

Planète Sauvage #1:

Comment from the First Planète Sauvage-Site:
First "Planète Sauvage" EP containing four songs composed between 2002 and 2003, three from Kassiel and one from Usull in collaboration with Kassiel.

1 Cécilia (Kassiel) / 2 La saison des pluies (Kassiel) / 3 Extension 3 (Usull - Kassiel) / 4 Résonance (Kassiel)

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Planète Sauvage #2:

Comment from the First Planète Sauvage-Site:
The second album and first LP of Planete Sauvage presents seven pieces of a quite melancholic caracter. Most of them are given as a tribute to their creators different passions, first of all cinema, but also litterature and philosophy.

1 Mélancholia (Kassiel) / 2 Nos années sauvages (Kassiel) / 3 La métamorphose des krolls (Kassiel) / 4 The dead rose's monologue (Usull) / 5 Cassiel (Kassiel) / 6 Le retour de Biculah dans sa patrie (chapitre 2) (Kassiel) / 7 L'éveil de Shemty (Kassiel – Usull)

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Comment from Stratosphera on both Releases:
What we have here are 11 soundpheres, which act dynamic. They feel tight but at the same time like wide open landscapes - this "mix", as a paradox one, shows how complex music can be and builds a bridge to philosophy.

23 Seconds #2: VA - Strange Days Have Found Us

2008-03-16T19:29:00.003+01:00

Comment from 23Seconds-Site:

An electronic pop compilation by thirteen different composer from Sweden, Norway, Holland and France.

Comment from Stratosphera:

Ok guys (and girls), did you take your pills? I think those people didn't. "Strange Days Have Found Us" is a travel through the hole set of styles that have appeared on the netlabel scene. Not only that every track seems to be crazy, Ixtlan feeds in with something sounding like Ambient but not really being Ambient, what's coming next is totally mix-up of styles, from trancy bleep to bass-booming somethings this compilation got it.

Part 1: 1. Ixtlan - Connected to Universe / 2. Compute - Brand new start (Peter Hageus remix) / 3. Katharine & Tess - Currency of the world / 4. Electrolurk - My voice broke down the drummachine / 5. Midget Fantasy - The Warzone (Agitator mix) / 6. 0 Musicians - Feather Trance / 7. James Ausfahrt - Emelie pt. deaux
Part 2: 1. Plattform 13 - Mysterious child (feat. Kristin Ahlin) / 2. Ixtlan - His name is Raiko and he killed the clown / 3. James Ausfahrt - No reason to dance / 4. Molgam - Abteilung geregen / 5. Kontraband - Kemiskt ren / 6. Jimahl - Dear Lazlo / 7. Cocoa - Leleepop / 8. Salochin Quay - Invisible shadows

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Double One today

2008-02-22T20:54:00.007+01:00

Test Tube #110: Shelter - Sleepyhead falls off the edge of the world

Comment from Test Tube-Site:

«'Sleepyhead falls off the edge of the world' is a hip-hop mini-epic for all the broken hearts out there. Love stories gone wrong... not you're typical theme for an hip-hop release, I guess... but Shelter makes it work really really well. 'Sleepyhead...' is a small gem of an EP, in fact, it's a reissue of the original which came out on Shelter's old weblog more or less an year ago. I kind of bumped into it by accident and almost immediately 'Sleepyhead...' became a regular on my winamp playlist since then. Musically, think of BoC-style nostalgia keyboards and electronics and Marshall Mather's style vocals and flow, but Swedish pop way - Shelter is from Sweden, and you're there. Excellent production, very good lyrics and an awesome sense of narrative throughout. This is the most perfect 20 minutes of hip-hop I've listened in a long time.
This release is also a good excuse to show off our new standard design for the cover artwork. Hope you dig it! Furthermore, keep your eyes peeled for a new EP to be released very soon on Shelter's own website.» - Pedro Leitão

Comment from Stratosphera:

Ok, this is special for Stratosphera. Hip-Hop isn't usual for this blog, as all you watchers know. But what made Stratosphera review this album is it's poetic side, as Pedro wrote before, this is a album about love an d getting emotionally hurted by people. It's just beautiful so sit back, relax and open your mind.

Intro / We like falling (feat. Balance) / Into the fog / Rhythm of the night (feat. Balance) / Keys open doors? (interlude) / What's underneath / My knee's weak / Sunny eyes (interlude) / The Swamp /Outro

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Kikapu #108: William Fields - The Ruby-leif

Comment from Kikapu (Archive.org):

We have here an amazing new mp3 release from William Fields, titled 'The Ruby-Leif.' It's a 5-track EP of incredibly melodic, beautiful electronics. It harkens back to many of our older releases from past years, and is a welcome addition to our catalogue.

Comment from Stratosphera:
First listening to this album I was quite astound. Clearly melodic, clearly experimentel, clearly veautiful but also abstract - I never thought a mix-up like this would work, but William made it work. A first-class audio experience!

Sunwire / Hakea/ Umber / Cairn / The Ruby-Leif
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Mixotic #120: Frosty - Netlabel Mixtape Vol.4

2008-02-16T20:46:00.002+01:00

Comment from Mixotic-Site:
Frosty adds another sequel to his popular "Netlabel Mixtape" series. His journey leads him from well known net-places to hidden, secret caves. Mysterious channels are interrupted by bright light spots, they are going up and then deep down again. What's down there? A shining gold mine or just a cold, deep sheer?

Frosty
Frosty was was born in 1978 and grew up in a town called Siegen. At the age of 13 he discovered the radio show "RPR-Maximal" and he was fascinated by that electronic sound. One year later he began DJing at private parties an made his own tapes. But with the beginning of his job education in 1994 Frosty lost many of his old contacts and got new influences. Electronic music became secondary.
In 2006 while he was surfing the internet and found a netlabel by chance. Wondering how it could be to get legal mp3 tracks for free he downloaded his first electronic music after years. One year and many gigabytes later Frosty started mixing his own tapes again.

01	Markus Masuhr - Mandola Claptiks Tisch 005
02	Tobsucht.FX - The Lightness Off Being Pinksilver 003
03	Pablo Akaros - Storpet Flumo 010
04	Jorge Savoretti - Trickylove Harry Klein Networks 001
05	Levelheads - Tubular Supafeed 005
06	Dr. Nojoke - Nofo Deep In Dub 001
07	D'Kawa - Sekku Kreatur Musik 002
08	DNCN - You Asked Kreatur Musik 001
09	Dot - New Process Unfoundsound 030
10	DSUM - Tocando Suelo Discoscocinados 002
11	Feniin - Locked Textone 029
12	Hervé AK - Total Contrast Indigomagenta 010
13	Kareem - Scholle Pentagonik 018
14	Kristian Holz - Langhaar Tribetoolz 006
15	Norman Creed - Treibgas Auflegware 011
16	Ernie - Piedratijera Flumo 009
17	Mech - Se Peg Un Partigazo Mascerolab 003
18	Alex Q - Stay No-Respone 013
19	Andrea Gentile & Diego Capri - Tomato RMX Metroline 005
20	Audio Dependent - The Deep End Alt 001
21	Dachshund - Bowowow Harry Klein Networks 001
22	Mathis Johnsen - Nachtschichtgeraet (Waehrend_Sie_Schlief_Mix) Auflegware 003
23	Bardo - Sale la ficha Essential Reload 004
24	Akille B. And Franky Ros - Ricordi Distorti Alquimia 002
25	Dorian Knox - Butterfly Audioexit-Min 001
26	Éloi Brunelle - Deepmush Thinner 100
27	Tone Def - I Dunno Alt 001
28	System of Survival - Headless Claque Net 008

Sonic Walker Mix #38: Something Heavy This Way Comes

2008-01-12T10:58:00.000+01:00

Comment from Sonic Walker-Site:
The Something Heavy This Way Comes mix by sea.envy features tracks from the first to the most current release on Heavy Industries, a US based netlabel which is known for a mixture of deep, hard and minimal techno and tech house. The label was founded in 2001 by Fabrik Nos and Simex and after a break in 2007 they will be back soon with new releases in 2008.

Tracklist:

Phero - Misery Season [HI001]
Ceroform - Vicious Mind (SideChain Remix) [HI016]
Simex - Killy [HI012]
Fabrik Nos - Basement Love [HI008]
Section One - Bending Big [HI011]
Section One - Grooved Style [HI011]
Karl Lihagen - Mission [HI010]
Drumcell - Thermal Anomalies [HI010]
Fabrik Nos - Genetix [HI008]
DJ Shiva - Deep Freeze [HI010]
Fabrik Nos + Ryan Jones - Desert pt.1 [HI008]
R.V.Aggelen - Shakin’ Booty [HI014]
Rasterfeld - Rasterfeld03 (Fabrik Nos Remix) [HI005]
B.Bommersheim - Face The Consequence [HI010]
Nimrod Tsabari - SmokeScreen [HI001]
Ceroform - HiCon [HI016]
Simex - Cibo [HI012]
Emilsson - Berit Den Onda [HI001]
Rasterfeld - Untitled [HI005]

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Pentagonik #19: LE Cantin - You're just a fake

2008-01-06T14:47:00.000+01:00

Comment from Pentagonik-Site:
A member of the archipel netlabel, the Montreal based artist LE Cantin has come out with his newest EP "You're just a fake" on pentagonik. The album boasts four minimalist, heavy-pumping tracks. Thick snares, old school vocals and basslines reduced to the max make up the core of his tracks. The future seems to be talking backwards faster and faster.

le cantin - no fake (download)
le cantin - bouncing walls (download)
le cantin - move your balls (download)
le cantin - pirouette (download)

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Stadtgruen #40: Gruen #24: elektronischerGarten - Garten EP

2007-12-29T13:27:00.000+01:00

Comment from Stadtgruen-Site:

Welcome to world's first Electronic Garden fair, exploring the daytime miracles of cultivated spaces in bleeps and bytes.
It will be shown that warmth and harmony can now be achieved with today's digital methods. Technology, in our understanding, must not intend to replace nor diminish nature—it gives us opportunity to put it into an aesthetically pleasing shape, and to intently work on a balanced environment. These thoughts are the basis for the acoustic exhibition, whose goal is to redifine classic ideas by reconstructing natural coherences in electronic sound design.
The Electronic Garden is decidedly modern, but it is not a novelty of modernism. You will not hear the latest synthesizer news, but you will hear new possibilities of creating laid-back, positive electronic music.

1.	Sprenkler (Gartenblick 1)
2.	Rheinwellen
3.	Away For A While
4.	Summer Shock
5.	Blue Room (Part 1)
6.	Blue Room (Part 2)

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Mixotic #110: Frosty - Netlabel Mixtape Vol.3

2007-11-20T15:46:00.001+01:00

Comment from Mixotic-Site:
This is hot minimal shit... twisted, energetic, hallucinogen and synapse blasting. Frosty is kicking the dance floor, the crowd is getting overdosed, holy party sweat is dropping down from the ceiling. The excess is starting here right now.

01	-	Markus Masuhr - Muskle Minikant Tisch 005
02	-	Lukas Lehmann - Funk aus dem Weltall Pentagonik 014
03	-	Diego Pastor - Salamandra Surrealfreak 014
04	-	Daniel Stefanik - Save My Soul 1Bit Wonder 006
05	-	Markojux - Ionenalter Pinksilver 002
06	-	Elianto - Leave Tonimusic 008
07	-	Pedro Trotz - B102 Subversive Media 001
08	-	Paul Agius - Bub Pinksilver 010
09	-	BLM - Orange Juice Leftnet 003
10	-	Kinetix - Dot Shuf Microme 003
11	-	Mirko Aurich - BugraceMirko Aurich Auflegware 008
12	-	Mono+onom - Tomasu Neovinyl 010
13	-	Reitman - Telepod Sarosmini 001
14	-	SaccoBros - Essorage Front 003
15	-	Titta - Island Trimsound 004
16	-	Tom Eyre - Minor Altercation Pinksilver 010
17	-	SeNil - claptomaniac Haknam.Digi 002
18	-	Lpas - Hold Me Dreiton 013
19	-	Alejandro López - OníricoAlejandro López Miga 020
20	-	Alessandro Crimi - Hyades Broque 035
21	-	Donk Boys - Manatee Kreatur Musik 004
22	-	Dosem - Motive Antiritmo 025
23	-	Dot - Fill In Unfoundsound 030
24	-	Fusiphorm - The Minidisc In The Sink Unfoundsound 025
25	-	Intelec - Gass Grinder (Live Edit) Miga 020
26	-	Jon Doe - Spigitty Pinksilver 010
27	-	Jose Galban - 13th District Miga 020
28	-	LeftKicks - Superminimalbros self released
29	-	Le Cantin - Promptrain 1Bit Wonder 019
30	-	cHMa - Iniciacion (Chaca Chaca Edit) Bump 036

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Thinner #100: Various Artists - 100

2007-11-16T16:59:00.000+01:00

Comment from Thinner-Site:

obviously reaching the century mark in any endeavor is a milestone and is cause for celebration. in the case of netlabel thinner, it′s release number 100 and this calls for a compilation to celebrate this special occasion. and there′s another reason to celebrate - the compilation also marks the relaunch of the thinner netlabel. so here′s an opportunity to hear an aural digest of thinner′s past and present and to have a glimpse into it′s future. a most fitting way to bring this year to a close and serve as an impetus for the new year.
simply titled "100", the compilation brings together thirteen artists who exemplify the thinner sound. many of the contributors are renown thinner artists and/or have strong associations with the label, and several artists have only recently made their first appearance on the thinner. whether established or new, each of these artists does his part in epitomizing what thinner music is all about while, at the same time, etching themselves into the minds of the listeners as they dish out an assortment of top-notch electronic music embodying such genres as dub (and its many dub-inspired manifestations), minimal house, minimal techno, and unique fusions of dub, house, and techno. an assortment of ambiances are to be found here ranging from laidback lounge to dance-floor friendly.
veer gets the album off to a modish start with some classic dub that includes spoken word and vocals. calming things down with some slow-moving, bass-laden, atmospheres, daniel blomqvist presents his experimental take on the traditional dub sound. tracks 3 - 6 show thinner′s more minimal techno side not only with contributions by veteran thinner artists unit 21 and benfay but also a collaboration between jason corder and pheek working together as social system and new face to the thinner roster, one daniel herrmann performing as trace, who dishes out some strong vocal-laden techno. sensual physics sets the mood for tracks 7 - 11 which delve heavily into the minimal/deep house sound featuring well known artists brian kage, epsilonlab label founder eloi brunelle, and das kraftfuttermischwerk not to mention a track from the mysterious recent thinner newcomer laura palmer. as "100" nears its conclusion, off the sky and gyges present a rather unclassifiable track of crunchy, laidback experimental environments before the album makes full circle and transitions back to the signature thinner sound of the beginning with a closing piece by deluge who has composed a beautiful track of organic dub accentuated with acoustic samples.
so celebrate along with thinner as it reaches a new landmark in it′s existence by downloading "100" and immerse yourself in the thinner experience.

text written by larry johnson

01 veer - greet the world with a smile
02 daniel blomqvist - not for me
03 unit 21- december 02
04 social system - a dream inside a dream
05 trace - vicky
06 benfay - let me avow
07 sensual physics - arcs and master
08 laura palmer - borderline
09 brian kage - zebes
10 éloi brunelle - deep mush
11 das kfmw - chocolate in nutshells
12 off the sky vs. gyges - Polaroidmanteaux
13 deluge - the crush

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Test Tube #99: entia non - distal

2007-11-08T16:27:00.000+01:00

Comment from Test Tube-Site:

«Another personal favorite of 2007 comes from the far away Australia. James McDougall a.k.a. Entia Non possesses the rare talent of putting together seemingly ordinary field recordings in a way that they sound to always have belonged together. If you enjoyed My Fun 'Idyll EP' release you'll love 'Distal'. James manipulates found sounds using ambient electronica techniques, tape reels and vinyl records into the most beautiful soundscapes you'll be able to hear. 'Watching the paint dry' is one of the best here, with sampled voices scattered amidst soft humming tones that sound like distant lost ships at sea. Beautiful stuff. 'A Winter Plateau' is another great track. A lot more into the 'nostalgia' theme than the previous ones - which is a recurrent theme when it comes to ambient music - but also very uplifting. Sparse real world here and there, but always embraced by a warm blanket of soft light. Makes us want to cuddle around a fireplace in a winter night with a cup of hot chocolate in our hand. Closing track 'Above' is a real gem. Runs for a little over ten minutes and covers mostly sci-fi soundtrack territory, which is something of a personal favorite around here. Could have been in Tarkovsky's 'Solaris' soundtrack and it would fit like a glove. James is a really talented musician who should not go unnoticed for he makes really amazing music capable of putting us into various states of dreamscape modes. With the perfect drug this can open portals to distant worlds too.
James released a previous album on the infamous CDR label U-COVER called 'Inter Alia'. If you enjoyed what you have listened here you should go and buy it immediately, because it is a limited edition. Also, keep your eyes peeled for another Entia Non album here at test tube, somewhere in 2008. Thanks for listening!» - Pedro Leitão

Upon arrival
Watching the paint dry
A Winter Plateau
A Burning back in vacant fields
Cultural Plagiarism
Isthismytea
Hinterlund
Above

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NoTM: Tropic #17: adaptive - mistakes were made ep

2007-11-06T15:24:00.000+01:00

Comment from Tropic-Site:

minimal clickin´ tech tracks with dubby flavour from the stratagem labelhead liam o´leary.

ministry of information
undercurrent
mistakes were made
seashore dub
substance

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Mixotic #108: Liquid Level - Live

2007-11-04T17:09:00.000+01:00

Comment from Mixotic-Site:

After releases on Thinner and Bondage Records Liquid Level found his way to Mixotic. Deep, deep and deeper... That's the direction he is taking you with this live set. His beats are digging into the ground, covered by a film of deep chords and dubby melodic spots.

01	-	Liquid Level - Atom unreleased
02	-	Liquid Level - Plate Thinner 091
03	-	Liquid Level - Pw 1+2 unreleased
04	-	Liquid Level - Trema unreleased
05	-	Liquid Level - Tv addiction unreleased
06	-	Liquid Level - Horizon unreleased
07	-	Liquid Level - Tunnel unreleased
08	-	Liquid Level - Dark Voice Bondage 002
09	-	Liquid Level - Window unreleased
10	-	Liquid Level - Part Bondage 002
11	-	Liquid Level - Output Bondage 002

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NoTM: Tropic #10: VA - Grow

2007-11-01T13:21:00.000+01:00

Comment from Tropic-Site:

yes. now its time to celebrate the tropic10 :) a special compilation from tropic artists and friends with nine amazing tracks.
rhythmic ambient, weird minimal, nice bleeps, clicks&cuts, warm chords and lovely melodies...its all tropic! we want to say a big thank you for all the good reviews and the support in the netlabel scene.

matt jackson - silicon is sand
sumergido - presa
juno6 - roque de los muchachos
mathias lexicon - see you smiling
freddy musri - biological support 2
adaptive - moving too fast
dark vibrations - polaroids in tokio
jxnblk - diesel dust
florian meindl - durch eis und schnee

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Test Tube #98: The Turtle - Hyper Riot

2007-11-01T12:29:00.000+01:00

Comment from Test Tube-Site:

«Here's another one hailing from the United Kingdom. Jon Weinel is a native british musician and brings us this collection of tracks called 'Hyper Riot'. Jon reclaims his work to be mostly influenced by flashcore and breakcore, whatever the hell that is, but judging from his myspace there is a lot of stuff to be accounted for as well. It's not unusual to see Venetian Snares there on the list because that was one the few names that came to mind when I first listened to some of this tracks. There are a lot of threads to pick here, and they all connect to one another. There are references to Dubstep too, perhaps not on all of the tracks but I found some of the key elements both in the 'fast' tracks and in the 'slow' tracks. Speaking of which, the 'fast' tracks, the hardcore ones, are of course the shorter ones but they carry a lot of references inside them and sometimes they sound like two or three different pieces put together as they change tempo from start to end several times. 'Pacman's Psychedelic Meltdown' sounds exactly as it's called: a video-game soundtrack gone bad, too much bpm's resulting in the CPU's meltdown. A classic.
Halfway into the release and we get first contact with the ambient tracks, kind of like one of Jon's regular tracks stretched to its limits and spanned into five times the regular lenght. Slowed down hardcore for you experimental music lovers. 'At The Drive In Play Their Video-Games' is another electro pop classic, ready for the dancefloor. If you're into 8bit electro/techno and experimental psychedelic soundtracks, you'll love The Turtle and his 'Hyper Riot' release.»
- Pedro Leitão

Stalker
Pacman's Psychedelic Meltdown
Cake Basement
Speedbugs
At The Drive In Play Their Video-Games
Direct Telepathic Transmission From Mars
Trip To The Supermarket

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Happy Halloween everybody!

2007-10-31T14:18:00.000+01:00

(Get more of my Art on my DeviantArt-Page)

Mixotic #107: Verano - The Red Chair

2007-10-29T16:32:00.000+01:00

Comment from Mixotic-Site:
Verano, maker of the Artecque netlabel, is bringing this clubby house mix to you. Lush beats meet progressive sounds. They have long, jolly dance together with a feeling of deep peace and happiness.

Playlist

01	-	Professor Inc - Paris (Paradice RMX) Deepwise 004
02	-	Verano - My Dipo (Deymare RMX) Arteqcue 013
03	-	Alexxei - Picture To Myself (Alexxei's D Paused Mix) Exprezoo 005
04	-	Verano - Phantom Arteqcue 012
05	-	Eloi Brunelle - Re Grouve Epsilonlab 025
06	-	Droog - Temotico Norbu 007
07	-	Pool Reverse - Microessence Rithmus 005
08	-	Verano - Orange People (M.Telemann RMX) Arteqcue 013
09	-	Baldo - Cicely Neovinyl 007
10	-	Carlo - Telemako Neovinyl 009

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NoTM: Thinner #85: Das Kraftfuttermischwerk - Eingang Nach Draußen

2007-10-28T18:26:00.000+01:00

Comment from Thinner-Site:

The fourth Thinner release in 2006 once again establishes a longplayer since Ronny and Nico from Kraftfuttermischwerk kept sending new tunes on and on. So decision has been made to compile an album out of material we had been sent instead of an EP.
Their beautiful songs consist of dreamy melodies and lush electronic grooves. A certain sense of melancholy and fragile romance lays underneath all songs. And then, additional playfulness and easy dubs are the ingredients to provide sensual listening at its best. Though worth 71 minutes of music, the album can be described as a colourfully textured chapter of slowly morphing freeform electronic downbeats with a deep sense of introspection and solitude.
It all begins with 'Elbufer', a minimal brainer with melancholic undertones. The follow up 'Tischtennis im Regen' is a sparkling breeze and easy laidback groover within a peacefulatmosphere. The next songs direct to 'Gesagt, Getan', a rather loose drift through spacey terrain. Figure the mellow melodies. But even more spaced out is 'Give It To Me Slow' with its bending background pads and accompaning 808 hats, making it perfect for the very early morning hours.
The gradual transition within this album comes with 'Mikro', which sets a new marker. 'Wolkenbruch' comes up with heavy cloudy layers and earthy downbeats. 'Schleifsteine' then is on the 808 side again with minimal beats and sparse spheric pads. One of their most recent works is 'Schluss Mit Lustig' with unusual thin and light breaks. The album finishes with a remix by the ever prolific Transient (Carl Martin), who adds slightly shifted perspectives to the original 'Tischtennis im Regen'. Well done!
All in all, we hope you enjoy these imaginative 71 minutes of music for the mind. Let the journey unfold!

Elbufer	5:42	(8.04 MB)	.mp3
Tischtennis Im Regen	5:44	(8.07 MB)	.mp3
Liebe Zur Sonne, Zur Freiheit	4:57	(6.98 MB)	.mp3
Falling Down	5:48	(8.16 MB)	.mp3
Gesagt, Getan	6:06	(8.59 MB)	.mp3
Give It To Me Slow	4:43	(6.65 MB)	.mp3
Katzenauge	4:20	(6.10 MB)	.mp3
Mikro	5:49	(8.20 MB)	.mp3
Grauzone	6:40	(9.38 MB)	.mp3
Gewitterwolken	5:45	(8.09 MB)	.mp3
Schleifsteine	5:12	(7.34 MB)	.mp3
Schluss Mit Lustig	5:39	(7.97 MB)	.mp3
Tischtennis Im Regen (Transient Mix)	5:02	(7.09 MB)	.mp3

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NoTM: Thinner #70: VA - Crossways 3LP

2007-10-20T16:43:00.000+02:00

Comment from Thinner Site:

Initially the motivation behind our new compilation was to build a sequel to the 2003 ‘Silent Season Dub’ compilation – to blend warm ambient with minimal dub concepts. But during the phasis of collecting tracks we figured that this compilation will turn out more experimental, more rough than than the reference. So we decided to put things into a new context, that would either underline the variety of concepts but also stand for each artists own formular of sound: 'Crossways’.
Herein, electronic music with rather minimal rhythmpatterns are crossed with spheric ambience, in different moods, different slopes and different colours. The listener is able to find warm ambient pieces like 'Warm Night Lullaby' by Transient or more dubbed out ambience with Zen Savauges 'Sunken Streetlights'. You can lose yourself in the organic cycles of Boris Heizmann's 'Azure' or drift along with 'Scrap of Truth' by Selffish. But If you feel like enjoying some darker felt material then you'd like to explore the realms of Sgnl_Fltr’s chamber dub in 'All Form' by or listening to the crickets resting in Kenneth Kirschner’s ‘June 8, 2003 (excerpt)’. Generally said, if you’re interested in the contemporary minimal electronics of 2005 you’ll definately find the one or other piece within this compilation that will suit you fine.
As the music crosses the flash artwork of this releases does so, too – if you reload the page you’ll figure changing background pictures of the cover artwork. The pictures were taken in several countries where Joerg (Digitalverein) has performed in a Thinner context. Note that this compilation is split into 3 parts, each part about 60 minutes of length. If you want to enjoy the compilation mixed then you can download the Crossways Mix by Selffish.

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get .mp3 mix by Selffish CD1
get .mp3 mix by Selffish CD2

01.	Blamstrain	031231 (Theme For A Wordless Moment)	04:02	(5.68 MB)	.mp3
02.	Benfay	Mein Entschluss Anders Zu Leben	04:25	(6.23 MB)	.mp3
03.	krill.minima	Nautica	07:08	(10.05 MB)	.mp3
04.	Mikkel Metal	Mapsa	06:17	(8.86 MB)	.mp3
05.	Martin Jarl feat. Jon Ericsson	Inidimman	08:17	(11.66 MB)	.mp3
06.	Mondfabrik	Lluvia	06:54	(9.72 MB)	.mp3
07.	Lufth	Hold Me (In Your Arms)	05:37	(7.92 MB)	.mp3
08.	Fernando Lagreca	Habitual	06:46	(9.53 MB)	.mp3
09.	Solitaire Albread	Reverse	05:48	(8.18 MB)	.mp3
10.	Digitalis	Pheromone	06:06	(8.60 MB)	.mp3
11.	Selffish	Scrap Of Truth	05:36	(7.89 MB)	.mp3
12.	Brian Kage	She's Losing Against Time	05:03	(7.11 MB)	.mp3
13.	Kenneth Kirschner	June 8, 2003 (Excerpt)	05:00	(7.03 MB)	.mp3
14.	Sgnl_Fltr	All Form	08:27	(11.90 MB)	.mp3
15.	tlon	While My Tears Swept Away	06:31	(9.17 MB)	.mp3
16.	Hieronymus	Waiting	05:39	(7.97 MB)	.mp3
17.	Si-Cut.DB	No Tab	06:47	(9.55 MB)	.mp3
18.	Marko Fürstenberg	Visions (Dub)	04:47	(6.74 MB)	.mp3
19.	Gustavo Lamas	Sobrevuelo	04:44	(6.67 MB)	.mp3
20.	Xoki	A Forest Dub	06:17	(8.85 MB)	.mp3
21.	Zen Savauge vs. Jason Corder	Sunken Streetlights	05:59	(8.44 MB)	.mp3
22.	Transient	Warm Night Lullaby	06:30	(9.15 MB)	.mp3
23.	Boris Heizmann	Azure	06:02	(8.50 MB)	.mp3
24.	Dennis DeSantis	Reality Based Community	05:19	(7.50 MB)	.mp3
25.	Holger Flinsch	Mavadoo (Crossways Mix)	06:40	(9.38 MB)	.mp3
26.	Gate Zero	4 AM On A Winter Morning	06:35	(9.27 MB)	.mp3
27.	Jean Michel	A Completly Normal Improbability	06:05	(8.57 MB)	.mp3

Stratosphera playlist #4: elektronenquartz

2007-10-19T20:56:00.000+02:00

1. Joint Effort - See you inside 7:47
out of Dobox #6: VA - Air Conditioned Free Movie

2. Lucid - Sine In 5:33
out of Epsilonlab #5: Lucid - Electric Supplements vol. 1

3. Oplen - Night and Delay 5:19
out of Equaliteq #7: Oplen - Sunky Beats

4. Pero - Testistoris 5:41
out of Epsilonlab #9: Pero - Electric Supplements vol.2

5. Blanali - niemandsland 4:42
out of Flumo #10: VA - Tremenditud

6. Alexandre Bilodeau - Ènergy (Mateo Murphy Remix) 9:41
out of Epsilonlab #16: Alexandre Bilodeau - Ènergy

7. Docma - Para Zwei 6:16
out of IdealTechno #3: VA -Minimale Momente Magenta

8. remiremix - u weeeee 7:14
out of Imex #3: remiremix - insomnia ep

9. Sturmfrei - Catida de Boco (mandos movin mix) 9:43
out of Labil #17: Surmfrei - Populationsdynamik

Dog Eared #1: Ryonkt - Slow Time

2007-10-14T13:39:00.000+02:00

My Room
A Sketch
Kouen

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NoTM: Thinner #50: VA - I Like To Listen!

2007-10-14T13:10:00.000+02:00

Comment from Thinner Site:
Compilations are usually dedicated to rather special moments – like in this case, where things are set to celebrate the 50th release of the Netlabel “Thinner”.
On this Compilation you’ll find some renowned Thinner-Artists (who have new material in the pipeline for 2004), and some new artists, for which the Compilation offers a fitting frame to groove themselves into the brains of the listeners. Musically, the intercontinental voyage starts with Jason Corders “Serotone”; a crisp Minimalhouser that works with funky guitar licks interacting with chimes. Digitalis from Bern/Switzerland give us a window-clear preview with “China Hope” for their upcoming Thinner Album for 2004. Martin Jarl, Johan Fotmeijer and Johan Skugge are members of the swedish Mitek posse around Mikael Stavostrand. Besides the upcoming releases by Fotmeijer and Skugge on Thinner, they have new albums and 12'' in the pipeline for this year.
Dialogue from Bern have just released on Trapez, and because of Niels Jensen as a reknown artist on Thinner, it was about time to welcome his “Dialogue” Alias on our label. Benfay hits the bang with his dry-rocking “EM33”. We’ll see whether his Thinner-Album in February will become as uncomprimising as this clean submission.
From Northern Ireland we welcome Tristen Polar on Thinner, who will have a bigger EP 2004 after a string of upcoming 12''s on wellknown Minimalhouse Labels. His submission “Model Citizen” is a tracked-orignal “Splatterhaus” Cut, how Tpolar uses to categorize them. For this track he cooperated with Clive Kells.
Selffish is a bit more laidback with lots of cycling effects,in this concrete, piece “Cheer Up” while Eloi Brunelle sets the floor with “Honeygroove”. Accordingly Pheek dives into more functional deep sea with his Hommage to Neuchatel, station of his European tour in Summer 2002. It’s a pleasure to see Dennis DeSantis on Thinner again after a while, same as we welcome Joerg Schusters project “Sensual Physics”, after his other other appearances being Digitalverein and Lufth.
Finally the circle is closed by krill.minima from Dortmund, whose rather lush, delayed vocal-whispered track “Sleeping or Awake” is dedicated to more intimate moments.
Dear listeners and supporters, thank you for a great time so far and enjoy us on our Canada/North American Minitour in March.

Jason Corder	Serotone	5:46	(8.11 MB)	.mp3
Digitalis	China Hope	5:56	(8.34 MB)	.mp3
Dialogue	Windowgirls	4:58	(7.00 MB)	.mp3
Benfay	EM33	5:59	(8.43 MB)	.mp3
TPolar & Clive Kells	Model Citezen	5:20	(7.51 MB)	.mp3
Selffish	Cheer Up	5:41	(7.99 MB)	.mp3
Eloi Brunelle	Honeygroove	6:30	(9.14 MB)	.mp3
Sensual Physics	Sensual Movement	6:31	(9.18 MB)	.mp3

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Stratosphera playlist #3: beauté biologique

2007-10-12T17:44:00.000+02:00

1. Fern - Morgen 5:55
out of Autoplate #40: Fern - This first Day

2. Michael Trommer - Color Never Seen 7:37
out of Test Tube #72: Michael Trommer - Sleeping Satellites

3. Ifyou - magenta (in the .zip as .mp3) 5:28
out of Kahvi #191: various artists - squiggle trigger

4. Mikkel Metal - Third (offline) 5:08
out of Thinner #58: Cassini Pieces

5. Martin Donath - Soleil Levant 8:14
out of Stadtgruen/Gruen #2: Martin Donath - Dimanche

6. Jason Corder - Peripheral Beauty 7:22
out of Thinner #57: Jason Corder - Microcosmos LP

7. Vägskäl - New Worlds ahead 5:23
out of Test Tube #73: Vägskäl - This could've been the beginning of something great

8. Lomov - HanusSen (Sensual Physics Reinterpretation) 4:50
out of Thinner #71: Lomov - Mounting Stags

9. A Sankip Humand - Tansy 4:02
out of Test Tube #62: A Sankip Humand - Lemiales

10. Deer - Projectionist's Nightmare (not as single track) 6:50
out of Ekwal #1: Deer - Track Delay

11. d.soul - ship to sun 5:42
out of Tropic #29: various artists - one - volume one

12. Even Tuell - Cellphonewaltz 5:38
out of Broque #15: Even Tuell - Power of Needless E.P.

Broque #36: Nils Hoffmann - Kurz und Klein E.P.

2007-10-09T21:30:00.000+02:00

Comment from the Broque-Site:
Nils Hoffmann is a devil of a fellow in music. He plays various instruments, among them guitar and piano. He lives in Hamburg and he was in his life also concertmaster, composer of chamber music and also tenor and bass. Simultaneously he works as a teacher for music, plays in a rockband and is interested in electronic songs. And so we get a real all-round mixture of Techno, Swing, Jazz, Pop and Rock - out of all proportion. We can only present an extract of his work.

sweet man like me
goodbye glamour
popmusik
cry swing
why don't you do disco

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NoTM: Thinner #47: Marko Fürstenberg - Gesamtlaufzeit EP

2007-10-06T20:47:00.000+02:00

Comment from Thinner-Site:
Marko Fürstenberg is a well known and long-time Thinner Act, who has been releasing there continously for 2 years. Having released 3 EPs and performed numerous Live shows, his debut Thinner-Long player is well overdue.
"Gesamtlaufzeit“ was produced between March and September 2003, thanks to his laptop, completly mobile - every song in a different environment where Marko resided this year (between his stay in Canada, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and his residence Thüringen/Germany.) . A diary, converted to music with every location producing new impressions and creating diverse sample ressources. Marko is the kind of person searching for natural sounds, between campfires crackles, and rolling obstacles to give his tracks a certain identifying warmth.
One can listen to the process of Fürstenbergs muscial maturity , that is obvious by the versatility and detailed harmonic moods on this album. The tracks circle around Dubhouse in the broader sense - with rambling pads and endless modulated ambient spheres, tight Groove monsters are created, underlayed with compressed bassdrums whenever appropriate. Every track contains a certain grade of emotion - relating the dedications of the tracknames, that reflect on prevailing local circumstances.
Every track has been scenically arranged and on top of it recorded live and direct. And so we are happy together with Marko to present his album in the very near future. There wouldn’t be a better season than Winter for his music.

Rieth	7:28	(10.25 MB)	.mp3
Offener Tisch	6:34	(9.02 MB)	.mp3
Shop Work	6:47	(9.32 MB)	.mp3
Gegenströmung	5:24	(7.42 MB)	.mp3
Flüssige Reise	6:46	(9.30 MB)	.mp3
Mimerlaven	6:10	(8.48 MB)	.mp3
Steinbruch	6:28	(8.88 MB)	.mp3
In Der Pappelei	6:04	(8.34 MB)	.mp3
Stockhorn	5:10	(7.10 MB)	.mp3
Rosengarten	6:13	(8.55 MB)	.mp3
Come Home	5:44	(7.88 MB)	.mp3
Stockhorn (SGI Remix)	5:38	(7.76 MB)	.mp3

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NoTM: Thinner #14: Digitalverein - Zu Hause²

2007-10-01T15:06:00.000+02:00

Comment from Thinner-Site:
Joerg Schuster is a laptop musician who transforms his inspiration, which he catches either from the old-traditioned industrial buildings, but also with its energy-saving windmills futuristic landscapes of Dortmund, located in the central Ruhr-area. Since Joerg is also photographing and into videoart it was no question that he created something special with the Flash5 intro.
"Zu Hause2" is his first album as "Digitalverein", which is his other project besides "Sensual Physics" on Source-Records.com. The difference between both projects is the more deep dub-affinity on Digitalverein, while Sensual Physics focuses more on danceable dubhouse around 127 BPM.
The opener "Der Heimat Tiefe" is dedicated to his local living place. Dusty hihats mark the steam coming out of the chimneys while the deep pads and subtle chipchords wrap the smell of hard and sweaty work, which workers have to afford in the mines. "Winterdumpf" has been produced early this year, while coldness and snow fell off the clouds. Distant delay stabs, claps and fading strings mark the snowy path. In the third track "3rd Und 6dis" Digitalverein shows his calm and melancholic side. Chords like weeping willows create a very melancholic mood i think, though Digitalverein says its still positive. The song is dedicated to his 3 year old son. On "Dub Sex" he becomes solid with well structured working chords n stabs and a shuffling basskick which makes your head nodding to the once again deep groove. "Warme Schicht" is maybe the best song here designed for chillout environments with its wide cutoffed and reverbed scapes. Very freezing, almost polar atmospheres and in best Thule Iceland fashion. "Tiefer ins system" starts also with notched and hissy pads, deep dub chords and shuffled shakes construct another dusty tune. With "Treppe Nach Unten" Digitalverein fires a furious final with a dubstomper rocking the clubs, marching bassdrums, shuffling hihats, pointed snares and sounds from steam engine locomotive go the straight direction until bended sunny strings fade out the track in glamour. As bonus we enclosed the Digitalverein liveact of the Mekka festival brings tunes released on his Sensual Physics album on Source Records, his first appearance for Thinner on Thinnerism01 and some unreleased tracks.

Der Heimat Tiefe	7:55	(11.40 MB)	.mp3
Winterdumpf	7:37	(10.90 MB)	.mp3
3rd Und 6dis	7:29	(10.70 MB)	.mp3
Dub Sex	5:45	(8.30 MB)	.mp3
Warme Schicht	7:35	(10.90 MB)	.mp3
Tiefer Ins System	9:11	(13.20 MB)	.mp3
Treppe Nach Unten	8:24	(12.10 MB)	.mp3
Bonus Track: Live@Mekka Symposium 2002	43:18	(62.30 MB)	.mp3

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Stratosphera playlist #2: versbox

2007-09-28T18:02:00.001+02:00

1. versbox - ruperts rede 1:51
2. dj gambit feat. versbox - terror ist 4:12
3. versbox - hip hop 4:03
4. versbox - komplett 4:30
5. versbox - low [feat. schröder & ari] 3:10
6. versbox - verun§icherung 3:35
7. versbox - 2+3 (first part) 2:21
8 versbox - 2+3 (second part) 3:02
9. versbox - stormwriters 3:52
10. versbox - staatsfeind 5:39
11. versbox - luis cypher vs homo sapiens 3:02

Serein #14: Muhr - Poussière

2007-09-26T18:05:00.000+02:00

Comment from Serein-Site:
Number fourteen at Serein marks the most welcome return of Muhr, the man responsible for the first release in the Serein catalog many moons ago. Whilst Muhr has contributed many tracks to other labels in the interim, we're honoured to present his latest offering, which may be his most confident effort yet. Poussiere (meaning 'dust') is very much a development of a sound Muhr has been exploring for some time, the undercurrents of previous offerings are present (notably 'we are desolved' and 'la chute du romantisme en ballades' released at Miasmah), but to my mind Poussiere reaches beyond these - the music is raw, unshackled and full of angst that grips you from the off. By no means an easy listen, Poussiere is an album that toys with your emotions, one moment lifting you above the clouds with beautiful string arrangements and toy melodies, the next dragging you down into a suffocating world of thrash guitar and dense drones. This is a beast that will take several listens to tame, and you owe it to yourself to do so.

An End To None But To All That Is Still
Dead Leaves
Quiet Words And Forgotten Trees
Les Reves Sont Des Poussieres Du Possible
La Gouache Des Temps

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Mixotic #102: Frosty - Netlabel Mixtape Vol.2

2007-09-25T21:43:00.000+02:00

Comment from Mixotic-Site:
In the second volume of his Netlabel Mixtape series Frosty is turning his perspective straight towards the dance floor. Kicking minimal tracks make this dj set a real burner in the club. Take care where you're listening to it, might happen that you start dancing in the office. :)

Playlist:
Rene Hamel - Insectorama 005
Juan Munera - Es Piso Y Entorno
Dot - Stay High
Christian Hawk - Infectious Groove (Init8 RMX)
Dandi E Ugo - Al Fregul
F.G.S. - Froben0.5%
Dandi E Ugo - Fruo (Fase Miusic Sender Rmx)
Håkan Lidbo - Mass Reduced
Mathias Lexicon - Abuelitssindormir
Fusiphorm - Daddy-ohhhh
Fase Miusic Sender - Hor Net 24
Cryo - Virus
jxnblk - Evaluated
Barem - Kleine Kloob (Reinterpretation)
Florian Steinbinder - Funz
SeNil - African Rumba
Diss0nance - wmd (Barem's Remix)
Massi dl - Mensoda
Soraka - La Farandula
Cesare vs. Disorder - Jobcenter
Easy Changes - Original Moscow Life Form
Octave - Epileptik Disco Boy
Tom Teel - Entf (Wreaks Mikadomix)
Octave - Langueur, Bigoudis Et Confusion
Mike Uzzi & Ben Recht - Numbers Are Only Indicators
Alessandro Crimi - Hyades
Funkatron - Latin Madness

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Sonic Walker Mix #32: Tom Larson - Visions from above

2007-09-22T10:10:00.001+02:00

Comment from Sonic Walker-Site:
Tom Larson - the specialist for deep sounds - is back on Sonic Walker with another great mix full of deep and minimal netlabel tracks.

Tracklist:

Tony Bernardo - Delay : Meet Jen [Anima Recordings, naima002]
Marco Nega - Holotrope [mixomat-recordings]
Freddy Musri - Espirales [tropic, tro02]
Microboss - Reset Clock [Fragment, FRAG010]
Wego - Sopa Gaussiana [tropic, tro14]
Economist - Desktop Dub [digilog, diginet010]
Xarfei - Fairtale Forest [Broque, broque29]
Urban Force - Untitled#2 [instabil, instabil05]
Session View - Magma [telescope, tsc005]
Martin Schulte - Highway [Stille Macht Taub!, SMT007]
Christoph Schindling - Structure [Kreislauf, Kreislauf 021]
Punkteins - Gartenteich [realaudio, raam001]
Dominik Pass - Rotationssphere [dreiton, DN007]

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Mixotic #101: Sven Swift - Terrain to Roam

2007-09-19T16:13:00.000+02:00

Comment from Mixotic-Site:
Sven Swift is the maker of the label 12rec. His mix is like a colourful salad bowl filled with fresh music pieces of different styles. He's starting with some nice uptempo vocal songs, but later he's bringing it down to really relaxed chillout tracks.

Tracklist:
Orange Crush - Across The Breeze
Stig Inge - Influences
Bobby Baby - Bobby (Rupert's HighVoltage Disco Remix)
Super Multifaros - We Are Giants
El Senor Ciuf Ciuf - I Think I Saw A Dead Person Walking Yesterday
AMbandet - Hours Disappear When You Are Dancing Here
Bubblyfish - Peripheral
Lukas Scholler - Milchig Trüb
Ellul - Blood (Heezen w/ xn Remix)
Emil Klotzsch - Geteiltes Sein
MB-ent - Izhevsk:Somehand
My First Trumpet - D. Kitt
Tsukimono - Black On Grey
Porcelain In The Backpack - Silent Giants
Biathalon - Warm Front
Herzog - Perhaps She'd Like To See Me Fall Apart

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Sonic Walker Mix #31: DJ L’Embrouille - Netlabel Mix for Week 36

2007-09-18T14:12:00.000+02:00

Comment from Sonic Walker-Site:
I am just back from a one week vacation in beautiful Brittany and this is the right moment to present a new netlabel mix from our French DJ l’embrouille, who lives in Brittany with his family. As always he had a good look at the latest netlabel releases, which he presents in a stunning techno mix of almost two hours.

Tracklist:
2007.08.[Neubau10].tooltech - stadt
2007.08.[polit001].Arkipov - Transatlantic Area Overnight Flight
2207.08.[EarMin17].Aeki Nord - Knorr
2007.06.[dig017].Blurix - tromenia
2007.08.[pntg017].Tek - mia
2007.06.[Antiritmo018].Vizar - Mechanism
2007.08.[IM003].Reflexno - Virus
2007.08.[NU02].Maleza - Sinestesia
2007.06.[IM001].Pedro Trotz - Monix (Pepe Arcade Mix)
2007.06.[Offaudio40].Dessben – Sap 2.0
2007.07.[ES19].Elektrabel - smash 003
2007.08.[dig019].FM - power shower
2007.08.[ar.02].dan mute - cradle
2007.06.[Offaudio40].Dessben - Tabu
2007.06.[DigitalDiamonds004].Alic - Icedive
2007.07.[Offaudio41].Sr.Click - Estadio2
2007.07.[DA007].The Erx - Coke
2007.08.[ar.02].error404 - save us
2007.06.[DA006].P.c.m.n. - The Switch
2007.06.[Asy010].Inigo Kennedy - Spindelen Husen
2007.07.[DA007].The Erx - Sublimatioin
2007.06.[XSN012].Sascha Mueller - Deep & Dirty
2007.05.[Ignored 07].Stabber (Daisychain Remix)
2007.07.[IM002].Aitor Ronda - Taki
2007.08.[Antiritmo022].Raul Mezcolanza - Graphic
2007.07.[Zimmer032].Pasquale Maassen - tragflaeche
2007.08.[dig019].FM - rotation has been crossed
2007.08.[RAR015].Larix - Nitrodrin
2007.08.[Antiritmo022].Raul Mezcolanza - Manitol
2007.07.[IM002].Aitor Ronda - Maori Warriors
2007.07.[Zimmer032].Pasquale Maassen - fahrgestell
2007.06.[XSN011].JGarrett - Steamroller 16
2007.07.[Antiritmo020]. Dessben - M40
2007.06.[Antiritmo018].Vizar - Hypnosis
2007.06.[sss048]. Strial Blue-Empire (original mix)
2007.06.[Asy010].Inigo Kennedy - Undulation
2007.07.[ES19].Elektrabel - elemental

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Antiritmo #24: VA - Maximize Vol. 2 LP

2007-09-16T19:55:00.000+02:00

choenyi - PA To M
Scan Mode - Terre Erre
Scan Mode - Terre Erre (Javier Orduña Remix)
Hermetico - Vision Nocturna
John Lagora - The Closed Circle
Dejersey - Chopper
Sr Click - Tibetan
Banding! - Eula
Zygts - He Eyes Blue Ice (Black Dominant Remix)

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12rec #42: bernier & trottier - objet abandonne en mer

2007-09-16T19:35:00.001+02:00

Comment from 12rec-Site:
I got in contact with Canadian Nicolas Bernier when I wrote a review for his recent solo-release "Ailet l'eau faille by" at No Type-Netlabel. He ordered a bunch of CDrs and after some email chatting, he told me about a special project he's been working on. Nicolas teamed up with Montreal Folk- and improvisational guitarist Simon Trottier for some kind of a concept EP dealing 'bout a stranded objet abandonne. They jammed with acoustic and electric guitar, laptop and toy piano, diverse stringed instruments, percussion and microphones. Being familiar with Nicolas' work under his own name and as part of the “Milliseconde Topographie” -series, I was very curious what this promissing duo would sound like. After weeks of careful yet extensive post-production, the outcome blow both our minds.
The “Objet abandonne en Mer”-EP consists of four tracks with the title track being sub-divided in parts one to three. Opener “Harmattan” starts with a loop of rhythmically ordered glitches. Two entangled layers of acoustic guitar burst in, the slide-guitar rises and invokes an intense feeling of being lost. Bow and synthesizer replace the slide until an acoustic guitar introduces a simple Folk-melody. “Objet abandonne en Mer” is dominated by diverse field-recordings and crackling glitches. The feeling of being lost created in the first song is altered to a vague idea of rolling with the waves. The electro-acoustic cacophony of the introduction gives rise to a calm guitar melody. For the end, a thousand small Herzog-style guitars arise and consume the spectrum 'till single tones and chords begin to establish on top.
The third track opens with a nice Blues-motive on electric guitar and Nicolas' trademark noises. The initial melody disappears in reverb while a diffuse second layer gains contour beneath the surface. Just before the 1.000 Hours of Staring-similarity become too evident, a firm and catchy guitar emerges to make you hum along. Something like the album's dramaturgic peak. “Bourrasque” afterwards is the final tune. Mainly made of Simon's wonderful guitars, the songs starts with a lot of them piled up efficiently. After all, one singular Folk-melody survives just to drown in the sound of seagulls, oceanic hissing, noise and the distance echoes of Nicolas' and Simon's voices. More than just intriguing.

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Stratosphera playlist #1: spaces for free minds

2007-09-14T12:07:00.001+02:00

1. Mary Huna meets Klara dot - irgendwann vielleicht 0:42

out of Haushaltsware #16: Mary Huna meets Klara dot - no legs but eggs

2. Inge Heiz - Schwarzlichthauch 6:50
out of Intoxik #3: Inge Heiz - U-Schaum

3. DJ Bassline - Bassline Theme 8:10
out of Broque #6: dj bassline - bassline theme e.p.

4. Landerground - Principiodelfin 7:56
out of Intoxik #12: Landerground - Charmaissance

5. Raul Mezcolanza - Bahia Cantica 6:12 (album in .zip)
out of Antiritmo #22: Raul Mezcolanza - Loopshop E.P.

6. dug - odaiba 5:59 (album in .zip)
out of Ekwal #2: dug - tokyo E.P.

7. Datamen - Mutanten Elefanten 6:35
out of Flumo #10: V/A - Tremenditud (Compilation)

8. Mary Huna meets Klara dot - mit beine 0:42

out of Haushaltsware #16: Mary Huna meets Klara dot - no legs but eggs

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1bit #28: Endlos - Kein Grund zufrieden zu sein (Live EP)

2007-09-13T13:21:00.000+02:00

Comment from 1bit-Website:
After their first release on 1bit earned so many praises, we are happy to see another EP by Endlos on our netlabel. This time, Mario and Daniel have put together exclusive live versions of five tracks from their last CD "Kein Grund zufrieden zu sein": Slowly flowing epics, melancholic dialogues of machines and guitars. Live support comes from Johannes Russ (bass & guitar) and Martin (sax).

Gestern warst du anders
Renne durch dein Leben
Hast du viele hast du keine
Ich bin Dur (Martin am Saxophon)
Ist das alles

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Test Tube #90: meta:human - the dark ages of technology

2007-09-12T18:56:00.001+02:00

Comment from Test Tube-Site:

«Ok, time for something completely different. Meet meta:Human, a kind of an Industrial-Techno-Goth-IDM trio from Germany. 'The Dark Ages of Technology' is their own post-apocaliptic manifest. This releases is something of a 'best of', put together by the guys from 3 full albums of previously unreleased material.

We have deliberate anti-capitalist, anti-globalisation, anti... well... anti-human lyrics sung in a style not too distant from Peter Murphy's Bauhaus or Dave Gahan's Depeche Mode. We have programmed IDM/industrial beats with an old-school techno feel to them which fits very well with the singing and the post-apocaliptic mood. They call their own style 'Cyberdelic Electropunk', whatever that is...

The best moments (personal choices) of this release are: the opener 'Deadliest Species' with its dark-sci-fi mood and low-key vocals; 'Like Fire', the closest song to the Bauhaus universe, in my humble opinion; 'Rivers of Dawn' for its heavy dramatic mood; 'Catching Up' because it reminds me a lot of Depeche Mode and 'Magnitude' because it's a damn good track. There are plenty of great tracks in here. meta:Human and Esc.Laboratory (the group's organization) have plenty of other works around the web, like this one for Earth Monkey Productions.»

- Pedro Leitão

Deadliest Species
Motormusic
Ages
Like Fire
How We Love
Devote
Rivers of Dawn
Tree of Souls
Catching Up
Magnitude
Terminal D
Devils
Cured
Surface
Dusk

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Mixotic #100: Mixotic Allstars - Twelve for One Hundred

2007-09-12T17:37:00.001+02:00

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Tracklist:

01	-	About Me - Saturdays Before The Disco Debun 003 - mixed in by Q-Man
02	-	Dr.Nojoke - Kunkel Idealtechno 005 - mixed in by Tom Larson
03	-	V.Rotz - My Robot Antiritmo 007 - mixed in by Kudu
04	-	M.Telemann - Mars Arteqcue 011 - mixed in by Oliver Günsel
05	-	Franco Bianco - No Pressure (OEL + Polygon Remix) Miniscule 009 - mixed in by Jacksonblack
06	-	Nano - Hola (Dandi & Ugo Vs Piatto Rmx) Itanet 023 - mixed in by Cotumo
07	-	Dejersey - Element Antiritmo 012 - mixed in by Theme Fe
08	-	Edu - Big Seven Grhk 013 - mixed in by KarPe
09	-	Tom Ellis - A Day In The Life Spontan Musik 001 - mixed in by DJ L'embrouille
10	-	Stefan Mallmann - Rock That Shit Pulsar Records - mixed in by The Ascent
11	-	Dandi e Ugo - Fruo Itanet 024 - mixed in by Jonny Jay
12	-	Granlab - Abendläuten Broque 035 - mixed in by Entactogen

Test Tube #89: clorofila azul - revistado (sem voz)

2007-09-12T17:26:00.000+02:00

Flutuando em águas tropicais
Introspecção
Visita a General Magic
Ethereal Mood (in blue)
E lentamente o corpo deixa-se derreter
Fúlvido, Adj. Fulvo e luzente
As andorinhas chegaram
A very famous film
2 min e 10 na IP5
Tribo
Tema Sincopado
Slowly she falls down
Theme for a motion picture II
Funky Computer
Machine in deep sleep

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Thinner #98: krill.minima - Urlaub Auf Balkonien

2007-09-12T16:58:00.000+02:00

Sommerdellen	3:39	(5.15 MB)	.mp3
Knuspermarsch	5:57	(8.37 MB)	.mp3
Heizkörper Lauschen	4:26	(6.25 MB)	.mp3
Apfelbaumgrund	6:55	(9.74 MB)	.mp3
Palmengasse	7:28	(10.51 MB)	.mp3
Projektor	5:30	(7.74 MB)	.mp3
Leichtes Glimmen	6:37	(9.31 MB)	.mp3
Strandpalast	7:18	(10.29 MB)	.mp3
Einsiedelstein	7:19	(10.30 MB)	.mp3

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